Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Comfort | Ravella Ives | Riptide Publishing | 12/4/2023 | Amazon | |
| Unmatched Devil | Charity Parkerson | Punk & Sissy Publications | 12/4/2023 | Damaged Devils #7 | Amazon |
| Dash’s Secret | Kaytea Kat | Decadent Publishing | 12/4/2023 | A Little Christmas! | Amazon |
| Loney Diner | Dann Hazel | The Original Press | 12/4/2023 | Some Like It Haute #3 | Amazon |
| The Spoil of Beasts | Gregory Ashe | Hodgkin & Blount | 12/4/2023 | Iron on Iron #3 | Amazon |
| Cage of Nightingales | Elizabeth Hopkinson | Self Published | 12/4/2023 | Angelio #1 | Amazon |
| The Gift of Christmas | Drew Duncan | Self Published | 12/4/2023 | Amazon | |
| A Sucker for Christmas | J.P. Sayle | Self Published | 12/4/2023 | Tinsel and Tentacles | Amazon |
| Catered All the Way | Annabeth Albert | Self Published | 12/4/2023 | Amazon | |
| Hot Chocolate Wishes | Nicole Edwards | Self Published | 12/4/2023 | The Jamesons of Coyote Ridge #1 | Amazon |
| Heart First | S.B. Barnes | NineStar Press | 12/5/2023 | Hudson Valley Murder Mysteries #1 | Amazon |
| Christmas Angel | PG Forte | Chapultepec Press | 12/5/2023 | Angels in the Afterlife | Amazon |
| Nauti or Nice | Ava Olsen | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | Voyagers #5 | Amazon |
| Clausing a Scene | Casey Cox | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | Christmas Falls | Amazon |
| Sleigh it Aint So | Charlie Cochet | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | The Kings: A Treemendous Christmas #2 | Amazon |
| His Patient Omega | Morgan Lysand | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | Christmas Omegas | Amazon |
| Always Mine | T. Ashleigh | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | Amazon | |
| Holiday Pup-capade | Jaime Samms | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | Four-legged Cupid | Amazon |
| Christmas in Heaven | A.E Jensen & E.L Ough | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Director | August Jones | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | The Manhandled Series #3 | Amazon |
| Blaine’s Secret | Brina Brady | Self Published | 12/5/2023 | A Little Christmas! | Amazon |
| His Alpha Prince | Kota Quinn | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Christmas Omegas | Amazon |
| Resting Grinch Face | R.J. Peterson | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | SEAsons of Love #2 | Amazon |
| Magic For You | Anyta Sunday | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Love & Family #4 | Amazon |
| Love & Limitations | J. Scott Coatsworth | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Amazon | |
| Chestnuts: | Ivy Bennet | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Do or Die | Amazon |
| Relevant Heart | Janice Jarrell | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | The Fearless Heart #3 | Amazon |
| A Winter Awakening | Gigi Rivers | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | A Nymph Solstice Romance #6 | Amazon |
| Unnatural Fate | J.R. Gray | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Amazon | |
| Oscar’s Secret | Jena Wade | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | A Little Christmas! | Amazon |
| All I Want For Christmas is Stu | Lisa Henry | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Vampire King’s Surprise | X. Aratare | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Ever Dark #6 | Amazon |
| The Christmas Summons | Kelly Fox | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Wild Heart Ranch | Amazon |
| God of Fury | Rina Kent | Self Published | 12/6/2023 | Legacy of Gods #5 | Amazon |
| Travis’s Secret | Aria Grace | Surrendered Press | 12/7/2023 | A Little Christmas! | Amazon |
| Go the Long Way | AJ Pines | Suncatcher Press | 12/7/2023 | Amazon | |
| The Royal Curse | Eliot Grayson | Smoking Teacup Books | 12/7/2023 | Twilight Mages #1 | Amazon |
| Warm Hearts | Kristian Parker | Self Published | 12/7/2023 | Queens Crescent #6 | Amazon |
| Matrimonial Merriment | Nicky James | Self Published | 12/7/2023 | Valor and Doyle Mysteries #7 | Amazon |
| Fearless | Declan Rhodes | Self Published | 12/7/2023 | Hockey Heroes #4 | Amazon |
| The Billionaire’s Rival | Silvia Violet | Self Published | 12/7/2023 | Bad Boy Billionaires #2 | Amazon |
| Uriel | Macy Blake | Self Published | 12/7/2023 | Yule Lads #2 | Amazon |
| A Barista for Christmas | J. Hali Steele | Changeling Press | 12/8/2023 | Amazon | |
| Tinsel Tears | Emma Smith | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Amazon | |
| No Elfing Way | Hayden Hall | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Christmas Falls | Amazon |
| This Is On You | Hinsel Meyer | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Fan Service Series #3.5 | Amazon |
| His Holiday Fate | RS McKenzie | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Christmas Omegas | Amazon |
| Sassy Elf | MM Farmer | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Omega Christmas Elves #3 | Amazon |
| Logan’s Secret | Joe Satoria | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | A Little Christmas! | Amazon |
| Pretty Dogs | Riley Nash | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Dirty Strays #2 | Amazon |
| Can We Keep Him For Christmas? | Leigh Lennon | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Amazon | |
| Secrets and Kisses | M.A. Innes | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Blue Ridge Magic #2 | Amazon |
| Fated Mates and How to Woo Them | AJ Sherwood | Self Published | 12/8/2023 | Fated Mates #2 | Amazon |
| Glad Tidings | Shawn Lane | JMS Books | 12/9/2023 | Amazon | |
| It’s Your Lucky Holiday | David Connor & E.F. Mulder | JMS Books | 12/9/2023 | Change of Luck #2 | Amazon |
| Forever Ink | Myf Wren | Self Published | 12/9/2023 | Tewsbury Daddies #2 | Amazon |
| Holiday Crush | Lane Hayes | Self Published | 12/10/2023 | The Elmwood Stories #3 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Cold Comfort
AUTHOR: Ravella Ives
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 298
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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When the war is lost, what else is worth winning?
Lt. Francis Ransome is newly promoted and completely miserable. After a year and a half of fighting in Russia’s revolutionary fallout, his regiment is retreating across the bitter Siberian wilderness, the war lost. Home has never been so close and yet so far, and any breath could be their last. When they stumble upon the remains of a Czech evacuation, they offer what help they can, but out here, it’s every man for himself.
Francis is instantly drawn to Sasha Jandáček, a handsome but withdrawn young soldier. The attraction is mutual—and enthralling—but it could spell the end for them both. Despite their best efforts, hesitance grows into friendship, and friendship blossoms into something else. Together, they struggle to conceal both feelings and fear in a world that won’t accept either.
As war stalks their footsteps and relentless winter gnaws on their morale, the journey home becomes a fight for survival. Francis and Sasha face the threat of discovery, death, and one burning question: even if they make it home, what future can they possibly have together?
TITLE: Unmatched Devil
AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson
SERIES: Damaged Devils #7
PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications
LENGTH: 134
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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Rian has already taken him against his will once. Since then, Kylian can’t stop seeing him everywhere he looks. Now it’s his turn.
As head of the Irish mafia, New York is his town. Just as it was his father’s before him and his father’s father before that. No way will Rian allow Archer Woods to build warehouses for his illegal activities on his turf. He’s had some fun ensuring no one will work on his project. Kidnapped some people just for kicks. Now things are getting serious. He’s tired of playing with Archer. Unfortunately, one person he snatched has him distracted. In his world, that’s not a good thing.
A few months ago, Kylian had been minding his business, thinking about college stuff, when he was stolen from his driveway. While Kylian wasn’t harmed, the entire experience changed him. Terrified him. Kylian isn’t that guy. He’s a fighter. Rian has no idea what he started by messing with Kylian. If only Kylian could stop wanting the man, then maybe he could follow through with his plan to put Rian six feet under.
TITLE: Dash’s Secret
AUTHOR: Kaytea Kat
SERIES: A Little Christmas!
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 102
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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I don’t like keeping secrets, not even tiny ones. They only add stress to my life and keep me from being myself. But when the sexy new neighbor with daddy vibes pouring off of him asks me if I like Christmas, I lie and tell him it’s my favorite. He doesn’t need to know that just thinking about the holly and jingle bells and tree ornaments sends me back to a time when my world came crumbling down.
But then Nialls asked me to be his guest for a Little Christmas Holiday Weekend, and I need to decide; Go on vacation with the daddy of my dreams, or fess up and be left alone. I know which I need to do. I just don’t like it.
Little do I know that he knew my secret all along—and he likes it.
TITLE: Loney Diner
AUTHOR: Dann Hazel
SERIES: Some Like It Haute #3
PUBLISHER: The Original Press
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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Two gorgeous military men. One Lonely Diner, where people often search for romance. (The food is good there, too.)
One man plays it straight. Another grieves over a lost lover.
Though clearly meant for each other, Lance, an Air Force computer engineer, and Ryan, a former submariner in the Navy and now a military college professor, are conflicted gay men blinded by painful wounds of their past decisions.
A younger Ryan Ball decides he can be happy only by conforming to social expectations. So what does he do? He decides he must have a wife and kids. Though he acknowledges to himself that he can never be straight, he is convinced that, with effort and determination, he can play the necessary roles.
At thirty-one, Lance Dingle falls for his best friend and roommate, Randy, a stunt pilot who agrees to a friends-with-benefits arrangement. Then, tragedy strikes. Lance finds himself alone and lonely, living with memories of Randy and an ever-expanding list of “what-might-have-beens.”
Callie Yenti, a transwoman and drag performer extraordinaire, enters the picture. She owns Lonely Diner and possesses an uncanny insight into the workings of the heart.
Even the complicated hearts of her two stubborn friends, Lance and Ryan.
TITLE: The Spoil of Beasts
AUTHOR: Gregory Ashe
SERIES: Iron on Iron #3
PUBLISHER: Hodgkin & Blount
LENGTH: 328
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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A jailhouse slaughter. A relentless killer. And way too much jackassing around.
When word comes that two key witnesses in an investigation are dead, North and Shaw are surprised—and pleased—to learn that their friend, John-Henry Somerset, is interested in hiring them as freelance contractors for the Wahredua police department. The department is stretched thin, and the investigation into the Cottonmouth Club (and the criminal organization operating there) is collapsing. Not to mention—in North and Shaw’s opinion, anyway—they’re the best detectives around.
Tracking down the killer won’t be easy, though. The trail ends at the doors of a megachurch, where the close-knit family of the pastor is keeping more than one secret. Worse, a local politician seems to be involved, and he’s got secrets of his own. On top of that, a sheriff’s deputy has gone missing, and North and Shaw are convinced he knows who is orchestrating events.
Pressing the investigation takes North and Shaw into the crosshairs—literally. And when their friends become targets as well, North and Shaw must hurry to learn the truth before the killer can strike at the people they care for most.
Because when it comes to his friends, the only one who gets to mess with them is North McKinney.
TITLE: Cage of Nightingales
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Hopkinson
SERIES: Angelio #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 291
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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In a highly-structured eighteenth-century society, the city state of Angelio is known for two things: its music, and its guardian, the Archangel Michael.
At Angelio’s music school—nicknamed the Cage of Nightingales—castrato singer Carlo is headed for fame at the opera … at the price of personal freedom. Charity pupil Tammo hates the school and everyone in it, and wants to live in the woods, charming birds with his flute.
When Tammo meets Carlo, their lives change forever. With the help of the Archangel, they can grant to each other whatever their hearts desire. But staying true isn’t easy, and their choices will affect not just their futures, but that of Celestina—a young aristocrat destined to be the third person in their relationship.
TITLE: The Gift of Christmas
AUTHOR: Drew Duncan
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 42
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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For six years widower Derek has been alone for Christmas.
This year, his sister tricks him into revisiting some holiday traditions with their family, determined to bring her brother back to life.
Enter Bryan, a single photographer who gives Derek a seasonal snapshot of what life could be like if he let go of his grief.
Is Derek ready for festive fun once more, and is Bryan the one to give him back the gift of Christmas?
TITLE: A Sucker for Christmas
AUTHOR: J.P. Sayle
SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 223
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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An annual Christmas vacation to Australia gives two long-term friends more than they bargained for—love. But one of them has a secret that could suck in more ways than one.
Fitch found his soulmate, Shaun, when they were both four years old, but they were separated by two things, a couple of oceans and their age. Not to mention the secret Fitch has been keeping. The fact you can turn into an octopus at will isn’t the kind of thing to be sprung on anyone, especially a soul mate.
Every winter, Shaun heads down under to spend Christmas with his family. For the last twenty years, he’s spent his favorite holiday surfing and lazing around on golden beaches with his best friend, Fitch. Shaun wants more than friendship, however, but has no clue how to get the man of his dreams to see him as more than a friend. Enter Mandy, Shaun’s sister, and Christmas is all set to become an adventure with hilarious consequences.
Fitch and Shaun are about to find out how to deal with the discovery that true love comes with suckers.
TITLE: Catered All the Way
AUTHOR: Annabeth Albert
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 250
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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Tis the season for a hopeless crush on my older brother’s best friend…
This year will be different. I’m all grown up, my gaming channel is a huge success, and I finally have the confidence to make my move on Atlas Orion, the hottest chief in the navy.
However, I don’t intend for my smooth move to be covering Atlas in cranberry sauce. Not at all how I want to reintroduce myself to my new roomie and coworker. Atlas is in town to help save Seasons, my family’s historic holiday gift shop and event space. Seasons is booked solid with catered parties, so we need to avoid any more disasters.
Like my malfunctioning air mattress. We’re down to one bed, two dudes, and a whole lot of holiday-fling temptation. Atlas has never been with a guy, but I don’t have to do much persuading. And what better way to explore than a secret romp? No strings, and no one has to know.
The problem? With every passing week, I fall harder for Atlas, who’s far more than his drool-worthy muscles and heroic job. He’s kind, funny, makes me breakfast in bed, and each midnight snowball fight brings us that much closer to heartbreak.
Atlas can’t stay in Kringle’s Crossing forever, and I can’t imagine leaving the only place I’ve called home. Our feelings run deep, but is it a holiday illusion? Can we find our way to a lasting future?
TITLE: Hot Chocolate Wishes
AUTHOR: Nicole Edwards
SERIES: The Jamesons of Coyote Ridge #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 260
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/2023
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Reilly Jameson has had a crush on her older brother’s best friend for as long as she can remember. This year, she’s decided to put it all on the line and see if she can give Brady McCord a nudge in the right direction. She intends to show him that despite the age difference, they can be really good together.
Donovan Jameson has shrugged off his attraction to his little sister’s best friend for quite some time because Tate Riggs is not his type. But for some reason, he can’t shake it anymore. When Tate calls him sweetie, Donovan wants nothing more than to dominate the younger man and show him just how sweet they can be together.
TITLE: Heart First
AUTHOR: S.B. Barnes
SERIES: Hudson Valley Murder Mysteries #1
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 351
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Daniel Rosenbaum leads a predictable life. He’s a professor at Lobell, a small liberal arts college in the Hudson Valley, where he spends his days teaching classes and doing research alongside his friends and fellow professors, Colette and Mario. The biggest change Daniel’s routine has seen in years is when car trouble leads him across the Hudson and into an unexpected romantic encounter with local mechanic Tony.
When tragedy strikes in the form of Mario’s murder, Daniel’s orderly life is thrown into chaos. Not only is his friend dead, it seems Mario was keeping secrets that could cause rifts in Lobell’s close-knit community. At first, Daniel’s intensifying relationship with Tony is the only way he can find solace from his grief and confusion. But all too soon, the trail of Mario’s secrets leads Daniel to the same place he’s been seeking comfort: Angel Automotive, the auto repair shop run by Tony’s family.
Before long, Daniel is forced to question everything: his friends, his job, the way he lives his life, and the relationship he’s not even sure he’s in yet. Only one thing is for sure: Daniel is falling heart-first—in love or into mortal danger.
TITLE: Christmas Angel
AUTHOR: PG Forte
SERIES: Angels in the Afterlife
PUBLISHER: Chapultepec Press
LENGTH: 212
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Being fully transparent is good for a relationship, right? Well, maybe not when it’s literal.
Christmas Angel is a second-chance, holiday romance with a celestial twist. Probationary angel Jake Henderson has been sent back to earth to mend fences with his ex.
Or has he? Certainly Tony doesn’t seem to think that’s the case.
Tony DiCecco might have ninety-nine problems—and then some—between dealing with his meddlesome family AND running the family business (a Christmas tree farm in rural Texas) but he’s pretty sure that playing catch-up with his ex-husband isn’t supposed to be one of them. And what would even be the point? It’s a hard to imagine what kind of future the two of them could have when only one of them is still alive.
TITLE: Nauti or Nice
AUTHOR: Ava Olsen
SERIES: Voyagers #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 173
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Charlie: Being a first officer on board the superyacht Now, Voyager is a dream come true. And my personal life? I’m in and out and on to the next port, so to speak. I don’t have the inclination for a boyfriend. So when my boss asks me to work over the Christmas holiday, I’m happy to say yes.
And then Kiernan Doyle arrives.
The Irish bodyguard is a brawny grump with sad eyes and a shy smile. And I’m a sucker for a tough guy with a big…heart. Only, I’m pretty sure Kiernan told me he’s straight and I’ve been down that road before, falling for a man who can’t return my feelings. But I won’t deny that something is building between us.
And once we get under that mistletoe, I know. Christmas, and my life, will never be the same.
Kiernan: I’m a former MMA fighter turned bodyguard and while the fight money was great, my body knew it was time to leave. And being a bodyguard has its perks. Guarding billionaire Rowan Carter, and his husband Andrew is hardly work at all. His entourage of friends and family have become my friends too.
Including Charlie Cates, the First Officer on Rowan’s yacht.
Charlie’s not intimidated by my size or my grumpy demeanor. He’s the first person in years that I feel any kind of connection to. And I don’t know if it’s me or the mistletoe, but suddenly, I’m having naughty thoughts about the cute yachtie with killer dimples. Thoughts I’ve never had about a man before.
It turns out, all I want for Christmas, all I want always, is…Charlie.
TITLE: Clausing a Scene
AUTHOR: Casey Cox
SERIES: Christmas Falls
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 172
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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I’m definitely on Santa’s naughty list this year…
My agent calls me a PR nightmare, but I’m just trying to have some fun for the first time in my life. To clean up my supposed ‘bad boy’ image, I’m starring in a cheesy, live-action holiday rom-com set in Christmas Falls.
Ha, some punishment.
The head of the company producing the film is Hig Langdon, my best friend’s dad, a.k.a. my lifelong crush. The most kindhearted and devastatingly handsome guy I’ve ever laid my eyes on. A sexy businessman and mountain lumberjack rolled into one. He can jingle my bells any time.
But this year, I want Hig to stop seeing me as a kid… Or his son’s best friend. I’m an adult, and it’s time for Hig to start treating me like one. And I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.
TITLE: Sleigh it Aint So
AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet
SERIES: The Kings: A Treemendous Christmas #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 96
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Fitz Harlow has the idyllic life he always dreamed of. With the fashion industry a distant memory, he now revels in the joy of running his own salon. In addition to his flourishing career, Fitz has found the love of his life, Jack, and inherited a colorful family of former Green Berets and their loving partners. And who could forget his adorable poodle princess, Duchess? But life isn’t all sprinkles and gingerbread. As Jack becomes consumed by his work, cracks appear in their fairy-tale love story.
When their family is whisked away to the charming town of Winterhaven for the holiday season, Fitz eagerly embraces the festive merriment. Amidst the delightful matchmaking chaos and mischievous antics, can the enchantment of Christmas in Winterhaven work its magic to help Fitz and Jack rediscover the spark that first ignited their love?
TITLE: His Patient Omega
AUTHOR: Morgan Lysand
SERIES: Christmas Omegas
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 143
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Adam is an omega that has never had a heat. He’s twenty-five and past the age of an omega’s first cycle. His doctors have told him countless times he’ll never have the experience. But sometimes doctors get it wrong or perhaps Fate changes her mind. During rehearsal for the winter ballet, Adam goes into heat and he’s forced home with no alpha to help.
Peyton does odd jobs around town. One job is being a heat service provider to omegas without an alpha. When his next call is to his childhood best friend and the fated mate that rejected him years ago, he can’t help but try to ask for another provider. But Adam is too far gone and Peyton is the only alpha close enough.
Once Adam’s heat is over, the pair separate, only to be thrown back together to help decorate the dance studio’s winter parade float. Can the two reconcile? Or will Adam stay oblivious to Peyton’s true feelings?
TITLE: Always Mine
AUTHOR: T. Ashleigh
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Paxton-
I had it all. An amazing boyfriend, a full-ride scholarship, and so close to achieving my NFL dream. The future was headed my way, like a perfect spiral, straight down the field.
Until I fumbled the ball.
Everything I cared about was ripped away, and now my life has turned into something I no longer recognize. When I’m forced to move back home, I find myself face-to-face with the reminder of my own self-destruction.
Wyatt Clayton.
He wants nothing to do with me and I don’t blame him. I irrevocably broke us, and he made it clear there’s nothing I can do to change the past. But I’ve lost too much to add him to the pile, and I’ll do anything it takes to get him back.
I need him. He’s my rock, my true dream, my everything.
My Wyatt.
Wyatt-
I thought I was done feeling pain like this.
When Paxton left–turning his back on me and everything we’d shared–I shattered. It took years to put the jagged edges of myself back together, but I managed to create something whole, if not imperfect.
Then he came back, and the shaky foundation I was standing on crumbled.
Now I’m adrift, drowning in the memories, while choking on his presence. He says he wants me back in his life–but my heart won’t survive another break.
I have to resist him, and my long-buried emotions, but it’s starting to feel impossible. How can I stay strong when he’s the same boy I fell in love with.
My Paxton.
TITLE: Holiday Pup-capade
AUTHOR: Jaime Samms
SERIES: Four-legged Cupid
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 99
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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It seemed like the perfect plan. Get out of town. Fast, and wait for the shrapnel of my blown-up life to settle.
I took a job in a small—and I do mean small—town up north as a pet groomer. There’s nothing to do, no place to go, so I should be able to stay out of trouble.
Except there’s this dog. No one seems to know where he belongs, and he thinks he belongs with me, so he follows me everywhere.
When his owner finally does show up, of course the man is an insufferable jerk. And incredibly gorgeous. And he needs a dog sitter.
Who am I to say no to a quick buck and a week of canine companionship? Besides, it’s too delicious to tease Jack with every update about how much his dog loves me. I wasn’t trying to make a life here. I had no intention of falling in love. I don’t think Jack was looking for romance either.
We both blame the dog for what happened next.
TITLE: Christmas in Heaven
AUTHORS: A.E Jensen & E.L Ough
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 170
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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You never know when you’re going to meet Mr. Right. It could be on your worst day, thirty-five thousand feet in the air.
-Heaven
With Christmas just around the corner, now might not be the best time to strike out on my own, but when my job offers me a paid internship in the US, how can I say no? Orphaned since the age of sixteen, being part of a family is all I dream of. To once again feel safe and cherished and for someone to understand my disability.
Does such a man even exist? And if so, am I too old at nineteen to believe in Christmas miracles?
-Mason
My plans to spend Christmas in the UK fell through when I was called back home for my mother’s accident. From there, one disaster led to the next. It seemed the only thing that could turn my day around was the delightful young man seated next to me on the plane.
With a name like Heaven Leigh, he must have been sent from above.
TITLE: The Director
AUTHOR: August Jones
SERIES: The Manhandled Series #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 466
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Spring training is only a month away, and I’m supposed to be on vacation. The last place I want to be is snowed in with my arrogant teammate and the complete stranger he’s crushing on.
Vince Rossi is everything I hate. Too good looking, too talented, and totally unwilling to give me a pass for making one mistake. He treats me like every other cocky jock did growing up. And the stranger, Elio Basso, is the former porn star who owns the cabin we’re stuck in who looks at Vince like he hung the damn moon.
Watching Elio and Vince seduce each other makes me uncomfortable. Jealous. Confused. Agitated. The harsh feelings confuse the crap out of me, but nothing triggers me more than feeling left out. The only problem is—I’m not gay. At least—I don’t think I am, but the passionate way they kiss is just… It’s like everything I’ve always wanted but never let myself have. When Elio and Vince tell me there’s room for one more in bed, I catch fire. As the three of us give in to cabin fever, we burn too hot to remember that fevers, like winning streaks, are meant to break.
TITLE: Blaine’s Secret
AUTHOR: Brina Brady
SERIES: A Little Christmas!
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 183
RELEASE DATE: 12/5/2023
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Looking for a Daddy? Looking for a boy?
This Christmas Party mixer is for you. (Males 18+ only)
This could provide the perfect solution for Blaine and Davie, whose minimum wage job has left them struggling to afford any housing except a dilapidated motel room with a single bed.
It could also provide the perfect solution for Daddy Jacob, a co-sponsor of the mixer who’s decided it’s time to find a boy.
Blaine and Davie are too poor to afford transportation to the mixer, but life in the group home they recently aged out of has made them determined and resourceful, so Blaine bravely calls the number on the poster and explains their problem. Jacob has never had to worry about money and something in Blaine’s honesty intrigues him, so he sends a car for them.
Daddy Jacob immediately knows he wants Blaine, but several things stand in his way. First, there’s a rule that he must mix with all the prospective boys for the five days and only make his choice on Christmas Eve, and second, he has to make Blaine choose him over the other daddies and finally; he knows Blaine won’t abandon Davie without a daddy of his own.
When Blaine reveals a secret, will it further complicate their situation? Can they overcome all these obstacles with the help of some Christmas magic?
TITLE: His Alpha Prince
AUTHOR: Kota Quinn
SERIES: Christmas Omegas
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 178
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Trapped in one of the last territories where omegas have no rights, Astra only has two options: to be auctioned off to the highest bidder or to try to become one of the prized Jewel Omegas. When Astra’s best friend is forced into an arranged marriage, they decide to have one night of freedom by sneaking out to attend a night parade.
Only, Astra never expects to meet an Alpha, let alone a demon Alpha who lights his soul on fire.
Maven is a Prince of the Fourth Kingdom of the Demon Realm, and he is bored. Desperate to feel something, his friend convinces him to attend a series of parties where alphas get a chance to court the omegas looking for a mate. A week before the first ball, Maven attends a Christmas celebration where he meets his fated mate. Not wanting to frighten the little omega, Maven uses an incantation to appear human. He plans to win Astra’s heart before showing him his demon appearance.
Only, Maven finds out his mate is the most sought-after omega of the season.
TITLE: Resting Grinch Face
AUTHOR: R.J. Peterson
SERIES: SEAsons of Love #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 55
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Noel Woodbury is a retired English professor whose one true love was taken from him way too early, leaving him a grumpy, lonely man. Love is the last thing he’s looking for on the birthday/Christmas cruise his sister gifts him with.
Joshua Nolan is thrilled to be cruising with his best friends just before Christmas. Then a chance meeting and a love of reading might lead to other things
Can bar waiter Gabe work his match making magic to help a grinch-y guy find love again with a younger man?
TITLE: Magic For You
AUTHOR: Anyta Sunday
SERIES: Love & Family #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 137
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Will this Christmas gift, with its hint of “magic”, win the love of his crush?
In the middle of the festive season, gardener Jase finds himself renting in a new neighbourhood, tending yet another garden that won’t belong to him. But when a boisterous golden retriever brings Robin into the yard, something magical in Jase wakes up.
Jase wants to gift his new neighbour the Christmas tree of his dreams—a real live fir, grown in Robin’s own back garden—and win his heart in the process. From young sapling to fully-fledged Douglas fir in less than a year? That would be magic.
He has a plan to make it happen, and it all seems to be coming along well . . . until ‘awesome, amazing’ Lyle shows up. Lyle is also crushing on Robin, and he has the most annoying advantages: He’s smart. He’s witty. He’s ridiculously good-looking.
And he got there first.
The race to Robin’s heart is looking tough; Jase must outdo Lyle at every romantic opportunity. So that, this Christmas, he’ll share the tree with the one he loves.
TITLE: Love & Limitations
AUTHOR: J. Scott Coatsworth
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 250
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Love & Limitations is Scott’s fourth short story collection and first one featuring contemporary MM and LGBTQ+ stories:
I Only Want to Be With You: Derrek likes Ryan. Ryan likes Alex. Alex treats Ryan like trash. So why can’t he see who really loves him?
The Boy in the Band: It’s hard for a trans kid in high school, just like it was for a gay kid two decades before. Can Ryan and Justin find common ground in time?
Translation: Dominic has a thing for Italian guys, especially his boss, Dante. His roommate Enrico has a thing for him. No matter how this ends, someone is going to get hurt.
Slow Thaw: As the Antarctic warms, so does the chilly relationship between scientist Javier Fernandez and new arrival-and trans man-Col Steele as they contend with a disaster on the ice.
Ten: After the death of his husband, Chris faces a gay mid-life crisis-at thirty-five-as he jumps back into the dating scene for ten dates in ten days.
TITLE: Chestnuts:
AUTHOR: Ivy Bennet
SERIES: Do or Die
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 79
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Unattainable. That’s what he’s always been.
Every day for the past year has been the same, so why now?
His life in the Mori MC makes me hesitant to get involved, but I can handle anything for him. With him.
The season of new beginnings is here. The best time to get some nuts to the chest and hope you don’t get your heart roasted, too.
TITLE: Relevant Heart
AUTHOR: Janice Jarrell
SERIES: The Fearless Heart #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 302
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Colin is prosecuting his first murder case, and his ability to remain emotionally detached is challenged as the circumstances surrounding the crime awaken his deep inner fear of losing someone he loves, a fear nearly realized when – only two short months ago – Joshua was kidnapped and violently assaulted.
While Colin and his team gather evidence, Joshua endeavors to create a program that will establish a bridge between veterans suffering a mental health crisis and local police. But the effort drains Joshua’s already fragile health to a dangerous degree, leaving Colin frantic with worry and frustration.
Meanwhile, Nate has a play opening off-Broadway and must live in New York City for six to eight weeks… alone. It is clear from the onset that the director has the hots for Nate – or at least for his talent as a playwright – which has David pacing the floor in anxiety. He is happy for Nate and proud of his husband but worried about the director’s attention and unhappy about Nate’s long absence.
By the time Nate celebrates his opening night, all four friends are exhausted both emotionally and physically and ready for the healing trip to Ireland they’ve been planning for months.
Colin’s breathtaking ancestral home provides many magical moments, but an unexpected and terrifying incident leaves them shaken and questioning the faith in each other that has always been their foundation. Will these shattering circumstances strengthen their bonds or break their hearts and tear their relationships apart?
TITLE: A Winter Awakening
AUTHOR: Gigi Rivers
SERIES: A Nymph Solstice Romance #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 167
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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A naïve human virgin lost in the mountains. An older nymph who swoops in and rescues him.
Gael fled on his wedding day when he realised he couldn’t marry the bride. He should have recognised it sooner, but he’s always been such a bumble-headed fool. Now he is fleeing on horseback. He gets lost and injured and takes shelter in a cave. He fears that his rash decision might cost him his life.
Thankfully, the mountain nymph Orteo rescues Gael. Gael doesn’t know what he’d do without Orteo looking after him. He’s so lucky to have the older, experienced nymph as a friend.
However, Orteo yearns for more than just friendship from the young human. But is Gael too naive to recognise what is possible between them?
TITLE: Unnatural Fate
AUTHOR: J.R. Gray
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 313
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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My soul mate is my natural enemy.
Or close enough.
He’s a vampire and I’m a wolf.
Our kinds are at war. A centuries old blood war.
I can’t stay away from him. I hate him, but I want him.
Our love is a standoff. For every inch I take, he pushes a mile.
The world is against us. But I’m so tired of fighting the ties between us.
For every wolf that dies at the hands of a vampire, I feel more guilty.
Yet I go to him over and over and we use each other just enough until next time.
I can’t stop.
We both swear it’ll be the last time, but here we are again.
The cycle never ends.
But this time it has to.
I must either choose him and betray my people or walk away for good.
TITLE: Oscar’s Secret
AUTHOR: Jena Wade
SERIES: A Little Christmas!
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 128
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Moving sucks. Moving to a new city, into the house of a relative you never knew existed and will now never meet, plus starting a new job— that was a whole new level of overwhelming. I just wanted to slip into my little space and let daddy take care of everything. One problem: I don’t have a daddy. Maybe I should put him on my Christmas Wish List.
And then Santa delivers in the form of a smexy Daddy next door. Only Maxwell doesn’t seem to want a little, at least not one permanetly. That’s okay, I’m happy with the playtime he’s willing to give. A sometimes daddy is better than no daddy at all.
TITLE: All I Want For Christmas is Stu
AUTHOR: Lisa Henry
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 66
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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Life isn’t going to plan for Charlie Mathis. He’s back in Cutler Lake with no job, no prospects, and no plan. But when he sees his old childhood crush, Stuart Harrison, working at Santa’s Grotto in the local mall, suddenly things don’t seem so bad.
When Charlie was growing up, Stu was always way out of his league. Well, not anymore! The guy is wearing an elf costume—he’s clearly failing harder at life than Charlie is right now. It’s a perfect match, right?
But Christmas has a surprise for Charlie, and it’s not what’s under the tree.
TITLE: The Vampire King’s Surprise
AUTHOR: X. Aratare
SERIES: Ever Dark #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 202
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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After Vampire King Daemon uses Armageddon to transform the disloyal Vampires at the Spire back into mortals, the Ever Dark still has many surprises in store for our heroes. Christian is literally haunted by David, the man he had an affair with long ago. Balthazar finds too many similarities between himself and Caemorn for his comfort. And Vampires from the past are starting to appear, hearing their king’s call…
TITLE: The Christmas Summons
AUTHOR: Kelly Fox
SERIES: Wild Heart Ranch
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 124
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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I’ve loved Gael Hernandez from the moment I laid eyes on him. We had a moment back in the summer, but he needed time to recover from the traumatic events that reshaped his family.
It’s now Christmas, and I think my talented shoemaker is finally ready to let me love him for the rest of his life.
The only problem? I’ve been summoned to join my family in England, and it’s an invitation I cannot refuse. Finding it impossible to leave Gael now that we’ve finally admitted feelings for each other, I bring him with me.
I should have known better.
Unlike the Hernandez family’s warm Christmas traditions, this visit has nothing to do with the holidays and everything to do with my father’s designs on my life going forward. Designs that don’t include the beautiful man with stained fingertips and a heart as big as the sky.
TITLE: God of Fury
AUTHOR: Rina Kent
SERIES: Legacy of Gods #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 581
RELEASE DATE: 12/6/2023
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I’m not attracted to men.
Or so I thought before I slammed into Nikolai Sokolov.
A mafia heir, a notorious bastard, and a violent monster.
An ill-fated meeting puts me in his path.
And just like that, he has his sights set on me.
A quiet artist, a golden boy, and his enemy’s twin brother.
He doesn’t seem to care that the odds are stacked against us.
In fact, he sets out to break my steel-like control and blur my limits.
I thought my biggest worry was being noticed by Nikolai.
I’m learning the hard way that being wanted by this beautiful nightmare is much worse.
TITLE: Travis’s Secret
AUTHOR: Aria Grace
SERIES: A Little Christmas!
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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Travis is always the trusted and reliable one. He’s there for anyone who needs him, gives up his weekends to donate time to several charities, and is always the designated driver so other people can have fun and still get home safely. But he has a secret that he can barely admit to himself. There is no way he’ll ever be able to admit it to someone else…even if that means he’ll never truly be happy.
Jared has been supervising scenes at Primal, the local kink club, for years. But he’s never connected with anyone who was right for him. And he’s coming to terms with the fact that he probably never will.
By a stroke of fate, he meets Travis and can instantly tell what he truly needs. The trick is to get Travis to admit it to them both.
TITLE: Go the Long Way
AUTHOR: AJ Pines
PUBLISHER: Suncatcher Press
LENGTH: 343
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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Jakob has regrets. It’s inevitable in a life as wayward as his.
Managing the island’s horse ranch, raising his teenage daughter as a single dad? It goes to fill that hole in him the way the military never did. And yet…
There’s still something missing. Some fragment of himself he’d only just glimpsed that life-changing night; before it was all ripped away in a mistake that cost him his best friend. A mistake he’d do just about anything to make right.
Ethan however? He can’t risk going through that kind of hurt again. The wary former football star has worked hard to rebuild his life from the ashes Jakob left behind, even if it’s left him with a few regrets of his own.
Not to mention a few enemies.
Against his better judgment, Ethan is forced to accept Jakob’s help, and Jakob’s not about to waste this second chance.
Sparks start flying between the two men once more, but has too much time passed to rekindle their friendship? Or maybe even…more?
Can Jakob and Ethan heal old wounds in time to save a life —
Before it’s too late?
TITLE: The Royal Curse
AUTHOR: Eliot Grayson
SERIES: Twilight Mages #1
PUBLISHER: Smoking Teacup Books
LENGTH: 289
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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Dawn mage. Twilight mage. Cursed, useless, damaged, dangerous…
His birth magic leaves Prince Nikola with nothing but bad choices: live as another man’s possession, subject to his whims and his desires, or remain dependent on a potion that stunts his powers and prevents him from knowing love.
Andreas vows to protect the prince with his life—whether Nikola wants him to or not. After all, the queen pays his soldier’s wage. Nikola’s nothing but a job to do.
But when they find themselves stranded, with Nikola’s potion running out, Andreas has to…improvise. Because what Prince Nikola needs to survive is the opposite of a lowly guard’s respectful protection.
It should’ve been only one night. Just until the potion’s refilled. But now that Nikola’s had Andreas’s touch, he craves Andreas again and again. He shouldn’t. But he—and his magic—can’t live without it…
TITLE: Warm Hearts
AUTHOR: Kristian Parker
SERIES: Queens Crescent #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 203
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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Arvid Nilsen was once a big star until fame chewed him up and spat him out. Now he’s focused on building a career writing the songs instead of singing them.
A chance encounter with busker Cesar Rodriguez in New York sees the two thrown together in the pursuit of that special song which is going to change everything. When Cesar turns up on Arvid’s London doorstep, something sparks that neither of them can control.
Yet one of them isn’t being as honest as he could be. Will this perfect combination fall apart before they can even begin?
TITLE: Matrimonial Merriment
AUTHOR: Nicky James
SERIES: Valor and Doyle Mysteries #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 380
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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Quaid Andrew Valor and Aslan Ronan Doyle cordially invite you to be an honorary guest as they join their lives in matrimony. The ceremony is set to take place at Strongwind Castle on December 23rd. Save the date!
Time is short. Quaid has less than three months to plan the wedding of his dreams. A wedding that happens to land two days before Christmas. Don’t be fooled. It is not a Christmas wedding—at least not if Quaid has anything to say about it.
The wedding binder is fat and the list of things that need to be done is long, so when the department decides to implement a mandatory team-building Secret Santa event that will take up every one of Quaid’s available Saturdays, he is livid. There is no time for nonsense on his tight schedule.
When Aslan sees what the stress is doing to his fiancé, he calls in the cavalry to help plan the wedding. What could possibly go wrong with Ruiz and Torin on their side?
Relationships grow deeper. Friends and family come together to celebrate. And Quaid and Aslan finally tie the knot.
TITLE: Fearless
AUTHOR: Declan Rhodes
SERIES: Hockey Heroes #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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When NHL superstar Serge Lefebvre isn’t lighting up the scoreboard, he’s brightening disaster-stricken communities around the world. Always the savior, he’s got his life all planned out. Until he meets Griff Russo, an adrenaline-chasing nurse with a quick wit and a guarded heart.
Griff lives for emergency relief missions, for the satisfaction of making a difference where it counts. He’s got no room for anything—or anyone—else. Especially not a hockey player with a hero complex.
Thrown together in the chaos of an earthquake relief effort, their chemistry is seismic. Yet, Serge’s hesitance to be vulnerable and Griff’s resistance to compromise fan the flames of doubt. With Serge’s hockey season calling him back and Griff offered a career-making international assignment, they’re pulled worlds apart.
In a life where control is everything, will these two strong-willed men learn to co-pilot their way into a future together? Or will their insurmountable barriers and demanding careers make them decide that this unexpected love is simply not worth the fight?
TITLE: The Billionaire’s Rival
AUTHOR: Silvia Violet
SERIES: Bad Boy Billionaires #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 283
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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I’ve wanted Jay from the moment I saw him. He’s an attorney like me, and he’s competitive, skilled, and intelligent—not to mention hot as hell.
He also insists he’s straight.
That doesn’t stop him from flirting with me every chance he gets. And it doesn’t keep me from wanting him in my bed.
Our rivalry—and the chemistry between us—ignites when we end up on opposing sides of a case that threatens our lives as well as our professional reputations.
I might have all the resources anyone could ask for, but I don’t know if I can keep us both safe and keep Jay from breaking my heart.
TITLE: Uriel
AUTHOR: Macy Blake
SERIES: Yule Lads #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/7/2023
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His holiday is about to go off-book…
Uriel Lad is single all the way. He enjoys his quiet life in the small town of Mistletoe Falls, running Ornamentary Books and More. This holiday, though, Uriel’s Yule Lad magic is back, which means making mischief throughout the season. It should be a perfect Christmas, until his new friend Joe begs for help with a problem.
Joe Watson loves his new life in the quaint little holiday town he’s come to call home. His happiness is threatened when his ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly. In a panic, Joe claims that his closest friend in Mistletoe Falls is his boyfriend—his fake boyfriend who has snow interest in love or romance.
Uriel’s magic is causing havoc in his life, and his pretend relationship with Joe is complicating matters even further. He’ll have to use every trick in the book to save his heart and make sure Joe gets the happily ever after he’s always wanted.
TITLE: A Barista for Christmas
AUTHOR: J. Hali Steele
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 70
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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With a lot of hard work, Aspen Ferris’ dream of owning his own coffee shop has finally come true. Unfortunately, renovations are almost complete on a nearby mall that will house a chain coffee establishment. Not only that, Christmas is a few weeks away! When the electricity goes out at the mall, the construction company’s owner visits Asp’s store. Insulting the pushy brute gets Aspen thoroughly told off and… kissed! A kiss he can’t forget.
Dandridge St. Clare speeds to his worksite to handle an electric outage and misses his morning coffee. Locating a place to grab his caffeine fix, he’s offended by the barista at Your Coffee Cup. Anxious and upset, Dan pulls the man over the counter and can’t resist kissing the handsome jackass. On top of that, he enjoys the best cup of coffee ever. More unsettling still, he can’t erase the taste or feel of the man’s mouth. Dandridge returns for more of both.
The holidays are approaching and neither man expects much. Both get more than they bargained for.
TITLE: Tinsel Tears
AUTHOR: Emma Smith
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 260
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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It’s Christmas in the North Pole…
Abraham Cane has been in the closet ever since his disastrous “coming out” attempt, seven Christmases ago. But when he meets Patrick, every hang-up about his sexuality goes out of the window. He never thought he’d fall in love this Christmas – and he never thought he’d get his heart broken, either.
Thirty years later, the world has changed… and so have Abe and Patrick. When Abe receives some devastating news, he starts to question everything, and wonder if he could have done things differently…
But is it too late to fix his past mistakes?
TITLE: No Elfing Way
AUTHOR: Hayden Hall
SERIES: Christmas Falls
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 195
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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I’m your cookie-cutter villain…
Or that’s the role Christmas Falls has given me.
I’m here to help my grandfather fulfill the crazy amount of orders his toy shop is getting. The company I work for would love to take it off his hands. And I want to see Grandpa Nicholas enjoy a few years without having to work all day long.
When I arrive in Christmas Falls, not only is Gramps adamant about keeping the toy shop, but he has already hired an assistant enabler who can’t stand the sight of me. Ezra, the real world Santa’s Elf, an unbearable bubble of Christmas tradition, a walking, talking cinnamon roll, is as delusional as Grandpa Nick himself.
Suddenly, I’m the villain of this Christmas story. Ezra challenges every smart decision I make and thinks I’m here to steal Christmas from the town’s kids.
Convincing Grandpa to sell the shop and fighting Ezra at every turn is more than one guy can do alone. But maybe I don’t have to. A temporary truce with Ezra quickly turns into a passionate and disastrous wildfire that will melt this winter’s snowfall if we don’t resist the temptation.
We come from different worlds: I have a life waiting for me in New York and Ezra lives and breathes small town charms. We are destined to fall apart, but that’s not stopping me from dreaming up ways to keep Ezra with me for another minute. Or hour. Or night.
TITLE: This Is On You
AUTHOR: Hinsel Meyer
SERIES: Fan Service Series #3.5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 164
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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Harrison
I’m an almost fifty year old billionaire and a single father who has raised two fully functioning adults. I’ve taken an already successful company and expanded it. I’ve kept generational secrets from the world and even from my kids in order to protect them. I’ve worked a lot, earned a lot, and I’ve sacrificed more than I ever wished to.
And still… five white dinosaurs who shouldn’t even be on my board of directors think they can control me, they think they can pull my strings as if I’m their puppet.
They’re in for a rude awakening.
Instead of letting my impulses rule me, I follow my son’s suggestion, and exposing them as the bigots they are will be a lot more satisfying. If I happen to get a hot hookup with a drop dead gorgeous man out of this mess, well that’s no one’s business but ours.
Tristan
I’m very good at my job. I’m proud of what my twin sister and I have built at JPR, and I’m sure we’ll keep growing our company in the next five years, but when Harrison his-middle-name-should-be-f***ing Crawford asks for a consult, you drop everything no matter how successful you are, even if it’s a week before Christmas. Because no one is more successful than the unofficial King of Manhattan—he owns most of it after all. I wasn’t prepared for NYC’s most eligible bachelor to ask us to find him a fake boyfriend. What I never could’ve imagined, though, was for my sister—in a sick twist of the Hunger Games—to volunteer me as tribute.
‘Tis the season after all, so I go with the flow and stumble upon a secret so dangerous it can only bring me closer to my fake boyfriend. With the holidays upon us, I find myself in the middle of the most intense family gathering ever.
Will I still be here for the next one? Or will Harrison toss me aside once he’s gotten through the storm that all those secrets coming to the surface brought?
TITLE: His Holiday Fate
AUTHOR: RS McKenzie
SERIES: Christmas Omegas
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 145
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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Andrew
Since my breakup with my cheating ex, I’ve hated the holidays. I hate the singing, the holiday movies and all the festive cheer. So, it’s just my luck I get tricked into helping the most festive omega I’ve ever met set up his booth for the annual Fair Falls holiday parade. His cheeriness grates on my nerves, but he doesn’t let me get him down. He even gave me a nickname: Scrooge.
Dylan
I’ve met surly alphas before, but Andrew takes the cake. When he falls for my ridiculous challenge and agrees to help with my booth, I know I only have a few days to loosen him up to at least tolerate the holidays. Because I love everything about this season—the elaborate decorations, the gift giving and especially the annual Fair Falls holiday parade. And I find I want to share my festive spirit with my Scrooge. A new development might ensure I get my wish.
TITLE: Sassy Elf
AUTHOR: MM Farmer
SERIES: Omega Christmas Elves #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 121
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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Anything could happen when an omega in heat gets trapped in a snowstorm with his best friend’s older alpha brother…
Kevin
I might be one of the biggest jokers of our group on the surface, but I have some serious dreams and ambitions of becoming a doctor. Except almost every medical school has rejected me, and now I’m questioning everything, because Rudy Mandal, my teenage crush, is back in town for Christmas.
And when he dares me to take a Heat Lightning pill while we’re joking around one night….
Rudy
My life is in tatters after a bad break-up, and all I want to do is spend the holidays with my family in peace and quiet. But from the moment I see Kevin Croft again, my alpha can’t stay still. Because cute little Kevin is all grown up. My brother’s best friend has never been so appealing.
But will one little dare that goes too far ruin everything?
TITLE: Logan’s Secret
AUTHOR: Joe Satoria
SERIES: A Little Christmas!
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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Daddies are like snowflakes; no two the same, melt when touched, and love getting blown.
When Logan Locke receives news of his estranged father’s passing, he’s forced to confront a lifetime of buried emotions. The walls he’d built around his heart, funded by his father’s wealth, begin to crumble.
Silver fox, Tom Hamilton arrives just in time to witness Logan break. As acting CEO of the Locke Property Group, Tom is there to help Logan get his father’s affairs in order.
Overwhelmed with relief, Logan no longer has to hide the little that he is, but at 28, he still feels shame from his father’s neglect. And expensive ornaments begin to look like cheap therapy.
As Logan and Tom explore the Old Westbury manor, they discover a secret garden, and they have more in common than they first thought.
With a sprinkle of snow, the scene is set. Will Tom’s Daddy energy fill a void in Logan’s life? And can Logan let his inner little out this Christmas?
TITLE: Pretty Dogs
AUTHOR: Riley Nash
SERIES: Dirty Strays #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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We finally escaped the trailer park, but maybe we weren’t ready for freedom. My best friend Beck doesn’t know how to leave the gang he’s always known, even if it will get him killed. And I can’t fathom finding love as a trans man when I don’t even like myself.
In our world, it’s not safe for us to want each other. But when I almost lose him, it only takes five words for us to fall: I heard about a game.
TITLE: Can We Keep Him For Christmas?
AUTHOR: Leigh Lennon
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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This has been a challenging year for my husband. I’d do anything to ease Sylas’s pain as the holiday season approaches.
Oh, and did I mention my husband has no hard limits? It was always me that limited him. But when I have this idea to ease his pain with someone we both think is hotter than cocoa at Christmas, I plan a night my husband can’t forget.
But what happens when one night turns into more, inviting the sexy nurse into the bed Sylas and I share together? And each time he stays with us, we want to keep him. Can we keep him for Christmas? And will he stay with us forever?
TITLE: Secrets and Kisses
AUTHOR: M.A. Innes
SERIES: Blue Ridge Magic #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 259
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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Stefan
Magic. As a librarian, Stefan knows there’s magic in books and imagination, but it isn’t until he moves to the mountains of North Carolina that he realizes people can come with magic too…well, the locals at least seem to come with magic…and fascinating relationship dynamics he thought were just on TV and in books.
Boyd
Dragons. Somehow, the council gave Boyd the job of telling the new librarian that dragons and mages are real. He’s not sure who he pissed off to be the one to scare the adorable librarian into leaving town, but he’s not happy about it. A man as sweet and shy as the town’s new librarian can’t have any idea about what the locals are hiding or what kind of thoughts Boyd has been having about him, can he?
When people aren’t as innocent or grumpy as they seem, a curious librarian and a slightly grumpy dragon will learn that love is even stronger when there’s a bit of magic involved.
TITLE: Fated Mates and How to Woo Them
AUTHOR: AJ Sherwood
SERIES: Fated Mates #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 153
RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
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Chase is crazy busy behind the scenes at the fraternity get together, so when an alumni comes in, he just notes a hot man in his vicinity and goes right back to work.
When Ronan gets hurt, and Chase feeds him, Chase’s reaction opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Ones that Ronan wants to explore.
Is Chase compatible with vampires? Or could he possibly be something more?
TITLE: Glad Tidings
AUTHOR: Shawn Lane
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 53
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2023
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After being disowned by his father, Emery Halloran relocates from Haydon Cliff to Sutter’s Bay, whereupon after a small inheritance he opens his dream business, Glad Tidings bakery. It’s his first holiday season in Sutter’s Bay when he receives a visit from his high school crush, Matthias Constantine, who is now acting as Emery’s great uncle’s lawyer.
Great Uncle Sherman is all alone in Haydon Cliff now that his husband is gone and he wants to connect with his last remaining relative, Emery. With the Christmas holiday approaching, Sherman wants to get to know Emery so that he can leave his estate to his great nephew someday. And it’s also a great chance to reconnect with Matthias, who is now divorced and anxious to get to know Emery again.
Is it time for Emery to return to his home town of Haydon Cliff for the holidays and beyond?
TITLE: It’s Your Lucky Holiday
AUTHORS: David Connor & E.F. Mulder
SERIES: Change of Luck #2
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 97
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2023
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Waz and Renny are finally together and ready to start their next chapter without fame getting in the way. A crowded house puts a damper on things, and the two hatch a plan to get rid of Jordan, Renny’s houseguest who’s overstayed his welcome.
Jordan is a lot of things. He’s a talented performer. He’s loyal to Renny, and a cheerleader for Renny’s nephew Sterling when he needs one. He’s a mooch and an erotic Christmas card model. Is Jordan also a backstabber?
When someone tips off the tabloids that once rich and famous Waz is living in a trailer park and doing manual labor, Jordan is the obvious suspect. Waz wants nothing to do with the notoriety and nothing more to do with Jordan, who he and Renny kick to the curb. Is Jordan the real culprit, or have Waz and Renny made a big mistake?
TITLE: Forever Ink
AUTHOR: Myf Wren
SERIES: Tewsbury Daddies #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 229
RELEASE DATE: 12/9/2023
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It’s Christmas, and Rhys has never been happier. He loves his Daddy and his found family, and he has secret plans to ask Simon a very important question. But before he gets his chance he’ll have to navigate meddling grandparents, barn elves, glogg, and a slightly murderous sheep.
And when a dark figure from his past looms, will Rhys have what it takes to stand up for himself and defend his and Simon’s future together?
TITLE: Holiday Crush
AUTHOR: Lane Hayes
SERIES: The Elmwood Stories #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/10/2023
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The hockey has-been, the barista, and some holiday magic…
Court
Cut from the team, fired my agent…now what?
This can’t be it for me. Unfortunately, the phone isn’t ringing. My best bet is to head home for the holidays and regroup.
Problem: I don’t know what to do with myself. Helping out at the rink might be my ticket out of here, but nothing is happening fast enough. And then there’s Ivan. No, no, it’s not what you think. We went to school together. We’re acquaintance-friends…nothing more.
But you know, I like him. A lot. He’s funny and relentlessly upbeat. I’m a better person when I’m with him—the kind who volunteers to deck the halls and wrap garland on lampposts and—
Whoa. What’s happening here?
Ivan
I love the holidays! But running the coffee shop on my own during the busiest season of the year is going to be a challenge. And the sudden appearance of my former crush is all kinds of distracting.
See, I spent my formative years mooning over Court Henderson, our high school’s hockey phenom, even though he was out of my league. Thankfully, I grew up and left the silly remnants of my youth behind. Or did I?
Grown-up Court is full of surprises, and under his gruff yet extremely fine exterior, he’s a good soul with a huge heart. He’s charming, sweet, handsome, and— Uh-oh.
My crush is back. Just in time for the holidays…
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