Here are the new releases for the week.

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Title	Author	Publisher	Release Date	Other Details	Link
Pucking Mess	Charity Parkerson	Punk & Sissy Publications	4/1/2024	Thin Ice #4	Amazon
Even If We Tried	D.K. Daniels	Self Published	4/1/2024	Even If We Tried #1	Amazon
An Unrivaled Off Season	Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James	Dreamspinner Press	4/2/2024	Hockey Ever After #3.5	Amazon
A Choreographed Coup	Jason Wrench	Pride Publishing	4/2/2024	Love and Liquidation #2	Amazon
If We Were Stars	Eule Grey	NineStar Press	4/2/2024		Amazon
The Breakup Lists	Adib Khorram	Dial Books	4/2/2024		Amazon
Down the Line	AG Meiers	Painted Hearts Publishing	4/2/2024	Jake’s Bar #4	Amazon
Selamlik	Khaled Alesmael	World Editions	4/2/2024		Amazon
Chasing Magic	Toby Wise	Self Published	4/2/2024	A Collection of Familiars #1	Amazon
Impurrfections	Kaje Haper	Self Published	4/2/2024	Friends of Gaynor Beach Animal Rescue	Amazon
Taming a Demon	Amy Padilla	Self Published	4/2/2024	Dallying with Demons #2	Amazon
Something Good	Melody Claire	Self Published	4/2/2024	Once and Always #1	Amazon
The Sad Omega	R. Gaen	Self Published	4/3/2024	Leongatha Pack Tales	Amazon
The Househusband’s Guide to Domestic Bliss	Lance Lansdale	Self Published	4/3/2024		Amazon
A Hand, A Hope, A Hike	Bink Cummings	Self Published	4/3/2024	His Helper #3	Amazon
Cade	Eve Riley	Naughty Nights Press	4/4/2024	Jasper Springs #1	Amazon
The Devil to Pay	Katie Daysh	Self Published	4/4/2024	Nightingale & Courtney #2	Amazon
The Hacker’s Heart	Sav Uong	Self Published	4/4/2024	The Three Rings: A Queer Mafia Romance #2	Amazon
Ignite	Abigail Glenn	Self Published	4/4/2024		Amazon
Broken	Reese Knightley	Self Published	4/4/2024	Erebus Assassins #1	Amazon
Morgan	Riley Hart	Self Published	4/4/2024	The Swift Brothers #1	Amazon
Worthy Promises	Jessamyn Kingley	Self Published	4/4/2024	D’Vaire #41	Amazon
Stepping Up	Jay Leigh	Rainbow Brigade Books	4/5/2024	City Boys Never Sleep #2	Amazon
Thrill	Kristian Parker	Self Published	4/5/2024	Kristian Parker #1	Amazon
Henrikk’s Secret	Darcy Fayton	Self Published	4/5/2024	Henrikk’s Short Story Series #5	Amazon
The Wolf Assassin’s Mate	Lorelei M. Hart	Self Published	4/5/2024	Omegas of the Shifter Mafia #1	Amazon
Diamond in the Rough	C.W. Gray	Self Published	4/5/2024	Crellic Revival	Amazon
The Other Half of Me	Aiden Wilde	Self Published	4/6/2024	Straight Friends Fall In Love #1	Amazon
Should Our Hearts Catch Fire	Amithia Raine	Self Published	4/6/2024	Who We Are #2	Amazon
You, Me, and Bad Movies	Twoony	Self Published	4/7/2024		Amazon
Runaway Wolf	Trisha Linde	Self Published	4/7/2024	Grim Wilds #1	Amazon
When Ben Loved Tim	Jay Bell	Self Published	4/7/2024	He Loved Him #1	Amazon

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TITLE: Pucking Mess

AUTHOR: Charity Parkerson

SERIES: Thin Ice #4

PUBLISHER: Punk & Sissy Publications

LENGTH: 119

RELEASE DATE: 4/1/2024

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For years, Gustav has been in love with someone he can’t fully have. He’s done everything to win Tommy. That’s over.

After a wild night a few years back, Gustav has been doggedly trying to win a tattoo artist he can’t shake. As captain of the state’s pro hockey team, he’s used to people falling at his feet. Tommy isn’t one of them. He won’t give Gustav the one part of him Gustav can’t live without… his heart. He’s finally hit the end of his rope. Tommy will never love him. It’s time to move on.

It isn’t that Tommy doesn’t want to love Gustav. He’s terrified of all the ways Gustav could break him. Everyone chases Gustav. He’s one of the most wanted men in hockey. Tommy can’t trust Gustav to be faithful, and his mental health can’t take the blow if he isn’t. Now Gustav is finally done, and Tommy doesn’t know if he’ll survive that either. Maybe he loves him after all. It’s possible he should chase Gustav. Unfortunately, an unexpected tragedy will make and break everything, taking away any choice Tommy thought he had.

TITLE: Even If We Tried

AUTHOR: D.K. Daniels

SERIES: Even If We Tried #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 475

RELEASE DATE: 4/1/2024

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Life in the closet is about to become a lot more confusing.

Samual Eckhert is a dreamer and an artist who spends his days doodling cute boys and mythological creatures in his journal. However, Ethan Thompson, Sam’s best friend, is a popular kid and a heartthrob hockey player. Everybody wants to be his friend; Sam and Ethan’s worlds typically shouldn’t converge. Now, in high school, life is more complicated as the two boys drift away toward new social groups. Sam’s stupor is accelerated with the arrival of Austin, a cute geeky boy who catches Sam’s interest, and he struggles to understand his sexuality. Except, when Austin is cruelly outed, Sam is conflicted even further, delaying his exit from the closet.

TITLE: An Unrivaled Off Season

AUTHORS: Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James

SERIES: Hockey Ever After #3.5

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 118

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Any other year, hockey player Grady Armstrong would be licking his wounds after a disappointing playoffs exit. Somehow, this year, he’s in the stands as his rival-turned-boyfriend Max Lockhart competes for the Stanley Cup… and there’s nowhere he’d rather be. Well, except maybe lifting the Cup himself. So along with preparing his body for next season, Grady prepares to ask Max to stay in his life permanently.

Max figures it can’t be easy for Grady to watch Max cash in on his dreams, but if he’s struggling, he hides it well—which is great, because they don’t get much time together during the season, and it would suck if Grady spent the summer sulking.

But while Grady may still be a competitive bastard, he doesn’t sulk. He nurses Max through hangovers. He comes home with him for the summer. He loses fishing bets. He earns so many boyfriend points Max should really level him up. The question is, how?

TITLE: A Choreographed Coup

AUTHOR: Jason Wrench

SERIES: Love and Liquidation #2

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 382

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Unseen enemies, hidden agendas and a love that defies all odds… The battle against extremism gets personal.

Graduate student Blayne Dickenson and boy-band member Ethan Bond are jolted out of their lives when a concert takes a deadly turn, marking the beginnings of a meticulously planned coup on the shadowy organization known as The Foundation.

An unexpected, injured visitor thrusts them deeper into this chaos, revealing a conspiracy against Pennington University. As threats mount, Blayne and Ethan’ s bond becomes their anchor amid the chaos. Yet, when caught in the crosshairs of a vengeful vendetta, can their love withstand the onslaught?

By some, they are honored as heroes, but their accolades come with perilous consequences. A lethal threat shadows their every step, demanding a perilous dance of wit and courage. Can they avert a catastrophic blow from a homegrown extremist group, or will their world crumble? Will their relationship with The Foundation take unexpected twists?

TITLE: If We Were Stars

AUTHOR: Eule Grey

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 136

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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The final countdown begins in three hours.

Blimey. The last thing Kurt wants is to wear a space helmet, and, no, they didn’t plan on saving the world either—Not before their eighteenth birthday anyway. Who’d have thought friending a lonely alien would lead to the Cape Canaveral launch pad.

Best friends since they were ten years old, Kurt O’Hara and Beast Harris tackle the typical teenage challenges together: pronouns, AWOL bodies, not to mention snogging. A long-distance relationship with an alien named Iuvenis is the least of their troubles.

Kurt loves programming, people-pleasing, and yellow dresses. Most of all, Kurt loves Beast.

Beast adores elephants, protest marches, and Kurt. Rules?—Nah. Humanity’s way down on Beast’s list of to-dos.

Beast and Kurt, Kurt and Beast. The end. Exactly how their love turns into a scene from Red Dwarf is anyone’s guess. Spaceships? NASA at the doorstep? No biggie. As long as they’re together, Kurt and Beast can survive anything.

Except, apparently, lift-off. Because nobody considered sensory issues, did they? Nope. NASA never made adjustments for neurodivergent astronauts. Unbelievable.

Will science be enough to blast Kurt and Beast—unlikely superheroes—into space to save the planet? Or will it take something much more extraordinary?

TITLE: The Breakup Lists

AUTHOR: Adib Khorram

PUBLISHER: Dial Books

LENGTH: 336

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny new romantic comedy, set in the sordid world of high school theater

Jackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he’s not is a romantic. And why would he be? He’s already had a front row seat to his parents’ divorce and picked up the pieces of his sister Jasmine’s broken heart one too many times.

No, Jackson is perfectly happy living life behind the scenes—he is a stage manager, after all—and keeping his romantic exploits limited to the breakup lists he makes for Jasmine, which chronicle every flaw (real or imagined) of her various and sundry exes.

Enter Liam: the senior swim captain turned leading man that neither of the Ghasnavi siblings stop thinking about. Not that Jackson has a crush, of course. Jasmine is already setting her sights on him and he’s probably—no, definitely—straight anyway.

So why does the idea of eventually writing a breakup list for him feel so impossible?

TITLE: Down the Line

AUTHOR: AG Meiers

SERIES: Jake’s Bar #4

PUBLISHER: Painted Hearts Publishing

LENGTH: 314

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Revenge is a Dangerous Obsession

Dean Hunt needs the story of a lifetime—Since his uncompromising attitude got him fired, the investigative journalist is hell-bent to expose the powerful and corrupt Conway family. It’s a career move, and absolutely not a vendetta against the oldest son Noel, who ghosted Dean after a mind-blowing weekend together.

Noel Conway needs a new start—After years away, Noel has come home to rebuild the bridges he’s burned. Too bad his past caused a ripple effect he can’t outrun. Now, he’s asked to save his family from the one man he never expected to see again but can’t forget.

Dean is chasing front-page news, and Noel is trying to protect the ones he loves. But the line between enemies and lovers gets blurred when a dangerous criminal from Noel’s past resurfaces. Will the truth shatter their tentative trust? Or do they have a shot at happily ever after?

But none of that matters when suddenly Noel disappears…

TITLE: Selamlik

AUTHOR: Khaled Alesmael

PUBLISHER: World Editions

LENGTH: 197

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Furat, a Syrian in his early 20s, visits Sibki Park in Damascus, one of the city’s most popular cruising areas. There he learns about the hammams, secret meeting places for gay men located throughout the old city. Inside these public baths, the air is thick with the scent of bay laurel soap, and naked men hide in the steam. Furat faces sometimes violent disapproval from all levels of society—regime, religion, the man in the street—and yet he manages to find the love he’s been seeking just before his world collapses and he’s forced to flee. Selamlik is the story of Furat’s journey, along with that of other refugees. It’s a journey in which they face physical and economic hardship, draconian migration laws, and the unwelcome grief, shame, and hatred they’ve carried with them from their ever more distant pasts. Despite everything, Furat remains steadfast in his pursuit of passion, pleasure, and love.

TITLE: Chasing Magic

AUTHOR: Toby Wise

SERIES: A Collection of Familiars #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 119

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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After receiving a magical compass that’s supposed to lead him to his spark, Willow embarks on the road trip of a lifetime. He just didn’t realize it would take over five years of chasing to finally meet his spark, Nash and he certainly wasn’t expecting his spark’s brother to be his true mate.

Callan, a hawk shifter, is used to his life on the road. He’s always found joy in helping his brother, Nash, travel from place to place, helping sparks learn more about their magic. On one magical stop, Callan and Nash run into Willow and realize he’s exactly what they didn’t know they were missing.

TITLE: Impurrfections

AUTHOR: Kaje Haper

SERIES: Friends of Gaynor Beach Animal Rescue

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 324

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Shane

A cat is a man’s best friend, because they can’t be bought or threatened. If they don’t like you, they walk away, showing you their butthole. If they stick around, it’s because they find you interesting. Mimsy’s stayed with me through six years and across half the country, which means I’m not a total loser. We earn our daily bread and fishy treats by busking, and sometimes we get lucky.

Like this abandoned wine-tasting place we’re squatting in. California climate so we don’t need heat, running water still on, all the comforts of home. Sure, there’s a weird guy with mental health issues who shows up now and then, but he keeps life interesting and he’s not bad to look at. We might stick around Gaynor Beach for a while.

Theo

I finally have control of my grandparents’ legacy, which means I can give away all the things they valued more than me. I have enough money to live on without theirs. The vineyard’s easy. I’ll give it to Manuel, the guy who did most of the work while never being allowed in their showplace mansion. I love imagining his kids bouncing on Grandmère’s priceless antiques.

The wine-tasting parlor’s harder. I’d like to burn it to the ground, but the cops frown on arson, plus when I went to check it out there was a homeless guy living in it. Instead of being scared of me— because I admit, I was losing it a bit when he spotted me— he cleaned up the cut on my arm and listened to me ramble. He had no clue who I was and I liked that. Maybe I can turn my grandparents’ showroom into a homeless shelter. Or something for homeless animals. Shane loves his little cat, and I wouldn’t mind if they stuck around for a while.

TITLE: Taming a Demon

AUTHOR: Amy Padilla

SERIES: Dallying with Demons #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 227

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Tyler is cursed. Not in the joking, having a bad week kind of day. He can’t seem to get through one day without injuring himself. He lost his job, his apartment, is camping out on his sister’s couch, and things just seem to be getting worse. So when a hot AF demon comes to his rescue, he jumps at the chance for a distraction. After all, what’s a better distraction from a bad day than sex?

Felix doesn’t trust humans. Not after what happened. But when his best friend drops him for his new boyfriend, he’s in desperate need of a distraction. And the clumsy human who can’t catch a break is a fun distraction. As long as he doesn’t get too close, what could go wrong?

But when they both realize that the curse is more than just a joke, they have to figure out how to get rid of it before Tyler gets hurt. Or hurts someone else. Because, you know, they wanted things to be hot between the sheets, but they weren’t exactly looking to light the thing on fire. Especially with them in it.

TITLE: Something Good

AUTHOR: Melody Claire

SERIES: Once and Always #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 362

RELEASE DATE: 4/2/2024

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Sammy

He was never meant to be mine, the all-american boy with the pretty eyes and perfect life. But my golden boy was determined to break down my walls and soothe the hurts no one else took the time to see. As my world caved in around me, he became my light in the darkness, and against my better judgment, I fell for him.

I broke his heart that summer, but years later, he’s back, and once again, I find myself unable to resist him. This time, though, I’m realizing I don’t want to resist. I want a second chance.

Will

It was the best summer of my life…until he broke my heart. The pain of losing him almost ruined me, but I moved on and started a new life. Only it turns out that the new life I’d built was an illusion, and I’ve moved back, trying to rebuild once again.

Sammy’s different this time around, but that same pull is there, the one I can’t walk away from. He says he wants another chance, but can I trust him with my heart a second time?

TITLE: The Sad Omega

AUTHOR: R. Gaen

SERIES: Leongatha Pack Tales

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 158

RELEASE DATE: 4/3/2024

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“I didn’t find you, just to let you go,” I growled in his ear. “You’re ours.”

IRIAN

One day, in our country town, I meet the saddest guy I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen him before and I’m a friendly kind of guy so I strike up a conversation. But there’s something weird going on here… this omega is ashamed that he’s mated, and when one day he turns up covered in bruises, I can guess who’s responsible.

ISCA

My mate is the Pack Alpha but he’s cruel. Omegas are just playthings to him. Then I meet an omega who makes me realise not all omegas live like this. I’d run away if I dared, but my mate would just catch and punish me. Dare I risk it?

TALIUS

My omega mate is sweet, sexy and kind. I’m not at all surprised when he befriends a sad lonely omega he meets in town. But his new friend is in terrible trouble.

I’d never betray my mate, but this abused omega needs an Alpha to take care of him.

I want to help him, but can I do that without risking my pack, my mate and my heart?

TITLE: The Househusband’s Guide to Domestic Bliss

AUTHOR: Lance Lansdale

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 354

RELEASE DATE: 4/3/2024

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At Ms. Broussard’s Home for Bountiful Beaus, even the unlovable can find a love story for the ages. She offers custome-made automatons, fully trained in the art of keeping a home.

Arthur Price is not looking for love. The lonely librarian clings to his work and routine to keep himself functioning. When his brother, Jared, arrives in the middle of the night with an i-Series automaton meant to lift his spirits, he realizes his routine life is about to be upended. Cheerful to a fault, Periwinkle is not someone Arthur would normally choose to befriend, much less enter into a romantic entanglement with, but he somehow programs himself perfectly into his life.

Miraculously, Arthur finds himself growing almost fond of the robot. Periwinkle may not possess much experience outside cleaning, but he can’t help noticing the loneliness in his librarian’s eyes. If it means giving Arthur Price a fresh start, Periwinkle is more than happy to stitch together all of Arthur’s broken pieces. Whether Arthur likes it or not, Periwinkle’s mechanical heart beats only for Arthur.

TITLE: A Hand, A Hope, A Hike

AUTHOR: Bink Cummings

SERIES: His Helper #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 43

RELEASE DATE: 4/3/2024

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Finn

When Beckett decides he wants to see where things go between us, who am I to say no?

We’re spending a weekend together at my cabin, and I’m a nervous wreck.

What if he changes his mind?

What if this ends in heartbreak?

I’ve never felt like this with anyone before, and I don’t know what to do if he breaks things off again.

TITLE: Cade

AUTHOR: Eve Riley

SERIES: Jasper Springs #1

PUBLISHER: Naughty Nights Press

LENGTH: 340

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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Home is where the heart is…

Life in Jasper Springs may look perfect, but for Cade Green there’s one thing still missing… a hunky billionaire to whisk him away, just like in the movies he can’t stop binge watching after his latest break up. But life isn’t some romantic tale for guys like him. That is, until the man of his dreams shows up at the local bar’s karaoke night.

Can Cade’s small-town heart handle the whirlwind that Weston brings?

Famed bachelor Weston Rhodes reluctantly returns to his hometown, planning on nothing more than a fleeting visit. The last thing he expects to find is a reason to stay. However, after one intense night, he soon discovers himself falling for the small town’s adorable veterinarian.

Can Weston, used to city lights and endless possibilities, embrace a fairy-tale romance in his quaint hometown?

TITLE: The Devil to Pay

AUTHOR: Katie Daysh

SERIES: Nightingale & Courtney #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 405

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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In a world of gunpowder, smoke and blood, two men’s love will rise above the chaos.

‘Beautifully written … will make your geeky heart sing sea shanties’ The Times

In 1802, The Treaty of Amiens brings the French Revolutionary Wars to an end. After the drama of the past few years, Lieutenant Arthur Courtney returns home to England where he hopes to spend a blissful summer with his close friend, Hiram Nightingale.

But within weeks, HMS Loyal goes missing en route to Malta. She carries a French and British diplomat, Hugo Baptiste and Sir William Haywood. Their disappearance, in this tentative time of peace, may be enough to prematurely ignite war between France and Britain once more.

Both Courtney and Nightingale, Sir William’s son-in-law, receive a position on HMS Lysander, tasked with tracking down the missing frigate. But as their mission grows ever more dangerous with each passing day, the risk of dissension simmers menacingly on the deck of the Lysander.

And when painful memories finally begin to rise to the surface after so many years, the truth of Courtney and Nightingale’s powerful bond could be the spark that sets everything ablaze…

TITLE: The Hacker’s Heart

AUTHOR: Sav Uong

SERIES: The Three Rings: A Queer Mafia Romance #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 322

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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After taking the life of a high ranking member of the Irish Mafia to protect his friend and confidant, Issac Maus, Thomas O’Malley wants out — to live a safe and normal life.

Two months later, Thomas has thrown himself into his new life — school, friends, dating — the picture of a normal life, right? Then why does he keep finding himself entangled in the schemes of the Three Rings, only to be rescued by the kind (and disarmingly handsome) Seong: Hacker Snake of the Italian Mafia? Thomas knows he should keep his distance, but how can he when one of the few places he truly feels safe is in Seong’s presence? If he can’t live a normal life, maybe he can settle for honest.

Seong “Snake” Kim is perfectly happy to focus on his work — even if his work is using his unique computer skills for the dark purposes of the Italian Mafia. When the young and handsome Thomas O’Malley, asks him him about honest computer careers, Seong intended on showing Thomas some resources and sending him on his way — determined not to pass on the teachings of his “mentor.” But, like a boomerang, Thomas keeps coming back — no matter how hard Seong tries to throw him. More than that, every time, Seong has a harder time letting go. Can Seong find a balance? Not just for the sake of Thomas’s future but for his own sanity? Or will a darkness from his own past drive them into each other’s arms until no force will break them apart?

TITLE: Ignite

AUTHOR: Abigail Glenn

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 332

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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EZRA

Bloodied and broken, I clawed my way out of hell at twelve years old. Left a corpse behind and took with me only trauma. I’m twenty-three now, and it’s no surprise I’m haunting the streets on the wrong side of the river, stealing to survive and provide for the one person who has ever cared for me. Only, my seamless thefts have started drawing the wrong kind of attention. Threatened into the dangerous task of breaking into Sinro Enterprises, a multi-billion-dollar private military company, I soon find myself at the mercy of their ruthless, beautiful CEO, Cain Vincent.

To say I’m attracted to the man is an understatement. He is the definition of lethal. And when he discloses the truth about the hard drive I was supposed to steal, I’m desperate for him to take me under wing. I want him. I want to be strong like him. I want to put an end to the criminals that threatened me and spread so much evil throughout this city. But diving into mercenary work tends to summon demons. And unfortunately, my demons won’t be laid to rest with just bullets.

CAIN

He makes me lose all control. Ex-Special Forces and current CEO of Sinro Enterprises, I sacrifice my personal life and health to lead mercenary teams dedicated to wiping out high-profile criminals. My working hours are endless. My schedule is rigid. I leave no room for normal things like relationships. Until a pretty little thief breaks into my high-rise and shatters what I’d come to believe was peace. I find myself hesitating to pull the trigger for the first time. Ezra honestly thinks he can win me over. Manipulate my emotions. And yeah, I’ll admit I’ve never been so captivated by another person. But I’ve been burned before. I won’t tolerate betrayal. If this kid so much as blinks those long eyelashes wrong, I won’t hesitate to kill him.

TITLE: Broken

AUTHOR: Reese Knightley

SERIES: Erebus Assassins #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 220

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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He craved him like he’d never craved anyone before.

-Ice

They’d kissed. And spent a brief and wild time together.

He fell.

But Echo disappeared on him.

And now the chase was on.

He was going to find Echo, catch him, and make him his.

Even if it killed him.

-Echo

He should have never screwed the blue-eyed blond…

But he had.

He couldn’t say why, but Ice got on his last nerve.

So he wounded the guy a couple of times.

Since then, Ice seemed to be in his way every time he turned around.

 

Assassin vs assassin

Blind to love

Unrequited love

Emotional Scars

A traitor

TITLE: Morgan

AUTHOR: Riley Hart

SERIES: The Swift Brothers #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 240

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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Morgan

When I left Birchbark angry and heartbroken, I vowed never to return.

Fate had other plans.

The father I hate had a stroke, so now I’m back in the Upper Peninsula to take care of him. The locals treat Dad like royalty, while Dad vacillates between open anger and flat-out ignoring me. Throw in my messy relationship with my brothers, and being in Birchbark becomes unbearable.

The only saving grace is Dusty, my childhood best friend. He’s always had my back, save for one night ten years ago that changed everything. Despite my endless family drama, Dusty becomes my solace, and it’s not long before our emotional connection becomes more. Dusty worships my body in ways no man has before, but more importantly, he’s stolen my heart. Except Dusty’s home is here, and mine is in Santa Monica, as far away as I can get.

While I’m battling it out with Dad and trying to hold the family together, my every impulse is to leave the first chance I get. But I can’t leave Dusty behind. Not again. If I want a chance at real happiness, I’ve got to work through this anger and grief…even if the hits keep coming.

TITLE: Worthy Promises

AUTHOR: Jessamyn Kingley

SERIES: D’Vaire #41

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 371

RELEASE DATE: 4/4/2024

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Duke Argent Worthington D’Vairedraconis knows loneliness. For a century, his father confined him in a rambling old home. Decades have passed since he left his father’s court, and Worth has blossomed under the D’Vaire roof. But scars remain. Worth abhors the quiet and hates being alone. Although he once questioned Fate’s methods, he now yearns wholeheartedly for the other half of his soul.

At nineteen, Oliver Toivonen is handed the reins of his father’s fortune—or lack thereof. His parents are obsessed with wealth, prestige, and making the right social connections. They blame Oliver, not their lavish spending, when he must sell off the estate. Over a century and a half later, his folks are killed in a car accident and Oliver is left to raise the seven-year-old brother he barely knows.

In an expansive garden in the middle of Las Vegas, Worth and Oliver meet. Sparks fly immediately, and their beasts are ready to pursue each other relentlessly. Oliver must be pragmatic for his brother’s sake. But he is unwilling to ignore his heart. As Worth and Oliver negotiate their future, Fate tosses a few surprises at the D’Vaires. Oliver and Worth must make sure nothing gets in their way.

TITLE: Stepping Up

AUTHOR: Jay Leigh

SERIES: City Boys Never Sleep #2

PUBLISHER: Rainbow Brigade Books

RELEASE DATE: 4/5/2024

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One man’s tortured past clashes with another man’s fear of the future as they stumble through life’s twists and turns.

Mason Talbot is living the dream life in the City that Never Sleeps.

But despite his newfound financial security and loving support system, he can’t shake the ghosts that still haunt him. He always prided himself on being the sturdy foundation and strong protector for his twin brother. Underneath this mask hides a broken man without a clue about who he really is or what he wants from life. He flounders even more when surprising new feelings begin to take root whenever he thinks about his uptight assistant.

Wickham Bennet is a man who thrives on routine.

His carefully crafted regimen staves off his paralyzing dread over a future he doesn’t want, but the scaffolding was destroyed when Mason came crashing into his life. He shouldn’t want what he can’t have, but his heart takes the wheel and sends them both careening into the unknown without a road map. And as much as he wants to steer things back on course, fate has other plans.

One tragic incident after another drags them into a spiral of uncertainty.

As Mason’s past returns to haunt him, Wickham’s desperation to maintain distance suffers, and they are left clinging to one another as the facades crumble. Stripped bare and cut raw, they must confront the old habits holding them back and rebuild their foundations or risk losing it all. And the only way to move toward the future is to let go of the past.

TITLE: Thrill

AUTHOR: Kristian Parker

SERIES: Kristian Parker #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 216

RELEASE DATE: 4/5/2024

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Tyler Jones is celebrating hitting his mid-thirties with a new job and it’s unlike anywhere he’s ever worked before. Pleasure Seekers is an sex toy retail company based in the seaside resort of Brighton.

On his first day, Tyler finds himself in a very sticky situation with the drop-dead gorgeous Danny Healy. This man is next-level handsome. When Danny offers to help Tyler become personally acquainted with some of the items the company sells online, the heat truly blasts off.

But Tyler has never been one for meaningless sex. When he gets to know Danny, he finds so much more than he ever expected. What could happen if the lines of their arrangement were blurred a little?

TITLE: Henrikk’s Secret

AUTHOR: Darcy Fayton

SERIES: Henrikk’s Short Story Series #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 4/5/2024

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ENRIKK:

As whispers of treachery echo through his royal court, Vampire King Henrikk forces his closest ally, General Asher, to submit to a humiliating punishment, one that sends shockwaves through the Throne Room. As Henrikk finds himself irresistibly drawn to Asher, emotions emerge that confuse and frighten him, leaving them both craving something beyond their control.

ASHER:

To protect another, Asher takes the blame for a crime he didn’t commit and is branded a ‘traitor’. Now, as he endures the brunt of Henrikk’s punishment, Asher’s years of concealed affection for the King threaten to come to light. Imprisoned and lonely, Asher tries desperately to bridge the chasm that divides them, igniting a power struggle rife with simmering tension.

As they teeter on the brink of darkness, can Henrikk and Asher trust each other enough to salvage a thread of their tenuous relationship? Or will their fears rip them apart forever?

Delve into a world castles and vampires in this gripping series of dark and seductive MM romance short stories, where betrayal and desire intertwine in a tale of passion and intrigue unlike any other.

TITLE: The Wolf Assassin’s Mate

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Omegas of the Shifter Mafia #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 99

RELEASE DATE: 4/5/2024

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Being a protector isn’t supposed to be easy or glamorous. I never expected it to be. We have one job; To keep shifter kind safe from those who would do us harm. Sometimes that means doing the ugly and violent things others want to pretend don’t happen. I’m fine with all of that knowing that I’m making the world a better place.

When I get my new mission, I plan to go in, annihilate the threat, and get out. Easy peasy.

Only it’s anything but when I find myself face to face with my true mate being held against his will and very, very pregnant. My oath as a protector no longer matters. I have two jobs to do— save my mate and shut down the breeding ring holding him captive—the one run by “the good guys” I work for.

TITLE: Diamond in the Rough

AUTHOR: C.W. Gray

SERIES: Crellic Revival

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 4/5/2024

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Xavier Juren has lived in the shadows of his larger-than-life parents and brothers since the day he was born. As the youngest, he struggled to forge a path of his own. Then, the war with Humans First tore apart the galaxy. Taking a chance, he decided to step in to help the colony of Dragon’s Hollow in the Crellic System. His new home is far away from his family, and now, he’s responsible for a rather strange community full of unconventional people. Who would have thought it would be so much work to keep the settlers from killing one another.

Joe Nelm knows how to work hard. His family have been miners for generations and he never thought he’d be any different. When his best friend convinces him to uproot his life and move to Dragon’s Hollow to raise Crellic babies, he thinks they’ve both lost it. Then he meets the charming and sincere governor of the colony and knows he’s lost absolutely more than his mind.

Joe didn’t expect to find a home and family of his own in the wilderness of Dragon’s Hollow, and Xav never thought he’d find the partner he always wanted in the rough-looking new arrival. Can these two strangers form a bond that will last a lifetime and keep the colony from falling apart?

TITLE: The Other Half of Me

AUTHOR: Aiden Wilde

SERIES: Straight Friends Fall In Love #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 217

RELEASE DATE: 4/6/2024

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MATTY

We hadn’t spoken for years. Then, out of the blue, Chad messages me.

He’s getting divorced. He needs to get away.

Did I want to go camping with him again, like we did when we were young?

I am a single dad looking for love, but is he forgetting what happened between us before, why we stopped speaking in the first place?

CHAD

People think I am the straightest of straight guys, the bro-est of the bros.

Kara wanting to divorce me wrecked my heart.

I just need to get away, two old friends, the sun on our skin, hiking, fishing, swimming in the river.

But when he reminded me of what happened between us before, I felt new things.

He was always the half other of me, but can he make me whole?

Sometimes, a love comes along that will make you change how the world sees you, and how you see yourself.

TITLE: Should Our Hearts Catch Fire

AUTHOR: Amithia Raine

SERIES: Who We Are #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 4/6/2024

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Ellis has been looking for something for as long as he can remember. It was never important, though. There’ve been expectations and rules laid out for him since he was born.

It doesn’t matter his dad isn’t here anymore to remind him how inadequate he is compared to his big brother; not as smart, not as driven, not as talented. Never good enough. The only thing he’s good for is being a cash-cow and ironing out other people’s messes—like having to take over the family business because brother dear somehow managed to lose all his memories. Just great.

But that’s his life.

At least until the day he wanders into a local café with a stupid name and the world’s strangest barista. Gabriel is a force of nature, confusing as hell and, worst of all, makes Ellis feel things he has no business feeling.

Ellis swears to never go back, but something about that place keeps drawing him in. Every time he steps in there, he feels more like himself. A little more alive and far less lost.

He has no idea what he’s looking for, but sometimes, when he’s in Gabriel’s shop, it feels like he might have found it.

TITLE: You, Me, and Bad Movies

AUTHOR: Twoony

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 236

RELEASE DATE: 4/7/2024

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Fresh out of a horrendous summer break up, Avery is absolutely done with romance, or so they thought. After discovering a scribbled list of bad movies in the school library, they end up exchanging notes with a witty, charming, and bad movie loving pen pal going by the name K.

Two months later, K has stolen their once shattered heart. Avery wants to take a chance and meet in person, even if that means they may be turned away for being agender. However, K shuts the idea down immediately, leaving Avery pondering why and more desperate to discover their pen pal’s true identity.

But with Avery’s ex lingering on their mind and in their life, moving on is harder than they thought, especially when K suddenly wants to cut off all contact. The question of why is only explained when K’s identity is accidentally revealed and it’s the last person Avery could have imagined.

TITLE: Runaway Wolf

AUTHOR: Trisha Linde

SERIES: Grim Wilds #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 207

RELEASE DATE: 4/7/2024

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The Grim Wilds Pack have always kept to themselves… until a runaway wolf wanders into their territory.

Omega wolf shifter Brody is on the run for his life. Raised in a pack where omegas are seen as lesser-than, he’s treated like nothing more than a bargaining chip. He was sold by his pack to a cruel Alpha, claimed by force, but he refuses to just lie down and submit. When he sees the opportunity to run, he takes it. Now he’s being hunted. When he catches a scent of an unfamiliar pack, it triggers something inside him, something that echoes of safety, of comfort, of the home he’s always dreamed of… It smells like fate. With no other options left, he throws himself at the mercy of a stranger.

It’s Shan’s job, as the pack Alpha, to keep the peace, and he’s never questioned that. In the role of his father, and his father’s father before him, being Alpha often means making difficult decisions. When Brody shows up, though, it isn’t just difficult—it’s impossible. Pack law states that he needs to return the claimed omega to where he belongs, to the Alpha of a neighboring pack, but he can’t bring himself to do it. Everything inside him vibrates with one single truth. Brody belongs to him.

As the packs clash and tensions rise, it becomes clear that this runaway wolf brought trouble, and it just might start a war.

TITLE: When Ben Loved Tim

AUTHOR: Jay Bell

SERIES: He Loved Him #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 423

RELEASE DATE: 4/7/2024

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I never thought I’d find love. I spent all of high school watching others pair up, my little gay heart slowly withering in despair… until the fateful summer night that I met Tim. His meaty muscles and smoldering silver eyes already haunt my dreams. And I know for a fact that he’s lonely like me. I’ve been taking care of Tim ever since he got into an accident that was technically my fault, but the healing he needs goes so much deeper than that. I need him too. With any luck, I’ll end senior year with the man of my dreams at my side. Assuming, of course, that he’s not just another curious straight guy.

 

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