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In 'Love in a Dark Time', the author looks at the life and work of some of the greatest and most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, figures in the main whose homosexuality remained hidden for much of their lives.

On one side of the world, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she's determined to prove every last one of them wrong. On the other, Kirby of Wall's End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she'll ...

Can you imagine it? I'd say to them. Can you imagine me there in the front row in Saint Peter's Square? The lesbian sister of a literal saint. Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much about e...

When Japanese-American teenager, Adam, discovers a diary in his attic, he is enthralled by its account of a young Japanese woman's life. A hundred years separate them yet she, like Adam, is caught between cultures, relationships and heartbreak. She also writes of the ghosts that have begun to see...

An uplifting and empowering anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary LGBTQIA+ voices, including BAFTA-winning actress Miriam Margolyes, Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley and NHS paediatrician and TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh.

Leo's content to be in the background, letting his best friends shine. It's always been safer that way. But recently something's happened that Leo can't explain. A gorgeous man wants to date him, he's been given a huge project at work and - strangest of all - he's started to develop a backbone. F...

Lord Nicholas Monterris is trapped. The only heir to a declining dukedom, Nic is destined for a marriage of convenience. What he didn't expect was for his bride to be Lady Leaf Serral, daughter of his father's hated rivals. Now they must all be locked inside mouldering Monterris Court for the dur...

Elsie Hoffman has been engaged to her college boyfriend for a year and a half. Ginny Holtz has been in love with Elsie for almost a decade and a half. When Elsie discovers her fiancé already planned their wedding and honeymoon as a surprise and she's expected to be in a white dress in seven days...

Danny is sixteen and spending his summer in Rome. As his mother works all day in a museum dedicated to the preservation of books, he wanders the city's ancient, lonely streets, not really sure what he's looking for - until a voice calls to him, and a strange, beautiful boy steps into his life. An...

Forty years ago, sixteen-year-old David faced heartbreak when his family rejected him for coming out. Since then, David has vowed to always help anyone in need. So, when he spots a woman crying outside his flower shop one afternoon, he simply cannot ignore her. Meg is newly engaged to the love of...