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Finder, Volume 5: Truth in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen Fei Long agrees to a deal to trade Takaba back to Asami, things begin to look up. But is it really true? Or is something else going to prevent Takaba from being reunited with the one he has been waiting for? When the Russian mafia takes advantage of the situation and force their way into the negotiations upon Fei Long's casino ship, it looks like all bets are off... -
Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis, each day brings a new challenge. Too bad most of them involve pain and death. Claudia, his office manager and surrogate mother, is still recovering from a gunshot, and Cole’s closeted boyfriend, Kim Jae-Min, suddenly finds his teenaged sister dumped in his lap... -
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Finder Deluxe Edition: Naked Truth, Vol. 5 by Ayano Yamane, Adrienne Beck
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 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... -
Secrets by Carly Marie
Will their secrets be too much, or exactly what the other needs? Larson knows two things: Doms think he’s too big to be a little, and he’ll never find a Daddy. He buries himself in work at the firehouse, the homes he remodels, and creating stunning woodwork, all while telling himself that he’s happy... -
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His Wicked Wants by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a man who takes what he wants, desiring the one thing he can't have is torture. Nero Andretti is used to getting his way. Cold, calculating, and criminally seductive, he clawed his way up from the back streets of Rome to the edge of the Castellani crime family's inner circle. No one can resist him. No one except Gabriel Carstairs... -
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... -
Submission by Carly Marie
Everything Dean knows about himself is about to change. Dean’s friends see him as a genius who’s confident, successful, and Dominant. What they don’t see are insecurities that he’s hidden for years. An accident nearly took his life and left him scarred and in pain. His walls keep his secrets safe, but also prevent him from being the Daddy he once was... -
Boarded by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCourage is following your heart when your brain says run “Boarding, two minutes. ” Collin Harringford has delivered the penalty countless times as an enforcer with the Nashville Grizzlies. When life delivers the boarding, he’s forced home to sort out his grandpa’s estate... -
Ginger Kisses by Gianni Holmes
The sweetest little and his doting Daddy. 875 miles and one year of college keeping them apart. Colin has the most awesome Daddy that any little could ever want. But, there’s one problem— Daddy has to move away to a new state. The only thing standing in his way of joining Daddy is finishing up his last year of college... -
Creed by Athena Steller
Sammy. I want to be hurt. I want to be a baby. I’ve never found someone who understands that I need both until the night I’m kidnapped and told to save the life of a hitman. Creed. I’m a cold-blooded killer. I’m a soft Daddy. Sammy healed my body and only he has ever reached the heart I’d incased in ice. Together, we shouldn’t work but we do... -
Sandcastles & Sunburns: A DKAG short story by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDKAG Summer Shorts is a collection of stories where Daddies and their Boys bring the heat in more ways than one. This sugary sweet series is guaranteed to get you in the mood for summer. Be sure to grab them all! Sandcastles & Sunburns. Liam. Finally purchasing his dream house on the beach, Liam is ready to spoil himself and fully indulge the part of him he’d been neglecting... -
Nathan by Carly Marie
It’s true that you catch more bees with honey than vinegar… but what if I’m looking for a unicorn? Elliot’s life has been planned out for him: college, job, marriage, family. Going through life on autopilot, he’s rarely done anything for himself. When his sham marriage falls apart, he has to rebuild from the ground up and is faced with admitting the thing he’s hidden from everyone: He’s gay... -
Rules to Ignore by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDavey’s Revised Rule #1: A good Daddy will love his boy with all his heart. Davey Hendrickson doesn’t mind being forever single when he’s got his bestie at his side. It’s not that he wants to be single. He’s spent most of his adult life searching for his own perfect Daddy... -
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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Becoming Daddy by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI knew nothing about love until they came along to teach me. My life is all about three things. Helping people in need. Loyalty to my friends. Surviving by any means. My life has always been about the hustle. That’s what it’s like when you grow up on the tough streets of LA. I learned early on to rely on myself but always look out for the little guy. I guess it’s my instinct or something... -
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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Wanted: Understanding Daddy by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIs it possible for a renewed friendship to lead to more? Dylan’s life changed for the worse back in middle school. Because of that, he ghosted his best friend, Brett, out of fear and embarrassment. Now, as things finally come together for him, he’s more concerned with earning a place back in Brett’s life than he is about finding the Daddy his friends think he needs... -
A Daddy In Cameron by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIndie’s determined to navigate this world alone, but he’s never come up against a determined Daddy before. Normally, everyone likes Cameron. As the General Manager of The Tap Tavern, he’s protective, empathetic, and considerate of his employees and their needs. Especially those who’ve come in through the Takoda Career Center. Indie knows betrayal. He’s lived with the consequences and survived...Categorized as:
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An Allotment of Time by Ripley Hayes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMurder? Suicide? Accident? Or all three? Daniel Owen is coming to terms with not being a cop. He’s happy to find a bunch of likeminded people at the town allotments — until one of them is brutally murdered. Mal Kent is settling into his new job as the man-in-charge of Melin Tywyll CID. The fly in the ointment is bigoted, lazy DI Carey, Daniel’s replacement... -
Perfection: An Age Gap Romance by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Age Gap Romance. Perfection n. The state of being complete and correct in every way. Callum. I learned the hard way that love doesn't change anyone. Yet, here I am for the long haul with Ashton on his road to recovery. I have to make tough decisions for his own good, but I have to believe in the end we'll be better for it. Ashton... -
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... -
All Bets Are Off by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Sin City! Home to the newest Daddy/ little collection from author Athena Steller. Brandon. Bleeding and nearly dying on a cold bathroom floor is the moment that I really started to live. I’m not broken. I’m healing. And I know who can help me take the step back into my little world and be the Daddy Dom I need. Dane. I’m an addict... -
The Law of Miracles by K.C. Wells
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sequel to A Christmas Promise… Joshua Trant is doing his best to support his son Micah and Micah’s partner Greg as they approach the trial of Greg’s attackers. This was never going to be easy, especially as Greg wants them prosecuted for a hate crime, but County Attorney Alexander Rycliffe assures them he’ll do his utmost to make sure the perpetrators are held accountable for their actions... -
Meant To Be: A Prequel Daddy Novella by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPJ couldn't be more surprised that he needs a Daddy in the bedroom. .. Joel and PJ met as pre-teens at Takoda Outreach Center. They’ve shared every secret, first as best friends, then roommates. But now that they’ve graduated from college, adulting presents circumstances and unforeseen problems that they never saw coming... -
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Assisted by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFoolish is judging a book by its cover… or a hockey coach by his suit. As assistant coach of the Nashville Grizzlies, Imil Bouchard has everything he needs, except maybe a Daddy. On the wrong side of forty and not looking for a traditional Dom, he knows there’s no point wishing for what he can’t have... -
Edge by Charity Parkerson
After a short abduction, Mickey finds himself at the center of his kidnapper’s obsession. He’s not mad about it. No one has ever accused Edge of being sane. He was raised to be a killer, and that’s what he is. But nothing matters to Edge like his found family, and Edge thought Mickey planned to hurt one of his, so he snatched him. It wasn’t a long, drawn-out dilemma...Categorized as:
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Born Daddy by Morticia Knight
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey both loved an evil man. In a wrenching journey to redemption, leaning on each other will change their lives forever. Grief-stricken Tate Myers can’t believe his Daddy and Master is gone. Reeling from the discovery of his dead lover’s secret life as a serial killer, he seeks answers from the one person who could help heal his heart... -
A Cold Hard Collection by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen a mafia kingpin pays to send you to law school, the real lessons will be taught in his bed. Boss Cold is the kind of man who gets his money's worth, and Jimmy Poe still has much to learn about all the ways his body can be used and enjoyed. He will spend his nights blushing, begging, and screaming the name of the stern, sexy mob lord to whom every inch of him now belongs... -
Buttons: A Daddy for Christmas by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEdward wasn’t a fixer. He wasn’t someone’s white knight, maybe beige in a good light, and no one with any sense would give him a sharp implement to wield. He liked his numbers and had been known to get occasionally creative with a tax return, could cook a respectable shepherd’s pie and was kind, or tried to be... -
Smoke Screen by Jacki James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIf there is one thing club owner Jesse Harris knows, it’s that his best friend’s little brother Andy Ward is totally off limits. Too bad the sexy firefighter would be the perfect boy for him. Jesse had long given up on finding a boy that fit into his life. Instead, he satisfied his need to take care of others by creating a safe space at his club for Daddies and boys alike to find each other... -
Breaking News by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNeil is supposed to report the news… not star in a featured story. It’s Neil and Brody’s second anniversary and they should be celebrating or doing something amazing, right? Except, Neil’s been too distracted to organize anything. Luckily, his “Daddy” already has a plan. A plan involving a sparkly platinum band and a promise of forever... -
Trust: by Angelique Jurd
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan Joey let go of his fear and trust Rick to lead him to a life of love and acceptance? After Blake's arrest, Joey struggles to make peace with his past. Building a life with Rick turns out to be more challenging than either of them expected... -
ChrisMyths by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter courtship, cohabitation, and learning about love and each other, Andy and Eli face the ultimate test: being separated at Christmas. Eli’s seen the propaganda—the country boy goes home from the city and realizes his heart is back among the snow, trees, and chickens. A big happy family is something Eli, with his demanding job running a shelter for LGBTQ youth, can’t provide... -
Fractured Men by Adira August
Sometimes what you never thought would happen, does. All at once. A furnace explodes taking your house with it. A cop at the door says your father’s dead. Or lightning strikes from the ice-blue eyes of a much-too-young-for-you man you pass in a doorway. One year to the day later, the young man was my husband. I slid onto a counter stool and Cam handed me a mug of coffee... -
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A Little Christmas: Orion's Secret by T.L. Travis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrion Landry may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth , but when his father died his stepmother no longer had any use for him. Having a stepson that was prettier than her just wasn’t acceptable. She was her plastic surgeon’s favorite patient and had spent more money than she’d ever admit to remedy that. But still it wasn’t enough to relieve her jealousy of Orion... -
Sinister in Savannah by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSinister in Savannah is a fictional podcast exploring the city's most nefarious crimes with Southern-fried snark. The best-selling trilogy is now available in one collection! Ride the Lightning: When the Sinister in Savannah team delves into the thirty-eight-year-old murder of a drag queen, they quickly discover that the story doesn't end with the alleged killer's confession in 1995. Mr... -
Discovery by Quinn Ward
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Demisexual Age Play Romance. Sex is a lot like pizza. It's good, but you won't die without it. .. Matteo's always known he was different. Seeing his older brothers falling in love shines a spotlight on his own lack of desire. Modeling age play gear was a way to prove he could make his own decisions, nothing more... -
Black by Quin, Perin.
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Meow! ”. There it was. The sound that made my knees buckle. He purred, neck stretched, eyes half-lidded. With those cat ears, in his hair. And the tail, that he flicked. A ray of sun in the drizzling rain. I’d been a traveler, floating adrift, while he’d stayed in one place. How was I supposed to know he’d become my anchor? My light. My everything... -
Dear Benjamin by 이드, Topjung
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Isaac wants is to live a normal life as a slightly unskilled florist and leave his turbulent past behind. That dream quickly goes out the window when the infamous arms dealer Felix waltzes into his shop and takes a liking to him. It just so happens that Isaac's family need protection from a mysterious enemy, and luckily, Felix is more than willing to provide it in return for Isaac's body... -
Uniquely Average by Susan Hawke
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA twenty year age gap, a neurodivergent 'boy' and a gray ace of a 'Daddy', both lonely and unable to find their match. .. until now. Ethan Humboldt is a cocky, confident chef with zero filter and even less humility. He’s also a very good, neurodivergent boy who’s been searching far too long for the perfect Daddy. At thirty, Ethan knows what he wants—and what he needs... -
Exploring Daddy by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve never had a Daddy. Can he teach me how to be the perfect boy? I have three problems. No job. No direction. No clue what I’m doing next. Following my best friend to LA is the only thing that makes sense. I’ll start a new life, figure out a career, and learn how to be an adult. Meeting Matteo is intimidating but exciting. I know he wants a boy. I also know I’m far from what he’s looking for... -
Owen's Lost Hero by Della Cain, Kaytea Kat
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI am more than just my scarred face. I just need a daddy who will look that far. Growing up, I wanted to be a superhero and rescue people from peril. Little did I know I was going to be the one needing rescuing after the bus I was on collided with an 18-wheeler. The accident stole more from me than my childhood aspirations... -
His Boy to Love by Chloe Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDear Santa,. Please help me. I'm in love with the adorable man next door, but despite my awesome flirting powers, he doesn't notice me at all. I even sing to his dog every night before bed, but does he declare his undying love? No... -
A Daddy for Christmas: Ever by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom an embarrassing Halloween costume to an unexpected very large early Christmas present, can two men trust the secrets they know about each other to take them on a journey of passion they’ll never forget? Ever has never told anyone about his secret compulsion. When alone, he likes to pretend he's very little and has someone there at all times to take care of his every need... -
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Challenge by Quinn Ward
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA split second in the past molded their futures. .. until now. As the head chef at his family's restaurant and a single dad, Freddie's plate is full. He doesn't have time to fall in love, especially with the boy next door who made him question his sexuality when they were teens... -
Untamed Christmas by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJonas knows he’s lucky. He has a Daddy who loves him, a job at Untamed, and friends who accept him. What more could a princess want? Another little to play with, of course. A Christmas Eve playdate at Kyle’s house, where he can show off his pretty Christmas dress, fills Jonas with excitement... -
Just a Little in Love by Victoria Sue
Rowan couldn’t remember a time when he was truly happy. Especially not suffering from his mother’s so-called care or his father’s complete indifference. The only time he was even a little bit free was every Friday night at the club with his friends. And even there, he wasn’t ever quite good enough... -
Trashed to Treasured by Aria Grace
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBrody was back with his high school sweetheart, Geo, and he believed that this time would be different. But Geo isn't a one-man guy, and he made Brody feel ashamed of the side of himself that never fully grew up. Even though Brody wants to act Little sometimes, he knows Geo isn't going to ever be a good Daddy for him... -
Only You by Nicole Dykes
Tatum. My best friend is settled. He met the love of his life and was granted guardianship of his younger siblings. I’ve had the goal to help him for what seems like forever, and now that things are good for him, I should feel complete, right? But there’s always been a piece missing for me. Has been for a long time. Something I don’t think I can ever fix...Categorized as:
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Something About Loren by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes it takes a loved one to point out the obvious before we see it. Loren knows he isn’t the most grown-up adult out there—though anyone who makes educational video games for kids can’t be too boring. Most guys he’s dated haven’t understood, but Gordon does. Loren’s loving boyfriend makes him feel special and cared for…but lately something’s changed...
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