Here are the new releases for the week.

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Title	Author	Publisher	Release Date	Other Details	Link
Glimpses of the Future	N.J. Lysk	Self Published	1/13/2025	The Stars of the Pack #8	Amazon
Caught Running	Abigail Roux	Riptide Publishing	1/13/2025	2nd Edition	Amazon
After Vertigo	Amanda Meuwissen	Self Published	1/13/2025	2nd Edition	Amazon
Hands of Power	T.J. Masters	Dreamspinner Press	1/14/2025		Amazon
Leo Martino Steals Back His Heart	Eric Geron	HarperCollins	1/14/2025		Amazon
Fey Regency	S. Rodman	Dark Angst Publishing	1/14/2025	Fey Lords #3	Amazon
Hammajang Luck	Makana Yamamoto	Harper Voyager	1/14/2025		Amazon
White Witch	Jay Argent	Self Published	1/14/2025	Mist Valley Wolves #2	Amazon
From Best To Bested	MN Bennet	Self Published	1/14/2025		Amazon
Stray Slay	F.A. Ray	Self Published	1/14/2025	Rainbow Rescue Cat Café #4	Amazon
A Simple Mistake	Alice Winters	Self Published	1/14/2025	Deadly Mistakes #1	Amazon
Midnight Whispers	April Kelley	Self Published	1/15/2025	Forbidden Entanglements #1	Amazon
Gin & Sin	Mia Monroe	Self Published	1/15/2025	Last Call #2	Amazon
Dead Sick	Pandora Pine	Self Published	1/15/2025	Cold Case Psychic #31	Amazon
Turning Tides	E.M. Denning	Self Published	1/16/2025	The Anchor #1	Amazon
The Omega Slave	Victoria Sue	Self Published	1/16/2025	Wolves of the Five Kingdoms #2	Amazon
Noaz	Crea Reitan	Self Published	1/16/2025	Van Doren #2	Amazon
A Heart Disguised 1	Zara Lee	Self Published	1/16/2025	The Demon Lords of Aethoria	Amazon
From Coast to Coast	J.J. Mulder	Self Published	1/16/2025	Offsides #4	Amazon
The Shadow Prince Ruin	K.A. Merikan	Acerbi & Villani	1/17/2025	Dark Companions #2	Amazon
Goaltender Interference	Brigham Vaughn	Two Peninsulas Press	1/17/2025	Scoring Chances #1	Amazon
Gargoyle Reaper	M.M. Wilde	Knight Ever After Publishing	1/17/2025	Shadow Slayers #2	Amazon
The Pastel Prince	V.L. Locey	Self Published	1/17/2025	Crowns of Melowynn #1	Amazon
Every Broken Thing	Nik Knight	Self Published	1/17/2025	Far From Ruined #1, 2nd Revised Editoin	Amazon
Comforting the Grump	Nora Phoenix	Self Published	1/17/2025	Forestville Silver Foxes #5	Amazon
My Accidental Valentine	Gaia Tate	Self Published	1/17/2025		Amazon
Luscious Luca	AJ Mullican	Self Published	1/17/2025		Amazon
Whole With West	Skye R. Richmond	Self Published	1/17/2025	Blueridge Bears #2	Amazon
Eternal Thorns	Ken Sanchez	Self Published	1/17/2025	The Feybound Chronicles #1	Amazon
Upstairs at Eric’s	Michael Robert	Self Published	1/17/2025		Amazon
Experiments in Love	Shaw Montgomery	Self Published	1/17/2025		Amazon
Targeted By Love	Colbie Dunbar & Lorelei M. Hart	Surrendered Press	1/19/2025	Between The Greys #1	Amazon

 

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TITLE: Glimpses of the Future

AUTHOR: N.J. Lysk

SERIES: The Stars of the Pack #8

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 49

RELEASE DATE: 1/13/2025

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Ever wondered what happened after The Stars of the Pack?

This collection brings you the answers, diving into the moments that shape the pack’s future and illuminate their past.

How does Ray rebuild his sense of self after the trauma of Beloved of the Pack?

Can Gabriel and Ray mend their fractured bond and carve a path forward?

What is Alec’s and Ray’s private dynamic in the bedroom?

What challenges—and joys—do the next generation of the pack bring into their lives?

How does love evolve in a family so bound by instinct yet shaped by choice?

From tender first kisses to navigating the complexities of blended families, from the rediscovery of passion to forging new traditions, these stories capture the heart of what it means to belong.

TITLE: Caught Running

AUTHOR: Abigail Roux

PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing

LENGTH: 277

RELEASE DATE: 1/13/2025, 2nd Edition

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These men bat for the other team . . .

Brandon Bartlett’s plate isn’t full, it’s overflowing. Between the classes he teaches, the students he tutors, and the doctorate he’s trying to study for, he doesn’t have time for the coaching position he’s just gotten saddled with. The coach didn’t get along with him when they were students. As co-faculty, things can only get worse.

Jake Campbell has always lived for the game. Baseball got him a full ride to university, and all it cost was a career-ending injury. Now he’s stuck teaching PE at the same school he graduated from. Jake’s going nowhere fast—unlike his new assistant coach, who’s got a runner’s speed and a body to match.

The two men quickly grow close, but neither wants to make the first move. In small-town Georgia, striking out could cost far more than their friendship. But the connection between them can’t be denied, and secrets can only be kept for so long. With the end of the season fast approaching, they’re running out of chances to knock it out of the park.

This is a re-release of the original, without changes.

TITLE: After Vertigo

AUTHOR: Amanda Meuwissen

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 250

RELEASE DATE: 1/13/2025, 2nd Edition

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In a flash, the world changed.

A solar flare—later dubbed Vertigo—activated the DNA of more than half the world’s population, granting them special abilities. Brilliant scientist Benjamin Krane might be Powerless, but his inventions are the only thing giving the police a fighting chance against super-powered evil. Ben doesn’t have much of a life beyond work, and when he gets wind of a robbery one evening, he decides to test his newest invention on his own.

A thief, rogue, and shameless flirt, Grey Miller—aka the Streak—likes shiny things, but he doesn’t hurt people. When Ben catches him in the act and proposes they team up against the real bad guys, Grey doesn’t know whether it’s the offer or the man he can’t resist. But one thing is for sure—they’re an ideal match in more ways than one.

 

TITLE: Hands of Power

AUTHOR: T.J. Masters

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 268

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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Richard Doyle is a star on his semipro rugby team and a self-avowed ladies’ man, but he knows something is missing. Caught up in his ultra-masculine world, he’s resigned to making the best of his limited life—until an injury on the field brings him to the office of physiotherapist Alan Jennings and he feels the touch of a Master.

Alan Jennings isn’t looking for love when Richard walks into his office, but something draws him in, and Alan senses that Richard’s sexuality is coiled like a vibrating spring just under the surface.

The sex is amazing, but Alan will have an uphill battle if he means to convince Richard to trust him and to indulge fantasies that are taboo in his world. It will take all of Alan’s patience and careful dominance—and a visit to friends in Cornwall—to convince Richard to embrace his new erotic identity as a submissive gay man and to trust the found family that comes with it.

TITLE: Leo Martino Steals Back His Heart

AUTHOR: Eric Geron

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins

LENGTH: 431

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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Leo Anthony Martino loves love.

Unfortunately, love doesn’t love him back.

Leo Martino’s hunt for love has been a total flop. Over the years, every single crush has ghosted him, leaving him miserable and alone. By senior year, Leo concludes he must be unlovable. It’s time to stop trying.

But when he finds himself obsessing over the irresistible Lincoln Chan, Leo decides to give love one last shot—and this time, he has a plan. He’s going to change everything about himself to become the “perfect boyfriend.” And the plan actually works . . . but will he take it too far?

TITLE: Fey Regency

AUTHOR: S. Rodman

SERIES: Fey Lords #3

PUBLISHER: Dark Angst Publishing

LENGTH: 295

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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I tried to kill a fey prince. But he called me pretty. And made me his pet.

All my life I’ve been different. My grandmother proudly declared we were descendants of the Fair Folk. I thought she was batty.

Until the fey invaded Earth.

And I saw I looked just like them.

A fact everyone else also noticed.

I had to leave my grandmother all alone. Run, hide and survive. My life was hell, and it was all the fey’s fault.

So when I got the perfect opportunity to take a prince out, I seized it with both hands.

Except I messed it up and was claimed as a pet.

By Prince Tristan Y Mabinogi.

A flame haired himbo who is convinced life is about pleasure & gratification and the only reason I’m a moody, grumpy bastard is because I haven’t had enough of either. A status he is determined to rectify.

I’d rather die than admit it to him, but he might just be on to something.

TITLE: Hammajang Luck

AUTHOR: Makana Yamamoto

PUBLISHER: Harper Voyager

LENGTH: 356

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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Edie is done with crime. Eight years behind bars changes a person—costs them too much time with too many of the people who need them most.

And it’s all Angel’s fault. She sold Edie out in what should have been the greatest moment of their lives. Instead, Edie was shipped off to the icy prison planet spinning far below the soaring skybridges and neon catacombs of Kepler space station—of home—to spend the best part of a decade alone.

But then a chance for early parole appears out of nowhere and Edie steps into the pallid sunlight to find none other than Angel waiting—and she has an offer.

One last job. One last deal. One last target. The trillionaire tech god they failed to bring down last time. There’s just one thing Edie needs to do—trust Angel again—which also happens to be the last thing Edie wants to do. What could possibly go all hammajang about this plan?

TITLE: White Witch

AUTHOR: Jay Argent

SERIES: Mist Valley Wolves #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 264

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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Can I trust my heart to choose right?

After stopping a ruthless werewolf hunter, Nathan Walker hopes life at Mist Valley University will return to normal—at least, as normal as life can be for a werewolf. But dark magic finds its way into the peaceful town, threatening everything Nathan holds dear.

The shadows of his family’s past offer the only clue to stopping the rising darkness, but time is running out. As the cost of survival grows greater than Nathan ever imagined, one thing is clear: To stay alive, he’ll need a new ally.

TITLE: From Best To Bested

AUTHOR: MN Bennet

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 269

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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Roman Grayson has turned his prison stint into an opportunity of fame by becoming the reigning champion in an underground fight club. But when he’s dethroned by a new inmate, Roman quickly loses everything that made his incarceration bearable. From the extra perks of being champion, to the authority of keeping fellow inmates in line, all the way to his best friend being forced to room with the man who stole everything from Roman.

In a desperate attempt to win back his title and respect, Roman challenges the new reigning champion to a rematch, but Ezra Delgado only wants one thing from Roman. His pride. Roman has more enemies than he can count in the form of hostile inmates, angry guards, and a corrupt warden who’d gladly see Roman dead so long as it made a profit. If he wants to survive, Roman will have to decide how much of himself he’s willing to sacrifice for Ezra’s entertainment.

TITLE: Stray Slay

AUTHOR: F.A. Ray

SERIES: Rainbow Rescue Cat Café #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 214

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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It’s never too late to fall in love … or so he’d have me believe.

Clark

I’m way too old to fall in love. What point is there in going to bars and spending time dating when I have my work to occupy me? I’ve risen up the ranks at work, and I have the fancy apartment and retirement savings to prove it.

But something is missing from my life.

The day I meet the young, attractive, flighty yoga instructor with the wild blue hair, the loss stabs through me. Have I wasted my whole life? Or have I simply been waiting for him this whole time?

River

A person’s energy can tell me a lot about them. And the guy at the back of my yoga class possesses an aura that screams, “Help!”

It’s in my nature to reach out, but perhaps my intentions are not entirely altruistic. Clark is attractive, and I can’t help inviting him to my upcoming yoga retreat. When I get him alone in the forest, I finally sneak past his high walls and see the real him … and it’s stunning.

My attraction to Clark is only growing the more I get to know him. But if we’re ever going to be together, he’s going to have to take a chance on a younger guy, someone who doesn’t fit his perfect, ordinary life.

I only hope I’m worth it.

TITLE: A Simple Mistake

AUTHOR: Alice Winters

SERIES: Deadly Mistakes #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 368

RELEASE DATE: 1/14/2025

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Liam

Weirdly, people don’t react overly well when you’re caught standing over the dead body of a murderer who’d walked free.

It’s not that I thought my fellow homicide detective would rejoice when he saw what I’d done, but is a pat on the back too much to ask for? Maybe a gold star at the very least?

The problem is that the person who caught me is Gabriel, the only person I care for and adore… and he’s prepared to look the other way if I leave homicide and promise to never kill again. Yet when Gabriel gets taken by a serial killer, there’s absolutely no way I can sit back while this parasite takes what is mine.

But what the killer doesn’t know is that I’m coming for him and that I would destroy the world to keep Gabriel safe. After all, who could hunt a serial killer better than another one?

Gabriel

Drawing Liam back into homicide is the last thing I thought I’d ever do, but the killer is picking off my fellow detectives, and the only way we’re going to make it out of this is with Liam heading the case (even if there’s one—or five—coworkers he’d rather not save).

Liam is smart, sarcastic, and the most dangerous man I’ve ever met, and yet I can’t look away—even if he calls my adorable cat Lucy Fur. No one has any idea just how far Liam will go for me, especially not the killer, who won’t realize until too late that the prey he hunts is actually a predator.

TITLE: Midnight Whispers

AUTHOR: April Kelley

SERIES: Forbidden Entanglements #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 167

RELEASE DATE: 1/15/2025

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A warlock who doesn’t know he’s a warlock. A wolf shifter deputy who has to take another wolf shifter for a mate. Discovering your best friend’s college-age son is your fated mate is only one of the things working against them. The other is far more deadly.

All Riley wants is a fresh start. After the unexpected death of his mother, moving to Fortune Falls, finally getting to attend college, and getting to know his estranged father is exactly what he needs. Fortune Falls is more than it seems. It’s filled with secrets about sexy sheriff’s deputies being wolf shifters and a familial connection to warlocks.

Who knew magic existed? Not Riley. But there it is at his fingertips.

Cass’s pack alpha wants him to mate with another wolf shifter. Not his best friend’s sweet, funny warlock of a son. He doesn’t expect his murder investigation to be tied to his pack or for their lives to be at stake.

It’s not just Riley’s dad who can’t know Cass is his fated mate. Cass’s pack can’t either.

TITLE: Gin & Sin

AUTHOR: Mia Monroe

SERIES: Last Call #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 228

RELEASE DATE: 1/15/2025

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Helping him explore his attraction to men was supposed to be no strings fun, not turn me into a whipped puppy dog, but here we are.

The college twink scene is wearing on me. Sure, it works out for a no-commitment guy like myself, but the constant drama and nameless rotation of pretty boys in and out of my bed isn’t as exciting as it once was. Maybe watching one of my best friends find love is poking at me too.

That’s what was on my mind when someone new walked into Moby’s looking lost, nervous, and extremely biteable. It only seemed right that I offered to keep him company, and when he readily accepted, I was looking forward to trying someone older, mature, and not looking for anything serious. Just like me.

He’s inexperienced when it comes to dating men, and I’m more than happy to introduce him to what he’s been missing. What I didn’t expect was the instant addiction I developed to his shy smile, his needy moans, and the way his sweet eyes linger on me. There’s no way one night is gonna be enough.

Stewart is smart, sweet, and gorgeous, and like my favorite cocktail, he’s got layers I’m interested in tasting. He’s lived a buttoned-up existence until now, but I think it’s time he tasted a little Gin and Sin. We might be opposites, but hopefully the balance of our relationship will be more sweet than sour.

TITLE: Dead Sick

AUTHOR: Pandora Pine

SERIES: Cold Case Psychic #31

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 50

RELEASE DATE: 1/15/2025

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What’s worse than being stuck in bed with the flu? Being quarantined with your two best friends.

When Ronan O’Mara wakes up stuffy and coughing, his family wants nothing to do with him. Upon hearing the other cold case detectives are sick too, Tennyson suggests the three men bunk together, so no one else gets sick.

Over the course of the day, the detectives steal snacks, fight over soup, and share secrets. Will Ronan, Jude, and Fitzgibbon survive being dead sick? Or each other?

TITLE: Turning Tides

AUTHOR: E.M. Denning

SERIES: The Anchor #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 255

RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2025

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Shane Taggart knows how lucky he is.

After a lifetime of scrimping, saving, and barely getting by, he struck it rich with a winning lottery ticket. Now he owns a successful bar called The Anchor, helps his mom with her women’s shelter, sent his youngest brother on a trip around the world, and works closely with his middle brother to help out in the local community without bankrupting himself. The only thing missing in his life is a bit of romance. But it’s hard to find guys into doing things the way he likes best.

Archer Kinsman had it all.

He opened the tattoo shop of his dreams with his best friend, Clayton. Things were going great, and they were finally making real money. Then came the morning Archer woke up to empty bank accounts and a missing best friend. Forced to close up shop, Archer moves in with his brother, Cyrus, and his husband. It’s cramped, but it’s just until he gets back on his feet. It can’t take too long, right?

The tides turn when Shane and Archer meet.

Archer is everything Shane is looking for. He’s easy to be around, and he’s more than willing to top, despite their size difference. Even if their chemistry wasn’t off the charts, Shane would still want to help him get his life back on track.

Soon, Archer is living above The Anchor, and getting his business up and running again. But there’s still one big problem–Archer’s brother, Cyrus, is protective of him, especially after what he went through with Clayton.

Cyrus is also Shane’s best friend.

Shane is willing to risk it all for Archer. His friendship, his business, even his heart. Will he lose everything or will luck smile on him twice in a lifetime?

TITLE: The Omega Slave

AUTHOR: Victoria Sue

SERIES: Wolves of the Five Kingdoms #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2025

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Before the heir to the throne of Rajpur can become the emir, the law states that he must shift into his wolf in front of the sixteen assembly members, something Kamir has never been able to do.

Not that Kamir ever expected to live long enough to see this day.

Despised by his father for his compassion and desire to bring peace to their land, he knew that the moment another son was born to replace him, he would forfeit his life.

But suddenly Kamir’s father, a bully both at home and abroad, dies fighting a losing war before that could happen.

Needing to protect Rajpur from his tyrannical uncle, even if it means his own death, Kamir attends the pre-coronation ceremony. Enduring a gluttonous feast of food, wine, and pleasure-slaves when his people are starving only cements how important it is that Kamir shifts so he can be crowned.

Tsaria was sold by his father to a brothel when was ten years old. Now nine years later, he must gain the interest of the emir, or risk being sold at the Market of Lost Souls.

He will be forced to take fever white until he becomes addicted and then he won’t care what he has to do to get his next fix.

Tsaria would rather die.

Neither man expects a miracle. One expects to die, and the other prefers to.

But it isn’t a wolf that saves them both that day.

It’s a dragon.

TITLE: Noaz

AUTHOR: Crea Reitan

SERIES: Van Doren #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 418

RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2025

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Sometimes stars grant you wishes that come covered in blood.

I’ve wanted one thing for as long as I can remember – someone to love, a family, and a happily ever after. I finally found it with the least likely person across the street. Our life together has been dipped in espresso and given a massive jolt forward, but we couldn’t be happier.

That is, until someone threatens that happiness and I’m forced to respond in order to protect my family that’s barely begun. I didn’t mean for this relationship to begin bathed in blood but I will do anything to protect the love I’ve waited decades for.

TITLE: A Heart Disguised 1

AUTHOR: Zara Lee

SERIES: The Demon Lords of Aethoria

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 311

RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2025

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Fainting spells, flowing gowns, and falling for a demon lord? This ‘bride’ never signed up for that.

Whoever said “marriage is an adventure” clearly never had to wed a demon lord while masquerading as a woman. I’m Robin Aldercrest, and despite being blessed—or cursed—with the visage of a delicate flower, deceiving the Duke of Lunaria is proving more challenging than taming a wild griffon.

My esteemed father decided to solve our family’s predicament—the demon king’s demand for a bride—by offering me up to Duke Darius, a notorious demon lord rumored to possess not only massive horns, but also an impressive… stature and “sword” to match. The dire consequence? Should His Grace uncover my true nature, my family might find themselves adorning the castle’s pikes. A trifling matter, to be sure, especially for a sheltered, fainting-prone whelp like myself.

Now, I find myself ensconced in a foreboding fortress of gleaming stone and shadowy corridors, with a husband as terrifyingly beautiful as he is perceptive. Each touch ignites my skin like wildfire, and his molten gold eyes seem to peel away my pretenses faster than I can erect them. I arrived intending to play the role of the most convincing jilted wife in history, but now I face a far graver peril: I fear I may be falling for him. And in this battle of wits against a demon who can see through deception as if it were gossamer, I’m beginning to think my heart isn’t the only thing I stand to lose—if I don’t faint first, that is.

 

TITLE: From Coast to Coast

AUTHOR: J.J. Mulder

SERIES: Offsides #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 316

RELEASE DATE: 1/16/2025

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NHL forward Remy Stone steps off the plane in Calgary a newly divorced man. While he doesn’t necessarily want to live in Canada, the trade offered a good excuse for a fresh start and he means to capitalize on it.

Defenseman Grayson Brody has played most of his career with Calgary, but has long fallen out of love with his team. After coming out, he has struggled with his teammates and management, and wishes he’d never done it at all.

With the addition of Remy Stone shaking everything up—both on the ice and off—things start looking up for the first time in years. What starts as a friendship between them, turns into a casual, friends-with-benefits relationship.

Except a casual relationship with a teammate is fraught with complications; particularly when it starts to feel less casual to Grayson, and neither of them are sure what the future looks like for them.

TITLE: The Shadow Prince Ruin

AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan

SERIES: Dark Companions #2

PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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“Give me your shadow, and my body is yours.”

An elven prince shouldn’t be working at Best Burgers Bonanza. Yet here I am, banished to the human realm for a lifetime of toil and misery. I guess that’s what I get for being a traitor and the shortest elf at the Nocturne Court, with a shadow no darker than a tea stain.

I’m stuck with no scheme up my sleeve when destiny brings me face to face with the answer to all my troubles.

Hawk. A dangerous human on the run from prison, so tall my neck hurts when I meet his gaze. His shadow is dark as death and it will be mine if only I can force him to marry me.

What I don’t expect though is the price for his exquisite power.

He wants my body.

I’ve never been an object of anyone’s desire, but I will do whatever it takes to make him my Dark Companion.

When our illicit deal shatters the ice around my heart, keeping Hawk at arm’s length becomes impossible.

Our bond is supposed to be one of convenience. He’s crude, violent, reckless, and wants to devour me in the filthiest ways. He’s everything I shouldn’t want.

I chose him to be my salvation, but he might just prove to be my downfall.

TITLE: Goaltender Interference

AUTHOR: Brigham Vaughn

SERIES: Scoring Chances #1

PUBLISHER: Two Peninsulas Press

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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The last thing Connor O’Shea needs is more complications …

After too much celebrating at his brother’s wedding, Connor wakes up next to cocky Toronto goaltender Jesse Webber—pro hockey’s reigning f*ckboy. With three kids and a failed marriage under his belt, Connor might be ready to admit he’s attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean his life has to change.

Fate has other plans: Jesse’s been traded to the Boston Harriers, the team Connor captains.

With an intimidating family legacy to live up to, pressure from ownership to bring home another Cup, and a strained relationship with his ex-wife to juggle, Connor reluctantly agrees to let Jesse stay at his place for the season—strictly to keep him in line.

Rules are set, boundaries are clear. But Jesse’s never met a rule he couldn’t break.

Between winning over Connor’s kids, rallying the team, and sneaking past Connor’s defenses, Jesse is determined to prove he’s more than just trouble.

But can he show Connor there’s more to life than playing it safe?

TITLE: Gargoyle Reaper

AUTHOR: M.M. Wilde

SERIES: Shadow Slayers #2

PUBLISHER: Knight Ever After Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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Evil still lurks in the shadows, and the Shadow Slayers prepare for an epic battle…

Will Ezekiel be allowed to claim his Fated One? Or will he be relegated to healing his fellow Slayers and their Nephilim for all eternity?

TITLE: The Pastel Prince

AUTHOR: V.L. Locey

SERIES: Crowns of Melowynn #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 223

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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The fate of the wilds is in his hands.

Kenton, a young druid prince, feels trapped in the bustling city life, a world away from the forests of his birth. Despite his royal duties keeping him tethered to the urban sprawl, his spirit remains tangled with the whispering trees and the ancient, mystical rhythms of the forest. But when a sinister threat endangers his people’s land and lives, Kenton embarks on a perilous journey to track down a powerful and ancient being; the lone archdruid powerful enough to stop the darkness.

Only, Beirach is nothing like the archdruids of old tales. Instead of withered and world-weary, he is younger than expected, vital, and has a magnetic charm that Kenton can’t ignore. Thrown together by fate and bound by a shared mission, Kenton and Beirach find themselves in the heart of a battle to save nature. As the dark mage’s shadow looms over the forest, they fight together and find a love as raw and wild as the forest itself.

TITLE: Every Broken Thing

AUTHOR: Nik Knight

SERIES: Far From Ruined #1, 2nd Revised Editoin

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 241

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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Two strangers whose paths should never have crossed. One traumatic encounter that brings them together.

After high school senior Silas Brigs is rescued from an attempted assault, he finds himself indebted to a blond stranger. But he wants nothing to do with the calm, quiet Ben Adams. The California diver reminds Silas too much of what brought them together in the first place, an event he just wants to forget. Yet no matter how hard Silas tries to distance himself, the closer the two inevitably gravitate.

With Silas’s attacker lurking in the shadows combined with Ben’s mysterious history, their blossoming friendship seems doomed to failure. Both are haunted by their shattered pasts, but can they learn to face their demons together? Because, no matter how much Silas wants to resist, they’re exactly what the other needs. Even if they don’t know it, yet.

TITLE: Comforting the Grump

AUTHOR: Nora Phoenix

SERIES: Forestville Silver Foxes #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 293

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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I don’t do emotions or romantic entanglements.

My life is simple: I work hard and I play hard, with anyone willing. I’m not discriminatory. And then I go home…alone.

Until my body decides to stop cooperating. Nothing is stirring anymore, and it scares me to death.

While navigating this issue, support comes from an unlikely source. Ennio, my best friend’s little brother, is sweet and sassy but also stubborn in his decision to be there for me. He’s the vibrant glittery sunshine to my grumpy black heart.

I don’t need him, of course, but I can’t deny it’s nice to have him around to comfort me. He has his own challenges to deal with, and somehow, we become friends. With excellent benefits.

But I’m not the right man for him. I’m too old, too dark, too set in my ways, Right?

TITLE: My Accidental Valentine

AUTHOR: Gaia Tate

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 86

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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Sam Warren isn’t used to flying solo on Valentine’s Day—but after a messy breakup, he’s determined to focus on something else: his best friend Millie’s birthday celebration. The day promises good company, a cozy gathering, and no romantic complications.

But when Adam Payne—the brooding, brilliant best friend of Millie’s boyfriend and Sam’s impossible high school crush—shows up, everything changes. Their history is tangled with an embarrassing, drunken night Sam can’t remember and Adam clearly can’t forget—and this Valentine’s Day might be their chance to finally face the truth.

TITLE: Luscious Luca

AUTHOR: AJ Mullican

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 77

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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To say that nights at Nightcall are hectic would be an understatement. Rushing from one wardrobe change to another, getting oiled up backstage, and dodging lonely housewives as they dive for me are just some of the hazards of the job. Can’t beat the pay, though, even if explaining the handfuls of sweaty singles as I hand them to the bank teller makes me cringe.

When an opportunity comes up to star in my own regular headline act, on Friday nights no less, I jump at the chance. Everyone knows the big spenders flock to Nightcall on Fridays, ready to drown the week’s sorrows in cheap whiskey as they let off some steam. One patron in particular shows up every week with a team of beefy bodyguards in tow, and word is a single tip from her could cover my bills for a solid month.

Things get sticky shortly after my Friday debut, and suddenly I’m faced with an impossible ultimatum: Grant the wealthy guest an unlimited, exclusive “backstage pass,” or find myself skyrocketing to the top of her mafia don father’s hit list. It would be a no-brainer if it wasn’t for the fact that I have more chemistry with her head bodyguard than I do with her!

How do I break it to the mafia princess that my heart is spoken for without winding up at the bottom of the lake?

TITLE: Whole With West

AUTHOR: Skye R. Richmond

SERIES: Blueridge Bears #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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West

I can’t believe my brother Holden hired a city slicker to market our family sporting goods brand.

Ryland’s idea of the outdoors is camping out for the new iPhone.

He’s frustrating, infuriating and so damn gorgeous. Did I mention he was my mate?

If I want to have a chance with him, I can’t fire him, right?

I’ll just have to shape Ryland into an outdoorsman. If only he wasn’t so distracting, this would go a lot smoother.

But as we spend more time together, I can’t help but wonder if there’s more to Ryland than meets the eye.

TITLE: Eternal Thorns

AUTHOR: Ken Sanchez

SERIES: The Feybound Chronicles #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 300

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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In a Forest of Thorns Love is Both Poison and Cure…

When Silas Ashworth is exiled to the mysterious Thornhaven Manor for exposing his noble family’s corruption, he expects a cold, empty estate on the edge of the forbidden Eldergrove. What he finds instead is a house alive with ancient magic and a forest guarded by Thorne – a powerful spirit whose ethereal beauty is matched only by his bitter hatred of the Ashworth name.

As Silas uncovers the truth about his ancestor’s devastating betrayal of the forest realm, he finds himself drawn to the vengeful guardian in ways that could either heal centuries of division or destroy both their worlds. But darker forces are stirring. Every moment Silas and Thorne spend falling in love gives strength to an ancient shadow entity that feeds on their connection – one that could corrupt everything they’re fighting to protect.

With time running out and corruption spreading through the forest, Silas must make an impossible choice: walk away from the one he loves to keep him safe, or risk everything to prove that some loves are worth fighting for – even if they might cost you everything.

TITLE: Upstairs at Eric’s

AUTHOR: Michael Robert

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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Kyle

At nineteen, I lost half of my family in a tragic accident, only to have my mother blame me for the cause. With nowhere to go and little money to get there, I fled to Los Angeles from Washington State. After less than a month in California, I did what many desperate young men do:

I turned to the streets to survive.

What happened next was a story so bizarre, a rational person would fail to believe it. After eighteen months of living a strange life, with an even stranger man, I was forced to return to my hometown. What I found on my return could change my life forever.

Eric

At thirty-eight, my decade-long marriage was over. Finding the love of my life in bed with another man had the potential to destroy me. Fate and my career experience presented me with an offer to move to Gig Harbor, Washington.

Working for a recently widowed woman who had offered me the apartment above her garage was exactly what I needed to get my life back on track.

That was until her surviving son returned home and turned my world upside down.

TITLE: Experiments in Love

AUTHOR: Shaw Montgomery

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 288

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2025

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Anson isn’t going to apologize for eavesdropping when the conversation is so fascinating and the questioner sounds so cute. He is, however, going to thoroughly enjoy discussing the intriguing topic and offer up his help. After all, scientific curiosity should be encouraged, especially when the inquisitive cutie has such an interesting hypothesis.

Kennedy knows he’s right…size does matter…but proving it seems like an impossible task until a helpful stranger in a naughty bar offers to set up an experiment…and to take Kennedy out on a date. Kennedy’s appropriately skeptical, of course. Most people find him annoying, but most people aren’t Anson, a sweetheart with more numbers in his life than friends.

When two unique men decide to tackle an age-old question, they’ll satisfy more than just their curiosity along the way.

 

TITLE: Targeted By Love

AUTHORS: Colbie Dunbar & Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Between The Greys #1

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

RELEASE DATE: 1/19/2025

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Not once have I hesitated to do my job, until today…

I’m great at what I do—at least the one I tell people about. There’s a reason I get the rates I do and why everyone in the business fears me—I can complete a contract in record time and have never left even the tiniest trace I was there. But then I get the hit order, the one that changes everything…

When I walk into the chapel, ready to off the best man and collect my bounty, I don’t expect to see Rhodes and I sure as shit don’t expect to scent him as my mate. Now I have ten seconds to decide if I am going to pretend I’m a guest in the hopes of getting what I’ve always wanted or complete the job with the precision it requires.

I choose Rhodes and inadvertently put the target on his back.

 

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