Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illegal Motion | Rheland Richmond & Emerson Beckett | Self Published | 2/13/2023 | The Package Deal #4 | Amazon |
| Valentine’s Day With the Veteran | Shiloh Swift | Self Published | 2/13/2023 | His Blue Collar Man #4 | Amazon |
| Putting Out Fires | Marie Sexton | Self Published | 2/13/2023 | Coda | Amazon |
| Abandoned But Not Alone | Nicole Dykes | Self Published | 2/13/2023 | Spark of Hope #4 | Amazon |
| Pick One | May Archer | Self Published | 2/13/2023 | Sunday Brothers | Amazon |
| Dark Vows | J.S. Cook | Dreamspinner Press | 2/14/2023 | Kildevil Cove Murder Mystery, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Dupli-Kinked | M.C. Roth | Pride Publishing | 2/14/2023 | It’s a Kink Thing #4 | Amazon |
| Back in the Saddle | BA Tortuga | Turtlehat Creatives | 2/14/2023 | BA’s Cozy Cowboys | Amazon |
| Hard Candy Heartthrob | Lorelei M. Hart | Decadent Publishing | 2/14/2023 | Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5 | Amazon |
| The Pledge | Cale Dietrich | Feiwel & Friends | 2/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| Prince of Lies | Lucy Lennox | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| Monstrosity | R.K. Pierce | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Detective’s Forbidden Temptation | Melony Ann | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | The Forbidden Temptation Series #1 | Amazon |
| Heartbreak Ranch | Daniel Elijah Sanderfer | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| Linzer Loving | Leyla Hunt | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5 | Amazon |
| Rocky Road Rendezvous | Jena Wade | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5 | Amazon |
| Candy Cane Craving | Colbie Dunbar | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5 | Amazon |
| Max, the Sequel | Bey Deckard | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Max, the Series #2 | Amazon |
| 2 Dead Fish Named Kevin | L.A. Witt | Self Published | 2/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Long Game | Samantha Wayland | Loch Awe Press | 2/15/2023 | Amazon | |
| Playing Deep | Beth Bolden | Self Published | 2/15/2023 | Miami Piranhas #5 | Amazon |
| Support | RM Lovely & KP Lane | Self Published | 2/15/2023 | Tender Hearts #2 | Amazon |
| Earth-Bound | Hope Bennett | Self Published | 2/15/2023 | Dragon’s Mate #7 | Amazon |
| Bad Mate | April Kelley | Self Published | 2/15/2023 | Saint Lakes #10 | Amazon |
| Colin | Cora Rose | Self Published | 2/15/2023 | Unexpected #6 | Amazon |
| Half-Blood | Shannon West | Painted Hearts Publishing | 2/16/2023 | Amazon | |
| Touched by the Morningstar | Kaeya Lee | Crafty Fox Limited | 2/16/2023 | Rise of the Fallen #2 | Amazon |
| Doors Open on the Left: | Vinni George | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | Open Doors | Amazon |
| Fairy Cakes in Winter | Lane Hayes | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | Amazon | |
| Maniac | Onley James | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | Necessary Evils #7 | Amazon |
| Breaking Rules with Travis | Sophia Nixs | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | The North Avenue Live Guys #1 | Amazon |
| Rum And Rendezvous | Raquel Riley | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | Love And Libations #1 | Amazon |
| Colby | R.M Neill | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | The Broken Horn Ranch | Amazon |
| Be Mine, Bloody Valentine | Skyler Snow | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | Corrupt Cupid | Amazon |
| Pretty Wreck | J.R. Gray | Self Published | 2/16/2023 | Pretty Broken | Amazon |
| Rhyme of Longing | Emily Carrington | Changeling Press | 2/17/2023 | Jack and Gil #1 | Amazon |
| Galactic Treasure | Theodora Marie Adams | Changeling Press | 2/17/2023 | Earth Con #2 | Amazon |
| Music to His Ears | Ariella Zoelle | Self Published | 2/17/2023 | Harmony of Hearts #4 | Amazon |
| The Financier and the Sweetheart | VL Locey | Self Published | 2/17/2023 | Campo Royale #4 | Amazon |
| Need Me | TH Compton | Self Published | 2/17/2023 | Bears-4-U | Amazon |
| Alpha Versus Omeg | MM Farmer | Self Published | 2/17/2023 | Bangers & Mash #6 | Amazon |
| Omega’s Return | Maggie Hemlock | Self Published | 2/17/2023 | Amazon | |
| Smolder | Mika Nix | Self Published | 2/17/2023 | Drake Security #2 | Amazon |
| Balancing the Weave | M.W. Lee | JMS Books | 2/18/2023 | Amazon | |
| Rise | Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar | Surrendered Press | 2/19/2023 | The Phoenix Omega Trilogy #2 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Illegal Motion
AUTHOR: Rheland Richmond & Emerson Beckett
SERIES: The Package Deal #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 421
RELEASE DATE: 2/13/2023
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Callum Kennedy
I should have known behind that deep sexy southern drawl, and beautiful face lived the world’s biggest asshole.
I’ve tried my damnedest to put him behind me. But it was hard to do when I saw his face every night in my dreams and couldn’t forget how he worked my body over.
It was okay. I had my work as a vet, my equine rescue to manage, and my friends. I’d forget him or work myself to death trying.
Except there’s one problem.
Turns out he’s the new free-agent running back who just signed a one-year deal with the Portland Pirates. The infamous Declan Miller has turned my world upside down and reinserted his unforgettable self back into my life for the next year.
Declan’s the last person I want help from, but it looks like I don’t have a choice.
Declan Miller
When I walked into Alejandro’s Bar that night in late July, I never expected to meet someone my first night in town.
But the sexy guy with wavy dark blond hair and hazel-green eyes sitting alone at the bar caught my attention immediately. Or maybe it was the way he was sniffing his own shirt.
After a night of the best sex of my life, I knew I had to push him away. I wasn’t doing relationships anymore, and this gorgeous, funny man had the power to break me.
But when I find out my unforgettable hookup is part of my new friend group, Dr. Callum Kennedy wants nothing to do with me until he has no choice but to let me help.
TITLE: Valentine’s Day With the Veteran
AUTHOR: Shiloh Swift
SERIES: His Blue Collar Man #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 80
RELEASE DATE: 2/13/2023
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Everything has a price. Even love. Teddy is willing to pay whatever it takes to turn Romeo from a bratty playboy to his sweetheart.
A possessive soldier. A mouthy marine. They risked life and limb serving their country overseas, but on the loveliest holiday of the year these former military men are sending their hearts to the front line.
Teddy grew up in a blue-star family. He followed in the bootprints of his forefathers by enlisting and spent two decades as an Army Ranger. When an injury cut his career short, Teddy dedicated his life to helping his brothers-in-arms by leading a veteran support group.
He’s never met anybody more in need of his help than Romeo, a certified gay disaster and so freshly discharged from the sandbox he still has moon dust behind his ears. Stubborn. Sassy. As a Marine Scout Sniper, Romeo was trained to take out bad guys with headshots, but since re-entering civilian life he’s only interested in finding disrespectful men that’ll take him to bed.
When their local VA hosts a bachelor auction and Romeo jumps onto the block, Teddy seizes the opportunity to bid on the wild younger man. He’ll do more than win Romeo as his dream date. Teddy will make that boy clean up his act and then make Romeo his boy. Forever.
TITLE: Putting Out Fires
AUTHOR: Marie Sexton
SERIES: Coda
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 35
RELEASE DATE: 2/13/2023
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Matt Richards has never given much thought to Valentine’s Day, but when his lover of almost three years, Jared Thomas, hints that he feels unappreciated, Matt realizes he needs to do something. He’s determined to make this Valentine’s Day special, but nothing is going to turn out the way Matt plans.
TITLE: Abandoned But Not Alone
AUTHOR: Nicole Dykes
SERIES: Spark of Hope #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 183
RELEASE DATE: 2/13/2023
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Felix
I’ve always been a helper. Someone who sees the world in a brighter light than others do. Who tries to show everyone there’s good in this world.
So when I meet Henry, I immediately make it my mission to show him how great the world can be if he’ll only accept a little help.
Easier said than done. But I’ve always liked a challenge.
Henry
I have no idea why this complete stranger wants to help my daughter and me. But I can’t seem to shake him.
Life hasn’t been kind to us, and I clearly don’t see the world the same way he does. I want what’s best for my daughter, though, and if that means accepting help from Felix, then that might be what I have to do.
No matter what my instincts scream at me.
I’ve been abandoned by everyone in my life, and that’s what I expect now.
But Felix seems determined to make sure I know I’m not alone.
TITLE: Pick One
AUTHOR: May Archer
SERIES: Sunday Brothers
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 95
RELEASE DATE: 2/13/2023
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I once lived a fairly quiet existence as a math professor. Then Teagan Donahue crashed into my life like a shooting star. Now every day’s a holiday, and my very best friend is also the guy I can’t stop fantasizing about.
The guy I’m madly in love with.
The guy I’m ready to turn down my dream job for.
But the statistical probability of a man like Teagan wanting his shy, nerdy roommate as more than a friend is incredibly low, and if I have to choose between having everything else I’ve ever wanted and having Teagan in my life… well, I know which one I’ll pick, every time.
Then one night on a crowded dance floor, I’m suddenly faced with a probability I’ve never let myself calculate: what if I don’t have to choose at all?
NOTE: This is a 25k word novella that was first available as part of a promotional giveaway. No new content has been added.
TITLE: Dark Vows
AUTHOR: J.S. Cook
SERIES: Kildevil Cove Murder Mystery, 2nd Edition
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 336
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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They say you shouldn’t meet trouble halfway, but Inspector Danny Quirke never has to worry about that. Trouble always finds him.
When a house fire rocks his small town of Kildevil Cove, Danny’s inquiries into the house’s mysterious inhabitants prompt the dispatch of Inspecteur Blaise Pascal from Quebec.
Pascal arrives in perpetual ill humor, but he’s an expert on this particular family. If anyone can determine whether this is a missing persons case or something more sinister, it’s Pascal.
Pity he doesn’t want to share.
Danny’s cop instincts say Pascal’s secrets are the key to solving this case. But before he can untangle that mystery, a local fishing trawler hauls up a dead body, and a murder victim is found eviscerated on his bed, a grisly message painted on the wall in his own blood. Are these deaths related to the house fire? Who is the message for? And can Danny find the culprit before they carry out the last act of their sinister plan?
TITLE: Dupli-Kinked
AUTHOR: M.C. Roth
SERIES: It’s a Kink Thing #4
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 275
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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Sometimes the one right path is actually two.
Copley is fresh out of a relationship with his former roommate and has only one place to go— to the wrong side of town to his brother Sauble’ s crumbling apartment. He has no idea that his path puts him in the middle of a new world where owing someone money can get you killed.
When Nikita is sent to collect Sauble’ s gambling debt, Copley is the only one home. Instead of being terrified of the massive and tattooed gangster, Copley is drawn to Nikita in a way he never has been with anyone.
But Nikita isn’ t the only one who has set his sights on Copley. Nikita’ s twin brother Maxim wants to claim Copley as his own.
Copley has to decide if he’ s going to submit or be pulled to pieces by the two men who are feared beyond city limits.
TITLE: Back in the Saddle
AUTHOR: BA Tortuga
SERIES: BA’s Cozy Cowboys
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
LENGTH: 251
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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When David Garcia’s family suffers a loss, he comes back to New Mexico to help, leaving his life in Austin behind. He knows he has to make the best of it, so he uses his skills as a teacher to set up a daycare business on his parents’ ranch and start helping out local friends and family who need a babysitter now and then. It’s the perfect job for someone who also needs to run the small family ranch and make money to keep it afloat.
When rodeo cowboy Wiley Marquart decides to start a family, he sure doesn’t expect the barrel racer he made a deal with to up and leave him high and dry in New Mexico with both of his girls and nothing but a check once a month. He loves his kids, but starting a ranch from the ground up is tough, and he needs someone to watch the girls when he has to work the back forty or deliver a trained horse. So when he meets David, the relief if immediate. And it doesn’t hurt that after a false start or two, he likes the guy.
Between navigating family pitfalls, work disasters, and two ranches, David and Wiley start to forge a friendship, and then a lot more. But can they find a way to mesh their lives without dropping any of the balls they’re juggling, or are they destined for disaster?
TITLE: Hard Candy Heartthrob
AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 98
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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If he licks it, does that make it his?
Omega Bennet left Clearvale to take on the role of a lifetime and begin his Hollywood career. He loves acting and being a part of the magic that is moviemaking. The rest of it? He is all set. Some days he wants to just be Bennie and not the heartthrob who can’t even get coffee without people swarming around.
Alpha Julian loves his job teaching math at the local middle school. What he doesn’t love is feeling stuck in Clearvale. But he is. And besides, where would he go? It isn’t like he can just up and move to Hollywood like his ex. Not that he’s bitter. He isn’t. Julian just wants to be there by his side, even after all these years.
When the big bachelor auction comes up and they ask Julian to contribute, he readily agrees. It’s a great cause and he loves an excuse to make his mother’s famous hard candy. Little does he know that the highest bidder is going to be Bennet, the one who got away.
TITLE: The Pledge
AUTHOR: Cale Dietrich
PUBLISHER: Feiwel & Friends
LENGTH: 304
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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Freshman Sam believes that joining a fraternity is the best way to form a friend group as he begins his college journey – and his best chance of moving on from his past. He is the survivor of a horrific, and world-famous, murder spree, where a masked killer hunted down Sam and his friends.
Sam had to do the unthinkable to survive that night, and it completely derailed his life. He sees college, and his new identity as a frat boy, as his best shot at living a life not defined by the killings. He starts to flirt with one of the brothers, who Sam finds is surprisingly accepting of Sam’s past, and begins to think a fresh start truly is possible.
And then… one of his new frat brothers is found dead. A new masked murderer, one clearly inspired by the original, emerges, and starts stalking, and slaying, the frat boys of Munroe University. Now Sam will have to race against the clock to figure out who the new killer is – and why they are killing – before Sam loses his second chance – or the lives of any more of his friends.
TITLE: Prince of Lies
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 331
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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Rowe Prince is a lying liar who windmills into my life in full color, claiming to be Sterling Chase, a quirky, eccentric billionaire… and founder of the company I created.
Two can play at the lying game, though, and I’m not about to let some burrito-delivering, floppy-haired virgin from Indiana best me at a game I was born to play.
So I do him one better and pretend to be Sterling Chase’s new assistant. I’ll teach him a lesson that will hopefully wind us both up in bed… with nothing but the truth between us.
But it turns out his shameless lies are enchanting… unintentionally hilarious… and make it all too easy to forget the truth…
Until I learn that this cutie’s intent is to defraud the company I’ve spent years building. I have to choose: risk the company or say goodbye to the man I’m falling for. A guy who just might be…
The Prince of Lies
TITLE: Monstrosity
AUTHOR: R.K. Pierce
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 68
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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Roen’s entire existence is a joke, but there’s nothing funny about being the only human-monster hybrid in existence. Neither race wants anything to do with him, and he’s cursed to a life of exile, utterly alone for all eternity.
That is, until fate finally works in his favor.
Krue is running away from a life he never deserved and has enough inner demons to form an army. When he’s injured in the woods hundreds of miles from the nearest city, the last thing he expects is to be saved by a beast.
A gentle one at that.
Could their chance meeting be exactly what they never knew they needed, or will they wind up tearing each other apart?
TITLE: The Detective’s Forbidden Temptation
AUTHOR: Melony Ann
SERIES: The Forbidden Temptation Series #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 127
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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Being promoted to detective, I expected my schedule would become more chaotic. I live for adrenaline, so it was a perk that I was all for.
When a large case ends up on my desk, I throw all my time at it.
I finally get the break I’ve been waiting for, but it comes with a challenge of epic proportions that I’m not prepared for in the slightest.
He’s a six foot something, pure muscle, and all attitude, eighteen-year-old, All-Star Quarterback who happens to still be a senior in high school.
Despite my best efforts to keep things platonic and friendly, my attraction to him only grows. Xavier belongs to me. So, when his life implodes, I won’t let him fight the battle alone.
He’s not the only one in a war, though. When I realize mine could touch him, all bets are off, and I do something I never thought I’d ever do.
I hope I’ll survive long enough to make sure he comes out of this unscathed.
TITLE: Heartbreak Ranch
AUTHOR: Daniel Elijah Sanderfer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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When his childhood best friend gets married, Hal’s heart is shattered. He always hoped that he’d be the one saying, I do. Not a lady. Devastated, he moves from England to America to escape the memories and the pain. Unfortunately, when he arrives, the house he’s purchased is less than ideal. Not only does it need a lot of work, the previous owners left behind a few stubborn horses that are less than enthusiastic about him being their new owner.
Edwin is a sweet boy with a painful past. He currently lives with his grandmother in a dilapidated ranch on the outskirts of Lexington, Kentucky. He’s always loved horses. When he sees a flyer at the country store seeking a stable boy, this might be his chance to follow his dreams. Hal needs help, and Edwin needs money. Money isn’t everything, though. When he finds himself falling for his new boss, his priorities change. Unfortunately, Hal’s trust may be a little harder to earn than the horses he’s been hired to maintain.
TITLE: Linzer Loving
AUTHOR: Leyla Hunt
SERIES: Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 86
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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He loves a hole in one…
Alpha Dawson’s days and nights are a blur–his job as a bank attorney keeps him insanely busy and he also spends plenty of time helping his elderly grandmother. A relationship is the last thing on his mind, so when his friend suggests they participate in the annual Bachelor Auction for charity, he laughs it off but agrees to attend. A night out never hurt anyone, right?
Omega Ashby is constantly looking for ways to help, whether it’s volunteering at the local soup kitchen or donating to the animal shelter. This time, he’s stoked that there’s an actual bachelor auction and can’t wait to offer up specialty Linzer cookies from a recipe passed down in his family through the generations. When he meets Dawson, sparks fly, despite Dawson’s cynical and tough disposition. Ashby can’t wait to find out what’s beneath the rough exterior. Perhaps a some sweet, sticky jam might do the trick.
TITLE: Rocky Road Rendezvous
AUTHOR: Jena Wade
SERIES: Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 149
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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The road to love is a rocky one
Omega Pascal never thought he’d want anything to do with the Blue Flames MC. He wasn’t a biker kind of guy. Everything changed when his best friend fell for their president. Now he sits on the outside, welcomed, but not fully included and he wants more than to be just intertwined with them—he wants to belong and not just because of the smoke show of VP he’s gotten a little knotty with a time or two.
Alpha and Blue Flames VP Anvil is the artist whose metal work put them on the map. Anvil’s thankful that he has his MC brothers and all the commissions he’s been taking on. Without them he wouldn’t be able to balance it all. Anvil needs as few distractions as possible, which is why he needs to avoid Pascal. He’s already spent more time with the omega than he should have.
He’s doing a pretty good job of staying away… that is until the annual Bachelor Auction comes around. When Pascal’s Rocky Road is bid on and won, Anvil should be happy for both of them… only he’s not. He wants to be the one by the omega’s side. Can Anvil really stay away from the omega who holds his heart?
TITLE: Candy Cane Craving
AUTHOR: Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: Bake Sale Bachelors Season 5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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All dressed up and nowhere to dough.
Alpha Conan has arrived in town especially for the annual Bake Sale Bachelor Auction. And while he’d love to have a successful bid and land himself a date with an omega, his purpose is to raise money for charity.
Omega Gage is one of the bachelors at the Bake Sale Auction. Because he’s from out of town but needed to bring food for people to bid on, he made candy cane pops using what he had in the hotel room.
The pair, both wearing tuxedos, meet at the elevator. They make small talk as they wait. But once in the elevator, something goes wrong and they stall between floors. Minutes become hours and they’re still waiting. All they have are their phones, the candy cane pops, and each other.
Are they peppermint to be?
TITLE: Max, the Sequel
AUTHOR: Bey Deckard
SERIES: Max, the Series #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 223
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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Robert Montagnet and Dan Cooper are a nice gay couple who live in a nice waterfront condo in a nice, touristy part of Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
At least, that’s who they’re pretending to be.
After five months on the lam, Dr. Crane is strained to the point of breaking—he just wants it to be over. But, with his mental and physical health in decline, living where he doesn’t speak the language and relying on his partner for everything, he feels trapped.
Just the way Max likes it, of course.
When Crane is presented with an opportunity to clear his name once and for all, he’s compelled to take it… But, it means betraying the young man who thoroughly intoxicates him in ways he had never imagined possible.
Can Crane break his addiction or is he too far down the rabbit hole to escape?
TITLE: 2 Dead Fish Named Kevin
AUTHOR: L.A. Witt
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 85
RELEASE DATE: 2/14/2023
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“Help raise money to improve our habitat! For a small donation, we’ll name a fish after your ex and feed it to the bears on Valentine’s Day!”
For Garrett Mitchell, who just found out his butthead of an ex-boyfriend cheated on him, that donation is money well spent.
And Tristan Waverly was just unceremoniously dumped by a man who is absolutely worthy of being tossed to hungry bears, so he’s more than happy to buy a fish.
As the bears chow down, though, everyone’s wondering the same thing—is it a coincidence, or are both fish named after the same guy?
There’s only one way to find out.
But when Garrett and Tristan come face to face, suddenly the last man either wants to think about is Kevin.
TITLE: The Long Game
AUTHOR: Samantha Wayland
PUBLISHER: Loch Awe Press
LENGTH: 365
RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2023
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You can’t change the past but you can choose your future.
Jack Chevalier is determined not to let his past define him. He keeps his head down and works hard. He’s not sure how he’s ended up with such great friends, but he’s grateful. Especially for the one man who’s always defied his expectations.
Grady McDonnough has been on his own his entire adult life. He’s got acquaintances and colleagues and a bachelor pad where he can order take-out to his heart’s content, and that’s enough. Sure there are things he misses, but he wouldn’t trade being his true self for anything.
Trust has never come easy for Jack, but Grady’s been the exception from the moment they met. Now they’re close. Hold-your-hand-when-you’re-upset kind of close. All-their-mutuals-think-they-should-be-a-couple kind of close. But both men have pasts coming back to haunt them.
Can they let their guards down and allow their relationship to blossom? Or will they keep one another at arm’s length and lose the one thing they both desperately want—love?
TITLE: Playing Deep
AUTHOR: Beth Bolden
SERIES: Miami Piranhas #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 366
RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2023
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Kenyon Ellis knows getting involved with Julian Anderson is an enormous mistake—but from the very first night, he finds him annoying, intriguing and ultimately, irresistible.
One, Kenyon is a player, and Julian is a reporter, so hooking up with him, no matter how spectacular the nights are, is a terrible idea.
Two, he’s falling for him, even if Julian continues to be prickly and impossible. But every time Julian’s walls shift, Kenyon sees the real man behind the attitude, and he only wants more.
Three, between the Piranhas and the charity work he’s committed to, Kenyon really doesn’t have the time for a relationship—but a relationship with Julian turns out to be exactly what he wants.
Maybe even exactly what he needs.
But when Julian starts calling out his performance on the field, the last thing Kenyon expects is his betrayal. But is it betrayal? Or does Julian see something in Kenyon that he’s lost?
The answer leads him not only to love, but to the biggest crossroads of his life.
TITLE: Support
AUTHOR: RM Lovely & KP Lane
SERIES: Tender Hearts #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 206
RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2023
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Simon can’t stand the heat…
He needs a daddy that can cool him down, take some of the pressure off his chest. When he meets Marcus all the alarm bells ring. Tall, classy, hot, successful; this man seems like the perfect daddy. Add on how sweet he is and Simon’s in heaven.
There’s just one problem. Simon is struggling. Badly. He wants to make his parents proud, keep his friends close, and have a daddy that wants him for who he is. But is that possible with his rampant ADHD? Can Marcus be the perfect man to support him not just with money but with his heart?
TITLE: Earth-Bound
AUTHOR: Hope Bennett
SERIES: Dragon’s Mate #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 289
RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2023
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He’s not weird, he’s just… unusual. And he’s looking for a home.
Weirdness follows Joe around but that doesn’t mean he’s weird. So what if his grumpy new boss is unusually strong or his new friend Randall spends a lot of time talking to a tree or if there’s a fox following him around all day? It could happen to anyone. The trouble is, Joe has a harder time convincing himself that visions of gorgeous men walking out of trees is normal. To be precise, one gorgeous man walking out of a specific tree.
Terrund has been trapped for years until a witch releases him from his tree. Emerging into the real world again is a challenge and so many things have changed. The biggest change? He has a mate out there. He can feel them nearby. Now all he has to do is find them and introduce them to the concept of earth spirits.
Luckily, Terrund finds himself surrounded by a found family of misfits who are more than willing to help. At least, they say they’re helping. Sometimes, he’s not so sure.
TITLE: Bad Mate
AUTHOR: April Kelley
SERIES: Saint Lakes #10
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 211
RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2023
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What do you do when your life changes in the blink of an eye?
Keaton finally has a family. Nothing good has happened in his life until he’s able to call Saint Lakes home. Meeting his fated mate should be good as well, but the shadows of his past come back to haunt him.
Tim Pyke has turned over a new leaf. Since his son mated with a Somerset, it’s not like he has much of a choice. He’s part of the family, after all. He still doesn’t intend to mate with anyone who isn’t a cougar shifter like himself. When he meets the prettiest vampire he’s ever seen, his instincts toward his fated mate are too strong to ignore.
Keaton is the only one who can save the clan from a dangerous human, but he must get past his fated mate to do it.
TITLE: Colin
AUTHOR: Cora Rose
SERIES: Unexpected #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 246
RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2023
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Colin
I’ve devoted my life to my son, always putting his needs first, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Becoming a father was the best decision I’ve ever made, but hell, single parenting is difficult. I’m so tired of holding everything together. I need a partner, someone to share my life with. I miss intimacy and passion. I want someone who will take charge and help me let go of all this control I cling to. But an endless string of bad dates and rejection has me feeling like maybe love will never come for me. Maybe a father is all I’m meant to be in this life.
Ethan
My next-door neighbor is infuriating. He’s intelligent and flirty and just so bloody gorgeous. Why are Americans so cheerful and loud? I hate him. I could not hate him more. But what began as a reckless feud between competitive neighbors, has somehow morphed into an attraction I can’t ignore. I feel unhinged around him. I want Colin. I want him so badly it hurts. But he has a kid—an inquisitive, bright little boy who is just as charming as his dad. And the hard truth is, Colin can’t afford to take a chance on me. I don’t do commitment. Not anymore. Not since my ex. And a stubborn, set-in-his-ways prat like me isn’t cut out to be a father, right?
TITLE: Half-Blood
AUTHOR: Shannon West
PUBLISHER: Painted Hearts Publishing
LENGTH: 206
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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In a world where vampires are evil incarnate, and whatever spark of humanity they might have once possessed has long since been forgotten, Will Logan is a Vampire Hunter. Once a victim of the savage creatures, Will was saved by methods that were part medicinal and part supernatural. But the attack left him a Half-Blood, a hybrid creature with only one agenda—to track down and destroy all vampires and their blood thralls. When Will and his team get word of such a pair operating in the city of Atlanta, he and his partner manage to track the blood thrall down, though the vampire has disappeared. Will’s plan is to closely question and follow the thrall in the hope that the vampire will return to him.
It’s the perfect plan until Will begins to develop feelings for the blood thrall.
Jace O’Neal was involved in a torrid love affair with Dylan Malone, but he broke it off between them after a frightening, violent argument. Now he’s finally managed to end things between them for good—or so he thinks. But Dylan, who is still passing as human, suddenly goes missing and all the evidence points to Jace being involved. The Hunters suspect he’s covering for Dylan and helping him hide from them. But as Will and Jace’s relationship grows more heated, Jace learns exactly what Malone is. Panicked, he tries to run from the truth, but can he ever escape the darkness? Or now that he’s been compromised by the vampire, will the Hunters feel they have to destroy him too?
TITLE: Touched by the Morningstar
AUTHOR: Kaeya Lee
SERIES: Rise of the Fallen #2
PUBLISHER: Crafty Fox Limited
LENGTH: 69
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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Yuri finds himself on his knees before a prince of legends.
Captured and delivered by a magical carriage drawn by demon horses to the steps of a floating castle, surrounded by vampires and seraphim, Yuri wonders if he’s stepped into a dream or a nightmare.
The Master offers Yuri the chance to bask in the depths of a hidden library, seeking out answers to the world’s end, avoiding the shadows stalking the halls and twisting the worlds, at only the cost of a blood bond.
Will the bond keep Yuri from finding Star, or awaken a deeper need inside?
TITLE: Doors Open on the Left:
AUTHOR: Vinni George
SERIES: Open Doors
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 123
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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Strangers on a train…
Dr. Brooks Bruno has one rule: don’t interrupt someone when they are reading. But when a sexy stranger boards his train, he’s too intrigued to follow his rule. He’s also too smitten to remember to ask for the guy’s phone number. But he can’t get the stranger’s face out of his head.
A missed connection…
Henry Miller has always been a hopeless romantic, so when he meets a gorgeous guy who loves books as much as he does, he’s pretty sure he’s the one. Unfortunately, Henry is too caught up in their literary banter to ask the important questions…like his stranger’s name.
A second chance at love…
In a city as big as Chicago, finding each other again will be nearly impossible, but sometimes fate intervenes in mysterious ways.
TITLE: Fairy Cakes in Winter
AUTHOR: Lane Hayes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 168
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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A grumpy baker, a quirky ad man, and a recipe for forever…
Scott
So this cute guy sits next to me on the plane and proceeds to talk my ear off for hours. Not good. I don’t like talking and I don’t like strangers. But Theo’s sweet, smart, and sexy—the perfect distraction from business woes and personal worries.
Okay, things get overly friendly, but we’re adults who know the score. I’m too old, he’s too nice, and we live on different continents.
Then, out of the blue, he shows up at my bakery with that pretty smile and a list of wacky marketing ideas—like how to make fairy cakes a thing.
I don’t like fairy cakes.
But I do like Theo, so…maybe?
Theo
The new me takes risks. The new me is brave and confident. The new me flirts with hunky, imposing bears on planes while traveling to a foreign country.
It’s going well, thank you.
However, my plans to sight-see, drink tea, and eat my weight in biscuits every day are derailed when I realize there might be a way to help Scott and prove a few things to myself.
Don’t worry. I won’t fall for the grumpy baker. No way. He’s complicated and broody and—
Uh oh…it might be too late. Help!
TITLE: Maniac
AUTHOR: Onley James
SERIES: Necessary Evils #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 266
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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Thomas Mulvaney was just a child when an error in judgment cost him everything. He vowed then that he would do anything to atone for his mistake. And he did. He never strayed from the right path. Until Aiden.
Aiden Mulvaney doesn’t exist. He’s a lie created by the father who disowned him and by Thomas Mulvaney, the only man Aiden had ever begged to love him. But that was years ago, when he’d still believed in fairytales. Before Thomas rejected him.
Thomas has spent years trying to have Aiden in his life while keeping him at arm’s length, but Aiden’s done with half-measures. He’s done with Thomas the martyr. He’s just done. So, he’s kept his distance. Trouble is, now, someone is threatening to expose a secret that affects them all.
No, not that one. A secret so shameful, Thomas won’t even utter it out loud. Can he and Aiden revisit the past and keep the family name intact, or will they both be buried beneath the weight of their memories as their old feelings resurface?
TITLE: Breaking Rules with Travis
AUTHOR: Sophia Nixs
SERIES: The North Avenue Live Guys #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 101
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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I was a rule breaker, bad to the bone; someone who loved the thrill of danger.
One night of fun was never meant to go that far but desire always has a habit of taking over. It wasn’t meant to destroy us or his brotherly bond in the process.
I never regret the past but now I wish I could change it all, been a good boy and kept my best friend just as that, a friend.
But it was too late, I’d tasted the forbidden and I wanted what I couldn’t have. Him.
Can I finally be the good guy and live my new life alone without my best friend? Or will my rule breaking ways come back full force and have him back on his knees in no time at all–damn the consequences?
TITLE: Rum And Rendezvous
AUTHOR: Raquel Riley
SERIES: Love And Libations #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 197
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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What do you get when you combine terrible dating advice and a bottomless supply of consolation cocktails? Garnish with banter and sweet baked goods and you have the perfect recipe for love.
Ryan
After a string of failed dates, I was ready to give up on love.
Carson Carrick was the bangable bartender who was out of my league, barring one disastrous night turned perfect.
I was blown away when my one night stand stepped in to help change my luck. Under his careful direction, things went from bad to worse. I’ve started to wonder how someone could be so charming but suck at dating.
Maybe I was the problem after all?
Carson
I had no idea what I was doing when I offered to help Ryan find his match. But he was hot, gullible, and desperate. He needed me—I mean—he needed my help.
I should never have touched him, because now I couldn’t keep my hands off him. And the more I helped him look for the right guy, the more I became convinced that it was me.
I was beginning to think he had seen through my lame attempts at coaching him on dates. But why should he even bother looking for Mr. Right when I’m right in front of him?
How could I make him see I had more to offer than rum and rendezvous?
TITLE: Colby
AUTHOR: R.M Neill
SERIES: The Broken Horn Ranch
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 245
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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Colby
I never meant to fall in love with my stepbrother, but Dante cared for me in ways no one ever had before.
Then, he vanished without a trace.
For five years I’ve wondered how he could walk away so easily, leaving our hopes and dreams behind. I never thought I’d see Dante again, then my world is turned upside down when he reappears.
I want to push him away, but I can’t. Not when he tells me the truth behind his disappearance.
Now, I’ll do whatever it takes to help him right these wrongs… even if it costs me everything.
Dante
I did what I had to in order to protect my family.
Never would I allow Colby to suffer if there was any way I could prevent it. He deserved the very best in life, even if that meant I had to leave to make that happen.
But the five years of silence was too much. I need to see him and explain that I never stopped loving him, even if he already moved on. Yet when I find out the person I was protecting him from broke all their promises, I’m prepared to fight for the life I left behind.
No way in hell am I walking away a second time.
TITLE: Be Mine, Bloody Valentine
AUTHOR: Skyler Snow
SERIES: Corrupt Cupid
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 162
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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He left me.
Alec Sanborne abandoned me when I was nothing but a scared teenager. He deserted me in a house with a monster. Now, he’s prancing around NYU as a professor, pretending he’s normal.
But my step-brother is far from normal. I know all of his dirty little secrets, the ones he tries so carefully to hide. I plan to expose him, to strip everything away that he loves until he has nothing but me.
One look and I can see the love and desire in his eyes. He says he wants nothing to do with me, that I can’t be in his class. But how could I abandon the man I’ve fantasized about all these years?
Alec Sanborne is mine. My bloody valentine.
TITLE: Pretty Wreck
AUTHOR: J.R. Gray
SERIES: Pretty Broken
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 301
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/2023
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Alister Fox
The pretty boy. The loner. Old Hollywood.
I had all kinds of names as the least known member
of the most famous band in the world.
Behind all the hype and masks, I’m just a Pretty Wreck.
No one knows the disaster I am,
my secrets hidden behind style and a smile.
I’ve been running for as long as I can remember,
but I can’t get away from the gilded cage of fame.
I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to keep it together.
I’m forced to go back on tour to play the summer concert circuit,
and so is the guy I’ve avoided for two years.
Ten years older than me, he’s the bassist for the hottest punk band.
He beds a different girl every night,
but while the rest of the world slept, he’d crawl into my bed.
He’s the only person who has ever felt safe,
but he’s straight, so I ran from him, too.
Now I have to face him and it’s all unraveling.
I’m afraid I’ll be the first to break,
bringing our fame crashing down.
Kingsley Cole
My words have gotten me in trouble for as long as I can remember.
They got me suspended from eighth grade
and banned from online forums,
but they also made us famous beyond our wildest dreams.
Poetry and scorn.
My deepest thoughts, raw and exposed for the fans to consume.
They spawned rumors and ruin, and they’re about to do worse.
He hasn’t spoken to me in years.
But our secret keeps bleeding into my songs.
My next album is a ticking time bomb and when it hits,
it will be the end of us.
What will be left but a pretty wreck?
The pretty boy. The loner. Old Hollywood.
I had all kinds of names as the least known member
of the most famous band in the world.
Behind all the hype and masks, I’m just a Pretty Wreck.
No one knows the disaster I am,
my secrets hidden behind style and a smile.
I’ve been running for as long as I can remember,
but I can’t get away from the gilded cage of fame.
I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to keep it together.
I’m forced to go back on tour to play the summer concert circuit,
and so is the guy I’ve avoided for two years.
Ten years older than me, he’s the bassist for the hottest punk band.
He beds a different girl every night,
but while the rest of the world slept, he’d crawl into my bed.
He’s the only person who has ever felt safe,
but he’s straight, so I ran from him, too.
Now I have to face him and it’s all unraveling.
I’m afraid I’ll be the first to break,
bringing our fame crashing down.
Kingsley Cole
My words have gotten me in trouble for as long as I can remember.
They got me suspended from eighth grade
and banned from online forums,
but they also made us famous beyond our wildest dreams.
Poetry and scorn.
My deepest thoughts, raw and exposed for the fans to consume.
They spawned rumors and ruin, and they’re about to do worse.
He hasn’t spoken to me in years.
But our secret keeps bleeding into my songs.
My next album is a ticking time bomb and when it hits,
it will be the end of us.
What will be left but a pretty wreck?
TITLE: Rhyme of Longing
AUTHOR: Emily Carrington
SERIES: Jack and Gil #1
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 289
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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Gilbert Sullivan hates his name, but refuses to go by Gil because of a rhyme he fears is a prophecy. When he meets Jack Sowerby, the new head of SearchLight, he’s terrified the rhyme will come true and he’ll lose his place as Crown Prince of the basilisks, but his attraction to Jack won’t let him stay away.
Jack, born human, is, above all things, practical. Still, when he meets Prince Gilbert, his need for the prince blossoms and he’s unable to resist — at least until he’s forcibly changed into a magical creature. He’s terrified of the new world he’s entering. When Gilbert tries to fight the rhyme, will their shattered relationship ever be restored?
TITLE: Galactic Treasure
AUTHOR: Theodora Marie Adams
SERIES: Earth Con #2
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 110
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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Connor Masterson has finally managed to take some time off and go to Earth Con. For three days and nights, he’s going to get his geek on without worrying about work or the latest edition of his science fiction manga. He never expected to find two men who embody all his dreams and fantasies there and certainly not right after signing in.
Neither Valvik nor Zaraheed are looking forward to their current assignment: go to the Earth Con located in Austin, Texas and track down any and all rumors on the Ark scrolls, an ancient collection needed for the betterment of their dying people. Neither warrior expects to be drawn to a human, especially the same one.
The two men are determined to stay as low key as possible while searching for the scrolls, but that might be hard to do when an intergalactic killer wants the scrolls for himself.
TITLE: Music to His Ears
AUTHOR: Ariella Zoelle
SERIES: Harmony of Hearts #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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Sal and Haverford are forced to live together, but that doesn’t mean they have to like it. Sparks fly between them, but will it lead to love?
Sal Henrik
Coming home from a world tour early to find out my roommate sublet my room sucks. But being forced to share my room with the most annoying attorney on the planet? I’d rather launch myself into the sun, thanks.
Since that’s not an option, and I refuse to be chased out of my own room, I have to suck it up and share a bed with my enemy. As if that wasn’t bad enough, I discover Haverford is a secret cuddlebug—and worst of all, I don’t hate it.
If he insists on staying in my space and making me delicious dinners, he has no one to blame but himself for making me fall in love with him, right?
Haverford Delaroche
My peaceful subletting situation is thrown into total chaos when Sal comes home early. We start as enemies, but I begrudgingly develop a fondness for his fiery tenacity. That doesn’t excuse me waking up every morning to discover I’m cuddling him like my favorite teddy bear, though.
But when it feels like he was made for me to hold, how can I resist falling for Sal when he’s everything I didn’t know I needed?
TITLE: The Financier and the Sweetheart
AUTHOR: VL Locey
SERIES: Campo Royale #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 203
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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Will the love they once shared reignite or will this goodbye truly be the last?
Leroy Marx has been performing as Clarice Patel Coco for years. Ever since that fateful summer when he was a young and foolish man touring Europe before heading to a religious college in the Deep South. That trip proved to be a time of great joy as well as crushing sorrow. He found love on that grand tour in the arms of an arrogant, beautiful young man who was sowing his wild oats amid the lavender fields of France. That great passion was not to last for many reasons, one being the untimely death of Leroy’s parents in a car crash. The same crash that put his twin sister in a wheelchair for life. Leaving that young lover behind, he divided his time between his job and caring for his sibling. Leroy never dreamed that he’d be face-to-face with the man who had won, then trampled his heart all those years ago. The years have been incredibly kind to Nate Abrams but no matter how sweet that voice or how alluring those eyes are, Leroy is not about to offer up his heart again.
Nathan Abrams has it all, or so people say. Nate himself would say that as well and has numerous times. He’s a proud and out gay man who has an uncanny knack for knowing when to buy and when to sell. Anything. Stocks, houses, artwork, bonds. Nate has a keen sense of when to walk and when to hold tight. The only time he’d ever been wrong about his instincts was that glorious summer when he’d been eighteen and had met a reserved sweetheart of a man named Leroy Marx. He’d fallen hard for Leroy, the wild and impetuous headiness of first love overwhelming him. To the point that he’d feared the deep emotions ablaze in his chest. He’d run from that romance and into the arms of countless lovers, but he’d never been able to purge the tender memories of that love from his heart. Now here he was fifteen years older, and it seems none the wiser because he cannot seem to win back the man who has haunted his dreams no matter what he tries. He’s at his wit’s end but is too stubborn to give up and lose Leroy for a second time. Nate is ready to do whatever it takes to fix the biggest mistake of his life if he could just figure out what exactly he has to do and how to go about doing it…
TITLE: Need Me
AUTHOR: TH Compton
SERIES: Bears-4-U
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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Every boy needs his Bear.
Orion
I like my simple life. I’ve worked hard to find a routine that suits me, but it’s not enough anymore. I need a special boy to make me happy. The boy I found online might be perfect, but is he ready for my brand of love?
Liam
I’ve had enough tough love in my life. Now I’m taking a risk to find what I’ve always wanted. I’ve never been anybody’s boy before, and when I met a farmer online, I felt like I’d met my dream Daddy. Is he too good to be true?
Can an app and a leap of faith give these two a shot at true love?
TITLE: Alpha Versus Omeg
AUTHOR: MM Farmer
SERIES: Bangers & Mash #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 234
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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Love is a battlefield when two bitter rivals on the battle robot circuit are stuck together during an emergency heat…
Cooper
I’ve spent the last ten years of my life fighting my way to the top of the academic world and breaking glass ceilings for omegas everywhere, and now I can’t help but feel like my bid for tenure in the Engineering department of Barrington University hinges on me winning this battle robot competition. And it’s just my luck that I’ve been pitted against my bitter rival, alpha Raymond Jessup, in the very first round.
But that’s nothing to the fact that my heat sneaks up on me and hits at the most inconvenient time possible. And the ESA who shows up to provide emergency services? You guessed it—Ray.
Ray
My dreams of owning my own electronics shop hinged on the prize money I could have won at this robotics competition, and when that weaselly omega, Cooper Plant, destroys my beloved robot, Jimmy, in the first round, all hope seems lost. At least I can pick up a few extra bucks by taking a heat call on short notice.
And when that call turns out to be for Coop? Well, let’s just say this is going to be one “interesting” ESA call.
But Coop and I have bigger problems when we get a second chance in the arena. Has heat changed the dynamic between us, and can we stop fighting long enough to battle a bigger enemy?
TITLE: Omega’s Return
AUTHOR: Maggie Hemlock
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 117
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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A year ago, omega wolf, Atlas’s, best friend was fed to a dragon. The infuriating part of this for Atlas is that it’s not that unusual of an occurrence. It happens every year on The Day of Penance for a crime his pack leadership committed generations before his birth, and at least one generation before his family even joined The Silent Valley Wolf Pack. After Bill’s murder, Atlas – ever a journalist at heart – spirals into research, and his findings uncover centuries of secrets. This very research lands him in Bill’s spot one year later. Only what happens when the dragon on the other side of the door doesn’t eat you because he’s your true-mate? That’s exactly where Atlas Gregory has found himself, and wolves on both sides of the door are counting on him to ensure their futures are brighter than their pasts. Will love and friendship be enough to keep Atlas’s head above water as he treads over unfamiliar territory seeking the truth?
TITLE: Smolder
AUTHOR: Mika Nix
SERIES: Drake Security #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 303
RELEASE DATE: 2/17/2023
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I was hired to protect him, but will our smoldering attraction ignite into love?
When my hot headed brother found his fated mate, a deep, aching desire opened up inside of me for my own. Everyone knows dragons are covetous, jealous… possessive. I am all of these things, but never more so than when I set my eyes on Dempsey for the first time.
Beautiful. Awkward. Sweet. Shy. Perfect. My dragon wants to wrap himself around him the moment he bumps into me outside of his antique shop. Dempsey, however, is not as keen on that idea as my inner beast is.
He hired Drake Security for protection, and he needs it even more than he realized. Unfortunately, we specialize in brute strength and burning sh*t to the ground, and the problem Dempsey has is way out of our league.
Is he my fated mate or am I just so desperate for one that I’m falling for him too fast? Either way, I’ll move heaven and hell to protect him, even if the forces that are after him are unlike anything I’ve dealt with before.
I’ve spent thousands of years hoarding books and storing their words close to my heart. Will the love stories that live inside my soul be enough to woo him? Is it too much to hope that fate has chosen him for me?
TITLE: Balancing the Weave
AUTHOR: M.W. Lee
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 132
RELEASE DATE: 2/18/2023
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For Mark, Pride weekend in Yamasee County, South Carolina, means spending the day with friends, flirting with the out-of-town men, finding a romance, drinking too much, and enjoying all of Pride. However, the Fates have arrived to address a hole which appeared in the tapestry representing Mark, his past, and his present, which will direct him to the future.
Throughout the day, the Fates confront Mark with memories both pleasant and painful about his former lover Sammy. Parcae uses her goddess tools to manipulate Mark’s thoughts so he remembers fun dates, fights, issues which make him uncomfortable, and accusations of being needy. Was it Sammy’s neediness that caused Mark to end the relationship? Or was Mark the needy companion? When Sammy once said Mark ain’t needy, what did he mean?
Can the goddesses help Mark work through these memories so his self-evaluation can lead to better relationships in the future?
TITLE: Rise
AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: The Phoenix Omega Trilogy #2
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 2/19/2023
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Sometimes it’s not just bats in the belfry.
Omega phoenix shifter Cyrus’s current life is just about over—this life anyway. Unless he finds his warlock mate, he will regenerate and hatch once again, the memories of this life initially fleeting at best. He all but gives up hope when a new warlock comes into town.
Warlock and fox shifter Todd is down on his luck and needs a place to lay low. When he stumbles upon a nearly abandoned town, he instantly recognizes it as where he belongs. Decent at casting spells, horrible at shifting, and entirely too smitten with Cyrus for his own good, Todd isn’t sure what his future holds, but he sure knows who he wants in his future.
Will Todd’s warlock be strong enough to bind the two together or are they together on borrowed time?
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