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  • The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer

    The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Let me earn it.I keep things simple. I’m a classic one-night wonder. Relationships? Are you out of your mind? No. No way. Not interested. My heart is vulcanized rubber, puck hard, and that’s the way I like it.Then I'm traded to the absolute worst team in the NHL, the Rocky Mountain Outlaws, and I’m hit with a one-two punch...
  • Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Award winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series I’m a P.K., a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do...
  • Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant

    Bet Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being able to stand on your own two feet, sometimes requires getting knocked off them completely... McKenzie “Kenzie” Lane is newly graduated from college and looking forward to a dream internship she has lined up for the summer in LA. Unfortunately, her controlling mother has other plans. Colby Singer, with his hot-as-sin looks and wicked charm, is never without attention from the ladies...
  • Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A lead singer, a professor, and another lead singer walk into a bedroom... Molly McIntire loves her career as the lead singer of the band Warning Sign. Who she does not love? The cocky, seductive lead singer of The Grunge, rockstar Luc Moreau, who through a series of misfortunate events ends up singing with her. In her band. On her stage. Together...
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    celebrity  family  friendship  humor  lgbtq  steamy  adult  angst
  • Unscripted With Mila by Melanie Moreland

    Unscripted With Mila by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From NYT bestselling author Melanie Moreland comes a story of finding love, acceptance and happiness when you least expect it. Mila Morrison prefers the silent company of her keyboard to that of people. She lives vicariously through the characters she creates.Nicholas Scott only feels comfortable when he’s playing the role of someone else. He would rather be anyone but himself...
  • Small Town Swoon by Melanie Harlow

    Small Town Swoon by Melanie Harlow

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only in the movies does the Hollywood heartthrob fall for the small town diner waitress.So when Dashiel Buckley returns to Cherry Tree Harbor for a wedding, I’m determined not to let my massive crush on my best friend’s older brother hijack my good sense.(It happened once before. Do not recommend.)But when my hand is injured, it’s Dash who steps in at the diner...
  • Parts of Us by Cara Dee

    Parts of Us by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Game Series, #14 • Doll Parts Sequel • MMMM • M/s • DD/lb • Hurt/Comfort • Found Family • Angst • HEAGrab your favorite stuffie and join Cam, Lucian, KC, and Noa as they jump over life’s hurdles together with their kinky friends as support. Brat shenanigans are to be expected, starting with an Easter Egg Hunt—that has a twist—and continue until they’re off on their Caribbean cruise...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  humor  age-gap  steamy  found-family  family  romance
  • Screwed by K.M. Neuhold

    Screwed by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I've had my fair share of less than proud relationship moments, but waking up married to my brother-in-law's best friend is a new low.A drunken wedding to a man who already rejected me once? Check. A hefty bet about how long it will last? Check. My feisty new husband, determined to make our friends pay up? Double check...
  • A Very Marian Christmas by Lucy Lennox

    A Very Marian Christmas by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    12 Marian Men-A-Mating... I mean, A-Meeting11 Blind Dates-A-Blinding 10 Lords-A-Leaping (to conclusions)9 Ladies Dancing (okay, maybe that's Griff)8 Kids-A-Complaining 7 Changes-A-Clothing6 Love Junk Gadgets5 **DRA-AAG QUEENS**4 Calling Neighbors3 Nosy Grannies2 Men Falling In LoveAnd a partridge in a pear tree...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn
  • Total Chaos by Nikki Ash

    Total Chaos by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    KendallMy life has been an endless loop of heartache and breakup songs. I’ve lived in fear that I’m broken and will never find the kind of love that would piece me back together into something whole.When my boyfriend proposes, I say yes, desperate for an easy fix. For a super-glue solution. But, on the day of my wedding, when my dad tells me to follow my heart, it doesn’t lead me down the aisle...
  • Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me...
  • Forever With The CEO by Layla Hagen

    Forever With The CEO by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It began as a fake marriage. It became so much more. I’m Nick Whitley, CEO of Whitley Sports Industries. I’m a bonafide bachelor, and never intended to settle down. But I’m also a dependable kind of guy and do what’s right when I can.So when my best friend and his wife pass away, leaving behind their twins, I do everything possible to help out their aunt—Allison...
  • Epic: A Him Novella by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Epic: A Him Novella by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    They're back! Epic is a novella about your favorite hockey duo! Jamie and Wes are having a blast living and working in Toronto. Until a scout for another team swoops in to make one of them an offer that might complicate the life they've built together...
  • Friend Zoned by Evelyn Sola

    Friend Zoned by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say the best things come when you least expect it.Burned by her ex-husband and a messy divorce, Jeannie Dubois isn’t looking for anything more than a good friend. Besides, she’s still dealing with the ex who can’t seem to let her go.Insert NBA coach, Aiden Walsh...
  • 10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love by Emmy Sanders

    10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love by Emmy Sanders

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wingman 101: Make him fall head over heels in love. BradWhat’s a straight guy to do when he accidentally goes on a date with his brand new gym-bro? Offer to be the best wingman ever, of course! It’s foolproof.Joey needs a man? I’ll find him one.He wants someone who looks, well, kind of like me? No problem!Not into watersports? I’ve got him covered...
  • French Fancy by Lily Morton

    French Fancy by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Pip Simmonds is the twinkiest twink in London. He’s loud, proud, and packed to the brim with sass. But when he’s laid low by illness, even his hotpants lose their sparkle and his worried boss sends him to the South of France to recuperate in his holiday home...
  • Bossy by N.R. Walker

    Bossy by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Michael Pietersen isn’t up for complications. He’s one of Sydney’s fastest-moving career-focused corporate realtors, and the only thing he has time for is one-night stands with zero fuss.Bryson Schroeder’s back home from two years overseas with plans to leave his family’s hotel empire and begin his own business ventures...
  • Why We Fight by T.J. Klune

    Why We Fight by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Do you believe in love at first sight? Corey Ellis sure doesn’t. Oh, everyone around him seems to have found their happy ending, but he’s far too busy to worry about such things. He’ll have plenty of time for romance after he survives his last summer before graduation. So what if he can’t get his former professor, Jeremy Olsen, out of his head? It’s just hero worship...
  • Drilled by K.M. Neuhold

    Drilled by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A month in a remote cabin with the last man I ever expected to see again? I can’t decide if I should punch him or drill him. It might end up being both.After more than a decade, the last person I expected to see walk into the Four Bears Construction offices as a new hire was Ridge.He was my first crush, and my first heartbreak when he started dating my sister...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manfax: A detailed report containing information about a potential boyfriend/girlfriend’s romantic history.What is it about this bad boy that has women clamoring to date him?Adam Winters is like an ice-cold drink of water on a scorching day—he goes down like a champ.Tall, built, and handy, he’s irresistible and he knows it...
  • Defeat by Evelyn Sola

    Defeat by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A self-proclaimed bachelor, content on his own. A runaway bride, searching for her freedom.They may seem like they’ve got nothing in common, but the tiniest sparks make the biggest flames.Delaney Lewis is desperate for her freedom. From her controlling mother and the man she left standing at the altar...
  • Melody by Helen Hardt

    Melody by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the melody in her mind… Beautiful Brianna Steel has her life planned out. Graduate college early. Check. Work with her father in the Steel family orchard. Check. Marry Jesse Pike. No check there. Jesse has never given her a look. Finagling her way onto a rock and roll tour with Jesse and his band, Dragonlock, should help move her final goal along. At least Brianna hopes it will...
  • Alphas Like Us by Krista Ritchie

    Alphas Like Us by Krista Ritchie

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    His Bodyguard. His Love. Maverick, know-it-all bodyguard Farrow Keene knows publicly dating American royalty comes with a great cost. Everyone wants a piece of their relationship. And as a protective boyfriend, he’s not here for the malicious hands that grab at their love life and seek to rip them apart...
  • Right as Raine by Lucy Lennox

    Right as Raine by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Tiller:As the first openly gay professional football player, I can’t afford to make any mistakes, on or off the field. And the absolute biggest mistake I could make right now would be to fall for Mikey Vining, my best friend, employee and, more importantly, Coach’s baby boy. I might fantasize about Mikey at night-—every night—but actually touching him would be a serious personal foul...
  • That First Flight by Jenn McMahon

    That First Flight by Jenn McMahon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something tells me, nothing I do can stop myself from feeling things for my roommate.I’ve always wanted to be a chef.But the same day two pink lines showed up on the test, was the day I gave up chasing my own dreams to put my daughter first.I didn’t expect that to lead to a life of being scrutinized by my parents for every single move I made.After years of it, I was done...
  • My Boss's Sons by Rebel Bloom

    My Boss's Sons by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caught in a steamy office scandal with three younger men—all of them my boss's sons?Check.When my sleazy boss passed me over for a promotion, I had all but given up on climbing the corporate ladder...
  • Baby For The Off Limits Boss Daddy by Callie Stevens

    Baby For The Off Limits Boss Daddy by Callie Stevens

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I never thought I'd break the bro code and HR rules in one fell swoop.Rowan Headley tops the list of people I never wanted to see again.She shattered my best friend's heart, turning him into a shell of his former self.I hate her for what she did.But guess who my company's new hire is?Yep, the last person I expected - Rowan Headley.It’s awkward, it’s tense, but we have to put up with each other...
  • Forever, Con Amor by A.M. Johnson

    Forever, Con Amor by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Chance,I never in a million years thought I would want a guy who smells like a tree and probably hugs them on the daily, but alas, you've somehow snuck your sexy, khaki-covered ass into my life. It doesn't help that we're stuck living in this apartment together for God knows how long, but I can't stop thinking about that kiss...
  • Inked in Vegas by K.M. Neuhold

    Inked in Vegas by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Synopsis “We’re going to be married in a week. You’re going to be my husband, and we’re going to live happily ever after.” ~Madden It feels like I’ve been waiting to marry Thane my entire life. And with our big day only a week away, our friends insist on a bachelor party in Vegas. An outrageous scavenger hunt, an unexpected trip to the altar, and a wild night with an ex-boyfriend...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy  adult
  • Felix by Emmy Sanders

    Felix by Emmy Sanders

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What more could an exhibitionist want than a willing voyeur right next door? EmilI like being watched. I’m not ashamed of it, nor my job at Elite 8 Studios where fans know me as Felix. But when my newest costar turns out to be the very same neighbor I’ve been giving private shows to through the window, I’m thrown for a loop...
  • Unbreakable Stories: Ian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Unbreakable Stories: Ian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Unbreakable Stories: Ian is a collection of short stories following the ups and downs of Ian Pierce and Hollis Banner has they navigate their new relationship and the unique complications of dating with a brunch of overprotective “brothers” determined to guard Ian’s heart...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy
  • The Flirt by Layla Hagen

    The Flirt by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being a single dad while managing one of the biggest businesses in New Orleans keeps me very busy. Any free time I have I spend with my daughter, Bella — reading to her, styling her hair, or choosing nail polishes appropriate for an eight-year-old. But I’m okay with that because she is my whole world. After my divorce, I made myself a promise: I wouldn’t date until Bella was older...
  • Code Red by N.R. Walker

    Code Red by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Maddox Kershaw is the main vocalist of the world’s biggest boy band. He’s at the top of every music chart, every award show, every social media platform, and every sexiest-man-alive list. He’s the bad boy, the enigma, the man everyone on the planet wants a piece of.He’s also burned out and exhausted, isolated and lonely. Not in a good headspace at the start of a tour...
  • Employing Patience by Saxon James

    Employing Patience by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ArtWhen it comes to regrets, I have none. My life is perfect. I own a bar, work hard, party harder, and smother my niblings in all the love they deserve. I don’t need to settle down, as much as my sister might want me to.But then Joey Manning walks into my office and leaves me all but begging to give him a job … and wanting to give him so much more...
  • Behind the Camera by Chelsea Curto

    Behind the Camera by Chelsea Curto

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Maven Wood is ready for a fresh start. After an injury on the soccer field leads to her dropping out of college, she needs a change. When her godfather–the coach of the hottest team in the NFL–tells her about an open position as a sports photographer, she jumps at the chance to apply. The pay is good, but it doesn’t cover her rent after her roommate moves out...
  • Off Camera by Chelsea Curto

    Off Camera by Chelsea Curto

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Avery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...
  • Headstrong Like Us by Krista Ritchie

    Headstrong Like Us by Krista Ritchie

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You’re cordially invited to the wedding of Maximoff Hale & Farrow Keene, and according to Celebrity Crush—the ceremony for this American prince and his tattooed bodyguard is going to be the event of the century. There will be no wedding crashers. Including but not limited to: hateful people, rabid fans, nosy paparazzi, and other so-called media. There will be no drama. None whatsoever...
  • Halo by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Halo by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Massive world tours. Over a hundred million albums sold. Groupies galore. Every day is a party for Viper and the guys of TBD, the biggest rock band in the world. But it all comes to a screeching halt when the lead singer walks out of the studio one day and never comes back. Ear-blistering vocals. Butchered lyrics. Fame chasers...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that Mackey's healing can hold up to them together, they know it's going to be a long, difficult road...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  celebrity  drama  family  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  multi-pov
  • Out: The Complete Collection by Cara Dee

    Out: The Complete Collection by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Comedy Romance | Coming Out Story | Age Difference In this 150,000-word complete collection, Zach and Henry bare it all. You’ll get wild Los Angeles nights, the overwhelming emotional roller coaster of discovering yourself, plans gone awry, adventures, laugh-out-loud moments, and sizzling romance. I had two things on my list when I arrived in Los Angeles...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  billionaire  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • Goody Two-Shoes: A Small Town Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Goody Two-Shoes: A Small Town Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Goody Two-Shoes is a short, sweet, steamy story. It is the third in the Juniper Creek series but can be read as a standalone. It features a strong, curvy heroine and the man who wins her heart.CharlotteI’ve always been a good girl. I stayed out of trouble, was the valedictorian of my class, and was even accepted into my father’s alma mater.But it was never enough to get my parents’ attention...
  • Starts With a Bang by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Starts With a Bang by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The best way to get over a cheating jerk is to get under someone new. Dominic isn’t looking for love or salvation at the Thirsty Cowboy. He needs a temporary escape from the drudgery his life has become, and the universe provides him with the sexiest distraction he’s ever seen. Sven is a sucker for sad eyes, thick thighs, and a Royal Cosmopolitan...
  • Teddy by Emmy Sanders

    Teddy by Emmy Sanders

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Waking up married is bad enough. Having feelings for my husband? Pure disaster. TeddyI wasn’t looking for attachments. I certainly wasn’t looking to get drunkenly hitched to my coworker’s best friend, the very man I’ve been denying an attraction to for over a year...
  • The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DARCYThe death of my father not only rips out my heart but tears open my entire life.His funeral brings the appearance of his bastard son, the byproduct of my father’s apparent misadventures. Wren Porter is a prickly, untrusting beef cake in an ill-fitting suit, and he looks so much more the part of a Ritcherson than I do...
  • Hide With Me by Cara Dee

    Hide With Me by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐤 • 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐱 • 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 & 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐲 • 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 • 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 • 𝐃/𝐬 • 𝐌𝐌𝐌 • 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞Don’t mind the sweet scent of waffles. That’s just little Gael breaking the resolves of two protective Daddies, one shy yet sinful bite at a time.It’s no coincidence Gael Grimes is in Professor Aavik’s class...
  • For the Cameras by Raleigh Ruebins

    For the Cameras by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Our fans get to see everything when we’re together on camera.But what’s between the two of us is strictly for the videos… right?I’ve been a socially awkward introvert for my whole life—and not a soul knows that I upload anonymous videos to an adult site. By day, I’m a shy office worker. At night, I have my hand, my phone camera, and a little secret.Chase is my polar opposite...
  • Grumpy Bear by Slade James

    Grumpy Bear by Slade James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hooking up with an employee is not on my to-do list.Making sure other men have a good time is my business, even if it means suppressing my own desires. It’s opening weekend at my clothing-optional campground, guests are starting to arrive, and I’ve got a pool party and a few hundred peoples’ vacations to save while battling Mother Nature’s tantrums...
  • Always You: Book 6 of the Fated Hearts Series by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Always You: Book 6 of the Fated Hearts Series by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’d often felt lost in the shadow of my older brother, Sebastian Blake. People either ran from me in fear or tried to use me to get to him. In my struggle to forge my own path, I’d taken a wrong turn a time or two, which nearly cost me my life...
  • The Loner by Riley Hart

    The Loner by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DeclanAs a founding member of The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, I’m The Loner—quieter than the others, and except for them, I don’t let myself get too close to people. Most of them just let you down anyway, or maybe it’s just that something about me chases people away.Infrequent, no-strings-attached hookups have always worked for me...
  • Meet Me at Midnight by Max Monroe

    Meet Me at Midnight by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    How good are you at keeping a secret? Because I, Juniper Perry, have been keeping a big one. For over a decade, I’ve been crushing on the guy with the easy smile, warm brown eyes, and charismatic charm. He’s all the perfect things that, when you add them up, spell out Man of my dreams. I know that doesn’t sound bad at all, but there’s more to this story...We work together...
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