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  • One Year Home by Marie Force

    One Year Home by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He came home a hero and lost the only woman he’s ever loved... Navy Captain John West has no idea how to survive without his beloved Ava, who moved on with her life during John's six-year deployment and has now married Eric...
  • Jared by Kris Michaels

    Jared by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The jagged line between love and hate is paper thin and razor sharp. Pushing Christian across that line severs him from Jared’s life…until fate steps in giving Jared one last chance. Jared King had endured more than the normal amount of danger in his life. He’d jumped from planes into hot landing zones, been shot at, almost blown up—twice, damn near killed more times than he cared to remember...
  • One Night at Finn's: A Finn's Pub Romance by R.G. Alexander

    One Night at Finn's: A Finn's Pub Romance by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **A standalone romance from the Finn Factor World of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author R.G. Alexander.** Ever been on a bad date? Hold my beer… My dry spell isn’t voluntary. It just happened. Or didn’t happen. And then... it didn’t happen some more...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  slow-burn
  • Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds. For Ward “King” Kingston the role of protector, forged by fire and tragedy, is one he takes seriously. When King is asked to safeguard the son of a four-star general and friend, he is pulled back into the world of government black ops on a mission that raises painful memories from his past...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  slow-burn
  • No Fear by Nora Phoenix

    No Fear by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aaron is drowning. After coming out as gay, he lost his parents’ approval, his job, and his sense of identity. He feels like a freak who doesn’t fit in anywhere. His last hope was his brother Josh, but Josh can’t seem to forgive him for how Aaron treated him when they were teens. Not that Aaron can blame him, because he did treat Josh like crap...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • No Shame by Nora Phoenix

    No Shame by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    (This is NOT a stand alone novel. See end of this description for details) Brad feels nothing but shame about himself. Shame about his sexual needs, about his reputation, about his medical problem no one knows about. No one, except his best friend Charlie, but no matter what feelings Brad may have for him, he’s not going there...
  • Murder Aforethought by Parker St. John

    Murder Aforethought by Parker St. John

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A ticking clock. A deadly enemy. Can they keep their heads in the game when their hearts are already on the line? Valentine Rivetti made a horrible mistake when he became a Marine Sniper at the age of twenty. Returning home with PTSD and a guilty conscience, he’s blackmailed into working for the mafia to save his family...
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    mlm  military  age-gap  lgbtq  crime  war  slow-burn  law-enforcement
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  slow-burn
  • Saving Sebastian by Luna David

    Saving Sebastian by Luna David

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Catharsis Novel Gideon McCade—weighed down by memories of his previous life as a Navy SEAL and a CIA agent—has blood on his hands. He turns to his BDSM club, Catharsis, and Dominating submissives to get him through the daily grind of civilian life. Knowing his past is too much to inflict on a life partner, he keeps his connections brief and superficial...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy
  • Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everything Dominic Price has worked hard to uphold is about to come crashing down on everything he holds dear.So much for the quiet life. Just as assistant US attorney and brewery owner Dominic Price is settling into a comfy new chapter with his partner, FBI agent Cameron Byrne, the sudden death of Nic’s father puts their happily-ever-after in jeopardy...
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    age-gap  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Explosive action, bullets flying, heroes, villains, and love, you don’t want to miss this next installment in Reese Knightley’s Out for Justice series. Read Ricochet and Collide before diving into the next story! -Rampage - Three strong, independent, and protective badasses are on the cusp of romance when tragedy and disaster come at them like a landslide...
  • Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who is the boy in the cage? What secret has Lash been keeping? Why can’t Fear keep his distance? Join Phoenix in the next explosive action packed book. Micah Robertson, code named Lash, has always loved Alex from the first moment their eyes met. He thought they’d be together forever and it tears him apart when he and Alex split after a life-altering tragedy...
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
  • Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole

    Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Trident Security operative, Jake Donovan, has been a member of the BDSM lifestyle since his teenage years. Starting as a submissive, he eventually became a Dom, but a brutal incident, years ago, changed Jake's life forever. Unable to shake the ghosts of his past, Jake avoided giving his heart to anyone for sixteen years. Until Nick...
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    age-gap  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • No Limits by Nora Phoenix

    No Limits by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Josh is convinced he’ll never find someone who’ll love him the way he is. He’s not exactly a catch with his PTSD, which has transformed him into a homebody most of the times. Sweet, maybe, but also boring as hell. Plus, there’s that submissive tendency he recently discovered and is dying to explore. His complicated relationship with Noah and Indy don’t make it easy, either...
  • Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A bounty hunter’s partners to lovers’ story. The hunt is on… and he’s the prey. Bradford (Ford) King was sure he had the rest of his life mapped out. Though he was no longer a SEAL Lieutenant, his brother was home safe and he had a job that still allowed him to satisfy his hunger for hunting bad guys...
  • Missing in Action by Kate Canterbary

    Missing in Action by Kate Canterbary

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL turned covert agent Wes Halsted spent his days—and weeks and months—being someone else. But with his cover blown and his injuries requiring months of recuperation, he must learn how to be himself again. Only…he'd rather save his issues for another day and get to know a stressed-out, suited-up businessman instead. Tom Esbeck has everything under control...
  • A Marked Man/ Alaska With Love (Assassin-Shifter Books 1&2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Marked Man/ Alaska With Love (Assassin-Shifter Books 1&2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With 21 books in this series, read how it all began with the first two. WARNING: Homosexual relations, crude language and violence. Alaska with Love: Sexual assault, violence, crude language and men making love. Mateo Esposito loves his job. Hired assassin for the U.S. Government, he takes lives and he kicks ass with no mercy...
  • Drax by Annabella Stone

    Drax by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drax Mitchell had been one of the rising stars in Delta Force, when a yearlong mission undercover behind enemy lines, cost him the friend he always swore to protect. Or so he thought. Recruited by his friend’s former Navy Seal commander, to Red Squadron, a JSOC Task Force. Drax and Roman are reunited to cause havoc all over the Middle East...
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    angst  crime  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone

    Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ex- Mossad agent Malik Dahan has lived for years in the shadows, straddling the very fine line between his own moral code and the missions his assassin role required. Two years ago, refusing an order from Mossad's Operations Base near Glilot Junction on the west end of Tel Aviv put him on a collision course with Team Panther...
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    crime  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • For A Reason by Jessie G.

    For A Reason by Jessie G.

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Marine and full time big brother, Bull Connor spends his days helping those in need of a second chance and his nights fighting the inner demons that won’t let go. During a routine tow he comes face to face with the only person who refuses to need him and the one man he wishes would...
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    age-gap  angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war  abuse
  • Leo by Silvia Violet

    Leo by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I used to be CIA. Now I'm a tattoo artist and a vigilante.When a new hire at my shop gets too curious about my less-than-legal activities, he needs all the protection I can give him.He wants a lot more. More than I should be willing to give. And yet, the longer I keep him close for his own safety... the more I want him in my bed...
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    age-gap  crime  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart. Ben Holland is an artist...
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    angst  crime  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 21This book is part of a series.WARNING: Men making love, crude language, violence.Jesse Salvatore has had it. He's the youngest of three brothers -- and the only one born without the werewolf gene. Because he's human, his brothers, Jaxon and Justice, treat him like he's helpless. They constantly battle deadly rogue wolves and won't let him anywhere near the fight...
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    crime  friends-to-lovers  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For years, Jackson Murphy and Jonas Brooks have been dancing around each other in a waltz of uncertainty and longing. One unexpected kiss meant to comfort rattles the two alphas, but neither is willing to make the first move. Now, their meddling packs are conniving to force the two alphas to see what they truly share — a bond of love...
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    crime  friends-to-lovers  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Exposed by Kaylea Cross

    Exposed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes the one you were meant to be with…Marisol Lorenzo landed her dream job as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and is working on the case that could make her career; now she’s determined to put away the most dangerous drug lord in the country. But his incarceration has opened up a lethal turf war among his lieutenants...
  • Targeted by Kaylea Cross

    Targeted by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They were partners once After an attack on the job that nearly killed her, Special Agent Celida Morales is determined to salvage her reputation in the FBI and get back to the career she loves. Domestic terrorism has left its mark on her—literally—and now she’s more determined than ever to leave her mark on it...
  • Don't Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski

    Don't Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s been over a year since Cassidy Miller retired from the United States Marine Corps, but try telling that to her nightmares. She knew that coming back after eight years in a war zone wouldn’t be easy, but she’d underestimated the real difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life. War is hell, but the aftermath is endless...
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    lgbtq  military  crime  angst  law-enforcement  steamy  age-gap  war
  • Kane by Kali Hart

    Kane by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Insta-love Alpha Military Man and Curvy Younger Woman RomanceAudraI fell for Kane the first moment I met him.Fell hard.He fell for me, too.But he kept a big secret from me.When I found out, I walked away.But now that he’s heading on a deployment, he’s trying hard to win me back.I planned to stay mad at him forever.Too bad my stupid heart starts to feel things again...
  • Silent Knight by Layla Reyne, Christian Leatherman

    Silent Knight by Layla Reyne, Christian Leatherman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I won’t let anything happen to you. Fourteen years ago, Braxton Kane’s feelings were forbidden.As an officer, he couldn’t fall for an enlisted… no matter how much he longed for Holt Madigan.Now—as a police chief in love with a digital assassin—his promise to always protect Holt is becoming harder to keep. I’ll protect you...
  • My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander

    My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nick: Team Maelstrom is my family as much as the family who raised me. That includes Matt, my partner in crime, and the closest I have to a soulmate. We get each other, and that’s all we’ve ever needed. But there’s a part of me that won’t be silent, the part that wants so much more with Matt. Yeah, I’m in love with my best friend and I had no idea a fun family Christmas would change everything...
  • Honor And Pride by Ann Lister

    Honor And Pride by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    * * * TRIGGER WARNING * * * The story line within this book deals with the topic of college hazing, which could be a trigger for some readers. Please consider this a warning as this may not be a book you’d be comfortable reading. * * * Fizzbo is used to taking care of people...
  • Jonah's Compass by Annabella Stone

    Jonah's Compass by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jonah Montgomery and Matt Garrett had it all: Army careers they loved; Team Panther, the men they bonded with as brothers, and each other. But under the shadow of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, everything fell apart when Matt was captured in Afghanistan. Now five years later, a terrorist seeking revenge has come for Jonah...
  • The Final Line by Kendall McKenna

    The Final Line by Kendall McKenna

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Staff Sergeant Corey Yarwood is an instructor at the Basic Reconnaissance Course. His last deployment ended in horror, but he can't remember those events. Battling severe PTSD, Corey's drinking is growing out of control. Sean Chandler walks into a dive bar, and into Corey's life...
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    angst  crime  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Surrender by Kelly Fox

    Surrender by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dark cloud, meet seven-foot wall of sunshine.We’ve been friends for almost a year, we both volunteer at my brother-in-law’s gym for combat vets, and the chemistry between us is undeniable. So, getting together should be a no brainer, right?Yeah, not so much...
  • Gage by J.M. Dabney

    Gage by J.M. Dabney

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The forbidden is the sweetest lure. Trenton Security’s Public Relations go-to was Hayden Gage. He loved his job, and it kept him distracted from the demons haunting his nightmares. His past wasn’t up for discussion, and Hayden wouldn’t allow it to intrude on his future...
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    age-gap  angst  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Age Rules by Jacki James, Michelle Frost

    Age Rules by Jacki James, Michelle Frost

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was still too old for him, and he was still too far in the closet for me, but damn, if I didn’t crave him like a drug. After spending twenty years serving in the US Navy while Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was in effect, Darren Davis is unapologetically out and proud. He knows exactly what he wants in a relationship, and up and coming MMA star Andre Harrison isn’t it...
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    age-gap  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult
  • The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins

    The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a newly single dad, I had hard rules. And a sensitive, smoking hot military vet is breaking every last one….I’ve always had everything figured out. Dream job? Check. Three beautiful kids? Check. Married my high school sweetheart? Check.…Until my marriage fell apart...
  • An Ignited Passion by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    An Ignited Passion by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Preston Dalton knows who his mate is. At thirteen he met the wolf who would eventually become his. The problem? His mate was only seven. Eleven long years have passed and Preston is finally going to tell his mate who he is. Imagine his surprise when he finds Wyatt Quinton in the arms of another man.Wyatt Quinton knows he has a mate. They met when he was seven; he’s sure of it...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy
  • A Healing Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Healing Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is a re release from Wilde City. Dario Ramos thought he’d left the fighting behind in the war zone when a life-threatening injury sent him home. But a certain Irishman crossing his path everywhere he went convinced him that his biggest battle might be ahead. Tiernan Callahan is a bigoted jerk. Ramos finds himself constantly in the man’s orbit, even in a city as big as New York...
  • Bound To Break by S.E. Jakes, Stephanie Tyler

    Bound To Break by S.E. Jakes, Stephanie Tyler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Four men fighting against their pasts…and for each other. Several years after washing up on a beach in South Africa with absolutely no memory—not even his name—Lucky would rather not remember his past. Based on the number of scars on his body, it couldn’t have been anything good...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy
  • Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets and fears… Everyone has them; Jack Murphy and Liam Connelly are no exception. A secret brings Liam Connelly to D.C., but what he discovers upon his arrival is so much more than he expected. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame...
  • The Secrets in My Scowl by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer

    The Secrets in My Scowl by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sparks ignite and tempers flare when a sexy, optimistic wedding planner moves his business in across the hall from a jilted, divorce lawyer’s practice. “Look smart ass. This is the last time I’m going to remind you about breaking sections of the lease. If there’s a next time, I won’t stop until you and your frilly, white wedding shit is thrown out of here...
  • Protecting Elliot: A Protectors Novella by Sloane Kennedy

    Protecting Elliot: A Protectors Novella by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Protecting him was just to supposed to be another job. Until it wasn't. Two years after surviving a brutal attack from members of his own unit, former Special Forces soldier Cruz de la Vega has found new purpose working for an underground vigilante group that offers justice when the law can't...
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    angst  crime  insta-love  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy
  • Ready For Love by Stella Starling

    Ready For Love by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jake Hansen has been crushing on Gabe Byrne for half his life, but since Gabe is a straight, self-proclaimed commitment-phobe who moved away years ago to join the Marines, that crush is strictly a fantasy-best-enjoyed-in-private. And even when Gabe starts to flirt with him like crazy, Jake still knows better than to think it means anything...
  • Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner

    Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Navy SEALs Cliff “Snides” Snyder and Ryan “Rhino” Matthews have been moving comfortably in each other’s worlds for two decades. Best friends since attending BUDs twenty years earlier, and despite playing for different teams, they’re often accused of acting like an old married couple—much to their amusement...
  • War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being cheated on twice, why would I ever put myself through that crap again? Marriage obviously isn't in the cards for me. Actually, my trust in women and love has pretty much been obliterated. And if I'm being completely honest, I really want nothing to do with it ever again. Relationships? Possibly. Monogamy? Maybe...
  • I.N.E.T. 3 by Brenda Cothern

    I.N.E.T. 3 by Brenda Cothern

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book 3 in the I.N.E.T. series and can be read as a stand alone novel. This book contains M/M sexual situations and is intended for readers of legal age in the country in which they reside. Please store your adult literature responsibly. This book also contains references to sexual abuse. If this is a trigger for you, please do not read...
  • Dare to Hope by T.M. Smith

    Dare to Hope by T.M. Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dare to Hope An All Cocks story Tristan is the second oldest of the Brennan brothers and the odd man out. Most of the Brennan men have careers in law enforcement, but as a psychiatrist, Tristan chooses to help people in a different way. Quiet and restrained, he is content to hover in the background of his more gregarious brothers...
  • Coming Together by Avery Ford

    Coming Together by Avery Ford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I don’t need any more distraction.” Preston Taylor is in trouble. In the ten years he's been a star on Broadway, he's dealt with his share of crazy. When a deranged fan starts sending death threats, Preston is forced to hire security. What he doesn't expect is that in order to protect himself, Preston has to pretend he's dating his hot new bodyguard...
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    age-gap  angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war  action-adventure
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