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  • The Jock by Tal Bauer

    The Jock by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wes Van de Hoek clawed his way off his family’s West Texas ranch under the Friday night lights, earning a football scholarship to the state’s best university. Three years in, he has it all: he’s the starting tight end, team captain, and, according to ESPN, maybe the best college football player in the nation. But he’s been keeping a secret from everyone...
  • Limerence: A MM Rivals to Lovers Ballet Romance by Scarlett Drake

    Limerence: A MM Rivals to Lovers Ballet Romance by Scarlett Drake

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FelixDancing is everything to me. It’s the mother I lost, the father who never sees me. It’s the fiery love of my life, and I’ll defend it to my last breath—that’s what it means to be the lead principal at one of the best ballet companies in the world. Just when I thought I was on top, my greatest rival—my eternal nemesis—waltzes back into my Nicoló Savini...
  • Seth by Carly Marie

    Seth by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Be yourself because everyone else is taken. But what if that risks everything you know? Seth Johnson has worked his entire career to be remembered more for his skill than as an openly gay NHL player. Finding a boyfriend has been pushed to the back burner. As for exposing his softer side, the side that loves lace and lingerie? It’s not happening...
  • Better Than Beginnings: A Better Than Good Short Story Collection by Lane Hayes

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

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

    Rapture by Skye Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Skye Jordan brings you another steamy Renegades story! As a premier stuntwoman in Hollywood, Zahara Parrish is no stranger to risk. Neglected as a child, she learned early on never to depend on others to keep her safe. Now, she’s as protective over her heart as she is over her hard earned success, which is why she’ll never mix business and pleasure...
  • The Quarterback by Tal Bauer

    The Quarterback by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A slow burn, friends to lovers, bi awakening, age gap MM romance. Falling for his friend's straight dad might be the worst mistake Colton Hall has ever made.Colton's best friend is gay. He's not: he's never been attracted to men. So why the hell is he fantasizing about his friend's dad? Besides, Nick Swanscott is straight. A devoted father and the best man Colton's ever known...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  sports
  • Secret Puck by Rebecca Jenshak

    Secret Puck by Rebecca Jenshak

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secretly hooking up with the team captain's sister was a bad idea. In my defense, the first time I saw her I didn't know who she was.Kind, gorgeous, a little naïve. Ginny brightened my world from day one.I knew I was no good for her. She was just out of a relationship and I had a reputation for having a new girl in my bed every weekend. I tried to do the right thing. Honest...
  • Extra Credit by Sarina Bowen

    Extra Credit by Sarina Bowen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three novellas, including all new Ivy Years fun! BLONDE DATE: A nervous sorority girl, a mean fraternity prank and an adorkable basketball player with a heart of gold. Blonde Date follows Katie and Andy’s first blind date… STUDLY PERIOD: One hunky hockey player with a language barrier. Plus one awkward English tutor with a big crush...
  • Under the Bleachers: a Novel by K.K. Allen

    Under the Bleachers: a Novel by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One kiss can change everything. Fun and flirty Monica Stevens lives for chocolate, fashion, and boys … in that order. And she doesn’t take life too seriously, especially when it comes to dating. When a night of innocent banter with Seattle’s hottest NFL quarterback turns passionate, she fears that everything she once managed to protect will soon be destroyed...
  • Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci

    Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It was never meant to be more than a dare.A party game. A dare. A single kiss.That’s all it took to flip my world upside down.I’ve always classified myself as straight, and as far as I can tell, so has he.I didn’t think one kiss would change that, but I was so wrong.Now, I can’t stop thinking about him. In all the ways I shouldn’t.My best friend.Aspen...
  • Unbroken by Larry Benjamin

    Unbroken by Larry Benjamin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My parents, unable to change me, had instead, silenced me. When they'd stilled my hands, they'd taken my words, made me lower my voice to a whisper. Later, I remained silent in defense, refusing to acknowledge the hateful words: Brainiac. Sissy. Antiman. Faggot...
  • Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m in love with two men. I’m torn and need to choose which man from my past I want as a permanent part of my future. My heart leads me one way as my brain pushes me toward the other. I want them both, but each of them holds a secret that will change everything...
  • Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe

    Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He was only meant to be a hookup. Until he became my coworker.Only I could ruin the hottest potential hookup ever. One look at the gorgeous ginger, and I was done for. I summoned every bit of courage I had, then panicked. As is my way. I managed to put it behind me until he became my new coworker. Now, every day is a reminder of my insecurities and what might have been...
  • Ineligible Receiver: A Friends-to-Lovers MM Sports Romance by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett

    Ineligible Receiver: A Friends-to-Lovers MM Sports Romance by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy and emotional story about two best friends that secretly fall in love, but struggle to keep a heartbreaking secret from tearing them apart.When I met Greg Foster, the straight tight end for the Portland Pirates, the rookie needed a friend to bring him out of his shell. There was more to the shy twenty-two-year-old bookworm than met the eye, and I was the perfect person for the task...
  • Trade Deadline by Jodi Oliver

    Trade Deadline by Jodi Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BLAINEWhen my name is involved in yet another scandal, I’m told to keep my head down and my stats up. The trade deadline is looming, and I don’t want to leave Chicago.But that night, I meet Alex. The guy with the bluest eyes and the kindest smile.My reputation precedes me, and he’s determined to resist me, but the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry between us...
  • Trouble by Nyla K.

    Trouble by Nyla K.

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trouble, an all-new MM forbidden romance from the PUSH world, is coming soon!My name is Tate Eckhart, and I love my life.I have a great job, a sick wardrobe. I drive a fancy car and sip scotch old enough to be my Daddy.I’m fine with being known as the bad guy, the troublemaker, and the unattached harlot out of all my friends...
  • Wrecked Rose by Leila James

    Wrecked Rose by Leila James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Max SuttonConfident, witty charmer. Out and proud.I never expected him to cross my mind.One kiss wrecked me for anyone else.And now he consumes all my thoughts.If people find out, my world explodes.He doesn’t want to hide us.And I want him … but I might have to choose her.Welcome back to Rosehaven Academy...
  • Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

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

    过门 - Guomen by Priest

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” -Matthew 7:14Guomen, 過門/过门, meaning marriage in Chinese. If explained literally, it means going past the gates/door-a reference to the Bible(see above).“Through the Strait Gates”: to me, it’s the best way to explain it.The gate’s narrow, the road small for them...
  • Requited by Jesse H. Reign

    Requited by Jesse H. Reign

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    If you've read Unrequited, and have been left longing for more of Andy and West's story - you are in luck.Requited tells the story of roommates and best friends Andy Montgomery and West Baxter from West's perspective. It is a sweeping story of friendship that turns into longing that can't be ignored...
  • Believing Blue by Nicole Colville

    Believing Blue by Nicole Colville

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is there a fated path we follow, or is it simply a series of coincidental events? Police officer Kellan Howard is rumoured to have spent too much time in sub-zero temperatures, leaving him with a block of ice for a heart and women lining up to help thaw it. Mountain climbing is his only love, leaving no time for a relationship, and although meaningless sex satisfies his physical need, it’s empty...
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    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  adult
  • Acclamation by Vee Hoffman

    Acclamation by Vee Hoffman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Writing the first-person account of Michael Cassidy, who becomes a Catholic school teacher in the aftermath of the tragic death of his boyfriend, Hoffman balances beautifully lyrical prose with a sensual exploration of people and places...
  • Escaped by J.P. Barnaby

    Escaped by J.P. Barnaby

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finally together, Brian McAllister and Jamie Mayfield have risked everything in a desperate escape. Jamie is now free of his tormentor, Steven O’Dell... for the moment. But Brian and Jamie know that one wrong choice could lead Steven to their door. With the strength of Brian and his friends to protect him, Jamie hides and finds the one person he is truly afraid of—himself...
  • Line Drive by Sloan Johnson

    Line Drive by Sloan Johnson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    PJ Nolan just has to get through this year. He’d been hoping for a trade to Milwaukee, where he wouldn’t have to hide the fact that he was gay, but that didn’t pan out. He’s close enough to achieving his goal that he can’t walk away, no matter how hostile the Miami clubhouse had become...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult
  • Love & Other Inconveniences by Catherine Cloud

    Love & Other Inconveniences by Catherine Cloud

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Morgan Boyle wants two things in life: to play hockey and to be left alone. Noah Andersson is loud, outgoing and probably hasn’t stopped talking since he learned how to say words. When Morgan ends up on a team with Noah at the Olympics, they get closer than either of them expected, and even when they’ve returned home Morgan still finds himself drawn to Noah...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  coming-of-age  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  sports  abuse  adult
  • Level Up by Kindle Alexander

    Level Up by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Duncan “Ducky” Reigns, metalhead and hardcore gamer, has spent his life railing against the establishment. But now when he looks at himself in the mirror that’s not the person he sees. Though he and his brother have worked hard to create a successful multi-million-dollar company, he’s lost himself and his identity in the process...
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    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  sports  steamy
  • Infamous Park Avenue Prince by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Infamous Park Avenue Prince by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.Some call us spoiled.Some call us trouble.But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.Weston LaRue“The Playboy”I’m never one to turn down a bet. Especially not when it comes to retaliating against the dean for pulling a dick move before summer break...
  • Concussion Protocol: A Short & Spicy MM Romance by Rebecca Rathe

    Concussion Protocol: A Short & Spicy MM Romance by Rebecca Rathe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sweet and spicy short story by Rebecca RatheHe's a ten, but he's my ex-boyfriend's straight teammate and my patient...
  • The Professor's Date by Lane Hayes

    The Professor's Date by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The professor, the hair stylist, and a wedding date…TommyHelp! My sister is getting married and according to her, I need a date. And a makeover. I’m a busy man, though. I don’t have time to meet eligible bachelors, and the tape holding my glasses together works just fine. Until my hair stylist steps on them...
  • Unforgettable by Marley Valentine

    Unforgettable by Marley Valentine

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One night with Reeve Hale wasn’t enough. I knew it when I kissed him, I knew it when I slept with him, and I was certain of it when I walked out of his motel room the very next day. So when the shy, gorgeous man is introduced as our newest employee at Vino and Veritas, I can’t help but conjure up all the ridiculous ways to convince him to repeat that unforgettable night...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy  adult
  • Third Time Lucky by R.G. Alexander

    Third Time Lucky by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From Author New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author R.G. Alexander, Book 3 in the Finn's Pub Romance series! Ever had a thing for the man next door? My sexy new neighbor is confusing the hell out of me. Elliot Ransom is a baseball player and a single dad, but he doesn’t know his butter beer from a snozzberry...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  friends-to-lovers  mlm  sports  steamy  adult  book
  • Brock by Dani René

    Brock by Dani René

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I am strong, athletic, and son to a man I always wanted to be.  I had made plans, thought I was on that path, and then a bullet stopped not just my father’s heart, but mine too.  I’ve been living a life I’m not meant to.  I want more. I want to escape.  And I found someone who’s given me a love I never thought possible.  My name is Brock Pearson...
  • Immoral by Nicole Dykes

    Immoral by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Grady A preacher’s son. I’ve done everything I can to defy his rules. Reckless, destructive, immoral. But after all this, there’s only one thing I haven’t allowed myself to indulge in . . . Him.Ryan A welder's son. I’ve done everything I can to make him proud. Hard-working, loyal, strong. I’ve accomplished all his dreams while denying my own. But there was only one thing I’ve ever wanted . .
  • Illegal Contact by Neve Wilder, Riley Hart

    Illegal Contact by Neve Wilder, Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I've hated spoiled, cocky Patrick Whitt since the first time I saw him at football camp when we were kids.Once we made it to the NFL, of course, he landed on the LA Royals, the biggest rivals of my team, the Denver Rush. Everything about him rubs me the wrong way...until one unexpected night, we happen to rub each other the right way, and suddenly I can't get enough of him...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  sports  lgbtq  multi-pov  athlete  steamy  slow-burn  angst
  • Una maldita confusión by América Rodas

    Una maldita confusión by América Rodas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jean intenta confesar su atracción hacia Olivia en una fiesta, pero por culpa del alcohol termina declarándose a su mejor amigo, Oliver. ***Cuando invitaron a Jean a la fiesta de una desconocida sabía que debía decir que sí, sobre todo porque necesitaba liberar el estrés de la escuela, de su casa, de su equipo de básquetbol y de él mismo...
  • Ruin Porn by S.A. McAuley, S.J.D. Peterson

    Ruin Porn by S.A. McAuley, S.J.D. Peterson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There is underlying beauty in destruction….Miah Thade, Finn Reese, and Ritchie Meyer are Resonator, an indie rock band with an edge—best friends turned rock stars, known as the Detroit 3. When Evin Rene appears in their life none of them can deny he belongs with Rez...
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    angst  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book
  • Piece by Piece by Teodora Kostova

    Piece by Piece by Teodora Kostova

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes to reach the surface you have to fall to the bottom first... For the past ten years, Riley Davis’ life has been overshadowed by the tragic death of his partner. Fluctuating between alcohol induced daze, clinical depression and throwing all his time and effort into his business, Riley doesn’t believe, or even hope, that his life will ever be worth living again...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  lgbtq  mlm  slow-burn  steamy  suspense  adult
  • Ice Angels by Ryan Taylor, Joshua Harwood

    Ice Angels by Ryan Taylor, Joshua Harwood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drew and Cleevs love hockey, but they love each other more. How can the men find a way to save what matters most?Todd Cleever and Drew Simon are crazy about each other. They started dating three years ago when “Cleevs” was a rookie defenseman for the Chicago Ice. Drew, the team’s captain, was a few years older than Cleevs...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  drama  lgbtq  mlm  sports  steamy  adult
  • My Only Wish by Leigh Lennon

    My Only Wish by Leigh Lennon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lane:Shaw and I have a unique and conventional kind of love. One that has found us inviting a third to join our bed from time to time. Our playmate is never meant to be anything more—fulfilling a purpose and leaving before sunrise the following day.It had been the rule until Shaw went and confessed that he wants more. There's just one problem...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  sports  lgbtq  athlete  angst  suspense  steamy  drama
  • Mostly My Girlfriend by S. Doyle

    Mostly My Girlfriend by S. Doyle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A friends to lover boss/secretary story...continued.JuliaHe’s not my boss anymore but nothing has changed. After one hour of therapy we’re more broken than when we started. I kept a secret from him. A big one. Twelve years of lies and half-truths, of telling each other only what we think and never what we feel. I love him, but I don’t know if can do this anymore...
  • Moment of Silence by Karen Stivali

    Moment of Silence by Karen Stivali

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Moments In Time Novel Growing up, Jason Stern led a charmed life complete with devoted sisters, a father who was one of Brooklyn’s most respected rabbis, and a mother who made the world's best babka. He headed to NYU ready for anything—except falling for the wrong guy, coming out, and getting disowned by his once-loving family. In spite of that, Jason managed to graduate with honors...
  • The Tight End: Red's Tavern, Book 6 by Raleigh Ruebins

    The Tight End: Red's Tavern, Book 6 by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s an introverted nerd, and I’m the football player everybody wants.But I only want to drag his shy, adorkable, irresistible self into my bed. All I’ve ever been good at is running fast with a football clutched tight to my side. As a star football player for the KMU Wolves, I’ve had any guy I wanted for years, and I'm more muscle than smarts...
  • Scoreless Game by Anna Zabo, L.A. Witt

    Scoreless Game by Anna Zabo, L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At nearly thirty-one years old, Pittsburgh Griffins captain Elias Karlsson’s hockey years are numbered. Everything is changing around him, including his eleven-year friendship with Nikolai Sidorov. Elias would give anything for Nisha to be a permanent part of his life, but their once bedrock-strong bond has broken into a million pieces, and Elias doesn’t know why...
  • Facts, Smacts! by Becca Seymour

    Facts, Smacts! by Becca Seymour

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s not my agility that catches basketball player Tyron Channing's attention. It can’t be when he found me grazed and hurt after an embarrassing slip. But my oh my, his breath-catching growls and him hauling me off my ass with a question that makes my head spin: Who did this to you? — make me dizzy with want...
  • The Swap Masquerade by Annabella Michaels

    The Swap Masquerade by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “A night of passion and pleasure awaits you. No names, no faces, just the chance to live out your wildest fantasies. Leave your keys in the bowl and let fate decide who you’ll end up with.” After years of hiding his sexuality from his family and teammates, Elliott Stone is tired of living a lie...
  • Shots on Goal by Amy Aislin

    Shots on Goal by Amy Aislin

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Recently traded to the newly formed Vermont Trailblazers, professional hockey player Roman Kinsey needs to focus on helping the team win games and filling the stands, not on the blond, bespectacled part-timer who works at the library he volunteers at. He knows all too well that outing himself equals heartache and ridicule…or worse...
  • Cold as Ice by Beth Bolden

    Cold as Ice by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Malcolm’s all about checking off items in his Life Plan.He’s made it to the first line on his hockey team, the Portland Evergreens. He’s made the Dean’s List the last four semesters. He’s right in line to graduate on time, and head to the pros. All steps on the ultimate goal of becoming the best front office guy in the NHL.Elliott is the only fly in his ointment...
  • Triple Play by Sloan Johnson, Quinn Ward

    Triple Play by Sloan Johnson, Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Eric is unable to help his friend recover, he has to put his feelings aside for a second time. He never imagined the man who could help would be the glue that bound them together.Drew Jackson had it all: a family who loves him, a tight circle of friends, and he’s a rising star with the Milwaukee Mavericks...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  sports  steamy  adult  age-gap
  • Sidelined by Becca Steele

    Sidelined by Becca Steele

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve been in love with my best friend, Ander, for as long as I can remember. I’ve always kept my feelings to myself, knowing that I’d never have a chance because he’s straight.Until the day he does me a favour by pretending to be my boyfriend. After that, things change. He’s suddenly interested in experimenting with guys…just not with me...
  • The Man Who Set Me Free by Romeo Alexander

    The Man Who Set Me Free by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to let go, let life happen and believe things will work out. Could it really be that easy?Simple, smooth, and calm. That’s how I like to keep my life. I plan and organize, leaving nothing to chance. It’s what makes me an excellent personal assistant. Just ask my boss, Abel...
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