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Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sexy, passionate, utterly addictive, roomies-to-lovers MM romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!Look, when I met the sexy, witty Brit on the streets of London last night, I had no idea who he was. He was just that hot guy I wanted to have a drink with so I asked him out for my first evening in town. One thing almost led to another... -
Made Marian Mixtape by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe best mixtape always has a mix of favorites on it— songs playing in the background at Jude and Derek’s wedding or when Simone finally falls in love. Loud beats pounding the dance floor when Blue tries to seduce Tristan in public, or sleepy notes written late at night while Jude is on tour... -
Zero F*cks by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMr. Rogers did not prepare me for the people in my neighborhood. A cut in financial aid for college and a lot of bad luck have landed me not only on Violent Circle, but in the apartment known as Frat Hell. I can handle myself, so living with three guys isn’t a problem. Even the madhouse disguised as a low income neighborhood isn’t an issue... -
Sixty Five Hours: The Twelve Days of Christmas by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsChristmas story set in the Sixty Five Hours universe.**AUTHOR DISCLAIMER**This was once fan-fiction, rewritten to be a free read. Don't pay to download. It's free on my blog.Also, I did not upload this to GR, and I do not own the sock picture that was added as the "cover"... -
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Dirty Daddies 2022 Anniversary Anthology by Maren Smith, Pepper North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust say “Yes, Daddy”…The Daddies are back and hotter than ever with 14 brand new, hot and spicy stories from some of the biggest names in the Daddy game. No matter how you like your Daddies, this anthology is stuffed with the best of the best... -
Surrender to a Donovan by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSean Donovan is a man on a mission—to discover who is behind the popular relationship column that has transformed his family-owned magazine into Miami's hippest glossy. But Tate Dennison isn't the sassy columnist the hardworking bachelor expected. Nor is he prepared for the flash fire of passion the stunning single mother arouses... -
Forever at Sunrise by Ann Lister
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving survived the hell that ended their last tour, Wheland realizes just how short life can be and how close he came to losing his own in the flames of the Berlin fire. Officially off the road until everyone has had a chance to fully heal from their physical and emotional wounds, Wheland and his band brothers limp back home to make sense of what happened and where they will go from here... -
All That Matters by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNico Andretti knows one thing is Love is for fools.Being a tour bus guide in Times Square isn’t his dream job and he yearns for more than living in his mother’s basement apartment, but life is tough in the big city.At least the men on the bus are eye-candy galore, and they’re one and done... -
Written on My Heart by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGarrett Sullivan’s heart was broken when he learned that the man he was secretly in love with, his best friend, Akio, was head over heels for someone else. Romance writer by trade, starry-eyed dreamer by design, Garrett leaves Chicago to mend his broken heart. After months of wallowing in his own misery, Garrett barely recognizes himself anymore... -
Teaching Foster's Cowboy by Izaia Winter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne drink. Three times a week. For thirty minutes and no more.Foster knows he should stay away from him. As the owner of the largest BDSM club in the state, he accepts the big, sweet bartender next door isn’t for him. It doesn’t matter if Elias’s blushes set his body on fire... -
Short Stack by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about the much-loved men from her Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. Follow them through awkward marriage proposals, birthdays, a fraught babysitting job, and a very drunken Eurovision Song Contest party... -
Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all started with a song. Two neighbors singing duets in the shower finally meet at an open mic night. Sparks fly, but will it lead to true love?Levi BenowitzThe walls in my new apartment are so thin that I can clearly hear my neighbor singing in his shower... -
Ship Off by Michelle Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBen - Free spirit. Nomad. Drifter. Those are the labels my family always threw at me. I’ve been on my own and on the road—nothing but me and my motorcycle—for a long time now and that’s the way I like it... -
Picture Love: An MM Brother's Best Friend Age Gap Romance by A.F. Zoelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFelix MurphyMy friend’s hot older brother agrees to play tour guide for me in Paris, so I know I’m in for the trip of a lifetime. The best part is that Arsène is a shameless flirt who gives my vivid imagination all kinds of naughty ideas. My lack of a filter always gets me into trouble, but at least this time it’s the fun kind.Going home alone with a broken heart as a souvenir would suck... -
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营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuplicate, to be deleted by a super-librarian... -
Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRealising your new boss is the adult star you fancied as a teenager? Awkward.In the snow-kissed Swiss Alps, Adrian’s world is a high-wire act of old-world charm and new-world problems at the Gletscherhaus Hotel. Enter Eric, an undercover London songwriter, seeking a mental break in a place where the Wi-Fi is as patchy as his past relationships... -
Adler and Orrick by Chloe Gray, C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdler wants a new life in a new town. He didn’t expect to find a new Daddy too.With his pride shattered from a nasty breakup, Adler Jones vows to never settle for a vanilla relationship again. He moves to the small mountain town of Bartford, intending to keep life simple and avoid relationships for a while.When Adler meets his neighbor, he realizes that won’t be so easy to do... -
XOXO, Santa by Spencer Spears
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you ask your best friend to be your first time?Blake: What do you do when you realize at age 20 that you might like guys?If you’re me, you come up with a brilliant and foolproof plan:Proposition the one gay guy you know to swipe your V-card over winter break.In my case, that’s my childhood best friend, Henry.Just one problem—Henry hates my guts... -
Playing With Spencer by Izaia Winter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpencer desperately wants to love a little, but it’s not in the cards for him. Spencer Howell knows what it’s like to get burned, and once was enough for him. Littles are strictly off limits. It doesn’t matter how cute they are, or how much their innocent smiles warm his heart. He knows to keep his distance. And he’s fine with that… most of the time... -
All Dolled Up by Chara Croft
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrendy Asheville, NC is the last place Rene would have thought he’d be heading when he takes a few vacation days. Probably because first, he doesn’t actually get vacation days, and second, because he never goes anywhere. Too many anxieties. Too much responsibility. Too little faith that what he really wants is actually out there... -
Temptation by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRide hard. Love harder. Give in to temptation.Living a hard life has turned Six into a hard man. One who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty to keep his club, or those they protect, safe.He’s ready for more though. More than one night with hookups who don’t see anything other than his club patch. He’s ready to use his hands to caress and discipline a boy of his own... -
Flakes by Lucy Lennox, May Archer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsColin’s Do’s and Don’ts for a Happy New Year:1. Do not develop a crush on your archnemesis, contractor Ryder Richards.2. Do finish remodeling the heinous mega-mansion with him well before the first snowflakes fall on New Year’s Eve. 3. Do not notice that he's still the hottest man in Licking Thicket. 4. Do not let that gorgeous man provoke you. 5. Do not let his provocation distract you. 6... -
Coming Back by John Inman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBarney Teegarden knows what it’s like to be alone. He knows what it’s like to have a romantic heart, yet no love in his life to unleash the romance on. With the help of a friend, he acquires a lease in a seedy apartment building perched high on a hill in downtown San Diego... -
Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoses are red, violets are blue. They tied the knot, what kind of crazy will ensue? Ryan Keller and Brandon Ford have promised to be Tied Together forever. Seven years later, life is moving along according to their plan. Ryan gave up his job as a television producer to be a stay at home dad to their son, while Brandon works long hours as an OBGYN at the hospital... -
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Fire Flow by Max Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSexy firefighter, Colton Drake, has everything going for him. From a prize-winning smile to a washboard set of abs, all mixed together with a playful sense of humor. He wasn’t the type to have one-night stands, but he knew he wouldn’t have trouble finding them. So why was he having such a terrible time finding someone to spend his life with? Well, until he meets the man that changes everything... -
Archer & Declan: A M/m Humiliation Play Romance by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLooking innocent and the picture of vanilla has allowed Archer to keep his personal life private from his nosy but well-meaning coworkers, but it’s also made finding Mr. Right almost impossible. When the outside is sweet and shy and the inside is full of curious needs, Archer doesn’t know how he’ll ever find the right man…because Mr. Tall, Dark, and Dominant just doesn’t show up out of the blue... -
Five Night Stand by H.L. Day
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe advantage of a one-night stand is being able to walk away. Except, Nathan can’t.Workaholic Nathan Nicholls hasn’t had the easiest time of late. Still reeling from his publisher’s rejection of his latest book, he seeks refuge in a remote hotel... -
Curved by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Bent, Not Broken Novella Madden Polunin is happy. He loves his person, Private Investigator Evan Slater, his job as a defense attorney, and he doesn’t mind living in Evan’s small house, even though he comes from an old-money family on Vert Island. Evan is everything Madden wants out of bed, and in it, except he’s missing one thing: gentleness... -
Austin's Lost Fireman by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI love building with plastic bricks. I could do it all day long and never get bored. I’m not talking about the fancy sets that cost hundreds of dollars and take a ton of braining, either. I’m all about building toys to play with, my favorite being a fire truck. It’s so fun to push it around the room making siren noises and saving my little plastic people from imminent danger... -
Gordon's Lost Mittens by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a good boy. I follow all the rules…until one day I don’t.As a little, I learned early on that there was an unspoken rule that daddies like to pick their boy, not the other way around. I’ve been following that rule ever since. Does it work for me? Sort of. I never have to play alone. But also…I never have a daddy of my own, either... -
Marshmallow Mountain by M.A. Wardell, A.J. Truman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s worse than being snowed in with your ex? Literally nothing.Initially, the only thing Marshall and Marshall had in common was a name. Marshall (aka Data) lived his life around spreadsheets, while Marshall (aka Marsh) was an F5 tornado of chaos. Yet for eight years, they were madly in love. Until Marsh abruptly ended things with a half-baked excuse... -
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Snowflakes and Song Lyrics by Hank Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Johnson is traveling for work the weeks before Christmas and staying in a small hotel in upstate New York. It’s all pretty routine, until he discovers his window overlooks the courtyard patio of one of his favorite up and coming gay singers, Rex Garland. Even further outside of Will’s routine is overhearing Rex’s creative process as the singer struggles to write an original Christmas song... -
Playground Games by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSchool trips are hell on the teachers.Auguste Patterson’s happy place on a winter holiday would involve a seat by a fire, a good book, and alcohol. Which is why he’s horrified when the headmaster at the primary school where he teaches demands he accompany a group of young students to France on a skiing trip... -
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Adler's Hart by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you have no heart, it won't get broken.Fate sends Adler one anyway.I’m a loner.Never getting too comfortable or allowing anyone to get too close.So when I log onto the hook-up app on my last night in Ketchikan, Alaska,I assume it’ll be a quick lay before I go south for the winter.That is until I see the man who shows up at my door.He's young, wide-eyed, and perfect... -
The Foxxxy Gentleman’s Club: Christian by Nik Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFoxxxy Rule #1: Never fall for a client.Christian Webber is femme, fabulous, and an absolute freaking mess. Although he loves his chaotic life, his cherished friends, and his job dancing and escorting at the exclusive Foxxxy Gentlemen’s Club, he’s also twenty-nine, single, and facing down the very real possibility of turning into a lonely, old cat lady... -
A Place to Go by Kit Oliver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFalling in love was a long, bumpy, wonderful ride.Now, they just have to figure out the rest of it: family, holidays...and what to get each other for Christmas... -
Hot Ride by Lucy Lennox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Please be aware Hot Ride originally appeared in the Heart2Heart Charity Anthology, Vol 1, under a different title.* When phone-sex operator Azrael gets into Travis's Uber, the driver profile claims Travis is deaf... -
The Promise by Marie Sexton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author's website: A tiny little short I wrote about Matt and Jared. This takes place a few months after the end of A to Z, at about the same time as The Letter Z... -
Gustav's Gargoyle Adventure by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of the Cage: When your mate can just fly away, you need to give him a reason to stay. Gustav Hermance is finally putting his life back together. He’s landed a job as a foreman for a construction company, he hasn’t suffered a panic attack in months, and he’s found an apartment of his own... -
More to Love by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMatthew - My love life is kind of a mess. Okay, fine, it’s non existent. Believe it or not, short, chubby, and furry aren’t characteristics that top most guys’ boyfriend checklists; no guys I’ve met, anyway. My dating history is a shit parade of one night stands with men who promised to call the next day but never did. And so, I’ve put finding love on the back burner to focus on my business... -
Jase by Jenny Wood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJase is home from college and is nervous to tell his family that he's wanting to stay home for good. Stopping by the shop on his way into town, he meets the new guy; Joker. Quiet, mysterious and ridiculously gorgeous; he doesn't seem to like Jase, too much... -
A Summit City Christmas by Ethan Day
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHoliday's with friends and family are never dull and Boone's first Christmas in Summit City is no exception to that yule tide rule. You are cordially invited to join Boone and Wade for a Christmas Eve extravaganza, including many of your other favorites from the Summit City... -
Infinity Pools by L.A. Witt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSequel to the Amber Allure best-seller Getting Off The Ground... It started with a snowstorm and ended with a sizzling one-night-stand, but neither man is ready for it to be over. Jilted groom Elliott Chandler doesn’t do “last minute” or “impulsive,” but at the very last minute, he impulsively changes his flight from Oahu to Maui... -
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Wild Secrets by Jason Collins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDAVID:Skipped town? Check. Fake name? Double check. Hiding out in Wyoming isn’t how a singer spends his best years, but when the fame becomes too much, I need to get away. The moment I arrive in Wild, I run into Brock. His sprawling ranch should be the perfect place to focus on my music.But music isn’t nearly as enticing as Brock, and I’m suddenly faced with two problems. One, he’s straight... -
Miracle of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToo much family…too little Egg Nog . It's been three years since Seth Bellski forced his boyfriend and ex-boss Lars Varga out of the closet. Since then, Seth has passed the bar and become an attorney, and Lars has started his own firm. Their sex life has gotten steamier, and everything seems perfect between them. Until the holidays arrive... -
Up to No Good by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCole Morris is returning to his hometown of Vintage Ridge, North Carolina to celebrate his older brother’s wedding. Finding out he has to spend time with Jayce’s childhood friend and the man who tormented him as a teenager, just might be more than he bargained for. Miles Butler is honored to stand up with his best friend at his wedding... -
Side Character by Emma Alcott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSawyer Jonathan Aston has an extremely suckable… ahem. We’re talking eight inches of girthy perfection. Two-thirds of a foot of succulent man-meat. A true cornucopia of carnal delights.And tonight, that ahem is going to make my mouth feel like a Tokyo subway car at rush hour. We’re talking crowded. Crammed. Absolutely stuffed... -
Three if by Sea: MMF Bisexual Romance by Nicole Stewart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmelia Amelia has been with David forever, or at least it seems like forever. While their relationship was great for the first few years, everything is beginning to crumble. When things finally blow up, she's totally crushed. Now she has a job opportunity in Scotland, just the journey she needs to get away from the Midwestern US and lick her wounds... -
Twice in a Lifetime by R.M. Neill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne is suffering through a fog of grief. The other crushing feelings of inadequacy.Fate knew they needed each other.DominicFor the longest time, I believed we get one shot at true love. A single person that sets our soul on fire. I had that with my wife until she died, then I was lost in a dark sea of grief. In need of companionship, I decided to adopt a dog...
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