Here are the new releases for the week.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mane Full Of Stripes | Megs Pritchard | Self Published | 5/19/2025 | Heat, Prey, Love | Amazon |
| Open Roads, Open Hearts | Isabelle Peterson | Self Published | 5/19/2025 | Bucket List Romance Series | Amazon |
| Hunks of the Month | Andrew Grey | Dreamspinner Press | 5/20/2025 | Amazon | |
| Don’t Let Me Go | Kevin Christopher Snipes | HarperCollins | 5/20/2025 | Amazon | |
| The 39 Steps | L.M. Somerton | Pride Publishing | 5/20/2025 | Amazon | |
| Zeno | Gene Gant | NineStar Press | 5/20/2025 | Amazon | |
| Zeke and Wesley | Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga | Tygerseye Publishing | 5/20/2025 | The Barn | Amazon |
| Cullen | Minerva Howe | Turtlehat Creatives | 5/20/2025 | Dragon Guardians #2 | Amazon |
| In Case You Read This | Edward Underhill | Quill Tree Books | 5/20/2025 | Amazon | |
| Ghost | M. Tasia | Boroughs Publishing Group | 5/20/2025 | Fire Lake #9 | Amazon |
| Zero Pucks | EM Lindsey | Self Published | 5/20/2025 | Punk as Puck #1 | Amazon |
| All Bats are Off | Kelly Reynolds | Self Published | 5/20/2025 | Rose City Roasters | Amazon |
| Armor of Dusk | Jess Galaxie | Self Published | 5/20/2025 | The Graveyard Trees #2 | Amazon |
| On Thin Ice | Rebecca Norinne Caudill | Self Published | 5/20/2025 | Austin Aces Hockey Club | Amazon |
| Colors of You | Damien Benoit-Ledoux | Self Published | 5/20/2025 | Love Grows In Honest Places | Amazon |
| Magical Beast | Lisa Oliver | Self Published | 5/20/2025 | Hellhound Collar Series #6 | Amazon |
| The Haunted Hotel 2: The Legend of Lovers Hollow | Vawn Cassidy | Underside Press | 5/21/2025 | Crawshanks Guide to Mischievous Spectres & Spirits#2 | Amazon |
| Where the Bluebells Bloom | C.C. Black | Mountain Ranch Publishing | 5/21/2025 | Amazon | |
| A Layperry’s Heart | Toby Wise | Self Published | 5/21/2025 | For A Chance At Us #2 | Amazon |
| Shattered Crown | Ken Sanchez | Self Published | 5/21/2025 | The Feybound Chronicles #2 | Amazon |
| This is Not (the Beginning of) a Love Story | Suki Fleet | Stars and Ink Press | 5/22/2025 | This is Not a Love Story #3 | Amazon |
| Cowboy Dreams | Kaje Harper | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Amazon | |
| Repentance | Rebecca Cohen | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Dark Earls #3 | Amazon |
| Brim Over Boot | Emmy Sanders | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Darling Brothers #2 | Amazon |
| The Coachman | VL Locey | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Amazon | |
| An Embrace of Smoke & Steel | Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Fallen for a Fae #2 | Amazon |
| Sinful | KT Yarrow | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Dark Delights #4 | Amazon |
| The Heartstrings of Harry | Robin Knight | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Mulligan’s Mill #5 | Amazon |
| These Arcane Days | Lyra Haven | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | The Crossing #2 | Amazon |
| The Boyfriend Gamble | Gabbi Grey | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Love in Mission City | Amazon |
| How to Flaunt Your Chains and Surrender a Vein | D. N. Bryn | Self Published | 5/22/2025 | Guides For Dating Vampires #4 | Amazon |
| Six for Gold | Louise Collins | Evernight Publishing | 5/23/2025 | The Magpie Rhyme #6 | Amazon |
| Heartwood | Emily Carrington | Changeling Press | 5/23/2025 | Heartwood Box Set | Amazon |
| Givin’ Me Fitz | Sam E. Kraemer | Kaye Klub Publishing | 5/23/2025 | Prey fot the Hunter #2 | Amazon |
| Enzo | R.J. Scott | Love Lane Books | 5/23/2025 | Redcars #1 | Amazon |
| End of the Road | Adam Vex | Crazy Ace Publishing | 5/23/2025 | SOS HOTEL #10 | Amazon |
| You Turned My World Around | Zane Michaelson | Happy Ever After Publishing | 5/23/2025 | Coming Out of the Dark #1 | Amazon |
| Love Me Like It’s Real | Rhys Everly | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Love in Maplewood | Amazon |
| Tutoring Mr. Hotshot | A.W. Scott | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Daddies of the League | Amazon |
| Inscripted | Jayden Baker | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Hearts of Arts #2 | Amazon |
| The Silence Between | Greyson Vale | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Amazon | |
| The Perfect Blend | MJ Booth | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Shade Grown Coffee Boys #2 | Amazon |
| The Manny’s Fiery Dragon Bond | Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Heat, Prey, Love | Amazon |
| Poolside | Taylor E. Weston | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Southeastern Alumni #2 | Amazon |
| Claimed By The Orc Emperor | RS McKenzie | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | Orc Mate Selection #1 | Amazon |
| Covenant | Cora Rose & Lark Taylor | Self Published | 5/23/2025 | The Firm #1 | Amazon |
| Self Expression | Alex Blaine | In Ink Press | 5/24/2025 | The Lactin Brotherhood | Amazon |
| Targeted by Fate | Colbie Dunbar & Lorelei M. Hart | Surrendered Press | 5/25/2025 | Between The Greys #2 | Amazon |
| Home Heart Hooves | Becca Jackson | Self Published | 5/25/2025 | Beaker Brothers Ranch #1 | Amazon |
| Toy No More | Kat Sinclair | Self Published | 5/25/2025 | Venusverse | Amazon |
| Lips of an Angel | Rae Simmons | Self Published | 5/25/2025 | Neon Moonlight | Amazon |
| Bears & Bakeries | Dylan Drakes | Self Published | 5/25/2025 | Sweet & Stocky #2 | Amazon |
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TITLE: Mane Full Of Stripes
AUTHOR: Megs Pritchard
SERIES: Heat, Prey, Love
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 181
RELEASE DATE: 5/19/2025
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Omega Jost wasn’t looking for a relationship until one night he met Apollo in a club. The instant he saw him he knew there was something about him and when he realized, he panicked. He wasn’t ready to meet his mate.
Apollo saw Jost and couldn’t look away. When he caught his scent, he sensed who Jost was to him but also saw he’d been hurt. Apollo understood Jost needed to learn to trust him, to know Apollo would never hurt him and that would take time.
Time spent together eased Jost’s concerns and the more he got to know Apollo, the deeper Jost’s emotions become until someone from his past reappeared and wasn’t going to let Jost slip away.
Can Apollo reach his mate in time or will Jost’s past tear them apart?
TITLE: Open Roads, Open Hearts
AUTHOR: Isabelle Peterson
SERIES: Bucket List Romance Series
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 399
RELEASE DATE: 5/19/2025
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HAYES
I say yes to adventure. To spontaneity. But that’s probably why all my relationships ended in heartbreak—for me. So, I swore off dating for a year. Figure out who I am and what I want.
Then my dear friend Emilee was killed in a car crash. She’d started a Bucket List, but much had been unfinished—she was only 27. So, when our group decided to tackle her bucket list, I chose: Take a road trip with my brother.
I don’t have a brother, but Emilee did. An older, sexy as hell, very straight, international pilot brother. A road trip with him will be fun, meaningful… and platonic. A totally uncomplicated five day, no temptations trip.
Except Gabe wasn’t all that was ‘advertised,’ and every hour on the road makes staying detached harder.
If I’m not careful, I won’t just break my own rules—I’ll break my heart.
GABE
Love means loss. I’ve buried my parents, my first boyfriend, and most recently, my baby sister. That’s why I keep people at arm’s length. It’s safer that way. Especially when being openly gay in the cockpit still raises eyebrows.
So why did I say yes to a road trip with Hayes? Maybe because he reminds me of Emilee. Maybe because, for the first time in years, I don’t feel like I’m free-falling. Or maybe… I’m tired of flying solo.
Because Hayes isn’t just Emilee’s best friend. He’s funny. Obscenely positive. Loyal. Off-limits. Stupidly gorgeous. And unraveling every defense I’ve ever built.
When the trip ends, I’ll have to choose: keep flying… or finally land where I belong. Because love might mean loss… but maybe, this time, it also means home.
TITLE: Hunks of the Month
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 276
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Former fashion photographer Sterling Vaughn reached the pinnacle of his profession only to have his life and heart come crashing down around him. Now he’s attempting to rebuild his life as a portrait photographer in the town where he grew up.
Connor Hillyard is proud of his Scottish ancestry and dresses accordingly. The civic-minded college history professor has spent more of his life collecting degrees than experience. His only family is his sometimes matchmaking great-aunt Lucille, who thinks nothing of pulling him into her community gardening projects.
When Lucille needs a photographer for a calendar project to save her failing garden club, she recruits Sterling, who ropes Connor in as a model. Their eye-opening hunky gay calendar pulls the two men closer together. But just as things get interesting between them, the calendar polarizes the town, threatening to pull Sterling back into the high-profile world of fashion and away from the man who brought his heart back to life.
TITLE: Don’t Let Me Go
AUTHOR: Kevin Christopher Snipes
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
LENGTH: 400
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Out and proud, Riley Iverson knows there’s nothing more cringe than crushing on a straight boy. But from the moment that the handsome and sporty Jackson Haines walks into his life, Riley can’t help but feel an undeniable connection.
Mainly because, as impossible as it seems, Jackson is the spitting image of the boy who’s recently appeared in Riley’s dreams—dreams set in another time and another place where he and Jackson are desperately in love.
Soon these dreams morph into increasingly vivid nightmares. But no matter where or when these visions play out, two things remain constant: Riley and Jackson are always together, and they always die at the end.
Forced to consider the possibility that their burgeoning relationship might be propelling them headfirst into their own tragic ending, the boys have to decide: Is it worth staying apart to save their lives if the price is forsaking a love that has defied not only time and space but death itself?
TITLE: The 39 Steps
AUTHOR: L.M. Somerton
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 203
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Uncover the conspiracy, outrun the enemy, and trust no one—survival is the ultimate test.
Oberon Wycherley never thought his dull London life could take a deadly turn—until a frantic neighbour, American journalist Art Carew, claims to have uncovered an international conspiracy. A Greek industrialist is marked for assassination by a shadowy cabal called the Black Stone and that’s only the beginning.
When Carew is found dead in his flat, Oberon finds himself the prime suspect—and the only one who can stop the plot. Fleeing to the rugged Scottish Highlands, Oberon must decipher Carew’s cryptic notebook while dodging assassins and evading the police. Along the way, he forms an unlikely partnership with the enigmatic Syd Whatten, a man whose charm is matched only by his secrets.
As the Black Stone’s sinister plan accelerates, Oberon and Syd race against time to unmask the conspirators. From explosive escapes to a high-stakes standoff on a storm-battered coastline, every step brings them closer to the truth—and deeper into danger.
Will they foil the plot in time? Or will Oberon become another casualty of a deadly game?
TITLE: Zeno
AUTHOR: Gene Gant
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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At sixteen, Zeno Anderson is on the cusp of graduation. He’s anxious to leave for college in Illinois come fall, but his cautious parents have their doubts about letting him out of the nest before he’s eighteen. Zeno worries he’s doing more to hurt than help himself on that front.
The thing is, Zeno has a tendency to run from problems, and he’s a bit confused in his social life. After a terrible misunderstanding, he’s been avoiding best friend, Marvus, for months now, only to find himself semi-crushing on Jemma, who seems to be catching feelings of her own. When something serious happens to Zeno at Jemma’s unsupervised party, threatening their friendship, Zeno doesn’t do himself any favors by not letting his parents in on it.
Then, there’s tall, handsome Dalvin Drake, wide receiver on the football team. Zeno is surprised to discover, as his crush on Jemma wanes, his feelings for dreamy Dalvin fast-track from buddy zone to full-on flirt. With two friendships already on the rocks, Zeno doesn’t want to risk losing Dalvin. Yeah, but the thing is, Dalvin’s suddenly dropping hints that he’s into Zeno too.
Life is so complicated. What exactly is a fella supposed to do with all this?
TITLE: Zeke and Wesley
AUTHORS: Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga
SERIES: The Barn
PUBLISHER: Tygerseye Publishing
LENGTH: 253
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Wesley Dugan raises money for other people for a living, has finally decided he needs to spend a little on himself for a change. He wants an adventure, somewhere that he can indulge his appetites without making promises to anyone. The Barn is an exclusive Alaskan resort that is highly regarded in the scene and promises kinky delights, assuming Wesley can brave his fear of flying to get there.
Zeke Burrell is about to celebrate a major anniversary. At nearly a thousand days, he imagines he’s spent more time at the Barn than anyone but the owners. To Zeke, the resort is his home and his sanctuary, where he can write music and find peace in his routine.
When they meet, Zeke is surprised to be so curious about the resort’s newest guest. Wesley doesn’t expect to become so infatuated on the first day of his vacation. While their desires brought them to the resort for the same reasons, the rest of their lives couldn’t be any different. Zeke prefers quiet and solitude, while Wesley enjoys the company of others and a good party. Zeke has a complicated history, but Wesley’s couldn’t be more straightforward.
Is it possible for them to find the balance they crave both in-scene and out?
TITLE: Cullen
AUTHOR: Minerva Howe
SERIES: Dragon Guardians #2
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
LENGTH: 253
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Fae dragon shifter Cullen is still adjusting to becoming a guardian of the space between the human world and all the other dimensions he’s tied to. He and his two brothers are dealing with dragons and babies and more, and he doesn’t think he can handle much beyond that.
Which is when the unicorn shows up.
When a friend tells him that a house up in the mountains in Colorado is having some weird goings on, unicorn shifter Orion heads up to make sure no one is in any kind of distress. But once he’s in the dragon guardian’s house, he finds out he can’t leave unless one of the fae dragon brothers goes with him. Which would be fine if he and Cullen weren’t fated mates and there wasn’t a pesky vampire problem out in the human world.
Cullen and Orion have all the problems of any couple: families, mate bonds, and tons of insecurities. Will fighting off vampires be too much to handle on top of all of that?
TITLE: In Case You Read This
AUTHOR: Edward Underhill
PUBLISHER: Quill Tree Books
LENGTH: 367
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Arden isn’t excited about moving. Los Angeles was an easy place to fit in and find a supportive queer community. But Winifred, Michigan? That sounds like a much more difficult place to exist.
Pasadena, California, is the perfect city for Gabe’s reinvention. Everyone knew everything about him in small-town Shelby, Illinois. Gabe, who wants to be out and proud, can’t wait to relocate.
When Arden and Gabe randomly meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska, it feels like fate. Both are trans, but more importantly, both are huge fans of the band Damaged Pixie Dream Boi. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell them something. Right?
But after an incredible evening of hanging out, the pair part ways only knowing the other’s first name. And as both boys struggle to adjust to their new homes, their thoughts keep being drawn back to their time together. Is one perfect night enough to bring Arden and Gabe back to each other, or will the boys need some help to find each other again?
TITLE: Ghost
AUTHOR: M. Tasia
SERIES: Fire Lake #9
PUBLISHER: Boroughs Publishing Group
LENGTH: 174
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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THE INVISIBLE MAN
A cop down to his bones, Detective Ray Sommers has seen it all, and knows how to trust his instincts.
While visiting an old friend, he finds what he knows with what he sees colliding right in front of his eyes. A man has appeared from out of nowhere. Literally. And in more ways than one, Ray’s visit has gotten way more complicated.
Darren, aka Ghost, ran from his traumatic past taking with him some unbelievable secrets. But now he’s found a family where he’s been accepted for the first time in his life.
Ray and Darren’s initial encounter might’ve been a bit unorthodox, but interest sparks and their attraction is undeniable.
Ghost and his Fire Lake family are targeted by a powerful and ruthless man, and they fight back with every weapon they have—of which Ghost is one.
Now that he’s found someone who genuinely sees him, he’s not sure he’ll live long enough to enjoy him.
TITLE: Zero Pucks
AUTHOR: EM Lindsey
SERIES: Punk as Puck #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 324
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Sometimes what happens in Vegas shows up at your door two weeks later to tell you that he’s the guy you married while you were blackout drunk.
Tucker:
Waking up alone in a strange hotel room, missing my prosthetic legs, and no memory of what happened the night before is not how I wanted to spend my estranged twin’s bachelor party trip.
Yet there I was, legless and zero idea how I got there. Or who I spent the night with. Which is…not great.
Though I suppose that trauma lies somewhere between losing my legs in a car accident which killed my career in the NHL, and my brother running off with my fiancée.
So, in the grand scheme of things, not the worst weekend I’ve had.
But while I’m no longer a bitter, angry man, I’m also maybe—kind of, sort of—not the most well-adjusted person on the planet. And that shows when an adorable, dimpled, wild-haired man shows up at my door to tell me that the hazy night in Vegas had a very specific ending:
At some point, after several chocolate cake shots and trauma dumping, Amedeo and I found Elvis and got married.
The easy thing to do would be to make sure the marriage isn’t valid. But when have I ever made anything in my life easy? Especially since the incentive is getting to keep this man in my orbit.
We might have had the weirdest beginning of any married couple, but now I’m feeling strangely determined to give us both the happily ever after we deserve.
TITLE: All Bats are Off
AUTHOR: Kelly Reynolds
SERIES: Rose City Roasters
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 107
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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If there’s one rule every pro-baller knows, it’s to avoid the press like the plague. That doesn’t stop Johnathan “Tuck” Tucker, the Rose City Roasters’ second baseman with a heart of gold (and a hard-on for carbs), from hooking up with Portland’s hot-shot sports journalist one summer evening. What starts as a one night stand quickly spirals into a series of steamy hook-ups between Tucker and the vegan-ish blond in khakis he can’t resist. Getting involved with “the enemy” probably isn’t the best idea, but a casual situationship couldn’t hurt, right?
As a sports journalist and podcaster, Brock Heller is used to being surrounded by buff dudes in tight pants, but none of them make him feel the way Johnny Tucker does. By all accounts, the two of them have nothing in common—whereas Tucker is a twenty-something chaotic ball of energy, Brock prefers the comfort of his home and luxurious bubble baths. And yet, their chemistry is the stuff dreams are made of . . . deliciously dirty, not-suitable-for-the-office dreams. Having a relationship with a pro-athlete could jeopardize his career, but as it turns out, Tucker might be worth the risk.
Keeping things casual might be easier said than done, but as both Brock and Tucker know, the best things are often worth fighting for.
TITLE: Armor of Dusk
AUTHOR: Jess Galaxie
SERIES: The Graveyard Trees #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 279
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Asith Evourin has finally found his long-lost father and saved him from a facility harvesting dragons, but at a cost. His partner, Dradevai, stayed behind to rescue more dragons, and Asith is no closer to finding them than they were a year ago. With no leads on where they are or if they’re safe, Asith struggles to enjoy life in the Graveyard Trees, the city of dragons, and pushes his family away.
Everything changes after Asith reluctantly accepts a lesson about magic from his father. He gains confidence in his ability to cast magic and suddenly retrieves a lead on Dradevai’s location. But along the way, Asith must struggle to remain unseen as a wanted criminal, trust people he hardly knows, and face a villain who will stop at nothing to profit off the abuse of dragons.
TITLE: On Thin Ice
AUTHOR: Rebecca Norinne Caudill
SERIES: Austin Aces Hockey Club
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 370
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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One last season. One final secret.
I’ve spent fifteen years in the NHL hiding who I really am. One more season—head down, mouth shut, lies firmly in place—and I can retire with my secret intact. Then Stryker Bell crashes into my life.
He’s got hands of gold, a mouth made for sin, and a body that moves like a promise. Ten years younger, he’s cocky, reckless, and everything I shouldn’t want. My problem. My obsession. My undoing.
We clash from the start. But no matter how hard I try to keep my distance, Bell doesn’t back off. He crowds my space. Smirks like he knows exactly what I’m thinking. Every glance feels like foreplay. Every brush of contact, a dare.
And after a brutal loss on the road, I break. One raw, desperate moment, and I’ve got him pinned to the wall, my mouth on his like I’ve been starving for a taste.
Now I’m playing the most dangerous game of my career—falling for the rookie who makes me feel more alive than I ever have, while battling trauma I’ve buried so deep I almost believed it was gone.
I want him, but those old demons don’t let go easy. They’ve got their hands around my throat, whispering every lie I’ve ever believed about what it would cost to be open.
And Bell? He refuses to be anyone’s dirty little secret.
If I don’t fight for him now, I won’t just retire in the closet—I’ll lose the only man who’s ever made me want to step out into the light.
He was my idol. Now I’m his secret.
I had Ethan Harrison’s hockey poster taped to my bedroom wall growing up. Now he’s my teammate—and the most infuriating, closed-off man I’ve ever met. All clenched jaws, surly grunts, and brooding stares.
And yet, something about the way he watches me when he thinks no one’s looking makes me want to break him wide open. Crack that perfect composure.
Every lingering glance. Every loaded silence. Every time he pulls away like he’s scared of what will happen if he lets me in—it feels like it’s building to something inevitable.
So when he finally backs me against the wall and kisses me like he’s starving? I know I’ve been right all along. The tension, the looks, the armor he hides behind—it was never just in my head.
He might bark out orders on the ice, but behind closed doors? He’s the one who begs for me to touch him, make him come undone. Who gasps my name, and needs it rough, slow, and real.
I want all of Ethan, but if he won’t choose me, I’ll have no choice but to walk away. I didn’t fight like hell to stand in the light just to be someone’s dirty little secret.
TITLE: Colors of You
AUTHOR: Damien Benoit-Ledoux
SERIES: Love Grows In Honest Places
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 386
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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Some love stories start in secret. Some love stories demand to be seen.
Ethan thought coming out on Profile was the bravest thing he’d ever do. But navigating a conservative Catholic school as an openly gay teen? That’s an entirely different battle—one that comes with cruel graffiti on lockers, whispered slurs in hallways, and the ever-present risk of being too much, too loud, too visible.
Then there’s Sam, the soccer star Ethan never expected to fall for. A boy balancing grief, faith, and the terrifying freedom of first love. Their relationship is messy, imperfect, and real. And for the first time, Ethan isn’t just surviving Benedictine High—he’s learning to live out loud.
But change is never easy. Not when old friendships fracture, hidden truths come to light, and standing together could mean standing alone. In the heart of it all is a choice: keep hiding, or step into the light and claim the happiness they deserve.
TITLE: Magical Beast
AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver
SERIES: Hellhound Collar Series #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 240
RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2025
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“Boom.” The word was the barest whisper, and if it hadn’t been for Giorgio’s hound, he never would’ve heard it.
Hellhound Giorgio was the first to admit that the warehouse he and his colleague had been sent to looked like something found in a horror movie set. Remote, looking deserted, it was easy to think there would be nothing to find inside but rats. Unfortunately, his assessment was deeply flawed and what was worse, he found a living survivor under a pile of dead bodies. A man who would prove to be his fated mate.
“How did you and your friend end up in that warehouse last night? I doubt you got a message from the Fates saying, ‘get there quick or you’ll lose your chance for a mate until they get reborn again’.”
Enda Cochrane believed he was minutes away from dying when he heard a voice that sent his bird spirit fluttering. But while being saved by a man who was his fated mate should’ve been cause for celebration, Enda knew their path together wouldn’t be easy. His life never had been, and he had no reason to think anything had changed. Someone still wanted him dead and having a mate wasn’t going to change that.
I just want one day when I can pretend that my life is normal, that no one is out to kill me, and that I can be safe and happy with you.
As if Enda and Giorgio’s life wasn’t already complicated enough, the gods decided to get involved. The issue had a lot to do with Enda’s past, but the problem with that was there was so much he didn’t know. When the plan is put in place to flush out the person who wanted Enda dead, that should’ve worked… but did I mention godly interference?
TITLE: The Haunted Hotel 2: The Legend of Lovers Hollow
AUTHOR: Vawn Cassidy
SERIES: Crawshanks Guide to Mischievous Spectres & Spirits#2
PUBLISHER: Underside Press
RELEASE DATE: 5/21/2025
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Welcome back to the Ashton-Drake Manor House Hotel!
Ellis Sparks is beyond thrilled. Not only has he discovered that ghosts are real, but the hotel he’s lived in since he was a teenager is filled with them. Okay, so the first annual murder mystery event may have gone slightly awry, and the hotel is still under threat of foreclosure.
Oh, and the whole place is being investigated by the Bureau of Domestic Hauntings. Turns out there’s a lot of bureaucracy in the afterlife!
But life is good. Ellis is in love and now that he’s newly promoted to hotel manager, he’s even more determined to save his beloved home, starting with a brand-new event! A historical re-enactment of a local urban legend and a ghost-hunting Valentines weekend are sure to bring in more business and help save the hotel.
There’s just one problem.
The Legend of Lovers Hollow is real, and three potentially murderous ghosts are on a rampage through a hotel filled with amateur ghost hunters. Now, accompanied by their motley crew of quirky staff and ghostly sidekicks, Ellis and his superhot silver fox of a boyfriend must figure out how to put the furious spiritual triad back to sleep before all hell lets loose and the hotel guests get more than a frightfully good stay…
TITLE: Where the Bluebells Bloom
AUTHOR: C.C. Black
PUBLISHER: Mountain Ranch Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 5/21/2025
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Step into the enchanting world of Jonesville, Virginia, where the tender romance between Everett Buckley and Finn Waring blooms like the delicate Bluebells in a hidden meadow. Their love is a closely guarded secret until the rumble of war disrupts their peaceful existence. With the looming threat of Vietnam hovering over them, Everett and Finn cling to each precious moment before duty calls. As the letters cease and the shadows of uncertainty lengthen, their bond is tested amidst the unforgiving landscape of the bamboo jungle.
TITLE: A Layperry’s Heart
AUTHOR: Toby Wise
SERIES: For A Chance At Us #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 118
RELEASE DATE: 5/21/2025
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It turns out every sci-fi romance novel was wrong about the whole ‘alien moving next door’ thing.
Aldo didn’t know what to expect when he realized an alien had moved next door, but Gendry wasn’t it. The towering purple alien is awkward, kind, and unimaginably hot. Aldo had given up on dating, but that was when his dating pool only consisted of other humans.
With a promise to keep an eye on Christian, Gendry visits Earth. He wants to learn more about humans but in the process, gives his heart to one in particular. His visit is only a year long, but that’s more than enough time to fall in love with Aldo.
Will Aldo come back to Gendry’s home planet, or is their love destined to be cut short?
TITLE: Shattered Crown
AUTHOR: Ken Sanchez
SERIES: The Feybound Chronicles #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 355
RELEASE DATE: 5/21/2025
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Deep in the Eldergrove, Thorne and Silas Ashworth have forged a love neither believed possible. Their bond has begun to reshape the world, healing old wounds and awakening ancient powers.
But peace is fragile, and darkness stirs at its edges. When Elder Willow begins to fade and the forest’s magic falters, a creeping corruption seeps through the weakening boundaries. In the capital, King Thomas extends an unexpected offer, one that could shift the kingdom’s future or conceal a trap laid generations ago.
As tension rises in both court and grove, Silas is pulled between the legacy of his bloodline and the life he has built beside Thorne. The Shadowblight thrives on that division, feeding on mistrust and fear. When duty forces them apart their connection is tested as never before.
To face the growing threat, Silas must undergo a transformation that challenges everything he thought he was. The cost may be his identity, his future, or the bond he and Thorne risked everything to create. And still, it might not be enough.
Because the enemy they face was born in silence, shaped by betrayal, and it does not seek conquest alone. It seeks to unravel the very balance of shadow and light.
TITLE: This is Not (the Beginning of) a Love Story
AUTHOR: Suki Fleet
SERIES: This is Not a Love Story #3
PUBLISHER: Stars and Ink Press
LENGTH: 157
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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Running away from home at fifteen might have saved Julian’s life, but after two years surviving on the London streets, he no longer knows what he’s living for.
When someone asks Julian to look out for a homeless boy called Romeo, a boy they think is too young and innocent to be safe, Julian agrees but knows he must keep his distance. Being Romeo’s friend can’t happen. Julian is a mess. He has nothing to offer anyone. He can barely look after himself. But one terrible night he ends up saving Romeo’s life.
Romeo doesn’t want to go to hospital. And Julian can’t take care of anyone, never mind someone so badly injured. But Lloyd’s violent gang now wants to kill them both, so Julian does the only thing he can, and helps Romeo run.
They end up in an abandoned swimming pool miles from the inner city. Slowly Romeo gets better. And Julian starts to care about him more than he knows he should. Romeo seems to believe in him, to trust him even though Julian has nothing to offer.
As the days roll into weeks, Julian realises he will do anything to keep Romeo safe…anything to try to get them off the streets…even the one thing he promised himself he’d never do again.
But when you’ve got someone and something to hope for, does it really matter how bad things get?
TITLE: Cowboy Dreams
AUTHOR: Kaje Harper
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 129
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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The right man for a longtime cowboy might be a city slicker.
Joe
I’ve been going into Max’s Place for twenty years, but tonight’s different. There’s a stranger at the bar with city-fancy clothes, wide shoulders, and the face of a fallen angel. I’m just an ordinary cowhand. Being gay’s the most noteworthy thing about me, so I don’t expect much. But when his eyes light on mine and he invites me to ride in his classic ’67 Mustang, I figure what the hell. If he’s a serial killer, what a way to go. And if he’s not, then a couple of my cowboy dreams might finally come true.
Sylvester
I grew up here in these Colorado foothills, but I haven’t been back since I was ten. Now I’ve inherited my grandfather’s neglected ranch, and I can’t decide whether to sell it or stay. I stop in at the only gay bar in fifty miles, wondering if I can have a decent life as an out gay man in this county. And there coming in the door is the kind of tall, lean, working cowboy who pushes all my buttons. I don’t know if Joe will be a reason to stay or a one night stand, but I’m going to have fun tonight.
**All royalties from this book through December 2025 will be donated bi-monthly to Nova Ukraine – a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine**
TITLE: Repentance
AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen
SERIES: Dark Earls #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 246
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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Warlock Jack Webb is at Crofton Hall recovering from spell damage, and his siren heritage is doing him no favours. When he meets Chris, things start to improve, but no one seems to know who or what Chris is, including Chris.
Their best guess is Chris is some sort of really old spectre, but he’s not a ghost or a djinn and somehow his energy is helping to heal Jack. But it’s not just Jack who’s changing. Chris is becoming more corporeal and beginning to remember his past, and why he was put in the jar. Chris is on a path to repentance that no one could have predicted and Jack won’t let him face his past or future on his own.
TITLE: Brim Over Boot
AUTHOR: Emmy Sanders
SERIES: Darling Brothers #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 315
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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He may be a King, but I’ll never kneel.
Colton
If asked to list all the folks in Darling, Montana I can’t stand, I’d have a single name.
Noah King.
He’s the second-best farrier in town (me being the first). A royal pain in my behind. And an all-around smug pest I wouldn’t mind knocking down a peg or two.
It’s no surprise after so many years, our animosity has come to a head. I just never in my wildest, hate-fueled fantasies expected Noah’s attack to involve his lips on mine.
It was a mistake, no question. But apparently I still have some things to figure out about myself.
One thing I do know? Noah King and I have been bitter rivals from the start. And nothing, not even the fire he lights under my skin, makes a lick of difference in the end.
Surrendering to my enemy isn’t an option.
TITLE: The Coachman
AUTHOR: VL Locey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 186
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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As you draw your final breath, the coachman waits…
Awakening in a dreary, unknown cabin with no recollection of how he arrived there, Livingstone Wright is about to discover that hell is just a coach ride away.
Mysteriously cursed to serve the dark lord, he is now responsible for ferrying freshly freed souls to the fiery depths. As he struggles to come to terms with being resurrected, given a home in purgatory, and learning a new profession, he discovers that he is not the only servant of a higher being biding their time as death creeps closer.
For if the devil is waiting to lay claim to a soul, then so too must the Almighty be.
It’s during the sometimes long wait for a person to breathe their last and the final judgment be made that Livingstone meets Hamiel, the light to his dark. The rainbow walker is fair-skinned with golden locks and wide amber eyes behind wire-rimmed spectacles, a soothing aura, and a highly inquisitive mind. The two soon become unlikely friends and then much more as they set out to unravel how it was that Livingstone came to be in Lucifer’s employ.
TITLE: An Embrace of Smoke & Steel
AUTHORS: Rowan Amaris & Theo Behr
SERIES: Fallen for a Fae #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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Available: One soul. Poorly maintained. All serious offers considered. (Unseelie preferred.)
Declan
After a lifetime of being treated like a pariah, Declan’s a fae on a mission: Take down Faerie’s oppressive power structure from the inside. But first, he needs a soulbond. Too bad every potential match in Faerie has rejected him. Well, he’ll just have to get creative. And he’s always had a soft spot for humans.
Antonio
Antonio, a tattooed gearhead with a record, has a mission, too: Avoid the fae at all costs. He’s been there, done that, and has the PTSD to prove it. Sure, he’s screwed up his life in more ways than he can count. But it’s his life. Then, the fae he used to belong to returns. This time, planning to keep him forever.
Antonio has one chance to escape: sell his soul before the fae he most fears takes it. If the buyer happens to be a scorching hot punk with bone wings, it certainly makes a bitter pill easier to swallow. And Declan, he can’t turn down the wounded, dark-humored man who asks him for help.
Together, they dive into the world of fae intrigue, supernatural hitmen, and family strife. Oh, and the awkwardness of falling hard when their bond is only supposed to be a business arrangement…
TITLE: Sinful
AUTHOR: KT Yarrow
SERIES: Dark Delights #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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“I have to be strong.”
“You are. But you can’t hold the world on your shoulders forever.”
Nathan Accardi fears the Paladin Guild has lost its way. Once fearsome demon hunters, these days they spend all their energy hating a handful of people who left the guild to be with demons. In an attempt to be the voice of reason, he asks Commander Sloan to let him approach the defectors with a truce. He doesn’t expect them to make a halfling demon his point of contact, but he can’t blame them for being wary of him.
He feels an instant attraction to Storm. Fighting it is impossible, and against his better judgment, a night of passion turns his world on its head.
Storm has watched other demons fall for their humans, but it was never supposed to happen to him. When Nathan pulls away after their first incredible night together, Storm swears he’ll do whatever it takes to make him see that they belong together.
But there are more than bloodthirsty paladins closing in. Strange deaths in the city are just the beginning. Something’s coming, and if Nathan isn’t careful, he’ll be caught in the crossfire. Is a truce between the paladins and the rebels worth his life? Will Storm be able to save him from becoming a martyr for a truce no one else believes in?
TITLE: The Heartstrings of Harry
AUTHOR: Robin Knight
SERIES: Mulligan’s Mill #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 251
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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HARRY
Me, I’m just a simple guy living the simple life in Mulligan’s Mill. I run the hardware store. I fix what’s broken. I’m a doer, not a talker, I just keep the cogs of Mulligan’s Mill turning. No one here suspects I’m gay—least of all that I’ve been quietly in love with Dean Reeves for years.
He’s my best friend’s son. I watched him grow up gentle and gifted, always strumming something on his guitar, lost in his music. But when he turned eighteen—when he stepped out of his little music studio in Andy’s backyard, taller, broader, with something magnetic about him—needless to say I haven’t been able to unsee it since.
Now he’s a real-life rock star, and he’s coming back to town for a break. Just for a while, he says.
And I’m trying real hard to act normal. But it’s getting harder by the day… and so am I.
DEAN
I tell everyone I just need a break from L.A.—the noise, the pressure, the weird messages from that stalker who won’t leave me alone. And yeah, that’s part of it. But the truth? The real reason I’m going back to Mulligan’s Mill?
Harry Dalton… my dad’s best friend.
He was always there when I was growing up—the big, bear of a guy at the hardware store with those kind eyes and that quiet strength. But after I turned eighteen, something shifted. I started noticing the way his forearms flexed when he lifted lumber, the way his laugh rumbled low in his chest. And then I couldn’t stop noticing.
I’ve been trying to convince myself it’s just a crush. That he’d never look twice at a kid like me, especially now that fame and fortune have left their dirty marks on me. But I still can’t stop thinking about him.
Coming home is supposed to be temporary. A reset. But if Harry looks at me like I’m not just some kid with a guitar… I don’t think I’ll ever want to leave again.
TITLE: These Arcane Days
AUTHOR: Lyra Haven
SERIES: The Crossing #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 276
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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With the secrets of the past revealed and put to rest, Donovan Parker just wants to build a life with his boyfriend. Of course, the path to love never did run smooth.
When I gave up my job and the life I’d built in Chicago to move to the tiny mountain town of Lowery’s Crossing, Colorado, even I wondered if it was the right choice. Then I met Alex Copeland at his best friend’s coffee shop and my life turned upside down.
After surviving a deadly killer with a personal vendetta, we’ve settled in and are looking forward to some peace and quiet together. Unfortunately, sometimes the past holds on a little too tight. Alex has been through a lot in his life and some days I wonder if he’ll ever fully trust me.
When teens start going missing in Lowery’s Crossing, disappearing without a trace, I’m left scrambling to find them before it’s too late. Aided by a new friend, Alex and his strange gift may be the only hope of tracking them down before it’s too late. What we find together will change everything we thought we knew.
Nothing could have prepared us for the real truth of The Crossing.
TITLE: The Boyfriend Gamble
AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey
SERIES: Love in Mission City
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 248
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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Love in Mission City: The Boyfriend Gamble includes two novellas and a short story
Mission City is tucked in the charming Cedar Valley in southwestern British Columbia. If you love heartwarming, contemporary small-town gay romances, then come home to Mission City and fall in love with the men who live there. Romance shows up in the unlikeliest places. And trouble has a way of finding them…
Jeopardy
For ten long years, Tanner’s been crushing on his best friend Nita’s older brother, Kade, while Kade’s been cheerfully oblivious. Then one night, while celebrating Canada Day, Kade suddenly realizes Tanner grew up to be hot and appealing, and in that moment of connection, everything changes.
Jeopardy is a gay, best friend’s brother romance 7k short story with an interfering best friend, a bossy sister, and the possibility of love becoming realized. This short story previously appeared in Breaking the BFF Pact.
The Boyfriend Arrangement
Felix has expected to marry Josette since they were toddlers, playing together under their mothers’ matchmaking eyes. Now he’s bought a home, plans to renovate it, and then he’ll propose. But having Josette’s brother, Jacob, around, working on the remodeling, is eye-opening for them both. As he and Jacob grow closer, Felix realizes he has some big decisions to make about who he is, and what he really wants.
The Secret Boyfriend
For Jasper, the best part of moving to Mission City has been meeting Cameron, his badminton partner. In fact, he’s crushing on the handsome and friendly dentist pretty hard. Cameron thought he was straight, but spending time with Jasper brings out feelings he never expected. Maybe he’s bi. For sure, he likes being around Jasper. But with Christmas and family plans coming up fast, is this really the time to step out of his comfort zone?
**All royalties from the first month of release will be donated Canada-Ukraine Foundation: Humanitarian Appeal.**
TITLE: How to Flaunt Your Chains and Surrender a Vein
AUTHOR: D. N. Bryn
SERIES: Guides For Dating Vampires #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 372
RELEASE DATE: 5/22/2025
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“What else is this shed for, if not torturing unsuspecting vampires?”
Rahil Zaman has good reason to keep his distance from the world—and his fangs are only part of that. He hides in his crumbling home, acquiring blood through the risky one-night stands he finds on hunter-infested hookup apps. After one such fling turns sour, Rahil ends up trapped in the work shed of the one match he wishes would respond to his flirtations.
Finding the hot twink he’d been ghosting inside his work shed was not on Mercer Bloncourt’s agenda. Between his work as a craftsman and his tumultuous relationship with his chronically-ill daughter, he doesn’t have the time or heart for a relationship. But Rahil is not the only intruding presence in Mercer’s life. A hostile hunter and a manipulative research scientist both insist—on threat of his daughter’s life—that he recreate versions of his ‘holy silver’: a vampire-killing metal forged in the wake of his wife’s murder, bound up in all the grief and destruction he’s striven for years to overcome.
To complicate matters, Rahil is the rare vampire who’s immune to the deadly silver, providing Mercer the perfect lab rat to test a kinder vampire-affecting metal.
As Rahil and Mercer rush to the forge, they must face their past wrongs once more, and in time, discover that no mistake is worth the sentence of eternal loneliness.
TITLE: Six for Gold
AUTHOR: Louise Collins
SERIES: The Magpie Rhyme #6
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 295
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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The raven.
It’s a bad omen.
Chad calls it superstition, but Romeo knows it’s a warning specifically for him. He calls himself a god among men. That’s the feeling he gets when he kills, like he’s more than everyone else.
But even gods have their weaknesses.
Romeo only has one.
The man that put a heart in his chest.
The one that made it beat.
But the Chad he clasps eyes with doesn’t recognize him anymore.
An accident cherry-picks Romeo from Chad’s memories and losing him is a pain he struggles to bear.
He doesn’t want to be without Chad, he can’t be, which means he has to reunite the monster and the magpie by any means necessary.
But his magpie has been keeping secrets.
Unforgivable ones…
TITLE: Heartwood
AUTHOR: Emily Carrington
SERIES: Heartwood Box Set
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 639
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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Can love be shield, sword, and healing balm for this troubled couple?
White Oak (Heartwood 1): Mike Delaney, a sheltered nineteen year old, is hired to assist Aidan Kelly, a blind high school senior with a rainbow for every occasion. But the man who tormented Mike will stop at nothing, including murder, to ensure his silence.
Black Mahogany (Heartwood 2): When Rick Hanlon, the man who molested Mike as a teenager, escapes justice, Aidan will stop at nothing to keep his lover safe, but Mike can’t let go of his self-recriminations or share his nightmares with Aidan.
Yew (Heartwood 3): Mike and Aidan have raised a daughter together. Now they’re looking to foster a second child. But fear and prejudice are even more dangerous enemies than Hanlon, the man who molested Mike when he was a teenager.
Thorn (Heartwood 4): Hanlon is not the only threat to Mike and Aidan’s happiness. From within their marriage, old arguments and insecurities rear their ugly heads. Can Mike and Aidan’s marriage survive?
TITLE: Givin’ Me Fitz
AUTHOR: Sam E. Kraemer
SERIES: Prey fot the Hunter #2
PUBLISHER: Kaye Klub Publishing
LENGTH: 386
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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Can a man who has dedicated his life to upholding the law and the president of an outlaw motorcycle club find enough common ground for their mutual attraction to grow into more?
Disillusioned with his career in law enforcement and having given up on finding his one and only, J. Fitzgerald Morgan packs his bags and heads west to Las Vegas where he joins Sparks Bail Bonds as a bail recovery agent. A bounty hunter, which isn’t as glamorous as portrayed in the movies. Will the career move fulfill his need for justice to prevail?
Sawyer “Bones” Abbott is the president of the Pahrump Steel Cowboys, an outlaw motorcycle club that Bones is trying to turn legit against the wishes of several of his club brothers. The responsibilities of the MC’s five businesses rest heavily on his shoulders, especially when another club sets its sights on taking over the Cowboys’ holdings.
Fitz and Bones go on a date that ends well, but Bones ghosts him. Can the two men put the hurt feelings behind them and work together to find one of Bones’ employees when the guy disappears right before a legitimate moneymaker that the Cowboys have invested heavily in?
The question circling Bones’ mind is… When will the man stop Givin’ Me Fitz?
TITLE: Enzo
AUTHOR: R.J. Scott
SERIES: Redcars #1
PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books
LENGTH: 396
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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He’s hurt. Hunted. Barely holding on. But Enzo will kill to keep him safe.
Enzo has already found his place at Redcars—a garage turned sanctuary for men with dangerous pasts and loyal hearts. He’s built a life of purpose, surrounded by a chosen family who knows exactly what it means to survive.
Then a bloodied, barefoot stranger collapses at their gate.
Terrified, half-starved, and hunted for the key to millions, Robbie has nowhere left to run. But Enzo sees him. Not just the bruises or the shadows of his past—but the man underneath, all sharp edges and shattered trust. And something in Enzo refuses to let go.
Redcars isn’t just a place to hide. It’s a promise. And when the past comes calling, Enzo will do whatever it takes to protect what’s his.
TITLE: End of the Road
AUTHOR: Adam Vex
SERIES: SOS HOTEL #10
PUBLISHER: Crazy Ace Publishing
LENGTH: 212
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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It’s the end! Again.
Being on the road has been fun an’ all (no, it hasn’t). Van life is awesome (it sucks, there’s no room for my fabulousness). But all good things must end, according to Fancy Fangs. He’s wrong. Good things should last forever.
Just so long as me, Victor and Adam don’t end, right?
So after we solved a burly werewolf murder, got ourselves mixed up with an evil luxury hotel, we’re now in Florida! Sun, sea, and… the troll mafia, a trap we walked right into, and did I mention… THERE’S F*CKING FROGS HERE?!
We all gonna die.
TITLE: You Turned My World Around
AUTHOR: Zane Michaelson
SERIES: Coming Out of the Dark #1
PUBLISHER: Happy Ever After Publishing
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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“My emotions are all over the place, my heart is in pieces on the ground, and my mind is racing 100 miles an hour.”
That one moment we all wish for; the first time you look into the eyes of the person you are destined to spend the rest of your life with.
You both sense it immediately.
But, only one of you will admit to how you feel.
Will fear of falling in love put the one you love in danger?
TITLE: Love Me Like It’s Real
AUTHOR: Rhys Everly
SERIES: Love in Maplewood
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 260
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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It was all pretend… until it wasn’t.
I don’t have time for dating. I’m too busy making Maplewood my home after everything I’ve been through. But when my daughters decide I need a boyfriend, I do only thing a desperate single dad can do… I lie.
Enter professional dating expert, Jack Hayworth.
He’s a cynic. He’s emotionally unavailable and he doesn’t believe in love. He’s even got a club whose entire purpose is to sabotage the Season of Love festival. But he agrees to play along.
Turns out pretending to love Hayworth is way too easy. The real problem? Sleeping with him feels even easier. And once I get a taste, I can’t stop.
I swore I wouldn’t fall. I swore I would keep this casual.
Too bad my heart doesn’t listen.
TITLE: Tutoring Mr. Hotshot
AUTHOR: A.W. Scott
SERIES: Daddies of the League
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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If there is one thing he can’t stand, it’s hockey players.
Rodney is working on yet another degree at Bellport U, and attempting to mind his own business when he runs into a fantasy come to life. Except, this guy also happens to be the foreign exchange student here on a scholarship. A hockey scholarship. After being bullied for years by athletes, he wants nothing to do with the guy.
At least that’s what he tells himself until Mr. Tall, Broody, and Persistent keeps finding ways to cross his path.
Andry came to this small town in the hopes to get a chance to join the professional hockey team in town. He figures being close by will be good for scouts to find him. It’s all part of the plan. But then a tiny, adorable man throws his world upside down. Now hockey is no longer the only thing taking up time and thoughts.
When his teammates decide to intervene in their relationship, Andry calls in backup to help him handle the situation.
TITLE: Inscripted
AUTHOR: Jayden Baker
SERIES: Hearts of Arts #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 269
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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When Mason set out to write his debut romance novel, he never imagined he’d end up living one.
Adorable and ever-hopeful, Mason Bloom quickly learns that writing about love is just as complicated as actually falling into it. With mounting pressure from his parents and a blank page staring back at him, he’s desperate for inspiration. What he doesn’t expect is for it to arrive that night—in the form of an ominous, sinfully attractive boy who brings more questions than answers.
While struggling to deal with the passing of his football legend father, Kaiden Everett found himself in a spiralling fall of fighting and violence. As he slipped deeper into the world of crime, the hope of escape began to dwindle. The last thing he expected to happen that fateful night was a sunshine-eyed writer to crash into his life with curiosity, kindness… and far too many questions.
Despite the skeletons in their closet, the two grow closer, while the infamous mystery known only as “Lady B” begins to unravel around them, pulling Mason into a game he’s not sure he can win—and Kaiden into a fight that could cost them everything. To have a shot at real love, Mason will have to stop writing fictional romances and take control of the one he’s living.
TITLE: The Silence Between
AUTHOR: Greyson Vale
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 406
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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When seventeen-year-old Leo Reyes sacrifices his own dreams to become guardian to his three younger siblings, he builds walls around his heart that no one can penetrate. For a decade, he works multiple jobs, navigates endless bureaucracy, and creates a semblance of stability for his family—all while convincing himself that his own happiness is a luxury he can’t afford.
Ethan Webb fled Riverton the first chance he got, chasing literary success and leaving behind the only real connection he’d ever known. Now, despite acclaim and achievement, he returns to his hometown empty, seeking something his writing career couldn’t provide.
When their worlds collide again, Leo and Ethan must confront what might have been against the reality of what is. As external forces threaten the fragile life Leo has constructed, both men discover that some punctuation marks don’t end sentences—they merely pause them before the story continues.
TITLE: The Perfect Blend
AUTHOR: MJ Booth
SERIES: Shade Grown Coffee Boys #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 256
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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Orion Richards is independent. So independent. He doesn’t need anyone. He’s always made it work in the past, he can keep making it work. It’s just… Hard. And draining on his mental health. He made the hard decision to leave his family at seventeen. That was six years ago. When he lands the job at the coffee shop, it’s a saving grace. It’s just enough to keep his nose above the water.
Garrett Beachum is a Daddy without a boy. After seeing his best friend find his happily ever after, Garrett starts to wonder if he’ll find that, and if maybe he’s looking for more than just a Boy. He’s nearing forty, has a stellar job, a cushioned retirement waiting in ten years, and a house large enough for a family that he shares with his dog, Riley.
When Garrett visits Shade Grown Coffee, one of the employees quickly catches his eye. The same one that went home with him six weeks ago. Garrett has his sights set on the man, but Orion has some walls that need breaking down first.
It’s a good thing Garrett loves coffee, because he’s visiting this shop often…
TITLE: The Manny’s Fiery Dragon Bond
AUTHORS: Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: Heat, Prey, Love
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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It takes a strong omega to be mated to the dragon clan leader and mine is the strongest— he is also a mouse.
After my mate died, I tried to do it all. I provided, I cooked, I cleaned, I took the kids to school. All my kids are grown and now having children of their own.
Now that I have grandchildren, I’m not wasting a single moment. I’ll provide my son with the help I never had.
A houseful of dragon shifter children needs a strong manny, one who can handle an accidental shift here or there, one who won’t cower to me just because I’m the dragon clan leader. I never expected that person to be a mouse shifter, but here Ollie is, sliding into our lives seamlessly.
Despite his incredible looks, amazing personality, and the way he adores my grandchildren, I try to keep things professional. He works for my son. Technically he also works for the dragon clan that I lead. And besides, he deserves to find his fated mate, not to be hooking up with and old dragon like me.
Ollie doesn’t agree, telling me I’m his mate and he can prove. I can’t wait to see how.
TITLE: Poolside
AUTHOR: Taylor E. Weston
SERIES: Southeastern Alumni #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 328
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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Divorce left Tommy Littleton shaken. He thought he’d checked all the boxes in his marriage, but none of it mattered when “love” was left out. With nothing else to show for his life, Tommy will stop at nothing to get a promotion–even if it means participating in an open-water swim to impress his boss. Unfortunately, he looks like a drowning raccoon in the water. Good thing his best friend is a swim coach.
Chuck McCormac knows how the world sees him: the easy-going friend and the successful head coach of the Southeastern University swim team. After years of hiding his sexuality, Chuck is ready to be his most authentic self and find a partner. When he comes out to his college friends, he’s met with love and support. What he doesn’t expect is Tommy’s curiosity–or the heated kiss that turns into deeper questioning.
Chuck thought his unrequited crush on Tommy would always stay that way, but when Tommy expresses his interest, Chuck isn’t sure if he can trust that his friend’s feelings are real. Tommy might be ready to dive in, but Chuck is afraid that what he’s hiding could muddy the water between them.
TITLE: Claimed By The Orc Emperor
AUTHOR: RS McKenzie
SERIES: Orc Mate Selection #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 146
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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As a monster smut romance author, my life is writing about creatures that only exist in my imagination ravaging humans and making them fall in love with them. It’s a fantasy of mine to be ravaged by a monster, but they’re not real. My collection of…erm, toys is as close as I’ll get to being with a real live monster.
That is, until I cross a barrier I had no idea exited and landed in a world that shouldn’t be. There, I meet the most handsome orc I’ve ever laid eyes on.
Orcs exist! And one of them wants to claim me as his.
TITLE: Covenant
AUTHORS: Cora Rose & Lark Taylor
SERIES: The Firm #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 356
RELEASE DATE: 5/23/2025
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The Firm can make any wish come true.
Money. A job promotion. Murder.
Whatever you desire can be yours—for a price.
The Firm has ruled St. Dismas for generations. To most, they’re just a myth.
But in truth, they are the last resort of the desperate.
I never understood why anyone would go to The Firm. There’s always a price to pay—a price you won’t discover until your request has been granted.
It was a path I swore I’d never walk.
Or so I thought.
When my brother is gravely injured, everything changes.
I have no choice but to go to The Firm.
I don’t know what they’ll ask of me, but I’ll give anything to save Jackson.
He has his whole life ahead of him, and I’ll make sure he gets to live it.
But when my price comes due, it’s nothing like I expected.
Not drug smuggling or murder. Not the darkness I braced myself for.
No, this is worse.
My price is to fulfill someone else’s request.
To give them what they asked for.
A marriage.
For anyone else, it may seem simple. But not for me.
Because the man I must marry is my worst enemy.
My rival.
The man I once trusted above all others—until he shattered that trust and threw it back in my face.
The idea of pretending to be Matthias’s doting husband for a year is my worst nightmare.
But I won’t do it for me.
I’ll do it for Jackson.
For my brother, I’ll pay the price.
Even if it means condemning myself.
TITLE: Self Expression
AUTHOR: Alex Blaine
SERIES: The Lactin Brotherhood
PUBLISHER: In Ink Press
RELEASE DATE: 5/24/2025
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Lincoln hates being one of the last people in the office. The old building creaks and sways and it gives him the creeps. But with only a few days left before his big presentation, he’s putting in long hours and not taking care of himself the way he should. He’s not sure when his last meal was and he hasn’t even had time to refill his huge water bottle since emptying it hours ago.
Enzo forgot his travel pump and can’t wait until he gets home to pump. He’s been leaking more than usual but got stuck on video calls with his team in India and now he’s in pain. Like, actual pain. So when he gets into the elevator on Thursday evening with someone from the fifth floor, he hopes the guy doesn’t want to engage in small talk. With as full as he is, he can’t focus on anything more than a simple nod in acknowledgment when he gets in the car.
But when the power suddenly goes out and the elevator is stuck between floors, they have to figure out how to get through the night without food, water, or heat during the cold winter night.
TITLE: Targeted by Fate
AUTHORS: Colbie Dunbar & Lorelei M. Hart
SERIES: Between The Greys #2
PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2025
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I shouldn’t even look at him. He’s innocent… pure. But my wolf calls him mine. How long can I resist?
If wrong place, wrong time was a person, it would be me. I was the king of it. As a child, I stepped into our garage moments before it was hit by lightning and lost my sense of smell. When I was a student, I walked in on a classmate changing their grades moments before they were caught, resulting in my expulsion. After my first real job promotion, I went to dinner to celebrate and saw my boss cheating on his husband with his personal assistant and I got fired.
And now? Now I’m in the worst place of all: behind a dumpster as someone is murdered. If I get caught, it won’t be as simple as finding a new school or another position, I’ll be dead. So what do I do? I shift into my cat form and crawl underneath the dumpster, hoping for the best.
If “the best”is one of the murderers coming over and telling me I need to come with him, I go. I should be scared, petrified even, but I’m not. Instead, I jump right into his arms and start purring. What is wrong with my cat?
TITLE: Home Heart Hooves
AUTHOR: Becca Jackson
SERIES: Beaker Brothers Ranch #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 338
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2025
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Beacker Brothers Ranch is part dairy farm, part animal sanctuary, even more so since the gorgeous town vet keeps finding more misfits to deliver to Dean’s door. Even if he wasn’t a fumbling mess whenever the Doc came around, he’d never say no.
Beaker Brothers has always been a place where even the most awkward of the world can find their home.
With his happily ever after on the line, Dean will need to grow some bull-sized balls and go after the man of his dreams.
But hey, with a pigmy goat as a wingman, it’s in the bag… right?
TITLE: Toy No More
AUTHOR: Kat Sinclair
SERIES: Venusverse
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 429
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2025
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Where law means nothing, life becomes about one thing: control. In the underground society of shady dealings and everyday crime, only the most powerful thrive.
Apollo isn’t one of them. He’s a doll, an escort available to the most important figures of the local crime world, and an omega lover to the boss of the organization. Apollo remembers how hard life used to be before Jasper, and he’s happy enough with how things are most of the time… Even if his relationship might not be as great as he deludes himself into believing.
Kobe’s place appears to be a bit more desirable in the hierarchy, despite him being an omega in an alpha-dominated industry. He’s the gang leader’s new driver, and someone who’s asked to take care of things that need taking care of from time to time. But even he feels unfulfilled and unsteady in his position, constantly torn by the war of good and evil around him and inside himself. While he secretly wishes to leave the life of danger behind, he stays for the money it brings him and his family. After all, he’s gone too far to back out now.
When the two men meet and strike an unusual, delicate connection, they realize that they both could be exactly the push each has been looking for in finally living the life they want. But life is hardly ever easy, especially when one surrounds themselves with those who know only power over people, and they don’t take kindly to parting with it…
TITLE: Lips of an Angel
AUTHOR: Rae Simmons
SERIES: Neon Moonlight
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 256
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2025
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There’s only one cure for greed, pride, lust, sloth, gluttony, wrath, and envy. Too bad it died when it was fifteen years old.
Living in Sin City, Raleigh Jenkins knows something about those seven little deadlies, but what he doesn’t know is that they all have one thing in common: they’re keeping an eye on him. High on as much liquor and sex as his body can handle, he’ll need an Angel to bring him back down to Earth. Enter his best friend who’s been in love with him since the sixth grade. But when an unspeakable accident steals his voice, can a silent Angel find a way to tell the man he loves how he feels—before it’s too late?
As the two men get older and grow closer, one thing is clear: they can’t survive without each other. It’ll take more than words to save the sinner, but luckily for him, that’s exactly what the lips of this Angel offer.
TITLE: Bears & Bakeries
AUTHOR: Dylan Drakes
SERIES: Sweet & Stocky #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 255
RELEASE DATE: 5/25/2025
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Locky Sorenson isn’t a risk taker. He’s stuck in an awful office job. He’s terrified of turning his one true passion, baking, into something real. And worst of all, he hasn’t gotten laid in almost a decade. Sure, he could confront the traumatic reason he’s in this mess, but stress eating donuts under a cozy blanket sounds like a much better option.
Benedict Owens doesn’t screw his clients, no matter how beefy and adorkable they are. As a small business advisor, he knows that’s a recipe for disaster. Better to keep his distance. That way he won’t get burnt again.
But when Locky loses his job, fate pushes them together—forcing them to confront the fears that have held them back for so long.
And while they try to keep things professional, Locky and Benedict soon discover that cupcakes aren’t the only thing rising in the kitchen. And that steel benches make an excellent surface to really pound out the dough.
Now they’ve got to decide how deep they want to take it. Will Locky find the courage to open his dream bakery? Will Benedict finally let someone mend his broken heart? Or will they both decide that the whisk is just too great?
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