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Royal Bodyguard by Aimée Lou
Sa mission ? Protéger le prince. Son envie ? Faire bien plus que ça…. En tant qu’héritier du trône, Léonard a le royaume à ses pieds. Il donne des ordres, et tout le monde obéit – comme Nine, le jeune homme en charge d’assurer sa sécurité... -
![Call of the Alpha by A.E. Via]()
Call of the Alpha by A.E. Via
THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT IN THIS SERIES and CAN STAND ALONE. The Story of ALPHA, CALL, OMEGA & LION ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER FAVORITES. It’s been a couple years since Commander John Marion – the US Navy’s most decorated SEAL – hung up his dog tags, choosing his cherished Alpha over war...Categorized as:
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![Boyfriend Goals: Special Edition by Riley Hart]()
Boyfriend Goals: Special Edition by Riley Hart
Milo. Unusual. Quirky. Different. I’ve heard it all. I’ve accepted I’m not for everyone. Maybe not anyone. When I find out I inherited a bookstore and apartment on a small East Coast island, I jump at the chance for a new life. Turns out, I’ve also inherited a sexy, tattooed guy who not only rents the space next to my store for his tattoo parlor but my apartment too... -
![Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand]()
Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand
Realising your new boss is the adult star you fancied as a teenager? Awkward. In the snow-kissed Swiss Alps, Adrian’s world is a high-wire act of old-world charm and new-world problems at the Gletscherhaus Hotel. Enter Eric, an undercover London songwriter, seeking a mental break in a place where the Wi-Fi is as patchy as his past relationships...Categorized as:
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![Wheels Down by Beth Bolden]()
Wheels Down by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShaw isn’t his friend—until Ross discovers he’s so much more. Ross Stanton is having a bad week—a bad month—really, a bad year . But the last thing he wants, after the betrayal of his friend and business partner, is for anyone else to know just how much he’s fighting for survival...Categorized as:
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![A Thousand Vermilion Stars by Patricia Logan]()
A Thousand Vermilion Stars by Patricia Logan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA copycat serial killer is driving their whole team crazy. Dr. Leo Reeves has always considered himself a halfway decent criminal profiler. Some of his colleagues even call him brilliant. With this assignment, he sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. He’s been missing something at every turn. The case is dragging into its seventh month and every lead he and his team follow, takes them to a dead end...Categorized as:
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![Lost And Found by Aiden Bates]()
Lost And Found by Aiden Bates
I’m going to die on this cliff with only a bobcat kitten for company. I’m sure of it until the hottest man I’ve ever seen swoops in and makes me leap. Eli’s made for danger, and he dedicates his life to finding desperately stranded hikers like me. He’s too perfect to be true. I’ve fallen hard before and ended up bruised and battered. I have to resist him... -
![Winning Big by Athena Steller]()
Winning Big by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to Sin City! Home to the newest Daddy/ little collection from author Athena Steller. Dom. I’m sick. I don’t want to be, but my stupid body betrayed me and now I’m forced to have weekly dialysis treatments as I wait to see if I will ever get a new kidney. I’ve been managing. Poorly but that doesn’t mean I needed the hot bossy cop to take over... -
![Ruger by Lane Hart]()
Ruger by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom two. USA Today. best-selling authors comes a steamy MM enemy to lovers romance. Ruger James Fulton is used to being confused. After barely graduating from high school, RJ took his one marketable skill and opened up an auto shop in town. Cars have always made sense to him, while the rest of the world makes him feel like an idiot... -
![Shaken & Stirred by A.W. Scott]()
Shaken & Stirred by A.W. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Of course I had to get stranded with the one man who hates me…”. Rob. Working for Mateo Rojas had its perks. I was always paid well and on time. I had my pick of any man or woman I wanted. And I gained a group of friends that were quickly turning out to be some of the best I’d ever had. The only downside to this place is the lack of an experienced bartender... -
![The Thief and The Gangster by Alexa Land]()
The Thief and The Gangster by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdriano. It 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...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire by Emerson Beckett, Rheland Richmond]()
The Billionaire by Emerson Beckett, Rheland Richmond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere's a thin line between love and hate, and I hate that I'm still in love with him. ★Austin “Daredevil” Wentworth★. I hate Greer Rowan. Hate how I feel when he looks at me, hate the way things ended, and I hate that he’s my older brother’s best friend. I hate how badly I want him, and most of all, I hate that I’m still stupidly in love with him... -
![Thawed Out by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga]()
Thawed Out by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThawed Out is an opposites attract, second chance romance featuring an established couple on the edge of divorce, a ferocious snow storm, precocious children and a healthy dose of holiday magic. Kiren knows there is a storm coming when he goes to the cabin to deliver divorce papers to his husband Flynn, but he doesn’t plan to stay long... -
![Suited For You by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda]()
Suited For You by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s smug, conceited … and hot as hell …. Becoming a partner at Caldwell and Holton will be the crowning achievement in my hard fought career. There’s just one problem. One arrogant, materialistic, flashy problem: Saint Caldwell. Unlike me, he’s never had to struggle for anything a day in his life … or so I think. But there’s more to the man than a showy Porsche and killer smile... -
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![The Misfits of Copper County by May Archer]()
The Misfits of Copper County by May Archer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen you burn down your contractor’s home… and kind of, accidentally invite him to move into yours. First things first, that fire was a fluke. A tragic, completely unintentional byproduct of high emotions, an ill-timed backyard grilling… and one very shirtless man...Categorized as:
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![Takers by Casey Cox]()
Takers by Casey Cox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI don't date or do relationships. Love just isn't my thing. But sex? Oh, I'm so into sex, I named my hugely successful podcast Intosexual. Get it? One man I never expected to be a listener is gorgeous billionaire CEO, Bremmer Palmer. The guy who never cracks a smile, is super uptight, and gives off total control freak alpha boss vibes...Categorized as:
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![Paper Snowflakes by Sammi Cee]()
Paper Snowflakes by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho knew a white-out could bring two men clarity? Cameron - There’s something about an older man that drives me wild, but when he’s an amazing father too. .. swoon-worthy... -
![Late Check In by Mia Monroe]()
Late Check In by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis late awakening plus my years of pining equals one explosive reunion. Five years ago, he was my history professor. The crush I had on the sophisticated, intellectual man morphed into love. As an older student and teaching assistant, I figured I’d take my shot. I asked him out as soon as the semester was over, only to find out he was married. Oh, and straight...Categorized as:
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![Oh So Oscar by Charlie Novak]()
Oh So Oscar by Charlie Novak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a prickly travel journalist falls for his fake boyfriend? Oscar Moore has two problems. One: He’s accidentally managed to convince his boss, the legendary editor of The Traveller, that he has a boyfriend. And two: he now has to persuade photographer and casual acquaintance, Ilias Verrati, to play along for a week-long couple’s retreat in Hawaii... -
![Montana Sky by R.J. Scott]()
Montana Sky by R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they spend time alone on a Montana mountainside will Tyler ever convince Martin that like sapphires, love is worth searching for? Martin’s name was the very last on a kill list. The son of a murderer, he’s had no childhood; lost in a horrific holding pattern of death that turned his heart to stone... -
![Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This? Vol. 2 by Yamada, ヤマダ]()
Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This? Vol. 2 by Yamada, ヤマダ
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst we're trapped at a rural bus stop during a thunderstorm. Then the storm of the century comes along when I'm trapped at your place. All these mf'ing storms sure are convenient for you. . -
![In Love's Key, Reprised by Guri Nojiro]()
In Love's Key, Reprised by Guri Nojiro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSweet Home Hokkaido wins over a conductor for whom home is anything but sweet. A burnt-out, curmudgeonly conductor finds love in a humble grocer determined to unfreeze the maestro’s heart. -
![Yes Guy by Barbara Elsborg]()
Yes Guy by Barbara Elsborg
Saying No has to stop! Heath’s negative attitude leads to the loss of his boyfriend, his job and the place he calls home. Now he’s determined to be a yes guy. Yes, he’d love to flat sit while the owner is away, though one look at the horrendous mess and after a painful tussle with a belligerent cat, he wishes he’d stuck to his usual no...Categorized as:
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![Kaden by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell]()
Kaden by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen the lines between pretense and reality blur, can the actor and the boyfriend-for-hire discover something real? Ryan Levesque is Hollywood’s newest blue eyed boy. Moving from soap operas to the big screen has paid off for the kid from Minnesota, and he’s hot property... -
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![The Bodyguard by Raleigh Ruebins]()
The Bodyguard by Raleigh Ruebins
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s the hot, charming movie star that everyone craves. But what he needs is my protection. My whole life, I’ve been training in martial arts, learning security protocols, and keeping my body strong. I was a bouncer at clubs and an overnight security guard, but in my heart, I’m just a small-town guy. Until recently, I haven’t had much to “protect” other than the chickens in my mother’s backyard... -
![Living With Him, Vol. 1 by Toworu Miyata, 宮田トヲル]()
Living With Him, Vol. 1 by Toworu Miyata, 宮田トヲル
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyota Natsukawa is starting university and he suddenly finds out that his roommate is going to be his childhood friend, Kazuhito Tanaka. Despite Kazuhito's picture-perfect looks, he doesn't have a girlfriend. Ryota is curious about why this is and attempts to point out his faults from a girlfriend's point of view. However, as Ryota gets to know more about Kazuhito, their relationship changes... -
![The Dreamboat by Emerson Beckett, Rheland Richmond]()
The Dreamboat by Emerson Beckett, Rheland Richmond
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey call me Dreamboat for a reason. My friends say I’d flirt with my shadow if it got me laid, and they’re not wrong. I’m a good-looking man with a high sex drive and I love a good time. I know what I like and have no trouble getting it. As a former Navy SEAL, I’m highly trained to handle dangerous situations... -
![Felix by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell]()
Felix by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHiring a fake boyfriend for a school reunion seems to be the only solution, but love was never part of the equation. Felix has enough on his plate looking out for his parents, let alone agreeing to being hired for a date with the friend of a friend. His instant attraction to the scatter-brained scientist has him making impulsive decisions he hopes he won’t regret... -
![Sentenced to Christmas by Marshall Thornton]()
Sentenced to Christmas by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA charming and wacky enemies-to-lovers rom-com from the two-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Romance. When gay activist Gage Hammond is accused of burning down a patriotic Christmas tree that stands in front of a conservative radio station, the judge sentences him to learn the true meaning of Hammond must join buttoned-up prosecutor Cal Cutler and his family for the holiday... -
![Historic Event by Jeris Jean]()
Historic Event by Jeris Jean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA B&B owner’s only hope to save his business is to accept the help of a hot, nerdy professor in this fake boyfriend, forced-proximity mm romance. My entire business hangs in the balance when I literally break my leg the week before the biggest event in my B&B’s history. It’s just my luck that there are no elevators in historical mansions... -
![The Christmas Extra by V.L. Locey]()
The Christmas Extra by V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings’Tis the season for a second chance at love. Stillman King likes his life in the small rural farming community of Rockmount, Pennsylvania. It’s a different pace of life than Philly, but Philadelphia was where his heart was broken, and he was happy to leave. He might be lonely, but he’s settled and has even managed to win over his snooping neighbors... -
![Heart Strings by Annabella Michaels]()
Heart Strings by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the best dreams are the ones you didn’t know were possible. Colton James lives and breathes country music. Playing the guitar and singing the songs he writes is all he’s ever dreamed of doing, but his parents wish he’d choose a career that’s a little more…traditional... -
![Doubling Down by Cari Z., L.A. Witt]()
Doubling Down by Cari Z., L.A. Witt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHacker Leotrim Nicolosi and Deputy Marshal Rich Cody may have escaped a vengeful crime boss by the skin of their teeth, but they’re not out of danger yet. With the mob’s tentacles embedded in everything from local law enforcement to federal agencies, the guys are running low on allies. Rich has one ace up his sleeve—the men who had his back in warzones during his time in the Marines... -
![Duke for the Summer by Emily Spady]()
Duke for the Summer by Emily Spady
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA former punk-rock skater kid and a bookish recluse get stuck on an island together. .. Nate Schafer has always wanted to feel special—but suddenly inheriting a castle in a tiny town in a foreign country wasn’t exactly what he had in mind. But it’ll be fine. He just has to figure out how to be a duke. And maybe learn Italian... -
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![Tripwrecked by A. Poland]()
Tripwrecked by A. Poland
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAiden Cole isn’t exactly running away. He’s just taking a month-long vacation halfway round the world. Spontaneously. He may be ditching his job, his disastrous love life, family, and everything else, but nope, he’s just on vacation. Four weeks in a tiny little blip of an Australian town with impossibly blue waters and lush greenery...Categorized as:
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![Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry]()
Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes opposites attract so hard they miss. Lucas Barclay—charismatic Californian and fastidious photographer—is impatiently waiting for his commitment-phobic boyfriend to . . . well, commit. In the meantime, he rents a shared apartment, which is fine, except for the nocturnal cryptid also living there...Categorized as:
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![Elevator Pitch by A.M. Johnson, Christina Lee]()
Elevator Pitch by A.M. Johnson, Christina Lee
What do you do if you’re stuck in a hot, dark space in Vegas with a hunk of a closeted, professional athlete? Offer him one hell of an elevator pitch. Graham doesn’t know what he’s in for at his best friends’ Vegas wedding, but when he steps inside an elevator with a gorgeous stranger, he doesn’t expect to lose power and get trapped together... -
![Protecting the Witness by Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams]()
Protecting the Witness by Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams
Working as a cop in Boston’s narcotics unit has always been Courtland Wilder’s priority, leaving little time to get attached to someone. When a tip about a drug ring tied to a local strip club comes in, Court goes undercover as a bouncer to take down the operation... -
![Addicted to You by Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams]()
Addicted to You by Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams
Cash Hawthorne helps people stay sober, not fall for them. That changes when he’s hired by Silas Hale, his girlfriend’s wild and unpredictable rockstar brother, fresh out of rehab. For years, Silas lived for his band, drugs, and women. He’s ignored every warning, refusing to give up his partying ways until the night he almost doesn’t wake up... -
![Flaunt by E. Davies]()
Flaunt by E. Davies
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“He's waiting for me to ask, and I'm afraid. ”. “I'm just one more gay guy here. ”. Moving to the suburbs of L. A. was supposed to give Nic Montero a fresh start. After escaping his family, coming out as a gay trans man, and excelling in computer programming out of desperation to get financially stable or die, everything should be easy... -
![Christmas for Keeps by Ryan Taylor, Joshua Harwood]()
Christmas for Keeps by Ryan Taylor, Joshua Harwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was supposed to be on a winter vacation with my best friend in the delightfully snowy town of Stowe, Vermont. I was supposed to be sipping hot chocolate, staying up late, and sharing secrets. I was supposed to be making a fool of myself on the bunny slope and sneaking glances at hot guys. I was not supposed to be sitting in the SUV I’d just rear-ended...Categorized as:
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![Future Ex Enemy (Future Series) by Kate Hawthorne, E.M. Denning]()
Future Ex Enemy (Future Series) by Kate Hawthorne, E.M. Denning
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf there's one thing David Cranston hates, it's Luis Montgomery. When he finds out they've both been invited to participate in a floral contest that could make or break both of their careers, David dives in, ready to win. But there's only one problem, and there's only one bed. David and Luis are forced together and tension isn't the only thing running hot between the two of them...Categorized as:
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![Yours To Be Forgiven by Hayden Hall]()
Yours To Be Forgiven by Hayden Hall
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCold-hearted Max Cullen is incapable of loving anyone but himself. Ruthless, arrogant, and, unfortunately, hot as hell, Max has a way of bringing out my worst self. He also happens to be the branch executive of the financial firm I work for, as well as the last man I would ever want to be snowed in with. Oddly specific? Yeah, about that last part…... -
![Fling by Baylin Crow]()
Fling by Baylin Crow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOur time together has an expiration date. HAYDEN: I don't remember a time when I didn't love him. The only guy I've ever wanted sees me as nothing more than the kid next door and his younger sister's best friend. But when Dean comes home after college graduation, things are different. I've grown up, and the way his golden-brown gaze scorches a path over my body tells me he's noticed... -
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![Summer Skin by Dani Lakely]()
Summer Skin by Dani Lakely
The only thing worse than Aven Sinclair’s longtime roommate moving out, is his first love moving in. .. When Aven’s town-skipping high school boyfriend reappears out of nowhere five years after leaving with no explanation, the only welcome back to Seattle he’s getting is an ice-cold shoulder...Categorized as:
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![The Doctor's Orders by Heidi Cullinan]()
The Doctor's Orders by Heidi Cullinan
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time Nicholas Beckert was the boy who stole kisses from Jared Kumpel beneath the bleachers. Now Jared’s a pediatrician and Nick is the hospital CEO who won’t glance his way. But everything changes when they’re stranded alone in a hospital elevator. Ten years of cold shoulders melt away, and old passions rekindle into hot flames... -
![Misdeeds by Silvia Violet]()
Misdeeds by Silvia Violet
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA wrong turns leads Ainsley to a remote cabin owned by a grumpy. mountain man. The sexy former army ranger demands a steep price for a night’s lodging. Ainsley is willing to pay. .. and pay again the next day. The real question is, will he ever want to leave? Misdeeds is set in the world of Silvia's Vigilance series and introduces characters you'll meet in those stories. -
![Snow Daze by Pandora Pine]()
Snow Daze by Pandora Pine
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNeeding to escape the horrors of war, Beckett “Hyde” McGrath takes a job at a posh resort in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He’s hoping to put his scarred past behind him and start fresh. Moose biologist Greer Jefferson checks into the Black Mountain Inn in hopes of working on his thesis and getting up close and personal with his target subjects... -
![On Solid Ground by Quinn Anderson]()
On Solid Ground by Quinn Anderson
Chance Crawford and Kit Gibbons are on the cusp of an epic office romance. After months of saying hi in the elevator and making small talk at parties, they’re both dying to make a move. Too bad neither of them can work up the courage. Nerdy, risk-averse Chance is waiting for Kit to give him a sign, whereas Kit’s too afraid of being out in his professional life to date the cutie from IT... -
![Widowed Dad Needs Milk by Alex Blaine]()
Widowed Dad Needs Milk by Alex Blaine
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTorin Barker is a devoted husband and father to his newborn daughter. But after a terrible accident takes his wife from them just months after the baby’s birth, he’s not sure how to move forward. He wants to provide the best of everything to his baby girl, but she’s allergic to all the formulas he tries and he needs to purchase human milk...
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