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  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Miyagi finally gets over his obsession with his late high school teacher by confessing his love for Shinobu in front of her grave. When it comes time for Shinobu to choose which college to go to, his feelings seem to be swaying his decisions too strongly - even for Miyagi's liking. In the end, Shinobu chooses a different college, but the compromise is that he's now living next door to Miyagi!
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    It's the day of the award ceremony for Usami, but Usami's older brother, Haruhiko, can't keep his hands off Misaki. First an endless shipment of strawberries, then a "kidnapping" as Haruhiko drags Misaki off to his rich estate and locks him up! Meanwhile, a dramatic misunderstanding spooks Shinobu into leaving for Australia. Will Miyagi let him get away?
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  • Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    A bounty hunter’s partners to lovers’ story. The hunt is on… and he’s the prey. Bradford (Ford) King was sure he had the rest of his life mapped out. Though he was no longer a SEAL Lieutenant, his brother was home safe and he had a job that still allowed him to satisfy his hunger for hunting bad guys. Life was simple, no distractions or complications – at age forty-six – that’s all Ford wanted...
  • Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Originally available as a rough draft on Tiffany's website, this short story has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection Michael's Wings.
  • Hitting The Jackpot by Athena Steller

    Hitting The Jackpot by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Welcome to Sin City! Home to the newest Daddy/ little collection from author Athena Steller. Lake. There is nothing more that Lake wants than to be a brave boy. He’s trying. Lake is really trying. He’s making big changes in his life, like moving into a new house with Remi and Dom. Or wearing the pretty clothes that make him happy...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  contemporary  m-m
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Misaki begins to seriously question the structure of his relationship with Usami, but a high-class date with Usami makes it come to life. In the next Junjou Egoist story, Hiro goes to the extreme to nurse his lover, Nowaki, back to health. But he's unaware that Nowaki was never really sick to being with!
  • My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama

    My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Living under the same roof as the man he’s had a crush on for a solid decade has Shin’s libido in overdrive, and even his rampant awkwardness can’t get in the way of him getting some! Meanwhile, Seiji is swamped with self-doubt. Does an old man with a bleak romantic history have what it takes to satisfy his hot, young partner?
  • My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama

    My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The seasons have shifted, and Shin and Seiji are starting their new life together. Living under the same roof as the man he’s had a crush on for a solid decade has Shin’s libido in overdrive, and even his rampant awkwardness can’t get in the way of him getting some! Meanwhile, Seiji is swamped with self-doubt...
  • Center of Gravity by Neve Wilder

    Center of Gravity by Neve Wilder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    When life comes apart at the seams, love is the only thread that can mend it. Accountant Rob Macomb has a stable job that he’s good at and… that’s about it. A year of nothing but heartache leaves him seeking refuge from loneliness and grief behind spreadsheets, punishing daily runs, and the occasional anonymous tryst...
  • The Tex Hex by Raquel Riley

    The Tex Hex by Raquel Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The whole world is burning around me, and the only man who can put out the fire has me friend-zoned. Tex. Twink. Flirt. Pushover. Shallow. That’s what they see—a pretty face, a carefree smile. Behind the crop tops and glitter lies a battered soul. And there’s only one man whose touch can heal me. But first, he has to heal himself. Mandy...
    Categorized as:
    queer  military  m-m  contemporary
  • Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes

    Fairy Cakes in Winter by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    A grumpy baker, a quirky ad man, and a recipe for forever…. Scott. So this cute guy sits next to me on the plane and proceeds to talk my ear off for hours. Not good. I don’t like talking and I don’t like strangers. But Theo’s sweet, smart, and sexy—the perfect distraction from business woes and personal worries. Okay, things got overly friendly, but we’re adults and we know the score...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    As the end of Misaki's college years approach, he's faced with a difficult choice: living with the ever-popular boys love novelist Akihiko can be ever-so challenging. .
  • Every Missing Moment: The Outtakes - Volume One by Garrett Leigh

    Every Missing Moment: The Outtakes - Volume One by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Every Missing Moment. Rebel Kings Volume OneThe missing moments you've longed for from the beloved Rebel Kings MC series, all wrapped up in a gorgeous new collection. Deleted scenes, outtakes, prequels, and character extensions for your favourite Rebel Kings boys! Volume One encapsulates content from the first four...
  • Rafe by Nicole Edwards

    Rafe by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A history of running… When Rafe Sharpe was eighteen, he put Coyote Ridge, his family, and everyone he knew in his rearview in order to escape his past. When he returned three years ago, everyone thought he’d returned to face the horrors that had shaped his existence. What he didn’t tell anyone was that he’d been running then, too...
    Categorized as:
    bisexual  queer  contemporary  m-m  menage  m-m-f
  • 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...
  • Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 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
  • All That Matters by Felice Stevens

    All That Matters by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nico Andretti knows one thing is Love is for fools. Being a tour bus guide in Times Square isn’t his dream job and he yearns for more than living in his mother’s basement apartment, but life is tough in the big city. At least the men on the bus are eye-candy galore, and they’re one and done...
  • Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan

    Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Thirty-nine-year-old Nozue went from living a routine, melancholic life of sleep and work to spending his days in bliss with Togawa, his younger subordinate. Now six months into their relationship, the two have graduated from dates at a pancake shop to spending their nights together...
  • Perfect Gifts by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Perfect Gifts by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Family comes first in all things. Whatever the cost. Ten had always heard the saying ‘Out of the mouth of babes,’ but he’d not expected it to hit home as it had. After a comment from their daughter, Ten and Jared find themselves pondering an addition to the family. Moving into the adoption process is nerve-wracking and riddled with anxiety—kind of like how the Railers have been playing of late...
  • Perfect Match by Pandora Pine

    Perfect Match by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brando Lombardi has successfully matched all three of his brothers with their soulmates, gifting them each with a lifetime of love and happiness. The problem is, Brando himself is always the bridesmaid and never the bride… er, groom. But then he meets a broken-hearted man in uniform who takes his breath away and changes everything...
  • How Not to Break by Susan Hawke

    How Not to Break by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Take one former SEAL with a healthy dose of regret…. Nick St. Cloud is living with shame from the one time he let his lust override his sense of honor. He’s haunted by the memory of when he made love to his best friend’s eighteen-year-old son. The tragic accident that happened that same night has only compounded his guilt...
  • Ruined by April Wilson

    Ruined by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Finally! Sam and Cooper's long-awaited story is here. .. a second chance gay romance, with a guaranteed HEA. Sam. .. Coming out of the closet was easy. Falling in love with a man twice my age was not. Cooper grew up old-school, hiding his true self. He may be the love of my life, but I can’t be his dirty little secret any longer. He needs to man up and claim me if he wants to keep me...
  • Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    ***Surrender Your Heart was originally published in 2015. This second edition has been completely re-edited but does not contain new material. ***. Secrets and fears—everyone has them. Some more than others. A heavy secret brought Liam Connelly to DC, but it isn’t the only reason he stays. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame...
  • For A Reason by Jessie G.

    For A Reason by Jessie G.

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Former Marine and full time big brother, Bull Connor spends his days helping those in need of a second chance and his nights fighting the inner demons that won’t let go. During a routine tow he comes face to face with the only person who refuses to need him and the one man he wishes would...
  • Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight

    Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    So, Tommy and Bobby decided they needed a little Christmas story. Well, Bobby decided. Tommy, frankly, couldn’t give a shit. Bobby loves him anyway.
  • Freed by Garrett Leigh

    Freed by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Missing Moment from RareCrazy events in the recent past have convinced Ash to take yet another step forward with Pete. He picks a special moment and a special place: the roof garden of their new home. Ash sees it as the final piece of their puzzle, but he's not prepared for the feelings it invokes. Peace, belonging, and for the first time in his life, freedom.
  • Love Tractor by Hmmyongyong

    Love Tractor by Hmmyongyong

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When family obligations force Sun Yool, a stressed-out law school student, to the countryside, it seems like a great opportunity to escape the chaos of the city. After all, the great outdoors promises fresh air, sunshine. .. and a new romance? ! Soon after arriving, Sun Yool is thrown into a series of strange encounters and misunderstandings with his 20 year-old neighbour, Yechan...
  • Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Secrets and fears… Everyone has them; Jack Murphy and Liam Connelly are no exception. A secret brings Liam Connelly to D. C. , but what he discovers upon his arrival is so much more than he expected. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame...
  • Xavier by Silvia Violet

    Xavier by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I thought I was straight. I thought protecting my identity mattered more than anything besides family. Then Emilio came to me for protection. It's my fault he’s in danger, and no one is going to touch him. No one besides me.
  • Sugar Dog Life by Yoriko

    Sugar Dog Life by Yoriko

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sakuraba is a college student, though you'd never know it, with his short height and baby face. Certainly police officer Amazawa thought Sakuraba was a minor, and nearly booked him for being out too late after he was returning from a drinking party. But there's something oddly familiar about him, and the two strike up an odd relationship. ..
  • A Not So Typical Love by Tristen Rowen

    A Not So Typical Love by Tristen Rowen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Jordan and Jamie’s love is anything but typical. Jordan Cameron is not like most nineteen year olds. He’s never been on a date, he’s never left New England, and he’s never fallen in love. He lives in his own world, or so that's what it seems to the average person. No one, not even his thirty-one year old brother, Tim, has ever given him the chance to break free...
  • Secret State: Enemy by Ripley Hayes

    Secret State: Enemy by Ripley Hayes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Paul needs to work out who's trying to kill him. .. if only they’d stop for long enough to let him. Paul Qayf. Secret Service agent. Reckless. Flamboyant. Dangerous. John Bean. Copper. Steady. Small town. Determined. Everything that Paul Qayf isn’t. ‘Distrust’ doesn’t even come close. Qayf’s job is simple. Stop a smuggling gang operating in the desolate, Dickensian marshes to the east of London...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  mystery  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • A Healing Man: The Men of Manhattan book 5 by Sandrine Gas-Dion

    A Healing Man: The Men of Manhattan book 5 by Sandrine Gas-Dion

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is a re release from Wilde City. Dario Ramos thought he’d left the fighting behind in the war zone when a life-threatening injury sent him home. But a certain Irishman crossing his path everywhere he went convinced him that his biggest battle might be ahead. Tiernan Callahan is a bigoted jerk. Ramos finds himself constantly in the man’s orbit, even in a city as big as New York...
  • Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who is the boy in the cage? What secret has Lash been keeping? Why can’t Fear keep his distance? Join Phoenix in the next explosive action packed book. Micah Robertson, code named Lash, has always loved Alex from the first moment their eyes met. He thought they’d be together forever and it tears him apart when he and Alex split after a life-altering tragedy...
  • Wrangling My Heart by Taylor Rylan

    Wrangling My Heart by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kirk Stevens has made his own way in life. Growing up in foster care taught him that you can only rely on yourself and that nobody will ever want you. He’s beginning to think that maybe he might be wrong on both of those stances. When he meets a sexy man that draws his attention, he begins to wonder if he can have what others do. Someone to love him...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Lark by Alexa Land

    Lark by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if the most unlikely person you’d ever consider is exactly what you need? Lark. Most of the guys I meet just want to get me into bed. Then there’s this sexy firefighter named Dylan. I’m not sure what he wants from me, and I don’t think he knows, either. Even though we have nothing in common, we have a great time together, and our attraction is undeniable...
  • His Protector: a First Love, M/M Romance by Sue Brown

    His Protector: a First Love, M/M Romance by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What kind of courage does it take to travel two thousand miles just to say hello to a man who doesn’t know you exist? At thirty years old and never been kissed, Walker is about to find out. After a rocky start to his life in the agency, newly trained operative Walker takes the biggest chance of his life before his first mission. He returns to J. T...
  • On or Off, Volume 5 (On or Off (Paperback Ed.) #5) by A1

    On or Off, Volume 5 (On or Off (Paperback Ed.) #5) by A1

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Episodes 79-91 of the webtoon. Preview of Volume 5 was published in Volume 4 (Apr 2023).
  • Finding Ky by Luna David

    Finding Ky by Luna David

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Partners in every sense of the word, Sawyer and Jackson have been a unit since they were young teenagers. Growing up together in the same foster home, they learned they could depend only on each other. But when Kyler—a boy barely half their age—arrived heartbroken and scared, the young men took him under their wings, vowing to take care of him and protect him...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  contemporary  m-m  bdsm  audiobook
  • Mack: Dr. Richards' Littles® 33 by Pepper North

    Mack: Dr. Richards' Littles® 33 by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All it takes is a glimpse of a hidden stuffie…. Mack Oliver loves his job as a server at Alfonso’s. The clientele is wonderful and the food divine. Things might be going well at work, but the rest of his life is in shambles. High-powered lawyer, Grey Bradford spends long hours in his office. He does enjoy taking time to enjoy a good meal...
  • Something Old, Something New by Gianni Holmes

    Something Old, Something New by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    In a few short weeks Cass and Mort are getting married, but Mort has a big hard problem only his boy can help him with. Too bad Cass has been bogged down by all the preparations for a bigger wedding than Mort ever anticipated...
  • When Stars Align by Denver Shaw

    When Stars Align by Denver Shaw

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Scarred by the past. Terrified to love again. Savion. Once upon a time, my life was a fairytale. Engaged to a beautiful woman, we were planning our perfect future. Then, the sick act of an obsessed man ruined everything. Alone, disfigured, and betrayed, I fled to LA to focus on my work as a paleontologist. It was there I met Declan...
  • A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Army Ranger Slater Cassidy has a very special – very sexy – target in his sights. Meeting gorgeous, smart, uber-snarky Casper Kennedy was the highlight of Slater’s last trip home to New York. The soldier in him carefully plans his conquest. Unfortunately, Casper’s wearing some seriously strong armor and Slater’s charm offensives bounce right off...
  • Ollie Always by John Wiltshire

    Ollie Always by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Named after the main character in his mother’s infamous Oliver novels, Ollie’s been fighting his fictional namesake his whole life. It’s a battle for identity he is slowly and inevitably losing. Ex-army PTI Tom knows all about battles—the real ones that break soldiers...
  • Finished by Cara Dee

    Finished by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Book 5 of 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference. The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit...
  • On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins

    On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When there’s no peace after war…. When there’s no solace after death…. When there’s only pain and suffering…. Anxiety and loss…. All you can hope to find is something more…. Something that makes you whole and complete. Something that puts you. On Higher Ground.
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Be Mine by Stella Starling

    Be Mine by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “My job is to protect you, not like you. ”. After years of being bounced around the foster care system and an unwanted medical discharge from the Army, Jase Walker has finally found a place for himself as a bodyguard with Byrne Security...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • If Love Falls on You by Aki Ueda

    If Love Falls on You by Aki Ueda

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One night, right after he was dumped by his boyfriend, a pair of underwear came falling down upon Ise’s head. The one who dropped it was a man named Hishimoto, who Ise couldn’t seem to ignore, and they end up working together to bring in the laundry that had fallen onto a tree outside his window. After being told by Hishimoto that he would like to thank him, Ise goes up to his place...
  • Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rob runs to Crooked Tree determined to find a safe place for his nephews. A family for them is the final thing on his list, and then he can vanish completely. Falling for a local paramedic along the way is a disaster in Rob’s otherwise perfect plans. Paramedic Aaron, the middle of five brothers, would like someone to love...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  contemporary  m-m  cowboys  length-short
  • Looking For Love by Stella Starling

    Looking For Love by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Micah Finn Rawlings has lived most of his life blind, sheltered, and craving adventure. Now, at twenty-two, an operation has given him his sight back and he’s ready to take on the world. Well, sort of. His newly restored vision isn’t exactly all that he’d hoped it would be, but he’s definitely not going to let that stop him…...
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