A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations—both pre- and post-transition—to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. She exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive, and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to attract and appease male desire.In addition to debunking popular misconceptions about transsexuality, Serano makes the case that today's feminists and transgender activist must work to embrace and empower femininity—in all of its wondrous forms.

Anyone else ever thrown a drink at someone's head, only to miss entirely and hit a stranger behind them? Then have that stranger fall madly in love with you because it turned out that drink you threw was a love potion? No, just me? Well damn. Dealing with a pirate ship full of demons that just moved into town was hard enough. Now on top of it, I have to convince a werewolf that I'm not his fated mate, he's just drugged. Easier said than done. Though I have to say, having a gorgeous man show up and do all of your chores while telling you you're beautiful isn't the worst thing to happen to a girl.

River has spent his entire life barely scraping by. Things only went downhill since losing his dad as a kid, and now River’s existence consists of working long, hard hours and still coming up short on rent. He’s had to trade sexual favors for a place to sleep, and keeps finding himself always one mistake away from losing it all. He’s certainly not fit for fancy clothes, fine restaurants, or the attentions of business magnates like Benjamin Vasilyev and Émile Beaumont.Life has made it clear that River’s just a dirty thing to be used and thrown away.Ben and Émile, however, feel differently. Rerouting River has a 5 dove rating with a guaranteed happily ever after.

River has spent his entire life barely scraping by. Things only went downhill since losing his dad as a kid, and now River’s existence consists of working long, hard hours and still coming up short on rent. He’s had to trade sexual favors for a place to sleep, and keeps finding himself always one mistake away from losing it all. He’s certainly not fit for fancy clothes, fine restaurants, or the attentions of business magnates like Benjamin Vasilyev and Émile Beaumont.Life has made it clear that River’s just a dirty thing to be used and thrown away.Ben and Émile, however, feel differently. Rerouting River has a 5 dove rating with a guaranteed happily ever after.

Being the son of the head of the Russian mafia means that Nikolai has learned from a young age how to be hard. Ruthless. And with the Italians taking liberties on his turf, he knows he has to send a strong message. If that message has to come from Elliot Brooks, Mattia Vitale's sobbing boyfriend, tied up in an abandoned warehouse, then so be it.But Nikolai is not a cruel man. And as he learns that being Mattia's lover might not have been… easy for Elliot, Nikolai starts to treat Elliot with a softer touch...Pistols & Plush Toys has a 3 dove rating for some on-page SA and DV (not overly graphic and not between MCs), gaslighting, manipulation, food issues, trauma, mafia-typical violence, hurt/comfort, and plushophilia. It has a guaranteed happily ever after.

Being the son of the head of the Russian mafia means that Nikolai has learned from a young age how to be hard. Ruthless. And with the Italians taking liberties on his turf, he knows he has to send a strong message. If that message has to come from Elliot Brooks, Mattia Vitale's sobbing boyfriend, tied up in an abandoned warehouse, then so be it.But Nikolai is not a cruel man. And as he learns that being Mattia's lover might not have been… easy for Elliot, Nikolai starts to treat Elliot with a softer touch...Pistols & Plush Toys has a 3 dove rating for some on-page SA and DV (not overly graphic and not between MCs), gaslighting, manipulation, food issues, trauma, mafia-typical violence, hurt/comfort, and plushophilia. It has a guaranteed happily ever after.

Can one human handle two alpha werewolves? Brian Holt is about to find out...Brian never fantasized about being claimed by a werewolf. The appeal is obvious--werewolves tend toward unfairly attractive in that whole ruggedly handsome and muscle-bound way--but being chosen is the kind of thing that only happens to people on the news. It's like winning the lottery or falling into a sinkhole. It's not something that would realistically happen to him. Except it did, and then the werewolf changed his mind.Three years after being told that choosing him was a mistake, Brian is trying to get on with his life when news spreads that there's a werewolf on campus. Hiding away in his apartment, the very last thing Brian expects is for the stud to come knocking on his door...(This 100k word romance novel features two scorching hot alpha werewolves with a kink-list three pages long, a confused young man, and more secrets than you can shake a stick at. The story contains BDSM, a well equipped playroom, and questionable werewolf anatomy. It has a guaranteed HEA.)***There was a knock at the door. Expecting his best friend Luke, Brian put the dish towel down and walked across the room to open it.It was the werewolf. He was tall, head reaching almost to the top of the door, with wide shoulders and a trim waist, his boulder-like biceps making the sleeves of his leather jacket bulge.He was huge.Looking up, Brian took in the man's mountainous pectorals and the thick neck exposed by his unzipped jacket. He had thin lips and a dimpled chin, with a strong jaw and sharp cheekbones that landed him on just the right side of too pretty. Meeting the werewolf's eyes for a fraction of a second, blue so pale they almost looked gray, Brian had to look away at the sight of sheer want in the other man's eyes.His belly tingled with heat like it hadn't done since... since the last time a werewolf had looked at him like that.Brian ducked his head, staring at the werewolf's denim clad legs and huge boots before forcing himself to look up again. The werewolf's expression was still heated, his eyes locked on Brian with an intensity that made his insides squirm."Can I come in?"