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Pretty Poison (Sinister in Savannah Book3) by Aimee Nicole Walker
Redemption seeker. Chameleon. Damaged heart. By day, Rocky Jacobs is a private investigator. By night, he produces Sinister in Savannah, a true-crime podcast, with his two best friends. Rocky’s life revolves around three principles: possessing skill is better than having luck, a man’s reputation is everything, and there’s no sacrifice too great for those you love...Categorized as:
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![Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand]()
Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand
Realising your new boss is the adult star you fancied as a teenager? Awkward. In the snow-kissed Swiss Alps, Adrian’s world is a high-wire act of old-world charm and new-world problems at the Gletscherhaus Hotel. Enter Eric, an undercover London songwriter, seeking a mental break in a place where the Wi-Fi is as patchy as his past relationships...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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![Bennett's Dream by C.W. Gray]()
Bennett's Dream by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Hobson Hills Short. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book 3. 5. Bennett Wilson should be perfectly happy. He has a loving husband, three wonderful children, and a house full of pets. His family and friends think he is crazy when he purposely gets pregnant with a fourth child... -
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![Positive Raleigh by Sam E. Kraemer]()
Positive Raleigh by Sam E. Kraemer
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRaleigh ‘Nemo’ Wallis. Positive. One word with a lot of meanings—but not all of them are good. When I remember my time in the Navy as a SEAL, I know one word will define me and shape the course of my life until I die. Loss seems to follow me everywhere I go, but when Benji Hoffman comes back into my life, he makes me rethink a lot of things—mainly…. How can I love him and not kill him? o-0-o... -
![All the Battles We Surrender by Garry Michael]()
All the Battles We Surrender by Garry Michael
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTime. That was what Sawyer Montgomery thought he had until he realized that it was running out. Now, all he wanted to do was right a wrong from three years ago. He made a vow to spend what little time he had left with Hawkins, the only man he ever loved. He would try everything to penetrate Hawkins’ armor before it was too late. Time... -
![Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox]()
Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox
Otto:. Seth Walker was my first love and I always swore he’d be my last. Even after he moved away our senior year in high school, we vowed to reunite after graduation. But when he suddenly broke things off without explanation and crushed my heart, it was my turn to run. After a decade in the navy, I’ve finally come home ready to move on with my life as Hobie’s newest firefighter... -
![The Alpha's Manny by Susi Hawke]()
The Alpha's Manny by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat’s an omega to do when denied custody of his late sister’s baby? Take the job offered to be his manny! Dusty Williams has the worst day of his life when he wakes up in a hospital bed after yet another miscarriage, only to receive divorce papers and a call saying that his custody bid has been denied for his newly orphaned five-month-old nephew because his father has been located... -
![Navigating Noah by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Navigating Noah by Jaclyn Quinn
Noah Hathaway. The saying 'livin' the dream' is usually said with sarcasm, but I truly am living my dream in Coral Pointe Inlet with my four best friends. Still, as I watch three of them fall in love, my heart aches a little with longing. It doesn't help when Hunter, a man I spent an incredible weekend with, comes back to Coral Pointe--not alone, I might add... -
![Ruined by April Wilson]()
Ruined by April Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFinally! Sam and Cooper's long-awaited story is here. .. a second chance gay romance, with a guaranteed HEA. Sam. .. Coming out of the closet was easy. Falling in love with a man twice my age was not. Cooper grew up old-school, hiding his true self. He may be the love of my life, but I can’t be his dirty little secret any longer. He needs to man up and claim me if he wants to keep me... -
![Grinding by Sean Ashcroft]()
Grinding by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo childhood best friends. One accidental fake engagement. One Labrador puppy. One week to fall in love. When Harvey runs into his childhood best friend—literally—on the way into Otter Bay for his cousin's wedding, he doesn't plan to end up playing the part of the guy's fiancé... -
![Second Wind by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Second Wind by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond wind: a new strength or energy to continue something that is an effort. After an amicable divorce, Lincoln Huxley is ready to embrace the sexuality he repressed for more than two decades. Rush Holden is no longer willing to settle for closeted men or those who don’t share his dreams of marriage and fatherhood. A chance encounter on a lakeside pier is the second wind they both need... -
![Love Means... Endurance by Andrew Grey]()
Love Means... Endurance by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Love Means. .. Story. Together for over ten years, Geoff and Eli built a fulfilling life. Their love and support helped raise their adopted son. Their hard work and dedication grew their farm from raising cattle and boarding horses to expanding into therapy riding sessions. Surrounded by a loving circle of friends, Geoff and Eli couldn’t ask for more... -
![If This Gets Out… by Romeo Alexander]()
If This Gets Out… by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if the love you never forgot found you again? Kameron: Moving back home to take care of my abusive father is the stuff of nightmares. I never wanted to see this place again, the memories are still too raw. I need a job to help pay the bills, but I didn’t expect the search to lead me straight into the path of my closeted ex-boyfriend, Able, the only man I’d ever loved...Categorized as:
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![His Protector: a First Love, M/M Romance by Sue Brown]()
His Protector: a First Love, M/M Romance by Sue Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat kind of courage does it take to travel two thousand miles just to say hello to a man who doesn’t know you exist? At thirty years old and never been kissed, Walker is about to find out. After a rocky start to his life in the agency, newly trained operative Walker takes the biggest chance of his life before his first mission. He returns to J. T... -
![New Tricks by Davidson King]()
New Tricks by Davidson King
After thirteen years together, Malcolm and Embry are all too familiar with their differences. Malcolm is free-spirited and spontaneous while Embry prefers having everything planned out...Categorized as:
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![Find Me: An Omegaverse Story by A.M. Arthur]()
Find Me: An Omegaverse Story by A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLayne Higgs grew up with a clear plan for his future: find his bondmate, mate during heat, and raise a family with the same love and devotion his parents showered on him. Until two years ago, he never anticipated that future would be with his best friend-now-boyfriend Peyton, and Layne has never been happier... -
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Hit the Brakes by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan they fake it til Tate makes it? Tate Ward is in a bind. His food truck hasn’t been the runaway success he’d always dreamt it would be. When he tries to join a new food truck collective to gain a larger following, his sales aren’t even high enough to win a spot. What he needs is a high profile endorsement—and he knows just the guy. Tate hasn’t seen Chase Riley since high school... -
![Definitely Deacon by Vawn Cassidy]()
Definitely Deacon by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJesse Ainsley’s life running his busy veterinary practice in the sleepy Cornwall bay he grew up in leaves no time for a serious relationship… at least, that’s what he tells himself, but the simple truth is much more cliché... -
![Saving Mr. Bell by H.L. Day]()
Saving Mr. Bell by H.L. Day
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen is a kidnap not a kidnap? When it's a rescue. Rudolf Bell does NOT need saving. But after the worst performance of his life, there are those who disagree. All he wants is to have a good time and forget everything for a while. Easier said than done when the media have done a hatchet job on him. His career's not over, though. Not until he says so... -
![Hanging the Stars by Rhys Ford]()
Hanging the Stars by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHalf Moon Bay: Book Two. Angel Daniels grew up hard, one step ahead of the law and always looking over his shoulder. A grifter's son, he’d learned every con and trick in the book but ached for a normal life. Once out on his own, Angel returns to Half Moon Bay where he once found… and then lost… love. Now, Angel's life is a frantic mess of schedules and chaos... -
![The Alpha's Christmas Wish by C.W. Gray]()
The Alpha's Christmas Wish by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsStory takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book Seven. Juan Vega lives in a town full of loving families and happy couples. As he watches his best friends fall in love, he can't help but wish for his own omega. He's been in love with Jackson since he met him, but it doesn't look like there will ever be a future for them... -
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New Adult by Timothy Janovsky
Nolan Baker longs to be "thirty, flirty and thriving" in this charmingly quirky LGBTQIA+ romance that's one part 13 Going on 30 and one part One Last Stop. WHY CAN'T WE SKIP TO THE GOOD PART? Twenty-three-year-old Nolan Baker wants it all by the time he's thirty. Too bad he's single, barely able to cover his own expenses, and still paying his dues at a prominent NYC comedy club... -
![His Warrior: a Second Chance M/M Protector Romance by Sue Brown]()
His Warrior: a Second Chance M/M Protector Romance by Sue Brown
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWill an alpha guy like Si willingly give his heart to Howie for a second chance at love? Si Raines thought his plans were set for the future. He’d marry his fiancé, the bar-owner Howie Gray, continue with his covert ops career, and when he was ready to retire from that, find a new job and settle down to life together... -
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![How to Catch a Bachelor by Ana Ashley]()
How to Catch a Bachelor by Ana Ashley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsT1ghtBuns: I could knead the best bread you've ever eaten on those tight abs. TopM4N: *snorts* you sure you're on the right app? I’m a born romantic. He doesn’t believe in relationships. Two things we agree on. .. together we are electric, and we want casual. We’re both best men at a wedding, and guess where the bachelor party is? As they say, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. . -
![Breathe by Piper Scott]()
Breathe by Piper Scott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAtop an empire of his own design lives an alpha waiting to die. CEO Marshall Alcrest has the financial world at his feet, but it’s been years since he’s made an omega kneel… and he’s come to terms that it’s too late to ever see it happen again... -
![Contract Baby: An Mpreg Romance by Aiden Bates]()
Contract Baby: An Mpreg Romance by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA hotshot lawyer desperate to start a family. A star baseball player who's been screwed out of his future. Ty Cunningham comes from old money, but he's never been content to live on privilege. He's the youngest partner in his firm, and the only omega partner. He's worked hard to get where he is, and he's proud of what he's accomplished. One thing is missing - a child to share it with... -
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Whole by A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Omegaverse Story. Two broken hearts…one perfect fit. Alpha Morris Danvers likes his quiet life as a paralegal and as the uncle to his beta brother Morgan’s infant son Aeron. Raised by an abusive sire, Morris and Morgan have relied on each other for years, and Morris doesn’t trust himself to do right by an omega mate... -
![Undercover Omega by Skye R. Richmond]()
Undercover Omega by Skye R. Richmond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiley. It was the most emotional time of his life. His papa couldn’t stop crying, his father told him exactly what to do, so he wouldn’t ruin his life. The sire of his child, an alpha Riley had naively trusted is nowhere to found... -
![Sweet Things by Mia Scott]()
Sweet Things by Mia Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis bad boy Chef just lost the only home he’s ever had. I spent the last decade building a restaurant and running a kitchen I’m proud of, but with one selfish choice, my brother destroys it all. I’ve sacrificed everything—including any chance at a love life—and I’ve ended up with nothing. Well, not exactly nothing...Categorized as:
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![It's Not You by Becca Seymour]()
It's Not You by Becca Seymour
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a protective ex-cop helps his gorgeous tenant through his recovery, their complicated history is asking for trouble. Will the fear of the past repeating itself destroy any possibility of happiness? Daredevil drifter Lawrence Crawford is hunting for a place to call home. After ten years of looking, he believes he’s found what he’s been searching for... -
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Feel Me by A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlpha Eriq Lars-Higgs is determined to follow in the footsteps of the two alphas who raised him by being the best constable possible. Mating is the last thing on his mind—until Emory Cross heats for the first time and Eriq scents his bondmate. But Emory is so much younger and still in university, his life ripe with choices, so Eriq keeps his distance. And then Emory is gone...Categorized as:
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![You Spin Me 'Round by Felice Stevens]()
You Spin Me 'Round by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForget the jelly doughnuts. Hanukkah's about to get spicy. .. . Benji Roth couldn't be happier. His bakery in the small town of Serenity, Pennsylvania is thriving, and he doesn’t even mind being the only Jewish person in town. Except when his cousin, Issac, comes to visit, of course. Everyone is friendly—well, almost everyone... -
![Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace]()
Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCory hates weddings. There’s nothing fun about wearing uncomfortable clothes, sitting in hot rooms filled with hard chairs, eating dry chicken, and pretending to have the time of your life while listening to music that wasn’t even good back when it was popular twenty years ago. Given a choice, he’d RSVP no to every last one... -
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![Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace]()
Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 5 in the Alpha For Hire series. When your alpha date bails on you for an important wedding, sometimes you need to call in the big guns. Alpha For Hire to the rescue! -
![That's What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse]()
That's What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"By turns hilarious, tender, and devastating, Rouse’s novel explores what it means to be the sandwich generation of gays today — caught between those who paved the way for equality, those who are too young to credit them, and a world that seems increasingly hostile. " —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author... -
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Daisy by Belle Harper
Everyone thinks I’m the perfect Omega. Sweet. Obedient. Born to be claimed. But I don’t feel perfect. I feel like a fraud. I was raised to be a prize for the elite. Groomed to smile, to serve, to be everything an Alpha could want. Every step I take is measured. Every word, rehearsed. And Choosing Day is meant to be my reward. Instead, I’m dragged from the Omega House by a stranger. Terrified... -
![The Alpha's Widower by Susi Hawke]()
The Alpha's Widower by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat’s a guy to do when his straight best friend proposes a fake marriage? Just say — Yes! Laurie Adams looked like he had it all, but his marriage was a sham, a Mr. Wrong chosen for all the wrong reasons. When his husband dies, Laurie has no time to mourn the cheating bastard—his in-laws have decided that Laurie isn’t fit to raise his children and they’ll do anything to take them from him...Categorized as:
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![The Alpha's Lifeguard- Kissed Omega: MM Non-Shifter Mpreg Romance by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Alpha's Lifeguard- Kissed Omega: MM Non-Shifter Mpreg Romance by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never learned how to swim. Fear had ruled over most of my life from fear of the water to my choice of alpha. Now that I’d left him, it was time to face all the facets of life. What I hadn’t expected was that my swimming teacher, the lifeguard at a local kids’ club would not only be the teacher I needed, but more. Harris might just prove to be the anchor I needed in life... -
![A Dangerous Declaration by Crista Crown]()
A Dangerous Declaration by Crista Crown
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the small resort town of Smokes, love is always burning…. Wes Evans has been in love with his best friend (and sometimes friend with benefits) Andrew Hart since before he understood what that word meant, but he’s never said a word, waiting for Andrew to make the first move. Wes has always followed Andrew. He didn’t expect to change that in love... -
![Almost The One by Jess Whitecroft]()
Almost The One by Jess Whitecroft
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRestaurateur Zafir Iordanou is living in a kitchen nightmare. Outspoken chef Tatiana is sick of the kitchen, dad Spiros has given up trying to run a restaurant altogether and is now unsettlingly obsessed with taxidermy, and Head Chef George is…well…let’s just say George is moving on... -
![Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! Vol. 2 by Gamoko Tsuyu]()
Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! Vol. 2 by Gamoko Tsuyu
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGoing Further Than Kissing is No Joke! The unlucky university student Kota is officially dating the super-lucky Naoya! Although Kota initially only got close to Naoya to help ward off his bad luck, he's now truly in love with him. They both want to go further than kissing, but Kota is having trouble being honest about his desires. . -
![Loving My Omega by C.W. Gray]()
Loving My Omega by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSam and Teague have been best friends for years. Now that they are both single, can friendship become more? Hurting from a break-up, Sam moves home to Hobson Hills to take care of his great-aunt. After a year passes, he realizes the only thing he misses from his life in Seattle is the one man that has always been there for Sam, his best friend, Teague... -
![Listen by R.J. Scott]()
Listen by R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe only wanted to make the best home for his new daughter; he never meant to fall in love with the man who might steal her away. Nick and his husband had always wanted a big family, but when cancer took Danny six years ago, Nick was left a single dad of three...Categorized as:
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![Love Means... Patience by Andrew Grey]()
Love Means... Patience by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Love Means. .. Story. Years after his discharge from the Marines under “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” Cody Culver lives in a PTSD-induced world all his own. On a mission, under misconceptions that Geoff and Eli are the enemy, Cody breaks into their farmhouse but is quickly brought back to his senses by a frying pan to the head. After receiving much needed help in the hospital, Cody has nowhere to go... -
![Omega's Brew by Aiden Bates]()
Omega's Brew by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRoyce Wheeler thought he had it all - a great corporate job, a secure relationship, and a nice home in the city. When his omega fell pregnant, Royce was overjoyed - until he realized that the baby wasn't his. His partner had cheated on him with Royce's own boss! With his relationship in tatters and his career on the line, Royce is desperate to get out of the city and gain some perspective...Categorized as:
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![The Promise by Felice Stevens]()
The Promise by Felice Stevens
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA promise made:. When Ezra Green sits next to Monroe Friedman in their high school English class, friendship blooms into first love, and even Ezra moving to California won’t keep them apart. Ezra promises Roe that once he finishes college, he’ll come home and the two will be together. In the meantime they’ll write and keep in touch. Nothing has to change. A promise broken:... -
![Coffee Shop Cupid by Lacey Daize]()
Coffee Shop Cupid by Lacey Daize
Tristan knows that no alpha will want him, so he needs to face the future on his own. Alphas have expectations from their mates, and Tristan knows he will never meet two of the biggest ones. He can't be bonded, as a previous bond has been severed, and he will never have children after losing his womb...Categorized as:
omegaverse queer m-m contemporary insta-love alpha male length-novella explicit-open-door -
![Biscuit in the Basket by Kit Oliver]()
Biscuit in the Basket by Kit Oliver
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvery love story needs its happily ever after - and then even more. Biscuit in the Basket follows Sebastian and Gil through the week after their first story ends in Light Up the Lamp. In this novella, they settle into their new lives, get their feet under themselves, and start to build their future...Categorized as:
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![Lucky Dance Date by Lacey Daize]()
Lucky Dance Date by Lacey Daize
Wes's life may not be perfect, but he works hard to make it as good as he can. Wes will never be his parents' ideal son, and he knows it. Worse is that they retaliate against him when their attempts to mold him into what they want fail. Still, he carves out what happiness he can while trying to stay within the lines. He's made himself a career as a dance instructor, and loves teaching kids...
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