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
A Glint of Steel and Roses	L Eveland	Grim Cat Press	12/25/2023	Flame and Shadow #2	Amazon
Rebel without a Claus	L Eveland	Grim Cat Press	12/25/2023	Tinsel and Tentacles	Amazon
Santa Just for One Day	Declan Rhodes	Self Published	12/25/2023		Amazon
12 Toys of Christmas	Linden Bell	Self Published	12/25/2023	The Camboy Network	Amazon
Boy Bands and Bullets	Jason Wrench	Pride Publishing	12/26/2023	Love and Liquidation #1	Amazon
Shadow Dragon	Minerva Howe	Turtlehat Creatives	12/26/2023	Dragon Prophecy #3	Amazon
Gingerbread	Miski Harris	Heaven’s Scent Publishing	12/26/2023	Claus For Christmas	Amazon
The Mistletoe Mixup	Ian O. Lewis	Cruz Publishing	12/26/2023	The Boys of Oregon Hill #5	Amazon
Time Zone	J. Dylan	Self Published	12/26/2023		Amazon
First Snow	Saga Nansen	Self Published	12/26/2023	Northbound #2	Amazon
Go Down Swinging	Louise Collins	Self Published	12/26/2023	The Bakery Brothers #3	Amazon
A Suitable Captive	R. Cooper	Self Published	12/26/2023		Amazon
The Reclusive Mountin Man	Casey Cox	Self Published	12/27/2023	Movin’ to the Mountains	Amazon
A Mountain Man Walks into a Library	Mal Trevino	Self Published	12/27/2023	Harlow Mountain Men #3	Amazon
Possession Game	Cecelia Storm	Self Published	12/27/2023	Twin City U #2	Amazon
Off The Field	Van Cole	Self Published	12/27/2023	Men And Their Sports	Amazon
A Heart To Revitalize Me	Michele Notaro	Self Published	12/27/2023	The Magic Accounts #4.5	Amazon
Alpha’s Captive	Shannon West	Painted Hearts Publishing	12/28/2023	Claimed #3	Amazon
Lasting Light	Michelle Frost	Self Published	12/28/2023	Metal & Magic #6	Amazon
The Wild Within	Gwen Martin	Self Published	12/28/2023	The Collective	Amazon
Cthulhu for Christmas	Meghan Maslow	Pun City Pantser	12/29/2023	Tinsel and Tentacles	Amazon
Healing The Twin	Nora Phoenix	Self Published	12/29/2023	Forestville Silver Foxes #3	Amazon
The Poison Paradox	Hadley Field & Felix A. Green	Self Published	12/29/2023		Amazon
How to Bang a Vampire	Joe Satoria	Self Published	12/29/2023	An Omega Witch’s Dating Handbook	Amazon
Curse of Dawn	Richard Amos	Self Published	12/29/2023	Curse of Dawn #1	Amazon
His Surprise Omega	Allie W. Scott	Self Published	12/29/2023	Christmas Omegas	Amazon
A New Finish Line	A.F. Henley	JMS Books	12/30/2023	Fault Lines #2	Amazon
A Town, a Disapperance, and a Cat	Edward Kendrick	JMS Books	12/30/2023		Amazon
Heart Shaped Box	Suki Fleet	Self Published	12/30/2023		Amazon
The Blighted Sky	Lionel Hart	Self Published	12/30/2023	Chronicles of the Veil #3	Amazon
Winter and the Wolves	Chris Storm & Kinkaid Knight	Self Published	12/30/2023	Breedverse #1	Amazon
Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume	Vawn Cassidy	Self Published	12/31/2023	Crawshanks Guide to the Recently Departed #4	Amazon
Miles	A.M. Salinger	Self Published	12/31/2023	Twilight Falls #7	Amazon
Not My Type	Joe Satoria	Self Published	12/31/2023		Amazon
Starborn Husbands	S. Legend	Self Published	12/31/2023	Return to the Pleiades #1	Amazon
Hat Trick	Ajay Daniel	Self Published	12/31/2023	Playing the Field #2	Amazon
Practice for Toby	Amy Bellows	Self Published	12/31/2023	Alaskan Pebble Gifters #7	Amazon
Tentacle Wonderland	Reese Morrison	Self Published	12/31/2023	Tinsel and Tentacles	Amazon
The King’s Boy	Aja Foxx	Self Published	12/31/2023	Mafia Mayhem	Amazon
Boraleashe: Lord of the North Wind	A.E. Via	Self Published	12/31/2023	Lords of the Wind #2	Amazon

 

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TITLE: A Glint of Steel and Roses

AUTHOR: L Eveland

SERIES: Flame and Shadow #2

PUBLISHER: Grim Cat Press

LENGTH: 278

RELEASE DATE: 12/25/2023

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Even Terrors tremble when a Nightmare goes to war.

For centuries, Ezluari has lived in peace, but I have shattered that peace in the name of vengeance. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s time for Lord Iridyn to face justice for the slow genocide he’s sentenced my people to, and for murdering Prince Ren.

First, we must win a battle against the powerful dragon rider, Brenna, and her army of fire wielding demons.

If we fail to hold back Brenna’s advance, it won’t just be my people that suffer. I am the warden of an ancient prison, the last defense against the ancient Terrors that once walked the world. If I fall, their bonds will be broken, and they’ll be free to stalk the mortal world, leaving havoc and destruction in their wake.

We’re badly outnumbered and exhausted, desperate for any sign victory is possible. Is Nevahn the symbol of hope we so badly need? Or just another distraction when Hellion and I should be focusing on the army at our doorstep?

TITLE: Rebel without a Claus

AUTHOR: L Eveland

SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles

PUBLISHER: Grim Cat Press

LENGTH: 120

RELEASE DATE: 12/25/2023

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I’m stranded in the middle of nowhere with my rival on Christmas eve. There may only be one bed, but he’s got six frustratingly attractive tentacles…

Rebel

Getting snowed in with Vic Amares is a nightmare come true. He’s been nothing but a pain in my ass ever since he appeared in the league with his ridiculously talented tentacles, that handsome smile, and those dimples…

I hate everything about him. It’d take a Christmas miracle for us to find common ground. Unfortunately for me, all we’ve got is this cabin we’ve been forced to share out in the middle of nowhere.

Yet there’s something about him I find undeniably sexy, despite his obsession with a holiday I detest. I can’t let him find out I’m attracted to him. If I can survive his constant attempts to cheer me up, his singing, and his cooking, I might just be able to live this down.

Vic

Snowed in with the Rebel Rhail? I can’t believe my luck! He’s been my inspiration, my hero, and my crush for years. I’ve even been working on a new snowboarding move just to impress him.

No matter how many times I’ve tried to strike up a conversation with Rebel, he’s remained distant, but I’ll do anything to win.

This holiday snowstorm is my chance to win his heart once and for all. I have a plan to show him how much he means to me.

If he thought my tentacles were hard to beat on a snowboard, just wait until I show him what I can do with them in the bedroom…

TITLE: Santa Just for One Day

AUTHOR: Declan Rhodes

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 162

RELEASE DATE: 12/25/2023

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When carefree Jack Frost breezes into Noel North’s life, Noel begins to rediscover the holiday spirit he left behind in Yuletide Valley, the charming Christmas town where he was raised. But there’s a catch: Jack is the son of a ruthless businessman plotting to shut down the local hospital and ruin the town’s traditions.

Despite his Jack’s father’s nefarious plans, Noel finds himself falling for Jack. As their affections blossom, Noel decides to embrace his family legacy and don the Santa suit once worn by his late father.

Together with Jack, he races to save the hospital and protect Yuletide Valley’s holiday heritage from profit-hungry developers. With Jack’s father dead set on ruining Christmas, Noel and Jack have only days to pull off a miracle and preserve the town’s magical spirit.

TITLE: 12 Toys of Christmas

AUTHOR: Linden Bell

SERIES: The Camboy Network

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 123

RELEASE DATE: 12/25/2023

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Hey Camboy Network Fans!

Sebastian here with The Camboy Network’s Holiday Gift Guide.

Have you ever wanted to gift a special someone with a fun and unique toy (not the kind for kids!!) but you don’t know which one to get? Have you ever wondered whether that super weird and out-there toy was worth getting? Or maybe you just want to see us try out stuff you never even knew existed.

Well, look no further because we’re are here to satisfy your curiosity! The camboys will personally vet each toy and fully document all tests for your reading pleasure.

TITLE: Boy Bands and Bullets

AUTHOR: Jason Wrench

SERIES: Love and Liquidation #1

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 329

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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Two worlds collide in a dangerous game of espionage and love.

Ethan Bond is a member of the hit boy band ZERO. When his secret lover is assassinated, Ethan flees the life he knows to spend time in the arms of a man he only knows through a dating app.

Blayne Dickenson is a graduate student in education. When he’s not teaching basic composition, he’s just exploring life now that he’s left his small town in West Texas.

When Ethan comes to visit Blayne, sparks fly between the two men. But will assassinations and terrorist attacks draw the men together or force them apart forever?

TITLE: Shadow Dragon

AUTHOR: Minerva Howe

SERIES: Dragon Prophecy #3

PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives

LENGTH: 255

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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Everything is changing so damn fast that dragon shifter Jules Cuelebre can’t keep up. Good thing his family in Santa Fe now has Gavin Castellan, an experienced dragon alpha, to help them. And if he wants more from Gavin, well, that’s his problem. Until Gavin proves that they’re in this together.

Gavin is glad he managed to make it to Jules before the mountain started closing in and sealing the dragons away from the human world, because he’s convinced Jules is his mate, and they need to be together to face both the shadows and the light that find them as their world shifts around them, bringing new kinds of dragons, a slew of dragon babies new and old, and, if they’re brave enough to grab it, a whole new world. Can they make it across the dragon veil?

TITLE: Gingerbread

AUTHOR: Miski Harris

SERIES: Claus For Christmas

PUBLISHER: Heaven’s Scent Publishing

LENGTH: 60

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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Bad news always comes in threes.

Who would think the mailman could ruin a perfect day? Certainly not chef Granger Braden, who’s about to start his dream career with the renowned La Patisserie Bakery in Paris. Until he opens one of his beloved Aunt Maggie’s signature pink envelopes and reads her simple note: “I’m happy for your success, but I need you to come home now.”

The vision Granger had of his future crumbles at his feet. It can’t get worse, he thinks until he arrives home to find a stranger living in the apartment above Aunt Maggie’s bakery.

Carter Stone had a successful contractor business and life he shared with his lover and business partner. Then tragedy strikes when the world shuts down. The jobs, Carter’s partner, and his finances all disappear like a wisp of smoke.

Just as he’s coming up for air, tragedy strikes again and a fatal accident leaves Carter’s resentful nephew CJ in need of a guardian.

When they meet, Granger and Carter distrust each other immediately. Survival becomes the catalyst forcing them to grow close quickly and help each other rebuild their lives.

But tragedy strikes for the third time when CJ goes missing.

TITLE: The Mistletoe Mixup

AUTHOR: Ian O. Lewis

SERIES: The Boys of Oregon Hill #5

PUBLISHER: Cruz Publishing

LENGTH: 187

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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“Is money more important than our love?”

Leo Sinclair’s life is driven by one goal- to be the best screenwriter in Hollywood. Now that fame and fortune is his, he returns to Oregon Hill a success. Unfortunately for him, the path to riches came at a cost- he’s lonely. Leo returns to Oregon Hill hoping to find something or someone to finally make him feel complete. Unexpectedly, the only man he ever loved is still there, bitter by Leo’s leaving him all those years ago.

Rhys Montgomery knows about love and loss. The only man he ever loved left him behind to pursue fame and fortune in Hollywood. Rhys hasn’t opened himself up to another man since the love of his life abandoned him. His friends are constantly fixing him up, but Rhys only has feel

TITLE: Time Zone

AUTHOR: J. Dylan

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 60

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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When my best friend called me, asking me to visit him and meet his boyfriend, it was the last thing I wanted to do, but it was Mason. I would do anything for him. I always have.

Mason Spence has always been one of the nicest guys I’ve known. An unfortunate incident in high school turned us from teammates to best friends and the rest is history. We were inseparable. We’ve seen each other through everything from getting our dream jobs to failed relationships.

When I showed up and met his boyfriend, I was less than impressed. It only took one dinner to realize that Mason deserved better than his new guy. He deserved someone who would always take care of his heart and not make him feel less than the amazing person he is. He deserved someone… like me

TITLE: First Snow

AUTHOR: Saga Nansen

SERIES: Northbound #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 331

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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ARETH FAELING is many things. As a half-Fae, he tries to fit in a world of humans who have forgotten about magic. As a pathologist, he was confronted with the flaws of the justice system and the blind spots of the police that lead to murders going unpunished. So he decided to quit and start the elusive life as the owner of a night club. But his true nature keeps calling to him, and Jareth finds himself hunting the monsters that lurk in the darkness, pretending to be human but aren’t, just like him.

ARTTU PALOSAARI is a grumpy detective from Helsinki with unusual methods. He’s hell-bent on solving a series of murders that span Finland and the UK. When the investigation is shut down not only by the Finnish police but also by Scotland Yard, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Even if it means leaving the confines of his jurisdiction and earning the trust of his prime suspect: Jareth Faeling.

Arttu, who has lived for his job for the longest time, is not prepared for the reluctant attraction to Jareth, nor the unexpected desire to be dominated. But the secrets that lie between them are heavy, and there’s still a killer on the loose.

TITLE: Go Down Swinging

AUTHOR: Louise Collins

SERIES: The Bakery Brothers #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 364

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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Mickey Briggs.

Boxer, unofficial uncle and self-labelled ‘straight guy’.

Mickey has gone through life plagued by memories of his childhood tormentor Aaron Fletcher. With Luck Milligan in need of a fighter to take on Aaron, Mickey jumps at the chance of finally getting his revenge.

But knowing the fight between them is on the horizon isn’t enough.

He wants to see what Aaron has become.

He wants Aaron to see who he has become too.

But Aaron Fletcher isn’t the boy Mickey remembers.

He’s a good father, a nice guy and he looks at Mickey like he’d love to be beneath him. The more time Mickey spends with Aaron, the more Mickey likes him, until a kiss leads to a longer kiss, to more…

It’s impossible, and yet with every smile, every flirty comment and lingering look, Mickey starts to believe Aaron has changed.

Boxing day approaches, Luck’s club hangs in the balance and with so much at stake, Mickey has a decision to make.

Fight or walk away with Aaron.

But somebody must go down in the final round.

And that person won’t be getting up again…

TITLE: A Suitable Captive

AUTHOR: R. Cooper

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 189

RELEASE DATE: 12/26/2023

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The mysterious figure known as the Wild Dog has risen up to crush and humiliate the Earls who control the North. Fen, son of a powerful Earl, has been sent to form an alliance to benefit his father’s plans against the bold rebel. There are many kinds of alliances in the world of nobles, but political alliances often grow to include the intimacy of lovers or even marriage, and Fen has been ordered to use his famed beauty seduce his intended, regardless of what he feels. But Fen has no love for his cruel father or in forming any kind of alliance with a noble his father prefers. He takes his first chance to run, only to end up lost and hungry in vast wilderness… where he is found by the Wild Dog himself.

Lan, called Wild Dog by furious Earls who don’t like to be challenged, looms over Fen and most others, and yet carries Fen when Fen is too weak to walk any longer. He allows his friends to tease him and ensures his people are fed before he sits for his own meals. Fen, who has rarely known kindness, is captivated. But Fen is also an Earl’s cub, and if the Wild Dog can change rules that have always existed, then so can Fen. Without his father’s say he offers an alliance of his own, promising to use his knowledge of the nobles to help the Wild Dog achieve his aims. No seduction is required, although for the first time in his life, Fen considers it. Each time Lan listens to him, or pulls him close to share warmth as they sleep, or shows that he trusts Fen, Fen wants him in a way he barely understands.

But Fen is more powerful than he realizes or that his nickname of “Flower” would suggest. He sees destiny at work when he looks at Lan. The Wild Dog is something greater than a mere Earl, and fate, or the fae, have placed Fen in his path. Now it’s time for Fen-the-flower to decide if his agreement with Lan might become more—an alliance, or marriage, for the ages.

TITLE: The Reclusive Mountin Man

AUTHOR: Casey Cox

SERIES: Movin’ to the Mountains

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 93

RELEASE DATE: 12/27/2023

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MARSH

Tal Bellamy is everything I’m not. A jet-setting playboy. A sexy silver fox. A guy who lives his life loudly and unapologetically.

We’ve been friends for almost twenty years. When he comes to town for a visit, I make a vow. There’s something I need to get off my chest. Something I’ve been hiding.

Tal’s the perfect guy to confide in because I know he won’t judge me. The last thing I expect is to get plastered and hook up with him.

TAL

Marsh Duncan is a big, burly mountain man. A recluse. Grouchy at times. Or at least, that’s what he wants people to think.

Not me. I know the man beneath the gruff exterior. When he’s around his brothers or hanging out with me, his kindness and warmth shine through.

The truth is, Marsh is actually one giant marshmallow.

Another truth?… I’m all-out, head over heels, slap-me-sideways in love with him.

My plan is to confess my secret when I visit, not sleep with him. But it seems that I’m not the only one with something to reveal.

Now that we’ve both shared our truth, the question is: have we ruined our friendship, or are we on the brink of a forever love?

TITLE: A Mountain Man Walks into a Library

AUTHOR: Mal Trevino

SERIES: Harlow Mountain Men #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 82

RELEASE DATE: 12/27/2023

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Samuel Bark is as subtle as a plow truck. At least, he thought he was—but now he’s spent the last six months attempting unsuccessfully to woo the town’s handsome new librarian, Remy LaCross. But he’s not a quitter, and when Remy makes an unusual proposal, Samuel can’t say no. Now, they have to convince Remy’s family that they’re in love, No problem, especially since Samuel has been practicing for a while. What could go wrong?

TITLE: Possession Game

AUTHOR: Cecelia Storm

SERIES: Twin City U #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 218

RELEASE DATE: 12/27/2023

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Can a single dad woo an old love and star university football player back into his heart?

Clayton

My senior year is going to be great.

Football, friends, and a bright future.

Until I see Joel on the field one day.

I was in love with him years ago, but he rejected me.

What the hell is he doing at Twin City U?

And why does he look so, so good?

Joel

I transferred to TCU for one thing: Clayton.

We missed our chance before,

and I’m not gonna let that happen again.

But he doesn’t know I’m a single dad now…

…will that change things?

I’ll do anything to make sure we end up together

TITLE: Off The Field

AUTHOR: Van Cole

SERIES: Men And Their Sports

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 127

RELEASE DATE: 12/27/2023

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It’s My First Time With A Man—And He’s On The Opposing Team.

I’m a single dad, the Coach of the San Diego Coyotes.

Chris Woodgate is the star pitcher for the Los Angeles Blackbirds—and my son’s hero.

He should be off-limits to me.

He’s one of our rivals—and he’s a man and this is pro baseball!

If only he didn’t get to me the way no woman including my ex-wife ever did.

If only I didn’t have these feelings about him that I’ve had about good-looking men my whole life.

I didn’t ask for this—but when I set up a meeting with my son and Chris asks me out, I can’t say no.

Suddenly there are a lot of things I’m not saying “no” to—things that excite me and things that scare me.

Is my life about to become a home run because of Chris—or the most disastrous strikeout ever?

TITLE: A Heart To Revitalize Me

AUTHOR: Michele Notaro

SERIES: The Magic Accounts #4.5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 308

RELEASE DATE: 12/27/2023

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Lately my straight best friend has been very… handsy, which is killing me because I’ve been in love with the idiot for years.

I love my best friend, I always have, but I never wanted him to realize just how much. He’s never seemed to notice before, but since he broke up with his girlfriend, he’s been really clingy. Like way more than I’ve ever seen.

I love it. And it’s killing me.

What I really want is all those cuddles and sweet touches to mean more than they do. I have to keep reminding my heart that everything Haiden is doing is platonic, even if it feels like it isn’t. Unfortunately for me, my stupid heart doesn’t stop hoping for more.

TITLE: Alpha’s Captive

AUTHOR: Shannon West

SERIES: Claimed #3

PUBLISHER: Painted Hearts Publishing

LENGTH: 201

RELEASE DATE: 12/28/2023

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Brandon lost the love of his life, Roxbury, years ago. Their love was platonic, of course, no matter their secret dreams, because having a huge crush on another Alpha? No way. Alpha males did not get crushes or fall madly in love with other Alpha males.

It simply wasn’t done.

Roxbury is forced by his father to join the navy and his ship is attacked by pirates—when the cannon smoke clears, and Roxbury is missing and presumed lost at sea—Brandon wants to die too. But life goes on as it always does, and years later, he becomes engaged by his family to a suitable omega. First, however, he has one last sea voyage in service to the king. The ship is attacked by pirates, and Brandon encounters the last person he ever thought to see again. But Roxbury has changed, and he holds an old grudge against Brandon. He takes him captive to hold him for ransom but finds that the burning attraction he felt for Brandon is far from cooled off. As their powerful love struggles to survive, can they learn to trust each other again and stand together against the forces trying to tear them apart?

TITLE: Lasting Light

AUTHOR: Michelle Frost

SERIES: Metal & Magic #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/28/2023

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In the fight between dark and light, only the shadows will survive.

Seeking his aunt to learn how to control his magic leads Kova to a secret he thought his mother took with her to the grave—the identity of his father.

Recovering his autonomy left Erik’s memories splintered. As more of his past pieces itself together, Erik is confronted with truths he doesn’t know how to live with.

Can Kova and Erik overcome their pasts to finally live in a lasting light? Or will the last stand of the dark mage drown The Between in permanent darkness?

TITLE: The Wild Within

AUTHOR: Gwen Martin

SERIES: The Collective

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 356

RELEASE DATE: 12/28/2023

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Duncan Maxwell’s days revolve around helping others, so when his best friend needs Duncan to drive his younger brother around, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. A little less sleep is an easy price to pay to improve someone else’s life, and many of Chance’s appointments are at The Collective, where he volunteers. It also doesn’t hurt that Chance is charming, funny, and…attractive.

Chance’s world spirals into a blur of adjusted medications and support groups and therapy appointments after his recent bipolar diagnosis. He can’t complain, though, because most people don’t have the support that his brother affords him. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, he focuses on not being a burden and searches for life beyond his diagnosis—maybe even a life with Duncan.

But while Chance struggles to tame the wildness within himself, he watches Duncan silently push himself past the brink of exhaustion. In his desperate attempts to help find balance, has Chance caused Duncan to destroy his own?

TITLE: Cthulhu for Christmas

AUTHOR: Meghan Maslow

SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles

PUBLISHER: Pun City Pantser

RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2023

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Expect to find a candy making mage whose magic is a little unpredictable, his protective best friend who is secretly/not-so-secretly in love with him, a magical town that seems to have a mind of its own, a holiday parade that goes very, very wrong, and some tentacle mayhem (ahem) during the holiday season.

TITLE: Healing The Twin

AUTHOR: Nora Phoenix

SERIES: Forestville Silver Foxes #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2023

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Everyone thinks they know me. Hell, I don’t even know who I am anymore.

We were at the top. Tomás and Tiago Banner, the most famous twins in the world. The sexiest men alive. My whole identity was rooted in being the older brother, in taking care of my twin, in being a model.

Until Tiago fell in love and left me on my own. Now I’m lost, drifting without an anchor. Hurting.

To remain close to my twin, I stay in Forestville, the small town we grew up in. I’ve got friends here, old ones and new. Like Fir, the adorable redhead who had a crush on me in high school. We reconnect, and I find myself sharing things with Fir I’ve never told anyone else.

When the budding friendship between us becomes more, I’m shocked. Fir is not the type for a fling, and I know nothing else.

Our lives couldn’t be further apart. I’m a celebrity, an eternal bachelor who’s always played the field. Fir is the local doctor, a single dad still grieving his deceased husband. He needs more than I could ever give him.

I have a choice to make. Can I become the man Fir deserves?

I’ve never wanted anything more.

TITLE: The Poison Paradox

AUTHORS: Hadley Field & Felix A. Green

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 290

RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2023

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What price is too high to pay for those you love?

Prince Alaric breaks the laws of the gods and his kingdom to bring his brother back from death, but the price is higher than he could have imagined. Exiled, slowly corrupted, and with a brother more shadow than man, he seeks the only man able to fully revive his brother — another exile, his father’s former mage, Eamon.

Once the most powerful mage in the kingdom, Eamon vanished years ago. Some say he died, some say he disappeared in a plume of smoke…and others in his hometown of Lithglau whisper that the mage brought a young girl back to life.

When Alaric finds Eamon, he’s nothing like he expected. For one thing, he’s an ogre. For another, he flat-out refuses to help a spoiled prince.

Alaric and his brother are running out of time.

Driven to desperation, Alaric forces the former mage’s hand before he realizes the price of a cure for his brother will come at the expense of his own life.

A life that, in Eamon’s ramshackle village, he’s beginning to enjoy for the first time.

Can he cure his brother without cursing himself? Or will crafting this potion bring only a brief reprieve from the loneliness that plagues him and Eamon both?

The longer Alaric spends in the village in the woods, the more he falls for Eamon — and the more determined he is to change both his and his brother’s fate, no matter the price.

TITLE: How to Bang a Vampire

AUTHOR: Joe Satoria

SERIES: An Omega Witch’s Dating Handbook

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2023

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“Oh my! What big fangs you have.”

TITLE: Curse of Dawn

AUTHOR: Richard Amos

SERIES: Curse of Dawn #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 298

RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2023

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I used to be a morning person.

The zombie apocalypse put a stop to that.

For the past two years, a virus aptly named Dawn rises every day at first light to kill any human it touches, turning them into ravenous zombies.

There’s no cure, no form of resistance against it, nothing to turn things around.

Most of the living humans are gone now. Only those of us with a different kind of blood are spared the killing blow of Dawn.

With the dead walking and eating their way across the lands, I fight every day to stay alive.

I’m fae and trapped here on Earth after a vacation gone wrong, wandering this doomed realm with only a virtual pet for company, pining for my homelands.

But then along comes Miko Reyes—yummy alpha werewolf with muscles for days. He’s moody, broody, and can kick some serious booty. After he helps me escape a deadly predicament, I find myself sticking with him and his pack of merry wolves.

Everything about Miko gets me hot under the collar. Seriously hot. And it might just be wishful thinking on my part, but is there something there between us?

Hmmm…

Regardless, the man is a warrior, a machine, a true leader, and he is determined to bring an end to the Curse of Dawn.

I just hope it can become a reality.

TITLE: His Surprise Omega

AUTHOR: Allie W. Scott

SERIES: Christmas Omegas

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2023

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Wendell needs to figure out why his magic won’t work. Desperate for help, he moves across the country to track down a group of Fate blessed healers. When one of these said healers just happens to be a sexy wolf shifter who doesn’t mind a little hands on TLC, Wendell takes the opportunity to ignore his real life troubles for a night of knotty goodness.

Raffaello is next in line for the role of Alpha King, only he can’t take his rightful spot without finding his mate. He’s hunted the country far and wide, yet he’s no closer to finding The One. When a handsome witch comes to his family for healing, he lets himself have one night of passion to free his mind of his troublesome future.

Months pass before the pair crosses paths again at, of all things, a Christmas Parade. Raffaello is surprised to discover Wendell is sporting a very round baby bump and bursting with magic. And Wendell is shocked to find the baby he’s carrying has royal Alpha wolf blood.

The pair has to navigate not only a new, first-of-its-kind hybrid baby, but also Wendell’s uncontrollable magic and Raffaello’s family obligations, while trying to figure out if their one night can lead to forever.

TITLE: A New Finish Line

AUTHOR: A.F. Henley

SERIES: Fault Lines #2

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 84

RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2023

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When Gabe Devries loses his partner, he isn’t sure what he’s going to do with himself. Once again, he’s taken what should have been a good thing in his life and destroyed it. So, when an old friend shows up from the city, Gabe accepts his offer to help get Gabe back together with his ex.

Jeff Rideau is a psychologist, he’s known Gabe since they were both kids, and he won’t put up with any of Gabe’s posturing. So, if anyone can help, it will be Jeff. Recently out of a relationship himself, Jeff assures Gabe that love is real, and it will prevail.

Yet the longer Jeff tries to get Gabe and Rory back together, the more Gabe realizes that might not be what either of them want or need.

TITLE: A Town, a Disappearance, and a Cat

AUTHOR: Edward Kendrick

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 221

RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2023

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My name is Shaun Marlow and I write mysteries. When I inherited my grandfather’s house, a couple of miles from the town of Winterdale, I packed up and moved into it. I wanted the serenity of small town life and chance to fully involve myself in my writing without the distractions of city living. Little did I know that wasn’t going to happen.

Within a few days of the move I met three men, all gay but then so am I, and we became friends. I had no expectations of more because I find relationships almost impossible to maintain — my fault, I know, but it is what it is.

I also met a stray cat. I named him Laird after he decided I was going to be his person. If it wasn’t for him things might have turned out quite differently in my new life.

Then there was the disappearance, and ultimate murder, of Norma Willows, the town gossip and flirt. I became involved because she came on to me more than once. Lucky me? One of my new friends was the sheriff, Alan Quinn, who didn’t really object when I stuck my nose into the case, once he decided I hadn’t killed her.

Last but not least, I managed to obtain a stalker, much to my and Alan’s dismay.

Yes, my new life was definitely turning out to be much more interesting than I’d expected.

TITLE: Heart Shaped Box

AUTHOR: Suki Fleet

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 87

RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2023

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Jack’s idea of hell is working as a stripper in a club on Halloween, where he’ll be taking his clothes off for a room full of people who want to hurt him. But as he’s on his way to rock bottom anyway, what has he got to lose? Nothing, he thinks, until he inadvertently riles the crowd and puts innocent Lark, another stripper, in danger.

Jack’s been pushing Lark away for months, not willing to admit his feelings, but as he embarks on a drunken mission to save him, Jack’s realises he’s finally ready to fight for what he wants.

Only to discover that Lark is not at all who he seems….

TITLE: The Blighted Sky

AUTHOR: Lionel Hart

SERIES: Chronicles of the Veil #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2023

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Saving the world is more than a two-person job.

Now with two of the seven Golden Arrows of Soleil, Florian and Kade have no choice but to visit the only remaining kingdoms in the Veil and seek their help to retrieve the rest. Their first stop is the dragon kingdom, where the dragon king Tetsuo welcomes them coldly.

But the citizens of the dragon kingdom are much more hospitable, so Florian and Kade find solace and assistance not in the austere castle of the dragon kingdom, but in its bustling city streets. Soon they discover that the royal family isn’t a monolith: Tetsuo’s son Koji has been waiting for the opportunity Florian offers, and jumps at the chance to leave his monotonous life behind to help Florian and Kade in their mission.

With a new ally on the team, the next Arrows are easily within reach. But before they can celebrate, Kade is called back to the wolf kingdom—his father is dying, and he needs to be there. With Kade’s blessing, Florian and Koji go alone to seek out the next Arrow, and Florian faces his greatest challenge yet: figuring out how to keep saving the world without Kade at his side.

TITLE: Winter and the Wolves

AUTHORS: Chris Storm & Kinkaid Knight

SERIES: Breedverse #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2023

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Omegas are rare. Omegas are precious. Winter is so freaking over being an Omega!

All his life, Winter has been kept in a pretty cage to keep him safe. Only Omegas can procreate with anyone, regardless of species or designation, and male Omegas tend to breed powerful Alphas. Since he’s not stupid enough to tempt fate and run away, he lives vicariously through the stories told by his older Alpha brothers. The only time he’s allowed to interact with outsiders is when there’s a ceremony or celebration, but since his twin sister is having a Mating Ceremony, at least this Christmas he’ll get to celebrate with his family…and maybe actually make some friends outside of his pack!

It’s a pain being an Omega!

Alphas are powerful. Alphas are feared. Crag loves being an Alpha!

As Alpha Wolf and King of the Northwestern Territories, Crag Wolfking has everything he could ever want or desire…except for an Omega to breed proper heirs. None of the Omegas paraded before him have called to his Beast, and he won’t settle for less—he doesn’t have to. When he’s invited to attend the Mating Ceremony of one of his generals, however, he comes face-to-face with an Omega who finally calls to his primal side. Merry Christmas to him! Of course, Crag still has to convince the Omega to actually become his—particularly since his Beta, Lord-General Eberhardt, is his bond-mate. That shouldn’t be a problem for a King though, right?

It’s good to be the Alpha!

TITLE: Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume

AUTHOR: Vawn Cassidy

SERIES: Crawshanks Guide to the Recently Departed #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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Inspector Danny Hayes has something very important to ask his boyfriend Tristan Everett. Over the past six months they’ve survived reapers, chaos monsters, and biblical storms, not to mention averting an apocalypse. So, what’s left to do but pop the big question?

Tristan is ready for a break from world-saving, spectral crises, and most definitely from ghosts. He wants some one-on-one time with his boyfriend, preferably horizontally. So when the incredibly thoughtful aforementioned boyfriend books a romantic New Year’s getaway at a quiet little hotel in the wilds of the north Yorkshire moors and away from London, Tristan can’t wait.

But as usual nothing ever goes according to plan. Snowed in during an unexpected murder mystery weekend at what turns out to be one of the most haunted hotels in Northern England is not what they had in mind, but when one of the actors turns up really dead not just fake dead, they once again find themselves caught up in another investigation.

With only one night to figure out who the killer is while wrangling a multitude of overly helpful ghosts, Tristan begins to wonder if romance really is dead…

TITLE: Miles

AUTHOR: A.M. Salinger

SERIES: Twilight Falls #7

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 202

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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Miles Martinez is a man lost to the past. Can his new neighbor show him he still has a lot to live for?

Twelve years after a life-altering accident left him in a coma, Miles Martinez awakens to a world drastically changed and discovers that his closest friends have moved on and built new lives without him. Lost and bewildered, Miles is grappling with all he has lost when a chance encounter introduces him to emotions he never thought possible.

Freshy divorced and officially out of the closet, Logan Prescott moves to Twilight Falls to take over his uncle’s veterinary practice. Although Logan isn’t seeking a committed relationship, all that changes the day Miles enters his clinic with a wounded puppy.

Miles and Logan grow closer after Logan moves in across the road. Their connection deepens when they begin to date and Logan soon helps Miles explore a sensual side he never knew existed. Just as Miles realizes he’s falling for Logan, tragedy strikes and shatters his newfound happiness, plunging him back into despair.

Will Miles and Logan’s love endure this fresh new challenge? And can Logan convince Miles that he’ll stand by him through thick and thin?

TITLE: Not My Type

AUTHOR: Joe Satoria

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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One room. One bed. One-track mind.

Ryan Ellis is a vivacious femme guy who shimmers with the magic of make-up. And step-brother since their teen years, Bryce Becker is the opposite; the epitome of a gym bro.

Fate takes a turn when they find themselves back under the same roof in their late twenties. And as circumstances force them to share a room once more, their initial disdain for each other reignites with a vengeance. But beneath the fiery clashes and snarky banter, a spark sets off a chain reaction, defying every notion they once held about their “types.”

As Ryan and Bryce succumb to the irresistible pull that draws them closer together, they find common ground amongst their differences.

Can they embrace the passion that simmers beneath the surface? Or will they crumble under the intense heat that defies society’s expectations?

TITLE: Starborn Husbands

AUTHOR: S. Legend

SERIES: Return to the Pleiades #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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When Guardian Treyu Orion is accused of negligence on the job, he’s sentenced to death. Totally overboard, right? Yeah, but the Guild is full of stars who hate Orions. Prince Zhang Centaurus comes to the rescue with an arranged marriage. Why would Zhang do this? They’ve been frenemies since they set eyes on each other. Most likely it’s an evil scheme to have Treyu come to heel because once they’re married, Pleiadean customs dictate that he obeys his husband.

How convenient.

Atlanta Orion is in love, but he doesn’t know how to say it because he’s basically a caveman with feelings. Instead, he gives up his title, family, and home to run away with his beloved, Gemini Centaurus, the crown prince of the Nebula, when the king rejects his impromptu proposal. There. That should do it. No words necessary. Atlanta will make sure to kiss Gemini lots too.

They just have to never get caught.

If the soap opera-esque life of these four men wasn’t enough, someone wants Treyu dead. The Archangel Merrik, Treyu’s jealous and possessive ex-situationship, thinks he’s the only one who can protect Treyu properly. He swoops in and all chaos breaks loose.

Amidst their drama, these men unlock a scheme so sinister it’ll require that they put aside their petty feuds and work together to save the universe.

TITLE: Hat Trick

AUTHOR: Ajay Daniel

SERIES: Playing the Field #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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The Captain. The Jock. The Cowboy.

Nathaniel ‘Nate’ Conroy

Six years ago, I fell in love with my best friend and roommate. I was content knowing I could never have him because he was straight. At least, I thought he was straight, until he came out seemingly out of nowhere. Six years of devotion gave me the courage to shoot my shot, only for him to tell me he was in love with someone else. Now, I’m temporarily homeless, heartbroken, and struggling to organize the chaos with my anxiety running rampant at the loss of the one man who could keep me sane. I need to replace him in every aspect of my life, but this time I have to keep a clear line between friendship and attraction.

Captain and Quarterback of the NFL Miami Pirates: In Search Of a roommate and a ‘rebound’ fuck buddy, definitely not the same person.

Perfect.

Dillon McCay

I don’t do complicated. I quit medical school (thus becoming the black sheep in my family of doctors) to play professional football for the Miami Pirates, and I live life simple: eat, sleep, football, video games. Some pro athletes splurge on giant houses, but I’m content with my simple two-bedroom apartment, just me, my television, my gaming consoles . . . and my team captain? Of course, the rookie gets stuck with the weirdo who covers my apartment in sticky notes, writes out our schedules word for word and day by day to the minute, and dictates all the food cooked and eaten. His previous roommate held his hand and cuddled the nighttime demons away, but now that task has fallen to me. FML.

Simple-minded Jock: In Search Of a simple how-to manual for navigating the neuro-spicy man who now sleeps in my bed, and his fuck buddy who crashes on my couch and is surprisingly good at video games.

Nothing complicated here.

Tucker Baird

Miami is a long way from Texas, and that’s a good thing. Since being traded to the Miami Pirates, I have had the freedom to live (mostly) out-and-proud without fear of my religious family back home finding out. I came out to my team at the end of last season, and it was a surprisingly painless experience. In fact, none of my teammates said anything about it. Not until training camp when the offensive line captain asks me to stay back in the locker room . . . and his demand is not at all what I am expecting.

Cowboy Living Living a Double Life: In Search Of a way to navigate a friends-with-benefits situation without catching feelings for him or his enigmatic roommate. Sincerely, the man who has never had a one-night stand and loves love.

Easy peasy.

TITLE: Practice for Toby

AUTHOR: Amy Bellows

SERIES: Alaskan Pebble Gifters #7

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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Omega gentoo penguin shifters are supposed to be quiet, modest, and subservient. Felix is none of those things. Every time he mouths off to his teachers, they warn him no alpha will ever want a rebel like him.

But Felix has a plan. He found a romance novel with the secret details about what happens between an alpha and omega behind closed doors. He figures if he can become good at it before his Pebble Gifting Season, he’ll be able to win over at least one alpha.

He asks his best friend Toby to practice with him. Toby is an omega too, so it’s fine if they kiss or do the other things mentioned in the romance novel.

Or that’s what Felix tells himself. Even when Toby’s kisses are so wonderful, they make Felix dread the Pebble Gifting Season they’re both practicing for.

TITLE: Tentacle Wonderland

AUTHOR: Reese Morrison

SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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Dante’s going to prove himself to the world. Society might see the short progenitrix feelers along his sides and expect him to get married and give up his career to start popping out babies, but he’s just as smart and tenacious as any viratrix. His scholarships prove it; even if they mean he has to live with a bunch of viratrix jocks. And if he’s been spending too much time noticing his housemate, Reggie, the easygoing football tackle with the attractive green tentacles who loves to bake cute little muffins. But with his disabilities, Dante been burned too many times to ever consider dating. It’s terrifying.

Reggie knows he’s nothing special. Forgettable, really. Just another mediocre college athlete who he tries to get good grades, block some passes, and maybe bring others a little joy in their lives. No one ever has to know that he waits breathlessly each day for encounters with his snarky, enigmatic housemate, Dante—who barely seems to remember he exists. Now he just has to work up the courage to ask him out. Or, you know, have a real conversation.

But when they’re the only housemates without holiday plans over winter break, and Dante invites Reggie to share his heat,

Reggie discovers a whole new side of himself. The side that likes being on his knees, and wants Dante’s commands more than his own pleasure. With all of Reggie’s fantasies coming true, now he just needs to convince the elusive progenitrix to spend Christmas with him… and make it into something more.

TITLE: The King’s Boy

AUTHOR: Aja Foxx

SERIES: Mafia Mayhem

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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~ King ~

I was sent to New York City to take over as the head of the Irish mob. It was a job that many wanted, but few were qualified for. I was qualified, but I didn’t want the position…until I met a man that challenged all of my preconceived ideas about people. I just needed to figure out if Spencer was as crazy as he seemed or if he was a spy sent by my enemies.

~ Spencer ~

I admit it. I was probably bat-shit crazy, but I embraced that description. Being normal was boring. Besides, there was so much to see and do in the world when you ignored the boundaries society tried to put on you. Stepping outside the lines meant meeting the handsome Irish mafia boss, and he was fun to mess with. It’s just too bad it put me on someone else’s radar. Now, I was running for my life.

TITLE: Boraleashe: Lord of the North Wind

AUTHOR: A.E. Via

SERIES: Lords of the Wind #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2023

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All hail the Lord of the North Wind, Boraleashe Cavalerie. The last of the horsemen and harbingers of justice. The Overseer of the Realm of Winter, and Creator of the First Frost. Titan and Ruler of the Arctic World.

Boraleashe landed with the full force of his arctic power, showering ice and snow across the ground. Patrons bowed and tried not to gawk at him. Not because Boraleashe was the lord of an element, but because he was a strikingly beautiful titan, with his flowing white garments, and blizzard-kissed hair.

Boraleashe Cavalerie was the opposite of his titan brothers. He was stoic, disagreeable, and his attitude towards others was just as biting as his frost.

All titans were required to gift their pure hearts to another—to fall in love—as praise to the divinities for their dominion over an element. Refusal to pledge their heart was considered an act of defiance to the gods.

There would be judgment… and atonement.

For more than a millennium Boraleashe chose to shelter and hide his winter heart. He deftly avoided love by commanding army after army and fighting battle after battle.

Fate intervened and gave Boraleashe the opportunity of earning a heart from a far more worthy love than he deserved. The newly appointed king of the Autumn World, Theodor Cavalerie, was the Bringer of Harvest and Treasure of the Realms.

Why would a young virile lord like Theodor choose a surly two thousand-year-old titan like him? Boraleashe had no logical answer—he refused the handsome king for reasons no one would understand.

Boraleashe confessed to his viceroy, “Adresin, if for any reason my heart were to ever get broken, I will suffer a misery and death far more excruciating than the Snow Moon’s curse on my heart.

The universe had spoken for its final time, he either choose love… or loss. And there was only one man capable of penetrating Boraleashe’s icy interior. Only one warrior strong enough to save his soul from damnation.

 

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