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
Tempting Him	Drew Duncan	Irish Ink Publishing	5/27/2024	Illicit Desires #1	Amazon
Seamark	Cari Z	Self Published	5/27/2024		Amazon
Because You Rejected Me	Blake R. Wolfe	Self Published	5/27/2024	Shifter Grove Rogue Wolves #1	Amazon
The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights	Redfern Jon Barrett	Self Published	5/27/2024		Amazon
Be the Match	Eliana West	Dreamspinner Press	5/28/2024		Amazon
Saved by the Pitcher	Gareth Chris	Pride Publishing	5/28/2024	All on the Line #2	Amazon
Werewolf in Shining Armor	Minerva Howe	Turtlehat Creatives	5/28/2024	Werewolf Knights #1	Amazon
Sacking the Quarterback	SA Sway	Blue Crescent Books	5/28/2024	Austin Troopers	Amazon
The Spy Prince of Basadesh	H.M. Heath	Self Published	5/28/2024	The Jali Throne #1	Amazon
Lost in Someone	JJ Harper	Self Published	5/28/2024	Calston Cove #2	Amazon
Judging Duke	Alex J. Adams	Self Published	5/28/2024	Liverpool Boys Series #4	Amazon
Adrift	E. Davies	Self Published	5/28/2024	Sunrise Island Brothers #3	Amazon
Someone To Trust	Aiden Wilde	Self Published	5/28/2024	Straight Friends Fall In Love #3	Amazon
Coup de Coeur	Halli Starling	Self Published	5/28/2024	Oracle, Tailor, Curator #1	Amazon
Phoenix Mate	TJ Nichols	Self Published	5/28/2024	Brothers of Fire #3	Amazon
Exhibited	Nellie Wilson	Self Published	5/28/2024	Museology #3	Amazon
My Demon Husband	Rhys Lawless	Self Published	5/28/2024	My Demon Charming #3	Amazon
Rock and a Hard Place	J. Evermore	Self Published	5/28/2024	The Little Ships #2	Amazon
Rugged Alpha	Lorelei M. Hart	Decadent Publishing	5/29/2024	Omegas Inn Love #5	Amazon
Colby’s Lost Binky	Della Cain & Kaytea Kat	Decadent Publishing	5/29/2024	Found by Daddy #10	Amazon
Bachelor Number One	Isla Olsen	Moonwalker Press	5/29/2024	2nd Expanded Edition	Amazon
Primal Claim	Leo Rivers	Self Published	5/29/2024	Warlords of Vasz #1	Amazon
Totally Geeked	Becca Jackson	Self Published	5/29/2024	Love In Play #2	Amazon
Make Believe	HJ Welch	Self Published	5/29/2024	Paddle Creek Daddies #6	Amazon
Sunrise	Evie McGlynn	Self Published	5/29/2024	Down the Shore #3	Amazon
The Pet	M.D. Gregory	Self Published	5/29/2024	The Killough Company #5	Amazon
4-Ever	Ava Olsen	Self Published	5/29/2024	Wayward Lane #3	Amazon
Vicious Cycle	L Eveland	Self Published	5/29/2024	Wayward Sons #3	Amazon
Devil May Fall	Chani Lynn Feener	Self Published	5/29/2024	The Devils of Vitality	Amazon
Genome	Emma Jaye	Purindoors Publications	5/30/2024	Malthusia #2	Amazon
Subterfuge	Rebecca Cohen	Self Published	5/30/2024	Dark Earls #1	Amazon
Fractured Hope	Kady Cordova	Self Published	5/30/2024	Hope’s Ridge #1	Amazon
Skeletons in the Closet	Nicky James	Self Published	5/30/2024	Shadowy Solutions #1	Amazon
First Down	Kaleigh Whitford	Self Published	5/30/2024		Amazon
Drew	Eve Riley	Self Published	5/30/2024	Jasper Springs #3	Amazon
The Trouble With Nerds	April Kelley	Self Published	5/30/2024	Saint Lakes #13	Amazon
Whizz	Fel Fern	Self Published	5/30/2024	Moon Burrow Bears #10	Amazon
A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I’m the Gay Holy Maiden	AJ Sherwood	Self Published	5/30/2024	Fortune Favors the Fae #1	Amazon
The Sword’s Secret	Chris Cole	Gold Dust Publishing	5/31/2024	Ancient Wonders#1	Amazon
Spoon Left	Caraway Carter	Never Too Late Books	5/31/2024		Amazon
Suddenly You	Cora Rose	Self Published	5/31/2024	Our Exception #2	Amazon
Lost in Life	Kitty Rose	Self Published	5/31/2024	Inked Souls Duet #1	Amazon
The Dragon’s Egg	M.L. Eaden	Self Published	5/31/2024	The Saint George Chronicles: A Dragon Shifter Romance Series #3	Amazon
Forever Always	Jacey Davis	Self Published	5/31/2024		Amazon
Enzo’s Embrace	Jaclyn Quinn	Self Published	5/31/2024	Tide to You #1	Amazon
Midsummer Phoenixes	Alexa Piper	Self Published	5/31/2024	Phoenix Immortal Stories	Amazon
Hidden Passion	C.A. Mortimer	Self Published	5/31/2024	Regency Men in Love #3	Amazon
His Omega Bear	Skye R. Richmond	Self Published	5/31/2024	Bears Of Asheville #5	Amazon
Omega Seeks Quiet Life	Maggie Hemlock	Self Published	5/31/2024	The New Hemlock Wolf Pack Saga #18	Amazon
Clan and Crave	Tracy St. John	Self Published	5/31/2024	Clan Beginnings	Amazon
Two Thousand Blades	Jocelynn Drake	Self Published	5/31/2024	Kings of Chaos #3	Amazon
Saffron and Silver	Kara Robinson	JMS Books	6/1/2024		Amazon
Chase this Light	Eve Morton	JMS Books	6/1/2024		Amazon
Painting Cowboys	R.W. Clinger	JMS Books	6/1/2024	Painting County Cowboys #6	Amazon
Unexpected	Tom Munroe	JMS Books	6/1/2024		Amazon
Seducing a Saint	V.B. Kildaire	JMS Books	6/1/2024		Amazon
Dude Magnet	Gregory Ashe	Hodgkin & Blount	6/1/2024	The Last Picks #2	Amazon
Completed Manuscript	Georgia Rayne	Phoenix Eclipse Publishing	6/1/2024	The Unpublished Story #2	Amazon
Coil of Boughs	Penny Moss	Self Published	6/1/2024	The Underforest Duology #1	Amazon
Oleander	Scarlett Drake	Self Published	6/1/2024		Amazon
Cold Nights & Cryptids	Duckie Mack	Self Published	6/1/2024		Amazon
Darkness	Eden Winters	Self Published	6/1/2024		Amazon
Reverb	Zoe Piper	Apollo8 Publishing	6/2/2024	Larkspur #3	Amazon
The Seductive Rockstar	Chelle Pimblott	Self Published	6/2/2024	Seductions Series #1	Amazon

 

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TITLE: Tempting Him

AUTHOR: Drew Duncan

SERIES: Illicit Desires #1

PUBLISHER: Irish Ink Publishing

LENGTH: 95

RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2024

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Liam has finally come home after graduating from university. No boyfriend, no job, and back living with his mum. At least he has his best friend Annie to rely on. Until they arrive home a little tipsy, and Annie’s dad helps them into the house. Liam’s known Rich for years, so why it is that he’s seeing him in a whole new, very sexy, light?

Rich has known Liam for years, best friend to his daughter Annie since they were little. So why is it now that he’s back from uni Rich can see something else in Liam that he’s never noticed before? And why is it driving him crazy with lust?

It wasn’t meant to be anything serious. An affair. Two people who just wanted to be with each other in the heat of the moment.

Until something else took over. Something more. It became something to tear their worlds apart. With a friendship and a parent/child relationship hanging in the balance, can love conquer all?

TITLE: Seamark

AUTHOR: Cari Z

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 157

RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2024

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A distant island in the blustery north holds a secret – a clan of shapeshifting sea dragons called the Agnarra, all but wiped out by humans a generation ago. For Morgan, a lone artistic soul among his practical people, life on the island is incredibly boring. That is, until a human ship explodes on the horizon, causing fear among the clan.

In the aftermath, Morgan finds a human in the water – Auban – badly injured and with no memory of his past. As Morgan nurses him back to health, he can’t help but fall in love. But their love is forbidden – Morgan’s people, especially his fierce older brother, would kill Auban if they knew he existed. It’s up to Morgan to keep him a secret until they can find a way for him to escape the island.

But secrets never last, and neither does the Agnarra’s new peace. War is coming, and Morgan must use all of his wits and Auban’s help to save his clan from annihilation.

TITLE: Because You Rejected Me

AUTHOR: Blake R. Wolfe

SERIES: Shifter Grove Rogue Wolves #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 195

RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2024

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Homeless and nursing a broken heart, I rejected my mate the first time he spoke to me. A hunky alpha werewolf in a cowboy hat is my fantasy come to life. But is it too late to reel him back in?

Matt

I was kicked out of my pack and my home after I told the alpha’s son I loved him. He broke my heart and told everyone my secret. Now I’m a rogue wolf with nowhere to go. That is, until I hear rumors of a rogue wolf hotel in a small town up north. It’s a place where wolves like me can go to get back on their feet, and I need all the help I can get.

However, the moment I arrive, some douchebag in a cowboy hat calls me his mate. I lay into him, calling him every name under the sun and telling him he was the last person I’d ever be with. When he stalks away with his tail between his legs, I’m sure I’ve seen the last of him.

But then I end up being forced to work on his farm to earn my keep.

Ace

I’ve been in the small town of Shifter Grove since I was seventeen, and despite a rocky start, it’s been a peaceful life thus far. However, the day Matt rolls into town, that peace is shattered. The moment I see him, my heart begins to pound, and I blurt out “mate” before I can stop myself.

He tears me a new one, and honestly, I don’t blame him. But I can’t stop thinking about those perfect lips of his or the way those shorts hug his body. For the first time in my life, I want to share my heart with someone and I’m pretty sure he hates me.

However, when Matt is sent to work on my farm by the hotel owner, I realize that this might be my second chance to prove myself.

TITLE: The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights

AUTHOR: Redfern Jon Barrett

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 273

RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2024

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Caroline and her Dom live out their normal lives amongst the poverty, alcoholics, and street preachers of Swansea, Wales. But when Dom and his straight roommate fall in love—a passionate, secret, non-sexual love—their lives are transformed into a queer chaos of cross-dressing, gender-bending and free love. Will Dom hold on to his relationship? Can religious fundamentalists be adopted as pets? And just what are The Lesbians up to? The ultimate battle between preachers and drag queens, skinheads and sex workers, boyfriend and girlfriend, is set to change the city forever.

TITLE: Be the Match

AUTHOR: Eliana West

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 257

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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Dylan McKenzie loves his life with his chosen family. He’s come to terms with his family’s rejection and lives life on his terms as a gay man. Now he’s headed to Seattle, meeting a nephew he didn’t know he had. It’s love at first sight and now he can’t let go.

Ryan Blackstone is desperate to cure his son’s leukemia. The doctors tell him he needs a miracle, and that’s what he’s determined to get. Ryan discovers Dylan is more than a miracle. He’s the man who sparks something in Ryan he hasn’t allowed himself to feel in a long time.

Together, Ryan and Dylan must get past their families and their fears. They will have to stand strong to be the perfect match they’ve both always wanted.

TITLE: Saved by the Pitcher

AUTHOR: Gareth Chris

SERIES: All on the Line #2

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 233

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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A handsome actor meets and falls for his baseball idol, but will his hero have the power to save him?

James Vicksburg should be happy that he’s finally achieved acting success on Broadway, but his conservative senator father controls what he can do and who he can love. When James’s baseball idol, Mike Cooper, meets him backstage after his show, the mutual attraction is palpable. The two begin what they think is a secret affair, but James quickly learns that nothing stays hidden from his vindictive father for long.

James is torn between his growing love for Mike and his desire to protect him from his father. What he doesn’t realize is that Mike has his own plan to fight for James’s happiness, even if it means losing each other.

TITLE: Werewolf in Shining Armor

AUTHOR: Minerva Howe

SERIES: Werewolf Knights #1

PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives

LENGTH: 135

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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When Symon takes over Shiftr Inc, he reminds himself that while he might be a corporate raider, he’s not an uncivilized wolf. Which is why when he meets tech expert Adrian, his reponse surprises him.

Adrian is okay with being a lone wolf who’s good at code and who has a Pallas cat for a bestie. Really. He never has needed other wolves. So when he meets the new boss, he’s shocked at how close he wants to get.

The two of them have to band together to fight both a threat to the company and to their new relationship, and deal with Symon’s meddling brothers at the same time. Can they prove that it okay to be a werewolf knight in shining armor?

TITLE: Sacking the Quarterback

AUTHOR: SA Sway

SERIES: Austin Troopers

PUBLISHER: Blue Crescent Books

LENGTH: 264

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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Callum

I didn’t work my whole life to get into the NFL to sit on a bench, but starting quarterback Addison Kelly is keeping me here.

I want to hate him for it, but Addison is as charming in real life as he is on TV, and the closer we get, the more I care for him.

With an obsessed ex, a bad injury and a secret, Addison has a lot to deal with this season and somehow, I’ve become his main confidant.

I may get to play after all, but handling hearts is a lot harder than catching footballs.

Addison

There’s something about our backup quarterback that makes me want to risk it all. My image, my past, and maybe even my safety.

I can’t help but get close to him and when Callum accepts me as I am, it makes me feel like love is worth taking chances on.

I’ve let a lot get in my head, my crazy ex, my fear of rejection, but now it looks like I can finally face all that. IfCallum is willing to hold my hand while I do.

TITLE: The Spy Prince of Basadesh

AUTHOR: H.M. Heath

SERIES: The Jali Throne #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 278

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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The world is at war, and Arjun’s country is falling. As the prince of Bashadesh he must risk everything to protect his people-no matter how dangerous. The plan is simple, if perilous; go undercover, infiltrate the enemy’s castle, and bring them down from within. If he’s caught, death is certain, both for himself and for his countrymen.

He soon meets the high wizard responsible for his country’s rapid decline, and everything changes. Taken into the man’s service and working undercover as his servant, Arjun is determined to do whatever it takes to win the war. But hatred battles with admiration as he slowly begins to see a different side of his enemy.

Eldrin ‘Frostfire’ Glaser is capable, driven and devilishly handsome. He’s undoubtedly at the pinnacle of his power and prestige. But he’s never met anyone like Arjun. Even in disguise, the spy prince is dazzling, an irresistible spark of light in the frigid castle he calls home. When the two meet, sparks fly and both must question everything they thought they knew. As their worlds collide and passions ignite, Arjun and Eldrin must navigate a treacherous path where love and duty intertwine.

TITLE: Lost in Someone

AUTHOR: JJ Harper

SERIES: Calston Cove #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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It only takes one night to turn their lives upside down.

Brodie always thought he was straight, but when he experiences the greatest night of his life it’s with a man. A total stranger. They never even exchanged names.

It’s the shake-up he needed. He leaves his job and heads down to his best friend, Merrick. Even if that night haunts not only his dreams but also his waking thoughts, he’s determined to make a new life in Devon. He can’t have time for regrets.

Ivan had to leave. His best friend, Drew, let him down, his sort of ex shocked him with disturbing news, and he’s sick and tired of easy hook-ups. The only bright light is a chance encounter with the hottest man he’s ever seen, but he wakes up alone and has no way of finding him.

Resigned to never seeing him again, Ivan returns home to Calston Cove. An apology to Drew leads to a dinner invitation with a few friends.

And a face he never expected to see again.

Are Brodie and Ivan able to recapture the best night of their lives, or is one night all they’re going to

have?

When Ivan’s past comes back, threatening to ruin his relationship with Brodie, are they strong

enough together to make things work?

TITLE: Judging Duke

AUTHOR: Alex J. Adams

SERIES: Liverpool Boys Series #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 243

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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Duke

Life is good.

It didn’t used to be.

Shame, prostitution, abuse – you name it, I knew about it.

I finally felt I could move on, and get my life back on track. I had a stable job and a very healthy sex life. Then he sauntered in, large as life, and everything went to the wall.

Old feelings reared their head and I couldn’t forget him, no matter how hard I tried.

I hated him. Loathed him. So why did I want him so badly?

Simon

Life is good.

It didn’t used to be.

Guilt, depression, anxiety – I knew all about it.

I was doing well. A thriving business, bucketloads of cash, and finally, a light at the end of the tunnel.

But a chance meeting and he’s back in my life again, sending everything into a tailspin.

I hated him. Loathed him. So why was that kiss all I could think about?

When Duke and Simon meet again sparks fly. First hate, then lust. Can they finally put the past behind them and move on together? Will Simon ever stop judging Duke for the mistake he made?

TITLE: Adrift

AUTHOR: E. Davies

SERIES: Sunrise Island Brothers #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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“It’ll take a miracle to save my family’s legacy… and he just walked in.”

GAGE:

I moved to Sunrise Island to rescue my family’s abandoned orchard, but my biggest challenge is Kieran Walsh. One look at my leaky cabin and the feisty bartender tells me I live with him now.

Who am I to argue? Kieran’s my perfect opposite: flamboyant, chaotic, drop-dead gorgeous. And he’s always frickin’ smiling.

I’m falling hard. But will he be here to catch me?

“I finally found a reason to stay… and I’m going to break his heart.”

KIERAN:

When I escaped home, I vowed never to put down roots again. With a little luck and a lot of charm, I can get almost anything I want… like Gage Russell.

My new neighbour has wild plans, a rugged body, and soulful green eyes. He makes pretty, scarred things bloom again. How can I resist?

But with my time on Sunrise Island running out, Gage is dangerously close to stealing my heart… the one thing I can never, ever leave behind.

Right?

TITLE: Someone To Trust

AUTHOR: Aiden Wilde

SERIES: Straight Friends Fall In Love #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 281

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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Everyone wants something real. Everyone wants someone to trust.

PAUL

Jack is my boss. He is handsome, charismatic, sexy, fun.

Then he tells me he has chosen me to work with him on a new project – in London!

And were we okay sharing a room for a couple of weeks?

I don’t know why I felt such danger – and excitement.

JACK

I’m a guy’s guy, but I know sharing a room with a near-stranger could be intense.

But in Paul, I find a friend, someone I can share myself with.

Coming out of my separation, I’ve been wanting to connect with someone.

I only meant it as a friend, some feelings you can’t control…

But am I ready to change my life completely…for him?

TITLE: Coup de Coeur

AUTHOR: Halli Starling

SERIES: Oracle, Tailor, Curator #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 381

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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Calix Addington, Earl of Batherton, has a complicated relationship with his friend and former classmate, Lawton Adler. Lawton’s tendency to attract, and often cause, trouble leaves Calix sometimes holding the bag (which definitely happens). Calix is also harboring a secret – he’s an Oracle, like his mother, and in a world where small magic is meant for aesthetics and convenience, larger displays of magic are frowned upon, sometimes illegal, and very much what the church and several important organizations fear.

When Calix is stuck with a strange book after Lawton’s shady dealings go wrong one spring morning, he takes shelter in Ethaniel Harkness’s magical tailoring shop. Calix and Ethaniel know each other as customer and tailor, but Ethaniel’s kind heart won’t let Calix stay in danger. As Calix hears the strange book speak in his mind, Ethaniel contacts his old flame Aubrey Lavigne. Aubrey’s expertise with magical objects as the curator for the Magnificus Collectio, an archive hidden behind a tourist trap museum, will be key to understanding what this book truly is.

Magic, love, lust, fear, and danger run rampant as this strange book becomes the catalyst for a much larger plot conducted by a secret sect known as The Golden Order. With The Golden Order giving chase to retrieve the book, Calix, Ethaniel, and Aubrey’s lives tangle and they must flee the city to separate Calix from the book, shake off their pursuers, and find time for their burgeoning attractions.

TITLE: Phoenix Mate

AUTHOR: TJ Nichols

SERIES: Brothers of Fire #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 250

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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hat happens when the Chief of Security wakes up as the familiar to a man who doesn’t know he’s a witch? Chaos.

Quentin Silverbrook has never really belonged anywhere. At fifteen, his parents divorced, and his father took a job in Mont de Leucoy. Now twenty-two, he hasn’t left even though there is nothing keeping him there…until he is blackmailed into watching the building over the road from the bar where he works.

With Dalmon back in England, Gerrit injured, and Everest ruling by proxy, Kaine Lenoir, the only phoenix shifter not part of the royal family in this life, is feeling the pressure to take down the Shadow Board before more people die and paranormals are exposed to humans.

One night to blow off some tension turns into a disaster when the man turns out to be his fated mate. Worse, he is an untrained mind-reading witch.

The only positive is that Quentin is being blackmailed by the Shadow Board. All Kaine needs to do is find a way to use that—to use Quentin—to destroy the Board. Have the Fates stacked the deck in his favor, or will he create a soul bruise that will haunt them both for lifetimes?

TITLE: Exhibited

AUTHOR: Nellie Wilson

SERIES: Museology #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 363

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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EXHIBITED (verb)

1. to have publically displayed in an art gallery or museum
2. to have manifested or deliberately displayed a quality or behavior

Jeremy Rinci, exhibit designer, was raised in New York City and educated in Philadelphia, before ending up in Colorado in search of…something. After a few years (and one pandemic) working for a University Museum, Jeremy is looking for a spark. He’s got friends, he has a career, he even has a house, but something is still missing. It’s the perfect time to reopen his exhibit consulting business, because what is being in your thirties for if not floundering?

Nathaniel Davis (not Nate, just Davis) is a forest ranger, but he prefers to fade into the background, for people to focus on the nature around him instead. Colorado is different from his West Virginia upbringing, but something about the forest in the Rockies makes sense to him in a way not much else has in his life. When tasked with updating the Visitors Center at the National Forest, Davis hires Jeremy to help with the design. Quickly, the two men become unlikely colleagues and even unlikelier friends.

Their time together illuminates plenty of surprising common ground, including a shared attraction. Navigating a new relationship is difficult, but navigating a relationship in two cities is harder. On tender dates at art museums, baseball games, and fire watch towers, Jeremy and Davis share their drastically different pasts and perspectives – and different pasts result in differing expectations of what love looks like to each man. Can Jeremy and Davis learn to bridge the gap together and find a way to put their hearts on display?

TITLE: My Demon Husband

AUTHOR: Rhys Lawless

SERIES: My Demon Charming #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 90

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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We’re engaged!

I never thought anything like this would happen to me. And if you asked me what would happen a few weeks ago when I first summoned my demon prince Charming, marriage would never have been my answer.

I couldn’t be more excited.

Until she marches into our lives.

She’s hot, angry and deranged.

And there’s nothing she won’t do to stop our upcoming nuptials.

Lucian’s past comes back to haunt us.

It was bound to happen eventually.

But I’m not a weak little human anymore. I’m so much more.

And I will do anything to protect my future husband and myself.

TITLE: Rock and a Hard Place

AUTHOR: J. Evermore

SERIES: The Little Ships #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 270

RELEASE DATE: 5/28/2024

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Surviving a crash landing on an uncharted planet was supposed to be the hard part.

No one told me the real challenge would be the aftermath.

I have most of my memories back, I’m about to start my first mission since Sohven and I were rescued from Sannaveh-8B, and my crewmates aren’t half bad. Nothing to complain about, right?

Too bad nothing good ever comes easy. Since we’ve returned to our ship, Sohven’s been overprotective, paranoid, and on edge. No matter how well I carry out my duties, he just can’t seem to trust me to take care of myself, and I’m getting tired of being treated like a freak blow to the head means I’m incompetent.

Sohven’s solution seems simple. He wants to double-down on our commitment and make things permanent. He wants us to become mates—officially. That means a trip back to Lohnyal, a closed planet with a culture few outsiders ever experience. The trouble is, seven years is a long absence—long enough to leave Sohven on the outside looking in, too.

We do our best to respect his family and follow their customs, but when we land in his eyrie, we’re stepping into more than a straightforward mating ceremony. When Sohven’s family gets him back, they don’t want to let him go. It’s going to take all of my ingenuity to make sure we find a way off his planet. This time, he’s the one who needs to be rescued, and I intend to deliver.

TITLE: Rugged Alpha

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Omegas Inn Love #5

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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I walked into the wilderness one day, needing more space and air than this world could offer. Few bears survive the loss of a mate, and I couldn’t see why anyone would want to..

Eventually, I started a wilderness and survival experience to teach people what to do in case of disaster or a life-or-death situation. I’d only been armed with limited knowledge and a pen in my pocket. Without my bear, I’d have died within a week —not that I would have minded at the time —but now that sanity had returned, I needed a job and wanted to help others. The groups I work with are great, but they can’t ease the loneliness of a bear without a mate.

On one of my monthly supply runs to pick up supplies, I check my PO Box and find a letter from somewhere called the Bearclaw Inn. Even I’ve heard of it…nobody leaves without a mate. Is there truly a possibility I can live more than a half-life?

Lennon

Two weeks ago, I had a hard conversation with my parents that left us in a silent standoff. I quit halfway through a business degree because sitting in a cafe and pouring over boring marketing studies confirmed that I hated everything about the subject. I did not want to make my life about money and power. Like my father.

But I can’t stay at home like a child, with no point to my existence. I need a fresh start. A new way to live. Maybe even a mate.

When I get a letter from the Bearclaw Inn, inviting me for the weekend, I jump at the chance to not only have some time to think but a shot at finding an alpha who will want a wayward wolf like me.

TITLE: Colby’s Lost Binky

AUTHORS: Della Cain & Kaytea Kat

SERIES: Found by Daddy #10

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

LENGTH: 104

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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Colby lost his binky and found his new daddy.

Once upon a time, I had it all— a daddy who loved me, a nursery filled with all the toys I could ever want, and a job that made a difference. Only my daddy didn’t love me—not really.

When I catch him with another man who happens to be my boss, I leave without a second’s thought. I’m worth more than that. So is my rent.

Now I’m jobless and couch surfing at my sister’s until I can get back on my feet. She gives me a job at the coffee shop she manages, but that’s a stop gap at best. I need to find something permanent, something that can pay my bills. Who would’ve thought that losing my security binky, the one I always carry with me, there would bring me everything I’d lost and more?

TITLE: Bachelor Number One

AUTHOR: Isla Olsen

PUBLISHER: Moonwalker Press

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024, 2nd Expanded Edition

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Sutton

Here’s a tip: when you’re attempting to play it straight as the object of desire on a reality dating show, it’s probably a good idea not to sleep with the host…

Whoops!

After spending my entire NFL career hiding who I really am, the last thing I want when I retire is to be part of a reality show, and especially not a show that involves women fawning all over me. But the producers of A Match Made in Heaven are offering to give a huge donation to my charity for me to appear as this season’s “Love Match” and I can’t turn that down.

So I prepare to just suck it up, slap on a smile, and somehow survive the next three weeks at Paradise Mansion being competed over by a gaggle of desperate women all seeking their five seconds of fame and the chance to live their dream as a social media influencer. Oh, and date me, of course…that’s the ultimate prize, right?

But my plan to ride it out goes completely awry the moment I tumble face-first out of the limo and clamp eyes on one of the hottest men I’ve ever seen.

It turns out Blair Bancroft—the host of this lame-ass show—is not just incredibly gorgeous, he’s also incredibly gay. And, evidently, incredibly attracted to me.

If I can survive three weeks without ripping his pants off it’ll be a feat worthy of sainthood.

Spoiler alert: I don’t even make it twenty-four hours.

Well, I’ve never been that devout anyway…

A short version of this book was previously published in the True Colors: Matchmakers anthology 2023. The story has been significantly revised and expanded for the 2024 release.

TITLE: Primal Claim

AUTHOR: Leo Rivers

SERIES: Warlords of Vasz #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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Elian

I never planned to crash behind enemy lines, straight into the arms of an alien warlord. Rael — towering, muscle-bound, golden-skinned, with a set of horns that scream warrior king.

Our species are at war. He shouldn’t look at me with anything but hatred.

But his touch is surprisingly gentle.

He could kill me. He should kill me.

So why doesn’t he?

Rael

Humans are our sworn enemies, the cruel alien race warring with my people.

But then one fell from the sky.

Elian’s resilience awakens a part of me I had sealed away — a need to bond, to care, to protect. Despite every rule, every vow, the beautiful human stirs a primal need deep within me.

I’ve claimed him in the name of war, yet he’s claiming my heart.

And letting go? Unthinkable.

TITLE: Totally Geeked

AUTHOR: Becca Jackson

SERIES: Love In Play #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 197

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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Harrison’s love life is a parade of fun, flirty encounters thanks to every dating app you can imagine, but nothing sticks. Finally, sick of the endless cycle of Friday night hookups, he hits uninstall on the apps and challenges the universe to show him that he deserves someone better.

What he didn’t expect was the universe throwing him a curveball in the form of his best friend’s younger brother. Despite being best friends with Gordon for years, he’s never actually met his siblings and even half-joked they didn’t exist.

But there they are, at a party at Gordon’s place, and one brother, Arlo, is seriously hard to ignore. He’s nothing like Gordon. Quiet, adorable, and totally off-limits… which sucks. But when Harrison spots an opportunity to help him steady his nerves on his children’s book tour, he jumps at the chance to get to know him better, because spending time with him feels like the most right thing he’s done in forever.

The more time they spend together, the less Harrison can imagine being with anyone else. But going after what he wants means betraying his best friend. Can he find the courage to catch life’s most unexpected of pitches?

TITLE: Make Believe

AUTHOR: HJ Welch

SERIES: Paddle Creek Daddies #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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One scorned doll. His enemy’s straight father. Is it revenge, or could this be true love?

KADENCE

Secretly fooling around with a closeted D-bag like Logan McKenna was always a bad idea. So I ended it, much to his fury. Retribution is swift, and his humiliation of me is devastating. I can’t let him get away with it, though. That’s why a chance meeting with his supposedly straight father seems like the perfect revenge scheme. I’ll seduce him with my alter ego, Kiki the living doll, and once I have some juicy photos, I’ll ruin the entire family.

Except Rafferty McKenna is nothing like his son. He’s kind, thoughtful, tender, and not to mention hot as all sin. I’ve been broken down by not only his son but my homophobic family and my callous ex-Daddy. But as Rafferty starts to piece me back together with love and care, can I really go through with this plan of mine?

RAFFERTY

When a living doll throws himself at me, it doesn’t matter that he’s a boy not a girl. He’s simply mine and I can do whatever I want with him. One passionate encounter at a party won’t do, so I invite him to stay with me for a weekend, but even that’s not enough. He makes me feel alive in a way my failed marriage never has. However, as our connection gets deeper, I can tell he’s keeping secrets. This is just a fling, and I can’t seriously be thinking about burning my whole life down for something that’s not even real. Right?

TITLE: Sunrise

AUTHOR: Evie McGlynn

SERIES: Down the Shore #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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Miguel

From the time I was in elementary school, it was clear I was never going to pass for straight. It took a long time and a lot of work for me to be my authentic, fabulous self. Not everyone accepts the eyeliner, eye shadow and lip gloss along with the corsets, especially not the masc guys I’m attracted to. Until I meet Zach Kelley. Tall, dark, handsome, and straight, he tells me my makeup looks nice and that he likes the way I dress. It doesn’t at all help my straight-boy crush that he’s also super nice and hella protective. But I’ve been there, done that and almost got my head bashed in for my trouble. I won’t be going for the straight guy ever again, even if he does give the best hugs.

Zach

From the age of sixteen I have lived my life in a narrow lane of work and service. First it was taking care of my younger sister, now it’s taking care of both her and my three-year-old nephew. I don’t have much time for friends or fun working two jobs and serving my country in the Army National Guard. Until I meet Miguel Ramirez. Miguel is a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds and he breaks me out of my self-imposed isolation. From the moment I see him, I’m drawn to him. My thoughts constantly turn to him, and I find myself watching him whenever he’s in the room. I think about him so much, I’m beginning to believe I’m not as straight as I thought I was.

TITLE: The Pet

AUTHOR: M.D. Gregory

SERIES: The Killough Company #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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Conall Morrissey has grown used to the luxury life that being Sloan Killough’s pet afforded him, and he’ll be the first to admit that he’s taken it for granted.

TITLE: 4-Ever

AUTHOR: Ava Olsen

SERIES: Wayward Lane #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 309

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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Faisel: I’ve always felt the pressure to succeed, but instead of the conventional path, one that my family wanted, I chose music. As the drummer for Wayward Lane, I’ve experienced all the highs and lows of rockstar life including addiction. Now there’s another battle I’m facing – my intense feelings for my best friend and bandmate, Ronin Stadler. We grew up together, inseparable to this day but our lifelong bond is shifting. Do I keep my feelings a secret or risk our friendship for something more?

Ronin: Growing up in a home that was anything but stable, music was my escape and Faisel Reed, my rock. My friendship with him has grounded me, weathering the craziness of rockstar life. But lately, he’s been pulling away and for the first time in a long time, I’m scared. The thought of losing him makes me look at our relationship in a whole new light.

One that looks a lot like… forever.

TITLE: Vicious Cycle

AUTHOR: L Eveland

SERIES: Wayward Sons #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 344

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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I’m a rabid dog that only one man can tame.

After springing me from the psych hospital, my brothers sold me to a group of assassins posing as mechanics. Forced to work in their garage, I’m biding my time, waiting for my chance to escape, this time for good. I’ve got people to kill.

The only thing in my way is Boone Calhoun, their charismatic leader. He likes to pretend he’s untouchable, but I know his weakness. A whisper here, a fleeting touch there and I’ll have him begging to please me.

Seducing my captor without falling for him should be easy, but something’s wrong. I can’t help but crave his touch, even as I hate him for it.

But I will have my vengeance against the people who hurt me. No one’s going to stop me. Not the Laskins, not the voices in my head, and certainly not the irresistible man holding me prisoner.

TITLE: Devil May Fall

AUTHOR: Chani Lynn Feener

SERIES: The Devils of Vitality

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2024

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A Devil of Vitality always courts chaos.

Aneski Kendricks wants to know what happened to his brother.

And why he was so brutally tossed aside by the one person who should have stuck by him after Russ’s death. It took three years of hard work climbing the ladder to gain leadership of the Shepard gang, but he’s finally in a position to demand answers. Even from the devil himself. Too bad the devil and the man he used to all but worship are one and the same. Aneski’s plan has always been to get revenge, and not just for his brother, though that’s what he tells his friends. He wants to know what happened to Russ, true, but he also wants to know why he was abandoned. If only revenge was as easy as it sounded. Once he’s got Flix where he wants him, it should be, but Ani’s old emotions keep getting in the way. Will his pent-up desire cost him his last shred of decency? What did it say about him that he could still want the man who possibly murdered his brother?

Flix Fulmini is a Runner by trade.

As the official Runner/Fixer of the Brumal Mafia, he’s got sneaking around and secret-keeping down to an art form. Aneski is just a name on a long list of them he’s withholding information from, and out of all those names, he’s the last person Flix feels threatened by. Which is why it’s so shocking when he’s kidnapped on Vail University campus and wakes up chained to a wall drenched in ice water. Even more surprising is realizing who his captor is. Three years ago, Flix left Aneski behind, but the guy has been holding a grudge ever since. Not to mention the fact he’s convinced Flix has something to do with his brother’s death, which he isn’t entirely wrong about. Flix has been hiding more than a few things, and for good reason, but when Aneski sinks his claws into him and yanks some of those secrets out, Flix has a tough decision to make. Kill Ani before he can tattle to the Brumal? Or force him to his knees?

Flix originally left for Aneski’s own good, but now that he’s come calling, it’s getting harder and harder for him to turn away. Pretty soon, he starts wondering why he should even bother. In the past, Ani was this close to becoming his. Perhaps claiming him would be the best way to teach him a lesson.

He let Aneski escape him once, but no one messed with a Devil and left with their freedom intact.

TITLE: Genome

AUTHOR: Emma Jaye

SERIES: Malthusia #2

PUBLISHER: Purindoors Publications

LENGTH: 382

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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I refuse to succumb to the demands of my genes.

Branded as property, the fate of my mate and their unborn babies hangs in the balance. My instincts scream that they are mine, but the cruel realities of our society threaten to tear us apart.

In a race against time, I must gamble everything to safeguard my found family by facing my biological kin.

As lies mount and my primal urges clamor for dominance, I teeter on the precipice of becoming what I despise. Lives hinge on my ability to navigate the treacherous waters of rage and desire where one slip could lose my family to the scientists forever.

TITLE: Subterfuge

AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen

SERIES: Dark Earls #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 250

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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In 1594 the Dark Earldom of Crofton was created by one of the most powerful vampire sires to have walked the Earth. Now, over four hundred years later, Ben Redbourn needs to take his seat at the Vampire Council as the 3rd Dark Earl of Crofton, whether he likes it or not.

Under investigation, Ben has to contend with Senior Warlock Ashley Niven invading his home. But there is more hidden at Crofton Hall than Ashley could have imagined with Ben having a demon valet, an elf secretary, and a werewolf in the archive.

Tempers are raised and sparks fly in all the wrong ways until a spell misfires and the tension shifts in a different, passionate, direction which has Ben and Ashley fighting to ignore their instincts.

TITLE: Fractured Hope

AUTHOR: Kady Cordova

SERIES: Hope’s Ridge #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 251

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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Can I really escape hell to find all I’ve ever longed for?

Bodhi

Finding yourself is hard. Finding someone you can truly trust is harder.

I’ve never known what it was like to have a true home or family, let alone real love.

After almost a year of planning, I finally escaped my abusive ex and ran as far away as I could with just the clothes on my back and a handful of cash. When I arrive in the quaint town of Hope’s Ridge, I’m ready to start over and reclaim my life.

When I painfully crash into Atticus’s life, something about him puts me at ease. I’ve never been one to trust, but now I’m in a situation where I have no choice. He might be what I’ve been longing for my whole life.

Atticus

I love my tight-knit town, my big Greek family, and the life I’ve built. I have a successful garage with my brothers and love my job. I have it good, but every now and then I long for a connection. Someone to chase away the loneliness that’s been creeping in. As my brothers like to point out, I’m set in my ways and not one for flings, bar hopping, or one-night stands.

When a beautiful man stumbles into my life, I’m blown away. He’s skittish and afraid, but all I want to do is take care of him.

When Bodhi’s ex starts making threats, danger gets ever closer and threatens everything I hold dear. Can I keep Bodhi safe and prove to him he’s worthy of love? Or will he run and take my heart with him?

TITLE: Skeletons in the Closet

AUTHOR: Nicky James

SERIES: Shadowy Solutions #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 367

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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The last thing Diem Krause wanted to do was ask for Tallus’s help.

The too-hot-for-his-own-good records clerk was so far outside Diem’s league that he became tongue-tied in his presence. Six months ago, after an embarrassingly unimpressive exchange in the bedroom that accentuated Diem’s flaws, he swore never to go near the sultry man again.

When a new case lands on Diem’s desk, one involving a dead, allegedly unfaithful husband, Diem exhausts every means of investigation until he has no choice but to seek out the man he swore never to see again.

Tallus has skills Diem doesn’t. In addition to being confident and sociable, Tallus can act and help him get answers.

But inviting Tallus into his case means relinquishing control, and Diem hates not being in control. Not only is the Toronto Police Department’s records clerk fanatical about investigative work, but he also has a thing for making Diem uncomfortable and pushing his boundaries.

When the case takes a dark and dangerous turn, the two spend far too many long nights trying to puzzle things out. Tallus’s flirty, suggestive behavior is going to get them in trouble, and the last thing Diem wants is to end up in bed with him again. It was a disaster the first time, and Diem doesn’t want to revisit the shame.

Will Diem be able to resist Tallus’s charm?

Can the two work together to solve the unusual case without crossing lines?

Diem isn’t so sure. He doesn’t want a partner. He doesn’t need a lover.

But with Tallus Domingo, he somehow ends up with both.

TITLE: First Down

AUTHOR: Kaleigh Whitford

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 316

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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All’s fair in love and football…

Elliot Graves thought he knew what the goal was. Until he fell for his best friend.

Elliot has everything a high school Junior could ask for. A sweet cheerleader girlfriend, a supportive family, and a spot as the starting receiver on the Crystal Falls football team with his best friend, Camden Holt. These are supposed to be the best days of his life, so why does it feel like he’s missing something?

When Elliot and his long-time girlfriend have a falling out, he’s forced to face feelings for his friend Camden that run deeper than he realized. Feelings that could jeopardize more than just their friendship. If he’s wrong he could lose everything: his football prospects, his friends, the respect and acceptance from people around them… But what if he’s not?

He soon finds himself falling fast for his best friend… and Camden’s falling too. The closer they grow, the more right their new relationship feels to them both.

Can they take their love to the endzone? Or will their play fall apart in the first down?

TITLE: Drew

AUTHOR: Eve Riley

SERIES: Jasper Springs #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 354

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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A wounded heart. A shared love of music. A whirlwind romance with the power to heal.

Drew Axel is ready for a change after his famously public split from famed actor, Rozen Lane. When he stops to perform in his childhood town, getting back to his roots, the last thing Drew expects to find is love.

Especially with a fellow Swiftie.

Taylor Meade has two loves in his life: His floral shop and his favorite female singer. Despite being in the business of weddings, Taylor has given up on finding the perfect man to fit into his Swift-inspired dreams. That is, until he wakes up hungover in rockstar Drew Axel’s tour bus.

As fate draws Drew and Taylor closer, they both soon discover music isn’t the only thing they have in common. Will Drew give up a life of glitz and glamor for his wildest dreams? Or will Taylor find himself fighting more than just Drew’s bad boy reputation?

TITLE: The Trouble With Nerds

AUTHOR: April Kelley

SERIES: Saint Lakes #13

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 191

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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When the past collides with his dragon shifter fated mate, only one of them will win.

Henri’s doesn’t have friends. He has his clan, which is more like a family. And he has work colleagues at the college where he teaches but he’s better friends with the mouse who lives underneath his couch. He has a good reason for steering clear of people. He’s been burned before. It seems he’s destined to always pay a price for trusting the wrong person. And that price might just be a deadly one.

Rocky is on a mission. First, he has to get his mate to talk to him. After he accomplishes that, he plans on earning his trust. And then they’ll get to the mating part. It has to be in that order because Rocky knows Henri’s secret. And that secret could change the fate for all paranormals.

How do you earn the trust of a nerdy turtle shifter when time is running out?

Rocky is just starting to figure that out when Henri’s past comes to Saint Lakes. He’ll protect his mate at all costs even if it means fighting a war he’s not sure they could win.

TITLE: Whizz

AUTHOR: Fel Fern

SERIES: Moon Burrow Bears #10

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 230

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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Some scars run too deep, but perhaps Dylan could find solace in his biker bear.

Secrets. It’s Whizz’s duty to uncover them for the Grizzly Reapers MC, but he harbors one dark secret of his own. When a rescue mission leads him to Dylan, Whizz doesn’t know what to think. Despite the horrors Dylan endured during his abduction, he remains Whizz’s ray of sunshine. But some monsters don’t know when to stay down, and Dylan’s old tormentor wants him back. Whizz failed the most important person to him once, and he won’t allow it to happen again.

Darkness. Dylan had nearly succumbed to the darkness after his entire world was turned upside down. With no friends or family to turn to, he had nothing to look forward to until a certain biker bear broke his chains. Whizz cautions him that nothing good will come from their relationship, but Dylan believes Whizz is worth the risk.

TITLE: A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I’m the Gay Holy Maiden

AUTHOR: AJ Sherwood

SERIES: Fortune Favors the Fae #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 394

RELEASE DATE: 5/30/2024

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What happens when you fall and hit the webtoons trope tree? You get killed by Truck-kun, get transported to a fantasy world by a sentient Fae coin, and become the first gay holy maiden.

Jake Alexander is Not Happy to be sure. Fortunately in Jake’s case, part of the trope tree includes the gorgeous Duke of the North, Theon. And starting a business from scratch, which he’s always wanted to do. And revitalizing his new country which is on the verge of collapse.

He could do without the killer miasma and corrupted kings and the singing magic and a sentient coin that doesn’t shut up, however.

Jake’s not sure if he should thank or melt the Fae coin into *ahem* something more useful.

TITLE: The Sword’s Secret

AUTHOR: Chris Cole

SERIES: Ancient Wonders#1

PUBLISHER: Gold Dust Publishing

LENGTH: 306

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Closeted mythologist and museum curator Dr. Rhys Wilder has just been offered the adventure of a lifetime: a grant to recover Excalibur, sword of the fabled King Arthur, whose existence has yet to be proven. However, Rhys soon discovers he’s signed up for more than he realizes after meeting the man behind the grant, a Southern oil tycoon and antiquities dealer, D’Arcy Duchesne III.

Luckily, Rhys finds help in unlikely places and some diverse voices, including a rainbow-haired frenemy, the grandson of a wealthy tight-lipped British dame, and a dashing, muscular man Rhys finds terribly sexy and extremely irritating.

TITLE: Spoon Left

AUTHOR: Caraway Carter

PUBLISHER: Never Too Late Books

LENGTH: 177

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Marc Shelby comes home to Arkansas to help his sister, Donna save their family home. The town is trying to take their land through eminent domain. Their only hope to prevent it being torn down is to get it registered as a historical property.

Benjamin Adams, the town historian, board member and Civil War reenactor comes to the rescue when Marc finds a package filled with Civil War photographs and letters between two men. Sparks fly between them, while they work at authenticating the find.

Will love stay buried in the past? Or will the past be the key to new love?

TITLE: Suddenly You

AUTHOR: Cora Rose

SERIES: Our Exception #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 313

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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We’ve all heard the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”

God help me, if only that were true.

Because as it turns out, my surprise gay husband is very much still my husband outside of the great state of Nevada. And let me tell you, as a straight guy, waking up married to a man I barely know with no memory of how it happened wasn’t even on my Bingo card.

What started as a fun weekend getaway to support my brothers in their relationships and show them how much I’ve grown, has somehow spiraled wildly out of my control.

Cooper Barone is rich, kind, and charming, but he’s holding all the cards now. Because he doesn’t want our marriage annulled. No, he says he wants us to make a deal. He wants me to spend time with him, to move in with him.

All I know is that I’m broke and I can’t afford a divorce without his compliance, without his help.

So there’s nothing left for me to do but agree and accept my fate.

I’m a straight dude with a husband.

This is my life now.

TITLE: Lost in Life

AUTHOR: Kitty Rose

SERIES: Inked Souls Duet #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 195

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Loss.

One word that can turn your entire life upside down.

I never truly understood what it meant to lose someone until I experienced it firsthand. But I won’t let the grief define me. I’ll use it to mold me, to shape me into someone who is strong enough to take back my life.

I am stronger than the pain and I will find myself again.

Or die trying.

TITLE: The Dragon’s Egg

AUTHOR: M.L. Eaden

SERIES: The Saint George Chronicles: A Dragon Shifter Romance Series #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 332

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Xavior and Gregor are expecting!

Only in the second year of their relationship, life together seems more complicated than ever. With family, friends, and love surrounding the couple as they welcomed new life into the world and plan for the future.

Just as Gregor and Xavior are starting to navigate the bliss and trials of parenthood, Xavior receives word about his brother, Denis. Stationed on one of the many moonbases pursuing scientific research, Xavior’s informed that there was an accident. No one is sure what happened, but Denis currently rests on the Moon’s surface, stuck in an unending phoenix cycle, caught between life and death.

The United Science & Exploration Association asks Xavior and Gregor to help rescue Denis via Gregor’s ability. The guys agree, and family and friends rally to help with this unexpected and unprecedented mission to have a Saint George Knight save one of the world’s most renowned dragon minds from the surface of the moon.

Once the rescue mission begins, other things come to light, and the pair wonder if they are in over their heads. Each new secret revealed to them threatens to jeopardize the future Gregor and Xavior hope to have. Can they mount a rescue and return to their life together? The cost may be more than the dragon and knight duo had anticipated.

TITLE: Forever Always

AUTHOR: Jacey Davis

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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I’d do anything to protect Riley. Anything.

For as long as I could remember it’s been Riley and me against the world. From the second my dad introduced me to him and his mom as my new family, I knew I’d do anything for my baby step-brother.

For a while everything was perfect. We were the happy little family I always imagined.

And then that all changed.

Protecting Riley became more important than ever. I was the only thing between him and the wrath of Dad. I was the only person keeping a roof over his head and food in his belly.

Me.

I was the most important person in the world to him. And he was mine.

Nothing would ever change that.

We’re grown now, but still, I’d do anything for Riley. I’d gladly get my hands dirty to keep his clean. There wasn’t a line I wouldn’t cross for him. Even lines so forbidden I had no idea how he’d react if he ever found out. But it didn’t matter because it was Riley and me against everyone.

Forever.

Always.

TITLE: Enzo’s Embrace

AUTHOR: Jaclyn Quinn

SERIES: Tide to You #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 300

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Enzo Russo and Evian Skye find their HEA!

TITLE: Midsummer Phoenixes

AUTHOR: Alexa Piper

SERIES: Phoenix Immortal Stories

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 225

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Phoenix Immortal is a story about how a man who cannot die but has lost all reason to live finds it again. It’s also the story about how a server who works the night shift at a diner discovers understanding and intimacy when he’d never imagined that he would. It’s a tale about fire and love, fate and forging your own path.

Midsummer Phoenixes explores the calmer sides of this epic love, the things that happened between all the major events in the main storyline.

These short stories follow Amory and Soyer past the endings of Moonlight Cherries and Black Heart Blooming. We are thrust deeper into the supernatural world beneath and meet new people and old acquaintances both in the Moonlight Diner and elsewhere.

TITLE: Hidden Passion

AUTHOR: C.A. Mortimer

SERIES: Regency Men in Love #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 158

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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When the irrepressible Billy Brown accepts a temporary position in the household of the austere Duke of Wulferston, he does so fully aware that his attraction to the much older duke will never be reciprocated.

Wulf is a man of experience and sophistication, a member of parliament and a magistrate, and yet the life of respectability he has deliberately built for himself ceases to be important when it comes to the desire he feels to make the irrepressible Billy Brown his own.

But all it not as it seems in the duke’s household, and it falls to Billy to expose the person responsible.

Will Wulf believe him, or will he assume, given Billy’s circumstances, that Billy himself is to blame?

TITLE: His Omega Bear

AUTHOR: Skye R. Richmond

SERIES: Bears Of Asheville #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Jaxson’s dealt with more loss than any man should. First his best friend, then his sister. Now he’s raising his niece alone in a town he’s unfamiliar with, but it was his sister’s dying wish that her daughter grow up in Asheville and he intends to honor that promise no matter how difficult and lonely. When Rhys shows up offering help, Jaxson reluctantly accepts. He hates having to depend on others, but he knows when he’s in over his head. Rhys makes things easier and makes him feel less alone. The more time Jaxson spends around him, the deeper he falls. But something about Rhys is a bit off, and until he figures out what, he can’t completely trust him.

Rhys is the youngest of five brothers and the only one who hasn’t found his mate. He’s stuck watching his brothers bask in familial bliss while he’s still alone. They even drop their grunt work off on him, like figuring out who the human is that’s moved in on the edge of their property. Rhys goes to investigate, only to discover the man in question is his mate. Things quickly change from how to keep Jaxson from finding out their secret, to how to break it to him.

TITLE: Omega Seeks Quiet Life

AUTHOR: Maggie Hemlock

SERIES: The New Hemlock Wolf Pack Saga #18

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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Omega vampire, Sheldon Lost Fang, desperately wants a quiet life. No, strike that. He needs it. Whether it’s a curse or a blessing from his ancestors his super-hearing has caused him more trouble than it’s worth. When hunting in the woods outside of his coven’s stronghold leads him through an Other World gateway he’ll have to choose between a quiet life and one where he’s surrounded by people he loves.

Travis Knight-Hemlock is on a mission to rectify the mistakes of his past. Misinformed or not, he has a lot to make up to his brother for his part in the spoof-video. Travis didn’t count on his true-mate stumbling out in front of his car on the highway and changing his life forever. Only fate has always chased after his family in the strangest ways.

Will love be enough to overcome everything fate has tossed their way?

TITLE: Clan and Crave

AUTHOR: Tracy St. John

SERIES: Clan Beginnings

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 243

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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He needed a hero and found two. Can love rescue him again?

Nobek Sletran never took Imdiko Conyod’s infatuation seriously when he rescued him years before. When Conyod shows up in his life again, a strong and successful man instead of a traumatized victim, Sletran has to reconsider the one he once rejected and now can’t imagine life without.

Conyod has never given up on the man he considers his hero. Sletran is all he’s ever wanted for a clanmate, and he’s determined to win him at last. But the past refuses to be laid to rest. When Conyod convinces Sletran to see him for who he’s become, will who he was resurface and destroy the love they’re building?

Sletran’s commanding officer Dramok Erybet is instantly fascinated by Conyod when the soldier brings his lover on base for a visit. However, Sletran isn’t the Nobek Erybet feels is right for him. When he rejects the Nobek, he risks losing Conyod too.

TITLE: Two Thousand Blades

AUTHOR: Jocelynn Drake

SERIES: Kings of Chaos #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 360

RELEASE DATE: 5/31/2024

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There’s no escape from a dragon’s hoard.

Xiang thought his biggest problem was going to be defeating the fae.

Nope.

Right now, it’s escaping this dragon’s hoard.

The dragon, who tried to eat his clanmate, grabbed Xiang instead, and now Xiang is trapped.

And he’s not the only one who needs to escape the dragon’s lair.

Kai is serving as the dragon’s assistant and helping to keep Xiang from going crazy with boredom.

Xiang is sure there’s more to this sexy man beyond his sad eyes and stuffy personality, but learning all of Kai’s secrets is going to take time.

First, Xiang needs to steal Kai from the hoard, and hopefully win his heart in the process.

But will they be able to escape the reach of a very possessive dragon?

TITLE: Saffron and Silver

AUTHOR: Kara Robinson

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 179

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Giancarlo De Luca is chef and owner of the Ristorante De Luca, a bustling eatery in the heart of Manhattan that has served as neutral ground for supernatural creatures for over a hundred years. He’s busy creating beautiful recipes and has no time to deal with rude customers, the drama of old rivalries, or the gorgeous vampire trying to court him.

Joseph has pursued Giancarlo for years with no success, but in an attempt to bring the vampire factions together under his leadership, he claims the human chef as mate and the Ristorante De Luca as vampire territory, and the fragile truce between werewolves, witches, and vampires shatters.

Before Joseph can apologize, and before Giancarlo can admit to being secretly pleased by the vampire’s romantic intents, war breaks out and Giancarlo finds himself at the center of the mess. Joseph springs into action to save his would-be mate, but Giancarlo has a secret of his own that could change the tide of the war and prove he is better suited to be Joseph’s mate than anyone suspected.

When the dust settles, is Giancarlo willing to face the danger and responsibility that comes with being a vampire’s mate? Or will the stubborn chef go back to cooking alone?

TITLE: Chase this Light

AUTHOR: Eve Morton

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 143

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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When Jason Flores moves to the Yukon for a new job, he’s not sure what to expect. His son Micah seems enchanted by the wildlife, but his recent fear of the dark means that the eighteen-hour nights in the winter will be a difficult adjustment. When Jason takes Micah to the local museum’s interactive lecture series on the Gold Rush, it turns out to be one of the best decisions he’s ever made.

Pete Odjick, a tattooed First Nations man, dresses up for the weekly lectures as Skookum Jim, one of the first prospectors to find gold. He takes an immediate interest in Micah and an even bigger interest in Jason.

As their flirtation grows into something more serious, Jason’s job at a big name oil company and Pete’s volunteer work with an environmental group become a point of contention. Can they come to an understanding and give Micah a family again? Or will the drastic differences between them tear them apart? As the winter nights grow longer, Pete and Jason worry their love won’t be enough to chase the darkness away.

TITLE: Painting Cowboys

AUTHOR: R.W. Clinger

SERIES: Painting County Cowboys #6

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 106

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Cowboy Bear Bastion needs a night on the town. So why not have one with his best bud, handsome rancher Taylor Hawke? When these two men-hungry pals spend a summer evening at a bar called Cowboy Up!, things start out smooth. Taylor’s on the hunt for easy prey, and Bear meets an interesting cowboy painter named Welsey Westward, whom he calls West.

Like most of Bear’s evenings on the town, things become chaotic after a few too many drinks. Taylor becomes easy, and Bear loses his temper. Soon a brawl begins at the bar, and Bear and Taylor end up leaving early. As if things can’t get any worse, they get into an argument on their drive home, and Taylor dumps Bear off in the middle of nowhere. Great! What’s he going to do now?

Enter West, again. The painter finds Bear stranded on a back road, picks him up, and takes him back to his cabin. An attraction builds between the two cowboys and lust transpires, risqué paintings are revealed, secrets unfold, and mistakes occur. If only time could be reversed and tonight wouldn’t have happened …

TITLE: Unexpected

AUTHOR: Tom Munroe

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 196

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Two natural disasters. Two young men worlds apart seeking their pathways in life, and their unlikely intersection.

When Buffalo, NY, language teacher Bryant Simmons goes online looking for a chat buddy, he stumbles onto a post by the young Moroccan Issam LeBeau, desperate to find a man to rescue him from the strict and conservative culture of his country. While Bryant has little interest in corresponding with Issam, he warns him about the dangers of having a post of this kind in his city of Marrakech. Issam agrees to remove it only if Bryant continues talking to him. And so ensues an extended discussion of lifestyles and cultural differences, the two men becoming ever closer.

In spite of Issam’s prodding, Bryant isn’t sure how far he wants to take the exchange beyond a friendship, at times feeling trapped by the demands of the young man. But fate takes the upper hand, drawing the two closer as one faces death in a freezing blizzard, the other in a terrible earthquake.

TITLE: Seducing a Saint

AUTHOR: V.B. Kildaire

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 236

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Oliver Greystock, the new Earl of Saintbury, was brought up and went to college with the understanding that he would be a curate or vicar — in service to people. When he inherits, he does his best to continue his good works, joining an Association that works with the poor and opening some of the earliest soup kitchens. His work earns him the title of the Saint amongst the ton.

Lord Anthony Harcourt, Tony to his friends, is a young buck about town with a fortune and nothing to do except amuse himself. Still, he is suffering from ennui and can’t shake his boredom until one of his friends suggests setting his sights on the ton’s newest darling, the Saint. Tony decides he’s up for the challenge.

Then Tony gets more than he bargained for on a night with the Saint and Oliver’s kitchen becomes the site of several murders, entwining their lives even further.

TITLE: Dude Magnet

AUTHOR: Gregory Ashe

SERIES: The Last Picks #2

PUBLISHER: Hodgkin & Blount

LENGTH: 204

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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You can’t hide from the truth. And apparently, you can’t hide from your ex either.

Dashiell Dawson Dane wants the simple things in life: to live in a (possibly) haunted mansion, to avoid socializing at all costs, and to write, and possibly finish, a book.

Unfortunately, the real world has a way of intruding. And since unfinished manuscripts don’t pay the bills, he finds himself persuaded—against his better judgment—to rent out Hemlock House for a wedding.

Having his ex-boyfriend, Hugo, arrive unexpectedly during the preparations is bad enough. But when Hugo is arrested for the murder of the groom-to-be, Dash seems to be the only one who believes he didn’t do it. And Dash’s efforts to uncover the truth will draw the attention of the real killer—who has a great deal to gain, and nothing to lose.

TITLE: Completed Manuscript

AUTHOR: Georgia Rayne

SERIES: The Unpublished Story #2

PUBLISHER: Phoenix Eclipse Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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The end is a two-word sentence.

You’ve just reached the last chapter of the book and…

There. Do you see how maddening that cliffhanger was?

Try living it.

All I want is my happy ending.

TITLE: Coil of Boughs

AUTHOR: Penny Moss

SERIES: The Underforest Duology #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 364

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Skilled archer Ryurikov enjoys an unfettered life of thieving and debauchery. He wasn’t expecting to die at the hands of a witch while trying to steal from her. Neither did he expect to be revived by spirits with morally stringent demands. Or to be followed by a demon, hungry for his dreams. Luckily, Ryurikov has plenty of good dreams to trade in exchange for the demon’s help. He also possesses a wealth of denial about his past, his growing feelings for the demon, and the creatures slowly burning kingdoms to ashes. Too bad for Ryurikov, since he has no choice but to face all three.

TITLE: Oleander

AUTHOR: Scarlett Drake

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Caspien Deveraux was poison.

It took me years to realise that he hadn’t been born like that. He’d been cultivated and nurtured by a careful hand and a bitter heart. When I first met him, he was a bud. One primed to bloom beautifully and deadly. One I should have torn out at the root.

I loathed him. I loved him. And until him, I hadn’t known just how completely those two things could exist at once.

TITLE: Cold Nights & Cryptids

AUTHOR: Duckie Mack

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 81

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Jesse loves working as a receptionist, but often feels overlooked and ignored by coworkers. When an opportunity comes up to spend a week on a Bigfoot hunt as part of a team-building exercise, he jumps at it. He loves camping and the outdoors, so even if it’s with people from work, it seems like the break he’s been needing.

Reed is the golden boy of the company. He’s charming, handsome, and everyone likes him. Almost everyone. Reed is a total city boy with painted nails and perfectly coiffed hair. Camping is the last thing he wants to do.

Jesse gets his hopes up for a quiet trip when he doesn’t see anyone from work, until he spots Reed, the last person he would want to be stuck with. But when he sees how nervous and scared the golden boy is, he reluctantly feels protective of him.

Off the grid and in the shadows of a legendary cryptid, how far will their team-building exercise go?

TITLE: Darkness

AUTHOR: Eden Winters

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 442

RELEASE DATE: 6/1/2024

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Darkness follows Lieutenant Morrisey James.

As an Atlanta PD detective, Morrisey understands the worst atrocities the city has to offer—or believes he does. His recent cases present something new: a killer who unleashes unbridled terror in victims before moving in for the kill. Morrisey has an edge, though, the terrifying ability to gain flashes of insight from each victim.

Most people assume Farren Austin is a shallow, pretty boy, but he’s so much more. Agent Austin keeps secrets as part of the FBI’s Alternate Entities Task Force, a unit created to monitor travelers from another realm. Although they might look human, they’re anything but.

And they’ve taken a special interest in Morrisey.

Partnered with Farren, Morrisey finds himself in the middle of demons trying to possess his body, a succubus sidekick who wants to cook him breakfast, accusations of being a powerful destructive force, and a growing number of people calling him “Darkness.” Not to mention a sudden overwhelming attraction to his new partner.

It’s going to take the mysterious Farren’s help to keep the latest case from being Morrisey’s last.

TITLE: Reverb

AUTHOR: Zoe Piper

SERIES: Larkspur #3

PUBLISHER: Apollo8 Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 6/2/2024

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Liam Jones is the rational, business-minded, quiet one of acclaimed band Larkspur. As their bass guitarist, he enjoys letting his more flamboyant bandmates take the limelight. He keeps everyone on an even keel and prides himself on being the one they turn to when they need something. Until one of them doesn’t.

Wracked with guilt at not noticing the stress his best friend was under, and after Mark quits the band, Liam feels like everything is spiraling out of control.

Miles Cartwright signed Larkspur when they were high-school seniors and has been with them throughout their rise to success. He considers himself their friend, and their manager, so when he notices Liam acting out of character, he knows something is wrong.

Liam is ashamed to admit how he’s been handling his stress levels, but a chance conversation and confrontation with Miles provides them both with an outlet that reveals a deeper connection beyond friendsh

TITLE: The Seductive Rockstar

AUTHOR: Chelle Pimblott

SERIES: Seductions Series #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 289

RELEASE DATE: 6/2/2024

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Jake Sable:

The man!

The myth!

The rockstar!

The unrelenting flirt!

The one that got away!

When Sawyer Bakker’s boss sends him to interview the latest rock sensation, and lead singer, Jake Sable, he knows he can’t say no. He tried, and his boss was having none of it. Apparently his history with Sawyer Bakker was serving him up a cold dish of karma.

So, as he sits in the quiet of the small boardroom waiting, he repeats the mantra: it’s just another job. Jake Sable is just another rockstar, with an ego to fit.

Unfortunately, he didn’t really consider how his body, and heart might react to actually seeing the man in the flesh. His heart skips a few beats, and then it almost stops when he recognises the man walking beside him.

Jake’s steps falter as he recognises the last journalist for the day, Sawyer Bakker. The guy who spilled all of his secrets in high school, to save his own ass.

His feet aren’t the only things to falter either. He’s pretty sure his heart stops for a few seconds, only to stutter back to life in a weird rhythm.

He wanted Sawyer back then, and he still wants him now. In his bed, and in his life, forever.

Jake has two months to make Sawyer see that they belong together. Always have, and always will.

Can the rockstar and the journalist make it work, or will their past be too much to let go?

 

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