Here are the new releases for the week.

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Title	Author	Publisher	Release Date	Other Details	Link
Any Price	Hazel Domain	Riptide Publishing	7/15/2024	The Powers That Be #1	Amazon
Doom Magnet	Gregory Ashe	Hodgkin & Blount	7/15/2024	The Last Picks #3	Amazon
skies that burn	Casey Cox	Self Published	7/15/2024	Kings of Airlie #3	Amazon
Second Winter	Sophia Soames	Self Published	7/15/2024		Amazon
Matchup	Ajay Daniel	Self Published	7/15/2024	Playing the Field #3	Amazon
Strong Alpha	Lorelei M. Hart	Decadent Publishing	7/15/2024	Omegas Inn Love #6	Amazon
Strangers to Husbands	Lee Pini	Dreamspinner Press	7/16/2024		Amazon
Home Ice Advantage	Ari Baran	Carina Press	7/16/2024	Penalty Box #3	Amazon
Raising Wayne	M.Z. Arthur	Pride Publishing	7/16/2024	Oh, Baby Collection / Knights in Ink #1	Amazon
JFH: Justin F**king Halstead	GiGi DeGraham	NineStar Press	7/16/2024		Amazon
Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts	Adam Sass	Viking Books for Young Readers	7/16/2024		Amazon
The Lost Story	Meg Shaffer	Ballantine Books	7/16/2024		Amazon
Stray Awakening	F.A. Ray	Self Published	7/16/2024	Rainbow Rescue Cat Café #1	Amazon
An Archer’s Destiny	Casey Morales	Self Published	7/16/2024	Of Crowns & Quills #2	Amazon
Love’s Eternal Beat	Jack Harper	Self Published	7/17/2024		Amazon
Acsquidentally In Love	K.L. Hiers	Self Published	7/17/2024	Sucker For Love Mysteries #1	Amazon
Arcanum	Ken Sanchez	Self Published	7/17/2024	Willowbrook #5	Amazon
Villain	Chani Lynn Feener	Self Published	7/17/2024	Demons of Foxglove Grove #1	Amazon
The Wrong Familiar	Megan Derr	Self Published	7/17/2024	Carnival of Mysteries	Amazon
Felix	Emmy Sanders	Self Published	7/18/2024	Elite 8 Studios #6	Amazon
Courting Danger	Eve Riley	Self Published	7/18/2024	Eve Riley  #1	Amazon
The Naga	Stella Rainbow	Self Published	7/18/2024	The Sanctuary: Forest #1	Amazon
Nitro	Fel Fern	Self Published	7/18/2024	Moon Burrow Bears #11	Amazon
Grave Misfortune	Nazri Noor	Self Published	7/18/2024	Fortune Favors the Fae	Amazon
Mage of the Dragon Prince	Zarina Aston	Sarayashi Publishing	7/19/2024	Bonded Hearts #1	Amazon
Lord Egerton’s Scandalous Liaisons	H.C. Brown	Luminosity Publishing	7/19/2024		Amazon
Prince	Rain Carrington	Self Published	7/19/2024	A Daddy for Summer	Amazon
Method Acting	N.R. Walker	Self Published	7/19/2024	Franklin U 2	Amazon
Love for Heller	Amy Bellows	Self Published	7/19/2024	Alaskan Pebble Gifters #9	Amazon
Wishes and Research	M.A. Innes	Self Published	7/19/2024	Blue Ridge Magic #5	Amazon
Dragon’s Treasure	Pelaam	JMS Books	7/20/2024		Amazon
His Alien	Holly Day	JMS Books	7/20/2024	There Will Be Aliens #2	Amazon
Once an Alpha	Kaje Harper	Self Published	7/20/2024	Hidden Wolves	Amazon
What’s Done is Done	Lisa Oliver	Self Published	7/20/2024	Benedict and Bear Trilogy #2	Amazon
Matched To His Dragons	Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar	Surrendered Press	7/21/2024	The Dates of Our Lives #16	Amazon

 

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TITLE: Any Price

AUTHOR: Hazel Domain

SERIES: The Powers That Be #1

PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing

LENGTH: 288

RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2024

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This deal comes with unspoken clauses.

Dominic Blackburn has a job no sane person wants: he makes things quit going bump in the night. Unfortunately, some monsters bump a little too hard for one man. In desperate need of backup, he buys the (suspiciously cheap) contract of an indentured—and gorgeous—man named Micah.

Micah’s paperwork says he’s a fighter, and he is. Kind of. He’d rather take a beating than dole one out. Good thing plenty of people are willing to pay for that. Micah’s a professional. Whatever his contract holders need—no matter how intimate—he delivers with his head held high. But Micah’s new holder seems content to leave most of his more specialized skills unused.

Micah’s not quite sure what to do, or not do, with Dominic, and the feeling is mutual. The more Dominic learns about Micah’s past, the less he wants to know. It soon becomes clear that Micah’s previous holders were involved in something sinister—and big. It’s up to Dominic and Micah to figure out how deep it goes, but getting eaten by a chupacabra is starting to sound more appealing.

TITLE: Doom Magnet

AUTHOR: Gregory Ashe

SERIES: The Last Picks #3

PUBLISHER: Hodgkin & Blount

LENGTH: 208

RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2024

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They say bad things come in threes. Usually, they don’t mean murder.

After several months (and a few murders), Dash is finally starting to feel at home in Hastings Rock. He’s enjoying the quiet after the end of tourist season, he’s comfortable at Hemlock House (the jury is still out on whether it’s haunted), and most importantly, he has friends.

Friends, unfortunately, who have a tendency not to take no for an answer. Which is how Dash finds himself at a cold-water surfing competition only a few days before Halloween—and, even worse, attending a costume party at the surf camp later that evening.

When Dash stumbles across the body of a predatory local real estate developer, he’s the only one who believes it’s murder. Worse, Dash’s friend Deputy Bobby (they’re just friends, thank you very much) is on leave from the sheriff’s office while he and his fiancé prepare for their move to Portland. But Dash is determined not to let a murder go unsolved. And as Dash works to prove that the death was anything but accidental, the killer turns their attention to him.

TITLE: skies that burn

AUTHOR: Casey Cox

SERIES: Kings of Airlie #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 195

RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2024

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RAVIS

All I’ve ever wanted is a simple life—kitesurfing, my brothers, and someone to love.

Too bad Luca Silva, the Brazilian golden boy of kitesurfing, didn’t get the memo.

We’re the epitome of on-again, off-again, our relationship a looping roller coaster neither one of us can stay off for long.

We may not choose who we love, but we can decide if we fight for them. And I’ll do whatever it takes to hold on to Luca…even as we face off against each other in the grand final.

LUCA

I’m not the perfect athlete everyone thinks I am. My whole life is a sham. The only real thing? My love for Travis.

But everything about his world is complicated. His family. His bad boy reputation. His track record in the sport.

I love Travis with everything I’ve got, but we’ve been yo-yoing back and forth for years now. And that’s without him knowing what I’ve been hiding.

Once he discovers my secret, it could very well destroy us—for good this time.

TITLE: Second Winter

AUTHOR: Sophia Soames

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 277

RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2024

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Ten years ago, Ned Anderson made the biggest mistake of his life.

Now he’s been invited to go back to Sweden for his exchange-year high school reunion. It’s a chance to reunite with all the people he once considered friends, and the invite promises a charcuterie board, open bar, all that…crap.

The biggest mistake of his life was leaving, and if he went back…

Does he even want to?

Teddy Backman has become exactly what everyone expected of him. He runs his farm the way his father once did. Gets up in the morning and gets things done. Tries to remember what’s next. Wonders why he feels so violently lonely when he’s surrounded by so many good things. The sun. The sky. The earth. The trees. All the trees.

He’s already deleted that email—the one inviting him to someone’s idea of a joke. There’s no one from back then he’s interested in talking to, let alone drinking or, God forbid, dancing with.

A high school reunion is Teddy’s idea of a nightmare, and he probably shouldn’t let anyone drag him along. He’ll only regret it.

But what’s the point of regret in the grander scale of things? It’s not like Ned Anderson’s going to turn up, is it? The guy who fled straight back to Arizona without even a last longing glance.

TITLE: Matchup

AUTHOR: Ajay Daniel

SERIES: Playing the Field #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 383

RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2024

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Enemies. Friends. Lovers. Rivals.

Hendrix

When I’m signed onto the Los Angeles Rubies, I only have two goals: prove I have what it takes to play professional football, and stay far, far away from Tahegin Ellingsworth—a fan-favorite NFL cornerback, the League’s golden boy, and the most ridiculously happy-go-lucky guy to ever exist. Everyone loves and flocks to him, but I want nothing more than for him to disappear. Seriously. Off the face of the Earth would be great.

I recognize Tahegin for the privileged spoiled brat he is—even if his actions, both in public and behind closed doors, perplexingly seem to be the polar opposite.

Unfortunately, it becomes impossible to ignore him when we are forced to room together at away games for the duration of my rookie season. Late night conversations morph into a friendship, then possibly into something more. I’m beginning to feel things for him that I have never felt for anyone before, but as problems arise one after another, the universe apparently determined to keep us apart, I’ll have to choose whether or not this potential relationship is worth the repercussions.

Tahegin

Hendrix Avery has to be the grumpiest and most infuriating guy I have ever met, but despite the rude words he spits at me, I find our late night conversations intriguing. For some insane reason, I want to learn more about him, even if I am nervous to let him see the me that I try to hide from everyone else. Something must be wrong with me because I find myself wanting to spend more and more time with him, and our budding friendship drifts dangerously into unknown territory.

Despite it all, I’m willing to give us a try, though the threat of a trade and potential exposure of our growing relationship looms like a dark cloud over our heads. I have always forced myself to be the optimist, but with every odd pitted against us, I am concerned how this is going to play out.

And here I thought my only obstacle would be getting the ever-grumpy, enigmatic Hendrix to smile for once.

TITLE: Strong Alpha

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Omegas Inn Love #6

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

LENGTH: 96

RELEASE DATE: 7/15/2024

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I’m too busy for an omega. That’s what everyone tells me. My passion is my work and my work is my passion. When those two things collide, there is no such thing as a day off.

I’m a strongman, and that means my days are structured from the time I wake up until the time I collapse into bed, when I’m prepping for a competition. My meals. My workouts. Even my free time, all of it is consumed by my work. But my mountain lion craves an omega to care for. Someone to be by my side. A loving fave to seek out in the crowd. If I had my mate, my life would be whole. No scheduled time for dating for this alpha. So, when I receive a letter from Franklin at the Bearclaw Inn, I take things into my own hands and get on the plane.

They say that a match is guaranteed if you go, and I’m not wasting a second of this weekend.

TITLE: Strangers to Husbands

AUTHOR: Lee Pini

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 367

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but when Lewis wakes up married after a wild, drunken night at his best friend’s bachelorette party, he’s worried he’s affected the rest of his life. Tad might be sweet, drop-dead gorgeous, and so easy to be with, but the obvious solution is a speedy divorce. The fact that they both live in New York City should make the process easy… so why is it taking them so long to sign the papers? Or even take off their rings? And why do they keep ending up in bed?

Tad’s anxiety and fear of coming out to his family has driven guys away before. Can he dare to believe Lewis is different? Lewis, his friends, and his loud, loving Italian family support Tad in a way he’s never experienced, and it’s easy to imagine a lifetime of that unconditional love. But life isn’t a romcom…

Or is it?

TITLE: Home Ice Advantage

AUTHOR: Ari Baran

SERIES: Penalty Box #3

PUBLISHER: Carina Press

LENGTH: 341

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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Two former hockey pros. One struggling team. And a battle of wills that might just turn two headstrong coaches from rivals into lovers…

Ryan “Sully” Sullivan is a winner. So when the former hockey great accepts a job coaching the bottom rung Boston Beacons, he’s ready to win it all—even if his new assistant coach isn’t exactly his #1 fan.

Eric Aronson’s wins have always come with a well-earned reputation for trouble—and were never quite enough to bring home championships. When the new guy skates in and takes the job he’s worked so hard for, he’s not about to fall short again.

Tensions rise as, no matter what they do, the Beacons can’t pull a W, and a heated argument between Sully and Eric over coaching tactics turns physical—only, not in any way they could have ever imagined.

That kiss changes everything. And suddenly, being able to find the back of the net isn’t Sully and Eric’s only challenge. It’s figuring out who and what they are to each other. And what winning it all might actually mean.

TITLE: Raising Wayne

AUTHOR: M.Z. Arthur

SERIES: Oh, Baby Collection / Knights in Ink #1

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 132

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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A little miracle leads to true love.

In need of a quick cash infusion to pay off a loan shark, tattoo artist Doug “Zim” Zimmer gives of himself, literally, with plasma and sperm donations. He’s happy to help whoever needs either or both, and when the bills are paid he thinks nothing more of it.

Two years later, a handsome redhead holding an infant with Zim’s eyes shows up at the studio. Architect Clive Mulcahy, having assumed custody of his nephew after his sister’s death, wants a clearer picture of Wayne’s parentage in order to be a good father. The acquaintance he hopes to strike with Zim for the sake of Wayne’s happiness soon grows into a relationship neither expected, but both are willing to embrace.

TITLE: JFH: Justin F**king Halstead

AUTHOR: GiGi DeGraham

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 329

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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Ethan Andrews never saw Justin Halstead coming. A broody jock with a propensity for studying. A hot-mess conundrum who, for some reason, continues to show up at Ethan’s dorm room door.

Something is happening between them, but one particular sport stands in the way. Ethan never imagined falling for an overbearing, overprotective athlete with a Hall of Fame future and a secret heart of gold.

Taking the giant leap out of the closet nearly killed Ethan, and no one seems to understand his desire to close that door and stay inside his safe place. Strangely, Ethan finds he’s not alone, and it’s with the last person he ever expected to be his biggest supporter…

Future NFL Quarterback—Justin F**king Halstead.

TITLE: Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

AUTHOR: Adam Sass

PUBLISHER: Viking Books for Young Readers

LENGTH: 351

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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rant Rossi is never getting a happily-ever-after.

Ever since he was a kid and made a wish on his family’s iconic Wishing Rose, his romantic relationships have been cursed to end. Following his most recent (and extremely public) dumping, Grant is languishing in a hot Chicago summer, abandoning his beloved design projects to sink back into depression. But when his family suggests spending the summer helping his aunt and uncle refurbish their beautiful but rundown B&B and vineyard—the home of the Wishing Rose that changed everything for him—Grant decides to accept. Maybe he can finally find a way to recover his creative spark…and break his curse.

But things at the vineyard are not what Grant expects. The place is in almost total disrepair, and—even worse—the person his relatives hired to help is his former childhood crush, Ben—the first boy who broke his heart.

As their chemistry sparks and the summer heats up, the wedge between them can’t be ignored. But while they race to restore the B&B in time for the beloved local rose festival, grumpy but lovable Ben starts to break through Grant’s carefully crafted defenses. Can Grant find a way to overcome his curse and open his heart, even when it’s broken?

TITLE: The Lost Story

AUTHOR: Meg Shaffer

PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books

LENGTH: 332

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they’d gone or how they’d survived.

Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons’ investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy.

Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth about the disappearances, for while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie’s sister. However, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return for his own inscrutable reasons. But the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie’s sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past, no matter how traumatic the memories.

Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months—for only then can they get back everything and everyone they’ve lost.

TITLE: Stray Awakening

AUTHOR: F.A. Ray

SERIES: Rainbow Rescue Cat Café #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 245

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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I fled my hometown seven years ago. I never planned to come back. I never planned to give up my city life for a small town. And I definitely never planned to fall for another man.

Henry

Tripp Lake, the place I love the most. Working at a cat café on Main Street gives me a chance to get some deserving cats their forever homes.

But when a blast from the past walks into my café, I’m not sure what to feel. Alex was always hot and popular in high school – and straight.

So it’s a shock when he keeps accepting my invitations to hang out. I don’t think I’m imagining the spark between us, but is Alex actually interested in me, or am I letting this straight boy break my heart?

Alex

Tripp Lake, the place I hate the most. I’m only here because of my father’s heart attack. But the second I return home, I remember all the reasons I ran away.

My parents are overbearing. This town is small and boring. And I want nothing more than to flee back to my new life in San Francisco – a life that doesn’t come packed with any surprising new feelings about a guy I went to high school with.

Henry is a ray of sunshine amid this bleak journey home. But I’ve never been interested in a guy before. When a relaxing hike results in my first timid kiss with another man, I start questioning a lot more than just my decision to leave Tripp Lake. Is Henry worth staying in this crappy town for?

TITLE: An Archer’s Destiny

AUTHOR: Casey Morales

SERIES: Of Crowns & Quills #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 512

RELEASE DATE: 7/16/2024

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A new love awakens. The world stands on the brink of war. Dark forces stir.

Two brothers, finally reunited, travel worlds apart amidst the chaos. One seeks to rescue a kidnapped healer and avert a war; the other seeks answers and the slim hope of aid that might save their people.

Neither is prepared for what they find.

TITLE: Love’s Eternal Beat

AUTHOR: Jack Harper

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 276

RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2024

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As the camera flashes, heartbeats find their way home…

In the upheaval of his husband’s sudden passing, Maxwell Williams faces a crossroads caring for Brogan Baxter’s seven-year-old daughter, Lily. Despite his success as a world-renowned fashion photographer, Max questions his ability to step into the role of single father, especially to a child on the Autism spectrum, given his schedule keeps him away from home for weeks on end.

However, fate intervenes when a certified letter arrives, holding the promise of a transformative opportunity. Driven by a newfound determination, Max decides to leave the bustling city life behind and embark on a quest for a new beginning along the Northwestern Coastline. This move isn’t just about a change of scenery; it’s Max’s unwavering commitment to fully immerse himself in Lily’s world.

As they settle into their new home, Max delves into the search for specialized accommodations for neurodivergent children. His journey leads him to Durango Walters, a highly sought-after child psychologist whose expertise becomes a beacon of hope in Max’s pursuit of understanding and supporting Lily.

TITLE: Acsquidentally In Love

AUTHOR: K.L. Hiers

SERIES: Sucker For Love Mysteries #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 229

RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2024

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Nothing brings two men—or one man and an ancient god—together like revenge.

Private investigator Sloane sacrificed his career in law enforcement in pursuit of his parents’ murderer. Like them, he is a follower of long-forgotten gods, practicing their magic and offering them his prayers… not that he’s ever gotten a response.

Until now.

Azaethoth the Lesser might be the patron of thieves and tricksters, but he takes care of his followers. He’s come to earth to avenge the killing of one of his favorites, and maybe charm the pants off the cute detective Fate has placed in his path. If he has his way, they’ll do much more than bring a killer to justice. In fact, he’s sure he’s found the man he’ll spend his immortal life with.

Sloane’s resolve is crumbling under Azaethoth’s surprising sweetness, and the tentacles he sometimes glimpses escaping the god’s mortal form set his imagination alight. But their investigation gets stranger and deadlier with every turn. To survive, they’ll need a little faith… and a lot of mystical firepower.

TITLE: Arcanum

AUTHOR: Ken Sanchez

SERIES: Willowbrook #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 364

RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2024

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Merin, the only living male Arcana Seer, has always known he was different. Raised in the foster care system, he found solace in the woods and a strange connection to the world beyond the veil. But when a chance encounter with the enigmatic Margareth reveals his true identity, Merin is thrust into a world of magic, prophecy, and danger.

Roman, a half-fae, half-bear shifter, knows what it means to be an outsider. Exiled from his pack and wandering alone, he found purpose as the Seelie Court’s emissary in the mortal realm. But when he meets Merin, a spark ignites—a recognition of shared pain and longing that could turn the tide of destiny.

As an ancient evil stirs in the heart of the Unseelie Court, Merin and Roman find themselves on a collision course with a fate that could destroy everything they hold dear. To unravel the secrets of Merin’s past and unlock the power within him, they’ll have to learn to trust each other—and the love that burns between them.

But the road ahead is dark and twisted, and the forces arrayed against them are as cunning as they are cruel. With the help of unexpected allies and the strength of the bonds they forge, Merin and Roman must race against time to uncover the truth—and stop the rise of a darkness that threatens to consume the world.

TITLE: Villain

AUTHOR: Chani Lynn Feener

SERIES: Demons of Foxglove Grove #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 311

RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2024

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Nix Monroe has a plan.

Infiltrate the Enigma app and lure out whoever his cousin was last speaking with before everything went to shit. Nix won’t stop until he finds answers, even if that means transferring to a different university and getting entangled with the infamous Demons of Foxglove Grove.

Lake, West, and Yejun. Three of the most powerful men on the entire planet, and also the deadliest. When Nix finds himself on their radar, he thinks maybe it’s not all bad, and he can twist the situation to his advantage. It’s not long, however, before he discovers the Demons have their own objective.

Someone is after them, and they want to use Nix to lure out whoever that may be. Forced to pretend to be their new mutual plaything, Nix struggles to search for clues about his cousin and maintain personal boundaries between himself and the guys. They might take his body, but he refuses to give them any other part of himself, especially since there’s no way of knowing if one of them happens to be the person he’s after.

Lake is next in line for the throne and will do anything to stop those secretly trying to prevent him from taking it. He treats Nix like a possession, something he has a right to take. And potentially break.

West is an up-and-coming boxer who rules the school with boyish charm and iron fists. He doesn’t try to hide who or what he is, not even from Nix, the first of the Demons to bend him to his will, laughing all the while.

Yejun is considered the flirt of the group, the one who’s hooked up with practically everyone on campus. Initially, he’s not interested in playing pretend with Nix, but it isn’t long before he’s changed his tune.

It doesn’t take long before Nix realizes he’s in danger of falling for these monstrous men. He needs a way out, and fast, preferably before any of them realize he’s been using them as well. Nix needs to check their names off the list of suspects so he can move on and find his cousin’s killer.

But what happens when they catch him scheming? Will they help him?

Or destroy him?

TITLE: The Wrong Familiar

AUTHOR: Megan Derr

SERIES: Carnival of Mysteries

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 202

RELEASE DATE: 7/17/2024

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Ninos has been training all his life to be a sylvan mage. Trees, plants, herbs, flowers, fruits, berries, nuts—he knows them all, and he intends to use that knowledge for the good of his home, a village he has not seen in more than a decade.

The final step to becoming a full-fledged mage is the conjuring and binding of a familiar, a faithful companion and guide who will supplement his power and remain at his side the rest of his life. Instead of a sylvan familiar, like a unicorn or stag, however, something goes horribly awry and Ninos finds himself bound instead to Sinn, a raven familiar meant for dark magics.

Neither is happy about it. Ninos wants a familiar who can help him with life, with growing and restoring a place destroyed by fire and plague. Sinn should be helping to raise the dead or cast blood workings. They were never meant to meet, let alone be bound.

Bindings are permanent, however, and cannot be broken. Their only chance at setting this wrong to rights is to locate the dark mage that Sinn was meant for, hope they in turn have Ninos’ true familiar, and perform a rare but not impossible switch…

TITLE: Felix

AUTHOR: Emmy Sanders

SERIES: Elite 8 Studios #6

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 311

RELEASE DATE: 7/18/2024

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hat more could an exhibitionist want than a willing voyeur right next door?

Emil

I like being watched. I’m not ashamed of it, nor my job at Elite 8 Studios where fans know me as Felix. But when my newest costar turns out to be the very same neighbor I’ve been giving private shows to through the window, I’m thrown for a loop.

Christian is gorgeous—a toppy femboy with a love of skirts and belly chains. He’s every bit the Vixen his moniker would suggest. Yet, for whatever reason, he seems enamored with me. We’re quickly thrown together to pilot a series of live stream videos, and our chemistry is off the charts.

But when Christian starts coming over, cuddling with me on the couch and bringing food for my hermit crab, I know I’m in trouble.

Christian may be my coworker, but before that, he was my voyeur. And my friend. He knows me in a way so few others do, but intimacy for me is complicated.

Can I trust Christian with my heart? Or is mixing business, pleasure, and love bound to blow up in my face?

TITLE: Courting Danger

AUTHOR: Eve Riley

SERIES: Eve Riley  #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 290

RELEASE DATE: 7/18/2024

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Amidst deadly enemies and tense power struggles, the boundaries of love are put to the ultimate test.

Garrison Reyes is an ex-soldier struggling to make ends meet after retiring from the military due to a traumatic incident during his last deployment. When he is hired as a bodyguard, he sees it as an opportunity to put his combat skills to use. As Garrison becomes more entrenched in Alex’s world, he realizes that his new boss is not just a wealthy businessman, but the son of the head of the Italian mafia. He sees firsthand the violence and corruption that permeates their world, and begins to question whether he can continue to work for someone involved in such a dark and dangerous organization.

Targeted by rival crime families who want to take down his father’s empire, Alex Mariano is forced to take his father’s position as head of the Italian mafia when his father is incarcerated. Alex is struggling with his own internal conflicts. He wants to make changes that will help the family thrive and grow stronger, but he knows that his ambitions may put him in even more danger. As tensions within the mafia empire rise, Alex finds himself in the middle of a power struggle with the last person he ever expected.

Despite their vastly different backgrounds and a significant age gap, Garrison and Alex develop a powerful attraction to each other, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that they come from opposing worlds. Garrison struggles to reconcile his feelings for Alex with his loyalty to his own moral code. Meanwhile, Alex is torn between his love for Garrison and his duty to his family and the mafia.

Can love conquer all in a world where family honor and loyalty come first? Or will they be torn apart by the very forces that brought them together?

TITLE: The Naga

AUTHOR: Stella Rainbow

SERIES: The Sanctuary: Forest #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 228

RELEASE DATE: 7/18/2024

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A chance meet brings two fated mates together, but can they overcome their personal hurdles to make their relationship work, when one of them isn’t quite as human as the other?

Khush

What were the chances of running into my mate the first time I visited the human world? Almost none. And yet, there he was, with sparkling blue eyes, brightly painted nails, a wide smile, and a sassy as fuck mouth.

There was no way I was dropping the ball on this, but it wasn’t as easy as asking him out, even though he’d left me his number on my coffee cup. Being a supernatural in the human world was tough, but bringing a human into your world? Yeah, I was going to need some help.

Dustin

Meeting the sexiest man alive in a coffee shop wasn’t something I’d anticipated, but I couldn’t just let him disappear into the crowd. When the man actually texted me, I soon figured out he was much more than a handsome face.

Khush was a little grumpy, a little shy, and all kinds of sweet. I had a habit of jumping in feet first into new relationships, but for the first time I felt like it wouldn’t end in a disaster. Finding out there was more to Khush’s world than I could’ve ever imagined was just the cherry on top.

TITLE: Nitro

AUTHOR: Fel Fern

SERIES: Moon Burrow Bears #11

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 225

RELEASE DATE: 7/18/2024

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Tommy is determined to win the heart of his biker bear.

Tommy Quinn has concocted the perfect plan. Move to Moon Burrow. Learn to be independent after years of following someone else’s orders. On top of that, he wants to convince Nitro they’re somehow perfect together despite how messed up he is. It’s a tall order, especially when the past refuses to stay buried.

Neal ‘Nitro’ Davis wants and needs no one else but Tommy. A series of unfortunate events had led him to join Venom’s crew. Finding Tommy had never been part of the deal. But once Tommy’s on his radar, Nitro can’t turn back. He intends to make Tommy his, but someone…or something has slipped into Moon Burrow’s defences, and it intends to drag Tommy to the afterlife.

TITLE: Grave Misfortune

AUTHOR: Nazri Noor

SERIES: Fortune Favors the Fae

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 218

RELEASE DATE: 7/18/2024

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Darkness sleeps beneath Barrowdeep.

War-weary mercenary Leoric has traded his sword for a shovel, burying the undead blight that plagues the little town of Barrowdeep. Now he fights for the living instead of against them.

Fae trickster Orphium travels from town to town, stealing human trinkets and memories through games of chance. He’s desperate to fill the hollow in his heart, but the hunger never goes away.

Barrowdeep is ripe for the picking, except the nosy local gravedigger keeps interfering. But when Leoric unearths an ancient fae artifact, Orphium knows he’ll stop at nothing to possess the powerful coin.

And the undead will stop at nothing to possess him.

Orphium and Leoric must fight the undead together before tensions and their shadowy pasts rise to the surface — and before an even darker evil awakens beneath Barrowdeep.

TITLE: Mage of the Dragon Prince

AUTHOR: Zarina Aston

SERIES: Bonded Hearts #1

PUBLISHER: Sarayashi Publishing

LENGTH: 638

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2024

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twist of fate brings a human mage to the past to fall in love with a dragon shifter prince. But will it also tear them apart before they can bond as fated mates?

Auslin accidentally steps back in time, where he crosses paths with Kitaro, a charming dragon shifter prince. Forced to rely on the alluring stranger, Auslin places his trust in the hands of Prince Kitaro.

When they embark on a perilous journey to return Auslin to his rightful era, the fated mates discover a love that transcends time. But dangers lurking in the shadows conspire to keep them apart, threatening to unravel their fragile bond before it fully forms.

As they navigate treacherous challenges and powerful adversaries, Auslin and Kitaro must confront the ultimate question: can their love withstand the twists of fate that brought them together, or will it ultimately be the force that tears them apart?

TITLE: Lord Egerton’s Scandalous Liaisons

AUTHOR: H.C. Brown

PUBLISHER: Luminosity Publishing

LENGTH: 171

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2024

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Lord Henry staggered, beaten and bruised to his room. How much longer could he endure another session of Hale’s depravity? He dropped his head into his hands. His freedom was over. This despicable man held his contract for ten years.

When Lord Edgerton returned from the Americas, he was devastated to discover his lover had fallen into the hands of a brutal scoundrel. He would need to use all his wits and pull in favors from his loyal friends to rescue Lord Henry, but would his actions send them all to the gallows?

TITLE: Prince

AUTHOR: Rain Carrington

SERIES: A Daddy for Summer

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 199

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2024

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Prince Rose is a rich kid flunking out of college. The only hope for his father not to find out is to retake the finals of three classes. The way he can earn that privilege is to spend his summer at a camp for disadvantaged youth.

Of course, he takes the job. The cabins are shared, the food is bland and nothing that he’s used to, but he makes a few friends, something he’s sorely lacking.

He also makes a couple enemies, but what keeps him going is the mystery man who is staying in a cabin across the lake from the camp. He’s gorgeous, tattooed, the perfect man to piss off Prince’s father, but so much more.

When Prince recovers a cell phone the mystery man throws in the lake and gets it working again, he discovers that the man is even more mysterious than Prince first thought. Caught sneaking around to find out more, will the handsome stranger be one more hurdle in his life or will he be the Daddy-in-shining-armor that Prince has always needed?

TITLE: Method Acting

AUTHOR: N.R. Walker

SERIES: Franklin U 2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 302

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2024

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Chase Soria

Every budding actor knows acting is a difficult gig. There will be grueling auditions and punishing rejections. If you’re lucky, there’ll be roles that pay the bills and even roles that won’t.

Roles we don’t believe in.

But that’s what acting is—acting as if we do believe in them.

So when the semester’s production project is announced and I’m cast as one of the leads, I’m ecstatic. A lot of responsibility, a lot of work, but I’m up for it. Even when I find out what my role is and who my partner is. Amos, the brooding James Dean wannabe, is my on-screen boyfriend. Which is great, except for the fact he hates me.

I can do this. It’s just acting.

Nothing more.

Amos Beddington

The 90s are back, apparently. 90210 and Friends, but with a reality TV spin, which means cameras following us around as if they’re capturing the everyday lives of Franklin U students.

Me, but not me.

Me, with no more than a character description, no script or screenplay. Method acting, being the character 24/7, not just when the cameras are rolling. With a campus boyfriend.

Method acting is immersive and intense, and it can be confusing if the lines begin to blur. I mean, I’ve dreamed of being with the irritatingly gorgeous and annoyingly popular Chase Soria, and now I have to be his on-screen boyfriend?

I’m a good actor, sure. But how can I be convincing when I’m not sure I can even convince myself?

TITLE: Love for Heller

AUTHOR: Amy Bellows

SERIES: Alaskan Pebble Gifters #9

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2024

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Heller doesn’t need an alpha.

His life is already complete. He has plenty of friends, his dream job, and a tender relationship with his kid, who he gave up for adoption to two sweet alphas, only to end up as an honorary member of their family. Life is good, and he doesn’t want anything to change.

Then he meets Sergey.

Half polar bear shifter and half Gentoo, Sergey is a walking contradiction. He’s unapologetically sensual, but wants a lifelong bond. He’s a wildly talented welder, but refuses to abide by the polar bear shifter welding rules. He promises Heller he’ll settle for a one night stand, but after an all-nighter that completely rocks Heller’s world, Sergey sends him a text that makes him question everything:

How about one more time?

TITLE: Wishes and Research

AUTHOR: M.A. Innes

SERIES: Blue Ridge Magic #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2024

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Paxton

Bugs. Well, beetles, but it doesn’t matter because they keep disappearing. Poof. Insects, bugs, or just creepy crawlies, Paxton doesn’t care what they’re called because they’re the most fascinating creatures he’s ever seen, and as an entomologist, that’s saying a lot. But since he’s currently in the most frustrating town he’s ever seen, there might be a connection.

Fraser

Bugs. Fraser is fascinated by the adorable bug doctor who’s running around town digging in the dirt and playing with bugs. He also agrees with the rest of the nuts in town that Paxton has to be a little. But there’s one big question on everyone’s mind. Does Paxton know he’s not as vanilla as he seems to think he is?

When the bugs are vanishing and the locals are perplexing, falling in love just might be the easiest part of Paxton’s magical discoveries.

TITLE: Dragon’s Treasure

AUTHOR: Pelaam

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 123

RELEASE DATE: 7/20/2024

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When Rylie, the son of a dragon shifter, goes missing, Lankdog and Jonski are called in by vampire matriarch Honoria to find him.

Sorrel and his husband Darius take in a man with no memory who calls himself Rye. Slowly they come to realise they are all meant to be mates, but Rye fears he’ll lose them on Halloween.

Lankdog and Jonski head to Japan, where the missing man’s family is based, only to find the proud and stubborn father tried to bargain with a demon.

Can the demon’s curse be broken? Or will it destroy them all?

TITLE: His Alien

AUTHOR: Holly Day

SERIES: There Will Be Aliens #2

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 111

RELEASE DATE: 7/20/2024

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Brox was once a fierce warrior, but now his only job is to share his home with an alien. A human.

All Forest Blue wanted was to go on a trip to Europe, not get kidnapped by aliens. He hadn’t even known aliens existed. Though, he guessed things could be worse. The huge devil lookalike he’s been given to hasn’t tried to eat him … yet. Small favors. But would it cost him to smile now and then?

Brox Scoreceds Cruul was once a fierce warrior, now demoted to take care of an alien. A few months back, the leading females had sent a ship to gather ten human females from their home planet in hopes of saving the Negudade people from extinction. Now a male has arrived on the planet, and the leading females have given him to Brox, since he has a language implant that allows him to understand humans. His assignment is to make the human thrive. How could anyone make a human thrive?

The devils have the emotional depth of a shallow water puddle, but Brox feeds Forest and makes sure he has everything he needs. It’s not what Forest imagined his life to be, but when a creep starts following him around, Brox goes all snarly devil on his stalker. So maybe having an alien husband isn’t too bad?

TITLE: Once an Alpha

AUTHOR: Kaje Harper

SERIES: Hidden Wolves

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 208

RELEASE DATE: 7/20/2024

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Can I be both Alpha and the man Rob needs me to be?

I spent nineteen years rebuilding the pack I took from our abusive Alpha, with my bondmate Melody as my wife, and my best friend Rob at my side as Second. Then I lost Melody and the child we hoped to have, and my world crashed down on me. I holed up, grieving and fighting conflicting impulses, until my Third, Sherman, got tired of my apathy and Challenged me for pack Alpha.

I could’ve taken Sherman down, no sweat. Rob could’ve wiped the dirt with him. What held us back was the memory of one night when we were both seventeen, and three decades of not giving in to impossible dreams. If we were free, away from the violent homophobia of the packs, maybe we could finally be more than Alpha and Second. So I suppressed my Alpha instincts and walked away. Rob, as always, came with me.

Now we’re in my truck, heading west into the mountains. Just David and Rob, two men trying to figure out what we can be to each other. Until we stop in a small town for a meal, and someone who smells like a wolf steals my truck. Trouble’s afoot, the local lone wolves need help, and I’m discovering that once an Alpha, always an Alpha. But if we get entangled with a new pack, does that mean any relationship Rob and I might’ve found has to be lost again to werewolf laws?

TITLE: What’s Done is Done

AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver

SERIES: Benedict and Bear Trilogy #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 209

RELEASE DATE: 7/20/2024

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“They seek to strip me of everything, to emotionally reduce me to a shell of a man so they can use my magic. Clearly they won’t stop at anything to get what they want.”

Necromancer Benedict Dule is on his way to England to face a past he’s avoided for ten long years – ever since his entire family were wiped out one night by a mysterious house explosion. Now the Magical Council is calling him home, demanding he summon his dead family members to ascertain the truth of what really happened that night.

“I don’t have words,” he said softly. “I can’t fathom, when those people should’ve supported you and they…” he couldn’t even say it, yet Benedict had lived with it.

Bear shifter, Dixon Cottle still has a lot to learn about magic users, although that is not surprising. He’s barely been mated to Benedict a month and most of that time was spent dealing with the issues surrounding his sister’s untimely death. But when Benedict is being threatened by the Magical Council in England, Dixon has no hesitation in getting on his mate’s plane, and flying out with him, even if he’s really not sure what’s going on.

This situation stinks beyond the obvious. I can’t stop wondering why all this is happening now.

TITLE: Matched To His Dragons

AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar

SERIES: The Dates of Our Lives #16

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

RELEASE DATE: 7/21/2024

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Sometimes the mate you’ve been looking for is only an app away… times two.

Human Alpha Jackson needs a date for his brother’s wedding. He refuses to prove his parents right, that he will be alone forever because he’s too picky to take a chance on love. Even if they are right. Jackson invites a co-worker, who declines, citing other plans. They hook him up with a dating app. It should be easy enough to find a date on Love & Hate. Who doesn’t love an open bar?

Alpha dragon shifter, Brooklyn, spent his college years sure he’d met his one and only mate. At his first shift, he instantly scented his error. Just as well, since he came home to discover his omega in bed and not alone the next day. He planned to stay single, forever. But lately? Lately he’s been thinking it might be time to try again. At least there’s a shifter dating app to help.

When omega dragon shifter Marcelo downloaded Love & Hate months ago, but never set it up. In theory, he wanted to find a mate, but taking that next step wasn’t so easy. Not after the last app he tried, where he was ghosted four times… in a row. His friends told him, it wasn’t him, but it’s hard to believe when it keeps happening. Maybe he’ll give this app a try. It couldn’t be worse than last time.

 

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