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Twist and Shout by Gabriel (AO3), Standbyme
Destiel Fanfic. What begins as a transforming love between Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak in the summer of 1965 quickly derails into something far more tumultuous when Dean is drafted in the Vietnam War. Though the two both voice their relationship is one where saying goodbye is never a real truth, their story becomes fraught with the tragedy of circumstance... -
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Patchwork by K.M. Neuhold
It's not a relationship, it's just a patchwork of tattoo sessions and sweaty secrets with a rock star. No big deal. I've been keeping this secret for four years, counting down the months in between visits from Onyx. To everyone else I'm “Hero” but he mostly just calls me “yes” and “more” while we trade heated kisses and wandering hands...Categorized as:
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![The Unforgettable Hookup by Jax Calder]()
The Unforgettable Hookup by Jax Calder
Sam’s story…. One night. That’s all it was supposed to be. I can’t believe my luck when the most gorgeous guy I’ve ever seen propositions me in a bar, looking for his first-ever one-night stand. No names. No strings. Just pure fun. I’m more than happy to oblige. But after our incredible night together, I can’t stop thinking about him. Unfortunately, I have no way to track him down...Categorized as:
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![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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Rookie by Eddie Cleveland
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings* Although part of a series, you will enjoy it as a standalone as well! Rookie is everything you love in an MM first time gay romance. A journey of self-discovery, the undeniable sparks with the man who makes him question everything, the moment of realization, the secret relationship, and coming out. You can't miss out on this tender, loving, and hot-as-sin m/m college hockey romance! Rookie:... -
![Midnight Flit by Elin Gregory]()
Midnight Flit by Elin Gregory
Miles Siward and Briers Allerdale return for another thrilling Jazz Age adventure. “Silk stockings on expenses. ”. Miles’s aristocratic mother has information of importance to the British Government and he must escort her home from Bucharest immediately, but their plans go violently awry and Miles and Lady Siward find themselves on a train to Belgrade - where Miles’s lover is posted... -
![Embracing Love, Vol. 3 by Youka Nitta]()
Embracing Love, Vol. 3 by Youka Nitta
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Perfect for newcomers to the yaoi genre. "-AnimeFringe. com The romantic adventures continue as Iwaki and Katou engage in a ten-day sexual romp that leaves them both exhausted and eventually affects Iwaki's day job as an adult film star. But things take a turn for the worse when Iwaki finally confesses his love for Katou . . -
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Tech Bros by August Jones
Control-Alt-Unravel. Evan. Having a secret crush on my hot, painfully shy roommate was a stupid idea from the start, but the moment I started casually hooking up with my boss during office hours, I gave up on making smart choices. Still, when my roommate tells me he and my boss hit it off on a blind date, I realize I’ve been a fool for both of them. Deacon... -
![The Sexy Suit by Lauren Blakely]()
The Sexy Suit by Lauren Blakely
Technically, he wasn’t my client the night I met him. But that’s hardly an excuse for flirting with the charming athlete at a hotel bar. Buying him a drink. Leading him on that I’d say yes if he asked me to spend the night. My only excuse? Some men are just irresistible. Now I might lose him as a client, and I can’t afford the hit to my reputation...Categorized as:
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![Embracing Love, Vol. 1 by Youka Nitta]()
Embracing Love, Vol. 1 by Youka Nitta
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis is a love story about Iwaki and Kato - two impossibly gorgeous looking actors that feel an immediate attraction to one another, but don't know how to express their love. Gradually, they nurture and embrace their feelings, and begin the most romantic relationship of their lives!Categorized as:
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![Just a Little Heartache by Merry Farmer]()
Just a Little Heartache by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLondon playwright Niall Cristofori stands on the verge of becoming one of the most celebrated authors of his generation with the highly-anticipated production of his latest work, Love’s Last Lesson. But Love has a few lessons left to teach Niall himself. He has never been able to get over his first love, the man who made his world come alive ten years ago, then left him heartbroken... -
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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 Birthday Manny by Sammi Cee]()
The Birthday Manny by Sammi Cee
Here’s the deal, not everyone understands why an almost twenty-eight-year-old man is happy taking care of other people’s children, but I am. Do I love being single? No, but what’s a guy to do? Then I met Kevin Wadsworth. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. He’s older than me, smaller than me, and needs a little bit of care...Categorized as:
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![Deck the Halls in Secret Agents by Aster Glenn Gray]()
Deck the Halls in Secret Agents by Aster Glenn Gray
Christmas Eve, 1991. The Soviet Union is on the rocks, and so is George Douglass's career in espionage. Nonetheless, the American agent is wading through a blizzard on one last mission. But when George emerges from the snow at a supposedly abandoned chateau, it's lit up like a Christmas tree... -
![A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsArmy 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... -
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Now and Then by William Corlett
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNow. Christopher Metcalfe returns to his family home in Kent after the death of his father. Sorting through a box of memorabilia from his days at public school, Chris is suddenly confronted by the face that has haunted him for thirty years... -
![Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli]()
Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSoon to be a major film adaptation by Luca Guadagnino, Separate Rooms is a masterpiece of Italian literature, and a heartbreaking portrait of love, grief, and the daily realities of being a gay man in 1980s Europe. Thomas, a young German musician, is dying. His older boyfriend, a renowned Italian writer named Leo, finds it impossible to watch the slow and inevitable demise of his lover... -
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Punch Drunk Love Vol. 1 by Moscareto
Get this Mature-rated Boys’ Love webtoon/manhwa in English print for the first time! A full-color romantic comedy about a soft man hoping for some hard love…and maybe getting it from the new guy at work. Seon-woo knows he’s painfully average in every way, but he can’t help pining for the hot new manager at work, Tae-moon... -
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Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A Seven Days Story". Can a person's life change in just one day? How about seven? Donald Pottier and Jason Greene are barely more than boys when they meet on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. A day of crabbing soon turns them from strangers to friends, then to something more, but the boys' time is limited: at the end of the summer, Jay will leave Don and the island behind... -
![A Little Christmas: Claus's Secret by Della Cain]()
A Little Christmas: Claus's Secret by Della Cain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI love being little but keep that side of me hidden away. It feels like too much of a risk to let it out there. But when the local club, Chained, announces their first annual Little Christmas Holiday Weekend, I decide to be brave. It’s not like anyone there will know me. Or so I thought. When I arrive, I walk almost face first into Nicholas, my boss and long-time crush... -
![Camera Shy by E.M. Leya, Sara York]()
Camera Shy by E.M. Leya, Sara York
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTrust is earned, but sometimes we form walls around ourselves to protect us from the pain, keeping others from getting close, and shielding us from the darkness that lurks around us. Charles has faced the worst of that darkness. Living on the streets from eleven years old, he learned to survive by trusting no one... -
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Inked by E.M. Leya, Sara York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiving on the streets isn't easy, but Angel has found a way to survive by trading street tattoos for things he needs. He's a great artist and dreams of working in a tattoo shop someday, but when his home is in an abandoned warehouse, few are willing to hire him... -
![As I Am by E.M. Leya, Sara York]()
As I Am by E.M. Leya, Sara York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyle has struggled to protect his brother from the darkest things in life, but in doing so, they've lived on the streets, making a life for themselves away from those who would hurt them. It's taken years, but life is starting to look up for Ky. Still, he finds it hard to quit working the streets and the easy money it brings. Carson has everything he could want in life... -
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![Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar]()
Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAtlanta, Georgia, 1950–Michael can’t believe his eyes as he watches the man he loves marry a woman from the back row of Mount Zion Baptist Church. When the beautiful couple is pronounced man and wife, he leaves his home in Georgia for the chance of a better life in New York City. Alexander is just trying to exist in Queens, New York... -
![A Working Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
A Working Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMatthew 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... -
![Cherish by Tere Michaels]()
Cherish by Tere Michaels
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSeveral years after the end of Duty & Devotion, Matt and Evan are living quietly in their Brooklyn home with the twins, Danny and Elizabeth. The older girls - Katie and Miranda - are off at college, Evan is about to be promoted to captain and things are calm. Briefly. Evan accidently learns that Miranda has a new boyfriend and is talking marriage after just three months of dating...Categorized as:
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![Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory]()
Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBorrowed from the Secret Intelligence Service cipher department to assist Briers Allerdale - a field agent returning to 1920s London with news of a dangerous anarchist plot - Miles Siward moves into a 'couples only' boarding house, posing as Allerdale’s 'wife'... -
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Lord of a Thousand Steps by Tara Lain
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“I’m going to remind you what it’s like to be twenty-one. ”. When Ian Carney’s perfect boyfriend turns out to be a rat, and his internship in architecture morphs into an emergency round of babysitting for his gorgeous boss Braden Lord’s kids, Ian gets a dose of real-life real fast. Braden’s two kids idolize Ian and his cat, and they’re pretty disappointed to find him in their dad’s bed... -
![I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Minta Suzumaru]()
I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Minta Suzumaru
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this Mature-rated Boys’ Love romance, a 30-year-old virgin finds himself falling for a charming flirt who doesn’t want anything more serious than a casual fling…or does he? Yoshino knows, at the age of 30, that he wants to be with men, but he doesn’t know how to find one. When he overhears some women at work talking about a gay bar, he realizes that for some people, it’s just that easy...Categorized as:
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![His Boy To Heal by Rheland Richmond]()
His Boy To Heal by Rheland Richmond
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Santa,. It’s been a long time since I had a boy. I know I swore that I wouldn’t look for one until I could give him all my time, love, and energy. Okay, so maybe I shouldn’t be looking for that perfect sweet boy to take care of. My life is a mess. My business is doing better than ever (and I did say I would find my boy when it was), but I lost my brother... -
![Inside Out by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Inside Out by Aimee Nicole Walker
Romeo Bradly and Julius Shepherd moved to Blissville for the same reason: a fresh start. Romeo was looking for a school district where he could make a real impact in the lives of students and faculty, and Julius was eager to teach one of his passions to the best and brightest at a school with a nationally ranked science program...Categorized as:
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![Praised by Kate Hawthorne]()
Praised by Kate Hawthorne
I’ve never been one for serious relationships, and watching my best friends fall in love isn’t going to make me change my ways. But one sexy-as-hell romp with a stranger I meet on a dare? That’s about to turn my whole life upside down. FLYNN. I’ve never taken relationships seriously because I’ve never met anyone worth being serious for... -
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![Gemini by Michel Tournier]()
Gemini by Michel Tournier
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJean and Paul are identical twins. Outsiders, even their parents, cannot tell them apart, and call them Jean-Paul. The mysterious bond between them excludes all others; they speak their own language; they are one perfectly harmonious unit; they are, in all innocence, lovers. For Paul, this unity is paradise, but as they grow up Jean rebels against it... -
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Dissonance by Shira Anthony
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Blue Notes Novel. British noble Cameron Sherrington has hit rock bottom. The love of his life, opera sensation Aiden Lind, is marrying another man, and Cam knows it’s his fault for pushing Aiden away. As if that’s not enough, someone is trying to take away his family business, and the US authorities are pursuing him on charges of money laundering... -
![On Wings of Song by Anne Barwell]()
On Wings of Song by Anne Barwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chance meeting they never forgot. Six years after meeting British soldier Aiden Foster during the Christmas Truce of 1914, Jochen Weber still finds himself thinking about Aiden, their shared conversation about literature, and Aiden’s beautiful singing voice. A visit to London gives Jochen the opportunity to search for Aiden, but he’s shocked at what he finds... -
![The Door Behind Us by John C. Houser]()
The Door Behind Us by John C. Houser
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt’s 1919, and Frank Huddleston has survived the battlefields of the Great War. A serious head injury has left him with amnesia so profound he must re-learn his name every morning from a note posted on the privy door. Gerald “Jersey" Rohn, joined the Army because he wanted to feel like a man, but he returned from the trenches minus a leg and with no goal for his life... -
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Man's World by Rupert Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsContrasting today’s blogs with diaries of the past, this novel follows two parallel narratives that are 50 years apart and vastly different, at least at first appearance. In modern-day London, Robert searches for fulfillment in a world of sex, drugs, designer clothes, and hip gay clubs, during which he records his experience on his blog... -
![Out of the Storm by Logan Sage Adams]()
Out of the Storm by Logan Sage Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJeff Russo, a somewhat surly full-time mall custodian and hobbyist storm chaser, feels fated to a life without intimacy, the wall cloud of past trauma poised to wreck every romantic relationship he tries to pursue. But when Jeff meets the constantly corny, very nerdy, and hopelessly endearing Gary Graham of radio station WKBR, he is helpless to fight his burgeoning feelings...Categorized as:
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Wrong Message, Right Valentine by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSebastian: Do I have a Valentine? Ha, with the busy life I lead, dating isn’t even possible, let alone a valentine. That’s alright though, I enjoy what I do, and it’s helped by the best assistant I’ve ever had. Without Trevor, I’d probably be drowning under it all. Our strictly professional relationship is great. Well, until I open a message that changes everything…... -
![My Brother's Best Friend by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda]()
My Brother's Best Friend by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNico’s it for me, too bad he’s my brother’s best friend …. Friends and brothers are off limits. That’s always been the rule in our house. In a big family it’s the only way to keep the peace. That doesn’t stop my heart from belonging to Nico, my older brother’s best friend...Categorized as:
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Future Lovers, Vol. 1 by Saika Kunieda, 国枝 彩香
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA romantic lover await you. .. in the future. Kento Kumagaya wishes for the simple things in life: to have a happy family with the ideal housewife, loving kids, and kind grandparents all living together, happily ever after. Fate, however, has other plans... -
![Upside Down by Andrew Grey]()
Upside Down by Andrew Grey
Lowell Cartwright’s life as a mercenary problem solver has taken its toll, and after one more difficult job, he wants out. For help, he turns to Bull, a soldier of fortune turned club owner—not exactly a friend, but the best chance Lowell has. He visits Bull’s club to scope it out and meets Jeremy Hodgson. The twink captures his attention in a big way... -
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![Behind Bars by Alana Henry]()
Behind Bars by Alana Henry
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsArrested for a crime he didn't commit, eighteen year old Riley Parker is forced to carry out his sentence in prison. He expects a cold, hard life, filled with danger and uncertainty. What he doesn't expect is his cell mate Nathaniel Greyson...Categorized as:
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![Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley]()
Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFord McKinney leads a charmed life: he's a young doctor possessing good looks, good breeding, and money. He comes from an old Savannah family where his parents, attentive to his future, focus their energies on finding their son--their golden boy--a girl to marry... -
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Artistic Appeal by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrian Watson knows close friends Gerald Young and Dieter Krumpf have an ulterior motive when they invite him to their Christmas party. Brian has taken over the case to secure the return of the famous painting called The Woman in Blue to Dieter, but they don’t want Brian to be all work and no play. They intend to set him up with a friend, but he’s not who catches Brian’s eye... -
![Sweet and Sour by Astrid Amara]()
Sweet and Sour by Astrid Amara
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMiles Piekus thought he and Itai would make a great team, despite the infidelities haunting their past. After all, Itai is smoking hot, they’re both driven entrepreneurs, and they love each other. What else did a person need? Well, a lot more, apparently, because not only are they no longer passionate, they don’t even share the same passions... -
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The Butler by Michael Robert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Butler by Michael Robert. A twenty-one year old college student has the rug pulled out from under him when his professor boyfriend abruptly ends their relationship, replacing him with an even younger teacher’s assistant... -
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Legal Artistry by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears ago, Dieter Krumpf’s grandmother died and left him everything, including a photo album containing pictures of the art collection she left behind when her family fled the Nazis. Now, Dieter is calling on the services of a lawyer, Gerald Young, to determine whether his family’s legacy might be returned to him...Categorized as:
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