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  • 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...
  • The Confession of Marcus Stearns by Tiffany Reisz

    The Confession of Marcus Stearns by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    **No longer available - republished as part of "The Confessions"**THE CONFESSION OF MARCUS STEARNS takes place during the time of THE SAINT when Søren/Marcus Stearns is twenty-nine years old and has just met Eleanor/Nora.Limited-edition promotional giveaway at the RT Booklovers conference in 2014, but now included within The Confessions...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-novella
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  • Found by Annabella Michaels

    Found by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a former USAF pararescueman, Jeremy O’Brien is used to following orders, no questions asked. So, when Micah, his boss at Hamilton Security, asks him to take on a special case, he readily accepts. Micah’s instructions are simple, find the man in the picture and bring him back to Chicago...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  abuse  contemporary  length-short
  • Protecting the Soul by Annabella Michaels

    Protecting the Soul by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For Landon Greene, managing the band Carter’s Creed is more than just a job. It also means being there to keep his brother safe. When someone begins sending threatening letters to Carter, Landon feels overwhelmed with the need to protect him...
  • Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Covert Affairs M/M Romance Book Two Navigating a new relationship is never easy, but Deputy Director Syler Perrin has the uniquely hair-raising privilege of doing it with one Special Agent Arthur Dufault, premiere CIA operative and all around menace...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  mystery  length-short
  • For A Reason by Jessie G.

    For A Reason by Jessie G.

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Former Marine and full time big brother, Bull Connor spends his days helping those in need of a second chance and his nights fighting the inner demons that won’t let go. During a routine tow he comes face to face with the only person who refuses to need him and the one man he wishes would...
  • Naughty or Nice? A Very Merry Decadence Christmas by M. Never

    Naughty or Nice? A Very Merry Decadence Christmas by M. Never

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Are you Naughty or are you Nice? Get claimed by Kayne one last time as the entire Decadence crew comes together for a winter wedding no one will forget! Christmas is magical in New York— lights gleam and snow swirls as a powerful foursome reunites! Warning NSFW! Available only during the month of December! Get it while it’s hot! My Christmas gift to you! Author note: Naughty or Nice is a...
    Categorized as:
    military  bdsm  queer  f-f  m-m  menage  contemporary  christmas
  • Easton's Lost Otter by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat

    Easton's Lost Otter by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Traveling is the worst. I love being in my own house, in my own room, with my own things, and snuggling under my favorite blanket with my otter stuffie, Charlie. When my boss asks me to go to a week-long conference in Las Vegas, it is crystal clear that the options I have are to go or be denied the promotion I’ve been working so hard for. I choose to go. It’s Vegas. How bad can it be? Awful...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-novella
  • A Healing Man: The Men of Manhattan book 5 by Sandrine Gas-Dion

    A Healing Man: The Men of Manhattan book 5 by Sandrine Gas-Dion

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is a re release from Wilde City. Dario Ramos thought he’d left the fighting behind in the war zone when a life-threatening injury sent him home. But a certain Irishman crossing his path everywhere he went convinced him that his biggest battle might be ahead. Tiernan Callahan is a bigoted jerk. Ramos finds himself constantly in the man’s orbit, even in a city as big as New York...
  • Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who is the boy in the cage? What secret has Lash been keeping? Why can’t Fear keep his distance? Join Phoenix in the next explosive action packed book. Micah Robertson, code named Lash, has always loved Alex from the first moment their eyes met. He thought they’d be together forever and it tears him apart when he and Alex split after a life-altering tragedy...
  • Wrangling My Heart by Taylor Rylan

    Wrangling My Heart by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kirk Stevens has made his own way in life. Growing up in foster care taught him that you can only rely on yourself and that nobody will ever want you. He’s beginning to think that maybe he might be wrong on both of those stances. When he meets a sexy man that draws his attention, he begins to wonder if he can have what others do. Someone to love him...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery

    Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All it took was one look for Ben to know he’d found his forever.He just needs to figure out how to get the enchanting man to come down from his gilded cage and see what is waiting for him down below. But when the stunning dancer in the cage spends more time hiding from the world than embracing it, Ben knows he’s going to have to get creative if he wants to catch the pretty bird’s attention...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  humor  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Finding Ky by Luna David

    Finding Ky by Luna David

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Partners in every sense of the word, Sawyer and Jackson have been a unit since they were young teenagers. Growing up together in the same foster home, they learned they could depend only on each other. But when Kyler—a boy barely half their age—arrived heartbroken and scared, the young men took him under their wings, vowing to take care of him and protect him...
    Categorized as:
    military  bdsm  queer  contemporary  m-m  audiobook
  • A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Army Ranger Slater Cassidy has a very special – very sexy – target in his sights. Meeting gorgeous, smart, uber-snarky Casper Kennedy was the highlight of Slater’s last trip home to New York. The soldier in him carefully plans his conquest. Unfortunately, Casper’s wearing some seriously strong armor and Slater’s charm offensives bounce right off...
  • On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins

    On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When there’s no peace after war… When there’s no solace after death… When there’s only pain and suffering… Anxiety and loss… All you can hope to find is something more… Something that makes you whole and complete Something that puts you On Higher...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Leo by Silvia Violet

    Leo by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I used to be CIA. Now I'm a tattoo artist and a vigilante.When a new hire at my shop gets too curious about my less-than-legal activities, he needs all the protection I can give him.He wants a lot more. More than I should be willing to give. And yet, the longer I keep him close for his own safety... the more I want him in my bed...
  • Be Mine by Stella Starling

    Be Mine by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “My job is to protect you, not like you.” After years of being bounced around the foster care system and an unwanted medical discharge from the Army, Jase Walker has finally found a place for himself as a bodyguard with Byrne Security...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  contemporary  m-m  cowboys  length-short
  • Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight

    Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    So, Tommy and Bobby decided they needed a little Christmas story. Well, Bobby decided. Tommy, frankly, couldn’t give a shit. Bobby loves him anyway...
  • Looking For Love by Stella Starling

    Looking For Love by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Micah Finn Rawlings has lived most of his life blind, sheltered, and craving adventure. Now, at twenty-two, an operation has given him his sight back and he’s ready to take on the world. Well, sort of. His newly restored vision isn’t exactly all that he’d hoped it would be, but he’s definitely not going to let that stop him…...
  • Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May

    Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  age difference  m-m  contemporary  humor
  • Coming To Colorado by Sara York

    Coming To Colorado by Sara York

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Book 4 of the Colorado Heart Series Davis Whitaker doesn’t shy away from danger. But when his Boston assignment goes haywire, and he can’t trust anyone, Davis is forced to accept help from a stranger. After an unlikely meeting, Ryan Pruitt offers to help Davis escape the threat lurking in the city. Attraction fires, leaving them both confused about what path they must take...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    anal sex  queer  contemporary  m-m  angst  length-short
  • The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black

    The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "The General and the Horse-Lord: Book Two" "Sequel to The General and the Horse-Lord" Fresh out of the closet, General John Mitchel and Gabriel Sanchez are settling into their new life together when an old army colleague taps them for a rescue mission to Tunisia. Eli and Daniel, two former Rangers working security, have been arrested in Carthage, charged with blasphemy and thrown into prison...
    Categorized as:
    queer  military  contemporary  suspense  m-m  length-short
  • Trace by E. Davies

    Trace by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Forensic investigator Dustin Reed stopped believing in fairytale romance in high school. Ever since his best friends scared off his loser ex, he's been a chronically single scrawny geek, afraid of being used. Love blossoms around him, while his family wants him to get hitched to the right class of man...
  • Fireman's Rescue by Andrew Grey

    Fireman's Rescue by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last thing Dash Wheaton expects when his home goes up in flames is to catch his firefighter rescuer’s heart.When computer security expert Dash wakes to his house on fire, he manages to escape, but realizes his dog, Taffy, is still inside. Heartbroken, he watches everything he has burn, worrying about Taffy, until a firefighter hero shows up with her, covered in soot...
  • At Peace by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    At Peace by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I messed up… Big time. Don’t think that I don’t know this. I’m sure you probably all hate me right now, but I did what I thought I needed to do to try and salvage what is left of my family. Will I lose Dennis forever because of my own stupidity? God, I hope not. I will try my damnedest to make this up to him, even if that means begging on my hands and knees...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-novella
  • Colorado Connection by Sara York

    Colorado Connection by Sara York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 6 of the Colorado Heart series Matthew ‘Tex’ Miller has no choice but to work with Jordon ‘Jazz’ Bergeron when they’re assigned to the same unit, but he doesn’t have to like it. Jazz gets under his skin in all the wrong ways until one night when Jazz begs Tex for a kiss and everything changes. Matthew won’t be played, but he won’t ignore a hot body when one is offered up...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • 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:
    anal sex  queer  m-m  contemporary  rockstars
  • Grounded by Teodora Kostova

    Grounded by Teodora Kostova

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A chance encounter. A passionate night. An intense connection. When medical student Shane Sanford and RAF pilot Greg Becker meet the air between them sizzles with mutual attraction. There’s nothing holding them back as they give in to their desire. But once their paths lead them into a different direction, neither of them can forget the intense connection they’d shared...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Gardener and the Marine by R.J. Scott

    The Gardener and the Marine by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Harrison is alone and hurting with his memories gone, but Toby shows him that love can heal even the most broken of hearts.After losing his entire team in a roadside bomb, Harrison is left with a traumatic brain injury, a broken body, and scars on his heart that might never heal...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens to a couple when one of them discovers a new kink that he’s not sure his partner will be into? Dear Art, I’m sure you get messages like this all the time, but I feel like I don’t even know who I am anymore. I suppose I should start from the beginning… Three weeks ago, I saw puppy play for the first time, and now I can’t stop thinking about it...
  • C is for Comfort by Colette Davison

    C is for Comfort by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  contemporary  m-m  age difference  daddy-kink
  • A Little Christmas: Oscar's Secret by Jena Wade

    A Little Christmas: Oscar's Secret by Jena Wade

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Moving sucks. Moving to a new city, into the house of a relative you never knew existed and will now never meet, plus starting a new job— that was a whole new level of overwhelming. I just wanted to slip into my little space and let daddy take care of everything. One I don’t have a daddy. Maybe I should put him on my Christmas Wish List...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-novella  christmas
  • Cherish by Tere Michaels

    Cherish by Tere Michaels

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Several years after the end of Duty & Devotion, Matt and Evan are living quietly in their Brooklyn home with the twins, Danny and Elizabeth. The older girls - Katie and Miranda - are off at college, Evan is about to be promoted to captain and things are calm. Briefly. Evan accidently learns that Miranda has a new boyfriend and is talking marriage after just three months of dating...
  • An Old Standard by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    An Old Standard by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Original WorkRelationship: Andres Cardona/Riley BlackpooleAndres takes Riley in hand...
  • Show Me Another Way by Jenny Wood

    Show Me Another Way by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The boys are back with all of their heart break and shenanigans! Kevin and Lane...Where to start.... We meet both of them through our mutual friends Alvin and Teddy from books 1 & 2. Kevin is a family and adoption attorney in his small Massachusetts town. Content with his life as a loner, he does his bit to help families have a better life because he, himself, didn't have a great one...
  • Show Me Another Way by Jenny Wood

    Show Me Another Way by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The boys are back with all of their heart break and shenanigans! Kevin and Lane...Where to start.... We meet both of them through our mutual friends Alvin and Teddy from books 1 & 2. Kevin is a family and adoption attorney in his small Massachusetts town. Content with his life as a loner, he does his bit to help families have a better life because he, himself, didn't have a great one...
  • War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After being cheated on twice, why would I ever put myself through that crap again? Marriage obviously isn't in the cards for me. Actually, my trust in women and love has pretty much been obliterated. And if I'm being completely honest, I really want nothing to do with it ever again. Relationships? Possibly. Monogamy? Maybe...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  contemporary  m-m  m-f  length-short
  • Shield (Men of Hidden Creek) by Max Hawthorn

    Shield (Men of Hidden Creek) by Max Hawthorn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never thought we’d get a second chance. Fox Walker is the CIA’s best hacker, but his latest case has him stumped. He comes to Hidden Creek hot on the data trail of a terrorist, but his own past traumas still haunt him, and he can’t forget the sexy Green Beret he met in Syria eight years ago...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  suspense  contemporary  length-short
  • 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...
  • The Long Arm of the Law by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    The Long Arm of the Law by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Original WorkAndres Cardona/Riley BlackpooleRiley runs into Andres while he's on duty...
  • For All He's Worth by Jenny Wood

    For All He's Worth by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trenton Carpenter is all grown up.Having spent the last several years getting to know his brother and building a life he never dreamed he could have, he finds that there’s only one thing missing in his life. A love of his own.Kade Morgan is a single father with a career that makes publicizing his sexuality a risky career move, to say the least...
  • Archer & Declan by M.A. Innes

    Archer & Declan by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Looking innocent and the picture of vanilla has allowed Archer to keep his personal life private from his nosy but well-meaning coworkers, but it’s also made finding Mr. Right almost impossible. When the outside is sweet and shy and the inside is full of curious needs, Archer doesn’t know how he’ll ever find the right man…because Mr. Tall, Dark, and Dominant just doesn’t show up out of the blue...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  contemporary  daddy-kink
  • Secrets by Avery Ford

    Secrets by Avery Ford

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Crew Turner didn’t make his decision to leave the military lightly. He’s always enjoyed being with his brothers in arms, even if it did mean traveling far from his home and family and seeing unspeakable horrors. He’s enjoyed serving his country – but he also recognizes that the military life has taken its toll on him, and he’s ready for a change. Mark Hartnett doesn’t go out much...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  audiobook
  • What You Make It by A.M. Arthur

    What You Make It by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Can a Dom with a broken heart find what he needs with a single dad fourteen years his junior?

 Micah Kelley’s life turned upside down when he discovered he had an infant daughter he never knew existed. A college drop-out and single dad with no support from his parents, he turns to his older brother, with whom Micah has a strained relationship...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Breathing Again by Sofia Grey

    Breathing Again by Sofia Grey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sgt. Travis Cooper is a hot mess. He’s a seething cocktail of PTSD, depression, and anger, with a side-helping of borderline alcoholism. The giant holes in his memory don’t help either. When his partner, Kyle, walks out after ten years together, and takes his beloved dog, Travis hits rock bottom. There’s no kind of future if he can’t face up to his past...
  • Reboot by R.J. Moray

    Reboot by R.J. Moray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Nate knows what he wants from Ewan, and it’s not just play. He wants everything Ewan is, every secret desire, every fear stripped bare for Nate to tease out and enjoy. More than that, he wants Ewan , just Ewan, the whole bratty package. All he has to do now is prove it, and hope that Ewan wants what Nate can give him in return. Wanting Nate has never been the problem for Ewan...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  contemporary  explicit-open-door
  • Coming Together by Avery Ford

    Coming Together by Avery Ford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I don’t need any more distraction.” Preston Taylor is in trouble. In the ten years he's been a star on Broadway, he's dealt with his share of crazy. When a deranged fan starts sending death threats, Preston is forced to hire security. What he doesn't expect is that in order to protect himself, Preston has to pretend he's dating his hot new bodyguard...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Spy On Me by Marina Vivancos

    Spy On Me by Marina Vivancos

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Agent Matteo can admit that sleeping with his handler might not be the brightest idea he’s had. After all, Nikolas is the only one that’s ever stuck by him—the person he trusts the most.Matteo has never been good at taking orders—until Nikolas. Now, all Matteo seems to want is Nikolas’s voice in his head. Telling him what to do…even if that’s getting on his knees for Nikolas...
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