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New e-books. The press's newest electronic titles.Main Bookshelf. Friendship fiction and heterosexual fiction.
Love
in Dark Settings OmnibusLove of Dark Settings Omnibus (HTML e-book) | $29.99 | 20 megabytes unzipped | Contemporary fiction, fantasy, historical fantasy, and leather fiction.
"Dusk writes some amazing stories, filled with angst and pain, but also with love and compassion and understanding."—Nigel Puerasch, author of "Redhead" and "An Ozzie Christmas Tale."
"There's something very special about Dusk's dark fic. Dark, very, but there's this smidgen of light in every cavern Dusk throws a reader, and the brightness of that light is practically overwhelming by the time you get to the end of the novel, and it is like crawling to the opening of a cavern. It's like getting a miracle."
—K. M. Frontain, author of The Soulstone Chronicles and former associate editor for Wild Child Publishing and Freya's Bower.
Transformation
(The Eternal Dungeon)This historical fantasy series explores dark aspects of erotic life and includes themes of gay love. But the series goes far beyond that by considering the deeper issues faced by all those who find that their friendships and desires are in conflict with their duties.
Transformation (HTML e-book) | $6.99 | Novel: 110,000 words | Historical fantasy | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
"I have been very remiss in not sending you feedback sooner on this compelling, thought-provoking series. . . . I rejoice every time a new story appears in [the series]. No matter how grim and dark some of the scenarios, I read the whole story, knowing that you are not simply writing 'darkfic' in the hope of revolting the reader. I am sometimes horrified but often moved to tears by the depths of the relationship between the men. The series has given me occasion to think about issues of violence, punishment, the place of fantasy in a relationship, the importance of self-knowledge, and more."—Merri-Todd Webster: Letter to the author, January 2003.
Blood
Vow (The Three Lands)Thrust into exile and pain, young Andrew has no choice but to accept the friendship of the very person he had vowed to kill. When he returns with his friend to his homeland fifteen years later, though, he finds himself in a land of conflicting loyalties . . . where a vengeful god awaits him.
This novel is part of The Three Lands, a fantasy series set in a multicultural world where conflicts over law and spirituality provide opportunities for friendship, romance, and betrayal.
Blood Vow (HTML e-book and Kindle e-book) | Free online edition available | Novel: 120,000 words | Fantasy.
Night
Shadow (Darkling Plain)This stand-alone short story is part of the Darkling Plain series of fantasy tales about young people in times of conflict.
Night Shadow (ePub e-book and HTML e-book) | Free online edition available | Free ePub edition | Novelette: 8,000 words | Fantasy.
He vowed himself to his god. Now the god is growing impatient . . .
The Three Lands, a fantasy series on friendship, romance, and betrayal in times of war and peace.
"I find the characterisations so sharply delicious, dark and shocking and yet engaging. . . . I like to savour each part."—Clare London, author of Masquerade and The Gold Warrior.
Blood Vow (HTML e-book and Kindle e-book) | Free online edition available | Novel: 120,000 words | Fantasy.
Bard of Pain (HTML e-book, Kindle e-book, braille and DAISY editions, and audio book) | Free online edition available | Free braille, DAISY, and audio editions | Novella: 38,000 words | Fantasy.
Law Links | Death Mask | Law of Vengeance | Breached Boundaries.
Separated in time and place, a young woman and two young men are united in their goal: to protect those they care for from the destruction of battle. The odds are against them.
Darkling Plain, fantasy tales about young people in times of conflict.
Night Shadow (ePub e-book and HTML e-book) | Free online edition available | Free ePub edition | Novelette: 8,000 words | Fantasy.
Right or Right | Wizard of the Sun | Freezing in Hell | Petty.
In a cool, dark cavern, guarded by men and by oaths, lies a dungeon in which prisoners fearfully await the inevitable. The inevitable will be replaced by the unexpected.
The Eternal Dungeon, a historical fantasy series set in a land where the psychologists wield whips.
"The Eternal Dungeon series makes me weak at the knees."
Rebirth (HTML e-book) | Free online edition available | Novel: 130,000 words | Historical fantasy | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
Transformation (HTML e-book) | $6.99 | Novel: 110,000 words | Historical fantasy | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
They are imprisoned until death, and their lives cannot get worse . . . or so they think. But when an unlikely alliance forms against their captors, the reformers risk losing what little comforts they possess.
Life Prison, a historical fantasy series about male desire and determination in Victorian prisons.
"Combining a historical background similar to that of Victorian England with a skilled perspective into the nature of human relations and a wide range of characterization, 'Life Prison' is a real page-turner . . . This is a story – and an author – not to be missed."—Five-star review by Frost's Fancy at Rainbow Reviews.
Life Prison (HTML e-book and Kindle e-book) | Free online edition available | Novella: 34,000 words | Historical fantasy | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
Coded Messages (HTML e-book and Kindle e-book) | Free online edition available | Short story: 3,000 words | Historical fantasy | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
Mercy's Prisoner | Hell's Messenger.
In a world where temples are dying and sacred theaters have been replaced by brothels, what will happen when a hard-headed businessman joins forces with an idealist?
Michael's House, a historical fantasy series set in an Edwardian slum.
"Tease away the outer layers [of the story], and a whole fascinating world of triumph over tragedy emerges."—Four-star review by British Bull Dog at Rainbow Reviews.
Whipster (HTML e-book) | Free online edition available | Novel: 83,000 words | Historical fantasy | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
How can a youth from a bay island boarding school survive when he is sent to a futuristic prison?
Prison City, a historical fantasy and retrofuture series based on the Chesapeake Bay oyster wars, homoeroticism in British public schools in the 1910s, and 1960s visions of things to come.
Master/Other, gay fantasy and science fiction about prisoners, slaves, liegemen, and love.
This series also contains Leather in Lawnville, the adventures of a suburban leatherman, Leathermen, Plain Vanilla Straights, and Other Rebels, humor and satire about transgressive sexuality in the twenty-first century, and Unmasked, contemporary fiction about people who hide behind masks.
"[Dusk Peterson] has a realistic and sarcastic tone to his works, with this edge of sweetness underneath."—LitGal.
¶ Award: Runner-up, 2006 Rauxa Prize for erotic fiction, for the short story "Spontaneous."
Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers (HTML e-book, Kindle e-book, and MP3 audio book) | Free online edition available | Leather fiction | Short story collection: 22,000 words | For adults only.
What Slaves Do When They Aren't Cleaning Toilets: A Tale of Web Accessibility in the Cybersex Era (HTML e-book and Kindle e-book) | Free online edition available | Leather fiction (satire) | Short story: 1,000 words | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
Two Masters | Short Sharp Shock (for adults only) | If Dante Had a Beta Reader.
Leather is a world of rich pleasure palaces and endless sensual delights, where dreams can be pursued without limit, provided that a man has the strength to stand the test. . . . But in the rural town of Mayhill, population 32,000, leather life is a little different.
Loren's Lashes, a retro series about a Midwestern community of closeted leathermen.
"Don't ever expect Dusk to avoid a topic because of current social taboos, but do expect the ethical aspects of actions to be explored."—Parhelion, author of Hurrah for Hollywood.
First Lesson (HTML e-book and Kindle e-book) | Free online edition available | Short story: 4,000 words | Leather fiction | Parental supervision is strongly suggested.
Edgeplay in Mayhill | Water in a Drought.
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