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
Three Part Harmony	Holley Trent	Carina Press	8/19/2019	Plot Twist #2
Coffee	Matthew J. Metzger	NineStar Press	8/19/2019	A Cup of John #2
Hitting Black Ice	Heloise West	NineStar Press	8/19/2019	Heart and Haven #1
Change of Plans	Riley Long	Self Published	8/19/2019	Crushing #1
Zest	Clare London	Self Published	8/19/2019	The Accidental Baker #2
Damage	Mia Monroe	Self Published	8/19/2019	Love in the City #2
Dreaming of His Omega	Kallie Frost	Self Published	8/19/2019	Vale Valley Season 3 #15
Ship Happens	Pandora Pine	Self Published	8/19/2019	Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #3
Omega’s Traitor	Aiden Bates & Jill Haven	Self Published	8/19/2019	Guardian Dragons #3
Beauregard and the Beast	Evie Drae	Dreamspinner Press	8/20/2019	Dreamspun Desires
The Doctor’s Orders	Heidi Cullinan	Dreamspinner Press	8/20/2019	Copper Point Medical #3
No Limits	Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna	Dreamspinner Press	8/20/2019	Exploring Limits #2
Threadbare	Elle E. Ire	Dreamspinner Press Publications	8/20/2019	Storm Fronts #1
I Dare You to Break Curfew	Eva Mūnoz	Harmony Ink Press	8/20/2019	Inshari Chronicles #1
Behind the Stick	K. Evan Coles & Brigham Vaughn	Pride Publishing	8/20/2019	The Speakeasy #3
Sawtooth ‘n’ Soul	Jools Louise	Siren Bookstrand	8/20/2019	Three Bear Night #1
Calling in a Recker	J.D. Light	B4 Dawn Publishing	8/20/2019	Chosen #26
Kept in the Dark	Charlie Cochet	Self Published	8/20/2019	Locke and Keyes Agency #1
Escape	Annabelle Jacobs	Self Published	8/20/2019	Rebellion #1
Contract Signed	Aya DeAniege	Self Published	8/20/2019	Contracted #5
The Merchant of Reeves Square	Adella J. Harris	Self Published	8/20/2019	After the Swan’s Nest #3
Paw Prints on My Heart	L.J. Hamlin	JMS Books	8/21/2019	Paw Prints #1
Programming	Shelly Greene	JMS Books	8/21/2019
Switching Teams	Marcy Jacks	Siren Bookstrand	8/21/2019	Triton’s Pack #6
Today	R.J. Scott	Love Lane Books Limited	8/21/2019	Single Dads #2
Fixer-Upper	E.E. Silver	Self Published	8/21/2019	Vale Valley Season 3 #16
The Bear Necessities	Stormy Glenn	Siren Bookstrand	8/22/2019	Bear Essentials #4
Broken News	Sara Dobie Bauer	Self Published	8/22/2019
Make Me Trust You	Angel Knots	Self Published	8/22/2019	Omega Celibacy Club #3
Battle Ship	Brittany Cournoyer	Self Published	8/22/2019	Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #4
Pryderi	Catherine Lievens	eXtasy Books	8/23/2019	Council Enforcers #20
Switcher’s Rhapsody	Kate Steele	Changeling Press	8/23/2019
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking	Mychael Black	Changeling Press	8/23/2019	Set in Stone #5
Bike Business	Lynn Michaels	Rubicon Fiction	8/23/2019	Holeshot #3
Fighter	T.M. Smith	TTC Publishing	8/23/2019	Survivor #3
The Spell Checker	Colbie Dunbar	Self Published	8/23/2019	Vale Valley Season 3 #17
Hunter’s Creek	Victoria Sue	Self Published	8/23/2019
Absolution	Lissa Kasey	Self Published	8/23/2019	Dominion #5
Realize	Susan Hawke	Self Published	8/23/2019	Men of Hidden Creek – Season 4, #2
Vidar	Michelle Frost	Self Published	8/23/2019	Open Wounds #4
Anyone But Her	Erica Lee	Self Published	8/24/2019

 

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TITLE: Three Part Harmony

AUTHOR: Holley Trent

SERIES: Plot Twist #2

PUBLISHER: Carina Press

LENGTH: 384 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Sometimes three is deliciously better than two

Raleigh McKean has borne witness to every conceivable way one person can take advantage of another. He sees it all the time in his job as a book publicist, especially working alongside his boss’s daughter. Everley Shannon would be amazing if she wasn’t such a pain in his ass.

All Raleigh wants is something real. But when the captivating stranger he agrees to go home with turns out to be Bruce Engle, the elusive rock star, it’s a harsh reminder that users are everywhere. Raleigh’s his route to a book deal, nothing more.

What Raleigh doesn’t realize is that the brooding musician is also searching for something real—and it’s possible he’s already found it in Everley’s arms. But is there room in those arms for one more?

With Everley’s own dream of getting out from under her father’s shadow crumbling into chaos, it feels like the perfect time to embrace something new. But when Raleigh’s insatiable attraction to both Everley and Bruce makes it impossible to keep his distance, there’s only one obvious solution…assuming they can learn how to share.

TITLE: Coffee

AUTHOR: Matthew J. Metzger

SERIES: A Cup of John #2

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 270 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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When Chris’s stepfather passes away and leaves Chris a house and a wedding ring, it seems like the perfect opportunity to take the next step in his relationship with John.

So, they’re both in for a nasty shock when Chris’s mother is vehemently opposed to the idea. Despite three years of history to prove otherwise, she insists that John is only a temporary feature in Chris’s life, and a man like him can’t be expected to stay with someone like Chris in the long run.

Can Chris persuade her that she’s wrong in time for the wedding—or will there be an empty space in the photographs?

TITLE: Hitting Black Ice

AUTHOR: Heloise West

SERIES: Heart and Haven #1

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 263 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019, 2nd Edition

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Shawn is on the run from the law and love, to protect himself and anyone else involved. Until he meets Hunter, and he no longer wants to run.

ER physician’s assistant Hunter guards his heart carefully, but that doesn’t stop him from falling for the temp front desk clerk. He keeps his distance from relationships for a good reason but just can’t help himself when it comes to Shawn.

Forced into a hostage situation, buried passions explode in the aftermath, and sex in the supply closet brings both their hearts back to life. But as they explore their relationship, the past catches up with Shawn.

FBI agent Nick Truman has finally found his man, and when Shawn escapes, he focuses his attention on Hunter. Will Shawn sacrifice himself to save Hunter from the man who framed him for murder?

TITLE: Change of Plans

AUTHOR: Riley Long

SERIES: Crushing #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 208 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Even the best laid plans can go wrong…

Jared Costa is a touring backup dancer for one of pop music’s hottest up-and-comers. He’s also harboring a crush on his sexy-as-sin dance partner, Corey, who is tragically straight. Jared’s plan to make it through another month of the tour without acting on his desires should work, if he doesn’t let his hunger for Corey get the best of him. Once the tour is over, they will go their separate ways and Jared can put this foolish crush behind him for good.

Corey Miller put his same-sex attraction days behind him in college. Staying away from entanglements is the key to the big plans for his career and making a name for himself as a dancer. Or, that was the plan, until a game of beer pong ends in a kiss–with his luscious dance partner, Jared. Corey’s spun off center, unable to regain his balance. After their hot-as-hell kiss, he’s questioning if fame is all he wants, or if what he needs is something–or someone–else.

With both their plans crumbling, can they abandon those and devise a new plan? One that holds them together, instead of tearing them apart?

 

TITLE: Zest

AUTHOR: Clare London

SERIES: The Accidental Baker #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 134 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Donnie’s new romance with silver fox veterinarian Will looks like a real recipe for love. But first he has to deal with the problems of his job, his friends’ demands, and worries about Will’s privileged background. To say nothing of Donnie’s thwarted dreams of a catering career—and baking something that doesn’t come out a disaster.

Will is fascinated and entranced by Donnie. A mature, professional businessman, he’s far less confident in romance—and in the bedroom. Yet his eagerness to look after Donnie and show him a better life are misguided, and have a disastrous effect of their own.

Donnie is everyone’s friend. He’ll help anyone out. But who’s there to help him when he needs it?

TITLE: Damage

AUTHOR: Mia Monroe

SERIES: Love in the City #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 257 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Everyone deserves a second chance. Even someone like me.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life.

I would travel the world, share what I knew, and write my stories. Everything I did was designed to bring me closer to that goal. So when a dream opportunity landed in my lap, I had to take it, no matter who I had to leave behind in the process.

Three years have passed since I made that decision, and I quickly learned reality doesn’t always match up with vision. Home is exactly where I need to be, but when I see the man I pushed aside to follow my chosen path, the true cost of my decision hits me like a ton of bricks. I don’t deserve it, but I’ll do anything to get him back.

All I want is a second chance at the future we should have had, but first I have to fix what I left behind… damage.

TITLE: Dreaming of His Omega

AUTHOR: Kallie Frost

SERIES: Vale Valley Season 3 #15

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 316 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Traviel the Elf lives an idyllic life in Vale Valley with his true mate, Elarian. They spend their days communing with nature and exploring the wonders of their town. After finding out Elarian is expecting their first child, everything seems perfect.

Except it’s not real.

Struggling to make ends meet, aspiring author Travis finds solace writing about the adventures of his fictional elven counterpart. Traviel blissfully leads the life Travis wishes he could. But ever since he saved a stranger from an oncoming bus, Travis has started to have vivid dreams about his fictional world. After someone mistakenly calls him Traviel, Travis becomes convinced that Vale Valley is real. If that’s true, then Elarian could be there, waiting for his mate to find him.

And that’s exactly what Elarian is doing… some of the time.

Traviel has been randomly vanishing, only to reappear hours later, with no memory of where he was. As his pregnancy advances, Elarian becomes increasingly afraid that one of these days his alpha will disappear for good. And then, a human comes to town, weaving an incredible tale. But when he vanishes and Traviel takes his place, Elarian is forced to believe the impossible…

TITLE: Ship Happens

AUTHOR: Pandora Pine

SERIES: Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 159 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Photographer Upton Sanders is a proverbial third wheel. Still single after his best friend met the love of his life on the Valentine’s Inc. dating app, Upton assumes he’ll be alone forever. Everything changes when his friends surprise him with a week-long singles cruise.

Travel agent Walsh Dunne has never left the state of North Carolina. With the ink on his hospitality degree still wet, he embarks on the S.S. Neptune to learn about the cruise industry and the ship’s exotic ports of call. It isn’t until a chance encounter with Upton that Walsh learns this is no ordinary cruise.

Excited to attend the Ship Happens dating events, Upton has zero luck meeting the man of his dreams. The one man he is forever running into, Walsh, keeps rescuing him from sticky situations. Finished with the vain men he’s met so far, Upton and Walsh team up to explore the islands.

Sparks fly between the men, making them think a relationship in the real world is possible. Back on shore, both men are excited about the future, until an emergency calls Walsh back home.

Can the star-crossed lovers find a way back to each other? Or will their love go down with the ship?

TITLE: Omega’s Traitor

AUTHORS: Aiden Bates & Jill Haven

SERIES: Guardian Dragons #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 243 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2019

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Dragons are scum. I know this. So why does this one make me feel so good?

I know I should be proud to be a Templar. My daddy was one, and my granddaddy, too. And I am proud, don’t get me wrong. Of course I want to be part of ridding the earth of dragons before they can hurt anyone else. It’s just that the money doesn’t hurt, either. Not when every spare cent I have is going towards Mama’s hospital bills.

When Sasha comes storming into my life, I think I’m a goner. He’s a dragon – and he’s not exactly happy that I helped the Templars kidnap his brother. But it’s more than that. The pull between us feels electric, and the intensity in his eyes makes me shiver – in more ways than one. And best of all? If I help him, he’s promised help in finding a cure for Mama’s cancer.

However, the Templars aren’t an organization that plays around. If I switch sides, I’m toast. Can I afford to take that risk? Or more importantly, can I afford not to?

TITLE: Beauregard and the Beast

AUTHOR: Evie Drae

SERIES: Dreamspun Desires

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 208 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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A Once Upon a Vegas Night Tale.

His greatest prize can’t be won in the octagon.

Champion MMA fighter Adam Littrell needs no distractions as he prepares for the fight that will determine whether he retires. But when he opens the door of his swanky Las Vegas home to his new personal assistant, Bo Wilkins, staying focused becomes a struggle.

Aware of Adam’s surly reputation, Bo doesn’t expect to like his new employer, let alone fall for him. But Bo is pleasantly surprised when a shared love of books leads them to study for their GEDs together and plan for a life after their current careers. Adam won’t be able to fight forever, and Bo wants a relationship on equal footing.

But just as their relationship is getting off the ground, the sister Bo raised needs his help, and he drops everything. With Adam’s final match looming and Bo in a different city, reuniting will be the real challenge.

TITLE: The Doctor’s Orders

AUTHOR: Heidi Cullinan

SERIES: Copper Point Medical #3

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 384 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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Once upon a time Nicolas Beckert was the boy who stole kisses from Jared Kumpel beneath the bleachers, but now Jared’s a pediatrician and Nick is the hospital CEO who won’t glance his way. Everything changes, however, when they’re stranded alone in a hospital elevator. Ten years of cold shoulders melt away in five hours of close contact, and old passions rekindle into hot flames.

Once out of the elevator, Jared has no intention of letting Nick get away. It’s clear he’s desperate for someone to give him space to let go of the reins, and Jared is happy to oblige. But Jared wants Nick as a lover in a full, open relationship, which is a step further than Nick is willing to go. They’ve traded kisses under the bleachers for liaisons in the boardroom… and it looks like the same arguments that drove them apart in high school might do the same thing now.

Jared’s determined not to let that happen this time around. He won’t order Nick from his shell—he’ll listen to what his friend says he needs to feel safe. Maybe this time he can prescribe his lover a happy ever after.

TITLE: No Limits

AUTHOR: Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna

SERIES: Exploring Limits #2

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 348 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019, 2^nd Edition

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For three actors in a committed gay ménage, balancing work, sex, and romance might be their most challenging role yet.

The Dom who taught Devon about BDSM is back to reclaim his sub and break up the trio. He leaves chaos across the set of Camelot and Devon reluctant to resume his dominant role with his lovers, Jonathan and Kit.

But facing their pasts and discovering and exploring new kinks might not be the ultimate test of their relationship….

Filming is ending on the miniseries that brought the three of them together, and they’re about to go their separate ways, pulled in different directions by family, obligations, and careers. How will they hold onto the love they’ve built when production wraps?

Each man has a unique idea about how to maintain their relationship, but will promises and memories be enough?

This volume includes newly edited and expanded versions of the novellas:

Breaking Limits

Transcending Limits

No Limits

TITLE: Threadbare

AUTHOR: Elle E. Ire

SERIES: Storm Fronts #1

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press Publications

LENGTH: 280 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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All cybernetic soldier Vick Corren wanted was to be human again. Now all she wants is Kelly. But machines can’t love. Can they?

With the computerized implants that replaced most of her brain, Vick views herself as more machine than human. She’s lost her memory, but worse, can no longer control her emotions, though with the help of empath Kelly LaSalle, she’s holding the threads of her fraying sanity together.

Vick is smarter, faster, impervious to pain… the best mercenary in the Fighting Storm, until odd flashbacks show Vick a life she can’t remember and a romantic relationship with Kelly that Vick never knew existed. But investigating that must wait until Vick and her team rescue the Storm’s kidnapped leader.

Someone from within the organization is working against them, threatening Kelly’s freedom. To save her, Vick will have to sacrifice what she values most: the last of her humanity. Before the mission is over, either Vick or Kelly will forfeit the life she once knew.

TITLE: I Dare You to Break Curfew

AUTHOR: Eva Mūnoz

SERIES: Inshari Chronicles #1

PUBLISHER: Harmony Ink

LENGTH: 238 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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To save humankind, Camron may have to fall in love.

Vampires are real, and they are called the Inshari. After Camron Masters breaks curfew the first time, he discovers them living beneath Braylin Academy. The second time he breaks curfew, he meets a mad scientist who convinces him to take part in an experiment in exchange for more information about the Inshari. A small pinprick later, Camron wakes up as one of them and finds himself bonded to the prince of his dreams—vampire or not, Troyan is dark, brooding, and oh so delicious. But there’s the enigmatic Zaire vying for his attention too. Or is Camron just a pawn in a centuries-old feud?

All Camron’s ever wanted was to live his own fairy tale. But there’s always a catch after meeting Prince Charming.

TITLE: Behind the Stick

AUTHORS: K. Evan Coles & Brigham Vaughn

SERIES: The Speakeasy #3

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 283 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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Love, served behind the stick.

Kyle McKee lives a charmed life. He co-owns Under, an uptown speakeasy, where he is chief mixologist. Friends poke fun at Kyle’s tiny one-bed apartment in Chelsea, but they’re the best support system a man could ask for. Unfortunately, Kyle’s lackluster love life has led him to take a break from dating.

Harlem resident Luka Clarke is a lieutenant with Engine 47, the Pride of Morningside, where he carries on his father’s legacy with the FDNY. Luka, who is mixed race and bisexual, has his eye on Kyle, whom he met at a local burger joint and he just needs to make time to visit Kyle’s bar.

Before work one evening, Kyle is trapped inside the luncheonette when a fire breaks out. Luka’s firehouse answers the call and he connects with Kyle again under the most unexpected of circumstances. When Kyle gratefully invites Luka and the firehouse squad to Under, the flirting between the two men leads to a date.

Kyle and Luka quickly grow close, but Luka’s mother and sister distrust Kyle for being both white and gay. Luka believes his family will come around and accept Kyle in the end, but Kyle is not optimistic and hides his disquiet as attraction blossoms into love.

Kyle and Luka’s near-idyllic bubble is shattered one evening after a hate crime leaves them scarred, inside and out. Shaken, they put on a strong front but struggle inwardly against fear and personal demons. As the emotions seething beneath the surface finally come to a head, both men must decide if they have the strength to find love enough to conquer hate.

TITLE: Sawtooth ‘n’ Soul

AUTHOR: Jools Louise

SERIES: Three Bear Night #1

PUBLISHER: Siren Bookstrand

LENGTH: 32,729 Words

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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T-Rex has been in the closet for the sake of his career.  A drummer for country rock band Three Bear Night, he’s tired of hiding who he is and takes a trip to the Sawtooth National Forest for some much-needed R & R.

Jonas, a sexy park ranger and coyote shifter, is out and proud, unimpressed by T’s excuses, but knows it’s T-Rex’s decision.  T-Rex, a grizzly bear shifter, has been pursued by two relentless journalists, who are determined to expose his every secret.  They follow him to his cabin, where he and Jonas, plus his best friends and bandmates, Alvin and Ox, uncover a deadly secret of their own when their manager leaks their location, forcing them to choose between their heart or their pocketbooks.  One secret leads to another, the stakes as high as can be.  T-Rex is prepared to risk all for Jonas, to prove this isn’t a casual fling.

TITLE: Calling in a Recker

AUTHOR: J.D. Light

SERIES: Chosen #26

PUBLISHER: B4 Dawn Publishing

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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When Kennedy, the gorgeous actor Recker has been obsessed with for several months gets into a tussle on the news, his chosen mark is exposed to the world. Only a few will understand what the mark means, but those few could be dangerous.

Recker gets hired on as Kennedy’s new bodyguard, replacing the idiots who nearly got him injured in the first place, and confirms what he’d been starting to believe… Kennedy is his mate. But how do you introduce someone who lives their life in the spotlight to shifters and… everything else?

TITLE: Kept in the Dark

AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet

SERIES: Locke and Keyes Agency #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 252 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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Former Army Ranger turned government assassin Álvaro Montero and CIA Officer Caiden Cardosa crossed paths two years ago in Vienna, where their encounter ended less than amicably—despite the explosive sexual chemistry between them.

Now Caiden is riding a desk at Langley after his cover is blown. And Álvaro—who was “killed”—has a new identity and purpose as Delta/D, an operative for the Locke and Keyes Agency, under the leadership of the mysterious Alpha Orion.

When D and Caiden team up in a deadly black ops mission, the urge to kill each other will have to take a back seat to the desire for revenge against the man who betrayed them both. Surviving the mission won’t be easy. Resisting the passion between them—that might be impossible.

TITLE: Escape

AUTHOR: Annabelle Jacobs

SERIES: Rebellion #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 74,000 Words

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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This isn’t the life Cole dreamt of, but what choice does he have?

With his twenty-fifth birthday behind him, Cole Moreton now faces the shifter compatibility test which will decide his future. Testing positive means joining a pack and eventually taking the bite. Unfortunately, with enviable skills in self-defence and hand-to-hand combat, the kind of packs interested in him aren’t any he’d want to join.

Logan has been a member of the McKillan pack for most of his life. Pack is family and loyalty is everything, but when the shifter government turns out to be no better than the oppressive humans before them, he questions everything.

Right from their first meeting, Logan knows that a life with the McKillan pack isn’t right for Cole, but with his alpha taking a keen interest in Cole’s skills, Logan’s hands are tied. Mutual attraction builds between them, but acting on it is futile—helping Cole will put their lives at risk and an end to any future they could’ve had.

TITLE: Contract Signed

AUTHOR: Aya DeAniege

SERIES: Contracted #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 278 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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What happens when you sell your soul to the devil?

Nathaniel Edwards would call himself a selfish man. He cares for little besides himself. Born into the rich and famous, he has spent his life doing whatever he likes. There is nothing he can’t buy his way out of. His partying lifestyle has proven he serves his own desires.

There are two people in the world who Nathaniel would put his life on hold for. Their connections are complicated and tenuous, but when one is threatened, Nathaniel and his friend sign a contract with Nathaniel’s father to save the life of an innocent.

The terms of their contract are as complicated as their history together, and just as dark. As their third year is set to begin, their contract dictates that Nathaniel kneel in service of his friend—at the discretion of his father.

He who has never held a door for another is suddenly to obey every command, every flick of the fingers, of someone he’s known for years. He never expected to find comfort in the act of service.

But then, he never expected to serve Him.

TITLE: The Merchant of Reeves Square

AUTHOR: Adella J. Harris

SERIES: After the Swan’s Nest #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 316 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

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Sir Arthur Holden was lonely. That had to be why he found the private inquiry agent, Henry Parker, so intriguing. Simple loneliness after he’d gotten his two best friends arrested in a raid on a molly house he’d recommended. Now they’re both out of prison, but William is living in Cornwall and Thomas is hiding in Yorkshire. And the intriguing Mr. Parker says he has a way to help Thomas come out of hiding. That would be the only reason to hire him. Nothing at all to do with wanting to see him again.

TITLE: Paw Prints on My Heart

AUTHOR: L.J. Hamlin

SERIES: Paw Prints #1

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 68 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2019, 2nd edition

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Holden loves his twin sister, tattoos, wild hair colors, and love. The first three are easy—his sister loves him, he’s training as a tattoo artist, and hair dye is a store away. But love is another matter. Scoring an evening of fun takes no effort, but getting someone to stay? Impossible.

Then a hot werewolf cop shows up for a tattoo appointment, and Holden’s interest seems mutual. But just as things seem to be going well, his sister collapses at a club and Holden’s world falls apart.

TITLE: Programming

AUTHOR: Shelly Greene

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 7,965 Words

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2019

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Simone, a female-identifying android, is part of a scientific team sent ahead of the first colony to return to Earth, which is finally habitable again after centuries of radiation recovery. She mostly finds her human crewmates irritating, and the most irritating by far is Dr. Lucy Zhong, who slowly becomes Simone’s best friend, more important to her than anyone else has ever been.

When Lucy is fatally injured, she kisses Simone during her last moments of consciousness. Only then does Simone realize they may be more than friends. To save Lucy, Simone places her in the last functioning cryo-pod, even though this means sacrificing another crewmember. Simone’s programming should not permit that kind of choice, but if this is a malfunction, Simone doesn’t care as long as it saves Lucy.

When the colony ship arrives, Lucy is revived, and discovers it’s her turn to play rescuer, as Simone has been slated for deactivation. Does the android’s “malfunction” mean she returns Lucy’s feelings? If Lucy can’t save her beloved Simone, she’ll never find out.

TITLE: Switching Teams

AUTHOR: Marcy Jacks

SERIES: Triton’s Pack #6

PUBLISHER: Siren Bookstrand

LENGTH: 25,252 Words

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2019

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Jason Saroski has had a pretty normal life in his pack, but a group of vampire assassins change everything.

The vampires are not going to take kindly to their new drink mouthing off to them. Before they can do any damage, one of their deadliest assassins walks in, and he smells something real nice on Jason.

Jason catches that smell, too, and he likes it. A lot.

Damian has always known killing. He thought the last of his soul died long ago, but no. Jason breathes life into him, and Damian needs the man. He doesn’t understand why. He knows werewolves can mate with each other, but a vampire and a werewolf? Is such a thing possible?

When his master threatens Jason, Damian knows they can’t stay. Damian will betray everything he’s ever known for the one thing he cares about, and possibly get a second chance at this new life in the process.

 

TITLE: Today

AUTHOR: R.J. Scott

SERIES: Single Dads #2

PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books Limited

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2019

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When the world labels a man and judges them blindly, is it possible to ever find love?

Firefighter Eric is on the front line, battling the threat of nature’s destruction in the California grasslands alongside his CalFire team. Focused and calm, even in the direst of situations, he has a strong affection for his fire truck, loves his career, and has best friends he can rely on. All he needs now is love, but that seems to be impossible to find. At his friend’s wedding. Eric falls in lust at first sight with the shy, slim and sexy Brady, even if Brady isn’t the type of guy he usually goes for. What Eric longs for is an equal in his bed, not a smaller guy who might want Eric to role-play big strong firefighter every time they have sex. He wants to find someone he can be vulnerable with, someone who will love him for his soft heart and quiet ways.

Brady’s life plans grind to a halt when his niece and nephew lose their parents in a tragic accident, and he becomes a dad overnight. His Developmental Coordination Disorder rules his life, but he fights both DCD and the fears that chase him every day, to give Maddie and Lucas a home. Agreeing to go to a friend’s wedding is a decision he regrets long before he even gets there. But, he refuses to give in to his fear, even if he might do something that makes him a target for people’s comments and laughter. Meeting Eric, a huge man with a gentle voice and a flair for chivalry, he falls hard. Now, if only he can let himself get past his panic that Eric would never want someone like him, then maybe he could fall in love for real.

TITLE: Fixer-Upper

AUTHOR: E.E. Silver

SERIES: Vale Valley Season 3 #16

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2019

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King is not your typical sweet omega merman. He’s infamous for his explosive temper and his ability to let it ruin his life – which is why he’s in Vale Valley, jobless, homeless, and staying with his cousin and her husband, the sheriff of Vale Valley. He isn’t planning on take a job helping the new single dad in town remodel a house, and he really isn’t counting on the alpha being the one person he’s been waiting his whole life for.

When baby Anya came into his life, Jonah sold everything he owned in order to move to Vale Valley and open a daycare so he can build a life for the two of them. Anya and a run-down house on the lake are all he has, and wants, in this world. That is, until he meets a prickly omega with more than his fair share of baggage and kisses that melt Jonah’s brain every damn time.

But both men are hiding secrets that could destroy the fragile trust they’ve been building, and King’s determined not to let fate tell him who his mate should be. Even if Jonah is everything King’s ever wanted.

TITLE: The Bear Necessities

AUTHOR: Stormy Glenn

PUBLISHER: Siren Bookstrand

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 32,056 Words

RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2019

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Enforcer Jeb Taylor found his mate in bear shifter Erik Thomas. He couldn’t be happier. The man was sexy, smart, and funny. He wasn’t happy that someone seemed intent on taking Erik from him. Helping his alpha establish a new clan wasn’t easy, but losing his mate would be impossible.

Erik Thomas’s life was one big roller coaster ride. He went from traveling home from seeing friends to being kidnapped to being rescued by the sexiest bear he’d ever seen. He’d get off the wild ride except that might mean giving up the best thing that ever happened to him.

When trouble comes at them from every direction, they have to learn to rely on each other and those around them to survive what mig ht be someone’s bid to take over the clan.

TITLE: Broken News

AUTHOR: Sara Dobie Bauer

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2019

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He was supposed to hurt him. Ruin him. Instead, he fell in love.

In the big, bad city, Eric West holds the reins. A mafia king, he is feared, ruthless, and obsessed with a man half his age.

Will, his favorite whore, is young, beautiful, and the only person to ever bring him to his knees.

Will is a man to kill for.

A man to change for.

But what if Will isn’t what he seems?

TITLE: Make Me Trust You

AUTHOR: Angel Knots

SERIES: Omega Celibacy Club #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2019

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Biology is easy for Emmett Christianson, and it’s not because of his off-the-charts IQ, it’s simply because biological reactions make sense. At least, they do in the lab. His own biological reactions when he’s asked to tutor Preston College’s star quarterback, though? Those ones are a little more confusing.

It turns out there’s more to Bryce than just football. He’s also funny, and nice, and so hot that Emmett can’t seem to make it through a single tutoring session without embarrassing himself. So sure, it makes sense why Emmett would fall for him… the confusing part is when Bryce starts acting like he might like Emmett, too.

Emmett is smart enough to know that an alpha like Bryce would never actually be interested in him. What he can’t seem to figure out is what Bryce really wants.

TITLE: Battle Ship

AUTHOR: Brittany Cournoyer

SERIES: Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2019

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Dawson Hoshaw lives by one motto—work hard, play harder. As the owner of Blue Lotus, a tattoo and piercing shop, he’s got the first part covered. The second part, he accomplishes through meaningless hookups and no-strings-attached encounters. It’s safer this way, with no risk of getting his heart broken again. But when his best friend, Peyton, enters him in a contest—and wins—Dawson finds himself the recipient of an all-expenses paid singles cruise around Australia, courtesy of Valentine’s Inc.

As long as he can remember, Stephen Kincaid has known it’s his duty to take over his family’s chain of men’s clothing stores. The closer his father grows to retirement, the more responsibility Steven assumes. Running multiple businesses and living up to expectations doesn’t leave him with much time for dating, and he can’t remember the last time he took a vacation. So when he wins a contest he didn’t even enter, he can’t pass up the opportunity to see Australia before returning to his humdrum life.

When a mix-up forces Dawson and Steven to share a cabin, their dream vacation turns into a nightmare. It wouldn’t be so bad if they could escape each other during the day, but it’s hard not to run into one another. And the more time they spend together, the more they find they don’t want to stay away. After a night of passion, Stephen and Dawson can’t help giving in to the growing feelings between them. But how can they make this vacation fling work once they go back to the real world?

TITLE: Pryderi

AUTHOR: Catherine Lievens

SERIES: Council Enforcers #20

PUBLISHER: eXtasy Books

LENGTH: 37,194 Words

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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Age is just a number.

Pryderi has known Nate was his mate for weeks—way too long not to tell him. But Pryderi grew up with rejection, and he isn’t sure he has the courage to possibly face it again, especially coming from the man he’s been falling in love from afar and who represents his future. He’s not going to gain anything by watching Nate from afar, though.

Nate’s world gets upended over just a few days. First Pryderi, the cute Nix he’s noticed more than he likes to admit, tells him they’re mates, then the brother he thought was dead for the past fifteen years suddenly comes back with the Beasts after him. Nate isn’t sure how to deal with any of them, but Calder has always been the center of his world, and that hasn’t changed.

Pryderi has a hard time getting through to Nate, who is terrified of losing him like he thought he’d lost his brother. The fact that Pryderi is working undercover in Nate’s bar to try to find the last members of the Beasts still in town is making things both worse and better—and more than a little complicated.

TITLE: Switcher’s Rhapsody

AUTHOR: Kate Steele

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 92 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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Tarl Mengs, navigator of the Starship Brizo, never expected his vacation would end with a near crash landing on a backwater planet like Peldar. Resigned to days of boredom while his shuttle is repaired, an unexpected meeting with a cute and sassy Adarian lands Mengs in a world of trouble. It seems Switcher has stolen a prize from a pack of poachers who will do anything to get it back.

Stranded and on the run, Mengs and Switcher face life threatening danger to save a species on the verge of extinction. And that’s the easy part. Who knew wrestling with a budding relationship would be even harder!

TITLE: Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

AUTHOR: Mychael Black

SERIES: Set in Stone #5

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 54 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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When Jacob’s eccentric mentor Malcolm dies, Jacob finds himself falling down the proverbial rabbit hole. Lucid dreams keep him questioning his own sanity. When he meets Christian, things only get stranger.

Is Christian real, or is Malcolm just trying to drive Jacob insane from beyond the grave?

TITLE: Bike Business

AUTHOR: Lynn Michaels

SERIES: Holeshot #3

PUBLISHER: Rubicon Fiction

LENGTH: 264 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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Apex Racing is expanding and absorbing Pilot and his lovers. Everyone is happy with it…except Johnny. He’s feeling constantly left out and more alone than ever before. It’s time to seek out his own win, and find his holeshot even if its off the track and away from Pilot.

Gavin is determined to put together the hottest Supercross team, and he wants that to include Bryce Nickels, but that seems almost impossible since he signed with Apex. Perhaps, he needs a new angle, like the sexy business partner of the bodyguard, Johnny Killebrew. Maybe he’ll sign on more than he bargained for.

Everyone is chasing their own dreams, but Johnny isn’t sure he even has one.

TITLE: Fighter

AUTHOR: T.M. Smith

SERIES: Survivor #3

PUBLISHER: TTC Publishing

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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Dedication and smarts have given Blair Cummings a leg up in the Bureau. His job is all-consuming, but rewarding. It doesn’t leave much time for a love life though, not that Blair believes in love. At nearly thirty, he’s only ever been in one long- term relationship due to his inability to commit to anything other than his job and his family.

Born into a family that is as successful as they are hateful, Howard Manning Tullor Junior ran so far away from his last name that he wound up in the arms of Satan himself. Freedom comes at a high price but it’s one Mannie is willing to pay, setting him on a path that leads him to a quiet, laid-back FBI agent.

Their attraction is unexpected, and yet, welcomed. Blair seems to have finally found something worth fighting for, but Mannie, still haunted by ghosts of the past, wonders if he’ll ever be able to move on. The two are working toward their future, but can a budding romance survive when past and present collide?

TITLE: The Spell Checker

AUTHOR: Colbie Dunbar

SERIES: Vale Valley Season 3 #17

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 316 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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When you cast spells, don’t be surprised if you reel in something unexpected.

Arlo’s alone, and he’s in danger. After the death of his alpha mate, Harley, he keeps a secret until the alpha’s sister discovers the omega is pregnant with the heir to the family’s millions.

And that can’t happen.

The omega escapes, but when tracker dogs pick up his scent, he begs the universe to save him and his baby. Finding himself beside a lake cloaked in a purple mist, Arlo bows his head and does something that changes not only his destiny, but also the life of his unborn child.

Observing the omega’s arrival from his hillside cottage is Hugo, the Vale Valley spell checker. It’s his duty to shield the community from those who are forbidden to enter. The warlock is an old soul who has weathered centuries of human failures and achievements.

Hugo and Arlo are both drawn to and irritated by one another. Their teasing, bantering and arguing leave the pair vowing to avoid each other. But fate tumbles them around and drags them together.

And after the baby is born, there are questions, a discovery and resentment woven together with unwavering love. But when the omega unravels a mystery, he grills Hugo on the warlock’s commitment to him and the little one.

Is Vale Valley big enough for all three, or will someone be forced to leave their safe haven?

 

TITLE: Hunter’s Creek

AUTHOR: Victoria Sue

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 205 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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Sai has spent half his life locked away in a human psychiatric facility for inexplicable rages and inhuman strength. Drugged and desperate, he is ready to give up completely until one miraculous day he’s rescued by a stranger who not only says his rages are because he’s an unbonded wolf omega, but insists Sai is his true mate. Asher is used to shifters of every sort. Growing up, he was his mom and dad’s first successful foster cub and his large family often get emergency calls about shifter kids in trouble.

He’s one hundred percent grown-up gorgeous male and one hundred percent Asher’s fated mate. He’s also rare. Very rare. Given time, Asher is sure he can explain who and what he is…except when the rogue wolves discover Sai’s existence and the baby he might be carrying, time is something they no longer have.

Then the race isn’t about explaining how much Asher loves him, but becomes about saving Sai’s life.

TITLE: Absolution

AUTHOR: Lissa Kasey

SERIES: Dominion #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 329 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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Sam is used to being the bad guy. So when he becomes the undead, he doesn’t understand why it pisses him off. Sure guys throw themselves at him, and he’s strong enough to toss a car across a room, but he’s friends with two of the four pillars of Dominion power and mentored by one of the most powerful vampires in the world. Things that put a damper on his whole ‘scourge of darkness’ vibe.

For months he’s been letting a little red-eyed monster out to play and feeding on the dangerous instead of on the willing. If it weren’t for his endless desire to take a nibble from his sexy and tattooed roommate, Constantine, he’d still be stalking the night looking for human monsters to devour. Instead he’s taking on a cibo, a regular blood donor, in the form of Luca, a dhampir.

With Luca and his profound knowledge of undead politics in his life, Sam begins to realize he doesn’t know as much as he thought, and maybe that’s not his fault. His mentor’s sanity is slipping, the world is changing, and vampires are beginning to lose control. Will Sam fall into the darkness too, or can Luca and Con drag him back from the abyss?

TITLE: Realize

AUTHOR: Susan Hawke

SERIES: Men of Hidden Creek – Season 4, #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 288 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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“What we have can’t be faked.”

Max Jackson’s life is pretty close to perfect—except that he’s secretly in love with his straight best friend and roommate. He’s got his dream job and a family he secretly pretends are his own. But they aren’t… no matter how much he might wish it were true.

After the tragic death of his wife, Parker Wilson didn’t have time to wallow in grief—not when he had two young children to raise. He’s not looking for romance or a new partner. He doesn’t need one anyway… he has his life-long buddy Max to help him through every struggle.

When Parker loses his job and can’t afford his daughter’s pricey insulin, Max suggests fake marriage for insurance coverage. Since he’s already a second parent to Parker’s cute kids, it should be easy… until the marriage becomes a little too real.

TITLE: Vidar

AUTHOR: Michelle Frost

SERIES: Open Wounds #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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All his life, Vidar Rourke has stood tall against every challenge he’s faced—from his father’s fists to the demanding world inside an MMA cage. Providing for and protecting his family has been the north star on the path he set for himself years ago, and he’s never faltered.

Never get attached.

Two men have come into his life like a whirlwind hellbent on throwing him off course. One a new possibility and the other an old ache—both equally tempting. As his walls start to crumble, he’ll have to balance letting them close enough without dropping his guard.

Never reveal your weak spots.

An old mistake crawls out of the shadows issuing a challenge and threatening the delicate harmony he’s found with his lovers. Stepping into the cage again was never part of the plan, but as the door shuts behind him on the most important fight of his life—he’ll make every punch count.

TITLE: Anyone But Her

AUTHOR: Erica Lee

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: August 24, 2019

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Reagan Cooper has been an out and proud lesbian since high school, but can’t say no when her gay best friend, Jamie Miller, asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend for his family reunion. Jamie has been there for her through everything. Plus, she’s interested in learning more about the family he never speaks of.

Living in California for eight years, Charlie Miller has been able to live authentically, but being back in her small Maryland hometown with her conservative family means going back into the closet. What she didn’t expect was to be so attracted to her brother’s girlfriend.

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