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  • Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

    Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  length-medium  open-door
  • Flightless Bird by AudreyHornesHeart

    Flightless Bird by AudreyHornesHeart

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    AU where Louis Tomlinson is a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. When his rival from ballet school, moody dance prodigy Harry Styles joins the company, old wounds are reopened and old passions reignited...
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  • Banana Fish, Vol. 19 by Akimi Yoshida

    Banana Fish, Vol. 19 by Akimi Yoshida

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer!VICE NEW YORK IN THE 80s...Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of “Papa” Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him...
  • Therapy Game, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Therapy Game, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Shizuma finds out about Minato’s plan—and subsequent wager—to seduce and then dump him. But when he rushes to Minato's apartment, an unknown man opens the door! Meanwhile, Minato is stuck wavering between his ever-deepening feelings for Shizuma and his deep-seated fear of falling in love...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  length-short  open-door
  • Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Marcus and Reagan have been part of the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, and Tempest family for more than thirty years. They’ve weathered ups and downs and raised their children surrounded by family that may not share their blood but share their hearts. Come to Rojo with Cee Bowerman and attend the wedding we’ve all been waiting for...
  • Lovers Like Us by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Lovers Like Us by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 51 ratings
    Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene lives by his actions, and his actions say he’s the best at whatever he does. As a 24/7 bodyguard and the new boyfriend to Maximoff Hale, protecting the headstrong, alpha billionaire has never been more complicated. And one rule can’t be bent: Keep your relationship secret from the public. Farrow is confident he’s the best man for the job...
  • Body and Soul by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Body and Soul by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 38 ratings
    Oz: Escaping the international modeling scene to design my own fashion collection is the first step to shucking my bobble-headed supermodel reputation and proving to the world I’m more than just a pretty face. But the minute I have to accept roadside help from the sexy man next door, I feel like the airhead people think I am...
  • Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier...
  • Dom of Ages by K.C. Wells, Parker Williams

    Dom of Ages by K.C. Wells, Parker Williams

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Collars and Cuffs: Book Seven Eli may only be thirty, but he has had enough of pretend submissives. When he spies Jarod in a BDSM club, everything about the man screams submission. So what if Jarod is probably twenty years older than Eli. What does age matter, anyway? All he can see is what he’s always wanted—a sub who wants to serve...
  • Haven by Reese Knightley

    Haven by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years Link and Eagle have danced around their attraction for each other, and neither one is willing to cross the line from friendship to lovers. Link doesn’t want to lose what they have. Eagle lets things go, following Link’s lead. But ignoring their attraction isn’t working anymore, and one more spark ignites their mounting passion...
  • Wedlocked: A Westbrook Elite Novel by Cambria Hebert

    Wedlocked: A Westbrook Elite Novel by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s no secret that, over the past couple years, Elite has been through it. For real, when I look around, I think, Two billion years of evolution for this?But even with the heaping pile of crazy tossed at us on the regular, we still have each other’s backs and are stronger than ever. With Westbrook’s winter break coming up, it’s time Elite got their relax on...
  • Northland by Cara Dee

    Northland by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Two years ago, Logan Ward got the surprise of his life when he discovered he was the father of a two-year-old boy. Professionally and romantically adrift, he devoted all his time and energy to caring for his son. But now he’s searching for something more, and he and Justin head north to Alaska to try out the life his best friend Quinn has been raving about...
  • Gently Come Knocking by Cole McCade

    Gently Come Knocking by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ** Warning: the following description contains heavy spoilers for the ending of Criminal Intentions: Season Two. ** Malcolm Khalaji is one paternity test away from a breakdown. When a one-night stand from a year ago shows up on his doorstep, she's bringing more than a trip down memory lane — and her little bundle of joy may just be a bundle of trouble if it turns out the baby is actually his...
  • The Thief and The Gangster by Alexa Land

    The Thief and The Gangster by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AdrianoIt started as the hottest hook-up of my life. Jack was gorgeous, and the spark between us was intense. But the night ended with me chasing him through the streets of San Francisco half-naked, after he stole my late father’s watch. Awesome.Days later, I finally tracked him down, just as I got the news that all hell was breaking loose back home in Las Vegas...
  • War of the Wicked by Davidson King, Morningstar Ashley

    War of the Wicked by Davidson King, Morningstar Ashley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucifer’s Landing is full of unscrupulous people: five families desperate to own every inch. For years, under the watchful and most powerful eye, there has been peace. With the murder of the most powerful man, it’s as if the gates of Hell have opened.Dante Scavo is trying to fill his father’s shoes, find the person responsible for killing him, and stop Lucifer’s Landing from becoming a war zone...
  • Shattered Pieces by Alisha Williams

    Shattered Pieces by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    What the hell just happened? Is this even real?Well, it's my life, so I'm not really surprised to find myself in the center of yet another shit storm.I'm starting this new chapter of my life in the middle of a nightmare. One that I can't seem to wake up from.With my stalker revealed, I find myself with a whole new set of worries...
  • 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...
  • Only You by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Only You by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Two completely different men and one powerful attraction. Sebastian Blake is a cynical, self-made billionaire who has only known rejection and abandonment in his personal life. Adam Johnson is a closeted gay man who works for the law firm representing Sebastian in a civil lawsuit filed against him by a former employee...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  queer  suspense  mystery  bdsm  m-m  angst  contemporary
  • Never a Saint by Lila Rose

    Never a Saint by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Kylo Lee, prospect to the Diamond MC, makes a career shift to help better his future. He doesn’t know it will change him in more ways than one, and it’s all to do with a certain man who confuses and annoys him, while sending his emotions wild. Just when everything is falling into place, life takes a turn down a road where Kylo doesn’t want to go. His past comes back to bite him in the ass...
  • Promise by Sierra Riley, Aubrey Cullens

    Promise by Sierra Riley, Aubrey Cullens

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “I like it when you tell me what to do.” “Do you know how many artists would kill for reviews like yours?” Once, becoming a model child was how Jared Logan learned to cope with his father’s perfectionism. Painting was his one escape; the only time he felt free from always having to do what everyone else thought he should...
  • Keeper by Charity Parkerson

    Keeper by Charity Parkerson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Duncan owns a lifestyle club, catering to the wickedest of men. Asia kills people for a living. Neither of them looks like a keeper on paper.When Asia chases after his best friend’s ex, hoping to convince him to give his friend a second chance, he never expects to end up inside a club for the slightly twisted. He definitely doesn’t expect to meet the man of his dreams...
  • Kill Me Sweetly by Davidson King

    Kill Me Sweetly by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Sometimes reality is the nightmare you must conquer.JJ has a good life. One where he lives with the people he loves, gets to work in Saintly Sweets with his delicious boyfriend, and takes things a day at a time. Of course, that is until he comes across a broken boy so lost in a nightmare, he vows to do everything he can to help him wake from it.There’s nothing Shepard Saint won’t do for his JJ...
  • Broken by Reese Knightley

    Broken by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He craved him liked he'd never craved anyone before.-IceThey'd kissed. And spent a brief and wild time together.He fell.But Echo disappeared on him.And now the chase was on.He was going to find Echo, catch him, and make him his.Even if it killed him.-EchoHe should have never screwed the blue-eyed blond...But he had.He couldn’t say why, but Ice got on his last nerve...
  • Vail by Michelle Dare

    Vail by Michelle Dare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My ex was missing, and all fingers pointed toward Jordan, the mafia boss of East Dremest, and one of the men I loved.Every moment in Jordan’s and Hartley’s arms were filled with more care and attention than I’d ever had. Until the night when Jordan was dragged away in handcuffs before our very eyes...
  • Ink, Steel, & Forever by Laura Kaye

    Ink, Steel, & Forever by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Never Published Hard Ink/Raven Riders Short Story featuring Jeremy and Charlie, and Ike and...
  • A Working Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Working Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Matthew Hawke’s professional life is soaring as high the powerful bird of prey whose image is inked on his back. He’s at the top of his game as the owner of an advertising agency that is scooping up prime accounts like a mighty hawk wrapping its talons around an unfortunate ground rodent. Yes, work is good. Too bad his love life has more in common with the dying rodent than the triumphant hawk...
  • Coffee Shop Cupid by Lacey Daize

    Coffee Shop Cupid by Lacey Daize

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Tristan knows that no alpha will want him, so he needs to face the future on his own.Alphas have expectations from their mates, and Tristan knows he will never meet two of the biggest ones. He can't be bonded, as a previous bond has been severed, and he will never have children after losing his womb...
  • Missing in Action by Kate Canterbary

    Missing in Action by Kate Canterbary

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL turned covert agent Wes Halsted spent his days—and weeks and months—being someone else. But with his cover blown and his injuries requiring months of recuperation, he must learn how to be himself again. Only…he'd rather save his issues for another day and get to know a stressed-out, suited-up businessman instead. Tom Esbeck has everything under control...
  • Alphahole by Ann Grech

    Alphahole by Ann Grech

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An eye for an eye—her identity, their lives.Vengeance will be sweet. And I will have it. My mother’s and brother’s killers will suffer.Ryder, my brother’s best friend, is by my side. He’s ready to help exact retribution.Together we will destroy the earth to find the culprits.But I want more. I want Ryder.I want us. All of us.I’m not the only one either. My guys want Ryder as much as I do...
  • Exploration by Quinn Ward

    Exploration by Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The reluctant manager of his family’s restaurant, Frankie attempts to live up to the legacy of his father and grandfather. Running a business that isn't his passion and trying to do it without asking for help leaves him turning to less-than-legal means when he wants to surrender control...
  • Pavlova Passion by Colbie Dunbar

    Pavlova Passion by Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It’ll be a piece of cake.Alpha Ambrose is supposed to be out of town for the weekend, but his plans fall through. Instead, a colleague asks him to take his place at the Bachelor Cake Auction. Ambrose protests because he can’t cook, but his friend provides the baked goodie—a pavlova of meringue slathered with cream and tropical fruit—saying no one will find out he can’t boil water...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  queer  omegaverse  m-m  length-novella
  • Rival by M.A. Gray

    Rival by M.A. Gray

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    The last time I saw Grant Sullivan, I told him to leave Winter Harbor and never return.And now he's back.For good? I doubt that. Doesn't matter if he's the new coach of a rival football team. Doesn't matter if looking at him makes my blood heat, my pulse throb in longing. He's dead to me.Grant Sullivan is the first man I ever fell in love with.The man who stomped my heart into pieces...
  • A Betting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Betting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    How bad could one harmless bet be? Kent Samson is about to find out. Raised in Alabama, Kent has hidden his past and now loves his life as a big time ad exec for a prestigious advertising company in New York. But when he makes a bet with his best friend, Blaine, Kent is thrown for a loop—for Kent has to make the next person to walk through the door fall in love with him...
  • 60 Percent Proof by Taylor V. Donovan

    60 Percent Proof by Taylor V. Donovan

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Note from the Author: This is a free interlude to celebrate Mac's birthday, and will be available for download on May 15, 2013. Sam Shaughnessy knows what he wants from Mac O’Bannon: monthly, uncomplicated casual encounters. Mac is on the same page. For two months they have been enjoying each other’s company, never forgetting that their agreement leaves zero room for long-term commitment...
  • The Darkest Flame by Christina Lee

    The Darkest Flame by Christina Lee

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From the author of There You Stand, a new male/male romance about an errant motorcycle recruit and the captivating bartender who sends his wheels spinning down an all too tempting road. Vaughn O'Keefe has been part owner of the Hog's Den for years. Privy to plenty of Disciples of the Road business, he's never been more ruffled as when a new recruit named "Smoke" walks through the door...
  • Hookup by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Hookup by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An anonymous club hookup could be the start of a beautiful friendship – or at least a whole lot of orgasms.Words:4051 (One Shot Complete)Also posted at: http://ckingsbridge.livejournal.com/4..
  • Not Your Average Morning After by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Not Your Average Morning After by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Riley tries to catch Andres off-guard. It doesn't go the way he expected, but he's not complaining...
  • Stepdaddy Stripper by Cara Chance

    Stepdaddy Stripper by Cara Chance

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This edition retitled as Banned — ASIN B01NBGJOCJ It was only supposed to be an innocent girl’s night out with friends. How was I to know the sexy tattooed, bad boy I hooked up with was my soon to be Stepdaddy?Gabe is hot as sin and his touch burns me in places no man’s ever been. I wanted him to be my first; I fantasized about how it would be, but now I need to keep my distance...
  • Green Means Go by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Green Means Go by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What's better than negotiating kinks over tapas? The kinky sex that comes afterwards.Words:7809 (One Shot - Complete)Also posted at: http://ckingsbridge.livejournal.com/4..
  • Munch by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Munch by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Original WorkRelationship: Andres Cardona/Riley BlackpooleRiley meets Andres' BDSM group, and Andres gives him a hell of a goodbye at the end of the night...
  • Luscious Match by Wendy Rathbone

    Luscious Match by Wendy Rathbone

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Can an older, successful alpha and a young, spoiled omega be a true match? The Perfect Match Agency says YES!Gabe has had bad luck with alphas. As a slightly spoiled trust fund omega, he somehow tends to meet the types who end up thinking they can quit their jobs and live with him after their first night together...
  • Guns & Hoses (Guns & Hoses Universe) by Brenda Cothern

    Guns & Hoses (Guns & Hoses Universe) by Brenda Cothern

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tigger Flint and Thomas Flame shared an instant mutual hate for one another from the day they met in sixth grade. Their dislike grew into competition and rivalry throughout high school as they were stuck in the same honors classes and played the same sports. That hatred and rivalry followed them into adulthood as one became a cop and the other a fireman...
  • I Wish I Were Special by Julia McBryant

    I Wish I Were Special by Julia McBryant

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quinn, the youngest of five children, known throughout Savannah as the Rutledge oops baby, is an inveterate party boy whose wham, bam, thank you ma’am philosophy covers a deep well of loneliness. Architect Ellis Ashford has shunted his daddy kink off onto a “savior complex” for years...
  • Omega's Secret Baby by Lacey Daize

    Omega's Secret Baby by Lacey Daize

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Theo's found the perfect alpha, only problem is that he's off-limits.It's hard finding a man worthy of mating, and Theo's had his share of partners who have missed the mark. So it's extra frustrating when the perfect alpha—Jordan—comes into his life, only to be one of the few people he considers off-limits. Why? Because he doesn't want his best friend caught in the middle if things went wrong...
  • Smart Boy: The Complete Series by Misha Horne, A.J. Sisko

    Smart Boy: The Complete Series by Misha Horne, A.J. Sisko

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    This three story bundle contains the COMPLETE Smart Boy Series. Follow two hot gay college students through the ups and downs of a budding BDSM relationship that takes them both by surprise. Length: 26,000 words. (Approx 100 pages) INCLUDES: SMART BOY Damon Price is obnoxious, aggressive, and flat out gorgeous...
  • Bullet by Garrett Leigh

    Bullet by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Levi Ramone entered the gay porn market for one reason, and one reason only–he needed the cash to pay his momma's spiraling gambling debts. Seven years later, he's a veteran with a reputation as one of Blue Boy Studio's most ruthless tops, and when his boss suggests it's time for a change, he finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun. Figuratively speaking, at least...
  • Whitetail Rock by Anne Tenino

    Whitetail Rock by Anne Tenino

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Official Description: Nikhil “Nik” Larson is a snarky, dark-skinned adoptee from India who grew up in the Whitest Town in America. Back to visit his parents Nik meets Trooper Jurgen Dammerung, a blond, butch motorcycle cop who’s so hot he leaves a con trail wherever he goes.Jurgen is the epitome of everything Nik hated about growing up the lone Indian boy among a town of white people...
  • Grey's Awakening by Cameron Dane

    Grey's Awakening by Cameron Dane

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    This book is related to The Sweetest Tattoo but can be read as a stand alone title. Greyson Cole needs to get out of Raleigh. Everywhere he turns, he sees people falling in love, getting married, and starting families. It’s enough to make a grown man want to rip out his own hair. And for a cynic like Grey, one more employee getting engaged signals the need for a long overdue vacation...
  • What Chris Wants by Lori Foster

    What Chris Wants by Lori Foster

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When the going gets tough, the tough turn to Chris Chapey. As the right-hand man to a group of take-no-prisoners mercenaries, Chris can organize a top secret rescue mission with his eyes closed. But when it comes to his personal life, Chris is the one who needs a little help. His problem: Matt Houser...
  • The Redemption by Alexia Chase

    The Redemption by Alexia Chase

    Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When the lines blur, can they fight their attraction?MaxHot cover model. The one everyone lusts after. The one that makes both women and men drool. That’s me.Except that doesn’t apply to him. The one taking my photographs. Seductive pose after seductive pose, and he doesn’t blink an eye.Why? Minor issue. He doesn’t swing my way, and I've dealt with enough rejection in my life.CoreyI want him...
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