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We truly believe there's a perfect book out there for every reader, and we'd love to help you find yours. New content goes up regularly, so do pop back often to see what we've been reading lately.

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Excerpt: To Failure (MM Physique #1) by CJ Ashworth

In a sport that runs on the word more — more size, more chemistry, more — Eli has spent fifteen years on the opposite one: enough. He competes natural, carving his body down to exactly what it should be and no further — a shape that has to win on proportion, because it gave up winning on size. He trains before dawn, alone — the hand at everyone else's back on the last brutal rep, and no one at his. He calls that strength. Knowing when to stop.

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Oct 30

Excerpt: Unveiled (Monarchs of Magic #1) by Susan Mac Nicol

In the mist-shrouded Scottish Highlands, a centuries-old legend stirs to life when a mysterious town appears during a fierce storm. Through the Mists of Time Like a place in fables and fairytales, the town of Glengàill is filled with secrets and enchantments.

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Oct 28

Excerpt: The Declan Hunt Mysteries by Peter E. Fenton

Declan Hunt is good at solving mysteries, but cracking the case of his evolving relationship with his new office assistant Charlie Watts is proving to be more challenging than expected. This four part detective series is filled with emotional twists and turns, secrets, crimes of passion and an unlikely partnership that simmers beneath the surface. Declan and Charlie's adventures take them from the skyscrapers of downtown Calgary, to the prairies near The Badlands of Alberta

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Oct 23

Ash and his Dragon (Colorado Dragons #4) by Victoria Sue

Ash Thorne doesn’t trust easy smiles, loud laughter, or men like Max Renaud. He learned young that attention always comes at a painful price—and he’s spent his life making sure no one ever gets close enough to collect. As a forward for the Colorado Dragons, Ash keeps his head down, his game sharp, and his distance absolute—even from the teammate everyone else can’t get enough of.

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Merissa

Oct 17

Review & Excerpt: No Man’s Territory (The Long Shadow Series) by Duncan Gaye

Lieutenant Alistair Harrow knows the rules of survival during wartime: stay alert, maintain control, and never let the men see you crack. Then, his world explodes. An artillery attack leaves him broken and half-buried beneath the wreckage of a collapsed trench, certain he will die alone. Until he is rescued by a giant Polish volunteer.

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Oct 15

Excerpt & Review: From A to Us (Vermont Trailblazers #3) by Amy Aislin

Eli worked his butt off to earn a spot with the Vermont Trailblazers, and he has absolutely no intention of losing it. Unfortunately, his second NHL season has brought a sophomore slump, an endless parade of team obligations, and the possibility that enthusiasm might not be enough to keep his plates spinning—or keep him from being sent to the minors. So naturally, this is the perfect time for Nolan Madolora—his coach’s son, his sister’s ex, and the man Eli had an impossible c

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Debbie

Oct 9

Excerpt: Wonder Boy: Owned (Global Combat League #1) by Calan Mercer

Alex Mercer was supposed to be untouchable: the golden heir to his family's powerful law firm in Los Angeles, two years of associate experience under his belt, dispatched to Las Vegas to bring the chaotic Global Combat League to heel.

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Sep 16

Reviews & Excerpt: Hilarina and the Ogre / The Ogre Comes Home by October Arden

Hilary Davis knows how to disappear. After years of being mocked as "Hilarina Ballerina," he's perfected the act. He has a popular girlfriend he can't stand, friends he doesn't trust, and a strict rule never to dance where anyone can see. It's a brittle kind of safety, but it's all he has. Then he meets Trenton Wells.

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Merissa

Sep 15

Excerpt: Salva Me (Blood Sworn #1) by Autumn Montague

England, 1816. A nosferatu, a rogue vampire, hunts unchecked through Sussex. Jeremy Takeshi Colbourne is honor-bound by ancestral duty to find and destroy such madmen. Foremost among the vampires of England, he must find a way to ensure the safety of the English citizens and the vampires that live among them.

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Sep 9

Author Interview: Yule Be Sorry (Portland Symphony #4) by London Price

Yule Be Sorry is a steamy standalone cisgender M/M contemporary romance with trans supporting characters in the Portland Symphony universe. If you like shy heroes with a sweet tooth, AuDHD and Chicanx representation, ‘famous meets normal’ pairings with a size difference, or loving found and bio families, grab your copy now and watch these guys grab love by the candy cane. CW: past homelessness and abandonment, estranged family, mentions of off-page violence against POCs and m

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Sep 2

Excerpt: Hard Count (The Piper Ashton Saga #1) by Lucas Malone

Two rival quarterbacks. One owned by a monster and a wink. LET THE GAY FOOTBALL SEX OPERA BEGIN. Meet Piper Ashton. Football consumed Piper. Every snap, every route, every victory was a masterclass in control. Until Noah Reyes. Piper’s rival quarterback, who smiled like sin and threw like a freight train Noah was the one player who could make Piper’s perfect world crack wide open with nothing but a wink across the line of scrimmage.

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Aug 21