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  • The Long Game by Rachel Reid

    The Long Game by Rachel Reid

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 752 ratings
    The sequel is finally here! Shane and Ilya’s story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from Rachel Reid. To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything. Ten years. That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret...
  • Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

    Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 1117 ratings
    Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that, especially the sexy Russian whose hard body keeps him awake at night...
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  • You & Me by Tal Bauer

    You & Me by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 370 ratings
    A single dads, friends-to-lovers, bi awakening MM Romance. We're a puzzle made of two pieces. Landon Larsen is the envy of all the dads in Last Waters, Texas. He's cool, confident, and put together. He and his son—the high school's all-star quarterback—have the perfect father-son relationship. He’s such a Super Dad, it's almost sickening...
  • Unbreak Me by Jesse H. Reign

    Unbreak Me by Jesse H. Reign

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 49 ratings
    Young Englishman, David Hammond, discovers life on a remote farm in South Africa isn’t at all what he was expecting. He expected the change in climate to do him good. To lift his mood. He certainly didn’t expect farmer, Jonathan Rosseau, to be so rugged or handsome. It turns out, it’s more than the warm weather that gets David hot under the collar...
  • Him by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Him by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 577 ratings
    They don’t play for the same team. Or do they? Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died...
  • The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune

    The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Sequel to The Art of Breathing. Family is not always defined by blood. It’s defined by those who make us whole—those who make us who we are. And here, at the end, Bear and Otter will be tested like they’ve never been before. There’s a knock at the door from a little girl who has nowhere else to go. There’s a phone ringing, bringing news they do not expect...
  • Pucking Ever After: Volume 2 by Emily Rath

    Pucking Ever After: Volume 2 by Emily Rath

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 241 ratings
    From the International Bestselling Jacksonville Rays Hockey Series comes a second Happily Ever After novella! PUCKING EVER AFTER: VOL 2 provides readers with SEVEN new chapters of happily ever after content. This volume spans five years and includes swoony and spicy HEA stories for both the Price Family (PUCKING AROUND) and Tess & Ryan (PUCKING WILD). "Come on daddy. .. don't make me beg. "...
  • Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux

    Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 98 ratings
    Left alone in Baltimore after his unpredictable lover bails, Special Agent Zane Garrett takes his frustration out on everything in his path until he is ordered to Chicago to back up an undercover operative. When he gets there, though, he finds himself face to face with his wayward partner, Special Agent Ty Grady...
  • Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

    Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 227 ratings
    A merry and bright hockey romance about finding your place, finding your people and finding your way back to the one you love the most. For Landon Stackhouse, being called up from the Calgary farm team is exciting and terrifying, even if, as the backup goalie, he rarely leaves the bench. A quiet loner by nature, Landon knows he gives off strong “don’t talk to me” vibes...
  • Madison Square Murders by C.S. Poe

    Madison Square Murders by C.S. Poe

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 67 ratings
    Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite—if understaffed and overworked—group of detectives who solve the forgotten deaths of New York City. Larkin is different from others, but his deduction skills are unmatched and memory for minute details unparalleled...
  • Us by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Us by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 357 ratings
    Can your favorite hockey players finish their first season together undefeated? Five months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. He’s living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves—Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend...
  • Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman

    Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 379 ratings
    Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick isn't. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family . .. and himself.
  • Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara

    Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 143 ratings
    Don’t miss this thrilling installment in Charlie Adhara’s suspenseful paranormal mystery series, Big Bad Wolf. Agent Cooper Dayton never thought anything could be harder than solving murders. Until he had to plan a wedding. After taking down an old adversary, Agent Cooper Dayton of the Bureau of Special Investigations has earned a break...
  • Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman

    Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 318 ratings
    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fourth volume of HEARTSTOPPER, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends...
  • Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara

    Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 158 ratings
    Agent Cooper Dayton and his partner, Oliver Park, are going undercover—at a retreat for couples who need counselling. They do say the best cover story is one that’s close to the truth…. Agent Cooper Dayton is almost relieved to get a phone call from his former boss at the Bureau of Special Investigations...
  • Brothersong by T.J. Klune

    Brothersong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 143 ratings
    Brothersong is the fourth and final book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family. The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack. Brothersong is Carter Bennett's story...
  • Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman

    Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 350 ratings
    Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom. But coming out isn't something that happens just once, and Nick and Charlie try to figure out when to tell their friends that they're dating. Not being out to their classmates gets even harder during a school trip to Paris...
  • Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman

    Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 424 ratings
    Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more. .. ? Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore...
  • Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 227 ratings
    Larkin. Look, here’s the thing. I’m young, carefree, and my job as the assistant to Holt, manager and owner of the Goliaths of Wrestling, means I’m surrounded by half-naked beefcake wrestlers all day. Of course I’m going to be interested in… getting to know them all better...
  • Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara

    Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 156 ratings
    Agent Cooper Dayton is going to meet his boyfriend’s werewolf family. Unarmed. On their turf. And he’s bringing his cat. When Agent Cooper Dayton agreed to attend the funeral for Oliver Park’s grandfather, he didn’t know what he was getting into. Turns out, the deceased was the alpha of the most powerful werewolf pack on the eastern seaboard. And his death is highly suspicious...
  • Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman

    Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 171 ratings
    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the much-loved HEARTSTOPPER series, featuring gorgeous two-color artwork. Nick and Charlie are in love...
  • The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

    The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 440 ratings
    A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages...
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    queer  fantasy  m-m  magic  contemporary  slow burn  sweet-hero  humor
  • MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard

    MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 222 ratings
    The contract was simple: three months, seven scenes, zero feelings. Following it was not. Richard Knotz is a legend in the world of supernatural adult entertainment, and he knows it. While most paranormal adult actors shy away from the temporary bonds needed to perform knotting scenes, he's made them his brand...
  • For the Fans by Nyla K.

    For the Fans by Nyla K.

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 665 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...
  • False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 150 ratings
    High Lord Crossbody. I’ve given up a lot to pursue a career in professional wrestling, and I’m not going to have it all derailed by an uncouth ghoul with a huge chip on his shoulder, who decided he disliked me for no reason on his very first day at Goliaths. Vince Burke has been the thorn in my side for five long years, but things have taken a turn for the worse...
  • A Monstrous Christmas in the Camp by Lily Mayne

    A Monstrous Christmas in the Camp by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 91 ratings
    This short sees the Nebraska camp celebrating a (late) Christmas, with lots of food and gift-giving and *ahem* other stuff. Christmas novella featuring the POV of every Monstrous lad so far.
  • The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

    The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 56 ratings
    As Rune Saint John grapples with the challenges of assuming the Sun Throne, a powerful barrier appears around New Atlantis’s famed rejuvenation center. But who could have created such formidable magic . . . what do they want from the immortality clinic . .
  • The Golden Raven by Nora Sakavic

    The Golden Raven by Nora Sakavic

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 70 ratings
    I do not care what they think of me. I can’t. It only matters that I play. Jeremy Knox is no stranger to damage control, but his last season on an Exy court is off to a disastrous start. The relentless crusade against his newest teammate threatens the haven he and his friends have worked so hard to build...
  • Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight

    Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    When it came to love, Rusty had resigned himself to never being enough, and Gem knew he would always be too much. Turns out, they were both wrong. As a Pyclon from Lust, Rusty learned early the cruel rules of the Pentagram. Happiness is for the privileged. Hope for the weak. And absolutely nothing comes free. So he accepts a life of happy enough, of good enough, of just… enough...
  • Cheap Heat by Lily Mayne

    Cheap Heat by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 162 ratings
    Rafe. I really, really don’t like my neighbour. We’ve lived next door to each other for three years, and we couldn’t be more opposite. I’m a quiet, introverted ghoul with a small friend group and a love of true crime podcasts and tabletop role-playing games. Dan Ewen a party boy with an endless string of ‘guests’ who likes to blare country music all night...
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