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  • Interlude: First Noel by Tal Bauer

    Interlude: First Noel by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    Before Ethan returns to DC… Before he becomes Jack’s first gentleman… Jack and Ethan share their first Christmas together. Step back to Jack and Ethan’s first Christmas season and the tentative early months of their relationship under the world’s spotlight...
  • Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely

    Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Resisting the shortstop has never been my strong suit. I failed at it during my first spring training. It sure as hell looks like I'm about to fail at it again. The sport I love playing with my very soul hangs in the balance. But everything my heart craves lies with the guy I've got to resist. A guy who's asking me to make the toughest choice ever. But how do I become the man I want to be..
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  • The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 1 by 945

    The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 1 by 945

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    This hit Boys' Love webtoon/manhwa (comic) is coming to print in English for the first a full-color and Mature-rated romantic comedy about a convenience store part-timer and a handsome gangster!Yeo Eui-joon needs cash, so he works part-time at a convenience store--where the clientele includes hoodlums and mobsters...
  • The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3: The Case of Ritsu Onodera (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura

    The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3: The Case of Ritsu Onodera (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame...
    Categorized as:
    queer  office  m-m  contemporary  humor
  • The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura

    The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 3 (世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love) #3) by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame...
    Categorized as:
    queer  office  m-m  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 2 by 945

    The Dangerous Convenience Store Vol. 2 by 945

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    This hit Boys’ Love webtoon/manhwa (comic) is coming to print in English for the first a full-color and Mature-rated romantic comedy about a convenience store part-timer and a handsome gangster!College student Yeo Eui-joon works the graveyard shift at a convenience store to pay his bills...
  • French Martini by Mia Monroe

    French Martini by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maybe asking my burly golden retriever contractor to be my fake fiance was a bad idea. But as the saying goes, desperate times and all that. Listen, getting married again sounds about as fun as a shopping spree in a dumpster, so dating is definitely off the table. I’ve resisted Oakley’s tempting presence, knowing it can only lead to trouble, and I don’t need any more of that...
    Categorized as:
    office  queer  audiobook  contemporary  m-m
  • A Clean Break by Keira Andrews

    A Clean Break by Keira Andrews

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    They've escaped to the outside world--but can they really be free? David and Isaac have found happiness in each other's arms. In faraway San Francisco, Isaac's brother Aaron helps them explore confusing "English" life and move beyond the looming shadow of their Amish roots. For the first time, David and Isaac can be openly gay, yet they struggle to reconcile their sexuality with their faith...
  • Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan

    Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino by Sagan Sagan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Thirty-nine-year-old Nozue went from living a routine, melancholic life of sleep and work to spending his days in bliss with Togawa, his younger subordinate. Now six months into their relationship, the two have graduated from dates at a pancake shop to spending their nights together...
  • Only You by Leta Blake

    Only You by Leta Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Join Peter Mandel on his final steps to love in Only You, the highly-anticipated final book of Leta Blake's ’90s Coming of Age series.Despite the lingering wounds of his past relationship, Peter is ready to take a chance on finding a faithful love and embracing his true self.Peter and Daniel explore their connection despite Daniel's complicated home life...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mackey's fragile recovery from his bout with self-destruction is complicated even further by his feelings for Trav—and Trav's feelings back. Trav is older, and he should know better, but now that Mackey is drug-free and conquering his demons, all he can see is the stunning, brilliant man who existed under the stain of pain and excess...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that Mackey's healing can hold up to them together, they know it's going to be a long, difficult road...
  • FOG[电竞] by Man Man He Qi Duo, 漫漫何其多

    FOG[电竞] by Man Man He Qi Duo, 漫漫何其多

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    现代电竞+男神VS男神医疗师攻X突击手受【主角配角均无原型,谢谢大家】---Yu Sui and Shi Luo met each other when they were much younger. One was a pro-gamer, a widely-renowned, best of the best, in-game medic. The other was an e-sports newcomer who was just starting out. The two originally played for the same team, during which their relationship became increasingly deep.But things did not go as expected...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  contemporary  m-m  found-family  length-epic
  • A Very English Christmas by Keira Andrews

    A Very English Christmas by Keira Andrews

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sexy and sweet holiday romance with Isaac and David Living in the “English” outside world, Isaac and David have left behind the rigid, isolated Amish community where they first discovered their forbidden love. Staying with Isaac's older brother in San Francisco, they yearn for a home—and bed—of their very own...
  • Only the Flower Knows 3 by Rihito Takarai

    Only the Flower Knows 3 by Rihito Takarai

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Zwischen Misaki und Arikawa hat es endlich richtig gefunkt und sie haben sich am Bahnhof geküsst! Als Arikawa ihm daraufhin anbietet, bei ihm zu übernachten, willigt Misaki zwar ein, doch er ist richtig nervös und dabei so süß, dass Arikawa seine Finger nicht von ihm lassen kann. Nach dieser ersten gemeinsamen Nacht sucht Misaki ein letztes klärendes Gespräch mit Kawabata...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  contemporary  rape  length-short
  • Change of Heart by K.M. Neuhold

    Change of Heart by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Does my husband's heart still miss me now that it beats in the chest of another man? Lub-dub A heartbeat more familiar than Easton’s own Lub-dub He vowed to love his husband until death do they part. And then the worst happened. Lub-dub His heart kept another man alive. River. A stranger in the world with Easton's husband's heart pumping the blood that warms his skin...
  • Only the Flower Knows 2 by Rihito Takarai

    Only the Flower Knows 2 by Rihito Takarai

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Zwischen Misaki und Arikawa scheint nach dem verhängnisvollen Kuss alles wieder normal zu sein, aber es macht Arikawa fertig, dass er ständig an seinen Kommilitonen denken muss. Denn er weiß einfach nicht, wie er sich Misaki gegenüber verhalten soll. Als dieser sein Handy im Labor vergisst und es klingelt, geht Arikawa aus Neugier ran...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Division Bells by Iona Datt Sharma

    Division Bells by Iona Datt Sharma

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    In politics, love is a stranger…It’s a bitterly cold winter in London and Jules Elwin has no idea what he’s doing. As the newest special adviser to a government minister, he’s drowning in arcane procedures and party politics, and the civil servant who’s supposed to be helping him is doing nothing of the sort...
  • Elliot, Song of the Soulmate by Anyta Sunday

    Elliot, Song of the Soulmate by Anyta Sunday

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When you have the love of your life, you hold on tight.You don’t let go.Debate champ extraordinaire Elliot Anneston is a master in persuasion. He wins at everything. Until he meets sexy Scottish transfer Wentworth McAllister. Suddenly he doesn’t know what’s up and what’s up. The world is a whirlwind of feeling, and when it comes to the debate of his life, to lose is inevitable...
  • The Ghosts Between Us by Brigham Vaughn

    The Ghosts Between Us by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dr. Christopher Allen knows how to deal with death. He’s a psychiatrist who works with hospice patients and their families, helping them cope with grief and letting go. But Chris’s job doesn’t prepare him for the sudden death of his devil-may-care brother Cal. At Cal’s funeral, Chris is completely thrown when he meets Elliot Rawlings, an artist Cal has been dating...
  • Thawed Out by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga

    Thawed Out by Jodi Payne, BA Tortuga

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thawed 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...
  • Now and Then by William Corlett

    Now and Then by William Corlett

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Now. 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...
  • Redemption by Garrett Leigh

    Redemption by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Reformed gangster Luis falls hard for his boss. When friendship turns to love, it’s up to Paolo to convince him second chances are worth the pain.Luis Pope is back on the street after a six year stretch in prison, but life on the outside seems just out of reach, especially when the whole neighbourhood knows his face for all the wrong reasons...
  • Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli

    Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Soon 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...
  • Be My Best Man by Con Riley

    Be My Best Man by Con Riley

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    ~ Will Jason’s third time as a best man lead to first-time love for Vanya? After fleeing violence in Moscow, student teacher Vanya Petrov winds up lonely in a run-down London hostel...
  • Kian's Focus by Misty Walker

    Kian's Focus by Misty Walker

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I lost my boyfriend on the night I had planned to propose.It was a horrific accident that was all my fault.I gave up and resigned myself into a life of obscurity.Until I got a call that my sister, Sara, needed me.It gave me purpose and I ran to her rescue.Because that’s what I’ve done our whole lives.That’s how I ended up in Brigs Ferry Bay...
  • Liar's Gambit by Kelly Fox

    Liar's Gambit by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He’s a liar. I’m a hitman. And there’s a game afoot.After seeking sanctuary at The Anonymous, an elite club for lawless types, the elegant, beastly Wilhelm invites me to help him with a simple mission: retrieve the priceless artifact that was stolen from one of his billionaire friends...
  • Press by Nora Phoenix

    Press by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Henley is off-limits for Levar. So why can’t he stay away?Five years ago, Levar survived a terrorist attack. The bombing left its scars, but he’s picked up his life. He loves working for the vice president—who is openly bisexual—as his press secretary.Levar can’t afford a pesky attraction that proves to be frustratingly stubborn...
  • Twisted Christmas by Sara Cate, Q.B. Tyler

    Twisted Christmas by Sara Cate, Q.B. Tyler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What better time of year to unwrap forbidden love than Christmas? Step-brothers, teachers, priests, and guardians...the heart wants what it wants.These 14 love stories aren’t just taboo, they’re deliciously twisted.Your wildest fantasies delivered in this LIMITED EDITION collection...
  • Dear Mona Lisa... by Claire Davis, Al Stewart

    Dear Mona Lisa... by Claire Davis, Al Stewart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tom; shy office clerk by day and drawer of foxes by night, wakes up one Monday knowing the most extraordinary week of his life is about to begin. In five days, a lifelong ‘secret’ will be made gloriously public—but will it mean losing the person he loves most?Getting married… It seems only yesterday Tom changed nappies and sang nursery rhymes to a laughing baby...
  • Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    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...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  contemporary  m-m  anal sex  length-short
  • Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt

    Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    More than a decade after leaving Colorado to attend college and escape his past, Isaiah Greene moves back and builds a life in Denver as a special education teacher. When he meets Ben Woods, the mentor of one of his students, the attraction is immediate. The revelations that they’ve both suffered traumatic childhoods form a bond between them...
  • Love’s Learning Curve by Lindsey Pennington

    Love’s Learning Curve by Lindsey Pennington

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two women in different places in life find exactly what they are looking for together. Skylar Nash’s life is in turmoil after her mom is unexpectedly killed in a car accident. She’s moved back to her hometown to get her mom’s life settled while putting her own on hold. Torn between the life she loves in the city with her girlfriend and giving her siblings the kind of small town childhood she had...
  • Lovely Allergen by Zhichu, 稚楚

    Lovely Allergen by Zhichu, 稚楚

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Song 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...
  • My Beautiful Man , Volume 1 by Yuu Nagira

    My Beautiful Man , Volume 1 by Yuu Nagira

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kazunari 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...
  • 페이백 by SAMK

    페이백 by SAMK

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  vengeance  m-m  contemporary  length-epic
  • Body Match: Noah & Jace by Alessia Gold

    Body Match: Noah & Jace by Alessia Gold

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ein Swipe. Ein Match. Und plötzlich steht mehr auf dem Spiel als nur der Sieg.Jace Auf dem Eis bin ich der unantastbare Star. Abseits davon verstecke ich mich hinter einer Fassade aus lautstarkem Machogehabe. Aber nachts, in der Anonymität der Dating-App, erlaube ich mir, meine Mauern fallen zu lassen. Der einzige Mensch, der diese Seite kennt, ist ein Fremder, den ich niemals treffen wollte...
  • Final Gravity by Layla Reyne

    Final Gravity by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Good trouble. Dominic Price & Cameron Byrnewere supposed to get marrieda year and a half ago.Their family and friendsrequest the honor of your presenceat their wedding,which shall not be further delayed.Period.For details, contact Agent Lauren Hall,chief instigator who is tired of waiting.Nic & Cam get married, plus newly added extra scenes in this Trouble Brewing special collection...
  • Surviving the Break by C.P. Harris

    Surviving the Break by C.P. Harris

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Max doesn’t do repeats, and he definitely doesn’t do commitments. Months after a hot encounter with a smooth-talking stranger in a bar room bathroom, Max comes face to face with the same sexy doctor during the unveiling of the community center’s dance studio. And the man is just as pushy and perceptive as Max remembers. Because of their mutual friendships, Max now has to work overtime to keep Dr...
  • Putting on the Ritz by Joe Keenan

    Putting on the Ritz by Joe Keenan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Putting on the...
  • Lead Me Not by Ann Gallagher

    Lead Me Not by Ann Gallagher

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A Gay Christian Romance. Isaac Morris has devoted his life to preaching against the sin of homosexuality. But when his sister proposes a documentary to demonstrate once and for all that it’s a choice—with Isaac choosing to be gay as proof—he balks. Until he learns his nephew is headed down that perverted path...
  • Fox by Sasha Avice

    Fox by Sasha Avice

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Working as a dish pig and selling drugs on the side, Fox is just trying to survive the tension at home while not looking too closely at himself and his lack of ambition.Then he meets Taylor. Cool, hot, and did he mention, the cousin of the head of a bikie gang? Paired together to do drug runs, Fox intends to keep his guard up. But Taylor talks to him and listens to him...
  • Cloud Nine by Fearne Hill

    Cloud Nine by Fearne Hill

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Bedroom eyes, that’s the name my mom gave them.Before I travelled to the UK, she issued me plenty of warnings: don’t look the wrong way when crossing the road, the first floor was the second floor, and no one would know what I meant if I asked for ranch dressing at a restaurant...
  • The Bodyguard by Raleigh Ruebins

    The Bodyguard by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He’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...
  • Head-on by John Inman

    Head-on by John Inman

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    At twenty-six, Gordon Stafford figures his days are numbered. At least he hopes they are. Wearied by guilt and regret stemming from a horrific automobile accident two years earlier in which a man was killed, Gordon wakes up every morning with thoughts of suicide. While the law puts Gordon to work atoning for his sins, personal redemption is far harder to come by...
  • Bad Idea  by Felice Stevens

    Bad Idea by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Losing your job to the boss's new wife. That's bad luck.Hooking up with a stranger to forget about it?Seems like a good idea.Finding out your new boss is that one-night stand?There’s that bad luck again.Except you both agree to put it behind you.That’s a great idea.Until you slip and hook up again—not the best idea.Catching feelings for the boss? Not the smartest idea...
  • His Surrender by Jaclyn Osborn

    His Surrender by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    REMIEvery Friday night, he sits in the corner of the bar, eyeing me over a glass of whiskey as I play piano on stage. We’ve never said a word to each other, yet I feel… something. An attraction unlike any other.Then one night he finally approaches me.He’s nothing but a playboy who wants to add me to his list of conquests. I can’t give in to him...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  contemporary  abuse  length-medium
  • Fem by Seth King

    Fem by Seth King

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Peter Martin is living two lives inside one body. Although he is openly gay, a lifetime of taunting from his family and community for being “too feminine” has still left him clad in false armor, portraying a character that is entirely fake, but keeps him safe from ridicule all the same. Stand tall, speak deeply, keep a strong handshake, never draw attention, never be “too gay...
  • Please Remember Me by Jacob Z. Flores

    Please Remember Me by Jacob Z. Flores

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Successful lawyer Santi Herrera couldn’t be happier with the direction his life is taking. Not only is he on track to becoming a partner in his law firm, but he’s planning his wedding to Hank Burton, a south Texas contractor who has made a name for himself despite his humble beginnings. The introverted, lone wolf Santi and the friendly, outgoing Hank complement each other perfectly...
  • Embrace the Fire by Felice Stevens

    Embrace the Fire by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Brandon Gilbert has spent years in hiding, but he’s finally accomplished his dream of working as a public school teacher. When offered the chance to help bullied children, there was no way he could say no. Not to mention that meeting Dr. Tash Weber, the psychiatrist who helps them, a sad yet sexy older man, ignited a spark inside Brandon he’d never had before...
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