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Semantic Error, Vol.2 by Soori Jeo
Computer science major Chu Sangwoo is the epitome of an inflexible and strict rule-abiding person. While working on a liberal arts group project with freeloaders who don’t put in any effort, Sangwoo reasonably decides to remove their names from the final presentation.But he didn’t imagine how involved he would become with the person whose study-abroad plans were messed up because of that project... -
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... -
Off Duty Volume 2 by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume 2 is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“John-Henry Somerset: Sold!”Somers enters a charity bachelor’s auction without telling his boyfriend. This story takes place before The Rational Faculty.“Pretty and Pink and Perfect”Hazard plans a toddler’s birthday party. This story takes place before The Rational Faculty... -
Finder, Volume 7: Desire in the Viewfinder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"If you betray me, I'll track you down... " Akihito splits his time between being Asami's cook (and housemate) and working as a daredevil photographer... -
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The Confession of Marcus Stearns by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratings**No longer available - republished as part of "The Confessions"**THE CONFESSION OF MARCUS STEARNS takes place during the time of THE SAINT when Søren/Marcus Stearns is twenty-nine years old and has just met Eleanor/Nora.Limited-edition promotional giveaway at the RT Booklovers conference in 2014, but now included within The Confessions... -
Sawyer by Siobhan Davis
Torn between duty and desire... Sawyer Hunt has always been confident with his place in the world. He knows what he wants, conceals his painful truths behind a mask of cool indifference and keeps his circle small. The only person who has ever come close to smashing through his inner walls is the one person his parents will never accept.Xavier Daniels is sick of being Hunt’s dirty little secret... -
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... -
Forever by Tinnean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLately, life is both sweet and sour for intelligence operatives Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann. The sweet is they’re settling into a relationship; Mark has found a condo in Alexandria with the help of Quinn’s mother, Portia; and Mark and Quinn are looking forward to spending the holidays in the Caribbean. As for the sour, something shadier than usual is going on at Langley... -
Impaired Judgement by Youcouldmakealife
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s kind of a shame someone that talented is that big a... -
Rafe by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA history of running… When Rafe Sharpe was eighteen, he put Coyote Ridge, his family, and everyone he knew in his rearview in order to escape his past. When he returned three years ago, everyone thought he’d returned to face the horrors that had shaped his existence. What he didn’t tell anyone was that he’d been running then, too... -
Off Duty Volume 2 by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume 2 is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“John-Henry Somerset: Sold!”Somers enters a charity bachelor’s auction without telling his boyfriend. This story takes place before The Rational Faculty.“Pretty and Pink and Perfect”Hazard plans a toddler’s birthday party. This story takes place before The Rational Faculty... -
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... -
Brie's First Day of Submissive Training by Red Phoenix
Brie’s life changes the day Sir comes to her tiny tobacco shop. His invitation to The Submissive Training Center is about to rock this young woman’s world. The renown school is famous for its submissive instruction. She has no idea the things that will be asked of her or the boundaries that will be pushed. Join Brie on her first day of training where true Subs are separated from the wanna-be's... -
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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Family First by RJ Scott, VL Locey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn injury threatens to end Stan's career. Will he choose to fight for his beloved hockey, or put his family first? Few goalies are as dedicated as Stan Lyamin, known for his resilience on the ice, talking to his pipes, and his love of Elvis. Add in his adoration of his family and his life has been filled with all the things that bring him joy... -
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... -
Interwoven by Ripley Hayes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDaniel Owen has spent the best part of ten years renovating his house when he finds the cellar. By falling into it. The mysterious cellar has a mysterious door, and behind the mysterious door is a mysterious box … and in the box … there are clues to the shocking history of Daniel’s beloved home town. A cold case is occupying Mal Kent’s time. A notorious car thief is released from prison... -
Rough by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter circling around each other for so long, are they ready to take it to the next level? Mason can admit that he’s had the hots for rough and gruff Gage Hillcrest for well over a year now. Only Gage is bossy and overbearing as all hell. Not to mention that Gage is a closed book and Mason doesn’t know anything about the man... -
Candy Color Paradox, Vol. 1 by Isaku Natsume, Adrienne Beck
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReporter Onoe and photographer Kaburagi constantly bicker and argue on their stakeouts, but will their antagonistic behavior paradoxically evolve into something sweeter?Satoshi Onoe, a reporter for a weekly magazine, has a new stakeout partner, and he’s anything but thrilled about it... -
Performance in a Leading Role by MadLori
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSherlock/Watson FanficSherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto... -
Not My Spook! by Tinnean
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHighly ranked CIA officer Quinton Mann finds himself in a relationship with Mark Vincent-for exactly five days. At that point, Mark uses the excuse of going to Massachusetts for his mother's funeral to end it. But Quinn's a spook, and you can't fake a faker. Mark fears he's getting in too deep with Quinn, hence the disappearing act...Categorized as:
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The Parting Glass by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTwo and a half years ago, travel writer Timothy McShay let NYPD Detective Luke O'Brien talk him into hiking into the New Jersey Pine Barrens to face down a monster. Now Tim and Luke meet again under very different circumstances. The old attraction is still there -- but so are some of Tim's monsters...Categorized as:
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Niall by Silvia Violet
I’m a former FBI agent. Now I’m on the opposite side of the law as part of an underground vigilante organization.When the fight to stop a crime ring pairs me with a pawn shop owner, it’s hate at first sight.Fun fact: Hate and desire aren’t mutually exclusive.To further the investigation, Marcus and I must pretend to be boyfriends... -
Naughty or Nice? A Very Merry Decadence Christmas by M. Never
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAre you Naughty or are you Nice? Get claimed by Kayne one last time as the entire Decadence crew comes together for a winter wedding no one will forget! Christmas is magical in New York— lights gleam and snow swirls as a powerful foursome reunites! Warning NSFW! Available only during the month of December! Get it while it’s hot! My Christmas gift to you! Author note: Naughty or Nice is a... -
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Concealed Hearts by Nicky James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo closeted men in one rumor-hungry small town have no chance of keeping their love a secret.Chief of Police Windsor Elkhart is a master deceiver. Not a single person in Jasper has a clue he’s gay, which explains the endless suitors all vying for his attention. Happily married to his job, he’s convinced life is good enough... -
Easton's Lost Otter by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTraveling is the worst. I love being in my own house, in my own room, with my own things, and snuggling under my favorite blanket with my otter stuffie, Charlie. When my boss asks me to go to a week-long conference in Las Vegas, it is crystal clear that the options I have are to go or be denied the promotion I’ve been working so hard for. I choose to go. It’s Vegas. How bad can it be? Awful... -
Summer Kisses by Charlie Novak
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwo chefs. Two summers. One shot at a second chance.Aaron’s PlanThen:1. Get a better job2. Learn more skills3. Get money for restaurant4. Don’t fall in love with JoshNow:1. Finesse menu2. Stop being angry at Josh3. Swear less (Ben’s idea)4. Stop wanting to kiss Josh5. Get Michelin stars6. Stop being in love with JoshJosh’s PlanThen:1. Start new job2. Try not to burn out3... -
Becoming the Owners by Shaw Montgomery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll it took was one look for Ben to know he’d found his forever.He just needs to figure out how to get the enchanting man to come down from his gilded cage and see what is waiting for him down below. But when the stunning dancer in the cage spends more time hiding from the world than embracing it, Ben knows he’s going to have to get creative if he wants to catch the pretty bird’s attention... -
Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
Cherry on Top by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Enzo Moretti's mom lures him home to paint one of his famous murals in Indigo Bay, he expects an awkward family reunion.Not an awkward matchmaking attempt.And not Will Johnson, the new owner of Cherry’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and it turns out, also who she’s been boasting to about all Enzo's perfect qualities.He's perfectly embarrassed, all right... -
Finding Ky by Luna David
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPartners in every sense of the word, Sawyer and Jackson have been a unit since they were young teenagers. Growing up together in the same foster home, they learned they could depend only on each other. But when Kyler—a boy barely half their age—arrived heartbroken and scared, the young men took him under their wings, vowing to take care of him and protect him... -
Twisted Valentine by Isabel Lucero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaspian doesn't ask for much, only the undivided attention of the man he's obsessed with. But lately Quin seems preoccupied, and when Kaspian spots him talking to a guy at work, he sees red.Clingy, obsessive, impulsive, and sociopathic, the thought of anyone else getting Quin's attention has Kaspian's blood boiling.What follows is a twisted journey filled with lies, surprises, sex, and ultimately... -
Dear Cupid by K.M. Neuhold
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDear Cupid,I’ve been a very good boy all year... -
Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 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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Baby's Got Blue Eyes by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSomeone is dumping bodies on DI Ted Darling's patch and he's not happy. Ted's a good solid copper, in an old-fashioned way, with an excellent clear-up rate. He also happens to be gay and has his own unique way of dealing with any prejudice that brings him. But this killer seems to be running effortless rings round him and every promising lead just takes him up another blind alley... -
Hanging the Stars by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHalf Moon Bay: Book Two Angel Daniels grew up hard, one step ahead of the law and always looking over his shoulder. A grifter's son, he’d learned every con and trick in the book but ached for a normal life. Once out on his own, Angel returns to Half Moon Bay where he once found… and then lost… love. Now, Angel's life is a frantic mess of schedules and chaos... -
Only You by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTwo completely different men and one powerful attraction. Sebastian Blake is a cynical, self-made billionaire who has only known rejection and abandonment in his personal life. Adam Johnson is a closeted gay man who works for the law firm representing Sebastian in a civil lawsuit filed against him by a former employee... -
Peacocks by Lucy Lennox, May Archer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLane’s Tips for Licking Thicket NewcomersIf at all possible, find yourself a hot and helpful landlord like Jaybird Proud who mows the lawn shirtless… and hope your grass grows quickly.Expect the unexpected at work. If you’re a veterinarian, this might mean letter-cows, pet pigs that aren’t pets, and Butterscotch the Pomeranian, who has Strong Feelings about his glands... -
Power Play by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI'm in over my head, failing in their power games I don't understand.One day I wasn't sure I could pay the water bill for my trailer; now I'm wearing red-soled heels and sipping champagne, acting like I belong. Everyone hates me. I'm alone in this hostile world until... him.Saving me from the burning limo intertwined our destinies, whether we like it or not.Secret Service Agent Trey Benson... -
Stealing the Silver Fox by Daniel May
Ezra Fontaine, a cutthroat CEO and divorcé, whose only soft spot is for his luxury car collection. Anton 'Tony' Cargill, a proud slacker and greasemonkey, who develops a work ethic for the first time in his life when he gets his hands on his richest (and finest) customer's private number. After a spontaneous string of drunken texts, Tony’s ‘natural gifts’ have Fontaine on the hook... -
Running Blind by S.E. Jakes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn ATF agent who lives for danger finds what he craves from an outlaw biker. It’s impossible for a one-percenter motorcycle club member to simply walk away—and no one knows that better than undercover agent Bram, who’s almost killed for trying. His cover isn’t blown—yet—but it’s only a matter of time. The Heathens won’t be satisfied until he’s dead, so he decides to lay low and heal... -
When Forever Ended by Cara Dee
At ten years old, Kelly and I were two rambunctious boys who carved our initials into a tree in the forest. We promised to be best friends forever and bumped our fists to seal the deal. I never should've kissed him that summer before college. It was a day that buried me in shame, a day I spent the next twenty-four years regretting, a day I never told anyone about... -
Skin and Bone by T.A. Moore
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDigging Up Bones: Book Two Cloister Witte and his K-9 partner, Bourneville, find the lost and bring them home. But the job doesn’t always end there. Janet Morrow, a young trans woman, lies in a coma after wandering away from her car during a storm. But just because Cloister found the young tourist doesn’t mean she’s home... -
Perfect Buddy Vol. 2 by daki, Lash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPOINT OF NO RETURNAfter seeing firsthand how well-endowed his coworker Baek Youngchan is, Seo Hyunsoo finds himself plagued with the filthiest thoughts imaginable. Clearly the way to rid himself of his insane fantasies is to avoid Youngchan entirely, but Youngchan doesn’t appear to have gotten the memo. No matter where Hyunsoo turns, Youngchan is there, being his annoyingly perky self... -
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The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The General and the Horse-Lord: Book Two" "Sequel to The General and the Horse-Lord" Fresh out of the closet, General John Mitchel and Gabriel Sanchez are settling into their new life together when an old army colleague taps them for a rescue mission to Tunisia. Eli and Daniel, two former Rangers working security, have been arrested in Carthage, charged with blasphemy and thrown into prison... -
The Hideaway by Rosalind Abel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLavender Shores’s resident tattoo artist, Connor Clark, looks the part—six foot six, musclebound, and covered in ink—and most definitely doesn’t blend in. Grafted into the Bryant family as a teenager to escape his abusive father, the Bryants saved his life, but Connor has never truly felt a part of the founding family royalty... -
All for Wesley by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA B&B owner takes on a posh hotel developer in this enemies-to-lovers story with plenty of South Florida heat. The grudge match is set to get nasty. Wesley and Nathan are willing to pull out all the stops to achieve their dreams. They just never expected the heat between them to carry over to the bedroom... -
Lovely Allergen by Zhichu, 稚楚
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSong Yu has three requirements for Yue Zhishi:– You cannot call me gege in public.– We won’t do anything together in public.– You cannot let other people know you live with me.Yue Zhishi has always been obediently following these rules. They were practically strangers at school. At the opening ceremony, he suddenly collapsed due to an allergy-related asthma attack, sending everything into chaos... -
Death Tells a Tale by A.P. Eisen, Kale Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCliff Baxter is approached with a dream job, but it means time away from the man he loves and the family he’s only just reconciled with. When opportunity knocks twice and another unexpected offer comes his way, he and Paul make a decision neither dreamed possible, changing their lives forever... -
My Beautiful Man , Volume 1 by Yuu Nagira
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKazunari Hira is not what you'd call popular. In fact, he's basically on the lowest rung of the social ladder, due largely to his stutter that tends to flare up when he's anxious. And then there's him: Sou Kiyoi, leader of the pack and the most beautiful man Hira has ever seen...
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