Here are the new releases for the week.
Let us know if there’s something missing & we’ll add it to the list.
| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
| The Coventry Carol | Ashlyn Drewek | Fox Hollow Books | 12/27/2021 | Amazon | |
| Spirit of Snow | Richard Amos | Self Published | 12/27/2021 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Dax | Silvia Violet | Self Published | 12/27/2021 | The Theriot Family #4 | Amazon |
| Reel to Real Love | Elle E. Ire | DSP Publications | 12/28/2021 | Amazon | |
| Proper Scoundrels | Allie Therin | Carina Press | 12/28/2021 | Amazon | |
| If You Love Something | Jayce Ellis | Carina Adores | 12/28/2021 | Magic in Manhattan | Amazon |
| Various Distractions | AE Lister | Pride Publishing | 12/28/2021 | Persuasions #2 | Amazon |
| All the Wrong Reasons | Sebastian Hansen | NineStar Press | 12/28/2021 | Amazon | |
| The Gemini Strand | L.J. Hasbrouck | NineStar Press | 12/28/2021 | Amazon | |
| Worth The Risk | Carrie Davis | Naughty Nights Press | 12/28/2021 | To Love & Protect #6 | Amazon |
| Navarro | Kelly Fox | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Rebel Sky Ranch #3 | Amazon |
| A Sanctuary for Soulden | J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Lords of Bucknall #4 | Amazon |
| His Boy to Cherish | Colette Davison | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Naughty or Nice Season Two | Amazon |
| Here’s to Us | Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | What If It’s Us #2 | Amazon |
| Hard Chrome | Anna Kensing | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Amazon | |
| Greed and other Dangers | TJ Nichols | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Mytho #2, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Under His… Shorts | Adara Wolf | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Under His Heel | Amazon |
| Ares | Ana Night | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | King’s Disciples MC #1 | Amazon |
| Snuggle Season | Amy Bellows | Self Published | 12/28/2021 | Heron Manor | Amazon |
| Fate | Rob Rosen | JMS Books | 12/29/2021 | Amazon | |
| Freezing Aversion | BL Maxwell | Self Published | 12/29/2021 | Consortium Trilogy #2 | Amazon |
| Out Of The Shadows | Ali Ryecart | Self Published | 12/29/2021 | Silver Foxes #3 | Amazon |
| Floored by Love | Finn Dixon | Self Published | 12/29/2021 | Rings Trilogy #2 | Amazon |
| Deepest Desire | Frey Ortega | Self Published | 12/29/2021 | Amazon | |
| The Fix Is In | Mary Calmes | Self Published | 12/29/2021 | Torus Intercession #4 | Amazon |
| Something’s Burning | Toby Yu | JMS Books | 12/30/2021 | Amazon | |
| New Year’s Ex | Sam Couste | JMS Books | 12/30/2021 | Amazon | |
| Rogue Delivery | Gareth Vaughn | JMS Books | 12/30/2021 | Amazon | |
| The Mystery of the Spirits | C.S. Poe | Emporium Press | 12/30/2021 | Snow & Winter #5 | Amazon |
| The Boyfriend Gambit | Elle Keaton | Dirty Dog Press | 12/30/2021 | Crimes of the Heart #3 | Amazon |
| The Witch of Westland | Jack Brightside | Franklin Cazador Publishing | 12/30/2021 | The Warlock of Westland #2 | Amazon |
| Metal Heart | Michelle Frost | Self Published | 12/30/2021 | Metal & Magic #1 | Amazon |
| The face of the Wicked | JK Jones | Self Published | 12/30/2021 | Amazon | |
| His Forever Mate | Brea Alepoú | Self Published | 12/30/2021 | Unexpected Mates #6 | Amazon |
| Fergus’s Hurricane | Taylor Rylan | Mortimer Press | 12/31/2021 | Vampires of the Beloved Gem #3 | Amazon |
| Pretty for Master | Skylar Sweeney | Self Published | 12/31/2021 | Made for Master #1 | Amazon |
| Pretty Puppy | Morticia Knight | Self Published | 12/31/2021 | Command & Care #6 | Amazon |
| Ball & Chain | A.W. Scott | Self Published | 12/31/2021 | Club Deny #5 | Amazon |
| The Island: The Reapers | CJ Bishop & H.M. Wolfe | Self Published | 12/31/2021 | The Cowboy Gangster / The Base crossover #4 | Amazon |
| Buried Love | Morgan Mason | Self Published | 1/1/2022 | Treasure Trove #1 | Amazon |
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TITLE: The Coventry Carol
AUTHOR: Ashlyn Drewek
PUBLISHER: Fox Hollow Books
LENGTH: 117 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 27, 2021
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Scrooge.
Grinch.
Old Man Potter.
Caspar Payne has heard them all and the less-than-favorable comparisons do nothing to get him in the Christmas spirit. Instead of eggnog and peppermint lattes, he much prefers to drown his hatred of the most obnoxious holiday ever with a bottle of whiskey. Except, alcohol and sadness can be a deadly combination and when he finds himself teetering on the edge of a bridge on Christmas Eve, the last thing he expects is a guardian angel in a Santa coat.
In theory, Nick should love Christmas, but he doesn’t. Being the son of the man known as Santa Claus honestly isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Destined to take over a job he doesn’t want with a wife he doesn’t want, Nick spends his days looking in on ordinary people as they go about their lives. People like Caspar Payne, a nonbeliever who has captivated Nick since he first saw his name on the Naughty List seventeen years ago. So when Nick checks in on him on Christmas Eve, one of Caspar’s saddest days of the year, he’s horrified to see him standing on an icy railing. But saving Caspar from himself is going to take more than a Christmas miracle.
TITLE: Spirit of Snow
AUTHOR: Richard Amos
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 233 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 27, 2021, 2nd Edition
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Once upon a time, there was a man with a purpose. Every morning, he woke up knowing who he was and what he needed to do.
And then the shadows came…
Alec Snow used to have dreams, a direction. Now he drifts through life, haunted by the last case from his cop days—a case that broke him. Yes, running his bookstore gives him a purpose, but it’s not enough. There’s something missing. A void that needs to be filled with, yeah, something.
There are just so many somethings.
Tristan Fox has a purpose. To be a slave to his wicked master, to kill, to spy, to be nothing but a tool for a bad man. But he wants more, wants a life outside of his rotten existence.
That one night… That one night both men soothed their sorrow together as strangers in the woods. They’ve never forgotten that special moment, and now their worlds are about to collide once again.
But when a prophecy points the spotlight on Alec, things take a fatal turn. Can there be hope in death, and love from the ashes of betrayal?
Previously published in the Fables Retold Anthology. Aside from a few new lines, no other new content has been added.
TITLE: Dax
AUTHOR: Silvia Violet
SERIES: The Theriot Family #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 27, 2021
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Travis is my friend’s little brother.
I’m supposed to keep him safe. To be a man he can trust. But I haven’t seen him in years.
When he turns up hurt and needing a place to stay, protection is only one of the things I want to offer him.
Because Travis isn’t a kid anymore. He’s all grown up now. And the way he looks at me tells me he feels the heat rising between us.
He deserves a lot better than me — a man who can walk with him in the light, instead of pulling him down into the darkness. But every instinct in my body is screaming at me to hold him close…
And there’s no way I’m letting him go.
TITLE: Reel to Real Love
AUTHOR: Elle E. Ire
PUBLISHER: DSP Publications
LENGTH: 351 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Elaine never expected to fall for a computer-generated companion—but are Ricky’s feelings really artificial?
Finding the right romantic partner is always a challenge—especially when your first spouse turns out to be a greedy, business-obsessed hardass who winds up on her CEO office floor with a bullet through her brain. After the murder of her first wife, Elaine is ready for a vacation and a solid relationship with a woman who only has time for her. Thanks to some found alien technology, Elaine can get what she wants… sort of. Okay, so a computer-generated tangible holographic image of a twentieth-century film star is about as far from “solid” as it gets. But as her themed pleasure cruise on a passenger starliner progresses and an additional plot to murder Elaine reveals itself, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to her fantasy companion.
Ricky might be the result of exceptional programming, but she proves to be more than the sum of her particles. She shows Elaine more affection, and eventually more protection, than any so-called “real” woman in her life ever has, leaving Elaine to wonder—are Ricky’s feelings for her truly artificial? Or is this Reel to Real Love?
TITLE: Proper Scoundrels
AUTHOR: Allie Therin
SERIES: Magic in Manhattan
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 309 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Their scandalous pasts have left them wounded and unworthy—and hopelessly perfect together.
London, 1925
Sebastian de Leon is adjusting to life after three years spent enthralled by blood magic. The atrocities he committed under its control still weigh heavily on his conscience, but when he’s asked to investigate a series of mysterious murders, it feels like an opportunity to make amends. Until he realizes the killer’s next likely target is a man who witnessed Sebastian at his worst—the Viscount Fine.
Lord Fine—known as Wesley to his friends, if he had any—is haunted by ghosts of his own after serving as a British army captain during the Great War. Jaded and untrusting, he’s tempted to turn Sebastian in, but there’s something undeniably captivating about the reformed paranormal, and after Sebastian risks his own life to save Wesley’s, they find common ground.
Seeking sanctuary together at Wesley’s country estate in Yorkshire, the unlikely pair begins to unravel a mystery steeped in legend and folklore, the close quarters emboldening them to see past the other’s trauma to the person worth loving beneath. But with growing targets on their backs, they’ll have to move quickly if they want to catch a killer—and discover whether two wounded souls can help each other heal.
TITLE: If You Love Something
AUTHOR: Jayce Ellis
SERIES: Thorn
PUBLISHER: Carina Adores
LENGTH: 303 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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As executive chef at one of the hottest restaurants in DC, DeShawn Franklin has almost everything he’s ever wanted. He’s well-known, his restaurant is Michelin starred and he can write his own ticket anywhere he wants. Until his grandmother calls him home and drops two bombshells:
1) She has cancer and she’s not seeking treatment.
2) She’s willing half her estate to DeShawn’s ex-husband, Malik.
Make that three bombshells.
3) That whole divorce thing? It didn’t quite go through. DeShawn and Malik are still married.
And when DeShawn’s shady uncle contests Grandma’s will, there’s only one path back to justice: play it like he and Malik have reconciled. They need to act like a married couple just long enough to dispense with the lawsuit.
Once DeShawn is back in Malik’s orbit, it’s not hard to remember why they parted. All the reasons he walked away remain—but so do all the reasons he fell in love in the first place.
TITLE: Various Distractions
AUTHOR: AE Lister
SERIES: Persuasions #2
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 280 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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When life is perfect, you know it’s gonna throw you a curve ball…or four.
Nic and Vincent have been riding the high of a new romantic relationship that works so well they are on the verge of officially moving in together—but then the distractions begin. Their friend Daphne needs a temporary dungeon space, and Nic’s basement seems the perfect solution. Vincent’s gay seventeen-year-old cousin, Taylor, needs a safe refuge from his uber-religious parents. When Vincent suffers an unexpected injury, Nic asks Daphne to suggest someone to help with domestic duties around the house.
These combined circumstances lead to a less-than-ideal home life for Vincent and Nic, who struggle to find alone-time. But life has a way of giving people what they need, and the arrival of Matteo to help with chores around the house sets into motion an opportunity the three must decide to follow to its logical conclusion or abandon in order to maintain the emotional safety of all the participants.
TITLE: All the Wrong Reasons
AUTHOR: Sebastian Hansen
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 467 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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The day after telekinetic supervillain (and billionaire philanthropist), Stetson Nadenheimer dies, he wakes up on the autopsy table and falls in lust with the man hired to cut his cold, dead corpse open. The problem is that the forensic pathologist is Doctor Julian Dandridge, the part-time superhero, Scatter. It’s probably a bad idea for a supervillain to get into bed with a superhero. Probably.
Not that it stops him, but trying to start a relationship with a reluctant hero without getting caught turns out to be easier said than done. Between midnight meetings over games of checkers and kinky secrets, Stetson and Julian begin a tremulous romance. Unfortunately for them, there’s an actual villain watching from the shadows, waiting for Stetson to stumble.
TITLE: The Gemini Strand
AUTHOR: L.J. Hasbrouck
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 323 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Life on Mars is no fairy tale for Morgan, a scrappy adventurer who plunders Earth’s carcass in search of loot—and evidence of an elusive scientist. She hopes he can cure her father’s dementia, but instead he kidnaps her father and flees into the deceptive dreamlands of Mars. During her frantic search to locate them, Morgan begins experiencing strange hallucinations that make her think she’s losing her mind.
Meanwhile, Nil, a tormented killer struggling to repress his humanity, thinks his hallucinations are a flaw in his system. Soon his pesky emotions roar back to life, throwing a dagger into the whole “cold-blooded assassin” thing. While he pursues his next mark, a witty hacker trying to save Nil’s other victims, he battles with his disorienting visions and burgeoning emotions.
What he doesn’t realize is that he’s falling in love for the first time—and the hacker he’s falling for is also the scientist who kidnapped Morgan’s father.
Drawn together by their common target, Morgan and Nil harness their mysterious visions to find each other amidst holographic recreations of Oz, Wonderland, Neverland, Atlantis, and Camelot. Before she loses her father forever, Morgan must work with a killer and kidnapper to discover the sinister truth behind her father’s illness and her bond with Nil. And Nil is forced to decide between protecting the man he loves and helping the girl he’s inexplicably linked to.
Because they share more than disorienting hallucinations—and what they share will change everything they thought they knew about themselves.
TITLE: Worth The Risk
AUTHOR: Carrie Davis
SERIES: To Love & Protect #6
PUBLISHER: Naughty Nights Press
LENGTH: 284 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Risking it all for love…
Isaiah Wright is content with his solitary life, successfully staying sober and coping with being HIV positive. He operates his own business with his best friend, Avery, and spends his free time volunteering at a local homeless shelter. Isaiah’s carefully crafted routine is shaken when he meets Jaden Kennedy, and Isaiah isn’t sure he can adjust. Life is about risk—he knows better than most—but if he doesn’t overcome his fears, he’ll lose the man he has come to love.
TITLE: Navarro
AUTHOR: Kelly Fox
SERIES: Rebel Sky Ranch #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 295 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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The worst kept secret on Rebel Sky Ranch is that Desi Navarro is in love with Wyatt Goodnight.
But don’t tell Wyatt that. The much younger brother of his late wife is and will always be off-limits.
Even if he can’t manage his own life, let alone the ranch, without Desi.
Even if Desi’s love for Wyatt burns brighter than any star.
One of these days Wyatt’s just going to have to accept that he was always meant to love a Navarro.
TITLE: A Sanctuary for Soulden
AUTHORS: J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry
SERIES: Lords of Bucknall #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 291 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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He wasn’t meant for a quiet life.
Philip Winthrop, Viscount Soulden, is a fop. An idle popinjay with nothing more on his mind than how to best knot his cravat. He definitely doesn’t spy against the French. Or arrange hasty weddings. Or occasionally commandeer the navy. And he certainly doesn’t seek out mortal danger in order to combat his pervasive ennui. It’s all just a big misunderstanding when he’s shot by a French intelligence officer during a merry riverside chase. And what a wonderful bit of quick thinking to pretend to be a corpse in order to get himself taken to the local surgeon’s autopsy cellar. The French will never find him there. If the French are even looking for him. Which they’re not. Now he just needs to locate a way out before this surgeon fellow attempts to dissect him.
He’d rather deal with the dead than the living.
Surgeon Edmund Fernside does his best to heal the living, but in truth, he’d much rather look into the gaping chest cavity of a corpse than into the startling blue eyes of a…corpse that just climbed off his autopsy table. Well then. Lord Soulden is clearly a man with some complicated secrets. But with the French in hot pursuit and a rather brutal gunshot wound, Soulden’s not going anywhere anytime soon, and Fernside discovers that he enjoys the pleasure of his company. In more ways than one.
Now, trusting each other could mean the difference between life and death.
As Soulden learns to be still for the first time in his life, Fernside wonders if perhaps it’s time to spread his wings a little. They can only hide from the outside world—and from their pasts—for so long before the secrets they’ve uncovered about each other strain the growing attraction between them. Each man must decide whether a life of comfortable lies is preferable to one full of difficult truths. And whether the sanctuary they’ve created together is something worth fighting for.
TITLE: His Boy to Cherish
AUTHOR: Colette Davison
SERIES: Naughty or Nice Season Two
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 346 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Dear Santa,
I’m going to be upfront and tell you that I feel silly doing this, but here goes nothing!
I’ve realised that I lean more towards being a Daddy, than a strict Dom. I’m kind and caring, and I want someone to spoil. I’ll always put my boy’s needs before my own. I’ll take care of him in every way he needs me to. I’ll discover what he wants, how to make him smile, laugh, and moan
As for what I’m looking for in a boy… I’d like someone who wants to feel special, and who enjoys being held by his Daddy. If I had to choose between a naughty or nice boy, I think I’d choose nice. I can put a naughty boy through boot camp, but I’d much rather praise a good boy.
What I really want, Santa, is someone to cherish this Christmas. I hope that’s not too much to ask for.
Sincerely,
ExCombatDaddy
TITLE: Here’s to Us
AUTHORS: Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
SERIES: What If It’s Us #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 428 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Ben has spent his first year of college working on his fantasy manuscript with his writing partner Mario, who is a great Spanish tutor, and an even better kisser. So why can’t he stop thinking about the fact that Arthur’s back in town two years after they called it quits?
Arthur is in New York for a dream internship on Broadway, with a boyfriend back at home that he couldn’t be happier with. But when he comes upon Ben cuddled up with a mystery boy, he starts to wonder if his feelings for Ben ever truly went away.
Even as the boys try to focus on their futures, they can’t seem to help running into each other in the present. Is the universe forcing them to question if they’re actually meant to be?
Possibly not. After all, things didn’t work the first time around.
Possibly yes. After all, the sparks are still flying.
Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith and raise a glass.
Here’s to celebrating old friends!
Here’s to embracing new beginnings!
Here’s to believing in second chances!
TITLE: Hard Chrome
AUTHOR: Anna Kensing
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 253 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Neither time nor distance is on their side…
Twenty years ago, Dylan and Sebastian weren’t ready for the feelings between them, but the death of Dylan’s father has brought them back together. Dylan lovingly restores classic cars and he’s not keen on sharing his shop with his much younger lawyer stepbrother from the big city. But he doesn’t want to dishonor his father’s dying wish.
When Sebastian returns to Maine and learns of his inheritance, their passion flares into something neither of them is ready for.
Love requires sacrifice, but will either give up the life he’s built for a new life together?
TITLE: Greed and other Dangers
AUTHOR: TJ Nichols
SERIES: Mytho #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 269 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021, 2nd Edition
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Dragon shifter Edra has always lived to serve and protect—in ages past as a knight, and in the modern world as a mytho liaison to the San Francisco PD. Behind the scenes he safeguards the mythos community from scandal—and further human hatred. When the eggs of a rare greater dragon are stolen, Edra must find and return them before the mother razes the city.
Edra’s partner, Jordan, has just been promoted, and he’s on the trail of several stolen mythos artifacts. Together, they track the eggs to a colony of mermaids living in the bay near Alcatraz Island.
But trying to separate a mermaid from her treasure is asking for trouble.
As Edra and Jordan grow closer, they test the bounds of human-mythos relationships. But Jordan isn’t ready to mate for life, and Edra won’t pretend to be human for Jordan’s friends. With the hills on fire and a storm brewing in the bay—and in their bed—something’s got to give.
TITLE: Under His… Shorts
AUTHOR: Adara Wolf
SERIES: Under His Heel
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 280 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Under His… Shorts is a collection of short stories set in the Under His Heel universe, both pre-Under His Heel and post Under His Skin. See how Alex got his scar, and why Tracht decided on Alex as his new bondservant; the first time Alex met Tracht’s mother, and even their first vacation after Alex’s contract ends.
These are not standalone–please check out the main series first before diving into this short story collection.
TITLE: Ares
AUTHOR: Ana Night
SERIES: King’s Disciples MC #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 195 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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When Ares became the president of his motorcycle club, it was with a promise to destroy his former club and its president. He succeeded, but in doing so, he lost the one person who meant the most to him, so when Jace is literally dropped on his doorstep, he won’t let him run away again. Keeping Jace safe is the most important thing to Ares. Nothing else matters. Not even the burning desire he feels every time he thinks about Jace.
It’s been close to a year since Jace ran. Since the man he loved killed his brother and set him free. He’s almost got his life back on track when he’s forced back into everything he just wanted to leave behind. The last thing he wants is to be around outlaw bikers again, but Ares makes it clear that he’s not giving Jace a choice. As much as he wants to run again, he also wants to know if there’s a chance Ares might feel the way he does.
When their past mistakes catch up with them, they’ll have to fight tooth and nail for what they want and there’s only one thing Ares truly wants, but will he chase Jace away before realizing it?
TITLE: Snuggle Season
AUTHOR: Amy Bellows
SERIES: Heron Manor
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 140 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021
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Tonight I meet my mate. I don’t know anything about him, including his name. According to fox shifter tradition, my parents chose him for me.
For the next month we’ll be living together in a remote cabin. That’s how fox shifters form a bond. We burrow with our intended for a full month of winter.
My mothers say my new mate is kind, and he won’t mind that I don’t look like other omegas. But I’m nervous. What if he’s disappointed?
Or even worse, what if he’s someone I could never bring myself to love?
TITLE: Fate
AUTHOR: Rob Rosen
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 259 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2021
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One man, four lovers, and just ten years to choose one set the Hollywood stage in this hilarious coming of age tale of family, friendship, and fate.
Eddie is in love. The problem is, Eddie’s in love with four men… four men simultaneously, that is. But who does Eddie love more? And can the heart feel for that many men equally? Ah, but it does have four chambers, so four seems the most logical choice… at least, of course, to Eddie.
Paula is Eddie’s famous mom. One by one, each of his lovers comes to work for her, their lives so connected that if one of them itches, another one scratches. But who will wind up with whom in this comedic tale of life and love and friendship? In the end, it’s up to fate to decide what none of them could possibly have seen coming.
TITLE: Freezing Aversion
AUTHOR: BL Maxwell
SERIES: Consortium Trilogy #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 185 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2021
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Benjamin Coulton is a tracker employed by the Consortium, the ruling counsel of vampires. When he’s sent to investigate a rogue vampire killing indiscriminately in a remote region of Alaska. Bad weather hampers his effort and he loses the vampire he’s been tasked to find.
Leon Davis and his friend Brian agreed to be winter caretakers for several cabins and a fishing lodge, thinking it would be easy money. They settle into their daily routine of checking the cabins for animal break-ins, or broken water pipes, and prepare for a long winter.
Until a run in with a vampire changes everything. Ben finds a newly turned vampire left for dead by the rogue vampire, and suddenly Ben’s mission changes course. In the freezing wilderness of Alaska, he uncovers more truths and the mate he’d always longed for… and now the killer vampire is tracking them.
TITLE: Out Of The Shadows
AUTHOR: Ali Ryecart
SERIES: Silver Foxes #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 338 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2021
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Two men. One explosive attraction. And the doubts and fears that could rip them apart forever.
Firing Cosmo Stern was the best business decision I ever made. Cocky and over-confident, he was a walking disaster. Five years on, he’s the last man I want on my team when I’m hired to save a failing investment firm from collapse. Brash, infuriating and cocksure, he’s also the most captivating man I’ve ever met. But that means nothing. I have no interest in men. And none, absolutely none, in Cosmo Stern.
I’ve never forgiven Daniel Russo for almost wrecking my career, so when the man I loathe more than anybody walks into the office as my new boss, we both know there’s a storm coming. He’s still uptight, still so poker straight he’ll snap if he bends an inch — and still the hot and sexy silver fox I remember. When a blazing row leads to a burning kiss I’m left stunned, confused and wanting a whole lot more. But I’ve been a straight guy’s walk on the wild side before, and it’s a road I vowed never to travel again for anybody.
Especially for Daniel Russo.
TITLE: Floored by Love
AUTHOR: Finn Dixon
SERIES: Rings Trilogy #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 377 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2021
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Lucas
I tell myself I can do it all over again. And do it better. Even without a boyfriend.
I mean…who better to succeed at the Olympics than me? Though training this close to Cam again and seeing how his body has developed might be too much for me.
Plus, being naked in the locker room with him makes it even harder…to focus.
It doesn’t take long for my pining curiosity to turn into desperate hope.
Is it possible that Cam still has feelings for me?
Camden
I relied on Erika to survive my heartbreak. I even made a new friend, the tall glass of water known as Colton. Any normal gay dude would have thrown themselves at him and said, ‘Pick a hole.’
Not me, of course. While I was tempted, at least one part of me didn’t give the green light. My heart.
What was left of it still belonged to Luke.
Without answers for what happened in Brisbane, he’s my teammate again. If only my hormones would mind their own business, then maybe I could focus on the Olympics and worry about Luke after I win.
Piece of ass…I mean, piece of cake.
I’m so fucked.
TITLE: Deepest Desire
AUTHOR: Frey Ortega
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 143 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2021
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“For this holiday season, my deepest desire is to find my mate.”
Sam Knight had a life that revolved around his work. He was a demon who dedicated himself to the pet project he and his immortal best friends had established after hundreds of years of life in the world: the highly-romantic and exceedingly-beautiful Aurora Vale resort. But now, after many years of solitude, he wanted to finally—finally—not be alone.
Remi Leigh, on the other hand, came to Aurora Vale with the goal of connecting with the man he was seeing. Fortunately—and unfortunately—life had other plans.
When Remi is unexpectedly dumped one fine, snowy evening, he finds himself all alone in a resort made for lovers and couples: single, with ego battered, and pride bruised.
That same, fateful night, however, Sam recognizes Remi as his mate. And one chance encounter at the resort bar might just change everything for the both of them…forever.
TITLE: The Fix Is In
AUTHOR: Mary Calmes
SERIES: Torus Intercession #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 287 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2021
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How can a man who doesn’t believe in things that go bump in the night possibly protect a man who does?
It’s safe to say that Shaw James is a pragmatist who has no patience for anything but the facts. He is good at assessing threats and focusing on a clear objective when he goes out on a job for Torus Intercession. But he hasn’t had to be a detective before, it’s all brand new, so why his boss chose him to figure out who may, or may not, be trying to kill Benjamin Grace is beyond him. Protecting a paranormal investigator from whoever—or whatever—may be trying to kill him is completely out of Shaw’s wheelhouse, and how is he supposed to help find an attacker when the guy he’s sent to protect maintains that the threat is ghostly in origin? It’s insane, and Shaw does not do insane. Benjamin Grace is going to be a problem.
But Benji is nothing at all like Shaw imagined he’d be, and the fixer is spellbound from their first meeting. Benji is kind and can laugh at himself, doesn’t take things too seriously, and, more than anything, he wants to help everyone. The man is inarguably Shaw’s polar opposite, and he brings out every protective instinct in Shaw. Best of all, though, is that Benji seems every bit as enchanted by the man sent to protect him.
Together, Benji and Shaw must work to figure out what’s happening in the small town of Rune, Oregon, and it quickly proves more difficult than it should be to keep Benji alive. When it goes from difficult to seemingly impossible, Shaw packs Benji up and takes him back home to Chicago where the most frightening thing is Shaw’s own big, loud, loving, and overly-invested-in-his-love-life family who can’t seem to resist meddling in his affairs.
Or not. Turns out the scariest thing might just be Benji, the guy who seems perfect for Shaw.
TITLE: Something’s Burning
AUTHOR: Toby Yu
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 33 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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Becoming an immortal doesn’t solve your personal issues. That’s something Evanescence Lawrence, a recent phoenix (or so they tell her, she’s still trying to figure it out) is discovering, as she attends the yearly New Year’s party for supernatural beings and witches.
While there, she meets a vampire named Vinnie, and the two hit it off despite their differences. Can Eva make her first non-human friend, or will her myriad of issues and the lack of control over her powers get the best of her?
TITLE: New Year’s Ex
AUTHOR: Sam Couste
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 20 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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It’s New Year’s Eve, and Marco is newly single. While brooding over his recent breakup, he uncovers new information and realizes his self-doubts may have cost him the man of his dreams. Determined to distract himself from the misery of sabotaging his own happily ever after, he heads out in search of distraction in the form of a one night stand.
But his evening takes a turn when he crosses paths with Aaron, his charming ex. Aaron is eager for another chance, but Marco remains hesitant. Still, there’s no harm in sneaking off for one last hookup … right?
TITLE: Rogue Delivery
AUTHOR: Gareth Vaughn
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 96 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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Lyndon is running on empty when he makes his last courier pickup of the day at a strange business. He’s definitely not ready for the shy and attractive man who’s supposed to sign off on the delivery to jump into his van and order him to drive as fast as he can. But acting on instinct is sort of Lyndon’s thing, so before he knows it he’s in a cross-country chase with danger hot on his heels.
Curtis had his doubts about working for his employers, but he deeply appreciated the routine of it. When he discovers that he might have unwittingly helped create a bug that could spread like a deadly fire through the country, though, he knows he has to act, and he’s only glad that the brash courier who picks him up is willing to go all the way to make sure what Curtis is carrying reaches its final destination.
TITLE: The Mystery of the Spirits
AUTHOR: C.S. Poe
SERIES: Snow & Winter #5
PUBLISHER: Emporium Press
LENGTH: 231 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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Antique dealer Sebastian Snow and Homicide detective Calvin Winter have been happily married for a year and a half. In that time, there’s been nary a mystery in sight, and for a recovering sleuth like Sebastian, an uneventful life is exactly what he needs.
That is, until Calvin’s lieutenant enters the Emporium and demands insight on a bizarre object known as a spiritoscope, hailing from the early days of the Spiritualism movement. Sebastian’s extensive knowledge of Victorian curiosities leads him to consulting for the NYPD—putting him at odds with his husband. And as the bodies begin to stack up, so do the seemingly dead-end clues, which if Sebastian can’t make sense of, might result in a whole lot more death.
Mystery, murder, and marriage… Sebastian’s back.
TITLE: The Boyfriend Gambit
AUTHOR: Elle Keaton
SERIES: Crimes of the Heart #3
PUBLISHER: Dirty Dog Press
LENGTH: 230 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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How do you repair a broken heart when you were the one who broke it in the first place?
Charley
It’s been four years since Simon broke up with me, but who’s counting? I’m fine these days, thank you very much. I don’t need a man to make me happy.
Simon
Past me had to make a choice. Current me knows it was the wrong one. Future me hopes I can fix it. I’ve never stopped loving Charley this is my last chance; our last chance.
TITLE: The Witch of Westland
AUTHOR: Jack Brightside
SERIES: The Warlock of Westland #2
PUBLISHER: Franklin Cazador Publishing
LENGTH: 169 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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The warlocks prepare for eternity with their new apprentices. Kevin urges Sam to follow his dream of opening a dog park in Westland, and together they successfully lobby the town to accept their proposal. The cost of the park threatens to bankrupt the warlocks, so they begin a desperate fundraising campaign.
Things go wrong the night of the apprentice’s transformation ritual when the spell unseals Sam’s ex-wife, the evil witch Morgan. Sam has to explain his two hundred year old previous marriage to Kevin. Meanwhile, Morgan vows to sabotage the warlock’s dog park as revenge for Sam sealing her beneath the Westland woods.
Encouraged by the apprentices, Kevin wrestles with whether he should still propose to Sam. Morgan will either strengthen their commitment to each other, or tear them apart.
TITLE: Metal Heart
AUTHOR: Michelle Frost
SERIES: Metal & Magic #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 161 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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When stray human Matthew wanders into Black Dog shifter pack territory, he’s injured and vulnerable. The last thing Matthew expects is for the pack’s alpha to be the home he’s always been looking for.
Bram can’t believe his nose when the trespasser his enforcers drop at his feet turns out to be something entirely different. Nursing Matthew back to health becomes Bram’s priority, but the pack isn’t thrilled to have a human in their midst.
When the pack gives them an ultimatum—either Matthew joins the pack in truth or leaves—the only question is, if he decides not to stay, will Bram be able to let him go?
TITLE: The face of the Wicked
AUTHOR: J.K. Jones
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 150 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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Yuli knows a predator when he sees one.
A wide smile, pink lips pulled over rabid teeth.
Ren Hirokazu. A trained assassin who answers to no one.
His stare cripples him. His rough voice unravels him.
Yuli craves exactly what he shouldn’t.
Not a human. An Android.
A criminal. A murderer. A monster.
The sweetest sin.
Then a mysterious discovery forces Yuli to defect from the Yakuza.
Hunted. Branded as a traitor there’s nowhere left to hide.
Yuli must take the devil’s hand. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
And Yuli is about to be consumed.
TITLE: His Forever Mate
AUTHOR: Brea Alepoú
SERIES: Unexpected Mates #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 271 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 30, 2021
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True Mates are found in the most unlikely of places.
Cole is so ready for a forever mate. He’s happy his pride mates have found love, but he can’t help but feel lonely sometimes. When will he finally find his other half? His True Mate. When a job comes up, Cole is all too willing to take it. If he’s lucky maybe he’ll meet his other half while he searches for someone who doesn’t want to be found.
Amos lost control once, and he vowed to never hurt anyone again. That means walking away from his family and straight into a shifter’s worst fate: loneliness. But even when his fated mate stumbles into his path Amos is determined to continue punishing himself. Sending his overly happy, young, and naive mate away is the only way to keep his vow.
New beginnings, love, sugary sweets, and forgiveness. Love Conquers all.
TITLE: Fergus’s Hurricane
AUTHOR: Taylor Rylan
SERIES: Vampires of the Beloved Gem #3
PUBLISHER: Mortimer Press
LENGTH: 288 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2021
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Even aged Scotch cannot compare to the sweetest wine when it comes to your beloved.
Fergus McGregor doesn’t like change. It was difficult enough leaving behind the pub that had been in his family for centuries. Now he has to accept not only a new boat but also more help behind the bar? Though he prefers to work alone, when he sees the soulful brown eyes across from him, they make him want things he never thought he wanted.
Seven years have passed since Montgomery’s older brother left and came to the human realm, leaving a young Montgomery behind. Now, Montgomery is old enough to leave the fae realm and finally find his own mate. He doesn’t care who he is, only that he got away from his parents. First, according to the Fate Thomas, he has to take a little vacation aboard the Beloved Gem. But who is the cranky redhead behind the bar, and why does he make his body tingle?
Montgomery grew up thinking vampires couldn’t be trusted around fae because of the draw of their blood. He’s learned differently and discovered the pleasure from Fergus’s bite can be quite…enticing. And well, Fergus learns just how much trouble a little fae can be.
TITLE: Pretty for Master
AUTHOR: Skylar Sweeney
SERIES: Made for Master #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2021
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Can a sociopath learn to love? Master plans to find out, and his captive agrees to lend a hand. But will Pretty lend his heart, too?
PRETTY
They call him the Mad Master. A giant in fancy clothes with a flower on his lapel, he rules his world like a king. He’s as terrifying as he is enthralling and as cruel as he is kind.
All I’ve ever known is pain, so the way he loves to hurt me is nothing new. It’s how he holds me that makes me wonder if I could be more than a redneck biker working the street corner. Like his pretty boy?
I won’t get the chance to find out if the man trying to kill me catches up first. Or worse, Master might realize what an unlovable loser I am and not want me at all. Can a man that no one wants to love really win the heart of someone like him?
MASTER
I’m obsessed with a love I can’t feel. I’m not sure what romance is, but it’s all I think about—when I’m not thinking of pain. Because pain and torture are kind of this sociopath’s thing.
Everything changes when I kidnap the most beautiful boy in the world to save him from a killer. I’m determined to give him the love he deserves, with lace and glitter and maybe a little pain on top, but how will that happen when I can’t love?
Can a madman with no heart win the heart of another?
TITLE: Pretty Puppy
AUTHOR: Morticia Knight
SERIES: Command & Care #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2021
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Breaking Daddy Lee’s heart wasn’t intentional, but Ash has paid the price in misery ever since. Surely, a teensy little lie and a bit of scheming to get Lee back won’t backfire…
Ash first met Daddy Lee when he was a young pup and just beginning his kink journey. If only he hadn’t been so flighty and full of himself, he could’ve seen what a rare treasure he had in the handsome older Dom. But now that Ash is back in town, he’s determined to make Lee’s heart go pitter-patter again by being the best doggone boy ever.
Five years ago, luxury resort owner, Lee Petrovsky, fell too hard and fast for the pretty Asher Griffin. Ever since then, he’s resolved to seek out only older, more mature boys. There’s only one problem—no one has ever crushed the walls of steel around his heart the way Ash did. That doesn’t mean he’d ever take him back, though. No one makes a fool out of him and gets a second chance.
Can Ash prove to Lee that this time it isn’t just a case of puppy love?
TITLE: Ball & Chain
AUTHOR: A.W. Scott
SERIES: Club Deny #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2021
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“I’ve been waiting a long time for someone like you…”
Dallas
For years, my main goals in life focused on my career.
Go to college. Get into law school. Pass the bar. Get hired at a firm.
Somewhere along the way, I lost sight of what truly mattered.
Until the day I’m introduced to Justice Bexley.
What is it about him that has all my protective instincts rising?
Justice
Dance was once my escape from a world of chaos.
At least until the day my instructors took notice.
From then on out, I spent every moment of my life being molded into what other’s wanted of me.
I’ve searched for something of my own… something that could just be mine.
Who knew a lawyer full of demands on how he’d like to please me would be just the thing I needed in life?
TITLE: The Island: The Reapers
AUTHORS: CJ Bishop & H.M. Wolfe
SERIES: The Cowboy Gangster / The Base crossover #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2021
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“Behold, a pale horse. The rider’s name was Death. And Hell followed after him.”
Once on the island, the men must navigate the deadly territory without detection—while learning to work together and overcoming their differences… which proves a difficult task among men of action who are barely holding it together.
TITLE: Buried Love
AUTHOR: Morgan Mason
SERIES: Treasure Trove #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 244 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2022
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July 26, 1865: A stagecoach carrying seven passengers is held up at gunpoint by the infamous Picket Corral gang. Three men survive, including the inside man. Four bandits make off with thousands in gold bars, coins, and nuggets—gold that is never seen again.
Can he be desperate enough to think looking for buried treasure will solve his financial issues?
A random article.
A shot in the dark.
Until Jace meets Colt.
Perhaps the treasure Jace has been hoping to find isn’t gold at all.
But there are others who want the gold, too. Do Jace and Colt keep looking for the treasure, or is what they seek already within their grasp?
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