Here are the new releases for the week.
Let us know if there’s something missing & we’ll add it to the list.
| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again with Feeling | Gregory Ashe | Hodgkin & Blount | 12/16/2024 | The Last Picks #6 | Amazon |
| Santa Has Tentacles | M.A. Innes | Self Published | 12/16/2024 | Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0 | Amazon |
| Night Crimes | Thom Collins | Pride Publishing | 12/17/2024 | Basic Instincts | Amazon |
| Scars and Secrets | Thomas Grant Bruso | NineStar Press | 12/17/2024 | Amazon | |
| Daddy’s Little Drummer Boy | Della Cain | Decadent Publishing | 12/17/2024 | DKAG Christmas Daddies | Amazon |
| Baubles | Christopher Jansmann | Ephram Cotte & Company | 12/17/2024 | Vasily Korsokovach Investigates | Amazon |
| On Circus Lane | Lily Morton | Self Published | 12/17/2024 | The Wright Brothers #1 | Amazon |
| Something Unavoidable | Rory Maxwell | Self Published | 12/17/2024 | Split Rock Ranch #6 | Amazon |
| Dry Spell | J.R. Hart | Self Published | 12/17/2024 | Amazon | |
| Thunder in the Skies | Trina Lane | Self Published | 12/17/2024 | Trina Lane #3 | Amazon |
| Head Above Water | Andrew Grey | Self Published | 12/17/2024 | Amazon | |
| Between Once & Forever: Volume One | Jonathan Hawker | Self Published | 12/18/2024 | Once & Forever Kings Short Stories | Amazon |
| All Night Long | Megs Pritchard | Self Published | 12/18/2024 | Live By Night #2 | Amazon |
| Frosty the Farmhand | Alexandra Hale | Self Published | 12/18/2024 | 12 Days of Christmas | Amazon |
| Henry | Joe Satoria | Self Published | 12/18/2024 | A Daddy for Christmas 2 | Amazon |
| Leo | R.A. Frick | Self Published | 12/18/2024 | A Little Christmas Season Three | Amazon |
| Shroom for Improvement | Jemma Croft | Self Published | 12/18/2024 | Mythical Mishaps #1 | Amazon |
| Bad Call | Raquel Riley | Self Published | 12/19/2024 | Boy Batter Novels #2 | Amazon |
| Home of the Strange | J.K. Hogan | Self Published | 12/19/2024 | Amazon | |
| Hearts We Claim | Christina Berry | Self Published | 12/19/2024 | Hearts of Texas #3 | Amazon |
| Guns, Magic, and Talking Foxes | Kirby Exmoor | eXtasy Books | 12/20/2024 | Amazon | |
| Parson | J. Hali Steele | Changeling Press | 12/20/2024 | Scorned Devils MC #3 | Amazon |
| Wynter’s Second Chance | Denver Shaw | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | Amazon | |
| Masked Poison | T.R. Oldin | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | Dark Medicine Trilogy #3 | Amazon |
| Running Feral | Erin Russell | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | Possum Hollow #3 | Amazon |
| Milo | Morgan Lysand | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | A Little Christmas Season Three | Amazon |
| Hellfire & Tinsel | A. M. Rose | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | Hellfire #2 | Amazon |
| Gladiator’s Bite | Avery ‘Maggie’ Hemlock | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | Starscale Mates #4 | Amazon |
| In Good Spirits | Helen Juliet | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | DKAG Christmas Daddies | Amazon |
| Imperfect Bonds: Kolton’s Story | Lisa Oliver | Self Published | 12/20/2024 | Hellhound Collar Series #5 | Amazon |
| Tentacles All the Way | K.C. Carmine | Blindfold Press | 12/21/2024 | Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0 | Amazon |
| Three Times the Love | Alex Kramer | Self Published | 12/21/2024 | Amazon | |
| Ezri | Naomi Valkyrie | Self Published | 12/21/2024 | The Cursed #2 | Amazon |
| Garlands and Gauntlets | Chloe Parker | Self Published | 12/21/2024 | Amazon | |
| The Badger in His Burrow | KM Avery | Self Published | 12/21/2024 | Beyond the Veil #8 | Amazon |
| Beyond the Darkness | M.A. Church | Self Published | 12/21/2024 | Dragons of San DeLain #3 | Amazon |
| Cold Winter Nights | A.E. Via | Self Published | 12/21/2024 | Amazon | |
| Hot Zone | Jacki James | Self Published | 12/22/2024 | Station 69 #3 | Amazon |
| Unmoored | E. Davies | Self Published | 12/22/2024 | Sunrise Island Brothers #4 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Again with Feeling
AUTHOR: Gregory Ashe
SERIES: The Last Picks #6
PUBLISHER: Hodgkin & Blount
LENGTH: 211
RELEASE DATE: 12/16/2024
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We might not be doomed to repeat the past. But it’s pretty likely.
When Dashiell Dawson Dane receives a phone call from his nemesis Vivienne Carver (okay, one of his nemeses), he’s caught off guard—to say the least—by her request: help solve the murder of her brother, who disappeared almost thirty years ago. His gut tells him to say no. But with Bobby preparing to move out of Hemlock House, Dash sees the perfect opportunity for them to spend more time together, whether Bobby likes it or not.
The local police seem convinced that Vivienne was responsible for her brother’s death—an opinion shared by some of her family. But the more Dash investigates, the more convinced he becomes that Vivienne is being set up. Secrets have been accumulating for decades, and the most dangerous lies, Dash knows, are the ones we want to believe the most. After all these years, answers might finally be within reach—and someone is willing to kill to keep the truth from coming out.
TITLE: Santa Has Tentacles
AUTHOR: M.A. Innes
SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 201
RELEASE DATE: 12/16/2024
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“Santa has…tentacles.”
Colby knows asking Santa for someone to date isn’t the best idea…especially when he’s at his work party. But he also knows that a lack of impulse control makes life more fun and can pay off in the end when he ends up on a date with the sweetest helper Santa he’s ever met.
When Santa comes with more tentacles than presents, the company Christmas party will never be the same and two adorable cuties might just fall in love.
TITLE: Night Crimes
AUTHOR: Thom Collins
SERIES: Basic Instincts
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 69
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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A one-night gig in a city of darkness.
Kurtis doesn’t have a high opinion of Blyham, where hate crime has become a forbidding way of life for the LGBTQ community, but when he’s offered a gig playing at one of the top music venues in the city, it’s an opportunity he cannot refuse.
On arrival, his first impression is everything he feared—toxic behaviour and abuse—but the situation improves when he meets Zand, the charismatic manager of The Blue Pearl. There’s an instant attraction between the two men, and it seems like Blyham might not be as bad as he believed.
Kurtis goes home with Zand after his gig, but things take a dark turn when Zand’s lodger Stewart invites an anonymous hook-up back to the house. It’s a night Kurtis will never forget—a roller coaster of success, blistering passion and shocking danger.
TITLE: Scars and Secrets
AUTHOR: Thomas Grant Bruso
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 285
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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Ralph Ashton gets more than he bargained for when police question him about the death of his ex-boyfriend Elijah Ray, whose body is discovered at the edge of the Saranac River.
When the local police visit Ralph and ask him about a critical piece of case evidence, Ralph becomes a prime suspect. He sets out to learn what happened to Eli the night he left his apartment and is startled to learn about his former boyfriend’s shady past.
As Ralph pursues a dangerous investigation, he discovers things about Eli he did not know while they were together.
Ralph’s life starts to unravel when he loses more people close to him as his mother lies in a hospital bed dying of cancer. Is learning about the truth of Eli’s death worth jeopardizing his safety?
TITLE: Daddy’s Little Drummer Boy
AUTHOR: Della Cain
SERIES: DKAG Christmas Daddies
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 97
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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Christmas used to be my favorite time of year. That was before…
If only I could run off to a cabin in the woods for the holidays and pretend they don’t exist. Except I can’t. Instead, I’m stuck wearing a Little Drummer Boy costume while pretending everything is merry and bright for extra cash.
I didn’t always hate the holidays, and I still don’t, not really. I hate the memories they bring back, the memories of a time when my daddy was alive and it was us against the world. Now it’s just me, a pile of bills, and my raccoon stuffie.
When the manager of Chained, a local club, sees me in my costume and asks me to be a part of their Little Christmas, I agree. The money is great, and so is the free guest pass that comes with it. Maybe it’s time to take out my little things again.
TITLE: Baubles
AUTHOR: Christopher Jansmann
SERIES: Vasily Korsokovach Investigates
PUBLISHER: Ephram Cotte & Company
LENGTH: 38
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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It’s always a magical time when Christmas arrives in Southern California.
Spending their second Christmas together — but first in Southern California — Alejandro Ortega-Cortez decides to pull out all the stops to celebrate the holiday with his fiancé, Vasily Korsokovach.
When weeks of surreptitious planning finally culminate on Christmas Eve, Alex unexpectedly discovers far more than lovingly selected gifts are hiding beneath the fully decorated tree in their cozy condo’s living room…
TITLE: On Circus Lane
AUTHOR: Lily Morton
SERIES: The Wright Brothers #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 262
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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The first time Bee Bannister met Tom Wright, he couldn’t stand him.
Everything about the man aggravated him—his perfect hair and body, his confident arrogance, and the way he looked straight through Bee.
Which is why it’s such an unpleasant shock to find that he’ll be sharing space with him while on a Christmas holiday with friends in Scotland.
However, as the days fly by and snowy Edinburgh begins to work its magic on him, Bee discovers that sometimes first impressions can be very misleading. Tom is kind and funny, and somehow, rather than looking through Bee, he actually sees and likes all of him.
The two men grow closer, but will Bee follow his heart or his head when the holiday ends? And can relationships that start so badly ever lead to love?
TITLE: Something Unavoidable
AUTHOR: Rory Maxwell
SERIES: Split Rock Ranch #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 245
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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Izzy King has a reputation. He’s the wild one. The fun one. The one who does what he wants. And if he’s a little broken under his fun-loving façade, well, that’s nobody’s business—especially not Split Rock Ranch’s long-time vet, Dr. Keegan Reid. That guy is the worst. Izzy keeps his distance—that is, until his boss decides they need to work together to care for a group of rescue horses. Whatever. Izzy will do what he does best and ignore the situation until it goes away.
Keegan Reid knows what he wants. He’s happy with his practice, his dogs, his cabin, and volunteering with the local animal rescue. What he doesn’t need is chaos—and Izzy King is chaos incarnate. Yet somehow, that doesn’t prevent him from picking up the verbal gauntlet every time Izzy throws it down. There’s something about Izzy that won’t let him turn the other cheek.
Izzy and Keegan might fight like cats and dogs—but everyone knows that high emotions often hide explosive chemistry. Keegan thinks they’d be a good fit if Izzy gave him a chance. But apparently, that old saying about leading a horse to water also applies to stubborn ranch hands. Izzy’s got a past that makes him prone to bolting, and Keegan needs to decide if he wants to tame another feral creature.
TITLE: Dry Spell
AUTHOR: J.R. Hart
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 68
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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As a New Year approaches, Sam realizes he’s not having fun with his life anymore. Hookups have served him well in the past, but after seeing his friends happy in relationships, he’s more than ready to find that for himself. So, he makes a resolution: no more casual, anonymous hookups.
But Sam is woefully unprepared for what “no more hookups” entails. As boredom creeps in, new hobbies don’t fill the void his old hobby left. When his best friend recommends he pick up a self-help book to get his life in order, he agrees. But at the library, he finds more than words on a page. Instead, repeated run-ins with a hot, motorcycle-riding, leather jacket-clad man (who is definitely his type) have him wanting just one more hookup. And when Mr. Motorcycle suggests he break his New Year’s resolution for ditch Your New Year’s Resolution Day—how is that even real?—Sam needs to decide if he’s ditching his resolution for good, or if this fling is more than he bargained for.
TITLE: Thunder in the Skies
AUTHOR: Trina Lane
SERIES: Trina Lane #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 243
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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Francois Akolo and Tristen Suddreth survived the brutal heat of combat in Afghanistan, and now, a decade later, they’ve been given the honor of joining the elite U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Together, they defy gravity as they perform jaw-dropping aerobatic displays for audiences around the world, their bond forged in battle and tested by the sky.
But when global tensions erupt and the world teeters on the brink of a third world war, their carefully constructed lives—and the fragile love between them—are thrown into chaos. Forced to fly through life-threatening missions and face unimaginable danger, Francois and Tristen are pushed to their limits, their emotions tangled in the high-speed thrill of combat and the aching distance between them.
As the threat of war grows ever closer, the two pilots must navigate deadly skies, the weight of duty, and the lingering hope that someday, somehow, they’ll find their way back to each other—before it’s too late.
TITLE: Head Above Water
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 107
RELEASE DATE: 12/17/2024
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Cowboy Hazard Wagoner is happy working on the H and L ranch. It’s a great place to live and it’s his home. Hazard will do nothing to jeopardize that, even if he has had his eye on the handsome oldest son, Bryce, for a long time.
Bryce Maverick has known he will take over the family ranch practically since the day he was born. Still, he longs for a life outside their small ranching community. But when his father becomes ill, responsibility and duty settle on his shoulders, and it doesn’t help that his younger brother isn’t pulling his weight. The one surprising bright spot is Hazard.
Bryce and Hazard seem to realize their attraction at the same time and Bryce needs the support. Taking over the ranch is hard enough, but a severe dry spell threatens to force him to sell his cattle early and could put the entire operation in jeopardy. Finding a new water supply is key. And it’s Hazard who makes a longshot effort that could change everything for the ranch, as well as any future they might have.
TITLE: Between Once & Forever: Volume One
AUTHOR: Jonathan Hawker
SERIES: Once & Forever Kings Short Stories
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 167
RELEASE DATE: 12/18/2024
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“Every single thing I do for you… will always be as close to forever as I can get.”
Following the events that sent them crashing into one another’s arms in Awakening in Sapphire, Aaron and Morgan are back. Carving out their own little slice of forever in Etna City alongside their magical found family, the heroes of Once & Forever Kings return in this collection of short stories full of cozy moments and spicy encounters. With ten tales out of Camelot and Etna, Between Once & Forever tells of first times, holiday celebrations, a trip to the beach—and sets the stage for book two, Veiled in Argent, with Aaron’s very first heist.
TITLE: All Night Long
AUTHOR: Megs Pritchard
SERIES: Live By Night #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 127
RELEASE DATE: 12/18/2024
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Gray Strachan tolerates humans. Key might be the only exception, but since he is mated to Kelvin, a fellow vamp, he kind of has to. Humans were only good for two things: feeding and sex until he accidentally mates one.
Henry Boulder spent a few minutes with a hot man and now he’s ill. When hot man turns up and reveals he’s a vampire, Henry doesn’t believe him. In fact, Henry is now concerned that hot man is in fact nuts.
Can they both overcome their issues and make their mating work?
TITLE: Frosty the Farmhand
AUTHOR: Alexandra Hale
SERIES: 12 Days of Christmas
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 107
RELEASE DATE: 12/18/2024
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He’s Frosty…and I want to make him mine.
If spreading Christmas cheer was a sport, I’d have a gold medal. But Harlan Frost, Wintervale’s newest resident, is completely unimpressed with the holidays.
And me.
The grumpy farmhand is just passing through our little slice of Montana heaven and he’s determined to avoid me as much as possible until he moves on. Good thing I like a challenge.
But the moment his tough exterior melts away I know I’m in trouble. Harlan owned me with an intensity that stole my breath and a potent mix of tenderness and passion that threatened to rob me of my senses.
It’s raw and addicting. And so fleeting I never saw the end until I was free falling for a man who’d warned me from the start.
Harlan isn’t frosty – he’s ice cold.
TITLE: Henry
AUTHOR: Joe Satoria
SERIES: A Daddy for Christmas 2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 100
RELEASE DATE: 12/18/2024
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Secret Santa, Stuffies, and Sugar Cookies!
Henry has been searching for Mr. Right… but keeps finding Mr. Right NOW, until the Christmas party at his law firm puts him squarely in the face of his new boss… a total Daddy!
Stay tuned…
TITLE: Leo
AUTHOR: R.A. Frick
SERIES: A Little Christmas Season Three
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 165
RELEASE DATE: 12/18/2024
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A single dad meets a nanny who wants a Daddy of his own for Christmas!
Isaac
When an ex leaves a baby on my doorstep with nothing but a teddy bear and a birth certificate naming me as her father, I thought I could never be so surprised again. Until I meet an adorable manny at the park, and start to question how straight I am. Seeing him with my daughter makes me fall even harder.
Leo
Finding a Daddy to love isn’t easy when you’re surrounded by preschoolers and living in a city where hookups are easy. A single dad with a cute baby who needs me. How can I resist?
TITLE: Shroom for Improvement
AUTHOR: Jemma Croft
SERIES: Mythical Mishaps #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 469
RELEASE DATE: 12/18/2024
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Mushroom fae Claude Stinkhorn leads an extraordinarily boring life. He works as a conductor on Remy’s underground railway, lives alone in a windowless, basement apartment, and occasionally enjoys a moderately priced chai latte. He’s never been happier.
After the death of his absentee father, Claude inherits a house. But it’s no ordinary house. It’s a mansion, it’s sentient, it’s a pain in the ass, and Claude must perform an ancient magical ritual twice a year to keep it alive.
There are just two problems. One, nobody can tell Claude what the ritual involves. Not even the property’s motley crew of occupants. And two, Claude has always sucked at magic. He needs help from an expert …
Professor Sonny Daye has been working on the same mycology paper for the past few decades, but he’s not giving up. After all, his findings could eradicate famine and help save the planet. He knows with first hand research he’ll have it finished in no time. But first hand research means talking to a mushroom fae, and mushroom fae are a notoriously tight lipped and secretive species.
Luckily for Sonny, the perfect opportunity lands directly in his lap. Which is great news, and not in the least bit weird or suspicious …
TITLE: Bad Call
AUTHOR: Raquel Riley
SERIES: Boy Batter Novels #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 226
RELEASE DATE: 12/19/2024
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One bad call can change your entire season.
Casey
The first night we met, he burned hotter than the sun for the handful of hours we spent in bed. How immature to be bitter that I never called him back.
The second time we met was on the ball field. I couldn’t decide if his bad calls were directed at my team or me. But if I didn’t play nice, the Muskrats had a zero chance of winning the College World Series.
I enjoyed his body, but his smart mouth made my blood boil. This might work if I could find something to stuff it with.
Baylor
Casey checked every one of my boxes. So what if he couldn’t stand me? I think he loved the tension as much as I did.
Besides our petty bickering and his obsession with the worst team in the MLB, we were perfectly matched. He was the first man I slept with. What would it take to make him the last?
TITLE: Home of the Strange
AUTHOR: J.K. Hogan
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 365
RELEASE DATE: 12/19/2024
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Maddox is just trying to get by. Navigating a world that’s not built for people like him—people who are different—can be hard, but he keeps his head down and muddles through. Until his strictly ordered life gets turned upside down by a sighting of something that just…should not exist.
Driven by their shared love of mysteries—and cryptids—Mads and his small group of equally outcast friends get pulled into the mystery of a lifetime. In this new reality, one where supernatural beings exist and the world might be ending, Mads somehow finds the confidence to throw himself headlong into the fray. Because nobody’s going to worry about how different he is when nothing is normal anymore.
Kisa has one mission: track his targets and dispense justice or rescue, depending on who he is pursuing. He was most certainly not supposed to become infatuated with the native creatures of this strange place—well, one in particular—yet he finds himself unable to stay away. When he begins to understand that Maddox and his friends have a part to play in all this madness, all he can do is go along for the ride and try to keep them all alive.
TITLE: Hearts We Claim
AUTHOR: Christina Berry
SERIES: Hearts of Texas #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 216
RELEASE DATE: 12/19/2024
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While jogging with Drusilla, the awkward puppy drags me right into a tangle of leashes with another pooch and his person.
For the dogs, it’s puppy love at first sight. For us humans, well, I’m certainly not complaining when I get a look at who she’s tangled me with.
Tall, dark, and handsome: this must be Markus, the town’s new veterinarian.
More than one gossiping granny has suggested he’d be perfect for me. Pump the breaks, Gladys, we don’t even know if Krause’s new resident is gay.
Though the dazzling smile he just gave me sure holds a lot of promise.
TITLE: Guns, Magic, and Talking Foxes
AUTHOR: Kirby Exmoor
PUBLISHER: eXtasy Books
LENGTH: 398
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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After freeing an enslaved fae, Isaac is now targeted by a corporation that holds all the secrets of his past. Now that he is no longer under the protection of the mafia, he’s discovered exactly how desperate this company is to get him back.
Isaac thought that escaping from the cult he was born into was the end of his problems. When a fae named Nasir begs for Isaac to help free him from his horrible master, Isaac refuses, not wanting to disappoint his mafia don. But when his hand is forced, Isaac finds himself entrenched in the past that he never truly escaped from.
Ten years ago, three friends attempted to escape a heavily guarded commune. In the chaos they lost each other, each thinking the others were dead. All of them build their lives—Isaac becomes the underboss due to his unique immunity to magic, Jasper is a high-ranking gang member, and Tansy is the understudy to a prominent fashion designer—the threat of where they came from lurks in the background. When the three of the collide again, they are forced to deal with what they thought they buried. As they delve into the depths of their shared history, the threat of their former lives resurfaces, demanding a reckoning they can no longer evade.
TITLE: Parson
AUTHOR: J. Hali Steele
SERIES: Scorned Devils MC #3
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 129
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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Building a hundred walls will not prevent Parson ripping away each brick to get to the man who is his.
Parson: Raised in a religious family who accepted Parson’s homosexuality, he struggles to understand Langston Gillman’s inability to embrace who he is, what he feels. Pars put off patching with the Scorned Devils MC in fear of losing his lover. Never again. Parson will patch with the club and he means to have the man he desires. Pars vows to pursue Lang until he stands vulnerable and ready to surrender.
Langston: Bullied as a child, Langston has reached the age of fifty-two loathing his gayness. He navigates life by planning every moment of each day. Still, occasionally he is unable to rid himself of his need for a man. Unfortunately, Lang desires bad boys. When one particular bad boy rides into his life on a Harley, his presence leaves Lang confused and angry. Langston finds himself yearning for more with Parson. Problem is the biker not only refuses to cut ties with Scorned Devils, the local MC, he will not be hidden by Langston.
Rules are made to be broken, and Parson will not live his life in denial. He intends to turn Lang’s world upside down, no matter the consequences.
TITLE: Wynter’s Second Chance
AUTHOR: Denver Shaw
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 200
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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Two shattered hearts, one small town, and a love they never expected to find again.
Taran
Losing Royce shattered me. My husband, my best friend, gone too soon because I missed the signs—missed how deep his pain went. Now it’s just me and twelve-year-old Rory, my son, my heart, and I’m doing everything I can to give him the life he deserves. But no matter how many shifts I work, it never feels like enough. Getting denied the loan to start my own bakery? It’s just another blow. I wanted to create something stable for my son, a future for us. But that dream’s slipping through my fingers. Then Royce’s best friend Wynter walks back into my life looking every bit as lost as I feel. He disappeared shortly after the funeral. I should be furious with him, but every time he’s near, I feel things I haven’t felt in years.
Wynter
My return to Aspen Ridge was supposed to be a fresh start after a hard-earned military retirement, but instead, I found my wife pregnant with another man’s child, leaving me with a broken heart and a future I never anticipated. Now, everything I used to know about my life is gone. And here I am, standing in front of Royce’s husband again. The man I swore to look out for, and yet I failed him too. Life has dealt hit after hit to Taran. He’s strong, but I can see the cracks forming. As the snow falls and Christmas draws near, something between us is starting to thaw. It’s terrifying, but maybe we can heal each other’s wounds. Because second chances don’t come around often. And in this small town, maybe we’ll find the love we never thought we’d have again.
TITLE: Masked Poison
AUTHOR: T.R. Oldin
SERIES: Dark Medicine Trilogy #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 188
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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A while back, I met a man I knew I wanted to make mine, I just needed to know more about him first. With my background, I assumed it wouldn’t be that hard of a task.
I was dead wrong.
No record of any Nico Rivas can be found in any database, yet that’s the name he gave. And with my need to control everything around me, I had to know the truth of his story.
So, like any normal person would do, I hid cameras in his house, tracked his every move, and even watched him while he worked. Minute after minute, day after day, month after freaking month I watched and still came up with nothing.
It’s been seventeen months, twenty-seven days, five hours and I’m done waiting. Nico is about to come face-to-face with my alter ego, the one who scares even the toughest of men in town. As long as he can accept both sides of me, I’ll make his secret dreams come true. He just has to face his darkest nightmares first.
Venom is coming for you, are you ready?
TITLE: Running Feral
AUTHOR: Erin Russell
SERIES: Possum Hollow #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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Tobias’s life has seemed like a series of terrible decisions followed by even worse consequences. He thought the move to Possum Hollow would be the right thing to do. Get his problems away from his mom and sisters, while taking care of his sick grandmother. If he was putting himself more in danger, that was his own fault. It was still for the best.
Instead, he’s met a lot of surprising people and suddenly hope seems like something he could have again. After a lifetime of being trapped by the brutality of organized crime, is it really possible for him to get out?
Maybe if he could fall in love with the right person, for once, everything else could start turning around.
TITLE: Milo
AUTHOR: Morgan Lysand
SERIES: A Little Christmas Season Three
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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Milo can’t believe his good luck. He’s worked at his dream job for the last year and gained not only friends, but the family he’s craved for so long. The only thing missing in his life now is a Daddy. Milo keeps his Little self satisfied at home, but he still holds out hope to find a Daddy to love him just the way he is, in his thirties and covered in tattoos. Maybe this Christmas he’ll finally get his wish.
Clayton recently moved back to his hometown, leaving a bad relationship behind and starting fresh. After setting up his new floral shop, he just needs to find a Little to care for and he’ll be back on track. His sweet neighbor has potential, but Clayton doesn’t want to scare him away.
After a fire starts in their shared apartment building, Milo’s Little side gets exposed. Perhaps Clayton can be the Daddy sweet Milo needs after all.
TITLE: Hellfire & Tinsel
AUTHOR: A. M. Rose
SERIES: Hellfire #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 189
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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If Beau were to write a letter to Santa he’d ask for a friend. Instead he writes to Satan and summons a demon.
TITLE: Gladiator’s Bite
AUTHOR: Avery ‘Maggie’ Hemlock
SERIES: Starscale Mates #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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After a one-night stand leaves him more confused than ever, Sunny Moonscale decides to take a break from his life and enter into the gladiator matches on Starscale 2. He could have never imagined that he’d be matched with the omega dragon who would change his life forever. When Laken enters the arena, all bets are off, and Sunny will do whatever he must to ensure a happy future for Laken and those they hold near and dear.
TITLE: In Good Spirits
AUTHOR: Helen Juliet
SERIES: DKAG Christmas Daddies
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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Bah. Humbug.
EVAN
I didn’t always hate Christmas. But where most people see joy and love, I now see grief and loss. All I want is for people to leave me alone at this time of year. Unfortunately, I seem to have accidentally offended a sweet boy at my club. I was supposed to exchange gifts with the younger man at a party that I apparently forgot to RSVP ‘no’ to. Rather than hold it against me, however, he’s decided to show me all the fun that Daddies and boys can have during the holidays with some ‘practice’ dates. Not just with him, but his two boyfriends as well. It’s unthinkable…but I start having fun. My heart has been broken for so long, though. Surely, it’s too late to fix it now.
TIAN
Okay, yes, I was hurt when my Secret Santa Daddy jilted me. But I know that deep down Even is a good man. He just needs a little help to show him the way, and I happen to be the little for the job! Even better, I convince my boyfriends to help, too. Jude is the perfect mischievous middle to get Evan smiling again, and Daddy Sai…I think secretly he wants to be Daddied himself sometimes. It’s not hard to find the strong, caring man hidden away between Evan’s gruff exterior. When our lessons become something more, can I convince him he’s safe to open his heart again to love?
Christmas in the past tore his heart in two, but in the present, we’re going to mend it for all the Christmases yet to come!
TITLE: Imperfect Bonds: Kolton’s Story
AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver
SERIES: Hellhound Collar Series #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 211
RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2024
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“Someone has opened my box?” His voice was barely a whisper. “While I wasn’t there?”
Hellhound Kolton was having a rough couple of months. After the person he thought was his mate died in hospital, Kolton didn’t know which way was up, or what he was meant to do next. So finding out from Lord Hades that his collar box, the one mate indicator that hellhounds could rely on, had been opened in his absence, was a huge shock. While he was inclined to just zap his box back to its hiding place and worry about it later, Lord Hades was adamant it was up to him to track down the person who would be his mate forever.
Is my mate a thief, or does he just have really expensive tastes?
Doctor Simon Teeg had been going through hell for the past month, watching the man he knew was his mate care for another terminally ill patient. When the young man dies, and the mate disappears from the hospital, all Simon is left with is a box with a fancy – and very big – collar inside. It certainly wasn’t a situation Simon could ever claim to have been in before.
“Your mate should be the one you turn to when times get tough. They will want to help you. That’s what mates do…”
The situation wasn’t ideal from the start, but Kolton and Simon did their best to make things work. Kolton worried that his bonds with Simon would never be like the ones he saw among his pack mates because Simon didn’t need protecting or saving from anyone – and yet protecting was the core of who he was. Meanwhile Simon was hiding a huge secret that had serious ramifications about the core of who he was as well. Would they ever be on the same page? And what do eggs have to do with anything?
TITLE: Tentacles All the Way
AUTHOR: K.C. Carmine
SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0
PUBLISHER: Blindfold Press
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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A best-friends-to-lovers story of a tentacled painter welcoming his Krampus friend visiting him in New York for Christmas.
- tentacle shifter
- Krampus who loves Christmas
- Christmas in NYC
- ice skating
- best friends to lovers
- tentacle lovin’
TITLE: Three Times the Love
AUTHOR: Alex Kramer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 182
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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Graham Reid has never been a big fan of Christmas, but he wasn’t always Mr. Heart Is Three Sizes Too Small, if you know what I mean. Ever since what his best friend, Max, dubbed “The Incident”, he’s hated Christmas. No matter his feelings on Christmas, though, every year he comes back to his hometown of Holly Crest to visit his mom and dad. After a failed hip surgery Graham’s parents asks him to step in for decorating the family inn, just in time for the Christmas decorating contest.
Graham would prefer to be doing pretty much anything else, but especially when he finds out his new co-worker is none other than Timber Pine, the most Christmas-y person on the planet. Follow along as these two have to work together to possibly win this year’s decorating competition, get into shenanigans, meet new friends, and have some changes in hearts along the way!
TITLE: Ezri
AUTHOR: Naomi Valkyrie
SERIES: The Cursed #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 81
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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It’s hard to connect with people when you turn into a monster.
When I was sixteen, my life was completely altered. One minute, I’m making out with a hot guy. The next, I’m covered in blood and running through the woods – on four paws.
And it didn’t get any better from there.
Now, I’m on the run from Hunters with only the clothes on my back and whatever loot I was able to snag from my last job. I need a miracle.
When a witch shows up offering me a way out, I’m hesitant to trust her. But it’s either her way or dead. Seems like a no-brainer.
Suddenly, I’ve got an entire family I knew nothing about. And with that family comes a friend, who happens to be my mate.
Even knowing what I am, he accepts me. But after the repeated disaster my life has proven to be, can I accept him?
TITLE: Garlands and Gauntlets
AUTHOR: Chloe Parker
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 110
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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When a disgraced half-orc noble and a snarky half-elf thief collide during Hearthwynd’s bustling Yuletide festivities, sparks and stardust fly.
Theodore Torin Greymarch, a towering warrior with a braided beard and a heart too big for his own good, isn’t looking for trouble. Stripped of his title and left wandering the streets, he just wants answers about the father he’s never met.
Unfortunately, Hearthwynd is a city where good intentions are a weakness—and Vaelin Alaric is the kind of rogue who knows how to exploit that.
Charming, sharp-tongued, and rocking an edgy half-shaved hairstyle that somehow works, Vaelin doesn’t do noble causes or emotional attachments. He does cons, quick cash, and vanishing before the fallout. Theo? He’s supposed to be just another mark.
But when Theo’s relentless kindness and big-hearted sincerity start chipping away at Vaelin’s defenses, their dynamic shifts from clever schemes to stolen glances. What begins as a holiday scam turns into a cozy dinner with Vaelin’s family, a quest for truth, and a kiss neither of them can forget.
TITLE: The Badger in His Burrow
AUTHOR: KM Avery
SERIES: Beyond the Veil #8
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 519
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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I moved halfway across the country for this guy—knowing that he wasn’t interested. And that’s probably not even the stupidest thing I’ve ever done.
The stupidest thing I’ve ever done is seriously contemplate telling him that I’m falling in love with him. While also trying to find a job and keep my new coworkers from finding out that I’m a shifter. In a small town where everybody knows everybody else… except me.
The same small town where Elliot’s dad was murdered, where Elliot was almost murdered, and those people have family and friends who are still openly anti-shifter. The town is divided over whether it wants to embrace its shifter citizens or watch them literally be torn apart. I know which side has my vote, but I’m clearly the outsider here.
So here I am, in a tiny midwestern town with more cows than people, trying not to get fired, not to get outed, and not to get killed… all while hoping to somehow figure out a way to make Elliot Crane fall in love with me.
I’m going to need a lot more than luck.
TITLE: Beyond the Darkness
AUTHOR: M.A. Church
SERIES: Dragons of San DeLain #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
It’s not often one can claim to have a dragon god on their side. But Connie knows they’ll need all the assistance they can get from Gaura.
The enemy who stalks them is closing in.
As Hudson, Connie, and Kit delve deeper into the mysteries surrounding their bond, they uncover a truth that if false could shatter the foundation of their world, especially as a battle looms on the horizon.
Trust becomes their greatest weapon and their deepest peril.
Can Connie protect either of his mates? A new revelation suggests that a non-dragon mate who is soul-bound to a red dragon may be able to withstand their fiery breath. But who wants to test that?
Will Hudson be asked to sacrifice everything to save one of his mates? Can he do the one thing that could cost him Kit? Can Kit take a leap of faith and trust not only a dragon god but his own mates?
Their future remains uncertain but filled with endless possibilities—if only they can reach it together.
As they stand united, staring down what may come, one thing remains clear: love is worth fighting for, especially if it means moving beyond the darkness.
TITLE: Cold Winter Nights
AUTHOR: A.E. Via
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/21/2024
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Beauregard Stone lives a life of solitude in the snow-blanketed town of Windeville, Maine. The burly, gruff lumberjack is a man of few words and even fewer smiles. He hasn’t spoken much since his husband died eight years ago. Now, each day bleeds into the next as Stone loses himself in his woodshop and lumber- hauling business. Returning to his empty cabin exhausted is how he survives his achingly lonely nights.
But when Royal Peterson, a burnt-out corporate finance executive from Manhattan, stumbles into Windeville everything changes. Royal has just left his high-pressure job after a medical scare, unsure what his future holds or what kind of life he even wants. In the tiny town, everything feels painfully slow and too peaceful—two things Royal didn’t even know existed. But there’s something about the place, the history, its friendly people, the vibrant winter holiday decorations, that calls to his soul.
Stone isn’t the kind of man who fawns over the strangers who wander into town, especially not ones who look like Royal. Stone’s too rough around the edges, convinced he’s too old, too grizzled, too broken for someone as young and gorgeous as Royal. But when he sees the same sadness in Royal’s warm brown eyes that’s reflected in his own, Stone’s defenses began to crumble. Something about Royal’s vulnerability tugs at his heart in ways he can’t explain.
As Stone and Royal’s paths continue to cross in unexpected ways, they start to realize healing and loving aren’t always as complicated as they seem. But just as their bond begins to grow, Royal faces a difficult choice: does he stay in Windeville, with its peace and simplicity, or does he return to his fast-paced life, leaving Stone to face the cold, lonely winter nights once again?
Stone knows the sting of loss better than anyone, but can he risk letting love in, only to lose it again?
TITLE: Hot Zone
AUTHOR: Jacki James
SERIES: Station 69 #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/22/2024
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If there is one thing Fire Chief Samuel Sheridan knows, it’s that his son’s best friend is totally off limits. Too bad he clearly needs a Daddy….
When we get a call to fight a blaze engulfing Mars Allen’s home, he needs a place to stay and I have a guest room. It only makes sense to offer him and his cat Kismet a temporary home while they figure out their next move.
Mars is nothing like me. He runs a new-age shop and believes in the energy of the universe, Tarot readings, and balancing the chakras. But as he settles into my space and my life–wearing yoga pants, dancing while cooking dinner, and teasing me with what could be–he becomes more and more tempting.
While my station continues to pursue an arsonist targeting firefighters, getting closer to putting an end to the nightmare, Mars is my one bright spot. He comforts me after a stressful night, and one thing leads to another… But what am I doing? I’ve played with guys, but I’ve never dated one. My bisexuality is private. Not even my son knows, and he’s unlikely to take it well that I’m interested in his best friend of all people.
Mars should be all wrong for me. But the way he responds to my bossy nature and steady guidance tells me that he’s everything I need.
I’m ready to take the risk to have everything I want with Mars. But will the arsonist get his revenge first?
TITLE: Unmoored
AUTHOR: E. Davies
SERIES: Sunrise Island Brothers #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 12/22/2024
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“The universe doesn’t make mistakes… but I sure do.”
EDEN:
I don’t remember bidding on a houseboat, but my new live-aboard art studio is a ticket to freedom. If only it would stay where I anchor it.
Luckily, strong and silent barge skipper Murph keeps rescuing me. Everywhere I turn, there he is—and I’m falling into his stormy blue eyes.
Have I found the cure for my broken heart, or am I just painting a foolish fantasy?
“I know boats. I don’t know hearts… especially my own.”
MURPH:
Havoc is Eden’s middle name. He’s hopeless on the water, too stubborn to admit it, and he loves yanking my chain harder than a spring tide.
I can’t stay away. Problem is, I’m the kind of guy who goes down with the ship. And we’re headed straight for the rocks.
Am I jumping headfirst into true love, or the biggest mistake of my life?
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