Books like 'Taking Two'

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  • Strength of the Mate by Kendall McKenna

    Strength of the Mate by Kendall McKenna

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq, driving supply trucks for the Marines, but he still can't outrun his personal ghosts. Outside the wire, insurgents are a relentless threat. Inside, renegade werewolves are a constant danger...
  • Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters

    Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Luck brought us together… but can it last forever? I was working a dead-end job and living with too many roommates when I met Carlos. That meeting was our first stroke of luck, changing both our lives and tying us together. I’ll never regret it, but after eight amazing years, I’m starting to think he does...
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    suspense  queer  paranormal  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  magic  humor
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  • Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane

    Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Jackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself. Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  contemporary  mystery  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  humor
  • Beary Mated Christmas by Lorelei M. Hart

    Beary Mated Christmas by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I wanted to hide from my past and ended up sharing a bed with it instead. Once upon a time, I dreamed of a life with my best friend. We would shift for the first time, scent each other as mates, and live out the happy ever after that only Fate could provide. Our first shift is Christmas Eve...
  • Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine

    Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One phone call can change everything. Sick of snow and ice, psychic Tennyson Grimm jumps at the chance to head to Florida for a little fun in the sun. While sitting on the beach, his phone rings with a call from prison inmate River Ramsey who has a startling “You don’t know me, but I’m your brother...
  • Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine

    Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A killer is on the loose in Salem who not only wants to take your life, but your soul as well…Psychic Copeland Forbes anonymously receives a locked wooden box with an unknown spirit trapped inside. Attached to the chest is a cryptic May you get what you truly deserve...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  magic  fantasy
  • Ties That Bind by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Ties That Bind by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In a world where the rules are gray and the Don's word is a law unto itself, only one thing is sacred… family. A Team A. L. P. H. A. and Alphabits spin-off series. Tony Peterson has seen friend after friend find their mate, including his brother, but he’s pretty much given up on it happening for him, especially since he’s not a typical alpha...
  • Knot Again by Crista Crown, Susi Hawke

    Knot Again by Crista Crown, Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After spending the majority of my life trapped and abused in a True Mate cult, I have absolutely no desire to ever be with an alpha again. I just want to take care of my son and finish my degree in history, preferably while leaving my house as little as possible to manage my OCD. But after two years of studying completely online, a new professor insists on meeting all of his students face to face...
  • Dead Wood by Pandora Pine

    Dead Wood by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After the harrowing events aboard the ghost train, Detective Ronan O’Mara is excited to reach the Double D Ranch in Deadwood, South Dakota. He plans to immerse himself in the old west by learning to ride horses, panning for gold and attending a rodeo. It’s the perfect mix of rest and relaxation he so desperately needs...
  • Coming Full Circle by Kian Rhodes

    Coming Full Circle by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Faded from months of exposure to the seasons, lengths of tattered yellow crime scene tape still fluttered in the breeze where it was caught in the branches of the shrubs dotting the old Omega auction house grounds...
  • Dead For Teacher by Pandora Pine

    Dead For Teacher by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In 1968, three school children were allegedly poisoned to death by their teacher, Marie Fairbanks. A week later, Ms. Fairbanks was murdered, and the cops marked it off as a justifiable homicide. Case closed. No further investigation needed. Now, Detective Ronan O’Mara’s daughter has encountered the spirits of those dead children and Everly’s determined to help them rest in peace...
  • History and Haunts by Minerva Howe

    History and Haunts by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secret Springs historical society manager Hank Vargas has two passions: history and hauntings. By day he's a mild-mannered historian. By night he hunts ghosts in old buildings and antique hotels...
  • History and Haunts by Minerva Howe

    History and Haunts by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secret Springs historical society manager Hank Vargas has two history and hauntings. By day he's a mild-mannered historian. By night he hunts ghosts in old buildings and antique hotels...
  • Stalky by J.D. Light

    Stalky by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    When a shy omega and a stoic man don't know how to communicate, things tend to go unsaid. When Jett proposes to Brewer in a moment of pain killer induced highness, Brewer knows it's only because the omega wants "big, strong kids who can fight back," and he can't blame him considering what the omega blabbed to him about his last relationship while inebriated...
  • Nutmeg Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Nutmeg Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The first rule of business is that you don’t mix it with pleasure. But if you do get involved with your business partner? Try not to knock him up… it goofs up the dividends. Tired of the playboy lifestyle, Gabe Smythe is ready for change. To start his new life, he’s come to Hollydale with one goal—to reunite with his long-lost brother, Rafe...
  • Arrow by Fel Fern

    Arrow by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two shifter groups fighting for dominance. One headstrong wolf and his protective biker bear caught in the crossfire. Adam Moore has caught the unwanted attention of a monster. It’s the last thing Adam needs. His number one priority is keeping his father’s struggling bookstore afloat. When the situation worsens, Adam has no choice but to ask for a certain biker bear’s help...
  • Vanilla Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Vanilla Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ”Shane is my stepbrother; he's family and strictly off-limits. ”. Shane Prescott is a fun-loving omega with a knack for landing in trouble. He prides himself on efficiently running the waitstaff at his brother’s restaurant, Kamasouptra. Between his brother-slash-bestie, Keith, and his dog, Rocky, Shane doesn’t need anything else to make him happy...
  • Lucky by J.D. Light

    Lucky by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Casey has always been pretty lucky in life. Great dads, great cousins, great friends… Ricki. Where Casey went, Ricki was there. Where Ricki went, Casey was there. They work together, live together and when Casey comes up with something crazy, Ricki is right there to make sure things don't blow up...
  • Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley

    Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t believe my mate is covering for a criminal …. I’m investigating the disappearance of a senator’s son, and I can’t help but think the man is as dirty as they come. When I see he’s hired Percy to be his lawyer it makes me sick. The alpha is supposed to be my fated mate, but I could never want a man who protects criminals...
  • Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment by Susi Hawke

    Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food & Entertainment. This is a unique unicorn of a book that could only have been told by Tom Samuels. While putting together a portfolio for his event planning business, Tom decided he needed to share the behind-the-scenes events that happened each month over the course of an entire year. His personal life had a few curveballs, but Tom persevered as he always does. .
  • Equinox by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Equinox by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The tranquility of Prophet is shattered when a local trail rider is killed and whispers of wolf packs and murder spread like wildfire. Three months after the murder of Mike Bressett, the sleepy town of Prophet faces another tragedy—the death of Billy Odette, a well-liked Makah man who ran trail rides for the tourists...
  • Rafe: The Dragon Knight by B.A. Stretke

    Rafe: The Dragon Knight by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rafe Adair knows why he’s been forced down the mountain to live among Clan Keith and their Human mates, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. After a confrontation with King Duncan’s mate and consort Lyle, it was decided that Rafe needed some sensitivity training. Humans have always been a sticking point for Rafe. He sees them as selfish and disloyal and he never wanted them in his company...
  • Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter

    Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ellis. I feel him. Before I even lay eyes on him, I sense him. The air in the room seems charged, my awareness of him heightened, but he is a stranger to me. Unfamiliar, yet familiar. Unknown, yet known. And something inside me says, "Hello, I've been waiting for you. ". Macsen. I see him. I've seen him a hundred times before and I know this will not be the last, but each time I do, I feel it...
  • Grand Adventures by John Amory, J.E. Birk

    Grand Adventures by John Amory, J.E. Birk

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On September 1, 2011, TJ Klune wrote, ". .. it's not about the ending, it's about the journey. .. " in a review of Eric Arvin's Woke Up in a Strange Place. With those words, two men began a journey of love and invited us to ride along. TJ and Eric have shared so much with us: their wonderful books, their smiles, their humor, their lives, and their inspiring devotion to each other...
  • Axel by Fel Fern

    Axel by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Julian is trapped in a nightmare of his own making. Can a protective biker bear give him a new lease on life? Hope. Julian lost that last winter after the merciless decimation of his flock. No longer able to shift, Julian lives a bitter half-existence. Keeping his head above the water isn’t easy, especially when a scary but sweet biker bear disrupts his life...
  • Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray

    Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Story takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book Three. Caden Benson is stoic, quiet, and proper. He may write romance novels now, but his family and friends still see him as the cold and logical lawyer he was for most of his adult life. Everything changes when he meets his omega...
  • Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

    Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sequel to Unspeakable Words. Six months after starting their hunt for a serial killer who is still at large, FBI agents Jerry Lee Parker and John Flynn are partners in every sense. But Jerry has serious doubts about their relationship and whether they would even be together if not for the way Flynn changed after touching a mysterious artifact in a museum...
  • Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes it's the little cases. Not every minute of being a detective is spent solving huge murder cases. Sometimes it's the little ones that take up Detective Young's life, like the seventy-year-old cold case that suddenly fell into his lap or figuring out if a death was suicide or murder. Lance spends most of his time working cases that no one hears about...
  • So Stinkin' Deer by J.D. Light

    So Stinkin' Deer by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Friends to Lovers Shifter Mpreg. Barnabi is an alpha deer shifter who loves his best friend Fowler more than anything else in this world. Fowler is an omega skunk shifter who just wants to spend the rest of his life with his best friend Barnabi, and he'll take it any way he can get it...
  • Arming Alexis by Jenn D. Young

    Arming Alexis by Jenn D. Young

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    They call me RobinTheOmega. Hacker extraordinaire. Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor Omega organizations around the world. Fueled by energy drinks and Ritz bitz, my keyboard is my sword and I will fight back against the man. Until, I take the wrong job and find myself forced into a position where I’m surrounded by three alphas. One from my past. One from my present. One from my future...
  • The Sapphire Dragon's Missing Mate by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Sapphire Dragon's Missing Mate by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I am the lucky one. Everyone says so. My otter bevy took me in when no one else would, I have two adopted parents who love me and a degree that allows me to work from anywhere. And maybe they are right and I should be grateful, but I can’t quite let go of the feeling that something is missing…something important. On my 25th birthday, my dragon emerges for the first time, and everything changes...
  • Faith by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County...
  • For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix

    For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Valentine's Week Sales Price! Seth finds himself alone at an abandoned train station, with no idea what happened, or how he got there. He boards a train, only to discover it’s a special express transporting the recently deceased to their final destination. The conductor tells him he’s having a near-death experience...
  • Jake Plus Conner by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Jake Plus Conner by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Conner. Jake was my best friend. My first crush. The love of my life. Until he screwed up. We both did, really. Now I tell everyone that I’m over him. I tell them that it doesn’t matter, because I’m an independent omega, out to change the world. The truth is that I miss him. The bigger truth is that I want to lose myself in him, but I’m afraid to lose myself in the process. Jake...
  • Meat Pie Match by Lorelei M. Hart

    Meat Pie Match by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The best pies are made with a lot of love…. Widowed Alpha Travis, owner of Dellburn’s butcher shop, Meat, has no desire to find love again. He already met and lost his one true love and has no desire to feel that pain again, but when Carin comes calling, he knows he needs to help with her fundraising event by donating the meat for the dinner. He won’t bid on any of the pies—he’s firm on that...
  • Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise

    Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a self-proclaimed grinch find love in time for Christmas? Benji prefers a quiet life, and he’s gotten to the age where he’s used to being alone. Despite being a reindeer, he hates ‘the Christmas spirit’ and the only thing softening his grumpy exterior is a certain otter shifter who seems determined to slip his way into Benji’s life. Mason is a single dad working at the food court in the mall...
  • Denying His Alpha by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Denying His Alpha by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For fox shifter, Iren, life has taken a stupendous, incredible turn. After years of abuse, he escaped and is now part of a wonderful pack. Alpha Macon is so fair and good to Iren. Best of all he’s the assistant chef to the magnificent Aetius. He can’t begin to describe how breathtaking Aetius is, with his long flowing hair, tight pants, and awesome boots...
  • The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise

    The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who knew a loose tire would lead to love? Growing up with my adopted moms, I never dreamed of leaving home. I had everything I thought I needed until my 25th birthday and I shifted for the very first time. Once my dragon is awakened, he realizes we’re not as alone as we thought, sensing two brothers out in the world, waiting to be reunited...
  • Dr. Hottie's Alpha by Allie W. Scott

    Dr. Hottie's Alpha by Allie W. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A calm, focused Omega. An eager, young Alpha. Can they accept their differences to become what they were meant to be? Chance Reeves is a doctor dedicated to his profession. Bringing babies in this world keeps him in business, but it also leaves him wanting more...
  • Hope by Kiki Burrelli

    Hope by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nash Walker is a simple wolf. His days are spent at the firehouse and he never has trouble finding someone to fill his nights. He isn’t ashamed to admit he has an amazing body and though his cousins tease him for his hero complex, he does save lives. He’s a popular guy on the isolated island he calls home and certainly doesn’t need to be around anyone who isn’t thrilled to be in his presence...
  • The Well by Marie Sexton

    The Well by Marie Sexton

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 5 ratings
    Twenty years after prom queen Cassie Kennedy is brutally murdered, six teenagers break into the house where she was killed to hold a séance. Haven knows his cousin Elise only wants to scare the crap out of him and his friends, but he’s willing to put up with one of her pranks if it means a chance to spend a few hours with the new kid in town, Pierce Hunter...
  • Blindspot by A.M. Rose

    Blindspot by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Standing out in a town like Daydream, Colorado should have been impossible to do, yet somehow Drew managed. All his life he had been the one everyone was looking at when he walked down the street. No matter how hard he'd tried to fit in, fingers pointed at his back and whispers followed his every step. Until it all got too much and he'd left Daydream. For good...
  • Perfect Blend (Dahlia Springs) by Lee Blair

    Perfect Blend (Dahlia Springs) by Lee Blair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Moving on after a divorce sucks, especially in a small town where everyone’s all up in your business. And they’re always in my business, given that I run the only coffee shop in town. I miss having someone to come home to, but focusing on my work gives me a purpose and won’t end in heartache. I couldn’t have made it this far without my friend Bricker from the online queer divorce support group...
  • Wrong Number, Right Valentine (Dial M For Mates) by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Wrong Number, Right Valentine (Dial M For Mates) by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sometimes the wrong number is the exact one you need. Being set up on a Valentine’s date by your co-worker has to be the epitome of patheticness, but here I am about to go on a date with someone I haven’t met. I didn’t even tell my boss they could give out my number. But they did. Are they returning my calls? Of course they aren’t...
  • Feel by A.M. Arthur

    Feel by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An Omegaverse Story. Single omegin Brogan Dale is jealous of the loving, stable relationships his omega friends have with their alpha mates. For years, he’s longed to find his own bondmate and create a family, but that hasn’t been in the cards. Just when he’s determined to take the first alpha who’ll provide for himself and his young son Peyton, Brogan scents him across a crowded coffee shop...
  • Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying, and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. In the land of Pozhar, the people fear the return of Zhar Ptitsa, the god of souls and rebirth who nearly destroyed them nine hundred years ago in a terrible rage...
  • Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When teenagers start dying around town, it's up to Detective Angus Young to figure out if the cases are connected and who would want them dead. Lance is one of the city's medical examiners and has a talent he doesn't share with many people — he sees ghosts. Helping his boyfriend figure out who wants these kids dead just became his number one job...
  • Truth and Consequences by Sarah Madison

    Truth and Consequences by Sarah Madison

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sequel to Walk a Mile. The Sixth Sense: Book Three. When FBI agent Jerry Lee Parker wakes from a coma after a murderous attack on his life, he has no memory of his immediate past. In the blink of an eye, he has gone from having a nearly photographic memory to recalling nothing of the last six months of his life, including his partner and lover, John Flynn...
  • Omega's Pretend Mate by Lacey Daize

    Omega's Pretend Mate by Lacey Daize

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Gabe just wants to live his life free of family pressure. Gabe Everest has worked hard to become something other than the house-omega his billionaire family thinks he should be. He's a successful attorney, and loves his career. He prides himself on being fairly down-to-earth, with the exception of his beach house,which he loves...
  • How to Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton

    How to Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Can a forbidden love heal the rift between two enemy tribes? Legend says that, centuries ago, the sled dogs and the Inuit were so deeply bonded that the dogs rose up on two legs and became men. The Qimmig and the People lived together happily until one of the Inuit betrayed the dog-men. The Qimmig fled, vowing never to return...
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