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 Valentined	Charity Parkerson	Punk & Sissy Publications	2/6/2023	Candied Crush #22	Amazon
Rose-Colored Boy	Octavia Jensen	Self Published	2/6/2023	Whitecrest	Amazon
Guarding Gideon	Brittany Cournoyer	Self Published	2/6/2023		Amazon
Revenge	Zile Elliven	Self Published	2/6/2023	Enchanted University	Amazon
Love Like Salt	Noja Lina	Pride Publishing	2/7/2023	Cupid’s Academy	Amazon
Romancing the President	Imari Jade	Pride Publishing	2/7/2023	Cupid’s Academy	Amazon
To Mend a Broken Wing	Fearne Hill	NineStar Press	2/7/2023	Rossingley #4	Amazon
Hotblood	AE Lister	NineStar Press	2/7/2023	The Braided Crop Ranch #4	Amazon
Be Mine, Twisted Valentine	Gianni Holmes	Coco Nutz Publishing	2/7/2023	Corrupt Cupid #1	Amazon
Postscript	Anne Barwell	LaceDragon Publishing	2/7/2023	Kedgetown #1	Amazon
Cosmo and the King	Macy Blake	Self Published	2/7/2023	The Chosen One	Amazon
Cursed Night	Rhys Lawless	Self Published	2/7/2023	Cursed Hearts #4	Amazon
Newcomer	Ana Ashley	Self Published	2/7/2023	Dads of Stillwater #1	Amazon
The Resident’s Choice	Andrew Grey	Self Published	2/7/2023	Harbor Medical Center #2	Amazon
Nothing to Lose	EM Lindsey	Self Published	2/8/2023	2nd Edition	Amazon
Conduit Crisis	Louisa Masters	Self Published	2/8/2023	Ghostly Guardians #3	Amazon
A Brighter, Darker Art	Halli Starling	Self Published	2/8/2023	Ask Me For Fire #2	Amazon
The Husband Hoax	Saxon James	May Books	2/9/2023	Accidental Love #1	Amazon
What He Learns	E.M. Denning	Paper Gold Publishing	2/9/2023	Desires: New Beginnings	Amazon
Keeping it Casual	Jax Calder	Self Published	2/9/2023		Amazon
Malibu	Emmy Sanders	Self Published	2/9/2023	Elite 8 Studios #2	Amazon
Johann	Grae Bryan	Self Published	2/9/2023	Vampire’s Mate #4	Amazon
One in a Billion	Darya Kunis	Self Published	2/9/2023		Amazon
Like I Needed	Charlie Novak	Self Published	2/9/2023	Heather Bay #3	Amazon
Fireforged	Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes	Self Published	2/9/2023	Sons of Olympus #2	Amazon
A Warlock Called Jacob	Michelle Frost	Self Published	2/9/2023	Mated To The Human #2	Amazon
Illuminated	Alexa Piper	Changeling Press	2/10/2023	Vampire Tales #1	Amazon
What You Need	Avril Ashton	Sinner’s Haven Publishing	2/10/2023		Amazon
Display Me	Kota Quinn	Self Published	2/10/2023	Bears-4-U	Amazon
Year of the Jackal	Abby Kaitz	Self Published	2/10/2023	Bramburgh Jackals	Amazon
The Ostin Scholar	Michelle Dare	Self Published	2/10/2023	Isle of Ostin #3	Amazon
Gentle Man’s Alphas	Allie W. Scott	Self Published	2/10/2023	Plentywood Alphas #5	Amazon
Trading In Blood	Brea Alepoú	Self Published	2/10/2023	Blood Series #5	Amazon
Edison’s Professor	Jocelynn Drake	Self Published	2/10/2023	Shadow Elite #3	Amazon
Matthew	Tracy St. John	Self Published	2/10/2023	Clan Companions	Amazon
A Long Way Home	Blake Allwood	Self Published	2/11/2023	Coming Home #1	Amazon
Make Me Love You	Trisha Linde	Self Published	2/11/2023		Amazon
ConfEGGtionary	Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar	Surrendered Press	2/12/2023	Love At First Shift #3	Amazon
The Bucket List	Toby Wise	Self Published	2/12/2023		Amazon
Aquaculture Affair	Delaney Rain	Self Published	2/12/2023	Delaney’s Sea Monsters #2	Amazon

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TITLE: Beautifully Valentined

AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson

SERIES: Candied Crush #22

PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications

LENGTH: 88

RELEASE DATE: 2/6/2023

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Marco has spent his entire life hungry for something he can’t name. Valentine knows exactly what he needs: to be brought to his knees.

A few years back, Marco ruined his relationship with his twin, Enzo. At one time, they stayed glued at the hip. Now Marco is determined to reclaim that connection, except he doesn’t even know who he is anymore and that’s getting in the way of restarting his life. There’s also this cocky boxer who thinks he knows everything. He won’t give Marco the space he needs to think. Now Marco doesn’t know if he’s in L.A. for Enzo or this ridiculous guy who won’t get out of the way.

Valentine freely admits he’s a bit much. He doesn’t let that bother him. Having money, looks, and fame goes to a person’s head. It’s all part of the image. Marco is just another game. It’s called getting Valentined. Plenty of men and women have been there. Marco is the first one Valentine can’t shake. It’s a conundrum. He’s sure it’ll pass.

TITLE: Rose-Colored Boy

AUTHOR: Octavia Jensen

SERIES: Whitecrest

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 145

RELEASE DATE: 2/6/2023

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I was the youngest and last of my brothers to find love. They called me a romantic, a dreamer, a boy with rose-colored glasses who couldn’t see the world for what it was. Maybe they were right… or they were wrong and I was exactly the boy I needed to be for one specific man. A man who’d embrace how I was, who would polish those glasses and shield me from anything that wasn’t pure light.

So when a handsome older man won a two hour date with me at a charity auction, my brothers were worried. I wasn’t though, because somehow I was pretty sure I finally found the very thing I’d always been looking for.

Now I just had to hope he saw it too.

TITLE: Guarding Gideon

AUTHOR: Brittany Cournoyer

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 183

RELEASE DATE: 2/6/2023

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Will breaking all the rules lead to love or heartbreak?

Being a guardian angel meant everything to Silas. When a mishap with a prior job left his career up in the air, he begged his terrible boss, Demetri, for a second chance to prove his worth. But when he was assigned to Gideon Prestley, he knew he had his work cut out for him.

If Gideon didn’t have a slew of bad luck, he’d have no luck at all. From a terrible childhood to an even worse adulthood, Gideon was on the verge of giving up. That was until a beautiful man with a bright smile walked into his work. From that first meeting, Gideon’s luck started to change and a friendship between the two began to develop.

But what started as friendship began to develop into more, leaving Silas with a very tough decision to make. Did he follow the rules or his heart?

TITLE: Revenge

AUTHOR: Zile Elliven

SERIES: Enchanted University

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 33

RELEASE DATE: 2/6/2023

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It’s all fun and games until someone loses a shirt.

Specifically Haruka. Eli is just as possessive of his boyfriend as Haruka is of him, but some things are just intolerable. No one should see Haruka naked, ever, except Eli, of course. The sacrifice hurts, but his favorite hoodie will do the job even if that means it’ll have to be replaced. Of course, Haruka knows exactly how to get his mind off the grievous loss.

And if they manage to get in a bit of revenge against a certain trigger-happy professor, then that’s good too.

TITLE: Love Like Salt

AUTHOR: Noja Lina

SERIES: Cupid’s Academy

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 186

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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Love doesn’ t always have to be sweet or feature something grand. Like salt in food, it’ s the small, often-overlooked things that actually enhance the experience.

Theo wants to join the workforce. He participates in marketing competitions to gather enough confidence to do that, but loses against Zack, a freshman in the Management Department. They both hold a grudge and glare at each other on campus, especially when Zack takes the last serving of Theo’ s favorite meatballs at the canteen.

However, due to the budding romance between Theo’ s classmate Maya and Zack’ s roommate Will, all four of them team up for the next marketing competition, brieFEST. As if creating a Valentine’ s Day campaign proposal for table salt wasn’ t challenging enough, Theo also has to deal with Zack’ s annoying tongue clicking, various tensions between teammates, his own competence-related insecurities, and— worst of all— an unwelcomed, growing attraction toward Zack.

Meanwhile, the team still has to finish a project that stands a chance of getting first place at brieFEST. How will they do that within a month with so many things going on for all four of them?

The only solution is throwing spaghetti at the wall— and hoping something sticks.

TITLE: Romancing the President

AUTHOR: Imari Jade

SERIES: Cupid’s Academy

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 133

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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Student Council President River West gets swept away when he looks into the gray eyes of Kylian Abadie, a French cooking major.

The Valentine’ s Day Festival is a big deal for the entire male population of Cupid Academy, a prestigious university in Hokkaido, Japan. Every year one of the school’ s clubs must choose a mascot to represent them. This year the kendo club choose Kylian Abadie. Kylian, not a willing participant, accidentally falls on top of River after a mob of young men chase him through the hallowed halls of the university. It’ s like Cupid’ s arrow strikes both of them. Since then, River has been questioning his sexuality. He’ s never been attracted to guys before, but there’ s always a first time for everything.

The last thing Kylian Abadie wants is to be the mascot for a school filled with testosterone-loaded jocks. He can’ t help that he is the shortest guy in the school and looks slightly like the chubby-cheeked angel from classical mythology. It’ s bad enough that his group has been assigned to making and selling chocolate candy. He turns to the student council president for help and discovers that the prince of the school has a secret that he’ s been hiding for the last four years from the rest of his adoring fans.

TITLE: To Mend a Broken Wing

AUTHOR: Fearne Hill

SERIES: Rossingley #4

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 274

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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“I think,” Lucien began, “that we accept the love we believe we deserve. And unfortunately, Noah doesn’t believe he deserves any.”

For twenty-two-year-old Noah, the revelation that his biological father is an ex-professional footballer is like tearing the wrapper from a cheap chocolate bar and discovering he’s won the elusive golden ticket. Every homeless young man’s dream, right?

Wrong. Because his father has also served a lengthy prison sentence. For murder.

With nothing to lose and facing a winter sleeping rough, Noah travels to France to meet him. Despite an angry encounter, Noah reluctantly agrees to stay at the ancestral home of one of his newfound father’s friends until he finds his feet.

Twenty-five-year-old Toby loves his village of Rossingley so much he’s never left. Working as a manny caring for the children of the eccentric sixteenth earl is his dream job. Sure, he’d like to travel someday and maybe find a boyfriend, one who doesn’t treat him like a doormat. But with his deformity denting his confidence, Toby counts his blessings and takes what he can get. That is, until a sullen, handsome misfit comes to stay, flipping Toby’s ordered village life upside down.

TITLE: Hotblood

AUTHOR: AE Lister

SERIES: The Braided Crop Ranch #4

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 205

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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Oliver Lambert has taken his photography skills and run with them. By the time he’s thirty, he’s made a name for himself and now has jobs whenever he needs them. He likes to be behind the camera, watching the world through a safe lens, protected from actually engaging with it.

An unexpected referral takes him somewhere he never expected—a kinky fetish ranch in the Muskokas, where men pay to play pony and trainers teach them how to behave.

Adam Marsland needs a visual record of the Braided Crop Ranch and it’s been a while since the website photographs were updated. When he’s given Oliver’s name, he immediately hires the man to come for the summer session to immerse himself in the ranch and its activities.

Oliver is out of his depth, but the challenge of photographing the beautiful men at the BCR is something he can focus on. Safe behind the lens of his camera, Oliver finds the ranch to be seductive and shocking. He can’t help admitting a fascination for the people who make the Braided Crop Ranch what it is.

But just because he knows how to take a great photo doesn’t mean he’s prepared for everything he encounters, especially when it comes to a recalcitrant ponyboy named Puck.

TITLE: Be Mine, Twisted Valentine

AUTHOR: Gianni Holmes

SERIES: Corrupt Cupid #1

PUBLISHER: Coco Nutz Publishing

LENGTH: 243

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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Fifteen years ago, I helped put my abductor behind bars.

With the help of my hypnotherapist, I’ve sealed away the memories of my traumatic past.

Until the dreaded phone call.

Duncan Whittaker’s out on parole.

The first time I confront him, I intend to kill him.

Then something snaps inside me.

The memories I’ve been repressing have returned.

Duncan Whittaker’s the only man who’s ever made me feel desire.

He’s also the one who held me captive for almost a year.

Isolated me to make me grateful for his presence.

Deprived me of sensation to make me crave his unwanted touch.

Duncan Whittaker’s a sadist who’s broken something inside me.

For the second time, he’s about to ruin my life.

And God help me, I can’t stop him.

I don’t want to stop him.

TITLE: Postscript

AUTHOR: Anne Barwell

SERIES: Kedgetown #1

PUBLISHER: LaceDragon Publishing

LENGTH: 191

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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A magical bookshop holds the keys.

When Mason Chynoweth inherits an old house in small-town New Zealand, he hopes to discover what happened to his great-great uncle Lewis after he returned from the war in 1945. Mason’s first encounter with the property is thankfully reassuring—his sensitive psychic powers aren’t triggered and he has a calm sense of coming home.

Elijah Whitaker arrives in Kedgetown for an extended visit with his aunts. He’s quickly drawn to Mason and offers to help him try to find some answers in the dusty old house. It soon becomes clear that Mason is keeping secrets, but Elijah has a few secrets of his own. Like his closely guarded knowledge of the hidden supernatural world, and the fact that many of the townspeople are psi and supernaturals.

What is the connection between the house and Postscript, the town’s enigmatic bookshop? Mason’s glimpses of the past give some clues, but not enough to make sense of the puzzle.

When a hidden journal comes to light, the true story of Lewis’s journey is revealed, and his path and Mason and Elijah’s begin to intertwine.

TITLE: Cosmo and the King

AUTHOR: Macy Blake

SERIES: The Chosen One

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 95

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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When Cosmo learns the faun king is in the human realm, he panics. See, Silenus happens to be his fiance… and he’s never told any of his friends in the human realm that he ran away on his wedding day, leaving his king at the alter.

Silenus made a deal with the devil–the queen of the fae–when he learned the human realm was going to be closed, keeping him separated from his mate and betrothed. He has to track down Cosmo and convince him that they are meant for each other, even though his stubborn fiance seems determined to challenge him at every turn.

Cosmo doesn’t know Silenus’s secret, though, and now the hunt is on. Silenus is facing a dark and dangerous path, and he wants nothing more than his consort at his side. He’ll follow his mate anywhere, even to the depths of the human realm, to prove to Cosmo they are meant to be together..

Now he only has to convince his stubborn mate to stop running…because no matter how long the chase lasts, Silenus will eventually catch him.

TITLE: Cursed Night

AUTHOR: Rhys Lawless

SERIES: Cursed Hearts #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 104

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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It’s date night. What could possibly go wrong?

It’s been three and a half years since Wade and I reunited—and almost died one too many times.

Our lives have gotten much quieter. Peaceful even.

Raising our little baby phoenix with my best friend, training new recruits to protect the supernatural community and running a magical café.

Everything’s going well.

Too well.

I should have known chaos would come to find us once again. It’s part and parcel of a witch’s life.

I just didn’t expect to have the most cursed night of all.

TITLE: Newcomer

AUTHOR: Ana Ashley

SERIES: Dads of Stillwater #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 209

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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I lost everything in the fight for my daughter…

So, with my tail between my legs and completely out of options, I ran back to Stillwater. The town that stole everything from me.

The only silver lining is…Arlo.

Arlo, who won my daughter’s heart with a simple gesture. Arlo, who charmed me before I even knew his name. And here I thought returning home was going to be yet another train-wreck.

How could I not fall for the guy who didn’t think twice about taking a phallic-looking plant into a bar for a drink.

We both have secrets, baggage, and a connection that feels more real than any I’ve had before.

But I can’t start something new.

Not in the town that still hates me and is not afraid to show me every step of the way.

Besides, I need to put my daughter first.

Can the newcomer and the returnee change the town that never changes?

TITLE: The Resident’s Choice

AUTHOR: Andrew Grey

SERIES: Harbor Medical Center #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 102

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023

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Pediatric residency means long hours, constant pressure, and, occasionally, a patient and her father stealing your heart.

Second-year pediatric resident Marty Beyers loves his job and using all his skills to care for the children in the wards. He figures everything he’s seen in his position at Harbor Medical Center has made him ready for anything, but when he meets gorgeous Dennis and his daughter Stephie, he’s finally encountered something he isn’t prepared for: losing his heart to a patient’s father.

Dennis gave up everything to raise his sister’s daughter after her death, especially after Stephie fell ill. He has a lot of high hopes, mostly that he’ll get answers to Stephie’s mysterious health issues, and in Marty he finds a doctor who listens, really seems to care, and, to top that, is someone he could seriously fall for.

But hospitals have rules about doctors and their patients. To make things worse, Stephie’s illness seems reluctant to reveal any answers to their questions. When her specialists can’t unravel the mystery, Marty refuses to give up, but his diligence triggers suspicions that could pull Marty and Dennis and their potential new family apart forever.

TITLE: Nothing to Lose

AUTHOR: EM Lindsey

SERIES: 2nd Edition

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 225

RELEASE DATE: 2/8/2023

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Once upon a time, in a small seaside town, a happy man living a happy life brings other people joy with his delicious bakes.

And then a storm cloud moves in next door, and suddenly things are…different.

A war between them is brewing, like a hurricane offshore, and if Peyton isn’t careful, Hudson is going to sweep him into the raging waters like a tsunami.

Nothing To Lose is a previously released serial novel.

TITLE: Conduit Crisis

AUTHOR: Louisa Masters

SERIES: Ghostly Guardians #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 256

RELEASE DATE: 2/8/2023

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Being in love with my straight friend isn’t easy…

I thought pining for Daniel was an epic tragedy, but then I found out I’m a conduit—someone who can communicate with beings from the otherworld—and my unrequited love for one of my best friends seems less of a problem.

So when a spirit is destroyed while trying to warn me of an approaching disaster, it makes sense for Daniel to step up and help me search for more information. Or it does until my mom turns up twenty years after abandoning me and Daniel turns into Mr. Protective. One thing leads to another, and somehow the whole town now thinks we’re dating.

As if all that isn’t enough to deal with, Daniel’s having a bisexual awakening, and he’s looking to me, his gay friend, to guide him through it. I’d do anything for him, but the thought of being with him and then watching him move on to another guy… I don’t know if my heart can take it.

But I have to toughen up and get on with it, because whatever’s happening in the otherworld is spilling over to here, and it’s going to take everyone we’ve got to keep humanity safe… if we can.

TITLE: A Brighter, Darker Art

AUTHOR: Halli Starling

SERIES: Ask Me For Fire #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 318

RELEASE DATE: 2/8/2023

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A chance meeting at a bar.

An instant connection.

But that connection turns from a spark into all business. For the moment.

And it’s a really bad idea to date the boss…

Raphael (Raf) Lutz, is under immense stress with the opening of his fifth art gallery in a few months. He’s mentally and physically exhausted, and given his perfectionist nature, deeply concerned that this gallery won’t stack up to the rest. His best friend, Ambrose and Ambrose’s boyfriend, Barrett, have trusted Raf with a very special set of illustrations belonging to Barrett’s deceased friend. Raf is making the illustrations a highlight of the gallery’s opening, and it has to be just right. Perfect. But he’s drowning and he needs a marketing manager yesterday.

On the other side of town, Silvan Diedrich has just been downsized from the marketing firm he helped build, and drowning his sorrows in a few drinks and maybe some company sounds about right. The man who takes the stool beside him is dangerously handsome with a clear flair for the dramatic. Company, indeed. But as he and Raf talk, Raf offers him the one thing Silvan hadn’t been expecting – an interview.

Which he passes with flying colors.

But close proximity to Raf, day after day, is far too much temptation. Raf doesn’t need any more complications. Silvan’s not been with anyone in a long time, as he’s been the primary parent for his now college-aged daughter.

So they make a deal. Hands off, for now.

Sticking to that deal proves to be rather difficult for both of them.

TITLE: The Husband Hoax

AUTHOR: Saxon James

SERIES: Accidental Love #1

PUBLISHER: May Books

LENGTH: 284

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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Christian

Being invited to my cousin’s wedding really shouldn’t be a big deal except, oh yeah, I haven’t seen my family for a decade.

My parents turned their backs on me and I’ve done everything since to become successful and show them what they lost. Only, it’s kinda hard to be a success when you’re a walking trainwreck.

So I’m going to fake it. Hire a guy with an online presence so impressive they’ll be desperate to welcome me back into the elitist fold, and roll into the wedding with the kind of confidence I’ve never felt a day in my life.

The plan’s a knockout.

Until my fake date cancels minutes before the ceremony.

Émile

One letter from my dearly departed grandfather, and suddenly I’m on a husband hunt.

He’s reworked his entire will so I’m set to inherit far more than I’m entitled to, and all because he’s asked me to use that money for “good.”

In order to get that inheritance, though, there’s one stipulation: marriage.

Even with his request, I’m tempted to stick to my original plan of getting as far from my wretched family as possible, and letting them fight it out.

But then I run into a tall drink of scattered mess outside of a wedding who’s in desperate need of a date, and the pieces click into place.

I help him, he helps me.

Marriage, money, then go our separate ways.

Easy.

Now all I have to do is stop myself from actually falling for the guy.

TITLE: What He Learns

AUTHOR: E.M. Denning

SERIES: Desires: New Beginnings

PUBLISHER: Paper Gold Publishing

LENGTH: 211

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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A new dominant

A jaded submissive

What could possibly go right?

Sterling’s plan is simple. Learn how to be dominant, woo his crush. The only problem is he doesn’t know how to do either of those things. Getting a job at the local kink club seems like a good place to start. Meeting a kind and older submissive on his first night on the job throws a wrench into his plans.

Despite how hard he tried, Kelly was never enough for his ex-husband. Years after their amicable, yet heartbreaking, divorce, Kelly has come to terms with how things ended. Hoping to put all his doubts aside, he’s ready to get back into the scene.

Kelly’s first night coincides with Sterling’s first shift at Desires, and he can’t help his interest in the much younger man who has more questions than answers. It doesn’t take long for them both to realize they have something important to offer the other. Sterling needs practice and Kelly… well, after so long away, he does too.

Questions turn into scenes and scenes turn into more, and they’re just getting started when Kelly’s doubts creep back in. If he wasn’t enough for his ex, how can he be enough for a man like Sterling? Can Kelly learn to trust again, or will they lose everything they have built together before love can even be found?

TITLE: Keeping it Casual

AUTHOR: Jax Calder

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 174

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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Dustin

I moved to Mineral Creek so I could focus on my son. After my recent breakup, small-town life is exactly what we need, and I’m determined to stay single.

But the town’s resident matchmakers have other ideas. Every second person I meet tries to set me up with Mineral Creek’s one other gay single Dad.

Jeremy. King.

I’ve heard those two words so many times since we moved here. I might explode if the name is uttered one more time.

But when I finally meet the man himself, any potential combustion will be due to the chemistry between us.

Jeremy

My Mineral Creek neighbors have looked out for me since my divorce and are now determined to set me up with the new guy in town.

I feel bad that everyone is hounding Dustin to ask me out. I want to get them off his back. Enter my brilliant idea: the fake date.

Convincing the Mineral Creek matchmakers that we’re not compatible would be much easier if we’d kept to our script of uncomfortable silence instead of talking for so long that the restaurant kicked us out when they closed.

But nothing changes the fact that Dustin doesn’t want a boyfriend, and I’m not able to offer my heart to anyone anyway.

We can keep things casual between us, right?

TITLE: Malibu

AUTHOR: Emmy Sanders

SERIES: Elite 8 Studios #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 328

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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Falling for his client was never part of the plan.

Mal

Adult entertainer. Escort. Camboy. Surfer-bro. Malibu.

I’ve been called many names, yet no one knows the real me. Filming at Elite 8 Studios gave me the fresh start I was looking for, but now, my past is calling, and even working three jobs isn’t enough to keep me afloat. With my anxiety and panic attacks getting worse and my debts on the rise, something needs to change.

When I’m offered an outrageous sum for a new escorting gig, I can’t pass it up. The catch? I’ll be living in the client’s penthouse for the next six months. And I’ll be his—exclusively.

I’ve been warned Henrik is difficult, but all I see is a man who’s protective, caring, and lonely underneath that hard shell of his. He’s also blind. And yet, somehow, he sees me for exactly who I am.

Turning to this man I barely know for comfort is a bad idea—and falling for a client is even worse—but I can’t seem to stop. With only a few months left on our contract, can I convince Henrik to give us a real shot?

Or will I lose the only man who sees the real me?

TITLE: Johann

AUTHOR: Grae Bryan

SERIES: Vampire’s Mate #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 263

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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Alexei is lost. On the run from his criminal family, hiding out in Hyde Park, he has no idea what the point or purpose of his life is anymore. Until he’s served coffee by a strange young man, one whom Alexei can’t get out of this head. And when Alexei realizes his favorite barista isn’t quite human after all, his obsession only deepens. Can he use this new knowledge to get even closer to the sweet, strange vampire of his dreams?

Jay is lonely. He has his friends (so nice!) and his job at the coffee shop (so fun!) but he knows he doesn’t really belong in Hyde Park, not for keeps. And yet, he can’t help wanting to pretend, especially with his new favorite regular, a handsome human who smells divine and watches Jay like he really matters. Alexei might just be the nicest thing to happen to Jay since he can remember, even more so when the human generously offers himself up for dinner.

But Jay’s past is complicated, and certain promises have been made. Can he and Alexei weather the storm that tracks him down, or will Jay’s new life be taken away from him before it can really begin?

TITLE: One in a Billion

AUTHOR: Darya Kunis

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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When omega Ruud Schouter emerges from a preeclamptic stroke with near complete memory loss, he is shocked to learn that not only is he expecting a child with a husband he doesn’t remember, but that he is a tech billionaire with major deadlines approaching for projects he no longer knows how to manage. Things quickly get more complicated when he begins to suspect foul play, and buried trauma responses from his foggy past bubble to the surface, testing his relationships with everyone he used to know. Consumed with the stress of a life he doesn’t remember building, Ruud considers making a run for it, but alpha Marwan begs Ruud to give their marriage a chance. Can the two rebuild what they once had?

TITLE: Like I Needed

AUTHOR: Charlie Novak

SERIES: Heather Bay #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 269

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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One night isn’t supposed to lead to love.

Jamie Stone is rich, beautiful, and bored out of his skull. The past few years have been an endless round of parties, and the decadence has lost its lustre. When a late night decision to get away lands him in the small seaside town of Heather Bay, Jamie’s convinced he’s made a mistake.

Heather Bay is no Ibiza, but it does have Will.

Will is stressed, stretched, and doesn’t have time for anything but work. He’s too busy trying to keep his head above water to focus on the London party boy who keeps ending up in his bed. Jamie is nothing but a distraction, but Will can’t resist coming back for more, especially with the harsh realities of farming nipping at his heels.

With the clock ticking on Jamie’s stay and the chaos of lambing season fast approaching, both men will have to look beyond themselves and let go of their fears. If they can, they might find the one thing they’ve always needed.

TITLE: Fireforged

AUTHORS: Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes

SERIES: Sons of Olympus #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 168

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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Hephaestus has never been interested in the petty squabbles of his family, but this time, it’s different. The titans have escaped Tartarus and are threatening not only his selfish siblings and cousins, but the very foundations of the world he calls his own.

Anteros has lived a sheltered life, doted on and protected by both of his fathers. But now, in the face of the threat the titans pose, he has to step up and help in the war effort. As the only god who has never betrayed Hephaestus, he’s sent to beg for the forge god’s aid in the coming conflict. Only Hephaestus isn’t what everyone told him. He’s talented and stern, yes, but also handsome and above all that, sweet, at least to Ant.

When Atlas comes to demand Hephaestus’s help on behalf of the titans, Heph is forced to make a choice: his abusive family, or the titans. Hephaestus is less worried about that choice than what it might lead to—will the titans punish sweet, innocent Anteros if he refuses them?

TITLE: A Warlock Called Jacob

AUTHOR: Michelle Frost

SERIES: Mated To The Human #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 84

RELEASE DATE: 2/9/2023

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Jacob’s always been a dutiful son. His new mate is anything but.

Co-leading the Saint Coven with his twin sister is the legacy Jake was born into. He takes all his responsibilities seriously, especially his new Council appointed mate.

Cane is the mayor’s son. In a last ditch effort to put him on the straight and narrow, the mayor asked he be mated to the most mature and upstanding paranormal possible.

Jake is a strong leader, but Cane’s rebellious streak and the explosive chemistry between them might tempt him to the wild side.

TITLE: Illuminated

AUTHOR: Alexa Piper

SERIES: Vampire Tales #1

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 139

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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Ethan is a photographer who loves the interplay of light and shadow in his work and what it reveals. While working on his latest project, he finds himself at an abandoned church after nightfall. Lured by the prospect of capturing something unique with his camera, he ventures inside.

What Ethan discovers in that forgotten place is not what he expected. Instead of sights unseen for decades, Ethan finds a man — bleeding, hurt, and in need of help.

What Ethan doesn’t know is that he isn’t freeing an ordinary man, but an ancient vampire.

Through a haze of blood and violence, Ethan will have to come to terms with a situation nothing could have ever prepared him for. Auris drinks blood and deals death with ease, but Ethan soon discovers that the vampire is not just a monster. Auris is more, so much more. As if it were illuminated with a camera flash, Ethan can almost see himself and Auris have a shared future. Yet, those who tried destroying Auris once will stop at nothing to do so again.

TITLE: What You Need

AUTHOR: Avril Ashton

PUBLISHER: Sinner’s Haven Publishing

LENGTH: 300

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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One man hiding from his mistakes. Another running toward safety. They’ll find all they need in each other.

Jack Wellington has shut himself off from the world. Nursing a broken heart, the DEA agent is running on fumes and hiding from the many mistakes he’s made in the name of love. Solitude is all he wants… until he answers a knock on the door one stormy night and comes face to face with a past he barely recognizes.

Ashe Tannen-Novak is running from parents trying to control him, a husband hell-bent on keeping him, and the darkness threatening to consume him. It’s been a decade since the agent with the blue eyes saved him, but Ashe has never forgotten Jack. He’s the only safety Ashe can think of, but reality hits hard when he finds his savior just as bruised and emotionally battered.

Neither man is the person the other once knew, but their past binds them just as their present traps them. Lost and in need of anchor, Jack and Ashe find more than connection; they find acceptance, comfort, and passion. Now all they have to do is hold on to it.

TITLE: Display Me

AUTHOR: Kota Quinn

SERIES: Bears-4-U

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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Who falls for their enemy?

Kingston- I love my job. Helping others plan their perfect wedding is a dream come true. If only I could find my own boy to cherish, spoil, and love. But who wants a chubby 41-year-old with a voyeuristic side? When my friend insists I try a kinky dating app called Bears-4-U, I decide to give it a shot.

My one rule: Don’t fall for the ONLY guy who reminds me of Jamison Parker.

Jamie- Kingston Foxe and I hate each other. So what if I’ve always wanted him? So what if he isn’t the guy I thought he was? So what if his gorgeous bear body is exactly what I crave? I have a plan. With the help of a new dating app, I’ll get over Kingston in no time. All I need to do is follow a few rules.

Rule # 1: Find someone who believes in love and romance!

Rule # 2: He must be open to exploring this new kink with me.

Rule # 3: No more daddies. I refuse to be hurt by one again.

TITLE: Year of the Jackal

AUTHOR: Abby Kaitz

SERIES: Bramburgh Jackals

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 312

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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Max Trellis-Tan’s List of Things to Do Before Graduation:

Find investors for his startup

Curb his pranking habit

Get Bramburgh University’s star basketball player to fall in love with him

It wasn’t Max’s fault that Aaron Scudder couldn’t take a prank. But when Max accidentally gets Aaron kicked off the basketball team, he quickly becomes Public Enemy Number One.

No matter how hard Aaron tries to have Max teleported to another planet, the two keep finding themselves tangled in increasingly amusing and bizarre situations around campus. Most bizarre of all is when their animosity turns into attraction.

Everything changes when Max gets accepted to a prestigious startup incubator.

Soon he’ll have to make a choice:

Chase his dreams in Silicon Valley?

Or take a chance on his growing feelings for Aaron?

TITLE: The Ostin Scholar

AUTHOR: Michelle Dare

SERIES: Isle of Ostin #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 245

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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Hiding in plain sight is what Lazlo Ostin does best. That and teach about the advancement of vampires at a local university. Now that his nephews have revealed to the world they’re alive, Lazlo is uncertain about how to handle his own identity.

There’s also the matter of a certain vampire prince in his class who draws Lazlo’s attention more than any man has before.

Presley Kade has been looking forward to the class taught by one of the sexiest professors on campus. The course material doesn’t matter. He knows it well. It’s the man standing at the front of the room that has his attention.

Little does Presley know, his professor isn’t an ordinary vampire. He’s an Ostin in disguise. A man from the very family his father is trying to kill.

They shouldn’t be together. Shouldn’t desire each other on a visceral level. Yet, they do.

It’s not only about the survival of their families, but their relationship as well. When the dust settles, they hope to remain standing together, stronger than before.

TITLE: Gentle Man’s Alphas

AUTHOR: Allie W. Scott

SERIES: Plentywood Alphas #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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A grumpy, watchful Alpha. The clueless, delicate Omega he’s obsessed with. And the unexpected, doting Alpha who rocks their world. Three is definitely not a crowd where these men are concerned.

Adrian has been fascinated with Vincent ever since he first watched the little Omega talking excitedly about gardening. It was a hit to his system to want someone so bad after he watched love tear apart his life years before. He’s held back from going after the other man for many reasons, but with the arrival of some new help on the farm, he realizes the bubble he’s hiding in is about to burst.

Rupert is frustrated and exhausted when the job he went to interview for in Shelter Falls doesn’t work out. Luckily, a position for an extra set of hands on a farm in a nearby town opens up. Finding the delightful Omega Vincent and the intriguing Alpha Adrian roaming around the land is a bonus that wipes away a bit of his anger. Now he only has to convince them to explore something a bit… out of the box.

Vincent loves his garden and living on Tripp’s land. It gives him a place to call home, and that means more than anyone will ever know. If only he could have a family of his own like Tripp has built with his Alpha, then maybe he’d feel settled. Adrian was once on his list of possible mates, but the Alpha seems uninterested. When Rupert shows up, Vincent wonders if maybe he’ll finally get his happily ever after.

Can Adrian accept Rupert and Vincent’s connection? Will Rupert prove three’s not a crowd? And will innocent, little Vincent be accepting of the attention of two large, demanding Alphas?

TITLE: Trading In Blood

AUTHOR: Brea Alepoú

SERIES: Blood Series #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 272

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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Sacrifices are to be expected but they are not easy to make.

Rheland is the king of vampires and in these trying times, he is reminded that ruling with fear alone isn’t good enough. People change and Rheland is the embodiment of that. He knows his past isn’t the cleanest but he wants to spend the rest of his eternity trying to find a spot of his own.

Lynk needs housing for his pack and Rheland wants the man closer. A win-win. What’s a little trade in order to get what he truly desires? Except it’s not just Lynk. There is also a beta that tests Rheland’s resolve, twins that are constantly hot and cold, and the last thing Rheland expected, a human that reminds him of his first love.

A vampire king who has everything but love, a werewolf alpha who never wanted to lead his own pack, a bloodthirsty beta werewolf, brothers who need a strong hand, and a human who only wants to understand the supernatural.

Will centuries of ignoring emotions keep them all apart or can he learn to truly feel something more?

TITLE: Edison’s Professor

AUTHOR: Jocelynn Drake

SERIES: Shadow Elite #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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The stranger chose him.

Edison Walker had never seen the man with the wide green eyes before. He only knew that he was in trouble.

And that he took one look at Ed and decided he was his haven. His protector.

Ed would not let him down.

With the jeweled scarab the stranger pressed into his hand and the strange note written in ancient Egyptian, the Shadow Elite mercenaries are off to Cairo to find the stolen professor.

TITLE: Matthew

AUTHOR: Tracy St. John

SERIES: Clan Companions

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 230

RELEASE DATE: 2/10/2023

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His past demons have returned, and only a Kalquorian clan can save him.

Matthew Larsen should be happy. Reunited with the Nobek he fell in love with years ago, welcomed into a clan determined to give him a better life, he has everything he never imagined possible. However, he’s haunted by the hellish past and certainty it will reclaim him.

Nobek Kom spent years searching for Matt. Their reunion and his clanmates’ acceptance of the troubled Earther seemed to be all that stood in the way of the perfect future. His Earther love isn’t so easily rescued, however. Even a warrior can’t protect someone against his nightmares.

Dramok Avir and Imdiko Masok are devoted to the beautiful Earther Kom brought home. Loving such a gentle soul isn’t a problem. Saving him from monsters, real and imagined, is another matter when Matt’s worst fears come true and the terrors of the past rise once again to drag him into the abyss.

TITLE: A Long Way Home

AUTHOR: Blake Allwood

SERIES: Coming Home #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 89

RELEASE DATE: 2/11/2023

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With the odds stacked against them, will they be able to overcome, or will their pasts push them apart, forever?

Gib clings to family, while being afraid to trust them. As a former foster child, he clings to security denied to him in early childhood. When he begins having feelings for one of his best friends and fellow medical school student, all his issues are expanded.

Allan has everything a kid from a wealthy New York family could have. When he decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a Harvard trained doctor, he didn’t anticipate meeting and falling for the enigmatic Gibson Ridley.

With Allan’s daddy issues, and Gib’s fear of intimacy, the stakes couldn’t have greater risks. Can these two men work through their issues and give love a chance, or will they lose it forever?

TITLE: Make Me Love You

AUTHOR: Trisha Linde

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 213

RELEASE DATE: 2/11/2023

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It’s only temptation if you resist… When you give in, it’s called fun.

Omega Mark is a nice guy. He calls his parents every Sunday, hands in every work assignment on time, and buys only organic vegetables. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise when he becomes the ultimate cliché—nice guys really do finish last. When he finds out his long-term boyfriend has been cheating on him, he snaps. Mark is tired of being good; following the rules never got him anywhere. Now it’s time to try something new. He doesn’t just want to be bad, though… he wants to be evil.

Alpha Rostorok has spent eternity working as a greater vengeance demon. He is the complete opposite of nice. He would normally leave petty human complaints to his underlings to handle, but when the most delicious, extremely pissed-off man performs a drunken summoning, Ross finds himself giving in to the allure. And while he specializes in wrath, his favorite sin just happens to be lust…

TITLE: ConfEGGtionary

AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar

SERIES: Love At First Shift #3

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

LENGTH: 183

RELEASE DATE: 2/12/2023

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Delivering candy is a great way to make a few extra dollars…until your dragon unexpectedly shifts and breaks far more than you’ll earn.

Alpha Dragon shifter Clayton is trying to get his life in order. He’s sick of being the unsuccessful one. It’s bad enough he’s living in someone else’s house and working a job he only has thanks to nepotism, but now he also has debt that has to be paid. So it’s time for a side hustle. Good thing the candy store is hiring.

Human omega Bryson was ready for a new beginning when his boss decided to open a second store and asked him to be a part of the expansion. From the first day, Bryson feels more at home here than he had anywhere else. Still…something is missing from his life.

Bryson’s life instantly turns upside down when someone stops by his job to deliver blue cotton candy cake to his boss. Bryson barely reaches for the delivery when the man standing before him turns into a dragon—a fire-breathing dragon—a sexy fire-breathing dragon.

TITLE: The Bucket List

AUTHOR: Toby Wise

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 2/12/2023

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Can a bucket list make two people realize they belong together?

Griffin has been in love with his neighbor since the day he moved in and Nolan showed up at his doorstep with baked goods. Since then, his feelings have only grown stronger, but he’s never voiced them, too afraid of losing his best friend.

While drinking the night before Valentine’s Day, the two devise a plan. Nolan writes a bucket list of things he’s always wanted to do with a partner and Griffin volunteers to make that bucket list happen. Having one day as Nolan’s fake mate is better than never experiencing it at all, right? At least that’s what Griffin tells himself.

Could this bucket list ruin their friendship? Or will it finally open their eyes to the feelings they’ve both been hiding from each other?

TITLE: Aquaculture Affair

AUTHOR: Delaney Rain

SERIES: Delaney’s Sea Monsters #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 119

RELEASE DATE: 2/12/2023

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Can a virgin and his dad’s best friend find a way to be together forever with their mersquid fated mate?

Larkin isn’t sure if he’s got his life together or not, but he knows his love life is completely stalled out. He’s never going to get up the courage to tell Dean, his father’s best friend, how he feels about him. Namely that Larkin has been in love with Dean from the moment he figured out he was gay. But can he really risk everyone’s friendships by confessing how he feels?

Dean suspected that his best friend’s only son might have a crush on him. When he walks into his bedroom and finds Larkin on the bed and having a grand time with some of Dean’s dirty laundry, Dean can’t avoid the facts. Or can he? Their fishing trip is interrupted when hauling abandoned fishing lines onto Dean’s boat brings a blue, tentacled person in need of help onto the deck. Now Dean and Larkin are tangled together as they secretly aid an ocean-dwelling alien’s recovery.

Mo is the youngest child of a human and cecaelia, one of the first hybrids, who thought they were going to die in that mess of fishing lines and nets. But then they found themselves nose to toes with their fated mates, two human men who are clearly in love with each other. Mo’s determined to help their mates see that the three of them are perfect together, especially while they’re all confined inside an aquaculture farm. But as Mo heals, they have to figure out how to keep their mates without exposing the secret of their existence to an entire company of humans.

 

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