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 Demon Husband	Jax Stuart	Self Published	9/11/2023	Possessive Love	Amazon
Wishborne	Sebastian Black	Dreamspinner Press	9/12/2023	CharmD Saga #2	Amazon
His Favorite Toy	Megan Slayer	Pride Publishing	9/12/2023	Sugar Daddy Seeking… #4	Amazon
Ministry of Alien Relations	Rebecca Cohen	NineStar Press	9/12/2023	Devlin Taylor, Earth Ambassador #1	Amazon
The Matchmakers : A True Colors Charity Anthology	Anthology	Coco Nutz Publishing	9/12/2023		Amazon
Finn	Ruby Raynes	Self Published	9/12/2023	Love in Ink #1	Amazon
Finish Jump	Lynn Michaels	Blue Eyed Dreams	9/12/2023	Holeshot	Amazon
We Could Do This Forever	Emerson Beckett	Self Published	9/12/2023		Amazon
Xavier	Gabbi Grey	Self Published	9/12/2023	Single Dads of Gaynor Beach	Amazon
Salt Kiss	Sierra Simone	Self Published	9/12/2023	Lyonesse  #1	Amazon
Dragged Out Kicking And Screaming	D.L. Howe	Self Published	9/12/2023		Amazon
Broke By Christmas	Kathleen Pendoley	Self Published	9/12/2023		Amazon
A Golden Thread	Addison Beck	Self Published	9/12/2023		Amazon
Shattered	Charli Meadows	Self Published	9/12/2023	Black Diamond	Amazon
Home Ice Disadvantage	Hannah Henry	Self Published	9/12/2023	Delay of Game #6	Amazon
Daddy on Demand	A.W. Scott	Self Published	9/12/2023		Amazon
A Matcha Made in Hell	F.A. Ray	Self Published	9/12/2023	Boyfriend Café #1	Amazon
An Enhanced Wedding and other stories	Victoria Sue	Self Published	9/12/2023	Enhanced World	Amazon
Murder in Shades of Red	Ripley Hayes	Self Published	9/12/2023	DS Charlie Rees #3	Amazon
Justice	Kindle Alexander	Self Published	9/12/2023	Tattoos And Ties Series #4	Amazon
Dryad on Fire	Nicole Dennis	FatCat Books Ink	9/13/2023	Carnival of Mysteries	Amazon
Micah	Louisa Masters	Self Published	9/13/2023	Demons-In-Law #2	Amazon
Own Goal	L.A. Witt	Self Published	9/13/2023		Amazon
Corrupted Desire	Ryder O’Malley	Brave New Words	9/14/2023	Villains of Vanguard #1	Amazon
Wishing Hearts	Emmy Sanders	Self Published	9/14/2023	Plum Valley Cowboys #6	Amazon
Steel	Ana Night	Self Published	9/14/2023	King’s Disciples MC #6	Amazon
Learning to Run	M.A. Innes	Self Published	9/15/2023	The Education of the Heart #4	Amazon
Besties	Parker Williams	Self Published	9/15/2023		Amazon
The Stranger 6	Chance Christopher & Bella Liddell	Self Published	9/15/2023	The Stranger #6	Amazon
Reimagine	A.E. Madsen	Self Published	9/15/2023	Blue Mountain University #4	Amazon
Love, Planes, & Heartache	Lee Quail	Self Published	9/15/2023		Amazon
My Grumpy Sweetheart	Ray Celar	Self Published	9/15/2023	Sweetheart Escapes	Amazon
Surrounded by Scales	Maggie Hemlock	Self Published	9/15/2023	The New Hemlock Wolf Pack Saga #8	Amazon
Exercising a Demon	H.L Day	Self Published	9/15/2023	Possessive Love	Amazon
Tango Down	Cara Dee	Self Published	9/15/2023	The Renegades #4	Amazon
Bring Me the Dead	Becky Black	JMS Books	9/16/2023		Amazon
Lost Connection	Lucien Grey	JMS Books	9/16/2023		Amazon
Lake Road, Last House	David Lee Holcomb	Self Published	9/16/2023		Amazon
Yours	Scarlet Blackwell	Self Published	9/16/2023	Damaged Goods #1.5	Amazon
A Bear Wolf for Joel	Lorelei M. Hart	Decadent Publishing	9/17/2023	Omegas of Animals #10	Amazon
Make Mine A Bunny	#REF!	Surrendered Press	9/17/2023	Mated by Chance #8	Amazon
Mike’s Assistant	C.K. Noel	Self Published	9/17/2023	Satchel Pride #3	Amazon

 

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TITLE: My Demon Husband

AUTHOR: Jax Stuart

SERIES: Possessive Love

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 232

RELEASE DATE: 9/11/2023

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He was supposed to summon a familiar, not a husband!

After numerous failed attempts to summon a familiar necessary to guide his considerable magic, Toby was down to his very last try. They would never accept him as a full-fledged member of his birth coven without a familiar. He didn’t know which punishment was worse; exile or binding his powers forever. Everything was against him, including his abnormally powerful magic and an enemy hiding in plain sight. When the spell takes a dramatic turn, poor Toby is unprepared for the consequences.

Zephyrin is desperate to no longer be the screw up of the family. His parents have had enough on their plate dealing with a family curse. Even knowing that he could be lost to them forever, Zephyrin answers the surprising call for his summoning. After meeting his summoner, Toby, he’s positive that he is destined to be by his side as his husband. Maybe having a witch in his corner could break the curse, that is, if Toby lets him visit home.

Unfortunately, Toby has troubles of his own. Can they work together to find a solution to both their problems before the Witch Council tears them apart?

TITLE: Wishborne

AUTHOR: Sebastian Black

SERIES: CharmD Saga #2

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 243

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Be careful what you wish for….

When amateur footage of a mage performing a spell goes viral back home, American Pyromancer Blayze Martinez hops on a plane to London. If the world is about to discover the existence of magic, he wants to be as far from the epicenter of that nightmare as possible.

Shy, enormous hunk Dane Peterson can amplify others’ emotions, an ability that takes practice to control. Though he and Blayze come from different worlds, they hit it off. But their casual evening goes sideways when a shared wish at a mage party ends with each of them inside the other’s body—literally.

The body swap is one thing, but the magical skill swap is a potential disaster. While Dane and Blayze work out how to reverse the wish, they have to keep their powers under wraps or risk dooming all of magekind.

TITLE: His Favorite Toy

AUTHOR: Megan Slayer

SERIES: Sugar Daddy Seeking… #4

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 196

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Can the billionaire and the broken young man have lasting love together?

Renard James is tired of living the high life and wants a partner. He’ s made his money through his string of nightclubs and he’ s not about to slow down. Forty isn’ t the age for retirement. It’ s the age for having fun, but could it also be for finding love? When he visits Boys Club, he’ s reminded that this is the place where dreams can come true. Besides, he wants a new toy, and Cally Boy sure seems to fit his needs.

Callum, aka Cally Boy, came to Boys Club to heal his broken soul. Everyone who’ s ever been important to him has left him, and he expects no strings with anyone. Then he meets Renard and he’ s smitten. He doesn’ t believe he’ s worthy of Renard, but he’ s damn sure he wants the sexy man to give him a chance.

Callum hadn’ t planned on agreeing to be a sugar baby, but it’ s a way to be happy and finish his business degree. If he can convince Renard that being his toy is the first step to their happy ending, then even better…

TITLE: Ministry of Alien Relations

AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen

SERIES: Devlin Taylor, Earth Ambassador #1

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 261

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Devlin Taylor is Head of Settlement and Relocation for the British Government’s Ministry of Alien Relations. He’s more used to helping recently arrived aliens find new homes and pay their utility bills than babysitting extraterrestrial socialites, but he’s been assigned to look after Zal Catenmir, son of the Chroalian ambassador, during their diplomatic visit to Earth.

Devlin is the perfect host and tour guide, and Zal loves the fuzziness of human males, while Devlin can’t seem to get enough of Zal’s scales and tail. But with only two weeks together before Zal leaves, they need to make the most of their time.

Zal was just out for a bit of fun, trying to relive his wilder youth after a break-up, but Devlin is wonderful and they both wish they could find a way to stay together. The Earth Ambassador Programme is under development, but it doesn’t look likely Devlin will get the job, and the lovers may need to say their goodbyes forever.

TITLE: The Matchmakers : A True Colors Charity Anthology

AUTHORS: Various

PUBLISHER: Coco Nutz Publishing

LENGTH: 638

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Sometimes, finding the perfect match requires a little assistance.

Dating can be tough, and finding “the one” even tougher.

But The Matchmakers are here to work their magic.

Whether it’s unexpected connections or long-term acquaintances, these stories prove that everyone has the chance to meet their perfect match.

With themes ranging from forced proximity to age gaps, and from sweet cinnamon rolls to fake wedding dates, this anthology has something for everyone.

Get ready to be swept away by eleven never-before-released novellas filled with swoon-worthy romance.

All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to the True Colors United charity.

Titles Included:

Ewe & Me by Colette Davison

The Perfect Match by E.M. Denning

Three Lost Now Found by Michelle Dare

Getting It Right by RS McKenzie

Always the Matchmaker by Ashlynn Mills

Strike a Match by TH Compton

Game, Set, Match by B. Harmony

Bachelor Number One by Isla Olsen

If The Trap Fits by Gianni Holmes

TITLE: Finn

AUTHOR: Ruby Raynes

SERIES: Love in Ink #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 282

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Spencer

I was minding my own business when I ran into the sexiest tattooed god I’d ever seen. I’ve seen a ton, considering I own Dragonfly Books, which just so happens to be located next to Ink Me. You get the picture. While trying to find myself after the death of my mother Finn throws my world upside down. Will the makeup and lace be too much for him or will he walk with me through my own journey of self-love?

Finn

Deciding to move from one side of the country to the other was the only way I could quiet the ghosts haunting my memories. It was a Hail Mary attempt to save my life. When Spencer, the sweet, sexy bookstore owner from next door comes in and flips my world right side up, I’m thrown. How do I push through the grief that consumes me and let myself feel worthy of love? And how do I purchase stock in Manties?

TITLE: Finish Jump

AUTHOR: Lynn Michaels

SERIES: Holeshot

PUBLISHER: Blue Eyed Dreams

LENGTH: 84

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Dirt tracks are for racing…bikes and hearts!

Apex Racing’s latest Superstar, Rico, is trying to secure his place on the team. He’s more comfortable on the street than on the dirt but is willing to do whatever it takes, and that goes the same in winning Dillon’s heart.

Dillon McAllister was injured on the track before his cousin Davey got his own star, but that hasn’t stopped him from enjoying life. He’s there for Davey and his new race team, Apex. And now his heart is searching for its own Finish Jump.

TITLE: We Could Do This Forever

AUTHOR: Emerson Beckett

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 338

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Preston James did things to me. Things that had me wanting more of him and his dirty mouth, even though I knew I better. Things that made my heart race. Things that made me come to realize there was more to my boss’s best friend than met the eye.

Nick Reed

As one of the bartenders at Alejandro’s Bar, I’ve seen it all. I’ve even watched my friends, Christian and Cooper, both find the loves of their life. Six years after breaking up with my college boyfriend, I’m convinced that’s not the life I’m supposed to have until forty-five-year-old Preston James makes me the target of his relentless sexy stares and his straight-forward, dirty propositions.

Maybe being the object of his desire wouldn’t be so bad.

Preston James

The first time I laid eyes on Nicholas Reed, I knew I had to have him. There was something about my best friend’s bartender that captivated me. The more he ignored me, the more I wanted him. For the first time in my life, this twenty-eight-year-old grad student had me jumping through all kinds of hoops to get his attention. There’s nothing I won’t do to prove to him I’m exactly what he needs. I’m relentless like that and I won’t stop until he’s mine.

TITLE: Xavier

AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey

SERIES: Single Dads of Gaynor Beach

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 241

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Xavier

When my wife died five years ago, leaving me alone to raise our three young daughters, only my duty to them and my work as a psychiatrist kept me from losing myself in grief. I did my best to be a good father through the darkest days, but now I can see I’ve been distant and cold. Things need to change. I’ve pledged to my daughters that I’ll start doing better. Be more involved. Show them what a great dad looks like. If that means soccer practice, violin lessons, and sitting through a dozen dance recitals, then I’m all-in.

Zed

Pliés, pas-de-deux, cheerleading practice, and enough tutus to last a lifetime— how is this my life? I’m a fisherman up in the Bering Sea. In the offseason, I travel through Alaska and, on rare occasions, drop in to see my sister and her four sons in Gaynor Beach, California. This year? She’s laid up with an injury. Suddenly I’m running her dance studio, and I’m a fish waaaay out of water. Then I meet another guy who’s equally uncomfortable. He’s working so hard to be a good dad, and I keep hoping he’ll notice me. Except, when my sister’s healed and fishing season starts, I’m out of here. Right?

TITLE: Salt Kiss

AUTHOR: Sierra Simone

SERIES: Lyonesse  #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 354

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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After being a soldier, working as a bodyguard should have been simple: keep the owner of DC’s ultra-secret club safe, don’t think about his midnight eyes or his devil’s smile, don’t surrender my body to his wicked desires.

But I underestimated Mark Trevena and the power of his dark, seductive world. I underestimated the hold he’d have on me, the way I would do anything for him at all. And so when he asks me to escort his soon-to-be bride home, I can only—miserably, broken-heartedly–say yes.

Isolde is nothing like I expect, however. Quiet and lonely and sharp, a girl who likes knives and God, a girl whose nightmares echo my own. One night while sailing under the cold stars, we share a reckless, tear-soaked kiss.

I’m doomed. Falling in love with Mark was one thing, but his bride too? Being in love with a husband and wife at the same time?

Torture. Misery. A tragedy if tragedies came with bruises, sweat, sighs.

TITLE: Dragged Out Kicking And Screaming

AUTHOR: D.L. Howe

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 106

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar…

Wait. That’s not it.

Why did the chicken cross the road…?

Heck. That’s not it either.

Oh, here we go. An agoraphobic meets the man of his dreams who has made it his life’s ambition to not only pull me out of the closet, but also from the safety of my self-imposed prison.

Except it’s not a joke.

It’s my life.

His name is Dr. Soren Delgado, and he’s my mother’s oldest friend. I’ve watched him for as long as I can remember. Until he up and left when I was twelve.

A decade later… he’s back.

This time, I’m not the only one watching…

TITLE: Broke By Christmas

AUTHOR: Kathleen Pendoley

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 139

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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The last place Brandon Drummond expected to find himself was out of work. After all, he made a name for himself on Bristlemouth Bay, cooking and baking from the age of nine, long before he ran his own kitchen straight out of culinary school. Now he’s stuck to his couch, mainlining homemade ice cream and wallowing in his troubles. He needs a job, the lease on his apartment isn’t being renewed, and all this stress has added twenty pounds to a body he once took pride in. He can’t go to friends for help as they’re all starting out. He won’t go to his mom because Brandon sees himself as the family rock after losing his father when he was only eight.

Tristan Adler considers himself the decorator to the Boston Brahmin and wears the title like armor against a world filled with bad taste and horrible style. Somehow he finds himself at the entryway of all things awful when he arrives at Brandon’s outdated and unkempt apartment to help him plan a holiday party. With little to work with as Brandon’s place is in shambles, Tristan decides to go against his nature and help the guy anyway. Brandon is a trained chef, and Tristan has difficulty maintaining his weight of late. Plus, there’s Lenny to consider.

As the days fall away and party time looms, feelings grow between the men. Brandon has been an open book about his life and how it’s heading nowhere, but Tristan holds his dark secrets close. Their routine of keeping things casual gets tested at the island’s most fabulous party in years. Will Brandon’s affection for aloof Tristan be destroyed once and for all, or will a miracle of a Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie proportion save them from heartache?

TITLE: A Golden Thread

AUTHOR: Addison Beck

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 372

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Augustine Reynolds—one of the most feared crime bosses in Las Vegas— can’t recall ever having one pure thing in his life. Everything, no matter how good it might have seemed at the time, turned out to be tainted with blood and burned to ash.

As a man of the criminal underground, torn by war and caught in chaos, he lives a life of solitude and refuses to indulge in any weakness. It isn’t until one fateful day, on a routine drive back from his warehouse, that the purest thing on Earth crashes into his life, stealing his breath and his sanity.

In a bizarre twist that Augustine never saw coming, destiny has woven itself along a golden thread, and by a man no less. A sweet and gentle man named Ferdinand Thatcher. The little brother of his sworn enemy.

TITLE: Shattered

AUTHOR: Charli Meadows

SERIES: Black Diamond

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 240

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa. . .

Ah. The former child star, throwing a tantrum at the airport until he gets his way. How appropriate. I keep an eye on who comes and goes from my island, but I also keep a low profile, choosing to blend in as one of the regulars. I stay in a villa on the water, like everyone else, and my new neighbor is none other than Jett Roman himself.

The exhausted, entitled brat with the smart mouth and tempting glare resists all help from my staff. He seeks me out daily, venting his frustrations, ignoring all rules. He disrespects my establishment and, unknowingly, me.

I’m a very patient man, but everyone has their limits. I will be gentle with the delicate little doll before me, but he needs to listen. Because it’s clear to everyone else that he’s utterly shattered, and I can’t seem to stop myself from wanting to bend him a little before I heal his broken pieces.

TITLE: Home Ice Disadvantage

AUTHOR: Hannah Henry

SERIES: Delay of Game #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 218

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Felix Becker is trying to figure out where he belongs in New Jersey. After spending nearly a decade in Texas in a codependent, though platonic, relationship with his best friend, recent Stanley Cup winner Rowan Foley, it’s time to move on. His new condo is fine, but things finally start to look up when he meets his cute neighbor, Will.

Will Knight’s third book is destroying him. The final installment of his horror trilogy is past due, and he can’t figure out how to end it. He’s got family drama that is consuming him, and his mental health is as fragile as glass. His new neighbor, however, is the perfect distraction.

The thrum of Felix’s anxiety quiets around Will, and it’s not long before he’s in a free fall for his novelist. But Will is harboring secrets, and Felix’s genuine affection for him is more terrifying than his novels.

TITLE: Daddy on Demand

AUTHOR: A.W. Scott

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 210

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Want a Daddy but you’re low on time? Curious if you’re a Little or Middle but don’t have a club near you? That’s the beauty of Daddy On Demand, the new app brought to you by Stryker Global. Here at DOD, your new Daddy is just a click away.

Smith is a single dad with a full-time administrative role at his daughter’s school. There is no time for dating or romance, not that he’d be able to find anyone if he were to look. Finding a boyfriend is easy. But meeting someone who’d let him spoil them and take care of their needs while they called him Daddy? Not so much. It’s why he uses an app to talk with other like-minded men who are short on time and want something convenient.

When he meets a first time Boy who is new to the app, Smith feels his luck has changed. The two of them click instantly in a way he hasn’t found with anyone else. It almost feels too good to be true.

Watching his friends find their partners has been hard on Zach. Learning that their relationships also involved some of the men being called Daddy only intensified his jealousy. He wants a Daddy too. But convincing someone to deal with his hectic work schedule is a lot to ask. When he comes across the Daddy on Demand app, it’s everything he could want in one place.

Finally Zach has a chance to try out having a Daddy without the worry of getting it wrong. It’s all digital and at his pace, so there’s nothing to worry about, right?

TITLE: A Matcha Made in Hell

AUTHOR: F.A. Ray

SERIES: Boyfriend Café #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 261

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Who would have guessed my high school bully could be such a good boy?

Rhett

The worst day of my life was my first day of high school – the day I met him. Spencer Marsh. The guy who would shove me into lockers for the next four years.

I never expected to reunite with him in college. I definitely didn’t predict that sparks would fly. This new and improved Spencer is subverting all my expectations, but I’m not sure if that’s a good thing.

Hooking up with a guy I used to hate is turning into more than just a shameful secret. I should put a stop to it. I should want to put a stop to it. So why don’t I?

Spencer

I’ve been trying since graduation to be different from the guy I was in high school, but seeing Rhett again stirs up old emotions – and an overwhelming desire to atone.

Nevermind that that atonement seems to be happening in some … compromising positions.

My frat brothers and father would never accept what I’m doing, but that doesn’t seem to be enough to stop me. I’m finally the man I want to be, the person I’ve been repressing for most of my life. And it’s all thanks to the guy who used to be the target of my worst impulses.

I only hope Rhett will give me a chance to prove I’m not who I used to be.

TITLE: An Enhanced Wedding and other stories

AUTHOR: Victoria Sue

SERIES: Enhanced World

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 166

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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Six years of blood, sweat, tears, and laughter. Of zany characters. Of evil ones. And the sort of book-boyfriends you want to take home.

This series is all about finding love when you thought you were unlovable.

About family that you made because you were rejected by the one you were born in to.

It’s about kids that were thrown away by the people that should love them the most. It’s about second chances, even first chances.

But mainly it’s about people with visible scars and about those with hidden ones, and the people they fall for that see beneath them all.

And love them anyway.

TITLE: Murder in Shades of Red

AUTHOR: Ripley Hayes

SERIES: DS Charlie Rees #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 192

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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It was supposed to be a holiday. In New York City. A chance for Tom to do some drawing, and for Charlie to see the sights.

The streets of the city seem safe and clean. Everyone is friendly, and the doughnuts are to die for. Charlie and Tom are in love and planning their future.

Then a shocking event turns the world upside down.

Charlie has to question everything he has ever believed. And Tom? Tom may not even survive.

TITLE: Justice

AUTHOR: Kindle Alexander

SERIES: Tattoos And Ties Series #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 362

RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2023

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The toughest journeys lead to the most amazing adventures… Let’s ride.

Special Agent Cash Ryan broke the cardinal rule of undercover work: he fell hard for his federal informant. The sexy, hardheaded, foul-mouthed outlaw biker who regularly takes matters into his own hands, leaving Cash scrambling to pick up the pieces.

Anarchy is more than a way of life for Devin Fox, it’s fused into his DNA. When he agrees to help Cash, he knows his special brand of chaos is the only way to get the answers they seek. And his attraction to the secret agent makes keeping them both alive more important by the day.

As the facts of the operation begin to unfold, they fight both sides to find the truth. When a shift in balance emerges, will they be able to tip the scales of justice in their favor or will they be buried under all the chaos?

TITLE: Dryad on Fire

AUTHOR: Nicole Dennis

SERIES: Carnival of Mysteries

PUBLISHER: FatCat Books Ink

LENGTH: 330

RELEASE DATE: 9/13/2023

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Welcome, Traveler, to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries!

What you see before you is no mere vagabond circus. Indeed, our show is full of wonders and delights that will leave you breathless, but whether that is with amazement or dread depends entirely upon you. We are unlike any other band of creatures you have ever encountered — and you few brave souls who choose to step beyond your mundane expectations and join us may witness sights beyond your wildest imaginings.

So sit back, relax, and let us entertain you. For time and worlds are fleeting, but each soul has a tale to tell.

Male dryad, Professor Julian Scarlett lands a protected position at the Lunore Academy of the Arcane. Caretaker of his grove, he senses trouble brewing underneath his oak and grove.

A mysterious traveling carnival offers distraction and fun. For Julian, a tarot card reading sparks off fears and heightens hopes.

Brought in mid-semester to replace an ailing Professor of Botany, Emrys Cadogan tries to prevent a potential disaster. A druid, he gets lost in the overwhelming work. Until the carnival offers him a brief distraction and pause.

Sparks strike away from the midway lights. Dark magic flickers and threatens. From games and shows, to life and survival, a druid and a dryad need to survive and fight together to save more than trees.

TITLE: Micah

AUTHOR: Louisa Masters

SERIES: Demons-In-Law #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 238

RELEASE DATE: 9/13/2023

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Wanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…

Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside.

It’s no hardship to assist the puzzle expert who’s coming to solve the door. That thing is an incredible feat of engineering, and the man who’ll solve it is bound to be intelligent and interesting. But from the moment I meet Camden Torrence, I’m forced to reassess… everything.

He’s intelligent and interesting, sure. But he’s also scattered. Clumsy. And I want to bury my face in his mop of curls and stay there forever.

A relationship wasn’t on my agenda, no matter what my matchmaking family wants. But as the weeks go by and we get closer to discovering what the secret treasure is, Cam becomes an integral, undeniable part of my life. How can I not fall for a man who, despite past hurts, is the living embodiment of sunshine in our snow-laden village?

I never thought the love of my life would turn out to be an adorable, absent-minded incubus, but now I can’t imagine existing without him. The challenge? Convincing him to stay even after the puzzle is solved.

TITLE: Own Goal

AUTHOR: L.A. Witt

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 453

RELEASE DATE: 9/13/2023

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Eight seasons ago, Jarek Badura made the biggest mistake of his career, earning him the nickname “Joke.” He’s been fighting ever since to prove that season was a fluke, and he’s only just started to leave it behind, finally regaining some respect and securing his place as second line center.

But his team just made a new acquisition, and suddenly he’s linemates with the man who was the unknowing catalyst for his fall from grace all those years ago.

After seven long seasons, Hunter Michaud is done carrying his disastrously managed team. An unrestricted free agent, he startles the hockey world by accepting an offer elsewhere, signing with a team that works together and builds on each other’s strengths. And it doesn’t hurt that one of Hunter’s longtime idols is on the roster.

He just doesn’t realize how much his career is already intertwined with Jarek’s.

Or how much resentment is waiting for him in Pittsburgh.

Or how much chemistry is hiding under the ice between them.

TITLE: Corrupted Desire

AUTHOR: Ryder O’Malley

SERIES: Villains of Vanguard #1

PUBLISHER: Brave New Words

LENGTH: 231

RELEASE DATE: 9/14/2023

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The world is going to burn, and I’m the one holding the match.

Prison hardens a man. Even worse, my ex dumps me during the trial for a crime I didn’t commit. Okay, that’s a lie, but he deserved it. Two years into my sentence and the inmates of Cold Iron fear me. It’s lonely, but it’s the price of survival. This isn’t the place to think about friends, let alone a relationship.

When Vanguard needs a criminal with my fiery skills, my time in the slammer is cut short. To keep my freedom, I only have to put down a serial killer. It’d be easy if the local do-gooder stopped interfering. Gallant won’t be the reason I get locked up again. If he wasn’t smoking hot, I’d crush him. On second thought, maybe he needs a pounding.

The heroes are playing with fire, but I’m not the one about to get burned.

TITLE: Wishing Hearts

AUTHOR: Emmy Sanders

SERIES: Plum Valley Cowboys #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 310

RELEASE DATE: 9/14/2023

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A shameless flirt. A single dad. And an unexpected chance at love.

Harrison

When I left Plum Valley ten years ago, I never thought I’d return. But a call about animals in crisis brings me back to the town that inadvertently broke my heart.

What I don’t expect? Sam. The animal control officer looks every bit a cowboy wet dream, and for whatever reason, he’s latched on to me like a dog with a bone.

One impulsive night together only leaves me wanting more, but as a single parent with loads of baggage, dating isn’t easy. Could I try with Sam, the man with the quick smile and surprisingly filthy mouth?

Or am I only setting myself up for another round of heartache?

Sammy

I can’t say I’ve ever been called a wallflower. When I see something I want, I go after it. And what I want is Harrison.

But the veterinarian with the soulful blue eyes has his walls built up high. He doesn’t seem to understand that his messy life doesn’t scare me one bit. In fact, I’ve always wanted a family to call my own. A family like his.

Convincing Harrison we could work may be a challenge, but I’m up for the task. Amidst pillow forts, bedtime stories, and camping under the stars, I know I’m falling—for all of it.

I just hope I’m not the only one wishing for a happily-ever-after in the end.

TITLE: Steel

AUTHOR: Ana Night

SERIES: King’s Disciples MC #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 193

RELEASE DATE: 9/14/2023

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When Kai fucks up and needs to run and hide, there’s only one man he can go to for help. Or, rather, there’s only one man he wants to go to. Steel might not be too happy to see him, but Kai is certain the chemistry he’s felt between them since they first met will work in his favor. After all, who could resist a disgraced assassin with a hit out on him?

Harboring a fugitive is not how Steel wanted to spend his time, but one look at a disheveled and skittish Kai and he can’t help but give in. The assassin intrigues him, though he also pisses him off like no one else. Steel is not sure if he’ll be losing his mind or his heart by giving in to Kai’s advances, but, either way, he knows he’s screwed.

When Kai realizes that Steel is what he truly wants, he has to ensure he’ll have more than a life on the run to offer him, and in order to do that, he’ll have to stop hiding and fight back, even if it means he might not live long enough to make a home with Steel.

TITLE: Learning to Run

AUTHOR: M.A. Innes

SERIES: The Education of the Heart #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 282

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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“How do you know if you’re a hostage?”

Bates

His boys ask the most interesting questions, but Bates wouldn’t have it any other way. They’re fabulously curious and wonderfully unique, and they’re quickly becoming the center of his world even though they haven’t technically known each other very long. But there are definitely more important things than time when it comes to falling in love.

Gareth

It isn’t his fault that life is weird and he has a growing list of questions, but thankfully, he has the best boyfriends he could’ve ever dreamed up because his list just keeps getting longer and longer. But Gareth knows questions are good and the answers are always fun, especially when some end with tails and playtime.

Cashel

How Gareth’s questions led to his own switchy crisis, Cashel still can’t quite figure out, but it just seems to be what happens when he’s surrounded by crazy on all sides. And the insanity is contagious because Jude’s acting even stranger and now Brady is asking his own growing list of the weirdest questions ever.

TITLE: Besties

AUTHOR: Parker Williams

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 245

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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What do you call the man’s who’s been there for you all your life? The one who’s been the rock you cling to when your life is swirling down the drain? The person who’s now, still, and always, willing to fly a thousand miles at a moment’s notice simply because you need a hug?

You call him your bestie.

Max Henry has the worst luck in love. Every guy he’s ever been with has treated him terribly, but the last one was the worst of the bunch. He’d stolen not only Max’s money but his dignity as well. To top it off, he’d been selling drugs from their apartment and was the reason Max got arrested, evicted, and lost his job.

Horror.

Richie Ryland wants to run over Max’s ex with a car. Just the sound of Max’s voice on the phone, how desperate and sad he sounded, tore his heart in two. There was no question that he had to see him. Jumping on a plane to reach Max and offer him a new—and hopefully better—life seemed the only logical choice. But can Richie help Max rediscover the person who was once so confident and strong? Can he show him it’s okay to lean on your best friend? Or will he be unable to do anything as Max sinks into doubt and self-loathing?

More than anything, can they each find the strength to admit to the other the secret they’ve been holding in their hearts for years?

TITLE: The Stranger 6

AUTHORS: Chance Christopher & Bella Liddell

SERIES: The Stranger #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 93

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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When we last left Mikah, he was tied up in an abandoned house in the desert, helpless at the cruel hands of Bryce. The same guy who was supposed to mend Mikah’s broken heart turned out to be an unrelentingly evil tool of a mysterious shadow organization. But Bryce and Mikah have something in common—they both want Thomas. Bryce wants Thomas dead. Mikah just wants whatever Thomas is willing to give… that is, if they both can stay alive.

As the clock winds down on a terrifying hostage situation, will Thomas be able to rescue Mikah? And will there be anything left of their confusing, fractured relationship if he does?

TITLE: Reimagine

AUTHOR: A.E. Madsen

SERIES: Blue Mountain University #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 284

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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Travis

I’m on the verge of turning thirty and my little sister is getting married before me. It’s not that I don’t want to settle down and be an adult. I have a good job, I own my house, but so far a relationship hasn’t been in the cards. Not that I can admit that when my sister offers to set me up with one of her bridesmaids. I may have lied about having a date, but I’m not showing up to the wedding alone. Taking my new roommate probably isn’t what anyone had in mind, but there’s something about Elliot that draws me in.

Elliot

I wasn’t planning on moving out. When I ran into a old family friend with a room to rent, it all kind of fell together. Just like offering to be his date for his sister’s wedding. I should know better than this. Fake dating my straight childhood crush is a recipe for heart break. Wearing makeup or femme clothes won’t turn me into the girl he’s looking for. But if all of this is fake, why does it feel so real when he kisses me?

TITLE: Love, Planes, & Heartache

AUTHOR: Lee Quail

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 177

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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Meet Philip Mitchell, a great-great-great grandnephew of the famous author Margaret Mitchell.

Philip works as a wedding planner and wannabe writer. He is also grieving the loss of his husband who died in a plane crash, and channels his emotions into his debut novel, ‘Final Flight,’ which earns the interest of a notable, mainstream publisher.

However, Philip is resistant to any changes to his manuscript because it’s deeply personal and reflects his love for his deceased husband. He’s also vowed to avoid falling in love again, particularly with pilots. Despite his resistance, the publisher wants to edit the book and brings in Richard Moore to work on it. Although Philip is initially upset, he starts to open up as he collaborates with Richard.

Only problem is: Richard is also a pilot.

TITLE: My Grumpy Sweetheart

AUTHOR: Ray Celar

SERIES: Sweetheart Escapes

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 173

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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Bailey

Rewarding your own accomplishments is important – and if rewarding myself will also get me a mini vacation and a hot date while I’m doing something for charity? Sign me up. Well, I did. That’s why I’m on the way to a fantastic weekend with a sexy axe murderer. At least he looks like one. Minus the axe – for this trip at least. But he doesn’t need one anyway. If looks could kill, I’d already be dead without even making it to our destination.

I don’t understand why he’s so grumpy since he signed up for this, too, but that’s okay. Some people need a little longer to warm up to me. But in the end, they all do.

Dakota

I didn’t sign up for this and I don’t want to be here. The fact that my friends auctioned me off behind my back, and then guilt tripped me into actually going along with their crazy plan is still eating away at me. I know I’m taking it out on my date and I know that’s not okay, but Bailey is just so… annoyingly bright. No matter what I’m throwing at him to let my frustrations out, he gives it a positive spin. It’s driving me freaking crazy.

I have no idea how to not kill him if we have to spend the whole weekend together. In the most romantic suite the B’n’B had to offer. Sharing a bed.

TITLE: Surrounded by Scales

AUTHOR: Maggie Hemlock

SERIES: The New Hemlock Wolf Pack Saga #8

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 175

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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Omega wolf, Abel, has had all he can take of playing card games with his grandparents in Spain while a war rages in London. Instead of toughing it out at their hideaway, he decides it’s time to take up his best friend’s offer to move to Heartville. It’s not like he’s living his London dream life anyway. He thinks his biggest problem will be how the humidity messes with his fur and living in the middle of nowhere. Only Abel has no clue, just who he’s about to encounter at the airport.

Alpha dragon, Dara, resigned from his post at the Moonscale Hospital as a contentious objector. He’s newlywed, married to the retired detective, Samuel Grint, and is on his way to be Heartville’s first official doctor. Leaving his London life behind will be difficult, but there’s a need to be filled at the clinic of the budding territory. He’s optimistic that he and the love of his life can build a happy home in Heartville. Besides, staying together and out of the war, are the most important things, right?

Wrong!

Dara’s about to learn what happens when a dragon discovers he has not one, but two loves of his life. His destiny crashes with Abel’s at the airport. Only then does he discover that his true-mate and new husband are exes!

TITLE: Exercising a Demon

AUTHOR: H.L Day

SERIES: Possessive Love

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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Love comes in all shapes and sizes. And sometimes it has horns and a tail.

Jacob’s in love. Again. Only, his future husband likes muscular men, and Jacob, well… isn’t. A few sessions at the gym, and he’ll have the leather-clad motorcycle courier eating out of his hand, though. And no, he won’t switch his attentions to his hot new personal trainer. Honestly, he won’t.

Valvach’s not your typical demon, preferring books over torture. Which goes down about as well as you’d expect in Hell. A move to the surface gives him the opportunity to start anew. To stay, he’s going to need to make a friend, someone to help him blend in. And sweet, curly-haired Jacob is the perfect candidate. If he can’t lick him, he can at least spend time with him.

When friendship blossoms into a passion that knows no bounds, Jacob and Val believe they’ve found the perfect match in each other. However, Hell isn’t so accommodating, and they find themselves with a fight on their hands to prevent being torn apart and relegated to different planes of existence.

TITLE: Tango Down

AUTHOR: Cara Dee

SERIES: The Renegades #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 241

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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The murder in Joel Hayward’s eyes wasn’t merely a reflection of the rage within. It was a promise to the men who had kidnapped his daughter. The one person—this amazing slip of a girl—who showed Joel every single day that there was good left in the world.

He was running on fumes. He was desperate. His closest companion was…Elliott. His ex-wife’s older brother. Okay, once upon a time, the man had been a lot more than that, but somehow they’d become mortal enemies instead. Frankly, Joel didn’t give a flying f— He didn’t care if Elliott made it back alive. Or so he kept telling himself, as the pain intensified with each day he couldn’t hold his little girl in his arms.

As they got closer and closer to their target, one lead at a time, the men prepared themselves to go to war.

TITLE: Bring Me the Dead

AUTHOR: Becky Black

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 259

RELEASE DATE: 9/16/2023

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A million years ago, a galactic empire fell. The ruins of that ancient empire are a source of many things. Wonder, knowledge, academic careers, and treasure. Treasure is what Beau Johnson seeks, tracking down artifacts for high-paying clients. Once a top student at the specialist institute for the study of the ancient empire, Beau rejected respectable archaeology and academia in favor of adventure.

Unlike his one-time rival Park Ki-tae, a brilliant student who became an enforcement agent tasked with keeping Imperial artifacts out of private collections. Beau thinks Ki-tae needs to loosen up, have more fun, and, especially, stop making it his life’s work to send Beau to jail. Ki-tae thinks Beau is a rogue and a criminal. And it was a big mistake to sleep with him that one time …

When a client sends Beau after a legendary artifact that supposedly allows communication with the dead, Ki-tae pursues, sure this time he’ll nail Beau. But circumstances force them to work together and deal with the feelings for each other they’ve both long denied. They have very different plans for the artifact they’re seeking … if it’s not a myth. Will they ever agree on their plans, or on anything else at all?

TITLE: Lost Connection

AUTHOR: Lucien Grey

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 123

RELEASE DATE: 9/16/2023

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Lori had no intention of falling in love, having never had the capacity to feel anything. But the more time he spends at the Restoration Facility, under the care of Dr. Rowen, he begins to change, unable to understand how or why. But he knows one thing for certain — he doesn’t want to be apart from the kind doctor.

After escaping an abusive marriage which left him feeling weak and worthless, Dr. Rowen Pace convinced himself he was content to live alone, surrounded by machines and closed off from almost everyone in his life. However, when one particular droid in his care starts showing signs of humanity, Rowen is forced to face his past trauma in order to help this unique being navigate what it means to be human, surprised by how far he is willing to go to save this droid … and himself.

TITLE: Lake Road, Last House

AUTHOR: David Lee Holcomb

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 271

RELEASE DATE: 9/16/2023

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Jacob Carlyle has been living his best life as a successful political commentator and social media influencer. His comfortable existence goes into meltdown, however, when right-wing activists go public with a hidden-camera video of Jacob in a hotel room with the married son of an ultra-conservative politician.

Suddenly Jacob is the target of attacks from both ends of the political spectrum. He retreats to his late grandfather’s remote farmhouse to sort out the mess.

He finds an ally in childhood friend Benny Stokes, and with Benny’s quiet encouragement Jacob finally begins work on his long-delayed novel as he tries to adjust to life in the backwoods — although not without distractions from invading wildlife, a hostile barn cat, suspicious locals, eccentric contractors, and his evolving feelings for Benny.

Jacob soon realizes that he can’t build a future without first coming to grips with the past.

TITLE: Yours

AUTHOR: Scarlet Blackwell

SERIES: Damaged Goods #1.5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 194

RELEASE DATE: 9/16/2023

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“If you’re not in love with Matt, then you must be in love with me.”

Lewis Green has his world ripped apart on the eve of the opening of his best friend’s bookstore. Matt Harmon’s almost killed in a car accident on his way to the launch and Lewis doesn’t know if he’ll survive. In his hour of need, he turns to his other friend, Nick, for solace.

Nick might work for Matt, but they haven’t always seen eye to eye. He’s not afraid to voice his opinion on the cold, self-interested Matt to Lewis and it causes untold friction. Nick can’t understand why Lewis and Matt are so close, but the idea that Matt might not survive and the effect it will have on Lewis, is too horrific to contemplate. Nick will do whatever it takes to be there for Lewis and see him through the darkest time in his life.

The two grow closer than they ever have and suddenly, things become confusing and both men start to question what they always thought they knew.

TITLE: A Bear Wolf for Joel

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Omegas of Animals #10

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 9/17/2023

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It all started with a purr…

Omega cat shifter Joel is fine being alone. Really he is. That’s how cats are. Only he isn’t fine at all. He wants more in life…he wants what his bestie found with their true mate. If only it were that easy.

It all started with a commision…

Alpha wolf shifter Rick is one of the only members of his pack who doesn’t work for Hansen and Wolfe Enterprises. But, then again, he isn’t really a wolf, not in the way they are, not with his father a bear. And besides, he much prefers creating his art than working up the corporate ladder.

When Rick is hired by Animals to design a new art installation, he immediately agrees. If anyplace can propel his career into the stratosphere, it’s Animals. Little does he know, the show will bring him so much more than that. It will bring him his mate.

TITLE: Make Mine A Bunny

AUTHORS: Harper B. Cole & Colbie Dunbar

SERIES: Mated by Chance #8

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

RELEASE DATE: 9/17/2023

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Shifters are supposed to know who they are.

Omega Griffin is a bunny shifter which comes as a shock when he takes his fur during a hike. Instead of enjoying a walk in the woods as a human adult, he’s suddenly a defenseless rabbit, surrounded by predators.

Human alpha Logan has just arrived in Riverford to take up a job at a children’s store. His boss, Harry, has a shock of blue hair and a meddlesome uncle, Mr. Lucas. They welcome Logan into their new home until he finds a place of his own.

Griffin is terrified alone in the forest as he huddles under a rock. But he scents danger as a creature pads over the forest floor in his direction. He takes off and squeezes under a glass wall until a kind human rescues him and takes him home.

The omega is traumatized and even when Mr. Lucas instructs him on how to take his skin, he refuses to go outside. Sharing a house with Logan and the others, the omega doesn’t talk much but with Griffin’s help, he gradually opens up and becomes more like himself, except with a bunny inside who talks to him and wants to shift.

The pair become friends but Logan hopes they can be more than that.

TITLE: Mike’s Assistant

AUTHOR: C.K. Noel

SERIES: Satchel Pride #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 215

RELEASE DATE: 9/17/2023

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Lion shifter and business executive Mike Doy thought he’d never find his fated mate… until he hires Jake Bradford.

His biggest mistake – revealing his true nature to Jake. Or maybe their shared kiss. Whatever ignited between them quickly burns out as Jake’s life spirals out of control. Jake isn’t prepared to understand—much less face—the paranormal world or the concept of fated mates.

After Jake’s parents were lost in a tragic wreck, he’d been tasked with caring for his young brothers. But a cruel aunt with the intent to take his brothers and an irate landlady threaten to separate the family.

Mike offers help, but Jake might not be able to accept the intimidating shifter’s support. With the help of a friend, Vanessa, Jake begins to understand the shifters and discovers another side of Mike. A side that’s loving, caring, and an ally. But his ever-shifting world might keep him and the man he’s fallen for apart… unless both are willing to fight to protect their love and family.

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