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Book Title:  In Tune (The Road to Rocktoberfest 2022) Author: Elle Keaton Publisher:  DirtyDogPress LLC Cover Artist: Natasha Snow Release Date: November 8, 2022 Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance, small town gay romance, rockstar Tropes: friends to lovers, bi-awakening, everyone is queer Themes: finding family, Heat Rating: 4 flames Length: 45 000 words It is a standalone story, but does link back to Piedras Island world (West Coast Forensics) It does not end on a cliffhanger. Goodreads Buy Links -   Available in Kindle Unlimited Universal Link   |   Amazon US   |   Amazon UK  Luka wants Dean. Dean doesn’t know what he wants. Blurb Dean Life is good for Dean Blanchett, lead guitarist of the superstar rock band, the Lost Apostles. He's got his music, he's got his dog, he's got his best friend Luka...

Book Title:  Muted Chords ( The Road to Rocktoberfest 2022) Author and Publisher: Samuel York Cover Artist: Natasha Snow Release Date: November 4, 2022 Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance Tropes: Soul mates, work colleagues, insta-love Themes: Belief in self Heat Rating: 4 flames    Length: 50 000 words/246 pages It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger. Goodreads Buy Links - Available in Kindle Unlimited   Amazon US   |   Amazon UK  Finding and keeping love isn’t always easy. Blurb  Josh Shepard developed an intense connection to music, despite being born deaf. None of his relationships have ever come close to his bond with music. Then Branston ‘Bran’ Vale saunters into his life. Bran is the type of guy Josh always fantasized about. With Bran in their band, traveling with them, Josh’s libido rises to an uncomfortable level. Bran i...

Book Title:  Changing His Tune: Road to Rocktoberfest 2022 Author and Publisher: Blake Allwood Cover Artist: Natasha Snow Release Date: October 18, 2022 Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance Tropes:  Rock star romance, first love  Themes: Coming out Heat Rating: 4 flames Length: 77 600 words It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger. Goodreads Buy Links -   Available in Kindle Unlimited Amazon US   |   Amazon UK Tired of being lonely, Hayden decides to take his music and his identity back. Will these transformations be worth the risk, or will they destroy everything he’s ever worked for? Blurb Hayden Koal’s life has been… different. He was just a boy living on his grandpa’s Iowa farm when his parents whisked him off to LA and thrust him into teenage stardom. Now that he’s an adult, he’s ready to make his...

Book Title:  Three of a Kind (The Road to Rocktoberfest 2022) Author and Publisher: Nic Starr Cover Artist: Natasha Snow Release Date: October 21, 2022 Genre:  Contemporary M/M Romance Tropes: Rock star, Menage, Friends to Lovers, Second Chance Themes:  Coming out, Insecurity Heat Rating: 4 flames       Length:  approx 45 000 words It’s part of a multi-author series but can be read stand-alone. It features the same band who featured in the first Road to Rocktoberfest series. That book was called Wild Card and maximum enjoyment would be achieved by reading that one first. It does not end on a cliffhanger. Goodreads Buy Links - Available in Kindle Unlimited Universal Link   |   Amazon US   |   Amazon AU Amazon UK   |   Amazon DE   |   Amazon FR What happens when friendship becomes love, and you’r...

Book Title:  Prince of Flowers  (Wild Hearts Book 1)  Author and Publisher: Nazri Noor Cover Artist: Christian Bentulan Release Date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary MM, Fantasy M/M Romance  Tropes: Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, shared bed, found family Themes: Trust, truth (Both MCs spend a good amount of the book deceiving each other, and have to learn that maybe they shouldn’t!) Heat Rating: 4 flames Length:  approx 62 000 words This is book 1 in a series and does not end on a cliffhanger. HFN. Goodreads Buy Links - Available in Kindle Unlimited Universal Link   |   Amazon US   |   Amazon UK Also available on audio - narrated by  Greg Boudreaux Audible US   |   Audible UK  He captured a fae prince, but can he capture his heart? Blurb  Lochlann Wilde walks in the shadow of his father, ...

Book Title:  Hidden Blade: The Road to Rocktoberfest 2022 Author and Publisher: Kaje Harper Cover Artist: Natasha Snow Release Date: October 4, 2022 Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance Tropes: First-time, clinical anxiety Themes: Coming out, hurt-comfort Heat Rating:  3 flames  Length: 86 000 words It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.  It is part of a shared-world series. This is the first release from this year's set. Goodreads Buy Links  - Available in Kindle Unlimited   Amazon US   |   Amazon UK Sometimes willpower isn't enough. Blurb  Cam  Social anxiety's been my constant companion for twenty-three years, sometimes in the background, sometimes silencing me and yanking my guts out in the nearest trash can. No matter how much I love playing music, I'm never going to get up on a stage and perform in front of a crowd. Bu...