Here are the new releases of LGBT romance books 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 |
| Lord of the Last Heartbeat | May Peterson | Carina Press | 9/2/2019 | The Sacred Dark #1 | |
| Confessions of a Gay Curmudgeon | Andy V. Ambrose | NineStar Press | 9/2/2019 | ||
| Beyond Identity | Karrie Roman | NineStar Press | 9/2/2019 | ||
| Granola Bars and Spaceships | Geneva Vand | Self Published | 9/2/2019 | ||
| Wild Hearts | Mia Scott | Self Published | 9/2/2019 | Rainbow River #2 | |
| Abandoning Ship | Susan Hawke | Self Published | 9/2/2019 | Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #7 | |
| Finding His Family | J.P. Oliver & Linda Kandi | Self Published | 9/2/2019 | Benson Brothers #4 | |
| Omega’s Secret Alpha: A Forte Green Novel | Aiden Bates | Self Published | 9/2/2019 | Omega’s Under Siege #2 | |
| Him Improvement | Tanya Chris | Dreamspinner Press | 9/3/2019 | Dreamspun Desires | |
| In Safe Keeping | Victoria Sue | Dreamspinner Press | 9/3/2019 | Heroes and Babies #2 | |
| Art of Death | Bob Appavu | DSP Publications | 9/3/2019 | Lychgate #1 | |
| Cranberry Boys | Scudder James Jr. | Harmony Ink Press | 9/3/2019 | Watermarsh Tales #1 | |
| The Captain and the Theatrical | Eleanor Harkstead & Catherine Curzon | Pride Publishing | 9/3/2019 | Captivating Captains #3 | |
| How to Belong with a Billionaire | Alexis Hall | Forever Yours | 9/3/2019 | Arden St. Ives #3 | |
| All the Better Part of Me | Molly Ringle | Central Avenue Publishing | 9/3/2019 | ||
| Love’s Hope | Damien Benoit-Ledoux | Purple Spekter Press | 9/3/2019 | Love Grows In Honest Places #2 | |
| Work for It | Talia Hibbert | Nixon House | 9/3/2019 | ||
| Ghost of a Chance | Pandora Pine | Self Published | 9/3/2019 | Haunted Souls #5 | |
| Changed Hart | E. Davies | Self Published | 9/3/2019 | A Hart’s Bay Novel | |
| Under Fire | Michael War | JMS Books | 9/4/2019 | ||
| Living with the Consequences | Marcy Jacks | Siren Bookstrand | 9/4/2019 | Triton’s Pack #7 | |
| Just Like Heaven | T.L. Bradford | Self Published | 9/4/2019 | ||
| His Turn | Elsa Aarden | Siren Bookstrand | 9/5/2019 | ||
| Shipping Our Loves | Sammi Cee | Self Published | 9/5/2019 | Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #8 | |
| Wolf Lost | Sam Burns | Self Published | 9/5/2019 | The Wolves of Kismet #1 | |
| Instant Desire | Elouise East | Self Published | 9/5/2019 | Crush #2 | |
| After the Fall | L.A. Witt | Dreamspinner Press | 9/6/2019 | Tucker Springs #6, 2nd Edition | |
| Puzzle Me This | Eli Easton | Self Published | 9/6/2019 | 2nd Edition | |
| Loved by Him | Leighton Greene | Self Published | 9/6/2019 | Rough Love #5 | |
| Hope | Grace R. Duncan | Self Published | 9/6/2019 | Forbes Mates #5 | |
| Reveal | H.J. Welch | Self Published | 9/6/2019 | Men of Hidden Creek Season 4 #4 | |
| Tanner | Shaw Montgomery | Self Published | 9/6/2019 | Romance & Revolutions #1 | |
| Stalker | Edward Kendrick | JMS Books | 9/7/2019 | ||
| Falling For My Lawyer | Austin Bates | Self Published | 9/7/2019 | Second Chance Lovers #3 |
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TITLE: Lord of the Last Heartbeat
AUTHOR: May Peterson
SERIES: The Sacred Dark #1
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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Stop me. Please.
Three words scrawled in bloodred wine. A note furtively passed into the hand of a handsome stranger. Only death can free Mio from his mother’s political schemes. He’s put his trust in the enigmatic Rhodry—an immortal moon soul with the power of the bear spirit—to put an end to it all.
But Rhodry cannot bring himself to kill Mio, whose spellbinding voice has the power to expose secrets from the darkest recesses of the heart and mind. Nor can he deny his attraction to the fair young sorcerer. So he spirits Mio away to his home, the only place he can keep him safe—if the curse that besieges the estate doesn’t destroy them both first.
In a world teeming with mages, ghosts and dark secrets, love blooms between the unlikely pair. But if they are to be strong enough to overcome the evil that draws ever nearer, Mio and Rhodry must first accept a happiness neither ever expected to find.
TITLE: Confessions of a Gay Curmudgeon
AUTHOR: Andy V. Ambrose
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 160 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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Confessions of a Gay Curmudgeon recounts the adventures of Viktor, a fifty-year-old gay man in New York City trying to get back into the land of the living after the breakup of a twelve-year relationship.
Complaining into his digital diary, Viktor wrestles with negotiating the dating scene, dealing with new corporate bosses, and his friends’ stories of sexual misadventures and taking him to places to meet eligible new partners who he doesn’t find very eligible at all.
Trying to distance himself from his family and immigrant roots to build a new life, he finds it easier said than done. And even his therapist doesn’t seem to understand him. But perhaps most important, his former lover Gio is on his mind.
TITLE: Beyond Identity
AUTHOR: Karrie Roman
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 74,200 Words
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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Noah Lancaster’s life is a mess. He doesn’t know much about his past or who is parents were. When he’s beaten on the streets one night while sleeping rough, the attack doesn’t feel like just another random assault on a vulnerable target. Somebody wanted Noah dead. But who’d want to hurt him? He’s a nobody who doesn’t know where he came from or who he truly is.
Harry Cooper wants to launch his career as an investigative journalist by telling the stories of the hardships faced by the homeless. His latest subject was lucky to survive a brutal attack—the mean streets almost swallowing him up like so many others. Noah is a mystery to Harry and it seems to the man himself.
When Noah’s attack brings these two men together neither could imagine they’re about to be pulled into a mystery one-hundred and thirty years old—and half a world away. They’re about to discover a secret someone has already killed once to protect and one that might get them both killed.
Sometimes who you are goes far beyond who you thought you were.
TITLE: Granola Bars and Spaceships
AUTHOR: Geneva Vand
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 141 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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In the middle of a training trip, Keeska’s shuttle navigation fails and strands Keeska on Earth—alone, no way to contact home, and with no chance of help from the locals…until one does.
When Eric starts leaving food in front of an abandoned storefront in the crappy strip mall by his house, he thought he was helping a dog or a homeless kid. He gets the shock of his life when he discovers an alien instead. Not sure what else to do, especially with the alien bleeding and in shock, Eric realizes he’s about to have an unusual houseguest.
But as Keeska’s health improves, they both forget that Keeska should probably be finding a way home. As they grow increasingly close, they are forced to figure out the answers to questions they never thought would have to be asked…
TITLE: Wild Hearts
AUTHOR: Mia Scott
SERIES: Rainbow River #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 429 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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Nate’s good with his hands…and bad with his heart.
I build things. From furniture to houses, I’m never more at home than with sawdust in my hair and a hammer in my hand.
But when it comes to my heart? I’ve erected a fifty foot wall around it and only the rare few get past. I have my reasons and they’re all good ones. Or so I think.
My work renovating the old Bluebell Inn with my four business partners is a dream come true and while there have been some bumps in the road, things are looking like smooth sailing. And then, we hit a snag.
Or rather, I hit a snag, when this wild-haired literal flower-child waltzes through my construction site without so much as a hard hat and starts making demands about plants of all things.
Danny Wren is the most stubborn, infuriating man I’ve ever met. And all of the sudden, I’m thinking those walls I’ve put up? Might need to come down.
But Danny is not the kind who plays for keeps and once I throw my heart into the mix? It’s there for good. So there’s nothing but trouble waiting for me at the end of the road that is me and him.
But the more time we spend together, the more I’m worried that’s not enough to stop me.
Danny is looking for something rare.
I’m a man on a mission. After seeing a photo of white lavender that I suspect is a strain that many thought had gone extinct, I’m determined acquire cuttings and investigate. It’s a botanist’s dream and I’ve got visions of papers and accolades dancing in my head, not to mention the possibilities for the unique scent the flowers give off.
It should be easy, right? After all, my sister’s best friend is one of the owners of the inn the lavender farm’s on and this funny little town is one step away from sitcom territory.
Problem is, the inn is being renovated and the guy in charge of the renovation? Nate Powers? Well, we kind of got off to a bad start.
What can I say? When men handsome enough to made my toes curl come stomping up to me, all surly and dusty? I kind of go into panicked bossy mode and now he thinks I’m a jerk and I think we’d be better off making out in that patch of wild mint I found on the property.
After a surprising kiss, I’m all for jumping into bed with him (or jumping into that wild mint patch, I’m not picky. I am a bit of a hippie, dirt’s never bothered me) but Nate is the kind of guy who plays for keeps. He doesn’t do casual flings. And casual is kind of all I’ve ever known.
I’ve never slowed down or committed to anyone. But the more I get to know him and the longer I can’t have him?
I’m starting to think that staying in one place and committing to something—and someone—might be the way to go.
TITLE: Abandoning Ship
AUTHOR: Susan Hawke
SERIES: Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 198 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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When the seas of love grow choppy, sometimes the best course is to abandon ship!
Two years ago, Ryan Abernathy was too tongue-tied, too introverted, and entirely too nervous to flirt with his hot but presumably straight new roommate. So when Ryan’s sister swooped in and scooped the hottie up for herself, he accepted his fate and kept his crush a secret.
Sawyer Muller never meant to find himself in a fake relationship with his sexy roommate’s sister. And how was he supposed to know that Ryan would become his bestie and star in way too many of his dreams?
Things get complicated when Julia Abernathy strikes a deal with Sawyer to upgrade from fake boyfriend to groom, though they only need to stay married long enough for her to get her trust fund. They plan a fun cruise ship wedding with her entire family in tow. Sawyer figures it sounds like an adventure, and when they quietly divorce later, he’ll finally be free of all the fakery.
With Julia and Ryan’s homophobic, snooty family present, the pressure is turned up… especially when Sawyer finds himself jilted at the altar and drowning in a sea of blame. His only life preserver is the Abernathy sibling he can’t admit to wanting… Ryan.
TITLE: Finding His Family
AUTHORS: J.P. Oliver & Linda Kandi
SERIES: Benson Brothers #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 182 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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I don’t usually fall for people – but Hawk? He’s different.
I’ve never really understood attraction in the usual way people think about it. I have to really know someone to fall for them… and my new best friend, Hawk, is ticking all the boxes.
But like most things in life, it’s complicated. His ex walked away from him and his baby girl, leaving him gunshy and overcautious. I’m still recovering from a crash that’s left me with a bad case of PTSD, feeling weak and unworthy.
Spending every other weekend taking outdoorsman classes with Hawk is building me back up, and meeting his daughter Ellie is a bright spark in my life. But Hawk wants commitment, and I honestly don’t know if I’m ready to be a father. When his ex walks back in the picture, will I lose all the love that’s been building between us?
TITLE: Omega’s Secret Alpha: A Forte Green Novel
AUTHOR: Aiden Bates
SERIES: Omega’s Under Siege #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 266 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2019
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Logan
From the moment I first saw him, I knew I was screwed.
Bennet Long wasn’t just any handsome Omega with sinfully blue eyes and an body that could make an Alpha like me ache long after I’d watched him go. He was off limits. Completely forbidden. Not because I couldn’t take him. I knew the minute we first touched and I saw the way his cheeks flushed pink that I could have him. Make him mine.
No, I couldn’t even let myself think about taking Bennet Long—not because I couldn’t, but because it was wrong. I was fifty-five. He was barely old enough to buy his own beer. After one failed marriage already and a lifetime of military service, I knew I wasn’t suitable to be around any Omega at all—but the last Omega I needed to be throwing myself at was one as young, damaged and naive as him.
And then there was the other catch…the one that turned Bennet Long from a no-go zone into the juiciest piece of forbidden fruit I could imagine…
Bennet
I’d always found myself attracted to older Alphas, but after my last relationship came to such a violent, terrifying end, I never thought I’d actually be with one ever again. But ever since that awful, painful night, my body had been hurt in ways that I couldn’t explain. My heat started coming on stronger. More unpredictable. More desperate. Being around any Alpha at all when one hit me was a bad idea of the highest order…
But being around my best friend’s Alpha military hero dad?
With Logan’s broad, strong shoulders, thick, muscular arms and firm, I couldn’t have stopped myself even if I’d wanted to.
Logan was everything that I knew I didn’t need in my life. Authoritative. Commanding. Emotionally absent. But the things he made me feel were too strong to deny.
Could I try to anyway?
Not a chance.
TITLE: Him Improvement
AUTHOR: Tanya Chris
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 248 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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The course of true love runs through every neighborhood….
Only one thing stands between Gregory MacPherson II and his dream revitalization project for the gritty neighborhood of Ball’s End: a rinky-dink, run-down used bookstore called Hailey’s Comic. But when master negotiator Mac shows up to make a deal with the owner, he comes face-to-face with quirky, colorful Hailey—unexpectedly good-humored about Mac’s attempted eviction and, also unexpectedly, a hot guy.
Hailey won’t give up his lease, no matter how much money Mac offers. When it comes to consummating their mutual attraction, though, he’s a lot more flexible. Soon Mac has as hard a time prying himself out of Hailey’s bed as he does prying Hailey out of the building. But Hailey doubts Mac’s plans serve Ball’s End’s best interests, and he insists Mac give him a chance to prove his case. If they’re going to build a happy ever after, one of them will have to be remade….
TITLE: In Safe Keeping
AUTHOR: Victoria Sue
SERIES: Heroes and Babies #2
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 210 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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He can’t save everyone…
Firefighter Lucas Attiker is mired in guilt by his inability to save his young son, who perished in a fire three years ago. When he rescues a troubled young man and his baby daughter from a Colorado forest fire, Lucas finally begins to forgive himself. But the wildfire is only the beginning of the dangers facing them.
Hell-bent on saving his daughter from his crime boss ex, Owen Michaels is on the run with the baby in tow—fleeing both the killers who are after him and the US Marshals Service deputies assigned to protect him. When his desperate flight lands them in the midst of an inferno, the man who saves them offers hope for more than just survival.
They might have escaped a blazing forest and a hail of bullets, but both men will need to risk their lives—and their hearts—to give a little girl a loving family… if they can make it out alive.
TITLE: Art of Death
AUTHOR: Bob Appavu
SERIES: Lychgate #1
PUBLISHER: DSP Publications
LENGTH: 271 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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Starving artist Riley Burke refuses to be dependent on his rich older boyfriend—hence his second job as a nude model at the local art school. When the famous artist Coliaro requests him for a private modeling session, he jumps at the chance to earn some real cash.
But then Westwood, a mysterious stranger, warns him to steer clear—it’s said Coliaro is undead. That his worshippers perform rituals to fill him with life energy. That every time he paints a male nude, the painting transforms to depict a gruesome murder. And that shortly after, a young man turns up dead.
Riley dismisses the rumors—until they start to play out before his eyes. When he becomes a target, Westwood comes to his aid. But Westwood is secretive and dangerous himself… which just makes him more attractive to Riley. Riley is in over his head, and even his tenuous alliance with Westwood might not save him.
TITLE: Cranberry Boys
AUTHOR: Scudder James Jr.
SERIES: Watermarsh Tales #1
PUBLISHER: Harmony Ink Press
LENGTH: 161 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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Is it possible to have it all—even for a boy from a dying town of old cranberry bogs? Even for the son of religious zealots who will never accept his being gay? Even if his closeted boyfriend will never acknowledge their relationship and dates girls to distract people?
Sixteen-year-old cross-country runner Zeph hopes so, because he isn’t giving up on his happily ever after. He has big plans for life after high school and for his relationship with Connor… even if Connor insists they keep it secret.
Then Bronson, an old friend of Zeph’s, returns to Watermarsh after being kicked out of boarding school with secrets of his own in tow. But they keep their eyes on the prize and start a blog to impress colleges who often dismiss small-town students like them.
But not even Zeph can run from everything as his home life implodes and the love triangle he’s stuck in with Bronson and Connor begins to crumble. He’ll do whatever it takes to hold on to hope—even if it means a covert trip to Bronson’s old prep school.
TITLE: The Captain and the Theatrical
AUTHOR: Eleanor Harkstead & Catherine Curzon
SERIES: Captivating Captains #3
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 214 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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When Captain Pendleton needs an emergency fiancée, who better to turn to than his male best friend? After all, for Amadeo Orsini, life’s one long, happy drag!
Captain Ambrose “Pen” Pendleton might have distinguished himself on the battlefield at Waterloo but since he’s come home to civvy street, he’s struggled to make his mark.
Pen dreams of becoming a playwright but his ambitious father has other ideas, including a trophy wife and a new job in America. If he’s to stand a hope of staying in England and pursuing his dream, Pen needs to find a fiancée fast.
Amadeo Orsini never made it as a leading man, but as a leading lady he’s the toast of the continental stage. Now Cosima is about to face her most challenging role yet, that of Captain Pendleton’s secret amour.
With the help of a talking theatrical parrot who never forgets his lines, Orsini throws on his best frock, slaps on the rouge and sets out to save Pen from the clutches of Miss Harriet Tarbottom and her scheming parents.
As friendship turns into love, will the captain be able to write a happy ending for himself and Orsini before the curtain falls?
TITLE: How to Belong with a Billionaire
AUTHOR: Alexis Hall
SERIES: Arden St. Ives #3
PUBLISHER: Forever Yours
LENGTH: 265 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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If you love someone, set them free…
I thought I’d be okay when Caspian Hart left. He was a brilliant, beautiful billionaire with a past he couldn’t escape. And I was … just me: an ordinary man lost in his own life. It would never have lasted. It should never have happened. Not outside a fairytale.
And I am okay. I’ve got my job, my family, my friends, and everything Caspian taught me. Except it turns out he’s going to marry his ex-boyfriend. A man who doesn’t understand him. A man who almost broke him. And I’ve finally realized it’s not enough for me to be happy. I need Caspian to be happy too.
Problem is, I’ve already done all I can to help him. I’ve followed his rules and broken his rules and learned his secrets. And he still won’t believe I can love him. So now it’s his turn. His turn to fight, and trust, and hope. It’s time for Caspian Hart to choose me.
TITLE: All the Better Part of Me
AUTHOR: Molly Ringle
PUBLISHER: Central Avenue Publishing
LENGTH: 288 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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It’s an inconvenient time for Sinter Blackwell to realize he’s bisexual. He’s a 25-year-old American actor working in London, living far away from his disapproving parents in the Pacific Northwest, and enjoying a flirtation with his director Fiona. But he can’t deny that his favorite parts of each day are the messages from his gay best friend Andy in Seattle—whom Sinter once kissed when they were 15. Finally he decides to return to America to visit Andy and discover what’s between them, if anything. He isn’t seeking love, and definitely doesn’t want drama. But both love and drama seem determined to find him. Family complications soon force him into the most consequential decisions of his life, threatening all his most important relationships: with Andy, Fiona, his parents, and everyone else who’s counting on him. Choosing the right role to play has never been harder.
TITLE: Love’s Hope
AUTHOR: Damien Benoit-Ledoux
SERIES: Love Grows In Honest Places #2
PUBLISHER: Purple Spekter Press
LENGTH: 256 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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All it took was one kiss…
…one kiss that changed my life forever.
My dad is gonna freak when I tell him my secret…my truth…unless he finds out first.
No one will ever treat me the same at Benedictine Catholic High School. I’ll be made fun of, cast out, or worse, beaten for being different…for being me…for falling in love with the wrong person…
…because I didn’t do what I was told…
…what was expected…
…what was morally acceptable.
But I can’t help it. I could get lost forever in Tommy’s emerald green eyes, those eyes that see deep into my soul and move me like no other.
How the hell am I gonna tell my parents that I’m gay?
TITLE: Work for It
AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert
PUBLISHER: Nixon House
LENGTH: 283 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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For men like us, trust doesn’t come easy.
In this village, I’m an outcast: Griffin Everett, the scowling giant who prefers plants to people. Then I meet Keynes, a stranger from the city who’s everything I’m not: sharp-tongued, sophisticated, beautiful. Free. For a few precious moments in a dark alleyway, he’s also mine, hot and sweet under the stars… until he crushes me like dirt beneath his designer boot.
When the prettiest man I’ve ever hated shows up at my job the next day, I’m not sure if I want to strangle him or drag him into bed. Actually—I think I want both. But Keynes isn’t here for the likes of me: he makes that painfully clear. With everyone else at work, he’s all gorgeous, glittering charm—but when I get too close, he turns vicious.
And yet, I can’t stay away. Because there’s something about this ice king that sets me on fire, a secret vulnerability that makes my chest ache. I’ll do whatever it takes to sneak past his walls and see the real man again.
The last thing I expect is for that man to ruin me.
TITLE: Ghost of a Chance
AUTHOR: Pandora Pine
SERIES: Haunted Souls #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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Psychic Copeland Forbes can’t get a good night’s sleep. His dreams are being haunted by two restless spirits, one crying out for his help and, the other bent on destroying him. Only able to communicate through dreams, the anguished spirit gives Cope just enough information to send him running back home to New Orleans to solve the mystery.
Ghost Detective Jude Byrne is against Cope going back to The Big Easy. It was trouble as long as the Mississippi that sent Copeland fleeing New Orleans in the first place but, if Cope insists on going, Jude is going to. To make the mission as safe as possible, Jude puts together a team of psychics, warlocks, and detectives he’s hoping are strong enough to keep everyone, namely Cope, safe.
When the spirits’ identities are revealed, tragedy strikes a member of the ghost detective team. Will help arrive in time or will they be left with only the ghost of a chance?
TITLE: Changed Hart
AUTHOR: E. Davies
SERIES: A Hart’s Bay Novel
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 262 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2019
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Nothing worth having comes easy.
Rainier Hart knows all about hiding. He’s ready to burst out of the closet, consequences be damned. His first escape attempt failed, but he’s not done fighting. Back in his hometown, all he has are a few worthless buildings and a job on a construction crew. What he needs is a firm hand to guide him—and a family that doesn’t look down their noses at him.
Colt Fuller is everything Rain isn’t… or is he? Rich, muscular, commanding, and very much out of place in Hart’s Bay, he wants more than Rain’s run-down warehouses. He wants the surprisingly defiant little twink who owns them, too. The pull between them is too strong to ignore, even with everything that’s on the line.
Rain and Colt are perfectly matched: right down to the secrets they’d each prefer to keep buried. Those secrets threaten the very foundations they begin to build a life together on.
Because nothing stays secret in Hart’s Bay, including how they really feel about each other. Can they see past the bluster and into each other’s hearts?
TITLE: Under Fire
AUTHOR: Michael War
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 130 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2019
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Mike is good looking, charming, and has no trouble attracting men … as long as his clothes stay on. But the moment they come off, something always seems to go terribly wrong.
When his sister takes him to a faith healer to fix the problem, he is provided with a spell and left with a lot of doubts.
But after meeting Kevin, Mike decides to give the spell a try …
TITLE: Living with the Consequences
AUTHOR: Marcy Jacks
SERIES: Triton’s Pack #7
PUBLISHER: Siren Bookstrand
LENGTH: 25,242 Words
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2019
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Jason Saroski had his entire life turned upside down when his pack was destroyed, was taken prisoner by the vampires who did it, and then mated to one of the vampire assassins!
Now, Jason and Damian are on the run and seeking shelter with Triton’s pack.
But it’s not Adolphus that Jason and Damian have to worry about. Not in this pack where everyone is suspicious of newcomers and vampires.
Damian is trying to make amends for his past life, to be the sort of male his mate would be proud of, but that hardly means everyone else is willing to give him that chance,
A fight between himself and the alpha is announced to prove Damian’s strength and potential usefulness to the pack, but when the other shifters attack Jason when Damian is distracted, he’ll have to rethink how safe Triton’s pack could be for his mate.
TITLE: Just Like Heaven
AUTHOR: T.L. Bradford
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 484 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2019
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Noah Sinclair
Noah Sinclair is best described as an egotistical, pompous, anal retentive, asshat. And those are his better qualities. Lately, Noah has lost touch with his playboy character “Jace” on the show Americana and can’t quite put his finger on why. The studio decides it is time to shake up his character by making him an offer he can’t refuse, literally. They will introduce a new love interest for his character “Jace.” Only this time, there’s a twist.
Josh Hill
Josh Hill is up a creek and sinking fast. He’s got no job, no money, no credit and is about to be kicked out of his apartment. Opportunity comes in the form of a job offer from the show Americana. Everything should be perfect; only there is one hitch. He will be the new love interest for Noah Sinclair’s character on the beloved show.
So, opposites are supposed to attract, right? Not so fast. No one said life was that easy. Both actors find themselves in untested waters. Will they be able to play a same-sex couple with no prior experience authentically? Well, they say practice makes perfect.
Carefree, fun-loving Josh and uptight, overbearing Noah, realize they need to make the best of their bad situation and are forced to find common ground. Over time, their roles in each other’s lives become blurred. Is their attraction fake, or is it real? To top it off, Noah has a dark skeleton in his closet that can prevent them from ever moving forward.
Can they get on the same page and save both of their careers and their relationship?
Or will they end up yesterday’s tabloid fodder?
TITLE: His Turn
AUTHOR: Elsa Aarden
PUBLISHER: Siren Bookstrand
LENGTH: 40,327 Words
RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2019
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To certain humans, the city is a place riddled with vampires. Cameron Jameson, a lover of art, ventures out of his rural hometown to see the work of his favorite painter in person. There, he meets Duncan Marlow, a persistent vampire. During their spark, an enemy throws Cameron into a new vampire world unknown to him with Duncan.
Duncan Marlow is new to dating a human. Is the vampire world too much for his human partner? A family secret takes Cameron by surprise and Duncan has to find a way to help him adapt. His intentions to keep Cameron away from danger are to no avail.
A fatal accident turns Cameron’s life around. While all expected it to be that simple, it turns out to be much more than ever imagined for them. His new-found existence creates surprise and fear in others during the test-run of his abilities.
TITLE: Shipping Our Loves
AUTHOR: Sammi Cee
SERIES: Valentine’s Inc. Cruises #8
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 55,000 Words
RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2019
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Davis ~ Life hasn’t been the same since Conrad and I lost our boyfriend Eric in a tragic accident. We’ve started looking for a third again, but the men we’ve met are wanting a one-time experience. It’s all just fun to them, but this is our lifestyle, and we want another man to love.
Conrad ~ I’m missing our man more than words can say, but that isn’t the only problem. I’d never told my family I was in a triad, so when they came to the funeral and treated Davis like a close friend, without knowing the depth of his sorrow, it gutted me. He deserves better than that. As hopeful as I am we’ll meet someone on this cruise, I’m not sure I’m ready to live honestly.
Shane ~ When my friends convince me to splurge and treat myself for a college graduation present, I wasn’t sure a singles cruise was the way to go. What are the chances that the only two men I’m interested in now that I’m here are looking for a third, or that one of them is my best friend’s older brother? But maybe a few days of living the fantasy won’t hurt anyone.
Fun in the sun is easy, but what happens when three men go back to real life? Lucky for Conrad and Shane, Davis has his eye on the prize and he’s not backing down.
TITLE: Wolf Lost
AUTHOR: Sam Burns
SERIES: The Wolves of Kismet #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 188 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2019
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An omega on the run.
An alpha fractured.
Sawyer Holt can’t go home. The Alpha who has replaced his father wants to use him as a tool to cement his political power, and Sawyer isn’t interested in marrying his father’s murderer.
Dez Sullivan’s leg may never heal from his last mission in Afghanistan, but he’s getting used to that. What he can’t adapt to are the nightmares and the tremor in his hand that the doctors insist is all in his head. Next to that, being a brand new werewolf seems easy, until Sawyer Holt blows into his life. The omega activates his burgeoning wolf instincts in a new way, and they threaten to overwhelm his common sense.
Both men are in Colorado searching for a new start, a new pack, and the safety they’ve lost. Their meeting is pure Kismet.
TITLE: Instant Desire
AUTHOR: Elouise East
SERIES: Crush #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 196 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2019
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Can they reconcile their fears and allow a love that may heal their hearts?
Asher Danvers is a childminder, trying to do the best for his niece, Janie, who he has looked after since his sister died three years ago. He enlists an architect to help with extending his house to help his business and personal life. He didn’t expect to feel such a pull towards the guy, especially as he had sworn off men until Janie was older since his last failed relationship. Fate apparently doesn’t listen.
Sean Edwards lost his parents in a car accident four years ago. That was when he also lost his enthusiasm for social interactions, regardless of the need for it within the job he does. He loves his job as an architect. Except for this new job. It comes with an added complication called Asher. Nowhere near ready to have someone walk away from him who he could potentially love, he distances himself. He can’t help it though. Something keeps drawing him back into the circle of Asher’s arms.
As their feelings grow, Sean becomes more and more scared and Asher gets dealt a blow he’s not sure his heart can come back from.
TITLE: After the Fall
AUTHOR: L.A. Witt
SERIES: Tucker Springs #6
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 170 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2019, 2nd Edition
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The trails around Tucker Springs, Colorado, are perfect for horseback riding, and Nathan finally has the horse he’s been saving to buy for years. So it just figures that the first day he takes Tsarina out for a ride, some guy on a motorcycle spooks her and she throws him, leaving him with two broken limbs and no chance of enjoying the trails for the rest of the summer.
Mechanic and nomadic motorcycle enthusiast Ryan feels awful that his wrong turn resulted in injury and inconvenience. To atone, he offers to exercise Tsarina for Nathan, with one caveat: Nathan will have to teach him how to ride.
Lessons turn to friendship and then to mutual attraction, but Nathan is determined that attraction is where it ends. He’s been hurt before, and he knows Ryan will never settle down. He might just be too skittish to give them a chance—unless Ryan can convince him to get back in the saddle.
TITLE: Puzzle Me This
AUTHOR: Eli Easton
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 120 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2019, 2nd Edition
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Luke Schumaker designs computer games, working from his home. Every day he walks his dog in the woods nearby, never suspecting that someone who is completely smitten is watching.
The watcher is Alex Shaw, and he too works from home, designing logic and crossword puzzles. Alex’s options are limited: he’s too shy to approach Luke and his wheelchair won’t let him follow into the woods. His solution? Secret messages for Luke in the crosswords he writes for the local paper.
When Luke decodes them, romance begins, but then they face greater puzzles, like Alex’s interfering sister and what commitment to a man in a wheelchair really takes. And, most puzzling of all, how do you know if love is real?
TITLE: Loved by Him
AUTHOR: Leighton Greene
SERIES: Rough Love #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2019
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Ben Ballard has found his balance again after a difficult few days. Even better, he knows he has a boyfriend who loves him, a career that’s finally starting to go places, and a family that accepts him for who he is.
The only problem? Said boyfriend, Xander Romano, has to move across the country to New York for work, while Ben is stuck in LA.
And on top of all that, Xander’s poisonous ex turns up at his going away party…
Will Ben and Xander be able to make sure their love sticks, even from opposite sides of a continent?
TITLE: Hope
AUTHOR: Grace R. Duncan
SERIES: Forbes Mates #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 40 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2019
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Miguel Garcia and Luis Rodriguez have been best friends all their lives. For the last year, they’ve been hiding the fact that they’re also destined mates. When Luis’s family finds out, they kick him out. Miguel’s family would keep them… except their alpha has been known to be downright violent against gay wolves.
With the help of Miguel’s mother, they set out to find a pack that will accept them. They run into more that a few obstacles before they end up in Denver, at the national wolf headquarters, meeting the alpha prime. They’re stunned to find, not only offers to join more than one pack, but that their struggle can shine light on a bigger problem–and make things better for LGBT wolves across the country.
TITLE: Reveal
AUTHOR: H.J. Welch
SERIES: Men of Hidden Creek Season 4 #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 323 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2019
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“I wish this were real with you.”
Geeky Jason Miller has never really been with a man, and his bullying colleagues at NASA know it. But when an innocent white lie gets out of hand, Jason never would have guessed his gorgeous-but-straight childhood friend would leap to his rescue.
Firefighter Channing Forster saves people every day, so when protecting his former next-door neighbor turns into faking a relationship for a work getaway, he doesn’t hesitate. As the weekend goes on, though, Channing starts to think that he doesn’t just see cute Jason Miller as a buddy anymore.
Are Channing’s feelings for Jason real enough that he could be his first? Jason needs to accept his true self before he can love another. But when his colleagues and boss discover his many secrets, will he lose everything forever, including Channing?
TITLE: Tanner
AUTHOR: Shaw Montgomery
SERIES: Romance & Revolutions #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 62,000 Words
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2019
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Sometimes a risk feels too big to take.
Tanner is smart, wealthy, and head over heels for his administrative assistant. That doesn’t mean he’s going to do anything about it, though. Some gambles are just too big for an omega to take, even one who seems to have it all. Omegas are supposed to be family-oriented, go-getters at work, and equal in every way. The one thing they’re not supposed to be is submissive.
Shane is organized, built like a tank, and passionate about making his boss’s life easier. He also might be in love with Tanner, but he’s always been careful to keep that safely tucked away. Tanner could be the perfect man, but he’s never even looked twice at Shane until secrets start coming to the surface.
When everything is riding on one confession, is the risk just too much?
TITLE: Stalker
AUTHOR: Edward Kendrick
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 149 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2019
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When PI Jake Marshall fails to stop the abduction and subsequent murder of a client who was being stalked, he vows to do everything in his power to identify the man responsible. He’ll need all the help he can get, including Kelly, his partner in the agency, and Russ Foster, a library security guard he met at a local bar … with whom he’s becoming personally involved.
Soon, it becomes even more imperative they find the stalker when a friend of Jake’s also disappears and everything points to the stalker as his abductor.
Can Jake and Russ stop the stalker before he kills again? And how will their search affect their budding relationship, presuming the stalker doesn’t target one of them next?
TITLE: Falling For My Lawyer
AUTHOR: Austin Bates
SERIES: Second Chance Lovers #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 233 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2019
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He’s running himself ragged to keep his family together…
Wyatt’s always been the caretaker for his three younger siblings, but when his parents’ negligence becomes too much, he needs to step in and make things official. Keeping the kids out of foster care and raising them by himself is almost too much for one twenty-four year old to handle, but he’ll do anything to protect his family. Even if it means turning to a staid and surprisingly attractive lawyer who’s willing to take his case on a pro bono basis.
He’s the best family lawyer in the state…
Forty year old Carter admires Wyatt’s determination to raise his siblings despite his young age. And they should have no problem keeping things professional. After all, Wyatt is too young for him and way too busy taking care of three kids. But the more time that Carter spends with the family, the more he finds himself fitting in and hoping for more.
As long nights with Wyatt burn with the promise of passion, Carter will need to decide if he’s ready to risk his heart to take a chance at having everything he always wanted with a man and a family he never knew he could need.
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