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  • No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix

    No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Family is more than blood...and love has no shame. Indy is on the run from his mobster ex when he meets Noah and Josh...and starts on the journey that will bring him love and a chosen family...
  • The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say...
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    drama  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary
  • Already Home by Carly Marie

    Already Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    By leaving Nashville, Harrison wanted to escape. What he found at home in Oklahoma was better than anything he’d ever had before. Harrison is happier with Greg and Jasper than he’s ever been. When Harrison can no longer avoid his ex and has to go back to Tennessee, he has Jasper and Greg by his side. But being back in Nashville also means facing Neil and Derek...
  • Zane by Nicole Edwards

    Zane by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Vanessa Carmichael will never forget that horrible day for as long as she lives. With Zane fully on the mend from the brutal attack he suffered right in her very own yard, she knows she should be grateful, which she is. She also knows that walking away from Zane might be the only way to keep him safe...
  • Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Dashiel's body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But Danny finds interaction difficult and must keep his world small in order to survive...
  • Long Way Home by Nicky James

    Long Way Home by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was love at first sight. They were soulmates. It was forever. But they were only sixteen. Too innocent. Too naïve. Too ignorant about the world around them. Besides, nothing lasts forever. With their fairy-tale future torn to shreds, both boys need to learn to find their own way in an unforgiving world. Gavin Buchanan is thrown into a life he didn’t want, molded to do a job he always feared...
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    mlm  lgbtq  angst  friends-to-lovers  steamy  sad  romance  military
  • Western Ties by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Western Ties by Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How strong are the ties that bind? Leah Hollister’s sex life needs a swift kick in the pants. Small-town Compton Pass, though, isn’t the place to explore her need for bondage. When she gets an invitation to a BDSM party out in LA, she wastes no time booking a flight...
  • Unbreakable Stories: Rowe by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Unbreakable Stories: Rowe by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Unbreakable Stories: Rowe is a collection of short stories following the romantic adventures and misadventures of former Army Rangers turned security experts Rowe Ward and Noah Keegan following the events of Torch, book 3 of the Unbreakable Bonds series...
  • Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

    Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An up and comer trying to make a name for herself... KYLIE never expected to be stuck on a tour bus with a pampered princess and her boyfriend’s ex. A troubled artist struggling to hold onto his career... TRACE thought he was finally getting to do things his way...
  • Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander

    Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Matt:I’m proud to be a Port Dale firefighter but it isn’t all excitement and sitting around eating homemade meals. It’s also dealing with your work “family” in ways you never expected. I love my real family, and I love my work “family”. Well, most of them...
  • Call It Quits by Reese Knightley

    Call It Quits by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    HoldenThe last time Beckett walked out on him, Holden knew it was time to let him go.Since the day they’d met, he’d known they were meant for one another, but Beckett doesn’t feel the same. Now, it’s time to call it quits, only Beckett is in trouble and Holden can’t walk away until the man is out of danger. If truth be told, maybe not even then...
  • Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 3 by Leslie Copeland, Annabeth Albert

    Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 3 by Leslie Copeland, Annabeth Albert

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, a group of authors wondered… What if the Heart2Heart app -- the dating app with a glitch that matched up the oddest, most perfect couples, and sponsored the charity date raffles that helped dozens of people find love -- offered a classifieds section, too? Need a handyman who knows how to wear a tool belt? Have a closet of drag costumes that needs a new home? How about finally...
  • The Parting Glass by Josh Lanyon

    The Parting Glass by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two and a half years ago, travel writer Timothy McShay let NYPD Detective Luke O'Brien talk him into hiking into the New Jersey Pine Barrens to face down a monster. Now Tim and Luke meet again under very different circumstances. The old attraction is still there -- but so are some of Tim's monsters...
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    angst  drama  lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult
  • 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...
  • Circle: by Garrett Leigh

    Circle: by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I love him...but he’s forgotten why. A lot can happen in six years, and Ash and Pete have seen their world flipped upside down more times than most. Being parents to Pete's young nephew wasn't in their plan, but life happens to them and they roll with the punches. Or at least they did, until new heartache rocks their hard-won happily-ever-after...
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    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  abuse
  • Knot Afraid by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Knot Afraid by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Evan Nilsen's Ideal Omega:• funny• gentle• just as awkward as EvanI always imagined I'd end up with someone kind of like me. Maybe even a nurse so we could open our own practice, saving the world one omega or baby at a time.But then Luis Alfaro walks in, scared, dark, and dangerous—and I freeze like the rabbit I am...
  • Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jasper Scott is a single workaholic. He split with his girlfriend two years ago and hasn’t felt drawn to anyone else since… except the sexy Navy SEAL he met at his brother’s house two years ago. But that man lives halfway across the country and after so long, Jasper’s convinced his mind has embellished Greg’s sexy gray eyes, rippling muscles, and gorgeous salt and pepper hair...
  • No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Third part in the Stockholm Syndrome trilogy:Settling back into a normal life is more difficult than anticipated...
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    mlm  steamy  lgbtq  angst  drama  romance  contemporary  dark
  • All I Believe by Alexa Land

    All I Believe by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nico Dombruso has learned to keep the world at arm’s length after being badly burned by his last relationship. Even so, he decides to let himself enjoy a summer fling while on vacation in Italy. It’s just sex after all, so what’s the harm?He gets so much more than he bargained for when he meets gorgeous, mysterious, art dealer Luca Caruso...
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    angst  drama  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  audiobook
  • Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dr. Robert Adams grew up with more advantages than most, the son of a former vice president, he had two loving fathers, a twin sister he adores and wonderfully doting grandparents. Life is good until one afternoon when his dreams flat-line. And no scalpel can repair the guilt and grief he carries with him for the first time in his life...
  • Coming Home by Carly Marie

    Coming Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ty Scott has spent most of his life trying to keep his best friend, Declan, strictly in the friend zone. It hasn’t been easy, especially sharing a condo with him for six years. But having an unattainable straight best friend in his life is better than losing that friendship altogether. At 26, Declan Andrews is settled in his life...
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    mlm  lgbtq  friends-to-lovers  steamy  drama  angst  north-america  usa
  • Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ten years ago, Dominic Walsh faked his own death. With no true identity, it wasn’t hard. But if he’d stayed, he would have been drawn further into a life he’d never chosen. He has friends and family at Ward Security now and has managed to escape his dark past. There is only one thing he truly wants. Abraham Stephens...
  • Living Promises by Amy Lane

    Living Promises by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Six years ago, Jeff Beachum comforted a frightened teenager outside an HIV treatment clinic, and Collin Waters has remembered his kindness ever since. Now, after six years of crushing on the kind, brown-eyed sweetheart of his dreams, Collin is feeling adult and together enough to make his move. Too bad fate, which has never been kind to Jeff, has something else in mind...
  • Bona Fide Fake by Rebecca Raine

    Bona Fide Fake by Rebecca Raine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My new fake boyfriend may not like me, but he needs me. There are worse foundations for a relationship.NedToni Fairweather is a liar and a fake. I suspected it the day we met, but when he lies to his friends about being my boyfriend, I know for sure. I’ll play along with his deception, but Toni will owe me – big time.I have my own reasons for needing a boyfriend. Someone who can handle me...
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    drama  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary
  • Getting Mine by Amy Davies

    Getting Mine by Amy Davies

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sex, decisions, and motorbikes. As a member of the Unforgiven Riders, EC, the sweet, baby-face of the club, did whatever was needed to help his brothers, often utilizing his good looks, body, and charm. But his focus becomes divided when his past mistakes cause him to lose the only two people who have ever held a place in his heart...
  • Knox by Laura John

    Knox by Laura John

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Knox Hanes has always kept his feelings for his older brother’s best friend, Gunnar, a secret. When Knox is forced from his home Gunnar invites him to live with him until things are sorted out. Trapped in close quarters, their hidden desires ignite, but the danger around them escalates, forcing them to confront their feelings and protect their newfound love...
  • Finally by Annabella Michaels

    Finally by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Between his time in the Marines and the years he’s spent working at Hamilton Security, there’s not much that takes Greg Wright by surprise anymore. That is until he gets assigned to guard a promising new candidate in the upcoming election; a man from Greg’s past and the one person he’d hoped to never see again. Christopher Brooks has made a name for himself as an honest, hardworking, and fair man...
  • His Boy to Cherish by Colette Davison

    His Boy to Cherish by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Santa,I’m going to be upfront and tell you that I feel silly doing this, but here goes nothing!I’ve realised that I lean more towards being a Daddy, than a strict Dom. I’m kind and caring, and I want someone to spoil. I’ll always put my boy’s needs before my own. I’ll take care of him in every way he needs me to...
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    lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • The Gardener and the Marine by R.J. Scott

    The Gardener and the Marine by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harrison is alone and hurting with his memories gone, but Toby shows him that love can heal even the most broken of hearts.After losing his entire team in a roadside bomb, Harrison is left with a traumatic brain injury, a broken body, and scars on his heart that might never heal...
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    angst  drama  lgbtq  mlm  sad  action-adventure  adult  amnesia
  • Finding Grey by Rebecca Raine

    Finding Grey by Rebecca Raine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When being seduced by a rock star, only a fool falls in love. Sean The night Dante Sinclair lured me into his dressing room and gave me my first kiss, I was oblivious to one important fact: all rock stars are spoiled narcissists. I learned my lesson when our failed attempt at a reunion left me humiliated and heartbroken. Now, Dante is booked into the music retreat I run...
  • The Boss's Boy by Aja Foxx

    The Boss's Boy by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ~ Dmitri ~I was intrigued by Eiji the first time I saw him dancing in my club. I became obsessed with him when the ink was still wet on our marriage certificate. I wanted to give Eiji the life he should have had until I realized I had taken something from him I had no right to take, and then I knew I had lost him forever...
  • Deliver Me by Faith Gibson

    Deliver Me by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Taggart Lee has it all.Fame.Fortune.Everything except love.Tag is the jaded lead singer for 7’s Mistress, the biggest rock band in the world. After fifteen years in the business, he’s drowning in it all. When tragedy strikes, he takes a break from the road and the monotony his life has become. When he meets a gorgeous man on a park bench, he sees his lifeline.Dr...
  • 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...
  • Abandoned by J.P. Barnaby

    Abandoned by J.P. Barnaby

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Little Boy Lost, Book Two. Jamie is gone. Brian's secret has been revealed. Brian McAllister's story continues as he tries to cope with the loss of his best friend and soul mate amid the alienation and ridicule of his classmates. When hatred turns to violence, Brian narrows his focus to two goals: surviving and finding Jamie...
  • 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...
  • Rocky Start by Annabeth Albert

    Rocky Start by Annabeth Albert

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I think I’m falling for my bodyguard co-worker. Now I need protection… from myself. As a former SEAL intelligence officer, I’m supposed to be smart. Unfortunately, those smarts don't apply to love. I did a nice thing and took my heartbroken fellow bodyguard out for a Valentine’s dinner. Just us bros...
  • 17 Black and 29 Red by Richard Rider

    17 Black and 29 Red by Richard Rider

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Second part in the Stockholm Syndrome trilogy:Some mistakes are too enormous and some people are too stubborn for anything to work except running away, but the world is never as big as you need it to be and eventually you can't help circling back to where you started...
  • Biker Daddy by Gianni Holmes

    Biker Daddy by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A biker's love is poison to the one who captures his heart.GrimmThirteen years ago, he came into my life as my son’s best friend. Knobby knees and eyes wide with admiration. Six years ago, he exited my life, leaving Smoky Vale behind for good. Or at least so I thought. Now he’s back, and he’s made it clear what he’s after. Me. The President of the Grimm Reapers. His best friend’s father...
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    angst  drama  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap
  • Forever Promised by Amy Lane

    Forever Promised by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Crick has been home from Iraq for five years, Jeff and Collin are finally married, and Shane and Mikhail are quietly making lives better for the dispossessed teenagers who come their way. Everything is right in Deacon's world, but nothing ever stays the same. When Deacon's best friends, Jon and Amy, answer the call of an opportunity in Washington, DC, Deacon figures that’s life...
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    angst  drama  lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult
  • City Wolf by S.P. Wayne

    City Wolf by S.P. Wayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After almost a decade of self imposed solitude, Axton has a boyfriend. Leander might be a thousand miles away, but that still counts, right? Sure, maybe they haven't actually talked about their relationship status yet, and Axton might be a gay werewolf and Leander might be a human, but Ax is pretty sure things are going well...
  • A Summer of Guiltless Sex by Dan Skinner

    A Summer of Guiltless Sex by Dan Skinner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two very different men, from two walks of life find common ground for an exciting and unique adventure. It'd not been a great beginning of the summer season for either Bill, a young bridal store clerk, or Ted, a college student working as a lifeguard at the apartment complex’s pool. They'd both been dumped in their respective relationships and were still looking for “the one...
  • Oceans Apart by Laura Harner

    Oceans Apart by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s been two years since Lord Jamie Mainwaring and Detective Remy Remington worked and loved their way through their one and only case before going their separate ways. Now Jamie is once again mixing agency business with pleasure as he and his partner, Agent Ryan Whiteside, are assigned to a case involving piracy in the Caribbean...
  • Love is Always Write: Volume One (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Stephani Hecht, Megan Derr

    Love is Always Write: Volume One (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Stephani Hecht, Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you...
  • The Pilot Soars with His Bad Boy by Bellann Summer

    The Pilot Soars with His Bad Boy by Bellann Summer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Romance, M/M, HEA] Styx Randall has high hopes for his job interview with Rescue for Hire West. The idea of spending his days fixing the high powered planes and vehicles for the company is his idea of heaven. When he meets Flyer Wakefield, he adds the pilot to his list of wants in life, with want soon turning into need...
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    drama  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  assassins
  • An Officer's Submission by Christa Tomlinson

    An Officer's Submission by Christa Tomlinson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You don’t ever have to keep anything you feel locked up, Clay. I’m your Dom, and whatever you need from me, I’ll gladly give to you.” - Sergeant Logan PiercePolice Officer Clay Foster is finally at peace and happy with his life. He enjoys his career as a member of Houston’s SWAT team, and he loves submitting to his Dom in the bedroom...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Sugar Heart by Charity Parkerson

    Sugar Heart by Charity Parkerson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the surface, Cortland and Driver are perfect for each other. In truth, they’re a one-night stand gone wrong just waiting to happen. When Cortland first met Driver, Driver was homeless and messed up in the head. None of that mattered to Cortland. He’s drawn to Driver’s strength. For someone who’s always felt helpless and weak, Driver’s scary possessiveness is like a warm blanket...
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    lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  age-gap
  • Spy On Me by Marina Vivancos

    Spy On Me by Marina Vivancos

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Agent Matteo can admit that sleeping with his handler might not be the brightest idea he’s had. After all, Nikolas is the only one that’s ever stuck by him—the person he trusts the most.Matteo has never been good at taking orders—until Nikolas. Now, all Matteo seems to want is Nikolas’s voice in his head. Telling him what to do…even if that’s getting on his knees for Nikolas...
  • Definitely Not Meant to Be by A.W. Scott

    Definitely Not Meant to Be by A.W. Scott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “How long have you been in love with your best friend?” Godric I accepted long ago that I couldn’t have all of the things I wanted in life. Growing up in the way I did, I would be a fool to get my hopes up. But even with that knowledge, I couldn’t resist. I was helpless not to fall into the orbit that was my best friend...
  • Kept in the Dark by H.L. Day

    Kept in the Dark by H.L. Day

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Struggling actor Dean, only escorts occasionally to pay the bills. So, his first instinct on being offered a job with a strange set of conditions is to turn it down. No date. Don’t switch the lights on. Don’t touch him. I mean, what’s that all about? What’s the man trying to hide? Dean certainly doesn’t expect sex with a faceless stranger to spark so much passion inside him...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap
  • King Perry by Edmond Manning

    King Perry by Edmond Manning

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a trendy San Francisco art gallery, out-of-towner Vin Vanbly witnesses an act of compassion that compels him to make investment banker Perry Mangin a mysterious offer: in exchange for a weekend of complete submission, Vin will restore Perry’s “kingship” and transform him into the man he was always meant to be...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
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