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  • Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All's fair in love and potatoes. Melody Brightly Broadway Star. Pink hair. A smile that hits me harder than a slap shot. Terrible taste in hockey teams. Full of secrets. The one woman I fail to defend my heart against. Jase Donnelly Defenseman.Charming. Sexy as puck. Makes my hormones give a standing ovation. The one guy I can never be with, but can't stay away from...
  • Rock Bottom Girl by Lucy Score

    Rock Bottom Girl by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    “You may be faking the relationship, but you’re not faking the orgasms.” Downsized, broke, and dumped, 38-year-old Marley sneaks home to her childhood bedroom in the town she couldn’t wait to escape twenty years ago. Not much has changed in Culpepper. The cool kids are still cool. Now they just own car dealerships and live in McMansions next door...
  • Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak

    Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve never been kissed.I know…it’s a huge problem.It all started because I fell in love with my best friend, Axel Stevens. I decided to save my first kiss for him. But…he didn’t fall in love with me back.For the first time in years, he’s finally single though. And I have the perfect plan.I reinvented myself over the summer...
  • Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?Andy:If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover...
  • Una perfecta confusión by América Rodas

    Una perfecta confusión by América Rodas

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    «Conocerte fue descubrir un género musical diferente al que suelo escuchar, pero que al final me terminó gustando.»La vida de Andy está rodeada de decisiones. Jugar verdad o reto, declararse o no, el casillero tres o el cuatro, ser honesto con sus emociones o reprimir lo que siente...
  • The F Word by Misti Murphy

    The F Word by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling for my donor daddy isn’t part of the plan. It must be the hormones!Jane.I’ve dreamed of being a mother forever.But then my ex left me for his perfect new girlfriend and their matching corgis.And my health robbed me of time.So I’m taking matters into my own hands.I’m going to have a baby alone.Well, except for one tiny detail. The donation I need to get the ball rolling...
  • Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

    Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling...
  • Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe

    Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three things I’ve learned this week:1) Never fall for a client2) Never fall for your best friend3) And most importantly, never fall for your back-up guy…especially if they’re all the same person.Zara Huntington Ross wants to get married. She’s had more dating disasters than you can poke a long-stemmed red rose at...
  • Tigerland by Sean Kennedy

    Tigerland by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After an eventful and sometimes uncomfortably public courtship, Simon Murray and Declan Tyler settled into a comfortable life together. Now retired from the AFL, Declan works as a football commentator; Simon develops programs with queer content for a community television station. Despite their public professional lives, Simon and Declan manage to keep their private life out of the spotlight...
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    friendship  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  steamy  adult  angst
  • Hard Edit by Andrea Smith, Eva LeNoir

    Hard Edit by Andrea Smith, Eva LeNoir

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's all fun and games until egos get hurt. After a year of a seemingly happily-ever-after, Troy Babilonia throws a curve ball that smacks Larson Blackburn right in the head. When Troy's debut novel, "Bridge to Lonely," threatens to overshadow Larson's own success, inviting a past shadow into the light of their present, the two alphas must learn to adjust...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  literary-fiction  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Garret's Game by Daryl Banner

    Garret's Game by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the fourth and FINAL book in his SIZZLING new summer series! "It is an important game. And my final one. Because I’ll get what I want at last." GARRET My dominant, powerful, handsome boss Mr. Kevin Kingston is about to take me on a business trip where I will be waiting on him hand and foot, and catering to his every need...
  • The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott

    The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Max:He's funny, smart, dorky... and all grown up.Isac. My best friend's little brother. He kissed me when he was nineteen and told me he loved me. I shut him down, telling him he was too young and didn’t know what he was saying. That damn kiss is coming back to haunt me now...
  • First Dates and Birthday Cakes by Isabel Murray

    First Dates and Birthday Cakes by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ben Porter is turning forty, and he’s not being cool about it.He told his friends and family that he wanted to let this particular milestone pass by without any fuss, and for once, they actually listened.Which is great. Because now here he is, sitting in his kitchen on a rainy Saturday morning, all alone, and he can feel himself aging.So he decides to do something about it...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  humor  lgbtq  sports  friendship  romance  contemporary  fiction
  • The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Andi James, Lila Wilde

    The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Andi James, Lila Wilde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One lonely lawyer. Twelve blind dates. Finding his special someone will take a Christmas miracle.  Aiden would rather eat an entire fruitcake than face his ex and his ex’s new boyfriend at their company holiday party — especially by himself. So when his best friend suggests he find some arm candy, Aiden reluctantly agrees to a few blind dates...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  legal  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  comedy
  • You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye

    You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble

    Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, honest, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. Yin and yang...
  • Stranger Things Have Happened: An Adrien English Write Your Own Damn Story (The Adrien English Mysteries) by Josh Lanyon, Catherine Dair

    Stranger Things Have Happened: An Adrien English Write Your Own Damn Story (The Adrien English Mysteries) by Josh Lanyon, Catherine Dair

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WHO KILLED ROBERT HERSEY? Book store assistant and all around bad boy Robert Hersey has been murdered -- and you are the #1 suspect! To clear your name and get your life back, you must figure out who killed your best friend and first love. What happens next in the story all depends on the choices YOU make. How will the story end? It's all up to YOU...
  • No One Wants That by Donna Schwartze

    No One Wants That by Donna Schwartze

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A steamy enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy. A newly single woman who’s just looking for a good time. A chronic playboy who’s finally ready to settle down. KitThere are two things you should know about me up front. First, my boyfriend broke up with me a minute before I left on vacation. Second, I’m a huge fan of the rebound man. Huge fan...
  • Dean's Dare by Daryl Banner

    Dean's Dare by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the third book in his SIZZLING new summer series! "I dare you to do something that completely defies who you are." DEAN At first it started with a simple dare. Then everything changed. See, I love my husband Sam. I love him more than wine. He's successful, charming, smart, devastatingly handsome, and he treats me like a prince...
  • Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner

    Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the second book in his SIZZLING new summer series! WADE I just asked my cocky, demanding, bodybuilder best friend to be my personal trainer. What was I thinking?? I need his help. My acting career is in a rut, since apparently talent and a pretty face can only carry you so far if you don't have a perfect ripped body...
  • The Jock's Trap by K. Sterling

    The Jock's Trap by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *** Don't worry, this isn't a comic book. But it is very graphic. *** It's a tale as old as cellphones. A joke goes too far and everything changes for two friends. A dare leads to a wild night of shattering sensuality and lasting consequences. “Sure. Let’s do it,” Jasper said as he turned the key and shut off the car and Grey’s eyes were wide...
  • Straight Boy by Jay Bell

    Straight Boy by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I love him. And I’m pretty sure he loves me back… even though he’s straight. When I first met Carter King, I knew he was something special. I imagined us being together, and we are, but only as friends. Best friends! I’m trying to be cool with that, even though I know he has secrets, and there have definitely been mixed signals. I don’t want a crush to ruin what we already have...
  • Dancing in Darkness by Alice Winters

    Dancing in Darkness by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever since Antonio began working as a dancer at Frank’s club, he’s been trying to get Frank’s attention. To others, Frank might not be the ultimate catch, but to Antonio, he’s the man of his dreams. The problem is, Frank has already turned Antonio down out of fear for Antonio’s safety following an abduction and near-death experience. But Antonio is not ready to give up...
    Categorized as:
    crime  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap  anthologies
  • Maps by Nash Summers

    Maps by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If Maps ruled the world, his best pal Benji would be court jester, and every day would celebrate a new experiment.No, scratch that. If Maps ruled the world, his best pal would still be living next door, and there wouldn’t be any gap-toothed new guy staring at him as if he’s bonkers.Pity Maps doesn’t rule the world . .
  • No Homo by RemainNameless

    No Homo by RemainNameless

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stiles' sophomore year starts something like this:3 FourLokos + 1 peer-pressuring cat - 1 best bro to end all best bros = 1 Craigslist ad headline that reads "str8 dude - m4m - strictly platonic".Derek is the fool who replies...
  • Confessions of the Funny Fat Friend by Kelsie Hoss

    Confessions of the Funny Fat Friend by Kelsie Hoss

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s my new coworker with a heart of gold and looks that could kill. And me? Well, I'm so perpetually single my grandma is setting me up on dates with guys from the grocery store.By thirty, you’re supposed to have a home, a dog, a boyfriend or at least a string of lovers in the past. Instead, I’m a twenty-eight-year-old virgin living with my parents to save money...
  • Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy

    Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The most important things in Simon Murray’s life are football, friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for more...
  • Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson

    Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Howie gets a job at Artie Kraft's Arts 'N Crafts hoping to score with his lady coworkers. After all, girls love a sensitive guy, and what's more sensitive than dedicating your life to selling yarn and ... stuff? (Okay, so maybe it'd be a good idea to actually learn what one sells at an arts 'n crafts store.) But things don't go exactly according to plan...
  • Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry

    Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The struggle is real. Nick Stahlnecker is eighteen and not ready to grow up yet. He has a summer job, a case of existential panic, and a hopeless crush on the unattainable Jai Hazenbrook. Except how do you know that your coworker’s unattainable unless you ask to blow him in the porta-potty? That’s probably not what Dad meant when he said Nick should act more like an adult...
  • When Red Cried Wolf by Nash Summers

    When Red Cried Wolf by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Asher Williams is obsessed with love. It’s probably one of the reasons he makes such a fantastic matchmaker, love guru, and romance expert. And now that he’s in college, it’s finally his turn to shine. Asher’s relationship advice column in the school newspaper is his strongest matchmaking instrument, especially when it comes to helping hopeless romantics find their soulmates...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  athlete  book
  • Sophomores and Other Oxymorons by David Lubar

    Sophomores and Other Oxymorons by David Lubar

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scott Hudson has somehow managed to survive Freshman year. But with a new baby brother in the house and a whole host of adventures awaiting him at school, Sophomore year promises to be anything but boring...
  • Confessions of a Bookaholic by Joslyn Westbrook

    Confessions of a Bookaholic by Joslyn Westbrook

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when a book blogger accidentally publishes her digital diary online?A viral shitstorm, that's what. No way did I want thousands of subscribers to read my confessions--yet, that's precisely what went down last night after four too many Cosmos with my girls. Now, Damage Control is my new middle name because my diary confessional has my roommate, Lucas Stone, written all over it...
  • Second Time Lucky by Ethan Day

    Second Time Lucky by Ethan Day

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Second chances aren't easy to come by but for Luke Landon and Owen West, sometimes the best things really do come back to you. Luke Landon and Owen West already had a once upon a time. They burned hot back in college yet still managed to lose their way. It's been fifteen years since they drifted apart and while a lot has since changed, they've discovered that some things still feel the same...
  • Stupid Love: A Friends to Lovers Romantic Comedy by Tara Wyatt

    Stupid Love: A Friends to Lovers Romantic Comedy by Tara Wyatt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The sexiest man Lauren MacKinnon knows also happens to be her best friend. He’s six-foot-four of masculine perfection. He’s smart, and funny, and has one of the biggest hearts around. And she has no idea that he’s completely in love with her.Theo Prescott, however, is in denial. Or at least, he’s trying to be. See, he’s not exactly boyfriend material...
  • False Assumptions by Jerica MacMillan

    False Assumptions by Jerica MacMillan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Why does it have to be him?Layla’s working on a project with Evan Coopman,resident flirt and all around manwhore,And she assumes the worst about him.Dumb jock.Arrogant.Jerk.He knows exactly how hot he is and the effect he has on women.And she has no patience for any of that...
  • Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green

    Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Noah Grimes is back, in a new, original short story!Noah is v excited: his class have been shipped off to a hotel in the Lake District to study a nearby Nuclear Power Station! On arrival, all Noah wants to do is settle in to his crisp hotel sheets and get proper rest, but his conniving secret half-brother Eric Smith has other plans...
  • Diamonds by Nash Summers

    Diamonds by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maps’ kingdom is crumbling before his eyes.His parents are forcing him to get a job, there’s a new kid at school who won’t stop staring at him, and his best friend is too busy thinking about girls to help Maps deal with his real problems.Worst of all,Maps is lost.And none of the roads on his map are leading to Lane...
  • The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger

    The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Russel Middlebrook needs to get away. It's tough being sixteen and out at your high school. So being a summer camp counselor sounds like the perfect solution -- but Russel has no idea how crazy this summer will be. Rowdy ten-year-old burn survivors, Indian legends, moonlit skinny dipping, and passionate summer romance are just the beginning . .
  • Putting Out Fires by Marie Sexton

    Putting Out Fires by Marie Sexton

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Coda Valentine’s Day StoryMatt Richards has never given much thought to Valentine’s Day, but when his lover of almost three years, Jared Thomas, hints that he feels unappreciated, Matt realizes he needs to do something. He’s determined to make this Valentine’s Day special, but nothing is going to turn out the way Matt plans...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  realistic  steamy  adult  book  comedy
  • Nothing But a Dare by Molly O'Hare

    Nothing But a Dare by Molly O'Hare

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing But a Dare is a second chance, enemies to lovers rom-com with a curvy, will punch you in the throat heroine, and a hero that will push every button she has for fun. Oh, and did I mention there's a cat that wears turtleneck sweaters? After what could possibly be the world's worst morning, the last thing Abbie expected to see as she walked into her meeting was her childhood nemesis...
  • Worth the Wait by Isabel Murray

    Worth the Wait by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    MM Romantic Comedy. Lonely accountant Bill Fairburn has given up on love. At this point he’d settle for any kind of social life, but despite what the blogs and magazines say, it’s not that easy to meet new people. He joined a gym six months ago because that’s what all the advice articles told him to do, and so far? Crickets...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  humor  sports  steamy  romance  contemporary  fiction
  • False Start: Gridiron Love by Melissa Ivers

    False Start: Gridiron Love by Melissa Ivers

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve ruined everything.I woke up naked with my best friend and pretended to be asleep while she freaked out. Nothing happened, but what was I supposed to do? My junk was all up on her, and there’s no coming back from that.I’ve been perfectly content ignoring my feelings and running drills in the friend zone for the past six years...
  • Nothing Special by Casey Cox

    Nothing Special by Casey Cox

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They don't write romance novels about guys like me… Benji:Trust me, I know. Crafting swoon-worthy happily ever afters is literally my day job. Being a quirky introvert with an overactive imagination, underwhelming social skills, and a few pounds overweight, I'm no leading man. My best friend, though? He's total cover model, call the plumber because I just flooded my basement material...
  • Toil & Trouble: A Know Not Why Halloween (Mis)adventure by Hannah Johnson

    Toil & Trouble: A Know Not Why Halloween (Mis)adventure by Hannah Johnson

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's that Halloweeny time of year, and Howie, Arthur, Kristy, and Cora are on a mission to create the perfect haunted house event at the store in order to win over new customers.Turns out, it's not as easy as it sounds -- especially when you're trying to charm the town's most popular (and terrifying) arts 'n crafts blogger into writing your store a favorable review...
  • I Ship My Adversary x Me by PEPA

    I Ship My Adversary x Me by PEPA

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A very sweet entertainment circle novel about a fanboy actor who ships himself with his "adversary...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  humor  lgbtq  realistic  romance  contemporary  fiction  comedy
  • Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan

    Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Perfect for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell, Love and Other Foreign Words is equal parts comedy and coming of age--a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all. Can anyone be truly herself--or truly in love--in a language that's not her own? Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation...
  • Five Dares by Eli Easton

    Five Dares by Eli Easton

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Andy Tyler has been the class daredevil since middle school. Over the years, he’s convinced his best friend, Jake Masterson, to perform some dangerous-looking stunts with him. But the dare they attempt on the night of their college graduation goes sideways. The firecrackers explode too soon and both of them end up with badly burned palms...
  • Icebreaker by Deirdre Martin

    Icebreaker by Deirdre Martin

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Good thing high-powered attorney Sinead O'Brien has a rule about never dating clients. Because Adam Perry, the newest star of the New York Blades—and her newest client—has her headed for the penalty box. If only she could prove he's just another jock..
  • The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb, Darcy Vance

    The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb, Darcy Vance

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When self-proclaimed geek girl Bethany Reynolds becomes the newest member of the varsity cheerleading squad, she realizes that there's one thing worse than blending into the lockers: getting noticed. Who knew cheerleading was so hard? Well, at least there's a manual, The Prairie Stone High Varsity Cheerleading Guide. Too bad it doesn't cover any of the really tough questions...
  • Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane

    Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sebastian Craig and Isabella Bryne have been best friends for five years in the Neverland of academia, and that's where they're planning to stay. So when Bella's brother, Asa, offers them a rent-free summer in his gorgeous home before they move to their next college and degree, they jump at the chance. It looks like a good deal at first..
Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger
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