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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Boy Called Lovesong | Robin Knight | Squid INQ Press | 12/30/2024 | Amazon | |
| Baldr’s Secret Mate | Blake R. Wolfe | UwU Publishing | 12/30/2024 | Mated to the Viking Alpha #3 | Amazon |
| Rico | T.O. Smith | Self Published | 12/30/2024 | Ghost Born MC | Amazon |
| Rex | Willow Thomas | Self Published | 12/30/2024 | Fallen Gargoyles MC #3 | Amazon |
| The Kelpie Crush | Alexa Piper | Self Published | 12/30/2024 | Ragdoll #2 | Amazon |
| Villainous All the Way | C. Rochelle | Self Published | 12/30/2024 | Villainous Things | Amazon |
| Remember That Time | Aja Foxx | Self Published | 12/30/2024 | The Galeazzi Trilogy #3 | Amazon |
| A Shadow Comes Darkly | Lee Ohlson | Dreamspinner Press | 12/31/2024 | Amazon | |
| Dear Presti: the Prince’s Pen Pal | Karrie Roman | NineStar Press | 12/31/2024 | Amazon | |
| Rory | Minerva Howe | Turtlehat Creatives | 12/31/2024 | The Calhoun Brothers #1 | Amazon |
| Auctioning the Bat | Sav Uong | Self Published | 12/31/2024 | The Three Rings | Amazon |
| How to Start the New Year Right: According to the Minions | Jennifer Cody | Self Published | 12/31/2024 | Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees | Amazon |
| Pride, Die! | Steven Ryan | Self Published | 1/1/2025 | Freddy Miescher #2 | Amazon |
| The Remarkable Lover | Maya Jean | Self Published | 1/1/2025 | Sweet Southern #3 | Amazon |
| Snow One But You | Casey Cox | Self Published | 1/1/2025 | Amazon | |
| Anything But Convenient | A.W. Scott | Self Published | 1/1/2025 | NightShade Security #4 | Amazon |
| The Arrival of the Dragons | X. Aratare | Self Published | 1/1/2025 | Dragon’s Reign #4 | Amazon |
| How to Hack a Hellhound | Shannon Mae | Self Published | 1/2/2025 | Hellhounds of Paradise Falls | Amazon |
| Wanted by the Cartel | Michael Levi | Self Published | 1/2/2025 | Nightshade Wolves #7 | Amazon |
| Rules of Seduction | Jenny Pineapple | Self Published | 1/2/2025 | Amazon | |
| Sunrunner | Sam Burns | Self Published | 1/2/2025 | The Summertide Chronicles #3 | Amazon |
| You Spin Me ‘Round | Felice Stevens | Self Published | 1/2/2025 | Amazon | |
| The Botanist and the Beast | Viola Vines | Self Published | 1/3/2025 | Amazon | |
| Man of Honor | Parker St. John | Self Published | 1/3/2025 | Vendetta Kings #1 | Amazon |
| Not Me in A Hurricane | Avery ‘Maggie’ Hemlock | Self Published | 1/3/2025 | Starscale Mates | Amazon |
| An Unwitting Bargain | Grae Bryan | Self Published | 1/3/2025 | Amazon | |
| Where There’s Smoke | F.N. Manning | Self Published | 1/5/2025 | Elementally Yours #4 | Amazon |
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TITLE: A Boy Called Lovesong
AUTHOR: Robin Knight
PUBLISHER: Squid INQ Press
LENGTH: 286
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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When life deals him an unexpected blow, freelance music journalist Noah Van Owen decides to leave his New York home for the backwoods and bayous of Louisiana in search of a man named Lafayette Valentin.
He knows nothing about the stranger who inadvertantly set in motion the events that turned his life upside-down… nothing but the man’s name, an address, and the fact that he is a music prodigy, a gifted artist capable of playing any instrument like he was casting a spell.
What Noah doesn’t know is that Lafayette Valentin—known in his remote hometown in the deep south as ‘Lovesong’—is blind, trapped and heartbroken… and determined to make a deal with the Devil himself.
As two men stand at a crossroads in their lives, will their destinies intersect? Will one of them sell his soul while the other loses his to grief and despair? Or will Noah learn to dance once again… in the arms of a Boy Called Lovesong?
TITLE: Baldr’s Secret Mate
AUTHOR: Blake R. Wolfe
SERIES: Mated to the Viking Alpha #3
PUBLISHER: UwU Publishing
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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The mage trapped by a magical shield has been my best friend for nearly a decade. But he doesn’t know his destiny is to kill my family. Or that he’s my mate.
Baldr
I met Mist the day he arrived in Fenris. It’s hard to ignore magic like his when I thought I was the only mage in town. We became fast friends and it wasn’t long before I realized he was my mate. But he’s being held captive by the enemy, and tortured so that he can be used as a weapon against me and my family. I want to be with him, to tell him I love him. But I’ve seen the future and my visions are never wrong. Mist will be the one that gets me killed.
Mist
I’ve been trapped in this magical bubble for almost a decade. Stolen from a home I can barely remember and tortured by a crazy werewolf to do his dirty work, I’m all alone in this world. Except for my best friend, Baldr, who makes it all tolerable. Being a witch too, he understands me on a level nobody else can. But recently I’ve been realizing how much I care for him. In fact, I think I love him. I’m not sure if it’s because I don’t know anything else or because he’s actually the guy for me. All I know is that I don’t want to ruin our friendship. If he leaves, I’ll be all alone again. However, I’m a danger to him. I still can’t control my magic and it’s only a matter of time before it consumes me. When that happens, I want him as far away as possible.
TITLE: Rico
AUTHOR: T.O. Smith
SERIES: Ghost Born MC
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 105
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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He’s broken–a sad little pup that needs a new owner. And I’m the man for the job.
RICO
I don’t care about much. I run my business with an iron fist, and my circle is small.
But when I see him–bruised, bloody, face streaked with tears–I just about lose my mind.
I’ll slaughter anyone who has touched him. And I’ll do the same to those who try to ever take him from me in the future.
Anurak is mine.
I may be the devil in disguise, but I’ll bring my little pup heaven.
Only question is… will he trust me enough to let me?
ANURAK
I don’t remember what freedom tastes like. I haven’t seen anything outside of these walls in years.
Freedom feels… foreign now. So much so that I’ve stopped longing for it.
But then Rico comes roaring into my life, guns blazing.
He’s determined to save me. To protect me.
And every time he calls me perrito, I fall for him a little bit more.
I don’t know how to live on my own. I don’t know who I am or what I want out of life.
But I’m certain I do want him.
Can Rico see past all my flaws and all my trauma to want me, too? Or am I just a boy he felt sorry for and wanted to save?
TITLE: Rex
AUTHOR: Willow Thomas
SERIES: Fallen Gargoyles MC #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 54
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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Falling in love was not something I had planned
Rex
Watching my club brothers find their forever men has got me wanting something more than the odd hook up.
Love isn’t on the cards for me though. How could it be when the example I had growing up was an abusive asshole.
I’ve always thought that I could never love someone the way that they deserve.
But then I meet him.
Sweet, funny, lonely Ian.
I don’t care if I can’t love, I’ll learn.
Because he deserves the world.
And I am going to be the only one who gives it to him.
Ian is mine.
Ian
I am so freaking lonely.
All my family are gone, I don’t have any friends, and working from home means I don’t even have an work colleagues.
Being painfully shy does not invite friendships easily.
I miss hugs.
Having not been touched by another human being in so long I do something a little bit impulsive.
Getting a tattoo just so someone will touch me isn’t the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but it quickly proves to be the best thing when I meet Rex.
Rex gives me more than just a tattoo. Pretty soon I am drawn into his world of bikers, parties, and a family I would give anything to be a part of.
I want to stay here. With Rex.
Now I just need to hope the beautiful man might see me as something other than a friend.
TITLE: The Kelpie Crush
AUTHOR: Alexa Piper
SERIES: Ragdoll #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 198
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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A Fae walks into a bar and catches a hungry kelpie’s eye.
Rob’s current goal in life? Do not eat people. That’s easier said than done when you are a kelpie in the service industry, especially when a nice-smelling, yummy-looking man walks into your bar. Yet, patrons especially are not for eating, and it should have ended there… except when Rob smells that delicious scent again, the beautiful stranger needs help.
A half-elf, half-fae, Bertrand just wants to live a normal human life and work as a journalist. When he pursues a story about people going missing, what he finds is anything but normal.
Coming face to face with a kelpie stallion might be enough to help Bertrand see where he fits in perfectly, except Bertrand doesn’t really know what to make of his chance encounter. There is also a story he needs to unravel before he can even think about Rob’s advances.
TITLE: Villainous All the Way
AUTHOR: C. Rochelle
SERIES: Villainous Things
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 372
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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A sweet n spicy collection of bonus tales, first shared on Patreon and featuring the guys and gals (and nonbinary aliens) from the superhero x villain MM+ (& FF!) romance series – Villainous Things (along with the MCs of the Villains in Space spin-off series)!
The bonus collection contains:
Dock the Halls: A Xander & Butch Villainous Xmas Special – The boys first Christmas after Himbos, where Xaddy introduces his baby to the annual cutthroat Suarez White Elephant gift exchange, and Butch makes a near-fatal mistake by misunderstanding the rules.
The Thing with the Fried Chicken: A Xander & Butch Valentine’s Special – Their first V-Day after Himbos, where the often-asked reader question is FINALLY answered with an extra graphic explanation of what exactly “the thing with the fried chicken” is. Hint: It’s SPICY.
Til Death Do Us Part: A Wolfy & Simon Wedding/Kidn@pp!ng Special – Occurring immediately after the Yes Sir, Sorry Sir bonus epilogue from Gentlemen, and starring Queen Simon as he makes an executive decision his loyal dog had better agree to OR SO HELP HIM!
Lycra and Lace and Tutus: A Balty & Zion (and Rabble*) Halloween Special – After the events of POFAH, Xanny opens the West Coast Lycra and Lace franchise and throws a costume party to celebrate. Per usual, this results in an unnecessarily competitive costume contest between our supes. Also per usual, there’s some prim@l play.
Tangled in Tendrils: A Twins (mostly Dre, but open door, bro) & Theo Xmas Special – Following Multi-Vers, it’s our chaotic alien’s turn to be introduced to the White Elephant gift exchange. He nearly ruins it, to no one’s surprise. Also to no one’s surprise, there’s more primal.
NEW! Happy Winter-Ween: A Micah & Ziggy Not-Quite Halloween Special – After Rabble: End Game, Our runaway space bride, Micah, decides to stick around to celebrate his February birthday with a Halloween-style costume party. Again, to no one’s surprise, everyone gets competitive, the horny glo worms are in full effect, and Ziggy plays to win.
NEW! The Perfect Vi-Day Present: A Vi & Kai Valentine’s Special – Also following End Game (and apparently too hot for the Pates…), Wolfy lives up to his “Bazillionaire Goth Mother Hen” reputation by taking Kai shopping for the perfect present for his sister. But what does a princess buy her Mommy? And will this present be put to immediate use? (Yes)
NEW! Synesthesia (or, Snowed-In with my Best Friend’s Alien DILF): An Erich & Luca Novella (20k) – Now that everyone has survived the forced proximity of Super Gay Island during End Game, our German DJ normie, Erich (first introduced in Gentlemen) decides to shoot his shot and invite his superpowered obsession (who happens to be his bestie Wolfy’s “dad” – oops!) to ski in the Alps. But oh, nooooo – they’re snowed in! Sounds like the perfect opportunity to discover if Luca feels the same…
*The Rabble actually inserted themselves into EVERY tale included in some way. Per usual.
TITLE: Remember That Time
AUTHOR: Aja Foxx
SERIES: The Galeazzi Trilogy #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 160
RELEASE DATE: 12/30/2024
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Gianni
My name was Gianni Galeazzi and I am the youngest of three brothers. The baby of the family. I am also an omega, which is why I went to medical school instead of joining the family business. I wanted to know what made someone an omega and how to prevent myself from getting pregnant. I was gay, but that did not mean I wanted to give birth to a baby.
Yeah, that worked out real well for me. One party and too much to drink and I found myself in the exact condition I was trying to prevent. My whole life had suddenly derailed and I had no idea who to yell at because that fateful night was a complete blur. I was about to be a single parent with no idea who the other parent was. Worse yet, I had just met someone I was interested in.
Could my life get any worse?
János
I was rich, very rich. I’d started out with nothing and crawled my way to the top of the real estate business one building at a time. Being rich meant I got to enjoy the finer things in life. It also meant every con artist and scammer in the world came after my money.
When a paternity test arrives at my office, I dismissed it as another con, but then DNA evidence was provided and it was proven that the kid was mine. My mind drew a complete blank. Just who had I slept with? Before I could answer that question, threatening letters started to arrive demanding money. All of this comes just when I meet the man of my dreams.
How could I bring him into this mess?
TITLE: A Shadow Comes Darkly
AUTHOR: Lee Ohlson
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 101
RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2024
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Clark Wright’s life as an ER nurse is turned upside down when he’s attacked by a rogue vampire and left for dead. Saved by Alessio, a snarky vampire bartender with an unsettling connection to him, Clark is thrust into a dark paranormal world. As they hunt down Clark’s attacker, they uncover a series of violent vampire killings plaguing the city.
Bound by fate and a magnetic attraction, Clark and Alessio must unravel the mystery while confronting their deepening bond and the strange dreams connecting Clark to his dead twin. Time is running out, and survival isn’t the only thing at stake—so is their fated love.
TITLE: Dear Presti: the Prince’s Pen Pal
AUTHOR: Karrie Roman
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 259
RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2024
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Two men. One a royal born and bred, the other…not.
Prince James lives a life of stifling duty behind the walls of Buckingham Palace. He keeps his secrets and his stiff upper lip while dreaming of the day he will be free to find the man of his dreams. It’s a day he believes might never come. Until Prestidigitation Jones, an ethnobotany student from a small town in Australia, bursts into his life.
Prestidigitation marches to his own beat along with his small group of family and friends. He long ago accepted most people found him a little eccentric, but that won’t stop him from living on his own terms. Though happy enough, Presti dreams of finding a man who accepts him as he is and loves him unconditionally.
A fated meeting throws them together. An attraction blooms, and a friendship begins. Distance keeps them apart, but destiny brings them together.
Through a trail of exposed secrets, false starts and unfathomable tragedy, James and Presti’s feelings for each other grow stronger. Does James have the courage to fight for his dream? Can Presti face the public scrutiny of being the plus one of the spare to the throne?
Surely together, they can find their way to happiness/find their happily ever after.
TITLE: Rory
AUTHOR: Minerva Howe
SERIES: The Calhoun Brothers #1
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
LENGTH: 167
RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2024
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When Rory moves up the mountain to live with the wolfpack he’s been supplying with food and necessities for years, he’s feeling a little… bereft. His dragon friends have disappeared, and his brothers don’t need him at their trading post. He tries to find a purpose, helping anyone who needs it inside the pack. And then an injured wolf he’s never seen before limps into his life, shot by either a poacher or a rival pack, and Rory knows he’s something special.
Fen is wounded in his heart as well as his body, on the run from wolves who broke up his small pack, and shot by an unseen enemy. When he limps into Rory’s life, he’s just trying to survive, but he knows he’s been given something special in Rory. He has a mate. Too bad he’s just a carpenter and not a growly warrior who can protect Rory from all the stuff that’s about to come down on the Uinta mountain pack. Can Fen and Rory make it work when the pack is at risk?
TITLE: Auctioning the Bat
AUTHOR: Sav Uong
SERIES: The Three Rings
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 117
RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2024
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One lie by omission.
That was all it was.
But that one simple decision cost Zeno his relationship, not only with his lover but with one of his longest friends.
Brutus never forgave that lie but put it to the side in the name of his brother’s own friendship with the man Brutus thought could never hurt him and the plan Felinus had for the city.
Now it has been seven years of a cold war between them with unspoken pining and passive aggressive reminders of past mistakes.
When an auction for the annual charity sends out the call for eligible bachelors, Zeno decides to take the risk. He’s tired of being alone and since the man he desires shows no sign of taking him back, he will take his chances with the highest bidder.
But nothing is so simple in the Three Rings when Brutus finds himself in the crowd, watching Zeno slip away.
Will this simple act of moving on bring lovers together again? Or will it spell the end of the Zoo as it is known?
TITLE: How to Start the New Year Right: According to the Minions
AUTHOR: Jennifer Cody
SERIES: Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 31
RELEASE DATE: 12/31/2024
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Gregory:
In preparation for Santanos’s return from a retreat in the Alps, the minions are putting on a New Year’s Eve party, but if one more person touches Edovard, the celebration is going to get bloody.
Hassan:
My mate is adorable, but he’d be even cuter with bloody hands. If only that wouldn’t upset Edovard.
TITLE: Pride, Die!
AUTHOR: Steven Ryan
SERIES: Freddy Miescher #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 273
RELEASE DATE: 1/1/2025
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Unfairly assaulted and arrested for crimes he did not commit, Freddy Meischer had turned into a recluse until discovering, via the LGBTQ movement, that society’s bigotry was the cause of everyday injustice, not just to him, but to people like him all around the world.
People like him? Who were they? Who was he? After hints and clues about his real identity from television and social media, Freddy leaves the family nest to find himself in Brighton—the gay capital of the world. However, Freddy’s journey of self-discovery doesn’t turn out quite how he expects.
A new place and new people, some good and some not so good, teach Freddy that just because his life wasn’t the mirror of perfection that he saw reflected in other people’s Facebook and Instagram posts, the life he already had, whether he liked it or not, might not have been as bad as he thought with some wriggle room for improvement.
Fortunate to meet a couple of genuine people who try to help him, Freddy charts a course through the minefield of being gay in an intolerant and judgemental world, suffering loss and pain on the way.
TITLE: The Remarkable Lover
AUTHOR: Maya Jean
SERIES: Sweet Southern #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 258
RELEASE DATE: 1/1/2025
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Jackson
Dreams collapse in the blink of an eye, I know that better than anyone after losing my career as an athlete. Now I spend my days giving people pleasure for pay and playing with stocks. Most of my friends have settled in Clay Springs, Florida. A sleepy little town that moves slower than molasses. Call it boredom or infatuation with the redhead who scowls at me every time I smile his way, but I think there’s also something special for me in Clay Springs. If only Harper would let me show him.
Harper
If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that most people suck. Not in the fun way either. All my cousins are settling down with their boyfriends and I’ve got my service dog and a brain disorder. Cool. When Jackson shows interest in me, I figure it has to be a joke. But the big guy wants to be my friend. Then he wants to date me. And now … well now I’m in too deep and it’s only a matter of time until he leaves. After all, I’m always too much or too little, never just enough.
TITLE: Snow One But You
AUTHOR: Casey Cox
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 89
RELEASE DATE: 1/1/2025
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Influencer Rules 101:
Rule #1 – Don’t sleep with the client.
Rule #2 – Don’t leave a bad review after sleeping with the client.
Rule #3 – If you break rules 1 and 2, whatever you do, don’t end up stranded at an airport, fighting for the last available hotel room…with the client.
What can I say? I’ve never been good at following rules.
This was previously available as part of a multi-author MM promotion. No new content has been added.
TITLE: Anything But Convenient
AUTHOR: A.W. Scott
SERIES: NightShade Security #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 193
RELEASE DATE: 1/1/2025
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“You both get what you need, and no one really has to change all that much.”
Takeshi
I’d failed at protecting Sinclair.
That bullet shouldn’t have ever been fired.
But it was, and I paid the price for my mistake.
When the team decided it was time for me to get out of my own head, Tank goes to extremes.
Why hire someone to teach me ASL when I could simply marry them?
Sure, made perfect sense.
Except my new husband turned out to exactly what I needed.
Just not how we all thought he would be.
Archie
One minute I’m moping about losing my job and possibly my work visa, the next I’m standing in a room saying my vows.
Ok, so maybe it wasn’t exactly like that.
But it was definitely a fast journey to ‘I do’ with my now husband, Takeshi.
His boss assured me this is the right move for both of us.
It would be an easy win-win.
Except it wasn’t.
Because the men NightShade were trying to take down didn’t take kindly to being defeated.
I never thought my happily ever after would come with so much murder.
TITLE: The Arrival of the Dragons
AUTHOR: X. Aratare
SERIES: Dragon’s Reign #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 201
RELEASE DATE: 1/1/2025
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As the other Dragon Kings and Queens arrive to court Caden, tempers flare and other hijinks ensue! From the Green Dragon King Illarion buzzing Reach to the Red Dragon Queen Mei bringing an army of robots with her as a gift, nothing is easy for Valerius or Caden. But while the Dragons are distracted by their internal strife, their enemies are still moving swiftly against them.
TITLE: How to Hack a Hellhound
AUTHOR: Shannon Mae
SERIES: Hellhounds of Paradise Falls
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 240
RELEASE DATE: 1/2/2025
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Quinton
Getting kidnapped and held hostage in a human trafficker’s basement was not on my bingo card. Getting rescued by a paranormal being was also not on my bingo card. (Apparently I needed to trade in bingo cards.) The guy who took me may be dead, but I know there are more people behind the operation, and I plan to shut it down. If I need to get the help of one of the creepy glowing eyed dudes to do it, I will. It turns out Liam is incredibly sexy and really good with technology, too. He may be great at hacking into computers, but I’m determined to hack my way into his life.
Liam
Ever since I looked into the feisty human that Dexter rescued from a basement, I’ve been a little… obsessed. Is it wrong that I watch him all the time and hack into all his technology? I’m just trying to keep him safe. After all, he’s sticking his nose into some troubling areas, and I can’t deal with the thought of him getting taken again. Of course I offer to help him when I discover his mission to take down a trafficking ring, although my motives aren’t exactly pure. The little human attracts me in a way that I can’t explain, and my hellhound thinks he’s mine, whether he wants to be or not.
TITLE: Wanted by the Cartel
AUTHOR: Michael Levi
SERIES: Nightshade Wolves #7
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 169
RELEASE DATE: 1/2/2025
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Control kept him alive, until it threatened to cost him everything…
Running one of the city’s most powerful cartels, Zoren rules through iron control and a reputation for ruthless protection of what’s his. But his perfectly ordered world shatters when he meets Lyrian—an omega whose rare abilities could change everything. Lyrian isn’t someone Zoren can simply lock away and protect. He’s a force of nature who challenges Zoren’s every instinct, making him question the control he’s relied on his whole life. But with twins on the way and threats closing in, Zoren will have to decide what matters more: keeping his iron grip on control, or trusting in the strength of the omega who’s captured his heart.
All Lyrian ever wanted was a normal life as an omega…
Born with both empathic abilities and the rare status of a male omega, he dreamed of the simple things others took for granted—a normal job, a peaceful home, and a life free from being seen as either a threat or a prize. He never expected to catch the attention of the city’s most formidable alpha crime lord—a man whose overwhelming need to protect threatens to suffocate Lyrian’s chance at a normal life. Despite fighting to maintain his independence in a world that constantly tries to cage omegas, Lyrian finds himself drawn into Zoren’s irresistible pull, making his heart flutter every time their eyes meet. Now carrying twins and thrust into cartel life, Lyrian fights to show Zoren that loving an omega doesn’t mean caging him.
TITLE: Rules of Seduction
AUTHOR: Jenny Pineapple
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 91
RELEASE DATE: 1/2/2025
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In a world ravaged by alien invaders, the Republic of Dawn is humanity’s last hope for order. Their next mission: destroying Nebula, a devastating substance that threatens to erase humanity from existence.
Agent Evan Beaumont has hunted many targets, but none as dangerous—or as alluring—as Remy Vaughn, the charismatic leader of the Stormriders.
The Republic’s rules of seduction are simple:
Study your target’s past.
Exploit their vulnerabilities.
Let them come to you.
And above all—don’t catch real feelings…
TITLE: Sunrunner
AUTHOR: Sam Burns
SERIES: The Summertide Chronicles #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 270
RELEASE DATE: 1/2/2025
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My father is missing, and along with him, the Sunrunner family stone, Nausa. My aunt swears this is common for him, but I know different. Yes, my father is lost deep in his addictions, but he’s never disappeared before. If it weren’t up to me to handle the mess my family has made, I’d be a thousand miles away by now. But time is running out and the threatening eruption of Mount Slate keeps inching closer.
Now, Half the Moonstriker family has come to help me look for Nausa, including Kit, a freaking assassin, and his brother Frost, the most beautiful man ever born. Frost almost makes me want to stick around, for the first time in my life.
But suddenly, nothing can go right. From a near-miss in the car to an ugly realization about my entire childhood, not to mention the way Kit Moonstriker keeps looking at me like he’s deciding where to stab, saving the world isn’t as simple as it sounds.
TITLE: You Spin Me ‘Round
AUTHOR: Felice Stevens
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 117
RELEASE DATE: 1/2/2025
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Forget the jelly doughnuts. Hanukkah’s about to get spicy….
Benji Roth couldn’t be happier. His bakery in the small town of Serenity, Pennsylvania is thriving, and he doesn’t even mind being the only Jewish person in town. Except when his cousin, Issac, comes to visit, of course. Everyone is friendly—well, almost everyone. Gorgeous Gil Navarro, the owner of the spice shop across the street, comes in every morning for a muffin but barely looks at him and never says a word.
Benji’s parents worry about him being alone, so Benji reassures them—he’s serious with his boyfriend, and they’re in love. One little problem: the boyfriend doesn’t exist. But it’s no big deal; a little white lie never hurt anyone. Besides, it makes them happy and takes the pressure off him. They’ll never know.
Then a Thanksgiving storm finds him and Gil stranded together and having dinner with strangers. Even stranger is the kiss they share later that night. And the next morning.
Gil is funny and charming and in the weeks following, Benji is falling head over heels with a real, potential love. Now his parents are pressuring him to come home for Hanukkah, but he’s hoping to spend the holidays with Gil.
Cue the parents showing up unexpectedly at his front door. And wanting very much to meet the boyfriend he’s been with for almost a year. Whose name is not Gil.
Uh-oh.
TITLE: The Botanist and the Beast
AUTHOR: Viola Vines
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 268
RELEASE DATE: 1/3/2025
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Sometimes love blooms in the coldest places.
Theo Rhodes supports his family by selling enchanted flowers at the market. When he gets the opportunity to make more money than he has ever dreamed of by escorting a rich girl through the veil, he jumps at the chance.
But quickly the journey goes awry and he crashes into a cursed kingdom. After committing an unforgivable crime, he becomes a ward of the castle and is forced to stay at the ethereal prince’s side.
He plans to escape, but crossing frozen wastelands isn’t easy. Especially not when a vicious beast guards his only way out.
TITLE: Man of Honor
AUTHOR: Parker St. John
SERIES: Vendetta Kings #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 1/3/2025
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The boy who once broke his heart is now a grown man who brings nothing but danger…
Gage Beaufort always feared the darkness within—a legacy of violence he can never escape. He didn’t come back to the small town of Devil’s Garden for trouble, but it finds him regardless.
When he wakes up in a shallow grave with an unconscious girl, Gage is forced to rely on the only man who ever made him feel vulnerable—the brooding cop Wyatt Brooks.
Wyatt has spent his life protecting Devil’s Garden. Now, the boy who once pushed him away has returned as a man—hard, muscled, and irresistible. Gage is a walking weapon wrapped in temptation, and Wyatt won’t fall again.
But when they’re drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse, the heat between them is impossible to ignore. Late nights, long days, and steaming temperatures see them falling to the same passion that wrecked them before.
In a town where honor is hard to come by, Gage will discover that the real fight isn’t against his enemies—it’s against the fire threatening to consume them both.
TITLE: Not Me in A Hurricane
AUTHOR: Avery ‘Maggie’ Hemlock
SERIES: Starscale Mates
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 28
RELEASE DATE: 1/3/2025
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Sequin Cromwell-Moonscale is on a vacation from being him. With most of his family in outer space and his sister having recently met her true-mate, Sequin is feeling a bit behind in life. When a hurricane blows in unexpectedly, he has a one-night stand that will change two lives forever.
TITLE: An Unwitting Bargain
AUTHOR: Grae Bryan
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 68
RELEASE DATE: 1/3/2025
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Never give your name. Never accept a gift or favor. Never eat the food of the realm.
Benny is having the best summer ever. He’s made a new friend, and now he’s getting an extended vacation at a private island. And sure, his buddy didn’t ask Benny’s permission before taking him there, but what could be so bad about exclusive sandy beaches and a free stay in a fancy villa?
Helio is having the worst time of his life. Here he’s gone to all the trouble of kidnapping a human to the fae realm, and the man doesn’t even have the decency to be afraid. Benny’s broken all the rules, and Helio has a right to keep him, but his prey doesn’t even realize he’s been captured. Is this human messing with Helio, or is it truly possible for one man to be so damned oblivious?
TITLE: Where There’s Smoke
AUTHOR: F.N. Manning
SERIES: Elementally Yours #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 196
RELEASE DATE: 1/5/2025
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When fire meets water, can love extinguish the turmoil?
Argyle is more familiar with schools of fish than a college education. Half-water nymph and half-human, Argyle is building a life on land for the first time at age 42, which includes taking classes in order to help others with his magic. But when his studies hit rough waters, he partners with an irresistibly hot fire mage for tutoring.
Samson knows how to bring the heat. The 26-year-old fire caster seems interested in Argyle despite their age difference and he’s quick to flirt, but the man has trouble opening up about his own magical issues. And while the chemistry between them is undeniable, their fire and water powers clash, creating only smoke.
Just as their bond begins to blossom, trouble brews under the surface in Argyle’s seaside home. Cruel magic poisons the water and threatens Argyle’s family. Argyle and Samson may be the key to combating the damage, if they can find a way to unite their conflicting elements. Will their connection save everyone, or will it all go up in smoke?
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