Geist Fleisch

by Christian Baines

Universal Buy Links

Editions:ePub: $ 3.99

ISBN: 9781999570880
Pages: 176

Paperback: $ 13.99

ISBN: 9781999570873
Size: 5.25 x 8.00 in
Pages: 190

Drawn by promises of excitement and freedom, how could Callum resist Berlin?

It's the end of 1932 and the Weimar capital is the heartbeat of the gay world, where a man like him can find companionship and love, even in the shadow of looming political disaster.

Still, Callum feels unseen, until he discovers a place where the dead mix with the living, an organization devoted to studying the supernatural, and a man in each world that could capture his heart... or seal his fate.

Haunted Hearts – Everyone deserves a happy ever afterlife!
Haunted Hearts is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about love and the things that go boo in the night. Join us on our romantic journeys over ten books from some of your favorite authors! Be sure to read the entire series so you don’t miss a moment of falling in love, or sometimes falling into a happily ever after-life! Each book is a standalone but why not read them all? Everyone deserves the HEA!

This book is on:

1 Read list

Published: September 27, 2024
Cover Artists:

Samrat Acharjee

Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy - Dark Fantasy, Fantasy - Historical, Fantasy - Urban & Magical Beings, Gaylit, Historical, Historical - 20th Century, Horror, Paranormal, Paranormal - Ghosts & Haunted Houses, Paranormal - Vampires

Tags:

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 2
Romantic Content: 4
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 18-25
Protagonist 2 Age: 18-25
Tropes: Cultural Differences, Forbidden Love, Found Family
Word Count: 43000
Setting: Berlin, Germany, Late 1932
Languages Available: English

Reviews:Camille on Joyfully Jay wrote:

Anyone looking for a surprise supernatural story with a touch of horror is sure to enjoy this book. Fans of Baines’ work are in for a tremendous treat, especially as you enter the second half of the story.

Kit on Metaphors and Moonlight wrote:

Kept me hooked! Unique, a little bit beautiful, and a little bit sad.

Lisa on The Novel Approach wrote:

Geist Fleisch is not only a fantastic peek into Baines’ imagination, but its historical setting adds a particular sense of dread to the story, and the human monsters that troll Berlin’s streets. It succeeded to engage my own imagination in all the ways I could have hoped for.

About the Author

Christian Baines has written on travel, theatre, film, television, and various aspects of gay life, factual and fictional. Some of his stranger thoughts have spawned novels, including queer urban fantasy series The Arcadia Trust, the horror novella Skin, and Puppet Boy, which was a finalist for the 2016 Saints and Sinners Emerging Writer Award. Born in Australia, he now travels the world whenever possible, living, writing, and shivering in Toronto, Canada on those odd occasions he can't find his passport.

U Might Have Missed

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Lesbian (Click here to hide)

Summary: Dara Alvarez escaped Summit Springs a decade ago with a plan to see the world. But when her recently widowed sister asks her to come home and help with her troubled nephew, she knows it's the right thing to do. Good thing bar tending pays as well in Colorado as it did in the tourist traps of Paris and Prague. Lillie McClintock can't wait to escape the usual rich-kid ski path and spend her winter searching for ghosts in the charming mountain town of Summit Springs. She doesn't expect to be more interested in the Silver Nugget's gorgeous bartender than the spirits haunting its atmospheric halls. Dara has a sore spot when it comes to the dead. Lillie's on the run from a life that left her empty. Maybe they can help each other. Or maybe they'll never speak again.

Check This Out Too

Word Count: Click here to reveal17000 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Gay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Never will Wyte ever: Crush on a human. Look the guy up after 20 years. Fall in love. And if you believe that, he's got a bridge to sell you. Once upon a time, Tommy was Wyte's ideal. Playful. Funny. Passionate. (Strong enough to pin Wyte to the mattress and make him beg.) They spent their days apart. Wyte, in the faerie realm, bored and restless. Tommy, on the ice, a rising hockey star. But nights found them together in neon-lit clubs and cheap hotel rooms. Until the other fae found out. And Wyte was dragged back home, without even the chance to say goodbye. That was twenty years ago. Twenty years of Wyte trapped in the faerie realm. Twenty years of Tommy believing him dead. Now, Wyte's allowed one night back. One night with Tommy, just like it was. But Wyte hasn't changed, and Tommy's twenty years older. The closeted, immature man of Wyte's memories has grown up. Oh, he kisses with the same rough passion. But there's silver in his hair and new vulnerability in his eyes. And his kindness, the way he treats Wyte with indulgence and understanding, is unbearable. Because this is just one night. Come sunrise, the faerie realm will be waiting. And Wyte will never see Tommy again. White Rabbit, Silver Fox is a second-chance HFN romp with no cliffhangers. It features an indulgent former tough guy turned retired softie and a silly, playful rabbit fae with far more depth than he's entirely comfortable with. There's snark and dry humor out the ears, enough spice to make the eyes water, and reconciliation after too long apart. This is a standalone novella in the Fallen for a Fae series. Each book follows a different couple (though we do love cameos).