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  • Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak

    Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve never been kissed.I know…it’s a huge problem.It all started because I fell in love with my best friend, Axel Stevens. I decided to save my first kiss for him. But…he didn’t fall in love with me back.For the first time in years, he’s finally single though. And I have the perfect plan.I reinvented myself over the summer...
  • Looks Over by Rose Christo

    Looks Over by Rose Christo

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "There's nothing wrong with trying to get to know my son's boyfriend." Skylar knows he's lucky to have an open-minded father. It's not just that Skylar and Rafael are both boys. Between their families exists a dark and turbulent past: Rafael's father was the first serial killer in the history of the Nettlebush Indian Reserve, and Skylar's mother was his last victim...
  • Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?Andy:If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover...
  • Una perfecta confusión by América Rodas

    Una perfecta confusión by América Rodas

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    «Conocerte fue descubrir un género musical diferente al que suelo escuchar, pero que al final me terminó gustando.»La vida de Andy está rodeada de decisiones. Jugar verdad o reto, declararse o no, el casillero tres o el cuatro, ser honesto con sus emociones o reprimir lo que siente...
  • The Big Picture by Jenny B. Jones

    The Big Picture by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Originally published in 2008. How do you walk away from love? Katie's bio-mom is fresh out of prison and wants to start a new life with her daughter--in a new town. Katie is forced to walk away from In Between, leaving the family she loves, an endangered town drive-in, and a boyfriend who can't take his eyes off his ex...
  • The F Word by Misti Murphy

    The F Word by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling for my donor daddy isn’t part of the plan. It must be the hormones!Jane.I’ve dreamed of being a mother forever.But then my ex left me for his perfect new girlfriend and their matching corgis.And my health robbed me of time.So I’m taking matters into my own hands.I’m going to have a baby alone.Well, except for one tiny detail. The donation I need to get the ball rolling...
  • Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

    Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling...
  • Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure by T.J. Klune

    Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    T.J. has come to share an original story called Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure. It is hysterical and all about dicks. The story is set in the world of Tell Me It’s Real and the upcoming sequel, The Queen and the Homo Jock King...
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    mlm  humor  lgbtq  family  romance  contemporary  young-adult  fiction
  • First Dates and Birthday Cakes by Isabel Murray

    First Dates and Birthday Cakes by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ben Porter is turning forty, and he’s not being cool about it.He told his friends and family that he wanted to let this particular milestone pass by without any fuss, and for once, they actually listened.Which is great. Because now here he is, sitting in his kitchen on a rainy Saturday morning, all alone, and he can feel himself aging.So he decides to do something about it...
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    mlm  humor  lgbtq  friendship  family  romance  contemporary  fiction
  • Subsurdity: Vignettes from Jasper Lane by Eric Arvin

    Subsurdity: Vignettes from Jasper Lane by Eric Arvin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jasper Lane is the perfect, sunny, American neighborhood, or so it would seem. Melinda Gold is a young mother whose desire for position in the neighborhood is at odds with her upbringing by her ultra conservative mother. The same mother who makes life hell for Melinda's son, Patrick; Cassie Bloom is the grand dame of Jasper Lane, living on a cul du sac and doing her best to annoy Melinda...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  comedy
  • Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner

    Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the second book in his SIZZLING new summer series! WADE I just asked my cocky, demanding, bodybuilder best friend to be my personal trainer. What was I thinking?? I need his help. My acting career is in a rut, since apparently talent and a pretty face can only carry you so far if you don't have a perfect ripped body...
  • How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You by Tara Eglington

    How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You by Tara Eglington

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The course of true love never did run smooth. For a girl who shares her name with a princess (a.k.a Aurora from Sleeping Beauty) Aurora Skye’s life seem fathoms away from a fairytale. Sure, she’s landed Hayden Paris, Potential Prince extraordinaire. And she got her wish -- one first kiss with all the knee-trembling, butterfly-inducing gloriousness she’d hoped for...
  • Straight Boy by Jay Bell

    Straight Boy by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I love him. And I’m pretty sure he loves me back… even though he’s straight. When I first met Carter King, I knew he was something special. I imagined us being together, and we are, but only as friends. Best friends! I’m trying to be cool with that, even though I know he has secrets, and there have definitely been mixed signals. I don’t want a crush to ruin what we already have...
  • You’re the One That I Want by Simon James Green

    You’re the One That I Want by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Freddie has a reputation as a ‘nice guy’ – inoffensive, sweet, kind – and therefore completely un-dateable.As he starts sixth form, Freddie decides that this nice guy isn’t going to finish last any more. No more missing out on parties because he’s got to do his homework. No more saying no when he really wants to say yes...
  • Maps by Nash Summers

    Maps by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If Maps ruled the world, his best pal Benji would be court jester, and every day would celebrate a new experiment.No, scratch that. If Maps ruled the world, his best pal would still be living next door, and there wouldn’t be any gap-toothed new guy staring at him as if he’s bonkers.Pity Maps doesn’t rule the world . .
  • No Homo by RemainNameless

    No Homo by RemainNameless

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stiles' sophomore year starts something like this:3 FourLokos + 1 peer-pressuring cat - 1 best bro to end all best bros = 1 Craigslist ad headline that reads "str8 dude - m4m - strictly platonic".Derek is the fool who replies...
  • Alex in Wonderland by Simon James Green

    Alex in Wonderland by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A novel that will have you laughing out loud one minute, and swooning the next!In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. But he unexpectedly lands a part-time job at Wonderland, a run-down amusement arcade on the seafront, where he gets to know the other teen misfits who work there...
  • Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil

    Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life...
  • Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson

    Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Howie gets a job at Artie Kraft's Arts 'N Crafts hoping to score with his lady coworkers. After all, girls love a sensitive guy, and what's more sensitive than dedicating your life to selling yarn and ... stuff? (Okay, so maybe it'd be a good idea to actually learn what one sells at an arts 'n crafts store.) But things don't go exactly according to plan...
  • Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry

    Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The struggle is real. Nick Stahlnecker is eighteen and not ready to grow up yet. He has a summer job, a case of existential panic, and a hopeless crush on the unattainable Jai Hazenbrook. Except how do you know that your coworker’s unattainable unless you ask to blow him in the porta-potty? That’s probably not what Dad meant when he said Nick should act more like an adult...
  • Where You Are by J.H. Trumble

    Where You Are by J.H. Trumble

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Robert Westfall's life is falling apart--everywhere but in math class. That's the one place where problems always have a solution. But in the world beyond high school, his father is terminally ill, his mother is squabbling with his interfering aunts, his boyfriend is unsupportive, and the career path that's been planned for him feels less appealing by the day...
  • A Temporary Situation by H.L. Day

    A Temporary Situation by H.L. Day

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Please note that this is a re-release. Only the cover has changed. There are no major revisions to the story. Personal assistant Dominic is a consummate professional. Funny then, that he harbors such unprofessional feelings toward Tristan Maxwell, the CEO of the company. No, not in that way. The man may be the walking epitome of gorgeousness dressed up in a designer suit. But, Dominic's immune...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  comedy
  • Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman

    Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Then. Katee Rose is living the dream as America's number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom...
  • Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green

    Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Noah Grimes is back, in a new, original short story!Noah is v excited: his class have been shipped off to a hotel in the Lake District to study a nearby Nuclear Power Station! On arrival, all Noah wants to do is settle in to his crisp hotel sheets and get proper rest, but his conniving secret half-brother Eric Smith has other plans...
  • PUBG Online Romance of the Century by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    PUBG Online Romance of the Century by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a new anchor of StarTV, Yu Yan’s ruthless tr*sh-talk, natural rifle-shooting skills, and character of never searching houses earned him a big crowd of fans.He felt like he was a good anchor who treated all fans of his stream equally—you can suck at the game, you can get knocked down, but if you want the gun in my hand, sorry, no way man...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  humor  romance  contemporary  comedy  fiction  book
  • Taxes and TARDIS by N.R. Walker

    Taxes and TARDIS by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brent is a jock, Logan a geek, these men are a world apart. But if opposites attract, maybe it’s the differences between them that make it worth the fight.Brent Kelly is a laid-back tradesman whose only concerns are drinks with friends and which man to bed next. In need of a new accountant to sort out his nightmarish shoebox of tax receipts, he's referred to Logan Willis...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book
  • Diamonds by Nash Summers

    Diamonds by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maps’ kingdom is crumbling before his eyes.His parents are forcing him to get a job, there’s a new kid at school who won’t stop staring at him, and his best friend is too busy thinking about girls to help Maps deal with his real problems.Worst of all,Maps is lost.And none of the roads on his map are leading to Lane...
  • The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger

    The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Russel Middlebrook needs to get away. It's tough being sixteen and out at your high school. So being a summer camp counselor sounds like the perfect solution -- but Russel has no idea how crazy this summer will be. Rowdy ten-year-old burn survivors, Indian legends, moonlit skinny dipping, and passionate summer romance are just the beginning . .
  • Nothing Special by Casey Cox

    Nothing Special by Casey Cox

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They don't write romance novels about guys like me… Benji:Trust me, I know. Crafting swoon-worthy happily ever afters is literally my day job. Being a quirky introvert with an overactive imagination, underwhelming social skills, and a few pounds overweight, I'm no leading man. My best friend, though? He's total cover model, call the plumber because I just flooded my basement material...
  • Toil & Trouble: A Know Not Why Halloween (Mis)adventure by Hannah Johnson

    Toil & Trouble: A Know Not Why Halloween (Mis)adventure by Hannah Johnson

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's that Halloweeny time of year, and Howie, Arthur, Kristy, and Cora are on a mission to create the perfect haunted house event at the store in order to win over new customers.Turns out, it's not as easy as it sounds -- especially when you're trying to charm the town's most popular (and terrifying) arts 'n crafts blogger into writing your store a favorable review...
  • Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan

    Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Perfect for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell, Love and Other Foreign Words is equal parts comedy and coming of age--a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all. Can anyone be truly herself--or truly in love--in a language that's not her own? Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation...
  • 7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker

    7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a humiliating picture of Blythe goes viral, she's instantly the target of ridicule at her new school. To salvage her reputation, Blythe teams up with Luke to win the Senior Scramble scavenger hunt. But Luke is an unlikely ally and potentially can't be trusted. Perhaps it's his Shakespearean witticisms that reel Blythe in despite her better judgment . .
  • Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane

    Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sebastian Craig and Isabella Bryne have been best friends for five years in the Neverland of academia, and that's where they're planning to stay. So when Bella's brother, Asa, offers them a rent-free summer in his gorgeous home before they move to their next college and degree, they jump at the chance. It looks like a good deal at first..
  • Shawn's Law by Renae Kaye

    Shawn's Law by Renae Kaye

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shawn is single, twenty-nine, the full-time carer of his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother and a frequent victim of Murphy’s Law—although his family call it Shawn’s Law. Other than caring for mum, his day consists of painting nude men and spying on the guy who walks his dogs along the street every day at four o’clock...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  animals  audiobook
  • Calling the Show by J.A. Rock

    Calling the Show by J.A. Rock

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Senior stage manager Jesse Ferelit and sophomore light board operator Simeck Whedon meet while crewing a college theater production. Jesse hates everything about Sim -- his lack of theater experience, his obsession with LGBTQ politics, his infatuation with, of all things, hula hoops. Well, he doesn't hate everything...
  • Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin

    Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A tragicomic story of bad dates, bad news, bad performances, and one girl's determination to find the funny in high school from the author of Denton Little's Deathdate .Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already she's hilarious.It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself...
  • The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

    The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To All the Boys meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (with a dash of Dumplin’) in this funny, romantic, and heartfelt coming of age story about a teen stand-up comic learning how to be her truest self, from the author of If You’re Out There.Gretchen has always been more of a “least likely” than a “most likely” kind of girl...
  • Love Most Inconvenient by D.J. Manly

    Love Most Inconvenient by D.J. Manly

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love can be most inconvenient.. At least it sure is in D.J. Manly's new trilogy of deliciously devilish, sexy, romantic contemporary comedies featuring three couples, who most inconveniently meet the love of their lives! In "No Vacancy," Manuel returns to his apartment late at night fresh from an undercover job only to find a strange man in his bed...
  • As You Are by Ethan Day

    As You Are by Ethan Day

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Operation Danny…that’s all bartender and recent college graduate, Julian Hallowell has had on his mind the past year. Julian may have no idea what he wants to do with his life, but he definitely knows he‘s in love with the boy next door: The one in next room to be exact, his roommate Danny Wallace...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  angst  audiobook
  • Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

    Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski, sixteen-year-old Samantha D’Angelo has death on the brain. Her summer internship at the local newspaper has her writing obituaries instead of soaking up the sun at the beach...
  • Meet The Sennas by Orizuka

    Meet The Sennas by Orizuka

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aku Daza Senna. Anak kedua dari tiga bersaudara. Yang artinya aku anak tengah …. Astaga. Aku menulis apa, sih? Oke, mari coba lagi. Aku Daza Senna. Aku tinggal bersama orang-orang yang sama sekali tak bisa disebut normal. Dan sialnya, orang-orang itu adalah keluargaku. Hmm, ini sudah lebih bagus...
  • Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle

    Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There is one thing Steven knows for sure: He's absolutely, positively NOT gay.Steven's a 16-year-old boy with two obsessions: sex and getting his driving license. The problem is, Steven's not thinking girls when he's thinking sex...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  family  friendship  high-school  humor  lgbtq  mlm  book
  • Whatever by S.J. Goslee

    Whatever by S.J. Goslee

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Mike Tate's junior year was going to be awesome. It was all about rocking out with his crappy garage band, drinking cheap beer with his best friends, and hanging out with his girlfriend, Lisa.Then Lisa breaks up with him, and Mike is only a little sad, because they'll stay friends and he never knew what to do with her boobs anyway...
  • The Nine Month Plan by Wendy Markham

    The Nine Month Plan by Wendy Markham

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nina Chickalini has been waiting all her life to get out of Queens, but something always holds her back. If it isn’t the four siblings she raised almost single-handedly, it’s the neighborhood pizzeria she’s running so Pop can take it easy. At last, she’s counting down mere months, instead of years, until she’ll be free to embark on her grand adventure...
  • M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou, Chris Tebbetts

    M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou, Chris Tebbetts

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Frannie is desperate to get the attention of her crush, Jeffrey, but too shy to make a move. Frannie's gay best friend, Marcus, advises her to get the ball rolling by chatting with Jeffrey online, but Frannie won't type a word. Marcus takes over at the keyboard, and soon his plan is a success! But the more he chats, the more it seems Jeffrey is falling for Marcus, not Frannie...
    Categorized as:
    friendship  high-school  humor  lgbtq  mlm  21st-century  book  comedy
  • Girl, Nearly 16: Absolute Torture by Sue Limb

    Girl, Nearly 16: Absolute Torture by Sue Limb

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Just when things were going so well. Jess had the perfect summer planned: She and Fred, lounging in the park, gazing into one another's eyes and engaging in witty repartee. It was going to be so romantic...
  • All About Mia by Lisa Williamson

    All About Mia by Lisa Williamson

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One family, three sisters.GRACE, the oldest: straight-A student. AUDREY, the youngest: future Olympic swimming champion. And MIA, the mess in the middle. Mia is wild and daring, great with hair and selfies, and the undisputed leader of her friends – not attributes appreciated by her parents or teachers...
  • Drag Teen by Jeffery Self

    Drag Teen by Jeffery Self

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A fantastic, fabulous, funny YA debut from Jeffery Self, one of the gay icons of the YouTube generation, that follows one high school student on a drag race to his future.Debut YA author Jeffery Self takes us on a road trip with an insecure high school senior who has one goal: to be the first in his family to leave Clearwater, Florida, and go to college...
  • Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas

    Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Despite what her name might suggest, Heart has zero interest in complicated romance. So when her brilliant plan to go to prom with a group of friends is disrupted by two surprise invites, Heart knows there's only one drama-free solution: flip a coin.Heads: The jock...
  • Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

    Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Spoiled, Versace-clad Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. So when her father decides to ship her off to a summer camp for disabled teens to help her learn some accountability, Cricket resigns herself to three weeks of handicapped hell...
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