Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
| mountains that move | Casey Cox | Self Published | 5/23/2022 | Kings of Airlie #2 | Amazon |
| Rookie | Deanna Wadsworth | Self Published | 5/23/2022 | MM Sci-Fi Romance #1 | Amazon |
| Patriot | Deanna Wadsworth | Self Published | 5/23/2022 | MM Sci-Fi Romance #2 | Amazon |
| Comrade | Deanna Wadsworth | Self Published | 5/23/2022 | MM Sci-Fi Romance #3 | Amazon |
| Witchin Solstice | Charity Parkerson | Self Published | 5/23/2022 | Witchin #2 | Amazon |
| Blue Moon Rising | Amanda Meuwissen | Dreamspinner Press | 5/24/2022 | Moonlight Prophecies #2 | Amazon |
| The Devil You Know | S. J. Coles | Pride Publishing | 5/24/2022 | Amazon | |
| Blood Omen | Kegan Markert | Pride Publishing | 5/24/2022 | Blood Crusades #1 | Amazon |
| Cursed | J.P. Jackson | NineStar Press | 5/24/2022 | Magus Malefica #2 | Amazon |
| Only on the Weekends | Dean Atta | Balzer + Bray | 5/24/2022 | Amazon | |
| Milo and Marcos at the End of the World | Kevin Christopher Snipes | HarperTeen | 5/24/2022 | Amazon | |
| The Worst Bad Thing | J.E. Birk | Maple Mountains Press | 5/24/2022 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Wynn | Amelia Hayden | Romance eQuality Publishing | 5/24/2022 | Single Dads of Gaynor Beach #2 | Amazon |
| Wicked Flame | Ella Frank | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Chicago Heart #2 | Amazon |
| Intelligence Check | Katherine McIntyre | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Dungeons and Dating #3 | Amazon |
| Ruled | TM Chris | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Amazon | |
| At Lodgings in Lyme | Jackie North | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Oliver & Jack #2 | Amazon |
| Dragon’s Blood | S. Legend | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Tristan #3 | Amazon |
| Pride and Power | Minerva Howe | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Secret Springs #4 | Amazon |
| Daddy Issues | R.J. Moray | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | His Boy Next Door #39 | Amazon |
| The Alpha Dragon’s Omega Bodyguard | Sean Michael | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Skye Dun #3 | Amazon |
| Confessions | Nicole Edwards | Self Published | 5/24/2022 | Brantley Walker: Off the Books #7 | Amazon |
| The Barkeep and the Bro | A.J. Truman | Self Published | 5/25/2022 | Single Dads Club #3 | Amazon |
| Unexpected | Roe Horvat | Self Published | 5/25/2022 | Winter Sun #2 | Amazon |
| Dysfunctional | Isabel Lucero | Self Published | 5/25/2022 | Amazon | |
| Undeniable | Andi Burns | Self Published | 5/25/2022 | Bainbridge University #4 | Amazon |
| The Doctor | C.S. Poe | Emporium Press | 5/26/2022 | Magic & Steam #3 | Amazon |
| Austin | Con Riley | Figment Ink | 5/26/2022 | Learning to Love #4 | Amazon |
| Heat | TL Travis | Sapphire Publishing | 5/26/2022 | ABC’s of Love #8 | Amazon |
| The Sceptic | Lily Morton | Self Published | 5/26/2022 | Arcana #1 | Amazon |
| Bonds | Stella Rainbow | Self Published | 5/26/2022 | Misfits of Mistvale #3 | Amazon |
| Settle for Anything | Susi Hawke | Self Published | 5/26/2022 | Desert Homesteaders #4 | Amazon |
| The Altered’s Atonement | Charlie Richards | eXtasy Books | 5/27/2022 | Wolves of Stone Ridge #58 | Amazon |
| Crown Court Killer | Dahlia Donovan | Hot Tree Publishing | 5/27/2022 | London Podcast Mystery #3 | Amazon |
| My Little Crush | Joe Satoria | Self Published | 5/27/2022 | Saturn Brothers #1 | Amazon |
| Stay | Taylor McNiff | Self Published | 5/27/2022 | Veterans of Callenburg #2 | Amazon |
| Melody of the Heart | Blake Allwood | Self Published | 5/27/2022 | Melody #1 | Amazon |
| Want | Ellis James | Self Published | 5/27/2022 | Amazon | |
| The Sunset Job | Max Walker | Self Published | 5/27/2022 | The Rainbow’s Seven #1 | Amazon |
| Luca | Michelle Frost | Self Published | 5/27/2022 | Open Wounds #5 | Amazon |
| As You Like It | Pelaam | JMS Books | 5/28/2022 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Reese | Annabella Stone | Self Published | 5/28/2022 | Tags of Honor: Red Squadron #6 | Amazon |
| Wolf Soul | TJ Nichols | Self Published | 5/28/2022 | Outcast Pack #3 | Amazon |
| Aaron’s Awakening | K.C. Wells | Self Published | 5/28/2022 | Maine Men #6 | Amazon |
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TITLE: mountains that move
AUTHOR: Casey Cox
SERIES: Kings of Airlie #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 272
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2022
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This season, I’ve got a lot to defend…
He’s known as ‘the angry one,’ the middle brother with a chip the size of an asteroid on his shoulders. Trouble seems to follow Troy King wherever he goes. What no one realizes is that Troy’s broody, angsty exterior masks a lifetime of pain, torment, and trauma––and a long-held secret that threatens to tear his already dysfunctional family even further apart.
The only place Troy feels in control is in the water, and this year, he’s determined to win his third world championship title. But that dream gets disrupted by a series of anonymous, online death threats. What’s even worse is that the person called in to protect him is the only man who brings him undone: Kaide Thompson.
Kaide’s mission is simple––keep Troy safe. But Kaide and Troy share a seven-year history. One that takes complicated and messy to a whole other level. Their chemistry is electrifying; their attraction undeniable; their dynamic as magnetic and destructive as ever. But they’ve been down this road before… Twice… And it always ends the same way.
Despite Troy doing everything he can to push him away, Kaide isn’t backing down this time. He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to not only keep Troy safe, but also help him find a way to deal with his pain. Even if it means he’ll have to walk away from the only man he’s ever loved.
To achieve his dream, Troy needs to double down and focus on winning the championship. But with his life in danger, the season spinning out of control, his family more dysfunctional than ever, and a lifetime of secrets simmering just below the surface, will Kaide be there for him when the horrific truth finally comes out?
TITLE: Rookie
AUTHOR: Deanna Wadsworth
SERIES: MM Sci-Fi Romance #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 77
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2022
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They call me Rookie because I’m the rookie on our team of soldiers and scientists monitoring the edge of the galaxy from nasty alien “bugs.” I haven’t seen any combat, but suddenly it looks like an invasion is headed our way. My sexy silver-fox commanding officer, Sarge, has taken it upon himself to ease some of my pre-combat nerves. But if I give him my virginity, will I get his heart in return?
TITLE: Patriot
AUTHOR: Deanna Wadsworth
SERIES: MM Sci-Fi Romance #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 71
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2022
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I go by the nickname Tech, and I’m not the best-looking guy in the ’verse. But I’m damn good on a computer, and even better in bed, as my latest hookup, Cal, is about to discover. Over the months, our affair blazes hot, but he wants to keep it a secret from our small crew on Polari-32. But with the threat of an alien invasion of our outpost planet, can I risk losing the chance to tell him how I feel?
TITLE: Comrade
AUTHOR: Deanna Wadsworth
SERIES: MM Sci-Fi Romance #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 78
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2022
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My name is Freeman. I’m an asshole. I know it, and so does my crew. That’s why everyone has a nickname but me. But that’s just who I am on the outside. Inside, I know there’s so much more, though I’ve never quite figured out how to access it. The most important person in my life is my best comrade, Jonesy. If I go after what I want and try to discover what’s missing in my life, will I risk losing his friendship?
TITLE: Witchin Solstice
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Witchin #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 45
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2022
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Special Agent Brock Wray is on the case of another weird crime. Strange enough to need the help of his warlock husband. This time, they can’t do it alone.
After seven different men are found dead the same way—with zero clues pointing toward a killer—Brock has no choice but to get Caspian involved if he hopes to catch his perp. Each victim has the same final instructions on their computers. Directions on how to summon a monster lover. This calls for the help of a specialist. Luckily, Caspian knows just the guy.
As a supernatural detective, Titan has been on the hunt for one of his own for two years. It’s his job to track and kill rogue members of certain species. Like him, most of his community has learned to live alongside humans without detection. Unfortunately, sometimes monsters give in to their true nature. When Titan arrives in the tiny town of Elvenwood, he never expects to find a human he can’t resist working at the corner hardware store. Let’s just hope he can keep the guy alive when there’s a killer on the loose. One that his precious Jack will never see coming.
TITLE: Blue Moon Rising
AUTHOR: Amanda Meuwissen
SERIES: Moonlight Prophecies #2
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 282
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Alpha Jay Russell’s broken engagement may just be the best thing that ever happened to him. His ex-fiancé’s twin, Bari, is much more his type and straightforward about his flirting and desire to unite their packs.
Jay returns home after his misadventures in Centrus City to a new prophecy, an unknown enemy, and tribal unrest over a series of racially-driven murders. Furious, Jay is determined to bring whoever’s responsible to justice… but the unrest upsets the fragile peace he’s been working to achieve, threatens his new lover’s life, and undermines his position as Alpha, which makes investigating a challenge.
Can Jay and Bari work together to fight their inner demons—and a strange adversary dead set on returning to the past—or will mistrust and political machinations tear them apart?
TITLE: The Devil You Know
AUTHOR: S. J. Coles
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 392
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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The law is about how you represent the truth. Love is no different.
Hilary Whyte believes that he has left his teenage troubles—and the person who embodied them—in the past. He has spent a decade building his career as a defense solicitor, believing that despite his troubled past, even the worst human beings deserve justice.
Now he has a promotion on the horizon as well as a fairytale wedding to his film star fiancé. On paper, life couldn’t be better.
But now he is being made to represent Dom Gosford, the boy who made his adolescence a living hell, on a double murder charge, and Hilary can’t be sure he is innocent. As the trial approaches, the two men are forced to travel a road of discovery, only to find that the truth of their connection goes much deeper than the question of who killed Lizzie and Dean Wood.
TITLE: Blood Omen
AUTHOR: Kegan Markert
SERIES: Blood Crusades #1
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 150
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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In the dark of the night…
Thomas is a lone shapeshifter living in a world where vampires and lycans are known to man. He has the unique gift of shifting into any living being, but he feels lost and alone.
Then he meets André, the alpha of the Bramwell pack of lycans, who offers him a new life—and a home. Gunter, the pack beta, sees something in Thomas. Their attraction is magnetic and undeniable. Their primal desires take hold and Thomas falls for this beautiful man—hard.
But when a coven of vampires arrives, showing great interest in shapeshifters, Gunter must protect the one he’s grown to love.
TITLE: Cursed
AUTHOR: J.P. Jackson
SERIES: Magus Malefica #2
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 378
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Cam Habersham is having a hell of a time keeping up with his fae studies in the Ancestral Lands because a certain werewolf constantly interrupts his thoughts. Everton Lilch is the wolfen beast who follows Cam around, but he pushes Cam away every time things get steamy.
The queen of the fae has had enough and tasks Cam with an impossible feat, an undertaking only Everton can help him accomplish.
Without his coven, Sparks Gemmell is a lost witch. In desperation, he casts a spell, hoping to reunite his brothers. But he doesn’t count on the wayward route magic often takes. He finds himself wrapped up in a mandate of the horned god and inserted into his Shadow Brothers’ relationship in order to protect his city from the darkest elements of the Shadow Realm.
As the darkness of the Shadow Realm descends, Cam and his werewolf, along with Sparks and his coven brothers, confront wraiths, mutant werewolves, and witch law enforcement. Chaos erupts in an effort to please queens and gods.
After all, it comes down to the ley of the land.
TITLE: Only on the Weekends
AUTHOR: Dean Atta
PUBLISHER: Balzer + Bray
LENGTH: 560
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic–likely a hazard of growing up on film sets thanks to his father’s job. Mack has had a crush on Karim for as long as he can remember and he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karim seems into him too.
But when Mack’s father takes on a new directing project in Scotland, Mack has to move away, and soon discovers how painful long-distance relationships can be. It’s awful to be so far away from Karim, and it’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read.
Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set, and the world turns upside down again. Fin seems fearless–and his confidence could just be infectious.
TITLE: Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
AUTHOR: Kevin Christopher Snipes
PUBLISHER: HarperTeen
LENGTH: 384
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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When Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he’s kept hidden, especially from his religious parents. But as natural disasters begin to befall them the closer they become, Milo and Marcos soon begin to wonder if the universe itself is plotting against them in this young adult debut by playwright and creator of The Two Princes podcast, Kevin Christopher Snipes.
Milo Connolly has managed to survive the first three years of high school without any major disasters, so by his calculations, he’s well past due for some sort of Epic Teenage Catastrophe. Even so, all he wants his senior year is to keep his head down and fly under the radar like the quiet, well-behaved, churchgoing boy that everyone thinks he is.
Everything is going exactly as planned until the dreamy and charismatic Marcos Price saunters back into his life after a three-year absence and turns his world upside-down. Suddenly Milo is forced to confront the long-buried feelings that he’s kept hidden not only from himself but also from his deeply religious parents and community.
To make matters worse, strange things have been happening around his sleepy Florida town ever since Marcos’s return—sinkholes, blackouts, hailstorms. Mother Nature seems out of control, and the closer Milo and Marcos get, the more disasters seem to befall them.
In fact, as more and more bizarre occurrences pile up, Milo and Marcos find themselves faced with the unthinkable: Is there a larger, unseen force at play, trying to keep them apart? And if so, is their love worth risking the end of the world?
TITLE: The Worst Bad Thing
AUTHOR: J.E. Birk
EDITION: 2nd Edition
PUBLISHER: Maple Mountains Press
LENGTH: 163
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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He thinks I’m worth saving. He doesn’t know how wrong he is.
Some mistakes can never be redeemed. I know that better than anyone. Last year I made the ultimate mistake—I cost someone their life. This trip I’m taking through Iceland, England, and France may look like the trip of a lifetime, but it’s not. This is a mission. I have to pay back the debts I owe the world.
Then I meet Gabriel Carrillo. Gabriel is kind, caring, and generous, and he seems to be on a mission of his own to make sure our paths keep crossing. Between sunrise swims in the Blue Lagoon and afternoon walks through Stonehenge, I find myself wanting to spend more and more time with him.
But Gabriel doesn’t know my secrets. He doesn’t know what I’m out to achieve.
He doesn’t know that my future is already set.
TITLE: Wynn
AUTHOR: Amelia Hayden
SERIES: Single Dads of Gaynor Beach #2
PUBLISHER: Romance eQuality Publishing
LENGTH: 223
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Wynn left home after a bitter fight with his father over his plans for marriage and his future career. Now he’s back nearly twenty years later, divorced, with a son he barely knows, to settle his father’s estate. He hopes to make a new life in Gaynor Beach and perhaps experience what he’d denied himself for years.
Lance Willis was the spoiled child of the mayor of Gaynor Beach. Known to snub those he thought were beneath him and to use his father’s position to get what he wanted. Until one night he went too far and his family sent him away. Or so the town thought…
TITLE: Wicked Flame
AUTHOR: Ella Frank
SERIES: Chicago Heart #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 207
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Jameson
Life is hard. I learned that at an early age growing up on the South Side of Chicago. I accepted it, even came to expect it. With a sister who was a constant source of worry, and a track record of losing anyone even remotely close to me, trouble seemed to follow me no matter where I turned.
Some people were born lucky. I was just born.
That’s what I used to believe, anyway, until GQ. The gorgeous guy in the fancy clothes who for some reason decided to look twice at me. He gave me a place to call my own, a space to feel safe, and he made me believe in the impossible—that love was more than just a four-letter word.
Ryan
Life is unexpected. I learned that just recently when I walked into a bar on the South Side and found the love of my life—Jameson Clarke.
He’s everything I’ve always wanted, and yet somehow even better than I imagined. He’s brave, brash, protective of those he loves, and under all that bravado is a vulnerability that calls to my very soul.
Jameson’s a storm cloud, but he thinks I’m the sun. If that’s true, then I’m determined to break through the shadows of his past and steal his heart the way he’s stolen mine.
TITLE: Intelligence Check
AUTHOR: Katherine McIntyre
SERIES: Dungeons and Dating #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 325
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Mason gives people too many chances, Hunter gives too few, but are they willing to take a chance on each other?
Mason’s always tried to believe the best in people, and for the most part, their sunshine attitude pays off. They love their friends, their family, and they’re determined to win over their broody, gorgeous coworker Hunter—especially when their car in the shop turns into carpooling to work together.
Hunter’s only seen the worst in people, and he doesn’t trust easily—not after growing up with a mom who ditched and an addict dad. However, perky, sweet, hot-as-hell Mason seems to win him over with every goofy comment or adorable smile, and before he can stop himself, he’s falling hard.
The more time Mase and Hunter spend together, the more their attraction flares until they’re both holding the hope for something real. However, when Hunter’s past collides with his present, the secret he’s been keeping threatens to destroy everything—the home he established, the friends who’ve become his new family, and any chance of a future with Mason.
TITLE: Ruled
AUTHOR: TM Chris
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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When Cyrrus Maccucius, Firstborn Son of King Luxifer and Heir to the Throne of Homunculus, insists on being taken as hostage in his sister’s place, he imagines he’s doing an honorable thing. But he has no idea what kind of environment he’s heading into. His sister would’ve been fine in Dominia. Cyrrus? Not so much.
From his humiliating arrival to his devastating surrender, Cyrrus is teased, tortured, and taught his place by a host of men, most particularly his sternly distant trainer, Torun. Cyrrus’s cell is nightly visited by opportunistic guards, and his days consist of struggling to maintain an erection without ever being allowed to climax. In the midst of this horny subjugation, Cyrrus discovers his true nature.
TITLE: At Lodgings in Lyme
AUTHOR: Jackie North
SERIES: Oliver & Jack #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 426
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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An orphan and his street thief companion flee London’s now-dangerous streets and the threat of the hangman’s noose. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger.
After Oliver commits murder to protect Jack, they head south to Lyme Regis. Along the way, Jack becomes ill, and Oliver is forced to gut fish to pay the doctor’s bills.
Oliver tries to balance his desire for respectability with his growing love for Jack, while Jack balks against the conventions of society and wants to ply his trade.
In spite of their personal struggles, and in the face of dire circumstances, they discover the depth of their love for each other—but can their love survive?
TITLE: Dragon’s Blood
AUTHOR: S. Legend
SERIES: Tristan #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 548
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Tristan’s got it made. He fights alongside his beloved, he has two men who dote on him faithfully, and the stars have promised him he’s to do great things for his Elven people. What more could a guy want?
Unfortunately, there’s that little, tiny detail about the Emperor of the Underworld knocking at their door, and a growing army of witch wyrms to deal with. Plus, Tristan’s already dramatic love life explodes to epic proportions when Bayaden shows up in an unexpected way. The dragon in Tristan’s blood stirs and he’s off on another wild adventure. This time the stakes are real—if he doesn’t get it together, the whole Elven realm could pay for his folly.
TITLE: Pride and Power
AUTHOR: Minerva Howe
SERIES: Secret Springs #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 270
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Andrew McGarry has been running the city offices of Secret Springs for a while now, ever since the mayor had to leave town in the midst of a family scandal. He’s known all along that he would have to work with whoever ended up filling the role, but he’s not sure what to do with construction contractor Kynan Tierney.
Kynan hasn’t been back in Secret Springs very long, but he’s used to being a mover and shaker, and with all of his projects in town now, he’s happy to get involved in small town politics. He knows Andrew could be a valuable resource for him if he could just convince the hot single dad to work with him instead of against him. Andrew has been running things so long he doesn’t think the new mayor needs to do more than kiss babies and cut ribbons at openings, while Kynan wants to help Andrew out, both professionally and personally.
When new information comes to light about the old first family of Secret Springs, though, Kynan and Andrew have to work together to keep the whole town from going off the rails. Can these two learn to trust each other both professionally and personally and put their pride aside to make something that lasts?
TITLE: Daddy Issues
AUTHOR: R.J. Moray
SERIES: His Boy Next Door #39
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 112
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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“I don’t ask for things.”
“Then how do you get the things you want?”
Channon has it all, his Sir, his friends, and now he’s even going to meet the brother and sister his dad kept secret from him for ten years. He should be satisfied, right? Anything else would be ungrateful.
Still, sometimes Channon craves a different kind of care from Sir, the man who owns him in heart and mind and body. Something soft. Something safe. Something he hesitates to say out loud, even to himself.
But he can’t stay silent forever. If he’s going to get what he wants, he’ll have to stand up and ask for it, and trust Sir not to let him down.
TITLE: The Alpha Dragon’s Omega Bodyguard
AUTHOR: Sean Michael
SERIES: Skye Dun #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 187
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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Harrison Greenbelt seems to have it all, a member of the Skye Dun clan, he leads it along with his chosen brothers Warrington and Seamus. He’s been on edge, though, ever since he was in a car bomb that injured him badly and killed his bodyguard. Since his recovery, he’s been working overtime to discover just who’s behind the continuing attacks against the Skye Dun clan. He spends his days, and most of his nights, hunched over his laptop, or his books, bringing all his research skills to bear to solve the mystery of the power crystal and guardian dragon. He doesn’t have time for dating, let alone a fated mate. Too bad for him, the universe has its own plans.
Riven is only three months into his new job as a security guard for the Skye Dun clan when he’s sent upstairs to be the personal bodyguard to one of the big Alpha bosses, Harrison Greenbelt. It’s putting his skills as a personal bodyguard to best use. The only problem is, Harrison has fired one bodyguard after another, some not even lasting the day. Riven is determined to be the one that lasts. The only hiccup is that he finds the man extremely attractive and is having feelings he knows he shouldn’t. When it turns out that Harrison is also attracted to him, all bets are off.
TITLE: Confessions
AUTHOR: Nicole Edwards
SERIES: Brantley Walker: Off the Books #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 326
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2022
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After taking a bullet during a botched kidnapping attempt, Reese Tavoularis went AWOL. Rather than return to Coyote Ridge to fix what he’d broken between him and Brantley Walker, he remained in Dallas, leaving his team in the lurch and using his recovery as an excuse to keep his distance. Or, more accurately, to hide from the repercussions of his own actions. Now he’s back to make amends and convince the man he loves to give him another chance.
When Magnus Storme is accused of kidnapping, Reese finds his footing back with the team as they all band together to prove Magnus’s innocence and find the missing woman.
TITLE: The Barkeep and the Bro
AUTHOR: A.J. Truman
SERIES: Single Dads Club #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 293
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2022
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I’m his boss. He’s my daughter’s ex-boyfriend. This has nope written all over it.
For twenty-five years, I’ve been in an exclusive, all-consuming relationship with Stone’s Throw Tavern, my family’s local bar.
I don’t need a boyfriend. What I need is a new bartender.
And what I get is Charlie, my daughter’s old college boyfriend, a guy who still acts like he’s chillin’ at the frat house. He was canned from his Wall Street job and escaped to small town Sourwood for a fresh start.
He knows bupkis about bartending, but he makes up for it with his cocky charm…and the tight shirts he wears, which secretly drive me wild. Now I’m making up excuses to hang by the bar during his shifts.
There’s a pile of reasons why I can’t cross the line with an employee. Especially this one. He’s twenty years younger than me, and I’m a foot taller than him. Even on a purely mathematical level, this can’t work.
And yet…
The growing heat between the fratboy and me burns like a shot of whiskey. I just need to keep my beer can in my pants, or else I could lose my business and my daughter.
TITLE: Unexpected
AUTHOR: Roe Horvat
SERIES: Winter Sun #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 261
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2022
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Richard has everything he ever wanted—immense wealth, sky-high status, beautiful men… But only the dog he did not want brings him some semblance of happiness. After a messy breakup, he moves to a tiny coastal town, intent on rebuilding his life and reinventing himself. He shouldn’t even be noticing cute omegas half his age. Except then he finds his shy little dog walker crying on his living room floor, and protecting Carter becomes his utmost priority.
Carter has always had a thing for older men, but they never seem to have a thing for him. His crush on the smoldering Richard Porter is inappropriate and downright silly, and every meeting with the alpha leaves him a blushing mess. Hopefully, he can spend quality time with Mr. Porter’s lovable golden retriever and avoid the man himself.
When Carter’s friend bails on him before his second heat, Carter faces an impossible decision—to pay a heat professional he can’t afford, find a random stranger on a dating app, or risk his heart in the arms of the unattainable Mr. Porter.
TITLE: Dysfunctional
AUTHOR: Isabel Lucero
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 281
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2022
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Ezra Hamilton hasn’t felt the warm spurt of blood flow through his fingers or the indescribable feeling of pushing a knife deep into someone’s flesh in a long time. Too long.
He’s been watching a man stalk women, curious as to what he’s doing with them. Ezra’s never encountered someone with similar dark tendencies before, and what starts off as genuine curiosity turns into much more when Kaspian turns the tables on him.
As their chemistry builds, so does the mistrust. They both know they can’t trust a killer, but their inner demons call to each other anyway.
When Kaspian’s impulsivity threatens to ruin Ezra’s freedom, he knows he has to stop him. Kas appears to be fixated on Willow—a woman Ezra works with. In an effort to not have to worry about her disappearance bringing heat on him, he tracks Kaspian as Kaspian follows Willow into a cabin in the mountains.
There, in the middle of a blizzard, secrets will be revealed and revelations made, but the chances of everybody making it out alive are slim.
TITLE: Undeniable
AUTHOR: Andi Burns
SERIES: Bainbridge University #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 317
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2022
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Some things are easy to hide, but some truths are undeniable.
Booker
I follow the rules. It’s what I do. In school, at church, on the ice, and definitely at home. Because if I follow all the rules, and do everything exactly the way I’m supposed to, no one will see everything I’m trying so damn hard to hide.
But he sees. No matter how good I think I am at playing it cool, at staying under the radar (gaydar?!), Ian sees me. It’s like he understands my head and my heart better than I do. And I can’t risk that. I can’t risk letting him see who I really am and what I really want.
Because no matter how much I want it, I can’t have it.
But I can’t escape him, either. All of our friends are coupled up, and he’s the TA in my Human Sexuality class. So, the first thing on my to-do list is to drop that class. And the second is stop crushing on Ian McBride.
TITLE: The Doctor
AUTHOR: C.S. Poe
SERIES: Magic & Steam #3
PUBLISHER: Emporium Press
LENGTH: 255
RELEASE DATE: 5/26/2022
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1882—Gillian Hamilton, magic caster and Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam, has been stripped of his title, badge, and freedom. Gillian’s true name and powers have been exposed, so now he’s kept under lock and key. To make a tragedy worse, Gunner the Deadly has returned to his life out in the Wild West and has not been heard from since.
Rumors of a doctor, known only as Sawbones, with access to illegal magic have persisted into the new year. Gillian believes that violence, chaos, and certain death will befall New York City if this criminal isn’t apprehended. And despite having lost his sense of purpose, Gillian knows he’s the only one capable of confronting this new madman—with or without the backing of the FBMS.
But such dangers should never be undertaken alone. Gillian will need both Gunner’s deadeye marksmanship, as well as his love, if he’s to detain Sawbones before irreparable damage is done to the magic of his world.
TITLE: Austin
AUTHOR: Con Riley
SERIES: Learning to Love #4
PUBLISHER: Figment Ink
LENGTH: 303
RELEASE DATE: 5/26/2022
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Austin Russell doesn’t belong at a small school like Glynn Harber. He’s meant to be a high flyer in finance not a book-keeping bursar. Now there’s only one renovation project left to budget, it’s time he toughened his soft heart and got back to climbing the corporate ladder.
The truth is he’d rather climb Maisie Dymond’s father.
That urge doesn’t add up—Dom Dymond is his polar opposite—but when a near-miss brings them together, Austin discovers there’s more below his laid-back surface, especially as Dom’s determined to win the bid for the school’s last rebuilding project.
Working in proximity means Austin can’t deny that they’re opposites who don’t only attract, they combust whenever they’re close. Telling himself it’s only a fling doesn’t ring true when Dom opens up about what keeps him in Cornwall. He’s there to heal his fractured family, and he wants Austin as part of it.
That openness makes Austin want to share too, but will Dom still feel the same attraction once he knows what drives Austin to keep climbing his ladder?
TITLE: Heat
AUTHOR: TL Travis
SERIES: ABC’s of Love #8
PUBLISHER: Sapphire Publishing
LENGTH: 175
RELEASE DATE: 5/26/2022
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What do you get when you throw a burly blacksmith and the town’s poster child for clumsiness together?
A whole lot of swearing and a threatening use of duct tape.
And the need to construct a sign that reads, “DO NOT LET CAMPBELL NEAR THE FORGE!”
Alabaster Falls’ local blacksmith, Daughtry Blackburn, was satisfied with his reclusive status. He had iron to bend and orders to fill but he knew he needed something to take the business to the next level. His father had fought taking their business into the twenty-first century, but since he’d passed, it was up to Daughtry to keep things forward moving and he knew there was no way to do so without being on the World Wide Web. Metalworking, he got. Computers, not so much.
Campbell Jenkins was desperate to be accepted by his peers in the little town he’d called home since birth. Problem was, he was accident-prone. Not just in the sense of an occasional break here or there, but in a “can’t walk by glass without it shattering – even when it seemed he was a mile away” type of thing. No matter how hard he tried to fit in, this curse led to failure. Forced to stay stuck inside the walls of the home his grandmother left him, he spent his time learning all he could about computers and social media. His online friends never cast him aside—too bad the real world wasn’t as kind.
When he answers an ad in the local paper for online marketing assistance, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Least of all, the brawny man answering the door to a log cabin that had seen better days.
Can two opposites in forced proximity learn to play nicely or will one wind up in an iron grave?
TITLE: The Sceptic
AUTHOR: Lily Morton
SERIES: Arcana #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 365
RELEASE DATE: 5/26/2022
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As the best friend of a psychic, Will Buchanan can’t help but believe in the dead. It’s the living that he finds to be problematic. However, after a spate of betrayals, he finally has the chance of a new life within his grasp, and he’s not going to risk it for anyone or anything. Staying safe is the name of Will’s game.
Jem Dawson defines the word temporary. A talented cameraman, he’s here today and will undoubtedly be gone tomorrow chasing adventure and danger. But, while he’s in York, he’s made it clear he wants Will, and Will can’t help liking the charming daredevil.
This inconvenient attraction results in Will accompanying Jem to the site of a notorious poltergeist outbreak. A malevolent spirit has targeted a family, and now the ghost hunting team for whom Jem does camerawork are going to be locked down in the house for three days.
The house is strange and filled with sinister and violent undercurrents. One by one, the group experiences threatening incidents, and as events escalate, Will has to ask himself if he’s risking not just his heart but also his life with this impulsive gesture.
TITLE: Bonds
AUTHOR: Stella Rainbow
SERIES: Misfits of Mistvale #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 208
RELEASE DATE: 5/26/2022
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Joy longs to be a true part of the supe community. Tate has spent centuries believing he’d never find his mates. Quill is determined to bring his mates together.
Joy
I’d spent years being the adopted human member of the Mistvale clan. While I loved my supernatural family, I’d long wished I could be a true part of it.
When a wolf shifter found me on my camping trip and claimed to be my mate, my wish was fulfilled. But that wasn’t all.
Quill
When a strange vision told me to head to Mistvale to find my mates, I didn’t hesitate. Every shifter dreams of the day they would find their mate, and I wasn’t about to let mine go.
It didn’t take long to convince Joy to come with me to look for our other mate, but when we found him, we realized a mate bond wasn’t all that a relationship required.
Tate
When I was in my twenties, my mate bond was broken by someone I’d trusted with my life. After the betrayal, I spent decades looking for a cure before resigning myself to being alone forever.
When a wolf shifter and a human showed up at my cabin claiming to be my mates, I didn’t want to believe them. I didn’t want to hope, but they wouldn’t let me hide, and they wouldn’t leave me alone.
TITLE: Settle for Anything
AUTHOR: Susi Hawke
SERIES: Desert Homesteaders #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/26/2022
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If this cub is crazy enough to accept a fated mate old enough to be his grandpa, he must be ready to settle for anything. Good thing I won’t let him.
Samuel Jenkins gave up on finding his fated mate years ago. Decades, actually. This bobcat shifter simply wants to enjoy the time his has left by living alone in his yurt, free to enjoy his Arizona homestead without anyone bothering him. Peace, quiet, and the warm desert sun… who needs anything more? If he regrets not having a family, well, it’s too late to worry about all that anyway. Isn’t it?
Leo Rosetti, an omega lion, is a recently widowed father to a six-month-old. Finally free of the “family” he escaped, he’s been traveling and trying to stay off his in-law’s radar. Misfired psychic dreams and a friendship with a couple from Arizona have him heading back to the states and closer to danger. Promises of pack protection and curiosity about homesteading offer a safe harbor where he can make a home… if it feels safe when he gets there.
What happens when two men with a wide age-gap and no desire for a partner find the one the fates say is theirs? It probably doesn’t help if one is a bit of a grump and the other has a snarky side. Between their unexpected adventures and the shenanigans happening elsewhere in the pack, this final Homesteaders story will keep you laughing and holding onto the edge of your seat for an ending you won’t see coming!
TITLE: The Altered’s Atonement
AUTHOR: Charlie Richards
SERIES: Wolves of Stone Ridge #58
PUBLISHER: eXtasy Books
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Out of the Cage: After a thoughtless outburst reveals his secrets, an altered shifter must finally come to grips with not only his changing reality, but his sexuality, too.
When Corporal Brian Haas took in a fellow marine’s comatose younger brother in an attempt to figure out how to heal him, he never could have imagined the chain of events that it would set off. The testing his patient—Bailey Dyer—had been forcibly subjected to changed his DNA. Bailey had ended up turning into a paranormal creature called a shifter, giving him the ability to turn into a sentient cheetah at will.
Upon learning of shifters’ existence, Brian agrees to relocate to the mountains of Colorado to help his buddy and the shifters looking into those targeting them. He builds a new bunker, preparing for when the thugs of the shadow military branch come calling. Brian knows it’s just a matter of time, and he has every intention of making sure he and his new friends will be ready for them.
Brian spots a cheetah trotting into his yard. Assuming it’s Bailey, he doesn’t think anything about it…until it starts purring and rubbing up against him. This cheetah is not his ex-patient. When the man shifts, Brian finds himself face-to-face with a blond calling himself David Preston, and he seems to be just as confused by his sudden infatuation as Brian…until David calls Brian his mate.
Brian realizes his life is about to be turned upside-down all over again…if the confused altered can come to grips with his own changes.
TITLE: Crown Court Killer
AUTHOR: Dahlia Donovan
SERIES: London Podcast Mystery #3
PUBLISHER: Hot Tree Publishing
LENGTH: 214
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Months after saving their flamboyant theatre friend from disaster, Dannel Ortea and Osian Garey are back with a thrilling murder investigation in the third London Podcast Mystery series novel.
Dannel and Osian’s breakfast double date rapidly devolves into a murder mystery when a dead body is found in their solicitor friend’s car. Wayne is taken for questioning by police. He was last seen arguing with the deceased.
When Wayne’s tie is identified as the murder weapon, it’s hard to refute the growing evidence stacked against him.
Convinced of their friend’s innocence, Dannel and Osian throw themselves into the investigation. When Wayne’s boyfriend, Roland, finds himself suspended from the police, they realise powerful people are involved in the murder.
With a philandering crown court judge, two disgruntled wives, and an angry client as suspects, the clock is ticking for them to find the killer before Wayne winds up arrested—or dead.
TITLE: My Little Crush
AUTHOR: Joe Satoria
SERIES: Saturn Brothers #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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I had everything I could ever want… except someone to love.
MILO
I grew up around rich, powerful men. Everyone knew my name; everyone knew my family. And after twenty-six years of being a billionaire’s son, I needed to escape. I had to go somewhere to become my own person. If that was even possible.
My dream had always been to live on the beach, away from the suits, and run a bar making cocktails. And with the help of handyman Donovan, that was a possibility. A lot of things were possible with Donovan, even if he didn’t truly know me. Would my secrets destroy what was building between us?
DONOVAN
It’s a tough break when you’re forced out of your home and business of twenty-years by property developers. Restarting your life at forty-four, that’s even harder. I moved in with my sister and her cats. But could a big renovation job for some rich kid be just what I need?
Meeting Milo might’ve been for the best, but he’s hiding something. Nobody comes by that much money without also having secrets. As the heat rises and sparks fly, I finally let myself feel something. Could it be real love or am I blinded by what he could offer?
Both Donovan and Milo have secrets, but will they tear them apart or push them together?
TITLE: Stay
AUTHOR: Taylor McNiff
SERIES: Veterans of Callenburg #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Years ago, Caleb Fitzgerald lost the love of his life. He’s never been interested in finding a second one. He’s also never been interested in dealing with an annoyingly happy neighbor with too much energy and a seemingly dedicated commitment to be the bane of his existence. Owen Thompson doesn’t much care what Fitz wants. He cares about what Fitz needs.
But will he be able to get the one man who always runs to finally decide to stay?
TITLE: Melody of the Heart
AUTHOR: Blake Allwood
SERIES: Melody #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 303
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Entrapped by his ex, life feels hopeless. Now, he has to teach a mechanic to play piano like a pro. As he fights to save his father’s beloved Steinway, he never dreamed he might also save his heart.
No one could expect Jonas to survive the humiliation of messing up his piano solo, even if he was dumped right before his performance. Now, his need for cash has ensnared him with a challenge to teach a mechanic how to play classically. But, no matter how sexy the guy might be, or how much Jonas might want to make it happen, there’s no way he can teach a man with grease under his nails to compete against the world’s best piano players!
Orlando wants no part of the piano competition when the sexy musician storms into his shop demanding he learn to play classical music. Unfortunately, always a sucker for a man in distress, he finds saying no impossible.
As Jonas and Orlando become engrossed in new styles of music, their hearts soar with the melodies they create together. The question is, will either of them survive the loss when this relationship inevitably comes to an end?
TITLE: Want
AUTHOR: Ellis James
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Every desire has a price. I’m willing to pay with everything I have. But even then, it might not be enough.
Our story starts the way all good ones do—with a fight. My right hook and his split eyebrow. My bruised knuckles and his growled curses. The setting: my private box at the New York City Ballet. Opening night.
He’s May, I’m December. And we were impossible from the moment we met.
He’s just beginning his life—the new prince of ballet, an orphan turned star—while I’m in the prime of mine.
I’m a United States Senator, the heir to Ashford Holdings. But I’m no one, not really. Not until him.
From the outside, I have the perfect life, but inside it’s hell.
Kolya is a bad decision. Young, beautiful, and a man.
But he’d never slow danced at a jazz club or ridden a roller coaster or driven a car till he met me. He’d never slept on soft sheets or been held all night. Never been known, never been wanted. Not the way I want him.
There are some things you want, but you can’t have. I need to forget about him, return to real life and leave him in fantasy.
But that’s impossible now that I’ve had a taste.
I’m willing to tear my life apart for the one person that makes it seem worth living.
TITLE: The Sunset Job
AUTHOR: Max Walker
SERIES: The Rainbow’s Seven #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 300
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Wyatt Hernandez is working a dead-end tech job at the Miami Science Museum, struggling to support himself and his sister. An expulsion from Yale University made him largely unemployable and left him uninspired and utterly lost.
Roman Ashford is working different “jobs” and raking in the cash. But one job promises the biggest reward yet. In order to complete it, he has to assemble a crew: the Rainbow’s Seven.
Roman is at six out of the seven when he goes to Wyatt for help, knowing how skilled the freckled-face man is behind a computer. He explains it’s a heist that would have them traveling the world, promising riches beyond belief.
If they succeed.
It might have been an easy choice for Wyatt, if only Roman hadn’t been the primary reason behind his expulsion—along with being his first and only love.
Things grow more complicated when a rival group shows that they’ll stop at nothing to finish the heist first. Suddenly, more than the success of the job is on the line. The crew will be put through a series of harrowing tests, and so will Roman and Wyatt’s second-chance at a happily ever after.
TITLE: Luca
AUTHOR: Michelle Frost
SERIES: Open Wounds #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2022
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Life hasn’t always been kind to Luca Barlos. His second chance came in the form of Rourke MMA and a brother who refused to give up on him. Now, he has a job he enjoys, friends, and a crush he can’t ignore. Luca may be shy, but he knows what he wants—the gorgeous detective with chestnut hair and a kind smile.
Clark hasn’t always been a tough-guy detective. In school, he was the nerdy, chubby kid. Now he’s all grown up, living his dream of being a cop and working up the nerve to ask the object of his affections on a date.
TITLE: As You Like It
AUTHOR: Pelaam
SERIES: 2nd Edition
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 42
RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2022
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When Noah meets Jacob, the heat isn’t limited to the kitchen.
When Noah contacts As You Like It to cook a meal and help decorate his home for his visiting family, he doesn’t expect Jacob, a chef as tasty as he is talented, to turn up at his door. The attraction between them simmers slowly, and finally boils over. However, a misunderstanding threatens to sour their burgeoning relationship.
TITLE: Reese
AUTHOR: Annabella Stone
SERIES: Tags of Honor: Red Squadron #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2022
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There is never going to be enough whiskey to kill the burning desire for revenge in his soul.
TITLE: Wolf Soul
AUTHOR: TJ Nichols
SERIES: Outcast Pack #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 144
RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2022
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With the rival wolves closing in, fighting attraction is one battle they can’t win.
For the last couple of years, Kyle Ashfield’s friends have used his rural property as a place to gather and run beyond the territory of the official wolf packs. But now, their numbers have attracted attention, and some packs are not happy that a bunch of outcast wolves are living so freely.
Cooper Badr is a leopard shifter and the Coven agent tasked with interviewing and investigating the pack so the Coven can make an informed decision about its future. He’s supposed to be impartial, but around Kyle, he wants to do other things than talk.
Will Coven grant the pack of gay wolf shifters territory, or will they be shut down and banned from running together?
TITLE: Aaron’s Awakening
AUTHOR: K.C. Wells
SERIES: Maine Men #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 295
RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2022
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Aaron isn’t looking for love, but it finds him – and it has a few surprises in store…
A laidback man who goes with the flow
Aaron is happy for his friends who’ve found love, but he’s starting to feel as if he’s an endangered species – a single guy. Not that he’s looking for anyone. But if someone were to turn up, he figures they would be female, younger than his twenty-seven years, and as disinterested as he was in searching for a soul mate.
He’s about to get it wrong on most counts.
Working in the Acadia National Park, he meets all kinds of people, like that painter he met the other day. A quiet guy, but he certainly made an impression. Because for some reason, Aaron can’t get him out of his mind.
A bruised soul seeking inspiration
Dean has picked up his paintbrush again. A famous artist who’s spent the last couple of years producing book illustrations under a different name, he’s come back to Maine seeking inspiration – and leaving the past behind him. The glorious natural beauty breathes new life into him, and it brings with it a new friend, a handsome ranger, the only person Dean has felt a connection to in a long time.
But when that connection unexpectedly becomes physical and Dean’s emotions get entangled, he fears history is about to repeat itself.
He’s not about to let his heart be broken a second time.
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