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 |
| Ashore | Isabelle Adler | NineStar Press | 5/6/2019 | Staying Afloat #2 | |
| Breaking His Spell | Foster Bridget Cassidy | NineStar Press | 5/6/2019 | ||
| A Grizzly’s Justice | Shea Balik | Self Published | 5/6/2019 | Miracle #10 | Review |
| Last Loose End | K R Allen | Self Published | 5/6/2019 | ||
| Splintered | Tal Bauer | Self Published | 5/6/2019 | Criminal Delights #7 | |
| Wilde For You | J.P. Oliver | Self Published | 5/6/2019 | For You | |
| Fire and Obsidian | Andrew Grey | Dreamspinner Press | 5/7/2019 | A Carlisle Deputies Novel | |
| Love Conventions | Morgan James | Dreamspinner Press | 5/7/2019 | Dreamspun Desires | Review |
| The Mage on the Hill | Angel Martinez | Dreamspinner Press | 5/7/2019 | The Web of Arcana #1 | Review |
| Copping an Attitude | Morticia Knight | Pride Publishing | 5/7/2019 | Sin City Uniforms #2 | |
| Tempted by Ruin | Mia West | Self Published | 5/7/2019 | Sons of Britain #4 | |
| His Undercover Angel | Aiden Bates | Self Published | 5/7/2019 | Heaven’s Ballroom #4 | |
| Give Him Hell | Casey Drake & Macy Blake | Self Published | 5/7/2019 | Hellhound Champions #3 | |
| Top Secret | Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy | Tuxbury Publishing LLC & Elle Kennedy Inc | 5/7/2019 | ||
| The Last Text | Alice Winters | Self Published | 5/7/2019 | ||
| Ghost Town | Pandora Pine | Self Published | 5/7/2019 | Haunted Souls #3 | |
| The Nature of the Game | Amy Aislin | Self Published | 5/7/2019 | Stick Side #2 | Review |
| Proper English | KJ Charles | KJC Books | 5/8/2019 | ||
| Want Me | Neve Wilder | Self Published | 5/8/2019 | ||
| Gifted | Sean Ashcroft | Self Published | 5/8/2019 | Guardian Angels Security #2 | |
| A Hate Story | Abrianna Denae | Self Published | 5/9/2019 | Review | |
| The Cost of Desire | Kate Hawthorne | Self Published | 5/9/2019 | Secrets in Edgewood #2 | |
| Prisoner of Shadows | Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes | Self Published | 5/9/2019 | Lords of the Underworld #2 | |
| Eye of the Dragon | BA Tortuga | Dreamspinner Press | 5/10/2019 | The Wildcatters #2 | |
| Relentless Passion | A.J. Llewellyn | eXtasy Books | 5/10/2019 | Relentless #1 | |
| Born for You | M.D. Stewart | Changeling Press | 5/10/2019 | Paranormal B&B #1 | |
| Bad Boys Club (Box Set) | M.A. Church | Changeling Press | 5/10/2019 | ||
| Love Kills | Michael Mandrake | Triad Literary | 5/10/2019 | Criminal Delights #8 | |
| Eastern Nights | Lise Gold | Lise Gold Books | 5/10/2019 | Compass #3 | |
| Purple Haze | Kelly Jensen | Self Published | 5/10/2019 | Aliens in New York #2 | Review |
*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: Ashore
SERIES: Staying Afloat #2
AUTHOR: Isabelle Adler
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 236 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2019
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This had never been truer for the crew of Matt’s ship, the Lady Lisa. Even as their engine suffers a critical malfunction and Matt scrambles to fund the costly repairs, Val, the ship’s reticent engineer, unexpectedly comes face-to-face with a deadly ghost from his past. Now it’s up to Matt, Ryce, and Tony to rescue him, even if it means breaking the law and striking an uneasy bargain with a local black-market kingpin—but what if this time their best efforts simply aren’t good enough?
And it might be that Val isn’t the only crew member Matt risks losing when his budding relationship with Ryce unexpectedly runs aground. With their love and commitment put to the test, Matt and Ryce must rally to save their friend and to keep their ship afloat, but in a race so desperate there might not be any real winners.
TITLE: Breaking His Spell
AUTHOR: Foster Bridget Cassidy
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 147 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2019
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Klint doesn’t believe in true love. As an Alma, an immortal magician, he knows such feelings can’t last forever. The death of his mortal lover almost a hundred years ago proved it. But Klint’s resolve gets put to the test when he’s tasked with saving a prince from a dark spell. With Carishina, his friend and fellow Alma, in tow, he sets off for Terius.
Carishina’s ideas for breaking spells differ greatly from Klint’s. While he tries potions, Carishina tries kisses. Only one of them will succeed.
TITLE: A Grizzly’s Justice
SERIES: Miracle #10
AUTHOR: Shea Balik
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 147 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 5, 2019
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Jazz has lived with unimaginable guilt his entire life. Why the gods had allowed him to even be born was something he struggled with every day. When he met a man who treated him as Jazz always knew he deserved, instead of telling anyone, he endured. What he didn’t expected was for the residents of Miracle to step in and save his life.
Wilder loved his job, especially now that the new Council didn’t use him to get rid of the shifters that didn’t agree with them. He imagined helping shifters around the world for years to come. But all of that changed when he met his mate, who has been terrorized by the man Wilder had been charged to bring before the Council for sentencing.
Jazz’s fear that no one, not even his mate, would ever really want him seemed to be coming true when Wilder told him he’d need to leave whenever the Council required him to do a job. Wilder’s job means everything to him, but having a mate may require changes he is not ready for.
Will the two find a compromise? Or will one of them have to give up everything for the other?
TITLE: Last Loose End
AUTHOR: K.R. Allen
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 308 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2019
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Australian secret agent Cole Pearson never could stay out of it.
Now he is AWOL and on the run with Sean Trammel, analyst for mining giant ARBUS dodging killers and cut off from help as he never is overseas. As they try to uncover the reasons behind the attack on Sean, Cole unexpectedly realises that he has reasons purely personal and increasingly physical for wanting to keep this man safe. And as they discover the stakes for their hunters they know that it is going to take more than Cole’s charm, guns and wits to keep Sean alive and out of their clutches.
TITLE: Splintered
SERIES: Criminal Delights #7
AUTHOR: Tal Bauer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 205 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2019
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Everything in Ben’s life was perfect. He had it all. The good career. The perfect partner, Evan. The happy home. They were even talking about turning the extra bedroom into a nursery.
But things start to splinter.
Evan begins missing time, not knowing where he was or how he got there. Terrors in the night rip them both from sleep, and Evan’s suddenly violent outbursts cost him his job and his reputation.
And voices in his head turn from whispers to screams, commanding him to act.
To turn on Ben.
How far will Ben go to save his partner’s life? How far is too far?
Should he have just… run away?
TITLE: Wilde For You
SERIES: For You
AUTHOR: J.P. Oliver
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 152 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2019
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Benji Wilde grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, where violence was normal and robbery was a valid occupation. Recently released early from prison on account of his good behavior, there’s only one thing stopping Benji from turning his life around – he needs a job. And the only person willing to give him a chance? The same man Benji spent his high school years bullying relentlessly.
“Forgiveness is one thing. I just never expected I’d fall in love with him.”
Gavin Joy lives up to his name, spreading kindness and goodwill to everyone he meets. It’s that kindness that makes him want to take a chance on Benji, hiring him to work in Gavin’s bookshop & cafe. But when a spark ignites between them, will Gavin introduce this scared bad boy to the pleasures that can exist when a man loves another man?
TITLE: Fire and Obsidian
SERIES: Carlisle Deputies #4
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 189 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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Can a couple be more opposite than a thief and a cop? Or do they have more in common than they think?
Mattias stole to survive. He was damn good at it. But there’s no such thing as a victimless crime, and when he saw how his theft hurt people, he resolved to change. Now he works as a consultant, and while helping to investigate a rash of burglaries, he crosses paths with James.
Police Officer James Levinson doesn’t trust thieves, and that includes Mattias. James’s father stole to support himself, and James knows firsthand how that can destroy lives—it inspired him to go into law enforcement. Mattias is no different, from what he can tell… at first.
As they work together, Mattias and James realize there’s something deeper between them than just the physical attraction neither can deny. Given time, they might even grow to trust each other—unless the case they’re working on dredges up pasts both would rather forget.
TITLE: Love Conventions
SERIES: Dreamspun Desires #81
AUTHOR: Morgan James
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 256 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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A happy ending worthy of a TV fantasy… in real life?
Ashland Wells is an actor of sci-fi cult fame but with little direction for the future, when handsome grad student Remy Beaumont lands in his lap at a fan convention. Remy is everything Ash ever wanted and wished he could be—including out and proud. For twelve hours they’re the best of friends. But the convention ends, and saying goodbye to Remy might be the biggest mistake Ash has ever made.
A few months later, they’re reunited on a new production—Ash as an actor, Remy a writer—and though Ash doesn’t plan to let him go twice, being with Remy means going public about being gay. He’s not sure that’s a risk he—or his career—can handle, no matter how great the temptation.
If only they could write themselves the romantic happily ever after they both need.
TITLE: The Mage on the Hill
SERIES: The Web of Arcana #1
AUTHOR: Angel Martinez
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 194 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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A young magic user who wants desperately to live. A jaded recluse who has forgotten what living means. They’re each other’s only chance.
Toby’s wild magic is killing him. The mage guilds have given up on him, and it’s only a matter of time before he dies in a spectacular, catastrophic bang. His only hope is an exiled wizard who lives in seclusion—and is rumored to have lost his mind.
The years alone on his hilltop estate have not been good for Darius Valstad. After the magical accident that disfigured him and nearly drowned Pittsburgh, he drifts through his days, a wraith trapped in memories and depression. Until a stricken young man collapses on his driveway, one who claims Darius is his last chance. For the first time in fifteen years, Darius must make a choice—leave this wild mage to his fate or take him in and try to teach him, which may kill them both. The old Darius, brash and commanding, wouldn’t have hesitated. Darius the exile isn’t sure he can find the energy to try.
TITLE: Copping an Attitude
SERIES: Sin City Uniforms #2
AUTHOR: Morticia Knight
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 172 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019, 2nd Edition
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Survival is all Slade understands until Parker saves him from the terrors of the streets. Too bad the streets don’t want to let Slade go…
Hustler Slade has had little choice over his fate. Barely twenty years old, he’s had to survive any way he can after being thrown out for being gay when he was still in his teens. As soon as he hit Vegas, Slade was lured into the hopeless world of prostitution where he’s become a virtual prisoner to his pimp, the ruthless Julio Estevez.
It’s another typical night on the Strip when officer Parker comes across Slade. His heart breaks every time he sees someone so young being exploited. Yet something in Slade’s eyes tells Parker the young man might be in real trouble—especially after the recent wave of sex worker killings by a rival prostitution ring.
The two men’s lives become intertwined when Slade is almost beaten to death. The danger grows, but so does the relationship between Parker and Slade. Parker helps Slade to heal from the horrific attack and their bond deepens. But the human traffickers are still on the prowl—and they’ll stop at nothing to steal Slade back
TITLE: Tempted by Ruin
SERIES: Sons of Britain #4
AUTHOR: Mia West
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 182 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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Gawain has earned his place in Arthur’s small gang of warriors with a bold agility that pays in their secret missions against the Saxons. Capturing the heart of a certain older mercenary has been the hawk’s only failure.
“Try again in seven years,” Palahmed told him. As if Gawain has nothing better to do than mark the hours. He has plenty of things to do, and waiting for any man—even one as tall, dark, and miserable as Palahmed—isn’t one of them.
Not that he’s above showing the sell-sword what he’s missing.
Six and a half years ago, Palahmed threw down the stupidest challenge of his life, and he’s regretted it every day since. He wasn’t wrong to do it; his history with younger men has been a disastrous journey, pierced through with guilt and shame.
And Gawain is young—and cocksure and beautiful and entirely infuriating. Every time the hawk slips into enemy territory, Palahmed must shore up his inner defenses or lose his mind to worry.
But every stronghold has a weak point.
When an unexpected mission threatens to set Gawain on a collision course with the brutal father he escaped, Palahmed can’t help but swear his sword to back him. Gawain must agree or appear a coward, even as Palahmed braces himself to get closer than ever to the one man who could bring his fortress crashing down.
Amid the cold, harsh beauty of Britain’s far north, the two will have to face the truth unspoken between them, or neither will survive to tell the tale.
TITLE: His Undercover Angel
SERIES: Heaven’s Ballroom #4
AUTHOR: Aiden Bates
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 147 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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“Love? Yeah, I’m pretty sure that doesn’t actually exist.”
Omega Noah Layton owes a lot to Heaven’s Ballroom. If it weren’t for the club, he’d have been homeless at eighteen, when issues with his parents came to a head and left him without anywhere to turn. So when Noah realizes that the Ballroom is under threat, he plans to do whatever it takes to defend it – including sleeping with the enemy.
“I’m just here to do my job – and this is one helluva job.”
Private Investigator Ace Winston has been hired by a competing strip club to infiltrate Heaven’s Ballroom, learn its secrets, and lure its dancers away. Noah looks like an easy mark to pump for information – but Ace never anticipated that falling in love with Noah would leave a mark on his heart, instead.
TITLE: Give Him Hell
SERIES: Hellhound Champions #3
AUTHOR: Casey Drake and Macy Blake
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 232 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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Nick Smith is a man with a mission: find the place where he’d been held captive as a child and discover what happened to the kids he left behind. His memories are in flux, returned to him after being blocked for the past fourteen years, along with his ability to shift into his lion form. Nick is ready for answers. Instead, he finds a huge Viking of a man with flaming eyes and more power than Nick knew existed.
As a hellhound, Jedrek is often sent on missions that lead to nothing. It’s part of the gig. He’s a champion of the fire goddess, tasked with keeping the secret of the supernatural world safe. When he gets called to a house of horrors he’d not visited in years, the last thing Jedrek expects to find is an out of control alpha lion who brings to life feelings he’s never felt before.
The mysteries of Nick’s past collide with a powerful, evil force causing havoc in the supernatural world. Nick is convinced he can determine who is behind the current rash of dark magic–especially if he has the strength of a hellhound at his side. And if that hellhound is one he can’t keep his mind or hands off? Well, that suits the lion instincts roaring back to life just fine.
TITLE: Top Secret
AUTHOR: Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
PUBLISHER: Tuxbury Publishing LLC and Elle Kennedy Inc
LENGTH: 319 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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LobsterShorts, 21. Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF.
LobsterShorts: So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome.
SinnerThree: Then you’ve come to the right hookup app.
LobsterShorts: Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy?
SinnerThree: All the time. I’m an equal opportunity player. You?
LobsterShorts: [crickets!]
SinnerThree, 21. Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF.
SinnerThree: Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this?
LobsterShorts: I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit.
SinnerThree: Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries…
LobsterShorts: Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward?
SinnerThree: Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me.
LobsterShorts: Now wouldn’t that be life-changing…
TITLE: The Last Text
AUTHOR: Alice Winters
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 120 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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Happy Birthday, Daniel. I was told not to send you another text, but I never was any good at listening. I love and miss you. I always will.
When I lost my partner of eight years, I felt like my world was crashing down around me. In order to feel some relief from the overwhelming emptiness, I’ve found myself sending him texts every year on his birthday, even though I know he will never answer. It makes me feel like there’s a piece of him still alive, at least in my heart.
I’m sorry, you must have the wrong number.
That is, until someone responds to my text. Jace is charming, sweet, and everything I could ever want. But how can I accept someone new in my life when Daniel’s only been gone two years? Even so, Jace starts to consume my world. It feels like I can finally breathe as he helps me understand that my life doesn’t have to revolve around my grief.
Soon, I find myself laughing again as he pulls me away from the hopeless cycle I’ve been caught in, and I love spending time with him, whether it’s playing video games together or discussing our comic book alter egos. But I still need to let go of this guilt and allow Jace to show me that I can love another without replacing what I’ve lost. Jace rewrites my entire world with every word and smile he gives me, and it’s becoming harder to not give in and hand him my heart. Maybe Daniel did respond after all.
TITLE: Ghost Town
SERIES: Haunted Souls #3
AUTHOR: Pandora Pine
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 264 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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Ghost Detective Jude Byrne has just landed in magical Key West, Florida for two weeks of fun in the sun. He’s looking forward to working on his tan instead of on haunted houses. Sitting at the hotel bar, he overhears a radio call-in show interviewing a terrified man about the harrowing experiences he had with a ghost at Casa Flores, a local bed and breakfast.
Psychic Copeland Forbes is equally thrilled to be on vacation. He’s still dealing with the effects of the Lewis case and a few weeks in the sun is just what the doctor ordered. Hearing the caller on the radio changes everything. He knows he needs to get involved with this case and places a call to PRIDE XM to offer his services to the scared young man. What starts out as a friendly phone call turns into a bet with Jude and Cope spending the night in this haunted hotel where things do, in fact, go bump in the night.
The vacationing duo soon find out they have a mystery on their hands. Casa Flores was the home of a Cuban cigar baron and his second wife. The problem was that Santiago Flores’s first wife was still alive and well back in Havana. When she learned of her husband’s betrayal, she came to Key West for revenge. In the end, mysterious deaths visited all three members of the Flores family.
Can Jude and Cope get to the bottom of what really happened at Casa Flores or will they become the latest victims in this ghost town?
TITLE: The Nature of the Game
SERIES: Stick Side #2
AUTHOR: Amy Aislin
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 280 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2019
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Six years ago, an ultimatum forced Dan Greyson to make a choice that cost him everything he loved most. One of those things? His boyfriend, hockey player Ashton Yager. Now that they’ve crossed paths again, Dan isn’t about to let the opportunity slip away. Ash’s reappearance in his life is just the catalyst Dan needs to escape the rut he’s fallen into…and win back Ash’s trust and love.
Ashton Yager, once burned and now a little bit shy, didn’t mean to publicly come out as bisexual. But now that he has, he’s got to deal with the consequences, including the fact that it might’ve cost him his NHL contract. With his job on the line, he needs to keep his head down, work hard, and play the best hockey of his life. Rekindling things with Dan? That’s not exactly keeping a low profile. It’s also never going to happen, not after Dan walked away once without an explanation.
When a hurricane forces Ash to seek shelter out-of-state, he and Dan find themselves in the same B&B, where old feelings resurface. But with everything Ash has on the line, does he dare play with fire again?
TITLE: Proper English
AUTHOR: K.J. Charles
PUBLISHER: KJC Books
RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2019
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A shooting party at the Earl of Witton’s remote country house is a high treat for champion shot Patricia Merton—until unexpected guests turn the social atmosphere dangerously sour.
That’s not Pat’s biggest problem. She’s visiting her old friend, the Earl’s heir Jimmy Yoxall—but she wants to spend a lot more time with Jimmy’s fiancée. The irrepressible Miss Fenella Carruth, with her laughing eyes and lush curves, is the most glorious woman Pat’s ever met, and it quickly becomes impossible to remember why she needs to stay at arm’s length.
But while the women’s attraction grows, the tensions at Rodington Court get worse. Affairs, secrets, betrayals, and blackmail come to light. And when a body is discovered with a knife between the shoulderblades, it’s going to take Pat and Fen’s combined talents to prevent the murderer destroying all their lives
TITLE: Want Me
AUTHOR: Neve Wilder
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 275 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2019
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Two roommates. One calculus exam. A whole lot of extracurricular activity.
Nate
Living with four other guys, it’s bound to happen.
Every guy’s been caught taking care of business at least once, right?
It shouldn’t be a big deal.
But I don’t know Eric as well as my other roommates, and things are a little awkward now.
He’s a loner. A mystery. Quietly confident. Smart.
Sexy as hell.
I’ve been happily subsisting on the typical frat guy diet of booze and sorority girls.
But the way Eric looked at me that night?
There was something there.
Something that’s got me curious.
Something that’s stirring up feelings I thought I’d left behind for good.
Something that’s making me think I’m not as straight as I thought was.
I can’t get him off of my mind.
I don’t think I want to.
So when he offers to help me study for a midterm I’m convinced I’m going to fail, I take him up on it.
It’s innocent.
Probably. Maybe.
There’s no way I could’ve known what it’d start…
TITLE: Gifted
SERIES: Guardian Angels Security #2
AUTHOR: Sean Ashcroft
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 330 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2019
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The last thing closeted musician Quinn needs is to walk in on his hot, British private investigator fresh from the shower before he gets his towel on.
And that’s not even the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to him today.
Quinn: Private investigators aren’t supposed to be hot.
But with his sexy scar and devil-may-care attitude, Fox hits all my buttons. I’m not allowed to be gay, but he’s perfect enough to make me want to break the rules. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he’s the only person who seems to care about how miserable I am.
With my career on the line and no one else to turn to, Fox makes me feel safe in a way no one else ever has. Maybe I can be myself if he’s sticking around? Maybe the rules aren’t as important as I thought they were.
If I can just finish this album and keep my contract, maybe I could keep him, too…
Fox: After all the hell I gave my business partner for falling into bed with a client, I’ll never live down how much I like Quinn. Tiny and adorable, just my type, and in desperate need of someone to take care of him.
I want to take care of him in every possible way. Between his cruel uncle, callous record company, and whoever’s trying to ruin his career before it even takes off, I want to bundle him up in bed and make him forget all about it for a few hours.
He’s impossible to resist, and I’ve promised him everything’s going to be all right. Now I just need to find a way to make that happen…
TITLE: A Hate Story
AUTHOR: Abrianna Denae
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 230 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 9, 2019
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Rhys Manson and Noah Harris have spent the past five years pretending to hate one another.
When the assignment of a lifetime finds them in close quarters for three weeks, they try their best to navigate around each other. Until by pure happenstance, they find themselves face to face and are forced to see past preconceived notions.
Rhys and Noah share a connection they never expected, but all too soon the job comes to an end and they go their separate ways.
A devastating blow puts Noah back in Rhys’s orbit. Only this time they’re surrounded by the secrets they’re both desperate to hide. They avoid one another until the feelings between them become too much to bear.
As they open up for the first time in their lives they need to decide if they’re going to keep pretending, or if they’re going to turn hate into something else.
TITLE: The Cost of Desire
SERIES: Secrets in Edgewood #2
AUTHOR: Kelly Jensen
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 275 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 9, 2019
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Jordan Chambers wasn’t looking for a relationship, but a late night at the office finds him too close for comfort to a much younger intern. Danny is fresh and fun, and he’s also the son of Jordan’s business partner. What starts as a one night roleplay grows into a months long secret which shows no signs of slowing down. Danny leaves for college and that’s supposed to be the end of things, only Jordan can’t find anyone who makes him feel as in charge and alive as Danny.
Danny Connery didn’t mean to fall for his dad’s business partner. He’s gone away for college and there’s a country keeping them apart, but Danny can’t get Jordan and the games they played out of his mind. After a late night phone call, Danny finds the feeling is mutual, and all bets are off. Danny and Jordan tumble into a serious relationship that could have very real consequences for them both.
Struggling with the distance between them and maintaining the lies they’ve told, Jordan and Danny reach an impasse when they’re outed in spectacular fashion. Jordan needs to search his soul and admit he’s in love, and Danny needs to decide if he’s ready to be the kind of man Jordan needs or they face losing everything they’ve ever desired.
TITLE: Prisoner of Shadows
SERIES: Lords of the Underworld #2
AUTHOR: Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 273 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 9, 2019
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For more than five thousand years, Prometheus has been chained in the underworld. Every day, an eagle tears out his liver. Every night, he heals. When Hermes releases him in a gambit to save himself from his father’s wrath, Prometheus must adjust to a world that’s forgotten him. Hunted by the twins, Artemis and Apollo, he finds help in an unexpected place.
Julian Bell is a vampire lost. He left his Louisiana home in 1936 and hasn’t settled since. Ten years ago he followed his best friend to New York, but the country they came to wasn’t the America he left. After losing his friend, he found himself unmoored in a strange land. As he nears his hundredth birthday, he’s realizing how truly alone he is.
When Prometheus and Julian’s paths cross one fateful night, they find in each other a safe path through the shadows.
TITLE: Eye of the Dragon
SERIES: The Wildcatters #2
AUTHOR: BA Tortuga
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 158 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2019, 2nd Edition
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Graduate student Cameron is on the trail of an ancient Chinese artifact, a ruby with a history. When he meets adventurer Poe in Mexico, he spills the beans on his quest, and Poe sees dollar signs as well as the hottest professor he’s ever met.
They head off to the salt flats and mountains of Utah, searching for a lost wagon train from the eighteen hundreds. What they find is danger beyond normal comprehension and a stone that drives men to insanity.
Soon Poe’s only concern is saving Cam, but to do that, he’ll need help from some old friends and a few new ones. When it becomes too late to turn away from their quest, Poe and Cam put themselves and their friends in deadly peril. It will take every bit of their talents and courage to make it through and survive the Dragon’s Eye.
TITLE: Relentless Passion
SERIES: Relentless #1
AUTHOR: A.J. Llewellyn
PUBLISHER: eXtasy
LENGTH: 94 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2019, 2nd Edition
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Twins Alex and Zeca love to switch identities. It’s harmless fun until Alex wants to date a hot tourist visiting their home of Capri, and asks Zeca to take his place on a date with Alex’s current beau, Antonio.
After a day in Antonio’s arms–followed by a long, lusty weekend in his bed during a trip to Naples–Zeca discovers switching places with Alex isn’t so harmless after all. Especially when he realizes he’s falling hard for his brother’s boyfriend.
While struggling with his feelings for Antonio, consoling his semi-celebrity father (who’s having woman troubles) and trying not to upset Alex (who might be in love with Antonio…or his tourist tryst…or maybe the neighbor lady), Zeca wonders how any of them will make it through all the relationship woes with hearts intact. As Antonio says, “Love has a way of fixing things itself.”
TITLE: Born for You
SERIES: Paranormal B&B #1
AUTHOR: M.D. Stewart
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 92 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2019
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Josiah: I survived the Civil War only to be murdered thirty-eight years later. Too angry and too bitter to move on, I haunted the land where my blood was shed. I found no peace until Matson Ashby came into my life. I watched him grow into adulthood, never imagining how sexy he’d become. Now I want him for my own, but I’m a ghost, and he’s human.
Matson: I was born and raised in rural Prenter’s Bottom, North Carolina, on the land my family farmed for more than a hundred years. Being gay in my little town? Well, let’s just say it’s not been easy. When I inherit my grandmother’s estate, I must decide whether to sell or stay where I’m not welcome. The problem is compounded by the ghost of a murdered man who tugs at my heartstrings. Is he real, or just a figment of my imagination?
TITLE: Love Kills
SERIES: Criminal Delights #8
AUTHOR: Michael Mandrake
PUBLISHER: Triad Literary
LENGTH: 219 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2019
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Deranged birds of a feather flock together… leaving trails of blood in their wake.
Holland has fantasies most can’t accept. When potential mates discover Holland’s bloodlust, it’s too late for them to refuse. Determined to get what he wants, Holland continues to seek a man to fulfill his deepest desire and he won’t stop at anything
Archer is inspired and aroused by the tales he’s heard from his boyfriend. Still, he’s greedy for something that pushes him over the edge. Although this might drive him and his partner apart, Archer’s dark want won’t disappear.
Clint’s love for his job has slipped for years, and he’s pondered change. These days he’s cared more about how to please his man, than the rigorous position of solving murder cases. Clint thinks his attitude will eventually get better, thus prompting him to stay aboard. Still, the constant worry of Archer finding someone new niggles at him.
Putting sketchy characters behind bars had always been Clint’s forte, but when new feelings arise, Clint’s conscience is tested. Furthermore, what will happen if Clint is forced to choose between the love of his life, his career, and his morality?
TITLE: Eastern Nights
SERIES: Compass #3
AUTHOR: Lise Gold
PUBLISHER: Lise Gold Books
LENGTH: 286 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2019
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Felicia Perez, a carefree, hopeless flirt from Miami, is working a second job as a fitting model in Bangkok while saving up to expand her own clothing line. She loves women and her freedom and never shies away from going after what she wants.
Kate Simmons is a passionate interior designer who is married to her job. Her love for beauty is universal; she can’t imagine tying herself down to anything that might limit her enjoyment of it, and that includes the shackles of a relationship.
When they meet in a hotel bar in Bangkok, they are instantly drawn to each other, but with both being used to having the upper hand, the situation is confusing to say the least. When two hunters cross paths, will one end up being the prey?
Together, they embark on a journey of self-discovery in the beautiful surroundings of exotic and mystical Thailand. Is the irresistible attraction between them merely the excitement of finally meeting their match or is the universe trying to steer them in the right direction?
TITLE: Purple Haze
SERIES: Aliens in New York #2
AUTHOR: Kelly Jensen
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 286 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2019
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Six months have passed since Dillon and Lang crashed into each other on a crowded street in New York City, changing the course of their lives. Now they’re living together as a couple, happy, in love, but not quite ready to say the words out loud.
Dillon is about to embark on a new adventure—opening a private art school housed in the brownstone left to him by his father. Lang… Lang is becoming ever more aware of the futility of his mission: being caretaker to his clan’s future when his clan might not survive the war with an opposing faction.
When a flashbulb outside a nightclub on New Year’s Eve temporarily blinds Dillon, the course of their lives is set to change again. Dillon’s perception of how the world works is going to be forever altered, and Lang will have to decide between his mission and the man who has come to mean more to him than he ever thought possible.
It will be up to both of them to chart a new direction, one that holds the balance between being human and alien. A course that might require sacrifices neither of them is willing to make.
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