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Um milhão de finais felizes by Vitor Martins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJonas não sabe muito bem o que fazer da vida. Entre suas leituras e ideias para livros anotadas em um caderninho de bolso, ele precisa dar conta de seus turnos no Rocket Café e ainda lidar com o conservadorismo de seus pais. Sua mãe alimenta a esperança de que ele volte a frequentar a igreja, e seu pai não faz muito por ele além de trazer problemas... -
Be Our Guest by CJ Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlood is just blood. Family ties are knit in the heart and strengthened by love. With most of whom they consider ‘family’ already right there within their tight-knit circle, the Phoenix couples begin to look beyond that circle and contemplate those from the past who rejected and hurt them. Deep down, Dane longs for reconciliation with his parents... -
Best Man by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome are brothers. Some are friends. All are the best. As our couples turn to the special people in their lives who were there for them during the worst of the worst, and extend their honored requests, the Phoenix family begin to make room for a new member who may be holding back the truth of how badly he was abused. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only... -
Love and Honor by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoing above and beyond the call of love…is the only way they know. The unconditional love the phoenix couples have found in each other is a blessed gift. Out of sadness, pain, and despair, their family has truly risen from the ashes. But it is difficult to soar on the wings of love, basking in joy, as new friends and new family members are still struggling through their own dark trials... -
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To Have and to Hold by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe desires of the heart cannot be denied. As the new members of the family are welcomed with love and compassion and begin to truly feel safe and protected, the grooms battle with the celibacy pact which remains in effect until after the wedding ceremony... -
A Daddy for Kinkmas by Reese Morrison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNaftali doesn’t want a Daddy.Naftali has tried depending on a Dom before, and it didn’t work. He’s too messy and irresponsible to be a full-time sub, so it’s much safer to stick to hook-ups and scenes.Even if it’s never quite enough.David doesn’t want to embarrass himself. He just wants to become a good Dom.David has spent a lot of time denying what he wants. And now he’s ready… mostly... -
Lost Soul: AJ's Burden by Nicky James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat does rock bottom look like to you? AJ Silva is about to find out. His life has been spiralling the drain for the past year, and if he doesn’t find a way out soon, he may die on the streets of San Francisco. Drowning in a severe drug addiction, battling every day to survive, AJ doesn’t know where to turn... -
Liberty by Seth King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt 2:01 AM on Labor Day Monday, the first gunshots ring out inside Liberty gay dance club in Jacksonville, Florida. The next few hours find August Brees and Corey Ross, both eighteen and coming off the most transformative and romantic summer of their lives, fighting against all odds to forge something everlasting out of two ephemeral lives... -
A Little Bit Naughty by Reese Morrison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRemi has a plan. Head to a singles weekend in the Oregon mountains near his home. Finally find the right guy to be his partner and baby boy. Live happily ever after. The only problem? The naughty, irresistible little he meets lives on the other side of the country.Isaac has a plan. Finish his degree. Finish his residency... -
El chico de las estrellas by Chris Pueyo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsÉrase un niño que jamás vivió más de dos años seguidos en una misma casa, por lo que decidió pintar las paredes de todas sus habitaciones con estrellas. Su rechazo al colegio y una familia inusual le empujarán a emprender un viaje donde no todo serán constelaciones y pedirle deseos a la luna... -
Male/Male: A Novel by Seth King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"All I had to do was write a book about him. All I did in the end was fall in love with him..." Talon Cooper is a struggling young writer who decides to enter the male/male, or gay romance, genre to expand his horizons... -
Forever by E. Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake Gray always wanted a real family. He left his own behind when he began his transition, but if he wants a baby he'll need to come off testosterone and get his life in order. The tips he makes as a waiter are barely enough to pay L.A. rent, let alone raise a child. But he’s made his own way for so long that he doesn’t want to rely on others now... -
FOG[电竞] by Man Man He Qi Duo, 漫漫何其多
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings现代电竞+男神VS男神医疗师攻X突击手受【主角配角均无原型,谢谢大家】---Yu Sui and Shi Luo met each other when they were much younger. One was a pro-gamer, a widely-renowned, best of the best, in-game medic. The other was an e-sports newcomer who was just starting out. The two originally played for the same team, during which their relationship became increasingly deep.But things did not go as expected... -
Reid's Lost Cap by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid lost his cap and found his new daddy.When I inherit my house, I don’t expect any feels. The house belonged to an uncle I’d met exactly one time over twenty years ago. But when I open the door to the spare bedroom, I’m hit with a time capsule, one that teaches me more about my late mother than I’ve ever known. There’s even a baseball cap she bought for me when she was pregnant... -
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Juegos de seducción 2 by Nut
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKarel ha tomado la decisión de, por primera vez en su vida, dejar que sea su corazón quien le guíe, lo cual le lleva inexorablemente a abrir una puerta hacia un pasado que no sólo le aterra, sino que es el culpable del mayor de sus temores: amar y ser amado.Noel ve en este acto de confianza la aceptación de sus sentimientos, lo que le hará concebir la feliz posibilidad de un futuro común... -
Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 by Zane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteamy, sensual and poetically hypnotic, Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 is the follow-up to the bestseller Purple Panties. No one can debate the fact that Zane knows sex. The Queen of Erotic Fiction has hit home run after home run in the literary arena with her literary offerings... -
Juegos de seducción 1 by Nut
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKarel Berenson es un publicista de La Gran Manzana. Serio, profesional, con un futuro prometedor y una vida satisfactoria junto a su novia.Noel Lean es un modelo de moda en Estados Unidos. Atractivo, carismático, un seductor empedernido deseado por hombres y mujeres... -
A Chorus Line: The Complete Book of the Musical by James Kirkwood Jr., Michael Bennett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings(Applause Books). It is hard to believe that over 25 years have passed since A Chorus Line first electrified a New York audience. The memories of the show's birth in 1975, not to mention those of its 15-year-life and poignant death, remain incandescent and not just because nothing so exciting has happened to the American musical since... -
Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 2 by R.G. Alexander, May Archer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**LIMITED TIME ONLY! Get it while you can.** Once upon a time, a bunch of M/M authors wondered… What if the Heart2Heart dating app put on a charity raffle in cities around the globe, and random guys in each location were paired up for an adventure? The dates could go terribly wrong…or spectacularly right... -
Guys on the Side by Darien Cox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the sequel to Guys on Top, we meet up with the Boston boys several months later. Corey has developed a close friendship with Doug, who’s still living in the apartment downstairs... -
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"An exhilarating, multi-layered new play."—The Guardian"Stirring and stylishly told . . . McCraney's crispest and most confident work."—Daily News"Greatly affecting. . . . It takes a brave writer to set his language against the plaintive beauty of the hymns and spirituals . . -
Rocket Fantastic: Poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike nothing before it, Rocket Fantastic transfigures the landscape and language of gender and the body. Its poems are populated by figures both familial and fabular: a prodigal brother and a relentless father; the Hermit, Dowager, and Major General; and, perhaps most strikingly, the Bandleader, embodiment of sexual, capitalistic, and political dominance... -
Mais ou menos 9 horas by Vitor Martins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsO quarto romance de Vitor Martins, autor de Um milhão de finais felizes, Quinze dias e do finalista do Prêmio Jabuti 2022 Se a casa 8 falasse.Júnior não imaginava que, às vésperas de seu aniversário de trinta anos, receberia a notícia da morte do pai... -
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Sympathetic Little Monster by Cameron Awkward-Rich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPoetry. African American Studies. LGBT Studies. Through a combination of lyric, narrative, & fractured essay, SYMPATHETIC LITTLE MONSTER attempts to make a space & a shape for the little girl who haunts our cultural/ personal narratives about blackness & transmasculinity... -
Taking you Home by Cooper Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe man on his arm isn’t nearly as scary as the man in the mirror. Hunter Willis’s “Guy Town” passport was stamped and in as good working order as his Harley. Like a good Midwestern jock, he’d ride that manly machine to his construction job every day, even throw back a few beers with the boys. Hockey and baseball filled out his single-dude weekends... -
The Sweet Sins by Rangga Wirianto Putra
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The sexiest novel I’ve ever read.” Betty W. Kusuma, penulis novel “Aku Seorang Gay”. “Novelnya bagus, ‘dalem’, dan kehidupan di dalamnya seperti kehidupan yang kita ‘kenal’ banget. Ceritanya juga detail. Seperti membaca pengalaman pribadi seseorang. Anyway…, semoga laris, yaaa…. ” Mia Arsjad, penulis novel “Rona Hidup Rona”... -
My Best Friend, Sam by Dick Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEthan has moved to a new town and new school right before his junior year of high school. He has no friends and is pretty miserable. Then he meets Sam in his first homeroom meeting. Sam is a cute, funny kid and one of the first things he asks Ethan is "Do you fish?" The two hit off and soon they spend all of their time together... -
Out of the Blue by R.J. Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen everything happens Out of the Blue…Lt Cameron Cooper has been with the San Francisco Fire Department for fifteen years. He’s seen and dealt with a lot of horrifying situations. He’s always considered himself mentally tough, but when he attends a multi-vehicle accident and sees a dead boy with features remarkably similar to his long-time boyfriend, his mental health takes a hit... -
Billy's Boy by Patricia Nell Warren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor those who know Warren's previous novels, this is the third in a series. The first, The Front Runner, is about a young gay distance runner who was outed on his way to the Olympics. For those who haven't read The Front Runner yet, Billy's Boy stands alone as a story... -
Cross to Bare by Susan Mac Nicol
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTough in business but romantic at heart, fashion designer Lenny James isn’t hiding his masculinity behind his super successful female alter ego, but a vulnerability that only handsome financier Brook Hunter will be man enough to reveal…and worship. TWO OF A KIND It’s amazing what a little mascara and lipstick, a blonde wig, false boobs, and top-notch female fashion can hide... -
Crossed Hearts by J.R. Gray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSmall towns thrive on gossip, and as the owner of the local bar, I consider myself keeper of those secrets. The bar is like a confessional, a place to unload. My sanctuary where my secrets stay hidden and the focus is never on me.I keep my world orderly. None of the bad touching the good. Little dividers allow me to live with myself, which isn’t easy in Arrowood... -
Lilies by Michel Marc Bouchard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA revival of a romantic drama, Simon Doucet re-enacts for Jean Bilodeau, now a Catholic bishop, their past as lovers while rehearsing The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastien... -
Anti-Venom by Ashley Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlone we're dangerous.Together we'll be deadly.They should know better than to mess with a viper in a bed of poison ivy,but it's a lesson some still need to learn... -
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Sinestesia by Cora Menestrelli
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs vitórias sempre foram parte da vida do Garoto de Ouro.Alexandre Duarte venceu quando foi adotado pela melhor família do mundo, quando foi aclamado campeão da mais recente temporada da Fórmula 1 e até mesmo quando largou todas as suas paixões de verão brasileiras para encarar a realidade da vida de um atleta internacional... -
Virgínia mordida by Jeovanna Vieira
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAo retratar um relacionamento marcado sobretudo pela violência psicológica, Jeovanna Vieira apresenta uma das estreias mais empolgantes da ficção brasileira.Virgínia é uma carioca convicta radicada em São Paulo, que trabalha como advogada de dia e desfruta da cidade à noite... -
A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEdwards Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Delicate Balance reveals the emotional savagery of suburbia and the psychological terror of empty lives. First produced in 1966, this dark drawing room comedy may be Albee's masterpiece, as powerful in its 1996 revival as it was thirty years before... -
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNominated for six Tony Awards®, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, but their peace is disturbed when their movie star sister Masha returns unannounced with her twenty-something boy toy, Spike... -
Cuando fuimos los peripatéticos. La novela de Merlí (Planeta Visión) by Héctor Lozano
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBruno Bergeron tuvo una adolescencia difícil que todavía se complicó más cuando vio entrar a su padre en clase con la cartera de profesor y «¡Me llamo Merlí y quiero que os empalméis con la filosofía!»... -
Silver Scars by Posy Roberts
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou need people to love you, especially when you shove them away.A bomb destroyed high-powered lawyer Gil Lemieux’s seemingly perfect life, and PTSD has ruled every decision since the explosion that left him scarred inside and outside. Moving home with his mom is meant to be a temporary measure, just like proofreading for a medical editorial firm is meant to be a stopgap... -
Die Schönheit der Nacht by Nina George
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVor der beeindruckenden Kulisse der bretonischen Küste lässt Bestseller-Autorin Nina George zwei Frauen sich selbst neu entdecken: ihre Wünsche und Träume, ihre Sinnlichkeit, ihr Begehren. Die angesehene Pariser Verhaltensbiologin Claire sehnt sich immer rastloser danach, zu spüren, dass sie lebt und nicht nur funktioniert... -
Cutie Pie นิ่งเฮียก็หาว่าซื่อ by BamBam
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKuea Keerati is engaged to Gilayn Wang. The older lad and the young guy are nothing but perfect together. The sweetest, most magnificent wedding in the country will definitely be held in a few years…As if. His efforts to be a suitable match to Hia-Lian and his loyal love for him…is repaid by Hia-Lian's rejection!When Kuea said he wanted to be with Hia-Lian forever, Hia-Lian could accept it... -
Three Tall Women by Edward Albee
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlbee's best plays have always walked a line between heightened realism and dark comedy. Even his most surreal works are populated with characters who wouldn't seem out of place in real life. His 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner runs true to form. It begins as a naturalistic conversation among three women (identified as A, B, and C) from successive generations who meet in a hospital room... -
刺青 [Cìqīng] by 不问三九, Bu Wen San Jiu
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings萧刻三十岁生日那晚拼桌喝酒,拼着个戳了他所有审美神经的酷man,看着非常合眼缘。三十了,岁数到了,不是二十郎当岁扭扭捏捏的年纪。喜欢了那得毫不犹豫去追,多的不必说。“想让你给我留个刺青,我想和你共度余生。”"Tattoo"On the night of Xiao Ke’s thirtieth birthday, he shared a table while drinking. The person he shared the table with was a cool man who fit all of his aesthetic desires. It was practically love at first sight... -
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Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBruce and Prudence are deeply into therapy. Prudence's macho therapist is urging her to be more assertive while Bruce's wacky female therapist wants him to meet women by placing a personal ad. She does not fully comprehend that Bruce has a male lover who is not pleased by Bruce's desire to date a woman: Prudence... -
Loud Hot Roomie by K. Webster
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoney’s tight.Which is the only reason I agreed to take on a roommate.Enter Riko Valentine who’s loud, messy, and half my age.The first time I saw him, he was limping through physical therapy with my ex’s help.Now he’s crashing in my spare bedroom, leaving dirty dishes everywhere, and driving me insane.He’s chaos. I’m control.He’s a spoiled rich kid. I’m a hardworking delivery driver... -
What’s in a Name? by Pat Henshaw
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn his thirtieth birthday, barista Jimmy Patterson decides to get rip-roaring drunk after his roommate-boyfriend abandons him at a bar in the tiny California foothills town of Stone Acres where they have relocated from San Francisco. Jimmy is immediately rescued by the burly owner of Stonewall Saloon, who has had his eye on Jimmy since the first time he came in months before... -
Cruising by G.A. Hauser
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrodie Duncan expected a week vacation with his girlfriend Melanie on their first cruise to Alaska. What Brodie didn't know was that Melanie had no intention of joining him... -
The Measure of a Man by Posy Roberts
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Free Read** William Harris is a reserved man content living with secrets. He’s kept his sexuality private since he came out as a teen and sees no reason for coworkers to be privy to personal information, especially when there’s no one to go home to. Nate Kelly comes into William’s life at a work function dressed as a beautiful geisha named Momo... -
Autobahn by Neil LaBute
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works...Hidden in the back seat of a sedan, I quickly realized how deep the chasm or intense the claustrophobia could be inside your average family car...
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