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Broken Promises
Megs Pritchard - 2019
Now the responsibility of telling his other family that he’d gone was left to Nick. So Nick traveled to America, unsure of what to expect but hopeful for the future. Enter his half-brother Chase, who was so angry and filled with hatred he wanted nothing to do with Nick and left him in no doubt of his feelings on the matter. The only ray of sunshine was Chase’s closet friend, Brad. Nick was instantly drawn to him, but given how things were with Chase he was firmly on the ‘don’t touch’ list. Brad was hooked the moment he saw Nick but had to put those feelings aside to try and help him win over his new family. Spending time with Nick, only made Brad want him more, a feeling he was sure Nick returned. However, he couldn’t give in to the temptation because he knew it would ruin his friendship with Chase. Their attraction, however, couldn’t be denied and one day the inevitable happened, Nick and Brad crossed a line they both swore they wouldn’t. Could their relationship survive, or would distance and loyalties pull them apart?
Flying Blind
Jodi Payne - 2020
Hawk is like nobody he’s ever met, and Jan finds he is intrigued enough to want more than just one night with the deceptively complex man.Hawk Destry is working hard to wring every moment he can out of his bull riding career. He’s used to beating the eight second clock, but a life-long degenerative disease is causing him to slowly lose his sight and he doesn’t have a lot of years left in the sport.None of that seems to matter, though, when Hawk meets January, who treats him like he’s worth more off a bull than on one, and who’s willing to work just as hard to be with him.The two men have to deal with the distance, unexpected challenges when Hawk visits New York, family on both sides, and neither of them sees any of it coming. Eventually even Hawk’s dangerous job is thrown into sharp relief when tragedy strikes. How will January and Hawk find their way when they’re flying blind?
The Bookish Omega
Kellan Larkin - 2018
Omega Nathan is the anonymous writer behind the popular book review blog, The Bookish Omega. When he gets hired as the assistant to the famous dragon shifter author author Davy Vaughn, he can't believe the opportunity he has for juicy gossip. But when he meets Davy, he realizes the opportunity isn't what he thought it was. Davy Vaughn is an alpha in need of a mate. An assistant, too, sure, but mostly a mate. No omega has caught his attention until the human Nathan walks through his door. Davy can't resist. But Nathan is hiding secrets from Davy, one after the other. First it's the existence of his daughter, Sammi. Then it's the blog. And when Nathan's kooky, shifter-worshiping family spills the beans, the couple is tested. After a night of passion, the couple realizes that they've mated. For life. But how can Davy trust an omega with so many secrets? And will Nathan's family ruin everything? The Bookish Omega is a 40k standalone mpreg romance novel.
Room for Rent
Nicole Stewart - 2017
Having taken New York by storm in his late teens as a hot-shot visual artist, he single-handedly partied away all his success by his mid-twenties. Now, with one last chance to salvage his art career, Caleb has to get away from the glamorous, cultured world he knows and move to the New England coast to find inspiration. Mason Sinclair lives by his parents’ rules. At twenty-one and counting, he might be a little too well-behaved. His father wants to pull strings and get him a cushy corporate job, but Mason wants to travel the world and write. When Caleb rents the room in the attic of the Sinclair house, Mason sees him as a window to the places he’ll never get to go. Mason's parents see the effect that the new house guest is having on their son, and they ask Mason to stay away from Caleb. There’s just one problem: They keep winding up alone, and they can’t keep their hands off each other. Stealing away in the night to engage in sticky encounters, hidden away from prying eyes, they express their growing passion for one another in some VERY naughty ways. However, Caleb wants to see Mason take control of his own destiny as a writer, even if it means sacrificing the greatest love he has ever known. Can two determined dreamers shed their old lives and old expectations in order to find ultimate bliss together?
Room for Rent is a scorching hot MM Gay Romance with explicit scenes, TONS of heart, and an adorable love for the ages!
Winning Love's Lottery
Zoe Piper - 2018
In fact, he never even told his family and friends he was a sudden millionaire. When Kyle Foster moves to Auckland to head a new business venture for his father, he’s wary of love. His past is full of heartache thanks to a gold-digging, cheating ex. All he wants to do is make his family proud and forget about love. Only, working with Jase makes that impossible. Kyle is immediately drawn to Jase, but they need boundaries. Can Kyle learn to trust again and how will he react when he finds out Jase has secrets? About a million of them. ** Author note ** This book is set in New Zealand and uses NZ spelling and grammar, except in the case of the Texan that's moved there. Word count: 68,000 words
Give Me A Hand
Gwen Martin - 2020
Jude is more than Cam’s roommate—he’s his best friend. Cam loves how they fit so perfectly into each other’s lives. The last thing Cam wants is to upset the most important relationship in his life, especially since he’s been burned by love before. And after surviving a near-fatal car accident, he’s content to keep his love life strictly casual.Until Jude.Until the moment everything changes. Now Cam’s feeling things he thought he’d never feel again. He doesn’t want to ruin their friendship, but he can’t seem to stay away from Jude. Just one time becomes just one more until his predictable life is upside down. He has no clue what he wants anymore.Except Jude.He wants Jude. More than that, he needs Jude. In his life, in his heart, in his home. But if they are going to have a shot at forever, Cam’s going to have to work through his painful past. Cam doesn’t want to break his best friend’s heart, but is he willing to risk his own?Give Me a Hand is a full-length new adult friends-to-lovers romance between two stubborn heroes. Happy ending guaranteed with plenty of feels and steam along the way!
Back to You
Kim Breyon - 2018
Even after a decade, the memory of the foster boy I once shared a room with continues to haunt my dreams. For five years, Riley helped me laugh when there was so little in our lives to laugh about. His gentle touch and stormy gray eyes were the only thing that could calm the swirling and turbulent thoughts and emotions within me. But in the blink of an eye, the safe harbor my best friend provided was ripped from my life without warning or reason. His unexplained disappearance set sail to a lonely and hopeless journey. Now, I am no more willing to let the memory of my best friend go than I am ready to give up the search for him, as hopeless as it may seem to those around me.And then a client asks me to locate a stolen treasure box. Clues have me heading from the city of Atlanta to a small, picturesque town in South Carolina called Reedsport. There, I hope to find the missing box; what I never expected was to find something else that I’d been missing for far too long. Could I have finally found a beacon of hope that would lead Riley Tanager back to me?
The Alpha's Winged Omega
Lorelei M. Hart - 2018
But the Native American tribe his birth mother left behind offers this lost teenager sanctuary in his ancestral lands. Unfortunately, as he reaches adulthood, an evil force casts a shadow over his people and he must for their safety leave. He becomes one more resident of Haven with secrets to keep. Falcon’s loss is of another kind. His alpha has died in a tragic accident, leaving him and their young alone. In a desperate attempt to give that young a good life, Falcon also travels to Haven where he receives the gift of another alpha. But his guilt for his part in the accident that stole Rage, his first alpha’s life casts a shadow of its own and leaves him unsure of his right to a future. Two shifters named after their birds of prey, both with painful pasts and secrets, who feel a bond unlike any other. A draw to one another, a desire to take to the skies together and soar. Maybe they can work through Falcon’s grief, but when Hawk’s people are once again in danger, he must choose. Will that choice destroy yet another life, this one with Falcon, his young, and another on the way? The Alpha’s Winged Omega is a super sweet with knotty heat mm mpreg shifter romance featuring a valiant hawk, an intense falcon, and their adorable chick. It takes place in the town of Haven as well as the deserts of Nevada and can be read as a standalone
Duplicity
A.E. Madsen - 2022
Now, I’ve been effectively disowned by my parents, and I haven’t dated anyone in almost nine months since. According to my friend, that’s too much time to waste regretting the actions of a good for nothing jerk. Part of me wants to get back out there, but I’m not sure. She insists on setting me up on a semi blind date with her old study buddy. But when I run into him on campus, he isn’t anything like she said. Ian I can count the number of people that I’ve told I’m bi on one hand, make that one finger. I’ve never been the out and proud type. So, when Daniel approached me nervously asking about a date, I was a little surprised, but I was also on my way to soccer practice and had no time to think it through. I gave him my number so we could meet up later and we went on a date the next weekend. It was great, and he kissed me when we were saying goodbye. Then he called me Aiden. That’s my brother’s name. Did I forget to mention I’m a twin? *Duplicity is a mistaken identity romance novel with a HFN ending. Please see front matter for TW.*
Alpha's Prize
Austin Bates - 2017
Determined to take back his crown, a freak accident lands Miguel in the hospital with two broken arms, leaving his schemes for culinary revenge all but stymied. Meanwhile, alpha Dominic is still basking in the glow of his most recent victory when a newcomer comes to town, testing recipes at the local restaurants. The islanders rave about the new guy's cooking and Dominic realizes his days as barbecue king may be numbered. Determined to win no matter the cost, bitter rivals Dominic and Miguel join forces. But the two men are like oil and water with a history that stretches back for decades. As the heat of competition fuels untold passions between Miguel and Dominic, and unexpected pregnancy threatens to change their lives forever. Can these two men break through decades of resentment and sate their sizzling hunger, once and for all? Alpha’s Prize is a 75,000-word omegaverse tale that will whet your appetite… but satisfy your thirst for hot, gay paranormal romance action. With red-hot scenes of steaming sex, this male pregnancy tale is for adults-only.
Truth Will Out
K.C. Wells - 2018
But when Jonathon finds him dead in his study, apparently as the result of a fall, everything changes. For one thing, Jonathon is the next in line to inherit the manor house. For another, he’s not so sure it was an accident, and with the help of Mike Tattersall, the owner of the village pub, Jonathon sets out to prove his theory—if he can concentrate long enough without getting distracted by the handsome Mike. They discover an increasingly long list of people who had reason to want Dominic dead. And when events take an unexpected turn, the amateur sleuths are left bewildered. It doesn’t help that the police inspector brought in to solve the case is the last person Mike wants to see, especially when they are told to keep their noses out of police business. In Jonathon’s case, that’s like a red rag to a bull….
Undeniably Yours
Brittany Cournoyer - 2020
But when there was no hope of Brody feeling the same way, Solomon took his place in the friend-zone and stayed there for thirteen years.Serial dating was only ever a sport to Brody, but even then, he sucked at it. No matter who he went out with, something was always missing. Perhaps what he’s missing is the man who’d been standing beside him for the last twenty years.
Feelings can only stay buried so long before they surface.
Were Brody and Solomon always meant to be together? Or will giving into their feelings transform their friendship completely?Undeniably Yours is a contemporary gay romance. It has adult language, and situations meant for an audience over eighteen years of age.
Street Love
Chris Ethan - 2016
This version contains mild edits but no significant changes to the story.Please read trigger warnings in the front of this book.
Up to Code
Jena Wade - 2018
He never imagined he’d meet his fated mate during the interview. He was ready to bond right away, but something stopped his Alpha from claiming him. Aiden’s patience held strong, but being near his mate every day without bonding threatened to drive him insane. Brandon owned a successful company, and he wanted to share that success with his mate and their child. But the continued thefts troubled him and the last thing he wanted to do was drag his new mate into any danger. Danger found them anyway.
Giuseppe and Me
Robin Reardon - 2014
Isolated by circumstances and by the protective shield he's surrounded himself with, he wanders the streets of the West Village and gravitates toward Stonewall Inn, where the 1969 riots planted the seeds of the gay civil rights movement. Having been raped at his previous foster home, he worries about HIV and about ever being able to enjoy sex.Alex, whose parents had both been Italian, feels his lack of family keenly. As he wanders the city streets, he scrutinizes people who might also be Italian. Alex is short for Alessandro, which means defender of men; Lupo means wolf. But Alex feels fearful most of the time—fear not just of Derek, the other foster teen in his current home, but also of life in general—and wishes for the courage of his 19th century countryman, Giuseppe Garibaldi, with whose statue in Washington Square Park Alex has imaginary conversations.Then Alex meets two people who represent polar opposites: one who validates the low opinion Alex already has of himself; and another who helps him see himself in an entirely new light and teaches him that his life is worth more than a few minutes of anyone's pleasure.