Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut & Run | Abigail Roux | Riptide Publishing | 6/10/2024 | Cut & Run #1, Re-Release | Amazon |
| Buck Baxter, Love Detective | Robin Knight | Squid INQ Press | 6/10/2024 | The Buck Baxter Detective Agency #1 | Amazon |
| Not Strictly Ballroom | Jem Wendel | Larking About Press | 6/10/2024 | Dance Lovers Collection | Amazon |
| Sun-Kissed | Nic Starr | Self Published | 6/10/2024 | Pride Cruise 2024 | Amazon |
| Martin’s Lake | Daniel Elijah Sanderfer | Self Published | 6/10/2024 | Amazon | |
| In the Dragon’s Lair | Joy Lynn Fielding | Self Published | 6/10/2024 | Wings over Albion #2 | Amazon |
| The Misfit Mage and His Darling Demon | MN Bennet | Self Published | 6/10/2024 | Diabolic Romance #2 | Amazon |
| Fool Me Twice | A. M. Rose | Self Published | 6/10/2024 | Cursebreakers, Inc. #2 | Amazon |
| Witch in the Wind | Damian Serbu | NineStar Press | 6/11/2024 | Amazon | |
| One and Done | Frederick Smith | Bold Strokes Books | 6/11/2024 | Amazon | |
| For Real | Alexis Hall | Sourcebooks Casablanca | 6/11/2024 | Spires #3 | Amazon |
| The Dragon, the Bear, and Their Sugar Glider Omega | Lorelei M. Hart & Wendy Rathbone | Decadent Publishing | 6/11/2024 | Omegas of Animals: SD #10 | Amazon |
| Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 2 | Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou | Seven Seas Entertainment | 6/11/2024 | Bing An Ben #2 | Amazon |
| Fighting the Flames Within | Casey Morales | 3Aussies Press | 6/11/2024 | Heartstrings of Honor #1 | Amazon |
| Rhuyin | Mellanie Rourke | Self Published | 6/11/2024 | Sons of Hecate Vol. II | Amazon |
| Daddy Cupid | Sarah Blue | Self Published | 6/11/2024 | Love in the Veil | Amazon |
| Rough & Dirty | Nicole Edwards | Self Published | 6/11/2024 | The Jamesons of Coyote Ridge #2 | Amazon |
| Red Line | LA Witt | Self Published | 6/12/2024 | Games We Play | Amazon |
| Will | Kerry Kilpatrick | Self Published | 6/12/2024 | Almstead Island: Newcomer’s Club #1 | Amazon |
| Ravenous | Sonia Blue | Self Published | 6/12/2024 | The Pointe of Love #2 | Amazon |
| Primal Vow | Leo Rivers | Self Published | 6/12/2024 | Warlords of Vasz #2 | Amazon |
| Feral | Mia Monroe | Self Published | 6/12/2024 | Wicked Nights At Lair #1 | Amazon |
| Stick Lessons | Crea Reitan | Dragon Fire Fantasy | 6/13/2024 | For Puck’s Sake #7 | Amazon |
| Getting Hitched | Silvia Violet | Self Published | 6/13/2024 | Fitting In #5 | Amazon |
| His Moody Mountain Man | Shiloh Swift | Self Published | 6/13/2024 | Amazon | |
| Sanctuary | Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes | Self Published | 6/13/2024 | On the Wind #1 | Amazon |
| An Ex-Hero’s Guide to Axe Handling | Jenn Burke | Self Published | 6/13/2024 | Subparheroes | Amazon |
| Bound to the Wild Fae | Tavia Lark | Self Published | 6/13/2024 | Fortune Favors the Fae | Amazon |
| Ahoy Daddy! | TL Travis | Sapphire Publishing | 6/14/2024 | Pride Cruise 2024 | Amazon |
| Daddy’s Pride | Nora Phoenix, Ellie Rose, Chara Croft, JM Dabnew, Collette Davison & TL Travis | Dirty Daddies Publishing | 6/14/2024 | Dirty Daddies 2024 Anthology Series #1 | Amazon |
| Stealthy Situations | Saxon James | May Books | 6/14/2024 | Franklin U 2 | Amazon |
| Fey Conquest | S. Rodman | Dark Angst Publishing | 6/14/2024 | Fey Lords #1 | Amazon |
| Noah | Leigh Jarrett | Steambath Press | 6/14/2024 | Salish Sea Society #1 | Amazon |
| Sinister Passion | Ryder O’Malley | Brave New Words | 6/14/2024 | Villains of Vanguard #3 | Amazon |
| Unexpected Bliss | Cameron Allie | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Unexpected Changes | Amazon |
| Iridescent | Danny Aziz | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Heart in the Clouds & Iridescent #2 | Amazon |
| My Best Friend’s Brother | Liam Livings | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Close Connections #2 | Amazon |
| It’s All You | Linden Bell | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Mars Fitness | Amazon |
| Breaking the Code | Sara Hurst | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Sins of the Father #1 | Amazon |
| The Boy from Half Moon | Michael Robert | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Amazon | |
| Fool’s Spring | Roe Horvat | Self Published | 6/14/2024 | Amazon | |
| Reinvented | Alexandra Caluen | JMS Books | 6/15/2024 | Amazon | |
| Animal God | R.G. Hendrickson | JMS Books | 6/15/2024 | Amazon | |
| Rewarding His Jock | Chrissy Brookes & Alex Blaine | In Ink Press | 6/15/2024 | The Lactin Brotherhood #3 | Amazon |
| Dandelion | Merlina Garance | Self Published | 6/15/2024 | Amazon | |
| Mystics of Mistvale | Stella Rainbow | Self Published | 6/15/2024 | Mistvale Universe #4 | Amazon |
| The Starman Strategy | Louise Collins | Self Published | 6/15/2024 | The Bakery Brothers #4 | Amazon |
| Broken Wheels | K.C. Wells & Parker Williams | Self Published | 6/15/2024 | CrossBow Protection #2 | Amazon |
| The Alpha Bear Prince’s Arranged Marriage | Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar | Surrendered Press | 6/16/2024 | The Omega’s Royal Arrangement #2 | Amazon |
| Make Mine A Grizzly | Harper B. Cole & Colbie Dunbar | Surrendered Press | 6/16/2024 | Mated by Chance #10 | Amazon |
| A Show of Love | CJ Bishop | Self Published | 6/16/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Emerald Dragon’s Moonlit Mate | Jena Wade | Self Published | 6/16/2024 | Nesting Ever After | Amazon |
INFORMATION BELOW
TITLE: Cut & Run
AUTHOR: Abigail Roux
SERIES: Cut & Run #1
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 493
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024, Re-Release
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When by-the-book meets off-the-record, the story’s just starting . . .
Special Agent Ty Grady is pretty sure he’s about to get fired. His last perp skipped town before he could make an arrest, leaving him with a lot of means and precious few ends. When he’s called into the boss’s office, he expects the worst. And he isn’t exactly wrong.
Chained to a desk in cybercrimes, Special Agent Zane Garrett dots his i’s and crosses his t’s. He doesn’t have much of a choice in the matter—his record can’t handle another black mark. When he learns he’s getting reassigned, he doesn’t miss the ironic pronunciation on “promotion.” Wherever he’s going, it’s nowhere good.
When they’re partnered to solve a series of murders, their chances of success look low. They’re fantastic agents, but the case seems more like a punishment than an assignment. They can’t stop driving each other crazy. . . and not just in a bad way. This killer already took out the previous agents assigned to the case, and it’s not long before he’s on Ty and Zane’s trail, as well. They’ll have to set their frustrations aside, before it’s too late.
*This is a limited re-release of the original series, without changes. Some aspects of the story are now dated, and an updated version will be published at a later date.*
TITLE: Buck Baxter, Love Detective
AUTHOR: Robin Knight
SERIES: The Buck Baxter Detective Agency #1
PUBLISHER: Squid INQ Press
LENGTH: 116
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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Hard-boiled 1920s private detective Buck Baxter isn’t interested in falling in love… that is until his latest mystery leads him straight into the arms of playboy Holden Hart. But what will Buck end up breaking first—a seemingly unsolvable case or his own heart?
Welcome to Wilde City, 1924—a crane on top of every skyscraper, a party in every club, a romance on every dance floor, a shooting every night, a broken heart on every street corner and a dirty secret behind every window with the curtain drawn. It’s the kinda town that keeps Buck Baxter, private detective, in business. For despite his fondness for a cold gin and a pipe stuffed with cannabis, Buck is the best gumshoe in Wilde City. Why? Because he has rules: never make friends, never make enemies, and never ever fall in love.
That is until the day that playboy nightclub owner Holden Hart swings into town. He’s suave, he’s charming, he’s chivalrous… and he’s exactly the kinda man that Buck will break all the rules for. From the romance of the Rainbow Palace atop the Wilde City Tower, to the dazzling debauchery of the gentlemen’s parlor The Velvet Viper—from the history surrounding the sinister convent on the hill better known as Hell’s Bells, to the lantern-lit opium barge, The Peking Empress, run by the mystical Madame Chang—could Buck be about to unravel the greatest mystery of them all… The mystery of love?
TITLE: Not Strictly Ballroom
AUTHOR: Jem Wendel
SERIES: Dance Lovers Collection
PUBLISHER: Larking About Press
LENGTH: 328
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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It’s Not Strictly Ballroom ……
This year Darcy’s dreams may finally come true – he has a chance at winning the National Ballroom Championships, something he has worked for and wanted, with his family’s support, for as long as he can remember. But after his dance partner leaves to pursue her dreams as a Marine Biologist, Darcy’s world is turned upside down… until he dances with his best friend, Nick.
Darcy’s dream, future, and family’s dance school are in trouble, and his mum convinces him that winning could give them the publicity they need to save it. However, that means he cannot dance with Nick… A ballroom competition has never witnessed two men dancing as a couple, and they would never be crowned champions.
The night of the competition changes everything and what Darcy thought were his dreams come crashing down and splitting his family apart. Can Darcy rebuild his future with Nick by his side?
TITLE: Sun-Kissed
AUTHOR: Nic Starr
SERIES: Pride Cruise 2024
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 161
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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A rockstar with a tainted reputation. A shy, sensitive farmer. A magical ten days on the seas of the South Pacific.
Axel Zelman
Stepping in to protect my younger brother was a no-brainer. Now I have to pay the consequences and repair my tarnished reputation. That means facing my demons and spending ten days at sea on a cruise ship. At least it’s for a good cause.
Kyle Brown
Thanks to my interfering family, I’m thrust into a world of extravagance and dazzling spectacle. I’d much rather be at home in the vineyard. That is, until I find an undeniable connection with a gorgeous, brooding passenger. Imagine my surprise when I find out he’s an award-winning performer. Why on earth would he want to spend time with me?
It’s only a cruise, a bit of fun, not a life commitment, and as my brother said—we’re not here for a long time, but a good time—so I’m determined to enjoy the limited time we have. I just wish my heart got the message.
TITLE: Martin’s Lake
AUTHOR: Daniel Elijah Sanderfer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 82
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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Martin and Dwain are best friends. Their lives revolve around a mystical lake nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Martin is being raised by a single mom, while Dwain lives with foster parents who could care less that he’s alive.
Their mutual support and the sanctuary of their hidden oasis are pivotal to their well-being. However, the arrival of Dwain’s unconventional Aunt Mazie for her annual visit has the potential to alter the boys’ lives indefinitely.
TITLE: In the Dragon’s Lair
AUTHOR: Joy Lynn Fielding
SERIES: Wings over Albion #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 278
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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Nate Mortimer is hot, funny, and kissing him is like falling into the sun.
He’s also the last man I should ever be with.
He’s smooth, wealthy, and practically dragon royalty. Me? I’m just a dragon from the Cornish countryside. Or so I like people to think.
I’m investigating the Fortescues, one of the richest, most powerful dragon families in Britain. Problem is, I’m not the only one who’s undercover. Every time I turn around, Nate’s in my way.
Can I trust him? He has his own issues with the Fortescues. Those dragons are dangerous, and his plotting could draw me into a lethal power struggle. His emotional baggage and troublesome ex? Also problematic.
And none of that helps me keep my mind—or hands—off him.
If I’m not careful, falling for the wrong dragon-shifter could cost me so much more than just my heart…
TITLE: The Misfit Mage and His Darling Demon
AUTHOR: MN Bennet
SERIES: Diabolic Romance #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 366
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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Wally and Bez have spent the last six months eluding the Collective together. Not that the mages have spent much time pursuing the dangerous devil and his misfit mage, since even the best magics can’t match a Diabolic’s strength.
When Bez surprises Wally with an anniversary trip to a special event hosted by the Fae, Wally is presented with a chance to work on rare artifacts belonging to a Fae noble. However, Bez learns the Fae may be connected to the recent abductions of fellow demons, allowing them to crossover into various Hell dimensions—and threatening to expose his secret.
Bez is not the unstoppable devil that everyone believes he is. If the Collective learns about Bez’s deceit, they will rain down the full force of their magical resources to kill him. Wally and Bez will need to work together to unravel the mystery behind the missing demons and study intricate dimensional magics all while traveling in a magical villa through space and time.
TITLE: Fool Me Twice
AUTHOR: A. M. Rose
SERIES: Cursebreakers, Inc. #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 378
RELEASE DATE: 6/10/2024
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“Be a calm wave in the ocean of chaos.”
Hart, perhaps, took that quote a bit too much to heart. In the midst of drama and the constant restlessness of his family, he chose to present himself as unwavering. Poised. Controlled. Even when inside, he’s anything but. There are layers to him underneath the perfection. Layers he’s desperately craving for someone to peel away.
It’s just his luck that the only person who knows how to do that lives his life in shades of gray. Morally gray.
Cane punches first. Period. What question would he even need to ask?
Only, it seems like his tried-and-true method isn’t working so well for him anymore. With an empire to run in the underbelly of Slatehollow, the last thing he needs is a curse placed on his head and drawing attention to the details of his…business ventures.
But when it starts to do more than just that, he knows there is only one person he can call. Hart. And with Hart, inevitably, comes a realization. Cane wants so much more than cursebreaking from him.
Will Hart let him have it? Or will the curse destroy them both first?
TITLE: Witch in the Wind
AUTHOR: Damian Serbu
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 349
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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A winter storm blows through Salem, Massachusetts, setting young witch Alexander MacBeth on a perilous path to adulthood as his dying mother gifts him an heirloom and pleads for him to use it to survive.
To do so, he will need to perfect his inherited witchcraft to protect himself from those who want him dead. In his journey to adulthood, he falls in love with dashing nobleman Crispin Nottingham. Abandoned by Crispin and pursued by the Puritans, he finds he must harness the wind to assist his escape and flee his homeland aboard a pirate ship led by the handsome captain, Henri the Twisted.
Struggling against distrustful pirates, an evil witch, and his continued longing for Crispin, Alexander sharpens his magical skills and falls into a romance with Henri. Chaos and danger confront him at every turn, even as he searches for love and belonging. A new sail on the horizon may signal hope or more danger than ever before—if Alexander can survive to meet his future.
TITLE: One and Done
AUTHOR: Frederick Smith
PUBLISHER: Bold Strokes Books
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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One night of passion and possibly one more chance at love…
Determined, motivated, goal-driven, and eternally single, Dr. Taylor James is an accomplished university administrator in San Francisco determined to get his campus successfully through an upcoming accreditation process. The process could set him up for his ultimate career goal–to be one of the only Black and openly queer university presidents in the US. Taylor gives himself just one day a week to have fun and let loose with friends–a one and done Sunday Funday brunch in the Castro District.
Dustin McMillan is a consultant and project manager who reluctantly returns to the Bay Area, his hometown, for an assignment. The first in his family to finish college, earn a healthy six-figure income, and have choice and agency in his life’s direction, Dustin is fearful that returning home could mean falling back into roles that he’d thought he’d resolved by moving miles away…and equally fearful of falling back into bed with one sexy and toxic ex-boyfriend who still lingers in his memories.
One chance encounter. One night of passion. Will Taylor and Dustin leave it at one and done?
TITLE: For Real
AUTHOR: Alexis Hall
SERIES: Spires #3
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks Casablanca
LENGTH: 509
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the Scene is all played out. Six years from his last meaningful relationship, he’s pushing forty and tired of pretending nothing has changed. Then he meets Toby Finch. Young. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can’t remember being.
Toby doesn’t know who he wants to be or what he wants to do, but he knows that he wants Laurie. The problem is, while Laurie will surrender his body, he won’t surrender his heart. Because Toby is too young, too intense, too easy to hurt. And what they have—no matter how right it feels—can’t last. It can’t mean anything.
It can’t be real.
TITLE: The Dragon, the Bear, and Their Sugar Glider Omega
AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Wendy Rathbone
SERIES: Omegas of Animals: SD #10
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 133
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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Dragons don’t always lay eggs. Sometimes their sugar glider mate does.
Alpha dragon shifter Rome is the failure of all dragons. His hoard is useless, he no longer has a flight, and he’s working not one, but two minimum wage jobs to make ends meet. He dreams of life with a mate and a family, but who would want a loser like him?
Omega sugar glider shifter Clayborne is adorable. Everyone says so. But the second they find out he’s a trust fund billionaire, all they care about is his money and he’s fed up. He leaves the East coast to find a new place to live, someplace where he is just Clay. He even gets a “real” job working at Animals, the hot shifter club.
Alpha bear shifter Armel loves San Diego, but his bear has been getting antsy. He longs for a mate, one to grow old with. When the hot new server at Animals shows an interest, he reluctantly turns him down. Sure, the sugar glider is hot and has both he and his beast’s full attention, but he’s not their mate. Why bother starting something when your future is already doomed?
Then the night of Animal’s Anniversary party, Armel scents the air and everything changes. Clay wasn’t his mate, he was one of two mates and now the two of them need to find their third. If only he wasn’t playing hard to get.
TITLE: Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 2
AUTHOR: Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
SERIES: Bing An Ben #2
PUBLISHER: Seven Seas Entertainment
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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“The game of death begins now.”
Only weeks after the fire at Chen Kang Psychiatric Hospital, Huzhou University is plunged into chaos by a spate of murders that seem linked to what happened at the mental institution–and to the deaths of Xie Qingcheng’s parents. Desperate for answers, Doctor Xie takes matters into his own hands, and He Yu offers to help, driven by childhood memories of Xie Qingcheng’s fleeting kindness. Yet when they unearth long forgotten secrets from Xie Qingcheng’s past, a terrible truth shakes He Yu’s grip on reality.
With lies and self-delusion laid bare, a confrontation between the two men is inevitable–but how will He Yu and Xie Qingcheng cope when the reckoning takes a more intimate turn?
TITLE: Fighting the Flames Within
AUTHOR: Casey Morales
SERIES: Heartstrings of Honor #1
PUBLISHER: 3Aussies Press
LENGTH: 490
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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Playing with fire never felt so good . . .
Called to the scene of a car wreck, fate plays matchmaker for Dane, a stoic, beefy firefighter, and Patrick, a geeky reporter. Sparks fly as Patrick is assigned to shadow Dane for a “day in the life” article. Despite their differences, they find themselves drawn together, their chemistry burning brighter than the flames Dane battles.
But Dane and Patrick’s budding romance is put to the test when Patrick stumbles upon a juicy scandal within the firehouse walls. Now, Patrick is torn between his growing affection for Dane and his journalistic drive to expose the truth.
TITLE: Rhuyin
AUTHOR: Mellanie Rourke
SERIES: Sons of Hecate Vol. II
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 341
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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Rhuyin is a Soma, a shapeshifter created by the gods with one purpose: find his Mageian partner and Bond with them to protect them with his life. The problem is, no Mageian wants to bond with a Soma with a disability: Rhuyin is mostly deaf. He struggles with self-doubt in a society that expects perfection from its Somas. After being forced to remain on the sidelines while others search for their matches, he joins Omada, a suicide squad of Somas who have given up hope of finding their mates. He just can’t shake the face of the man with eyes like the deep blue sea and the heart of a warrior. When fate draws them back together, Rhuyin begins to think hope may not be lost after all.
Luke was born Lucien Alexus, Prince of Alexandria, but when his Mageian powers manifested he was disinherited and condemned to a life of slavery in the country’s infamous Legion. He, along with a contingent of Alexandria Mageians, has escaped to the country of Illyria, where they hope to build new lives in a free society. But Luke is struggling with the burdens of leadership: so many people look to him to help save them, protect them, lead them, and the Somas all look to him with the desperate hope that he will somehow solve the massive imbalance of Soma to Mageia ratio. The pressure is overwhelming. How can he save them when he can’t even save himself?
Then a young Soma who sparkling green eyes walks into his life…and into his heart. Together they can either save the Legionnaires enslaved in Alexandria…or doom them all.
TITLE: Daddy Cupid
AUTHOR: Sarah Blue
SERIES: Love in the Veil
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 127
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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What’s a reaper to do when he’s desperate for love?
Help his newfound best friend host an inter-veil mixer to find the cupid of his dreams.
Gloom has had one thing on his mind, and that’s finding his perfect match. The reaper is a hopeless romantic at heart, who has very particular tastes. Imagine his surprise when he finds two cupids that match the exact energy he’s been looking for.
Cupiō and Ladybird have been two idiots in love for far too long, neither of them acting on their feelings. But when the charismatic reaper inserts himself into their conflicting feelings, maybe they can make this work after all.
That is, as long as they figure out who the true daddy cupid is in this inter-veil relationship.
TITLE: Rough & Dirty
AUTHOR: Nicole Edwards
SERIES: The Jamesons of Coyote Ridge #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 719
RELEASE DATE: 6/11/2024
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One night. Rough, dirty, and so hot, it was a wonder the barn didn’t burn down from the heat they generated.
If Stone Jameson were writing a letter to his younger self, it would go something like this: Don’t waste time leaving. You have everything you’ll ever want already.
Unfortunately, Stone didn’t have the ability to warn his younger self, nor could he get the last fifteen years of his life back. He could, however, return to the last place he’d experienced real happiness—his hometown of Coyote Ridge.
It takes mere days for him to realize that all the years he spent trying to forget the night that had altered his perception of himself were in vain. It takes a single glimpse of what he left behind to bring it all back: the potent attraction, the intense connection, and the longing permanently etched in his soul.
Getting absolution for his mistakes might be impossible, but when a second chance presents itself, Stone knows that determination and persistence are the only tools he needs to build the solid foundation he’s seeking.
TITLE: Red Line
AUTHOR: LA Witt
SERIES: Games We Play
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 310
RELEASE DATE: 6/12/2024
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Theo Mathis doesn’t regret defying the general manager during his brief stint on the Seattle Rainiers last season. The rainbow tape on his stick cost him dearly, but he’d do it again in a heartbeat… even though it means he’ll never get called up from the minors again while that GM is at the helm.
Then a flood of injuries leaves Seattle desperate for players, and Theo gets called up after all. But he’s warned: provoke the GM again, and he will regret it.
Except stick tape wasn’t the only line Theo skated over, and the temptation to cross it again has nothing to do with spite.
Equipment manager Christian Hayes has had that hot minor league player living rent-free in his head ever since they hooked up last year. It wasn’t love, but it was fun, and he wishes they could do it again because they want to—not as an act of rebellion. If Christian’s dad ever finds out, there will be hell to pay. But it’s a non-issue, since his dad—the team’s GM—has vowed to never call up that player again no matter how bad the team needs him… and he doesn’t even know Theo and Christian hooked up.
Now Theo’s back in the Rainiers’ locker room. They don’t dare risk a rematch—they both value their careers too much. All they have to do is ride this out for a few games until Theo’s sent back down. Easy enough. Right?
But their mutual attraction refuses to be ignored.
And it looks like Theo’s going to be staying a while.
TITLE: Will
AUTHOR: Kerry Kilpatrick
SERIES: Almstead Island: Newcomer’s Club #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 304
RELEASE DATE: 6/12/2024
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What could go right with a social worker Daddy and an injured boy?
Will
As a social worker on Almstead Island, I’ve come to understand the hidden battles people face. But seeing Beckett injured shook me. Behind his tough exterior, there’s a vulnerability that tugs at my heartstrings. I want to be his daddy, not just to fulfill a fantasy, but to provide the comfort and security he so desperately needs.
Beckett
The injury didn’t just hurt my body; it exposed the emotional bruises my family has inflicted on me since childhood. Their constant criticisms and jokes have worn me down even more than my job as a cop in our small town. Will’s kindness and understanding offer a reprieve from the suffocating weight of their judgment. I want to be his boy for longer than a fling.
Beckett needs to drop his guard and Will needs to find the line between nurturing and smothering. Both of these men want what the other is offering, but they’ll have to get out of their own way to make it happen.
TITLE: Ravenous
AUTHOR: Sonia Blue
SERIES: The Pointe of Love #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 405
RELEASE DATE: 6/12/2024
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Ollie only has two rules: low calories and no straight men. But then fate brings him Finn.
Ollie Clark seems to have it all – beauty, sass, a loving family, a budding career in social media, and a follower count that rivals some celebrities. But he’s terrified of everything, especially the future, and dread perpetually haunts him. So he gets faster, trying to outrun his problems while sticking to his rules about food and dating because he’s been burned too many times.
Finn Cooper could use a break. He’s been alone for so long that it’s starting to take a toll and watching his best friend find The One only rubs salt in his solitary wound. Resigned to being a constant third wheel, he’s blindsided when one night his rideshare passenger is Ollie – a patch of sunshine with golden curls who captivates him and leaves him wanting more. Finn’s never been with a man before but he doesn’t think that matters until he runs headfirst into Ollie’s rule.
As fate connects them in surprising ways their attraction grows and so does Ollie’s restriction, for he has secrets to hide. Smitten and unaware, Finn fights for a chance at love, but when his past steps in it may cost them everything.
Will Ollie and Finn be able to break the rules, survive their secrets, and find their way to happiness together?
TITLE: Primal Vow
AUTHOR: Leo Rivers
SERIES: Warlords of Vasz #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 187
RELEASE DATE: 6/12/2024
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Rhys
Crushing debt and desperation drive me to cross enemy lines, chasing a risky payday. Instead, I get caught by Taryn — imposing, battle-hardened, with piercing eyes that burn with contempt.
He’s an alien warrior who despises humans.
Despises me.
Taryn is tough and battle-hardened, but I see glimpses of something more, something vulnerable. With him, I begin to feel a connection I never thought possible—a sense of home I never imagined.
Taryn
Humans have taken everything from me, and I hate them for it.
Then I capture Rhys.
He should be everything I despise. Yet, his unbreakable spirit and infuriating humor start to get under my skin.
I’m battle-scarred and jaded, but around him, I begin to feel things I thought were long dead: optimism, delight, hope.
Desire.
Our worlds are at war, and my heart is caught in the crossfire. Can I protect Rhys from them, or will the very forces that brought us together be our undoing?
TITLE: Feral
AUTHOR: Mia Monroe
SERIES: Wicked Nights At Lair #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 220
RELEASE DATE: 6/12/2024
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He’s danger and desire wrapped up in one person. I’m not into guys, but I can’t stay away.
I came to New Onyx seeking opportunity and experiences, trading in my small town existence for a big city one. I never expected to stumble upon a place like Lair, a nightclub that captures all of life’s hedonistic pleasures. Working there is…interesting, and I’m learning that there’s so much more to the world than I ever knew.
Meeting Hale, the charismatic, alluring man with a wild streak, leads me down a path of self-discovery, desire, and a hint of danger I never thought possible. I’ve never had feelings for a man before, but there’s something undeniable about the stoic man. He’s possessive and overbearing, but somehow, those qualities intrigue me.
When faced with a problem that threatens all that I hold dear, it’s Hale I lean on to get me through it. He helps unleash a side of me I didn’t know existed, leading me down a path of discovery that turns my life on its head. With Hale by my side, things are about to get Feral.
TITLE: Stick Lessons
AUTHOR: Crea Reitan
SERIES: For Puck’s Sake #7
PUBLISHER: Dragon Fire Fantasy
LENGTH: 351
RELEASE DATE: 6/13/2024
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Everyone should learn how to handle a stick.
Atty
High school sweethearts, dream wedding, exotic honeymoon, white picket fence, two and a half kids… that’s the dream. My prescribed future. Except, I don’t want any of that. When me and my on/off girlfriend of fifteen years finally call it quits for good, I decide that I’m ready for a new beginning.
I didn’t expect that new beginning to be a dude.
Toby
This man is perfect… he obeys like a marionette, lets me bend him and choke him until my heart’s content. He lets me dress him up, breed him, and refuse his pleasure as if he were built specifically for my needs.
But Atty isn’t who I thought he was and he’s struggling to find his new identity while I’m freefalling for him off the face of a cliff. I’m not used to needing a safety net in life so there’s a very real chance I’m going to hit the ground like a pancake.
Is love always this tragic?
TITLE: Getting Hitched
AUTHOR: Silvia Violet
SERIES: Fitting In #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 93
RELEASE DATE: 6/13/2024
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Jack, Gray, and Mason’s wedding day is approaching fast, and the universe seems to be conspiring to suck the joy out of the event.
Gray’s on an impossible case, everyone’s nerves are on edge, and the August heat is even worse than expected.
Can the perfect gift, some time in bed, and, most importantly, the deep love they feel for each other help them survive until the day when they finally get hitched?
TITLE: His Moody Mountain Man
AUTHOR: Shiloh Swift
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 119
RELEASE DATE: 6/13/2024
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I’m a man who doesn’t need anything from anyone…until Milo brightens my world.
I’m the unapologetic grump of my hometown and the only bachelor left on the mountain. I don’t date. I’ve been burned before by gossip and I learned my lesson: don’t get involved.
The only company I keep is my loyal rescue dog, Pumpkin, but my stubborn solitude is interrupted when my new neighbor moves in.
Milo is a hapless city slicker with a shady past eclipsed by his cheery attitude. With his uppity optimism and youthful pride about being gay, I can tell we’re nothing alike. Yet my gruff demeanor does nothing to chase away his smile.
When a blizzard hits, I’m left with more than my emotional walls broken. The literal roof of my cabin caves in. With nowhere else for me and Pumpkin to go, Milo invites us to stay with him until I finish the repairs.
Hope Peak might be a sleepy town, but Milo’s sunny face and sweet mouth have awakened something in me. Milo has opened up his new home to me…can I open up my grizzled heart to him?
TITLE: Sanctuary
AUTHORS: Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
SERIES: On the Wind #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 340
RELEASE DATE: 6/13/2024
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Paris’s path is clear, his future settled. He’s trained his whole life in politics and the running of a kingdom. He’s going to be an adviser to the future king, his beloved prince. But when his father dies unexpectedly, the current king takes the opportunity to get rid of him, sending him to the barbaric southern tribe lands of Nemeda as a diplomat.
No one has ever returned from the tribes alive.
But he won’t give up on true love. If it costs him everything, he’ll bargain his way back to the arms of Prince Tybalt. Only what he finds when he arrives in Nemeda is not what he expected. The tribes aren’t barbaric at all, and their chief is . . . well, Paris can’t be distracted by the man’s rugged beauty that easily. Can he?
TITLE: An Ex-Hero’s Guide to Axe Handling
AUTHOR: Jenn Burke
SERIES: Subparheroes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 192
RELEASE DATE: 6/13/2024
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No more Mr. Nice Hero
Ex-hero Ward Sullivan used to be a household name before his career went up in smoke. Now he’s stuck hunting for the cause of mysterious fires in Northern Ontario. Worse still is his new partner, an overly cheery Canadian named Devlin Campbell.
Dev’s a lumberjack and he’s okay with that. It sure beats working in an office where his not-so-super power forced everyone to be nice to him. Partnering with the famous ex-hero Firefox is a dream come true. Not only is he one of Dev’s idols, he’s immune to his niceness.
Dev’s upbeat vibe soothes Ward’s grumpy soul, but he’d never admit it. Nor would he admit that he really likes the way Dev handles an axe. But when a threat from the past comes roaring into Ward’s present, it’s no more Mr. Nice Hero. Ward may have to give up a future with the nicest guy he knows to save the world one last time.
TITLE: Bound to the Wild Fae
AUTHOR: Tavia Lark
SERIES: Fortune Favors the Fae
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 224
RELEASE DATE: 6/13/2024
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Hiding from the fae isn’t an option anymore.
Folly is a fortuneteller, according to the sign outside his tent. Actually, he’s a nervous wreck and a total fraud. His golden eye might be magical, but Folly doesn’t see the future. He sees the fae: dangerous, beautiful creatures lurking in the shadows between realms. Avoiding the fae keeps Folly safe—
Until a misfired curse binds him to one.
Yarrow is a wild fae. Half fae, half other, and all seductive confidence. He’s on a quest to slay a monster and earn his place in the summer court. An easy task for a warrior like Yarrow.
Not so easy when the monster’s curse tethers him to a terrified human.
Now, Folly and Yarrow can’t leave each other’s proximity without agonizing pain. Folly is desperate to return home, but to break the curse, he has to follow the intimidating Yarrow into a world full of the creatures he’s spent his life hiding from.
And Yarrow’s familiar homeland seems far deadlier when he has a tiny, fascinating human to protect.
TITLE: Ahoy Daddy!
AUTHOR: TL Travis
SERIES: Pride Cruise 2024
PUBLISHER: Sapphire Publishing
LENGTH: 164
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Get a job on a cruise ship, she said. It’s perfect for you.
Highly unlikely considering nothing ever has been…
Vale: I’ve been hyper all my life and the only one who cares to deal with me is my mother. I’ve put the poor woman through hell and the best way for her to get a long break from me is to take a job that includes travel.
What I don’t expect is finding a much-needed outlet for my endless energy. Pet Play! Where have you been all my life?
Jack: Lonely. Confused. Tired of listening to myself complain. My hands are in more pots than I can keep track of. I need a break. Thankfully, the managers I have in place take care of everything.
Now I can take a cruise and relax. Maybe I’ll look for a boy to have some fun with and get to play daddy. I haven’t had much luck with that lifestyle. I want something long term. Is that too much to ask?
Boy after boy has passed through my life, but none stick. Am I too much for them? Too controlling? Not controlling enough? No one has the answer. Not my therapist, not my last boy, and certainly not me.
TITLE: Daddy’s Pride
AUTHORS: Nora Phoenix, Ellie Rose, Chara Croft, JM Dabnew, Collette Davison & TL Travis
SERIES: Dirty Daddies 2024 Anthology Series #1
PUBLISHER: Dirty Daddies Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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His good boy. Her naughty girl. Their happily ever after.
Yes, Daddy. Two little words that can send shivers of need and fear up the spine of any girl… or boy.
Because for these Daddies, love knows no limits…and love always wins.
TITLE: Stealthy Situations
AUTHOR: Saxon James
SERIES: Franklin U 2
PUBLISHER: May Books
LENGTH: 294
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Harrison
My life’s goal? Make plants fun!
I’m gonna be fighting for flora when I’m older and it all starts with auditing stats so I can level up for my masters, and lucky for me, the intriguing guy in my class is a math whizz.
He’s standoffish at first, but after a class where I bet my sitcoms can make him laugh, one bet leads to another and we’re hanging out all the time. Even though I know he’s interested in me, we’re easy friends, until I start to think I might be a little interested in him, too.
The only problem? He seems like a totally different guy in class to when we hang out. I brush it off as him trying to concentrate, but then I spot something I can’t explain away.
A scar. On his palm.
One I’m positive Benny has never had before.
Benny
Since we were little, my twin brother and I have always switched things up–literally. It started as funsies, and now we’re college juniors and still taking each other’s classes. I suck at Math, he sucks at English, and we both have a rule not to make friends in class as the other person. Our system is perfect.
Only Emmett has the audacity to get sick right before stats and I have to actually show up for my own class–where I meet my future husband.
Harrison is smart, weirdly into plants, and we instantly hit it off like old friends.
Only of course the gorgeous mountain of a nerd is straight.
Just when I’m telling myself to let my dreams of matching rings go, our text messages become constant, flirtier, deeper than I’ve had with any other guy before. My butterflies have butterflies every time we catch up.
And then I get a text from Emmett: I’m so sorry. I think I messed up.
TITLE: Fey Conquest
AUTHOR: S. Rodman
SERIES: Fey Lords #1
PUBLISHER: Dark Angst Publishing
LENGTH: 323
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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He is morally grey, with all the red flags. He isn’t human. He conquered Earth and claimed me as his pet.
So why don’t I hate him?
Prince Rhydian Y Mabinogi. As beautiful as he is cruel. The man of my dreams, and of my nightmares.
I was just a normal human man. Now I am his pet. He will never see me as his equal, as his partner. I don’t even know why I want him to.
I should hate him. I should try to escape. I should loathe the things he does to me every night.
But as I come to know the twisted politics of this cruel and violent fey court he dragged me into. I can’t help suspect there is far more to Rhydian than meets the eye.
I think under his icy armour, one thing is true.
He needs me.
TITLE: Noah
AUTHOR: Leigh Jarrett
SERIES: Salish Sea Society #1
PUBLISHER: Steambath Press
LENGTH: 291
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Underneath that calm demeanour, I sensed lay a deeply passionate man.
Noah
To date, all my relationships that lasted more than a couple months have ended because I’m expecting something I don’t believe is unattainable. Perfection. My parents have pounded the concept into my head. Success is only possible through getting everything right.
Even now, in my thirties, I live by that. What I strive for rolls into my business as the owner of one of the most popular British-themed pubs in Victoria, BC.
Then one day, a guy named Brody walks into my pub and becomes a regular, coming in at the same time every night, and always ordering a G&T and buffalo wings.
His expression is often fixed, and he doesn’t talk much, revealing nothing about himself. But his deep mahogany eyes speak volumes. There’s someone passionate inside all that outward calm.
What I eventually discover about Brody makes me wonder if I want to take it on. A relationship with him would be far from perfection. Or would it? To call him mine, I’m going to need to rethink what perfection looks like and embrace a new way of seeing the world.
TITLE: Sinister Passion
AUTHOR: Ryder O’Malley
SERIES: Villains of Vanguard #3
PUBLISHER: Brave New Words
LENGTH: 282
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Sentinel will suffer my wrath, even if I need to destroy the city.
My time in prison didn’t change my goal. Superheroes are a menace, and I’m going to expose them as the arrogant cowards they are. They’ll call me a villain, but I’m doing it to protect Vanguard. But after being defeated by the Centurions, I no longer have powers. This could be a problem, one I will fix by any means necessary.
My presence has brought one of the world’s greatest heroes out of retirement, or so I thought. If he thinks he can charm me into helping save the city, he’s got another thing coming. I’m nobody’s sidekick. When my arch nemesis goes missing, I’ll need to save him… so I can kill him myself.
TITLE: Unexpected Bliss
AUTHOR: Cameron Allie
SERIES: Unexpected Changes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 117
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Looking for something easy and uncomplicated, Grayson takes a risk by asking out the sales clerk who has obvious hang-ups.
Not quite ready to let go of his last relationship, Liam hesitates when Grayson comes striding into his life. Knowing he needs to move on, Liam decides to give a new relationship a try. He’s attracted to Grayson’s hard body and kind but persistent personality. It all seems to be going well until his ex-boyfriend shows up, ruining everything Liam has built with Grayson.
Grayson was looking for something uncomplicated when he first met Liam. Despite Liam’s hesitation, Grayson was eager to make it work. But when the sex leaves Liam cold and distant, Grayson isn’t sure what to think. A relationship with the sexy sales clerk is anything but simple, and when Liam’s ex shows up uncomplicated is left writhing in the dust.
TITLE: Iridescent
AUTHOR: Danny Aziz
SERIES: Heart in the Clouds & Iridescent #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 329
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Love can come in many different colors and forms depending on how you see it—passionate, forgiving, blinding, and even toxic. Gabriel finds out the hard way when he decides to jump into the pool of relationships too soon and ends up swimming with a dangerous shark named Sebastian. No matter how much he harms Gabriel, Gabriel comes back for more, determined to stick to his unrelenting love. However, there’s only so much pressure one can take before they succumb to a rapid decompression and fall from the sky. Or…simply put, Gabriel can’t take it anymore and his life falls apart when a violent night forces him to leave not just the relationship, but his whole hometown.
McCoy knew he messed up twice. One from that night many years ago, and another for failing to get his ex back from New York. Now that he’s back in San Francisco, his luck changes when a cute, quirky guy literally falls at his feet. This flamboyantly homeless and giddy Gabriel is invited to crash at McCoy’s place for a while until they turn out to be roommates. Or possibly…more than roommates?
Gabriel can’t contain it anymore. McCoy is hot. He flies a plane. He’s in the aviation industry. He gives him a temporary place to stay. This is it! They were made for each other but…oof! There he goes again, thinking that it’ll all turn out right for them and that it’ll all be a smooth flight from here. Surely, a hunky, straight guy like McCoy wouldn’t ever fall for someone as whiny and irritable as Gabriel. Even if he was gay, Gabriel’s damaged heart was already written off. He couldn’t bear to love again. But he just won’t listen. He has to remain grounded, but could Gabriel do it?
Could McCoy do it? Could he really keep himself from another bad relationship? Could he keep his dark past from haunting him again? It wasn’t just the past haunting him too—the present came in to join and give him more heavy bags to handle. Angelica was back, and she was coming with some unexpected news. Other than that, his mother was falling ill. His brother hated Gabriel and his “lifestyle”. It would take more than duct tape to keep McCoy together and not fall apart like a worn, abused aircraft…like the one he was already flying.
TITLE: My Best Friend’s Brother
AUTHOR: Liam Livings
SERIES: Close Connections #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 213
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Ryan
A reserved graduate who hoped being 28 would be simpler. His actress mother is getting married to her driver, of all people, and his dad is unbelievably happy with new-husband, 28-year-old, Matt. Ryan doesn’t date because relationships are for suckers, and he’s never found a woman he fancies; anyway, he has his best friend Sam.
Graham
Stylist to the stars, with a keen eye for fashion, oodles of charm and confidence, he’s always in demand. For years he’s cared for his mum, brought up his brother Sam, and looked after his ex-boyfriend while they were together. Now he’s done; at 33, he’s happily single and can put himself first.
Graham is styling the family’s outfits at Ryan’s mother’s wedding. Ryan finds his self-confidence fascinating, his gym-honed body impressive, then irresistible. Ryan needs Graham in ways he’s only imagined.
TITLE: It’s All You
AUTHOR: Linden Bell
SERIES: Mars Fitness
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 103
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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When your secret admirer is hiding in plain sight.
Gavin
I’ve been in love with my childhood best friend since forever. But he’s straight and married and lives halfway across the country, so all I can do is try to get on with my life. Until he shows up on my doorstep one day, jobless and newly divorced.
Beau
My life has fallen apart and there’s only one place in the world I want to be: with my best friend. But Gavin’s being all weird and cagey and I’m suddenly feeling things I shouldn’t be feeling.
I came to him because he’s safe and familiar, and now we’re standing on the cusp of something new and terrifying. We’ll always be best friends, but do we have the courage to be more?
It’s All You was previously published in the Candy Hearts charity anthology. No changes have been made.
TITLE: Breaking the Code
AUTHOR: Sara Hurst
SERIES: Sins of the Father #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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I didn’t choose this life. They chose it for me.
For two decades, a cycle of suffering trapped us. Our lives, like a tangled web, were bound together by one tragedy after another, each one tightening the knot of our collective yet separate misery. Neither of us aware of the other’s pain and suffering until his hunt for his missing sister brings us together.
They took everything from me. Now, I will rain vengeance upon them.
After years of searching for the people who robbed me of everything I knew and loved, I’ve become a cold, hard, unfeeling man. That is until I catch sight of a boy who makes me question the mission I’ve been on for twenty years.
TITLE: The Boy from Half Moon
AUTHOR: Michael Robert
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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A small town is the perfect place for a religious community to exist. But not all is as it seems behind iron gates, hiding a dark secret at Half Moon ranch. Is the man entrusted to lead the community the person they should fear the most?
Luke
At 19, I’m expected to choose a mate. My choice is limited to courting and eventually marrying a girl from within my community because we aren’t allowed to befriend outsiders. Our only exposure to townsfolk are the interactions we have while working at one of our local businesses. It’s there I encounter the type of man not seen in these parts, a man who ignites feelings I’ve never experienced. I had no idea how this man would affect my life.
Tate
At 32 and single at the end of a decade long relationship, I found myself in need of a drastic change of scenery, leaving Seattle for a dot-on-the-map town in Central Oregon. Being interested in another man was the last thing on my mind. But within five minutes of my arrival, I meet a stunning young man with a withdrawn demeanor and old-fashioned manners. What is it about this boy that makes me want to open my heart to him after a ten minute encounter?
TITLE: Fool’s Spring
AUTHOR: Roe Horvat
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 252
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
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Eric
Maybe I’ve made a mistake. My cottage, albeit charming, needs nonstop work, the weather’s abysmal, and my last bank account statement simply said, “Bless your heart.” But I don’t regret moving to the Swedish countryside. The job is great, and I’m making friends. Who said Swedes were cold and distant? I only need some cheap firewood to tide me over until the real spring arrives.
Out of nowhere comes rescue—a gorgeous Viking on a tractor. He helps me with firewood and drives me to the hardware store. I shouldn’t be crushing on Björn since he looks as straight as they come. But then the shy hunk of a man turns up on my porch with a bag of cinnamon rolls, blushing…
Björn
Life is uneventful for a gay man in a village of three hundred people, but I like it quiet. I have fifteen thousand hectares of forest to manage, so it’s not like I get bored.
Except now an American from the South bought an old cottage on the edge of my property and he’s shoveling April snow in his sneakers. The good people of Gryta are already betting on when he’ll run back to Stockholm.
Eric is in dire need of help, so here I am, dangling on a ladder, pressure-washing the gutters on his cottage. He’s absolutely charming, gorgeous, and all my wet dreams come true. I wish I could at least slow down my falling in love with him—because what if he leaves?
TITLE: Reinvented
AUTHOR: Alexandra Caluen
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 53
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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At going-on-fifty, patent filing specialist Santo is the recently divorced single dad to a sixteen-year-old with Broadway ambitions. He’s thrilled to learn his new coworker Martin is close to his age, also gay, and also a single dad. At the very least, they might turn into good work friends.
Before many weeks pass, Santo and Martin are much more than work friends. Their teenagers, who go to the same high school, quickly bond. Having school and workplace in common takes a lot of the juggling out of trying to date in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Santo’s support helps Martin cope as an adoptive father to a niece still grieving her parents. He’s creating a new version of himself for this role. Will his turbulent entry into parenthood open a door to a future full of love?
TITLE: Animal God
AUTHOR: R.G. Hendrickson
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 245
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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Forever-young Oscar, in a present-day prison cell, tells a story from his early life. As Diver, one of the first Homo sapiens, he’s the sole survivor of our people when our original home, Lake Makgadikgadi, dries up. Searching in vain for others, desperately lonely, he encounters a stranger with burning eyes, whose uncommon beauty calms Diver’s fears.
Fiery-eyed Geb is a godlike being allied with animals. At first, he’s charged with orchestrating Diver’s death. Nothing personal, he likes Diver, but duty comes first. For the moment, Diver is the last of our kind, and Geb is tasked with keeping it that way.
Before Diver outwits the prehistoric animals sent to kill him, Geb shows him their lives through the animals’ own eyes. When he defeats the animals, Diver regrets their loss. This opens Geb’s heart. He works to earn Diver’s trust, a difficult task considering their history and Geb’s spiritual constraints.
Courting Diver, Geb forsakes his duty and makes a big sacrifice to prove his love. Diver learns the secret of how our people might resurface, and Geb promises to always be with him.
In his cell, Oscar suffers a flawed romance, gives his blood for experiments, and meets a strange computer program, John Doe, struggling with amnesia. This AI being loves Oscar’s story of two ancient enemies becoming lovers and saving humanity. When John remembers his lost identity, he helps Oscar escape.
TITLE: Rewarding His Jock
AUTHORS: Chrissy Brookes & Alex Blaine
SERIES: The Lactin Brotherhood #3
PUBLISHER: In Ink Press
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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College roommates can provide more than friendship when you’re open to the possibilities…
Hunter and Lucas have been roommates since their freshman year in college. Even though their apartment has grown and been upgraded, their relationship hasn’t. They’re best friends first, but something has been brewing under the surface since the very beginning.
Lucas is an offensive lineman on the football team and will often let his grades slide–sometimes a little too low. Hunter, though slightly shorter and slimmer than Lucas, has a commanding presence and knows exactly how to keep the boy in line.
But when Hunter’s body starts to change, and he needs physical and emotional support, Lucas is right there to step in and lend his own version of help. Who knew this unexpected development could completely change their relationship forever?
TITLE: Dandelion
AUTHOR: Merlina Garance
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 363
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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1973 – At 53 years old, Bill, hadn’t expected to run into Bobby when he signed up for that medical convention in Houston. Fair to say they didn’t exactly part on good terms last time.
Twenty years later, is Bill ready to finally admit his feelings, his sexuality, and to gather his courage to conquer his old lover and friend once more?
TITLE: Mystics of Mistvale
AUTHOR: Stella Rainbow
SERIES: Mistvale Universe #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 620
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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This collection includes:
The Elusive Griffin
An incubus dad working hard to be his best self for his son. A griffin librarian who doesn’t trust incubi after getting his heart broken. An unlikely situation that brings them together.
The Elusive Griffin is an MM paranormal romance featuring an elusive griffin with trust issues, an incubus single-dad who just wants the best for his son, and two tweens who know for sure their dads are going to end up together.
The Vulnerable Human
A protective gargoyle who works as a bodyguard. A human chef in need of protection. A stalker that brings them together.
The Vulnerable Human is an romance featuring a gargoyle with strong protective instincts, a human with supreme cooking skills and an adorable daughter, a stalker who needs to be taught a lesson, and all the family vibes you expect from a Mistvale Town book.
The Reclusive Dryad
A forest spirit protective of his home. A unicorn determined to befriend him. A slowly strengthening bond.
TITLE: The Starman Strategy
AUTHOR: Louise Collins
SERIES: The Bakery Brothers #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 354
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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Newton Briggs.
Asexual, old women magnet, and convicted killer.
The youngest Briggs brother has been sent to prison over the ‘accidental’ death of Jeffery Sharpe. He doesn’t feel guilty for his crime. He did it for his brothers. All of them.
But he is scared.
Newt’s strategy to survive prison: Be himself.
He quickly learns that might not be enough.
The top dog, Shaw, wants him dead.
Thomas, a previous patient of Stone’s, wants to spank him.
And Leo…well, Leo just wants to keep him safe.
Unbeknownst to Newt, Stone planned ahead and hired him a bodyguard behind bars.
Sure, it’s the same guy that almost choked Newt to death in the back of the bakery, but after Newt quite publicly throws up on him in front of the whole wing, Leo considers them even.
With Leo at his side, Newt integrates himself into E-wing and accepts his place in prison.
Newt did not expect to make friends who feel more like family.
He didn’t expect to grow strong feelings for his bodyguard/cellmate to the point he wants to kiss him.
And he definitely didn’t expect to be serenaded in the shower by a man tattooed head to toe as a snake.
Being behind bars is not at all what Newt imagined, but one thing is for sure, life won’t be the same when it’s all over…
TITLE: Broken Wheels
AUTHORS: K.C. Wells & Parker Williams
SERIES: CrossBow Protection #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 443
RELEASE DATE: 6/15/2024
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Someone wants Dr. Josh ‘Wheels’ Malone dead—and they’ll keep trying until he’s six feet under, which means CrossBow Operations Manager Dixon Meeks has his work cut out for him.
Make sure Dr. Malone—Doc—eats.
Sleeps.
Stays alive.
Not that he minds this latest assignment. Doc has been on his radar for a while, and Dixon will do anything to protect him, especially if it means Doc actually notices him.
When a second attempt on his life fails, Josh has no choice but to let Gary Cross and Michael Kennedy in on the dirtiest secret project ever.
One that could cost thousands of lives.
A project he’d believed was dead and buried.
But someone had dug it up, and now it’s deadlier than ever.
Josh’s brilliant mind is struggling to keep up, and his To Do list is growing.
Atone for his past.
Find the bad guy.
Save the world.
And hold onto the man—and the life—that’s come to mean everything to him.
TITLE: The Alpha Bear Prince’s Arranged Marriage
AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: The Omega’s Royal Arrangement #2
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 6/16/2024
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I knew I was going to mate for politics… I didn’t expect to meet him on our wedding day.
Cole
My father taught me from a young age that marriage is a human convention, designed for fiscal and political gain. When he tells me at ten that my role as his son would include such a “convention” it doesn’t surprise me. It isn’t as if he ever pretends to have made a love match with my dad. It was strictly business, just like it will be for me. Sometimes I hate being the prince. No, that’s not true. It’s most of the time.
Henri
Growing up I had no idea my parents had signed me away to the neighboring kingdom. None. I lived this happy little life dreaming of finding my one true love, getting mated, and having a cabin full of pups. That dream came to a crashing halt on the day of my first shift. From that day on, my fathers keep me locked away with tutors, an “assistant”— AKA a babysitter—and the knowledge that in a year I would become the Bear Prince’s mate. Suck.
TITLE: Make Mine A Grizzly
AUTHORS: Harper B. Cole & Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: Mated by Chance #10
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 6/16/2024
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If they think I’m a bear in the morning, wait until they see me when they try to take what’s mine.
Omega human Cedric has had his heart shattered—by his boss—and is desperate to leave his job. Offered a new position in a town far from the city and his unfaithful ex-fiancé, he decides to take a vacation to explore the possibility of moving. Love is the last thing on his mind; he just needs an escape.
Alpha bear shifter Gage lives on the outskirts of a small town, leading a reclusive life. He rarely interacts with humans, preferring the solitude of the wilderness and the company of fellow shifters, while making a living through various odd jobs.
The town’s matchmakers are certain Cedric and Gage are fated mates, but their attempts to bring them together don’t go as planned. Unlike their previous successes, there’s no immediate spark, leading them to doubt their matchmaking abilities.
And when Cedric’s past catches up with him, their lives are plunged into chaos.
TITLE: A Show of Love
AUTHOR: CJ Bishop
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 6/16/2024
BLURB:
In preparation for their bachelor party, Axel and Kane take Clint and Cochise to the Phoenix Club for a special “session” with a couple of the club boys. Will the gangsters cut and run? Or will they step out of their comfort zone to please the men they love? Prepare for a tantalizing tale of risk, trust, and the transformative power of love.
TITLE: The Emerald Dragon’s Moonlit Mate
AUTHOR: Jena Wade
SERIES: Nesting Ever After
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 199
RELEASE DATE: 6/16/2024
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It took me searching for my past to find my future.
I grew up never quite fitting in. That’s what happens when a wolf pack takes in an orphaned rando shifter, in my case a dragon. On my 25th birthday, the day of my first shift, so much more than my dragon awakes. He senses things I can’t, including the existence of two brothers.
My best friend Eli and I set off to find them. The journey is perilous and my bond with Eli is tested as my dragon realizes he’s more than just my ride or die… he’s my mate. If only love is as easy as that.
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