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  • Sixty Five Hours: The Twelve Days of Christmas by N.R. Walker

    Sixty Five Hours: The Twelve Days of Christmas by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Christmas story set in the Sixty Five Hours universe.**AUTHOR DISCLAIMER**This was once fan-fiction, rewritten to be a free read. Don't pay to download. It's free on my blog.Also, I did not upload this to GR, and I do not own the sock picture that was added as the "cover"...
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  • Forever at Sunrise by Ann Lister

    Forever at Sunrise by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having survived the hell that ended their last tour, Wheland realizes just how short life can be and how close he came to losing his own in the flames of the Berlin fire. Officially off the road until everyone has had a chance to fully heal from their physical and emotional wounds, Wheland and his band brothers limp back home to make sense of what happened and where they will go from here...
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  • Make You Mine by Ann Lister

    Make You Mine by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cooper Rand is the high-energy drummer for his band Ivory Tower. Everyone is drawn to Cooper; which makes him the go-to party guy for those lucky enough to call him friend. He loves the lifestyle that comes along with being a rock star and feels perfectly suited for the role...
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    celebrity  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Race Is On by Lily Velden

    The Race Is On by Lily Velden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book Two: How the Light Gets In Hollywood heartthrob Jaxon Moncrieff and Liam Lassiter are finally on the same page: committed and in it for the long haul. Now they just have to prepare for the inevitable fallout when they reveal their relationship...
  • Backlash by Bianca Sommerland

    Backlash by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Outcasts, black sheep, those who never fit in anywhere. Winter’s Wrath belongs to them. Every single member of the band rejects the norm when it comes to music. They won’t settle when it comes to love. Alder Trousseau, the lead guitarist in a band that owns his heart and soul, has always stood in the shadow of a man he hates. Braver “Brave” Trousseau, the voice of Winter’s Wrath...
  • Finding Their Balance by M.Q. Barber

    Finding Their Balance by M.Q. Barber

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three’s the naughtiest kind of crowd. Getting to the one-year mark is hard enough in a relationship between two lovers. For three, just getting through the day can be half the battle. Between Alice’s headstrong insistence on pushing her sexual limits and Jay’s need to confront an abusive former lover, Henry has his hands full keeping both his partners safe and happy...
  • No Fear by S.J. Frost

    No Fear by S.J. Frost

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After Conquest's long tour, singer Jesse Alexander is ready to head home with his partner, Evan Arden. When Conquest hits the studio again, Jesse finds competition from two new bands and tensions reach a breaking point...
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    angst  celebrity  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap  book
  • Any Given Sunday by Mari Carr

    Any Given Sunday by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wild Irish, Book Seven.The child who is born on the Sabbath day, is bonny and blithe and good and gay. Sean Collins is happy working at the family pub and sharing a house with the woman of his dreams. He and Lauren are equals in every way, including in bed, where they burn the sheets. Life is good. Even if he must hide a couple of secrets to keep it that way.Lauren is madly in love with Sean...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Best of Both Worlds by N.R. Walker

    Best of Both Worlds by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sebastian Gilman meets a guy on a dance floor every Friday night. He knows nothing about him, not even his name, only to find one day this familiar stranger turns up on his building site and they need to work together. Ryland Keller knows better than to get involved. Alone and half a country away from home, he revels in isolation until a handsome man in a gay bar turns his world upside down...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  urban  usa  abuse
  • Ziggy by K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix

    Ziggy by K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As far as I can tell I don’t have a submissive bone in my body. So why do I like it so much when Marshall calls me his good puppy? I’ve made some impulsive decisions in my life, but signing a contract with the K Boys to shoot an Introduction to Kink series may have been the biggest impulse ever. Sure, the intimate part of it doesn’t faze me, but the rest is way more intense than I had expected...
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  • Full Circle (Got 20 Minutes?) by Kaje Harper

    Full Circle (Got 20 Minutes?) by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It may be better to have loved and lost, twice, than never loved at all, but it sure as hell gets lonely. Jamison Severs is sitting in a bar contemplating his past as a failed lover, failed doctor, failed drunkard, and a fading old man, trying to find a reason not to lift that glass. Then a beautiful blond boy walks in the door, bringing reminders of Jamie’s past with him...
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  • Taunting Tony by Marie James

    Taunting Tony by Marie James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rules. They’re a necessity. They make the world go ‘round and help idiots function in society. Most don’t require much thought and are easy to follow— or so I thought… I didn’t realize, however, that the new group of people I became friends with could have so many. No sleeping with group member’s moms? Easy enough. No shirts at the BBQ? I’m all over that...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  book
  • Second Act by Alexa Land

    Second Act by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After pursuing my big break in Hollywood for more than a decade, I’ve finally landed the role of a lifetime. The only downside--it happened just as sweet, gorgeous Lorenzo and I were taking the first tentative steps from friendship to so much more. Our brand-new relationship barely had a chance to get off the ground, and now the pressures of my new-found success are coming at us from every angle...
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    angst  celebrity  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  book
  • Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain

    Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stepping out from behind the camera isn’t as easy as it seems. Dax needs cash, and he needs it now since his roommate has moved away without notice. Dax has a week to either make up the difference or break his lease. Both options are out of his price range...
  • Feeling the Rhythm by S.J. Frost

    Feeling the Rhythm by S.J. Frost

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brad Delfini once had the world in his hands, but misfortune and bad decisions showed him just how quickly the spotlight can go dark. For years, he was struggling to get by, when a fateful phone call brought him to famed rock band, Conquest. Since becoming their drummer, he’s hit the top of fame again and he has all he could ever want. Except for one thing...
  • Black Hurricane by Erica Pike

    Black Hurricane by Erica Pike

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Twenty-three year old Jasper Jones fell in love with Dean McQueen at fourteen, but after a disastrous relationship, Jazz would like nothing better than to see the rock star choke on his own vomit. After a catastrophic reunion, Dean seems bent on destroying Jazz’s life. It all started when an impromptu bar performance ended up on YouTube and Jazz became an internet sensation overnight...
  • Falcon's Fox by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Falcon's Fox by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A part of this books royalties will go to Tihan Network. This book is part of a series, preceded by Harley's Achilles. It can be read as a standalone. It contains homosexual relations and mature content. Heavy metal rocker Ransom Fox has everything he's always wanted: fame, money, groupies and a family who has his back. There's just one thing missing -- someone to love...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  adult
  • Faith by Jet Mykles

    Faith by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Darien's best friends are the other guys in the rock band Heaven Sent. The three—now four—of them are closer than brothers to him and he's happy that they've all found their life mates. He is. He doesn't at all mind that each of those life mates are men. He doesn't.In fact, that's just it. Maybe there's something to this gay stuff...
  • The Closer You Get by L.A. Witt

    The Closer You Get by L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The virgin isn’t the only one with something to lose… Self-described manwhore Kieran Frost is loving the single life. Two years after moving to Seattle, he still has his friends with benefits, Rhett and Ethan, plus a never-ending supply of gorgeous, available men wandering through the bar where he works. A relationship? Spare him the drama and heartbreak...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  urban  usa
  • Hell by Jet Mykles

    Hell by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Heaven Sent gets a hell of new keyboardist with a name to match. Heller Witting is an amazing musician and proves to be the answer to a sound that the band was missing. With lavender hair and big violet eyes, he captivates Brent Rose from the start, and not just with his music. Brent knows better than to get involved with a member of the band...
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  • Hot Ride by Lucy Lennox

    Hot Ride by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *Please be aware Hot Ride originally appeared in the Heart2Heart Charity Anthology, Vol 1, under a different title.* When phone-sex operator Azrael gets into Travis's Uber, the driver profile claims Travis is deaf...
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  • Genesis by Jet Mykles

    Genesis by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The week before Heaven Sent's New Year's performance, Brent fractures his hand, which puts him out of commission for the show. Fortunately, it's not permanent, but it leaves he and Hell dealing with the "what if," not to mention Brent's jealousy of the guitarist taking his place...
  • The Promise by Marie Sexton

    The Promise by Marie Sexton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the author's website: A tiny little short I wrote about Matt and Jared. This takes place a few months after the end of A to Z, at about the same time as The Letter Z...
  • Selfie by Amy Lane

    Selfie by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One year ago, actor Connor Montgomery lost the love of his life to a drunk driver. But what’s worse for Connor is what he still has: a lifetime of secrets born of hiding his relationship from the glare of Hollywood. Unable to let go of the world he and Vinnie shared, Connor films a drunken YouTube confession on the anniversary of Vinnie’s death...
  • Obvious by R.G. Alexander

    Obvious by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author R.G. Alexander, Book 10 in the Finn Factor Series! Could he be more Obvious? Matthew Finn is about to find out. He’s got a crush and a prickly pickle of a problem, but with a little help from his newfound family, he’ll convince Oliver “Legs” Garcia that he's the real thing...
  • A Little Bit Country by S.J. Frost

    A Little Bit Country by S.J. Frost

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rock singer, Ash Ivers, and country music star, Jackson Abrams, have intense passion that brings them together, but will they be able to overcome all their differences when Jackson's career is threatened? Ash Ivers says and does what he wants, and with being the lead singer of the world famous rock band, From Ashes, he gets away with both...
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  • Acting Out by Tibby Armstrong

    Acting Out by Tibby Armstrong

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jeremy Ash, an aspiring actor, is single, gorgeous…and openly, quietly gay. When he lands a starring role opposite America’s favorite former child star, 21-year old Kit Harris, he’s ecstatic and more than a little attracted to the enigmatic star...
  • Date in a Pinch by Brigham Vaughn

    Date in a Pinch by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sweet geek and an experienced Dom: someone’s about to learn their lesson …When chemistry teacher Neil Greene gets an unexpected delivery at Pendleton High, he's mortified when his fellow teacher and crush sees the contents that hint at the adventurous love life he’s dying to explore...
  • Trained by N.M. Pratt

    Trained by N.M. Pratt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brendon is too young to be letting himself go. Overweight and desperate for a change, he goes where everyone goes for advice these days, the Internet. That's where he finds Jared. Jared has an offer too good for Brendon to pass up; a free training program to help him build his clientele...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  adult
  • Infinity Pools by L.A. Witt

    Infinity Pools by L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to the Amber Allure best-seller Getting Off The Ground... It started with a snowstorm and ended with a sizzling one-night-stand, but neither man is ready for it to be over. Jilted groom Elliott Chandler doesn’t do “last minute” or “impulsive,” but at the very last minute, he impulsively changes his flight from Oahu to Maui...
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    lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  adult  book  contemporary
  • Always the Groomsman by Raleigh Ruebins

    Always the Groomsman by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s my best friend’s best man, and I hate him. So... why do I keep wanting to kiss him? Weddings used to be fun... but then I had to be a groomsman in one. Then two. And now ten . The last place I want to be right now is in this Nowhereville, Idaho small town for my friend’s wedding, still single, and still a groomsman, yet again...
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  • Rewritten by J.R. Gray

    Rewritten by J.R. Gray

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Movie star 102: The headlines are never what they seem.  Quellcrist wasn’t new to fame or the effect it had on a relationship. He’d been married in the spotlight for as long as he’d been famous. But that was before Hale. He knew it was going to test him but even he hadn’t known the toll that months apart would take on his fledgling relationship...
  • Scorch by H.J. Welch

    Scorch by H.J. Welch

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At twenty-three, bad boy Blake is facing what most don't see until decades later: the end of his career. His record label has dropped his band, and he's got no place to go but home. Except when he gets there, it's only to discover his entire life has been turned into a reality TV show. Elion isn't where he wanted to be...
  • To Say I Love You by Anna Martin

    To Say I Love You by Anna Martin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After six years of romance and kink, Jesse Ross and Will Anderson have had their ups and downs and come through them stronger and happier. But when Jesse’s mother dies unexpectedly, Jesse is forced to return to his childhood home in Georgia to help his family cope...
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    lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  urban  usa  adult  bdsm
  • Prelude by Shira Anthony, Venona Keyes

    Prelude by Shira Anthony, Venona Keyes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Blue Notes Series Novel World-renowned conductor David Somers never wanted the investment firm he inherited from his domineering grandfather. He only wanted to be a composer. But no matter how he struggles, David can’t translate the music in his head into notes on paper. When a guest violinist at the Chicago Symphony falls ill, David meets Alex Bishop, a last-minute substitute...
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  • I Just Play One on TV by A.L. Turner

    I Just Play One on TV by A.L. Turner

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After an intense and emotional audition, Vincent Cantivespri impulsively falls into bed with Alex Gallegos… who refuses to even kiss him, and who immediately flees out of Vince’s apartment and back into the closet afterward. Vince barely realized men like Alex actually existed, and he writes the encounter off as a one-time mistake. Then he and Alex end up costars...
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    angst  celebrity  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  usa  adult  aliens
  • The Way You Say My Name by Sara Bell

    The Way You Say My Name by Sara Bell

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eighteen year old Dillon Carver made the biggest mistake of his life when he dumped Jamie Walker two years ago over Jamie's decision to come out of the closet. At the time, he was afraid Jamie's revelation would out him to the world - and his narrow-minded parents. Jamie Walker's heart was ripped to shreds when Dillon walked out on him...
  • Summer by Carol Lynne

    Summer by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As Spring gives way to the heat of Summer, Sidney Wilks and Grady Nash settle into their new lives in a Chicago suburb. Trying to fit in to his new surroundings, Nash becomes friends with his co-workers at the garage. The only hitch is he has to go back into the closet he’d finally escaped...
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    illinois  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  urban  usa  adult
  • Beautiful Harmony by S.J. Frost

    Beautiful Harmony by S.J. Frost

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Featuring Kyler Christenson and Robbie Russo from the novel, Black Heart Down. Ever since rock stars, Kyler Christenson and Robbie Russo, pledged their commitment, they've lived only for each other, and it's been a life of happiness every day. When Robbie wakes on Christmas morning to a special message in the snow and Kyler standing in the early sunlight, he races outside to be with him...
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  • Window (Love's Landscapes) by Ali MacLagan

    Window (Love's Landscapes) by Ali MacLagan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dear Author,I shouldn’t have come. He doesn’t want me here. How many times do I need to hear him say it, shout it, snarl it at me, before I get it through my head that he means it? I wish I could turn my back on him and leave, and find someone easy. Someone warm and welcoming who would laugh when they see me, and give me a hug...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Lovers, Losers, and You by Skylar M. Cates

    Lovers, Losers, and You by Skylar M. Cates

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sunshine and Happiness: Book Two How can you lose one dream and still find another? Owen King is a lonely history teacher who wants to be braver. So when Owen learns about the deceased brother he never met, he breaks free of his safety net and risks answers. Despite his loving, adopted family, Owen wonders if there are missing pieces inside of him...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  adult
  • Curious by Seth King

    Curious by Seth King

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An all-new, full-length story spun from the world of Seth King's bestselling Straight series Two best friends. One week in paradise. One pact that goes explosively off the rails..
  • Learn The Rules: Rough Love Parts 1-5 by Leighton Greene

    Learn The Rules: Rough Love Parts 1-5 by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Learn the Rules contains the first five parts of the Rough Love series, collected in one book for the first time.1. Bound by HimBenjamin Ballard always assumed he was straight - in every way possible. They invented the term 'vanilla' to describe him...
  • Squire by Jet Mykles

    Squire by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rabin Squire is on top of the world. At long last, everything is going his way. He’s about to go into the studio with none other than Brent Rose to put together a new album for his band, the Indigo Knights. Okay, so there’re currently only two members of the band, but with Brent’s help, that’ll soon change. Things are looking up.Then there’s Izzy, Brent’s cousin...
  • Top Shelf by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Top Shelf by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Acting on the attraction to his best friend’s brother has always been off the table for Xander until a passionate hookup with Mason at a beach resort begins a love affair that burns long after summer ends.Mason specializes in assisting same-sex couples on their journey to becoming parents and fighting every rule that blocks his way in the stuck-in-the-past agency that hired him...
  • Two Man Team by Jet Mykles

    Two Man Team by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Previous Book: One for the Team Genre: LGBT Erotic Contemporary Others might be fooled into thinking Davey is just a computer nerd, but Jason knows better. He knows his geeky best friend is wicked to the core. So, he shouldn't be surprised when Davey lures him into a threesome on the night of their friends' wedding...
  • On the Clock by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov

    On the Clock by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Blake Raleigh’s favorite rentboys retire from Market Garden, they’re sure their friend Jason will be a perfect replacement. Though Tristan and Jared are a tough act to follow, Blake returns to London to test out their recommendation. Jason is right on the money. Negotiations turn him on. Getting paid turns him on. The higher the stakes, the hotter things get...
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    lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  urban  usa  adult  age-gap
  • Spoken by Sean Michael

    Spoken by Sean Michael

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kendall thinks he's stuffy, boring, and losing his lover, Eric. He and Eric survived a terrible cancer scare together, but now it seems like Eric is determined to live life to its fullest. Without Kendall. Eric is out every night and every weekend without him, and Kendall is worried that Eric is having an affair...
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    lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  adult  bdsm  book
  • Bad Boys Need Love Too: Nate by Christa Tomlinson

    Bad Boys Need Love Too: Nate by Christa Tomlinson

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We've all had our experiences with him. The Bad Boy. The one we admire from a distance, but never think of approaching. The one with the hard body, and perfect stubble, who's too handsome for his own good. For me it was Nate McKinney. We met when I joined his gym. He expressed an interest in me, but I didn't believe it...
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    friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  urban  usa  adult
  • Bet On It by Jaclyn Quinn

    Bet On It by Jaclyn Quinn

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when a bet between best friends takes an unexpected turn? Ty and Spencer have been best friends for six years. A constant in their relationship are the frequent, and sometimes extreme, bets they make with each other. No matter what, they both know they’ll hold up their end of the bargain...
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