For 55-year-old Phil Hutton, finding a new boyfriend is tough, especially since he’s still hurting from his ex leaving him for a younger man. Online dating has been a soul-crushing experience for the restaurant owner. Too many meat-haters interested in microbreweries or something called geocaching. His matches in the multiplayer for his favorite video game have been equally sucky too.One night, he encounters a newbie who is so helpless, Phil can’t help showing him the ropes. It doe...

A gender-confused farmer desperate to reclaim her farm and escape her stepparents' abuse. A closeted prince more interested in helping his people than finding a bride. A fairy godfather with a ton of secrets and no powers. In this diverse fairy tale, everyone is searching for a happy ending.The masquerade ball to find Prince Longhollow's future bride might be Cynthia Lynah's best chance at getting her family farm back. If she can marry him, she'll have all the money and power she n...

Odelia Aster runs her confectionery store with pride, even though profits are now practically non-existent. The hundred-year-old store has been in Odelia's family from the invention of steamboats to the exile of magical creatures. She would do anything to protect her store and its famous candy geode recipe from the bandits now raiding the kingdom.Five years ago, Odelia married a nice noblewoman to keep the shop from going under. She cares for her wife, but it's hard to feel there i...

Billionaire Jayden-James Hancock has spent his life in his fashionista mother’s shadow, wondering if he’ll ever be anything more than her awkward son, but an opportunity for change arrives with a new, cute, bubbly, cappuccino-loving assistant. Tired of debt struggles, Isla Dyer spends her free time attending rallies for student loan reformation and promoting the cause on social media. Inspired by Isla’s determination, Jayden-James decides to join the movement. While changing his clothes ha...

As a single mother working two jobs, Heidi Murphy can barely keep her head above water on the best of days. When her full-time job fires her and her kids get in trouble at school, Heidi begins to drown in stress. She needs help--and help arrives in the form of a QR code that summons an unexpected visitor.Heidi’s world gets turned upside down when she meets Drystan, a demon from another realm. Upside down in this case, however, is for the better since Drystan is supposed to bring he...

When librarian Tala Mendoza's best online friend quits talking to her after a disastrous mission in their favorite mafia-themed MMORPG, she's desperate to fix the rift between them. There's not much she can do when the woman she knows as DallasGlow ignores her messages. Their years-long friendship looks to be truly over until the day Tala helps a gorgeous patron at work—and recognizes the avatar in the game she's playing.---The (Virtual) Bodyguard is a complete, st...

At thirty-five, Vincent Ezell has settled into a routine. The nonbinary bartender sleeps during the day, serves drinks at night, contemplates the mysterious pendant his biological parents left him in between, and (most importantly) avoids dating coworkers. It's isolating, but anything is better than getting ghosted again—at least, he clings to this belief until his hot new coworker melts the walls guarding his fragile heart.Kit Clayton has broken ties with his morally bankrupt fami...

In the silent film era, deaf actor Gilbert Wilton's handsome and expressive face is all he needs to be a star. As talkies start taking over the film industry, though, Gilbert's long-time partner and director leaves him. At the apex of heartbreak and a career going up in flames, Gilbert returns home one night to find his house being burgled--by his childhood best friend.Even after decades apart, Quill Phillips is as untrustworthy (and attractive) as ever. When Quill offers to do any...

As a nineteen-year-old, Sorrel Jones had hooked up with the hottest, most unforgettable woman twenty years their senior, but she hadn't been interested in a relationship with someone so young. Six years later, when they find Eileen Bowers's online dating profile, they are quick to message her in an attempt to finally win her heart. The only thing that seems to be on Eileen's mind is buying a new couch, but it doesn't take long to figure out that shopping is foreplay for the older woman see...

It was Sadie Reynolds’s dream to leave her small town behind and drink in the exciting life that New York City offered with her best friend at her side. Now it’s 1932, Sadie’s rich and has a career in radio, and she’s miserable. She’s married to a cheating comedian, the wealthy elite of Fifth Avenue think she’s a gold digger, and Clara Prescott has been dead for nine years.As Christmas draws near, Sadie prepares for another year of pretending to be someone she’s not. Her plans get ...

Human guard Morgan Sunilian wants to be more than anyone believes he can be. He wants to be an Absolute and fight alongside the kingdom of Valiance's most elite guardians in their resplendent gold armor. Morgan will do anything to prove he's capable enough--even follow a corrupted prince--but his dreams become threatened when he meets a magical prisoner who makes him scrutinize his goals.Mermaids are supposed to be calm, serious peacekeepers. Despite her solemn vows to the ocean go...

Late night talk show host Rian Goodwin will do anything to get a laugh and increase his ratings. He'll eat spaghetti on top of a rollercoaster, challenge nursing home residents to pudding wrestling, and let his mom shame him on television. Nothing is too out there for fame-hungry Rian, but things get awkward when he meets an incredibly hot public high school teacher while sporting spandex and a fake mullet.Darrell Stanley teaches English literature, reads manga, wears sweaters, and...