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  • The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot by Alice Winters

    The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Leland Is a nice little wedding with Blow-up Randy and Jackson My Love too much to ask for? Clearly, because someone’s trying to kill one of us… again...
  • Surrender by Kelly Fox

    Surrender by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Dark cloud, meet seven-foot wall of sunshine.We’ve been friends for almost a year, we both volunteer at my brother-in-law’s gym for combat vets, and the chemistry between us is undeniable. So, getting together should be a no brainer, right?Yeah, not so much...
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  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
  • The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker

    The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything old is new again in love and murder.Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. But one of those things changes when Chief Mendoza taps Sawyer to lead the newly formed cold case unit. His first task: solve the Magnolia Murders that spanned three decades and suddenly stopped in 2000...
  • Call of the Alpha by A.E. Via

    Call of the Alpha by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT IN THIS SERIES and CAN STAND ALONE. The Story of ALPHA, CALL, OMEGA & LION ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER FAVORITES It’s been a couple years since Commander John Marion – the US Navy’s most decorated SEAL – hung up his dog tags, choosing his cherished Alpha over war...
  • Wintering with George by Mary Calmes

    Wintering with George by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    George Hunt is certain that spending time with his boyfriend’s family over the holidays will be a disaster. How can it not? For starters, he knows nothing about families, never having had one, as for the rest…talk about pressure. What if he messes up, says the wrong thing, and ends up losing the most important person in his life? Dr. Kurt Butler is his miracle; George can’t afford any missteps...
  • Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Josiah Redeker has been tied up, tied down, and just plain tied to Bodhi Callahan since the younger marshal was paired with him five years ago. It was an easy slide from partners to best friends, and though Bodhi wanted more, Josiah thought Bodhi could do far better than him...
  • King Me by Lucy Lennox

    King Me by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Falcon: Three years ago I arrived at the scene of an art heist to find Kingston Wilde tied to a radiator, claiming to be an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was only later I learned he was actually, the elusive art thief I’d been tracking for years. And I was the one who’d let him sweet-talk his way out of my grasp...
  • Chain Reaction by Nicole Edwards

    Chain Reaction by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the tenth installment in her Brantley Off the Books series.During the two years since they created the Off the Books Task Force, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis have had their share of difficult cases, but their next one hits close to home. Too close...
  • Castiel by Annabella Stone

    Castiel by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What once was strong is broken.Can what was broken be repaired?Former SEAL and Operative for the US Government’s elite Red Squadron, Castiel Cunningham Clark has defied the odds more times than he can count. He learned the hard way how fickle fate can be and he’s made it his business to live his life at one speed and one speed only… full steam ahead. Except when it comes to one person...
  • 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...
  • Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The rings have been selected. The champagne placed on ice. The cake decorated. And the pre-wedding sex is off the charts... Lucas Vallois and Andrei Hadeon are finally ready to walk down the aisle. There’s just one small problem. A ghost from Lucas’s past shows up days before the wedding, desperate for help...
  • Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A bounty hunter’s partners to lovers’ story. The hunt is on… and he’s the prey. Bradford (Ford) King was sure he had the rest of his life mapped out. Though he was no longer a SEAL Lieutenant, his brother was home safe and he had a job that still allowed him to satisfy his hunger for hunting bad guys...
  • Hacked by Lucy Lennox, May Archer

    Hacked by Lucy Lennox, May Archer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Well-known computer security infiltration specialist Jasper Huxley has never met a system he can’t hack. Whether his assignment is accessing a highly-classified Pentagon server or modifying his little brother’s high school report card, he’s always got a botnet, an exploit, or a little bit of social engineering he can call up to get the job done...
  • Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Everything Dominic Price has worked hard to uphold is about to come crashing down on everything he holds dear. So much for the quiet life. Just as assistant US attorney and brewery owner Dominic Price is settling into a comfy new chapter with his partner, FBI agent Cameron Byrne, the sudden death of Nic’s father puts their happily-ever-after in jeopardy...
  • Black Moon: MM Romantic Suspense by Elle Keaton

    Black Moon: MM Romantic Suspense by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    One corpse, two corpse, old corpse, new corpse.Summer is crashing into fall and Mat and Niall have a wedding to overthink.A body is discovered floating in the harbor and this time it's the missing ex-Piedras Marine officer Duane Copper...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Old-Fashioned Cupcake by Sagan Sagan

    Old-Fashioned Cupcake by Sagan Sagan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A visit to a pancake shop leads to an unexpected May-December romance that breathes life into the monotonous routine of an older salaryman.The daily grind both soothes and troubles older salaryman Nozue, until an unexpected visit to a pancake shop with his blunt younger coworker shakes things up!At 39 years old, Nozue lives a routine, if not melancholic, life of sleep and work...
  • Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe

    Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“First Dates”A prequel to The Lamb and the Lion books, this short story shows Jem and Tean as they are set up on blind dates—with disastrous results.“Cheap Seats”Jem and Tean go to the movies. Jem insists it’s an epic bromance date. Tean insists they’re just casual acquaintances...
  • Body and Soul by Patricia Logan

    Body and Soul by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    More than ten years ago, a series of train bombings devastated railways throughout Europe. Strange poetry sent to local newspapers right before each bombing, confounded investigators at the time. In one of only a handful of failed covert missions, Jarrett had been sent into North Korea to take out the bomber...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Someone has it out for Rialto.  Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant.  But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy...
  • Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier...
  • Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley

    Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 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...
  • Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Covert Affairs M/M Romance Book Two Navigating a new relationship is never easy, but Deputy Director Syler Perrin has the uniquely hair-raising privilege of doing it with one Special Agent Arthur Dufault, premiere CIA operative and all around menace...
    Categorized as:
    military  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • School of Fish by Amy Lane

    School of Fish by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jackson Rivers has been learning how to take care of himself so he can be there for Ellery Cramer, but after eight weeks of healing, body and soul, he’s itching to get back to work. Finally Ellery gives him a simple task: pick up a file on a kid who probably didn’t commit murder but who refuses to participate in his own defense.Nothing is ever that easy...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Off Course by Nicole Edwards

    Off Course by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the ninth installment in her Brantley Off the Books series. With wedding plans underway, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are attempting to create some balance between work and life. After a busy summer, they’ve finally slowed down enough to take a breather. At least until the hacker extraordinaire—a.k.a...
  • The Spoil of Beasts by Gregory Ashe

    The Spoil of Beasts by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A jailhouse slaughter. A relentless killer. And way too much jackassing around. When word comes that two key witnesses in an investigation are dead, North and Shaw are surprised—and pleased—to learn that their friend, John-Henry Somerset, is interested in hiring them as freelance contractors for the Wahredua police department...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  suspense  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Roman by Annabella Stone

    Roman by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fact: Six years ago, former Force Recon Marine Roman Walsh made the biggest mistake of his life and chose duty to his country over love. Fact: He was an idiot. Now the one he loves is missing, and Roman has only one thing on his mind. Get him back alive...
  • Somebody to Love by April Wilson

    Somebody to Love by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Chicago homicide detective Tyler Jamison has accepted that fact that he was born defective. Women just don't do it for him, and he can't contemplate any other option. So, loneliness it is. Ian Alexander has met the man of his dreams, but the guy's in complete denial of his sexuality. Ian's not giving up on Tyler, though. Tyler's a domineering, controlling force of nature..
  • How Not to Break by Susan Hawke

    How Not to Break by Susan Hawke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Take one former SEAL with a healthy dose of regret… Nick St. Cloud is living with shame from the one time he let his lust override his sense of honor. He’s haunted by the memory of when he made love to his best friend’s eighteen-year-old son. The tragic accident that happened that same night has only compounded his guilt...
  • Just Say When by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Just Say When by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Someone wants Police Chief Emilio Mendoza dead. And if his unknown assailant doesn’t kill him, pining for Sheriff Abraham Beecham just might. Abe and Lio’s thirty-year journey has taken them from heated rivals to best friends with countless labels and pit stops along the way. Romance is the only avenue left unexplored but not from lack of love or desire...
  • All That Remains by R.J. Scott

    All That Remains by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Federal Agent Lucas Beaumont has an agenda—get himself assigned to the case of the apparent serial murders at Lancaster Falls, find out who the murderer is, and then lay the ghosts that haunt his grandfather to rest. In the midst of a horrific murder investigation, the only peace he gets is from simple moments in a warm kitchen, talking to hotel owner, Josh...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • In Dog We Trust by Neil S. Plakcy

    In Dog We Trust by Neil S. Plakcy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereAfter a bad divorce and a brief prison term for computer hacking, 42-year-old Steve Levitan has returned to his home town of Stewart’s Crossing and taken a part-time job as an adjunct professor of English at his alma mater, Eastern College...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  queer  contemporary  m-m  length-medium
  • Indirection by Gregory Ashe

    Indirection by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rabid readers. Backbiting authors. A romance convention from hell.Shaw Aldrich and his best friend, boyfriend, and partner, North McKinney, are doing great, thanks. The aftermath of their search for the Slasher has finally settled down. Their private investigation agency is thriving. And after years of missed opportunities, they’re finally together...
  • Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    ***Surrender Your Heart was originally published in 2015. This second edition has been completely re-edited but does not contain new material. *** Secrets and fears—everyone has them. Some more than others. A heavy secret brought Liam Connelly to DC, but it isn’t the only reason he stays. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame...
  • Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Killer Bond by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 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:
    mystery  suspense  queer  m-m  insta-love  contemporary
  • Ikumen After by Kazuma Kodaka

    Ikumen After by Kazuma Kodaka

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This is a really cute, sweet story about two single dads Asakura and Kentarou, whose young sons happen to go to the same daycare...
  • North and Shaw: Out of Office: Volume 2 by Gregory Ashe

    North and Shaw: Out of Office: Volume 2 by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Short stories from Borealis: Without a CompassNorth and Shaw: Out of Office Volume 2 is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“Couple Friends”As a (relatively) new couple, North and Shaw learn what it means to have friends as a couple—and how to be friends in a relationship. This story takes place before Indirection...
  • Salesman Mateo by Sam E. Kraemer

    Salesman Mateo by Sam E. Kraemer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Mateo Torrente A strong sense of loyalty coursed through the lifeblood of the Torrente family. Anyone who knew any of us would attest to it. We looked out for each other and didn’t take threats against family members for granted. Giuseppe Torrente, my papa, was regarded as the patriarch, not only for his branch of the family but all of its members, in Italy and America...
  • The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black

    The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The General and the Horse-Lord: Book Two" "Sequel to The General and the Horse-Lord" Fresh out of the closet, General John Mitchel and Gabriel Sanchez are settling into their new life together when an old army colleague taps them for a rescue mission to Tunisia. Eli and Daniel, two former Rangers working security, have been arrested in Carthage, charged with blasphemy and thrown into prison...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  military  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • A New Empire by Layla Reyne

    A New Empire by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Legacies were made to be rewritten. Assassin Hawes Madigan wants to do right—by his family, his organization, his city, and the man he’s falling for, ATF agent Christopher Perri. But Hawes’s rules are being challenged by someone willing to kill for the old ways...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-short
  • Silent Knight: A Fog City Novel by Layla Reyne

    Silent Knight: A Fog City Novel by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I won’t let anything happen to you. Fourteen years ago, Braxton Kane’s feelings were forbidden.As an officer, he couldn’t fall for an enlisted… no matter how much he longed for Holt Madigan.Now—as a police chief in love with a digital assassin—his promise to always protect Holt is becoming harder to keep. I’ll protect you...
  • Real Danger by Elle Keaton

    Real Danger by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How can one man be so incredibly frustrating but so sexy at the same time?Ryder knows two things. Tragedy can strike at any moment so you have to hold tightly to the gifts life gives you. And, Shay is one of those gifts. To Ryder their fifteen-year age difference is nothing, Shay is the man he wants. Now he just needs an opportunity to plead his case with the sexy lawyer...
  • The Real Thing by Elle Keaton

    The Real Thing by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An oblivious prince wishes for his knight in shining armor. His knight has been under his nose all along, will he claim him before it's too late for them both?As deeply as he craves his own fairy tale happily-ever-after, resort owner Cody Prescott doesn't have time for a relationship. That doesn't stop him from crushing on most men on Piedras...
  • The Christmas Summons (Wild Heart Ranch) by Kelly Fox

    The Christmas Summons (Wild Heart Ranch) by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a Wild Heart Ranch Christmas novella. I’ve loved Gael Hernandez from the moment I laid eyes on him. We had a moment back in the summer, but he needed time to recover from the traumatic events that reshaped his family.It’s now Christmas, and I think my talented shoemaker is finally ready to let me love him for the rest of his life...
  • Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A killer haunts Prophet, and this time it’s personalThe discovery of a body at the Thompson Cabins sets off a chain of events that hits too close to home for Sheriff Gabriel Thompson. When his brother Sam becomes a prime suspect in the murder investigation, Gabriel is forced to keep secrets from Tiber and call in outside help as he fights to prove Sam’s innocence...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary
  • Skin and Bone by T.A. Moore

    Skin and Bone by T.A. Moore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Digging Up Bones: Book Two Cloister Witte and his K-9 partner, Bourneville, find the lost and bring them home. But the job doesn’t always end there. Janet Morrow, a young trans woman, lies in a coma after wandering away from her car during a storm. But just because Cloister found the young tourist doesn’t mean she’s home...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  queer  m-m  contemporary  length-medium
  • Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ten years ago, Dominic Walsh faked his own death. With no true identity, it wasn’t hard. But if he’d stayed, he would have been drawn further into a life he’d never chosen. He has friends and family at Ward Security now and has managed to escape his dark past. There is only one thing he truly wants. Abraham Stephens...
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