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
Beautifully Damaged	Charity Parkerson	Punk & Sissy Publications	1/23/2023	Candied Crush	Amazon
Avenging Kelly	Sam E. Kraemer	Self Published	1/23/2023	The Lonely Heroes #9	Amazon
Control Me Daddy	Zack Wish	Self Published	1/23/2023	Mafia Daddies NYC #2	Amazon
Jet	Anna Fury	Self Published	1/23/2023	Temple Maze #2	Amazon
Unicorns Forever	May Archer	Self Published	1/23/2023	Love in O’Leary / Whispering Key	Amazon
The Loner	Riley Hart	Self Published	1/23/2023	The Vers Podcast #1	Amazon
Lost With Lightning	Ashe Moon	Self Published	1/23/2023	Dragon Firefighters #8	Amazon
Sanctuary for a Surgeon	Jason Wrench	Pride Publishing	1/24/2023	Up on the Farm #3	Amazon
Off the Record	Kelly Rand	NineStar Press	1/24/2023		Amazon
Runaway Skies	Simon Doyle	Self Published	1/24/2023	Runaway Bay #2	Amazon
Until I Saw You	Dianna Roman	Wild One Press	1/24/2023		Amazon
Shadowfall	Iris Foxglove	Belladonna Press	1/24/2023	Immortals Descending #2	Amazon
Noah	Eve Riley	Naughty Nights Press	1/24/2023	Federal Protection Agency #5	Amazon
Aisle Be There	Charlie Cochet	Self Published	1/24/2023	Runaway Grooms #1	Amazon
Righteous Eight	VK Fox	Self Published	1/24/2023	Words of Power #4	Amazon
Alter Arlo	Nordika Night	Self Published	1/24/2023		Amazon
The Wandering Prince	H.L Day	Self Published	1/24/2023	13 kingdoms #3	Amazon
Blue Plate Special	Layla Reyne	Self Published	1/24/2023	Table for Two	Amazon
Apex Predator	Cara Dee	Self Published	1/24/2023	The Game Series #11	Amazon
My Best Friend’s Secret	Romeo Alexander	Self Published	1/24/2023	Men of Fairlake	Amazon
Emissary	A.L. Morrow	SourGirl Books	1/25/2023	Star-Crossed Celestials	Amazon
Jewel in the Rough	Elle Keaton	Dirty Dog Press	1/25/2023	Piedras Island / West Coast Forensics	Amazon
The Timid Tiger	Lorelei M. Hart	Decadent Publishing	1/25/2023	Male-Order Mates #8	Amazon
Can’t Say Goodbye	Eden Finley	Self Published	1/25/2023	Football Royalty	Amazon
The Omega Bunny’s Second Chance	Ava Beringer	Self Published	1/25/2023	Seven Corners Shifters #7	Amazon
Melodie	Charlie Godwyne	Self Published	1/25/2023	Sky Nymph #6	Amazon
The Body Catcher	Megan Derr	Self Published	1/25/2023		Amazon
Giles Ashby Needs A Nanny	K. Sterling	Bawdy Books	1/26/2023	Nannies of New York #2	Amazon
Two Truths and a Lyle	DJ Jamison	Self Published	1/26/2023	Games We Play #1	Amazon
Dark Angel	Sue Brown	Self Published	1/26/2023	Darker Daddy Bodyguards #4	Amazon
Forbidden Flirtation	Lee Colgin	Self Published	1/26/2023	Paranormal Hunger #2	Amazon
Revved Up	JJ Harper	Self Published	1/26/2023	De’ath of You #5	Amazon
King’s Silver Knight	Ki Brightly	Self Published	1/26/2023	The Kings of Men MC #10	Amazon
Harpy Trickery	Jessamyn Kingley	Self Published	1/26/2023	D’Vaire #34	Amazon
How to Defy a Vampire	Alice Winters	Self Published	1/26/2023	VRC: Vampire Related Crimes #5	Amazon
Death Eternal	Richard Amos	Self Published	1/27/2023	Necromancer Rising #1	Amazon
Potions and Packs	Charlotte Brice	Self Published	1/27/2023	Hitmen and Hexes #4	Amazon
Royal Coronation	Hannah Willow	Self Published	1/27/2023	The Royal Entanglement #2	Amazon
His Secret Santa	CJ Bishop	Self Published	1/27/2023	The Phoenix Club	Amazon
Omega on the Run	MM Farmer	Self Published	1/27/2023	Bangers & Mash #5	Amazon
Hear Me	A.W. Scott	Self Published	1/27/2023	Bears-4-U	Amazon
My Bossy Valentine	Caleb Marks	Self Published	1/27/2023		Amazon
Prince and Pawn	Tavia Lark	Self Published	1/27/2023	Perilous Courts #3	Amazon
Alpha’s Sacrifice	Maggie Hemlock	Self Published	1/27/2023	Love by Glitter Bomb	Amazon
One Last Time	T.J. Hamel	Self Published	1/27/2023	Monstrous Deeds #3	Amazon
Lor	Lily Mayne	Self Published	1/27/2023	Monstrous #7	Amazon
Like A Piece of Art	Casper Graham	JMS Books	1/28/2023		Amazon
Foss	Pelaam	JMS Books	1/28/2023		Amazon
His Boyfriend the Caveman	R.G. Hendrickson	JMS Books	1/28/2023	Call Me Methuselah #2	Amazon
Beautiful Music	Tim Mead	JMS Books	1/28/2023		Amazon
Wait in the Truck	Aria Grace	Surrendered Press	1/28/2023	Blue Collar Daddies in the City #1	Amazon
Hiroshi	Zelda Knight	Aurelia Leo	1/28/2023	Single Dads of Gaynor Beach	Amazon
Third Time Lucky	Aurora Crane	Self Published	1/28/2023	Chain Reaction	Amazon
Loving Shane	Denver Shaw	Self Published	1/28/2023	Tennessee U #1.5	Amazon
Vengeance	Charlotte Brice	Self Published	1/28/2023	Demons of the Nothing #1	Amazon
Finding His Daddy	Leslie Ayla	Self Published	1/28/2023	Indulgence #2	Amazon
Straight To the Heart	Lynn Van Dorn	Self Published	1/28/2023		Amazon
The Trouble with Trying to Love a Hellion	Jennifer Cody	Self Published	1/28/2023	Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees #3	Amazon
The Nightingale Prince	Zack Bel	Urchin & Fox Publishing	1/29/2023	The Songbird Princes #1	Amazon
Room 215	Trisha Linde	Self Published	1/29/2023	The Scarlet Hotel	Amazon
To Feed the Bears	Elizabeth Silver	Self Published	1/29/2023	Fairy Godmother Inc. #2	Amazon

 

 

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TITLE: Beautifully Damaged

AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson

SERIES: Candied Crush

PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications

LENGTH: 69

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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A volatile rock star. The roadie who’s done with him. Two weeks alone. What could go wrong?

Three years ago, Ben left his job as a roadie for a popular metal band, Cosmic Nightmare, with no plans to ever look back. Those years of traveling with the band—especially frontman Joey Kickstart—were some of the best and worst of his life. Then Joey ruined everything for Ben. Now Joey needs a place to hide from the press and Ben is stuck with him. No good can come of this.

When Ben walked away from Joey three years ago, Joey let him go. Now Joey has a chance to relive those heated nights with Ben. First, he must get past Ben’s hatred. Then he has to stop doing the thing that drove Ben away the first time. He’s not sure either of those feats are possible. Joey has two weeks to find out.

TITLE: Avenging Kelly

AUTHOR: Sam E. Kraemer

SERIES: The Lonely Heroes #9

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 320

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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One man is set on revenge, another man for justice. Can the two of them work together to find the answers to right two wrongs?

Kelly Brown is finally free from the United States Disciplinary Barracks, where he took part in an experimental program that changed his life forever, and he’s got a few scores to settle—who kidnapped his sister at fourteen, and who got her pregnant?

London St. Michael is mourning the loss of his good friend, Mathis Sinclair, who is mown down in the prime of his life by a hit-and-run driver. The men of Golden Elite Associates-America are determined to find the unknown driver and bring them to justice.

When Kelly shows up at the Victorian with a boulder-sized chip on his shoulder and a list of questions as long as his arm, London is quick to take up the torch to help the man find his answers. Nowhere in their quest for the truth do the two men expect to find an attraction that can’t be denied.

TITLE: Control Me Daddy

AUTHOR: Zack Wish

SERIES: Mafia Daddies NYC #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 208

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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He wanted me and I fell right into his trap.

I was a junior reporter for the New York Tribune, and I needed a big story to save my job. I wanted the inside scoop on the city’s crime bosses and was willing to do anything to get it. But when it came down to it, just how far would I go? And at what cost?

Moving in criminal circles is scary. I’m all afraid and not even my stuffie can make me chill out. But one notorious mobster saw me coming from a mile away, and now my whole life is in the balance…

Rocco Luca wants to break me and make me his.

Rocco is an experienced mafia mastermind. Despite riding close to the edge for many years, he’s never been busted and now he has a new tool to use to avoid arrest… me. But Rocco wants my mind too, and my body. He wants total control of his boy, and the scary thing is I might not hate that as much as I think I should…

TITLE: Jet

AUTHOR: Anna Fury

SERIES: Temple Maze #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 392

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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Escape from the Temple Maze was only the beginning…

Jet

A psychopath tried to break me, and nothing will ever put me back together. I’m detoxing, pissed off and determined to rescue my baby brother before she breaks him too. There’s just one problem—Achaia. The voluptuous human’s sea-green gaze sets my body on fire. She’s a distraction I can’t afford, no matter how hot I burn for her. My only priority is rescuing my brother—everything else is a distant second.

Renze

How lucky I am to have two delicious mates—the hulking direwolf, Jet, and his exquisitely beautiful neighbor, Achaia. I simply need them to yield to my blood bond. Unfortunately, duty calls. A maniacal villainess hurt Jet, and that sin will not go unpunished. Lives hang in the balance.

Achaia

I have no memory of who I am. Maybe I’m a nobody. Maybe I’m a monster. Anything is possible. It doesn’t stop the sensual vampiri next door from declaring that Jet and I are his. Renze alone is intoxicating, but the monstrous duo together are impossible to refuse. When circumstances send them on a journey in search of allies, I leap at the chance to find my own answers. Renze wants to claim me. Jet can’t stop staring at me. And I just need to find myself.

Can we save Jet’s brother and free an entire continent from a madwoman without losing our heads in the process?

TITLE: Unicorns Forever

AUTHOR: May Archer

SERIES: Love in O’Leary / Whispering Key

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 36

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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Ever wondered what happened when Mason (from Off Plan, Whispering Key #1) brings his boyfriend Fenn home to meet Micah and Constantine (from The Secret, O’Leary #3) for the first time? It becomes clear pretty quickly that some things–like true love, the spirit of competition, and epic quantities of rainbow glitter–are meant to last forever.

Note: This is a very short bonus story, which was previously available as part of a giveaway. No new content has been added. It also makes the most sense to read this story after you’ve read The Secret and Off Plan. Happy reading!

TITLE: The Loner

AUTHOR: Riley Hart

SERIES: The Vers Podcast #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 257

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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Declan

As a founding member of The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, I’m The Loner—quieter than the others, and except for them, I don’t let myself get too close to people. Most of them just let you down anyway, or maybe it’s just that something about me chases people away.

Infrequent, no-strings-attached hookups have always worked for me. Who knew my favorite one would become such a popular movie star? But Sebastian Cole and I made it work, meeting up whenever he was in Santa Monica and in the mood—until he called it off when he got a serious boyfriend. A boyfriend he later found in bed with another man.

Now Sebastian is back in California, taking a break from acting. He needs a friend, and for whatever reason, he decides that should be me. We’ve known each other intimately for years, and yet we’ve never spent much time together with our clothes on. When he starts taking me places, it feels suspiciously like dates…and surprisingly, I like it.

Despite our differences, Sebastian’s lonely, like me. The more we hang out, the more I realize I’ll never get enough of him.

A loner dating a celebrity doesn’t make much sense. I don’t know how to be someone’s boyfriend, let alone be in the public eye. But to call him mine, I’ll need to leave the past behind and finally allow myself to move forward with him.

TITLE: Lost With Lightning

AUTHOR: Ashe Moon

SERIES: Dragon Firefighters #8

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 221

RELEASE DATE: 1/23/2023

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Eli is an orphan omega who has always taken care of himself. He’s completely shunned the use of his thunder dragon form to learn the human healing arts, and has never once wanted an alpha—but when an accident puts him into the protective “dad arms” of Theo, a fire drake many years his senior, a lifetime of repressed desires comes crackling to the surface.

After losing his mate twenty years ago, Theo’s dragon flame has steadily gone cold. He never thought he’d fall for another omega—especially one more than half his age—but the healer pretending to be a human won’t leave his mind. Can Theo guide Eli through the pleasures of embracing his dragon self? Or will they lose each other to the wounds they can’t forget?

TITLE: Sanctuary for a Surgeon

AUTHOR: Jason Wrench

SERIES: Up on the Farm #3

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 268

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Finding love in the sanctuary of nature and another man’ s arms.

Darrin Betancourt is a trauma surgeon in his early thirties living in New York City. His world gets thrown upside down after his husband dies in a car accident. Can Darrin get his act together and learn to love again before his life spirals out of control? His friends convince him to attend an all-gay retreat outside Woodstock. Begrudgingly, Darrin agrees to spend a weekend in nature, out of the city.

Jordan Floyd is a twenty-four-year-old farmhand who works for Devereux Farms Upstate just outside Woodstock. Jordan gets permission from his bosses to attend Camp Namast-Gay at the Woodstock Esoteric Sanctuary.

Darrin and Jordan end up in adjacent cabins. Can the two men take their friendship to a whole new level before the weekend is over? Or will disaster strike, derailing both of their lives and their burgeoning love?

TITLE: Off the Record

AUTHOR: Kelly Rand

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 228

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Freelance journalist David Cronkwright needs to finish a magazine article to avoid being evicted from his apartment. The subject is Nic Leduc, a younger, queer filmmaker on track to win an Oscar. But when David gets to Montreal, Nic refuses to be interviewed.

Instead, Nic drags David all over the city—to his stylist, to a karaoke night, to a hiking trail on a mountain. Nic takes him to a party where David realizes how lonely Nic’s success has made him, that perhaps, what they both need is to learn to trust each other.

TITLE: Runaway Skies

AUTHOR: Simon Doyle

SERIES: Runaway Bay #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 304

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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19-year-old French student Kaiser “Kai” Kateb has too many secrets to keep. And to his deeply religious parents, the fact that he’s gay isn’t even the worst of it—He’s the only one who knows what happened to his sister the night she disappeared six years ago.

So when Kai travels to Ireland for university, his goal is to leave all those secrets behind.

Caleb Burke has had a change of heart. Literally. But that doesn’t stop him from wanting to escape the overbearing care of his attentive mother. With a need to push the boundaries of life, he has his eyes set firmly on the skies.

One is afraid of living. The other has stared death in the face. And as Kai’s secrets come to light, they’ll need each other more than ever.

But can they overcome their fears together? Or is the truth too difficult to bear?

TITLE: Until I Saw You

AUTHOR: Dianna Roman

PUBLISHER: Wild One Press

LENGTH: 316

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Harper Reid has no money and nowhere to go, but he can’t spend one more day under the same roof as his abusive boyfriend. Desperate to start fresh, he takes on a special case through the caregiver agency that contracts him. The client has fired everyone else, but this job includes lodging, so Harper will find a way to make it work until he’s back on his feet.

High-flying, eccentric Riley Davenport has lost his sight, effectively clipping the vivacious man’s wings. Learning to navigate in darkness is difficult enough without being treated like a house plant by his girlfriend, parents, and friends. The last thing he needs is another pushy caregiver, hovering over him, curtailing the last of his freedom. But Harper Reid is different…very different.

Nervous, quiet, reserved. It’s almost like Harper has secrets and is the one who needs to be taught how to live again. And why does he smell like sugar cookies? Men aren’t supposed to smell delicious.

TITLE: Shadowfall

AUTHOR: Iris Foxglove

SERIES: Immortals Descending #2

PUBLISHER: Belladonna Press

LENGTH: 344

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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It is said the demon in the well will give you your heart’s desire…for a price.

When Declan’s prince and best friend, Arwyn, goes seeking the demon for himself, he surprises Declan by leaping into the demon’s well. But when Declan pulls him out, it isn’t Arwyn he rescued, but a demon wearing his skin. No one believes Declan that Arwyn’s soul has been corrupted by the shadow in the well, and with Arwyn taking up arms against the king’s fleet by becoming a pirate, all that matters is stopping him.

When Arwyn offers him a terrible bargain, Declan agrees, hoping it will finally give him the truth about what happened to his prince…and a chance to find the man he’d loved since childhood.

But Arwyn isn’t a demon. He’s a god, and he is very, very good at knowing what people really want. He is convinced that for Declan, it isn’t the prince who went into the water that has captivated him…but the shadow that came out of it.

TITLE: Noah

AUTHOR: Eve Riley

SERIES: Federal Protection Agency #5

PUBLISHER: Naughty Nights Press

LENGTH: 364

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Letting go is truly the most powerful control of all.

Federal Prosecutor, Noah Riley has had enough of what he feels is a failing justice system. He’s watched one too many times as young victims are let down and the men who have caused them harm go free. It’s time for a change in his life, but he has no idea where to start.

Fire Captain William Clarke doesn’t get close to the men who work under him at the firehouse. He keeps his distance and his personal life entirely separate to avoid his secret coming out. His men could never respect him if they knew his preferences, so it’s simply better to stay in the closet. No man could ever make him come out—until he meets Noah and what he believes is all shot to hell in a single heartbeat.

Can these two men find the love that will change both their lives forever?

TITLE: Aisle Be There

AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet

SERIES: Runaway Grooms #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 252

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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They say your wedding day is the beginning of your happily ever after.

But I’m pretty sure they never stood on a sweltering Florida beach getting ready to promise forever… only to change their mind at the last minute and be assaulted by a crustacean while fleeing the scene.

Once upon a time, I was a respected Navy officer. A guy who made a career out of managing chaos.

Now, I am the chaos, a groom on the run from my ex-fiance and his dad’s goons. Oh, and the guy driving the getaway car? That would be my ex-boyfriend, Jett.

Gorgeous. Brilliant. A guy I couldn’t help falling in love with twelve years ago.

The guy I realize I’ve always loved.

Did I mention he’s also a famous rock star on a sold-out summer tour?

This situation has disaster written all over it. But if I can manage the chaos, maybe I’ll get my happy ending after all.

TITLE: Righteous Eight

AUTHOR: VK Fox

SERIES: Words of Power #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 304

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Reality’s best defense has been sabotaged.

Its guardians have been slaughtered or corrupted.

Can a handful of misfits become the heroes humanity needs?

At a barren survivalist bunker in the middle of frozen nowhere, a team of eight rebels are all that stand between the world and a nightmare apocalypse.

The Saint

The Dreamer

The Warrior

The Musician

The Golemancer

The Sniper

The Hitman

The Clown

Their powers are failing. Their resources are gone. But saving the world starts with defending their children and loved ones, and they will fight until the snow runs red with blood, magic, and the red sands of Armageddon.

TITLE: Alter Arlo

AUTHOR: Nordika Night

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 422

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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War is coming, but no one knows who the enemy is.

In an ungoverned portion of the world after, three communities are on edge. Ruthless, damaged, and dangerous, Cadoc and Zade become reluctant allies to stay alive long enough to keep old promises and get the truth. The questions they ask get answers they weren’t prepared for, but lust, attraction, and new types of love trump their fears and spark new hope.

Arlo Thorne might be the name most feared, but he’s not the only threat.

A stalker who speaks in riddles.

A germaphobe living in a dirty world.

A madman with bloody hands.

Three leaders at war.

Cadoc and Zade have ties to them all.

Who will come out the other side and who is the real enemy?

TITLE: The Wandering Prince

AUTHOR: H.L Day

SERIES: 13 kingdoms #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 359

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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An ailing father. A missing healer who might have the cure. Now would be a really bad time for Jack and Sebastian to be at loggerheads.

Jack never saw the truth coming. And knowing Sebastian has been lying to him changes everything. Yet, despite his misgivings over whether their relationship can be repaired, he finds himself on a ship to Padora, Sebastian’s homeland. Awkward isn’t the word. And peril, as ever, is just over the next wave.

Sebastian’s whole world is falling apart. His magic is broken. His father, the king of Padora, is dying. And Jack… Well, Jack hates him, and not in the usual Jack way. He’s really messed up this time, and doesn’t know how to put it right.

Can Jack and Sebastian survive to save the day once more? And if they do, will it fix what was broken between them?

TITLE: Blue Plate Special

AUTHOR: Layla Reyne

SERIES: Table for Two

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 145

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Giving orders in the kitchen is chef Noah Becker’s specialty. He’s made a name for himself dishing up seasonal, farm-to-table comfort food at the local diner. A name that isn’t really his.

The last person Ezra Rosin expects to find while he’s on sabbatical in a small town is his son’s best friend. The one he helped disappear thirteen years ago. The one who’s grown into a hauntingly beautiful man.

Noah and Ezra grow closer, reconnecting over their shared love of food and wine until their friendship smolders into more. They agree to explore the unexpected dynamic, to enjoy each other while Ezra finishes the semester, but when past and present collide, Noah and Ezra must decide if their chemistry across the table and between the sheets is enough to cook up a delicious future together.

TITLE: Apex Predator

AUTHOR: Cara Dee

SERIES: The Game Series #11

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 284

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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Lane Sawyer had no complaints. Not really, anyway. After all, he’d just been invited to spend a week down in sunny Florida with his amazing boyfriend Macklin and some of his kinkster buddies. That was exactly what Lane needed. Uncomplicated fun and the promise of no drama—and hopefully a close encounter or two with the apex predator of the Everglades, the Burmese python. He loved, loved, loved reptiles.

But Florida was home to more than one apex predator. When Lane arrived, he found himself face-to-face with their host for the week, his high school girlfriend’s dad. The man who’d once made Lane realize he was into men.

Macklin McKenna couldn’t wait to get away. The problem was, he needed a vacation from himself more than DC. But maybe a week in South Florida with his friends and his adoring boyfriend Lane could distract him from the fact that he was never getting over the man he was still technically married to.

Unfortunately, Macklin’s friends were fed up with his personal agony, and they’d ensured another apex predator was on his way down South.

TITLE: My Best Friend’s Secret

AUTHOR: Romeo Alexander

SERIES: Men of Fairlake

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 315

RELEASE DATE: 1/24/2023

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I thought falling in love with my best friend would be the biggest shock of my life. I couldn’t have been more wrong…

Coming back home with my tail between my legs after a bitter divorce and a failed business venture isn’t exactly the life I’d envisioned for myself.

At least there’s Bennett. Strong and steady as always, even if there is a simmering anger in him that wasn’t there when we were boys.

When that anger finally boils over, I’m braced for a fight, but what I get instead… is a kiss.

A kiss that changes everything.

But a surprise visit threatens the new life Bennett and I are beginning to build together. Now I’m faced with an impossible choice: Return to the safe, predictable life I’d always planned on with my ex-wife…

Or take a chance on the unexpected love of a lifetime.

TITLE: Emissary

AUTHOR: A.L. Morrow

SERIES: Star-Crossed Celestials

PUBLISHER: SourGirl Books

LENGTH: 294

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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The line between angel and demon is razor thin. No one knows this better than Kai.

As an Emissary of death, darkness follows Kai like a shadow, leaving him touch-starved and lonely. Tormented by the error in judgment that killed his only love, he accepts an assignment to redeem himself: hunting down the demons destroying the mortal realm. But fate takes a turn, and Kai finds himself drawn to one of his targets instead.

Demonic martial arts expert Byron Black has struggled to survive his entire life. He has fought for every breath he’s taken and each bite he’s eaten, yet in the instant when his demise finally seems inevitable, death incarnate steps forward and spares him. Kai is as beautiful as he is terrifying, and although Byron suspects the angel’s interest in him is more than it appears, he can’t stay away.

Together, the pair search for answers regarding who wants Byron dead—and why—but uncovering the truth might destroy them both in the process. Can Kai defeat his inner demons to save the one that has crawled into his bed?

TITLE: Jewel in the Rough

AUTHOR: Elle Keaton

SERIES: Piedras Island / West Coast Forensics

PUBLISHER: Dirty Dog Press

LENGTH: 104

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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Sometimes things happen for a reason. Sometimes it’s just Benny.

Benny witnesses a brutal murder forcing him to run as far as he can, as fast as he can. A friend offers him a place to hide in exchange for helping her brother with the family farm.

Does it matter if the closest Benny has ever been to a farm is the petting zoo?

Ex-LA cop Teagan hates farming but it’s that or disappoint the only family he has left. Instead of catching criminals, his days are now spent being harassed by his sister and bullied by the Indignant Gurls—the dairy cows who will make him or brea him. Previously available in the YBBB 2022 giveaway, no changes have been made.

TITLE: The Timid Tiger

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Male-Order Mates #8

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

LENGTH: 111

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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Giorgio

I was the first person to suggest people needed to settle down and find a mate. And by suggested, I mean I signed my brother up for the Male-Order app behind his back. It worked well for him—better than I could’ve possibly imagined, but when it comes to me finding a mate? I want to do it the old-fashioned way. I owned half a bar and peopling was what I did. Surely I could find my own mate. Only as time ticked by, I started to wonder if I could. Maybe I was destined to be lonely after all.

It isn’t until I discover my brother and his mate decided to “suggest” I use the app in the same way I had done to them that I started to think that maybe, just maybe, there might be someone out there for me. That was after I got over the shock of learning that my Male-Order App mate was due to arrive in a few days. Surprise. Shock. Excitement. Confusion. But what could I do? I did it to him first.

Hernan

I love being an accountant. Working with numbers was fun for me and I’d carved out a nice niche helping shifter owned online businesses. My streak is not super-supportive of my career, though. They believe that tigers are fierce and therefore should hold jobs that embrace this. That just isn’t me. I enjoy a night at the movies far more than skydiving or any of the other over-the-top adrenalin filled adventures they try to get me to take part in.

My family was sure that if I didn’t “tiger up” soon, then I’d never find a mate and, to help me, they started sending alphas my way—alphas I had nothing in common with. So, what did I do? I did the only thing that made sense to me at the time. I signed up for the Male-Order Mates app. At least the app asks me what I’m looking for in a mate. That’s something.

TITLE: Can’t Say Goodbye

AUTHOR: Eden Finley

SERIES: Football Royalty

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 330

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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BRADY

Our quick hellos are followed by drawn out goodbyes.

What started out as one fun night turned into a regular thing none of us ever planned for.

I can’t walk away from Kit and Prescott. Kit is the stern nurturer I need. He’s the caretaker, the solid presence. Prescott enables my wild ways. He’s someone I can have fun with. They couldn’t be more perfect for me.

But come graduation, I have to move across the country, and geography isn’t our only obstacle. Being in a relationship with two men isn’t good for my public image, my brother’s NFL career, or the media frenzy that surrounds my famously queer family.

We have a plan to meet up once a year, but with every reunion, every brief visit, we fall deeper.

There has to be a breaking point, something that will end it for us, or soon it will be impossible to say goodbye at all.

TITLE: The Omega Bunny’s Second Chance

AUTHOR: Ava Beringer

SERIES: Seven Corners Shifters #7

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 166

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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I’m pregnant, alone, and dangerously sick. Will the alpha I never could forget become my Christmas miracle?

Omega bunny shifter Rowan Endsley is in trouble. With Christmas right around the corner, he’s back in his hometown after leaving his alpha, destitute, and heavily pregnant with twins. He’s quickly diagnosed with Bond Sickness and is in need of the loving care of an alpha to stabilize his health and that of his unborn babies. Luckily for him, the powerful Ramirez pack is happy to take him in. The trouble is, his former high school crush, Tyce Ramirez, will be the main alpha caring for him. What will Rowan do when he’s still in love with Tyce after all these years, but thinks he stands no chance in Tyce’s heart?

Alpha wolf shifter Tyce Ramirez has always been laid back and easy-going, but there was one omega who made his heart race; Rowan Endsley. When Rowan shows back up in town, sick, pregnant and in need of support from an alpha, Tyce immediately steps in to help. The trouble is, the feelings he had for Rowan back in high school never faded. Instead, they only grow stronger every day they spend together. How can Tyce help Rowan and his kits grow stronger without crossing the line with his secret feelings?

Will Tyce be Rowan’s alpha in shining armor? Is it finally their time, after two decades apart? With Christmas so near, will Tyce, Rowan, and the babies get the miracle they deserve?

TITLE: Melodie

AUTHOR: Charlie Godwyne

SERIES: Sky Nymph #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 199

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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With love and magic to guide us, I join your melody…

On a black night whirling with stars, Georg flees rural Bavaria—knowing he is not welcome in the only home he has ever known. At only twenty, he boards a train with nothing but a backpack and the intent to completely restart his life somewhere else.

His luck runs out when he falls asleep on the train and wakes up in Vienna, Austria. Georg steps off the train, out of money and without a plan. A random woman approaches and explains that the reason birds and butterflies have always flocked to him is because he has a billowing life force.

Maria is the head gardener at Augarten, a public park and city farm in the second district of Vienna. She claims the park is magical and has a guardian spirit, and that it is through the flow of magic that Maria, after years of looking for an apprentice, has found him.

As Georg settles into his new life and job in a world much wilder than it seems, he meets sixteen-year-old Og Keird, a shy but talented pianist. The two develop enormous crushes, but a misunderstanding drives them apart.

Now eight years later, Og charges back into Georg’s life and asks to make amends and try something with him, something new. They fall fast together, having loved each other already for years, even as they tried to move on and date other people. By the light of the whirling stars and the blessed life flowing through the world, Georg harnesses his glittering magic and reaches for Og. In taking Og’s hand, Georg finds his home.

TITLE: The Body Catcher

AUTHOR: Megan Derr

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/25/2023

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Tashi is a body catcher, paid by inhabitants of the poor districts of Ossiri City to dispose of inconvenient corpses. The fewer questions he asks about them, the happier everyone tends to be. It’s not an easy life, and the money isn’t great, but it’s better than the life he led when he was first thrown out on the streets with nothing but the clothes he was wearing.

Then a colleague asks him to help with the bodies of a woman and babe who died in the birthing. Not just any woman and child, either, but a royal princess and her secret bastard. Though he wants no part of the mess, Tashi agrees, and finds himself facing his past and enough trouble to kill him and anyone stupid enough to help him.

TITLE: Giles Ashby Needs A Nanny

AUTHOR: K. Sterling

SERIES: Nannies of New York #2

PUBLISHER: Bawdy Books

LENGTH: 280

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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Sometimes, a simple field trip to the planetarium can be an act of bravery. In Giles Ashby’s case, it could also be a second chance with his lifelong crush.

Unbearably awkward and strangled by his anxiety disorder, Giles used surly snarls and abrupt remarks to keep everyone at a distance. As a result and surprising no one, he finds himself divorced and overwhelmed by the demands of parenting nine-year-old Milo —a shy, awkward clone of his father. Not wanting Milo to struggle through life the way he has, Giles enlists the help of Reid Marshall’s new nanny agency.

Of all the nannies in Manhattan… Reid had to send Giles’s childhood crush, Riley Fitzgerald. Still smitten and as flustered as he was in middle school, Giles bungles every encounter with the “new” nanny. But sweet, clever, outgoing Riley is exactly what Milo needs.

Riley thinks he knows what he’s getting into when he accepts a position working for his childhood nemesis, but Milo steals his heart the moment they meet. And “Giles the Jerk” isn’t as bad as Riley remembers. Or maybe Giles was never really all that bad… Riley finds himself swooning as Giles faces his fears in order to help Milo survive the fourth grade and win the science fair.

But can Riley really trust his heart, when all his past relationships have been cursed? Could this time be any different?

TITLE: Two Truths and a Lyle

AUTHOR: DJ Jamison

SERIES: Games We Play #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 130

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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Two Truths and a…wait, what?!

What happens when drunken idiots, aka your friends, use a silly drinking game to sideswipe you and your BFF with the truth bomb that you’re actually in love with each other?

Truman: You impulsively kiss the best friend you’ve been in love with for ages…then wake up with a hangover—and regrets.

Lyle: You freak out because you’re not gay or bi, before realizing the kiss wasn’t *actually* bad. Then you begin to wonder…should we do it again?

TITLE: Dark Angel

AUTHOR: Sue Brown

SERIES: Darker Daddy Bodyguards #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 165

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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The Dark Angel has a job to do. The Bodyguard is there to stop him. Once they were lovers, now they are enemies. Men like them don’t get second chances at love.

Alessandro has one job and that’s to kill. He’s the fixer for the Acierno Mafia family and he never fails. But what happens when the mark is protected by Blue, the bodyguard who broke Alessandro’s heart?

Blue hates his current protection detail, but he needs the money and he’s good at his job. His boss is in danger and Blue needs to focus. The last thing he needs to be is distracted by Alessandro, the only man he ever loved.

At the end of the mission, one man will live, and one man will die. It’s a mission impossible, and neither of them can walk away.

TITLE: Forbidden Flirtation

AUTHOR: Lee Colgin

SERIES: Paranormal Hunger #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 259

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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When an esteemed vampire doctor treats an injured young werewolf, desire sparks between them.

Dr. Benjamin Arleth has devoted his life to finding a medical cure for his species’ most devastating weakness—sunlight. Finally, one of his pharmaceuticals shows promise, but sabotage looms large in the lab.

Wolf shifter Nathan Cramer is eager to finish grad school and begin his career when a trip to a Peace Conference goes awry. Weak and bleeding, Nathan knows his wounds could prove fatal. Dr. Arleth is his only hope.

Can love flourish between enemy species despite a society in turmoil? Could vampires walk in the daylight or will darkness reign?

In a race for answers, Ben will have to put his trust in Nathan if they’re going to make it out alive.

TITLE: Revved Up

AUTHOR: JJ Harper

SERIES: De’ath of You #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 200

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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Sometimes love comes at the wrong time.

One phone call turns all River’s dreams into reality. He grabs the opportunity to move to a new city and run Revved Up, a shelter for LGBTQ+ kids. Just like the one that saved him over ten years ago.

One letter dashes Joss’s plans for the future. Instead of finishing his degree, he’s without a home, without money, but he’s determined to honor his mother’s last request and search for two men—his brothers.

After nearly nine months of hitching his way across states, Joss reaches the city that might be a turning point. He finds a hostel that may offer a shower, a hot meal, perhaps even a bed. All he needs to do is build up the courage to step inside.

Their first meeting is charged with an electricity neither knew existed. River won’t admit he’s drawn to the worn-out young man, though. His job is too important. Joss ignores the attraction between them. First he has to face the men who can either embrace him or send him back on the road.

A month later sparks fly again. This time in anger rather than desire.

“Can we go somewhere to talk? Please.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t. My boss is your brother-in-law. I won’t jeopardize my job. I have too much at stake, too much to risk.”

Their attraction grows into more, but does love stand a chance?

TITLE: King’s Silver Knight

AUTHOR: Ki Brightly

SERIES: The Kings of Men MC #10

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 326

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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The Runaway Rock Star

Music is part of Andy Spire’s soul, but he can’t handle being in a band with his abusive husband anymore. His only option is to give up his career and make a run for it. After years of being belittled, it takes all his nerve to escape the toxic relationship. Andy isn’t sure how he can leave alive. When the tour bus stops to refuel, Andy flees from his soon-to-be ex-husband.

The Sellout Biker

Oz Winston is stuck in his job as a loan officer. No matter how far he advances in his career, he is miserable. The few days a month he relaxes with the Kings of Men MC are the only times he is happy. One night, while riding home after a party, he spots a pretty man in trouble, and his conscience won’t let him do anything except stop to help.

The Knight with a Gun

A single heroic act convinces Andy he can trust Oz. Andy goes home determined to make a clean break from his ex, but he ends up needing Oz to rescue him again. The one steady person who continues to be a warm, helpful presence in his life is Oz. Andy’s ex is obsessed with him, but the fixation isn’t about love gone wrong—there is a lot of cash on the line. Can Oz keep Andy safe and help him heal? Or will the ex from rock-star hell find a way to rip them apart and kick Andy out of the music business for good?

TITLE: Harpy Trickery

AUTHOR: Jessamyn Kingley

SERIES: D’Vaire #34

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 335

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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At eighteen, Warrior Chieftain Kitlivri Cyrrien of the Sprite Grove gained his title. On a dark night, Kitlivri lost his parents, sister, and nearly his entire population thanks to a horrid wizard potion. The Draconises took in him and his brothers, and Kitlivri gradually healed. Now he is a talented businessman, and the sprites have expanded by three dozen. Honored to be the Warrior Chieftain, Kitlivri does not want to give up his important role in Draconis Enterprises, but he believes it’s a necessity.

Jace Pagonis is a proud harpy, but he chafes at his people’s antiquated rules. When Jace isn’t arguing with his mother—the leader of the harpies—he’s sneaking around to improve his archery skills. Weapons and tricks are forbidden to harpy men but are necessary for the women, who are responsible for the men’s survival. Desperate to convince his mother to join the Council, Jace creeps out of his village one night to explore.

Two weeks into his fact-finding mission, Jace meets Kitlivri and is stunned to discover that Fate has selected them as mates. Jace misses home, but he cannot leave Kitlivri, nor does he want to explain to the courageous sprite that he’s the bratty son of the harpy ruler. Jace throws himself into life as Kitlivri’s other half and co-leader of the sprites, but weaves tales to avoid the truth. However, secrets never stay hidden for long, and Jace must face his lies or risk losing Kitlivri forever.

TITLE: How to Defy a Vampire

AUTHOR: Alice Winters

SERIES: VRC: Vampire Related Crimes #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 355

RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2023

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Finn

Stumbling into a crime scene is pretty typical for me. As a human, joining the VRC has done everything but keep me out of trouble. And now I seem to be playing a part that I’d really rather not play… if I want to keep my head, that is.

By my side is my partner Marcus, a vampire who has vowed to tear the world apart—and even a mattress—to keep me safe. I want to do everything I can to protect my newfound family, no matter what we’re forced to face.

Marcus

When ghosts from my past step right into my path, I want to look the other way. I’d rather enjoy my life with Finn, figure out a way to make my brother less obnoxiously gaudy, and find out how to never go roller skating ever again.

Finn is the bravest person I’ve ever met, but he’s also a human and we’re working against some of the strongest vampires in existence. I’m left doing what I can to shield those dearest to me while trying to keep the past from consuming the present.

I can’t let the same mistakes happen again.

TITLE: Death Eternal

AUTHOR: Richard Amos

SERIES: Necromancer Rising #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 310

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Death is supposed to be the end.

Not in my world.

The dead never move on, not since Death walked off the job and disappeared. As a necromancer, it’s my job to police the spirits while they remain stuck and, well, problematic a lot of the time.

Death really needs to take his head out of his backside and get back to work, wherever he might be.

After a horrible incident in the tunnels of the London Underground, my life takes a sharp turn. It’s all my fault and I’m sent off to a small town, a move to keep me out of sight and mind for the time being. Shamed, reputation dragged through the dirt.

I’m not getting that promotion anytime soon.

On my first day in the town, I get caught up in a strange murder case, and Death saves my life.

Yes, the Death. The delectable, mysterious Death.

Goodness, he is hotness personified. But what happened to make him walk away from his responsibilities? And why is he so deliciously tempting, my desire a raging inferno every time he looks at me with those incredible eyes?

I shouldn’t be thinking of an immortal being like this, but with every passing hour I can’t stop myself from falling deeper into infatuation.

I want him.

Resistance is… impossible.

TITLE: Potions and Packs

AUTHOR: Charlotte Brice

SERIES: Hitmen and Hexes #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 258

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Finally, the pack of four find themselves a home. A run down ghost house as worn as they are. But it is a place to call home, somewhere to lay roots. Somewhere to be a pack.

Registering a werewolf pack made up of a berserker, a witch doctor, a necromancer and a seer doesn’t go down well with the werewolf council, calling Voodoo and Hunter away from home to explain the situation.

The saying goes ‘while the cats are away, the mice will play’ but no one knows what happens when the dogs start circling.

Werewolves, to be precise, Ones who feel a necromancer would be more useful to them than to a werewolf pack of one.

No matter how hard Doll tries, people keep making it hard not to kill them.

TITLE: Royal Coronation

AUTHOR: Hannah Willow

SERIES: The Royal Entanglement #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 186

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Casimir has lived his life by his own rules. He survived the streets and earned a scholarship to college that led him to become the premiere designer and wedding planner in Ixica. His life’s goal has been to be happy and successful. Asked to design the Royal Wedding and the Royal Coronation, he’s hit the pinnacle of success. Having planned marriages, and seen how often they’d ended in divorce, he’s avoided long term relationships. A man visiting from Chicago seems like a perfect short term fling, right?

Tucker lives for his job and his friends. When one of his two best friends falls in love with the Princess of Ixica, he sees an opportunity to shake up his life, escape, and maybe reinvent himself. In Ixica the perfect job presents itself, but with all the confusion of who will be the King, who killed the last king, and trying to set up a network to protect the palace, will Tucker be lost in the confusion?

TITLE: His Secret Santa

AUTHOR: CJ Bishop

SERIES: The Phoenix Club

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 48

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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On his sixteenth birthday, just before Christmas, Holden Dunkel and his best friend, Jamie Dayton, used fake IDs to get into The Phoenix Club, a high-end gay strip club in New York City. While watching a sexy “Christmas” stage show, Holden meets a hot Santa stripper who wants to be his Secret Santa and offers him a Christmas/birthday gift he’ll never forget. After a mind-blowing rendezvous in a private booth, his secret Santa exhibits a mysterious side and invites Holden to come back on his eighteenth birthday, promising to reveal all his secrets.

Two years later, Holden still thinks about his secret Santa from the Phoenix Club and wonders if he’s still there—and if so, how he would recognize him without his mask. Thoughts of the stripper are magnified when he learns the senior class is to participate in a Secret Santa assignment. Holden dreads the assignment, and even more so when he draws McKenna Peterson’s name—the head cheerleader and girlfriend of his crush, quarterback Lincoln Pratt.

For the last four years, Holden has been invisible to the quarterback, though not so much to his girlfriend and his other football buddies who never miss a chance to ruin Holden’s day. His hopes of finding acceptance among his peers are all but dashed, now that senior year is half over. It wouldn’t take much to commemorate his last four years… just a warm look or friendly ‘hello’ from the quarterback. But since he first saw Lincoln back in freshman year, the guy never once acknowledged his existence. A few more months weren’t going to change that.

Holden doesn’t give a second thought to his own secret Santa, certain that whoever drew his name will simply opt out of the gift and never reveal their identity. He wonders if he should do the same with the cheerleader. Nothing he could give her would be received with gratitude or thanks. As the stress of the assignment builds, he finds himself thinking more and more about his secret stripper Santa, longing to be back inside the club—inside that private booth—where, for the first time in his life, he felt free to be himself, without judgment.

I will go back, Holden determines. Maybe he’s still there… maybe he will remember me.

TITLE: Omega on the Run

AUTHOR: MM Farmer

SERIES: Bangers & Mash #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 227

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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An omega who is desperate to reclaim his life teams up with an alpha with nothing left to lose…

Mads

The only thing worse than being the son of The RV King of Barrington is having my father hire an ESA for my heats because he doesn’t trust any alphas around me. I’m so tired of having my life controlled just because I messed up my college experience by trusting the wrong people.

But I liked Benny from the moment I met him, even though he’s not my usual ESA, and he just might be my ticket out of the mess my life has become…whether he knows it or not.

Benny

I haven’t been an ESA for years, but I took this call as a favor for a friend…and because I need the money after inheriting my family’s run-down ski lodge and the problems that come with it. It was supposed to be easy, but when I end up with a runaway omega in heat, it’s all I can do to take care of Mads…as he wins me over to his plans to start a new life.

Mads could be the key to keeping the lodge and turning it around…if I can keep his father from catching up with us and taking him back.

TITLE: Hear Me

AUTHOR: A.W. Scott

SERIES: Bears-4-U

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Can a dating app really help you find true love?

Atlas only wants to feel seen. Not such an easy task when you’re painfully shy and have trouble stringing sentences together. People tend to give up before he can get the point across. At least most people do. A new job puts him in the path of a friend who doesn’t mind his quiet nature.

When his new friend signs him up for a dating app, he promises to give it his all for two weeks.

Bishop only wants to feel heard. As the larger than life Brutal Bishop on the ice, he’s unstoppable against his opponents. But off the ice he’s a completely different man. The move to Bellport is supposed to be a fresh start. Keeping himself open to new things, he accepts the advice to join a dating app for men like him. Men who prefer the role of Daddy with their partner.

When he sees BestBoy’s profile, he realizes he wants said boy all to himself.

TITLE: My Bossy Valentine

AUTHOR: Caleb Marks

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 228

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Cupid will have to work overtime to get one jealous billionaire and his flirtatious assistant together. Will his arrow hit its mark or blow up in both of their faces?

Justin

Stress is an understatement. With my dad stepping down and to take my rightful place, I just have to get this VIP client to sign. Which means I must pull off the most spectacular Valentine Masquerade Gala yet.

Gabe is the best event coordinator in our agency, but I can’t help it. The more I spend time with him, the more I need to show him he’s special.

I’m not good at playing second to anyone when he turns on the charm to everyone for the gala. Not when he’s mine… and only mine.

Gabe

With another failed relationship in my rear-view mirror, I’m back on the market.

Strangely, after starting my next work assignment planning the agency’s gala event, I’ve started getting notes from a secret admirer. And it’s killing me not knowing who it is?

I find working closely with my boss’ boss, the agency’s billionaire VP Justin Merrick, that I desire his warm body and mouth on mine.

Even though I’ve started seeing Justin, I’m still getting these notes. But every time I try finding who the author is, Justin gets upset.

I’m not sure I can take much more of his jealousy and lack of trust.

Things can’t go on the way they are. I have a choice to make… my job or my relationship with Justin?

TITLE: Prince and Pawn

AUTHOR: Tavia Lark

SERIES: Perilous Courts #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 291

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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One night of bliss could unravel a kingdom.

Be obedient. Be grateful. As the neglected illegitimate son of a powerful family, Corin is expected to follow his magic-gifted brother to the palace as a servant. He’s unwilling but resigned—and allows himself one night of distraction in a stranger’s arms.

Corin never knew pleasure and pain could be so exhilarating. So comforting. Corin only regrets he’ll never again see the anonymous man who ruined him for anyone else.

Until the next morning, when Corin meets his brother’s new arranged fiancé.

Prince Audric doesn’t want a loveless political betrothal, however open, but he’ll do anything for his kingdom. His last night of freedom is a rare indulgence—and a terrible mistake. Corin is sweet, beautiful, and sees Audric like nobody else does.

He’s also Audric’s fiancé’s younger brother. Audric’s arranged betrothal might be open, but he can’t touch Corin again.

Constant proximity hurts when they can’t be together. But avoidance is impossible when Corin might be the key to unraveling the conspiracy behind Audric’s betrothal—

And when Corin keeps fainting into Audric’s arms.

TITLE: Alpha’s Sacrifice

AUTHOR: Maggie Hemlock

SERIES: Love by Glitter Bomb

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 175

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Alpha Dragon, Leo, has been sent on a mission by his best friend and one of the youngest seers in the Guardians of Glitter Bomb Territory. His objective is open-ended: Take this job, and you’ll find your true-mate. Far from home for the first time, Leo does meet his true-mate but not before making an enemy at his new job. As he and Vex, his fox omega true-mate, navigate family life, magic, and familiars, an enemy dogs their footsteps threatening to destroy everything they’ve built. Will love and friends who always have their backs be enough to get through when everything blows up?

TITLE: One Last Time

AUTHOR: T.J. Hamel

SERIES: Monstrous Deeds #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 357

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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Travis and Carter have survived the operation, saving thousands of lives and themselves. But what happens now? Do they go their separate ways? Do they try to rebuild a love they once had, reshaping it to fit the men they have become?

One last time.

It becomes a motto.

An excuse.

A lie they cling to.

They’ll just give into their need for each other one last time, then they’ll let go. Then they’ll move on.

One last time.

It’s almost laughable to think they’ll be able to stick with the promise.

It’s almost terrifying that there’s a chance they might.

TITLE: Lor

AUTHOR: Lily Mayne

SERIES: Monstrous #7

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 619

RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2023

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My role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.

Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.

And I am instantly captivated by him.

I have never seen anything like him. I have no idea where he came from, and what else is through that unsettling void—another world filled with soft-skinned, defenceless creatures like him? No tails, no horns, no claws, no sharp teeth. Tiny clothing, rounded ears, bright blue eyes. He is fascinating. And I want to keep him.

But I have no idea how my citizens and councillors will react to his presence—to the knowledge that a whole other world exists, and there is a portal to it in my guestroom. As much as I try to keep him my secret, the truth starts to slip out.

And those in my fiefdom who cling desperately onto power do their best to tear us apart. To take him from me.

I won’t let them.

TITLE: Like A Piece of Art

AUTHOR: Casper Graham

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 135

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Henry Cooke has lost his inspiration to draw. He’s frustrated because he can’t create a single piece of art. Since he has plenty of spare time, he hangs out with Charles Barrera. They choose to meet up at a bakery. When Henry sees Jason Ardolf standing behind the counter of the bakery, he knows he has found his muse.

Charles has a crush on Henry. Unfortunately, Henry doesn’t seem to feel the same way. Charles feels even more miserable when he notices the intense way Henry is looking at Jason, but it’s understandable. Jason is incredibly beautiful for a man.

Jason is attracted to Henry at first sight, but he doesn’t have a chance with the handsome man. After all, Henry and Charles are perfect together. They’re handsome and well-built, and the chemistry between them is obvious.

Can the three men resolve the misunderstanding and get together in the end?

TITLE: Foss

AUTHOR: Pelaam

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 47

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Holidaying in the beautiful lakeside town of Taupo, Zander hears music that instantly captivates him. The musician turns out to be as beautiful as he is talented. Zander is elated to find the attraction he feels for Foss is reciprocated.

Acting on their mutual attraction, Zander finds himself falling heavily for the gorgeous musician. But Foss isn’t all he seems, and when the couple are attacked, the truth may tear them apart.

TITLE: His Boyfriend the Caveman

AUTHOR: R.G. Hendrickson

SERIES: Call Me Methuselah #2

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 198

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Dating a caveman isn’t what Radhi had in mind. He likes guys his own age. Sure, Oscar passes for twenty, but he isn’t. They look identical, but they’re not. Oscar’s tried telling him, but who would believe such a thing — until now. Radhi can’t deny it anymore — his ex-boyfriend’s a caveman.

After knocking out Dr. Killington’s thug and rescuing Oscar, Radhi’s worried he’ll get arrested. He launches his father’s boat on Lake Mead and knows the perfect hideout. He and Oscar can figure out what’s next for them.

When Dr. Killington learns the secret in Oscar’s blood, it gives Oscar two choices — remain on the run, away from Killington, or turn himself in. Whether the FBI, FDA, or whoever, someone ought to know what Killington’s been up to. Experiments with Oscar’s rare stem cells have cured people and made them young again.

Cursed to see the end of days, Oscar can’t bear losing another loved one. If only Radhi could be with him when the world ends, but Radhi doesn’t love him.

Never having lost someone, death seems unreal to Radhi … until a close encounter. Understanding mortality for the first time, he learns the meaning of Oscar’s gift and the threat of his curse. When Oscar shares adventures from the Stone Age, the surprisingly intimate stories draw Radhi in and change his heart. He knows what he must do.

TITLE: Beautiful Music

AUTHOR: Tim Mead

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 19

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Scott Wainwright, professor at a prestigious conservatory of music, thinks of himself as a concert pianist and teacher. He’s upset when his department chair insists he be the accompanist to Joel Michaels, a violinist and fellow professor, in an upcoming recital. As he says, he didn’t train to play “second fiddle” to some fiddler.

However, upon meeting Joel, Scott’s crusty exterior begins to crack. Despite a few artistic differences, practices for the upcoming performance go well. Can the beautiful music they perform on stage lead to a deeper connection off of it?

TITLE: Wait in the Truck

AUTHOR: Aria Grace

SERIES: Blue Collar Daddies in the City #1

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Harris didn’t want to spend fourteen hours on the road during a storm, but when he hears about a dog in need of a home on the lower half of the country, he makes the trek. Not long after his journey home, he passes a bus stop with a person who doesn’t even look alive.

When Jesse snuck out of the trailer in the dead of night, he didn’t have a plan. He just needed to get away. And after an hour of walking, he realizes how stupid he was to leave on foot. Just because he wasn’t going to die at the hands of his ex tonight doesn’t mean he won’t freeze to death on his way out. Curled up in the corner of a bus stop, he closes his eyes and waits for peace to finally find him.

But when a strong man picks him up and puts him inside a warm pickup truck, he has to wonder if maybe an angel found him after all. And good ol’ vigilante justice is the only thing that makes Jesse feel safe. Well, that and the man he aches to call Daddy.

TITLE: Hiroshi

AUTHOR: Zelda Knight

SERIES: Single Dads of Gaynor Beach

PUBLISHER: Aurelia Leo

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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World-renowned architecture professor Hiroshi Furukawa has never been one to back down from a challenge.

But for the first time, he’s facing a problem he can’t solve—being forced into early retirement after being diagnosed with heart failure. Only in his early fifties and a workaholic for thirty years, Hiroshi can’t accept having to change his lifestyle. But he knows he has to keep his promise to his late wife and stay healthy and happy for their only daughter, Sara.

Gaynor Beach wasn’t his ideal place to settle down, but Hiroshi knows that if he’s going to support his daughter and his twin grandsons, they’ll have to move into his old family home. Yet, there’s something missing in their new lives, and Hiroshi finds it when he runs into a former student, Jayden.

Now pursuing a career as a firefighter, Jayden seems like the perfect match for his wayward daughter—young, handsome, financially stable, family-oriented, and, most importantly, single. Hiroshi’s determined to play matchmaker to ensure his family will have a secure future.

But there are two big issues with his plan: Jayden is gay, and he’s in love with his former professor.

Can Jayden convince Hiroshi that he’s the perfect man for him and not his daughter? Or is Hiroshi too stuck in his ways

TITLE: Third Time Lucky

AUTHOR: Aurora Crane

SERIES: Chain Reaction

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 228

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Trust didn’t always go both ways, and Grady Donehue learned that the hard way. He hadn’t learned better after the first betrayal, but he wasn’t going to make the same mistake a third time. Striking up a strange friendship with the equally strange—and straight—soldier, Lake, who had sunshine in his eyes? Grady could do that. He could even handle helping Lake figure out he might not be so straight after all, in a very hands-on way. But falling in love? No, thanks.

Lake McKenna has spent his whole life absolutely confident in who he is and what he wants. Even when the picture-perfect future he’d always envisioned seemed further away than ever, none of his plans included another man. But the more time Lake spends with his new friend: grumpy and sneaky-sexy detective, Grady, the more he thinks that maybe what he really needs is something different to what he always imagined.

Neither man was prepared for the other, but Lake is nothing if not flexible. Doubt isn’t part of his make-up. He knows how much more incredible they could be together; if only Grady could see it too. Grady has to decide if Lake is worth risking his heart again, and whether he’s brave enough to see if it really is third time lucky.

TITLE: Loving Shane

AUTHOR: Denver Shaw

SERIES: Tennessee U #1.5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Loving Shane is a novella that picks up right after Shane and West’s story in Saving West, but just before the two epilogues. It is highly recommended that you read Saving West first in order to avoid spoilers, to get to know Shane and West better and how they got their hard-earned HEA.

TITLE: Vengeance

AUTHOR: Charlotte Brice

SERIES: Demons of the Nothing #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Christopher Kelsey has spent a lifetime working in the police department, but his free time is consumed by work, leaving him with little time for the fun things in life. His friends say he needs a partner or a dog. He doesn’t want either.

His latest case is the most bizarre he’s ever come across. Black magic, demons and more, all he wants to do is dig through the delusions to find the truth.

Is the stunning apparition that only he can see real? Or is it a sign he should have quit years ago? The more Christopher investigates, the stranger the case becomes. Can he solve it and retain his sanity? Or will the invisible stranger extract a price he’s unable to pay?

TITLE: Finding His Daddy

AUTHOR: Leslie Ayla

SERIES: Indulgence #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 78

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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TJ

After years of not having a father, I finally find the courage to reach out and make contact.

Little did I know, that while doing so I’d also meet someone who’d make the perfect Daddy.

Can I see passed my hurt and trauma to be open enough to a relationship with the most amazing man I’ve met in quite some time?

Jeremy

He’s cute, he’s spunky and he’s as close to my perfect match as I’ve ever seen.

Can I get passed the walls surrounding him to help heal his broken heart?

TITLE: Straight To the Heart

AUTHOR: Lynn Van Dorn

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Ben is having a bad week

Life is never easy for Ben, but this week in particular has been the pits. You name it, it’s gone wrong. What he needs is a prince to come and rescue him

Simon has a bad heart

Forced to retire early as the CEO of his company because of his health, Simon is immediately bored. He needs a project, or a pet, or a very pretty man to rescue.

Together, they’ll save each other

Once Simon has his hands on Ben, he doesn’t want to let him go. But Ben knows that fairy tales aren’t real and dreams never come true.

Or do they?

TITLE: The Trouble with Trying to Love a Hellion

AUTHOR: Jennifer Cody

SERIES: Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 190

RELEASE DATE: 1/28/2023

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Edovard:

Um…I was told I’m supposed to summarize my story here, but recently I’ve learned that blurbs are hard so I’m not sure what to say.

My name is Edovard Durand Folange. I’m twenty seven years old from Fresno, California, and recently I moved across the country to live with my new parents and brother. Oppa kills people for a living, and Papa is his announcer guy, and my brother is like his assistant, and I guess it turns out I’m the person the magic tells who needs to die—it’s called being an Augur. I don’t really know what that word means, but even though it’s scary, I’m getting used to it.

It’s nice to have a job, but Santanos (he’s the Avatar of Evil) offered me a second job, and I’m really excited about that because I get to work with him and help him fix the minions. A lot of them aren’t doing very well, so my second job is to make sure that everyone gets as much love as they need in their lives. Sometimes that means killing people who are stealing all the love away from them. I guess maybe I’m a little evil too, because I don’t mind letting Oppa kill those people to save the minions.

TITLE: The Nightingale Prince

AUTHOR: Zack Bel

SERIES: The Songbird Princes #1

PUBLISHER: Urchin & Fox Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 1/29/2023

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The crown of a Fae Prince is a dangerous thing

Toby’s boyfriend just kicked him to the curb, so when he inherits a decrepit mansion in the remote Aussie bush, he jumps at the chance for a break. He finds a charming little town full of big personalities, and a handsome, mysterious gardener. But Toby will soon discover that everything he thought he knew is a lie. He’s not even human.

The Fae are real, and he’s one of them.

The ancient nature Fae Amaethon has buried the pain of losing his lover a century ago. These days, he finds plants easier to talk to than people, but Toby pulls him out of his shell so easily. When the same evil that took his lover returns, he’ll fight to protect Toby and the chance to love again.

An ancient magic is reawakening, and Toby is the heir. To make matters worse, Fae hunters want him dead, and they’ll destroy this quiet town to stop the Nightingale Prince from rising.

Amaethon and Toby will have to fight together to survive, and failure means the end of all Fae kind.

TITLE: Room 215

AUTHOR: Trisha Linde

SERIES: The Scarlet Hotel

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 176

RELEASE DATE: 1/29/2023

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Behind closed doors at The Scarlet Hotel, anything can happen… even hope.

Wesley and Nathan have been happily married for five years, and from the outside, everything looks perfect… but something is missing. As two omegas, they’ll never have children of their own, and it’s something they want desperately. They could adopt or even foster, or maybe look into artificial means of getting pregnant, but none of those feel right. Besides, another idea has already wormed its way into their minds… what if they could find an alpha willing to help… maybe even willing to impregnate them both.

Bron is a superb physical specimen—and he knows it. He’s tall and muscular, smart and sexy. He’s a catch! Except he’s never found himself being caught. His relationships have always fallen through, but he can’t seem to find someone who makes him feel that special spark. When he’s approached with an interesting proposal, for a searing weekend of unprotected sex, he’s intrigued. The guys seem really nice, and the idea of helping them create a family makes him feel all kinds of warm. As long as he doesn’t look too closely at those warm fuzzies, everything should be fine. Because even though he feels that spark for both of them, neither of them are his to keep.

TITLE: To Feed the Bears

AUTHOR: Elizabeth Silver

SERIES: Fairy Godmother Inc. #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/29/2023

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Have you ever heard the saying “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have none at all?”

Yeah. Story of my life. Literally.

Don’t believe me? I thought I was meeting a client who was offering to pay me enough to cover a security deposit on a new place, but instead I accidentally broke into the wrong apartment and cooked the residents dinner while they were out. Now I have no money, no job, and nowhere to live.

Good thing these bear shifters are the understanding sort. Especially the younger one.There’s something about him that I click with in a way that’s never happened. It’s like we were made to fit together just right. It’s almost magical how well we work together.

Which probably means something really bad’s about to happen soon, huh?

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