New Release: Charlie the Cupid: Quarter One by Zack Brooks

Congratulations to Zack Brooks on the release of his short story collection: Charlie the Cupid: Quarter On

Charlie the Cupid: Quarter One
by Zack Brooks
Book 1 of 1: Quarter One
Febuary 28, 2025
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be immortal? Well, let me tell you, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Not that I’m technically immortal; I can die after all. It’s not that I’m a god or anything. Though, now that I think about it, gods aren’t actually immortal either… Anyway.

My name is Charles Vefferlin, and I work for a company owned by one of the three Fate sisters, CLA LCC. My branch, located in Boston, is responsible for making beings—human or not—deemed fated to be together to fall in love. Oh, and if you haven’t already put it together, I’m a Cupid. Now, before your sad meat sack of a brain starts building an image right away. No, I don’t look like that. And no, I don’t shoot magical arrows, making beings instantly fall in love with one another. I do look like a normal human being, despite being several millenniums old, and I do make beings fall in love with each other. But it’s nothing like how you would imagine. Hell, it wasn’t until a certain assignment in Maine that things began to get weird, even for me. And that is saying something because, let me tell you, I have seen some crazy stuff in my life. But, I suppose I’ll let you find that out for yourself.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I could really use a drink… You’ll see why


This collection edition of Quarter One includes.

Valentines Day
Fanging with Fate
Hairy Neighbor Hook-up
Drunk Under the Rainbow
Pastor Problems
Nerdgasm
Hired Help

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About the Author:

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Zack Brooks is a new writer who likes to dabble in the fantasy world. He deals in the generic fantasy realm but also dips his toes in the world of urban fantasy. With his main series being The Amaford Trial, it becomes clear that sarcasm could be considered his first language.

Outside of writing, Zack is a husband and a father of three. All whom he lives to embarrass at every opportunity. Being a nerd and a homebody in New Hampshire it's no wonder he has chosen to spend what little free time he has clicking away and filling in those blank pages that scream to be filled.

New Release: "Hellbenders and Haunted Mills" by Rune Stroud in A Haunting of Revenge (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology)

 Congratulations to Rune Stroud on her paranormal mystery short story "Hellbenders and Haunted Mills" in the A Haunting of Revenge (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology)

A Haunting of Revenge (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology)
November 2, 2022
by Verena DeLuca, Kathryn Mykel, Patty Joy, Rune Stroud, Casey Jones, Brittany E. Brinegar, Jann Franklin, Kate Darroch, Jessica Thompson
Did you hear that? The creak in the stairs?
Is it the escaped convict? Or is it a ghost?
Snuggle in for these frightful tales from your favorite cozy mystery authors!
Can these sleuths over come their fears, and solve the case?

A Caterer’s Guide to Halloween and Havoc by Jessica Thompson
When she is dragged to a Halloween party at a spooky house for the epic food, Violet never thought that mystery and havoc would haunt the party. When two people are poisoned, will Violet find the creep before the police make a terrifying mistake?

Friday Night Frights by Brittany E. Brinegar
Samantha Brown is a high school reporter with a nose for the truth. When she’s sent to Goodnight, Texas to cover a haunted stadium on Halloween night she expects to debunk the myth. But when a football player vanishes from the field all signs point to the ghost.

Can Samantha find the culprit before the scoreboard hits zero? Or will the ghostly twelfth man secure a spooktacular victory?

Azure and the Case in Haunted, Texas by Verena DeLuca
Dragons are talented, resourceful, and irresistible.
Humans and Supernaturals need my talents more than they will admit.

Discover my latest adventure in lending a talon to a necromancer.
All while keeping my Hailey in the dark that other magical fun exists.

A Fright to Remember by Casey Jones
It’s Halloween! Margot Parish is visiting her first Haunted House… and it’s going to be her last. Her fun, spooky night takes a grisly turn when the host is found dead! It’ll take more than tasty cupcakes to get to the bottom of this one!

A killer hides in the smoky halls of Hader’s House of Horrors! No two rooms are alike, and the place is packed with suspects… and motives for murder. The last thing Margot wants is another mystery to solve, but with the doors locked and the killer loose, she doesn’t have any choice!

Hellbenders and Haunted Mills by Rune Stroud
Beast witch, Autumn, heads out to investigate a supposedly haunted old mill with her cousin, Ivy. When they get there, however, they’re met not by a ghost, but by a fugitive holding a gun.

Can Autumn and Ivy stay alive long enough for Ivy’s deputy brother to rescue them? Or will they have to rescue themselves?

Graveyard Shift by Kathryn Mykel
Farmer PF Kin pours pride and joy into his work–a pumpkin farm so fruitful that it spills into the neighboring property, and he will stop at nothing to purchase the land before his dreams of sweeping the county fair are squashed.

Will PF solve the mystery before it’s too late, or will his gourds be gored?

Rougarous and Babysitters by Jann Franklin
Mel’s mother sabotages her Saturday night by hiring her out as a babysitter. Mel is less than pleased, but rallies to beat the clock and protect the household from a monster. Is the creature really a dark family secret, or an act of revenge?

Potions and Pocketknives by Patty Joy
Kelly Green’s sleuthing skills are put to the test as a killer strikes at friends and coworkers in Eagle Point State Park, leaving festively gruesome displays in their wake. Why would anyone target the park rangers?

Can she find whodunit before she loses her new love?

Enjoy Kelly Green’s newest adventure, with colorful characters and memorable murders, that will have you at the edge of your camp chair.

Granny’s Halloween Tricks by Kate Darroch
At Halloween, Màiri Maguire's recently deceased and much beloved Granny comes back to haunt her through a mirror. Granny is playing Tricks on Màiri. Are Granny's Tricks well intentioned? Can Màiri solve the Puzzle Granny has set her, with the clock fast ticking down to disaster? Or will this Halloween be a tragic day for Màiri, Lianna, and Lianna’s brother Andy?

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Rune has been telling tall tales since the age of five. Ghost stories and other paranormal tales are her favorites, especially if they’re funny.

When she was a child, she had an invisible friend. Now that she’s gotten older, she collects weird characters and odd people, both in her books and in real life. She’s a veteran, a mom, and a grandma. She’s also trainable. As proof, the squirrels have trained her to refill the bird feeder on command, and a local stray cat trained her to feed him even though he rewards her with hissing and won’t let her pet him.

New Release: An Aquarium of Deceit (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology)

 Congratulations to Rune Stroud on the release of her short story "Turtles and Terrible People" in the cozy mystery in An Aquarium of Deceit (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology) 

An Aquarium of Deceit (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology)

by Verena DeLuca, Elle Hartford, Rune Stroud, Kathryn Mykel, Patty Joy, Casey Jones

July 28, 2022

Swimming with the fishes takes on a new meaning as our sleuths find themselves in deep water with their latest culprits. From fish tanks to aquariums, murder knows no bounds when it comes to getting revenge. Enjoy eight flopping wet mysteries from the comfort of your chair.

An Otter Disgrace by Kathryn Mykel

The Toledo Aquarium is reef with strange happenings.

Join Katherine and Cole along with their friend Becks for another unusual case. Does an employee’s transgression cause an otter disgrace? Find out if our amateur sleuths sea their way in, or tank the investigation?

Clownfish & Corruption by Verena DeLuca

Exotic animals, small-town murder, and romance.

What more can a girl ask for?

I love animals. It’s why I opened an animal sanctuary.

But when the sheriff called me to identify a fish, I had no idea it would lead to an investigation into the death of a college freshman.

Why in the world would he swallow a clownfish? Snorkel with me as I paddle through the evidence.

Spines of Omission by Elle Hartford

A traveling aquarium has come to Belville, and Red and her friends are thrilled to get a private tour. But not everyone in town is as excited, and unexpected dangers lurk beneath the surface appearance of colorful fun. When a murderer strikes, Red will have to explore the aquarium’s hidden depths to find the truth.

Turtles and Terrible People by Rune Stroud

Rescue is her life.

After rescuing a sea turtle from its kidnappers, Rune thinks that she’ll have a leisurely dinner and head to the hotel. The threads of fate aren’t done with her, though, and she soon meets a pair of grandmothers who let her in on a little secret. She’s needed to rescue one more animal, this time a human.

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About the Author:
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Rune has been telling tall tales since the age of five. Ghost stories and other paranormal tales are her favorites, especially if they’re funny.

When she was a child, she had an invisible friend. Now that she’s gotten older, she collects weird characters and odd people, both in her books and in real life. She’s a veteran, a mom, and a grandma. She’s also trainable. As proof, the squirrels have trained her to refill the bird feeder on command, and a local stray cat trained her to feed him even though he rewards her with hissing and won’t let her pet him.

New Release: "Marshmallows and Missing Hounds" by Rune Stroud (A Campsite of Culprits - A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology Book 3)

  Congratulations to Rune Stroud on her cozy mystery short story "Marshmallows and Missing Hounds" in the A Campsite of Culprits (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology Book 3)

A Campsite of Culprits (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology Book 3)

January 31, 2022

by Verena DeLuca, Kathryn Mykel, Barbara Emodi, Patty Joy, Rune Stroud, Brittany E. Brinegar, Hillari DeSchane, Sydney Blake

Whether you're camping in a tent, or glamping in a luxury RV the last thing you need on your outdoor adventure is murderer on the loose.

Join us in uncovering the culprit throughout each of these must-read authors!

 
Marshmallows and Missing Hounds by Rune Stroud
Short Story
Autumn and her raven familiar, Simon, are camping when a call for help comes in.

They head into the woods to help an old friend find a missing pet. Of course, Simon uses the opportunity to earn extra marshmallows, his new favorite treat.

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About the Author:
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Rune has been telling tall tales since the age of five. Ghost stories and other paranormal tales are her favorites, especially if they’re funny.

When she was a child, she had an invisible friend. Now that she’s gotten older, she collects weird characters and odd people, both in her books and in real life. She’s a veteran, a mom, and a grandma. She’s also trainable. As proof, the squirrels have trained her to refill the bird feeder on command, and a local stray cat trained her to feed him even though he rewards her with hissing and won’t let her pet him.

New Release: Take it All: Gay Erotika Stories (Steamy Encounters Collection Book 1) by Quin Perin

Congratulations to Quin Perin on the release of Take it All: Gay Erotika Stories (Steamy Encounters Collection Book 1)

Take it All: Gay Erotika Stories (Steamy Encounters Collection Book 1)
by Quin Perin
October 8, 2018
Three steamy encounters of twisted, forbidden lust...

What do lust-driven men do when they think no one is watching? Find out now. Be a fly on the wall in a seedy motel room, a gym shower and the heart of suburbia, where three torrid pairings nurture the beasts inside of them.

Featuring:
Carter&Dave - The one with Daddy
Gordon&Jett - The one with the Politician
Josh&Graham - The one with the Jock

They can hardly handle it, can you?

Content warning: age gap, daddy play, bareback sex, adultery, zero romance

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Why we do what we do? To level up the smut.

We are a team of Sultry Gay Romance writers who focus on detailed, toe-curling, and realistic smut scenes with a fair share of dirty talking (Oh, boy). Our readers admire and acquire books that feature thrumming heartbeats and sizzling sparks between characters. Characters who click. Unlike other authors in the genre, we write without the goal of publishing anything. Publishing is just the cherry on top of a cream-covered bubble butt.

That said, it is time for the next level of smut: stories featuring fire, lust & desire.

Quin, the American member of ‘Quin&Perin’, is a creature of pure spite. Well, some would say so anyway. After four years of reading terribly written romance in school, Quin decided to show them how it was done. Some would say an obsession was born at that moment. An obsession that lay smoldering for several years until a spunky German muse decided to kick Quin back into gear. From romance to pure erotic pleasure, the moment Quin&Perin met, it was all about mastering the written word and leveling up the smut!

Perin, the German counterpart of 'Quin&Perin' rocks Germany's entrepreneurial world by day and indulges in smutty writing practices at night (and during way too early mornings). Writing homoerotic stories in German had never been an option. And so, at the age of sixteen, Perin began diving into the sexy (English) world of lust, desire, and love between men and hasn't looked back since.

New Release: Unbreakable Stories: Lucas (Unbreakable Bonds Series) by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

Congratulations to Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott on the release of their gay romance short story collection Unbreakable Stories: Lucas

Unbreakable Stories: Lucas (Unbreakable Bonds Series)

by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Unbreakable Stories: Lucas is a collection of six short stories following the romantic adventures and misadventures of millionaire Lucas Vallois and Romanian bodyguard Andrei Hadeon following the events of Shiver, book 1 of the Unbreakable Bonds series.

This collection is more than 30,000 words long and contain stories such as:
The Meeting
Perfect
Te Iubesc
I Want More
Homecoming
Thanksgiving

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Rinda Elliott
I’m an author who loves unusual stories and I credit growing up in a family of curious life-lovers who moved all over the country. Books and movies full of fantasy, science fiction and romance kept us amused, especially in some of the stranger places. For years, I tried to separate my darker side with my humorous and romantic one. I published short fiction, but things really started happening when I gave in and mixed it up. When not lost in fiction, I love making wine, collecting music, gaming and spending time with my husband and two children.

She is the author of the Beri O’Dell urban fantasy series, the YA Sister of Fate Trilogy, and the paranormal romance Brothers Bernaux Trilogy. She also writes erotic fiction as Dani Worth. She can be found at RindaElliott.com. She’s represented by Miriam Kriss at the Irene Goodman Agency.

Jocelynn Drake
Love comes in many varied forms. There is the love of family, love of country, and love of chocolate. But for Jocelynn Drake, one truly treasured love is the love of a good story. This former Kentucky girl spends the majority of her time lost in the strong embrace of a good book. When she’s not hammering away at her keyboard, frowning at her monitor, or curled up with a book, she can usually be found cuddling with her cat Demona, walking her dog Max, or flinging curses at the TV while playing a video game. Outside of books, cats, and video games, she is completely enamored of Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, fast cars, and Anthony Bourdain (but only when he’s feeling really cranky).

She is the author of the urban fantasy series: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. She also occasionally writes as Joy Douglass when she’s in the mood for a little historical romance. She can be found at JocelynnDrake.com.

New Release: Novices: A Story of the Restoration (Chronicles Book 1) by K. M. Herkes

Congratulations to K. M. Herkes on the release of her science fiction story Novices: A Story of the Restoration (Chronicles Book 1).

Novices: A Story of the Restoration (Chronicles Book 1)

by K. M. Herkes

Print Length: 64 pages
Publisher: Dawnrigger Publishing
Publication Date: June 23, 2015

The moment recruiter Joe Mitani meets Carl Jenson, he knows he’s found something special. Few of the teens Joe interviews have the rare blend of brains and heart needed for the internships he’s filling. Even fewer come to the bargaining table with a psychically-gifted foster brother. Carl shows up with both.

Joe takes the package deal. Finding suitable trainees for work at the bleeding edge of mental health care is no easy task. Landing a prospect like Carl is worth the expense of adding his unexpected sibling to the roster.

Eddie Jenson is as talented as his brother, in his own way, and the Rydder Institute for Analytical Psychiatry specializes in developing exceptional talents. As far as Joe knows, there’s every reason for two boys with extraordinary potential to thrive there.

The secrets he doesn’t know will put Carl, Eddie and many others in danger.

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I have been creating imaginary worlds since childhood, but the real world fascinates me too. Bugs, plants, computers, and chemistry all rank high on my list of life interests. Professional development has included classroom teaching, animal training, aquaculture, horticulture, retail management, inventory operations, and customer service. Personal development is ongoing. Cats are involved.

I live in the Midwest, and I currently work in a library, which is just as exciting as it sounds. When the weather is fine, I can be found in my garden instead of the office, and at least once a year I disappear into the woods for a week to disconnect from the modern world.

Hearing from my readers make me a happy author. You can follow my tremendously entertaining blog.