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  • On the Run by May Archer

    On the Run by May Archer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I was supposed to be partying with a bunch of celebrities in paradise this week, okay?But then I made one teeny, tiny error in judgement before leaving New York, and suddenly the paparazzi expected me to give a command performance as “the other man” in their straight celebrity “outing” of the week.Um, no, precious. So much no...
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    animals  lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 by Nicole Edwards

    Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The readers voted and the winners for the 2015 holiday book are: Alluring Indulgence: Travis, Kylie, Gage; Sniper 1 Security: RT and Z; Club Destiny: Luke, Sierra, Cole. Come and see how they are heating up the holidays this year! The Walker brothers are at it again..
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Escape to a Winter Wonderland with CEO and billionaire Colton Connolly as he embarks on a shenanigan-filled journey in search of the idyllic white Christmas he's always craved. Inspired by the enchantment of his favorite holiday movies, Colton surprises his beloved husband and their found family with a trip to the captivating mountain town of Winterhaven...
  • Secrets by Carly Marie

    Secrets by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will their secrets be too much, or exactly what the other needs?Larson knows two things: Doms think he’s too big to be a little, and he’ll never find a Daddy. He buries himself in work at the firehouse, the homes he remodels, and creating stunning woodwork, all while telling himself that he’s happy...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • The Science of Attraction by Jay Hogan

    The Science of Attraction by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I am Mackenzie Country born and bred. Farming the high country runs in my blood, like my father, and his father, and his grandfather before him. My future has been mapped out for me since the day I was born. Or at least it was, until Liam Skelton walks onto Lane Station, lights a fire in my heart, and turns my whole world upside down...
  • The Steady by Kelly Fox

    The Steady by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hot for teacher? No.Hot for teacher's widower? Maybe a little more than I should be.I merely meant to comfort Ren, to help him find steady ground in the middle of an ocean of pain. It was supposed to be a one-time thing.Only… our chemistry, set ablaze by our extreme size and age differences, was something neither of us had experienced before...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  contemporary  age-gap  angst  small-town  fiction
  • Courageous Hearts by Emmy Sanders

    Courageous Hearts by Emmy Sanders

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mr. Right wasn’t expecting Mx. Tall, Dark, and Beautiful. BoBeing out and proud as a nonbinary person didn’t come easy, but I’ve finally found my place. I have an amazing work family at the cabaret bar where I perform, Chicago fits me better than my Texas hometown ever did, and I’m truly happy.Especially once Jameson walks into my life...
  • The Punk by Kelly Fox

    The Punk by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Punk Rock Superstar Collapses In Front Of Record CrowdHendrix Cavanaugh Rushed To Hospital In Mexico CityCavanaugh Leaves Hospital AMAI've loved Hendrix Cavanaugh since his high school mascot days, and seeing him grind himself down like this has been driving me up a wall. Now that he's collapsed on stage, I can't watch from the sidelines for a second longer...
  • The Skeptic by Kelly Fox

    The Skeptic by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a new series set in one of Central Texas's fastest-growing river towns.You've heard of those romances where the priest is seduced by the worldly outsider? Yeah, this isn't that.I'm a gay preacher with more tattoos than sense and more notches on my bedpost than years in the ministry. I'm also not totally settled on the existence of God...
  • Devil's Own by K.M. Neuhold

    Devil's Own by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s nothing Devil loves more than giving Angel whatever he wants, especially when it’s what he wants too. The only question is… Does Raven want them?Of course, I’ve noticed Angel and Devil noticing me. I’ve felt their eyes and the deep pulse of their heated wanting...
  • Tide Over by Eve Holmes

    Tide Over by Eve Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The storm will always pass…Desperate to escape his pain, Liam Fraser returns to his home province of Nova Scotia—but not to the place he once called home. Instead, he finds himself in Torrin Cove, a tiny, remote fishing village that seems like the perfect place to hide from the painful memories he can’t outrun...
  • The Beautiful Mess by Aimee Nicole Walker

    The Beautiful Mess by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A heroic, sworn bachelor risks his neck to save lives, but his heart needs a daring rescue.Kerry likes his beer cold, his coffee hot, and sex without strings. Running an emergency response crew takes up most of his time, and he reserves the rest for his family. Besides, he’s experienced enough heartache for two lifetimes and isn’t looking for more misery...
  • Sundae's Best by Riley Hart

    Sundae's Best by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Grady Dalton is in a rut. He’s thirty-eight, without a boyfriend, and has yet to find the place that feels like home. The closest he ever got was his best friend, Nathan. But it’s been seven years since he passed, and life isn’t getting easier. That’s how he ends up in Briar County, hoping to grow roots in the place Nathan had loved...
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    animals  lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again...
  • 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...
  • Hot Blooded: A Fosters' Beginning, BFF to Lovers MPreg by J.D. Light

    Hot Blooded: A Fosters' Beginning, BFF to Lovers MPreg by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mark and Devon have been best friends since they were ten and completely inseparable since they were thirteen. They were together before either of them presented as alpha or omega, and they've been the most important people in each other's lives without exception these last twelve years...
  • Stalky by J.D. Light

    Stalky by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a shy omega and a stoic man don't know how to communicate, things tend to go unsaid.When Jett proposes to Brewer in a moment of pain killer induced highness, Brewer knows it's only because the omega wants "big, strong kids who can fight back," and he can't blame him considering what the omega blabbed to him about his last relationship while inebriated...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  omegaverse
  • My Christmas, My Crooked Bend by Taylor Rylan

    My Christmas, My Crooked Bend by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s that time of year again and the sleepy little town of Crooked Bend is preparing for their Christmas celebration. There are secrets and surprises, misunderstandings, and makeup sex. Oh, and let’s not forget a certain sexy sheriff who’s taken to carrying fish shaped crackers around with him...
  • Logan's Loves by Taylor Rylan

    Logan's Loves by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life wasn’t easy. It didn’t always turn out how you planned, either. Still, Logan wouldn’t trade his current life for anything. He had a wonderful family, a loving husband he’d do anything for, and they had just become parents to twins. What more could they want? So much had changed in the last two years but Rhett couldn’t be happier...
  • Simon's Surprise by Taylor Rylan

    Simon's Surprise by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Simon has been married three years and he loves his husband more than life. He’s patiently waited for a time when Sean was ready for a family, but if that never happened, he was okay, as long as he had Sean by his side. Sean wanted to make Simon happy and he knew his husband wanted kids. He finally felt he was at a place that he could slow down enough to start the family he’d always dreamed of...
  • Redemption by E. Davies

    Redemption by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’ll make up my own mind about you.” Months after he was mugged in Houston, legal secretary Jasper Barnes is still hiding out in Hidden Creek. Self-defense classes would boost his confidence. Problem is, the guy offering them is Chad Allaback, and he has a reputation, to say the least...
  • Relief Pitcher by Lee Blair

    Relief Pitcher by Lee Blair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I thought I was helping him get his groove back. Turns out he’s helping me fall in love.TylerI have one rule when it comes to matters of my one and done. Consensually, of course. Fun with no complicated romantic feelings. Not that I’m built to experience those, anyway.After my car breaks down on a remote road, I follow a lumbersnack back to his creepy cabin for the cell service...
  • Oyster by Fearne Hill

    Oyster by Fearne Hill

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Low tides threw up all kinds of unexpected and random treasures. Wedding bands, hauls of driftwood, old bones worn smooth. Jaded oyster fisherman, Nico La Forge, had seen them all. Or so he believed. Until cold, bedraggled, beautiful Éti Salvador washed up on the shore. Nico had never been in love. Wasn’t even looking for love...
  • Loving My Omega by C.W. Gray

    Loving My Omega by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sam and Teague have been best friends for years. Now that they are both single, can friendship become more?Hurting from a break-up, Sam moves home to Hobson Hills to take care of his great-aunt. After a year passes, he realizes the only thing he misses from his life in Seattle is the one man that has always been there for Sam, his best friend, Teague...
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    animals  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  children  contemporary  family
  • Leif's Serenity by Misty Walker

    Leif's Serenity by Misty Walker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LeifThe world knows me as Leif in Wanderlust, travel blogger.Through the lens of my camera, I take my followers along as I vacation in some of the most beautiful places all over the world.Sure, it can get lonely, but I’m literally living everyone’s best life and loving every second of it.Until I’m hired for a job in Brigs Ferry Bay, Maine, where I meet a local diner owner, Fernando...
  • Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unrequited love hurts like hell Levi Brown has loved Noah White since he was a teenager, but Noah isn’t looking for a relationship. Every time Levi sees him, his heart aches for what it cannot have. Because dear Lord, he wants Noah, in his life, in his bed.Especially in his bed. The only reason Levi is still a virgin is because he was waiting for Noah. Except Noah doesn’t want him...
  • Good Behavior by Kelly Fox

    Good Behavior by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Best-Selling Author Kelly Fox comes a spicy forbidden romance between an ex-con and his prison therapist.There’s not much I miss about prison, save for the buttoned-up therapist who doled out subtle commands and generous praise in equal measure...
  • Wishing Hearts by Emmy Sanders

    Wishing Hearts by Emmy Sanders

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A shameless flirt. A single dad. And an unexpected chance at love. HarrisonWhen I left Plum Valley ten years ago, I never thought I’d return. But a call about animals in crisis brings me back to the town that inadvertently broke my heart.What I don’t expect? Sam. The animal control officer looks every bit a cowboy wet dream, and for whatever reason, he’s latched on to me like a dog with a bone...
  • Take Me by Jayda Marx

    Take Me by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lachlan is a vampire of many layers. He has the body and soul of a warrior, but a kind, loving heart. He is fiercely loyal to his Coven Master and best friend Callum (to whom he’s second in command), and to his people. Lach owns and runs a bakery in the village, working alone to feed the coven a variety of delicious sweeties...
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    found-family  lgbtq  mlm  abuse  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • The Contractor by Raleigh Ruebins

    The Contractor by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s my best friend, my best worker, and it was just a silly crush.Then he kissed me. Now it feels like he's mine…I’ve shown my best friend Tristan everything: how to use a circular saw, how to lay grout, and how to do a kitchen renovation right. On the job, we became close friends—then even closer as we learned to share a camping tent.It was all harmless. Just like my crush on him...
  • Cruz by Jacki James

    Cruz by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This lost boy needs a Daddy to take the reins...Nolan Carter is incredibly successful and wealthy. On paper, it seems he's gotten everything he could want. But he's lost himself along the way.When Nolan retreats to a Texas ranch he bought on a whim, hoping to figure out who he is without the influence of life coaches and socialites, he meets foreman Cruz Coban...
  • The Crush by Kelly Fox

    The Crush by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Augustus Walker, Jr. is a problem. Every queer person I know has had a tragic crush on a straight person at some point in their lives, and for the last year, Walker has been mine.Not that my crush on him is serious—I'm just appreciating a sweet, sexy guy who happens to be a big fat goose egg on the Kinsey scale. Le sigh and all that...
  • Healing the Twin by Nora Phoenix

    Healing the Twin by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everyone thinks they know me. Hell, I don’t even know who I am anymore.We were at the top. Tomás and Tiago Banner, the most famous twins in the world. The sexiest men alive. My whole identity was rooted in being the older brother, in taking care of my twin, in being a model.Until Tiago fell in love and left me on my own. Now I’m lost, drifting without an anchor. Hurting...
  • Chasing Stars by Katia Rose

    Chasing Stars by Katia Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nestled in a towering fir forest on British Columbia’s famous Vancouver Island, Three Rivers Campground is calling you to come relax, explore, and maybe even fall in love...Clover Rivers is completely, totally over her ex.Sure, her first ever relationship with a girl might have ended in a catastrophic breakup people still whisper about, but Clover is done with it...
  • Like I Needed by Charlie Novak

    Like I Needed by Charlie Novak

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One night isn’t supposed to lead to love.Jamie Stone is rich, beautiful, and bored out of his skull. The past few years have been an endless round of parties, and the decadence has lost its lustre. When a late night decision to get away lands him in the small seaside town of Heather Bay, Jamie's convinced he's made a mistake.Heather Bay is no Ibiza, but it does have Will...
  • Friends Like Them by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Friends Like Them by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Owen Doyle’s rough beginnings taught him not to form attachments, yet he’s drawn to Tyler Booth like a magnet. Their relationship has blossomed from strangers to the best friends, with each twist in the journey weaving their connection tighter. But Owen has a six-year secret that’s become unbearably painful to keep...
  • Pure Country by Kelly Fox

    Pure Country by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’d sooner cage a wild bird than try to pin that cowboy down. But God, I want to make him mine.Our sizzling banter and filthy texts are the stuff of legends, but Rowdy is the king of one-night stands, and one night with him will never be enough.I crave a future with him, which is exactly why I’ve kept him at arm’s length...
  • The Creek by Riley Hart

    The Creek by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Divorced for two years, August Reynolds needs a change. He and his teenage son, Reese, pack up and move to Briar County, the home August left at fourteen. He’s hoping it’ll help him and Reese connect again, that Reese will come into his own there the way August did. For him, it was all because of Clint Jones, his childhood best friend and first crush...
  • Melting by Sean Ashcroft

    Melting by Sean Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Butt naked and dripping wet wasn't how I expected to meet the man of my dreams.After a bad breakup, a rough year at his New York ice cream parlour, and no luck jumping back into the dating pool, celebrated pastry chef Hayden agrees to spend the summer with his dad in his childhood home on the Oregon coast to get away from it all...
  • Virgin Skin by K.M. Neuhold

    Virgin Skin by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I know I have to keep my hands off of my best friend’s son, but it’s hard… really, really hard…I didn’t know the guy I picked up in the bar last night was Hero’s son. To be fair, he didn’t even know he had a son until today. I guess we’re all just scrambling to put on our poker faces.Keeping my hands off of Milo is hard enough thanks to his lickable dimple, flirty smiles, and virgin skin...
  • Rear Ended by K.M. Neuhold

    Rear Ended by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love is a highway, and Henry just got Rear Ended I’ve spent my entire adult life working eighty hours a week, chasing money, security… success . When my recent start-up went under, leaving me with nothing to show for years of grinding myself down to the bone, I’m not sure who I am anymore...
  • Blooming by Sean Ashcroft

    Blooming by Sean Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Instagram crush. Instant fling.The last thing amateur food photographer Milo expects to find in the sleepy town of Otter Bay is the cute boy he’s been crushing on from Instagram. He’s in town to help his pregnant sister, not to look for a fling, but his best friend is right—it’s been so long since he got laid that they’ll be reissuing his v-card any day now...
  • Jacob's Joy by Taylor Rylan

    Jacob's Joy by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jacob always wanted three things. To find the man of his dream, have a family, and be the sheriff of a quiet little town. When he not only fell in love with Isaac, but his son Mack, too, he thought his life was finally complete. But was it? Isaac adores his son Mack. Some days more than others...
  • Smoking Gunn by Tatum West

    Smoking Gunn by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jamie:I only have two rules: I don’t tangle with anyone who wants a relationship. And I’m the one who decides when it’s over.The guys I see are quick and dirty—that’s what I want. I keep my head down and my heart to myself. The only person who sees the real me is my daughter, and I need it to stay that way.My life is small, and the guys at my new job hate me—and they’ve got plenty of good reasons...
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    mlm  lgbtq  contemporary  fiction  crime  mystery  suspense  small-town
  • My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander

    My Office. Now! by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rico: I know my life. I know what it’s like. I own Nocturne, one of the biggest clubs for miles around. I deal with the punks who work for me because even if they’re like younger siblings, they’re still punks. And I’m okay being the grumpy old man everyone thinks I am. I’m not that old but screw it, let them call me what they want.That’s been my life for years, and it is what it is...
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    mlm  lgbtq  contemporary  age-gap  small-town  workplace  fiction  book
  • My Love, My Valentine by Taylor Rylan

    My Love, My Valentine by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is in the air on Wild Creek Ranch, but will things work out with yet another winter storm closing in on Crooked Bend? Simon and Sean are celebrating their second Valentine’s Day together and both have big plans. The storm on the way is perfect for repeating last year’s Valentine’s Day, but Simon has other plans...
  • Perfect by Jenny Wood

    Perfect by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adoption is hard. Paperwork and more paperwork, lawyers and more lawyers and it seems like begging and choosing....all to get your heart broken when the expectant mother backs out. Not wanting to go through that again, or put Morgan through it again; they opted out. Unfortunately, the new guy didn't get the memo and they were chosen by expectant young mother, Haley...
  • Meant To Be: A Prequel Daddy Novella by Sammi Cee

    Meant To Be: A Prequel Daddy Novella by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PJ couldn't be more surprised that he needs a Daddy in the bedroom...Joel and PJ met as pre-teens at Takoda Outreach Center. They’ve shared every secret, first as best friends, then roommates. But now that they’ve graduated from college, adulting presents circumstances and unforeseen problems that they never saw coming...
  • Heartstring by Ana Ashley

    Heartstring by Ana Ashley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MikIf I had a dollar for every mistake I made… But there’s only one mistake I regret.Breaking my promise to the only person who ever understood my need to get away from a future I didn’t want…Tyler.I’ve reached many hearts through my music, but the only one I’ve ever wanted might be lost to me forever.TylerFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…Mik broke a promise a long time ago...
  • Pretty Dogs by Riley Nash

    Pretty Dogs by Riley Nash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s hard to imagine dating when I secretly share a bed with my best friend every night. When we can barely spend an hour apart. When he’ll kill anyone who tries to touch me.We finally escaped the trailer park, but maybe we weren’t ready for freedom. My best friend Beck doesn’t know how to leave the gang he’s always known, even if it costs him his life...
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