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Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMiyagi 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! -
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Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt'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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![The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 6 by 945]()
The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 6 by 945
건우가 종적을 감춘 후 더디게 흘러가는 시간을 버티듯 살아가는 의준. 어느덧 3년이 지나 스물여덟을 맞이한다. 건우를 떠올리게 했던 사람과 시작한 연애. 그리고 아르바이트를 전전하다 어렵사리 취업한 중소기업 영업부. 상처받은 마음으로 인한 것일까? 미세하게 불안하지만 남들과 비슷해 보이는 그런 삶을 살고 있다. 의준은 직장 생활에서 막내, 신입이라는 이유로 상사의 사소한 심부름을 하게 되는데 그중 편의점에 가는 것이 가장 달갑지 않다. 그곳이 건우의 명함에서 보았던 그의 직장 CIK 그룹과 마주 보고 있다는 부분이 마음을 무겁게 만들기 때문이다. 함께했던 시간을 잊고자 하는 노력을 비웃듯 이렇게 추억들은 사소한 순간순간에 떠오른다... -
![Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz]()
Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOriginally 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. -
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![Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura]()
Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMisaki 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! -
![Finder Deluxe Edition: You're My Desire, Vol. 6 by Ayano Yamane]()
Finder Deluxe Edition: You're My Desire, Vol. 6 by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPain and pleasure collide when a sophisticated underworld boss crosses paths with a naive photographer hell-bent on bringing him down! This deluxe edition includes never-before-released material as well as a double-sided color insert and special cover treatment! Photographer Takaba Akihito takes on a risky assignment trying to document the illegal activities of the Japanese underworld... -
![My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama]()
My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama
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? -
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A Matter of Time, Vol. 1 by Mary Calmes, Paul Morey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsJory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder. Though initially saved by police Detective Sam Kage, Jory refuses protective custody - he has a life he loves that he won’t give up no matter who is after him. But Jory’s life is in real jeopardy, especially after he agrees to testify about what he saw... -
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Justice by Kindle Alexander
The toughest journeys lead to the most amazing adventures… Let’s ride. Special Agent Cash Ryan broke the cardinal rule of undercover work: he fell hard for his federal informant. The sexy, hardheaded, foul-mouthed outlaw biker who regularly takes matters into his own hands, leaving Cash scrambling to pick up the pieces. Anarchy is more than a way of life for Devin Fox, it’s fused into his DNA... -
![My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama]()
My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 2 by Niyama
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe 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... -
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Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA 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... -
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Puzzle by Nora Phoenix
Branson loves his job as an analyst for the CIA. Working on the investigation into the assassination of the president is fascinating, and even more so when Ryder, a geeky forensic accountant without a filter, joins the team. But Ryder doesn’t seem to like Branson. At all. And when he explains to Branson why, Branson is forced to face an uncomfortable truth in the mirror Ryder holds up... -
![Center of Gravity by Neve Wilder]()
Center of Gravity by Neve Wilder
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... -
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Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs 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. . -
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![Bandit & Coyote's Passion by Ciara St. James]()
Bandit & Coyote's Passion by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBandit has lived with a secret for half his life. One that only a couple of people know. As much as he loves his life and his MC family, he’s terrified to reveal it. What if he does and they desert him? He’ll never be able to stand it if that happens. It isn’t the only secret he has. The second one is as much of a risk as the first, maybe more... -
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Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCovert 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... -
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Rebel by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne 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... -
![All That Matters by Felice Stevens]()
All That Matters by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNico 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... -
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When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDI 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... -
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Edison's Professor by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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... -
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Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThirty-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... -
![A Hunted Man by Jaime Reese]()
A Hunted Man by Jaime Reese
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter surviving ten years in prison, Cameron Pierce is attempting to put the past behind him. He tries to adjust to his newfound freedom with a place at the halfway house and a job. But one lesson he learned in prison keeps him guarded: hope is a dangerous thing. Hunter Donovan, Assistant State Attorney, is a man of justice who loves a challenge... -
![When The Westons Went To Moscow by Roxie Rivera]()
When The Westons Went To Moscow by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWicked. Scandalous. Notorious. For most of his life, Ty Weston was proud of his wild reputation. He enjoyed the infamy and attention, loved seeing his name and face splashed all over social media. But that’s all in the past now... -
![Ghost of Christmas Present by Pandora Pine]()
Ghost of Christmas Present by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith 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... -
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![Thuggiana by Gregory Ashe]()
Thuggiana by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPics, or it didn’t happen. Thuggiana is a collection of short stories connected to The First Quarto. It includes the following:. “The Slightest Folly”. This prequel provides a glimpse into Auggie’s and Theo’s lives in high school. It takes place before They Told Me I Was Everything. “As School-Boys from Their Books”... -
![Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land]()
Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDante Dombruso has always been his family’s armor. It’s his job to keep them safe. But he feels he failed them eighteen months ago, when a mysterious arsonist set a fire intended to wipe the Dombrusos off the map. Now Dante is driven to make things right, yet with each day that passes, the trail grows colder and his frustration increases... -
![Daddy Detectives Episode 1: A Tyler and Ian Jamison Story by April Wilson]()
Daddy Detectives Episode 1: A Tyler and Ian Jamison Story by April Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first installment in a new series for private investigators Tyler and Ian Jamison. Our heroes are adjusting to life as a married couple and are now parents of newborn twins. While the guys are enjoying paternity leave, their administrative assistant, Kimi, comes to them with a personal emergency... -
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A Mean Season by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDom Reilly is back. In this follow up to Year of the Rat, Dom helps clear three men wrongly convicted of rape while also following a pet project—the twenty-year-old case of a man accused of killing his lover in 1976. Meanwhile, Dom gets wind that someone is looking for him. A private detective from Chicago... -
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Bennett Sisters Mysteries Volume 7 & 8: featuring Francie Bennett by Lise McClendon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBLAME IT ON PARIS. When Francie Bennett, 4th in the line of lawyer/sisters, comes under serious allegations of wrongdoing at her law firm, she is mortified to learn she must take a leave of absence. Just a formality, they say, but she is sure this is the end of her reputation and her law career... -
![How Not to Break by Susan Hawke]()
How Not to Break by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTake 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... -
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Ruined by April Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFinally! 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... -
![Yellow, Volume 03 by Makoto Tateno]()
Yellow, Volume 03 by Makoto Tateno
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGoh and Taki work as underground drugs and arms snatchers! Their fate begins to twist when people that claim to be Taki's "foster parents" show up. As Taki's mysterious past becomes unraveled, the two become exceedingly closer. -
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Love Tractor by Hmmyongyong
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen 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... -
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Lancelot by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMen like me don't spend a lot of time at the library, so I've never had a reason to suspect cardigan-wearing, uptight librarians would push all my buttons. Then I met Julian. I wanted to hate him. He's my opposite in every way. I'm impulsive, and there's no rule I won't break. Persnickety Julian follows every rule. But when I make demands and he stands his ground, I know he will be mine... -
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![Sugar Dog Life by Yoriko]()
Sugar Dog Life by Yoriko
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSakuraba 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 ratingsJordan 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... -
![One Vote for Murder: Dr. Maxwell Thornton Murder Mysteries by S.C. Wynne]()
One Vote for Murder: Dr. Maxwell Thornton Murder Mysteries by S.C. Wynne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrenemies and psychopaths keep life interesting. If they don't kill you, that is. Maxwell foolishly hoped things might settle down once he found the perfect new location for his medical practice. Not. So. Much. After a shocking revelation, Maxwell finally knows why River Martin hates him with a passion. And River isn't willing to let bygones be bygones. To put it mildly... -
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Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA killer haunts Prophet, and this time it’s personalThe discovery of a body at the Thompson Cabins sets off a chain of events that hits too close to home for Sheriff Gabriel Thompson. When his brother Sam becomes a prime suspect in the murder investigation, Gabriel is forced to keep secrets from Tiber and call in outside help as he fights to prove Sam’s innocence... -
![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... -
![Secret State: Enemy by Ripley Hayes]()
Secret State: Enemy by Ripley Hayes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPaul 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... -
![Forbidden Lover by Jocelynn Drake]()
Forbidden Lover by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDevlin Relic was off limits. The sweet man had already lost a husband and nearly lost his life when someone put a contract on his head last year. He needed to focus on raising his adopted son and finding a nice, normal man. Kai was anything but nice and normal. He was an assassin, and that did not fit into Dev’s neat and tidy life... -
![Maddie by Annabella Michaels]()
Maddie by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter witnessing firsthand just how dirty and underhanded a life in politics can be, Maddie Vanderhorne steps off the campaign trail to follow his passion. Starting his own event planning business is the best decision Maddie’s ever made, quickly winning over his clients with his vibrant and outgoing personality... -
![One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne]()
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrenemies and psychopaths keep life interesting. If they don't kill you, that is. Maxwell foolishly hoped things might settle down once he found the perfect new location for his medical practice. Not. So. Much. After a shocking revelation, Maxwell finally knows why River Martin hates him with a passion. And River isn't willing to let bygones be bygones. To put it mildly... -
![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 ratingsWhat 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... -
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![Yellow, Volume 02 by Makoto Tateno]()
Yellow, Volume 02 by Makoto Tateno
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsYellow Volume 2 marks the return of our heroes Goh and Taki to infiltrate the Japanese narcotics trade. This time, they're after your garden variety heroin that's being "floated" to Japan in a most unique way. Bullets will fly and Goh and Taki -- preoccupied with their budding relationship and the reappearance of past flames -- may not be able to avoid the crossfire! -
![Murder in Shades of Fire and Ash by Ripley Hayes]()
Murder in Shades of Fire and Ash by Ripley Hayes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA searing summer heatwave. A terrifying fire and a dead police officer. Not your typical north Wales summer for DS Charlie Rees. Social media is awash with lies about local holiday parks being requisitioned to house refugees. Sleepy Llanfair finds itself on the radar of the far right. Charlie is called out to a fire at an Asian-run business, and in the shattering aftermath, a body is discovered... -
![Mack: Dr. Richards' Littles® 33 by Pepper North]()
Mack: Dr. Richards' Littles® 33 by Pepper North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll 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 ratingsIn 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... -
![Yellow, Volume 04 by Makoto Tateno]()
Yellow, Volume 04 by Makoto Tateno
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe curtains for the shocking final stage will now be drawn! ! Just when their love for wach other was finally realized, Gou and Taki's relationship is torn apart by the killer Sandfish. It's now time to come to terms with Taki's dark past! Includes a newly drawn honeymoon episode you can only see here! -
![Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDaniel Hendricks wants a vacation. Ward Security’s accountant and resident code breaker just needs a little R&R from the chaos and usual shenanigans of the office. But what was supposed to be a sexy vacation hook-up explodes in his face when he’s mistaken for a rogue secret agent...
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