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  • No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix

    No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Family is more than blood...and love has no shame. Indy is on the run from his mobster ex when he meets Noah and Josh...and starts on the journey that will bring him love and a chosen family...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  audiobook
  • The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say...
  • The Secret Plan by Cara Dee

    The Secret Plan by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's the sequel readers have been waiting for. Colt, Kit, and Lucas are back from Their Boy and ready to spread their—holiday cheer. - The Game Series is a BDSM series where romance meets the reality of kink...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • A Fighting Chance by Tatum West

    A Fighting Chance by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dillon: I don’t do relationships. I’ve been abandoned all my life, and I don’t trust a soul except my own damn self. But there’s something different about Jack Chance. From his lithe, gymnast’s body to his soulful hazel eyes, he’s everything I never knew I wanted. When he’s wrapped up in my arms, begging for more, everything seems right about the world...
  • Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The crossover event to end all crossovers!One night. Seven couples. A Christmas they’ll never forget.Jingle Bell Rock features seven couples from across the Ella and Brooke universe, all coming together in one story to bring you joy, happiness, and a little Christmas cheer...
  • Some Like It Hot: An Erotic Romance Anthology by Olivia Cunning, Nicole Edwards

    Some Like It Hot: An Erotic Romance Anthology by Olivia Cunning, Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The heat is on... Five bestselling authors have come together to bring you five smoking hot, never before seen novellas that will test the limits of your internal thermostat. What could be hotter than sizzling firefighters, sultry cowboys, sexy bodyguards and scorching bad boys?Nothing, that's what...
  • Facing Home by Danielle Stewart

    Facing Home by Danielle Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vitorino “Click” Coglinaese shouldn’t feel more at home in a war zone than he does in his own backyard. But when you earn yourself a nickname like Click, the only sound the enemy hears before you strike, transitioning back to civilian life is a more insurmountable task than any combat mission...
  • Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander

    Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Matt:I’m proud to be a Port Dale firefighter but it isn’t all excitement and sitting around eating homemade meals. It’s also dealing with your work “family” in ways you never expected. I love my real family, and I love my work “family”. Well, most of them...
  • Call It Quits by Reese Knightley

    Call It Quits by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    HoldenThe last time Beckett walked out on him, Holden knew it was time to let him go.Since the day they’d met, he’d known they were meant for one another, but Beckett doesn’t feel the same. Now, it’s time to call it quits, only Beckett is in trouble and Holden can’t walk away until the man is out of danger. If truth be told, maybe not even then...
  • Honor by Reese Knightley

    Honor by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They really are perfect for each other with zero bullshit between them.Oliver Rains joined Pegasus after the military to keep doing what he loves—helping out the innocent and putting scumbags in the ground where they belong. He was supposed to find a new team, not fall in love, but what he hadn’t counted on was former chief of police Parker Johnson walking into his life...
  • Detonate by Reese Knightley

    Detonate by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The love of a lifetime hasn't always been easy…Stefano – Phoenix Commander He’d waited around long enough. They’d known each other for over thirty years, been together for a good portion of those years, and had lived in the same house for the past two. And still, Giovanni Rossi wouldn’t tell people they were a couple...
  • Waiting for Derek by Izaia Winter

    Waiting for Derek by Izaia Winter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Derek knew his life was about to become very interesting. Derek Astor knows next to nothing about BDSM, but when Foster Hayes, the co-owner of the local BDSM club, walks into his photography studio and offers him a job, he can’t refuse. And after seeing a photo of one of the club’s dungeon monitors on the website, Derek doesn’t want to...
  • Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jasper Scott is a single workaholic. He split with his girlfriend two years ago and hasn’t felt drawn to anyone else since… except the sexy Navy SEAL he met at his brother’s house two years ago. But that man lives halfway across the country and after so long, Jasper’s convinced his mind has embellished Greg’s sexy gray eyes, rippling muscles, and gorgeous salt and pepper hair...
  • Coming Home by Carly Marie

    Coming Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ty Scott has spent most of his life trying to keep his best friend, Declan, strictly in the friend zone. It hasn’t been easy, especially sharing a condo with him for six years. But having an unattainable straight best friend in his life is better than losing that friendship altogether. At 26, Declan Andrews is settled in his life...
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    north-america  usa  mlm  military  lgbtq  steamy  california  romance
  • Cattle Valley Volume One by Carol Lynne

    Cattle Valley Volume One by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR CAROL LYNNE 5 out of 5! This a great start to Ms. Lynne's newest series. ~ Romance Junkies Carol Lynne has written an alluring love story..
  • Crazy Little Thing Cold Love by Colette Davison

    Crazy Little Thing Cold Love by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can two very different men turn an intense holiday romance into lasting love? Jude I shoot my mouth off and hide behind my smile as I try—and fail—to fill the void inside. Nothing has felt right since I was medically discharged from the army...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • Hold Safe: a bodyguard/age play/daddy gay romance by Sue Brown

    Hold Safe: a bodyguard/age play/daddy gay romance by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A bodyguard/age play/daddy gay romance. The third in Sue Brown's Biker Daddy Bodyguards series. Joseph saw someone being killed and now his life is in danger. The security isn’t the issue. The grim-faced Daddy at his back is a different matter. Mo is content with the quiet life. Once upon a time he had his happy ever after, but that ended...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  biker
  • His Boy to Cherish by Colette Davison

    His Boy to Cherish by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Santa,I’m going to be upfront and tell you that I feel silly doing this, but here goes nothing!I’ve realised that I lean more towards being a Daddy, than a strict Dom. I’m kind and caring, and I want someone to spoil. I’ll always put my boy’s needs before my own. I’ll take care of him in every way he needs me to...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • Forever Starts Tonight by Roni Loren

    Forever Starts Tonight by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The wait is over. They fell in love in Melt Into You, but that was only the beginning. Now New York Times bestselling author Roni Loren dials up the passion as three lovers reinvent the meaning of togetherness and find out if love is truly enough… Two dominant men, one beautiful woman...
  • Secret in Houston by Susi Hawke

    Secret in Houston by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets always come out in the end. When you’re having a fling with your brother’s best friend… Houston is a hot, snarky omega who will do anything for those he loves. He’s only done one sneaky thing in his life, and that was going to come out as soon as his secret boyfriend, Cody, got home from his latest tour of duty...
  • Candy by Kelly Fox

    Candy by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm an atheist gym rat falling for a faithful man with a sweet tooth, and I can't help myself.When my gym buddies said I'd be stringing up Christmas lights with Caleb, they failed to mention how adorable he is...
  • Most Wanted by Kelly Fox

    Most Wanted by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Thane: Letting him go was the biggest mistake of my life. Giving me a second chance might be the biggest mistake of his.I’d spent a year as Ronan’s friend-with-benefits, convincing myself that he could never feel the way I felt. I was floored when those three little words flew out of his mouth. So, I ran. And have regretted that decision every day for the last five years...
  • Hot Mess 2 by Stormy Glenn

    Hot Mess 2 by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Publishing: The Stormy Glenn ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Romance, M/M, HEA]As a lieutenant on the city's elite SWAT team, I had a job I loved. I lived in a beautiful penthouse apartment overlooking the city park. And the love of my life spent every night in my arms. My life was pretty damn good.Which was why I was not thrilled that someone was messing with it...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Spencer's Reluctant Rescuer [Rescue for Hire 9] by Bellann Summer

    Spencer's Reluctant Rescuer [Rescue for Hire 9] by Bellann Summer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Romance, M/M, HEA] Welcome to the world of Rescue for Hire. Meet the team members of a company that form a family of heroes. Ten years ago Ruger Black refused Spencer Ryland's kiss. Now they're adults and everything's changed. Ruger's gone from a punk, smoking cigarettes, to a man who's as cold and hard as the gun his name represents...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Willow Springs Ranch Box Set: Volume 1 by Laura Harner

    Willow Springs Ranch Box Set: Volume 1 by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This eVolume contains the first three books in the Willow Springs Ranch Series: Ty Hard: Tyler has used Don't Ask, Don't Tell as a shield against the truth since he was seventeen. Now, Ty finds himself cut loose from his Navy career after months of rehab from a debilitating head injury...
  • An Officer's Submission by Christa Tomlinson

    An Officer's Submission by Christa Tomlinson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You don’t ever have to keep anything you feel locked up, Clay. I’m your Dom, and whatever you need from me, I’ll gladly give to you.” - Sergeant Logan PiercePolice Officer Clay Foster is finally at peace and happy with his life. He enjoys his career as a member of Houston’s SWAT team, and he loves submitting to his Dom in the bedroom...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  angst
  • Sugar Heart by Charity Parkerson

    Sugar Heart by Charity Parkerson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the surface, Cortland and Driver are perfect for each other. In truth, they’re a one-night stand gone wrong just waiting to happen. When Cortland first met Driver, Driver was homeless and messed up in the head. None of that mattered to Cortland. He’s drawn to Driver’s strength. For someone who’s always felt helpless and weak, Driver’s scary possessiveness is like a warm blanket...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  age-gap
  • In The Wind by C.E. Kilgore

    In The Wind by C.E. Kilgore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes you have to get good and lost before you'll have any hope at finding yourself. Dustin Hunter has returned to Alvarado after seven years of military service and one bad shot that shattered his self-assured ego. Struggling to forget what he left behind in the desert, he finds himself drifting in the wind, homeless and without direction...
  • Loving His Daddies by Skyler Snow, Beth Hale

    Loving His Daddies by Skyler Snow, Beth Hale

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carsen I never wanted to go back home. When I left I told myself I didn’t need parents who rejected me. But my mom is sick, really sick and my dad needs my help. I have no choice but to go to Texas and face a past I thought I had pushed down a long time ago. I hope this doesn’t completely tear me apart. Lukas Going to Texas is stressful, but I’ll do anything to support Carsen...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  steamy  lgbtq  polyamory  age-gap  family  contemporary
  • The Complete Veterans Affairs Romances: Gay Military Romances (Veterans Affairs) by A.E. Wasp

    The Complete Veterans Affairs Romances: Gay Military Romances (Veterans Affairs) by A.E. Wasp

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SMALL TOWN. BIG LOVE. Meet the Veterans of Red Deer, Colorado, and the men who love them. Five stories of love, friends, families, and home. Happy endings guaranteed. INCOMING - Book 1 - a Troy & Dmitri novel How do you comfort someone who won’t admit they’re hurt? Sparks fly on a hot 4th of July weekend between army vet Troy Johnson and veterinarian Dmitri Wellington...
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    mlm  military  lgbtq  romance  war  fiction  anthologies  contemporary
  • The Rules of Gift Giving by Parker St. John

    The Rules of Gift Giving by Parker St. John

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Winter is about to get a whole lot hotter!Fruitcake and FistfightsTheir first Christmas together should have been picture perfect, but disaster unexpectedly strikes. Instead of picking out a tree and cuddling under the mistletoe, Elliot and Lucas are headed to the one place that haunts Elliot like the ghost of Christmas past -- his hometown...
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    north-america  usa  mlm  lgbtq  military  oregon  urban  romance
  • Balancing Act by Andrew Grey

    Balancing Act by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Freelance computer genius Trent Marcus took a web development job he wishes he hadn’t, and now he’s in a world of hurt. With his safety threatened, he needs someone who can protect him from his client, who responds to “no” with threats and intimidation...
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    north-america  usa  mlm  lgbtq  steamy  military  wisconsin  romance
  • King Perry by Edmond Manning

    King Perry by Edmond Manning

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a trendy San Francisco art gallery, out-of-towner Vin Vanbly witnesses an act of compassion that compels him to make investment banker Perry Mangin a mysterious offer: in exchange for a weekend of complete submission, Vin will restore Perry’s “kingship” and transform him into the man he was always meant to be...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  north-america  steamy  usa  action-adventure  adult  angst
  • At Peace by Andria Large

    At Peace by Andria Large

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I messed up… Big time. Don’t think that I don’t know this. I’m sure you probably all hate me right now, but I did what I thought I needed to do to try and salvage what is left of my family. Will I lose Dennis forever because of my own stupidity? God, I hope not. I will try my damnedest to make this up to him, even if that means begging on my hands and knees...
  • No Place That Far by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov

    No Place That Far by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes you only get one chance at a second chance. Still finding his footing after a long-overdue divorce, Marcus is looking forward to some mind-numbing drinking while ogling the grooms at Chris and Julien’s wedding. He never expected his attention to be diverted by the gorgeous best man...
  • Made to Order by Brigham Vaughn

    Made to Order by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A demanding chef and a straight former soldier: Taking orders has never been so hot!Veteran and bar manager Tyler Hewitt has too much on his plate. His old Army buddy is hanging on by a thread, his father is recovering from surgery, and he’s temporarily running the Hawk Point Tavern while the owner is away.Chef Donovan Ryan is always the one in charge—in the kitchen and in the bedroom...
  • Beautiful Boy by Skyler Snow

    Beautiful Boy by Skyler Snow

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beautiful. Sweet. Bratty. Aaron is a boy worth saving.Red had no idea what he was getting himself into when his boss, Diego, assigned him to watch the much younger Aaron. Keep him safe, keep him out of trouble. Those were his orders. It was supposed to be easy, but Aaron is as wild as he is beautiful. And Red finds himself protecting Aaron for more reasons than a paycheck...
  • Show Me Another Way by Jenny Wood

    Show Me Another Way by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The boys are back with all of their heart break and shenanigans! Kevin and Lane...Where to start.... We meet both of them through our mutual friends Alvin and Teddy from books 1 & 2. Kevin is a family and adoption attorney in his small Massachusetts town. Content with his life as a loner, he does his bit to help families have a better life because he, himself, didn't have a great one...
  • Night Shift: Dirty Things Happen in the Dark by Kindle Alexander, Toni Aleo

    Night Shift: Dirty Things Happen in the Dark by Kindle Alexander, Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer in the Big Easy is hot. Inside Tulane Medical Center the temperature is on the rise. Six never before released stories that will leave you breathless. Dirty things happen in the dark. Off Duty Sawyer Bennett A member of the New York Fire Department, single father Tim Davis is about as tough as they come...
  • Wildly Winston by Lori Foster

    Wildly Winston by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All four Winston brothers are scorchingly handsome, sensually passionate—and stubbornly proud. Left alone in the world after their parents' deaths, they learned to depend on each other—and to cherish the bond that holds them together. Now, with their disarming charm and sexy smiles, they will inspire readers' wildest, most sensuous fantasies—and will surely become the men of their dreams...
  • Looks Can Be Deceiving by Quinn Ward

    Looks Can Be Deceiving by Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How can a single parent long for someone to call Daddy? Everything I do is to make sure my daughter has a good life. More often than not, that means I have to ignore my own desires, but she's worth it. Working at a kink club might not have been my best move, but the tips make up for the torture of being faced with my fantasies every night. One night, that's all William asked for..
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  military  steamy  romance  family  contemporary  age-gap
  • Flash and Bang by Patricia Logan

    Flash and Bang by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If running from a hit man wasn't scary enough, ATF agent Thayne Wolfe, has a new challenge in his life and this one may be even more dangerous than the last. He has to figure out how to work with his reckless new partner, a handsome former Marine who seems to have a death wish...
    Categorized as:
    north-america  usa  mlm  military  lgbtq  california  romance  mystery
  • Josh by Lucy Lennox

    Josh by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After moving from Denali, Alaska, to San Francisco in order to get over a failed crush and try his hand at dating new people, Josh Little hosts a big poker night for the Marians and his co-workers at the National Park Service. Little does he know, that his own true love may not be someone new after all...
  • Don't Leave Me Alone by Jenny Wood

    Don't Leave Me Alone by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alvin is coming home to bury his family His whole family, all the family that he had left. His mom, dad and twin sisters. The military didn't think he was stable enough to come back but really, he was just worried how he'd get through the days. The first one's at his empty family home especially. Carter is a school teacher going to the funeral of a very well respected family of his community...
  • Top Priority by Cara Dee

    Top Priority by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a perfect world, Lucas West would meet someone in one of the BDSM communities he was active in, someone who ached for a Daddy Dom as much as Lucas longed for a Little to care for. They would date, play, build something that was just for them, and share a future together...
  • Ruthless Pursuit by Stephani Hecht

    Ruthless Pursuit by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    WARNING – This books contains homoerotica For Panther shifter Vapor, nothing is more important to him than his feline coalition. A true soldier, he has never let them or his leader, Mitchell, down. So when he's given his latest assignment, he doesn't think twice before accepting it, even if it is to track down Mitchell's youngest brother, Andrew, and bring him in...
  • Simple Things by Kade Boehme

    Simple Things by Kade Boehme

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Carter Darling’s life has been a whirlwind since his mother was elected to the senate when he was a teen. From private school to joining the military, he tried to forge his own path while making as few ripples as possible. But an injury forced him to figure out new goals for his life...
  • Beyond Duty by S.J.D. Peterson

    Beyond Duty by S.J.D. Peterson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Part of the Goodreads M/M Romance group's Love is Always Write event. Story Prompt PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Sexy Marine sitting on the floor, shirtless with just fatigue pants, another sexy Marine leaning down with his hand resting on the other Marine's lower stomach. Matching tattoos on their shoulders and upper arms. STORY LETTER: Dear Author, He's been in my life for two decades...
  • The Only One Who Matters by Cat Grant, L.A. Witt

    The Only One Who Matters by Cat Grant, L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    2015 EPIC Award Finalist – Action/Adventure Romance The Only One, Book 2 Months after a bullet ended his SEAL career, Senior Chief David Flint doesn’t know which is worse: struggling to adjust to life as a civilian, or watching his lover, Lieutenant Commander Josh Walker, leave for one deployment after another...
  • My One-Night Stand, My Forever by Giovanna Reaves

    My One-Night Stand, My Forever by Giovanna Reaves

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Young and on the rise in his career, Christen Travers wanted a new lease on life, moving to a new state and accepting the dream position he worked so hard for Christen just needs to blow off some steam. Not wanting a relationship, his goal is to find the perfect one-night stand, one he will hit it and forget it, then go back to the life he strived for...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
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