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Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya
A straight man takes a job at a gay brothel that has a firm rule of no falling in love. What could go wrong?Apollo takes on a rather odd job at a brothel as a way to make some fast cash, but when one of the male prostitutes takes an interest in him, his days of gainful employment seem numbered... -
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Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 07 by Yonezou Nekota
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?After spending a blissful night wrapped in each other’s arms, Maya and Nemugasa get a rude awakening when... -
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![How My Daddies Became Mates Vol. 1 by Mikkamita]()
How My Daddies Became Mates Vol. 1 by Mikkamita
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSparks and fists fly in this Boys' Love omegaverse spin on the "how I met your father" trope!As teenagers, Kuroga Akane and Shirosaki Aoi couldn't have been more different. An alpha and an omega from rival schools, their initial meeting wasn't exactly love at first sight... -
![Ten Count, Vol. 3 by Rihito Takarai, 宝井理人]()
Ten Count, Vol. 3 by Rihito Takarai, 宝井理人
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsCorporate secretary Shirotani suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder in this doctor-patient romance fraught with compulsion!Corporate secretary Shirotani suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. One day he meets Kurose, a therapist who offers to take him through a ten-step program to cure him of his compulsion... -
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![Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08 by Yonezou Nekota]()
Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08 by Yonezou Nekota
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?It’s been a while since Maya and Nemugasa have had any alone time, so they can’t help but go a little... -
![Kabukicho Bad Trip Vol. 1 by Eiji Nagisa]()
Kabukicho Bad Trip Vol. 1 by Eiji Nagisa
Toru Miyama is the king of all hosts in Kabukicho, and not only does he have drop-dead looks, but he can also read people's minds. On his day off, he happens to bump into Mizuki Hikawa, a stunning male model that he secretly adores...Categorized as:
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![Love Nest, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki]()
Love Nest, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA real-life odd couple navigate roommates and heartbreaks in this Sayonara Game spin-off.A brokenhearted Masato moves into his friend’s second home looking for some peace and quiet, but instead he finds a man who’s very much not his type already occupying the space... -
![Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love, Vol. 1 by Yaya Sakuragi]()
Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love, Vol. 1 by Yaya Sakuragi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHigh school student Ao has been dreaming about his longtime neighbor Ryomei, a priest at the local Shinto shrine. A little freaked out--and a lot excited--at the prospect of having a relationship with Ryomei, Ao gathers up his courage, confesses his feelings...and gets turned down flat. Luckily, Ao's not the kind to give up easily... -
![Broken Wings by L.-J. Baker]()
Broken Wings by L.-J. Baker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a magical world where being different is the norm, why must Rye Woods fear for her life if the truth about her hidden identity is revealed? When Rye Woods, a fairy, meets the beautiful dryad Flora Withe, her libido, as squashed and hidden as her wings, reawakens along with her heart... -
![The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher]()
The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTevi and Jemeryl, soldier and sorceress, must risk all in the race to uncover a traitor and retrieve the chalice that, in the wrong hands, could bestow dangerous powers.A dark presence is threatening to uncover long hidden secrets, and the future of the whole Protectorate is at stake... -
![Yarichin Bitch Club, Vol. 3 by Tanaka Ogeretsu]()
Yarichin Bitch Club, Vol. 3 by Tanaka Ogeretsu
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn an extracurricular experience gone hilariously wrong, innocent Takashi Tono accidentally joins a club of young men who put the “dick” in “valedictorian... -
![Sappho's Fables, Volume 1: Three Lesbian Fairy Tale Novellas (Sappho's Fables: Lesbian Fairy Tales) by Elora Bishop, Jennifer Diemer]()
Sappho's Fables, Volume 1: Three Lesbian Fairy Tale Novellas (Sappho's Fables: Lesbian Fairy Tales) by Elora Bishop, Jennifer Diemer
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Sappho's Fables series takes well-known, beloved fairy tales and retells them from a lesbian perspective. Volume One contains the first three novellas in the series: SEVEN (Snow White), BRAIDED (Rapunzel) and CRUMBS (Hansel and Gretel), compiled together in an enchanting omnibus edition... -
![Always There by Megan Derr]()
Always There by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTales of knights bound by duty, honor, and each other... Always There, When the princess they are sworn to protect is kidnapped, two knights are separated in their efforts to save her, and in being part realize what they always had together.. -
![The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings]()
The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll Lucas Tripp wants is prosperity for the tenants of his family’s estate; good weather for the harvest; suitable matches for his sisters; a little money left over at the end of the month; and more quality time with his boyfriend, Alex Booker. That’s not so much to ask for, right? Wrong... -
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![Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne]()
Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSequel to Pale as a Ghost A Duncan Andrews Thriller Private detective Duncan Andrews has the home-team advantage when it comes to solving paranormal crimes: His best friend, Gina, is a centuries-old witch. His dog is a zombie. And his boyfriend, Robbie, is a ghost. Duncan certainly has his work cut out for him with this case... -
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Change World, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA longtime crush has blossomed into a dream relationship in this Sayonara Game sequel, until a ghost from the past suddenly appears.Ever since Yosuke confessed his long-held feelings for Arimura, his life with his new boyfriend has been a dream. But when a work colleague and former college classmate enters the scene, his dream relationship faces its first threat... -
![The Trouble with Magic by Sasha L. Miller]()
The Trouble with Magic by Sasha L. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA trinity of stories about magic, and all the trouble that arises when magic and emotion collide. The Dragon Slayer —Tane has been banished to a remote village and bound there by magic. With nowhere else to go and nothing better to do, he has taken the village under his care and protects it by killing the dragons that plague the area... -
![(Un)Masked by Anyta Sunday, Andrew Q. Gordon]()
(Un)Masked by Anyta Sunday, Andrew Q. Gordon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJay Walker has two wishes: to perform the play of his dreams alongside his best friend at Wellington’s Tory Street Theatre, and to meet that special someone. Someone he’d go to the ends of the earth for. Someone who might only exist in fairy tales. When Jay meets accordion busker Lethe Cross, it’s like living a dream come true... -
![Change World, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki]()
Change World, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYosuke had a crush on Arimura—an upperclassman from his high school baseball team—for years before he finally confessed his feelings. And even after a year of being his boyfriend, every day still feels like a dream... -
![Watermark by Karin Kallmaker]()
Watermark by Karin Kallmaker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTeresa Mandrell's first encounter with advertising executive Rayann Germaine begins badly and goes downhill from there. Within minutes of their meeting, Rayann dubs Teresa a "bumbling amateur." The event changes the course of Teresa's life -- she abandons the corporate world for what she hopes is a more satisfying career in Fine Arts Management... -
![Gold Standard by Kyell Gold]()
Gold Standard by Kyell Gold
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere are nine stories spanning Kyell Gold's career to date, including four Ursa Major Award-winning short stories and one story nominated for a WSFA Small Press Science Fiction award. Three of the stories originally appeared as stand-alone stories online and were later incorporated into the award-winning novels "Waterways" and "Out of Position... -
![Beauty, Inc. by Tara Lain]()
Beauty, Inc. by Tara Lain
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Pennymaker Tale Is beauty only skin deep? Chemist Dr. Robert “Belle” Belleterre loves flowers, green trees, his best friend Judy, and “his baby:” the new face cream he developed to help put his father’s small cosmetics company on the map. Sadly he gets no help from his alcoholic, gambling-addicted father, who loses Belle in a poker game to Magnus Strong, the CEO of Beauty, Inc...Categorized as:
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![斗地主之恋 [Dòu Dìzhǔ zhī liàn] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白]()
斗地主之恋 [Dòu Dìzhǔ zhī liàn] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA love story that came about due to Fight The Landlord. [1]Two eldest young masters who looked down on each other were forced into a blind date. Each discovered that the other was the immoral scoundrel who had poured cold water or thrown rotten tomatoes on him during a game of Fight The Landlord two days prior.Now what?Well, secure a partner first and figure the rest out later... -
![Cuffed: M/M Mpreg Alpha Male Romance by Aiden Bates]()
Cuffed: M/M Mpreg Alpha Male Romance by Aiden Bates
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Agent Gabriel Scott is the best that the FBI’s Hate Crime division has to offer. He’s got an impressive record of solved cases on his resume and a brilliant, slippery mind that keeps even the worst criminal minds on their toes. When he comes to Plymouth, Massachusetts, to investigate a series of apparent hate crimes, he quickly realizes that everything is not what it seems... -
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![Heat x Beat: A Shut-In Omega Becomes an Idol! by Ken Homerun]()
Heat x Beat: A Shut-In Omega Becomes an Idol! by Ken Homerun
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being dumped by his fiancé, omega Minoru becomes a disillusioned shut-in. While streaming videos of his own original songs, he's scouted and makes his debut as an idol with the band Tyrant. But that's not all; alpha Eiji has a proposal for a brand new band... -
![How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories by Venita Blackburn]()
How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories by Venita Blackburn
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVenita Blackburn's characters bully and suffer, spit and tease, mope and blame. They're hyperaware of their bodies and fiercely observant, fending off the failures and advances of adults with indifferent ease. In "Biology Class," they torment a teacher to the point of near insanity, while in "Bear Bear Harvest(TM)," they prepare to sell their excess fat and skin for food processing... -
![Learning Curve by Rachel Spangler]()
Learning Curve by Rachel Spangler
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGenre: Lesbian romance. Ashton Clarke, a local Casanova with a long history of falling into bed with a different woman every night, is perfectly content with her free and easy existence until she gives in to her best friend’s request to spend an evening helping out at the local gay and lesbian youth center... -
![Love Voice (Yaoi Manga) Vol. 1 by Hongou]()
Love Voice (Yaoi Manga) Vol. 1 by Hongou
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryday, Haruya looks forward to the announcement made by the school's library. He can't help but fall for the beautiful voice that comes from the intercom. Lo and behold he meets the voice's owner one day at the library. It belongs to a student in the same year called Takashina who is labeled as unapproachable and cold by other students... -
![Twisted Romance by Alex de Campi, Magen Cubed]()
Twisted Romance by Alex de Campi, Magen Cubed
Rated: 3.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFour stories of love and lust from comics’ coolest artists and writer ALEX de CAMPI! First, a demon prowls the 1978 New York disco scene in “OLD FLAMES,” drawn by KATIE SKELLY. Then, a curvy photographer’s assistant falls in love with someone way out of her league in “TWINKLE & THE STAR,” with art from ALEJANDRA GUTIÉRREZ... -
![Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4 by Yuhki Kamatani]()
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4 by Yuhki Kamatani
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA SECRET EXPOSEDTchaiko has always been an enigma, but when he goes to visit his partner in the hospital, his story is finally revealed. Meanwhile, Saki’s biggest secret is thrust out in the open―despite her desperate attempts to keep it under wraps...
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