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  • Red Dirt Heart Imago by N.R. Walker

    Red Dirt Heart Imago by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Charlie Sutton’s neighbour Greg is notified by the Queensland government that they intend to run a pipeline through his property, Charlie vows to help him fight it. Then Travis remembers seeing butterflies at the creek near their joining fence line - the same butterflies they couldn’t find in any Australian butterfly book...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-novella
  • Texas Wedding by R.J. Scott

    Texas Wedding by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sometimes Riley and Jack have to be the ones to fight other people's battles and stand up for what is right. With the life changing prospect of a yes vote from SCOTUS on the issue of same sex marriage, Riley and Jack realise they have decisions to make...
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    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  humor  north-america  texas  usa
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  • The Brig (Falls Chance Ranch) by Rolf and Ranger

    The Brig (Falls Chance Ranch) by Rolf and Ranger

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Free online short story in the Falls Chance Ranch series. The men of Falls Chance Ranch see what happens when Dale's work comes to the ranch.
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    cowboys  queer  m-m  menage  spanking  contemporary  bdsm  m-m-m
  • Texas Gift by R.J. Scott

    Texas Gift by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Hayley arrived on the steps of the D, Riley and Jack knew life would never be the same. Told through Riley and Jack’s eyes, this is ten years in the life of their family and watching Hayley grow up, fall in love, and start her own life. Hurricanes, illness, babies, happiness, sadness, work, play, the barn, the office, horses, friends, enemies, and above all love...
  • Love Means... Endurance by Andrew Grey

    Love Means... Endurance by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Love Means. .. Story. Together for over ten years, Geoff and Eli built a fulfilling life. Their love and support helped raise their adopted son. Their hard work and dedication grew their farm from raising cattle and boarding horses to expanding into therapy riding sessions. Surrounded by a loving circle of friends, Geoff and Eli couldn’t ask for more...
  • Tremble by E. Davies

    Tremble by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last place Evan Vincent expected to be dumped was at his engagement shoot… in a dude ranch in Tennessee. Four years of working for his ex for free and standing in his shadow leave Evan reeling with the sudden freedom. Escaping here and working for the ranch owner for a few months could give Evan a chance to regroup… and rebound...
  • The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker

    The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Sabotaged brakes didn’t kill Rueben Sanchez, but waiting for his assailants’ trial to start just might. A potential witness for the prosecution can’t explore his lusty feelings for the hunky sheriff who saved him, but that doesn’t stop his imagination from running wild...
  • Home for Christmas by R.J. Scott

    Home for Christmas by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can Connor show River a real family Christmas? When Connor finds River on the roof of the campus admin building, he doesn’t know what to do. His friend is drunk, and shouting into a snowstorm, a bottle of vodka in his hand. The easy part is getting River down; the hard part is insisting River comes home with Connor for Christmas...
  • Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rob runs to Crooked Tree determined to find a safe place for his nephews. A family for them is the final thing on his list, and then he can vanish completely. Falling for a local paramedic along the way is a disaster in Rob’s otherwise perfect plans. Paramedic Aaron, the middle of five brothers, would like someone to love...
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    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  military  length-short
  • Daniel by R.J. Scott

    Daniel by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Daniel worked hard at college, using coping strategies to shut himself off from any situation that might hurt. But, persistent nightmares and fears for his future drive him to revisit the past. Now Legacy might be the only place to give him a chance at peace...
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    cowboys  queer  m-m  contemporary  abuse  length-short
  • By Its Cover by J.D. Light

    By Its Cover by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Henley is intimidated by the gorgeous older man who comes into the feed store where he works with his friends. From all accounts Cutter is a good, hard working, nice man, and Henley believes every word...
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    cowboys  queer  m-m  humor  contemporary
  • Montana Sky by R.J. Scott

    Montana Sky by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When they spend time alone on a Montana mountainside will Tyler ever convince Martin that like sapphires, love is worth searching for? Martin’s name was the very last on a kill list. The son of a murderer, he’s had no childhood; lost in a horrific holding pattern of death that turned his heart to stone...
  • Forever Finn by Vawn Cassidy

    Forever Finn by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Finn Gallagher has it all, a beautiful girlfriend, a successful Hollywood career, a condo in Malibu and more money than he knows what to do with. He should be happy, but there’s just one problem, he’s gay and he’s been lying to the entire world...
  • Moody's Grumpy Holiday by Lane Hayes

    Moody's Grumpy Holiday by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The geek, the cowboy, and a not-so-grumpy holiday…. Moody. Living in Christmas Town doesn’t make me a fan of the holidays. Quite the opposite. In fact, eleven months out of the year, I’m perfectly happy running my bookstore in peace and quiet. Of course, that changes in December when it’s mistletoe madness and mayhem. Ugh...
  • As the Tallgrass Grows by Rachel Ember

    As the Tallgrass Grows by Rachel Ember

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    No matter how many times Johnny starts over, things eventually fall apart. Like they did when he left the family ranch he loves in Nebraska, or in his fledgling acting career in L. A. , or with his arguably perfect ex-boyfriend. Then he meets pretty, prickly, captivating Owen Galeo. A man who loves fiercely and protectively...
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    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-medium
  • Love Means... Patience by Andrew Grey

    Love Means... Patience by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Love Means. .. Story. Years after his discharge from the Marines under “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” Cody Culver lives in a PTSD-induced world all his own. On a mission, under misconceptions that Geoff and Eli are the enemy, Cody breaks into their farmhouse but is quickly brought back to his senses by a frying pan to the head. After receiving much needed help in the hospital, Cody has nowhere to go...
  • The Wrangler and the Orphan by Jackie North

    The Wrangler and the Orphan by Jackie North

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "Some scars run soul-deep. Some scars only love can heal. ". Brody is the wrangler at Farthingdale Ranch. He knows a lot about horses, but not a whole lot about people. He is so broken, he cannot imagine anyone would want to love him. Then along comes Kit, a young man in need of shelter, searching for a forever home. In Kit, Brody sees the scared young man he used to be...
  • A Little Bit Country (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by S.J. Frost

    A Little Bit Country (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by S.J. Frost

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dear Author,. These two men used to be rivals. A (country) music star who is the perfect son in law material and a volatile rock star with an attitude. The men have been at odds for years, the media fueling the rivalry. But somehow their animosity turned into tenderness. How did that happen? [PHOTO: Two naked, lean, darkhaired men sitting together share a kiss...
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    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • It's a Good Life by Carol Lynne

    It's a Good Life by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book five in the Good-time Boys Series. Have you ever wondered what life would be like without you? Although Sonny Good still suffers repercussions from a gunshot wound to his head, he refuses to let them interfere with his life. He does his best to hide what he can from his partner, Garron, in an attempt to gain more independence...
  • In Me an Invincible Summer by Ryan Loveless

    In Me an Invincible Summer by Ryan Loveless

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To an outsider's view, world-famous action star Joe Nestra lives the Hollywood dream—parties, women, and a high-profile divorce. In reality, Joe's agent directs his public life. Those women he's supposedly intimate with? Prearranged dates ending at the red carpet...
  • When Gideon Met Asa by Lily Morton

    When Gideon Met Asa by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gideon and Eli.
  • Gabriel by R.J. Scott

    Gabriel by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Trapped in darkness, can an escort find a man to help him into the light? Gabriel Reyes never gave in. He fought and was hurt, was abused but escaped with his life. He made his way in the world using the one thing he was good at: sex. Using his body, he earned the flash car and the apartment with the views. Gabriel’s a success; he’s made it. He needs no one, and he has no one...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  queer  m-m  contemporary  abuse  length-short
  • Want You Back by Annabeth Albert

    Want You Back by Annabeth Albert

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    When Maverick Lovelorn left town, it almost broke me. I’m determined to not let his return do the same. Then. In high school, Maverick and I were best friends. Inseparable. We shared everything from video games to camping adventures to a first kiss that shattered everything I knew about myself. Our first love was sweet and true and not nearly enough to keep Maverick on the ranch he hated. Now...
  • Willow Springs Ranch Box Set: Volume 1 by Laura Harner

    Willow Springs Ranch Box Set: Volume 1 by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This eVolume contains the first three books in the Willow Springs Ranch Series:. Ty Hard:. Tyler has used Don't Ask, Don't Tell as a shield against the truth since he was seventeen. Now, Ty finds himself cut loose from his Navy career after months of rehab from a debilitating head injury...
  • Resurrection by S. Davidson

    Resurrection by S. Davidson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His war has just begun. James (Jamie) Massey has been raised in a strict military household and grew up with the sole purpose of becoming a soldier. He never imagined the heartache his choices in love and war would weigh on his soul, and when he loses everything, he can’t imagine ever being happy again. Chris Baker grew up in a small town, raised on the rodeo circuit...
  • Burning Up by Ashton Cade

    Burning Up by Ashton Cade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sawyer:. The Rainiers are one big happy family. That is, except for me. I keep to myself mostly. When I learned that you can't always trust the people who are supposed to take care of you, I did my best never to rely on anyone. Except for my stable full of horses. They always understand...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short  audiobook
  • Green Eyed Monsters by Lily Morton

    Green Eyed Monsters by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Short follow-up that takes place between the last chapter of Deal Maker and the epilogue of Deal Maker.
  • Flying Free by Leighton Greene

    Flying Free by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Benjamin Ballard and Xander Romano have never had a conventional relationship. It works for them, even if the people around them don't always understand it. But when vicious blind items start appearing online, it seems like Xander's past has come around to bite them both. Will Xander and Ben be able to handle the pressure? Flying Free is the final instalment in the Rough Love series...
  • Gingerbread Mistletoe by Amy Aislin

    Gingerbread Mistletoe by Amy Aislin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The last thing Jeff wants is to spend time with the man who totaled his car—the one he spent years restoring with his late father. But if he wants to resurrect his childhood town’s annual outdoor hockey tournament, he’s got no choice. The last thing Mika wants is to work with the guy who took off right after the accident, without ensuring he was okay...
  • I Just Play One on TV by A.L. Turner

    I Just Play One on TV by A.L. Turner

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After an intense and emotional audition, Vincent Cantivespri impulsively falls into bed with Alex Gallegos… who refuses to even kiss him, and who immediately flees out of Vince’s apartment and back into the closet afterward. Vince barely realized men like Alex actually existed, and he writes the encounter off as a one-time mistake. Then he and Alex end up costars...
  • Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner

    Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Navy SEALs Cliff “Snides” Snyder and Ryan “Rhino” Matthews have been moving comfortably in each other’s worlds for two decades. Best friends since attending BUDs twenty years earlier, and despite playing for different teams, they’re often accused of acting like an old married couple—much to their amusement...
  • Lost In The Crowd by E.M. Leya

    Lost In The Crowd by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jared Watson has everything a person could dream of having. He's the hottest country music sensation to hit the charts in years. He travels the world doing what he loves, but something is missing. No matter where he goes, security follows. His manager is always calling or on his case, and no matter where he goes, fans are hounding him for autographs...
  • Cowboys Don't Samba by Tara Lain

    Cowboys Don't Samba by Tara Lain

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Is the brother of my enemy my lover? Maury Garcia’s a world champion bull rider who’s always been attracted to guys --but never done crap about it. That’s because his lucrative career feeds his huge family – and he wants to stay alive. His brother learned that the hard way. Besides, Maury likes women well enough and nobody’s ever tempted him to change that. Hello temptation...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  sports  length-medium
  • 美滋滋 by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

    美滋滋 by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    晏庭:人生毫无乐趣,生与死有什么差别?. 黎昭:活着就是美滋滋。. 晏庭心中的世界是灰白的,直到他遇见黎昭。他想,这一定是世界上最活泼的人,不然怎么每天都在他的心头活蹦乱跳?. 美滋滋 ×不高兴. 温馨文,带娱乐圈元素。. "Very Happy". Li Zhao is a poor, 20-year-old actor who only thinks of where his next meal is coming from. After growing up in a child only facility, Li Zhao has taken on a very optimistic personality even while raising money for those he sees as family...
  • With This Ring, I Thee...Oh, Sh*t! by Dane Waters

    With This Ring, I Thee...Oh, Sh*t! by Dane Waters

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The days leading up to Dean’s wedding include his mild mannered fiancée morphing into a Texas diva. A future father in law who’d like nothing more than to shoot him in the back. Horny bridesmaids with handcuffs, a Texas sized bar fight, a stripper with hygiene issues, and riding a horse without getting killed...
  • Tortured Souls by Carol Lynne

    Tortured Souls by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Tortured Souls Carol Lynne " Book Six in the Men in Love series. " Two very different men, two very different pasts. Private investigator Bram thought he'd closed off his heart forever. Bram thought he was satisfied by making do with one-night stands and short-term relationships until the day he met Declan...
  • Recipe for Love by Carol Lynne

    Recipe for Love by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After years of living in fear, Jay De Luca has finally found a safe haven in Cattle Valley. Although he's beginning to open up around his friends, he's far from ready to get involved in another relationship. When handsome, Erico Morrelli tries to hire him away from a job he loves, Jay declines the restaurateur's offer, afraid of spending time with the town's playboy...
  • True by Timothy Warren

    True by Timothy Warren

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TRUE. Most people would love Alec’s life… great job… hot boyfriend… and a beautiful brownstone in DC’s gay mecca, Dupont Circle. But within a single night, things change…. His best friend, Demarco, supports Alec’s bold decision of seeking a new perspective… a change that begins across the country, in a cabin atop Beulah Mountain. Alec was not looking for a man… wanted nothing of the sort...
  • Keeping Promises by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga

    Keeping Promises by Jodi Payne, B.A. Tortuga

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Jeremy M. Dunn III has the single dad thing down, so the last thing he wants to do is call his ex-husband to ask for help with their two kids. They didn’t part on good terms, and they’ve barely spoken since the divorce. But with a cast on his arm that goes up past his elbow, Jeremy has no choice...
  • The Cross of Sins by Geoffrey Knight

    The Cross of Sins by Geoffrey Knight

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Somewhere in the world is a statue so sinful that a secret sect of the Church wants it destroyed at any cost. Somewhere in the Turkish desert, in the streets of London, and in the depths of Venice, are the clues to find it. And, somewhere in the hearts of five sexy, daring, thrill-seeking gay men, is the courage and die-hard determination to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of all time...
  • Fingerprints & Muddy Feet by Carol Lynne

    Fingerprints & Muddy Feet by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Making room for two children in a busy household won’t be easy, but leave it to Nate, Ryan and Rio to do it with plenty of laughter and tears along the way. At the age of eighteen, Nate Gills was forced out of his family for being gay. With hush money in his pocket and anger in his heart, Nate fled Washington DC for Chicago to start a new life...
  • The Cowboy and the Pencil-Pusher by S.C. Wynne

    The Cowboy and the Pencil-Pusher by S.C. Wynne

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paul Smith prefers his calculator to people. People are annoying and demanding, but numbers will never let you down. He works tirelessly for his dad’s mortgage firm, foreclosing when it makes financial sense, and not losing any sleep over it either. Paul’s dad has always been a demanding taskmaster. But when he has a major health scare, Paul’s dad see’s the error of his ways...
  • Hotshot by Lane Hayes

    Hotshot by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    The rookie superstar, the cowboy, and the proposition…. Denny. I’m the rookie hot shot, the new guy who scores at will, and conjures plays out of thin air. But I’m a PR nightmare. Seriously. Ask my agent. The my anxiety is off the charts. I can’t talk to the press without breaking into a cold sweat and I’m the one they want a piece of. I just need to get through the season and regroup at home...
  • Hell on Wheels by Z.A. Maxfield

    Hell on Wheels by Z.A. Maxfield

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nash is the reliable one in the Holly family, the guy everyone counts on to keep things going. His genius twin brother is off at university, so Nash runs the family’s auto repair business and cares for his partially-paralyzed little sister while his crackpot father invents. His life seems mapped out for the foreseeable future, however much that might chafe...
    Categorized as:
    actors  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short  audiobook
  • Confessions by Carol Lynne

    Confessions by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Government contracted mercenary, James 'Priest' Evans, slides back into town after a mission gone very wrong. Haunted by his latest kill, Priest's job is weighing heavily on his mind for the first time in memory. In Cattle Valley to heal and re-evaluate his life, Priest didn't expect love but that's exactly where's he's headed...
  • Where His Home Lies by T.A. Chase

    Where His Home Lies by T.A. Chase

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Randy Hersch and Les Hardin throw a party to celebrate their families and give each other their most important present: their hearts.
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  queer  contemporary  m-m  usa  north-america  wyoming
  • Down on the Farm by Silvia Violet

    Down on the Farm by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Down on the Farm, a sexy, enemies-to-lovers, small town romance, is the first book in the Ames Bridge series. After quitting his teaching job on the heels of a scandal, Beck Davis moves to the house his grandmother left him in Ames Bridge. He finds the town stifling, but it’s a quiet place to hide while he regroups. Or so he thought...
  • Firehouse Heat by Carol Lynne

    Firehouse Heat by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Despite the eighteen year age difference, Sammy Lee wants his new boss, Assistant Fire Chief, Leo Burkowski. Living and working side by side at the firehouse several days a week is wearing on Lee's control. When Leo asks for his help with a special project, Sammy can't take it anymore and makes his move...
  • Shooting Star by Carol Lynne

    Shooting Star by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fleeing Hollywood from damaging and false tabloid reports, Brac Riesling hides out with his friends Kit and Hawk in Cattle Valley. Although he believes he's simply evading intrusive paparazzi, danger lurks just around the corner...
  • Confessions by Carol Lynne

    Confessions by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Government contracted mercenary, James “Priest” Evans, slides back into town after a mission gone very wrong. Haunted by his latest kill, Priest’s job is weighing heavily on his mind for the first time in memory. . In Cattle Valley to heal and re-evaluate his life, Priest didn’t expect love but that’s exactly where’s he’s headed...
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