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  • To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders

    To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He was my beginning. And my never-ending. EllisThere’s a lot I’ve never told my best friend. The fact that I love him. That I miss him every day he’s gone. That, sometimes, I ache for him with a ferocity that leaves me breathless.Lucky Buchanan tore into my life as a boy, wild and daring, my opposite in every way. He drew me in, stole my heart without trying...
  • Anti-Hero by Kelly Fox

    Anti-Hero by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Spoiler This isn't some sad exploration of my tragic past. I have a list of the people who bought and sold me. And they aren't getting a redemption arc. I was luckier than most. I was rescued by a team of guys who search out people like me, and now I get to work with them. But I'm not the hero of this story. I don't forgive. I don't forget...
  • Stay Over by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Over by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    BrooksOverhearing my cousin’s best friend confessing that she’s never been satisfied wasn’t my fault… but offering to help her change that definitely was. Her brother is a friend of mine, and while this has a bad idea written all over it, it doesn’t stop us from becoming friends… with benefits. Palmer is gorgeous, off-limits, and stubborn as hell. For the first time, I’m the one left wanting more...
  • Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson

    Object of My Desire by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A romance author, a cover model, a book signing … a crush. Ordinary women like me know we shouldn’t fall for beautiful men like Travis Zehler, one of the hottest cover models in romance fiction. But, sometimes, we can’t help ourselves. When I meet him at a book signing, my attraction to him is instant. I’m infatuated, and I can’t stop thinking about him...
  • Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur

    Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Volume five in the best-selling charity anthology is coming soon! Featuring brand new stories from incredible authors:AM Arthur - Alice Winters - Daryl BannerEM Lindsey - Jodi Payne - K Webster - Kate HawthorneLouisa Masters - Lucy Lennox - Mia Monroe - Neve WilderRiley Hart - SE Harmon - Spencer Spears - Tal...
  • Holding On by Pamela Clare

    Holding On by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A hero barely holding on… Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy asking for his help...
  • Devil's Own by K.M. Neuhold

    Devil's Own by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s nothing Devil loves more than giving Angel whatever he wants, especially when it’s what he wants too. The only question is… Does Raven want them?Of course, I’ve noticed Angel and Devil noticing me. I’ve felt their eyes and the deep pulse of their heated wanting...
  • Budding Attraction by Saxon James

    Budding Attraction by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FordI’ve never thought much about Orson Naples.He’s a cute guy who I’d seen around town a few times, but then one day he up and left and didn’t reappear until a few years later. No one knows where he went or what he was doing, all this gossipy town knows is that he’s a widower, owns the florist, and is friends with that divorced group that hang out at the Killer Brew all the time...
  • Hard Knox by Riley Hart

    Hard Knox by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    CallumA gay guy walks into a straight bar and notices the hottest man he’s ever seen.Why am I not surprised my life sounds like the beginning of a bad joke? First, my ex cheated on me, and I went running to Havenwood and the mom I have a complicated relationship with. Then, there’s Knox, the gorgeous lumberjack I don’t stand a chance with...
  • Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells

    Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Romance is the last thing Shaun wants, but what if it’s exactly what he needs – and deserves?A selfless son barely holding onShaun doesn’t have much of a life. When he’s not working in the restaurant in Portland, Maine, he’s home looking after his dad, who has dementia...
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    age-gap  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  adult  book
  • How to Catch a Biker: A May/December MM romance by Ana Ashley

    How to Catch a Biker: A May/December MM romance by Ana Ashley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you do when you meet the tall, gruff silver fox of your dreams?You flirt, pretend it didn’t happen, and secretly admire his assets. For research purposes, of course.I came to Chester Falls to find my voice and save my publishing career. Instead, I find him.Slade’s story is kept under a lock so strong I don’t know if there is a man out there that can break it...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  age-gap  lgbtq  steamy  contemporary  biker  small-town  audiobook
  • Real Risk by Elle Keaton

    Real Risk by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's possible they're a match but first the two men will have to survive trial by fire. Chief Flynn is fighting smoke and flames, tirelessly protecting the lives and property of his fellow islanders from yet another spate of fires.Arson or accident?When injury puts him on the sidelines, West Coast Forensics Arson Investigator Kimball Frye offers his assistance...
  • Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unrequited love hurts like hell Levi Brown has loved Noah White since he was a teenager, but Noah isn’t looking for a relationship. Every time Levi sees him, his heart aches for what it cannot have. Because dear Lord, he wants Noah, in his life, in his bed.Especially in his bed. The only reason Levi is still a virgin is because he was waiting for Noah. Except Noah doesn’t want him...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  adult  angst  book
  • Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan

    Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cody Wells isn’t sure what he wants in life. He’s watched his two best friends fall in love, but he’s not sure that’s for him. He has a job he loves and friends that are always there for him, what more could he want or need? But if that’s truly the case, why can’t he get a certain someone out of his mind? Adrian Fisher knows exactly what he wants and is determined to get it...
  • Frat Bro by Raleigh Ruebins

    Frat Bro by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This fall, I have one simple rule: don't fall in love with my fake boyfriend.I’m awful at following the rules.One minute I was a nobody in a small Colorado town, getting by on contract work, home renovations, and a dumpster fire of a dating life—and then suddenly, my life was on TV...
  • Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when you’re in a funk that won’t quit?I tried - Sleeping all day (check)- Binge watching Stranger Things all day (check)- Feeling sorry for myself all day (check)But nothing works. My funk gets funkier. Depression looms.So I do something drastic to shake myself out of it.I head to the Greene Mountains to go parachuting with my crazy cousin and his wild friends...
  • Hot Zone by Jacki James

    Hot Zone by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If there is one thing Mars Allen knows, it’s that his best friend’s father, Samuel Sheridan, is totally off limits. Too bad the sexy fire chief would be the perfect Daddy. The release date on this book may change...
  • On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door.Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt...
  • Redeem by Hope Ford

    Redeem by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her brother needs her help.And I will do anything to protect her.Even meet with the most wanted drug pin in the country.She’s my sister’s best friend.I’ve known her forever but I kept my distance.She’s too young and I’m not good enough for her.But when her safety is on the line, I can’t keep my guard up anymore.One night is all I need to know I want forever...
  • Grinding by Sean Ashcroft

    Grinding by Sean Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two childhood best friends. One accidental fake engagement. One Labrador puppy. One week to fall in love.When Harvey runs into his childhood best friend—literally—on the way into Otter Bay for his cousin's wedding, he doesn't plan to end up playing the part of the guy's fiancé...
  • Black by Quin, Perin.

    Black by Quin, Perin.

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Meow!”There it was.The sound that made my knees buckle.He purred, neck stretched, eyes half-lidded.With those cat ears, in his hair.And the tail, that he flicked.A ray of sun in the drizzling rain. I’d been a traveler, floating adrift, while he’d stayed in one place. How was I supposed to know he’d become my anchor? My light. My everything...
  • The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker

    The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sabotaged brakes didn’t kill Rueben Sanchez, but waiting for his assailants’ trial to start just might. A potential witness for the prosecution can’t explore his lusty feelings for the hunky sheriff who saved him, but that doesn’t stop his imagination from running wild...
  • Pure Country by Kelly Fox

    Pure Country by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’d sooner cage a wild bird than try to pin that cowboy down. But God, I want to make him mine.Our sizzling banter and filthy texts are the stuff of legends, but Rowdy is the king of one-night stands, and one night with him will never be enough.I crave a future with him, which is exactly why I’ve kept him at arm’s length...
  • Grumpy Bear by Slade James

    Grumpy Bear by Slade James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hooking up with an employee is not on my to-do list.Making sure other men have a good time is my business, even if it means suppressing my own desires. It’s opening weekend at my clothing-optional campground, guests are starting to arrive, and I’ve got a pool party and a few hundred peoples’ vacations to save while battling Mother Nature’s tantrums...
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    age-gap  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  adult  book
  • Off Balance: Painted Bay #1 by Jay Hogan

    Off Balance: Painted Bay #1 by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When JUDAH MADDEN flees his tiny suffocating home-town in New Zealand, for the dream of international ballet stardom, he never intends coming back. Not to Painted Bay. Not to his family’s struggling mussel farm. Not to his jerk of a brother. Not with his entire life plan in shreds...
  • Griff's Place by Riley Hart

    Griff's Place by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    GRIFFINI always felt I wasn’t wired like my peers, but when my brother, Kellan, gave me three terms—ace, aromantic, and demi—I had possible names for it. Those three words have been on my mind ever since, as has my brother’s best friend, Josh Westbrook. It’s been cool getting to know him and spending time together, just us. He makes me feel something I never thought I’d be able to feel...
  • Slow Burn by Pamela Clare

    Slow Burn by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Victoria Woodley is done with men. Fresh off a dating nightmare, she flies from her home in Chicago to Scarlet Springs to take part in her best friend’s wedding. Who picks her up at the airport? Eric Hawke. Of course. She made a fool of herself over him last time she was here. He’s cocky, charming, and sexy as sin...
  • A Little Bit like Desire by Brooke Blaine

    A Little Bit like Desire by Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What if you had everything in the world you wanted...except the man you never knew you needed? Shaw Jennings, the seductive, enigmatic owner of Body Electric Tattoo works hard and plays even harder. He’s built a life he’s proud of, and though that doesn’t include a significant other, he’s got plenty of sexy men to keep his bed warm at night...
  • Blooming by Sean Ashcroft

    Blooming by Sean Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Instagram crush. Instant fling.The last thing amateur food photographer Milo expects to find in the sleepy town of Otter Bay is the cute boy he’s been crushing on from Instagram. He’s in town to help his pregnant sister, not to look for a fling, but his best friend is right—it’s been so long since he got laid that they’ll be reissuing his v-card any day now...
  • Tobias and Beau by Chloe Gray

    Tobias and Beau by Chloe Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beau and Tobias never expected to fall in love so quickly. Will that love be enough to last?Beau Matthews knows he wants to be with Tobias, but the two men are so different from one another. Beau lives a mundane life and has a complicated past he'd rather forget. Tobias needs a stern, no nonsense man. Right?Tobias Woods is more then ready for his new life in Bartford...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx

    Arrested Hearts 4: Sam & Jordan by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sam - The moment I saw Jordan Webb walk into Brews Brothers a few weeks ago, I knew I was in trouble. He was the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen, but I soon learned that his beauty was more than skin deep. He has a kind heart and a desire to do good in the world. Since his living arrangement was in limbo after a breakup, I invited him to stay with me until the trial against Paul was over...
  • Faking by Sean Ashcroft

    Faking by Sean Ashcroft

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

    Just One More Chance by Oona Ryda, Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From bestselling author, Candace Ayers, and new author, Oona Ryda, comes a romance about an ugly-duckling-turned-swan who runs into her brother’s best friend at a bar, keeps her identity secret, and ends up unexpectedly pregnant with his baby. Oopsie...
  • Wrangled by K.C. Wells

    Wrangled by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    City boy Toby Merrow needs a change of scenery, and two weeks at a dude ranch seems the perfect solution, even though it’s a far cry from the scenes of San Francisco. Not much chance of finding anything like that out in the wilds of Montana. But who knows? If he’s really lucky, one of the other guests will show up on Scruff —or even better, Recon...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary
  • The Real Thing by Elle Keaton

    The Real Thing by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An oblivious prince wishes for his knight in shining armor. His knight has been under his nose all along, will he claim him before it's too late for them both?As deeply as he craves his own fairy tale happily-ever-after, resort owner Cody Prescott doesn't have time for a relationship. That doesn't stop him from crushing on most men on Piedras...
  • The Wilderness by Rosalind Abel

    The Wilderness by Rosalind Abel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will Epstein had it all—playboy good looks, wealth and prestige, and a gorgeous fiancé to costar with him on a reality television show. But that was years ago, before he was abandoned at the altar on national television. In the aftermath, Will’s world crumbled, leaving him humiliated and lost. Andre Rivera married his first love and lived a dream life until tragedy stepped in...
  • Don't Date a DILF by D.J. Jamison

    Don't Date a DILF by D.J. Jamison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have one rule to live by: Don't Date a DILF.I've seen the consequences of blurring the boundaries between teaching life and dating life, and I'm not about to take that kind of risk.But I didn't count on Hunter Rhodes walking into my school. Never expected that the broad-shouldered, stubble-jawed, absolute glory of a man would be such a sweet and caring father...
  • Meant To Be: A Prequel Daddy Novella by Sammi Cee

    Meant To Be: A Prequel Daddy Novella by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PJ couldn't be more surprised that he needs a Daddy in the bedroom...Joel and PJ met as pre-teens at Takoda Outreach Center. They’ve shared every secret, first as best friends, then roommates. But now that they’ve graduated from college, adulting presents circumstances and unforeseen problems that they never saw coming...
  • System Overload by Saxon James

    System Overload by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    KellerBanging my son’s bestie was a total accident that will never, ever happen again. I’m sure of it.While he might be gorgeous and caught me in a weak moment, when it comes right down to it, my son has been my entire life for the last twenty-six years. I don’t know how to be anything other than his dad.But with Molly heading off to Seattle, he leaves me with a parting gift: Will.His best friend...
  • To Take a Quiet Breath by Fearne Hill

    To Take a Quiet Breath by Fearne Hill

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This isn’t a romance about chiseled, lantern-jawed college kids boasting V-cut abs. There are no marathon steamy sex sessions, not without having at least one nebulizer on standby anyway. Marcel Giresse, the thirty-six-year-old Director of Finance at the French Ministry of Justice, is happy to leave all that nonsense to his oldest friend Lucien, the sixteenth Earl of Rossingley...
  • Pretty Dogs by Riley Nash

    Pretty Dogs by Riley Nash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s hard to imagine dating when I secretly share a bed with my best friend every night. When we can barely spend an hour apart. When he’ll kill anyone who tries to touch me.We finally escaped the trailer park, but maybe we weren’t ready for freedom. My best friend Beck doesn’t know how to leave the gang he’s always known, even if it costs him his life...
  • Something Unexpected by Rory Maxwell

    Something Unexpected by Rory Maxwell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DOMINIC LAUDER never thought he’d return to Split Rock Ranch. But after twenty years, he finds himself knocking on his aunt’s door. He just wishes he was there with better news...
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    mlm  lgbtq  steamy  age-gap  romance  contemporary  western  small-town
  • Jaxon by Ruby Raynes

    Jaxon by Ruby Raynes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***Jaxon - Love in Ink - Book 2***AlexMy life is going fine. Okay, it was going fine until I found myself both homeless—my trusty car Trixie on her last leg—and in need of a fake fiancé. What I don't expect is for Jaxon, my long-time crush and the owner of Ink Me, to come swooping in like a knight in shining armor...
  • Worth the Risk by Carly Marie

    Worth the Risk by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two single dads in a small town. Is their connection a recipe for love…or for disaster?Mark Murray is used to chaos. Between his job as an emergency room doctor and being a single father to two boys, he’s the definition of exhausted. Yet he always makes it work. When a new job finds him moving to a small town, he’s faced with a different set of challenges...
  • Without Limits by M.A. Innes

    Without Limits by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trent and Hayden have been together for as long as they can remember. Best friends. Boyfriends. Now lovers looking to discover a new side of their relationship, all they want is to be together and to get out of the poverty that surrounds them at every turn. Unfortunately, Trent knows that with family stacked against them and the secrets Hayden must hide, it won’t be easy...
  • The Alcove by Rosalind Abel

    The Alcove by Rosalind Abel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jasper Getty is living his dream as the owner of the charming bookshop, Lavender Pages. For seven years, he’s enjoyed the safety and freedom to be himself, selling books by day and curling up and getting lost in novels by night. But a dark page from the past comes back to haunt Jasper as his ex begins stalking him...
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    age-gap  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  adult  angst  audiobook
  • Redeem by Christina Lee

    Redeem by Christina Lee

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Successful financial analyst Michael Walsh leads a picture-perfect life that anyone would envy—unless they caught a glimpse beneath the surface. Haunted by failed relationships and self-doubt, Michael harbors a soul-deep loneliness that no number of casual hookups can fulfill...
  • Got Me Going by Casey Cox

    Got Me Going by Casey Cox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a veterinarian lose his V-card before turning twenty-five? Oh, one hun p he can! On the surface, I'm super sassy and just a little bit extra. But underneath, I'm hiding a painful secret from my past and one hugely embarrassing problem in my present—I'm still a…I'm still a…Dammit, I can't even get it out.Let's just say it starts with V and ends in irgin...
  • Gold Digger by Tatum West

    Gold Digger by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Grayson I was a billionaire by the age of thirty—I’ve always taken what I wanted, and I never let anyone stand in my way. That attitude got me my own private island and a bevy of people to do my bidding. But it didn’t get me the one man that got away—Liam Gold. Liam is back in Abingdon now, and he’s just as beautiful as the day he left...
  • Suddenly Beck by Vawn Cassidy

    Suddenly Beck by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A surprisingly sweet, sinfully sexy, and deliciously hilarious romp along the Cornish coast.Nathan Elliott has run away from home at the age of twenty-six. His teenage rebellion may have come ten years late, but better late than never...
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