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  • The Christmas Truce by Tiffany Reisz

    The Christmas Truce by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Look, it’s us,” Nora said, holding up a Peanuts-themed Christmas card. On the front was the blond pianist Schroeder, the black-haired muckraker Lucy, and Snoopy.“I’m the fucking dog?” Kingsley asked.“You’ve humped your fair share of legs...
  • Nanny in the Middle: a sapphic why choose romance by Adrian J. Smith

    Nanny in the Middle: a sapphic why choose romance by Adrian J. Smith

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Stuck in the middle of three head-strong women, will Greer come out unscathed?Greer Lockheart is a nanny to her core. When she takes on a new job of working for three families at once, she’s not sure she can see her way through the chaos. As the days tick by and she falls more in love with each kid in her care, she can’t help but also fall more in lust with their mothers...
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  • Filthy Rich Daddies: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer

    Filthy Rich Daddies: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Liz Archer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Three silver fox sugar daddies…Plus one broke biology student…Equals two buns in the oven.The Copeland brothers aren’t just rich…They’re filthy rich.And now they’re getting promoted…From sugar daddies…To baby daddies.Dean, the dominant CEO, spoils me like it’s his job.Colin, Dean’s twin, is the gentle tech genius who touches me like I'll break...
  • Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Old vs. YoungExperience vs. AttitudeNo Teeth vs. Also No Teeth…It’s the game some of these players have been waiting a lifetime for. The veterans of the Nashville Assassins versus the new generation of players—their sons.As part of their prewedding festivities, Aiden Brooks and Shelli Adler have invited the retired Assassins to play a friendly game against the Stanley Cup-winning current team...
  • Single Mom for the Firemen: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Laylah Snow

    Single Mom for the Firemen: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Laylah Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It started with a kitchen fire…And ended with three silver fox firefighters bursting through my door.When I escaped to the mountains with my sweet little girl,I never expected my firefighter neighbors…To be our ruthless heroes.But these three rugged ex-Navy SEALs vow to protect us.To fight for us.And they vow to do something else too… Worship every single inch of my curves...
  • Sexting My Bosses by Liz Archer

    Sexting My Bosses by Liz Archer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Sexting my silver fox boss wasn’t in the job description…Let alone three.They’re three billionaire brothers.I’m their innocent little assistant.And on my 21st birthday,I drunk sexted all three of them…Now they no longer think I’m off-limits.Daniel, the widowed single dad, looks at me like I’m the window to his soul.Jayce is everything wet dreams are made of...
  • Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To find a killer, they’ll have to use her as bait. World class assassin Lancelot will do anything to get the job done, including lie to his new partner, billionaire professor Hugo. But Hugo has secrets of his own, and when the mission looks like it will fail, he has no choice but to seek out a woman who has no place in their war--Sylvia. Hugo wants to protect her...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  suspense  contemporary  poly  m-f
  • Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Langston has finally taken his place among the Trinity Masters, America’s most powerful secret society, and he’s ready to stand at the altar to meet his trinity. However, when the Grand Master, Juliet, pairs him in an arranged menage marriage with Rich and Mina, he finds himself struggling to fit into this society he’s only just discovered...
  • Always Alchemy by Elodie Hart

    Always Alchemy by Elodie Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Always Alchemy is a full-length Happy Ever After for all of your favourite Alchemy characters, complete with all the spice and emotion, heartwarming moments and hilarity, that you've come to expect from the series...
  • Pleasure's Fury by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Pleasure's Fury by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    While on the trail of a madman, Antonio Starabba finds something unexpected—the killer’s next victims, tortured, in pain, but alive. Leila and Karl are both members of The Masters’ Admiralty, the same powerful secret society Antonio is sworn to defend as a security officer—aka assassin...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  suspense  multicultural  poly  m-f  length-medium
  • Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A lead singer, a professor, and another lead singer walk into a bedroom... Molly McIntire loves her career as the lead singer of the band Warning Sign. Who she does not love? The cocky, seductive lead singer of The Grunge, rockstar Luc Moreau, who through a series of misfortunate events ends up singing with her. In her band. On her stage. Together...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  poly  bisexual  length-long
  • Black Light: Complicated Love by Livia Grant

    Black Light: Complicated Love by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ★Keeping two lovers in sync is hard enough. Three is incredibly complicated.★ Jaxson, Chase, and Emma may have officially bit off more than they can chew. Already running two wildly successful clubs in Washington D.C., they decide to expand, opening Runway West and Black Light West in luxurious Beverly Hills, California.  But there is no relaxing for the infamous threesome...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  bdsm  poly  audiobook
  • Grif's Salvation by Annabella Stone

    Grif's Salvation by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Do no harm. It’s a mantra former Delta Force Team Panther medic, Griffin St. Clare, follows to the letter—until someone comes after his family. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe, even if it puts his own life on the line...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  mystery  military  poly  length-medium
  • A Coyote Ridge Christmas by Nicole Edwards

    A Coyote Ridge Christmas by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Come back to Coyote Ridge for Christmas… When Travis Walker finds himself uninspired about gifts for his family, he realizes what he wants to give them doesn’t come wrapped in a box with a shiny bow on top. This year, with the help of his brothers, Travis is going to pull off a surprise that’ll lay the groundwork for the Walker Christmas tradition going forward...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  menage  poly  audiobook
  • Dirty Cowboys by Jaye Pratt

    Dirty Cowboys by Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes the universe gives you exactly what you ask for. Even when you’re too scared to say it out loud.I came to Copper Creek to start over. What I didn’t expect was three masked cowboys to show up on horseback, turning my darkest, dirtiest fantasies into reality.They chased me like I’d asked them to, tied me up like I’d begged for on my blog, and left me wanting more...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  queer  m-m  bisexual  poly
  • My Ex's Brothers: A Why Choose Hockey Romance by Laylah Snow

    My Ex's Brothers: A Why Choose Hockey Romance by Laylah Snow

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    After my ex walked out on me and my daughter,I swore I’d never fall for a hockey player again…Let alone all three of his hunky brothers.My ex left a crater in my chest.And now I've only got room for two things in my life—my little girl and mending my broken heart.But his three gorgeous brothers had other plans…Richie, the bossy silver fox, is a walking, talking wet dream in hockey skates...
  • Adversary by A.J. Macey

    Adversary by A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Damsel in distress? Not anymore. Hey b*tches, me again- Kiera, a.k.a The Cat. You remember those f*cking bastards over in the Alloy Kings MC? No? Well, let me give you a little recap. I was going about, minding my own damned business, when the bastards decided to hit The Aces MC—my newest allies—where it hurt the most...
  • Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "You were ours from the second we saw you," he stated as if I didn't have a choice in it, and the truth was, I didn't need to because he was right. I was theirs, but what they didn't know was that they were mine too. ~ One invitation to an open house. One moment. One chance. And everything changed.When Emma got an invitation to the most exclusive BDSM club in the city, she knew she needed to go...
  • Lani by LeAnn Ashers

    Lani by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I ran away from Los Angeles to escape a crazy, obsessed fan. But when I came back home, I never fathomed everyone would hate me for no other reason than me just being myself. Then I met Vinny and Trey, my brother’s friends who are also members of the Devil Souls MC. One single night, that’s all it took for my life to change.Two men, one of me...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  suspense  insta-love  menage  poly  length-short
  • Wearing Their Pearls by Nichole Rose

    Wearing Their Pearls by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    By the end of the night, their curvy girl will be dripping pearls.Lola KnightWhen I took a summer job working for my idols, I thought my life was complete.And then I met them in person and fell in love.They're opposites in every way, but like a moth to the flame, I'm drawn to both.I crave their touches. Their kisses. Their love...
  • Just Be Her: A Modern Fairytale Retelling by Kaydence Snow

    Just Be Her: A Modern Fairytale Retelling by Kaydence Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm living someone else's life.It was supposed to be an escape, a break from the painful memories and crushing responsibility keeping me awake at night.Fate brought me face-to-face with the chance of a lifetime – the chance to be her.Just for a little while.Just for a taste of another life.We may have looked identical, but everything else about us couldn’t be more different...
  • Knocked Up by the Bikers by Kai Lesy

    Knocked Up by the Bikers by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    "Looks like daddy’s princess has a naughty side.”According to my father I'm not pretty, thin, or perfect enough.As the mayor of our town, he wages war against the Steel Knights MC.Too bad I’m irresistibly drawn to the very bikers he loathes.After a day of enduring his endless ridicule,I come home lost in a haze of forbidden silver-fox biker fantasies...
  • Famous by Leigh Lennon

    Famous by Leigh Lennon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Famous  Book 3 in the Power of Three Love Series Cami Who knew I would love to be with two men at the same time?    Bringing a third into our happy marriage, opened a whole new world of pleasure for Dane and me. But when our partner walked away, we quickly found ourselves craving what felt like a missing piece.    Insert Miles, a cocky actor with a healthy fear of commitment...
  • Wayward Desire by Nicole Stewart

    Wayward Desire by Nicole Stewart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    With her life hanging in the balance and danger around every corner, Clara still can’t help but be distracted by two men she never expected. Growing up in the small town of Piney Mountain, Clara never expected her life to be anything other than ordinary...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  poly  length-medium
  • Loved by A.M. Arthur

    Loved by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kell Iverson Cross never imagined he’d find so much joy in his life, and he doesn’t take a single moment for granted. His tireless work championing omega rights have made him a bit of a celebrity across the territory, so when his brother Braun suggests Kell be the first omega to run for public office, Kell doesn’t say no right away...
  • Mr. Hollywood's Secret by Adora Crooks

    Mr. Hollywood's Secret by Adora Crooks

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Eric North is Hollywood’s favorite leading man.But he has a secret. His long-time live-in lover and boyfriend, Nico.In effort to protect his ladies’ man image, his agent concocts a plan to set him up with a fake fiancée.But Nico isn’t going down without a fight.Because Eric’s new fiancée? Is Nico’s best friend, b-list actress Chrys Hudson...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  poly  length-short
  • Daddy's Devil by Barbi Cox

    Daddy's Devil by Barbi Cox

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Three hot off-limits bodyguards protecting me, and my dad expects them to keep their hands off me. Daddy neversaid anything about where my hands should be and right now I want them all over Max, Konstantin, and Gio...
  • Bonfires and Blowjobs by Elle Thorpe

    Bonfires and Blowjobs by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
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  • Theirs to Hunt : Girls Like Us - Book One by Salem Hurley

    Theirs to Hunt : Girls Like Us - Book One by Salem Hurley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Theirs to HuntGirls Like Us, Book OneBy Salem HurleyGrayson and Brooks wanted her before the hunt even started.One night with Reagan Marks didn’t derail their plan—It sealed it.She was never prey.She was the one they’d been waiting for.Smart. Loyal. Too strong for her own good.Now she’s caught between two obsessed men who will rewrite every rule to claim her.But Reagan doesn’t run.She watches...
  • Motorycle Daddies by Liz Archer

    Motorycle Daddies by Liz Archer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • Sinfully Theirs by Serena Akeroyd

    Sinfully Theirs by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For little Miss Nobody, a love this unique is more than she'd ever dared expect... * Mona is Miss. Average. Her ass isn't the tightest, her job sucks, and she's still getting over her divorce. Life is one long round of work, work, and more work until, one day, she accidentally falls into the arms of an ex-Marine...
  • Wasted Time: A MMF Romance by Eliza King

    Wasted Time: A MMF Romance by Eliza King

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    One marriage on the brink. One love long since lost. Two choices: continue to repeat their past mistakes, or realize that they’re stronger together than they could ever be apart.KateKate was dreading the end of their pleasant, albeit boring, vacation. Going home meant a return to a life that had become monotonous and lonely, even with her best friend and husband beside her...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  poly  length-short
  • Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes

    Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A cold-hearted club enforcer...An undercover snitch in love...And a kidnapped boy both men lust after… Booker“You don't have to fear your virtue. I don’t sleep with what I have to kill.” As the enforcer of the Grimm Reapers motorcycle club, it’s my job to remove threats to my brothers...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  daddy-kink  m-m  menage  bikers  poly  m-m-m  queer
  • Just Between Us by Roxanne Riley

    Just Between Us by Roxanne Riley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MMF Bisexual Romance It has to stay just between us. If anyone finds out, it could ruin everything.After Jackson loses all he has in a house fire, his estranged father insists he come back home and stay while he gets things in order. Not that it even feels like "home" to Jackson, since he can probably count on one hand the number of times he's set foot in the place...
  • Why Choose the Bodyguards by Sylvie Haas

    Why Choose the Bodyguards by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm single. I'm pregnant. I'm a virgin.For every cautionary statement, there’s a poor soul serving as the example. For instance, you can get knocked up the first time you have sex. I’m sure there are a lot of examples so let’s skip ahead.You can get pregnant without penetration. Seriously! I did. And no, I’m not lying.But I am on a mission...
  • Play Party by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Play Party by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Original WorkAndres Cardona/Riley BlackpooleTwo Doms, one sub - for Riley, that's a recipe for bliss...
  • Carols and Consent by Sylvie Haas

    Carols and Consent by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My rockstar stepbrothers are supposed to be on stage tonight. What are they doing at the Christmas Cherry Auction? And why are they bidding on me?I'm living every girl's fantasy when my stepbrothers make me an offer . . . and if I'm honest, it's my fantasy too. But accepting their offer would mean missing my big audition...
  • The Dragon Prince’s Mates: An M/M MPreg Shifter Romance by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    The Dragon Prince’s Mates: An M/M MPreg Shifter Romance by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Life as a dragon is all fun and games… until someone uncovers the truth.Omega dragon shifter Spencer is living his best life. That is, until a secret is revealed—one that not only turns his life upside down, but also threatens the royal line of his kingdom. He feels alone for the very first time.Alpha dragon shifter Raphael was raised to be the perfect prince...
    Categorized as:
    daddy-kink  m-m  omegaverse  m-m-m  poly  queer
  • Ribbons and Role Play by Sylvie Haas

    Ribbons and Role Play by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Running away from my own wedding is bound to irritate everyone involved, but for once, I'm sticking up for myself.But where to run?On a wild hair, I head straight to the Christmas Cherry Auction...
  • The Snail Affair: Memoirs of a Houseboy by Gillibran Brown

    The Snail Affair: Memoirs of a Houseboy by Gillibran Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A humble stand alone chapter of memoir to appease and tide over those houseboy fans eagerly awaiting the publication of my next full-length work 'Revelations.’ Whenever that might be! Patience, people, patience! ;-)The Snail Affair deals with a more recent incident in this boy's life, taking place, as it does, in July 2015...
  • Baby Daddies by Roxanne Riley

    Baby Daddies by Roxanne Riley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I find an urgent ad seeking someone to fill a nanny position, I'm just hoping for a bit of good luck for a change. And, well, I definitely get lucky.Dustin and Rudy, the couple who hire me, aren't just drop-dead-gorgeous eye candy, they're also the perfect employers...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  humor  poly
  • Wild Side by Mari Carr

    Wild Side by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How can “no strings attached” feel so confining? Layla moved to Baltimore in search of a fresh start. After too many years in a lackluster relationship, she’s ready to embrace her wild side. Casual is her new middle name and the last thing she wants or needs is a serious relationship. Finn and his best friend, Miguel are ALL IN on showing Layla a good time...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  humor  menage  single-father  poly  audiobook
  • Just One Night by Roxanne Riley

    Just One Night by Roxanne Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It was supposed to be just one night of bliss.But now they're linked together forever. When Audrey went out to a friend's bachelorette party, she knew she was in for an eventful night, since Club Ecstasia is where bi-curious partiers hook up. But she never expected that she would end up going home with not one, but two, gorgeous male strangers at once...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  humor  contemporary  poly  length-novella
  • Just Remember by Roxanne Riley

    Just Remember by Roxanne Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    If I could just remember, everything could go back to normal.But maybe "normal" is overrated.When Shane Warren stumbles across a body in the woods, he's expecting the beginning of a horror story, not a soap opera. After ending a relationship with a cheating ex-boyfriend, the last thing he needs is more chaos...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  humor  poly  length-novella
  • Ruthless by Ivy Fox

    Ruthless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My heart has always been his. Since before I could even spell the name Grayson, I only had eyes for one boy—my perfect, larger than life best friend, who always managed to bring his bright light into my very dark existence with just one of his boyish smiles.With Chad, I could forget the dismal life I had of being the flawless privileged daughter of a cruel, evil man.He was my escape.My solace...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  contemporary  new adult  reverse harem  poly
  • Twelve Naughty Days by K.A. Linde, Skye Warren

    Twelve Naughty Days by K.A. Linde, Skye Warren

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... TWELVE NAUGHTY DAYSCancel your plans, because twelve of the hottest romance authors have teamed up to bring you a delicious holiday treat: a series of never-before-seen short stories inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas.Each of the authors will have an unforgettable, steamy story...
  • Tender by E.M. Lindsey

    Tender by E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    There Miles stood…Relationship over.No car.No place to live.And no hope for his future.And then a gorgeous, avenging angel appears. And not just any angel. The father of his ex-girlfriend. But it can't mean what Miles wants it to mean, right? After all, Emmett is married to an equally gorgeous man: a pediatric cardiac surgeon with abs of steel and a glare that could melt diamonds...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  daddy-kink  m-m  queer  poly  m-m-m  menage  trans-hero
  • Bears in the Woods by K.C. Wells

    Bears in the Woods by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The secluded rental cabin offers Jim Traynor exactly what he needs: peace and quiet to finish his latest book, and maybe a little inspiration for a new series. There’s even a little dog named Buster to provide an adorable distraction. Buster’s owners, however, bring distraction of a very different kind...
  • Just Don't Tell by Roxanne Riley

    Just Don't Tell by Roxanne Riley

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    MMMF Bisexual Romance There's only one rule if she's going to go through with this: Just don't tell...Skye's brother Ash took care of her after the deaths of their parents, so with him now in the hospital awaiting a heart transplant, Skye is doing everything she can to return the favor...
  • Rake I'd Like to F... by Sierra Simone, Joanna Shupe

    Rake I'd Like to F... by Sierra Simone, Joanna Shupe

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's a legend in the raking . . .The Last Crimes of Peregrine Hind - Sierra SimonePeregrine Hind, known to all as the bloodiest highwayman ever to bedevil the road, seeks only one thing—revenge against the Dartham family...
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