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Hopelessly Bromantic by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
Unwanted by Marley Valentine
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo halves of a whole, Arlo Bishop and I were both unwanted kids brought together by the foster system. Dealing with the aftermath of neglect and abandonment, we grew up side by side and found solace in one another.We wanted.We needed.We loved.Desperately.But somewhere along the way, Arlo wanted and needed and loved drugs more. So, I did the only thing I could and broke my own heart to save his... -
某某 A Certain Someone by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings盛望搬进了白马弄堂的祖屋院子,一并搬进来的还有他爸正在交往的女人。他爸指着那个女人的儿子对他说:叫哥。桀骜不驯吃软不吃硬的制冷机(攻)x自认很金贵的懒蛋小少爷(受)盛望:我笔直。江添:我恐同。校园文,1v1+heSheng Wang moved into his ancestral home at White Horse Lane, along with the woman that his father was presently seeing.His dad pointed at that woman’s son and said to him: Call him ge (older brother)... -
Letters Book One by Michael Robert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York City financier, thirty-nine-year-old Perry Jackson, discovers a letter from his deceased husband, Jack. Jack’s recent death leaves Perry reeling and alone. After eighteen years together, Perry has no idea how he can move forward.Lucas Jenson, a nineteen-year-old residing in Beaufort, South Carolina, has lost both his mother and the man he dreamed of sharing his life with... -
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Jonty's Halloween by Barbara Elsborg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJonty and Devan’s Big Adventure travelling around the world is cut short when Devan’s mother falls ill, and they have to fly home. Leaving Jonty to his own devices is never a good idea and before Devan can say no, Jonty has talked his way into hosting a Halloween extravaganza at The Dunes hotel... -
Jonty and Devan's Big Day by Barbara Elsborg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s going to be the day of their lives—their wedding, their way, where it all started: The Dunes Hotel in Northumberland. But from the moment the planning starts, Jonty is overwhelmed. When Devan’s mother starts making suggestions, Jonty’s mouth runs away with him and his inner Groomzilla is in danger of escaping. But it’s when Jonty goes quiet that Devan knows he’s in trouble... -
Hot Wings by Eli Easton, Tara Lain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe alpha meets his match.Most macho of all the super-alpha Canali brothers and proud of it, Donny’s famous for his gorgeous face, his firefighter prowess, and for going through girls his family doesn’t approve of as fast as he changes jeans.Donny’s biggest hero is his fire captain dad, until his life gets saved from the skies by fire pilot Dell Murphy.Dell’s certain about most things... -
The Other Brother by Jax Calder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when you fall for the one person you can't have?Ryan has had seventeen years of being compared to Cody, part of his toxic fractured family, so you’ll forgive him for some epic eye-rolling when it comes to Mr Perfect. Although not related to him by blood, Cody has always been annoying background noise in Ryan’s life... -
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All I Ever Wanted by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’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... -
Gay Club! by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA landmark comedic novel about a group of queer teens at their worst - and ultimately their best - from one of the UK's leading writers of LGBTQ+ teen fiction. Barney's a shoo-in for his school's LGBTQ+ Society President at the club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the entire student body, the whole school starts paying attention... -
Rules to Break by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDavey’s Rule #91: Daddy never loses faith in his boy. Bryan Miller is satisfied with his uncomplicated life. He’s a discipline Daddy who’s not in the market for any kind of permanent relationship. And why should he be? Like the waves he surfs in the small beach town he calls home, there’s always another body available to warm his bed when he tires of the current flavor of the week... -
Another Day With Jory by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJory holiday ficlet from Mary Calmes... -
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Short Stack by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat 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... -
When I Grow Up by John Goode
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Tales from Foster High Story After graduation, Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark move to California to pursue their dreams. But high school sweethearts are called that for a reason, and their love rarely stands up to the test of time. As money, school, sex, and jealousy test their relationship to the breaking point, Kyle and Brad fight to hold on to the love that brought them together... -
A Betting Man/A Marrying Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA BETTING MAN Kent Samson loves his life as a big time ad exec for a prestigious advertising company in New York. But when he makes a bet with his best friend, Blaine, Kent is thrown for a loop—for Kent has to make the next person to walk through the door fall in love with him. When unsuspecting bike messenger Terry Barron delivers a package, he meets the unbelievably sexy Kent Samson... -
His Assistant by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew going to work for movie star and party boy Harper Royce was a mistake.It was a bigger mistake to sleep with him, but here we are.At least this situation is temporary. I’m on the verge of a major breakthrough with my musical career, and then my days of working as a personal assistant are over. As long as I don’t fall for Harper, this should all work out just fine... -
Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt 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... -
营业悖论[娱乐圈] Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu, 稚楚
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuplicate, to be deleted by a super-librarian... -
Lane's Lost Kitten by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you need to lose something to find the one thing you didn’t know was missing.Moving to a new city, into a new apartment building, fresh off the heels of a shittastic breakup is a whole lotta change at once. I’m officially not a fan. At least my landlord is hot…hot and straight. That’s probably for the best. I don’t exactly have my life together.When my kitten goes missing, I’m at a loss... -
Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRealising 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... -
The Long Way by DomLuka
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote: Book cover incorrectly titled.After tragedy strikes at home and he loses a special friend, is betrayed by someone he trusts and his father discovers he's gay, Owen Dovan moves in with the brothers he hasn't seen in two years. Even in a loving environment things aren't always easy... -
Until Jude by Briar Prescott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm the first one to tell you doing the right thing has never been high on my list of priorities.Same goes for respecting the law. And ethics in general.It's more like guidelines anyway.Until him.Jude Riley.I invite myself into his life and refuse to leave. I know it's wrong. I know I shouldn't.I do anyway.It's never meant to turn into anything serious.It's never supposed to matter.Until it does... -
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Fearless by Chris O'Guinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt fifteen, Justin is already a cynic. He’s experienced too many betrayals, too many disappointments. He doesn’t want to be involved in anything. He doesn’t want to be popular. He doesn’t even want friends anymore, since they only ever let you down. He just wants to get through high school and the best way he can come up with to accomplish that goal is to simply be invisible... -
Once Burned by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCameron Doyle is an arson investigator who’s learned he can’t trust anyone. Ignacio Mondelvano is an artist with a secret that could tear them apart. A year ago, shy, quiet Cameron had his trust shattered by a sociopath who used him to gain information on an arson case... -
A Rubber Ducky Kind of Day by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes it’s just a rubber ducky kind of day…especially when you work in customer service.Skyler knows he’s not the most well-mannered business owner, but luckily the curious people who wander into his coffee shop don’t expect him to behave. They like the drama that whirls around him like one of his fabulous dresses.Well, everyone but Nash likes the drama that plays out... -
Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsT.J. has come to share an original story called Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure. It is hysterical and all about dicks. The story is set in the world of Tell Me It’s Real and the upcoming sequel, The Queen and the Homo Jock King... -
An Unrivaled Off Season by Ashlyn Kane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAny other year, hockey player Grady Armstrong would be licking his wounds after a disappointing playoffs exit. Somehow, this year, he’s in the stands as his rival-turned-boyfriend Max Lockhart competes for the Stanley Cup… and there’s nowhere he’d rather be. Well, except maybe lifting the Cup himself... -
Shark Out of Water by Jenn Cooksey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the Amazon Bestseller Shark Bait, the first novel in the Grab Your Pole series, debut author Jenn Cooksey delivered a fun, snarky, and realistic beginning to a larger story that has found its way into the hearts of readers everywhere... -
Poke Check by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne scorching summer in each other’s arms could never be enough. Stanislav “Stan” Lyamin is happy playing for the Railers. The towering goalie is well-loved, respected, and making a home for himself even though that home only contains him, his cat, and his growing Pokemon trading card collection. Stan prefers it that way... -
Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sparkling queer YA romance set in Brisbane, Henry Hamlet’s Heart follows one guy and his sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking journey to love.Henry Hamlet doesn’t know what he wants after school ends. It’s his last semester of year twelve and all he’s sure of is his uncanny ability to make situations awkward. Luckily, he can always hide behind his enigmatic best friend, Len... -
Go Your Own Way by Zane Riley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Osborne couldn’t wait to put the roller coaster ride of his public education behind him. Having suffered bullying and harassment since grade school, he planned a senior year that would be simple and quiet before going away to college and starting fresh. But when a reform school transfer student struts into his first class, Will realizes that the thrill ride has only just begun... -
Tied in Knots by Z.B. Heller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoses 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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That Turtle Story by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNor O’Brien spends his days in sunny Key West caring for and rehabilitating sea turtles. He doesn’t need anything else in life, expect maybe a significant other to cuddle with after a long day. But recent heartbreak has left Nor salty, and he’s not in the mood for anything, Christmas included. Then Eugene Montgomery walks into Turtle R&R, claiming to have found a clutch of eggs in distress... -
Hair Balls by Tara Lain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a blue-collar dude who hides behind his Sasquatch hair gets sheared by a toppy femme in pink lace bikini panties?Contractor, Rick Ronconi can’t admit what he really wants because it’ll lose him his job, his father, his few friends, and maybe even the one thing he really cares about—his sister, Alice... -
Fixer Upper by Jason Collins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKIP: Rule one of hiring a handyman: don’t fall in love with him. My new house needs some renovations, and I’ve got my eye on Ted. He’s a contractor from my support group with a hands-on approach and a million-dollar smile, and I’m thrilled when he agrees to help. As it turns out, this renovation isn’t the only thing he’s got in hand. Every time he’s around, I go weak in the knees... -
Rearranged by E.M. Denning
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowan McAllister is an obedient son. He went to the schools his parents wanted. He walked the path they set him on with no complaints. Then he even agreed to marry the son of a long time family friend. When he marries a complete stranger after his bachelor party in Las Vegas, it’s the craziest, yet somehow also the sanest thing he’s ever done... -
Malicious Compliance by E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's nothing like an epic fall from grace.Relationship: over.Career: trashed.Home: lost.And somehow, it gets worse when I move into a run-down apartment with a neighbor who's made it his mission to make my life a living hell... -
Socks for an Otter by Posy Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe fell from his ivory tower and landed in the gutter. But Sebastian would rather be homeless and hungry than clueless. On his way to the food pantry, a guy on his cell phone runs into him and triggers his prickly side. As a sign of goodwill, Louis offers to cook for him. But all Sebastian sees is the privilege he used to have. This isn’t a fairytale. Louis isn’t Prince Charming... -
His Boy to Tame by Skyler Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart of the Naughty or Nice, Season Two collection.Dear Santa,It feels weird to try this again.But I want a boy of my own.Someone a bit bratty and fun and not so easily pushed over.I don’t have a long list of demands because all that really matters is that he loves me.Unconditionally.Corny_DaddyClayI’ve done this before.The last time I looked for a boy of my own I thought I’d found one... -
Undercurrent by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTWO LOST MEN, ONE SAFE HARBOR…Internationally best-selling author, Landon Fairchild struck gold with his first novel, but can’t seem to string two words together now... -
Coming Out at the Ball Game by Jax Calder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Elijah, a trip to the ball game with his dad and his ex-friend Jaxon is a special kind of torture. He’s always been a disappointment to his dad, and there’s been an awful awkwardness between him and Jaxon since Elijah came out. Elijah hates that he still cares about what Jaxon thinks of him... -
Off the Ice by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA coming-of-age love story with high school, hockey rivalry, friendship, family, and coming out.Soren’s life changes in an instant when he and his younger brother are adopted by hockey royalty. Making sense of his new life is hard enough, but when he’s enrolled in a private school it means facing a whole new set of problems... -
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Heartmates by Marcus Herzig
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs childhood friends, Lars and Connor were inseparable. Now, in the social gauntlet of high school, neither boy can even muster a single word to the other. When Connor enters a romantic relationship with Jaden-Dominic Choi, the hottest social influencer in school, a barely healed wound is torn wide open again... -
The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t hold the front page. Hold the guy who wrote it.Sunny Miller’s dream job on London’s Fleet Street has become a nightmare.His boss at the Bulletin hates him, the sub-editors keep putting comedy headlines on his attempts at serious journalism, and he’s just been scooped by that posh bellend from the Sentinel, Ludo Boche... -
Fem by Seth King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeter Martin is living two lives inside one body. Although he is openly gay, a lifetime of taunting from his family and community for being “too feminine” has still left him clad in false armor, portraying a character that is entirely fake, but keeps him safe from ridicule all the same. Stand tall, speak deeply, keep a strong handshake, never draw attention, never be “too gay... -
Embracing the Storm by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Do you think dragons exist?"After fifteen years and two kids, Spencer is pretty sure he knows Grayson inside and out. Until a seemingly normal visit to DASH—their favorite club—has him questioning everything he thought he knew about his husband. Grayson has always found peace in submission. But when he discovers age play, something missing slots into place... -
Daddy's Little Artist by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen getting unexpectedly sold in a charity auction is the most interesting thing that’s happened lately, Gray knows something has to change. Unfortunately, he first has to figure out why he’s been purchased and if the crayons around the cutie’s house and ABC chicken nuggets he’s served for dinner have anything to do with it... -
The Jerk Next Door by Mia Monroe, Xram Ragde
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe might look like a daydream, but he’s anything but.My life is perfect. No, really. Dream career, great social life, a fantastic condo, and I’m easy on the eyes. It’s just that I’m a little bored with it all. Until my new neighbor moves in. He’s unfriendly, uptight, and unwilling to compromise. Looks like annoying him just became my new hobby. Poor guy has no idea who he’s up against...
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