Six of One

Perched right on the Mason-Dixon line tiny Runnymede Maryland is ripe with a history almost as colorful as the women who live there—from Celeste Chalfonte headstrong and aristocratic who murders for principle and steals her brother’s wife to Fannie Jump Creighton who runs a speakeasy right in her own home when hard times come knocking. Then of course there’re Louise and Julia the boldly eccentric Hunsenmeir sisters. Wheezie and Juts spend their whole lives in Runnymede cheerfully quibbling about everything from men to child-rearing to how to drive a car. But they never let small-town life keep them from chasing their biggest dreams—or from being true to who they really are. Sparkling with a perfect combination of sisterhood and sass Six of One is a richly textured Southern canvas—Rita Mae Brown “at her winning fondest best”(Kirkus Reviews).[]

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Six of One

Perched right on the Mason-Dixon line tiny Runnymede Maryland is ripe with a history almost as colorful as the women who live there—from Celeste Chalfonte headstrong and aristocratic who murders for principle and steals her brother’s wife to Fannie Jump Creighton who runs a speakeasy right in her own home when hard times come knocking. Then of course there’re Louise and Julia the boldly eccentric Hunsenmeir sisters. Wheezie and Juts spend their whole lives in Runnymede cheerfully quibbling about everything from men to child-rearing to how to drive a car. But they never let small-town life keep them from chasing their biggest dreams—or from being true to who they really are. Sparkling with a perfect combination of sisterhood and sass Six of One is a richly textured Southern canvas—Rita Mae Brown “at her winning fondest best”(Kirkus Reviews).[]

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Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is

What is it really like to grow up with gay parents?

Abigail Garner was five years old when her mother and father divorced and her dad came out as gay. Growing up immersed in gay culture she now calls herself a "culturally queer" heterosexual woman. As a child she often found herself in the middle of the political and moral debates surrounding lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parenting. At the age of twenty-two she began to speak publicly about her family and has since become a nationally recognized advocate for the estimated 10 million children growing up with LGBT parents. The creator of FamiliesLikeMine.com Garner has written a deeply personal and much-needed book about gay parenting from the seldom-heard perspective of grown children raised in these families.

Based on eight years of activism combined with interviews with more than fifty sons and daughters Families Like Mine debunks the anti-gay myth that these children grow up damaged and confused. At the same time Garner's book refutes the popular pro-gay sentiment that these children turn out "just like everyone else." In addition to the typical stresses of growing up the unique pressures these children face are not due to their parents' sexuality but rather to homophobia and prejudice. Using a rich blend of journalism and memoir Garner offers empathetic yet unapologetic opinions about the gifts and challenges of being raised in families that are often labeled "controversial."

As more LGBT people are pursuing parenthood and as the visibility of gay parenting is rapidly increasing many of the questions about these families focus on the "best interests" of their children. Eloquent and sophisticated Families Like Mine addresses these questions providing an invaluable insider's perspective for LGBT parents their families and their allies.

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The Wild One

Since her husband's untimely death Rachel Weston has had little time to think about anything except the needs of her two young children and her growing landscaping business. But for reasons she could never understand she sometimes thought of Quinn Farrelly...

A survivor from the wrong side of the tracks the roguish Quinn had reveled in the role of the town's lovable black sheep. Until that day 12 years ago when she was sentenced to prison for a tragedy she may or may not have caused.

Released on parole Quinn needs a job - and Rachel needs a hired hand. Rachel knew that helping Quinn would cause an uproar among her neighbors but she never expected the dizzying upheaval in her own heart... or that Quinn's wild yearnings would change her life forever...[]

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Secrets So Deep

Sixteen-year-old Sebby Wright holds a secret that threatens his mother--a secret from his past so murky even he can't see it clearly. When he tries to take his own life psychiatrist Charlotte Blue suspects his problems are rooted in the accidental death of his father eleven years ago and new fears of losing his mother to breast cancer. She recommends an intensive treatment program where beating back his demons means facing horrible memories he buried long ago.

Since assuming her late husband's congressional seat Glynn Wright has led a quiet life of devoted service and motherhood earning a reputation as a dependable soldier in her party. She is prepared to sacrifice everything to save her son including the revelation that she is a lesbian a move that would likely mean the end of her political career and estrangement from her family.

One by one the secrets spill with devastating consequences for Glynn. Even Charlotte suffers from the fallout as her faith in Glynn--and the growing attraction they can't resist--puts her at odds with her profession. Together they search for the only thing that can save them--the truth about Glynn's husband's tragic death.[]

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Meeting In The Ladies Room: Reflections Of Women In A Room Of Their Own

What do you see when you look in the mirror?
What do you think about when you are alone?
What's the best ladies room you've ever been in?

Whether you are an idolized celebrity or a struggling single mother the ladies room is where you create your make believe and where you face your reality. Join 68 brave women from around the world for an empowering look in the mirror and a meeting in the ladies room.

Featuring Jann Arden Amanda Palmer Rosie O'Donnell Jen Foster Sarah Bettens and SHeDAISY

***This special coffee break version of Meeting In The Ladies Room features 13 of the 68 women who are featured in the original version. It has been modified from its original design and format for viewing in your e-reader. Included in this edition are Sara Kamin Ngaire Bartlam Jen Foster Marnie Woodrow Lucy Browne Jann Arden Carrie Jackson Rosie O'Donnell SheDaisy Suzi Finer Sarah Bettens Amanda Palmer and Tamara Morrison. All 68 women are included in the print edition.***

Reviews:
"Meeting in the Ladies Room is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read all year. Throughout its pages authors Linda Woods and Karen Dinino and dozens of other women embrace and confront the vast array of ideas hopes and dreams that catch one's inner voice unaware in this private space. The photos and short essays are fascinating."
~Shannon Okey Author/Editor knitgrrl.com

"Meeting in the Ladies Room is an insightful exciting playful - sometimes naughty - peek at what goes on behind the door and in front of the mirror. This is a book that will make you stop and really think about who you are and what you stand for. And after soaking up every page and photo you'll want to embrace your own ladies room and create your own I AM ART statement!"
~Kathy Cano-Murillo Artist and Author of Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul

"A book that is bold and brave and reminds us just how complex challenged strong and amazing we are as women. "
~Alisa Burke Artist and Author of Canvas Remix

"The candid photos and courageous women that populate this marvelous book remind us that each moment can become art. No matter what your gender you will find yourself reflected in these compelling pages."
~Michael Sean Kaminsky Author of Naked Lens

"It's filled with luscious photographs with yummy colors and textures and visuals...It makes you think. It makes you laugh. It makes you cry."
~Kelly Kilmer Mixed-Media Artist[]

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Gold Fever

Having rebuilt her life after a devastating betrayal Kate Bannister has finally returned to her home town. Leading a quiet solitary existence as the city librarian she is busily preparing for a special appearance by a mysterious new author whose first novel Gold Fever has become an instant best-seller. But the news that Ashley Maclean is also coming to town quickly turns Kate's carefully controlled world upside down.

Growing up together Kate and Ashley used to be inseparable first as best friends then as lovers. Never doubting Ashley's love Kate thought their lives were mapped out - that they would always be together. But Ashley's family had other ideas. After catching the young lovers together Ashley's mother forced them to separate. Upon receiving the news that Ashley was about to be married a distraught Kate left home vowing never to let anyone get close enough to hurt her again.

Although Kate had convinced herself that the pain was behind her the very mention of Ashley's name brings all of the old memories - and feelings - rushing back. What will she do if Ashley wants to see her again? Even worse - what if Ashley doesn't?[]

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Unhitched: Love Marriage and Family Values from West Hollywood to Western China

A leading expert on the family Judith Stacey is known for her provocative research on mainstream issues. Finding herself impatient with increasingly calcified positions taken in the interminable wars over same-sex marriage divorce fatherlessness marital fidelity and the like she struck out to profile unfamiliar cultures of contemporary love marriage and family values from around the world.

Built on bracing original research that spans gay men’s intimacies and parenting in this country to plural and non-marital forms of family in South Africa and China Unhitched decouples the taken for granted relationships between love marriage and parenthood. Countering the one-size-fits-all vision of family values Stacey offers readers a lively in-person introduction to these less familiar varieties of intimacy and family and to the social political and economic conditions that buttress and batter them.

Through compelling stories of real families navigating inescapable personal and political trade-offs between desire and domesticity the book undermines popular convictions about family gender and sexuality held on the left right and center. Taking on prejudices of both conservatives and feminists Unhitched poses a powerful empirical challenge to the belief that the nuclear family—whether straight or gay—is the single best way to meet our needs for intimacy and care. Stacey calls on citizens and policy-makers to make their peace with the fact that family diversity is here to stay.

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Times Two: Two Women in Love and the Happy Family They Made

TO EVERY GOOD LOVE STORY THERE IS A TWIST. Times Two is about two women meeting falling madly in love and realizing that they are so crazy about each other that they want to have a family together. The fact that they both get pregnant at the exact same time is where things start to get interesting.

Sarah Kate Ellis a high-powered magazine executive and Kristen Henderson a laid-back rock star decide it’s time to start their family. After determining that Sarah should get pregnant first while Kristen works on her band’s new CD they head to a fertility doctor to start the process. But after months of drug treatments miscarriages and heartbreak Kristen decides to start trying too. That’s when the utterly improbable happens: Sarah and Kristen find out that they are both pregnant—and are due three days apart.

Overjoyed by the news that they are both expecting Sarah and Kristen are also overwhelmed by all that lies ahead. Both have successful demanding careers. Both have large close-knit families nearby including two strongly opinionated mothers who immediately want to be involved with everything. And both are completely clueless about the challenges they’re about to face. They soon realize that none of their previous accomplishments has prepared them for the highs and lows of impending motherhood: not Kristen’s stint touring with The Rolling Stones nor Sarah’s march up the corporate ladder in the world of women’s magazines.

They go through everything first-time parents-to-be experience—but twice over. They’re producing double the hormones double the morning sickness double the cravings and have double the ups and downs. From the start Sarah and Kristen think of their babies as twins each woman carrying half of a set. But for two women who’ve always finished each other’s sentences they suddenly find themselves on opposite ends of the mothers-to-be spectrum with different opinions on almost everything. One wants a drug-free birth while the other wants an epidural at the first sign of a contraction. One is dying to know the baby’s gender but the other refuses to find out until she hears the baby’s first cry in the delivery room. The difficulties of having two pregnant women under the same roof are multiplied by the legal and social obstacles of being a gay couple. Told from Kristen and Sarah’s insightful and hilarious she said/she said perspective this touching modern family adventure will entertain enlighten and resonate with readers of all stripes.[]

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Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter

The first book to focus on the day-to-day experiences of adolescents dealing with sexual identity issues Always My Child provides the insights and practical strategies parents need to support their kids and cope themselves.

Parents whose children are gay lesbian bisexual transgender or who are going through a "questioning phase" are often in the dark about what their children face every day. As a result offering support that will comfort and fortify them feels like solving a puzzle with missing pieces.

In Always My Child Kevin Jennings supplies the missing pieces by guiding parents through the world their child inhabits. He explains what these teens often encounter -- teasing and harassment -- and offers solutions for parents who want to better understand their LGBTQ children and learn how to protect their self-esteem. He offers advice including how to:

• Initiate constructive communication with their child

• Respond effectively to frequently asked questions

• Recognize depression and signs of drug abuse and harassment

• Successfully advocate for their child's well-being outside the home

Always My Child makes it possible for parents to create the kind of relationship with their children that allows them to grow into emotionally healthy adults.[]

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Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.

Coming Out Then Coming Home
 
 Christopher Yuan the son of Chinese immigrants discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood his mother Angela hoped to control the situation. Instead she found that her son and her life were spiraling out of control—and her own personal demons were determined to defeat her.
 
Years of heartbreak confusion and prayer followed before the Yuans found a place of complete surrender which is God’s desire for all families. Their amazing story told from the perspectives of both mother and son offers hope for anyone affected by homosexuality.
 
God calls all who are lost to come home to him. Casting a compelling vision for holy sexuality Out of a Far Country speaks to prodigals parents of prodigals and those wanting to minister to the gay community.

“But while he was still a long way off his father saw him and felt compassion and ran and embraced him and kissed him.”  - Luke 15:20
 
Includes a discussion guide for personal reflection and group use.[]

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The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant

Dan Savage's nationally syndicated sex advice column "Savage Love" enrages and excites more than four million people each week. In The Kid Savage tells a no-holds-barred high-energy story of an ordinary American couple who wants to have a baby. Except that in this case the couple happens to be Dan and his boyfriend. That fact in the face of a society enormously uneasy with gay adoption makes for an edgy entertaining and illuminating read. When Dan and his boyfriend are finally presented with an infant badly in need of parenting they find themselves caught up in a drama that extends well beyond the confines of their immediate world. A story about confronting homophobia falling in love getting older and getting a little bit smarter The Kid is a book about the very human desire to have a family.

"A disarmingly frank wickedly funny account of an ultimately successful quest to adopt a baby." --People

"Very funny . . . Compelling and moving." --Newsday

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She Loves You She Loves You Not...

Seventeen-year-old Alyssa thought she knew who she was. She had her family and her best friends and most important she had Sarah. Sarah her girlfriend with whom she dreamed with about the day they could move far away and live out and proud and accepted for themselves instead of having to hide their relationship.

Alyssa never thought she would have to make that move by herself but disowned by her father and cut off from everyone she loves she is forced to move hundreds of miles away to live with Carly the biological mother she barely knows in a town where everyone immediately dismisses her as "Carly's girl." As Alyssa struggles to forget her past and come to terms with her future will she be able to build a new life for herself and believe in love again? Or will she be forced to relive the mistakes that have cost her everything and everyone she cared about?

National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters has written a compelling novel about coming out finding love and discovering your place in the world. Alyssa's story will speak to anyone who has known the joy and pain of first love and the struggle to start over again.[]

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Mommy Mama and Me

Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its mommies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up then bath time and a kiss goodnight there's no limit to what a loving family can do together.

Shares the loving bond between same-sex parents and their children.[]

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Love Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey

Betty DeGeneres tells her story: the complicated path to acceptance and the deepening of her friendship with her daughter; the media's scrutiny of their family life; the painful and often inspiring stories she's heard on the road as the first non-gay spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project.[]

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