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Clean Start by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone knows the rumors about Violet Circle and the crazy inhabitants, but becoming a resident was my best option. These are the kind of decisions you’re faced with when you have a baby at eighteen, and your knight in shining armor turns out to be a deadbeat dad in saggy boxers... -
![Fools by Lucy Lennox, May Archer]()
Fools by Lucy Lennox, May Archer
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTucker Wright’s Clues for Life:What’s a 4-letter word for an utterly oblivious, totally commitment-phobic, heartbreakingly gorgeous man with a pet pig named Bernadette? That’d be D-U-N-N, as in Dunn Johnson, my very best pal and fishing buddy since I moved to Licking Thicket... -
![Noah & Tallie: Rojo, Tx Book 5 by Cee Bowerman]()
Noah & Tallie: Rojo, Tx Book 5 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNoah Evans worked hard all of his life. He raised his children after his wife’s death, and now, he’s enjoying watching his kids have children of their own. Early retirement suits him well, but there’s something missing. When he runs into Tallie, he realizes that she’s the last piece of his puzzle. Tallie worked hard to give her son a good life... -
![Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson]()
Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA romance author, a cover model, a book signing … a crush. Ordinary women like me know we shouldn’t fall for beautiful men like Travis Zehler, one of the hottest cover models in romance fiction. But, sometimes, we can’t help ourselves. When I meet him at a book signing, my attraction to him is instant. I’m infatuated, and I can’t stop thinking about him... -
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![Mission: Without a Trace by Nicole Edwards]()
Mission: Without a Trace by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir first official case as a task force doesn’t take Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis far from home.Getting right down to business, the Off the Books task force prioritizes a case of a fifteen-year-old girl who went missing nine years earlier from the same small town they grew up in: Coyote Ridge, Texas... -
![Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur]()
Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVolume five in the best-selling charity anthology is coming soon! Featuring brand new stories from incredible authors:AM Arthur - Alice Winters - Daryl BannerEM Lindsey - Jodi Payne - K Webster - Kate HawthorneLouisa Masters - Lucy Lennox - Mia Monroe - Neve WilderRiley Hart - SE Harmon - Spencer Spears - Tal... -
![Straight Up by Charity Ferrell]()
Straight Up by Charity Ferrell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new standalone in the Twisted Fox Series.Book 3, Straight Up: (Lincoln and Cassidy's story)... -
![Devil's Own by K.M. Neuhold]()
Devil's Own by K.M. Neuhold
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s nothing Devil loves more than giving Angel whatever he wants, especially when it’s what he wants too. The only question is… Does Raven want them?Of course, I’ve noticed Angel and Devil noticing me. I’ve felt their eyes and the deep pulse of their heated wanting... -
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Second Wind by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond wind: a new strength or energy to continue something that is an effort. After an amicable divorce, Lincoln Huxley is ready to embrace the sexuality he repressed for more than two decades. Rush Holden is no longer willing to settle for closeted men or those who don’t share his dreams of marriage and fatherhood. A chance encounter on a lakeside pier is the second wind they both need... -
![Nice and Easy by Erin Nicholas]()
Nice and Easy by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA hot firefighter who just wants to take care of her and her little boy? Sign her up. Moving in with him and his little girl who already has a huge chunk of her heart? Very nice. Roommates with benefits? Yes, please. Convincing this take-charge alpha to let her take care of him too? That’s not going to be as easy... -
![You Can Count On Me by Fae Quin]()
You Can Count On Me by Fae Quin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey say you should love thy neighbor, but I don’t think they meant it the way I want to love mine.Miles “Rooster” Johnson: As a young single-dad with a teaching job, I haven’t had much opportunity to date. My son is my entire world, and though I would love to have a partner and someone to count on, the passing years have shown that it’s just not in the cards for me... -
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Hard Knox by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCallumA gay guy walks into a straight bar and notices the hottest man he’s ever seen.Why am I not surprised my life sounds like the beginning of a bad joke? First, my ex cheated on me, and I went running to Havenwood and the mom I have a complicated relationship with. Then, there’s Knox, the gorgeous lumberjack I don’t stand a chance with... -
![Employing Patience by Saxon James]()
Employing Patience by Saxon James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsArtWhen 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... -
![Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells]()
Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomance 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... -
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![Spring Rains by R.J. Scott]()
Spring Rains by R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen love is on the line, the only way to move forward is to challenge ghosts of the past and find a place to belong.High School Teacher Chris, an amputee since his teens, has wrestled with darkness and emerged victorious. He’s a pillar of strength in the classroom, deflecting his overbearing family by day and yearning for love by night... -
![Navigating Noah by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Navigating Noah by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNoah HathawayThe saying 'livin' the dream' is usually said with sarcasm, but I truly am living my dream in Coral Pointe Inlet with my four best friends. Still, as I watch three of them fall in love, my heart aches a little with longing. It doesn't help when Hunter, a man I spent an incredible weekend with, comes back to Coral Pointe--not alone, I might add... -
![Forget Me Not by Felice Stevens]()
Forget Me Not by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"He had everything under control, except the way that cowboy made him feel."Texas cowboy Shea Montgomery has plans. Big plans. Still mourning the loss of his beloved father, he’s finally ready to sell the Forget Me Not ranch. He’s dusting off his boots, packing up his cowboy hat, and moving to New York City to make his dreams come true... -
![Virgin Hearts by Emmy Sanders]()
Virgin Hearts by Emmy Sanders
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan an inexperienced cowboy wrangle the adult movie star of his dreams? HawthorneI’ve lived in the same small town my entire life. And I like it, for the most part: being a rancher, taking care of my chickens, and even my meddlesome family. What I don’t like is the limited dating options. I’m gay, and at thirty-six-years-old, I’ve never been with a man... -
![Grinding by Sean Ashcroft]()
Grinding by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo childhood best friends. One accidental fake engagement. One Labrador puppy. One week to fall in love.When Harvey runs into his childhood best friend—literally—on the way into Otter Bay for his cousin's wedding, he doesn't plan to end up playing the part of the guy's fiancé...Categorized as:
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![The Contractor by Raleigh Ruebins]()
The Contractor by Raleigh Ruebins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s my best friend, my best worker, and it was just a silly crush.Then he kissed me. Now it feels like he's mine…I’ve shown my best friend Tristan everything: how to use a circular saw, how to lay grout, and how to do a kitchen renovation right. On the job, we became close friends—then even closer as we learned to share a camping tent.It was all harmless. Just like my crush on him... -
![The Crush by Kelly Fox]()
The Crush by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugustus Walker, Jr. is a problem. Every queer person I know has had a tragic crush on a straight person at some point in their lives, and for the last year, Walker has been mine.Not that my crush on him is serious—I'm just appreciating a sweet, sexy guy who happens to be a big fat goose egg on the Kinsey scale. Le sigh and all that... -
![Grumpy Bear by Slade James]()
Grumpy Bear by Slade James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHooking 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... -
![Melting by Sean Ashcroft]()
Melting by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsButt naked and dripping wet wasn't how I expected to meet the man of my dreams.After a bad breakup, a rough year at his New York ice cream parlour, and no luck jumping back into the dating pool, celebrated pastry chef Hayden agrees to spend the summer with his dad in his childhood home on the Oregon coast to get away from it all... -
![Drawn to You by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Drawn to You by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeaving his enormous family behind, native New Yorker, Elijah, decides to move to Brighton Pier for a fresh start. Being part of a large LGBTQ community and landing his dream job at Inkubus, a local tattoo shop, is too big of a draw for him to turn down... -
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![Off Plan by May Archer]()
Off Plan by May Archer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI came to Whispering Key for a job. That was all. To show the world Mason Bloom could be more than a small-town doctor living a medium-sized life. Private doctor on a swanky island with a posh resort? Check.But from the moment I set foot on this island, nothing went according to plan.I didn’t expect to find the resort falling apart... -
![Return to Blackcreek by Riley Hart]()
Return to Blackcreek by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis December it's time to go back... Wes and Braden Braden plans a surprise weekend getaway for him and Wes. Two days alone in a cabin with his husband? There’s no telling what kind of trouble they can get into. Wes isn’t fooled though. He knows this weekend is about more than just a sexy escape... -
![Blooming by Sean Ashcroft]()
Blooming by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInstagram crush. Instant fling.The last thing amateur food photographer Milo expects to find in the sleepy town of Otter Bay is the cute boy he’s been crushing on from Instagram. He’s in town to help his pregnant sister, not to look for a fling, but his best friend is right—it’s been so long since he got laid that they’ll be reissuing his v-card any day now... -
![Tobias and Beau by Chloe Gray]()
Tobias and Beau by Chloe Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeau and Tobias never expected to fall in love so quickly. Will that love be enough to last?Beau Matthews knows he wants to be with Tobias, but the two men are so different from one another. Beau lives a mundane life and has a complicated past he'd rather forget. Tobias needs a stern, no nonsense man. Right?Tobias Woods is more then ready for his new life in Bartford... -
![Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx]()
Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSam - The moment I saw Jordan Webb walk into Brews Brothers a few weeks ago, I knew I was in trouble. He was the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen, but I soon learned that his beauty was more than skin deep. He has a kind heart and a desire to do good in the world. Since his living arrangement was in limbo after a breakup, I invited him to stay with me until the trial against Paul was over... -
![The Wilderness by Rosalind Abel]()
The Wilderness by Rosalind Abel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Epstein had it all—playboy good looks, wealth and prestige, and a gorgeous fiancé to costar with him on a reality television show. But that was years ago, before he was abandoned at the altar on national television. In the aftermath, Will’s world crumbled, leaving him humiliated and lost. Andre Rivera married his first love and lived a dream life until tragedy stepped in... -
![My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander]()
My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRico: I know my life. I know what it’s like. I own Nocturne, one of the biggest clubs for miles around. I deal with the punks who work for me because even if they’re like younger siblings, they’re still punks. And I’m okay being the grumpy old man everyone thinks I am. I’m not that old but screw it, let them call me what they want.That’s been my life for years, and it is what it is... -
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Perfect by Jenny Wood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdoption is hard. Paperwork and more paperwork, lawyers and more lawyers and it seems like begging and choosing....all to get your heart broken when the expectant mother backs out. Not wanting to go through that again, or put Morgan through it again; they opted out. Unfortunately, the new guy didn't get the memo and they were chosen by expectant young mother, Haley... -
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Heartstring by Ana Ashley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMikIf I had a dollar for every mistake I made… But there’s only one mistake I regret.Breaking my promise to the only person who ever understood my need to get away from a future I didn’t want…Tyler.I’ve reached many hearts through my music, but the only one I’ve ever wanted might be lost to me forever.TylerFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…Mik broke a promise a long time ago... -
![Something Unexpected by Rory Maxwell]()
Something Unexpected by Rory Maxwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDOMINIC LAUDER never thought he’d return to Split Rock Ranch. But after twenty years, he finds himself knocking on his aunt’s door. He just wishes he was there with better news... -
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![Drawn in by You by R.M. Neill]()
Drawn in by You by R.M. Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne has endured a life of loneliness.The other is content in his solitude.Can the draw of epic love intertwine their lives?TravisWhen my grandfather died, I was swallowed by the system. Depression set in at a young age as I was bounced from foster home to youth shelter. For twelve years since, I’ve battled with my mental health issues, refusing to reveal to anyone how bad things truly are... -
![Embracing You by Daphne Elliot]()
Embracing You by Daphne Elliot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe offered me a deal I couldn't refuse.A little summer fling. Casual, no expectations ... and a firm expiration date.Samantha Sullivan and I have been best friends since childhood. Totally platonic. We had never crossed the line, not even once.Until now...Categorized as:
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![Kidnapped by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody]()
Kidnapped by the Mountain Man by Mia Brody
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis filthy mountain man is taking what he wants—his best friend’s little sister!GingerGrizz has been staring at me for a lifetime. My brother’s best friend lights my body on fire, but he’ll never make a move unless I push him. That’s why I show up at his cabin and pretend I’m looking for another man.But I didn’t count on the fact that he would tie me to his bed and say filthy things to me... -
![Something Unprofessional by Rory Maxwell]()
Something Unprofessional by Rory Maxwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEv Bailey is done dating his bosses. After the last disaster, he’s sworn off workplace romances for good. He has a new job in a new city and he’s not going to make the same mistakes again—he knows he’ll never find his perfect Daddy in the corner office. Which is why it’s so inconvenient that his new boss is hotter than sin . . . and an expert at pushing all his buttons... -
![Worth the Risk by Carly Marie]()
Worth the Risk by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo single dads in a small town. Is their connection a recipe for love…or for disaster?Mark Murray is used to chaos. Between his job as an emergency room doctor and being a single father to two boys, he’s the definition of exhausted. Yet he always makes it work. When a new job finds him moving to a small town, he’s faced with a different set of challenges... -
![Realize by Susan Hawke]()
Realize by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“What we have can’t be faked.” Max Jackson’s life is pretty close to perfect—except that he’s secretly in love with his straight best friend and roommate. He’s got his dream job and a family he secretly pretends are his own. But they aren’t… no matter how much he might wish it were true... -
![Redeem by Christina Lee]()
Redeem by Christina Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSuccessful financial analyst Michael Walsh leads a picture-perfect life that anyone would envy—unless they caught a glimpse beneath the surface. Haunted by failed relationships and self-doubt, Michael harbors a soul-deep loneliness that no number of casual hookups can fulfill... -
![Got Me Thinking by Casey Cox]()
Got Me Thinking by Casey Cox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a single dad ready to start dating again. I'm newly divorced and new to…well, everything. This is going to be a disaster… Isn't it? When my marriage ends, I decide to buy a run-down house and get a drove of piglets. My friends think I'm having a breakdown, when really, all I'm doing is the one thing I've avoided my whole life––figuring out who I am... -
![Perfect Ten by K.M. Neuhold]()
Perfect Ten by K.M. Neuhold
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA total virgin and a HARD Ten.I came to Palm Island two seasons ago, confused about my life and desperate for a change. The island drew me in, but I’m still not sure why.Maybe it’s time I cut my losses and go back home.But when the breathtaking, flirtatious, tattooed bartender I’ve been crushing on for ages offers to let me room with him this off-season, there’s no way I’m leaving now... -
![Adler and Orrick by Chloe Gray, C.W. Gray]()
Adler and Orrick by Chloe Gray, C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdler wants a new life in a new town. He didn’t expect to find a new Daddy too.With his pride shattered from a nasty breakup, Adler Jones vows to never settle for a vanilla relationship again. He moves to the small mountain town of Bartford, intending to keep life simple and avoid relationships for a while.When Adler meets his neighbor, he realizes that won’t be so easy to do... -
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![Ornamental by E.M. Lindsey]()
Ornamental by E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt wasn’t that Luke was unhappy at Irons and Works. After all, that was his home, his family, his safety.But watching everyone around him fall in love was a bit much when every single relationship he’d tried to maintain fell to pieces... -
![Snowflake Kisses by Jacki James]()
Snowflake Kisses by Jacki James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrankie Taylor is a pastry chef in need of a fresh start, and Cap Roberts is a coffee shop owner in need of a pastry chef. Should be a perfect fit. But the delicious pastries he bakes aren't the only thing about Frankie that makes Cap's mouth water, and as a newly single father, Cap can’t afford to risk not only his heart, but his daughter's as well... -
![Someone Worth Saving by Ruthie Luhnow]()
Someone Worth Saving by Ruthie Luhnow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWyoming? Kill me now. Reed: I've spent my whole life causing trouble for my parents, but this time I went too far. After the scandal I caused nearly ruined my mom's political career, they decided to do something drastic-and that's how I ended up in on a ranch in Ely, Wyoming, a zillion miles from civilization... -
![The Hideaway by Rosalind Abel]()
The Hideaway by Rosalind Abel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLavender Shores’s resident tattoo artist, Connor Clark, looks the part—six foot six, musclebound, and covered in ink—and most definitely doesn’t blend in. Grafted into the Bryant family as a teenager to escape his abusive father, the Bryants saved his life, but Connor has never truly felt a part of the founding family royalty... -
![Hard to Hold by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Hard to Hold by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerfect, happy, “Jonah the Savior”, that’s how most people see Jonah Taylor. What they don’t always see is how incredibly overwhelmed he is with his new business or how lonely he is. When a painfully shy man enters his wellness center, all Jonah wants to do is help break him out of his shell. The problem is, the attraction he feels to the nervous, timid man is undeniable... -
![Hard to Get by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Hard to Get by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabe D’Angelo has it all. Designer clothes, luxury cars, a cool confidence most would envy, and a never-ending supply of money—and men. When he arrived in Haven’s Cove to be there for his best friend, he never imagined he’d end up extending his stay indefinitely. Small town living isn’t so bad after all, and the views are magnificent—especially the view of a sexy, rugged blond...
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