Gay Romance Report September 5, 2023

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Patience, by Lark Taylor

I paid the ultimate price when I took the gamble to save my mate’s soul.

Ferry

Ferryman. The Grim Reaper. La Muerte. La Pelona. Shinigami. Charon.

I’ve been called many names over the millennia, all thanks to my role in Hell.

Ferrying dead souls over the river Styx.

But few know the demon behind the legend, how I came to be here, or the freedom I sacrificed to save the man I love.

Now I’m free to find him again. The problem? He doesn’t remember me.

And he’s straight.

Leo fell madly in love with me once before. Will he fall again before it’s too late?

Leo

All my life, I’ve felt like something is missing. Neither my job as a firefighter, my brother Matty, nor my ex-girlfriends have been able to fill that hole.

When a mysterious stranger approaches me in a bar, I find myself captivated.

I’ve never been attracted to men before, but I can’t seem to resist him.

Why is it that spending time with Ferry feels so…right? So familiar?

Patience is a fated-mates, second-chance PNR romance. The first in the Damned Connections 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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Adverse Conditions, by Elle Keaton

Xavier swore he’d never move back to the flyspeck of a town he’d grown up in and he kept that promise for over twenty years. Now he’s back for good.

Vincent never left. After college, he stayed in town to be close to his elderly parents. These days he’s the single dad of a fifteen-year-old daughter and working two jobs to make ends meet. He’s perfectly happy with his life.

Can two lifelong enemies move from hate to something more?

Xavier’s new mission is to breathe life back into Cooper Springs, but his stodgy, straight-laced, rule-following neighbor, Vincent Barone–is getting in the way. Dark-eyed, broad-shouldered,muscly Vincent, who Xav stealthily ogles when the man toils in his front yard sans shirt. For a high school shop teacher, Vincent is too sexy. And he has a kid. And he infuriates Xavier. And anyway, love is for suckers.

Vincent doesn’t have time to date. And he certainly wouldn’t date his flashy, arrogant, neighbor whom he absolutely did not have a crush on back in high school. Who did Xavier think he was, moving back to town and throwing his weight around, causing butterflies in Vincent’s stomach, and making his stupid heart beat faster every time he saw him?

Cooper Springs has changed since they were kids, maybe two guys can move from hate to love. But are they ready? Will Vincent bend a few of his rules? Will Xavier reign in his chaotic tendencies? Is love in the air?

Then there’s the matter of the grisly discovery in the woods–murder is bad for business.

Welcome to Cooper Springs, home to UFO chasers, Sasquatch believers, conspiracy theorists, chainsaw artists, and regular folk just trying to make a living. And, quite possibly, a killer.

Adverse Conditions is the first in the Reclaimed Hearts series, set in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, it is an opposites-attract, older lovers, silver fox, enemies to lovers, small-town romance, with a little murder. HEA guaranteed.

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Take No Prisoners, by Edie Montreux

When passion collides with magic, a pirate finds his heart’s true treasure.

During Captain Efren’s pursuit of his traitorous former first mate, he stumbles upon a captive mage named Niall. While Niall’s rare ability will turn the tide against the imperial navy, Efren’s more interested in their instant attraction. Niall leaves him feeling something he hasn’t experienced in years: hope.

As if being saved wasn’t enough, the more Niall learns about the pirate captain, the more he wants to join his motley crew. Niall is drawn to Efren’s commanding nature and sarcastic wit and torn when unexpected family obligations demand his attention.

When Niall is captured by the imperial navy, it’s a race against time and tides to save him from certain death. Efren must team up with the only prisoner he’s ever taken. The decision could cost him everything, including Niall.

Take No Prisoners is a male/male age gap (45/25) romance between two consenting versatile adults. It has a grumpy pirate mage, a sunshine virgin apprentice who doesn’t know he has magic, and plenty of snark and spice to go around before the happily ever after. If you’re looking for a series where magic intersects with swashbuckling adventure and swoon-worthy romance, start reading today!

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Grave Work, by Lia Sharpe

Dominic

I have a dark secret and the Urso Family knows it.

Working as a mortician by day and a…different kind of mortician by night, the Ursos use my secret to blackmail me and my crematorium into working for them. My life is a haze of guilt and misery with one single bright spot: Francis Urso.

So what if he’s a dangerous mafia hitman? He’s a dangerous mafia hitman who wants me.

Francis

I’m the fourth son of the Urso Family. Shunned, disrespected, and relegated to “clean-up duty,” I want nothing more than to find my way back in—and I wouldn’t mind if I got to keep working with Dominic, the strange, handsome mortician who is just as much a pawn in this game as I am.

When we are attacked in Dominic’s crematorium, we strike off on our own, unsure who is on our tail. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him safe, but between the threat of a looming mafia war and the searing attraction between us that we’ve long ignored, can we find a way to band together and survive?

Grave Work is the first book in the Villainous Creatures series, a steamy MM mafia romance. For lovers of forced proximity, lovers on the run, slow burn, hookup-to-lovers, feral unhinged MCs, a cinnamon roll who could actually kill you, and a murderous hitman who is soft for his boyfriend. Read on if you love your dark-ish romance with a hint of humor and lots of action.

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The Christmas Veto, by Keira Andrews

Can fake dating lead to true love?

My name’s Connor Lisowski, and here’s what you need to know about me:

I’ve had a massive crush on my best friend’s older brother since high school.

Everyone thinks I’m straight.

I have two dads but I’m afraid to come out.

I’ve never even been kissed.

And somehow, I’ve been roped into pretending to be Reid’s boyfriend for the holidays. Who’s Reid, you ask? Only the aforementioned best friend’s older brother who never looked at me twice.

Until now.

The Christmas Veto by Keira Andrews is a gay Christmas romance featuring fake boyfriends, a bisexual king in a designer suit, first times, and of course a happy ending. Connor first appears in The Christmas Deal, but this novel can be read as a standalone.

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Forbidden Devotion, by Lee Colgin

Young heir Sinclair Davis is the only vampire at a werewolf university. Surrounded by a pack of unwelcoming shifters, his first meeting with their alpha ends in blood.

Alpha wolf Mitchel Edgehill is furious when the university sends a vampire to be housed among his pack. But what can he do? The paperwork’s been signed. They’ll have to find a way to coexist.

As violence escalates between species, the uneasy truce between Sinclair and Mitchel turns amorous. Though desire burns between them, their union is forbidden.

When the pair attend a peace conference, a terrorist group attacks, and Sinclair is kidnapped. Can the alpha wolf work with vampires to save him, or will war break out after all?

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Forbidden Devotion is an enemies to lovers MM urban fantasy in a college setting. It’s the first of a series but can be read as a standalone with its own HEA and no cliffhanger. 

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Plus Minus, by Hannah Henry

Grant Turner can taste the start of the new season as his LA Fame light the lamp and win their final pre-season game. He has the best intentions of getting to bed early and making the most of that night’s hotel stay, but he can’t help but notice that the cute ginger equipment manager, Tyson, is sitting all alone at the hotel bar.

Now that Jackson Harper is in Minnesota, Grant is the only gay player on the Fame, even if he’s still closeted. They come out to each other while mourning Jackson’s departure, and Grant decides that even though it’s a terrible idea, the two of them could have some fun together that night.

The friendly acquaintance they had while being professional in the locker room blossoms into a genuine camaraderie as they get to know each other better. Grant is looking forward to having some semblance of community, and it’s just a bonus that said community is very cute.