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Queeird: A Collection of Unusual Trans Masculine Erotica (2023) by Max Turner Androids and aliens, werewolves and vampires, furries and⊠tentacles? Queeird is a collection of unusual, and at times monstrous, erotic short stories featuring trans masculine characters. From the ridiculous to the romantic, expect kinks, quirks and tropes. All the stories feature trans masculine main characters, with a variety of cis, trans female, trans male and non-binary lovers. |
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Itâs Not A Secret by Max Turner Transgender Londoner Adam keeps running into an infuriatingly rude Danish migrant Elias at different points during his transition. Elias is very confused by Adam, the easy friendship they develop and how attractive he starts to find the curious self-made man. |
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Dancing With The Count by Max Turner Neither seasoned dance pro Tommy Miller or celebrity chef Count Christian De Clare want to be the first same-sex pairing on Celebrity Ballroom, but itâs happening. The pressure is on to not get eliminated or become the seasonâs novelty act⊠which would be a lot easier if they actually liked each other. This sweet, tropey Christmas-time romance is a short read chock full of intimacy, sweetness, and of course, dancing! The quick plot and medium heat level are just right for a cozy night in. |
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The Child of Hameln by Max Turner Elk Pass is a town cloaked in darkness and plagued by an unknown evil, where twenty years earlier all but one of the townâs children were stolen. That remaining child, now the deputy sheriff, is left to unravel corruption and cover up when his mentor, the town sheriff, dies unexpectedly. The mystery unfolds as a snow storm blows in, threatening to isolate the town, leaving Deputy Bobby Taylor to deal with a plague of rats and the monsters, both human and fae, that follow. This supernatural mystery and light horror is a dark fable set in 1980âs small town USA, and is a retelling of the German folktale The Pied Piper of Hameln. |
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If Only You Had Stayed by C. P. Ashton Sarcastic. Scarred. Stuck. Charlie Foster is a disaster. Just ask her therapist. After high school, Charlie loaded what little she owned into her car, ripped off the proverbial rear view mirror, and drove out west with her angsty punk music blaring as loud as the speakers could handle. The falling out with her best friend, Skylar, right before graduation still haunts her ten years later. Now Charlieâs back in town for their high school reunion searching for answers, closure, and one last shot at Skylarâs heart. But Skylar may have moved on long agoâfor better or worse. If Only You Had Stayed explores shattered first loves, fumbled second chances, and the inescapable external forces that shape a life. |
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Child of the Dragon by Ashley N. Y. Sheesley The chosen one is dead, the prophecy left unfulfilled, and the shape-shifting dragons of modern-day Earth are still cursed to be puppets to their dragon kings. Itâs now up to a chronically ill ex-assassin, a sarcastic rebel, the chosen oneâs granddaughter, and her anxious best friend to take up the mantle and save the dragons once and for all. Coleman, a teenage, chronically ill, shape-shifting dragon, thought betraying the king that cursed the shifters would be a âone timeâ thing. But when he watches the resistanceâs leaderâthe only uncursed shifter and the chosen oneâdie, his only choice is to return to his king, fool him again, and buy time for his best friend to find and train the late leaderâs granddaughter. Otherwise, the curse will never be broken. When studious high school senior Katâs grandma dies, and she accidentally turns into a dragon, she realizes that all her grandmaâs old stories were true. And now that her grandma is gone, Kat is the last dragon immune to the kingâs curse. Now, training in secret, her best friend, Aaron, is suspicious that something is wrong, and he desperately wants to help her. He just didnât think helping her would involve fighting by her side (and from her dragon back) to save a secret society of shiftersâa threat that is about to become a lot more personal than he ever imagined. With cursed dragons lurking around every corner, itâs up to Coleman, Kat, Aaron, and the rest of the resistance to take fate into their own hands, but if Kat canât master her new powers and break the kingâs curse, her friends will remain puppets to him forever, and she too might succumb to his curse. |
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Only Mostly Dead (Afterlife Incorporated) by Alli Temple No one tells you how much paperwork there is after you die. I expected to wake up on a cloud where angels played harps and fed me grapes. Instead, Iâm a ghost stuck in suburban Toronto. The only ones who can see me are a part-time psychic and an unemployed grim reaper. Turns out the business of dying is a train wreck. But if there was ever a girl boss who could get it back on track, itâs me. All I need is a little help from my new roommates, whether they want to be involved or not. Nothing at Afterlife Incorporated moves quickly and if I donât find a way out soon there wonât be anything left of me to cross over. They say death can be easy, but being only mostly dead sucks. Only Mostly Dead is the first installment in the Afterlife Incorporated urban fantasy trilogy. It features a slowâso slowâburn romance that may take several books to resolve. Be patient. Death is comingâŠeventually. |
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How to Slay a Demon Lord and Get away with it by Devi Letalis Damien is barely holding it together. Struggling with the weight of his recent loss, he finds himself torn between his duty to Lariza and his responsibility as the leader of Lamia Vult. Just when he thinks things canât get worse, an angry mob forms at the gates, blaming the cult for mysterious dreams that drain not only the citizens of the city but also the members of Lamia Vult. And as if that werenât enough, Damien canât shake the feeling that Damnatio might be lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. With pressure from the police and his allies questioning his ability to lead, Damien must face his demonsâliterallyâand hope that he can save himself before everything falls apart. Will he survive the nightmare, or will he lose himself in the chaos? |
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The Anonymous Letters of C Forestier by Felicia Davin Paris, 1825. Isabelle de Tourzin cannot afford to fall in love with a mortal. Not again. Ageless and nearly invulnerable, she spends her days in private grief and plots to end Malbosc, the powerful, secretive man who seduced her only to leech her magic for more than a century. She was rescued before she had the chance to kill him, and heâs eluded her ever since. At last, Isabelle has in her hands a magic compass that will point her toward her quarry. Infuriatingly, a cunning stranger keeps disrupting her search. The interloper claims to be hunting Malbosc as well. Trust is impossible, but the stranger proves to have useful information. Isabelle reluctantly agrees to an alliance. The strangerâa shameless liar who appears to be a man named Forestierâaccompanies Isabelle across France. Heâs charming and unexpectedly kind. Itâs been a lifetime since she enjoyed anyoneâs company so much, which makes Forestier an even greater danger than Malbosc. Forever is too long to live with a broken heart. |
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The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q by Felicia Davin Paris, 1825. Losing her husband is the best thing to happen to Delphine in ages. After he used magic to control her, Delphineâs only regret is that she didnât kill that petty tyrant herself. Widowed, Delphine can pursue her dashing rescuer, the androgynous novelist Camille Dupinâand solve the mystery of her first love, a man called Ari who disappeared before Delphine could tell him she was pregnant with his child. Ari isnât dead. Three years ago, he stole a magical weapon from a powerful man and was exiled to a distant prison. When a stroke of luck allows him to escape, he sets out to confront the man who ruined his life and reunite with Delphine. He never expected to find her in bed with Camille, or to find himself falling in love with both of them. Camille loves Delphine and was almost ready to let her guard down. Ariâs reappearance stirs up old hurts and threatens them allâAriâs enemy will stop at nothing to get his stolen artifact back. Camilleâs conscience wonât let her abandon Delphine and Ari in danger, but she wonât stay to have her heart broken once theyâre safe. Before Delphine, Camille, and Ari can imagine a happy future, theyâll have to reckon with the past. |
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The Scandalous Letters of V and J by Felicia Davin Paris, 1823. Victor BeauchĂȘne has led a stifling existence, unrecognized for both his cleverness and his gender, except in the pages of his meticulous diary. Abruptly cut off from his familyâs fortune, he takes the opportunity to start a new life in a shabby boarding house with his beloved spinster aunt Sophie. There, he stumbles upon two kinds of magic: a pen with eerie powers of persuasion and a reserved, alluring art student named Julien. Brilliant, unconventional Julien is also Julie, a person whose magical paintings can transform their body or enchant viewers. Haunted by a terrible episode in their past, theyâve come to Paris for artistic successâthe ordinary, non-magical kind. Victor, too handsome and far too inquisitive, is a dangerous distraction from their ambitions. Drawn to each other, Victor and Julie strike up a cautious correspondence of notes slid under doors. It soon unfolds into a passionate romance. Outside the bedroom, their desires clash: Julie wants to distance herself from the world of magic and Victor wants to delve deeper. When the ruthless abuser from Julieâs past resurfaces, he aims to take control of her powers and ruin more lives. Victor and Julie are the only ones who can stop him. Do they trust each other enough to survive the threat to their love and their lives? The Scandalous Letters of V and J is a historical fantasy romance with two nonbinary main characters, told primarily in letters and diary entries. It is approximately 100,000 words long and sexually explicit. |
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Out of Nowhere by Felicia Davin Aidan Blackwood barely survived an unethical experiment by Quint Services. Researchers there robbed him of his ability to access the Nowhere, a void between worlds that allows him to teleport. Aidan plans to destroy the company and the man behind it, trillionaire Oswin Lewis Quint. The problem? Aidanâs childhood best friend Caleb is the one who rescued him. Aidanâs spent years distancing himself from Caleb. Itâs the only way to protect him from the dangers of Aidanâs life as a Nowhere runnerâand the only way for Aidan to protect his fragile heart from unrequited love. Now Caleb is inextricably involved in Aidanâs most dangerous plan yet. Aidanâs already lost his power. He canât lose the person he cares about the most. Caleb lied his way into a secret Quint Services facility to rescue his best friend. He wonât be shut out of Aidanâs life now, even if it means risking his own life in Aidanâs wild scheme for revenge. As they pit themselves against a ruthless, corrupt trillionaire, Caleb worries that his unexplored feelings for Aidan might be loveâand that he might not live long enough to find out. |
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Edge of Nowhere by Felicia Davin Kit Jackson has two talents in life. He can navigate the void known as the Nowhere to teleport himself across long distances and he can keep his mouth shut. These talents have earned him a reputation as a discreet, reliable Nowhere runnerâheâll smuggle anything for the right priceâand thatâs how Kit likes it. Morals donât earn money, and neither do friends. When the private research firm Quint Services makes Kit an astounding offer for a mystery delivery, he says yes. The parcel turns out to be an unconscious man, and even for Kit, that raises questions. When something monstrous attacks them in the Nowhere and throws them into an unknown wilderness, Kit and this stranger, a man named Emil, have to rely on each other. Kit just wants to make his delivery and get paid, but he finds himself increasingly entangled in Quint Servicesâ dangerous researchâand his own attraction to Emil. Emil Singh left his career in the Orbit Guard to work at Quint Services Facility 17, a base hidden in an asteroid, to prepare a team to cross the Nowhere into other worlds. Itâs the chance of a lifetime and he canât wait to explore the universe. But then Emil witnesses a terrible accident in a Facility 17 lab and gets sent to Earth for questioning. Something isnât right, but before Emil can investigate, he and the Nowhere runner hired to transport him are knocked off course. Is the monster that attacks them a creation of Quint Services? What else is the corporation hiding? He has to get back to Facility 17 to protect his team and he needs Kitâs help. Can he trust the cynical young smuggler? |
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Napkins & Other Distractions by M.A. Wardell On paper, they're a disaster. In the sheets, they're a perfect match. â Kent Lester is proud of the joyful, thriving learning community he's created as principal of Lear Elementary School. But six years after his divorce, he's ready to focus on his personal life and spread his bisexual wings. Things get off to a rocky start when Kent's first date is an uptight control freak â although that doesn't stop them tangling some sheets. Vincent Manda never seems able to move past the friend zone, and besides, he's not sure anyone can handle his OCD. But that night with the bearded, older Kent revealed a side of Vincent he'd never experienced before. And he's equal parts scared of and desperate for a repeat. When Lear's test scores take a nosedive, Kent finds himself under the microscope. Forced to implement new software to monitor and collect school data, he's horrified to discover that Vincent is working on the project. With his last install ending less than ideally, Vincent's job depends on this one succeeding â and butting heads with the principal won't help. Vincent and Kent need to view each other in a new light, but that could change their futures forever. |
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Chai and Cat-tales by Lynn Strong Bask in a sunbeam with three cozy fantasy novellas of the Catsprowl, a busy neighborhood brimming with cats and cat-goddesses, book-keepers and bath-houses, piping hot chai, and pouncing kittens' mischief. The Prince of Her Dreams Najra has three dreams in her life: First, catch the attention of a prince. (Specifically, the God-Emperorâs bookish youngest brother.) Next, get him to hire her to assist with his research in the marvelous Archives in Tel-Bastet. And then, at last, read ALL the books. Marrying the prince has never been in the plan. Najra has never lusted for anything but knowledge. Unfortunately, the prince has dreams as well. Because he's also a prophet who foresees trouble coming. Between her heretical geometries and her cursed spellbook, Najra has to admit that his dreams of trouble have her pegged. Now what is she supposed to do with a matchmaking busybody of an Archivist pushing them together, an angry catfolk bodyguard pulling them apart, and a sweet, anxious prophet-prince who won't even tell her what he wants? Priye For a small alley-kitten, human words make a tricky tangle of misunderstandings that bite back. Purring and hissing and yowling are much more clear. A human named her Priye, though, and he taught her that it means someone who is darling, someone who is treasured. Growing up in the nooks between three cultures is hard, but Priye wants to make her own way. And she wants to repay the kind people who feed small hungry kittens. But it's not always easy to hunt when everyone else is bigger and stronger and faster. The humans who named her like soap and water entirely too much. But maybe they have a point about sharing things instead of hunting things? The Potter's Dream Usually, the Temple of Bastet teems with cats and catfolk and cat-priestesses and cat-goddesses. It is not supposed to teem with mice. But kind-hearted priest Shai Madhur isn't very good at denying a nourishing meal to anybody⊠not even the mice. He needs a better mouse-catcher. But first, he needs to know where the shrine's cauldrons have gone. Because a potter has come to Shai Madhur's temple shrine, and the poor man looks hungry. What kind of priest can Shai Madhur be if he can't feed someone a nourishing meal? When he's sworn his life to serving others, and suddenly he has nothing at all to give, what does he have left? Sermons of acceptance are all well and good, but they don't fill an empty stomach. And there's something very strange about the potter. This book sets out to be cozy representation for folks who have been othered: brown folks, disabled folks, neurodiverse folks, ace and questioning folks, fat folks, diversely faithful, anyone who's wanted to see their othered selves welcomed and celebrated. |
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On Silver Shores by V.T. Hoang Sirens are known for their beauty and grace. Everything from their lithe figures to their perfectly symmetrical faces to the cadence of their voices is designed to charm. Pleasure of the flesh is how they sustain themselves. So, of course, Detective Carver would be the one siren lucky enough to hate sex. Ever since his husband died, Carver has resented the defining feature of his race, but when his boss calls in someone to assist with his investigation, he finds himself confronted with a problem he never expectedâattraction. Jian is supposed to be just an analyst, buttoned-up and stiff and unassuming. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, he can put on a nice smile and act polite enough, but there's something behind his eyes that's decidedly not professional. That hunger for carnal satisfaction Carver thought long dead starts to come back to life as they work together. And he has to wonder if he's just starving or if this is a craving. |
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Monsters, Mayhem & Wild Magic by Noah Bodie In the harsh, forgotten village of Eyrei, Cerci Rivera, a determined intelligence operative with a troubled past, seeks the help of Ridge Thorne, a haunted monster hunter with a mysterious ability to hear the cries of the damned. As they navigate a world of magic, betrayal, and hidden truths, their growing bond is tested by their own secrets and the looming threat of a powerful enemy. Together, they must confront their deepest fears and uncover the dark forces that threaten to tear their world apart, all while discovering that, sometimes, the most unexpected alliances can lead to redemption and love. |
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Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch An entrapped lord and a magician whose sex life melts windows; will love destroy them, or set them free? Lord Thornby has been trapped on his fatherâs isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply canât leave. His sanity is starting to fray. When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive. John soon finds himself caught up in a dark fairytale, where all the rules of magicâand loveâare changed. To set Thornby free, both men must face life-changing truthsâand John must accept that the brave, witty man whoâs winning his heart may also be about to break it. Can they escape a web of magic thatâs as perilous as love? Genre: Fantasy historical m/m romance Novel-length standalone book, approx 80,000 words |
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2033: The Year Things Fell Apart by Rebecca Doll & James Gordon "A hyperreal tapestry of the death of a nation!" A disputed electionâŠa terrifying future! Em, with her partner Ava and stepdaughter Sophia, left a tiny East Coast apartment for a lucrative IT job in Louisville that could fund their future. A disputed 2032 U.S. election and the rise of a powerful neo-fascist demagogue lays waste to her dreams while Em struggles to survive in the belly of the beast itself. Her government contract job turns out to place her in direct proximity to the most hated media figures of the new regime. She can hurt them, but at what risk in a place where her familyâs queer identity makes them a target? In the rising fire of a Civil War, Em must struggle to survive and preserve something of her hopes, her family, or even herself. 2033: THE YEAR THINGS FELL APART Presents a realistic and chilling look at a dystopian world that may lie just around the corner. Beltway insider and political wonk James Gordon is writing again with Alternative Sexuality Educator Rebecca Doll to present a sobering look at a future that may be too close to our own for comfort. |
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Cursed Under London by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch Two strangers. Two Londons. Two hearts that wonât stop beating⊠In an alternative Elizabethan London, Fang awakes from his death to discover he is not quite human anymore. In fact, despite having somehow acquired the power of immortality, heâs also not quite vampire, zombie, werewolf or any of the other supernatural beings who roam the twin cities of Upper London and its underground counterpart, Deep London. A jaded traveller from the Ming Empire, Fang is desperate to find a way to reverse the spell and get on with being dead when he stumbles upon Lazare de Quitte-Beuf, a theatrical Frenchman who is afflicted with the same mysterious condition. Thrown together by the curse they share, the two men set out to undo the strange magic that binds them. As they are drawn further into the shadowy world of Deep London, they find themselves at the centre of a dangerous plot. And when in grave danger, surely the worst thing they could do would be to fall in love, wouldnât it? |
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Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland Tam Becket has hated Lord Lyford since they were boys. The fact that heâs also been sleeping with the man for the last ten years is irrelevant. When they were both nine years old, Lyford smashed Tamâs entry into the villageâs vegetable competition. Nearly twenty years later, Tam hasnât forgiven the bastard. No one understands how deeply he was hurt that day, how it set a pattern of small disappointments and misfortunes that would run through the rest of his life. Now Tam has reconciled himself to the fact that love and affection are for other people, that the gods donât care and wonât answer any of his prayers (not even the one about afflicting Lyford with a case of flesh-eating spiders to chew off his privates), and that life is inherently mundane, joyless, and drab. And then, the very last straw: Tam discovers that Lyford (of all people!) bears the divine favor of Angarat, the goddess Tam feels most betrayed and abandoned by. In his hurt and anger, Tam packs up and prepares to leave the village for good. But the journey doesnât take him far, and Tam soon finds himself set on a quest for the most difficult of all possible prizes: Self care, forgiveness, a second chance... and somehow the unbelievably precious knowledge that there is at least one person who loves Tam for exactly who he isâand always has. |
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Gellert's New Job by Johannes T. Evans Gellert has worked as a business manager for the King family for nearly a decade when an error in judgement brings his employment to an abrupt end. Lucien Pike, a rival kingpin, employs his services instead. Fantasy, crime, and a good bit of dark humour. 21k. Rated M. Transgender, autistic manâs POV; both protagonists are autistic. |
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The Source of Strife by Alex Arch Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Only stolen. Mages feed on catalysts like Dinnie to enhance their spells, and since sheâs the most formidable weapon alive, they will stop at nothing to control her. Even her parents, leaders of warring realms, wage a battle for her custody, imprisoning her to prevent the other from gaining the upper hand. No more. For the first time in her fourteen years, Dinnie isnât alone. With the help of Ghost, a glum deserter shackled to his past, she intends to flee this madness. But as they witness the horrors unleashed to retrieve her, one thing becomes clear: Her parents will never abandon their claim. Death and destruction follow in Dinnieâs wake, and she must decide if her freedom is worth the cost. |
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Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncleâs chaotic second-hand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors start making threats. First a criminal gang, then the War Office, both telling Will to give them the information they want, or else. Will has no idea what that information is, and nobody to turn to, until Kim Secretanâcharming, cultured, oddly attractiveâsteps in to offer help. As Kim and Will try to find answers and outrun trouble, mutual desire grows along with the danger. And then Will discovers the truth about Kim. His identity, his past, his real intentions. Enraged and betrayed, Will never wants to see him again. But Will possesses knowledge that could cost thousands of lives. Enemies are closing in on him from all sidesâand Kim is the only man who can help. A 1920s m/m romance trilogy in the spirit of Golden Age pulp fiction. |
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Something New by Jacqueline Ramsden The âsomething newâ at your sisterâs wedding is supposed to be your sexuality, right? Thea Cooper is heading to her sisterâs wedding in Montana for Christmas. The problem is that her ex is going to be there, and her mother is hoping theyâll rekindle their romance. All Thea wants is to enjoy the lodge, the holiday, and celebrate her sister. Erin Foxglove, wedding planner extraordinaire, is giving up her Christmas to work the Cooper-Perez wedding. Despite her best friendâs hopes that sheâll at least reward herself with a fun little fling while sheâs away, Erin isnât interested. Sheâs there to do a job and she has her rules about not sleeping with clients. That is, until she meets Thea. As sparks fly between them, Thea realizes she might not be as straight as everyone thinks, and Erin finds some people are worth breaking her rules for. But, faced with an expiration date on their time at the mountain retreat together, will their romance fizzle out or will they get everything theyâre wishing for? Something New is a low-angst, toaster-oven holiday romance featuring forced proximity, and a vacation romance with a wedding planner. Content warnings for open-door sex scenes. |
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Supersized Bubblegum by E.A. Noble In a world filled with superheroes, supervillains, and delectable snacks, four Fatty Baddies kick off their girls' night with a snack hunt. They never expected to be caught in a superpowered fight for their lives. Stuck in a sticky situation, one of their crew vanishes. With no one to turn to, the Fatty Baddies join forces with a shady duo in order to get their friend returned. This newfound team must employ their wits and extraordinary gifts to unravel an evil plot that could forever snatch away the people they love. And, oh yeah. Fat chicks gaining superpowers by eating bubblegum. That totally happens. Brace yourself for a sugar explosion as the Fatty Baddies chew their way to the truth! |
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Falls From Grace by Ruby Landers Savannah Grace is a huge star in Nashville. At least, she was. Her hit band Twice Struck topped the country music charts for almost a decade until her high profile marriage to her bandmate and co-writer publicly exploded. Now sheâs fading from the spotlight and her own life, just trying to keep her head above water. Brynn Marshall is a little lost. Dropping out of med school made her the black sheep of the family and now sheâs floating around LA trying to find a sense of purpose. When she falls down on her luck, her best friend - indie musician Noah Lyman - refuses to let her wallow. After all, heâs just got his big break, co-writing with a megastar! When Savannah enlists Noah to help her break out of country music and make a name for herself for once and for all, what better way to do it than to spend the winter in her secluded vacation home in the woods of Vermont? And what better way for Noah to help out a friend than to pretend heâs bringing along his wife? After all, what could possibly go wrong? If you would appreciate any content warnings please check my website |
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An Empty Embrace by Cyril Mezden Submit. Repent. Obey. Celest was raised to follow. Trained from an early age to be a cleric, the elf has lived his life fully devoted to the goddess of the sun and the doctrine of his citadel. Newly paired with his teammates, Sable, a quick-witted halfling witch, and Viktor, a bull-headed half-orc warrior, the three are swallowed into a dark city, long forgotten by the world from which they came. There, they find a family wracked by fear. A man of unquenchable thirst haunts the rain-soaked nights, preying off the living. But, when his interest is piqued upon first meeting the considerate Celest, all else seems unimportant. Armed with unnatural beauty, a silver tongue, and a wicked smile, the vampire begins his intimate pursuit to cage the clericâs heart. AN EMPTY EMBRACE is a chilling tale of queer love and twisted intentions. |
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Scars of the Golden Dancer by NightEyes DaySpring Life on the edge of the desert has never been easy, especially for the jackal prostitute and sword dancer, Zayn. After selling his wares at auction to a hyena sellsword by the name of Naji, Zayn realizes Naji can help him find a better life, Just as Zayn's dreams are coming true, problems from Naji's past catch up to him. The jackal will have to move quickly to save the hyena or risk losing him forever. |
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The Secrets That They Keep by T.M. Lore The Secrets That They Keep is a gritty and dark thriller with morally complex characters. Alyx Beck is caught in a nasty web. Driven by her determination to care for her neurodivergent twin brother she navigates a treacherous world where sex and money intertwine. As events spiral, both their lives hang in the balance and survival becomes the ultimate goal. Sometimes for the fly to survive it must kill the spider. Alyx has to fake it several times a day. Fake the desire, the lust, and the orgasms. What she doesn't have to fake is her love for her neurodivergent twin brother or her allegiance to her employer. She'll do whatever her handler requires of her. They've taken care of her since her parents died tragically, and they've never steered her wrong. They pay her well so she can care for her brother's needs, too. However, when Alyx's driver/bodyguard-and only friend- Sasha, goes missing with $100K, her devotion can no longer shield her from her handler's wrath. As events spiral Alyx realizes-a little too late-that she has been backing the wrong people. She's caught in a sticky web and there is only one way out-but she may have to get a little blood on her hands.It's Promising Young Woman meets Filthy Rich, with a touch of Haunting Adeline, Gone Girl, and Luckiest Girl Alive.This dark thriller has a female protagonist, neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ characters |
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You Can't Sniff the Internet by Rosalind Wulf Death isn't the end. It's the beginning, and Lillian Burden's story begins a little earlier than they'd like. After dying young with few accomplishments to their name, Lillian is determined to give themself a second chance. Like a sneaky bit of malware, Lillian brute forces their way into a new reality. The bizarre afterlife Lillian arrives in ranges from inhospitable to technologically futuristic, and the denizens they meet are equally strange and disparate. Nevertheless, they're tasked with finding their place amongst shattered time. They're far from alone in this artificial world, but there are some residents who think that the dead have no business living their new lives. Lillian wanted a chance to make a difference â to do something with their life. Now they've given themself the chance to do something with their death. Can they really make a meaningful existence with little more than stubborn persistence? |
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Cinnamon Rolls and Villainy by ChantĂ© A. Campbell A kind-hearted baker with a dark secret. The vicious, beautiful villainess heâs forced to serve. And the ruthless game that will decide the fate of their world. Human, Ayc Waylonder should have died in a massacre that destroyed his people, but a swift lie spared him from a bloody fate. Taken prisoner by the cruel Sovereign of the Everadyn fae, he has survived her foreign court on cheap tricks and his extraordinary baking skills. Ten years later, the Sovereign announces sheâs relinquishing her throne and triggers the start of the Sovereignty Trials, an ancient and ruthless game. The winner will be the next to rule over Everadyn⊠and Ayc, as well. When Loraphne - a villain as vicious as her mother, the Sovereign - asks Ayc to join her team of Five in the Trials, he canât say no. Not when unbreakable magic forces him to serve her. Ayc must embark on seven dangerous quests alongside the rest of Loraphneâs unlikely team: including Aycâs two best friends, a powerful sorcerer, a gifted navigator with his faithful guide dog, and a temperamental gryphon. Dragons, wraiths, and six other teamsâwho have decided killing Loraphne is their top priorityâstand in their way as they fight to be the first to finish a race where few participants survive. The Sovereignty Trials are no place for a kind-hearted baker, and itâll take far more than his legendary cinnamon rolls to save him now. Cinnamon Rolls and Villainy is Book 1 in a high stakes, adult romantic fantasy series, with enemies to lovers, spicy romance, and a cinnamon roll hero who will lay claim to your heart and refuse to let go. Perfect for adult fans of The Cruel Prince. |
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The Mage-Killer by Christina K. Glover A FIGHT TO RECONNECT Magicless mage Henley Yu is on a mission to keep a promise. He swore he wouldnât forget the Chief Operator, but Kit wonât know Henley kept his promise until his friend proves it to him in person. Joining the same Order that tried to kill them is the best way to make that happen, if he can navigate the rewritten Between and fellow officers skeptical of the âspecial caseâ making waves in their unit. Kit has bigger problems than the certainty that heâs been forgotten. The Ethereal plane is spilling elemental destruction into the Between and leaving him at odds with both the Shields and his own people. Even worse, thereâs a chance Kit is to blame for the failure of the barrier that holds the magical world in balance. Henley and Kit are unstoppable together. A chance to reconnect is all they need, but as the peace of the Between frays, old secrets and new enemies will fight to keep the pair apart. |
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The Switchboard by Christina K. Glover FOR MAGIC. FOR MEMORY. FOR EACH OTHER. Mortal mage Henley Yu has enough to worry about between the storms caused by broken magic and his strained relationship with his father. Heâs trying to keep his head above water, but when he finds a stranger hiding in his kitchen cabinets heâs forced to reconsider his priorities. Chief Operator Kittinger has overseen the flow of magic for centuries, but heâs no fighter. Betrayed by his protectors in their quest to gain control of the magic, heâs running for his life when he makes Henley his accomplice. Kit might lose his new ally if Henley finds out that Kitâs secrets go deeper than the magic itself. Together theyâll venture into the Between, where magic connects worlds, to fight an army of officers ready to finish what they started when Kit fled the scene. For Kit, failure means death. For Henley, it means losing the memory of the only person who gives him purpose. Henley wonât let anyone interfere before he finds out what that means for their future together. Heâll save Kit. He'll save the magicâor he wonât be the only one who dies trying. |
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Pack of Her Own by Elena Abbott Natalie Donovan jumps at a friendâs offer to stay in the family cabin for a monthâshe desperately needs the chance to get away from, and get over, her messy breakup. She doesnât count on the owner of the local diner making her heart pound and her body desperate to be touched. Wren Carne is a lone wolf. As an Alpha shifter, she has no pack and maintains her territory without causing drama, just the way she likes it. When she checks on the girl staying in a local cabin, sheâs not expecting her wolf to identify the human as her One True Mate. As fallout from their pasts encroaches upon the sleepy town of Terabend, Wren must decide if she wants a pack of her own, while Natalie worries that her secretâsheâs transgenderâmight be too much for Wren. |
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In Love and Death by Aldrea Alien In one day, Dylanâs whole life was destroyed. In one night, he may have found the beginnings of a new one. Still grappling with the loss of his home, Dylan has no choice but to head for Wintervale. His one solace is in travelling the same direction taken by the enemy. But the truth behind the attack on the spellster tower suggests things arenât as clear-cut and the enemy may well be closer than they thought. Crossing the kingdom also means remaining in the presence of Tracker, the Kingâs Hound who Dylanâs repressed desire refuses to let out of his head. The manâs gentle protectiveness, coupled with his flirting, certainly doesnât help. It taunts him with ideas of the night they shared in the tower becoming something more, a thought that is no less ridiculous than remaining unleashed. After all, itâs a houndâs job to escort or kill spellsters. They do not disobey orders. They do not falter. And they do not fall. Especially not in love. |
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And the World Crumbled by Aldrea Alien No escape. No defence. One chance. Who'll make it out alive? Everyone knows that Demarnâs spellster tower is the safest place to be for those with magic. The site is shielded by mountains to west, by allies to the north, and their kingdom's army in the south whilst the whole kingdom stretches between them and the magic-reviling people patrolling the sea to the east. And yet, the enemy has breached the gates. Theyâve issued no demands. Only death. Fleeing the tower and the ultimate demise is the one choice left. There is but one way out and the enemy holds more power than anyone could possibly anticipate. For those trapped within, their whole world is about to crumble. |
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To Poison a Prince by Aldrea Alien Someone is out to murder his husband and he might just be the reason they succeed. Imperial Crown Prince Darshan knew his journey home wasnât going to be the modest one he hoped for, especially not after eloping with Hamish, a former princeâand now exileâof Tirglas. When he thwarts a clumsy attempt on his husbandâs life during a soirĂ©e hosted by his long-standing rival and half-sister, he figures the worst is behind them. Yet, the threat of death continues to shadow them across the empire. Someone is intent on making the rumours of his husbandâs demise a reality, someone who can erase the memory of their very presence from peopleâs minds. Darshan must discover who is behind the attempts before they succeed. But who can he trust when the culprit is capable of slipping by the most vigilant of guards? Don't miss the next step in Hamish and Darshanâs story of mystery, magic, romance and more! |
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To Target the Heart by Aldrea Alien How can he win with the odds stacked against him? Prince Hamish has no interest in fulfilling his duty of marrying. Not to a woman, at least. That doesnât stop his mother, Queen Fiona, from presenting him with every eligible noblewoman that enters their castle. Heâs certain itâll be no different with the representative of the Udynea Empire. So when they do arrive, Hamish is relieved the imperial prince, Darshan, is not the woman everyone expected. Until the man kisses him and Hamish is confronted by the very emotions he has been forced to conceal or be punished for. Emotions he is eager to explore. But the kiss proves to be a little too public and leads his mother to take drastic measures to ensure Hamish adheres to her family vision. The contest of arms will force Hamish to make a choice: give up his happiness for conventionâs sake or send the kingdom spiralling into civil war for the right to love his own way. |
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Dissonance of Bird Song by Alexandra Beaumont In the storm-riven wilds of ancient Cornwall the sea's whisper will charm us all. "Dissonance of Bird Song" is the folkloric-fantasy tale of Eseld, a song-weaver fleeing her home to cure the sacred birds of her people and save her sister. Locked between the lies of land-dwellers and the snare of an ancient sea queen, Eseld must fight to find her own path. Amidst a storm of betrayal and heartbreak, what will Eseld sacrifice to save the ones she loves? Readers who enjoyed Lucy Hounsomâs "Sistersong," Naomi Novikâs "Uprooted," and Sam Horton's "Gorse" will love "Dissonance of Bird Song." |