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New Release Blitz: The Scholar's Heart by Antonia Aquilante (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: The Scholar’s HeartSeries: Chronicles of Tournai, Book ThreeAuthor: Antonia AquilantePublisher: NineStar PressRelease Date: July 13, 2020Heat Level: 3 - Some SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 108082Genre: Paranormal Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Romance, fantasy, family-drama, suspense, gay, bi, court intrigue, kidnapping, abduction of a baby, friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, magic users, cat shiftersAdd to GoodreadsSynopsis
Though he is the youngest son of a royal duke, Etan is a scholar at heart, hap...

Now Available-Vessel (Cutting Cords Series Book 2)

Vessel, Book 2 in the Cutting Cords Series is now available for purchase on Amazon and a free read on KU.

Blurb:

Five years have passed since Sloan and Cole went from roommates to lovers, but now their blissful life is threatened. Cole never planned to have a child because he feared he’d pass on the RP gene. With the advent of a new form of genetic testing, that risk has been greatly reduced. Now his father is demanding a grandson to preserve his baseball legacy. The surrogate’s been selected and ...

New Release Blitz: Sweet Revenge by Tilly Keyes (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: Sweet RevengeAuthor: Tilly KeyesPublisher: NineStar PressRelease Date: July 13, 2020Heat Level: 3 - Some SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 42200Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, Revenge, friends to lovers, pastry chef, slow burnAdd to GoodreadsSynopsis
Riley’s not the scared, weak boy of years ago.
Strong, handsome, wealthy, and successful, he should be happy, but he’s not. He’s still tormented by the memory of the bullies of his school years, the cruelty he was subjected to. There’s only one wa...

New book re-release: The Stark Divide by J. Scott Coatsworth (Excerpt + Giveaway)

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi book out book one in the Ariadne Cycle: "The Stark Divide." This is a re-release.

Some stories are epic.

The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed.

Three living generation ships have been built with a combination of genetic mastery, artificial intelligence, technology, and raw materials harvested from the asteroid belt. This is the story of one of them—43 Ariadne, or Fore...

New Release Blitz: Out On The Serve by Lane Hayes (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: Out on the ServeSeries: Out in College, Book 7Author: Lane HayesPublisher: Lane HayesRelease Date: July 10Heat Level: 4 - Lots of SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 55KGenre: Romance, New Adult, Bisexual, Friends to Lovers, College romance, Athletes, Volleyball, HumorAdd to GoodreadsSynopsis
Roommates to friends to lovers… 
Elliot-
I need a roommate fast. Even a temporary one. Beggars can’t be choosers. Going pro after graduation has been intense, and time is precious. Thankfully, Braden seems c...

New Release Blitz: Drifter by Eden Winters (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: DrifterAuthor: Eden WintersPublisher: Rocky Ridge BooksRelease Date: 7/7/20Heat Level: 3 - Some SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 238Genre: Romance, Contemporary, RockerAdd to GoodreadsSynopsis
Some legends never die.
Killian Desmond met his end in the fiery crash that killed his band, or so the newspapers say. Now a nameless drifter, he plays one pick-up gig after another in a haze of pain and regret, moving on the minute someone says, “You sound like that guy from Trickster.”
Getting outed co...

New Release Blitz: The Secrets We Keep by Rick R. Reed (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: The Secrets We KeepAuthor: Rick R. ReedPublisher: NineStar PressRelease Date: July 6, 2020Heat Level: 3 - Some SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 61200Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, MM romance, family drama, age-gap, men over 40, celebrities, family estrangementAdd to GoodreadsSynopsis
Jasper Warren is a happy-go-lucky young man in spite of the tragedy that’s marred his life. He’s on a road to nowhere with his roommate, Lacy, whom he adores, and a dead-end retail job in Chicago.
And then every...

New Release Blitz: Shoot The Moon by Jacqueline Grey (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: Shoot the MoonSeries: Suit of Harte's, Book TwoAuthor: Jacqueline GreyPublisher: NineStar PressRelease Date: June 29, 2020Heat Level: 4 - Lots of SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 27700Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, BDSM, romance, contemporary, gay, sex industry, prostitution, D/sAdd to GoodreadsSynopsisAll Adam Kern was looking for when his best friend dragged him to the club Harte was some good dancing and a little flirting to distract him from his troubles. He never anticipated meeting th...

New Release Blitz: Torn by Rick R. Reed (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: TornAuthor: Rick R. ReedPublisher: NineStar PressRelease Date: June 29, 2020Heat Level: 3 - Some SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 63300Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, roommates, friends to lovers, road trip, United Kingdom, flamboyant characters, hurt/comfort, humorousAdd to GoodreadsSynopsis
Ever been torn between two lovers? That’s Ricky Comparetto’s problem.
It’s 1995, and Ricky is making his very first trip across the pond with his best friend. Ricky, hungry for love and looking for it in...

New Release Blitz: Dragon Deception by Mell Eight (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: Dragon DeceptionSeries: Supernatural Consultant, Book TwoAuthor: Mell EightPublisher: NineStar PressRelease Date: June 22, 2020Heat Level: 1 - No SexPairing: Male/MaleLength: 31900Genre: Paranormal, NineStar Press, LGBTQIA+, YA, dragon shifter, mage, mates, men with children, magical detective agency, shifter rescue, magic-usersAdd to GoodreadsSynopsisA life full of children and mysteries to solve doesn’t leave much time for relaxation or each other, something Lumie wants to help fix fo...