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Wrecked by the Best Man
MM Spicy Dark Novella
Jenny Pineapple
He thought the worst part of his sister's engagement would be seeing his ex. Then he drunk-stumbled into the best man's bed…
Owen
knew the weekend would suck. A lodge in the middle of nowhere, full of forced fun. Worse? His ex is here, parading her new boyfriend. But a drunken stumble lands Owen in the wrong bed…and face-to-face with the best man.
Slade
is silent. Brooding.
Definitely
straight. But he doesn’t throw Owen out. In fact, he doesn’t let him go at all…
THEMES /
🔥 First time, double bi-awakening 🔥 Dark possessive / obsessive MC 🔥 Light dom / sub 🔥 A doctor with a dirty, dirty mouth
Please read the Warning section for the full list of kinks included in this story.
Rules of Seduction
2025
Jenny Pineapple
n a world ravaged by alien invaders, the Republic of Dawn is humanity's last hope for order. Their next mission: destroying Nebula, a devastating substance that threatens to erase humanity from existence. Agent Evan Beaumont has hunted many targets, but none as dangerous—or as alluring—as Remy Vaughn, the charismatic leader of the Stormriders. The Republic's rules of seduction are simple: Study your target's past. Exploit their vulnerabilities. Let them come to you. And above all—don't catch real feelings…
Offside with My Bully
2025
Gaia Tate
Losing the championship sucks. Getting stuck at the same off-season resort with my bully is even worse...
When our cabin gets trashed by the rival team, we hit back. One reckless break-in. One stolen trophy. And suddenly I’m trapped in a bedroom with my personal bully and sworn enemy, Sebastian Walsh. With no backup, no exit, and a knife to my throat...
Offside with My Bully
is a 25k-word MM romance novella featuring the following themes /
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Bully romance
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Enemies to lovers
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Hockey / sports romance
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Forced proximity
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Witty banter
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Scorching passion
A Crawford Family Christmas
2025
Kat Baxter
Christmas has come to Saddle Creek—and the Crawfords are celebrating the only way they know together. Years after a will forced six stubborn siblings down the aisle, the Crawford family has built something even bigger than their ranch. This year marks the grand opening of the Crawford Christmas Tree Farm, and the entire town is invited for lights, cocoa, goats, music, and more than a little chaos. Spend Christmas Eve revisiting one of your favorite Saddle Creek families. Welcome back to Saddle Creek. The fire’s warm, the cocoa’s ready, and Christmas has never felt more like home.
This holiday novella is a slice-of-life reunion with the couples readers already love—full of heat, humor, and heartfelt moments.
‼️Important note for A Crawford Family Christmas is not a standalone romance. It is best enjoyed after reading the full Crawford series, as it contains spoilers and assumes familiarity with the couples, relationships, and ongoing family dynamics.
Boyfriend for the Holidays
2024
Gaia Tate
Perfect for when you want a cozy, heartfelt holiday romance…
Mitch Collins is dreading another family Christmas filled with prying questions, silent judgments, and, most painfully, an empty chair beside him at the table. At twenty-eight, he’s tired of being the family’s lone single—and their favorite matchmaking project. Enter Garred, his best friend’s straight, ruggedly handsome roommate. A serious firefighter with no shortage of charm, Garred might be the last person Mitch expected to bring home for the holidays. But when Mitch’s best friend suggests Garred as a “boyfriend for hire” to keep his family off his back, Mitch reluctantly agrees. What starts as a simple charade soon sparks something Mitch never expected. With a family that’s instantly smitten with his “boyfriend” and Garred settling into the role with surprising ease, Mitch finds himself in deeper than he planned. As the line between pretense and genuine affection blurs, Mitch wonders if he’s finally found a reason to love the holidays.
Boyfriend for the Holidays
is a sweet yet steamy fake-dating, small-town Christmas romance about love that surprises you when you least expect it.
Solstice Miracle
2016
Alexis Daria
Two people who’ve written off love and magic find a little of both on the longest night.
After inheriting her grandmother’s house in suburban Connecticut, Rina Minkin revives her witchy improv character to help pay for necessary home repairs. When Miguel Alvarez shows up at her front door with two kids in need of a Winter Solstice miracle, even cynical Rina can’t turn them away. And the longer she spends with them, the more she wants them to stick around.
\*This is a 6,500-word sweet contemporary romance short story, occasionally made available on the author's website.
A Good Puck
2026
Rochelle Wolf
It was just supposed to be one night. Just a good
puck
to forget all about the stress of her upcoming hockey game…
Charlie Lajoie is no stranger to hard work. One of the best players in the PWHL for the Toronto Succubi and the daughter of one of the best hockey players in the world, there’s a lot of pressure for her to succeed on Team Canada in the Milan Winter Games. When Olive Miller is unceremoniously dumped by her girlfriend before their big Italy vacation, she decides to go on it alone to finally get the long-awaited break from work she so desperately needs. A night of rest and relaxation is what both women need, and who better to turn to than a fellow Torontonian in Italy? What starts as one night to release some stress quickly turns into more as Charlie can’t help but fall for Olive. But can their whirlwind fling go from a good
puck
to lasting an entire season?
From cozy sapphic author Rochelle Wolf comes a new hockey romance full of high heat and low stakes.
A Good Puck is part of the Love On The Podium shared queer romance series.
Kissing the Grump
2024
Baylin Crow
Forrest Grump is the most confusing man I’ve met in my life.
No, that's not his real name, but the nickname is fitting. For reasons I may never know, he seems to dislike me on sight and purposely makes my job at the coffee shop more difficult than it needs to be. By some cruel twist of fate, he's also my new neighbor so running into him is inevitable. He annoys me. He makes me nervous. He also makes me want to kiss him. Maybe it's because he's attractive and I've never been kissed. But maybe it's more. Kissing the Grump is an MM Romantic Comedy Short Story.
Big, Burly Bodyguard
2026
Kat Baxter
EVELYN I’m a princess with a future already planned for me—polished, perfect, and suffocating. Then my new bodyguard walks in. Mitchell Sinclaire doesn’t bow or fawn. He looks at me like I’m human, not royal—and suddenly everything feels dangerous. Because the more time I spend with him, the harder it is to remember my duty… and the easier it is to imagine a life that was never meant to be mine. MITCHELL I’m paid to protect her. Not want her. Evelyn Barlow is off-limits in every way that matters—royal, untouchable, and far too tempting. She’s smart, sharp, and impossible to ignore. Every smile is a risk. Every second together is a mistake. I’m supposed to keep her safe. Not fall for her. But some rules are worth breaking… and some hearts are worth the cost.
\*Meet the heroes of Lone Star Security. Cowboy bodyguards forged under the Texas sun. Dangerous when they have to be, gentle when it counts, these ranch-bred alphas wear Stetsons over steel and carry more scars than they’ll admit. They don’t do anything halfway. Instead, they do sunup to sundown, with dust on their boots and love in their hearts. These protectors will ride through hell and high water to prove worthy of the women they love.
When Forever Ends
2025
Sia Morgan
Sometimes love isn’t like the fairy tales…
Samira Wiley
lives a picture-perfect life in the city that never sleeps. She has a supportive boyfriend, a brazen best friend, and a career overseeing the city’s fastest growing brand campaigns. With a big promotion on the line, the last thing she needs is a client who challenges her at every turn, but that’s exactly what awaits in her office—without an appointment.
Gabriel Santos
’ sole focus is reviving his father’s business and cementing the family legacy. Finally convinced to relinquish some control, Gabe agrees to work with a woman who’s as infuriating as she is attractive, but it’s the version beneath her tailored clothes that he’s desperate to uncover. When infatuation turns to seduction, he finds himself falling for Samira—though she was never his to have. Now the only campaign he cares about is the campaign for her heart. Through late nights and forced encounters, Samira’s pushed outside her comfort zone and soon discovers a long-forgotten side of herself she can’t ignore. As Gabe’s impatience grows and Samira’s boyfriend continues planning their future, she must decide between two very different lives, because there’s a crack in her foundation… …and the truth could destroy everything she’s built.
When Forever Ends
is the first in an interconnected series. While an HEA is guaranteed, the path to it isn't easy.
Heathen
2025
Sia Morgan
My dad said to call his friend if I need help. This isn't what he had in mind.
Heath
I hadn’t seen my best friend in almost twenty years. When he finally returns, he has one request of me…to look out for his princess. But then a favor becomes one night, there’s only one bed, and serpents are perilous creatures.
Savannah
The only comfort my father finds in my move is that I’ll be in his hometown. Despite choices that divided them, he knows I’ll be protected by the friend he left behind. I didn’t want to entertain the idea, but he pressed it, and I’m nothing if not a Daddy’s girl. Little does my father know, he’s pushed me right into the arms of a Heathen.
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