Risultati Editore "Saga Egmont" in LGBT

Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid follows idealistic young recruit Kate Fullen as she negotiates training school and settles into life on the watch. With incidents and routine tasks woven into the fabric of the story, it describes the consuming pressure, emotional turmoil and unpredictable nature of the job. Utilising the rare perspective of a northern, queer, working-class female firefighter, Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid examines the more intricate difficulties experienced by minority groups and gives a voice to a profession that is seldom heard and rarely seen.

Growing up in the Black Country under Mrs Thatcher's iron grip, Jamie dreams of a life in a magical metropolis, rubbing shoulders with the mythical creatures from Smash Hits. Despite the quirky characters in his hometown and his mother's witty one-liners, Jamie's heart is set on something greater. Follow him through secondary school, teenage turmoil, and art school, where he falls in love with Billy and the allure of the big city.

Even wedding planners struggle to get it right... Jason is the best wedding planner around, known as the Fairy Godfather to the couples whose special days he plans. But coming up against workplace prejudice is taking a toll on his love for his job. His mother-in-law, Mel, has just discovered her husband has been cheating on her with a younger woman. Nearing fifty, jobless and struggling, she needs to work out who she is aside from a mum and a wife, and get her life back on track. Meanwhile, up-tight wedding planner Harriet is struggling to find her own true love – if such a thing exists.

Raw and stunningly written, Handrick takes us on a journey through his experiences as a gay working-class man, confronting the toxic narratives and myths that society has built up around masculinity, class, and sexuality. Much more than just a personal story, Handrick's book delves deep into the heart of a crisis facing the gay community today: a mental health epidemic that shows no signs of slowing down. With shocking statistics and hard-hitting research, Handrick reveals the dark reality of what it means to be a gay man in a world that still clings to outdated and harmful stereotypes.

"Apart from herpes and Lulu – everything is eventually swept away." Just one shimmering pearl of wisdom from pop-star and polymath James Maker, whose worldly observations will (like herpes) once again be on everyone’s lips thanks to his award-winning memoir, remastered with new chapters. If you hadn’t heard of rock bands Raymonde or RPLA – fronted by James in the 80s and 90s – you might be forgiven for mistaking AutoFellatio for fiction. But here fact is more fantastical than any novel. We follow our hero from Bermondsey enfant-terrible to Valencian grande dame...

Camille é uma jovem lésbica de 21 anos que cursa o 8º período de arquitetura no IFF e adora escrever e desenhar. Ela vive numa busca incessante para encontrar a si mesma enquanto se debulha sozinha na depressão e tenta esquecer sua ex-namorada, Carina... Camila acaba de entrar na faculdade de Letras no IFF com quase 18 anos e está se descobrindo mais do que nunca. Amante de livros e músicas animadas, ela prometeu a si mesma nunca se apaixonar, pois foi completamente destroçada pela separação dos pais.

Time is running out for Mary Sophia James, who has come to the frontier town of Gold Sky, Montana at her mother’s insistence. Mary needs to find a husband fast – before her condition becomes too obvious. When Mary spots the gorgeous Alex Pierce across the town square one day though, her world is turned upside down. Not only is Alex beautiful and intriguing – she is also a woman. A dramatic and passionate historical romance in the "Gold Sky" series by author Rebel Carter.

Seraph's Burlesque Club owner Beth Zendeli takes no nonsense. She hustled to keep her club afloat through lean years and a pandemic, and she doesn’t let her disability define her. But her perfect location has been sold, and the club is being evicted. The new owner is unreasonable, immovable, and irritating. In desperation, she turns to the online friends she talks about plants with.

From casual hook up... to something more? Burlesque dancer Charlie Kent should be happy performing and hooking up with sexy people now that the pandemic is over, just like before. But now it feels empty. The audience always seems to be missing Elle - her friend-with-benefits. They were just casual, but Charlie now realises she wants more. Much more. But when Elle arrives at Seraph’s Burlesque Club on business, Charlie is not going to let this second chance go to waste.

When a giant sperm whale washes up on the local beach and tells Joe Gunner that death will follow him wherever he goes. Joe knows that the place he needs to go is home. Having stormed out two years ago, it won't be easy. Nor will returning to the river alongside the house where words ripple beneath the muddy black water washing up all sorts of memories and disturbing prophecies. Joe turns to his sister, Birdee, the only person who has ever listened and to Tim Fysh, a local fisherman and longtime lover - but reviving their bond leads to trouble.

How do you find the perfect man? Like most people Titania aka Thomas Schwartz is desperately trying to find out! Set in New Orleans and featuring a colourful cast of louche but loveable characters, the story follows Titania through the backstreets, bars and club of the French Quarter in search of the perfect lover - the Gaudy Image. Originally published in Europe in the 50s to avoid prosecution for obscenity, "The Gaudy Image" is one of the most important 'lost' gay novels.

It is the mid eighties and successful theatrical agent Clive Spoke embarks on a quest to find the truth about his ex-lover’s early death. Travelling to the US he uncovers a devastating and destructive conspiracy aimed at the burgeoning gay community.

A facsimile guide to the "Gents Loos of London" published originally in 1937 by Routledge. Hailed as the first queer city guide, "For Your Convenience" was first published in 1937. Ostensibly a guide to where a gentleman may find ‘relief’ in the metropolis after "three cups of tea", for those "in-the-know" the information held between its pages offers a much more tantalizing prospect.

1970: Fourteen-year-old Tony becomes seduced by the skinhead movement, sucked into a world of brutal racist violence and bizarre rituals. It's a milieu in which he must hide his homosexuality, in which every encounter is explosively risky.

An emotional, page-turning read about love, family and the secrets we keep, for fans of Amanda Prowse, Ayisha Malik and Balli Kaur Jaswal. Shortlisted for The Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award 2020. It was the perfect marriage... until they fell in love. After attending Oxford University, Chaya is torn between her duty to family and her life in the UK since her traditional Sri Lankan parents want her to settle down. Gimhana is hiding his sexuality from his family, and it's getting harder and harder to turn down the potential brides his parents keep finding for him.

Die Chicagoer Ärztin Karen ist über vierzig, gehbehindert und seit dem Tod ihrer Ehefrau alleinerziehende Mutter eines kleinen Sohnes. In ihrer Trauer wird sie nach langer Funkstille überraschend von ihrer alten Freundin Janet nach San Francisco eingeladen, wo die beiden schnell zu ihrer früheren Freundschaft und Vertrautheit zurückfinden. Völlig unverhofft trifft Karen dann bei einem Stadtbummel Kaylee wieder – die Frau, in die sie sich vor Jahren Hals über Kopf verliebt hat. Die alten Gefühle flammen wieder auf und die beiden Frauen beginnen erneut eine leidenschaftliche Romanze.

Was haben ein gestohlener Lieferroboter, eine bei Jugendlichen angesagte App und der Plan, Kriegsveteranen einen Mikrochip mit ihren Gesundheitsdaten zu implantieren, gemeinsam? Das würden die beiden preisgekrönten Journalistinnen Catherine Ayers und Lauren King gerne herausfinden, aber daneben haben sie noch mit ihren Hochzeitsvorbereitungen zu tun. Als die beiden nach Iowa zu Laurens Familie fahren, um die Feier zu organisieren, muss sich Catherine nicht nur mit Laurens anstrengenden Brüdern und einer äußert dominanten Großmutter herumschlagen.

Aiden Carlisle ist Detective mit Leib und Seele. Ihr Beruf lässt ihr keine Zeit für private Bindungen, doch als sie gegen ihren Willen auf ein Fortbildungsseminar geschickt wird, bringt die Kursleiterin ihre Prinzipien ins Wanken. Psychologin Dawn Kinsley hat nach einer gescheiterten Beziehung beschlossen, sich nie wieder mit einer Polizistin einzulassen, aber zu Aiden fühlt sie sich von Anfang an hingezogen. Als Dawn selbst einem Verbrechen zum Opfer fällt, wird Aiden mit der Ermittlung betraut – und balanciert auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen Verpflichtung und Liebe.

Dr. Hope Finlay liebt ihren Job als Ärztin in der Notaufnahme, besonders weil sie dabei immer nur kurz mit Menschen in Kontakt kommt. Schon als Kind hat sie durch den Tod ihrer Mutter gelernt, keine Bindungen einzugehen, da diese nie von Dauer sind. Laleh Samadi, die als Kellnerin im Restaurant ihrer Tante arbeitet, ist das genaue Gegenteil. Sie schließt rasch Freundschaften und liebt ihre große, turbulente persische Familie über alles, obwohl diese sich ständig in ihr Leben einmischt. Als Laleh mit plötzlichem Herzrasen in die Notaufnahme eingeliefert wird, rettet Hope ihr das Leben.

Maddie Gray ist Kriminalreporterin in New York und vollkommen überfordert von ihrem Leben und ihrem Job bei einer Zeitung. Als wäre das nicht schon genug, schwärmt sie seit neuestem auch noch heimlich von ihrer erfolgreichen, eiskalten Chefin Elena Bartell. Als die Arbeit beide nach Australien führt, wird Maddie zu einer scheinbar harmlosen Wette mit ihrer rätselhaften Chefin angestiftet – sie dürfen einander nur die Wahrheit sagen.