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The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his older brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not...Categorized as:
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Stars by Tal Bauer
I have looked to the stars my whole life… For two years, Sasha Andreyev has been in NASA astronaut training, the final step on his lifelong dream. During that time, he and Russian President Sergey Puchkov have kept their love hidden. But as graduation nears, secrets start to slip, and Sergey makes a dangerous trip to Houston for a weekend with Sasha... -
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![Chrysalis by S.E. Harmon]()
Chrysalis by S.E. Harmon
A gunshot to the head is bad enough. Waking up with amnesia is far worse. I learn that the hard way when I wake up in the hospital, my memory practically wiped. I don’t know why someone wants me dead. Hell, I don’t even know my name. They say my name is Christian Cross. Too bad that name means nothing to me.I haven’t forgotten everything, though...Categorized as:
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Ai no Kusabi Vol. 8 by Rieko Yoshihara
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRiki's stumbled his way into the upper class's neighborhood?! Guy, who's hot on his trail, is shocked to discover that Iason is Riki's patron. However, before Riki's eyes, Iason announces "Riki is my pet" in a display of dominion over him. Blinded by his jealousy, Gai kidnaps Riki and challenges Iason to a no-holds-barred confrontation. Master and pet.. -
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![Evenfall Volume One by Santino Hassell, Ais]()
Evenfall Volume One by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents.Sin is the Agency's most efficient killer. His fighting skills and talent at assassination have led to him being described as a living weapon... -
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Submitted by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
An alien bastard, a man without a home, and a war to end an entire planet…Beau: I never had a place to belong. The only gay kid in my small town on the shores of the southern Mississippi River, I’ve spent my life hiding who I am. And the night I came out of the closet? Yeah, my dad kicked me out of his house... -
![Case File Compendium [病案本] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat]()
Case File Compendium [病案本] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings衣冠禽兽疯批攻，爹味冷漠离异受。孤例精神病少年和冷漠医生的故事。The story of an isolated psychopathic teenager and an indifferent doctor... -
![Declared by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes]()
Declared by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
An alien warrior, a kidnapped mate, and a traitor waiting to take everything from them both…Wesley: I’ve always loved space. Give me Star Trek over Lord of the Rings any day. Since I was a kid, all I’ve wanted is to explore the great beyond, to boldly go and all that jazz. And with my feet firmly stuck on Earth, the way I reach for the stars is through developing video games... -
![Astounding! by Kim Fielding]()
Astounding! by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarter Evans is founder and editor-in-chief of Astounding!—a formerly popular spec fiction magazine currently in its death throes. Not only can he do nothing to save it, but stuck in a rathole apartment with few interpersonal connections, he can’t seem to do much to rescue his future either. And certainly all the booze isn’t helping... -
![Cold Fusion by Harper Fox]()
Cold Fusion by Harper Fox
Their love is the catalyst that could save the planet…or cost their lives. As an environmental activist for Peace Warrior, Kier Mallory never hesitated to throw himself into dangerous situations. Until his hotheadedness costs the lives of two fellow crewmembers on an anti-whaling mission...Categorized as:
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Staged by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce the second-prize winner on My Slave’s Got Talent, Sky Blue has spent the past few years singing at a failing New York nightclub. While Sky has never had control over his fate, his life seems to take a turn for the worse when he’s torn from the familiar comfort of performing and sold to a rich and enigmatic man... -
![What Once Was Lost by Stormy Glenn, Lynn Hagen]()
What Once Was Lost by Stormy Glenn, Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Mo doesn't know what to do with Mykel. He's new to the future he's living in and doesn't understand half of what people tell him, let alone show him. When Mykel insists that they are mates, Mo's set to run in the other direction. Mykel knows Mo is his mate the second he lays eyes on the sexy human...Categorized as:
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![Beloved Captor by Jez Morrow]()
Beloved Captor by Jez Morrow
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesdaine has fallen hard for space fighter ace, Jess Laren. The trouble is, Laren is a hero on the wrong side of the interplanetary war.As a senior intelligence officer in the Ilzec Empire, Desdaine thinks his attraction to other men is his own secret. But when Laren is shot down in Ilzec airspace and found guilty of spying, Desdaine receives orders to carry out the execution... -
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![Yes, Professor by Piper Scott]()
Yes, Professor by Piper Scott
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA nervous undergraduate. An experienced professor. A dirty secret. True love knows no boundaries in this scorching MPreg short story... -
![End of the Line by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn]()
End of the Line by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Giovanni Gallardo is on the run. With only a knapsack in his hands, he boards a ship to get as far away from earth as he possibly can. When he arrives at End of the Line, things go south fast. Remy Vystal is the commander of the Lady Blue...Categorized as:
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![Wanted: Sweet Daddy by Sammi Cee]()
Wanted: Sweet Daddy by Sammi Cee
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWanted: Sweet DaddyA Love On Tap Prequel NovellaAfter watching his parents’ unhappy marriage, and living through a hellish relationship of his own, all Timothy wants is a Daddy to be sweet to him. When he runs into Jackson, the epitome of everything he’s always wanted, he has to decide if he’s willing to take a chance.Jackson’s adored Timothy from afar since the minute they met... -
![Mate Hunt by Amber Kell]()
Mate Hunt by Amber Kell
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoriah is banished to the dragonworld by his father to find his mate. But when he arrives he finds things aren't always what they seem. Kings, dukes and baby dragons all vie for attention as Jory tries to figure out who is really his mate and who is trying to kill him. Warning: There is hot man/man action... -
![Without a Net by Lyn Gala]()
Without a Net by Lyn Gala
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOliver Robertson has been assigned to go undercover in one of the shade clubs that litter the seedier parts of town. He has never engaged in the sort of edge play found in those places, preferring the BDSM in the more mainstream control clubs. However, to find the criminals behind a series of kidnappings, he must go in undercover as a shade sub... -
![Human Rights by S.L. Armstrong]()
Human Rights by S.L. Armstrong
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter landing in the pound after being abandoned by yet another family, Ewan is convinced he's too old to be adopted out again. For a pet like him, the only fate left is to be put down. But when Sir Jiat—of the City Guard, no less—visits the pound, he goes straight to Ewan. Jiat prefers the more mature pets and treats Ewan better than he's ever been treated by any previous owner... -
![Handsome Hero Wanted by James Cox]()
Handsome Hero Wanted by James Cox
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive men. One harem. Drayton Starberg takes his ship to the planet Falla Bray to join a harem in hopes of scoring money to fix up his old space ship. He has to compete with four other human like species to please the king and be chosen to use his DNA for the new heir. Problem is, each of the other males are growing on him and the king is having a hard time picking just one... -
![Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare]()
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
Would you trade your soul mate for your soul?A Shadowhunter’s life is bound by duty. Constrained by honor. The word of a Shadowhunter is a solemn pledge, and no vow is more sacred than the vow that binds parabatai, warrior partners—sworn to fight together, die together, but never to fall in love... -
![The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer]()
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Two boys, alone in space.After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship.Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of a launch...Categorized as:
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![Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet]()
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead... -
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![Evenfall by Santino Hassell, Ais]()
Evenfall by Santino Hassell, Ais
Years after the bombs of WWIII have changed the physical and political landscape, the Agency ruthlessly works behind the scenes to take down rebel groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means. Hsin Liu Vega (Sin) is their most efficient and deadly assassin ever...Categorized as:
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![Lor by Lily Mayne]()
Lor by Lily Mayne
My role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.And I am instantly captivated by him.I have never seen anything like him... -
![Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon
One of the fiercest soldiers the Phrixians have ever produced, Maris Sulle has been an outsider the whole of his life. He grew up with a secret that cost him everything- His birthright, his family and his military career. In all his life, he’s only had one love and he has sacrificed his own happiness to see his best friend reunited with the woman he loves... -
![Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet]()
Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet
Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home and the arms of Sloane Brodie, his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident... -
![Can't Help Falling in Love with an Alien by Chloe Archer]()
Can't Help Falling in Love with an Alien by Chloe Archer
RiverWorking for the Alliance is a sci-fi nerd’s dream–aka mine–come true. I’ve even won the heart of my grumpy-sexy alien boyfriend. Nothing can bring me down, baby. I’m walking on freaking sunshine! Except now one of Kai’s douchey AF exes decides to turn up like a bad case of crabs. I don’t trust him one bit. But I’ve got even bigger problems to worry about... -
![GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price]()
GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price
For the past dozen years, Victor Bayne has solved numerous murders by interrogating witnesses only he can see—dead witnesses. But when his best friend Lisa goes missing from the sunny California campus of PsyTrain, the last thing he wants to find there is her spirit.Disappearing without a trace in a school full of psychics? That’s some trick...
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