Updates, Featured Book of the Week

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope y’all are enjoying the warmer weather.

This week’s featured book is Love Potion 69. Published on Amazon on June 27, 2024, this award-winning collection of stories from some of your favorite authors includes murder, intrigue, revenge, second chances, fresh beginnings, self-discovery, adventure, monsters, magic, gender-swaps, and spankings.

This collection won the 2024 Golden Pigtails award for best erotic anthologies.

From the Amazon description:

Pop the cork and take a sip! There’s magic in these pages.

STORIES IN THE COLLECTION
Midnight Showing by Sigh
On the eve of the final showing at a theater scheduled to be demolished, Eddie discovers a case of mysterious bottles labeled “Cola 69.” Assuming it’s harmless, he tries it, and discovers secret properties which unleash his wildest fantasies.

Beauty, Bruja and the Beast by Scarlett Lee Winters
A beauty and the beast retelling with a malicious witch, a curse of empathy and an open-minded mage who falls in love with the chimeric beast.

Lucky in Love by Maxine
Being at the center of a murder mystery isn’t so sexy, unless you’re Lucky. With her righteous body and unique voice, Lucky attracts attention everywhere, even in the R-district. When a powerful love potion goes missing, and its creator found dead, Lucky’s on the case.

The Weekend Workshop by Ian D. Smith
A group of friends go to a weekend workshop designed to help people figure out what they truly want. It seemed to work, and the mystery ingredient in the drinks at the chill-out session might just have helped.

Botany and Brujeria by Megan Landon
When an old flame arrives in her remote village to steal a potentially apocalyptic plant, Soledad must face her past traumas to protect those she loves, and the world.

The Girly Drink by Katie Oslow
A timeless story of a boy, who loves a girl, so he sees a wizard to get a potion that turns him into the kind of girl the girl can love.

A Walk in the Woods by Olivia Lawless
Camille loved the fear of exploring a forest at night, even if Noah wasn’t as excited. When they come across a dark cabin, curiosity wins out. They find an unlikely prize; a small glowing potion. It’s not ’til the morning that they discover the delayed effects of Love Potion 69. What would you do if you woke up in the body of your lover?

Quench to the Hilt by Seriah Black
Hippo shifting blacksmith Zaina doesn’t expect to be any more than a side quest. But when she is dragged into a love potion scheme to take down the hero, quenching Kiran’s second sword to keep him alive might finally melt Zaina’s tempered heart.

Poitín No. 69 by Clea Salar and Tallis Salar
Chuck crushed on his coworker, Toni, for three years, and he’s not going to confess at her going away party. But the bar they booked is unusual, and the ginger bartender seems right out of a story. There’s something weird in the drinks; is it enough to get Chuck to admit his feelings before Toni leaves?

Gender-Shifted in the Werewolf Speakeasy by Salazar Zed
You heard the warnings years ago. How werewolves will make you feel small. How their unholy hands will glide over your flesh. How they’ll make you feel like a woman, and how their magic will mold you into one. Surely … you don’t want that.

Cinnamon: The Lothario by Saddletramp1956
Mark proposes to Cinnamon, but their celebratory evening is ruined by a wannabe lothario who tries to take Cinnamon for himself. The lothario swears vengeance and nearly succeeds, but is stopped with a little help from the immortal goddess of retributive justice.

I’ll See You in My Dreams by Sofia Giaconda
Novelist Irene writes the man haunting her dreams into her novel to get him out of her system. Instead, outside forces move to help Irene find love and draw her in to meet the dream man. Will grim reality keep these lovers apart, or will love–and magic–find a way?

The Lake by Christian Pan
In the future after a terrible war, survivors must remember the healing powers of pleasure and love if they are going to rebuild the world. Features a queering of characters who bear echoes of familiar figures from Arthurian legend.

Get your copy of this award-winning collection on Amazon in e-book or paperback now…

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I’m still working on two free stories, Her Marriage, Her Terms: A Sequel, and Flash 06: The Temporary Wife, which will be posted here and on Literotica.

I’m currently about 8,000 words into the first draft of “The Girl in the Lake,” a story for a new summer anthology, tentatively set for publication in late June. This story explores a “love, lost and found” theme, with a water nymph who helps a grieving widower cope with the loss of his wife.

Things have been more than a bit crazy lately, which has slowed me down more than I had anticipated, but I’m making progress.

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As regular readers know by now, I participate in group promotions on Bookfunnel that feature both free and paid e-books.

Two promotions that started on April 1 will run through the month. Dawn of the Organoids, Max Burnage, Ep. 1: Cheaters Beware, and Semper Invictus can be downloaded for free here, while Justice Rides, Tabitha Prime, and A Climax in Time are available here.

Two new promotions start on April 15 and will run through May 15. Tales From the Saddletramp Universe, Vols. 1 and 2, Tabitha Prime, and The Cursed Phallus of Baalak-Ra can be seen here.

Choices, Burn! Tales of Infidelity and Retribution, Vol.1, and Evil Woman can be downloaded for free here.

Strength of the Soul and other science fiction books are available here for free through April.

Additionally, all of my free e-books have been posted to Prolific Works, so feel free to head over and load up. I’ve also started an account on Story Origin and loaded some of my free books there, specifically, A Father’s Justice, Houston, and Dawn of the Organoids. I’m still learning my way around the site.