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
My Cowlick Cop	Louise Collins	Self Published	7/3/2023	The Bakery Brothers #2	Amazon
Deviant Soul	Charity Parkerson	Self Published	7/3/2023	Damaged Devils #2	Amazon
The River’s Edge	Jordan Castillo Price	Self Published	7/3/2023		Amazon
Bloodlines	AE Lister	Pride Publishing	7/4/2023	Hot Bite	Amazon
A Turn of the Screw	Pelaam	Pride Publishing	7/4/2023	Hot Bite	Amazon
Contractually Yours	Sarah Honey	Pride Publishing	7/4/2023	Hot Bite	Amazon
Queen of the Night	Elizabeth Coldwell	Pride Publishing	7/4/2023	Hot Bite	Amazon
Coulrotopia	Matt Doyle	NineStar Press	7/4/2023		Amazon
The Gift	Kit Barrie	Self Published	7/4/2023		Amazon
Tress	Michele Shriver	Self Published	7/4/2023	Single Dads of Gaynor Beach	Amazon
Chasing Secrets	Sloane Kennedy	Self Published	7/5/2023	Pelican Bay #5	Amazon
Deep Dish	L.A. Witt	Self Published	7/5/2023		Amazon
Samuel, Earl of Crofton	Rebecca Cohen	Self Published	7/6/2023	Historical Crofton	Amazon
Fumbled Hearts	Denver Shaw	Self Published	7/6/2023	Tennessee U Romance #2	Amazon
The Lighthouse Keeper	Liv Rancourt	Self Published	7/6/2023		Amazon
White Noise	Lark Taylor	Self Published	7/6/2023	Caffeine Daydreams #1	Amazon
Greed	Fel Fern	Self Published	7/6/2023	Moon Burrow Bears #6	Amazon
After Hours Lectures	Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams	Self Published	7/6/2023	Forbidden Series	Amazon
A Lifetime Kissing You	Riley Hart	Self Published	7/6/2023	Inevitable #3	Amazon
Flash Point	Lena Austin	Changeling Press	7/7/2023	Protect and Serve #1	Amazon
Taken Under Fire	Cassidy K. O’Connor & Sheri Lyn	Celtic Hearts Press	7/7/2023	Paranormal Investigative Service #3	Amazon
Never Let It End	Christie Gordon	Self Published	7/7/2023	Rock U #3	Amazon
Touchdown	Holly Myers	Self Published	7/7/2023	Football Romance #3	Amazon
Insatiable Hunger	Ashley James	Self Published	7/7/2023	Hidden Affairs #3	Amazon
Problems	Brea Alepoú & Skyler Snow	Self Published	7/7/2023	Ruthless Daddies 2	Amazon
Good Luck Charm	Tinnean	JMS Books	7/8/2023	Portal to Eden #2	Amazon
The Lies We Tell	Alex J. Adams	Self Published	7/8/2023		Amazon
His Damaged Mate	Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart	Self Published	7/9/2023	Asilo Pride #3	Amazon

 

 

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TITLE: My Cowlick Cop

AUTHOR: Louise Collins

SERIES: The Bakery Brothers #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 322

RELEASE DATE: 7/3/2023

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Jude Aster.

Police officer, lookout, and the brother with the wayward hair. It’s not easy for Jude juggling his job with the antics of Stud Muffins, but things get even more complicated when Luck Milligan sets him a trap.

Jude falls into it with humiliating results, and reluctantly agrees to be Luck’s eyes and ears at the station.

Is Luck a bit on the crazy side?

Yes.

Does he mock Jude’s hair and use photographs of cows to intimidate Jude into cooperating?

Yes.

Does he have a slight obsession with a part of Jude’s anatomy?

Absolutely.

But with Luck comes Hope, Luck’s twin sister, adopter of strays, cooker of stews and carer of thirty-one cats.

Thirty-two if Hope includes Jude.

Which she does.

When old wounds resurface between Jude and Stone, he doubts his place in the family and finds himself growing closer to Luck Milligan and his sister.

Sure, it’s equal parts blackmail, kidnap, and Stockholm syndrome, but that’s still something in Jude’s eyes.

Just like with his brothers, he’ll protect Luck and Hope at all costs.

And just like with his brothers, that will be put to the test…

TITLE: Deviant Soul

AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson

SERIES: Damaged Devils #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 110

RELEASE DATE: 7/3/2023

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He was trained to kill. In the process, he lost his sanity and his soul. Onyx doesn’t see any of that when he looks at Seven.

Seven is one of countless boys who trained through an underground program to follow the worst of orders. He broke free a long time ago. Now he uses his skills on his terms, but his sanity can’t be recovered. No one knows him. He’s simply a shadow. A nightmare. Except there’s this one guy he can’t shake.

The way Seven slips in and out of his life drives Onyx crazy. He wants to hate him. Seven is too hard to resist. Just when he thinks he’s finally made some headway towards a real relationship, Seven’s secrets come crashing down on them. Now Onyx has a choice to make. He can believe the worst or follow his heart. Either way seems equally doomed.

TITLE: The River’s Edge

AUTHOR: Jordan Castillo Price

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 69

RELEASE DATE: 7/3/2023

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Two lost souls…one uncanny journey.

Cynic, enforcer, and all-around dangerous guy—Gino is hardly surprised to find himself dumped on the riverbank. His gun, wallet and cellphone are long gone, though he has been left with one hell of a splitting headache.

But Gino’s not the only one in dire straits. Soon a damaged young man named Shane discovers his party friends aren’t really friends at all, and now he too is stuck in the middle of nowhere.

One man is a blunt weapon, while the other has never quite measured up—neither with any good prospects for a bright future. But when their paths collide, they embark on an extraordinary journey of redemption and self-discovery. Together, they confront the unknown and forge an unbreakable bond that defies the odds. Will they find solace and salvation, or will they be consumed by the secrets of their past?

TITLE: Bloodlines

AUTHOR: AE Lister

SERIES: Hot Bite

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 133

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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Can a bratty young vampire behave himself for the ultimate reward?

Benjamin Wilde has been around for four hundred years. Clove Noble has only recently joined the clan of the undead. But Clove has also joined Professor Wilde’ s Egyptology class, and now the other students have begun to disappear, one by one.

Professor Wilde knows he has to do something to curb Clove’ s youthful recklessness. And when the young vampire expresses an interest in Benjamin’ s attractive bloodslave Sage, he thinks he might have a way to control him.

Or is Clove smarter than he seems? Will bringing Clove home to Sage be a mistake— or the way to a better future for them all? Because Clove is vulnerable to the other vampires out there, Benjamin wants to protect him as much as he wants to keep him in line.

And what about Sage? Can a human handle being with two hungry vampires, or will Sage make an offer that has been years in the making?

TITLE: A Turn of the Screw

AUTHOR: Pelaam

SERIES: Hot Bite

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 169

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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When Rael goes undercover, he discovers a whole new world and an unexpected friend.

When Rael went undercover to investigate a luxury resort, he never expected to gain an octopus best friend or to fall in love with a centuries-old vampire, Jean-Luc.

Petru, a new lieutenant under Zale Zelinski, is sent by his Alpha to accompany Rael. The moment he meets Alvin, the resort’ s entertainments officer, he knows he’ s found his mate.

Alvin is concerned that he could lose his job if his relationship with Petru becomes public, and Rael agrees that Petru can pretend they’ re spending time together to protect Alvin.

But the resort holds danger and deceit, and Rael becomes a target. His relationship with Jean-Luc begins to feel one-sided. And, worse yet, Jean-Luc accuses him of deceit when he receives photographs showing Rael and Petru together.

When danger strikes Rael, it becomes a race to save his life and Jean-Luc’ s that will involve the combined effort of all his friends.

TITLE: Contractually Yours

AUTHOR: Sarah Honey

SERIES: Hot Bite

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 132

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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Nate just signed up to take a werewolf lover. Hottest. Summer. Ever.

The Shiftercorp Companion Program— where willing humans can sign up to offer their services as a werewolf ‘ companion’ for the summer, and be generously compensated for their time and services.

Perth local Nathan Watson is young, single and loves sex, so it makes sense to apply to spend his summer as a shifter’ s lover. He’ s thrilled when he’ s accepted by Shiftercorp, but when the werewolf he chose as his partner is no longer available, a mysterious stranger steps up to claim his contract.

Nate is cautious, but agrees to at least meet the wolf in question— and when he does? Sign him up. Cooper Hudson is drop-dead gorgeous, compelling and irresistible, and Nate can’ t keep his hands off him. His only concern is that Cooper’ s obviously hiding something about who he is and what he does. Still, Nate’ s almost certain Cooper isn’ t an underworld boss.

Well, sixty-percent certain.

When Cooper Hudson saw Nate’ s profile, he wanted him. And while it probably wasn’ t strictly ethical to use his position to claim Nate as his companion, Cooper’ s looking forward to flying to Western Australia and spending time with this gorgeous boy. He expects a pleasant summer fling— no more, no less.

Then he meets Nate, and the chemistry between them is scorching. Cooper falls hard— and recognises Nate as his true mate. Now he just has to figure out how to tell him. Oh, and there’ s the small matter of what, exactly, Cooper does for a living.

But he’ s sure it’ ll be fine.

Probably.

TITLE: Queen of the Night

AUTHOR: Elizabeth Coldwell

SERIES: Hot Bite

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 122

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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When a vampire drag queen and her partner lose their nightclub in a fire, is it the start of a hot new romance?

Nick Lindsay has made a successful career for himself as drag queen Merante Bane, performing at the Blue Moon club managed by his partner, James. Nick’ s whole focus is on the upcoming Solstice Ball, the biggest party for vampires on the shortest night of the year.

When fire lays waste to the club, James wants to forget about the Ball and work on rebuilding his business, but he hasn’ t counted on Nick’ s stubbornness and need to make this a night to remember. And what neither of them has counted on is that the fire will bring them into contact with hunky Fire Brigade Watch Commander Phil Warrington.

There’ s an instant attraction between Nick and Phil even in the scene of chaos surrounding the fire, and James sees this as a chance to finally bring a third person into their relationship. Can Nick find a new home for the Solstice Ball, and can Phil find his way into Nick’ s and James’ hearts… and their bed?

TITLE: Coulrotopia

AUTHOR: Matt Doyle

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 64

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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When Coulroptopia—the world’s only circus where the performers are all animatronic clowns—comes to your town, you know you’re in for a show like no other. From the knife-throwing of The Juggla to the attempts to tame the monstrous Boozle, there’s something for everyone.

But when an accidental power outage sees the mechanical monstrosities loaded with a new, murderous AI, the screams turn from awe to fear. Now, a man on the run, a happy couple, and a handful of staff members are fighting just to survive the night.

So, sit back and enjoy the thrills, chills, and blood spills as these killer clowns take you through a mascot horror tale where death just became part of the show.

TITLE: The Gift

AUTHOR: Kit Barrie

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 62

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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Not every gift is freely given.

Sah’dren has been imprisoned in his own home for years, isolated and forced into a life of abuse. And Mother’s birthday gift to him is just another means of control. He can’t let the injured slave suffer the same way he does, even if the elf wants nothing to do with him.

Alone, they are divided, but perhaps together they can give each other the greatest gift of all: freedom.

This short story is set in the goblin continent of Hanenea’a, 60 years before the events of The Goblin Twins and before the abolition of slavery by the goblins. You do not have to have read The Goblin Twins to understand this story. It has a Happy For Now ending with no cliffhanger.

This story was part of the MM Class of 22/23 Short Story Giveaway. Nothing has been changed or lengthened from the original release.

TITLE: Tress

AUTHOR: Michele Shriver

SERIES: Single Dads of Gaynor Beach

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 121

RELEASE DATE: 7/4/2023

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After losing his police officer husband in a line of duty shooting, Tress Covey-Fox fled the big city for a quieter life in the seaside community of Gaynor Beach. It’s the perfect place to raise their daughter and grow his real estate business… if only a certain sexy engineer would stop showing up at his job sites. As tempting as Logan’s blue eyes might be, Tress has no interest in ever risking his heart again. But when Delaney’s biological mother shows up in town threatening to shatter the life he’s built, Tress will do anything to keep his family together, no matter how ridiculous the idea sounds.

Civil engineer Logan Gentry always knew he wanted to settle in Gaynor Beach once he discharged from the Navy, and that was before he met the new developer in town. Although Tress insists he doesn’t do relationships anymore, when his attorney suggests a two-parent household would look better to the court, Logan is more than happy to play along, because he knows the spark between them is real even if the relationship isn’t.

TITLE: Chasing Secrets

AUTHOR: Sloane Kennedy

SERIES: Pelican Bay #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 310

RELEASE DATE: 7/5/2023

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Lincoln
I was just there to do my job and then he arrived, and I knew in my gut everything was about to change. Everything…
For former soldier turned nurse practitioner Lincoln Arden, Pelican Bay was supposed to be just another dot on a map, and the crotchety old man he’d been hired to assist in his physical rehabilitation was supposed to be just another patient whose body was slowly giving in to the harsh reality of time.

It was just another job… one in a long list of many. One that lasted only long enough that Lincoln could do what he needed to do and then keep moving. Always moving.

But nothing about the live-in job was like all the others. Not the chaotic group of men who’d made themselves into a family, not the charming old farmhouse that sat in the middle of nowhere, and most certainly not the endless acres of trees, streams, and every other one of Mother Nature’s miracles that reminded him of the beauty of life after being witness to so much death.

He’d done it, though. He’d remained on the outskirts of that family despite the warm welcome they’d offered him from day one, and he hadn’t let his surroundings make him forget that it would be time to move on soon enough.

But then he arrived…

Theo
Returning to Pelican Bay and the past that came with it was the last thing I wanted to do, but “visiting” my former best friend would give me the time I needed to figure out where to disappear to next…

Even though Theo Lancaster had only lived a few towns over from Pelican Bay, returning to the hometown of his one-time best friend in northern Minnesota was like walking through a doorway to the past and the exact moment his life had changed forever.

Simply put, the small, picture-perfect town was the last place he wanted to be, but with no home, no friends or family to lean on, and no money, his choices had been pretty limited. Fortunately, the past that haunted his dreams night after night had prepared him for the moment by turning him into something he’d never thought he would be.

A liar.
A fake.
A fraud.
A man who knew what mask to wear and what words to say to keep the truth at bay.

Hiding his scars, both the ones covering his body and the ones ripping his soul to shreds with each day that passed, was easy. Telling everyone he was okay spilled from his lips as effortlessly as the fake smile that he’d been perfecting for years. Lying about what had happened to him after that fateful day—when the truth about who he really was had been discovered—had been so well rehearsed that sometimes he even managed to fool himself into believing it had all been a terrible dream.

It had been a good plan. Hide out for a few days, come up with a plan of what to do next, and disappear before anyone figured out the truth.

But nowhere in his plans had he even given thought to meeting a gorgeous-as-hell nurse who saw past his lies with ease. A man who knew Theo wasn’t okay and was intent on healing as many of Theo’s scars as he could, both inside and out. A man who wanted the same thing for Theo that he needed for himself.

To stop running.

TITLE: Deep Dish

AUTHOR: L.A. Witt

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 352

RELEASE DATE: 7/5/2023

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Riding the unexpected success of his video channel for as long as it holds out, reluctant influencer Marcus Holloway is on a road trip to find the best pizza in each state. It’s a solitary journey, but he has his dog and kitten for company. What more could he need?

When he interrupts another influencer trying to exploit a homeless person for clout, though, he finds himself on a most unexpected detour.

Blake Wyatt is already down on his luck, living out of his car a thousand miles from anything he might call home. And it only gets worse when someone steals the car. The obnoxious jerk with the camera is just more humiliation.

Then a softspoken savior intervenes… and turns Blake’s world on its head.

Now they’re riding together, and as the miles fly by, both men realize how badly they’ve longed for connection and companionship. Blake adores Marcus’s kindness and his laidback vibe. Marcus melts every time his kitten falls asleep on Blake. And that’s to say nothing of the chemistry steadily heating up between them.

But this isn’t forever. Blake has to get his life back in the rails. Marcus still has thousands of miles to travel. They can avoid it for a while, but sooner or later, their paths will diverge.

As goodbye looms, though, neither is ready to let go.

Maybe they don’t have to.

TITLE: Samuel, Earl of Crofton

AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen

SERIES: Historical Crofton

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 277

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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Only the selected few get to attend the special evenings hosted by Samuel Redbourn, 9th Earl of Crofton, the Hellcat of the Ton.

Despite his reputation, Samuel is not the man everyone thinks he is. He has lost a lot in his young life, and after recovering from his addiction to laudanum, it’s time to make the Ton take notice. There’s one thing he wants above all, Hugo, the only man he’s ever loved. But Hugo Cavalier was sent away by his father after he was caught in bed with Samuel, and when he returns to England several years later, there is no guarantee they can rekindle what they once had.

TITLE: Fumbled Hearts

AUTHOR: Denver Shaw

SERIES: Tennessee U Romance #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 285

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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Can a Fumbled Heart achieve a true love touchdown?

Ethan

My dream is to become a lawyer, but since starting college, life has been one financial nightmare after another.

Thanks to a partial scholarship, I’m well on my way, and I take any odd jobs I can find to pay the remaining tuition. Tutoring a jock in a subject I aced seems like easy money.

Until I meet Maddox.

He challenges me at every turn and stirs up feelings I shouldn’t have for a straight guy.

The football star will never be interested in me.

Still, I can’t get him out of my head…

Maddox

If I don’t get my grades up, I’ll be benched for the season and miss my chance to be noticed by pro scouts.

That’s not an option. I have to get drafted – it was my twin brother’s dream, and this is the only way to honor his legacy and make up for what I did to him.

Being tutored by Ethan was supposed to be a means to an end.

Nothing more.

But he sees me in ways no one else ever has.

I’m not worthy of love.

Yet something within me has awakened, longing to be worthy… of him.

TITLE: The Lighthouse Keeper

AUTHOR: Liv Rancourt

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 395

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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Twenty years ago, a thief stole the Ferox Cor, and now he’s dead.

Vincent Fairchild, a witch with little power beyond his charm, is tasked with finding that dangerous magical object. He’s already been pruned from the family tree because “nice” people don’t possess even the lowest of magic. If he fails to return with the Ferox Cor, he’ll lose his place with the Witches’ Council.

Determined not to be cast aside again, Vincent travels to the West Point lighthouse, where he learns that the Witches’ Council was mistaken. Martin Gallagher, the thief, didn’t use the Ferox Cor to enrich himself, and his son is not a child. In fact, Rafe Gallagher might be the most powerful witch Vincent has ever met. Powerful, adult, and incredibly handsome.

Martin will return on Samhain when the veil between the worlds is the thinnest. He’s promised to reclaim the Ferox Cor, but doing so risks unleashing a great evil on the world. Rafe has sworn to destroy that powerful object, but if he succeeds, Vincent’s future is at risk. There’s a way forward, but to find it, Vincent must look to his heart.

TITLE: White Noise

AUTHOR: Lark Taylor

SERIES: Caffeine Daydreams #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 258

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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What happens when a world-famous rock star gets trapped in a lift with a journalist?

Ollie

I thought my day couldn’t get any worse. After catching my best friend and girlfriend in bed together, the only thing going right in my life is the interview for my dream job.

But fate is laughing at my expense. One mishap leads to another until I find myself trapped in a lift and missing my interview.

And I’m not alone.

I’m about to discover unexpected things about Luca Weston, lead singer of the world-famous rock band, Caffeine Daydreams.

After we’re rescued, I can’t stop thinking about Luca. Given I’ve spent my life burying my emotions and identifying as straight, obsessing over an unobtainable male rock star is a whole new experience.

When I’m suddenly assigned to be the journalist following Caffeine Daydreams on their tour, can I resist Luca and keep things strictly professional?

Luca

Getting stuck in a confined space with a journalist should be my worst nightmare.

But something about this uptight man intrigues me. Ollie has me opening up in a way I never have before.

The lift doors open, Ollie walks away, and I wonder if I’ve missed my chance with the man of my dreams.

When my manager insists on having a journalist follow us on tour, I know the perfect man for the job.

I have six weeks to find out if the chemistry between Ollie and me is real, and if it is, I’ll turn my whole world upside down to keep him.

TITLE: Greed

AUTHOR: Fel Fern

SERIES: Moon Burrow Bears #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 251

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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Micah’s ghosts have finally caught up to him. They won’t leave until Micah’s six feet under.

Micah Decker keeps his cards close to his chest.

He has one job in Moon Burrow—heal the wounded grizzly shifters and their raven allies—and Micah does it well. His goals are simple. Keep his head down. Live to fight another day. When a persistent biker bear enters the picture, Micah’s finding it hard to resist Greed. Greed wears arrogance like a second skin. He’s unbearable and unlikable, but when he’s alone with Micah, he’s different, sweet even. Micah can’t consider the possibility of them. Falling in love will get Greed and him killed.

Garret ‘Greed’ Carter has always gotten what he wanted… until now.

Micah’s a closed book. A frustrating puzzle he can’t seem to unravel. Micah has slammed the door shut in Greed’s face at every turn, but giving up is for wimps. Greed’s determined to prove to Micah that fate set them on the same path for a reason. When a vindictive drug lord blows into town looking for Micah, Greed and Micah must team up and brandish this threat together or risk losing their friends and allies.

TITLE: After Hours Lectures

AUTHORS: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams

SERIES: Forbidden Series

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 253

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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After a devastating loss, Hayden Foster guards his heart with unwavering determination. As a part-time professor and photojournalist, he immerses himself in work, finding it easier to face the world from behind his camera lens. But when his one-night fling walks into his classroom four days later, his carefully constructed walls begin to crumble.

Carefree frat boy Tyler Statler loves a good time. He’s eager to take advantage of everything college life offers before embarking on his dream job as a music journalist. Yet, when the bright-eyed stranger from a few nights before turns out to be his new professor, his world changes.

Despite the risks, Tyler and Hayden struggle to ignore their forbidden connection. And when their undeniable attraction blurs the boundaries between student and teacher, their academic relationship quickly turns into illicit passion.

Knowing they’re playing a dangerous game; they do all they can to keep their relationship private. But when an unforeseen revelation threatens to expose everything they’ve tried to keep hidden, it leaves their future hanging in the balance.

Now they must make a choice.

Either abandon their after hours lectures or embrace the thrill of breaking all the rules.

TITLE: A Lifetime Kissing You

AUTHOR: Riley Hart

SERIES: Inevitable #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 245

RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2023

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Charles

I have a great family, a successful career, and never struggle to find the company of a man when I want it, and I do—often. The loss of my brother years ago is the one dark spot in an otherwise perfect life. But at forty-three, my world suddenly feels emptier than it should. Something’s missing. I don’t know what it is…or how I think I’ll find it spending a summer in a small town in North Carolina.

Brian

I’ve spent my life in love with the woman who married my brother. When they passed, I raised their son, living with the guilt of my feelings. Now, at forty-eight, I’m used to being alone. Until I meet Charles.

I’ve never known someone like him—a wealthy, confident city man I shouldn’t have anything in common with. He’s determined to be friends. We play music together, spend our nights talking in ways I’ve never done. I look forward to seeing him—and to those innocent touches that make me crave more.

I don’t experience attraction the way most folks do, but as our friendship grows, I can’t deny I want him. It’s my first time with a man. Every brush of his skin against mine makes me feel things I hadn’t thought possible. I didn’t know intimacy could be like this. I could spend a lifetime kissing him, but for us to have any chance at a future, we’ll both have to face truths we’ve tried to ignore for too long.

TITLE: Flash Point

AUTHOR: Lena Austin

SERIES: Protect and Serve #1

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 46

RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2023

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When fireman Dustin Hardesty saves a scruffy tomcat from a fire, and then a neutering at the shelter, he has no idea he’s just moved a cat shifter named Tigs into his life.

Tigs figures he owes Dustin, so he’ll hang around to give Dustin some good times. He doesn’t count on Dustin never wanting to let go of his alley cat.

TITLE: Taken Under Fire

AUTHORS: Cassidy K. O’Connor & Sheri Lyn

SERIES: Paranormal Investigative Service #3

PUBLISHER: Celtic Hearts Press

RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2023

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The world is splintered. Humans and Paranormals forced to live side by side, both hating the other. The agents of P.I.S. (Paranormal Investigative Services) are always facing new threats from kidnapped paranormal kids to someone murdering their kind for their abilities. Every case brings a new set of challenges these agents face with a little humor and a lot of tenacity.

TITLE: Never Let It End

AUTHOR: Christie Gordon

SERIES: Rock U #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 323

RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2023

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A male student suffering from trauma. A male professor reaping the rewards of his life’s work. When forced to choose between love and his new career, will love win?

Caleb Allen

I wasn’t looking for love, but it found me anyways. I was healing from the trauma of gun violence by vacationing on a beach in Mexico with my best friends and bandmates. Then he blows into my life, turns it upside down and gives me the safety and love I need. Problem is, he’s about to be a professor in my college and relationships between students and faculty are prohibited. Are we really saying goodbye after everything we’ve shared?

Eric Moore

After years of hard work, I’ve finally become a professor. On top of that, the affair with my old boss is about to stop. To celebrate my success and reset my life, I’m spending a month on a beach in Mexico. Then he shows up in the house next door and burrows into my heart. Can I really let him go at the end of his vacation?

When we both go home, a change in class schedules means Caleb is now one of my students. It’s important enough to tell him in person before classes start. When I confront him at his band’s show, I can’t say goodbye again. We start a secret relationship, but my old boss is a major donor to my college and he’s quickly figuring it out. How can I keep the career of my dreams and hang on to the man I love?

TITLE: Touchdown

AUTHOR: Holly Myers

SERIES: Football Romance #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2023

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Our new player is totally gorgeous. Why is he being such a dick to me?

This is an Enemies-to-lovers, Rivals, One night to forever, teammates romance.

I just got out of a bad relationship and just as I’m trying to get my performance on the field back together this new guy on our team, Cody Miller is playing stupid games with me.

We do nothing but argue and the chemistry between us is sizzling.

It is only a matter of time before things come to a head.

We are going to start losing games if he carries on like this.

And I am going to start losing my mind if I have to keep seeing him in the showers…

TITLE: Insatiable Hunger

AUTHOR: Ashley James

SERIES: Hidden Affairs #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 350

RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2023

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It was only supposed to be one night.

I was never meant to see him again.

One unforgettable night and one nameless face changed everything.

He’s wealthy.

He’s powerful.

And he’s married… to my mother.

Staying away is impossible, and secrets and lies have become second nature.

He’s crawled under my skin, an energy larger than life, refusing to be ignored as he bends me to his will. And now, I’m so far gone, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to keep him close, collateral damage be damned.

TITLE: Problems

AUTHORS: Brea Alepoú & Skyler Snow

SERIES: Ruthless Daddies 2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2023

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Finnian

Jack O’ Brien is off limits. To me, to Ronan, to Cian. None of us should want the boy with big bright eyes and a sassy tongue that we’re forced to protect.

Too bad we do.

Ronan denies it. Cian taunts him. I try to ignore his existence. Deep down I know that he needs a firm hand on his soft ass. But why do I want to be the one to give it to him?

He’s the boss’s son, forbidden damn fruit, but everytime I see Jack I want to take what’s mine. Turns out so do Cian and Ronan. We’ll do whatever it takes to protect our boy. Even if we have to slaughter everyone who gets in our way.

Jack belongs to us.

TITLE: Good Luck Charm

AUTHOR: Tinnean

SERIES: Portal to Eden #2

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 162

RELEASE DATE: 7/8/2023

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Jacob Forrest is a genius who’s neither liked nor understood. That is until he meets Dr. Peter Fairfax and falls hopelessly in love. But Peter isn’t free, and Jacob takes a job three thousand miles away, nursing his broken heart. Then he learns the expedition to the planet Nibiru and the city of Eden will be headed up by Emma Bradley, Peter’s fiancée. On the assumption Peter will be going as well, Jacob does things he’d never thought he would, in order to get a position in the expedition. Only to learn, once he arrives on Nibiru that Peter isn’t there.

In an effort to make the best of a bad situation, Jacob allows himself to become friends with Marine Sergeant Oskar Eriksen, only to be once again disappointed. But things in Eden aren’t going well, especially when other Terrans, who don’t have the planet’s best interests at heart, portal there. The original commanders of the expedition are sent back to Terra, and it’s left to Jacob and others to keep their city safe. But with the power of Terra behind those they call the unholy trio, can they manage it? And will Jacob ever be anyone’s good luck charm?

TITLE: The Lies We Tell

AUTHOR: Alex J. Adams

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 214

RELEASE DATE: 7/8/2023

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Nate

My marriage was done. The criminal I was chasing was giving me the runaround. I was doubting everything, wondering where my life was going.

I’d given everything to the job, but it had cost me everything, including my family and my home.

When Oliver Farnham gave me the lead I’d been looking for, I couldn’t pass up the chance to put a murderer behind bars.

I’d promised to protect him, and I always kept my word. If he would give up his life as he knew it, to get justice for a man he never knew, I’m sure I could do what it took to keep him safe.

What I didn’t expect was to love him and if that meant giving my life to keep him alive, it was the price I’d pay.

Ollie

How much was my life worth? That was the question I asked myself. Was it worth losing everything for? Damn right it was. I’d give up my identity if it meant keeping ME safe.

Witnessing a murder and running away from the life I knew, it should have been a difficult decision, and if my ‘boyfriend’ knew that I was the one that had given him up, I’d have a target on my back for the rest of my very short life.

Then I met Nate. He’d sworn to protect me in exchange for my testimony, but the closer we became, the more I realised I’d give it all up to be with him.

I just wondered if he’d do the same for me.

TITLE: His Damaged Mate

AUTHORS: Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Asilo Pride #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2023

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The memories of my life before Asilo were always flowing just below the surface, looking for a weak spot to break through. All the work I’d done with Asilo to heal had helped immensely, but healing doesn’t make my past go away, it just makes my future brighter. Or at least it had been, until the dreams of that night began resurfacing. The messed up part was that it wasn’t even the assault that cut so deep the wound would never heal, it was watching the one person I thought would always be on my side choosing my abuser over me.

And now Steelwick needs me, needs my ability to infiltrate my old leap. I’ll need to brush aside my past to accomplish my mission. I can do that. I have no choice. But will I be able to come out the other side the omega I’ve worked so hard to become or will I be twice as broken as I was when I broke free the first time?

 

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