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  Emery Ever After

  Amanda Murr

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  Emery never expected her life to change with a single painting. When the artwork in her childhood bedroom reveals a doorway to another world, everything she thought she knew about reality begins to unravel. She is drawn into a realm ruled by a dark and powerful queen, a place where forests whisper secrets, shadows hide danger, and magic bends the rules of time and space.
  In this perilous world, Emery must rely on her courage, her wits, and a mysterious connection she cannot explain. At the heart of it all is Rhiannon, whose presence is both a challenge and a comfort. Together they navigate treacherous landscapes, unravel hidden truths, and face dangers that test not only their skill but the strength of their hearts. As fear and wonder collide, what begins as trust grows into a love that neither expected but cannot ignore.
  Every moment becomes charged with intensity as Emery and Rhiannon's bond deepens, their connection a fragile light in a world filled with shadows. Every touch, every glance, carries risk and desire, drawing them closer even as the queen's power threatens to overwhelm them.
  In a place where nothing is certain and every choice has consequences, they discover that love can be as transformative and unpredictable as magic itself. Yet the darkness is patient and relentless, and danger waits in every hidden corner. Can their hearts endure the trials ahead? Will their love be enough to survive a world that seems determined to tear them apart, or will it be the very thing that costs them everything?

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  The Gentlemen's Agreement - An...

  Lisa Olivera

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  Crown Prince Serron of Monce had dreaded getting the ultimatum he knew was coming. He'd loved Patin, Duke of Folkon for twelve long years, but to his parents, that wasn't good enough. Forced to consider marrying someone else, Serron is pleased and intrigued when his mother suggests another prince as a possible consort, someone who might be amenable to a marriage contract despite Serron's relationship with Patin. All he had to do was be honest.  
  "Sometimes I feel as though I am walking on a fine wire, yards in the air, praying I don’t fall and take Serron with me." 
  Patin, Duke of Folkon had been raised on the streets. Catching Serron's attention hadn't been intentional, but as the years passed and their affection for each other grew, albeit behind closed doors, he always knew the day would come when he would have to leave... or did he? 
  How do you see a marriage like the one you are proposing would work? 
  Prince Jaq of Elembaum enjoyed his library, his books and his studies for the World Council. But when two men, clearly a couple, came into his library with a proposition, Jaq was compelled to listen. The thoughtful gift of a book they offered helped. Touched by their circumstances, Jaq agrees to their offer, and suddenly his life is one adventure after another. But through it all, could they ever be more than friends? 
  There's another prince with eyes on Jaq, and with tensions rising at the Monce castle, the early days of the arranged marriage don't go as planned. After an abduction attempt, truths are revealed - will the three men lose their potential for more together, before they even begin?  
  This is an MMM Arranged Marriage story intended for mature audiences. As with all of my stories, there is no cheating, and all characters are over the age of twenty-five. HEAs guaranteed. Can be read as a standalone.

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  Spent Bullets

  Terao Tetsuya

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  Set in Taiwan and the Silicon Valley, a collection of linked stories that explore the meaning of success and the purpose of existence, centered on the short life and long shadow of an engineering genius who descends deeper into despair while rising higher on the professional ladder. 
  The hard-working geniuses of Spent Bullets are the crème de la crème of the meritocracy. Educated in the best schools in Taiwan, they move to lucrative positions in America’s big tech, reaching the pinnacle of career prestige. Yet there is a dark side to their relentless focus and achievements. 
  In an age that idolizes success, Terao Tetsuya’s piercing collection explores the grotesque contortions of psyches shaped by hyper-competitive systems, where the measure of one’s worth is a capacity for suffering—witnessed through the brief, shining life of Jie-Heng, a prodigy who can solve any logic problem—but not the problem of human relations. Jie-Heng mostly does what is expected of him, even if it means diminishing his individuality. A young man with no center to ground him, he tries to fit in, yet fails to connect because of other people’s fear, misunderstanding, resentment, and obsessive adoration. 
  His most vital deviation is a perverse, longstanding relationship with Wu Yi-Hsiang, a tormentor turned lover who offers a thin tether to reality. Wu Yi-Hsiang is fascinated by Jie-Heng’s intellect and, with his own anxious need to please, carefully tends to Jie-Heng's desire for debasement. When Jie-Heng’s yearning to embrace the void is tragically realized, he leaves behind a host of unanswered questions, complicated feelings, and cohorts who carry his memory like a bullet in a glass case that will never tarnish. 
  A searing look at our time and culture, Terao Tetsuya exposes the absurdity of striving: to make money, to be a better person, to be someone you're not. With cool, calculating precision, he illuminates the promise and peril of gifted young people who patiently bear the burdens of their fate. 
  Translated from Chinese by Kevin Wang

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  With Love From Planet B

  Zaayin Salaam MD

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  WINNER of the Grand Prize First Place: Fiction Book Of The Year - IAN Awards - Independent Author Network 
  WINNER of the Triple blinded LESFIC BARD Award - Science Fiction 
  WINNER of the IRDA Indie Reader Discovery Award - Environment 
  WINNER of the Gold medal in The Global E-Book Awards - Metaphysical/Spiritual. 
  WINNER of the Bronze medal in the Reader's Favorite Award - Inspirational 
  FINALIST of Next Gen Indie Book Award, National Indie Excellence Award NIEA, the International Book Awards, and more 
  "Imagine messages emanating joyful, bright blue luminescent colors filled with meaningful Truths. Words and sentences themselves glowing in the dark, beckoning to you. Open the book and start reading..." L Murphy, amazon book critic 
  We ignored the climate deadlines. The bombs made it worse. Now it’s 2085, and the 6th extinction event is unfolding. 
  Zara is a master lucid dreamer, training her team in this rare skill, so that one day, if a suitable earth-like exoplanet is found, they can safely teleport there. It seems her dreams are coming true when Lex, her girlfriend and team mathematician discovers Planet B. 
  But Planet B won’t let anyone enter… Join Zara and Lex on their hero’s journey as they go within to find their real selves, and face new revelations about reality. Will they manage to cure themselves of the Three Spiritual Diseases that afflict all Earthlings? Will they get to survive on Planet B?

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  Beautiful Music

  Tim Mead

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  Scott Wainwright, professor at a prestigious conservatory of music, thinks of himself as a concert pianist and teacher. He's upset when his department chair insists he be the accompanist to Joel Michaels, a violinist and fellow professor, in an upcoming recital. As he says, he didn't train to play second fiddle to some fiddler. 
  However, upon meeting Joel, Scott's crusty exterior begins to crack. Despite a few artistic differences, practices for the upcoming performance go well. Can the beautiful music they perform on stage lead to a deeper connection off of it?

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  Generous Donor

  Feral Sephrian

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  In the mid-nineties, AIDS is not the death sentence it used to be, but Javi's friend Casey needs medicine he can't afford. Javi needs to make some cash fast to help him out, but there aren't many options for gay college dropouts. Javi can't even sell his blood plasma because he has had sex with men before.
  But he learns of someone who will buy blood, even if the donor is gay. Javi is already skeptical, then the doctor at the clinic claims to be a vampire who prefers to drink from men who are sexually stimulated. 
  The whole situation seems suspicious and scary, but the pay is good and Javi does find the situation a little hot. Is it worth the money? Or will Javi need to flee before he is seduced to the vampire's will?

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