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  • Hired: Hadley by Nora Phoenix

    Hired: Hadley by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sebastian LeClerc is richer than Midas. He’s also a grumpy a**hole, a playboy, and the world’s worst boss. At least, according to Hadley, who was crazy enough to take the job as Sebastian’s PA.Big mistake. Huge.Sebastian may look like Richard Gere and be equally charming in public, but it’s all an act. Hadley should know, as he’s one of the few people who gets to see the real Sebastian...
  • Unique by Aleksandra Negrońska

    Unique by Aleksandra Negrońska

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Czwarty tom bestsellerowej serii autorki „Students"!Nieoczekiwane wyjście z więzienia Taylora Williamsa sprawia, że Zayden zaczyna obawiać się o bliskich. Martwi się, że jego ojciec będzie próbował zemścić się na nim i Rosannie za to, że przed rokiem doprowadzili do jego aresztowania.Rosie wspiera chłopaka, mimo że sama ma podobne obawy, które szybko okazują się słuszne...
  • Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott

    Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star?Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the Northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone...
  • And All Their Stars by Riley Nash

    And All Their Stars by Riley Nash

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We’re complete opposites, the sun and the moon, things that were never meant to touch.Everything changed the day this brooding, high-powered lawyer found his forever in a scrappy farm boy from Iowa. Jonah’s my sun, the center of my orbit. Separately, we’re lost souls. Together, we make something unforgettable...
  • Vow Maker by Lily Morton

    Vow Maker by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dylan Mitchell wants to get married.However, after seven years of being engaged, that’s looking slightly doubtful. After going through ten wedding planners, they’re gaining a reputation somewhat akin to Henry the Eighth on the wedding circuit.Gabe has vetoed symbolic dove releases, forests of flowers, fire-eating performers, and puce as a wedding colour...
  • Colin by Cora Rose

    Colin by Cora Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    ColinI’ve devoted my life to my son, always putting his needs first, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Becoming a father was the best decision I’ve ever made, but hell, single parenting is difficult. I’m so tired of holding everything together. I need a partner, someone to share my life with. I miss intimacy and passion...
  • Wicked Heat by Ella Frank

    Wicked Heat by Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    RyanKind, caring, and protective. Those are the three qualities I’m looking for when it comes to my dream man. In a city as big as Chicago, you wouldn’t think he would be that hard to find, right?Wrong.Sure, my boss found a super-sexy detective and my best friend fell madly in love with the most eligible bachelor around...
  • Easton by Riley Hart

    Easton by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    EastonI’m the youngest Swift brother. The one who’s always in trouble and can’t get his life together. I wouldn’t know where to start, and ever since my twin died, I can’t bring myself to care. After my last “situation,” Dad washed his hands of me. And though my brothers should’ve done the same, they stood up for me, fracturing their relationship with him too...
  • The Life Coach by Sienna Waters

    The Life Coach by Sienna Waters

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It's time to let a little sunshine into your life...Meet Vivien Curtis, a divorced, depressed, reclusive true crime addict. All she wants is to be left alone, and for the kids to stay off her lawn.Until Alice Knowles appears. A young life coach hired by Viv's best friend Evie to get Viv back on her feet again, Alice wants nothing more than to meet Ms. Right, get married, and start adopting cats...
  • Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre

    Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An adorkable author and an outgoing club kid as roommates only results in one thing—shenanigans! And of course, love.Love beyond the binary, serving up low angst trans romances at Randy's DinerWritten at Randy’s is a low angst M/X roommates to lovers romance between a reclusive trans male author and a life of the party bigender club kid that reads as a standalone...
  • Taylor by Tracy Lorraine

    Taylor by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Taylor lets just about anyone into his bed, but his heart is another matter. He’s seen first hand what can happen when you love someone too much, and it isn’t something he wants to experience for himself. That is until he meets the man who finds his way in with just one simple kiss. The only problem is that man has no intention of letting Taylor close to him...
  • Off Duty Volume 3 by Gregory Ashe

    Off Duty Volume 3 by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life happens when you’re not looking. Unfortunately, so do a lot of other things.Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume 3 is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“If Your Friends Jumped Off a Bridge”Hazard is going to get Evie the perfect toy for her birthday, no matter what. This story takes place before Relative Justice...
  • Easy Tiger by Ali K. Mulford

    Easy Tiger by Ali K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s trying to keep his livelihood afloat. She threatens to destroy it. Will two wild hearts finally be tamed?Hawk Lachlan will do anything to save his family’s zoo. With only a year to prove that he and his siblings can handle the responsibility, the gruff eldest brother is determined to fulfill his father’s legacy...
  • Before They Were Lovers: A Nothing Special Valentine's Origin Story by A.E. Via, Abbie Nicole

    Before They Were Lovers: A Nothing Special Valentine's Origin Story by A.E. Via, Abbie Nicole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two warriors. One unbreakable bond. A love story in the making. God is a hardened and confident alpha with emotional walls that keep him isolated. Day is quieter, more watchful, and looking to connect...
  • The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe

    The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Keep it simple, stupid.After spending his whole life taking care of his family, Fernando Lopez is ready for simple. His younger brothers have grown up and moved out of the house. His mom is stable—or as close to stable as she’s ever going to get. He’s even got a shot at his dream job if he can just play his cards right.Everything is going great until one morning, Fer finds a baby in his kitchen...
  • The Greatest Gift by Felice Stevens

    The Greatest Gift by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After five years, Alex Stern and Rafe Hazelton have what seems to be the perfect marriage. Alex is entering his last years of residency and Rafe’s veterinary business is busier than ever. For Rafe, all that is missing is a child, but Alex, afraid of ending up to be a man like his father, isn’t as sure. He doesn't want to make any mistakes...
  • Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn

    Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spending the night in jail isn’t exactly how I planned to spend Christmas, but I’ve had worse holidays… Now that I’m out, it’s time to accept my real punishment. Coaching ten-year-old terrors on the ice, in my non-existent free time. My Coach thinks it’d be good for me. Remind me where I came from. He should know I’ve tried every day of my life for the last ten years to forget...
  • My Surly Soldier by Romeo Alexander

    My Surly Soldier by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marco: Life is pretty good...for the most part anyway. A solid career in IT, a good home, and great friends who care about me. It’s a bit lonely. But I’m okay with that. I certainly wasn’t expecting to stumble across a bruised and battered stranger on a dirty street or to discover there was so much more to him than meets the eye...
  • Imagoes by N.R. Walker

    Imagoes by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Jack receives a phone call from a colleague in the southeast of Tasmania with news of a newfound butterfly habitat, he and Lawson head off on another adventure. It’s not an easy trek to the location. The Franklin-Gordon National Park is famous for wild rivers, rainforests, and rocky cliff faces, and they’ll need to hike and abseil—in the dead of winter—to get to the site...
  • Best of Three by Erin Nicholas

    Best of Three by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s known for getting in over her head—and having a great time doing it. She’s aware her shenanigans rub her brother’s sexy friend the wrong way, but getting a rise out of the arrogant surgeon is one of her favorite pastimes. Women are carefully compartmentalized in his life—to his bedroom. Women who don’t mind his take-charge tendencies...
  • Family Rules by Jacki James

    Family Rules by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Justin had three simple rules for dating: No co-workers, no repeats, and absolutely no men with kids. He was happy with those rules. And no one had ever tempted him to break them. Until a night on the prowl had him crossing paths with an adorably geeky accountant. Mark spent the last year being the best dad possible to his little girl while enjoying life as an openly gay man for the first time...
  • Slow Dancing by Noelle N., hepburnettes

    Slow Dancing by Noelle N., hepburnettes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #1.3│Isla Moore is the fake girlfriend of billionaire Kaden Bretton. But Kaden is suffering from temporary blindness and still thinks he's dating his real girlfriend, Evangeline, who's actually buried six-feet underground...
  • Whiskey Sour by Addison Beck

    Whiskey Sour by Addison Beck

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    KnoxWhat do you do when the love of your life chooses someone else?Easy, you find a nice rebound. If it just so happens to be his hot, dumb hunk of a brother, even better.Elton Hill is everything wrong with people. He’s loud, annoying, way too intense, and pushes too hard. But he’s available and our secret friends-with-benefits relationship turns out to be exactly what I need...
  • Something Like Hail by Jay Bell

    Something Like Hail by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When life closes every door, and the world has taken away all opportunities, sometimes it's up to us to make our own luck—and to give ourselves a second chance.Noah Westwood is tired of life on the streets, so he turns to Marcello Maltese, a man who owns a small media empire… and a few covert businesses, such as an escort service. Noah volunteers for this, but he’s playing a dangerous game...
  • Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn

    Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last thing Connor O’Shea needs is more complications … After too much celebrating at his brother’s wedding, Connor wakes up next to cocky Toronto goaltender Jesse Webber—pro hockey’s reigning f*ckboy. With three kids and a failed marriage under his belt, Connor might be ready to admit he’s attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean his life has to change...
  • Better. Obsesión by Carrie Leighton, Elena Rodríguez

    Better. Obsesión by Carrie Leighton, Elena Rodríguez

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    «¿Y si te dijera que prefiero un amor equivocado a un sueño perfecto?»La historia de Thomas y Vanessa ha llegado a su fin. Las mentiras y las traiciones pesan demasiado, y no siempre es posible reparar lo que está roto...
  • Hard by Donna Alam

    Hard by Donna Alam

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A man walks into a coffee shop and gets offered a job in the movies. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Or every man’s fantasy. Until I remember I’m trying to be a good man. A single father. One who doesn’t do casual relationships, Let alone get paid for s*x. But for those curves and that mouth? Any man might be tempted . . . ~*~ It was an honest mistake . .
  • The Underdog by Briar Prescott

    The Underdog by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Anders:There once was a guy who told a little white lie. That didn’t turn out so well. I would know. I’m the guy.Once upon a time, I told my brother and sister that my dream was to do a triathlon. I never expected them to sign me up for one! Now I’m forced to deal with my very cantankerous personal trainer. Wells Montgomery is an angry, rude, judgmental bastard...
  • Playing Offside by Jax Calder

    Playing Offside by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Falling for the guy whose starting spot you're after? Never a good idea.Aiden Jones, aka the Ice King, is one of the best rugby players in the world. He got there by working hard and sacrificing a lot, including denying a large part of himself. But there’s plenty of time to be the poster boy for gay rugby players after he retires...
  • Pucking Around by Emily Rath

    Pucking Around by Emily Rath

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago, I walked away from the perfect man. Sweet and funny, and so hot it should be illegal—we shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I’d see him again.I was wrong. It turns out Mr. Perfect is the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new hockey team…and I’m his new physical therapist...
  • Got Me Merry by Casey Cox

    Got Me Merry by Casey Cox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can my best friend get me to enjoy the holidays? Ho... Ho... Um…No? Christmas just isn't my jam. The crowds. The cold. That Mariah Carey song blasting everywhere I go. Thanks, but no thanks.Don't get me wrong. I'm no Grinch. The holidays are awesome if you have a great family and money to shower them with gifts. Unfortunately for me, I have neither of those things...
  • Mr. Not Quite Perfect by J.S. Cooper

    Mr. Not Quite Perfect by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis

    Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cameron Lewis is left reeling when his perfect life—two beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a house on the lake—is ripped apart by loss. Kade Ramsey is living the American dream with a wife, two amazing children, and a comfortable job. But dreams are often only illusions, and Kade discovers his life isn’t all he thought it to be. Kade and Cam have been friends for years...
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  • Bar Re’s Redemption by STESLARA

    Bar Re’s Redemption by STESLARA

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • UnConVentional Kiss by Katherine McIntyre, K.C. Carmine

    UnConVentional Kiss by Katherine McIntyre, K.C. Carmine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One Comic-Con. One chance encounter. One kiss that changes everything.BeckI never claimed to be easy to love. My steady stream of ex-girlfriends is proof positive, and my anxiety pretty much confirms I’ll be alone for the rest of my life. No matter who I date, I can’t ever feel completely myself.At least until I met Cay, who’s bright, charming, and captures my attention from the start...
  • Bad Nanny by Maya Nicole

    Bad Nanny by Maya Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's a grumpy single dad. I’m his new nanny. And my life is an absolute toaster fire. My day started with my breakfast going up in flames and ended with me using a sock puppet during a job interview with the CEO of a billion-dollar company.He’s in desperate need of a nanny, and I need the job to keep my dad off my back...
  • Scene Queen by Charlie Novak

    Scene Queen by Charlie Novak

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Note to self: just because he's hot and funny doesn't change the fact he's annoying AF.Hooking up with my irritating as hell neighbour wasn't on my agenda for the week, even if he is ridiculously gorgeous with a smile that lights up my life. His music is too loud, he’s too nosy… but I can’t stop myself from wanting more than a taste...
  • Implode by Victoria Dawson

    Implode by Victoria Dawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NicI should have stayed away from her. Even I know this.I used to convince myself that I’m irreparable. But what if the one woman I shouldn’t crave is the only person who can mend my jaded heart?Claire Nettles is hiding more than just her feelings from me. And when I find out what has her so scared, I’m never allowing her to walk out of my life again...
  • Charmed by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Charmed by the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He needs someone to help with his infant. She gives him more than he bargained for.I’m not a tough boss. I don’t ask for much.But when my nanny walks out on me, I question everything.Then my neighbor’s girlfriend recommends her best friend. She’s been working catering, but her degree is in early childhood education. This friend has no experience as a nanny, but beggars can’t be choosers...
  • The Gentleman by Dianna Roman

    The Gentleman by Dianna Roman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Cameron Fairway has a secret. Before he shares it with the world, he’s determined to build the confidence he wants to live life as a gay man and the experience he’ll need to snag Mr. Right. For that, he requires a mentor—someone experienced. Someone with manners. Someone discreet enough to be able to mix business with pleasure under the watchful eye of his father’s empire—a gentleman...
  • Snowed In by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Snowed In by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Previously released in the Alphas Confess All anthology with the name In From the Cold. Winter might be cold, but this threesome is heating up … Jessica Phillips never imagined that Gideon Michaels would be at the seminar she was attending in the snowy Aspen wilderness. Gideon broke her heart six months before but introduced her to the world of BDSM...
  • Bad Ideas by Alexa Land

    Bad Ideas by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Doctor Theo Koenig is the most annoying man I’ve ever met, and hooking up with him was a terrible idea. So, why can’t I stop myself from coming back for seconds? And thirds?Maybe there’s more to this man than meets the eye...
  • Banger by Kiki Clark

    Banger by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If there was one thing Kevin knew, it was that his BFF’s ex was bad news.Hank is arrogant, a sloppy drunk, and a complete flirt. And he didn't treat Kevin’s friend the way he deserved.Enough said.It doesn’t matter that everyone else has forgiven and forgotten what happened between Hank and Kevin’s bestie. He won’t let himself fall for the older man’s sweet words or endearments...
  • Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden

    Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Luca Moretti is grumpy—and he wouldn't have it any other way.Wrangling six—Italian—siblings and the family's restaurants would make anyone cranky. But when his mother requests that he save his aunt’s struggling Italian deli in charming, picturesque Indigo Bay, he has no idea that he's about to get an overdose of sweetness...
  • Skinner by Athena Steller

    Skinner by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The BoyMarco is a service sub, but knowing what he needs doesn’t make it any easier to find. There is one mysterious man that comes into the restaurant where he works that makes every desire inside Marco bubble just below the surface. The man that Marco craves to call sir and Daddy might be the only one to ever satisfy his unique kink...
  • Choke Hold by Eve Holmes

    Choke Hold by Eve Holmes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.”-Rocky Balboa Ty Roscoe and Luca Mitchell have moved beyond their rivalry in MMA, becoming more than just teammates. Now working together both in and out of the cage, they’re focused on one common making it to the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  • The Lights on Knockbridge Lane by Roan Parrish

    The Lights on Knockbridge Lane by Roan Parrish

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can one man’s crowded, messy life…fill another man’s empty heart?Raising a family was always Adam Mills’ dream, although solo parenting and moving back to tiny Garnet Run certainly were not. After a messy breakup, Adam is doing his best to give his young daughter the life she deserves — including accepting help from their new, reclusive neighbour to fulfill her Christmas wish...
  • Love Fancy by A.F. Zoelle

    Love Fancy by A.F. Zoelle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Callum O’RourkeSomeone as young and inexperienced as me didn’t stand a chance with a playboy like Rune. Yet despite being total opposites, I’m lucky enough to call him my friend. To want anything more than that would be greedy, but that doesn’t stop me from wishing he would teach me how to satisfy the passionate desire I felt for him...
  • Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes

    Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A grumpy baker, a quirky ad man, and a recipe for forever…ScottSo this cute guy sits next to me on the plane and proceeds to talk my ear off for hours. Not good. I don’t like talking and I don’t like strangers. But Theo’s sweet, smart, and sexy—the perfect distraction from business woes and personal worries.Okay, things got overly friendly, but we’re adults and we know the score...
  • Love Language by Jax Calder

    Love Language by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    AshtonI’ve shared an office with Dominic, the grumpy raincloud to my endless sunshine, for three and a half years. My roommates and colleagues are convinced I’m obsessed with him, and okay, maybe I am slightly curious about what he signed to me at the staff mid-winter party...
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