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Hired: Hadley by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSebastian LeClerc is richer than Midas. He’s also a grumpy a**hole, a playboy, and the world’s worst boss. At least, according to Hadley, who was crazy enough to take the job as Sebastian’s PA.Big mistake. Huge.Sebastian may look like Richard Gere and be equally charming in public, but it’s all an act. Hadley should know, as he’s one of the few people who gets to see the real Sebastian... -
![A Family Chosen: Volume 1 by Sloane Kennedy]()
A Family Chosen: Volume 1 by Sloane Kennedy
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Note that this bundle includes books already available as single titles*** Save $2 if you buy the bundle vs the individual titles in each bundle! Come meet my amazing extended family of men, the Protectors and the Barrettis! Since all of my series cross over with one another, I've gotten many requests to bundle my bestselling books by reading order... -
![Vow Maker by Lily Morton]()
Vow Maker by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDylan Mitchell wants to get married.However, after seven years of being engaged, that’s looking slightly doubtful. After going through ten wedding planners, they’re gaining a reputation somewhat akin to Henry the Eighth on the wedding circuit.Gabe has vetoed symbolic dove releases, forests of flowers, fire-eating performers, and puce as a wedding colour... -
![All the Battles We Surrender by Garry Michael]()
All the Battles We Surrender by Garry Michael
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime. That was what Sawyer Montgomery thought he had until he realized that it was running out. Now, all he wanted to do was right a wrong from three years ago. He made a vow to spend what little time he had left with Hawkins, the only man he ever loved. He would try everything to penetrate Hawkins’ armor before it was too late. Time... -
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![Wicked Heat by Ella Frank]()
Wicked Heat by Ella Frank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRyanKind, caring, and protective. Those are the three qualities I’m looking for when it comes to my dream man. In a city as big as Chicago, you wouldn’t think he would be that hard to find, right?Wrong.Sure, my boss found a super-sexy detective and my best friend fell madly in love with the most eligible bachelor around... -
![The Life Coach by Sienna Waters]()
The Life Coach by Sienna Waters
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's time to let a little sunshine into your life...Meet Vivien Curtis, a divorced, depressed, reclusive true crime addict. All she wants is to be left alone, and for the kids to stay off her lawn.Until Alice Knowles appears. A young life coach hired by Viv's best friend Evie to get Viv back on her feet again, Alice wants nothing more than to meet Ms. Right, get married, and start adopting cats...Categorized as:
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![Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre]()
Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn adorkable author and an outgoing club kid as roommates only results in one thing—shenanigans! And of course, love.Love beyond the binary, serving up low angst trans romances at Randy's DinerWritten at Randy’s is a low angst M/X roommates to lovers romance between a reclusive trans male author and a life of the party bigender club kid that reads as a standalone... -
![The Phoenix Chronicles by C.J. Bishop, A.M. Snead]()
The Phoenix Chronicles by C.J. Bishop, A.M. Snead
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*A continuation of the Phoenix Club series"I don’t know if my story is truly that powerful, as to light the path for another soul... -
![Heartbreak & Cupcakes by Shawna Renae]()
Heartbreak & Cupcakes by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlex VaughnThe last thing I wanted was to be named San Francisco’s Most Eligible Bachelor. The title alone was misleading. I wasn’t a bachelor. I was a widower and single father. One who wasn’t available or interested.Well... there was one person who might have piqued my interest. Cupcake Girl. But interest and intent are two very different things... -
![Before They Were Lovers: A Nothing Special Valentine's Origin Story by A.E. Via, Abbie Nicole]()
Before They Were Lovers: A Nothing Special Valentine's Origin Story by A.E. Via, Abbie Nicole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo warriors. One unbreakable bond. A love story in the making. God is a hardened and confident alpha with emotional walls that keep him isolated. Day is quieter, more watchful, and looking to connect... -
![Constructing the Soul: Souls of Chicago series by Annabella Michaels]()
Constructing the Soul: Souls of Chicago series by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAkio Forrest loved his life. He had an amazing job, great friends, supportive parents and was recently given the responsibility of heading up the Agape House project, the construction of a new facility for the Chicago-based center that helped LGBTQ teens... -
![Whiskey Sour by Addison Beck]()
Whiskey Sour by Addison Beck
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKnoxWhat do you do when the love of your life chooses someone else?Easy, you find a nice rebound. If it just so happens to be his hot, dumb hunk of a brother, even better.Elton Hill is everything wrong with people. He’s loud, annoying, way too intense, and pushes too hard. But he’s available and our secret friends-with-benefits relationship turns out to be exactly what I need... -
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Hard by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA man walks into a coffee shop and gets offered a job in the movies. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Or every man’s fantasy. Until I remember I’m trying to be a good man. A single father. One who doesn’t do casual relationships, Let alone get paid for s*x. But for those curves and that mouth? Any man might be tempted . . . ~*~ It was an honest mistake . . -
![13 Locuras que regalarte by Alice Kellen]()
13 Locuras que regalarte by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAutumn ha crecido en hogares de acogida y su pasado es como un lienzo en blanco...Categorized as:
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![Learning to Love by M.A. Innes]()
Learning to Love by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeon’s trusted very few people in his life…but that’s starting to change.Finally understanding why love and attraction were always confusing for him has changed Leon’s life in more ways than he can count, but the biggest has been how he sees Morgan. They’ve gone from barely being friends to so much more but trust requires honesty, and Leon knows it’s time to start opening up about his past... -
![Mr. Not Quite Perfect by J.S. Cooper]()
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![Bar Re’s Redemption by STESLARA]()
Bar Re’s Redemption by STESLARA
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Just One Summer: A Dirty Dare Series Novella by Carly Phillips]()
Just One Summer: A Dirty Dare Series Novella by Carly Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips comes a new story in her Dirty Dare series…Gabriella Davenport is a gorgeous, twenty-two-year-old virgin with a trust fund, vacationing in the Hamptons for the summer and running from family pressure to marry someone she doesn’t like, let alone love.Maddox James is a sexy bar manager, older than Gabby by a decade...Categorized as:
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![UnConVentional Kiss by Katherine McIntyre, K.C. Carmine]()
UnConVentional Kiss by Katherine McIntyre, K.C. Carmine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne Comic-Con. One chance encounter. One kiss that changes everything.BeckI never claimed to be easy to love. My steady stream of ex-girlfriends is proof positive, and my anxiety pretty much confirms I’ll be alone for the rest of my life. No matter who I date, I can’t ever feel completely myself.At least until I met Cay, who’s bright, charming, and captures my attention from the start... -
![Scene Queen by Charlie Novak]()
Scene Queen by Charlie Novak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote to self: just because he's hot and funny doesn't change the fact he's annoying AF.Hooking up with my irritating as hell neighbour wasn't on my agenda for the week, even if he is ridiculously gorgeous with a smile that lights up my life. His music is too loud, he’s too nosy… but I can’t stop myself from wanting more than a taste... -
![The Gentleman by Dianna Roman]()
The Gentleman by Dianna Roman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCameron Fairway has a secret. Before he shares it with the world, he’s determined to build the confidence he wants to live life as a gay man and the experience he’ll need to snag Mr. Right. For that, he requires a mentor—someone experienced. Someone with manners. Someone discreet enough to be able to mix business with pleasure under the watchful eye of his father’s empire—a gentleman... -
![Snowed In by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak]()
Snowed In by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPreviously released in the Alphas Confess All anthology with the name In From the Cold. Winter might be cold, but this threesome is heating up … Jessica Phillips never imagined that Gideon Michaels would be at the seminar she was attending in the snowy Aspen wilderness. Gideon broke her heart six months before but introduced her to the world of BDSM... -
![Contours and Cuddles by Della Cain]()
Contours and Cuddles by Della Cain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsh has the world at his feet—everyone says so. Then why does he feel like something is missing?Ash’s indie makeup brand is taking the industry by storm. He loves twisting gender norms on their head and making everyone feel gorgeous. If only he felt that way about himself. He keeps his scars hidden and his heart locked tight... -
![Dirty Christmas by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Dirty Christmas by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoast the chestnuts. Spike the eggnog. Break out the ugly Christmas sweaters...Shoot me now. I'll be home for Christmas. Whether I like it or not. Reyfield, Illinois is the last place I want to be for the Holidays. Yet, here I am, headed that way in a car with my brother-in-law's drop-dead gorgeous, certifiably insane secretary...Categorized as:
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![Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden]()
Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLuca Moretti is grumpy—and he wouldn't have it any other way.Wrangling six—Italian—siblings and the family's restaurants would make anyone cranky. But when his mother requests that he save his aunt’s struggling Italian deli in charming, picturesque Indigo Bay, he has no idea that he's about to get an overdose of sweetness... -
![Lipstick and Lecture Halls by Della Cain]()
Lipstick and Lecture Halls by Della Cain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes you think you have everything you want in life only to discover you're wrong.College professor Nathan Walker spends his days preparing students to be the next generation of teachers and his nights alone. He's been living a half-life since his wife decided his bisexuality was an issue and his love of makeup a dealbreaker. It's fine. Really--sort of... -
![Single Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn]()
Single Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Minnesota Raider’s PR Guru calls me into her office. No big deal, right? I’m Dominik James. I’m the goalie with the most and the most charming player we’ve got...and now I’m supposed to use my charm to win over the journalist who’s gonna be tailing me for two weeks.Two weeks.I start out with nothing against Fiadora Brown or what she does for a living...Categorized as:
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![Choke Hold by Eve Holmes]()
Choke Hold by Eve Holmes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.”-Rocky Balboa Ty Roscoe and Luca Mitchell have moved beyond their rivalry in MMA, becoming more than just teammates. Now working together both in and out of the cage, they’re focused on one common making it to the Ultimate Fighting Championship... -
![Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes]()
Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA grumpy baker, a quirky ad man, and a recipe for forever…ScottSo this cute guy sits next to me on the plane and proceeds to talk my ear off for hours. Not good. I don’t like talking and I don’t like strangers. But Theo’s sweet, smart, and sexy—the perfect distraction from business woes and personal worries.Okay, things got overly friendly, but we’re adults and we know the score... -
![Pixie by K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix]()
Pixie by K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEverybody loves Pixie. Everybody wants Pixie. But Pixie needs a Daddy, and his heart is set on me. I’m determined to resist him, for more reasons than I can count. He’s too young for me. He’s my employee. And he’s everything I’ve been avoiding for half my life. He’s vibrant. He’s sweet. He’s absolutely perfect, no matter how much I don’t want him to be... -
![Resisting Asa by Emily Rose]()
Resisting Asa by Emily Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsa:Jade Kanoska is a puzzle I want to figure out. Not only because she’s beautiful, smart, and sharp-tongued, but because she’s hiding something, and I want to know what it is. The problem is, the more time I spend with my new temporary assistant, the more I’m seeing her in an unprofessional light, and the more I realize I want her permanently. Only not as my assistant...Categorized as:
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Three-Way Tie by M.Q. Barber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrong knots hold love fast. Henry gives his submissive lovers a day filled with the best kind of tension. Set just over a year after the start of Alice's arrangement with her neighbors in "Playing the Game," "Three-Way Tie" explores a day in the life of Henry, Alice, and Jay. The story is told in three chapters, one from each character's point of view... -
![My Forever by Jayda Marx]()
My Forever by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTitus - Owen and I have lived together and loved each other for nearly a year, and every day is better than the last. I don’t know how I ever lived without him, or what I did to deserve him, but one thing I know for sure is that I am never letting him go. Several months ago on his twenty-first birthday, I offered him a permanent collar and Owen accepted... -
![Manties and Muffins by Della Cain]()
Manties and Muffins by Della Cain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll work and no play requires a trip to Collared. Daddy says so.Beaumont’s line of manties grew from a midnight passion to an overnight sensation when he launched his signature line. No longer working two jobs to support his hobby, he has four full-time employees and all the business he can handle... -
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![Only Keep You by J.D. Chambers]()
Only Keep You by J.D. Chambers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"At this point, I'm starting to think that if I don't feel something for someone soon, that the notion of sparks will go the way of the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus." David Taylor just wants to belong. After a childhood of being the perfect son in an attempt to receive the acceptance he so craved, he has finally started living the life he wants. Maybe that means dating men as well as women... -
![Life Is Sweet by Lily Seabrooke]()
Life Is Sweet by Lily Seabrooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMelissa Warden is at the top of her field, CFO of a high-powered financial institution, but there's only one problem: she doesn't know why she did any of it, what she sacrifices every second of her life for. And after lying to her family pretending she has a girlfriend to keep them from worrying about her, it backfires when they invite her girlfriend to her sister's baby shower... -
![Snowed In with Benefits by Misha Horne]()
Snowed In with Benefits by Misha Horne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a reclusive musician avoiding the spotlight and Hollywood's favorite trainwreck get snowed in together, what could go wrong? Austin Ash is famous for trashing things. Hotel rooms, relationships... his career.After his latest public meltdown, he's desperate to reclaim the spotlight— and get it off his ex's embarrassing revenge album... -
![One Week with His Stepbrother by Kelex]()
One Week with His Stepbrother by Kelex
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJJ Whitehurst has made billions for his clients—and millions for himself—over the years. An unapologetic workaholic, he finds solace in his career. It’s easier to evade personal entanglements when he’s always working... -
![Wounded: A Black Diamond Novel by Ashley James]()
Wounded: A Black Diamond Novel by Ashley James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa… Where the rich and famous go to disappear. Some to relax, some to get sober. For me… It’s my last shot, my final chance at redemption. I’m hotheaded. Reckless. Self-Destructive. I don’t want to be here, but not doing so means losing everything I’ve worked my whole life for. It means losing my band. The only family and the only constant I’ve ever known...Categorized as:
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![The Other Daddy by Jason Collins]()
The Other Daddy by Jason Collins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCADE:Romance is my job, but nothing prepared me for Adrian.When I developed the dating app Matched, I didn’t do it to meet men—especially since I’m straight. But when my sister sets me up on a blind date and I mistake Adrian for a woman’s name, I meet a guy who changes everything I know about myself. I land a second date, and the more we talk, the more I want to know him and his young son... -
![Shutter Bug by Vari Scott]()
Shutter Bug by Vari Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s the difference between learning from your past and being trapped by it? MasonYou’d have thought that becoming a billionaire by twenty four would have been the hardest thing I’ve ever done. That would have been right, until the moment I needed help from Bowie Grant. He’s prickly, he’s surly, and he’s adamant that he’s not the man I need. Problem is, Bowie is the only man I’ve ever wanted... -
![Drilling Deep by Cameron Hart]()
Drilling Deep by Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve spent the last decade and a half on this oil rig, aside from the few times my supervisors forced me to take time off out of concern that I would go stir-crazy. They don’t understand that I like the solitude and manual labor this job requires. No one does.As the Drilling Rig Foreman, it’s my responsibility to oversee daily operations and jump in when necessary. That part, I don’t mind...Categorized as:
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![The Nanny with the Nice List by K. Sterling]()
The Nanny with the Nice List by K. Sterling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas, Dash Griffin finally gets his man.The library needs a new Santa to read stories to its littlest patrons and Dash has lots of friends who would be perfect. But instead of asking any of them, he sets his sights on quiet, uptight Gavin Selby. Dash has known for some time that the cranky accountant is the one for him...Categorized as:
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![Textual Confusion by Fifer Rose]()
Textual Confusion by Fifer Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI need you tomorrow.Same time and place as last week.Who dis?Did I f*ck you stupid last time? You know.Between barely scraping by financially and dealing with a stalker ex-boyfriend, Asher’s life was already problematic enough before randomly receiving a string of texts from an unknown number in the middle of the night.He should have just done what a normal person would do and ignore them... -
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![Divine River by Marina Vivancos]()
Divine River by Marina Vivancos
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMike is just fine being the grumpy wood-worker in town. Sure, maybe he’s not the epitome of happiness, but he doesn’t need some lively city boy coming onto his turf and turning his world upside down.Mike has learnt to conform to the small-town expectations placed on him. He keeps who he loves—who he is—to himself... -
![My Grumpy Old Bear by Jayda Marx]()
My Grumpy Old Bear by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrooks - I’ve been coming to this little café every weekday for the past month, and everyday the same guy, Noah, takes my order. That may not sound so exciting, but there’s more; he also always flirts with me, talks to me and makes me feel like a million bucks. The problem? He’s in his mid-twenties, which is a baby compared to my forty-five years... -
![My Everything by Jayda Marx]()
My Everything by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTitus- My large stature and intimidating looks serve me well in my career as head of security and bouncer of the city’s most popular gay dance club. In my personal life? Well, not so much. Not many men approach me, and those who do only see me as a challenge. They either want to brag about getting banged by the bear or are simply curious if I’m “big all over.” Spoiler alert: I am... -
![Filthy Rock Stars by R. Cayden]()
Filthy Rock Stars by R. Cayden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI can’t stop thinking about him, but I don’t even know his name…The stranger with the rakish grin upends my world.It’s not just that the tattooed bad boy saves me from my ex with a getaway motorcycle ride.I confess secrets to him in the rainy park that I’ve never told another person, and we do things in the shadows that I’ve only dared fantasize about.I’m surprising myself a lot lately... -
![Beard Burn by Shaw Hart]()
Beard Burn by Shaw Hart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou're going to like the burn...AlmaGetting stranded in Clearwater is a disaster for me.I have nowhere to stay, no money, and no friends.Then I see the now hiring sign and I start to get my hopes up.When I go in for my interview and meet Bishop, the grumpy giant who might just be my new boss, I think that maybe my luck is starting to turn.BishopHiring Alma would be a mistake...Categorized as:
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![Just Forever by Briar Prescott]()
Just Forever by Briar Prescott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been two years.Two years of Ryker. Two years of being married to my best friend. Two years of taking chances. Making plans. Building a life together. Following my heart.Two years of trust.Two years of love.Two years of us.And now we’re in New York. Me in med school, and Ryker in the NHL.It’s going great so far.I wouldn’t change a thing.Maybe… Maybe just the hiding. Because hiding sucks...
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