We are returning to listing new releases this week. We missed a few weeks as I was in London before intending to go to UK Meet when I fell down 2 flights of cement stairs and shattered my heal bone. I was recuperating in London for a week before returning to the US. Pretty much being in a daze, I missed a few new release posts. Sorry about that – Jay

Let us know if there’s something missing & we’ll add it to the list.

 

Title	Author	Publisher	Release Date	Other Details	Link
For Life	R.A. Frick	Self Published	9/19/2022	X Club #4	Amazon
Falling for Eros	Charity Parkerson	Self Published	9/19/2022	Hellish #15	Amazon
Belonging to the Bull Rider	Shiloh Swift	Self Published	9/19/2022	His Blue Collar Man #2	Amazon
Unkinked	M.C. Roth	Pride Publishing	9/20/2022	It’s a Kink Thing #2	Amazon
Various Intentions	AE Lister	Pride Publishing	9/20/2022	Persuasions #3	Amazon
Listen: The Sound of Fear	R.B. Thorne, Lauren Jane Barnett, E.E.W. Christman, Eule Grey, Ridley Harker, Jon James, T.S. Mitchell, Alex Silver, A.R. Vale	NineStar Press	9/20/2022		Amazon
In London Towne	Jackie North	Blue Rain Press	9/20/2022	Oliver & Jack #6, 2nd Edition	Amazon
Camera Shy	E.J. Russell	Reality Optional Press	9/20/2022		Amazon
About Last Night	Aimee Nicole Walker	Chasing Rainbows Press	9/20/2022		Amazon
The Stubborn Accomplice	H.L Day	Self Published	9/20/2022	13 Kingdoms #2	Amazon
Raphael’s Redemption	C.J. Dragon	Self Published	9/20/2022	Archangel #2	Amazon
Faeted Under Fire	Cassidy K. O’Connor & Sheri Lyn	Self Published	9/20/2022		Amazon
Dream	A. M. Rose	Self Published	9/20/2022	Inescapable #2	Amazon
His Fake Boyfriend	Hurri Cosmo	Self Published	9/20/2022		Amazon
Sexting With A Ghost	Ashlynn Mills	Self Published	9/20/2022	Haunted Love)	Amazon
Bounty	Nicole Edwards	Self Published	9/20/2022	Brantley Walker: Off the Books #8	Amazon
A Dangerous Game	Victoria Vale	Self Published	9/21/2022	Perdition Club #6	Amazon
Part-Time Daddy	B. Harmony	Self Published	9/21/2022		Amazon
Wonderland	Rachel Ember	Heart Eyes Press	9/22/2022	In Vino Veritas #5	Amazon
Dauntless	Victoria Denault	Heart Eyes Press	9/22/2022	In Vino Veritas #6	Amazon
The Glow Up	A.M. Johnson	Self Published	9/22/2022	Franklin U #5	Amazon
Getting Married at Crofton Hall	Rebecca Cohen	Self Published	9/22/2022	Modern Crofton #4	Amazon
Skydive	Roe Horvat	Self Published	9/22/2022		Amazon
Markov	J.P. Sayle & Lisa Oliver	Self Published	9/22/2022	Tangled Tentacles #4	Amazon
The Witness of the Sun	Suki Fleet	Stars and Ink Press	9/23/2022	Book of Light #1	Amazon
Bent Oak Saga	Ari McKay	Self Published	9/23/2022		Amazon
Anything for Him	S.A. Monroe	Self Published	9/23/2022	Angel Falls #1	Amazon
Carillon’s Corpus	Sionnach Wintergreen	Self Published	9/23/2022	Men of the Shadows #2	Amazon
Wanted: Understanding Daddy	Sammi Cee	Self Published	9/23/2022	Love On Tap: Fragile Hearts #3	Amazon
Couture Crush	Charlie Novak	Self Published	9/23/2022	Model Love	Amazon
The Dragon Prince’s Necromancer	Amy Sumida	Self Published	9/23/2022	The Dragons of Serai #2	Amazon
Lightning Born	Sam Burns	Self Published	9/23/2022	Monsters & Mayhem #1	Amazon
Hostile Takeover	Cara Dee	Self Published	9/23/2022	The Game #8	Amazon
Haydn	JJ Harper	Self Published	9/23/2022	Bar 28 #5	Amazon
Soft Hands	E.M. Lindsey	Self Published	9/23/2022	The Sin Bin: West Coast #2	Amazon
Like Pieces of the Jigsaw Puzzle	Casper Graham	JMS Books	9/24/2022		Amazon
Purr-suasion	Pelaam	JMS Books	9/24/2022		Amazon
The Baker and the Blacksmith	A.J. Shay	JMS Books	9/24/2022		Amazon
The Impossible Childhood of my Desires	Rick R. Reed	JMS Books	9/24/2022		Amazon
Burn	Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar	Surrendered Press	9/25/2022	The Phoenix Omega Trilogy #1	Amazon
Taste Me	H. L. Muller	Self Published	9/25/2022	Fly By Boys #4	Amazon

 

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TITLE: For Life

AUTHOR: R.A. Frick

SERIES: X Club #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 235

RELEASE DATE: 9/19/2022

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Officer Maxx Wu might be an experienced cop, but he’s a BD$M Rookie. All he knows is that he’s definitely a top, and maybe a Daddy into primal play?

Anthony “Ant” Costa might be Italian, but that doesn’t mean they’re in the Mob. Ant is just a not-so-innocent kitty whose only goal is to teach Maxx a thing or two about kink, and maybe finally get to bottom.

When Ant witnesses a crime committed by a dirty cop in league with a Russian mobster, a few wrong assumptions leave them with nowhere to turn to but Maxx… leaving with a whole lot of time on their hands.

TITLE: Falling for Eros

AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson

SERIES: Hellish #15

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 55

RELEASE DATE: 9/19/2022

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A bored god meets a bitter human. Love is in the air.

When Sean’s grown twins rope him into being their sober driver for the night, Sean is at his lowest. He’s trapped at a college rager and done with everything. Then he sees him and nothing else matters anymore.

Himeros only planned to pop down to Earth for one night. Sometimes, the heavens bored him. He never expected to find his fate at a human house party, but there’s no denying what he feels when he spots Sean. Now all he has to do is convince Sean to take a chance on him. That’s nowhere near as easy as it sounds, especially since Eros looks more than half Sean’s age and an ugly divorce has soured Sean’s view of relationships. Luckily, Eros has the power of the universe on his side. That still might not be enough.

TITLE: Belonging to the Bull Rider

AUTHOR: Shiloh Swift

SERIES: His Blue Collar Man #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 84

RELEASE DATE: 9/19/2022

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Buck is a man that never gives up…he’s not giving up on Kit.

An injury at a bull riding competition ropes these two men into a long-awaited reunion and gives them a second go-round at love. Are they willing to tie the knot on a lifelong commitment to each other?

Buck

Showy. Domineering. Bull rider.

A ride or die rodeo cowboy and aging champion. The only thing Buck enjoys more than riding bulls is showing younger men how to ride him. He puts aside the buckle bunnies when he falls head over heels for Kit, a fellow bull rider and rising star in rodeo. After a passionate night together, Buck professes his enduring love and hankering to keep Kit as his partner forever…

Kit

Snarky. Jaded. Former medic.

A rookie bull riding champion that gave it all up…and ran away from the love of his life. After being disowned by his family for being gay, Kit walked away from rodeo and marched into the army. When he returns to his home state of Texas after an honorable discharge, the last person he expects to see is Buck. Or to receive such a warm welcome from the older cowboy.

After Buck suffers a tragic accident, Kit is voluntold into being Buck’s caretaker. He’s ready, able, and willing to look after Buck as the older cowboy recovers from his injuries, but is Kit prepared to confront his past and finally accept Buck’s love?

TITLE: Unkinked

AUTHOR: M.C. Roth

SERIES: It’s a Kink Thing #2

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 270

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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Two broken men. One secret addiction. No turning back.

When Derreck stumbles upon Maddy, who is sitting in his car and nearly sweating to death under the summer’s sun, he is at his breaking point.

But Maddy is just as lost, searching for a Dom he only knows by name and waiting in his car outside the club Unkinked on the tiny chance that the Dom might find him. When it is revealed that Derreck is the man Maddy has been searching for from the very beginning, it seems fate couldn’t get any sweeter.

Derreck invites Maddy into Unkinked as his guest, with the promise of the pain that Maddy so desperately craves. A scene that should have been simple opens Maddy’s mind to a new world and community that aren’t riddled with guilt or judgment.

Derreck knows he can’t let his sub slip away, but Maddy is keeping secrets from his new Dom—secrets that could change their relationship forever.

TITLE: Various Intentions

AUTHOR: AE Lister

SERIES: Persuasions #3

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 236

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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When best-laid-plans fall apart, all you can do is pick up the pieces—and host a gallery exhibit.

Nic Walker and Vincent Blake lead charmed lives—or so thinks their neglected friend Juno. But when Juno’s plans come crumbling down, it’s their boyfriend Charles who reaches out to get Nic to help. Nic, Vincent, Matteo and even Taylor are there with solid plans for assistance, including an emergency art exhibit called Electric Dreams.

Amid an unexpected revelation about Matteo’s past, a surprising romantic development in Daphne’s life and a personal challenge of Nic’s, the gang comes together to help their friends and demonstrate what real loyalty looks like. Nobody ever said life was easy, but sometimes a challenge can bring out the best in people—and remind you of the true meaning of friendship.

TITLE: Listen: The Sound of Fear

AUTHORS: R.B. Thorne, Lauren Jane Barnett, E.E.W. Christman, Eule Grey, Ridley Harker, Jon James, T.S. Mitchell, Alex Silver, A.R. Vale

FPUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 289

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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A knocking. A ringing. A steady drip-drip-drip. These are the sounds that haunt us. Drive us mad. Draw us in like the songs of sirens, hypnotic and deadly. And we must either give in, or resist with everything we have…and hope it’s enough.

Listen: The Sound of Fear offers ten stories written exclusively by trans and nonbinary authors that explore the chilling, perplexing, terrifying nature of sound.

Kill Your Darlings. When two shop workers in 1894 New York discover a haunted phonograph, they must race to solve the mystery of its tragic past before it’s too late to save their budding romance—and their lives.

Exhibition. A performance artist inspired by the inhumane treatment of refugees finds her gallery transformed into an equally inhospitable environment. Trapped inside the confines of her Plexiglas box, she struggles to piece together what is happening—and how to keep herself alive.

On the Other Side of Sound. A ringing in the ears; a coded message from beyond explanation. It will only ruin your life if you let it.

Her Little Joke. When Mave Kitten is asked to investigate a creepy phenomenon, little does she know to what depths the trail will lead: Ghosts, a haunted well, ignorance, a flapping bird. What of the woman in green?

M/other. I am alone. I do not know exactly how long I have been alone. My husband and child are…gone. Aren’t they? As a storm rages outside my decaying house, I begin to hear and see things that cannot possibly be there. Or can they?

Holy Water. Adolescence can be hell. Adolescence in an all-girl’s Catholic school as a trans teen surrounded by mean girls is a special kind of hell—especially when your school is haunted.

Snipper-Snapper. Cats make the best pets—loving, thoughtful, and loyal. Amour even brings home his own takeaway meals. Except for the stains, and damage to the shag pile, Mummy couldn’t be happier. Everyone needs a playmate.

The Knocking Bird. Knock three times to keep yourself safe. Follow your love across the sea. Obsession threads through nearly every aspect of Steffi’s life. But what happens when it drives her to do the unthinkable?

Bride of Brine. Sylvie hasn’t heard the song of the siren in years. But when she’s called home to help her estranged father find her brother, she’s faced with an impossible choice: save him, or save herself.

Haunt. When Kevin inherits his family home and decides to fix it up with his partner, he quickly discovers that the past can haunt you in more than one way—and he must choose, once and for all, exactly who he is.

TITLE: In London Towne

AUTHOR: Jackie North

SERIES: Oliver & Jack #6, 2nd Edition

PUBLISHER: Blue Rain Press

LENGTH: 522

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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An orphan and his street thief companion attempt to rebuild their shattered lives amidst the bustling streets of London, where shadows can hold secrets too horrible to describe. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger.

As Jack recovers from the Chalenheim’s assault, he is unable to express his love for Oliver with any intimacy. Oliver, meanwhile, rescues Finley from Axminster Workhouse, and returns to London full of love for Jack and the desire to do whatever is necessary to help Jack recover his dignity and his passion.

Chalenheim is still on the loose, waiting for another chance at Jack and Finley, which soon comes. Though they escape almost unscathed, Oliver vows to rid the world of the man who would dare lay hands upon his beloved Jack.

A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA.

Previously published as Oliver & Jack: In London Towne by Christina E. Pilz

TITLE: Camera Shy

AUTHOR: E.J. Russell

PUBLISHER: Reality Optional Press

LENGTH: 281

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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Never assume…

…that your uber competent personal assistant will get it when you announce your (fake) engagement to him during a live on-air interview with your archnemesis.

Never waver…

…from your plan to punish your arrogant celebrity boss for his presumption by turning your (fake) wedding into a reality competition for event planners.

Never admit…

…that the feelings blossoming between the two of you through seven (fake) engagement celebrations, six (fake) bachelor parties, five (fake) wedding party luncheons, and four (fake) rehearsal dinners are about as (real) you can get.

TITLE: About Last Night

AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker

PUBLISHER: Chasing Rainbows Press

LENGTH: 241

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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The bicurious cop and his sharp-dressed man…

Detective Christopher “Topher” Carnegie is unlucky in love. He either tries too hard, doesn’t try hard enough, or hasn’t found the right person yet. But recently, he’s started seeing Julian Fine, his sister’s best friend, in a new light. If there’s one thing a fabulous tailor knows, it’s how to take a person’s measure. Julian recognizes a straight man when he sees one, but that doesn’t stop him from falling head over heels for the unattainable man.

Just a few short days and one shared bed…

When a white lie backs Julian into a corner, Topher steps in to save the day. He’s worked plenty of undercover assignments before, but pretending to be Julian’s boyfriend during a family wedding might be his most dangerous mission yet. Julian challenges everything Christopher knows about himself, and soon, reaching for each other feels as natural as breathing. But can their newfound feelings survive the real-world challenges they face? There’s only one way to find out.

 

TITLE: The Stubborn Accomplice

AUTHOR: H.L Day

SERIES: 13 Kingdoms #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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A missing artifact. A kingdom of secrets. Two men versus a multitude of magical beasts.

Jack and Sebastian are on the move once more. This time, to the frozen mountains of Askophai in search of a kingdom’s missing artifact. The journey alone would be perilous enough, but how are they supposed to find something that no one can describe? And what does the mysterious man who can make himself invisible have to do with any of it?

Jack has enough of Sebastian’s secrets to deal with, without taking on a whole kingdom’s. He and Sebastian might be together, but Jack still has his doubts about their long-term future. Assuming they have one that is, given Sebastian’s penchant for walking them headlong into danger at every opportunity.

One thing’s for certain, they’re going to need an awful lot of luck to succeed in this mission and return home safely.

TITLE: Raphael’s Redemption

AUTHOR: C.J. Dragon

SERIES: Archangel #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 205

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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From Captive to Consort and Chosen.

Lord Teo’s love holds Raphael Lewis of the Mars Colony firmly, giving him everything he’s ever wanted – love, commitment, fidelity.

Agreeing to convince the inhabitants of Ta’Kun to accept a compromise from the Chi’NoSa, Raphael is ready to do what he must to heal Ta’Kun, save the Ta’kunisi from destruction, and Lord Teo from disgrace.

He did not know he would be repudiated, left defenseless and alone, only to be betrayed for being who he is and what he can give.

Raphael’s life is held in the balance between love and loss.

Will Teo save Raphael, or will their love become a sacrifice to the Chi’NoSa?

 

TITLE: Faeted Under Fire

AUTHORS: Cassidy K. O’Connor & Sheri Lyn

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 185

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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A human cop, a paranormal agent, and nine missing kids. Prejudice aside, they have to work together if they want to stop number ten.

Tristan James didn’t know he had a latent paranormal gene in his body until he was attacked on the job as an officer with Tampa PD and killed. As a phoenix shifter, he rose from the ashes and came back stronger than ever. Unfortunately, he was no longer human, this meant no job, no home, no friends. New purpose finds him with the help of a paranormal federal agency offering him a job. He has to put his own learned hatreds aside and accept the paranormals he was now one of.

Maddox Smith loved his job with the Paranormal Investigative Services. He knew what it was like to have no one looking out for you and that’s what made him a good agent. Someone is taking paranormal kids and he has no leads. When a recently turned human is booted from the police and brought to P.I.S. and partnered with him, Maddox wants nothing to do with him. What had the humans ever done for their kind?

Can they forget their biases and solve the case before there’s a tenth?

TITLE: Dream

AUTHOR: A. M. Rose

SERIES: Inescapable #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 311

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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Arne Miller’s security company was his pride and joy. He treated his employees like a family, did his job with dedication, and found the time to have fun while performing the most dangerous of tasks.

When Levi literally runs into his arms and looks up at him with fear-filled green eyes, Arne’s entire world flips upside down and finds a new focus. But his mate is hiding a secret that could tear them apart. Can Arne find out what it is before it’s too late?

Levi Parker was a prominent member of the Kriila society until one day he mysteriously vanished. Years later he was thrust back into the cruel world he had tried so hard to escape.

He didn’t expect to be met with a media frenzy, prying eyes, and questions that threatened to uncover more than he was willing to reveal. And he least expected to find his mate in Arne.

But can he look toward his future with Arne if his past still haunts him?

 

TITLE: His Fake Boyfriend

AUTHOR: Hurri Cosmo

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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Noah is Griffin Colewater’s best friend and absolutely no one knows him better. Certainly not any of the parade of girlfriends he’s had over the years. Even his most recent, Lauren, whom he has been with the longest.

And just broke up with.

Does it make Noah a terrible friend if he’s just a little bit thrilled about that?

It doesn’t really matter, though. Griffin is the oldest son of the owners of Colewater Properties, a multi-gazillion dollar hotel conglomerate. He is also next in line to take over when his father retires which makes Griffin the most sought-after bachelor in the city. So, another girl is right around the corner.

The issue? Griffin’s mother claims to be desperately tired of his playboy antics. She is demanding Griffin settle down with a wife and family “or else”. Being that Griffin has never actually been able to please his mother in anything, Noah doesn’t understand Griffin’s hopeless mission to make that happen now.

Which makes the huge charity bash his parents are throwing a bit problematic. His mother is insisting on meeting Lauren. Yep. Griffin has yet to tell her he’s single again. And he insists he’s not going to. Instead, Griffin does something insane. He hires a fake girlfriend. Yah. A fake Lauren. Well ― not fake. She’s a ‘Lauren’, too. But that’s not the point. Griffin asked Noah to provide the “girlfriend for months” knowledge to Lauren number two so she could pull this whole ‘girlfriend’ thing off.

Honestly. What can go wrong with that?

Everything.

Because Griffin is not only Noah’s very best friend in all the world, Noah is also so crazy in love with the man, he hurts. A stupid stunt like this could reveal that very thing and freak Griffin’s parents out so badly, he’s sure they will gift Noah with cement boots and personally pitch him off the pier themselves. But the bigger problem in Noah’s mind? Griffin is totally not gay and if he ever found out Noah’s true feelings?

Damn.

Griffin would more than likely be the one mixing the cement.

TITLE: Sexting With A Ghost

AUTHOR: Ashlynn Mills

SERIES: Haunted Love)

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 156

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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Caleb

Starting over isn’t easy. My boyfriend left me, my home burned down, and I lost my studio where I kept most of my work. The new room I’m renting isn’t much to look at but the owner said I could use the basement as a new working space. Weird things start to happen the more I go down there and even though I’m the only person in the room, I can’t help but get a feeling I’m not alone.

Darcy

One minute I’m having the time of my life at a party and the next I’m waking up outside a house I’ve never seen before with no memories of who I am. I get flashbacks of faces and random moments but none of it means anything to me. All I know is I’m dead and for some reason I’m attached to an old basement. It makes no sense why I keep ending up in a place I don’t have any memory of being in.

After spending most of my time in the unfinished room watching a cute stranger create beautiful pieces with his hands, being here no longer feels like a burden. If only he could see me back. Maybe if he did, he could help me find out what really happened to me. What if I’m better off not knowing?

TITLE: Bounty

AUTHOR: Nicole Edwards

SERIES: Brantley Walker: Off the Books #8

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/20/2022

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Recently engaged and moving forward, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are enjoying a bit of downtime with friends and family. But anyone in their line of work knows that sitting idle never lasts long.

When Reese’s brother, Z, asks for their assistance in finding a man who skipped bail and is now on the run from the law, as well as a few unsavory characters, the pair find themselves on a mission that’s a little outside of Reese’s comfort zone. No, make that way outside his comfort zone when he learns that the man they’re looking for is one of his mother’s former lovers.

As is usually the case, nothing is as it seems, and Brantley, Reese, and the rest of the Off the Books Task Force find themselves mixed up with the mob as they try to uncover the truth.

TITLE: A Dangerous Game

AUTHOR: Victoria Vale

SERIES: Perdition Club #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/21/2022

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Welcome to The Perdition Club, where games are played for the highest of stakes …

Jonas Thacker wouldn’t be caught dead in The Perdition Club, a godforsaken den of iniquity where sinners go to play. However, notorious rakehell and Jonas’ former schoolmate, Derek Dryden, has begun courting his sister. Rumors have reached his ears that the scoundrel even plans to propose marriage! Determined to put a stop to the union, Jonas storms into Perdition searching for Derek. He never imagines that seeing him again will stir up a firestorm of passions he has spent years trying to stifle.

Derek has no interest in marriage—least of all to Jonas’ sister—but past attempts at gaining his former friend’s attention have gone ignored. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Derek will stop at nothing to coerce Jonas into admitting that what they once shared was real and true. If Jonas will give in and admit that the desire and longing between them wasn’t one-sided all those years ago, then Derek will cease his pursuit of his sister.

Jonas is determined not to play Derek’s game, but the truth of the past is too overwhelming to be ignored. As they engage in a battle of wills, both men will be forced to reconcile their past with their present, and the future they both desperately crave.

TITLE: Part-Time Daddy

AUTHOR: B. Harmony

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 193

RELEASE DATE: 9/21/2022

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Exhausted, overworked, underpaid, and for damn sure underappreciated.

Struggling to find a balance between the career I’ve always wanted and the desire to have someone to take care of me, I agree to join an exclusive event at The Garden.

A couple of hours to let go with Dean Nash, the Daddy of my dreams, then it’s back to the grind.

As head of security at The Garden, I’m content with my single life.

When my boss calls in a favor, I reluctantly agree, knowing a few hours of play won’t mean anything. Until I lock eyes with an exhausted boy across the room and every instinct calls me to protect the boy from falling asleep on his feet.

Tanner Morgan checks all my boxes, though I’ve sworn no one ever could.

When we’re tossed into each other’s paths weeks after our one night together…

I offer to show Tanner there can be enough space in his life for a part-time Daddy. A caregiver without expectation of a relationship, feelings, or promises he can’t keep.

Falling in love isn’t part of the agreement, no matter how perfectly we fit together.

TITLE: Wonderland

AUTHOR: Rachel Ember

SERIES: In Vino Veritas #5

PUBLISHER: Heart Eyes Press

LENGTH: 251

RELEASE DATE: 9/22/2022

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I left Vermont on the most painful day of my life and swore I’d never go back. Meadows Park–the shuttered amusement park that’s been in my family for generations–is the home of all my finest and worst memories. They all star Peter Landry–the best friend I ever had, and the only guy I’ve ever loved.

But then my eccentric grandfather buried two million dollars on the property and couldn’t remember where.

So I’m back, and asking Peter for help. He’s an Ivy League lawyer now. Still gorgeous, and able to gut me with a single smile. And I’m still a disappointment, living in the city and washing dishes to get by. As soon as we strike off down the first sunlit path, the Meadows Park magic begins to fill my heart with yearning, lust, and most dangerous of all—dreams.

I’m secretly relieved each time the day ends, leaving us empty-handed. I know it’s wrong—without that money, we could lose the park.

But if I find the treasure, I lose the guy…

TITLE: Dauntless

AUTHOR: Victoria Denault

SERIES: In Vino Veritas #6

PUBLISHER: Heart Eyes Press

LENGTH: 226

RELEASE DATE: 9/22/2022

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He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, at the worst possible moment.

One and done. That’s always been my motto when it comes to guys, because I’m not about to pull someone else into the closet my parents have locked me inside. I’ve been waiting years to claim my inheritance and live the life I want to live–out, free, and oh yeah, rich.

So why is the universe dropping the sexy farm boy with the lazy smile into my life right now? When Bowen Whitlock says he’ll join my band, and later my bed, I know one time won’t be enough.

But loving Bowen is dangerous for me. And he has his own struggles, like keeping his family afloat and trying not to get fired from his job at Vino and Veritas. But he lives his life with an authenticity that gives me a tantalizing taste of living my truth.

My secret relationship with Bowen is everything, until someone betrays us in the worst possible way…

TITLE: The Glow Up

AUTHOR: A.M. Johnson

SERIES: Franklin U #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 250

RELEASE DATE: 9/22/2022

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Chris Delaney

I’ve promised myself that this was going to be the year to finally buckle down. I’m a junior, and I’ve settled on a major. I’ve got focus and determination. The one thing I haven’t figured out yet? How to deal with the massive crush I’ve been harboring on the guy in study carrel six.

I don’t know his name and some of my friends think it’s time for me to move on, but he has this whole sexy, broody, dark eyes and messy hair thing going for him. And yeah, he seems like he could be my polar opposite. The kind of unapproachable, serious type who doesn’t smile much, but I’d like to think he’s all rays of sunshine underneath his stormy expressions and disheveled demeanor. All that intense energy… I dig it.

I want to know him.

The rub?

I’ll have to find the courage to actually introduce myself.

Aiden Russo

The college experience is supposed to be parties, drinking, and fun with a few classes mixed in. It sounds pretty amazing, right? For me, it turned out to be endless lectures, avalanches of homework, and copious amounts of caffeine. The study carrel might as well be my dorm room. And that guitar under my bed? It’s got two years of dust growing on it. But this is the life I have to lead if I’m ever going to help my dad.

Pre-med isn’t for the weak.

The problem? Loneliness holds me hostage.

If only I could find someone willing to break through my ever-present cloud bank, and remind me what it’s like to have fun again.

TITLE: Getting Married at Crofton Hall

AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen

SERIES: Modern Crofton #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 340

RELEASE DATE: 9/22/2022

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Ben and Ashley are getting married! For the first time in history the Earl of Crofton will be allowed to marry a man.

But wedding admin isn’t always fun, and frayed tempers and bickering are not the best ways to prepare for the happiest day of their lives, but hopefully they’ll make it down the aisle before one of them kills the other. The arrival of two of Ben’s old friends at Crofton Hall does not help matters, especially with their rather messy shared history.

The hall also has a new writer in residence, Chris Gamling, and while he’s not always with the plot in the real world, he’s a brilliant wordsmith. When he meets Jack Webb, Ashley’s best friend, Chris feels the spark he’s been waiting for. Sometimes meeting the love of your life doesn’t have to be difficult.

TITLE: Skydive

AUTHOR: Roe Horvat

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 370

RELEASE DATE: 9/22/2022

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On New Year’s Eve, Lawrie meets a deadly attractive, loaded alpha who’s brilliant in bed and nice to boot. Pity Ernest travels so much and doesn’t do relationships. Lawrie can at least enjoy one wild weekend. Except now it’s the morning after, and things get weird. Very weird. Lawrie’s body has changed overnight, warranting the freakout of a lifetime.

Ernest has been looking for his true mate since the eager age of twenty-one. After fifteen years, he’s reconciled himself to restless traveling and hook-ups. The most recent one is a real treat—a certain Lawrence Winchester, a young omega with a sharp wit and an unusually intense scent. The thought of a mate doesn’t even enter Ernest’s head as he drifts through the night in a lusty haze. The morning brings life-altering revelations. Lawrie is the one—the signs are unmistakable. Now how to break it to him gently that he’s stuck with Ernest for the rest of his life and that Ernest is, um, a slightly different species…

TITLE: Markov

AUTHOR: J.P. Sayle & Lisa Oliver

SERIES: Tangled Tentacles #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 302

RELEASE DATE: 9/22/2022

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When Markov finds himself in a life and death situation, can the man who rejected him be his true saviour?

Markov Thalassa is stubborn, however even he has his limits when it comes to being rejected. When his brothers need help he contacts the one man he believes can, Cassius his old Shadow Commander. Only things backfire and Markov leaves the security of his family and his ex-teammates, heading straight into the clutches of evil on a quest to help find missing dragon eggs.

Shadow Commander, Cassius hides a secret. A secret so big that it means he has to reject his fated mate. Then he finds out his mate is in danger and must make some decisions that could jeopardize everything he works so hard to protect.

His world falls apart while he searches for Markov and now he has nothing to lose. But is it too late for forgiveness as the two men fight against the clock to figure out how to keep the Thalassa’s growing family safe from Andromeda – the worst kind of evil.

TITLE: The Witness of the Sun

AUTHOR: Suki Fleet

SERIES: Book of Light #1

PUBLISHER: Stars and Ink Press

LENGTH: 356

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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Ilya knows little about the world Before. All his village has left are pictures in books of glittering cities made of glass, of dangerous creatures like bears and wolves that used to haunt more than the forests. Ilya knows little of the wars that forced people to flee the cities and hide.

One dusk, when Ilya and his sister are hunting rabbits, a bear, a creature that they were told no longer exists, comes into the glade, and everything Ilya thought he knew about his world begins to disintegrate. Especially everything he thought he knew about Caleb, the mysterious boy none of the villagers can understand. Getting to know Caleb feels secret. But Ilya has too many secrets of his own—he can feel heartbeats, sense the forest, the warmth of all life within it. And Ilya has not always lived in the village…though where he comes from, he does not know…

TITLE: Bent Oak Saga

AUTHOR: Ari McKay

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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Two historical romances about love and acceptance on the sweeping plains of Texas!

Finding Forgiveness

Boston in 1888 is quite urbane, but unfortunately for Gil Porter, that isn’t the same thing as being understanding. When his sexuality is exposed by the scandalous suicide of his lover, Gil is exiled to the small town of Mercy, Texas, by his domineering father. To his surprise, he finds acceptance at Bent Oak Ranch, especially from Matt Grayson, the handsome son of the ranch foreman.

Torn between Matt and his desire to be “normal,” between returning to his old life and building a new one in Texas. Gil is faced with a choice—appeasing his father or becoming the man Matt knows he can be.

The Quality of Mercy

Jules Wingate hopes to start over in Mercy as the schoolmaster after a scandal sent him and his son fleeing their former home. But he discovers he’s left one bad situation for another when he encounters his former student and lover, Carlos Hernandez. No matter how Jules tries to resist, he yearns for the passionate connection they once shared… before Carlos broke his heart.

Carlos knows his foolish, immature actions hurt Jules, but he desperately wants a second chance and to show Jules he’s changed. But trust so badly broken is hard to repair. While he works to earn Jules’s forgiveness, someone else at Bent Oak Ranch has his sights set on Carlos—and he doesn’t care how many lives he has to ruin to make Carlos his and his alone.

TITLE: Anything for Him

AUTHOR: S.A. Monroe

SERIES: Angel Falls #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 403

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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What do you do when you suddenly find yourself fantasizing about one of your best friends?

Noah Archer and the cast of the paranormal show Angel Falls are a close-knit group, but after he was forced to leave the show, things started to change. They all did their best to remain in touch as much as possible – except one. Noah felt CK and he were growing apart and desperately wanted to stop that from happening.

CK wasn’t aware he would be so nervous when he accepted to help Noah with his mysterious new project, but he couldn’t even bring himself to knock at the door. Noah had the body of a Greek God and the face of a prince and CK had worked hard to hide the fact he had been in love with his friend since the day he set eyes on him. It had worked too.

TITLE: Carillon’s Corpus

AUTHOR: Sionnach Wintergreen

SERIES: Men of the Shadows #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 318

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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During a Texas summer in 1889, the governor calls on his friend, Thomas Carillon, a disabled medium, and Thomas’s secret lover, Marshal Hadrian Burton, to investigate the death of his favorite niece. Thomas and Hadrian travel to the beachside town of Corpus Christi where they are plagued by restless ghosts. As they work to solve the murder, the men discover the small town sheriff’s racism might be hiding more victims.

Thomas adores Hadrian, but he also feels smothered by his protectiveness. All of his life, he has striven to be as independent as possible, but Hadrian seems obsessed with keeping him safe. Thomas hopes a trip to Corpus Christi to solve a murder will allow the two of them to take a short vacation afterward and resolve some of their problems while soaking up the sun. Instead, they become caught up in a strange web of secrets that could be more dangerous than anything they have faced before.

Hadrian loves Thomas more than anything. After Thomas has a frightening accident, a panic attack drags Hadrian Burton’s soldier’s heart (PTSD) out into the light. Everyone knows it’s a coward’s disease, and the diagnosis makes him feel unmanned. Despite Thomas’s love and support, he finds himself fighting his demons as Thomas talks to ghosts. The one thing he knows is he loves Thomas to his bones. More than anything, he is determined to keep Thomas safe—but will the stubborn, sensitive Thomas let him?

TITLE: Wanted: Understanding Daddy

AUTHOR: Sammi Cee

SERIES: Love On Tap: Fragile Hearts #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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Is it possible for a renewed friendship to lead to more?

Dylan’s life changed for the worse back in middle school. Because of that, he ghosted his best friend, Brett, out of fear and embarrassment. Now, as things finally come together for him, he’s more concerned with earning a place back in Brett’s life than he is about finding the Daddy his friends think he needs. What’s an Understanding Daddy, anyway?

Brett feels like he’s been waiting a lifetime to find out why his childhood bestie walked away from him. The more time they spend together, the clearer it becomes that he doesn’t have to understand what happened. All that matters is now.

As Brett’s feelings morph into something brand new, something special, will Dylan believe that he’d truly like to be his Daddy or will he let the past hinder what should have always been?

 

TITLE: Couture Crush

AUTHOR: Charlie Novak

SERIES: Model Love

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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Beau Barrett is about to become Alt. Bride’s first male cover model, but what about his own fairy-tale ending?

When Beau Barrett arrives to shoot for alternative bridal magazine, Alt. Bride, the last person he expects to see is Cash, his long-lost childhood best friend. The spark between them is instant, but with Beau’s calendar splitting at the seams, he’s not convinced a relationship is possible.

Cash never thought he’d see Beau again, but now the make-up artist is determined to hold on to him. Cash’s life might be overflowing with events, but his crush on Beau can’t be ignored, especially when things between them feel so right.

All they have to do is navigate their jam-packed schedules, their spread-out living arrangements, and the modelling offer of a lifetime. It won’t be easy, but if they can do it, Beau and Cash might just get the chance to find the love they’ve always dreamed about.

TITLE: The Dragon Prince’s Necromancer

AUTHOR: Amy Sumida

SERIES: The Dragons of Serai #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 363

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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Death walks beside me.

Two weeks ago, I was hired by the Dragon Prince of Zaru to help his brother, the King, deal with their dead. Not that there is an abundance of corpses in their kingdom, but those who die aren’t staying in their graves. As a necromancer, I’m one of the few people on Serai who can put the dead to rest and discover why they are rising. As a Raltven, I’m particularly good at it. Good enough that the King of Zaru sent his brother across the sea to find someone like me.

At first sight, desire sparked between Prince Racmar and me. On the way to Zaru, our attraction for each other had grown. Now it’s reached the point of combustion, but I want more than a single night of pleasure from the Prince. To win him, I must play a dangerous game, tantalizing the man without riling the beast inside him. Between Racmar and the dead, I have some serious work to do, and both are presenting unforeseen complications. The reanimated corpses aren’t talking, something both unusual and unfortunate for my investigation. Then there is Prince Racmar who speaks too much, and his words are clawing at my resistance. I don’t know who will break first—the unknown power behind the dead, the Dragon Prince, or me.

Death walks beside us Raltven, in our shadow form we are akin to spirits, but if I’m not careful, a spirit is exactly what I will become.

TITLE: Lightning Born

AUTHOR: Sam Burns

SERIES: Monsters & Mayhem #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 177

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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He wakes with fire in his veins, and at first, that pain is all he knows. He is born of obsession, magic, and the storm raging above his creator’s laboratory.

They tell him that his name is Davidson, or Davy Dearest, the beloved of the doctor who brought him back to life.

He cannot speak when he wakes, but the doctor doesn’t seem to mind. Perhaps because it keeps him from saying that he doesn’t remember a life before waking up. Keeps him from saying that he doesn’t feel anything but fear for the doctor. But the doctor’s assistant, Gio, seems to understand. He’s always there to help, to reteach the things Davidson has forgotten with patience and kindness.

But if he really is Davy, love of the doctor’s life, then why is he drawn more and more to the kind, quiet Gio? As clues from Davy Dearest’s life start to pile up, the picture they paint is more grim than he could have imagined, and it sets Davidson and Gio on a dangerous path to freedom and redemption.

 

TITLE: Hostile Takeover

AUTHOR: Cara Dee

SERIES: The Game #8

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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I was on the right path, at long last. The divorce proceedings were going well, we managed to keep things somewhat civil for the sake of our daughter, and I could finally be the man I’d suppressed for decades.

I was gay. And evidently very much into BDSM.

So this was the perfect time to explore, have fun, meet new people, make friends who were actually friends and not the husbands of my wife’s uppity circle of gossip peddlers. I was happy. I was off to a great start, distancing myself from the family I’d once married into.

Then my ex-wife’s favorite nephew came to town on a business trip and wanted to have dinner with me. Obviously, I should have declined. The young man had always put me on edge with his charisma and assertiveness. But surely, I could survive one dinner with Jackson Dune.

The day after was another matter. When we ended up going to the gym together and he showed his true colors. His true, filthy, dominant, addictive, inappropriate colors.

“Do you like to watch, Uncle Franklin?”

TITLE: Haydn

AUTHOR: JJ Harper

SERIES: Bar 28 #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 246

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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Haydn

I’ll never find a boyfriend. Who would want me? I’m too shy, too geeky, too boring. And I carry a truckload of baggage.

A few hook-ups, some quick groping in the dark, is all I’ve had, but I want more.

A man who takes over the reins every now and then. A man who tells me what to do and takes care of me.

Jonas is the man I’ve dreamt about. Quiet and funny, kind to patrons and staff alike. When his voice turns to steel, all I want to do is drop to my knees before him.

Too bad he’s my boss. No way would he be interested in me. And even if he is, can I trust him with my past?

Jonas

I’ve given up on finding my man. My brothers found their happily ever after, and I’m happy for them. But it’s not in the cards for me. Believe me. I’ve tried. I’ve had boyfriends, but as soon as my instinct to control kicks in, they broke up with me.

One look at Haydn and I know he’s the one for me. A ray of sunshine, bubbling with energy, and so eager to please.

He has secrets he’s not willing to share. I’m a patient man, though. I’ve waited thirty-six years for the perfect man. I can wait until he trusts me and opens up to me

 

TITLE: Soft Hands

AUTHOR: E.M. Lindsey

SERIES: The Sin Bin: West Coast #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 246

RELEASE DATE: 9/23/2022

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There are a few things Nolan Ouellet has come to accept about himself.

One: that his future with the NHL was irrevocably destroyed thanks to his reckless actions as a teenager destroying his knee.

Two: that he will never fall in love because the very idea of it sends his skin crawling.

Three: he will bed as many NHL players as humanly possible before he retires his game.

And four: he will never apologize for who he is and what he wants.

Then two men come barreling into his life and turn everything he knows upside down.

He still won’t play for the NHL, and he still won’t change who he is because he’s fought too long and too hard to accept his identity. But suddenly his future is starting to look a little different than he originally planned.

And that scares the absolute hell out of him.

When he met Marko Rudenko and Luka Wagner—two veterans of the Denver Huskies—they were supposed to be a game, just like everyone else. But now all he can think about is how to keep them around without compromising the person he’s become and ruining the love Marko and Luka have for each other.

TITLE: Like Pieces of the Jigsaw Puzzle

AUTHOR: Casper Graham

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 120

RELEASE DATE: 9/24/2022

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Harrison Cooke, Camden Barrera, and Tristan Newman will be attending a party together while pretending they’re boyfriends, but in the process of getting to know one another, they develop real feelings. Normally, people who are in love will date and nurture their feelings before eventually finding their happily ever after. The end.

That isn’t the case for Harrison, Camden, and Tristan, though. Harrison is a control freak who gets jealous easily. Camden is an insecure attention-seeker. Tristan is a clingy man with a pretty face, and he’s afraid of opening up to Harrison and Camden about his past relationships. Worst of all, the three may talk about a lot of things, but they don’t communicate properly when it comes to the truly important issues.

Will Harrison, Camden, and Tristan succeed in working things out before the problems and misunderstanding break them apart for good?

TITLE: Purr-suasion

AUTHOR: Pelaam

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 36

RELEASE DATE: 9/24/2022

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Jamie is a self-confessed geek and likes nothing better than to be stretched on the beach, reading his books — unless it’s watching Trent, a handsome shifter and surfer, and the unrequited love of Jamie’s life.

When anonymous gifts are left on Jamie’s doorstep, he wishes they were from Trent, but there’s no clue to his mystery admirer.

Following a terrifying run-in with some of Trent’s gang, Jamie is heartbroken and convinced his crush set him up. But when danger strikes, Jamie needs to be a hero, using his own shifter ability.

With a little purr-suasion, Jamie can find all his dreams come true.

TITLE: The Baker and the Blacksmith

AUTHOR: A.J. Shay

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 127

RELEASE DATE: 9/24/2022

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It’s 1902 and Daniel has left a life of luxury in New York to run his late uncle’s bakery in Milford, Pennsylvania. Though he’s made many friends in the small town, not everything has been rosy. His uncle’s outstanding loan has fallen upon his shoulders and he could lose the bakery if he doesn’t pay it back in time. Additionally, Daniel feels that lecherous loan officer Simon Prickson is actively trying to make it harder for him to repay his debt.

Furthermore, not everyone in Milford likes him. Adrian Dane, the cantankerous town blacksmith, seems to hate Daniel, and he has no idea why. Though Daniel finds Adrian irritating in every way, the two can’t manage to stay away from each other. Will Daniel ever figure out what he’s done to upset the inscrutable man? Can either find the companion they so desperately need?

TITLE: The Impossible Childhood of my Desires

AUTHOR: Rick R. Reed

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 216

RELEASE DATE: 9/24/2022

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Carl Young’s biggest secret: he’s always felt like Cara Young. Through the years, he acknowledged his authentic female self in ways he kept hidden in the shadows. The makeup, the dresses, the shoes — all of them represented his most longed-for desires and his deepest shame.

When Carl’s husband Roberto comes home early from work to discover Cara in her wig, makeup, dress, and high heels, he’s shocked. Who is this person he married decades ago? He flees, leaving their home in Chicago for the obliviousness of the sunny skies of Southern California.

Cara begins making tentative steps into a world she imagined would always remain secret. She ventures out, dressing the only way she feels whole. Publicly claiming her identity, she’s terrified, but also filled with joy when she discovers there are others like her, people who will welcome her with open arms and support.

But for both Roberto and Cara, their long-term and love-filled marriage is now a challenge with which they both must reckon. Does her transition mean following separate paths? Or forging a new one … together?

TITLE: Burn

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar

SERIES: The Phoenix Omega Trilogy #1

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

RELEASE DATE: 9/25/2022

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Sometimes it’s not just bats in the belfry.

Omega phoenix shifter Egan has lived his entire life in the same home in the same small town—this life anyway because phoenixes have many. Egan has never traveled beyond the county and while he’s lonely sometimes, he’s content with his uncomplicated/no-fuss existence.

Warlock Tamon thought he was escaping his life but found himself driving directly to it instead. Little did he expect that his car would lead him directly to his mate, an omega phoenix. But mating a phoenix shifter isn’t the same as mating a warlock or other shifters. Even taking a human mate would be less complicated. But no one else exists for Tamon once he sees Egan.

But Tamon’s past catches up with him in the form of his warlock cousin. When the pair invoke powerful enchantments and spells, Egan unleashes his own magic—one he didn’t know he possessed, and that’s when things get really interesting.

TITLE: Taste Me

AUTHOR: H. L. Muller

SERIES: Fly By Boys #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/25/2022

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Julian

I had a plan. Pretend to be someone I’m not so I could spend the night with the famous rock star that I am obsessed with. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently, everything. I wake up finding my whole world turned upside down. Now I have to find my footing without falling even further down the rabbit hole.

Tom

I never really understood what the obsession with hooking up was about. It always seemed like more effort than it was worth, especially once we got famous. Then I had to make sure it wasn’t going to come back and bite me in the arse, like it did for some of my brothers. Until one night when I finally experience lust at first sight. My feelings no longer make sense, and I find myself screwing up everything I do. My drunken antics made a mess and I don’t know if I want to clean it up or experiment with what my life could be li

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