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Review & Excerpt: A Furever Home by Kaje Harper & Gabbi Grey

A Furever Home is a fur-baby-filled, hurt-comfort, small town romance between two men whose only chance at a family is to build one themselves.

Debbie

1 day ago

Review & Excerpt: Seeing Death (The Augur #1) by LM Somerton

At eighteen, Bryn Ashton is preparing for a new chapter at Harvard, if fate doesn’t intervene. An orphan raised in a group home, he has spent his life fearing the moment a latent gene, mutated by a past virus, might awaken supernatural abilities. He could transform into a lupine or sanguine, but when a blood test confirms he is neither, his world shifts. Instead of wolf or vamp, Bryn is revealed to be an augur. His eyes glow green, his psychic abilities emerge, and suddenly h

Merissa

2 days ago

Interview, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: Into the Gray Scale by Oge Mobuogwu

Drug dealer AJ has just discovered he’s been murdered. Trapped in the surreal complexities of the afterlife, he realizes he’s still bound in service to his killer, the ruthless drug kingpin Governor Tyson. Meanwhile, homicide detective Maleek Shapiro is closing in on "skooches", an enigmatic and dangerous drug at the heart of the case. As Shapiro edges closer to proving the case against the governor, the investigation throws him into a maze of mystical experiences, unsettlin

Archaeolibrarian

3 days ago

Playing for Keeps (Love Goals #1) by Kristian Parker

Golden-haired Udo Holtmann is a big name in soccer. But since transferring to Premier League club Brockton FC three months ago, the star midfielder can’t score a goal. The fans, the players and the CEO are furious.

Debbie

Sep 4

Excerpt: Escape to the Maroons by Mike Weedall

In 1792, an escaped slave, raised and living as white, is discovered and forced to flee into the Great Dismal Swamp. Barely escaping a bounty hunter, a Maroons community of fugitive slaves rescues him. Over time, Nathanial comes to accept his true identity while fighting to overcome the suspicions of his new community. Because of his pale skin, he becomes a conductor on the underground railroad, slipping runners onto ships going north. On one of his missions, fate intervenes

Archaeolibrarian

Sep 3

Millennium Bug: Some Stories Refuse to Follow Code by Yvonne Knop

David Smith’s life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious book crashes through his window, telling the story of a life he doesn’t remember. A stranger, claiming to be a hidden scribe who weaves reality, demands the book back, warning that keeping it will unravel the world, but returning it will erase David from existence. As the ancient order of storytellers is threatened to be overthrown by AI, David must reclaim his past and rewrite destiny itself to prevent the erasure of

Archaeolibrarian

Sep 1

Lord Frederick's Return by Catherine Kullmann

An older hero, an enigmatic heroine and a delightfully outspoken four-year-old. Throw scandal into the mix for a gripping and tender Regency love story August 1816. Lord Frederick Danlow returns to England after spending 18 years in India. He plans to make a home for himself and his motherless, four-year-old daughter, Ruperta. Unsure where to start, he accepts an invitation to stay at Ponsonby Place, home of Colonel Jack Ponsonby who made his fortune in India, and his daught

Merissa

Aug 29

Scents of Lavender: Queer Love Through the Ages – in Verse by D. C. Wilkinson

Timeless and unwavering, love flows through a universal melody that echoes in every corner of the globe. Transcending borders and cultures, it sows the seeds of memories that sprout and blossom in Scents of Lavender, a collection of 25 illustrated poems that breathe life into evocative scenes where queer love proudly re-emerges from the depths of history, uncovering deep and everlasting bonds.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 28

Excerpt: The Herb Knot by Jane Loftus

Rafi Dubois is five years old when his mother is murdered after the Battle of Crecy in 1346. Alone and lost, Rafi is given a token by the dying Englishman who tried to save his mother’s life: a half-broken family seal which he urges Rafi to return one day to Winchester.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 27

Excerpt & #Giveaway: He Should Be Mine (My Mobster #1) by Jessica Jackman

Molly is beautiful. Feisty. Sensual. Passionate. A pretty boy who knows his trade. He is also the very epitome of high-maintenance. Rude. Stroppy. Always aiming to unnerve people with his brazen words and attitude. It makes me want to hold him tight and show him he doesn't need to put on an act. Not with me. But he belongs to my boss. And when your boss is a mafia capo, that’s a line you do not cross.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 26

Unbar the Barred (Darling Ranch #1) by JP Sayle

Merissa

Aug 25

Unbar the Barred (Darling Ranch #1) by JP Sayle

Sex. No expectations, no dates, no romance, and definitely no emotional entanglements. Trey lives by these rules, has done for years—until Cassidy changes everything. Only problem, Cassidy is living by the old rules. One night shifts the balance once more, but can an old wolf learn new tricks for his young, pregnant chick?Unbar the Barred (formally known as Ranch-Down) is the introduction to the Darling Ranch series, where those who come learn a valuable life lesson like n

Debbie

Aug 22

Excerpt, & #Giveaway: The Care of Broken Things (Breaking Free #1) by October Arden

Samuel has spent years building walls. Not the prison’s concrete ones, but the kind that keep lives from bleeding into each other. As the prison’s self-appointed librarian, he’s carved out a fragile peace where silence is his shield. The inmates call him The Ice Queen—a title he wears like armor. After a lifetime of being preyed upon, he knows better than to let anyone close.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 21

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Whatever It Takes (The Kit Hanover series #2) by Alan Brenham

An unfortunate setback for the FBI as they try to build a case against Sonny Holman, Leon Benuzzi, and Boris Krakov. Myra wasn’t the first casualty either, so the FBI needs to step up its game to nail this slick money laundering ring. Fortunately, they have an ace up their federal sleeve in the form of a relentless homicide detective with a maverick mindset.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 20

Guest Post: The Wanderer and the Way (Cuthbert's People #4) by G. M. Baker

The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, now the most famous pilgrimage route in the world, was founded in the early ninth century, largely due to the efforts of Bishop Theodemir of Iria Flavia. As with most people of this period, nothing seems to be known of his early years. What follows, therefore, is pure invention.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 19

Review & #Giveaway: Fanning Fireflies (The Limerent Series #3) by LS Delorme

There is something rotting in Harrisville. It's 1944 and Veronica works so she can afford to eat. Maybe one day she will save enough to own the home her family is living in, but for now, she doesn't have time for fanciful thoughts, or much else. She doesn't have time for the fire whispering to her, the ghosts trying to talk to her and the son of her boss, who can't stop staring at her. She definitely doesn't have time to think about Lazlo, the handsome black soldier that she

Merissa

Aug 18

Silas's Sweetheart (Divergent Omegaverse #4) by JP Sayle

A summons home changes everything for Silas Starling. Can he confront his fears before it’s too late to reclaim the heart he tossed aside? When he visits Hidden Desires and meets an omega snake shifter, Silas’s instincts tell him to run. Except he doesn't. The lure of the snake and his sexy lingerie are too much to resist. Still reeling from the connection, Silas is dealt another shock when he learns the sexy snake is in fact his new PA, Ziggy. Working together means hidin

Merissa

Aug 14

The Orphan From Shepherds Keep by Lindsay Law

Over a period of thirty years, three gay men struggle to define themselves and make their mark on a turbulent and unwelcoming world that is so filled with anger that love has become a luxury.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 13

Booker's Bliss (Divergent Omegaverse #3) by J.P. Sayle

One decision was all it took to open a hideous can of worms—and give alpha bear Booker Starling a new perspective on his PA, Frey Abbott. Now all he has to do is get Frey to entrust him with something of vital importance—his heart. But first, Frey has to know Booker is the only alpha who will keep it safe. Booker has suffered the cruelty of rejection, so for protection, he keeps his big heart hidden under a gruff exterior. He will do anything to protect what he holds dear, e

Merissa

Aug 12

Series Tour & #Giveaway: Island Confidential by TA Moore

Island men know what they want…but not always what they need.

Debbie

Aug 12