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  • Spencer Cohen, Book Three by N.R. Walker

    Spencer Cohen, Book Three by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Learning to be in a committed relationship has been easy for Spencer. In fact, too easy. Andrew has fit into his life seamlessly. Spencer’s let go of his insecurities and hang-ups, and he and Andrew are enjoying where things are headed. For the first time in years, Spencer’s life is unbelievably perfect. Andrew overthinks everything...
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    angst  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sad
  • Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

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

    Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bro big or bro home. RobbieAs social chair of Sigma Beta Psi, I’m the life of the party. It’s what I’m known for, and if it’s not fun, I’m not interested, simple as that.I’m not someone who overthinks.So when one of my brothers hooks up with a dude from another frat house, it catches me off guard when I can’t stop thinking about them … together...
  • A Very Marian Christmas by Lucy Lennox

    A Very Marian Christmas by Lucy Lennox

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

    The Jock by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wes Van de Hoek clawed his way off his family’s West Texas ranch under the Friday night lights, earning a football scholarship to the state’s best university. Three years in, he has it all: he’s the starting tight end, team captain, and, according to ESPN, maybe the best college football player in the nation. But he’s been keeping a secret from everyone...
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    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  sad  slow-burn
  • 10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love by Emmy Sanders

    10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love by Emmy Sanders

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

    The Fire by May Archer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    JAMIE Parker Hoffstraeder is gorgeous, cocky, and totally irrational. He also broke my heart when he left town eleven years, four months, and twenty-eight days ago. Not that I’m counting. I don’t mind admitting it: I was young. I got burned. I learned my lesson...
  • Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?Andy:If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

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

    Perfectly Us by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One summer. Two hearts forever changed.Alex is magnetic. His vibrant personality and easy smiles draw people toward him. No one would guess he’s secretly hurting.Shiloh is quiet. His social awkwardness and anxious mind make it hard for him to make connections. He’s always felt different. A little broken.When these two meet, they recognize something in each other...
  • A True Fit by Michele Notaro

    A True Fit by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trent~ My life has been great the past few years and I have zero intention of screwing anything up. I’m certainly not going to let some guy ruin things for me, especially not my boss’s ex. But for some reason, every time I run into Declan, I become more and more intrigued by him...
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    angst  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy
  • Melody by Helen Hardt

    Melody by Helen Hardt

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

    Rules to Ignore by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Davey’s Revised Rule #1: A good Daddy will love his boy with all his heart. Davey Hendrickson doesn’t mind being forever single when he’s got his bestie at his side. It’s not that he wants to be single. He’s spent most of his adult life searching for his own perfect Daddy...
  • A Surplus of Light by Chase Connor

    A Surplus of Light by Chase Connor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "He's a psycho." That's what Mike is told when he asks who the kid is with the dark swoop of hair and eyes that look like icebergs floating in milk. From that moment, it becomes Mike's mission to find out everything about this kid. The kid who can fight better than anyone, but doesn't want to. The kid who is the greatest artist Mike's ever met...
  • Tex by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Tex by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jazz: I’m in love with my straight best friend …Prison changed me, mostly for the better, but it could never erase my love for Tex. Growing up together in foster care he was my one constant, and I hate all the ways I’ve let him down. Now that I’m free my biggest wish is to settle back into our friendship and life in our MC. I know I’ll never have anything more...
  • Inked in Vegas by K.M. Neuhold

    Inked in Vegas by K.M. Neuhold

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

    Spencer Cohen, Book One by N.R. Walker, Joel Leslie

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Spencer Cohen is the guy who gets answers to relationship questions. Playing the role of the new lover, his job is to make his client’s ex realise one of two things: he doesn’t want to break up or he really does. Either way, his client gets answers.The ex would either apologize and beg, or turn and walk. But in the end, Spencer’s client won. If he wanted his ex back and got him, it was great...
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    angst  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For as long as Trav Ford has known the Sanders boys, one name has haunted the entire band. Their first lead guitarist and Mackey’s first lover has left a stamp on the kids he’s known as family, and now Grant has one last chance to hurt the people Trav cares for the most...
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    angst  coming-of-age  drama  family  humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm
  • Dying Wish by Margaret McHeyzer

    Dying Wish by Margaret McHeyzer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have three major loves in my life: my family, my best friend Becky, and ballet. Elijah Turner is quickly becoming the fourth.He's been around as long as I can remember. But now he's much more than just the annoying guy at school.My life was working out perfectly...until it got turned upside down...
  • Better Than Beginnings: A Better Than Good Short Story Collection by Lane Hayes

    Better Than Beginnings: A Better Than Good Short Story Collection by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Matt Sullivan knows he met someone special the night he spots the sexy man on the dance floor. However, he doesn’t know his life is about to change forever. First of all, Matt is straight. Okay, maybe not, but he doesn’t think falling in love and spending the rest of his life with a hotheaded, unapologetically fabulous diva is an option...
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    angst  drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  university  adult
  • The Music of the Spheres by Chase Potter

    The Music of the Spheres by Chase Potter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An athlete and introvert from a family touched by loss, Ryan Mattson splits his life between reading and spending time with his dad and precocious younger sister. With the wounds of Ryan’s past almost healed, high school is simple, and so is everything else.But that changes when he’s paired with Adam for a class project...
  • Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unrequited love hurts like hell Levi Brown has loved Noah White since he was a teenager, but Noah isn’t looking for a relationship. Every time Levi sees him, his heart aches for what it cannot have. Because dear Lord, he wants Noah, in his life, in his bed.Especially in his bed. The only reason Levi is still a virgin is because he was waiting for Noah. Except Noah doesn’t want him...
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    angst  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy
  • 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...
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    drama  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  adult
  • End Scene by Nicky James

    End Scene by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Atticus Charming’s spectacular coming out announcement backfired, leaving him penniless, crashing in his friend’s basement, working a part-time job at a local gas station for minimum wage, and without the funds to pay for his last year of university...
  • Agony by Kaylee Ryan

    Agony by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Reese Cooper Reeves was the boy-next-door. Every milestone, every memory of my youth was entangled with his. We were inseparable... until college.It wasn’t his friends, girls or even sports that came between us— it was me. Tired of being in the friend zone, I finally made a move. Turns out it was the wrong one...
  • Always You: Book 6 of the Fated Hearts Series by Aimee Nicole Walker

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

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’d often felt lost in the shadow of my older brother, Sebastian Blake. People either ran from me in fear or tried to use me to get to him. In my struggle to forge my own path, I’d taken a wrong turn a time or two, which nearly cost me my life...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  friendship  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • The Price of Mason by Linda Kage

    The Price of Mason by Linda Kage

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I might’ve ruined any chance I ever had at a meaningful relationship when I decided to become a male prostitute at eighteen, but that was okay. I paid off my mom’s debt, the rent, my sister’s hospital bills. I put food on the table and kept eviction notices at bay. It was worth it...
  • Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson

    Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me.Meet me there… where everything was always perfect. You and me and the damp grass at dawn and the gray dirt in the late evening rain.Meet me where we were ourselves and not these two people who can’t even say I love you...
  • Game On by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack

    Game On by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    CARTER Relationships--who needs 'em? As a personal-assistant-extraordinaire to one of the top PR firms in Los Angeles, I've dedicated most of my life to errand-running and people-pleasing. But when it comes to men, as much as I love to please them in the bedroom, I'm way too busy to give more than that. Fortunately, as far as my options go..
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    drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy
  • Only One by Tammy Falkner

    Only One by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He knows the value of life. She's still learning...
  • Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan

    Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sometimes you have to play love by ear. Aaron Seavers is a pathetic mess, and he knows it. He lives in terror of incurring his father’s wrath and disappointing his mother, and he can’t stop dithering about where to go to college—with fall term only weeks away. Ditched by a friend at a miserable summer farewell party, all he can do is get drunk in the laundry room and regret he was ever born...
  • Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton

    Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Jonathan Kechter agrees to a blind date with Cole Fenton, he expects nothing more than dinner and a one-night stand... but he gets more than he bargained for in Cole. Cole is arrogant, flamboyant, and definitely not Jon’s type. Still, when Cole suggests an arrangement of getting together for casual sex whenever they're both in town, Jon readily agrees...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sad
  • When I Grow Up by John Goode

    When I Grow Up by John Goode

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Tales from Foster High Story After graduation, Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark move to California to pursue their dreams. But high school sweethearts are called that for a reason, and their love rarely stands up to the test of time. As money, school, sex, and jealousy test their relationship to the breaking point, Kyle and Brad fight to hold on to the love that brought them together...
    Categorized as:
    angst  coming-of-age  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  university  book
  • Unbroken by Larry Benjamin

    Unbroken by Larry Benjamin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My parents, unable to change me, had instead, silenced me. When they'd stilled my hands, they'd taken my words, made me lower my voice to a whisper. Later, I remained silent in defense, refusing to acknowledge the hateful words: Brainiac. Sissy. Antiman. Faggot...
  • The Shutout by Dianna Roman

    The Shutout by Dianna Roman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love is where you least expect it, and sometimes it's right where you left it in this slow burn to steamy friends to lovers tale.Widower, Max Hartwell, is barely keeping it together, being a single-dad, managing his law firm, and navigating life's chaos. Life after loss is too difficult for surprises, which is why Max would be lost without his reliable best friend and neighbor, Jack...
    Categorized as:
    drama  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sad  slow-burn  steamy
  • Mollywood by L.G. Pace III, Michelle Pace

    Mollywood by L.G. Pace III, Michelle Pace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "A good chef can throw seemingly random ingredients into a pot and create something delicious. On rare occasions, fate does the same thing with hearts. With the right combination of elements at just the right time, a couple can fall head over heels in love. That being said, blending two lives can get messier than any kitchen and also a hell of a lot harder to clean up...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  male-mc  sad  steamy  adult  book
  • Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe

    Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He was only meant to be a hookup. Until he became my coworker.Only I could ruin the hottest potential hookup ever. One look at the gorgeous ginger, and I was done for. I summoned every bit of courage I had, then panicked. As is my way. I managed to put it behind me until he became my new coworker. Now, every day is a reminder of my insecurities and what might have been...
  • Changing Lanes by Leaona Luxx

    Changing Lanes by Leaona Luxx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CHANGE... It's change and how well you handle it which defines a person. Three times in my life, I have been faced with such changes. Once when I was fourteen. Again, at eighteen. And now again at twenty-eight. Twice, she was there. Ten years ago, I gave up everything, including her. At the time, it was the right thing to do, for both our sakes...
  • 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...
  • To Catch a Fallen Leaf by Fearne Hill

    To Catch a Fallen Leaf by Fearne Hill

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Take one shy French gardener, mix in a naughty aristocrat, add a splash of water, a dash of sunshine, and wait for love to grow.If only it were that easy.Reuben Costaud counts his blessings daily. His run-in with crime is firmly behind him. He has a wonderful job gardening on the Rossingley estate, a tiny cottage all to himself, an orphaned cat named Obélix, and a friendly bunch of workmates...
  • 过门 - Guomen by Priest

    过门 - Guomen by Priest

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” -Matthew 7:14Guomen, 過門/过门, meaning marriage in Chinese. If explained literally, it means going past the gates/door-a reference to the Bible(see above).“Through the Strait Gates”: to me, it’s the best way to explain it.The gate’s narrow, the road small for them...
  • Requited by Jesse H. Reign

    Requited by Jesse H. Reign

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    If you've read Unrequited, and have been left longing for more of Andy and West's story - you are in luck.Requited tells the story of roommates and best friends Andy Montgomery and West Baxter from West's perspective. It is a sweeping story of friendship that turns into longing that can't be ignored...
  • Believing Blue by Nicole Colville

    Believing Blue by Nicole Colville

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is there a fated path we follow, or is it simply a series of coincidental events? Police officer Kellan Howard is rumoured to have spent too much time in sub-zero temperatures, leaving him with a block of ice for a heart and women lining up to help thaw it. Mountain climbing is his only love, leaving no time for a relationship, and although meaningless sex satisfies his physical need, it’s empty...
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    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  adult
  • Loving Logan by Sammi Cee

    Loving Logan by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Logan’s life changed forever six months ago when he lost his best friends and support system. Now it’s up to him to raise the two-year-old son they left behind.Creed’s family teases him for being a serial dater, but that’s because he refuses to settle. He’s searching for the right person to fall in love with, but no one fits—until he meets the tattooed giant behind the bar...
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    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  adult
  • 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:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book
  • Fearless by Chris O'Guinn

    Fearless by Chris O'Guinn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At fifteen, Justin is already a cynic. He’s experienced too many betrayals, too many disappointments. He doesn’t want to be involved in anything. He doesn’t want to be popular. He doesn’t even want friends anymore, since they only ever let you down. He just wants to get through high school and the best way he can come up with to accomplish that goal is to simply be invisible...
  • Escaped by J.P. Barnaby

    Escaped by J.P. Barnaby

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finally together, Brian McAllister and Jamie Mayfield have risked everything in a desperate escape. Jamie is now free of his tormentor, Steven O’Dell... for the moment. But Brian and Jamie know that one wrong choice could lead Steven to their door. With the strength of Brian and his friends to protect him, Jamie hides and finds the one person he is truly afraid of—himself...
  • 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:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Our Perfect Puzzle by M.A. Innes

    Our Perfect Puzzle by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bryan knew going back to college would change things between him and Maddox, but he never expected how much. With new living situations and problems, Bryan didn’t think his junior year would be so difficult. Going from the perfect summer with Maddox to a crazy roommate who doesn’t respect boundaries is pushing him to the edge...
  • Their Perfect Future by M.A. Innes

    Their Perfect Future by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Living together had been their only goal, but now what?Bryan and Maddox spent their first weeks back at college trying to keep their relationship from falling apart. Now that they’re living together and learning how to make their unique relationship work all over again, new issues have come up...
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