AN AXE & A PROPOSAL FAIR
by E. Anders
- Subgenre: Fantasy
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When Frode serves as an escort during his berserker brothers’ wedding negotiations with an allied clan’s only daughter, he never expects he’ll be the one to end up on the chopping block.
TRUST THE BEAGLE'S NOSE
by M. L. Buchman
- Subgenre: Suspense
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When TSA agent Jason and his bomb-sniffing Beagle, Darwin, make an abrupt transfer from DC to Vegas, little does he know that is the smallest change coming his way. Terri, his heavily armed escort officer, is the woman that neither of their hearts were counting on.
CW: Depiction of violence
DATE & SWITCH
by Michele Dean
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: Anna was done with “flyboys”—the Air Force pilots who always took off just after stealing a girl’s heart. But when her cousin begged her to go on a double date, she gave in—and fell for Ben at first sight. Two problems: Ben was her cousin’s date. And a flyboy—the last guy she’d ever let herself love.
WOUNDED HEARTS RANCH
by Jenna Hendricks
- Subgenre: Cowboy
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: Jerod’s war wounds are more than skin deep. Will he allow Dana to get close enough to heal his wounded heart?
CW: PTSD
ON THE WINGS OF LOVE
by Ines Johnson
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When Kip, a reclusive supernatural being with more senses than secrets, takes a seasonal job at Mitchie’s café, he’s unprepared for the radiant force of nature that is his boss. Mitchie is sweet, savory, and unknowingly magical—so much so that her food lures all manner of supernatural creatures. But when predators come sniffing around for her secret ingredient, Kip must decide if he’s willing to risk his life, and his heart, to protect the woman whose love might just transform him forever.
LEORA'S DUET
by R.S. Kellogg
- Subgenre: Fantasy
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: “Leora’s Duet” finds Leora the mermaid unexpectedly catching the flirtatious attention of an unlikely, magical man. As with any wild magics at play, the results are unexpected.
HER DNA REVEALED
by Evelyn Lederman
- Subgenre: Sci Fi
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Penelope’s brother’s dead body lures her into a world of danger and exposes long-buried secrets about her heritage. But her new reality is not only steeped in danger—it’s also complicated by her growing confusion over a man she’s drawn to.
CW: Depiction of violence
PENNED CONFESSIONS
by K. McCoy
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Business savvy Vivienne Hawthrone is determined to make an impression at the annual writer’s conference in Vegas. But when she encounters her ex, narrative designer Isaak Wright, secrets surface that may rewrite their futures forever.
MORE THAN WORDS ALONE
by Olivia Michaels
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Sometimes, the bravest thing a soldier can do... is open his heart. In this heartfelt Watchdog Security short, a soldier’s love letter to his wife opens the door to a tender conversation about regrets, resilience, and the family they still might build together.
I SPY
by Sue Mills
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: After a failed blind date, Dee stumbles upon a newspaper ad from a man who remembers her from a brief grocery store encounter months ago. Curious where it might lead, she decides to reply.
AT FIRST INK
by Mica Rae
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: One weekend in Vegas changes everything for a shy librarian and her sexy tattoo artist. Can a little ink really lead to forever?
RAGS TO VEGAS
by Natisha Raynor
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: After ending an abusive relationship, Berkley Simmons relocates to Las Vegas for a fresh start. A drunken night out with her best friend leads to a life-changing one-night stand.
CW: Mention of former abuse
SUITE 1369
by Charity Shané
- Subgenre: Erotica
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Two consenting adults and one steamy night in Vegas might prove that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there.
SAVING HAN SOLO
by Mel Walker
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When volleyball star Carina meets brooding coach Jefferson in small-town Indiana, their shared love of Star Wars sparks an unexpected connection between two people haunted by their pasts. As their chemistry ignites on and off the court, Jefferson must decide if he can finally forgive himself and accept the second chance at love he never thought he deserved.
SUN-KISSED NEMESIS
by Willow Winters
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: In the sun-soaked charm of a beach town, an artist and his spirited new tenant clash over a sleepless night. “Sun-Kissed Nemesis” is a tender romance about unexpected connections, messy misunderstandings, and finding love in the midst of healing.
ALL OR NOTHING
by Jaylee Austin
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: In a neon-lit desert where ancient curses and cosmic wagers collide, an immortal outcast must risk his solitude to protect Elara—a woman whose defiant spirit might be the key to redemption. With magic, betrayal, and love entwined, every roll of the dice propels them deeper into a dangerous destiny.
O'DELI: UNHINGED
by Danielle Blum
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When Olivia O’Dell face-plants at her college graduation and accidentally becomes a viral meme, she spirals into a chaotic, alcohol-fueled journey of self-discovery—complete with tequila regrets, midnight bus rides, almost-romances, and rooftop kisses in New York City. Turns out, rock bottom might come with snacks, sequins, and one hell of a story.
CW: Fatphobia, Body Image (Weight-Related)
RED FLAG HAG
by Maria Denison
- Subgenre: Memoir
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Red Flag Hag is a TikTok of words, first date disasters and navigating romance after divorce. A humorous study of finding yourself and the perfect date.
CW: Mention of former abuse
24/7
by Alexandria House
- Subgenre: Erotica
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: They have an arrangement, but she wants more. Is he willing to give it to her?
THE LECTURE
by Elle Kay
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: “The Lecture” is a darkly sexy, Mafia-adjacent short story about forbidden desire, explosive tension, and the kind of love that demands everything—even the truth.
THE BOSS'S HONEY TRAP
by Jordyn Kross
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Lily is hired to bait her bad boss into exposing his true nature. But once she gets a taste of him, she’s not sure if she’s the honey trap or he is.
PUCK OUT OF PLAY
by Lou Littlefield
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: Love hits when you least expect it. Kim only wanted to reconnect with her son by taking him to a hockey game. When NHL legend Kyle Tucker enters the scene, Kim finds herself navigating butterflies, misunderstandings, interfering pucks—and perhaps the chance to find love again.
CW: Mention of former abuse
THE GARDEN OF EDEN
by Kati McRae
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Pit boss Elena Devereux spots a cheater on the casino floor, but it turns out this silver fox is only interested in one thing: her. When he invites her to the most exclusive sex club in Las Vegas, Elena is in for a night she’ll never forget.
ROOM 1312
by K.C. Mills
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: He wants her but knows she’ll ruin him. When she becomes his match, there’s no way he can say no. One night of pleasure will have to be enough or he’ll just have to ruin her too…
BIRD IN THE HAND
by A. Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: All summer, Silas Brooks couldn’t get Knox Kramer out of his mind, but he’s a crow shifter, and Knox is a raven. Will they recapture their budding closeness, or will their differences keep them apart?
THE LAST DEAL
by Sheley Rayne
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: I’m Vegas’s kingpin, building my empire one hand at a time, until she—Verna Graves—slips into my casino, a lethal hitwoman in a black dress of secrets, labeling me her next mark. We play our hands, push our cards, and in this deadly dance of desire, I forget the rules—until she uncovers a buried secret, a treasure I kept hidden to stay alive. Mobster or murderer, blackjack or bust, one of us is gonna end up swimming with the corpses in Lake Mead.
CW: Depiction of violence
SERENDIPITY ON THE SLOPES
by Heather Schneider
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: What happens when Sadie gets stranded on New Year's Eve with her work rival, Miller, in a cozy ski town? “Serendipity on the Slopes” is a sweet, work rivals-to-lovers romcom short story.
WATCH ME BURN
by Verika Sloane
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: How do you get what you want from a mafia boss? You knock him out, cuff him to the bed, and make a devil's bargain.
BETTING ON YES
by Eliana West
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When bestselling author Zach heads to Las Vegas for a writers' conference, he brings along more than just nerves—he’s carrying a ring and a plan to propose to the love of his life, Garrett. But Zach isn’t the only one with a surprise. With family, friends, and fate in their corner, this heartwarming short story is a celebration of love, laughter, and the perfect double proposal.
AN AXE AND A PROPOSAL FAIR
by E. Anders
- Subgenre: Fantasy
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When Frode serves as an escort during his berserker brothers’ wedding negotiations with an allied clan’s only daughter, he never expects he’ll be the one to end up on the chopping block.
ALL OR NOTHING
by Jaylee Austin
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: In a neon-lit desert where ancient curses and cosmic wagers collide, an immortal outcast must risk his solitude to protect Elara—a woman whose defiant spirit might be the key to redemption. With magic, betrayal, and love entwined, every roll of the dice propels them deeper into a dangerous destiny.
O'DELI: UNHINGED
by Danielle Blum
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When Olivia O’Dell face-plants at her college graduation and accidentally becomes a viral meme, she spirals into a chaotic, alcohol-fueled journey of self-discovery—complete with tequila regrets, midnight bus rides, almost-romances, and rooftop kisses in New York City. Turns out, rock bottom might come with snacks, sequins, and one hell of a story.
CW: Fatphobia, Body Image (Weight-Related)
TRUST THE BEAGLE'S NOSE
by M. L. Buchman
- Subgenre: Suspense
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When TSA agent Jason and his bomb-sniffing Beagle, Darwin, make an abrupt transfer from DC to Vegas, little does he know that is the smallest change coming his way. Terri, his heavily armed escort officer, is the woman that neither of their hearts were counting on.
CW: Depiction of violence
DATE & SWITCH
by Michele Dean
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: Anna was done with “flyboys”—the Air Force pilots who always took off just after stealing a girl’s heart. But when her cousin begged her to go on a double date, she gave in—and fell for Ben at first sight. Two problems: Ben was her cousin’s date. And a flyboy—the last guy she’d ever let herself love.
RED FLAG HAG
by Maria Denison
- Subgenre: Memoir
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Red Flag Hag is a TikTok of words, first date disasters and navigating romance after divorce. A humorous study of finding yourself and the perfect date.
CW: Mention of former abuse
WOUNDED HEARTS RANCH
by Jenna Hendricks
- Subgenre: Cowboy
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: Jerod’s war wounds are more than skin deep. Will he allow Dana to get close enough to heal his wounded heart?
CW: PTSD
24/7
by Alexandria House
- Subgenre: Erotica
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: They have an arrangement, but she wants more. Is he willing to give it to her?
ON THE WINGS OF LOVE
by Ines Johnson
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When Kip, a reclusive supernatural being with more senses than secrets, takes a seasonal job at Mitchie’s café, he’s unprepared for the radiant force of nature that is his boss. Mitchie is sweet, savory, and unknowingly magical—so much so that her food lures all manner of supernatural creatures. But when predators come sniffing around for her secret ingredient, Kip must decide if he’s willing to risk his life, and his heart, to protect the woman whose love might just transform him forever.
THE LECTURE
by Elle Kay
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: “The Lecture” is a darkly sexy, Mafia-adjacent short story about forbidden desire, explosive tension, and the kind of love that demands everything—even the truth.
LEORA'S DUET
by R.S. Kellogg
- Subgenre: Fantasy
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: “Leora’s Duet” finds Leora the mermaid unexpectedly catching the flirtatious attention of an unlikely, magical man. As with any wild magics at play, the results are unexpected.
THE BOSS'S HONEY TRAP
by Jordyn Kross
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Lily is hired to bait her bad boss into exposing his true nature. But once she gets a taste of him, she’s not sure if she’s the honey trap or he is.
HER DNA REVEALED
by Evelyn Lederman
- Subgenre: Sci Fi
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Penelope’s brother’s dead body lures her into a world of danger and exposes long-buried secrets about her heritage. But her new reality is not only steeped in danger—it’s also complicated by her growing confusion over a man she’s drawn to.
CW: Depiction of violence
PUCK OUT OF PLAY
by Lou Littlefield
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: Love hits when you least expect it. Kim only wanted to reconnect with her son by taking him to a hockey game. When NHL legend Kyle Tucker enters the scene, Kim finds herself navigating butterflies, misunderstandings, interfering pucks—and perhaps the chance to find love again.
CW: Mention of former abuse
PENNED CONFESSIONS
by K. McCoy
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Business savvy Vivienne Hawthrone is determined to make an impression at the annual writer’s conference in Vegas. But when she encounters her ex, narrative designer Isaak Wright, secrets surface that may rewrite their futures forever.
THE GARDEN OF EDEN
by Kati McRae
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Pit boss Elena Devereux spots a cheater on the casino floor, but it turns out this silver fox is only interested in one thing: her. When he invites her to the most exclusive sex club in Las Vegas, Elena is in for a night she’ll never forget.
MORE THAN WORDS ALONE
by Olivia Michaels
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Sometimes, the bravest thing a soldier can do... is open his heart. In this heartfelt Watchdog Security short, a soldier’s love letter to his wife opens the door to a tender conversation about regrets, resilience, and the family they still might build together.
I SPY
by Sue Mills
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: After a failed blind date, Dee stumbles upon a newspaper ad from a man who remembers her from a brief grocery store encounter months ago. Curious where it might lead, she decides to reply.
ROOM 1312
by K.C. Mills
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: He wants her but knows she’ll ruin him. When she becomes his match, there’s no way he can say no. One night of pleasure will have to be enough or he’ll just have to ruin her too…
BIRD IN THE HAND
by A. Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: All summer, Silas Brooks couldn’t get Knox Kramer out of his mind, but he’s a crow shifter, and Knox is a raven. Will they recapture their budding closeness, or will their differences keep them apart?
AT FIRST INK
by Mica Rae
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: One weekend in Vegas changes everything for a shy librarian and her sexy tattoo artist. Can a little ink really lead to forever?
THE LAST DEAL
by Sheley Rayne
- Subgenre: Paranormal
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: I’m Vegas’s kingpin, building my empire one hand at a time, until she—Verna Graves—slips into my casino, a lethal hitwoman in a black dress of secrets, labeling me her next mark. We play our hands, push our cards, and in this deadly dance of desire, I forget the rules—until she uncovers a buried secret, a treasure I kept hidden to stay alive. Mobster or murderer, blackjack or bust, one of us is gonna end up swimming with the corpses in Lake Mead.
CW: Depiction of violence
RAGS TO VEGAS
by Natisha Raynor
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: After ending an abusive relationship, Berkley Simmons relocates to Las Vegas for a fresh start. A drunken night out with her best friend leads to a life-changing one-night stand.
CW: Mention of former abuse
SERENDIPITY ON THE SLOPES
by Heather Schneider
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️
- Blurb: What happens when Sadie gets stranded on New Year's Eve with her work rival, Miller, in a cozy ski town? “Serendipity on the Slopes” is a sweet, work rivals-to-lovers romcom short story.
SUITE 1369
by Charity Shané
- Subgenre: Erotica
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: Two consenting adults and one steamy night in Vegas might prove that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there.
WATCH ME BURN
by Verika Sloane
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: How do you get what you want from a mafia boss? You knock him out, cuff him to the bed, and make a devil's bargain.
SAVING HAN SOLO
by Mel Walker
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When volleyball star Carina meets brooding coach Jefferson in small-town Indiana, their shared love of Star Wars sparks an unexpected connection between two people haunted by their pasts. As their chemistry ignites on and off the court, Jefferson must decide if he can finally forgive himself and accept the second chance at love he never thought he deserved.
BETTING ON YES
by Eliana West
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: When bestselling author Zach heads to Las Vegas for a writers' conference, he brings along more than just nerves—he’s carrying a ring and a plan to propose to the love of his life, Garrett. But Zach isn’t the only one with a surprise. With family, friends, and fate in their corner, this heartwarming short story is a celebration of love, laughter, and the perfect double proposal.
SUN-KISSED NEMESIS
by Willow Winters
- Subgenre: Contemporary
- Heat ranking: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Blurb: In the sun-soaked charm of a beach town, an artist and his spirited new tenant clash over a sleepless night. “Sun-Kissed Nemesis” is a tender romance about unexpected connections, messy misunderstandings, and finding love in the midst of healing.