Here are the new releases for the week.

Let us know if there’s something missing & we’ll add it to the list and information that follows.

 

 

Title	Author	Publisher	Release Date	Other Details	Link
Running on Empty	SE Jakes	Riptide Publishing	4/29/2019	Havoc #3
Mourning Dove	R.R. Campbell	NineStar Press	4/29/2019	Empathy #2
Modified and Sacred	Jana Denardo	NineStar Press	4/29/2019
Sweating Lies	Emma Jaye	Purindoors Publications	4/29/2019	Lies #1	Review
Wounded Soul	Annabelle Jacobs	Riptide Publishing	4/29/2019		Review
Slay Ride	Josh Lanyon	JustJoshin Publishing	4/29/2019
If We Could Go Back	Cara Dee	Self Published	4/29/2019
Coming Up for Air	Amanda Meuwissen	Dreamspinner Press	4/30/2019		Review
Murder Most Lovely	Hank Edwards & Deanna Wadsworth	Dreamspinner Press	4/30/2019	Lacetown Murder Mysteries #1	Review
Lone Star in Jersey	Gina Harris & Anne Key	Harmony Ink Press (Young Adult)	4/30/2019
To Change the Stars	L.M. Brown	Pride Publishing	4/30/2019	To See the Sky #2
Alive	Sean Kerr	SGK Publications	4/30/2019
Chained	Kim Fielding	Self Published	4/30/2019	Bureau #4
Flipped	K. Sterling	Self Published	4/30/2019
717 Miles	Sophia Soames	Self Published	4/30/2019
Silenci	R.M. Sayan	Less Than Three Press	5/1/2019
The Troubadour and the Prince	E.S. Wyverne	Less Than Three Press	5/1/2019
Escaping Camp Roosevelt	Bryan T. Clark	Cornbread Publishing	5/1/2019
And Then You	Kim Breyon	Self Published	5/1/2019	Against All Odds #2
Covet Thy Neighbor	L.A. Witt	Dreamspinner Press	5/3/2019	A Tucker Springs Novel
Transparent Moonlight	A.J. Llewellyn & D.J. Manly	eXtasy Books	5/3/2019	Rough Riders #3
April Sun in Cuba	A.J. Llewellyn	eXtasy Books	5/3/2019	The Book And The Rose #2
What Works For Us	TL Travis	Sapphire Publishing	5/3/2019
Match Grade	GB Gordon	Viridi Press	5/3/2019
Wilde Love	Lucy Lennox	Self Published	5/3/2019	Forever Wilde	Review
Volatile (2nd Edition)	Avylinn	Self Published	5/3/2019
The Love Left Behind	Daniel de Lorne	Escape Publishing	5/4/2019

 

*All information subject to change. If you see an error or want to be added, email us at newreleases@lovebytesreviews.com Authors, if you’ve submitted your book for review, no need to send us the information. +Links to come

 

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TITLE: Running on Empty

SERIES: Havoc #3

AUTHOR: S.E. Jakes

PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing

LENGTH: 204 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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After a brutal capture at the hands of the Heathens Motorcycle Club, Linc is just trying to heal, mentally and physically. But he’s got men in his life who are complicating everything. There’s Mercy—a Havoc MC biker and the man he is falling fast for—plus an undercover ATF agent and a rogue Havoc member.

But Mercy’s keeping him at arm’s length, and Linc is spinning. In an attempt to regain his equilibrium, he heads to the bar where he first met Mercy. Night after night, he escapes Havoc bonds and continues down his merry path of mayhem . . . mainly in the hopes that Mercy will give chase.

Since Linc’s capture by his old MC, Mercy’s been dealing with the fallout of his guilt. He’s trying to give Linc space and still watch over him—all without Linc’s knowledge. But with Linc’s old job calling and a threat to Havoc MC heating up, can they make their way back together?

TITLE: Mourning Dove

SERIES: Empathy #2

AUTHOR: r.r. campbell

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 373 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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In the aftermath of the calamitous Human/Etech research study, Chandra and Kyra struggle to reclaim the life they shared in a pre-EMPATHY world, while Ty, armed with knowledge of EMPATHY’s programming language, seeks revenge on the Halmans for the harm that’s befallen his friends.

As a North American Union investigation into the happenings on the compound looms, a grief-stricken Peter works to resurrect the memory of his mother from a harvested nanochip, and Heather scrambles to keep her family—and their company—together. Alistair, having abandoned the family business, plots to save his hide and that of his wife while she strives to stay one step ahead of a husband she has no reason to trust.

Far to the north amid civil unrest, a recently retired Rénald Dupont investigates the disappearance of his friend and former colleague, Meredith, despite grave threats from an increasingly skittish North American Union government.

As old and new foes emerge, spouse is further pit against spouse, brother against sister, and governments against their people. In the end, all must choose between attempts to reclaim the past or surrender to the inevitable, an intractable world of their own creation.

Mourning Dove is an evocative, sweeping symphony of love, revenge, and desperation in cacophonous times. It is the second installment in r. r. campbell’s epic EMPATHY sci-fi saga.

TITLE: Modified and Sacred

AUTHOR: Jana Denardo

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 128 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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Lieutenant Addison Hunt is proud to serve the Confederation even if he still feels like he’s on the outside looking in. Addison was illegally genetically modified as a child, leaving him burdened with a sense of shame. Emotionally isolated from his fellow crewmen and recovering from injuries from his last job, Addison is happy to have light duty transporting an esteemed diplomat to a peace conference.

Deveral is one of the Sacred Kin, possessing a psychic ability that his people consider a spark of the divine. Like all the Sacred Kin, he’s led a sheltered life as a temple priest, but his heightened empathic ability makes him the perfect diplomat. Nervous to leave his home, he’s curious about his new companion, Lieutenant Hunt.

Not everyone wants the diplomatic mission to succeed, and a rebel faction poses a real threat to Addison and Deveral. Finding themselves cast adrift on a “lost” colony, they’ll have to fight to stay alive.

TITLE: Sweating Lies – Criminal Delights: Taken

SERIES: Lies #1

AUTHOR: Emma Jaye

PUBLISHER: Purindoors Publications

LENGTH: 286 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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“Gladiator or toy?” Kaspar asks, as if it’s the easiest choice in the world.

It might be an easy answer for someone branded, brainwashed, and who remembers no other life. But that’s not me, not yet anyway. I’m a cop—or at least I was until my cover got blown.

Now, I’m one of the trafficked people I vowed to save.

Kaspar’s a toy —a pleasure slave— content to warm our sadistic owner’s bed; he laps up the abuse he’s conditioned to associate with affection.

He’s my only way out. To gain our freedom, I must play the hardest undercover role of my career and be everything his fractured mind needs: a more controlling bastard than the man who turns people into grateful slaves for a living.

Officer Jiao Sweatt thinks I’m a victim.

He has a lot to learn.

And it’ll hurt.

TITLE: Wounded Soul

AUTHOR: Annabelle Jacobs

PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing

LENGTH: 204 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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Jesse Sykes has lived far longer than his youthful appearance suggests. Becoming a vampire after tragedy struck seemed the only option when his soul was shattered, after all he’s no stranger to having to hide what he is from the rest of the world. But eternal life isn’t without problems or heartache.

With a good job and great friends, Ian Moreton’s life would be almost perfect—if only he wasn’t in love with his best friend. His feelings are unrequited, and in an effort to move on, he takes a chance on a one-night stand with the handsome stranger he meets in a bar.

Jesse knows the risks of becoming attached to a human, but with neither of them looking for anything serious, where’s the harm? At least, that’s what Jesse thinks until his chemistry with Ian proves off the charts.

A second hook-up solidifies their connection…and brings Jesse to his senses. He scrambles to protect Ian from danger, but it’s already too late. With Ian unwittingly drawn into a world he knows nothing about, events are set in motion that will change both of their lives forever, and it’s up to Jesse to steer them safely through it.

 

TITLE: Slay Ride

AUTHOR: Josh Lanyon

PUBLISHER: JustJoshin Publishing

LENGTH: 92 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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A wild and dangerous ride takes two lonely men into uncharted territory…

1943 Montana. Returning home to Montana after being wounded in the Pacific, Police Chief Robert Garrett was hoping for a little much needed Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Man. Instead, he finds himself chasing after a cold-blooded killer on Christmas Day aided—whether he likes it or not—by eager young reporter Jamie Jameson.

Jamie has idolized Police Chief Garrett most of his life. Despite a stolen birthday kiss seven years earlier, he knows his feelings are unreturned. Even if Rob felt the same, there’s no room in their world for such feelings between men. But while Jamie can accept Robert not sharing his feelings, he won’t put up with being treated like a troublesome kid brother. He too has a job to do and he intends on traveling this bloody and twisted road with Robert Garrett—no matter where it leads

TITLE: If We Could Go Back

AUTHOR: Cara Dee

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 351 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2019

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My sister asked me if I could stand the sight my own reflection, if I’d caused enough damage yet, but I didn’t see myself when I looked into the mirror. I saw Kieran standing behind me, pressing a kiss to my shoulder while he undid my belt. I saw everything I wanted that I couldn’t have. Not unless I was prepared to hurt everyone around me.

Kieran was in a similar situation.

Were we monsters or men? Were they one and the same? Did we give a flying f—hell. We did care. Just not enough to stop, not enough to walk away, and I knew we constantly asked ourselves the same question because of it. If we could go back to when we met on the train…if we could erase the deceit, erase our first hello…would we?

TITLE: Coming Up for Air

AUTHOR: Amanda Meuwissen

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 200 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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Leigh Hurley is making a name for himself among thieves and criminals, even if it isn’t the life he would’ve chosen. He shouldn’t have screwed over the Moretti brothers, though. It landed him in the river with weights on his feet. But somehow he’s escaped certain death. The last thing he remembers before waking on the riverbank is a beautiful face and a soft kiss.

Then, Tolomeo turns up naked at Leigh’s apartment.

Tolly comes from a race of killers—merfolk who drown humans for fun. But Tolly is different, and when he sees a human in trouble, he offers a kiss, granting the man the ability to breathe underwater… and himself the ability to walk on land, at least until the next full moon. The ancient laws state that if he is given a vow of love by the one he kissed, he will be able to keep his legs. If not, he will be put to death when he returns to the water.

But love is not something Leigh offers easily… and Tolly has a secret of his own.

TITLE: Murder Most Lovely

SERIES: Lacetown Murder Mysteries #1

AUTHOR: Hank Edwards, Deanna Wadsworth

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 246 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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A killer at a small-town literary festival. Bumbling drug dealers. A kidnapped cat. Starting a romance among all this chaos might be the death of them.

Michael Fleishman is excited to meet his favorite mystery writer, Russell Withingham, at Lacetown’s Literary Fest. He is not expecting to cross paths with sexy hairdresser Jasper “Jazz” Dilworth—or become embroiled in a real-life mystery. As Lacetown’s only mortician and the county coroner, Michael is called to his first murder scene and is shocked to recognize the victim—Russell’s young lover.

Jazz only wanted to confront his ex, Russell, over his cheating. Instead, he meets the adorably awkward Michael and becomes a murder suspect. Soon Jazz is teaming up with Michael to clear his name. Along the way, they are helped and hindered by Michael’s sassy assistant, Kitty, the grumpy Sheriff Musgrave, Russell’s creepy PR rep, Norbert, and Michael’s lothario grandfather, who likes his manhattans strong and his women saucy. And of course, Mr. Pickles Furryton the Third….

TITLE: Lone Star in Jersey

AUTHOR: Gina Harris, Anne Key

PUBLISHER: Harmony Ink Press

LENGTH: 226 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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Eli faced the fallout of returning to school after his transition, and now he’s starting over in a new school where no one ever knew him as Elizabeth. The best thing about this new beginning might be the girl in the bedazzled Keds.

Sammy’s world of cheerleading, advanced math, and popularity in her Texas high school crumbles with her mother’s death. She’s shipped off to New Jersey to face a father who feels like a stranger and a world where she doesn’t feel like she belongs. At least there’s Eli, the cute boy who is also new at school.

As their friendship deepens and romance begins to bloom, Eli knows he owes Sammy the truth. He hopes he can trust her, and Sammy hopes she can understand falling in love with a trans boy. It’s a lot to deal with alongside the long-buried family secrets coming to light, and neither of their worlds will ever be the same. But maybe building new lives won’t be so hard if they do it together.

TITLE: To Change the Stars

SERIES: To See the Sky #2

AUTHOR: L.M. Brown

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 180 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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Jessiah will do whatever it takes to save his people—lying, spying or even selling his body.

A book written hundreds of years ago holds the key to the future of the last survivors of the human race.

Growing up in a massive underground cave network, Jessiah has never known any other world. When he discovers the existence of a time portal, he enlists the help of his friends to expose the truth about the greedy scientists who control it.

Garrett has no head for science and struggles to earn the respect of both his peers and his father. With a taste for parties and whores, Garrett is the chosen target for Jessiah and his friends to gain access to the laboratory containing the time portal.

Impatient and impulsive, Jessiah decides to move things along at a faster pace by playing the role of a prostitute to get close to Garrett. He is prepared to sacrifice his virginity for their cause, but he doesn’t plan on falling for Garrett in the process.

With the future of the human race in the balance, the stakes for humanity are high. With his heart on the line, the risk Jessiah takes might be even higher.

Only together can Jessiah and Garrett change the stars of everyone in the caverns.

TITLE: Alive: An MM Dark Universe book

AUTHOR: Sean Kerr

PUBLISHER: SGK Publications

LENGTH: 214 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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James has seen some big changes in his life of late. First, he was dealing with a debilitating illness, the consequence of which would leave him scarred for life. Then he split up from his girlfriend, who also happened to be his boss. To top things off, he fell for his doctor, a certain Jack Thesiger, a man destined to change the course of his life forever.

When a series of strange manuscripts fall into James’s possession, he finds himself drawn into an enchanting love story two hundred years in the making. It is the story of two young men who fall hopelessly in love, but as James sinks deeper into their tale, his growing obsession takes on a sinister dimension.

Someone is following him, a tall ominous stranger who seems to be connected to the manuscripts somehow. No matter where James goes, the stranger is never far behind, haunting his every waking moment until James starts to doubt his own sanity.

As illness once again ravages his body, Jack decides to take James away to Scotland so they can spend some quiet time together. It is there where the mystery really intensifies, and James finds himself plunged into a living nightmare where nothing is as it seems.

You know what they say when it comes to relationships. Love is what you make it.

TITLE: Chained

SERIES: Bureau #4

AUTHOR: Kim Fielding

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 137 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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An agent for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs? That’s the best job in the world. And it’s enough for Terry Brandt, who doesn’t need personal relationships complicating his life. His newest assignment puts him undercover, investigating a Hollywood agent who may have some evil tricks up his sleeve.

Edge is not the man he appears to be. Although he’s a member of the Hollywood agent’s security staff, his true situation is darker and deeper than that. Ordered to seduce the new prospect, Edge finds himself caught in conflicting loyalties.

Haunted by their pasts and tied up in secrets, neither Terry nor Edge can afford to allow passion to interfere with duty. And with danger dogging them, it’s impossible to envision a future together.

TITLE: Flipped

SERIES: Snatched #2

AUTHOR: K. Sterling

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 301 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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It’s Roan O’Shea’s world and we’re just here for the ride. And what a ride it is…

After a lifetime of living in fear (and by other people’s rules), Roan’s determined to use his ill-gotten talents and money to turn the quaint, quiet town of Sanctuary Mills into his own little slice of heaven. Living under the alias Flynn Gallagher, Roan is on a mission to undo the evil of his past, and win the hearts of his new neighbors, by spreading his own brand of joy and light. But, just when Roan thinks he’s pulled off the ultimate con, an FBI agent, a murder, and a mystery threaten to expose his past and his intricate web of identities and secrets.

It takes a special breed of criminal, and a massive set of steel-plated testicles, to pull off a Ponzi scheme targeting organized crime’s heaviest hitters. Agent Sherman Mathis has spent months hunting for Cillian McGregor, and every lead has been a dead end. Except Flynn Gallagher. The jet-setting wine enthusiast and blogger is the only victim of McGregor’s baffling scam who isn’t dead, in jail, or slammed a door in Sherman’s face, but he’s not the perfect source our agent was hoping for, once they finally meet. Sherman’s hopes for a lead vanish immediately and he begins to suspect Flynn is hiding something deeper and bigger than McGregor.

A small town like Sanctuary Mills should be child’s play for a master strategist and showman like Roan, but he learns the stakes are higher when his heart starts calling the shots. This time, he’s got his sights set on the ultimate prize and Roan won’t rest until he’s won Sherman’s trust, and his heart. He’s just got to solve a murder, come clean, and flip a Federal Agent.

TITLE: 717 Miles

AUTHOR: Sophia Soames

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 371 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2019

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The calculated flying distance from Oslo to London is equal to 717 miles which is equal to 1153 km. If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Oslo and London is 1732.79 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometres/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 15 hours 28 minutes.

Adam Vik Solheim should not be in London. He’s not supposed to be anywhere near the British capital, because Adam Vik Solheim, age 19, is supposed to be on a beach in Bali. He is supposed to be on the first stop on an Asian backpacking trip of a lifetime. That was the plan. That is where he is supposed to be. Not here. Alone in a weird house in a strange city, being paid to look after some troubled 17-year-old.

Felix Haugland has to survive the final 3 weeks of school. Make it through 21 more days of hell. Then he is going to hide out in his room for the rest of the summer until he can figure out how to get his life back on track. Find a school far far away, where he can start over and not make mistakes.
He doesn’t need a flipping babysitter. He just doesn’t. His life is messed up enough as it is

TITLE: Silenci

AUTHOR: R.M. Sayan

PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press

RELEASE DATE:  May 1, 2019

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In Abadosos, nobody speaks of the werewolves—in fact, nobody speaks at all.

Joaquím is attacked by a werewolf on a full moon in which he foolishly forgets to take shelter. But he lives to see the light of day, mostly unscathed.

Nursed back to health with the help of his friend Zarif and his cousin Remei, he lives on unknowing whether he was bitten or not. But the curse of the lycanthrope proves to be more complex than it appears, and Joaquím begins to doubt not only himself, but those close to him and everything he knows about his hometown. The pressure and paranoia cloud his way, and nobody seems to have answers to his questions.

After all, in Abadosos, nobody speaks.

TITLE: The Troubadour and the Prince

AUTHOR: E.S. Wyverne

PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press

RELEASE DATE:  May 1, 2019

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Prince Amaury is rude, spoiled, and shallow. When he viciously spurns Lady Rozenn, his father declares he’s had enough and vows to marry him to a beggar. The next day Yann, a traveling troubadour, arrives at the front gates—and the king is made to keep his vow.

Amaury soon finds himself living as a peasant, working as a servant in the home of the woman he spurned—and coming to care for his strange, mercurial husband. But Yann also seems to have endless secrets, and their marriage—and love—may not survive their revelations

TITLE: Escaping Camp Roosevelt

AUTHOR: Bryan T. Clark

PUBLISHER: Cornbread Publishing

RELEASE DATE:  May 1, 2019

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“He’s a bad boy—cocky and damaged. So, why can’t I stop thinking about him?”

Broken Dreams
Sociable and unselfish, eighteen-year-old Tucker Graves loves two things—his darling little sister and the thrill of playing baseball. He never dreamed that he’d be homeless, but after a series of misfortunes, his life is nothing like he could have possibly imagined. Shocked and shattered, Tucker, his mother, and his baby sister now must brave the dangers of a dilapidated homeless encampment called Camp Roosevelt.

A Wounded Heart
Homeless since the age of fourteen, Dancer has mastered the tricks of living on the streets as a sex worker. The quiet, reclusive, and calculating ways of this twenty-year-old, green-eyed Adonis help him to survive. He hides his emotional scars from the world by interacting only with his clients, whose occasional bizarre requests he reluctantly fulfills. Dancer’s past has taught him to trust no one.

A Second Chance
When Tucker and Dancer come face to face on a stormy night, having been thrown together under the same roof, Tucker brings out a feeling in Dancer that he didn’t know still existed in him—desire. Neither man can deny the attraction he feels for the other. But some scars run deep, causing both Tucker and Dancer to question whether falling in love is even possible, especially when survival is on the line.

TITLE: And Then You

SERIES: Against All Odds #2

AUTHOR: Kim

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 303 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2019

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JAKE
I knew my life would change when I followed my best friend across state lines and transferred to the Reedsport Police Department. I just wasn’t prepared for how much.

From the moment I meet him, CJ Reyes isn’t what I expect, and neither is our chemistry. The fire with him is like nothing I’ve felt before, both in and out of the bedroom. His sexy sapphire eyes are cracking the walls around my heart, and for the first time in my life, I’m not rushing to repair them. But can I trust him with the heaviest burden of all: the dangers of my career?

REYES
After being cut from the national team in Mexico, I’d hoped to get away from it all when I accepted a temporary coaching position in a small town in South Carolina. The reprieve doesn’t come, though, thanks to my family constantly breathing down my neck and the uncertainty of my future looming over me.

Then I meet Jake, whose humor and understanding feel like my only way out of the darkness. Our fiery nights and growing friendship make my loss feel a little less devastating and my future less bleak. But when I’m forced to make a decision that could change my life forever, will Jake see reason? Or will I end up losing something far more valuable than the world championship?

TITLE: Covet Thy Neighbor

SERIES: Tucker Springs #4)

AUTHOR: L.A. Witt

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 154 pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 3, 2019, 2^nd Edition

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Welcome to Tucker Springs, Colorado, where sparks fly when opposites attract—but are some obstacles too great to overcome?

When tattoo artist Seth Wheeler meets his new neighbor, it’s like a revelation. Darren Romero is everything Seth wants in a man: hot, clever, single, and interested. For a minute he seems perfect. Then Darren drops the bomb: he moved to Tucker Springs to be a pastor at the New Light Church.

As a gay man whose parents threw him out, Seth has a strict policy of keeping believers at arm’s length for self-preservation. But Darren’s perseverance and the chemistry bubbling between them steadily wear down his defenses.

In a small town like Tucker Springs, Seth can’t avoid Darren—or how much he wants him. Which means he needs to decide what’s more important: protecting himself, or his feelings for his neighbor.

TITLE: Transparent Moonlight

SERIES: Rough Riders #3

AUTHOR: A.J. Llewellyn, D.J. Manly

PUBLISHER: eXtasy books

LENGTH: 139 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019, re-edited rerelease

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Colby and Diego fight for their relationship under a cloud of gang violence and family drama. Colby must protect his sister and her family at all costs as Diego takes control of their rocky motorcycle club.

Colby Young and Diego Champagne continue to steal moments together when passion becomes so intense it cannot be denied.

Danger is ever-present as an old enemy of Diego’s resurfaces and is out for vengeance. And in an attempt to convince everyone around him of his heterosexuality, Diego sleeps with Tammy, who longs to become his “old lady.” His heart, however, belongs to Colby, who must swallow his own pain at the necessary deception.

Meanwhile, Diego’s mother falls ill, which draws her and Colby closer as they both fret for Diego’s life. And when it comes to his own family issues, Colby finally learns what happened to his little sister, which completely shatters his world.

Now, Diego walks a fine line, maintaining his leadership role and dealing with his emotions, which he sometimes finds difficult to hold in check. And when a sudden change in Colby’s life threatens to pull him away from Diego forever, will the secret lovers find even a moment of true happiness?

TITLE: April Sun in Cuba

SERIES: The Book and the Rose #2

AUTHOR: A.J. Llewellyn

PUBLISHER: eXtasy books

LENGTH: 101 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019, 2^nd Edition

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At first, Evans doesn’t think he needs a trip, but soon changes his mind when Mio starts to unveil his erotic, kinky surprises under a sizzling April Sun in Cuba…

It’s been several months since Hollywood screenwriter Evans McCoy gave up his life in Los Angeles to move in with his lover, Mio, a retired gay porn star and former high-class rent boy who lives in Barcelona. Their relationship is blossoming, Evans is taking Spanish classes, and is settling in with gusto. Now, he feels love he has never had—not just from Mio, but from the man’s entire family. In the back of his mind, however, Evans worries that Mio will tire of him and miss his old life…he frets that he will wind up back in L.A. with a loveless existence and a dysfunctional family that doesn’t talk and never, ever eats such lavish home-cooked meals like Mama makes.

Sensing his lover’s restlessness, Mio fears he doesn’t do enough to assure Evans of his commitment. He decides that Evans needs to forget Mio’s past once and for all. Since Evans never got to experience the excitement of Mio’s hooker world as a client, Mio suggests a sexy trip for two, where he will treat his partner to a decadent, forbidden, roleplaying liaison. He is happy to be Evans’s call boy forever, but Evans must go along with everything Mio presents to him.

TITLE: What Works For Us

AUTHOR: TL Travis

PUBLISHER: Sapphire Publishing

LENGTH: 37 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019

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A lady walks into a bar…

Isn’t that the way it always starts? Bad joke or not, this is what my life had been reduced to. How does one begin again over the age of forty?

Instead of China, as was the customary gift for your twentieth anniversary, my husband decided to serve me with divorce papers. Literally that very day. Instead of citing irreconcilable differences, he informed me that not only did he have a girlfriend, but she was pregnant.

It took me weeks until I felt strong enough to venture out into the land of singles. And when I did, I quickly found it wasn’t the place for me. I’d resigned myself to call it a night after dismissing the final tool spewing his BS pick up line, when all I thought I knew about myself was swiftly cast aside when she spoke.

Her voice alone sent shivers down my spine…

TITLE: Match Grade

SERIES: Criminal Delights: Assassins

AUTHOR: G.B. Gordon

PUBLISHER: Viridi Press

LENGTH: 156 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019

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Eirik Haldurson is a hitman. Kidnapped at age five and cruelly trained by his captor, he is today one of the most sought-after contract killers alive. Emotional distance from his targets, brutally beaten into him until it became second nature, is now the only way he can function. Lately though, that distance has started to elude him.

And when a Colombian drug cartel contracts Eirik to take out ex-soldier-turned-vigilante, Matt Moreno, distance is suddenly as close as heat to fire. And all hell breaks loose.

 

TITLE: Wilde Love

SERIES: Forever Wilde

AUTHOR: Avylinn Winter

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 275 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019

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Weston “Major” Marian:
After running away at the age of seventeen, I found a home in the Army. It wasn’t long before my fellow soldiers became family, giving purpose to my time in Vietnam.

But everything changes when Doc Wilde joins my medevac crew. A night alone in the jungle after a helicopter crash forces us to rely on each other for survival, the secrets we share cementing a bond between us deeper than any I’ve ever known.

Doc begins to play a starring role in my late night fantasies even though he can never be anything more than a friend, a brother-in-arms. He’s straight, with family back in Texas, and I could kiss my career goodbye if anyone in the Army discovered my secret.

When our tours finally end, and we go our separate ways, Doc heads home to his perfect family while I continue to serve. I thought that was the end of our story. Turns out I was wrong.

Liam “Doc” Wilde:
When I wind up on the front lines in Vietnam young and afraid, it’s Major Marian who comes to my rescue. He’s tough, brave, and quiet, and he vows to keep me safe. He’s the only reason I make it home alive.

For some, a friendship like ours might have ended once we left the jungle behind, but life without Major Marian isn’t an option. Over time, our connection continues to grow. It’s no surprise when, years later, an unexpected illness turns my life upside down, he’s the first person I turn to for help.
And, as always, he drops everything to rescue me.

I soon realize that at every step of my life, Major has been there, by my side, putting me first. All this time he’s been standing in the sidelines, waiting patiently to hand over his heart into my safekeeping.

Even though I never imagined building a future with another man, seeing Major in this new light is a revelation. And suddenly I can’t imagine my life any other way.

TITLE: Volatile

SERIES: Treacherous Chemistry #1)

AUTHOR: Avylinn Winter

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 322 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019, 2^nd Edition

BLURB:

Chris Sinclair fades under a dark cloud after losing his mother to cancer. On the cusp of adulthood, he doesn’t know where he should go or how to get there. But watching life pass him by was never the plan, and when he is forced to attend a concert in an attempt to coax him out of his shell, he discovers that life might have more to offer.

Dante Heron holds the audience between his delicate bow and the tips of his fingers. He plays the violin as if every heart is his to command, but the discipline needed to perfect his skills has left him with nothing to spare. He’s a fire that burns too bright or not at all—unpredictable and demanding.

When Chris is unexpectedly offered a job to travel around Europe as Dante’s assistant, or ‘friend’, he surprises himself by accepting. Their journey barely starts before Chris realizes he’s in over his head. Every step along the way is fraught with tension, and the farther they go, the closer they veer to a breaking point.

Invisible strings are at play, stitched into Dante’s life by those who should have taught him how to love. Perhaps Chris is right to be afraid, but sometimes, what you fear the most is what you can’t afford to lose.

TITLE: The Love Left Behind

AUTHOR: Daniel de Lorne

PUBLISHER: Escape Publishing

LENGTH: 150 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 4, 2019

BLURB:

What happens when a man with his heart in the clouds falls for one whose feet are firmly stuck to the ground?

Pilot Nick Galanos is on a mission to visit the fifty countries his mother couldn’t before she died. But the closer he gets to his goal, the more he worries that he won’t have anything to show for it but stamps in a crowded passport. On a rare visit back home, he meets a hot electrician with a killer set of dimples. Suddenly a future of shared adventures seems possible.

Except for one thing…

Lyall Turner’s big brother died in a plane crash. He’s been afraid of flying most of his life, but there’s no shortage of destinations in Australia that don’t require a boarding pass. But then he meets Nick and suddenly his ‘no biggie’ phobia stands squarely in the way of a beautiful future together. Now he has to decide whether he’s going to let his fear or his heart take the lead.

And will Nick stay grounded while he decides?

 

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