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TITLE: Fumbling Toward Crescendo

AUTHOR: Jamie Sullivan

PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press

LENGTH: 47 pages

RELEASE DATE:  January 2, 2019

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Vi has no idea why she’s even at a hipper-than-thou club on a Saturday night; it’s a million miles away from her usual scene. And she’s even more out of...Read More »

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TITLE: Wilde Stories 2018: The Year’s Best Gay Speculative Fiction

SERIES: Wilde Stories annual series #11

AUTHOR: Richard Bowes, Matthew Bright, Martin Cahill, Christopher Caldwell, John Chu, Sean Eads, Greg Egan, Joseph Keckler, Rich Larson, Karin Lowachee, Adam McOmber, Sam J. Miller, A.C. Wise, Devon Wong, and Xen;...Read More »

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TITLE: Gents: Steamy Stories from the Age of Steam

AUTHOR:  Henry Alley, Anonymous, Nick Campbell, Tom Cardamone, Dale Chase, Verona Hummingbird, Rhidian Brenig Jones, Matthias Klein, Kolo, Katie Lewis, Dale Cameron Lowry, Jeff Mann, Mike McClelland, Charles Payseur, Felice Picano, Claudia Quint, Rob Rosen, Jack Saul; ed....Read More »

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TITLE: Surface Tension

AUTHOR: Valentine Wheeler

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 115 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 17, 2018

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Sarai ran away from home to find a new life on the high seas. But when a storm destroys her ship and her life aboard it, she’s stuck on land with only a...Read More »

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TITLE: Finding Aurora

AUTHOR: Rebecca Langham

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 70 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 24, 2018

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Aurora Rose slumbers in the city of Oldpass, a cursed kingdom once allied with Grimvein. The victim of a malicious spell, she is powerless to control her own fate. At least, that’s how...Read More »

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TITLE: Little X

SERIES: A Tinsel and Spruce Needles Romance #2

AUTHOR: Elna Holst

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 53 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 3, 2018

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Malmö, Sweden, 1996

Sofie Andersson is a dyslectic born under the star sign Aries, who drives the local buses for a living. Her hobbies include knitting terrible...Read More »

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TITLE: LV48

SERIES: The Cassie Tam Files #3

AUTHOR: Matt Doyle

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 223 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 10, 2018

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New Hopeland City may be the birthplace of Tech Shifter gear, but it isn’t the only place that likes to blend technology with folklore. Now, a new nightmare is...Read More »

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TITLE: Daughter of the Sun

SERIES: Tales of Inthya #2

AUTHOR: Effie Calvin

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 408 pages

RELEASE DATE:  November 19, 2018

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Orsina of Melidrie is a paladin of the Order of the Sun, sworn to drive out corruption and chaos wherever she finds it. She has been ordered...Read More »

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TITLE: Sapphic Holiday Cruise: A Lesbian Holiday Collection

AUTHOR: Erzabet Bishop

PUBLISHER: Naughty Nights Press

LENGTH: 219 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 4, 2018

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Season’s greetings from USA Today bestselling author Erzabet Bishop!

Join her as she whisks you away on a holiday cruise filled with romance and sexy times on the...Read More »

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TITLE: Barbies and Beaches

SERIES: 2018 DSP Advent Calendar

AUTHOR: Asta Idonea

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 21 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 1, 2018

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For the first time ever, Shane is not looking forward to the annual Boxing Day barbecue at Matty’s house. He recently divorced, none of his...Read More »

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TITLE: Santa Daddy

AUTHOR: Keira Andrews

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 130 pages

RELEASE DATE:  November 29, 2018

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Mall Santas aren’t supposed to be hot

Hunter Adams is hopelessly adrift after college. He’s still a virgin, can’t find a real job, and has no clue what to do with his life. In desperation,...Read More »

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TITLE: The Captain’s Cornish Christmas

SERIES: Captivating Captains #4

AUTHOR: Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 38 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 11, 2018

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For a lonely Cornish lifeboatman and an author who’s more used to crime scenes than love scenes, this Christmas is going to be very merry...Read More »

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TITLE: The Monkey Cages

AUTHOR: Casey Charles

PUBLISHER: Lethe Press

LENGTH: 278 pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 5, 2018

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In the summer of 1955, sixteen-year-old Tommy Cadigan finds himself helpless in the face of desire, especially when the man that wears the face is his high school swimming coach, a young...Read More »

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TITLE: Distortion

AUTHOR: Lee Thomas

PUBLISHER: Lethe Press

LENGTH: 280 pages

RELEASE DATE:  July 14, 2018

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Mick Harris is disillusioned and disconnected from the world. Having come out after his glory days as the songwriter/bass player for metal act, Palace, he’s all but given up on his dream of having...Read More »

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TITLE: Plus One

AUTHOR: Sarah L. Young

PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press

LENGTH: 128 pages

RELEASE DATE:  November 14, 2018

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Junior year is hard for everyone, but especially for Lexi—and in about nine months, it’s going to get a lot harder. She doesn’t know what to do, how to do...Read More »

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TITLE: Teacher’s Pet, Volume Two

AUTHORS: Maryn Blackburn, Elizabeth Coldwell, Riza Curtis, Elna Holst, Karmen Lee, Morwen Navarre, Danielle Wayland, and Lee Welch

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 75,900 words

RELEASE DATE:  October 22, 2018

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“A Spell for Master Vervain” by Lee Welch

Apprentice magicians aren’t supposed to fall for their masters,...Read More »

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TITLE: Rekindled Love

AUTHOR: Jodi Hutchins

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 43 pages

RELEASE DATE:  September 15, 2018

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After landing her dream job in the heart of Seattle, Kelly Garner feels she’s finally found her spot in life … until a layoff renders her unemployed. With a monumental amount of student...Read More »