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Final Orders by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn embattled author. Fanatical parents. A son who can’t stay out of trouble. It’s the last one that’ll probably kill him.When Emery Hazard gets drawn into a brawl at a monthly school board meeting, he knows he’s in trouble; his husband, John-Henry Somerset, is chief of police, and they’re already under enough scrutiny as they try to finalize their foster son’s permanency plan... -
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The Innocent by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Clint and the boys “clean house” after discovering a small dangerous operation of child sex traffickers, they find themselves pulled into a nightmare of unparalleled proportions where children are nothing but “merchandise” and the depth of depravity and abuse reaches beyond human comprehension. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only... -
![Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe]()
Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star detective, Everett Larkin. His uncanny memory and Holmesian-like skills of deduction have already led to the capture of one serial killer. Now he’s identified a second predator and brought an end to their twenty-plus year reign of terror... -
![Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomeone has it out for Rialto. Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant. But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy... -
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![Shades of Darkness by Nicky James]()
Shades of Darkness by Nicky James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSix years ago, an unforeseen incident turned Rory Gallagher’s life upside down. Now, he lives in darkness, fearing the sun, fearing light altogether. Rory has developed Heliophobia. As a creature of the night, Rory has learned to adapt to his unusual lifestyle. He draws comfort from shadows and safety from the nighttime hour... -
![Looks Over by Rose Christo]()
Looks Over by Rose Christo
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"There's nothing wrong with trying to get to know my son's boyfriend." Skylar knows he's lucky to have an open-minded father. It's not just that Skylar and Rafael are both boys. Between their families exists a dark and turbulent past: Rafael's father was the first serial killer in the history of the Nettlebush Indian Reserve, and Skylar's mother was his last victim... -
![Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUnbreakable Stories: Snow is a collection of short stories and a novelette set after the events of Shatter, book 2 of the Unbreakable Bonds series and before Torch, book 3. Follow the continuing, passionate and heartfelt romance between Dr. Ashton "Snow" Frost and Jude Torres as they merge their lives together as a couple... -
![Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine]()
Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLovers separated in death. A family terrorized for generations. Can Jude and Cope solve the mystery before it drags them under?Cope, already plagued by dreams of a watery death aboard the Titanic, is asked to help a haunted family in Nova Scotia... -
![Innocence Lost by C.J. Bishop]()
Innocence Lost by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAxel and Kane’s families and friends struggle to adjust to the men’s absence, each consumed by fear of what has become of them as they search for clues that will identify the abductors... -
![Good Vibes Only by Gregory Ashe]()
Good Vibes Only by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust vibing. Good Vibes Only is a collection of short stories from Iron on Iron. It includes the “All the Feels” Jem and Tean get settled in their temporary new home. This story is set after The Face in the Water . “Add Me Back” Theo and Auggie (especially Auggie) spend time with their new friends. This story is set before The Girl in the Wind . “Adulting is Hard” North and Shaw are.. -
![A True Fit by Michele Notaro]()
A True Fit by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrent~ My life has been great the past few years and I have zero intention of screwing anything up. I’m certainly not going to let some guy ruin things for me, especially not my boss’s ex. But for some reason, every time I run into Declan, I become more and more intrigued by him... -
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Save Me by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe third and final book in the outstanding mafia/priest MM Forgive Me series. Vitari Angelini knows selling a cache of Battaglia guns to a drug lord is not what Francis would call legal, but he’ll never find out. Besides, it’s for a good cause: Francis’s happy ever after... -
![Olive Juice by T.J. Klune]()
Olive Juice by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt begins with a message that David cannot ignore: I want to see you. He agrees, and on a cold winter’s night, David and Phillip will come together to sift through the wreckage of the memory of a life no longer lived. David is burdened, carrying with him the heavy guilt of the past six years upon his shoulders. Phillip offers redemption... -
![The Tin Box by Kim Fielding]()
The Tin Box by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWilliam Lyon's past forced him to become someone he isn't. Conflicted and unable to maintain the charade, he separates from his wife and takes a job as caretaker at a former mental hospital. Jelley’s Valley State Insane Asylum was the largest mental hospital in California for well over a century, but it now stands empty... -
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![Una sonata de verano by Belén Martínez Sánchez]()
Una sonata de verano by Belén Martínez Sánchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNOVELA GANADORA DEL I PREMIO PUCK¿Y si tu libro favorito fuera mucho más que una buena historia?Casio Oliver está obsesionado con Preludio de invierno, la primera obra de Óscar Salvatierra, un escritor ya retirado... -
![Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill]()
Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen his father dies, Thomas is forced to abandon a burgeoning art career in New York. As difficult as it was to give up his lifelong dream, it’s nothing next to walking away from the man he loves. Marcus taught him to embrace who he is, a sexual submissive who responds to the touch of only one Master... -
![Don't Let Me Go by Susan Lewis]()
Don't Let Me Go by Susan Lewis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharlotte Nicholls has a secret that haunts her.She and three-year-old Chloe have left their home and friends, and are now building a new life for themselves in New Zealand.All Charlotte wants to do is to forget the past, to blot out what went before, and to look only to the future.At last she and Chloe feel safe... -
![A Light in the Darkness by Alice Winters]()
A Light in the Darkness by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFelix and Lane are trying out their new normal. Normal means no more car chases, no more drug lords, and definitely no more kidnapping bad guys. All of that is a thing of the past in this new, normal(ish) life style filled with family get-togethers, torturous jogs through the park, and the occasional romp in the parking lot. Felix is done stealing (all but for the cat)... -
![Best Man by C.J. Bishop]()
Best Man by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome are brothers. Some are friends. All are the best. As our couples turn to the special people in their lives who were there for them during the worst of the worst, and extend their honored requests, the Phoenix family begin to make room for a new member who may be holding back the truth of how badly he was abused. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only... -
![The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe]()
The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatson is dead. Holmes is alone. And Jack is desperate.Sixteen-year-old Jack Moreno is managing to hold his life together. Barely. After a terrible car accident leaves his father unable to work, Jack makes ends meet by dropping out of school and covering his dad’s custodial shifts at a school for troubled teens, high in the Wasatch Mountains... -
![Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe]()
Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“First Dates”A prequel to The Lamb and the Lion books, this short story shows Jem and Tean as they are set up on blind dates—with disastrous results.“Cheap Seats”Jem and Tean go to the movies. Jem insists it’s an epic bromance date. Tean insists they’re just casual acquaintances... -
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Justice by Kindle Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe toughest journeys lead to the most amazing adventures… Let’s ride. Special Agent Cash Ryan broke the cardinal rule of undercover work: he fell hard for his federal informant. The sexy, hardheaded, foul-mouthed outlaw biker who regularly takes matters into his own hands, leaving Cash scrambling to pick up the pieces. Anarchy is more than a way of life for Devin Fox, it’s fused into his DNA... -
![The Old Wheel by Gregory Ashe]()
The Old Wheel by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlackmail. Breakups. Boys. Trouble always comes in threes.Life is different for Jack Moreno. Good. Definitely good. Well, better, anyway.He’s back in school (although classes are harder than he expected). And his dad is healthy (which means he’s worrying again about things like Jack’s curfew and, oh yeah, grades)... -
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Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Charlie Porter meets Hazaar Alim her first year of university, she’s instantly smitten. Hazaar has it all: beauty, talent, and brains. What she doesn’t realize is that Hazaar’s future has already been decided, and Charlie has no place in it.Hazaar desperately wants to break with her traditions and stay with Charlie, but when forced to choose, she chooses her family over love... -
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![Pain by E.M. Leya]()
Pain by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his daughter is kidnapped, Matt’s life screeches to a halt. He would do anything to get his daughter back, but first he needs to find her. When the police exhaust all possible leads, Matt does the only thing he can do — he uses his hacking skills to infiltrate the dark web... -
![Blue on Blue by Dal Maclean]()
Blue on Blue by Dal Maclean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Lambda Literary Award Finalist Dal Maclean After three years working as a private investigator, newly reinstated Detective Inspector Will Foster still holds himself responsible for the death of an officer under his command. But he’s returned to the Met bent on redeeming himself and that means bringing down gangland boss Joey Clarkson... -
![Stryke First by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
Stryke First by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis book is part of a series. It contains homosexual relations, violence and coarse language. It is preceded by Falcon's Fox. Rebel Stryker has had to fight to survive from the moment he was born to a heroin-addicted mother. Raised by his grandparents, his only mission in life was to succeed where his mother had failed... -
![Cold Calculation by Cole McCade]()
Cold Calculation by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsABOUT THIS EPISODE How do you profile a serial killer who keeps changing his pattern? A body encased in ice and a cryptic message make Malcolm, Seong-Jae, and Aanga Joshi question everything they thought they'd learned about the Golden Ratio Killer. If their suspect can change his methods and alter his patterns, he could easily disappear... .. -
![Honestly Yours by Jaime Reese]()
Honestly Yours by Jaime Reese
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe truth hurts. But in the end, honesty wins. Or does it? Warren Prescott loves a challenge. He knows how to play the game and adapts when necessary to succeed in his cutthroat world. Tired of pining for a man he’s wanted for months, Warren intends to seal the deal. Until that man throws him an endearing curveball…Be honest.Gian Benedetti doesn’t play games... -
![Dear Cassius by Alice Winters]()
Dear Cassius by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDear Cassius,Do you feel me watching you? When Cassius starts his junior year of college, he has no idea how different it will be. The only thing he’s worried about is getting through college and his unrequited love for his best friend.Initially, Cassius thinks nothing of the picture with a strange note slipped under the windshield wiper of his car, but it ends up changing his entire life... -
![Heart Beats by Davidson King]()
Heart Beats by Davidson King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery night Ledger stands on the stage of Joker’s Sin, the most popular gay nightclub in Haven Hart, mixing music. Many of the people who come through the doors want his attention, but lately he’s only had eyes for the red-headed bartender, Shane. When Ledger is invited to be on a panel at DJ Con, he asks for support from his friends at Joker’s Sin. To his surprise, Shane shows up... -
![The Struggle Within by Tyler May, Jay Aheer]()
The Struggle Within by Tyler May, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThrough Ryan’s trials, there are three different perspectives: a best friend watching from the outside, a lover desperate to get in, and his own mind. His struggles were theirs. He just didn’t know it. A tragic accident changed Dr... -
![Disarming My Destiny by Taylor Rylan]()
Disarming My Destiny by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUS Marshal Bishop Jones has known heartache unlike someone his age should. After losing his only parent, he’s found himself completely and utterly alone with only his dog for company. Working long hours and being new to the area doesn’t give many opportunities for him to get out and meet someone. Veterinarian Xander Garrison has devoted his life to four-legged critters... -
![Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley]()
Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI can’t believe my mate is covering for a criminal …I’m investigating the disappearance of a senator’s son, and I can’t help but think the man is as dirty as they come. When I see he’s hired Percy to be his lawyer it makes me sick. The alpha is supposed to be my fated mate, but I could never want a man who protects criminals... -
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![Faith's Crossing by Carrie L. Carr]()
Faith's Crossing by Carrie L. Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the sequel to Destiny's Bridge, new lovers Lexington Walters and Amanda Cauble have withstood many things to be together. When Amanda decides to move to Texas for good, she goes back to her family's California home to get the rest of her things, taking Lex with her. Even though her parents have never understood her "lifestyle", they've not exactly fought against it... -
![A Thief in the Night by K. Sterling]()
A Thief in the Night by K. Sterling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong ago, Romance was ruled by rakes. The time of the ton came to an end and rakes gave way to new, more modern heroes. What if there were still some rakes left in the world? What if they were every bit as devastating and irresistible as the rakes we’ve loved and longed for but modern? K. Sterling believes there are still some rakes out there and their time has come. The rakes have returned... -
![Hennessey's Handler by Pandora Pine]()
Hennessey's Handler by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBar owner Hennessey McCoy finally has his life on track after being discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard under mysterious circumstances. He’s rebuilt his life piece by piece and Hennessey is the right place to open his heart to the right man. When his three-year-old niece goes missing at a party, Hennessey is paired with an annoyingly handsome search and rescue dog handler to help find the child... -
![The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe]()
The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA murdered coach. His missing daughter. A sadistic killer.After a summer apart, Theo and Auggie reunite at the beginning of another school year, determined to make a relationship work in spite of their age difference—and other obstacles... -
![When It Rains by Elle Keaton]()
When It Rains by Elle Keaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeto Hernandez’s objective: Break the human trafficking ring plaguing Skagit once and for all. He’s not in Skagit to make friends—his kicking ass first and taking names later. Maybe. He crosses paths with an intriguing and sexy man, the first man in years to spark Beto’s interest. It’s ultimate bad timing, though; no one in Skagit can be trusted... -
![His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon]()
His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPLEASE READ THE BLURB AND WARNINGS IF YOU'RE SENSITIVE TO TRIGGERS!He calls me his dark angel, but I’m merely a killer. A bringer of death.Luca DavenportHe is my angel, sent to be my death bringer to save me from my tormentors and betrayers—those who sold me into slavery when I was only eight years old... -
![Knox by Laura John]()
Knox by Laura John
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnox 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... -
![Doubling Down by Athena Steller]()
Doubling Down by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Sin City! Home to the newest Daddy/ little collection from author Athena Steller.Eric Smith is getting used to changes in his life and figuring things out as he goes. In a new undercover assignment Eric comes across a young man that calls to his very soul. Having done research into a Daddy and boy lifestyle has in no way prepared him for the feelings that Ezra Lee stirs up in him... -
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Grand Adventures by S.A. McAuley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn September 1, 2011, TJ Klune wrote, ..".it's not about the ending, it's about the journey..." in a review of Eric Arvin's Woke Up in a Strange Place. With those words, two men began a journey of love and invited us to ride along. TJ and Eric have shared so much with us: their wonderful books, their smiles, their humor, their lives, and their inspiring devotion to each other... -
![Sinner Like Me by Avril Ashton]()
Sinner Like Me by Avril Ashton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSyren Rua finally has what he’s always wanted. He’s settled into a life with his Marshal and the daughter they’re raising as a couple. Everything he’s been through, all the pain and dark memories, brought Syren this far, and he’s in a wonderful space. Happy and loved. Which is why he never sees the approaching danger until it’s too late... -
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![ABEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop]()
ABEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings19-year-old Abel Sims - hot, sexy stripper - is a favorite at the gay strip club The Phoenix. Having no family but his 16-year-old sister, Savannah, and coming from the streets - The Phoenix club has become his home, the other boys his close-knit family. Abel doesn't trust the outside world and is content to remain within his safe haven... -
![Guns n' Boys: A Breath of Innocence by K.A. Merikan]()
Guns n' Boys: A Breath of Innocence by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I would wait a lifetime for this.”“You don’t have to wait anymore. I want you.” Mark is done with flings. He is looking for something real , and he knows just where to find it. Years ago, he fell in love with Charlotte Elswood, but after saving her life, he made the difficult choice to stay in a cartel for the sake of his family... -
![The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales]()
The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen James’s boyfriend died by suicide, no one questioned what happened. A foster kid with a checkered past and a history of suicide attempts, Ash was just another number in a system that failed him. But to James, Ash was never just a number, and the facts around his death no longer stack up so neatly... -
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Touch and Go by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe doctor can heal me, but can he keep me safe?My brother has been embezzling from his employers. Unfortunately, when I accidentally discover that information, I end up hurled straight into the Potomac. If it weren’t for Dr. Derek Carlisle, I’d be fish food.When he offers more than medical help, I bolt. It’s not his job to protect me, even if the older man is everything I’ve ever wanted... -
![Pretty Policeman by Fifer Rose]()
Pretty Policeman by Fifer Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDetective Micah Hart wasn’t sure when his fairly safe, predictable life became something more closely resembling a dumpster fire. But if he had to pinpoint an exact moment, he would say it was the first time he went undercover as a prostitute in an attempt to bait the notorious serial killer who was stalking New York City’s streets – the media-dubbed Hooker Hunter... -
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Rogue Launch by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Renegades #1 Romantic Suspense Enemies to Lovers Action MM“We will find you, darling. Stay strong. We will find you.”This was exactly what Elliott Jones needed. A nice barbecue with family and friends. The moving trucks were parked outside his new ranch, and he was ready to start fresh. Again. Despite the regrets he lived with, he tried to focus on the good things in life...
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