We got a chance to talk with Joel Heath a member of Ash Born Interactive who are working on A Demon Hunter’s Guide to Passing Finals, a story-driven JRPG built in RPG Maker MZ that blends anime-inspired storytelling, deep worldbuilding, and systems designed to support narrative and character growth. Q) What inspired you to create A Demon Hunter’s Guide to Passing Finals?

Title: Tilthos Pack Author: Emily Carrington Publisher: Changeling Press Cover Art: Angela Knight Genres: Action Adventure, Box Sets, Dark Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, New Releases, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy Themes: Elves, Dragons & Magical Creatures, LGBTQ+ /Gay, Multicultural & Interracial, Vampires, Werewolves & Wolf Shifters Series: Tilthos Pack (#4) Multiverse: SearchLight Academy (#10)

Title: Cupids' Arrows Author: Mell Eight Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 01/13/2026 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 17300 Genre: Holiday Fantasy, MM Romance, Valentine’s Day, anthropomorphic, established couples, magic, grief Add to Goodreads Description Sable and Wynn have kept their relationship quiet. Love cupids and loss cupids are too different, after all.

Meg Macy has a new MM romance book out, Love is Love book one: All You Need is Love. Longtime friends Jack Riley and Juliette (aka Jules) Baxter are now partners in a new breakfast café, but they are surprised to be confronted by a wave of homophobia in a town known for its inclusive and diverse LGBTQA+ community.

Title: Vermont Paradise Author: Natalie Monteiro Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 01/06/2026 Heat Level: 2 - Fade to Black Sex Pairing: Female/Female Length: 71200 Genre: Contemporary YA, Romance, contemporary, young adult, family-drama, lesbian, family vacation, campsite, vanlife, dogs, sisters Add to Goodreads Description A camping trip with her family is what Maria was expecting.

Title: Incubus Author: Jonathan Wright Cover Art: Bryan Keller Genres: Action Adventure, BDSM, Dark Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, New Releases, Paranormal, Romance Themes: Age Gap (Older Man), Capture Fantasy, Dark Romance, LGBTQ+ /Bisexual, Nonbinary, Transgender, Magic, Sorcery, and Witchcraft, Military, Veterans, and First Responders, Multicultural & Interracial, Voyeurism and Exhibitionism Series: Joseph Horn (#6)

Baker and Taylor is one of very few companies that do book-distribution for libraries — companies that act as the middle man between libraries and publishers. But a few months ago, the company abruptl...

Title: Moon's Shadow Series: Duskblade, Book Two Author: Shannon Blair Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 12/23/2025 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 354 Genre: Fantasy, fantasy, elves, family, spies, sexual discovery, royalty, established relationship, revenge, betrayal, intrigue, coming out Add to Goodreads Description Moranthus and Gerrick return to Dawn’s Gate in hopes of a happy homecoming, but Moranthus’s past as a duskblade stands in the way of his future.

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NEW RELEASE Book Title: A Job Well Done Author and Publisher: Rose Maefair Cover Artist: MILBART Release Date: December 21, 2025 Tense/POV: third person/alternating POV Genres: Contemporary MM Romance Tropes: Forced proximity, not quite enemies to lovers, hitman trope Themes: Awakening for one character Heat Rating: 4 flames Length: 78 983 words/270 pages It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.

  Contemporary Fantasy, Mythology Date Published: December 9, 2025 A world once whole, now split in two. The flower patch painted a deep crimson hue. Eyes of flame gaze on red lock and key. For the brothers' misfortune, he is set free. Anthony and Andrew Redson live an ordinary life on the outskirts of civilization. But their estranged father is anything but ordinary.

Title: All I Want for Christmas Author: Will Okati Cover Art: Marteeka Karland Genres: Contemporary, New Releases, Romance, Romantic Comedy Themes: 2nd Chance Romance, Christmas, LGBTQ+ /Gay Book Length: Novella Page Count: 43 Add to Goodreads Synopsis All James wants for Christmas is his roommate Cillian. And he might just be getting lucky this year.

I’ve been meaning to write this article for a couple of years, but ironically, most of the wintery holiday seasons I have been too busy. This is not an exhaustive list, nor is it a list of the best all-time movies. But these are my go-to movies to put me in the spirit while not making me scream at the screen, “all of this could be solved with proper communication or the concept of polyamory”.

Son of the Moon, Book One MM Romance / Contemporary Fantasy Date Published: June 13, 2025 "Don't come crying to me if he somehow manages to actually kill you!" Twenty-one-year-old Jesse leads a pretty ordinary life until he encounters Jamie, who, covered in soot and ash, can't even remember where the blood on his hands came from. Aware of the risk, Jesse offers him a place for the night, and what starts as…

It's the latest effort by GOP lawmakers and President Trump to restrict care for transgender youth.

Title: Keep Me Like a Secret Series: Lancaster Hornets, Book One Author: Ivy Hamilton Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 12/16/2025 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 318 Genre: Contemporary, gay, bisexual, demisexual, sports romance, Canada, mental health/anxiety attacks, forbidden love, found family, doxxing/outing Add to Goodreads Description Matt Miller’s hockey career is on the perfect track.

Q) What artistic roles do you like to perform (i.e. inker, penciler, computer colored, painter). What styles/ genres do you create in?A: I really like doing line art, it’s the stage that makes me happier. I consider my style a mix of comics and manga, because those were the styles, I surrounded myself growing up, so it’s kind of stuck with me.

BOOK BLAST - RECENT RELEASE Book Title: The Road to Pienza (The Road to Montepulciano #2) Author and Cover Artist: Garrick Jones Publisher: GRJ Press Release Date: November 6, 2025 Genre: Crime Thriller Themes: Historical fiction; Crime Fiction; Political Thriller; Action Thriller Heat Rating: 5 flames Length: 117 000 words/348 pages It is part of a series, but does not end on a cliffhanger.

INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS CONFIRMSLOUDER THAN YOU THINK: A LO-FI HISTORY OF GARY YOUNG & PAVEMENT (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) SET FOR JANUARY 30, 2026 RELEASE Soundtrack from 2023 SXSW-Winning Documentary Features Rare and Never-Before-Heard Tracks from Gary Young and Pavement, As Well As Stockton Hardcore Punk and Post-Punk Bands Fall of Christianity, CRLLL, The Authorities, Gary Young’s Hospital, and Hot Spit Dancers, Plus Tracks Scored for the Film from Edward W.

Acclaimed artist Ana Cristina Cash joins the legendary Emilio Estefan Jr. to spread holiday cheer in their festive new single, “One More Year.” The English version and the Spanish version, titled “Un Año Más,” will be available this Friday (Dec. 12). Infused with warmth, nostalgia, and timeless Latin-influenced arrangements, the collaboration reflects the hope, unity, and renewed spirit that come with the close of each year.