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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelf Life | Kelly Jensen | Riptide Publishing | 1/16/2023 | Hearts & Crafts #2 | Amazon |
| The Unicorn | Shay Mitchel | Self Published | 1/16/2023 | Eastside #2 | Amazon |
| Drive to Thrive | CD Rachels | Self Published | 1/16/2023 | Formula Q #1 | Amazon |
| Painted Bare | Hayden West | Pride Publishing | 1/17/2023 | City of Fountains #3 | Amazon |
| Another Dimension of Us | Mike Albo | Penguin Workshop | 1/17/2023 | Amazon | |
| As You Walk On By | Julian Winters | Viking Books for Young Reader | 1/17/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Words That Remain | Stênio Gardel (Bruna Dantas Lobato, Translator) | New Vessel Press | 1/17/2023 | Amazon | |
| Daddy Loves Confidence | M.A. Innes | Self Published | 1/17/2023 | Tender Control Book #4.5 | Amazon |
| Forever Asher | Rhys Everly | Self Published | 1/17/2023 | Mayberry Protectors #1 | Amazon |
| Building Up to Love | J. V. Speyer | Self Published | 1/18/2023 | Building #1 | Amazon |
| On Fire | Rebecca Ryan | Self Published | 1/18/2023 | Colton Security | Amazon |
| The House That Love Remembered | Daniel Elijah Sanderfer | Self Published | 1/18/2023 | Amazon | |
| Twilight Heist | Katherine McIntyre | Hot Tree Publishing | 1/19/2023 | Outlaws #2 | Amazon |
| Shards Of Hope | BL Jones | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | FISA Agents #1 | Amazon |
| In the Picture | Nico Flynn | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Army Awakenings #2 | Amazon |
| His Remorseful King | A.N. Stauber | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Black Hearts #2 | Amazon |
| Sainted | Jesse H Reign | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Amazon | |
| First Bite | Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Amazon | |
| One for the Road | Kate Hawthorne | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Amazon | |
| Eternal Luck | Louisa Masters | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Ghostly Guardians | Amazon |
| The Office Nemesis Calamity | Hayden Hall | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Frat Brats of Santa Barbara #7 | Amazon |
| Dead Stop | Pandora Pine | Self Published | 1/19/2023 | Cold Case Psychic #20 | Amazon |
| Wild Ones | Kira Stone | Changeling Press | 1/20/2023 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Dickhead | K.A. Merikan | Acerbi & Villani | 1/20/2023 | Wrong Side of the Tracks #3 | Amazon |
| Taking Two | Sophie O’Dare | L&L Literary Services | 1/20/2023 | Marked by His Alpha #7 | Amazon |
| Mark Them Softly | Lilo Quie | Decadent Publishing | 1/20/2023 | Forsaken Few: The Omegas of Club Despair #4 | Amazon |
| Fierce | Lola Malone | Self Published | 1/20/2023 | The Undeniable #3 | Amazon |
| The Hideaway Neighbor | Rye Cox | Self Published | 1/20/2023 | Corio Heights #4 | Amazon |
| Stuff Me | Joe Satoria | Self Published | 1/20/2023 | Bears-4-U | Amazon |
| Arresting Love | Silvia Onyx | Self Published | 1/20/2023 | Wild R Farm #2, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| The Wedding | T.J. Blackley | JMS Books | 1/21/2023 | Amazon | |
| >Comic Book Romance | Charles Payseur | JMS Books | 1/21/2023 | Amazon | |
| Squirrel Circus | Holly Day | JMS Books | 1/21/2023 | Amazon | |
| Sanctuary | Edward Kendrick | JMS Books | 1/21/2023 | Targeted #3 | Amazon |
| Rescued Omegas | Aria Grace | Surrendered Press | 1/21/2023 | Glass Bay Apartments #10 | Amazon |
| His Precious Omega | Raiven Matthews | Self Published | 1/21/2023 | Sweet Alps Mates #3 | Amazon |
| Make Mine A Unicorn | Harper B. Cole & Colbie Dunbar | Surrendered Press | 1/22/2023 | Mated by Chance #6 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Shelf Life
AUTHOR: Kelly Jensen
SERIES: Hearts & Crafts #2
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 347
RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2023
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Good things come to those who bake.
Grayson used to love baking, but the recipe for running his parents’ café changes every day. His dad, overwhelmed by grief, is no help. They can’t even talk about Gray’s mom, let alone the failing business. Of less help is the crush Gray has on Sporty—a trainer from the local gym. Gray barely has time for his friends, let alone scratching the itch Sporty inspires.
Aaron suspects he’s not Gray’s type, meaning Gray probably isn’t into fitness, board games, or redheads. Still, that doesn’t stop Aaron visiting the café twice a week. The day Gray finally speaks to him personally could have been the start of something—if Gray hadn’t immediately suffered a heart attack.
The prescription for Gray’s recovery includes exercise, but when Aaron steps in to help, Gray is dubious. He’s never been fond of working out. The more he gets to know Aaron, though, the more they seem to have in common, especially when it comes to games. Aaron has been quietly designing his own, and when Gray shows interest, they embark on a quest to complete it together: a hero’s journey complicated by family, the demands of their careers, their fledgling relationship, and learning to be honest about what they want out of life.
TITLE: The Unicorn
AUTHOR: Shay Mitchel
SERIES: Eastside #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 327
RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2023
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Pete’s been on a fairly even keel for the last few years, but that’s the problem. He’s got a degree, a devoted boyfriend, and a house so big even the ferrets have their own bedroom. It’s time to put on the big girl panties and figure out what he’s going to do with his life. But despite an over abundance of support from those he’s close to, Pete’s confidence can still be undermined by whispers from his past. That is until Troy comes into his life, and Nick’s. Troy was supposed to be a distraction, but when he gives Pete something he didn’t even know he needed, some thing Nick refuses to give him, suddenly Troy is much more than just a plaything. The heart may want what it wants, but is it right for the heart to want two men in the same way, or will all that wanting just end up destroying everything?
TITLE: Drive to Thrive
AUTHOR: CD Rachels
SERIES: Formula Q #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 217
RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2023
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The public knows me as Damon ‘the Speed Demon’ Davidoff, eligible bachelor and winner of FQ titles around the world. Fans adore me and my team supports me. They don’t need to know I’m so deep in the closet I intend to bury myself there.
Then my poor health catches up to me and my world comes crashing down. I could bounce back easily if it weren’t for one little complication: my male nurse is attractive as hell.
I can suppress these feelings during the season break—I have to. I’m not going to expose my secret just because I feel a fire coursing through my veins when Rocky puts his hands on me.
As the weeks go by, I somehow let Rocky under my skin and into my heart. He’s smart, sweet, and everything I never knew I needed.
I thought I wanted a clean bill of health and to keep winning my races. Now, for the first time in my life, I want so much more. I want him, and damn if that isn’t the scariest thing I’ve ever felt.
TITLE: Painted Bare
AUTHOR: Hayden West
SERIES: City of Fountains #3
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 15,100 Pages
RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2023
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The canvas never lies.
Anthony Henson doesn’t do people. He prefers to be left alone with his paint, brushes, and canvas. A world that allows his mind to be at ease, without the struggle to do what is right by societal dictates. His quiet universe is sent spinning when a string of recent thefts brings a tall Irish detective into his circle.
Detective Liam Rourke has a hard, firm policy on not intermingling work and pleasure. Until now, it’s not been an issue to uphold. Enter one painter and all he wants to do is spend more time around him. The lines between professional and personal are blurred.
When everything settles, what will happen to the straightlaced detective and the one man whose messy life, doesn’t matter to him?
TITLE: Another Dimension of Us
AUTHOR: Mike Albo
PUBLISHER: Penguin Workshop
LENGTH: 320
RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2023
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In 1986, Tommy Gaye is in love with his best friend, budding teen poet Renaldo Calabasas. But at the height of the AIDS crisis and amidst the homophobia running rampant across America, Tommy can never share his feelings. Then, one terrible night, Renaldo is struck by lightning. And he emerges from the storm a very different boy.
In 2044, Herron High student Pris Devrees jolts awake after having a strange nightmare about a boy named Tommy and a house in the neighborhood the locals affectionally call “The Murder House.” When she ventures to the house to better understand her vivid dreams, she happens upon an old self-help book that she soon realizes is a guide to trans-dimensional travel.
As bodies and minds merge across the astral plane, Pris, Tommy, and their friends race to save Renaldo from a dangerous demon, while uncovering potent realities about love, sexuality, and friendship.
TITLE: As You Walk On By
AUTHOR: Julian Winters
PUBLISHER: Viking Books for Young Reader
LENGTH: 336
RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2023
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Seventeen-year-old Theo Wright has it all figured out. His plan (well, more like his dad’s plan) is a foolproof strategy that involves exceling at his magnet school, getting scouted by college recruiters, and going to Duke on athletic scholarship. But for now, all Theo wants is a perfect prom night. After his best friend Jay dares Theo to prompose to his crush at Chloe Campbell’s party, Theo’s ready to throw caution to the wind and take his chances.
But when the promposal goes epically wrong, Theo seeks refuge in an empty bedroom while the party rages on downstairs. Having an existential crisis about who he really is with and without his so-called best friend wasn’t on tonight’s agenda. Though, as the night goes on, Theo finds he’s not as alone as he thinks when, one by one, new classmates join him to avoid who they’re supposed be outside the bedroom door. Among them, a familiar acquaintance, a quiet outsider, an old friend, and a new flame . . .
TITLE: The Words That Remain
AUTHOR: Stênio Gardel (Bruna Dantas Lobato, Translator)
PUBLISHER: New Vessel Press
LENGTH: 149
RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2023
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A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it over fifty years ago from his youthful passion, handsome Cicero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil where the demands of manual labor thwarted his becoming literate, Raimundo has long been unable to read. As young men, he and Cicero fell in love, only to have Raimundo’s father brutally beat his son when he discovered their affair. Even after Raimundo succeeds in making a life for himself in the big city, he continues to be haunted by this secret missive full of longing from the distant past. Now at age seventy-one, he at last acquires a true education and the ability to access the letter.
TITLE: Daddy Loves Confidence
AUTHOR: M.A. Innes
SERIES: Tender Control Book #4.5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2023
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When friends fix you up, it’s either going to be a spectacular failure or a fascinating first date. Unfortunately for Arthur, it’s the owners of the Bound & Controlled club who fix him up and his first date is an email. So it’s going to be a fascinating failure?
Joseph knows his terrible schedule and long work trips make meeting people difficult…and they make meeting Daddies even harder. But after months of exchanging emails with the sweet Dom with a dry sense of humor, he’s starting to wonder if he’s finally found the Daddy of his dreams…one who’s funny and completely supports his passion for cereal and comfort food.
Any man who mails you cereal is a keeper, right?
TITLE: Forever Asher
AUTHOR: Rhys Everly
SERIES: Mayberry Protectors #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 230
RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2023
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I kissed my best friend. And I liked it.
I’m at the lowest point of my life. Retiring from my SEAL team was not in my life plan.
Yet here I am, 30 years old, no wife, children or career. And now I have to start over while dealing with the after-effects of my last mission.
All in all, life can’t get more complicated.
Until it does.
Suddenly I’m turned on by Asher’s gay romance audiobooks and kissing him when he brings me a new furry friend.
Before I know it, I start dreaming of a life with him.
Have I had it wrong all this time?
Is Asher my soulmate? Is he the love of my life? Is he my forever Asher?
TITLE: Building Up to Love
AUTHOR: J. V. Speyer
SERIES: Building #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 232
RELEASE DATE: 1/18/2023
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Jared is at the top of his game, professionally. His love life leaves a little to be desired. All he wants is someone who can love him for him, and who doesn’t demand he “pick a side.” The sudden reappearance of his college boyfriend, Logan, doesn’t make anything better.
Logan knows he broke Jared’s heart all those years ago. He plans to keep a respectful distance, especially once he starts defending a mob case. The last thing he wants is to bring more trouble into Jared’s life. As they keep getting thrown together, he finds it harder to stay away.
The Mob isn’t known for being considerate of their targets’ love lives. It’s not going to be easy to build a new relationship with Jared as Logan’s client’s enemies come knocking at his door…
TITLE: On Fire
AUTHOR: Rebecca Ryan
SERIES: Colton Security
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 231
RELEASE DATE: 1/18/2023
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Nic Silvano is the quiet one. The profiler who keeps his team safe but has no problem coming out hard and fast to protect them and anyone close. Nic is the one who kept Colton Security afloat the two years Finn Colton disappeared into the dark abyss of grief. The men and women of Colton Security would do anything for the man who says little and is all action.
But Nic’s past is about to catch up with him.
A series of bombings targeting gay bars suddenly shines a light on places he’d rather not go. When Fire Chief Keller Walker ends up working in tandem with the team, sparks begin to fly. What ignites, will jeopardize not just the reputation of both men, but the very idea of friendship, duty, and calling. Learning who to trust has always been a life challenge for Nic–and now he’s on the ropes. When the bomber sets him up, he is forced to grapple with the intangible power of love and realize how strong it can be.
TITLE: The House That Love Remembered
AUTHOR: Daniel Elijah Sanderfer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 63
RELEASE DATE: 1/18/2023
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When Jimmy gets a call saying he’s inherited a beach house from a deceased friend, he’s not sure what to do. His new life with his long-lost love, Holden, is going wonderfully. However, when they arrive at the house, they discover it’s not in good shape at all. If that’s not bad enough, the guys discover a heartbreaking secret. There’s more than just wood rot hidden within the walls of the once-loved home.
Can they help save another house that love forgot, or will the memories of what it used to be, prove too great of a challenge to repair? There are lots of clues to help them remember its splendor. They simply have to put together the tattered pieces of a time and love gone by.
TITLE: Twilight Heist
AUTHOR: Katherine McIntyre
SERIES: Outlaws #2
PUBLISHER: Hot Tree Publishing
LENGTH: 283
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Heist rule number two? Never fall for a lone wolf.
A blast from Tuck’s circus past draws Tuck and the charming lone-wolf hacker, Leo, into a dizzying web of passion, secrets, and betrayal.
When the circus comes calling, Tuck is helpless to the lure, and this time, his old troupe’s in trouble. Their attempt to leave Reynauld Industries ended with a hit on them, courtesy of the deadly mercenary group, the Stockyard. Tuck can’t sit idly by, and as the resident stealth operator for the Outlaws, he’s in a unique position to help.
Leo’s a lone wolf hacker, and no amount of his best friend’s pleading, Tuck’s flirty smiles, or interesting jobs will sway him into working with the Outlaws. At least, until they land this one. After growing up in the hellish Stockyard, he’s wanted to take them down for years, and this is the Holy Grail of opportunities. Only problem? The Outlaws can never know about his history with them.
When Leo and Tuck start working together, a chemistry emerges that neither of them can deny. Leo’s mantra of “one and done” falters the moment Tuck shows him a care and steadfastness he’s never experienced before, and the more time they spend with each other, the more he doesn’t want to give up the first man he’s started to fall for. However, if the Outlaws discover his past or the Stockyard finds him first, Leo will end up one of the bloated corpses they’ve left lining the Chicago River.
TITLE: Shards Of Hope
AUTHOR: BL Jones
SERIES: FISA Agents #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 309
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Hope can be a prism of scars from which light shines.
Twenty years ago, an infamous scientist created Liquid Onyx, a world-changing chemical which led to the rise of superheroes and supervillains.
Jack Roth is not a superhero. He’s an assassin, a killer, a lethal weapon forged and controlled by the evil organisation Obsidian Inc.
Leo Snow isn’t a superhero either. He’s a British secret agent who spends his life protecting the world and saving everyone he can.
When these two men’s lives collide on the streets of Danger City just as Obsidian Inc is gearing up for another cataclysmic scientific discovery, they’ll both need to reckon with their dark past, messy present and potentially hopeful future.
TITLE: In the Picture
AUTHOR: Nico Flynn
SERIES: Army Awakenings #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 57
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Never let anyone see the photos on your phone…
When his friends steal his phone at the bar and start flipping through his photos, Chase Cooper is mildly annoyed. When they point out that his phone is filled with nothing but photos of Noah, his best friend and roommate, there’s nothing mild about the panic that follows.
Sure, he’d hooked up with a fellow male soldier a few times overseas, but it was just tension relief. He’s not actually bi. It was just convenient. It doesn’t mean he’s in love with his roommate. Right?
But once the idea is there, he can’t shake it. Chase is desperate to get a look at Noah’s photos… but will they show the same thing, or will Chase be stuck living five feet away from someone he can never have?
TITLE: His Remorseful King
AUTHOR: A.N. Stauber
SERIES: Black Hearts #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 224
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Being second-in-command in Boston’s Irish Mob taught Patrick “Paddy” Murphy just how disastrous secrets and lies were—they barely held together the unstable foundation of his family after all. But the limit of falsity he can maintain is fast approaching, and if the seal on his lips breaks… Well, the truth would rip apart the Murphy’s and destroy the crumbling facade they upheld.
His desire for men, or rather one man, was one of those secrets. If the family or—even worse, a rival family—found out about Michael Griffin, life as Paddy knew it would cease to exist.
It was as if the universe knew this and tried to keep the pair apart. From Army Deployments and near death experiences to a secret baby, everything that could go wrong for the childhood best friends turned lovers did.
Can Paddy and Michael reach the end of the dark tunnel they traverse and find happiness together? Or will they remain each other’s dirty little secret?
TITLE: Sainted
AUTHOR: Jesse H Reign
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 212
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Falling for my kidnapper is a terrible idea.
He’s a bad man and I don’t mean trash like your ex. I mean seriously bad. I mean dangerous. You can tell just by looking at him; black eyes, a menacing scowl, and a nose that’s been badly broken in the past.
He is my arch nemesis. My mortal enemy. My singular obsession.
I was afraid of him when we met. He kidnapped and chained me to a bed. Me, Damon Alexander Beckett of BeckIT fame and fortune. Well, the joke’s on him because I’m going to make it my life’s mission to destroy him. But first, I have to survive being his captive. He’s here all the time. Watching me. His heavy male presence never more than five feet away, dark, glinting eyes tracking down my body.
When he propositions me indecently, I am shocked and outraged. As I should be. Seriously, the audacity of him is unreal.
It’s obvious I should say no. It goes without saying. Any sane person would laugh in his face.
So why am I on my knees?
TITLE: First Bite
AUTHOR: Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 178
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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A lone alpha on the edge. A veteran home from war. One bond that will save them both.
Indigo Baros left for the front line two decades ago, and his contract’s up, but when he gets state side, nothing’s how he remembers it. His family’s gone, scattered to the winds or dead, but an inheritance from his grandfather offers him a place to settle down. He doesn’t know what’s next after a life of loyalty and violence, and for the first time since he was a teenager, he’s got no one to tell him which way to march.
Riley O’Sullivan is an alpha without a pack—his choice. Werewolves are dangerous, brutal beasts, and he wants no part of that life. But a nearby pack is unsettled by an unattached alpha. They start to put pressure on him to join up or get the hell out of dodge, but Riley’s always been the kind of alpha to stand his ground, and he won’t be run out of his home so easily.
When Indigo gets caught in the middle of pack conflict, it may cost him his life, but if he’s lucky, he’ll find the new purpose he’s been missing.
First Bite was originally published on Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes’s Pateron page as our 2022 Paranormal Romance serial.
TITLE: One for the Road
AUTHOR: Kate Hawthorne
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 231
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Max
I left St. Jack’s Bay ten years ago and haven’t looked back once. Unless you count all the times I close my eyes and think about Rome Anderson kissing me on the water tower or all of the firsts we shared in my cramped teenage bedroom. Being in love with Rome as a teenager was serious and scary, so I did the only thing I knew how to do—I ran.
I should have known it would only be a matter of time before life called me back to the small town we grew up in, and also back to Rome who’s never left. I’m only home for a week and the two of us are fresh out of firsts, but neither of us seems to be against the idea of sharing some last times together instead.
Rome
I’ve never stopped loving Max, but over the years, I’ve definitely started to hate him. At seventeen, I got left behind, but it worked out okay in the end. I own the only bar in town, I date when I want to, and Max’s twin sister Lydia is my best friend. Life isn’t what it was supposed to be, but it’s not horrible.
Max is back now and taking him to bed was a terrible idea because it’s not long before I don’t hate him at all. I love Max and I want him to be mine, but we’ve both been here before. I know it’s only a matter of time before he breaks my heart and heads back on the road, leaving me—and our future—behind once again.
TITLE: Eternal Luck
AUTHOR: Louisa Masters
SERIES: Ghostly Guardians
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 64
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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Luck brought us together… but can it last forever?
I was working a dead-end job and living with too many roommates when I met Carlos. That meeting was our first stroke of luck, changing both our lives and tying us together. I’ll never regret it, but after eight amazing years, I’m starting to think he does.
More than anything, I want to spend the rest of my life with Carlos, but making him miserable isn’t an option. He might think this getaway to Illinois is to visit friends, but for me, it’s a last-ditch push to save our relationship.
A wrong turn brings us to Mannix Estate… and suddenly it seems like our luck might have struck again.
This Ghostly Guardians prequel novella was previously a newsletter serial. No changes have been made.
TITLE: The Office Nemesis Calamity
AUTHOR: Hayden Hall
SERIES: Frat Brats of Santa Barbara #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 228
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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I hate his pretty lips. I hate how good they taste.
Theo
He’s the most infuriating, immature frat brat I’ve ever had the misfortune of coming across. Again.
He’s also the guy I dumped in high-school when I realized I was straight after all. And he just so happens to be the intern at his dad’s company; the very same one I work for.
A terrible misunderstanding puts Justin Lewis into my care. I’m supposed to teach him how his father’s business works. But he’s determined to do it the hard way.
Four years ago, after breaking his heart, I experienced what Justin’s hatred could do. He ruined the final weeks of high-school for me. He scared me into skipping my prom night.
No more.
I’m not that frightened kid anymore. I’ve come far without anyone’s help and I’m not letting one begrudging ex ruin all that I’ve achieved.
If only he wasn’t so irresistible when he pouted.
If only I could stop leaning in to catch his scent.
If only I wasn’t about to make the same mistake all over again.
Justin
It was supposed to be simple; do the internship, make Dad happy, and go away to lick my wounds. I’m sick of the way I live, but a terrible breakup from four years ago still haunts me.
Until I start my internship and discover there’s Theo Wright in my office. Or am I in his office? Depends on who you ask.
The guy hates me and I know why. But I hate him just as much. He wrecked me for good when he turned suddenly straight after one encounter and I never trusted another guy since.
If I’m going to earn my ticket out, I need to do this boring internship. And Theo just so happens to be the only thing to help me pass the time. Annoying him is my new, favorite hobby.
Until I take it a step too far.
And he blushes like a maiden.
And my heart nearly explodes.
Maybe there’s more to him than I let myself believe. The way he looks at me while we work is almost enough to give me a glimmer of hope. If I was foolish enough, I might try something that could burn down in flames again.
Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve always been foolish enough.
TITLE: Dead Stop
AUTHOR: Pandora Pine
SERIES: Cold Case Psychic #20
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 203
RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2023
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With his growing family and booming business, psychic Tennyson Grimm needs a vacation. And while Ohio is hardly the tropical beach he had in mind, when he gets an offer to be a part of the anniversary celebrations for the famously haunted Cincinnati Music Hall, Ten accepts. The opera director, Matheson Jennings, wants Ten to host public and private group readings, nothing out of the ordinary for the psychic. Piece of cake, right?
Ronan O’Mara is suspicious of the invitation from the start, but agrees to accompany Ten, along with Jude and Cope for an epic road trip. The fun and games of the open road come to a screeching stop when they arrive at their final destination, where nothing is as it seems.
During the public reading, a ghost demands Tennyson solve his decades-old murder—or else. Tennyson promises to do what he can, but Ronan’s gut is telling them to get out. Ronan’s instincts has never been wrong before, and this time is no different. The murder may have been in the past, but the danger is very much in the now. And growing.
Can Tennyson and Ronan get to the bottom of the mystery or will they be the next phantoms of the opera?
TITLE: Wild Ones
AUTHOR: Kira Stone
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 86
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023, 2nd Edition
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Billy has always been a loner, but after being bitten by a ferocious wolf, his need for solitude becomes even greater. He can’t get a handle on the wild forces now running through him. He makes the best of it by carving out a territory in the Canadian wilderness, but he’s far from happy with his lot in this strange, new life.
Luc knows Billy is just the guy he’s looking for. His small pack is made up of men who are special even among weres. Their ability to control the elements — air, earth, fire and water — makes them uniquely qualified to act as spirit guardians. But presently there are only three, and they need Billy to complete them or Luc will lose much more than his position as alpha.
It’ll take a lot of fast talking to convince Billy to join their pack, but first the Wild Ones will have to catch him…
TITLE: Dickhead
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
SERIES: Wrong Side of the Tracks #3
PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani
LENGTH: 454
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023
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“He says I’m the dumbest hostage he’s ever had. But I’m also the hottest.”
Hammer. Enforcer for the Demon Brethren MC. Sociopath. Butcher. Weapon of choice: Sledgehammer
Dex. Shameless. Perpetually horny. No impulse control. Weapon of choice: Dumb jokes
From the moment Dex saw Hammer smash a man’s head open like it was a watermelon, he was obsessed. No, really, obsessed.
He is thrilled when life offers him the opportunity to introduce himself to the bloodthirsty biker god. So maybe it’s not so perfect that Hammer is his prisoner, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Standing guard at a secret junkyard prison is serious business, but Dex’s horny brain still gets the best of him. One thing leads to another and—oops—now he’s Hammer’s hostage, they’re going God knows where, and Dex lands in a cage next to a… tiger?
Oh well, he’s here for a good time, not a long time.
Hammer isn’t letting anyone jail him. Not even his club brothers. He’s not a traitor, and he will prove it if it kills him.
His ticket out of captivity appears in the form of a gay, tattooed, blond ball of chaos who seems to have a crush on him. Hammer might be straight but seduction isn’t beneath him if it gets him what he wants.
To Hammer’s bewilderment, even as a hostage, Dex doesn’t stop hitting on him. Strangely, the brat’s silly smiles and motormouth begin to chip Hammer’s armor, awakening feelings he never thought himself capable of.
Add to that Dex’s surprising talent for dismembering bodies, and it turns out Hammer might be the one in over his head.
TITLE: Taking Two
AUTHOR: Sophie O’Dare
SERIES: Marked by His Alpha #7
PUBLISHER: L&L Literary Services
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023
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Gael fell in love once and swore never to go through that pain again. But what happens when the one who broke his heart reappears?
Gael Clarke has never forgotten the pain of his first heartbreak. It left his life a wreck, cost him his family, and nearly ended his life. Vowing never to take that risk again, he’s dedicated himself to his work as the manager of the new Omega Youth Center, a safe haven for Omegas that is shielded from the pressures of the outside world. It’s the perfect place for Gael to hide away from the world.
The perfect escape until Heath Kincaid arrives, that is. Heath is a rich, powerful, and handsome investor, looking for a new charity to support. He’s also the man who broke Gael’s heart all those years ago, leaving him broken and desperate. When Heath discovers Gael now has a child, he does the unexpected and asks for Gael’s hand in marriage.
Heath already destroyed Gael once, but he offers the safety and security Gael lost all those years ago. Can he accept Heath’s offer but withhold his heart? Or will he foolishly fall once again for a man who only proposed marriage to fix a past wrong?
TITLE: Mark Them Softly
AUTHOR: Lilo Quie
SERIES: Forsaken Few: The Omegas of Club Despair #4
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 229
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023
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Mark has loved Yriel since the moment they met. Not a single heat has passed without sharing a bed with him, but mates they’ll never be. Yriel fears harm coming to Mark, and the judgment passed on omegas like him, omegas who refuse to submit for their alphas.
It’s been forty years since Heofan of Grey and their child left this world, and Shaw hasn’t found himself a mate, nor is he looking for one. He’s tired of looking for the one, but maybe there isn’t a male meant for him. Maybe there are two? The fates have blessed his living son’s home and brought peace to Aurelius and the grims. When a whisper catches Shaw’s ear, he can’t ignore the fates or his wolf. His mate is close.
Yriel Nicodemus has lived a long life jealously guarding secrets that would undo the very nature of vampiric society if revealed. All the peace he’s worked to achieve, the lives he’s saved, all would be undone if anyone were to find out. When the worst comes to pass, everyone will know what Yriel did, but with his mates and family at his back, the future looks clear.
TITLE: Fierce
AUTHOR: Lola Malone
SERIES: The Undeniable #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 223
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023
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The time has come to claim who’s mine.
Charlie:
I feel like I’m drowning.
After my parents were executed, my life crumbled at my feet, and I can’t lose the only family member I have left. Even if it means accepting a seat within the inner circle of the Business, the crime organization I want nothing to do with. Even if it means going on a dangerous mission to earn my seat in their ranks. But when that assignment leads me to a trip down memory lane and I come face-to-face with the guy who used to be my best friend, I know that I’m being challenged to change my life, and regain my strength. I must trust the one man who seems to want to help me. The man who’s claiming my very existence.
Samuel:
I’m a man with a simple dream: become a martial arts instructor and claim the man I’ve wanted for as long as I can remember. The mysterious boy I worshipped from afar when we were just teenagers, the shy guy who stumbled back into my life when he joined the Business, the broken man I’m now sworn to protect. Charlie’s haunted by nightmares and horrors from his past, terrified of letting anyone in. But he won’t be able to escape me. He was always mine from the beginning.
TITLE: The Hideaway Neighbor
AUTHOR: Rye Cox
SERIES: Corio Heights #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 216
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023
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What do you do when your past becomes your new neighbor?
Noah thought he was safe with his childhood friend, and all that awaited them was a lifetime of happiness. When the unthinkable happens, he hides away to lick his wounds, but his heart remains frozen in time. Unable to move forward, Noah finds that his new neighbor is the very man who has him bound in the past. Is this the closure he’s been seeking to end that chapter of his life or will he break free from the chains that have coiled his heart and learn to trust again?
Bound by the shackles of pressure, Lucas lost the person he thought he’d spend his life with. Years pass, but he’s unable to resign himself to the fate of living without the love of his life. He wants nothing more than to get Noah back. He was raised to take what he wants, and he’s determined to obtain it. Will he succeed or will the past devour them?
TITLE: Stuff Me
AUTHOR: Joe Satoria
SERIES: Bears-4-U
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023
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Searching for one sweet beary Daddy.
CHARLIE
I was truly, madly, deeply, in love after one night. How was that even possible? He ticked the last box on my European bucket list. And I got more than I bargained for. Could this beary Daddy be the one?
My body craved Mr. Mystery Bear. I needed the care and attention he gave me, even if it was just for one more night. But first, I needed to find him.
DOMEN
I met him through an app in a foreign country, and he was all I could think about. A sweet, teddy hugging little. Was he the missing piece I’d been searching for?
He had to be the one. I knew his body, his desires, his wants, yet I didn’t even know his real name. But when I find out, I’ll tattoo it on my heart.
Crossing paths again seems unlikely, but the Bears-4-U world is small.
A Daddy bear is in want of his teddy bear. Will they find their beary ever after?
TITLE: Arresting Love
AUTHOR: Silvia Onyx
SERIES: Wild R Farm #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 174
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2023, 2nd Edition
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Billy can manage a ranch with ease, but can he handle a man with claws?
I didn’t believe true love existed until I watched my grumpy boss fall head over heels. I’d told myself managing the ranch was my life, and I was happy to do it alone. Then I rescued Levi, a wounded shifter in desperate need of help, and something flared to life inside me. He’s my destiny, and I will do anything to protect him.
Heat sizzles between us, but as much as I long to act on it, I refuse to take advantage of him while he’s vulnerable, even when he begs me to.
As his past begins to catch up to him, I realize I might lose my chance to truly make him mine. We will both have to fight with everything we have to find the life we deserve.
2nd Edition. Arresting Love was previously published in 2012 as Silvia Violet.
TITLE: The Wedding
AUTHOR: T.J. Blackley
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 48
RELEASE DATE: 1/21/2023
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Roger Millbourne has a wonderful life — a doting adoptive father, all the novels he can read, and two rakish best friends, Duke Vincent Pennsbury and Roger’s cousin-by-adoption, Marquess Edward Chesburn. Roger has more-than-friendly feelings for Edward, it’s true, but up until now he has managed to keep them to himself and be satisfied with the friendship they have.
Vincent, however, spurred by troubles in his own recent marriage, has other ideas, and confronts Roger with the possibility that Edward might reciprocate his feelings. Suddenly Roger can no longer live in contentment, with his feelings hidden.
Does Edward love him back? Can Roger be brave enough to find out? And if he does, will Edward be brave enough to accept his love?
TITLE: Comic Book Romance
AUTHOR: Charles Payseur
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 52
RELEASE DATE: 1/21/2023
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Calvin Kant is what anyone would want in a reporter — an excellent typist, a dogged investigator, and an upstanding citizen. Oh, and a superhero. At least, his alter ego, Maxim, is. Fleeing a messy situation at his last job, Cal has arrived in Capital City without much direction. That is, until his new colleague Liang Lu sweeps him into a dangerous assignment at a maximum security supervillain prison. What could go wrong?
Well, a supervillain prison break could leave both of them trapped and in peril with Cal having to juggle his growing attraction to Liang with his need to protect his secret identity. And that mess Cal was running from could catch up with him at exactly the wrong moment, leaving him vulnerable and unprotected. Luckily for him, though, Liang’s got more than good looks going for him. But can the two men save the day, and each other, and find their own comic book romance?
TITLE: Squirrel Circus
AUTHOR: Holly Day
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 133
RELEASE DATE: 1/21/2023
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Can you forgive being rejected by your mate?
For as long as Jyran Pechman can remember, he’s dreamed about finding his soulmate. As a child, he lost his family, and he’s been moving around ever since. He hates it, and he wants nothing more than to have a home. A mate. A place to belong.
Gideon Everett might have dreamed about the day he’d find his mate, but his mate was never an unorganized, nut-hoarding squirrel shifter in those dreams. Wolves eat squirrels, so when Jyran walks into Gideon’s bar, he throws him out and tells him he wants nothing to do with him. He has a reputation to think about, and he will not be known as the wolf who mated a squirrel.
Being rejected hurts more than Jyran ever imagined, and he swears never to set foot in Gideon’s bar again. After the initial shock, Gideon is almost sure he made the right decision. Almost. What if he made the wrong decision? Now when he knows his mate is out there, can he live on as if they’ve never met, or does he have to … ugh … apologize?
TITLE: Sanctuary
AUTHOR: Edward Kendrick
SERIES: Targeted #3
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 113
RELEASE DATE: 1/21/2023
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Gale’s sister Audra comes to him seeking refuge from her abusive husband Hank. With the help of Cal and Gale’s other friends at The Three Bs club, they come up with a plan to keep her safe. In the process, Gale starts to realize he might be more interested in Cal than in the detective Cal had tried to push at him.
Then Hank shows up in town and confronts Gale at his apartment building. A fight ensues, ending with both men battered and bruised before Hank flees. Things might have ended there if Hank’s body hadn’t been discovered in an alley not far from the building.
With Gale as the obvious suspect in the murder, Cal does his best to prove otherwise, needing to help the man he’s begun to care about beyond friendship. Can they find the real killer while coming to grips with their growing personal interest in each other?
TITLE: Rescued Omegas
AUTHOR: Aria Grace
SERIES: Glass Bay Apartments #10
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 1/21/2023
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Twin omegas Teddy and Mikey have been on their own for a long time. Having been abandoned by their junkie father at twelve, they’ve had to take care of each other while trying to survive. Being reliant on street work isn’t a safe or easy life, but it’s all they know. When they overhear an alpha talking about leaving the country for two months and hoping his apartment is still standing when he returns, they get an idea.
Gordon doesn’t care about being a good neighbor, but when Alex asks him to water his plants while he’s traveling, he begrudgingly agrees. When he hears noises coming from the apartment that’s supposed to be empty, he gets curious. Purely out of boredom, he watches the door and sees a young man come in and out throughout the day. Gordon chooses to ignore the situation until he wakes up to a smoke detector going off and screaming coming from the other side of his wall.
The twins are terrified of the big alpha who comes to their rescue, but after getting to know him, they realize he may be the man they’ve waited their whole lives for.
TITLE: His Precious Omega
AUTHOR: Raiven Matthews
SERIES: Sweet Alps Mates #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 333
RELEASE DATE: 1/21/2023
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Brendan Sinclair
Being a Daddy was who I was, but I’d never found a boy that I’d wanted to keep forever.
Until I spotted him.
Standing in the line at a kink club to sit on Santa’s lap, he was shy innocence all wrapped up in an adorable package. From the first taste, I couldn’t get enough of him. Yet when an unseen danger prowls closer, my every instinct is protect my boy at all costs. He is my fated mate.
Do I have it in me to be the Daddy he deserves?
Ryan Foster
The night I saw him in the club, I had been waiting to ask Santa for my forever Daddy. Now, I feel my wish was answered.
He makes me feel safe… and treasured.
I want nothing more than to climb in his lap and be his boy forever. But I have a secret that threatens to tear us apart. Can I escape my past once and for all? Or will our mate bond be destroyed by a darkness I can’t outrun?
TITLE: Make Mine A Unicorn
AUTHOR: Harper B. Cole & Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: Mated by Chance #6
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 1/22/2023
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Unicorns are supposed to sparkle.
Alpha Roscoe works from home creating jingles for ads. It’s a lucrative business and he works as much or as little as he wants. But recently he’s taken to doodling on scraps of paper and without giving it much thought, each time he’s drawn a unicorn.
Intrigued, he heads to the local library to research the mythical beasts where he meets an elderly man named Mr. Lucas and his blue-haired nephew, Harry, who regale him with tales of unicorns.
Harley is an omega unicorn shifter. He lives a solitary life because unlike wolves, bears and lions, his mythical beast sets him apart from others. Until he meets a dragon shifter and his nephew and they get to talking.
Intending to meet his new friends at the local library, Harley wanders around checking out books. But neither the elderly man nor the younger one with blue hair turns up. Instead, Harley bumps into an alpha and everything falls out of the alpha’s bag, including his unicorn sketches.
Harley takes fright and it’s up to Roscoe to convince the omega it was an accident. But was it, the alpha asks himself.
Unicorns are supposed to sparkle.
Alpha Roscoe works from home creating jingles for ads. It’s a lucrative business and he works as much or as little as he wants. But recently he’s taken to doodling on scraps of paper and without giving it much thought, each time he’s drawn a unicorn.
Intrigued, he heads to the local library to research the mythical beasts where he meets an elderly man named Mr. Lucas and his blue-haired nephew, Harry, who regale him with tales of unicorns.
Harley is an omega unicorn shifter. He lives a solitary life because unlike wolves, bears and lions, his mythical beast sets him apart from others. Until he meets a dragon shifter and his nephew and they get to talking.
Intending to meet his new friends at the local library, Harley wanders around checking out books. But neither the elderly man nor the younger one with blue hair turns up. Instead, Harley bumps into an alpha and everything falls out of the alpha’s bag, including his unicorn sketches.
Harley takes fright and it’s up to Roscoe to convince the omega it was an accident. But was it, the alpha asks himself.
Unicorns are supposed to sparkle.
Alpha Roscoe works from home creating jingles for ads. It’s a lucrative business and he works as much or as little as he wants. But recently he’s taken to doodling on scraps of paper and without giving it much thought, each time he’s drawn a unicorn.
Intrigued, he heads to the local library to research the mythical beasts where he meets an elderly man named Mr. Lucas and his blue-haired nephew, Harry, who regale him with tales of unicorns.
Harley is an omega unicorn shifter. He lives a solitary life because unlike wolves, bears and lions, his mythical beast sets him apart from others. Until he meets a dragon shifter and his nephew and they get to talking.
Intending to meet his new friends at the local library, Harley wanders around checking out books. But neither the elderly man nor the younger one with blue hair turns up. Instead, Harley bumps into an alpha and everything falls out of the alpha’s bag, including his unicorn sketches.
Harley takes fright and it’s up to Roscoe to convince the omega it was an accident. But was it, the alpha asks himself.
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