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Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sexy, passionate, utterly addictive, roomies-to-lovers MM romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!Look, when I met the sexy, witty Brit on the streets of London last night, I had no idea who he was. He was just that hot guy I wanted to have a drink with so I asked him out for my first evening in town. One thing almost led to another... -
![Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James]()
Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBro 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... -
![Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton]()
Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour... -
![Bound to Surrender by Jenna Jacob]()
Bound to Surrender by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter suffering a brutal hate crime, submissive Trevor Hammond's outward appearance projects the usual carefree demeanor his friends know and love. But inside, the remnants of his battered psyche and the ghosts of his assailants keep him bound in chains of anxiety... -
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![Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang]()
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![All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land]()
All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve been given this amazing gift: a second chance. I have to get it right this time. Because Cole Ealy is all I ever wanted, and this is our last shot at forever. River and Cole met, and fell in love, and then it all went horribly wrong. A year has passed, but River can’t move on... -
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Short Stack by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about the much-loved men from her Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. Follow them through awkward marriage proposals, birthdays, a fraught babysitting job, and a very drunken Eurovision Song Contest party... -
![Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle]()
Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all started with a song. Two neighbors singing duets in the shower finally meet at an open mic night. Sparks fly, but will it lead to true love?Levi BenowitzThe walls in my new apartment are so thin that I can clearly hear my neighbor singing in his shower... -
![In Your Hands by Louisa Masters]()
In Your Hands by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Grant Davis stepped into the job of assistant director at Joy Universe, he knew he was taking on a challenge. The AD before him left a mess nobody thought could be cleaned up—but Grant loves nothing more than beating the odds. Over a year later, he’s convinced there’s something hinky going on. The solution: an independent audit... -
![Picture Love: An MM Brother's Best Friend Age Gap Romance by A.F. Zoelle]()
Picture Love: An MM Brother's Best Friend Age Gap Romance by A.F. Zoelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFelix MurphyMy friend’s hot older brother agrees to play tour guide for me in Paris, so I know I’m in for the trip of a lifetime. The best part is that Arsène is a shameless flirt who gives my vivid imagination all kinds of naughty ideas. My lack of a filter always gets me into trouble, but at least this time it’s the fun kind.Going home alone with a broken heart as a souvenir would suck... -
![The Bedroom Coach Agreement by Hayden Hall]()
The Bedroom Coach Agreement by Hayden Hall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’re the least likely couple you’ll ever see. Until the lights go out.ParkerMy brother’s best friend has a secret. And I just happen to know what he does in a hidden downtown apartment at night. In front of a camera. Sculpted like a Greek god, Dayton soon becomes all I want.But a guy like me could never hope to catch his attention. I’ve never been with anyone. I’ve never even kissed a guy... -
![营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚]()
营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuplicate, to be deleted by a super-librarian... -
![Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand]()
Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRealising your new boss is the adult star you fancied as a teenager? Awkward.In the snow-kissed Swiss Alps, Adrian’s world is a high-wire act of old-world charm and new-world problems at the Gletscherhaus Hotel. Enter Eric, an undercover London songwriter, seeking a mental break in a place where the Wi-Fi is as patchy as his past relationships... -
![My Suite or His Cabin? by Romeo Alexander]()
My Suite or His Cabin? by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJaxon: A three-month cruise around the Caribbean with my best mates? Awesome! Overpriced meals and drinks, and plenty of activities, hopefully with a hint of danger and thrills.That was the plan. Then I ran into Tyler and things got complicated. God, he was adorable. Suddenly I was dealing with a different kind of thrill and danger... -
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![Our Perfect Puzzle by M.A. Innes]()
Our Perfect Puzzle by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBryan 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... -
![Twincerely Yours by Eden Finley]()
Twincerely Yours by Eden Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEMMETTMy twin brother and I have gotten ourselves into a lot of messes growing up. We would constantly switch places to escape consequences while protecting each other at every cost.But sleeping with Ben’s professor is a whole new level of mess, because there’s something Jonah doesn’t know. He might have been Ben’s professor last semester, but the person he was lecturing wasn’t Ben. It was me... -
![The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James]()
The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA short featuring Jacabs and Beck from Face Offs & Cheap Shots book two of the CU Hockey by Eden Finley & Saxon... -
![Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller]()
Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoses are red, violets are blue. They tied the knot, what kind of crazy will ensue? Ryan Keller and Brandon Ford have promised to be Tied Together forever. Seven years later, life is moving along according to their plan. Ryan gave up his job as a television producer to be a stay at home dad to their son, while Brandon works long hours as an OBGYN at the hospital... -
![Owners & Dolls by M.A. Innes]()
Owners & Dolls by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAww. I had the best Owner ever. Now I just had to make sure he knew I belonged to him and wasn’t on loan like some kind of library book. – EmersonBouncing through life, the only things Emerson knows for sure are that he has the best job ever and one day he’s going to meet the Dom of his dreams... -
![Spring Break at the Villa Hermes by Xavier Mayne]()
Spring Break at the Villa Hermes by Xavier Mayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTroopers Ethan Brandt and Gabriel Donnelly celebrate the one-year anniversary of their engagement by flying south for a week of calm relaxation at the Villa Hermes, a gay boutique hotel on the beach. But when the rest of the guests turn out to be college guys on spring break (unwittingly booked into a gay hotel by a passive-aggressive travel agent), their week turns out to be anything but calm... -
![Slave Hunt by J.A. Rock]()
Slave Hunt by J.A. Rock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty people. Two hours. Only the strong will survive. When Riddle decides to put on a slave hunt, the Subs Club is on board. Tops hunting bottoms in the woods with paintball guns? Yes. Captives strung up on whipping posts, at the mercy of their captors? Hell yes. But on the morning of the hunt, nothing’s going according to plan... -
![Who We Were by E.M. Lindsey]()
Who We Were by E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Don't leave the house, don't talk to the paparazzi, don't answer your phone unless it's me, and do not- whatever you do- attempt to post about this on social media." Life isn’t supposed to be this complicated when you’re an Oscar winner…right? So what if he has two names, and straddles the line between two worlds... -
![Breaking the Record by Raleigh Ruebins]()
Breaking the Record by Raleigh Ruebins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“When will I see him again? And why do I want to so badly?” Ben Lakeland owns a failing record store in small-town Welling, New York, and it's the last place he wants to be. Everything used to be easy: watching football with his frat buddies, drinking beer, and being popular in school. But at 24 years old, everyone else seems to have grown up but Ben... -
![Proud by Tatum West]()
Proud by Tatum West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Did you hear the one about the rich parents who sent their kid to conversion therapy? You didn’t? Well, that’s because it’s not funny. And it didn’t work. I’m a trust fund baby. The boy with the summer trips to France, the Mercedes for his sixteenth birthday, and the fancy degree from Georgetown. I have everything. But my family didn't believe me when I came out... -
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![Let Me Love You by Gianni Holmes]()
Let Me Love You by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a guy who constantly needs rescuing meets his Prince-not-so-Charming?After bailing on his corporate kingdom due to a very public scandal, the last thing Tate expects is to bump into temptation in the woods. A five feet four, one-hundred-and-twenty-pound guy who reeks of a damsel in distress. In other words, Tate’s kryptonite... -
![A Ginger for Kinkmas by Chara Croft]()
A Ginger for Kinkmas by Chara Croft
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlynn Morris needs a Daddy.At least, that’s what his flamboyant and highly opinionated best friend, Tate, has decided. Flynn himself isn’t so sure. He’s never had a boyfriend, much less considered something as kinky as having a Daddy. In fact, he’s been perfectly happy with his life exactly as it is... -
![Daddy's Little Christmas List by Della Cain]()
Daddy's Little Christmas List by Della Cain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEdwin thinks his Secret Santa delivery is a mistake…turned out it’s his daddy.When I stepped into the elevator after the longest meeting of my life, I expected to go home, take a shower, and climb into bed. Instead, I found a folded- up piece of paper that changed my life. The law office above me was doing a Secret Santa and the name on my paper was my crush... -
![重生之朗朗星空 [Rebirth of a Movie Star] by J112233]()
重生之朗朗星空 [Rebirth of a Movie Star] by J112233
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings娱乐圈背景+重生文。白朗前世是个小明星，坚拒BOSS，傻傻谈了个（伪）真爱。却不料真爱背叛，心病而亡，还劳烦BOSS陪上最后一程。重生后，真爱就算了，至于BOSS……辣么想当就让他当吧。所以这是个小明星重生捡BOSS，然后BOSS变（真）真爱的故事。途中有小盆友/情敌/渣男乱入。该宠的宠，该虐的虐，然后再捞个影帝。甜文向的HE文。"Rebirth of a Movie Star"In his previous life Bai Lang was a small star. He rejected his boss and stupidly engaged in a relationship which he thought was true love... -
![Marshmallow Mountain by M.A. Wardell, A.J. Truman]()
Marshmallow Mountain by M.A. Wardell, A.J. Truman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s worse than being snowed in with your ex? Literally nothing.Initially, the only thing Marshall and Marshall had in common was a name. Marshall (aka Data) lived his life around spreadsheets, while Marshall (aka Marsh) was an F5 tornado of chaos. Yet for eight years, they were madly in love. Until Marsh abruptly ended things with a half-baked excuse... -
![A Place to Go by Kit Oliver]()
A Place to Go by Kit Oliver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFalling in love was a long, bumpy, wonderful ride.Now, they just have to figure out the rest of it: family, holidays...and what to get each other for Christmas... -
![The Jerk Next Door by Mia Monroe, Xram Ragde]()
The Jerk Next Door by Mia Monroe, Xram Ragde
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe might look like a daydream, but he’s anything but.My life is perfect. No, really. Dream career, great social life, a fantastic condo, and I’m easy on the eyes. It’s just that I’m a little bored with it all. Until my new neighbor moves in. He’s unfriendly, uptight, and unwilling to compromise. Looks like annoying him just became my new hobby. Poor guy has no idea who he’s up against... -
![Where Forever Started by Barbara Elsborg]()
Where Forever Started by Barbara Elsborg
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do if you saw someone getting beaten up?Have-a-go hero Barney really should have used his patented superpower—his Very Loud Scream—and not chanced his wobbly, faux bravado. Now he’s dodging a posse of angry yobs, his head reeling from more than the missile that just hit him... -
![Something Permanent by Roan Parrish]()
Something Permanent by Roan Parrish
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt's Valentine's Day and Colin isn't sure what to do to show his partner, Rafe, that he cares. He calls in backup, in the form of his brother, Daniel, and their friends Ginger and Christopher. Even after a year together, Colin still has trouble expressing how he feels—so he has to find something that can do it for him .. -
![The Fake Boyfriends Debacle by Hayden Hall]()
The Fake Boyfriends Debacle by Hayden Hall
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe think we're fooling everyone with our fake relationship, but maybe we are the only fools around.CalebNobody ever looks past the mask I wear. Nobody bothers to scratch the surface. Not until I meet Jayden Harris, the adorably bossy scholarship student with a razor-sharp focus and an unbreakable determination to be the best of us all.He says he doesn’t have time for dating... -
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![The Amazing Alpha Tau Boyfriend Project by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey]()
The Amazing Alpha Tau Boyfriend Project by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt first glance Archer Calloway is your typical frat boy—preppy, pre-law, privileged. But one thing he's not is a jerk. So when a shy guy at a wedding gives Archer his number, Archer is impressed by his courage in putting himself out there.What starts as a courtesy call to the guy turns into friendship. Eli is awesome, and Archer can't understand why he's single... -
![Fielding's Fa-La-La by Eli Easton]()
Fielding's Fa-La-La by Eli Easton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis story features the main characters from the 2013 Christmas novella, “Blame It On The Mistletoe”. It takes place during Fielding and Mick’s second Christmas as a couple, just before the epilogue of “Blame It On The Mistletoe”. It was written for RJ Scott’s Christmas story posting... -
![The Trouble With Elves by Therese Woodson]()
The Trouble With Elves by Therese Woodson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCal Martin loathes Christmas music, especially the clichéd carols pumped through the mall speakers on endless loop. Even worse is the holiday-themed hell of Santa's Village that looms right in front of the sports store he manages... -
![Side Character by Emma Alcott]()
Side Character by Emma Alcott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSawyer Jonathan Aston has an extremely suckable… ahem. We’re talking eight inches of girthy perfection. Two-thirds of a foot of succulent man-meat. A true cornucopia of carnal delights.And tonight, that ahem is going to make my mouth feel like a Tokyo subway car at rush hour. We’re talking crowded. Crammed. Absolutely stuffed... -
![The Wrong Twin Dilemma by Hayden Hall]()
The Wrong Twin Dilemma by Hayden Hall
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's as off-limits as a guy can be. So why do I want no one but him? London Of all the guys in the world, I just had to fall hopelessly and irreparably in love with my twin sister's boyfriend. No amount of parties with happy endings can put him out of my mind. Gabriel is also a dork, but he's a hot as all hell dork. Somehow, he's both a nerd and a jock and he pushes all my buttons... -
![DJ Dangerfield by Anyta Sunday]()
DJ Dangerfield by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“. . . and you’re listening to 91.3 FM.” Justin knows three things for sure about DJ Dangerfield: He has some questionable taste in music. He always provokes Justin into ringing in. And he might just be his favorite weekly distraction... -
![The Handy Nanny by K. Sterling]()
The Handy Nanny by K. Sterling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call Pennsylvania Tucker the human Band-Aid because he can fix just about anything and make anyone feel better, but can Penn mend a broken heart? Reid Marshall thinks so and sends his master nanny on a very important and sensitive mission. A close friend is grieving and caring for his newborn niece after losing his twin sister... -
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![My Dream Date: Raised by Wolves, Book 4 by Casey Morales]()
My Dream Date: Raised by Wolves, Book 4 by Casey Morales
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never thought I'd find him online......but the AOL gods have a sense of humor.Months after first chatting, an IM popped up from a guy I barely remembered. We started talking and couldn't stop. When we met for coffee, we stayed for hours, but was that a spark or just the java?No longer a newborn gay, Michael faces the man who could steal his breath simply by walking into a room... -
![The Heart Heist by Elle Keaton]()
The Heart Heist by Elle Keaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a gorgeous stranger wanders into his life one summer night he knows he's in trouble; he's going to break all his rules and probably his heart.Duff Cleveland knows better than to open himself to love, that’s how you get hurt.Jacob De Rossi is a family guy; he’s got the house and the picket fence he's just missing the man... -
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![Straight as a Cucumber by Ana Byrde]()
Straight as a Cucumber by Ana Byrde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's a couple of reasons I shouldn't crush on Zach Stauff.1) He's my big brother's best friend.2) He's my roommate.3) He's straight.None of those things matter when I'm around him and my heart starts beating like crazy. He's been the star of my wet dreams since forever, but to him I'm just the kid who used to eat mudcakes... -
![The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson by Sean Kennedy]()
The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson by Sean Kennedy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being outed in an especially brutal way and briefly running away from home, Micah Johnson has sworn to finally get his act together and make some headway in achieving his dreams of becoming a professional AFL player. Unfortunately the path to redemption is not an easy one... -
![Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer]()
Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What’s more important … the bond of marriage or the pull of desire?” “But what’s more powerful?” Andi Armstrong is the 29-year-old CEO of the UK’s largest LGBT campaigning organisation, Proud Unity. She’s a public figure, an empowering speaker, a devoted boss and a loyal wife. Or so she thought... -
![Where the Boys Are: A Novel by William J. Mann]()
Where the Boys Are: A Novel by William J. Mann
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff O’Brien and his friends return in this sequel to The Men from the Boys, William J. Mann’s critically acclaimed debut novel about gay love and friendship Where the Boys Are opens in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve, 1999. With the world on the cusp of the new millennium, Jeff O’Brien and his ex-lover Lloyd Griffith are grieving the loss of their friend and mentor David Javitz to AIDS... -
![Everything to Lose by E.M. Denning]()
Everything to Lose by E.M. Denning
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZane’s in trouble.His younger brother is off to college in California and he makes Zane promise to look out for the best friend he leaves behind. It shouldn’t be a problem but being around Dante makes Zane question everything he thought he knew about himself. The more time he spends around Dante, the more alluring he becomes. But… Zane is straight. Right?Dante is alone in a strange city... -
![Sweet Buns by Shea Balik]()
Sweet Buns by Shea Balik
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Cedar Falls, a small North Carolina town nestled amongst the Smokey Mountains. Zane Fisher is prepared to fight against a proposed casino being built in his small hometown. Sure, it would bring in more visitors to their dying town, but at what risk? Aidan Dempsey is sick of the bad coffee Cedar Falls has so far had to offer...
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