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  • Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

    Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  length-medium  open-door
  • Therapy Game, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Therapy Game, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Shizuma finds out about Minato’s plan—and subsequent wager—to seduce and then dump him. But when he rushes to Minato's apartment, an unknown man opens the door! Meanwhile, Minato is stuck wavering between his ever-deepening feelings for Shizuma and his deep-seated fear of falling in love...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short  open-door
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  • Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Marcus and Reagan have been part of the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, and Tempest family for more than thirty years. They’ve weathered ups and downs and raised their children surrounded by family that may not share their blood but share their hearts. Come to Rojo with Cee Bowerman and attend the wedding we’ve all been waiting for...
  • Therapy Game, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Therapy Game, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Sparks fly in this spinoff of Secret XXX featuring Shouhei’s older brother Shizuma and Mito’s younger brother Minato after a drunken fling!Shizuma only drank that night to forget his heartbreak. He didn’t intend to also forget Minato, the one-night stand who soothed his broken heart...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Miyagi finally gets over his obsession with his late high school teacher by confessing his love for Shinobu in front of her grave. When it comes time for Shinobu to choose which college to go to, his feelings seem to be swaying his decisions too strongly - even for Miyagi's liking...
  • Snow Fairy by Tomo Serizawa, 芹澤知

    Snow Fairy by Tomo Serizawa, 芹澤知

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When Hokkaido-born Haruki meets animal photographer Akihito and finds out his accommodations have fallen through, he offers his home as a shelter for the winter. A city slicker, Akihito is smart, charming, and a smooth conversationalist; the polar opposite of country boy Haruki. Despite their differences, Akihito wants to close the gap between the two of them, before the snow thaws in the spring...
  • Every Breath After by Jessie Walker

    Every Breath After by Jessie Walker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He would never be mine. Official Cover + Blurb coming soon. *Every Breath After will be a full-length, emotional, MM rockstar romance novel. While this book will focus on a new couple, it is not considered a stand-alone. This series is meant to be read in order, beginning with the Duet: Where There's A Will (#1) and If There's A Way (#2)...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  friends to lovers
  • All In With Him by Lauren Blakely

    All In With Him by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Once upon a time all I needed was baseball, friends and extracurricular activities. Then everything changed when Declan Steele stormed into my life and upended all my priorities with his heart, his love, his passion.So my next five-year plan will include this new ground rule—Love big...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    It's the day of the award ceremony for Usami, but Usami's older brother, Haruhiko, can't keep his hands off Misaki. First an endless shipment of strawberries, then a "kidnapping" as Haruhiko drags Misaki off to his rich estate and locks him up! Meanwhile, a dramatic misunderstanding spooks Shinobu into leaving for Australia...
  • Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford

    Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis, each day brings a new challenge. Too bad most of them involve pain and death. Claudia, his office manager and surrogate mother, is still recovering from a gunshot, and Cole’s closeted boyfriend, Kim Jae-Min, suddenly finds his teenaged sister dumped in his lap...
  • Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sparks continue to fly in this Therapy Game sequel where Shizuma and Minato learn to navigate commitment—in both work and love!From a forgotten one-night stand to a plan for revenge, Shizuma and Minato have been through it all. But now that they’re officially a couple, new challenges await, and their fledgling relationship must learn to soar!Shizuma and Minato are officially a couple...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • Until I Meet My Husband by Yoshi Tsukizuki, Ryousuke Nanasaki

    Until I Meet My Husband by Yoshi Tsukizuki, Ryousuke Nanasaki

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 25 ratings
    The memoir of gay activist Ryousuke Nanasaki and the first religiously recognized same-sex marriage in Japan.From school crushes to awkward dating sites to finding a community, this collection of stories recounts the author’s “firsts” as a young gay man searching for love...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 11 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 11 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Misaki just can't catch a break when it comes to the Usami family. Just when he thinks he escaped one mess, he falls right into another one...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • Junjo Romantica 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Misaki wohnt beim Bestsellerautor Usami und kann seine Gefühle für ihn nicht länger leugnen. Eines Nachts rutscht ihm sogar der Satz "Ich glaube, ich liebe dich!" heraus...
  • Call Me By Your Name - Screenplay by James Ivory, André Aciman

    Call Me By Your Name - Screenplay by James Ivory, André Aciman

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In Northern Italy in 1983, seventeen-year-old Elio begins a relationship with visiting Oliver, his father's research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  bisexual  length-novella
  • Censored Soul by Anne Malcom

    Censored Soul by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    I give myself to strangers. When I'm on stage, and when I'm off it. Whether it's throngs of screaming fans or just one man, it's always outsiders. People who don't know me. Not the real me. It's easier, because then it's not so obvious that there is no real me. Just layers of lies. Then I'm peeled back to the nerve. Showing the world my ugly. Everyone sees me for what I am...
  • On or Off, Volume 4 (On or Off (Paperback Ed.) #4) by A1

    On or Off, Volume 4 (On or Off (Paperback Ed.) #4) by A1

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Winner of the Ridibooks 2019 BL Awards. Published in English for the first time in full color and fully uncensored!  Yiyoung and his college friends have formed a startup company together, and even managed to score a proposal meeting with the illustrious SJ corporation...
  • Hear Me Out by Lila Rose

    Hear Me Out by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Fear keeps the truth away from his brothers. Fear and pain keeps him away from the man he loves. Hawks MC member Maddox “Beast” Lawson had a difficult time growing up. Tired of being ridiculed because of his effed-up brain-to-mouth connection, it was easier to say nothing at all...
  • Sense of Place by N.R. Walker

    Sense of Place by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    Designing homes is easy. Finding home is something else entirely. Thomas Elkin and Cooper Jones finally have the support of their families, and their love grows stronger every day. Now living together, they think nothing can stand in their way. But there are outside influences trying to pull them apart...
  • On or Off, Volume 3 (On or Off (Paperback Ed.) #3) by A1

    On or Off, Volume 3 (On or Off (Paperback Ed.) #3) by A1

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Winner of the Ridibooks 2019 BL Awards  Ahn Yiyoung is hard at work building a startup with his college friends, knowing that a successful product could change all of their lives...
  • Bulletproof by Reese Knightley

    Bulletproof by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It all started with a glimpse.- A chance encounter left an impression and Wolfgang Brandt was hooked. When Caleb turns eighteen in two months, Wolf is going to be at that birthday party come hell or high water. He doesn’t care if he has to fly across the world to be there. But then things go south and Wolf is left reeling when Caleb goes missing...
  • Winter Waites by Lucy Lennox

    Winter Waites by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Gentry Kane is a rockstar I've been half in love with my whole life. And now he's my patient.When Winter Waites knocks on the door to the snowy cabin where his next physical therapy patient awaits him, he has no idea his dream celebrity is on the other side. Gentry Kane is everything Winter has always fantasized about. But it was only a fantasy...
  • Wicked by E.M. Lindsey

    Wicked by E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Hawke doesn’t talk about his past—and it’s not because he has a stutter that rarely lets him speak more than three words at a time. The shadows of what was haunt his every waking hour, but the Broken Chains MC have been a sanctuary he never expected.And Hawke is the sort of man who knows better than to cross lines, especially when it comes the safety of his brothers...
  • The Making of Matt by Nicola Haken, E. Adams

    The Making of Matt by Nicola Haken, E. Adams

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Matt Carter, self-proclaimed sex-god and drummer for world renowned Souls of the Knight, didn’t have the time or inclination for planning his future, preferring to fill his days with music, women and alcohol. He didn’t want or need anything else in his life. Until the band parted ways and he found himself no longer living the dream...
  • Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    USA TODAY bestselling authors Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank continue the story of sexy Fallen Angel rockers Killian and Levi in LUST. HATE. LOVE. As the sexy, charismatic bassist for world-famous rock band Fallen Angel, whatever Killian Michaels wants, Killian Michaels gets...
  • Nicked: Nordin by Nora Phoenix

    Nicked: Nordin by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    The stupidest thing a con artist can ever do is fall for the man who’s trying to catch him…Nordin likes to think of himself as a modern-day Robin Hood, redistributing the wealth from those who don’t deserve it to those who do. It’s fun, it’s exciting, and it makes good use of his talents and gifts.Unfortunately, not everyone sees it like that, including FBI agent Tavin Donley...
  • Jinxed by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Jinxed by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This book is the second in the series and is preceded by FRET. It can be read as a standalone. It contains homosexual relations and harsh language. A sneak peek to book 3 follows the ending. Jinx Jett is a rock superstar. As such, the hunky Skull Blasters drummer thoroughly enjoys the many perks of willing groupies, earning him a reputation as the band slut...
  • All Note Long by Annabeth Albert

    All Note Long by Annabeth Albert

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Giving true love a spin . . . Michelin Moses is a country music star on the rise. With a hit single under his Texas-sized belt buckle and a sold-out concert tour underway, his childhood dreams of making it big are finally coming true. But there’s one thing missing—a promise to his dying mother that he’d find it— him —when the time was right. With a little luck, he won’t have to wait too long...
  • A Filthy Engagement by Jaxson Kidman

    A Filthy Engagement by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Barista by day.Engaged to the baddest rock star in the world by night.Well, fake engaged.I mean, what’s one more lie, right?To be fair, it was Dex’s idea.In trouble one too many times…Now he needs me to make him look tame.Trust me, there is no taming this wild hunk.He’s built from muscle, music, and a thirst for women.He can do whatever he wants.Just as long as holds up his end of this crazy lie...
  • B-Mine by Ava Olsen

    B-Mine by Ava Olsen

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Holloway: I’m the lead guitarist for Wayward Lane and I love everything about my rockstar life. Everything except my security detail. And the more popular our band becomes, the less freedom we have. All it takes is one overzealous fan and I find myself constantly shadowed by the one bodyguard I love to tease and evade: Dawson Everly. Mr...
  • Ambrose by Silvia Violet

    Ambrose by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I thought I was the one straight Theriot cousin...But I was wrong.Because when Sheriff Eric Winston demanded my help in ridding his territory of pure evil, I couldn’t say no.The man’s infuriating—a clean-cut do-gooder—and my family’s never exactly been friends with the law. But I couldn’t deny I owed the man a favor…And I can’t deny the things he makes me feel either.I want to protect him...
  • Tricking the Souls by Annabella Michaels

    Tricking the Souls by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The cabin is waiting for the SOULS to arrive.The tricks and the treatssoon will all come alive.When fingers get pointedand no one will claim,pulling tricks on each otheris the name of the game...
  • Faithful by N.N. Britt

    Faithful by N.N. Britt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some secrets aren’t meant to remain secret forever. Ever since Iodine’s debut album propelled Kai to stardom, his every move is scrutinized on social media and in the tabloids. And after the recent scandal Kai has been dragged into, Dylan’s worst fears come true–Kai suggests putting their affair on pause. With Dylan closeted and Kai being the talk of the town, it's the smart thing to do...
  • Breakneck Hockey by S. Legend

    Breakneck Hockey by S. Legend

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I don’t want Casey Alderchuck, but I don’t want anyone else to have him either.My hook-up for the night wasn’t supposed to be my long-time hockey rival, but here he is. I’m too worked up to let him go home without having a taste. One little bite of that smart mouth is mine for the taking after how many times he’s broken my nose...
  • A Kind of Honesty by Lane Hayes

    A Kind of Honesty by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Kind of Story Music is drummer Tim Chalmers’s great escape and the one thing that’s never let him down. But his band Spiral’s meteoric rise to fame has made it difficult for him to maintain a low profile. Unwanted press pesters him after a public breakup with a volatile ex-girlfriend who loves the limelight as much as he loathes it. Tim’s main goal is to avoid confrontation...
  • Deliver Me by Faith Gibson

    Deliver Me by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Taggart Lee has it all. Fame. Fortune. Everything except love. Tag is the jaded lead singer for 7’s Mistress, the biggest rock band in the world. After fifteen years in the business, he’s drowning in it all. When tragedy strikes, he takes a break from the road and the monotony his life has become. When he meets a gorgeous man on a park bench, he sees his lifeline. Dr...
    Categorized as:
    rockstars  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Black Hurricane by Erica Pike

    Black Hurricane by Erica Pike

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Twenty-three year old Jasper Jones fell in love with Dean McQueen at fourteen, but after a disastrous relationship, Jazz would like nothing better than to see the rock star choke on his own vomit. After a catastrophic reunion, Dean seems bent on destroying Jazz’s life. It all started when an impromptu bar performance ended up on YouTube and Jazz became an internet sensation overnight...
  • Infamous by Jenny Holiday

    Infamous by Jenny Holiday

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Is he brave enough to face the music? All that up-and-coming musician Jesse Jamison has ever wanted is to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. When a gossip website nearly catches him kissing someone who isn’t his famous girlfriend—and also isn’t a girl—he considers the near miss a wake-up call...
  • Silver Fox by Tatum West

    Silver Fox by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Nikki: I left for Cali the night of my graduation with nothing but a pink boa, a pair of strappy gold heels, and my silver eyeshadow from Sally Beauty Supply. I sang for pennies on Hollywood Boulevard in my broke and desperate days. Now at twenty-six, I’ve got more Grammys than Madonna and a growing empire. Fame was everything I expected and nothing that I ever wanted...
  • As I Am by E.M. Leya, Sara York

    As I Am by E.M. Leya, Sara York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyle has struggled to protect his brother from the darkest things in life, but in doing so, they've lived on the streets, making a life for themselves away from those who would hurt them. It's taken years, but life is starting to look up for Ky. Still, he finds it hard to quit working the streets and the easy money it brings. Carson has everything he could want in life...
    Categorized as:
    rockstars  queer  m-m  contemporary  anal sex
  • Ink, Steel, & Forever by Laura Kaye

    Ink, Steel, & Forever by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Never Published Hard Ink/Raven Riders Short Story featuring Jeremy and Charlie, and Ike and...
  • Starting From Here by Lane Hayes

    Starting From Here by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Maybe hate isn't the right word... Declan- Everything is finally going well. I have a new band, a new label, and a debut album coming out. And then my drummer breaks his wrists. Just my luck. I need a quick replacement to record one more song, but my options are limited, and of course, the obvious candidate hates my guts...
  • Someday by Sierra Riley

    Someday by Sierra Riley

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “When you’re around, you’re all I can see” “Someday, my prince will come.” Danny is an artist, and he has the best job in the world. He gets to create beautiful things at the bakery his best friend owns. The only thing that would make life better is finding his own personal Prince Charming, but despite a life-long addiction to happily-ever-after, he doesn’t really hold out much hope for that...
  • Faith by Jet Mykles

    Faith by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Darien’s best friends are the other guys in the rock band Heaven Sent. The three—now four—of them are closer than brothers to him and he’s happy that they’ve all found their life mates. He is. He doesn’t at all mind that each of those life mates are men. He doesn’t. In fact, that’s just it. Maybe there’s something to this gay stuff...
  • Squire by Jet Mykles

    Squire by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Rabin Squire is on top of the world. At long last, everything is going his way. He’s about to go into the studio with none other than Brent Rose to put together a new album for his band, the Indigo Knights. Okay, so there’re currently only two members of the band, but with Brent’s help, that’ll soon change. Things are looking up.Then there’s Izzy, Brent’s cousin...
  • A Kind of Home by Lane Hayes

    A Kind of Home by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Kind Of Story Isaac Dalton is the guitarist for Spiral, arguably the biggest rock band in the world. The band’s meteoric rise to superstardom has its perks, but fame and fortune aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Nonstop touring and performing exhaust him, and when an overzealous fan makes it imperative that Isaac travel with a clingy bodyguard, he is ready for a break from the madness...
  • Filthy Rock Stars by R. Cayden

    Filthy Rock Stars by R. Cayden

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I 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...
    Categorized as:
    rockstars  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Saving Saint by Joel Abernathy

    Saving Saint by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    SAINTI screwed up--big time.I broke the heart of my best friend. The one person I promised myself I'd never hurt.Now he's back after two years, and I hardly recognize him. Danny--sorry, Daniel--is nothing like the scarred, broken kid who left in the middle of the night without saying goodbye. Because of me...
  • Jack of Hearts by A.M. Snead

    Jack of Hearts by A.M. Snead

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In a taboo industry that thrives on raw, emotionless sex, Gideon Dodd is a visionary who views gay sex as a thing of beauty and something to be celebrated rather than exploited. Gideon’s boys are the best in the business, not merely for their exquisite talents but for the bonds they share with one another as their mutual love for each other thrives on and off the camera...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  queer  m-m  contemporary  m-m-m  poly  length-short
  • Rockstar Hearts by Eden Finley

    Rockstar Hearts by Eden Finley

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    LOCKED HEART ~ Cash & LockeTen years ago, I left my heart with a boy when I moved to LA to become a rock star.Eight years ago, his online presence disappeared completely.We made a pact. If I ever performed at Death Valley Music Festival, he’d come see me play.Now, after a decade of paying my dues, I’ve been booked as a headliner...
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