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Unwanted by Marley Valentine
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo halves of a whole, Arlo Bishop and I were both unwanted kids brought together by the foster system. Dealing with the aftermath of neglect and abandonment, we grew up side by side and found solace in one another.We wanted.We needed.We loved.Desperately.But somewhere along the way, Arlo wanted and needed and loved drugs more. So, I did the only thing I could and broke my own heart to save his... -
![Something Like Spring by Jay Bell]()
Something Like Spring by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNothing in this world is permanent. Friends, lovers, even family, can all disappear in the blink of an eye. Without these anchors, it's all too easy to find oneself drifting. Jason Grant doesn't have much, aside from a beat-up old guitar and knack for getting kicked out of foster homes. His latest placement is set to be just another in a long line of failures... -
![An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur]()
An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeptember 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches from his apartment window as Santiago, Chile falls to a military coup, destroying his family and his childhood. Arriving alone in America, he’s taken in by the Larks: a prominent family in the town of Guelisten... -
![Revived by Kora Knight]()
Revived by Kora Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove. The most powerful force in existence, but also the most ruthless. Cunning and deceptive. Man’s greatest Achilles heel. Leaving all who embrace it weak and vulnerable. At least that’s how Dom-for-hire Max Kelley sees it, after the love of his life knocked him on his ass. A brutal blow that not only stole his breath, but decimated his ability to trust. Turning him cold and cynical... -
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![Beneath the Stain - Part Seven by Amy Lane]()
Beneath the Stain - Part Seven by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe one lesson that Trav's learned with the band's return to Tyson is that it should be hard to say good-bye. Mackey, Kell, Jefferson, and Stevie have to say good-bye to the person who helped make them and break them. They have to say good-bye to their bitterness and anger, and they have to say good-bye to lingering hope that one of the best parts of their childhood can be with them always... -
![Summer Sweat by Daryl Banner, Golden Czermak]()
Summer Sweat by Daryl Banner, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-football player and town sweetheart Harrisonprepares for another hot summertending to the Strong farm. All he wants to do iswork hard, care for the animals, and enjoy thepeace and quiet of the Spruce, Texas countryside... -
![The Biker's Cherry by Glenna Maynard]()
The Biker's Cherry by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author Glenna Maynard brings you another gritty age gap MC romance.The Biker's CherryNavarroI'm a prospect. The low man in the hierarchy of my club.There's nothing I want more than being a Royal Bastard but her. Kimber is off limits. Too damn young and wild for a man like me. I try to keep my distance, but no matter where I turn, there she is... -
![MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop]()
MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMAXWELL, Part 3 A tender romance begins to blossom between Savannah and Maddy as darker issues arise when Cole, Gabe and Dane are clued in to Brock Coulson’s intentions to drag Caleb through a vicious court battle. Clint and Cochise return to lend a “helping” hand and Clint finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a least likely candidate for romance... -
![Serenity by Janet Nissenson]()
Serenity by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatthew Bennett has suffered the worst sort of betrayal a man can ever know, and he’s trying to put his life back together after years of unhappiness and emotional neglect... -
![The Steady by Kelly Fox]()
The Steady by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHot for teacher? No.Hot for teacher's widower? Maybe a little more than I should be.I merely meant to comfort Ren, to help him find steady ground in the middle of an ocean of pain. It was supposed to be a one-time thing.Only… our chemistry, set ablaze by our extreme size and age differences, was something neither of us had experienced before... -
![Be Our Guest by CJ Bishop]()
Be Our Guest by CJ Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlood is just blood. Family ties are knit in the heart and strengthened by love. With most of whom they consider ‘family’ already right there within their tight-knit circle, the Phoenix couples begin to look beyond that circle and contemplate those from the past who rejected and hurt them. Deep down, Dane longs for reconciliation with his parents... -
![Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain: A lesbian romance by Eliza Andrews]()
Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain: A lesbian romance by Eliza Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings** On sale for 99c for a limited time! **You can’t outrun your past. If you try, it will chase after you in a silver DeLorean. The last thing Anika Singh wants is to go home to Ohio, but when her mother is diagnosed with cancer, what choice does she really have? She’ll go home if she has to, but she won’t stay long... -
![Hiroku by Laura Lascarso]()
Hiroku by Laura Lascarso
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHiroku Hayashi is just coming into his own when he meets Seth Barrett on the basketball courts in the suburbs of Austin. With his shredded jeans, tousled hair and risky behavior, Seth more than lives up to his bad boy reputation. Seth sees in Hiroku something Hiroku doesn’t see in himself—potential... -
![Beneath the Stain - Part One by Amy Lane]()
Beneath the Stain - Part One by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one breath of shotgunned pot smoke, Grant Adams breaks every taboo Mackey knows—and Mackey refuses to look back. In the shadows of their small town, Mackey and Grant carry on a precocious affair under the noses and behind the backs of girlfriends, parents, and overprotective older brothers. When Mackey's band finally has a chance to make it big, Mackey and Grant are put to the test... -
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![The Other Daughter by Janet Nissenson]()
The Other Daughter by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwenty-one year-old Scarlett Strohman has had to walk a difficult path thus far in her young life. Raised by a neglectful mother and an alcoholic grandmother before entering the foster care system, she's never met the father who abandoned her before birth. Scarlett is tough, embittered, and has a chip on her shoulder that's nearly as big as her goal to make something meaningful out of her life... -
![MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop]()
MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMAXWELL, Part 1 While Abel faces trial for the death of Devlin’s brother – Craig Grant – Max and Horatio struggle with memories of the past, and what they still mean to one another. Holding the key that will free their hearts from the chains that have bound them for two decades, Horatio must hide it away and keep it secret now that “new” hearts are involved... -
![Reinventing Us by Ann Lister]()
Reinventing Us by Ann Lister
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlex-Zander Metcalf knew his life would always be filled with twists and turns, especially living in the public eye while playing the role of front man for his band Ivory Tower. That's what made life interesting and he loved every aspect about his job in the music world. Living in a long-term polyamorous relationship with a husband and a wife also created a fair amount of ups and downs... -
![Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks]()
Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me... -
![The Parting Glass by Josh Lanyon]()
The Parting Glass by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo and a half years ago, travel writer Timothy McShay let NYPD Detective Luke O'Brien talk him into hiking into the New Jersey Pine Barrens to face down a monster. Now Tim and Luke meet again under very different circumstances. The old attraction is still there -- but so are some of Tim's monsters... -
![Rules to Break by Susan Hawke]()
Rules to Break by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDavey’s Rule #91: Daddy never loses faith in his boy. Bryan Miller is satisfied with his uncomplicated life. He’s a discipline Daddy who’s not in the market for any kind of permanent relationship. And why should he be? Like the waves he surfs in the small beach town he calls home, there’s always another body available to warm his bed when he tires of the current flavor of the week... -
![Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton]()
Strawberries for Dessert by Marie Sexton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen 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... -
![El chico de las estrellas by Chris Pueyo]()
El chico de las estrellas by Chris Pueyo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsÉrase un niño que jamás vivió más de dos años seguidos en una misma casa, por lo que decidió pintar las paredes de todas sus habitaciones con estrellas. Su rechazo al colegio y una familia inusual le empujarán a emprender un viaje donde no todo serán constelaciones y pedirle deseos a la luna... -
![Close Protection Ficlets (Close Protection) by Cordelia Kingsbridge]()
Close Protection Ficlets (Close Protection) by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of ficlets set in the Close Protection universe... -
![C Is for Comfort by Colette Davison]()
C Is for Comfort by Colette Davison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single dad, a doctor, and a one-night-stand. Is there room in their lives and hearts for one another? Corey Stress is my middle name. I'm a single dad and a newly qualified teacher, so it’s hard to find time for myself. What I didn't expect from an adult party is a man who allows me to relax fully... -
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![The Dark Angel Series Box Set by Kat T. Masen]()
The Dark Angel Series Box Set by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComplete box set of the Dark Angel series (4 books) Into the darkness – Book 1 What began as an affair seven years earlier has since become a tragic love story, a tale of two souls fighting to be together with only their love to guide them. But as people make mistakes, they find themselves once again reliving the past, asking the questions that have remained unanswered. Until now... -
![Scandal by Gianni Holmes]()
Scandal by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove’s true test sometimes is a scandal.Charles knows his affair with August is the most scandalous thing he’s ever done. It has the potential to ruin his relationship with the people who matter most to him. Worse, the expiration date he’s tacked on their affair has lost its meaning since he’s gone and fallen in love with his Sir.August believes there’s a future for him and Charles... -
![FOG[电竞] by Man Man He Qi Duo, 漫漫何其多]()
FOG[电竞] by Man Man He Qi Duo, 漫漫何其多
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings现代电竞+男神VS男神医疗师攻X突击手受【主角配角均无原型，谢谢大家】---Yu Sui and Shi Luo met each other when they were much younger. One was a pro-gamer, a widely-renowned, best of the best, in-game medic. The other was an e-sports newcomer who was just starting out. The two originally played for the same team, during which their relationship became increasingly deep.But things did not go as expected... -
![Reid's Lost Cap by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat]()
Reid's Lost Cap by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid lost his cap and found his new daddy.When I inherit my house, I don’t expect any feels. The house belonged to an uncle I’d met exactly one time over twenty years ago. But when I open the door to the spare bedroom, I’m hit with a time capsule, one that teaches me more about my late mother than I’ve ever known. There’s even a baseball cap she bought for me when she was pregnant... -
![ANGEL 2: When Angels Fall by C.J. Bishop]()
ANGEL 2: When Angels Fall by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCast away and forsaken by the one man he loves, Angel’s life spirals deeper into the hell that is his life. As the threats and dangers creep ever closer to consuming Maddy, Angel clings to the hope of escaping with his little brother... -
![A Rubber Ducky Kind of Day by M.A. Innes]()
A Rubber Ducky Kind of Day by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes it’s just a rubber ducky kind of day…especially when you work in customer service.Skyler knows he’s not the most well-mannered business owner, but luckily the curious people who wander into his coffee shop don’t expect him to behave. They like the drama that whirls around him like one of his fabulous dresses.Well, everyone but Nash likes the drama that plays out... -
![The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales]()
The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen James’s boyfriend died by suicide, no one questioned what happened. A foster kid with a checkered past and a history of suicide attempts, Ash was just another number in a system that failed him. But to James, Ash was never just a number, and the facts around his death no longer stack up so neatly... -
![A Love Song for the Sad Man in the White Coat by Roe Horvat]()
A Love Song for the Sad Man in the White Coat by Roe Horvat
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSimon had always expected love to feel different than this. Whether it was his Catholic upbringing or the poetry he'd read - Simon had thought that true love would be uplifting, fulfilling, that it would give a meaning to his loitering, and add joy to his leisure. But not this kind of love. This love was a flesh-eating monster, sharp-clawed and evil-eyed, ravishing his mind with medieval cruelty... -
![Be My Best Man by Con Riley]()
Be My Best Man by Con Riley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings~ Will Jason’s third time as a best man lead to first-time love for Vanya?After fleeing violence in Moscow, student teacher Vanya Petrov winds up lonely in a run-down London hostel... -
![The Layover by Roe Horvat]()
The Layover by Roe Horvat
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEight years ago, Ondro Smrek fled Slovakia and the bigotry that drove his first lover to take his own life. The demons proved impossible to outrun, though, and now, desperate for somewhere to belong, Ondro is returning to start over. During a layover in Basel, Switzerland, he meets Jamie, an American living in Scotland who is as brilliant as he is beautiful... -
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![ANGEL 1: When Angels Cry by C.J. Bishop]()
ANGEL 1: When Angels Cry by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings18-year-old Angel’s sudden arrival at the Phoenix throws Dane’s heart into a frenzy. But after losing out so recently with Caleb, he is in no hurry to feel the heartache again and resists his own rapidly growing feelings for the young man, unaware that what Angel needs most right now is someone he can trust and feel safe with... -
![KEPT: A Second Chance Fairy Tale by A.C. Bextor]()
KEPT: A Second Chance Fairy Tale by A.C. Bextor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKEPT is a 368-page stand-alone contemporary romance novel written for those who still believe in fairy tales. A complete love story. No cliffhanger. Please note: Due to content, this book should not be read by those under the age of 18. Michael She’s a pain in my ass. She’s everything I know I don’t want or need. She’s the reason I’ve fought the darkness for so long... -
![Denial by Jackie Kennedy]()
Denial by Jackie Kennedy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTime spent in Somalia has Doctor Celeste Cameron accustomed to living and working in a war zone. Coming back home to America, Celeste is glad to see the end of the peril she has been in—or so she thinks. Danger seems to follow Celeste and she finds it in the shape of Amy. What Celeste feels for Amy scares her more than anything she has faced in war zones... -
![Legendary Daddy by Mia Monroe]()
Legendary Daddy by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI knew he would be my Daddy one day. Now I have to convince him.My vision board has three things on it:Move to LABecome a popular directorMeet my idol and make him fall for meWhat can I say, I’m a dreamer. My chances of making that last one happen were slim to none, until one day, fate shined upon me and I was standing face to face with the man himself, Legend... -
![A Kind of Romance by Lane Hayes]()
A Kind of Romance by Lane Hayes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsZeke Gulden is a ruthless Wall Street exec. His hard-edged, no-nonsense attitude has served him well in the cutthroat business world, but less so in his personal life. When he finds out his ex-boyfriend cheated on him with a coworker, Zeke can’t let go—not until he finds a way to get even. However, his meddlesome father has other ideas... -
![Another Family Affair Anthology by A.A. Davies, Yolanda Olson]()
Another Family Affair Anthology by A.A. Davies, Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven authors.Seven new families.Seven taboo romance stories.Get lost in this set of brand-new, never before released, forbidden romance tales.TAKE A CHANCE on KENJI while facing the RIVALRY and DECEIT of the secrets that the forbidden can hide.From the BURIED TRUTHS that uncover HARLEY’S AERO, and time spent with the COTERIE, you'll find that a family's love is forever and always... -
![Dear Mona Lisa... by Claire Davis, Al Stewart]()
Dear Mona Lisa... by Claire Davis, Al Stewart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTom, shy office clerk by day and drawer of foxes by night wakes up one Monday knowing the most extraordinary week of his life is about to begin. In five days time a lifelong ‘secret’ will be made gloriously public—but will it mean losing the person he loves most? Getting married… It seems like only yesterday Tom changed nappies and sang nursery rhymes to a laughing baby... -
![The Dogs of Balboa by Rose Christo]()
The Dogs of Balboa by Rose Christo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael Mirez witnesses a sexual assault and does nothing to stop it. Torn apart by guilt, Michael sabotages his own life, until one year later, when Michael unexpectedly crosses paths with the victim again. Michael is determined to make it up to Noah, a painfully shy Native American boy whose only ambition is to travel into space... -
![Young Enough by Charmaine Pauls]()
Young Enough by Charmaine Pauls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN OLDER WOMAN YOUNGER MAN ROMANCEI thought I’d lost everything. My life was in tatters when a man half my age broke into my property and invaded my future. Our love is forbidden, but I’m single and he’s all the taboo I crave... -
![Listening To Dust by Brandon Shire]()
Listening To Dust by Brandon Shire
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Leaves readers speechless, breathless..." - Out In Jersey "Best of LGBTQ Fiction for 2012" - Indie Reviews Murder touched Stephen Dobbins when he was a young boy and left him living in a void of aching loneliness. A chance meeting with a young American chased away the fear that he would always be alone and brought him the prospect of a new existence... -
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![Before It Stains by R.E. Bradshaw]()
Before It Stains by R.E. Bradshaw
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love is easy. Staying in love is work.Stephanie Austin has it all – a loving wife of 17 years, a handsome teenage son, a comfortable home in the suburbs, professional success, and a bright future. At forty, Stephanie’s life is all she’d ever dreamed of, but like the old blues song says, “What a difference a day makes... -
![Rearranged by E.M. Denning]()
Rearranged by E.M. Denning
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowan McAllister is an obedient son. He went to the schools his parents wanted. He walked the path they set him on with no complaints. Then he even agreed to marry the son of a long time family friend. When he marries a complete stranger after his bachelor party in Las Vegas, it’s the craziest, yet somehow also the sanest thing he’s ever done... -
![Sugar Tycoon by Charity Parkerson]()
Sugar Tycoon by Charity Parkerson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBored, rich, and wild. Who could love someone like that? Wyld West is the billionaire playboy who’s as eccentric as his name. Not only has he never been in love, Wyld doesn’t believe it exists. Until an angelic younger man comes to his rescue and nothing makes sense any longer. While delivering meals to the homeless, Micah stumbles upon Wyld, bleeding and in need of help... -
![Breathing You In by S. Moose]()
Breathing You In by S. Moose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTragedy brings them together. Life may tear them apart. Two years after losing my wife and unborn child, I’m at rock bottom. I blanket my life with addictions to ease the pain. Until life takes me on a detour, guiding me for a path I never expected... -
![His Boy to Tame by Skyler Snow]()
His Boy to Tame by Skyler Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart of the Naughty or Nice, Season Two collection.Dear Santa,It feels weird to try this again.But I want a boy of my own.Someone a bit bratty and fun and not so easily pushed over.I don’t have a long list of demands because all that really matters is that he loves me.Unconditionally.Corny_DaddyClayI’ve done this before.The last time I looked for a boy of my own I thought I’d found one... -
![From the Ground Up by Harper Robson]()
From the Ground Up by Harper Robson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMasonAlways have an exit strategy. That’s how I’ve lived my life for years, and so far things are going just fine. I know better than to get into any situation without knowing exactly when and how to get out. I don’t do commitments; not jobs, not social plans, and most definitely not relationships. I learned the hard way how bad the alternative can be...
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