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June 15, 2022
New release blog tour: The Shackles That Hold Us by Michele Notaro (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Michele Notaro has a new MM urban fantasy out, The Magi Accounts book 2: The Shackles That Hold Us. And there's a giveaway.
As if crushin’ on a shifter wasn’t bad enough, I had to go and date one.
A mage and a shifter walk into a bar… No, that’s the whole joke.
Magi and shifters don’t mix, and yet I find myself in a relationship with Cosmo, a lion shifter. And on top of that, Cosmo, and all his pride members, consider my brothers and me to be a part of their pride. Three magi in a shifter pride. W...
New release blog tour: Red Pandamonium by Roan Rosser (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Roan Rosser has a new queer comedic urban fantasy out: Red Pandamonium. And there's a giveaway.
When you have chaos magic, the only thing you can do is expect the unexpected.
Zombies. Shoestorms. Illicit unicorn rides. A talking red panda.
Before today Max never believed in magic, despite bad luck so terrible he used to jokingly call it a curse. Now he’s a reluctant believer. His first day as a mage he draws the attention of the magic police, not to mention the mysterious hooded figures chasing hi...
June 14, 2022
New Release Blitz: Novas Got Nerve by BL Jones (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Title: Novas Got Nerve
Series: Liquid Onyx, Book One
Author: BL Jones
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release Date: 06/14/2022
Heat Level: 1 - No Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 165500
Genre: Science Fiction, LGBTQIA+, family drama, sci-fi, fantasy, superhero, gay, government agents, magic, slow burn
Add to Goodreads DescriptionHe’s got far too much nerve. He can blow things up with his mind. Yeah. The world should probably brace itself for this one.
When Rex Nova was four years old, he became one of the wor...
New Release Blitz: The Last God by Gillian St. Kevern (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: The Last God
Author: Gillian St. Kevern
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release Date: 06/14/2022
Heat Level: 1 - No Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 41700
Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, action/adventure, gods, clerics, knights, military, religion, reunited, mythology
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Kel, a former prince turned gravedigger, serves the Unknown God. Bitter about the gods’ neglect of their people, Kel’s limited patience with the divine is tested when his former lover, now a famous general, shows u...
June 11, 2022
New Release Blitz: Witch Wolf by Alexa Piper (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Title: Witch Wolf
Series: Elvenswood Tales 6
Author: Alexa Piper
Publisher: Changeling Press
Release Date: June 10, 2022
Heat Level: 4 - Lots of Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 142 pages
Genre: Romance, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Gay, Alternative Universe, Shapeshifters, Romantic Comedy
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Synopsis
Will is a witch wolf, a werewolf who can do magic, but his life so far has been anything but magical. He was sold by his own pack and for four years, Will suffered as...
June 10, 2022
New Release Blitz: A Curse of Blood and Water by Laurence A. Clarke (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: A Curse of Blood and Water
Author: Laurence A. Clarke
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release Date: 06/07/2022
Heat Level: 1 - No Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 94400
Genre: Historical Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Victorian Era, MM attraction, selkies, shifter, mystery, arcane arts, occultism, magic
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James Marshall moved to Serenity Sound expecting a quiet and idyllic village, but that peace is quickly shattered by his discovery that something is stalking the streets of the sound. ...
June 9, 2022
New Release Blitz: Awfully Ambrose by Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Awfully Ambrose by Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey Book 1 in the Bad Boyfriends, Inc. series General Release Date: 7th June 2022
Word Count: 70,329
Book Length: SUPER NOVEL
Pages: 273
Genres:
COMEDY AND HUMOUR
CONTEMPORARY
EROTIC ROMANCE
FAKE RELATIONSHIPS
GAY
GLBTQI

Bad Boyfriend, Inc—When you can’t find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?
Liam Connelly is a university student in Sydney. He leads an orderly and predictable life of studying, working as a waiter in an...
June 8, 2022
New Release Blitz: The Rule of Three by Kristian Parker (Excerpt + Giveaway)
The Rule of Three by Kristian Parker General Release Date: 7th June 2022
Word Count: 51,253
Book Length: NOVEL
Pages: 211
Genres:
CONTEMPORARY
EROTIC ROMANCE
GAY
GLBTQI
MÉNAGE AND MULTIPLE PARTNERS
When a handsome stranger arrives, James and Ed have to make a choice that will change their lives.
James Durkin is happy. He’s landlord of the pub, chair of the parish council and secret lover of his best friend, Ed Cropper. But Ed, tired of living in the shadows, dreams of l...
June 7, 2022
New Release Blog Tour: Bed of Rose and Thorns by Lee Hunt (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Lee Hunt has a new dark fantasy/fairy tale out: Bed of Rose and Thorns. And there's a giveaway!
Sir Ezra is an Elysian Bell; he has a frightening potential that he keeps hidden deep beneath tight layers of steel armor. He secretly loves a dark Queen whose touch would mean his death.
Banished for brutally slaughtering the Prince of Erle and husband to the Queen, Sir Ezra can only dream of seeing her again. Every night, his soul travels to distant lands, remembering the Queen, her deep convictions,...
June 5, 2022
Sunday Snippet

My snippet this Sunday is from a short story I wrote for the One Pulse Anthology put together by Dreamspinner Press after the Pulse Nightclub massacre. Saying Goodbye is a free read until 6/6/22 at midnight. You can download your copy here: AMAZON
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Joaquin Gallegos and his only son Mario have been at odds for years. Unable to accept his orientation, Joaquin tried everything to mold the boy into his image until he ran out of time. Reaching out from beyond the grave, he is given one more oppo...