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 |
| Ensnared | Charity Parkerson | Punk & Sissy Publications | 7/11/2022 | Kings of the East #7 | Amazon |
| Double Exposure | Anne Barwell | LaceDragon Publishing | 7/11/2022 | Pōneke Shadows #1 | Amazon |
| His Werewolf Silencer | Anya Byrne | Self Published | 7/11/2022 | Lone Wolf Pack #5, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Fated With Firelight | Ashe Moon | Self Published | 7/11/2022 | Dragon Firefighters #6 | Amazon |
| Inked Temptation | Carrie Ann Ryan | Self Published | 7/11/2022 | Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins #5 | Amazon |
| Rhythm of Us | Veronica Cochrane | Dreamspinner Press | 7/12/2022 | Inevitable Duets #3 | Amazon |
| Too Hot to Touch | Katy James | Carina Press | 7/12/2022 | Firebirds #2 | Amazon |
| Grayality | Carey PW | Pride Publishing | 7/12/2022 | Amazon | |
| Spade’s Choice | L.A. Day | Pride Publishing | 7/12/2022 | Inclusion MC #1 | Amazon |
| Seaspray | Rick R. Reed | NineStar Press | 7/12/2022 | Amazon | |
| My Last Date | Casey Morales | Self Published | 7/12/2022 | Raised by Wolves #5 | Amazon |
| Ghost of an Image | Pandora Pine | Self Published | 7/12/2022 | Haunted Souls #12 | Amazon |
| Level Up | Kindle Alexander | Self Published | 7/12/2022 | Reigns Brothers #2 | Amazon |
| Rogue | Eden Finley | Self Published | 7/13/2022 | Mike Bravo Ops #2 | Amazon |
| Loving The Warrior | Laura Shipley | Self Published | 7/13/2022 | To Love A Wicked Warrior #5 | Amazon |
| Unwritten Rules | Brigham Vaughn | Two Peninsulas Press | 7/14/2022 | Rules of the Game: Evanston River Otters #2 | Amazon |
| Past Life Lover | S. Rodman | Dark Angst Publishing | 7/14/2022 | Amazon | |
| Vampires Make Bad Roommates | Mia Monroe | Self Published | 7/14/2022 | Covens of Eaton Falls #3 | Amazon |
| How to Bed a Prime Minister | Dieter Moitzi | Self Published | 7/14/2022 | Light Hearts Trilogy #3 | Amazon |
| Strut | Jay Hogan | Self Published | 7/14/2022 | Style #2 | Amazon |
| Tormented | Eve Riley | Self Published | 7/14/2022 | From the Edge #6 | Amazon |
| Sacrifice my Life | Kamisa Cole | Self Published | 7/14/2022 | Sacrificial Duet #2 | Amazon |
| Faithful | N. N. Britt | Self Published | 7/14/2022 | Graceless #2 | Amazon |
| Atticus | Taylor Rylan | Mortimer Press | 7/15/2022 | Paranormal Council Enforcers #2 | Amazon |
| Force Majeure | Sophia Soames | Self Published | 7/15/2022 | Amazon | |
| Unbreak Me | Jesse H Reign | Self Published | 7/15/2022 | Amazon | |
| A Touch of Devotion | Merry Farmer | Self Published | 7/15/2022 | The Slippery Slope #3 | Amazon |
| Omega’s Reluctant Mate | Lacey Daize | Self Published | 7/15/2022 | Harris Cove Billionaires #6 | Amazon |
| Debt | Aster Rae | Self Published | 7/15/2022 | Ruthless Daddies | Amazon |
| Mr. July | Drew Hunt | JMS Books | 7/16/2022 | Amazon | |
| Death Changes Everything | Sean Cunningham | JMS Books | 7/16/2022 | Amazon | |
| Debonair in Disguise | Thomas Grant Bruso | JMS Books | 7/16/2022 | Amazon | |
| Mage Bond | Eden Winters | Rocky Ridge Books | 7/16/2022 | Amazon | |
| Line Drive | E.M. Lindsey | Self Published | 7/16/2022 | Hit and Run #2 | Amazon |
| The Resilient Raccon | Lorelei M. Hart | Decadent Publishing | 7/17/2022 | Male-Order Mates #6 | Amazon |
| Finding Beau | Alex J. Adams | Self Published | 7/17/2022 | Liverpool Boys #2 | Amazon |
| Rebel | Harper B. Cole, Trisha Linde & Colbie Dunbar | Self Published | 7/17/2022 | Fairest of Them All #4 | Amazon |
| Myles & Ian | Mirrah McGee | Self Published | 7/17/2022 | Epulum Appetizers; GGMC Companion Series | Amazon |
| Patience | Zile Elliven | Self Published | 7/17/2022 | Enchanted University #1.5 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Ensnared
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Kings of the East #7
PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications
LENGTH: 111
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2022
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With all Vic’s health issues, he needs a soft man and a quiet life. Olek can give him that, except he’s also a ruthless killer.
When a medical condition changed Vic’s life forever, he resigned himself to never finding love. He settled in to spending his life as his brother’s charity case. He tries to do what he can so he isn’t a burden, but it’s hard to watch life go on without him. Then Olek stepped into his life and lit a fire inside Vic. For the first time, Vic sees hope for the future. But Olek is dangerous, and Vic’s future with him might be a short one.
Olek came to America to seize the American dream. He’s accomplished everything he wanted and more. Unfortunately, love has always eluded him. After all, who could love a monster like him? Then a sweet and gentle man welcomes him into his life. Nothing is the same. He wants to give Vic everything. No matter how honest Olek is, Vic refuses to see him as a bad person. That leaves only one big problem standing in their way. Vic’s brother is marrying Olek’s son, and Olek’s son has no problem seeing Olek for the monster he is. It’s only a matter of time before everyone learns of their secret relationship and then everything might fall apart.
TITLE: Double Exposure
AUTHOR: Anne Barwell
SERIES: Pōneke Shadows #1
PUBLISHER: LaceDragon Publishing
LENGTH: 269
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2022
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Vampires and werewolves live long lives. The Sleepless City saga might have ended but the story continues…
Someone is hunting supernaturals.
Vampire Simon Hawthorne and his human partner Ben Leyton’s plans for a peaceful holiday with family are hijacked by the New Zealand Supernatural Council.
Tensions are on the rise in Wellington. Supernatural councillors are disappearing. Werewolves are suspicious of anyone human or vampire. If they don’t work together, their enemy has already won.
And no one with a connection to the supernatural world is safe.
TITLE: His Werewolf Silencer
AUTHOR: Anya Byrne
SERIES: Lone Wolf Pack #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 151
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2022, 2nd Edition
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Erdi is a silencer. His life is one of blood, duty and shadows, and he has resigned himself to his role—until a mission leads him to Jensen Moore.
Erdi’s heart and his instincts know the truth—that Jensen is his other half. But silencers don’t have mates, and Erdi knows he doesn’t have the right to even desire Jensen. He is both relieved and crushed when, after the mission, Jensen doesn’t remember him at all.
But Jensen is nothing if not very determined, and very curious. His friend Parker’s abrupt departure leads him to start digging—and soon, he finds himself smack dab in the middle of the werewolf world, meeting Erdi for a second time.
And the surprises aren’t over yet. Between Jensen’s sudden bouts of nausea, and an unexpected threat from the past, can the couple, and the Lone Wolf Pack, truly start over?
This is a second edition of this title, previously published under the name A Baby Daddy For His Werewolf Silencer. It has been revised and reedited, as part of the Lone Wolf Pack series.
TITLE: Fated With Firelight
AUTHOR: Ashe Moon
SERIES: Dragon Firefighters #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 227
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2022
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As the shrine priest, omega Enry’s matehood is prized and sought after by the less-than-eligible alphas of his secluded human village. It’s the night of the claiming competition, and just when it seems like Enry’s fate is decided, a winged figure appears in the moonlit sky. It’s been decades since one of these revered beings visited Silver Mountain—have Enry’s prayers to be swept off his feet by an alpha dragon finally been answered?
A vacation to a mountain hot springs, they said. It would be fun, they said. Crashing a sacred ceremony and ending up mated to an overly adoring, dragon-obsessed omega was not how the commitment-phobic alpha fire drake Layne expected to spend a trip with his flight brothers. Charged with a week to test their arranged marriage, Layne is more than reluctant about Enry’s crazy insistence they’re fated mates bound by the spirits of the mountain. But when a mysterious power leaves him intoxicated by this strange human, Layne finds his defenses on the backburner—no matter how badly he wants to resist.
TITLE: Inked Temptation
AUTHOR: Carrie Ann Ryan
SERIES: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 298
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2022
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This Montgomery finds his match in this touching second chance romance from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan.
I thought I was moving on from my divorce, but now my ex is marrying someone else. I shouldn’t be this broken up, but it’s hard to put on a brave face when my family is basically an inked up Hallmark movie.
And I shouldn’t be brooding about what I don’t have, if it’s going to cause me to fall off a roof. Right into the grumpy neighbor’s burly arms.
He’d make a nice distraction, except he wants nothing to do with the burning attraction between us. Until one accidental kiss leads to more.
I’m not ready to risk my heart again, but Killian’s tortured eyes don’t seem to give me a choice. This thing between us is real.
But Killian is still trying to recover from a tragedy. And there are people who will do anything to make sure he never finds happiness again.
TITLE: Rhythm of Us
AUTHOR: Veronica Cochrane
SERIES: Inevitable Duets #3
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 215
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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Steadfast drummer Ash Wright and wild-card bassist Dean Phillips have been best friends forever, but Ash finds himself wanting more. A break from touring should give him the space he needs to get his head on straight–except then Dean moves in with him….
Ash has been fighting his growing attraction to Dean ever since an ill-fated threesome on the last leg of their tour. All he wants is some time to get over it. But that doesn’t seem to be in the cards, because Dean’s mom has given his room to his niece, and he doesn’t have anywhere else to stay. Ash has a big house all to himself, so why shouldn’t he move in?
Because they can’t keep their hands off each other, that’s why.
Dean never saw himself having feelings for another man, but that’s what’s happening. As he and Ash explore their secret new relationship behind closed doors, they also collaborate to help a struggling charity–one Dean feels close to, since it helps underprivileged kids like he used to be learn music. The time off from touring lets them live in their own little world.
Then the band reunites for a fundraiser concert, and suddenly the real world intrudes. Can Ash and Dean navigate a relationship that leaves them in harmony with the rest of the group?
TITLE: Too Hot to Touch
AUTHOR: Katy James
SERIES: Firebirds #2
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 369
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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A messy PhD student and a hockey playboy fall for one another in this forbidden love sports romance.
He’s spent a lifetime putting up walls to protect himself, but he never expected one woman to break them all down…
Between working multiple jobs and tackling her dissertation, it’s hardly unexpected PhD student Murray Silva is a hot mess. What is unexpected? Tyler Valentine. When the hockey playboy and former—okay, current—crush shows up in her summer school class, he immediately becomes the kind of distraction she doesn’t need.
Want, however? That’s a whole other story.
Tyler Valentine understands pressure. He’s faced it his entire career. Now that he’s getting older, the pressure to figure out life after hockey brings him back to the classroom. And back into Murray Silva’s life. The fact that she’s his teacher and his team captain’s sister—thus strictly off-limits—doesn’t stop him from following his heart.
Even though the last time he did that, it almost destroyed him.
As their relationship heats up, a real shot at a future together seems possible…but only if Tyler can face down his past, head-to-head, and Murray can learn how to open her heart to love again—no matter how unexpected.
TITLE: Grayality
AUTHOR: Carey PW
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 297
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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Love knows no gender.
Pate Boone, a twenty-six-year-old transgender man, embarks on a new adventure when his childhood best friend, and yes, ex-lover, Oakley Ogden, convinces him to escape their hometown in hopes for something new.
They land in Cloverleaf, a tiny rural town in Montana, so that Oakley can care for his granny who is battling breast cancer. She pressures the two young men to enroll in a nearby college. Pate immediately becomes enthralled with Maybelle, a young, vivacious freshman to whom he fears revealing his transgender identity. Still, he finds it impossible to resist Maybelle, even after he meets her ex, Bullet, a large, violent man determined to keep Pate away from “his girl.”
But there are others who accept Pate immediately, like Stormy. An outdoorsy, rugged freshman, Stormy warns Pate away from Maybelle and Bullet, but Pate’s too infatuated to heed these warnings.
Oakley tries to support his friend’s new love but finds himself entangled in his own emotional calamity when he unintentionally falls for Jody, a gay and ostentatiously confident drag queen. This new relationship awakens deep internal conflicts in Oakley as he struggles to accept his bisexuality, lashing out at Pate and causing friction between him and Jody.
Oakley must decide if he can overcome his insecurities so he doesn’t lose the love of his life. And Pate must discover if the love between him and Maybelle is strong enough for her to accept him as a transgender man, or if she will break his heart.
TITLE: Spade’s Choice
AUTHOR: L.A. Day
SERIES: Inclusion MC #1
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 67
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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He turned his back on his brothers for the man he loved.
Spade is a bi-sexual biker struggling with his sexual identity when he meets Cyrus, his new neighbor. An instant attraction is formed and he wastes little time in getting to know Cy. Spade has never had a relationship he couldn’t easily walk away from but this time might be different. As his feelings deepen, he must choose between Cyrus and his club.
Cyrus is intimidated and intrigued by the big, biker next door. Cyrus has never explored his sexual feelings for a man but Spade makes him want to. When Spade makes advances, he willingly surrenders to him. He wants to experience everything with Spade because he knows the dominant biker will soon tire of him.
Spade quickly realizes he must give up the club even if he must give up his best friend, Snake because he can’t part from Cyrus. When Snake discovers his secret, they almost come to blows but Cyrus helps to negotiate peace between the two friends.
Spade made his choice and it is to be with Cyrus but can he adjust to everything that comes with living a gay lifestyle? He must if he wants a happily ever after.
TITLE: Seaspray
AUTHOR: Rick R. Reed
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 209
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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Winslow Birkel is a sweet young man in his first relationship. But his boyfriend, the charming and fiery Chad Loveless, has become increasingly abusive to the point where Winslow fears for his life.
Everything changes in a single night when Winslow, fleeing yet another epic fight, goes out to a local bar and finds a sympathetic ear in a new friend, Darryn Maxwell. But when he comes home, Chad’s waiting. He’s got it in for Winslow, whom he wrongly accuses of being unfaithful.
The stormy night sends Winslow off on a journey to escape. The last thing he recalls is skidding off the road and into the river. When he awakens, he’s mysteriously in the charming seaside town of Seaspray, where people are warm and welcoming, yet their appearances and disappearances are all too inexplicable.
Back home, Darryn wonders what’s happened to the new guy he met during his first outing to the local gay bar, the Q. Darryn knows Winslow’s been abused, but he also feels he’s quickly fallen in love with Winslow.
Can Winslow and Darryn decipher their respective mysteries? Is it possible for them to reunite? Is Chad still lurking and plotting to make sure Winslow never loves anyone else? The answers to these questions await you in Seaspray, where you may, or may not, ever leave.
TITLE: My Last Date
AUTHOR: Casey Morales
SERIES: Raised by Wolves #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 194
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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After a thousand dates and hookups, I’d given up . . .
. . . and then the doorbell rang.
Michael was a newborn gay not too many years ago. His first date was accidental. The ones that followed were adventures.
Now, in his thirties, he wonders if finding a lasting relationship is even possible. Frustrated by the internet’s failure to find true love, Michael swears off dating, determined to focus on his career.
Then Heath shows up at his doorstep.
TITLE: Ghost of an Image
AUTHOR: Pandora Pine
SERIES: Haunted Souls #12
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 227
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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A long-held family secret is coming for Copeland Forbes. With a vengeance.
Still aching at the loss of countless family artifacts after his mother’s death a decade ago, Cope is shocked to see one of them, the mysterious Orpheus Box—along with a sepia photograph of two men, one a dead ringer for Cope—as the prized feature of an exhibit on Victorian Spirit Photography.
Before her death, Cope’s mother had warned him the box must never be opened, but Jude and Cope are too late to prevent disaster. With a flurry of chaos and magic, an earthquake plunges the gallery into darkness, and when the lights come back on, Cope finds himself face to face with his long-lost ancestor. The man in the photograph.
In a desperate bid to keep his family safe more than one hundred and fifty years ago, Camden Forbes trapped himself and his half-brother, Orpheus, in a complicated and dangerous spell. It should have remained intact forever, had the secret not been discovered by a mysterious puppet master who wants Orpheus’s secrets for his own nefarious purposes.
Cope knows it’s only a matter of time before the bodies start dropping. Can the Forbes men solve the mystery and find Orpheus before he kills again, or will Cope and Camden pay the ultimate price?
TITLE: Level Up
AUTHOR: Kindle Alexander
SERIES: Reigns Brothers #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 254
RELEASE DATE: 7/12/2022
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Duncan “Ducky” Reigns, metalhead and hardcore gamer, has spent his life railing against the establishment. But now when he looks at himself in the mirror that’s not the person he sees. Though he and his brother have worked hard to create a successful multi-million-dollar company, he’s lost himself and his identity in the process.
Chad Reeves, successful in his own right, has achieved every goal he’s set for himself. But living up to the legacy of his uber-successful father feels like an impossible task. When the heavy burden of a lifelong secret begins to unravel, he’s forced to face the truth. He’s lacking in what matters the most and only one thing can make it right.
Sometimes a simple reboot is all it takes to realize the answers are right in front of you. A soul-searching trip to paradise changes everything for two best friends… if they are brave enough to follow their hearts and reach for the Level Up.
TITLE: Rogue
AUTHOR: Eden Finley
SERIES: Mike Bravo Ops #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 291
RELEASE DATE: 7/13/2022
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TRAV
I remember the first time I met Dylan Rodriguez. It was one sweaty encounter I’ll never forget.
The second time we met, he arrested me. I can still see the hot scowl on his beautiful face as he slapped handcuffs on me and realized I was … me.
Dylan’s main goal in life is to forget he ever met me. My goal is to make him mine.
Turns out, I’m better at this game than he is.
DYLAN
When my law enforcement career falls to pieces in front of my own eyes, I don’t know who I can trust.
I have nowhere to go. No one to turn to.
Asking Trav for help is a last resort, but I’m desperate.
If he can’t get me out of this mess, I may as well turn myself over to the guys hunting me down.
I’m not sure which will be more difficult: protecting my life or my heart.
Because when it comes to love, my heart wants what my brain doesn’t. It wants Travis West.
TITLE: Loving The Warrior
AUTHOR: Laura Shipley
SERIES: To Love A Wicked Warrior #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 248
RELEASE DATE: 7/13/2022
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A country gentleman who requires a proper education. A teacher who knows his way around the classroom and the bedroom…
Heath Foster had a respectable career as a soldier until a leg injury left him with a limp and no future. Then fate intervened. Suddenly he’s inherited a baronetcy, but Heath doesn’t have the faintest idea how to be a titled gentleman, so he hires a tutor. One glimpse at Kane Badgely ignites feelings Heath has kept locked inside for years. Every glance, every touch holds a promise of forbidden desires.
Kane Badgely had accepted the teaching position in Dover to get away from his past. Instead of a child for a pupil, he meets Heath, a stubborn, charming, slightly awkward baronet who in need of instruction; in more ways than one, and Kane is up for the challenge.
As the men navigate their newly awakened passions, secrets and uncertainties threaten to pull them apart. Heath and Kane must learn to trust one another and learn one of life’s greatest lessons: love is worth fighting for.
TITLE: Unwritten Rules
AUTHOR: Brigham Vaughn
SERIES: Rules of the Game: Evanston River Otters #2
PUBLISHER: Two Peninsulas Press
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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Rule #1: Don’t fall in love with your family’s sworn enemy
Taylor Hollis brought home gold at the Olympics, then quit competitive skating at the height of his career.
Four years later, he lives a quiet life teaching figuring skating classes and looking for the perfect guy to settle down and build a family with.
When the Evanston River Otters hire Taylor to take part in a feel-good media piece, he’ll have to defy his father and work with the son of the man he detests.
And his one weakness is a hot older guy who’s good with kids.
Rule #2: Choose your loyalties wisely
Last season, Jamie Walsh left the Chicago Windstorm after a nasty divorce and falling out with his linemate.
Now he’s getting settled as a new forward for the Otters.
His biggest priority is his five-year-old daughter, Ava, but he can’t ignore how attractive he finds her skating teacher.
The only man he’s ever been interested in.
The more time they spend together, the harder it is for Jamie to ignore his feelings.
Too bad Taylor’s father has always blamed Jamie’s dad for ruining his hockey career.
Jamie and Taylor are perfect for one another but they’ll have to ignore both of their families’ unwritten rules if they let themselves fall in love with the enemy.
TITLE: Past Life Lover
AUTHOR: S. Rodman
PUBLISHER: Dark Angst Publishing
LENGTH: 184
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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Who knew putting the bins out could be life changing?
Sam is cleaning up his bar after closing time when out of nowhere a beautiful man jumps literally into his arms and won’t let go.
He soon discovers that the gorgeous stranger, Tally, has had a very traumatic night.
So all this talk of them being lovers in a past life and Tally escaping from hell to be with him again, must just be trauma induced delusions.
It has to be? Right?
There is no way this sweet looking young man is a reincarnated dark lord.
But Sam doesn’t mind looking after Tally until he feels better. It’s not like the poor man has anywhere else to go.
It’s not like one good deed will lead to his life being turned upside down and inside out. Will it?
So what if strange things start to happen? Such as hell hounds and then Lucifer’s husband showing up.
Tally might just well be worth it. Tally might just be worth everything.
TITLE: Vampires Make Bad Roommates
AUTHOR: Mia Monroe
SERIES: Covens of Eaton Falls #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 268
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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I’m a medium so someone please tell me how I never saw this coming.
We’re at war with no idea why or how to stop the enemy, so when head vampire Augustus suggests we pair up to stay safe, logically it makes sense. Unfortunately for me, I end up with the only hyper vampire as my new roommate.
Laramie has been making puppy dog eyes at me since the first time we met, but what he doesn’t know is I have zero intention of falling down the in-love-with-a-vampire hole like my friends Leo and Presley have. I don’t have time for a relationship and no desire to be immortal. A mortal lifespan is more than enough, thank you very much.
What I don’t expect is Laramie to be so damn brilliant. Even with my connection to the spirit world, his time on the planet has given him insights I could never have. When he’s being serious, which is rare, I can hardly take my eyes off him. Slowly, I find myself feeling things. I’m not interested in love, but I might have time for some fun. I thought the vampire would make a bad roommate, but I’m beginning to think our living situation won’t be so bad after all.
TITLE: How to Bed a Prime Minister
AUTHOR: Dieter Moitzi
SERIES: Light Hearts Trilogy #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 224
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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A guy who doesn’t believe in love meets a guy who doesn’t have time for it. Sounds like a romance that simply isn’t meant to happen? There’s only one way to find out…
Dirk Bormann is bored. Very bored. Because Stinksö, for Christ’s sake! The last outpost of Northern civilization, or so it feels. A small island three hours away from buzzing Stockholm—and hot guys!—with only squirrels and the odd elk to talk to…
Then, his first kayak excursion almost ends fatally. Luck would have it that he’s fished out of the suddenly raging sea by a handsome professor of economics, Sven Bergson. They share dinner, they share stories and laughs, they share a bed, alas only innocently, they bond. And suddenly, there seems to be room for more…
But where Dirk has no intention of ever falling in love, Sven has no time for it. A busier university professor probably ne’er was seen. Or does he have another agenda altogether? Whatever it is, when they meet again in the heart of Stockholm, a spark ignites, which leaves both utterly confused… Could it be love? And aren’t all the odds against them?
TITLE: Strut
AUTHOR: Jay Hogan
SERIES: Style #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 412
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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New Zealand farm boy turns New York fashion model. Fairy tale? Maybe. But it hasn’t been easy. A year in this crazy city, working my tail off just to survive in a ruthless industry where sex sells and boundaries are too readily crossed.
A year and a reassuring ocean away from Hunter Donovan—a sexy, humiliating mistake that I’m not about to repeat. Distance is good. Distance is safe.
But now Hunter is back. In New York. In my life. In all those treacherous feelings that haven’t gone anywhere. But when my world suddenly crashes and I have to piece myself back together and fight for my career, will Hunter be there when I need him? Will we have what it takes to make it through this, together?
TITLE: Tormented
AUTHOR: Eve Riley
SERIES: From the Edge #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 450
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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He will fight for their future…
Sol and his little brother escaped the abuse of their foster father only to end up on the streets. Always on the move, they wind up in a small town that oddly feels like home. It’s the first place that ever has, so they make plans to stick around and set up in a local tent city.
Sol keeps River safe and healthy no matter what, but after their home is raided, Sol is worried about their future. River’s new social worker offers help that Sol just can’t refuse. Despite his growing attraction to Isaiah, Sol is convinced the older man could never want someone as tainted and broken as he is.
Isaiah sees beyond to the caring big brother who has given everything to make sure his sibling is provided for. The social worker doesn’t care about Sol’s past. Despite the fact the two brothers have been homeless for the last four years, it doesn’t define either of them.
Nor does it change the way Isaiah views the man Sol has become. Truth is, he finds Sol simply amazing and his attraction to the younger man is undeniable. The two are caught up in an emotional upheaval one night when River goes missing. As he comforts Sol, Isaiah realizes he can no longer keep his feelings to himself.
Can the two forge the kind of future together that Sol has never dreamed possible?
TITLE: Sacrifice my Life
AUTHOR: Kamisa Cole
SERIES: Sacrificial Duet #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 327
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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I finally am who I always were meant to be.
Do I miss my family? Yes. Do I miss my priest? Unbearably so, but at least they are all safe.
Or so I thought.
When life gives you lemons, ask for tequila.
Only life gives me him. Again.
Jonah.
Now that I have him back I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure he’s happy. I know he’ll always put me first, but what he doesn’t realize is…
For him I’d sacrifice my life.
TITLE: Faithful
AUTHOR: N. N. Britt
SERIES: Graceless #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 384
RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2022
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Some secrets aren’t meant to remain secret forever.
Ever since Iodine’s debut album propelled Kai to stardom, his every move is scrutinized on social media and in the tabloids. And after the recent scandal Kai has been dragged into, Dylan’s worst fears come true–Kai suggests putting their affair on pause. With Dylan closeted and Kai being the talk of the town, it’s the smart thing to do.
It’s also harder than it seems.
Because neither of them is ready to let go. Kai breaks his own rules and reaches out to Dylan again and again. While they continue to indulge in late-night texts and calls, Dylan finally begins to slowly unravel the mystery behind Kai’s scars–the scars Kai refuses to talk about.
As Dylan comes to terms with the true nature of his feelings for Kai, and the two admit their relationship is more than a fling, Dylan’s father takes an unexpected interest in his life. He could end Kai’s career with a word.
Now Dylan must do the unthinkable–stand up to the man who’s always terrified him, or risk losing the man he loves.
TITLE: Atticus
AUTHOR: Taylor Rylan
SERIES: Paranormal Council Enforcers #2
PUBLISHER: Mortimer Press
LENGTH: 285
RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2022
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Hellhounds don’t have mates. But after a decade of denying his attraction to Brice, Atticus realizes the lion shifter is just that: his fated mate.
Atticus was banished from the demon realm well over a century ago when he could no longer do his master’s bidding. He had been many places but truly felt at home when he found Honey Creek. His attraction to Brice was unexpected, and when it became too much for him to control his beast, he left, leaving the lion alpha behind.
Brice wasn’t sure what the fates were doing when they gave him a human male for his mate, but he didn’t care. He just wanted Atticus and the life he knew they could have together. When Atticus left, never acknowledging their connection, Brice tried to make the best of what fate had gifted him.
When trouble threatens Brice’s sister and family, he rushes to New Orleans to help. While there, he makes a life-changing discovery about his missing mate. Atticus isn’t a human, and he’s never truly been gone. He’s now a council enforcer, and the hellhound is hell-bent on claiming his mate. But will Brice give in easily?
TITLE: Force Majeure
AUTHOR: Sophia Soames
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 114
RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2022
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Oakley Hoffman is a walking, talking natural disaster. Not only does he seem to be the only functioning adult in his family, but he also stomps around creating irrational earthquakes with every badly thought-out ridiculous move he makes. He barely survived lockdown, and with life returning to something that vaguely resembles normal, Oakley has landed himself an inconvenient infatuation with his former best friend. Well, if he’s totally honest, he’s probably nursed that crush for years. Yet, this time around, infatuation has brought a bad streak of jealousy to boot.
TITLE: Unbreak Me
AUTHOR: Jesse H Reign
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 514
RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2022
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Young Englishman, David Hammond, discovers life on a remote farm in South Africa isn’t at all what he was expecting. He expected the change in climate to do him good. To lift his mood. He certainly didn’t expect farmer, Jonathan Rosseau, to be so rugged or handsome. It turns out, it’s more than the warm weather that gets David hot under the collar.
David deals with his emotions the only way he knows how. By keeping a diary. A very detailed diary. A diary you get to read.
Unbreak Me is a story about first love and coming out. It contains a dollop of angst, smatterings of self-deprecating humour, and enough steam to make your hair frizz.
TITLE: A Touch of Devotion
AUTHOR: Merry Farmer
SERIES: The Slippery Slope #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 242
RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2022
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United by Love…
As bartender and part-owner of The Slippery Slope, Alonzo Russo has made a name for himself as one of the most influential men in The Bowery. He has worked his way up from poverty to prosperity and his future looks bright. All he needs is someone to share his life with, and that someone is Ricky.
… divided by Bleeker Street
Ricky DeMarco wants nothing to do with the life he used to live or the world he was raised in. So much so that almost no one knows what that life was or who he used to be. He is content to work as a bartender at The Slide, and he’s grateful that his boss there, Jonathan, saved him from utter disaster all those years ago. Jonathan has just one condition to keeping all of Ricky’s secrets—don’t go anywhere near Alonzo Russo.
But when Alonzo and Ricky are thrown into close quarters when the future of both clubs is in jeopardy, they can’t fight the attraction that brings them together…and could tear them and everyone else apart. It’s a Romeo and Juliet situation with all the potential to end just as tragically, unless love wins the day.
TITLE: Omega’s Reluctant Mate
AUTHOR: Lacey Daize
SERIES: Harris Cove Billionaires #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2022
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Corey’s been content to wait for his fated mate, but gets a shock when the other man runs at first sight.
Corey has a good life. He loves his job as a dog walker, and takes his dedication further by volunteering at the local shelter. The only thing missing is a mate. But that’s ok. He’s known for a while that fate has a man chosen for him, so he’ll wait. In the meantime he’s got his best friends and plenty of dogs who’ll accept all the love he has to give.
Nate knows there are expectations for fated mates—expectations that he’ll never be able to meet.
Nate knew as far back as high school that there was something different about him—he didn’t lust after omegas like the other alphas did. But it wasn’t until college that he learned the word that described him: demisexual. For a while he was fine with it. It just meant that dating and relationships would mean a different process. Then he started feeling that he had a fated mate, who would expect to be bedded and bonded that same day. It’s not something he can do, and he knows it’s in his mate’s best interest if he lets him go to find another man. But the pull of fate is strong, and, despite himself, he wants to get to know Corey better.
Can the two men give love the room it needs to grow first when fate itself is trying to push them together?
TITLE: Debt
AUTHOR: Aster Rae
SERIES: Ruthless Daddies
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 268
RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2022
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I didn’t expect to fall for my billionaire mob boss landlord.
Vicious. Cruel. Fierce.
That’s what they say about Luca, the man who owns my apartment building, behind his back.
He never extends rent and he demands payment… up front.
When my mother gambles our rent money away, she asks me to do her a favor.
Luca has a weakness for men like me, and if I play my cards right, he won’t kick us to the streets.
Only there’s one slight problem.
As soon as Luca lays eyes on me… and as soon as I touch my lips to his… there’s no way he’ll let me go.
TITLE: Mr. July
AUTHOR: Drew Hunt
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 45
RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2022
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Wedding photographer Sam Crawford is commissioned to shoot a dozen amateur rugby league players for a nude calendar. Sam thinks Lee Dolby, A.K.A. Mr. July, is the sexiest one of the bunch but Lee is ill at ease during the shoot. Sam offers to take more pictures of Lee at home where the man is more relaxed and if anything, even sexier.
When Sam’s assistant calls in sick, Lee offers his help in photographing a wedding. Lee soon shows he has a talent behind the camera as well as in front of it.
Will things between the two men develop? Or be over in a flash?
TITLE: Death Changes Everything
AUTHOR: Sean Cunningham
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 238
RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2022
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Ian Hughes returns from a business trip only to discover his wife Debbie has been brutally murdered. When a bloody note reveals Ian was the intended victim, Detective Danny Diaz is assigned to act as Ian’s bodyguard. The two men were best friends in high school, and now that they’ve been thrown together again, the feeling they each secretly harbor for the other are rekindled. As Danny tries to keep Ian from being the killer’s next victim, things between them ignite into a sexual tension that’s hot enough to destroy Danny’s career.Secret business deals, sexual, and long-held grudges are all exposed as Danny tries to find the murderer. Amidst all the lies and cover-ups one thing is certain — although everyone seems to love Ian, someone wants him dead. The closer they get to solving the crime, the closer the attempts on Ian’s life come to actually succeeding.
Is it fate that brought Ian and Danny together? Will their relationship survive the scrutiny of the investigation or the stress of being a target? Will they catch the killer before the killer gets Ian? Or will Ian survive to live happily ever after with Danny?
TITLE: Debonair in Disguise
AUTHOR: Thomas Grant Bruso
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 46
RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2022
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Moving to a new place can be a nightmare. Picking up and meeting different people is intimidating, as Brandon and Tate soon realize when they leave the City of Brotherly Love for a sleepy backwater town in upstate New York.
Brandon finds work as a software engineer, but Tate discovers change is daunting as a kindergarten teacher in unknown surroundings. Since leaving the only place he has ever known, Tate struggles with the death and memories of his mother, who he lost to cancer a few years ago. His father left when his mom got sick and never returned.
Starting life over with the man he loves brings Tate joy, safety, comfort, and a fresh start. Beginning this chapter proves challenging, but Tate soon discovers these times can also be memorable and satisfying. But then he begins receiving mysterious letters at home and work. Where did the letters come from, and what do they mean?
TITLE: Mage Bond
AUTHOR: Eden Winters
PUBLISHER: Rocky Ridge Books
LENGTH: 405
RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2022
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A long-ago meeting sets fate into motion…
As captain of the city guards, Martin protects E’Skaara by day. At night, he creeps in shadows to defend the citizens from predators most cannot see. He’s escaped from his past as a mage-born lad who’d nearly destroyed a village in self-defense. The three things he can’t so easily elude? Rage at a deity who condemns mages to death, memories of a pirate who saved him, and the magic he must conceal.
Tavernkeeper Peter keeps secrets. Secrets that can get him killed: his desire for men, a pirate past, and magical abilities. He should run from the one place mages cannot be safe, but yearning for a lost love binds him to where they shared their last kiss, waiting for one more glimpse of a dear face.
When dark forces reunite them, the magic both men try so hard to hide might just be their salvation.
TITLE: Line Drive
AUTHOR: E.M. Lindsey
SERIES: Hit and Run #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 265
RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2022
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James “Scooter” Harney is good at two things and two things only:
Pitching…
…and running away from his feelings.
So, when he comes face to face with a high school baseball coach who gets under his skin like no one ever has before, James isn’t quite sure what to do about it. After all, Ridley is smarmy, annoying, ridiculously good looking…
And worst of all, straight.
Then, James’ world is turned upside down one evening when Ridley admits that he’s been having thoughts. Thoughts about James. Thoughts that are making him question his own identity.
James knows he won’t make a good boyfriend, but the way Ridley looks at him, the way Ridley trusts him, makes James realize that maybe—just maybe—there’s something worth fighting for.
TITLE: The Resilient Raccon
AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: Male-Order Mates #6
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2022
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Sidney has never fit in with his gaze —what most people call a group of raccoons —and to make matters worse, he’s been dumped by the wealthy older alpha who promised to make all his dreams come true. Until a cute squirrel with a brushy tail came along and caught the billionaire’s roving eye. Now his former lover, and patron has replaced Sidney’s canvases in his gallery with the brushstrokes of a while different kind. Who paints with their tail anyway?
Ready for a fresh start, he signs up for the Male-Order app and asks for someone as far away as possible. Preferably in a location where there is natural beauty he can paint. He’ll just pack up his art supplies and go.
Crios, a bear alpha and naturalist, lives at the edge of the national forest and has been single for a long time. Forever, really He loves where he lives, but his oldest friend has just died and his last words were, “Don’t be like me. Don’t be alone all your life.” He’s never had a problem being single, but in a moment of sentimentality, he decides to follow his late friend’s deathbed wish and signs up for the Male-Order app. Now this established bachelor has a mate on the way and no idea what he’s going to do with him.
TITLE: Finding Beau
AUTHOR: Alex J. Adams
SERIES: Liverpool Boys #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 284
RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2022
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Beau
Beautiful Beau. That’s what they called me. My life was anything but that and I was struggling.
Things were hard. Really hard. A sister who couldn’t say no, a boss I couldn’t say no to, no matter how hard I tried and a place I could be kicked out of any time.
I was fighting a losing battle, and wondered at this point if it was all worth it. I had nothing to live for, no one to live for and at the age of twenty-three, I was ready to call it a day.
If only there was someone to show me, to prove to me that life was worth living, because right now, I was afraid the next thing I did would be my last.
Kwanchai
Making it big, that was the dream! The fame, the fortune. We wanted it all, the moon and especially the stars.
But a gig in Liverpool, a beautiful bartender that catches my eye, and suddenly, my world is in a spin and nothing is clear. I want to know more, need to know more about the man who’s sad smile speaks so many words.
The man that has captured my attention. The man that has captured my heart.
Success beckons though and I’m in turmoil. He needs me and I have to make him see that he’s worth it, that together, we’re worth it before it’s too late.
TITLE: Rebel
AUTHORS: Harper B. Cole, Trisha Linde & Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: Fairest of Them All #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 153
RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2022
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The right kind of wrong…
Omega wolf shifter Mac has always dreamed of bigger and better things–or more specifically, anything that isn’t pack life. He yearns for bright lights, loud music, excitement, and a wide variety of people… but instead, he’s been stuck in the woods, in his brother’s shadow for his entire life. And even worse, everyone still treats him like a pup needing supervision. But he’s been working hard and saving his money, and at long last, his moment of freedom has arrived. It’s time to rebel.
When human alpha Giles finishes his construction job in Dusk Fall, the last thing he expects is to be handed a babysitting gig. But when he learns that his job is to show Mac a good time in the city, all while keeping him safe, he finds he doesn’t mind the responsibility. Everyone sees Mac as the pack darling, in need of coddling, and who can blame him for wanting to stretch his legs. And if anyone knows how to have a good time, it’s Giles.
Neither of them intend to act on their physical attraction. After all, they’re all kinds of opposite: shifter and human, big city and small town, and more importantly, alpha and omega. But when it comes right down to it, maybe they’re not as different as they first thought. In fact… they might just be the right kind of wrong.
TITLE: Myles & Ian
AUTHOR: Mirrah McGee
SERIES: Epulum Appetizers; GGMC Companion Series
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 58
RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2022
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Ian
Who knew that someone slamming into the back of my car would set off a series of events that would change my life forever. I certainly didn’t. It’s a scary ride, but I’m thankful to have Officer Hawtie’s chiseled body to hold onto during the really bumpy parts.
Myles
It sucks when you meet someone at their lowest. However, I think it gives you a better idea of who they are at their core. And let me tell you, Ian Grantham, crying and screaming British obscenities in my bathroom…is an incredible man I hope to have by my side for the rest of my days.
As a cop, I’m limited by what I can do to keep him safe…thankfully, my friends on two wheels are not held to any such limitations.
TITLE: Patience
AUTHOR: Zile Elliven
SERIES: Enchanted University #1.5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2022
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Dive into the hot spring.
Now that Eli and Haruka have escaped Helios, it’s time to dive into the hot springs and have some fun. Or it would be if Haruka’s aunt would leave them alone to enjoy some much-deserved RnR.
It’s going to take some patience, but it will all be worthwhile in the end.
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