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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are You Kitten Me | Quinn Anderson | Riptide Publishing | 12/5/2022 | Amazon | |
| Witchin Yuletide | Charity Parkerson | Punk & Sissy Publications | 12/5/2022 | Witchi n #6 | Amazon |
| A Singh Family Christmas | Nisha Sharma | Chai Culture | 12/5/2022 | The Singh Family Trilogy #2.5 | Amazon |
| The Christmas Rescue | V.L. Locey | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Laurel Holidays #4 | Amazon |
| Frat House Secret | Romeo Preminger | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Guilty Pleasures Edition #5 | Amazon |
| To Wish Impossible Things | B. Ripley | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Home for the Holidays | Amazon |
| A Little Risk | Zack Wish | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Little Club New York City #4 | Amazon |
| Still | A. M. Rose | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Inescapable | Amazon |
| By Fang and Fire | Lionel Hart | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Heart of Dragons #2 | Amazon |
| The Handyman’s Brother | Shae Michaels | Self Published | 12/5/2022 | Pine Ridge #2 | Amazon |
| ChrisMyths | Amy Lane | Dreamspinner Press | 12/6/2022 | Amazon | |
| Rudolph the Rescue Jack Russell | Andrew Grey | Dreamspinner Press | 12/6/2022 | Must Love Dogs | Amazon |
| Holiday in Hiding | Lily Michaels | Pride Publishing | 12/6/2022 | Secret Santa | Amazon |
| Daddy’s Secret | M.C. Roth | Pride Publishing | 12/6/2022 | Secret Santa | Amazon |
| A Dash of Salt and Pepper | Kosoko Jackson | Berkley | 12/6/2022 | Amazon | |
| The Pantomime Prince | Samantha SoRelle | Balcarres Books | 12/6/2022 | Amazon | |
| A Million Little Moments | Riley Hart | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | Inevitable #2 | Amazon |
| Anthony | Gabbi Grey | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | Single Dads of Gaynor Beach | Amazon |
| Bad Joey | Rhys Everly | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | Mayberry Protectors #2 | Amazon |
| Terrence | JP Sayle | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | A Little Christmas | Amazon |
| The Fairy Christmas Collection | Tara Lain | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| My December Daddy | Leta Blake | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | Boy for All Seasons | Amazon |
| Down in Flames | Kate Meader | Self Published | 12/6/2022 | Hot in Chicago Rookies/Rookie Rebels | Amazon |
| Ash Believes the Impossible | Kim Fielding | Dreamspinner Press | 12/7/2022 | Mated To His Reindeer | Amazon |
| Love at Frost Bite: Cupid | Minerva Howe | Turtlehat Creatives | 12/7/2022 | Mated To His Reindeer | Amazon |
| Timmy | Kaytea Kat | Decadent Publishing | 12/7/2022 | A Little Christmas | Amazon |
| Fun and Games with Rudolph | Deanna Wadsworth | Self Published | 12/7/2022 | The Naughty North Pole #4 | Amazon |
| Straight Boy Summer | Jace Hadley | Self Published | 12/7/2022 | Perfect Opposites #3 | Amazon |
| One Last Wish | Alex J. Adams | Self Published | 12/7/2022 | Holiday Romance | Amazon |
| The Summer We Surrendered | Victoria Denault | Self Published | 12/7/2022 | Ocean Pines #4 | Amazon |
| String Him Up In Lights | April Kelley | Self Published | 12/7/2022 | Wingspan #6 | Amazon |
| Something Like Daybreak | Jay Bell | Self Published | 12/7/2022 | Something Like #13 | Amazon |
| Zahair | Gianni Holmes | Coco Nutz Publishing | 12/8/2022 | A Little Christmas | Amazon |
| Merry Christmas Cupid | N.R. Walker | BlueHeart Press | 12/8/2022 | Hartbridge Christmas #3 | Amazon |
| A Winter Crush | Gigi Rivers | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | A Nymph Solstice Romance #3 | Amazon |
| Say It Out Loud | Nico Flynn | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | Slow Burn Holidays #3 | Amazon |
| Christmas Together | Jamie Lynn Miller | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | Partners #2 | Amazon |
| Oberon | Macy Blake | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | Christmas Sprites #2 | Amazon |
| Summer Memories | Laura John | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | Sultry Summer #3 | Amazon |
| Stud Muffin | Alex Silver | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | Summer of Adventures #6 | Amazon |
| Rescued | Hayden Hall | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | The Sanctuary #1 | Amazon |
| Lich Reaper’s Lament | Jessamyn Kingley | Self Published | 12/8/2022 | D’Vaire #33 | Amazon |
| The Devil’s Saturnalia | Alexa Piper | Changeling Press | 12/9/2022 | Hellbound #6 | Amazon |
| Aster | Della Cain | Decadent Publishing | 12/9/2022 | A Little Christmas | Amazon |
| Sugar Sweet Daddy | Joe Satoria | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | My Little’s Wishlist | Amazon |
| A Cutie for Kinkmas | Morticia Knight | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | Naughty or Nice Season Three | Amazon |
| A Christmas Harbor | Avery Cockburn | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | Amazon | |
| Secret Christmas Daddy | Aster Rae | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | Amazon | |
| A Little Blessing | R. Cooper | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | Familiar Spirits | Amazon |
| The Ostin Prince | Michelle Dare | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | Isle of Ostin #2 | Amazon |
| Alpha’s Omega Professor | Hope Bennett | Self Published | 12/9/2022 | Sweet in Silford #6 | Amazon |
| The Great Santa Showdown | Glenn Quigley | JMS Books | 12/10/2022 | Amazon | |
| Three for Christmas | Eve Morton | JMS Books | 12/10/2022 | Amazon | |
| After Marcus | Nell Iris | JMS Books | 12/10/2022 | Amazon | |
| Maybe His | Shawn Lane | JMS Books | 12/10/2022 | Amazon | |
| ILYBSM: I Love You Both So Much | J.E. Birk, Rachel Ember & Leslie McAdam | Self Published | 12/10/2022 | Amazon | |
| Lenny And His Jackrabbit Lumberjack | Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar | Surrendered Press | 12/11/2022 | Amazon | |
| Crazy Like a Fox | F.N. Manning | Self Published | 44906 | Supernatural Affairs #3 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Are You Kitten Me
AUTHOR: Quinn Anderson
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 247
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Free to Good Home: two sweet males, need lots of love!
Shane Maguire is over-stressed and under-loved. He’s finally landed a respectable job at an upscale restaurant, but the brutal hours have butchered his chances at romance. When his dad suggests he fill the void with a pet, Shane agrees and falls head-over-heels for a gorgeous shelter kitten. There’s only one problem: the handsome stranger who claims he saw her first. They can’t both adopt her, so Shane proposes they share custody . . . of a cat. What could go wrong?
Damian Murphy used to love working from home, but prolonged isolation has made the passing days a blur. He hopes his adorable new tabby will shake things up. Now if only Shane would stop insisting she’s their cat and disappear already, same as all the other men in his life. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny their smoldering chemistry.
Meatball is a kitten. She is very cute, which is important because of reasons. For such a little cat, Meatball has big problems. Her dads are in denial, and as much as she enjoys watching them dance around each other, they need a claw in the right direction. If the three of them are going to be a real family, someone will have to play matchmaker. And Meatball is just the intrepid kitty for the job.
TITLE: Witchin Yuletide
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Witchin #6
PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications
LENGTH: 39
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Elevenwood has a new citizen, and he has a big… personality. Thankfully, there’s a vet in town who can handle him.
On his way home from ice fishing, Miles finds a bear caught in a trap. He thinks the poor animal is dead until it turns into a man and pleads for his help. Nursing Poe back to health might be a huge responsibility, but Miles is up for the challenge. Hopefully, Miles is also up for the rest of what Poe has to offer.
TITLE: A Singh Family Christmas
AUTHOR: Nisha Sharma
SERIES: The Singh Family Trilogy #2.5
PUBLISHER: Chai Culture
LENGTH: 100
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Bhram Singh had big plans for Christmas…
After years of tension and chemistry, Bhram has finally convinced Rafael Diaz to give him a chance. Now they are settled in a beautiful New York City apartment, getting ready for their first holiday together. And what better way to celebrate than with a proposal? Bhram is Sikh, but he knows how important Christmas is to Rafael, and he wants to make it extra special this year.
Unfortunately, nothing is going according to plan. Rafael is distracted because he receives news about a former Bharat, Inc. employee who could negatively impact the company. The ring isn’t ready for pickup. And worst of all, Bhram’s parents miss their flight…on purpose.
Between chaotic meals featuring a burnt tandoori turkey, nosey relatives gossiping about family drama, and impending wedding bells, Bhram is afraid his plan for the perfect proposal will be a flop.
But sometimes, all you need is a bit of trust, family, and love to make those holiday wishes come true.
TITLE: The Christmas Rescue
AUTHOR: V.L. Locey
SERIES: Laurel Holidays #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 195
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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A city boy is about to discover the true meaning of Christmas from a man with a heart as big as the snow-covered farm he calls home.
Decker Fitzgerald is all about the job. Which explains why he’s out cruising around the snowy hillsides of the Allegheny Plateau looking for a rundown farm in the middle of a whiteout. If not for his need to prove to his father—and himself—that he is worthy, he could be down in Rio with his friends over the holidays. But no, he’s creeping along winding country roads in search of some two-bit farm animal rescue parcel that Fitzgerald & Sons Well Services is desperate to contract. Seems the owner, some long-haired hippie sort, is refusing to allow them to set up a natural gas fracking pad on his acreage. Foolish tree-hugger types. Why anyone would choose a three-legged goat over thousands of dollars of royalty checks is beyond him.
He quickly finds himself stuck in a ditch and at the mercy of the elements as the snowstorm shifts into blizzard status. It’s then that a lanky stranger with a beat up tractor comes to his rescue. When the greeting and handshake reveal his rescuer is Acosta Melios, the peculiar hipster who owns the farm rescue facility he’s here to sweet talk into signing a contract, the instant pull of those cordial gray eyes falters. That is until Decker is forced to spend several days with the genial and outgoing husbandman. Between the gentle warmth that is Acosta and the loving pull of the abandoned farm animals, Decker is finding it harder and harder to persuade the outgoing farmer into allowing his father’s company to have access to his land. What isn’t hard is falling in love with the man and his throwaway charges. That, it seems, is as easy as falling off a cranky, diabetic llama.
TITLE: Frat House Secret
AUTHOR: Romeo Preminger
SERIES: Guilty Pleasures Edition #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 255
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Ethan Leavitt is on a mission to reinvent himself at college, but he never thought that would involve joining a fraternity. For one thing, he’s gay, and for another, he was a total nerd in high school. Then during rush week, he and his best friend Jayson get stopped by Oliver, an insanely hot pledge chair at Tau Alpha Theta (ΤΑΘ).
ΤΑΘ welcomes all kinds of quality young men, Oliver explains, and their mission is to create a more inclusive society. Ethan’s skeptical, but Jayson pushes him along to a party that turns out to be pretty much the best night of Ethan’s life. Initiation is really fun, and just like that, Ethan has an amazing friend group, gay and straight. He’s feeling for the first time in his life he’s found a place where he belongs.
Things get a little strange when Ethan moves into the frat house annex and discovers the guys are running a reality-based porn website called Frat House Secrets. But it’s not so serious. Anyone who’s not comfortable doesn’t have to participate, and it’s mostly just walking around the house in the buff for the video feed. Going away to college is all about new experiences, right? It’s easy money and kind of fun.But someone’s watching Frat House Secrets, and they’ve got a score to settle with ΤΑΘ.
TITLE: To Wish Impossible Things
AUTHOR: B. Ripley
SERIES: Home for the Holidays
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 159
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Carmichael.
The one last name in all of Hadley, Saskatchewan that can send a chill down my spine. The Carmichaels are rude, loud and dangerous. Everyone in town knows to avoid them, so when my mother lets it slip that she’s hired one of them at her bakery, I can’t help but think that she’s playing with fire. When a fall sends her to the hospital, I head home early for Christmas, unwilling to let all of her hard work fall apart at the hands of a Carmichael.
I didn’t expect him though.
Avery Carmichael is a whirlwind of ridiculous ideas and impossible dreams. Growing up under the shadow of his last name has only made him more vibrant and I don’t know what to do with how he makes me feel. I came anticipating a fist fight and all I’ve gotten are snowballs, sugar cookies and the urge to let him kiss me like I know he wants to.
I’m used to calm, predictable things and Avery is anything but. It’s impossible for me to want him like I do, but beneath the mistletoe, impossible wishes can become real.
Can’t they?
TITLE: A Little Risk
AUTHOR: Zack Wish
SERIES: Little Club New York City #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 234
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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A grumpy college professor with a bestselling past. A younger and outrageous Avant Garde chef. But will they risk it all for each other…
Nico is a next-generation chef. He made it big on TikTok with his innovative recipes, wild filming techniques, and wacky promotional stunts. When it comes to both his cooking and his identity, this Little isn’t shy of letting the world know exactly who he is.
But Nico is feeling burnt out. Despite needing a rest, his management team keep pushing him to work harder and be more outrageous. Nico’s career has been built on hype, and he’s in serious danger of losing what started it all – his love of food.
Chester Ford is a former literary superstar, now long-time college professor and semi-recluse. Chester split up from his last Little at the height of his career and since then has given up on relationships, as well as pursuing novel writing success.
But while Chester may be greying and spend his days hiking and delivering lectures on a sleepy campus upstate, he still has his Daddy Dom itch to scratch…
A chance meeting between Chester and Nico at the Little Club NYC sees sparks fly from the get-go. Their meeting makes both Daddy and Little question their lives and what it is they truly want – and need – to be happy.
In a rare moment of impulsiveness, Chester makes Nico a proposition. Nico can come and rest and recuperate with Chester on campus and experience a slower pace and a whole heap of discipline too. Nico and Chester on campus together could be explosive. How will this arrangement impact both of their careers? Or for that matter, their lives? For this Daddy and Little, it could just be the ultimate case of risk versus reward.
TITLE: Still
AUTHOR: A. M. Rose
SERIES: Inescapable
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 162
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Bailey Martinez had two left feet and a bad case of clueless mate syndrome.
Nothing a doctor couldn’t fix.
Only…the doctor he went to happened to be the clueless mate in question, and Bailey was tripping over himself, literally, trying to get noticed.
Sigh.
He needed the Doc to write him a prescription of himself. Stat.
Heath ‘Doc’ Nelson took pride in having all of the qualities a good doctor needed to have. He was smart, dedicated, kind, and observant.
Nothing about his patients ever escaped his notice.
Until Bailey hurtled into his life and Doc started missing a lot.
Like why there was a quartet suddenly singing him love songs outside his office and why there were secret whispers about doves being released on company grounds.
Or even more pressing, why were people suddenly a mixture of cryptic and smug while around him. As if they all knew something he didn’t.
He just needed for everyone to go back to normal and for Bailey to stay on his own two feet for five seconds.
Was that too much to ask?
TITLE: By Fang and Fire
AUTHOR: Lionel Hart
SERIES: Heart of Dragons #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 454
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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The very forces of fate are within his grasp. All he has to do is reach out and take them.
While the soul-binding ritual has brought his fated mate back to him time and again, Adrissu never meant it to be a permanent solution. After all, mortals die, but dragons live forever.
The soul-transference ritual would allow Adrissu to put his mate’s soul into a dragon’s body, so they would never again need to be apart. He knows he can do it. He even knows how to do it. All that’s left is for his mate to say the word.
But nothing is ever that easy. Polimnos is no longer the quiet village with a single wizard secluded in a tower, but a thriving city home to the Academy of Magic, boasting magical creations that spread across Autreth and beyond. Even when his mate does come back to him, this time as a talented and headstrong student named Kian, the push and pull of their fated bond has begun to wear on the mortal’s soul.
Adrissu is determined to ensure this reincarnation is Kian’s last. But his faith in the soul transference ritual wavers when humans discover that dragons can be killed, after all…
TITLE: The Handyman’s Brother
AUTHOR: Shae Michaels
SERIES: Pine Ridge #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 270
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2022
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Mike
The only reason I moved to Pine Ridge was because of my fiancé. When he dumped me… I may have lashed out in anger and accidentally broken my kitchen. When the contractor I hire ghosts me, it looks like I’m screwed. Until a handsome stranger in a bar approaches me and offers his brother’s assistance in fixing it. As Rooney and I spend more time together, I can’t help but be drawn to him. Just my luck that I crush on a straight, single dad. Rooney is straight… isn’t he?
Rooney
I don’t know what it is but, since the first time I saw him, something about Mike fascinated me. And when I overhear his tale of remodeling woe, I’m compelled to offer up my brother and his handyman skills. But what happens when I no longer have an excuse to spend all of my available time with Mike? Maybe we could still be the kind of friends that spend our free time together. Huh. That sounds an awful lot like… dating. But I’ve never been attracted to a man before… right?
TITLE: ChrisMyths
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 158
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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After courtship, cohabitation, and learning about love and each other, Andy and Eli face the ultimate test: being separated at Christmas.
Eli’s seen the propaganda—the country boy goes home from the city and realizes his heart is back among the snow, trees, and chickens. A big happy family is something Eli, with his demanding job running a shelter for LGBTQ youth, can’t provide. He’s been readying himself for the other shoe to drop anyway—Andy’s mother is a force of nature, and she wants her little boy home.
Andy may be in Vermont, but his heart is back in Brooklyn with the man who’s battling basement floods and crumbling buildings to bring Christmas to sixty kids who’ve had their hearts broken too many times already. Holiday myths may say that Christmas means going back home to a happy family, but Andy knows happy endings don’t come without a little faith and a lot of hard work. He’s got an army ready to put in the elbow grease. If he can get Eli to believe in him, they might just save Christmas after all.
TITLE: Rudolph the Rescue Jack Russell
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
SERIES: Must Love Dogs
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 87
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Alex goes to a dog rescue with one mission: overcoming one of his fears. But he gets more than he bargained for when he unexpectedly bonds with a Jack Russell terrier named Rudolph and decides to take him home.
When shelter volunteer Luther offers to show Alex the ropes of dog ownership, their time together proves they have more in common than just Rudolph’s affection. But if they’re going to have a happy holiday, Alex needs to come to terms with his issues. Can Luther help him see that love really can be unconditional?
TITLE: Holiday in Hiding
AUTHOR: Lily Michaels
SERIES: Secret Santa
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 181
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Hiding from his past may wind up leading Liam to the merriest Christmas of his life.
Constantly looking over his shoulder has become Liam Carlson’ s norm after five years in witness protection. Living with his new identity has come with a major downgrade in lifestyle and a lack of any meaningful connections. But when he loses his minimum-wage job and the rundown apartment he called home, he finds himself in the middle of a Texas state park waiting for the marshal in charge of his case to help with relocation. A sudden, ferocious storm destroys many of his belongings, including the tent that offered him some protection, but it also heralds in a sexy-as-hell park ranger, Jax Gallagher, who taunts Liam’ s long-neglected libido.
Jax and his wife, Megan, have had an unconventional relationship from the beginning, with a military romance that blossomed into marriage. Their mutual desire to share their love with a third member resulted in several blissful years with another man that ended when they left the service and took on civilian careers. An unexpected visitor in the form of a drenched Liam is the first glimmer of hope since then that they can reclaim the happily-ever-after they thought they’ d lost. Their attraction grows with every second they spend together. While they become closer, another lifesaving rescue also manages to open the door to a career Liam never fathomed.
But the truth of the criminal world Liam grew up in threatens to destroy the still-tenuous bond the three are forming and the bright future Liam never believed possible.
TITLE: Daddy’s Secret
AUTHOR: M.C. Roth
SERIES: Secret Santa
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 148
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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If only you were mine… If only you needed a Daddy to look after you.
This Christmas promises to be the loneliest of Sullivan’ s life and he’ s set to brave the season alone until he receives an amazing, yet heartbreaking, Secret Santa gift that was inspired by his best friend’ s pen pal, Lincoln.
What starts as a thank-you letter to Lincoln soon becomes more as Sullivan finds himself drawn to a man he’ s never met— a man who somehow seems to know him. The problem is, Sullivan needs a friend more than he needs a hookup, so he pretends to be married, taking an intimate relationship out of the equation.
Soon pen and paper aren’ t enough, and he writes his phone number in his next letter, hoping that Lincoln will call him. When Lincoln finally does, Sullivan’ s breath catches at the sound of his voice. When Sullivan pretends that his fake husband is away on a business trip, Lincoln invites himself over for a Christmas movie marathon.
Beside each other on the small couch, the lines begin to blur and Sullivan curses himself for pretending to be married. But maybe he’ s not the only one with a secret.
TITLE: A Dash of Salt and Pepper
AUTHOR: Kosoko Jackson
PUBLISHER: Berkley
LENGTH: 380
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Xavier Reynolds is doing less than stellar. He just got dumped, was passed over for a prestigious fellowship, and to top it all off he’s right back home in Harper’s Cove, Maine (population: 9,000). The last thing he wants to do is to work as a prep chef in the kitchen of the hip new restaurant in town, The Wharf. Especially since the hot, single-father chef who owns it can’t delegate to save his life.
Logan O’Hare doesn’t understand Xavier or why every word out of his mouth is dipped in sarcasm. Unfortunately, he has no choice but to hire him—he needs more help in the kitchen and his tween daughter, Anne, can only mince so many onions. It might be a recipe for disaster, but Logan doesn’t have many options besides Xavier.
Stuck between a stove and a hot place, Logan and Xavier discover an unexpected connection. But when the heat between them threatens to top the Scoville scale, they’ll have to decide if they can make their relationship work or if life has seasoned them too differently.
TITLE: The Pantomime Prince
AUTHOR: Samantha SoRelle
PUBLISHER: Balcarres Books
LENGTH: 26
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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When Teddy agrees to pretend to be his famous sister and take her role in a Christmas panto, he thinks his largest problem is going to be fitting into the costume tights without making it very clear to the audience it’s a man playing the part.
When flowers and letters start arriving at his dressing room from a secret admirer, he knows they’re actually meant for his sister, but he can’t help dreaming they’re for him. The whole thing has him so distracted that he crashes into the same man waiting outside the stage door not once, but twice.
Each time he runs into Dr. Basil Goodall, Teddy is charmed by the handsome, witty man. He wishes the secret admirer could be someone like him, even though he knows that’s impossible.
With the final curtain about to fall, Teddy faces losing both his time with Basil and his dream of a secret admirer. But maybe with a little Christmas magic, this fairy tale can still find its happily ever after.
TITLE: A Million Little Moments
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
SERIES: Inevitable #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 266
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Sutton
Jasper’s been my best friend my whole life. From losing my family when I was young, to living together and running our business, it’s always been me and Jasp. I feel more for him than I should, but confessing the truth would be the first step to losing him.
Our lives are so entwined, it’s hard to tell where one of us ends and the other begins. It’s killing me more each day to be this close to him and not be able to call him mine, so when it hurts too much, the only choice is to walk away.
Jasper
My life is perfect. I have my family, my business, and my best friend. But when Sutton starts pulling away, everything changes, and it’s ripping me apart, forcing me to admit hard truths—that I feel different when he touches me; that I need him always by my side.
The thing is, I’m in love with Sutton, and apparently he feels the same. Loving Sutton is as easy as breathing, yet knowing my parents won’t accept us, not with all the backward things they raised me to believe, makes each day a struggle.
But one thing I know for sure—the world doesn’t make sense if Sutton and I aren’t together. We’ve had a million little moments to prove it. And to be the man he deserves, I have to fight for him, for us, and maybe that means fighting for myself too.
TITLE: Anthony
AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey
SERIES: Single Dads of Gaynor Beach
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 279
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Anthony
During my seven years as a social worker in Gaynor Beach, California, delivering orphaned twins to their unsuspecting father is the biggest challenge I’ve ever faced. These babies lost their mother and they need a loving parent, but is adorable Scott Wexler up to that challenge? Transferring custody is one thing—walking away is something entirely different, especially with the stress of Christmas bearing down on Scott too.
Scott
After escaping a miserable childhood, I’ve made a fresh start in California. I’m in charge at the Gaynor Beach Public Library, I love helping people, and I’m feeling like an actual functional human being. Then social worker Anthony Rodrigues shows up on my doorstep with twins I fathered through a sperm donation, and suddenly I’m responsible for two tiny lives. Accepting help from the gorgeous social worker is a no brainer—admitting I want him to stay is going to take a lot more courage.
TITLE: Bad Joey
AUTHOR: Rhys Everly
SERIES: Mayberry Protectors #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 366
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Joey
The whole world is against me.
Everyone’s turned their back on bad, evil Joey.
They all believe the lies.
Until him. Santiago.
The man I can’t stop thinking of.
He believes me and in me.
He doesn’t care a damn what the world thinks.
And when he finds himself in danger the only one that can protect him is me.
Santiago
He’s what nightmares are made of. He’s the stuff crime documentaries warn you about.
But that’s not the real Joey.
The real Joey craves one thing and one thing only.
To be loved.
And to save me from the awful people I’ve gotten mixed up with.
So even though all signs tell me to run as far away from him as possible, I can’t.
Because I want to love him just like he needs me to.
TITLE: Terrence
AUTHOR: JP Sayle
SERIES: A Little Christmas
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 191
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Terrence only wants one gift for Christmas: Warner.
The discovery of Terrence’s secret leaves him vulnerable when his father goes missing in action. Ill-equipped to deal with the fall-out, Terrence’s world comes crashing down on him. Then Warner steps in to help.
Warner secretly craves to reveal what he hides beneath the tough exterior to Terrence after stumbling over the secret the boy hides. When an opportunity presents itself, Warner has to choose between his friendship with Terrence’s father and giving in to his feelings. Close proximity proves too much to resist, and Warner has to decide if he will risk everything for love.
TITLE: The Fairy Christmas Collection
AUTHOR: Tara Lain
SERIES: 2nd Edition
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 181
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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The Fairy Shop –
A single dad who needs love. A child who needs courage.
Sounds like a job for a fairy.
When Nate Hawthorne meets Asher Dane, the huge, tattooed hunk embodies Nate’s dreams – and his daughter’s nightmares. Delly’s terrified of big men.
Then Nate and Delly find The Fairy Shop, a mysterious store where a unique proprietress sends Delly in search of the wand that will make her brave.
On a snowy Christmas Eve, love and courage meet under the influence of a most unusual fairy and Nate and Delly’s lives change forever.
The Fairy Dance—
What if the man of your dreams dances into your life—and he’s a nutcracker?
Maintenance man, Jed, might yearn for an alpha-femme guy, but where’s he going to find him in his small Oregon town?
New York ballet rising star, Henri, just wants to dance, but his desire for top roles only leads him into the pervy artistic director’s bed.
The chances of these two meeting are less likely than a grand jete. But then they do, one pre-holiday evening in a less-than-one-night stand that leaves them both yearning. Still, one short hookup on a kitchen floor doesn’t turn Jed and Henri into a match made in heaven. Not when all the world sees is a janitor and the ballet boss’s potential boy toy.
TITLE: My December Daddy
AUTHOR: Leta Blake
SERIES: Boy for All Seasons
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 413
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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Erik Garner has given up on relationships. After his last boy left, he decided it’s better to skip the heartache and stick with casual, short-term contracts. His offer of an exclusive, one-night-only Christmas encounter is all he’s willing to give.
Matthew’s older than expected, but his shy smile and eager surrender charm Erik. What starts out as a business transaction quickly gives way to a wild, thrilling intensity neither expected.
One night isn’t enough.
Good thing there’s a blizzard on the way…
TITLE: Down in Flames
AUTHOR: Kate Meader
SERIES: Hot in Chicago Rookies/Rookie Rebels
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 363
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2022
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It was supposed to be a random hookup.
At a crossroads, my life a hot mess, I swiped right on the guy with the washboard abs and the tree-trunk thighs. His handle was Holt (yeah, really) but as soon as he opened the door, I recognized him: Hudson Grey, the hottest prospect in pro-hockey and apparently, secretly playing for my team. Not mind-blowing enough? He needed someone to punch his V-card, and I was only too happy to volunteer as tribute . . .
Then he ghosted me when it got to be too much.
A year later, my life is back on track and I’m a candidate firefighter at legendary Engine 6. While I might be new to the Chicago Fire Department, I’m a veteran in the game of steamy hookups. My No. 1 rule? No newbies. Except now Hudson has been traded to my hometown team, the Chicago Rebels, and he’s out, proud, and ready to date. And he wants my help introducing him to the local gay scene.
My messy past means I’m the worst guy to be mentoring the shy, sexy jock. But neither can I stand by and watch while others touch the man who already feels like mine.
I might have been his first, but I’m about to learn that the new guy has even more to teach me about hunger, hope, and falling hard . . .
TITLE: Ash Believes the Impossible
AUTHOR: Kim Fielding
SERIES: Mated To His Reindeer
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 124
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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Asher Kaufman could use a miracle. But first he’ll have to believe they exist.
Ash is single, strapped for cash, and burned out from his work at a nonprofit. Everyone else’s holiday spirit leaves him feeling like he’s in the wrong movie.
Then strange, thoughtful gifts begin appearing outside his door: a rustic basket filled with pinecones and acorns, and a beautiful handmade scarf in Hannukah colors. But the most wonderful gift of all comes when he meets Clay, his secret admirer, a beautiful young man who happens to be a fairy who lives in the wooded wonderland behind the duplex where Ash lives.
Clay brings warmth and magic into Ash’s dreary life–but when the realities of the human world threaten the bridge to fairyland, it will take all Ash’s faith to bring about a happy-ever-after that will work for everyone.
TITLE: Love at Frost Bite: Cupid
AUTHOR: Minerva Howe
SERIES: Mated To His Reindeer
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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Matchmaker and reindeer shifter Cupid is used to being able to set up even the most difficult client. So when three dates go wrong for a Mr. Remy Shannon, even in Christmas town where little goes poorly, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Remy doesn’t want to waste time dating when he knows he’s looking for a true mate. He’s an unusual shifter who needs someone who can handle him, so he’s not willing to play nice social games. But Cupid is right up his alley, and Remy is willing to go the distance to woo him.
When a night of unexpected passion leads to a big surprise for Cupid, he and Remy have to find enough common ground to decide if they’re going to work to appreciate all the gifts that have come their way, or if they’re going to let their joy fade away with the holiday season.
TITLE: Timmy
AUTHOR: Kaytea Kat
SERIES: A Little Christmas
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 55
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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Timmy
Growing up, I always wanted to be a lawyer so that I could help people. I held onto that dream all the way through law school and through the interview process for my current firm, insisting that pro bono work be part of the deal. I’d been so naive to not see that “We’d love to see you explore that after you are acclimated to the position” was just a bunch of frilly words used to get me to sign on the bottom line. Now I was working my way up the ladder in one of the most prestigious law firms in town and completely miserable.
The only time I can relax and let the acid in my stomach settle is when I get home and sit on the couch and sink into my little space with my blanket and sippy cup and watch cartoons. Timmy is saving my life, but it’s not enough.
Art
I’d never been one for finding people to date or even be friends with online. But when my new position costuming a stage production of my favorite book, A Little Princess, renewed my love of the work, I joined an online book club featuring the beautiful tale. I chatted with lots of people, but one stood out. I mean, how could anyone turn down someone being as raw and honest as Timmy when he said, “I just want a daddy to tell me a story sometimes.”?
I told him a story that night, a short one, cute, about an elephant who made a friend, and then another one the next night, and then, because Christmas was coming, one about a reindeer who got lost at the mall. He thanked me every time, and after a week, I got bold and asked him to meet for real. Could I be the daddy he was looking for?
TITLE: Fun and Games with Rudolph
AUTHOR: Deanna Wadsworth
SERIES: The Naughty North Pole #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 156
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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Lars is the sarcastic elf who runs Santa’s Mail Department and he follows the dating rule of “no repeats”. But lately he’s been having a romantic textlationship with another elf, via the dating app Elf4Elf. When his cyber boyfriend goes AWOL after a misunderstanding, Lars realizes too late that there is more to life than sex, work, and cookies.
On Christmas Eve, Santa asks Lars to personally deliver a gift to Rudolph—a former reindeer handler who left the North Pole because of a misunderstanding. Rudolph lives on the secluded Sugar Plum Ridge and the only way to get there is by sleigh. Lars just can’t get a break!
When a sudden blizzard forces the two elves to hole up in Rudolph’s cabin, will they find a way to make their own fun and games or will one surprise ruin it all?
One thing is certain: after this night, they both will believe in the magic of the Naughty North Pole!
TITLE: Straight Boy Summer
AUTHOR: Jace Hadley
SERIES: Perfect Opposites #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 259
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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EDDIE
I’ve got three rules for hookups: no straight boys, no university students, and no relationships. My life is finally normal after breaking up with my asshole ex, and I don’t need that kind of drama. So when I meet Hatch, former athlete, current brainiac, and self-professed hetero looking to experiment, it should be an easy call. But it’s not.
One kiss can’t hurt—right?
Except Hatch shows up to my LGBTQ kids camp the next morning asking to volunteer. It’s like being stalked by an overgrown puppy.
Hatch wants me to show him the gay world. I can’t stop thinking about the way he tastes. And the more time we spend together, the more I realize the sweet, considerate, and submissive guy under the bluster is worth getting to know. But is he worth breaking all three of my rules for?
HATCH
I’m not gay, but I’ve always gotten in trouble for looking at pretty guys. Like Eddie, whose makeup and piercings give me a whole lot of fluttery feelings. Eddie doesn’t think much of me, but I can’t stop staring at him. And after a kiss that blows my mind I’m dying to see more of him. I want to figure out the vulnerable guy I caught a glimpse of under that snarky exterior.
I should be focused on my overdue thesis, because without a master’s degree in social work I won’t be able to get a job helping kids like my sister. But Eddie’s unapologetic confidence and take charge attitude are addictive to be around. He’s exactly what I need when I’m floundering through everything else in my life.
When we’re together he doesn’t just see a meathead out of his element in academia. He sees the real me.
But Eddie’s put up walls to protect himself from guys like me, and if I want him I’m gonna have to prove I’m all in.
TITLE: One Last Wish
AUTHOR: Alex J. Adams
SERIES: Holiday Romance
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 133
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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Blair
Heading home for the holidays was the last thing I wanted to do. I had plans. Plans that didn’t involve visiting the back of beyond.
But a call from mum two weeks before the holidays put paid to said plans. Grandpa was sick and wanted to see me. He’d been a big part of my life growing up and I wouldn’t deny him that. He’s got a list too. Not a bucket list, he didn’t like that name.
He had a wish list and wanted my help.
What I didn’t expect, though, was the annoyingly cheerful Angus with his kilt, tattoos, and piercings. He was totally not my type
Angus
William Campbell was my best friend, even at the ripe old age of eighty-seven. We’d talk, play chess and talk some more. He’d boast about his high-flying grandson, Blair and I’d listen and nod. In the twelve months, I’d looked after William, I’d never seen him. He’d visited, just not when I was around, and to be honest, I was pleased about that. He was arrogant and selfish and didn’t seem to care one jot about his grandpa.
Now he’s here and I’m trying to hate him. Hate his perfect smile, and his warm brown eyes but he’s pushing all my buttons, and not in a bad way, and when William asks me to help Blair fulfill his wish list, who am I to say no?
TITLE: The Summer We Surrendered
AUTHOR: Victoria Denault
SERIES: Ocean Pines #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 325
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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It will always be him. Even if it can never be him.
Declan
Abbott Barlowe has always been my kryptonite.
No one has ever made me feel the things I feel when I’m with him – good and bad.
Since we were kids he’s been perfect. Good at everything from standing up to his zealot parents, to winning Stanley Cups, to instinctively knowing exactly where, and how, I want to be touched.
But it turns out I’m better at one thing – coming out.
So it doesn’t matter that he just got traded, and he’s back in town permanently. I didn’t leave my wife, and toss my entire family into the Ocean Pines gossip mill so that I could end up in a secret relationship.
Even if he’s still the only man I’ve ever dreamed about.
Abbott
My sister loves to tell me I have a knack for making the impossible possible. She might be right because even after a rocky year, when Maine got a pro team, they named me their captain.
If I can manifest my dream job, maybe I can also manifest my way back into Declan Hawkins’ life.
He cut me off years ago and, scared and overwhelmed, I let him. I’ve been drowning in guilt ever since.
They say if you love something, set it free. Well, we set each other free.
So why do I keep finding myself on his doorstep when it’s too hot to sleep? And why isn’t he telling me to leave?
He deserves so much more than me… and I hope he sees it before I break both our hearts.
TITLE: String Him Up In Lights
AUTHOR: April Kelley
SERIES: Wingspan #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 197
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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When he meets his mate the last thing he expects is to become a dirty little secret.
Paul Havilar doesn’t have an issue with vampires. When his overbearing mother demands he roughs some up, he’s disgusted but doesn’t see a way out from under his mother’s control. Meeting his mate outside the dime store wasn’t in the cards, but he must find a way to protect the pretty vampire, even if it means becoming the family’s next target.
Freddie Bronstad is desperate to belong somewhere. It’s difficult finding a place in a clan that would rather see him escorted to the town line than give him a job, and his mate seems to be worse than all the other dragon shifters in Wingspan. As much as Freddie needs to, he can’t seem to resist the sensual pull of his dragon shifter.
While staying away may keep Freddie a secret a bit longer, Paul can’t ignore the passion that ignites whenever they’re together. Under the gun with Paul’s family, Freddie’s desperate for his mate’s love.
TITLE: Something Like Daybreak
AUTHOR: Jay Bell
SERIES: Something Like #13
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 89
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2022
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Everything is perfect in Heaven. For most people anyway. Victor Hemingway is tired of sitting in his clearing while attempting to fix himself. He decides on a drastic course of action that causes a chain reaction, forcing Jace to reevaluate his heart’s desire. When Ben learns of these plans, he attempts to rally his friends, hoping they’ll finally get the happily-ever-after that they all deserve.
TITLE: Zahair
AUTHOR: Gianni Holmes
SERIES: A Little Christmas
PUBLISHER: Coco Nutz Publishing
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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Who fires someone for playing Christmas songs at the office?
My sexy, broody ass of a boss that’s who.
I should have listened when they told me my boss is a Scrooge.
That he hates Christmas and wants the office devoid of holiday cheer.
Instead, I fantasized about him as the caregiver I’ve always wanted.
Of him bringing back the meaning of Christmas to my life.
Who knew the way he looks at me is worth as much as a partridge in a pear tree?
One tiny mistake and I’m standing on the curb with a box filled with my crushed heart, a fake tabletop Christmas tree, and the miserable truth that I’ll be homeless for sure.
When an accident brings us together two weeks later, the care he shows me leaves me confused. How can I trust him again when the reason I’ve been living on the streets is all because of him?
TITLE: Merry Christmas Cupid
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
SERIES: Hartbridge Christmas #3
PUBLISHER: BlueHeart Press
LENGTH: 253
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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After a year of tragedy, forty-four-year-old Gunter Zuniga is leaving heartbreak behind and moving to the peaceful and picturesque town of Hartbridge, Montana. He buys an old house in need of some work, which he naively thinks he can manage now that he’s single and retired—he has nothing but time.
Clay Henderson runs the local sawmill with his dad, and it’s the busiest time of year. Firewood and Christmas trees are in high demand, and a delivery of firewood to the old house on Cedar Bark Road leaves him curious about the new man in town.
Clay has never had time for romance and Gunter certainly isn’t looking, but Hartbridge has a way of working its Christmas magic; the jingle of Christmas bells, snow, and love are ringing in the air. And Gunter and Clay are about to get the best Christmas gift they never asked for.
TITLE: A Winter Crush
AUTHOR: Gigi Rivers
SERIES: A Nymph Solstice Romance #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 147
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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A mountain nymph with a crush. A man scared to have his heart broken.
Ori’s world stopped the moment he saw the human at his pottery wheel. He didn’t know why. The man was older than Ori. And much larger. In fact, he was the complete opposite to Ori. Nonetheless, Ori knew that he wanted the man’s dark eyes focused on him.
Wareth’s life is as he wants it. Sure, some say he’s lonely, grumpy, and unwilling to open himself up. But Wareth knows the truth. If you make yourself vulnerable, you’ll get your heart broken.
When an eager, young mountain nymph turns up and looks at Wareth in ways he shouldn’t, it stirs something deep inside him. But is Wareth willing to take a chance? Or will Ori’s crush remain unrequited?
TITLE: Say It Out Loud
AUTHOR: Nico Flynn
SERIES: Slow Burn Holidays #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 81
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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It’s only a matter of time until Christmas works its magic on them…
Jack and I lived together for our entire twenties, friends so close that everyone just assumed: if we weren’t already together, we would be soon. Honestly, I believed it too.
Then Jack got married. I was his best man. Jack moved in with his new wife. And I was alone.
Four years later, with Jack’s terrible marriage over, we’re roommates again—and it’s all too easy to slide right back into the rhythm and comfort of living together. But something is different this time. Warmer. Closer. And just like before, everyone can see it.
When we agree to host my parents for the holidays, the slow countdown to Christmas wraps us in all the cozy, intimate warmth of holiday preparations. There are so many almost moments I think I might go mad… along with all our friends and family, who have been watching this dance for far too long. But when a friend talks me into buying Jack a romantic Christmas gift, the old fear comes rushing back. Revealing my feelings seems so dangerous, even after all these years. Especially now that I know what it’s like to lose Jack.
Have I waited too long? Is the risk too great? Or could this Christmas be the day we finally admit what’s been between us all along?
TITLE: Christmas Together
AUTHOR: Jamie Lynn Miller
SERIES: Partners #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 218
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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Snowflakes and spies and mistletoe, oh my!
It’s been five months since British Intelligence agents Liam Bancroft and Colin Mason found the courage to weather the emotional storm of painful, long-buried secrets and confess their love for one another.
As their first Christmas together approaches, they want nothing more than to return to the idyllic English countryside and the cottage that has come to mean so much to them.
But the road there is fraught with obstacles. They must navigate the aftermath of finally revealing their relationship to family and the intelligence service, and an undercover operation that puts Liam’s life in jeopardy.
Will it take a Christmas miracle to bring Colin and Liam together for the holiday?
TITLE: Oberon
AUTHOR: Macy Blake
SERIES: Christmas Sprites #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 116
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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Santa Paws is coming to town.
When Dr. Miles Lane purchases Paws and Claus, a veterinary clinic in the quirky town of Mistletoe Falls, he doesn’t quite know what he’s in for.
The small town offers a fresh start for Miles, his seven year old daughter, Holly, and their rambunctious Saint Bernard. What Miles doesn’t count on is his immediate attraction to the local handyman, Oberon, who he hires to do some work on their new home and clinic.
Oberon finds himself falling hard for the town’s new vet and his adorable family. There’s only one problem: Oberon is a sprite, a magical being tasked with bringing holiday spirit to the human realm. Every time he’s around Miles and Holly, his chemis-tree goes a bit haywire.
But when a pet-tastrophe strikes Mistletoe Falls, Miles and Oberon must team up to make sure the town and all of it’s furry residents have the ulti-mutt holiday.
TITLE: Summer Memories
AUTHOR: Laura John
SERIES: Sultry Summer #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 217
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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Sometimes you can go home again.
Chuck
The hope of a serious relationship was fleeting. Random hook-ups, a few decent conversations, and the occasional drink is all I was ever willing to give, but it got lonely.
Finally deciding to go out on a limb, I take my dating app a bit more seriously and meet someone great.
There were no expectations, no judgements. Just pure heartfelt talks and the idea of something great. Only, when I finally meet the man in person, I realize it’s not the stranger I thought.
Simon was my best friend growing up. We spent every summer together and formed a bond I thought was unbreakable until he left.
Now he’s back, threatening to steal my heart all over again. Even worse? He’s working alongside me in the bakery.
As much as I want to give in, I’m not sure I can. He knows me better than I know myself, but I don’t want to be hurt again.
Simon
Coming back to Summersville I didn’t have much hope for anything other than landing a decent job, helping my sister with the home we inherited, and taking things easy.
But when I meet a man on a dating app, I realize Summersville could potentially hold more for me. Our conversation was easy and something about him felt so familiar. When I finally meet him in person, I know exactly why.
Chuck was the one for me, only I left before we could take the final step. Now being back, I’m ready to remind him of all the love we used to share, but he doesn’t seem so willing.
After some time, I finally start to break down the walls he’s built around him, but the universe has other plans.
Tragedy comes knocking and I’m forced to make the decision to stay or leave again.
This time I don’t think Chuck will wait for me though.
TITLE: Stud Muffin
AUTHOR: Alex Silver
SERIES: Summer of Adventures #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 342
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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When a ghost from my past walks back into my life, I jump at the chance to reconnect. My husband, Clark, and I are polyam, but for us that has never meant finding a third to join our happily ever after.
We weren’t looking for a triad. It wasn’t what either of us wanted. Until Ethan. My estranged childhood best friend walked out of my life ten years ago when his family rejected him for being trans. Having him back, it feels like he never left.
Now, I want everything with the man I promised forever and the first boy I ever loved. Too bad the timing isn’t ideal. Clark and I are both struggling with work stress and it’s taking a toll on my mental health.
Ethan might be everything neither of us knew we were looking for, but how can I convince Clark of that when I’m spiraling and all he sees is how badly losing Ethan the first time hurt my trust?
TITLE: Rescued
AUTHOR: Hayden Hall
SERIES: The Sanctuary #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 360
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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Running away is only the first step. Moving on is the hardest.
When Archer Navarro escapes his emotionally abusive boyfriend in the middle of the night, he hopes to step into a better life.
A turn of bad luck ends Archer’s flights as soon as it starts, but the kindness of strangers brings him to an LGBT shelter.
And it brings him to Brooklyn. He’s the moody, drop-dead gorgeous tenant in the apartment next door, and he soon becomes the source of Archer’s hope.
Their chemistry is instant. It’s hot enough to melt the snow that’s about to bury them. Brooklyn makes Archer believe there still might be some love in him left to give.
If only the past wasn’t getting in the way. If only Archer could let those around him help.
The road of trials tests these men’s will to hold onto one another.
Tensions with his estranged family and a lifetime of scars threaten to take Archer back to where it all started. Back to the house where he was a little more than a prisoner.
And when the future of both their lives depends on it, Archer and Brooklyn need to answer it once and for all: can broken hearts ever beat the same again?
And can love ever be enough?
TITLE: Lich Reaper’s Lament
AUTHOR: Jessamyn Kingley
SERIES: D’Vaire #33
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 466
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2022
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Ripped apart by life, Lich Reaper Grymington Daray is drowning in sorrow. Each day, he strives to find the people responsible for killing his best friend, and he wishes his own existence had more meaning. The last thing on Grymington’s mind is finding the other half of his soul. While a loving family surrounds him, the coldness growing in his heart keeps him separated from joy.
Decades ago, Devlin Nero ran away from the world. Being a rock star was everything Devlin wanted, but it turned into a nightmare. Now, the enchanter-human hybrid is living alone and surrounded by nothing but fading memories. Desperate for happiness, Devlin makes his way to the Council of Sorcery and Shifters and winds up at a sanctuary designed for freaks like him.
On a fateful day, Grymington and Devlin discover they are mates. Sparks fly, and the two men venture forth to honor Fate’s choice for them. However, Grymington is too lost and much too fearful to allow Devlin near his tattered soul. Devlin wants love, but the Lich Reaper may not be able to offer it. If their confusing relationship isn’t enough, they have pasts to reconcile, and the future will not wait. It will be up to Grymington and Devlin to discover if they have a matebond worth saving.
TITLE: The Devil’s Saturnalia
AUTHOR: Alexa Piper
SERIES: Hellbound #6
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 168
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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While in Scotland for Lionel’s magic training with Hades, a murder case compels the Devil and his necromancer to stick around a little longer. Lionel, who still cannot control his demigod magic properly, doesn’t mind a murder investigation, because that is something a necromantic police consultant like himself knows how to handle.
Except, the investigation doesn’t go at all as Lionel thought it would. And when he decides he wants to open up to Lucifer, finally, that doesn’t go exactly as Lionel had feared either, but some surprises are good surprises, especially when Saturnalia is just around the corner.
Lucifer is delighted. He has his boyfriend, who finally opens up, and his boyfriend is all his, at least through the holidays. That much attention is exactly what Lucifer loves, and the holiday season would be entirely perfect — if it weren’t for an old enemy who is out for vengeance.
TITLE: Aster
AUTHOR: Della Cain
SERIES: A Little Christmas
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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Sometimes…if you are a very good boy…Santa brings you a daddy.
Aster has been very good. He’s done everything he promised his daddy he would when he left for his last business trip three years earlier, the one that ended in tragedy. Aster eats three meals a day even when he doesn’t want to, he stays hydrated, he doesn’t let anyone make him feel bad for who he is, and he colors a picture every night before bed. Aster is a very good boy—he’s also very lonely.
Maybe he should write a letter to Santa?
Theodore’s heart breaks for his next-door neighbor. After losing his husband in a freak accident, he’s been but a shell of himself. All he wants to do is give him a hug and take all the hurt away, like a good daddy should. Only he’s not his daddy and, for all he knows Aster isn’t into daddies.
Everything changes when Theodore picks up a piece of what he thinks is trash only to discover it’s Aster’s list for Santa, a list that includes two things: a daddy who will love me and a teddy bear.
TITLE: Sugar Sweet Daddy
AUTHOR: Joe Satoria
SERIES: My Little’s Wishlist
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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One gift giving Daddy. One gift wrapped boy.
Candy store manager, Riggs is crazy about Christmas. He’s also obsessed with a new employee. Will he find love for Christmas?
Marshmallow munching Tomas has a sweet tooth, and a Christmas wish. He wants the touch of a tender Daddy. Can he finally find one?
With a wealth of experience, Riggs know a little when he sees one, and Tomas is a little without a Daddy.
Mmm… tastes so sweet, have a lick.
TITLE: A Cutie for Kinkmas
AUTHOR: Morticia Knight
SERIES: Naughty or Nice Season Three
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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What’s a Little to do when he’s too famous for age play?
Action superstar Ethan doesn’t dare show his face in a kink club or on a dating app, especially if there’s age play involved. His sexuality is an open secret in Hollywood, but if the industry and his fans found out he adores blankies, wearing his big boy pants, has a tendency to cry a lot, and needs to suck on something whenever he gets the chance—he can kiss his career goodbye.
Lyon is a lobster fisherman in Bar Harbor, Maine and longs for an adorable, sweet boy. However, there isn’t the slightest chance he’ll find what he needs in his small, traditional fishing village. He utilizes the Cuffd app to get his age play fix, but not having the real thing is about to send him over the edge.
When Cuffd sponsors a charity Masquerade Christmas ball at Boston’s Club Sensation, Lyon takes the plunge and attends, hoping he can have at least one night with a boy in person. To his surprise, he meets the perfect man who wants to play. However, his mysterious date refuses to take off his mask, even when they’re alone.
Will Lyon ever discover who his Christmas angel is? And will Ethan take the biggest risk of his life and trust that Lyon will keep him safe?
TITLE: A Christmas Harbor
AUTHOR: Avery Cockburn
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 101
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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Maybe it was the bourbon. Maybe it was Christmas. Maybe it was them.
David has always spent Christmas alone. For most of his career as a Navy officer, being with another man could have cost him everything. Now that regs have changed and he’s fully out, all that stands in the way of love is his fear of getting it wrong.
Paul has never spent Christmas alone. Yet that’s exactly what he’s chosen to do this year, driving halfway across the country to forget the man who broke his heart. If a change in scenery can’t cure his Christmas blues, at least it might banish his writer’s block.
In a sad little piano bar on a soggy Christmas Eve, all David and Paul want is to drown their sorrows in fine bourbon and godawful mulled wine. But when they meet, the connection they forge could lead to a night of honest passion with serious possibilities.
TITLE: Secret Christmas Daddy
AUTHOR: Aster Rae
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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Santa’s candy cane is all I want this Christmas.
I’ve been in love with my best friend’s Dad Jacob since high school.
He’s a silver fox with salt-and-pepper gray hair and bulging muscles.
Too bad he’s straight… and I’m in a dead relationship.
Everything changes when my ex-boyfriend cheats on me and I wind up broke and lonely in a toy store.
I bump into Jacob and he buys me a reindeer stuffy.
Later, he admits he’s not as straight as he thought.
He wants to take me on a date—and maybe put his candy cane in my Christmas stocking.
I’ve never thought he’d be interested in me… I want him to be my Daddy.
TITLE: A Little Blessing
AUTHOR: R. Cooper
SERIES: Familiar Spirits
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 267
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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Yule is the start of the new year, the midwinter festival for the solstice and the days afterward. Traditions are to burn logs and light candles to welcome the return of the sun, to celebrate with food and cheer and family, and to remember connections with the past.
Robin Blessing never felt much need for that last part; he lives in his family’s old farmhouse with the ghosts of his long-dead relatives. Anyway, he has no time for Yule. Alone, overworked, and ill, the holiday and any coven obligations that go with it are the last things on his mind.
So he is not pleased to open his door and find Lucas Greysmith on the other side. Lucas is a legendary figure in Ravenscroft; marked by great magic, part of a powerful family, annoyingly tall and good-looking, and yet always asking after Robin when Robin is fine, thank you very much. Someone as important as Lucas should have better things to worry about than one little witch who won’t use his Sight, and Robin usually wouldn’t hesitate to tell him so.
Instead, Robin faints right at Lucas’ feet.
When Robin wakes up, it’s to find that the Greysmiths have decided that Lucas will stay with Robin for the duration of the Yule season to help him recover, and Robin is in no position to protest. The more rest he gets, the more he realizes that he’s been lonely, that he needs the help, and that there might have been a reason Lucas has been asking after him all these years. If Robin had used his gift, he might have seen what Lucas has been patiently waiting for.
Yule is both an end and a beginning, and for first time in years, Robin looking forward to what the future might bring.
TITLE: The Ostin Prince
AUTHOR: Michelle Dare
SERIES: Isle of Ostin #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 254
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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When he was nine years old, Arbor Ostin ran for his life, even though the memories of that fateful night continued to chase him. Seventy years later, he’s stunned to learn his cousin, Theo, isn’t dead like he assumed. The royal Ostins are making a comeback.
Thanks to his cousin, Arbor meets Zeke, a man who is far too beautiful and kind for the likes of him.
Zeke’s caught up in the excitement of finding out the Ostins are alive, along with the rest of the world. Not only that, but he lives with them now. That doesn’t mean the trauma of his past disappears. Zeke has to learn to fight his own demons and battle the ones coming for his new friends.
Although, it does help that the Ostin prince is unlike anyone he’s ever met.
Darkness resides inside Arbor, driving him toward revenge. He doesn’t want to drag Zeke down into his hell. Zeke sees the light in Arbor and is determined to prove to him that even though they’re both broken, they’re also perfect for each other.
TITLE: Alpha’s Omega Professor
AUTHOR: Hope Bennett
SERIES: Sweet in Silford #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 182
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2022
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Liam has been in love with his teacher for months. This is the second time he’s taken Professor Waggoner’s class because he was too dumb to pass first time round. If only he could be smarter. Or if his professor could look past that and see an alpha who just wants to take care of him.
Waggoner doesn’t know why the hot young alpha shows any interest in him but it’s getting harder to ignore the way Liam makes him feel. When Waggoner is mugged, it’s Liam who’s there looking after him. If only this little slice of Heaven could be permanent.
A young alpha and an older omega forced to live together while Waggoner recovers from his ordeal. What could possibly happen? Well, if Liam has anything to say about it, a lot could happen. It doesn’t matter what the rules say – it matters what his heart wants.
TITLE: The Great Santa Showdown
AUTHOR: Glenn Quigley
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 48
RELEASE DATE: 12/10/2022
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It’s two weeks before Christmas, and the official Santa Claus of the small town of Yuleboro is retiring. The town takes Christmas seriously, with year-round celebrations, themed diners and guesthouses, and a Santa Claus who makes regular public appearances.
Fifty-something bookstore owner Gregory has long dreamed of taking over the role. However, he’s far from the only one. Grandfather and tree farmer John has been waiting his whole life for this opportunity and plans to seize it with both hands, despite objections from his daughter.
Alongside a host of other competitors, they’ll battle their way through a tournament designed to test the skills of any would-be Kris Kringles, and find it takes more than a belly and a beard to wear the red suit. As Gregory and John go head to head in the town’s first-ever Great Santa Showdown, will it be more than just the competition that heats up?
TITLE: Three for Christmas
AUTHOR: Eve Morton
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 79
RELEASE DATE: 12/10/2022
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Daniel Jankovic never dreamed his life with his boyfriend Tate could be so perfect. But seven years in, they live together, still love one another, and still celebrate Christmas with Tate’s accepting family. While Dan doesn’t miss his abusive and alcoholic family of origin, he doesn’t think he misses the traditions that he once celebrated in a Czech immigrant household — until he meets Matthew Varga.
Matthew never stood out to Dan until he overhears him say Merry Christmas in Czech. Suddenly, all the memories Dan once suppressed of his former Christmas celebrations come back, along with a hefty crush on Matthew. They’re both academics, in the same English Literature program, and both have difficult and distant families. They relate to one another on a level Dan could have never predicted.
When Tate and Matthew meet at a Christmas party, the two also hit it off. Matthew, like Tate, grew up building things on a farm and likes to work with his hands. The always open and accepting Tate sees nothing wrong with letting Matthew stay the night on their couch, and then, eventually stay in their bed.
But as Christmas nears, and their three-way relationship intensifies, Dan is left wondering where Matthew will fit in for Christmas — and long afterwards.
TITLE: After Marcus
AUTHOR: Nell Iris
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 42
RELEASE DATE: 12/10/2022
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Ossian’s heart shattered when his husband Marcus died unexpectantly. He shut down, put his life on hold, and would’ve wasted away had it not been for his neighbor Joar.
Joar was there when Ossian needed him, offered a friendly shoulder to cry on, convinced him to eat, and helped coax him back to the living.
Three years after the life altering event, Ossian starts seeing Joar in a different light, awakening feelings he thought was dead forever. But is Ossian ready to take the leap and open his heart to someone new? And does Joar feel the same?
TITLE: Maybe His
AUTHOR: Shawn Lane
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 56
RELEASE DATE: 12/10/2022
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Travis Stone has been chatting with fellow Masonville police detective, Dustin Brooks, in a chatroom for months when Dustin suggests they finally meet in person in December.
Travis doesn’t trust easily and is still mourning the suicide of his best friend and partner Henry. He spends much of his personal time with Henry’s widow and children, but when Dustin shows an interest in him, Travis starts to take a chance.
But Dustin’s on his way out of Masonville. The ambitious young detective has his eye on law enforcement’s prestigious FBI. So his time to have a relationship with Travis appears to be very limited.
They begin a seemingly short-lived holiday romance anyway, but despite his bigger plans, Dustin doesn’t see Travis as a limited time lover. He’s soon thinking much longer term. If he can convince Travis they can survive an absence, just maybe, Travis can be his.
TITLE: ILYBSM: I Love You Both So Much
AUTHOR: J.E. Birk, Rachel Ember & Leslie McAdam
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 360
RELEASE DATE: 12/10/2022
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Everyone has secrets. I’ve kept some big ones from my two best friends, and I know they’ve got a few of their own. After all, Embry and Adam never told me why they stopped talking to each other the night we graduated college. For my part, I’ve never told them that I’m bi—or that I’ve been in love with both of them for years. I’m also definitely not telling them I’ve mismanaged my family’s tree farm so badly that it’s about to go out of business right before Christmas.
But when I crash off a ladder hanging up holiday lights and break my wrist, they come running like Santa’s elves. They’re both very grumpy about seeing each other again, but I can’t be sorry to finally have an excuse to get them in the same place. Wait until they find out we’re all sleeping in one bed…
At least their feud is put on hold when they discover what a mess I’ve made of my business. Soon the three of us are scrambling to pull off a Christmas miracle and save the farm. And maybe it’s the magic of the holidays, but a whole lot of feelings and long-buried truths are coming to the surface—and our friendship is starting to become something much bigger.
Will we survive the season? Or are all my dreams about to be crushed this Christmas?
TITLE: Lenny And His Jackrabbit Lumberjack
AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 12/11/2022
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Sometimes love hops on in when you least expect it.
Human Omega Lenny’s car breaks down at the worst time and place imaginable. The snow is falling, his cell phone has no reception, and he’s going to be late for a job interview a hundred miles away. As the temperature begins to plummet and the sun has mostly set, Lenny sees no other option other than to trek in the direction of the house he sees lit up in the distance. It’s better than freezing to death in your car as it gets buried in the snow.
Alpha Jackrabbit shifter Conall is happy to have two entire weeks off. He loves his job as a lumberjack and his crew are like brothers to him, but Conall longs for the bit of peace and quiet and time in his fur that comes with shutdown. Only his time off turns out to be nothing like what he planned.
When Conall hears a cry for help while he’s in his fur, he races towards the sound to discover a human caught in a hunting trap, his leg bleeding and most likely broken. Without thinking, he shifts into his human form to help and is shocked to hear, “I know you,” just as the man passes out. What was that about?
TITLE: Crazy Like a Fox
AUTHOR: F.N. Manning
SERIES: Supernatural Affairs #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/11/2022
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Kidnappers stole enough of Max’s life. Now the former captive is free, but the past isn’t so easy to forget.
Lysander Temple is determined to atone for the sins of the past and become the honorable detective he used to be again.
Can two damaged souls build a better future together, or is love only an insane dream in Crazy Like a Fox?
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