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  • Their Ruthless Sadist by Nicole Edwards

    Their Ruthless Sadist by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    By definition, a Sadist is one who receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another. That’s me to a T. I only play with those who understand what it means, those who are willing to indulge my devious desires. Any masochist who seeks me out knows that if they trespass, I will gladly shatter them and walk away, leaving them for someone else to put back together...
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    dark  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Priest by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Priest by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m lonely, but am I ready to move on?I’ve been Ankh’s Old Man for as long as Hell’s Ankhor has existed. But Ankh’s been dead for two years, and I need to live my life for me. I love the guys of HAC, but no one’s keeping me warm at night. No one except Mal, and that’s only in my dreams.He doesn’t do long term, and he’s one of my oldest friends...
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    dark  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • I Thee Wed by C.J. Bishop

    I Thee Wed by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Family: Where Life Begins…and Love Never Ends. The Wedding Day has arrived...
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    drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  anti-hero  book
  • Meet Me There by K.M. Neuhold

    Meet Me There by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two men, dozens of cities, and a connection they just can't seem to shake.We haven't spoken in fifteen years, and Marlon is the last person I expected to run into in a bar on Bourbon Street.He's not my gangly internet pen pal anymore, he's all muscles, body hair, and temptation.Our friendship feels like it never faded, but the heat between us is brand new...
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    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • MAXWELL 2: Trial By Fire by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 2: Trial By Fire by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 2 As the trial becomes an emotional battle ground – within the courtroom and without – Max struggles to maintain his resolve to resist his heart. But as it becomes more and more evident that Horatio’s heartbreak over losing Max isn’t healing, but in fact growing worse, Max begins to question the choices he made so long ago...
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    dark  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Bound to Surrender by Jenna Jacob

    Bound to Surrender by Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After suffering a brutal hate crime, submissive Trevor Hammond's outward appearance projects the usual carefree demeanor his friends know and love. But inside, the remnants of his battered psyche and the ghosts of his assailants keep him bound in chains of anxiety...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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:
    drama  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  bisexuality
  • 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...
  • Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 6 by Daryl Banner, Nicole Dykes

    Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 6 by Daryl Banner, Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, a bunch of authors wondered..
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Unexpected Dreams by Isabelle Peterson

    Unexpected Dreams by Isabelle Peterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Divorce is a big change... But there are bigger ones. A few months after his divorce and may failed blind dates, Greg Fairchild met Tanner Williams. What started out as a good friendship unexpectedly turned into something that Greg didn't know what do with...attraction. Why would he be attracted to a man? He had been a ladies man back in the day...
  • Free to Rejoice by Tracey Jerald

    Free to Rejoice by Tracey Jerald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dr. Jason Ross has an unprecedented week off during the holiday season to spend with his husband and family. Anticipating his greatest challenge will be keeping his husband's gift buying under control, he's excited for the week ahead.But life doesn't take a vacation even when doctors want to.Reality destroys Jason's yuletide cheer leaving him as twisted as some of his family's holiday traditions...
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    dark  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • You. Always you.: A Gay Romance by M.E.

    You. Always you.: A Gay Romance by M.E.

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whatever happened in your past, did not happen. And I am your only future.I am obsessed with you; you’re obsessed with me.You hurt me to comfort me.You break me to put me back together.And I do the same to you.I am addicted to you; you’re addicted to me.You told me this would be a bad idea.You warned me of the heartache.And I did it anyway.I like you; you like me.When I see you, my sun rises...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  steamy  lgbtq  humor  dark  contemporary  age-gap  fiction
  • 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...
  • Finding Their Balance by M.Q. Barber

    Finding Their Balance by M.Q. Barber

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three’s the naughtiest kind of crowd. Getting to the one-year mark is hard enough in a relationship between two lovers. For three, just getting through the day can be half the battle. Between Alice’s headstrong insistence on pushing her sexual limits and Jay’s need to confront an abusive former lover, Henry has his hands full keeping both his partners safe and happy...
  • Chandler: Training Days Book 1 by J.D. Light

    Chandler: Training Days Book 1 by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chandler Bell When my boyfriend breaks up with me because I'm overweight, I go to the one place I feel the most comfortable. Oddly enough, it's the gym I was basically raised in. Things have changed over the years, but the people inside are my family. Some of them literally. Baker reluctantly agrees to help me get in shape, and so begins the torture...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Always Eli by Charlie Novak

    Always Eli by Charlie Novak

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when a sassy drag queen falls for his brother’s best friend?Eli Baker needs a job. Drag isn’t paying the bills and the life of a starving artist isn't as fun when he’s the one living it. Taking a temporary office job is meant to be a quick fix...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.After several days of being bullied online by people in the game, his cousin went abroad in a fit of anger and sorrow...
    Categorized as:
    drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  realistic  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Wild Side by Mari Carr

    Wild Side by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No strings attached? Wrong. So wrong.Layla moved to Baltimore in search of a fresh start. After too many years in a lackluster relationship, she’s ready to embrace her wild side. Casual is her new middle name and the last thing she wants or needs is a serious relationship.Finn and his best friend, Miguel are ALL IN on showing Layla a good time...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens to a couple when one of them discovers a new kink that he’s not sure his partner will be into? Dear Art, I’m sure you get messages like this all the time, but I feel like I don’t even know who I am anymore. I suppose I should start from the beginning… Three weeks ago, I saw puppy play for the first time, and now I can’t stop thinking about it...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Guys on the Side by Darien Cox

    Guys on the Side by Darien Cox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the sequel to Guys on Top, we meet up with the Boston boys several months later. Corey has developed a close friendship with Doug, who’s still living in the apartment downstairs...
    Categorized as:
    drama  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Collaring Chaz: A Rock Star Best Friends to Lovers Romance by Joel Abernathy

    Collaring Chaz: A Rock Star Best Friends to Lovers Romance by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ChazRafael is the best friend-with-benefits a guy could ask for, but I had to go and screw it all up by falling in love.Everyone gets sick of me eventually. My birth parents, the endless conveyor belt of foster homes, even the band that became my family...
    Categorized as:
    dark  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • The Great Sex Olympics of 221B by XistentialAngst

    The Great Sex Olympics of 221B by XistentialAngst

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    John Watson thinks Sherlock Holmes should admit that he, Watson, is more of an expert on sex than Sherlock is. But Sherlock refuses to concede the point. He comes up with an experiment plan that will resolve the issue. The results will determine who wins the prize. But sometimes even the best thought-out scientific study has unexpected consequences...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Owners & Dolls by M.A. Innes

    Owners & Dolls by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aww. I had the best Owner ever. Now I just had to make sure he knew I belonged to him and wasn’t on loan like some kind of library book. – EmersonBouncing through life, the only things Emerson knows for sure are that he has the best job ever and one day he’s going to meet the Dom of his dreams...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Slave Hunt by J.A. Rock

    Slave Hunt by J.A. Rock

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thirty people. Two hours. Only the strong will survive. When Riddle decides to put on a slave hunt, the Subs Club is on board. Tops hunting bottoms in the woods with paintball guns? Yes. Captives strung up on whipping posts, at the mercy of their captors? Hell yes. But on the morning of the hunt, nothing’s going according to plan...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • Up Ship Creek by Abigail Kade

    Up Ship Creek by Abigail Kade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when you find out the one person who always rubs you the wrong way can rub you the right way even better? Taylor loathes boats and the water, but he accepts an invitation for a short cruise with his latest fling because the dick is good and he has the vacation time...
  • 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...
  • Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain

    Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stepping out from behind the camera isn’t as easy as it seems. Dax needs cash, and he needs it now since his roommate has moved away without notice. Dax has a week to either make up the difference or break his lease. Both options are out of his price range...
  • The Sky is Dead: a hurt/comfort gay love story by Sue Brown

    The Sky is Dead: a hurt/comfort gay love story by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After being homeless for years, Danny won’t survive another winter. Will he accept a fresh start with a new name? Will he take a chance on love?Danny is a typical teenager, his life taken up with friends and school. Then he’s caught kissing a boy and thrown out by his parents. He learns fast how to live on the streets, doing what he has to survive, trusting no one...
    Categorized as:
    dark  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse  angst
  • CALEB 1: When World's Collide by C.J. Bishop

    CALEB 1: When World's Collide by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when the right love finds you at the wrong time? At age 17, Caleb Dean’s world is ripped apart in a matter of minutes, tragedy striking sudden and violent. Now, four years later, Caleb is still trying to undo what he deems to be his fault. Taking work wherever he can get it, Caleb finds his way to New York and The Phoenix Club...
    Categorized as:
    dark  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Brighton by J.D. Light

    Brighton by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brighton WalkerI'm a bit of a mess. I'm hyperactive, but lazy at the same time. I apparently have an annoying pen tapping problem. I can't cook even pre-made meals without a major catastrophe happening and I'm a little on the forgetful side. All reasons having a roommate isn't really a great idea...
  • Obvious by R.G. Alexander

    Obvious by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author R.G. Alexander, Book 10 in the Finn Factor Series! Could he be more Obvious? Matthew Finn is about to find out. He’s got a crush and a prickly pickle of a problem, but with a little help from his newfound family, he’ll convince Oliver “Legs” Garcia that he's the real thing...
  • Loving Maddie from A to Z by Kelly Jamieson

    Loving Maddie from A to Z by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Home is where the hearts are… Award-winning photojournalist Zack Donovan is happy to be alive after being held captive by a band of rebels in Syria. He’s not so happy to be on his way back to Chicago to recuperate with his college friends Maddie and Aidan, who are now a couple...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  steamy  adult  bdsm
  • Where the Boys Are: A Novel by William J. Mann

    Where the Boys Are: A Novel by William J. Mann

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jeff O’Brien and his friends return in this sequel to The Men from the Boys, William J. Mann’s critically acclaimed debut novel about gay love and friendship Where the Boys Are opens in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve, 1999. With the world on the cusp of the new millennium, Jeff O’Brien and his ex-lover Lloyd Griffith are grieving the loss of their friend and mentor David Javitz to AIDS...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Eden by Xavier Neal

    Eden by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark forbidden mmf standalone...
  • Curious by Seth King

    Curious by Seth King

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An all-new, full-length story spun from the world of Seth King's bestselling Straight series Two best friends. One week in paradise. One pact that goes explosively off the rails..
  • The Rock Star's Guide to Getting Your Man by Ashlyn Kane

    The Rock Star's Guide to Getting Your Man by Ashlyn Kane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Jeff Pine rents a cabin in the hometown he’s been avoiding for fifteen years, he just wants some time away from his rock 'n roll world to figure out his life. Instead he runs into his former BFF—and the inspiration for dozens of love songs—on the first day.Facepalm.Park naturalist Carter Rhodes is a cinnamon roll dressed like a lumberjack...
  • Learn The Rules: Rough Love Parts 1-5 by Leighton Greene

    Learn The Rules: Rough Love Parts 1-5 by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Learn the Rules contains the first five parts of the Rough Love series, collected in one book for the first time.1. Bound by HimBenjamin Ballard always assumed he was straight - in every way possible. They invented the term 'vanilla' to describe him...
  • Ender's Curiosity by M.A. Innes

    Ender's Curiosity by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    EnderNo. It means nothing. I’m just curious. It’s certainly not worth blowing up my life over, no matter what the crazy man thinks. Watching the pups is fun. A pastime. They’re cute. I’m not imagining having a tail. I don’t need a Handler. There’s no way I want to curl up on Leif.There’s no way he’d let me, right?LeifWow. He wants to what? He wants me to do what? Well, friends help friends...
  • Bet on Love by A.F. Zoelle

    Bet on Love by A.F. Zoelle

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After Rhys wakes up married to his best man, he never expects to fall in love with his new husband. Will their surprise romance survive the wedding bells?Rhys HuntingtonDrunkenly eloping with my best man was never part of my wedding plans. Falling in love with him definitely wasn’t supposed to happen...
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    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Perfect Catch by N.R. Walker

    Perfect Catch by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Calvin Lynch and Troy Hoffman have been best mates since they were fourteen years old. They’re both hard-working tradesmen, both love weekends away fishing, both gay, but have never been single at the same time. Until now. What is supposed to be a weekend away fishing with a group of mates, changes at the last minute when friends bail out in an attempt to give Cal and Troy some alone time...
  • 3 Dates by Lily Morton

    3 Dates by Lily Morton

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Archibald Henry Zhang is my best friend. He’s funny, feisty, and loving. He’s also the only person I’ve ever trusted and the only one who has never let me down...
  • Two Man Team by Jet Mykles

    Two Man Team by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Previous Book: One for the Team Genre: LGBT Erotic Contemporary Others might be fooled into thinking Davey is just a computer nerd, but Jason knows better. He knows his geeky best friend is wicked to the core. So, he shouldn't be surprised when Davey lures him into a threesome on the night of their friends' wedding...
  • Art Criticism by Celeste Spettro, Blue GhostGhost

    Art Criticism by Celeste Spettro, Blue GhostGhost

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    James has no idea what he's going to do with his art history degree, but for the moment he's managing as a lowly gallery assistant... until he has to deal with an aggravating photographer. Turkish is a lot like his photographs: vapid, popular, and over the top-the perfect target for James' snarky criticism, but somehow James is unable to reject the man as easily he rejects his art...
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    drama  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  steamy  adult
  • All's Fair in Love and Advertising by Lenore Black

    All's Fair in Love and Advertising by Lenore Black

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The life of a creative genius isn't all it's cracked up to be, not when said genius is Max Tomlin, hotshot creative director of his own New York ad agency and slightly neurotic headcase. Still reeling after a painful divorce, he's been taking a walk on the gay side, but that hasn't gone much better...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Loosen Up by Max Walker

    Loosen Up by Max Walker

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jordan Hampton: I was stressed beyond belief. My life felt like it was hitting dead-end after dead-end, and my job was making me want to pull my hair out strand by single strand. So, when my boyfriend suggests a spontaneous trip to Miami Beach, I jump at the chance. I had no idea what was really in store for us when we boarded the plane...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Pretty by Jason Collins

    Pretty by Jason Collins

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TAYLOR: I won’t be another straight man’s secret. It’s hard to plan the perfect wedding for your best friend when you can’t keep your eyes off the groom's cousin. Cole’s perfect—except for one thing: he’s as straight as the last man who broke my heart. Or so I thought. But Cole’s hands and lips tell another story. Still, we’ve got a problem—he’s supposed to marry a woman...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Uncut Wood by Slade James

    The Uncut Wood by Slade James

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do lumberjacks do at a gay, clothing-optional campground during the off-season? Play with wood, of course.It’s time for the Jackolympics, the camp’s annual wood-splitting competition. This year I’m more determined than ever to win because I’ve got skin in the game.I fell in love with Gunner the first night I met him. Two and a half years later, I’m still deep in the friend zone...
  • Shelter in Place by Simon Strange

    Shelter in Place by Simon Strange

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm stuck in a straight guy's apartment. How am I supposed to deal with this?I hadn't planned on living with Ross very long. I just needed a place to stay to get on my feet after a bad break up, and happened to be friends with his sister. But when the shelter in place order comes down, not only do I lose any chance of finding my own space; my bartending job dries up, too...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
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