Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
| Franklin in Paradise | John Patrick | NineStar Press | 5/31/2021 | Paradise #1 | Amazon |
| Ternary | Kristin L. Stamper | NineStar Press | 5/31/2021 | Amazon | |
| The Fourth State of Matter | D’Arcy Arden | The Wild Rose Press | 5/31/2021 | Valence Chronicles #1 | Amazon |
| Lipstick and Lecture Halls | Della Cain | Decadent Publishing | 5/31/2021 | Collared Ever After #3 | Amazon |
| Brother’s Keeper | Jaime Samms | Self Published | 5/31/2021 | Bed, Breakfast, and Beyond #3 | Amazon |
| Radio Static | Nicky James | Self Published | 5/31/2021 | Amazon | |
| Risqué Business | Brittany Cournoyer | Self Published | 5/31/2021 | Amazon | |
| Eggsellent | Jinx Jax | Self Published | 5/31/2021 | Glitter Dragons #2 | Amazon |
| Refuge | CJ Bishop | Self Published | 5/31/2021 | Cowboy Gangster: Regulators #3 | Amazon |
| Rattling Chains | T. Strange | Pride Publishing | 6/1/2021 | Roud to the Spirits #1 | Amazon |
| The Lock-Keeper’s Heart | Neil S. Plakcy | Samwise Books | 6/1/2021 | Amazon | |
| White Dragon | Kiernan Kelly | Evil Plot Bunny Publishing | 6/1/2021 | Dragon Islands #1 | Amazon |
| Hot as Heller | Lucy Lennox | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Aster Valley #3 | Amazon |
| Finding His Home | K. D. Ryan | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Safe Harbor #2 | Amazon |
| Seeing Red | E. L. Esch | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Amazon | |
| Drama Pan | Joe Cosentino | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Nicky and Noah Mysteries #12 | Amazon |
| Lucky Seven | E. L. Esch | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Amazon | |
| It Should Have Been You | Michael Murphy | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Here Be Dragons | Michael Murphy | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Amazon | |
| Confessions of a Teenage Closet Cas | Alex Blades | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Amazon | |
| A different kind of storm | Ashlynn Mills | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Nerds and Tattoos #3 | Amazon |
| Love’s Legacy | Blake Allwood | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Big Bend #1 | Amazon |
| Ever Dark | Kensie King | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | The Dark Series #2 | Amazon |
| Feuds and Reckless Fury | K Webster | Self Published | 6/1/2021 | Amazon | |
| My Sibling’s Struggle | Rosa Swann | Easily Distracted Media | 6/2/2021 | Blossoming of Fate #5 | Amazon |
| Sorcerers Always Satisfy | Louisa Masters | Self Published | 6/3/2021 | Hidden Species #4 | Amazon |
| Full Speed Ahead | Beth Bolden | Self Published | 6/3/2021 | Food Truck Warriors #4 | Amazon |
| Lawful Attraction | Elouise East | Self Published | 6/3/2021 | Crush #9 | Amazon |
| This or That | Hope Irving | Self Published | 6/3/2021 | Amazon | |
| Bloodline | Joel Abernathy | Self Published | 6/3/2021 | The Memoirs of a Vampire #1 | Amazon |
| Peregrine | Piper Scott & Virginia Kelly | Self Published | 6/3/2021 | Forbidden Desires Spin-off #4 | Amazon |
| Hapi | Cari Waites | Self Published | 6/4/2021 | Malicious Gods: Egypt series | Amazon |
| A Cure for Boredom | Edward Kendrick | JMS Books | 6/5/2021 | Wrong Side of the Law #2 | Amazon |
| Just to Breathe | Holly Day | JMS Books | 6/5/2021 | Amazon | |
| Peanut Butter Kisses | Pepper Espinoza | JMS Books | 6/5/2021 | 3rd Edition | Amazon |
| Bound by Fate | Skyler Snow | Self Published | 6/5/2021 | Nebraska Fated Mates #2 | Amazon |
| The Grave Between Us | Tal Bauer | Self Published | 6/6/2021 | A Noah & Cole Thriller #2 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Franklin in Paradise
AUTHOR: John Patrick
SERIES: Paradise #1
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 302 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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Life is good for eighteen-year-old Franklin. He lives on the spectrum, structuring and organizing his days, avoiding messy situations and ambiguity. But what he really wants is a boyfriend.
Twenty-one-year-old Patrick has a past he can’t seem to shake, and a sexual identity that’s hard to describe—or maybe it’s just evolving.
When a manmade virus sweeps the globe, killing nearly everyone, the two young men find themselves thrust together, dependent on each other for survival. As they begin to rebuild their world, their feelings for each other deepen. But Franklin needs definition and clarity, and Patrick’s identity as asexual—or demisexual, or grey ace?—isn’t helping.
These two men will need to look beyond their labels if they are going to find love at the end of the world.
TITLE: Ternary
AUTHOR: Kristin L. Stamper
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 285 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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Elora isn’t a robot, but she isn’t human either. She’s an abominable combination of the two, a cyborg. For this offense, she must face judgment in a court of law. There, it will be decided if she’s a person, owed the same rights as any other, or an object, owed no rights at all.
But when a last-ditch effort to demonstrate her humanity backfires, Elora is faced with an element of human nature she always hoped to avoid: love. The consciousness of a dead man is accidentally downloaded into her cybernetic brain, and she becomes infatuated with his still-living husband—whether she wants to or not.
For Elora, making her way in a solar system that fears and hates her has been hard enough. Now, she must do it as an intermediary between lovers while keeping her own heart in check. With the trial fast approaching, and anti-robot protesters demanding her head, Elora can’t afford to get swept up in someone else’s love story.
TITLE: The Fourth State of Matter
AUTHOR: D’Arcy Arden
SERIES: Valence Chronicles #1
PUBLISHER: The Wild Rose Press
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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Earth is dead. Humanity survives by selling the only resource available—themselves. 2689 has signed away his rights as a living being and become décor, living artwork that rich aliens use to decorate their homes. It’s a stable existence but a boring one. Until one day his owner plays host to three unexpected guests. Large, loud, and more potent than anything 2689 has ever experienced, this trio of ship-dwellers from the wrong side of the universe awakens a desire he can’t ignore.
However, blissful days of sex and companionship with Brog, Desmodian, and Xavis come to an end when 2689 discovers a plot that could land the trio in jail…or worse. 2689 will have to make a choice—stay silent and allow three innocent lives to be ruined or give up his stable life to protect the ones he loves.
TITLE: Lipstick and Lecture Halls
AUTHOR: Della Cain
SERIES: Collared Ever After #3
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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Sometimes you think you have everything you want in life only to discover you’re wrong.
College professor Nathan Walker spends his days preparing students to be the next generation of teachers and his nights alone. He’s been living a half-life since his wife decided his bisexuality was an issue and his love of makeup a dealbreaker. It’s fine. Really–sort of.
Max Green discovered his pup side years ago. When his master died, he felt alone and unseen, coming to life again when he discovered The City Pups, a local social group for pups and masters. Between his job running the college dining services and his friends, his life is whole again–sort of.
Every day, Max watches as the hot professor who caught his eye gets his black coffee and croissant. There is just something about him. It takes all of his courage to say hello for the first time. At the rate he is going, they will both be retired by the time he bolsters the courage to introduce himself.
One night at Collared changes everything, when the two men see each other in a whole new light.
TITLE: Brother’s Keeper
AUTHOR: Jaime Samms
SERIES: Bed, Breakfast, and Beyond #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 264 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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If blood really is thicker than water, are the ties that bind a found family stronger than the ties of blood?
After a decade of homelessness and living off his own wits, Tris has lost all faith in the kindness of strangers. And after years of letting his friends down time after time, Ozzy knows he’s the last person anyone should count on.
When Tris’s search for his lost younger brother lands him in a small town at an overly-friendly Bed and Breakfast, everyone, including the B and B herself, seem to be pushing Tris and Ozzy together.
Tris learned a long time ago, under the fists of his manipulative step-father, that family can’t be trusted, and love means nothing. Torn between the desire to see Tris thrive in his new home, and the need to protect the very younger brother Tris came looking for, Ozzy has some hard choices ahead.
Welcome back to Griffon’s Elbow and The Oaks B&B, aka Mildred. She’s not the only sentient house in town.
TITLE: Radio Static
AUTHOR: Nicky James
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 319 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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Two single dads.
Two head-strong teenagers.
One dead body.
It was supposed to be a vacation to help Nova reconnect with his son. A cabin in the middle of nowhere, nature all around, peace and serenity. What he didn’t expect was to fall for his neighbor in the cabin across the lake.
He didn’t expect an erratic and unusual broadcast on a radio station no longer in existence.
Nor did he expect a dead body in the water.
Something is happening in the small town of Drysdale.
Mercy likes his mysteries to stay within the pages of his novels. When strange things start to happen at his summer cabin, he and his daughter team up with the man and his son on the other side of the lake to get to the bottom of it. A little amateur sleuthing won’t hurt anyone, right?
Someone out there knows the truth.
Who is the man on the radio?
What does he know?
Mercy and Nova are determined to find out, but are they willing to risk life and limb for answers?
Because someone in Drysdale doesn’t want their secrets revealed.
TITLE: Risqué Business
AUTHOR: Brittany Cournoyer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 193 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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He’s not Julia Roberts, and I’m not Richard Gere. We’re way better.
Warner isn’t looking to be rescued. He knows he can’t turn tricks forever, but he has plans. In the meantime, he gets paid well for his skills. Plus, sometimes he gets guys like a certain redheaded virgin who make Warner’s job worth it. Still, no one ever wants to take the time to see Warner for who he is outside of the bedroom.
Most days, Troy is too busy to think about all those years of being teased for being the fat gay kid. But others, it doesn’t matter how successful he is, he’s painfully aware that he is almost 30 and still a virgin. Sick of waiting for Mr. Right, he decides to hire Mr. Right Now.
What was supposed to be a one-and-done turns into a repeat performance when Troy hires Warner to play the part of his loving boyfriend for a weekend wedding. He could be in real danger of believing the fantasy, but Troy is nothing if not a realist. There’s no way someone so hot, so smart, so amazing could ever look at Troy and want him for who he is.
Right?
TITLE: Eggsellent
AUTHOR: Jinx Jax
SERIES: Glitter Dragons #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 123 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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He thought he wanted adventure…
Trapped for most of his life inside the palace on Ibbippe, dragon-shifter Bedden has dreamed of exploring his new world and having wild escapades. But when fate throws a mate into his path, everything changes. How can he put himself in danger when he has a partner depending on him?
Junior talent agent Spencer Hart enjoys working with celebrities, and he’s never had a problem following his boss’s rule about not sleeping with their clients, or at least he hasn’t until he can’t resist one of the Glitter Dragons. But breaking the rules at work is just the beginning of Spencer’s problems.
Once he claims his mate, Bedden realizes there’s more to Spencer than meets the eye, and a romantic interlude on the beach won’t be enough to bring love into their relationship. If Bedden can’t convince Spencer to trust him with his secrets, how will he ever convince him they could have it all?
TITLE: Refuge
AUTHOR: CJ Bishop
SERIES: Cowboy Gangster: Regulators #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2021
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As the tragic turn of events throws Clint’s group into a tailspin, Cochise’s troubling “gut feeling” about this job is justified when he receives an ominous message alerting him to the catastrophe that has struck Clint’s team. While Sanchez leads the caravan onward, Cochise and Agent Renley backtrack in search of Clint’s group… fearful of what they will find.
TITLE: Rattling Chains
AUTHOR: T. Strange
SERIES: Round to the Spirits #1
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 245 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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Ghosts are popping up where they shouldn’t. Harlan, a ghost janitor for the police, suspects there’s a serial killer on the loose—but no one believes him.
Harlan Brand is a medium who was abandoned at the Centre, a school for the psychically gifted, by his parents. He grew up lonely but safe from the ghosts that terrorized his childhood.
But now, at twenty-one, he’s out in the real world. He works as a ghost janitor for the Toronto Police Service, cleaning up after crimes and hauntings in the Greater Toronto Area. Adding to the anxiety of leaving the ghost-warded safety of his school, the cop assigned as his partner seems to hate him, he’s having confusing feelings for a BDSM club owner who brings out his deepest fantasies, and ghosts are popping up where they shouldn’t.
Using the ghosts as clues, Harlan begins to suspect there’s a serial killer loose, but no one believes him. Harlan will stop at nothing to discover who—or what—is preying on his city.
TITLE: The Lock-Keeper’s Heart
AUTHOR: Neil S. Plakcy
PUBLISHER: Samwise Books
LENGTH: 380 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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In the aftermath of a failed love, Isaac Evans drops out of college and flees Philadelphia for a lock-keeper’s job on the Delaware Canal in rural Pennsylvania, where he pursues a life of Thoreau-driven solitude.
Prussian immigrant Lenert Tessmer trudges along the canal towpath in good and bad weather, hobbled by his dialect which prevents him from connecting with others. Then Lenert breaks his leg, and Isaac’s Quaker beliefs force him to offer a place where Lenert can recover.
Slowly, these two broken men find solace and healing in each other. But with railroads replacing the canal and narrow-minded outsiders who threaten their country idyll, Isaac and Lenert will have to face their deepest fears to develop a love that will endure.
TITLE: White Dragon
AUTHOR: Kiernan Kelly
SERIES: Dragon Islands #1
PUBLISHER: Evil Plot Bunny Publishing
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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On Moonstone Island, one of the legendary Dragon Islands lives a dragon whose color has been the bane of his existence. Born a white dragon in a world populated by Emerald, Ruby, Onyx, Garnet, Sapphire, Amethyst, and Gold dragon shifters, Dreq has been an outcast all of his life. His color is despised by those of his breed, and he has been allowed to live on the fringes of their society solely because he has been proven fertile, although he has little to no chance of finding a mate.
Cooper is a pirate whose ship sinks just off the coast of Moonstone Island. His life is saved by Dreq, and no one is more surprised to find himself attracted to the handsome dragon shifter.
Narith is a ruby dragon whose mate has failed to produce a clutch for him. He wants Dreq for the purpose of breeding, and plots to steal him away from Cooper.
Will love conquer all on Moonstone Island, and whose clutch will Dreq eventually bear?
TITLE: Hot as Heller
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
SERIES: Aster Valley #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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The man asked me to valet his damn car.
Look, I left LA for a reason. I’ve had my fill of big Hollywood stars and their even bigger egos. I want something genuine. Something real. And it doesn’t get any realer than being the new sheriff of Aster Valley, Colorado.
That is, until entitled Finn Heller appears on the scene, handing me the keys to his convertible like I’m his personal servant.
The former child star and wannabe action hero is the hottest thing I’ve ever seen. He’s also a snarky party animal with legions of adoring fans and attitude for days.
Or so I thought.
The longer the film crew stays in town, the more I begin to wonder if Finn is hiding his true self, one that’s as beautiful inside as out. He’s a star alright, but the kind that shines bright enough to light up the night sky… the kind I want to make a wish on.
A wish Finn will find a way to make things work with me, even if it means his next role is my very own leading man.
TITLE: Finding His Home
AUTHOR: K. D. Ryan
SERIES: Safe Harbor #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 90,00 words
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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Finally.
Grant finally found his boy, and Elliot finally had his Daddy—age gap be damned. They were together. They were happy. And their chemistry was explosive—it was more than enough for both of them.
Since meeting Grant, everything had been a whirlwind for Elliot. They were both juggling busy work schedules—Grant was wrapped up in finals at the University, and Elliot was consumed with ballet. But they were making it work, still making time for each other and exploring their new dynamic.
Everything seemed perfect.
Perfect—until Elliot’s ballet career takes an unexpected turn that reveals the fragility of their new relationship. Add in a startling revelation about Elliot’s dire financial situation, and everything Elliot thought he knew about himself and where he belongs is turned upside down.
Elliot is faced with some big decisions—decisions that could change the direction of his life forever.
Decisions that only he can make.
As far as Grant is concerned, everything comes down to what is best for his boy—but how much is Grant willing to sacrifice for Elliot’s happiness? He wants to give Elliot everything—but he knows that isn’t always the right answer. And is he starting to build a life with Elliot just to have everything ripped away once again?
Are they just playing house, or are they finding their home?
TITLE: Seeing Red
AUTHOR: E. L. Esch
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 224 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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What would you do if you lost five years of freedom? If everything you’d ever known was torn away from you, all because the one person you counted on to save you didn’t come through?
This is the cruel reality for Gabriel “Red” Thatcher, convicted at age nineteen for the murder of his father. Now twenty-five and eight months out of prison, Red has nothing to his name and no one to help him through the horrifying memories of his past.
Then he meets Silo Winters, a man so much like him yet so different that it drives Red crazy. How could someone who went through the same trauma he did in prison still look at life so cheerfully? And though Silo tries to show Red that life after hardship isn’t bleak and meaningless, Red finds it difficult after all he’s been through to let anyone in.
TITLE: Drama Pan
AUTHOR: Joe Cosentino
SERIES: Nicky and Noah Mysteries #12
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 185 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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It’s spring break at Treemeadow College, and Theatre professors and spouses Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver, their best friends Martin and Ruben, and their sons Taavi and Ty are sprinkling on the fairy dust in an original musical extravaganza of Peter Pan entitled Every Fairy Needs a Big Hook! Pirates shout more than “Yo, ho!” when a family of visiting technical designers, the Coutures, drop like yesterday’s fashions. Once again, our favorite thespians will need to use their drama skills to catch the killer before they get the hook.
TITLE: Lucky Seven
AUTHOR: E. L. Esch
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 195 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021, 2nd Edition
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Dante Mathers has forced himself to go out with girls in the past and he does it again when he’s approached by the beautiful Serena one day on campus, desperate to prove to himself that he’s “normal.” But when he loses a drinking contest and is dared to go to the next campus LGBTQ meeting by his best friend, he’s not sure how to handle it. Sure, he could blow it off, but something nagging at the back of his mind compels him to go anyway. After all, his secret first crush was a boy in high school. But is he really forcing himself to go, or is he finally starting to be honest with himself? No need to overthink this, Dante tells himself. It’ll be get in, get out. No need to talk to anyone. Easy, right?
Then he meets Sven. Sexy, toned, wearing a leather jacket with spiked up bleach-blond hair, Sven’s bad-boy flare sticks out on campus and catches Dante’s eye. But there’s more to Sven than his punkish looks, and Dante’s about to find out all the sultry little details.
TITLE: Here Be Dragons
AUTHOR: Michael Murphy
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 245 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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It’s hate at first sight when out and proud Jeremiah Rogers first meets his temporary work partner, Sterling Johansen – in the middle of telling a homophobic joke. Jeremiah was supposed to be on vacation, cruising the Caribbean with 3,000 other gay men, but at the last minute he’d been sent to the mid-west office to help out in a crisis. He didn’t want to be there, and he wasn’t looking forward to spending eight brutally hot summer weeks stuck with Sterling Johansen, driving all over the mid-west.
As Jeremiah contends with being there against his will, the heat, a myriad of problem work sites, Sterling’s fickle moods, driving hundreds of miles between every job, and the daily threat of Mother Nature, every day he wants to throw in the towel. But he hangs in there, determined to finish the assignment, get the hell out of these, and make his boss pay for pulling his much-deserved vacation out from under him at the very last possible second. But when disaster strikes, everything is thrown up into the air once again, this time literally, giving Jeremiah new insight into what makes Sterling tick.
TITLE: Confessions of a Teenage Closet Case
AUTHOR: Alex Blades
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 235 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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Elliot’s the boy at the back of the class. Smart, kind, and totally invisible—except when it comes to Aimee, his best friend in the entire world, and Hailey and Tommy, the step-sibling twins from hell. A modern-day Cinderella controlled by a monstrous step-father, he dreams of one day having absolute freedom.
Justin’s the most popular guy in school. A straight-A student, a rockstar out on the baseball field, and on the fast track to a successful medical career. Only one problem: He dreams of art school in the Big Apple and a life where he can finally be proud of who he is.
Will either break free from the chains of who they’re told to be, or will they be forced apart?
TITLE: A different kind of storm
AUTHOR: Ashlynn Mills
SERIES: Nerds and Tattoos #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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When I found out I was in a race against time, I created a bucket list and he was never supposed to be on it.
Drake
I left a stranger’s bed a year ago, never planning to see him again. I couldn’t stop thinking about him though, and when he walks back into my life, I am reminded why. Storm is a bright spot in this world. He helped me find my way that night and once again he pulls me free from the darkness that nearly has me drowning. I tell myself I don’t want him, I scream it out loud repeatedly, but they are nothing more than empty words. He may drive me crazier than anyone I’ve ever met but I can’t help but want to be wrapped in his chaos time and time again.
Storm
I thought I had more time and now that I know I don’t, I want to make every minute count. I want to be kissed breathlessly in the rain, to dance on the rooftop of a house, to go skinny dipping in the lake, and all the other things I never saw as important before. I’m not supposed to fall in love with a grumpy, gorgeous tattoo artist along the way. What could someone like me offer a man like Drake? He gives me all these wonderful days and I’m worried one day all I’ll leave him with is heartbreak.
TITLE: Love’s Legacy
AUTHOR: Blake Allwood
SERIES: Big Bend #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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Exhausted from a lengthy court battle over his grandparents’ West Texas ranch, Flex is eager to sell the property and put the whole matter behind him.
While meeting the realtor, Flex happens upon sexy motel owner Mitch. As sparks fly between the two, Flex decides selling his family’s legacy may not be the right thing to do.
However, ownership of the ranch seems to have initiated sinister nightmares for Flex. Stranger still, these dreams somehow involve Mitch. When the nightmares begin coming true, their concerns deepen. Especially when Flex’s latest vision predicts his own demise.
As darkness closes in around them, will Mitch and Flex’s love be enough to ensure their survival? Or will their hopes for a future together go up in smoke?
TITLE: Ever Dark
AUTHOR: Kensie King
SERIES: The Dark Series #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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I know there are men out there that are more than human. Men with powers beyond my wildest imagination. But it’s my job to find them, not fall in love with them.
After one of my best friends revealed to me his special powers, I was amazed but not shocked. After all, I’ve seen what he can do. He’s faster and stronger than any human and heals in the blink of an eye. And when he tells me there are more like him out there, I’m intrigued.
Intrigued enough to get a job working for a best-selling author and the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. But I’m not just trying to discover his power, I’ve also been asked to find out if he’s responsible for the local murders that are plaguing our city.
I thought it would be easy until my heart gets involved. Now I’m at war with myself and another potential threat. Is the man I love one of the good guys or is he the enemy?
TITLE: Feuds and Reckless Fury
AUTHOR: K Webster
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 295 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
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The hatred began when my father proposed to another man in a shocking moment that rocked my family to its core…
Now I’m on a quest for revenge against my father.
That means hitting him where it hurts—the new fiancé and the son he thinks so much of.
Alister Sommers.
Alis is a bleached blond perfectionist thorn in my side who’s used to everything going his way. Grades, money, track—he dominates it all despite his short, insignificant frame.
Was one dad not good enough that Alis had to take mine too?
Soon, we’ll be stepbrothers.
Until then, I vow to make his life a living hell.
Maybe Dad will regret his terrible mistakes.
Maybe he won’t.
I know I won’t regret wrecking their lives like they did mine.
I’ll give up everything, even my girlfriend and football, if it means I get a chance for retribution.
It’s reckless and risky, but I don’t have much to lose.
The havoc I wreak might ease some of the pain Dad caused my mother.
I’m willing to give it a shot.
What starts as a family feud will become a war… one I plan on winning no matter the cost.
There’s only one small problem.
I may have underestimated my opponent.
TITLE: It Should Have Been You
AUTHOR: Michael Murphy
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021, 2nd Edition
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After a hit-and-run driver kills David McCleary, his mother, Freda McCleary, tells her younger son, Patrick, “It should have been you.” While the McCleary family limps along for a while, it clearly died with David. In an effort to deal with her son’s death, Freida joins a fundamentalist church while her family watches her become a stranger. When she discovers Patrick is gay, she is convinced he is the reason David was taken from her. Patrick’s father runs interference, but when he leaves town for work, she throws Patrick out onto the streets.
As a blond-haired, blue-eyed sixteen-year-old kid from the suburbs, Patrick has lived a sheltered life and doesn’t have a clue how to survive on his own. He’s struggling until he meets a local priest running a homeless shelter who introduces Patrick to Juan, a street-savvy Latino youth wise beyond his years, and they strike up an instant rapport.
It’s not pretty, but they are making it together, until one night Juan goes off with a stranger to earn a few bucks… and doesn’t come back. Patrick is determined to find him, regardless the danger and cost.
TITLE: My Sibling’s Struggle
AUTHOR: Rosa Swann
SERIES: Blossoming of Fate #5
PUBLISHER: Easily Distracted Media
RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2021
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It seems that when one secret is uncovered, more start to come out…
Destin
I never considered our lives to be particularly eventful. Sure, our family setups were a little unconventional, especially with so many people in our close circle running their own companies and all, but there was never much drama going on. Until this year, it seems.
While we worried about me mating Seb, him being pregnant and trying to figure out where to go from here, it seems that we weren’t the only one struggling. Seb’s younger brother, Dan, just dropped a massive bomb of a secret on us, leaving all of us reeling. How are we going to fix this now?
Seb
I thought that the only thing I had to worry about this weekend was our families finding out that I’m pregnant. My biggest fear was their anger or disapproval. But it seems that that should have been the least of my worries.
Dan has been acting strange ever since the summer, and he just told us why. He’d been cheating his way through school all of last year, and he’s failed all of his tests this year. His solution? He’s going to leave as soon as he turns eighteen, which is only two weeks away. So he won’t have to explain to our parents or the school what’s going on. Because if word gets out that he’s been cheating, there will be grave consequences.
I can’t let him do this. I can’t. But it means that I have to make some hard choices, if I want to keep my family together. And it means keeping even more secrets from our parents…
TITLE: Sorcerers Always Satisfy
AUTHOR: Louisa Masters
SERIES: Hidden Species #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 245 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2021
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Just because I enjoy planning and researching doesn’t mean I’m not the most dangerous badass mothercracker around.
The world sees me as boring, dependable David. And I like it that way. I know things and I’m organized. Plus, I’ve seen firsthand the harm a chaotic life can inflict, and I’d rather have my lists and be called dull.
Which is what makes it all the more disconcerting when a sexy elf declares his adoration and begins to “woo” me. What am I supposed to do?
Hide, mostly. It’s hard, though, because Caolan and I are supposed to be working together. And he’s tough to resist: sweet, competent, and so incredibly beautiful. He sees something in me that no one else does. Would it really be such a bad thing if I gave in to temptation?
My personal life can’t be the priority right now, though. The bad guys are gearing up to strike, and if we don’t stop them, the end of the world could be nigh. I need to focus on that, not on letting Caolan show me the benefits of spontaneity. Or do I?
TITLE: Full Speed Ahead
AUTHOR: Beth Bolden
SERIES: Food Truck Warriors #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 401 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2021
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Lennox’s favorite escape is the Food Truck Warriors . . .until it needs his protection.
Ash isn’t running from his past—he’s already left it way behind. He’s built a business from scratch, using all the lessons that his father taught him, and every day at his food truck is a challenge he was born to tackle.
But when a stalker appears, hinting that he knows the secrets Ash has tried so hard to bury, he needs more help than his food truck friends can provide. He needs a professional.
Lennox is a mystery. He’s been coming around the Food Truck Warriors for months now, and nobody knows if that’s even his real name. But Ash is fascinated by the man, and the feeling seems to be mutual.
When the threat to Ash becomes a little too real, Lennox intervenes, and finally, the electricity between them transforms into something very much like love. But now their safety—and their hearts—are on the line.
TITLE: Lawful Attraction
AUTHOR: Elouise East
SERIES: Crush #9
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 214 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2021
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There’s a fine line between protecting and stalking…
Logan has unwavering loyalty to the law, and when he finds Bastien in a precarious situation, his protective instincts flare up to an all time high. His need to help overshadows everything else, including his sense. Unfortunately, the dancer doesn’t want his help.
What Bastien does for a living doesn’t mean he has no morals. He has to live, and his wages and tips don’t always cover everything. He’s glad he doesn’t have anyone who relies on him because he can barely make ends meet working all the hours of the day. When a so-called friend turns on him, who does he have left?
Can they put their differences aside and realise what is right in front of them?
TITLE: This or That
AUTHOR: Hope Irving
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 197 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2021
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Sometimes, a kiss can knock you out faster than a blow to the head, rendering you unable to think straight.
When drunken Michael Clayton stole a sloppy kiss in a Parisian club, he didn’t know that this would mean war. War, as in being taught a lesson by a shameless cowboy. War, as in being given a taste of his own medicine. War, as in being left dumbfounded and yearning for more. Blame it on the alcohol, right? Damn, Mike hated the guy for muddling his assumed straight orientation and raising unwelcome questions.
When noble Troy Hunter stole a revenge kiss from a despicable hot playboy, he didn’t know that it would be all but forgotten months later. Landing a gig on a Rio-bound cruise ship, the rising DJ is dazed when Mike strikes back with a vengeance during their second encounter, fueling his appetite for dominance. Blame it on the blazing sun, right? Damn, Troy hates the guy for pushing all of his buttons and rubbing salt in old wounds.
It shouldn’t have happened, but now all bets are off. Their feelings quickly escalate into something that they aren’t willing to label. It’s easier this way, until it isn’t… because life’s no cruise and some experiences are life-altering. Between Troy’s painful past and Mike’s unsettling present, their future together might be short-lived, unless their insane chemistry compels them to push their limits and each other. So, which is it? This or that?
TITLE: Bloodline
AUTHOR: Joel Abernathy
SERIES: The Memoirs of a Vampire #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2021
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Fate made me an immortal. The thirst made me a monster.
But I never truly lost my soul until I lost him.
Enoch. My missing half. The only creature whose depravity could rival my own. He stole this wicked curse from my veins and left me broken in his quest for the power I swore I would never pass on to another.
I hate him. I love him. And I’m doomed to live the rest of my days apart from my wretched child, knowing every bit of chaos he brings into this world is my doing.
If I kill Enoch, I condemn us both. If I let him live, I condemn the world.
I do not know whether this is my last confession, or the most blasphemous love story ever told, but either way, this account is the truth.
The memoirs of a vampire are not for the faint of heart, but I do not tell my story to commemorate a life well lived. I tell it because the beginning of my story is what marks the end of everything.
TITLE: Peregrine
AUTHORS: Piper Scott & Virginia Kelly
SERIES: Forbidden Desires Spin-off #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 347 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2021
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Sebastian Drake, stoic protector of the Drake family, always gets what he wants—and there is nothing he wants more than the half-starved Pedigree omega named Peregrine he comes across on his travels. It doesn’t matter that Peregrine is a Disgrace. Sebastian will do whatever it takes to keep him… and somehow, as impossible as it might be, find a way to be his mate.
Present Day
For hundreds of years, Peregrine has enjoyed life as Sebastian’s mate. Sure, as one of the only bonded omegas in recent history he’s been kidnapped more times than he can count, but with Sebastian there to save him it’s little more than an inconvenience. And attacks from hostile clans? That’s just a typical Tuesday.
But there is one thing Peregrine fears, yet desperately wants.
One thing that has hurt him time and time again.
One thing Sebastian can’t save him from.
And now it’s happening again.
He’s pregnant.
TITLE: Hapi
AUTHOR: Cari Waites
SERIES: Malicious Gods: Egypt series
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 148 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 2021
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Jayden Sanders is a dead man.
Jayden is trying to reach Cairns when his car dies on the highway and leaves him stranded in a caravan park in Innisfail. As the rain comes down and the crocodile-infested river rises, Jayden becomes fascinated by the strange man who lives across the river—Hapi. What Jayden doesn’t know is that Hapi has already marked him for his own.
Hapi and his brothers, the sons of Horus, prepare the souls of the dead for their father, and each claim protection over a part of the body. When Hapi pulls Jayden from the flooded river, he claims Jayden’s lungs, and his breath, as his due. But what happens when he decides he wants more than that? Jayden refuses to believe it when Hapi tells him he’s dead, but his only hope of getting out of Innisfail alive is by playing along with Hapi’s delusions. And with Horus due to arrive any day, time is running out for Jayden.
Or maybe it already has.
TITLE: A Cure for Boredom
AUTHOR: Edward Kendrick
SERIES: Wrong Side of the Law #2
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 49,820 words
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2021
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Bored with the repetitiveness of his job as an actor, Dante Hathaway comes up with what he thinks is the perfect solution. He and his lover, Kade Benton, should rob a jewelry store. After all, with his theatrical training and Kade’s makeup proficiency, they ought to be able to carry it off with no problems. They do, and elated by their success, they decide to hit up a gallery next.
They are stopped in the nick of time by Dirk Steele and Maverick, who point out that they know a good deal less than they think about what it takes to pull off a successful caper. That might have been the end of their criminal careers if Dirk and Maverick hadn’t decided their theatrical skills could be useful to their team of topnotch thieves.
When they’re offered a place on the team, Dante and Kade accept, and soon discover that boredom might have been the least of their worries.
TITLE: Just to Breathe
AUTHOR: Holly Day
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 15,392 words
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2021
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Nico Allegretti has been best friends with Matt Barnes since kindergarten. There is no one more important to Nico than Matt, and while he’s known for years Matt is the one for him, he’ll never tell him. He won’t risk ruining their friendship.
On his way to meet Matt at the restaurant, a case of mistaken identity ends with Nico in the trunk of a car. When he’s released, his kidnappers give him twenty-four hours to give them what they want. The problem is, Nico has no idea what that could be.
Not knowing what else to do, he turns to Matt, who is a cop. Together they go into hiding while looking for clues. Being kidnapped doesn’t change Nico’s resolve to not let Matt know how he feels, but hiding in a small cabin together makes it hard to ignore. Matt’s small touches and compliments must mean nothing. Had Matt felt the same, he’d let him know by now … right?
TITLE: Peanut Butter Kisses
AUTHOR: Pepper Espinoza
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 10,028 words
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2021, 3rd Edition
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Josh Boothe is one of the best pastry chefs in the nation, but he chooses to work as Peter Summers’s assistant, creating elaborate and beautiful pieces of art from sugar. He knows Peter is the best, and he wants to do everything possible to ensure Peter earns the gold medal he deserves at the California Confectioners Pastry Competition. Unfortunately, they’ve placed second three years in a row, and Josh fears Peter will find a new assistant.
But Peter has no interest in getting rid of Josh. In fact, he wants to find a way to make their partnership permanent …
TITLE: Bound by Fate
AUTHOR: Skyler Snow
SERIES: Nebraska Fated Mates #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 30,000 words
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2021
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Books and his nieces. Those are the two most important things in Nikhil’s life. And it should be enough. Until he realizes how lonely he is and how anti-social he’s become. When he runs into the energetic and feisty Evander his world gets turned upside down.
Evander is tired of only being wanted for one thing. Bunnies aren’t known for lifelong mates, but when Evander runs into Nikhil he finds himself wanting the alpha. Forever. Even if the wolf constantly puts his foot in his mouth.
Can they open up and learn to accept the gift that fate is offering?
TITLE: The Grave Between Us
AUTHOR: Tal Bauer
SERIES: A Noah & Cole Thriller #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 376 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2021
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It was just one moment.
It was just one mistake.
For years, men have been disappearing. A father in North Carolina. A boater in California. A hiker in Arkansas. And more, scattered across the United States. The FBI knows who’s responsible: a serial killer they caught, a man they sent young profiler Cole Kennedy to interrogate. But then the killer escaped, leaving the FBI in chaos and Cole’s psyche in tatters.
Eight years later, Cole’s life has changed. He’s found the man of his dreams, and he’s moved to Iowa to be with Special Agent Noah Downing, leaving the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit and the murderers behind.
Or so he thought.
An attack on the backroads of Iowa shatters the FBI, and in the aftermath, they uncover the signature of the last man they expect: the killer who got away. Now he’s hunting Noah, and the BAU descends on Des Moines, sending Cole back on the psychological chase.
To catch the only man who has ever beaten him, Cole will have to delve inside the killer’s mind. It’s a place he barely survived before, and the deeper he goes, the more horrors await. And though Noah is ordered to back off the investigation, he won’t leave Cole to face this darkness alone.
If Cole has any hope of saving the man he loves, he must unravel the killer’s twisted profile and follow his trail of death… even when it leads him into the marrow of his worst nightmares.
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