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 |
| Moonlight and the Magician | Evelynn Carver | NineStar Press | 11/11/2022 | Moonlight Curse #1 | Amazon |
| Charmer | Charity Parkerson | Punk & Sissy Publications | 11/14/2022 | Kings of the East #11 | Amazon |
| Forgive Me Father | Garrett Leigh | Fox Love Press | 11/14/2022 | Rebel Kings MC #3 | Amazon |
| The Bodyguard’s Vessel | S. Rodman | Dark Angst Publishing | 11/14/2022 | Duty & Magic #3 | Amazon |
| The Roles We Own | CD Rachels | Self Published | 11/14/2022 | Artists and Athletes #4 | Amazon |
| Fated: Hare and the Spirit | Hawke Oakley | Self Published | 11/14/2022 | Pack of Heirs #6 | Amazon |
| The Winging It Holiday Special | Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James | Dreamspinner Press | 11/15/2022 | Hockey Ever After #1.5 | Amazon |
| Repentance and Absolution | AE Lister | Pride Publishing | 11/15/2022 | Northern Horizons #2 | Amazon |
| Chambered | Kim Fielding | Tin Box Books | 11/15/2022 | The Bureau #10 | Amazon |
| Gamble on Me | Ann Lister | Rock Gods | 11/15/2022 | Road to Rocktoberfest 2022 | Amazon |
| Hopeful Hearts | K Evan Coles | Wicked Fingers Press | 11/15/2022 | Stealing Hearts #4 | Amazon |
| Fran Cuthbert Ruins Christmas | Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Amazon | |
| Omitting You | T. Ashleigh | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Lionheart Academy | Amazon |
| Taking Chances | Jenn Bullard | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Unwritten Truths Duet #2 | Amazon |
| The Right Way to Wrong | Ashlynn Mills | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Virtuous Sinners | Amazon |
| Driven To Distraction | Renee Dahlia | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Gamble Racing #1 | Amazon |
| Shah Mat | Jennifer Cody | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Shattered Pawns #4 | Amazon |
| The Real Kaimana | Xenia Melzer | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Snowed Inn | Amazon |
| Save Me Santa | M.A. Innes | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Secret Santa Daddy Season Two | Amazon |
| Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots | Cat Sebastian | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | The Cabots #2 | Amazon |
| The Big Fix | Mary Calmes | Self Published | 11/15/2022 | Torus Intercession #5 | Amazon |
| Budding Attraction | Saxon James | May Books | 11/16/2022 | Divorced Men’s Club #3 | Amazon |
| His Last Christmas in London | Con Riley | Figment Ink | 11/17/2022 | Amazon | |
| Marshmallows | Louise Willingham | Lost Boys Press | 11/17/2022 | Not Quite Out | Amazon |
| Double Take | Willow Thomas | Aira Books | 11/17/2022 | Caught Off Guard #3 | Amazon |
| The Love and the Anger | Rebecca Cohen | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | Amazon | |
| You Will Never Know | Chani Lynn Feener | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | A Whisper in the Dark #1 | Amazon |
| Hired For The Holidays | Raquel Riley | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | Hearts For Hire #5 | Amazon |
| The Changeling’s Bond | Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | Pool of Dreams | Amazon |
| Catalyst | Aurora Crane | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | Chain Reactions #1 | Amazon |
| Speak My Language | Nico Flynn | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | Slow Burn Holidays #1 | Amazon |
| Double Play | E.M. Lindsey | Self Published | 11/17/2022 | Hit and Run #3 | Amazon |
| Friend or Mistlefoe | Ariella Zoelle | Sarayashi Publishing | 11/18/2022 | Amazon | |
| Never Knew Love | Ava Olsen | Evernight Publishing | 11/18/2022 | NY Nights: Bodyguard Edition #3 | Amazon |
| Slippery When Wet | Morticia Knight | Knight Ever After Publishing | 11/18/2022 | 2nd Expanded Edition | Amazon |
| Melody of the Snow | Blake Allwood | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Melody #2 | Amazon |
| Perfectly Imperfect Pixie | MJ May | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Amazon | |
| La Famiglia | Deanna Wadsworth | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Men Of Gilead #2 | Amazon |
| Love At Frost Bite: Benji | Toby Wise | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Mated To His Reindeer | Amazon |
| Stuck With You | Meredith Russell | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Snowed Inn | Amazon |
| Wanted: Tender Daddy | Sammi Cee | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Love On Tap: Fragile Hearts #4 | Amazon |
| Monstrous Intent | Alice Winters | Self Published | 11/18/2022 | Mischief and Monsters #1 | Amazon |
| Fresh Kill | Adam Carpenter | JMS Books | 11/19/2022 | The Jimmy McSwain Files, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Smoke | Amy Spector | JMS Books | 11/19/2022 | Amazon | |
| Coming of Age | Ellie Thomas | JMS Books | 11/19/2022 | Queer Relations #2 | Amazon |
| Joshua and Blair | Pelaam | JMS Books | 11/19/2022 | Amazon | |
| Second Wind | A.L. Lester | JMS Books | 11/19/2022 | Amazon | |
| The Setup | Ofelia Gränd | JMS Books | 11/19/2022 | Amazon | |
| Dashing & Daddy | Gianni Holmes | Coco Nutz Publishing | 11/19/2022 | Amazon | |
| Wrangled | K.C. Wells | Self Published | 11/19/2022 | Salvation #1 | Amazon |
| Love at Frost Bite: Jingle | Wendy Rathbone | Self Published | 11/19/2022 | Mated To His Reindeer | Amazon |
| Vow Maker | Lily Morton | Self Published | 11/20/2022 | Mixed Messages #4 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Moonlight and the Magician
AUTHOR: Evelynn Carver
SERIES: Moonlight Curse #1
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 292
RELEASE DATE: 11/11/2022
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Spoiled pretty boy, Valentino, a revered fire mage of singular talent, finds himself pressured into a political marriage with a sadistic noblewoman he barely knows. He’s desperate to find a way out, even if it means leaving his gilded life in the spotlight behind.
Brand, a mysterious roguish vagabond, approaches Val and charms him into a deal: he will help him escape his problems in exchange for his assistance in breaking a vicious magical curse. What that curse entails is only revealed in the light of the full moon. Is Brand really who he says he is?
What begins as a romantic runaway adventure soon turns out to be much more than they bargained for. It seems that Valentino’s magic isn’t worth as much as he thought when it comes to dealing with a willful demon, gunslinging bounty hunters, and his own fickle heart. He might be falling in lust with a monster, but will he sell his very soul just to run away from responsibility?
TITLE: Charmer
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Kings of the East #11
PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications
LENGTH: 119
RELEASE DATE: 11/14/2022
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A doctor catering to the most dangerous men in the world meets a charming nobody. Neither wants to believe the other is what they seem. They’re both wrong.
As one of Zander Kapra’s team and a survivor of the cause, Corey helps by putting his medical degree to good use. He goes wherever he’s needed to keep the family safe. Sometimes, that means patching up assassins and helping dispose of evidence. Mostly, it’s helping the victims after their rescue. It’s a calling. He’ll never stop. Now, there’s this guy who won’t stop trying to win him, and Corey doesn’t know what to think. Mostly, he thinks Rhett is full of it.
Meeting Corey was the most random moment of Rhett’s life. One second, he was chatting with a friend. The next, Rhett was staring into the sweetest face he’s ever seen. Corey keeps trying to make him go away. Rhett can’t do that. He’s hooked. Now all he has to do is convince Corey to keep him. How hard could it be?
TITLE: Forgive Me Father
AUTHOR: Garrett Leigh
SERIES: Rebel Kings MC #3
PUBLISHER: Fox Love Press
LENGTH: 428
RELEASE DATE: 11/14/2022
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“I gave my darkest secrets to a man who doesn’t exist.”
Embry
“…you don’t understand.”
Mateo lowered himself to sit, still vibrating with the need to fix me, the way he always did. “Then tell me. Explain it like I’m the simplest idiot you’ve ever met.”
I can’t. I’d never told anyone. Not the judge, the jury, or the legal aid barrister who’d written me off before she’d ever met me. But as I drowned in Mateo’s affection, in a love I’d done nothing to deserve, the words came tumbling out.
Bad words.
Dark words.
Darker than sin.
Darker, even, than Mateo’s battered soul and the secrets I didn’t know about yet.
I thought those words would shatter me.
Shatter us.
But when the devil came for us, it wasn’t mine.
It was Mateo’s, and the man I’d trusted with my fragile heart was a stranger more broken than his scars could ever show.
TITLE: The Bodyguard’s Vessel
AUTHOR: S. Rodman
SERIES: Duty & Magic #3
PUBLISHER: Dark Angst Publishing
LENGTH: 196
RELEASE DATE: 11/14/2022
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Some would say Lord Eban du Fray was a spoiled brat.
Born into the British nobility and married to a lord, he has never had to work a day in his life.
Instead he drinks, parties and sleeps around. Much to his husband’s disgust.
But Eban is a vessel, a person who grows and absorbs magic within them, and his husband is a mage. As with all mages and vessels, his husband takes his body, to take his magic.
This arrangement, combined with Eban’s dazzling beauty, ensured that Eban’s husband tolerated his bad behavior.
Until now.
Alpha wolf shifter Bastion is happy to be paid a ton of money to keep a spoiled brat in line. Keep him safe. Stop him sleeping around. Make him behave. Easy money.
He knows the brat seduced his last bodyguard and that he has been hired as no human would sleep with a dog, not even the reckless Eban du Fray. Bastion can take the insult for the money.
Bastion expects to find a vain, selfish brat, bored in a loveless arranged marriage.
He doesn’t expect to uncover something far darker, or that beneath Eban’s dazzling exterior is a soul that shines far brighter.
But he can’t let himself fall in love. Eban is married to a powerful, dangerous man who is not going to let him go.
Falling in love with Eban will only lead to tragedy and heartbreak. Bastion must resist, must stay strong.
Or will he sacrifice everything for the man who is carelessly stealing his heart?
TITLE: The Roles We Own
AUTHOR: CD Rachels
SERIES: Artists and Athletes #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 201
RELEASE DATE: 11/14/2022
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Omar
Romance isn’t for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love the corniness of rom-coms, but it’s not in the cards in my life. I play hard on the soccer field, I party hard with my boys, and I fool around with any girl or guy who’s hot and willing. The only person off-limits: my best friend’s boyfriend’s brother, Sly O’Rourke. He’s cute, but I don’t do feelings.
Staying away from him would be easy if I didn’t have to direct the school musical for my degree credits. Sly is auditioning, and he’s not the shy, nerdy dude everyone thinks he is. He’s talented, charming, and gorgeous—totally boyfriend material, if I’d ever do relationships. When he asks for help practicing physical intimacy for the play, how can I refuse? It’s my job to make sure this musical is a success, and that’s what this is: strictly business.
But when his mouth catches mine, our bodies don’t get the memo. I don’t think Sly and I are acting anymore.
Sly
I’ve played the role of a comfortable straight guy for too long. The truth is: the thought of physical intimacy makes me nauseous. I’m not interested in anyone, guy or girl, which sucks, because I’ve always wanted a romantic story of my own.
Now that I’m at Korham University, I have the chance to redefine myself. If I play the role of a romantic hero during the semester musical, maybe I’ll learn to enjoy touching people or catch real feelings for once. There is one complication to my plan: I have to spend a lot of time with soccer jock Omar Odom. He’s a touchy, handsy party boy, but I eventually see a different side to him. As the weeks go by, my brother’s boyfriend’s best friend doesn’t seem so bad. He’s chill in ways I never could be and supports me in the play. He’s the perfect guy who can help me with the physical aspects of the dramatic arts.
When Omar puts his mouth on mine, I expect to be repulsed, not burning up on the inside. I’ve never wanted a girl or guy before so…what is happening to me? And why don’t I want it to stop?
TITLE: Fated: Hare and the Spirit
AUTHOR: Hawke Oakley
SERIES: Pack of Heirs #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 192
RELEASE DATE: 11/14/2022
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Animus
No one gets Animus.
In the eons he’s existed, Animus has been rejected by whole world. Mortals don’t revere him and his fellow spirits belittle him. Furious and hurt, Animus concocts a dastardly plan to get back at them all.
Shifters are strongest when protecting their loved ones. What better way to incite that power by capturing one of their own?
But there’s one big risk Animus never calculated: falling for the mortal alpha he kidnapped.
Leveret
No one gets Leveret.
He’s not like the rest of his family. He’s different. And that’s okay.
What’s not okay is that his family expects him to be mateless forever. Just because he doesn’t express himself like everyone else doesn’t mean he wants to be alone.
So it’s actually a nice change of pace when he gets whisked away by the dark spirit everyone’s so terrified of.
Leveret thinks he’s pretty cute.
TITLE: The Winging It Holiday Special
AUTHORS: Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James
SERIES: Hockey Ever After #1.5
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Hockey’s started, holidays are looming, and NHL player Dante Baltierra’s husband is keeping secrets.
Of course, secrets aren’t unusual this time of year, but Dante is pretty sure Gabe isn’t being squirrelly about a new flat-screen or tickets for a second honeymoon. Whatever is eating Gabe is more serious than a surprise under the tree. But as much as Dante wants to help, asking about it would be fruitless. Besides, he has a theory about the problem—and the solution.
He’s just not sure Santa has the power to deliver what Gabe really wants this Christmas.
TITLE: Repentance and Absolution
AUTHOR: AE Lister
SERIES: Northern Horizons #2
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 295
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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You can’ t take back your sins. You can only hope for forgiveness.
Jimmy Downing traveled seven hundred sixty difficult and dangerous miles to bring Oscar Yates to Port Essington to find his uncle. When Jimmy saw the abandoned homestead Oscar had inherited, he envisioned a future for them there, as long as they could keep the true nature of their relationship a secret. But once the initial work is complete and they have a cozy living space and a stable for the livestock, Oscar and Jimmy face a long winter dealing with thoughts that have time and space to plague them.
Jimmy suffers nightmares of dark deeds committed in his past, while Oscar deals with trauma from his time in Dawson and his mistreatment at the hands of Spook. A new horse provides a distraction for Oscar and leads to new friendships and a break from their solitary existence, but a dangerous encounter exposes surprising truths about their nearest neighbors and a sense that their lives are being guided by forces outside their control.
TITLE: Chambered
AUTHOR: Kim Fielding
SERIES: The Bureau #10
PUBLISHER: Tin Box Books
LENGTH: 149
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Agent Dash Cooke likes simple assignments: annihilate the dangerous monsters and move on. He likes a simple life too: a furnished apartment that he switches out for a new one every few years and no messy personal connections.
Then his boss gives him an assignment that’s not simple at all.
Reports claim that a beautiful old house in Sacramento is haunted by a poltergeist, but Dash soon discovers a very different type of spirit. Henry will be destroyed if Dash evicts him. And suddenly Dash’s life has become very complicated indeed.
TITLE: Gamble on Me
AUTHOR: Ann Lister
SERIES: Road to Rocktoberfest 2022
PUBLISHER: Rock Gods
LENGTH: 251
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Two teenage boys were certain they’d be best friends for life. With clear paths planned for the future, they were ready to take on the world. All it took was one deep—very adult kiss to throw them off kilter, and their plans turned to dust. One chose a path toward stardom and stage lights while the other stayed behind in their hometown and pursued his dream of being a cop. Although they hoped to see one another again, neither thought it would ever happen.
No one can turn back time, but perhaps the future can be altered with a little luck—and a lot of love.
Gamble: I was fifteen when I realized I was in love with my best friend, Bix. Since then, not a day has passed when he didn’t cross my mind. I arrived in L.A. at eighteen with nothing more than raw talent and a dream, then fell face-first into drug addiction but not before my band hit it big, earning awards and million-dollar paychecks. Success was one thing, but I still wanted Bix and the simple life we once had growing up on Starfish Island.
Bixby: I spent a lot of years worrying about Gamble. The entertainment news was great about airing his dirty laundry, which kept me aware of how low he was sinking. Now I worried he might not survive. I’d wanted him since that one perfect kiss we shared on graduation night, and I’ve wanted a lifetime of more with him ever since.
TITLE: Hopeful Hearts
AUTHOR: K Evan Coles
SERIES: Stealing Hearts #4
PUBLISHER: Wicked Fingers Press
LENGTH: 319
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Some hearts are made to be hopeful.
Ian Byrne is done with love. Or so he’s been telling himself since his life crashed and burned. Ian got through his depression with help from friends and his career as an orthopedic nurse, as well as a big shaggy dog that’s not really his. And if most days Ian feels just all right, he thinks that’s fine.
He never expected to meet a guy on the train. Especially not a robot-building whiz kid like Tris Santos, fifteen years younger than Ian and in so many ways his opposite. But they agree that epic love is a myth and strike up an effortless friendship, the spark of attraction between them quickly igniting and burning hot over chat screens when Tris moves away.
Now, Ian can’t imagine his life without Tris. Can’t believe that what started as a fling became so much more and how deeply he feels for a man he doesn’t even see in person. Ian thinks Tris might be the right guy; that he might be ready to risk his heart one more time. But … is it too much to hope that Tris might feel the same?
TITLE: Fran Cuthbert Ruins Christmas
AUTHORS: Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 169
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Welcome (back) to Christmas Valley. Where it’s Christmas every. F@$#ing. Day.
It’s your typical Hallmark movie plot: my big city boyfriend dumped me, so my adorable five-year-old daughters and I moved back to my hometown just in time for Christmas. I guess the magic of the holiday is going to show me what I really wanted all along, or something.
But on Hallmark, people aren’t usually mainlining their mother’s Xanax. Or stealing the last available Peachblossom Pony Pal from their hot doctor because they have to give their kids the best Christmas ever. And when they run into their high school sweetheart, they don’t usually face the gulf of lies that exists between Cass Sullivan and me.
Oh yeah, and their hometown isn’t located directly up Christmas’s butthole.
I left Christmas Valley because I couldn’t listen to one more carol or look at one more tinsel-wrapped streetlamp. But moving to Boston meant leaving Cass, and that has always been my one regret. I mean, I also regret the box of Franzia in my closet, being publicly dumped, agreeing to take tap dancing lessons with my mom, and the fact that I can’t seem to open my mouth without a little white lie popping out. But mostly Cass.
When I need someone to play Santa for my girls’ favorite Christmas tradition, Cass steps in. Suddenly, I’m falling for him like we’re seventeen again. Can we put aside two decades’ worth of baggage and give each other a second chance? Can he help me build a life in Christmas Valley? And has he really been banging our former geometry teacher?
Only Christmastime will tell. If the holidays don’t kill me first.
TITLE: Omitting You
AUTHOR: T. Ashleigh
SERIES: Lionheart Academy
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 299
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Rhys:
I’ve loved him since before I understood what love meant.
My best friend, my secret keeper, my defender.
The boy with the glasses and quiet temperament.
The guy with the sweetest smile, who has the dirtiest mouth.
The man who owns me. Mind, body, and soul.
I’m ready for the world to know that he’s mine. To love him out loud.
The problem? Winston isn’t ready. And I’m not sure he ever will be.
Loving Winston was never optional for me.
I want to be his everything, instead, I feel as though I’m disposable to him.
After all, how could I not be when I’m his dirty little secret?
Winston:
Being a Connley comes with certain expectations.
Go to school, take over the family business, marry a woman, and have two point five kids.
So, imagine how life would be if the prodigal son turned out gay?
I don’t want to cause a rift in my family. So instead, I grit my teeth and plaster on a fake smile to avoid dealing with the bullshit.
The problem? I’m completely, unbelievably, devastatingly in love with Rhys Evander.
I know I need to stop hiding. I need to own who I am.
It’s not fair to Rhys for me to keep him on the sidelines, yet fear keeps me paralyzed.
I just hope I have the guts to follow my heart before it’s too late.
Because losing Rhys is never going to be an option for me.
TITLE: Taking Chances
AUTHOR: Jenn Bullard
SERIES: Unwritten Truths Duet #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 531
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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They were supposed to protect me.
Instead, they abandoned me.
A vicious lie, but they believed it.
They could have asked more questions. They could have fought for me.
Miguel was the worst of the three.
He sent me away.
He risks to lose it all: his sister, his relationship with Link, all because he didn’t trust me.
Link should have known better.
His ex was abusive. He should have seen the signs.
But it was easier to throw me away than question what was in front of him.
Greg was supposed to be the best of them.
The protector.
The one who sees through deception.
Instead, he, too, believed it all.
Now I’m adrift in the chaos and nothing makes sense.
My thoughts are scary.
My reasons to live are dwindling.
Then there’s him—my stalker.
He’s getting closer, day by day.
Once again I’m reminded that happily ever afters don’t exist for me.
TITLE: The Right Way to Wrong
AUTHOR: Ashlynn Mills
SERIES: Virtuous Sinners
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 237
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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What happens when your delusions become your reality and the monsters are no longer only in your head?
Callum
Trying to escape his traumatic past, Callum leaves the life he once knew behind. A change of scenery. A new job. Different friends. He’s moving forward, and breaking free of the haunting memories by replacing them with new ones.
But an unfortunate encounter with a stranger brings everything back to the surface.
Slipping into his delusions he loses all hope. Until he crosses paths with a beautiful man he can’t keep his eyes or hands off of. Everytime they’re together, he’s free. As much as he should stay away, he can’t. Willow is the sweetest air. What happens when Callum takes too much?
Willow
Sick. Worthless. Freak. Broken.
Willow has heard them all. Getting lost in a different stranger every night isn’t enough anymore. The drugs wear off and he’s back to the life he aimed to forget. He’s tired, broke and exhausted. He moved to this town without so much a penny to his name for a man who discarded him like yesterday’s trash.
There are things Willow craves. Like the mysterious man with the broken past. He shouldn’t want him. But Callum is the Daddy he didn’t know he needed. He brings him the perfect balance; pleasure and beautiful pain.
Callum has secrets and demons of his own. What happens when Willow can’t help him silence them anymore?
TITLE: Driven To Distraction
AUTHOR: Renee Dahlia
SERIES: Gamble Racing #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 294
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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A race to the finish line, and a family secret …
F1 driver Ondrej D’Grieg has one goal in life. Be a champion. To achieve that he needs to focus. That’s why Ondrej has no time for his father’s insistence on him being involved with some old family drama about a missing rare car. He can ignore the mystery, but Hudson, the historian investigating, is more than a little distracting.
Hudson Lockley has a research job to do, and falling for the son of his employer is a no-no. But only one thing is more fascinating than this puzzle; Mr D’Grieg’s famous racing car driver son, Ondrej.
When their interest turns to kisses, then more, the race to figure out this attraction between them starts. But a small mistake could cause a crash that breaks both their hearts.
TITLE: Shah Mat
AUTHOR: Jennifer Cody
SERIES: Shattered Pawns #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 422
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Den:
What does one do when they’re responsible for the death of their chosen mate? Kill a god, steal his powers, and reset the timeline, of course. What does one do when their chosen mate keeps throwing away his life to save the universe? Reset the timeline forty two times, obviously. I’m not letting Monet sacrifice himself because I made a mistake that ended the universe. I’m not letting any of my family sacrifice themselves to save the universe, and if I have to kill a thousand gods to save them from their hero-complexes? Done. I might be on the verge of villainy, but I have my priorities in line.
Slean:
What does a diviner do when the love of his mate’s life dies in the apocalypse? Kill three gods, steal their powers, and change the fate of the world, of course. What does he do when his mate’s the one responsible for starting the apocalypse? Everything he can to fix it, obviously. I’m not going to let the universe end. I’m not going to watch my family die because of my mate’s choices, and if I have to create a few new Aquinos to do it? Done. It might make me insane, but I’ll do anything for Den’s happiness, even if that means becoming the villain in my own story.
TITLE: The Real Kaimana
AUTHOR: Xenia Melzer
SERIES: Snowed Inn
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 188
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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When a travel blogger with a serious love for color and a billionaire with the most gorgeous dark eyes serendipitously meet at a hotel in the Colorado mountains, could it be the start of a true holiday romance?
Quirin Brukmiller grumbles when he is told he must go into the snow and cold to write a travel report about The Retreat, aka The Rainbow Inn, an LGBTQ-friendly hotel high up in the mountains. After some gentle persuasion in the form of free clothing from his favorite company, he packs his bags and is now ready to brave the snow for the first time. At the hotel, he has the most perfect meet-cute ever to be written for a rom-com and chooses to make the best of this golden opportunity fate has given him.
Kaimana Tilo just sold his biotech company for several billion dollars and came out to his parents. Both decisions went down like lead balloons with his conservative, money-loving family. To get some distance, a clear head, and to have his first appearance as an out gay man, he takes a trip to a charming inn deep in the mountains of Colorado. Before he has a chance to check into his room, he meets the man of his dreams. For once, life is smiling down on him, and Kai has every intention of keeping the colorful man who practically landed in his lap at his side.
When an avalanche blocks the road to the hotel forcing them to stay together longer, it is just the last sign that what they have is bound to last forever.
TITLE: Save Me Santa
AUTHOR: M.A. Innes
SERIES: Secret Santa Daddy Season Two
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 233
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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“Save me, Santa. Please. I’ve been very good this year and I haven’t bought any toys in months.” (Shh…white lies are okay when spiders are involved.)
When a Christmas wish has a Secret Santa showing up to save the day, Brady knows he’s found the man, or possibly elf, of his dreams…until he gets accidentally poisoned and can’t remember his Christmas savior. But Santa comes to his rescue again when his Secret Santa rewards his good behavior with a new toy and a sweet letter. However, the one thing the note doesn’t tell him is the name of the man who saved the day.
Thin walls make for weird neighbors.
When open windows have Jude heading upstairs to save his neighbors from the biggest spider he’s ever seen, he’s just a bit frustrated. Well, he’s frustrated until the cutest little he’s ever seen kisses his cheek and thanks him for saving the day. Now the biggest problem is his cute little’s lack of memory and the fact that they’d never actually spoken before the great spider invasion.
Sometimes the holidays are stressful…and sometimes they’re magic.
TITLE: Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots
AUTHOR: Cat Sebastian
SERIES: The Cabots #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 230
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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New York City, 1973
Daniel Cabot doesn’t really know what he’s doing with his life. He’s lost faith in himself, his future, and maybe the world. The only things he knows that he cares about are the garden in the empty lot next to his crumbling East Village apartment building and his best friend.
Alex Savchenko has always known that he’s…difficult. Prickly, maybe, if you’re feeling generous. But maybe that’s the kind of personality it takes to start a low-income pediatrics clinic in one of Manhattan’s most troubled neighborhoods. When Daniel stumbles into his life, Alex doesn’t expect him to stay—most people don’t. And when Alex develops useless, inconvenient feelings for his new friend, he does what he’s always done, and tells himself that he isn’t feeling anything at all.
Daniel, though, has always worn his heart on his sleeve, and he isn’t stopping now.
Sometimes when things seem to be falling apart, it means there’s room for something incredible to grow.
TITLE: The Big Fix
AUTHOR: Mary Calmes
SERIES: Torus Intercession #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 296
RELEASE DATE: 11/15/2022
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Philanthropist. Humanitarian. Soldier. Spy.
Jared Colter, the head of Torus Intercession, has a secret life he left behind, one that only his closest confidants know about. Normally, the past keeps its secrets, but not this time. Old ghosts come calling to the very doorstep of his new life, when Owen Moss, the person closest to him, goes missing. A carrot left dangling to lure Jared out and into the hands of an unknown enemy.
Owen Moss was once a scared, orphaned boy saved by Jared, but he’s no longer a child even if Jared is having trouble seeing him that way. He’s thirty-two now, in love with Jared, and as Jared’s obliviousness keeps butting up against Owen’s desire, the tension between them keeps escalating. Something has to give, and soon.
With a bounty on his head, Jared races through the brutal underworld of Southeast Asia, in search of Owen. It’s a maze of treachery and murder, where one false move means death. The answer is tied to the man Jared used to be, taking him into the heart of the lion’s den, where he’s forced to face the darkest questions about himself to save the man he loves.
TITLE: Budding Attraction
AUTHOR: Saxon James
SERIES: Divorced Men’s Club #3
PUBLISHER: May Books
LENGTH: 283
RELEASE DATE: 11/16/2022
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Ford
I’ve never thought much about Orson Naples.
He’s a cute guy who I’d seen around town a few times, but then one day he up and left and didn’t reappear until a few years later. No one knows where he went or what he was doing, all this gossipy town knows is that he’s a widower, owns the florist, and is friends with that divorced group that hang out at the Killer Brew all the time.
But then one day I step into his flower shop and go from rarely thinking about him, to him constantly being on my mind.
There’s a restlessness to him that I’m dying to unlock answers to.
And his eyes linger on me a little too long for a straight man …
Orson
Ford Thomas is a pest. A delightful one. A tempting one. But I’m too old for games.
The ones I’ve played in the past have always led me to trouble which is why I vowed to settle down and live a quiet life.
So when Ford walks into my shop all uncontained energy and flirty quips in a pair of heavy work boots, I know I should show him the door.
I don’t need fun. I don’t need experiences.
Especially when those experiences have me questioning things I thought I knew about myself.
TITLE: His Last Christmas in London
AUTHOR: Con Riley
PUBLISHER: Figment Ink
LENGTH: 169
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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Falling for his final client won’t make leaving London easy…
Ian ~ A talented, young photographer desperate to stay in London.
Guy ~ An older, fierce food critic, determined to keep him in his city.
Ian shouldn’t be attracted to a scathing food critic like Guy Parsons, not after the last time he fell for someone older, arrogant, and gorgeous. He knows better than to let dramatic good looks sway him since his last heartbreak. Besides, he’s accepted a new job at the far end of the country and won’t be staying in London.
Having one month left doesn’t seem enough now Ian’s fallen in love with the city. Working as Guy’s photographer for December might help him afford to stay for longer, even if he hates Guy’s brand of restaurant reviewing. When Guy turns out to be worlds away from the last man Ian fell for, shared meals soon result in shared secrets and feelings.
More than attraction sparks between them as Christmas approaches. Intimate moments lead to intense passion, but is being well matched in the bedroom enough to stop the clock counting down to Ian leaving London, and Guy, for good?
TITLE: Marshmallows
AUTHOR: Louise Willingham
SERIES: Not Quite Out
PUBLISHER: Lost Boys Press
LENGTH: 155
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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Will came out to his friends.
Dan walked away from Matthew for the last time.
Although the first week of January has been intense, they’re ready to relax together and focus on the next challenges: Will’s second-year medicine exams, Dan’s attempts to quit smoking, and the uncertain future which awaits them in the summer.
Summer is a long time away. For now, it’s Christmas.
And Will wants to spend Christmas with his boyfriend.
TITLE: Double Take
AUTHOR: Willow Thomas
SERIES: Caught Off Guard #3
PUBLISHER: Aira Books
LENGTH: 96
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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Falling in love with my straight best friend is not the smartest thing I’ve ever done. It’s not as if he can ever love me back. Right?
Zeke has been my best friend since we were kids, and I’ve been in love with him the whole time. Even moving a thousand miles away for college doesn’t make my feelings go away.
When Zeke and my brother get into a rough situation, they turn to me. I will do anything to help them. I don’t care if it means I’ll get hurt in the long run.
After we share a scorching kiss under the mistletoe, I realise Zeke might not be as straight as I thought. Does this mean I have a chance for something I’ve only ever dreamed about?
TITLE: The Love and the Anger
AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 194
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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William, Viscount of Crofton, is missing, feared taken. Anthony Redbourn, 1st Earl of Crofton, is beside himself with worry and anger, and sets out with his lover, Sebastian Hewel, to find his fourteen year old son and bring him home.
Only William hasn’t been stolen away by a gang preying on the heirs of nobles. Enthralled by the theatre, he’s run away to join a troupe of travelling players, and all goes well until someone realises who he really is…
TITLE: You Will Never Know
AUTHOR: Chani Lynn Feener
SERIES: A Whisper in the Dark #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 271
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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Hunter Thorn is on the run, living daily in fear of discovery and retaliation from the mafia leaders he once betrayed.
Sanctum is a planet practically cut off from the rest of the galaxy, where ruthless people who can control the elements rule. The Emperor has turned his back on the people, more interested in lining his pockets than waging war against the Brumal mafia. Hunter once worked for the Snow family, but a threat against his sister forced him to choose a side, and in the end, he chose wrong. He’s been paying for that choice ever since, constantly moving, traveling across the planet in an attempt to hide. But everyone knows there’s no such thing as escape from a regular Brumal member if they want you, let alone from one of the Three.
Odin Snow, the Dominus of the Snow family, had everything taken from him ten years ago.
He’s clawed his way ruthlessly back to the top, reclaiming his family name and their rightful place amongst the Brumal. Mostly. There’s still his step-brother to deal with, Isa Frost, the orchestrator of everything unfortunate that has ever happened to Odin. And then there’s Hunter. As teens, Odin had looked up to the older boy, had even maybe cared for him, but all that’d got him was a bullet to the shoulder and months’ worth of bedrest while Isa stripped away his title and family home. Now that he’s found Hunter again, Odin isn’t above using old feelings to get what he wants. The plan is to use Hunter to get under Isa’s skin. Odin wants them hurting the same way he hurt. He wants to see them bleed. At least, that’s what he always believed. But what happens when it turns out what he really wants is Hunter in his bed, at his mercy in a different way?
On a planet ruled by criminals, does Hunter have a hope of escape, or will he be consumed by the very flames Odin Snow is famous for controlling?
TITLE: Hired For The Holidays
AUTHOR: Raquel Riley
SERIES: Hearts For Hire #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 142
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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He only hired me for a week. Can our instant connection turn one Christmas into a lifetime of memories?
Adam Wells
How could I know when I was hired for the holiday that it would change my life? I was positive I’d never met a more egotistical jerk than Jones Marin, but the more I got to know him, the more confused I became. When he touched me, I burned, until I was falling head over heels for a client I assumed was a one-and-done affair.
Am I the only one being consumed by the fire?
Jones Marin
Adam is an escort—a rent boy. Disposable enjoyment. I hired him to be my date for a week of corporate holiday parties. It was supposed to be temporary. But Christmas is over and I don’t want Adam to leave. If I had unlimited income, I would hire him for life.
Would Adam stay if he wasn’t being paid?
TITLE: The Changeling’s Bond
AUTHORS
: Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
SERIES: Pool of Dreams
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 96
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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A near-death experience turned Garrett’s life upside down and gave him a fae nature that attracts people who once wouldn’t so much as glance his way.
But there’s one man at Trierent Keep who has always seen Garrett for who he is. Though only a stable hand, Voss cares about him, and when an arrogant young lordling tries to take liberties he has no right to, Voss has the chance to step up and show Garrett how he’s always felt.
The affection of one stable hand for a squire will rock the foundations of power in Trierent forever.
TITLE: Catalyst
AUTHOR: Aurora Crane
SERIES: Chain Reactions #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 317
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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Detective Quinn Hughes doesn’t have many regrets in life, but Sebastian Devlin is the biggest. As a cop and a defence lawyer, the deck was stacked against them to start with, but Quinn was the one who left a burning inferno behind him. Missing his chance with ex-Special Forces Commando Peyton Sinclair is a close second on his regrets list, but Quinn isn’t going to ruin the happiness Peyton has found with fellow police officer Will McMahon for anything—not even a chance at his own happiness.
Best friends Will McMahon and Peyton Sinclair have been hooking up for years, content with their arrangement and the comfort they get from it. When Sebastian—the hot lawyer they picked up at the club the night before—stumbles over a dead body in their kitchen on his way out, calling Quinn is instinctive for them. Years of unacknowledged tension between Peyton and Quinn is a sore point, but Peyton trusts that Quinn will figure out the mess they’ve landed in.
While Quinn tries to find answers, Peyton and Will quickly find themselves tangled in the tension between Quinn and Sebastian. They’re hoping Quinn can move fast—before one of them becomes the next dead body—but the situation becomes even more complicated when another explosive night proves that Peyton and Will aren’t done with either Quinn or Sebastian, just as much as the two aren’t done with each other.
Between the mind-blowing night Sebastian spent with Peyton and Will, and the fact that every time he turns around it’s either Quinn or the barrel of a gun waiting for him, Sebastian has never had more regrets. If he can survive long enough to get some answers, maybe the four of them together are going to be the catalyst for a future that’s more wildly different than anything they’d ever imagined.
TITLE: Speak My Language
AUTHOR: Nico Flynn
SERIES: Slow Burn Holidays #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 68
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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What do you do when you can’t figure out if your roommate is interested in more?
Try out the Five Love Languages on him, of course.
Like bros do.
I’ve wanted my roommate, Oliver, since the day we moved in together five years ago. There’s just one problem: I’ve never been in a relationship with a man before. And I don’t know if Oliver is into men… or anyone other than his microscope. And I’ve been doing everything I can to not think about it. Okay, three problems, but who’s counting?
But when our sweet-but-nosy landlady forces a copy of the Five Love Languages on me, the sight of the book sends Oliver into some kind of dark mood. I’m skeptical about the whole love language thing, but my curiosity gets the better of me: What is Oliver’s love language, and why won’t he talk about it?
If I want to find out, I’ll just have to take a leaf from Oliver’s book and perform a science experiment of my own. I’ll try showing him how I feel using all five love languages, record the results… and hope that by the end of our upcoming Friendsgiving gathering, I’ll have something new to be thankful for.
TITLE: Double Play
AUTHOR: E.M. Lindsey
SERIES: Hit and Run #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 238
RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2022
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If self-destruction is an artform, then Hervé is a master artist.
After all, he’s perfected self-sabotage since he was young and full of promise.
He’s spent his life running from his past and pushing away anyone who might break down his walls, but it wasn’t until his body betrayed him that he realized just how lonely his present had become. Now he’s in the countryside, trying to figure out if anything is worth salvaging, and wondering if he’s the sort of man who will ever be worth a second chance.
Even when Orion Coulter—one of the star pitchers on the Denver Vikings—shows up in his little village like some sort of predestined knight on a white horse, Hervé doesn’t trust him. How can he when Orion is close to all the men Hervé hurt?
But Orion’s situation is more complicated than Hervé realized, full of pain and grief, looking for some kind of escape. And while Hervé knows that he hasn’t quite earned meeting the man of his dreams, Orion’s quiet voice, tender hands, and impossible promises has him wondering if maybe—just maybe—the universe is willing to give him the chance he doesn’t deserve.
TITLE: Friend or Mistlefoe
AUTHOR: Ariella Zoelle
PUBLISHER: Sarayashi Publishing
LENGTH: 154
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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The only thing worse than Mingo not living out his Christmas rom-com fantasy is having his sworn enemy be the one to make all his holiday dreams come true.
I’d rather roast my chestnuts over an open fire than spend a single second around Marley. So when that grinch shows up at my apartment to hang out with my friends over Christmas break, I’m ready to deck his halls, if you know what I mean.
After he starts an argument with me, I take advantage of the mistletoe hanging above us to end it with an impulsive kiss to shut him up, once and for all. But I make one crucial miscalculation: Marley kisses to win, and I refuse to lose.
Now, I want to jingle his bells and make it a white Christmas. It must be a holiday miracle that I went from hating a guy to wishing he’d plow me like the snowy roads.
Can we call a truce long enough to make it a not-so-silent night?
TITLE: Never Knew Love
AUTHOR: Ava Olsen
SERIES: NY Nights: Bodyguard Edition #3
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 98
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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They never knew love like this before…
Billie Rourke is a fashion designer on the rise. His latest gig is creating the costumes for America’s hottest band, and with it, comes a security detail. And Billie’s bodyguard, Elijah Morgan, is the one man he can’t stop thinking about. Billie’s sworn off love, but Eli’s quiet confidence proves hard to resist.
Eli Morgan is one of Spartan Security’s top bodyguards and the job always comes first. Until he’s assigned to guard the smart and sexy Billie Rourke. The more time Eli spends with Billie, the harder he falls. But falling in love on the job is a security risk, and it’s not just his heart on the line.
Can the man who’s all for love and the one who wants nothing to do with it find their way to each other? Eli and Billie never knew love could be this good.
TITLE: Slippery When Wet
AUTHOR: Morticia Knight
PUBLISHER: Knight Ever After Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022, 2nd Expanded Edition
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Ellery has disappointed half the Doms in New York and age play is his last resort. However, if he fails as a baby boy, Ellery is terrified he’ll end up all alone.
Ellery isn’t vanilla, but he can’t seem to discover what trips his kink trigger. When he goes Daddy shopping on age play night at a Manhattan BDSM club, he spies a handsome silver fox. However, before Ellery can make a move, his friend warns him away from the mysterious Daddy.
After Calvin’s boy dumped him, he resolved not to bring potential subs to his home anymore. Better he find out whether he clicks with someone first by confining his boy hunt to clubs. When Calvin notices a sweet young thing he’s never seen at age play night, he wonders if the man is there on a lark or if he might be ‘the one’.
Ellery never had the chance to meet his dream Daddy, but fate intervenes in the most spectacular of ways. Still, the question remains: will age play be the answer to his kink dilemma? And will Ellery allow Calvin to fulfill his most secret fantasy?
Note: An earlier version of Slippery When Wet first appeared in the Dirty Daddies Pride 2021 Anthology, however, this edition has been significantly expanded.
TITLE: Melody of the Snow
AUTHOR: Blake Allwood
SERIES: Melody #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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When an inheritance pulls him back to his family’s ski resort in the Rockies, he’s faced with a difficult decision. With his heart pulling him both directions, will he choose his singing career or a life of love and legacy?
TITLE: Perfectly Imperfect Pixie
AUTHOR: MJ May
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 367
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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Size matters. Pixies are supposed to be petite, beautifully lithe creatures with gossamer wings. Sporting luscious, ombre pink hair and fluttering pink wings, Phil meets two out of three of those criteria. At over six feet tall, no one would dare call Phil petite. As a home-and-hearth pixie, Phil yearns to find a home and family he can bond to. When no one’s willing to hire a pixie of his stature, Phil is forced to find work elsewhere. Turns out, pixies make terrible bouncers.
The sudden death of Sedrick’s brother and sister-in-law left Sedrick Voss a pack of one—plus two young, traumatized were children. Sedrick needs help. He needs a home-and-hearth pixie. But pixies are small, delicate creatures nowhere near sturdy enough to stand up to a couple of growing werewolves. Phil seems like the perfect answer—a pixie that might be able to physically withstand small werewolf teeth and claws.
Phil is overjoyed, finally able to do a job that speaks to his heart and soul. But peace is a hard-won commodity. Sedrick is in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his niece and nephew’s maternal grandfather—one of the most arrogantly deceitful werewolf alphas to ever lead a pack. If their grandfather gets custody, Sedrick’s niece and nephew are in for a lifetime of manipulation.
Between the custody battle, noxiously invasive garden gnomes, and fairy lawyers, Phil and Sedrick struggle to keep their home and family safe. Werewolves and pixies don’t mate. Phil and Sedrick are about to challenge that misconception.
TITLE: La Famiglia
AUTHOR: Deanna Wadsworth
SERIES: Men Of Gilead #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 402
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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Forrester Giordano comes from a huge, nosy Italian family, and with all their gay jokes and slurs, he’s decided to stay in the closet. He finds respite in his bookstore in the quaint village of Gilead—where he has a huge crush on one of his customers, Kyle Benson.
Kyle is determined to live his dreams, and though life isn’t easy being deaf, one by one he’s making those dreams come true. He’s scored a great job practicing law, bought a cute bungalow where he can finally have a big flower garden, and he has a dog he loves, Jasper. Now he just needs one thing to complete his happiness: a family of his own to make up for the one he never had.
Forrester and Kyle’s relationship starts off hot and heavy, and neither man can deny the depth of their connection. When Forrester’s little brother gets mixed up with their heroin-dealing cousin and his mother falls ill, Forrester has a decision to make—maybe the hardest of his life. For the first time, he’s found a man worth coming out for.
Unfortunately nothing ever goes according to plan with la famiglia.
TITLE: Love At Frost Bite: Benji
AUTHOR: Toby Wise
SERIES: Mated To His Reindeer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 95
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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Can a self-proclaimed grinch find love in time for Christmas?
Benji prefers a quiet life, and he’s gotten to the age where he’s used to being alone. Despite being a reindeer, he hates ‘the Christmas spirit’ and the only thing softening his grumpy exterior is a certain otter shifter who seems determined to slip his way into Benji’s life.
Mason is a single dad working at the food court in the mall. When he begins having lunch with Benji, his little crush doesn’t stay little for long. It’s hard to keep his feelings locked away when Benji gently takes care of him in a way that Mason’s been looking for but never thought he could have.
Both men try to keep their feelings in check but after taking care of Mason while he’s sick, and going Christmas shopping together, they realize they don’t have to hold themselves back.
TITLE: Stuck With You
AUTHOR: Meredith Russell
SERIES: Snowed Inn
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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Brodie loves Gabriel. Gabriel loves Brodie. So why is it so difficult for them to be honest with each other?
Brodie Lewis has been in love with Gabriel, his best friend, for years. The problem? It’s an impossible love. After all, they’re practically family.
With his dad working long hours to make ends meet, Brodie had been lonely growing up, until the day a boy from his neighborhood invited him over for dinner. The boy’s house had been so different to his own, filled with people and warmth, and Brodie would be forever grateful for how the Conley family treated him as one of their own.
When feelings beyond friendship stirred in Brodie, he’d tried to ignore them. Gabriel and his family were everything to him. How could he ever confess? And so, looking to move on from his first love, Brodie attends the speed dating night at The Retreat Hotel. It was a good plan, if only Gabriel wasn’t the one to offer him a ride to the venue.
Gabriel Conley only wants Brodie to be happy, which is why he’s willing to lock away his feelings yet again and drive Brodie through the snow to the dating event. Brodie smiles the most when surrounded by Gabriel’s family, and Gabriel never wants to ruin that with a selfish love confession. So instead, he’ll stay at Brodie’s side as a friend.
When an avalanche cuts the hotel off from the outside world, and Gabriel and Brodie find themselves stuck together and closer than ever, it’s time for some truths to be revealed.
Can the oblivious childhood friends finally understand each other’s feelings, and confess their love for each other?
TITLE: Wanted: Tender Daddy
AUTHOR: Sammi Cee
SERIES: Love On Tap: Fragile Hearts #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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Some hurts change the course of your life forever, but with the devoted attention of an older Daddy, can a boy become comfortable enough in his own skin to hold on tight to the life he deserves?
As the last boy left from the original crew of waiters at The Tap Tavern searching for his Daddy, Archie’s filled with nervous excitement. And a little dread. Okay, he’s scared to death. He’s never been able to get past the kissing portion of a date before he tenses up and ruins everything. What man is going to want to deal with that? Maybe it’s time to admit that what happened to him as a pre-teen has broken him forever.
Detective Hutchinson, Hutch to his friends, has decided that he might as well just live for work. After years of searching for the perfect sub, his tastes have changed, leaving him clueless to what he wants or whom he’s searching for.
When their paths collide, Hutch is intrigued by the brave young man who doesn’t realize how strong he is. Archie is infatuated with the older man, but knows he can’t possibly hold the attention of someone so capable and put together. Honestly, he wouldn’t even know where to begin.
Can Hutch convince Archie that his innocence isn’t the deterrent he thinks it is, and that he would be honored to give him the tender loving care that he needs?
TITLE: Monstrous Intent
AUTHOR: Alice Winters
SERIES: Mischief and Monsters #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 364
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
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Declan
It’s really hard to pretend like life is normal when you’re staring a monster in the eyes, though he’s both tempting and irritating in his human form. I put my days as a hunter behind me, unable to cope with the death and pain anymore, to become an upstanding citizen and for what? To assist Lake, a man who claims he’s not a monster but keeps talking about me like I’m edible and–even worse–wants to woo me? Between my old organization trying to pull me in and Lake proving that things aren’t quite what they seem, I’m dragged back into this world of fighting the things that humans fear the most.
Lake
The human is exquisite. The first moment he told me he was going to hunt me down, I felt my heart burst. He’s beautiful, sassy, angry, and going to be mine (even if he thinks he can refuse my charms). But what Declan doesn’t know about me is that there’s a reason I’m hiding as a human among monster hunters. And while he definitely doesn’t know why, he’s willing to work with me because the people around us strangely want Declan and me dead at the end of this (I mean, who would want to kill us? We’re amazing).
But honestly… what’s more fun than dragging a hunter off to the dark side?
TITLE: Fresh Kill
AUTHOR: Adam Carpenter
SERIES: The Jimmy McSwain Files
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 279
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022, 2nd Edition
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Jimmy McSwain returns, but the question lingers, now that he has finally solved the fifteen-year-old murder of his NYPD cop-father, Joseph, who has he become?
Busy concentrating on family issues, Jimmy hasn’t taken a new case in nearly three months, and when a call comes in from Philip Connelly, who wants proof of his wife, Myra’s, cheating, Jimmy is torn. Take the case, or say no. He rejects it, only to learn a week later that Philip has been found dead in a park on Staten Island. The police believe it was suicide, but Myra — a self-admitted adulteress — is convinced he was murdered. Jimmy agrees to take the case. But it seems his decision to rejoin the world has also affected the other areas of his life: his sister is facing a health crisis, an old friend from his father’s past has resurfaced, and his lover, Captain Francis X. Frisano, is working a difficult case in Chelsea where gay men are being attacked.
If that wasn’t enough, Jimmy is on the hunt to bring down his new nemesis, the criminal mastermind Mr. Wu-Tin. A fire at one of his warehouses stirs fear in Jimmy that the man is trying to destroy evidence of his crimes. That’s when life throws him a twist, and suddenly Jimmy feels that just as he’s hoping to find answers, new mysteries emerge about whether the path he’s on leads to a fresh start, or a fresh kill.
TITLE: Smoke
AUTHOR: Amy Spector
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 84
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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Wyatt Calder is trapped — in a rundown neighborhood, in a dead-end job, by the endless string of trouble his brother drags to their door — and it seems he’s destined to slowly fade away within the aging walls of Picket House, longing for his neighbor. That is, until his upstairs neighbor Abel Walters dies on the staircase just outside Wyatt’s door.
Saalik has spent most of his existence asleep and waiting for the next person to discover his bottle and claim their wishes. And the last four years playing prized possession to Abel Walters and spying on the downstairs neighbors. But he has a plan. And, like every plan worth planning, it has taken patience. But if life as a Jinn has taught Saalik nothing else, it’s taught him that.
When a break-in sends Wyatt out his second-story bedroom window and into his dead upstairs neighbor’s apartment, he finds more than a place to hide. He discovers a magical solution to all his troubles.
Or does he? Because really, when is life ever that simple?
TITLE: Coming of Age
AUTHOR: Ellie Thomas
SERIES: Queer Relations #2
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 72
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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After the London Season of 1815, Percy Havilland is at a loose end, having guided his younger sister Eustacia through her come out despite the social impact of a disastrous family scandal. Accustomed to being spoiled and generally admired, although still wealthy, he is shunned by most of the ton. Also, he misses looking after his sister now she’s returned to the family estate in Sussex. Taking his frustrations out on Nathaniel Brooks, his long-suffering lover, only makes Percy more uncertain about his future.
Percy’s good friend Jo Everett is having his own problems, thwarted in his dearest wish to share a home with the love of his life, hardworking Bond Street tailor Daniel Walters. And Captain Ben Harding and Dr. Edward Stephens realise the course of true love doesn’t always run smoothly. Can this society of gentlemen solve their romantic dilemmas to their satisfaction? And might Percy, with a birthday looming, surprise himself by opening up to love?
TITLE: Joshua and Blair
AUTHOR: Pelaam
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 91
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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When a tsunami hits, Blair is forced to leave his home and his beloved cat behind. Returning to search for his pet, he hurts himself in the treacherous mud and debris the tsunami leaves in its wake.
When Joshua spots Blair struggling in a cordoned off area, he quickly finds himself not only Blair’s unofficial next of kin, but also the caretaker of Blair’s pets, feisty cat Whiskey and three dogs.
The unlikely friendship between the men slowly warms and becomes something much more. However, Blair isn’t being entirely honest with Joshua.
When an old flame of Joshua’s turns up on the doorstep, he makes it a personal mission to prove Blair has a hidden past. But delving into Blair’s past brings a more deadly danger than the tsunami.
TITLE: Second Wind
AUTHOR: A.L. Lester
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 57
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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Brodie loves Gabriel. Gabriel loves Brodie. So why is it so difficult for them to be honest with each other?
Brodie Lewis has been in love with Gabriel, his best friend, for years. The problem? It’s an impossible love. After all, they’re practically fami
TITLE: The Setup
AUTHOR: Ofelia Gränd
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 55
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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Three years ago, Dax Howard got out of a bad relationship and swore never to date again. He loves his picturesque cabin outside Nortown and is looking forward to three weeks of quiet over the holidays. He hadn’t foreseen a stranger turning in on his driveway in the middle of a snowstorm, claiming he’s there for a date.
Ellis Rush has risked his neck driving in a snowstorm to meet his friend Daniel and his boyfriend Dom for a double date he agreed to go on as a favor. Reaching the destination, he can’t see Daniel’s car anywhere, and when the mountain of a man opening the door says he’s never agreed to go on a double date, Ellis realizes he’s been played.
The more Ellis explains the situation, the more annoyed Dax gets. Dom is one of his closest friends, and he does not appreciate the setup, no matter how intrigued he is by Ellis. Since the roads are undrivable, Dax invites Ellis to stay, and together they plot their revenge. Cooking for Ellis, kissing Ellis, and sleeping next to Ellis isn’t the same thing as dating, is it?
TITLE: Dashing & Daddy
AUTHOR: Gianni Holmes
PUBLISHER: Coco Nutz Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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When my mother asks me to keep an eye on her ex-husband, she doesn’t mention that I should keep my hands off him. That means he’s fair game, right?
My mother’s ex-husband, Mason, was never right for her.
He can’t hold down a job.
He has no sense of self-preservation.
And he lacks the resolve to take control of his life.
Why then did he seem like the perfect match for the Daddy that I am?
When I take a few days off for the holiday to relax, the last person I expect to see in our cabin next door is Mason.
His naïveté brings out my protective instincts.
The brilliant artistic talent he hides makes me want to show him off to the world.
And the way he looks at me has me longing to taste what’s forbidden between us.
Mason seems to feel the same way I do, but can I convince him to return home with me and allow me to take care of him?
TITLE: Wrangled
AUTHOR: K.C. Wells
SERIES: Salvation #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 356
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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City boy Toby Merrow needs a change of scenery, and two weeks at a dude ranch seems the perfect solution, even though it’s a far cry from the scenes of San Francisco. Not much chance of finding anything like that out in the wilds of Montana. But who knows? If he’s really lucky, one of the other guests will show up on Scruff—or even better, Recon. That’s if Toby has energy for anything else after spending his days riding out and herding cattle…
Grizzled ranch owner Robert Thorston’s foreman died five years ago, but Robert lost far more than a trusted right-hand man. That door is firmly closed, however, and the trappings that lie behind it are gathering dust. He’s thrown himself into his business, never giving that part of his life a second thought—until a new guest catches his eye.
It’s obvious from the start Robert and Toby have a connection, one they are keen to make the most of in Robert’s bed. No strings, no complications, and itches get scratched—well, most of them.
Then Toby discovers the coiled ropes under Robert’s bed, and the leather cuffs in the nightstand drawer…
TITLE: Love at Frost Bite: Jingle
AUTHOR: Wendy Rathbone
SERIES: Mated To His Reindeer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2022
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The last thing an omega reindeer shifter wants to do is piss off his alpha flight instructor on the first day of school.
Alpha Jingle is the instructor at a magical version of a top gun flight school in the North Pole for reindeer shifters who can fly. His students are the best and brightest and all want jobs pulling one of dozens of the Santa Collective’s sleighs on Christmas Eve.
December, who prefers to be called Ember, is an omega with a keen mind for math and a talent for flight. But he’s one of the youngest students ever and is nervous and klutzy. His own youthful enthusiasm could be his undoing.
Jingle wants to see the young omega flourish, but Ember has a way of getting under his skin and irritating him, and he is not sure why.
Soon the two realize there is something happening between them that is more than teacher/student. Perhaps a bit of Arctic mysticism. Perhaps a little Christmas magic. Annoyance turns to attraction.
TITLE: Vow Maker
AUTHOR: Lily Morton
SERIES: Mixed Messages #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 125
RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2022
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Dylan Mitchell wants to get married.
However, after seven years of being engaged, that’s looking slightly doubtful. After going through ten wedding planners, they’re gaining a reputation somewhat akin to Henry the Eighth on the wedding circuit.
Gabe has vetoed symbolic dove releases, forests of flowers, fire-eating performers, and puce as a wedding colour. He’s confounded an army of wedding professionals, and now Dylan, the man who knows and loves him better than anyone, has joined the ranks of the confused. Can anything please his fiancé and get them to the altar?
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