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  • Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Orlando:. No one intentionally starts out life trying to become a hired unaliver. Weeellllll, most people don’t. I come from a legacy of unalivers, though I think I might be the first one to make a career out of it. Accidentally...
  • Bennett's Dream by C.W. Gray

    Bennett's Dream by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A 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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  • Golden Boy and the Two Bears by Nash Summers

    Golden Boy and the Two Bears by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Asher Williams is obsessed with love. His column is thriving, fellow students trust him with their relationship woes, and he’s on his A-game when it comes to matchmaking. At least, matchmaking other than his own. After a heartfelt letter written to his column, Asher is set on aiding the two love-struck heroes who desperately need his help...
  • High Interest Dette by Lilo Quie

    High Interest Dette by Lilo Quie

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Bastien, half Dior dragon of the French Canadian clans and half coyote, has lived a life in quiet hiding, avoiding dragonkind for fear of the pressures put upon him and Dettes like him. But when two silver-ranked reprobate Drakes from the Loch clans catch his scent, Bastien realizes he wants to be part of their lives...
  • The Alpha's Manny by Susi Hawke

    The Alpha's Manny by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What’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...
  • Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    * Although part of a series, you will enjoy it as a standalone as well! Rookie is everything you love in an MM first time gay romance. A journey of self-discovery, the undeniable sparks with the man who makes him question everything, the moment of realization, the secret relationship, and coming out. You can't miss out on this tender, loving, and hot-as-sin m/m college hockey romance! Rookie:...
  • Strong Enough by Cardeno C.

    Strong Enough by Cardeno C.

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    A Book in the Family Series. When twenty-two-year-old Emilio Sanchez sees handsome Spencer Derdinger walking by his construction site, Emilio makes it his goal to seduce the shy professor. Getting Spencer into bed isn’t difficult, but Emilio soon learns that earning the trust of a man deeply hurt will take time and patience...
  • The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land

    The Rest of Forever by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Does love stand a chance between two very different long-time friends? Mike Dombruso’s life is anything but glamorous. He’s a shy, nerdy accountant and a widower with three young sons, whose world revolves around his kids. In many ways, Yoshiro Miyazaki is Mike’s polar opposite...
  • Every Saturday Night by Alexa Land

    Every Saturday Night by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a young single dad, my life’s all about raising my sweet baby boy. But every Saturday night while my family babysits, I get to go out, cut loose, and act my age. Hey, we all need a break from time to time. And every Saturday night, I keep winding up in bed with a gorgeous, Cuban-American motorcycle mechanic named Lucky...
  • Maddie by Annabella Michaels

    Maddie by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After witnessing firsthand just how dirty and underhanded a life in politics can be, Maddie Vanderhorne steps off the campaign trail to follow his passion. Starting his own event planning business is the best decision Maddie’s ever made, quickly winning over his clients with his vibrant and outgoing personality...
  • 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 ratings
    Layne 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...
    Categorized as:
    omegaverse  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Intimation by Vee Hoffman

    Intimation by Vee Hoffman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 3 in the Acclamation series, Intimation chronicles the months following the end of Lent and Easter holiday and the increasing and intensifying intimacy between Michael and Dominic. Moments stolen away from public sight, even when foreshadowed by Dominic’s approaching graduation and Michael’s intentions for the future, only serve to strengthen their feelings for each other...
    Categorized as:
    college  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-medium
  • A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Army Ranger Slater Cassidy has a very special – very sexy – target in his sights. Meeting gorgeous, smart, uber-snarky Casper Kennedy was the highlight of Slater’s last trip home to New York. The soldier in him carefully plans his conquest. Unfortunately, Casper’s wearing some seriously strong armor and Slater’s charm offensives bounce right off...
  • Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Daniel Hendricks wants a vacation. Ward Security’s accountant and resident code breaker just needs a little R&R from the chaos and usual shenanigans of the office. But what was supposed to be a sexy vacation hook-up explodes in his face when he’s mistaken for a rogue secret agent...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  queer  m-m  mystery  suspense  contemporary
  • Kissing Our Loves by Sammi Cee

    Kissing Our Loves by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Valentine's Inc. Book 6. Clark ~ I wouldn’t change anything about my life. Adopting the child my sister gave birth to is the best decision I ever made. For all of us. Choosing to work for myself so that I can be an active part of his life—a no brainer. After four years, though, my friends may be right...
  • 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 ratings
    Story 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...
  • Brad by Lucy Lennox

    Brad by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    When Brad opens his Vegas hotel room door to find a hot police officer waiting on the other side, he assumes crazy Aunt Tilly has sent him a strip-o-gram. But instead of getting naked, Detective Gorgeous pulls out his cuffs — turns out, the badge and uniform aren’t just props, this cop is the real deal...
  • Promise by Sierra Riley, Aubrey Cullens

    Promise by Sierra Riley, Aubrey Cullens

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “I like it when you tell me what to do. ”. “Do you know how many artists would kill for reviews like yours? ”. Once, becoming a model child was how Jared Logan learned to cope with his father’s perfectionism. Painting was his one escape; the only time he felt free from always having to do what everyone else thought he should...
  • Breathe by Piper Scott

    Breathe by Piper Scott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Atop 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...
  • Leaning Into the Look by Lane Hayes

    Leaning Into the Look by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Grant Kostas made a career based on his looks before joining his family’s real estate firm. He may not love his job but he’s better at sales than he thought. And when he’s poised to bring in the biggest account of the company’s history, even his father is impressed. Unfortunately, the extra attention highlights Grant’s personal life. His parents accept that he’s gay...
  • Contract Baby: An Mpreg Romance by Aiden Bates

    Contract Baby: An Mpreg Romance by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A 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...
  • Whole by A.M. Arthur

    Whole by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An 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...
    Categorized as:
    omegaverse  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • A Matter of Fact by Kate Hawthorne

    A Matter of Fact by Kate Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Name – Rhys St. George. Age – 37. Relationship status – Single. Looking for – A way to make all of this right. Biggest regret – Callahan McMillian. Hobbies – Having money, making money, spending money, and wine. Name – Beckett Thatcher. Age – 27. Relationship status – Super Single! Looking for – The kind of man who knows what I'm worth...
  • Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "A Seven Days Story". Can a person's life change in just one day? How about seven? Donald Pottier and Jason Greene are barely more than boys when they meet on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. A day of crabbing soon turns them from strangers to friends, then to something more, but the boys' time is limited: at the end of the summer, Jay will leave Don and the island behind...
    Categorized as:
    anal sex  queer  contemporary  m-m  angst  length-short
  • Adore by E. Davies

    Adore by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I’m gonna go from twink to twunk. ” Tired of hookups, Caspian Grey is hitting the gym, though he can’t decide who he’s trying to impress—the sexy gym owner, or his dating app buddy, Bi Unicorn. If he can pack on some muscles, maybe a man will finally overlook his quirks and hold onto him. Matt Rowan owns a safe, welcoming gym, but his bank account and love life are equally empty...
    Categorized as:
    shy-hero  queer  m-m  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • Undercover Omega by Skye R. Richmond

    Undercover Omega by Skye R. Richmond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Riley. 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...
  • Montana Sky by R.J. Scott

    Montana Sky by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When they spend time alone on a Montana mountainside will Tyler ever convince Martin that like sapphires, love is worth searching for? Martin’s name was the very last on a kill list. The son of a murderer, he’s had no childhood; lost in a horrific holding pattern of death that turned his heart to stone...
  • Saving Hope by Annabella Michaels

    Saving Hope by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a police officer in the small town of New Hope, Rhode Island, Lieutenant Mike Archer rarely sees more than the occasional drunk and disorderly. When a man tries to break into the vacant house next door, Mike is shocked to discover his best friend’s younger brother...
  • Feel Me by A.M. Arthur

    Feel Me by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Alpha 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...
  • As I Am by E.M. Leya, Sara York

    As I Am by E.M. Leya, Sara York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyle has struggled to protect his brother from the darkest things in life, but in doing so, they've lived on the streets, making a life for themselves away from those who would hurt them. It's taken years, but life is starting to look up for Ky. Still, he finds it hard to quit working the streets and the easy money it brings. Carson has everything he could want in life...
    Categorized as:
    anal sex  queer  m-m  contemporary  rockstars
  • Payback by Alexa Land

    Payback by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you do when your ex-boyfriend breaks your heart? You get revenge, of course. It wasn’t just that my ex cheated on me. He also humiliated me and treated me like dirt. But I know how to get back at him. All I have to do is catch the eye of Malcolm Sterling—my ex’s dad, who happens to be a sexy, single silver fox. Since we’ve never met, he’ll have no idea who I am when I make my move...
  • Ink, Steel, & Forever by Laura Kaye

    Ink, Steel, & Forever by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Never Published Hard Ink/Raven Riders Short Story featuring Jeremy and Charlie, and Ike and Jessica.
  • Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cory 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...
  • Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This?  Vol. 2 by Yamada, ヤマダ

    Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This? Vol. 2 by Yamada, ヤマダ

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First we're trapped at a rural bus stop during a thunderstorm. Then the storm of the century comes along when I'm trapped at your place. All these mf'ing storms sure are convenient for you. .
  • Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Backup Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 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!
  • Reese Holt: The Dark Side by Laura Baumbach

    Reese Holt: The Dark Side by Laura Baumbach

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Kidnap victim Alex Throne literally drops into the arms of security specialist Reese Holt, pulling Holt into a battle against a ruthless drug cartel, personal betrayal, and a specter from Holt's CIA past...
  • A Dangerous Declaration by Crista Crown

    A Dangerous Declaration by Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    In 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...
  • A Working Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Working Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Matthew Hawke’s professional life is soaring as high the powerful bird of prey whose image is inked on his back. He’s at the top of his game as the owner of an advertising agency that is scooping up prime accounts like a mighty hawk wrapping its talons around an unfortunate ground rodent. Yes, work is good. Too bad his love life has more in common with the dying rodent than the triumphant hawk...
  • I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Minta Suzumaru

    I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Minta Suzumaru

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In this Mature-rated Boys’ Love romance, a 30-year-old virgin finds himself falling for a charming flirt who doesn’t want anything more serious than a casual fling…or does he? Yoshino knows, at the age of 30, that he wants to be with men, but he doesn’t know how to find one. When he overhears some women at work talking about a gay bar, he realizes that for some people, it’s just that easy...
  • Homebird by Amy Lane

    Homebird by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Crispin Henry isn’t an adventurer. He learned early on that the world is a frightening place and that home is rare and precious. If his friends didn’t drag him to sports games and ill-advised trips to Vegas, he wouldn’t get out at all—and his trip to Munich for Oktoberfest is no exception. But it’s there that he meets Luka Gabriel, and he learns to take a chance...
  • Honeymoon Refrain by Harley Grace

    Honeymoon Refrain by Harley Grace

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When his fiancé leaves him at the altar, Andrew Wellman runs straight to Bliss. After spending the last year of his life busting his butt on the new resort off the south coast of Florida, all Andrew has to do is stick the landing—a gorgeous wedding and a honeymoon to blow the socks—and everything else—off his groom-to-be...
  • Coffee Shop Cupid by Lacey Daize

    Coffee Shop Cupid by Lacey Daize

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    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...
  • Instant Family: An Mpreg Romance by Aiden Bates

    Instant Family: An Mpreg Romance by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He finds his true love, but can an instant family really be what he wants? Just as oncologist, Dr. Allen delivers a baby girl into the world, the mother dies, dimming Allen's typical sunny disposition. Desperate and determined to do something to help just one person, Allen agrees to help Brantley. He's in danger of having his asylum revoked, which will send him right back to an unsafe situation...
  • A Husband for Christmas by Beau Brown

    A Husband for Christmas by Beau Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rider jones is almost thirty and recently dumped by his cheating ex. He’s an omega, and if you don’t have an alpha and a baby on the way at his age, your odds of ever finding domestic bliss are slim. He decides his only option is a matchmaker. Jax Hamilton has grieved the loss of his college love for twenty-years. No one will ever replace what he had with Thomas, and he doesn’t even want to try...
  • Doctor Perfect: The Omegas of Sweet Water, Texas Book 1 by Beau Brown

    Doctor Perfect: The Omegas of Sweet Water, Texas Book 1 by Beau Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Omega Fox Wilmington has a problem of being too blunt. He resents the rules and restrictions put on omegas, and he has a tendency to give his opinion, whether wanted or not. When he oversteps in the labor delivery room with Sweet Water’s newest hot shot baby doctor, sparks fly between the two men. Alpha Liam Prost is new in town...
    Categorized as:
    omegaverse  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle

    Make Music Together by Ariella Zoelle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started with a song. Two neighbors singing duets in the shower finally meet at an open mic night. Sparks fly, but will it lead to true love? Levi Benowitz. The walls in my new apartment are so thin that I can clearly hear my neighbor singing in his shower...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  queer  m-m  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Life Is a Lemon by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Life Is a Lemon by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was supposed to be casual…. When Carter first spent the night with Jamison, he meant to keep it light. A steamy night with a hot Alpha longing for companionship? How could he say no? For months they kept their relationship casual--but they kept ending up together, each night better than the last...
  • Mardi Gras with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Ophelia Heart

    Mardi Gras with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Ophelia Heart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whatever happens at Mardi Gras stays at Mardi Gras—unless you leave there pregnant. When omega Brent accepts his future stepfather’s all-expense paid trip to NOLA to meet his future half-brother, Jaxon, he anticipates they will hang out together, drink a little too much, and collect beads...
    Categorized as:
    omegaverse  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Apple Pie Pair: Bake Sale Bachelors by Jena Wade

    Apple Pie Pair: Bake Sale Bachelors by Jena Wade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tony wants nothing more than to be a good dad to his two kids. Purchasing an apple orchard and moving his kids out of the city and into the country life seemed like the best way to do that. He didn’t let himself think about the connection he’d made with the omega from the bachelor auction, until that omega landed on his doorstep as the travel writer doing a feature article on his orchard...
  • His Adventurous Manny by Lorelei M. Hart

    His Adventurous Manny by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the best adventures are the ones you don’t plan. Alpha Antonio Ramos has spent the past decade traveling the world and filming his adventures for all to see. When his career comes to a screeching halt after a freak accident, Antonio is left unemployed and without purpose...
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