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  • Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely

    Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sexy, passionate, utterly addictive, roomies-to-lovers MM romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!Look, when I met the sexy, witty Brit on the streets of London last night, I had no idea who he was. He was just that hot guy I wanted to have a drink with so I asked him out for my first evening in town. One thing almost led to another...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  romance
  • L'Effet Boule de Neige by Clara Héraut

    L'Effet Boule de Neige by Clara Héraut

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Iris, dix-neuf ans, est secrètement amoureuse de son meilleur ami, Charles, depuis qu’ils sont enfants. Après six mois de stage aux États-Unis, ce dernier rentre enfin à Bordeaux pour les fêtes de fin d’année. Iris est persuadée que la distance lui aura permis de réaliser qu’ils sont faits pour être ensemble...
  • Rise of the Machine by Erin Mallon, Joe Arden

    Rise of the Machine by Erin Mallon, Joe Arden

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Atticus and Neil are the newly crowned "hottest male narration team" for Mmm-Mmm romance, and they're flying high on the praise.Nothing can get them down.Until Vera and Cameron usher a mysterious voice onto the scene and shake the foundation of the audiobook industry itself...
  • Stars Shine In Your Eyes by Bella Andre

    Stars Shine In Your Eyes by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Loved it, Loved it, Loved it! Long live the London Sullivans!" 5 starsAccording to the British gossip columns, billionaire Malcolm Sullivan is one of the most eligible bachelors in England. His siblings love to tease him about that, and since he also thinks the whole thing is ridiculous, he takes no offense. The irony is that while he is great at his job, he's terrible at dating..
  • Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton

    Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour...
  • Bound to Surrender by Jenna Jacob

    Bound to Surrender by Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After suffering a brutal hate crime, submissive Trevor Hammond's outward appearance projects the usual carefree demeanor his friends know and love. But inside, the remnants of his battered psyche and the ghosts of his assailants keep him bound in chains of anxiety...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  steamy
  • Liner Notes, A Lair Novel by A.M. Madden

    Liner Notes, A Lair Novel by A.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author, A.M. Madden comes a stand-alone rock star romance. She's my, gorgeous, older, feisty agent... and I have no business wanting her. Who could have predicted you'd walk into my life? Ruined me in the best and worst of ways. .
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    humor  lgbtq  contemporary  audiobook  age-gap  fiction  book  adult
  • These Walls Can Talk 2: The Narwhal Strikes Back! by Erin Mallon

    These Walls Can Talk 2: The Narwhal Strikes Back! by Erin Mallon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s one year later and a LOT has changed. Audiobook superfan Vera is “in the industry” now, and Cameron is not so sure he’s onboard. Jennifer has rocketed to narrator fame, but not everyone is comfortable with her newfound status. Neil and Georgia are happily married, but their HEA is wreaking havoc on her writing career...
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    humor  lgbtq  romance  audiobook  fiction  contemporary  steamy  book
  • Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang

    Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land

    All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been given this amazing gift: a second chance. I have to get it right this time. Because Cole Ealy is all I ever wanted, and this is our last shot at forever. River and Cole met, and fell in love, and then it all went horribly wrong. A year has passed, but River can’t move on...
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    humor  lgbtq  book  contemporary  family  fiction  mlm  young-adult
  • Dirty Lover by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Dirty Lover by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BlakelyMy roommate found her happily-ever-after in the middle of our lease. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad that she found her prince and they're shacking up. I swear I am. But I've got rent to pay...
  • A Girl called Shameless by Laura Steven

    A Girl called Shameless by Laura Steven

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WINNING author of the inaugural Comedy Women in Print prize 2019. 'A brilliant social satire … disarmingly charming and relatable … it was hilarious. Laura Steven is an explosive talent on the page!' CWIP judges Marian Keyes, Kathy Lette, Katy Brand, Allison Pearson, Shazia Mirza and Jennifer Young on The Exact Opposite of OkayFunnier. Ruder. Angrier...
  • Lost And Found by Aiden Bates

    Lost And Found by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m going to die on this cliff with only a bobcat kitten for company. I’m sure of it until the hottest man I’ve ever seen swoops in and makes me leap.Eli’s made for danger, and he dedicates his life to finding desperately stranded hikers like me.He’s too perfect to be true.I’ve fallen hard before and ended up bruised and battered.I have to resist him...
  • Short Stack by Lily Morton

    Short Stack by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about the much-loved men from her Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. Follow them through awkward marriage proposals, birthdays, a fraught babysitting job, and a very drunken Eurovision Song Contest party...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  mlm  romance
  • Stick Shift by K.M. Neuhold

    Stick Shift by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Is it possible my straight best friend had a sudden stick shift?I made peace with my hopeless crush on my straight best friend, Journey, years ago. It helps that he’s never in the country long and our relationship consists of sporadic texts and video chats at odd hours.Now Journey is back. Back in the country, in my space, sharing my bed, and something is changing between us...
  • Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle

    Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It all started with a song. Two neighbors singing duets in the shower finally meet at an open mic night. Sparks fly, but will it lead to true love?Levi BenowitzThe walls in my new apartment are so thin that I can clearly hear my neighbor singing in his shower...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  romance
  • In Your Hands by Louisa Masters

    In Your Hands by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Grant Davis stepped into the job of assistant director at Joy Universe, he knew he was taking on a challenge. The AD before him left a mess nobody thought could be cleaned up—but Grant loves nothing more than beating the odds. Over a year later, he’s convinced there’s something hinky going on. The solution: an independent audit...
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    lgbtq  humor  mlm  multi-pov  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Vibration: An Accidental Roommates Romance by Lainey Davis

    Vibration: An Accidental Roommates Romance by Lainey Davis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Meet the Brady family. They're brilliant, brooding and barreling into relationships whether they like it or not.Irresponsible. Impulsive. Reckless. Cal Brady has heard it all from his family and he's getting a little sick of it. He's a smart guy, after all. In a family of brainy engineers, someone has to be the fun one, but the other Bradys don't see it that way...
  • Just My Luck by Rebecca Rennick

    Just My Luck by Rebecca Rennick

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emma Johnson has the worst luck. No really, she does. Murphy’s Law never applied to anyone better. If something can go wrong, it usually does. Thankfully she’s figured out a way to deal with her bad luck curse, by becoming a risk assessment analyst. Until she gets blindsided by her boss who decides AI is cheaper than her...
  • 营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚

    营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Duplicate, to be deleted by a super-librarian...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  mlm  book  adult
  • The Wedding That Almost Wasn't by Sienna Waters

    The Wedding That Almost Wasn't by Sienna Waters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s time to fall in love. Literally.American Emily Jackson has been in love with her best friend’s oldest sister Savannah for as long as she can remember. Which is why a family wedding in far-off Scotland is a dream come true. A week trapped in the Highlands with Savannah is exactly what she needs to prove that they belong together.Harry Lorde has a problem...
  • You Spin Me Round by Natasha West

    You Spin Me Round by Natasha West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Set in the glamorous chaos of celebrity divorces, You Spin Me Round is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of two quick-witted PR agents, Alex Walker and Leigh Calloway. Once entangled in a fiery one-night stand that ended on awkward terms, fate reunites them on opposing sides of the latest headline-making breakup...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  wlw  contemporary  workplace  fiction  book
  • Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand

    Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Realising your new boss is the adult star you fancied as a teenager? Awkward.In the snow-kissed Swiss Alps, Adrian’s world is a high-wire act of old-world charm and new-world problems at the Gletscherhaus Hotel. Enter Eric, an undercover London songwriter, seeking a mental break in a place where the Wi-Fi is as patchy as his past relationships...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  mlm  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • My Suite or His Cabin? by Romeo Alexander

    My Suite or His Cabin? by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jaxon: A three-month cruise around the Caribbean with my best mates? Awesome! Overpriced meals and drinks, and plenty of activities, hopefully with a hint of danger and thrills.That was the plan. Then I ran into Tyler and things got complicated. God, he was adorable. Suddenly I was dealing with a different kind of thrill and danger...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  mlm  myths  contemporary  fiction  book
  • The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott

    The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Max:He's funny, smart, dorky... and all grown up.Isac. My best friend's little brother. He kissed me when he was nineteen and told me he loved me. I shut him down, telling him he was too young and didn’t know what he was saying. That damn kiss is coming back to haunt me now...
  • Lake Mistletoe by Amber Kelly

    Lake Mistletoe by Amber Kelly

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life in the fast lane is what I’ve been working toward for the last six years. My career was all planned out running one of the hottest hotels in Miami’s South Beach. That was until our playboy owner broke a few rules, and my perfect opportunity crumbled underneath my feet.So here I am, headed to Lake Mistletoe, a quaint little valley town in Idaho of all places...
  • The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A short featuring Jacabs and Beck from Face Offs & Cheap Shots book two of the CU Hockey by Eden Finley & Saxon...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  mlm  sports  contemporary  fiction  book
  • She's a Keeper by Ali K. Mulford

    She's a Keeper by Ali K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’re both used to temporary. Have they unexpectedly found forever?Lark Lachlan has her life under control. Although she enjoys the occasional summer fling with women, the devoted-to-her-career, bisexual zookeeper has no trouble keeping her heart in its cage. So she’s a little surprised to feel an instant, all-consuming attraction to the handsome new volunteer, Logan...
  • Unlikely Match by Fiona Riley

    Unlikely Match by Fiona Riley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shelly White is a coding genius who has mastered the IT world but hasn’t quite mastered dating. While she searches for Ms. Right with the help of Samantha Monteiro’s matchmaking agency, Shelly embraces her inner nerd, and when one of her newest ideas turns into a creative goldmine, she hires PR exec Claire Moseley to help her professional dreams become reality...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  wlw
  • Exception by Cora Rose

    Exception by Cora Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa…When I fled my small town home to fly across the globe for a potential job on a remote island, I did it on a whim. And let’s just say, my parents were not happy. According to them, the journey of self-discovery is not nearly as important as tending the family farm.I may not know a lot, but I do know that I needed space to breathe...
  • Hired by the Enemy by Jax Calder

    Hired by the Enemy by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LiamI’ve landed my first big assignment with Elite, and it has the potential to be a financial game-changer, so I’m determined not to screw it up. All I have to do is pretend to be a wealthy CEO’s boyfriend on a sun-kissed tropical island for a week. How hard can that be?Unfortunately, I’m met at the airport by an unexpected blast from my past: Matthew O’Conner...
  • Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander

    Kellen's Moment by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kellen McLin has been waiting for her moment for a long time. She says when two people who are meant to be together find each other, they know it instantly. Kellen believes her moment girl has finally arrived, but there’s one big problem—she’s a Sealy. The McLins and the Sealys are south Louisiana’s version of the Hatfields and the McCoys...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  wlw
  • Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

    Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    An interior designer who is never without the perfect plan learns to renovate her love life without one in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care. For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she's been focused on her career--her friends might say she's obsessed, but she knows she's just driven...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lesbian-mc  wlw
  • Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller

    Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roses are red, violets are blue. They tied the knot, what kind of crazy will ensue? Ryan Keller and Brandon Ford have promised to be Tied Together forever. Seven years later, life is moving along according to their plan. Ryan gave up his job as a television producer to be a stay at home dad to their son, while Brandon works long hours as an OBGYN at the hospital...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  romance
  • When You Know by Kiki Archer

    When You Know by Kiki Archer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "When You Know," is the sequel to Kiki Archer’s best-selling lesbian fiction novel, "One Foot Onto The Ice." Teacher, Susan Quinn, and Club Ski instructor, Jenna James, have finally found love. True love. Real love. Breathless love. There’s chemistry. There’s passion. There’s a future...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  wlw  romance
  • Owners & Dolls by M.A. Innes

    Owners & Dolls by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aww. I had the best Owner ever. Now I just had to make sure he knew I belonged to him and wasn’t on loan like some kind of library book. – EmersonBouncing through life, the only things Emerson knows for sure are that he has the best job ever and one day he’s going to meet the Dom of his dreams...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  steamy
  • Slave Hunt by J.A. Rock

    Slave Hunt by J.A. Rock

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thirty people. Two hours. Only the strong will survive. When Riddle decides to put on a slave hunt, the Subs Club is on board. Tops hunting bottoms in the woods with paintball guns? Yes. Captives strung up on whipping posts, at the mercy of their captors? Hell yes. But on the morning of the hunt, nothing’s going according to plan...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  steamy
  • Twice Shy by Aurora Rey

    Twice Shy by Aurora Rey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes, you get a second chance at love. Sometimes, you hook up with your ex and remember why you broke up in the first place.Amanda Russo knows better than to give her failed marriage another try, but the brief fling reminds her there's more to life than work and parenting...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  wlw
  • Who We Were by E.M. Lindsey

    Who We Were by E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Don't leave the house, don't talk to the paparazzi, don't answer your phone unless it's me, and do not- whatever you do- attempt to post about this on social media." Life isn’t supposed to be this complicated when you’re an Oscar winner…right? So what if he has two names, and straddles the line between two worlds...
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    humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  slow-burn
  • Merry Faking Christmas by Della Cain

    Merry Faking Christmas by Della Cain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Knox asked for a date. Santa brought him a Daddy.Knox is looking forward to a quiet Christmas with his family. His sister has other ideas, and not only is she getting married, but she’s trying to set Knox up on a date for the wedding. In a panic, he tells her is already bringing someone home.One problem: Knox is single. Very...
  • Proud by Tatum West

    Proud by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will Did you hear the one about the rich parents who sent their kid to conversion therapy? You didn’t? Well, that’s because it’s not funny. And it didn’t work. I’m a trust fund baby. The boy with the summer trips to France, the Mercedes for his sixteenth birthday, and the fancy degree from Georgetown. I have everything. But my family didn't believe me when I came out...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  contemporary  fiction  abuse  book  adult
  • Snowstorms and Second Chances: A Williamsville Inn Christmas Story by Brigham Vaughn

    Snowstorms and Second Chances: A Williamsville Inn Christmas Story by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Erik Josef is a forty-three-year-old, recently divorced businessman with one goal: wrap up his last project of the year so he can spend the holidays in Tahiti. All he wants is drinks on a beach, served to him by a woman in a bikini...
  • Curved by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory

    Curved by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Bent, Not Broken Novella Madden Polunin is happy. He loves his person, Private Investigator Evan Slater, his job as a defense attorney, and he doesn’t mind living in Evan’s small house, even though he comes from an old-money family on Vert Island. Evan is everything Madden wants out of bed, and in it, except he’s missing one thing: gentleness...
  • The Bright Side : A Flippin' Fantastic Romance by Lucy Bexley

    The Bright Side : A Flippin' Fantastic Romance by Lucy Bexley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darby lives her life on the bright side. She loves her two best friends Mia and James, so much in fact that she’s built an awesome career running Flippin’ Fantastic Renovations with them. All she wants is to decorate houses, cheerlead the people around her, and for no one to call her by her given name (Jane).Astrid West is restless. She’s curated a life that ties her to nothing and no one...
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    lgbtq  humor  wlw  contemporary  lesbian-mc  fiction  book  adult
  • Pitcher Perfect by Lee Blair

    Pitcher Perfect by Lee Blair

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a workaholic brewer and a lonely chef team up to win a prestigious food and beer competition, they might find the perfect pairing in each other.AustinMe and my friends knew that when we joined forces to open Tap That Brewery, we needed to do more than just make great brews to break into the crowded Oregon beer scene...
  • Let Me Love You by Gianni Holmes

    Let Me Love You by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a guy who constantly needs rescuing meets his Prince-not-so-Charming?After bailing on his corporate kingdom due to a very public scandal, the last thing Tate expects is to bump into temptation in the woods. A five feet four, one-hundred-and-twenty-pound guy who reeks of a damsel in distress. In other words, Tate’s kryptonite...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  mlm  contemporary  age-gap  fiction  book
  • Sob O Mesmo Teto by Bruna Fontes

    Sob O Mesmo Teto by Bruna Fontes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Calíope Medina tem certeza absoluta de que está ficando louca. Entre cinco irmãos e uma mãe sem nenhum juízo, ela nunca foi exatamente expert em viver uma vida normal. Mas a situação sai dos eixos quando seu novo padrasto traz consigo mais quatro filhos, e agora sua nova residência parece abrigar a população de um pequeno país...
  • Feels Like Home by Melissa Grace

    Feels Like Home by Melissa Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Katie Kelley has all the ingredients of a happy life: a home she adores, the best friends anyone could ask for, and a job as a pastry chef that she loves. If only she could get one single doctor to take her seriously enough to figure out what the heck is going on with her health...
  • Going Down by Cat Wynn

    Going Down by Cat Wynn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Colin Rush is an overworked hotshot at a Big Four consulting firm. His neighbor Emma Smith is a cutesy but reserved first grade teacher who’s never so much as glanced in his direction. Needless to say, Colin’s positive that Emma’s not his type, and, in turn, Emma thinks Colin is an intimidating player, and probably a jerk. Frankly, they avoid each other at all costs...
  • Daddy's Little Christmas List by Della Cain

    Daddy's Little Christmas List by Della Cain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Edwin thinks his Secret Santa delivery is a mistake…turned out it’s his daddy.When I stepped into the elevator after the longest meeting of my life, I expected to go home, take a shower, and climb into bed. Instead, I found a folded- up piece of paper that changed my life. The law office above me was doing a Secret Santa and the name on my paper was my crush...
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    lgbtq  humor  romance  mlm  contemporary  holidays  fiction  book
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