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  • The Saviors: Part Two by Ames Mills

    The Saviors: Part Two by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Saviors.We pride ourselves on saving people. But what happens when we can’t save the ones we hold closest to us? A vendetta that brought us back to Forest Grove has put all our lives on the line. The woman we love is thrust back into the arms of the monster that hurt her...
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    mlm  steamy  age-gap  polyamory  romance  reverse-harem  lgbtq  dark
  • Reckless Thief by Heather Long

    Reckless Thief by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The mentor.The doctor.The Vandal.I grew up on the streets despite my  older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal?Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high...
  • Enemy by A.J. Macey

    Enemy by A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Damsel in distress? More like damsel causing distress.Hey b*tches, me again- Kiera, a.k.a The Cat. You remember my b*stard father and his merry mob of minions?No? Well, let me give you a little recap.I was going about, preparing to move against my most hated enemy and his cohorts when my cover was blown. But I guess that’s what I get for not minding my own damned business...
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    age-gap  mlm  polyamory  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  assassins  biker
  • The Heart of Psychos: Part Two by Ames Mills

    The Heart of Psychos: Part Two by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone warns you that it isn't safe when you step into this life.Danger lurks in every corner, and I’m constantly looking over my shoulder to see what will happen next. The villain in our story is supposed to be a protector, a father. But all he does is bring sorrow to his son, and he tried to take three important people from our lives...
  • Rebel Obsession by Elle Thorpe

    Rebel Obsession by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rebel, Fang, Vaughn, and Kian's story continues here. Blurb coming soon...
  • Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss

    Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    INDIE I have them all now. Just the way I want them.McKay, the one who loves me deepest.Adam, the one who protects me fiercely.Donovan, the one who tells the truth.They are my friends, they are my lovers, they are my world.And Maggie belongs to all of us—no matter who her father is.This is the family I’ve always wanted.This is the family I deserve.And I will do whatever it takes to keep them...
  • Solitary Sinners by Elle Thorpe

    Solitary Sinners by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cover, blurb, and release date coming soon! Preorder now on Amazon, and add to your Goodreads...
  • Serve by Nora Phoenix

    Serve by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two stubborn alpha men meet the one boy who wants them both…Denali knows what he wants. He loves his job in the Residence of the White House, but what he craves is serving. A Dom. Or in his case: two.When tragedy strikes once again, Denali offers himself to Milan, the president’s brother in law. Milan accepts, but he insists Secret Service agent Asher joins them as well...
  • Half the Battle by Elle Thorpe

    Half the Battle by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    At the edge of a cliff, in the pouring rain, the man I once loved attacks me. His fingers tear at my flesh, his breath hot in my ear as he spews venomous words of hate and promises of death.My only hope is Scythe. The psychopath locked away inside the mind of another. Letting him out will only cause chaos and violence. And yet, I utter his name and free him to save myself...
  • It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe

    It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    They raided my club. Destroyed everything I own. And stole the man I love.Now it’s up to us to get him back.But we aren’t the only ones searching.From our old lives come new dangers. Knowing who to trust becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse, one that threatens everything I’ve built, and everyone I love.Nash, War, and I won’t survive if Vincent doesn’t...
  • Nice Guys Collection With Added Bonus Material by Kindle Alexander, Reese Dante

    Nice Guys Collection With Added Bonus Material by Kindle Alexander, Reese Dante

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have you met the Nice Guys? Available for a limited time! Here's your chance to get the complete Nice Guys collection with an additional 30,000 words of bonus material for the low price of $2.99 for fourteen days only...
  • A True Fit by Michele Notaro

    A True Fit by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trent~ 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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    friends-to-lovers  mlm  steamy  adult  angst  book  contemporary  drama
  • 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...
  • Finished by Cara Dee

    Finished by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit...
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    age-gap  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  dark
  • Time to Bounce by Lani Lynn Vale

    Time to Bounce by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loneliness is overwhelming in its intensity.There are times you think you can cope, that you can make it despite the hollow feeling in your chest. Then there are the times when you realize you can’t breathe through the pain of loss.When Gable Buchanan Carter walks into Athena’s life, it’s like a light is switched on inside her chest. Suddenly she can breathe...
  • Forbidden: King by Sloane Kennedy

    Forbidden: King by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    King's story is coming...
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    age-gap  friends-to-lovers  mlm  steamy  abuse  adult  angst  audiobook
  • Until You: A Brother's Best Friend Standalone (Off-Limits) by Catharina Maura

    Until You: A Brother's Best Friend Standalone (Off-Limits) by Catharina Maura

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Left without a job and evicted from the house she so carefully turned into a home, Aria is offered two choices: move back in with her brother… or take the job her brother’s best friend offers her.Their lives weren’t meant to collide — but everything changes when Grayson realizes that Aria is the mysterious woman behind a wildly popular vigilante platform...
  • Alpha's Submission by Nora Phoenix

    Alpha's Submission by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Four men, brought together by fate, connected in more powerful ways than they’d ever imagined. Lidon, Vieno, Palani, and Enar are finding their way in their complicated relationship. For Vieno, it’s easy. He thrives in the care of his men, taking his place as their omega and focusing on rebuilding the ranch. For Enar, it’s a lot harder to find his role…and himself...
  • Siren in Waiting by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Siren in Waiting by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Re-released in a second edition with new content. Bethany “Mouse” Hobbes spent her entire life waiting, especially for the love of Bo O’Malley. But for the first time in her life, she is ready to start living, with or without him. She has found her dream, restoring a rustic farmhouse on the outskirts of town...
  • 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 ratings
    Jem 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...
  • Captured by A.K. Rose

    Captured by A.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was a liar. A deceiver. A seductress. And now Helene King is a Daughter of the Order.Under the guise she was headed for the place where Halestrom Hale held our sister she is forced into a truck.Only that wasn’t where she was headed.A new breed of evil rose. One that told us exactly what Hell waited for her...
  • Snowed In: Hunter's Story by Adira August

    Snowed In: Hunter's Story by Adira August

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trapped by the blizzard outside... HunterDane & Camden Snow contend with the storm raging inside. In the pre-dawn darkness, Hunt moaned and thrashed under the comforter. Finally, the nightmare receded. He settled, breathed deeply several times, and opened his eyes."You okay?" Cam asked.“Sure," Hunter smiled, half-awake, not remembering. "I'm here with you. Safe inside the storm. Away from .
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    age-gap  mlm  steamy  abuse  adult  bdsm  book  contemporary
  • Gunnin' For Love by C.J. Bishop

    Gunnin' For Love by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Clint and Axel’s new and vulnerable relationship is shaken to the core as Clint blames himself for Shay and Cory’s fate. Struck with the reality of his mistakes, Clint must make a choice that threatens to devastate Axel’s heart...
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    age-gap  mlm  steamy  abuse  adult  animals  book  contemporary
  • Dragon's Honor by Nora Phoenix

    Dragon's Honor by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alpha dragon, an alpha wolf, and an omega wolf. How could that possibly work?Jermon is trying to find his place in the Hightower pack, but he’s struggling. After some mishaps, he discovers he enjoys assisting Wilmer, an alpha and the veterinarian. As a bonus, Wilmer is easy on the eyes, and they get along well.Other than that, things are rough...
  • Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier...
  • Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me...
  • The Sheltering Tree by J.R. Lawrie

    The Sheltering Tree by J.R. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The heart of Alastair Harding's life is his duty. Becoming the first gay chief of the Metropolitan police has required certain sacrifices, but Alastair made them willingly. If his life now lacks human connections, he can't exactly complain—and it's a little too late for regrets.Jay Fieldhouse knows all about sacrifice, too...
  • Matchstick Men by Adira August

    Matchstick Men by Adira August

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes it's the cop who needs to hit the floor... Haunted by the worst case of my career, I knew only one way to exorcise the images from my mind, the victim from my soul ... Inside the club, I scanned the room. He was here—Camden Snow—a sex god in the guise of unpretentious youth...
  • Hard Ink by Ali Lyda

    Hard Ink by Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I don’t have the best history with older men.When Mateo saw my last relationship implode, he was there to help.He saved me.Hopefully self-defense lessons will keep me from getting hit again.I can’t ask for more of my friend.Even dreaming of keeping him is wrong.But when my ex makes things difficult, Mateo steps up again.I don’t want a protector, but maybe it’s time to accept a little help...
  • It's Complicated by Kindle Alexander

    It's Complicated by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nightclub manager Julian Cullen runs Reservations with impeccable precision and a deep sense of pride. But repressed memories from his abduction two years ago surface, leaving him struggling emotionally. Julian vows to reclaim his previous life but doesn’t factor in the biggest distraction of all: the handsome cowboy hanging around the club intent on gaining his attention. Entrepreneur Beckett St...
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    age-gap  friends-to-lovers  mlm  steamy  abuse  adult  angst  animals
  • 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...
  • The Biker's Baby by Sam Crescent

    The Biker's Baby by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Someone is stealing from the club, and as Prez, Gunner has to find out who it is. The only person he can trust is his best friend, John Williams. His friend is important to him—as is John’s wife, Scarlett, whom Gunner’s always wanted from a distance. John cannot have kids, can’t give his wife the baby she so desperately craves. But his best friend Gunner can...
  • No Surrender by Nora Phoenix

    No Surrender by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No matter what he feels for Wander, he’ll never surrender to him.I’m in control of my life. That has become Burke’s mantra. He lost control somewhere along the way, descending into a downward spiral until he hit rock bottom. Now he’s back, sober, and determined to never be in that position again. Ever.That’s why he loves being a dominant. He’s in charge. He can plan everything into detail...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  mlm  steamy  adult  angst  bisexuality  bodyguard  book
  • Dax by Silvia Violet

    Dax by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Travis is my friend's little brother.I'm supposed to keep him safe. To be a man he can trust. But I haven't seen him in years.When he turns up hurt and needing a place to stay, protection is only one of the things I want to offer him.Because Travis isn’t a kid anymore. He’s all grown up now. And the way he looks at me tells me he feels the heat rising between us...
  • These Dark Hearts by L.A. Cotton

    These Dark Hearts by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Harleigh Wren Maguire has loved Phoenix Wilder for as long as she can remember.He's everything she isn't.Brave.Reckless.One-hundred percent unapologetic.But it's Halloween... the perfect excuse to dress up and be someone you're not. To step out of your comfort zone and do things you wouldn't usually do.And Harleigh is determined to make her best friend notice her for once.There's only one problem...
  • Discovering Daisy by Sloane Kennedy

    Discovering Daisy by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    At nearly forty years old, Cash Malloy has accepted that the lifestyle he and Sage, his partner both in life and on the job, live isn't normal but is what both men need to escape the darkness of their pasts. But he also knows that Sage's wounds run much deeper than his own and that there will come a day where what Cash can give Sage isn't enough anymore...
  • Found by Annabella Michaels

    Found by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a former USAF pararescueman, Jeremy O’Brien is used to following orders, no questions asked. So, when Micah, his boss at Hamilton Security, asks him to take on a special case, he readily accepts. Micah’s instructions are simple, find the man in the picture and bring him back to Chicago...
  • Triple Team by Cassie Cole

    Triple Team by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three sexy soldiers escorting me to exotic locations around the world. Watching my back. Protecting me. Sharing me. I met the most gorgeous man in the world at a hacker convention. And out of everyone there, he took me back to his hotel room. But a sizzling night of passion wasn't the only thing he had in mind. He gave me a proposition I never expected. A spot on his mercenary team...
  • Melt into You by Roni Loren

    Melt into You by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Her first love has returned, and he's brought a friend...  After running away from home and the boy who broke her heart, Evan Kennedy has kick-started the perfect new life with her celebrity fiancé. So what if said fiancé prefers guys? She knew the deal when they got engaged...
  • Psychic Men by Adira August

    Psychic Men by Adira August

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunter Dane and Camden Snow have settled into a satisfying routine of solving murders and hanging at the club, when they aren't expressing their affection for one another. Vigorously. A great life in an idyllic location. Until a skinny kid who barely came up to Cam's chin sought out Detective Lieutenant Dane... "I saw my father last night," Asher Gamble told him...
  • Backlash by Jack L. Pyke

    Backlash by Jack L. Pyke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Novel (126,000 words)Genres: Thriller, Gay, Romance, BDSMIn the aftermath of Jack Harrison’s release from the psychiatric unit, Gray Raoul’s first instinct is to take brutal revenge on the one responsible for financing Jack’s and Jan’s torturous psychological reconditioning. However, that person is a plays the game dangerously well, knows exactly how to manipulate everyone in Gray’s life...
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    age-gap  mlm  polyamory  steamy  abuse  adult  angst  audiobook
  • Trapped in Your Storm by Darien Cox

    Trapped in Your Storm by Darien Cox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Autumn has local DJ and disinformation agent Elliot Nicholson feeling renewed. He’s moved past the depression and anxiety that plagued him over the summer, and lately his job has been blessedly free of crisis. But for Elliot and his colleagues, nothing remains peaceful for long in Singing Bear Village. Baz, their outlandish ambassador, may be missing...
  • The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by Ivy Blossom

    The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by Ivy Blossom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Author's summary: Sherlock is head over heels for John, but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. First-person present-tense series of short scenes from Sherlock's point of view, borrowing heavily from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories...
  • Their Reason by Jessie G, Andrew Reyna

    Their Reason by Jessie G, Andrew Reyna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the wedding of Jon Connor and Ian Jones! When I think about my guys and who I think marriage would mean the most to, I always think about Red. Growing up in foster care and spending his first twenty-five years just trying to survive, the concept of family is a dream he never thought would become a reality...
  • A Thief in the Night by K. Sterling

    A Thief in the Night by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Long 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...
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    age-gap  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  crime  dark
  • Healing My Amor by Taylor Rylan, Michael Dean

    Healing My Amor by Taylor Rylan, Michael Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Travis Thompson’s past haunts him. When an assignment went bad, fate was a cruel beast and took the man he thought he’d spend forever with. Now he has to live with the guilt that he couldn’t save the man he loved. A year later, when their team loses another member, he’s finished and knows it’s time to move on. But where does that leave him? Alejandro Lopez has been hardened by life...
  • Hold Tight: a Reverse Age Play Bodyguard/Daddy Gay Romance by Sue Brown

    Hold Tight: a Reverse Age Play Bodyguard/Daddy Gay Romance by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A forced proximity bodyguard/daddykink gay romance. The fourth book in Sue Brown's Biker Daddy Bodyguards series. Griff is a Daddy bodyguard on vacation after an assignment goes badly wrong. Jem is a carefree student on a road trip. They find themselves stranded together for a few days...
  • The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe

    The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • The Wrath of Leander Welles by Ashlyn Drewek

    The Wrath of Leander Welles by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wrath — strong vengeful anger or indignation; retributory punishment for an offense or a crime. They say love makes you do crazy things. In Bennett Reeve’s case that is the understatement of a century. Reunited with the love of his life, he will stop at nothing to ensure all of Leander’s dreams come true. There’s just one little problem — Dr. Lorelei Clayton...
  • Doubling Down by Athena Steller

    Doubling Down by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome 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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