Stories for the loud, the queer, the mid-life reinventors.
Coming Soon at AQ Books
Unapologetic Stories. Bold New Looks. Metallic Orange Energy.
Fall 2025 Releases
These books will release in Nov/Dec 2025
OUT. AGAIN.
Because coming out wasn’t a one-time thing.
You don’t just come out once — you do it every time the world forgets who you are.
In his fifties and starting over (again), August Quinn peels back the labels, lies, and lessons that come with rebuilding a life after loss, reinvention, and middle age.
Told with raw humor, quiet courage, and zero filters, Out.Again. is a memoir about identity, visibility, and the relentless courage it takes to keep showing up as yourself — even when the world would rather you didn’t.
It’s not a coming-out story. It’s a staying-out story.
God Doesnt Make Mistakes
Raised to believe God could fix anything, seventeen-year-old Gabriel DeLuca is sent to a conversion therapy program designed to "fix" his queerness. The rules are cruel, the message is clear: change, or lose everything. But inside those walls, Gabriel discovers the program's devastating hypocrisy and fights to keep the parts of himself they're desperate to destroy. From whispered confessions to the roar of a Pride parade, this is a story about a boy's journey from shame to self-acceptance and the chosen family that shows him he was never broken.
They tried to pray the gay away. He learned to pray for the strength to stay.
Frat House, Beach House, Closet
ONE HOUSE. TWELVE BEDS. SEVENTEEN BOYS. ZERO SELF-CONTROL.
It's 1996 and Zach moves into a beach house with his frat brothers for a summer of sun, surf, and unapologetic chaos. Amidst the beer-soaked parties and questionable decisions, he's navigating a world without boundaries. Based on true events, this hilarious, NSFW coming-of-age story is a love letter to the summer before everything changed—when the only thing more out of control than the parties were the boys throwing them.
The Rest of Me
Not every confession burns the same.
Some sting. Some scar. Some stay.
The Rest of Me is where the mask slips—where control cracks, where silence gets loud, and where the parts you swore you’d never admit finally crawl into the light.
This isn’t a redemption arc.
It isn’t a romance.
It’s the fallout. The aftermath. The receipts.
Raw. Ruthless. Relentless
Who Saved Who? (We Did)
You thought this was going to be a touching memoir about grief and healing? Cute. This is our book now. We’re Roxi (bulldog, chaos agent), Xena (shepherd mix, emotional support CEO), and Cookie (cat, unimpressed by everyone). Inside, you’ll discover the truth about Treat Math, the Lambie Conspiracy, and Spare Human—the weekend visitor currently on probation. Sure, Dad talks about love, loss, and how we saved each other. But mostly, it’s about how we took over his house, his heart, and all the good furniture.
Unapologetic Voices
First class Spirit - Coach Wallet
First-Class Spirit, Coach-Class Wallet is equal parts memoir, manual, and mischief—a story of rebuilding life from turbulence, laughing through the layovers, and learning that family doesn’t always look the way we expect.
The Unapologetics Series
Midlife. Gay. Mayhem.
This isn’t a romance series. It’s a reinvention.
Book 4: The Swing State: Passion, Power, and the Politics of Truth
Politics get personal when Zach returns to the public eye—and risks everything to rewrite the rules.
Book 5: Kitchen Cabinet: Simmering Legacy, Spicy Love, and Small-Town Politics
Food, family, and one hell of a homecoming. A spicy slow burn of healing and heat.
Book 6: Politics Isn’t Everything: Love, Legacy, and Letting Go
The finale no one saw coming. Closure. Chaos. And one final mic drop.
📌 Over 50 unique characters. Zero apologies. And not a single straight line—sexually or narratively.
Confessions of a Repeat Offender
Every chapter’s a body. Every story’s a choice. He came. You didn’t stay.
This isn’t a love story—it’s a pattern.
Cameron doesn’t heal. He doesn’t settle. He doesn’t stay. He fucks, performs, controls, and exits with surgical precision. What you’ll find here are the rules, the wreckage, and the raw confessions of a man who knows exactly who he is—and exactly what he refuses to be.
Fictionalized. Unfiltered. Unapologetic.
If you’ve ever broken a rule, begged for more, or been ghosted mid-pancake—this one’s for you.
Touched by the Empire Series
What if grief didn’t break you—it remade you?
Three powerhouses. Three love stories. One empire they never asked for.
Book 1: Touched by Fire
🔥 Grief doesn’t whisper. It burns.
Zach and Ash collide on a tropical retreat and set off a chain reaction of healing, rage, and raw chemistry.
Book 2: Global Positioning
🗺 Revenge. Redemption. Regulation.
Matthew built a data empire. Kelsey is the whistleblower sleeping in his bed. A political thriller of secrets, strategy, and very complicated sex.
Book 3: Sovereign Flame
💍 The only thing scarier than falling in love? Staying.
From rooftop meltdowns to Turks & Caicos flashbacks, Zach and Ash learn how to get married without losing themselves.
Book 4: Empire in Bloom (In Production)
🌸 Post-wedding “bliss,” but make it emotionally risky.
Vow renewals, soft moments, and a retreat that might heal them—or break them open again.
Books 5 & 6 – Coming Soon
The empire’s not done. The ghosts are getting louder.
📌 This series blends political edge with emotional depth—where power is never just professional, and love is the most dangerous leverage of all.
Laced and Unleashed
Marriage, mesh, and mutual submission.
Eric and Taylor are married, retired from the military, and still learning how to live without armor. Kink meets commitment in this emotionally rich story of post-service survival and queer partnership done on their own terms.
Next Stop - You
Seventeen years apart. One unexpected train ride. Everything changes.
Zach is rebuilding his life after loss. Logan was never supposed to be part of the journey again—until he takes the seat across from him.
What follows is a tender, slow-burning reunion between two men with unfinished business, unspoken grief, and a love that never truly left.
Next Stop – You is a queer midlife romance about second chances, quiet forgiveness, and the beautiful mess of starting over.
Bulldog Books
Roxi’s Guide to Midlife Reinvention
By Roxi the Bulldog (allegedly).
A hilarious, heartfelt look at middle-aged mayhem, bulldog wisdom, and how to fart your way to fulfillment.
Love Me, Love My Dogs
Grief. Dating. Dog hair.
Dean didn’t ask for a second chance at love—but Roxi and Xena have other plans. A midlife rom-com with heart, sass, and a whole lot of fur.
📌 This one’s for the widows, the weirdos, and anyone trying to heal with humor.
Grace without Appology
GOD DOESN’T MAKE MISTAKES
Raised to believe God could fix anything, seventeen-year-old Gabriel DeLuca is sent to a conversion therapy program designed to "fix" his queerness. The rules are cruel, the message is clear: change, or lose everything. But inside those walls, Gabriel discovers the program's devastating hypocrisy and fights to keep the parts of himself they're desperate to destroy. From whispered confessions to the roar of a Pride parade, this is a story about a boy's journey from shame to self-acceptance and the chosen family that shows him he was never broken.
They tried to pray the gay away. He learned to pray for the strength to stay.