Reviewed by Ro TITLE: Light Up AUTHOR: Barbara Elsborg PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 285 Pages RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2025 BLURB: Two strangers. One storm. A connection neither of them saw coming. Corey’s day has gone from bad to worse. First, he loses his job. Then his home. Now he’s crawling through a blizzard in a beat-up car, hoping to sneak into his uncle’s empty house for a lonely Christmas in front of a big-screen TV.

TYLER WOKE warm and toasty. It had snowed during the night, judging by the white outside on the windowsill. He rolled over, and Anthony pulled him closer. “Do we have to get up?” “It’s Christmas,” Tyler said, and Daisy jumped up onto the bed. Thankfully she had taken to sleeping in her own bed, but joined them in the morning as soon as she heard them talking.

Here are the new releases for the week. Let us know if there's something missing & we'll add it to the list. Title Author Publisher Release Date Other Details Link Six Stingers Stinging Layla Dorine Self Published 11/17/2025 Tinsel and Tentacles 3.0 Amazon Light Up Barbara Elsborg Self Published 11/17/2025 Amazon

Book of the Week Poll Welcome to the Love Bytes Book of the Week Poll! Here are the books which achieved a 4.25 and up review last week from our reviewers. As a reminder, the top two books from each week’s poll will roll into our Book of the Month poll at month’s end. Happy Voting! Please scroll to the very bottom for the voting section…

It is final! The October 2025 Voter Chosen Book of the Month! We thank you all for participating in our poll! The top two will go on to Book of the Year! Congrats to our winners! Reviewed by Kat TITLE: Against the Odds SERIES: The Games We play – Season 2 AUTHOR: Kaje Harper PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 320 pages…

Book of the Week Winners! Here are the winning books of this week’s Book of the Week Poll. Both will go through to the Book of the Month Poll Reviewed by Sadonna (part 1) Reviewed by Sadonna (part 2) Reviewed by Sadonna (part 3) TITLE: Heart2Heart: A Contemporary Charity Anthology (Collection) Volume 8 AUTHORS: C. Rochelle, Emmy Sanders, Jodi Oliver, Lily Morton, Marley Valentine, Riley Nash, Fae Quin, E.M.

Reviewed by Sadonna TITLE: A Phoenix Reborn at Christmas SERIES:  An MM Monsters Christmas AUTHOR:  Gigi Rivers PUBLISHER:  Self-published LENGTH:  275 pages RELEASE DATE:  November 7, 2025 BLURB: Percival dies hating Leo. He is reborn wanting only him. Leo despises Lord Percival Everflame the moment the phoenix walks into his bakery. Well … almost the moment. At first, the hearth witch baker is too busy staring at the stunning phoenix.

Reviewed by Kat   TITLE: Fire in Cabin 27 SERIES: Double-Booked for the Holidays Multi-Author Series AUTHOR: TL Travis Ikr PUBLISHER: Sapphire Publishing LENGTH: 157 pages RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2025 BLURB: A human omega with a whole lot of sass running away for his heat. A surly dragon escaping his meddling family for the holidays. Add in a double-booked cabin and an impending snowstorm.

Reviewed by Ro TITLE: Ginger Snapped AUTHOR: Sarah Honey PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 114 pages RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2025 BLURB: Cameron Parker has held the title of Gingerbread King for four years running. Sugar Hollow’s annual Christmas Gingerbread House Competition is the one time of year introverted Cameron comes out of his shell, reveling in the opportunity to show off his spectacular baking and decorating skills.

Reviewed by Taylin TITLE: Moonlit Nights & Northern Lights SERIES: The Killigrew Street Case Files #2 AUTHOR: TJ Rose PUBLISHER: Self-Published LENGTH: 500+ Pages RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2025 BLURB: How to survive fake dating your telepathic arch nemesis during an undercover mission in Scotland: Don't think horrible thoughts about him in case he's listening in. The creep. Ensure Freddy the zombie ferret doesn't bite him.

Reviewed by Ro TITLE: A Loser By Christmas SERIES: Con Riley’s Christmas Collection #4 AUTHOR: Con Riley PUBLISHER: Figment Ink LENGTH: 212 pages RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2025 BLURB: London isn’t for losers. It’s for lovers, even if they don’t see it coming, so settle in for another emotion-packed holiday romance from Con Riley’s Christmas collection. I didn’t ask Santa to stuff my stocking with an NHL star known for being big, bad, and brutal.

Title: To Beguile a Banished Lord Series: Regency Rossingley, Book Three Author: Fearne Hill Cover Artist: Mandy Porto Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 11/11/2025 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 294 Genre: Historical, historical romance/British Regency, gay, bisexual, age-gap, humorous, sunny/grumpy, hurt-comfort, humorous Add to Goodreads Description Rollo Duchamps-Avery, the high-spirited second son of the eleventh Earl of Rossingley, is not in his father’s best books.

Reviewed by Sadonna TITLE:  Punchline AUTHORS: L.A. Witt & Cari Z PUBLISHER: GallagherWitt Publishing LLC LENGTH: 270 Pages RELEASE DATE:  October 15, 2025 BLURB: Jake Radovitz is finally figuring himself out again. After he accidentally injured a friend so badly during a tournament that it ended the guy’s MMA career, Jake shied away from the mat and their friendship. Now he’s inching back into that world, working alongside his friend and coaching young fighters.

Reviewed by Kat   TITLE: Mink Hijinks SERIES: Double-Booked for the Holidays Multi-Author Series AUTHOR: Morgan Lysand PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 112 pages RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2025 BLURB: Pax I just want to survive my Heat in peace, so I book a secluded cabin for the holidays. But when I’m ready to pass out after a long trip, I find something already in bed.

Reviewed by Kat   TITLE: Rivi SERIES: A Little Christmas: Season 4 Multi-Author series AUTHOR: Wendy Rathbone PUBLISHER: Eye Scry Publications LENGTH: 172 pages RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2025 BLURB: Rivi: I’ve known I’m a little for a long time but never acted on it. I’m far too shy to go looking for daddies, even online. Dating sites are untrustworthy. Besides, who would want me?

Reviewed by True TITLE: Tempting the Teammate SERIES: Arctic Titans of Northwood U #8 AUTHOR: Hayden Hall PUBLISHER: Self-Published LENGTH: 237 pages RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2025 BLURB: Andrei Sokolov has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. We have played defense together since peewee hockey. We have been inseparable through every game, every road trip, and every bad decision.

Reviewed by Ro TITLE: The Hot Chocolate Hoax SERIES: Sweet Deceit #1 AUTHOR: E.J. Stoll PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 240 Pages RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2025 BLURB: Moving back home to join the Green Mountain Ballet Company came with numerous perks. Better pay, bigger roles, and the chance to dance on the same stage where I first fell in love with ballet.

What motivates you to write the Oarthecan Star Saga? Representation! While there’s a tonne of MM sci-fi out there, only a handful of books showcase big, burly men as the main heroes — and I think that needs to change. There’s nothing wrong with a svelte, athletic Adonis as the lead (and if that’s your thing, you’re spoiled for choice), but not all of us readers fall into that category.

Reviewed by Sadonna TITLE: Christmas at Crofton Hall: A Festive Short Story Collection SERIES:  Modern Crofton & Historical Crofton AUTHOR:  Rebecca Cohen PUBLISHER:  Self-published LENGTH:  214 pages RELEASE DATE:  November 6, 2025 BLURB: Merry Christmas from the Earl of Crofton. Come and read about the festive goings-on at Crofton Hall in this collection featuring characters from the Modern Crofton and historical series.

Reviewed by Kat   TITLE: Hot for Teacher SERIES: Extra Credit (Book 2) AUTHOR: Grae Bryan PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 256 pages RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2025 BLURB: Chase Adler goes with the flow. An only child of disinterested parents and the only beta in his friend group, he’s used to not making waves. Which is fine by Chase—he’ll leave the drama to his alpha besties.

Reviewed by Mal TITLE: Don't Shoot Me Santa SERIES: To Love A Psycho #4 AUTHOR: CF White PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 370 Pages RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2025 BLURB: Only he decides who’s a good boy. "I'm building you a place where you don't have to choose between being strong or safe. You can be both. Or neither. You can just...be."

Reviewed by Ro TITLE: Canceled for Christmas Series: New York Knights #1 AUTHOR: Oliver Takely PUBLISHER: MM Romance Press LENGTH: 212 Pages RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2025 BLURB:  Ryder Quinn is one of the hottest fitness influencers on the planet. All abs, charm, and viral workouts. He loves indiscriminately, but it’s only for one night. Behind the curated perfection is a man quietly unravelling.

Reviewed by Mal TITLE: To Beguile a Banished Lord SERIES: Regency Rossingley #3 AUTHOR: Fearne Hill PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 300 Pages RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2025 BLURB: Rollo Duchamps-Avery, the high-spirited second son of the eleventh Earl of Rossingley, is not in his father’s best books. After one misdemeanour too many, the earl ruins Rollo’s idyllic summer by packing him off to the wilds of rural Norfolk, arranging for him to stay with the Duke of Ashington’s loathsome brother.

PROMO BLITZ - To Beguile A Banished Lord by Fearne Hill Length: 300 pages Series: #3 in Regency Rossingley Prior Reading: not required Genre: Historical Romance (Regency England) Tropes: age-gap, a spoiled Regency twink, grumpy sunshine, jealousy, redemption, a Regency romp Trigger/Content Warnings: An episode of suicidal ideation on a high rooftop Publisher: NineStar Press…

Reviewed by Sadonna TITLE:  Pretty Mess AUTHOR:  Lily Morton NARRATOR:  Joel Leslie PUBLISHER:  Self-published LENGTH:  13 hours and 38 minutes RELEASE DATE:  October 22, 2025 BLURB: Kiss him, sleep with him, but don’t ever fall in love with him. The first time Wes Archer steps into Jack of Clubs, an exclusive London pleasure club, he’s completely confident he can heed the tried-and-true advice about becoming an escort.