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Title: Two for Holding Series: Minor Penalties, Book One Author: S.B. Barnes Cover Artist: Tuisku Hiltunen Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 10/28/2025 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 280 Genre: Contemporary, gay, athletes, coming out, enemies/rivals to lovers, in the closet, slow burn/UST, San Francisco, sports/ice hockey, self-esteem issues, “practice with me” trope, anxiety attacks…

Title: The Devil's Garden Author: Jack Bumgardner Publisher: NineStar Press Cover Artist: Mandy Porto Release Date: 10/21/2025 Heat Level: 2 - Fade to Black Sex Pairing: NB/NB Length: 366 Genre: Contemporary, Crime, enemies to lovers, hurt/comfort, poetry, small town, law enforcement, mental illness, prison, fugitives, road trip Add to Goodreads Description Otho Linker is a gay man living in a small Southern town.

Title: Kuro Author: Ana Raine Publisher: Changeling Press LLC Cover Art: Renee' George Genres: Action Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Hot Flash, Mystery & Suspense, New Releases, Paranormal, Romance Themes: Dark Romance, Halloween, Holiday Themes, LGBTQ+ /Gay, Magic, Sorcery, and Witchcraft, Second Edition, Shapeshifters Series: Jack-O-Lanterns (#7) Book Length: Hot Flash Page Count: 29 Add to Goodreads…

Title: Death and Coffee Author: Lisa Acerbo Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 10/14/2025 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Female/Female Length: 362 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, paranormal, historical, urban fantasy, bisexual, lesbian, Death, reaper, witches, Salem Add to Goodreads Description The end is a new beginning for Prudence. After witnessing her mother’s wrongful conviction as a witch in 1661 and wishing for death, she gets just what she asks for when recruited.

NEW RELEASE Book Title: Jenny Kidd Author: Laury A. Egan Publisher: Spectrum Books Cover Artist: Thomas Stewart, design by Laury A. Egan and Andrew May Release Date: October 18, 2025 Pairing: FF and FFM Tense/POV: third person/past tense, single POV Genres: Mystery/Suspense Tropes: Dangerous infatuation Themes: Sexual awakening, dark romance, artistic achievement Heat Rating: 4 flames Length: 66 682 words/182 pages…

This Too Shall Pass is a coming-of-age romantic comedy that follows 16-year-old Simon as he makes one last stand against his strict Mormon upbringing to seek freedom and self-expression. He embarks on a run across the Canadian border with his tight-knit group of friends to meet a girl with whom he feels a connection. The trip goes awry, and they are forced to confront both outside problems and their own personal issues.

Title: Medically Necessary Author: Emily Carrington Publisher: Changeling Press Cover Art: Angela Knight Genres: Action Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, New Releases, Paranormal, Romance Themes: LGBTQ+ /Gay, Medical Romance, Multicultural & Interracial, Werewolves & Wolf Shifters Series: Medically Necessary (#4) Multiverse: SearchLight Academy (#12) Book Length: Box Set Page Count…

Montreal-born, Sudbury-based artist HERDD steps into the spotlight with the release of his electrifying new single, a cover of Rough Trade’s groundbreaking hit ‘High School Confidential’. Known for his genre-bending pop/rock sound and fearless artistic vision, HERDD reimagines the iconic Canadian track with the same raw passion and queer energy that made it a trailblazer, while infusing it with his own modern edge.

We are doing something a little different today (and hopefully something we will do more of) by showcasing a queer-owned business in the St. Louis area, and best of all, they make ice cream sandwic…