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The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTSRelationships: Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin, Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V, Kim Namjoon | Rap Monster/Kim Seokjin | Jin--------------------------------------------------In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern... -
Dead and Buried by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContent to work insurance fraud and cheating spouse cases, Detective Ronan O’Mara is shocked when prominent YouTube ghost hunter Marlowe Bond and his partner seek him out to solve the most bizarre set of murders Ronan’s ever encountered: thirteen skeletons buried in the flower beds of Trip Cahill’s Massachusetts home.Psychic Tennyson Grimm can hear the thirteen spirits speaking to him... -
All It Took Was One Look by Robokitt, T. Lanay
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“My mate’s a guy!”Aiden is your average seventeen-year-old senior with crazy best friends and a supportive family… unless you count the fact that he’s got a big secret to tell. Aiden is what most people would call a “closet gay,” something he believes he can’t let his school know. And the secrets don't stop there.Aiden goes through high school the best way he knows how—being invisible... -
Dakota by Shaw Montgomery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust because he’s scatterbrained and distracted doesn’t mean he needs a keeper…right? Dakota is creative, passionate, and just a little too focused on his work. It’s helped him grow a single book into an impressive series and career, but it’s not helping his personal life. At this point, he barely has a personal life and even his friends are starting to get concerned... -
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Storm Night by Alethea Faust
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic is a rare gift, and Dominai of Airedale is still learning how to create it. At the Crux, the center of magical study in the Kingdom of Straetham, a storm rolls in one summer evening and gives the wizards an opportunity to create a popular and profitable spell; light globes... -
Measure of Peace by C. Faron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason and Kale have made a nice life for themselves in Naiara, but all is not as it seems. Jason’s hiding a letter with life-changing news, and Kale is plagued by nightmares he can’t discuss with Jason. Peace is within their grasp, but unfinished business threatens to disrupt everything. In order to move into their future, they must first face their past and seek answers in the country they fled... -
Vampire's Soul by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLoss left them only rage...Until they found each other…Cai doesn’t want to be with anyone. He doesn’t want a damn servant, he doesn’t want to be associated with damn vampires. Rand just wants to forget his human side, stay in his wolf form and find a satisfying and hopefully violent, bloody way to bring it all to an end... -
Teach Me: Sequel to Catch Me by Sirena Song
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to the Jackson Pack from Catch Me.My pack has finally found our omega. Sadie is perfect. Sweet. Unassuming. Brave. She fits into our lives, our home, and the town of Knotty Pines like she was made for us. I guess as our scent match, she is. Even though I know she’s mine, I can’t help but feel like something isn’t right. I know I’m the problem... -
His Verum Omega by L.C. Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new generation of wolves find love in Mountain Ridge Jaspar is a young alpha who finds himself torn between worlds. Born as the verum Alpha of a land now occupied by the ruthless Alliance of Wolves, Jaspar and his father were forced to flee their own pack when Jaspar was barely old enough to remember all the Alliance took from him: His mother. His throne... -
Ladrones de libertad by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLa tripulación del Angelique está orgullosa de ser lo que es: una tripulación de piratas. Su día a día consiste en navegar por los mares de Marabilia entre aventuras, asaltos a barcos y búsqueda de riquezas: en definitiva, los piratas del Angelique viven sin acatar leyes ni obedecer órdenes de nadie. Hasta que el rey Geraint de Dahes los captura y todo apunta a que eso se ha terminado... -
Dark Spirit by Kate Douglas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomy Sarika has spent much of her life suffering at the hands of a sadistic cult leader. Twenty years earlier she watched him kill her mother, and now she awaits the same fate. But when the self-proclaimed prophet orders Romy killed, the wolf part of her rises up and for the first time she shifts. Managing to save herself, she leaves death and chaos in her wake... -
Hanging Antlers by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves, bondage, spanking, sex toys]Twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and have been living together for decades. They have gone without their mates for years, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the others have hope of finding theirs... -
Love Is Always Write: Volume Five (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Kate Sherwood, Cari Z.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you... -
Love Is Always Write: Volume Six (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sara York, Em Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you... -
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Empty Heat by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Callum’s sexual dysfunction keeps him from true happiness, Omega Island is his last hope. The private tropical island in the Caribbean specializes in sexual healing techniques for omegas who cannot be helped by traditional therapies.Omega Callum suffers from narrow birth and anal canals. He can’t mate without extreme pain and no surgery can help him... -
Memories of You by Austin Bates
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdam sighed. He felt a slight flutter in his stomach as the baby began to move. He rested a hand on his belly. “Looks like someone just woke up.”“Can I feel?” asked Melinda, her face brightened considerably as she leaned forward. “I’ve been trying to keep from asking you questions all day, but I just can’t hold back anymore.”Adam’s heart swelled at the sight of the pure joy on his mother’s face... -
Beguiling His Timid Waiter by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKinsey has watched for centuries as his father’s bigoted views tore his family apart. Seeing the rift between his parents grow wider than ever, he does the only thing he can think of to fix it, even knowing it could very well cost him his enforcer position. Sneaking into Falias clutch territory, Kinsey searches for his estranged brother, Conchlin. He finds him at a bowling alley... -
Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Two (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Blaine D. Arden, Mandy Beyers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis free ebook is volume two in a collection of short stories celebrating love, sex and romance between men. It is a product of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group Hot Summer Days event and features original stories from 28 authors; if you like what you read, come join our group! Use the green download button below and choose from PDF, Mobi/Kindle, Epub and Html/Zip formats... -
Don't Read in the Closet: GayRomLit Retreat 2011 Special Edition (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Clare London, J.P. Barnaby
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis free ebook is a collection of 27 short stories celebrating love, sex and romance between men. It is a product of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group Hot Summer Days event and features authors attending the GayRomLit Retreat 2011 in New Orleans; if you like what you read, come join our group! Use the green download button below and choose from PDF, Mobi/Kindle, Epub and Html/Zip formats... -
Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Three (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Damon Suede, Mael Day
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis free ebook is volume three in a collection of short stories celebrating love, sex and romance between men. It is a product of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group Hot Summer Days event and features original stories from 27 authors; if you like what you read, come join our group! Use the green download button below and choose from PDF, Mobi/Kindle, Epub and Html/Zip formats... -
Paid to Kneel: A steamy gay BDSM romance - Delphic Agency Book One by Romilly King
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA steamy gay BDSM romance Sex sells and Richard is about to find out exactly how much his submission is worth. RICHARD is desperate for money. With his Father needing long term care and graduate school looming he needs a lump sum of cash, and fast... -
Lord Manetu by Mary Rundle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is part of a continuing series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what is happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere.Barely surviving Arald’s prison, Theo’s luck has finally changed... -
A Hunter's Desires by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Ménage Amour ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, werewolves]Nikolai Miroslav was sent to the frozen north of Russia to investigate a pack of Tri Omegas. He can't find a single trace of them, but he does find Vasiliy Federov, the sweetest-smelling man he's ever met... -
Tanner by Shaw Montgomery
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes a risk feels too big to take. Tanner is smart, wealthy, and head over heels for his administrative assistant. That doesn’t mean he’s going to do anything about it, though. Some gambles are just too big for an omega to take, even one who seems to have it all. Omegas are supposed to be family-oriented, go-getters at work, and equal in every way... -
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The Alien Emissary by Eryn Ivers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe metal tentacles tightened around Bryant’s wrists and for the first time in years he finally felt...safe.When Bryant breaks into the ship of a powerful Qeshian emissary, he knows he might get caught. But he needs the money to save his daughter, and for her anything is worth the risk... -
Black Diamonds by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA]When Christo asks Van for a favor, Van has no idea what he's getting himself into. He's sent to Black Diamonds to gather intel on the Vittore brothers—three vampires known for their cruelty and violence... -
Gemini (Sleeping Dragons) by Ophelia Bell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDimitri and his twin brother, Alex, always led a charmed life. The inseparable twins were were good looking and smart. They grew up in an idyllic part of the world on the island of Crete. They studied hard together at university and graduated from a prestigious school with honors. But tragedy struck and Dimitri’s other half was wrenched from his life... -
The Bigfoot's Mate by Delaney Rain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnthropologist Ramsey Kaye survives a small plane crash in the forest, but is prevented from getting immediate help by injuries and bad weather. Though he’s out here looking for Bigfoot evidence, he’s still terrified when the real thing finds him taking shelter in the wrecked plane. But now he’s living in a cave with the hairy brute and discovering the big guy might not be so beastly after all... -
The Otter's Tale by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInto the Paranormal World: Getting lost in the woods, an otter shifter discovers a treasure beyond value.While helping out some of his buddies, Aziel Boltson learns the creatures that go bump in the night are real. His mother's stories are true--gargoyles, shifters, and more actually exist. The local paranormals--a gargoyle clutch--have an estate north of town... -
Hacking the Consequences by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver fifty years before, Vincentius Goldstein agreed to join the Shifter Council with the express intention of bringing their technology into the future. After all, he’d had fun hacking into it and knew it wasn’t secure. He’s done that, and now finds the almost daily meetings and constant infighting trying his patience. Vincentius prefers the seclusion of his computer room... -
Sex, Wolves and Rock 'n Roll by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKarlan Rixx is the epitome of the playboy rocker, sexy and gorgeous with the feral edge of a werewolf. And Trent Savage has been in love with him for years. The trouble is, K has a new woman in his bed every night, so he’s straight as they come. Unable to bear it anymore, Sav makes plans to leave the band even though it will break his heart in the process... -
The Gargoyle's Running Back by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSumak finally convinces his gargoyle clutch’s leaders that he can do more than cook food, prepare picnics, and wash dishes. He revels in his new, part-time job of walking their territory’s boundaries. Enjoying the moonlight, Sumak goes farther than he should and stumbles across a young human out jogging. He immediately recognizes the male’s scent as his mate and follows him to a parking area... -
Hearts from the Ashes by Sasha Knight, Willa Okati
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the city of Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, six men discover lasting love from the ashes of heartache. In Eros Rising by Ally Blue, Scott and Keegan have both been hurt by love. Can they overcome their painful pasts and build a future with each other? There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and your one true love... -
Channeling the Womanizer's Lust by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInto the Paranormal World: When a woman-loving player finds himself unexpectedly lusting after a male, he discovers the power of the paranormal.Over the last couple of years, Mitch Lindson has watched his buddies fall in love and bond with gargoyles. He’s happy that they’re happy…but he doesn’t understand it. Settling down with one person isn’t even a blip on his radar, yet... -
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Succumbing to his Nature by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the Cage: When an enforcer goes on a task for the council, he discovers a duty that will impact the rest of his life.Adisa Derringer has worked for the Shifter Council for over one hundred years. After refusing a councilman's orders, he narrowly avoids losing his enforcer position. Accompanying another councilman as his security is a second chance... -
Renewing the Fireworks by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the Cage: Renewing the fireworks can get a little crazy.Jared Templeton has settled down with his wolf shifter mate, Carson Angeni. For the most part, he's given up his life as an assassin, but he finds other ways to fill his time. When he comes home with the scent of another male on him, Carson shows Jared that he hasn't forgotten what he gave up to be with him... -
Securing the Jackal's Revenge by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRanger Kinzington just wanted to help his brother, Yannis, out of a jam. To do that, he made a deal with the devil—his boss, Councilman Krakow. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket—fast—and he ends up on the wrong side of a huge pack of wolf shifters…and a demon! Taken to the pack house for questioning, Ranger just knows he’s facing certain death... -
Seducing His Brother's Receptionist by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the Cage: When a weekend fling gets a man into hot water, he discovers a knight in shining armor in the most unlikely of places.Wendell Burgeon just wanted a hot night in town. Instead, he picks up a stalker...a dangerous one. When his make-up doesn't hide the bruising, a friend at the office jumps to conclusions and tries to cheer him up... -
Floating with his Sea Cow by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorld of Aquatica: When a foolish dare goes horribly wrong, a human has more than one eye-opening experience.Tyrone has walked--or swam--the Earth a lot of years. Most of that time he's spent alone. Working with dozens of other marine shifters at World of Aquatica finally brings him close to others that are sort of his kind--they're shifters, anyway... -
Earning His Stallion's Trust by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInto the Paranormal World: A horse shifter must accept past mistakes in order to take a leap of faith.Nolan had screwed up by hitting on the wrong human--a mated human. In his mind, it's just one more mistake in a long line of screw-ups. After years of hiding his sexuality, the wrong shifter spotted him with a guy in town... -
Hell's Bells by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves, public exhibition, bondage, spanking, sex toys]A group of twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and has been living together for decades. All this time they have gone without finding their mates, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the rest have hope for themselves... -
Holy Stockings by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves, public exhibition, bondage, sex toys]Twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and have been living together for decades. All this time they have gone without their mates, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the others have hope for finding theirs... -
Frosty Melt by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves, public exhibition]Twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and have been living together for decades. They have gone without their mates for years, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the others have hope for finding theirs... -
Stripe My Pole by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves, public exhibition, bondage, spanking, sex toys]Twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and have been living together for decades. They have gone without their mates for years, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the others have hope of finding theirs... -
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A Stag for Two Bears by Kelex
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone’s been killing off deer shifters just across Bear Mountain’s county line, where the neighboring Indian reservation and the river meet. Most in the den agree that it looks like one of their own is to blame. Bear shifter Magnus joins with the rez’s sheriff to help find the culprit. Magnus could’ve had an easier time of it if one deer shifter didn’t drive him to distraction... -
Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Four (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Megan Derr, Mark Alders
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis free ebook is volume four in a collection of short stories celebrating love, sex and romance between men. It is a product of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group Hot Summer Days event and features original stories from 29 authors; if you like what you read, come join our group! Use the green download button below and choose from PDF, Mobi/Kindle, Epub and Html/Zip formats... -
Rick by Catherine Lievens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can you trust anyone when you’ve been abused all your life?Rick has spent all his life under Alpha Erskine’s thumb. He was forced to become part of the man’s inner circle when his father died and to participate in things that still give him nightmares... -
Heart of Gold by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, shape-shifter, M/M, HEA]Manny likes his solitude, until his brother talks him into having a roommate. After a forty-eight hour shift at the fire station, Manny came home to a destroyed kitchen and a mouthy stranger. He's ready to ship Nick back to Mordechai's until he discovers Nick is his mate... -
Chance by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a beta-ruled world where betas are sterile, the breeding of alphas and omegas is strictly controlled.Chance is a law-abiding omega, inseminated in a laboratory to bear as many children as he can, children he will never know.He’s never met an alpha, monsters who must be held captive in elaborate prisons... -
The Cat that Snared the Tom by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor over a century, Lachlan Addair worked for the Shifter Council as an enforcer. When the ruling body decided to open a new investigative branch, Lachlan was the first to volunteer. Infiltrating and exploring a shifter unit without detection is right up his curious cat’s alley...
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