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
Killing Me Softly	CF White	Self Published	4/21/2025	To Love a Psycho #3	Amazon
Mage’s Marines	Saria Bryant	Dreamspinner Press	4/22/2025	Underworld Mages #1	Amazon
A Step Too Far	Tom Crampton	Pride Publishing	4/22/2025	The Threads of Fate #2	Amazon
Outfoxed	Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga	Tygerseye Publishing	4/22/2025	On The Ranch #4	Amazon
Werewolf in Rusted Armor	Minerva Howe	Turtlehat Creatives	4/22/2025	Werewolf Knights #3	Amazon
KinnPorsche Vol 3	Daemi	Seven Seas Entertainment	4/22/2025	KinnPorsche #3	Amazon
Dad News	Annabella Michaels	Self Published	4/22/2025	Dad Habits #1	Amazon
Juno	Regitse Liljadorff	Self Published	4/22/2025	Portal Matchmaking #1	Amazon
Archer’s Awakening	Gabbi Grey	Self Published	4/22/2025	Love in Mission City	Amazon
The Sin Eater	Onley James	Self Published	4/22/2025	The Watch #2	Amazon
Heist of Hearts	Alice Winters	Self Published	4/22/2025		Amazon
Alpha Dragon’s Wings of Love	Lorelei M. Hart	Decadent Publishing	4/23/2025	Nesting Ever After #3	Amazon
Wilder Heart	KT Yarrow	Self Published	4/23/2025	Blackwood Ranch	Amazon
Lampwick and the No Strings Friend	CD Rachels	Self Published	4/23/2025	Fairy Tales Redone #1	Amazon
Mischief Vibes	Ash Marah	Self Published	4/23/2025	Ash Marah #3	Amazon
Make the Play	Lucky Hart	Self Published	4/23/2025	Kings of Heart #2	Amazon
Fake It Til You Break It	Arden Steele	Peccavi Press	4/24/2025	+One #5	Amazon
The Night Prince	X. Aratare	Raythe Reign Publishing	4/24/2025	The Night Prince #1	Amazon
Dark Room Junkie	Cas Roman	Self Published	4/24/2025	Room Series #2	Amazon
Stricken	N. N. Britt	Self Published	4/24/2025	Light & Shadow #4	Amazon
The War of Four Winters	L Eveland	Self Published	4/24/2025	Sun and Moon #3	Amazon
Nerd Jock Hockey	S. Legend	Self Published	4/24/2025	Heartbreak Hockey Series	Amazon
Cocky Bastard	Charlie Novak	Self Published	4/24/2025		Amazon
Redondo	Leona Windwalker	Self Published	4/24/2025	Mates of the Mylos #7	Amazon
The Meaning Of You	Jay Hogan	Self Published	4/24/2025	Fisher & Church #1	Amazon
Aries	Athena Steller	Self Published	4/24/2025	PAHL #1	Amazon
The Prodigal Son	Sara Cate	Self Published	4/24/2025	The Goode Brothers	Amazon
Claimed by His Omega Dragon’s Fire	Toby Wise	Self Published	4/25/2025	Nesting Ever After: Season Two	Amazon
Pressed	Carly Marie	Self Published	4/25/2025	Nashville Parliament #3	Amazon
Only Temporary	Nicole Dykes	Self Published	4/25/2025		Amazon
Breaking Through the Doubt	Haven Hadley	Self Published	4/25/2025	Espen Jetties #4	Amazon
Courting the Dragon Prince	Gigi Rivers	Self Published	4/25/2025	A Royal Arrangement #1	Amazon
Rules of Engagement	Jude Steel	Self Published	4/25/2025	Taming Hearts Club #1	Amazon
Just Calamarried	K.L. Hiers	Self Published	4/25/2025	Sucker For Love Mysteries #5	Amazon
Blood Bound	Kayla Brooks	Self Published	4/25/2025	Berring College #2	Amazon
Romanced and Ridden	Rowan Merrick	Self Published	4/25/2025	Consorting with Monsters #3	Amazon
One Touch	Linden Rowe	Self Published	4/25/2025	Austin Aces Hockey Club	Amazon
The Diamond Dragon Prince	MM Farmer	Self Published	4/25/2025	Omega Fairy Tales #3	Amazon
First Puck	Abigail Hunter	Self Published	4/25/2025	Unpucked: Redhill U #1	Amazon
The Doctor’s Vow	Alexa Piper	Self Published	4/25/2025	Supernatural Lovers #2	Amazon
Hiding From Laughter	M.A. Innes	Self Published	4/25/2025	2nd Expanded Edition	Amazon
The Lab: Rigg	Lorelei M. Hart & Aria Grace	Surrendered Press	4/26/2025	Beyond River’s Edge #3	Amazon
Butterfly	Louise Collins	Self Published	4/27/2025	Behind Bars #4/td>	Amazon
Lonely Alpha	Lorelei M. Hart	Decadent Publishing	4/27/2025	Omegas Inn Love #8	Amazon
Overtime	Carly Marie	Self Published	4/27/2025	Nashville Grizzlies #5	Amazon

 

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TITLE: Killing Me Softly

AUTHOR: CF White

SERIES: To Love a Psycho #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 384

RELEASE DATE: 4/21/2025

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Their love was forged in shadows. Now the darkness wants to tear them apart.

Aaron Jones was never meant to fall in love. Especially not with Dr Kenneth Lyons. Not only is he his professor, but also the criminal psychologist who helped profile his parents. But Kenny sees through his defences, kisses past the pain, and touches him like he’s precious. Their affair is illicit, addictive, and laced with secrets, and Aaron can’t stay away. Even when he knows it could ruin them both.

Kenny built his life on discipline and distance, maintaining the careful balance between his dark fascinations and the polished mask he wears for the world. But Aaron shatters all of it. He’s beautiful, reckless, and far too dangerous to want. Kenny’s already too far gone, having crossed every line. And now he’ll burn the world to keep him.

But someone wants to tear them apart.

A new predator is lurking in the shadows. One who knows the darkest corners of Aaron’s past, the secrets he keeps even from Kenny. And this killer isn’t just hunting victims; they’re playing a game. A game where Aaron is the prize, and Kenny is the target.

As bodies drop and the past claws its way back, Aaron and Kenny are dragged into a deadly spiral of obsession, guilt, and need. Because loving each other was never the plan.

But now it’s the only thing keeping them alive.

And some lessons in love leave scars.

TITLE: Mage’s Marines

AUTHOR: Saria Bryant

SERIES: Underworld Mages #1

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 266

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Max Savino has spent his whole life refusing to conform to the expectations of his father, the head of the Denver mafia—until his defiance crosses the line and his father decides he’d rather have a dead son than a disobedient one. Instead of waking up dead, Max wakes up with a power he only dreamed he could possess.

When his father sells him to a pack of shifters, Max finds himself in a world he doesn’t understand, claimed by three wolves and fighting for control over his new magical flames. He’ll have to learn to trust these dangerous men and the devotion they’re promising him, because now that Max’s father knows he’s a mage, he wants him back—and he doesn’t care who he has to kill to get what he wants. It’s time for Max to stop running if he has any hope of protecting his future… and the pack that’s somehow become the family he’s always wanted.

TITLE: A Step Too Far

AUTHOR: Tom Crampton

SERIES: The Threads of Fate #2

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 247

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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s it ever too late in life to admit you’ve been living a lie?

Alex has reached his middle years. Outwardly successful, his private life is a closed book. Things had not unfolded as he’d planned, despite his ambition and drive to succeed. Having lived alone in Los Angeles for the past six years, Alex has had plenty of time to contemplate his most burning question: can his desire blossom from its shameful beginnings and become the corner stone of a happy fulfilled life?

A chance encounter at a cookery class in Los Angeles with a gentle man called Luis, forces him to re-examine the choices of his past. Could this finally be his opportunity to overcome his nature English reticence and unburden himself to someone who seems so willing to listen without judgement?

Where would he start? His sad childhood in an English seaside town? His first fumbling encounter with a boy under the pier? His honest confession that cost him the thing most dear to him – his family.

As an unexpected friendship develops between them both, Alex tentatively revisits his past hoping that, maybe with Luis’ help, he can finally start looking forward.

TITLE: Outfoxed

AUTHORS: Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga

SERIES: On The Ranch #4

PUBLISHER: Tygerseye Publishing

LENGTH: 203

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Bull rider Trent James might be a little broken. He’s a cowboy recovering from a terrible wreck, going through the grind of surgeries and physical therapy and trying not to have a meltdown. Thank goodness for his friends and neighbors Rope and Jude, who keep him up and moving and getting better.

Callum Fox is broken for a totally different reason. When he heads to Texas to visit his friends, he’s looking to get away from too many hours as a CEO and too many memories of his late husband. He wants to spend more time with his daughter, and he needs to figure out what he’s going to do with the rest of his life.

The two of them come together and find kindred spirits in each other. But sometimes it’s tough to glue the broken parts back together, and they have to find out where they fit and what they can do to support each other, even when the storm gets bad. Can Fox and Trent make a life together, or will they be unable to mend their shattered pieces?

TITLE: Werewolf in Rusted Armor

AUTHOR: Minerva Howe

SERIES: Werewolf Knights #3

PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives

LENGTH: 110

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Youngest werewolf shifter brother Quin is… if not happy, content with his life. He runs a bar, and he rescues folks who are abused or downtrodden, and if he feels like a fifth wheel around his brothers and their mates, well, that’s on him. He just needs to remember that he’s not like his brothers Symon and Rian, and let it go at that.

When jaguar shifter Thiago follows a lost soul to Denver as part of his work as a PI, what he finds is the hottest werewolf he’s ever seen, Quin. And since Quin is also working to rescue the same person he is, he has an excuse to hang around and make nice with Quin.

The two of them have to navigate a new relationship and a ring of human traffickers who threaten to tear them apart as well as taking people right off the streets. Can these two secure their mate bond while solving the mystery for good.

TITLE: KinnPorsche Vol 3

AUTHOR: Daemi

SERIES: KinnPorsche #3

PUBLISHER: Seven Seas Entertainment

LENGTH: 424

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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OLD FLAMES

Kinn and Porsche have finally found their way into each other’s hearts, but their happiness is short-lived. Kinn’s enigmatic ex, Tawan, has returned–and he’s determined to reclaim his place by Kinn’s side. As Porsche uncovers the truth about Kinn’s past with Tawan, insecurities begin to take hold. How can he compete with someone as polished and handsome as Tawan? Does Kinn truly care for Porsche–or is he just another fleeting affair?

When Porsche is accused of leaking the family’s secrets, Kinn swears to stand by him and prove his innocence. But is Kinn really on his side, or could this all be part of a plan to push him out and make way for Tawan instead?

Meanwhile, Porsche’s fellow bodyguard Pete delves into the betrayal threatening the family. His investigation into Vegas exposes hidden truths and draws him into a dangerous game he never expected to play.

TITLE: Dad News

AUTHOR: Annabella Michaels

SERIES: Dad Habits #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 205

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Bryson-

What were they thinking?

I thought I had my life all figured out—five-year career plan, ten-year personal plan. But all that shatters when my best friend and her husband die in a car accident. When I agreed to be the guardian for their baby, I never imagined I’d become a single dad to a six-month old. I’m supposed to be the one who spoils her rotten and sends her home, not the one responsible for raising her. I love my goddaughter, but I don’t know the first thing about babies.

Worse? I’m not Chloe’s only guardian. Her Uncle Tucker is my complete opposite, but the terms of the will are clear: we have joint guardianship. How am I supposed to navigate the chaos of caring for a baby with a free-spirited world traveler who thinks I’m a stick in the mud?

Seriously, what were they thinking?

Raising a baby wasn’t part of the plan, but now we’re both determined to raise Chloe to the best of our abilities. Unfortunately, our talents aren’t at all aligned, and we’re both in way over our heads. Not to mention this pesky attraction to Tucker I’m trying my best to fight.

TITLE: Juno

AUTHOR: Regitse Liljadorff

SERIES: Portal Matchmaking #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 173

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Juno:

My home world is losing its magic and I’m one of the few lucky ones to travel through portals, searching for another world we can relocate to if needed. When we find a world that’s a perfect match, the only difference is that theirs holds no magic. I travel through with my closest friends and find more than I ever planned for.

My mate.

Attraction and all other feelings that were once alien to me rush through my body, all because of my mate, but before I can even greet him properly, he turns around and runs for his life.

Now I’m left standing in the hallway, wondering what I’ve done wrong.

I know I’ll win him over though. We’re meant to be.

And somehow, I know he’s the key to saving my world. And me.

Remi:

I thought I knew who I was, but when my eyes connect with his everything changes. Attraction, lust, want, butterflies—he makes me feel it all. I thought I was ace, something my girlfriend initially accepted but clearly wasn’t happy with in the end. But this stranger proves just how little I know about myself.

I know I shouldn’t have run, but how else was I supposed to stop myself from jumping him on sight? What happens next, I don’t know but the mysterious stranger consumes my every thought.

TITLE: Archer’s Awakening

AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey

SERIES: Love in Mission City

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 40

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Archer

I’ve spent the last fifteen years becoming the most sought-after divorce attorney in Vancouver. I use every hidden fact and every psychological trick to protect my clients and get the best settlements possible. I have a wait-list for my services a mile long.

Ironically, I didn’t see my own divorce coming. My wife cheated on me, and now I’m alone. As long as I’m rebuilding my life, this is the time to explore the bisexual side I’ve shelved since college. And hell yeah, I do like men, but the idea of one-night stands leaves me feeling empty. Might the right person still be out there for me? Should I go back to dating women?

I just don’t know.

TITLE: The Sin Eater

AUTHOR: Onley James

SERIES: The Watch #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 376

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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Waylon Boone is no stranger to danger. As the headmaster of the Watch, an elite school hidden in the desert where the wealthy send their psychopathic children to become the perfect covert operatives, he’s trained killers, spies, and manipulators. But none have ever tested his control quite like Payton Skinner—the most dangerous student to walk through the doors, and the one Boone thought he could tame.

Payton’s obsession with the older man is immediate and all-consuming. Boone may be his teacher, but Payton has his own lessons to impart—lessons in seduction, power, and the art of taming a heart long since closed off to the world. But when a twisted video scandal rocks the school, accusing a trusted handler of betrayal, Boone and Payton are thrust into a high-stakes game of lies and espionage. A hacker threatens to reveal dark secrets, both real and fabricated, and no one knows who to trust.

As the investigation deepens, so does the heat between them, and the closer they get to unraveling the mystery, the harder it is to deny their growing connection. In a place where deception is currency and control is everything, Boone and Payton will have to decide how far they’re willing to go for the truth—and for each other.

TITLE: Heist of Hearts

AUTHOR: Alice Winters

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 372

RELEASE DATE: 4/22/2025

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This collection features five novellas–three from previous Heart2Heart anthologies and two from limited giveaways, completely revised with additional content, now available on Amazon and in audio for the first time!

Nefarious Nights: Aiden, who protects a crime lord, ends up trading banter and kisses with the man he’s supposed to kill.

Never Have I Ever Ridden a Bike: Owen’s penchant for opening packages propels him and his best friend (and hopeless crush) Lance into a race against time… and a pantsless bicycle ride?

Follow My Lead: Hunter rebels against his father’s plans and takes a ballroom dance class in his senior year of college… but it’s the sexy instructor who sweeps him off his feet.

You Can’t Spell Necromancer Without Romance: A dead body on Axton’s front yard leads him to the necromancer destined to kill him, only to discover fate has something else in store.

Heist of Hearts: Reed tumbles out of a house he’d broken into… and into the arms of the man who’d arrested him over a decade earlier.

TITLE: Alpha Dragon’s Wings of Love

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Nesting Ever After #3

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

LENGTH: 103

RELEASE DATE: 4/23/2025

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What’s worse than never finding your fated mate? Scenting them at a rest stop, one they left hours earlier.

I always thought I’d scent my mate; we’d look lovingly into each other’s eyes and then start our happy ever after. That was not at all how it happened. Instead, I pulled into a rest stop when my truck overheated, caught his faint scent only to discover he’d already left. My dragon insisted I find him, and Goddess knows I tried.

Tried and failed.

My dragon was not impressed.

As time passed, my beast went from agitated to angry to uncontrollable. Now, I’m no longer fit to be around others, my dragon willing to burn anyone to ash for any reason. I have two choices: live in isolation, deep in the woods, or wait for someone to put me down. I chose the cabin, unwilling to risk the lives of others all for a chance at happiness. Who knows, maybe Fate will shine down on me, and my mate will randomly show up. A dragon can dream.

Spoiler alert: My mate randomly shows up—in his fur and unable to shift back. Now what?

TITLE: Wilder Heart

AUTHOR: KT Yarrow

SERIES: Blackwood Ranch

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 308

RELEASE DATE: 4/23/2025

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Even the wildest hearts need a place to call home.

Wilder

Freshly released from prison, Wilder goes back to the one place he never thought he’d find himself: home. But Blackwood Ranch is a home in which he doesn’t feel welcome. The ranch, and his brother, thrived in his absence, and Wilder wonders whether he belongs there at all anymore. How does a man find his place in a world that won’t forgive him for his past?

Cash

Cash has called Blackwood Ranch home for seven years, but he’s never truly had a place of his own. He doesn’t realize he’s missing anything until he meets Wilder. He wants to show Wilder that there’s more to life than survival, but getting past the man’s defenses will be a lesson in patience for the both of them.

TITLE: Lampwick and the No Strings Friend

AUTHOR: CD Rachels

SERIES: Fairy Tales Redone #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 225

RELEASE DATE: 4/23/2025

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What if Pinocchio saved Lampwick from his dark fate? What if, years later, the two reunited and became more than best friends?

That puppet boy saved me from a life as an ass—literally.

And I swore I’d do anything to repay him, his Papa, and all the people I wronged. So now here I am, a decade later, back to work for Geppetto. I need to make up for the sins of my childhood. I’m not that obnoxious kid anymore, roaming the streets for fun.

But Pinocchio has grown up, too. He’s all man, no strings, no wood, and he’s welcomed me back into his life with open arms. Growing close to him is scary and thrilling, but could someone so loyal, brave, and true want to pursue a future with the likes of me?

My conscience is telling me the former puppet could do a lot better than a fool like me. But years ago, I got a second chance at a real life, and now, as a man, I know what my heart is wishing for. I’m falling for my childhood best friend, with all the strings attached, and I need to do what it takes to convince him I’m the real deal.

TITLE: Mischief Vibes

AUTHOR: Ash Marah

SERIES: Ash Marah #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 392

RELEASE DATE: 4/23/2025

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Noah

I was a gay cop living is small-town Arizona.

Growing up alongside my perfect twin had me always feeling inadequate.

My life was spiraling faster than I could keep up with, and I definitely wasn’t in control.

One day it all came to a head when I lost control. Instead of breaking up a fight, I joined in while on duty.

I needed help before I made more stupid decisions that might get me—or someone else—killed.

The only person I trusted to give me the tough love I needed was my cousin Shaylinn Walker.

Her family ran the AZ Demons Motorcycle Club. I wasn’t sure what happened there, but that little bit of darkness I had inside of me wanted to find out.

There was only one problem: I’d been crushing on Shay’s adopted straight brother for years. Could I keep my attraction to myself?

When it came down to it, could I really handle the change of scenery and what treading that dark road would mean for my career?

Levi

I had Daddy issues. They messed with my head. I’d grown up as part of the AZ Demons and had been adopted by the President. I had a found family of people who always had my back.

But I felt alone. I hadn’t found that person who fit me and could take on all that came with being part of a motorcycle club.

My family knew I was gay, but I kept that secret close to my chest. Coming out could be dangerous if my biological father found out. He was a nightmare who popped up at the worst times.

When Noah arrived, everything blew wide open. I had been making myself scarce to avoid his visits for years. He was a cop, and the MC did bad things. If I chased him, would I do time?

Resisting Noah was going to take all my strength, I didn’t know if I was up for the job!

TITLE: Make the Play

AUTHOR: Lucky Hart

SERIES: Kings of Heart #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 411

RELEASE DATE: 4/23/2025

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Jason King:

Jason King has everything he could ever want—an amazing best friend, great relationships with his family, a job he loves, and the best fur babies in the whole world. He doesn’t need a partner to share that with, and the burn in his chest when his baby brother snuggles up to his lifelong best friend is definitely indigestion and not jealousy, thanks. But when he self-appoints himself as the new English teacher’s welcoming committee and catches unexpected feelings, it throws everything he thought he knew about himself into chaos.

Emerson Miller:

Emerson Miller has always known he’s different—people have told him so his entire life. As a high-masking autistic person, he’s spent years trying to fit in, but now, he’s ready to embrace his true self. Moving to Southern California for his dream teaching job is his chance to unmask and carve out his own path. With the support of his new friend and fellow teacher, Jason King, it finally feels possible. That is, as long as he doesn’t fall in love first.

TITLE: Fake It Til You Break It

AUTHOR: Arden Steele

SERIES: +One #5

PUBLISHER: Peccavi Press

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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Jasper Ryan has spent his entire life faking it. He smiles on cue, nods when expected, and endures all the banal small talk. It’s exhausting, and without his favorite plus-one, he’s flailing. Worse, since Project SafeHouse depends on donations from the city’s elite, if he doesn’t get it together soon, his social standing won’t be the only thing on shaky ground.

Reluctantly, he turns to +One. All he needed was a buffer. What he gets is Beckett Shaw.

Adept at navigating the nuances of social etiquette, Beckett knows when to blend in and when to stand out. But none of the usual rules apply when it comes to Jasper. Shy, anxious, too polite for his own good—the guy is a walking disaster wrapped in cashmere. And while he’s comfortable being a hired shield, the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to remember that’s all he is.

It was supposed to be simple. It wasn’t supposed to feel like this. But every touch lingers, every glance sparks, and now, pretending is no longer an option.

Because if Beckett has his way?

Jasper won’t have to fake a damn thing.

TITLE: The Night Prince

AUTHOR: X. Aratare

SERIES: The Night Prince #1

PUBLISHER: Raythe Reign Publishing

LENGTH: 247

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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Best friends Declan and Finley’s normal lives ended the day the Leviathan broke through to Earth. Only the arrival of the Sun Elves–and their powerful King Aquilan–saved humanity and drove the Leviathan back into the Under Dark.

Now Declan, Finley and the rest of the survivors find themselves in a new world full of magic and danger where elves, dwarves and other high fantasy beings are real and their neighbors. Whether the humans or the high fantasy beings want it or not!

Working at a dwarven tavern, Declan wants to keep a low profile, but when he starts exhibiting dark powers no human should have, he draws the interest of the Sun King himself.

Aquilan, the Sun King, in turn finds himself captivated by the supposedly human young man, and determines to uncover the truth behind Declan’s powers, even if that truth makes Declan his enemy.

In turn, Finley desperately wants to be the first ever human to gain magical abilities. He finds an unlikely ally in this quest in the Sun King’s rakish best friend Lord Rhalyf. But is Rhalyf’s help born out of kindness for an underdog or because he has reasons of his own to stay close to Finley?

Whatever the answers, Declan, Finley, Aquilan and Rhalyf are running out of time to learn the truth, because in the dark the Leviathan wait…

TITLE: Dark Room Junkie

AUTHOR: Cas Roman

SERIES: Room Series #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 317

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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A one-night stand, and nothing more.

Until fate threw him back into focus

—right in front of my camera.

Noé’s life is a whirlwind of fleeting encounters, but when he meets Alex, a one-night stand, again, the magnetic pull between them forces him to confront the demons he’s been running from.

Noé, a talented young musician, escapes the cold of winter and the chaos of his mother’s addiction by diving into fleeting sexual encounters. For him, Alex is just another bed for the night.

Alex is trapped in the shadows of his past, drowning in the chaos of chemsex parties. But when he runs into Noé again, the sparks between them ignite a passion neither can escape—or understand. Their reunion is far from simple. It’s a clash of two broken souls, each desperate for something they can’t quite name.

As their connection deepens, so do the secrets they’ve buried. With their worlds colliding, their bond is tested in ways they never imagined.

Can Noé and Alex overcome their pasts, or will their demons destroy the one thing they both need most—each other?

TITLE: Stricken

AUTHOR: N. N. Britt

SERIES: Light & Shadow #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 460

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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In a world where traditions and loyalty to the family are above all, two men from rival mafia empires must risk everything to pursue their chance at love.

Vlad Solovey is a man on a mission. Fueled by his desire for revenge, the Russian crime lord is determined to hunt down his mother’s killer. But when a steamy encounter with a mysterious stranger in California derails his plans, Vlad finds his single-minded focus wavering.

The last thing he expects is for that stranger to resurface in Vegas days later–and to discover he’s none other than Nicola “Nico” Morelli, the nephew of a powerful Italian mafia don.

Nico Morelli loves his LA life. He has never had ambitions to assume control of his uncle’s criminal empire in Vegas, but with his cousins unfit to lead and the family suffering because of their antics, Nico considers taking the reins. Vlad Solovey is simply a pleasant distraction.

Nico knows, in their world, Russians and Italians do not mix, and the consequences of this growing attraction to the Russian man could be deadly. Yet despite the danger, Nico and Vlad can’t resist exploring the undeniable spark between them.

As they navigate their forbidden affair, the Morelli family power struggle plunges both their lives into chaos, threatening to expose their secret.

Now Nico and Vlad must decide how much they’re willing to risk for a chance to make this relationship work–their secrets, their loyalties, and perhaps even their lives.

TITLE: The War of Four Winters

AUTHOR: L Eveland

SERIES: Sun and Moon #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 464

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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I never expected to die for love, or to come back from it.

As a former prince sold into slavery, I thought I knew cruelty… until I met Ruith Starfall, the calculating elven rebel who claimed me as tribute. Our hatred transformed into a passion that defies everything both our people believe about love and power.

Every touch between us is revolution, every kiss, a declaration of war against the old world. But our love comes at a devastating price. Primarch Tarathiel will destroy anything that threatens his reign, especially his own son who dared to love a human and dream of equality between our people.

As magical winter storms blanket the realm and our enemies close in from all sides, we fight not just for survival but for the fragile family we’ve built, and for a future without chains.

Death itself couldn’t keep us apart, so I refuse to let politics, prejudice, or even the most powerful elven ruler in generations destroy what we’ve built together.

Even if it costs me everything.

TITLE: Nerd Jock Hockey

AUTHOR: S. Legend

SERIES: Heartbreak Hockey Series

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 87

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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Ari Meyer is the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen, and I hate him for it.

Jocks like Ari Meyer don’t go for geeky nobodies like me. When he bats his dreamy eyes in my direction, I assume that it’s a prank. His fellow hockey goons wouldn’t hesitate to pick on the glasses-wearing nerd behind the concession stand, why should I expect differently from him?

I want it, though. I want him so fricking badly.

Is it really so far-fetched to think that the Adonis on hockey skates might be into me?

Irrationality prevails, and I find myself falling right into his beefy, hockey-stick-wielding arms. But it’s not that I don’t recover from rejection or heartbreak well. I don’t recover from it. Like, at all. It’s a monumentally bad idea to let myself have this much hope. What little self-esteem I have might never recover if this goes sideways. I’ll turn into one of those crotchety old men who yells at people to get off his lawn, bitter and alone.

Someone please tell me how to say no.

TITLE: Cocky Bastard

AUTHOR: Charlie Novak

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 209

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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Austin Carter is a living legend.

He’s handsome, arrogant, and can bring any man to his knees with just one smile. Nobody can resist his charms meaning Austin is used to getting exactly what he wants. The only one who’s ever been able to resist him is me.

I think Austin is a bastard. A vain, smug, cocky bastard. It doesn’t matter that he’s gorgeous, charming, and can make me forget my own name with a single look. I don’t want anything to do with him. Unfortunately, I also can’t keep my hands off him.

When one of our angry nights turns into something more, I’m forced to consider why I keep pushing Austin away. Austin wants me more than ever and it’s becoming impossible to keep a lid on my desires.

Is there more to Austin Carter than meets the eye? And can a cocky bastard ever be more?

TITLE: Redondo

AUTHOR: Leona Windwalker

SERIES: Mates of the Mylos #7

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 135

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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A down on his luck actor and a battle scarred warrior hoping for love

Thomas

I have a huge problem. My rent is three months past due, and there’s an eviction notice taped to my door. The best paying roles I’ve tried out for all seem to go to someone else, and the payday loans I took out are long past due. Payday loans, which did not come from anywhere reputable, seeing as I’d defaulted on two of those previously and took out one of the shadier loans from ‘a guy who was a friend of a friend of a chick a former castmate met at a party’ to repay them. I called my agent and spilled my woes in desperation, she had a suggestion: go to the local Scholarship center and apply to try out for the new educational TV series soon to begin production within the Mylos Fleet.

The job comes with some definite perks, free housing and all living expenses paid, free healthcare and dental, and a decent salary. It does have a few catches, however. The first is that there is a five year commitment attached to all of the adult roles. The second is all cast members must relocate to the Fleet. The third is what gives me a moment’s pause, all unmarried adult applicants must submit to a mate matching test, with all the legal ramifications should a match be found.

Redondo

I’m Mylos only by adoption, taken in by a Mylos warrior after finding me hiding among a stack of crates after responding to a distress call at a Dragonii colony outpost. I’m larger than most Mylos, nearly a full head taller as well as broader. I’m scaled all the time and my fangs are always present. I’m also winged, and capable of flight. Humans always react in fear when they first see my battle scarred body, so I’m doubtful that my match will be found among them. Mine is probably somewhere else, and I’m unsure if I will ever find him. If I do, I will love and cherish them as only a Dragonii and a Mylos can- giving them my heart and sharing my hoard while fiercely protecting them against any who would come against them. Anyone at all. All I ask is that they love and cherish me back

TITLE: The Meaning Of You

AUTHOR: Jay Hogan

SERIES: Fisher & Church #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 347

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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We’d shared a forever love. The kind they write stories about. A once in a lifetime chance at something special. For fourteen years Davis was my world. We were growing old together, fifties and counting. Then it was all ripped away in the blink of an eye.

We’d told each other everything, or so I thought. But secrets have a way of bubbling to the surface and it turned out Davis kept a few of his own. Hidden laptops, clandestine meetings, cryptic emails. The husband I’d believed in was a lie.

Or was he?

I have to find out. And Madigan Church is right there to help me. A complicated man. A man I wasn’t expecting. An attraction I can’t deny. Confusing. Challenging. Madigan makes me feel things I’m not ready for. Want things I don’t deserve. Not now. Maybe not ever again.

But with every step into the twisted mystery, the danger escalates. Neither of us is safe. Not from the truth, and not from what’s growing between us.

Because we aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Somewhere amongst my late husband’s secrets is something worth stealing, maybe even worth killing for.

And time is running out.

TITLE: Aries

AUTHOR: Athena Steller

SERIES: PAHL #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 256

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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Aries

First-round draft pick and hotshot rookie for the Vegas Vikings Aries is ready to take the PAHL by storm. It’s just everything else in his life that he’s struggling with. He hates being separated from his brothers, his apartment is too fancy, and he can’t eat apples for every meal of the day. He’s already tried that. Being an adult totally sucks. Luckily the Viking’s centuries-older grumpy vampire defenseman seems to be taking a keen interest in Aries’s wellbeing. Being given tasks to accomplish and having someone else make the hard decisions opens Aries up to a whole new dynamic, one that calls to something inside him he’d never known was there.

Vin

Playing in the NHL when paranormal creatures came out of hiding, vampire Vin had no choice but to leave the friends, team, and sport that he loved since paranormals weren’t allowed to play with humans any longer. He’d been one of the first signed with the newly formed Paranormal American Hockey league, but the bitterness of being pushed to the side took some of the shine from playing. That is until the little fruit bat shifter hotshot rookie entered his locker room and endured himself into every part of Vin’s life. Vin’s always been protective of his smaller teammates but there’s something different about Aries, this sweet, needy boy that brings out his Daddy Dom side.

Vin is fully prepared to put everything on the line, on and off the ice, to help Aries fit in with his new team and make everything better for the boy. Daddy isn’t just a word to be used in the bedroom. It’s a way of life, a life that Vin plans to introduce Aries to.

TITLE: The Prodigal Son

AUTHOR: Sara Cate

SERIES: The Goode Brothers

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 434

RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2025

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I’ve been alone long enough.

As a chart-topping country singer, I’m living the dream.

While my family is all back in Austin, embracing their happily-ever-afters, I’m on the road on a sold-out tour.

I should feel ecstatic, yet all I am is lonely.

Maybe that’s why I find myself drawn to a fan who pops up at one of my shows.

Something about the way he watches me on stage has me thinking…he knows my secret.

And after the first kiss, I can’t seem to let him go.

But Jensen Miles has some secrets of his own:

He isn’t just a regular fan. He’s a preacher.

And not just any preacher—the new preacher at my dad’s church.

Where I come from, preachers don’t have filthy mouths and dirty hookups, let alone with a male country singer.

But Jensen has scars like mine. They just run deeper.

We can’t stay away from each other, though. One night turns into nearly every city of the tour; the two of us sneak around backstage, onto tour buses, and in hotel rooms.

And while I’ve never been happier…I’m tired of hiding.

With Jensen, I might be able to escape the monsters from my past—even if the scariest one has just been set free.

With Jensen, we can outrun our demons together.

With Jensen, I’m finally ready to come home.

TITLE: Claimed by His Omega Dragon’s Fire

AUTHOR: Toby Wise

SERIES: Nesting Ever After: Season Two

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 117

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Aiden is duty. Brock is indulgence. Together, they make the perfect balance of feisty and calm.

As the pack alpha, Aiden is used to making sure everything and everyone around him is taken care of. He’s always been good at ignoring the longing inside his chest, wishing he had someone by his side to help him with his duties. Everything changes when his pack gifts him a fateful vacation.

After finding a lodge to park his cafe on wheels, Brock meets Aiden. Their chemistry is fire from the very moment they lock eyes. After one night together, they realize their chemistry isn’t only heat, but it’s also the calm that comes with meeting the person you’re supposed to be with.

TITLE: Pressed

AUTHOR: Carly Marie

SERIES: Nashville Parliament #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Pressed is the third book of the Nashville Parliament series.

TITLE: Only Temporary

AUTHOR: Nicole Dykes

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 249

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Kellan

She’s gone. And I don’t care. At least that’s what I tell myself, but she also left me with a really big mess to clean up. My siblings hate me. As they should. I may be twenty-four, but no part of me feels up to the task of taking care of my four younger siblings. I barely have my life under control, but it doesn’t matter now. I have temporary custody, and I’m going to do everything I can to make sure it’s not only permanent, but also the best thing for these kids.

Phillip

I haven’t been a social worker long, but I already know, without a doubt, this case has the ability to break me. Four minors left with their oldest brother—a brother still fighting with addiction and so much bitterness, it’s stifling. But I won’t give up on them like the rest of society. No matter what, I’m going to find a way to make sure this arrangement isn’t merely temporary—I just need to make sure I don’t lose my head or my heart in the process.

TITLE: Breaking Through the Doubt

AUTHOR: Haven Hadley

SERIES: Espen Jetties #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 233

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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A goalie whose temper was legendary, Leslie Knoxton showed the world his tough exterior, but not the man he truly was. They saw the hockey star, not the person inside.

Over the years, he’d watched his teammates find their soulmates while he’d been waiting for his shot. On the ice, he knew the joy of winning, yet Leslie was also aware how much heartbreak could hurt. A chance encounter with a tattoo artist left Leslie wondering if it might be his turn.

Corey Mancini noticed the Jetties’ goalie from the moment he stepped through his door. Getting involved with a client was the worst mistake a business owner could make. Corey worked too hard to build his shop into a thriving business to have it go up in flames. Except, he couldn’t look away.

To have a chance at love, they needed to overcome the obstacles and break through the doubt. If they could make it past the hurdles in their way, Corey and Leslie could find a love like no other.

TITLE: Courting the Dragon Prince

AUTHOR: Gigi Rivers

SERIES: A Royal Arrangement #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 478

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Forced to marry for peace. Can two wounded warriors find love with their enemy?

Onyx despises the dragons. They invaded his people’s lands, started the war, and killed his sister. Now, to secure peace, the heir to the Grey Mountains must marry a dragon prince. But of all the princes, why does it have to be him—Prince Luther, a man Onyx hated at first sight? Luther may be handsome, but he is everything Onyx is not: a reckless flirt, a shameless drunk, and utterly irresponsible. Still, Onyx will do his duty and marry a man he despises—for his kingdom and for peace.

But Prince Luther hides a different kind of battle beneath his carefree façade. Haunted by the horrors of war, he tries to drown his pain. And whilst most accept the illusion Luther crafts, Onyx’s sneering gaze seems to penetrate the lies and see the broken mess Luther has become. Luther can’t stand the arrogant, haughty earth elemental. But Luther’s father has commanded he will marry Onyx.

Two warriors, forced together by duty and sacrifice, both carrying the scars of war. Can they overcome hatred and mistrust to find love with each other? Or will their marriage unravel, bringing a return to war and bloodshed?

TITLE: Rules of Engagement

AUTHOR: Jude Steel

SERIES: Taming Hearts Club #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 256

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Control is his armor. Surrender is his weakness.

Jamie Cross has built his reputation as Harborview’s premier event planner through perfect precision and flawless control. But beneath his tailored suits and practiced charm lies a man wound so tight he’s about to snap. When security consultant Liam Sullivan steps into his meticulously organized world to handle the prestigious TechVision Summit, Jamie’s irritation is only matched by an inexplicable, unwanted attraction.

Former Special Forces officer Liam recognizes the signs immediately—Jamie’s need for structure masks a deeper desire to surrender control. As professional barriers crumble during a high-stakes crisis, both men discover a connection that transcends their working relationship. Inside the exclusive Taming Hearts Club, Jamie finds himself drawn to a dynamic he never knew he craved, while Liam offers the firm guidance and tender care that could heal Jamie’s deepest wounds.

But when Jamie’s fear of vulnerability threatens their newfound bond, they must decide what matters more—maintaining perfectly constructed walls or risking everything for a love that demands complete surrender.

TITLE: Just Calamarried

AUTHOR: K.L. Hiers

SERIES: Sucker For Love Mysteries #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 233

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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After having saved the world twice, having an eldritch god’s baby while trying to solve a new murder case can’t be that difficult—right?

Newlyweds Sloane and Loch are eagerly expecting their first child, though for Sloane that excitement is tempered by pregnancy side effects. Carrying a god’s baby would be enough to deal with, especially with the whole accelerated gestation thing, but it’s not like Sloane can take maternity leave. He works for himself as a private investigator. Which leads him to his next case.

At least this strange new mystery distracts him from the stress of constant puking.

When two priests are murdered within hours of each other, a woman named Daphne hires Sloane and Loch to track down the prime suspect—her brother—before the police do. Between untangling a conspiracy of lies and greed, going toe-to-toe with a gangster, and stealing a cat, they hardly have time to decorate a nursery.

TITLE: Blood Bound

AUTHOR: Kayla Brooks

SERIES: Berring College #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 313

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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I’ll lose everything if I give in to my desire, so why am I drawn to him like a moth to a flame?

Marcus

My senior year, I made a deal with the devil. Or, my father, as he’s commonly known. I get to spend my first year of college pretending to be a regular guy, making friends with “the walking blood bags,” as some vampires call them, and experiencing a tiny bit of freedom before I step into place as my father’s presumptive heir. The price? I have to play nice with the other well-bred vampires on campus–a den of snakes I learned to hate a long time ago–and no more boys.

So, of course, the universe sends me the worst kind of temptation in the form of a roommate who’s cute, sweet, and full of life despite being technically as dead as me. I can’t afford to make mistakes, so I have to keep my distance. I won’t let my desire for Devon ruin my last chance at freedom.

Devon

My senior year, I realized I’m bi, met a guy I thought would change my life, and ended up dying in a grungy alley behind a club. Ever since I became a vampire, all I’ve wanted is to start over and figure out what my life after death looks like.

And then I lay eyes on my smoking hot, dark and broody vampire roommate.

My first impulse is to tear his clothes off and bend him over the counter in our dorm kitchen, but I’m a nobody, fresh-turned vampire, and he’s rich enough to have actual minions. Maybe I can look, as long as I don’t touch?

TITLE: Romanced and Ridden

AUTHOR: Rowan Merrick

SERIES: Consorting with Monsters #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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All I wanted was someone who saw me. In bed. Preferably.

Some autistic people flirted by default. Not me. My fantasies could make a succubus blush, but put me in front of an actual person? Instant freeze. So far, nobody’d stuck around long enough to find out there was a certified freak at the center of the icicle.

Until Mouse. Eight feet tall and a member of the Cairn Riders Motorcycle club, he should’ve been too dangerous to know. So why was he helping me move and letting me play with his three headed Chihuahua? Not a euphemism, by the way. An actual dog. From the fit of his jeans, I was pretty sure Mouse’s…other pet…had only one head.

Gods, what I wouldn’t do for some hands-on discovery.

It was good he wasn’t telepathic, because while we were playing slippery twister in my mind, he was busy being wonderful. Thoughtful. Respectful. Understanding. Considerate. Protective. A perfect gentleman.

The jerk. At this rate, I’d end up in love and still—somehow—a virgin.

Unless I seduced him…

but I couldn’t do that…

TITLE: One Touch

AUTHOR: Linden Rowe

SERIES: Austin Aces Hockey Club

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 274

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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One touch changed one man’s life, and doomed another

Miller

Being on a winning team should feel better than this. But when you barely step onto the ice, feel like a stranger in the city you live in, and only have teammates, not friends, not even the Stanley Cup can make you feel like you belong.

So I recklessly ask for a trade. It’s a stupid move career-wise, but the chance to see more ice time and start fresh is pulling me toward the Austin Aces.

It’s not until the deal is done that I remember who also plays for Austin… Lathan Silver, the guy who turned my life upside down with one touch.

That was years ago, so surely the magnetic pull has lessened. I can’t afford to mess up my new team by falling for my teammate. I might be out in the league, but even that is a stretch on what would be accepted.

Austin is my chance to belong, so I’ll stay far away from Lathan Silver.

Lathan

Being the son of a Senator puts a lot of pressure on me, but my discipline, determination, and dedication help me succeed. As a Silver, there is no room for failure—on and off the ice.

I’ve cultivated myself into the perfect son and player, and at twenty-five, my life is flawless. I’m the youngest alternate captain in team history, and my role on the team is solid. I follow my routine, do my meditations, and avoid attachments at all costs. I don’t need any complications.

Enter Miller Fahn—the Austin Aces’ newest left winger—the ultimate distraction. With one touch, he turns my world upside down.

I can’t let him destroy everything. I’ll remind him we’re not friends but enemies. Austin is my town, and the Aces are my team.

 

TITLE: The Doctor’s Wolf: Part Two

AUTHOR: Alexa Piper

SERIES: Supernatural Lovers #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 258

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Adler and Gordon’s relationship deepens, but before long, they have to adjust to unforeseen circumstances. As if that weren’t enough, everyone’s favorite vampire hunter calls the couple to a murder scene.

Gordon and Adler are soon neck deep in another case. Solving it will require both of them working together as well as the help of their friends and pack.

 

TITLE: First Puck

AUTHOR: Abigail Hunter

SERIES: Unpucked: Redhill U #1

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 362

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Alex

After a catastrophic prom night, I swore I’d never try to tell Brad I loved him again. But we have a month left of college until I leave for the NHL, and Brad still hasn’t been drafted. Hockey and Brad are the only things I’ve ever wanted, but I’ve already deferred a year just to keep playing with him at Redhill U. I can’t put the NHL, or my feelings, off any longer.

And the freshman team captain has plans, ones I can’t help being dragged into. Like pretending to date him so that Brad will finally notice me.

But it goes even better and worse than I could have predicted, and I’m playing a game I don’t think I can win. Not when Brad’s possessive streak emerges, and the intense focus he has on the ice is suddenly turned on me.

Brad

I’ve been his first everything.

We took our first steps together, played our first game together.

I was his first hug, his first kiss, and the first one to go down on him. Because he’s my friend, and I can’t let him go to the NHL without popping those cherries.

He got drafted and I didn’t, and I don’t know what I’m going to do without my best friend. I have to keep training every day to get my ticket. I have to go to big leagues with him, or life just won’t be the same.

But then he tells me he’s going on a date… With the team captain…And that he’s been a virgin this whole time…

I’m not having it. I’ve been Alex’s first for everything – it’s only natural I’d be his first puck, right?

TITLE: The Diamond Dragon Prince

AUTHOR: MM Farmer

SERIES: Omega Fairy Tales #3

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 144

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025

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Once upon a time, in an enchanted kingdom of captive omega princes and jeweled dragon alpha princes….

Leo

I should have been born an alpha. I am strong, courageous, and desperate to do whatever it takes to defend the people of my father’s kingdom from his tyranny. But as an omega, I’m barred from wearing the crown.

But when I meet my dragon prince fated mate, everything changes. Suddenly, I have the power to take action and the magic of a dragon to help me in my quest. But I also have an unquenchable heat and a need to follow my omega nature, and when the inevitable happens, it shatters the foundation of who I believe myself to be.

Diamant

I have always taken my privileged dragon life for granted. My dragon kinsmen have always teased me for leading a life of luxury as a first-rate magical rake. And then I met my fiery, dedicated, omega mate.

I am ready to give up my life to follow my fierce omega’s lead, but liberating villagers and attempting to overthrow a king is harder than even I thought it would be. And then there’s the egg….

TITLE: Hiding From Laughter

AUTHOR: M.A. Innes

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 289

RELEASE DATE: 4/25/2025, 2nd Expanded Edition

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I should’ve never crafted drunk.

Ashton knew being too honest when putting ideas into their jar of fantasies would come back to bite him at some point, and unfortunately he’s finally reached that point. So…now what? How is he supposed to explain his slightly curious fantasies when he isn’t sure where to start?

Maybe he just needs better ways to avoid the conversation completely?

Micha knows his not-so-subtle partner is hiding something…probably something ridiculous, knowing Ashton…but he’s got to decide how long he’s willing to let the insanity continue. Eventually, Ashton has to say what’s on his mind, right?

When crafting leads to nervous confessions and laughter, tickling won’t be the only thing that brings them closer together than ever before.

Author’s Note: This was originally in the Naughty November 2024 anthology under the Shaw side of things, but it’s been expanded and has been moved over to the MA Innes side.

TITLE: The Lab: Rigg

AUTHORS: Lorelei M. Hart & Aria Grace

SERIES: Beyond River’s Edge #3

PUBLISHER: Surrendered Press

RELEASE DATE: 4/26/2025

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My father would come back from the dead and die a second death if he knew what I’m doing with my abilities. I promised him that I’d be safe and play the role of human and I did… until I came across a couple stray pups that were more than your typical shifters. They were also products of The Lab and they needed me to care for and protect them while they grew up. That was easier said than done.

Growing up in the shadows, I didn’t have what anyone would call a good education, and my skills were…untraditional. Being able to wear someone else’s face wasn’t exactly the stuff of resume dreams, but I did what I could with the hand I was dealt. Working off the books as a dishwasher covered some of our expenses but not enough. That required more creativity—along with my ability to shift into any person I wanted.

Tonight’s mark is some sketchy guy from the internet who’s looking to get laid. Instead of losing his load, he’s gonna lose his wallet to me. But as I walk into the bar where we planned to meet, everything goes wrong when I scent my mate. Or maybe everything goes exactly right.

TITLE: Butterfly

AUTHOR: Louise Collins

SERIES: Behind Bars #4

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 290

RELEASE DATE: 4/26/2025

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Life has not been easy for Oliver ‘Ollie’ Linton. Convicted of killing his abusive father he finds himself serving a nine-year sentence in Hollybrook sharing a cell with mute prisoner, Teddy Saul.

Teddy has a violent reputation on the wing with inmates and officers wary of his grunts, growls and fists. But Ollie sees a different Teddy. Protective and gentle, Ollie can’t help but get close to his cellmate.

There are reasons he shouldn’t.

Like Teddy being inside for killing four people and his previous cellmate Ryan’s death remaining unexplained, but the biggest reason Ollie shouldn’t get too close is for the simple fact Ollie will one day walk free of Hollybrook but Teddy never will.

That day comes far quicker than either of them anticipate when Ollie has the chance to appeal his conviction. At first, Ollie refuses and Teddy is relieved but days pass and Teddy has a change of heart.

They make a deal, Ollie will appeal if Teddy agrees to let him visit and write but Ollie ends up heartbroken when Teddy cuts him out of his life.

He didn’t want Teddy to let him go, he wanted the opposite, for Teddy to hold on even if they were on different sides of the bars.

Will Teddy explain his reasons?

Will Ollie get his HEA?

Or does what happen in prison stay in prison?

TITLE: Lonely Alpha

AUTHOR: Lorelei M. Hart

SERIES: Omegas Inn Love 38

PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing

RELEASE DATE: 4/27/2025

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I know who my mate is. Have since I was in my twenties. We were together for a while, but he was sent overseas, and I never heard from him again. I sent letters. Care packages. The only reason I know he came back is because someone in my home town mentioned on social media that they’d seen him.

But by then I was long gone. Heartbroken. Scared. Determined. Trying to forget the mate who cracked me in two.

I’d given up on mates until I receive a letter from the Bearclaw Inn. I’ve heard the rumors. No one leaves the Bearclaw Inn unmated. I already had my mate, but perhaps Fate had another plan for me.

Only one way to find out.

TITLE: Overtime

AUTHOR: Carly Marie

SERIES: Nashville Grizzlies #5

PUBLISHER: Self Published

RELEASE DATE: 4/27/2025

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This is book five in the Nashville Grizzlies series.

 

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