Books like 'Only After'

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  • Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie...
    Categorized as:
    m-f-m  suspense  bdsm  contemporary  bondage  poly  m-f  length-novella
  • Brie Surrenders to His Will by Red Phoenix

    Brie Surrenders to His Will by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    The 5th week of submissive training proves challenging as Brie surrenders her will. She enjoys the thrill of objectification and the excitement of completing erotic tasks. With the end of the course around the corner, the trainers encourage Brie to dig deep. Marquis presents her with a scene she ended in the past, Tono displays the art of suspension, and Faelan releases Brie’s inner animal...
    Categorized as:
    m-f-m  suspense  bdsm  contemporary  bondage  poly  m-f  length-novella
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  • The Crown of Fools by Candice M. Wright

    The Crown of Fools by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    The fates hadn’t always been kind to Sunshine...Abandoned as a baby with nothing more than a blanket and a nameKatia ‘Sunshine’ Jones knows what it feels like to be alone.With her childhood spent navigating the foster system,She finally finds a home in the arms of a boy who becomes her entire world...
  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
  • Wild Bliss by Lexi Blake

    Wild Bliss by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sabrina Leal moved to Bliss looking for a new start. She’s in charge of building a school system from scratch and is excited about the challenge. What she didn’t count on was the surliest bar owner she’s ever met. Sawyer Hathaway gets under her skin in the most annoying way. He’s arrogant and sometimes rude, and she can’t stop thinking about him. It’s easier to ignore him when it’s only Sawyer...
  • Pucker Factor by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Pucker Factor by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What the hell just happened?Today has been a bad combination of a Seinfeld episode and Lethal Weapon.Bombs, crazy people, and a woman who can’t stop making friends with the people trying to kill her.I’m not sure what to make of this beautiful disaster.Other than the fact that I’m insanely attracted to her.And one other small problem.I’ve already slept with her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-m-m  queer  military  poly  contemporary
  • To Have and To Hold by Nicole Edwards

    To Have and To Hold by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the eleventh installment in her Brantley Off the Books series.The moment everyone’s been waiting for!Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are counting down until their wedding day...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  m-m-m  m-m  contemporary  military  queer  poly
  • The Accidental Siren by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    The Accidental Siren by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Joshua Barnes-Fleetwood is the prince of Willow Fork, Texas, but not all is right with his world. He’s the heir to a multimillion-dollar company, has a family he adores, and his best friend at his side. He can’t figure out what is missing until Nicole takes a job at Christa’s Café. The pretty waitress is a mystery he needs to solve...
  • Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie’s Christmas Pearls (Submissive in Love, #3) Christmas magic with a little kink… Brie’s Master has kept something from her that threatens to tear them apart. When confronted, dark emotions are awakened but the couple is part of a tight community that won’t let them fail. Brie believes in the magic of Christmas and plans the perfect gift...
    Categorized as:
    m-f-m  bdsm  contemporary  poly  m-f  length-novella
  • Four Fantasies by Stephanie Brother

    Four Fantasies by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If given the chance, would you bring your fantasies to life?Alone for the first time after being married for twelve years, I never expected four younger men to tempt me with a good time.When I saw them dancing — and stripping — at Club Red, they filled my imagination with all sorts of filthy thoughts. The next morning, they turned up in my backyard as the landscapers I’d hired sight unseen...
  • 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:
    suspense  contemporary  m-m-f  poly  m-f
  • Beautiful Prey by Phoenix Daniels

    Beautiful Prey by Phoenix Daniels

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    Beautiful undercover Vice officer, Victoria Price, is on a mission to catch a serial killer that's targeting prostitutes walking the mean streets of Chicago. Billionaire Jack Storm sees the beautiful prostitute and considers breaking his own rule... No hookers. He is immediately captivated by the alluring woman strutting up and down Madison Avenue...
  • Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The plan was to go on one kickass tour, not fall in love with seven rock stars haunted by a tragic past.As the lead singer of my band, I’m thrilled when it’s finally time for us to go on tour. But instead of a fun road trip, I’m bombarded with complaints from my two bandmate sisters, who happen to think that nothing I do is good enough...
  • Healing Shattered Hearts by Kerry Taylor

    Healing Shattered Hearts by Kerry Taylor

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Olivia Byrd spent eight years of her childhood at the hands of a monster. Now that monster is gone and she is finally free of him, but she has been left with so many unanswered questions...
  • Single Mom for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Single Mom for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three big biker Daddies are about to rock the world of one lonely, single mom.“Mommy? Who’s that?”When I come home to find a massive, unconscious biker in my driveway, there’s only one man I dare call for help.Far too young, I ran away and put my trust in the wrong man, a slick jerk who laughed in my face when he found out I was pregnant...
  • Tempted by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts

    Tempted by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Three men brought together by the hatred of a common enemy and the love a sweet woman . . .Alexei, Salem, and Roman have dedicated their lives to hunting down one man.At the expense of time with their families and any sort of meaningful relationship.Until they meet her.Tamsyn.She’s sweet, kind, and delicate.And she draws each of them in...
  • Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order.I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me.So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong.Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe...
  • Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose

    Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    COMPLETE REVERSE HAREM SERIESRich boys don’t fraternize with the help.They don't torture the help.They don't crave the help.For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have lived on the edge of ruin, so when she finally gets a decent job offer, she moves us cross-country to take it...
  • Alexis by Bre Rose

    Alexis by Bre Rose

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My life was perfect. I had my dream job and I was about to marry the man of my dreams. Or so I thought!One moment was all it took for my life to come crashing down around me. A betrayal so deep I couldn’t breathe almost as if I was suffocating from the smoke swarming around me. A friend’s suggestion leads me to meet two men who would rock me to core, lasting long after our one night together...
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    m-f-m  contemporary  sports  poly  length-short
  • Fearless by Ivy Fox

    Fearless by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whoever said when life hands you lemons to make lemonade can suck it!Everything is falling apart.Rome is in jail for murdering our father.Holland is in the hospital fighting for her life.And I haven’t spoken to my best friend in God knows how long.Oh, but it gets worse.I’ve fallen in love with my nemesis, too.It might not seem like a big deal to most, but it sure is to me...
  • Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I never cared if I lived or died.For eight years I lived as a mess of broken pieces that never could fit back together quite right.Eight years of training. Of building an empire. Of fighting. Of just surviving. Of letting my heart beat for revenge.Only revenge.Eight years of not really living at all.While I was living half a life, I didn’t realize all that was being built up around me.A home...
  • The Alpha: Part Two by Avanne Michaels, S.L. Simmons

    The Alpha: Part Two by Avanne Michaels, S.L. Simmons

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Desie is running out of time.And hope.Every day that passes takes her farther away from everything she loves, and sinks her deeper into the dark web Flores has woven around her and her pack.Michael has given up hope of ever seeing his omega again, and he's afraid to let himself hope that his brother might still be alive...
  • Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent

    Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Our enemies are everywhere……and we can’t see them.The Brotherhood has us in their sights. In their scope.The attacks are coming from everywhere and nowhere from a seemingly invisible enemy. But they won’t be invisible for long.When we discover how the Brotherhood manages to stay five steps ahead, it’s up to me to find and stop the traitor...
  • Cohesion by Aurora Crane

    Cohesion by Aurora Crane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Five men, one love story.None of them knew how many pieces they were missing until they all slot into place.Jericho thinks his life is complete and that he doesn’t need anyone else. Quinn is sure he can never get back what he’d lost. Will wants to be a piece of someone’s heart, the hero of their story...
  • Auction Me by Ivy Smoak

    Auction Me by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    My bestie has been kidnapped by a mafia boss. And now he’s going to auction her virginity. The most powerful, handsome men from all over the world have flown in to bid on her tonight.But I’m going to save her.It won’t be easy. I have to disable the security cameras, break into the mafia boss’s private suite on the top floor of the hotel, and then somehow get back out...
  • Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth...
  • Kneel by Lily Wildhart

    Kneel by Lily Wildhart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Bound against my will, trapped in darkness with no way to escape. ​​​​​​​I trusted him.I trusted all of them.I should have known better.Trust is a double-edged sword, capable of turning friends into foes and love into a weapon. I may be their captive now, but they underestimate the seed they have planted...
  • Onyx: Unity by J.S. Lee

    Onyx: Unity by J.S. Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    First comes love, second comes scandal, third comes a secret which could end it all...Jiwon and I screwed up and it has left Onyx in such a precarious position that Korean fans are picketing the dorms.While Atlantis is backing the group, it's not without changes. I’ve been relegated as a second photographer joins the tour and it’s one more person who we have to hide our real dating secret from...
  • Don't Shoot the Messenger by Samantha A. Cole

    Don't Shoot the Messenger by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blair lost the love of her life when her fiancé, and father to their unborn child, went missing and was presumed dead. Returning to Hazard Falls, she must plan for her baby’s future without Grant by her side...
  • Two Times the Trouble by Stephanie Brother

    Two Times the Trouble by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I didn’t want one fake boyfriend, but somehow I got tangled up with two!My ex cheated me out of my savings, my car took early retirement, and my mother was threatening to disown me if I didn't find a date for my sister's high-profile wedding.Enter handsome, wisecracking out-of-towner, Max...
  • Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt.I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health.Everything’s different when I get back to school.The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers.Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list...
  • Unexpectedly Lawson: The Lawson Legacy | A Winter Novella by Sara Hinds

    Unexpectedly Lawson: The Lawson Legacy | A Winter Novella by Sara Hinds

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Everyone’s heard the phrase ‘the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else,’ but I’d never really put much stock into it. It wasn’t something that applied to me, someone in a happy relationship.At least it hadn’t. I’m not so sure anymore, though.Everything’s different now, though, as I find myself alone in New York City three days before Christmas...
  • Killer Lies by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Killer Lies by Eva Chance, Harlow King

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Lone wolf or part of the crew?My life has turned out to be a web of lies.All I know for sure is that the hitmen who took me into their home aren't the real villains in this story.As the Chaos Crew helps me track down answers about who I am and what happened to me all those years ago, I can't help wondering if their home could become mine too...
  • The Survivor by Iris Johansen

    The Survivor by Iris Johansen

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Eve Duncan and Riley Smith must solve their most exciting puzzle since A Face to Die For when asked to uncover the mysterious secret hidden on a remote island. When archeologist Riley Smith comes to ask Eve Duncan for help, Eve has to say no. Traveling halfway around the world on a dangerous quest is not her expertise as a forensic sculptor...
  • Cold Dark Souls by Candace Wondrak

    Cold Dark Souls by Candace Wondrak

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. My name is Stella, and after twenty-five years of living, I am finally starting to understand what it means to be alive. Edward and Lincoln have taken my life and made it a whirlwind of sex, pain, and blood. They show me things I never would’ve imagined, made me feel real, genuine emotions for the first time in my life. I owe them everything...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  contemporary  poly  m-f  horror  length-short
  • Unraveling Love by K.L. Donn

    Unraveling Love by K.L. Donn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes a protectors to lovers romantic suspense that will have you laughing out loud and swooning in your seat.For Boston Falco and Dare Waters fighting in war was easy.Protecting an independent woman with a penchant for saying everything on her mind was like walking through a mine field.But Arden Graham was worth it.For them she was worth everything...
  • Dirty Words by Tara Crescent

    Dirty Words by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    If you’re going to write dirty stories about your neighbors, don’t give them tiny c*cks. A standalone romance with an HEA ending and no cliffhangers. Love thy neighbors? No way. Never going to happen. Ethan Burke and Lars Johansen are chiseled male perfection, with their cocky smiles, bulging biceps and washboard abs. They're also rich, arrogant jerks. Ugh...
  • Theirs to Claim by Tara Crescent

    Theirs to Claim by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m done with dominants. Been there, had one. Have the scars to prove it. So when I’m hired to investigate a blackmail case at Club M, The country’s most exclusive private club, I swear I’ll keep my distance. Focus on the job. Stay professional. Then I meet my bodyguards. Adrian Lockhart and Brody Payne. Brooding, sexy, overprotective. And witnesses to the most shameful chapter of my life...
    Categorized as:
    m-f-m  contemporary  bdsm  poly  length-medium  audiobook
  • Derailed by Sarah Bailey

    Derailed by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three mixed with four. The captive became an ally. Who will break first?It started when they betrayed me. The ones who I’d come to trust. The ones I was starting to love.My world flipped upside down and nothing is as it seems. Everything was unravelling before my eyes, tearing us apart whilst pulling us closer together.I’m caught between two worlds...
  • Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kat Walker has wanted Styx for as long as she can remember.Her friend.Protector.The guy who would do anything for her.There’s just one problem.He’s her big brother’s ex-best friend.But she’s done playing by the rules.For one night, she’s going to risk it all.She’s going to dare Styx to take a chance on her. On them.And she’s found the perfect stranger to help her accomplish her goal...
  • Getting Dirty: A Second Chance Menage Romance by Aubrey Cara

    Getting Dirty: A Second Chance Menage Romance by Aubrey Cara

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Perfection isn’t always so perfect. All I’ve done since I was seventeen is try to prove my father wrong. Try to prove I am better than him and his perfect lineage. His perfect name. Anyone who has gotten in my way of attaining that goal I consider collateral damage...
    Categorized as:
    m-f-m  contemporary  menage  poly  length-short
  • INVICTUS by Marian Andrew

    INVICTUS by Marian Andrew

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My boyfriend of two years dumped me for a wealthy Manhattan socialite.Desperate for a distraction, I found it with the incredibly hot and spicy Archer St John, a frequent guest of the hotel I work at in London.After an unbelievably perfect night with him, I woke up next to a pool of blood that wasn’t mine. Archer was gone, and so were his clothes and every trace of him...
  • No. 2 - Second the Best by Rainy Flower

    No. 2 - Second the Best by Rainy Flower

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    $ Lake Mother F#cking Masters is in the house $Why do I have to do everything around here? Oh yeah, because I wouldn't have it any other way. You may call me a control freak or even an a$$hole. I'm also always loyal and take care of my own. I'm finally f#cking back in So Cal where I belong. Unfortunately, I had to bring Tat Masters and all that drama with me...
  • Nanny for the Firemen by Cassie Cole

    Nanny for the Firemen by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I finally landed a date with the swooniest, most gorgeous fireman in town.But just when our date was going well, he got called back to the firehouse.Turns out, a baby was left on the fire station doorstep.And since they’re clueless about taking care of a baby, they recruit me to help.Now I’m crashing at the firehouse with them.Three hulking, chiseled heroes in suspenders...
  • Royally Tempted by Madison Faye

    Royally Tempted by Madison Faye

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Filthy. Royal. Gorgeous. Triplets . Temptation’s never tasted so sweet. They’re the hottest, dirtiest fantasy that I never saw coming. Three gorgeous, powerful princes – triplets at that – who share everything. And now they’ve got their eyes on me...
  • A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca

    A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Just when I thought the broken pieces were finally falling back into place, my world shattered again.He's getting closer and this time he's promising to hurt anyone who stands in his way.Starting with the guys I am in love with.They saved me and now they are in danger because of it. He's determined to destroy me, to break me.I was so close to being free but chaos knows no mercy...
  • Identity by E.M. Leya

    Identity by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When a simple DNA test triggers an alert for a kidnapping that happened nearly thirty years ago, Detective Brax Monson is sent to investigate. He questions the accuracy of the DNA testing until he meets the victim and pieces start to fall together.Oak never dreamed that he could have been kidnapped from his real family at the age of two...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  m-m  contemporary  m-m-f  insta-love  poly  queer
  • Caged By Them by Kelli Callahan

    Caged By Them by Kelli Callahan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The bars that surround me are the just the beginning... I had the brightest of futures. And the one in front of me was vivid. I carved out my own place in the world. But I wasn't always proud of what I did. I should have known that my mistakes would catch up to me eventually. One moment changed everything. I woke up in a cage. A prison of my own making...
  • Lavish: A Reverse Harem Miniseries by C.M. Stunich

    Lavish: A Reverse Harem Miniseries by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A house of lies and secrets. It's inside those walls that I find myself trapped. I'm more than just the princess to a mafia kingdom—I'm the future queen. Three lovers. One traitor. An endless stream of betrayal. One is like a wolf, the other a coyote, and the last a fox. Three dark bosses of the New York underworld and they're all mine. Although I must remember: they all bite...
  • Five Fathers by Kate Morgan

    Five Fathers by Kate Morgan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sin or piety. Those are the two things I’m choosing between when I walk up those stone steps and into the church. Heaven or hell. Pain or pleasure. But sometimes, pleasure brings more hurt than pain. I’ve learned my lesson the hard way and that’s why I’m doing this, giving up everything I know and love for a whole new life. A life dedicated to something, someone, other than myself...
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