Here are the new releases for the week.
Let us know if there’s something missing & we’ll add it to the list.
| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Must be Clowning Me | Charity Parkerson | Punk & Sissy Publications | 5/8/2023 | Once Upon a Bite #3 | Amazon |
| His Caged Wolf | Alex McAnders | Self Published | 5/8/2023 | Shifter Falls #1 | Amazon |
| Shotgun | Marie Sexton | Self Published | 5/8/2023 | Coda #7 | Amazon |
| You Are Not Me | Leta Blake | Self Published | 5/8/2023 | ’90s Coming of Age #2 | Amazon |
| Only the Brightest Stars | Andrew Grey | Dreamspinner Press | 5/9/2023 | Amazon | |
| Engulfed | J. D. Light | B4 Dawn Publishing | 5/9/2023 | Emblazoned #3 | Amazon |
| Breakup, Makeup | Stacey Anthony | Running Press Kids | 5/9/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Rules of Us | Jennifer Nissley | Labyrinth Road | 5/9/2023 | Amazon | |
| They Hate Each Other | Amanda Woody | Viking Books for Young Readers | 5/9/2023 | Amazon | |
| Zayne | Ella Frank | Self Published | 5/9/2023 | Confessions #8 | Amazon |
| Teacher of the Year | M.A. Wardell | Self Published | 5/9/2023 | Teachers in Love | Amazon |
| A Priest, a Plague, and a Prophecy | M.D. Grimm | Self Published | 5/9/2023 | Shifters & Grifters #1 | Amazon |
| The Batter’s Box | Casey Morales | Self Published | 5/9/2023 | Nashville Spicy #4 | Amazon |
| This Will Hurt I | Cara Dee | Self Published | 5/9/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Billionaire’s Valet | Lucy Lennox | Self Published | 5/9/2023 | 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Clueless | Willow Thomas | Aira Books | 5/10/2023 | Squad Goals #1 | Amazon |
| West on Grainger | KC Burn | Self Published | 5/10/2023 | Sandy Bottom Bay #2 | Amazon |
| New Blood | L.C. Davis | Self Published | 5/10/2023 | The Godbearer #4 | Amazon |
| Cuffs and Commitment | Romeo Alexander | Self Published | 5/10/2023 | Men of Fairlake) | Amazon |
| The Dragon and Dolphin’s Bear Omega | Lorelei M. Hart & Wendy Rathbone | Self Published | 5/10/2023 | Omegas of Animals: SD #7 | Amazon |
| Eternal Syn | Mia Monroe | Self Published | 5/10/2023 | Immortal Assassins #1 | Amazon |
| The Problem With Perfect | Philip William Stover | Hera | 5/11/2023 | Amazon | |
| Luck of the Devil | Lark Taylor | Self Published | 5/11/2023 | The Reckless Damned #4 | Amazon |
| Swimming Against the Tide | Ryan Taylor&vJoshua Harwood | Self Published | 5/11/2023 | Amazon | |
| Liar’s Gambit | Kelly Fox | Self Published | 5/11/2023 | The Elite | Amazon |
| High Interest Dette | Lilo Quie | Decadent Publishing | 5/12/2023 | Empty Nests #5 | Amazon |
| Playing For Keeps | K.L. Hiers | Self Published | 5/12/2023 | Amazon | |
| Seeking Clarity | J. Allen Grady | Self Published | 5/12/2023 | (Boys of Simson U. #3 | Amazon |
| Solace | Taylor McNiff | Self Published | 5/12/2023 | Veterans of Callenburg #3 | Amazon |
| Anonymous Alpha | MM Farmer | Self Published | 5/12/2023 | Bangers & Mash #7 | Amazon |
| Visiting the Variks | Jocelynn Drake | Self Published | 5/12/2023 | Lords of Discord | Amazon |
| Becoming Bennet | Cora Rose & Nicole Dykes | Self Published | 5/12/2023 | Behind the Camera #2 | Amazon |
| Bangkok Love Story | Casper Graham | JMS Books | 5/13/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Right Time for Love | Shawn Lane | JMS Books | 5/13/2023 | Amazon | |
| Become the Rose | Pelaam | JMS Books | 5/13/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Fire Dancer | Rye Cox | Self Published | 5/13/2023 | Black Cat Circus #1 | Amazon |
| Defending the House | VL Locey | Self Published | 5/13/2023 | Watkins Glen Gladiators #2 | Amazon |
| His | Daniel May | Self Published | 5/14/2023 | Amazon | |
| His Damaged Pack | Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart | Self Published | 5/14/2023 | Asilo Pride #2 | Amazon |
| Plan B from Outer Space | A. Little | Self Published | 5/14/2023 | Little Alien Encounters #2 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Must be Clowning Me
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Once Upon a Bite #3
PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications
LENGTH: 64
RELEASE DATE: 5/8/2023
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All Jake wants is a fresh start. He REALLY gets his wish. Now he’s trapped for eternity as a night dweller.
Only Jake could get attacked by a vampire clown the moment he moves his therapy practice to New Orleans. Fortunately, the town is rife with supernatural clients to keep his business afloat. But life has always enjoyed a good laugh at Jake’s expense, and he can’t stop thinking about one client in particular. The vampire who found him and saved him.
Having a vampire therapist is a bit of a dream come true for Aaron. He’s been needing one for a while. Aaron has a barrel full of issues to work out, and it’s easier if his therapist knows about the supernatural world. Unfortunately, Aaron never expected his therapist to be so hot, and they have a connection from day one. There’s no way for him to stay on task. Aaron doesn’t know if he’s getting better or if he’s falling in love. Truthfully, he’s also not sure if he cares anymore, as long as he gets to keep seeing Jake.
TITLE: His Caged Wolf
AUTHOR: Alex McAnders
SERIES: Shifter Falls #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 296
RELEASE DATE: 5/8/2023
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I was a lone wolf without a pack–– could my fated mate be a human?
I don’t know what it is about Cage Rucker that makes my wolf howl. Yeah, he has a body that’s been chiseled from marble, and a smile that melts my heart, but it’s more than that. There’s something about the way he smells. My wolf knows.
Does that mean that this boy is going to fall all over himself to find out? No way. Cage has a girlfriend. I don’t fall for straight boy… anymore. I wouldn’t even have talked to him again if he hadn’t offered me an exchange I couldn’t refuse.
And now that I’m seeing him every day and he’s making my wolf go wild, what am I supposed to do? I’ve worked tirelessly to suppress my wolf since it got loose and killed someone. Can I trust it now? Can I trust myself around Cage considering the way he makes me feel? Will I have a choice when I learn his secret?
I used to think I’m the only wolf shifter in existence. Am I be wrong? Could Cage be my fated mate?
TITLE: Shotgun
AUTHOR: Marie Sexton
SERIES: Coda #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 310
RELEASE DATE: 5/8/2023
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As a young man, Dominic Jacobsen already suspects he’s gay, and he gets all the confirmation he needs when a preppy boy from out of town climbs into the back seat of Dominic’s GTO. One night with Lamar is all it takes to convince Dominic he’s found the man of his dreams. Unfortunately, that one night is all he’ll get before Lamar returns to Tucson.
Fifteen years later, Lamar returns to Coda after ending the latest in a string of bad relationships. He’s alone, depressed, and plagued by late-night phone calls from an unidentified caller. Lamar’s ready to give up when he comes face-to-face with his past.
Since he was seventeen, Dominic has dreamed of a reunion with Lamar, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready for it now. Facing small-town rumors and big-family drama is bad enough, but Dominic won’t risk losing custody of his teenaged daughter, Naomi. The only solution is to make sure he and Lamar remain friends and nothing more. Clothes stay on, no matter what.
It seems simple enough. But for better or worse, Lamar has other ideas.
TITLE: You Are Not Me
AUTHOR: Leta Blake
SERIES: ’90s Coming of Age #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 360
RELEASE DATE: 5/8/2023
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After a tumultuous final year of high school, Peter Mandel needs a break. It’s the summer of 1991, and his secret relationship with his ‘best friend’ Adam Algedi is put on hold as Adam goes away to Italy for the summer. On the cusp of adulthood, Peter has a couple of months to explore who he is without Adam at his side.
Enter Daniel McPeak, a slightly older, out, responsible college guy with a posse of gay friends and an attraction for Peter. Drawn into the brave new world of the local gay club, Peter embarks on a whirlwind of experiences—good and bad—which culminate in a hotel room where he has to make the ultimate choice.
But Adam will come back eventually, and there are promises that have to be kept. As autumn draws near and college awaits, can Peter break free of the binds of twisted first love? And what exactly is Daniel’s role in his life – a brief temptation, or something more?
TITLE: Only the Brightest Stars
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 235
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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The problem with being an actor on top of the world is that you have a long way to fall.
Logan Steele is miserable. Hollywood life is dragging him down. Drugs, men, and booze are all too easy. Pulling himself out of his self-destructive spiral, not so much.
Brit Stimple does whatever he can to pay the bills. Right now that means editing porn. But Brit knows he has the talent to make it big, and he gets his break one night when Logan sees him perform on stage.
When Logan arranges for an opportunity for Brit to prove his talent, Brit’s whole life turns around. Brit’s talent shines brightly for all to see, and he brings joy and love to Logan’s life and stability to his out-of-control lifestyle. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy for Logan, and as Brit’s star rises, Logan’s demons marshal forces to try to tear the new lovers apart.
TITLE: Engulfed
AUTHOR: J. D. Light
SERIES: Emblazoned #3
PUBLISHER: B4 Dawn Publishing
LENGTH: 177
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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It’s complicated…
Barik’s best friend, his person, will always be Daer. The man he was literally hatched with, and spent pretty much every moment of his first sixteen years with. Back then, he never envisioned that there would be a life without the man, but in the blink of an eye, it was all ripped away by the selfishness of another. They spent decades apart, Barik not even knowing whether or not Daer was even still alive, and missing him every single moment. It was another moment in time, the briefest, that Barik got his friend back… and caused the man immense pain.
Daer hates that his lack of action, his inability to do what was right by his appa, nearly got Barik killed. He hates that Barik feels like he did something wrong by acting on instinct, when the whole thing was Daer’s fault, and even after their friendship resumes, it’s not the same. It’s a wall between them that keeps them from being as close as they once were, even as they both feel that same need to be near each other they always have.
Despite the guilt that weighs heavy on their shoulders, when Daer’s job causes him to be threatened by a community that has proved how vengeful they truly are, Barik steps in to protect his person, and Daer lets him, using the excuse to just be with Barik as much as possible. And when the conversation that needed to happen finally does, it becomes clear that maybe they have more between them than just a friendship that withstood tragedy. But what if they aren’t each other’s flames? What if they fall madly and desperately in love with each other and find out they aren’t meant for someone else? What if they’ve always been in love, and didn’t even realize it?
TITLE: Breakup, Makeup
AUTHOR: Stacey Anthony
PUBLISHER: Running Press Kids
LENGTH: 385
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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Eli Peterson is a self-taught, up-and-coming makeup artist in the cosplay scene who is barely making ends meet. While they might be slaying it with their breathtaking looks, they’re also trying to save enough money for top surgery and convince their parents that their artistic dream is worthwhile. During a convention, Eli hears about Makeup Wars, a competition that could change everything . . .
The grand prize? A scholarship to Beyond, the best SFX school on the West Coast. The problem? Going head-to-head with the most talented up-and-coming makeup artists in the scene—including rival influencer Zachary Miller, their ex-boyfriend. Eli will have to juggle their makeup brushes, their rekindled feelings for Zach, and their self-doubt in order to win everything they’ve ever wanted: a chance to chase their dream and a second chance at love.
TITLE: The Rules of Us
AUTHOR: Jennifer Nissley
PUBLISHER: Labyrinth Road
LENGTH: 330
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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Come out. Break up. Stay friends? In this heartwarming queer love story about love of all kinds, exes navigate new crushes, new feelings, and a newly uncertain future after unexpectedly coming out to each other on prom night turns their lives—and their friendship—upside down. Can they figure out how to move on without losing each other?
Jillian and Henry are the kind of couple who do everything together. They take the same classes, have the same hobbies, and applied for the same super-competitive scholarship so they can go to the same dream college. They even come out as gay to each other on the same night, after junior prom, prompting a sudden breakup that threatens their intertwined identities and carefully designed future. Jillian knows the only way to keep everything on track is to approach their breakup with the same precision and planning as their scholarship application. They will still be “Jillian and Henry”—even if they’re broken up.
Except they hadn’t planned on Henry meeting the boy of his dreams or Jillian obsessing over a cool girl at school. Jillian is desperate to hold on to her best friend when so much else is changing. But as she and Henry explore what—and who—they really want, it becomes harder to hold on to the careful definitions she has always lived her life by. Stuck somewhere between who she was with Henry and who she might be on her own, Jillian has to face what she can’t control and let go of the rules holding her back.
TITLE: They Hate Each Other
AUTHOR: Amanda Woody
PUBLISHER: Viking Books for Young Readers
LENGTH: 352
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, and they realize that “falling for your enemy” isn’t as impossible as it seems.
There are plenty of words Jonah Collins could use to describe Dylan Ramírez. “Arrogant,” “spoiled,” and “golden boy” to name a few. Likewise, Dylan thinks he has Jonah accurately labeled as an attention-seeking asshat who never shuts his filthy mouth. Their friends are convinced Jonah’s and Dylan’s disdain for one another is just thinly veiled lust—a rumor that surges like wildfire when the two wake up in one bed after homecoming.
Mutually horrified, Dylan and Jonah agree to use the faux pas to their advantage by fake dating. If they can stay convincing long enough to end their “relationship” in a massive staged fight, they can prove their incompatibility to their friends once and for all. But the more time they spend together, the more their plan begins to fall apart—and the closer they come to seeing each other clearly for the first time.
TITLE: Zayne
AUTHOR: Ella Frank
SERIES: Confessions #8
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 286
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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Rebellion is necessary for development of character. ~ Cynthia Voight
Impatient. Impulsive. Rebellious.
Zayne Copeland’s been getting in trouble for as long as he can remember.
But if trouble goes by the name Ethan Holt, he’s quite okay with that.
Why wouldn’t he be, when Ethan has been the one to show him what love is?
From boys to men. From school to The Office.
He and Ethan have always been inseparable.
They’re possessive of one another, protective to a fault.
They had to be to survive.
But as they fall deeper for Chloé, the woman they’ve claimed as their own,
they realize they have to open up their lives in order to hang on to her.
Three fathers. An overprotective brother. Their relationship becoming public. It would be enough to send two weaker men running.
Lucky for Chloé, Ethan and Zayne have never been the type to back down from a challenge.
TITLE: Teacher of the Year
AUTHOR: M.A. Wardell
SERIES: Teachers in Love
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 347
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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Love: Not as easy as ABC.
They were supposed to keep things casual. Who’d expect they’d be schooled in love?
Those who can, teach. Marvin Block is one of the best kindergarten teachers out there. And despite his anxiety, Marvin’s life is sweet. He knows what he wants. And what he wants is the Teacher of the Year Award. Not just for himself – his school needs him to win.
Returning from break, the New Year finds Marvin all set to welcome a new pupil to his class. But when Illona walks in with her cute-as-hell single dad beside her, Marvin’s focus starts to slide.
Sure, his students always come first, but he deserves to have a life outside the classroom, too, right?
As their friendship starts to deepen, Marvin realizes Olan has the potential to teach him things about love he never thought possible. But with the Teacher of the Year award and his school’s future on the line, now’s not the time for anything complicated.
Education has always been Marvin’s world. And he needs to keep a cool head if he wants to win the award and save his school. But will it be worth it if he loses Olan in the process?
With Olan’s past and Marvin’s present colliding, their experiment in love hangs in the balance. Marvin knows what he wants out of life. But now he’s forced to consider what he wants out of love.
Will Marvin chalk the relationship up to experience? Or can they revise their story into a textbook romance?
TITLE: A Priest, a Plague, and a Prophecy
AUTHOR: M.D. Grimm
SERIES: Shifters & Grifters #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 202
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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“Orcs are the answer but what is the question?”
Elias is a priest at the Temple of the Divine Sibyl. When he becomes lost in the woods after his brother’s hunting party abandons him, it’s just his luck that he’d stumble upon an angry orc caught in a trap. Unable to stomach the suffering of others, Elias throws self-preservation to the wind and frees the orc. Then Gurrkk—that’s a name?—ends up leading him to safety.
Gurrkk finds himself rather smitten by the sweet, awkward human. He’s always been fascinated with his people’s sworn enemy, and now he has a life debt to fulfill to maintain his honor.
Hiding an orc among the temple’s crypts wouldn’t have been Elias’s first choice but Gurrkk is stubborn about leaving. As they learn each other’s languages and spend more time together, Elias realizes they’ve become friends… and maybe more. And when the dying sibyl gives her last prophecy, Elias knows it wasn’t chance that brought them together, it was the gods.
TITLE: The Batter’s Box
AUTHOR: Casey Morales
SERIES: Nashville Spicy #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 336
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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When you swing for the fences, you risk it all . . .
Nate
The game is all that matters. It’s all that’s ever mattered. I’ve dreamed of wearing a big-league jersey since the first day I grasped a baseball.
Now I’m so close. Playing in the minors has been a blast, but I know I’m ready.
Then Cooper appeared in the tunnel one night after a game.
He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever met – all wild hair and dimples, with a passion for numbers and a heart of gold. Being around him makes me forget all my worries, even when a batting slump threatens everything.
Cooper
People can be weird. Sometimes they say one thing that means something important, but they don’t tell me that it’s important because they want me to figure it out for myself otherwise it won’t be a lesson learned or something stupid. Other times, they say the exact same thing using the exact same words but don’t mean what they meant before and expect me to understand both meanings and know which I’m supposed to get. What’s with that?
Sorry, I kind of ramble when I get excited or happy or sad . . . or really into something . . . like, a lot. I mean, I ramble a lot, not get really into things a lot. Although, I can get really into things a lot sometimes. Um, I did it again, didn’t I?
Anyway.
My grandmother took me in when I was little. When she died, and I had to tell those named in her will of their inheritances, my world tilted.
Sam, a mechanic who’d helped Grammy with Pop’s old car, was on the list. He inherited a car, but I gained so much more, a pair of amazing friends in him and his partner, Miguel.
Then they took me to a baseball game . . .
How can meeting one man make my legs feel like jelly and my heart thump like a helicopter?
TITLE: This Will Hurt I
AUTHOR: Cara Dee
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 213
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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I used to think leaving the Marines and moving to LA was the defining moment that changed my life. I was gonna become a documentary filmmaker and see the world through my camera. Then I met Roe Finlay.
Never in a million years could I have imagined…well, everything we went through. I sucked at expressing how I felt—which was emotionally stunted most of the time—but Roe seemed to get me. I became…dependent. Attached. Not in a sexual way or anything—I wasn’t gay. Far from it. Or bisexual like Roe, for that matter. No, this was different. I just wanted to be close to him. He made me laugh like no other. We were a fantastic team. We lived together. Worked together. He was my best friend.
He was everything. He was my defining moment.
Until he decided to commit to his f— girlfriend.
TITLE: The Billionaire’s Valet
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
SERIES: 2nd Edition
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 43
RELEASE DATE: 5/9/2023
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It is utter madness for a valet to fall in love with one’s boss.
But when that boss is Ignatius Corbridge–my handsome, secretly-lonely, utterly-wonderful Iggy–one really can’t help it.
For decades, I’ve stood by his side, fulfilling my role as his right-hand man, his mentor, his friend. I’ve pressed his suits, arranged his travel, and witnessed a thousand walks of shame as he scratched itch after itch with elite playboys around the globe.
Each day, it killed me just a little bit more.
So I did what needed to be done for both of us: I quit.
More than that, I took myself on a sightseeing adventure halfway around the globe to put some distance between us.
But when I board the sleeper car on the luxury African safari train, the first sight that greets me is the man I left behind.
Iggy wants me back…
And from the heated look in his eyes, it’s apparent he no longer sees me as his valet… and hasn’t for quite some time.
The Billionaire’s Valet first appeared in the Dissent Anthology.
TITLE: Clueless
AUTHOR: Willow Thomas
SERIES: Squad Goals #1
PUBLISHER: Aira Books
LENGTH: 164
RELEASE DATE: 5/10/2023
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The Cheerleader and His Twin’s Best Friend
Lexi
I’ve been in love with Ryder Jackson since my twin sister brought him home and declared him her best friend five years ago. He is funny, smart, gorgeous. The perfect man. Except he’s never shown any romantic interest in me. Ryder only does hookups, but my poor demi heart wants the whole package.
I vow to get over him and focus on my upcoming cheer competition, but suddenly, he’s everywhere, making me fall harder.
When he accidentally walks in on my self-love time, everything changes. One night with Ryder isn’t enough.
I know it’ll hurt when it ends, but if friends with benefits is all Ryder can give, I’ll take it.
Ryder
No boyfriends, no repeats. That’s always been my motto. But when I nearly get my ass handed to me by the disgruntled ex of a former hookup, I realize I need to change things up.
No sex until I learn to avoid the walking red flags.
I can do this.
Except, suddenly, all I can see is Lexi, my best friend’s brother. I’m creating situations to get cuddles from him during nineties movie night and even going to a football game just to watch him cheer.
After one hot night, I want more.
But how do I get Lexi to see me as more than just a hookup?
TITLE: West on Grainger
AUTHOR: KC Burn
SERIES: Sandy Bottom Bay #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 411
RELEASE DATE: 5/10/2023
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Is Sandy Bottom Bay truly full of ghosts?
Wendell Weston is in a slump. Paranormal stories are his life. His income. His sole focus for as long as he can remember, not that he actually believes any of it is real. His obsession has complicated his love life, but for the most part, he hasn’t minded. But now his muse has gone quiet. In search of inspiration, he flies across the country to the purportedly haunted bed and breakfast, just before Haunt Fest. Soured on romance by the cynicism and superficiality of the Hollywood actors he works with, he’s not expecting a chance encounter with an attractive man to go anywhere.
But Kyle Grainger isn’t just a pretty face. He also hosts local ghost walks. The closest thing to an expert Wendell has encountered, and with any luck, Kyle will lead him to a spectral encounter. Before long, Wendell realizes he wants to follow Kyle anywhere, ghost or not. As a true skeptic, Wendell doesn’t believe he’ll see a ghost for real, but he’s going to have fun trying. Especially with Kyle. One of the many local legends will surely trigger his muse, but in the meantime, getting to know a sweet, mesmerizing man would make the trip worthwhile.
Wouldn’t it be amazing to encounter a ghost?
That’s what Kyle thinks every time he hosts another ghost walk in Sandy Bottom Bay. Not once in hundreds of tours has he seen one, but he remains hopeful. Kyle hasn’t had a lot of amazing in his life. After an injury in college, he had to pivot on his life’s dream. He’s content, more or less, professionally. His romantic dry spell, on the other hand, could turn the Everglades into the Sahara. Wendell is an unexpected pleasure, one Kyle hopes is more than a Haunt Fest hookup.
What if the ghost isn’t harmless?
After one of the other guests at the local bed and breakfast dies suddenly, Wendell and Kyle experience a number of odd occurrences that suggest Kyle might be more sensitive to spirits than either of them imagined. If Wendell can’t shake his skepticism about the paranormal, Kyle’s sanity and even his life could be the price they pay.
TITLE: New Blood
AUTHOR: L.C. Davis
SERIES: The Godbearer #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 179
RELEASE DATE: 5/10/2023
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I know this will end the way it began: covered in blood.
Too much? Me being a demigod now and all, I figure I can get away with a pinch of melodrama.
I mean, have you seen Olympus? It’s a damn soap opera up there. One I’d rather be watching on the couch with popcorn than playing a starring role in.
Not that things are much better down here. I’m still in denial over being madly in love with Cameron, the likely father of my twin babies and the far more evil twin of one of my three boyfriends. Because self-destruction is my brand, apparently.
Fortunately, so is being a vampire-taming, totally badass witch, and I’m going to do whatever it takes to keep my weird little cult-slash-family safe. And convince Cameron he belongs in the circus with the rest of us.
No biggie, right?
(Jk, send help. And nachos. I’ve been craving those lately.)
TITLE: Cuffs and Commitment
AUTHOR: Romeo Alexander
SERIES: Men of Fairlake)
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 349
RELEASE DATE: 5/10/2023
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After Troy died, I didn’t want to love again. I didn’t think I could.
Then Ethan explodes into my life like a firework on the Fourth of July, bringing light, laughter and more than a bit of mischief. Dammit! I knew he was going to be trouble. I just didn’t expect my heart to be in danger.
I’m the Chief of Police, and at forty-six, my life revolves around duty and responsibility. Ethan, on the other hand, is a twenty-something investigative reporter who chooses to live life on the edge. We couldn’t be more different but despite that, we both carry life’s scars.
What began as a fake relationship for the purpose of an investigation, and to stop the town gossips in their tracks, soon leads to desire and unspoken emotions, which seem all too real…even if we struggle to accept them. Should I continue to deny what my heart craves?
He helps me feel again, and I help him let go of the past. Can two such different souls help each other heal?
TITLE: The Dragon and Dolphin’s Bear Omega
AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Wendy Rathbone
SERIES: Omegas of Animals: SD #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 138
RELEASE DATE: 5/10/2023
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Air, sea, and land… oh, my
Alpha dolphin shifter Treyton longs to return to his hometown of San Diego. After years on the east coast working, he’s ready for a change. When a new position at the shore is advertised that fits his expertise, he sees it as a sign that it’s finally time.
Alpha dragon shifter Enzo grew up not wanting to be part of the family business. He was going to go to law school and make it all on his own without any help. He likes his job, but deep down he misses his family and when his cousin calls and asks him to come to the San Diego office, he can’t help but say yes.
Omega bear shifter Ryder’s cleaning business is starting to take off. What started as a one man show cleaning a couple of local banks at night has exploded into a ten man operation in just over two years. When the hottest club in town calls him about being on his roster, he nearly declines, unsure if he can balance one more client. But this is Animals. Who can turn down an opportunity like that?
TITLE: Eternal Syn
AUTHOR: Mia Monroe
SERIES: Immortal Assassins #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 5/10/2023
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My life was nothing but darkness and pain until he stepped out of the shadows to save me.
Bowie
For years, I’ve struggled just to survive. Life is rough, but I keep on fighting, desperately grasping to a sliver of hope that someday, somehow things will get better.
Between dodging the bad guys in the neighborhood and avoiding my uncle’s wrath, I do my best to avoid being seen. When things go from bad to worse, a dark angel appears, rescuing me from certain death. His name is Syn, and he sees me in ways no one else ever has.
He’s a dangerous man, but somehow I know he won’t hurt me. When I find out that vampires exist, and even wilder than that, Syn believes I’m his fated mate, I’m offered a life I never could have imagined. If I accept his gift, he’ll be mine for good — my eternal Syn — and I can leave my old life behind for good.
It’s a tempting idea. After all, only a vampire can truly love you forever.
TITLE: The Problem with Perfect
AUTHOR: Philip William Stover
PUBLISHER: Hera
LENGTH: 295
RELEASE DATE: 5/11/2023
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When style is everything, will Ethan learn that true beauty is on the inside?
Chase Myles can throw together a swinging dinner party or redecorate an entire townhouse with jaw-dropping elegance. Followers scroll his Insta and see effortless workouts, exotic travel, and an adoring boyfriend. The world believes Chase is a style icon. The world is mistaken.
Ethan Wells is actually the one who knows what to wear, what to eat and how to do it but he’s happy staying behind the scenes producing their hit LGBTQ show Myles of Style. When Chase walks off set just before the Pride live TV show that will make or break Ethan’s career, Ethan thinks it’s just another tantrum… until Chase’s Instagram shows him partying hard in Abu Dhabi.
Out of options, Ethan drives up to rural New York to convince Chase’s estranged twin, Beau, to pass him off as Chase for a week, but Ethan finds a hairy, rugged mountain man who couldn’t be more different from his social butterfly, influencer brother.
Can Ethan transform Beau into the star of the show and fool his bosses and Chase’s followers? And when Beau turns out to be kind, romantic and everything that Chase is not, does he really want Chase back, anyway?
TITLE: Luck of the Devil
AUTHOR: Lark Taylor
SERIES: The Reckless Damned #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 486
RELEASE DATE: 5/11/2023
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One demon. One angel. A relationship that’s failed so many times. Could it really be just one human they’ve been missing?
Dagon
For centuries, Dimitri and I have tried to make it work. Each time we’ve been torn apart by our dominant natures, neither of us willing to back down. A hundred years ago, I thought he’d betrayed me in the worst possible way. In a fit of anger, we made a deal that led to my downfall.
Now Dimitri is back in my life, reshaping our history with the truth. But love still isn’t enough to make it work, not when being together tears us apart.
When he tells me he’s met our human mate, I can’t help but hope that Lucky will be the key to loving Dimitri the way I’ve always wanted.
But with Hell knocking at our door and an uprising threatening us all, can we persuade Lucky to give us a chance before it’s too late?
Dimitri
I haven’t given up on Dagon for one hundred years, and I won’t now.
When Lucky crosses my path, I finally understand why Dagon and I have never quite worked. Fate never intended us to be a couple…we were destined to be a triad. Lucky is the piece we need to complete us.
Winning Lucky over won’t be easy. Someone is hurting him, making him put up walls that are nearly impossible for us to cross.
But chasing Dagon has taught me that I’m a stubborn angel. I won’t give up on either of my mates.
Lucky
What an ironic nickname. Never in my life has anything lucky ever happened to me.
But everything changes when I meet Dagon and Dimitri. Two super-hot guys who aren’t put off by my inexperience? All my dreams are coming true.
Not for long though. Even with my boss and his family looking out for me, I know it’s only a matter of time before my past catches up to me.
So, for now, I’m going to soak up every drop of happiness Dimitri and Dagon have to offer.
Drink it up and pray they forgive me when I do what I always do.
Run…and don’t look back.
TITLE: Swimming Against the Tide
AUTHORS: Ryan Taylor& Joshua Harwood
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 128
RELEASE DATE: 5/11/2023
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Zach
I wanted what I thought was the ideal college experience—an excellent school and a great fraternity. Since I was a legacy, it was Zeta from the get-go. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it. In fact, I had so much fun I didn’t pay enough attention to one very important thing—the culture. The very conservative, closed-minded culture. The culture that welcomed no one who wasn’t a carbon copy of everyone else. The culture where a gay man has only one option: live in the closet and survive on occasional anonymous hookups.
I made it work until I saw a gorgeous guy jump into the bushes one night after a party. I went after him, and my life was never the same.
Connor
After my best friend ditched me at a frat party, I had nothing to do but drink away the time and wait for my own Prince Frat Bro to rescue me. Yeah, right. I was pretty sure I was the only gay guy there, and I finally gave up and left. Then, the night took an interesting turn on my walk home.
I guess you can’t find love when you beat around the bushes.
TITLE: Liar’s Gambit
AUTHOR: Kelly Fox
SERIES: The Elite
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 93
RELEASE DATE: 5/11/2023
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He’s a liar. I’m a hitman. And there’s a game afoot.
After seeking sanctuary at The Anonymous, an elite club for lawless types, the elegant, beastly Wilhelm invites me to help him with a simple mission: retrieve the priceless artifact that was stolen from one of his billionaire friends.
I’m bored, there’s potential for violence, and his terms are generous, so why not?
I quickly discover, however, that Wilhelm has been slightly mischievous with the details, and there’s nothing simple about this mission. He’s betting I’ll go along with his insane plan; I’m still deciding whether or not to slit his throat.
Could be fun either way.
TITLE: High Interest Dette
AUTHOR: Lilo Quie
SERIES: Empty Nests #5
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 229
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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Bastien, half Dior dragon of the French Canadian clans and half coyote, has lived a life in quiet hiding, avoiding dragonkind for fear of the pressures put upon him and Dettes like him. But when two silver-ranked reprobate Drakes from the Loch clans catch his scent, Bastien realizes he wants to be part of their lives. When he finds they’ll do anything in their power to merely lay eyes upon him in brief moments, his inner beast declares them worthy.
TITLE: Playing For Keeps
AUTHOR: K.L. Hiers
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 62
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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Mateo Delgado never does anything without a plan.
A natural gift for numbers and organization allowed him to build a successful custom leather business, but his busy schedule has left him poor in the romance department.
When he finds himself in need of a man with unique skills to help a loyal customer, does he opt for a more experienced candidate or risk his success on the apparent amateur who his sister is mysteriously pushing him to meet?
TITLE: Seeking Clarity
AUTHOR: J. Allen Grady
SERIES: Boys of Simson U. #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 288
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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“Love may know no boundaries, but can they break the rules without getting their hearts broken again?”
James Cooper is seeking clarity. Ever since the long-term girlfriend he’d almost considered moving in with betrayed him, James has been questioning whether he will ever be able to trust a partner—or his own instincts in a relationship. He’s withdrawn from his friends and hasn’t even been interested in dating since he left her for cheating on him.
Alex Anderson has also been single for a few years. First his ex wife nearly destroyed his life, leaving him with the only good thing they did together—their daughter Rachel. But Rachel blames her dad, who has since come out, for breaking up their marriage, because Alex has been protecting her from the truth. Rachel has made it her mission to make sure her dad can’t have what he really wants—a loving relationship with a man he can call his own.
James and Alex share way more than they know, but the one thing they know they share is Rachel’s anger. The two men had a good relationship until James left Rachel for cheating. That’s right, Alex’s daughter is James’ ex.
Months after they last spoke, Alex accidentally sends a text to the wrong James, sparking a fire in the isolated college boy that he didn’t realize he still had in him. He even gets on CockyUnicorns as SeekingClarity to see if maybe he’s misunderstood himself all along. He even enlists his friend Zavier to help him clarify some things about his newfound attraction. In the end, though, it’s only Alex who can bring the demisexual James the fulfillment he craves. But will they allow themselves to cross a boundary that perhaps shouldn’t be crossed to find happiness with each other?
TITLE: Solace
AUTHOR: Taylor McNiff
SERIES: Veterans of Callenburg #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 624
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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Free.
Abel is free now. At least, that’s what everyone keeps telling him. No more trafficking. No more abuse. He gets to have a happy ending. He can do whatever he wants. Be anything he wants.
The world is at his fingertips – and he’s never been more terrified.
But then Ashton Miller shows up with his gentle smiles and endless patience, calling Abel his ‘little wolf’ and looking at Abel like he’s actually worth something, and Abel doesn’t feel quite so afraid anymore.
Home.
Ashton Miller always thought his end would come in the form of a bullet. He was okay with that. He never really thought he was cut out for more. For a happy ending. For a place or a person to call home. But now he’s done. No more private contracts. No more fighting the bad guys. He can do anything he wants. Be anything he wants.
The world is at his fingertips – but he doesn’t want it.
All he wants is Abel.
TITLE: Anonymous Alpha
AUTHOR: MM Farmer
SERIES: Bangers & Mash #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 239
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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When everything goes wrong and the world is set against him, who can a desperate omega in trouble turn to for help?
Evan
I should have been careful what I wished for, because after the most amazing and torrid heat I’ve ever experienced, I certainly got it! The glittery, bubblegum pop image that the record label created for me, the one I was so ready to move away from, has been blown out of the water, because someone leaked a tape of me and the ESA I’d hired to take me through heat.
And on top of that, despite precautions, I might have an even bigger “little” problem after that heat. I have no one to turn to but Sable, who the media is calling the “anonymous alpha”. I barely know him, but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him.
Will he help me, or will he think I’ve ruined his life?
Sable
I’m used to helping high-profile omega clients, but nothing could have prepared me for the media firestorm when a tape of me and Evan Mercer hit the internet. Everyone is saying Evan leaked the tape on purpose to get out of his recording contract, but when I get a tearful, panicked call from Evan, an entirely different story comes out.
I will do whatever it takes to protect my omega, because Evan is mine now, even if it was just an ESA call that brought us together. I’m ready to stand by my man, and once we figure out who blasted his career and his life to bits, the gloves will come off and I’ll show the world just what it means to defend the man I love.
TITLE: Visiting the Variks
AUTHOR: Jocelynn Drake
SERIES: Lords of Discord
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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It’s time to visit the Varik Clan.
While everyone has found their happily ever after, the four brothers and their loving father are still finding mischief and tender moments.
This collection of EIGHT stories touches on each of the Variks and includes a never-before-release novella, Gideon’s Ghost Story.
Fall in love with Aiden, Marcus, Rafe, Bel, and Winter all over again.
TITLE: Becoming Bennet
AUTHORS: Cora Rose & Nicole Dykes
SERIES: Behind the Camera #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 218
RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023
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I cannot stand Bennet Montgomery.
His rugged hotness knows no bounds and his unwavering cheery disposition is maddening. How can someone be that happy all the time? His smile infuriates me.
I need to keep my distance from this man and all his Midwest charm. I have my camboy career to focus on and I can’t afford to get attached or bogged down with his nonsense.
But when Bennet receives devastating news about his mother, his grief consumes him.
I don’t know what to make of this new sad side of Bennet. All I know is that his teary eyes infuriate me even more than his smile. I need to get his stupid smile back.
So that’s how I wind up accompanying him home to his tiny town in rural Kansas.
And let me tell you, this California boy is not cut out for a land where fruit salad has marshmallows and where you’re just as likely to be eaten by a feral cow as you are to be chased down by an angry rooster. *Shudder*
The worst part is, Bennet and I are forced to share one bed in a cramped trailer. And as I try my hardest to comfort this man who I can barely call a friend, I wonder if maybe that flutter in my chest isn’t just heartburn. Maybe I can allow myself to get swept up in him…just for a bit.
That is, if a rogue tornado doesn’t sweep me away first.
TITLE: Bangkok Love Story
AUTHOR: Casper Graham
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 135
RELEASE DATE: 5/13/2023
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Augustus Lee needs a break. Life has been terrible lately. Aside from dealing with multiple projects at work, he has to break off his engagement with Stanley, his cheating ex-fiancé. He decides to fly to Bangkok for a holiday. He plans to relax and recharge. He doesn’t expect to meet Simon Kongpaisarn, a fellow New Yorker, there.
He’s not sure why he doesn’t refuse when Simon insists on accompanying him everywhere. Maybe it’s because he’s lonely, and in spite of how he feels, having someone traveling around with him is nice. It doesn’t hurt that Simon is attractive. He’s good-looking and he has a great body. That may explain why Augustus doesn’t firmly reject Simon when the man asks him out on a date. He’s not ready for another relationship, but going out on a date should be fine. At least, that’s what Augustus tells himself.
Will Augustus open up his heart to Simon in the end?
TITLE: The Right Time for Love
AUTHOR: Shawn Lane
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 38
RELEASE DATE: 5/13/2023
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From the moment nurse Skylar Spring meets the very sexy Detective Trevor Stanton at the hospital where he works sparks fly. Too bad it never seems to work out between them. Former relationships, near misses, and even after a hot night of steamy sex — it’s one opportunity after another slipping away from them. Skyler thinks maybe it’s not meant to be.
Or maybe with just a little effort they’ll both find the right time for love.
TITLE: Become the Rose
AUTHOR: Pelaam
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 93
RELEASE DATE: 5/13/2023
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Although Tarin’s long-term relationship ended recently, he still decides to go on the long-planned camping trip with his ex. Since the relationship had been comfortable but nothing earthshaking, they both enjoyed camping, and they’d moved back to just friends easily enough, there was no reason not to.<br><br>But when he wakes up after an argument about sharing a bed, he finds his ex gone — with the car — leaving him miles from the nearest bus route back to Auckland and only his two feet to get him there. Despite detailed instructions from his hostess, Tarin gets lost on the unsigned, unpaved roads.<br><br>With the approaching night shrouded in a thick, creepy mist, Tarin can’t believe his luck when he stumbles upon a nameless hamlet. But are the friendly, gorgeous men who live there his saviours or his downfall?
TITLE: The Fire Dancer
AUTHOR: Rye Cox
SERIES: Black Cat Circus #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 188
RELEASE DATE: 5/13/2023
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Coal was drawn to the circus after being driven out of the only home he knew. He was the outcast, the half-blood that shouldn’t have survived the fire that burned inside him. At Black Cat Circus, he finds a family of people just like him, of those who accept him just the way he is. However, the scars that were buried deep in his heart keep him from letting anyone get too close. He is fire, and he’s afraid of once again losing control of the thing that makes up the very essence of himself.
Rhett never knew his parents or had a family. Having grown up in foster care, he’s determined to find a place he can finally call home. When he sees the ad looking for a chef for a certain traveling circus, he’s compelled to apply despite never once having left the little town he grew up in. What he doesn’t expect is to find friends shrouded in mystery, and a beautiful man who burns so brightly but tries to dampen his flames.
The two can’t resist the mutual attraction, but are terrified of what it means to want more. When playing with fire, they must be careful or risk getting burned.
TITLE: Defending the House
AUTHOR: VL Locey
SERIES: Watkins Glen Gladiators #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 180
RELEASE DATE: 5/13/2023
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It’s far from smooth sailing into love for this pair of polar opposites.
Carson Dries is the ultimate team captain. Seasoned, amiable, humble, understanding, outgoing, and good-looking. He’s also really darn lonely, but his searches for Mr. Right have all turned into producing Mr. Wrongs. Having just turned thirty, Carson isn’t sure if dating is even worth the hassle anymore. Maybe he should just devote his time to his team, his grandfather, and his Peke-a-Poo, Penelope. Feeling a little blue, he heads to a Gladiators’ fundraiser to while away another night alone when one of the cutest guys he has ever seen runs into him—literally. Pity the adorable ginger is carrying a bowl of piping hot soup. While the mortified server is trying to dry off Carson’s ruined tux, Carson is getting rather lost in a magical combination of freckles, bright eyes, and kissable pink lips.
Criswell Dobbs is so getting fired. Or beaten up. Or maybe both. One does not dump French onion soup down the front of a behemoth of a man—a hockey player at that—and not get punched in the nose. Losing his job would be terrible. He loves being a member of the waitstaff on the Seneca Starlight paddleboat. The tips are amazing, his coworkers are fabulous, and the free dinners are keeping him fed. Knowing he and his little brother relied on this job, he’s got to do whatever it takes to stay employed, so apologizing profusely while offering to pay for dry cleaning seems the right course. When the hulking hunk of a man in the soaking wet tux unexpectedly asks him out, Criswell is flabbergasted, to say the least. Shocked yes, but not too stunned to write the Gladiator captain’s seemingly sincere request off completely. There is something about a tall, dark, handsome man in a tux. Even if that tuxedo smelled of onions…
TITLE: His
AUTHOR: Daniel May
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 262
RELEASE DATE: 5/14/2023
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Lucas Russo was never a child. He was raised like a soldier, trained like a dog to hunt his master’s enemies.
Shane Case was barely a man. Unraveled by grief, he kidnapped two children to follow in his footsteps, to shape in his image and continue his mission of vengeance.
Lucas never forgave Shane, because forgiveness is something reserved for the living. So is hate. With Shane gone, all Lucas has left are hot, guilty memories he denies to himself as he continues the hunt alongside his brother. Many things in Lucas died with Shane — desire was not one of them.
But Shane is not dead.
Now Lucas hunts his old warden, seeking Shane’s ghost in both dreams and waking world, haunted by memories of his fists, his mouth, his cruelty. And more than haunted, Lucas is hungry — hungry for answers. For a reckoning. Hungry for the love of the man who stole his childhood.
TITLE: His Damaged Pack
AUTHORS: Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: Asilo Pride #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/14/2023
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Asilo Pack lives in the shadows protecting those without a voice.
My brother warned me to run—that Highridge was no longer safe for me, but I was stubbornly refusing to leave him until it was too late, our pack Alpha leaving him for dead and keeping me prisoner, help unable to get to me.
Cooper came to the rescue, and I fell in love. My beast recognizing him as ours. The sexy old alpha kept me at arm’s length for our own safely. If Highridge knew what we were to each other, that would be the end of us.
Leaving my mate was the hardest thing I ever had to do, but I knew we’d be together again someday.
And then I got what should be the happiest news of my life: I was pregnant. I needed to find Cooper, despite the danger. Our baby deserved both his fathers and I was willing to fight to make that happen.
TITLE: Plan B from Outer Space
AUTHOR: A. Little
SERIES: Little Alien Encounters #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/14/2023
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Stone has a secret his family doesn’t know about.
When the family housekeeper accidentally discovers Stone’s love for horses and ponies aren’t restricted to the live animals like the ones on the family ranch, she tells his family. Stone soon finds out just how justified his fears over discovery were.
Hurk is looking for a soul mate.
Raising and showing Hyrean ponies is a passion Hurk hopes to share with the right person. The problem is, he is also a Daddy at heart and wants to share his love with a Little, just like the one the Supreme Warlord he’s providing a wedding gift to has. Supreme Warlord Kezri and his Little, Larry, have an idea that might help.
Enter Intergalactic Rescue, who match endangered animals with sanctuaries and humans in peril with mates, if they ask to be rescued…
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