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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 3 by Fujita
A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. It's a relationship of convenience at first, but could it become something more? This manga comedy is now a hit streaming anime! Extra-long book includes 2 Japanese volumes! SUMMER ROMANCE FOR NERDS... -
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Jaeda by Kimberly Brown
Jaeda Dillinger isn’t so lucky when it comes to love. Between running her family's covert operations and being the timid, shy and quiet one of a rowdy bunch, she’s convinced romance just isn’t in the cards for her...Categorized as:
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![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 4 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 4 by Shinichi Fukuda
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom! The preparations for Marin and JuJu's group cosplay steadily advance. .. until at long last, the costumes are complete! ! That should just leave the photo shoot. .. but Wakana has a secret plan the other two don't know about! !Categorized as:
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![Dip Out by Eve Holmes]()
Dip Out by Eve Holmes
A journey through the wilderness can reveal the wild within. Arthur Mercer has spent his life hidden in Newfoundland’s rugged wilderness, where nature’s untamed beauty offers him peace from an overwhelming world. As a renowned wildlife photographer, he finds solace in the quiet, predictable presence of birds and nature, which matches the solitude he craves... -
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![Recovered by Jay Crownover]()
Recovered by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt was hate at first sight. .. Affton. I hated Cable James McCaffrey. He was entitled, spoiled, a user…and an addict. He was out of control and didn’t bother trying to hide it. He had everything anyone could want but still seemed miserable and lost. Every move he made, every mistake he stumbled his way through, rubbed me the wrong way...Categorized as:
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![Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson]()
Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson
An intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common. .. But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs...Categorized as:
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![Sweet as Honey by Lucy Lennox]()
Sweet as Honey by Lucy Lennox
When I rode my bike into Aster Valley, it was supposed to be temporary. A quick, relaxing visit with friends. No entanglements. Zero drama. But then I saw the bumblebee being harassed on the side of the highway. More specifically, I saw Truman Sweet, Aster Valley’s resident botanist, spice merchant, and bee-costume enthusiast, being harassed...Categorized as:
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![His Christmas Miracle by Dani Collins]()
His Christmas Miracle by Dani Collins
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQuincy Ryan was just handed custody of a son he didn’t know existed. He knows how to be an architect, not a dad, so he looks to his own father for guidance, but that means moving with Pops to Marietta, Montana. Quincy knows he has to get over his shock and give Atlas the Christmas he deserves, but how? He needs a miracle...Categorized as:
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![Hooked by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Hooked by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s in high heels; he wears hiking boots. Can these two opposites make romance in Metlin work? Tayla McKinnon is not a small town girl. The fashion blogger moved to Metlin with two goals in mind: help her friend start a book store and have a little fun. A year later, Tayla has made new friends, successfully launched INK, and is ready for a new challenge... -
![The Metalhead Next Door by Mamita]()
The Metalhead Next Door by Mamita
Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he’s saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams “keep away,” his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else... -
![Lake Season by Denise Hunter]()
Lake Season by Denise Hunter
From the bestselling author of. The Convenient Groom. and. A December Bride. (now beloved Hallmark Original movies) comes the first novel in a brand-new series! . When their parents die in a tragic accident, Molly Bennett and her siblings pull together to fulfill their parents’ dream: turning their historic home back into an inn. Adam Bradford (a. k. a...Categorized as:
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![Spencer Cohen, Book One by N.R. Walker]()
Spencer Cohen, Book One by N.R. Walker
Spencer Cohen is the guy who gets answers to relationship questions. Playing the role of the new lover, his job is to make his client’s ex realise one of two things: he doesn’t want to break up or he really does. Either way, his client gets answers. The ex would either apologize and beg, or turn and walk. But in the end, Spencer’s client won. If he wanted his ex back and got him, it was great...Categorized as:
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![His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt]()
His Runaway Bride by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a runaway bride bursts into his butcher shop, gentle giant Seth is overcome with desire. The bride’s beauty and curves are enough to make him forget his own name. But he holds himself back—it isn’t the time or place to pursue her. Besides, he’s never been smooth with women, and she’s too young for a guy in his forties like him... -
![Perfect Match by Eliza McLane]()
Perfect Match by Eliza McLane
They couldn't be more different, but wild-at-heart (and in bed) Rose and sweet-but-square Tyler have to make it through a romantic Valentine's weekend to win the prize at the end - all while proving they're certainly, definitely,really not the perfect match the dating app proclaims them to be. .. right? Rose... -
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![Reckless by Winter Renshaw]()
Reckless by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt was just a party. A silly little celebration with champagne and my best friends. As I blew out the candles on my divorce cake, I said goodbye to my failed marriage and embraced my future with open arms. But I didn’t know the future was going to come in the form of a mysterious stranger sitting at the end of the bar stealing glances all night...Categorized as:
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![Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall]()
Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall
People come as well as go. Twelve years ago, Edwin Tully came to Oxford and fell in love with a boy named Marius. He was brilliant. An artist. It was going to be forever. Two years ago, it ended. Now Edwin lives alone in the house they used to share. He tends to damaged books and faded memories, trying to a build a future from the fragments of the past... -
![The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land]()
The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoes love stand a chance between two very different long-time friends? Mike Dombruso’s life is anything but glamorous. He’s a shy, nerdy accountant and a widower with three young sons, whose world revolves around his kids. In many ways, Yoshiro Miyazaki is Mike’s polar opposite... -
![The Firefighter's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart]()
The Firefighter's Secret Santa: A Small Town Sweet & Steamy Holiday Romance by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Firefighter's Secret Santa: Christmas in Alpine Valley Book 1. A Firefighter Curvy Woman Holiday Romance. This Christmas, join five best friends as a friendly dare to draw Secret Santas leads them all to find their true loves. Lily. I’ve had a crush on my brother’s best friend since I was a shy, geeky teenager. The only thing that’s changed is that I’m all grown up. Still shy. Still geeky...Categorized as:
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![Tempted & Taken by Rhenna Morgan]()
Tempted & Taken by Rhenna Morgan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLive hard, f*ck harder and make their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six Men of Haven bleed by: taking what they want, always watching each other's backs and loving the women they claim with unyielding tenderness and fierce passion. There's no code Knox Torren can't break. He knows no limits when it comes to uncovering intel, especially on anyone who crosses his family... -
![Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts]()
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7. 77 in change...Categorized as:
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![216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner]()
216 Rancher Way by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe town of Cherry Falls is a lot of things, but exciting is not one of them. Which makes my job as a reporter for the town paper really freaking hard. The front page of the last issue featured a story about a raccoon who looked like Samuel L. Jackson. Not exactly thrilling. But when I'm forced to cover the new albino calf on the Cherry Blossom Ranch. .. I find out the meaning of thrilling... -
![Our Own Way 4 by Misty Vixen]()
Our Own Way 4 by Misty Vixen
It's finally time for a vacation. After months of flirtatious teasing, Gabe suddenly finds himself in the presence of Krystal, the tatted redheaded goddess. Making the drive down, she has thrown herself into his life, thrilled to have some fun and relaxation. Only it's not that simple, because it's never that simple...Categorized as:
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![Lovestruck by Dana LeCheminant]()
Lovestruck by Dana LeCheminant
In the glittering world of Hollywood, actress Bonnie Aiken lands the role of a lifetime in a captivating mystery romance. For Bonnie, this isn't just another gig—it's her chance to prove she's more than just a pretty face and showcase her depth and talent. But with fame comes scrutiny, and the tabloids are relentless in their pursuit of Bonnie's every move...Categorized as:
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![Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James]()
Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes you go looking for trouble. And sometimes, trouble finds you. Alyssa Kincaid knows she needs to make some big changes. A move to San Francisco is the first step, and now it’s time to get serious, and to get the rest of her life on track. If only her messy life would cooperate. And if only it had Joe Hartman in it... -
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![Baby Queen by Charlie Novak]()
Baby Queen by Charlie Novak
Note to self: falling for the new queen you're mentoring will only lead to trouble. Being broke, single, and homeless after winning the UK's biggest drag show wasn't how my life was supposed to go. I’m meant to be the one with everything, but thanks to an unscrupulous tour company I've got nothing but my image and a mountain of debt...Categorized as:
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![Leaning Into the Look by Lane Hayes]()
Leaning Into the Look by Lane Hayes
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrant Kostas made a career based on his looks before joining his family’s real estate firm. He may not love his job but he’s better at sales than he thought. And when he’s poised to bring in the biggest account of the company’s history, even his father is impressed. Unfortunately, the extra attention highlights Grant’s personal life. His parents accept that he’s gay... -
![Packaged Husband by Noelle Adams]()
Packaged Husband by Noelle Adams
On a Wednesday afternoon, Owen Masterson asks me to marry him. I've never met the man before. All I wanted was a job repackaging his image. He needs to ramp up his cool-factor to attract partnerships with better designers for his family's department store. But he wants me to be his temporary trophy wife instead... -
![Our Own Way 3 by Misty Vixen]()
Our Own Way 3 by Misty Vixen
Gabe's life is still changing. He can no longer claim that it sucks, but it is busier than ever before. Between balancing his relationships with Ellen and Holly, trying to get a writing career off the ground, and learning what it means to have the affection of a seductive tattooed beauty and a shy cougar, he can hardly seem to find a minute to himself. Not that he's complaining...Categorized as:
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![Adore by E. Davies]()
Adore by E. Davies
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I’m gonna go from twink to twunk. ” Tired of hookups, Caspian Grey is hitting the gym, though he can’t decide who he’s trying to impress—the sexy gym owner, or his dating app buddy, Bi Unicorn. If he can pack on some muscles, maybe a man will finally overlook his quirks and hold onto him. Matt Rowan owns a safe, welcoming gym, but his bank account and love life are equally empty... -
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Things Liars Fake by Sara Ney
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAuthors Note: This novella, along with all others in this series, is a standalone with no cliffhanger. You're welcome. What if. .. Someone you barely knew asked you for a favor. What if. .. They needed you to be something you weren't, in exchange for nothing. Unless you count a mouth full of lies and a half-broken heart. Faker. Pretender. Liar. There are worse things to be called...Categorized as:
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![Love in Writing by Dana LeCheminant]()
Love in Writing by Dana LeCheminant
Allie has sworn off dating. Which is unfortunate, because the cute guy at the grocery store has finally struck up a conversation, and shy and sweet Ben is even more adorable than he looks. When an ex shows up trying to rekindle the flame at the same time her mother tries to set her up with a neighbor, Allie ropes Ben into being her fake boyfriend to get everyone off her back...Categorized as:
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![On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan]()
On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSummer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door. Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt... -
![Hard Byte by Misha Bell, Dima Zales]()
Hard Byte by Misha Bell, Dima Zales
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of facial hair must be in want of a shave. And tidying. And a fake date. My name is Holly Hyman. I love order and prime numbers—and I’m in trouble. The company I work for is pivoting, and not in a way I like. Our new management? Alex Chortsky, a gorgeous, scruffy Russian devil...Categorized as:
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![Hope on the Rocks by Annabeth Albert]()
Hope on the Rocks by Annabeth Albert
One too many…. Doctor Quinn Strauss is beloved by his small-town patients. He almost never drinks, especially not alone on a weeknight. But he’s heartbroken over an unexpected reminder of exactly how much his bad breakup has cost him. And the sexy ginger bartender keeps making him special drinks that go down a little too easy. Take a drunk doc home…...Categorized as:
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![Seeing Blind by Poppy Dale]()
Seeing Blind by Poppy Dale
Jamie’s world is small. He likes it that way - after a lifetime of prosopagnosia (he hates the term “face blindness”), he has learned to keep to himself. The same job, the same coffee shop, the same shirt every time he has a picture taken, all in the hope it will somehow become familiar to him...Categorized as:
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![Taste of Love by Ella Goode]()
Taste of Love by Ella Goode
Jase My world is science. The lab and its immaculate surfaces and its deafening silence is the only place I want to be. The study of disease, the chase for cures, the acquisition of knowledge is what matters. Everything but work comes a distant second including sleeping and eating—especially eating...Categorized as:
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![I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Minta Suzumaru]()
I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Minta Suzumaru
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this Mature-rated Boys’ Love romance, a 30-year-old virgin finds himself falling for a charming flirt who doesn’t want anything more serious than a casual fling…or does he? Yoshino knows, at the age of 30, that he wants to be with men, but he doesn’t know how to find one. When he overhears some women at work talking about a gay bar, he realizes that for some people, it’s just that easy...Categorized as:
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![Hooker by Brooke Blaine]()
Hooker by Brooke Blaine
Whoever said singles were missing out by not finding true love and getting married before the age of thirty had never experienced the sheer pleasure of nightly romantic comedy viewings in their underwear while eating one of Licked’s famous Crazy Cat Lady sundaes. Because life just doesn’t get better than that. At least, it doesn’t for Shayne Callahan... -
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Homebird by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCrispin Henry isn’t an adventurer. He learned early on that the world is a frightening place and that home is rare and precious. If his friends didn’t drag him to sports games and ill-advised trips to Vegas, he wouldn’t get out at all—and his trip to Munich for Oktoberfest is no exception. But it’s there that he meets Luka Gabriel, and he learns to take a chance... -
![Can't Help My Shelf by Frankie Love, Kaylin Evans]()
Can't Help My Shelf by Frankie Love, Kaylin Evans
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s one thing in life I’ve always, always wanted. And I’m tired of waiting for my prince charming to sweep me off my feet to help make that happen. On my 26th birthday I make a life altering decision. But before the deed is done, Army officer Nash Nichols walks into the children’s section of the library where I work, changing my trajectory forever... -
![Ride or Die by Poppy Parkes]()
Ride or Die by Poppy Parkes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan running from love keep your heart safe? Jackson “Jax” Hartley has always been a ride or die kind of guy, escaping the series of foster homes he grew up in to ride his bicycle and, later, his motorcycle anywhere the road would take him. But he learned too well during his years in the Army that sometimes rides end with your best friend dying in your arms...Categorized as:
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![We Can't Do Just Plain Love: She's Got a Fetish, Her Boss Has Low Self-Esteem, Volume 2 by Mafuyu Fukita]()
We Can't Do Just Plain Love: She's Got a Fetish, Her Boss Has Low Self-Esteem, Volume 2 by Mafuyu Fukita
Sakura Yuino is beautiful, cool-headed, and good at her job, and when she's transferred to handsome, polite, but shy Itsuki Kiritani's department at her office she's determined to do a good job. Unfortunately for her, Kiritani is so nervous around women he can't help getting "excited" around her. And Yuino finds her personal fetish triggered around her new boss, whose smell is intoxicating to her...Categorized as:
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![A One-Time Thing by Kate Hawthorne, E.M. Denning]()
A One-Time Thing by Kate Hawthorne, E.M. Denning
Gil Valentine knows three things: he doesn’t want kids, he doesn’t want a relationship, and he likes to be alone. He spends Sundays tinkering in the garage, cruising on his motorcycle, and enjoying the luxury of a bed that he doesn’t have to share...Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy's Secret Santa by Kali Hart]()
The Cowboy's Secret Santa by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Cowboy’s Secret Santa: Christmas in Alpine Valley Book 3. A Cowboy Curvy Woman Holiday Romance. This Christmas, join five best friends as a friendly dare to draw Secret Santas leads them all to find their true loves. Shea. When I draw Cody Mason’s name in the town’s Secret Santa event, I’m less than thrilled. No amount of begging will get me out of this best friend dare... -
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![Married and Bright by Frankie Love]()
Married and Bright by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been looking at Angel through the camera lens for the last two years, transfixed by her beauty and heart– but I’ve never had the courage to tell her how I feel. When she bursts into tears after a fight with the director of the fashion shoot, I can’t stay silent. I need to let her know how I feel –she is a treasure. My treasure. But one conversation quickly turns my life upside down... -
![Protecting His Curvy Girl, by Sadie King]()
Protecting His Curvy Girl, by Sadie King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far would you go to feed your obsession? When a client shows me Kayla’s photo, I’m intrigued by the carefree blonde with the wide smile. Her father is worried some creep will violate his little girl, and he employs me to keep watch over her. He doesn’t realize he’s feeding my obsession, or how far I’ll go to get Kayla in my life... -
![Corrupting: A Curvy Woman Handsome Nerd Romance by Liz Fox, Eva Stone]()
Corrupting: A Curvy Woman Handsome Nerd Romance by Liz Fox, Eva Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCorrupting is a steamy, short story with a strong, curvy woman and a handsome nerdy hero. It is the first book in the Hot Guys with Glasses series. Layla. I’ve finally built a life I’m proud of. It’s unconventional, it’s eclectic, and it’s the complete opposite of what my parents demanded of me. When I meet Dwight, I can see the hidden passion under the stuffy polo shirt... -
![Chasing the Tide by A. Meredith Walters]()
Chasing the Tide by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe powerful continuation of the story that began in Reclaiming the Sand- a tale of love and forgiveness and learning to move on from a past that has come to define you. Bully and Victim. Friend and Lover. Past and Future. Ellie McCallum and Flynn Hendrick’s story was as painful as it was devastating. But they were able to find within each other an unlikely yet beautiful love...Categorized as:
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![Blowing His Horn by Fiona Davenport]()
Blowing His Horn by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen his best friend fell hard and fast for a girl he’d convinced himself he couldn’t have yet, Leland James volunteered to keep an eye on her for him. There was no better way to do that than by dating her best friend. Or at least that was the excuse he gave himself to ask Olivia Hall out. For two years, they had the perfect relationship... -
![Trusting Tanner by Nicky James]()
Trusting Tanner by Nicky James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMaybe tomorrow it will be better…. Zander Baker has spent years forcing a smile onto his face to make the world believe he is a happy man. In reality, it’s a façade for the battered person he truly is. Living a life imprisoned in an abusive relationship, Zander doesn’t know how to break free. Ordinary enjoyments are not within his reach...
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