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As the young Italian boy Vittorio Innocent arrives in the New World, leaving the arms of his dying mother for the troubled haven of his father, he and his half-sister Rita must make their way in a

Carrick Francis has spent most of his life jumping into trouble with both feet. The only thing saving him from prison or worse is his absolute devotion to Deacon Winters.

Nate Tippie and Brandon Wilde are gay, single and both hoping to meet that special man, even though fate has not yet delivered him to their doorstep.

Kit Mason works at Eddy’s, a boutique where the clothes are chic, the paycheck’s weak and Kit has no qualms about snagging rich older men looking to pay for play. When Cory St.

Crotchety and cranky Rudy—aka Santa—is in a foul mood every Christmas season. He talks to lots of children and even more parents but not with guys looking for dates.

Mike Houle is a college all-star second baseman in his junior year when he turns down a fourth-round draft pick offer from the Montreal Expos.

Alec, Earl of Whittlesey, lives a dull and reclusive existence, rarely mingling with society and, to his mother’s regret, refusing to marry.

A man too busy for love... Reed owns an upscale men’s boutique with a naughty back room. While making a late delivery to a client, he runs into Taz.

Popular college professor Gabriel Galan has a job he adores in Boston, a hot young lover and a buddy who goes along on pub crawls and Star Trek nights alike. But Gabriel wants more.

Morrison narrates for three hours and lays out before us the complex lives and backgrounds of four generations of black family life in the south.

Caleb McDonnell lives his life online. A thirty-year-old fast food worker, he spends his time talking in an Internet world where his job and living conditions can't dictate his friendships.

Can the idyllic simplicity of a garden change a life forever?

After a year apart, teacher Jacob Peters and county judge Beau Braedon decide they can’t live without each other. There are just a few small obstacles to their Alabama love story.

Darkly handsome with an arrogant edge, architectural engineer Scout Ritland is the kind of American man who spells trouble.

Shawn Graham and Bobby Wilder couldn’t be more different. Shawn is a devout Christian fundamentalist from northern Michigan; Bobby is a street-smart latchkey kid from southern Ohio.