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May Archer - 2022
Then Teagan Donahue crashed into my life like a shooting star. Now every day's a holiday, and my very best friend is also the guy I can't stop fantasizing about.The guy I'm madly in love with.The guy I'm ready to turn down my dream job for.But the statistical probability of a man like Teagan wanting his shy, nerdy roommate as more than a friend is incredibly low, and if I have to choose between having everything else I've ever wanted and having Teagan in my life... well, I know which one I'll pick, every time.Then one night on a crowded dance floor, I'm suddenly faced with a probability I've never let myself calculate: what if I don't have to choose at all?
Room Upgrade
Mia Monroe - 2022
Our vacation to sunny San Diego was meant to rekindle our relationship. Little did I know, he had already moved on.Rather than licking my wounds in my hotel room, I decide to take advantage of the hotel’s amenities, including the offer of a nightcap with the gorgeous bartender. I deserve a vacation fling as much as anyone.Only one night turns into more, and before the weekend is over, I’m wondering if it’s time to make my Room Upgrade permanent.
Stealing the Show
NOT A BOOK - 2022
When the curtain goes up, their silent war between Jem and Dawson ends just long enough for their characters to wow the audience with a passionate embrace. As soon as they take their bows, the two Broadway actors go their separate ways. But one night, everything changes. The audience catches wind of the chemistry between them and the crowds go wild. Show management books them into a media blitz where the two of them have to present a united front and spend even more long hours together. When they have time to talk, the resons for their war begin to unravel and the chemistry between them sparks hot enough to leap off the stage and into their real lives.
The Real Deal
K.M. Neuhold - 2022
We were sixteen, and I was an idiot. But now, here he is, standing right in front of me, looking at me with that same expression of awe and adoration that I never lost my addiction to.We have a week together on Palm Island, but there’s no way that’s going to be enough.The locals are quirky, the dress code is more than a little lax, and I’m determined to prove to him that this is more than just a vacation fling…it’s The Real Deal.
Until His Beginning Ends
Kiki Clark - 2022
He’s less than six months away from finally finishing when his whole world gets flipped upside down.By a guy dressed like a fifties greaser.Learning truths about himself and his family leaves Enzo feeling shaken, but there is just something about Theo that keeps drawing him back in.A connection between them that feels vast and infinite.Destined.Until His Beginning Ends is a novella set in the world of the Scythe series, co-written by Kiki Clark and EM Lindsey. Every story has a guaranteed HEA.
Marked: Myron
Nora Phoenix - 2022
For a tattoo, though anything else is definitely on the table as well. Half his age and size and bossy as can be, Myron should not be Abel's type, if only because he's a man and Abel has always thought he was straight. Yeah, not so much. Myron has gotten under his skin, and now Abel wants him on his skin as well...and in his life. What starts as a drunken bet becomes a scorching hot encounter. Myron makes it clear that's all he wants, but Abel needs more. He'll do whatever it takes to tame Myron, even if it means letting Myron be on top of things...
Baby and the Alpha
Victoria Sue - 2022
Knowing Kyle’s punishment will be severe when he realizes he’s been fooled, and he will probably die.When Cyrus realizes what is actually going to happen, he might wish he had.
Coming Home
Jay Northcote - 2013
When he’s reunited with Will—his best mate from sixth-form college and last summer’s fling—Jago’s feelings for him are rekindled and impossible to ignore.Over the short winter break, Jago can't resist taking whatever Will’s offering. But will the New Year bring new beginnings? Or will Jago be left with more bittersweet memories and a heart that needs to heal again?
Red Hot
Emma Alcott - 2022
It's been years since we last spoke, but the moment I see him, it's like we're back in high school, sneaking off behind the bleachers to fool around.But you know what the kicker is? I'm not interested in guys. It’s just that there’s something about Red that makes it impossible to keep my hands to myself. Something that burned me up from the inside back then, and that has me all fired up now.Because damn, has Red grown up hot.And my straight ass is feeling the heat.
The Straight Friend
Raleigh Ruebins - 2022
Is it so wrong that I’m madly in love with him?Ryder has always been there for me, even throughout years of being deployed in the Army overseas. Now he’s finally out of the military, back in our small-town home, and it’s everything I’ve ever wanted....Other than the fact that I secretly want to drag him into bed every night.My simple life as a high school teacher isn’t exactly as action-packed as Ryder’s life has been. But now that he’s back home, he’s searching for somewhere to belong, too. And when he tells me he’s curious about experimenting with men--in bed--I just about choke on my beer.But is Ryder just trying me out? Or could my straight best friend actually be the one?
Stephen's Translator
Jocelynn Drake - 2022
A chance encounter leads to an amazing first date and the promise of even more fun.But all those hopes crash down when someone breaks into Ehren’s apartment.With dangerous stalkers and rumors of a secret treasure hounding Ehren, Stephen will do anything to keep him safe. Even call his crazy half-brother Charlie and his mercenary friends for help.Oh God, please don’t let his strange, extended family destroy the best thing that's ever happened to him.Stephen’s Translator is a Shadow Elite series prequel and features embarrassing first meetings, a shrink who can’t follow his own advice, hot elevator kisses, secret treasure, meddling brothers, and a scorching romance.
Fire Thief
Jordan Castillo Price - 2008
Is seeing really believing? Hank would never dream of coming on to the most striking guy at the bar—but it’s his lucky night since Thomas, the burgundy-haired vision in black lipstick and mirrored shades, takes it upon himself to make the first move.While the encounter itself is mind-blowing, the hot-and-heavy grapple in the janitor’s closet isn’t the only way in which Thomas blows Hank’s mind.
My Brother’s Best Friend
Spencer Spears - 2022
I just want to feel wanted again, and when an internet stranger suggests some delicious, anonymous fun, how can I say no?If only I hadn’t just run into Cam Starling, my brother’s best friend and my childhood crush. But Cam is very straight, and very not interested. I need to put him out of my mind and concentrate on the task at hand—or should I say mouth?Only, there’s something familiar about the guy who just walked in here, and the way he sounds on the other side of the wall.I knew tonight would be wild, but it’s about to blow both of us away…
Your Biggest Fan
Stella Starling - 2022
He just didn’t know it yet.
Gideon has been sending his favorite Hollywood heartthrob fan mail for eight years. Every postcard he sends makes him feel a little closer to his first and forever crush. And it’s okay that it will never be real. A boy can still dream, and dreams are plenty when they include Harley Castle…
Eight years ago, Harley Castle got everything he ever wanted. He just didn’t know it yet.
Harley—or Cedric H. Livingston, as he was known before getting his big break—shot to stardom so fast it felt like riding lightning, and every moment in the spotlight has been exactly what he always dreamed of. Except for the one thing that’s missing. The one thing that he can almost pretend is real, each and every time he hears from his biggest fan…Your Biggest Fan is a 38,000-word picture perfect gay romance novella about a shy dreamer who isn’t as invisible as he always assumed, a star who’s determined to finally shine the spotlight on love, and the kind of happily ever after that can only happen with a little help from Bridezilla, a few not-so-long walks on the beach, and the kind of family who frequently mistakes real life for a musical.
Openly, Honestly
Bill Konigsberg - 2017
He wasn't expecting his best friend, Claire Olivia, to kidnap him. And he definitely wasn't expecting what she has planned to cheer him up...Ben Carver was honestly planning to spend winter break at home in New Hampshire not thinking about Rafe. But he wasn't expecting to run into his ex-girlfriend, who's still interested in him. And he wasn't expecting to find himself still attracted to her...Openly, Honestly tells two funny, sad, beautiful stories that were made for anyone who has longed for one person to see you, to understand you, and to love you exactly as you are.