Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Bait | T.M. Payne | Book Nook Nuts | 7/29/2024 | Seaside Hearts Series #2 | Amazon |
| Semi-Rejected Life | Blake R. Wolfe | UwU Publishing | 7/29/2024 | Shifter Grove Rogue Wolves #3 | Amazon |
| Awfully Ambrose | Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey | Self Published | 7/29/2024 | Bad Boyfriends, Inc #1, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| Hopes and Dreams | Emily Alter | Self Published | 7/29/2024 | Plumas Universe | Amazon |
| Kiss Me Quick! | Zoe Piper | Self Published | 7/29/2024 | Larkspur #3.5, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| The Definition of Love | Hinsel Meyer | Self Published | 7/29/2024 | Fan Service Series #5 | Amazon |
| Strong Side | S.R. Clark & Tilly Ridge | Self Published | 7/29/2024 | Palm University #1 | Amazon |
| The Billionaire | Emerson Beckett & Rheland Richmond | Self Published | 7/29/2024 | The Portland Protectors – EHM Security Series #3 | Amazon |
| The Jeweled Egg | L.M. Somerton | Pride Publishing | 7/30/2024 | Treasure Trove Antiques #4 | Amazon |
| Larger than Love | Jole Cannon | NineStar Press | 7/30/2024 | Big Boys of Gilroy #1 | Amazon |
| One Magic Night | Michele Shriver | SMC Publishing | 7/30/2024 | Ever After Series | Amazon |
| The Wulver’s Bond | Edwina Lindsey | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Outcast Hearts #1 | Amazon |
| Twisted Magic | Barbara J. Webb | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Knights of the Twisted Tree #1 | Amazon |
| Echo | Willow Thomas | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Fallen Gargoyles MC #2 | Amazon |
| Arlo | HJ Welch | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | A Daddy for Summer | Amazon |
| Static/Cling | Jaime Samms | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Subparheroes | Amazon |
| The Bend in River | Robin Knight | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Mulligan’s Mill #3 | Amazon |
| Posing for His Omega | Lorelei M. Hart | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Omegas of Oliver Creek #11 | Amazon |
| Ghost After Dark | Pandora Pine | Self Published | 7/30/2024 | Haunted Souls #20 | Amazon |
| The Senator | Sam E. Kraemer | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Power Players #1 | Amazon |
| Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time | Elle Beaumont & Lou Wilham | Midnight Tide Publishing | 7/31/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Alien’s Coveted Omega | Sienna Sway | Blue Crescent Books | 7/31/2024 | The Alien’s Omega #4 | Amazon |
| Power Move | Susan Scott Shelley | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | The Games We Play | Amazon |
| Humility | Lark Taylor | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Damned Connections #4 | Amazon |
| The Men of Summer | Hope Irving | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Summers in Seaside Series | Amazon |
| Storm Warning | Rae Simmons | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Thunderstruck | Amazon |
| Zach Goes Off Trail | Alex Blaine | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | The Lactin Brotherhood #6 | Amazon |
| Cool for the Summer | Elle Waters | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Rosedale | Amazon |
| Motel Fever | Sierra Bennett | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Ckise Quarters #2 | Amazon |
| Dropping Like Flies | H.L Day | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Paranormal Problems: Necromancers #2 | Amazon |
| Missed Steps | L. Sherleen | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Turning of the Tables | KM Avery | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Beyond the Veil #7 | Amazon |
| Enemy Mine | Davidson King | Self Published | 7/31/2024 | Westford Series #1 | Amazon |
| Wild Hearts Part 2 | Nando Gray | Bonfire Publishing | 8/1/2024 | Wild Hearts | Amazon |
| Echoes of Earthshine | Mel Harding-Shaw | Coruscate Press | 8/1/2024 | Soul Court Ascension #4 | Amazon |
| My One Rule | Jordan Asher | Self Published | 8/1/2024 | Ace & Oliver | Amazon |
| Covington Acres | Riley Hart | Self Published | 8/1/2024 | Briar County #4 | Amazon |
| When the Third Moon Rises | Howl Avery | Self Published | 8/1/2024 | Amazon | |
| Wolf Bite | TJ Nichols | Self Published | 8/1/2024 | Outcast Pack #8 | Amazon |
| Cats Never Fly | Lori Ames | Self Published | 8/1/2024 | Willow Lake Supernaturals #4 | Amazon |
| Roses and Champagne Volume 2 | ZIG | Tappytoon | 8/2/2024 | Roses and Champagne #2 | Amazon |
| Taylor-Made for Me | K.C. Wells | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | Amazon | |
| Redraw Your Hand | CD Rachels | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | Single Gamer’s Society #4 | Amazon |
| On Warmer Shores | Alex J. Adams | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Broker | Matthew Dante | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | Book of Sin #2 | Amazon |
| Cruz | Shannon West | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | A Daddy for Summer | Amazon |
| Racing Hearts | K.A. Knight | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | Pine Valley College #1 | Amazon |
| Flash | K.M. Neuhold | Self Published | 8/2/2024 | Ink Slingers #1 | Amazon |
| Easy, Kitten | Holly Day | JMS Books | 8/3/2024 | Vampire Food #2 | Amazon |
| Not Your Father’s Mafia | Gunther Allen | JMS Books | 8/3/2024 | Amazon | |
| Campfire Cowboys | R.W. Clinger | JMS Books | 8/3/2024 | Stockton County Cowboys #7 | Amazon |
| The Good Guys | Eve Morton | JMS Books | 8/3/2024 | Amazon | |
| Magic Marco | Argentina Ryder | Contessina Publishing | 8/3/2024 | Amazon | |
| Hooked on the Otter Doctor | Delaney Rain | Self Published | 8/3/2024 | Delaney’s Furry Alien Mates #5 | Amazon |
| Book, Beans, and Buns | Lynn Michael | Blue Eyed Dreams | 8/4/2024 | Foggy Basin | Amazon |
| Passageway | Steven A. Coulter | Jubilation | 8/4/2024 | The Passageway #1 | Amazon |
| Strikes Twice | F.N. Manning | Self Published | 8/4/2024 | Elementally Yours #2 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Dolphin Bait
AUTHOR: T.M. Payne
SERIES: Seaside Hearts Series #2
PUBLISHER: Book Nook Nuts
LENGTH: 46
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024
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“Ryder would give his last breath for his Fated Mate Nico. Will Nico do the same for him?”
Amid a background of a dangerous love and secrets that threaten to boil to the surface, fiercely loyal and protective Ryder, a dolphin shifter, chafes beneath the rule of the Sea Hag Mistress Elecy.
He feels he owes her a debt that can never be repaid for taking himself and his brother Jackson in after their parents disappeared. Although accommodating them as their mother figure at first, over the years, she and her involvement have darkened while her ambitions grew.
Now, she tries to control Ryder at every turn, even to the point of having his every move tracked by her ‘Sea Weasels,’ two eel-like creatures who exist solely to serve her. She uses everything in her power to keep Ryder apart from his Fated Mate Nico, a Virginia Beach Boardwalk Magician.
TITLE: Semi-Rejected Life
AUTHOR: Blake R. Wolfe
SERIES: Shifter Grove Rogue Wolves #3
PUBLISHER: UwU Publishing
LENGTH: 187
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024
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When an unexpected flame ignites between me and a rogue wolf, things get hot and heavy fast. It’s my last summer of freedom before I take over the pack back home, and he’s the perfect guy, but he can’t come home with me.
River
I coast into town on fumes with nothing but my surfboard and the clothes on my back. A free-spirited Alpha wolf isn’t the norm, but my father gave me one last summer to goof off before I take over the pack, and Shifter Grove is my last stop. However, I didn’t expect to literally collide with Vincent going over my first wave.
The moment I set eyes on all that tanned skin and his infectious smile, I’m hooked. He’s sweet and hot, just the way I like my summer flings, and we’re in bed before I know anything about him. But I never expected to be spilling my secrets to him. Before I know it, he’s making me feel things I’ve never felt before, and my time in Shifter Grove is quickly coming to an end. My father has arranged a mate for me back home, and both of them are expecting me.
Vincent
A dip in the lake nearly turns into a hospital trip as River literally runs me over with his surfboard. But somehow, I find myself unbothered by this charming Alpha wolf. He’s got a wonderful laugh, and the way he looks at me makes my skin tingle with excitement. It’s almost too easy to fall into bed with him.
River and I agree that this is just a fling. He has a pack to lead back home. Even if I’m convinced he’s my mate, he can’t stay, and I can’t go with him. I do everything I can to resist falling for this perfect wolf. But one thing is certain. When River leaves, he’ll take my heart with him.
TITLE: Awfully Ambrose
AUTHORS: Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey
SERIES: Bad Boyfriends, Inc #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024, 2nd Edition
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Bad Boyfriends, Inc—When you can’t find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?
Ambrose Newman is a bad boyfriend. Professionally. If someone’s parents don’t approve of that long-haired unemployed bass player they want to date, that’s where Ambrose comes in. For a few hundred dollars a night, he’ll go to dinner with a client and their parents and show them that the grass is definitely not greener on his side of the fence. It’s dead. When Ambrose brings a date to a fancy restaurant, it isn’t sparks that fly—it’s glassware.
After his last boyfriend turned out to be a cheat, Liam Connelly has no interest in dating again, but his parents are determined to see him paired off. When they come to visit, he hires Ambrose to act as his boyfriend. If Ambrose can be a bad boyfriend, he can be a tolerable one too, right? But Ambrose plays the part too well and scores an invitation to spend the Easter weekend with the Connolly family at their winery, and Liam finds himself developing real affection for his fake boyfriend.
But does Ambrose return those feelings, or is it all an act?
TITLE: Hopes and Dreams
AUTHOR: Emily Alter
SERIES: Plumas Universe
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 367
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024
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Sergio
If you ignored the fact that I didn’t have a Daddy, my life was pretty perfect. I had a kink community where everyone loved me, I worked from home, and I had an endless supply of milkshakes thanks to my best friend’s addiction.
Not having a Daddy still sucked, though. A lot. Even if I didn’t need one, I really, really wanted one.
Abel
I was on medical leave, struggling to get out of bed most mornings. I had no idea what I was doing by going to a friend’s kink club so she could introduce me to a Little boy there.
From the moment I got in the middle of him and a Dom harassing him, though? There was no way I could walk away. There was more to Sergio than his hyperactive, bratty ways. Something about him made it just a little bit easier to dream again.
TITLE: Kiss Me Quick!
AUTHOR: Zoe Piper
SERIES: Larkspur #3.5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 84
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024, 2nd Edition
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Wil James has kept a low-profile while at college, not wanting to cash in on his famous parents. Now in his senior year, he is looking forward to graduation, starting his career and making his own name in the world.
A simple game of truth or dare at a pre-midterm frat party leads to a smoldering kiss and chance meeting between Wil and music fan, Ben Martinez. Can Wil share the truth of his background and dare to take a chance on love?
This story was first published in April 2024 as part of the Game Night: Truth or Dare anthology. No changes have been made to the story.
TITLE: The Definition of Love
AUTHOR: Hinsel Meyer
SERIES: Fan Service Series #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 340
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024
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Bennett
Being a single father means I have to live in reality and Lizzie needs me to be a rock-steady presence that won’t waver when she does, but when I come face to face with the man I spent days avoiding a year ago when we first met, and he doesn’t recognize me, it stings.
Luke Riggs might be as handsome as I remember, he might still be the star football player with as many trophies as my friends, but when he tracks me down to apologize for not remembering me, I realize that there’s so much more to learn about the guy that leaves me speechless just from the sight of him.
I gave up on romantic love years ago though, and that’s not an easy habit to break. In my experience, being asexual means being a romance repeller.
Could Luke be the one to make me feel safe again?
Luke
The last thing I expect to find when I arrive at my boss’ house, is to be met with the sight of an angel gazing down at me. To say Bennett meets me at a disadvantage is the understatement of the century. The man’s impressive in all the ways that count, and even though right now—when half of our fans are begging Gab to fire me, and the other half are begging me to do better—is possibly the worst time ever to date him, that’s what I want.
It’s also something I won’t let myself have, not until I’ve gotten my football shit together.
But then fate, the universe, God, whatever you want to call it, intervenes, and suddenly, I need Bennett and Lizzie in my life, and once I’m in with them, I’m all in, and there’s nothing I won’t do to become part of their family and to protect them.
With both our lives changing drastically, is it possible we can still build something strong and ride out the storm together?
TITLE: Strong Side
AUTHORS: S.R. Clark & Tilly Ridge
SERIES: Palm University #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 362
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024
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Clayton Aldrich is everything I’m not, and everything I despise. He’s rich, never had to work for anything a day in his perfect life, is the pretty boy on campus, and is always doing everything he can to get under my skin. But when we’re forced to become partners I have no choice but to set my predisposed feelings for him aside. However, as the season progresses, two things become abundantly clear. There’s more to Clay than meets the eye, and my feelings for him don’t appear to be so black and white.
My entire life has been mapped out for me since the day I was born. Major in business, dedicate every moment of spare time to volleyball, win the Olympics, and when the time comes, take over my father’s company. And the only part of that plan that didn’t make my skin crawl was playing the sport I loved. Rockwell Campos, the infuriatingly cynical man I feel an inexplicable draw toward whenever he’s near, thinks he has me all figured out. But, when we unexpectedly become partners our senior year, Rocky shows me there’s more to life than sacrificing who you are and who you want to be in order to be part of a family. Sometimes the families we find are stronger than the ones born in blood.
The two of us may share the same goal, but the question remains… is our strong side, strong enough?
TITLE: The Billionaire
AUTHORS: Emerson Beckett & Rheland Richmond
SERIES: The Portland Protectors – EHM Security Series #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 313
RELEASE DATE: 7/29/2024
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There’s a thin line between love and hate, and I hate that I’m still in love with him.
Austin “Daredevil” Wentworth
I hate Greer Rowan.
Hate how I feel when he looks at me, hate the way things ended, and I hate that he’s my older brother’s best friend.
I hate how badly I want him, and most of all, I hate that I’m still stupidly in love with him.
And now Greer has hired me to do the impossible with him on an international excursion that I know is going to land us together in his bed. The problem is, I might not hate that.
Greer Rowan
I’ve been such a fool.
I had my reasons for doing what I did, and I know I hurt him. Austin may never understand, but I’m going to force him to hear me out. And if pushing all his protector buttons to get him to pretend to be my bodyguard boyfriend at my niece’s wedding won’t do the trick, I’ll dare him to do something else for one reason. That angry man is all I want.
Austin is the love of my life. We’re supposed to be together, and I’ve already spent too many years without him.
TITLE: The Jeweled Egg
AUTHOR: L.M. Somerton
SERIES: Treasure Trove Antiques #4
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 240
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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Unlocking long-buried secrets could save lives…or cost them.
In the heart of London’s labyrinthine streets, Landry Carran, sub and antique store owner, becomes embroiled in the pursuit of a missing treasure. Along with his Dom, Detective Gage Roskam, Landry is brought to London through the machinations of James Ellery, a British rogue who has involved the pair in several dangerous adventures in the past.
With Ellery missing, Landry joins forces with Ellery’s sub, and together they navigate a series of complex clues. Pursued by a relentless, powerful enemy and guided by a trail of enigmatic clues, Landry finds his wit and resilience become his greatest assets. The clues unravel against a backdrop of danger, romance and the ever-present threat of betrayal, dating back to the Russian Revolution.
In a race against time, Landry and his friends must outsmart ruthless adversaries hell-bent on claiming the treasure for their own. The stakes are high, and Landry’s journey becomes a thrilling adventure where the true worth of friendship is revealed.
TITLE: Larger than Love
AUTHOR: Jole Cannon
SERIES: Big Boys of Gilroy #1
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 373
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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Bernard feels like an outsider in the gay community. Thirty-five, chubby, and hairy, he doesn’t fit the image of the stereotypical gay man. Failed relationships in his past solidify the idea he is destined to be alone.
Rory is struggling with his identity. At thirty-five, he is still single. When he reunites with his childhood friend, his religious convictions and the desire to be with a man clash as he must choose between what the Church taught him is right and what his heart desires.
The two men are forced to face their fears and make a choice. Live alone and accept their fate or take a leap and challenge what they believe.
TITLE: One Magic Night
AUTHOR: Michele Shriver
SERIES: Ever After Series
PUBLISHER: SMC Publishing
LENGTH: 161
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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In the grand spectacle of politics, Evan Prince takes pleasure in being the thorn in the side of his wicked stepmother, Congresswoman Carlyn Walker. From the daring revelation of his true self on the eve of her reelection to the exhilarating sparring matches with her obnoxious daughters, Evan revels in the chaos. As the inauguration looms, Carlyn dreams of her daughter capturing the heart of the new president’s son—a fantasy Evan is determined to shatter.
Meet Malcolm Crawford, the First Son, blessed with looks, wealth, and an Ivy League pedigree. Yet Mal harbors a secret, a life he’s ready to shed, regardless of the political ripples it may cause for his father. When sparks fly at the inaugural ball, Mal senses the courage to confront his truth. Now, he must track down Evan, convince him their connection was more than a fleeting magic night, and prove that sometimes fairy tales do come true.
TITLE: The Wulver’s Bond
AUTHOR: Edwina Lindsey
SERIES: Outcast Hearts #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 225
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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Arran is the reclusive wolfman known in Scottish legend as ‘the Wulver’. He wants nothing more than to be left alone on his island to live in peace–a peace that is shattered when he inadvertently acquires ownership of Weed, a cursed young man who was previously trying to kill him.
Weed’s spitefulness and acerbic wit make him an infuriating living companion, especially when he pushes all of Arran’s buttons. Worst of all, Weed’s constant challenges excite the interest of Arran’s inner beast, igniting an explosion of instinct-driven desire that Arran battles to control. But, as he begins to realise Weed’s sharp personality hides a much softer truth, Arran’s heart starts to want the same thing as his inner wolf—even if it risks devastating Weed’s only chance at freedom.
Weed is a young dryad trapped in servitude and human form against his will. When he becomes the property of the Wulver, he expects his new master to be just as cruel as his old one. But as Arran’s kind, patient nature shines through—even when Weed pushes his boundaries to breaking point—Weed must come to terms with the idea that he might finally be safe in the Wulver’s care.
As Weed begins to own himself again, he’s drawn by the idea of being totally owned by his gentle master… in a far more intimate, feral kind of way. But to find the peace and happiness he craves, Weed must first convince Arran to accept his choices… and perhaps help the wolfman face his own buried desires, too.
TITLE: Twisted Magic
AUTHOR: Barbara J. Webb
SERIES: Knights of the Twisted Tree #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 188
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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His magic could heal anything–except a broken heart.
The war is over, and Korin has come to Triome, the greatest city in the world, for a fresh start. But Triome holds its own secrets, and Korin may not have left all his enemies behind.
A disease stalks the city, a disease made of magic that only a wizard like Korin can cure. But he can’t fight it alone, and his new allies may not be as friendly as they seem. Especially handsome Ádan, who awakens feelings and memories that Korin would rather have left behind, and whose smiling face may be hiding the most dangerous secret of all.`
TITLE: Echo
AUTHOR: Willow Thomas
SERIES: Fallen Gargoyles MC #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 49
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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Falling in love with a rival MC member wasn’t on my to-do list.
Echo
The Fallen Gargoyles are everything to me. Kenny took me in when I was at my lowest. It’s thanks to him I’m alive, making something of myself by going to community college. These people are my family.
When I’m not in class, losing myself in a book, or working construction, I’m doing my club duties as an enforcer.
I have zero time for a relationship. Even one with the gorgeous chatty guy who sits next to me in class.
I vow to not get close to him and drag him into my world.
But when I see him being kidnapped, it looks like the choice is taken out of my hands.
Joey
Growing up in a motorcycle club is all I’ve ever known and I hate it. My dad is the president of a one percent club which tells you everything about the kind of life he leads.
I don’t want it.
I want to get my degree and leave Oregon behind me. Until that happens I will look for bright spots wherever I can. Like the super hot guy in my Lit class.
Lessons are spent with me talking at him and with every grunt he graces me, I fall for him a little bit more.
When he saves me from a few of my dad’s enemies, I worry I’ve scared him off.
And then I find out who he really is.
TITLE: Arlo
AUTHOR: HJ Welch
SERIES: A Daddy for Summer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 205
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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When this little gets in trouble, it’s Daddy to the rescue
THOMAS
Since a knee injury forced me into early retirement from pro hockey, I’ve spent all my time dedicated to charities helping under privileged children. The press and my fans would never understand my private life, but I’d love nothing more than to be Daddy to a sweet baby boy. The most I can hope for is a vacation fling at a kinky retreat.
However, before I even arrive in Bali, I already find myself sweeping in to take care of one Arlington Hythe-Wandsworth. He’s hopeless…and perfect. But we live an ocean apart and both of us would be ruined if our secrets came out.
So I vow to spend this week together teaching him what he should be looking for in a good Daddy, nothing else. My heart wants more, though, even if I know giving in to temptation will only break me when we go our separate ways.
ARLO
Okay so calling me ‘clueless’ might be putting it mildly. As the heir to my affluent family’s name and business, I’ve led a sheltered, privileged life. So it’s no surprise that when I sneak away on my first solo trip, I almost immediately get robbed. It could have been so much worse if my new friend Thomas hadn’t been there to save me, though!
Even though he’s dreamy handsome, kind, and funny, he says he’s not looking for a relationship. Besides, he lives in New York, and I’m never going to escape my family’s estate in Wiltshire, England. But he’s promised to spend the rest of our week together showing me what I should be looking for in the perfect Daddy. Not kissing or anything. He says I need someone to take care of me so I can finally let my inner little free without putting myself in danger or my horrid family crushing me with their disapproval.
However, the more time we spend together, the harder it is for me to see who could possibly be a better Daddy than Thomas. I’m not sure what I can do before I lose him forever.
TITLE: Static/Cling
AUTHOR: Jaime Samms
SERIES: Subparheroes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 237
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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Best friends Bjorn and Leif help each other out. Whether it’s blowing off some steam in bed (as friends do), or helping each other find a new job, they’ve always been there for eachother. So when Leif points out an ad for a janitor team at SPAM it’s a perfect fit.
Bjorn will be able to work where his strange ability to gather static electricity won’t be a problem, and Leif will still be by his side to make sure nothing bad happens.
Turns out, Bjorn should have read the fine print.
Working at SPAM is like no other job they’ve ever had, and then there is Kassian. Tacitern. Unfriendly. Half computer geek, half muscle-head, he’s way more appealing than he has any right to be, and maybe the spark between them they’ve often looked for but never found.
But Kassian the computer geek is clear. He doesn’t need any more friends, and he doesn’t need a lover, never mind two. Kassian the muscle head has a different take on the idea.
When they have to track down a missing computer file and stop a madman from ruining the lives of everyone at SPAM, it’ll take the whole team, a multi-layered plan, and no small amount of luck to succeed.
It will also take the three of them combining their skills to stay alive and save, not just the day, but each other.
TITLE: The Bend in River
AUTHOR: Robin Knight
SERIES: Mulligan’s Mill #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 246
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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RIVER
It’s been way too long since I set foot on the streets of Mulligan’s Mill. I know that better than anyone. But after serving six years in the Marines I just wasn’t ready to return home, so I got myself a motorcycle and spent another two years driving across the country, sleeping under the stars, avoiding the idea of going back until I was finally ready—ready to see my father again, ready to try and forget what had happened during my deployment overseas, hoping that reuniting with my best friend Clarry would wash away all the hurt and help me start over again.
Sure, we’re an odd match, me and Clarry. I’m a war hero and built like a tank, while he’s still the sweet, sensitive, chubby kid he was at school, only now he runs the town’s ice cream parlor. While we’re a classic case of opposites attract, it’s his kindness and creativity that I’ve always loved most about him. But when Clarry and I finally get together after all these years apart, things are kinda weird. There’s a distance between us that has me worried our relationship has changed. I can’t put my finger on it, but the more I feel like I’m losing my best friend, the more desperately I’ll fight to have him in my life… to keep him safe… to hold him close.
CLARRY
Oh fudgesicles! River is back in town and although I want to see him more than anything else in the world, I’m also terrified that I’ll make a complete fool of myself in front of him… or that he’s forgotten who I even am… or worse still, that my lifelong secret crush on him will somehow surface and he’ll never want to speak to me again. I’m determined to play it cool, to stay calm, to focus on what I do best which is make ice creams and hide my true feelings beneath my happy, friendly smile.
But like a scoop of Cherry Berry Bubblegum Bliss melting in the sun, I can feel my confidence dripping away and my terrified true feelings beginning to show. Will I be able to stay as cool as a cone of Twirly Swirly Snickerdoodle Sundae… or will I fudge it all up and ooze into his strong arms like an Ooey Gooey Gooseberry Gobsmacker? If I do blurt out my feelings for my best friend, will he stay strong and steadfast and reject my undying love for him? Or could there be a bend in River?
TITLE: Posing for His Omega
AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: Omegas of Oliver Creek #11
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 93
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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Oliver Creek is a paradise, a town with a large shifter population rapidly becoming a foodie and artists’ mecca, but I’ve lived here my whole life. As an artist, I find the quiet atmosphere of my home and studio a bit outside of town perfect for my work and my peace of mind. I have an upcoming show in the city, but I need one more piece to make it perfect. So I place an ad for a model on the community web page. I had no idea there were any professional models locally, much less the one who walks in my door and turns my world upside down.
I saved for years to buy my shaved ice cart. Modeling let me put away the necessary funds, but it’s not the job I want for the rest of my life. When I go to make the final payment and pick up my cart, my account has been emptied by my ex who I’d been foolish enough to have as a signer. So it’s not theft, technically. I can sue him, but that will take time. I need some quick money, or they will sell my cart to someone else. And there’s not a lot of modeling in the small, charming town of Oliver Creek. Or, rather, there’s only one job available, and it’s a whole lot less clothed than I’ve done in the past. It might be easier if my polar bear wasn’t chanting Mate from the moment I walk into the studio.
TITLE: Ghost After Dark
AUTHOR: Pandora Pine
SERIES: Haunted Souls #20
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 159
RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2024
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While listening to the wildly popular paranormal podcast Ghost After Dark, psychic Copeland Forbes hears a disembodied voice crying out for help. The episode was investigating the haunting of a clifftop mansion, where Domenica Fibonacci lived with her wealthy husband, Vic. On a stormy night in 1984, she tragically fell to her death. Forty years later, one question remains: did Domenica jump or was she pushed?
Detective Jude Byrne isn’t convinced the cry for help was real, arguing it was a con job employed in the hopes of bringing more listeners to the podcast. When the host invites Cope onto the podcast to communicate with Domenica’s spirit, Jude is against the idea, fearing the offer is a trap meant to expose Cope as a fraud.
When there’s a major break in the Rothschild haunting, Jude and the cold case detectives are assigned to the case. Working together, Jude and Cope must piece together the clues to determine once and for all how Domenica died.
Did Domenica jump? Was she pushed? More importantly, what role did her husband play in her untimely death?
TITLE: The Senator
AUTHOR: Sam E. Kraemer
SERIES: Power Players #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 279
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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What happens when a sitting United States Senator gets caught with his pants down—literally? The U.S. Senator from Virginia is about to find out! Welcome to Washington, DC, where the Power Players are more intriguing than anything happening under the Capitol Dome.
A romantic getaway to an exotic island with forty-five-year-old Spencer Brady’s lover leads to being outed to the entire world. The blowback costs Spencer more than he bargained for, but the impact on his family is more agonizing than he ever imagined.
Twenty-seven-year-old Nashville Lincoln is working two jobs to survive in Washington, DC—one as a bartender for a catering company that services parties for the Washington elite. The other job involves servicing many of those same heavy hitters in a more intimate way.
In the nation’s capital, if someone isn’t scratching your back, they’re stabbing it. Can Spencer recover from a devastating professional loss? What does the future hold for his marriage, and will he ever learn the identity of the person responsible for outing him?
How does Nash Lincoln play into Spencer’s future? Is he more hinderance than help? Is Spencer’s wife, Vanessa, pushing them together? Can Nash help save The Senator?
TITLE: Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time
AUTHORS: Elle Beaumont & Lou Wilham
PUBLISHER: Midnight Tide Publishing
LENGTH: 288
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine.
All Benvolio has ever desired is a peaceful life alongside his spirited—albeit quarrelsome—roommate, Mercutio. But as the story goes, the course of true love never did run smooth, and when tensions between the Montagues and the Capulets reach a boiling point, Benvolio and Mercutio are dragged into the mess Romeo makes of all their lives.
Then an older version of Benvolio crashes into their lives, offering the opportunity to change fate, Mercutio does as he always does—seizes the chance. There’s just one problem: no deal is without strings, and this one involves a deadly secret that Mercutio is determined to take to the grave.
What follows is a lively adventure through the ages, replete with love and heartache. Amidst the chaos, this inseparable duo will unravel the true depth of their friendship.
TITLE: The Alien’s Coveted Omega
AUTHOR: Sienna Sway
SERIES: The Alien’s Omega #4
PUBLISHER: Blue Crescent Books
LENGTH: 210
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Addy
For months now, I have watched the humans make a mockery of our culture and society.
It is time for my group of alpha outliers, to make things right again. It is time for alphas rule the way they are meant to.
The only thing I didn’t see coming was Alil, and just how easily my brother’s best friend can sway me into a different way of thinking.
It seems I never considered what having an omega’s love would actually do to me.
Alil
Addy has always been hard-headed, clumsy and honestly, a little bit slow. And that never stopped me from loving him.
When he and the gang he is part of disrupt our society–and my life–to the core, I fear he may have taken things too far.
But I know Addy. I know he is being influenced by the wrong people and I know that all he needs is an omegas heart–my heart, to make him do what is right.
TITLE: Power Move
AUTHOR: Susan Scott Shelley
SERIES: The Games We Play
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 168
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Sage Murray has spent the last three years playing for the minor league Saint Paul Slash. He’s found a family in the teammates who share a home with him and they’ve helped him get a better handle on the anxiety he battles every day. Having the best season of his career, he hopes to receive a call up to the Minneapolis Metros and achieve his dream of playing in hockey’s top league. When a night out brings him face to face with Metros defenseman Rhys Farrell, their interaction spotlights their attraction, and Sage sees a side of Rhys that intrigues him to find out more.
Rhys Farrell has spent his career in the shadow of his Hall of Famer father. Winning the Cup would set him apart, and he wants more than anything to win it with the teammates who embraced him during his lowest moments. But an injured shoulder has kept him from the lineup, his teammates are dropping like flies, and their shot at redemption from last season’s heartbreaking loss is fading. During a short stint with the Slash as he readies to return to the team, he’s captivated by Sage, and for the first time in years, he’s tempted to focus on more than just hockey.
The pair are continually drawn to each other. Rhys gives Sage the warmth and acceptance he craves, and Sage takes care of Rhys in ways he’s never experienced before. But as the race to the playoffs heats up and sees them both in the Metros lineup, Rhys and Sage discover that dating a teammate is one thing, but falling in love with one is a whole other game.
TITLE: Humility
AUTHOR: Lark Taylor
SERIES: Damned Connections #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 408
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Two commitment-phobes. One ridiculous plan. A decision that changes everything…
Riley
If a no-strings hookup is required, then I’m the perfect guy.
When I meet Danny, I can’t believe my luck. A sexy wolf shifter who’s also a fireman? Who runs from relationships just as fast as I do? Sign me up.
The night that follows is one for the history books, and the best part? Neither of us is looking for a repeat.
That doesn’t mean we don’t see each other again. Without even realising it, we become friends. Friends who do everything together.
Everything with Danny is perfect, but when I start to yearn for more from my hookups, I know something needs to change.
So I come up with a plan. A genius plan. I sign up for an app that arranges anonymous encounters. No names. No faces shown.
No danger of pesky feelings getting involved.
What could possibly go wrong?
Danny
Unlike Riley, my desire to avoid a relationship has nothing to do with commitment issues.
Taking a mate would mean returning to the clan who betrayed me. I’d have to leave behind this life I’ve built, a life I’m very happy with. One where Riley occupies most of my free time.
Everything is going swimmingly until Riley tells me his plan. His genius plan, he calls it. He can’t see it for what it is—an idiotic idea that’ll land him in danger.
I can’t let him go through with it. My wolf won’t allow it. Problem is, Riley’s as stubborn as they come. Once he’s decided on something, there’s no changing his mind.
Not wanting him in danger, I realise there’s only one thing I can do. One thing that’ll keep Riley happy while also keeping him safe.
I can be his anonymous hookup.
It’s idiot-proof. At least, it would be, if I wasn’t an idiot.
Turns out Riley isn’t the only one who should be scared of hooking up and realising you want more.
TITLE: The Men of Summer
AUTHOR: Hope Irving
SERIES: Summers in Seaside Series
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 131
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Their greatest responsibility might be their most rewarding challenge.
After Dante came to terms with being bi five years ago, he fought for our second chance and we quickly settled into a routine… until life threw us a curve ball. A responsibility neither of us envisioned.
We struggle to find balance while Dante’s on the road with his band. It can get lonely sometimes, but mostly working from home as an ethical hacker, keeping my personal life under wraps, and raising a child who’s not actually ours keeps me busy. I capture the mundane moments Dante’s missing, one photo at a time. We may not be a picture-perfect family, but I can live with that… as long as nobody gets hurt in the process.
I’ll do anything to protect them. A found family. A beautiful family. My family.
TITLE: Storm Warning
AUTHOR: Rae Simmons
SERIES: Thunderstruck
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 178
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Maybe all storms should come with warnings…
Cassidy spent his entire life keeping his nose clean, except when it came to his first love, Storm. When the loss of his mother sent Storm chasing after his namesake, a bruised and broken-hearted Cassidy, left behind, picked up the pieces of his life to find a semblance of happiness.
Until one day when the skies darken and the wind starts to howl. As sirens blare across the city, Cassidy finds himself unprepared for the Storm that arrives. Two of nature’s greatest forces are about to clash, and Cassidy is sure of only one thing: it’s time to take shelter.
TITLE: Zach Goes Off Trail
AUTHOR: Alex Blaine
SERIES: The Lactin Brotherhood #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 85
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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When Devin’s car, which doubles as his house, is towed while he’s applying for jobs at the Santa Fe Regional Airport, he officially hits rock bottom. His only option for survival is to reach his brother’s house outside of Albuquerque. But without wheels, he’s facing a long, multi-day hike unless he can hitch a ride.
Zach is finally settled into his new home, but it doesn’t feel like home quite yet. Moving across three states to take over management of the regional office felt like an honor he couldn’t refuse, but since arriving in Santa Fe, he’s been lonely and miserable. He joined The Lactin Brotherhood to meet guys like himself, but he hasn’t had a chance to attend any meetings yet, so he’s still riding solo whenever he’s not at work.
When Zach decides to spend his Saturday hiking through El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, he doesn’t plan well and his water quickly disappears in the heat. Stumbling upon an almost unconscious hiker on a remote trail, Zach knows the odds of reviving the dehydrated guy are low, but he’s determined to try. It’s in his nature to take care of others and going off trail is just the detour he might need in his life.
TITLE: Cool for the Summer
AUTHOR: Elle Waters
SERIES: Rosedale
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 234
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Housemates.
Dogsitters.
F*** buddies.
Only for the summer.
Cool?
Cool.
Donovan
When my honeymooning best friend asks me to abandon my beloved Manhattan to house sit for him in Rosedale, Connecticut, I plan to use my small-town summer to finish my unfinishable play. Until it turns out the house was double-booked, and I suddenly have a roommate for the summer. Honestly, Beck’s not so bad—he’s either sunning in a Speedo or baking cookies that taste like my childhood—but how can I get any work done with that kind of distraction?
Beck
After dropping out of law school, I need to figure out my next act, but I’d rather procrastinate by the pool while house sitting for my cousin. I wasn’t expecting company, but I’m happy to share, especially since Donovan is as hot as the pavement in July. He seems to be into me, too, but I don’t do one-time hook-ups and he’s definitely not in the market for a boyfriend.
So we make a deal. Two months. Roommates-with-benefits. No strings.
But as summer wears on, our arrangement feels more like a relationship than some of the relationships I’ve been in, and it’s clear I’m not getting out of this with my heart intact. I’m not only falling in love with Donovan, I’m also falling in love with Rosedale. Will I be able to leave Rosedale, and Donovan, behind?
TITLE: Motel Fever
AUTHOR: Sierra Bennett
SERIES: Ckise Quarters #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 63
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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I’ve always been obsessed with my best friend. Now we’re stuck together for three days in a small-town motel… And we have to share a bed.
Callum
Driving home for spring break with my best friend should have been simple: just a straightforward trip back to our families. But when my pickup truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere, we’re left stranded at a small-town motel with only one bed.
We’ve been inseparable since junior year of high school, sharing everything—late-night talks, our deepest secrets, dreams—except the one thing I’ve been hiding for the past five years:
I’m hopelessly obsessed with him.
I can’t get him out of my mind, even when we’re around each other. But if he ever discovers the truth, it could destroy our friendship. The longer we’re stuck together, the harder it becomes to keep my feelings hidden, and the closer I come to risking everything we’ve built.
TITLE: Dropping Like Flies
AUTHOR: H.L Day
SERIES: Paranormal Problems: Necromancers #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 348
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Quickest way to catch a killer? Bring the victim back and ask who did it. Only, nothing’s that easy.
When the bodies of young gay men start piling up in London, DCI Ben Weaver would do anything to bring the massacre to an end. Well, almost anything. He didn’t have the powers-that-be recruiting a necromancer on his bingo card. Or who that necromancer would turn out to be.
Griffin doesn’t want to work for CID, but then he has little interest in most things these days unless it involves getting drunk. Especially if it brings Ben back into his life. Ben might be his fated mate, but Griffin refuses to dance to fate’s tune. Not when guilt still gnaws away at him.
Stopping Satanic Romeo from claiming any more victims requires teamwork. But as they try to navigate their feelings and work out the killer’s endgame, he might already have them in his sights.
Who’s hunting who?
TITLE: Missed Steps
AUTHOR: L. Sherleen
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 289
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Kyle lost part of his leg during the summer, and with it, the rivalry with his college-long crush Mark ends in a loss.
Except…does a loss usually mean that they spend infinitely more time together than they ever did when competing? And does it mean they are closer? Know each other better? Laugh more? flirt more?
If Kyle had realised losing their rivalry would lead here, he would have given in week one. Now all he has to do is get over his shyness to ask Mark out instead of cursing at him…
TITLE: The Turning of the Tables
AUTHOR: KM Avery
SERIES: Beyond the Veil #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 398
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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I try to be an easygoing kind of guy, but sometimes things happen that really throw you for a loop. It turns out that meeting a certain badger shifter is one of those things.
I’d agreed to pick him up at the airport to help out a friend, and I had no idea what I’d gotten myself into. I figured I’d pick him up, drop him off at his hotel, and that would be that. Instead, I can’t stop thinking about him—and it doesn’t help that he keeps texting me, asking for my help.
The other problem is… he lives a thousand miles away and is only going to be here for a few weeks. Except that it hasn’t taken long for me to fall hard for those hazel eyes and white-streaked hair. To say nothing of the callouses on those strong hands.
I should be paying attention to work—to the killer using the Arcanavirus as a murder weapon—but I keep getting distracted by thoughts of Elliot Crane. Hopefully that doesn’t come back to bite me in the butt.
Who am I kidding? Everything comes back to bite me in the butt. And not in a fun kind of way, either.
TITLE: Enemy Mine
AUTHOR: Davidson King
SERIES: Westford Series #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 241
RELEASE DATE: 7/31/2024
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Imagine heading the entire Irish Mafia…and despising it.
Fred Brennan’s father was a brutal man, both professionally and personally. When the kingpin died a few years ago, Fred welcomed it, but not the brutal role he was thrust into. As a successful doctor, he’s devoted his life to helping people in a career he loves. The last thing he wants is to continue to fill his father’s shoes, but after three years, he’s no closer to offloading his dad’s title onto someone else. As a mafia boss, he’s forced to deal with the elite assassin organization, Lex Talionis…bringing him face to face with the infuriating man who runs it.
As head of Lex Talionis, secrecy is vital to Vincenzo Belini and his organization. Nothing could coax him into the light to reveal himself to Fred. That is until dangerous adversaries emerge from the shadows, all vying for Fred’s life. Vincenzo knows the enemy is closer than Fred realizes. He just has to convince Fred he’s not one of them because for as much of a pain Fred can be, Vincenzo is exactly the right man to keep him focused—both in and out of the bedroom.
Someone is threatening Fred’s throne, power, and all the responsibilities that come with the title. Despite Fred not wanting any of these things, he can’t let them fall into the wrong hands. Can he rely on Vincenzo to help take down the growing enemy and give Fred the happy ending he’s always wanted?
TITLE: Wild Hearts Part 2
AUTHOR: Nando Gray
SERIES: Wild Hearts
PUBLISHER: Bonfire Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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ZACK hadn’t been expecting to wind up where they had…or anywhere for that matter. But now they were here, lost in the wilds. They’d been thrown out of one world and into another by forces he barely understood. And that wasn’t all. There were others–more every day. Love stories. Thousands of them. And to his horror, he’d slowly realize that each of them had been brought into this new world for a more insidious purpose than he could have ever imagined…
TODD brought the shadows with him. They were inescapable. But it wasn’t just his shadows he was fighting anymore. New enemies were spilling in from dimensions he could barely fathom. But alongside them, powerful new allies appeared as well. Will love overcome? Or will cultic forces tear it to pieces once and for all?
Continue a journey like none other.
TITLE: Echoes of Earthshine
AUTHOR: Mel Harding-Shaw
SERIES: Soul Court Ascension #4
PUBLISHER: Coruscate Press
LENGTH: 290
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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If you insist on coming to my court, you are mine until you leave.
The only reason the winged Earth Lord Mica agreed to let the insidious human accompany the elemental girl sent to his court for training was desperation. He fell for Ra’s charm and seduction once and the man betrayed his trust. Ra is a too-beautiful distraction he can’t afford, but his technology is the only hope of healing his sentient stronghold.
Any feelings Ra had for Mica disappeared the moment the elemental turned against his chosen family. Ra doesn’t regret extorting Mica, but it’s making tensions high now he’s living in his home. Ra’s focus is providing solace to the niece of his heart Kaia as she trains and solving the puzzle of the broken stronghold before it puts her in danger. If only he wasn’t so tempted to provide solace to the broken elemental lord as well.
As Mica’s people prepare to celebrate 1,000 years of his rule, they have no idea how close they are to ruin. If Ra and Mica can’t work together to save the stronghold, the backblast from its death will send a shockwave of destructive magic across a world already reeling from disaster.
TITLE: My One Rule
AUTHOR: Jordan Asher
SERIES: Ace & Oliver
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 43
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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Ace is going to break his one rule, but only because Oliver is worth it.
The weekend getaway for Oliver’s late birthday celebration is off to a great start. That quickly changes when the unexpected happens.
Ace hopes the rest of the weekend goes to plan…
A lot has changed for Oliver since leaving his religion. A vacation with his boyfriend is exactly what he needs, hopefully that will help combat the anxiety he’s feeling about all the recent changes and his future.
TITLE: Covington Acres
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
SERIES: Briar County #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 238
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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Colby Covington has no clue if there’s anything in the world for him beyond Briar County. His family assumes he’ll do as they do: work Covington Acres, get married, have kids. Colby doesn’t want children, and seeing as he’s never felt even an inkling of romantic love for another person, he sure as hell isn’t interested in marriage.
In his mid-forties, Vincent O’Brien is starting over in the small town of Harmony. After being cheated on, again, he’s sworn off ever falling in love. As fate would have it, Vince needs a place to stay, and Colby has a spare room.
With an immediate connection that shakes up Colby’s sheltered world, neither man expects their friendship to blossom so fast…or for a semi-public hookup to make Colby realize he’s bi. Friends with benefits is perfect. It’s easy, it’s fun, they trust each other, and neither Vince nor Colby wants anything serious.
But the more their lives intertwine, the more Colby starts to feel something he’d thought himself incapable of. Something like love, with Vince…the man who will never feel—or want—the same.
TITLE: When the Third Moon Rises
AUTHOR: Howl Avery
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 126
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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After becoming the victim of an alien abduction, Rex finds himself in a whole other world—literally. Following being sold by his captors, he enters an intergalactic auction, where species across the universe can be bought for every purpose imaginable. With a final bid to seal his fate, Rex soon learns he’s been purchased to meet certain needs for his new alien. Yet, Rex is pleasantly surprised when the tall, tentacled amphibian taking him home proves himself less a monster and more a doting caretaker. Now life is looking good on this new planet, and Rex can even see himself developing feelings for someone who has been nothing but kind to him—until he finds himself hosting a pregnancy he never agreed to.
TITLE: Wolf Bite
AUTHOR: TJ Nichols
SERIES: Outcast Pack #8
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 158
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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After four years of living in Darwin, George Franklin is back in Melbourne, and everything has changed. There is now a pack of gay wolf shifters with their own territory, something that would have been unimaginable when he left. His own family pack is expecting him to move home and run with them…and he definitely doesn’t want to do that. The last thing he wants, though, is to fall for his best friend’s older brother—again.
Pack and family come first. Evan Steele knows that, and because of it, he lived a lie for years. He did things he regrets on the pack leader’s orders. Now, he’s put as much distance as he can between his past and his present. To humans, he is successful and confident.
But he hates shifting. He hates running on four feet.
When his past turns up at his door in the form of an anonymous hook-up, Evan’s lies come unstuck, and he’ll have to choose between putting himself first or obeying the pack who will hate him if they knew the truth.
TITLE: Cats Never Fly
AUTHOR: Lori Ames
SERIES: Willow Lake Supernaturals #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 384
RELEASE DATE: 8/1/2024
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Protect his nine lives. Check. Find a pretty treasure. Check. Summon a dragon. Ch– Wait, what?
Cat shifter Simon refuses to jeopardize any of his nine lives, thank you very much. That saying “curiosity killed the cat” won’t ever apply to him. No way, no how.
Except…
When he’s out hunting for field mice one night, he finds the most wonderful whistle. It’s magical and intriguing and so very, very pretty. He knows he should return it, but what’s the worst that could happen if he blew on it first? Just once.
Months later, he finally has the courage to do just that, and when he does, the craziest thing happens. He summons a dragon, of all things.
Now what is he supposed to do? Particularly when Simon would rather keep the gorgeous dragon shifter than send him back to where he came from…
TITLE: Roses and Champagne Volume 2
AUTHOR: ZIG
SERIES: Roses and Champagne #2
PUBLISHER: Tappytoon
LENGTH: 252
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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Yiwon has survived his stay in Ceaser’s mansion, but nothing is safe where the mafia is concerned.
Seeking a man that doesn’t want to be found with Ceaser as his only companion, Yiwon finds himself growing irrevocably attached to the mafioso. But when the mysteries of Yiwon’s past come to light, he’s caught in a web of lies and schemes deeper than he ever could have imagined. Betrayal pushes both men to the edge and dangerous obsession turns lethal.
Can Yiwon escape? Does he want to? In a world of deception and double-crossing, who can be trusted?
TITLE: Taylor-Made for Me
AUTHOR: K.C. Wells
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 336
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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Cupid ran out of arrows – so he used a luggage cart…
Will Bryant Gets Roped In
It’s only for one night—well, a weekend, actually.
Becca Taylor needs a fake fiancé to take to her parents’ anniversary party. All Will has to do is shake hands, smile on cue, and act as if they’re totally in love. No problem.
They get there, they’re holding hands in the hotel lobby, and then BAM. Something heavy plows into Will’s back, and suddenly he’s flying, only to be greeted by the most gorgeous guy he’s ever seen.
Aiden Taylor Gets Attacked By The Green-Eyed Monster
It was a total accident. Aiden’s hand slipped.
Okay, it sort of slipped. He wanted to scratch his sister Becca’s eyes out. Her fiancé is freaking perfect, but not for her—for Aiden. And he did try to warn Will, especially since Aiden wasn’t aiming for him in the first place. So now he’ll spend the rest of the weekend trying to make it up to Will.
Then everything snowballs, and now there are plans for a wedding that was never supposed to happen. Becca is panicking, her girlfriend is distraught, Aiden is confused…
And the more time Will spends around Aiden, the more convinced he becomes that he’s (accidentally) engaged to the wrong Taylor.
TITLE: Redraw Your Hand
AUTHOR: CD Rachels
SERIES: Single Gamer’s Society #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 223
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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Returning to my hometown should mean starting fresh. Instead, I’m drawn back to my preteen crush, Natie Shiba―the same dude who can’t stand me.
Moving back to Newlantic is my fresh restart. I’ve got a new production business, a sister who’s getting married, and years of regrets to close the door on. The only complication is my job and my sister’s wedding both putting me in close quarters with the one and only Natie Shiba.
This dude was my first crush as a preteen, but somewhere along the line he grew to despise me. But I’m not that giant, stuttering teenager anymore, and Natie is all man.
I can ignore these stupid unrequited feelings as we work together. But over time, this town becomes a place I can call home again. After clearing the air, Natie genuinely becomes my friend. Between our meaningful messages and private walks on the beach, I find myself peeling back the layers that make Natie who he is. With the way he looks at me, I’m hopeless to resist opening up as well.
We have a decade of miscommunication and crossed signals to fix. With all the old wounds we need to patch up, it won’t be easy to forge this relationship. But winning Natie Shiba’s heart after all these years might be worth it.
In the game of love, it’s not always about playing your cards right. Sometimes, it’s about starting fresh and choosing to redraw your hand.
TITLE: On Warmer Shores
AUTHOR: Alex J. Adams
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 208
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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I travelled 1,000 miles to find myself – instead, I found you 🥰
Vince
Watching the love of my life, Theo, fall in love was the hardest thing I’d ever endured. Especially as it wasn’t with me!
For years, I’d planned our wedding, but when he announced his engagement to a man I detested, I thought my life was ending.
Silver-edged invitation in the bin, I took advantage of my friend’s offer of a villa in the South of France. All expenses paid. I’d be stupid to turn it down.
So, I packed my bags and jetted off to a sun-soaked paradise to lick my wounds.
A disastrous evening out and I’m introduced to Sylvain, the silver fox I never thought I needed. Only now, he’s agreeing to be my date to my ex-best friend’s wedding.
A disaster waiting to happen? Or will he be the Prince Charming to my Cinderella?
And with only one bed to share…what could possibly go wrong?
TITLE: The Broker
AUTHOR: Matthew Dante
SERIES: Book of Sin #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 256
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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The secrets of the past never remain buried. Somehow, they always find a way of leaking into the present, forcing people to face their demons and confront the haunting truths they have tried so desperately to keep hidden.
Isaac
25, Exotic Dancer… likes to party and have a good time.
What can I say? I like to have fun. Do I party hard? Yes. Do I make all the guys around me hot under the collar? Also, yes. But what’s my favorite thing to do? Annoy the heck out of a certain uptight, ex-army boy whose muscles are way too big for his body. Seriously. We get it. You work out, dude… but also, I want you. Right here. Right now. Nope! Not going to admit that! Never. Ever. So, forget what you just heard and move along, please.
Jared
28, Exotic Dancer, ex-army… spends most of his time making sure that a certain blue-haired pain stays out of trouble.
Why do I do this? He annoys me to no end. Constantly playing pranks and always getting on my nerves. Yet, for some reason, I always find myself looking out for him. Making sure that he’s safe and stays out of trouble. So, when the boss asks Isaac to revisit his painful past, of course, I’m there to protect him. He’s going to need all the moral support he can get. Also, if anyone touches him, they’re going to be introduced to a whole new level of pain. Just don’t tell Isaac. I still have a reputation to keep.
TITLE: Cruz
AUTHOR: Shannon West
SERIES: A Daddy for Summer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 130
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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Cruz has had a hard time in life but has managed to make a way for himself in the world, even though he has deep, dark secrets he hides from everyone.
Cruz meets Michael, a rich, gorgeous, older man who is everything he ever dreamed about. They go on one magical date and then Michael disappears from Cruz’s life. A few months later, he decides to change everything and find a job that pays a lot more but is way outside his comfort zone, as a bartender in a gay BDSM club in Miami. Everything is going well until he looks up one night and sees Michael staring at him from the end of the bar.
Michael is wealthy and has built a successful business as co-owner of a chain of popular clubs—he has everything he thinks he needs, but one night he sees a pair of familiar brown eyes and realizes that something’s missing and has been since that night he met Cruz. He approaches Cruz and finds a Little who’s been forced to not only hide his inner desires for far too long but to bury them so deeply that he’s lost part of himself.
Can Cruz find the courage to give in to his needs and the passions Michael ignites within him, and can Michael be the Daddy Cruz needs and wants so badly?
TITLE: Racing Hearts
AUTHOR: K.A. Knight
SERIES: Pine Valley College #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 400
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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Pine Valley is a school rich in both history and legacy and is once more opening its doors to another year of students.
Evan Shaw has wanted to be a photographer for as long as he can remember, and Pine Valley is the place to go to make that happen. What he didn’t expect was to be sworn into a secret society with a dark history—or to fall in love with a man so filled with anger, there might never be hope for them.
Alek Anders doesn’t believe in love, nor does he have the time for it. He can’t chase his dreams like all the rich college kids around him, he has his family to look after and food to keep on the table. Then comes Evan. Everything he’s not, he pushes all of Alek’s buttons.
Love is fickle, though, and when students start showing up dead, they will either have to work together or fall apart to discover the truth.
Can the past be undone and hope be found even in the darkness?
Can Evan and Alek withstand what Pine Valley has in store for them, or will racing hearts be all that’s left?
TITLE: Flash
AUTHOR: K.M. Neuhold
SERIES: Ink Slingers #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2024
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Lewis tattoos himself on my brain instantly. Too bad this whole situation is about to get messier than spilled ink.
Lewis
Clingy, needy, Too Much
Just a few choice words from men who never deserved me anyway.
I’m not going to make the same mistakes again though. I plan to ride the motorcycle hottie of my dreams just until we both get bored.
Besides, who has time for anything but a quick fling when the jerks at the tattoo shop next door insist on doing everything they can to annoy the hell out of me with some stupid prank war?
Arrow
Possessive, intense, too much
My exes weren’t wrong about me. I have a habit of falling too hard for men who never feel the same.
Meeting Lewis in a rainstorm, steaming up his backseat during a flash downpour… maybe this is my sign to try something casual for a change…
And then there’s the prank war between my motorcycle club and our new neighbor. Whatever the twink did to get on Jag’s bad side, the whole thing sounds a lot less appealing than losing myself in MY pretty twink with a cute butt and big, blue eyes who insists this isn’t anything real.
Is he right? Is this thing between us nothing more than a Flash tattoo that time will fade? There’s only one way to find out…
TITLE: Easy, Kitten
AUTHOR: Holly Day
SERIES: Vampire Food #2
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 220
RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2024
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A former blood slave. A talkative vampire. Dreams about canned goods.
Chaton Roux was rescued from a blood bar and taken to a gated community of supernaturals. For two years, he’s kept his head down and done his best to avoid people. The only time he finds peace is when he’s in the garden he shares with his best friend. They’re doing their best to grow as many vegetables as possible since the community is on the verge of starving.
Asher Blackmore knows he should keep his distance, but there is something about Chaton that always makes him want to push for more. Things would’ve been easier if he’d been a mayfly shifter, then he wouldn’t have a mouth and wouldn’t say stupid things all the time.
When the community’s business goes up in flames, the threat of starvation becomes all the more real, and Chaton does his best to come up with ways to preserve food to last them through winter. It’s hard labor, but what better way to deal with a chatty vampire than to drag him into the kitchen and put him to work?
TITLE: Not Your Father’s Mafia
AUTHOR: Gunther Allen
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 149
RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2024
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Tito, heir to the Barbarotti crime family, faces the challenge of modernizing the family’s operations while navigating the complexities of forbidden love. His encounter with Rico, a clandestine FBI agent, sets the stage for a gripping tale of romance and intrigue.
With the looming threat of the Bad Town Faction and the specter of assassination attempts, Tito and Rico must confront their deepest fears and confront the truth about their feelings. The stakes escalate during Tito’s Uncle Sully’s funeral, where an assassination attempt puts Tito in danger. Rico’s heroic act of saving Tito’s life reveals his true identity, shattering Tito’s trust and leading to a journey of forgiveness and redemption.
In a crescendo of emotions at the heart of the Barbarotti family’s Christmas gathering, Tito and Rico find themselves at a crossroads. Yet, in the thick of the chaos, their love remains unwavering, casting a beacon of hope on a path fraught with challenges that brims with the promise of a shared destiny.
TITLE: Campfire Cowboys
AUTHOR: R.W. Clinger
SERIES: Stockton County Cowboys #7
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 107
RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2024
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Handsome cowboy Palmer Haas returns from a long spell in wine country and ends up back at his daddy’s Stockton County ranch in Oklahoma. His father Bill is glad to have him under his care again, but he rarely gets to see Palmer because he travels on ranch business throughout the country, selling horses.
Carson Foxxe, a hardworking hand at Haas Ranch, doesn’t miss a trick when it comes to the ranch owner’s handsome son. In fact, he’s all eyes-opened and over-the-top interested in Palmer, maybe a little too much.
As August along the prairie grows longer, Palmer welcomes a campfire cowboy friendship with Carson. Carson is warned by a fellow coworker not to get involved with Palmer because it could ruin his future at the ranch. Fools are born every day, though, and Carson becomes more than a friend to Palmer.
There’s a big problem at Haas Ranch now. Bill has a major rule that prevents Palmer from being friends or lovers with any of the ranch hands, Carson included. Has Carson already fallen head over boots for the wrong cowboy? If so, what is he going to do? Carson will have to hang onto his bronco man because his ranch ride is about to get bumpy.
TITLE: The Good Guys
AUTHOR: Eve Morton
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 61
RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2024
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When Oliver meets a really cute elf while out Live Action Role Playing, he thinks he’s found the Sam to his Frodo. He tries to find out more about Oakenshire the Elf, but comes up with nothing. When summer vacation makes the LARPing group take a break, Oliver throws himself into his upcoming play, where he is one of the main leads. He soon meets a new person to captivate his attention: a young woman he runs into at the doctor’s office and then at his best friend Lydia’s party named Avery. She’s smart, funny, and into all the same things that Oliver is into, including Harry Potter, War Gaming, and even LARPing.
As their friendship progresses, Oliver begins to notice the similarities the young woman has to Oakenshire the Elf, including the same red hair and freckles. Is this Oliver’s final chance to see the elf again? Or is this another case of mistaken identity that will leave Oliver fumbling for pronouns, excuses, and hurt feelings?
TITLE: Magic Marco
AUTHOR: Argentina Ryder
PUBLISHER: Contessina Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2024
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You wouldn’t think much to look at me.
Just a mild-mannered, small-town kindergarten teacher with a secret: I’m infatuated with an online adult performer known as Magic Marco. I’m not just a fan—I’m a premium top-tier subscriber to his PrivatelyYours page with access to his full video library, laying in bed each night watching videos of him touching his… well, you know.
But my world turns upside down when Marco—real name Marc Mendez—walks into my classroom as the father of my newest student, Mia.
Suddenly, my internet fantasy becomes a very real, very complicated part of my life.
Marc is strong, devoted, and undeniably handsome. He and Mia are new to town, starting their lives over in my small town and as I get to know him and his daughter, I’m helplessly drawn to their loving family dynamic. But there’s something more—an undeniable attraction simmering between Marc and me, and I’m now drawn to him in ways that have nothing to do with Magic Marco.
I’m falling for Marc and his adorable daughter, creating a beautiful new reality for myself.
But as Marc and I grow closer, I’m caught between my growing feelings for him and the professional boundaries I need to maintain. Dating a parent is completely off-limits, not to mention my little secret. Or his big secret. What’s going to happen when Marc finds out that I know about Magic Marco? Or when the town discovers his secret life?
With emotions running high and secrets unraveling, I’m faced with a difficult choice: do I choose the safe path and walk away from Marc and Mia, or do I fight for the family I never knew I wanted?
TITLE: Hooked on the Otter Doctor
AUTHOR: Delaney Rain
SERIES: Delaney’s Furry Alien Mates #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 118
RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2024
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Tobias Ahlberg is a reluctant sixth generation fisherman in a country that no longer wants to support fishing. His entire focus is on getting his stubborn father to follow him into aquaculture, while also earning money any way he can. While he wasn’t looking for love, he’s thrilled to discover that fated mates are real and he’s one of them.
Halaby Revazi has been a ship’s doctor for twenty years and now he’s also leading the medical branch of the delegation to Earth. His stress levels are skyrocketing…and he’s not okay. While on a forced leave for the sake of his mental health, he discovers Tobias is his mate and it brings up a lot of questions about what their future might hold. The human mates of Halaby’s friends have happily given up their lives on Earth, but Tobias has a family that needs him.
Changing their lives isn’t easy, but Tobias and Halaby are determined to get things right this time around.
TITLE: Book, Beans, and Buns
AUTHOR: Lynn Michael
SERIES: Foggy Basin
PUBLISHER: Blue Eyed Dreams
LENGTH: 168
RELEASE DATE: 8/4/2024
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Brock inherited a bookstore with a tiny café in the quaint but confining hamlet he grew up in. He never imagined coming home would bring brand new issues and maybe a man of his own to protect.
Eddy is on the run. He may be a little paranoid with a side of anxiety and a tendency to be obsessive, but that doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get him. Worse, it might be someone he knows. But he never thought he’d turn to a sexy, gruff and unlikely bookstore owner for help.
TITLE: Passageway
AUTHOR: Steven A. Coulter
SERIES: The Passageway #1
PUBLISHER: Jubilation
LENGTH: 314
RELEASE DATE: 8/4/2024
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Chosen by mystical warriors to protect a parallel Earth from a catastrophic future, a young man must push his mental and physical abilities to the limits if he is to help save mankind.
As seventeen-year-old Darwin McQuaid flees high-school bullies, he is saved by an enigmatic stranger; an indigenous teenage warrior who was born 500 years in the past.
Strong and powerful, Daruk possesses an intelligence that exceeds his rugged youthful appearance, and Darwin is drawn to learn more about him. Surprisingly, the high-school junior discovers that the mysterious warrior has a connection to an old family friend—an elderly indigenous shaman called Uncle His.
As the physical attraction intensifies between Darwin and Daruk, the warrior reveals a secret—that he and Uncle His are Guardians of the Passageway and are destined to protect the crossroads of three parallel universes, three Earths, each 500 years apart.
Discovering worlds he never knew existed, along with an untapped power within himself, can the young man become the warrior needed to defend this ancient world from corrupt invaders? Or will the death and danger of a more primitive time prove to be too much for this 21st century teen?
TITLE: Strikes Twice
AUTHOR: F.N. Manning
SERIES: Elementally Yours #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 257
RELEASE DATE: 8/4/2024
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When lightning strikes, can love thunder back?
Marty Russo doesn’t need wings to fly. The air wizard can soar through the clouds with his magic. He still needs a purpose down on earth, so Marty agrees to help a man with a debilitating electric curse. But solving this impossible hex isn’t nearly as challenging as keeping his hands off Azure “Az” Serrano.
Az is difficult. Anyone would be after six years of zapping anyone they touch with a painful electrical charge. Even after they get off on the wrong foot, Marty is drawn to the passionate man underneath the leather jacket and guarded exterior.
But getting too close physically could land Marty in the hospital, or worse, because electricity is especially dangerous to air casters. As their emotional connection grows stronger, the temptation does as well. Will Marty be able to free Az, or will the curse strike him down first?
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