Books like 'Offbeat Crimes: Volume 1'
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Running on Air by Eleventy7
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDraco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects... -
Dead Sea by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a new client asks the West Side Detectives to look into the Redcoat Murders on Dead Man’s Rock in the years before the start of the Revolutionary War, Ronan O’Mara thinks he might have the perfect case to put his new detective agency on the map. The only problem is that while Ronan’s specialty is cold case murders, he’s never investigated a case nearly three centuries cold... -
Adonis by L. Sherleen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAccused of a hate crime and expelled from school in his final year, Connor returns home to his seaside town to let everything blow over. There, not only does he have to learn to deal with the addition of two new stepbrothers and a new stepdad, but he also has to grapple with a world set against him. It’s not all bad though. Within his dad’s underwater lab, he discovers something in the deep... -
Una sonata de verano by Belén Martínez Sánchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNOVELA GANADORA DEL I PREMIO PUCK¿Y si tu libro favorito fuera mucho más que una buena historia?Casio Oliver está obsesionado con Preludio de invierno, la primera obra de Óscar Salvatierra, un escritor ya retirado... -
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That’s the Art of Getting By by Sarewolf
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“What do you want me to do?” Remus says, tiredly. All he wants is to curl up on his bed. Smoke a pack of cigarettes. Get drunk. He can’t stop looking at Harry.“Remus...” Dumbledore is gentle. Remus hates when he has that tone. Hates that he knows it will hurt. “There is no one else left.”A bitter laugh escapes him... -
Trial by Fire by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the thrilling Shadows of London series.Action, MM romance and adventure combine on the streets of London. Time is running out for John "Dom" Domenici.It's not just Kempthorne's secrets bubbling to the surface of London's streets .. -
Best Man by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome are brothers. Some are friends. All are the best. As our couples turn to the special people in their lives who were there for them during the worst of the worst, and extend their honored requests, the Phoenix family begin to make room for a new member who may be holding back the truth of how badly he was abused. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only... -
Dead of Winter by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHappily settled into retired life, former Cold Case Detective Ronan O’Mara is made an offer he can’t refuse: Solve the thirty-year mystery of Skye Washington’s brutal murder. With a bevy of suspects ranging from the teenager’s family, friends, and a boyfriend with a shady past, Ronan is certain he’ll have this case solved quickly.Psychic Tennyson Grimm has reservations over taking the case... -
Cold Case Cupid by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is in the air!All of our favorite members of the Cold Case Psychic Universe are sharing what love means to them just in time for Valentine’s Day. Romantic love. Friendship. The bond between parents and children. Lost loves. What ifs and maybes. Tennyson, Ronan, Cope, Jude, and the rest of the gang are here to prove that there’s someone for everyone.It’s Everly’s third birthday... -
Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“First Dates”A prequel to The Lamb and the Lion books, this short story shows Jem and Tean as they are set up on blind dates—with disastrous results.“Cheap Seats”Jem and Tean go to the movies. Jem insists it’s an epic bromance date. Tean insists they’re just casual acquaintances... -
Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx- Mossad agent Malik Dahan has lived for years in the shadows, straddling the very fine line between his own moral code and the missions his assassin role required. Two years ago, refusing an order from Mossad's Operations Base near Glilot Junction on the west end of Tel Aviv put him on a collision course with Team Panther... -
Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDetectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of... -
Once Upon a Western Shore by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s May Eve, and for once the body discovered in a meadow isn’t Gideon’s concern. The remains are decades old, and Gid and Lee are free to enjoy a proper Cornish Beltane, with maypoles, mirth, and a wild, sexy dash into the greenwood.When trouble flares, it’s from an unexpected source: Tamsyn, after a quiet few months, suddenly manifests terrifying new paranormal powers... -
Harassing Mitch by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpence Rodgers Being bodyguarded by a gorgeous, enormous, slightly terrifying police officer might sound like fun and games, but there is a real live serial killer running around targeting blond haired, blue eyed boys… and I happen to be blond haired and blue eyed and a boy. With me not having a big strong mate of my own, my brother has pawned me off on the unflappable Mitch Arborrow... -
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Noah by Theresa Hissong
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoah Rise of the Pride, Book 10 By Theresa Hissong Noah Shaw has a secret, and the only person who knew his true nature took it to her grave. The presence of Landon Bryant is a test to the desires he keeps close to his heart, but he refuses to separate himself from the human male when his mating scent reveals his true feelings to the pride... -
In Sunshine or in Shadow: Short Stories, Volume 1 by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA print reader's delight. Thirteen short stories, five never before collected in print, written between 2007 and 2013. Sexy, sweet, and occasionally strange, these brief but emotionally powerful stories encapsulate everything readers of Male Male romance have come to love most about Josh Lanyon's work... -
Hear Me by A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run from the mate who poisoned and nearly killed him, omega Khory Landry finds unexpected support from a lawyer with influential friends. The entire Danvers clan promises to keep Khory safe and help him press charges—especially eldest son Aeron... -
Debunked by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost hunter Marlowe Bond is shocked when Peyton West, the man who spent the last two years doggedly debunking his paranormal investigations, calls for help after allegedly being attacked in his home by a spirit. After a night in the house, Marlowe’s not sure anything more than a well-staged hoax is the culprit.Along for the ride is Marlowe’s boyfriend, artist Trip Cahill... -
Cowboy Love: A Cowboy Gangster Erotic Short Story by CJ Bishop, A.M. Snead
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*A STAND-ALONE SHORT STORY OF HOT SEX...AND LITTLE ELSE.Clint and Axel finally have a night to themselves. While the kids are away, the cowboys will play as they delve into a long night of love, lust, and wild, uninhibited passion. The thrills are endless and the "rides" are free. *Contains explicit M/M sexual scenes and strong language. 18+ readers only... -
Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoo Brothers Holiday Short. As Halloween looms on the horizon, Sawyer agrees to help his fellow pack mates, Gaia and Maggie, with turning their inn into a haunted house. It all goes smoothly until things actually begin to go bump in the night... -
Fletcher by M. Tasia
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBLOOD BROTHERSFletcher Daniels has family. The family he chose. His Navy SEAL family.Those who share his DNA are dead to him, except his brother Kyle.When Kyle disappears, Fletcher is forced to confront his “blood” family, whose mere presence makes going through Hell Week at BUD/S feel like a walk in the park.Saving Kyle is fraught with intrigue and betrayal...Categorized as:
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A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBenjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other.Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything... -
Nitro by Fel Fern
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTommy is determined to win the heart of his biker bear.Tommy Quinn has concocted the perfect plan. Move to Moon Burrow. Learn to be independent after years of following someone else’s orders. On top of that, he wants to convince Nitro they’re somehow perfect together despite how messed up he is. It’s a tall order, especially when the past refuses to stay buried... -
Grand Adventures by S.A. McAuley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn September 1, 2011, TJ Klune wrote, ..".it's not about the ending, it's about the journey..." in a review of Eric Arvin's Woke Up in a Strange Place. With those words, two men began a journey of love and invited us to ride along. TJ and Eric have shared so much with us: their wonderful books, their smiles, their humor, their lives, and their inspiring devotion to each other... -
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The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen is a wolf not just a wolf? When he has magic running through his veins. Fleeing Samhain Pack to protect them from his berserker nature, Barrett is alone in the wilds—and lost to himself. Until he tracks a most interesting prey and finds himself face to face with a mage. But Evan is not just a mage, he’s something their pack desperately needs—a healer... -
Bestowed by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn omega locked in a tower, a beta secretly in love, and an alpha prince who isn’t what he seems... who said fairy tales don’t come true? James is the playboy alpha prince of Ember, whose reputation long precedes him. When he gets into trouble one time too many, the king lays an ultimatum at his feet—get married or be disowned... -
What Lies Between Us by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow that he’s living with Sam Stein, Zach Cohen is finally ready to move on from his unhappy past. His days are filled with wedding preparations, yet he still finds time to make plans and decisions without consulting Sam and his mother, firmly believing he knows best. Sam is ready to settle in for the perfect life with Zach but years of bad habits have come back to haunt him... -
Owl Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLearning to love is the best lesson of all.Omega owl shifter Ryan is slowly adjusting to life at River’s Edge. After being rescued from impending slavery, he’s happy to be free. Now it’s time for him to stand on his own two feet, and to do that, he needs to finish his education, something his parliament had forbidden.His future as sold property was sealed with his first shift... -
How Goes The World? by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Positively Final Appearance: a two-part epilogue with Daniel and Archie at a house party and Kim and Will in a gentleman's club, because those are definitely settings that go well for them... -
His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrendan Sinclair Being a Daddy was who I was, but I’d never found a boy that I’d wanted to keep forever.Until I spotted him.Standing in the line at a kink club to sit on Santa’s lap, he was shy innocence all wrapped up in an adorable package. From the first taste, I couldn’t get enough of him. Yet when an unseen danger prowls closer, my every instinct is protect my boy at all costs... -
Creed by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSammyI want to be hurt. I want to be a baby. I’ve never found someone who understands that I need both until the night I’m kidnapped and told to save the life of a hitman.CreedI’m a cold-blooded killer. I’m a soft Daddy. Sammy healed my body and only he has ever reached the heart I’d incased in ice.Together, we shouldn’t work but we do... -
Frustrating Leighton by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolt the ME is a socially awkward, highly distrustful kangaroo mouse shifter who takes one look at Leighton, who seems to like him, and knows he's being played. A man like that doesn't fall for the big-eared weirdo that spends more time with dead people than live ones... -
Silence of Winter by Avery Blake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNormal is overrated. At least that's what Oliver Cromwell tells himself when he's being bullied for being different. He's a lover of all things paranormal, and when his nose isn't shoved into his sketchpad, drawing haunted houses and monsters, he and his best friend Bailey hang out in abandoned buildings and take long—very non-romantic—walks through graveyards looking for ghosts... -
Trolling Seeley by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeeley Walt I've been obsessing with the troll that owns the little trinket shop across the street from my brother in-law's café. I watch him whenever I can from the window at Bentley's and try to find anything I can on him on social media, especially pictures of his big, sexy, capable hands... -
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Deep in Your Shadows by Darien Cox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been three months since the team were instructed to stay off the mountain, and Christian is going a little stir crazy. Until one rainy afternoon an object crashes into the water in Singing Bear Village, creating temporary chaos and confusion in the peaceful lakeside community... -
Nights with Roarsen by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnid Daniels I tell all my deepest secrets to a tiger shifter I have never seen in human form, who I've named Roarsen. Somehow, though he never speaks, for obvious reasons, he has the ability to make me laugh and feel comfortable, even with telling him the hard truths about my life. I spend every night for months sitting on that back porch, snuggling my tiger friend and talking for hours... -
Canine Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the past holds your future…Omega jackal shifter Frankie is ready for a change. City life just isn’t for him—too many packs struggling for power just isn’t his thing. When he finds a small cabin for rent, the price and the timing are perfect. If only he didn’t stumble upon a shifter trafficking ring on his way out of the city... -
Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third novel in the Witchbane series. One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal... -
Our Kind of Man: HeavyLoad #4 (HeavyLoad! Series) by J.J. Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll good things come in threesMalachiOne guy. Is that so much to ask? All I want is a man to love. I’ve been alone for so long. I thought I’d found him; only he chose someone else. Then I see them: two beautiful men, lost in each other. It’s a full month before I see them again. They’re so full of themselves. I shouldn’t want them. I hate myself for giving in. At first... -
Eric's Destiny by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEric Adler didn’t think life could get better than this. After the trials and traumas of his abusive father and being abandoned by his mother, the Rue Pack had proved to be his saving grace. His brother was now mated, much to his disapproval, and he was learning how to be an Alpha from the greatest Alpha in the land – James Rue... -
Cargo by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLust at first sight Phoenix spots the tall, dark and dangerously sexy man in line behind him at the club immediately. He thinks he's found a dance partner for the night, but the stranger has other plans. Jax has worked his entire life to become the best sourcer on Akar, maybe even in all of Zila Galaxy. He specializes in finding things, and if the money is right, he and his loyal crew are there... -
Convincing Jensen by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJensen and Oakley are idiot best friends who both want what they don't think they can have. But lately Jensen has been having dreams... very vivid dreams... -
King's Stalemate by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was supposed to be over bad boys, and then I met King …I had a plan. Bartend at King's Gambit. Earn enough to open my yoga studio. Ignore my dark past. And never fall for the boss.Easier said than done.Falling for King is the best mistake I’ve ever made. But he's not the only one with secrets, and when my past comes to call it could destroy us both... -
Sweet Spot: The Petit Mort Stories by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor less than a dollar a piece, sample five deliously bittersweet novelettes, ten to twelve thousand words in length, each story a standalone and complete in itself. The Petit Mort stories are framed around a mysterious Tim Burton-esque chocolate shop known as Sweets to the Sweet, which acts as a catalyst for the unfolding and often peculiar romances... -
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Incident of Magic by Kris Michaels, Patricia A. Knight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSold at the age of twelve to support his mother’s drug habit and rescued from a life on the streets by a cop, thirty-two-year old Tony Locke had had a brutal start in life. He’d risen to the position of homicide detective in the Everlight Police Department—a testament to his intelligence and driving ambition to help other victims of Everlight's prolific industry in sex and drugs... -
The Case of the Guilty Ghost by Amber Kell, R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBob is lost in grief, Sam is fighting for his life, and there is no middle ground. Can their love survive? Bob is grieving over his brother’s sacrifice. Guilt-ridden and devastated, he buries himself in vampire mourning and pulls away from Sam.Magic tears Sam from the vampire castle and he has to face new adversaries alone, when all he wants is Bob at his side... -
A Holiday Magic Mixup by Quinn Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a lonely omega witch casts a holiday spell to fetch the alpha of his dreams and gets a jaded paranormal investigator instead, can love heal two damaged hearts? A lonely omega witch casts a forbidden spell. After his adoptive grandmother dies, initiate witch, Mark has only a dead end job and no romantic prospects... -
All Our Secrets Laid Bare by Firethesound
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFandom: Harry PotterRelationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Harry Potter/Original Male Character(s)--------------------------------------------------Over the six years Draco Malfoy has been an Auror, four of his partners have turned up dead. Harry Potter is assigned as his newest partner to investigate just what is going on... -
Stargazing with a Ghost by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrant Mittel is the Paranormal Probe's secret weapon for ghost hunting: he's a medium.His ability to communicate with the dead is put to the ultimate test when the crew takes on an unprecedented challenge—living at the famously haunted Allan Hotel for three months to film the new season of their ghost hunting show... -
Lion's Legacy by Lev A.C. Rosen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo’s life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and all his friends know about it. Worse, they expect him to just accept his ex’s new relationship and make nice...
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