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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 10 by Yuu Toyota
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHappily engaged, cohabiting, and planning their future, Adachi and Kurosawa are ready to tie the knot! However, the lead-up to their big day is full of anxiety and unknowns. Doors close on them one after another, whether it’s wedding venues turning them down or apartments that don’t accept gay couples. And then there’s the daunting task of coming out to their coworkers.. -
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Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA straight man takes a job at a gay brothel that has a firm rule of no falling in love. What could go wrong?Apollo takes on a rather odd job at a brothel as a way to make some fast cash, but when one of the male prostitutes takes an interest in him, his days of gainful employment seem numbered... -
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![Love Nest, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki]()
Love Nest, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA real-life odd couple navigate roommates and heartbreaks in this Sayonara Game spin-off.A brokenhearted Masato moves into his friend’s second home looking for some peace and quiet, but instead he finds a man who’s very much not his type already occupying the space... -
![Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 12 by Yuu Toyota]()
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 12 by Yuu Toyota
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Adachi and Kurosawa’s married life hits the first bump in the road when Kurosawa just won’t slow down on a work project! After he brushes off Adachi’s requests to let him pull some of the weight, insisting on taking care of everything himself,... -
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![Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 07 by Yonezou Nekota]()
Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 07 by Yonezou Nekota
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?After spending a blissful night wrapped in each other’s arms, Maya and Nemugasa get a rude awakening when... -
![Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota]()
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota
It’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Adachi and Kurosawa are enjoying their life as newlyweds! Some things have changed, others haven’t. Every day they spend together is happiness itself! Their honeymoon awaits.. -
![The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine]()
The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDarquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are more astounding than he imagined... -
![My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness by Bu Hui Xia Qi, 不会下棋]()
My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness by Bu Hui Xia Qi, 不会下棋
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsXie Yang has spent many years in the apocalypse and is tired and worn out. Then he transmigrated into a simple and superficial novel about the entertainment circle.The protagonist of the novel was handsome, smart, and reborn. The female protagonist of the novel was beautiful, inspirational, and had a golden finger. Some male and female roles were also beautiful and had a deep background... -
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Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
![Family Law by Aiden Bates]()
Family Law by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReunited and it feels better than good... It was a long time ago, but Luke will never forget Jason Delancey and their first kiss under the bleachers of football practice. Now, twenty years later, he has a lot more to focus on than the one man who got away... -
![Omega's Destiny by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz]()
Omega's Destiny by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAges ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Jaguar alpha Peter is a self-professed manwhore... -
![Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08 by Yonezou Nekota]()
Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08 by Yonezou Nekota
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?It’s been a while since Maya and Nemugasa have had any alone time, so they can’t help but go a little... -
![意外标记 (穿书) Accidental Mark by Die Zhiling, 蝶之靈]()
意外标记 (穿书) Accidental Mark by Die Zhiling, 蝶之靈
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPei Shaoze unintentionally heard about a novel called Accidental Mark. Once he woke up, he found he had transmigrated into the alpha scumbag in the book, Pei Shaoze. The omega protagonist of the novel, Cheng Xia happened to have his pheromones out of control... -
![Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight]()
Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRung is a half-breed orphan brownie who can't do anything right, much to the worry of his cleanliness teachers. When he runs away, Rung decides that he can resist the need to clean. Only, there is that one office that so desperately needs help.. -
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![Yarichin Bitch Club, Vol. 3 by Tanaka Ogeretsu]()
Yarichin Bitch Club, Vol. 3 by Tanaka Ogeretsu
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn an extracurricular experience gone hilariously wrong, innocent Takashi Tono accidentally joins a club of young men who put the “dick” in “valedictorian... -
![Love for the Reaper by Charlie Cochet]()
Love for the Reaper by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDevlin “Dev” Espinosa lives in the shadows of the criminal underworld. As a Ferryman, his job is to safely transport “the dead” to their new lives, no questions asked. With no one to answer to, lots of cash, and access to The Anonymous–an exclusive club for the elite–Dev is loving life.Until Remy Corbin gets into his car.Remy is just a regular guy working a regular bartending job... -
![Come to Me by Megan Derr]()
Come to Me by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe roles of High Paladin and High Necromancer do not allow for much free time, even less where they might spend it together. When they do finally obtain some time to spend with each other, Sorin and Koray find there are still doubts and fears between them that will take more than time to overcome.. -
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Always There by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTales of knights bound by duty, honor, and each other... Always There, When the princess they are sworn to protect is kidnapped, two knights are separated in their efforts to save her, and in being part realize what they always had together.. -
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Battle of Will by Sasha L. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt a memorial service meant to honor the dead and mark the beginning of a truce between Skirfall and Morcia, Ackley spies a figure who does not belong—a mage interrogator whose presence will only cause harm should the Morcians realize who he is and all the people he has tortured... -
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Change World, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA longtime crush has blossomed into a dream relationship in this Sayonara Game sequel, until a ghost from the past suddenly appears.Ever since Yosuke confessed his long-held feelings for Arimura, his life with his new boyfriend has been a dream. But when a work colleague and former college classmate enters the scene, his dream relationship faces its first threat... -
![The Trouble with Magic by Sasha L. Miller]()
The Trouble with Magic by Sasha L. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA trinity of stories about magic, and all the trouble that arises when magic and emotion collide. The Dragon Slayer —Tane has been banished to a remote village and bound there by magic. With nowhere else to go and nothing better to do, he has taken the village under his care and protects it by killing the dragons that plague the area... -
![Prisoner by Megan Derr]()
Prisoner by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA man whom all men fear... General Dieter von Adolwulf has led the Scarlet Army of Kria to victory for the past decade, holding the infamous field known as the Regenbogen against Kria's hated enemies—the deceptive Illussor and the ruthless Salharans... -
![(Un)Masked by Anyta Sunday, Andrew Q. Gordon]()
(Un)Masked by Anyta Sunday, Andrew Q. Gordon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJay Walker has two wishes: to perform the play of his dreams alongside his best friend at Wellington’s Tory Street Theatre, and to meet that special someone. Someone he’d go to the ends of the earth for. Someone who might only exist in fairy tales. When Jay meets accordion busker Lethe Cross, it’s like living a dream come true... -
![Taking You Home by Cooper Davis]()
Taking You Home by Cooper Davis
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe man on his arm isn’t nearly as scary as the man in the mirror. Hunter Willis’s “Guy Town” passport was stamped and in as good working order as his Harley. Like a good Midwestern jock, he’d ride that manly machine to his construction job every day, even throw back a few beers with the boys. Hockey and baseball filled out his single-dude weekends... -
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![Change World, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki]()
Change World, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYosuke had a crush on Arimura—an upperclassman from his high school baseball team—for years before he finally confessed his feelings. And even after a year of being his boyfriend, every day still feels like a dream... -
![Frostwick by Megan Derr]()
Frostwick by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo save the life of the crown prince, Starwick took a curse upon himself, but the curse leaves him in excruciating pain alleviated only by Tyrwick, the king's bastard son and a man who has always despised Starwick... -
![Gold Standard by Kyell Gold]()
Gold Standard by Kyell Gold
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere are nine stories spanning Kyell Gold's career to date, including four Ursa Major Award-winning short stories and one story nominated for a WSFA Small Press Science Fiction award. Three of the stories originally appeared as stand-alone stories online and were later incorporated into the award-winning novels "Waterways" and "Out of Position... -
![斗地主之恋 [Dòu Dìzhǔ zhī liàn] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白]()
斗地主之恋 [Dòu Dìzhǔ zhī liàn] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA love story that came about due to Fight The Landlord. [1]Two eldest young masters who looked down on each other were forced into a blind date. Each discovered that the other was the immoral scoundrel who had poured cold water or thrown rotten tomatoes on him during a game of Fight The Landlord two days prior.Now what?Well, secure a partner first and figure the rest out later... -
![The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings]()
The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Lucas Tripp wants is prosperity for the tenants of his family’s estate; good weather for the harvest; suitable matches for his sisters; a little money left over at the end of the month; and more quality time with his boyfriend, Alex Booker. That’s not so much to ask for, right? Wrong... -
![Soaring With Hawk by Sean Michael]()
Soaring With Hawk by Sean Michael
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen factory worker Jester lets supervisor Hawk convince him to visit the Velvet Glove, he has no idea what to expect. Hawk treats Jester with kindness, and soon enough, Hawk wants Jester to move in and be with him for the rest of their lives. Jester's family are less than thrilled, but when he thinks he has nowhere else to go, he discovers that he'll always have a place with Hawk... -
![Shoulda Swiped Left by K.L. Hiers]()
Shoulda Swiped Left by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJoseph Abrams can't believe he's found his perfect match through online dating. Zale Petropoulos is hot, charming, and just the right amount of mysterious.They meet for their first date and the sparks fly all the way through dinner and right through dessert.But Zale has a confession to make and finally reveals his secret…He’s god of the Underworld.And Joseph is his new prince-consort... -
![At a Stranger's Mercy by Brittany Cournoyer]()
At a Stranger's Mercy by Brittany Cournoyer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaking eye contact with a killer wasn’t exactly how Bradley Danforth had planned to start his day. As an accountant, he craved structure and routine. What he hadn’t anticipated was being part of a real-life murder mystery with him cast in the starring role. Death and sorrow were part of Max Donohue’s job description, leaving the detective hardened after years on the job... -
![Alexandria Rising: Book 1 of The Alexandria Rising Chronicles by Mark Wallace Maguire]()
Alexandria Rising: Book 1 of The Alexandria Rising Chronicles by Mark Wallace Maguire
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fans of The Bourne Identity and The Da Vinci Code, comes a new edge of your seat adventure. Rand O'Neal, an ambition-less newspaper reporter, is given a single task upon the death of his grandfather: Destroy a mysterious map... -
![Leave No Trace by Sammi Cee, Michelle Frost]()
Leave No Trace by Sammi Cee, Michelle Frost
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA hitman with a reputation. A boy with a past.Trace took a job at The Anonymous—the most exclusive club in the city—for a very specific reason. Only now that he’s there, he’s not sure how to get what he needs. He sure didn’t expect a killer Daddy to help him figure it out.Kol always closes his contracts, and he never leaves loose ends... -
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