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The Resurrection of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt took me a while to learn that sometimes no matter how much, or how hard you love someone, or something, you have to let them go. You can’t save a sinking ship.Sometimes, you have someone else you have to be strong for, who needs you more.You make a choice.A devastating one.And you hope, maybe one day, they’ll come back to you... -
![Everything for You by Chloe Liese]()
Everything for You by Chloe Liese
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsGear up for an all-the-feels, steamy slow-burn in this enemies-to-lovers sports romance about fighting for love when life’s taught you it’s a losing game.GavinWe’ve been teammates for two years, but it feels like a lifetime that Oliver Bergman’s been on my last nerve... -
![Beautifully Unexpected by Lily Morton]()
Beautifully Unexpected by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes love comes when you least expect or want it.Magnus Carlsen is determined to grow old disgracefully. At fifty-two, he doesn’t believe in keeping anything. Men, sofas, books—everything gets jettisoned, eventually. He’s divided his life into happy compartments. A successful trial lawyer, he spends his days lecturing jurors, exasperating judges, and striding arrogantly around courtrooms...Categorized as:
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![And All Their Stars by Riley Nash]()
And All Their Stars by Riley Nash
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWe’re complete opposites, the sun and the moon, things that were never meant to touch.Everything changed the day this brooding, high-powered lawyer found his forever in a scrappy farm boy from Iowa. Jonah’s my sun, the center of my orbit. Separately, we’re lost souls. Together, we make something unforgettable... -
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![Sober Dope & Sundays by Nordika Night]()
Sober Dope & Sundays by Nordika Night
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHEN ZERO WILLPOWER MEETS AN IRON WILL...Who goes to rehab eight times? Gage does. As a recovering addict fresh out of rehab, moving back in with his mom and starting over in his hometown isn't part of his life goals, but Gage needs all the support he can get. Lost and a little unsure of himself, Gage meets his new sponsor. A sponsor whose son is the perfect sober companion... -
![Teach Me to Sin by Riley Nash]()
Teach Me to Sin by Riley Nash
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThree wrongs can’t make a right.I’ve spent six years building a life that isn’t defined by my father’s sins—a beautiful girlfriend, a thriving nonprofit, safe dreams that won’t get me into trouble. Someone with my family’s reputation can’t step out of line without drawing attention, and they definitely can’t coach professional swimmers... -
![If Only In Our Dreams by Fae Quin]()
If Only In Our Dreams by Fae Quin
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes a meet-cute, a long nap, and a sexy-ass bicep is just what the doctor ordered.Ben Montgomery - I’m not sure if I’ve ever believed in love at first sight. In my forty-five years on this earth, the only sort of love I’ve known is the unconditional, soul-healing kind I have for my twin daughters...Categorized as:
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![My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash]()
My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom author Nikki Ash comes a roommates to lovers, single dad romance...GeorgiaI’m surrounded by love, yet have no one to call my own.But then Chase, my new roommate, is suddenly there.He could be the perfect guy for me, if he wasn’t nursing a broken heart.The more time I waste looking for love, the more I realize that what I want has been right in front of me all along...Categorized as:
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![Summer Sweat by Daryl Banner, Golden Czermak]()
Summer Sweat by Daryl Banner, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-football player and town sweetheart Harrisonprepares for another hot summertending to the Strong farm. All he wants to do iswork hard, care for the animals, and enjoy thepeace and quiet of the Spruce, Texas countryside... -
![Forever Wild by Rebecca Jenshak]()
Forever Wild by Rebecca Jenshak
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe annoyingly handsome hockey captain glaring at me needs my help.He won't admit that, of course. But with his teammate's gone for the summer and him fresh off a season-ending injury, someone has to keep him in check and it's not the nurses he keeps running off... -
![Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly]()
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of Love & Other Disasters comes a sparkling grumpy-meets-sunshine romance featuring two men's sweeping journey across the Western wilderness. Alexei Lebedev’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail begins with a single snake. And it is angling for the hot stranger who seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Lex is prepared for rattlesnakes, blisters, and months of solitude...Categorized as:
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![Watch Your Mouth by Kandi Steiner]()
Watch Your Mouth by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy brother’s teammates know not to touch me — but that doesn’t stop me from daring Jaxson Brittain to be the first to break the rule.After one steamy night in Austin, I’m all too aware of the hot, broody defenseman with icy blue eyes and ink sprawling his muscular arms. He was the one my brother assigned to keep me safe — and I had far too much fun tempting him to be the one to put me in danger...Categorized as:
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![Learn Your Lesson by Kandi Steiner]()
Learn Your Lesson by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy mother only wanted me to learn one lesson growing up…Men are trash. Her father left her, and then my father left us. Being raised by her and my grandmother, I was surrounded by the reminder to be independent and guard my heart... -
![Christmas on Firefly Hill by Garrett Leigh]()
Christmas on Firefly Hill by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe single dad and the rootless vagabond. Expect: a shy, hunky firefighter and an ethereal dancer down on his luck. A sizzling contemporary MM age-gap holiday romance. Mild hurt-comfort, found family, and friends-to-lovers galore. Firefighter Logan Halliwell doesn’t have much time for romance. A relentless work-life-balance and an expensive divorce have sucked the festive cheer from his days... -
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![The Beautiful Mess by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
The Beautiful Mess by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
![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... -
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Easton by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEastonI’m the youngest Swift brother. The one who’s always in trouble and can’t get his life together. I wouldn’t know where to start, and ever since my twin died, I can’t bring myself to care. After my last “situation,” Dad washed his hands of me. And though my brothers should’ve done the same, they stood up for me, fracturing their relationship with him too... -
![Rough Country by Kelly Fox]()
Rough Country by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGood fences do NOT make good neighbors, especially when that neighbor is a city boy with more dollars than sense.Emery McAvoy is a walking disaster who should never be allowed to step foot on another ladder. Heck, I’d bet my favorite Golden Girls T-shirt that he rearranged his entire life because his ten-year-old daughter likes ponies...Categorized as:
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![Stirred by Charity Ferrell]()
Stirred by Charity Ferrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI don't want him. I can't do this. That's what my ex said after our son was born, leaving me a single dad. These days, my world consists of two things: Noah and my bar. Until her—the woman I want—but can never have. My ex’s sister wasn’t supposed to be stirred into the mix. Even though I try to push her away, my son falls in love with her...Categorized as:
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Stay by Willow Aster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA scorching hot small town, age gap, single father/nanny romance by USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster... -
![The Surrogate by Penelope Ward]()
The Surrogate by Penelope Ward
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…ABBY:I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.The problem is: it’s not my baby. And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus... -
![Life after Love by J.J. Harper]()
Life after Love by J.J. Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll he wanted was a new life, not a new love.MerrickMerrick has the perfect life: a husband, a baby, and a great future ahead of him. Until all that is ripped away, and he’s left alone with his daughter. After two years, he knows it’s time to move on. To find a new life for him and Willow. It comes in the shape of a derelict mill house nestled in the hills above a Devon seaside town...Categorized as:
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![Resting Beach Face by D.J. Jamison]()
Resting Beach Face by D.J. Jamison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the only man who doesn't want me...and the only one I really need.Cash and Declan's story is coming soon in Resting Beach Face! This will be Book 4 of Swallow Cove, which follows a tight-knit group of friends in a quirky lake town...Categorized as:
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![The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe]()
The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeep it simple, stupid.After spending his whole life taking care of his family, Fernando Lopez is ready for simple. His younger brothers have grown up and moved out of the house. His mom is stable—or as close to stable as she’s ever going to get. He’s even got a shot at his dream job if he can just play his cards right.Everything is going great until one morning, Fer finds a baby in his kitchen...Categorized as:
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![Until You by Briar Prescott]()
Until You by Briar Prescott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery life has a before and an after. An invisible line that divides a life into two halves: the before and the after...When Jude is seventeen he overhears something that changes the course of the rest of his life. Now, at twenty-five, he's guarded, distrustful, and determined to keep the rest of the world at arm's length. He doesn't need other people. He has plenty of issues to keep him busy... -
![Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn]()
Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpending the night in jail isn’t exactly how I planned to spend Christmas, but I’ve had worse holidays… Now that I’m out, it’s time to accept my real punishment. Coaching ten-year-old terrors on the ice, in my non-existent free time. My Coach thinks it’d be good for me. Remind me where I came from. He should know I’ve tried every day of my life for the last ten years to forget...Categorized as:
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![All We Are by Jessie Walker]()
All We Are by Jessie Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPride.Will and Waylon have been through hell and back—more than once. But they’re still standing, still loving each other, still embracing their found family. And that’s something Will is stupidly proud of. He’s happier than he’s ever been, and more in love than he ever thought possible. He just hopes he can find a way to make Waylon believe in them as much as he does.Pride... -
![The Final Play by Amie Knight]()
The Final Play by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Final Play isn’t always the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something far more beautiful. As a professional linebacker, I lived and breathed football. The only thing I loved as much as the game was my twin brother, Max, who kept me almost as busy cleaning up his messes. The most recent of which landed him behind bars...Categorized as:
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![Love Thy Brother by Garrett Leigh]()
Love Thy Brother by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fourth instalment in the bestselling Rebel Kings seriesExpect: His brother’s best friend. His best friend’s little brother. The soft-hearted bear and the rowdy chaos gremlin. The inevitable only happens when you let it. “Riv, if you ever let me speak, you’d know exactly how I feel.” I’ve told him that a thousand times, but River’s stubborn streak is a mile wide.He doesn’t want to hear it... -
![Green Light by Lark Taylor]()
Green Light by Lark Taylor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat is the true nature of the relationship between the guitarist and bassist of the world-famous rock band, Caffeine Daydreams?KaiI should be happy.My childhood best friend and I are living our wildest dream—making music and touring the world as famous rock stars. I’ve got everything I could wish for.Except him.I’ll never have Silas. Not the way I want...Categorized as:
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![Healing the Twin by Nora Phoenix]()
Healing the Twin by Nora Phoenix
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone 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... -
![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... -
![Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn]()
Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last thing Connor O’Shea needs is more complications … After too much celebrating at his brother’s wedding, Connor wakes up next to cocky Toronto goaltender Jesse Webber—pro hockey’s reigning f*ckboy. With three kids and a failed marriage under his belt, Connor might be ready to admit he’s attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean his life has to change... -
![Navarro by Kelly Fox]()
Navarro by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy late wife made a bet with me: if I marry her brother, I have to take his last name. “That's the rule. You marry two Navarros, you become one of us.” Renée always did have a sense of humor—even as she was dying—but I’ll never love anyone the way I loved her. Falling for my brother-in-law? Psh. Desi’s almost twenty years younger than me and far too pretty. Besides, my son would never forgive me... -
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![Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson]()
Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me.Meet me there… where everything was always perfect. You and me and the damp grass at dawn and the gray dirt in the late evening rain.Meet me where we were ourselves and not these two people who can’t even say I love you... -
![The Charmer by Riley Hart]()
The Charmer by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you listen to The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, you know me as The Charmer. I’m always happy, flirting, and trying to win everyone over. I think most people would be surprised to learn I have a lot more going on beneath the surface...Categorized as:
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![Total Creative Control by Joanna Chambers, Sally Malcolm]()
Total Creative Control by Joanna Chambers, Sally Malcolm
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSunshine PA, meet Grumpy Boss ... When fanfic writer Aaron Page landed a temp job with the creator of hit TV show, Leeches, it was only meant to last a week. Three years later, Aaron’s still there ...It could be because he loves the creative challenge. It could be because he’s a huge Leeches fanboy. It’s definitely not because of Lewis Hunter, his extremely demanding, staggeringly rude ..Categorized as:
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![The Loner by Riley Hart]()
The Loner by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeclanAs a founding member of The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, I’m The Loner—quieter than the others, and except for them, I don’t let myself get too close to people. Most of them just let you down anyway, or maybe it’s just that something about me chases people away.Infrequent, no-strings-attached hookups have always worked for me...Categorized as:
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![A Lifetime Kissing You by Riley Hart]()
A Lifetime Kissing You by Riley Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCharlesI have a great family, a successful career, and never struggle to find the company of a man when I want it, and I do—often. The loss of my brother years ago is the one dark spot in an otherwise perfect life. But at forty-three, my world suddenly feels emptier than it should. Something’s missing... -
![The Summer I Destroyed You by Elizabeth O'Roark]()
The Summer I Destroyed You by Elizabeth O'Roark
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Destroying other people isn’t going to make you feel any better.”“That suggests you’ve never destroyed an enemy before. It’s actually quite fulfilling.”EMMYElliott Springs has small-town values, cobblestone streets, perfect scenery. These are things I don’t care about. What I do care Revenge...Categorized as:
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![Off the Hook by Julie Olivia]()
Off the Hook by Julie Olivia
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI need a nanny, but I may need her more.I know about my reputation as Never Harbor’s secluded single dad. But I have everything I need: my imaginative son, my dog, and our remodeled cottage by the sea.That is, until my nanny quits.My brother’s ex-fiancee, Wendy Darling, is an elementary school teacher with a free summer... -
![Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe]()
Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was only meant to be a hookup. Until he became my coworker.Only I could ruin the hottest potential hookup ever. One look at the gorgeous ginger, and I was done for. I summoned every bit of courage I had, then panicked. As is my way. I managed to put it behind me until he became my new coworker. Now, every day is a reminder of my insecurities and what might have been... -
![Unnecessary Roughness by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett]()
Unnecessary Roughness by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJackson Kincaid When my best friend, Allison, died in a car accident, I suddenly became the parent of my ten-year-old godson. How was I supposed to play football for the Portland Pirates and be a full-time single dad? Adjusting is the name of the game. But thanks to my friends, and Simon, the team doctor, we'll heal and make it through...Categorized as:
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![A Gift-Wrapped Holiday by Amy Aislin]()
A Gift-Wrapped Holiday by Amy Aislin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMal's first priority is giving his six-year-old son the best Christmas ever, a goal made trickier by a recent move to New England after losing his job. As a single dad, he's not looking for romance—especially not with a blond California boy ten years his junior...Categorized as:
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![Legend by Isla Olsen, Willow Thomas]()
Legend by Isla Olsen, Willow Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTomLegend of the Game. That’s me, apparently. I suppose it’s meant to be a compliment, but to me it just sounds like one of those labels people slap on you when you’re on your way out. Legend. Stalwart. Dinosaur. It all sounds the same to me.I’ve been in the Premier League for over twenty years and I’m not ready to leave... -
![A Daddy In Cameron by Sammi Cee]()
A Daddy In Cameron by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndie’s determined to navigate this world alone, but he’s never come up against a determined Daddy before. Normally, everyone likes Cameron. As the General Manager of The Tap Tavern, he’s protective, empathetic, and considerate of his employees and their needs. Especially those who’ve come in through the Takoda Career Center. Indie knows betrayal. He’s lived with the consequences and survived... -
![System Overload by Saxon James]()
System Overload by Saxon James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKellerBanging my son’s bestie was a total accident that will never, ever happen again. I’m sure of it.While he might be gorgeous and caught me in a weak moment, when it comes right down to it, my son has been my entire life for the last twenty-six years. I don’t know how to be anything other than his dad.But with Molly heading off to Seattle, he leaves me with a parting gift: Will.His best friend... -
![What We Were by Jen Samson]()
What We Were by Jen Samson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt began with one meaningless kiss. It ended in a plea bargain. Fast forward five years. Ethan Salvatore Evanson, once the rebellious, heathen son of a powerful preacher with a one-way ticket straight to hell, is now the most respected tech genius of his time, his sordid past wiped clean by the NSA in exchange for his expertise... -
![Camboy by Colette Davison]()
Camboy by Colette Davison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving a foursome is a dream come true, but navigating a relationship is more challenging.Being a camboy is great, but I’m bored of performing solo. I’ve invited myself to be adult film star Lyric Steele’s co-star for the day, and I’m taking my partner-in-crime and soon-to-be-housemate, Rubin, along as my chaperone.It doesn’t take long to realise I’m attracted to Lyric...Categorized as:
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![Drawn in by You by R.M. Neill]()
Drawn in by You by R.M. Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne has endured a life of loneliness.The other is content in his solitude.Can the draw of epic love intertwine their lives?TravisWhen my grandfather died, I was swallowed by the system. Depression set in at a young age as I was bounced from foster home to youth shelter. For twelve years since, I’ve battled with my mental health issues, refusing to reveal to anyone how bad things truly are...
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