How far would you go to prove yourself to your found family? Set in San Francisco in 1952, Detective Evander "Andy" Mills has embarked on a new journey as a private detective, but with a tarnished reputation and lack of trust of ex-cops within the queer community, his business hasn't exactly taken off. When former lover, James, an old flame from the war who mysteriously disappeared, reappears in his office - Andy wants him out. But a job is a job, and this one seems to be a simple case of blackmail and Andy agrees to take the case on despite the feelings it is causing to resurface. This particular job has him returning to the closeted world of the Navy and into the gay bars of the city with the past, menacing strangers, missing people, and scandalous photos capable of shattering lives rising up to meet him. To succeed, Andy must make sense of it all before he is pulled under for good.

Framed to be the ideal read for fans of Ninth House and The Dead and the Dark (that's me!), All That Consumes Us is a dark academia novel about an elite society, twisted nightmares, and a chilling secret. When Tara is offered a spot within the elite Magni Viri at Corbin College, she readily accepts as the spot offers it all: inspirational professors, free tuition, and a guaranteed dream job post-graduation. It would be foolish to deny herself, a first-gen student, the opportunity, but once she has had time to settle into her gorgeous dormitory, strange things begin to happen. She is writing again, but her stories are dark and twisted. Her dreams are so vivid, it literally feels like she is being buried alive. There is something unseen stalking her in the halls and waiting for her at the heart of Magni Viri, is a chilling secret with the potential to make her nightmares a reality, unless she can escape before it consumes her completely.

Set during the French revolution, The Glutton is a historical fiction novel inspired by the story of a young peasant boy turned showman who was driven to murder by an all-consuming appetite. 1798, Versailles Hospital. Sister Perpetué is assigned to watch over a patient who requires constant supervision. The patient is gaunt, with sallow skin, a distending belly, and dying. He's rumoured to have eaten a golden fork that is now killing him from the inside. There are many rumours swirling about the monstrous things he has done to quench his insatiable appetite, an appetite that continues to torture him. Born in a destitute village to a young widow, Tarare grew up with quiet affection for the world around him, choosing to spend his time observing the beautiful intricacies of the countryside, until the revolution sweeps through his village destroying with it the gentleness of his world and bringing with it a chaotic path where Tarare must rely on the mercy of strangers and battle his increasing hunger to survive.