Gay Romance Report September 3, 2024

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Finding You, by E.M. Lindsey

“Fellas, is it okay to pretend to be a man’s boyfriend even though I’m straight?”

For Dallas, the question he asked is simple. He’s an open-minded guy, after all, so why wouldn’t it be fine for him to play house with the kind and objectively good looking pilot he met on his flight home?

For Dallas’s friends, his eagerness to say yes might be confirming something they’ve suspected about him for a long while now.

For Kylen, the pilot, it means getting his family off his back and getting a break from them trying to help him find a “nice girl” to settle down with. It helps that Dallas is also hotter than the sun, and kinder than any man he’s ever met before. Kylen can fake it—even if his tender heart might want something he knows isn’t for him.

The only real complication is the fact that Dallas is his daughter’s kindergarten teacher. Oh, and that he’s also a single dad. And whenever he and Dallas fake kiss, Kylen can’t help but notice that it feels very, very real. He doesn’t want to get his hopes up, but when Dallas touches him the way he does—when he looks into Kylen’s eyes like there’s no other man in the world besides him—he can’t help but let himself fall just a little bit more.

All he can hope for now is that when he lands, Dallas will be there with his arms wide open.

Finding You is the third book of the single dad series, Words We Never Said. This book is a high heat, fake-dating, grey-romantic awakening between a pilot trying to escape his family’s match-making attempts, and a recently divorced kindergarten teacher just trying to get by without his sleep deprivation getting him fired. Come for the fake boyfriend antics, stay for the swoony romance, and breathe a sigh of relief when not one, but two men realize there are better things to have up their you know what besides their heads.

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Crossing Lines, by Christie Gordon

The moment I catch sight of the new coach, a spark ignites. Do we risk it all with a secret affair?

Jonah
I’m minding my own business when he struts into our locker room.
His confidence and sex appeal in his fitted suit and million-dollar smile are undeniable.
After picking my jaw off the floor, I collect myself. I need to find out more about him.
Do I follow him around? Yes. Do I make a fool of myself? Maybe.
While celebrating a win at the gay bar, my temper flares when I see him with another man. Do I dare take a chance?

Ryan
The first day at my new coaching job, he’s there. A winger whose dark hair and light blue eyes have me stumbling over my first words to the team.
Personal relations with players aren’t allowed. But he plays offense and I coach defense, so does it count?
Everywhere I go, he’s there. Tempting me.
My resolve is crumbling and I’m struggling to keep my distance.
When he catches me at a gay bar in a compromising position, it’s game over. Can we keep this hidden?

Crossing Lines is the second book in the college hockey series, Desert Ice Hockey, and is the follow up to the Rock U series. It features a coach with a dark past and a driven hockey player, a secret relationship, found family, hurt/comfort and a small age gap. Desert Ice Hockey follows a group of queer hockey players, known as the squad, while they each battle for their HEA.

Buy now to explore a world where emotions run as high as the heat, and hockey isn’t the only game in town!

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All Out of Flux, by Nazri Noor

Time is running out.

Leon Alcantara and Max Drake are finding help in the most unlikely of places. A third dragon has manifested, promising Leon untold elemental power. Another specter from Max’s past returns to haunt him, presenting a tempting offer.

But everything comes with a price.

Perhaps the risk is worth the reward. More anomalies are erupting across Dos Lunas. The boys need all the help they can get against the rogue time mage responsible. The Quartz Spider has finally shown his hand, and only Max and Leon can stop him.

But how can they stop the enemy when the enemy is time itself?

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The Amazing Alpha Tau Reunion Project, by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey

Catch up with the bros from Alpha Tau with this anthology of the bonus short stories.

It contains Bro Jobs, Romancing Dalton Beauregard, Make Up Sex, Pinch Hitter, and the previously unpublished Reunion.

The Amazing Alpha Tau Reunion Project is a collection of lighthearted contemporary m/m romances containing a group of former frat boys navigating adult life, a wedding, and at least a couple of surprises. Or something.

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All Roads Lead to You, by Courtney W. Dixon

A road trip that turned into a journey.

Logan
Nicholas Theodoropoulos had been my stepbrother since I was fourteen. Mom died when I was twelve, and I resented Dad remarrying so soon. Even worse, my stepbrother had grown into a gorgeous man. I hated looking at him, reminding me every day of what I could never have. No one knew I was gay and never would. But when my best friend backed out of our road trip to California, Dad forced me to travel with my stepbrother. It was the only way if I wanted to go on this journey I’d been planning since middle school. Nothing good would come out of this.

Nick
Logan Conrad had hated me since the day Mom and I moved into his house after our parents got married. Like I cared. I had an amazing girlfriend, was the star tennis player on the varsity team, and was a recent graduate. Soon, I’d be attending Stanford with an athletic scholarship and my favorite girl by my side. Life was good. But as fate would have it, I found myself suddenly single and forced to travel across the country with the one person who hated my guts. Nothing good would come out of this.

It was 1987 as two young men and stepbrothers were forced to navigate resentments and growing feelings while on a three-week road trip from Virginia to California. Will their journey finally take them to where they belong?

An MM, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, stepbrothers, bi-awakening, road trip romance.

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Gruesome Endings, New Beginnings, by Holliday Durange

Life and Death. Ecstasy and Agony. Love and Void.

Faced with a future of indebted labor, human Gearheart Calhoon boards the abandoned space-freighter Resolute Roar, hoping his salvage finds will buy his freedom. But he is not alone. Beyond the scrap and valuables, a threat prowls the vessel’s metal halls, hunting for its next meal, while an alien warrior fights for his survival against impossible odds.

Their fates are soon entwined, and Calhoon and his unexpected warrior protector forge an alliance to navigate the perilous ship. As they dodge the lurking horrors in the Resolute Roar’s dark corridors, they discover something far more valuable than scrap: a deep, mutual attraction. Embracing their alluring bond transforms their fear into a fierce love that might be the key to their salvation.

Together, they must unravel the freighter’s mysteries, confront the lurking dangers, and find out if their newfound love can conquer all before the ship claims them both.

Gruesome Endings, New Beginnings is the first book in the Trilogy that follows Calhoon and Ja-guen’s adventures in the universe of Ethnis.

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Meet You Half Way, by Aria Brennan

MATEO
Have you ever had to sit by and watch the love of your life meet the love of his life? Have you had to sit there and pretend you were oh-so okay with it? Because, you know, you were supposed to have moved on by now.
Yeah right.
I am drowning and spiralling, living my life so deeply in the closet I can hardly see for all the fear and internalised hangups. My career as a top model is right within my grasp too if only I can see past my family’s judgement and disapproval and reach for it.
And then Jamie steps into my life in the most dramatic of ways, the sexy paramedic from the town next door who is about to shake things up for me in ways I never saw coming. He’s pretty much perfect in every way and I can’t fight the allure we both seem to have for each other, the one that makes me break all my rules.
But can I ever shake my heartache to let Jamie capture my heart and give him the love he deserves? He keeps telling me I’m worth it. But I don’t know if I can believe him.

Turns out nobody is immune from heartbreak, not even devastatingly gorgeous supermodels. Meet You Half Way will leave you hanging until you want to throw a punch at something, quite probably Mateo, but come for the journey anyway. He is worth it. I promise.

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King of Hollywood, by Fae Quin

As far as first dates go, you can’t go wrong with a moonlit trip to the crematory.

Marshall: I’ve lived a carefully cultivated life on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. My anonymity and meticulous routine are all by design. No one knows of the monster that lurks inside me, this insatiable urge to commit murder, that thrives just beneath my pastel sweater vests and buttoned-up demeanor.

No one, that is, until my tiny menace of a neighbor comes along and ruins everything.

Felix Finley and I have nothing in common. He’s small and pretty, all friendly chatter and soft features, fair skin and pearly sharp teeth. He’s intriguing and I hate it, loathe him entirely. Definitely don’t want to kiss his stupid, gorgeous lips.

But late one night, when I witness him dragging a lifeless corpse from his home and across his front lawn, I wonder if maybe Felix and I have more in common than I thought. Maybe Felix Finley needs my help, my expertise, and this is my time to shine. He’s batty and wicked in a way I never expected. Because I may have lived years of cautiously concealed truths, but in the wake of Felix’s pouty lips and sad eyes, I’m tempted to spill every secret at his feet. And that thought alone, is more terrifying than any monster.King of Hollywood is a standalone MM romance novel as part of the multi-author collaboration Tales from the Tarot. This book is based on the major arcana card The Emperor.

King of Hollywood is a standalone high heat MM romance with lots of laughs, a HEA, and no cliffhangers. It features a relationship between a prickly serial killer who wears sweater vests and his bite-sized fanged neighbor. Together they’re comedic, possessive, playful, and sweet. If you like dark comedy with mystery, suspense, lots of cats, men that think acting out pornos is an excellent way to seduce someone, and characters that make you laugh your head off, read on!

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Fair Catch, by CE Ricci

Catching feelings was never part of the plan.

Taking in Kason Fuller as roommate is meant to be a favor;
one I regret immediately.
The bumbling, virgin football player drives me to the brink of sanity,
stealing my food, my sleep, my peace and solitude.
My solution? Call a ceasefire.
Get him out on dates and out of my hair.
Yet as our truce shifts,
I realize there’s a depth to this connection unlike any I’ve felt before.
It turns out, I don’t mind his presence.
I crave it, along with every morsel I learn about him.
But falling for the guy from the wrong side of the tracks wasn’t in the cards.
And I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Now, I’m at a crossroads between the life I thought I’d have,
or risking everything to catch him.

*Fair Catch is the third in a five book standalone college sports romance series featuring one extremely *frustrated* virgin, flirtatious roomie dates, and a not-so-sanitary use of butter that will have you clutching your pearls.

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Marry Me, Daddy, by Freesia Woodley

Dallas Rhees hates that he has to hide his true self from the world, but that’s just life. No Daddy seems to want a femme Little like him. At his best friend’s wedding rehearsal, Dallas reunites with the Daddy he walked away from three years ago. Liam seems determined for them to be together again, but Dallas isn’t sure he wants to risk his fragile heart.

Liam Van Doren has not been able to get over the man who left him without a word. When he discovers Dallas is attending his nephew Joshua’s wedding, his heart fills with hope for them to reconcile their prior relationship. This proves difficult as Dallas shuns him at every turn.

When Dallas finds himself on the verge of homelessness, Liam swoops in to save the day, offering his guest room. Dallas knows that living with Liam will only lead to more heartbreak, but he sees no other choice. Can this wounded Little trust his Daddy to heal the hurts of his past, or is the pair doomed from the start?

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Picture Perfect, by Freesia Woodley

When you don’t love yourself how can you expect others to?

At eighteen, Finn O’Rourke lost his right arm in a motorcycle accident. Now at twenty five with his dreams dashed and everyone treating him like an infant he’s given up on everything; Including love. A chance encounter at his cousin’s wedding has him rethinking a lot of things.

Lance Spears can’t believe his luck. The most beautiful submissive he’d ever seen just happened to be at the wedding he was working as a makeup artist. Could this be fate? Had he finally found the third he and his husband had been looking for?

Memphis Ackerman loved his husband more than anything. Lance was his person and he wasn’t certain there was another person he could love as much. This made looking for a third fairly difficult, but something about Finn gave him hope.

This trio faces many challenges in their budding relationship. Can they find their picture-perfect romance together?

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American Dream, by C F White

Can acting out the American dream with his dad’s best friend change an unyielding fantasy into reality?

Eddie Brownlee’s Hollywood dreams turn to nightmare when his safety is threatened.

Ex cop Lee Everett steps in as his reluctant bodyguard.

Stuffed together in hotel rooms with only one bed and navigating the vast desert landscape, Eddie’s long-standing crush on his dad’s best friend complicates things. Especially when Eddie ignites something in Lee he’d thought he’d left at the top of a mountain.

Struggling between desire and duty, Lee faces a whirlwind of emotions that could threaten everything he holds dear.

This time it’s not his career on the line, though. It’s Eddie’s life.

And his heart.

American Dream is an age gap, dad’s best friend, forced proximity, bi awakening standalone MM romance novel in the steamy Flying into Love series featuring a lawyer’s son determined to make it big and an ex-firearms cop on a late path to self-discovery.

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I Destroyed the Elf Prince’s Harem, by Jocelynn Drake

Don’t Pick Up That Coin!

I was just an innocent author minding my own business. Until I found that coin…

The evil thing zapped me into the novel I was writing.

Now I’m dodging ogres, humans, elves, and a certain wizard-in-training with a proclivity for changing people into small harmless animals.

My only goal is to get home again, and the best way to do that is to get this book back on track. I must help the sexy exiled prince find his brother’s killer.

The only problem is that the prince keeps flirting with me rather than the women he’s supposed to be adding to the harem.

Wait! Flirting with me? That can’t be right.

Wait wait! Why did I call him sexy? Am I falling for the prince, too?

I Destroy the Elf Prince’s Harem is a stand-alone novel within the Fortune Favors the Fae collection and follows the adventures of one poor author as he stumbles his way through his own novel and just maybe falls in love with the hero. Along the way he will encounter elves, humans, ogres, a wizard-in-training who’s really bad at magic, jealousy, possessiveness, political intrigue, secrets, and a prince who has eyes for just one man. Unfortunately, that one man is as blind as a bat when it comes to love.

From spicy to sweet, zany romps to epic adventures, there’s something for everyone in the Fortune Favors the Fae series. Discover destiny and true love, and follow the coin on its fickle journey to the next world and a new magical adventure. Each book is a standalone and can be read in any order.

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Red Zone, by Nicole Dykes

Dallas Boone
Welcome to Big Bend—my nightmare and my home, all in one.
I don’t fit in here. I don’t fit in anywhere. I’ve made so many mistakes. Over and over.
Two of those mistakes haunt me. One being responsible for a friend losing his job and reputation in this town.
And two, well, that one is even worse.
I ruined so many lives with one stupid decision I barely even remember.
And now I’m going to pay for it.

Colt Howe
Kensley. A place I never wanted to be again.
But I had to come back home. My sister Chloe needs me, which is more important than escaping the town I grew up in.
I’m here for two reasons and two reasons only: my sister and my nephew.
I’ll make sure my nephew has a better life than I had. That his father is there for him, whether he wants to be or not.
That’s my promise.
I was so damn close to getting out of this town for good. Right in that red zone, I could see the goal, but then I got hit with a force I never saw coming.
And that changed everything.

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How to Flirt with a Hellhound, by Shannon Mae

Toby
Maybe I have an overactive imagination, but the hot guy next door totally gives off serial killer vibes. Why else would he know how long it takes to bleed out from a wound? Yeah, ok, so I asked, but it was research. Being an author definitely makes for some odd questions (someone had better clear my browser history when I die, that’s all I’m saying). It’s not like I’m stalking my hot neighbor or anything—there’s nothing wrong with watching him out my window. Although I might have my own stalker (and not the cute harmless kind), which is kind of terrifying. Even if he isn’t a serial killer, maybe my seriously sexy neighbor whose eyes seem to glow red (a trick of the light, I’m sure) can help me out.

Dexter
How do you tell your cute neighbor that cutting off fingers probably won’t cause a victim to bleed out? I don’t know if trying out Toby’s writing ideas is a good method of flirting, but there’s just something about him that calls to my hellhound. He’s adorable, awkward, and all kinds of clueless. He brings out my protective instincts, and I find myself wanting to please him, even if that means figuring out some of the answers to his rather bloodthirsty questions. When I find out Toby might actually be in danger, nothing will stop my hellhound from protecting him. He’s mine, even if he doesn’t know it, and I’ll tear apart anyone who even thinks of hurting him.

Tags: Socially awkward writer and serial killer(ish) hellhound fall in love; talking about dismemberment totally counts as flirting, right?; there’s death and maiming, but only of really bad people; Dex would literally burn the world down for those he cares about; Toby is adorably clueless; hellhounds have tails, and they know how to use them.

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Fresh Start, by Rhys Everly

Narrated by JD Tomlinson

He was my first love. Will he be my last?
Going home after twenty years was supposed to be a short stop. Before following my dreams.

Instead, I’m forced to face my past… and the ex that betrayed me.

Dawson Eldred.
• Hollywood superstar.
• America’s most eligible bachelor.
• And the jerk that walked out on me.

Seeing him again opens old wounds. But the spark is still alive.
We failed being in a relationship once.
Should I even give him a second chance?

Read now to find out.

Fresh Start is the first book in the Cedarwood Beach small town gay romance series and is completely standalone. It contains two rivals in close quarters, a Butterfly festival, and a young niece hell-bent on getting her uncle his happily ever after.

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Signed, I’m Yours!, by Rhys Lawless

I’m The Sinister Signature. New York City’s biggest supervillain. And anything I sign is mine!

Including the hunky, happy-go-lucky SPAM agent with the bear-bod who catches me red-handed.

Jack “Happy” Lewis.
The man who can never turn his smile into a frown and who’s way too excited to be tied to me for the foreseeable future.
He drives me up the wall, but at least I’ve got a guy on the inside who can help me with my mission.

In my search for my missing family, SPAM, the mysterious agency that handles super-powered individuals, and Happy are my only recourse.

There is one problem however.

With Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes stuck by my side, I’m starting to feel…things and I don’t like it.
It gets worse when we have to pretend we’re engaged.

The last thing I need right now is to fall head over heels and quit my search. Or give up my criminal empire and go over to the good side.

Ew. That’s not me.

I’m a supervillain, damn it. I won’t fall victim to Jack’s charms.

No, I won’t.

Signed, I’m Yours is a standalone paranormal romcom with a grumpy supervillain, an always-happy good guy literally stuck together on a case, a fake instant engagement, a very convenient bi-awakening, and only one bed.
Part of the multi-author Subparheroes MM romance series.

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Secrets & Sake, by CJ Ravenna

Jinta

He’s a yakuza with secrets. I’m the reporter determined to bring them to light.

When people start going missing, I sense a story that could make my whole career. I even have the perfect suspect: Raiden Noboru, enforcer for the most powerful yakuza organization in Japan.

The plan is simple: go undercover as “Hiro” the photographer, cozy up to Raiden, and discover all he knows about the disappearances.

Problem is? Raiden isn’t the monster I thought he was. The beast beneath his skin is fiercely protective of what’s his, but he worships my body and soul, showing me a tender side of himself he hides from the rest of the world.

But I’ve got a story to tell. All I have to do… is betray the man I’m falling for.

Raiden

I stopped believing in fated mates long ago. Love only ends in heartbreak.

Ever since I was a boy, my only purpose has been to serve the Namikawa-kai.

Until him. The minute I see Hiro smile like a sunbeam and catch his cherry blossom scent, I’ve got to have him. What I thought would be a casual fling becomes so much more. Hiro is mine. Mine to care for, mine to protect. No one else can have him.

Before I realize it, I’m beginning to dream of a life outside the yakuza, a life with Hiro. Too bad that’s all it’ll ever be. A dream. I’ll never make someone as innocent as Hiro happy. I’m a criminal, and I’m no good for him…

…But I can’t stay away from him.

Secrets & Sake is book 1 in A Paranormal Yakuza Duet. It features insta-love, fated mates and wolf shifters, a sunshine undercover reporter and the grumpy yakuza soft only for him, loads of possessive touch-him-and-die vibes, plenty of searingly hot spice, and a Happy-For-Now conclusion.