As they live through the oppression and tragedies of their time, Chava and Rose grow to become lovers-and search for a community they can truly call their own. Chava has come to America with the family of her cousin Rose, and the two girls begin working at fourteen. Their story crosses with that of Chava Meyer, a girl who was attended by Gutke at her birth and was later orphaned during the Kishinev pogrom of 1903. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award: “A page-turner that brings to life turn-of-the-century New York’s Lower East Side.” -Library Journal Born in a Russian-Jewish settlement, Gutke Gurvich is a midwife who immigrates to New York’s Lower East Side with her partner, a woman passing as a man. This gay romance from Keira Andrews is the first part of the Valor duology and features a May-December age difference, Jane Austen levels of pining, forbidden love against the odds, and of course a happy ending.īeyond the Pale - A Novel Elana Dykewomon Keeping Rafa safe at any cost is Shane's mission.īut as Rafa gets under his skin, will they both put their hearts on the line? Shane's never had room for romance in his life, and he'd certainly never cross that line with a protectee. He discovers there's a vibrant young man beneath the timid public shell, and while he knows Rafa has a crush on him, he assures himself it's harmless. Shane's worked his way up through the Secret Service ranks, and while protecting the president's shy, boring son isn't his dream White House assignment, it's an easy enough task since no one pays Rafa much attention.

Besides, it's not like Shane Kendrick would even look at him twice if it wasn't his job. It's definitely not part of Rafa's plan to get a new Secret Service agent who's a walking wet dream, but he's made it this long keeping his desires to himself. Once his family's out of the spotlight, he can be honest with his conservative parents about his sexuality and his dream of being a chef. His father's presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan.

Codenamed 'Valor' by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. Growing up gay in the White House hasn't been easy for Rafael Castillo. Summary He'd give his life to protect the president's son. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Valor on the Move - Valor #1 Keira Andrews We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.

Valor on the Move by Keira Andrews