Here are the new releases for the week.
Let us know if there’s something missing & we’ll add it to the list.
| Title | Author | Publisher | Release Date | Other Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hide and Seek | Felice Stevens | Good Man Press | 7/6/2026 | Appleton Falls #5 | Amazon |
| Undefined Terms | Alex W. Wells | Self Published | 7/6/2026 | The Carrick Brothers #2 | Amazon |
| Slugger | Christopher J Brice | Self Published | 7/6/2026 | Wildbrook University #1 | Amazon |
| Monster. Me | Eden West | Self Published | 7/6/2026 | Monsters & Shifters #1 | Amazon |
| The Dark Before Dawn | Thom Collins | Pride Publishing | 7/7/2026 | Basic Instincts #4 | Amazon |
| Tattooed Envy | Oliver Takely | Self Published | 7/7/2026 | Sinful Knights #4 | Amazon |
| Bi-Partisan | Dallas Smith | Self Published | 7/7/2026 | District Love #1, Revised Edition | Amazon |
| The Bull Rider and the Bookworm | V.L Locey | Self Published | 7/8/2026 | Snow Creek Ranch | Amazon |
| Hexes and Hops | Jacki James & Lori Ames | Self Published | 7/8/2026 | Magical Misfit Murders #2 | Amazon |
| Idol AU | Rye Cox | Self Published | 7/8/2026 | Because Canon Sucks | Amazon |
| Courting Korie | Kim Breyon | Self Published | 7/9/2026 | Unexpected Love #5 | Amazon |
| Dripped | Charlie Novak | Self Published | 7/9/2026 | Lick It! #2 | Amazon |
| Holden Offshore | Lynn S Waters | Self Published | 7/9/2026 | IronEX #5 | Amazon |
| Guarded Goalie | G.T. Dípè | Self Published | 7/9/2026 | Unintended Urges #1 | Amazon |
| Refreshed | Nora Thomas | Self Published | 7/9/2026 | Lucky Ones #4 | Amazon |
| Amused and Amazed | Will Okati | Changeling Press | 7/10/2026 | Amazon | |
| Quills and Starlight | Kota Quinn | Self Published | 7/10/2026 | Marriage Market Misadventures | Amazon |
| The Wild of Falling | Alexandra Hale | Self Published | 7/10/2026 | Blackstone Falls #6 | Amazon |
| A Likely Story | Merry Farmer | Self Published | 7/10/2026 | Rent-A-Boyfriend #2 | Amazon |
| Hungry For Love | Morgan Lysand | Self Published | 7/10/2026 | Hex Is Where The Heart Is | Amazon |
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TITLE: Hide and Seek
AUTHOR: Felice Stevens
SERIES: Appleton Falls #5
PUBLISHER: Good Man Press
LENGTH: 294 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2026
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I’m finally living the life I want as a deputy sheriff in the small town of Appleton Falls. I gave up my job as a cop in the NYPD to search for the truth about a father I barely know, except finding him brought me no peace.
But I’m happy. Really. I’d love to fall in love, but it just hasn’t happened. Yet.
Then he shows up to join our force.
My old high school nemesis, Dominic Starr. The gorgeous loner and the bane of my existence.
As well as my secret fantasy.
Why did he leave the NYPD? Was he running from his powerful father? Or hiding from him?
It’s not like he wants to forgive and forget and be friends. At every turn he’s in my face, taunting and teasing me with that stupid nickname he loves and knows I hate.
Starr should be careful, because he’s got secrets only I know.
And one of them is mine as well.
But when the past we both want to leave behind crashes into our present—with deadly consequences—neither of us can hide what we’ve been running from all our lives: The future we both seek is in each other’s arms.
If we make it out alive.
TITLE: Undefined Terms
AUTHOR: Alex W. Wells
SERIES: The Carrick Brothers #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 410 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2026
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Ronan Carrick is twenty-seven, broad-shouldered, and built for work. His plan is clean: two years in Manchester on a good construction job, close to his brother. He’s planned for less.
Then he meets Celyn at a corner table in a bar. Red nails on a keyboard. A mouth that keeps talking about a bloke who sent back his steak at a steakhouse. Hands that move fast, precise, completely indifferent to the fact that Ron’s stopped tracking words.
Celyn Biggs is twenty-five, Welsh, and exists on their own terms. They wear what works that day: skirt and Dr Martens, or stubble and eyeliner, or both. They don’t fit the files Ron’s been building his whole life. They make peace with the people who can’t hold that. They’re working on a novel and serving weekends and they don’t know the tall man at the bar is trying to sort them into a space that doesn’t exist.
For weeks, Ron watches. For months, he sits at the corner table and learns that the thing between them has no name in his head. Celyn doesn’t ask him to name it. They just ask: stay.
Office hours become flats. Manchester becomes London. And the space between two people who were shaped for different lives becomes the only space that fits.
TITLE: Slugger
AUTHOR: Christopher J Brice
SERIES: Wildbrook University #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 153 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2026
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Rule one of being the coach’s kid: don’t fall for the players.
Tommy Jenkins has spent the past three years as the batboy for the Wildbrook University’s baseball team. He keeps his head down, his grades up, and his distance from the players who treat him like a kid brother at best, invisible at worst.
Evan Brock is a hot-tempered slugger with a reputation for breaking rules and hearts in equal measure. What was supposed to be a night out on the town with his teammates ends in a bar fight that goes viral on social media, suddenly putting Tommy in the position of babysitting the team’s biggest problem.
Sharing hotel rooms and keeping Evan out of trouble quickly turns into something hotter, deeper, and far more dangerous. Because Evan needs something only Tommy can give.
Behind closed doors, they burn. On campus and in the dugout, Evan won’t meet Tommy’s eyes. A reputation is everything, and falling for the coach’s son is a risk his draft prospects can’t survive. Not if he wants the future he’s been chasing his whole life.
As the season heats up and the stakes climb higher, Tommy will have to decide how long he’s willing to be kept a secret before it breaks him.
TITLE: Monster. Me
AUTHOR: Eden West
SERIES: Monsters & Shifters #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 318 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/6/2026
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All my life, I’ve been treated like a freak, a beast. Living among people when you look like me is practically impossible. And with my potent pheromones, it’s even worse. To them, I’m like a dangerous animal, but also something exciting. The only thing I’m good for now is being a test subject in some controversial scientific program related to fertility.
In my empty, cruel life, there isn’t even a spark of hope, let alone any chance at love. Who would ever love a monster?
Until one day, a random participant in the program notices what’s being done to me and speaks out. That single act of humanity and compassion changes something inside me. I want to meet him, to touch him, to hear him speak, but he doesn’t belong to me. My only visitor is a mysterious cat who somehow sneaks through the ventilation system.
TITLE: The Dark Before Dawn
AUTHOR: Thom Collins
SERIES: Basic Instincts #4
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 269 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2026
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A brutal killer. An unwitting witness. A cop caught in the middle of a deadly pursuit.
Jude Kalvert is glad to be back in his home city and playing gigs around his favourite bars. Blyham is a dangerous place, and things only seem to have got worse in the time he’s been away. It’s not safe to be out alone at night, but when Jude runs into an old school friend after one of his shows, things don’t so seem bad after all.
Danyal Nadir has changed a lot since they knew each other. He’s cop for one thing, newly appointed to act as liaison between the police and the LGBTQ+ community. And he’s come a long way from the shy, bullied kid Jude remembers from school. The adult Danyal is strong, confident and very attractive. Both men jump at the chance to get reacquainted.
But that first night is not a safe as it appears. Jude discovers that he’s one of the last people to have seen a murder victim alive. Soon the killer has Jude and Danyal in their sights. On the run and desperate, there’s no limit as to what he’ll do. As their friendship turns to passion, their new beginning could be the end of them.
TITLE: Tattooed Envy
AUTHOR: Oliver Takely
SERIES: Sinful Knights #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 212 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2026
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Kieran was eighteen when his stepdad betrayed him, outing him to a mother who disowned him on the spot. Ten years later, after flunking medical school, he’s a tattooist in London’s financial district. His friends are finding love and settling down. Kieran knows that’s not his future. Men want his body, and nothing more, and believing that’s all he deserves, he is happy to serve them.
Derek owns The Back Room, London’s most notorious gay club, and carries two failed marriages and one unforgivable mistake: Kieran. When their lives collide for the first time in a decade, Derek barely recognises the sharp‑tongued brat standing before him… but he likes what he sees, even if that’s all kinds of wrong.
When a handsome mobster takes a shine to Kieran, Derek’s jealousy spirals. Before he can share his growing feelings, Kieran is brutally attacked. The only place he feels safe is in Derek’s arms. Determined to protect him, Derek buries his forbidden desire, unaware that Kieran has felt the same way for years.
As Kieran recovers, they can’t ignore the pull between them, but can Derek give the young man what he needs? Or will Kieran push Derek away before he gets the chance to prove that he’s worthy of love?
TITLE: Bi-Partisan
AUTHOR: Dallas Smith
SERIES: District Love #1, Revised Edition
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 421 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/7/2026
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Who says politics and (fake) dating don’t mix?
Adrian Wilks doesn’t do relationships. After a childhood as a military brat, he learned that people never stick around as long as you want them to. So even when he meets a charming man with a southern accent and dimples who tilts his world on its axis, he’s determined to protect himself by keeping his emotional distance.
Congressman Jamie Montgomery knows that re-election will be tough as a young, single Democrat representing a newly redrawn district in North Carolina. And that’s without him coming out as bisexual. But when he sees a gorgeous veterinarian from across a bar, Jamie forgets about the political need for discretion.
It was only supposed to be one night. But when that night ends up in the headlines, it seems the only way to save Jamie’s chances of staying in the race is for Adrian to set aside his social anxiety to agree to be his boyfriend—his fake, PR boyfriend.
As their “fake” relationship starts to feel real, Adrian finds himself wanting Jamie to stay in his life. But with the election approaching, Adrian has to decide whether the pressure and uncertainty that come with dating a politician is worth the very real risk to his heart.
TITLE: The Bull Rider and the Bookworm
AUTHOR: V.L Locey
SERIES: Snow Creek Ranch
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 199 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/8/2026
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Sometimes the wildest ride isn’t in the arena – it’s falling in love.
Bull rider Hoyt Knox has spent his life chasing applause, adrenaline, and the next eight-second ride. With his body starting to break down and sponsors pulling out, he finds himself facing a possible life change. Confused and hurting, he heads to Snow Creek Ranch to try his hand at something a little easier as he heals while trying to figure out what’s left for him besides a sore back and a fading spotlight.
Enter Aubrey Lancombe, a quiet, bookish man who’s just moved to Chance to escape the city life – and the loss of his beloved grandmother followed by a bad breakup – and finally open the bookstore of his dreams. Aubrey has always preferred words to people, quiet to chaos, and certainly has no time for cocky cowboys with something to prove.
When their worlds collide over a shared love of poetry they strike up a friendship that teeters on the edge of something else entirely. But Hoyt’s not out and Aubrey is scared to fall again. As his time at Snow Creek Ranch passes Hoyt must decide if he’s ready to hang up his spurs for good – or risk his heart on the bookworm who’s rewritten everything he thought he knew about love.
TITLE: Hexes and Hops
AUTHORS: Jacki James & Lori Ames
SERIES: Magical Misfit Murders #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 235 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/8/2026
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Hexes, hops, and a whole lot of trouble. Welcome back to Ravenstone!
Declan is finally starting to settle into life as a witch in a magical little town where the coffee is strong, the misfit monsters are delightfully odd, and there’s always something interesting happening.
Like the Get Hopped Up Beer Festival.
Between sampling new brews, spending time with his very protective (and very handsome) wolf shifter boyfriend, and making plans to open a bakery, Declan is having the time of his life… until a brewmaster turns up dead in a vat of beer.
Since, apparently, that’s just how things go in Ravenstone.
Declan and Gideon don’t mean to get involved, but with rumors being shared faster than a sourdough starter and whispers of magic and hexes floating through town, staying out of trouble was never really an option.
Because in a small town, someone always has a secret.
And this time? It’s deadly.
TITLE: Idol AU
AUTHOR: Rye Cox
SERIES: Because Canon Sucks
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 242 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/8/2026
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My newest client is America’s darling—ex member of one of the biggest boy bands of our age, and a huge success from his first solo album. Milo isn’t the picture-perfect persona he portrays to his fans. He’s a chaos goblin, and I suspect I was hired to protect him from himself.
The problem is, his particular brand of chaos sings to my heart. I’m drawn to him, which is a huge problem if I ever knew one. There’s a professional boundary I can’t cross, but how do I resist when the man himself is set on erasing all lines?
TITLE: Courting Korie
AUTHOR: Kim Breyon
SERIES: Unexpected Love #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 314 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2026
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Falling in love with your best friend? 1/10. Do not recommend.
Too bad my heart didn’t get the memo.
Every date I’ve been on this year has felt like a job interview I didn’t prepare for. Cold, boring, and the cause of devastatingly low self-esteem.
Korie—my gender-fluid best friend—knows more about me than anyone. When my sister jokingly says they should date me to give me pointers, we both laugh. It’s too ridiculous to even consider. Except, that’s exactly what happens.
We think it’ll be funny. Something we can laugh about later. But somewhere between holding their hand and sharing food across a dinner table, I realize something terrifying: they’re my ideal partner.
How have I never seen it before?
Caring for them has never been hard. Pretending it doesn’t wreck me when we kiss goodnight is another story. I’m suddenly aching for them in ways I never have before, and worse? Korie doesn’t date. Ever.
The whole point of this was to keep it fake. To practice being real without changing our friendship. So how do I convince my heart to play along—when admitting the truth could cost me my best friend?
TITLE: Dripped
AUTHOR: Charlie Novak
SERIES: Lick It! #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 213 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2026
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Drip It All Over Me
Fulfilling my childhood wish of opening an ice cream shop is meant to be a dream come true, not a stress-inducing nightmare. And it’s not meant to make my friends concerned for my health either. But I’ll be fine! All we have to do is survive the summer and then I’ll be able to breathe again.
My employee Owen has a different idea, though.
He’s seen me watching him swim every morning, and he knows I think he’s ridiculously hot, so he proposes a simple solution to my stress: a summer-long, no-strings hook-up arrangement.
It’s the perfect plan on paper. Except, the longer summer goes on, the more I’m developing feelings for the sunshine swimmer who loves my dream as much as I do. But I can’t tell him that. Because Owen doesn’t plan to stay. And I can’t ask him to.
Even if letting him walk away would be the worst decision I’ve ever made.
TITLE: Holden Offshore
AUTHOR: Lynn S Waters
SERIES: IronEX #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 145 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2026
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When Holden needs to save his brother, the IronEx team shows up ready for action.
Holden Gowdy has a secret but sharing with his race partner, Josh, means risking everything.
Josh Decker has been in love with Holden since they first met. Now after developing their offshore boat racing partnership, the former Navy SEAL would burn down the world for him and his family. If only Holden could love him back.
When a criminal element uses Holden’s brother to get to him, all bets are off.
Find out how far offshore they’ll go.
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ITLE: Guarded Goalie
AUTHOR: G.T. Dípè
SERIES: Unintended Urges #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 160 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2026
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Desire is never practical.
ROLAND
Control is everything to me. On the pitch. In my life. In my marriage – until it wasn’t.
I’m separated, heading to the World Cup, and apparently sharing a room with Austin Coker. My ex-wife’s best friend. My teammate. The one person I can’t stop watching no matter how hard I try.
I know exactly what touching him would cost me.
I do it anyway.
AUSTIN
I’ve wanted Roland Johnson since before I was good enough to deserve him.
Now I’m his teammate, his roommate, and completely out of excuses. His marriage is over. The line between us keeps moving. And every time he looks at me like I’m the only thing in the room, I care a little less about what we stand to lose.
My career. His reputation. Her friendship.
Worth it. All of it.
TITLE: Refreshed
AUTHOR: Nora Thomas
SERIES: Lucky Ones #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 301 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2026
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Xavier Marino
The past twenty-nine years my life has solely been about friends, soccer, following directions, and staying out of my dad’s way. It’s ingrained into my genetic makeup at this point. It’s how I’ve most effectively dodged his fists and it’s why, after meeting who I believe to be the loves of my life, I’ve so easily stuck them in the friendzone. The chemistry between the three of us is undeniable to anyone we’re around, yet we still won’t say it. We’ve walked the line between friends and more for years, but I’m done teetering and ready to jump. The questions become; will they both be on board for this? Are they willing to follow me off the cliff or will they step back at the last minute? And when reality comes crashing down, will it completely deplete us? Or will we come out of this refreshed?
TITLE: Amused and Amazed
AUTHOR: Will Okati
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 175 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
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Drag Queens and Superheroes To the Rescue!
The Drag Queen of Faerie: The course of true love just won’t run smooth for hunk-next-door Will Taylor, who’s in search of that special someone. All that focused energy attracts the attention of Queen Mab’s less-well-known cousin Mabbey, the Drag Queen of the Faeries.
Straight Man and Coffee Guy: Straight Man is anything but — he just doesn’t have a sense of humor. And in a city with so many superheroes there’s no one left to rescue, his power is attracting the freaks — like Coffee Guy from the diner across the road, who has the power of the never-ending cup.
Misfits in a mad, mad, mad world, they’re pretty much perfect for each other.
TITLE: Quills and Starlight
AUTHOR: Kota Quinn
SERIES: Marriage Market Misadventures
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
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Raylen & Sylar
One stoic scholar afraid to leave home. One royal playboy always chasing his next adventure. One itty-bitty rumor that can ruin everything.
TITLE: The Wild of Falling
AUTHOR: Alexandra Hale
SERIES: Blackstone Falls #6
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
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Divorced, single dad in search of his happily ever after.
Or is he?
With my divorce finalized, I should have been able to move on, but four years later I’m still a work in progress.
Juggling my son, my ex wife’s family and my business is more than enough to keep me busy.
And all that was before he walked through my door.
Deacon Rhodes is a man too gorgeous to be real. He’s rugged and kind and relentless in his pursuit to get me to go out with him.
Until he’s not.
And it feels like I’ve lost him before we ever had a chance.
But there’s things he doesn’t know – parts of my life I’ve kept locked away, pain that never faded.
And I’m finally tired of running.
Laying it all out there isn’t easy but none of it seems to matter when his lips brush against mine.
One moment, one taste and I feel like I’m finally where I was always meant to be.
And the wildest part is how fast I’m falling – how easy it is to let go when I’m in his arms.
But his touch can only erase so much of my past, happiness a bandaid for what lies beneath.
A phone call.
An overheard conversation.
That’s just the start.
And if I’m not careful everything I’ve hoped for could be ripped away.
TITLE: A Likely Story
AUTHOR: Merry Farmer
SERIES: Rent-A-Boyfriend #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 256 pages
RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
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He needed a fake boyfriend to save his career. He found the love of his life instead.
Drew Oberlin became an overnight sensation after starring in a breakout queer TV series. But all that fame comes with a price. As accusations of queerbaiting threaten his skyrocketing career, Drew’s ambitious girlfriend devises the perfect PR solution: hire a fake boyfriend through Rent-A-Boyfriend while filming in London. A few staged photos, a carefully crafted romance, and the internet will finally believe Drew is the real deal.
Enter Lee Cresswell, bestselling indie fantasy author, hopeless romantic, and Drew’s very unexpected fake boyfriend.
Lee only signed up with Rent-A-Boyfriend for “research” while preparing to write contemporary romance novels. He never expected to be thrown into the spotlight beside one of the most famous actors in the world. Or to fall hard for him almost immediately.
What starts as a publicity stunt quickly becomes dangerously real. As Drew experiences a life-changing bi-awakening and finally confronts the truth about himself, the chemistry between him and Lee becomes impossible to fake. But when Drew’s furious ex exposes the truth behind their relationship, both men are forced to decide what matters more: protecting their career or risking everything for love.
TITLE: Hungry For Love
AUTHOR: Morgan Lysand
SERIES: Hex Is Where The Heart Is
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: 7/9/2026
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Welcome to Hex, Indiana…
Wren
Banished. After doing everything asked of me and more since my wings glowed for the first time, I’m ejected from my home. All because I asked to be released from my courtesan contract that never should have been legal in the first place. I guess it’s time for me to find my true calling. Could it be working with the smoldering hot baker at Warwick’s Wicked Bakery? I’m not sure, but I know I’m going to find out.
Talon
Griffin shifters are supposed to be warriors. Guardians. But not me, I’m happy baking. For the most part. I get a little grouchy when a certain Fae courtesan comes in and messes up my clean space just for a snack. Wren needs to stay on the other side of the counter if he knows what’s good for him. And maybe I keep my eyes down when he comes in so I don’t have to look at his pretty face. Color me surprised when my boss tells me I’ll be working with Wren. Now, how do I keep him out of my way and out of my mind?
Can Wren burn down all of Talon’s walls or will the two dance around each other until the griffin runs away, taking Wren’s heart with him?
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