Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhale | Charity Parkerson | Punk & Sissy Publications | 4/10/2023 | Fresh Hell #2 | Amazon |
| Precious Zane | Della Cain | Decadent Publishing | 4/10/2023 | Country Daddy, City Little #6 | Amazon |
| Roommates In Bed | Elliot Star | Self Published | 4/10/2023 | Halesbury HEA #1 | Amazon |
| Onside Kiss | Octavia Jensen | Self Published | 4/10/2023 | Domingo #1 | Amazon |
| Hex of the Fire Witch | N. R. Hairston | Self Published | 4/10/2023 | A Clash of Hexes and Flames #1 | Amazon |
| Hamartia | Scarlett Drake | Self Published | 4/10/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Emperor’s Bone Palace | Hailey Turner | Self Published | 4/10/2023 | Infernal War Saga #2 | Amazon |
| An Inkredible Love | K.L. Hiers | Dreamspinner Press | 4/11/2023 | Sucker For Love Mysteries #11 | Amazon |
| Diamond Ring | KD Casey | Carina Press | 4/11/2023 | Unwritten Rules #3 | Amazon |
| Everything Changes | Kristian Parker | Pride Publishing | 4/11/2023 | Two Tribes #2 | Amazon |
| From the Universe to Me | Scott E. Garrison | NineStar Press | 4/11/2023 | Amazon | |
| False Start | Riley Hart & Neve Wilder | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Playing for Keeps #2 | Amazon |
| His to Want | Lydia Loomis | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Fated Mates of the Apocalypse #3 | Amazon |
| Shoot to Kill | T.S. Ankney | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | One of Our Own #1 | Amazon |
| Like You’ve Never Been Hurt | Jaime Samms | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Dance, Love, Live #2 | Amazon |
| Chief Executive Daddy | Honey London | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Daddies for Dollars | Amazon |
| WTF | Cambria Hebert | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Westbrook Elite | Amazon |
| Too Hot to Hold | Andrew Grey | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Amazon | |
| Professor Platonic | Lucy Lennox | Self Published | 4/11/2023 | Amazon | |
| Let’s Do This | Loren Leigh | Self Published | 4/12/2023 | IFU Hockey #1 | Amazon |
| Brick Walls | L.A. Witt | Self Published | 4/12/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Cocky Neighbor | Rye Cox | Self Published | 4/12/2023 | Corio Heights #5 | Amazon |
| The Sheriff’s Omega | C.W. Gray | Self Published | 4/12/2023 | Hobson Hills Omegas #10 | Amazon |
| Foolish Puckboy | Eden Finley & Saxon James | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Puckboys #4 | Amazon |
| The Elemental Ruins | Sam Burns | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Circle the Square #2 | Amazon |
| Reckless Roulette | Alice Winters | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | The Elite | Amazon |
| Silence of the Moon | S.A. Pavlik | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Secrets of the Moon #2 | Amazon |
| Something Unexpected | Rory Maxwell | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Split Rock Ranch #2 | Amazon |
| Vodka And Virtue | Raquel Riley | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Love And Libations #2 | Amazon |
| Unseen Past | Kaje Harper | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Hidden Wolves #0.5 | Amazon |
| Sweet as Pie | Beth Bolden | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Amazon | |
| Endless, Forever | E.M. Lindsey | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Amazon | |
| Paper Swans | E.M. Lindsey | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Amazon | |
| Of Love and Shadows | M.A. Church | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Daemons of San DeLain #3 | Amazon |
| The Magic That Binds | AJ Sherwood | Self Published | 4/13/2023 | Haelan #1 | Amazon |
| Overexposed | Alexa Piper | Changeling Press | 4/14/2023 | Vampire Tales #2 | Amazon |
| Pascal and The Forger | Avril Ashton | Sinner’s Haven Publishing | 4/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| Three Alarm Heat | Kelex | Twisted E-Publishing | 4/14/2023 | Alphas of the Western Provinces #3 | Amazon |
| Defying Logic | Nicky James | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Valor and Doyle #5 | Amazon |
| Unknown Protector | Michele Lee | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Nameless Order MC | Amazon |
| The Ostin Rebel | Michelle Dare | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Isle of Ostin #4 | Amazon |
| Sons of Sorrow | Nazri Noor | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Wild Hearts #4 | Amazon |
| Storm Clouds and Devastation | Ashley James | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Hidden Affairs #2 | Amazon |
| Wanted: Boss Daddy | Sammi Cee | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Love On Tap: Fragile Hearts #5 | Amazon |
| What a Rake Requires | Merry Farmer | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | The Brotherhood: Origins #4 | Amazon |
| A Really Gay Book: It’s Not Remotely About Christmas | Zile Elliven | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | A Really Gay Villain Christmas Series #1 | Amazon |
| Daddy’s Curious Boy | A.W. Scott | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Daddies for Dollars | Amazon |
| A Thief in the Night | KJ Charles | Self Published | 4/14/2023 | Gentle Art World | Amazon |
| Slayer | Pelaam | JMS Books | 4/15/2023 | Amazon | |
| Taste of the Forest, Dark and Sweet | Charles Payseur | JMS Books | 4/15/2023 | Amazon | |
| Trusting Love | Silas St. James | JMS Books | 4/15/2023 | Fighting for Love #2 | Amazon |
| Six Years | Joelina Falk | Self Published | 4/15/2023 | Unfrozen Four #4 | Amazon |
| As Above | Julie Mannino | Self Published | 4/16/2023 | The Fallen #1 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Exhale
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Fresh Hell #2
PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications
LENGTH: 122
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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They were best friends who fell in love years ago. Then everything fell apart. Now one of them is looking to turn back time.
When Billy was in his last year of high school, Neo and Billy were inseparable, even though they were from opposite sides of the tracks. Then, one night, Billy ruined everything, and Neo hammered the nail in the coffin. Despite still seeing each other all the time, and almost fourteen years later, they still haven’t spoken about that night. But nothing has changed for Billy. There is no one else out there for him. No amount of fame or fortune could buy or replace Neo. Neo is the one for him. Always has been. It’s long past the point Billy should have let the past go and dogged Neo’s every step until he gave in, but there’s no time like the present. Now he just needs Neo to cooperate.
Neo is fine with Billy being the one, even though they’ll never be together. For him, it’s a nice memory to look back on as long as he doesn’t get to the part where Billy chose his rich friends over him. That’s okay. Neo got his revenge. They’re even and are cordial these days. So what if he can’t stop eyeing Billy’s very nice physique and gorgeous eyes? That’s life. He’ll live. All he has to do is keep resisting Billy’s nonstop advances because Neo knows the one truth that will never change. Money will always choose money in the end.
TITLE: Precious Zane
AUTHOR: Della Cain
SERIES: Country Daddy, City Little #6
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 109
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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Zane is a daddy—or is he?
Zane is a daddy. Sure he’s never had a little of his own, but he loves all things little and enjoys doing scenes at Collared with his little friends. He’s a daddy. He’s sure of it. Or at least he is until a stranger at Collared asks him one question—a question that changes everything.
Roland is honored to accept an invitation to speak at a national convention for librarians and, unlike in years past, it’s taking place in the nearest city, making travel expenses not an issue. He loves talking about his work and is blown away that people in his field are interested in his turning a small town library into the heart of downtown. It will be a nice weekend, and who knows? Maybe he can even catch a show.
When he runs into a college friend at the convention, plans for going to the theater morph into catching up with old friends. Who doesn’t want to have a little fun? Roland is shocked when he discovers the invitation was to Collared, a type of club he thought only existed in books. But he’s willing to give it a go. Who knows? He may like it.**
**Spoiler alert: He more than likes it.
TITLE: Roommates In Bed
AUTHOR: Elliot Star
SERIES: Halesbury HEA #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 261
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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Is it really rock bottom if I land on my best friend’s brother?
Theo
Closeted, divorced, and jobless at 40 years old—is there any wonder why I can’t sleep?
I return to my hometown, Halesbury, to renovate my parent’s ramshackled Bed & Breakfast as a temporary lodger while I jumpstart my life.
Help comes from the most unlikely of people when my younger brother’s best friend moves in and we strike up a deal. He gives me the strings-free, boyfriend experience. I help him achieve his lifelong dream to be a travel photographer.
Imagine my surprise when my cute as hell roommate remedies my insomnia by becoming my bedmate and it doesn’t hurt that he knows his way around the bedroom.
Ash
Returning to Halesbury for the summer to fix a camper van is bittersweet.
Bitter— downsized and dismissed, I never wanted to come back, now everyone gets to hear about my cheating ex and pink slip.
Sweet — rooming with my lifelong crush, sharing a bed, acting like nudists in a colony of two.
Bitter — All good things come to an end, including short term flings, all-consuming kisses and hot, steamy…ahem…in our small, uncomplicated B&B paradise.
Sweet — discovering my hopeless crush might not be so hopeless after all.
As we repair old wounds, paint new dreams and build a happily ever after, we have decisions to make. Is Theo going to work up the courage and come out to his family and friends? And will I stick around to be more than his roommate in bed?
TITLE: Onside Kiss
AUTHOR: Octavia Jensen
SERIES: Domingo #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 201
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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When my best friend gets a scholarship to play football across the country, following him seems like a great idea — until we move onto a cul-de-sac full of the nosiest assholes I’ve ever met, anyway. I love my friends, but they seem convinced Nate and I are too close.
So close that we have to be in love with each other.
In an attempt to prove them wrong, we agree to go on ten dates together before Christmas. Ten real dates including all of the things that real couples do. But what we’re not expecting is what happens when we break down the only walls we’ve ever had between us, or the ways it will change us.
We’re either going to come out of this in love and happier than we’ve ever been… or it’ll ruin the best friendship either of us have ever known.
No pressure, right?
TITLE: Hex of the Fire Witch
AUTHOR: N. R. Hairston
SERIES: A Clash of Hexes and Flames #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 108
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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Bad boy Mark Gravely makes my pulse race like no other. The second we meet, we’re attacked. Mark’s family’s in the middle of a deadly war with an opposing mafia family.
Now I’m caught in the middle. I’m a fire witch. I can usually handle my own. But these people are ruthless and relentless.
Mark and I just met. Will he stand strong by my side, or will I become another casualty in his war against the number two mafia family?
TITLE: Hamartia
AUTHOR: Scarlett Drake
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 454
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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Raphael
We met once two years ago – a few awful moments I’d rather forget – but he’s lived in my head ever since. Lee Jaehyun. K-pop idol and star of every filthy fantasy I have these days.
I should be thinking about the fact we just won our first Grammy, I should be focussing on our next album. I should be planning my wedding. But I’m not; I’m thinking about him. About what his mouth might taste like and what that body might look like under those carefully curated clothes. About how he might feel in my arms and what my name might sound like from his mouth when he’s turned on.
I’m not sure what this is; the near obsession I have with this guy, but it’s burrowed itself deep and refuses to give an inch. I’ll go insane if I can’t have him just once. Once to scratch the itch, douse the flames.
Except, it turns out once isn’t enough, and it’s not dousing the flames it’s striking a match and I’m about to blow my entire life up.
Jaehyun
Raphael Scott is going to break my heart.
He’s an American rockstar, engaged to be married, and straight. He’ll get tired of whatever this is soon enough. Then he’ll go back to his beautiful actress girlfriend and I’ll be alone again. I’m fine with that.
But it doesn’t mean I won’t take what he’s offering me right now. His shining American smile, his beautiful open heart, the desperate kisses he presses into my skin.
No, Raphael Scott won’t break me, nothing can. I’ve fortified myself against this sort of thing. My body, my art; all of it is armour. This soft American boy has no hope on earth of breaking it.
TITLE: The Emperor’s Bone Palace
AUTHOR: Hailey Turner
SERIES: Infernal War Saga #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 637
RELEASE DATE: 4/10/2023
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Every heart is meant to break.
THE NAMELESS. As a warden, Soren’s duty is to guard against the dead, but he was never trained to guard against his heart. Drawn into a web of Solarian politics, Soren finds himself at the center of a storm of his own making, unwilling to break free if it means losing the man he loves. But even the darkest secrets cannot remain hidden forever, and when lies come to light, the price he pays for his silence may very well be his undoing.
THE EMPEROR. When his claim to the Imperial throne is challenged by a traitorous House, Vanya Sa’Liandel must adhere to the ancient tradition of the Conclave to stay in power. Refusing to face his peers alone, Vanya will stand before the Houses of Solaria with Soren by his side, a decision that risks his heart when an unspeakable betrayal threatens everything he’s fought for.
THE REBEL. With her entire world upended, Caris Dhemlan is on the run, struggling to come to terms with the truth of her heritage. As the Clockwork Brigade is targeted by Daijal, she must fight to save the people she cares about. Every rebellion needs a figurehead, but Caris is determined not to become a martyr.
THE QUEEN. With a crown claimed, Eimarille Rourke sets her sights on Ashion and the continent beyond her country’s borders. Promised a world by a star god, Eimarille sets into motion the gears of war and launches the opening salvo of a battle whose repercussions will ripple across the whole of Maricol.
TITLE: An Inkredible Love
AUTHOR: K.L. Hiers
SERIES: Sucker For Love Mysteries #11
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 234
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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It’s hard to have a love life when you don’t have a pulse.
All that changes for Fred Wilder when he meets Elliam Sturm a few weeks after Sloane Beaumont first becomes a Starkiller and kills a god.
As a ghoul, Fred Wilder needs very specialized medicine to combat his constantly rotting body. As a thief, Fred needs that body in good condition. Fortunately for him, Ell does the impossible: brings new life to Fred’s dead flesh.
Just being around Ell makes Fred feel alive for the first time since his untimely demise. He’s so charmed by Ell’s bright personality and shared love of obscure fantasy that he doesn’t think twice about the source of Ell’s power. But this is Archersville, so their blossoming romance is threatened by a dangerous painting that could awaken an ancient god who could destroy the world. Now the fate of billions hinges on Fred completing a daring heist.
But as Fred and Ell work together, the true depth of Ell’s power becomes impossible for Fred to ignore, and he’s forced to accept that perhaps the biggest mystery—and the biggest threat—has been with them all along….
TITLE: Diamond Ring
AUTHOR: KD Casey
SERIES: Unwritten Rules #3
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 380
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Jake Fischer has been here before: pitching for the Oakland Elephants, hiding his worries behind a smile, hoping to win it all. Ten years ago, it didn’t turn out the way he wanted. Nothing in his life did. But now he’s back—and so is the one teammate tied inexorably to his past.
It doesn’t matter how many times catcher Alex Angelides replays that moment during the Fall Classic over in his mind, the outcome never changes. He’s not sure what happened to make that pitch glance off his glove, or what happened with his relationship with Jake—and he’s not going to be the one to ask.
A whole lot may have changed in the last decade, but some things have stayed the same. Jake and Alex still can’t stay out of each other’s faces on the field, or out of each other’s beds off of it. They’ve got a second chance to win it all…but only if they realize what they lost.
TITLE: Everything Changes
AUTHOR: Kristian Parker
SERIES: Two Tribes #2
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 202
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Fear can open doors we never dreamt possible.
Shaun Moseley is in a trap and it’ s all his brother, Liam’ s fault.
Living a normal life running a B&B in Blackpool, he finds himself right in the middle of a gang turf war in Manchester. Shaun is an alien in this horrifying new world of drugs, guns and violence.
Shaun rebels against everyone, isolating himself in the process. But a terrifying experience opens his eyes to gang member Enzo Ponti. Shaun may be trapped for the time being, but that doesn’ t mean he can’ t have a little fun along the way, right?
He dismissed Enzo as just another hired killer but when he scratches the surface, he finds much more there.
But evil gangster, Jonny Wellingham wants revenge on the gang and has set his sights on Shaun. Can he live long enough to find just how deep Enzo’ s waters are?
TITLE: From the Universe to Me
AUTHOR: Scott E. Garrison
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 220
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Eighteen-year-old Tobias Gavin is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. For many years, the what-ifs of coming out have swirled around his head, so he has chosen to live a lie to keep from disrupting the “normal” life he has created with his family and friends.
That is until he meets Gareth David the day he enrolls for his first semester as a college student. He feels an immediate connection with Gareth…a connection that pushes Tobias to question the way he has been living his life. When Gareth coincidentally becomes, Tobias’s History professor, Tobias is forced to confront his feelings and confront the universe.
Tobias must come to terms his depression, anxiety, heartbreak, and his sexuality before he can even begin to heal his wounds. He believes that everything happens for a reason, but he learns that some experiences are meant to teach even if they cause heartbreak. Once he comes to terms with himself, he might find his knight in shining armor.
Tobias must learn to trust himself and those around him if he wants to find happiness.
TITLE: False Start
AUTHORS: Riley Hart & Neve Wilder
SERIES: Playing for Keeps #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 255
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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If only my feelings were as fake as this “relationship” with my former teammate.
CULLEN: I’ve been the NFL’s “problem child” since my rookie year. If there’s trouble, I’ll find it.
But my biggest weakness has always been Houston McRae. We were secretly together in college before it blew up in our faces.
So, when I see him again years later, you’d think I’d know better than to end up in an airport bathroom stall tearing his clothes off.
To make matters worse, because of mistakes I’ve made, I find out afterward I’m being traded… to Denver.
Where Houston lives. Because of course.
I’m not taking responsibility for the two of us ending up in a fake relationship. That’s all on him, but I can’t pretend I won’t enjoy it. As long as I don’t let myself fall for him again, I’ll be fine, right?
HOUSTON: I lived, breathed, and slept football until an injury sidelined me for life. Now I’m solely focused on finding my place again… until Cullen Atwood walks back into my life and tempts me into an airport bathroom stall, where every ounce of passion for him I thought I’d buried returns with a vengeance.
Now he’s playing for the Rush…
And staying in my apartment.
And did I mention he’s also my fake boyfriend who makes it clear he still wants me every chance he gets?
I’ve got my future to think about, though, and we’re one wrong move from becoming a tabloid headline. I can’t afford to think of Cullen as anything more than a casual hook-up.
So why do I keep wishing this relationship was real?
TITLE: His to Want
AUTHOR: Lydia Loomis
SERIES: Fated Mates of the Apocalypse #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 137
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Derrick
When the bombing started I was one of the first to step up and try to help. I thought as a firefighter not only would I know what to do but it was my responsibility to help. It’s been years since the collapse though and now I find myself the leader of over a hundred survivors and it’s not that easy. I am tired, burnt out, and frankly a little lonely. Entire Cy, a gorgeous alien and, after a one-night stand, I find out my star-tied mate. Only he doesn’t seem to want to be mates, he seems perfectly happy just being a jerk.
Cy
I’ve come to realize nothing in my life will ever be simple or easy, why should finding my star-tied mate be different. Derrick is perfect in so many ways but he and his human barracks are everything I have been running from. I don’t trust the humans and I have spent too many years following someone else’s orders to get locked away in another camp. I can’t seem to leave Derrick alone though, even if I know this will never work.
TITLE: Shoot to Kill
AUTHOR: T.S. Ankney
SERIES: One of Our Own #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 189
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Danger and desire create a lethal mix…
Navy SEAL Gideon Turner will do anything to solve the murder of his teammate… including going undercover as a romance-novel model. Of course, it doesn’t help that the photographer, John Dexter, is a gorgeous distraction Gideon can’t afford. But to get the intel he needs he’ll do whatever it takes—even if it means getting involved with a man who might be involved in his friend’s mysterious death.
John’s careful, quiet life has been turned upside down since Gideon’s arrival. First, his billionaire boss disappears after an explosion rocks their building. Then some decidedly sinister characters started lurking in the shadows and threatening John. Growing up the son of a politician means John has had more than enough secrets in his life and he’s done with them—even if they come in an enticing Navy SEAL package.
Both men are determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. But as danger rises and they become further entangled in a deadly web of deceit, they’ll need to work together and trust each other to make it out of live…or risk losing more than their hearts.
TITLE: Like You’ve Never Been Hurt
AUTHOR: Jaime Samms
SERIES: Dance, Love, Live #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 202
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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One is at the beginning, one feels like it’s the end of everything.
About to lose the only thing he ever loved, Adam Pittaluga is at a crossroads in a dancing career that has hardly begun. He always wanted to be a ballet dancer, but now that it’s impossible, he turns to Peridot for comfort.
Peridot has been rebuilding his life after losing his ability to dance professionally, his marriage, and very nearly his daughter. He has a lot of reasons to be leery of starting something new, especially with a man as young as Adam.
Adam and Peridot have to believe that starting again can lead to love and success and that sometimes, the strength needed to love like you’ve never been hurt can be borrowed from unexpected places for a while. But ultimately, they must find it inside themselves to be each other’s happy ending.
To avoid more hurt, they’d miss the chance to dance altogether.
TITLE: Chief Executive Daddy
AUTHOR: Honey London
SERIES: Daddies for Dollars
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 414
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Reid has lost everything—his home, his Daddy, even his self-confidence. The man he thought he loved stripped it all away, piece by piece. Now, he has no choice but to put his life back together, and closing his heart is the only way to move forward.
The last thing Foster needs is another distraction. As the CEO of a busy hospital, he doesn’t have time to take care of anything but his work. Lives depend on him running an efficient operation, and if that means neglecting his own happiness, that’s a sacrifice he’s more than willing to make.
When Reid is dumped in his office, the broken boy awakens something in Foster he thought he’d buried—the need for someone of his own to care for. But Foster won’t find happiness until he allows himself to lean on others, and for Reid to try again, he must first learn to stand on his own.
TITLE: WTF
AUTHOR: Cambria Hebert
SERIES: Westbrook Elite
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 406
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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I don’t do commitment. And though I swing both ways, I don’t do men either.
It’s too messy, too stressful, and just asking for trouble.
I’d rather shine bright like the sun than drown in the rain, so I adopt a pounce-and-bounce lifestyle for which my sparkling charm keeps me from being hated.
When I show up in Sweden for a semester abroad, I expect a roomie. What I don’t expect is Lars. The storm to my sun. The test of my patience. How easy he makes it to forget all my reasons for staying away from guys.
No big deal. I’ll just pivot from pounce and bounce to roomies with benefits. I’ll get to indulge in that side of me, then leave it half a world away. What happens in Sweden stays in Sweden… until he follows me home.
Lars shows up at Westbrook looking like my little brother’s new swim bro. Just as alluring as he did before.
And all I can do is ask myself, WTF?
My resolve for an uncomplicated, stress-free life isn’t something I’m willing to give up for anyone, even if his icy-blond hair begs for my fingers and those pale-blue eyes are haunted by shadows.
I might be the sun, but I am not his sun, and it’s not my job to chase away whatever sent him running here. He swears it isn’t me. But I’m calling bullshit. Why else would he show up on my turf?
But then shit starts happening, and the shadows in his eyes turn to panic. I catch a glimpse of the bruises on his creamy, flawless skin.
I can’t keep him at arm’s length anymore. I don’t want to. Protecting him means surrendering to everything I always refused. His destruction or mine.
The choice is simple, so achingly absolute that I can’t help but wonder once more…
WTF?
TITLE: Too Hot to Hold
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 103
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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Gay burlesque performer, Noel West, had dreams of dancing professionally, but an injury sidelined him. He’s wary of other people, largely because of his profession. When David offers him a ride in a blizzard, he cautiously accepts, expecting a come-on. David is a gentleman, however, and that quickly gets past Noel’s defenses.
David Hunter is a trust-fund kid and a lawyer. Seeing Noel, he offers a ride because no one should be out on a frigid night. He has no idea what Noel does until he refers to it in a snappy comeback, which leads David to return and see the show. He’s captivated by Noel in a way he never thought possible and decides to try to get Noel’s attention… the old-fashioned way: he woos him.
When Noel’s club is raided on trumped-up charges, he calls for help, and David answers. But even as Noel starts to realize that David may be everything he appears to be, he’s still skeptical. Especially when he learns David’s father has political ambitions that Noel’s relationship with David seems to threaten. David will need to navigate family drama to prove to Noel that his feelings are true and that he really is his prince charming.
TITLE: Professor Platonic
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 45
RELEASE DATE: 4/11/2023
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I’ve had a very bad day and could really use a hug. Male ISO male for platonic but affectionate sleepover. No nookie or commitments. I don’t want to talk about it, just hold me all night and tell me it’s going to be okay.
When my grad school application to join the Raintree Arctic Expedition gets unexpectedly denied, I know exactly who to blame. Professor River Henry has always had it out for me. For some reason, he holds me to a higher standard than everyone else in the evolutionary biology department which means he probably failed to recommend me for the research expedition and he’s most likely going to give my final exam a big, fat F.
All I want to do is drown my sorrows in some platonic cuddles and pretend I haven’t hit rock bottom before my scientific career has even had a chance to get off the ground.
But when Professor Henry is the one standing on the other side of the hotel room door in response to my add for comfort, I suddenly realize with breath-stealing horror, just how far I have left to fall.
Professor Platonic first appeared in the Nightingale Charity Anthology.
TITLE: Let’s Do This
AUTHOR: Loren Leigh
SERIES: IFU Hockey #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/12/2023
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Shaw
Ever since we met two years ago, Eden Burkehammer has made everything better.
The big defenseman sets me at ease. He’s a beast on the ice—brutal and physical—but when it’s the two of us, he turns to me with these unexpectedly soft brown eyes. This gravelly laugh that makes my whole body smile. And yeah, I might have thrown a glance his way a time or two in the steamed-up locker room showers—you know, just curious.
But he’s my best friend. My teammate. Roommate.
I don’t want to mess with that. Just the thought of losing him sends a cold zap the full length of my spine. Besides, I’ve never gone there with a guy, and he’s never given a single hint he has either.
Until one morning when I sign for his delivery. An envelope that contains something I never—in my life—would have guessed.
And, suddenly, I’m thinking about him in a whole new way.
Burk
I can’t look at Shaw Keenan for too long. When he leans across my truck console, with that whip-quick smile, I get this catch in my throat and focus on the road. Or when he tips his goalie mask up onto his head, hair askew and a flush of adrenaline on his cheeks, I skate back toward the blue line.
I don’t know why. My head’s confused about a lot of stuff. Always has been. But what I do know is that I’ve never thought about anyone the way I think about him.
Especially when he steps through my doorway—in nothing but a pair of thin running shorts and that backwards pink ballcap he always wears—holding a package I ordered on a whim.
And he’s looking at me in a way he never has before.
It’s game over after that.
TITLE: Brick Walls
AUTHOR: L.A. Witt
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 442
RELEASE DATE: 4/12/2023
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Cary “Sol” Solomon isn’t just in a slump—he’s a mess. His stats have plummeted. Fans hate him. After he caps off two awful seasons with a catastrophic playoff flop, his team is done with him. Worse, thanks to his downward spiral, the addiction that’s nearly cost him his career before is rearing its ugly head.
As luck would have it, though, the Seattle Sasquatches are desperate for goalies. When they snatch up Sol off waivers, maybe he has a chance to turn things around… if he can stay sober and get back on his game.
Except Sol isn’t the Sasquatches’ only new netminder.
Once destined for the hall of fame, Josh O’Brien is a trainwreck thanks to an injury and a messy divorce. His illustrious career is a disaster, and now he’s an unrestricted free agent who nobody wants to sign. He’s on the brink of losing the only thing he has left: hockey.
Then Seattle comes knocking with an offer he can’t refuse: a huge pay cut, but a shot at redemption. One that means being teammates with the ex whose name still raises Josh’s hackles all these years later.
Now Josh and Sol are stuck on the same team, proximity dredging up emotions they’ve both kept buried for years. Which wouldn’t be so bad if the only things coming to the surface were anger and resentment. As they remember all the sparks and feelings that once drew them together, neither can decide which is worse—being together or apart.
And that’s before Sol’s old demons start showing up.
But they’re not just coming for him this time.
TITLE: The Cocky Neighbor
AUTHOR: Rye Cox
SERIES: Corio Heights #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 216
RELEASE DATE: 4/12/2023
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What do you do when you can’t stop thinking about your new boss?
Eric couldn’t ask for a better life. He has amazing friends, a great job, and the freedom to go home with whoever he wants, whenever he wants. He doesn’t ask for more, because he’s never needed more. Relationships were for people tired of the excitement of the unknown, and that certainly wasn’t him. Life was perfect…except for the appearance of his new, utterly annoying, ridiculously dressed boss who is set on making his job a living hell. Eric wants nothing to do with the man, so why does it feel like he can’t escape him?
Liam came in with a mission, and that is to finish his job perfectly. His brother tasked him with stabilizing the new hotel line their family’s company acquired, and he can’t fuck this up. He doesn’t need distractions, especially in the form of a sexy, kind, and hot-headed man like the hotel’s manager. Liam is determined to keep his distance, but it doesn’t help when Eric keeps wiggling under his skin. Maybe it’s time to stop trying to fight this attraction and find another way to release the extra tension?
TITLE: The Sheriff’s Omega
AUTHOR: C.W. Gray
SERIES: Hobson Hills Omegas #10
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/12/2023
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Welcome back to Hobson Hills!
Sheriff Ian McKenzie never thought he would find love again. In fact, he didn’t even bother looking for it. He’s content with taking care of his town and trying to wrangle the meddlesome Wilson family. When a handsome, younger man lands on his doorstep, Mack isn’t sure what to do. He can protect him, but can he handle falling in love with him?
Roe Dorsey has had a hard few years. Divorced, stalked, and harassed, he hasn’t had a chance to settle into his new normal. When someone tries to kill him, Roe takes his family and retreats to Hobson Hills. He had no idea that he would find a home there, little less love.
Mack and Roe must decide if they’ll stand together against the danger stalking Roe or let it divide them permanently.
TITLE: Foolish Puckboy
AUTHORS: Eden Finley & Saxon James
SERIES: Puckboys #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 271
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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ALEKS
After my divorce, I’m ready to have fun, date around, and not get into anything serious. Then I meet Gabe Crosby, superhero firefighter and a disgrace to the Crosby name. He doesn’t even like hockey!
Yet, there’s a draw to him I can’t deny—something I haven’t felt since my teens. But that’s the problem. I have no idea what dating is like, let alone how to do it with another man. He makes me flakey and nervous, and I’ve never been that guy.
Gabe turns me inside out and upside down in the best possible ways. I only recently became single, but if I continue to chase after him, I might not stay that way for long.
GABE
When I meet Aleksander Emerson during an emergency call-out, there are three things that catch my attention: his sexy tattoos, his kind eyes, and his drunken offer to have my babies.
He’s new to Seattle and recently divorced, so I take him under my wing–and under my sheets. I’m showing him what the world of hookups is like, only those hookups turn into sleepovers and dates and public displays of jealousy.
Aleks is in his casual era, and I’m working my way toward settling down and starting a family. What the two of us have is fun, but not a good idea permanently.
Too bad Aleks has already set my life on fire.
TITLE: The Elemental Ruins
AUTHOR: Sam Burns
SERIES: Circle the Square #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 269
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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What do you do the day after the world doesn’t end?
If you’re River Keyes (yeah, me), you try to figure out how you’re going to live without the internet. Because we might have kept two worlds from being destroyed, but now I’m trapped in a place with no electricity, no takeout, and no phoning home.
Worse, it’s a world where my absent father is not just present, but in power, and even more of a jerk than I remember.
At least if I’ve got to be trapped away from home, there’s Lasya Zarani, hot elven general and best eye-candy ever. Once he decides whether he wants to cut me to ribbons or take me to bed, things might get interesting.
But that’s only if my father doesn’t kill one or both of us first.
TITLE: Reckless Roulette
AUTHOR: Alice Winters
SERIES: The Elite
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 154
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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Seven days until game over.
Len
Kade has seven days left to live… unless I do something about it. I am one of the best assassins around, after all. But… I’m not sure I exactly care what happens to Kade. He’s rude, only cares about himself and his casino, and did I mention he doesn’t know a single thing about video games?
Okay, okay. Maybe that’s not enough of a reason to watch him dash headlong into danger while I kick back and enjoy the show.
It’s kind of fun though.
Now I know what you’re thinking… doesn’t that make me the selfish one? See, I don’t mind helping people—it’s kind of my thing. But the ones I help aren’t anything like Kade. They’re people who have nothing left who are willing to go to great lengths to save those they love, even at the cost of losing themselves. Still, maybe Kade can show me that beneath his icy exterior is a man worth saving. A man worth loving. And maybe even a man worth risking everything for.
Issue is… he only has seven days to do it.
TITLE: Silence of the Moon
AUTHOR: S.A. Pavlik
SERIES: Secrets of the Moon #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 430
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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A werewolf in mourning.
Alec Channing has been through enough trauma to bring any ordinary person to their knees, but recent events might be the final straw that breaks him. Especially when he discovers he’s lost not just the only constant in his life but something far greater. Meanwhile, a sinister plot is brewing that threatens not only him but the entire preternatural world. But he isn’t alone. Can the man he may be ready to love help him pick up the pieces in time?
A homicide detective with more questions than answers.
Detective Damien O’Connor of the Columbus Police Department has seen things his colleagues could only imagine. He’s directly responsible for the loss that sends his werewolf lover hurtling toward the breaking point. While the man he’s come to love is suffering, a new case lands in his lap that leaves him questioning everything and losing more than he’d bargained for. But sometimes moving forward means stepping back and letting others shoulder the burden for a while. Can he and his team solve the case before he finds himself without a home to return to?
TITLE: Something Unexpected
AUTHOR: Rory Maxwell
SERIES: Split Rock Ranch #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 264
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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DOMINIC LAUDER never thought he’d return to Split Rock Ranch. But after twenty years, he finds himself knocking on his aunt’s door. He just wishes he was there with better news. Nick is used to making difficult calls in the name of family…except those family obligations weren’t supposed to come up against a smoking hot ranch manager, his enticing young husband, and the undeniable attraction that crackles between the three of them. Now Nick has to decide what’s more important: his responsibilities or his heart.
MICAH AVERY has always followed his heart and it’s gotten him everything he’s ever dreamed of. He’s married to his first love, his horse-training business is taking off, and life at the ranch couldn’t be better. But his perfect world is turned upside down with the arrival of Nick Lauder. Micah never expected his heart to lead him in this direction, but it hasn’t steered him wrong yet.
RYAN AVERY is still amazed by the happiness he’s found with Micah. But one thing he’s learned from his husband of three years, is that anything is possible. When Nick’s arrival opens up the opportunity for some no-strings-attached fun, Ryan is on board. Then the three of them click in ways that Ryan couldn’t have anticipated, and he starts to see possibilities he’d never dreamed of. Possibilities that just need to survive Nick’s real reason for being there.
TITLE: Vodka And Virtue
AUTHOR: Raquel Riley
SERIES: Love And Libations #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 202
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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When a virtuous buttoned-up bar manager is seduced by a tough-as-nails bouncer almost twice his age, can they find a way to overcome their differences?
Rory MacGregor
During the years I spent overseas, my best friend’s nephew grew up. Now that I’m home, my priorities have shifted, moving Carlisle Carrick to the top of my ’to-do’ list. He is exactly the type of man I dreamed of settling down with, but every time I get close to him, he runs away.
How can I convince him we’d make a perfect match?
Carlisle Carrick
Rory is seventeen years older than me, wears leather, and rides a motorcycle for kicks. I don’t see how we have anything in common. The hunger and determination in his eyes when he stares at me is . . . unnerving! Avoiding him is hopeless – those eyes are everywhere – and I want to give in, I really do, but choosing him as the first man I’ve ever dated would be a disaster.
So why do I still burn up every time I catch him watching me?
TITLE: Unseen Past
AUTHOR: Kaje Harper
SERIES: Hidden Wolves #0.5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 281
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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Twenty years before Simon found Paul, a decade before Aaron joined the Minneapolis West pack, there were other gay wolves living hidden lives.
Sawyer Holt thought he was dead at the age of sixteen when his brother Leon caught him kissing a human man. Dragged up in front of his Alpha, he could only hope for a painless end, especially when Rick Brown stared at him with an icy gaze and said to Leon, “I’ll take care of it.” Except what Rick gave Sawyer wasn’t death, but a new concealed life.
In Minot, North Dakota, Sawyer has spent fourteen years isolated among humans, carving out a future for himself. Until a messenger arrives from Rick, saying that Leon has discovered the ruse, and it’s time to run again. Sawyer’s furious about losing his hard-won life, but intrigued by the young man carrying the message.
James Ferguson doesn’t appreciate being sent from his home and pack in Virginia to run errands for the Chicago Alpha, but as Twelfth out of twelve adult wolves, he’s in no position to complain. He figures he’ll deliver the message and package, and hurry home for Thanksgiving. But a snowstorm, and the huge, muscular, confusing werewolf who rescues him, upend his plans. Soon, James’s whole world changes, and the only future he may have depends on whether he and Sawyer can survive being hunted, together.
TITLE: Sweet as Pie
AUTHOR: Beth Bolden
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 324
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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Luca Moretti is grumpy—and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Wrangling six—Italian—siblings and the family’s restaurants would make anyone cranky. But when his mother requests that he save his aunt’s struggling Italian deli in charming, picturesque Indigo Bay, he has no idea that he’s about to overdose on sweetness.
Luca expected his aunt’s stubbornness—she’s a Moretti, isn’t she?—and his cousin’s resistance to actual work, but the last thing he expected is the absolute ball of sunshine known as Oliver Billings.
Oliver loves Indigo Bay. Loves owning his small artisan bakery, Sweetie Pie’s. Helps nice old ladies cross the street. Even volunteers for the local Sweethearts Festival.
Sweet isn’t really Luca’s style, or so he thinks. But when he discovers Oliver can be a little spicy too, his prickly exterior begins to crumble like a well-baked crust.
If Luca isn’t careful, he’s going to develop a taste for sweets—and a particular baker’s pie.
And one or two servings will never be enough.
TITLE: Endless, Forever
AUTHOR: E.M. Lindsey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 290
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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“…that’s the thing. I never had a chance. I was always yours.”
Oliver Sasaki has a comfortable life. Having escaped an oppressive childhood in London, he’s now on the sunny coast of Southern California, working on his graduate degree, and taking care of his younger sibling.
And he has it all worked out:
No dating.
No commitments.
Only fun.
Then he meets Gabriel Bensaïd, the adorable barista who turns his entire world upside down. But just as he’s learning what it means to be loved without conditions- that happiness really can last- everything falls apart.
Oliver knows love isn’t enough to save him from himself, but in the end he has to believe- for his sake and for Gabriel’s- there’s an endless forever to be found.
TITLE: Paper Swans
AUTHOR: E.M. Lindsey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 131
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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They’ve spent years sharing everything with each other.
Love.
Loss.
First kisses.
And quiet promises.
But the one thing Domenico will never be is Shiloh’s. It’s a cruel fate, but it’s one Shiloh can live with so long as Dom is happy. So long as they never stop being friends. But when Shiloh asks Dom to go as his date to a costume party, he realizes his best friend is going to discover a few things about him he’s never told anyone. A few things he’s afraid to say aloud to himself.
While Shiloh doesn’t think Dom will abandon him, it might just change the dynamic of who they are, and that’s not something he’s sure he’s willing to live with.
TITLE: Of Love and Shadows
AUTHOR: M.A. Church
SERIES: Daemons of San DeLain #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 292
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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Kage: I may be powerful. I may be the darkness. But it turns out I’m not the only monster who lurks in the shadows. The silence has been broken, and a secret from long ago has been unearthed with devastating consequences. The past has come back to haunt me, and everything I thought I knew has been turned on its head.
Danger strikes at everything I hold dear, and death stalks my mate and me.
Austin: Not all monsters have wings, horns, and a tail. And sometimes monsters really are monsters. I know exactly how far someone will go to hide toxic secrets, but even I am shocked by the latest revelations. Pandora’s box has been opened, and now we’re dealing with the aftermath. My monster grieves, and I ache for him.
But blood isn’t thicker than water, and found family is everything.
Chaos reigns as the attacks from the mimic escalate, and the daemon clan of San DeLain goes on high alert. But violence is never far away, and when the past doesn’t stay buried, the answers will lead to even more questions.
Death is coming, and the end is near. But for whom?
TITLE: The Magic That Binds
AUTHOR: AJ Sherwood
SERIES: Haelan #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/13/2023
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All Dag Gates wants is a place to call home. (And to practice magic freely.)
All Stefan Bjorne wants is peace in his adoptive country. (And less paperwork.)
All Mikkel Vinters wants is both of them. (No, really, he could do wedding bells.)
So why, pray tell, is half the magical community set on denying them all their wishes?
TITLE: Overexposed
AUTHOR: Alexa Piper
SERIES: Vampire Tales #2
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 132
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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After the events that drew them together, Ethan and Auris have grown into their feelings for one another. On their quest to discover other supernatural beings, Ethan will have to do some healing after the violence he experienced, and Auris, in order to help the man he loves do so, will share his past with Ethan.
While their relationship deepens, the pair finds something in Prague that they had hoped for but not expected: traces of another vampire. But that discovery brings with it a greater threat and more things between light and shadow they will have to deal with.
TITLE: Pascal and The Forger
AUTHOR: Avril Ashton
PUBLISHER: Sinner’s Haven Publishing
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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They used to have it all. Until they didn’t. Now, one man wants another chance to make things right, while the other doesn’t know if he can risk his heart again.
As head of the Haitian mafia, Mathieu Pascal is dangerous, ruthless, and cold-hearted. He’s also alone, but there’d been a time when he had love. With one careless decision, he betrayed the one man who ever mattered to him. He has no right to forgiveness, but he’ll do anything to prove he deserves it.
Win Beltran was at his lowest when he met Mathieu Pascal. He took the freedom the other man offered and in return, handed over his heart. He thought he was safe…until Mathieu destroyed him. Years later, Win has moved on. At least he pretends, because even though he’s married to Mathieu’s rival, his heart has only ever belonged to the one who broke it.
Their shared secrets keep Win and Mathieu tied to each other as the heat of their tumultuous chemistry melts their weak resistance. But an invisible hand is orchestrating a war, and Mathieu’s enemies are drawing closer. To protect Win, he’ll burn the world to the ground as they fight for their lives and their hearts.
TITLE: Three Alarm Heat
AUTHOR: Kelex
SERIES: Alphas of the Western Provinces #3
PUBLISHER: Twisted E-Publishing
LENGTH: 518
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Harrison Walker watches the world burn—for a living. Currently, the province’s only fire investigator, he’s kept busy, particularly by a serial arsonist leaving a trail of destruction through one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Fort Seattle. When a local artist’s studio is torched, Harrison finally gets a break in the case.
Only, is it their arsonist, or a targeted attack by a copycat?
When Tanner’s studio burns, Raimy Kellam does his best to support his best friend. He inadvertently becomes the only witness to have potentially seen the pyromaniac, which thrusts him into Harrison’s life… where Raimy senses their bond.
Only, Harrison already has someone in his life.
Cassidy Springdale has spent nearly a decade loving Harrison—always knowing his alpha’s omega could be around any corner and their love affair would end. When Raimy arrives in their lives, he must decide if he’s going to walk away or fight for the man he loves.
Only, what right does a beta have to come between fated mates?
Harrison’s torn between love and instinct. His beta and an omega. All while trying to save their province from burning down around them.
TITLE: Defying Logic
AUTHOR: Nicky James
SERIES: Valor and Doyle #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 484
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Two months ago, a catastrophic incident on the job forever changed Aslan’s life. It left him shaken and scarred, unsure if and when he would be able to return to work. Fighting to stay sober and battling his mental health, Aslan finds other crutches to help him cope.
Work and a challenging new partner have kept Quaid busy, but he spends every free minute nurturing Aslan’s wounded soul, ensuring his live-in boyfriend knows he is loved and cherished and not alone.
When Quaid gets entangled in a strange missing persons case, Aslan finds himself craving the job he’s abandoned. He wants to be part of the action.
To do so, Aslan needs to overcome significant personal barriers, and Quaid is willing to help in any way he can.
Their bond has grown exponentially, but what does the future have in store?
TITLE: Unknown Protector
AUTHOR: Michele Lee
SERIES: Nameless Order MC
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 148
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Knuckles:
I knew my way around a computer, but somehow, I couldn’t crack into the police station. Now, to add insult to injury, someone from that very precinct was attempting to help me. On my own, a lot clicked, but it wasn’t enough. Do I take this “help?” It wasn’t just my struggle as a hacker that was getting to me. It was my neighbor. Green eyes had me falling apart the moment I saw them. Kisses that drive me wild. An obsession that I acknowledged but was terrified about. When he told me he was a cop, the least of my worries was the fact that I was straight.
Whitley:
I’d been on the sidelines watching. Waiting for my moment to strike. All that changed when I saw him in pain on the stairs, begging for help. I no longer had to lurk in the shadows. I went to his rescue, and the intense desire I had for him multiplied. There was no denying it, he was mine. Our lives intertwined, and he became my very reason for breathing. I wanted this, but I didn’t think it would happen. And what I really didn’t expect was to fall in love with him. After all, what harm could come to my heart by falling in love with a straight man?
TITLE: The Ostin Rebel
AUTHOR: Michelle Dare
SERIES: Isle of Ostin #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 238
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Everest Ostin thought being a royal vampire was amazing when he was younger. As he aged, he considered being a royal more of a curse than a blessing. He hid who he was from everyone until his father brought them both out of hiding.
Now Everest is right where he doesn’t want to be, tucked away on the Isle of Ostin with his extended family and no way to sate his need for the open road.
Ledger Asteria has been through hell and back. Taken years ago, he was held captive until the Ostins came to his rescue. Since then, he’s been slowly fighting to reclaim his life while nightmares plague him and memories assault him.
What neither man expects is to fall for one another and discover the kind of love they never thought they’d have.
Being together is the easy part. Fighting a common enemy proves more challenging.
Roland Kade is out there, biding his time until he strikes again. He isn’t going down easily.
Families come together. Love is tested. Lives are on the line. Only one side will emerge victorious. Only one side will survive.
TITLE: Sons of Sorrow
AUTHOR: Nazri Noor
SERIES: Wild Hearts #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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The Tears of the Ocean. The Heart of the Flame.
Lochlann Wilde is preparing for his final challenge: entering the Oriel of Fire, the most dangerous of the elemental dimensions. Acquiring the essence of fire will score him another powerful guardian, as well as complete Aphrodite’s amulet.
But the world outside the oriel has its own challenges. Sylvain has discovered something difficult about his heritage. Aphrodite keeps dropping unsettling hints about Locke’s true nature, too.
Most pressing of all is the mystery of the parchment that cursed Queen Aurelia to begin with, the only clue that may lead to the truth about the Withering. Who is behind it? Why did they engineer the plague?
And how can Locke and Sylvain stop them from infecting the cosmos?
TITLE: Storm Clouds and Devastation
AUTHOR: Ashley James
SERIES: Hidden Affairs #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 296
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Jules van der Meer…
He’s somebody I shouldn’t want. Someone I can’t have.
The forbidden fruit. The desire not to be divulged in.
He’s wealthy, successful, important… everything I’m not.
I’m half his age.
Immature and desperate.
It’s what they all say—the men in the night with the fancy clothes and the shiny cars, with enough money to make me do whatever they please.
But him… well, he looks at me like I’m the answer to his prayers. A diamond in the rough.
He doesn’t realize how wrong he is, though.
I’m poison—putrid and vile. I’ll seep into his pores, wrap around his bones, and destroy whatever light he has left until he’s just like me…
Nothing but storm clouds and devastation.
TITLE: Wanted: Boss Daddy
AUTHOR: Sammi Cee
SERIES: Love On Tap: Fragile Hearts #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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“Why would my boss want someone as young and broken as me for his boy? But the way he looks at me…”
Levi has seen more life than anyone his age should have. He’s responsible for more than anyone knows. The weight on his shoulders is crippling, but he’d do anything for his family.
When Christian hired Levi, all he saw was a young man with a wound on his face so recent that it hadn’t healed yet and desperation in his eyes. He didn’t know his story, but he didn’t need to. One of the reasons he’d opened The Tap Tavern was to give people who needed a safe place to land a job—a home away from home.
Christian swore to himself he’d never date an employee, but then he’s never had one quite like Levi. Levi never planned to trust anyone to help him carry his load, least of all a marshmallow of a Daddy. When unfortunate events force these two men to share a house, a room, a bed, will they be able to resist what’s been brewing between them right there under the surface?
TITLE: What a Rake Requires
AUTHOR: Merry Farmer
SERIES: The Brotherhood: Origins #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 255
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Mysteries and secrets abound as two men from diverse backgrounds work together to fulfill a dead man’s last wish…
After being ejected from White’s club three years ago, Cecil Mackworth, Viscount Thurleigh, has devoted his life to helping men like him who are in trouble. It’s the closest he has been able to come to regaining a place in the society he misses so much. But when he ends up paired with solicitor Austin Haythorne to carry out the most important of their deceased mentor George’s will, Cecil falls head over heels in love. But his new lover has secrets….
Austin Haythorne has worked hard against class expectations to make an independent life for himself as a solicitor. But with George’s passing, he is left with his business on the verge of collapse. Now, with the mystery of what exactly George wants him and Cecil to do hanging over them and Austin’s secret life at a club called Perdition revealed, the very man Austin is falling in love with could spell his ruin.
Can the two lovers solve the mystery of George’s final wish, or will Cecil’s efforts to “help” Austin drive the two men apart?
TITLE: A Really Gay Book: It’s Not Remotely About Christmas
AUTHOR: Zile Elliven
SERIES: A Really Gay Villain Christmas Series #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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The first book in history (probably) in a Christmas series to not be about Christmas!
Apple:
I have the best luck ever, it’s terrible. You want it? It’s yours.
But ask yourself:
Do you like being bored ALL the time because there are no challenges ever?
Do you like being surrounded by people because no one will ever leave you alone? (Even in the bathroom, you’ll need to invest in some really good locks.)
Do you want to be a virgin for the rest of your life because no one thinks they’re good enough for you?
No? Me either!
Adam:
I have the worst luck ever, It’s terrible. You want it? It’s yours.
You get a lot of scars out of the deal.
The campus darling is annoying.
And beautiful.
And smells like a garden after the rain. He’s the worst.
And he’s a muffin thief.
F**k that guy.
TITLE: Daddy’s Curious Boy
AUTHOR: A.W. Scott
SERIES: Daddies for Dollars
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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“I’m yours to have…”
Desmond is best known for being a cold and driven businessman. As CEO of McMillan Properties, he has to keep the cool facade to close deals and keep himself focused. There’s nothing about him that’s soft. Nothing that would make him a good fit for anything close to the title of Daddy.
But when a surprise turn of events has him on a date with a man he can’t help but want to take care of, Daddy is the only name he longs to be called.
Ryder only moves back to the city prevent his Gran from selling his childhood home and taking off for a nursing home. From the moment he arrives, he realizes maybe not everything is what it seems. Her bidding on a man at auction to win Ryder a date only furthers his suspicion.
Except the man isn’t all that bad, and the way he says, “good boy” does delicious things to Ryder. Things he can’t help but want to explore.
TITLE: A Thief in the Night
AUTHOR: KJ Charles
SERIES: Gentle Art World
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 91
RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
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Toby never meant to be a highway robber, but needs must. He didn’t plan to impersonate a top London valet either, but when the chance comes to present himself as the earl of Arvon’s new gentleman’s gentleman, he grabs it. Unfortunately, the earl is the man he seduced and robbed on the road to get here. Oops.
Miles, Lord Arvon, is not impressed. But he’s faced with a tumbledown home and lost family fortune, and desperate times call for desperate measures. Toby—shameless, practical, and definitely desperate—may be just the man he needs.
To steal back a priceless bracelet, that is. What else were you thinking?
TITLE: Slayer
AUTHOR: Pelaam
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 99
RELEASE DATE: 4/15/2023
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During the 17th century, the Holy Church trained and employed Slayers to eliminate preternaturals. They were often provided with an intermediary who served as a combination of servant and sparring partner.
Slayer Alessandro and his lover, José, have devoted over two decades to the cause. During that time, Alessandro has learned that most non-humans just want to be left alone to live in peace — something he dreams of himself.
When a preternatural threat arises close to home, something previously unheard of, Alessandro decides this mission will be his last.
Unfortunately for Alessandro, someone else has the same idea.
TITLE: Taste of the Forest, Dark and Sweet
AUTHOR: Charles Payseur
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 26
RELEASE DATE: 4/15/2023
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Bastian’s kitchen, normally his sanctuary, has become anything but since Colin began working with him. There’s just something … distracting about the line chef that Bastian is drawn to, even as Colin refuses to reveal anything about himself. When Bastian tastes a secret project Colin was working on, though, it opens the door to a magical world he never knew existed — a world Colin is part of.
There are rules to that world, though, and thanks to Bastian, Colin’s just broken them. The consequences are meant to be permanent, but Bastian is determined not to lose the new flavor he’s just discovered, and the man who opened his taste buds, and his heart, to new possibilities. Can he make things right across worlds, or have they already tasted their final course together?
TITLE: Trusting Love
AUTHOR: Silas St. James
SERIES: Fighting for Love #2
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 65
RELEASE DATE: 4/15/2023
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Two years into his marriage to Eduardo, Nathan is happy. His career is taking off, and he’s scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an upcoming architecture conference. Eduardo and Nathan have weathered a few storms, and their relationship is stronger than ever. That is, until Nathan’s dark past finally catches up to him.
Nathan’s perfect life is thrown into chaos when Shane, a slimy older man from his college years, resurfaces with a menacing motive. Shane wants to leverage explicit photos of their time together two decades prior. Before he knows it, Nathan is being blackmailed as Shane says he will release the photos unless he’s paid. The worst part is Nathan hasn’t told Eduardo about his painful past and he fears how his husband will react.
Not only do Shane’s photos threaten to undo Nathan’s successful career and loving marriage, they threaten to undo Nathan himself. Having to confront the shameful memories from that low point in his life may be too much for him to bear. Will Nathan have the courage to face his past and prevent Shane from ruining everything he’s built? Will Nathan finally let Eduardo see the broken parts of himself and decide to trust love?
TITLE: Six Years
AUTHOR: Joelina Falk
SERIES: Unfrozen Four #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 480
RELEASE DATE: 4/15/2023
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Luan Hayes is charming, caring, determined, and talks a lot. He knows how to never leave space for awkward silence.
Looking at him, he almost seems like a perfect human, but everyone has their demons in some ways, even those who shine as bright as the sun with their positivity.
Grey Davis keeps to himself. He’s quiet, observant, and prefers to keep his distance to those who seem more like a complication than simplicity.
His family means everything to him, and he would sacrifice his happiness to keep the people he loves.
But could two opposites even work?
They live on two different sides of the country, rarely see each other, especially when one has a very tight work schedule. And it doesn’t help that Grey can’t possibly end up with a guy, ever. If he wants to keep his family, happiness and love come second.
Luckily, Luan is very patient and knows that whatever he wants, he gets, even if he has to wait years for a simple reply to his texts.
So what happens when the only choices left are family or love?
The answer is obvious, but perhaps neither of them ever thought family could turn into a weapon.
TITLE: As Above
AUTHOR: Julie Mannino
SERIES: The Fallen #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 311
RELEASE DATE: 4/16/2023
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He lowered his lips to Riley’s ear. “All you have to do is be a good little pet.”
When Riley’s secret friend, Eren, vanishes from the woods where he hides, Riley starts to think he imagined him. After all, what little boy would have fangs, a red, pointed tail like a devil, and no need for food?
Over thirty years later, Riley is taken prisoner in the Fallen realm where angels and demons have been locked in a war for centuries. The demons keep humans and cambions as slaves to fuel their magic, there’s no way out, and their horned, winged leader, Lord Erebus, looks like Eren.
At the age of forty, Lord Erebus is foul, lethal, and has a taste for dark fun. He denies their past friendship and has no time for the imaginings of a slave. All he needs is his army, his scythe, and the energy from his pet, but some glimmer of the old him is still buried under the cruelty. Even if he can’t remember their past, Riley does, and maybe they can have something more even though no one else has ever earned the affection of the demon lord.
But as he uncovers more secrets about himself and Eren, Riley will learn that it never pays to love and submit to a demon.
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