New Release Blitz: Claimed Without Mercy by Dulce Dennison

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Title: Claimed Without Mercy

Author: Dulce Dennison

Cover Artist: Marteeka Karland

Publisher: Changeling Press

Release Date: April 24, 2026

Genre: Action Adventure, Contemporary, Mystery /Suspense /Intrigue, New Releases, Romance

Themes: Capture Fantasy, Dark Romance, LGBTQ+ Gay, Mafia /Organized Crime

Book Length: Novel

Page Count: 150

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Synopsis

Captive. Claimed. Protected by the devil himself.

I’m Tyson Hughes’ right hand. Collector. Enforcer. Executioner. When a low-level idiot tries to clear his debt by offering up his own nephew, I expect a clean transaction. A body to move. A message to send. Business.

I don’t expect Kellen. Bruised. Beautiful. Untouched by this world in ways that make my jaw lock. He looks at me like I’m either the devil come to claim him… or the only thing standing between him and worse. Taking him wasn’t part of the plan. Delivering him to Tyson would’ve been easier. Smarter. Safer. Instead, I claim him.

Now he’s living under my roof, breathing my air, learning the rules of a world I don’t sugarcoat. I’m not a hero. I don’t rescue people. I own what’s mine. I protect it. And I destroy anyone stupid enough to threaten it. But the deeper I pull Kellen into my life—into the violence, the loyalty, the blood that binds us—the harder it is to tell where captivity ends… and desire begins.

When the debt comes due, I’ll have to choose. Tyson’s empire. Or the young man I claimed without mercy—and refuse to let go.

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New Release Blitz: Somewhere in Nowhere by Steven Gellman

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Title: Somewhere in Nowhere

Author: Steven Gellman

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: 04/14/2026

Heat Level: 2 – Fade to Black Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 238

Genre: Contemporary YA, Genre/lit, young adult, family-drama, gay, lesbian, high school, lesbian mothers, coming out, funeral, friendship group, friends to lovers

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Coming out is hard, especially when you have two gay moms. At least it is for Simon Bugg. He doesn’t want the world to think that having gay parents has turned him gay. And he certainly doesn’t want anyone to know about the alien in his stomach that’s trying to kill him.

It’s Simon’s senior year and his world just turned upside down. When his mom scores a dream job, Simon lands at a new school away from the only friends he has ever known. Now, his mom is overworked and chronically stressed, and his deadbeat dad is back on the scene. Navigating a new school and new friends is a challenge for a neurotic overthinker, and Simon finds himself turning to his rescue cat and a local barista for support. But when Simon meets the handsome PJ in drama class, he gets talked into a date that he derails in spectacular fashion.

With a little help from his friends—new and old—Simon finds his way back to PJ. But how can he have a real relationship with the boy of his dreams when he’s convinced he’s going to die? No one knows about the nightly alien attacks at 11:22. Why then, and why do they keep getting worse? Simon must face a dark secret inside before he loses his chance with the boy he loves.

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New Release: Hunter’s Hidden Camera by Anthony Auswat

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NEW RELEASE

Book Title: Hunter’s Hidden Camera

Author: Anthony Auswat

Publisher: Point Liberty Press

Cover Artist: Vangega

Release Date: April 1, 2026

Tense/POV: first person, present tense, single POV

Genres: MM Psychological Thriller

Tropes: Forbidden desire, taboo obsession, slow burn, secret crush, friends to lovers

Themes: Coming of age, coming out, gay awakening, voyeurism, sibling rivalry

Heat Rating: 3 flames

Length: 68 000 words/318 pages

It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.

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A high school track athlete with a perverse hobby. A college heartthrob with a secret life. A dark gay m/m thriller that will stop at nothing until everyone gets exposed.

 

Blurb

Hunter seems to have it all: brains, biceps, and a bright future beyond the halls of his oppressive high school. He also has a private obsession that he knows is wrong: secretly recording his older brother, Nash, with a spy cam. It starts as a thrill and morphs into a power trip. But one day, the video footage reveals something so disturbing that it cracks Hunter’s life straight down the middle.

Now he’s trapped in a nightmare where desire leaves fingerprints, loyalty pulls triggers, and the brother he thought he knew might be the most dangerous person in the room. To survive what he’s uncovered, Hunter turns to his best friend, Oscar, who may also be the man Hunter never knew he needed.

When the family you’re born into puts you at risk, the family you choose may be the only thing that keeps you alive.

Hunter’s Hidden Camera is an emotionally charged LGBTQ coming-of-age psychological thriller about hunger, shame, and the brutal cost of exposure.

Smile for the camera.

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Book Review: Hunter’s Hidden Camera by Anthony Auswat

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Summary

Hunter seems to have it all: brains, biceps, and a bright future beyond the halls of his oppressive high school. He also has a private obsession that he knows is wrong: secretly recording his older brother, Nash, with a spy cam. It starts as a thrill and morphs into a power trip. But one day, the video footage reveals something so disturbing that it cracks Hunter’s life straight down the middle.

Now he’s trapped in a nightmare where desire leaves fingerprints, loyalty pulls triggers, and the brother he thought he knew might be the most dangerous person in the room. To survive what he’s uncovered, Hunter turns to his best friend, Oscar, who may also be the man Hunter never knew he needed.

When the family you’re born into puts you at risk, the family you choose may be the only thing that keeps you alive.

Hunter’s Hidden Camera is an emotionally charged LGBTQ coming-of-age psychological thriller about hunger, shame, and the brutal cost of exposure.

Review

Very rarely am I am able to read a book in one sitting, not because I don’t want to, but time constraints usually apply. This book was different. I was able to enjoy it from start to finish uninterrupted and I am so glad I did.

What got me most about this novel was not just the thrill ride, but the raw intensity of a main character struggling with his inner demons as well as the situation he finds himself in. He is flawed, yet likeable and certainly redeemable.

As he deals with the terrifying consequences of his actions, Hunter finally faces parts of himself that he tried to keep buried, as well as realising that sometimes the best family is the one you choose for yourself.

If you enjoy fast-paced, darker thrillers with a dash of gay romance thrown in, you will love Hunter’s Hidden Camera as much as I did!

Book Review: Friend Ship by Rebecca James

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When Mee Noi agrees to help best friend Sud by appearing with him in his video exam, he would never have thought that they would land roles in a BL series.

Gradually the lines between acting as lovers on-screen and how they feel about each other off-screen begin to blur. Mee Noi and Sud both struggle with these developing feelings and how it might change their friendship if they act upon them.

This book is book 4 in the Boys’ Love series but can be read as a standalone. I really enjoyed reading Mee Noi and Sud’s story and recommend you checking it out!

Book Review: Baby Love by Rebecca James

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This is Book 3 in the Boys’ Love series, this time featuring Park and Spin who had minor roles in books 1 and 2.

I enjoyed reading how their professional relationship turned to romance. The path was not easy as both had their own personal challenges to face a long the way. The characters were well-developed as were their backstories and family difficulties. This paved the way for a believable relationship to evolve between them.

This is a great addition to the series and I recommend checking it out!

New Release Blitz: Divine Judgment by Mell Eight

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Title: Divine Judgment

Author: Mell Eight

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: 03/10/2026

Heat Level: 2 – Fade to Black Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 43908

Genre: Romantasy, MM Romance, nonexplicit, gods, priests, royalty, prisoners, punishment, rewards, disability, magic/magic-users

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Ves’s life has always been a troubled one. An orphan growing up on the streets and imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit, Ves knows how bad things can be. When he’s chosen to go before the God of Judgment to be judged for his crimes, Ves knows the result of that will either be insanity or death. Except, Judgment doesn’t go as anyone expected when, instead, the God chooses Ves to be his head priest.

Settling into his new life as priest to a God is strange, but being around Rais, the God of Judgment, is no chore. Spending time together as Ves learns what it means to be a Priest of Judgment is wonderful, until people from Ves’s past realize where he is. Ves must decide whether he wants the past he didn’t realize he had lost, or the future he was just starting to build with Rais. Presuming the other powers at play allow him to live long enough to make that decision.

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Book Review: Divine Judgment by Mell Eight

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When convicted criminal, Ves, is sent to the God of Judgment he expects no positive outcome despite being innocent of the crime he was found guilty of. Yet, Rais offers him another chance as the Head Priest of his temple. Ves accepts this position and with Rais’s help he begins to adapt to life outside of prison.

I really enjoyed this novel. Whilst a little shorter, it has great world building and depth of character as well as a tender and sweet romance, which takes its time to develop into something very meaningful.

New Release Blitz: Besties in Crime by Rob Loveless

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Title: Besties in Crime

Author: Rob Loveless

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: 02/24/2026

Heat Level: 1 – No Sex

Pairing: No Romance

Length: 252

Genre: Contemporary, Genre/lit, crime/thriller, comedy, best friends, mafia, robbery, divorce, on the run, Atlantic City

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Childhood best friends Jay and Gia haven’t spoken since Gia’s marriage drove them apart, until one tearful night when she shows up at Jay’s door with devastating news: her husband, Frank, is leaving her. Rekindling their bond over heartbreak and bad decisions, the pair hatch a reckless plan for a weekend escape to Atlantic City, funded by some “borrowed” cash from Frank’s home office.

But when the house goes up in flames, and Frank is found dead in the wreckage, their impulsive getaway turns into a full-blown manhunt.

Before Jay and Gia can clear their names, they’re caught in a dire twist of fate when mobsters kidnap them, claiming Frank owed them money. Soon, the former besties are swept into a chaotic whirlwind of car chases, gunfights, bank robberies, and…burlesque shows? But as they scramble to outsmart the crooks, one question remains: will the FBI find this ridiculous mix-up as humorous as their quick-witted candor?

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Recent Release: The Saltwater Trilogy by AG Meiers

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The Saltwater Trilogy

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RECENT RELEASE

Book Title: Horizon (The Saltwater Trilogy, Book 3)

Author: AG Meiers

Publisher: Painted Hearts Publishing

Release Date: February 12, 2026

Tense/POV: first person, past tense, single POV

Genres: Contemporary MM Romance, Mystery/suspense

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, hurt/comfort, found family, hard fought HEA

Themes: Dealing with troubled past, building a new life

Length: 3 books, each around 80K

Heat Rating: 3 – 4 flames

The stories are best read in order.

Book 1: RIPTIDE

Book 2: GRAVITY

Book 3: HORIZON

Buy Links – Available in Kindle Unlimited

Riptide | Gravity | Horizon

 

Series Tagline

Bullets cut through the peaceful night sky. And so, it begins…

Series Blurb

The scandal didn’t just end my career. I lost my reputation. My family. My future.

Working patrol in a small beach town in Maine keeps me hidden from the world and out of trouble.

When a traumatized runaway crashes into my life, I reluctantly offer refuge. It throws me straight in the path of his dangerously attractive older brother. Tanner Weston is powerful. Arrogant. Controlling. We’re like fireworks—spectacular in the dark, but plain dangerous in the cold light of day.

Now, I find myself fighting a dangerous shooter and my growing attraction to a man who plans to expose the secrets I’m trying to hide.

The Saltwater Trilogy is a fast-paced, enemies-to-lovers, M/M romantic suspense featuring two men with nothing in common but an excess of emotional baggage. The final book, HORIZON, is now available on Kindle Unlimited.

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