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  • #Blur by Cambria Hebert

    #Blur by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nothing but a #blur… There’s a new kid in town, and he’s hell on wheels. From what we’ve heard, it may be because he knows exactly what hell’s like. Lonely. Scorching. Unforgiving. You may know his brother, the NRR hotshot (and former GearShark cover model) Lorhaven...
  • Domestic Animals by Gregory Ashe

    Domestic Animals by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 12 ratings
    Sometimes, the most dangerous animals are the ones you let inside.When a man hires Emery Hazard to track down a teenager who, he claims, robbed him, Hazard isn’t convinced. The story has holes in it, and the client seems eager—too eager—to keep the authorities from getting involved. But Hazard is willing to play along; he suspects something much darker is going on, and he wants to know what it is...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  contemporary  suspense  innocent
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  • Wayward by Gregory Ashe

    Wayward by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Emery Hazard is trying to plan his wedding, even though his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, isn’t exactly making things easy for him. To be fair, Somers has been distracted lately; his father is running for mayor in a hotly contested election, and their hometown is splintering under the weight of divisive politics...
  • The Same Place by Gregory Ashe

    The Same Place by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    For what seems like the first time in Teancum Leon’s life, things are looking good: he’s put an end to the toxic relationship with his former sex buddy, work is going well, and Jem Berger has officially decided they are best friends—in spite of Tean’s objections. Things are looking good for Jem too, although he’s not thrilled that somehow Tean has talked him into getting a real job...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  contemporary  hurt-comfort  humor  suspense  abuse
  • Death of a Pirate King by Josh Lanyon

    Death of a Pirate King by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    #4 in the acclaimed Adrien English Mystery Series by award winning author Josh Lanyon. Gay bookseller and reluctant amateur sleuth Adrien English's writing career is suddenly taking off. His first novel, Murder Will Out, has been optioned by notorious Hollywood actor Paul Kane...
  • Unstable Connections by Nicky James

    Unstable Connections by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Missing children are reappearing, and ties to a thirty-year-old cold case can’t be ignored.Between his shaky, brand-new relationship with reformed office playboy Detective Aslan Doyle, his sister’s case going from cold to hot overnight, his father insisting on being involved, and his boss breathing down his neck, Detective Quaid Valor is on edge...
  • Defying Logic by Nicky James

    Defying Logic by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Two months ago, a catastrophic incident on the job forever changed Aslan’s life. It left him shaken and scarred, unsure if and when he would be able to return to work. Fighting to stay sober and battling his mental health, Aslan finds other crutches to help him cope...
  • The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

    The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    It was just one moment.It was just one mistake.For years, men have been disappearing. A father in North Carolina. A boater in California. A hiker in Arkansas. And more, scattered across the United States. The FBI knows who’s responsible: a serial killer they caught, a man they sent young profiler Cole Kennedy to interrogate...
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection...
  • Father Complex by Gregory Ashe

    Father Complex by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Having a father can be hard. Being a good one might be even harder.The call-out for the double homicide, when it comes, is a strange one: two men gunned down in a motel room, no witnesses, no real clues. Even stranger, the men were enemies, and no one seems to know why they were in that motel room together...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  contemporary  suspense  humor
  • Sin and Tonic by Rhys Ford

    Sin and Tonic by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sequel to Absinthe of MaliceSinners Series: Book Six Miki St. John believed happy endings only existed in fairy tales until his life took a few unexpected turns… and now he’s found his own. His best friend, Damien, is back from the dead, and their new band, Crossroads Gin, is soaring up the charts...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  suspense  contemporary
  • Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox

    Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    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...
  • Pretty Poison by Aimee Nicole Walker, Tristan James

    Pretty Poison by Aimee Nicole Walker, Tristan James

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    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...
  • Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford

    Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Loving Kim Jae-Min isn’t always easy: Jae is gun-shy about being openly homosexual. Ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis doesn’t know any other way to be. Still, he understands where Jae is coming from. Traditional Korean men aren’t gay—at least not usually where people can see them. But Cole can’t spend too much time unraveling his boyfriend’s issues. He has a job to do...
  • Click by Nora Phoenix

    Click by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He doesn't just want the friendship or the benefits. He wants it all.Rhett, the White House photographer, is tired of everyone treating him like he’s fragile. He wants a life of his own. Punch his V-card. A boyfriend.Making new friends is a good first step, even if it’s with his boss, Calix, who’s fifteen years his senior. Calix is kind and protective, and he encourages Rhett to spread his wings...
  • Body and Soul by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Body and Soul by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Oz: Escaping the international modeling scene to design my own fashion collection is the first step to shucking my bobble-headed supermodel reputation and proving to the world I’m more than just a pretty face. But the minute I have to accept roadside help from the sexy man next door, I feel like the airhead people think I am...
  • End of the Line by Nicky James

    End of the Line by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a boy who has everything meets a boy who has nothing, life will never be the same again.Leopold Van Eschen is in big trouble. All the money in the world won’t save him from what he’s done. On the run, desperate to get away, Leo finds himself seeking help from a wrangled bunch of vagabonds he meets in the rail yard.Leo has no idea his whole world is about to change...
  • Noble by Annabella Stone

    Noble by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Red Squadron is the tip of the spear in the war against global terrorism. Navy SEAL Commander, Noble Bauer, leads the JASOC Taskforce and knows his team won’t be complete until he finds a Communications Specialist. He knows just the man for the job. The only problem is can he get him to listen...
  • A Hunted Man by Jaime Reese

    A Hunted Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After surviving ten years in prison, Cameron Pierce is attempting to put the past behind him. He tries to adjust to his newfound freedom with a place at the halfway house and a job. But one lesson he learned in prison keeps him guarded: hope is a dangerous thing. Hunter Donovan, Assistant State Attorney, is a man of justice who loves a challenge...
  • Thunder and Lightning by Patricia Logan

    Thunder and Lightning by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jarrett Evans and Thayne Wolfe have been partnered in the ATF for nearly two years and their love and commitment to each other has grown over time. Now faced with one final challenge, the boys are headed to Arizona to help Thayne’s mom, stumbling headfirst into a brand new case...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  suspense  contemporary
  • Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Nikolas has always liked art. You'd have thought that Ben and Nikolas would have learnt that their romantic holidays inevitably end up as disasters. A short break on the polar ice sees them trapped in a nightmare of murder and deceit...
  • Obsessed by Sloane Kennedy

    Obsessed by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I wanted him from the moment I laid eyes on him and from that point on, the question wasn’t if I’d have him but when…Thirty-five-year-old Matias de la Vega is good at one thing and one thing only...
  • Barrel Proof: A Partners-to-Lovers Gay Romantic Suspense by Layla Reyne

    Barrel Proof: A Partners-to-Lovers Gay Romantic Suspense by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Special Agents Talley and Walker’s partnership is tested as they come face-to-face with the enemy who threatens to rip their world apart in this final book of Layla Reyne’s Agents Irish & Whiskey M/M romantic suspense trilogy. Aidan loves Jamie and wants the bright future he was robbed of before...
  • The Bruise-Black Sky by John Wiltshire

    The Bruise-Black Sky by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Ben usually overlooks Nikolas's occasionally jarring dissonance. Not this time. A deep rift, a terrible lie, separates them. Eleven thousand miles from Nikolas, in New Zealand, it's bitter winter as Ben films the tragic story of a post-apocalyptic gladiator, a victim of his own personal darkness. But on receiving a death threat, Ben suspects the truth of actor Oliver Whitestone's suicide...
  • Heal by Nora Phoenix

    Heal by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Del feels broken. Can Issa be the person to help him heal?President Delano “Del” Shafer is grieving the loss of his wife, Sarah. Now that the culprits behind the Pride Bombing and all the killings are caught, everyone has been able to move on…except Del.His friends have all found love. Even his son is happier than Del could have ever imagined...
  • Tempest by Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock

    Tempest by Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes. FBI Agent Ryan “Mac” McGuinness and con man Henry Page are on the run again. This time they’re headed back to where it all began: Altona, Indiana. Population: some goats. Henry’s not happy about lying low at the McGuinness family farm, but they’ve got nowhere else to go...
  • Honestly Yours by Jaime Reese

    Honestly Yours by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The truth hurts. But in the end, honesty wins. Or does it? Warren Prescott loves a challenge. He knows how to play the game and adapts when necessary to succeed in his cutthroat world. Tired of pining for a man he’s wanted for months, Warren intends to seal the deal. Until that man throws him an endearing curveball…Be honest.Gian Benedetti doesn’t play games...
  • Ryzen (Federal Protection Agency) by Eve Riley

    Ryzen (Federal Protection Agency) by Eve Riley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    True evil lurks in the darkness…Recruited at eighteen by the CIA, Ryzen is one of the best snipers in the world. Now, he’s working with the Federal Protection Agency to aid them in their fight to track down the vile people who perpetuate crimes against children. Always hidden behind his dark sunglasses, Ry is a mystery to everyone and he prefers it that way...
  • Absinthe of Malice by Rhys Ford

    Absinthe of Malice by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sequel to Sloe Ride Sinners Series: Book Five We’re getting the band back together. Those six words send a chill down Miki St. John’s spine, especially when they’re spoken with a nearly religious fervor by his brother-in-all-but-blood, Damien Mitchell. However, those words were nothing compared to what Damien says next. And we’re going on tour...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  suspense  musicians  tattoos  contemporary
  • After the Fire by Felice Stevens

    After the Fire by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A single bullet destroyed the dreams of Dr. Jordan Peterson. With his lover dead, Jordan descends into an endless spiral of self-destruction that nearly costs him his friends, his career and his life...
    Categorized as:
    tortured hero  angst  m-m  abuse  contemporary
  • The Harder We Fall by Rebecca Raine

    The Harder We Fall by Rebecca Raine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years, I’ve been bound by sleeplessness and sorrow. His voice threatens to set me free.Insomnia. It’s part of the penance I pay for my greatest mistake. But when an ill-timed doze behind the wheel of my car nearly introduces me to a pole, I know something has to change.Sleep with Me, a locally-made meditation app, promises a cure. I don’t expect it to work...
  • Locked and Loaded by Patricia Logan

    Locked and Loaded by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ATF agents Thayne Wolfe and Jarrett Evans are back and this time, they’ll be facing a familiar foe. International arms dealer, Mills Lang, has acquired a stolen cache of tabun, a powerful nerve agent, to sell to the highest bidder. The last thing either Thayne or Jarrett wants to do is get involved with the psychopath again but duty calls...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  contemporary  suspense  military
  • A Lover's Game by Max Walker

    A Lover's Game by Max Walker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zane Holden, the founder of Stonewall Investigations, has been haunted by the same case for years. He’s had loved ones taken by the serial killer known as the Unicorn, and his drive to find the monster is higher than ever. Finally, he feels like he’s getting close. Something else that’s getting closer? His wedding day to the man of his dreams. Lorenzo De Luca found the love of his life in Zane...
  • Exasperating by Onley James

    Exasperating by Onley James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    CALDER SETON is an unapologetic manwhore. Former Texas Ranger turned private security agent for Elite, he’s an expert at keeping his heart to himself. His employer wishes he’d do the same for his body. Calder has a habit of sleeping with Elite’s clients and they’ve told him to keep it in his pants or find a new job. That’s fine with Calder. He has a new playmate anyway, virginal actor Robby Shaw...
  • The Making of Jonty Bloom by Barbara Elsborg

    The Making of Jonty Bloom by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Finding his fiancé in bed with his brother was bad enough, finding out they’re getting married is the final blow.Devan Smith needs to cool his anger. He needs to forget the lies and betrayals and work on resetting his life. When his boss orders him to scope out a remote hotel for a possible buyout, Devan’s only interested in getting the job done and getting out...
  • Declination by Gregory Ashe

    Declination by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Shaw and North are together. Finally. After eight years of knowing each other and loving each other and slipping past each other, they’ve finally told each other how they feel. Borealis Investigations is growing, and they have a major prospective client on the line. Everything is finally moving the way it should...
  • Truth & Tenderness by Tere Michaels

    Truth & Tenderness by Tere Michaels

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book Six Newly promoted police captain Evan Cerelli takes command of his own precinct as Matt Haight’s security business begins to expand at a rapid rate. Both of their careers require more and more of their time—away from home and each other...
  • The Merchant of Death by Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock

    The Merchant of Death by Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    All's fair in love and war. There's something rotten in the state of Indiana. When con man Henry Page takes it upon himself to investigate the death of an elderly patient at a care facility, he does so in true Shakespearean tradition: dressed as a girl. FBI Agent Ryan "Mac" McGuinness has more to worry about than Henry's latest crazy idea...
  • Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander

    Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A male prostitute, a mangy cat, a murder and a maniacal mix-up that threatens his career, his impending marriage and his life. Nothing is going as planned for Austin Glass. Austin — seems to have it all. At least on the surface. A loving fiancee. A future with the FBI and a healthy sized trust fund. He also has a grin and a wisecrack for every situation...
  • He's The One by Barbara Elsborg

    He's The One by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Col’s world is falling apart. His relationship has been exposed as a sham, he’s lost his home, and been fired from his job as a stonemason. Who says bad luck doesn’t come in threes? With no option but to move back in with his parents, and with his efforts to find a new job hitting a brick wall, Col’s life is going nowhere...
  • How Much For The Whole Night? by R.J. Scott

    How Much For The Whole Night? by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is a brand new novel expanded from a short story of the same name. COMPLETELY rewritten with 50,000 added words and a whole brand new story!A seductive stranger gives Josh everything he wants, but one night of lust could get them both killed...
  • Prince of Killers by Layla Reyne

    Prince of Killers by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    No indiscriminate killing. No collateral damage. No unvetted targets. These are the rules Hawes Madigan lives by. Rules that make being Fog City’s Prince of Killers bearable. Soon, he’ll be king—of an organization of assassins—and the crown has never felt heavier. Until the mysterious Dante Perry swaggers into his life...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  m-m  suspense  contemporary
  • In Strange Woods by Claire Cray

    In Strange Woods by Claire Cray

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    In the stormy coastal woods of the Pacific Northwest, roots run deep and passions run wild...
  • Hot Lips by Tara Lain

    Hot Lips by Tara Lain

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Sometimes there are too many closets to come out of.For two years, Tito’s been hiding from his past in the midst of his uncle and aunt’s big, crazy, compound full of relatives in a tiny town in California.Now his past’s come to get him – and threatens not only Tito’s life, but to reveal the secret that will get Tito kicked out of the family he loves...
  • Unshakeable Faith by Lisa Worrall

    Unshakeable Faith by Lisa Worrall

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Of all the bars in all the towns in all the world, the stranger walks into Brody Tyler’s. With no memory and a name he chose from a newspaper, Nash is a gamble—one Brody is willing to take. It isn’t long before Brody and Nash fall in love, but then a tragic accident shatters their cozy world, resetting Nash’s memory once again...
  • Scrap Metal by Harper Fox

    Scrap Metal by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Is there room for love in a heart full of secrets? One year ago, before Fate took a wrecking ball to his life, Nichol was happily working on his doctorate in linguistics. Now he’s hip deep in sheep, mud and collies. His late brother and mother had been well suited to life on Seacliff Farm. Nichol? Not so much...
  • Single Malt: A Partners-to-Lovers Gay Romantic Suspense by Layla Reyne

    Single Malt: A Partners-to-Lovers Gay Romantic Suspense by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Jump into Layla Reyne’s fan-favorite Whiskey Verse saga with Single Malt, the first book in Aidan and Jamie’s swoony M/M romantic suspense trilogy. FBI agent Aidan “Irish” Talley had it all until a harrowing car crash left him with a heap of survivor’s guilt and a hole in his heart where his happily ever after used to be. Aiming to fill the void, he returns to work—and to a new partner...
  • A Midwinter Prince by Harper Fox

    A Midwinter Prince by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Laurence Fitzroy is trapped in a golden cage. The only son of a wealthy London baronet, he’s struggling to escape his father’s suffocating world. But Laurie is losing his fight. At nineteen years of age, bright and imaginative, he’s no match for the brutal Sir William. Laurie wants to be an actor – bad enough as far as Sir William is concerned, but, worse than that, he’s gay...
    Categorized as:
    angst  mystery  m-m  contemporary  abuse  suspense
  • Delsyn's Blues by Lou Sylvre

    Delsyn's Blues by Lou Sylvre

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sonny James and Luki Vasquez are living proof that the course of love never runs smoothly. Ambushed by grief, Sonny listens to a voice singing the blues from beyond the grave. While revisiting the sorrows and failings of his past, in the here and now he puts up a wall against love...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  angst  contemporary  suspense  m-m
  • Billy & The Beast by Eli Easton

    Billy & The Beast by Eli Easton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A stolen rose leads Billy to the Beast of his dreams...The rose is so perfectly pink and delightfully fragrant, so temptingly within reach through the bars of the locked gate. One snip later, and a masked man from Billy’s darkest fantasies grabs his arm.Billy’s punishment for the theft? To toil in the estate’s horribly overgrown garden for the summer. Only this summer job comes with a mystery...
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