Books like 'Fake it 'til You Make Out'

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  • Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Award winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series I’m a P.K., a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do...
  • 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...
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    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book
  • Screwed by K.M. Neuhold

    Screwed by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I've had my fair share of less than proud relationship moments, but waking up married to my brother-in-law's best friend is a new low.A drunken wedding to a man who already rejected me once? Check. A hefty bet about how long it will last? Check. My feisty new husband, determined to make our friends pay up? Double check...
  • My Kinda Song by Lacey Black

    My Kinda Song by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Abby Summer has been in love with one man most of her life, but he doesn’t know she exists. For years, Abby has watched him go home with woman after woman, not even noticing the one who stands loyally beside him. That’s why a dating site is the perfect solution to Abby’s problems: get over Levi and move on to someone else...
  • Interlude: An Illusion Series Novel by D. Kelly

    Interlude: An Illusion Series Novel by D. Kelly

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jordan Weston is good-looking, mysterious, and sexually uninhibited, but his life is more like the name of his bar—Just an Illusion. His cousins are the bad boys of Bastards and Dangerous, but their fame hasn’t made everything rainbows and sunshine for him. He’s haunted, flawed, and the sole survivor of a homicide that wiped out his immediate family...
  • Making Rules by Susan Hawke

    Making Rules by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Davey’s Rule #53: Daddy shouldn’t be afraid to let his boy top. Before Davey came to work at Daddy’s Lap and began that crazy list of rules, his future bestie, Sammy, was already living happily ever after with his own Daddy-dom. From the moment they met over a gas pump to the day they were legally able to wed, leather Daddy Raphael Robustelli adored his linebacker-sized boy...
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    family  friendship  humor  insta-love  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • Dirty Daddies 2022 Anniversary Anthology by Maren Smith, Pepper North

    Dirty Daddies 2022 Anniversary Anthology by Maren Smith, Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just say “Yes, Daddy”…The Daddies are back and hotter than ever with 14 brand new, hot and spicy stories from some of the biggest names in the Daddy game. No matter how you like your Daddies, this anthology is stuffed with the best of the best...
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    humor  insta-love  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  anthologies  contemporary
  • Fluke by Adriana Locke

    Fluke by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SEEKING AN EX-HUSBAND I need a fake ex-husband. Let me explain … I may have let it slip to my new co-workers that I have an ex-husband. Now they’re fascinated with the details, specifically with him. Why wouldn’t they be? He’s gorgeous, has exceptional skills in the bedroom, and is determined to win me back. But there’s a problem. He doesn’t exist...
  • Seth by Carly Marie

    Seth by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Be yourself because everyone else is taken. But what if that risks everything you know? Seth Johnson has worked his entire career to be remembered more for his skill than as an openly gay NHL player. Finding a boyfriend has been pushed to the back burner. As for exposing his softer side, the side that loves lace and lingerie? It’s not happening...
  • Misadventures with a Manny by Toni Aleo

    Misadventures with a Manny by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** Vera Woods is at her wit’s end. Her husband has run off with the nanny, leaving Vera with a broken heart, three very angry sons, and even less time to juggle the demands of family and her career. After her boys scare away a sixth replacement nanny, Vera is out of time off from work and desperately out of options...
  • 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
  • Except You by Cora Rose

    Except You by Cora Rose

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A straight man walks into a gay bar searching for meaning…It sounds like the start of a lousy joke. And honestly, that’s what my life is beginning to feel like. I look back at all the hateful things I’ve said and done—so many things I can’t take back—and I’m not proud. I let my ignorance steal my relationship with my youngest brother, Magnus...
  • The Gift by May Archer

    The Gift by May Archer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    DanielI suck at relationships and don’t trust anyone, but there are reasons for that. For one thing, every person I’ve ever cared about has let me down. The only recent exception: O’Leary’s town veterinarian...my new best friend. I came to O’Leary for a fresh start. To pare things down to essentials. To forget about the failures in my past...
  • Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter

    Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm going to make her beg. Emma asked me to take her all the way. She wants to experience every delicious thing a woman can feel. She wants to be brought to the very edge of ecstasy, and then she wants to leap right off the cliff. I'm a complete playboy, an expert in the ways a man can make a woman beg, so naturally I accept. I love a good challenge...
  • Falling For You: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Falling For You: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rex, Fake it ‘til you make it has been the motto I live by since my mother died. I’m also doing a really bad job at the making it part. The night we met, I was at my lowest. But you gave me a reason to feel happy again. For the first time in over a year, I was optimistic. Too bad it all got washed away As hard as I try, I can’t deny that I’m Falling For You...
  • The Influencer by August Jones

    The Influencer by August Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you’re looking for a classic case of opposites attract—look no further.There’s Pretty. Flamboyant. Extra. Some even say ridiculous. I’m a tour dancer for the biggest pop star in the world with an exploding social media platform and a constant need for attention...
  • Built to Last by Kat Baxter

    Built to Last by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sadie My nerdy co-worker is my perfect guy. Trouble is, he doesn’t “see me that way,” despite my three degrees. It’s a problem I can’t figure out. Until, everyone in my office sees me with my best friend’s brother and assumes we’re together. Turns out a little competition was just what the man of my dreams needed to sit up and take notice...
  • Rules to Obey by Susan Hawke

    Rules to Obey by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Davey’s Rule #83: Daddy will encourage his boy to be the best he can be and be supportive of his boy’s career choices. Marcus Alves has waited most of his adult life to find the perfect match. A sweetheart who will love cuddles, need a Daddy to help him thrive, and most importantly… be the type of boy that might want to use the binky that Marcus keeps hidden in his pocket...
  • Friends with Benefits: A Steamy College Romance by Hazel Kelly

    Friends with Benefits: A Steamy College Romance by Hazel Kelly

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We were only supposed to be friends with benefits. We even made rules. So things wouldn't get complicated. So no one would get hurt. But somewhere along the way, feelings got involved. Looking back, I guess I should've seen it coming. Should've seen him coming. But I didn't...
  • Winning the Dad by Nora Phoenix

    Winning the Dad by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vegas isn't my scene, but I might as well have some fun while I'm here for my son's wedding.I've always considered myself straight...until I meet Sawyer at the blackjack table.He's my age, super hot, and funny, and the sparks between us could power the entire casino. When he asks me up to his room, I happily accept.But one night isn't enough for either of us. We want more...
  • Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls...
  • 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...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  friendship  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • Sagittarius Saves Libra by Anyta Sunday

    Sagittarius Saves Libra by Anyta Sunday

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    True love is on the horizon, Sagittarius. It’s a good time to step out of your routine and into the unknown.Jason Lyall wants someone to come home to, someone he can be his most ridiculous self with. Someone who loves him regardless. But no matter how hard he tries, he can never quite make that connection, and now his last girlfriend has moved on—she’s engaged...
  • Painted Lace by K.M. Neuhold

    Painted Lace by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Austin never realized he was painting his life with shades of gray, until Keaton came along and injected a rainbow of color.Keaton is a tornado of chaos and paint, which turns out to be more exciting than I ever would’ve imagined. I love my organized, predictable life...or at least I thought I did...
  • Fixing Little Red by Izaia Winter

    Fixing Little Red by Izaia Winter

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One little mistake was all it took to land little Red in the hospital. Red never thought his weekend project of assembling his new playscape with his best friend would lead to a broken arm, a quick ride in an ambulance, and the chance meeting with the man of his dreams. It’s too bad he’s not a Daddy...
  • Pretenders by Alexa Land

    Pretenders by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Doctor Wesley Bennett is desperate to find a date for his ex-fiancé’s destination wedding. So desperate, in fact, that he’s decided to hire an escort to pose as his boyfriend. That’s what he thinks, anyway. My roommate’s the actual escort, not me. He wasn’t available, so I stepped in. This job was just way too sweet to pass up. It should be easy...
  • All The Right Moves by Becca Taylor

    All The Right Moves by Becca Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A must read Romantic Comedy. Being called the worst boyfriend can do a number on a man’s ego. But I handled it the way any full-grown adult male would—by eating copious amounts of carbs and wallowing over whether I was good enough...
  • Live Wire by E. Davies

    Live Wire by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adam: I might be into guys. Do you have any idea how terrifying that is? I've already run halfway across the country to get away from my abusive parents, and I really want to experiment, but I can't even hook up without scaring myself away. I might look confident on the outside, but this is tearing me apart. Then my new roomie wins a trip for two to a gay resort in Hawaii...
  • Care for You by Jayda Marx

    Care for You by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Miles - I may be young, but I know what I want. And what I want is Jake Woods. He’s funny, caring, gorgeous...and straight. Which is exactly why I need to stay away from him. I’m only going to get my heart broken. But I can’t help it; every day I fall a little deeper in love with the guy...
  • Faking by Sean Ashcroft

    Faking by Sean Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A leaked sex tape. A fake relationship. A return home.Ryder swore he was never going back to Otter Bay after leaving at seventeen, but when his life is set on fire in LA, he finds himself ducking into a cozy café on Main Street with his tail between his legs.Unfortunately, he also finds that his best friend, the first boy he ever had a crush on, grew up hot...
  • Webber by J.D. Light

    Webber by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Keller Peters lives to piss off his uppity mother. What could the woman expect who judges people by their careers instead of their heart? It's one thing for her to criticize his career as a life couch to those trying to get off drugs and be productive citizens in the world. He could handle her...
  • Rush by Molly McLain

    Rush by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's a stranger. An unexpected surprise.A risk I have no choice but to take, thanks to this blizzard. I shouldn't want him. But his touch and his kisses...They're the perfect distraction.Until this passes, anyway.My instincts said I'd be fine, but I should have listened to my head.Things that are so easy...so comfortable...so perfect...Are usually too good to be true...
  • 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...
  • Mad For Madison by Hayden Hall

    Mad For Madison by Hayden Hall

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madison Masters is everything I want to be.He’s confident, good-looking, and beyond popular. Wherever he appears, he’s the center of attention. It’s his natural charisma that pulls every gaze to him. Mine especially.I have been in love with Madison since the moment I met him. The only trouble is he has no clue that I exist...
  • Adventure by Quinn Ward

    Adventure by Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dreams come true when you finally face your fears. Tony doesn’t want the type of love his brothers have found. He’s satisfied having a great friend who also happens to be great in bed, but he knows Max won’t be happy with no-strings sex forever. Enzo knows the difference between loving someone and being in love with them. Unfortunately, the man he’s in love with is off-limits...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  friendship  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book
  • 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...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book
  • 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
  • Tiller by Shey Stahl

    Tiller by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call him Wild Cat. I knew him before he was the sinfully gorgeous FMX rider with infinite hate in his blood. I knew him back when he was a shy little boy hoping a girl would love him back. That guy, he’s nowhere to be found inside the devil known as Tiller Sawyer. Truth is, I didn't know who he really was..
  • 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...
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    friends-to-lovers  friendship  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book
  • 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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    family  friends-to-lovers  friendship  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book
  • Heartbreaker by Sean Ashcroft

    Heartbreaker by Sean Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You’re not really my boyfriend.”“What if I wanted to be?”Kieran Goode isn’t gay, but when his childhood best friend crashes back into his life in need of someone to play his wholesome, steady boyfriend, how can he say no?Felix Harris had his heart broken when Kieran moved away at fourteen after the death of his father—and he never quite got over it...
  • Ruined: A She Who Dares Standalone Novel by L.P. Lovell, Ellen Widom

    Ruined: A She Who Dares Standalone Novel by L.P. Lovell, Ellen Widom

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ruined is book four in the She Who Dares series, but can be read as a standalone. Hugo I like to fuck. A lot. Anywhere, anyway, as long as I’m shooting my load in or on some pretty young thing I’m good. In fact, scrap that, they don’t even have to be pretty. What can I say? I’m an equal opportunities kind of guy...
  • Casey by Shaw Montgomery

    Casey by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Casey knows what he wants; he’s just not always sure how to go about getting it. He knows he’ll never get Preston, the sexy man who runs Leashes & Lace, to notice him unless he’s ready to open up and step out of his comfort zone...
  • Something Borrowed by Lily Morton

    Something Borrowed by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stan has never let his blindness hold him back, but he’s beginning to realise his love life is keeping him from moving forward.He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t in love with his best friend. Rafferty is everything to him—his partner in crime, his confidante, and the person who understands him best. But Rafferty is incapable of reciprocating Stan’s feelings...
  • An Unrivaled Off Season by Ashlyn Kane

    An Unrivaled Off Season by Ashlyn Kane

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Any other year, hockey player Grady Armstrong would be licking his wounds after a disappointing playoffs exit. Somehow, this year, he’s in the stands as his rival-turned-boyfriend Max Lockhart competes for the Stanley Cup… and there’s nowhere he’d rather be. Well, except maybe lifting the Cup himself...
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    mlm  lgbtq  friendship  family  animals  multi-pov  humor  romance
  • Mountain Topped by K.M. Neuhold, Mia Monroe

    Mountain Topped by K.M. Neuhold, Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can a fantasy about being shared turn into something more? Bowen's about to find out when he gets Mountain topped.Is there a bigger gay cliché than falling in love with your straight best friend? Oh, I know; a random hookup with a dude from the gym.I didn't think I'd ever manage to fall for anyone other than the unattainable Hawthorne, but the more time I spend with Aldis the more I… like him...
  • Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Stay by K.M. Neuhold

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

    The Making of Matt by Nicola Haken

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Matt Carter, self-proclaimed sex-god and drummer for world renowned Souls of the Knight, didn’t have the time or inclination for planning his future, preferring to fill his days with music, women and alcohol. He didn’t want or need anything else in his life. Until the band parted ways and he found himself no longer living the dream...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book
  • Finn Again by R.G. Alexander

    Finn Again by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author R.G. Alexander Revisit the Finn Family as they prepare for Christmas Eve and the Curious Wedding of Owen Finn and Jeremy Porter. From bachelor parties with penis cakes to proposals and new revelations, the family has one heck of a holiday season...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy  adult
  • With You by Marley Valentine

    With You by Marley Valentine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling Author Marley Valentine comes an emotional and heartwarming follow-up to the much loved gay romance novel, Without You. "From tragedy to forever. Happily ever after is only the beginning."Deacon was the elusive boy next door, the older brother who had no time for his family, the man who moved away.I never imagined a world where he would also be the love of my life...
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