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Crushed But Not Defeated by Nicole Dykes
Miles. Selfish. That’s the only way Andrew will ever see me. An abused boy who grew up and became a defense attorney for the rich and famous. I’ll never forget the look on his face when I told him. The hurt and disgust I saw in his eyes as I stomped all over his dreams. He left me behind, convincing me he’d hate me forever. Now, circumstances have brought me back into his life...Categorized as:
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![Newly Tied by Mary Calmes]()
Newly Tied by Mary Calmes
For the last six months, Deputy US Marshal Delroy McCabe has been secretly pining for his partner, Langston Ross. He’s kept his desires to himself because he wants to do a good job and prove himself at work. More importantly, if Lang were to find out his true feelings, maybe the person he cares for the most might walk away...Categorized as:
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![MistleFoe by Cambria Hebert]()
MistleFoe by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratings‘Tis the season for twinkling lights, cookies, joy, and a little sprinkle of mom guilt on the side. Did I say little? I mean an entire sleigh full. Which is exactly why I’m on my way home to Winterbury for the holidays, something my parents have been pleading for since I left the small-town life for a view of the city nearly ten years ago. It’s not that I don’t come home to visit. I do...Categorized as:
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![Wheels Down by Beth Bolden]()
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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![Craving You by Avril Ashton]()
Craving You by Avril Ashton
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA former thief set on revenge. A younger man cut off by his wealthy family. This marriage is in name only. Kannon Jeffers knows a thing or two about regret. Cut off from his powerful and influential family, he’s betrayed the last person he’d ever want to hurt. Now he’s alone, doing things he never thought he would for money...Categorized as:
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![Beautiful Mistakes by Felice Stevens]()
Beautiful Mistakes by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe other side of loathing might be lust . .. Or love . .. Wolf. Desire: What Wolf struggles with from the moment he sees Spencer Hawkins the first day of college. Fear: Not a word in Wolf’s vocabulary except when it comes to facing his feelings for Spencer. Lust: What he gives in to that changes everything between them. And his life forever... -
![Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Unbreakable Stories: Snow is a collection of short stories and a novelette set after the events of Shatter, book 2 of the Unbreakable Bonds series and before Torch, book 3. Follow the continuing, passionate and heartfelt romance between Dr. Ashton "Snow" Frost and Jude Torres as they merge their lives together as a couple...Categorized as:
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![Love and History by Lane Hayes]()
Love and History by Lane Hayes
The sporty roommate, the professor, and a history lesson…. Holden-. Ezra might be the most annoying roommate ever. He’s loud, obnoxious, and full of himself. So what if he’s a tall, muscular, tattooed jock? His tendency to strip to his boxers in the kitchen while helping himself to my food isn’t endearing in the slightest. Nope. Ezra has to go...Categorized as:
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![To Take a Quiet Breath by Fearne Hill]()
To Take a Quiet Breath by Fearne Hill
This isn’t a romance about chiseled, lantern-jawed college kids boasting V-cut abs. There are no marathon steamy sex sessions, not without having at least one nebulizer on standby anyway. Marcel Giresse, the thirty-six-year-old Director of Finance at the French Ministry of Justice, is happy to leave all that nonsense to his oldest friend Lucien, the sixteenth Earl of Rossingley...Categorized as:
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![The Christmas Summons by Kelly Fox]()
The Christmas Summons by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a Wild Heart Ranch Christmas novella. I’ve loved Gael Hernandez from the moment I laid eyes on him. We had a moment back in the summer, but he needed time to recover from the traumatic events that reshaped his family. It’s now Christmas, and I think my talented shoemaker is finally ready to let me love him for the rest of his life... -
![Little by J.M. Dabney]()
Little by J.M. Dabney
Insanity was in the eye of the beholder. Harmon Little was a surveillance expert. He lived in the shadows, and he liked it there. There wasn’t a place he couldn’t get in and out of without detection. As usual with his mischievous nature, his current assignment went south, and he ran. He thought he was free and clear until he knocked someone over in a grocery store aisle...Categorized as:
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![A Wedding in a Week by Con Riley]()
A Wedding in a Week by Con Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA second chance with his brother’s best friend also comes with a deadline. Three years after inheriting his family farm, an accident forces Stefan Luxton to rethink his future. Turning his farm into a five-star wedding venue is one goal. Another is to reconnect with Marc, who Stefan loved but let slip away to the city...Categorized as:
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![Suited For You by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda]()
Suited For You by Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s smug, conceited … and hot as hell …. Becoming a partner at Caldwell and Holton will be the crowning achievement in my hard fought career. There’s just one problem. One arrogant, materialistic, flashy problem: Saint Caldwell. Unlike me, he’s never had to struggle for anything a day in his life … or so I think. But there’s more to the man than a showy Porsche and killer smile... -
![Beautiful Temptation by Christina Lee]()
Beautiful Temptation by Christina Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBlair Anderson only thinks of Caden Bell as his best friend’s younger brother, a straight-laced jock still dating his high-school sweetheart. They are as different as night and day. Caden has always considered Blair an enigma, the way he lights up every room with his self-confidence and perfectly sculpted cheekbones. But since childhood they’ve drifted worlds apart...Categorized as:
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![Camera Shy by E.M. Leya, Sara York]()
Camera Shy by E.M. Leya, Sara York
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTrust is earned, but sometimes we form walls around ourselves to protect us from the pain, keeping others from getting close, and shielding us from the darkness that lurks around us. Charles has faced the worst of that darkness. Living on the streets from eleven years old, he learned to survive by trusting no one... -
![Bouquets & Belonging by Duckie Mack]()
Bouquets & Belonging by Duckie Mack
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarley is a hopeless romantic who loves his job. Flowers make him happy, and he gets great joy out of the delight they bring to others. He has a standing flower shop as well as a regular booth at the Heartcraft Market. Derek is an overworked businessman. His work consumes his life, both in the office and at home... -
![Let Me Show You by Alisha Williams]()
Let Me Show You by Alisha Williams
Blake. I hate jocks. They think I’m weak, that they can throw their size around to intimidate me for an easy A. It’s why I refuse to tutor them. When my sister begs me to help one of her friends from the football team, I don’t have the heart to say no. At first glance, Cooper looks like any other jock but he’s quick to prove me wrong. He’s a social butterfly, I’m an introvert...Categorized as:
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![In Love's Key, Reprised by Guri Nojiro]()
In Love's Key, Reprised by Guri Nojiro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSweet Home Hokkaido wins over a conductor for whom home is anything but sweet. A burnt-out, curmudgeonly conductor finds love in a humble grocer determined to unfreeze the maestro’s heart. -
![Puppy Patrol by Gregory Ashe]()
Puppy Patrol by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShaw and North are going to spend a peaceful weekend at a lakeside cabin. Until, that is, a dog starts barking. This story takes place before Declination. -
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Brighton Rock by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie Sunshine Short Story. There is a free short story ‘Brighton Rock’ which is available for subscribers to my newsletter. -
![Landing Levi by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Landing Levi by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSage Rafferty. I've wanted Levi ever since my friend Cole introduced us. When Levi moved to my hometown of Coral Pointe Inlet, I thought I finally had a chance to land the sexy, misunderstood man. After months of trying, though, it's clear he doesn't want me the way I want him. Putting some space between us is the only way to reclaim some of my dignity... -
![Queried Sick by Dallas Smith]()
Queried Sick by Dallas Smith
For fans of Casey McQuiston and Always Only You, Queried Sick is a slow-burn romance about two bisexual disasters finding love while working at a publishing company during the pandemic—complete with grumpy/sunshine vibes, found family, and an attention-seeking cat...Categorized as:
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![Like I Pretended by Charlie Novak]()
Like I Pretended by Charlie Novak
Pretending to be in love never felt so real. Henry Lu hates being a superstar. Action movies have left a sour taste in his mouth and filming a queer period drama on the Yorkshire coast sounds like the perfect antidote. Meeting grumpy coffee shop owner, Alex, is the cherry on top... -
![Felix by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell]()
Felix by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHiring a fake boyfriend for a school reunion seems to be the only solution, but love was never part of the equation. Felix has enough on his plate looking out for his parents, let alone agreeing to being hired for a date with the friend of a friend. His instant attraction to the scatter-brained scientist has him making impulsive decisions he hopes he won’t regret... -
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![Mr. Jingle Bells by Leta Blake]()
Mr. Jingle Bells by Leta Blake
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOpposites attract as frosty business partners become fake boyfriends in this Christmas gay romance! Playing fake boyfriends starts their sleigh ride into love! After an emergency forces Ashton Sellers from his apartment, all he wants for Christmas is new lipgloss, zero contact from his abusive family, and a place to stay for the holidays. Cue his business partner begrudgingly taking him in...Categorized as:
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![Fauxmance in the Falls by J.E. Birk]()
Fauxmance in the Falls by J.E. Birk
I'm here to destroy this town. How did I end up in a fake relationship with its hero? I've spent my life proving to my grandpa and dad that I'm more than just the Lewis family mistake. So when Grandpa sends me to Devon Falls, VT to take some ridiculous leaf festival to court, I head straight there and get to work. But Dr. Jack Lancer keeps getting in my way. He's everywhere... -
![Carter by A.M. Salinger]()
Carter by A.M. Salinger
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCarter’s carefree, movie star lifestyle comes to an abrupt end when he becomes the guardian to a little girl he has never met before. Will his hot new neighbor Elijah prove to be the one thing he and Maisie need to make their family whole? Carter Wilson has it all. A dazzling career, fame, fortune, and women falling at his feet...Categorized as:
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![Caught off Guard by Catherine Cloud]()
Caught off Guard by Catherine Cloud
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMatthias Brandl always knew he wouldn’t spend his entire career with the same team. He does have two tiny problems with getting traded to Las Vegas, though. Number one: Matthias hooked up with their starting goalie Casey Wallace last summer. Number two: Casey totally hates his guts. Now that Matthias has to be Casey’s backup whether he likes it or not, they have to find a way to work together...Categorized as:
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![The Cockpit by Ava Olsen]()
The Cockpit by Ava Olsen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve given up my modeling career to work on the other side of the lens. And touring the coast of Australia on my brother’s yacht is a dream come true for my first gig as a professional photographer. Only, this dream could end up a nightmare since I’m forced to travel with the one man who gets under my skin - Captain George Bernard... -
![The Christmas Extra by V.L. Locey]()
The Christmas Extra by V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings’Tis the season for a second chance at love. Stillman King likes his life in the small rural farming community of Rockmount, Pennsylvania. It’s a different pace of life than Philly, but Philadelphia was where his heart was broken, and he was happy to leave. He might be lonely, but he’s settled and has even managed to win over his snooping neighbors... -
![Hope & Harmony by Meredith Wild, Chelle Bliss]()
Hope & Harmony by Meredith Wild, Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExclusive, heartfelt stories from romance's top authors, celebrating the enduring connection between love and music. Hope & Harmony is a groundbreaking anthology of entirely new and exclusive romance stories from fourteen of romance’s best-selling authors. Authors include Chelle Bliss, Stacey Marie Brown, Mari Carr, Jaine Diamond, Helen Hardt, Jillian Liota, Kat Mizera, Layla Reyne, M...Categorized as:
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![Heart Strings by Annabella Michaels]()
Heart Strings by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the best dreams are the ones you didn’t know were possible. Colton James lives and breathes country music. Playing the guitar and singing the songs he writes is all he’s ever dreamed of doing, but his parents wish he’d choose a career that’s a little more…traditional... -
![Rival by M.A. Gray]()
Rival by M.A. Gray
The last time I saw Grant Sullivan, I told him to leave Winter Harbor and never return. And now he's back. For good? I doubt that. Doesn't matter if he's the new coach of a rival football team. Doesn't matter if looking at him makes my blood heat, my pulse throb in longing. He's dead to me. Grant Sullivan is the first man I ever fell in love with. The man who stomped my heart into pieces...Categorized as:
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![On the 2 by Felice Stevens]()
On the 2 by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFirst rule of riding the. Don’t talk to strangers. Don’t even look at anyone. But what if they’re grouchy and gorgeous and you’re sitting right next to them? I always did like a challenge. I want to turn that frown upside down, but he barely looks at me. I take a chance and poke the bear, and to my shock, he plays along and growls back...Categorized as:
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![Moving On by Felice Stevens]()
Moving On by Felice Stevens
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen his roof caves in, Sean Lovett thinks things can't get any worse. Until he loses his job, adding yet another bump in the rocky road of his life. None of his so-called friends can—or will—help. And asking a favor from his abusive ex? Hard pass. Luckily, his sister comes to the rescue and offers him a great apartment—in the city, no less—until he can get back on his feet. Sweet deal...Categorized as:
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![Happy for You by Anyta Sunday]()
Happy for You by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMort wants his de facto family back. . . . He knows he doesn’t deserve them. Not yet, anyway. Not without making up for leaving them in their time of need. But it’s not easy to make amends. Mort must show how much he wants the Rochester family back in his life... -
![Yours For The Holiday by DJ Jamison]()
Yours For The Holiday by DJ Jamison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFresh off a break-up, Remy is in no mood to share a room with his brother's best friend during a holiday stay at home. Jason Hendricks has always treated him like a little brother to tease and taunt, all the more embarrassing because Remy has secretly crushed on the jerk since puberty. But when Jason confides he's bisexual, Remy realizes the crush he loves to hate could be the perfect rebound... -
![Taste by Sophia Soames]()
Taste by Sophia Soames
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFinn Christensen doesn’t do feelings. He doesn’t do relationships. When he has an itch to scratch, there are always clubs and hook-ups. Quick, dirty encounters in dark places that feed the need that brews in the pit in his stomach. He works every hour of the day as the front office manager for the Clouds Westminster Hotel in central London. He’s a good boss, and he knows his shit...Categorized as:
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![Of Chords and Dreams (Burn to Rise) by L.A. Cannon]()
Of Chords and Dreams (Burn to Rise) by L.A. Cannon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"We don't need to be perfect. Broken chords can also be part of a song. ". After a decade of friendship and a shared passion for music that is borderline obsessive, Chris had assumed that unless they came to a dead end of irreconcilable differences, nothing would ever change between him and Marc. He couldn’t have been more wrong...Categorized as:
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![Future Ex Enemy (Future Series) by Kate Hawthorne, E.M. Denning]()
Future Ex Enemy (Future Series) by Kate Hawthorne, E.M. Denning
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf there's one thing David Cranston hates, it's Luis Montgomery. When he finds out they've both been invited to participate in a floral contest that could make or break both of their careers, David dives in, ready to win. But there's only one problem, and there's only one bed. David and Luis are forced together and tension isn't the only thing running hot between the two of them...Categorized as:
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![Dexterity Check by Katherine McIntyre]()
Dexterity Check by Katherine McIntyre
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEli’s sworn off irresponsible flirts, and Arjun’s one of the worst—aggravating, provoking, and everything Eli can’t resist. After fifteen years in the military, Eli Reynolds has returned to San Francisco with broken dreams and a broken heart, courtesy of his now ex-boyfriend...Categorized as:
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![Jacked Up by Helen Juliet]()
Jacked Up by Helen Juliet
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle thief. Big problem. JACK When some billionaire tries to mess with my family, I decide to take personal revenge and break into his London penthouse when he’s abroad to steal some compensation. The issue? He’s not only very much home, but he’s huge. Even worse, he’s gorgeous and too bloody cheerful. Rather than call the police, he suggests that I stay until I’ve fixed what I’ve damaged...Categorized as:
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![BFF by K.C. Wells]()
BFF by K.C. Wells
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m about to do something huge, and it could change. .. everything. I met Matt in second grade, and we’ve been inseparable ever since. We went to the same schools, studied at the same college. When we both got jobs in the same town, we shared an apartment. And when my life took an unexpected turn, Matt was there for me. Every milestone in my life, he was there to share it... -
![Loving a Warrior by Melanie Hansen]()
Loving a Warrior by Melanie Hansen
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBUD/S: six months of the most intense training there is. It’s survival of the toughest, and Matt Knytych is determined to come out the other side a navy SEAL. Distraction is life or death. And just the sight of former marine Shane Hovland is enough to shake Matt’s concentration. Shane came to BUD/S training ready to prove himself—again. Semper Fi is forever, but he needs a new start... -
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![The F Words by Anyta Sunday]()
The F Words by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRory A. Phillips is sick of being haunted. Sick of hurting. Sick of being so fucking lost. Whenever he ‘sees’ his best friend William, he’s packing up his motorbike and on the move...Categorized as:
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![The Doctor's Orders by Heidi Cullinan]()
The Doctor's Orders by Heidi Cullinan
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time Nicholas Beckert was the boy who stole kisses from Jared Kumpel beneath the bleachers. Now Jared’s a pediatrician and Nick is the hospital CEO who won’t glance his way. But everything changes when they’re stranded alone in a hospital elevator. Ten years of cold shoulders melt away, and old passions rekindle into hot flames... -
![Love and the Real Boy by J.K. Hogan]()
Love and the Real Boy by J.K. Hogan
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow much heartache can one man take before he breaks? Rich Langston asks himself that question every day. A Seattle advertising exec who uses his designer suit and showy car like a suit of armor, Rich refuses to let the world get to him. His traumatic childhood has ruined any faith he had in people, friendship, and love... -
![The Douglas Fir by Anyta Sunday]()
The Douglas Fir by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomehow, someway, Jason will find Noah the most unique and clever gift ever. A gift that will surprise him, and win his heart. A gift that just might be magic . . . -
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Stray by Ash Penn
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBar worker and serial slut Terry Seymour is hardly charm personified when it comes to romance. In fact, he doesn't believe in love at all despite his latent desire for his best friend of fourteen years, builder Marc Pierce. Dan Hutchinson is a young homeless man living in a derelict house Marc's halfway to renovating...Categorized as:
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![Broken News by Sara Dobie Bauer]()
Broken News by Sara Dobie Bauer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was supposed to hurt him. Ruin him. Instead, he fell in love. In the big, bad city, Eric West holds the reins. A mafia king, he is feared, ruthless, and obsessed with a man half his age. Will, his favorite whore, is young, beautiful, and the only person to ever bring him to his knees. Will is a man to kill for. A man to change for...
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