Books like 'Allied'

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  • Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford

    Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis, each day brings a new challenge. Too bad most of them involve pain and death. Claudia, his office manager and surrogate mother, is still recovering from a gunshot, and Cole’s closeted boyfriend, Kim Jae-Min, suddenly finds his teenaged sister dumped in his lap...
  • Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Escape to a Winter Wonderland with CEO and billionaire Colton Connolly as he embarks on a shenanigan-filled journey in search of the idyllic white Christmas he's always craved. Inspired by the enchantment of his favorite holiday movies, Colton surprises his beloved husband and their found family with a trip to the captivating mountain town of Winterhaven...
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  • Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Josiah Redeker has been tied up, tied down, and just plain tied to Bodhi Callahan since the younger marshal was paired with him five years ago. It was an easy slide from partners to best friends, and though Bodhi wanted more, Josiah thought Bodhi could do far better than him...
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
  • Only the Lonely by L.M. Krier

    Only the Lonely by L.M. Krier

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    'Blind dates end in bleeding hearts'Ted Darling is back and his boss has news for him. He'll be taking on more responsibility over an expanded area, with a bigger team. Before he even has chance to take stock, he's facing his first body in what could be the most cynical murder he's ever encountered...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  m-m  length-medium
  • Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    The rings have been selected. The champagne placed on ice. The cake decorated. And the pre-wedding sex is off the charts... Lucas Vallois and Andrei Hadeon are finally ready to walk down the aisle. There’s just one small problem. A ghost from Lucas’s past shows up days before the wedding, desperate for help...
  • Sleigh It Ain't So by Charlie Cochet

    Sleigh It Ain't So by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fitz Harlow has the idyllic life he always dreamed of. With the fashion industry a distant memory, he now revels in the joy of running his own salon. In addition to his flourishing career, Fitz has found the love of his life, Jack, and inherited a colorful family of former Green Berets and their loving partners...
  • His Fateful Heap of Days by John Wiltshire

    His Fateful Heap of Days by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Into his fateful heap of days the soul of man is cast. Only a few months from his fiftieth year, Nikolas is feeling a distinct wobble in his formidable certainties. Aleksey Primakov appears to have become irrelevant. All he needs, therefore, is to be dragged into an adventure with Devon's answer to the three musketeers...
  • Alibi by Nicole Edwards

    Alibi by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Travis Walker has been battling dark urges since the day Juliet Prince kidnapped his six-year-old daughter four months ago. Although Kate was returned safely, the woman responsible vanished.When their attempts to find her keep coming up empty, Travis let his need for retribution consume him and it nearly cost him his relationship with his family...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  queer  m-m
  • To Have and To Hold by Nicole Edwards

    To Have and To Hold by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the eleventh installment in her Brantley Off the Books series.The moment everyone’s been waiting for!Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are counting down until their wedding day...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  queer  m-m-m  m-m  mystery  contemporary  poly
  • The Spoil of Beasts by Gregory Ashe

    The Spoil of Beasts by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A jailhouse slaughter. A relentless killer. And way too much jackassing around. When word comes that two key witnesses in an investigation are dead, North and Shaw are surprised—and pleased—to learn that their friend, John-Henry Somerset, is interested in hiring them as freelance contractors for the Wahredua police department...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  m-m  mystery  contemporary  length-short
  • Call of the Alpha by A.E. Via

    Call of the Alpha by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT IN THIS SERIES and CAN STAND ALONE. The Story of ALPHA, CALL, OMEGA & LION ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER FAVORITES It’s been a couple years since Commander John Marion – the US Navy’s most decorated SEAL – hung up his dog tags, choosing his cherished Alpha over war...
  • Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier

    Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A serial sex attacker is spreading fear in Stockport and DI Ted Darling and his team are on the case.The man randomly targets young women and abducts them from busy supermarket car parks. He's armed with a knife and is clearly highly trained in how to handle it.Ever-dwindling police resources make the manhunt harder, even though the attacker clearly doesn't care whether or not he's caught...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  mystery  m-m  contemporary
  • Jared by Kris Michaels

    Jared by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    The jagged line between love and hate is paper thin and razor sharp. Pushing Christian across that line severs him from Jared’s life…until fate steps in giving Jared one last chance. Jared King had endured more than the normal amount of danger in his life. He’d jumped from planes into hot landing zones, been shot at, almost blown up—twice, damn near killed more times than he cared to remember...
  • Deadly Coincidence by Nicole Edwards

    Deadly Coincidence by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The members of the Off the Books Task Force are at it again, this time spending some quality time together and solving a mystery that has them temporarily baffled.Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis continue to find balance between their personal and professional relationship. In doing so, they realize they have a lot to learn about one another...
  • Rebel without a Claus by Charlie Cochet

    Rebel without a Claus by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life for Leopold de Loughrey is anything but ordinary. His meticulous and logical mind is both a gift and a curse, especially when it comes to finding a heartfelt present for his beloved fiancé, Ward Kingston. As Christmas and their first milestone anniversary draw near, Leo is eager to find the ideal gift that will perfectly capture their deep love and devotion...
  • Wintering with George by Mary Calmes

    Wintering with George by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    George Hunt is certain that spending time with his boyfriend’s family over the holidays will be a disaster. How can it not? For starters, he knows nothing about families, never having had one, as for the rest…talk about pressure. What if he messes up, says the wrong thing, and ends up losing the most important person in his life? Dr. Kurt Butler is his miracle; George can’t afford any missteps...
  • Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Someone has it out for Rialto.  Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant.  But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy...
  • The Meaning of Storms by John Wiltshire, Gary Furlong

    The Meaning of Storms by John Wiltshire, Gary Furlong

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Aleksey lived in the shadows at the heart of the British Royal Family, he assumed he was the cuckoo in the nest, the one living a double life. He had no idea that he was surrounded by deceits even more deadly than his own. But now, buying Light Island has unearthed a long-buried secret so important that people are willing to kill for it...
  • The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-short
  • Off Course by Nicole Edwards

    Off Course by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the ninth installment in her Brantley Off the Books series. With wedding plans underway, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are attempting to create some balance between work and life. After a busy summer, they’ve finally slowed down enough to take a breather. At least until the hacker extraordinaire—a.k.a...
  • Port in a Storm by Rhys Ford

    Port in a Storm by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    San Francisco SWAT Lieutenant Connor Morgan and Crossroads Gin drummer Forest Ackerman make an odd couple. Connor, an Irish-born cop from a tight-knit family, never imagined he’d find his happily-ever-after with a raised-on-the-streets musician, but Forest had the gentlest soul he’d ever met. After a long, hard road of heartbreak, murder, and trouble, they fell hard in love and married...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  m-m
  • Chain Reaction by Nicole Edwards

    Chain Reaction by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the tenth installment in her Brantley Off the Books series.During the two years since they created the Off the Books Task Force, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis have had their share of difficult cases, but their next one hits close to home. Too close...
  • Castiel by Annabella Stone

    Castiel by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What once was strong is broken.Can what was broken be repaired?Former SEAL and Operative for the US Government’s elite Red Squadron, Castiel Cunningham Clark has defied the odds more times than he can count. He learned the hard way how fickle fate can be and he’s made it his business to live his life at one speed and one speed only… full steam ahead. Except when it comes to one person...
  • Again with Feeling by Gregory Ashe

    Again with Feeling by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We might not be doomed to repeat the past. But it’s pretty likely.When Dashiell Dawson Dane receives a phone call from his nemesis Vivienne Carver (okay, one of his nemeses), he’s caught off guard—to say the least—by her help solve the murder of her brother, who disappeared almost thirty years ago. His gut tells him to say no...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  m-m  mystery
  • Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Everything Dominic Price has worked hard to uphold is about to come crashing down on everything he holds dear. So much for the quiet life. Just as assistant US attorney and brewery owner Dominic Price is settling into a comfy new chapter with his partner, FBI agent Cameron Byrne, the sudden death of Nic’s father puts their happily-ever-after in jeopardy...
  • Shatter by Kiki Burrelli

    Shatter by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A ruthless omega with a chip on his shoulder meets the alpha patient enough to show him love. Nolan found solace as an agent in the Omega Assassins Club. The only place he ever felt accepted, it is his home and the other operatives in his pack are his family. He knows he’s messed up, everyone in his pack is in their own way, but Nolan’s past refuses to let him think about the future...
  • 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
  • Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Nikolas has always liked art. You'd have thought that Ben and Nikolas would have learnt that their romantic holidays inevitably end up as disasters. A short break on the polar ice sees them trapped in a nightmare of murder and deceit...
  • Suspicious Behavior by L.A. Witt, Cari Z.

    Suspicious Behavior by L.A. Witt, Cari Z.

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Detective Darren Corliss is hanging by a thread. In between recovering from a near-fatal wound and returning to work at a hostile precinct, he’s struggling to help care for his ailing brother. His partner and boyfriend, Detective Andreas Ruffner, wants to help, but doesn’t know how. And with his own family crises brewing, Andreas is spread almost as thin as Darren...
  • Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley

    Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    One man’s temper may be the other’s salvation. Dillon Gannon went from almost getting kicked out of the Army to being a revered member of a Special Forces unit. When his commanding officer orders him on a protection detail, it’s the last thing he wants to do. He’s a weapons expert, not a babysitter. Luke Rhine worked his way up through the Army and retired as a general...
  • When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier

    When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DI Ted Darling doesn't like coincidences. There are too many for comfort surrounding his latest case. They're spilling over into his private life, too, when some toxic family secrets are uncovered. A serial killer appears to be targeting vulnerable elderly people in care homes and despatching them in the most cynical way. Ted and his team are struggling to get a lead on who the killer really is...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  mystery  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Body and Soul by Patricia Logan

    Body and Soul by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    More than ten years ago, a series of train bombings devastated railways throughout Europe. Strange poetry sent to local newspapers right before each bombing, confounded investigators at the time. In one of only a handful of failed covert missions, Jarrett had been sent into North Korea to take out the bomber...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  m-m  mystery  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  bdsm  length-short
  • In Dog We Trust by Neil S. Plakcy

    In Dog We Trust by Neil S. Plakcy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereAfter a bad divorce and a brief prison term for computer hacking, 42-year-old Steve Levitan has returned to his home town of Stewart’s Crossing and taken a part-time job as an adjunct professor of English at his alma mater, Eastern College...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  contemporary  m-m  length-medium
  • Edison's Professor by Jocelynn Drake

    Edison's Professor by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The stranger chose him.Edison Walker had never seen the man with the wide green eyes before. He only knew that he was in trouble.And that he took one look at Ed and decided he was his haven. His protector.Ed would not let him down...
  • Hide & Seek (Brantley Walker: Off the Books Book 3) by Nicole Edwards

    Hide & Seek (Brantley Walker: Off the Books Book 3) by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    With the holidays nearing, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are getting settled, both personally and professionally. For Reese, dealing with Brantley’s about-face regarding the size of the task force is easy. It’s meeting the parents that he’s worried about...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  queer  m-m  mystery  length-medium
  • Stealth by Reese Knightley

    Stealth by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hunter – Seven is hot as hell, possessive, and dangerous—his perfect match. Except Seven is not into long-term commitments. So, when the man is still in his bed one morning, Hunter thought they’d have a couple of perfect days together. Hunter wants to share about his past. Then again, maybe he shouldn’t say a word since his secrets could get both of them killed...
  • Demons Don't Duel by Hannah Walker

    Demons Don't Duel by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dea's life is all about his role as a commander of a battlecruiser. At the height of his career, he can take command of any ship he wants, he's well respected, and surrounded by friends and family. Yet, something has been missing for a long time. Part of his soul was left behind at the academy, with someone he walked away from all those years ago. Uri loves control...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-long
  • Ghost of Christmas Present by Pandora Pine

    Ghost of Christmas Present by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With only a week until Christmas, Detective Jude Byrne is wrapping up final preparations for his family’s celebration. He’s made a list and checked it twice, bought presents, planned the neighborhood cookie exchange, and hung mistletoe. Jude’s got a handle on everything, that is, until his son asks if his grandfather is coming to celebrate with them—a man Jude hasn’t seen in six years...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • Follows with Intent by Gregory Ashe

    Follows with Intent by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Keeping your eye on the prize isn’t always a good thing.Nico knows he’s difficult; he has the string of exes to prove it. But staying sharp was the only way to stay safe in the cutthroat world of modeling, and it turns out, graduate school isn’t any gentler. Career first. Boys…later.Jadon knows he’s burning out; his partner at the Metropolitan Police is more than happy to remind him of that fact...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  m-m  length-short
  • Hunter's Hope by Hannah Walker

    Hunter's Hope by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An outing takes a dangerous turn when the life of a little one is nearly lost and traps are discovered littering clan lands. Hunter, Tir, and the clan travel to all corners of Derin land, determined to face the threats and remove the men responsible for them. Even his fabled Avanti training may not be enough to prepare Hunter for a new enemy...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-long
  • His Man by Leah Sharelle

    His Man by Leah Sharelle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FORD Ford had a pretty good life. He was part of a former elite commando team, a talented computer genius, and a member of the Wounded Souls MC. He had a real family with his brothers, their women, and kids. Life was good. Well, it would be except for one big sexy issue—a tall helicopter pilot with a mouth and body made for sin. Lucky didn’t know it yet, but Ford was coming for him...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-novella
  • Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone

    Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jason LeHar learned his tracking skills as a kid in the Bayous of Louisiana. Those skills earned him a place on Delta Force Team Panther, and he found the family he chose for himself. When his best friend’s relationship with one of their team commanders was exposed...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  betrayal  length-medium
  • Drax by Annabella Stone

    Drax by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drax Mitchell had been one of the rising stars in Delta Force, when a yearlong mission undercover behind enemy lines, cost him the friend he always swore to protect. Or so he thought. Recruited by his friend’s former Navy Seal commander, to Red Squadron, a JSOC Task Force. Drax and Roman are reunited to cause havoc all over the Middle East...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  mystery  m-m  length-medium
  • 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
  • Holt's Hope by Pandora Pine

    Holt's Hope by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Army pilot Quentin Harding has finally gotten his life back on track after a devastating injury ended his military career. Flying has always been his greatest dream come true, a dream he thought was over after his helicopter was shot down. Qualifying as an Angel Flight pilot, Quentin can take to the skies once again, helping people receive care unavailable in their hometowns...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-short
  • To Tame A Ghost by Annabella Stone

    To Tame A Ghost by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a former member of the Canadian Infantry, Danny Reich, has been waiting for someone to tell him that a mistake was made, he didn’t belong, he didn’t measure up, and he needed to go back to his old life. He loved being a Ghost but sometimes the self-doubt inside him caused him to take stupid chances and insane risks...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-medium
  • STAHP In The Name of Love by Crista Crown, Susi Hawke

    STAHP In The Name of Love by Crista Crown, Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm a simple guy, you know? Point me in a direction, tell me what to do, and I get it done. Life is pretty easy. Until I scent my mate, Parker Donovan. Parker's the father of two and on the run for a murder he didn't commit.The victim? His abusive ex-husband. The one who pulled the trigger? His youngest, Casey, and he'll do anything to protect her...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-novella
  • Reaper by Carol Dawn

    Reaper by Carol Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After enduring a year of abuse at the hands of his captor, Sammy is rescued by a mysterious figure known only as Reaper. As they struggle to stay one step ahead of their pursuer, Sammy realizes that his journey to healing is just beginning...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  length-short
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