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  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 06 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It's the day of the award ceremony for Usami, but Usami's older brother, Haruhiko, can't keep his hands off Misaki. First an endless shipment of strawberries, then a "kidnapping" as Haruhiko drags Misaki off to his rich estate and locks him up! Meanwhile, a dramatic misunderstanding spooks Shinobu into leaving for Australia...
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    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  humor
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 07 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Miyagi finally gets over his obsession with his late high school teacher by confessing his love for Shinobu in front of her grave. When it comes time for Shinobu to choose which college to go to, his feelings seem to be swaying his decisions too strongly - even for Miyagi's liking...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  humor  contemporary
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  • The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune

    The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Sequel to The Art of Breathing Family is not always defined by blood. It’s defined by those who make us whole—those who make us who we are. And here, at the end, Bear and Otter will be tested like they’ve never been before. There’s a knock at the door from a little girl who has nowhere else to go. There’s a phone ringing, bringing news they do not expect...
  • 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...
  • Sense of Place by N.R. Walker

    Sense of Place by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Designing homes is easy. Finding home is something else entirely. Thomas Elkin and Cooper Jones finally have the support of their families, and their love grows stronger every day. Now living together, they think nothing can stand in their way. But there are outside influences trying to pull them apart...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • Junjo Romantica 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Misaki wohnt beim Bestsellerautor Usami und kann seine Gefühle für ihn nicht länger leugnen. Eines Nachts rutscht ihm sogar der Satz "Ich glaube, ich liebe dich!" heraus...
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    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  humor
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Seven by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Seven by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The one lesson that Trav's learned with the band's return to Tyson is that it should be hard to say good-bye. Mackey, Kell, Jefferson, and Stevie have to say good-bye to the person who helped make them and break them. They have to say good-bye to their bitterness and anger, and they have to say good-bye to lingering hope that one of the best parts of their childhood can be with them always...
  • Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dr. Robert Adams grew up with more advantages than most, the son of a former vice president, he had two loving fathers, a twin sister he adores and wonderfully doting grandparents. Life is good until one afternoon when his dreams flat-line. And no scalpel can repair the guilt and grief he carries with him for the first time in his life...
  • Pieces of You by N.R. Walker

    Pieces of You by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Dallas Muller has everything he never expected he’d have. He owns a successful motorbike mechanic shop in Newcastle, and he’s madly in love with his boyfriend of four years, Justin Keith.Justin has always struggled to find where he fit in, never realising his true worth or what it means to be loved—until he met Dallas...
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    angst  queer  m-m  contemporary  hurt-comfort  open-door
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For as long as Trav Ford has known the Sanders boys, one name has haunted the entire band. Their first lead guitarist and Mackey’s first lover has left a stamp on the kids he’s known as family, and now Grant has one last chance to hurt the people Trav cares for the most...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey Sanders doesn't do anything easy—rehab is no exception. Never one to follow orders for the sake of being orderly, Mackey needs a reason, something real, to make him agree to Trav's terms of getting clean...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey's fragile recovery from his bout with self-destruction is complicated even further by his feelings for Trav—and Trav's feelings back. Trav is older, and he should know better, but now that Mackey is drug-free and conquering his demons, all he can see is the stunning, brilliant man who existed under the stain of pain and excess...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  contemporary  musicians  m-m  abuse
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Five by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that Mackey's healing can hold up to them together, they know it's going to be a long, difficult road...
    Categorized as:
    angst  age difference  queer  contemporary  musicians  m-m
  • From These Ashes by Davidson King

    From These Ashes by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A product of his past, Black spends half his time saving lives and the other half taking them. Every day, a hard choice must be made and he’s the man to make it. Long ago, he vowed to never love again; one-night stands with a willing body was all he ever needed. But along came Quill, and Black’s life is irrevocably changed...
  • 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...
  • Jonty in Russia by Barbara Elsborg

    Jonty in Russia by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Devan, Best Boyfriend in the Entire World, books them a trip to Russia in February, Jonty’s excitement knows no bounds. There’s packing to do, plans to be made, and places to see.Armed with his smile and a handful of dubious Russian Phrases, Jonty is ready for the delights Vladivostok has to offer—the famous glass beach he’s dreamed about, ice skating on a frozen sea, and snow...
  • Pinot & Pineapple Lumps by Jay Hogan

    Pinot & Pineapple Lumps by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Penn from Adelaide. That’s all I knew. We shared a single kiss over a year ago, and I can still remember every toe-curling second of it. He thought I was too young for him. I thought he was running scared. But that kiss was the first time I’d felt alive in a long time, and I’ve been chasing the feeling ever since—doing my research, a lot of research, a lot of men...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  humor  m-m  contemporary
  • Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Originally available as a rough draft on Tiffany's website, this short story has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection Michael's Wings...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  bdsm  m-m  contemporary
  • Leo and His Lion by Andi James, Lila Wilde

    Leo and His Lion by Andi James, Lila Wilde

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Leo Varma doesn’t need love. At thirty-seven, he’s satisfied with focusing on his career, friends, and casual hookups. Besides, getting into a real relationship would mean finally telling his conservative family that he’s gay, and possibly losing them forever. He’s convinced himself that living in the shadows is good enough... until he meets Dylan...
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    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  bdsm  daddy-kink
  • Forgiven: Con by Sloane Kennedy

    Forgiven: Con by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Con I have everything I’ve ever wanted… so why do I still feel like the kid who came from nothing?Please help him …Three little words that have haunted me for years.Three little words that I know I’ll take to my grave.It was supposed to be just another fight...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 03 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Misaki begins to seriously question the structure of his relationship with Usami, but a high-class date with Usami makes it come to life. In the next Junjou Egoist story, Hiro goes to the extreme to nurse his lover, Nowaki, back to health...
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    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  humor
  • Addicted to Ellis D by S.E. Harmon

    Addicted to Ellis D by S.E. Harmon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Chef Luca Alessi’s life is barely recognizable these days. He used to spend his days in the kitchen creating cutting-edge cuisine. Now he’s trying to keep his family's restaurant and legacy alive. It doesn't help that his father was keeping secrets before he passed. On the relationship front, his ex, Colin, assured him that their divorce would be simple. And now? Not so much...
  • The Lost Boy by Anna Martin

    The Lost Boy by Anna Martin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five years after his band Ares shot to success, Ben Easton is struggling. He’s holed up in a mansion in Los Angeles while he fights depression and a dark drug addiction that threatens to destroy everything. In a final attempt to save Ben’s life, his best friend Tone does something desperate—he calls Ben’s ex-boyfriend Stan and begs him to help...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt

    Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    More than a decade after leaving Colorado to escape his past, Isaiah Greene returns and builds a life in Denver as a special education teacher. But coming home revives memories of the racist, homophobic violence that destroyed his youthful first love. When Isaiah meets Ben Woods, the mentor of one of his students, the lightning-quick attraction grows into something deeper...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  multicultural  m-m  contemporary  abuse
  • Attraction: An M/M Neighbors to lovers Romance by Carly Marie

    Attraction: An M/M Neighbors to lovers Romance by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An M/M Neighbors to lovers Romance. Could satin, lace, and sass be enough to break through the ice? Dexter has never hidden his sexuality, and doesn’t blend into the background. From his fiery red hair to the panties he likes to wear, everything about him is vibrant. He’s the complete opposite of his new neighbor, and shouldn’t care if the grouchy man likes him… but he does...
  • Seeking Freedom: Interlocking Fragments IV by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee

    Seeking Freedom: Interlocking Fragments IV by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is it close proximity that has Jovany noticing Seth, or for the first time in his life, does he want a man? Jovany~When I check on the guy that helped with my case and realize he’s in a bad spot, I know I need to help him out. That’s how I find myself with two new roommates—Seth and the baby he’s in charge of...
  • Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Junjo Romantica, Volume 12 by Shungiku Nakamura

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As the end of Misaki's college years approach, he's faced with a difficult choice: living with the ever-popular boys love novelist Akihiko can be ever-so challenging..
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  humor  contemporary
  • Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley

    Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One man’s temper may be the other’s salvation. Dillon Gannon went from almost getting kicked out of the Army to being a revered member of a Special Forces unit. When his commanding officer orders him on a protection detail, it’s the last thing he wants to do. He’s a weapons expert, not a babysitter. Luke Rhine worked his way up through the Army and retired as a general...
  • Tempt Me: Tattoos and Temptation Book 5 by Mia Monroe

    Tempt Me: Tattoos and Temptation Book 5 by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My best friend’s little brother is all grown up.Figuring out my sexuality at nearly forty years old has been a revelation, but dating hasn’t been any easier. After a failed engagement, I know what’s important to me, and I refuse to settle anymore.So when my best friend asks me if I can help his little brother settle in after being away, it sounds like a pleasant distraction...
  • Everyday History by Alice Archer

    Everyday History by Alice Archer

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Headstrong Ruben Harper has yet to meet an obstacle he can’t convert into a speed bump. He’s used to getting what he wants from girls, but when he develops a fascination for a man, his wooing skills require an upgrade. After months of persuasion, he scores a dinner date with Henry Normand that morphs into an intense weekend. The unexpected depth of their connection scares Ruben into fleeing...
  • Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells

    Shaun's Salvation by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Romance is the last thing Shaun wants, but what if it’s exactly what he needs – and deserves?A selfless son barely holding onShaun doesn’t have much of a life. When he’s not working in the restaurant in Portland, Maine, he’s home looking after his dad, who has dementia...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • Jingle Bells & Mistletoe by Sammi Cee

    Jingle Bells & Mistletoe by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jonathan watched all of his friends fall in love, get married, and grow their families. All he’s ever wanted is a relationship as wonderful as the one his parents have always had...
  • Perfection: An Age Gap Romance by Gianni Holmes

    Perfection: An Age Gap Romance by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An Age Gap Romance Perfection n. The state of being complete and correct in every way. CallumI learned the hard way that love doesn't change anyone. Yet, here I am for the long haul with Ashton on his road to recovery. I have to make tough decisions for his own good, but I have to believe in the end we'll be better for it...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  bdsm  daddy-kink
  • Concealed Hearts by Nicky James

    Concealed Hearts by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Two closeted men in one rumor-hungry small town have no chance of keeping their love a secret.Chief of Police Windsor Elkhart is a master deceiver. Not a single person in Jasper has a clue he’s gay, which explains the endless suitors all vying for his attention. Happily married to his job, he’s convinced life is good enough...
  • A Not So Typical Love by Tristen Rowen

    A Not So Typical Love by Tristen Rowen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jordan and Jamie’s love is anything but typical. Jordan Cameron is not like most nineteen year olds. He’s never been on a date, he’s never left New England, and he’s never fallen in love. He lives in his own world, or so that's what it seems to the average person. No one, not even his thirty-one year old brother, Tim, has ever given him the chance to break free...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  dual-pov
  • Starting From The Top by Lane Hayes

    Starting From The Top by Lane Hayes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The guitarist, the dad, and a band on the rise… Johnny A quiet place to live and some time to recharge before my band heads out on the road again sounds amazing. I wouldn’t mind a distraction too, but my new neighbor is off-limits. There are rules about not getting involved with your bandmate’s ex, right? And Sean isn’t my type anyway...
  • King's Silver Knight by Ki Brightly

    King's Silver Knight by Ki Brightly

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Runaway Rock StarMusic is part of Andy Spire’s soul, but he can’t handle being in a band with his abusive husband anymore. His only option is to give up his career and make a run for it. After years of being belittled, it takes all his nerve to escape the toxic relationship. Andy isn’t sure how he can leave alive. When the tour bus stops to refuel, Andy flees from his soon-to-be ex-husband...
  • Messy Love by Riley Hart

    Messy Love by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • 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:
    angst  queer  m-m  suspense  mystery  contemporary
  • Hard Ink by Ali Lyda

    Hard Ink by Ali Lyda

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I don’t have the best history with older men.When Mateo saw my last relationship implode, he was there to help.He saved me.Hopefully self-defense lessons will keep me from getting hit again.I can’t ask for more of my friend.Even dreaming of keeping him is wrong.But when my ex makes things difficult, Mateo steps up again.I don’t want a protector, but maybe it’s time to accept a little help...
  • Only the Flower Knows 2 by Rihito Takarai

    Only the Flower Knows 2 by Rihito Takarai

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Zwischen Misaki und Arikawa scheint nach dem verhängnisvollen Kuss alles wieder normal zu sein, aber es macht Arikawa fertig, dass er ständig an seinen Kommilitonen denken muss. Denn er weiß einfach nicht, wie er sich Misaki gegenüber verhalten soll. Als dieser sein Handy im Labor vergisst und es klingelt, geht Arikawa aus Neugier ran...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • Walk With Me: A Friends to Lovers Contemporary Gay Romance by Cardeno C.

    Walk With Me: A Friends to Lovers Contemporary Gay Romance by Cardeno C.

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Eli Block steps into his parents’ living room and sees his childhood crush sitting on the couch, he starts a shameless campaign to seduce the young rabbi. Unfortunately, Seth Cohen barely remembers Eli and he resolutely shuts down all his advances...
  • 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...
  • September by Robert Winter

    September by Robert Winter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    a Pride and Joy novel David James is smart, successful, handsome… and alone. After the death of his lover, Kyle, from cancer, he buried himself in his law practice and the gym. At forty-eight, he is haunted by his memories and walled off from the world. When David injures himself working out, he’s assigned to Brandon Smith for physical therapy...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • All In by Eliza Lentzski

    All In by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book Four and the dénouement of the Winter Jacket Series. Hollywood had been a disaster. Elle Graft—Associate Professor of English and once-budding television screenwriter—could admit that much. Now back in Minnesota and back to her old life, Elle’s determined to get her relationship with Hunter back on track. It all started with a broken classroom heater and a blue winter coat...
  • Neutral Zone by Catherine Gayle

    Neutral Zone by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novella in the emotional Portland Storm hockey romance series. Being stuck in the Neutral Zone is no way to live… Portland Storm defenseman Cole Paxton never intended to be the poster boy for gay hockey players...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  sports  hockey
  • The Alcove by Rosalind Abel

    The Alcove by Rosalind Abel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jasper Getty is living his dream as the owner of the charming bookshop, Lavender Pages. For seven years, he’s enjoyed the safety and freedom to be himself, selling books by day and curling up and getting lost in novels by night. But a dark page from the past comes back to haunt Jasper as his ex begins stalking him...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • Change of Heart by K.M. Neuhold

    Change of Heart by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Does my husband's heart still miss me now that it beats in the chest of another man? Lub-dub A heartbeat more familiar than Easton’s own Lub-dub He vowed to love his husband until death do they part. And then the worst happened. Lub-dub His heart kept another man alive. River. A stranger in the world with Easton's husband's heart pumping the blood that warms his skin...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  friends to lovers  contemporary
  • Looking For Love by Stella Starling

    Looking For Love by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Micah Finn Rawlings has lived most of his life blind, sheltered, and craving adventure. Now, at twenty-two, an operation has given him his sight back and he’s ready to take on the world. Well, sort of. His newly restored vision isn’t exactly all that he’d hoped it would be, but he’s definitely not going to let that stop him…...
  • Dauntless by Victoria Denault

    Dauntless by Victoria Denault

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, at the worst possible moment.One and done. That’s always been my motto when it comes to guys, because I’m not about to pull someone else into the closet my parents have locked me inside. I’ve been waiting years to claim my inheritance and live the life I want to live–out, free, and oh yeah, rich...
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