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The publisher will consist of three imprints: Falcon Books, NakedSword Books and Raging Stallion Books.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFalconINK has debuted two novellas: \u201cHard Ball,\u201d an original sports romance from Falcon Books, and\u00a0\u201cWild Game: Open Season,\u201d a prequel to the gay adult film\u00a0\u201cWild Game,\u201d from NakedSword Books, releasing Sept. 10. \n\n\t\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThis exciting venture reflects our commitment to expanding beyond our traditional audience while staying true to the storytelling and sexuality that have defined Falcon for more than five decades,\u201d Falcon | NakedSword CEO Tim Valenti said in a statement Monday morning. \u201cFor the first time, we\u2019re also creating content for one of the largest audiences in the M\/M romance space: women. No company is better positioned to tell accessible romantic and erotic stories than the one that has been doing it so successfully since 1971.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe company\u2019s co-chief content officer Ben Rush said, \u201cBeyond publishing, FalconINK will serve as an incubator for future film and television adaptations, both mainstream and adult, and further expand the Falcon | NakedSword universe through original and existing IP. We\u2019re proud of how the company continues to evolve while remaining committed to the freedom and acceptance we\u2019ve represented within the LGBTQIA+ community for 55 years.\u201d\n\n\t\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHard Ball\u201d tells the story of Mateo Ruiz, a professional baseball player in the minor leagues who sparks a romance with his rival, a fellow shortstop named Chase Whitaker.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4989\">Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson\u2019s Disease Diagnosis: \u2018I Have Not Stopped Living and I Have Not Stopped Working\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn \u201cWild Game: Open Season,\u201d Derek Kage appears to be happily married to a woman when his life is turned upside down after meeting construction worker Adrian.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBoth titles are available as trade paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks. Written by Riley Parks and Ben Rush, the audiobook edition of \u201cWild Game: Open Season\u201d is narrated by adult entertainer Derek Kage; fellow porn star Eddie Burke voices the \u201cHard Ball\u201d audiobook, written by Parks.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA launch party for the publishing house is set to take place at Book Soup in West Hollywood on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe launch of FalconINK comes alongside several major milestones for Falcon | NakedSword, including an induction of \u201cHard Ball\u201d and \u201cWild Game: Open Season\u201d into the Stonewall National Museum, Archives &amp; Library, the premiere of the industry\u2019s first-ever SFW vertical micro-drama and an upcoming underwear design collaboration with Skull &amp; Bones.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe television series adaptation of \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d is based on the \u201cGame Changers\u201d book series by Canadian author Rachel Reid. Season 2 begins filming in August. In March, show creator Jacob Tierney told me he was trying not to feel pressure to live up to Season 1. \u201cI think I realized a little while ago that what I have to do is go back to where my head was at the first time I wrote, which was love these books and try to make the smartest thing I can make of it,\u201d he said at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4987\">Laufey Signs With UTA in All Areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c89ef540f6a5d24259ae9302bb6b5cb.webp\" width=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c89ef540f6a5d24259ae9302bb6b5cb.webp 639w, https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c89ef540f6a5d24259ae9302bb6b5cb-300x111.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay adult entertainment company Falcon | NakedSword has launched a publishing house with three imprints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[159,539],"class_list":["post-4993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-heated-rivalry","tag-just-for-variety-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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