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  • The Grip Trilogy by Kennedy Ryan

    The Grip Trilogy by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Grip Trilogy charts the course of rising star Marlon "Grip" James and his manager Bristol Gray. From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend's ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris wheel when they're young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle...
  • Pretty It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Pretty It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    DescriptionSometimes love just isn’t enough, or is it?Lana Gold, one of the Donovan triplets, found her one true love in college but lost him when the life he’d dreamed of became reality. Being an outsider looking in and so far away from her family and hometown took its toll on Lana and her marriage until she’d finally had enough and left it all behind...
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  • Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan

    Grip Trilogy Box Set by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Grip Trilogy charts the course of rising star Marlon "Grip" James and his manager Bristol Gray. From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend's ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris wheel when they're young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle...
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    multicultural  friends to lovers
  • The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake

    The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…The Bodyguard…Nate Carter left Australia’s elite SASR unit after a tragic accident. Shattered by the experience, he thought taking a job in the States might be a good way to start over. His father’s former employer, McKay-Taggart, has a position for him in the bodyguard unit...
  • My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire, Natasha Snow Designs

    My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire, Natasha Snow Designs

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents My Best Friend’s Wish Work Husband Series DarioWhen I was younger, I believe I heard something I shouldn’t have. After what I overheard, I don’t believe our mother just up and left us. I was a kid. I didn’t have money, power, or respect to get the answers I needed back then. Not until now...
  • Her Sweet Surrender by Red Phoenix

    Her Sweet Surrender by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brie has steeled herself for the battle ahead, but she has no idea the forces that lay in wait for her.In the midst of chaos, she experiences the sweetest surrender in the arms of her Master...
  • Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    No one knows heartbreak like Jade Jax. After losing her husband to a tragic death, she doesn’t believe love can happen twice. But after years of living a half-life without her husband, her body starts to waken again, and needs she’d forgotten come to the surface...
  • Shallow Submission by Golden Angel

    Shallow Submission by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's only one rule: keep your hands and heart to yourself.Master Asad is a perennial playboy with a serious problem. Years of no-strings-attached fun has left him without a suitable date for his younger brother's wedding. Since going alone would put him in his meddling mother's crosshairs for an entire week, he needs somebody -- literally anybody -- by his side.Enter Morgan...
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    multicultural  bdsm  contemporary  audiobook
  • Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Influence (noun): A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events.MontyBoy meets Girl.Boy experiences severe intestinal distress and runs away.Boy returns and falls in love with Girl despite his… difficulties.Then Boy’s entire world explodes, shattered by outside influences that would have broken a weaker man.But not me. I took all the pain… the hurt… the betrayal… and became stronger...
  • Secret Submission by Golden Angel

    Secret Submission by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Dear Mistress Julie, I want to apologize for any fright or distress I might have inadvertently caused you. I don’t think I have, but just in case. I didn’t mean to worry you when I sent the gift to your house. If you’d like to know who I am, I am willing to meet. I haven’t revealed myself before because I’ve been unsure of what you would think. Of what everyone would think...
  • Why the Star Stands Still by Rose Christo

    Why the Star Stands Still by Rose Christo

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "Your dad's Indian. Your mom's black. Why are you white?" Skylar St. Clair's been getting questions like these all his life. Skylar's home is the Nettlebush Indian Reserve; his family, the hundreds of Plains Shoshone living there. Skylar can't help it if he better resembles his biological mother, a woman whose untimely death left him with more secrets than memories...
  • Pining by Stephanie Rose

    Pining by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A slow-burn, friends-to-lovers standalone holiday romanceThe bad guy never gets the girl. In the eyes of the law, I’ve paid for my youthful mistakes but I know I can never undo the damage I’ve caused. When I stepped out of my cell, I vowed to live a good life, make the right choices, and avoid temptation at all costs. Until her. She’s not a choice, she’s a compulsion. A craving...
  • Branded by a Song by L.J. Evans

    Branded by a Song by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Has this country-rock legend finally met his match? A woman who can fill the aching void for “more” that’s been missing from his life? Brady O’Neil tells the world he’s temporarily returning to upstate New York to help his sister. While it’s the truth, he’s also searching for the soul his music has lost...
  • Sabotage by Elizabeth Knox

    Sabotage by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s the one thing I want more than anything else, and I’ll have her, no matter the cost.AesirOur club has been knocking down one enemy after the next, and soon enough, we might be able to finally live in peace.At least, that’s what we’re all hoping for. I, on the other hand, know that any peace we have will be short-lived...
  • A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer

    A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My name is Nia Washington. I'm a submissive. And I am f***ing tired.I’m tired of men that claim to be a Dominant, but have no clue what it really means. I'm tired of men playing a part they saw on TV or read in a book, and using it to get what they want out of a woman before leaving her high and dry...
  • With a Hitch by R.C. Boldt

    With a Hitch by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    RC Boldt brings us a smart, sexy new standalone about a matchmaker/dating coach who's faced with the challenge of finding Mrs. Right for the city's beloved NFL wide receiver... She’s playing it safe. He’s playing for keeps. DARCY Growing up in the foster system, I learned the hard way that lasting love doesn't always come easy...
  • Bound Box Set by Shandi Boyes

    Bound Box Set by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When a novice tiptoes into the world of dominance, sparks of passion become dangerous flames. Struggling journalist, Cleo Garcia, was chosen to investigate the members of an exclusive club. Her first instinct is to turn down the assignment, but when her boss offers to pay medical benefits for her sick sister, it is too good to refuse...
  • Gamble by Elyse Kelly

    Gamble by Elyse Kelly

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This Sinner doesn't play, he only wins...When Gamble finds out his manager hired a new dancer at his strip club, he's eager to get a look at the hottest attraction everyone's been talking about. But one look at the seductive curves sensually swaying on the stage, and he knows immediately whom they belong to; Dove James, the girl he always wanted, but never let himself have...
  • Waking Up Married by Reese Ryan

    Waking Up Married by Reese Ryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will these friends’ temporary Vegas marriage lead to forever? Find out in this Bourbon Brothers novel from Reese Ryan!What’s wrong with a little fake marriage between friends?Their night on the town is a blank, but when Zora Abbott and Dallas Hamilton awaken in a Vegas hotel room, they’re man and wife...
  • Exploring Daddy by Mia Monroe

    Exploring Daddy by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve never had a Daddy. Can he teach me how to be the perfect boy?I have three problems.No jobNo direction No clue what I’m doing next.Following my best friend to LA is the only thing that makes sense. I’ll start a new life, figure out a career, and learn how to be an adult. Meeting Matteo is intimidating but exciting. I know he wants a boy. I also know I’m far from what he’s looking for...
  • Uniting the Souls by Annabella Michaels

    Uniting the Souls by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As the owner of Agape House, a center for Chicago’s LGBTQ youth, Matt worked tirelessly to provide a safe and loving atmosphere for the kids who called the center home. He put his heart and soul into helping the teens in his care, pushing aside his own pain. A pain that no one knew about, not even his closest friend, Isaac...
  • Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The best friends to lovers you’ve been waiting for! Grab your copy for a front row seat to the funny, one-upping friendship, the tender understanding only best friends can give each other, and the blood-rushing sizzle they bring to the bedroom. Set some time aside, because you’ll devour this book in one sitting!Canuck. What a weird name. It’s like calling someone The American...
  • Her Royal Daddy by Maren Smith, Rayanna Jamison

    Her Royal Daddy by Maren Smith, Rayanna Jamison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Norah Baxter took a job as the royal correspondent for the king of a small island nation off the coast of Africa, she hoped the bold career move would offer her the chance for a fresh start. What she did not expect was to be threatened with a spanking before her flight even landed...
  • Off Limits by C.C. Piper

    Off Limits by C.C. Piper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wanting her is wrong. It always has been.After all, Alaina is my best friend’s little sister.She’s wild, yet innocent.I’d been craving her when the club accidentally set us up.The beautiful accident might lead to something ugly.Her overprotective brother can’t find out about us.But I’m ready to fight him till the end.I’d do anything to have Alaina in my life...
  • Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jafari’s little rabbit might try to run, but he’s going to catch her. No matter what.Kacy's past is dark and twisted, and it's coming back to haunt her. But she's not alone this time.Dominant and possessive, Jafari isn't going to let his favorite masochist run away again. He'll keep her tied up and begging for him while he slays her dragons, even if she insists she's no damsel in distress...
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    multicultural  bdsm  contemporary  m-f
  • B is for Beg by Colette Davison

    B is for Beg by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    A photographer, a rope artist, and a model. Can three create a beautiful romance?B is for Beg is the story of three men discovering that shibari, blindfolds, sexy lingerie, and rules can change everything. It's the second of three steamy, low angst novels, which follow each of the ABC triplets as they find love. You can read Archie and Corey's stories in A is for Aftercare and C is for Comfort...
  • The Spy by Nana Malone

    The Spy by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Okay look, we all deserve one great nemesis in this world, maybe two. Hell, my sister stays in my top spot. But is it too much to ask that my best friend’s big brother, NOT be one of them?Bonus points, he’s also my boss.The Rogues Division is a top-secret, highly-classified, “I’d tell you but I’d have to kill you” kind of organization...
  • Be Mine Forever by Kennedy Ryan

    Be Mine Forever by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can a secret crush . . . Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo's tired of keeping her feelings in a box Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he'll have to prove it...
  • Her Royal Master by Renee Rose

    Her Royal Master by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “This is punishment, beautiful. You disobeyed. You will feel my displeasure.” Three days for five grand and the ultimate reporter’s scoop. I just have to make myself available to six royal bad boys on a yacht. How hard could it be? Except the Devil Duke sees right away I'm not a professional and now he's holding me captive. Training me in the art of submission...
  • Challenge by Quinn Ward

    Challenge by Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A split second in the past molded their futures... until now As the head chef at his family's restaurant and a single dad, Freddie's plate is full. He doesn't have time to fall in love, especially with the boy next door who made him question his sexuality when they were teens...
  • Color Blind: An MM Romance by Andrew Grey

    Color Blind: An MM Romance by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Setting out on your own is tough, but for Mason Fullerton, who was born blind, it’s even more of a challenge. Mase decides that the key to independence and a life of his own is getting a job. His mother, who has always been there for support, isn’t so sure, but Mase is determined. He manages to secure an interview, and one of the men conducting it has a voice that wraps around him like a blanket...
  • Can't Match This: A Friends To Lovers Romantic Comedy by Xavier Neal

    Can't Match This: A Friends To Lovers Romantic Comedy by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Helping your best guy friend, who you just happen to be in love with, find his dream woman through a dating service is a great idea... Right? Gideon Lucas Sports agent. Obsessively organized. And best friend to the most beautiful, brainy, bubbly, but insane, woman on the entire planet. Lennox Marston Sometimes therapist. Incredibly impulsive...
  • Sleigh Bride by Xavier Neal

    Sleigh Bride by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tis the season to lie to your parents...No?Just Lark Wellington?Well, it seems like the best idea Lark could come up with when his holiday-loving parents surprise him with a holly jolly visit he actively tried to avoid.The lie?He's engaged to his best female friend, Da’Nika Martin - after all she's the only person willing to go in on the crazy, last-minute scheme...
  • Better Together: A Roommates to Lovers MM Romance by Quinn Ward

    Better Together: A Roommates to Lovers MM Romance by Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zach’s spent three years trying to ignore how he felt about his roommate. Now, the new guy in the suite is going to make him face his fears…Hiding his sexuality has alienated Zach from most of his roommates. They don’t understand what it’s like trying to live up to his father’s image of what a good son should be. When a new suitemate moves in, denying the truth becomes impossible...
  • Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain

    Pacies and Photographs by Della Cain

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stepping out from behind the camera isn’t as easy as it seems.Dax needs cash, and he needs it now since his roommate has moved away without notice. Dax has a week to either make up the difference or break his lease. Both options are out of his price range...
  • Kabuki-cho Bad Trip, Vol. 2 by Eiji Nagisa

    Kabuki-cho Bad Trip, Vol. 2 by Eiji Nagisa

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Dopo essersi conosciuti in un host club, Toru e Mizuki sono diventati una coppia a tutti gli effetti, ma questo vuol dire che Toru, lo spogliarellista più richisto di tutta Kabuki-cho, dovrà trovarsi un lavoro più onesto...
  • Kandi's Crush by Michelle Karise, Lacy Laurel

    Kandi's Crush by Michelle Karise, Lacy Laurel

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Kandace AlexanderThe work ethic I learned at my mother’s knee propelled me to finish a four-year finance degree in three. This summer was supposed to be my pre-graduation reward, doing nothing but catch up with all the fun my friends had while my nose was to the academic grindstone.Instead, I’ve been guilted into helping out with the family’s cleaning business...
  • Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Stay by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens to a couple when one of them discovers a new kink that he’s not sure his partner will be into? Dear Art, I’m sure you get messages like this all the time, but I feel like I don’t even know who I am anymore. I suppose I should start from the beginning… Three weeks ago, I saw puppy play for the first time, and now I can’t stop thinking about it...
  • Night Flower by Hildred Billings

    Night Flower by Hildred Billings

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not every rose is made of thorns…When Noelle walked away from her adult entertainment gig, she never thought she’d return. Not with a comfortable corporate career in her life. Yet shortly after being laid off, she’s back to escorting the region’s wealthiest women… and growing more tired by the night...
  • Messy Love by Riley Hart

    Messy Love by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    DannyI'm not a guy who's looking for a serious relationship. I love the chase, and the one time I thought I wanted more, the guy bailed. When my buddy Will mentions his recently out, older brother is looking for a place to stay, I offer the spare room in my apartment. It's clear Jonathan's past did a number on him, and he's locked up tight...
  • Ignition by Lauren Dane

    Ignition by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Xander… Alexander Copeland Keenan is a second-generation tattoo artist. He’s got a reputation as a rising star and a six-month waitlist to prove it. He’s been focused on work and family, not looking for anyone or anything serious, but suddenly there’s more. Suddenly there’s everything when he meets Pippa Hall...
  • Julia Song Is Undateable by Susan Lee

    Julia Song Is Undateable by Susan Lee

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    CEO seeks dating coachCritically acclaimed and reader-favorite author Susan Lee’s hilarious adult debut is a shimmering and joyful look at the magnificent—and sometimes suffocating—weight of family, the ways we limit ourselves, and the irresistible power of love.Julia Song, CEO of Starlight Cosmetics, is at the height of her career...
  • Pieces of Stronghold by Golden Angel

    Pieces of Stronghold by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Stronghold Doms and their submissives are anxiously watching as Jared and Leigh, both on the rebound from seven year, emotionally turmoiled, relationships take the first tentative steps towards something more than friendship. Leigh isn't sure she's a submissive, but she's intrigued and spending more and more time in the club...
  • Dangerous Games by T.K. Leigh

    Dangerous Games by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Asher York. Talented musician. The voice of an angel. The body of an Adonis. And the man I happened to have a one-night stand with in Vegas. No big deal, right? What happens in Vegas… Well, you know how the saying goes. Did I mention I was once engaged to Asher’s brother? I walked away, hoping my momentary lack of judgment would stay in the past. I should have known it wouldn’t...
  • Blossom by Helen Hardt

    Blossom by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once you fully submit, your darkest cravings will…BlossomThe ultra-luxe Black Rose Underground Club used to be Mary Sandusky’s favorite place to play. She was happy to slip into her role as seasoned submissive Blossom and relinquish control to an expert Dom. But when a scene gets out of hand, she can no longer trust her own dark appetites. She’s ready to walk away from Black Rose for good..
  • Double Barrel by Michelle Naomi Mosley

    Double Barrel by Michelle Naomi Mosley

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A grieving man returns to his hometown to win back the woman he never stopped loving in this spicy small town romance with a suspenseful twist from the author of Rare Blend and Last Call. He's back in town. She's not sure she can let him back in her heart. Elyse Ledger doesn't do love-not anymore. Her focus is firmly on her career and family...
  • Be My Compass by Nia Arthurs

    Be My Compass by Nia Arthurs

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Loving him was never an option…To the world, Kastle is a reality TV celebrity.To me, he’s the little boy who wiped my tears and convinced me not to die.We’re best friends. Soul mates.And, for one week, we’ll be lovers.Our fake relationship is just a ploy. Just a way to get his mom off his back and the Make It Marriage women out of his love life...
  • Rumor Has it: You're the One by Elisabeth

    Rumor Has it: You're the One by Elisabeth

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I heard…He said…She said… There’s a rumor going around and instead of squashing it, we’re taking advantage of it. We’re pros at this. We’ve pretended before. All the, he said, she said rumors are spreading about us…But what happens when neither of us were ever really pretending..
  • Learn to Love You by Jade Hernandez

    Learn to Love You by Jade Hernandez

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Damián “Junior” Águila-Gutierrez shouldn’t think about his sister’s mysterious best friend. She’s off limits, unattainable, and more importantly, uninterested in him. Besides, he has other things to worry about. Like taking over his papá’s rancho, Los Corazones...
  • Her Russian Daddy by Bianca Cole

    Her Russian Daddy by Bianca Cole

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve never been outsmarted, but I may have just met my match.My line of work lands me in bed with criminals more often than I’d like. When an Italian mobster hires me to investigate a murder, it leads me to him. Yuri Lenkov, rumored assassin for the Bratva. The moment we meet, I know he’s dangerous. Not to mention, the man is arrogant as hell...
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