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
Hard Ride: A Gay Cowboy Romance	A.M. Arthur	Carina Press	2/17/2020	Clean Slate Ranch #5
Tricks and Bids	Jacqueline Grey	NineStar Press	2/17/2020	Suit of Harte’s #1, 2nd Edition
The Weight of Living	M.A. Hinkle	NineStar Press	2/17/2020	Cherrywood Grove #3
Behind the Sun, Above the Moon	Anna Zabo, Alex Harrow, Sara Codair, Ziggy Schutz, Emmett Nahil, Paige Allen, S.R. Jones	NineStar Press	2/17/2020
The Naked Cleaner	Sophia Soames	Self Published	2/17/2020
Building Bridges	Megs Pritchard	Self Published	2/17/2020	Sater’s Creek #4
Accidental Valentine	Ezra Dawn	Self Published	2/17/2020
Cancer Ships Aquarius	Anyta Sunday	Self Published	2/17/2020	Signs of Love #5
The Professor’s Green Card Marriage	Heidi Cullinan	Dreamspinner Press	2/18/2020	Dreamspun Desires
The Wedding	Matthew J. Metzger	Pride Publishing	2/18/2020	Starting Over #3
My Brother’s Best Friend	Aiden Bates & Ali Lyda	Self Published	2/18/2020	Brotherly Love #1
The Prince and His Captivating Carpenter	Charlie Cochet	Self Published	2/18/2020	Paranormal Princes #2
How to Vex a Vampire	Alice Winters	Self Published	2/18/2020	VRC: Vampire Related Crimes #1
Twink Twins	Jeremy Jenkins	Self Published	2/19/2020
Their Battle	Skylar Heart	Self Published	2/19/2020	Scarred Cliff #5
Their Blood	Brea Alepoú	Self Published	2/19/2020	Blood #2
Black Lies	K.A. Merikan	Acerbi & Villani Ltd	2/20/2020	Guns n’ Boys #10
Pros & Cons of Desire	A.E. Wasp	Kelpie Press	2/20/2020	Pros & Cons #3
My Best Friend’s Secret	Crystal Lacy	Self Published	2/20/2020
Watson and Sherlock	Ezra Dawn	Self Published	2/20/2020	Furry Tails #3
The Prince and the Painter Part 2	Emily Carrington	Changeling Press	2/21/2020	Prince and Painter #3
Billion Dollar Love: Manlove Edition	L.J. Longo, Loralynne Summers, Pelaam, Louise Collins, Victoria Vall, Megan Slayer	Evernight Publishing	2/21/2020
Discovering Destiny	Abigail Kade	Self Published	2/21/2020	Familiar Magick #1
Adorkable: A College Mystery	Shane K. Morton	Self Published	2/21/2020
The Professional	M.D. Gregory	Self Published	2/21/2020	The Killough Company #2
Legend of the Black-eyed Children	Catherine Lievens	Self Published	2/21/2020	Urban Legends #4
Serving Mr. Chamberlain	Izaia Winter	Self Published	2/21/2020	Different Hearts #3
Ellis Harper’s Shot In The Dark	K. Sterling	Self Published	2/21/2020
Family Recipe	Tia Fielding & Lisa Henry	JMS Books	2/22/2020
Tundras, Travelers, and Other Travesties	Amara Lynn	Self Published	2/22/2020
Kissing… Cousins?	J. D. Light	B4 Dawn Publishing	1/0/1900	Sprung Like Spring #1

 

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TITLE: Hard Ride: A Gay Cowboy Romance

AUTHOR: A.M. Arthur

SERIES: Clean Slate Ranch #5

PUBLISHER: Carina Press

LENGTH: 336 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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Five Weddings and a Fake Boyfriend

City slicker Derrick Massey has always had a thing for cowboys. So a roll in the hay with Kendall “Slater” Stamos during a rustic weekend wedding is more than A-OK. But when Slater’s forced to hang up his saddle for the season, Derrick surprises even himself with his proposition: be my fake boyfriend and get my family off my back about finding a permanent partner.

Though unexpected, the arrangement is a win-win. Derrick gets a plus-one for a slew of summer weddings and Slater gets a place to stay while he recuperates…with lots of casual fun in between. Which is just how the sexy cowboy likes it: casual. Yet it’s obvious the chemistry between them is anything but.

With the countdown to their “breakup” on, the more time the two men spend together. And the more it becomes clear that what they have could be real, if only they let it be.

TITLE: Tricks and Bids

AUTHOR: Jacqueline Grey

SERIES: Suit of Harte’s #1

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 66 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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When Michael Nole propositions Dillon Spade outside of a BDSM club one evening, all he is looking for is a potential client and a little kink, but he gets much more than he bargained for. As a prostitute, Michael enjoys sex but keeps an emotional distance between himself and the men he sleeps with. His priority is to keep himself safe, but after a night in Dillon’s bed, he finds the line between enjoyment and occupation becoming blurrier than usual.

Dillon Spade hasn’t taken another man home in six years since his previous lover passed away, but there is something about Michael that calls to his inner Dominant in a way he cannot resist. His instincts want to claim the boy even as he reminds himself that he is only paying Michael for temporary company.

Their relationship may have started as a business transaction, but these two are finding it difficult to remain professional when the man beside them is proving to be an exception to all the rules.

TITLE: The Weight of Living

AUTHOR: M.A. Hinkle

SERIES: Cherrywood Grove #3

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 280 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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When she arrives for a working vacation, shy photographer Trisha Ivy doesn’t expect much from Cherrywood Grove. Then she runs into beautiful, confident Gabi Gonzalez, a caterer working all the same weddings… and also the daughter of Trisha’s favorite childhood TV star. Trisha can’t resist getting to know her. After all, she’s only in town for the summer, and Gabi is straight. What harm could it do?

But as it turns out, Gabi’s easy charm is a facade. Since the sudden death of her father, Gabi has been pulling away from her family and what she really wants, weighed down by secrets she can’t express. Trisha might be the perfect person to help her, but is getting so involved in Gabi’s life really the right choice?

TITLE: Behind the Sun, Above the Moon

AUTHORS: Anna Zabo, Alex Harrow, Sara Codair, Ziggy Schutz, Emmett Nahil, Paige Allen, S.R. Jones

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 329 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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A Queer anthology featuring stories inspired by magic and the cosmos, a vast and beautiful place where planets, stars, comets, entire galaxies even, live without borders, specifications or binaries. Stories will span science fiction, science fantasy, contemporary, fabulism and magical realism.

• twice-spent comet—On an isolated asteroid, Fer serves out their sentence with a found family of ramshackle criminals. Life takes an exciting turn when they befriend Ophelia, a beautiful humanoid creature with a tail like a comet.
• From Dusk to Dying Sun—Jay Morrison almost believes the rumors of magic and mischief haunting the US-50. But their partner, Luis Inoa, has made a career guarding the dusty Nevada trails. According to him, the only scary things on the highway are the silences, until a group of tourists break open the sun and disappear into a fiery blaze.
• Lost/Found—When Hollis Griffin, a lonely sex worker living in Venice Beach, forms an unlikely friendship with a fallen star, she begins to face the truth about her life, her past, and what the future holds.
• Awry with Dandelions—For thirty seconds every night, a disembodied specter named Mette visits with Orin who has long since written the ghost woman off as a recurring dream. But when Mette suggests meeting in real life, Orin’s inner world turns out to be more substantial than imaginary, and xie embarks on a journey to discover the truth of Mette and their strange connection.
• The Far Touch—A long-standing coven of witches trek to their sacred space and accidentally discover life on another planet when their Solstice celebration interferes with a lone practitioner.
• Ink and Stars—Locked in a contract to steal their ex-lovers ship, Chaz Neoma comes face to face with consequences, lost partnership, and the chance at a future, after discovering they aren’t the last Weaver in the universe.
• Horologium—In the far reaches of the Horologium Supercluster, an astronaux is stranded alone on a long-distance astral ship where they’re visited by three apparitions, telling stories of ancestors who traveled space before them. Coeie must decide whether to follow the ghosts of the past, or forge their own path through the cosmos.
• Death Marked—As chief security officer in the Lunar Guard, Enzi is in charge of the security for their sister’s coming of age ceremony. A fragile relationship with their family doesn’t make keeping Ulsa safe any easier, and neither does a group of pesky drones or a hidden plot to overthrow their sister’s place in the family.
• Weave the Dark, Weave the Light—On a crisp night, Ari, a supposed elemental witch, meets Jonathan Aster, a powerful being they desperately want to understand. As they explore an intense, intimate and passionate relationship, Ari unearths long-hidden mysteries about themself and their magic.

TITLE: The Naked Cleaner

AUTHOR: Sophia Soames

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 148 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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It’s always been a thing, the gag joke gift Pontus Andreassen’s so-called friends present him with for Valentine’s Day. Not that people care much about Valentine’s Day in Denmark these days, and anyway, all of them are now grown up and sensible and mature and… adult. Pontus hates that word. He hates it almost as much as he hates going out and meeting other human beings and engaging in socialising, conversation and mutual masturbation. Until the day he gets gifted a cleaner, and his quiet Friday turns into the Valentine’s date from hell.

Louis Ramsdahl-Soto’s grandmother would probably have whipped his third-generation Chilean immigrant arse if she knew that he has turned her famous recipe for Pastel de Choclo into some Scandinavian vegan delicacy. She would have whipped his arse for a lot of things, he knows that. The problem is that Louis seems to lack that vital gene to get his life in order. Instead he has moved back home to his parents and started up his own company, which is going well, if only his clients would remember to pay him, and if he could sometimes remember to put his meagre earnings in the bank. He’s a little bit of a disaster, but at least he’s good at what he does. Until he meets Pontus Andreassen.

TITLE: Building Bridges

AUTHOR: Megs Pritchard

SERIES: Sater’s Creek #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 242 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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Could Lachlan forgive Elias for all the hurt he’d caused him?

Lachlan Doyle loved his life. After ending a disastrous relationship where his ex ran up debt and left him to pay for it the last thing he wanted was a man in his life. Until he met, Elias, the school bully who had made Lachlan’s life hell.

When Elias apologizes and admits he’s gay, Lachlan responds with a punch to the face. No way was he letting the man who bullied him every day get away with a simple apology.

Elias was gay. Had always been gay but his parents hated gays with a passion. Forced to hide his true nature, he’d resorted to bullying the out and proud gay at high school, Lachlan, who he’d secretly wanted.

Now he was older and maybe wiser, he was done hiding who he was and who he loved. He wanted Lachlan and he was going to get him. Only one person stood in his way. Lachlan Doyle.

Could Elias right the wrongs of his past? Did he have a chance to prove to Lachlan that he meant what he said? And could Elias convince Lachlan that he wanted a life with him in it?

TITLE: Accidental Valentine

AUTHOR: Ezra Dawn

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 88 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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Felipe Russo is a fainting goat shifter and a forensics analyst for the Ravenwood Police Department. Felipe is smart, fantastic at his job, but horribly accident prone thanks to his animal half. Felipe’s fainting habits are present when he’s in his human form, so he’s always hurting himself in some way. Felipe’s used to his nature by now and it doesn’t bother him, until he meets his mate in a not so flattering way. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and Felipe’s friends’ determination to set him up on a blind date, what could possibly go wrong? Add in the hunt for a criminal and things are bound to take an interesting turn.

Torin Sanders is a doctor and wolf shifter new to Ravenwood. Having been here for a week, the only person he really knows is Creed, his best friend from medical school. They work at the town clinic together and Creed, being happily mated is determined to see everyone around him just as happy as he is even if it means pushing his friends together on a blind date. Torin doesn’t expect to meet his mate in the form of an adorable accident-prone man at the clinic, but he does. Only, something happens, his mate flees, and now Creed won’t take no for an answer when it comes to a Valentine’s Day date. What’s a man to do?

A disastrous blind date, pushy friends, a desperate criminal, and lots of accidents are just a few of the things Torin and Felipe have to contend with to get their happily ever after but, one thing’s for sure, the journey will certainly be interesting.

TITLE: Cancer Ships Aquarius

AUTHOR: Anyta Sunday

SERIES: Signs of Love #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 282 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2020

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Prepare to dip your toe into the biggest adventure of your life, Cancer. There’s romance in the air, and it smells deliciously salty.

Dumped by the fifth girl in two years and abandoned by his best friends, Reid Glover is alone and in need of a home.

Desperate, he interviews to become a live-in manny aboard widowed Sullivan Bell’s yacht, the Aquarian.

The job? Not to look after thirteen-year-old Joanna. No, this child-mastermind needs Reid to befriend her dad, urge him to participate more in family life, encourage him to date, oh, and become his closest confidant and help him unleash his bottled emotions.

No pressure.

At least he’s not entirely out of his depth.

Okay, so he may have a slight aversion to the ocean. And possibly attract more than his fair share of misadventure.

But he is a pro at crying.

Watch out, Sullivan. Reid is on his way with a family-sized carton of tissues. He will help Sullivan through his fears. Will help him find love again.

Will absolutely not fall for him in the process . . .

Caution, Cancer, how long will you fool yourself?

TITLE: The Professor’s Green Card Marriage

AUTHOR: Heidi Cullinan

SERIES: Dreamspun Desires

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 175 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2020

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I’ll marry you.

Professor Valentyn Shevchenko isn’t sure how to react when, after months of ineffective flirting, the cute barista’s first words to him are a proposal. In many ways, Peter Grunberg is the solution to all his problems. With his work visa inexplicably denied, Valentyn is running out of options to keep from being deported. But is a green card marriage really the answer? Is it still a marriage of convenience when he’s this attracted to his potential spouse?

Peter came to his uncle’s coffee shop in Boulder, Colorado, to reset his life after his struggles with selective mutism returned with a vengeance. He never meant his first words to the handsome ecology professor to be an offer of marriage, but he’s not backing out now. It doesn’t matter that Peter struggles to find words. He can say everything he needs to with his body.

Though this relationship may have started out back-to-front, Valentyn and Peter are determined to make their fake marriage real. But one misstep in their immigration interview could bring everything crashing down. They’ll have to hope that their love is enough to overcome all their obstacles and give them the prize they’ve both been dreaming of: a certified happy ever after.

TITLE: The Wedding

AUTHOR: Matthew J. Metzger

SERIES: Starting Over #3

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 221 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2020

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His best friend is getting married—so why isn’t he?

Aled’s best friend is getting married.

He supposes it’s only natural for his thoughts to turn to his own wedding, and the space on his hand where his ring used to be. He tried and failed, so what’s the point in trying again?

Anyway, Gabriel isn’t interested. Between his old friend Kevin, his live-in dominant Aled and his new boyfriend Chris, Gabriel has plenty to keep him occupied without getting involved in any of this wedding nonsense. If he’s changing to appreciate love without sex as well as sex without love, that doesn’t mean he’s any more amenable to expensive parties and silly costumes.

But Aled can’t get the question out of his head, and Gabriel can’t shake the feeling that there’s something Aled’s trying to ask him.

Is this three-year affair about to become something a little more serious?

TITLE: My Brother’s Best Friend

AUTHORS: Aiden Bates & Ali Lyda

SERIES: Brotherly Love #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2020

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Nico’s it for me, too bad he’s my brother’s best friend …

Friends and brothers are off limits. That’s always been the rule in our house. In a big family it’s the only way to keep the peace. That doesn’t stop my heart from belonging to Nico, my older brother’s best friend. I’ve been able to put aside my feelings for years, but now that I’m an intern at the law firm he owns, all those feelings are threatening to overflow.

He says he doesn’t do relationships, and that work is all he has time for, but when things heat up between us I know I’ve found something worth fighting for. I’ll prove to Nico that I’m the guy for him. It’s time to throw out the old rules and make new ones of our own.

TITLE: The Prince and His Captivating Carpenter

AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet

SERIES: Paranormal Princes #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 137 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2020

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PRINCE BERND

As Prince of the Bear Shifters, I knew the time would come for me to prove myself worthy of my crown. I expected my quest to be perilous. What I didn’t expect was for it to take me up into Espen Mountain, a place that’s brought me nothing but grief and terrible nightmares. Not only must I find the five magical ingredients, but I have to do so alongside Saer, a mysterious and charming shifter coyote summoned by the king to be my guide. But who is Saer, and why do I feel as if we’ve met before?

SAER

Crushing on Prince Bernd from afar was one thing. Being given the responsibility of saving the prince and his kingdom was a whole other story. Banished from my kingdom by my own prince years ago, I never imagined I would be summoned to help Bernd. What could I possibly offer a prince? How was I supposed to save him? I was no one. A shifter with no place to call home. What I did know was that I would do everything in my power to help Bernd succeed on his quest. All I had to do was stop crushing on the guy, find the magical ingredients hidden up a dangerous mountain, and save his heart. What could go wrong?

TITLE: How to Vex a Vampire

AUTHOR: Alice Winters

SERIES: VRC: Vampire Related Crimes #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 360 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2020

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Finn

Getting into the vampire-only detective unit was the easy part; what’s going to be more difficult is dealing with my new partner, an ancient vampire who keeps threatening to eat me. The unit has never had a human in it, and Marcus—or as I like to call him, Fangy McFangface—would really prefer to keep it that way. He’s grumpy, short-tempered, and broody, but I have a way with words and I know he’s starting to like me, even if he swears he’s not. But what he doesn’t know is that I didn’t join the unit because I was tired of being a homicide detective, I joined because there is someone after me. They’ve already taken enough from me and I’m afraid they’re going to take all of me if I don’t find someone to help. That’s all Marcus was supposed to be, but now, he’s so much more and I can’t imagine my life without him.

Marcus

The moment the pesky human walked through that door, I knew I had to get rid of him. He’s charming and almost everyone else instantly loves him, but he doesn’t understand how risky it is being part of this unit as a human. But as I get to know the stubborn man, I learn that perhaps he’s not as naive as I once thought. And maybe he’s what I needed to realize there is more to life than just work and my dog. A group arises who is threatening to disrupt the alliance between the humans and the vampires, but Finn is the one who shows me how strong that alliance can be and reminds me why it’s worth protecting. When threats hit closer to home, I realize I would do anything for Finn because he’s brought so much joy to my life—and because he’s mine.

TITLE: Twink Twins

AUTHOR: Jeremy Jenkins

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 170 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2020

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Competing with my twin has always been fun and games— until the prize is Brooks.

Stephen:

As a nerdy video game designer fresh out of school, finding a job is hard. And with the skyrocketing cost of living in San Francisco, locking down a reasonable apartment is even harder.

Before I know it, I’m homeless.

Luckily, I catch a break in the form of the hot-as-hell carpenter Brooks — who happens to need a web designer for his home improvement business. He’s way older, way hotter, and way out of my league. Plus, he’s my boss, so there’s that, too.

I’m friend-zoned immediately, but I can’t deny that our friendship’s rapidly thickening to more.

Just when I think the chemistry’s hot enough to engulf us in flames, another element’s added to the mix: My twin, Hunter. Aka Mr. Perfect.

Hunter always gets what he wants — including stuff that’s mine. Now he’s got his eyes set on Brooks, too.

Hunter’s used to winning, but this is one game I’m not willing to lose.

Brooks:

I gave up on finding love in San Francisco years ago. Instead, I focused all of my energy into my home improvement business. But to keep up with my competition, I need a website, fast.

One fateful day, a beautiful homeless twink approaches me and asks for a job doing exactly that. Though he’s a prodigy at what he does, he’s too young, too innocent, and too gorgeous for the likes of me.

At first, it’s professional. Then we slide into the friend zone. Before I know it, we’re ducking under the caution tape and crossing the line into forbidden territory.

I start seeing double when his twin comes into the picture, but I only have eyes for one.

TITLE: Their Battle

AUTHOR: Skylar Heart

SERIES: Scarred Cliff #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 91 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2020

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Five lovers figuring out their combined lives, one place they never want to leave again.

After Mia confronted her ex, she finally realised that she didn’t want to live without Dylan, Mal, Tom and Jake anymore. She needs them as much as they need her, especially when it comes to their hearts.

Only, as they’re trying to figure out how to make living and loving together work, the outside world is slowly starting to seep into the little bubble they’ve been living in these last few weeks.

Mia and her men are finally starting to become a family, but that bliss may be cut short when people find out and object to their unconventional setup. Can they protect their new family?

Can they fight those who may ruin their happiness, even with the best of intentions?

TITLE: Their Blood

AUTHOR: Brea Alepoú

SERIES: Blood #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 342 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2020

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It was all perfectly quiet, but Karter knew the shit storm coming was inevitable. It would all be his fault too. It always was. He would probably screw something up and they’d get rid of him, or he would push them too far. It never failed. No matter how much he wanted to believe he had changed, that for once they could handle him, his doubts followed him around. Karter knew that happiness was something that never really lasted.

As those doubts cluttered his mind, he felt the need to run wild and free, to outrun the darkness taking over his mind. A race through the grounds soon turns into a fight for survival.

They must save him. They must claim what is theirs. They will have to destroy any who would dare to take their feisty wolf away.

Blood is pleasure and pain, as vengeance takes over them. The only certain outcome: death.

TITLE: Black Lies

AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan

SERIES: Guns n’ Boys #10

PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani Ltd

LENGTH: 226 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2020

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“That man is not your fairytale ending.”

Griffith has spent two of the most amazing years with his boyfriend Mark, who is undoubtedly The One. Mark is everything Griffith could want in a man. Sexy, kind, always there for him, showering him with gifts and anticipating his needs.

Until one wrong turn sends them crashing into Mark’s past, and suddenly Griff doesn’t even know who his boyfriend is anymore. A spy? A mafioso?

Or a ruthless criminal who has lied to Griff about his identity all along, hiding his brutality under charming smiles.

Is there room for love in a relationship based on lies?

One thing is certain: Griff can’t know what the future holds for him and Mark until he discovers the truth. Too bad the truth is soaked in blood.

TITLE: Pros & Cons of Desire

AUTHOR: A.E. Wasp

SERIES: Pros & Cons #3

PUBLISHER: Kelpie Press

LENGTH: 236 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2020

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FIVE JOBS. FIVE CHANCES FOR REDEMPTION.

One thing’s for sure: these men are no angels.

Two jobs down, three to go, and job #3 is mine. My name is Ridge Pfeiffer, I’m a dirt poor jewel thief from the wrong side of the tracks, and I don’t play well with others.

Theoretically, the deal works like this. I do the job Charlie planned for me and Miranda erases my past, makes my biggest problems go away. Too bad my biggest problem is the one thing I don’t want to go away: Diplomatic Security Agent Davis Ethan.

When Davis caught me breaking into a safe during job #2, I should have ended up in jail. instead, I ended up in his bed. Rich, gorgeous, and privileged, the only thing we have in common is a love of beautiful lingerie and beautiful men. He’s everything I hate, everything I want, and he could destroy me with a word.

There are a hundred red flags surrounding this job, I should walk away and take my chances, but I’m going to do it anyway. Anything to buy me one more night with Davis.

One more job, one more night, and then I’ll leave for good.

TITLE: My Best Friend’s Secret

AUTHOR: Crystal Lacy

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 84 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2020

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Yuki has always tried his best to ignore his attraction to Raysen because their friendship is more important than that.

Raysen was there for the lowest point in my life. He saved me, and I’ll always love him for that. He’s my best friend and has been my roommate for years. Even if I do let my gaze linger on his body for way too long sometimes, I would never risk what we have.

That is, until I have to deliver Raysen’s cell phone to him at a house party and stumble upon a scene I will never be able to forget—and temptation I couldn’t resist even if I tried to. Only I don’t even try to resist. Instead, I jump headfirst into it.

Will we be able to deal with the consequences and keep our friendship intact?

TITLE: Watson and Sherlock

AUTHOR: Ezra Dawn

SERIES: Furry Tails #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 115 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2020

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Beau Sapphire is a dragon shifter who runs his own PI/Security firm. When Beau’s best friend Price decided to leave their clan to start his own, Beau went with him to help set it up and now acts as Price’s beta. Between his business responsibilities, dealing with the new clan, and the threats he’s been getting Beau has his hands full. Throw his mother’s attempts at matchmaking into the mix and you get a recipe for disaster in the form of a stressed-out dragon. Something that’s proven when Beau meets his mate during a job interview.

Bastien “Beast” Kantrava is a black lion shifter and police officer who is doing all he can to help take care of his sick younger sister now that their mom is gone. With medical expenses piling up Beast has to take an extra job to make sure he can cover what insurance isn’t paying for. He doesn’t expect to meet his mate during a job interview or to seriously dislike the man after a few minutes in his presence but, he does.

Bad first impressions, matchmaking galore, and a stalker with an agenda are just a few of the things these two have to contend with to get their happily ever after. Will they persevere or lose their future to an unseen enemy?

TITLE: The Prince and the Painter Part 2

AUTHOR: Emily Carrington

SERIES: Prince and Painter #3

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 149 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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As the tension mounts, Aaron and Jason must face their demons. But those demons never counted on the love between them growing from a single flame to a raging inferno. Now, just maybe their demons will have trouble with them.

Publisher’s Note: The Prince and the Painter Parts 1 & 2 are the prequel to Painter’s Pride (Prince and Painter 1). For everyone who asked Jason and Aaron’s history, thank you.

Warning: The Prince and the Painter Parts 1 & 2 deal with issues of PTSD, M/M rape, hate crimes, stalking, kidnapping, and torture. Jason and Aaron’s stories may be triggers.

TITLE: Billion Dollar Love: Manlove Edition

AUTHORS: L.J. Longo, Loralynne Summers, Pelaam, Louise Collins, Victoria Vall, Megan Slayer

PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing

LENGTH: 307 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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Get ready for our billionaire bad boys…

Our six hand-picked stories are a delicious treat for romance lovers. The heroes are filthy rich, naughty, and need the right man to show them that money can’t buy love. Some have earned their fortunes legally, and others dominate the underground. One thing they have in common—when they finally fall in love, they fall hard.

Enjoy one story a day, or binge the entire anthology.

Stories:

Beautiful Chains by L.J. Longo

Or Something by Loralynne Summers

Fallen Angel by Louise Collins

Can’t Be Bought by Victoria Vallo

Possession by Pelaam

As Long As You Love Me by Megan Slayer

TITLE: Discovering Destiny

AUTHOR: Abigail Kade

SERIES: Familiar Magick #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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Who would believe that pretending to be your next door neighbor’s boyfriend for a simple family dinner would change so many lives forever? As two witches from two very different families learn how their destinies are intertwined, they realize they may be the only hope for their kind to survive what’s coming for them all.

Atherton Blackwood

Once upon a time, I was the heir to my family’s seat on the High Council of Witches. After one horrific night, the Council was no more and all the families went into hiding. The likelihood I would ever find my mo shíorghrá, my soul mate, was gone. But by fate or luck, I’ve finally found my other half. Tobias Wyvern was destined to be mine, but we’re discovering that’s not all destiny has in store for us. I need to find out if our future will be our own, or if it will be determined by a prophecy that was written before either of us were born. I’ll do whatever I have to do, go wherever I have to go to find a way for us to be together. Even if it means going home.

Tobias Wyvern

I invited my next door neighbor, Arthur, to a family dinner to get them off my back, but what I’m finding out is that my whole life has been a lie. I was always told we were the only witches left in the world, but that’s because my family was too frightened to tell me the truth. They signed a contract when I was a child, but had no intention of following through. The Wyverns and the Blackwoods would never be united if they could prevent it. Things happened and they were able to disappear, but now Atherton Blackwood is here to claim me, and I’m ready to be claimed. However, claiming me now has consequences far beyond a vow to each other. By coming together, we’ll set into motion a destiny neither one of us could ever have predicted.

TITLE: Adorkable: A College Mystery

AUTHOR: Shane K. Morton

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 277 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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College theatre major Billy Williams will be lucky if he doesn’t die before the end of his first semester. He also must choose between the hot actor or the cute geek as a boyfriend.

Life is hard for a freshman.

Billy chose his college carefully. His dead Uncle William went there, studied the same major as Billy, and for a reason that no one seems to understand, died there. Was it foul play or did Uncle William really kill himself?

Billy has to find out. He has been walking in his uncle’s footsteps since the moment he was born. He was named for him, looks like him, and is gay like him. With every step he takes, a chain of events is unlocked, and the past comes back with a vengeance. Can he survive or will he succumb to his Uncle’s fate?

A witty and fun adventure of the life of a theatre freshman as he balances work, boyfriends, rehearsal and certain death!

TITLE: The Professional

AUTHOR: M.D. Gregory

SERIES: The Killough Company #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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Rourke Tormey lived and breathed for the Killough Mob. After his father doomed their family by betrayal, the only thing that kept them alive was Sloan’s leniency and trust, and Rourke made it his mission to prove to the boss that he’d done the right thing. So when Sloan asked him to run the Exotic Virtue, he worked his ass off to raise its standards and bring in more influential clientele. Falling in love with his highest earning professional isn’t part of his plan.

Forrest Brassard grew up in a foster home. He knew what it felt like to not belong and joining the Virtue as a professional gave him what he always searched for—love, even if it was only from a different man every hour. When Rourke took over, it was lust at first sight. He wanted the Irish soldier.

Their romance is forbidden. Between Rourke’s resistance and Forrest’s determination, the struggle of falling in love is one that both may lose. When a certain detective is out to bring the Killough Company crashing to the ground, they must work together with Sloan and Conall to make sure it’s her career that goes up in flames instead of the Virtue.

TITLE: Legend of the Black-eyed Children

AUTHOR: Catherine Lievens

SERIES: Urban Legends #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 144 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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Cade thought he’d seen everything after the Bunny Man. Then he encounters black-eyed children.

Cade wants Fin to officially move in with him. The problem is that he can’t ask. It’s not because he doesn’t want to, but rather, because he’s terrified.

It’s easier to allow himself to be distracted by a series of disappearances, especially when Charlie, his personal assistant and a member of their weird family, is involved.

Then Charlie disappears. Cade and his friends don’t know where they are, but they have to find them before it’s too late.

Because the Black-eyed children have them, and that’s a death sentence

TITLE: Serving Mr. Chamberlain

AUTHOR: Izaia Winter

SERIES: Different Hearts #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 180 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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It was so cliché it hurt.

Quentin Davis never expected to crush on his new boss, his new straight boss. It was just that Mr. Chamberlain was everything he’d ever wanted in a man. He was handsome with a quick wit, a dominant attitude, and piercing, gray eyes that could cut you with a look. What wasn’t there to like?

It would never work.

Nolan Chamberlain finds his new secretary a little too tempting. Sometimes, Quentin is all he can think about. With one best friend heavily entrenched in the BDSM lifestyle and the other recently finding happiness in an alternative relationship, Nolan decides it’s his turn—which means leaving his painfully polite, vanilla, sexy secretary alone.

An accidental encounter.

During his first night out with his friends at the local BDSM club, Nolan locks eyes with the impossible. Quentin dressed in nothing but a few scraps of lace, combat boots, and gold highlighter serving the crowded room. And not because he works there, but because he likes it. Maybe Quentin isn’t so off-limits after all.

TITLE: Ellis Harper’s Shot In The Dark

AUTHOR: K. Sterling

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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It’s the perfect Landry wedding. Ellis Harper would know. There are at least three every

season and he is often the plus one of his life-long best friend, Alli Landry, Worst of Her Name,

Youngest of Her Siblings. The events that follow the wedding are less than ideal and take a life-altering turn when Alli’s secret pregnancy is revealed.

“Sex is fun but have you ever experienced the profound relief of not getting lectured by all three of your parents about being an irresponsible nightmare on the way to your older sister’s wedding reception? It’s better than cocaine, let me tell you.”

Ellis isn’t the father but agrees to play the part to prevent disaster. Which backfires almost immediately. Alli’s father, Dalton, is desperate to mend his relationship with his daughter and turns to Ellis for help. Their other best friend and partner in crime, Colin, is not taking Alli’s pregnancy well and her dashing older cousin, Jamie, keeps hitting on Ellis. But, it’s all just background chaos, after Ellis hears a Grindr notification in the hotel bar, while surrounded by Landrys and the groom’s relatives. Everyone is off-limits and no one is safe in a room full of people related to the pretend mother of your future child.

“The only out gay men at this wedding are married and maybe Jamie. I’m not trying to get anyone in trouble. Especially myself.”

Ellis can’t help himself, though, and peeks to see who’s on the prowl. Despite his instincts telling him not to, Ellis responds. He’s on the brink of fatherhood, after all. Something magical and wild happens in a darkened hotel room and a weekend fling turns into an affair so hot and intense, Ellis can’t resist or let go. But, the problem with secrets is they don’t last very long and can turn into even bigger disasters once they get away from you. Alli decides it’s time to face the truth and Ellis has to confront his past, his fears and his actions. Ignorance is bliss and it ends when Ellis learns the identity of the man fulfilling his wildest fantasies in the dark. He’s the worst-case scenario and everything Ellis has ever wanted but is he worth it? Is Ellis ready to take a chance and turn his life upside down when there’s a baby on the way?

TITLE: Family Recipe

AUTHORS: Tia Fielding & Lisa Henry

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 216 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2020

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Justin O’Dwyer is 19. Four days ago, his mother died of a drug overdose, and now Justin is back in Enterprise, Oregon, trying to figure out how to raise the younger siblings he’s afraid of losing to the foster system. Justin is completely out of his depth. Harper is six, and hates him. Wyatt is four and doesn’t remember him. And baby Scarlett, at fourteen months, has never even met her big brother before. When Scarlett gets sick and won’t stop screaming, and when Harper runs off in the middle of the night, Justin is at the end of his tether. In desperation, he knocks on a neighbor’s door begging for help.

Del Abbot is 38, and living in his grandparents’ old place in Enterprise after his marriage broke down and he lost his restaurant in the divorce. He’s a chef, even had his own show on cable for a while, but now he’s looking for a new start, if he could just figure out what exactly that entails. When the O’Dwyer family barrels into his life one night, Del can’t refuse to help. What begins as a trip to the hospital becomes a regular child-minding gig while Justin struggles to find his feet. And the more time Del spends with Justin, the more they both want more than friendship. But small town life comes with its own bigotry, and, in Justin’s case, that bigotry has always been close to home.

When an act of violence threatens to destroy the small family they’ve built, both Justin and Del need to put aside their pasts and reach for their future together.

TITLE: Tundras, Travelers, and Other Travesties

AUTHOR: Amara Lynn

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 26 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2020

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Eis has lived on a solar powered outpost in a tundra covered land all zir life.

After zir parents passing, Eis is left to maintain the outpost alone, struggling to do so between chronic pain flare ups, waiting for the day a traveler might come in need of a warm bed and a meal. A day Eis thinks might never come, until a mysterious craft crashes into one of the solar panels.

Eis never expected a traveler to come out of the craft, or for him to be so captivating and beautiful. Everything Eis knows could change with the coming of this traveler, and yet the greatest travesty would be never knowing what else is out there, beyond the tundra, beyond the skies.

TITLE: Kissing… Cousins?

AUTHOR: J. D. Light

SERIES: Sprung Like Spring #1

PUBLISHER: B4 Dawn Publishing

RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2020

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Evan and Scout have known each other their whole lives. In fact, they have the same family.

Okay, they aren’t actually related, but Evan’s uncle married Scout’s aunt, so… Yeah, it’s a little awkward just how often Scout thinks naughty things about his not-cousin. Especially since they have actual family reunions together. But temptation such as Evan Billings is hard to ignore. Scout’s fought the long, hard fight––really long and really hard––but the devil done presented him with an a shiny (said in an extremely southern accent while shaking a fist in the air for drama) and he’s starting to think weak men have all the fun.

Their once easy friendship shifted when they both went through puberty and Evan presented as alpha while Scout presented as omega. Alpha’s should have to go through some kind of training course on how to handle hormones and emotions, because Evan is pretty sure his inability to process how he was reacting to his then best friend was what drove them apart, and now all they do when they are together is bicker, which is actually pretty fun and makes their cousin Ronni laugh, but when the reunions are over and they go back to their normal lives, it always feels like a little part of him is missing, and he knows that part is Scout.

When an opportunity presents itself in the form of pranking their cousin Ronni’s new boyfriend, lines get crossed… in the best way imaginable, but what happens when the reunion is over, and they go back to their lives without pranks and family keeping them together?

 

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