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Publication Date:  December 29, 2020 Format:  Paperback Genre:   LGBTQ Fantasy Fiction Publisher: Tor              Length:  416 pages Buy:    Kindle  | Paperback  Synopsis A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a ...

A Vampire’s Sin Marie-Claude Bourque (The Order of the Black Oak – Vampires, #2) Publication date: July 27th 2021 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance A VAMPIRE’S SIN: A Slow-Burn Urban Fantasy Romance Meet the Order of the Black Oak: a powerful order of modern-day warriors fighting evil to protect the ones they love. Son of an ancient vampire and a legendary French witch, Mont-Royal Immortal Magnovald St-Amand has lived for so long that nothing matters except his ruling over the Montreal’s sultry nightlife. But when he chooses to help an ambitious real estate tycoon rescue her kid sister from a pack of daemons, he finds deep yearnings in his soul that he thought were buried forever. If you love loyal tough guys with hearts, satisfying slow-burn paranormal romance and safe Happily Ever Afters, the Black Oak World is for you. ***** Fantastic series of action, magic and awesome romance. You will fall in love with the characters and feel you are right with them. Goodreads / ...

Publication Date:  July 27 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Romantic Suspense  Narrators:  Lisa Zimmerman Publisher:  Orange Sky Audio              Length:  5 hours 51 min Buy:  Kindle  | Synopsis He’s Enigmatic, Dangerously Handsome, and completely off-limits… The women who vacation on Mr. Rook’s exclusive island are looking for one thing and one thing only: to have their wildest romantic fantasies come to life. Pirates, cowboys, billionaires—there’s nothing Rook’s staff can’t deliver. But when Stephanie Fitzgerald’s sister doesn’t return after her week in paradise, Stephanie will have to pose as a guest in order to dig for answers. Unfortunately, this means she’ll need to get close to the one thing on the isla...

The Shadow Queen K. Rea (The Wolfrik Trilogy, #2) Publication date: July 22nd 2021 Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy A SMOLDERING COURT. A DIVIDED PEOPLE. A WARNING FROM THE GODDESS. With the Court of Shadows in ruins, Evelyn Wolfrik has one goal – to rebuild. After an encounter with the God of the Forest himself and a summons from the Court of Light, Evelyn’s future seems anything but certain. Leaving the forests, her pack, and fledgling Court behind, Evelyn travels to the white mountains of the Court of Light. Deep in the mountains, navigating not only a frigid court but also challenges and trials she never could have foreseen, she risks losing more than just her crown. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Gryphons in the Night I snuck up the mountainside as quickly and quietly as I could. The rocks beneath my feet slid, the goats noticed. The ones awake went on alert as I ran towards them, weaving through the coverage. They darted. The sleepy one, t...

Publication Date:  August 3 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   psychological thriller Narrators:  Claire Corbett Publisher:  Macmillan Audio                 Length:  8 hours 48 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis They went away as friends. They came back as suspects. Rachel and Jack. Paige and Noah. Will and Ali. Five friends who’ve known each other for years. And Ali, Will’s new fiancée. The three couples travel to Portugal for Ali and Will’s destination wedding. Arriving at the gorgeous clifftop villa, the weekend away is a chance to relax and get to know Ali a little better. A newcomer to their group, she seems perfectly nice, and Will seems happy after years of bad choices. ...

  Publication Date:  June 27, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   LGBTQ m/m shifter romance Publisher: ?                Length:  113 pages Buy:    Kindle  Synopsis The last thing I wanted was to run from my past- right into my fated mate. Omega wolf Rashad Hall is running. He needs a safe place to start over, and the last thing he wants is an alpha. When he steps into Seven Corners and immediately scents “mate,” he fights his most basic impulse to seek out his one true love, Bronx Bolder, the lead alpha who has to grant permission to stay on his territory. Instead Rashad trespasses, courting disaster, but he’s irresistibly drawn the strong, tempting, in-control alpha. Rashad can’t let go of his...

Honeybees & Sexy Tees Katie Mettner Publication date: July 20th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense The devil is in the details, and the Lady of the Lake holds the clue. Honey Blois is no stranger to pain. The lasting effects of an abusive childhood have made her life challenging, but it’s the ache of unrequited love she can no longer bear. When her confession goes unanswered, she has no choice but to fall out of love with her best friend. Mathias Jørgensen is living a lie. The billionaire playboy buries the pain of loving the one woman he can’t have with flashy cars and bad decisions—until Honey’s letter comes to light. With renewed hope for the future, he vows to find his way back to the boy she fell in love with if it’s the last thing he does. And it might be. As the pair blurs the line between friends and lovers, his unscrupulous past demands a reckoning. To save the woman he loves from a watery grave, Mathias will have to remember every last detail ...

  Publication Date:  June 11, 2019 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Magical Realism/Asian American Lit Publisher:  Berkley                 Length:  315 pages Buy:  Paperback  |  Kindle  Synopsis At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco’s Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She’s even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother’s restaurant.  The neighborhood seer reads the ...

A Dangerous Man Raven Stone (Kingdom of Blood and Forest, #2) Publication date: July 20th 2021 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance I was supposed to kill him. But that night, he sent me to a different kind of heaven. The screaming, shaking, full of pleasure kind. Twice. Now he’s all I can think about. When I finally find him again, I’m determined to get under him, and get over him. But John Degarr isn’t like my other men, with his large, sexy body and his warm grey eyes. He’s also an incredibly efficient killer. The person scary people turn to when they’re scared. And he’s a vampire. This man is dangerous, but not for the reasons he scares everyone else. When he touches me, when he holds me, I want things I’ve never wanted before. I say and do stupid, clingy things. I want more of him. But he wants the one thing I give no one. Because that one thing can destroy me. A Dangerous Man is a paranormal romance with MF love, a bit of MM love, and chocolate mousse references. ...

  Publication Date:  May 18, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Ghost Fiction, Shifters, paranormal romance Publisher:  The Dial Press                   Length:  287 pages Buy:  Paperback  |  Kindle  Synopsis One bite changed my life. I was living life to the fullest when a wolf attacked. Now I’ve been ripped from my home and shipped off to Bad Moon Academy, a place for changed wolves. Or so I’m told. There’s something sinister lurking within the confines of the academy, and I’m starting to think I was brought here as a sacrifice. This is a dark academy reverse harem with dangerously possessive shifters. Review:  This book ends on a cliffhanger so be prepared to download the next boo...

Nefarious Mary Ann Marlowe Publication date: July 13th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary Warning: What you’re about to read is not a romance . . . Diabolical Wall Street traders, Dane Russ and Val Montgomery, vaulted into fame and fortune as the power duo of financial technology. But after they lost the internet trading company they built from the ground up to ruthless Geraldo Valencia, they had to tuck tail and run to a Midwestern firm. Dane deals with the boredom by leaning into his playboy ways. Meanwhile Val plays the role of a scrupulous mentor, while secretly playing mind games with everyone at the office. When Geraldo’s daughter shows up as an intern in Val’s summer training program, Val sees the perfect opportunity for her longed-for revenge—she’ll teach the girl nefarious business practices and send her home ethically compromised. But Dane’s not interested because he’s stumbled across his own opportunity for vengeance—a chance to seduce Noelle, the new CEO, and the wo...

Book Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway: His Protective Alpha By Ava Beringer Seven Corners Shifters, Book 1 The last thing I wanted was to run from my past straight into my fated mate. Omega wolf Rashad Hall is running. He needs a safe place to start over, and the last thing he wants is an alpha. When he steps into Seven Corners and immediately scents “mate,” he fights his most basic impulse to seek out his one true love, Bronx Bolder, the lead alpha who has to grant permission to stay on his territory. Instead Rashad trespasses, courting disaster, but he’s irresistibly drawn the strong, tempting, in-control alpha. Rashad can’t let go of his fears. What happens when he can’t stay away from Bronx, either? Alpha wolf Bronx Bolder can’t find an omega strong enough to stand by his side, and he’s tired of looking. When he discovers omega wolf Rashad started a small successful business on his territory, Bronx starts out feeling irked but soon comes to admire Rashad’s fighting spirit. When ...

  Publication Date:  July 6, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Psychological Thriller Amish Narrators:  Kathleen McInerney Publisher:  Macmillan Audio                 Length:  10 hours 0 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim. Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the fold years ago and fled Painters Mill. Why was she back in town? And who would kill her so brutally? Kate remembers Rachael as the only girl who was as bad at being Amish as Kate was—and those parallels dog her. But the more Kate learns about Rachael's life...

Publication Date:  June 19, 2012 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Historical Fiction/Lgbtq Publisher:  The Dial Press                   Length:  367 pages Buy:  Paperback  |  Kindle  Synopsis 1987. The only person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus is her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can be herself only in Finn’s company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June’s world is turned upside down.   But Finn’s death brings a surprise acquaintance into June’s life. At the funeral, June notices a ...

Lessons in Sin Pam Godwin Publication date: June 29th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance There’s no absolution for the things I’ve done. But I found a way to control my impulses. I became a priest. As Father Magnus Falke, I suppress my cravings. As the headteacher of a Catholic boarding school, I’m never tempted by a student. Until Tinsley Constantine. The bratty princess challenges my rules and awakens my dark nature. With each punishment I lash upon her, I want more. In my classroom, private rectory, and bent over my altar, I want all of her. One touch risks everything I stand for. My faith. My redemption. And even my life. As if that could stop me. I need her pain, and her heart, and she needs my lessons in sin. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — EXCERPT: The sweetest heaven. My heaven, my salvation—neither of which I deserved. The lemony scent of her sank into my lungs as I took and took, and she had no choice ...