Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check Me Out | Jordan Castillo Price, Kim Fielding, Clare London & Dev Bentham | JCP Books | 8/12/2024 | Four Market-Fresh MM Romances | Amazon |
| Key of Iron and Fate | Katherine A. Darling | Self Published | 8/12/2024 | Amazon | |
| Hotshot | Lane Hayes | Self Published | 8/12/2024 | The Elmwood Stories #5 | Amazon |
| Horribly Harry | Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey | Self Published | 8/12/2024 | Bad Boyfriends, Inc #2, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| The Scheme | Pelaam | Pride Publishing | 8/13/2024 | It’s in the Cards #1 | Amazon |
| Angel | Linden Bell | Self Published | 8/13/2024 | The Camboy Network #3 | Amazon |
| Settle the Score | Kris Ripper | Self Published | 8/13/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Only Disciple | Ksu Pero | Magic Dome Books | 8/14/2024 | Smashing the Barriers #1 | Amazon |
| The Alien Scientist | Eryn Ivers | Self Published | 8/14/2024 | Interspecies Alliances #5 | Amazon |
| Lighting the Darkness | Eden Winters | Self Published | 8/14/2024 | Carnival of Mysteries | Amazon |
| Love of the Game | Anna Zabo | Self Published | 8/14/2024 | The Games We Play | Amazon |
| Unfettered Siren | S. Rodman | Self Published | 8/14/2024 | Found & Freed: The Unfettered #4 | Amazon |
| Whiskey Neat | Mia Monroe | Self Published | 8/14/2024 | Last Call #1 | Amazon |
| Shear Bliss | Sam E. Kraemer | Kaye Klub Publishing | 8/15/2024 | Foggy Basin Series | Amazon |
| The Defending Goal | Crea Reitan | Dragon Fire Fantasy | 8/15/2024 | For Puck’s Sake #8 | Amazon |
| Protecting His Vampire Mate | Jay Castle | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Blood Bonded Mates #3 | Amazon |
| Five Star Review | Marie Reynard | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | MateHub | Amazon |
| Purple Haze | Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Trickster #2 | Amazon |
| License to Chill | Chantal Mer | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Subparheroes | Amazon |
| Love Exist Here | Rayona Lovely Wilson | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Amazon | |
| Friendly Skies | Marie Sinclair | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Blue Skies #2 | Amazon |
| River | C.J. Dragon | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | The Ambassador #1 | Amazon |
| Doc | Abrianna Denae | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | The Amato Family #1 | Amazon |
| A Shot in the Dark | Ember Morgan | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Smoke & Mirrors Tavern #6 | Amazon |
| Siren in the Rain | Chloe Archer | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Fortune Favors the Fae | Amazon |
| Gabe | Eve Riley | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Federal Protection Agency #8 | Amazon |
| Cooper | Fel Fern & Kara Kitt | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Pecan Pines #1 | Amazon |
| The Bull’s Head | Parker Williams | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | The Wald Pack #2 | Amazon |
| The Cinderella Prince | Hayden Hall | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | The Boys of Hudson Burrow #1 | Amazon |
| Chasing Safe Harbor | Andrew Grey | Self Published | 8/15/2024 | Rugged Coast #1 | Amazon |
| Pints ‘n Pool | TL Travis | Sapphire Publishing | 8/16/2024 | Foggy Basin Series | Amazon |
| Embers Glow After The Fire | Micah Carver | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Seasons Change #2 | Amazon |
| The Dragon at the End of This Pregnancy | Edie Monte | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | The Monster at the End of His Pregnancy #3 | Amazon |
| The Merman’s Unexpected Mate | Katy Manz | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Amazon | |
| Ethan | Leigh Jarrett | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Salish Sea Society #2 | Amazon |
| A Boy Called Blu | JP Sayle | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Weird & Wacky Shifters | Amazon |
| Stripped to the Scales | Maggie Hemlock | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Starscale Mates #1 | Amazon |
| Leo, My Partner | RS McKenzie | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Family Ties #2 | Amazon |
| Thrown | Merry Farmer | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | The Art of Love #1 | Amazon |
| Fated Mates and When to Keep Them | AJ Sherwood | Self Published | 8/16/2024 | Fated Mates | Amazon |
| An Omega For Anders | Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar | Surrendered Press | 8/18/2024 | Council of the Snow Leopards #4 | Amazon |
| Lights | Alexandra Almond, Bea Sage, Charlotte Anne, Clarissa Morgan, Devon May, Fiona M Marsden, Georgia Moore, Jack Sinclair, Jess McFarlane &L.A. Monteiro | Romance Writers of Australia | 8/18/2024 | Diversions Anthologies 2024 | Amazon |
| The Prince’s Barista | Jena Wade | Self Published | 8/18/2024 | Royals of Swena #4 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Check Me Out
AUTHORS: Jordan Castillo Price, Kim Fielding, Clare London & Dev Bentham
SERIES: Four Market-Fresh MM Romances
PUBLISHER: JCP Books
LENGTH: 201
RELEASE DATE: 8/12/2024
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Who says Romance can’t be found in everyday places?
Four Market-Fresh MM Romances from four well-loved, award-winning MM authors, each set in the supermarket. Follow the characters on a trip down the grocery aisle, where unexpected romance drops right into their baskets.
Whether you’re drawn to the charm of modern love or the intrigue of uncanny twists, this anthology promises a fresh and heartwarming reading experience. Dive in and discover that sometimes, love is just an aisle away.
THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS by Jordan Castillo Price
Between his guitar gig in a local indie band and his cashier gig at the Val-U-Mart, Angus has no time to worry about discount-pricing an vaguely-labeled can at the back of a shelf. But that dollar price is currently all that Newton can afford for today’s grocery haul, which brings him into Angus’ orbit. Can you put a price on happiness? Angus and Newton are about to find out.
DEMO DAY by Clare London
Pips has been having one of those weeks. Possibly a year of them. His bad luck with boyfriends and jobs is legendary, and seems to have followed him into his new role as this week’s Demonstrator at Your Better Buyz.
That is, until the succession of disasters at the demonstration table brings him to the attention of Marcus, the very cute marketing trainee Pips had been trying so hard – on principle – to hate.
LOST IN by Kim Fielding
Joe Becker can’t find the dental floss. In fact, he can’t find any of the items he’s looking for in the huge, sterile supermarket he’s arrived at. Even with the help of Han, the best customer service rep Joe could ever have imagined, he’s lost in more ways than he can explain. Faced with a crisis between his life to date, and what the future now holds – what’s the chance of a fresh start?
GAY NINETIES NIGHT AT THE PICK AND GRAB by Dev Bentham
Seth mistakenly attends the local supermarket dating social, but quickly realises it’s not exactly his demographic. Luckily Dakota, the attractive manager, is more Seth’s age and type, and there’s no denying the attraction. Together, they watch and navigate the amusing, poignant, and turbulent love stories unfolding for the other customers – from a romantic wrangle over cocktail peanuts to an anguished love waiting from afar – and discover a story for their very own.
TITLE: Key of Iron and Fate
AUTHOR: Katherine A. Darling
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 287
RELEASE DATE: 8/12/2024
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I have a problem, and it has wings.
When I encounter an injured dark fae in the woods, I cannot leave him behind to die. Instead, I save him. The next morning he’s gone, but he left me a peculiar gift. Now the dark fae, Cethin, owes me a debt and haunts my every move, not to mention my thoughts.
I have more important things to worry about than the alluring fae. The transition of power from the current Lord of Sídhetír to his seventh son, Oren Byrne, is happening, allowing fae to pour through the gate between realms. As the former ward of the Byrne family and close friend of Oren and his six elder brothers, I want to help him through this time, but Lord Byrne orders me away from Oren’s side and I have no idea why.
As blood spills and deals are struck, I must work with Cethin to protect the Byrne family while trying not to get distracted by my ever-growing feelings. When secrets come to light, I am forced to make a choice that will change my life and maybe even the whole of Sídhetír.
TITLE: Hotshot
AUTHOR: Lane Hayes
SERIES: The Elmwood Stories #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 271
RELEASE DATE: 8/12/2024
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The rookie superstar, the desperate cowboy, and a naughty proposition…
Denny
The press calls me this year’s hot shot, the rookie who scores at will and conjures plays out of thin air. Truth is…I’m a PR nightmare. Seriously. Ask my agent.
My anxiety is off the charts. I can’t talk to the media without breaking into a cold sweat, but once I get through the season, I can regroup at home. Life is simpler in Vermont.
Well, not anymore. There’s a new cowboy in town. Literally, a cowboy. At least, Hank looks like one—he owns a horse, wears a hat, and did I mention he’s hot?
And get this…he has a proposition for me.
Hank
Proposition is a strong word. I prefer to call this a mutually beneficial arrangement. See, I could use Denny’s help with a family business venture, and though I was planning to offer cash, the jock has a sexier idea.
Not gonna lie, I’m interested.
This could be a fun distraction while I’m stuck in Elmwood. Nice enough place, however, the locals are wary of an outsider taking over the neighboring mill. Long story short…they don’t trust me. But they love their hometown hockey hero.
I get it.
I’ve never met anyone like Denny—skittish in street clothes and a feral beast with cunning instincts on the ice. He’s fascinating, sexy, smart, and—
Whoa! I’m not falling for the hotshot rookie. No way, no how, no chance…
Too late.
TITLE: Horribly Harry
AUTHORS: Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey
SERIES: Bad Boyfriends, Inc #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 254
RELEASE DATE: 8/12/2024, 2nd Edition
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Bad Boyfriends, Inc—when you can’t find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?
To supplement his income while he’s completing his Early Education degree, Harry Townsend hires himself out as a terrible date—for a set fee, he’ll horrify parents and family members in all sorts of interesting ways. But when it comes to actual relationships—and sex—Harry doesn’t get the appeal. He doesn’t get the same tingly feelings everyone else seems to when they meet someone attractive. And he’s fine with that.
Jack Windsor abandoned his university degree to do an apprenticeship as a mechanic. He’s happy with his choices, but leaving uni meant losing his accommodation, and now he’s crashing on his sister Mia’s couch. It isn’t ideal, but it’s only until he finds something else—which is proving difficult in Sydney’s brutal rental market.
When Jack recognises Harry from his sister’s terrible date, he almost kills him with a strawberry smoothie. In the aftermath he discovers that not only was Harry’s bad date with Mia a setup, but that Harry is looking for a roommate.
Moving in with Harry is great, if only he wasn’t so distractingly cute—and totally uninterested in Jack. Except as they grow closer, for the first time ever Harry starts to develop feelings—tingly ones. But how can Harry and Jack be together when Jack’s family thinks that Harry is the worst human being in the universe?
Horribly Harry has previously been published. This new edition contains no major content changes.
TITLE: The Scheme
AUTHOR: Pelaam
SERIES: It’s in the Cards #1
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 129
RELEASE DATE: 8/13/2024
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Nico is certain that he and Jon are meant to be, but Jon has other ideas. Can you fight fate if it’s in the cards?
After meeting and falling for Jon when he’s in Queenstown for work, Leo offers to housesit for him. Jon has to remain there a few weeks longer while starting work in Wellington. What Leo doesn’t reveal is that he’s not the waiter Jon believes him to be but the owner of the new family business.
A misunderstanding with Jon’s neighbors leads to them believing Leo is Jon’s fiancé. Since Leo is still trying to persuade Jon that they’re meant to be, he doesn’t set the record straight. He finds an unexpected ally in Jon’s mother, who believes the man that Jon has a crush on is a liar and a thief, stealing Jon’s ideas at work. She has a scheme to make Jon see the truth, and Leo agrees to help her.
Leo knows he’s falling ever more deeply for Jon, and at his lowest, Liz, one of Jon’s neighbors, assures him that their love is meant to be. But when the scheme is realized, Jon is angry and humiliated and storms away.
Is everything Leo has worked toward gone forever, or can you really fight fate when it’s in the cards?
TITLE: Angel
AUTHOR: Linden Bell
SERIES: The Camboy Network #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 368
RELEASE DATE: 8/13/2024
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He was only supposed to be gay for pay.
Angel
I’ve never had sex before. And I’ve definitely never looked at a guy that way before. But with his brightly-colored hair and beautiful outfits, Rhys is hard to ignore–especially after I learn what he does for a living.
Signing up with The Camboy Network is way outside my comfort zone, but with Rhys guiding me the whole way, it doesn’t feel all that scary. In fact, it feels like fate.
Rhys
I left home the minute I turned eighteen, so falling for a guy from the old neighborhood is the last thing I should do–especially since he’s straight. But he’s utterly adorable, so innocently kinky, and exactly my type.
We shouldn’t fit together so well, but we do. No matter how hard I try to stay away, I can’t. Our lives couldn’t be more different on the outside, but maybe we’re a lot more alike than we think.
TITLE: Settle the Score
AUTHOR: Kris Ripper
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 284
RELEASE DATE: 8/13/2024
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Aspiring investigative reporter Des Cleary had dreams of a better world—one more accepting of people like him—when he broke the story of Orion Broderick’s relationship. A story that kicked Orion out of the soccer halls of fame and sent him careening into obscurity. Racked with shame, Des abandoned his own career for good.
Now working at an LA marketing firm, Des gets a daunting assignment: recruit Orion for a Pride campaign aiming to get LGBTQI+ kids into sports. But this is no shot at redemption—how could Des ever make up for what he’s done?
Des finds Orion’s cabin in the snowcapped mountains. His strategy? Keep it professional and get out quick. Nature has other plans. Snowed in together, Des and Orion have a chance to address past wrongs and lost goals. Time and shame have changed them both, but winter has a way of clearing the way for fresh beginnings.
TITLE: The Only Disciple
AUTHOR: Ksu Pero
SERIES: Smashing the Barriers #1
PUBLISHER: Magic Dome Books
LENGTH: 301
RELEASE DATE: 8/14/2024
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Three hundred years ago, the world as we knew it collapsed.
A horrendous pandemic threatened to obliterate the human race. In order to contain the disease, the survivors built a protective Barrier around the afflicted zone. Anyone who touched its force shield died on the spot.
Eventually, life behind the Barrier reverted back to the Dark Ages – while the unaffected world advanced further in its technological development.
A young amateur inventor from the medieval area, Peter Matthieu accepts his friends’ dare to cross the Barrier. Miraculously, he succeeds – but now he’s struggling to navigate this new world of high science so far removed from his own bucolic existence.
Confronted with these new challenges, Peter makes a new friend. Originally a scion of the highest caste of the Er-lans – the genetically modified elite of this new world – Hemiface was banished from his clan to lead a humble existence as a Barrier guard. Now he’s helping Peter to learn the ropes of his new environment.
The two young men are attracted to each other – but how can they ever be together, belonging to two opposing worlds? Especially when Peter learns about a mortal danger looming over everything he holds dear…
TITLE: The Alien Scientist
AUTHOR: Eryn Ivers
SERIES: Interspecies Alliances #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 380
RELEASE DATE: 8/14/2024
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Brilliant but disgraced biologist Sazahk has one mission: rehabilitate a ruined land for a dangerous new species and win his freedom in the process. The last thing he needs is an overbearing human bodyguard who can’t tell a microscope from a telescope.
Enter Kevin Garin, ex-soldier turned reluctant escort, who’d rather be anywhere but babysitting a prickly qeshian scientist through the deadly Qeshian Dead Zone.
But between dodging corrosive ponds and ingesting toxic fungi, an unexpected chemistry bubbles between them. Yet in a galaxy teetering on the edge of war, their budding relationship faces graver threats than their own personal demons.
Can a by-the-book bodyguard and a rule-breaking scientist navigate the hazardous terrain of their own hearts? Or will the turbulent politics of warring corporate families and species states tear them apart?
TITLE: Lighting the Darkness
AUTHOR: Eden Winters
SERIES: Carnival of Mysteries
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 295
RELEASE DATE: 8/14/2024
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Only Light can balance Darkness.
Lio wakes in someone else’s battered body with plenty of questions but no answers. Who is he? Who are the strangers who rescued him? Why do they call him Tenebris and Darkness? And why does everyone treat him like a feral dog about to attack?
Bel Am’I’s home world of Domus died moments after his escape, trapping him in the human realm with a clear mission. As Light, he must prevent Darkness from destroying Terra and the Domusians who’ve escaped there. Failure will doom billions to certain death, but how can he locate and balance a single, hidden being who doesn’t want to be found?
A mysterious carnival unites Lio and Bel, who must work together to uncover Lio’s true identity and stop him from accidentally annihilating the world. Yet someone doesn’t want them to succeed, someone who will stop at nothing to achieve the total destruction of both realms—even pitting Light against Darkness.
The battle for the end begins…
TITLE: Love of the Game
AUTHOR: Anna Zabo
SERIES: The Games We Play
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 228
RELEASE DATE: 8/14/2024
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Drake Williams was the up-and-coming young player on the Pittsburgh Lions, racking up points like a star. Now in his third season, his star has fallen and his scoring touch is gone. The puck hates his stick, and he’s more liability than asset. No other team in the major league wants him. When the Lions waive him, he’s sent to the Greensburg Otters—proof of how far he’s dropped.
Greensburg feels like a million miles from Pittsburgh rather forty. But when Drake unexpectedly finds a queer biker bar off the beaten path, he thinks he might survive his time in the minors, especially when Jon, the bar’s sexy owner, flirts with him. That is, until the next morning, when he’s re-introduced to Jon as Jonny Eriksson, team captain of the Otters.
Jon Eriksson’s got the hockey IQ but not the hands or the wheels for the big league, and that’s fine. He likes the Otters. Of course he knows who Drake is, and he’s intrigued by the distraught, young player. Jon knows Drake’s the real deal—a star in the making—and will only be on the Otters long enough to recapture his game. It’s Jon’s duty to help rekindle that love for the game.
That’s not all that gets ignited, though. Soon enough, they’re tangled into each other’s life in a way Jon’s never felt before. But what happens to their smoldering love once Drake is recalled to the Lions?
TITLE: Unfettered Siren
AUTHOR: S. Rodman
SERIES: Found & Freed: The Unfettered #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 181
RELEASE DATE: 8/14/2024
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I’m a broken mess. I can’t take care of someone else.
When we were imprisoned, I was the baby of the family. The scared one. The one they all tried to protect.
Now freedom tastes good. I love living with the other boys, my brothers in all but blood.
I’m part of this found family even though I mostly hide in my pool.
I didn’t mind when a human was brought home to live with us.
Sammy seems sweet. He has been used and abused too. A fellow survivor. So I’m not scared of him.
But when he carelessly falls into my pool and I save him from drowning, I’m not at all happy about the mate bond it creates.
I have to find a way to undo it.
I’m not fit to be anyone’s mate. I’m pathetic, and the thought of intimacy repulses me.
While Sammy is a cheerful, bright ball of sunshine despite everything that has been done to him.
He deserves so much better.
Sammy can never know he is my mate. I’ll do my best to look after him while this bond is in place, but that’s it.
I’ll find a way to fix this, and then we will both be free.
TITLE: Whiskey Neat
AUTHOR: Mia Monroe
SERIES: Last Call #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 260
RELEASE DATE: 8/14/2024
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I want a commitment like I want a rash so why can’t I get the bossy twink with pretty lips and plenty of snark out of my head?
Anyone who spends time with me knows two things.
- If I want something I get it, which is how I end up back in my old college haunts, buying a dilapidated bar with my five best friends and staring down the barrel of an unknown future.
- The idea of settling down makes my skin crawl, and that’s how I made it to forty with zero serious relationships in the rear view mirror.
At least I’m smart enough to hire the right people. Enter Salem Barlowe, the prettiest twink who ever twinked and my personal kryptonite. Physically he’s everything I like but our personalities couldn’t be more at odds. I didn’t want to like him with all his sass and acting like he runs the place, but someone tell that to my…Uh, you get what I’m saying.
As if my hands aren’t full enough figuring out how to run the town’s only gay bar, my nights are filled with a man younger than me, bossier than me, and definitely prettier than me, and like a finely aged whiskey, Salem should be enjoyed slowly, savoring every complex note.
We just have to keep it casual. No problem. I can do casual with my eyes closed.
TITLE: Shear Bliss
AUTHOR: Sam E. Kraemer
SERIES: Foggy Basin Series
PUBLISHER: Kaye Klub Publishing
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Ex-con turned barber Tyler Rockwell works in his mother’s beauty salon in small-town California. Every resident of Foggy Basin will happily remind Tyler they know the one thing he wants to put behind him.
Mosby Leslie left his old life behind after a tragedy, hiding in the mountains near Foggy Basin, where the fog rolled into the valley like clockwork. Committed to living alone in misery, Mosby fills his days with painting landscapes of the sleepy little village he can see from his front porch and having intense discussions with Barbara Bushy, his only friend.
One day while on a supply run, Mosby trips over a crumbling step in front of Shear Bliss Salon, hitting his head. Next thing he knows, a handsome young man is tending to his every need. The shorter, lean man’s smiles light up Mosby’s sullen world.
To stay in the sunshine of Tyler’s attention for just a little longer, Mosby pretends to have forgotten who he is and where he lives. What will the barber do when he finds out that under Mosby’s long hair and beard is a famous painter who people have been trying to find for over a year? When the fog clears, is there any way the two of them can find Shear Bliss together?
TITLE: The Defending Goal
AUTHOR: Crea Reitan
SERIES: For Puck’s Sake #8
PUBLISHER: Dragon Fire Fantasy
LENGTH: 314
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Not only the net should be protected.
Felton
I’m a disappointment, a failure, a shit show. Every decision is wrong. None of my accomplishments are good enough. I don’t do anything right.
This is what I’ve been told my entire life.
For more than thirty years, no one knew. What the world sees is a lie. I do a good job of hiding it.
Until I don’t.
Ren
Sometimes, all it takes is a single moment to realize you’re needed somewhere and in that moment, your entire life changes. Felton has so many broken pieces that he can barely breathe.
But that’s okay. I’m going to show this man what love is. If he doesn’t have the capacity to protect himself, I’ll do it for him. The abuse ends now.
TITLE: Protecting His Vampire Mate
AUTHOR: Jay Castle
SERIES: Blood Bonded Mates #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 326
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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BRYAN
After everything I’ve done, I don’t deserve love. Especially not from Tobias Hawthorne—the brave, gorgeous, annoyingly perfect warlock who insists he’s my fated mate.
Actually, I might already be halfway in love with him, but Tobias doesn’t need to know that. Because it can’t happen. I can’t put him in danger. Not when I’ve hurt so many people already. Instead, I’ll use this darkness to hunt monsters and make the world a safer place. Love doesn’t factor in. And if I just keep telling myself that, maybe someday I’ll believe it.
TOBIAS
At fourteen, I cast a spell to see the face of my fated mate. I never expected it to be a vampire. And I denied it for years. Then I met Bryan, and my world made sense for the first time. Until he left.
It’s fine. I’m the coven’s go-to warlock for banishing big bads. Work keeps me distracted. Except when it doesn’t. Which is always. But Bryan needs space, and I’ll give him anything he needs, even if it hurts. But then a demon shows me a future where Bryan dies. I have to protect him, no matter the cost. He doesn’t want a warlock bodyguard. Too bad. I’m not going anywhere, even if saving him makes him hate me.
TITLE: Five Star Review
AUTHOR: Marie Reynard
SERIES: MateHub
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 116
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Gravity, love, and other inevitable falls.
Aiden Lucas is used to a steady stream of discreet packages arriving on his doorstep. It’s part and parcel of living with one of the internet’s most popular adult toy reviewers, but nothing could have prepared him for the next toy his roommate receives—something that hits a little too close to a secret Aiden has longed to confess for years.
Zayn Parvin has never found a toy worthy of five stars until an anonymous viewer sends him something downright magical—a mysterious model called the Richard Knotz that’s not listed anywhere on the internet. The moment he gets his hands, and other parts of his anatomy, on this particular product, he can’t stop raving about its special features.
But Zayn is human and shouldn’t have been sent merchandise meant exclusively for the supernatural community. His review threatens to expose significantly more than what he usually shows in his videos, and it forces Aiden to make a choice: confess to Zayn, or let a mage wipe Zayn’s memory of all things supernatural… including Aiden.
TITLE: Purple Haze
AUTHORS: Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
SERIES: Trickster #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 65
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Rauri never banked on growing horns…
But when he wakes the demon inside him, he finds himself horned and hungry. He has to get control over his new ravenous appetite, or he’ll risk hurting the people he loves.
In this new world of demons and deals, he’s out of his depth. He has no choice but to put his faith in the hands of the faithless—an ancient demon with purple hair. Yarilo has long since locked his heart in a cage, but one innocent nerdy twinkubus has the key.
Purple Haze was originally published on Burns & Fawkes’s Patreon page as a 2024 spicy serial.
TITLE: License to Chill
AUTHOR: Chantal Mer
SERIES: Subparheroes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 193
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Colden Frias wants to be left alone. His job as a recruiter for SPAM in a town that has more people with superhuman powers per capita than any other city in the United States should keep him busy. Thankfully, the people of Eternity happily leave him alone unless they want a book recommendation or his banana bread recipe (not that he’ll ever give up the recipe) giving him plenty of time to read romance novels and keep his aunt from inadvertently burning down his house. However, when his best friend begs Colden to help his baby brother, Colden can’t say no, and his quiet life dissolves into a puddle of chaos.
Happy the project his nine-year-old self dreamed of is coming to fruition, PhD student Neo Price wants to share his “VirtUal” technology with the world. No one should be lonely, and if the virtual persona of a loved one also eases the grief of losing them, all the better. But when outside entities want to pirate Neo’s technology for nefarious reasons, he’ll do everything he can to keep it secure. Even if it means pairing with his brother’s best friend, the man who crushed his heart five years ago.
Caught in a world of subterfuge, seizure, and superheroes—well, not quite super—Neo finds his infatuation with Colden growing with every minute they spend together. Colden will stop at nothing to protect Neo, even if it means denying his feelings for the most radiant man he knows. With the help of a motley crew of reluctant warriors, can Colden and Neo find their own love story while saving the world? Okay, maybe not the world, but at least their little part of it!
TITLE: Love Exist Here
AUTHOR: Rayona Lovely Wilson
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Kyrie:
Meeting Velvet Noir at that drag show was like stepping into a world of excitement and magic. We spent the night talking, dancing, lost in the music and each other’s company. When I asked to see Velvet outside of drag, I was met with a firm no. A week and a half later, fate intervened when I rescued a timid guy from a fight. His name was Evan, he turned out to be
Velvet Noir. Shy and vulnerable, Evan captured my heart immediately. Our relationship blossomed. I became his anchor in a storm of confusion, determined to show him that love is real and can help him heal. Can our bond withstand the darkness of his life and the secrets he still hides?
Evan:
Velvet Noir is my armor, my escape from a reality that is too painful for me to face. Meeting Kyrie at that drag show felt like a dream. He was everything I wanted but felt I didn’t deserve. A week and a half later, he found me again, not as Velvet, but as Evan, the broken boy behind the mask. Kyrie became my constant lifeline. In his eyes, I found hope and a true chance at happiness. Despite everything, my moments with Kyrie were my happiest memories. Can I let him in and risk him discovering the extent of my pain? Will I ever be free to love him completely?
TITLE: Friendly Skies
AUTHOR: Marie Sinclair
SERIES: Blue Skies #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 252
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Luis and Darius have been each other’s almas gemelas—soul twin—since childhood. They’re ride-or-die besties who have shared every coming-of-age experience, platonic kisses, cuddles, careers as flight attendants, even the occasional hook-up with a third. But they’ve never admitted to each other just how deep their feelings for each other run.
By the time Darius, who’s always known he’s gay, realized Luis was too, it was too late; his place in Luis’s friend zone was set in stone. Rather than pushing for what he really wants, he’s settled for being the safe place for Luis whenever his unexplained anxieties stalk him at night.
Luis has spent the years since he was drugged by a family friend at his sister’s quinceañera party hiding secrets. He doesn’t regret the kisses he shared with Darius in the shadows of his bedroom that night. It’s what happened later—at someone else’s hands—that he’s never told anyone. Not even his soul twin. He’s stayed silent rather than risk losing the one man he can’t survive without.
Luis’s trauma is pushed into the light when an incident on one of Darius’ flights makes him finally admit how he really feels. But when false accusations surrounding the incident surface, Luis’s anxiety and memories could derail his and Darius’ new-found relationship. Working their way past this rocky stretch on the road to forever will take every ounce of love they have for each other—and then some.
TITLE: River
AUTHOR: C.J. Dragon
SERIES: The Ambassador #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 339
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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River Carteret is a diplomat, known for crafting solutions between disparate groups.
Growing up on Earth under the control of the Guardians, he’d never experienced hardships, such as war, plague, or famine.
Urged by his Guardian supervisor, River volunteers to go to the planet Drakonis to broker an agreement between the Drakos, and the Draas. He is determined to bring equality to the Draas, wresting it from their ruling class, the Drakos, if necessary.
There is only one, small problem.
The Drakos are a sanguinary race, needing blood to survive, and River, with his rare hemoglobin, constitutes a banquet to the Drakos, a lethal hazard for him.
Mix in an angelically handsome vampire Prince, low oxygen levels, and food he can’t eat, and River has set himself up for a task that will cause him to use every skill he has to survive.
Will River become prey to the Drakos?
Or will he succeed, losing his heart along the way?
TITLE: Doc
AUTHOR: Abrianna Denae
SERIES: The Amato Family #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 351
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Doc Wescott’s life hasn’t always been easy or smooth sailing, but as the Amato Family Head Doctor, he’s made a name for himself in both the medical community and the underground crime world. His close relationship with the Amato Boss, has given him liberties most people don’t have, and it’s allowed him to build a home and family he wouldn’t otherwise have.
When tragedy hits the Family, Doc is the first on scene, using all his skills and contacts as a doctor to do what he does best—save the lives of those who’ve given him a place to belong.
Extenuating circumstances means one of Doc’s assistants is needed elsewhere, and additional help comes in the form of the last person he ever expected, but might have always needed.
Soren Petrov Knightly always knew the Bratva wasn’t for him. Too pretty for his own good, he’s the antithesis to everything the Bratva believes in. When his uncle negotiates an opportunity for him to join the Amato Family, he doesn’t hesitate to take it. A chance to make his own way, without having to censor himself for the comfort of others, is everything he’s always wanted.
When Doc and Soren meet, their connection is instant and unexpected. As their trust grows, they discover an understanding together they never thought they’d have.
Before they can settle into their life together, the Bratva reminds Soren that no one escapes easily—not even the Pakhan’s nephew. Doc and Soren will need to fight against the Organization’s prejudice and old-school ideals if they ever hope to have forever together, or die trying.
TITLE: A Shot in the Dark
AUTHOR: Ember Morgan
SERIES: Smoke & Mirrors Tavern #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 367
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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SAGE
Y’know what sucks? Being born into a powerful witch line, grandson to one of the strongest witches in the east, only to end up with no magic of my own. That’s life, I guess. But just because my ancestors abandoned me, doesn’t mean I’m going to live my life like a good little human, especially while there’s trouble going down in Eastbend. A good reporter always gets his story, but the hunters in this town just don’t seem to appreciate my work.
Generations of Blackwood witches before me called Eastbend home, and I’ve been lucky enough to find a group that’s accepted me into their fold despite being the odd human out. Then there’s the gorgeous, newly turned vampire who insists on shutting himself off from the world, and I’ve made it my mission to disturb his self-imposed isolation. Clearly my talents are needed here, and I’ll be damned if I let a little thing like having no magic keep me on the sidelines.
Only problem is, things have been weird since I found myself back in this town. And the more I dig into the story in Eastbend, the more I find out about myself. Keeping up with the mystics and shifters is a tough job, but that doesn’t explain the blackouts I’ve been having, or the times I’ve narrowly escaped the hunter’s revenge.
Luca is finally starting to accept my presence in his life, but that means these strange events have caught his attention. The ex-cop in him wants to unravel all my secrets, and I’ve got plenty, but it’s starting to look like there’s something even I don’t know.
LUCA
Y’know what sucks? Getting the job you’ve dreamed of since you were a kid and having to go against orders to do the right thing, only to get shot by someone you thought you knew. Losing your job, your identity, your life, and everything you thought you knew about the world.
I may have gotten a second chance, but this “life” isn’t an easy one and I’ve been fighting a battle with myself every moment since I woke up a vampire. The price for defying death is steep and I’m struggling. While everyone else gave me space to deal, Sage has been a persistent presence, refusing to keep his distance, and forcing me to face my humanity. He’s a temptation unlike I’ve ever known. Beautiful, alluring, and his little crush makes his scent deepen into something irresistible. Every moment he’s around me is torture, but I crave it all the same. And no matter how much I push him away, he always comes right back.
Sage trusts me more than I trust myself. He still looks at me the same way he did when I was human and I’m slowly becoming addicted to all the little ways he still makes me feel like one. Somehow he breaks through the dark, the cold, the lifeless, tasteless void the world has become and he makes me feel things I thought I’d never experience again. Whether I wanted Sage was never the issue, but he’d be safer if we went our separate ways. Or so I thought. Until I discovered the things he’s been doing to keep up with the tavern crew. It’s not at all what I expected out of the straight-laced, buttoned up nerd, but it turns out Sage is full of secrets. And the more I learn about him, the deeper this rabbit hole goes.
TITLE: Siren in the Rain
AUTHOR: Chloe Archer
SERIES: Fortune Favors the Fae
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Who needs love when getting justice sounds so much sweeter…?
Shae Silverstorm
Freedom is all I’ve dreamed about for the last fifteen years.
When I see my chance to escape captivity, I have to take the risk. And for once, luck is on my side.
However, I have no doubt my captors are looking for me.
When I get approached by an eccentric group of misfits called MEOW Squad (don’t even ask) offering to keep me safe and help me get justice, I don’t have much choice but to accept.
The only problem? One of them has the bonkers notion that I’m his fated mate.
Fine. I’ll admit, Wolf Boy has a seriously hot surfer bod, not to mention unfairly cute furry ears and a tail. Talk about a deadly combo.
But love is for suckers and fated mates aren’t to be trusted. I’ve got proof of that. Taking down my evil father, wicked stepmonster, and cruel stepsister has to be my top priority.
But damn if Griffin isn’t starting to break through my strongest defenses though, with his puppy-dog eyes, sunshiny personality, and dog-like (pun intended) devotion to me.
Griffin McIntyre
When I find a magical gold coin straight out of Tolkien (sweet!), it tells me it’s my “Lucky Day.”
And that’s proven the moment I meet Shae because he’s my fated mate.
As a Wolfkin with empathic magic abilities, I was a disappointment to my old pack. Now, as a member of MEOW Squad, I use my powers to help those in need. And I’ve never met anyone who needs me more than Shae.
All I want is to help him heal and get the justice he deserves. Oh, and have him accept our mate bond. If I can conquer a ten-foot wave, then I can do this!
I’ll wait as long as it takes. Just like ice cream and apple pie, we’re meant to be.
TITLE: Gabe
AUTHOR: Eve Riley
SERIES: Federal Protection Agency #8
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 404
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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An investigation goes awry.
Their world gets turned upside down.
Embers ignite in close proximity.
FBI Agent Gabe Long finds himself reluctantly assigned to keep an eye on Sebastian Roth after the detective meets with a couple of too-related-to-be-coincidental “accidents.” He isn’t too happy about having to play babysitter to a stubborn, impulsive, and relentless investigator who won’t let go of a dangerous pedophile ring case, but the man has clearly gotten himself into some hot water.
Frankie Zolnai is a skilled physical therapist known for his compassion and commitment to his patients. His warm smile and gentle demeanor create a safe space for those in need of healing. At the request of his best friend, Newt, Frankie agrees to provide PT to Sebastian after an accident leaves Sebastian injured.
Gabe and Frankie’s paths cross and as the two connect over their shared medical knowledge, and sparks fly. As the two men get to know each other, Gabe reveals things about his past very few people know. Frankie quickly becomes a person Gabe can count on to be there—a rare thing for Gabe.
Gabe wasn’t looking for love, but that might just be what found him—in the most interesting of ways.
TITLE: Cooper
AUTHORS: Fel Fern & Kara Kitt
SERIES: Pecan Pines #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 205
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Miles Brooks can barely keep it together. With a mountain of bills and a business going under, he has no time for anything else. Then his older brother and uncle piss off the local alpha, and now they all have a target on their backs. Calling his brother’s best friend is his only option. He hasn’t seen Cooper in years, yet he still has a crush on him. All Miles has to do is keep his paws to himself. Cooper never really saw him, but something’s changed. Cooper can’t seem to take his eyes off him.
Cooper Hayes left Pecan Pines ten years ago after a humiliating defeat. He’s in a better place and in a stable pack now. When Cooper receives a frantic call from his best friend’s little brother, he has no choice but to return home. Staying long isn’t an option, but then he meets Miles again. Gone is the annoying brat who constantly tagged along with Cooper and his best friend. In fact, the little wolf is all grown up now. Even Miles’ scent has changed…because Miles smells like his mate.
TITLE: The Bull’s Head
AUTHOR: Parker Williams
SERIES: The Wald Pack #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 269
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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Theodore (Teddy) Egerov has been many things in his short life. Farmer, bodyguard, killer. What he longs for most, though? Having his life back, free of the stain his former leader left when he framed Teddy and his brother, Ivan, for the murder of the man’s family. Teddy has been unable to move forward though. The sins of his past keep him mired in place, and he needs a change. Seizing on a new path, he decides to move to the Wald Pack and work with Mal, the wolf First, and Alp, his rabbit mate, to hopefully change his destiny.
When he hears the horrors a Highland bull shifter named Callum was subjected to, Teddy needs to help.
Callum is terrified of everything. In his heart he knows it’s only a matter of time before the experiments he endured in the past begin anew. When another shifter approaches him, Callum is mistrustful of the great bear. Slowly, surely, Teddy’s gentle nature settles some of his fear, and Callum begins to look forward to Teddy’s visits.
Still, in the darkness, a voice calls to Callum. Whispering cruel, vile things. Saying he’s unworthy of love. And the voice is so familiar to him. Then the unthinkable happens, and Callum attacks Teddy. But when he’s questioned, he has no recollection of having done it. The spiral begins to drag Callum down, back into the depths he thought himself free of. There’s danger there, lurking in the darkness. Callum will have to brave it if he’s to know what really happened to him at the hands of the scientists who murdered so many.
Please, he prays, let Teddy forgive him and be by his side.
TITLE: The Cinderella Prince
AUTHOR: Hayden Hall
SERIES: The Boys of Hudson Burrow #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 284
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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All I want is to help those who need it the most. So when a devastatingly handsome stranger lands in Neon Nights, the gay bar where we spend our days and nights, I immediately know he’s in trouble. I also know that we share an instant connection that comes once in a lifetime, but our clumsy kiss freaks him out and turns the night into a total disaster.
The truth is that Cedric Philippe Valois Montclair is no random stranger looking for a place to stay. He is a foreign prince about to be engaged to a woman his family picked for him. Facing the prospect of an arranged marriage, the charming prince ran to New York and fell into my arms.
Cedric is a dreamer, an art lover, and hell in a tight shirt. He makes my mouth water and my heart melt.
Can I protect him from his family’s pursuit? And can I resist that endless pull of attraction?
I know I can never be more than a friend to him. Even if he didn’t have to marry a French marchioness, he couldn’t be with me. But every minute we spend on the dance floor, our hands exploring each other’s biceps and backs, my desire for him becomes hotter.
I’m about to do something terribly stupid.
I’m about to fall in love with a prince.
TITLE: Chasing Safe Harbor
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
SERIES: Rugged Coast #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 104
RELEASE DATE: 8/15/2024
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The last thing DEA contractor Thorsen Magnus wanted was an assignment that brings him back to where he grew up, a small town four hours north of San Francisco. He left years ago to get away from his intolerant father and hasn’t been anxious for a reunion. But he has a job to do, and his reward might turn out to be more than he hoped for.
Michael Constantine trained as an architect, but now works for his father’s construction company. Unlike his golden child younger brother, he does all his family expects and still feels like he can never do anything right for his father. Needing time to think, he goes to his favorite spot overlooking the ocean, where he witnesses something strange through the fog, and in the process nearly falls right into Thor’s strong arms.
Thor had been hoping to see a rendezvous off the coast, but Michael’s presence changes everything. Thor needs to know what he saw, but as attraction builds with Thor’s attempts to get Michael to confide in him, so does Thor’s caution about starting a relationship, no matter how strong the desire. Eventually they agree to work together, but any investigation in a small town has the potential to come close to home and could terminate their fledgling relationship before it really begins.
TITLE: Pints ‘n Pool
AUTHOR: TL Travis
SERIES: Foggy Basin Series
PUBLISHER: Sapphire Publishing
LENGTH: 206
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Nate Cloverdale’s life was organized to the Nth degree. From the time he woke until the time he went to bed, promptly at midnight. He knew what his day would entail from start to finish.
Relationships would fail, his bar would not and with that attitude it was no wonder his grouchy ass remained unattached.
Kit, no last name, and not because he was famous, but because he was the son of free-spirited parents who felt surnames didn’t define you. Thankfully, they didn’t feel the same about a first. Growing up in a commune full of like-minded adults, he couldn’t wait to get out and explore the world.
Hitchhiking between towns, he never stayed in longer than a couple of months. This trip landed Kit in Foggy Basin. A quick glance around the local businesses, Kit knew odds were he’d find work and stay for a bit while he saved up enough to move on.
Pints ‘n Pool is an opposites attract, grumpy-sunshine tale of two men who were so wrong for each other that they couldn’t be more right. Hopefully, they pull their heads out of their asses before it’s too late.
TITLE: Embers Glow After The Fire
AUTHOR: Micah Carver
SERIES: Seasons Change #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 276
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Brendon fled a privileged but toxic life back in Houston. The lonely chaos he endured became too painful to bear any longer. He’s landed in a comfortable new home with the amazing staff at Truffle restaurant in Portland Maine. Excited to join his bosses for a week in their cabin with a new circle of strangers. He’s hesitant to share his past, hoping for a fresh start.
Matthew has stepped away from his busy salon in Atlanta for the first time in years. Determined to relax and enjoy himself for the Fourth of July vacation with his best and oldest friends. He wasn’t expecting to meet this curious dark stranger. Trying to keep things platonic but the temptation toward a holiday fling pulls at him with intense magnetic force.
When ghosts of the past threaten to blow up the harmony of a friendly getaway, Matthew can’t resist stepping in to help Brendon cut ties once and for all.
TITLE: The Dragon at the End of This Pregnancy
AUTHOR: Edie Monte
SERIES: The Monster at the End of His Pregnancy #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 240
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Betas don’t have fated mates, especially not ones from another species!
Beta kobold Mac has a crush on a dragon. Unfortunately for him, nothing can come from it. If Galen tried to mate with Mac, their size difference alone would end him, but what a way to go!
Galen’s final molt grants their greatest magical ability. They can shape-shift into any creature they’ve seen, including humans from Mac’s favorite movies. Human media enthralls Galen, but they want to visit Earth to see if Mac’s human side could mesh with their dragon. After all, dragons are violent enough on their own, and they worry hybrid offspring could be worse.
A dragon on Earth sounds like a terrible idea to Mac, but he’ll do anything for Galen. To prove he’s a worthy mate, Mac will even confront Galen’s family – the very dragons who once tried to burn all kobold hybrids like himself to a crisp.
TITLE: The Merman’s Unexpected Mate
AUTHOR: Katy Manz
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 50
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Rayan spends his days selling his hand-crafted creations on the beach and the nights dancing at Club Kismet with his best friend. It’s a beautiful life with plenty of time by the water and hot hookups while the music plays in the background. What more could a merman want?
Vince needed a vacation. He was about to lose himself in the chaos of his life. Coming to Mystic Beach to visit his brother was the best idea ever, especially after he met the hot omega at Club Kismet. A steamy one-night stand is exactly what the doctor ordered.
But what happens when the one night ends up being the proof that fated mates do exist?
What could prove something like that?
Well, mermen can only get impregnated by their fated mates, and Rayan’s test just showed two lines.
Congratulations, Daddies!
TITLE: Ethan
AUTHOR: Leigh Jarrett
SERIES: Salish Sea Society #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 271
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Once he finally admits our strong connection, he knows where to find me
Ethan
Over the past twenty years, I’ve had three blissful relationships. Although none lasted, I’ve maintained friendships with all my former partners. So, I feel rather lucky in love. Yet I’m still trying to find my forever guy. I want someone with whom I can share my passion for friends and family, someone who will be there for me when the inky darkness envelops my sunshine.
I thought I’d finally found him when he walked into my coffee shop. We instantly connected, chatting about life once a week for weeks. Just when I thought we’d shared a soul-stirring connection, he vanished without a word.
Six months ago, I bumped into him again. My heart ached for him, desperate for that connection to pick up where we left off. I haven’t been able to shake him from my mind. I told him to track me down, hoping and waiting, but I’ve left the decision up to him.
He’s my forever love—I just know it—but I’m going to trust the universe on this one.
How long do you wait for your forever person?
TITLE: A Boy Called Blu
AUTHOR: JP Sayle
SERIES: Weird & Wacky Shifters
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 141
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Can two very different shifters—one who was here for many millennia—really be fated mates?
In Trike’s world, he is the only unusual shifter, or so he thought. Discovering there are potato shifters sends his animal giddy with excitement. So they head off to Potatoville to see what all the fuss is about. For Trike, that’s when all the crazy begins when he meets his fated mate—a boy called Blu.
Blu has one goal in life, to find his perfect Daddy. What he doesn’t expect when he decides to head off alone, is to meet his mate right outside town.
Now they must figure out what comes next with a little help from Blu’s brothers and a pack of wolves who might just be in for the shock of their lives when they discover exactly what Trike is.
TITLE: Stripped to the Scales
AUTHOR: Maggie Hemlock
SERIES: Starscale Mates #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 108
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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When Castor, the Captain of the Medwin 2, landed his spacecraft on Starscale 1 he knew he and his crew had made their way into the history books. What he didn’t know was that landing would change his love life forever. After a disappointing meeting, he heads into the purple district. No warning could’ve prepared him for what he passed on those streets. He definitely wasn’t prepared to be whisked on stage by a dancer who would change his life forever.
Like everyone else in his flight, Axlin, had heard about the Moonscale Dragons landing on Starscale 1. For a long time, they were all anyone would talk about. Just when the hype was dying down, Castor waltzed into the bar where he works and interrupted his performance. Fated or not, he falls hard for the stubborn captain who’s determined to aid his flight in connecting the Other World Gateways that connect Earthside to everywhere except the Starscale worlds.
Will love and determination be enough to bring the two groups together at last?
TITLE: Leo, My Partner
AUTHOR: RS McKenzie
SERIES: Family Ties #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 276
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Leo
Pretending to be like everyone else is exhausting, but I’ve mastered it. No one knows what really lurks behind the mask I wear every day. I’m not like others. I don’t experience emotions like they do. I have no need for human connection, but when I see Tyshawn, that changes. One look and I know he’s mine. It doesn’t matter that I’ve never been with a man before. He makes me want, he makes me burn. When he catches me … working … my second job, he has to decide if he wants to stay with me. I have to convince him that I’m willing to do anything for him … including slaying some of his demons.
Tyshawn
Owning my own bakery is my dream. When a friend of mine pushes me to contact the owner of Ray’s Beanery for a tasting to display my baked goods at his coffee shop, I jump at the opportunity. The sexy coffee shop owner I meet is as unexpected as my instant feelings of desire for him. That is, until I walk in on him covered in blood while he’s … working. I realize there is more to him than meets the eye. I’m terrified of him, but when I hear him out, I’m intrigued. I know what he’s capable of. Am I capable of it too?
TITLE: Thrown
AUTHOR: Merry Farmer
SERIES: The Art of Love #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 241
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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The art of love is falling for your enemy without ruining everything…
Ceramic artist Robbie Hawthorne is dedicated not only to his art, but to keeping the arts center and school housed at his family’s ancestral estate vibrant and flourishing. But when the family runs into financial trouble and a heartless corporation offers to buy the estate to turn it into an amusement park, Robbie has to get creative to try to stop them.
That includes working together with a man he has nothing in common with and who instantly irritates him…
Toby Tillman has fought to overcome his working-class roots and to make a name for himself in the financial world. Now he finds himself pitted against his old mentor in the quest to save the Hawthorne House Arts Center, which is run by exactly the kind of entitled nobs he’s always hated. Worse still, he finds himself constantly hot for Robbie, a man he should utterly despise.
And then comes the road trip and a stay at a hotel with only one bed…
TITLE: Fated Mates and When to Keep Them
AUTHOR: AJ Sherwood
SERIES: Fated Mates
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2024
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Noel is desperate for cash. So PA for the mafia boss it is, or he risks losing his childhood home. Too bad the job also comes with a grumpy vampire boss.
Family has been Fernando’s priority for centuries, so why does his adorable PA suddenly stir long-forgotten feelings?
Killing anyone that endangers Noel counts as a romantic gesture, right? Asking for a vampire.
TITLE: An Omega For Anders
AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar
SERIES: Council of the Snow Leopards #4
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 8/18/2024
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Sometimes it’s more than love that sparkles.
Omega unicorn shifter Brett wants a new start, one where he can be Brett and not “that unicorn”. He appreciates that his foster parents took him into their wolf pack and loves them very much. But growing up a herbivore in a pack of predators sucks. He’s ready for a change and when a job opens up at a small community hospital hundreds of miles away, he jumps at the opportunity.
Alpha snow leopard Anders loves being part of Snowford’s sizzle. Snow leopards might not traditionally be pack animals, but his beast prefers it, and so does he. Really he does. But lately, seeing his friends with their true mates has him longing for more—for everything. Maybe the sizzle isn’t where he belongs, after all.
When Anders drives a co-worker to the hospital for an appointment, he scents him immediately—his mate. But when he follows the scent, it ends in the parking lot. His mate is gone and he’s left with only the mating pull. His heart is already beginning to ache.
TITLE: Lights
AUTHORS: Alexandra Almond, Bea Sage, Charlotte Anne, Clarissa Morgan, Devon May, Fiona M Marsden, Georgia Moore, Jack Sinclair, Jess McFarlane & L.A. Monteiro
SERIES: Diversions Anthologies 2024
PUBLISHER: Romance Writers of Australia
LENGTH: 176
RELEASE DATE: 8/18/2024
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Everyone deserves to find their happily ever after.
Light up your nights with these twelve sweet and spicy stories in Romance Writers of Australia’s highly anticipated, new anthology, Diversions. Packed with a cast of exciting characters, these romance short stories from some of Australia’s most exciting new authors will leave you laughing, crying, and at times, breathless as your heart swells.
Dim the lights and snuggle up with a range of diverse lovers as they experience barriers and live their best romantic lives in workplace romances and tense reunions with past partners in sci-fi thrillers, historical settings, and our contemporary world.
TITLE: The Prince’s Barista
AUTHOR: Jena Wade
SERIES: Royals of Swena #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/18/2024
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One day I was just a guy and now? Now I’m a dad… a father of royalty.
Bren knew going in that Calvin wasn’t going to be his forever. That doesn’t stop him from enjoying their hot fling during his study abroad trip to Swena. Saying good-bye to him is the most difficult thing Bren’s ever done, but it has to be. They both agreed.
Little did Bren know that I was leaving school with more than his diploma.Fate throws them together and Bren discovers the man he knows as Calvin, is actually Prince Kalwin. Fourth born Alpha Prince of Swena.
Things just got hella complicated… and a whole lot hotter.
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