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  • Your Endless Love by Layla Hagen

    Your Endless Love by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *A new sizzling romance from a USA TODAY BESTSELLING Author* This book is a standalone. Each book in the series follows a different couple. Summer Bennett knows that happily-ever-afters are not make-believe. After all, her siblings all found their soulmates, so she’s optimistic her prince charming will come along too...eventually...
  • Make Me by C.M. Owens

    Make Me by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    DALE I'm a mature and very pragmatic person, whom others like to call boring. At least I was...until Harley came back into town... What do you do when a girl comes back for some petty revenge against you and seduction is part of her game? You pretend to be a millionaire dom, of course. Yeah...it sounded better in theory...
  • 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...
  • With This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas

    With This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Their whirlwind romance was intense, passionate, and fiery, but Jesse knew the woman he was falling for didn’t know who he really was. He tried to protect her from his past, protect himself from her leaving, but his fears were realized when Ava discovered his Manor—the heartbeat of hedonism and pleasure, the place where Jesse has lost himself for years in women and alcohol...
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    steamy  drama  family  age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  male-mc  romance
  • Parentmoon by L.B. Dunbar

    Parentmoon by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the divorced mother of the groom goes head-to-head with the single father of the bride, they might be the next couple experiencing a heart-to-heart.When my son asked me to take his ticket for the honeymoon that didn’t happen, I balked...
  • Your Inescapable Love by Layla Hagen

    Your Inescapable Love by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    *A sizzling friends-to-lovers romance from a USA TODAY BESTSELLING Author* *This book is a standalone. Each book in The Bennett Family series will follow a different couple.* Max Bennett is a successful man. His analytical mind has taken his family’s company to the next level. Outside the office, Max transforms from the serious business man into someone who is carefree and fun...
  • Your Fierce Love  (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen

    Your Fierce Love (The Bennett Family) by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    *A sizzling romance from a USA TODAY BESTSELLING Author* *This book is a standalone* The strong and sexy Blake Bennett is downright irresistible. And Clara Abernathy is doing everything she can to resist his charm. After spending her life in group homes, Clara yearns for the love and warmth of a true family. With the Bennetts treating her like their own, she can't possibly fall for Blake...
  • Tease by Ella Frank

    Tease by Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Tease - verb: to tantalize especially by arousing desire or curiosity often without intending to satisfy it....unless your name is Tate Morrison. It’s been four years since Logan Mitchell walked into Tate’s life and irrevocably changed it. Four years since the sexy as sin lawyer dared him to try, and four years since Tate won his love...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  multi-pov
  • Dirty Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf

    Dirty Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s obsessed with her.She wants nothing to do with him.Rick Lawrence doesn’t get attached to women. He beds them and sends them on their way.Then, he sees her.Mary Patrick is the ultimate good girl—religious, moral, responsible. She spends all her time at church or with her nose in a book.The second he lays eyes on her he must have her.She makes him want to be better...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Unbreakable Stories: Snow is a collection of short stories and a novelette set after the events of Shatter, book 2 of the Unbreakable Bonds series and before Torch, book 3. Follow the continuing, passionate and heartfelt romance between Dr. Ashton "Snow" Frost and Jude Torres as they merge their lives together as a couple...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  medical  mlm  steamy
  • Made Marian Shorts by Lucy Lennox

    Made Marian Shorts by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Marians aren’t the only ones finding their happy ever after! In this collection of four short stories, some of our beloved secondary characters from the Made Marian series steal the show and find a love of their own. These stories range from 7k to 10k words and feature plenty of laughs, Marian cameos, and steamy nekkid bits...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  celebrity  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm
  • Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton

    Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grantley James is Hollywood’s newest action hero. He’s got the looks, the body and can barely crack a smile, mainly because he has the mother from hell. Phoebe Drinkwater is an Extra on Grantley’s new film. She’s happy and fun loving but will never be as beautiful as her parents’ imaginary youngest daughter, Melania...
  • Seduction by Nicole Edwards

    Seduction by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Ashleigh Thomas might have made the biggest mistake of her life. Uprooting life as she knew it, moving back to Dallas to be closer to her family, she finds herself much closer to the one man who she had never been able to say no to...
  • Locked by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Locked by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    “ACE LOCKE JETS OFF TO SIN CITY WITH MYSTERY MAN” Sorry, ladies—and fellas—Hollywood’s hottest action star, Ace Locke, is officially off the market! The man on Locke’s arm has been identified as Dylan Prescott, the sexy new “it” model currently featured in the latest Calvin Klein ads...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  celebrity  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov
  • Winter Tales by Tiffany Reisz

    Winter Tales by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Original Sinners Christmas AnthologyReturn to USA Today bestseller Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners series with Winter Tales, a collection of three fan-favorite Christmas novellas plus a brand-new novella exclusive to this anthology. In December Wine, the long-awaited story of Nora Sutherlin's first meeting with Nico can finally be told...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  drama  family  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • 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...
  • Trust by Deborah Bladon

    Trust by Deborah Bladon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My older brother’s best friend crashed my twenty-first birthday party.Then he took me home with him. Harrison Keene is the type of man women chase.So they can yell at him. He’s as arrogant as they come.Sinfully handsome and annoying blunt, he was born with a diamond-encrusted silver spoon in his mouth.Harrison is the heir to the Keene family fortune...
  • Undeniable Temptation by Eden Summers

    Undeniable Temptation by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Haunted by a kiss. With his destructive marriage behind him, Ryan Bennett can no longer deny his insatiable attraction to the one woman in control of his future. He needs her. Craves her. She’s the only glimpse of happiness through the building drama in his life and yet one drunken kiss has pushed her further away. Tormented by what’s at stake...
  • I've Got You by Becca Seymour

    I've Got You by Becca Seymour

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a single dad and a newly outed veterinarian meet by chance, it takes red-cheeked conversations, a tentative friendship, and the willingness to put their hearts on the line to show these men they’re made for each other.  Single dad Davis Jackson is busy balancing his coffee shop and being the best dad he can be. That doesn’t mean he’s not lonely...
  • Xavier's Kitten by Nichole Rose

    Xavier's Kitten by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You've met his twin, Tate Grimes, now get ready to meet Xavier in Xavier's Kitten! Welcome to Silver Spoon Falls, TX. The men here are known for having it all. Except there's a shortage of eligible ladies in town to share it with. These determined men won't let that slow them down...
  • Jonty in Russia by Barbara Elsborg

    Jonty in Russia by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Devan, Best Boyfriend in the Entire World, books them a trip to Russia in February, Jonty’s excitement knows no bounds. There’s packing to do, plans to be made, and places to see.Armed with his smile and a handful of dubious Russian Phrases, Jonty is ready for the delights Vladivostok has to offer—the famous glass beach he’s dreamed about, ice skating on a frozen sea, and snow...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  humor  lgbtq  age-gap  family  steamy  romance  contemporary
  • Doctor Playboy by J. Saman

    Doctor Playboy by J. Saman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He was older. Impossibly gorgeous. And had no clue I existed.Luca Fritz was the worst sort of playboy, constantly falling in and out of love with every woman he met. I used to spend hours of my life staring at the huge Fritz mansion from the window of the staff house dreaming of him...
  • 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
  • Wedlocked by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Wedlocked by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Because you have believed in them, Celebrated with them, Loved and encouraged them, Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine Invite you to join Ace Samuel Locke and Dylan Prescott Saturday, the twenty-fourth of May at six o’clock in the evening The Floridian Hotel 4406 Palm Way Orlando, Florida For love, laughter, and a happily ever after...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  celebrity  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov
  • 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
  • Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells

    Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Romance is the last thing Shaun wants, but what if it’s exactly what he needs – and deserves?A selfless son barely holding onShaun doesn’t have much of a life. When he’s not working in the restaurant in Portland, Maine, he’s home looking after his dad, who has dementia...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  medical  mlm  steamy
  • 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  children  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy
  • Caldwell Brothers: The Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Caldwell Brothers: The Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nico is it for me...too bad he’s my brother’s best friend. Friends and brothers are off limits. That’s always been the rule in our house. In a big family it’s the only way to keep the peace. That doesn’t stop my heart from belonging to Nico, my older brother’s best friend...
  • Tripp by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Tripp by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tripp Patton is not the guy you take home to meet your mom.He is the number one sports agent in the world, and he didn’t get there by playing nice.On the verge of signing the biggest player of his career, someone gets in his way.Lennon Edwards, a younger agent trying to make a name for herself. She’s hungry for success, relentless, and drop-dead gorgeous...
  • Lieutenant by Lesli Richardson

    Lieutenant by Lesli Richardson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 2 of the Governor Trilogy (mmf, political romance) I never come in second--that's just how my daddy raised me. Except now, I find myself willingly choosing exactly that--being second. Publicly, I might seem to serve at the governor's pleasure, but that's nothing close to the truth. He serves me at mine . Especially the pleasure part. We both serve my husband, Carter...
  • Remembering Passion: Sinclair Duet by Aleatha Romig

    Remembering Passion: Sinclair Duet by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Damien Sinclair is a force of nature, the beauty of a sunset over the ocean while capable of devastating hurricane-strength winds. At one time, he’d held my heart in his hands. That was until the day I walked away.I didn’t leave him because I didn’t love him. It was that loving him was too much, an all-encompassing affair. In his presence, I failed to exist...
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book
  • Fisher's by Sammi Cee

    Fisher's by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A MM Contemporary Romance Fisher knows what it's like to be hungry. He’s dedicated his life to feeding those in need, and now that he’s offered sanctuary to two homeless teenage boys, that mission has never felt more personal. Officer Marcus LeBleu is the newest volunteer at Takoda Outreach Center...
    Categorized as:
    children  drama  family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  book
  • Fighting His Fire by Ann Lister

    Fighting His Fire by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Locked-down at a Los Angeles intervention facility, everyone around Dante Dupont and his Black Ice band mate, Ashton Lane, thought this would fix the issues between them. Dante and Ashton knew differently. What made this a hundred times worse was the fact they were stuck in this room together. They hadn't shared space like this since the one afternoon they both wanted to forget...
  • The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land

    The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Does love stand a chance between two very different long-time friends? Mike Dombruso’s life is anything but glamorous. He’s a shy, nerdy accountant and a widower with three young sons, whose world revolves around his kids. In many ways, Yoshiro Miyazaki is Mike’s polar opposite...
    Categorized as:
    children  drama  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology by May Archer, Charlie Cochet

    Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology by May Archer, Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, a bunch of M/M authors wondered… What if a dating app that guaranteed you a love match broke down just in time for Valentine’s Day? What if you found yourself on a blind date with a random guy who might be your opposite in every single way? It could be a disaster. Or… When the code breaks down, fate just might take over...
  • Play Fair by L.P. Maxa

    Play Fair by L.P. Maxa

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Guitarist of the world-famous rock band The Devil’s Share, no one would expect Jackson Cole to have a best friend who’s a girl, but his relationship with Bryan Lawson is too special to endanger with sex…until a different girl—the waifish nine-year-old who claims he’s her father—makes Jacks realize all that truly matters. WILD. RECKLESS. IRRESPONSIBLE...
  • Intrigued Out of the Office by Nicole Edwards

    Intrigued Out of the Office by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Having spent the last two and a half months with my bosses, the thought of spending the holidays alone isn’t ideal. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what I feared I would be doing. Or so I thought. I probably should’ve learned long ago not to underestimate the men I work for. They do have a way of surprising me when I least expect it...
  • Left Behind by Michele Notaro

    Left Behind by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My god, if I have to watch one more happy couple get together, I’m going to lose it completely and probably rip out all of my awesomely pink hair...
  • Realism by Evan Grace

    Realism by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ordinary, typical, conformed, are words never used to describe me. I've never been one to play by the rules. It's my world, my life and I do things my way.I see the way they stare at my body covered in tattoos and my lavender hair, I just don't give a damn. There is only one thing in this world that can get me fired up, that's screwing with my daughter...
  • Take Care of Us by Gianni Holmes

    Take Care of Us by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The satisfying conclusion of the Older Boy/Younger Daddy trilogy you've been waiting on. Declan may just be your typical Daddy. He indulges his Boy. He takes care of his Boy's family. He steps in when Owen doesn't quite know what to do. And he's committed to ensuring everyone is happy. Owen may just be your typical Boy. He's eager to please his Daddy...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov
  • Take Care of Me by Gianni Holmes

    Take Care of Me by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I will never quit my job at 46-years-old. Nope, never gonna do it. Owen's no ordinary Boy He's the Boy who declines a Black Card with no preset spending limit. He's the Boy who asks for audiobooks when he can have anything his heart desires. He's also the Boy who refuses to quit his job even though his young Daddy is all set to support him and his dreams...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy
  • Kissing Kennedy by Nichole Rose

    Kissing Kennedy by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two worlds will collide when an older tattoo artist meets his innocent future.AsherKennedy Thorne is an obsession I can't shake.One look into those big green eyes, and I'm hooked.But the two of us are from different worlds.I'm rough, dirty, and rude, with a past I can't hide.She's an innocent little angel with big dreams and a bright future ahead of her...
  • Dylan's Dilemma by K.C. Wells

    Dylan's Dilemma by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dylan has been curious for a long time, but is he ready to confront his desires? A difficult decision Dylan Martin has worked in the same Ogunquit hotel since he was eighteen, and he knows the drill: anything that might damage the hotel’s reputation has to be reported. So telling the uptight manager there’s a gay porn shoot about to take place should be a no-brainer...
  • Family Rules by Jacki James

    Family Rules by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Justin had three simple rules for dating: No co-workers, no repeats, and absolutely no men with kids. He was happy with those rules. And no one had ever tempted him to break them. Until a night on the prowl had him crossing paths with an adorably geeky accountant. Mark spent the last year being the best dad possible to his little girl while enjoying life as an openly gay man for the first time...
  • 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...
  • Another Day With Jory by Mary Calmes

    Another Day With Jory by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jory holiday ficlet from Mary Calmes...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  humor  family  children  enemies-to-lovers  steamy  romance
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