Gay Romance Report September 15, 2023

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In My Dreams, by Caz May

Ryan
When the guy I’ve been in love with for years-my best friend Jebediah-gets married, I stupidly fall down the rabbit hole of getting it on with a random hot as hades stranger after the wedding. Logan blamed our hookup on his being drunk, telling me he’s straight, and no one can know we kissed and hooked up. But even if he was drunk Logan was into me, and I’m definitely into him. He admitted things to me, in the throes of passion, feelings that he swore he’d never told anyone about feeling, and told me to never tell anyone. He’s practically ghosting me now, admitting he can’t be with me because he can’t let anyone know the secrets he’s hiding. I’ve got no one to tell Logan’s secrets to anyway, and I’m never going to see him again in reality. The only place I can be with Logan now is in my dreams.Logan
Seeing my best friend Aidan all loved up and happy at a wedding of our mutual friends from high school, when I’m still harbouring feelings for him and my girlfriend of four years has just broken up with me is the pits. She blames me for my wandering eye, but I’ve been hiding my secret feelings and desires for years and she’s only just started to notice because we’re at the point in our lives that our friends are getting married and having babies. And I honestly can’t think of anything I’d rather not do than marry someone I don’t love. All I wanted to do at this wedding was get drunk, and hookup with a hot, willing stranger, that I didn’t have to care about in the light of day. But when hiding in the shadows, and not facing reality becomes too much after hooking up I’m forced to face a situation I never dreamed of and I have to focus on growing up and only being my true self in my dreams.

A single dad, strangers to friends to lovers MM romance
Book 2 of a duet, can be read as a standalone story.

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Rings of Lust, by Finn Dixon

Lucas

My parents had warned me a relationship would be a disaster for my gymnastics career, threatening to pull their financial support. So, I floated from one guy to the next for years.

And now, at the biggest event of my life, I found myself lonely and wanting more. And the one guy I wanted it with was Cam.

He went to the same college. He was on the same team. Just not my team.

Ugh…I had a crush on a straight guy.

Camden

”Maybe you just need to get laid?” my teammate had suggested.

Here I was, my first Olympics and all I could think about was sex. My first and only time was terrible to say the least and I was hesitant to try again. Hell, I wasn’t even out of the closet either.

But the Olympic Village was pretty much a buffet of abs and glutes, and it was athletes only. Coach did tell us to loosen up. Maybe it was time to do just that…but like, naked and with another guy.

I can totally do this casual anonymous thing, right?

Rings of Lust is a full-length MM novel, the first in a trilogy, that has a CLIFFHANGER ending and an eventual HEA, just not in this book. Be prepared for third wheel sarcasm, platypus babies, rippling Olympian muscle, and teenage sexual escapades just behind the scenes at the world’s biggest athletic event.

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Wishing Hearts, by Emmy Sanders

A shameless flirt. A single dad. And an unexpected chance at love.

Harrison
When I left Plum Valley ten years ago, I never thought I’d return. But a call about animals in crisis brings me back to the town that inadvertently broke my heart.

What I don’t expect? Sam. The animal control officer looks every bit a cowboy wet dream, and for whatever reason, he’s latched on to me like a dog with a bone.

One impulsive night together only leaves me wanting more, but as a single parent with loads of baggage, dating isn’t easy. Could I try with Sam, the man with the quick smile and surprisingly filthy mouth?

Or am I only setting myself up for another round of heartache?

Sammy
I can’t say I’ve ever been called a wallflower. When I see something I want, I go after it. And what I want is Harrison.

But the veterinarian with the soulful blue eyes has his walls built up high. He doesn’t seem to understand that his messy life doesn’t scare me one bit. In fact, I’ve always wanted a family to call my own. A family like his.

Convincing Harrison we could work may be a challenge, but I’m up for the task. Amidst pillow forts, bedtime stories, and camping under the stars, I know I’m falling—for all of it.

I just hope I’m not the only one wishing for a happily-ever-after in the end.

Wishing Hearts is a small-town Texas romance between a busy single dad and a golden retriever of a man who knows how to work a pair of chaps. There’s shenanigans in a storage shed or two, a rambunctious little girl and her sidekick dog, family date nights, fun with rope, and one very HEA. It’s book 6 in the Plum Valley Cowboys series but can be read as a standalone.

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My Demon Husband, by Jax Stuart

He was supposed to summon a familiar, not a husband!

After numerous failed attempts to summon a familiar necessary to guide his considerable magic, Toby was down to his very last try. They would never accept him as a full-fledged member of his birth coven without a familiar. He didn’t know which punishment was worse; exile or binding his powers forever. Everything was against him, including his abnormally powerful magic and an enemy hiding in plain sight. When the spell takes a dramatic turn, poor Toby is unprepared for the consequences.

Zephyrin is desperate to no longer be the screw up of the family. His parents have had enough on their plate dealing with a family curse. Even knowing that he could be lost to them forever, Zephyrin answers the surprising call for his summoning. After meeting his summoner, Toby, he’s positive that he is destined to be by his side as his husband. Maybe having a witch in his corner could break the curse, that is, if Toby lets him visit home.

Unfortunately, Toby has troubles of his own. Can they work together to find a solution to both their problems before the Witch Council tears them apart?

My Demon Husband is a standalone paranormal romance between an overpowered witch and a demon with control issues in the multi-author Possessive Love series.

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My Grumpy Sweetheart, by Ray Celar

Bailey

Rewarding your own accomplishments is important – and if rewarding myself will also get me a mini vacation and a hot date while I’m doing something for charity? Sign me up. Well, I did. That’s why I’m on the way to a fantastic weekend with a sexy axe murderer. At least he looks like one. Minus the axe – for this trip at least. But he doesn’t need one anyway. If looks could kill, I’d already be dead without even making it to our destination.
I don’t understand why he’s so grumpy since he signed up for this, too, but that’s okay. Some people need a little longer to warm up to me. But in the end, they all do.

Dakota

I didn’t sign up for this and I don’t want to be here. The fact that my friends auctioned me off behind my back, and then guilt tripped me into actually going along with their crazy plan is still eating away at me. I know I’m taking it out on my date and I know that’s not okay, but Bailey is just so… annoyingly bright. No matter what I’m throwing at him to let my frustrations out, he gives it a positive spin. It’s driving me freaking crazy.
I have no idea how to not kill him if we have to spend the whole weekend together. In the most romantic suite the B’n’B had to offer. Sharing a bed.

As two people who couldn’t be more different from another are thrown together by a charity auction and a well-meaning B’n’B owner, tension rises and sparks fly, until they’re not sure if they want to rip their heads or their clothes off.
But they only need to get through the weekend before they can go their separate ways and leave this weird, confusing weekend behind them.
At least if that’s still what they want to do.

My Grumpy Sweetheart is a grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract, only-one-bed mm romance. It is a part of the Sweetheart Escapes multi author series. It can be read as a standalone, but why not grab them all?

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Exercising a Demon, by H.L Day

Love comes in all shapes and sizes. And sometimes it has horns and a tail.

Jacob’s in love. Again. Only, his future husband likes muscular men, and Jacob, well… isn’t. A few sessions at the gym, and he’ll have the leather-clad motorcycle courier eating out of his hand, though. And no, he won’t switch his attentions to his hot new personal trainer. Honestly, he won’t.

Valvach’s not your typical demon, preferring books over torture. Which goes down about as well as you’d expect in Hell. A move to the surface gives him the opportunity to start anew. To stay, he’s going to need to make a friend, someone to help him blend in. And sweet, curly-haired Jacob is the perfect candidate. If he can’t lick him, he can at least spend time with him.

When friendship blossoms into a passion that knows no bounds, Jacob and Val believe they’ve found the perfect match in each other. However, Hell isn’t so accommodating, and they find themselves with a fight on their hands to prevent being torn apart and relegated to different planes of existence.

Exercising a Demon is a MM paranormal romantic comedy featuring a demon who’s more of a lover than a fighter, a human who might finally have found the man/demon of his dreams, steamy sexual liaisons involving a tail, and a sweet demon/human pairing who accept each other for who they are and embrace each other’s quirks.

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Green Light, by Lark Taylor

What is the true nature of the relationship between the guitarist and bassist of the world-famous rock band, Caffeine Daydreams?

Kai

I should be happy.

My childhood best friend and I are living our wildest dream—making music and touring the world as famous rock stars. I’ve got everything I could wish for.

Except him.

I’ll never have Silas. Not the way I want.

Our onstage behaviour gives fans a lot to speculate over, but it’s only an act.

The truth is, I die inside every time we touch. It might be pretend for Silas, but for me, it’s a constant reminder that I can’t have him the way I truly desire.

Then, a moment onstage leads me to a breaking point, and I can’t bear the heartache any longer.

I need to find a way to only see Silas as a friend before I lose our friendship, and him, forever.

Silas

My life is split into two chapters.

Before Kai and After Kai.

My childhood was a nightmare. A darkness I carried alone. But everything became brighter when I met Kai. He took me into his life, his family, his home.

Kai is more than my best friend. He’s my everything.

Some people think our relationship is odd…that it’s unusual for two friends to be as close as we are.

But everything about us makes sense.

At least, that’s what I believed.

When an onstage moment shines a light on the cracks in our foundation, my eyes are opened to a truth that’s been right in front of me the entire time.

A truth I want to explore.

But it’s too late. Just when I’m ready for more, Kai’s moving on.

One thing’s for sure; I’m not giving up.

No matter the risks.

Green Light is a bi-awakening, best friends-to-lovers MM rockstar romance. The second in the Caffeine Daydreams series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can stand alone.

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Fated Mates: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology

Fated Mates is a Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology from some of your favorite MM authors!

It features new, exclusive stories from Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe, Louisa Masters, Kelly Fox, Sheena Jolie, Jennifer Cody, Nikole Knight, Vinni George, Chloe Archer, Meghan Maslow, Lee Colgin, Kelex, H.L Day, Grae Bryan, AJ Sherwood, Michele Notaro, Lisa Oliver, Ariana Nash, Michelle Frost, and JP Sayle.

All royalties will be donated to the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund and the ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund.

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All’s Fair in Love & Dare, by Rikki Leighton

If all’s fair in love and dare, someone’s heart will have to give, but how can we survive the fallout?

Being a virgin is my well kept secret.

Being straight is the lie I’ve hid behind for the last twenty-one years. The truth is, I don’t know what I am. But when my best friend dares me to sleep with a guy, the floodgates of foreign desire open and threaten to bury me under their current.

Messages sent in secret to a stranger wake up my heart and libido in newfound ways, and while we trade scorchingly dirty texts, the person I pretend is on the other side of the screen has my conscience in a tailspin: my best friend’s brother.

Blair Novak has been our protector for years, taking his father’s harsh words and harsher hands in stride as long as it meant me and his brother were safe. He’s always given us his everything and somehow, I never realized it.

I see it now. In the shake of his hands as he pulls me close with a white-knuckled grip. In the ink that he wears on his skin like armor, like patches to the wounds he’s spent his whole life healing.

Blair has given up so much of himself for his brother. I want to be his balm, not the final shard that rips him apart. Our connection has bloomed from words on a screen to a galaxy of emotions I can never rein in, and I’m not sure I want to.

Even at the expense of my best friend’s heart.

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We Could Do This Forever, by Emerson Beckett

Preston James did things to me. Things that had me wanting more of him and his dirty mouth, even though I knew I better. Things that made my heart race. Things that made me come to realize there was more to my boss’s best friend than met the eye.

Nick Reed

As one of the bartenders at Alejandro’s Bar, I’ve seen it all. I’ve even watched my friends, Christian and Cooper, both find the loves of their life. Six years after breaking up with my college boyfriend, I’m convinced that’s not the life I’m supposed to have until forty-five-year-old Preston James makes me the target of his relentless sexy stares and his straight-forward, dirty propositions.

Maybe being the object of his desire wouldn’t be so bad.

Preston James

The first time I laid eyes on Nicholas Reed, I knew I had to have him. There was something about my best friend’s bartender that captivated me. The more he ignored me, the more I wanted him. For the first time in my life, this twenty-eight-year-old grad student had me jumping through all kinds of hoops to get his attention. There’s nothing I won’t do to prove to him I’m exactly what he needs. I’m relentless like that and I won’t stop until he’s mine.

We Could Do This Forever is the first book in the We Could Do This Duet and is an MM Bisexual Romance. Additional tropes: Age Gap; Mutual Pining; Boss’s Best Friend; Secretly Wealthy

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The King’s Delight, by Sarah Honey

King Leopold of Lilleforth rules his kingdom well. He’s handsome, intelligent, and charming. It’s no wonder the neighbouring kingdoms are eager to provide him with a princess to marry. There’s just one problem—Leo has no interest in princesses. His tastes tend more towards handsome young men who enjoy a good spanking.

Felix Hobson left the kingdom of Lilleforth as a teenager to train as a groom. While he was away he learned a lot, and not all of it had to do with horses—although riding crops were definitely involved. Now an adult, Felix is home to take up the position of royal groom, where he hopes he’ll have plenty of opportunities for a roll in the hay.

When Felix mistakes Leopold for a horse thief and attempts to seduce him, Leopold is delighted by the irreverent, attractive lad, and sparks fly. Their arrangement is all fun and games, right until they both fall hard and fast. But while what they have together is a delight, there’s no way it can last—can it?

They’ll have to navigate a visiting princess, an assassination attempt, and a kidnapping if they want a chance to find out.

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Dragon’s Mate Volume One, by Hope Bennett

Enjoy the Dragon’s Mate series in this convenient bundle.

Volume One contains the first 3 books in the series, plus a special seasonal novella.

Family of Fire

When Morgan is sent to train at the Hoskins castle, he is alone. He’s vulnerable. And he’ll be in trouble if his father finds out he’s crushing on his trainer.

Lew is meant to train the noble dragon, not fall in love with him. If only Morgan didn’t make all Lew’s protective instincts go haywire…

A forbidden love romance between a naïve noble dragon and the older warrior dragon who’s been hired to train him.

Heart of Fire

When Seren refuses to mate a political ally, he is disowned. The trouble is, the outside world is dangerous for a dragon all alone. And Seren’s hiding a secret, the one that made him give up everything.

Dane hates Seren. He does. It’s just that his dragon won’t settle inside him until he checks Seren is safe. Again. Sooner or later, Dane will give in to his dragon and then he’s going to go after Seren once and for all.

A second chance romance between a feisty but vulnerable dragon shifter and the warrior he rejected.

Protecting Prince

Prince knows Darren is his fated mate the second he scents him. But no matter how hard he tries, he keeps messing up in front of the calm and collected gargoyle.

When Darren arrives at the castle to do some security updates for the dragon shifter clan, he intends to do his job, keep himself to himself, and go home. But that isn’t what fate has planned for him.

An age gap mm romance between an adorable dragon shifter and a protective older gargoyle.

A Very Mated Christmas

Lew has bought Morgan an extra-special Christmas present to celebrate their first year together…

Seren has a lot to learn about the true meaning of Christmas.

Darren will do anything to prove it’s the most romantic time of year.

A sweet and steamy holiday story about established characters. It might be cold outside, but the heat between fated mates is high!

The Dragon’s Mate Collection currently has two volumes available. Volume One contains books 1-3 (and a special novella) and Volume Two contains books 4-7.

Start binging now to find out exactly what these men will do to finally claim their mates.

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First Snow, by Frankie Abraham

Will it be a Christmas he won’t forget? Grumpy loner Grey Blackwell has lived in Timberline his whole life without believing in the legend that the first snowfall brings magic and destiny. But his staunch skepticism is challenged when a blizzard forces him to take shelter in cheery newcomer Simon Clearwater’s fancy new cabin on the edge of town.

Simon, recovering from a bad breakup, moved to Timberline eager for a fresh start and captivated by the magic of the first snow legend. His relentless optimism initially gets on Grey’s nerves when they’re trapped together. But as one snowy day turns into several, Simon’s sincerity starts cracking Grey’s cynicism.

At first, Grey can’t wait for the storm to be over so he can distance himself from Simon’s sunny personality again. But he soon finds himself missing Simon’s company, forcing Grey to confront his growing feelings.

As the two slowly reconnect in the weeks after the storm, Simon compassionately helps Grey open up about his past hurt and why he’s afraid to believe in love again. It just might be a Christmas to remember.

First Snow is a 27,000-word mm romance novella, the first book from new author Frankie Abraham. It includes paranormal, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, and holiday themes. There is a guaranteed happily-ever-after ending.

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A Soldiers & Mercenaries Duology, by Kasia Bacon

There’s no stopping Love once it teams up with Magic!

A Soldiers & Mercenaries Duologywith Extra Content (Vol. 1-2) combines two standalone titles: Don’t Fight the Spark and When I First Saw Red. This 100k-word collection includes over 20k words of fun, bonus content.

The boxset contains MM fantasy romance with kick-arse characters, steam and snark—all set in the alluring but perilous universe of the Order.

Don’t Fight the Spark (Soldiers & Mercenaries #1): A nerd and jock romance with magic, adventure and a hidden relationship.

When I First Saw Red (Soldiers & Mercenaries #2): A reluctant fated mates romance with enemies-to-lovers and size difference.

VOLUME 1: DON’T FIGHT THE SPARK
As the Light Festival draws near, the Něssyrians craft paper lanterns, awaiting the most important holiday of the year. The Lyliňg Fighting House, too, prepares for celebration—by laying fresh sand onto the arena and setting up a match against their top pit fighter, the unrivalled Yüuzuki Ōren.
His last match.
One he can’t win.
With the odds more than stacked against him, the gorgeous Barbarian is as good as dead. Unless his lover, healer Ĥaiatto Ẽkana, proves himself every bit as determined as he is clever and finds a way to protect the man he’d stop at nothing to save.

VOLUME 2: WHEN I FIRST SAW RED
RED: Lázhien’s human. A common Imperial soldier. And my soulmate. How could fate get it so wrong?
The demon in me craves this bond with every shred of his being. He pushes me to accept it.
This time I won’t yield to his demands.
LÁZHIEN: Red’s a lust demon, a snob and a stuck-up. The most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. Pain in the arse. And he hates my guts.
I’d be an idiot to pursue him. Yet something about him compels me to make him mine.

EXTRA CONTENT: The extras feature:

• Side couples from the series—Lu and Revendi, as well as Seiji and Sashê. Both short stories constitute brand-new and exclusive material that has not been published elsewhere.
• A Halloween-inspired bonus scene starring Red and Lázhien.
• Two modern alternate universe flashfics showcasing the main couple from each respective book in a contemporary setting.

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His Daddy Omega, by Raiven Matthews

Asher Pierce

Being an omega Daddy was frustrating, to say the least. But I had never met a challenge I couldn’t conquer, and Gabe Carmichael would be no different. From the first moment I had laid eyes on him sporting the cutest pair of little pajamas, I knew I wanted him. He called to both sides of me; to protect him as his Daddy, and to claim me as my alpha. I had to have both, even as my little bear ignored my flirtatious advances. When an injury makes it clear to us that Fate is on my side, I hope it’s the opportunity I need to convince my stubborn alpha little that he’s everything I’ve ever wanted and more.

Gabe Carmichael

As an alpha and a little, my dating life was a joke. Finding a Daddy? Impossible. No one wanted an alpha bear as a little! The thought of giving up my little side for a mate nearly brought me to tears. After a bad experience, hookups with strangers and playtime with my bestie were what I had left to fill the gap. Enter Asher Pierce. He turns my world upside down. Too pretty, too confident, and way too bossy for my liking. Better to avoid temptation than be hurt again. When I’m hurt saving a wolf cub, Fate steps in. Now Asher is everywhere I turn. Smelling like the sweetest omega, and spouting orders like the Daddy Dom he is. I don’t know what to do about any of it.

Could he be the Daddy I needed, while still allowing me to be the Alpha I was?

“His Daddy Omega” is book five in the Sweet Alps Mates series and can be read as a standalone,but your readingpleasure may be enhanced by having read book four. While it is not necessary to have read the previous books, some readers find it more enjoyable since a few favorite characters make appearances. This book contains fated mates, opposites attract, Daddy/little (no ABDL), size difference, shifters, knotting, Mpreg, a shy bear with an alpha heart, and an overly assertive cheetah who likes to top from the bottom.

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Drowning in You, by Camden Jess

I need him more than air. Good thing swimmers are known for holding their breath.

Roommates. Rivals. Reckless attraction.

All reasons to deny what burns beneath our skin when our bodies collide in wrath and competition. College is the time to focus on my academics and training. Not on the dead weight of my past. Certainly not on the filthy-rich and filthier-tease Rainer Caraway.

Straight guys don’t let their enemies get this close. This deep. Deep enough for a cocky pain in the ass to secretly become an unexpected ache in the heart.

Lust leaves scorch marks. But love? Love lights a flame that can survive underwater.

But can it survive us?

Drowning in You is a 92,000-word steamy MM college romance of angsty enemies-to-lovers proportions with hurt/comfort, forced proximity, and a bi-awakening between a brooding, broken boy and a wealthy playboy with an identity crisis. It is the first in a series of standalones following the Neptune State University men’s swim team and all their HEAs.

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Aliens Abducted My Heart, by Hawke Oakley

Maybe crash landing on an alien planet isn’t so bad…

After a piloting blunder strands Captain Levi and his crew on a bizarre floral planet, their peace mission becomes more of a ‘get home ASAP’ mission. But they’re not alone. They’re greeted by big, hunky aliens who are as strange and beautiful as the flowers.

When the aliens welcome them with open arms—and tentacles—Levi is wary. No strangers are that nice. Especially not seven-foot-tall teal dudes with more “feelers” than you can shake a stick at. But Levi’s suspicion fades when the smoldering alien Zat’tor takes an unusual interest in him. He never got this much attention back on his own planet, and no human man ever made his heart flutter the way Zat’tor does…

Amid their budding relationship, Levi discovers the shock of his life. Can he ever return to Earth? But more importantly, does he even want to?

Aliens Abducted My Heart is a sweet, spicy romp in an alien world. It features an unexpected pregnancy between a cis man and an alien. Fluff, high-heat scenes, and HEA included!

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David’s Birthday, by Liv Rancourt

When David forgets his own birthday, Connor and Trajan make sure it’s a memorable occasion.

DAVID’S BIRTHDAY follows shortly after the events in SOULMATES (m/m/m paranormal with a vampire, a werewolf, and a mystery…or two.) BIRTHDAY can be read as a stand-alone, although if you go on to read Soulmates, you’ll know a couple of key details that Trajan, David, and readers who started with SOULMATES didn’t have. Happy reading!

A month or so after the events in Soulmates, David Collins is trying to make sense of his life. He forgot his own birthday, ffs! When Connor asks for his help in the search for a missing child, David is forced to deal with what he’s lost. He’ll need his wolf to find her, that is if the bonds between the men are strong enough to allow him to shift.