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  • The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

    The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 151 ratings
    Neil Josten is out of time. He knew when he came to PSU he wouldn't survive the year, but with his death right around the corner he's got more reasons than ever to live. Befriending the Foxes was inadvisable. Kissing one is unthinkable. Neil should know better than to get involved with anyone this close to the end, but Andrew's never been the easiest person to walk away from...
  • The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

    The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 150 ratings
    Book 2 of All for the Game; The Raven King follows The Foxhole CourtThe Foxes are a fractured mess, but their latest disaster might be the miracle they've always needed to come together as a team. The one person standing in their way is Andrew, and the only one who can break through his personal barriers is Neil...
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  • For the Fans by Nyla K.

    For the Fans by Nyla K.

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 456 ratings
    Kyran Harbor is everything I’m not. Rich. Popular. A superstar football player who’s awfully broody for someone who has it all. Basically, he’s a preppy jock who hates me. Oh, and he’s also my stepbrother. That’s right. We’re stuck together, sharing a school, a house… A bathroom. Honestly, I wouldn’t care… If he wasn’t such an uptight control-freak who messes with me just because we’re different...
  • When You Come Back to Me by Emma Scott

    When You Come Back to Me by Emma Scott

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 50 ratings
    At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...Holden Parish survived his parents' horrific attempts to make him "the perfect son." After a year's stint in a Swiss sanitarium to recover, he has vowed to never let anything--or anyone--trap him again...
  • The Sainthood by Siobhan Davis

    The Sainthood by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    A complete dark romance trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis. Includes Revere, a bonus novella set twelve years after the end of Reign.Everything changed the night my dad died.The night I met Saint, Galen, Caz, and Theo.Those manipulative a-holes set out to ruin me after our hot night together, but they didn’t realize you can’t destroy something that’s already broken...
  • Boy Shattered by Eli Easton

    Boy Shattered by Eli Easton

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Brian You’ll make it out of here, Brian. I swear. I had everything—school quarterback, popular with girls, and my dad was proud of me. I told myself it didn’t matter no one knew the real me. And then I nearly died. Landon saved my life. He’s the bravest guy I know. He came out a few years ago, proud and fierce, and he ran into gunfire to help others. Me, I’m a mess...
  • Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Dashiel's body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But Danny finds interaction difficult and must keep his world small in order to survive...
  • The Dare by Harley Laroux

    The Dare by Harley Laroux

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 310 ratings
    Jessica Martin is not a nice girl. Hot, popular, and a former cheerleader, she looks down her nose at everyone - especially Manson Reed, the "freak" she used to bully. When Jessica and Manson end up at the same Halloween party, Manson challenges her to a game of Drink or Dare, and Jessica can't pass up a challenge...
  • Badly Behaved by Meagan Brandy

    Badly Behaved by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 46 ratings
    I’m a Monet. A chameleon. I’m whatever I must be.And what I must be is a flawless daughter, a skilled socialite, and the perfect prize to the man who signed along the dotted line. Not that I’m complaining. I’m all for a contractual agreement, a quick and clean catapult into the next phase of rich girl life. One that takes little thought, less effort, and zero devotion. It’s exactly what I want...
  • The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

    The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 143 ratings
    Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team. He's short, he's fast, he's got a ton of potential—and he's the runaway son of the murderous crime lord known as The Butcher. Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. The team is high profile and he doesn't need sports crews broadcasting pictures of his face around the nation...
  • Suicide Watch by Kelley York

    Suicide Watch by Kelley York

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    18-year-old Vincent Hazelwood has spent his entire life being shuffled from one foster home to the next. His grades sucked. Making friends? Out of the question thanks to his nervous breakdowns and unpredictable moods. Still, Vince thought when Maggie Atkins took him in, he might’ve finally found a place to get his life—and his issues—in order. But then Maggie keels over from a heart attack...
  • Summer of Seduction: a Redwood Chronicles Story by Alex E. Sinclair

    Summer of Seduction: a Redwood Chronicles Story by Alex E. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Guillermo had it all figured out—or so he thought. As a star athlete and one of the most popular guys at his high school, his future seemed set. But the summer after graduation brings unexpected challenges, and a secret he’s kept even from himself begins to unravel.Enter Derek, a commanding and rugged older friend of his brother’s, who awakens desires Guillermo can no longer ignore...
  • Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Dashiel’s body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But Danny finds interaction difficult and must keep his world small in order to survive...
  • Like You Hate Me by Bethany Winters

    Like You Hate Me by Bethany Winters

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 104 ratings
    I’ve never hated anyone as much as I hate him.The day my sister died, I told her best friend I never wanted to see him again, and I meant it.I lost her because of him. Everything I used to care about means nothing now because of him.It’s all because of him...
  • Finding the Light by C.A. Rene

    Finding the Light by C.A. Rene

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Travis Greene has lived most of his life shrouded in fear and shadows. Fear of a father’s wrath, a mother’s disdain, and a coach’s attention. Love and intimacy came hand in hand with pain and disappointment, but he hid all of it deep inside the shadows of his damaged heart.Adrianna Hinton was the one bright light in his pitiful childhood, the sunshine to his cloudy days...
  • Two Tribes by Fearne Hill

    Two Tribes by Fearne Hill

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    It’s 1995, and troubled seventeen-year-old Matt Leeson harbours three passions: indie music, wartime history, and the posh boy he sits next to in maths class. Not in that order. One of those passions is closely guarded, along with a few other secrets Matt tucks away. Such as his abusive father, the cramped run-down flat he calls home, and the futility of his dreams to escape both...
  • Dear Adam by Jaclyn Osborn

    Dear Adam by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **WARNING: This story contains suicidal material that may be sensitive to some readers. **Things weren’t supposed to turn out this way. My story should have been different. Happier. Maybe in another life, it would’ve been. But, life isn’t a fairy tale, and the good guys don’t always win.I didn’t mean to cause anyone pain. I just wanted to end my own. The letter, his words—crushed me...
  • Every Hidden Truth by Nik Knight

    Every Hidden Truth by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Two young men haunted by their pasts. One bond that can save them both. Sarcastic loud-mouth, Silas Brigs is used to taking care of himself. He's done it for years, after all. But the too-perfect Ben Adams has other plans. Against all odds, the California diver has worked his way under Silas's prickly exterior, and Silas is left to wrestle with the simmering attraction building between them...
  • Santori Reborn by Maris Black

    Santori Reborn by Maris Black

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    MICHAEL KAGE SANTORI doesn’t think his life can get any more complicated. Juggling a new business, a fledgling UFC career, and the only real relationship he’s ever had is taking a toll on him both mentally and physically. After being attacked for daring to question the inner workings of his own business, he is left broken and confused...
  • rock by Anyta Sunday

    rock by Anyta Sunday

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 61 ratings
    Igneous. When Cooper’s parents divorce, he finds himself landed in Week About—one week with his mum and one week with his dad. Only, it’s not just his dad he has to live with. There’s Lila, too: The other woman, the one who stole the rock-solid foundation of his life. And then ... There’s Jace. Lila’s son. Lila’s smug, regurgitated-fish-scale-blue eyed son...
  • Secrets Revealed by Alisha Williams

    Secrets Revealed by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    One secret down, only one more to go.This wasn’t the way I wanted them to find out, but the universe doesn't seem to be on my side these days.But now they know, both of my secrets. I'll need to learn to balance the new changes in my life, while battling with the old wounds of the past.They say they don’t hate me anymore, and that they just want to start over...
  • Mistaken Prejudice by Tal Lewin

    Mistaken Prejudice by Tal Lewin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Some will say we’re trash, and others will call us criminals, but what we are is a family.All connected by a shared past and a promised future.Four bad boys in a rich kids’ high school.It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. Only it isn’t.It’s our senior year At Beverly Bay High, the school for the rich and privileged kids of the even richer and more privileged parents...
  • Every Mended Heart by Nik Knight

    Every Mended Heart by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two broken souls searching for hope. One love that redeems them both.After everything Silas and Ben have fought for, it seems the true battle has only just begun. As rumors spread through the school, Silas's already strained relationship with Ben starts to crack from the added pressure. His personal bully is back and determined to tear Silas down at every turn...
  • Silent by Sara Alva

    Silent by Sara Alva

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Alex’s life as a teenager in South Central L.A. is far from perfect, but it’s his life, and he knows how to live it. He knows what role to play and what things to keep to himself. He’s got it all under control, until one lousy pair of shoes kicks him out of his world and lands him in a foster care group home...
  • Spectacularly Broken by Sage C. Holloway

    Spectacularly Broken by Sage C. Holloway

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Turns out naked and hungover on the floor is not the most strategically sound place to be when your dad comes home early. Take it from someone who learned the hard way: nineteen-year-old Lysander Shepherd – son of movie stars, spoiled brat, enthusiastic proponent of drugs and orgies... and now, unwilling resident of Oak Hill Manor, a retreat for troubled teenagers...
  • Devotion by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks

    Devotion by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ…Danger is lurking around every corner while my guys are fighting to survive.Dad is still missing, and everything is going to sh*t faster than we can grasp it. It feels like anyone and everyone has become an enemy.The more unknown we’re surrounded by, the more the darkness tries to claim my mind, but I won’t give in. I can’t...
  • This Is Not a Love Story (Love Story Universe) by Suki Fleet

    This Is Not a Love Story (Love Story Universe) by Suki Fleet

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When fifteen-year-old Romeo's mother leaves one day and doesn't return, he finds himself homeless and trying to survive on the streets. Mute and terrified, his silence makes him vulnerable, and one night he is beaten by a gang of other kids, only to be rescued by a boy who pledges to take care of him. Julian is barely two years older than Romeo...
  • The Bravest Thing (Hiroku) by Laura Lascarso

    The Bravest Thing (Hiroku) by Laura Lascarso

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    High school junior Berlin Webber is about to reap the fruits of his hard work and land a football scholarship—if he can keep his sexuality a secret from his best friend, Trent, and their homophobic coach. Then Hiroku Hayashi swerves into the high school parking lot on his tricked-out motorcycle like some sexy comic book villain, and Berlin knows he doesn’t stand a chance...
  • Savage by Caitlyn Dare

    Savage by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 35 ratings
    A new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Rebels at Sterling Prep series.No one knows the code of the Sinners MC better than me.Born and raised in the club, I’ve spent most of my life rebelling against my daddy’s strict rules and overprotective nature.When an old MC rivalry resurfaces, I find myself with not one, but two surly biker babysitters...
  • A Broken Kind of Life by Jamie Mayfield, Cody Kennedy

    A Broken Kind of Life by Jamie Mayfield, Cody Kennedy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    With a foreword by C. Kennedy. Aaron Downing is broken, barely clinging to the hope that one day, he will be normal again. His life remains a constant string of nightmares, flashbacks, and fear, but he perseveres and starts college, determined to move on. Then Aaron gets assigned to work with Spencer Thomas for his programming project...
    Categorized as:
    angst  hurt-comfort  queer  young adult  contemporary  dark  abuse  m-m
  • Finding Home by Garrett Leigh

    Finding Home by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With their mum dead and their father on remand for her murder, Leo Hendry and his little sister, Lila, have nothing in the world but each other. Broken and burned, they’re thrust into the foster care system. Leo shields Lila from the fake families and forced affection, until the Poulton household is the only place left to go...
  • The Lies We Tell: A Darker MM Romance by Alex J. Adams

    The Lies We Tell: A Darker MM Romance by Alex J. Adams

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    "Lies destroy – especially the ones we tell ourselves. But reality can destroy too, revealing a truth that can shake you to the core."NateMy marriage was done. The criminal I was chasing was giving me the runaround. I was doubting everything, wondering where my life was going.I’d given everything to the job, but it had cost me everything, including my family and my home...
  • Made of Stars by Kelley York

    Made of Stars by Kelley York

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    When eighteen-year-old Hunter Jackson and his half sister, Ashlin, return to their dad’s for the first winter in years, they expect everything to be just like the warmer months they’d spent there as kids. And it is—at first. But Chance, the charismatic and adventurous boy who made their summers epic, is harboring deep secrets. Secrets that are quickly spiraling into something else entirely...
  • Enemy by R.A. Frick

    Enemy by R.A. Frick

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Is it really kidnapping and torture if they both get turned on by it? Giorgio “George” Greco was the former leader of the Italian crime family in the Bay Area, but he was done with that life. Children grown and wife long dead, George was ready to start exploring what it meant to be a civilian… and maybe get to know a new side of himself as a Daddy...
  • Salt by Bex Dawn

    Salt by Bex Dawn

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    I can’t breathe. Existing feels like pouring salt over an open wound. I hate my life. So, I got a new one. In the gold-lined halls of Groveton College, I’m an outsider, a nobody in a sea of wealthy faces. Navigating a world I’ve never known, building friendships, and dodging rivalries is a struggle each day. All too soon, I’m forced to learn the biggest lesson of them all...
  • The Value of Rain by Brandon Shire

    The Value of Rain by Brandon Shire

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charles is 14, and after being discovered with his first love he is forced into a mental hospital to cure his sexuality. For the next ten years he endures mental and physical torture as part of that treatment and when he is finally free, he begins a relentless quest for vengeance against the woman who abetted his commitment into that hospital, his mother Charlotte...
    Categorized as:
    angst  new adult  queer  m-m  contemporary  abuse  dark  young adult
  • Ómorphi by C. Kennedy

    Ómorphi by C. Kennedy

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    High school senior Michael Sattler leads a charmed life. He’s a star athlete, has great friends, and parents who love him just the way he is. What’s missing from his life is a boyfriend. That’s a problem because he’s out only to his parents and best friend. When Michael accidentally bumps into Christy Castle at school, his life changes in ways he never imagined...
  • Grandaddy's Law by Skyler Snow, Brea Alepoú

    Grandaddy's Law by Skyler Snow, Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    I’m used to living alone. The peace, the quiet, the comfort. So when my son calls and begs me to put the fear of God in my grandson, I almost say no.But I don’t.When Ezekiel shows up, I can already tell he’s trouble. Drugs, drinking, sex, the whole nine yards. Some hard work and a firm hand should set him straight.I think he could turn out alright.If only I could keep my hands off of him...
  • Horn River Bully by K. Webster

    Horn River Bully by K. Webster

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Horn River was supposed to be the change I needed. A fresh start. An escape from my painful past. Better in every way. I'm a popular guy. Approachable. I make friends easily. Cool car. Nice clothes. Good attitude. Everything will be fine. School is school. I'll keep my head down until graduation and try not to stick out. College will be here before I know it...
  • Evil Boys by Clarissa Wild

    Evil Boys by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 85 ratings
    I was hellbent on making them pay.Instead, they bent and twisted me.I am the golden child, the one who’s supposed to be perfect.During the day I attend Spine Ridge University as my father wishes, but when darkness falls I put on my mask to hunt criminals and destroy them.Until one night when I come face to face with three evil boys …Kai, Nathan, and Milo from the Phantom Society...
  • The Unruly by K. Webster

    The Unruly by K. Webster

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    They took everything from us.Our home. Our family. Our freedom.We’ve been forced on a trip from hell with people we hate.With each step we take, we lose hope of ever making our way back home again.These people have a wicked agenda.We are their prey.They’re brutal and cold.Every person in their group has twisted delusions.I need for my other brothers to rescue us and release us from our prison...
  • Intervention by Mia Kerick

    Intervention by Mia Kerick

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a musician at the popular college café Coed Joe’s, high school senior Kai Manter is never lacking for male attention. Out, proud, free-spirited, and sexually aware, Kai sets his sights on his darkly Gothic and undeniably bad-tempered coworker, Jamie Arlotta, a freshman at the local arts university...
  • Take the Long Way Home by J.A. Rock

    Take the Long Way Home by J.A. Rock

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dresden Marich has failed out of high school three months shy of graduation. He’s infatuated with his online friend, Evan, alienated from his family and former classmates, and still trying to recover from his father’s death six years ago. He’s also keeping a troubling secret about his older brother, Gunner, who is away at boot camp...
  • Bad Boy by Charli Meadows

    Bad Boy by Charli Meadows

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 39 ratings
    LincThis small town is stifling, and my parents are overbearing. They only care about how others perceive us and sustaining the family legacy. I’m drowning from the pressure they’ve placed on me to be the perfect son, have perfect grades, and wear perfect, preppy clothes. No parties, no friends, no trouble, and certainly no fun...
  • Stay With Me by Kira Hawke

    Stay With Me by Kira Hawke

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Logan Woods just survived an attempted murder. Maybe. Left for dead in the sketchiest part of town, Logan has no idea how much time he has left. But through this disaster forms an unlikely friendship that might be worth living for...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  m-m  contemporary  dark  young adult  mystery  horror
  • Spite by Candace Wondrak

    Spite by Candace Wondrak

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Some people say revenge is a dish best served cold. I say it’s better hot. My name is Elle Payne, and I never thought I’d be back at River High, but I am—and there are three boys calling my name. Christian Moore, Alec Perry, and Xander Hill. The Dick Squad. The three boys who made my life a living hell growing up. They won’t see me coming...
  • Bully King by Andi Jaxon

    Bully King by Andi Jaxon

    Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 43 ratings
    *An MM Bully Romance*I'm the pastor's son.He's the star quarterback for a small Kentucky high school.While the town worships him, I pray for God to take my life.He makes my life a living hell by making me his victim.This perverse game we play could end us both.How can something that feels so right be so wrong?The price if the truth is discovered is death, but I can't stop.Neither can he...
  • Hating You by West Greene

    Hating You by West Greene

    Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    New school. New Hell. New bully.Samuel has barely been at school a day when the resident bad boy makes it known how much he hates Samuel.He’s determined to make Samuel’s life hell.But what he doesn’t know about Samuel is that he gives as good as he gets. And Hunter Reil might have finally met his match. Because Samuel’s not going down easy.If there's one thing Samuel's good at, it's fighting...
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