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Falling in love with his best friend’s sister wasn’t part of the plan.
Mason Adler has been in love with Nate’s sister since they were kids. He thought he’d finally put those feelings behind him until a heartbroken Natasha showed up at their apartment in the middle of the night, needing a place to stay. After she moves in, Mason puts his feelings aside to give her whatever she needs.
Natasha Garin’s life is in disarray. After she leaves her cheating boyfriend, she’s forced to move in with her twin brother Nate and his best friend Mason. Living with two bachelors isn’t easy, especially when long-buried feelings for her brother’s best friend start to surface. Mason shouldn’t be the guy she wants; they’re friends and that’s it. To her dismay, fighting those feelings gets harder with every passing day.
In the fourth book of the Loves of Lakeside series, two friends discover long-buried feelings are more complicated than they ever could have imagined—fighting them might not be worth the battle.
Are you ready to earn some extra credit?
Ali Whippe will make you feel hot for teacher with this 4-book collection.
Despite being a place of higher learning, AbraXus Tasker College’s professors, tutors, coaches, and students get down and dirty. Dr. Jacoby’s one night stand turns into a hush-hush office hours romance. Quiet writer William shows the Tutoring Center goddess Kimberly that erotica doesn’t have to just be on the page. Anatomy-challenged Bree takes on the entire football team in a steamy locker room encounter as the athletic team helps her “study” for her exams. The Cooper twins earn their extra credit, discovering that the school mascot can boost morale at more than just the games.
Sit at your desk, get your pencils out, and pay attention. You’ll be graded on this.
Six friends go for a ride to see what they can … sea!
Oliver Possum didn’t mind a good bicycle ride—but this was a great one! He and his friends ride across the great wide world to have a fun afternoon at the seaside. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, as you know, it’s not much of an adventure until something does. If it all goes right, it’s just a trip. And who wants to read about that?
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary…
Mary Emyrs finds herself trapped in a mirror world and doesn’t know how—or when—she got there. Bored out of her mind, she spies on a man through his mirror. Suddenly, her eye candy falls into her world, and they have an amazing night of sex!
CJ Galdur can’t stop thinking about his strange rendezvous with the woman in the mirror. Did he really just get laid by the mythical Bloody Mary? He can’t stop beating it to thoughts of her. When he calls for her, things heat up and a dark changeling makes his presence known.
Will Mary be free of the mirror, or will CJ find himself sucked into her world?
On this week’s episode of The Dead Show…
Barrington Prison is no place for the living. When ghost hunters film a reality show in the prison, Snow and Cadence must make sure the ghosts behave and follow the rules. Elsewhere, the spoiled ghost of a young southern belle begins harassing a family. As both the living and dead teams divide and conquer, Cadence and Snow wonder if this all just a coincidence. Or has something more nefarious been set into motion?
What Cadence and Snow don’t know is that the ghost hunters didn’t just bring EMF meters and night vision cameras. They have a new, experimental piece of equipment that could threaten everything—if the prison’s occupants don’t get them first.
Whether told around a campfire or with a storm raging outside, ghost stories aren’t always just stories.
When the power fails in the middle of a storm, Zack and Daniel turn to their father, John Malone, for comfort. Feeling that the boys are old enough to learn the truth about his childhood, John divulges a family secret, one he’s kept locked away, a secret that changed John’s life forever.
In a small Pennsylvania town called Lizardville, Johnny and his friends set out on a weekend camping trip along the banks of Big Fishing Creek. On the first night, as the boys gather around the campfire, Parker shares the legend of the Ax Factory murders. Soon after, strange, mysterious things begin to happen. Little do the boys realize, they have awakened a spirit called Annabelle. She is searching for something and knows the boys are hiding what she seeks. Could the secret lie in an old puzzle box?
As this spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat adventure unfolds, one question remains: will they survive the weekend?
Blood is a powerful magic, but love is even more so.
Lily Everett comes from a long line of powerful witches. It’s her duty to continue the Everett line and pass her gifts down to future generations. But Lily has fallen in love with Albert Hsu, a vampire, and her family is less than thrilled about their relationship.
With Lily fighting against her family to defend her love, a new threat arrives in town that threatens everything Lily and Albert have built together. Thirty years after running away from his vampire family, Albert’s maker and his brood of vampires return to claim Albert once again. Can the love of a witch and vampire overcome their blood families, or will they have to sacrifice their happiness to appease old hostilities?
After Jack’s death, the young Legends of West Haven are forced to face the changing landscapes of their lives.
A mysterious stranger called Ashby is selling promises of self empowerment to the town’s misguided youth via a mysterious drug which seems to be doing more harm than good. As the death rate rises, Ashby arms himself with lies that could destroy The Nation.
With the adults distracted by their own problems surrounding The Nation, the Legends will have to reach out to the Normals Duncan and Rex to help track down the elusive drug dealer. The team falters, however, as Bri and Duncan’s relationship grows stronger; something not lost on Allison, who still struggles with feelings for Bri.
Together, the friends must help Rex through his revelation that West Haven is not as quiet as it seems, stop Ashby, and overcome their own insecurities about who they are before believing the falsehoods they are told.
Jake has a talent for fixing broken office equipment and satisfying uptight office ladies.
Charlotte is an overanxious perfectionist with a propensity to wait for the last minute before turning in her work. When her company Erotic Overseas Adventures tasks her with finishing the fall’s marketing campaign, Charlotte does what she always does: she procrastinates. When she finally gets to work mere hours before the deadline, she finds that the copy machine is broken.
Jake Ryan fixes copy machines for a living. He’s handsome and meticulous– and definitely not a corporate spy.
Charlotte thinks he’s up to no good. He thinks she’s crazy—hot, but crazy. When she finds out she’s mistaken, she will have to do a whole lot of groveling on her knees if she wants the copy machine fixed.
What’s a girl to do?
Albert Turner was only supposed to be visiting Quill Point, but now he may never leave.
Quill Point, Illinois, used to be like any other small town. Most of its citizens have lived there their entire lives. Each of them is a part of a larger community of friends, neighbors, and coworkers.
When the sky changed, no one saw it for what it was: the beginning of the end. Now, as horrors and monsters rise, and the population of Quill Point dwindles, the remaining citizens must try to survive the evil machinations at the heart of this new apocalypse. They are in the middle of something beyond human understanding. Something primal and hostile.
Nothing Will Be Left is the first book in the terrifying Quill Point Chronicles. A cosmic horror anthology series told from multiple perspectives. It’s full of existential terror, body horror, and unknowable destruction waiting to be unleashed.
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary…
Mary Emyrs finds herself trapped in a mirror world and doesn’t know how—or when—she got there. Bored out of her mind, she spies on a man through his mirror. Suddenly, her eye candy falls into her world, and they have an amazing night of sex!
CJ Galdur can’t stop thinking about his strange rendezvous with the woman in the mirror. Did he really just get laid by the mythical Bloody Mary? He can’t stop beating it to thoughts of her. When he calls for her, things heat up and a dark changeling makes his presence known.
Will Mary be free of the mirror, or will CJ find himself sucked into her world?
In the Tulsa underworld, everyone is connected.
The consequences of Renaldo’s death reverberate through Gabriella’s life. As his mother seeks answers, she learns just how far she is willing to go to get revenge for her son’s murder.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Gabriella, Cattle Cop Frankfort Corbin is on the case. After meeting Siriano in prison, Frank is tasked with uncovering what happened to Renaldo in order to destroy the organization he built. Frank quickly becomes ensnared in events that exceed his original mission. He meets the shrewd Kevin Alexander, who is on a collision course with fate and hellbent on destroying the Siriano Organization.
Big cities can feel like small towns, and that is especially true for twins Jerilyn Kissee and Jeremy Hall. Jeremy can’t seem to escape the town he grew up in, finding himself back home after bad luck at the Vegas poker tables. Jerilyn can’t escape her dead-end job or her dead-beat husband Wayne. But when opportunity presents itself in the form of Deputy Tanner Brogdon, it does so with disastrous consequences that affect not only their lives, but Gabriella’s, Frank’s, and Kevin’s in this explosive conclusion to the Tulsa Underworld Trilogy.
An avalanche is the least of Sam’s problems.
On her third outing as a travel writer for “Carmel Today” magazine, former investigative reporter Samantha “Sam” Powers is invited to cover the reopening of the historic Lake Tahoe Mountain Lodge. The press trip has all the hallmarks of an amazing adventure, offering winter activities like skiing with a former Olympian, snowshoeing, dog sledding, and riding in a horse-drawn sleigh.
At the Lodge, a huge storm hits and guests start vanishing. As Sam begins to investigate the disappearances—with help from her best friend Lizzy—she stumbles into the culprit’s sights. When she finds herself dangling off a mountain peak, Sam wonders if her nose for mystery may have taken her too far this time.
“Destination: Lake Tahoe” is the third in the Destination Murder Mystery series, which combines exotic locales and a behind-the-scenes look at the travel industry with the twists and turns expected from a good mystery.
The ocean is vast and deep. What lurks beneath can tear boats asunder.
Richard Shaw, an insurance investigator from Lloyds of London, arrives in Rio de Janeiro in 1851. He is there to discover why so many of the great sailing ships of the world are disappearing in the south Atlantic, never making it to or from the Pacific Ocean.
From each side of the continent, two ships set sail: one helmed by Captain Peech to hunt for treasure and the other ferrying passengers like Cassandra Coulter, who only hopes for safe passage. Both ships encounter murder and supernatural forces. When the survivors unwillingly rendezvous in Cape Horn, they run straight into Richard Shaw.
The Sea of the Vanities is a supernatural sea adventure that answers the question: should death be feared? Or is it a mercy?
“It looks like its tail is broken! Let’s make sure it gets home!”
Young mermaid Kimmi has been chosen to raise a baby sea dragon until it is large enough to live with its parents in the open ocean. Although warned not to go beyond the reef with her young charge, after Kimmi’s necklace breaks and the pearls scatter, they forget the warning and swim out to find the lost pearls.
When a ghost net threatens the mermaids’ kelp garden and the sea creatures who live there, Kimmi and Snappy must be brave in order to save the day. Will they make it back to the safety of the reef?
How far will they go to rescue the ones they love?
Esmerelda and Freddy have spent lifetimes trying to find the prison of the demon Don Marcos so they can break the curse and find Freddy’s lost love. Everything seems to be lining up, but Don Marcos’s prison slips through their fingers yet again. When a new demon rises to take his place, they must trust their friends with the truth and hope they can end this curse.
Meanwhile, Diego and Alex are attacked by a wolf-like beast that no one wants to admit knowing about. Determined to get to the truth and stop the Big Bad Wolf from getting to Alex, Diego heads out into the city as Shadow Guardian. With Alex watching his back in the command center, Diego will stop at nothing to stop this threat to his community—and his boyfriend.
When death comes, life can at last begin again…
Which will prevail: Life or Death? Iapetos has come back into the lives of Talib and Hotan, but what will happen when his own memories come flooding back? Hotan must come to terms with his emotions regarding his father while also deciphering his newfound feelings for Abigail.
Meanwhile, Iapetos faces past regrets and must decide whether to let the past continue to haunt him or choose a life more fitting for who he wants to be. Talib can only wait for judgments to be made and decide if he even has the right to intervene in a century’s worth of familial struggles.
Includes bonus materials from the author including artwork, a complete list of Immortals and their powers, playlists for all three books, and the backstory of the trilogy.
Jake Nilsen is a touring stand up comic with a penchant for one-liners and one-night stands.
In this 8-book collewhitection, Jake travels from Milwaukee to Jacksonville where he meets fifteen beautiful women and tickles more than just their funny bones. Experience sexual conquests like nothing before as each city leaves fond and fondling memories of ladies like Lydia, Alyssa, Carrie, and even Molly!
Readers looking for puns and naughty humor will find the Stand Up, Lie Down set tantalizing and entertaining. Yoga instructors, book sellers, artists, professors, and bartenders are on the menu as Jake travels from one club to the next facing the club managers, swapping sex stories with his wingman Curtis, tripping in his old pick up truck, and enjoying the occasional fourth wall break.
Finn’s a piece of shit, but you’ll root for him anyway. Faith’s no better, but he loves her just the same.
After years of writing songs for corporate labels, record producer extraordinaire Finn Fairlane moves from the Big Apple to The City Beautiful to redefine his career. While working with a choice client, he runs into Faith Suibhal, the love he left behind to chase fame and fortune.
Realizing he still holds a torch for her and hoping she holds one for him, he sets out to prove he has changed his ways since their split almost twenty years ago. With more than one woman vying for his affections and his heart strings pulled in every direction, Finn will have choices to make and situations to explain.
Finn Fairlane: The Complete Package compiles the three books of The Fairlane Series into one beautiful edition for the discerning reader. Give yourself everything you deserve. Give yourself … the complete package.
There are things that go bump in the night … and slither beneath the sheets.
Cryptids are thought to be beings of folklore, crafted to explain the unexplainable. Sasquatch, the Chupacabra, and the New Jersey Devil have become a part of the collective unconscious and are responsible for thousands—millions!—of nightmares. But sometimes, the most frightening thing is exciting.
Join Frankie, Clara, and Abigail as they explore what it means to be afraid—and titillated. For Frankie, that means helping a Sasquatch shifter escape his furry form. Clara sets fire to her own life, and ignites a new fire in Chupacabra’s loins. Abigail loses it all but seduces a Devil at the roulette table.
Honey Cummings offers three tales that will make you tingle … in every conceivable way.
Submit to your pleasures. Ali Whippe cracks the whip with this 4-book collection.
Whether submitting to an old flame, a stranger, or one’s partner(s), it’s tantalizing to test one’s boundaries. For MaryBell, that means finding out what drives James wild. Steve finds out that acts of service earn him Katie’s undivided attention. Sorina’s bratty ways get her into trouble with her dominant husband. Swinging becomes a spicy new kink for Emily and Ryan.
Get on your knees and say “please.”
Dr. Cage explores the minds (and bodies) of his patients, but is he brave enough to find love?
Dr Hunter Cage is an Ivy League educated sex therapist who is not afraid to be hands-on, when the treatment plan calls for it. He knows that sex is an integral part of mental wellness and his unorthodox methods work.
When he leaves small town Pennsylvania to launch a private practice in San Francisco, he looks forward to helping a larger client base with more varied treatment modalities. Dr. Cage is just what the gay men of San Francisco need—he successfully treats men who refuse to bottom (and top!) and sufferers of sexual addiction.
There’s just one problem: he can’t treat himself. Instead, Dr. Cage scours dating apps for men he can spend the night with and send home the next morning. He even hooks up with a flight attendant he has only ever kissed at 36,000 feet. But love has a way of finding a person. Will Dr. Cage know it when he sees it? Or is he destined for loneliness?
Let Dr. Cage writes you a prescription for twelve steamy tales.
Honey Cummings puts a spicy, urban spin on your favorite fairytales!
Submit to a beastly Professor in pursuit for love or even follow Goldie’s appetite for men with beards. Every character comes to life in this interconnected world where some are looking for love while others just want a wild erotic adventure for the night. Whether things unfold at Pinnochio’s office, or heat up at Red’s bar, there’s a little something for everyone.
Join us in this 10-book collection and get c(u)mfy for an adult bedtime story you’ll never forget. Fans will find the steam and laughter a delight whether it’s the idea of wearing that old high school drama troll mask to a masquerade orgy or the hidden toys our Princess Pea can’t help but find all the way back to her bedroom (Why the blender? Or the bowl of cherries?).
Prepare to go on an urban fantasy like no other!
To survive his circumstances—and a serial killer—Vander must make a monster of himself.
Growing up in abject poverty, Vander Masozi faces dangers from all sides: his abusive father, roaming street gangs, predatory police officers, and the premonitions that are becoming more horrifying by the day. He is destined for a short, brutal life. That is, until Alexander Dayton offers him an opportunity to live a more extraordinary one.
Alexander is a wealthy philanthropist, but his intentions are not as pure as Vander—and the less fortunate of Cape Town—believe. He has a connection to a serial killer who also has a vested interest in his success. When it comes to Vander, Alexander must decide whether to put him on a pedestal or leave him in the dirt where he found him.
Can Vander survive unleashing the power growing inside him to save himself from certain destruction?
Sometimes you have to leave home to find where you really belong.
Junior Price desperately wanted to get out of her small town and the demands of her big family. Upon winning a scholarship to an elite private college thousands of miles away, she packed her bags and went to find her place in the world. She soon discovers that she may not be ready to be out on her own.
Mansfield College is full of the rich and the wealthy who play by a whole different set of rules. She tries her best to fit in and follow her heart only to discover that her small-town southern charm doesn’t work on everyone.
Will she become someone she doesn’t recognize to try to make everyone happy or will she find herself and become the young woman she wants to be? This book is a modern-day, coming-of-age retelling of the classic Jane Austen story filled with heartache and friendship.
Jamel James is in love with his husband, for better, for worse…
Since their initial encounter, the two military veterans have been through a few storms, such as Connor’s step out of the closet to stand up to his family. As a couple, they have built close friendships, family ties, and a community in their New England town. Through it all, their bond is still strong and their intimacy still undeniably hot.
Now a married, domesticated couple with a ten year anniversary on the horizon, Jamel and Connor must navigate dueling work schedules, communication issues, and family drama while trying to maintain the fire they once had. But when tragedy strikes Jamel’s life, the aftermath could affect their happy life and change things between them. Is the perfect match they worked hard for no longer perfect?
The Everstorm is merciless—the people who live beneath it are even worse.
The earth has become a wasteland as a result of humanity’s mistreatment. The sky has been dark for as long as anyone can remember, covered in an infinite roiling mass called The Everstorm. There are no trees. There is no hope. Unless, of course, you’re one of the privileged who live in the protected cities beneath the domes. In these cities, there are trees, parks full of vibrant grass, and even waterfalls—all thanks to the solar energy harvested by those who have no choice but to brave the Everstorm.
Shipley Boden is a low-life working his way into the good graces of the Citizens, hoping one day to be allowed a living space beneath the protective dome. But when he stumbles upon an orphaned girl in the ruins of the past, he decides to deliver her to the nearest settlement and be done with it. When Shipley runs afoul of violent marauders who call themselves The Red Kings, he must draw upon all the knowledge he’s gained. Only now, he has a little girl to think about.
Mike Strong has a face the bad guys like to punch.
Valkyrie City is full of killers, mobsters, and thieves—and that’s just on the surface. In the city’s underbelly lurks something far worse. Generally, the citizens of Valkyrie City are blissfully unaware of the supernatural beings who live among them.
Harvard professor turned soldier Mike Strong returned from the battlefield a changed man. The evil he encountered gave him powers he never thought imaginable. Now he’s on a mission to rid his city of monsters, even if that means taking on a crime syndicate, a demon, and all the possessed contents of a haunted toy factory.
But if anyone is game: it’s Mike Strong. While he’ll earn his fair share of bumps and bruises, you should see the other guy…
The Everstorm is merciless—the people who live beneath it are even worse.
The earth has become a wasteland as a result of humanity’s mistreatment. The sky has been dark for as long as anyone can remember, covered in an infinite roiling mass called The Everstorm. There are no trees. There is no hope. Unless, of course, you’re one of the privileged who live in the protected cities beneath the domes. In these cities, there are trees, parks full of vibrant grass, and even waterfalls—all thanks to the solar energy harvested by those who have no choice but to brave the Everstorm.
Shipley Boden is a low-life working his way into the good graces of the Citizens, hoping one day to be allowed a living space beneath the protective dome. But when he stumbles upon an orphaned girl in the ruins of the past, he decides to deliver her to the nearest settlement and be done with it. When Shipley runs afoul of violent marauders who call themselves The Red Kings, he must draw upon all the knowledge he’s gained. Only now, he has a little girl to think about.
When you’re a superhero’s sidekick, kiss your normal life goodbye.
Elijah Baron isn’t thrilled that his vigilante superhero best friend Kane—better known as Hematite—signed him up for a dating app, even though he’s single and in need of a date for a wedding. He’s even less thrilled that the dating app is so Kane can spy on the mysterious new girl in town, Hannah. Women are going missing in Riverpeak, and Kane suspects Hannah’s sudden arrival may be to blame.
When fantasy author and video game streamer Hannah Cohen moves to Riverpeak, she hopes a change of scenery will help her conquer writer’s block and escape her troubled past. But the more she falls for Elijah Baron, the more her past catches up to her.
As Elijah dates Hannah, he suspects she may have superpowers of her own. Will Hannah and Elijah end up on opposing sides of a superhero showdown, or will they get to live a normal life happily ever after?
Having died in the line of duty, Detective Cadence Riley has been recruited to help police haunted locations so that the spirits don’t give too much away to the living. She and her partner have also helped protect the living from non-human evil spirits. All is going according to procedure until someone alive appears before her.
Cadence has been reunited with her brother–who died ten years before when the majority of coeds in his dorm were slaughtered. Restoration of the old Victorian style dorm has begun as the college is intent on opening the building up once more. The construction does more than disturb the spirits of the dead, however.
The spirit of an old classmate, one not killed in the massacre, appears out of the blue. As Cadence and Snow begin to put the pieces of the puzzle regarding his sudden appearance in place, it becomes clear that more is at stake. This case, for both the living and the dead, is as dangerous as a raging fire. Someone is bound to get burned.
Death is the ultimate judge.
Talib and Hotan face off against Iapetos, the element of Death. When they fail, Talib’s life flashes before his eyes. As he experiences thousands of years, memories that were once forgotten bubble to the surface.
From the fall of Helike to the plague in London, he discovers his brother has something to do with every horrifying event. Hotan’s hands are slick with the blood of thousands-no, millions-of innocent people.
Chasing Hotan’s shadow, Talib learns that family is flawed, and he may not be able to repair the damage without making sacrifices. Will he find the answers in his past in time to aid Hotan?
A magician, a widower from the Sudan, and an automat travel the world…
It is 1876. Three close friends—Jonas Celwyn, the automat Professor Xiau Kang, and Bartholomew, a scientist and widower from Sudan—set out on another adventure. Celwyn has been wounded and all that keeps the immortal peyote-eating magician alive are the skills of an old enemy, his half-brother Pelaez.
After Celwyn is taken aboard the submarine Nautilus by his companions, they must journey to Thales, the healer of the immortals. Even for the intrepid Captain Nemo and his fearless crew, the adventure will prove deadly. Vampires, witches, and warlocks are gathering nearby. Friends or foes? Who is the target: Jonas or Professor Kang and his plans for a world-changing flying machine?
The Raven and the Pig is a steampunk fantasy filled with murder, magic, and adventure.
The mysteries of the universe, a journey through space and time, and a cat and dog in the middle of it all.
Pavlov lived a contented life, being an experimental dog for the great scientist Ivan, until, of course, the day the cat showed up.
Schrodinger was very concerned that she may … well … not exist. Determined to solve the mystery of her existence, her search has led her to a very unusual dog.
Now the two must join forces to find their way through a mysterious building to find Schrödinger the answers she craves and Pavlov a way home. And the only clue they have may lead them to something called Maxwell’s Demon…
When Oliver Possum was just a young joey, he walked everywhere.
Well, everywhere he could, which wasn’t far. All of that changed when he got his first bicycle.
Now the whole world is his, as long as he was back by dark. And he made sure he was, mostly. Now he is making new friends, too! Well, mostly.
This is not a once upon a time story with fire breathing dragons, aliens from outer space, nor giants climbing down beanstalks.
Even something as disgusting as manure can take on magical qualities that lead to adventures in your own backyard. In the summer of 1942, while the world was at war, Jim Brown Godwin found himself covered from head to toe in manure. This is his story, how he got there, what he did, and – most importantly – how he got out.
This is a real story complete with bratty brothers, adults who never grew up, and some very ordinary, everyday heroes… and, oh yes, manure. There’s no mistaking it. If you see it, smell it, or step in it, you know it. Call it poop, dung, do-do, cow pies, scat, turds – or as your grandmother might politely say, excrement, bowel movement, feces, or defecation, there’s only one word for it – Yuck!
Balancing high school and being a Legend is is more than they bargained for.
Scarlett and Briana are tested by a new relationship. Allison and Connor stumble upon a gruesome murder that hits close to home and tears them apart.
With changes to the prophecy, Vistrus must find out what the future holds for The Nation by uncovering the secrets of his wife’s past.
But corruption runs deep in the Chicago suburb of West Haven and the repercussions of the prom linger. The Legends must take matters into their own hands without losing themselves.
March 2, 2023
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At sixteen, Gerald Dupickle faces his worst fear … college!
Awkward and shy, Gerald desperately wants to be part of the popular crowd—something he couldn’t accomplish in high school. He does his best to avoid the campus bullies, but after a brief run-in with the boys who wear black, he realizes things aren’t always what they appear to be. After a ghostly encounter in the library, it’s the boys who wear black that come to his rescue.
Fang and his team quickly realize Gerald has a gift—one that attracts ghosts.
But what happens when Gerald’s normal becomes paranormal?
Legend has it, a terrifying presence stalks the halls of the Blue Owl Inn, a decaying Victorian mansion. On his first ghost hunt, it’s Gerald who draws Lily out of hiding. Mesmerized that ghosts truly live among us, Gerald sets out to do more than just prove that they exist—he wants to help the spirits cross over to the other side.
But do the spirits want his help?
Steve Altier is at his chilling best in this new supernatural tale that’s certain to send shivers down the reader’s spine.
March 11, 2023
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His wife wants to be Queen of Mackinac Island, Canada is conspiring against him, Russia is invading, and North Korea is looking to buy real estate for all the wrong reasons: where does Pete even begin?
After finding a 200-year old treaty, the residents of Mackinac Island discover that they’re going to be ejected from the union unless they reverse the process in two weeks. Except Congress has other priorities—hearings to hold, speeches to spew, Presidents to elect—and the process to repatriate the island will take at least two years.
Enter Pete Bidwell, the reluctant President of Mackinac Island, who only wants to keep everyone happy and return them to America’s warm embrace, even if America is treating them like something on the bottom of their shoe. If that wasn’t enough of a hot mess, the Russians are colluding against them and Canada is secretly conspiring—and canoodling—with Pete’s wife Lucy, who wants the island to remain independent. Not to mention North Korea wants to hide a couple of nuclear weapons on the island.
Two years is going to be an eternity when the whole world wants to screw you over.
March 16, 2023
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Sara will have to find her courage if she wants to protect her friends from poachers!
A cry for help wakes Sara, a young girl living in a small town in the countryside. The continuing calls compel Sara to slip out of her home to find the source. She doesn’t realize it was not a call she heard with her ears, but with her mind—a mother tiger is calling out for help to save her cubs!
But to save them, Sara must first find the cubs, and then hide them away from the poachers seeking to trap them. She must rely on her wits and courage to see it through; there is no turning back once she starts on her mission. Can she rescue the baby tigers, get them to safety, and get back home without anyone noticing she is gone? Can she stay one step ahead of the poachers?
Note from Author: Amur Tigers, or Siberian Tigers, are an endangered species dwindling rapidly due to illegal poaching and logging operations. Entire environments are being destroyed unless we find the courage to create change and aim to protect these now rare creatures.
March 16, 2023
Things aren’t going as planned…
Cameron Matthews never intended to be a social media celebrity. Now that his public break-up with his fiancé is the latest trending video and meme, he needs to get his act together and escape the world of people who wish to use him for his connections. Thankfully, his Aunt Lexi gets him a job working on a film in Walden Woods.
Right before Carlos Rodriguez is about to head out to film at Walden Woods, he learns Dennis is taking a break from the business, and Hunter is moving with Mark to the city. With all these sudden changes just as he got settled, now Carlos has to decide his own future.
Walden Woods was the place gay men went to get away from it all and enjoy some clothing-optional fun. Now, they are struggling to keep the place open. Hoping to turn things around, Daddy Lin convinces his friend to create an adult film in the camp. The only problem: an ex-employee with a grudge has other plans for Daddy Lin and his boyfriend, Nathan.
March 16, 2023
https://books2read.com/andmarvel
Death is hard. It’s as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It’s coming. It’s here.
On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan “DC” Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He’d taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would go on to affect the rest of my adult life.
I decided to escape from this reality by moving away to Basque Country, hoping to Eat, Pray, Love my way out of the survivor’s guilt and PTSD. This did not work. Instead, I had a nervous breakdown. Away from all the people who loved me, un-medicated, and isolated in a country where I didn’t speak the language, I managed to incredibly successfully push myself over the edge. It was a bad decision. I did however, manage to keep a diary of this inevitable mental decline. That diary is And Marvel.
I wanted to show this reality from the perspective of a flawed, grieving person. I wanted, most importantly, to keep DC alive in the only way I could.
This book contains candid discussions of suicide and the ways the world holds women responsible for the actions of their partners.
March 18, 2023
https://books2read.com/tattooedangels01
An immortal who can’t remember his past has much to fear.
Struggling with a mountain of hardships, Hotan is just trying to make it to the end of his senior year and get his diploma, satisfying his mother’s dying wish. Friends know if he’s not at home or at the club playing lead in his cover band, they can always find him thinking at the old broken-down church. In a world of gray, this is the only place he can breathe.
Basking in the moonlight, Hotan finds himself under attack by an immortal named Geliah, better known as the element of Fear. Could this be the entity from his dream? The one that has killed him over and over again? When Talib, the element of Judgment, interrupts the fight, Geliah is furious. His aim? To force Hotan to awaken his own abilities and immortality before taking revenge.
Normally, when pulled out of the reincarnation spell, an immortal remembers who and what they are, but this is not the Hotan from the past. Despite the powers manifesting, Hotan must figure out what happened to the original entity who once held these powers and eventually face Geliah. Is it because he’s a failed reincarnation, or did something far more tragic happen during his last death?
Walk beside Hotan as he struggles to keep his chaotic life in order while uncovering the secrets of his own element—Rebirth.
This is a young adult, dark urban fantasy tale of discovering who you are and what you wish to become in life that is unpredictable at best.
March 23, 2023
https://books2read.com/wildspace02
A Deadly Adversary. A Clash of Interests. A Colony at Stake.
Bound by a vow of vengeance against the murderous and psychopathic Dr. Hayashibara, a fortuitous message from his cousin on her whereabouts takes Xerx and his crew to the distant orbital colony of Tophanavar. A charity Gestalt tournament becomes the cover for his crew’s investigation into the colony’s seedy dives to find his prey, who has left a trail of occupied hospital beds in her wake.
Meanwhile, Paige, the captain of the Shadow Star, is wracked with guilt when her newest job may rob the Reckless’ neophyte captain of his long-hunted quarry. But in the depths of the colony, all is not as it seems. The cagey Doctor is a master of deception, leaving one of Xerx’s crewmates ill, and the enraged captain desperate for a revenge that may tear apart cherished relationships.
Can Xerx trust his friends, uncover the Doctor’s true plans, and save a thriving colony?
March 25, 2023
https://books2read.com/chroniclesoffate03
Ten years ago, Stephen Matheson was a troubled 19-year-old Alpha who struggled between living in two worlds.
Although his Type 4 Status should have placed him among the elite, he was the lone exception to a Lower Type bloodline. With his family’s reputation keeping him from the preferred lifestyle, and his Type 4 Status isolating him from the community he was born into, Stephen decided drugs were his only answer. But when his younger Omega brother found his hidden stash and overdosed, his family and authorities blamed him. Now, ten years later, Stephen is back in Tauris City to prove he is not the lost soul and waste of a human he once was.
When Stephen stumbles into South Street Tavern and meets the pioneering Omega bar owner Alexander Daventry, he believes fate itself has intervened. The instinctual pull tells Stephen he has found what every Alpha waits his entire life for: his Fated Mate. There’s only one problem. Alexander doesn’t feel the same for him. Instead, he is completely disgusted by the Alpha’s former reputation and can’t believe he’s been coerced into offering him a job as his bar back. But Stephen is convinced Alexander is meant to be his and will do what it takes to break down Alexander’s tough exterior.
March 30, 2023
https://books2read.com/impact03
Kate thought the world was finally safe from Rex and the powerful, terrifying others — but was it?
Working together, Kate Stellute, Sinclair, Jo-Ellen, and Rex successfully implemented a risky plan to make space safer for everyone and everything. Kate hoped the others would accept the results and stay away. But when she learns the details of why Rex caused a global mass shooting, she realizes their plan may not have worked after all.
Rex suggests a way to protect Kate and her loved ones if the others decide to destroy what is left of humankind, but can Kate trust the violent alien that has already killed millions of people? If she wants to prevent more violence, Kate will need a new plan and new allies if she is to find a way to save the human race from more extraterrestrial wrath.
March 30, 2023
https://books2read.com/serendipity03
The virgin and the rockstar have a lot riding on their second chance.
If you ask Christina Marcus why she’ll never win the award for Rockstar Girlfriend of the Year, she can count the ways. Over thirty and still a virgin? Check. Never been in a relationship? Check. Unhappy in the spotlight? Check.
So why would Rory Stewart, lead singer of the renowned rock band Third Generation, who could have any woman he wanted, give her a second chance after she shut him down six months ago? When they meet again unexpectedly at their mutual friend’s wedding, she doesn’t know what to do, especially after Rory makes his intentions clear.
And Rory, aka Riordan, isn’t prepared to give up without a fight. He’ll woo the socks–and other items of clothing–off her if it’s the last thing he does. He has a lot to prove, both to her and to himself.
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