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  • Steel by Anna Hackett

    Steel by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    His skills and ruthlessness made him a legend. The dark, dangerous former spy. Now the operative turned billionaire known as Steel collides with fiery agent Hellfire when they discover they’re both on the kill list of a deadly assassin. CIA agent Devyn “Hellfire” Hayden came from nothing and made herself into one of the CIA’s best deep-cover agents. She’s dedicated to her country...
  • Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

    Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author and “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds. Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough...
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  • Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer

    Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    “I always knew you would be the end of me. ”. With darkness cursing the world around her, Althea Zoltaire is desperate for vengeance. But as she hunts Wilder Hawthorne across the kingdoms, brutal secrets begin to unravel. Not knowing what – or who – to trust, Thea and her companions find themselves entwined with a destiny far greater than one man...
  • The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

    The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest. In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended—for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well—into grief, guilt, and addiction...
  • Arranged by Lexi Blake

    Arranged by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Kash Kamdar is the king of a peaceful but powerful island nation. As Loa Mali’s sovereign, he is always in control, the final authority. Until his mother uses an ancient law to force her son into marriage. His prospective queen is a buttoned-up intellectual, nothing like Kash’s usual party girl. Still, from the moment of their forced engagement, he can’t stop thinking about her...
  • Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We shared one WILD night in Ireland. Then the goddess I'd die for skipped town. Today she has the nerve to return. .. And her kid has MY eyes. Both my desire for Aisling. .. And her beauty are unmatched. But she kept a BIG secret from me. A cute little girl who resembles me a little too much for coincidence. I've missed years of being her dad - and now I'm mad as h*ll...
  • Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Three babies? ? This has got to be a serious mistake. ". How did this happen? Ezra is the last guy I should be creating a human with. Never mind THREE. Sure he's sinfully hot. .. But he's also a cocky Neanderthal. And the man who bullied me since I can remember. One major lapse in judgement leads to three heartbeats in my sonogram visit...
  • Billion Dollar Mistake by K.C. Crowne

    Billion Dollar Mistake by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I should have listened to reason. Now, I’m married to an infuriatingly cocky billionaire. It started with an innocent crush. The popular boy from the wealthy side of town. And a dorky girl he teased mercilessly. Fast forward and the boy I wanted is now a man. Nothing like the star of my teenage fantasies. He's ruggedly handsome and charming. Charismatic. Confident. Sexy...
  • Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson

    Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “I don’t know how to treat a woman like you. ”. I swore I’d cut Harrison King out of my life, and my bed, forever. The second my contract with the ruthless billionaire who owned me was up…. I ran. Not knowing that decision would only twist the web around us tighter. Now, he’s back, and the sins of his past threaten to destroy us both. He still thirsts for power and vengeance...
  • Take Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Take Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was the path to redemption I never saw coming. .. I’m Christian Giordano. Raised to rule and be ruthless. I take what I want, claim what I want. And, she’s my new obsession. Lilly was the angel in my kingdom of sin. A dancer up for auction to the highest bidder. That was the plan…. Until, I decided I wanted her for myself. So I closed the auction and made her an offer she couldn’t refuse...
  • Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox

    Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything between us changed in an instant. MagnusWith one of our enemies finally gone, we all thought we’d have an easy couple of months until someone else rose from the ashes. What we didn’t expect was for it to happen a lot sooner than we thought. It didn’t take months. In weeks there was another snake we needed to take down...
  • Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by Ashley Antoinette

    Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette, there is only one thing more powerful than anything. .. the love of the high. .. Bleu is addicted. .. addicted to the luxe life and it has led her down a road of self-destruction. She knows what it feels like to be turned out by the game...
  • Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Molena Point, California, should be a tranquil place. Nestled quietly on the Pacific coast miles below San Francisco, it's not the kind of town escaped convicts seek out...
  • Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson

    Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wanted to punish me. I wanted to hate him. Until I didn’t. Trapped in a corner, my only way out was the ruthless billionaire who put me there. But we healed each other. We’ve done things in the dark that we’re not proud of, things that will forever be kept secret from the world. Those sins forged a bond as strong as the love that binds us together. He’s my king, and I’m his queen...
  • Vengeance by Rebecca Gannon

    Vengeance by Rebecca Gannon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Angela. I've been a captive my entire life behind the walls of my family’s making. And while the walls have kept me in, they didn’t keep the monsters out. Under a constant watchful eye, I have no choice in anything, my path already carved out for me the moment I entered this world...
  • Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 by Nozomi Mino

    Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 by Nozomi Mino

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him—kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul...
  • Wish by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Wish by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a sexy, complete-standalone, Contemporary Romance. If I could wish for one thing, it would be to have never met my ex. He took my money, cheated on me, and saddled me with an impossible mortgage. Now, just as I’m fighting to put my life back together, I find an unusual bottle with a note inside: “You get one wish. Make it count. ” Har har...
  • Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A hotheaded winger with a superhero complex trying to live up to his father's great legacy rescues a desperate damsel-in-distress with ninety-nine problems and discovers he wants to be so much more than just her "friend" in this friends-with-benefits, he falls first, superhero hockey romance. "When people say I have a superhero complex I take it as a compliment. ". —Mikhail Zelenka, VEGAS CRUSH...
  • Forbidden Doctor by R. S. Elliot

    Forbidden Doctor by R. S. Elliot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One hot stranger. One night of passion. One huge problem. Stevie. I didn’t even know his name when I brought him home. Well, now I do. He’s none other than Adrian Price. Oh, wait… Dr. Adrian Price. As in my boss. Yes, another thing I didn’t know besides his name was that I’m his new intern. Imagine my shock when I walk into his office Monday morning. Adrian thinks he owns each of his employees...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I rushed into something I wasn't ready for. I want to be ready, wish I were ready, but I'm just not. But I miss her. Every day. Every moment. Always. It's like losing half of my soul. Maybe Sicily is the right person, just not the right time. And if that's true, can I really just let her go?
  • Celt by Aria Ray

    Celt by Aria Ray

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A scorching hot badass looking for redemption. A single dad crazy about his daughter. My sworn protector. Tall, dark and Irish, Celt stole my heart the day he saved me from my predatory husband. But I keep it a secret from him. I can’t let myself become bound to anyone right now. I have to regain control of my life first. A fresh start. No brawny, possessive bikers allowed...
  • Silver Threads: Memory House Collection by Bette Lee Crosby

    Silver Threads: Memory House Collection by Bette Lee Crosby

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the day Jennifer Green was born a pile of stones was placed alongside her scale of life. A few were the dark gray of sorrow, but most were a pale blush color. The largest stone was the rose hue of a sunrise. That one would be placed on the scale the day she married Drew Bishop. Even more brilliant but a wee bit smaller was the pink stone glistening with specs of silver...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the world's most renowned heart surgeon, I accomplished every dream I had. I did my humanitarian work in South Africa, conducted ground-breaking research with my clinic, and made a difference every single day. The best part? The way my father looked at me. .. like he'd never been more proud. But when my patience dies on the table, I lose everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. My wife left me...
  • The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher

    The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tevi and Jemeryl, soldier and sorceress, must risk all in the race to uncover a traitor and retrieve the chalice that, in the wrong hands, could bestow dangerous powers. A dark presence is threatening to uncover long hidden secrets, and the future of the whole Protectorate is at stake...
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    suspense  contemporary  f-f  fantasy  queer  length-short
  • Loving The Enemy by Mia Faye

    Loving The Enemy by Mia Faye

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Thanks for the fun…Andre. That’s what the note with orange juice and a muffin next to my bed says when I wake up. That’s it. No phone number, no text. I don’t even know his last name or where he lives. I mean - really? We nearly make the king-size bed in our hotel room break down (twice! ) and my ONS from last night doesn’t even bother to say goodbye? Gosh, I hope I never see this jerk again...
  • Virtually Hers by Gennita Low

    Virtually Hers by Gennita Low

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He can't get her out of his head. .. literally. Virtually, Book 2 In Helen Hell Roston's elite black ops world, failure isn't listed as an option in the rule book. As the leading guinea pig in a dangerous combination of virtual reality training and a mind-altering serum, though, every day offers a thousand ways to blow it...
  • The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn

    The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I've been living in the past for so long, and it's time that I move on. Forget Catherine. I'm done with her. I'm done with her memory. I'm done playing "what if. " I have this beautiful woman right in front of me that I want. And I'm just going to go for it. Finally.
  • Captured: Gowns & Crowns by Jennifer Chance

    Captured: Gowns & Crowns by Jennifer Chance

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For beautiful, pampered Lauren Grant, the idea of love without strings is a fairy tale and a trap. Though she’s skillfully maintained her image as the carefree celebutante, for years she’s been systematically stalked by the richest—and most ruthless—golden boy of the Jet Set. To stay one step ahead, she’s used every resource at her disposal...
  • Forbidden Professor by R.S. Elliot

    Forbidden Professor by R.S. Elliot

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Never fall in love with your professor…. How did I even get into this mess? I just tried to do my job, earn the apprenticeship, and live happily ever after. So what happened? Fate had another plan in mind. A horribly unnerving plan that has me turning into a puddle of hormonal desperation at the sight of my professor. My drop-dead-gorgeous professor. Let me back up a little…...
  • Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne

    Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sequel to Pale as a Ghost A Duncan Andrews Thriller Private detective Duncan Andrews has the home-team advantage when it comes to solving paranormal crimes: His best friend, Gina, is a centuries-old witch. His dog is a zombie. And his boyfriend, Robbie, is a ghost. Duncan certainly has his work cut out for him with this case...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  queer  length-short
  • Royal Fake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Royal Fake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    $10 million for being a fake-princess for one year. Done deal – I mean, what could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, quite a lot. After a ONS with an incredibly hot guy on St. Patrick’s Day,. I wake up in his hotel room the next morning. When he tells me that he’s an heir to the throne, I’m stunned. Even more so when he asks me to be his fake princess...
  • Awakening by Tracy L. Higley

    Awakening by Tracy L. Higley

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Awakening. Critically-Acclaimed Romantic Suspense Novel. Kallie Andreas is a mystery, even to herself. Seven years ago Kallie woke up in a New York City museum, injured and traumatized. Alone and unclaimed...
  • Wildfire by Susan Lewis

    Wildfire by Susan Lewis

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything in Rhiannon's life is perfect. Her career is on the up and Oliver, the great love of her life, has just asked her to marry him. The future couldn't look better. But their married bliss soon starts to evaporate when Oliver's power-crazed boss decides that Rhiannon is an unsuitable wife...
  • Scared to Live by Stephen Booth

    Scared to Live by Stephen Booth

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Detective Constable Ben Cooper and Detective Sergeant Diane Fry must uncover the secrets of two grim murder scenes in England's Peak District--one inexplicable. .. and the other unspeakable...
  • Prima by Alta Hensley, Maggie Ryan

    Prima by Alta Hensley, Maggie Ryan

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She was an angel when she danced. Too bad she attracted the attention of the devil. She was so innocent and naïve. Not meant for the cruel realities of this world. Certainly not meant for someone unworthy. But every time she floated across the stage, I knew she danced only for me. Watching her wasn't enough. .. My Prima became the light to the dark...
  • His Hostage: A Dark Romance by Penelope Woods

    His Hostage: A Dark Romance by Penelope Woods

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My next door neighbor doesn't borrow. He takes. .. Every. Last. Inch. Rowan is dangerous. He’s a liar with the darkest eyes and the sweetest mouth. Everyone avoids him for one reason: he’s a wanted criminal. I was the one stupid enough to let him in my world. He could have taken anyone. He chose me. Me, the freshly divorced thirty-something. I’m the one he wants? At first, I was flattered...
  • Beauty and Her One-Night Baby by Dani Collins

    Beauty and Her One-Night Baby by Dani Collins

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From irresistible beast in the bedroom…. to father of her child! The first time Javiero Rodriguez sees CEO Scarlett Walker after their impassioned night together, she’s in labor with his baby! No matter how shocking the surprise, Javiero won’t let his son grow up in a broken home like he did. Scarlett has worked hard for independence and she can’t accept empty vows...
  • Savor and Intoxicated by Monica Murphy

    Savor and Intoxicated by Monica Murphy

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy’s scorching Billionaire Bachelors Club series continues in this 2-in-1: a fiery romance that refuses to be left at the office, and a wedding to remember! Savor. Will this billionaire meet his match in the girl who’s been there all along? Smart, sexy Matthew DeLuca is everything Bryn James wants in a man...
  • Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle

    Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    3 exciting romances from James Patterson's BookShots Flames, now in one book! THE MCCULLAGH INN IN MAINE by Jen McLaughlin: Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew-until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other...
  • Naked Heat by Richard Castle

    Naked Heat by Richard Castle

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    In the sequel to the New York Times bestselling HEAT WAVE, Richard Castle's new thrilling mystery continues the story of NYPD Homicide Detective, Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City's top homicide squads...
  • Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross

    Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross

    Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He walked in like he owned the entire world, like there was a billion dollars in the black leather briefcase he carried. Kiri had been in a rut. No boyfriend. Dull job at a bank with a nasty boss. Disgusting roommate in a cramped apartment. In walks Caden Storm on a sunny spring day. And everything in Kiri's life changes. Permanently...
  • Awakening by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Awakening by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    When a rock god asks Cora to help find his missing fiance, she befriends both a stripper and a hacker genius to help her search the city of Olympus. But will they save the woman in time with the evil of the underworld standing in their way? Zeus is the mayor, Cora is Persephone and Hades is "business man" and mob boss Marcus Ubeli in this retelling of the Greek Myth "Orpheus and Eurydice. ".
  • The Hot-Blooded Groom by Emma Darcy

    The Hot-Blooded Groom by Emma Darcy

    Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Bryce Templar's father had given him an ultimatum: Bryce had one year to marry and produce an heir. .. .When Bryce met Sunny, the attraction between them was like a bolt of electricity. Business was forgotten—passion took over. .. and Sunny was stunned when Bryce proposed marriage the very next morning!
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