Gay Romance Report February 18, 2025

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Sound Can Shatter, by BL Jones

When Caleb Moon was eighteen years old, he took the powers forced on him as a child and began using them to protect the world as the superhero, Crescent, fighting alongside fellow supers his childhood friend Tate, girlfriend Mei, and brother in all but blood, Rex.

Two years later, he has a missing brother, an ex-girlfriend, and a whole lot of confusing tension going on between him and one of his best friends. Add to that the shattered bones of his relationship with his older brother, Jamie, and the perpetually strained one with his disapproving father, and Caleb’s entire support system is crumbling around him at the very worst time.

Facing pressure from every direction in his personal life, it doesn’t come as a shock when his superhero life starts spiraling into chaos, too. Between rage blackouts and bisexual awakenings, Caleb’s sense of self is shattering.

But Caleb Moon has been a survivor since he was four years old, and he’s not about to quit now.

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Nocturne, by Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt

⚜It’s Mardi Gras, cher, but this year le bon temps kick off with murder…

For generations, the White Monks have treated the vampire Thaddeus Dupont as a weapon in their battle against demons. However, when a prominent matron drops dead at a party, Thaddeus and his lover Sarasija are asked to find her killer. Their investigation leads them to an old southern family with connections everywhere: Louisiana politics, big business, the Church, and an organization just as secret as the White Monks.

Meanwhile, an esoteric text containing spells for demon-summoning has disappeared, Thaddeus is losing control of le monstre, and Sara is troubled by disturbing dreams. These nightmares could be a side-effect of dating a vampire, or they could be a remnant of his brush with evil. As the nights wear on, Sara fears they are a manifestation of something darker – a secret that could destroy his relationship with Thaddeus.

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Starts With a Bang, by Aimee Nicole Walker

The best way to get over a cheating jerk is to get under someone new.

Dominic isn’t looking for love or salvation at the Thirsty Cowboy. He needs a temporary escape from the drudgery his life has become, and the universe provides him with the sexiest distraction he’s ever seen. Sven is a sucker for sad eyes, thick thighs, and a Royal Cosmopolitan. He scores the trifecta of trouble when a broody hunk buys him a drink. Sparks fly, passions flare, and a simple kiss becomes a four-alarm blaze until an untimely interruption douses the men with an icy reality, pitting loyalty against lust.

They shouldn’t… They couldn’t… Spoiler alert: they do!

It was supposed to be one and done but memories of their shared encounter won’t let go. A single text triggers two years of conversations, healing, and an endearing friendship that could blossom into something precious if Dom and Sven were brave enough to take a chance.

An unexpected invitation could provide the nudge their scarred hearts need. Exploring their reignited passion for two weeks in Vail would be a heavenly hideaway if not for a hellish houseguest’s resolve to cause trouble. Family rifts and uncomfortable confrontations abound, and embracing a future with Sven means Dom must face his past. Is their love strong enough to withstand the fire, or will they go down in flames?

Starts With a Bang is a standalone novel within the Redemption Ridge universe. It contains mature content and is intended for adults.

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The Price of Freedom, by Jem Blackwing

A desperate outlaw with nothing left to lose. But he’s never been more trapped.
A captured noble who could bring down an Empire. But he’s never been more free.

Lukas’s life was already in tatters and that was before the enforcers took his hand for stealing.

Years ago Lukas ran away from a pampered life as the illegitimate son of the Crown Prince of Azuria and became an outlaw, fighting the cruel Empire he came from.

But when a raid on the royal palace went wrong, the outlaws decided a royal prince couldn’t be trusted. Lukas was branded loyal to his blood kin and ejected. Now he’s been maimed, he needs a way back in.

Taking a captured hostage to a brutal border port to collect a ransom is a small price to pay for Lukas to regain his position in the resistance.

This cocky young man is worth more than gold. And all Lukas needs to do is trade him. Shame he’s so handsome, so infuriating and the first person who’s been on Lukas’s side in years.

And Lukas’s hostage has secrets of his own. Secrets about what really happened that terrible night at the palace.

The Price of Freedom is the second book of the Heirs of the Empire. An MM dark fantasy romance series set in a cruel and repressive world. Each of the books will follow one of the illegitimate sons of the heir to the Imperial throne of Azuria, as they find love, fight for justice and discover their part in a long-forgotten prophecy.

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Love You So series, by Tara Lain

What does it mean when you have it all … and you’d like to give some of it back?

Ben Shane’s a hard-working guy, deeply committed to an important job.
Dusty Kincaid is a hard-working guy who happens to be Ben’s handyman.

Ben’s chafing against his engagement to a super-wealthy man who makes him feel like a trophy wife – but is he really going to give up a partner who drives a Ferrari for one who takes the bus?

Dusty has challenges Ben can’t begin to imagine, and the world thinks they’re crazy. But face it. From the beginning, this love has been a little bit mad.

LOVE YOU SO MADLY is an improbable love, challenged hero, no-sugar-diet, MM romance.

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Mutual Possession, by Aurora Crane

Kendrick
Work partner. Life partner. Complicated.

Mine.

That’s how I describe Spencer. The most important thing being that he’s mine. I may not get all of him, but I get as much of him as he can give me. That’s all I need. But the want, the desire, it lives under the surface, longing for something, for more, but knowing that more is about as likely as me walking away from him. Never. Gonna. Happen.

Spencer
The only thing that exceeds my obsession with possessing Kendrick is my love for the man—and my ability to do my job. Well, as long as he’s not clouding my thoughts.

His existence fuels me. His presence energizes me. His touch grounds me. I need him. And I want him to need me the same way. The thought of him getting the one thing I can’t give him from someone else? Death would be more merciful than I would be to whomever had him that way. He’s mine. No one touches what’s mine.

Then a case falls in our laps. One that shouldn’t exist. One that can’t exist. One that needs what we do best. One that changes everything.

Mutual Possession is a heart-pounding story involving a crime that doesn’t exist but needs to be solved and an established couple whose relationship teeters between everything and nothing. Determined to make each other see what they see in the other, neither are prepared for what happens next. Other themes in this romantic suspense story are a sex-positive gray-ace, jealousy, adorable toxicity, possessiveness, slow burn, bi-awakening, and an explosive HEA.

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Nightmare For Hire, by Morgan Lysand
Narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo

Nox is a Nightmare, literally. Having been around for eons, he’s decided it’s time to have some fun…wrecking lives, that is. So he hires himself out to get revenge on bad exes, which leads him to joining the Monster Match app. He doesn’t exactly care what the circumstances are—as long as he gets to have some fun scaring humans.

Cyrus moved to Rivenfield for a fresh start after a bad breakup. He just wants to keep his head down and work. Maybe meet a few monster cuties on Monster Match. He’s not expecting to click with someone so soon, but the mysterious Nightmare has him all hot and bothered awake and asleep.

After meeting Cyrus, Nox is flabbergasted why anyone would want to send a Nightmare after such a delightful human. He becomes determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. It looks like the cure for his eternal boredom might just be falling in love.

Nightmare for Hire is an opposites attract MM monster romance featuring a sunshiny Nightmare and a human just wanting to belong. It’s part of the Monster Match series. Each book is a standalone, but why don’t you have fun with all our monstrous beasties?

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Siren in the Rain, by Chloe Archer
Narrated by Joel Leslie

Who needs love when getting justice sounds so much sweeter…? Shae Silverstorm

Freedom is all I’ve dreamed about for the last fifteen years. When I see my chance to escape captivity, I have to take the risk. And for once, luck is on my side.

However, I have no doubt my captors are looking for me.

When I get approached by an eccentric group of misfits called MEOW Squad (don’t even ask) offering to keep me safe and help me get justice, I don’t have much choice but to accept.

The only problem? One of them has the bonkers notion that I’m his fated mate.

Fine. I’ll admit, Wolf Boy has a seriously hot surfer bod, not to mention unfairly cute furry ears and a tail. Talk about a deadly combo.But love is for suckers and fated mates aren’t to be trusted. I’ve got proof of that. Taking down my evil father, wicked stepmonster, and cruel stepsister has to be my top priority.

But damn if Griffin isn’t starting to break through my strongest defenses though, with his puppy-dog eyes, sunshiny personality, and dog-like (pun intended) devotion to me.

Griffin McIntyre

When I find a magical gold coin straight out of Tolkien (sweet!), it tells me it’s my “Lucky Day.”

And that’s proven the moment I meet Shae because he’s my fated mate.

As a Wolfkin with empathic magic abilities, I was a disappointment to my old pack. Now, as a member of MEOW Squad, I use my powers to help those in need. And I’ve never met anyone who needs me more than Shae.

All I want is to help him heal and get the justice he deserves. Oh, and have him accept our mate bond. If I can conquer a ten-foot wave, then I can do this!

I’ll wait as long as it takes. Just like ice cream and apple pie, we’re meant to be.

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Patchwork Heaven, by Jaime Samms

They knew being famous would be one hell of a ride. The didn’t know it might be a ride into hell.

Singer Coby Kennedy and his drummer twin, Bruce, have steered their band, Patchwork Heaven, to the top of the country charts, bucking difficult band members and personal demons along the way. As cowboys do.

The top of the heap makes them an easy target, though. Trouble starts with anonymous letters, but quickly escalates to sinister gifts and wanton destruction of their personal space.

Enter the Detail, a specialized security firm, and its owner, Gregor. As the stalker gets closer and more violent, Coby’s struggle with his own fears and phobias begins to shred his bond with his twin and draw uncomfortable attention to Gregor’s unsettling past. While Coby is convinced Gregor is not the threat, Gregor isn’t sure he’s the right man to keep Coby safe, either from the stalker, or his own growing interest in the singer.

Sure, he needed a bodyguard. But who was going to protect his heart?

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Take Two, by Trisha Linde & Colbie Dunbar

There’s never been a better time to make a second first impression.

Phobos has always played the role of son, brother, friend—not to mention god—but just when he finally thought he’d found his place in the world, it all came crashing down around him. Now he is nothing more than a heartbroken has-been, rebuilding his life from scratch. If only he can set his ego aside and accept a little help.

Omega wolf shifter Declan moved to Valleywood with the intention of carving out a life of his own. He opened a bar, made new friends, living the life he’d always dreamed of, but he can never truly outrun his past. His father is pack Alpha, and it was always expected that Declan would make a politically beneficial match for the good of the pack, but is it so wrong for him to want more—maybe even love?

When Phobos wanders into Declan’s bar, though, it is anything but love at first sight. They clash in the worst way, and it would be ideal if they never had to see each other again. Too bad fate has decided they’re perfect for each other.

Take Two is an mpreg romance by the popular writing duo Trisha Linde and Colbie Dunbar. The story is centered on an alpha trying to remake himself, an omega at risk of losing who he’s always known himself to be, not one but two nosy families, a business arrangement that could be the best (or worst) idea ever, and of course, an adorable baby. There might just be a chance these broken men can find a happily ever after—together.

Take Two is part of the Valleywood series. Valleywood is a magical city filled with magic, love, forgiveness, and mpreg. This book can be read as a standalone or in the order of release.

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Wild & Wicked: A Taboo Valentine Novella, by Raquel Riley

Wilder spent most of his life doing without— without love, without touch, and without material things. When he came into my life as my foster kid, it was a surprise to both of us that he turned out to be my biological son. And an even bigger surprise when he became my husband. 

Now that he’s mine, I promised him the world. There’s nothing he could desire that he can’t have. But this Valentine’s Day, the only thing my brat wants is to touch his best friend, Austin. 

How can I say no?

Wild & Wicked is a taboo short story about a father who dotes on his son/lover, and his son’s wicked desire to corrupt his best friend. MM+MM, Daddy/boy kink, age gaps, toys, cum swapping, jack off instructions. A connected work of the Family Sins Duet and Ball Boy.

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Home Between Homes, by Flynn Woods

What if the past you’ve been running from shows up in the form of an irresistibly cute guy?

Noah’s goal for this Winter? To get away from everyone and everything.

So, taking a job as a dog and house sitter in Seastone, a town no one had ever heard of, was a no-brainer. He jumps in his car and drives for ten hours, only to discover that the first person he meets is someone from his past.

When Jack approaches, it takes Noah a minute to remember him from their college days and another minute to get over Jack’s adorable smile. Noah tries not to engage. Their shared past is a cruel reminder of what Noah is trying to get away from.

Of course, they keep running into each other: at the gas station, at the grocery store, and even at Noah’s temporary home, where it turns out Jack is the devoted housekeeper.

But when the predicted blizzard arrives earlier and worse than expected, they suddenly find themselves snowed in together for an entire week—enough time to explore their pasts… and each other.

Home Between Homes is a sweet and spicy, gay, new adult, friends-to-lovers romance following dog sitter Noah and house cleaner Jack. Expect some unplanned proximity in a small town, lots of snow, a fluffy old dog, shared tears, and a happy ever after. This standalone novella is book two of Seastone Seasons.

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Truth in Exile, by S Bolanos

Aidan owes his life to the Stormfire Werewolf Pack. Despite a lifetime of being treated like a second class member, he still values pack above all else. Life isn’t easy, but he makes do. Until one wrong decision lands him in the one place he never thought he’d be–Exile.

Zahir resents the path his life has taken. Not the least of which because it wasn’t his choice to become the oldest Naga Guru’s apprentice, neither is quitting. Then he meets a werewolf he can’t stay away from, even if they are supposed to be mortal enemies.

When Aidan shows up one night on the verge of death, Zahir can’t help but take him in. Their mutual attraction was never in question, but living long enough to explore it might be. It seems that nearly killing one of their own was merely the tip of the iceberg for the Stormfire Pack.

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Our Last Fall, by S Bolanos

One Kiss Changed Everything

Four years ago, Mitch and Andy were inseparable. But even the best of friendships can’t weather every storm.

When Andy comes out as gay to the only person he trusts, he doesn’t expect to have his heart broken.

Now in their final year of Ulwich Prep, they find themselves once again in the same orbit. While they both appear to have moved past what happened that night, looks can be deceiving.

Mitch needs Andy more than he’s willing to admit. He still harbors guilt about his response to his best friend coming out. Through a twist of desperation, Andy becomes Mitch’s tutor.

As bad as he needs the help, though, all Mitch can think is that this is his chance to make things right. He won’t go another four years without Andy.

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Not So Over, by Ashley Rayne

What if he’s not the one who got away?

Parker
I knew the minute I broke Marcus’ heart—and my own in the process—that I was making the biggest mistake of my life. But try telling that to the anxious voice in my head, telling me I’m not good enough or how bored he must be with me. I’d give anything for a second chance with him, or at the very least, a chance to apologize. When my best friend’s destination wedding gives her the chance to play ‘match re-maker’ with her brother and me, will he finally listen to what I need to say?

Marcus
One minute, I was looking forward to a future with my soulmate and the next, I was devastated by him ending things with no explanation. He’s tried to call and explain what happened, but I’m not ready to hear. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be ready. Unfortunately, my twin sister is his best friend, so we’re going to be around each other for the next week. A supposed reservation snafu—that has Kendra written all over it—has me forced to share a room and the only bed in it with him. With my plan of ignoring him now impossible, am I finally ready to hear what he has to say?

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Never Will I Ever, by CE Ricci

He’s the one I swore I’d never ever fall for.

A teammate’s betrayal. A banishment. A secret revealed.

That’s all it took to unravel my life at the seams.

The punishment for my past mistakes goes further than expulsion,

and penance can only come from the worst hell imaginable:

Summer camp.

Ten weeks spent wrangling a bunch of kids is bad enough,

only to get worse when I meet my new co-counselor.

The back-stabber himself.

Kaleb LaMothe.

Being forced to coexist adds more tension to our already shaky foundation,

but it also pushes us to uncover deeper parts of each other.

Until animosity becomes a feeling far more dangerous.

An attraction so potent, I lose sight of why I’m stuck in the wilderness to begin with.

And if I’m not careful, I might lose something else entirely.

Like my heart.

*Never Will I Ever is a new adult college romance featuring two quarreling camp counselors, grudges the size of Mount Hood, secretive outdoor rendezvous, and a group of meddling tweens sure to send you into hysterics.

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Mirror, Mirror, by Christina Nolte

After a life-shattering clash with his father and the end of a toxic relationship, musical actor Arrick Filan has no more fight to give. Running to the other end of the world and returning to his roots as a small-town teacher seems like a good idea. A temporary solution. At least until his new boss’s enticing smiles threaten to draw him out of the comfort of his shell.

Evan Miller’s a vice principal, adores teaching, and his focus is on his friends, his dog and his job. Setting eyes on the new music teacher at Ashland High has Evan greeting a quest for love with open arms. His relentless attempts at friendship and romance force Arrick to examine his past. Could starting something new with Evan be worth the potential pain? Arrick has kept his heart and history close to his chest, but glimpses at his passion for music and teaching make it impossible for Evan to turn away.