By
Yake 15_10, in Fiction. 09/19/2026 (Updated: 09/19/2026)
Genres:
General Fiction,
Historical,
Sub-genres:
Drama,
Coming of Age,
Cold War,
Literary Fiction
young adult
gay
europe
first time
masturbate
late 20th century
introspective
soldier
closeted
homophobia
sexual assault
stream of consciousness
Behind the Iron Curtain, Poland, 1983. The country is under martial law. This is not a war of armies and battlefields, but a conflict between the state and its own society. In a remote military unit, twenty-one-year-old Janusz is trying to survive the army, the system, and himself. Then Rafał arrives. What begins as fascination soon becomes something far more dangerous: desire, fear, tenderness, and a relationship neither of them fully understands.
By
Topher Lydon, in Fiction. 06/16/2026 (Updated: 07/01/2026)
Genres:
Western,
Sub-genres:
Western Historical,
Western Romance,
Outlaws and Bandits
road-trip
crime
industrial age
slow-burn
hopeful
cowboy
escape
strangers to lovers
sexual assault
betrayal
justice
loyalty
The year is 1891, and the Wild West is dying. Alvarez is a smartly dressed, smooth-talking bandito riding north with a stolen fortune, a lethal six-shooter, and one very spoiled cat. He travels alone, until he finds a half-frozen boy bleeding in the cold mud. Devon is an exile, violently banished from his Mennonite community and hunted by the very boys who broke him. As they ride together, Devon's cold logic clashes with Alvarez's flashy chaos. Slowly, the pinstriped killer and the battered runaway must learn to trust each other before the past catches up to them both.
