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In Memoriam by Alice Winn
It’s 1914, and World War I is ceaselessly churning through thousands of young men on both sides of the fight. The violence of the front feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting... -
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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
From Booker-prizewinner Douglas Stuart an extraordinary, page-turning second novel, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James. Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in the hyper-masculine and violently sectarian world of Glasgow’s housing estates...Categorized as:
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![Special Forces - Soldiers by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate]()
Special Forces - Soldiers by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Special Forces is the story of a Scottish SAS soldier and a Soviet spetsnaz soldier. Two enemies who meet in the line of duty during the early days of the Soviet Union's last war in Afghanistan. Behind enemy lines respect and finally love grow ... but that's only the official version. This epic spans across over twenty-five years of their lives... -
![Wolves vs. Hearts by Anna Green]()
Wolves vs. Hearts by Anna Green
The second volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.A new band, a new city, and new lover - Ryan dusts himself off and starts again, but the god-like status that his former band's tragic end has given him isn't as easy to shake off. As he should be focusing on making a comeback with his new band, he runs into the one person he hasn't been able to forget... -
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![Special Forces: Soldiers - Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate]()
Special Forces: Soldiers - Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Special Forces - Soldiers - 'Director's Cut' is free to download from Aleksandr Voinov's website below:Special Forces is the story of a Scottish SAS soldier and a Soviet spetsnaz soldier. Two enemies who meet in the line of duty during the early days of the Soviet Union's last war in Afghanistan. Behind enemy lines respect and finally love grow ... but that's only the official version... -
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Special Forces: Soldiers Part II -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSpecial Forces is an epic work of military gay erotic fiction. The three cycles Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Veterans were written between April 2006 and November 2008 and have 70 chapters in total, comprising around one million words (the equivalent of around 15 full-sized novels). It is only suitable for an adult audience... -
![Unhinge the Universe by Aleksandr Voinov, L.A. Witt]()
Unhinge the Universe by Aleksandr Voinov, L.A. Witt
December 1944, the Battle of the Bulge SS Lieutenant Hagen Friedrichs is the sole survivor of a party sent to retrieve his brother—and the highly sensitive information he’s carrying—from behind enemy lines. But his daring rescue attempt fails, and Hagen becomes the prisoner. Allied command has ordered Captain John Nicholls to extract critical intelligence from their new Nazi POW... -
![Fade Out by Marshall Thornton]()
Fade Out by Marshall Thornton
The Lambda Award-winning Boystown Mystery series comes to a close with Boystown 13: Fade Out. When a box containing a woman’s corpse shows up at his doorstep, Private Investigator Nick Nowak finds himself accused of murder. The police are convinced it’s Rita Lindquist—a woman who once shot Nick. Their case is thin, but they and the state’s attorney are determined to prosecute him... -
![Protection by S.A. Reid, T. Baggins]()
Protection by S.A. Reid, T. Baggins
When Gabriel MacKenna enters Wentworth Prison in 1931, he promises himself two things: never to be buggered and never to turn prison queer. Tough, smart, and ruthless in a fight, he quickly makes a name for himself inside. But Gabriel, saved from the noose by a social crusader, is serving two life sentences...Categorized as:
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![Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava]()
Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA completely revised edition of the first Henry Rios mystery, The Little Death, Lay Your Sleeping Head introduces Michael Nava’s singular protagonist, gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios... -
![Desire by Jenn Bullard]()
Desire by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy story is a complicated one because I’m the villain in my sister’s happily ever after.Time doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. Instead, it twists what you know.I’m twenty-four years old and still considered a minor in Cinder’s kingdom... -
![야화첩 1 by Byeonduck, 변덕]()
야화첩 1 by Byeonduck, 변덕
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 34 ratings춘화에 빠진 양반가의 도령 윤승호, 정체를 숨긴 춘화가를 찾아 나선다. 존경하는 선비님의 말을 따라 춘화 그리기를 멈춘 백나겸, 윤승호에게 붙들려 다시 붓을 쥐게 된다. Na-kyum is a young painter with an exceptional talent: creating erotic images of men. Though he has published a few collections under a pseudonym, he has decided to quit painting. Then Seungho, a young nobleman, barges into his life... -
![Masquerade by Joel Abernathy]()
Masquerade by Joel Abernathy
An MM Phantom of the Opera Retelling We all wear masks. He came to me like a ghost singing songs of the past… An angel, promising redemption. Now I know the truth of the man behind the mask, and Erik’s soul is more broken and twisted than I ever imagined. ~ Even an angel’s wings can be broken. The moment I heard his voice, I knew he was mine. Mine to teach. Mine to mold...Categorized as:
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Hidden Away by J.W. Kilhey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFranklin D. Roosevelt said, “No man and no force can abolish memory.” John Oakes and Kurt Fournier are living proof of the truth behind those words. Since the horrors of the Second World War, John and Kurt have been trudging through existence, bleeding from wounds that have never healed... -
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![Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane]()
Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"I'll do anything." Staff Sergeant Jasper "Ace" Atchison takes one look at Private Sonny Daye and knows that every word on paper about him is pure, unadulterated bullshit. But Sonny is desperate, and although Ace isn't going to take him up on his offer of "anything," that doesn't mean he isn't tempted...Categorized as:
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![The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap]()
The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap
Historical fiction, true crime, and dark academia intertwine in a harrowing tale of murder, greed, and the grisly origins of modern medicine.Edinburgh, Scotland, 1828. Naïve but determined James Willoughby has abandoned his posh, sheltered life at Oxford to pursue a lifelong dream of studying surgery in Edinburgh... -
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Skin Lane by Neil Bartlett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt 47, Mr. F's working life on London's Skin Lane is one governed by calm, precision and routine. So when he starts to have frightening, recurring nightmares, he does his best to ignore them. The images that appear in his dream are disturbing, Mr. F can't for the life of him think where they have come from. After all, he's a perfectly ordinary middle-aged man... -
![As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann]()
As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religious and political discontent, has erupted into violence and terror. Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers dream of rebuilding their lives when the fighting is over. But the shattering events of war will overtake them...Categorized as:
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![The Innocent Auction by Victoria Sue]()
The Innocent Auction by Victoria Sue
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon 1810. Their love was a death sentence. Deacon, Viscount Carlisle, was aware of the slums and gin-lanes of London. Just as he was aware of the underground traffic that furnished the brothels and bath houses with human innocents... -
![A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan]()
A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"To seal their bond, they must break the ties that bind. " Painfully introverted and rendered nearly mute by a heavy stammer, Lord George Albert Westin rarely ventures any farther than the club or his beloved gardens... -
![Test of Faith by Aleksandr Voinov, Raev Gray]()
Test of Faith by Aleksandr Voinov, Raev Gray
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJuly, 1187: Saladin has defeated the Crusader army at The Horns of Hattin. While hundreds of his comrades have perished in the battle, Thierry de la Tour Rouge, a Frank and Templar Knight, has survived only to be taken prisoner by the Saracens... -
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Barren Ground by Ellen Glasgow
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEllen Anderson Gholson Glasgow's novel, Barren Ground, explores the complexities of love, marriage, and societal expectations in the post-Civil War South. Glasgow's writing style expertly conveys the emotional turmoil of her characters while also providing a vivid portrait of the setting and time period... -
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Trained by T.M. Chris
In the competition to find a husband for Princess Atalanta, Thoros has a certain advantage. He happens to know that he and Atalanta appreciate the same things in a man: an attitude so rebellious it demands to be punished, a spirit so dauntless it can only be tamed by a single master... -
![The Spy and His Boy by Lyn Gala]()
The Spy and His Boy by Lyn Gala
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Author,The Dom is old French aristocracy, the sub the son of a German tycoon. Very young, they met at a university and discovered their sexuality together and played, what they didn’t know then was BDSM. They were separated during the long war where they both grew up and did their duty in different ways.At their reunion they almost killed each other... -
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![A Gentleman Tutor by Harper Fox, Callum Hale]()
A Gentleman Tutor by Harper Fox, Callum Hale
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Frank Harte, impoverished schoolteacher, January in London means a yearly fight to survive. A former soldier, his injuries have barred him from all but the lowest-paid posts, and the cold incapacitates him still more. The chance to work as tutor to Viscount Gracewater, son of the famous big-game hunting Earl, comes as a lifeline to Frank... -
![Countries of Origin by Javier Fuentes]()
Countries of Origin by Javier Fuentes
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis stunning debut chronicles a tumultuous, passionate love affair between two young men from vastly different worlds during one, extraordinary summer in Spain, in what is ultimately a meditation on identity, class, belonging and desire.“Full of so many pleasures—literary, culinary, amorous… Fuentes has created something beautiful, honest, heartbreaking and hopeful... -
![Prohibited by Madeline Thorne]()
Prohibited by Madeline Thorne
SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THEIR MEANS OF REVENGE.INSTEAD SHE BECAME THEIR OBSESSION.Tulsa, 1920Having an affair with one of the kings of Tulsa's criminal underworld was supposed to be an escape from her mundane life. Diamonds and gin in smokey speakeasies, and hot, sensual nights full of illicit pleasure.Instead, adultery becomes the least of her sins when he deceives her into doing the unforgivable...Categorized as:
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![Under the Poppy by Kathe Koja]()
Under the Poppy by Kathe Koja
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom a wartime brothel to the intricate high society of 1870s Brussels, Under the Poppy is a breakout novel of childhood friends, a love triangle, puppetmasters, and reluctant spies. Under the Poppy is a brothel owned by Decca and Rupert. Decca is in love with Rupert, but he in turn is in love with her brother, Istvan... -
![Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat]()
Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat
With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master Prince Laurent must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent...Categorized as:
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![Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat]()
Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat
Damen’s identity has been revealed, and now he must face his master, Prince Laurent, as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. The struggle that ensues takes them deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of two kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor’s forces are massing...
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