★ FEATURED NEW RELEASE
Multiple Retailers

Seed of the Black Oak, by Christian Chiakulas

Epi has spent years hiding the truth of who she is.

Now an assassin for the powerful Solaran Empire, she keeps her barbarian heritage buried along with the memories of the girl she once loved-and the homeland she believed she could never return to.

Until the day a mysterious package arrives.

Inside is a dagger Epi knows all too well. It once belonged to Alywael-the princess of her tribe, her childhood best friend, and the love she lost the night a dark sorcerer’s ritual turned their world to ashes.

But the dagger should not exist.

Which means Aly might still be alive.

Driven by hope and vengeance alike, Epi returns to Arraldyn for the first time in years. What she finds is a land transformed by terror. The Confederation of the Black Oak rules with blood and sorcery, led by the cruel wroedd Cwuldur, whose magic is fueled by human sacrifice. Villages whisper in fear. Old alliances have shattered. And resistance is beginning to stir in the shadows.

When Epi joins the rebels, she discovers that the princess she once loved has been kept hidden for years inside the tribe’s hill-fort, surrounded by secrets and guarded by forces far darker than she imagined. Even more shocking is that Epi’s own brother now serves the enemy.

Disguised as a foreign merchant’s bodyguard, Epi infiltrates the stronghold in search of Aly. But the truth waiting inside the hill-fort is more complicated-and more dangerous-than she ever feared. Alliances have shifted, loyalties are uncertain, and the woman she risked everything to save is bound by chains Epi cannot easily break.

As the Black Oak tightens its grip and a brutal sorcerer’s power grows stronger, the resistance prepares for a desperate uprising. Old loves will be tested, family bonds torn apart, and the cost of freedom may demand the ultimate sacrifice.

Because in a land ruled by blood magic and fear, only one force may prove stronger than death itself:

Love.

And Epi is willing to burn the world to save the woman she loves.

★ FEATURED DEAL – 99c
Multiple Retailers, Kobo Plus

Handle with Care, by Hayden Stone

Two interns. One permanent job. And one missing art museum exhibit.

Dylan Alexander doesn’t need a boyfriend. Having one will only slow him down.

Freshly graduated from university, Dylan’s arrived in London, England from Vancouver, Canada for a summer internship at the London Art and Design Museum. He’s also looking for strings-free fun and a fresh dating scene. This is Dylan’s dream chance to start his career and land a permanent job in London—or else he must return to Vancouver where museum jobs are rare, and the dating pool is old news. Everything’s going great in his new life—except for one thing. Dylan must put up with rival museum intern William Martin-Greene.

Will is everything Dylan can’t stand: flashy, arrogant, and entitled. Forget that he’s too handsome for his own good and knows it. It’s bad luck that they both started on the same internship program. At least they work safely apart in different departments—until one day, they’re forced to work together when Will unexpectedly joins Dylan’s Curatorial team. So much for the avoidance strategy that had worked so far. Will’s arrival on his team is also not helping his unmistakable attraction. When Dylan and Will end up stranded together while collecting exhibits, with only one bed to share, they can’t deny their chemistry.

Soon, they learn only one permanent job is on offer at the end of the summer, and the competition is on to be the best intern. They both share the blame when an important design exhibit goes missing and risks the unexpected summer romance between them. Then, everything is on the line—including hearts, careers, and a chance at love.

A charming rivals-to-lovers, boy-next-door summer romance.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Yard Sale, by E.M. Lindsey

“Would you rather be trapped in a cabin with your arch enemy, or not be allowed to shower for a hundred days?”

Problem number one: My arch enemy is the jackass reporter who keeps making up lies about me.
Problem number two: He’s also absurdly hot so the idea of being trapped in a cabin with him gives me ideas.
Problem number three: As much as he pisses me off, Aravind Gupta might actually be right about a few things: namely that my career in hockey is probably over.

A poorly timed check might have robbed me of being able to retire old and with nearly half of my original teeth, and Aravind was right there on the front lines to tell the world about it.

In a wild attempt to get away and figure out what comes next, I find him on my same ferry, heading out to a quiet island where I planned to do nothing but bed rot.

Aravind has other ideas though, and he makes those known before we’re even off the boat.

And while it’s not like me to want to sleep with a man I can’t stand, somehow, he’s turned into the only bright light in the dark shadows my terrible family casts.

I might not be used to believing in myself, but with Aravind’s quiet and gentle persistence, I’m starting to think that despite what I’ve always been taught, I deserve my happily ever after.

Yard Sale is the third and final book of the Legends and Fury trilogy, a spin-off of Punk as Puck. It’s a rivals to lovers romance featuring a tired, injured D-man with a crappy family who is failing to cope at life, a reluctant reporter with a thing for lace and silk who is doing his best to figure out who he is and what he wants, sandcastles, walks on the beach, making unique use of panties, the joys of too many aunties coming to visit, and a steamy, swoony happily ever after.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Glow, by Morgan Brice

Let your light shine.

When Dan Connor, the Dover Demon, is pursued by bounty hunters, he seeks sanctuary in Fox Hollow in the Adirondack Forest. Dan inherited the spirit from his grandfather, a family legacy, but had little chance to learn how to handle his “other side” before the magic passed to him. A run-in with cryptid-focused podcasters puts Dan and Wally, his daemon side, in danger, and he lands in Fox Hollow hoping for sanctuary.

Park Ranger Quinn Wilson becomes Dan’s protector, and sparks fly between them. But the bounty hunter hasn’t given up, and neither have the podcasters, which threaten the secrets keeping Fox Hollow shifters safe. Then sightings of a “dragon” and several missing people mean that an even more dangerous threat has emerged from the deepest caverns, one that will take all the magic and courage they can muster.

Can Dan, Wally, and Quinn evade a bounty hunter, stay off the radar of predatory podcasters, and avoid an ancient monster while sorting out their new romance?

Enter the Legends world, where National Parks hold secrets—and monsters steal hearts.

With hurt/comfort, first-time romance, shared danger, fated mates, and true love.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Beneath Us, Solid Ground, by Opal Andrews

Almost dying wasn’t how Max Dion had planned to start this day. In fact, a car accident leaving him stranded in a new city, friendless, and down part of a leg wasn’t how Max Dion planned to start any day. But, well, here he was.

The only silver lining was that a paramedic who happened to be passing by the accident seemed to be making it his mission to help Max out.

Lucas Gustafsson hadn’t been able to shake the mental image of the man he helped save after a gruesome accident. Checking on him in the hospital seemed harmless, but before Lucas knew it, he was offering his spare room and his medical expertise to help get Max back on his feet.

Neither man had really considered the realities of recuperating from a traumatic amputation, and they find themselves thrown together both emotionally and physically.

Romance wasn’t meant to be part of the agreement. Is their situationship merely a convenience that will end when Max is ready to live on his own…or is this forever?

Beneath Us, Solid Ground is an open-door MM romance centered around hurt/comfort and forced proximity. It features a surprisingly nerdy ex-stripper coming to terms with limb loss and a do-gooder paramedic who would do anything for him.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Mad Dragon of Chaos, by Jocelynn Drake

Haru is in trouble.

War is brewing.

And someone is hunting the minor gods to extinction.

Tyche has tossed aside his hopes for a quiet life and teamed up with Prince Shey to save the dragon, stop the war, and protect his own kind.

If he’s lucky, the virgin god will finally get his first kiss and more from the very flirty prince.

But that kiss has a price.

Tyche will have to share some secrets he’s had tucked away for thousands of years and put his life on the line to preserve the new family he has found.

Will it be enough?

WARNING: This book has a honking big cliffhanger. Are you brave enough to face it? Don’t come crying to me when it smacks you. (insert author wagging finger)

Mad Dragon of Chaos is the second book in the Forgotten Gods trilogy. This spin-off from the Godstone Saga will include royalty on the run, dragons, gods, magic, secrets, danger, angst, found family, forbidden romance, slow-burn romance, friend to lovers, two romantic couples, and a furious fight to keep the world from burning.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Locked in Wonderland, by H.L Night

If you came here by choice, enjoy the party. If you didn’t… good luck. You’re going to need it.

Lysander Carroll hasn’t known Warren White for long, but he’s certain they’ve got a future together. Then Warren is abducted in broad daylight by men driving a van marked Wonderland.

When the police refuse to investigate and every piece of evidence mysteriously disappears, Lysander realizes there’s only one way to get Warren back.
He’ll have to go to Wonderland himself.

Wonderland plays by its own twisted rules, where sex is currency, truth is negotiable, and manipulation lurks behind every smile. Caught between suspicion and irresistible attraction, Lysander can’t decide whether the enigmatic Nico Ravenscar wants to save him, claim him, or ruin him.

As he’s drawn deeper into Wonderland’s web of secrets, corruption, and depravity, Lysander discovers the most terrifying truth of all.

Getting in was the easy part.
Getting out may be impossible.
He came to rescue Warren.
Wonderland may decide to keep him instead.

Locked in Wonderland is a dark, steamy, somewhat surreal but contemporary romance loosely inspired by Alice in Wonderland, featuring a mafia-like ruling family, a morally gray love interest, strange characters that speak in riddles, and a corrupt trial.

NEW RELEASE, Multiple Retailers, Kobo Plus

In the Frame, by Hayden Stone

An artist. A developer. And an art gallery which they both want—for very different reasons.

When recent uni grad Matty Gowen-Smith, a talented painter and not so talented bartender, spills a tray of drinks on a hot-shot investor, Florian de Ligt, he’s left with no choice to make amends. Especially after Matty ruins Florian’s suit on a big night out for Florian’s birthday.

Trying to make things right, broke artist Matty offers Florian his only suit in a desperate effort to not get fired from his job. Conveniently, Matty is flat sitting around the corner, where his one prized suit awaits his friend’s wedding next weekend. Not so conveniently, they are soon trapped together in an elevator at Matty’s flat, and things rapidly go from bad to worse until landing on an uneasy truce.

Which is where a pact is born to come right from this mess. Florian needs a date for an upcoming art gala, a world he knows little about. Matty desperately needs a respectable date for his friend’s Brighton wedding to prove he’s a success in his new London life.

Two fake dates and an unexpected kiss later, fake feelings begin to feel a bit too much like real feelings. Which wouldn’t be a problem if Florian wasn’t so determined to dismantle Matty’s art community by redeveloping a popular local art gallery into luxury condos. An art gallery which may give Matty the solo exhibition he’s dreamt of to launch his art career. And now Matty must choose between his community or what might be a real chance at love…

In the Frame, the second book in the London Arts Club series, features forced proximity, boy next door, and fake dating in a fun new adult romcom.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Saving Pookie, by Logan Rivers

Coyote Ugly meets reality TV. When the cameras turn on, the boys come out to play. And when reality becomes a little too real, the fourth wall shatters.

POOKIE
I’m broke, homeless, and running from a violent ex. So, when I land a bartending job at Mr. Pink’s, I think I’ve found a lifeline. Instead, I find a reality TV camera crew. Cast as the fresh meat, production’s first order of business is getting me to make friends with the Pink Stallions—a raunchy and cliquish group of dancing bartenders masquerading as cowboys.

The next thing I know, I’m moving in with the show’s resident golden boy, Braxton.

Braxton is cocky, loud, and supposedly straight. He’s everything I tend to avoid, but behind closed doors, he’s the only person who makes me feel safe. Now, the hardest part of the job isn’t acting—it’s resisting the boy who looks at me like he wants to devour me.

BRAXTON
What do I think about Pookie? He’s a handsome dude, but I’m not into him.

Because, look, I’m not gay. I just dance shirtless at the hottest gay bar in NYC for cold, hard cash. But when my cheating girlfriend leaves me with an apartment I can’t afford, production hands me a solution: take in the mysterious new guy for a fake bromance storyline.

It was supposed to be easy money. But there is nothing fake about the protective rage that hits me when I notice the faded bruises on his skin. The closer I get to Pookie, the more I realize the biggest lie I’ve ever told is the one I tell myself.

PINK STALLIONS
Saving Pookie is book one in Pink Stallions, a series of interconnected standalones. Featuring a man on the run and an obliviously bisexual himbo, this book is as sexy as it is fun.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

Hard Rain, by Reese Knightley

One case. One partner. One hell of a week.

Deputy U.S. Marshals Axel Bain and Whiplash Tauber have spent the last year hunting fugitives across southern Oregon. One charges through the front door. The other figures out why they needed to be there in the first place. Together, they’re damn good at what they do.

They’re partners. Best friends.
Working side by side has never been the problem.
Neither is chasing fugitives.
Feelings? That’s new.

Packed with action, found family, funny banter, and heart, Hard Rain features two stubborn U.S. Marshals who discover that sometimes the biggest risk isn’t the job…
It’s falling for your partner.

NEW RELEASE, Multiple Retailers, Kobo Plus

A Hidden Romance, by R T M Kennedy

To the rest of the world Jordan and Becky are the perfect couple. To their fathers, they are nothing more than pawns in a high-stakes game of corporate gain. Forced into a loveless marriage, the two best friends have survived by clinging only to each other.
But when tragedy strikes, the foundation of Jordan’s world begins to crack. In the aftermath he meets Harrison, a man who awakens a part of Jordan he never knew existed.
As an undeniable, silent connection forms between them, Jordan is caught in a web of duty and desire. He is married to his best friend, but he is falling for a man he can never have. Jordan must finally face the truth of who he is or risk losing the one person that can actually set him free.

NEW RELEASE, Kindle Unlimited

The Dragon’s Accidental Manny, by Colbie Dunbar

I knocked on the wrong door and walked into a job.

When a live-in position lands in my lap, I don’t ask questions. Not about the wrong house I’m living in and not about the gorgeous man who handed me a home. And definitely not about his three kids who are warm to the touch, talk of flying and never take off their leather bracelets.

Somewhere between bedtime stories and the way he looks at me, I’m falling for the children and losing my head over the man who hired me.

The Dragon’s Accidental Manny is a low-angst M/M mpreg shifter romance featuring fated mates, a single-dad dragon shifter who falls first while guarding a secret, three little dragons with fire in their fingertips, a down-on-his-luck human who lands exactly where he’s meant to be, a baby on the way and a houseful of love hiding behind bracelets and cover stories. If you love a big-hearted human, an overprotective dragon, and kids who occasionally set the furniture on fire, this one’s for you.

★ FEATURED NEW RELEASE
Kindle Unlimited

The One-Night Heist, by C. Rochelle

For fans of Knives Out, The Thomas Crown Affair, White Collar, The Art Thief, and The Mastermind, with the humor of The Blonde Identity mixed in, this dark MM rom-com asks, how much will you risk to get everything you’ve ever wanted?

As the sole heir to his family’s estate, Giancarlo Luxford is focused on one thing: Auctioning off his late mother’s art collection to the highest bidder. A chance encounter with an ex-con has him setting his sights on a new goal, and nothing—not even the threat of mutual destruction—will stand in his way.

Longtime grifter Rowen Quincy only cares about the game, but after one too many bad decisions, he finds himself in a tight spot, dreaming of escape. Billionaire Giancarlo Luxford seems like an easy mark, and a ticket out of his situation, but this one-time heist may end up becoming the longest con of all.

IF YOU LOVE (a full list of Content, Tropes & Triggers can be found on the author’s website!):

• Standalone Art Heist Adventure
• MM Romance
• Monopoly Man + Con-man
• Insta-Obsession (on both sides)
• (Lovers-to-) Enemies-to-Lovers (one-sided)
• A Con Gone Wrong
• Forced Proximity & Secret Relationship
• Partners in Crime & Mutual Destruction
• So. Much. TENSION.
• Unhinged Humor & Scorching Spice
• Betrayal and Redemption
• “Stop running from me!”
• Corporate Villain Takedown (EAT THE RICH)

Then risk it all with The One-Night Heist!—

The One-Night Heist is book 1 in the Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts series of interconnected, contemporary romance standalones centered around the dark underbelly of the art world (and the ridiculousness of wealth/wealth disparity in general). Each book will see a different queer couple finding their HEA.