Gay Romance Report July 10, 2026

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Releasing July 13

Prejudice and Pride, by Nik Knight

There’s a fine line between love and hate, and for Dex, Cya just might cross it.

Born into wealth and luxury, Cylene Vysov is as accustomed to privilege as they are the stifling rules it demands of them. When forced into a tutoring arrangement with Dex, an insufferable jock, Cya’s pride and preconceived perceptions are challenged, and they’re faced with a choice: hold on to their cushy lifestyle, or risk everything for a chance at real happiness.

But authenticity comes at a cost, and as far as Dex is concerned, Cya has a bill to settle.

Dex Triever might not be the smartest guy, but that doesn’t stop him from killing it in the stadium, providing for his mom and sister, or chiseling away at Cya’s icy exterior to uncover the fragile heart hidden beneath. Despite their attempts to keep him at arm’s length, Dex refuses to concede defeat, and piece by piece, Cya’s defenses begin to crumble.

What sparks as volatile friction quickly ignites into explosive chemistry, but before Cya can win his heart, Dex must first earn their trust.

Neither come cheap, but both are worth the price.

Join Cya, Dex, and the rest of the eccentric staff of The Passing Through Cafe in this laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ urban fantasy rom-com, full of found family, hysterical himbo-syncrasies, accountability and acceptance, and a gentle love that feels like home.

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Demon’s Heart, by Colette Rivera

Fated to a broken heart.
Dante never gave up on finding his fated mate. For thousands of years, while the rest of the Fallen lost hope, he was the demon who believed he’d find his man.

And when Dante sees Ollie, he knows.

His mate. His human. His Ollie.

Ollie Hudson doesn’t do relationships. Not even the spark he feels for his roommate’s friend Dante can change his mind. History taught him not to trust anyone in love, even himself. But that doesn’t mean he and Dante can’t be friends.

And why can’t fated mates form a bond through friendship? Dante won’t push for something Ollie doesn’t desire. With Ollie unaware of magic, there’s no rush to explain the draw between them and no pressure to mate.

Until Lucifer returns and everything goes to Hell.

Dante is forced to cement the mating bond or lose Ollie forever, tying them together before they’re ready. Will Ollie ever accept what they have and choose Dante, or is Dante’s fate a mating bond forever marred by the pain under which it was formed and a mate who wants to undo it all?

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The Bull Rider and the Bookworm, by V.L. Locey

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.

The Bull Rider and the Bookworm is a 58K opposites attract, age gap, gay MM contemporary western romance with a weary rodeo rider, a shy bookhound, a ranch that heals all manner of hurts, a gentleman rooster, a plethora of romantic poetry, and a shiny as a gold buckle happy ending.

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The Librarian’s Familiar, by TJ Nichols

Some secrets keep you alive. Others can get you killed.
After nearly twenty years away, August North is heading back to the small Alaskan town he once couldn’t wait to escape. His pro‑sports career is over—ended by an injury even a polar‑bear shifter can’t heal—and the secrets he carried back then still sting: no one knew he was a shifter…or that he was gay. He doesn’t know if Claw Lake is home anymore, but he needs the wilderness in his blood again, even if staying means facing everything he ran from.

Charlie Quinlan came to Claw Lake for a job—but not the one the townsfolk think. Yes, he’s the new librarian. No, that’s not why the Coven sent him. Charlie’s dangerous, unpredictable magic has always made him an outsider, and now it’s the reason he’s stationed here as the first line of defense if anything escapes the nearby paranormal prison.

When the weather turns, and magic stirs up trouble in the wilds, August and Charlie are pulled together by instinct, magic, and a spark that refuses to die. Two outsiders. One tight‑knit, mostly paranormal town. And a fated‑mate bond neither of them wants.

In Claw Lake, the nights are cold, the chemistry is hot, and belonging is something you choose.

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Pulse Zero, by River Hale

There are moments when everything stops.

A breath. A heartbeat.

Even when it feels like an ending, it isn’t. It’s not a beginning either. It’s something narrower, a precise point in time. It’s a transition, a reconfiguration. The space between one pulse and the next. The point where one part of your life collapses inward and converges with the one to come.

That’s what happens to me the day I’m taken. Turns out, being Cason Bellrose comes with consequences no one bothered to mention.

But then the man who stole me is ripped away. Reese Morgan. His name still tastes like something unfinished.

Years later, I’m still chasing truth, closure, tearing through shadows that don’t want to be found. Whatever will help me move on. And the deeper I go, the more I become tangled in things I don’t understand.

Life changes people. But so does death.

If there’s something waiting for me in the dark, I’ll find it. Even if it means stepping into that space between one pulse and the next.

And not coming back the same.

Pulse Zero is a dark MM romance with toxic, obsessive supervillains and a hard-fought HEA. It’s a spin-off of the Echoes duet but can be read as a standalone.

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Hide and Seek, by Felice Stevens

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.

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Dripped, by Charlie Novak

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.

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The Best Men, by Marsha Morgan

Freddie
I had it all.

A stable job that paid well, a stunning girlfriend I aimed to marry and two best friends I desperately wanted to be my ‘Best Men’ at the wedding.

But as soon as I ask them, my life changes for the worse.

My job isn’t as secure as I believed, my abusive dad makes a reappearance, and my new fiancée, Keegan, starts to look at me differently.

Worst of all, my best friends, Ryker and Liam, decline being my best men.

They shut me out and won’t tell me why.

I’m angry at them and confused, and when we see each other again, something unexpected ignites between us…

Maybe out of the ashes of the perfect life I thought I had; I can find a better one…

Ryker
It’s not easy being in love with your oblivious best friend. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my brother, Liam.

It gets even harder when they ask you to be one of two ‘Best Men’ at their wedding.

At first, I thought I could handle it; I could stand beside Freddie and watch him declare his love to his fiancée. It’s not like he hasn’t had girlfriends before, not like we haven’t seen him with them.

We’ve outlasted every one of his relationships, but marriage?

For Freddie that’s final.

That’s him unknowingly telling us for certain, we—us three, would never happen.

I deal with it the only way I know how, by partying and keeping my distance, but I can’t ignore him in the bar that night…

And when we go outside, when he’s spitting and cursing my name, I can’t stop myself from pressing against him and kissing his neck…

Liam
Maybe it should’ve been easier for me. I’m the one with the ‘boyfriend’ after all.

But my relationship is toxic, just the way I like it to distract myself from being in love with Freddie Lester.

I can’t be one of his Best Men, I can’t even be his friend anymore. It hurts too much.

But then I get the text from Ryker saying Freddie’s in the pub and not acting like himself.

I drop everything to get there, and we stumble outside, caught in a whirlwind of Freddie’s anger.

I hold Freddie back to stop him from swinging another punch at my brother, then Ryker’s pushing into him, pressing him against me.

Ryker kisses Freddie’s neck, I grind my body into Freddie’s back and Freddie…he lets out the sweetest moan I’ve ever heard…

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Connection From Chicago, by Wendy Hawthorne

The NHL’s All-Star Weekend is my chance to play alongside the best of the best. For the first time in my goaltending career, I’ve not only been selected to participate, I’ve also been hand chosen to play on Eric Sinclair’s team.

Larger than life, Eric is the kind of goalie I aspire to become: a stalwart defender of the crease and a legend in the league who’s beloved by his team and fans. He’s my idol, my hero, and I can’t believe he wants to get to know me.

When Eric and I return to the regular season, we keep in touch, growing closer over texting. The man behind the helmet emerges. Even though I shouldn’t, I can’t help myself from falling in love with him, but I’m completely out of my depth. I’ve never even had a boyfriend before, and more than just physical distance separates us. Our two teams are on a collision course to meet in the playoffs. More than our postseason futures are on the line.

Funny how one weekend can change everything.

Connection From Chicago is an MM hockey romance which follows two NHL goaltenders. This slow burn, epistolary romance shows love is worth fighting for in the face of adversity and distance.

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Hexes and Hops, by Lori Ames and Jacki James

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.

Tags: MM paranormal romance, cozy mystery vibes with a bit of heat, a newbie witch who is trying to figure out this whole magic thing, an alpha who still doesn’t have his wolf, more misfit monster shenanigans, supernatural small town, low angst, buckets of coffee (and a few pints of beer), hexes everywhere, and (accidentally) a big ol’ batch of truth muffins!

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Check Mate, by Aria Brennan

Things I’ve done to impress Remy Marceau? Me? Please. I don’t know what you’ve heard, but I am not trying to impress my ridiculously hot, annoyingly perfect next-door neighbour. Not even a teeny, tiny bit.
Sure, he’s got that whole sophisticated, devastatingly competent lawyer thing going for him. And yes, fine, as a man he’s… rather impressive.
But I’m perfectly comfortable being me, thank you very much. Just Joey Rossi—youngest son of the global Rossi empire. And before you ask, yes, those Rossis. Try not to be too impressed.
But none of that explains what happened that night or how one out-of-control drinking game turned into waking up naked beside my very hot yet equally straight neighbour. Or how that somehow led to his indecent proposal: keep things casual, keep things quiet, while he works the biggest case of his career.
Totally manageable. Completely rational. Just two straight guys indulging in a little no strings attached fun. I’m not hyperventilating at all. It’s absolutely something I can say no to.
So… why am I not saying no?

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Thief in the Light, by Jaime Samms

A wanderer, a homebody and one opinionated Bed and Breakfast. Not your average triad.

Lucky Denver has wandering feet, sticky fingers and an unreliable moral compass—he’s never had a home and he’s not so sure he cares about what he’s missing.

Arnold Kreed who runs a small-town B&B knows what a home should be. So does his home, The Oaks—aka Mildred—and she has some very definite opinions on who should stay and who should go.

Mildred wants Lucky to stay—and while Kreed is surprised, he can’t really blame the old girl. He’s getting sort of attached himself. Lucky might be fine with the house’s eccentricities, but he’s not so sure Kreed will be fine with the man attached to Lucky’s real name. When Kreed falls ill, Lucky needs to make a decision—wander away like he’s always done or stay and be his better self. Kreed’s hoping he’ll stay—and so is The Oaks, and Mildred has a way of getting what she wants.

Welcome to Griffon’s Elbow. Don’t let the house scare you away!

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I Could Write a Book, by Andie Elliott

It’s hard to stop thinking about someone when you’re sleeping in his bed.

Bestselling spy novelist George Knight has an ex-boyfriend’s wedding he’d rather avoid, a deadline closing in, and a blank page that’s starting to feel personal.

Owen Wilde has a quiet life he loves in small-town Vermont, crafting handmade wooden pieces in his workshop. It would be perfect if his ex’s parting words didn’t still sting.

Enter Owen’s cousin and George’s best friend, Zoe, who comes up with the perfect solution to both their problems: a housing swap for the holidays! George gets a quiet cabin. Owen gets a New York apartment and a vacation he didn’t ask for. (It’s very, very hard to say no to Zoe.)

Except George and Owen can’t seem to leave each other alone. One email turns into many. Texts pile up. And somewhere between late-night conversations and living in each other’s spaces, they each start to feel more seen than they have in a long time, even though they’ve never actually met.

I Could Write a Book is a slow burn MM romance with witty banter, cozy winter vibes, surprise connection, and a slightly meddling found family. A queer Christmas rom com for fans of feel-good, low angst romance.

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Gold, by Runa Saevik

Six weeks, a book about wine, no complications. That was the plan.

Luca Casini’s father left him one word before he died. Luca followed it across the border into Slovenia, telling everyone, including himself, that the trip was about research.

Matej Kos makes cheese in a cave older than the border itself. He speaks rarely, builds walls that outlast empires, and has built a life in which no one can let him down, because no one is in it.

Neither man came looking for company. Something fits almost at once, easy in a way neither trusts yet: coffee that goes cold while they talk, jokes pitched between insult and affection, whole days that fall into a rhythm before anyone decides they should.

The wanting arrives, blunt and physical and impossible to talk their way around. But when a key hits the floor, everything quiet turns loud, and what the stone has been holding changes everything they thought they were building.

A love story with a strong sense of place: the high plateau, the food, the light.

Some places are inherited. Some are found.

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What Stays Through Winter, by C.S. Davidson

Eight years of solitary existence in the unforgiving mountains have forged Huxley Rhodes into a creature of two worlds. Banished from his pack at sixteen, he has lived a life devoid of human connection, evolving into the enigmatic “mountain man” whispered about by Coalton residents.

His carefully constructed solitude is shattered with the arrival of Bentley Knox, a former NFL star whose cleats have been traded for a deputy sheriff’s badge. Bentley, seeking respite and a new beginning, purchases a cabin tantalizingly close to Huxley’s secluded dwelling. Intrigued by local legends and recognizing Huxley’s intimate knowledge of the treacherous winter wilderness, Bentley extends an unexpected offer: a request for guidance through the snow-laden peaks.

However, the blossoming of love is dangerous when rejection has already carved deep, indelible scars. Huxley, forever haunted by his banishment, fears that the human world will never truly accept the wolf within him. His past is a heavy cloak, constantly threatening to smother any flicker of hope. Bentley, still grappling with past betrayals and uncertain of his own shifting desires, struggles to define the profound emotions stirring within him.

A bitter misunderstanding, fueled by unspoken fears and lingering insecurities, tragically drives them apart. In the face of renewed rejection, Huxley retreats to the only safety he has ever truly known: his wolf form. It is a desperate act, a primal surrender to his animalistic instincts, even if it means sacrificing the last vestiges of his humanity.

To save the man he has unexpectedly come to love, Bentley will have to risk everything. He must navigate the treacherous terrain of Huxley’s wild heart and confront his own fears, his own past, to bridge the chasm that has opened between them. And Huxley, deep within the primal instincts of his wolf form, will have to make the most monumental decision of his life: to embrace the fragile promise of love, to truly heal, and to step out of the shadows, for good.

This is a queer paranormal rom-com, a heartwarming and often humorous exploration of healing the wounds of the past, the transformative power of second chances, and the unwavering belief that even in the darkest of winters, love can bloom.

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Thrown into the Mob, by Colbie Dunbar

Going undercover for the family business is what I do. But getting kidnapped by dragon shifters isn’t part of the plan.

When my cover is blown and I’m snatched by the Solari dragon flight, I expect intimidation and maybe a ransom. But I encounter identical twin brothers and the hostile one is my mate. His father wants me to mate with the wrong twin, but fate doesn’t follow his rules.

He’s a dragon shifter who’s never known love, and we’re on opposite sides of a war neither of us started. The longer we fight what’s between us, the more dangerous it gets for everyone we care about. But walking away isn’t an option for me or my wolf.

Thrown into the Mob is the fifth and final book in The Wolves of La Luna Noir series, a sweet with knotty heat MM Mpreg Shifter Mafia Romance. Thrown into the Mob features a wolf alpha who argues with his beast, an omega dragon who keeps his rooms cold to control his fire, the identical twin who isn’t what he seems, Grandpa Arnie and his love of food, fated mates, an adorable baby, and a guaranteed happy ever after. If you love your alphas stubborn and your omegas with a fire in their belly, grab your copy today.

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Blood Debt, by Christa Tomlinson

A gentle giant vampire is captivated by a shy, sweet gamer boy.

Vampire crime lord and casino boss Raul prefers to keep his blood pet arrangements casual. Until he meets Ji-Su – a gorgeous young man with a delicate laugh and soft smile. Raul is instantly enamored with the sweet human. Unfortunately, Ji-Su belongs to another vampire, so Raul reluctantly lets him walk away. Lucky for him, fate intervenes, bringing them together again when Raul rescues Ji-Su from danger.

Raul whisks the traumatized human away to his secluded ranch. He resists his craving for Ji-Su’s blood and perfect body while he recovers. But once Ji-Su is healed, all bets are off. Raul gives in to his craving, taking everything Ji-Su has to give in a storm of passion.

Desperate for money to launch his gaming career and pay off medical bills, Ji-Su decides to sell his blood to vampires for money. When things go horribly wrong with his blood patron, he turns to Raul for help. The big, gentle vampire makes him feel safe. He also makes Ji-Su feel something else – pure, deep desire. He thinks he’s falling for Raul, until he discovers a darker side to the vampire. Once he learns the truth, he fears that he might once again be in mortal danger.

Raul only wants to protect Ji-Su. Even if that means he must shield the human from his own rough desires and violent life. Although his heart demands he claim Ji-Su as his blood-bonded mate, Raul vows to send him away for his own good. Can Ji-Su move past his fears of the violence of Raul’s mafia world and convince his vampire lover that they belong together forever?

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God’s Scar, by Ivy Margriette

“I was born from love, yet I am heaven’s greatest heresy.”

Born of angel and demon, the half-breed is raised in captivity until the day he escapes, carrying only a single forbidden tenderness from a healer angel who defied Heaven to hold him for a single night.

When the healer is taken into the Demon Realm as a sacrificial offering, the half-breed tears through demon arenas, claims a throne he never wanted, and crosses the void where souls face eternal erasure. He encounters angels of all ranks, demon lords and fallen beings, all to reach that one love that he was never allowed to want.

This is a journey that asks whether a soul born as heresy can claim the right to love, and to be loved in return.

“Let them see it. Let them feel the weight of everything I was never allowed to be. I will not cower.”

God’s Scar is a slow-burn, emotionally intense, M/M dark fantasy romance of forbidden devotion, visceral worldbuilding, and the quiet violence of choosing to love in a cosmos built to destroy you.

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Caged Hunger, by Matthew Dante

Basher
32, rough, ex-con, member of the Death Cruisers Motorcycle Club

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve got a bit of a temper. It’s not that I’m an angry guy—I just can’t stand bullies or loudmouths who think they’re tougher than everyone else. You want tough? I’ll show you tough.

After getting out of prison, my boss shipped me off to New Mexico to help out the Shadow Viper crew. That’s where I met him. A smiling ball of sunshine with incredible blue eyes and a vulnerable side that awakened every protective instinct I possess.

Some people might call my protectiveness a little excessive. Others might call it borderline stalking. But is it really stalking when the person you’re protecting doesn’t even know you’re there?

Unfortunately, old enemies never forget. And obsession can be far deadlier than hate.

Cameron
25, sweet, cheery bartender, who has a weakness for bad boys with lots of tattoos.

From the moment Basher walked into my life, my heart and hormones decided I was doomed. I’ll be the first to admit, I have a weakness for bad boys covered in tattoos and poor life choices.

Basher might be big, intimidating, and firmly believe that communication consists of two grunts and a growl, but there’s something behind those sad gray eyes that makes me want to know the man beneath the scars.

He may be an ex-con and a biker, but I know there’s more to him than meets the eye.

Now, if only I could convince the stubborn giant that he deserves to be loved.

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Aliens Decrypted My Heart, by Hawke Oakley

Numbers make sense. Hot stalker aliens with big feelings don’t.

When Assistant 23 was stranded on a strange planet eight years ago, he expected to perish. But after a whirlwind of events, he now lives anxiously among the alien residents. They’re nothing but nice, yet Assistant 23 can’t let go of his fear. He’s too scared to remove his hazmat suit, show his face, or even reveal his true name.

So when an intense—and, fine, attractive—Maeleon named Farr’vye gets too personal, Assistant 23 does the thing he’s best at: panicking.

Right into a thorn bush that shreds his clothes and exposes his long-hidden body.

Farr’vye is obsessive but caring, and all too willing to nurse the human’s emotional wounds. And despite his best efforts to keep the alluring alien at arm’s length, Assistant 23 can’t help the way his anxious walls start to crumble…

Aliens Decrypted My Heart is a sweet, spicy romp in an alien world. Fluff, high-heat scenes, and HEA included! This book does not contain pregnancy.

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Figs till the End, by Karenna Colcroft

Anax Tobias Rogan, ruler of all werewolves in the United States, is preparing for what should be the happiest day of his life: The day he finally marries his fated mate, vegan werewolf Kyle Slidell. But before the wedding can occur, Tobias has to make it through his first time hosting the annual gathering of the country’s werewolf leaders.

Not everyone is pleased about the changes Tobias has made in the year since he became Anax. After one of the regional leaders and several of the alphas under his rule leave the gathering in protest, Tobias faces a fracturing country–culminating in the issuing of a challenge to fight for the Anax rank. A fight only one can survive.

Tobias has always refused to kill without reason, but this time, the choice is to kill or to die. And all Tobias wants is to live to see his and Kyle’s happy ending.

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