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  • Limerence: A MM Rivals to Lovers Ballet Romance by Scarlett Drake

    Limerence: A MM Rivals to Lovers Ballet Romance by Scarlett Drake

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FelixDancing is everything to me. It’s the mother I lost, the father who never sees me. It’s the fiery love of my life, and I’ll defend it to my last breath—that’s what it means to be the lead principal at one of the best ballet companies in the world. Just when I thought I was on top, my greatest rival—my eternal nemesis—waltzes back into my Nicoló Savini...
  • Be Our Guest by CJ Bishop

    Be Our Guest by CJ Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blood is just blood. Family ties are knit in the heart and strengthened by love. With most of whom they consider ‘family’ already right there within their tight-knit circle, the Phoenix couples begin to look beyond that circle and contemplate those from the past who rejected and hurt them. Deep down, Dane longs for reconciliation with his parents...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Come Play: An Erotica Charity Anthology by Quin, Sara Dobie Bauer

    Come Play: An Erotica Charity Anthology by Quin, Sara Dobie Bauer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Watch and Learn if the Coach’s Little Kitten can be Tamed. Follow the Doctor’s Orders and read all about Brotherly Love. Understand Abstract Love and then take a peek at A Kink Chronicles Short. It’s all about Pretty Boys, The Kiss, and Particular Tastes bundled up in this must-have erotic anthology. Come, play with us...
  • Caldwell Brothers: The Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Caldwell Brothers: The Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nico is it for me...too bad he’s my brother’s best friend. Friends and brothers are off limits. That’s always been the rule in our house. In a big family it’s the only way to keep the peace. That doesn’t stop my heart from belonging to Nico, my older brother’s best friend...
  • Taming the Bad Boy by Ivy Coleman

    Taming the Bad Boy by Ivy Coleman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang

    Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land

    All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been given this amazing gift: a second chance. I have to get it right this time. Because Cole Ealy is all I ever wanted, and this is our last shot at forever. River and Cole met, and fell in love, and then it all went horribly wrong. A year has passed, but River can’t move on...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  young-adult
  • Fisher's by Sammi Cee

    Fisher's by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A MM Contemporary Romance Fisher knows what it's like to be hungry. He’s dedicated his life to feeding those in need, and now that he’s offered sanctuary to two homeless teenage boys, that mission has never felt more personal. Officer Marcus LeBleu is the newest volunteer at Takoda Outreach Center...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  book  children  contemporary
  • Charisma Check by Charlie Novak

    Charisma Check by Charlie Novak

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hatred is complicated, clothing is simple—Edward doesn’t need a man, and he certainly doesn’t need cosplayer and tattoo artist, Izzy Montes, AKA The Masked Gentleman, Edward’s ultimate nemesis.Edward and Izzy have been antagonising each other for over three years. Their rivalry is fierce, and Edward is determined to keep Izzy at arm’s length. Which would be all well and good..
  • Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County...
  • Something About Us by Riley Hart

    Something About Us by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling in love was the easy part.   Lucky and Saint are head-over-heels for each other. It doesn’t matter that they met only a few months ago. It also doesn’t matter that this is Saint’s first real relationship and Lucky’s first with a man. They’re infatuated, happy, and excited to start their life together in LA.   It isn’t as easy as they thought...
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    enemies-to-lovers  family  lgbtq  mlm  poc-mc  adult  age-gap  angst
  • Dylan's Dilemma by K.C. Wells

    Dylan's Dilemma by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dylan has been curious for a long time, but is he ready to confront his desires? A difficult decision Dylan Martin has worked in the same Ogunquit hotel since he was eighteen, and he knows the drill: anything that might damage the hotel’s reputation has to be reported. So telling the uptight manager there’s a gay porn shoot about to take place should be a no-brainer...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • Lost And Found by Aiden Bates

    Lost And Found by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m going to die on this cliff with only a bobcat kitten for company. I’m sure of it until the hottest man I’ve ever seen swoops in and makes me leap.Eli’s made for danger, and he dedicates his life to finding desperately stranded hikers like me.He’s too perfect to be true.I’ve fallen hard before and ended up bruised and battered.I have to resist him...
  • The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DARCYThe death of my father not only rips out my heart but tears open my entire life.His funeral brings the appearance of his bastard son, the byproduct of my father’s apparent misadventures. Wren Porter is a prickly, untrusting beef cake in an ill-fitting suit, and he looks so much more the part of a Ritcherson than I do...
  • Winning the Dad by Nora Phoenix

    Winning the Dad by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vegas isn't my scene, but I might as well have some fun while I'm here for my son's wedding.I've always considered myself straight...until I meet Sawyer at the blackjack table.He's my age, super hot, and funny, and the sparks between us could power the entire casino. When he asks me up to his room, I happily accept.But one night isn't enough for either of us. We want more...
  • Game On by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack

    Game On by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    CARTER Relationships--who needs 'em? As a personal-assistant-extraordinaire to one of the top PR firms in Los Angeles, I've dedicated most of my life to errand-running and people-pleasing. But when it comes to men, as much as I love to please them in the bedroom, I'm way too busy to give more than that. Fortunately, as far as my options go..
  • A Betting Man/A Marrying Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Betting Man/A Marrying Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A BETTING MAN Kent Samson loves his life as a big time ad exec for a prestigious advertising company in New York. But when he makes a bet with his best friend, Blaine, Kent is thrown for a loop—for Kent has to make the next person to walk through the door fall in love with him. When unsuspecting bike messenger Terry Barron delivers a package, he meets the unbelievably sexy Kent Samson...
  • Shouting Match by Pandora Pine

    Shouting Match by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After the death of his father, Capone Lombardi was tasked not only with keeping his father’s legacy alive, but also to look after his mother and three younger brothers. Putting his own love life on the back-burner, he’s spent the last five years ensuring the family restaurant, Lombardi’s, thrives...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • Sugar Bunny by Colette Davison

    Sugar Bunny by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a no-strings fun-times relationship with two older men lead to real and lasting love?With the My Kinky Housemate app, I've found a place to live with seven like-minded guys. My new start and a chance to make my dreams come true aren’t turning out like I hoped. A housemate has the solution—become a sugar baby...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • Montana Sky by R.J. Scott

    Montana Sky by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When they spend time alone on a Montana mountainside will Tyler ever convince Martin that like sapphires, love is worth searching for? Martin’s name was the very last on a kill list. The son of a murderer, he’s had no childhood; lost in a horrific holding pattern of death that turned his heart to stone...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Dreads & Crew Cuts by Sammi Cee

    Dreads & Crew Cuts by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Takoda Outreach Center. Prepare yourself for open hearts, a full belly, and all the love you can handle. When my homophobic, racist father caused a scene at my high school graduation, nobody was surprised, especially me. Getting kicked out the same day? Not a surprise either...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  poc-mc  adult  age-gap  book
  • Love at First Sighting by Chloe Gray, A.M. Bellows

    Love at First Sighting by Chloe Gray, A.M. Bellows

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love can be found in the most unexpected places.Charlie is on the verge of burnout from working three jobs while taking care of his newborn daughter. The single father desperately needs some down time to let out his inner, adventure-loving little. Fortunately, Cuffed is there to save the day...
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    lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Camp Lost and Found by Georgia Beers

    Camp Lost and Found by Georgia Beers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cassidy Clarke wants to find herself. Tasked with scattering her friend Mason’s ashes, she heads to the campground where they met as kids. She expects the grief. She expects the guilt. She expects how absent she feels in her own life. What she doesn’t expect is the broken disrepair of the campground. Or the grouchily broody, yet intriguingly beautiful, cabin manager...
  • Forever by E. Davies

    Forever by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jake Gray always wanted a real family. He left his own behind when he began his transition, but if he wants a baby he'll need to come off testosterone and get his life in order. The tips he makes as a waiter are barely enough to pay L.A. rent, let alone raise a child. But he’s made his own way for so long that he doesn’t want to rely on others now...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  trans-mc
  • Only Love You by J.D. Chambers

    Only Love You by J.D. Chambers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "It has recently come to my attention that I have turned into something of an oblivious asshole. In my defense, I didn't do it on purpose." Ben Harrison is not having the best year. It starts out with his sister announcing her engagement to his ex-boyfriend. The revolving door of roommates leaving as they find their happily ever afters doesn't help...
  • In Your Hands by Louisa Masters

    In Your Hands by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Grant Davis stepped into the job of assistant director at Joy Universe, he knew he was taking on a challenge. The AD before him left a mess nobody thought could be cleaned up—but Grant loves nothing more than beating the odds. Over a year later, he’s convinced there’s something hinky going on. The solution: an independent audit...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  multi-pov  lgbtq  contemporary  humor  fiction  book  adult
  • His Bratty Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Bratty Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wade MonroeMy whole life I unapologetically believed in fairy tales and fated mates. I waited – impatiently - for the day my mate would appear and sweep me off my feet. Turns out Fate has a wicked sense of humor. The second my hand brushed his, I knew Finn was my mate... and my stomach turned. I'm unicorns and sunshine. He's stern scowls and a monotone fashion sense.Sure, he's insanely hot...
  • Mad For Madison by Hayden Hall

    Mad For Madison by Hayden Hall

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madison Masters is everything I want to be.He’s confident, good-looking, and beyond popular. Wherever he appears, he’s the center of attention. It’s his natural charisma that pulls every gaze to him. Mine especially.I have been in love with Madison since the moment I met him. The only trouble is he has no clue that I exist...
  • Once Burned by Alexa Land

    Once Burned by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cameron Doyle is an arson investigator who’s learned he can’t trust anyone. Ignacio Mondelvano is an artist with a secret that could tear them apart. A year ago, shy, quiet Cameron had his trust shattered by a sociopath who used him to gain information on an arson case...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Fancy Free by Mia Monroe

    Fancy Free by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last thing I need is a curious straight guy sniffing around me. So why is he so hard to resist?My life is everything I ever wanted - by design. Being one of the nation’s most sought after wedding planners has led to a life of traveling to glamorous locations, bumping elbows with the rich and famous, and sampling every handsome hunk the world has to offer...
  • Totally Schooled by Nicole Dykes

    Totally Schooled by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NolanI’m a teacher who has only one thing missing from his life: a healthy relationship.I have a plan in place. This should be easy.No more toxic men. No more casual hookups. I want something real. A love that’s equal, not lopsided. I’m a fixer at heart, but I’m done with the hopeless and the selfish.RafeI’m a dad. Pure and simple.The only thing I want is for my daughter to be happy and healthy...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • New Tricks by Davidson King

    New Tricks by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After thirteen years together, Malcolm and Embry are all too familiar with their differences. Malcolm is free-spirited and spontaneous while Embry prefers having everything planned out...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Bearest of Them All by Kiki Burrelli

    Bearest of Them All by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will a spontaneous hook up in a bathroom with a bad boy change Jack’s life? Jack is used to being the odd man out. In a family of retired and active military, Jack was always just a little too small and gentle. A little too gay. His life doesn’t improve when his one friend, his grandfather, passes and leaves Jack with his entire inheritance...
    Categorized as:
    family  fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary
  • Second to None by Felice Stevens

    Second to None by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nightclub owner Marcus Feldman never met a man he didn’t love, at least for the night. Although his best friends have all found love, Marcus shuns their advice to commit to one man and settle down. His past has taught him monogamy and marriage is for fools, and Marcus is anything but a fool...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  audiobook  book  children
  • Legendary Daddy by Mia Monroe

    Legendary Daddy by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I knew he would be my Daddy one day. Now I have to convince him.My vision board has three things on it:Move to LABecome a popular directorMeet my idol and make him fall for meWhat can I say, I’m a dreamer. My chances of making that last one happen were slim to none, until one day, fate shined upon me and I was standing face to face with the man himself, Legend...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction
  • An Unrivaled Off Season by Ashlyn Kane

    An Unrivaled Off Season by Ashlyn Kane

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Any other year, hockey player Grady Armstrong would be licking his wounds after a disappointing playoffs exit. Somehow, this year, he’s in the stands as his rival-turned-boyfriend Max Lockhart competes for the Stanley Cup… and there’s nowhere he’d rather be. Well, except maybe lifting the Cup himself...
  • Miracle by E. Davies

    Miracle by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Don’t go yet. Stay here, with me.” Newly-divorced at forty, Pete Miele’s life didn’t go as planned. When he stumbles into dating men by showing enthusiastic, twenty-four-year-old newcomer Nick around Hidden Creek, can he endure the judgment of old friends?Coming out cost Nick Mitchell his degree, so his family exiled him at Thanksgiving...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • Go Your Own Way by Zane Riley

    Go Your Own Way by Zane Riley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will Osborne couldn’t wait to put the roller coaster ride of his public education behind him. Having suffered bullying and harassment since grade school, he planned a senior year that would be simple and quiet before going away to college and starting fresh. But when a reform school transfer student struts into his first class, Will realizes that the thrill ride has only just begun...
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    enemies-to-lovers  family  lgbtq  mlm  poc-mc  abuse  angst  book
  • Hair Balls by Tara Lain

    Hair Balls by Tara Lain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a blue-collar dude who hides behind his Sasquatch hair gets sheared by a toppy femme in pink lace bikini panties?Contractor, Rick Ronconi can’t admit what he really wants because it’ll lose him his job, his father, his few friends, and maybe even the one thing he really cares about—his sister, Alice...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Melody by Blake Roland

    Melody by Blake Roland

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "You’re stronger than you think." Zach Calton was left heartbroken by his ex-fiancé. While he dreads spending Christmas single, he’s hesitant to try dating again. Until his friends set him up on a blind date with a sexy high school teacher. Shane Howard has just come out as bisexual. Orphaned at a young age, he has no family to support him—just his students...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  poc-mc  adult  angst  bisexuality
  • Hopelessly Devoted by Piper Sheldon

    Hopelessly Devoted by Piper Sheldon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Skip has one goal: retrieve his romantically reckless best friend from Green Valley, Tennessee and get back to their normal life. Then Skip meets Jack. The handsome and caring stranger is just another distraction from his careful plans. Jack has dealt with more than his fair share of troubled men and is done with letting his guard down...
  • The Fairy Dance by Tara Lain

    The Fairy Dance by Tara Lain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if the man of your dreams dances into your life—and he’s a nutcracker?Maintenance man, Jed, might yearn for an alpha-femme guy, but where’s he going to find him in his small Oregon town?New York ballet rising star, Henri, just wants to dance, but his desire for top roles only leads him into the pervy artistic director’s bed.The chances of these two meeting are less likely than a grand jete...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  adult  animals  book  contemporary
  • On a Roll by Beth Bolden

    On a Roll by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If they could stop arguing for a hot second . . . they just might fall in love.Gabriel Moretti and Sean Cooper should be friends. They’re both passionate about serving delicious food to their customers. They both love to kick back with the other food truck owners at the collective they’ve joined. But maybe it’s possible to have too much in common . .
  • Reservation by Jason Collins

    Reservation by Jason Collins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THOMAS:Status: single dad—for the rest of time. After my ex-husband up and left, I take a full-time job as a rent-a-spouse in a mountain town. It keeps the bills paid, my daughter and I afloat, and our life uncomplicated.But then there’s my gorgeous boss, Palmer.He’s rugged and great with his hands—and I’m doomed...
  • Careless Whispers by Synithia Williams

    Careless Whispers by Synithia Williams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s falling in love with the one man she can’t trust…Elaina Robidoux knows how people view her: coldhearted, ambitious, ruthless. But it doesn’t matter. Running the family business is all she’s ever wanted and she’s so close she can almost taste it…until her father fires her and hires her nemesis—arrogant, unflappable Alex Tyson...
  • Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

    Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  poc-mc  family  romance  young-adult  contemporary  fiction
  • Undercurrent by Pandora Pine

    Undercurrent by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TWO LOST MEN, ONE SAFE HARBOR…Internationally best-selling author, Landon Fairchild struck gold with his first novel, but can’t seem to string two words together now...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  family  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Masc (Femme) by Marshall Thornton

    Masc (Femme) by Marshall Thornton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lionel and Dog are back in this follow-up to the Lambda finalist, Femme. Almost six months have passed and, after taking an online quiz, Lionel believes their relationship is doomed because they have nothing in common. To save their future together, the pair joins a gay bowling league and discovers that Lionel is an excellent, if somewhat eccentric, bowler...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  multi-pov  family  romance  humor  contemporary  sports
  • Off the Ice by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Off the Ice by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A coming-of-age love story with high school, hockey rivalry, friendship, family, and coming out.Soren’s life changes in an instant when he and his younger brother are adopted by hockey royalty. Making sense of his new life is hard enough, but when he’s enrolled in a private school it means facing a whole new set of problems...
  • Idol Minds by K.T. Salvo

    Idol Minds by K.T. Salvo

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this sizzling gay K-pop romance debut from KT Salvo, movie star Jason Park was a Hollywood golden boy. The youngest ever Best Actor award winner for his role in The Moon Shines Madly, the former teen idol was ready to make the jump from teen comedies to dramatic leading roles. But his famously well-documented on-set blow-up cost him his part and drove him from the limelight...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  asian-mc  fiction  book
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