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The Great Maple Mistake, by Beck Grey

A small-town photographer who’s given up on love meets a smoking hot firefighter with a smile to melt hearts. Try as they might, some flames are impossible to resist.

Alex:
Maplewood is as wonderful and cliché as you’d imagine. Sure, the town gossips share everyone’s business, but neighbors look out for each other. Nowhere else would be as accepting of me as this queer-friendly small town I grew up in. The only problem? A lack of eligible bachelors. So when a gorgeous new guy moves to town, the Maplewood grapevine is in full swing, and this time, I’m paying attention. Though maybe not close enough, because Cody and I literally run into each other. I hit him with my body, he hits me with his boy-next-door smile, and poof, my heart’s gone. Too bad sexy, sweet guys like him aren’t really interested in guys like me. Once he gets to know me, he’ll change his mind.

Cody:
You’d think that moving to a small town named Maplewood means I’m prepared for maple-flavored everything. You’d be wrong. And the stuff is everywhere, so how do I tell my new neighbors that the taste makes me gag? That problem is solved when a misunderstanding has them believing I’m allergic. Sure, it saves me from eating any more maple. It also feels like I’m lying. I try to explain, but there’s no stopping the Maplewood gossip mill. Especially when the adorable photographer I almost trample fans that flame. But I can’t even be mad about it. Alex has this sweetness to him that pulls me in like gravity. And little by little, he’s letting me get close. Eventually, I’ll convince him to trust me, to give us a real chance. When he does, will that mean I’ll owe ‘us’ to that annoying maple mistake?

The Great Maple Mistake is a low-angst, small-town contemporary LGBTQ romance about a local cutie looking for love, a sexy firefighter with a maple aversion, baking show obsessions, fluffy kittens, rumor mills, and a connection that’s more than skin deep.

With the highest percentage of LGBTQIA+ residents in Vermont, Maplewood is a town where everyone belongs. And with festivals year-round, there’s always something fun happening! This multi-author, low-angst queer series features ten standalone romances—each set against the backdrop of a different festival. Come for the celebrations, stay for the happily-ever-afters!

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The Teacher Inside Me, by Anthony Auswat

A forbidden student-teacher obsession. A queer coming-of-age thriller. A story that lingers like a bruise you can’t stop touching.

Liam is just trying to finish high school and keep his secrets to himself. Mr. Hilton, his English teacher, is everything Liam shouldn’t want—straight, married, and way off-limits—but possibly…interested. What starts as an innocent crush blurs into something more real, more intense, and more dangerous than either of them can control.

Because some lines should not be crossed. Some lessons can’t be unlearned. And some desires come at a terrible price.

Originally racking up 2.6 million reads by a global audience on Wattpad before it was banned, this newly revised and completely uncensored edition invites you back into the shadows—rawer, deeper, and more haunting than ever.

The Teacher Inside Me is an emotionally charged LGBTQ+ psychological thriller about longing, power, and the darkness within us all.

Perfect for fans of:
– dark academia tangled with forbidden queer romance
– slow-burn obsession filled with dangerous twists
– literary LGBTQ+ fiction with psychological depth
– banned novels
– vintage pulp paperbacks
– stories about boys who should know better but absolutely don’t

This is the book they tried to bury—but The Teacher Inside Me is too disruptive to ever disappear.

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Pucked Up, by E.M. Lindsey

Sometimes what happens anonymously in a dingy, pay by the hour motel room shows up a month later to reveal himself as your new coach…

I have rules. Very important rules. No real names, no strings, no seeing each other again. It’s always worked out well for me, and it’s the only thing that keeps me focused as I try to climb my way into professional hockey after nearly torching my career.

I should have been king of the ice in the paraprofessional league, but instead, I let my anger and bitterness get to me. Now I’m forced to claw my way back into relevance, starting with a community team.

That would be fine if the one amazing, anonymous night I had with a total stranger didn’t end up being the Wolves’ new coach. And even that might have been tolerable if Hugo wasn’t on my father’s payroll.

But he is.

And to make matters worse, I still want him. My bad attitude and attempt to drive him away doesn’t faze him at all, and the more I push, the more he pulls me back into the last place I want to be: his orbit.

All I want is to join the PPHL and prove to myself that I’m a worthy player on my own merit.

Lust wasn’t on the table. And neither was love.

But the closer I get to Hugo, the more I realize that I’m not sure I want to do this without him…and the more I realize I’m not sure if I can.

Pucked Up is the second book in the Punk and Puck series which is best enjoyed in order. It’s an enemies with benefits, coach/player, slow burn into love romance. It features a para hockey player with a continent sized chip on his shoulder, a widower coach who never expected to fall for anyone after the loss of his husband, a bossy dynamic, a lot of praise, hockey bro banter, the merits of jumping on the bed when you’re sad, found family, and a steamy, wild happily ever after.

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Seductive Nights, by Ashley Rayne

Jonas
Five years ago, after I lost my husband, I barricaded my heart, not strong enough to let another person get close to it. When our sweet but clumsy bartender, Preston, needs somewhere to stay, I offer him my spare bedroom. We’re friends, nothing more. Now, though, the more time I spend with my new roommate, the more he tears down the walls I’ve built. He’s bubbly and sassy, drawing me in from the first broken glass.

I want to let him in, but I can’t…

Right?

Preston
My friends tried to warn me my ex was bad news, but it’s not until I catch him with our next-door neighbor that I truly see it for myself. Being cheated on sucks, sure, but being cheated on and realizing you have nowhere to live is even worse. Luckily, Peaches’ head of security, Jonas, has a place for me. With him. Sure, it starts off innocently enough, but one night, some green lace and a pole change everything.

It’s just a bit of fun. I won’t fall for my roommate…

Will I?

Seductive Nights is the second book in the Peaches series about a group of friends who work at a strip club. You can expect a protective, but emotionally closed-off widower, a lace-loving bartender with nowhere else to go, and all the found-family vibes of book one.

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False Start, by Felice Stevens

A private club.
Anonymous.
No names and masks on.

He catches my eye and we meet every week.
I fall hard and fast each time we’re together.
And now…I’m in love.
Silly, right? I mean, I don’t even know what he looks like.

Then I discover he’s superstar college quarterback Patrick “Trick” Sloane. On his way to playing professional football. I’ll never be anything but his dirty little secret.

So I leave without saying good-bye.

Ten years later, Patrick is the quarterback of the Brooklyn Kings with a wild reputation as a ladies’ man, and I’m his new personal assistant.

Patrick doesn’t know I was once his lover, but I’ve never forgotten him. To complicate matters, in spite of my best efforts to keep things strictly business, we’ve become friends.

Then one night, our past catches up with our present, and old love is new again.

Patrick isn’t willing to give up football…or me.
I don’t want him to risk everything he’s worked his whole life for.
I can wait.

But Patrick makes a bold decision that will change everything.
It could either be the end of us…or a beautiful beginning.

False Start is a second chance, reunited lovers MM romance that proves ten years apart can’t stop what’s meant to be.

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Oracles Always Win, by Lori Ames
Narrated by Kirt Graves

Jake believes he is absolutely ordinary . . . But what if he isn’t?

Jake is absolutely, completely ordinary, even if he has a weird painting affliction. Painting is relaxing, right? It helps. It’s a form of art therapy. Even if his painting is the subconscious kind. The middle-of-the-night, paint-while-you-sleep kind. The kind that makes him puke every single time it happens.

Okay. So, maybe that’s not exactly normal.

But when a sexy but presumably imaginary guy with horns, who Jake’s strange painterly alter-ego has been fixated on for the last year, suddenly shows up in town with horns and all, Jake doesn’t know what to think. Especially when the not-so-imaginary guy claims he’s a demon and that Jake’s an oracle, of all things. That’s when Jake begins to suspect his life is never going to be the same again.

After all, he mentioned the horns, right?

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The Residency Boys, by Ciara Darren

“Do you need help?”

“Help?” The young man laughed and dabbed at his face with a bit of the napkin roll on the table. It looked like a toilet paper in the U.S. but in Seoul it was table tissue. “You’ve already been a big help.”

“Who is that guy, anyway?”

“My boss.” There was something dark and off about how the young man said the phrase. He was still speaking English, and he spoke it like an American. No accent at all. He sounded suspiciously like he was about to either collapse or cry.

Damian Sathers escaped an attempted murder charge at seventeen. Ever since he’s worked to put his natal family behind him, except for sending his sister money on birthdays and Christmas. Life gave him one chance and he took it with both hands, rising to build a boutique international law firm that conducts business on both sides of the Pacific. His chosen family, The Residency, have been through it all with him. They are the men with whom he shares his nights and his days. But two years ago, he met a young man he can’t forget. But they exist half a world apart, under rules that would never let them be together.

Gang Junseo passes as Korean in the Kpop idol industry, even though his mother was Chinese. He’s the lead vocal and song writer for a popular group. They’ve had world tours and chart topping comeback after comeback. But behind stage he’d being driven to the edge by his manager. The debt for the care and training incurred when his father handed him over to the talent agency as a child never seems to be any closer to being paid off, and he’s not getting younger. One night he dares slip away with a dark foreigner. Now he carries a third secret. He’s in love with a man. A foreign man. And his contract doesn’t even allow him to date a woman.

Secrets that neither man know are crashing towards them and their connection stands in the center of the crucible. Predators are circling, willing to kill to stay hidden. Who will hunt and who will be the hunted now?

Can they fight the past and present, or will they lose each other and their own freedom beneath the greed and fear of those playing puppet masters from the shadows?

This serial is a modern MMM+ BDSM chosen family romance intended for mature audiences only. While Damian and Jun are the central romantic pairing, this is a firmly polyamorous romance and Jun and Damian are not exclusive within their chosen circle. There is no cheating. If you like your romance kinky and spicy, then this story is for you.

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All You Need is Love, by Meg Macy

Longtime friends Jack Riley and Juliette (aka Jules) Baxter are now partners in a new breakfast café, but they are surprised to be confronted by a wave of homophobia in a town known for its inclusive and diverse LGBTQA+ community. Their romantic lives are just as uncertain. Jack, a gay former actor and fashion model, has failed at committed relationships due to his unsavory past – until he meets Reese Baxter, his partner’s handsome, closeted cousin. Jules juggles several polyamorous relationships due to major trust issues, until she’s drawn to an intriguing artist. However his jealousy of her bestie Jack is getting out of hand. Is the vandalism against their café from conservative hate groups, or is it a focused personal attack?

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Ghost of You, by Pandora Pine

When the skeletal remains of a murdered woman, rumored to have stolen a boatload of cash prior to her disappearance, are found in the Salem Towne Forest, Detective Jude Byrne wants the investigation assigned to the Cold Case Unit. Not only did he know the victim, Francesca Adams, but her husband, serial cheater, Oliver, who had a million reasons to want his wife dead.

Psychic Copeland Forbes had been working with Oliver for years to discover what happened to his missing wife. Unable to reach Francesca in each previous attempt, Cope is shocked when he has a vision of the murdered woman, bound with duct tape, screaming for help. Unable to get Francesca’s horrific last moments out of his mind, Cope joins the search for her killer.

As suspects with alibis mount, the cold case team fear they will never solve Francesca’s murder. When a long-hidden clue drops into their laps, the killer is revealed.

What happened to the stolen money? More importantly, who killed Francesca? Her controlling husband? A lover? A jealous coworker? Or someone cleverly hiding in plain sight?

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With One Kiss, by H.L Day

A fake relationship with his frenemy’s straight little brother? Definitely not on Laurent’s bingo card. But destiny has other plans.

Laurent is doing just fine, thank you very much. He doesn’t need matchmaking, and there’s no gaping hole in his life. Work, friends, and dealing with his alcoholic father keep him busy enough.

Enter Cormac King: charming, chaotic, and on the run from his clingy ex. But his perfect hideout in his brother’s empty flat comes with surprises. A cat (manageable) and a cat sitter (decidedly less so.)

Pretending to date? Fine. Flirting for cover? Sure. Falling into bed together? That was definitely not supposed to happen.

But when fake becomes fun—and then something more—Laurent and Cormac will have to decide if they’re still just pretending.

With One Kiss is a standalone MM romance in the Paris Tales series, featuring fake dating, a bi-awakening, sharp banter, and a slow burn with heat, heart, and humor. Expect emotional walls, complicated family ties, a relentless ex, and just enough tenderness to make it all worth it.

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Playing Dirty, by CE Ricci

Our rivalry formed long before we became siblings.


Madden Hastings has been my nemesis since the day we met.

A divide was born from the age-old rivalry between our universities,

but this year, another layer developed. It became personal.

Because the captain of Blackmore’s baseball team?

He’s also my new step brother.

My disdain for the sudden blending of our families leads to more conflict,

and despite their efforts to force us together, coexisting proves impossible.

But something else starts burning beneath my bitterness and resentment;

an attraction as unexpected as it is potent.

And when the chemistry becomes too powerful to deny,

our already complicated relationship gets even messier.

Because a forbidden fling is one thing, but falling for the enemy?

It forces me into a choice I never wanted to make.

One between loyalty to my team, or the love of my life.

*Playing Dirty is the fourth in a five book standalone college sports romance series featuring two rivalry-fueled step brothers, a cut-throat game of capture the flag, and sexual tension that oozes off the page. Not suitable for anyone under 18 years of age.*

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Burn Patterns, by Declan Rhodes

Some fires can’t be contained. Some obsessions never burn out.

Firefighter Marcus McCabe knows fire. He knows its hunger, its unpredictability, the way it takes without mercy. But nothing has ever felt as dangerous as the man watching him from the flames.

When a series of arsons turns personal, Marcus is forced to work with James Reynolds, a forensic psychologist with sharp instincts and a past he doesn’t talk about. Their chemistry is immediate—raw, undeniable, and completely reckless. James sees patterns where others don’t, and the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: the arsonist isn’t just setting fires. He’s leaving messages. For Marcus.

The case should be Marcus’s sole focus, but with his first responder familywatching his every move and the weight of his late father’s legacy pressing down on him, his life is already a balancing act of duty and expectation. James isn’t part of the plan—he’s a complication, a risk, and maybe the only person who sees Marcus for who he really is.

As the heat between them intensifies, so does the danger. With the city on edge and a predator closing in, Marcus and James have to decide what they fear more—the monster in the fire, or the one inside themselves.

Burn Patterns is a 66,000-word firefighter romance with romantic suspense and psychological thriller elements. It includes hurt/comfort and opposites attract themes with a guaranteed happily ever after.

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Primal Urges, by Matthew Dante

Caden Flanagan
32, Bouncer, member of the Shadow Vipers biker gang.

Bikers have the best life. Being a member of the Shadow Vipers comes with certain perks and privileges. First, everyone fears you. Nobody wants to mess with a member of a local biker gang, especially one with a certain reputation. Secondly, everyone finds you sexy as… Well, let’s just say we have no problem finding company. I’ll admit, I’ve had my fair share of the ladies. But all that changed the moment I bumped into him. I don’t know what it is, but something about him has got me thinking all sorts of dirty thoughts. It’s new and exciting, but the more I get to know him, the more I realize he’s hiding something. I’m not sure what, but it’s clear that something has him… scared.

Lucas Braden
24, Busboy, major weakness for big beefy biker dudes who have a bit of a possessive side.

Working at a biker bar is torture. The customers are loud, rude, and out of control. So are the workers. But that’s not the worst part. The worst part is being hardcore attracted to the smoking hot bouncer, who is covered in tattoos and has muscles the size of my head. How can I be so attracted to someone yet totally afraid of them at the same time? Oh, did I mention that the guy is straight? Yup. Leave it to me to fall for a guy who is totally unattainable. Well, it’s a good thing that I’m not looking for love. Right now, I am just trying to stay two steps ahead of my past.

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Bite Marks & Broken Hearts, by TJ Rose

How to destroy your life:

1. Leave Ireland in the dead of night to flee to London;
2. Get yourself dragged into an alley by a demon, marked, and doomed to die;
3. Gain a mysterious, fatally attractive stalker/saviour. One with strangely sharp teeth…

Flynn

I never asked for this.

Okay, maybe a little. After all, the demon was undeniably hot–the perfect way to mend my broken heart.

But I certainly didn’t sign up to become his prey–because now my chest burns with ice as dark magic grows inside me… and he’ll be back to collect it.

Thankfully, I have a saviour. Tall, dark and handsome, though his vintage dress sense is slightly pretentious and his aversion to sunlight is a bit strange…

But if he keeps looking at me like I’m something worth devouring, I might just let him.

What’s one more bad decision?

Sebastián

Five centuries has taught me three rules: stay detached, stay focused, and never, never feel too much.

I built Killigrew Street to control London’s supernatural underbelly. We keep order in the shadows, we maintain the balance, and we absolutely do not rescue pretty Irish boys and lock them up in our hotel.

Except, apparently, we do now.

He’s marked. He’s stubborn. He has an infuriating habit of throwing himself headfirst into danger with zero self-preservation. And he’s my problem to solve.

When my protective instincts quickly twist into feelings, I know I should walk away.

But my cold, dead heart seems to have other ideas.

For how long can I keep my true vampiric nature from him?

In the meantime, at least watching him try to figure out why everyone keeps making bat jokes in front of me is… admittedly entertaining.

Bite Marks and Broken Hearts is an adult MM PNR romance. It contains one touch-starved, emotionally guarded vampire, the golden retriever human who’s determined to break down his walls, a found family like no other, snarky wolves, sizzling scenes, some serious fang action, and a HEA.

The Killigrew Street Case Files is a series of standalone paranormal romances where family is forged in the shadows. Each story features a different couple and mystery, connected by their growing supernatural team and overarching plot threads.