Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terribly Tristan | Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey | Self Published | 8/26/2024 | Bad Boyfriends, Inc #3, 2nd Edition | Amazon |
| The Prince’s Curse | Elric Shaw | Self Published | 8/26/2024 | Hearts of Allaria #2 | Amazon |
| Cleric of Desire | Amanda Meuwissen | Self Published | 8/26/2024 | Tales from the Tarot | Amazon |
| Found by Chance | Gareth Chris | Pride Publishing | 8/27/2024 | All on the Line #3 | Amazon |
| Cosmo | Minerva Howe | Turtlehat Creatives | 8/27/2024 | Dragon Guardians #1 | Amazon |
| Thor’s Unexpected Mate | Blake R. Wolfe | UwU Publishing | 8/27/2024 | Mated to the Viking Alpha #1 | Amazon |
| Castles in the Air | Felice Stevens | Good Man Press | 8/27/2024 | Amazon | |
| I’ll Have What He’s Having | Adib Khorram | Forever | 8/27/2024 | Amazon | |
| Twisted Chassis | Layla Dorine | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Foggy Basin | Amazon |
| Release | Rowan Shaw | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Rewind | Amazon |
| Snow Angels in the Dust | Kristoffer Gair | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Ashes of Ackonir | Jennifer Cody | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Muse’s Undoing | August Jones | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Doormen of the Upper East Side #2 | Amazon |
| The Flower Shop Arrangement | R. Cayden | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Amazon | |
| You’re the Problem, It’s You | Emma R. Alban | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | The Mischief & Matchmaking Series #2 | Amazon |
| Bodyman | Lucy Lennox | Self Published | 8/27/2024 | Amazon | |
| Go for the Climate | Ander C. Lark | Cranky Tiger Press | 8/28/2024 | Carnival of Mysteries | Amazon |
| Facing The Heat | Nic Starr | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Heir | Rain Carrington | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Carrillo Ranch #2 | Amazon |
| Beyond Reason | Lee McCormick | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Beyond #2 | Amazon |
| Phoenix Prince | TJ Nichols | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Brothers of Fire #4 | Amazon |
| All Roads Lead to You | Courtney W. Dixon | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Amazon | |
| His Temporary Alpha Mate | Jax Stuart | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Sweetwater Pack #5 | Amazon |
| Legally Brawn | DJ Jamison | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Rom-Com Reboot | Amazon |
| Romeo Falling | Jesse H Reign | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Amazon | |
| Manner of Death | Cari Z & L.A. Witt | Self Published | 8/28/2024 | Amazon | |
| Red Zone | Nicole Dykes | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | Big Bend Bears #1 | Amazon |
| Darker Obsessions | D. S. Dane | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | Dark Obsessions #4 | Amazon |
| Demon Hunter | Louisa Masters | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | The Collective #2 | Amazon |
| Salacious | K.L. Ramsey | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | The Kink Club Series #1 | Amazon |
| Signed, I’m Yours! | Rhys Lawless | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | Subparheroes | Amazon |
| Midnight Pleasure | Dora Esquivel | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | Foggy Basin | Amazon |
| Rodney’s Revelation | Quinn Ward | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | Heart of Harmony Grove | Amazon |
| Finding You | E.M. Lindsey | Self Published | 8/29/2024 | Words We Never Said #3 | Amazon |
| Tempest | Madilyn DeRose | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Malefic Bloodlines #4 | Amazon |
| Twisted Deceit | Autumn Winchester | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Deceit Series #3 | Amazon |
| American Dream | CF White | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Flying into Love #8 | Amazon |
| Fair Catch | CE Ricci | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Leighton U #3 | Amazon |
| How to Catch a Billionaire | Ana Ashley | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Chester Falls | Amazon |
| Shadow & Stars | Richard Amos | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Demon Heart #3 | Amazon |
| Obey | Adara Wolf & R. Phoenix | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Mafia Doms #3 | Amazon |
| Bitten in the Wild | Maggie Hemlock | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Starscale Mates #2 | Amazon |
| Power Play | Bianca Sommerland | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Dartmouth Cobras: Off Ice #6 | Amazon |
| All Out of Flux | Nazri Noor | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Stolen Hearts #3 | Amazon |
| The Blame Game | Brigham Vaughn | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Relationship Goals #5 | Amazon |
| Daddy Detectives Episode 1: A Tyler and Ian Jamison Story | April Wilson | Self Published | 8/30/2024 | Daddy Detectives #1 / Tyler Jamison | Amazon |
| No Fear | Cecile Dew | JMS Books | 8/31/2024 | Amazon | |
| Throne of Light | Alexander Verlangen | JMS Books | 8/31/2024 | Eternal Wars #3 | Amazon |
| Friends Don’t Kiss | E.M. Schenker | JMS Books | 8/31/2024 | Amazon | |
| Such a Good Omega | Lorelei M. Hart | Decadent Publishing | 8/31/2024 | His Alpha Desires #1 | Amazon |
| Our Darkest Night | Gabriella E. Mari | Self Published | 8/31/2024 | The CPRS Files #2 | Amazon |
| Sidelining the Safety | Alexis Woods | Self Published | 8/31/2024 | Austin Troopers | Amazon |
| Sleep | Sophia Soames | Self Published | 8/31/2024 | London Love #4 | Amazon |
| His Secret Little | L.G. Knight | Self Published | 8/31/2024 | Devil’s Wrath MC Daddies @4 | Amazon |
| Don’t Move Your Desk | Rhiannon D’Averc | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | Crowhill Cove | Amazon |
| Meet You Half Way | Aria Brennan | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | South Coast #2 | Amazon |
| Beneath the Indigo Sky | Rayne Hawthorne & D. W. Michaels | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | Unexpected Love #1 | Amazon |
| Don’t Forget Me | Julie Mannino | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | Julie Mannino #3 | Amazon |
| The Amazing Alpha Tau Reunion Project: The Collected Bonus Stories | Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | Alpha Tau | Amazon |
| Fortress | Laura Rye & Bailey Hansen | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | A Monster By Any Other Name | Amazon |
| Pride High : Book 4 – Green | Jay Bell | Self Published | 9/1/2024 | Pride High #4 | Amazon |
INFORMATION BELOW
TITLE: Terribly Tristan
AUTHORS: Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey
SERIES: Bad Boyfriends, Inc #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 246
RELEASE DATE: 8/26/2024, 2nd Edition
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Bad Boyfriends, Inc—when you can’t find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?
Leo Fisher is the outward picture of respectability, just like his parents raised him to be. But when he inherits a crumbling terrace house from his great-uncle, he also inherits a tenant who turns his world upside down. Tristan is brazen, gorgeous, experienced and utterly fabulous. He’s everything Leo is not—so why is Leo drawn to him? Leo has always made the right choices—the sensible choices—yet here he is, hooking up with his tenant, who’s a rent boy.
Tristan Montague is not a rent boy. Not exactly. He’s a bad boyfriend. For a fee, he’ll turn any date into the kind of disaster that will have his client’s unsuspecting parents begging them to date anyone but him. Boyfriending for cash is fun—but for real? No, thanks. Tristan doesn’t do relationships. Except when he meets his cute, awkward landlord Leo, Tristan finds himself rethinking his No Relationships rule. But in order for Leo to take a stand against his overbearing parents, Tristan will need to play the bad boyfriend one last time—and it’s going to have to be spectacular.
Terribly Tristan has previously been published. There are no major content changes in this edition.
TITLE: The Prince’s Curse
AUTHOR: Elric Shaw
SERIES: Hearts of Allaria #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 344
RELEASE DATE: 8/26/2024
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What would you do if you woke up one day and discovered your entire life was a lie?
Madly in love, Benjin and Haldric share a perfectly ordinary life together in their remote cabin far removed from any troubles. At least, that’s what they believe right up until the moment an army of royal guards arrives on their doorstep.
Whisking Haldric away, the guards claim this idyllic life is nothing but an illusion—the effect of some dark spell. Haldric is actually the prince, heir to the kingdom’s throne…and Benjin is the lowborn mage’s apprentice who cursed him.
With everything they thought they knew thrown into question, Benjin and Haldric must dive into their shared pasts in order to uncover the truth. But even as they relive the chain of events that brought them to this point, one looming question remains:
Is their love real enough to survive whatever the future holds?
TITLE: Cleric of Desire
AUTHOR: Amanda Meuwissen
SERIES: Tales from the Tarot
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 295
RELEASE DATE: 8/26/2024
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Giving tours of the city’s brothel underground while dressed as historical icon, Mad Madame Mattie, is the only time Jeffrey feels close to being in his right skin. It still isn’t his true self—he isn’t sure he knows who that is—but when dwindling sales and expanding gentrification threaten to take his safety net and sanctuary away from him, he will do anything to keep it.
Including making a pact with the incubus he finds chained in the tunnels.
Odai has served many masters and mistresses over the centuries, including Madame Mattie, but never before has one captured his attention so fully or given him hope that maybe, finally, he might have found the one who can free him from his torment. Every wish he grants only grows his desire to grant more and to nourish himself on the desires of the flesh that Jeffrey offers him.
He can only hope that Jeffrey will ask the right questions quickly enough to save himself from the doom that has befallen all masters before him.
TITLE: Found by Chance
AUTHOR: Gareth Chris
SERIES: All on the Line #3
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 255
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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Chance has an unexpected attraction to his neighbors—a gay couple—and this unconventional relationship could end Chance’s career and family relationships.
Chance Findley is a successful marketing executive until his career is jeopardized by a disastrous presentation to a Chamber of Commerce member.
During a mandated recuperative break, Chance’s suppressed same-sex attraction reawakens when he bonds with his new neighbor, Arlo, despite Arlo having a physician partner named Charlie and a surprising job as a cam performer. Chance secretly subscribes to Arlo’s fan page. Guilty about his invasion of Arlo’s privacy, Chance avoids his neighbor until an acute medical problem brings Arlo and his doctor boyfriend—the same Chamber of Commerce member who hated Chance’s presentation—to his doorstep. An attraction grows between the three men.
But when Charlie’s attempt to mend Chance’s relationship with his boss backfires due to a potential conflict of interest, and Chance’s parents learn of his relationship with Arlo and Charlie, Chance finds himself out of a job, at odds with his family and struggling with Arlo and Charlie. Will the three of them be able to find a happily-ever-after, despite everything that stands in their way?
TITLE: Cosmo
AUTHOR: Minerva Howe
SERIES: Dragon Guardians #1
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
LENGTH: 229
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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The dragon veil has recently opened, allowing dragons to pass from the human dimension into the dragonlands. They left behind Cosmo and his two brothers, Cullen and Corbin, to guard the gateway between worlds. Cosmo has never really fit into any dimension, being half dragon and half fae, so he figures it’s a pretty good life, especially since he’ll never have a mate. And then he meets Hawk.
Hawk is old. Old enough to have forgotten whole centuries. But when he wakes to find his house has moved to Cosmo’s place, he discovers a whole new interest in life. Cosmo is perfect for him, but Hawk has some convincing to do as he and Cosmo try to come together and bridge the gap between human, fae, and dragon while they start a family of their own.
TITLE: Thor’s Unexpected Mate
AUTHOR: Blake R. Wolfe
SERIES: Mated to the Viking Alpha #1
PUBLISHER: UwU Publishing
LENGTH: 213
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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He’s a hot redhead in distress and I’m a Viking Alpha werewolf with a pack in turmoil. Even though our romance is forbidden and he’s a man, no wolf can resist the call of his fated mate.
Thor
I’ve always trusted the visions of my brother and when he told me to run, I didn’t hesitate. The Skoll pack, led by the ruthless Alpha who killed our father, is out for blood. But when I shifted and took off into the woods, I never expected to find an injured human with red hair and a pair of green eyes that could seduce me with a glance.
Against my better judgment, I secretly took him back to the hot springs my pack operates. There I made the biggest mistake of my life by kissing him in a moment of weakness. And now I’m not sure I can ever let him go. But I’m still keeping secrets from him.
However, when the Skoll leader sets his sights on my new mate, I fear I might lose him forever.
Flynn
I moved to Fenris to take care of my grandmother and to get away from the uncertainty of the city. But the mountain she lives on holds its own dangers. When I accidentally end up off the path after dark, the last thing I expected was to take a bad step and break my leg. Then, when a hulking wolf with glowing yellow eyes finds me in the dark, I’m not sure I’ll survive the night.
The next morning I wake up in a resort, cared for by a hulking man who speaks little but cares for me day and night. I’m impatient to get home to my grandmother, but he won’t let me leave until I’m healed. When I try to run away, he rescues me again and kisses me, forging a bond between us that I can’t resist.
But, the closer I try to get, the more he pulls away. He’s hiding something and I’m going to find out what it is.
TITLE: Castles in the Air
AUTHOR: Felice Stevens
PUBLISHER: Good Man Press
LENGTH: 292
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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One heartbroken, lonely man
Another man struggling to find his life again
Ryan Matson dreams of a new life, one with a future where drugs aren’t in control. But lying to himself isn’t helping him achieve that goal. Neither is pretending he’s sober, especially not with Logan Silver, his one-night stand and longtime crush. When Ryan’s world implodes and all his hopes for a fresh start vanish, he heads down a familiar, self-destructive path, doing what he does best: running and hiding. Only this time, he’s got Logan Silver searching for him.
And Logan won’t stop until he finds him.
Logan Silver is the man who has everything and yet nothing at all. After losing his brother to drugs years ago, Logan is heartbroken, unable to regain his footing or open himself to others. Except to Ryan, the only one to break through the pain that haunts him each day. He is driven by a need to protect Ryan, to give him all he can—a home, a chance at a fresh start…everything, no strings attached. Then Ryan disappears, taking Logan’s trust with him. And when he returns, insisting on keeping his distance, Logan feels like he’s been used. And nobody uses Logan.
Logan and Ryan are unable to deny their attraction, but this time has to be different: no more lying to themselves and each other. Logan must let go of his heartbreak and fear to support Ryan as he discovers his own way. Because Ryan doesn’t need a savior. He needs to own his truth, believe in himself, and accept that he deserves to be happy. Only then can the two have a future together—one built on a foundation of love and trust—that won’t vanish like clouds in thin air.
TITLE: I’ll Have What He’s Having
AUTHOR: Adib Khorram
PUBLISHER: Forever
LENGTH: 375
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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When it comes to love, substitute teacher Farzan Alavi is a disaster. Newly heartbroken—again—he’s drowning his sorrows at Kansas City’s newest wine bar. Only instead of being crowded between strangers, he’s escorted to a VIP table for one. There, the hot sommelier does more than treat him to the meal of his life. The way he flirts with Farzan ignites instant sparks.
There’s just one problem: David Curtis thinks Farzan is Kansas City’s most influential food critic. The truth only comes out after the two spend an unforgettably hot night together. Good news—both think the mix-up is hilarious. Bad news—David is studying to become a master sommelier and has no interest in a relationship.
Neither expects their paths to cross again . . . until Farzan inherits his family’s bistro. The two agree to a friends-sans-benefits exchange: David will share his industry knowledge, and Farzan will help David study. Only business turns to pleasure when neither can ignore the attraction still sizzling between them. But with David set on moving cross-country after his test, and Farzan committed to his family’s restaurant, how can their relationship last past the expiration date?
TITLE: Twisted Chassis
AUTHOR: Layla Dorine
SERIES: Foggy Basin
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 235
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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Trying his hand at legitimate business ownership hasn’t always gone the way Maddox planned. The ex-motorcycle club enforcer experienced his share of ups and downs before finally achieving success. Now he’s opening a specialty grocery store and outdoor market in the small town of Foggy Basin, and he’s itching to get back to the part enjoys most: crafting the recipes for the newest products that will grace their shelves.
Unfortunately, Maddox’s first few days in Foggy Basin haven’t been the best. His motorcycle was involved in a hit and run, and the damage was extensive. The mechanic at the local shop isn’t the friendliest and yet he’s found himself engaging more and more with Haven as he works on restoring the ‘67 Harley Electra Glide back to its previously pristine condition.
In between homemade Chinese food and Hoagies, Maddox begins to glimpse a side of Haven the younger man didn’t know he had, but the jury is still out on whether Haven will trust him enough to let him past the walls he’s erected to keep himself safe.
TITLE: Release
AUTHOR: Rowan Shaw
SERIES: Rewind
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 355
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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What happens after the characters achieve their Happily Ever After?
Find all the characters from the REWIND series in this anthology of short stories that intertwine like a novel.
TITLE: Snow Angels in the Dust
AUTHOR: Kristoffer Gair
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 303
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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“I have one more job for you.”
Milton Glass, an award-winning photojournalist, celebrated worldwide as one of the greatest documentarians of the twentieth century, has passed. However, he leaves an unfinished task for personal assistant Cristian Orr (Butterflies I Have Known): discover the fate of a soldier’s child who’d been born and abandoned during the Vietnam War.
Cristian hesitates to get involved until an even greater mystery presents itself in the form of a name uttered over thirty years earlier by a comatose man on the other side of the world.
A name no one there could possibly know.
In an unfamiliar country and completely out of his element, Cristian must uncover the life of a man born of two cultures, accepted by neither, and the man’s connection to the whispered name.
The answers draw Cristian into a personal journey unlike anything he’s experienced before, towards a fate two lifetimes in the making.
TITLE: The Ashes of Ackonir
AUTHOR: Jennifer Cody
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 323
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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Sparrow:
Life beyond the walls of Eoam, the commune where my mother raised me, has never tempted me. My needs are fulfilled as long as I work, and if my life is full of more sorrow than most, it’s because I was born for it. But even I have my limits, and when the people who’ve raised me do the unthinkable, I burn the walls down and walk away.
My first steps away from the commune lead me straight into the company of someone I barely knew existed. Edrick was once married to my mother, but the life she lived in the palace never touched me, and I’m surprised when Edrick brings me there.
I thought I’d be walking into a world similar to what I’d been taught, but the more I see of Maldrin, the more I realize that I was made powerless by the people who were meant to love me. As my anger stirs, so does Edrick’s, and he decides to empower me with a title, tutors, spies, and maybe even real, actual love.
I’ve never known what love is, but if anyone can convince me I was born for more than sorrow, it’s Edrick Dastropha, the Emperor of Maldrin.
Edrick:
I never got to live in my wife’s company more than a few months at a time, and as much as I wanted her to myself, I couldn’t keep her wild heart caged in the palace. She lived in a commune with her other lovers when she wasn’t with me or traveling, but she kept that part of her life private because she knew my ability to control my jealousy had limits. Now, more than a decade after she’s gone, she has one last surprise for me.
Sparrow is as beautiful as his mother was and far more tempting. I invited him to live with me to honor her, but when the first thing I notice about the young man is how needy he is and how beautifully he fits in my arms, the best I can offer is my solemn oath that he will always have a place under the wing of my protection.
Preparing him for life in the palace requires more than I expected, and as I spend time with him, it becomes clear that the commune I allowed to exist because my wife loved it hurt him in infuriating ways. I will do everything in my power to give him what he needs, even if that means making another sacrifice to the god of blood and seduction.
If anyone can rise from the ashes of Ackonir, Sparrow was born for it.
TITLE: The Muse’s Undoing
AUTHOR: August Jones
SERIES: Doormen of the Upper East Side #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 499
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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What if this is the worst idea?
I may be struggling as an artist in New York, but I’m a great doorman. Is it the easiest job in the city? Probably. And it gives my mind all the time it needs to wander. Sometimes to my current project or muse, but more often to the one who got away.
I was the one he used to reach for in the middle of the night when the nightmares came. My adopted brother, once not much more than a stranger, became my closest friend during one of the most difficult times of his life.
Now home from years overseas as a journalist, Fischer is back in his apartment on the Upper East Side where I man the door most evenings, adjusting to his life as a single dad. I’ve missed him, and at least that feeling is mutual.
The other feelings I have for Fischer aren’t something we talk about or even acknowledge. No. He only rubs my back to help me sleep. We cuddle up to watch TV. We touch because he needs it, and I crave it. Then, with a single kiss eight years in the making, we unleash a love that could grind both our lives to dust.
TITLE: The Flower Shop Arrangement
AUTHOR: R. Cayden
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 283
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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When I inherit a building from a grandpa I’ve never met, there’s only one plan: take the money and run.
Enter Nicholas, the florist with the little shop downstairs. I’m an awkward loner of a carpenter, a straight guy who is totally out of place in this unfamiliar city’s gay district. I don’t know what to do with Nicholas’s easy smile or his hopelessly romantic worldview, so I just ignore how it makes me feel when he says my name.
But as I start on some quick and needed renovations, friendly and talkative Nicholas keeps catching my attention, and my eye wanders where I’ve trained it not to go. The future of his business lies in my hands and what I do with this old, falling-down building. I can’t afford to think about him this way, but we make each other smile, and desires I’ve buried for years rise back to the surface with every loaded silence and moment caught alone together.
Nicholas doesn’t let me grunt and trudge away. He surprises me one night with a proposal. Turns out, Nicholas with the sweet little flower shop has some desires of his own, and we might be the perfect match. With love and romance off the table, we can focus all our attention on the bedroom until I sell the building and leave town, and no one needs to know about it.
No commitment is perfect for me. I’ve spent my entire life building walls.
But the second I get my hands on Nicholas, they all start tumbling down.
TITLE: You’re the Problem, It’s You
AUTHOR: Emma R. Alban
SERIES: The Mischief & Matchmaking Series #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 396
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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“That man is, without a doubt, the absolute most obnoxious…
Bobby Mason is sick of being second best: born the spare, never trusted with family responsibility, never expected to amount to much. He’s hungry to contribute something that matters, while all around him his peers are squandering their political and financial power, coasting through life. Which is exactly why he can’t stand the new Viscount Demeroven.
…insufferable…
James Demeroven, just come of age and into the Viscountcy, knows that he’s a disappointment. Keeping his head down and never raising anyone’s expectations is how he’s survived life with his stepfather. To quiet, careful James, Bobby Mason is a blazing comet in his endless night, even more alive than he was at Oxford when James crushed on him from afar. But Mason is also brash and recklessly unapologetic, destined to shatter the fragile safety of James’s world. Worst of all, he keeps rubbing James’s failures in his face.
…hottest man to ever walk the ton.”
They can barely get through a single conversation without tensions boiling over. Neither Bobby nor James has ever met a more intriguing, infuriating, infatuating man.
If only they could avoid each other entirely. Bad enough their (wonderful but determined) cousins Beth and Gwen keep conveniently setting up group outings. But when an extortionist starts targeting their families, threatening their reputations, Bobby and James must find a way to work together, without pushing each other’s buttons (or tearing them off) in the process…
TITLE: Bodyman
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 86
RELEASE DATE: 8/27/2024
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The first time I got on my knees for President Ashley, it was the night of his inauguration…
And I was only doing my job… helping him remove his shoes.
I’m Lieutenant Commander Kenan Harper, the president’s trusted valet. His loyal aide. His bodyman…
And the fool who’s been in love with Garner Ashley since long before I took this job.
If I had my way, I’d be so much more than his employee, but to say that would be impossible would be the understatement of the century. Garner might be the first openly gay president, but the world’s not ready for a gay First Gentleman, and Garner’s never looked at me with anything but professional courtesy…
Until suddenly, he does.
The first touch between us sparks years of longing into a blaze so bright and wild, neither of us can deny our feelings any longer. But when a relationship is this forbidden, this career-ending, this… world-changing… both of us will have choices to make.
Will I remain in the shadows as the president’s bodyman… or stand out and proud by Garner’s side as the one he loves?
*This story was previously available during the Summer Nights 2024 promotion. No new material has been added.
TITLE: Go for the Climate
AUTHOR: Ander C. Lark
SERIES: Carnival of Mysteries
PUBLISHER: Cranky Tiger Press
LENGTH: 403
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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Seventeen-year-old Zeke Graham grew up the black sheep of his ultra-conservative fundamentalist family, with parents who rule with an iron fist and siblings who scorn him for not being perfect enough. The night he finds out the older brother he never knew about has died, his world starts tumbling down. Luckily for him, not even death can stop his brother Gabe from meddling.
With the support of his newly demonic brother and other unexpected allies, Zeke is determined to bring down his abusive parents and make a life for himself. Now he just has to figure out if that life will be in the living world or with the family in Hell he’s rapidly coming to care deeply for. Either way, it just might have to include an oddly familiar vampire who seems to delight in making him turn red. One thing’s for certain: Hell’s emotional climate is far better than he expected, and he’s not sure he wants to leave.
TITLE: Facing The Heat
AUTHOR: Nic Starr
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 155
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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The fire might have the last say and be the thing that tears them apart…
Callum Roger’s friendship with his boss, Trent Masterton, has shifted into something more—something unexpected and charged with simmering sexual tension. Acknowledging his true feelings is life-changing, but Callum finally gathers the courage to make his move.
Trent is no stranger to loss, but it now looks as if his dreams might come true. The man he thought was out of reach is now within his grasp, and the future suddenly seems brighter than ever. But fate has other plans. A raging bushfire sweeps through the mountains, threatening to destroy everything Trent holds dear—his home, his business, and the budding romance with Callum.
In the aftermath of the fire, amidst the devastation, Trent and Callum draw strength from each other. Determined to rebuild their lives, they also begin to explore their feelings. But as they strive to create a new beginning, the lingering effects of the fire loom over them, threatening to tear them apart just as they’ve found each other.
Inspired by a short story contribution to a charity anthology, When The Smoke Clears, this is a significantly expanded 36k word book, and contains predominantly unique content.
TITLE: The Heir
AUTHOR: Rain Carrington
SERIES: Carrillo Ranch #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 348
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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After growing up the son of a mafia don, Selestino Carrillo knows the score and is anxious to start working in the family business.
He begs to go visit his uncles in Montana where Dante and Blaine Carrillo purchased a large piece of property in hopes of building a gay resort. Finally unable to keep him from it, the family allows him to go and there starts an adventure that Selestino has been waiting for.
First he heads to Apishipa Creek, Colorado to headhunt a trio of men for the resort. Dayton Binx, Mark (Pappy) Rafferty, and Nathan Lee would make a huge impact being the head chef, preacher and doctor respectfully. With them and their friends, Lonnie and Travis Walton, along for the ride, Sel knows he’s already proving himself valuable to his family.
The serial killer that had menaced the land was gone, for the moment, and Sel meets more friends, and one enemy.
Indio Baca is a member of the motorcycle club, Aztecas Asesinos. Eight Caredenas has asked him to start a new chapter of the club in Montana, and while he’s there, he can help Dante Carrillo with security, in case the killer, Alex Brooks returns. When he sees the spoiled rich kid, Selestino, he immediately fears the way he feels about the guy. Pretending to hate him is easy, until they are stuck together and fighting for their lives.
TITLE: Beyond Reason
AUTHOR: Lee McCormick
SERIES: Beyond #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 316
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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Sometimes the hardest thing is being the only one left alive.
Axel Fetterman: The Cleaner
Twenty-two years ago, my world ended. I was called to a scene to find the man I loved, cold and lifeless, on the ground. Every moment between now and then has been nothing more than existing between one breath and the next while dealing with the grief of losing the one person I couldn’t live without.
When a man shows up at my door telling me he’s Xavier, I don’t know what to believe. On one hand, it’s impossible—on the other, I’ve never met another person who makes me burn the way he does. Is believing in the impossible too good to be true?
Xavier Benham: The Killer For Hire
Twenty-two years ago, I died. I don’t know how, and I don’t know why, but I’m alive again. Whatever screwed-up experiment brought me here, I won’t waste the opportunity. I can’t remember most of my life. I can’t remember much, but I can remember him.
Axel.
I’ll do whatever I have to if it means getting back to him, and whatever it takes to become the man I used to be. The only thing standing in my way is the company that brought me back and their determination to rectify their mistake.
TITLE: Phoenix Prince
AUTHOR: TJ Nichols
SERIES: Brothers of Fire #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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Prince Everest of Mont de Leucoy—heir to the throne, spy, and double agent—is determined to rescue his brother who was captured over two hundred years ago, even if he destroys himself in this life.
Everest has spent his last two lives planning and setting up this mission. But to act on the plans he made last time, he invoked a dangerous magic, and now, as he is so close to success, he is running out of time to save his brother and heal the soul bruise that the loss caused.
As the prince’s bodyguard, Cadel McKeon has one job: protect the prince. He never expected to disobey the king or to agree to rescue another phoenix from the Shadow Board in a foreign country. But if he doesn’t help Everest, then everything he set up will be wasted, and Cadel can’t sit back and watch the brilliant and wounded young man fail.
Now, he has a second job: keeping Everest in the present as his mind crumbles under the weight of the past. Neither job is easy, especially when Everest’s plan is to be captured by what remains of the Shadow Board.
Getting in was the easy part…getting out alive…was never part of Everest’s plan. To save them all, Cadel will need the help of the brothers who no longer trust Everest.
TITLE: All Roads Lead to You
AUTHOR: Courtney W. Dixon
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 355
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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A road trip that turned into a journey.
Logan
Nicholas Theodoropoulos had been my stepbrother since I was fourteen. Mom died when I was twelve, and I resented Dad remarrying so soon. Even worse, my stepbrother had grown into a gorgeous man. I hated looking at him, reminding me every day of what I could never have. No one knew I was gay and never would. But when my best friend backed out of our road trip to California, Dad forced me to travel with my stepbrother. It was the only way if I wanted to go on this journey I’d been planning since middle school. Nothing good would come out of this.
Nick
Logan Conrad had hated me since the day Mom and I moved into his house after our parents got married. Like I cared. I had an amazing girlfriend, was the star tennis player on the varsity team, and was a recent graduate. Soon, I’d be attending Stanford with an athletic scholarship and my favorite girl by my side. Life was good. But as fate would have it, I found myself suddenly single and forced to travel across the country with the one person who hated my guts. Nothing good would come out of this.
It was 1987 as two young men and stepbrothers were forced to navigate resentments and growing feelings while on a three-week road trip from Virginia to California. Will their journey finally take them to where they belong?
TITLE: His Temporary Alpha Mate
AUTHOR: Jax Stuart
SERIES: Sweetwater Pack #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 408
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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The beta sickness has given the betas of the Sweetwater pack a chance at a new life, with the caveat that they must fulfill the conditions set by their goddess, of course.
Dalton needs an alpha to make the change. With his first plan thwarted, Dalton finds solace in his growing friendship with Larken. He learns Larken is an alpha he can rely on, someone he could really care for.
Larken is struggling. With Dalton, he discovers peace and a deeper friendship than he’s ever known. Being Dalton’s alpha for the testing is a two birds, one stone situation. So what if it comes with complicated feelings?
As Dalton finds himself a temporary alpha in Larken, the two grow closer while making Dalton’s dreams come true. Do either of them even want this to be a mating of convenience?
The path to happiness isn’t easy. Tensions outside of the pack are higher than ever and temptations to slip into old habits are everywhere for Dalton. To please his goddess, Dalton must stay the course to create the family he’s always yearned for.
TITLE: Legally Brawn
AUTHOR: DJ Jamison
SERIES: Rom-Com Reboot
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 194
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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Sometimes you have to fight for true love….
When my boyfriend dumps me to find someone more “serious” in law school, I’m devastated but not defeated. I just have to show him I have brains as well as brawn, right?
Thankfully, my best friend Jordan is ready and willing to help me get into law school and prove myself. Only when I get there, ready to reclaim my man, Clay’s move on.
To the snarkiest gay boy I’ve ever met.
And they’re engaged!
It’s a terrible shock, but Jordan keeps me going. When I’m ostracized from a study group, he helps me prepare for exams. When I’m set up to make a fool of myself at a college party, he’s there to rescue me.
I land an internship to work on a real legal case, so it seems it’s all paid off. And most surprising of all? I love this lawyering thing!
Clayton, on the other hand, is looking less appealing by the day.
Jordan is the one I want to talk to morning and night. The one I can count on to support me. The one who…I really want to kiss?
Whoa. Maybe it’s time to review the evidence and decide once and for all.
Have I been fighting for the wrong man? And will Jordan forgive me that justice has been so blind?
Because I’m pretty sure of the verdict now.
I’ve fallen in love with my best friend.
TITLE: Romeo Falling
AUTHOR: Jesse H Reign
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 367
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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What happens when he’s your Romeo…but you’re no Juliet?
Romeo and I were friends long before we were lovers. Best friends. Ride or die. What started as an innocent kiss slowly unraveled and shattered, giving way to years of tears and total obsession.
Now I’m back in the small town I call home, staring straight into the face of the only man I’ve ever loved…or hated. To make matters worse, his wife stands at his side, smiling sweetly as my heart breaks all over again.
When life throws us back together, cracks quickly start to appear in the perfect façade of their marriage, and I’m left fighting the unstoppable force that is my attraction to Romeo.
My enemy.
My lover.
My life.
Some say fate is written in the stars and once something is done, it can’t be undone.
But what if that isn’t true?
If you could rewrite the stars and unbreak your heart, would you?
TITLE: Manner of Death
AUTHORS: Cari Z & L.A. Witt
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 352
RELEASE DATE: 8/28/2024
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Detective Sawyer Villeray has his hands full. He’s got a mercurial partner whose personal life is deteriorating, a semi-estranged family whose drama he can never fully escape… and now a series of murders whose only connection is their sheer weirdness.
A serious crush on the county medical examiner doesn’t exactly simplify things, but at least it’s fun.
Or, well, it would be if said M.E. didn’t adamantly refuse to date cops. Or if his assistant wasn’t quite so hostile to anyone who looked his way.
Dr. Bashir Ramin would very much like to catch a break. A date that isn’t interrupted by death. A fellow pathologist who isn’t a cranky jerk. A forensic assistant who doesn’t gnash her teeth any time Bashir is interested in someone. And maybe, if he’s lucky, an autopsy that isn’t such a baffling puzzle, it leaves him wondering if he’s as good at his job as he thought he was.
At this point, the annoying but cute detective is the one good thing in his world. Too bad Bashir doesn’t date cops. Right?
But there’s no time for romance. As the bizarre murders keep piling up, Sawyer and Bashir need to work together to stop a killer.
Ideally before one of them becomes the next target.
TITLE: Red Zone
AUTHOR: Nicole Dykes
SERIES: Big Bend Bears #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 221
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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Dallas Boone
Welcome to Big Bend—my nightmare and my home, all in one.
I don’t fit in here. I don’t fit in anywhere. I’ve made so many mistakes. Over and over.
Two of those mistakes haunt me. One being responsible for a friend losing his job and reputation in this town.
And two, well, that one is even worse.
I ruined so many lives with one stupid decision I barely even remember.
And now I’m going to pay for it.
Colt Howe
Kensley. A place I never wanted to be again.
But I had to come back home. My sister Chloe needs me, which is more important than escaping the town I grew up in.
I’m here for two reasons and two reasons only: my sister and my nephew.
I’ll make sure my nephew has a better life than I had. That his father is there for him, whether he wants to be or not.
That’s my promise.
I was so damn close to getting out of this town for good. Right in that red zone, I could see the goal, but then I got hit with a force I never saw coming.
And that changed everything.
TITLE: Darker Obsessions
AUTHOR: D. S. Dane
SERIES: Dark Obsessions #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 326
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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I am not going to make the same mistake twice. New city, new job, new life.
It almost sounds believable, doesn’t it?
And then Troy Afalava walks into my club.
A bold young MMA fighter with a bruised lip, crushing debt, and no one in his corner, I’ll do what it takes to protect him and his new career. What we do out of the octagon and in the car, penthouse, and kink club is strictly our business.
Sure, I can make him beg for it. But will I be the one who ends up paying for it?
TITLE: Demon Hunter
AUTHOR: Louisa Masters
SERIES: The Collective #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 253
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?
Before that night, there wasn’t much in my life I could complain about. I hunt rogue demons for a living, which is the coolest thing ever, and my brothers are the best. Sure, there was that thing with our parents betraying humanity, and okay, I wasn’t thrilled when my brother-bestie hooked up with a demon, but everything else was amazing.
Except that Dylan, the person I love more than anything, wanted to keep our relationship secret.
I got it; I really did. He’s lost all his family, and he was afraid if my family adopted him, he might lose them too. It’s not like we’ve got the world’s safest jobs. I was sure he’d change his mind eventually.
That decision was taken from him one awful night. Now, everyone knows, but Dylan’s more worried about the people trying to kill me. Unidentified and vicious; that’s all we know. Oh, and they hacked The Collective’s server.
How does a demon hunter fight a virtual threat? He doesn’t… that’s his kickass techie boyfriend’s job. Dylan will find these people, and then we’ll deal with them.
Even if there is more going on than we know about.
TITLE: Salacious
AUTHOR: K.L. Ramsey
SERIES: The Kink Club Series #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 127
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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Inheriting a sex club from his father, along with the rest of his mafia holdings, was a surprise for Ross Ballerini. His father usually liked a good surprise, and this one shocked the hell out of him. He didn’t want to run the club, but seeing the place changed his mind. Actually, his oldest friend and current business partner, Leo Capo, had changed his mind. All Ross could think about was tying Leo up and having his way with him, but that would mean that his old friend would have to admit to being gay, and he wasn’t sure that Leo was ready to take that step. He could wait though—Leo was worth waiting for.
Leo Capo knew that sooner or later he’d have to come out and admit to his overbearing father that he was gay. He had wanted Ross Ballerini since the night that they shared a steamy kiss that he couldn’t get out of his mind. But coming out was easier said than done. His mafia family wouldn’t be as accepting of his lifestyle as he’d like and someday, he’d have to run the Capo family. Their acceptance was key to him changing things around the family business that he loved so much. He respected his father, but the only way to move forward would be to change things—modernize. Maybe being gay would be too modern for his family, but it was the only way to have the future that he wanted—and Leo wanted Ross to be a part of his future.
TITLE: Signed, I’m Yours!
AUTHOR: Rhys Lawless
SERIES: Subparheroes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 284
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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I’m The Sinister Signature. New York City’s biggest supervillain. And anything I sign is mine!
Including the hunky, happy-go-lucky SPAM agent with the bear-bod who catches me red-handed.
Jack “Happy” Lewis.
The man who can never turn his smile into a frown and who’s way too excited to be tied to me for the foreseeable future.
He drives me up the wall, but at least I’ve got a guy on the inside who can help me with my mission.
In my search for my missing family, SPAM, the mysterious agency that handles super-powered individuals, and Happy are my only recourse.
There is one problem however.
With Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes stuck by my side, I’m starting to feel…things and I don’t like it.
It gets worse when we have to pretend we’re engaged.
The last thing I need right now is to fall head over heels and quit my search. Or give up my criminal empire and go over to the good side.
Ew. That’s not me.
I’m a supervillain, damn it. I won’t fall victim to Jack’s charms.
No, I won’t.
TITLE: Midnight Pleasure
AUTHOR: Dora Esquivel
SERIES: Foggy Basin
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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In the shadow of his father’s towering legacy, Ares Sinclair⁹ finds himself thrust into a world of stipulations and expectations, all wrapped within the confines of a bitter inheritance. With his fortune hanging in the balance, Ares is faced with a daunting ultimatum: undergo conversion therapy and enter into a predetermined marriage, or risk losing everything.
But fate has a way of rewriting its own script, and a chance encounter in the sleepy town of Foggy Basin sends Ares careening off course. Crashing into the enigmatic Apollo, a local chainsaw sculptor and restauranter, Ares discovers that his once lavish lifestyle has been abruptly halted, leaving him stranded in a world of unfamiliarity and constraint.
As sparks fly and tempers flare, Ares and Apollo embark on a tumultuous journey fraught with tension and misunderstanding. With every clash of wills, Ares is forced to confront the depths of his own insecurities, while Apollo struggles to unravel the layers of Ares’ hardened exterior.
But beneath the surface lies a simmering desire, a longing for connection and acceptance that neither man can deny. As they navigate the treacherous terrain of their burgeoning relationship, Ares and Apollo must confront their inner demons and learn to trust in the power of love to overcome even the darkest of obstacles.
TITLE: Rodney’s Revelation
AUTHOR: Quinn Ward
SERIES: Heart of Harmony Grove
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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The last thing grumpy auto shop owner Rodney needs is a nature photographer with a sunny disposition to tug at his heart strings when he finds himself at Hot Rod’s with nowhere to go and no way to get there. But it’s going to be at least a week before the parts for Evan’s van come in, and Harmony Grove doesn’t exactly have a hotel where he can stay…
When a photoshoot that’s completely outside Evan’s typical wheelhouse unlocks desires he never realized, there’s only one person he trusts to help quiet his mind. But he can only get what he desperately needs by putting himself at someone else’s mercy.
TITLE: Finding You
AUTHOR: E.M. Lindsey
SERIES: Words We Never Said #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 294
RELEASE DATE: 8/29/2024
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“Fellas, is it okay to pretend to be a man’s boyfriend even though I’m straight?”
For Dallas, the question he asked is simple. He’s an open-minded guy, after all, so why wouldn’t it be fine for him to play house with the kind and objectively good looking pilot he met on his flight home?
For Dallas’s friends, his eagerness to say yes might be confirming something they’ve suspected about him for a long while now.
For Kylen, the pilot, it means getting his family off his back and getting a break from them trying to help him find a “nice girl” to settle down with. It helps that Dallas is also hotter than the sun, and kinder than any man he’s ever met before. Kylen can fake it—even if his tender heart might want something he knows isn’t for him.
The only real complication is the fact that Dallas is his daughter’s kindergarten teacher. Oh, and that he’s also a single dad. And whenever he and Dallas fake kiss, Kylen can’t help but notice that it feels very, very real. He doesn’t want to get his hopes up, but when Dallas touches him the way he does—when he looks into Kylen’s eyes like there’s no other man in the world besides him—he can’t help but let himself fall just a little bit more.
All he can hope for now is that when he lands, Dallas will be there with his arms wide open.
TITLE: Tempest
AUTHOR: Madilyn DeRose
SERIES: Malefic Bloodlines #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 490
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Mark
Running away from my problems has never been my style. Burying them? That’s something I’m intimately familiar with. Until Sibon, that is. She ripped open my head and pulled out all the disgusting things that dwell there. That’s not even my biggest problem, though. That award goes to the relentless fucker who refuses to take a hint. It’s not that I don’t like him. I just can’t like him. That’s where the shit in my head comes in. He needs to give up on me and if he won’t, I’ll just have to force his hand. I ran away for a reason and I’m not coming back.
Alex
After the man of my dreams turned me down, I figured it would be best to move on. I was doing just fine until he came to my house looking all sad and smelling like booze. He ghosted me again, of course, then I decided to put myself out there and make a grand gesture by begging him not to move to Seattle. He barely even gave me the chance to open my mouth. I know how to take a hint. Oh, who am I kidding? I’m going to continue to poke that bear until I get what I want. There’s also a chance he’ll kill me, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take. There’s just one little problem that I never would have expected and it has to do with my crazy as hell best friend. None of my classes could have prepared me for what I’m getting into here.
TITLE: Twisted Deceit
AUTHOR: Autumn Winchester
SERIES: Deceit Series #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 327
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Koda was first introduced in “Shattered Deceit.”
Who am I? Isn’t that a question that crosses everyone’s mind at some point in their lives? But for me, the sense of self was slipping away.
I was freed from bondage. I was no longer devoid of love or cast aside. Yet, what did that mean for my identity?
I was merely Koda. A regular individual who transitioned from a boy to a man, perhaps lost in the vastness of the world, yet rooted firmly in reality. A man who endured mistreatment and abuse in his formative years until destiny intervened and rescued him.
TITLE: American Dream
AUTHOR: CF White
SERIES: Flying into Love #8
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 364
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Can acting out the American dream with his dad’s best friend change an unyielding fantasy into reality?
Eddie Brownlee’s Hollywood dreams turn to nightmare when his safety is threatened.
Ex cop Lee Everett steps in as his reluctant bodyguard.
Stuffed together in hotel rooms with only one bed and navigating the vast desert landscape, Eddie’s long-standing crush on his dad’s best friend complicates things. Especially when Eddie ignites something in Lee he’d thought he’d left at the top of a mountain.
Struggling between desire and duty, Lee faces a whirlwind of emotions that could threaten everything he holds dear.
This time it’s not his career on the line, though. It’s Eddie’s life.
And his heart.
TITLE: Fair Catch
AUTHOR: CE Ricci
SERIES: Leighton U #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Catching feelings was never part of the plan.
Taking in Kason Fuller as roommate is meant to be a favor;
one I regret immediately.
The bumbling, virgin football player drives me to the brink of sanity,
stealing my food, my sleep, my peace and solitude.
My solution? Call a ceasefire.
Get him out on dates and out of my hair.
Yet as our truce shifts,
I realize there’s a depth to this connection unlike any I’ve felt before.
It turns out, I don’t mind his presence.
I crave it, along with every morsel I learn about him.
But falling for the guy from the wrong side of the tracks wasn’t in the cards.
And I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Now, I’m at a crossroads between the life I thought I’d have,
or risking everything to catch him.
TITLE: How to Catch a Billionaire
AUTHOR: Ana Ashley
SERIES: Chester Falls
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 119
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Falling in love with him was easy.
Having the courage to do something about it?
Let’s just say it’s taken seven years…
The only hope for someone as inexperienced as me is to reach out to Elite Connections and hope they can turn me into the kind of man Troy would fall for.
When the Elite person keeps missing our meetings and I keep bumping into him, I wonder if I can do this on my own.
As we spend time together, the closeness we once had returns.
Except Troy is keeping a billion-dollar secret, and he’s not the only one.
This novella was previously part of the Elite Connections Anthology. No new content has been added.
TITLE: Shadow & Stars
AUTHOR: Richard Amos
SERIES: Demon Heart #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 273
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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I never expected things to turn out like this…
I’m not the Roman Gold I used to be anymore.
The Shadow is dead.
I want a better life. One free of violence and filled with a certain silky demon’s delicious presence.
But it’s all about the fight first, the swooning second. The world is going to hell (again), hurtling toward irreversible change.
The seriously bad kind.
Because of me.
Because of what’s inside my chest.
If I’m going to have a life with Xavier and stop the unfolding chaos, I’ve seriously got to roll up my sleeves and make this stop.
I just wish I knew how…
TITLE: Obey
AUTHORS: Adara Wolf & R. Phoenix
SERIES: Mafia Doms #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 257
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Knives:
I thought I was over it–over him. But eight years after he betrayed me, we’re suddenly working for the same organization. It’s impossible to be professional when all I can think about is how much I want to hurt him, make him suffer the way I suffered.
And how much I want to completely wreck him, until he’s a mess of pleasure and pain.
I know I can’t trust him. But no matter how hard I try, I can’t stay away.
Maddox:
I never expected to see Knives again. I put that part of my life behind me. Yet now we’re both made men in the same organization. Worse: the boss is forcing us to work together.
There’s no way for me to apologize. I’ll take whatever he gives me, the good and the bad. I deserve to suffer.
Sometimes, I can’t help but wish that I deserved to be happy, too.
TITLE: Bitten in the Wild
AUTHOR: Maggie Hemlock
SERIES: Starscale Mates #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 107
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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While exploring the forests of Starscale 1, Izora, the healer of the Medwin 2, is snatched into the sky by a strange wild born dragon and taken for the ride of his life. Adjusting to life in the forest takes time but each day he falls more in love with Nycto. His disappearance causes some tension, but when an accident leads to a clue about how they might connect the Starscale worlds to the rest of the universe the group pulls together to try to unravel the mystery.
Will love be enough to overcome the differences between the newly met true-mates?
TITLE: Power Play
AUTHOR: Bianca Sommerland
SERIES: Dartmouth Cobras: Off Ice #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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“I’m bored.”
Those two words send a rush of excitement straight to Ian White’s core. And maybe a tiny bit of fear, but nothing like ‘You can’t keep me’. Because he did get to ‘keep’ his best friend, Shawn Pischlar, the man who’s claimed his heart. Along with Justina, the woman they both fell in love with, he has the life, the family, he never dared to hope for.
But the future is uncertain, Ian’s place on the team never a guarantee, and he’s not even sure where he’s gonna call home next year.
Pisch won’t let him dwell on all the ‘what-ifs’. Instead, he challenges both Ian and Justina in ways that are sexy, fun, and might rival the ‘Trouble Triplets’ claim to the…well, trouble trophy.
Much needed distractions fill the days counting down to the start of a new season, but eventually Ian has to face reality.
And as much as he trusts his Dom’s unique brand of control…
There are limits to the power Pisch holds.
Isn’t there?
TITLE: All Out of Flux
AUTHOR: Nazri Noor
SERIES: Stolen Hearts #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 148
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Time is running out.
Leon Alcantara and Max Drake are finding help in the most unlikely of places. A third dragon has manifested, promising Leon untold elemental power. Another specter from Max’s past returns to haunt him, presenting a tempting offer.
But everything comes with a price.
Perhaps the risk is worth the reward. More anomalies are erupting across Dos Lunas. The boys need all the help they can get against the rogue time mage responsible. The Quartz Spider has finally shown his hand, and only Max and Leon can stop him.
But how can they stop the enemy when the enemy is time itself?
TITLE: The Blame Game
AUTHOR: Brigham Vaughn
SERIES: Relationship Goals #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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Fiery Rescue: Fisher Cats Player Heating Up the Sheets with Handsome Stranger?
Fourth line center, Dominic Olson, was spotted with an unidentified man following a fire at the High Park Towers building in Liberty Village late last night.
The fire was contained to the fifth floor where—according to firefighters from Toronto Fire Station 346—it began in one of the condo’s kitchens. Thankfully, only minor injuries were reported.
After being treated by paramedics, Olson escorted the mystery man to a black SUV and helped him inside. Although they left together, their destination is also unknown.
Traded to Toronto from the Los Angeles Suns, Olson was a major player in the team’s 2013 Stanley Cup win.
However, it’s become obvious in recent years that the ageing forward is no longer the superstar he once was.
But what exactly was Olson doing at High Park Towers in the wee hours of the morning with a strange man? “Just friends,” or something more?
TITLE: Daddy Detectives Episode 1: A Tyler and Ian Jamison Story
AUTHOR: April Wilson
SERIES: Daddy Detectives #1 / Tyler Jamison
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2024
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This is the first installment in a new series for private investigators Tyler and Ian Jamison. Our heroes are adjusting to life as a married couple and are now parents of newborn twins. While the guys are enjoying paternity leave, their administrative assistant, Kimi, comes to them with a personal emergency. While Tyler investigates the whereabouts of her missing roommate, Ian plays stay-at-home dad with their two-week old twins.
TITLE: No Fear
AUTHOR: Cecile Dew
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 215
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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Since being offered a position as manager, Troy Ramirez’s life has revolved around the BDSM club Tied Up. He couldn’t have asked for anything better, yet a persistent thought gnaws at him, and it has the smiling freckled face of Tied Up’s receptionist.
Every Tuesday, Chris Brewster takes advantage of his free night to let off some steam, and always puts on a show in the common playroom at the club, letting the harshest Doms do anything to him. He likes to be used and manhandled and watched, and it doesn’t go unnoticed that Master Troy’s gaze is focused on him and filling with rage — and maybe jealousy, too — every time a Dom touches his body.
Troy wonders why the redhead spitfire agrees on those rough scenes every Tuesday and asks for all that pain to be inflicted on him. He shouldn’t even feel attracted to such a loose-mouthed sub, but somehow he’s drawn to Chris and suffers for him whenever a Dom puts his paws on that perfect body. Is there something nagging Chris and making him seek pain? There’s no way Chris will confide in him, since the boy is as tight-lipped about his personal stuff as he’s uninhibited when it comes to be used in the club. But there’s clearly something going on, and Troy has to find out before Chris sinks into the pain inside his soul.
TITLE: Throne of Light
AUTHOR: Alexander Verlangen
SERIES: Eternal Wars #3
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 273
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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Calix knows he is dying. He has been since birth. His brother has always taken care of him. When Perseus announces he is marrying a god, Calix is thrust into the world of immortals. Forced to live on Olympus with Zeus, he must battle his nemesis at the academy to earn immortality.
The only problem is, that as much as Calix hates Zeus, he also can’t ignore their attraction. Can Calix survive and handle the most burdensome god?
TITLE: Friends Don’t Kiss
AUTHOR: E.M. Schenker
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 169
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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Leon Jensen, a poetry enthusiast, is dealing with the pain of knowing his childhood friend Jayden will never love him back. Still, their friendship was a source of comfort for Leon until, a little over a year ago, Jayden started acting weird and they fell out. Leon’s chances of regaining their friendship are slim to none, seeing as Jayden is a linebacker on the football team and his popularity has only increased since he stopped hanging out with Leon.
While missing Jayden, Leon finds support from a new friend from a different school and his parents. He still sees Jayden every day, so it’s difficult for him to deal with the heartbreak. Because even a creative artist can only endure so much pain and appreciate the source of inspiration it provides.
As they approach the end of their final school year, Jayden starts to suspect Leon is romantically involved with someone, and his strange behavior intensifies. Leon becomes caught up in the whirlwind of Jayden’s emotions because, as it turns out, Jayden has a secret, too. Can Leon calm his former best friend down and discover the reason for Jayden’s odd behavior?
TITLE: Such a Good Omega
AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: His Alpha Desires #1
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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Talon retreats to his office every night, drink in hand, scowl twisting his features. My wolf howls, wanting me to follow him. But he’s my boss, and I desperately need this job. Besides, I don’t think I’m ready for the kinds of games the alpha likes to play. I’ve heard whispers of all kinds of preferences, but Talon is a mystery and moves like a shadow through the club.
When the club opened, I put in my application immediately. Talon interviewed me in person. There were NDAs to sign. Background checks. More like an interview for employment the FBI than to work at a club. The job paid well, so I followed all the instructions like a good boy, ready to make a fresh start.
The black leather wristband on my left arm meant that I was off-limits to clients who came in but more than anything, I want Talon to ignore the rules, and take me into that private room on the second level of the club or even to a station on the main floor. I haven’t seen him with anyone…yet. That didn’t mean I’d be the first. Of course, I wasn’t. But I wanted to be the last.
TITLE: Our Darkest Night
AUTHOR: Gabriella E. Mari
SERIES: The CPRS Files #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 422
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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Aided by an unlikely ally, CPRS race against time to save two of their own, and with them the fate of the world.
Seven months since the events of ‘Our Darkest Hour’, Lukas Kessler has come to a decision: it’s time for him to move on from Crossroads Paranormal Research Society. He’s about to make it official when Skylar Delphi shows up unexpectedly, possessed by none other than Azazel.
But that isn’t the worst news. A Rider of the Apocalypse has come to Earth with the intentions of taking the Holy Fire by any means necessary, and the only way to stop him has been all but lost to time. To complicate things more, Azazel is trapped inside Skylar, a condition which is fatal if they cannot be separated.
For the first time ever, CPRS splits up in order to find solutions to both of their problems. And as Lukas hunts for a way to save Skylar, old feelings start to re-emerge…
TITLE: Sidelining the Safety
AUTHOR: Alexis Woods
SERIES: Austin Troopers
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 259
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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For Lee Matters, Rookie Safety for the Austin Troopers, Texas is… hot. First, there’s the sun, blazing down on the weirdest city he’s ever visited. Second, there’s his team, containing some of the most amazing rising stars of American Football, who happen to be just like him. That’s right, gay. Third, his two newest friends: Mac and Drew. They’re drop-dead gorgeous, and for some crazy reason, they both want him. Lee, however, doesn’t want to come between the two best friends. If he can just get out of their way, maybe they’ll finally see that they were meant to be… together.
Best friends Mac and Drew know what they want: each other. Yet both are determined to keep each other at arm’s length, fearing to ruin their friendship. A chance encounter with the newest safety for the Austin Troopers turns their heads and their hearts. Getting Lee to see what they do will require some strategic planning. They’ll have to put their heads together and come up with a solid game plan because while it might be hot under the Texas sun, it’ll be scorching between the sheets of Lee’s bed.
TITLE: Sleep
AUTHOR: Sophia Soames
SERIES: London Love #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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Mabel Donovan has spent their entire life playing second best. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. The ex. The one that got rejected… The one that was cheated…with.
But now it’s make or break, because Mabel has to do something. Maybe it’s time to break free and actually start to learn how to live. Although decisions aren’t actually Mabel’s forte, since they can’t even decide what gender they want to be when they get up in the morning.
Jonathan Templar may be one of the most eligible bachelors in London, with his cover of Time Magazine and millions in the bank. He should probably just let his society mother pick him someone from one of her magazines. Introduce him to some highly ambitious person from his parents’ social club.
It’s just…not quite what Jonny wants. Since he can’t even sleep in a bed like normal people. Struggles to get a decent meal inside of him. He just wants…peace. Solitude. Silence.
And love. Maybe he just needs someone to…
No. Nothing. He doesn’t need anything.
Mabel needs to finally be the one.
And Jonny? He’s not actually into…the tall, beautiful creature that…obviously has a giant piece of equipment hiding under that stunning tailored suit. It’s just a friendship. A relationship…of sorts…and love?
Jonny just needs a good night sleep. Period.
TITLE: His Secret Little
AUTHOR: L.G. Knight
SERIES: Devil’s Wrath MC Daddies #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 312
RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2024
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All you need is the right key to open any door.
Aiden has been hiding more than just being gay. As a high-ranking member of an MC full of Daddy Doms, he’s been very careful to hide the fact that he is a Little/Middle switch as well. There are a few problems with hiding however, not the least of which is that it makes finding a Daddy of his own extremely difficult. His Little/Middle seems intent to make his search even harder by claiming a brother in the MC as his Daddy. What is he going to do about his growing desire for the Silver Fox with sad eyes?
Rocky has had his once in a lifetime love. A little boy like no other. When fate stole his love, Rocky resigned himself to the fact that he’d never have another.
But, watching his friends find their own Littles, one after another, brings out a longing in Rocky that he never thought he’d feel again. The stronger the longing in him gets, the more he is drawn to his sweet and sexy MC brother. But Aiden is in more than one closet and Rocky isn’t sure he has the right key to open either door, much less both.
TITLE: Don’t Move Your Desk
AUTHOR: Rhiannon D’Averc
SERIES: Crowhill Cove
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 270
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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My boss was supposed to fall into my trap for a quick payout.
I didn’t expect that I would be the one falling for him…
KEATON
I thought being a secretary would be easy. The perfect cover for me to make an exposé about the sports management industry that would put my film degree to good use.
But then I met my boss.
Oliver Harvey – six foot something of pure muscle, a face like a perfect Roman statue, and lips I just want to kiss. A man of few words, but all of them completely infuriating.
And an absolutely terrifying man to try and trick.
The problem is, the more I get to know him, the less I want to expose him at all. I think it’s time for me to quit this job and get out, before I’m in too deep.
Only, Oliver Harvey doesn’t want me to go.
And how am I supposed to refuse?
OLLY
I’ve never cared about a secretary before. They come and go like changes in the weather. I don’t have time to waste on remembering names and faces.
But I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Keaton. His face runs through my head at all hours of the day. It’s like he’s exactly what I needed – and there’s no way I’m going to let him go.
He’s a great secretary. The best I’ve ever had.
That’s why I can’t stop thinking about his soft lips or imagining running my hands through his messy curls – right?
That’s why every time he leaves my office, I feel bereft and can’t wait for him to return – right?
That’s why even though I’m a private man, I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather share my secrets with… right…?
I need his help. I need his company.
I think I might just need… him.
TITLE: Meet You Half Way
AUTHOR: Aria Brennan
SERIES: South Coast #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 286
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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MATEO
Have you ever had to sit by and watch the love of your life meet the love of his life? Have you had to sit there and pretend you were oh-so okay with it? Because, you know, you were supposed to have moved on by now.
Yeah right.
I am drowning and spiralling, living my life so deeply in the closet I can hardly see for all the fear and internalised hangups. My career as a top model is right within my grasp too if only I can see past my family’s judgement and disapproval and reach for it.
And then Jamie steps into my life in the most dramatic of ways, the sexy paramedic from the town next door who is about to shake things up for me in ways I never saw coming. He’s pretty much perfect in every way and I can’t fight the allure we both seem to have for each other, the one that makes me break all my rules.
But can I ever shake my heartache to let Jamie capture my heart and give him the love he deserves? He keeps telling me I’m worth it. But I don’t know if I can believe him.
TITLE: Beneath the Indigo Sky
AUTHORS: Rayne Hawthorne & D. W. Michaels
SERIES: Unexpected Love #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 323
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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Unexpected Love
TITLE: Don’t Forget Me
AUTHOR: Julie Mannino
SERIES: Julie Mannino #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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Remus
To evade the men and get to South Sea, Remus and Sébastien will have to escape Midland by whatever means possible. If they convince the werewolves to aid them, Remus will have his birthright and avenge Uncle Lupo.
More importantly, he’ll have Sébastien…if the Prince will have him. The truth of his past has left deep scars, and Remus has no idea how far the Regent’s treachery has gone. Not only has the Regent betrayed the entire Cadieux family, he’s given his nephew over to an ancient evil with ties to Prince Angelo, the Angel Prince of South Sea.
The only way to save the Prince may be to let him go.
Sébastien
Sébastien has nothing except the clothes on his back, evidence of the Regent’s crimes, Whisper, the cursed cuffs, and Remus. Despite the truth being in the open, Remus is still at his side and offering something he never quite dared to hope for.
The worst truth will become apparent in South Sea. Something’s latched onto Sébastien, and it’ll destroy his body and life to leave the realm and return home. Prince Angelo was only able to lock away the great evil that threatened his people.
Prince Angelo lost his life, so what hope does Sébastien have? He already learned a cold lesson at the age of fourteen: nobody and nothing will save him. Not even Remus. When the Regent comes for him, Sébastien’s only option is to let it in.
If he’s going to die, he’ll take the Regent with him in a sea of fire.
TITLE: The Amazing Alpha Tau Reunion Project: The Collected Bonus Stories
AUTHORS: Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey
SERIES: Alpha Tau
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 250
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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Catch up with the bros from Alpha Tau with this anthology of the bonus short stories.
It contains Bro Jobs, Romancing Dalton Beauregard, Make Up Sex, Pinch Hitter, and the previously unpublished Reunion.
TITLE: Fortress
AUTHORS: Laura Rye & Bailey Hansen
SERIES: A Monster By Any Other Name
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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Jake and Tobias’s story continues in 2024…
TITLE: Pride High : Book 4 – Green
AUTHOR: Jay Bell
SERIES: Pride High #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 345
RELEASE DATE: 9/1/2024
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Junior year kicks off at Pride High, ushering in hotter romance and higher stakes.
Ricky returns from a summer of exile, only to realize how difficult it will be to win Diego’s heart again. Anthony discovers the joy of wearing makeup, making him an even bigger target at school as he continues to challenge gender stereotypes. Cameron, desperate to protect his boyfriend, runs for student council president to prevent a narcissistic jerk from winning. Keisha tries to unravel the mystery of a twin sister who flirts often but reveals little. Omar has a new girlfriend, Mindy has a chance to win the man of her dreams, and Silvia keeps smoking pot to forget about the one who got away.
Dangerous feuds, break-ups, and unrequited feelings… The problems are bigger than ever but so are the potential rewards as a ragtag group of LGBT teenagers pursue love and self-acceptance.
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