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When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled happily into his new life... -
![Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass]()
Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPerfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world.Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast... -
![Forever and A Day: a Those Who Wait story by Haley Cass]()
Forever and A Day: a Those Who Wait story by Haley Cass
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGood things come to those who wait and now Sutton Spencer and Charlotte Thompson get to reap the benefits. They spent months circling around admitting their feelings, but the time for denying their love is over.As the world watches, their lives never stop growing. The only thing that's for certain is that through every hurdle that comes their way, they'll face it together... -
![Heal with You by Nicky James]()
Heal with You by Nicky James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSix couples. One conference. You’ve taken their journeys. Fought the hard road along with them, but where are our couples at today? Dr. Kelby and her associate Dr. Mann have organized a conference in faraway Alberta to discuss their research of life-crippling phobias... -
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![Motorcycles & Teddy Bears by Sammi Cee]()
Motorcycles & Teddy Bears by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Takoda Outreach Center. Prepare yourself for open hearts, a full belly, and all the love you can handle. Look, I know my life doesn’t look easy. I adopted the three children I fostered, and they keep me on my toes. My house is a little lived in, they eat constantly, and someone always needs a ride somewhere. It’s amazing, stressful, and exhausting, but mostly amazing... -
![First Lady by Blayne Cooper, T. Novan]()
First Lady by Blayne Cooper, T. Novan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe egarley-awaited sequel to their thirteen-month best seller, Madam President. Planning a wedding is never easy. However. most brides don't face the challenges that Lauren Strayer does. Her beloved comes with a ready-made family, something the biographer never imagined for herself... -
![Best Man by C.J. Bishop]()
Best Man by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome are brothers. Some are friends. All are the best. As our couples turn to the special people in their lives who were there for them during the worst of the worst, and extend their honored requests, the Phoenix family begin to make room for a new member who may be holding back the truth of how badly he was abused. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only... -
![The Planck Paradox by T.J. Dallas]()
The Planck Paradox by T.J. Dallas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCole Maclean is a philosophy teacher who also fosters service dogs through puppyhood. While she trains cute little Paradox to help a paraplegic friend, she can’t help but notice the pretty new professor with whom she finds herself sharing a supply closet.Kenzie Philips teaches physics and likes her world to be grounded in the hard sciences... -
![Call It Quits by Reese Knightley]()
Call It Quits by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHoldenThe 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... -
![Ranch Manny by B.A. Tortuga]()
Ranch Manny by B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrace is down on his luck, out of his teaching job, and on the road with his young daughter Savannah. Just as he's contemplating tucking his proverbial tail between his luck and heading back to his ex or his parents to ask for help, a job opportunity falls into his lap. What he's not sure about is working for a handsome cowboy. On a ranch. In the middle of nowhere.Cowboy Brent has a ranch to run... -
![Imagoes by N.R. Walker]()
Imagoes by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Family Rules by Jacki James]()
Family Rules by Jacki James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJustin 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... -
![Snapdragon by Kilby Blades]()
Snapdragon by Kilby Blades
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSNAPDRAGON: LOVE CONQUERS NONE BOOK #1 The rules are simple: unattached companionship, toe-curling sex and a clean break whenever it ends. And it will end. Darby’s groundbreaking medical research will launch her into career stardom. Michael’s status as an architectural wunderkind will send him to a far-flung locale. Either one can say the single word that will break it off: Snapdragon... -
![Ginger Kisses by Gianni Holmes]()
Ginger Kisses by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sweetest little and his doting Daddy.875 miles and one year of college keeping them apart. Colin has the most awesome Daddy that any little could ever want. But, there’s one problem— Daddy has to move away to a new state. The only thing standing in his way of joining Daddy is finishing up his last year of college... -
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![Austin by Con Riley]()
Austin by Con Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAustin Russell doesn’t belong at a small school like Glynn Harber. He's meant to be a high flyer in finance not a book-keeping bursar. Now there's only one renovation project left to budget, it’s time he toughened his soft heart and got back to climbing the corporate ladder.The truth is he’d rather climb Maisie Dymond’s father... -
![Sorry Charlie by Katie Graykowski]()
Sorry Charlie by Katie Graykowski
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Katie Graykowski comes a love story about friendship, laughter, and Louisiana politics. Charlotte Guidry, Charlie, is Louisiana royalty. Her ancestor, Jean-Bapiste Le Moyne De Bienville, settled New Orleans and someone from her family has been running either the city or the state ever since... -
![Division Bells by Iona Datt Sharma]()
Division Bells by Iona Datt Sharma
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn politics, love is a stranger…It’s a bitterly cold winter in London and Jules Elwin has no idea what he’s doing. As the newest special adviser to a government minister, he’s drowning in arcane procedures and party politics, and the civil servant who’s supposed to be helping him is doing nothing of the sort... -
![Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis]()
Kade & Cameron by A.D. Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCameron 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... -
![C Is for Comfort by Colette Davison]()
C Is for Comfort by Colette Davison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single dad, a doctor, and a one-night-stand. Is there room in their lives and hearts for one another? Corey Stress is my middle name. I'm a single dad and a newly qualified teacher, so it’s hard to find time for myself. What I didn't expect from an adult party is a man who allows me to relax fully... -
![The Way Things Should Be by Carrie L. Carr]()
The Way Things Should Be by Carrie L. Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this, the sixth novel in the Lex and Amanda series so many readers have come to love, Amanda begins to feel her own biological clock ticking while her sister prepares for the birth of her first child. Lex is busy with trying to keep her hands on some newly acquired land, as well trying to get along with a new member of her family... -
![Perfect by Jenny Wood]()
Perfect by Jenny Wood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdoption is hard. Paperwork and more paperwork, lawyers and more lawyers and it seems like begging and choosing....all to get your heart broken when the expectant mother backs out. Not wanting to go through that again, or put Morgan through it again; they opted out. Unfortunately, the new guy didn't get the memo and they were chosen by expectant young mother, Haley... -
![Mother Load by K.G. MacGregor]()
Mother Load by K.G. MacGregor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn earthquake didn’t break them. Old demons only tested and deepened their commitment. Even a toddler couldn’t tear them apart. Now Anna and Lily Kaklis have decided on a new adventure: adding to their family. As usual, the timing couldn’t be better. Lily’s only involved in the most important case of her career, and Anna struggles every day to keep her auto empire intact... -
![Dear Daddy, Please Trust Me by Rheland Richmond]()
Dear Daddy, Please Trust Me by Rheland Richmond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Santa, I know I have a lot and I shouldn’t ask for more. But all I want is a Daddy that’s okay being a dad too. I love my daughter, but I’m still a boy at heart. I know what I’m asking for is hard. Maybe even impossible. But I have to try. Sebastian is happy with his life, but there’s something missing. A Daddy to call his own... -
![Fireman's Carry by Andrew Grey]()
Fireman's Carry by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrphaned as a child, Jordan Kramer is a 28-year-old loner who lives for his work as a firefighter. It’s who he is. But his life changes when, on his way home from a fire, he finds Benny walking along the side of an isolated mountain road. With a storm coming, when Benny indicates that he’s alone in the world, Jordan follows his instincts and decides to help... -
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![Illegal Motion: An MM Enemies To Lovers Sports Romance by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett]()
Illegal Motion: An MM Enemies To Lovers Sports Romance by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCallum KennedyI should have known behind that deep sexy southern drawl, and beautiful face lived the world’s biggest asshole.I’ve tried my damnedest to put him behind me. But it was hard to do when I saw his face every night in my dreams and couldn’t forget how he worked my body over.It was okay. I had my work as a vet, my equine rescue to manage, and my friends... -
![My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman]()
My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many things in nature. Includes note to parents... -
![Small Packages by K.G. MacGregor]()
Small Packages by K.G. MacGregor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Without Warning, they fell in love. In Aftershock, that love was tested and reaffirmed. Now Anna and Lily Kaklis face questions about family and future when a homeless woman is killed in San Francisco, leaving a three-year-old who happens to be Lily's nephew in foster care.Lily will not allow her birth mother to ruin another childhood, but ways to save the little one rapidly dwindle... -
![Blessed Twice by Lynn Galli]()
Blessed Twice by Lynn Galli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe problem with starting over in another state after losing your partner is that your new friends don't understand why you can't just get over it. They never saw how you were together, how much you loved her, how she was your life. They only see a number: three, as in, the number of years since she died. That's all the evidence they need to begin pressuring you to get back out there again... -
![Hard to Get by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Hard to Get by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabe D’Angelo has it all. Designer clothes, luxury cars, a cool confidence most would envy, and a never-ending supply of money—and men. When he arrived in Haven’s Cove to be there for his best friend, he never imagined he’d end up extending his stay indefinitely. Small town living isn’t so bad after all, and the views are magnificent—especially the view of a sexy, rugged blond... -
![Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown]()
Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illustrated story about playing dress up, having fun, and feeling free.The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents' closet and is inspired to get dressed. First he tries on his dad's clothes, but they don't fit well... -
![Speechless by Kate Darbishire]()
Speechless by Kate Darbishire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNow enjoyed by thousands of young readers! Speechless is being used in schools across the UK to encourage conversations about inclusion and diversity.She can’t walk. She can’t even talk. But she has so much to tell you…Eleven-year-old Harriet has Cerebral Palsy. At her new Secondary School, she is bullied and ridiculed every day and she doesn’t know how to make friends...Categorized as:
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![The Alpha's Mentor Manny by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Alpha's Mentor Manny by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsManny’s Mannies: Where parents finds more than just childcare—they find everything. Omega Graysen loves his job teaching art in a local public school. He gets to be creative all day and still has the summer to spend with his favorite person—Jasper, his two-year-old nephew who he became guardian of after his omega brother’s death in a tragic boating accident... -
![Tutus and Tinsel by Rhys Ford]()
Tutus and Tinsel by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZig Reid-Harris has everything an eleven-year-old girl could ever want: a great home, two fantastic fathers named Deacon Reid and Lang Harris, and all the books she could possibly read. When a school assignment about holiday traditions unexpectedly broadsides her, she discovers burying the past isn’t as easy as it looks, and the stark reality of her life before her adoption sinks in... -
![Tending Tyler by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga]()
Tending Tyler by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBartender, Tyler McKeehan, feels like his whole life is on hold. All he does is work and sleep, because he just doesn’t know how to move on with his day to day after the shocking loss of his best friend. When he meets Matt at Les’s Bar where he works in New York, though, he thinks he might have found someone who can nudge him out of his rut... -
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![This Time for Always by Andrew Grey]()
This Time for Always by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPolice officer Finnigan Pettaprin’s life is his job. He’s driven to be the best, always. Past relationships have largely been heartbreaking, so he keeps to himself. The last thing he expects is for a near-disastrous car chase through town to bring him in contact with Mark, the one who got away.Mark Wallace hasn’t had the best luck in life... -
![Moonbeams and Skye by Kate Sweeney]()
Moonbeams and Skye by Kate Sweeney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the sequel to Winds of Heaven, we find the Kennedy-Bennett family enjoying their first six months of newborn bliss—except when Casey has to change Tara’s diaper for the first time. But her best buddy little Skye comes to the rescue in her own adorable way. Life seems good for Casey, Liz and the girls. It’s like dreaming on a moonbeam, as Skye believes... -
![The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence]()
The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t hold the front page. Hold the guy who wrote it.Sunny Miller’s dream job on London’s Fleet Street has become a nightmare.His boss at the Bulletin hates him, the sub-editors keep putting comedy headlines on his attempts at serious journalism, and he’s just been scooped by that posh bellend from the Sentinel, Ludo Boche... -
![Playground Games by Lily Morton]()
Playground Games by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSchool trips are hell on the teachers.Auguste Patterson’s happy place on a winter holiday would involve a seat by a fire, a good book, and alcohol. Which is why he’s horrified when the headmaster at the primary school where he teaches demands he accompany a group of young students to France on a skiing trip... -
![Doctor Daddy by Misty Walker]()
Doctor Daddy by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt forty-one years old, I shouldn’t just be figuring out I’m gay.Especially since I’m married, have my dream job, and a cushy apartment in New York City.But here I am.Determined to not hide anymore, I walk away from my carefully constructed life.I accept a hospitalist position at a small facility in Brigs Ferry Bay, Maine andstart my life over again... -
![Waiting For You by Cora Rose]()
Waiting For You by Cora Rose
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a divorced man in my thirties with a throwaway job and very few friends, I admit that I’ve made a lot of bad decisions over the years. Rounding out the top of that epic list was allowing my son’s best friend, Quinn, to talk me into taking him on a two-week summer road trip…alone... -
![Special Delivery by J.A. Armstrong]()
Special Delivery by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsObstetrician Brooke Campbell helps families grow every day. She delights in the anticipation of her patients and finds satisfaction in watching new families be born, and families she's helped for years continue to grow. Still, something is missing in the doctor's life. Busy with her work, Brooke is determined to avoid romantic attachments... -
![A (Fake) Boyfriend for Christmas by Sean Ashcroft]()
A (Fake) Boyfriend for Christmas by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFaking a relationship with his boss isn't exactly what Jay had in mind for the holidays. But when he gets busted making out with Harper at the office Christmas party—by the guy's mom, no less—well... it's his best chance at a Merry Christmas this year. Not least of all because he's had a reindeer-sized crush on Harper since the day they met... -
![The Doctor's Heart by Andrew Grey]()
The Doctor's Heart by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRosco is an emergency room doctor with a daughter who relies on him. Between his career and family, he has little time for any type of personal life. But he finds himself flirting with one of the ambulance EMTs and, to his surprise, he gets flirted with right back.Miguel is surprised the handsome ER doc even knows who he is... -
![The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Connell]()
The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Connell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you were charmed by The Curious Incident, laughed with Eleanor Oliphant and cried over A Man Called Ove, you will love Ricky Bird.‘No one loved making forts more than Ricky. A fort was a place of safety and possibility...Categorized as:
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![Blutbuch by Kim de l'Horizon]()
Blutbuch by Kim de l'Horizon
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEine Lektüre, die an der Körperwahrnehmung und an den eigenen Gewissheiten rüttelt.Die Erzählfigur in Blutbuch identifiziert sich weder als Mann noch als Frau. Aufgewachsen in einem schäbigen Schweizer Vorort, lebt sie mittlerweile in Zürich, ist den engen Strukturen der Herkunft entkommen und fühlt sich im nonbinären Körper und in der eigenen Sexualität wohl...Categorized as:
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![Rick by Alex Gino]()
Rick by Alex Gino
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of Melissa, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own identity apart from his jerk of a best friend. Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff's acted like a bully and a jerk... -
![White House Autumn by Ellen Emerson White]()
White House Autumn by Ellen Emerson White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter ten months of living in the White House, seventeen-year old Meghan Powers knew she should be used to the pressures of life in the spotlight-but she wasn't.In addition to the usual senior year worries-college applications and Josh, her first serious boyfriend-Meg had to live up to what was expected from the President's daughter... -
![Flaunt by E. Davies]()
Flaunt by E. Davies
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“He's waiting for me to ask, and I'm afraid.” “I'm just one more gay guy here.” Moving to the suburbs of L.A. was supposed to give Nic Montero a fresh start. After escaping his family, coming out as a gay trans man, and excelling in computer programming out of desperation to get financially stable or die, everything should be easy... -
![Ted's Temerity by Anna Sparrows]()
Ted's Temerity by Anna Sparrows
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the surface, Theodore (Ted) Masters has it all. He’s a Senior Partner at his law firm, has a circle of tight-knit friends, and lives a lifestyle most people can only dream of. Unbeknownst to those around him, though, Ted has a painful past preventing him from truly settling down with anyone.Meanwhile, Zephyr Cruze’s career as a professional dancer crashed and burned due to an untimely injury... -
![Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight]()
Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSo, Tommy and Bobby decided they needed a little Christmas story. Well, Bobby decided. Tommy, frankly, couldn’t give a shit. Bobby loves him anyway...
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