Sunday, March 5, 2017

What's On The Reading Radar #WishList #TBR

What have I been doing? Well, I finished transcribing Lucky Charm and I remember where I need to go with the story. If you haven't seen the sneak peeks to chapter one, they are posted here on the blog.

I also started a FaceBook group. It's called Lexi's Sandbox right now. I couldn't think of anything that rolled off the tongue or that hadn't already been used. (The name might change if I think of something better.) I'm going to share stuff there: Secret snippets and excerpts, show new book covers there first and such. I have illustrations of Dargon and Canry that I've been sitting on for a year but haven't shown to many because I've been waiting for Bespoken to be finished. Some stuff will make it here to the blog, but there will be content that I'll share exclusively with the group. If you want to join, here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1094790470633199/?ref=bookmarks

Here's today's Wish List selections. Enjoy!


Title: We Three Kings
Series:
Author(s): AF Henley
Length: 117 pages
Publisher: LT3 Press

Genre: Romance / Contemporary / Gay / 

Notes:

Blurb:

Chicago 1982 is a goldmine for the construction industry, and Eric and his two business partners are thriving. Once nothing more than orphans in a Catholic boys' home, they've overcome poverty and abuse to obtain success. Now living the lives they once only dreamed of, they're sure of one thing: they will never look back.


Then the past returns, by way of a cheap polyester suit and a smile Eric has never forgotten—and all the dark memories come crashing back. Lucky for him, Jimmy has no idea who Eric is, or who Eric used to be...




Title: Countermind
Series:
Author(s): Adrian Randall
Length: 302 pages
Publisher: DSP Publication

Genre: Romantic Elements / Cyberpunk / Sci-Fi / Gay / 

Notes:

Blurb: In a postprivacy future, secrets are illegal and all communication is supervised. Telepaths are registered and recruited by a government with no qualms about invading the minds of its citizens. Fugitive psychics are hunted by the Bureau of Counterpsychic Affairs, or Countermind.

Alan Izaki is one such fugitive, as well as a hacker, grifter, and thief.

Countermind agent Jack Smith is hunting him through the twisted underbelly of Hong Kong.
But Alan possesses a secret so dangerous and profound it will not only shake Smith’s loyalties, but the foundations of their society.

And Alan isn’t the only one on the run. Rogue psychic Arissa binti Noor escapes Countermind, in search of brilliant game designer Feng Huang. She hopes that together, they can destroy the government’s intrusive Senex monitoring system.

Their goals seem at odds, and their lives are destined to collide. When they do, three very different people must question their alliances and their future, because everything is about to change.




Title: Gall and Wormwood
Series: Dragonoak, 3
Author(s): Sam Farren
Length: 571
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Lesbian / Action Adventure / Fantasy / 

Notes:

Blurb: The third book in the Dragonoak series.

Rowan’s journey has taken her across oceans and through ruined Kingdoms. Years have passed since she spent her days exiled to the farmland around her village, and she’s finally where it all started: Thule, the Kingdom’s capital, where those responsible for so much death and destruction hold power.
Their allies are few and far between and with no armies to fall back on, Rowan and her companions are charged with taking down Rylan and confronting Agados, ever looming on the horizon. Even with a recently resurrected phoenix to light the way, an end seems more out of reach than ever.




Title: Incident of Magic
Series: (Everlight Book 2)
Author(s): Kris Michaels, Patricia A. Knight
Length: 156
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Gay / Urban Fantasy / Mystery / 

Notes:

BlurbSold at the age of twelve to support his mother’s drug habit and rescued from a life on the streets by a cop, thirty-two-year old Tony Locke had had a brutal start in life.

He’d risen to the position of homicide detective in the Everlight Police Department—a testament to his intelligence and driving ambition to help other victims of Everlight's prolific industry in sex and drugs. With his promotion to the hush-hush Interdimensional Task Force, he could broaden his reach—if he could just get along with his a-hole of a partner.

Leo Fortan labored under a soul-crushing burden of sacrifice, trapped in a lonely and rigid existence. Hand-picked from that existence and assigned to the Interdimensional Task Force, he thought his life had taken a turn for the better—until he met his partner, Tony Locke. Leo thought it probable they would kill each other.

For a man who thought love didn’t exist and a man who’d sacrificed everything for it, finding common ground may require more than an incident of magic.



Title: One Last Try
Series:
Author(s): Kari Gregg
Length: 155 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Alph-Omega / Gay / Shifters / Hurt-Comfort / 

Notes:

Blurb: When Nox was fourteen, his brother Joth murdered their older brother, their mother, and a human girl. Nox survived, but the attack wrecked his womb. Shattered, Nox rejected the pack who fumbled helping a barren, grief-stricken omega cope. He built a new purpose for himself as a master craftsman. Mating? No thanks. He’s better off alone.

Humans studied Joth in prison until his father’s death ended the weekly visits. Joth demands Nox in their father’s stead in exchange for resuming therapy and tests… thereby risking the destruction of Nox’s carefully ordered world. Again.

The pack drafts alpha fixer Dio to untangle the mess. One sniff of the wary omega convinces him Nox is his mate. New medical treatments offer a slim possibility Nox could bear children, but if the past years taught shifters anything, it is an omega’s value is greater than his fertility. Reconciling Nox with his pack is more important. Laying to rest the ghosts haunting Nox is too. Learning to trust? Vital.

Dio just needs to coax Nox into one last try.

Content Warning: Omega mpreg and fertility themes, dubious consent, shifter knotting, an omega who rejects labels, and a bewildered alpha who wouldn’t have it any other way

43,915 digital words



Title: Shadow's Seduction
Series: (The Dacians #2) (Immortals After Dark Book 17) 
Author(s): Kresley Cole
Length: 160 pages
Publisher: Valkyrie Press (February 28, 2017)

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Demon / Vampire / Gay /  

Notes:

Blurb: **Includes an 8 chapter bonus preview of WICKED ABYSS!**

In this scorching Immortals After Dark/Dacian novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole brings together a wicked vampire prince used to getting everything he desires and a demon warrior who always felt like an outcast.

A night of debauchery . . .
Prince Mirceo Daciano and his new friend, Caspion the Tracker, comb the streets of Dacia, drunkenly seeking out pleasures of the flesh. In what should have been a typical night, they coax a bevy of nymphs to bed. To impress their females, the demon and the vampire kiss on a dare.

Changes them forever . . .
Once they finally break away from their soul-searing kiss, they find themselves alone--and shaken. Had they imagined their explosive chemistry? Obstacles--ranging from a death sentence to exile in a war-torn dimension--threaten to destroy their lives . . . and the vulnerable promise in that one kiss.

How long can they resist the fire that blazes between them?
Even if Mirceo accepts Caspion as his fated mate, the seductive vampire still must convince the stubborn demon that their bond is forever. And any royal Dacian union must receive the blessing of King Lothaire, an unpredictable and savage killer. . . .



Title: A King's Revenge
Series: Warlord Series, 3
Author(s): Michelle Howard
Length: 217 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Royalty / 

Notes:

Blurb:

When you lose what you loved most…
Tarik Sabarn, King of Desani, thought he’d lost everything when his Queen was murdered. In the years following her death, he gave up on love and focused on ruling his Kingdom. When he meets Lea at a United Alliance meeting, he finds what was once lost.

When you find what you’d always been searching for…

Lea never imagined a random night of passion would lead to answers she’d spent years searching for. After a night with Tarik, she learns more than she bargained for and finds love. But if she’s not careful, they’ll both lose out again.




Title: Mia
Series: Dragon Clan, 2
Author(s): Skye Jones
Length: 165 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Bisexual / Poly / MMF / Dragons / Shifters / 

Notes:

Blurb: When two outcast dragon males meet the perfect female, their world is torn apart.

Mia is a loner, and happy that way. She has her art, and her beloved dog to keep her company. When two sexy but scary men enter her life, she’s torn between wanting them, and wanting to run away.

Steffan is a powerful and ancient dragon shifter who has spent centuries alone. His world is turned upside down when he meets a young male and a vulnerable female who need him as much as he wants them.

Aiden wants nothing more than to keep living his carefree life. He finds himself falling fast and hard for Mia and Steffan, and it terrifies him.

Three damaged people face a battle between their powerful attraction for one another and their own demons.
Can they overcome their fears and struggles and forge a future together?

Mia is a stand alone dragon shifter novel. It is a MMF love story and contains a HEA.




Title: Skim Blood & Savage Verse
Series: Offbeat Crimes, 3
Author(s): Angel Martinez
Length: 137 pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing

Genre: Erotic Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy / Gay / 

Notes:

Blurb: Book three in the Offbeat Crimes series

Words damage more than just feelings as Carrington hunts feral books menacing the city.

When a ferocious book attacks Carrington at his own birthday party, he believes it’s an isolated incident. But similar books soon pop up all over town, menacing innocent people with harsh bits of poetry and blank verse that deliver damaging physical blows. It’s a frustrating case with too many variables and not enough answers, and the stakes go up with each attack.

With the help of his misfit squad mates at the 77th and the public library’s Rare Books Department, the missing pieces decrease but not Carrington’s vexations. His commanding officer rakes him over the coals at the beginning of every shift. His police partner has lost patience with what she sees as his delusional relationship choices and his inability to pick the right man in a vast field of two. City Hall demands that the books be stopped immediately. It’s enough to put a nutritionally challenged vampire off his skim blood.




Title: The Provider
Series:
Author(s): Mya Lairis
Length: 326 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Gay / Paranormal / Shifters / 

Notes:

Blurb: Exiled and on the run from his pack with his twin cubs, Linus Shepherd has his hands full. After a string of odd jobs, his luck changes the day he goes on an interview at Graystone Stonemasonry. Given the opportunity to build a stable home for his family, the only threat he has to face is his attraction to a six-foot-nine god chiseled from obsidian who just happens to be his boss. 

Dean Graystone enjoyed his simple life. His stonemasonry business and the safe haven for supernaturals he had helped to found were both thriving. The day that he hired Linus, he knew there was something unique about the handsome red wolf. That Linus is so dedicated to the care of his cubs more than impresses him. It fascinates him.




Title: Ian's Choice
Series: Wolves' Heat, 1
Author(s): Odessa Lynne
Length: 263 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Shifer / Gay / Fantasy / 

Notes:

Blurb: Don’t run if you get caught unless you want claws in your spine and teeth in your neck and two hundred pounds of lust-crazed wolf on your back.

First contact between humans and the alien species they’ve nicknamed “wolves” couldn’t have been more tranquil. The wolves shared their superior technology and knowledge in exchange for a new home, and thousands of wolves abandoned their aging star ships to settle in Earth’s forested mountain regions.

But the wolves held some secrets too close and humanity has begun paying the price.

Once every three years, humans become sexual prey to a species that has no control over the urge to mate because of an unexpected and devastating attraction to human scent.

Heat season has arrived and a pack of wolves are bearing down on Ian.

His only choice, when he’s rescued by an Alpha drawn in by his scent: Submit or die…

This story contains explicit sex, graphic language, and sexual situations that some people might find offensive. Male/Male Sexual Content. Erotic romance for anyone who likes hot male/male loving, alien mates, and a strong dose of Alpha romance!




TitleSea Dragon - Dragon Knights 
Series: (The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy Book 1)
Author(s): Bianca D'Arc
Length: 246 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy / Poly /  

Notes:

Blurb: The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy, Book 1*

A blind dragon who just wants to be left alone…

Sir Hrardorr was once the mightiest of fighters. Now he’s blind and useless. His knight is dead and he can’t even go into proper mourning because he needs help just to get around. Part sea dragon, he decides to go to the Southern Lair to rusticate by the coast. He can fly out over the open water and dive into the sea, where he still has at least some ability to hunt on his own. He doesn’t expect to meet a human woman out on the water, fishing in her small sailboat, but he does, and unexpectedly, they become friends.

A young man who gave up the sword to help the Lair’s healer…

Seth grew up in the Lair and has long had a crush on the most beautiful girl in the town, Livia. But she is the famous sea captain’s daughter, and far, far above him. It’d be one thing if he was a knight or at least a candidate to be one, but Seth gave up all dreams of knighthood when he chose to apprentice himself to the Lair’s elderly healer—the closest thing to a grandmother he’d ever had. His gentle heart has changed the course of his entire life and he’s not sure it’s for the better, but he sees no other option.

A newly made knight who doesn’t know how to be one…

Sir Gowan is a warrior. He was a teacher of fighting when he caught the dragoness’s eye and she chose him as her new knight. Genlitha is a stubborn female and though Gowan tried to refuse, he found he could not turn down the magnificent dragoness, even though he knows nothing about being a knight. They have come to the Southern Lair so Genlitha can teach young fliers how to best navigate the tricky winds off the ocean, and to gain time for Gowan to learn how to be her proper partner.

Three humans. Two dragons. Attraction that cannot be denied…

Both Seth and Gowan are drawn to the lovely Livia, and Genlitha finds the attraction she had for Hrardorr when they were still both dragonets has only grown stronger over the years, but there are obstacles. Hrardorr has sworn to never choose another knight. Seth has sworn to be a healer, even though it’s not his true calling. Gowan is just trying to figure out how to survive in this new world of knights and dragons.
And then they are attacked from the sea by a mighty fleet with dragon-killing weapons, and the town and Lair find themselves totally unprepared to fight. It will be up to the five of them to save the town…if they can. It seems impossible, but they have to at least try.

The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy consists of three novels all revolving around five main characters. Book 2 is called Dragon Fire and is now available for preorder.




Title: Paax: Warlord Brides
Series: (Warriors of Sangrin Book 1) 
Author(s): Starr Huntress, Nancey Cummings
Length: 119 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Aliens / Fated Mates / 

Notes:

BlurbPaax never wanted to be matched to a mate.

The situation in his clan was dangerous for a hardened warrior, let alone a soft Human female without fangs or claws to defend herself. Sending her back to Earth was the only way to keep her safe. However, the moment the curvaceous woman stepped off the transporter, his tattoo burned with a passionate intensity he’d never experienced before. Paax knew he would do anything to protect her, to claim her, even challenge the clan’s violent Warlord.

No force in the universe would take his mate from him.

Matched to an alien warrior in the Draft, Mercy swore she’d do whatever it took to get out of the marriage contract. She liked her life on Earth and her independence. No one would take it away, not even the ridiculously hot warrior who demanded she call him husband.

Why is being claimed by the horned muscular alien the only thing she can think about?

She didn’t want to stay, did she?



Title: Buck, Naked
Series: Chronicles of Malcolm, 3
Author(s): Teresa Noelle Roberts
Length: 228 
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Bisexual / Poly / MMF / 

Notes:

Blurb: To save him, she must strip him bare.

Security expert Buck’s senses are inhumanly keen, to the point he can see through time and space, and that’s just the start of his odd abilities—thank you, alien captors. He also experiences paranoia, flashbacks, and the occasional hallucination—thank you, PTSD. No wonder he fears he could hurt one of the crewmates he lives to protect, the closest thing to family he has left after the destruction of his home planet. 


Brilliant scientist Aleema can teach him how to use his modifications without triggering PTSD. She’s survived the same meddling aliens and suffered even more dramatic alterations. At least her unwanted immortality means she’s had time to figure out how the modifications work and use the knowledge to aid other survivors. Helping Buck means spending some serious time together. Time enough to fall in love.


Just as happiness seems within their grasp, Aleema realizes one of Buck’s modifications dooms him to an unthinkable future. To save him, she must place herself in the hands of their common enemy and leave Buck to face his worst fears without her.




Title: Nightmare
Series: The Silent Empire, 2
Author(s): Steven Harper
Length:
Publisher

Genre: Non-Romantic / Science Fiction/ Action Adventure / LGBTIAQ characters / 

Notes:

Blurb: In the future, dreams keep the universe running. Dreamers, known as "Silent," are able to look into other people's dreams, communicate with other Silent across the galaxy, and speak to aliens. Silent construct dreams for themselves more vivid than reality.

But some dreams have become nightmares...

Kendi Weaver doesn't know he's Silent. Hijacked into slavery, he has resigned himself to a life of servitude. Then the discovery of his innate gift for dream communication changes everything. Suddenly Kendi is a very valuable commodity. He is rescued by the Children of Irfan--a society dedicated to freeing enslaved Silent--and taken to their planet, Bellerophon.

But Bellerophon is hardly a safe refuge. A brutal serial killer is murdering Silent in their telepathic dreams, and Kendi is soon embroiled in a world of madness and murder. To catch the killer, he must enter the victims' dreams...




Title: Their Line Of Drift
Series: Sniper Team Bravo, 1
Author(s): Maia Dylan
Length: 82 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Contemporary / Gay / Second Chances / 

Notes:

Blurb: Can he earn a second chance, or will their love be left to drift away?

The line of drift is the pathway of least resistance between two points. When Devon Roberts left Redwood Falls eight years ago, he knew his line of drift would lead him back. He may have spent those years helping to rid the world of evil, but the only destination he longed for was Finn McGregor.

Finn knew all about evil. He lived with it every day. Devon returns hell bent on getting him back and discovers that Finn’s been fighting his own personal war at home. Can Devon keep Finn safe, and convince him that their love is worth a second chance?




Title: Shivers
Series(Wyrd Book 1)
Author(s): Fanny Bae
Length: 237 pages
Publisher: Evernight Publishing

Genre: Romance / Gay / Urban Fantasy / Magic / 

Notes:

Blurb: It’s summer 1995 and 20-year-old Xavier is waiting for something—anything—to happen. The only son in a line of matriarchal witches who’ve been lying low in the swampy suburban South for decades, he is bisexual, angry, and a mess of untaught magic and hormonal energy. 

When Xavier is finally able to learn a different kind of witchcraft from the one that his sisters and aunt never bothered to teach him, his nascent skills draw the attention of FBI Agent Malcolm Henries, a man as lonely, maligned, and underestimated as Xavier himself. The two men test the boundaries of pride, power, and passion, uncovering a secret that could force Xavier to choose between the family he’s always longed for and the love he never knew he deserved.




TitleFire Planet Warrior's Passion
Series(Fire Planet Warriors Book 2)
Author(s): Calista Skye
Length: 199
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Alien / Fated Mates / 

Notes:

Blurb: Being carried caveman-style by a huge warrior is probably not the most dignified way to arrive as Earth ambassador to the secretive Ytter tribe on the planet Acerex. But Lily Jones doesn't mind it too much, because the warrior carrying her through the snow and ice is easiest the hottest man she's ever laid eyes on: dark, muscular, mysterious and with a fiery passion in his green eyes. She knows his name is Ravex'ton, she knows he's a Fire Planet warrior and she knows he has no reason to love aliens like her. 

Even so, he has saved her life several times already, and she can't help but notice that he seems just as taken with her as she is with him. 


But before she can explore his outrageous alien body and check if she might be his Fated Mate, they have to survive attacks by bloodthirsty predators. And then they have to handle the terrible Freeze that will probably kill at least one of them. 


But that's nothing against the deadly traitor who is desperate to tear them apart...

Fire Planet Warrior's Captive is the second of the Fire Planet Warrior series of science fiction romance novels. The books are standalone, but should be read in order for maximum enjoyment.

Expect steamy scenes, mysterious aliens with features like adult toys, deadly planets and the love story between a BBW from Earth and a sensationally hot alien warrior.

Full-length romance novel with no cliffhangers and a happy-ever-after ending!




Title: Two Cowboys and a Baby
Series:
Author(s): BA Tortuga
Length:
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Genre: Romance / Gay / Cowboys / Contemporary / 

Notes:

Blurb: A little bundle of joy means big changes.

Hoss McMasters has a working ranch, a bull riding career, a nosy momma, and a best friend he’s been in love with since he can remember. He’s a busy, happy cowboy, living the good life.

Then one morning he discovers a baby on his doorstep.

Well, Hoss does what any reasonable man would do—he calls his momma and his buddy, Sheriff Pooter, and they head to the clinic to see if Doc knows of any suddenly not-so-pregnant girls.

In the meantime, Hoss and his best friend, Bradley, have their hands full trying to care for an infant, run a ranch, and deal with the sudden confession that Bradley doesn’t hate Hoss for coming out to him in high school. In fact, Bradley’s been trying to catch Hoss’s attention for damn near a decade.




Title: Maze-Born Trouble
Series:
Author(s): Ginn Hale
Length: 80 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Gay / Mystery / 

Notes:

Blurb: A dead girl, a cop he can’t forget, and a price on his head. All on a space station at the edge of a black hole.
Just another day’s work for P.I. Lake Harmaa.

P.I. Lake Harmaa escaped the darkness and intense gravity of Sisu Space Station’s Maze Sector by turning traitor and spying for the Feds during the war.

He has no intention of risking his neck by going back down into those depths, where there’s a price on his head and more than a few souls who wouldn’t mind him turning up dead.

But when he’s framed for a brutal murder, Lake realizes he must return to the Maze and settle old scores.




Title: Wolf's Surrender
Series(Shadow Agents / PSI-Ops Book 1)
Author(s): Mandy M. Roth
Length: 240 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Agents / 

Notes:

Blurb: Book One in the Immortal Ops World Spin Off Shadow Agents / PSI-Ops!
Shapeshifter Military Paranormal Romance

Total surrender doesn't come easy to a natural born alpha. Shape-shifting Special Operative Brad Durant has been held against his will by the enemy for nearly a year. He’s given up hope and is fast giving up his will to survive, that is until a hot-tempered, redhead succubus is placed in the cell next to his. She calls to his wolf on a primitive level and he won’t let anyone or anything harm her. Giving his body to the little minx is easy, but guarding his heart is much harder.




Title: Dyeing To Be Loved
Series(Curl Up and Dye Mysteries, #1)
Author(s): Aimee Nicole Walker
Length: 224 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Gay / Contemporary / Mystery / 

Notes:

Blurb: Gabriel Wyatt is a big city Detective living in a small Ohio town. He expects a peaceful existence once he moves from Miami, Florida, but that’s the last thing he finds. Instead, Gabe discovers murder, mayhem, and one smart-mouthed stylist he can’t get out of his head.

Josh “Jazz” Roman is a small-town business owner with big dreams and an attitude to match. He finds himself in the middle of a case that brings the dreamy detective to the front door of his Curl Up and Dye salon. Josh learns that the biggest threat to him isn’t a killer; it’s a man who wants something from him that he vowed to never give again - his heart.

Both men deny that there’s something between them, even though they’re drawn together like magnets. Can Gabe convince Josh to let down his guard or will Josh let past hurts destroy his chance at a happy future?

Dyeing to be Loved is the first book in the Curl Up and Dye Mystery series. These books are written to be read in order. They contain sexually explicit material and are intended for adults 18 and older.

**Note from author: Gabe and Josh have a prequel that was previously published in the Nut Case Love Anthology. That book is no longer for sale and their story has been returned to me. You can read it for free on my blog at aimeenicolewalker.blogspot.com. The story and blog post are titled Fatal Reaction.




Title: Fire in his Blood
Series(Fireblood Dragon Book 1)
Author(s): Ruby Dixon
Length: 333 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Shifters / Dystopia / Sci-Fi / 

Notes:

Blurb: Years ago, the skies ripped open and the world was destroyed in fire and ash. Dragons - once creatures of legend - are the enemy. Vicious and unpredictable, they rule the skies of the ruined cities, forcing humanity to huddle behind barricades for safety.

Claudia's a survivor. She scrapes by as best as she can in a hard, dangerous world. When she runs afoul of the law, she's left as bait in dragon territory. She only has one chance to survive - to somehow 'tame' a dragon and get it to obey her.

Except the dragon that finds her is as wild and brutal as any other...and he's not interested in obeying.

What he is interested in is a mate.




Title: The Shadow Mark
Series(Lords of Davenia Book 2)
Author(s): Mason Thomas
Length: 329 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Genre: Romance / Gay / Fantasy /

Notes:

Blurb: A Lords of Davenia Novel

Auraq Greystone, once a military officer with a promising future, exists on the fringe of society. Accused of murder, Auraq is on the run from the ax—until two fugitives crash into his solitary life. One is a young man named Kane. The glowing marks on his arm pulse with an otherworldly power, and they have made him the target of a sinister organization called the Order of the Jackal. When the old man protecting Kane dies in an ambush, Auraq swears an oath to take his place.

But the runes are far more significant than they realize. They are a message from the shadow realm, a dark memory of the past—one holding evidence of a bloody massacre and its savage architect; one that will shake the kingdom to its foundation. Risking arrest and execution, Auraq fights to get Kane to the capital city where the cryptic marking can be unlocked. And with assassins close on their trail, Auraq might never get the chance to show Kane what’s in his heart—or the way their journey together has changed him.

The Shadow Mark is an epic tale of magic, murder, conspiracy, betrayal, and—for the two men tasked with unraveling the mystery—love and redemption.





Title: Prick of the Thistle
Series(Heartwood Book 1)
Author(s): Qeturah Edeli
Length: 259 pages
Publisher: LosseId

Genre: Romance / Gay / Historical / Kilts / 

Notes:

Blurb: Despite Lord Duncan Friseal's surly disposition, William finds the heir to the wealthy highland thanedom of Faoltaigh irresistible. After Lord Friseal saves William from a fate worse than death, William grows obsessed with his penetrating fuck-or-kill gaze and aches to discover what lies beneath his great kilt. Lord Friseal appears ignorant of William’s affections, but no matter; William has dealt with his fair share of capricious men and it will be only a matter of time before Lord Friseal succumbs and gives him what he craves.

Lord Friseal realizes too late how dangerously attracted to William he is. He cannot resist the temptation of a man who knows exactly what he wants and where he wants it. Constrained by his station, clan, and religion, Lord Friseal must decide if his passion for a sensuous but traumatized Englishman is worth risking his family’s future and the fate of his immortal soul. Circumstances continue to thwart his swelling sentimentality as William proves to be emotionally distant for all his sexual appetite, and Lord Friseal’s intrusive houseguest, Moira MacKenzie, draws ever closer to the truth.




Title: A Vampire Forsaken
Series(Kansas City Vampires Book 2)
Author(s): GR George
Length: 125 pages
Publisher

Genre: Romance / Gay / Paranormal / Vampire / BDSM / Bisexual / 

Notes:

Blurb: BDSM club Corazon de la Muerte, Kansas City

Things have just gone sideways in Kansas City and Nathan Greer is caught in the middle.

A Vampire Forsaken, book 2 of her bestselling series, Kansas City Vampires, USA Today bestselling GLBT author Renee George, writing as G.R. George, turns up the heat for master vampire Guillermo Perez! This is one thrilling ride you don't want to miss.

Nathan Greer has only been a vampire for a little over three years and suddenly a nearly seven foot Viking vampire, Tyrsgard Madds, claims that Nathan is his master. Not only his master, but they are eternally bound and Tyr cannot survive without Nathan.

Guillermo Perez, master vampire, club owner and Nathan's lover, hates Tyr. They have a past that neither vampire wants to divulge to Nathan. Guillermo believes that because the bond was created through the "Old Ways" it is unbreakable and he is unwilling to share Nathan with Tyr.

Nathan doesn't want or know how to be a master vampire -- he can barely control his own Beast. Guillermo worries Tyr will drive a wedge between Nathan and himself. And Tyr wants something he hasn't had in nearly seven hundred years -- free will.

This contemporary gay romance contains vampires, shapeshifters, gay and bisexual explicit erotic content and is not intended for readers under 18.

Previously Published: (2006) Changeling Press | (2016) G.R. George




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Friday, March 3, 2017

Sneak Peek Part Two: Lucky Charm

Here is the second part of Chapter One. I hope y'all enjoyed the first part. Hopefully there weren't too many mistakes.

I must not be with it today because I can't think of anything else to tell you. Who knows if I'll keep this beginning to the story. I try not to get too attached until after the 30k mark. It's around there where I know if the story is going to work as is or if it needs to be scrapped. I had planned for the story to be light and fun, sort of like Salvaging Toby's Heart. But as you will see, the beginning is rather bleak for Navinder.







Lucky Charm
Copyright © Lexi Ander

Chapter One: Part Two


"My concern is for you," Saga replied, more silver tears cascading down his amaranthine cheeks. "There are more qualified people taking care of our pod." Frustratingly, Saga stood blocking Navinder's sight of the devastation. But Navinder didn't need to see it for dread to spread through him at what Saga didn't say.

He was rushed onto a craft and Navinder belated realized the ship was the guru's. The fastest airship that took the guru on emergency flights to where the guru was direly needed.

"Let me go." Navinder pleaded, even as he sensed the ship taking off. If his pod was gone, he didn't want to survive.

"You still have me," Saga said before his face crumpled, an agonized sob escaping him.

But he didn't, Navinder wanted to argue. Saga belonged to the people. Navinder was alone. He'd never been alone before and the knowledge scratched at him, adding to the pain of his wounds. Jugals weren't meant to be solitary. They needed their podmates or else they waisted away slowly, painfully, leaving a mere husk of the person they'd once been behind. If death didn't find them quickly, they turned dangerous and deranged.

"Please," he begged Saga. All Saga needed to do was remove the stasis field. It was the only thing keeping Navinder alive. He doubted he'd survive a minute with the barrier gone. Then it would be over. He could join his family in the afterlife and not have to endure the hollow feeling where their life forces should have been. He wouldn't have to suffer the sorrow of their death.

"That is not a decision I can make," Saga finally replied, his blue eyes red-rimmed and his expression filled with heartbreak. "The Sacred Tree had requested I bring you to her."

The Sacred Tree… Why had she quested him? Yes, he was the last of his chosen pod, but she and the people could select a replacement to fulfill the Quest the Life. He was broken, his pod gone. There was nothing he could do for her. Surely she would see that and let him go.

Navinder thought he passed out because Saga was issuing orders when he opened his eyes again. They'd landed and Navinder remembered nothing of the flight. He gazed at Saga, memorizing every stretch of his features. How beautifully wide Saga's nose was. He remembered when the pod had gone to have the red band tattooed from temple to temple across their eyes. Their chosen color matching Saga's red hair. He would take this picture with him into the next life, thankful Saga would be by his side when the Sacred Tree allowed him to push through the veil. He prayed that Mahi, Atam, and Mond had been there for each other, that they went quickly and didn't suffer in the crash.

"We are almost there, Navinder. Stay with me a little longer," Saga begged, his voice hoarse and broken.

Navinder blinked at the slender boughs stretch overhead. They were in the Sacred Grove.

"No, don't close your eyes," Saga snapped. Navinder smiled at the bossy tone, or thought he did.

When he opened his eyes, hopefully for the last time, he met Saga's crazed gaze, the panic there for Navinder to see. Above them shimmered the yellow-gold leaves of the Sacred Tree as Saga stopped before the old gnarled trunk that was bigger around than most shuttles.

Sacred Tree, the One Tree, the Tree of Life, she was called many names, but only the gurus knew her true name for she spoke to them alone. Navinder thought he heard soft whispering as the leaves fluttered in the nonexistent breeze. He would've thought his mind was gone if not for how Saga tilted his head as if listening intently, his reply caught up before Navinder heard Saga's words. Saga wept and Navinder wanted to sooth him, tell him everything would be fine, but he was so very weary. All Navinder wanted was to rest.

"Let me see him, young one."

Saga nodded and tapped on the screen next to Navinder's shoulder. The stasis field collapsed and Navinder's hold on Saga's hand loosened as Saga shifted away. Sighing with relief, Navinder let his eyelids slide closed.

"I see you, saint-soldier. I see your line. From the beginning to the very end. This, my child, is not where your story stops. There is much for you to do yet."

The feathery texture of leaves surrounded Navinder. When curiosity got the best of him, he peeked, startled to see he floated above what was left of his body. He'd thought his injuries were terrible, crushed by the panel as he was, but he hadn't realized he'd been cleaved in two. His hips separated from his torso and his abdomen a right mess. There was no way he could survive such nor would he want to, especially knowing his pod had already passed into the fade.

The yellow-gold leaves wrapped around his body, swaddling him. Navinder's remaining life's blood staining their golden hue, pooling around him on the black earth. Saga wept with great wracking sobs that tore at Navinder's heart. He floated closer to the male he'd grown up with, shared all his meals with… made love to. Tentatively, he wrapped ethereal arms around Saga, attempting to give what little comfort he could before he too passed onto the the next plane.

The Sacred Tree began to hum counter to Saga's crying, until Saga gasped and hiccupped to hum along with the spirit of the tree. A blinding light formed in the boughs and Navinder was relieved. He wanted to be on his way, joining his family on the next journey. But before he released Saga, the light moved down the trunk. He sensed a weight, a presence cloaked in the brilliant depths. He wasn't sure what to do, hesitant to approach this strange being.

"You called for me?" The disembodied voice startled Navinder. The warmth of the odd presence flowed over him, shedding Navinder's residual fear and panic, tempering the sorrow of knowing his pod waited for him.

"I have need of this one who is ready to go with you," replied the Sacred Tree, her wispy voice accompanied by the rattle of her leaves. "It is not his time."

Navinder felt the heavy weight of a stare, instinctually knowing the presence in the light regarded him. The urge to prostrate himself before the entity alarmed Navinder. The only being he would ever show such reverence for would be the Immortal One, the Timeless One who welcomed all who crossed the veil. Even as he thought it, a chill raced through him. It couldn't be! The exhilaration of being in the presence of the Immortal One was tempered by what the Sacred Tree asked. How could they want him to stay when he'd lost all that mattered, all that was worth living for?

"Please." Saga's begging sob caught Navinder off guard. "He's all I have left."

"Young one," Came the soothing tone from the Immortal One. "You have barely put on the mantle of Guru Granneth. Soon you will feel connect to all Jugals."

"And does that mean he's any less important to me?" Saga argued. Navinder wanted to console Saga, beg him to understand that leaving was for the best, but he passed through Saga and the words caught in his throat, snagged by the clawing fingers of his own sorrow.

"In time, he will be only of many, equally loved. You would forget his significance to you and disappear among the masses you are charged with guiding," chided the Timeless One.

Though the words hurt Navinder, he knew them to be true. He'd sensed his familial bond with Saga severing when Saga accepted the mantle of Guru Granneth. The same could not be said of Saga. He hadn't endured the loss because he was now connected to all Jugals.

Saga's shoulders sagged, his posture telegraphing his defeat.

"But that is not the reason why I will allow him to remain," added the Immortal One. Navinder's gaze snapped to the brilliant light, his eyes stinging from the blinding presence. He once more sensed the pressing stare. "The Golden One is correct, saint-soldier. Your time here on this plane is not finished. There is much yet left for you to accomplish before you cross over into the next life."

"No," Navinder begged. He would be empty, incomplete. Doomed to the barren loneliness of being without a pod. How could they curse him to such an existence?

"Do what needs to be done, Golden One. You have my blessing."

Navinder snarled with immediate fury, fire curling in his gut like a black cloud. He shot up, heading for the Immortal One, sure that if he touched the light he would pass through the veil. But instead of going up, Navinder floated towards his body.

"I don't want to stay!" Navinder bellowed. "I want to be with my pod!"

The Sacred Tree hummed louder, the yellow-gold leaves brightening like a million stars shining overhead. Instead of being marveled at the sight, panic welled and Navinder fought. The light of the Immortal One lifted higher into the boughs, adding their brilliance to the Sacred Tree's golden glow.

Saga stared with awe as Navinder's spirit passed by him, joy lighting his expression. "Have no worries, Navinder. I will make sure all is taken care of. You won't be alone, I promise."

All Navinder felt was betrayed. By the Immortal One, but the Sacred Tree, and even by Saga. Nothing would ever be the same again. No matter what Saga said, he would live, cursed with loneliness.

His spirit slid back into his physical body, broken and wounded beyond imagining. He absorbed the pain into his soul even as the Sacred Tree poured life into him.

The Sacred Tree could give life, if she so chose, seven times in her three thousand years. Usually, she gave one life to the Guru Granneth who would be the caretaker of not only the Jugal but the next seed generation. Rarely did she grant life to others despite the direness of the many requests over the centuries. Some Jugals didn't fare well over the many years, even when they kept taking on pod new members. Many so gifted with long life gave up their spirit long before their body gave out.

That wasn't the fate Navinder wanted. He couldn’t imagine bonding to pod after pod, suffering through the dark agony each time he outlived them. But from every direction, his wishes were overruled, discard like trash, to keep him on this plane. The knowledge burned like a hot ember in his chest, inflaming his rage at the injustice done to him.

"It is all right to be angry," the Sacred Tree's voice flitted like butterfly wings across his mind. "Once it runs its course, you will be able to see we were correct. You have a destiny to embrace, but you are not yet ready to see it."

The glowing golden vines burrowed into Navinder's wounds. He should've felt pain but he only sensed their presence before he was pulled into the bosom of the tree. The Immortal One sat there, expectant, waiting. Before he fell unconscious, he attempted to look upon the being of the Immortal One, only to be thwarted by the flare of light that encompassed him.


"Sleep, child, tomorrow dawns a new day. You will be made whole before you face it."

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Cover Reveal: The Rainbow Clause by Beth Bolden



Beth, welcome to the blog for the cover reveal of
The Rainbow Clause!


BLURB

Heisman winner. Member of the National Championship team. NFL Rookie of the Year. Quarterback Colin O’Connor knows he’s become the ultimate romance novel cliché: all the success he’s ever dreamed of but nobody to share it with. Too bad it’s not as simple as asking out the next girl who intrigues him – because the next girl to intrigue him probably won’t be a girl at all.

Unexpectedly, the solution comes in one neat package: Nick Wheeler, lead journalist for a leading sports and pop culture blog. Hired by Colin’s team, Nick comes to Miami to shine a spotlight on the NFL’s most private quarterback.

The heat in Miami rises when Nick discovers that Colin is nothing like the hollow personality he pretends to be in interviews and he’s even hotter in person than on his Sports Illustrated cover. Nick knows this is the story of his career, and after spending his teenage years as a bullied, closeted teen, it hits very close to home. What he needs is to help Colin share his story while keeping their growing relationship from boiling over in the press, but what he wants is to tell the world.







Title: The Rainbow Clause
Author: Beth Bolden
Release Date: April 3rd 2017
Genre: MM Romance, Sports

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EXCERPT

“Not just a pretty cover model, then.” Nick gave him another one of those thoughtful perusals and the blood Colin had just been bragging about fizzed in his veins.

“I’m going to personally burn your Sports Illustrated,” Colin said without heat. They were definitely flirting; the question was why. Was this just what Nick did? Or did it actually mean something? And what were they going to do together, living in the same house? Flirt until Colin wanted to bang his head against the wall?

“That,” Nick said, taking a long sip of water, “implies that I only have one copy.”

No, they were going to flirt until Colin wanted to bang Nick against a wall.

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About the Author

Beth Bolden lives in Portland, Oregon with her supportive husband and their beloved cat. She wholly believes in Keeping Portland Weird, but wishes she didn’t have to make the yearly pilgrimage up to Seattle to watch her Boston Red Sox play baseball. She’s a fan of fandoms, and spends too much of her free time on tumblr.

Beth has been writing practically since she learned the alphabet. Unfortunately, her first foray into novel writing, titled Big Bear with Sparkly Earrings, wasn’t a bestseller, but hope springs eternal. She’s published three novels and two short stories, with her next novel, The Rainbow Clause, releasing in April 2017.





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