Gay Romance Report October 10, 2025

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Demon’s Desire, by Colette Rivera

Frustration shouldn’t feel this good.

Onyx doesn’t need anyone, least of all a mate. He certainly doesn’t need his demon brothers, but can’t seem to get rid of them or their task of helping the magic world adjust to demonkind’s return to the Human Realm.

What’s worse than that? The most annoying, do-gooder witch won’t leave Onyx alone.

Nico Velázquez may have discovered demons in Shearwater Landing by accident, but he’s committed to ensuring a peaceful transition for everyone. Especially if it means working with Onyx.

Onyx is beautiful. Terrifying. Bratty.

Nico can’t get him out of his head. Onyx needs someone to be firm with him. Someone who shows up for him, and Nico would love to break through his prickly exterior and take charge of the demon hiding beneath.

Onyx doesn’t understand why Nico cares. Why does hating Nico feel so good? No one’s ever captivated Onyx like Nico. It’s maddening. If it weren’t for all the wrong reasons, Onyx might think Nico was his mate.

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Demon’s Desire is book three in the Lovers of the Damned series, with each book featuring a different couple. This fated mate MM paranormal romance ends in a HEA, and while the romance stands alone, this series is best read in order due to an overarching plot.

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Pining for the Prince, by Rebecca Cohen

Sometimes being a vampire sucks, and not in a good way. Gwil might have accepted his vampire afterlife didn’t come with rubbing shoulders with the elite and endless wealth, despite what his sire might alluded to, but working as a private detective isn’t all bad. Being dragged into Vampire Council business is annoying at times but there are worst things—the worst being years of pining after his best friend, business partner, and fae prince, Hyax.

Spending so much time with Hyax is getting harder, and now Hyax has told his parents that Gwil is his betrothed to stop them from trying to marry him off, everything gets even more difficult. Add in meddling family members on both sides to fake dating a prince, a missing crown jewel, and rogue flower fairies, Gwil thinks things can’t get any more complicated until they do…

Pining for the Prince is the first of Fang & Fae, a MM Paranormal Romance series, where a vampire and a fae prince go from best friends to lovers while solving mysteries along the way.

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Rio, by RJ Scott

Hunted by killers. Protected by a monster.

Lyric Thornwood is on the run, his name stamped on a kill order flooding the dark web. Someone inside the system wants him erased—and Marcus Kessler, the billionaire who twisted Lyric’s stolen code into the murderous AI LyricNight, is hunting him like prey.

Desperate and alone, Lyric follows a ghost contact to a rundown LA garage. What he finds there isn’t safety—it’s Rio Villareal. Rio doesn’t care about code, firewalls, or ghost signals. He knows fists, loyalty, and the kind of violence that keeps his found family alive. When Lyric crashes into his world, Rio should walk away. Instead, he claims the stranger as his responsibility—and maybe something more.

Rio is a dark, explosive story of found family and recovery scarred by violence. With a hunted hacker, a fighter built for blood, and an AI hell-bent on revenge, survival comes at a cost—and only obsession might be enough to keep them alive.

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Nothing For The Weak, by Flynn Woods

Never believe the rumors.

SAMUEL

I’ve always wanted to leave Red Creek, go to college, and live somewhere I wouldn’t be judged for simply being myself. But then I met Benji on my first day at the farm, and everything changed. Benji wasn’t the kind of guy I was supposed to hang around with. At least, that’s what everyone kept telling me. He had a reputation, a bad attitude, and a chip on his shoulder big enough for the whole town. Yet, every time I ran into him, I didn’t see a thug. I saw someone who stood up for himself and the people he cared about. And even though I should’ve known better, I wanted to become one of those people.

BENJI

I didn’t have anything against Samuel when we first met. He kept his head down and did what he was told. Why should I have cared what people whispered when most of them were full of shit anyway? But once he started talking about college, and I found out he lived in his own apartment—paid for by his parents—I saw red. Was this job on the farm just a cute story he would laugh about with his future professors? I wanted to hate him for turning my reality into a joke. And I almost did. I even planned a prank. But the second I set it into motion, I realized I was wrong—and that I was about to hurt the only person who had ever truly seen me for who I was.

Nothing For The Weak is a slow-burn gay novel, following farm workers Samuel and Benji. In a rural town where neither of them quite fits in, a cruel prank draws the two lost guys—one openly gay and the other unsure of his feelings—into a night of unexpected trust and tenderness. Expect an open-door new adult romance, small-town tension, and a tender Happy For Now ending.

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Wonder, by Bix Barrow

Does it still qualify as a mating of convenience when one partner is all in? Asking for a vampire friend…

Simon:
Look, I get it. It’s a shock when some random vampire shows up out of the blue and says you’re his mate. I don’t blame Reno for not welcoming me with open arms. He’s had a lot of responsibilities thrust on him in the last few years, and this mate thing is too much on top of all that.

But me? I have no doubt Reno’s the one I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been trying to find my mate for decades, enduring years of loneliness as I struggled to complete my mission. I’d love nothing more than to give Reno the time and space he needs to get to know me and embrace our mating.

There’s just this one teeny, tiny, deadly issue: Wonders are in danger, and as a Seer, Reno’s in a unique position to find the ones hunting them so I can take them out. Being mated will boost both of our abilities, so when Reno agrees to complete our bond, I’m relieved and ecstatic.

At least until he tells me it can only be temporary.

Reno:
FFS, fine. I’ll do the bonding thing, but only because Wonders are dying and Simon and I need the enhanced skills we’ll get. Yes, he’s easy on the eyes and a super nice guy. He’d make a great mate for anybody who’s in the market for one, but that’s not me.

Two years ago, I took on the District Monitor role short-term. But there’s still no replacement, and I’m constantly barraged by texts and calls from the Wonders. I had to quit the job I loved, and I barely have any time to myself. Now I’m supposed to be thrilled because some guy says we’re mates? No, thank you, I don’t need another obligation. We’ll sever the bond after the danger is over. Simon isn’t happy, but he promised.

Soon I’ll be a free man again, and Simon will find someone else he’s compatible with. We’ll both get what we want.

As long as we survive this fight.

Wonder is a medium-angst contemporary paranormal romance with psychics, magic, suspense, humor, found family, a dramatic rescue, and… is that Ms. Jackson? HEA guaranteed!

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All That Matters, by Felice Stevens

Nico Andretti knows one thing is true: Love is for fools.
Being a tour bus guide in Times Square isn’t his dream job and he yearns for more than living in his mother’s basement apartment, but life is tough in the big city.
At least the men on the bus are eye-candy galore, and they’re one and done. Why bother with seconds when you’ll only get hurt? And Nico knows hurt—he’s got a father he’s never met and an ex who broke his heart and shattered his self-esteem.
Then Dr. Ford St. Claire takes his tour, and Nico enjoys his own personal sightseeing of the gorgeous older man. In a twist of fate they meet again that evening and share drinks, confidences, and a night of flirting. Now Ford is gone for good. Home to Florida.
Until he shows up the next month.
And the next…
It’s just a fling.
Right?
But the more time they spend together, the more Nico realizes being broke doesn’t matter. Nor does the distance between them. What matters is how Ford makes him feel—loved, appreciated, and respected. And Nico is determined to give Ford the one thing his cheating ex couldn’t—a loving family.
When secrets and scandals threaten them both, their love is put to the test. Maybe they’ll crash and burn…but Nico doesn’t think so.
All that matters is finding their forever. And doing it together.

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Shards of Hope, by BL Jones

Hope can be a prism of scars from which light shines.

Twenty years ago, an infamous scientist created Liquid Onyx, a world-changing chemical which led to the rise of superheroes and supervillains.

Jack Roth is not a superhero. He’s an assassin, a killer, a lethal weapon forged and controlled by the evil organisation Obsidian Inc.

Leo Snow isn’t a superhero either. He’s a British secret agent who spends his life protecting the world and saving everyone he can.

When these two men’s lives collide on the streets of Danger City just as Obsidian Inc is gearing up for another cataclysmic scientific discovery, they’ll both need to reckon with their dark past, messy present and potentially hopeful future.

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The Lost Art of Revealing Hidden Truths, by Ellie Ash

Perian and Brannal are more in love than ever, but the challenges facing them are growing exponentially. With Renny suffering a serious setback, a training exercise gone disastrously wrong, and a betrayal that leads to the most shocking revelation of all, their future is at stake as never before.

Perian might not be a Mage or a Warrior, but he’s surrounded by friends, and Brannal has been wonderful about showing his commitment. From games with a convalescing Renny to Fire Festivals with friends to nights with Brannal, Perian is enjoying everything the castle has to offer. Well, almost everything. Amidst all the bright moments, shadows are starting to creep in.

Even in locations they thought were safe, Perian, Brannal, and their friends are beset by demons, kidnapping, and attacks. When explosive secrets are revealed, everything they thought they knew is suddenly in question. Is love really strong enough to conquer all, or will these secrets prove to have the ultimate destructive power?

The Lost Art of Revealing Hidden Truths is a 112K cozy MM fantasy romance with plenty of steam. Told in single POV, it gives Perian and Brannal their hard-won HEA, with more than one surprise along the way. It is best read in order.

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His Forbidden Obsession, by Silvia Violet

From the moment I see Lorenzo, I want him. He’s dangerous, part of the infamous Theriot family who runs the New Orleans crime scene.

I have no doubt he’d enjoy destroying me. He hates my father almost as much as I do.

The danger I’m in at home frightens me, but when Lorenzo sends shivers down my spine, it turns me on. He becomes my fantasy, the man I long for, the one who might save me.

My father tries to sell me to the highest bidder, but I escape. I have no one to run to except Lorenzo.

He agrees to protect me… for a price.

I’m more than willing to pay with my body, but when my heart gets involved, I no longer know if I’ll survive my time with him.

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Instructed by the Summoner, by Rowan Amaris and Theo Behr

Is there anything more pathetic than an incubus who’s barely been kissed?

Xak has an encyclopedic knowledge of desire. Too bad it’s entirely theoretical. Sure, he’s an A student at the incubus academy, but he’s too anxious to face the practical, hands-on exam.

Just as he’s on the verge of dropping out, an accidental summoning lands him in the lap of a lonely, soft-hearted human with a seductive magic of his own. Xak’s used to being humiliated by his teachers and mocked by his classmates. But Kai calls him perfect and answers his fears with firm reassurance.

Under Kai’s gentle instruction, Xak has the chance to learn the real meaning of pleasure. All he has to do is listen, obey, and be Kai’s very good boy.

Instructed by the Summoner is a bite-sized sweet-and-spicy romp with an inexperienced, studious incubus and the confused (but pleased) mage who accidentally summons him. It includes a personalized lesson plan, hands-on teaching through a first-time experience, and a good boy minding his Ps and Qs in order to get the D. It’s a 10k HFN with no cliffhangers, set in a separate universe from our other works.

Part of the Halloween Temptation Multi-Author Series
This Halloween, carve out some time to enjoy some frightfully spicy stories. Don’t be afraid, none of it is real… or so our boys tell themselves. But if they face their fear, if they give in to temptation, they’re in for an eerie-sistible first time. And if they’re lucky, find love – as a treat.

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Cloud Nine, by Fearne Hill

Bedroom eyes, that’s the name my mom gave them.

Before I travelled to the UK, she issued me plenty of warnings: don’t look the wrong way when crossing the road, the first floor was the second floor, and no one would know what I meant if I asked for ranch dressing at a restaurant.

But the perils of shy, beautiful men like Tristan Carter? Men with walking canes and hearing aids and those damned bedroom eyes, hidden behind a curtain of silky blond hair?

She forgot to tell me anything about those. And I messed up badly. Monumentally. The kind of misjudgment that had me waking in a cold sweat, wanting to catch the next flight back to my pampered college life in the US. Except I couldn’t, seeing as I’d messed up there too.

So I stayed. I got a job, grew up, and learned some harsh life lessons. Worked out what I wanted to do with my future. Drank warm beer, chilled with my big brother. Ferried Tristan Carter across London. Helped him in and out of the car. Goofed around with him. Tumbled headlong in love with him.

Bedroom eyes. I’m an absolute sucker for those.

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Sympathy for the Blues, by S.S. Genesee

It’s the 1970s, and two young men are brought together by their shared love of music.

Ray Roderick and his best friend Gene Hillard form a blues-rock band: the Dusty Brooms. With Ray on lead vocals and Gene on rhythm guitar, they take their home state of Michigan by storm. Though Ray feels a peculiar longing in his heart every time he plays music with Gene. It messes with his head—and he buries his emotions in the arms of beautiful women.

Little does Ray know that Gene is feeling the same for him. Jealousy sparks within Gene every time he sees Ray with a woman. But he shouldn’t be jealous—no, it’s outrageous for him to want his best friend like that. A romantic relationship with Ray could never happen, as the Dusty Brooms rise in popularity.

But as his feelings grow stronger, it gets harder and harder to deny them…

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Lucky Boys, by Rowan Kingston

Six mercenaries. One mansion filled with kinky surprises. One dangerous mission. What could go wrong?

Brooks:

Stealing things was how I made my living. Right or wrong, I was good at it and had been doing it most of my life. If you wanted something taken under the radar, you came to me. With the help of my adopted brother, Diego, we were an amazing team.

We were usually picky about our jobs, but we had bills to pay, and seeing all those zeros at the end of an offer had me taking one I never should have in the first place. Now I was in way over my head and forced to go to Luca Castellano and his team, Il Fortunato, for help. I would rather do anything but that, especially with how things ended with Luca and me last time. Still, he was the best and I refused to let Diego get hurt because of my mistake.

I told myself I wouldn’t get sucked in by Luca’s charms again. It was business, nothing more. One look at those deep brown eyes and the single dimple in his cheek and I was a goner. As hard as I tried to resist, it was impossible. Add in Skye, Maverick, and Wes, it was like all my deepest, darkest, and kinkiest fantasies come to life. How was I supposed to keep things professional when I kept falling for all these men more and more each day?

Danger was right around the corner though, and we barely got a chance to explore these feelings before we had to travel halfway across the world for a rescue mission. With chaos surrounding us, it was hard for me to figure out exactly how I felt for these guys. There was only one thing I was sure of; these five men were worth fighting for.

Lucky Boys is a why-choose action adventure romance featuring six kinky men. This is a spin-off from the Forever series under Rowan’s other pen name Jacey Davis but can be read as a standalone. 

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Free Wind, by Keira Andrews

Maybe it’s the lifeguard who needs saving…

Blake Holbrook is finally where he wants to be after moving to Barking Beach, surfing every chance he gets and volunteering as a lifesaver alongside the gorgeous professional lifeguards.

There’s one in particular who catches his eye: Damian “Damo” Williams. Always smiling, Damo’s the epitome of a classic Aussie surf god with his long golden hair and laid-back attitude.

But Blake senses there’s more beneath the surface.

When he backs up Damo during a rescue gone wrong, he goes for it and asks him out.

Damo insists he’s straight. But his curiosity—and his heart—can’t resist.

Free Wind by Keira Andrews is a steamy bi awakening romance and the second book in the Lifeguards of Barking Beach series. It can be read as a standalone, though you’ll definitely want to read every book about this found family of lifeguards saving lives and risking their hearts. This hurt/comfort romance features a chaotic bisexual, first times, a single dad, and of course a happy ending.

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Voice to Raise, by Gabbi Grey

Malik
Until I turned twenty-five, I took the safe route, the good boy route. Played with the orchestra, kept my head down, didn’t make waves. Now I can’t stay silent any longer. I walked away from my violin, relearned the guitar, and started a rock band. With Razor’s Edge, I can create the music I’ve always dreamed of, and we’re good enough to win an invite to Rocktoberfest. But I also love my band for helping me raise my voice to support social justice. Now I just need to convince Spencer I can chase musical success and still be deeply committed to making a difference.

Spencer
I’ve been fighting for justice practically from the cradle, and I believe organizers should welcome everyone who wants to be involved. That said, when an upstart rockstar looking for the limelight comes to join our fight, I’m skeptical. I want true believers, not people who are looking to leverage our cause into a viral hit. Malik might be gorgeous, and even a sweet guy under the tattoos and bad boy persona, but he’s chasing his dream of fame in Black Rock while I’m on the ground in Vancouver trying to make meaningful change. He doesn’t have room in his life to be serious about music, serious about justice, and serious about me.

Voice to Raise: Rocktoberfest 2025 is an opposites-attract, age-gap, interracial, hurt/comfort gay romance novel about the power of activism, making a commitment, and how chasing one dream can open your heart to another

The boys are back in the multi-author Road to Rocktoberfest 2025 series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but why not read them all and see if some of your past favorites poke their heads in. Err…voices. Hot rockstars, stolen kisses, drywall repairs and the men who drive them over the edge. What more could you ask for? Kick back, load up your e-readers and enjoy the men of Rocktoberfest!

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Just Like Magic, by Ellie Roth

The witches are rioting again.
Figures. They overreact to everything.

Anwer Alexander, son of the notoriously anti-magic governor, has everything he wants in life: a good job, amazing parents, and an annoying brat of a younger sister. But when his sister Shay manifests the same kind of magic powers that get countless teenagers kicked out of their houses, Anwer has to scramble to find her a witch who can show her how to control them—and make sure their parents don’t find out.

Christian Lewis, the most powerful magic user in the tristate area, doesn’t know what to do with himself when the Alexander siblings ask him to teach Shay in exchange for Anwer helping Chris with a life-changing ritual. But no matter how much he hates their parents, Chris has never been able to say no to mentoring a newbie magic user from a toxic household—even though her scowling older brother infuriates him.

As the long summer days grow warmer, Anwer and Chris find themselves slowly drawing closer to each other over Shay’s training. Sparks fly when Shay decides that she wants to compete in the Santiago, the largest magic tournament of the year, but will the five-day competition be the beginning of something more or the end of everything Anwer and Chris hoped for?
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Just Like Magic is a contemporary LGBTQ+ romantic fantasy that features a modern world imbued with magic, a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, found family vibes, tragic backstories, mild to moderate steaminess, major angst, and a happy ending for our protagonists (with a few plot threads left open for later books).

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Tempting the Fae Lord, by Lee Colgin

They both want what they can’t have. Each other.

Stolen at birth, Gale is a human in the snowy, northern lands of the fae. He loves the icy hills, the towering evergreens, and the majestic fortress he calls home, but he can’t help yearning for more.

More. In the form of one handsome and lonely fae lord who holds himself just out of arms’ reach.

The only thing Ezra guards more fiercely than the gate is his own wounded heart.

As the Gatekeeper, Ezra is devoted to one thing above all else, his duty. He protects the gate, and he swaps the babies. Beyond that, he keeps to himself and avoids trouble—despite what tales legend might spin.

But when unrest from the other side threatens the fae realm, Ezra must act. To protect his realm, to protect his people, and to protect the fierce young man he’s come to adore.

Trouble, thy name is Gale.

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Tempting the Fae Lord is a high fantasy gay romance featuring an icy gatekeeper with a warm, gooey center, a tenderhearted human with a penchant for mischief, and the found family feels we crave. Shameless pining, Hurt/Comfort, slow burn MM romantasy with an unfortunate abundance of beds. A standalone love story within a larger world if you find yourself, like Gale, craving more.

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The Love Obsession, by Ki Brightly and M.D. Gregory 

Searching for Safety
Keaton “Moose” Burnett has lived most of his life in a rundown trailer park with his mom and little sister, trying to make ends meet. The big man wants to find a good guy, but he has come to terms with the fact that he’ll always be alone. Keaton took a chance on a man once and his cruel words still live rent free in his head. Meeting Zayn Westmoreland changes the direction of his life in a heartbeat.

Deadly Games
Zayn Westmoreland hunts down drug dealers. It’s his mission to find and take out the worst men. He always makes sure he has a trail to follow, so he gets his victims to give him the name of his next target—and he’s been given Keaton’s name. But he realizes with Keaton, love might be the way to get close to him. Zayn craves hearing “I love you,” but Keaton is a challenge. He’s careful, closed off, and hurt. Zayn begins to question his info.

Falling Hard
Zayn doesn’t expect to fall in love. What’s his next move? Keaton enjoys Zayn’s persistence and how good it makes him feel, but Keaton needs to decide if Zayn is worth the risk when he has a little sister to think about. What happens when Keaton finds out Zayn has murder on his mind?

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Reece & Holden, by Jem Wendel

Holden
I hated high school.
Mostly because of a mistake I made which led to the worst few months of my life. I breathed a sigh of relief when my bully left town, but I’d be lying if I said I haven’t thought about him for the last twenty years.
I’m afraid knowing he’s coming back and the taunts might come with him, but what scares me far more is that my feelings might not have changed.

Reece
I hate small towns.
As soon as I graduated high school I left mine forever, but when the invitation to the reunion comes I know it’s my chance to right my wrongs.
Will Holden want to see me? Will he let me explain? And will he accept my apology if I tell him the secret I’ve kept for twenty years?

Gomillion High Reunion series is a multi-author collaboration celebrating the 20th reunion of former classmates in a charming small town. From fake dating and long-held rivalries to first loves and second chances, anything can happen when the past and present collide. Don’t miss the reunion – RSVP today!

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Catching Up in Cancun, by J. R. Thomas

They were best friends. Then enemies. Now they’re stuck sharing a hotel room in paradise.

Marty is supposed to be relaxing in Cancun—not reliving high school drama. But when he arrives at the resort and discovers he’s rooming with Jaxon, his ex–best friend turned nemesis, the vacation takes a complicated turn.

Jaxon is hotter than ever and just as infuriating. Between awkward family dinners, pirate-themed booze cruises, and one very tight hotel room, their week quickly heats up with flirty banter, lingering glances, and long-buried feelings.

As midnight confessions blur the lines between past and present, Marty and Jaxon must decide: is this just a sun-soaked fling, or the start of something real?

Catching Up in Cancun is a steamy, funny and heartfelt MM new adult romance featuring enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, nerd and jock, forced proximity, first times, slow-burn tension, tropical heat, and a swoony, satisfying HEA.

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Kellan & Emmett, by Denver Shaw

Emmett
I never thought I’d see Kellan Miller again.
He was my best friend. The one who knew all my secrets—except the biggest one.
That I wanted him.
I told myself it was a phase, just curiosity. But deep down, I knew better.
Graduation night, he gave me my first kiss. The next day, he gave me my first heartbreak.
He gave no explanation. Didn’t say goodbye. Just left a hollow in my chest, carved in his shape.
Twenty years later, he showed up for our high school reunion, looking sinfully good and still hiding behind his carefully built life. The second I felt his presence again, it all came back.
The pull.
The want.
The heat.
I was out. Settled. Gomillion was my home.
If Kelly wanted a second chance, he was going to have to earn it.

Kellan
Coming back was never part of the plan.
I’d spent my whole adult life pretending that night with Emmy didn’t change me. That I could move on, build something stable, keep my truth locked up tight. But nothing about being back in our small town felt settled—not with him watching me like he couldn’t decide whether to forgive me… or tell me to get the f*ck out of his life again.
It felt like it was twenty years ago, being around him was the closest I ever came to feeling like I belonged.
But if I wanted a chance at something real with him, I’d have to stop hiding.
Stop running.
And start fighting for the man I never should’ve left behind.

Gomillion High Reunion series is a multi-author collaboration celebrating the 20th reunion of former classmates in a charming small town. From fake dating and long-held rivalries to first loves and second chances, anything can happen when the past and present collide. Don’t miss the reunion – RSVP today!

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Addicted, by Liam Whitlock

After years of frustration and denial, Joey decides his lifelong crush on his hunky best friend might be a problem best solved by a completely unethical – and sensual – experiment. Christian is the perfect subject, unaware that his inhibitions are slowly being dismantled, piece by piece. Haunted by primal cravings, Christian finds comfort from the one person he could always count on: Joey.

Now, the hot, arrogant jock is on his knees, consumed by an insatiable hunger and desperate for a taste.

This is exactly what Joey wanted…or is it?

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He, by Larry Benjamin

I remembered black eyes and bruised ribs and hands heavy with prayer like fists raining down.

Preacher’s kid Jackson and orphaned Oren grow up in the same dusty, poor, Bible-thumping farm town. When they meet at sixteen, they discover they have more in common than just their roots and brutal upbringing. Together, they begin to explore their orientation and their burgeoning love for each other. When they are threatened with consignment in conversion camp, they abruptly leave town together. Oren attends college, while Jackson learns a trade. In their new surroundings, they discover friends and a sense of safety for the first time.

Forty years later, when a shocking act of betrayal destroys their relationship, each is left wondering if there can be love after the apocalypse as they look back on a past they cannot change and a future they cannot predict.

When Oren reluctantly attends his fortieth high school reunion and reconnects with his high school crush, sparks unexpectedly fly.

A remarkable tale of romance and resilience, using the premise that orientation is simply a pattern of attraction, He explores what happens when that pattern is broken.

Told epistolary style through journal entries and Facebook messages, the book is divided into periods, each of which is denoted by a color, rather than traditional chapters.

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Guys Like Him, by Aimee Nicole Walker

Kieran Sullivan is broken when he arrives at Redemption Ridge. A wrongful conviction and twenty months in lockup will do that to a man. The ranch is a place for second chances and fresh starts, but for him, it’s an opportunity to discover who set him up. Get in, get answers, and get out. The plan sounds easy enough until Kieran meets an equine specialist whose sunny smile could warm the coldest heart.

Finley Ashe is a sucker for bruised spirits and sad eyes. The horse whisperer and broken-boy magnet is six months into a hiatus from love when Kieran, the king of emotionally unavailable men, gets assigned to work under his supervision. Mutual attraction is gasoline on proximity’s flame, testing Finley’s resistance in new ways.

Priorities shift, shields come down, and truths get exposed. Will the inevitable combustion redeem Kieran and Finley or consume them?

Guys Like Him is book one in the Redemption Ridge series. Though each story features a different couple, reading the series in order is essential.

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The Call of Azure, by Rayne Hawthorne

Gabriel
I can do this.

Lots of people have hookups rather than relationships. I mean, I’ve had them in the past, I just didn’t realize that’s what they were at the time. It’s not my fault that I assumed those encounters were going to turn into something more even though the men I was with didn’t end up feeling the same.

Tonight, I’m not going to let myself fall into old patterns, and nothing is going to change my mind. I’m going to completely forget that I believe in love. I have a job I enjoy, my performance art, and friends that would burn down the world for me – even if I do worry sometimes that one of these days they’ll finally leave me too.

Tonight is the start of a new life and a new me. No prince charming required.

Yep…I can do this.

Liam
There was a time not all that long ago when I felt lost and out of control. Like the world surrounding me wasn’t real, and I wasn’t sure how to survive in it after all that I’d seen. These days, things are a bit better. I have my bakery where my work is repetitive and focused. One step after the other, the same steps as yesterday, the same steps tomorrow. It’s calm and consistent and ordered. I need that. Still, there are moments it’s not enough. That’s okay though, because when even the bakery won’t calm me, the water will.

I’ve always felt a sense of peace when I’m near the water. I lose myself under the surface or sit and listen to the waves and wonder if my heart and mind will ever manage to settle. If I’m still capable of joy and love and peace. If I’ll ever really find a way to belong in this world. Or if memories and emotions will push and pull like the endless turning of the tide until the sharp edges of pain and loss that have shaped so much of my life are worn smooth and there is nothing left of me but a pebble tossed up on the shore.

The Call of Azure is a 100000 word, MM, slow burn, contemporary romance filled with found family, mutual pining, snark and sass, fake swears, a feisty dog, soup, performance art, and of course a HEA. There is also just the tiniest bit of unexplained magic that is deliberately open to reader interpretation.