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  • Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely

    Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A 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...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Letters Book One by Michael Robert

    Letters Book One by Michael Robert

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New York City financier, thirty-nine-year-old Perry Jackson, discovers a letter from his deceased husband, Jack. Jack’s recent death leaves Perry reeling and alone. After eighteen years together, Perry has no idea how he can move forward.Lucas Jenson, a nineteen-year-old residing in Beaufort, South Carolina, has lost both his mother and the man he dreamed of sharing his life with...
  • Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land

    Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Free-spirited ballet dancer Quinn is sure he made a terrible mistake by agreeing to be Duke’s roommate. The big cop is the most uptight person Quinn’s ever met, and both men begin driving each other crazy from day one. Before long though, an undeniable spark of attraction ignites between them...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Better Than Beginnings: A Better Than Good Short Story Collection by Lane Hayes

    Better Than Beginnings: A Better Than Good Short Story Collection by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Matt Sullivan knows he met someone special the night he spots the sexy man on the dance floor. However, he doesn’t know his life is about to change forever. First of all, Matt is straight. Okay, maybe not, but he doesn’t think falling in love and spending the rest of his life with a hotheaded, unapologetically fabulous diva is an option...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  adult  angst  anthologies
  • Short Stack by Lily Morton

    Short Stack by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What 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...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Freshman Year by Adam Van Dyck

    The Freshman Year by Adam Van Dyck

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hey guys! It’s Tyler here, and this is the newest chapter of my life. Y’all are not going to believe this, but…I just joined the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee’s Men’s Soccer team! No, seriously, I actually did! I’m officially a Panther now! I did well on my youth soccer team, and I destroyed the opposing team in high school lacrosse, so I should be ready for college soccer, right?I wish...
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    lgbtq  mlm  sports  book  contemporary  fiction  young-adult  romance
  • When I Grow Up by John Goode

    When I Grow Up by John Goode

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Tales from Foster High Story After graduation, Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark move to California to pursue their dreams. But high school sweethearts are called that for a reason, and their love rarely stands up to the test of time. As money, school, sex, and jealousy test their relationship to the breaking point, Kyle and Brad fight to hold on to the love that brought them together...
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    coming-of-age  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  angst  book
  • The Red Zone by Beth Bolden

    The Red Zone by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Spencer’s deep in the Red Zone and it’s time to even the score. Nine years ago Spencer Evans became the first player out of the closet to be drafted into the NFL. Everyone believed he had aspirations to change the world but all Spencer ever wanted to do was play football for a team that accepted him wholeheartedly...
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    lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle

    Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It 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...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • 营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚

    营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Duplicate, to be deleted by a super-librarian...
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    mlm  lgbtq  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    * Although part of a series, you will enjoy it as a standalone as well! Rookie is everything you love in an MM first time gay romance. A journey of self-discovery, the undeniable sparks with the man who makes him question everything, the moment of realization, the secret relationship, and coming out...
  • Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand

    Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Realising 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...
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    mlm  lgbtq  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Long Way by DomLuka

    The Long Way by DomLuka

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Note: Book cover incorrectly titled.After tragedy strikes at home and he loses a special friend, is betrayed by someone he trusts and his father discovers he's gay, Owen Dovan moves in with the brothers he hasn't seen in two years. Even in a loving environment things aren't always easy...
  • Jordan by J.D. Light

    Jordan by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jordan Fox From one abusive life to another, I've had more bruised skin than I've had healthy. When My dad found out I was gay in an extremely humiliating way, I wasn't surprised when he nearly killed me. He'd been beating me for as long as I can remember. I wasn't even surprised to find myself in a conversion camp the next day being beat by men I didn’t even know...
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    humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  sports  abuse  adult  age-gap
  • Kiss & Cry by Andrea Tomé, Clara Cortés

    Kiss & Cry by Andrea Tomé, Clara Cortés

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Veronica Leckie y Brooks Marten son las ovejas negras del patinaje sobre hielo. Tras quedar fuera del podio por los pelos en los Mundiales Júnior, ha llegado la hora de que pasen a la categoría Sénior justo a tiempo para los Juegos Olímpicos...
  • Twincerely Yours by Eden Finley

    Twincerely Yours by Eden Finley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    EMMETTMy twin brother and I have gotten ourselves into a lot of messes growing up. We would constantly switch places to escape consequences while protecting each other at every cost.But sleeping with Ben’s professor is a whole new level of mess, because there’s something Jonah doesn’t know. He might have been Ben’s professor last semester, but the person he was lecturing wasn’t Ben. It was me...
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    mlm  university  lgbtq  humor  sports  romance  contemporary  multi-pov
  • The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A short featuring Jacabs and Beck from Face Offs & Cheap Shots book two of the CU Hockey by Eden Finley & Saxon...
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    mlm  lgbtq  sports  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book
  • Extras All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

    Extras All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    EXTRAS ALL FOR THE GAME NOTE FROM TRANSLATORS: Nora uploaded extra content about the trilogy to her Tumblr page Korakos. You will be able to find information about the life of the Foxes after The King's Man, Andrew and Neil's content, Renee's past and things that you probably wondered when reading the trilogy...
  • Extra Time by Charlie Novak

    Extra Time by Charlie Novak

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a chance encounter help two lost souls find love? Kit Macken is used to not being wanted. Slightly strange and a little odd, Kit believes he’s more likely to find gold than someone who loves him. Until a chance encounter brings him face to face with a man who knows what it’s like to suddenly be alone; footballer, Hugo Serin...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  bisexuality  book  contemporary
  • Wellston by J.D. Light

    Wellston by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wellston is in love with his father's best friend, but to save his heart, he tries to avoid the man who only sees him as the kid he used to know. Wilder came back home after eight years to find that the kid he used to know was gone and in his place was a gorgeous man with no sign of the shy child he remembered...
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    humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  sports  adult  age-gap  book
  • Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller

    Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roses 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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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Rules, Schmules! by Becca Seymour

    Rules, Schmules! by Becca Seymour

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first Zone Defense series spin-off with a rule-following basketball player and an unimpressed twink who thinks rules are made to be obliterated.It’s not my milkshake that brings Kieran Kendall to my yard. Okay, maybe it’s a little bit my milkshake. But I also like to think it’s my dazzling personality and my magical… uhm… you get the idea...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  adult  athlete  book
  • Royal Lines by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Royal Lines by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re setting fire to the sheets, but a romance between an out and proud hockey star and a closeted playboy prince could end up burning them both.Marquis Miller might be one of the NHL’s best players, single, wealthy, and open about his sexuality, but he knows his future lies in taking over the reins of the family’s multimillion-dollar company after retirement...
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    lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Farris by J.D. Light

    Farris by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Farris When I first saw Banner, two thoughts occurred to me. I was going to marry him some day, and his face was way too smooth, He needed to laugh more. And then I proceeded to all the things that made him frown and glare. Banner When I first saw Farris, two thoughts occurred to me...
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    humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  sports  adult  age-gap  book
  • Izzy and the Right Answer by R. Cooper

    Izzy and the Right Answer by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jamie “Izzy” Islington is an ace, femme, neuroatypical college junior with anxiety, an interest in coding and poetry, and difficulty identifying his own emotions. He’s had no interest in romantic love until very recently, when he realized he has a crush on someone in his circle of friends—although he has no intention of doing anything about it...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  adult  book  contemporary
  • Whitewash by Ann Grech

    Whitewash by Ann Grech

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An unexpected love worth fighting for... Pro snowboarder, Reef Reed, is on the precipice. His chance of winning the world championship is within reach. But he’s navigating a treacherous path, one which is full of incredible highs and soul-crushing lows. Crippling stress, insurmountable distances between him and his boyfriend, jealousy, and illness threaten everything he’s worked for...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Frat House Confessions: Wes by Bethany Lopez

    Frat House Confessions: Wes by Bethany Lopez

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wants more than just his forgiveness… Trixie’s not ashamed of the exposé she wrote for the college newspaper last year. She’s a woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to get the story, even if it meant lying to a friend to get the inside scoop.Still, every time she sees Wes, she regrets the loss of someone she really enjoyed spending time with...
  • Joey by J.D. Light

    Joey by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Joey is a twenty-year-old model who has decided to slow down in order to take care of his Gramma. He's nice and funny and unquestionably gorgeous... he's also a bit of a mess every time Harlow West comes into the gym...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  male-mc  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  small-town
  • Heartmates by Marcus Herzig

    Heartmates by Marcus Herzig

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As childhood friends, Lars and Connor were inseparable. Now, in the social gauntlet of high school, neither boy can even muster a single word to the other. When Connor enters a romantic relationship with Jaden-Dominic Choi, the hottest social influencer in school, a barely healed wound is torn wide open again...
  • The Accidental Boyfriend by Christina Benjamin

    The Accidental Boyfriend by Christina Benjamin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can an accident lead to love? All signs point to yes. Some accidents tear your world apart, others put your right where you were always meant to be.Armed with a Magic 8 ball and a quirky best friend, Lucy Adams tries to pick up the pieces of her life after a car accident shattered things apart. The trouble is, her life just doesn't seem to fit back together the way it used to...
  • Brighton by J.D. Light

    Brighton by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brighton WalkerI'm a bit of a mess. I'm hyperactive, but lazy at the same time. I apparently have an annoying pen tapping problem. I can't cook even pre-made meals without a major catastrophe happening and I'm a little on the forgetful side. All reasons having a roommate isn't really a great idea...
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    humor  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • A Place to Go by Kit Oliver

    A Place to Go by Kit Oliver

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Falling 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...
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    lgbtq  mlm  university  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Out in the Field by Lane Hayes

    Out in the Field by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Max Maldonado loves baseball. He knows playing first base at a private college probably won’t get him to the big leagues, but he doesn’t mind. He loves the game and his teammates. If he has to stay in the closet until he graduates, that’s okay. Baseball comes first. Relationships are complicated anyway. And after his recent messy breakup, Max prefers to keep things simple...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  adult  athlete  audiobook
  • Honesty by Seth King

    Honesty by Seth King

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A radiant story of first love and self-acceptance for fans of John Green, Jandy Nelson, and Rainbow Rowell “Maybe we weren’t meant to collide. Maybe we were meant to explode.”As a closeted teenager in the Deep South with a holy-roller father and the scars to prove it, bookworm Cole Furman has resigned himself to experiencing life and love only within the pages of his favorite novels...
  • Sidelined by Becca Steele

    Sidelined by Becca Steele

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve been in love with my best friend, Ander, for as long as I can remember. I’ve always kept my feelings to myself, knowing that I’d never have a chance because he’s straight.Until the day he does me a favour by pretending to be my boyfriend. After that, things change. He’s suddenly interested in experimenting with guys…just not with me...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  adult  book  contemporary
  • True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan

    True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    If you asked anyone in his small Vermont town, they'd tell you the facts: James Liddell, star athlete, decent student and sort-of boyfriend to cute, peppy Theresa, is a happy, funny, carefree guy.But whenever James sits down at his desk to write, he tells a different story...
  • Unraveling Josh by Edie Danford

    Unraveling Josh by Edie Danford

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the crown prince of bad boys hooks up with his former high school crush, he’s after just one kind of happy ending.Nick McQueen just scored the perfect hookup—Ellery College ski champion, Joshua Pahlke...
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    coming-of-age  lgbtq  male-mc  mlm  sports  university  age-gap  angst
  • Grinder by Marie James

    Grinder by Marie James

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An MM Contemporary RomanceSenior year, two hockey championships under his skates, and parents who didn’t freak out when he swung the proverbial closet door open and stepped out... Damon Grant’s life couldn’t get any better. At least that’s what he thought. When Jonah Kingston showed up at the barn as the new hockey coach, Damon couldn’t believe his luck...
  • Lane’s by Nash Summers

    Lane’s by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maps doesn’t believe in growing up.He believes in his experiments, Benji’s new driving skills, Perry’s knowledge of “adult things”, and his interstellar boyfriend, Lane.Maps certainly doesn’t believe in graduating. And he especially doesn’t believe in his friends attending separate colleges.Because if Maps believed in any of those things, it would mean he was growing up...
  • To Wish for Impossible Things by John Goode

    To Wish for Impossible Things by John Goode

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Special Lost Tale of Foster HighAfter coming out to the whole school, Brad Greymark and Kyle Stilleno could use some downtime. They should be studying, but soon their focus wanders to the pursuit of the impossible. Together, they just might find where they belong...
  • Into This World We're Thrown by Mark Kendrick

    Into This World We're Thrown by Mark Kendrick

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “While Desert Sons deftly handles the difficult and sometimes dangerous coming out process of young lovers Ryan and Scott, the sequel finds that lingering tensions remain, while new challenges continue to surface. Infidelity, jealousy, town gossip, and buried feelings threaten to destroy their relationship. Worse yet, the threat of violence looms constantly in their lives...
  • Side Character by Emma Alcott

    Side Character by Emma Alcott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sawyer 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...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  university  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • The Wrong Twin Dilemma by Hayden Hall

    The Wrong Twin Dilemma by Hayden Hall

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's as off-limits as a guy can be. So why do I want no one but him? London Of all the guys in the world, I just had to fall hopelessly and irreparably in love with my twin sister's boyfriend. No amount of parties with happy endings can put him out of my mind. Gabriel is also a dork, but he's a hot as all hell dork. Somehow, he's both a nerd and a jock and he pushes all my buttons...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  adult  audiobook  book
  • Just Like Florence Nightingale by Sean Kennedy

    Just Like Florence Nightingale by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Simon Murray is preparing to spend his first Christmas together with Declan Tyler, but he has to play nurse as Dec is recovering from a knee operation. With best friends Fran and Roger holidaying in Italy, how will Simon manage to become a modern day Florence Nightingale?NB: Short story, approx. 2000 words...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  sports  lgbtq  humor  romance  contemporary  new-adult  athlete
  • Pretty Shade of Grey by A.D. Truax

    Pretty Shade of Grey by A.D. Truax

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A college love story about a guy in a wheelchair and a guy with weird hair. Two unusual people result in an equally unusual relationship. m/m slash (rough draft).Status: Complete - Chapters: 13 Word count: 126,864 words Currently taken down for editing and/or publishing preparation...
  • Frat Wars Presidential Chaos Bonus Scene by Saxon James

    Frat Wars Presidential Chaos Bonus Scene by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    mlm  university  lgbtq  sports  romance  contemporary  fiction  book
  • Straight as a Cucumber by Ana Byrde

    Straight as a Cucumber by Ana Byrde

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's a couple of reasons I shouldn't crush on Zach Stauff.1) He's my big brother's best friend.2) He's my roommate.3) He's straight.None of those things matter when I'm around him and my heart starts beating like crazy. He's been the star of my wet dreams since forever, but to him I'm just the kid who used to eat mudcakes...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  university  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson by Sean Kennedy

    The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being outed in an especially brutal way and briefly running away from home, Micah Johnson has sworn to finally get his act together and make some headway in achieving his dreams of becoming a professional AFL player. Unfortunately the path to redemption is not an easy one...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  university  athlete  book
  • Binomial Coefficients by DevilDoll

    Binomial Coefficients by DevilDoll

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teen Wolf, Sterek fanfic,20,781 words completeIn which brainy freshman Stiles Stilinski wants star quarterback Derek Hale to join the math team, AKA math nerds in love...
  • Sweet Buns by Shea Balik

    Sweet Buns by Shea Balik

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Cedar Falls, a small North Carolina town nestled amongst the Smokey Mountains. Zane Fisher is prepared to fight against a proposed casino being built in his small hometown. Sure, it would bring in more visitors to their dying town, but at what risk? Aidan Dempsey is sick of the bad coffee Cedar Falls has so far had to offer...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
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