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  • Snow Fairy by Tomo Serizawa, 芹澤知

    Snow Fairy by Tomo Serizawa, 芹澤知

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 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.
  • 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...
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  • The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

    The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 46 ratings
    It was just one moment. It was just one mistake. For years, men have been disappearing. A father in North Carolina. A boater in California. A hiker in Arkansas. And more, scattered across the United States. The FBI knows who’s responsible: a serial killer they caught, a man they sent young profiler Cole Kennedy to interrogate...
  • Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Originally available as a rough draft on Tiffany's website, this short story has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection Michael's Wings.
  • Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter

    Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An offbeat lesbian romantic comedy starring penguins, plotting, and payback. Muffin maker Olivia Roberts has had it with her awful exes taking advantage of her good nature. The theft of her nana’s beloved stuffed penguin is the absolute last straw. She puts up an ad at her local crime bookstore for a henchperson to help her enact a little mild revenge...
  • A Collar For His Brat, Volume Two: Episodes 4-6 by R.J. Moray

    A Collar For His Brat, Volume Two: Episodes 4-6 by R.J. Moray

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    A stubborn brat. A smiling sadist. Perfection. .. or disaster? In Volume Two of A Collar For His Brat, Nate and Ewan have to find the equilibrium in their tempestuous relationship, or risk hurting each other irrevocably. DEBUG. Ewan McKinney knows what he doesn't want: rules, responsibilities, or having to talk about his feelings...
  • Common Ground by R.J. Moray

    Common Ground by R.J. Moray

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Why can't you have your cake and eat it too? Channon belongs to Jack—that's just a fact. But they aren't an island, and if Channon's going to get the happy-ever-after he wants, Jack's going to have to bury the hatchet with (and not in) the one other person in Channon's life whose disapproval matters.
  • Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan

    Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Thirty-nine-year-old Nozue went from living a routine, melancholic life of sleep and work to spending his days in bliss with Togawa, his younger subordinate. Now six months into their relationship, the two have graduated from dates at a pancake shop to spending their nights together...
  • Obsessed by Sloane Kennedy

    Obsessed by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    I wanted him from the moment I laid eyes on him and from that point on, the question wasn’t if I’d have him but when…. Thirty-five-year-old Matias de la Vega is good at one thing and one thing only...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that Mackey's healing can hold up to them together, they know it's going to be a long, difficult road...
  • Perfection: An Age Gap Romance by Gianni Holmes

    Perfection: An Age Gap Romance by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An Age Gap Romance. Perfection n. The state of being complete and correct in every way. Callum. I learned the hard way that love doesn't change anyone. Yet, here I am for the long haul with Ashton on his road to recovery. I have to make tough decisions for his own good, but I have to believe in the end we'll be better for it. Ashton...
  • Forgiven: Con by Sloane Kennedy

    Forgiven: Con by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Con. I have everything I’ve ever wanted… so why do I still feel like the kid who came from nothing? Please help him …. Three little words that have haunted me for years. Three little words that I know I’ll take to my grave. It was supposed to be just another fight...
  • B is for Beg by Colette Davison

    B is for Beg by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    A photographer, a rope artist, and a model. Can three create a beautiful romance? B is for Beg is the story of three men discovering that shibari, blindfolds, sexy lingerie, and rules can change everything. It's the second of three steamy, low angst novels, which follow each of the ABC triplets as they find love. You can read Archie and Corey's stories in A is for Aftercare and C is for Comfort...
  • Suited For You by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Suited For You by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s smug, conceited … and hot as hell …. Becoming a partner at Caldwell and Holton will be the crowning achievement in my hard fought career. There’s just one problem. One arrogant, materialistic, flashy problem: Saint Caldwell. Unlike me, he’s never had to struggle for anything a day in his life … or so I think. But there’s more to the man than a showy Porsche and killer smile...
  • Hired by the Enemy by Jax Calder

    Hired by the Enemy by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Liam. I’ve landed my first big assignment with Elite, and it has the potential to be a financial game-changer, so I’m determined not to screw it up. All I have to do is pretend to be a wealthy CEO’s boyfriend on a sun-kissed tropical island for a week. How hard can that be? Unfortunately, I’m met at the airport by an unexpected blast from my past: Matthew O’Conner...
  • Cinnamon Roll by Anna Zabo

    Cinnamon Roll by Anna Zabo

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    This cinnamon roll has plenty of bite! Maxime Demers has had an eye on Tom Cedric for a while, watching him flit from one awful man to another. So when Tom pins an ad to the community cork board at Bold Brew, Max can’t resist reading it. Tom’s looking for a play partner—someone who’s not a jerk—and Max knows he could give Tom what he needs. But first he’ll have to get the man to talk to him...
  • Digging Deep by Jay Hogan

    Digging Deep by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A Digging Deep Story. Drake Park has a complicated life. As a gay male midwife, he’s used to raising eyebrows. Add Crohn’s disease and things get interesting—or not, considering the sad state of his love life. Experience has taught Drake that most men are fair-weather sailors when it comes to handling his condition—gone for dust when things get rough...
  • Nothing To Lose by E.M. Lindsey

    Nothing To Lose by E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Once upon a time, in a small seaside town, a happy man living a happy life brings other people joy with his delicious bakes. And then a storm cloud moves in next door, and suddenly things are. .. different. A war between them is brewing, like a hurricane offshore, and if Peyton isn't careful, Hudson is going to sweep him into the raging waters like a tsunami...
  • The Dating Experiment by Briar Prescott

    The Dating Experiment by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 46 ratings
    Jamie:. Three years ago, I sold my soul to the devil. Also known as my boss. Same thing. Here’s the deal. Connor Quinn is arrogant, impossible to please, cold as ice, and prone to find flaws in everything. Since that fatal day three years ago, many a murder plan have been made and many a weapon considered. Until…...
  • Break the Rules by Leighton Greene

    Break the Rules by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Xander Romano strives for harmony in his life. He's a set of contradictions: cruel but kind, famous but private, loving but merciless. He lives on the knife edge, and that's how he likes it. But he just asked his boyfriend for the one thing he swore he'd never want. And now Xander's perfect balance is starting to sway. .. Ben Ballard is coming into his own...
  • Love Sky by Mame

    Love Sky by Mame

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Love Sky. The intensified situation got ‘Sky’ cornered and forced him to get laid in order to get out. Sky tries to make up his mind, thinking of it as just a one night stand and no string attached. However, what he doesn’t know is that ‘Phraphai’ won’t give up so easily...
  • Liar's Gambit by Kelly Fox

    Liar's Gambit by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He’s a liar. I’m a hitman. And there’s a game afoot. After seeking sanctuary at The Anonymous, an elite club for lawless types, the elegant, beastly Wilhelm invites me to help him with a simple mission: retrieve the priceless artifact that was stolen from one of his billionaire friends...
  • Tough Love by Dianna Roman

    Tough Love by Dianna Roman

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    A little learning is a dangerous thing – Alexander Pope. Damiano’s parents have never had any faith in him, so it’s no surprise when his new boss doesn’t either. He’s determined to prove Graham Brandt wrong though, if only he could stop pushing the man’s buttons and dreaming about tearing them off...
  • Obey the Rules by Leighton Greene

    Obey the Rules by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Ben Ballard and Xander Romano are determined to make their relationship work, no matter what. The problem is, life seems determined to wear them down. Fame, distance, feelings. .. Sometimes it's not as easy as talking things through. Sometimes actions speak louder than words. So how do you keep that connection? Simple. You obey the rules. .
  • Haydn by J.J. Harper

    Haydn by J.J. Harper

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Haydn. I’ll never find a boyfriend. Who would want me? I’m too shy, too geeky, too ugly. And I carry a truckload of baggage. A few hookups, some quick groping in the dark, is all I’ve had, but I want more. A man who takes over the reins every now and then. A man who tells me what to do and takes care of me. Jonas is the man I’ve dreamt about. Quiet and funny, kind to patrons and staff alike...
  • Requiem in Leather by James Buchanan

    Requiem in Leather by James Buchanan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The wilds of San Francisco are a long way from the rural-Utah beat of Deputy Joe Peterson. Kabe’s former Dom, the man who protected him in prison, dies and Kabe, along with Jack’s other boys, returns to The City to pay their respects. Joe wonders where he fits in after seeing Kabe at home, with the family and friends he left behind...
  • Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "A Seven Days Story". Can a person's life change in just one day? How about seven? Donald Pottier and Jason Greene are barely more than boys when they meet on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. A day of crabbing soon turns them from strangers to friends, then to something more, but the boys' time is limited: at the end of the summer, Jay will leave Don and the island behind...
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  • Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt

    Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    More than a decade after leaving Colorado to attend college and escape his past, Isaiah Greene moves back and builds a life in Denver as a special education teacher. When he meets Ben Woods, the mentor of one of his students, the attraction is immediate. The revelations that they’ve both suffered traumatic childhoods form a bond between them...
  • The Handy Nanny by K. Sterling

    The Handy Nanny by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call Pennsylvania Tucker the human Band-Aid because he can fix just about anything and make anyone feel better, but can Penn mend a broken heart? Reid Marshall thinks so and sends his master nanny on a very important and sensitive mission. A close friend is grieving and caring for his newborn niece after losing his twin sister...
  • The Rookie vs The Ace by Nicole Dykes

    The Rookie vs The Ace by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Carson. I’m the Rookie. That’s how they want to label me. The new guy. But I’m damn good at what I do. I don’t have anything to prove. Except maybe to him. I’ve watched his career for years. So yeah, maybe I want to impress him a tiny bit. But I also can’t help riling him up and ruffling his feathers. He wants me to do things his way, but I don’t work like that...
  • Display Me by Kota Quinn

    Display Me by Kota Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Who falls for their enemy? Kingston:. I love my job. Helping others plan their perfect wedding is a dream come true. If only I could find my own boy to cherish, spoil, and love. But who wants a chubby 41-year-old with a voyeuristic side? When my friend insists I try a kinky dating app called Bears-4-U, I decide to give it a shot...
  • Bad Daddy by Victoria Sue

    Bad Daddy by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bad so bad. Caleb DeLuca knew that tattooed, scarred ex-cons didn't usually get trusted with anything precious. He'd spent the second half of his forty-three years atoning for the lives he had destroyed in the first half and was shocked to get invited to the club his brother-in-law owned. Especially when he found out what type of club it was...
  • C is for Comfort by Colette Davison

    C is for Comfort by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    A single dad, a doctor, and a one-night-stand. Is there room in their lives and hearts for one another? C is for Comfort is the story of two men learning that life is about more than work and that cuddling can fix everything. It's the third of three steamy, low angst novels, which follow each of the ABC triplets as they find love...
  • Brute Force by R.J. Moray

    Brute Force by R.J. Moray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    A stubborn brat. A smiling sadist. Ewan has a very specific fantasy. Specifically, he wants Nate to take him by surprise, and not take no for an answer. Nate obliges. **This is available from a link in the back of "Interrupt" that will take you to Prolific Works for the download.
  • Messy Love by Riley Hart

    Messy Love by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Danny. I'm not a guy who's looking for a serious relationship. I love the chase, and the one time I thought I wanted more, the guy bailed. When my buddy Will mentions his recently out, older brother is looking for a place to stay, I offer the spare room in my apartment. It's clear Jonathan's past did a number on him, and he's locked up tight...
  • Lord of a Thousand Steps by Tara Lain

    Lord of a Thousand Steps by Tara Lain

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “I’m going to remind you what it’s like to be twenty-one. ”. When Ian Carney’s perfect boyfriend turns out to be a rat, and his internship in architecture morphs into an emergency round of babysitting for his gorgeous boss Braden Lord’s kids, Ian gets a dose of real-life real fast. Braden’s two kids idolize Ian and his cat, and they’re pretty disappointed to find him in their dad’s bed...
  • Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May

    Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Ezra Fontaine, a cutthroat CEO and divorcé, whose only soft spot is for his luxury car collection. Anton 'Tony' Cargill, a proud slacker and greasemonkey, who develops a work ethic for the first time in his life when he gets his hands on his richest (and finest) customer's private number. After a spontaneous string of drunken texts, Tony’s ‘natural gifts’ have Fontaine on the hook...
  • Crossing Lines by Jeris Jean

    Crossing Lines by Jeris Jean

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Matt is propositioned by Jasper, a hot older guy, he’s more than down. That is until he realizes Jasper has a boyfriend, and Matt would be joining them both. He’s not into it, especially since the boyfriend is a jerk, so he ditches them both...
  • Crash by Kelly Fox

    Crash by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ivan:. I lost my arm in a helicopter accident six months ago and my roommates aren't letting me mope at home one more day. They've pretty much shoved me out the door, insisting that I visit a gym for combat vets. The name? Wrecked. Really? That's the name we're going with? Fine. Benning:. I'm a triple-amputee, and this place has been my sanctuary since it opened...
  • Embrace the Fire by Felice Stevens

    Embrace the Fire by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Brandon Gilbert has spent years in hiding, but he’s finally accomplished his dream of working as a public school teacher. When offered the chance to help bullied children, there was no way he could say no. Not to mention that meeting Dr. Tash Weber, the psychiatrist who helps them, a sad yet sexy older man, ignited a spark inside Brandon he’d never had before...
  • His Boy to Cuddle by Morticia Knight

    His Boy to Cuddle by Morticia Knight

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Santa,. I just recently moved to Boston and would love to find a sweet, pretty boy to spend the holidays with. I’m a fit, thirty-eight-year-old Daddy who loves to cuddle, pamper and kiss up a storm. Spankings and punishments? Not so much. With that in mind, I’d prefer a nice boy. Naughty in bed? That’s a different story! I’m all about heating up the sheets and keeping my boy satisfied...
  • An Atypical Love by Shaw Montgomery

    An Atypical Love by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rohan can’t quite decide if letting his friend Conner play matchmaker is the smartest thing he’s ever done or the stupidest. As an asexual Dom who’s never quite found Mr. Right, after a string of misses, even he’s starting to admit it might be time to let the crazy owner of Bound & Controlled steer the show...
  • Light Up by Barbara Elsborg

    Light Up by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two strangers. One storm. A connection neither of them saw coming. Corey’s day has gone from bad to worse. First, he loses his job. Then his home. Now he’s crawling through a blizzard in a beat-up car, hoping to sneak into his uncle’s empty house for a lonely Christmas in front of a big-screen TV. But the universe isn’t done with him yet...
  • Inside Out by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Inside Out by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Romeo Bradly and Julius Shepherd moved to Blissville for the same reason: a fresh start. Romeo was looking for a school district where he could make a real impact in the lives of students and faculty, and Julius was eager to teach one of his passions to the best and brightest at a school with a nationally ranked science program...
  • Sapphire Storm by C. Travis Rice

    Sapphire Storm by C. Travis Rice

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Under his pen name, C. Travis Rice, New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice offers tales of passion, intrigue, and steamy romance between men. The third novel, SAPPHIRE STORM, once again transports you to a beautiful luxury resort on the sparkling Southern California coast where strong-willed heroes release the shame that blocks their hearts’ desires...
  • Blank Slate by Louisa Keller

    Blank Slate by Louisa Keller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Glad you found time in your very busy schedule to join us. ". Colby:. I only agreed to model nude for a community art class because I needed the money. I figured it would be easy, fun even. But that was before I came sprinting into the studio on the first day, late and viciously hungover, and found myself face-to-face with Axel Hawthorne...
  • The Gift of Strength by M.A. Innes

    The Gift of Strength by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Payton’s finally found a job that he loves, coworkers who aren’t bad-crazy, and space from his family…so taking a chance on anything that might mess with his newfound order is out of the question. Keeping the status quo going is his primary goal in life and not even the handsome baker with the crazy family is going to change his mind...
  • My  Bossy Professor by D.K. Sutton

    My Bossy Professor by D.K. Sutton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My anger has reached an all consuming slam-him-against-the-wall-and-punish-with-my-mouth level of hostility. Thank God the feeling is mutual. The straight-ish hot football coach is off limits. Detective Liam Mason is fine with that. Until their arguing and fighting turns to kissing, and Liam can’t get enough...
  • Hope & Harmony by Meredith Wild, Chelle Bliss

    Hope & Harmony by Meredith Wild, Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Exclusive, heartfelt stories from romance's top authors, celebrating the enduring connection between love and music. Hope & Harmony is a groundbreaking anthology of entirely new and exclusive romance stories from fourteen of romance’s best-selling authors. Authors include Chelle Bliss, Stacey Marie Brown, Mari Carr, Jaine Diamond, Helen Hardt, Jillian Liota, Kat Mizera, Layla Reyne, M...
  • Loud and Clear by Sierra Riley

    Loud and Clear by Sierra Riley

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "With just a few words, you can change someone's life for the better. ". "I became a teacher to help people, not to deal with office politics. ". Professor Daniel Talbot learned the hard way that the cost of taking risks—both personal and professional—is just too high...
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