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Michelle's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:11:02 -0700 60 Michelle's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Bridesmaid Undercover (Bridesmaid for Hire, #2)]]> 210456000
There's only one problem: Everly may have a tiny crush on the dashing businessman. But despite the way Hardy makes her stomach flutter, she's determined to prove herself, both as a bridesmaid and as a matchmaker. That is, until she finds her crush turning into real feelings. Not to mention, Hardy can't help but notice how well he clicks with Everly, and before he knows it, he's not looking for his ex's attention anymore.

But even after their simmering attraction finally rises to the surface, they will have to contend with meddling friends, poor timing, and professional boundaries—and the risk that no one might get a second chance after all.]]> 496 Meghan Quinn 1959442236 Michelle 0 currently-reading 4.15 2024 Bridesmaid Undercover (Bridesmaid for Hire, #2)

Bridesmaid Undercover (Bridesmaid for Hire, #2)

author: Meghan Quinn
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Guarded (Straight Guys Book 15)]]> 230279445 The perfect jailer and the perfect bodyguard... or the perfect man?

As the youngest son of a sheikh, Gadiel's tired of living a lie and staying in the closet. His plans to run away with a handsome, flirtatious American are thwarted when Gadiel's family forces a bodyguard on him who's paid to watch his every move.

Will Summers wasn't looking for a new job. When his cousin talks him into becoming the bodyguard of the spoiled prince he's infatuated with, Will is less than enthused. He doesn't expect to start liking his new charge—or thinking of him as his property.

Gadiel hates Will immediately. He's the most infuriating, unshakable man he's ever met. He drives him crazy—but his anger turns into a fixation. He shouldn't be so obsessed with his straight, controlling bodyguard when he's already met the man of his dreams.

Will knows Gadiel's just a job. Giving in, indulging his need to be touched, would be wrong. And Gadiel knows Will can never be his.

But as loyalties begin to shift and lines blur, Will's professional protectiveness twists into possessiveness—and something far more dangerous...

Just a Bit Guarded is a M/M romance about an iron-willed bodyguard, a headstrong young prince, and an attraction they can't resist. Book 15 in the Straight Guys series, but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 257 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 4.21 2025 Just a Bit Guarded (Straight Guys Book 15)

Just a Bit Guarded (Straight Guys Book 15)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
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]]> The Bones Beneath My Skin 211004023 A spine-tingling thriller by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about a 10-year-old girl with an impossible power, her father, and an unlikely stranger, who come together to confront the dangerous forces that want her at all costs. A strange story of family, love, comets, and bacon. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things.

In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his older brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not. Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary little girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears.

Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 416 T.J. Klune 1250890438 Michelle 5 4.11 2018 The Bones Beneath My Skin

author: T.J. Klune
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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]]> Drive Me Home (Drive Me #3) 220980748 All’s fair in love and racing...

Charlotte Walker’s at an impasse in life. Not sure what her plan is after graduation, she jumps at the chance for a little breathing room to explore her options while traveling the world with her brother and his Formula 1 team. What’s even better is being around Lucas Adler, AlphaVite Racing’s star driver and tattooed Greek god come to life. He’s been her crush for years and being together in such close quarters, their sizzling chemistry can’t be denied.

Lucas knows Charlotte is off-limits. She’s the gorgeous younger sister of his best friend and teammate. Despite their easy banter and draw to one another, he’s learned the hard way that crossing lines can destroy relationships. Now as constant companions on the road, Charlotte, with her charm and infectious energy, challenges him at every turn and sees him in ways no one ever has.

As feelings grow, they both must decide if their relationship is worth the risk of losing everything or if their happily ever after is a prize to be fought for at the finish line.

Drive Me Home is a spicy Formula 1 romantic comedy with heart, heat, humor, and a guaranteed HEA. This is the third book in the Drive Me series and can be read as a standalone, although reading in order is recommended for the best experience!]]> 336 Carly Robyn Michelle 0 4.01 2025 Drive Me Home (Drive Me #3)

author: Carly Robyn
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)]]> 33396171 ASIN B01MYZ8X5C moved to the more recent edition

A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid �� a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.�� Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.]]> 156 Martha Wells Michelle 0 4.27 2017 All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

author: Martha Wells
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.27
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]]> Not So Fast 215493618 It’s Formula One—getting revved up is all part of the fun in this sizzling high-octane rom-com for fans of Rush and The Hating Game.

When the curves are this dangerous, only a race car driver will do��

Mia Neal is a champion overthinker. Find something, fixate on it and spiral down. Fortunately, she puts that energy to good use: in a podcast about Formula One, her favorite sport in the world. There’s nothing about racing Mia ��Ǳ��’t adore. The speed. The drivers. The fierce competition. The single-minded ambition. Ironic for a woman who’s changed careers more times than she can count.

Only now her salty takes on gorgeous Brit driver Xander Bishop have gone viral, and the podcast feels more and more like what she’s meant to do�� Then Xander’s teammate invites her to the Miami Grand Prix to see F1 up close—and get in Xander’s head. He’s not exactly delighted at all the shade she’s been throwing his way.

It should be all-out war. Instead, Mia and Xander are stunned by the sudden crackle of��something sexual arcing between them. It’s irresistible, unbelievably hot—all Mia’s warning flags are waving. Because this reckless attraction is coming at Mia all too fast��

From showing up to glowing up, the characters in Afterglow Books are on the path to leading their best lives and finding sizzling romance along the way. Don’t miss any of these other fun titles��

Swap and Smell the Roses by Karen Booth

Fake Flame by Adele Buck

Meet Me in a Mile by Elizabeth Hrib]]> 288 Karen Booth 1335574980 Michelle 0 currently-reading 3.70 2025 Not So Fast

author: Karen Booth
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]]> Polostan (Bomb Light, #1) 52163195 Polostan follows the early life of the enigmatic Dawn Rae Bjornberg. Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn is raised in Leningrad after the Russian Revolution by her Russian father, a party line Leninist who re-christens her Aurora. She spends her early years in Russia but then grows up as a teenager in Montana, before being drawn into gunrunning and revolution in the streets of Washington, D.C., during the depths of the Great Depression. When a surprising revelation about her past puts her in the crosshairs of U.S. authorities, Dawn returns to Russia, where she is groomed as a spy by the organization that later becomes the KGB.]]> 368 Neal Stephenson Michelle 0 4.18 2024 Polostan (Bomb Light, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Bean (Honorably Discharged #2)]]> 215084759 After my medical discharge from the Army due to a brain injury, I’ve had to reinvent myself. Not easy when I can’t even remember what I ate for breakfast.

Or the hot, older guy I went home with. Oops.

When I run into him a second time and hit him up as if we’ve never met before, Jarek’s a little insulted. I can’t exactly blame him. But when he learns my memory is shit, he seems flattered I’ve picked him up twice.

And he’s all in for hooking up again. And then again. Our chemistry is off the charts.

We’re just friends with benefits, nothing more. I want to take my time exploring who I am, and Jarek wants the happily ever after and white picket fence.

But the more time we spend together, the more I question if it’s really only friendship I want from him. I’m getting awfully attached. Could it be we want the same thing?

Bean is the second book in the Honorably Discharged series, featuring a sweet guy who’d forget his own name if he didn’t write it down, a guy who thought he’d never find love again, found family, an age gap, friends-with-benefits to lovers, hurt/comfort, and a steamy happily ever after.]]> 338 Nora Phoenix Michelle 0 4.29 2024 Bean (Honorably Discharged #2)

author: Nora Phoenix
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[Finding Lord Landry (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #5)]]> 222088960 When a secret enemies-with-benefits situation turns into the world’s most public fake marriage��
The world knows me as Landry Davis, supermodel. A beautiful face and killer abs that have spawned a hundred fantasies.
To my friends, I’m simply Landry, the snarkiest (read: most fun) member of our billionaire brotherhood.
But to Kenji Toma, the gorgeous and oh-so-capable personal assistant I’ve been in love with for years, I’m “effing Landry,�� the charming slacker who disappears for weeks only to resurface in trouble. His favorite enemy-with benefits. A man he refuses to fall in love with (though I’ve tried) and also can’t resist managing (a fact I’m not too proud to take advantage of).
What none of them know is that I have another title–in fact, a whole other life. One I was born into. One that comes with sprawling estates, a coronet, and a metric ton of familial and political expectations. A life I’ve kept secret for way too long�� and hope to keep secret for just a little while longer.
At least until I learn Kenji is in danger.
When all my money and fame can’t save the man I love, I don’t hesitate to use long-hidden political power to whisk him to safety, even though it means outing myself as Viscount Hawling, the elusive heir to the Davencourt earldom��
And pretending the man who loves to hate me is actually my doting husband.]]> 370 Lucy Lennox Michelle 0 4.42 2025 Finding Lord Landry (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #5)

Finding Lord Landry (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #5)

author: Lucy Lennox
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Possessive Puckboy (Puckboys, #8)]]> 218093188 Connor

Finding out those closest to me don’t see me as the great guy I think I am not only kicks me in the gut, it makes me question everything.

Until that happened, I didn’t think I had many regrets in my life. Now, I have nothing but regrets. And when my NHL team is bought out, and the new owner makes his presence known, my existential crisis kicks up a notch. Because he might be my biggest regret of all.

Parker Duchene.

I made his life a living hell in high school, and now he’s inserting himself into my career to repay the favor.

With everything in my personal life already on the line, I can’t risk hockey too. I need to figure out a way to play nice with the new owner.

Parker

I bought Colorado’s NHL team to honor my late father. I did. Only reason.
Emotionally playing with one of my many high school tormentors is a nice bonus though.

Connor Kikishkin may be the one who made me the target for years of name-calling, but I’ve always wondered if my hatred for him bordered too much on the obsessive side to truly be classified as hate.

Infatuation is probably the right word for it.

Now his whole life is in my hands, and I can’t wait to see him beg for my mercy. Seeing Mr. Popular find his humility will definitely ease the grief from losing my dad �� right? Because right now, that’s all I have, and I need to hold on to it so I don’t crumble.]]> 308 Eden Finley Michelle 5 4.09 2025 Possessive Puckboy (Puckboys, #8)

author: Eden Finley
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2025
rating: 5
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]]> Say You'll Remember Me 217182552 disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediately yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong��

. . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date—possibly the best in living history—Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be.

Only no amount of distance or time is nearly enough to forget that something between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.]]> 368 Abby Jimenez 1538759195 Michelle 0 to-read 4.16 2025 Say You'll Remember Me

author: Abby Jimenez
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[The Revenge Game (The Revenge Club, #1)]]> 209964384 Andrew
I’ve come a long way since being the gawky, geeky, gay kid who was constantly picked on growing up. Having just sold my tech start-up for so much money it broke my phone calculator, I’m now at a loose end wondering what to do next in my life.
Then I run into Justin. Justin, the golden boy from high school. Justin, the popular jock who turned my life into a living hell for four years.

And do you want to know the kicker? He ��Ǳ��’t even recognize me.

Even worse, it looks like karma hasn’t done its thing because Justin definitely ��Ǳ��’t seem to have been punished for his previous sins.

Maybe my next mission in life is to give karma a helping hand��

Justin
My life looks perfect from the outside �� good job, good friends, no worries. Only I know it is all based on a lie. I’ve never been honest with anyone about my sexuality.

Then I meet the new IT guy at work who has just moved into my apartment building too. Given I seem to be having an extraordinary run of bad luck with technology at the moment—like having my email randomly decide to spam the entire company with images of trolls in intimate embraces —Drew’s been a lifesaver. And the more I get to know Drew, the more I want to confess my secret in the hope we can become something more.

But I can’t help the niggling feeling Drew is hiding something from me��

The Revenge Game is a laugh-out-loud journey through misadventures in revenge and the unexpected twists of fate. It’s where old grudges spark new attractions, where secrets unravel, and where two men learn all about redemption and love.]]> 452 Jax Calder Michelle 0 to-read 4.30 2025 The Revenge Game (The Revenge Club, #1)

author: Jax Calder
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.30
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]]> <![CDATA[Tattoos and Temptation: The Complete Series]]> 61207434 Welcome to Miami where the weather is fine and the men are hot.

Marry

A fake fiancé never felt so real.

Briar asks his straight best friend for a favor- pretend to be his fiance at his ex’s wedding. In the process of learning how to be believable, Jude notices his fake emotions are feeling pretty real.

Fix

My crush has Daddy written all over him.

When party boy Casper lays eyes on the bearded ginger in a kilt, he can’t stop thinking about how to make him his. Saint is reluctant to step into the Daddy roll once again. If they can overcome the shadows of the past, they might just be everything each other needs.

Free

Only his ropes can unravel the past.

Tate and Nix were childhood best friends until a confession changed everything. Now Nix is back hoping to rekindle what they lost. Through rope art, Tate learns to trust Nix with his body, but can he trust him with his heart?

Catch

It’s never worked with two. Is three the magic number?

When Luca met besties Cairo and Genesis, he had a feeling the three of them could make something special happen. Can he convince Genesis to open his heart to them, and if he can, can three men find love together?

Tempt

My best friend’s little brother is all grown up.

Apollo last saw Felix when he was a teenager heading off to Paris. Now Felix is back, and he’s not a kid anymore. With Apollo’s recent awakening, he finds himself drawn to the confident, sensual man, but will his best friend understand?

Twist

He gave me freedom through restraint.

Shibari master Mitsu is perfectly content with his quiet life until he meets Grey. The captivating man has Mitsu’s attention, but Grey has secrets he’s guarding. If Mitsu can gain his trust, the two men might just find paradise together.

Bonus

Available as part of this collection are the applicable bonus scenes compiled together including a brand new A Night Out with all the guys from the series, including a few surprise cameos. The collection also includes Date Me.]]> 1429 Mia Monroe Michelle 0 to-read 4.58 Tattoos and Temptation: The Complete Series

Tattoos and Temptation: The Complete Series

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]]> Short Stack 2 62800689
Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour.

It includes stories previously written for her website, newsletter, and readers�� group, along with four brand new and exclusive short stories—Gertie and the Glitch, A Red Ribbon, When Will Met Jem, and Sun Cove.]]> 265 Lily Morton Michelle 0 to-read 4.44 2022 Short Stack 2

author: Lily Morton
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.44
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]]> Fated Mates 145526088 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.

stories list:
Aether and the Elements by Louisa Masters
How to Survive a Summoning by Nikole Knight
A Werewolf Called Ammon by Michelle Frost
A Squirrel Gets His Nut by Kelex
Fated Kiss by Mia Monroe
Inferno by Kiki Clark
Black and White by Vinni George
Violent Secret by Ariana Nash
Wounded Mate by Lee Colgin
Shiny Things by Kelly Fox
The Crow King’s Mate by Jennifer Cody
Fate’s Treasure by Grae Bryan
Deader Than Dead (Paranormal Problems: Necromancers #1) by H.L Day
Words Not Necessary by Lisa Oliver
As the Raven Flies by Meghan Maslow
Curse of Silver & Blood by Sheena Jolie
There’s A Bat in My Room! by Michele Notaro
The Demon and the Librarian by Chloe Archer
A Scent Like No Other by JP Sayle
True Mates and Where to Find Them by AJ Sherwood

this kindle edition has the stories from both Fated Mates Volume 1: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology & Fated Mates Volume 2: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology]]> 1692 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 to-read 4.40 2023

author: Louisa Masters
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average rating: 4.40
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]]> <![CDATA[Dire Straits and Entwined Fates (Fanged Mistakes, #2)]]> 205789517 Julian

When did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part?

Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,�� as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn�� okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point.

Everything is perfect until we stumble upon a half-dead vampire who is being hunted by someone. And I’m afraid the person hunting him knows all about Casimir’s history. Casimir has fought so hard to drive the darkness away, but we both know that he needs to bury his past�� one last time.

Casimir

I never saw myself in a relationship, let alone with a pesky werewolf. He’s funny and sweet, has questionable friends, and phenomenal taste in dog bandanas. After five hundred years, I think I’ve finally convinced myself that I deserve this.

However, someone else isn’t quite certain I do. Julian has assured me that it’s time to move forward, but when there’s a masked man waiting in the shadows for me, I find it hard to ignore my past mistakes.

But I have something I didn’t have the last time I faced him.
Someone who loves me.

Dire Straits and Entwined Fates has a cheerful werewolf who seems to have an aversion to clothes; a vampire leader who overuses speedy delivery services; board games with a little too much exhibitionism; and animals that are too cute to be eaten.]]> 368 Alice Winters Michelle 0 to-read 4.43 2024 Dire Straits and Entwined Fates (Fanged Mistakes, #2)

Dire Straits and Entwined Fates (Fanged Mistakes, #2)

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average rating: 4.43
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]]> <![CDATA[Legend (A Gothic Shade of Romance, #2)]]> 199239691
But their journey is far from its end. As they share the enigmatic halls of Sleepy Hollow Institute, their lives become increasingly entangled, both emotionally and intimately. Amidst their exploration of dark desires, Kat grapples with the affections of two possessive men who hunger for not only her, but for each other.

As their passions deepen, unsettling secrets within the school's ancient coven come to light, threatening to unravel the very fabric of their existence. Each character faces a profound test, with one harboring a hidden past that could shatter their newfound unity.

In a suspenseful tale of desire, obsession, and the lurking shadows of Sleepy Hollow, these three souls will be pushed to the brink, facing the chilling consequences of their deepest secrets and darkest cravings.

Watch your head.]]> 402 Karina Halle Michelle 0 to-read 3.74 Legend (A Gothic Shade of Romance, #2)

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]]> Level Up (Franklin U 2, #4) 209226199 Joey 'Jay' Cruz

Moving to San Luco wasn’t my choice. I was expelled from my old school because of a protest I organized that went south. Now, I was attending Franklin University with only a semester left until graduation and not knowing a single soul.

Until I meet Ryan Redpine at a frat party. He’s handsome, muscular, has a great smile, and I quickly find out he’s the son of a CEO hell-bent on destroying the environment.

I push Ryan out of my mind, deciding to keep my sanity and morals in tact.

But fate had other plans. When Ryan ended up as my surprise dorm mate, avoiding him became impossible. And so was avoiding the feelings that started to develop... Maybe getting expelled wasn't the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. Maybe it was actually the best?

Ryan Redpine

Jay entered my life like a lightning bolt.

I’d never met someone I was so attracted to, and someone who clearly didn’t want me. The moment he learned about my dad, he shut me out. Then I get reassigned to his dorm. Cue complications, especially when his bed breaks and we're forced to share.

Things quickly heat up, but Jay's adamant about keeping us under wraps. He's planning this big protest at the beach for an oil drilling project and doesn't want my family name tied to it.

So how do I tell Jay my dad is one of the backers? And how do I make sure I don’t lose him in the process?
]]> 251 Max Walker Michelle 0 to-read 3.60 2024 Level Up (Franklin U 2, #4)

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]]> Dirty Daddies Pride 2022 60006230
Love comes in all shapes, sizes, and gender pairings and these 26 brand new, smoking hot daddies are here to prove it. No matter how you like your daddies �� stern and sexy or sweet and cuddly �� this anthology has a little something for everyone.

Dirty Daddies Pride 2022 includes 26 brand new MM, FF, and MMF Daddy Dom novellas from the following authors:

Pepper North

Daryl Banner

Delia Grace

Siobhan Smile

Aster Rae

Jacki James

Nora Phoenix

M.A. Innes

P. D. Carter

KM Neuhold

Della Cain

Susan Hawke

Chloe Lynn Ellis

Dakota Trace

Mika Lane

Jamie Merrick

Chara Croft

Gianni Holmes

Morticia Knight

Lesley Clark

Kelly Fox

Mia Monroe

Reese Morrison

Sammi Cee

Lorelei M. Hart

Emma Alcott

Ava Sinclair

Maren Smith and Rayanna Jamison]]> 1855 Rayanna Jamison Michelle 0 4.27 2022 Dirty Daddies Pride 2022

author: Rayanna Jamison
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.27
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]]> <![CDATA[Say Yes to the Death (Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery Book 2)]]> 210672227
Unfortunately, perfect isn’t in the cards for Claire when her archnemesis slaps her with a lawsuit, someone from her past comes knocking, and she becomes the target of mysterious threats that feel oddly familiar. Is the West Haven Widowmaker pulling strings from prison or is it a new sinister bad guy?

When a betrayal sends her into a tailspin, it’s time for Claire and her rescue corgi, Rosie, to take investigative matters into their own hands…er, paws.

Can she figure out who is behind the escalating threats before it’s too late?]]> 556 Madison Score Michelle 0 to-read 4.26 Say Yes to the Death (Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery Book 2)

Say Yes to the Death (Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery Book 2)

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]]> Off Limits (Secrets Kept, #1) 59238076
Only we didn’t meet. We just texted—one night after the other, after the other.

GoodWithHisHands was the perfect escape from my life, where pressure was always on my shoulders: my father’s expectations, the worry about my sister, Maddy, getting sick again, and her ex-husband, Ryder Lynwood, suddenly back and volunteering at the same hospital as me.

It would have been smart to keep my distance from the man who came out as gay, tearing our close families apart and breaking Maddy’s heart. Except Ryder intrigues me. I like talking to him, same as I enjoy chatting to GoodWithHisHands.

They weren’t supposed to be the same person.

I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. To want him. To need him. Maddy didn’t deserve to get hurt again, and I didn’t need another reason to feel like an outsider in my own family. Ryder was off-limits. I knew that. Still, I couldn’t make myself stay away.

]]> 272 Riley Hart Michelle 0 to-read 4.29 2021 Off Limits (Secrets Kept, #1)

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]]> Falling into Forever 199288587
I’ll tell you one thing—the plan definitely wasn’t to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page. But when Dante Thompson shows up on my front porch with his gorgeous face, golden retriever energy, and an outrageous offer, am I actually considering saying yes?

It’s been six years. I’m older. I should be wiser. My charming ex, a Hollywood fixer, claims he’s got the perfect answer to both our predicaments: A splashy fake relationship that will give everyone something else to talk about.

He’s not wrong. Everyone loves a good love story…even if it’s just for show. But I don’t trust myself to even pretend to let him in again. Especially considering how things ended the first time around.

Not to mention the secrets I’m still keeping from him. They’re even darker than they were six years ago.]]> 436 Avery Maxwell Michelle 0 to-read 4.15 2023 Falling into Forever

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]]> Virgin Skin (Ink Slingers #2) 216954861 I know I have to keep my hands off of my best friend’s son, but it’s hard�� really, really hard��

I didn’t know the guy I picked up in the bar last night was Hero’s son. To be fair, he didn’t even know he had a son until today. I guess we’re all just scrambling to put on our poker faces.

Keeping my hands off of Milo is hard enough thanks to his lickable dimple, flirty smiles, and virgin skin. But I swear this has to be a test. Why else would Hero insist that his son come to live with me? And why is it so hard for Milo to just keep his clothes on already?

If I can't keep my hands off of him I could lose my friends, our club, even the tattoo shop I love more than anything. Given the stakes, it should be easy.

Right, and a Prince Albert just pinches a little��

Virgin skin is a best friend’s (adult) son romance with a side of roommates-to-lovers, some forced proximity, a “stuck in the dryer�� moment, and a whole lot of tension between two guys who just can’t keep their eyes and hands off of each other, no matter how much they try. ]]> 397 K.M. Neuhold Michelle 0 4.28 2024 Virgin Skin (Ink Slingers #2)

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]]> Only One Beach House 228986153 My family’s empty beach house, my older brother’s best friend, and a long, hot summer ahead��

I thought I’d be spending my summer all alone at the beach house, writing a new book with the perfect backdrop. No family, no distractions, and definitely no long-buried crushes popping up out of nowhere to strut around all sweaty and gorgeous.

It wouldn’t be so bad if most of the house weren’t under renovation, leaving us with just one bedroom to share�� and, of course, just the one bed. I’ve written enough smutty romance novels to know we only have one choice. We’re going to have to bang. Just once, to get it out of our systems.

I don’t make the rules, but I’ll happily follow them. I just hope my brother isn’t too mad when he finds out how we’re spending our summer��
]]> 68 K.M. Neuhold Michelle 0 4.20 Only One Beach House

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]]> Grave Situation 221558786 ...a snarky mage who’s forced to go on a quest to save the world with his twin sister (the dragon rider), and that one really hot healer who saved his life when he did something phenomenally stupid? Oh, and he's at war with his horse. She's winning.

Meet Talon Silverbright. He's in a Grave Situation.

He’s not the hero they deserve, but he’s the hero they’ve got.
No, seriously. Talon wants to know what he did to deserve this. What would make a sentient rock decide that he of all people should be the one to save the world from zombies? That’s right. Zombies. Because apparently a higher power decided that teaching magic to teenagers wasn’t enough of a challenge.
With a ridiculously attractive healer (who may or may not hate him), his sister (who he miiiight have a forbidden telepathic link with), a sentient god-like rock (that can only communicate via yes/no vibes), a disdainful dragon, and a rude matchmaking horse by his side, he just might be able to save the world.
Or die trying.]]> 577 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 4.63 2025 Grave Situation

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]]> <![CDATA[From Under the Truck: A Memoir]]> 209069245
Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through time, Josh Brolin captures a life marked by curiosity, pain, devotion, kindness, humor. He recounts an unconventional childhood far from Hollywood. Raised on a ranch in Paso Robles, California, he was surrounded as a child by the wolves, cougars, and other wild animals gathered by his fearless and explosive mother, Jane Agee Brolin. Her tragic, early death haunts this book, and the force of her unforgettable personality is felt throughout. Brolin also brings to life his career in the film industry—from his breakout role in The Goonies to the set of No Country for Old Men—and the professional and personal ups and downs in between and since. With unflinching honesty but also great humor, he shares insights into relationships, addiction, love, and fatherhood, while letting the white space in between words speak for itself. Grappling with the mysteries of life and death in a way that will catch readers by surprise, From Under the Truck is an audacious and riveting memoir from a born writer.]]> 234 Josh Brolin 0063382210 Michelle 0 currently-reading 3.28 2024 From Under the Truck: A Memoir

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]]> <![CDATA[Story of My Life (Story Lake #1)]]> 216370315 A Gilmore Girls meets Schitt’s Creek redemption romcom.

Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a breakup drives her straight into writer’s block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, she’s hiding from the world behind a wall of old takeout containers until her publisher lays down the law. If she misses her next deadline it’s The End.

Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival—involving an incident with a bald eagle—she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated.

The house is a wreck and the town is struggling after their biggest employer shut down. Also, since her raccoon-infested home came with a seat on the town council our introverted heroine is stuck with a front row seat to all the small-town shenanigans.

But Hazel isn’t worried. Not since all six-feet-three inches of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop slapped a bandage on her forehead and unintentionally inspired the heck out of her. There’s only one thing to do: Hire Cam and his equally gorgeous brothers to renovate her new spider museum…er…house.

Okay two things. A fake date for “research purposes�� will really put her work-in-progress on track. Before Hazel knows it, she’s writing a romance novel and living one. At least until the drywall dust settles, the town she’s falling in love with faces bankruptcy, and growly Cam remembers why he can’t live happily ever after.]]> 530 Lucy Score Michelle 5 4.41 2025 Story of My Life (Story Lake #1)

author: Lucy Score
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians]]> 199702772 New York Times Editors' Choice
Named a best book of the year by Amazon

"A rollicking, unexpectedly affecting story. . . It’s going to be one of the big, buzzy Beltway books of the year."
��Politico

A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media—from a man who used to pull the strings, and who is now pulling back the curtain.

After nearly two decades in the Washington PR business, Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry that’s made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what he’s been up to for the past twenty years—and it isn’t pretty.

Elwood has worked for a murderer’s row of questionable clients, including Gaddafi, Assad, and the government of Qatar. In All the Worst Humans, Elwood unveils how the PR business works, and how the truth gets made, spun, and sold to the public—not shying away from the gritty details of his unlikely career.

This is a piercing look into the corridors of money, power, politics, and control, all told in Elwood’s disarmingly funny and entertaining voice. He recounts a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictator’s son, plotting communications strategies against a terrorist organization in Western Africa, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictator’s wife a glowing profile in Vogue on the same time the Arab Spring broke out. And he reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and ultimately cover for politicians, dictators, and spies—the industry-secret tactics that led to his rise as a political PR pro.

Along the way, Phil walks the halls of the Capitol, rides in armored cars through Abuja, and watches his client lose his annual income at the roulette table. But as he moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all—until Elwood receives a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Elwood his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, Elwood decides to change his ways, and his clients, and to tell the full truth about who is the worst human.]]> 259 Phil Elwood 1250321581 Michelle 0 4.14 2024 All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians

All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians

author: Phil Elwood
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]]> <![CDATA[A Simple Mistake (Deadly Mistakes #1)]]> 222279622 Liam

Weirdly, people don’t react overly well when you’re caught standing over the dead body of a murderer who’d walked free.

It’s not that I thought my fellow homicide detective would rejoice when he saw what I’d done, but is a pat on the back too much to ask for? Maybe a gold star at the very least?

The problem is that the person who caught me is Gabriel, the only person I care for and adore�� and he’s prepared to look the other way if I leave homicide and promise to never kill again. Yet when Gabriel gets taken by a serial killer, there’s absolutely no way I can sit back while this parasite takes what is mine.

But what the killer ��Ǳ��’t know is that I’m coming for him and that I would destroy the world to keep Gabriel safe. After all, who could hunt a serial killer better than another one?

Gabriel

Drawing Liam back into homicide is the last thing I thought I’d ever do, but the killer is picking off my fellow detectives, and the only way we’re going to make it out of this is with Liam heading the case (even if there’s one—or five—coworkers he’d rather not save).

Liam is smart, sarcastic, and the most dangerous man I’ve ever met, and yet I can’t look away—even if he calls my adorable cat Lucy Fur. No one has any idea just how far Liam will go for me, especially not the killer, who won’t realize until too late that the prey he hunts is actually a predator.]]> 368 Alice Winters Michelle 0 4.42 2025 A Simple Mistake (Deadly Mistakes #1)

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name: Michelle
average rating: 4.42
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]]> Lifeform 208209822
What happened was this: Jenny Slate was a human mammal who sniffed the air every morning hoping to find another person to love who would love her, and in that period there was a deep dark loneliness that she had to face and befriend, and then we are pleased to report that she did fall in love, and in that period she was like chimes, or a flock of clean breaths, and her spine lying flat was the many-colored planks on the xylophone, but also she was rabid with fear of losing this love, because of past injury. And then what happened was that she became a wild-pregnant-mammal-thing and then she exploded herself by having a whole baby blast through her vagina during a global plague and then she was expected to carry on like everything was normal—but was this normal, and had she or anything ever been normal? Herein lies an account of this journey, told in five phases—Single, True Love, Pregnancy, Baby, and Ongoing—through luminous, laugh-out-loud funny, unclassifiable essays that take the form of letters to a doctor, dreams of a stork, fantasy therapy sessions, gossip between racoons, excerpts from an imaginary olden timey play, obituaries, theories about post-partum hair loss, graduation speeches, and more. No one writes like Jenny Slate.]]> 240 Jenny Slate 0316263931 Michelle 0 currently-reading 3.72 2024 Lifeform

author: Jenny Slate
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]]> <![CDATA[Handy (Four Bears Construction, #8)]]> 222161447 My new neighbor may be grumpy but he's also hot, and very good with his hands��

I definitely overestimated my own handyman skills when I bought this fixer-upper. I have to say, the view from my new place is worth it though. Especially around seven o'clock every morning when my big, furry bear of a neighbor drinks his coffee shirtless on his back porch.

He's dedicated to the bear thing too. Growly, grumpy, and as it turns out, he really likes belly rubs.

Am I a sucker for a touch starved grump? Yes. Am I sorry about it? Absolutely not.

Getting Griff into my house and into my bed is the easy part. Convincing him I'm actually interested in him is so much harder.

I didn't mean to turn myself into his secret admirer, but if sending him anonymous presents and notes is the only way to wear down his gruff exterior, then that's what I'm going to do.

Sooner or later he’ll realize he’s more than just my grumpy handyman, right?

Handy is a super low angst, high heat, romantic comedy featuring a grumpy “Bear�� (not the shifter kind ;) ), and his sunshiney neighbor who becomes his secret admirer. It can be read as a stand alone but the most enjoyment will be from reading it as part of the full Four Bears Construction Series. ]]> 208 K.M. Neuhold Michelle 0 4.31 2025 Handy (Four Bears Construction, #8)

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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Michelle 0 4.17 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)

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name: Michelle
average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Paper Roses (Confetti Hitched, #3)]]> 223431552
Widowed at a young age, he’s spent his life since then avoiding any relationships that might end up hurting him again. He has his successful wedding planning business, Confetti Hitched, and a series of uncomplicated hookups, and that’s all he needs in life

The one person disrupting this controlled stoicism is his younger assistant, Artie. He’s sweet and kind and has a funny way of calming Jed’s mind. So, when Artie comes to him with a problem, Jed moves heaven and earth to help, which is how he finds himself entering a fake marriage with the younger man and catching feelings. Too bad it’s all pretend. Or is it?

From bestselling author Lily Morton comes a story about how love can completely derail the best-laid plans.

This is the third book in the Confetti Hitched series, but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 314 Lily Morton Michelle 0 4.31 2025 Paper Roses (Confetti Hitched, #3)

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name: Michelle
average rating: 4.31
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]]> <![CDATA[Ship Wrecked (Spoiler Alert, #3)]]> 59763608 After All the Feels and Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade once again delivers a warm and wonderful romantic comedy about two co-stars who once had an incredible one-night stand—and after years of filming on the same remote island, are finally ready to yield to temptation again��

Maria’s one-night-stand—the thick-thighed, sexy Viking of a man she left without a word or a note—just reappeared. Apparently, Peter’s her surly Gods of the Gates co-star, and they’re about to spend the next six years filming on a desolate Irish island together. She still wants him…but he now wants nothing to do with her.

Peter knows this role could finally transform him from a forgettable character actor into a leading man. He also knows a failed relationship with Maria could poison the set, and he won’t sabotage his career for a woman who’s already walked away from him once. Given time, maybe they can be cooperative colleagues or friends—possibly even best friends—but not lovers again. No matter how much he aches for her.

For years, they don’t touch off-camera. But on their last night of filming, their mutual restraint finally shatters, and all their pent-up desire explodes into renewed passion. Too bad they still don’t have a future together, since Peter’s going back to Hollywood, while Maria’s returning to her native Sweden. She thinks she needs more than he can give her, but he’s determined to change her mind, and he’s spent the last six years waiting. Watching. Wanting.

His shipwrecked Swede ��Ǳ��’t stand a chance.]]> 413 Olivia Dade 0063215888 Michelle 0 3.67 2022 Ship Wrecked (Spoiler Alert, #3)

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]]> The Women 127305853 From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie�� McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.]]> 471 Kristin Hannah 1250178630 Michelle 4 4.58 2024

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name: Michelle
average rating: 4.58
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The King's Delight (Tales of Lilleforth, #1)]]> 75384100
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.]]> 216 Sarah Honey Michelle 0 3.71 2023 The King's Delight (Tales of Lilleforth, #1)

The King's Delight (Tales of Lilleforth, #1)

author: Sarah Honey
name: Michelle
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Pucking Luck (The Jilted Exes' Club, #1)]]> 218181422 Hayes
Proposing to my first boyfriend at a hockey game wasn’t my smartest move. Not only does said boyfriend walk out on me, but the whole stupid thing goes viral, and it turns out the man I was dating has too many boyfriends to count. Internet fame has crowned me a member of the Jilted Exes�� Club, a name I’d do anything to escape.

One thing’s for I’m not making the same mistake again. No more boyfriends, just easy hookups. And I’ll start with this gorgeous catch in Seattle. The only problem…he’s a god in bed, and I’m an inexperienced mess.

Rylan
After a night with Hayes, I play some of the best games of my career. It’s meant to be a one-and-done deal, but when I find out he also lives in LA and ��Ǳ��’t want anything serious, I see an opportunity.

Hayes wants experience. I want my good-luck charm to help me win the cup.

The media would go wild over a pro hockey player dating a member of the Jilted Exes�� Club—a distraction neither of us needs. We want this to stay simple. Easy. No strings, no falling in love.

Except I’m pretty sure I’ve already fallen. After all Hayes has been through, how do I get him to entrust his heart to someone who’s only ever been labeled a player on and off the ice?
]]> 260 Riley Hart Michelle 0 4.09 2024 Good Pucking Luck (The Jilted Exes' Club, #1)

Good Pucking Luck (The Jilted Exes' Club, #1)

author: Riley Hart
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO]]> 61435031 “A read so riveting, it's not hard to imagine watching it unfold on Sunday nights.�� The Associated Press

“An incisive account that is more than a rosy victory lap for one of TV’s most influential channels.�� —Eric Deggans, NPR’s “Books We Love��

��It’s Not TV proves to be a lively companion to all these shows.�� —Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books

The inside story of HBO, the start-up company that reinvented television—by two veteran media reporters

HBO changed how stories could be told on TV. The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire, Game of Thrones. The network’s meteoric rise heralded the second golden age of television with serialized shows that examined and reflected American anxieties, fears, and secret passions through complicated characters who were flawed and often unlikable. HBO’s own behind-the-scenes story is as complex, compelling, and innovative as the dramas the network created, driven by unorthodox executives who pushed the boundaries of what viewers understood as television at the turn of the century. Originally conceived by a small upstart group of entrepreneurs to bring Hollywood movies into living rooms across America, the scrappy network grew into one of the most influential and respected players in Hollywood. It’s Not TV is the deeply reported, definitive story of one of America’s most daring and popular cultural institutions, laying bare HBO’s growth, dominance, and vulnerability within the capricious media landscape over the past fifty years.

Through the visionary executives, showrunners, and producers who shaped HBO, seasoned journalists Gillette and Koblin bring to life a dynamic cast of characters who drove the company’s creative innovation in astonishing ways—outmaneuvering copycat competitors, taming Hollywood studios, transforming 1980s comedians and athletes like Chris Rock and Mike Tyson into superstars, and in the late 1990s and 2000s elevating the commercial-free, serialized drama to a revered art form. But in the midst of all its success, HBO was also defined by misbehaving executives, internal power struggles, and a few crucial miscalculations.

As data-driven models like Netflix have taken over streaming, HBO’s artful, instinctual, and humanistic approach to storytelling is in jeopardy. Taking readers into the boardrooms and behind the camera, It’s Not TV tells the surprising, fascinating story of HBO’s ascent, its groundbreaking influence on American business, technology, and popular culture, and its increasingly precarious position in the very market it created.]]> 410 Felix Gillette 0593296206 Michelle 0 4.27 2022 It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO

It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO

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]]> <![CDATA[Realm of Thieves (Thieves of Dragemor, #1)]]> 215805930 Two thieves vie for dominance in the illegal dragon egg trade, putting both their lives and their hearts on the line in this scorching romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle.

For Brynla Aihr, crime and survival have always gone hand in hand. Ever since she escaped the fanatical dragon-worshipping cult that controls her homeland, she’s had to carve out a life doing the stealing dragon eggs. Egg theft is illegal and, in most cases, fatal. To breach a dragon's nest means a harrowing journey through the ancient wards spelled to keep the monstrous beasts confined. Dragons can’t get out and only those with a death wish can get in.

Despite the risks, dragon eggs are highly coveted for their magic. A black market flourishes under competing criminal empires, and Brynla’s loyalty has always been to the highest bidder. Until she finds herself kidnapped and blackmailed by Lord Andor, a formidable lieutenant of House Kolbeck, and thrust into the dangerous political games of rivaling dynasties.

Brynla and Andor clash at every turn, sparking heat in ways Brynla’s never felt before. But in a world that’s prophesized to return to the dragons, and rife with betrayal and secrets at every turn…how close to the flames is she willing to stand?]]> 432 Karina Halle 0593819829 Michelle 0 to-read 4.00 2025 Realm of Thieves (Thieves of Dragemor, #1)

Realm of Thieves (Thieves of Dragemor, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)]]> 16054217 The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.]]> 561 Deborah Harkness 0670025593 Michelle 5 4.15 2014 The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

author: Deborah Harkness
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.15
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rating: 5
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]]> Exposed (The Agents, #3) 200674538
Hit the brakes. Let’s back up.

You know those sappy made-for-TV movies where the leading lady gets the unsuspecting knock on the door and is the beneficiary of a massive inheritance?

That’s me. I’m that heroine.

My name is Goldie Carter, and inheriting The Pink—one of the most historic and grandest estates in Miami—would be a dream come true for any gal, but especially me.

I’m a true romantic. I believe in soul-wrenching love so deep, to have it ripped away would physically hurt.

But I’m still waiting for my prince charming.

And life isn’t so golden at the moment.

Money, greed, and cartels have a way of forcing love to the backburner when a surprise half-brother rears his ugly head.

Enter Kingston Jennings, Special Agent for the DEA—and quite possibly the crankiest man I’ve ever met.

That’s how I got to where I am right now.

Fake engaged.

And falling in love.

Little did I know, I don’t need a prince charming.

I need a King.]]> 428 Brynne Asher Michelle 0 4.36 2024 Exposed (The Agents, #3)

author: Brynne Asher
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #5)]]> 220389090
All Evie Cruz wants for Christmas is a nap. And maybe some ornaments for her naked Christmas tree. And while she’s making a list, she wouldn’t mind unwrapping her sexy upstairs neighbor like a present. Luckily, the building’s Santa-themed party and a surprise sprig of mistletoe give her just the opening she needs to make all her wishes come true.

Alexis Daria’s Only Santas in the Building is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 65 Alexis Daria 1662529376 Michelle 0 3.36 2024 Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #5)

Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #5)

author: Alexis Daria
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Reckless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #2)]]> 204115842 Seb

Marcus is my sister’s best friend. He’s also the most gorgeous and charming man in the universe. And he knows it.

He’s always seen me as a nerdy geek who can’t string together a coherent sentence around him. So when he unexpectedly propositions me at a party, I decide to take the opportunity for all it’s worth.

Turns out it’s a night that will change everything.

Marcus

There’s one person who’s always been my best friend’s younger brother. But when I’m annoyed at Saskia one night, I don’t just cross the line, I obliterate it.

That one night determines the trajectory of my life.

Because it turns out one encounter with Seb will never be enough. And as the years go by, Seb and I collide over and over again, drawn together by an unexplainable force neither of us can escape.

But how can I accept Seb’s heart when I’m not sure if mine is worthy to give?

Reckless Hearts is the second book in the Rainbow Redemption series but can be read as a stand-alone novel.]]> 416 Jax Calder Michelle 4 4.47 2025 Reckless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #2)

Reckless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #2)

author: Jax Calder
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2025
rating: 4
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I love this author, but when the “conflict�� is someone’s childhood trauma, I have to take many breaks from reading to yell SEE A THERAPIST ALREADY! Surprise, the MC does and he gets better and they get back together. HEA after all, so surprised!
]]> <![CDATA[Anyone But The Superstar (Anyone But You Series #3)]]> 201801963 Pre-order the brand new instalment in Sara L. Hudson's Anyone But You series!

What happens when a moviestar and an heiress, both traveling incognito, have a one-night stand?

Johnny, aka Felix Jones, is Hollywood's go-to action star. About to film his first romantic comedy, he's looking to change his image and show he's more than just a six pack with pithy one-liners. But off screen, he’s got a reputation for other things too, and not all of them are good.

Anne, aka Elizabeth Moore was, until a year ago, heiress to one of New York’s biggest business dynasties. Blindsided at the discovery that she is not, in fact, the daughter of the man who raised her, Liz has spent the past year on a journey of self-discovery. Her most recent discovery? Southern Texas is hot. The weather, the food and the men.

And temperatures do nothing but rise when ‘Anne�� sits next to ‘Johnny�� at the bar. Add in a trip to the ER, a hairless cat, and a NASA movie set, and things get even spicier.

Never mind that Felix has plenty of complications in his life, and the last thing Liz needs is more drama. In fact, when it comes to one-night stands, anyone but the superstar would be better…]]> 338 Sara L. Hudson 1835336833 Michelle 0 4.27 Anyone But The Superstar (Anyone But You Series #3)

Anyone But The Superstar (Anyone But You Series #3)

author: Sara L. Hudson
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.27
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]]> <![CDATA[Like a Gentleman (Love in Portsmouth #1)]]> 58908385 His revenge couldn’t be more personal…or delicious��

When writer James Rowley discovers his editor has stolen his work, he has only one thought. Revenge. And he’s not above playing dirty (very, very dirty) to get it. By the time James is done toying with the man’s emotions—and body—he’ll be broken and humiliated. It’s the perfect plan…until he actually meets the damnably alluring thief in person, that is.

Leo Wells has spent years pining for the witty, talented man he only knew through letters. So when he finally meets the man of his dreams and discovers he’s a cold, callous rake, Leo’s more than a little disheartened. Too bad he’s also powerless to stay away from—or say no to—the disturbingly attractive James, even if it leads to his personal and professional ruination.

It’s not long before Leo learns there’s more to James than meets the eye, and James begins to wonder if his need for revenge is about to be surpassed by an even more powerful desire��

This approximately 28,000-word novella contains explicit scenes. Although it's the first book in a series, it does not end on a cliffhanger and can be read as a standalone. Snarky banter and steamy chemistry are included with your purchase, but sadly, James's hideous pink waistcoat is not.]]> Eliot Grayson Michelle 0 3.85 2017 Like a Gentleman (Love in Portsmouth #1)

Like a Gentleman (Love in Portsmouth #1)

author: Eliot Grayson
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Deck the Palms (An Annabeth Albert Christmas)]]> 220175949
As a native New Yorker, I’ve always dreamed of my name in lights on Broadway. But when my Army officer brother calls in a favor, I wind up in Hawaii to help his family while he’s deployed.

A winter in paradise ��Ǳ��’t sound too bad until I become the substitute choir teacher at a middle school near the base. Wrangling a bunch of tweens while planning the annual school holiday lights festival is a far cry from playing Peter Pan.
Enter Merrick “Merry�� Winters, the school’s grumpy but hot shop teacher. I can win over any audience, but Merry’s a tough sell. And I need his help to make the festival successful.

The more time I spend with Merry, the less grumpy he seems, and the more I like the guy. He’s the third generation of a legendary North Shore surfing family. He’s committed to raising his twin boys on the island as a single dad. And like me, he ��Ǳ��’t have time for an inconvenient but undeniable attraction.

As disasters pile up, the only holiday magic Merry and I seem to be making is with each other. What starts as a harmless fling becomes the only present I want under my tree.

If I want this romance to last past New Year’s, I have to decide which dreams are truly worth chasing.

Can Merry and I catch a wave for a future together before the sun sets on this holiday season?

A brand-new holiday romance from the author of the beloved The Geek Who Saved Christmas starring two middle school teachers in over their heads in an opposites-attract, fish-out-of-water romance. Deck the Palms features a slightly grumpy single dad and a sunny city slicker navigating family dynamics amid holiday small-town romance vibes with a side of Hawaiian sunshine. Guaranteed low-angst, feel-good, happy ending with a heaping helping of holiday spice!]]> 246 Annabeth Albert Michelle 0 4.09 2024 Deck the Palms (An Annabeth Albert Christmas)

Deck the Palms (An Annabeth Albert Christmas)

author: Annabeth Albert
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Game Changer (Game Changers, #1)]]> 220965585 an alternate cover edition can be found here

New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. In this case, it’s not just a lucky smoothie he’s craving—it’s the man who made it.

Pro hockey star Scott Hunter knows a good thing when he sees it. So, when a smoothie made by juice bar barista Kip Grady precedes Scott breaking his on-ice slump, he’s desperate to recreate the magic...and to get to know the sexy, funny guy behind the counter.

Kip knew there was more to Scott’s frequent visits than blended fruit, but he never let himself imagine being invited back to Scott’s penthouse. Or kissed with reckless abandon, never mind touched everywhere all at once. When it happens it’s red-hot, incredible and frequent, but also only on Scott’s terms and always behind his closed apartment doors.

Scott needs Kip in his life, but with playoff season approaching, the spotlight on him is suddenly brighter than ever. He can’t afford to do anything that might derail his career…like introducing the world to his boyfriend. Kip is ready to go all-in with Scott—but how much longer will he have to remain a secret?]]> 400 Rachel Reid 1488038678 Michelle 0 3.79 2018 Game Changer (Game Changers, #1)

author: Rachel Reid
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Captivated (Straight Guys, #14)]]> 202412414
That’s who Aiden Gates a straight guy sold to one of the richest men in the world.

What he isn’t is besotted with the cold-hearted, cynical bastard who bought him like a thing. Aiden hates that man. Utterly abhors him.

But before long, Aiden’s obsessive hatred starts turning into an obsession, pure and simple–and then into something far worse.

Wanting that bastard is bad enough.

Needing him is sickening.

His feelings aren’t real. He’s a pretty bird in a gilded cage. A dirty little secret.

But when the cage is eventually broken, can he learn to live without it? Without him?]]> 243 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 4.06 2023 Just a Bit Captivated (Straight Guys, #14)

Just a Bit Captivated (Straight Guys, #14)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Heartless (Straight Guys, #13)]]> 58808167
When his boss asks him to accompany him to Italy for a family wedding, Jordan agrees. He’ll get paid handsomely for his trouble.

There’s a catch, though. Several catches.

1. He’s there as bait: Jordan has to pose as his boss’s real boyfriend, who looks a lot like Jordan.

2. Someone in his boss’s mafioso family wants to murder them.

3. That someone is probably Damiano Conte, a cold, ruthless bastard who has no right to be so hot.

Everyone says Damiano is a sociopath with no capacity for real emotion. Jordan believes them. But he can’t seem to stay away, fascinated with the man despite his better judgment.

When the family visit turns into a nightmare of betrayal, kidnapping, and murder, Jordan has to rely on Damiano to keep his sanity. Can he trust a heartless, manipulative sociopath? Can he stop craving him after he returns to his normal life?

Can a man who ��Ǳ��’t feel fall in love?

This book contains explicit MM content, hurt/comfort, codependency, an emotionally stunted control freak who ��Ǳ��’t know how to express his affections in a healthy way—and a man who loves him anyway. Book 13 in the Straight Guys series, but it can be read as a stand-alone. ]]> 236 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 4.24 2022 Just a Bit Heartless (Straight Guys, #13)

Just a Bit Heartless (Straight Guys, #13)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Gay (Straight Guys, #9)]]> 55218523
Except things get confusing–and frustrating–when fingers and toys aren’t quite enough.

Enter Nick Hardaway, Tyler’s best friend. What’s a little fun between bros, right?

Warning: This novella contains explicit MM content, feminization, and derogatory dirty talk. ]]> 164 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.77 2018 Just a Bit Gay (Straight Guys, #9)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Shameless (Straight Guys, #8)]]> 55218517 Two MI6 agents go undercover as a rich businessman and his sugar baby. Can their fake relationship become something real?

Sam Landon is a homeless eighteen-year-old thief desperate for a different life. When his skills attract the attention of the British Secret Intelligence Service, Sam is determined to prove himself.

His first mission: he has to steal a flash drive from a paranoid crime lord. The problem is, he has to pretend to be another agent’s sugar baby.

Dominic Bommer, his “sugar daddy,�� is ridiculously handsome, charming, rich, and pretty much perfect. Dominic is kind, generous, and protective of him.

Except “Dominic Bommer�� is nothing but a role performed by a cynical MI6 agent, who is actually straight, aloof, and manipulative.

Sam is perfectly aware that everything Dominic does is carefully calculated, every emotion faked. He knows that men actually do nothing for Dominic and he ��Ǳ��’t really want Sam.

But despite knowing all of this, Sam still finds himself falling hard for a man who ��Ǳ��’t exist.

Or does he?]]> 271 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.87 2017 Just a Bit Shameless (Straight Guys, #8)

Just a Bit Shameless (Straight Guys, #8)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2017
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]]> <![CDATA[Straight Boy (Straight Guys, #0)]]> 55218432
When he's released from prison, Sage finds himself needing and wanting things he shouldn't want. Sage is straight. He really is. He has a girlfriend. What happened in prison stayed in prison--or so Sage tells himself.

Until he meets his former cellmate again. Xavier. The guy he hates and craves.

This short novelette contains explicit language and very steamy M/M sex. For mature audiences only. ~12,500 words]]> 56 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.61 2014 Straight Boy (Straight Guys, #0)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Confusing (Straight Guys, #5)]]> 55218471 Stories like this don’t have a happy ending; James Grayson knows it. He puts on a smile, he laughs, he jokes, and he pretends he’s fine when Ryan kisses his girlfriend in front of him—until he can’t.
Except nothing is easy and letting go turns out to be much harder than one might think. Some bonds are too strong to be broken, even for a straight man. And sometimes love and desire can have different faces and layers.

A story of two men trying to function without each other and failing.

This book contains explicit M/M content, rough sex, drunk sex, and graphic language. ]]> 228 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.67 2015 Just a Bit Confusing (Straight Guys, #5)

Just a Bit Confusing (Straight Guys, #5)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Wrong (Straight Guys, #4)]]> 55358046 Tristan DuVal is a young soccer star with a groin injury.
They despise each other from the moment they meet.
As far as Zach is concerned, Tristan is a rich, spoiled brat who is too used to getting his own way.
As far as Tristan is concerned, Zach is a bossy, presumptuous jerk. Tristan hates Zach. He does. The problem is, he also wants to shove Zach against the nearest wall and climb him like a tree.

Note: explicit MM content, minor D/s undertones. ]]> 235 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.98 2015 Just a Bit Wrong (Straight Guys, #4)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Unhealthy (Straight Guys, #3)]]> 55218464 When the line between “need�� and “want�� gets blurred...

Gabriel DuVal, a rising soccer star.

Jared Sheldon, a team physician.

To the outside world, they’re just good friends. But the truth is, Gabriel isn’t entirely sure what they are to each other.

Some call their relationship unhealthy. Some call it codependency. Gabriel calls it confusing. He knows Jared wants him �� as more than a friend. He ��Ǳ��’t want Jared. He’s straight, he has a girlfriend, and he loves her. But Jared is�� Jared is more. Jared is his. He needs him �� his touch and his strength.

But is it enough for Jared?

Publisher's warning: This is not a light-hearted story; this is a rather twisted gay-for-you story. It contains some steamy MM scenes, explicit language, and two people so wrapped up in each other that the nature of their relationship goes beyond friendship--and beyond normal.]]> 180 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.54 2015 Just a Bit Unhealthy (Straight Guys, #3)

Just a Bit Unhealthy (Straight Guys, #3)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Obsessed (Straight Guys, #2)]]> 55218452
But what starts as animosity turns into something else. Something unexpected and very wrong.

He was never supposed to touch Christian. He was never supposed to feel possessive of the guy. And he most definitely wasn’t supposed to want Christian more than he wants his girlfriend.

It’s a recipe for disaster.

Note: This book contains some M/F/M sex and graphic language.]]> 160 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.71 2014 Just a Bit Obsessed (Straight Guys, #2)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.71
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Twisted (Straight Guys, #1)]]> 36740528
Shawn Wyatt is a twenty-year-old struggling to provide for his younger sisters after the death of their parents. On the verge of losing his scholarship, Shawn becomes desperate enough to go to Professor Rutledge.

Everyone says Rutledge doesn't have a heart. Everyone says he's a ruthless bastard. Shawn finds out that everyone is right.

He strikes a deal with Rutledge, but unexpectedly, the deal turns into something so much more.

Something all-consuming and addictive.

Something neither of them wants.]]> 160 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.81 2014 Just a Bit Twisted (Straight Guys, #1)

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.81
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]]> His Boss for Christmas 222697980 "Not your slave!") his personal associate. Until the day he suddenly isn't, and Peter's perfect life stops making sense. His associate wants a personal life? He wants to find his soulmate? Unacceptable. Peter can't believe Justin believes in that nonsense. Soulmates don't exist.

Or do they?

A short MM romance novella. ~13,500 words. ]]> 67 Alessandra Hazard Michelle 0 3.64 2024 His Boss for Christmas

author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2024
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]]> Pebble (Elemental Men, #5) 216294571
My whole life, I’ve been overlooked and unappreciated, until I no longer wanted anyone to notice me. Not until George. He’s been a true friend to me, and nothing could ever change things between us. Even if I want them to.

I’m too shy to risk my friendship with George by asking for more�� and he ��Ǳ��’t want that anyway. Does he?]]> 79 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 4.10 2024 Pebble (Elemental Men, #5)

author: Louisa Masters
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2024
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]]> The Nightingale 51851348 The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.]]> 593 Kristin Hannah Michelle 5 4.78 2015 The Nightingale

author: Kristin Hannah
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.78
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> The Broken Places 209604911 In this twisted journey into the shadows of the Golden Gate, an inspector and an FBI agent must track down the source of an unknown drug, but their attraction and their own secrets keep getting in the way.

The streets of San Francisco aren’t as sunny as the city pretends they are. Inspector Lennon Gray has learned this the hard way, and it’s starting to wear on her. When a new case plunges her into the depths of the transient community, Lennon must once again face ugly truths about humanity.

Her new partner makes things a little easier, though.

Agent Ambrose Mars is charming—innocent, somehow, despite his own hard years in the field. The combination leaves Lennon fascinated and disturbed at the same time, and she’s even more drawn to him for it.

As they investigate the hallucinogenic drug that’s forcing homeless citizens into bizarre and dangerous role-plays, Lennon and Ambrose find their relationship intensified with every new twist. But when these revelations begin to uncover secrets she wasn’t prepared to know, Lennon will have to decide how much more she can take…before something important is taken from her.]]> 344 Mia Sheridan 1662523068 Michelle 0 to-read 3.80 2024 The Broken Places

author: Mia Sheridan
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[On Circus Lane (The Wright Brothers, #1)]]> 221966048
Everything about the man aggravated him—his perfect hair and body, his confident arrogance, and the way he looked straight through Bee.

Which is why it’s such an unpleasant shock to find that he’ll be sharing space with him while on a Christmas holiday with friends in Scotland.

However, as the days fly by and snowy Edinburgh begins to work its magic on him, Bee discovers that sometimes first impressions can be very misleading. Tom is kind and funny, and somehow, rather than looking through Bee, he actually sees and likes all of him.

The two men grow closer, but will Bee follow his heart or his head when the holiday ends? And can relationships that start so badly ever lead to love?

From bestselling author Lily Morton comes a festive romantic comedy about enemies to lovers and the magic of Christmas.

This is the first book in the Wright Brothers series.]]> 262 Lily Morton Michelle 0 4.38 2024 On Circus Lane (The Wright Brothers, #1)

On Circus Lane (The Wright Brothers, #1)

author: Lily Morton
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)]]> 43594271 A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford Rebels in which a fiercely independent vicar's daughter takes on a powerful duke in a love story that threatens to upend the British social order.

England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's command. Her challenge: not to give in to the powerful attraction she can't deny for the man who opposes everything she stands for.

Sebastian is appalled to find a suffragist squad has infiltrated his ducal home, but the real threat is his impossible feelings for green-eyed beauty Annabelle. He is looking for a wife of equal standing to secure the legacy he has worked so hard to rebuild, not an outspoken commoner who could never be his duchess. But he wouldn't be the greatest strategist of the Kingdom if he couldn't claim this alluring bluestocking without the promise of a ring...or could he?

Locked in a battle with rising passion and a will matching her own, Annabelle will learn just what it takes to topple a duke....]]> 356 Evie Dunmore 198480569X Michelle 0 4.05 2019 Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)

Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)

author: Evie Dunmore
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2019
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]]> Zephyr (Elemental Men, #4) 216269715
That’s the third thing my new boss said to me, right after introducing himself and complimenting my name. I’ve worked in the corporate world long enough to know that’s not normal workplace behavior. Worse, I think I feel the same way.

I don’t believe in love at first sight, but this guy makes me feel like I’m walking on air.]]> 79 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 4.08 2024 Zephyr (Elemental Men, #4)

author: Louisa Masters
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[All by My Elf (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #3)]]> 220389455
Nina and William are underpaid adjunct professors at the same university, where winter break is no break at all: ’tis the season to make extra money. When their holiday side hustle has them stranded by a blinding blizzard in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing to do but cuddle up for warmth and play a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time. But in the game of love, secrets never stay secret for long��

Olivia Dade’s All by My Elf is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 55 Olivia Dade 166252823X Michelle 0 2.58 2024 All by My Elf (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #3)

All by My Elf (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #3)

author: Olivia Dade
name: Michelle
average rating: 2.58
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Snowed In: An MM Romance Charity Anthology]]> 214187834 Snowed In is an MM Romance Charity Anthology from some of your favorite authors!These Christmas-themed stories all feature the swoon-inducing trope of being snowed-in together! You can find new, exclusive novellas from Kiki Clark, Nora Phoenix, EM Lindsey, Nicole Dykes, Crea Reitan, A.M. Johnson, Dianna Roman, Cora Rose, Kelly Fox, and Lark Taylor!

All proceeds will be donated to Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE).]]> 514 Kiki Clark Michelle 0 4.26 Snowed In: An MM Romance Charity Anthology

Snowed In: An MM Romance Charity Anthology

author: Kiki Clark
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[Protecting Mr. Fine (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #4)]]> 219289771
Kids from backwoods Georgia don’t land scholarships to Yale, but I did, and striking it rich–like, billions of dollars rich–with my best friends after graduation should have used up my luck for a lifetime.��

But luck struck again when I followed my passion into music. My career exploded, and now I get to travel the world, performing for thousands of raving fans every night.��

When you get this lucky, you don’t get to want more, and you definitely don’t get to complain about the little things. My family, my crew, and my label are counting on me and I refuse to let them down. I pretend I’m fine, totally fine, Mr. freaking Fine�� even when someone starts targeting me with a strange series of threats.��

The only one who sees beneath the pretense is my gorgeous, strictly-professional bodyguard. Ryan keeps me safe and calm. He holds me when I’m terrified.��

But even Ryan ��Ǳ��’t see everything. He ��Ǳ��’t know I want him. That I crave him. The man who keeps me together has no idea how much I want him to take me apart.��

And I’ll never tell. Because there’s no way someone as strong and confident as Ryan could have feelings for someone as chaotic as me.��

��ǲ��ǻ��’s that lucky�� not even Mr. Fine.]]> 338 Lucy Lennox Michelle 0 4.33 2024 Protecting Mr. Fine (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #4)

Protecting Mr. Fine (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #4)

author: Lucy Lennox
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.33
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]]> Flame (Elemental Men, #3) 216237568 “I didn’t actually accuse the guy of being an arsonist.��

My job is to put out fires, so the people who set them on purpose make me mad. There’s one arsonist we’ve been after for years, but finding him is harder than you’d think. So when I see the same sexy redhead hanging out at fire after fire, what am I to think except that he might be our guy?

He sure does like playing with fire�� just not the way I thought.]]> 80 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 4.10 2024 Flame (Elemental Men, #3)

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average rating: 4.10
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]]> The Inappropriate Date 58577525
When she warns him not to bring someone inappropriate to his sister’s wedding, in an uncharacteristic fit of spite, Hunter decides to track down the most inappropriate date possible.

Blue Hair. Tattoos. Irresistible smile. Most definitely male. There’s more chance his mother will learn to moonwalk than approve of Adam as his date.

But appearances can be deceiving. And Hunter is about to learn this lesson along with the rest of his family…]]> 43 Jax Calder Michelle 0 4.09 2021 The Inappropriate Date

author: Jax Calder
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.09
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]]> All the Feels 57042886 Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade returns with another utterly charming romantic comedy about a devil-may-care actor—who actually cares more than anyone knows—and the no-nonsense woman hired to keep him in line.

Alexander Woodroe has it all. Charm. Sex appeal. Wealth. Fame. A starring role as Cupid on TV’s biggest show, God of the Gates. But the showrunners have wrecked his character, he’s dogged by old demons, and his post-show future remains uncertain. When all that reckless emotion explodes into a bar fight, the tabloids and public agree: his star is falling.

Enter Lauren Clegg, the former ER therapist hired to keep him in line. Compared to her previous work, watching over handsome but impulsive Alex shouldn’t be especially difficult. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to keep her professional remove and her heart intact, especially when she discovers the reasons behind his recklessness…not to mention his Cupid fanfiction habit.

When another scandal lands Alex in major hot water and costs Lauren her job, she’ll have to choose between protecting him and offering him what he really wants—her. But he’s determined to keep his improbably short, impossibly stubborn, and extremely endearing minder in his life any way he can. And on a road trip up the California coast together, he intends to show her exactly what a falling star will do to catch the woman he loves: anything at all.]]> 416 Olivia Dade Michelle 0 4.03 2021 All the Feels

author: Olivia Dade
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.03
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]]> Mansfield Park 45032 488 Jane Austen Michelle 0 3.86 1814

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]]> <![CDATA[Melting the Ice (Portland Evergreens #1)]]> 215538460
Recovering from a knee injury he hopes won’t keep him off the ice. His team, the Portland University Evergreens, have a brand new coach, and he’s hoping to impress the legendary leader. Plus, he's got to make a decision once and for all about playing professional hockey or using his love of science to go a totally different direction.

The last thing he needs is a sexual awakening at the large, calloused hands of his football player roommate.

Dean is big and brawny and taciturn, but he ��Ǳ��’t need words to woo Brody. He wants Dean, even if he thought he was straight. And Dean? Doesn’t matter that he’s never hooked up with a guy before, either.

They’re discovering new pleasures every night, while pretending during the day that they’re just roommates.

Except the heat burns so hot between them, it ��Ǳ��’t just melt all the ice on Brody’s rink, it melts all his beliefs about who he is and what he wants.

But even more, it destroys the lie that he can’t fall hard for a guy. Because Brody is falling hard for Dean, and he discovers he’s not alone.]]> 391 Beth Bolden Michelle 0 3.98 2024 Melting the Ice (Portland Evergreens #1)

Melting the Ice (Portland Evergreens #1)

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name: Michelle
average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue (The Cabots #3.5)]]> 199280681
Billy Reardon’s spent the past five years trying and failing to keep his teammate Luke Novak at arm’s length—or at least a normal, friendly distance. Or, failing that, he’d like to not make a fool of himself. But a month after getting seriously injured by a wild pitch and disappearing off the face of the earth, Luke shows up at Billy’s isolated house in the mountains just as a storm’s about to roll in. Now that they’re stuck together in the middle of nowhere, Billy can’t even pretend not to have feelings that go beyond what he ought to feel for a teammate.

Meanwhile, Luke’s acting strange and Billy ��Ǳ��’t know why. And Billy can’t seem to fight the urge to make Luke sandwiches and hot cocoa, lend him cozy sweaters, and watch him play with the dogs. It’s all pretty terrible, and the one thing Billy’s sure of is that things between them are going to be different after all this is over.

This novella is about 25,000 words]]> 102 Cat Sebastian Michelle 0 4.18 2023 Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue (The Cabots #3.5)

Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue (The Cabots #3.5)

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name: Michelle
average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)]]> 220389458 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Ali Hazelwood’s Cruel Winter with You is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 73 Ali Hazelwood 1662528396 Michelle 0 3.68 2024 Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)

Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)

author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.68
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]]> Aqua (Elemental Men, #2) 216237585
How else am I supposed to explain the super-hot blue-haired man in a flamingo-printed swimsuit who appeared beside me while I was scuba diving? He could be a merman, but that ��Ǳ��’t make me sound sane.

Or I might need to reexamine what sanity means and prepare for my life to turn upside down.]]> 80 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 4.04 2024 Aqua (Elemental Men, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Bride or Die (Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery Book 1)]]> 206165812 “At best, it was going to be a very long day. At worst, she might end up in jail for running Luke over with her car.��

Proposal planner Claire Hartley thought calling off her own wedding would be the most traumatic event of her year. But when her ex-college roommate vanishes without a trace and Claire begins receiving mysterious threats, she realizes she has bigger problems.

Could she be the next victim of West Haven’s suspected serial killer?

Her only escape from the imminent danger is her adorably derpy rescue corgi and her job as the city’s most awarded marriage proposal planner. Unfortunately work turns into a war zone when she’s forced to collaborate on the biggest project of her career with a hunky, grumpy filmmaker. In addition to six-pack abs, he’s got one big secret and way too many opinions.

Claire can’t afford to wait for the police to solve this case. The clock is ticking and the threats against her are escalating.

Can her meticulous organizational and research skills help her catch a killer before she becomes the next victim?

Equally important, will she make it through her best friend’s surprise proposal without murdering—or falling for—the annoyingly handsome filmmaker?]]> 530 Madison Score Michelle 0 4.25 Bride or Die (Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery Book 1)

Bride or Die (Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery Book 1)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Backup Plan (King Sports, #1)]]> 216832670
Failing to make it in pro ball left me absolutely devastated. Baseball has been my life, my dream, but it’s time to move on.

Becoming a sports agent was always my backup plan, and now that I’m interning at the biggest queer-focused firm in the country, I’m doing my best not to let my bitterness toward baseball affect my future.

That’s really difficult when I’m assigned to babysit Kelley Afton, hotshot rookie pitcher for Philly. He has everything I ever wanted, and he ��Ǳ��’t even appreciate it. I didn’t become an agent so I could soothe the ego of diva athletes.

His constant need for validation from others frustrates me to no end, but that’s probably a good thing. Because if he didn’t have that, I’d find him irresistibly my type.

Attraction could lead to crossing lines which would put my position at King Sports in jeopardy, and I can’t have that.

I don’t have a backup for my backup plan.]]> 300 Eden Finley Michelle 0 4.14 2024 The Backup Plan (King Sports, #1)

author: Eden Finley
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Bound (Trophy Doms Social Club #4)]]> 201566855
DALTON

My family is old money and my life has been mapped out since before I was born. Become a lawyer, buy a house, get married, carry on the family name—all of that good stuff that comes with this kind of upbringing. I have the job and the house, but instead of the marriage, I’m happy playing the field with a close-knit group of friends. Finding out that I’ve been secretly married for half my adult life was a plot twist I didn’t see coming.

Carter Emerson Royce IV is everything I used to want to be. I haven’t seen him since college, and now he’s asking me to come to New York and pretend we’re the perfect picture of domestic bliss. Considering the history between us, it’s the least I can do.

***

I’m one divorce away from the life of my dreams, and I’m not going to ruin that by doing something stupid like falling in love with my husband.

IVEY

All I need to do is to win over the co-op board for the most upscale building in New York so I can secure keys to the penthouse I’ve wanted for years. It should be easy, but when they ask about my marital status and produce a marriage license from Vegas, my plans are thrown out the window. I’ve spent fifteen years trying to not think about Dalton Fox, but we’re about to get up close and personal again whether we like it or not.

The plan is simple—pretend we’re really married and in love long enough for my application to get approved, Dalton goes back to LA a single man, and I go on with the rest of my life. Except it ��Ǳ��’t take long for us to learn there’s more between us than history. Dalton and I are compatible in more ways than one, and the spark between us is very bright and very real.

His life is in California and mine is in New York. Being legally bound ��Ǳ��’t mean anything, but the way Dalton makes me feel has to count for something. He ��Ǳ��’t just see the darkest parts of me, he mirrors them, he touches them, he…loves them. Soon it becomes clear, the penthouse isn’t the only thing at stake. The rest of our lives—and the future of our marriage—are too.]]> 316 Kate Hawthorne Michelle 0 4.35 Bound (Trophy Doms Social Club #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Praised (Trophy Doms Social Club #3)]]> 199214570
FLYNN
I’ve never taken relationships seriously because I’ve never met anyone worth being serious for. I don’t love them and leave them, but no-strings-hookup might as well be my middle name. Getting dared to kiss a gorgeous stranger with eyes like the ocean and hair like a cloud sounds like a surefire way to add another name to the list of men I’ve taken to bed, or on a couch, or in the back seat of a car, but before the night is over, I’ll be proven wrong for the first time in my life.

Rose Baker isn’t like any man I’ve ever met before and one kiss—one night—in a hotel with him isn’t anywhere close to enough. I want him again and I’m ready to break all my rules to get him.

* * *

It’s taken most of my adult life to realize the things I want in a partner. Honesty, faithfulness, and passion, just to name a few. There’s no way Flynn “Casually Serious�� Galloway, the man who kisses strangers against walls is the one to offer me all of that and more�� right?

ROSE
My best friend swears the easiest way to get over my cheating ex is to get under the gorgeous, arrogant, and dominant man who held me up against the wall at Rapture and kissed me until I forgot my name. But Flynn ��Ǳ��’t do serious, and I’m too scared to put my heart out there for something that won’t last. I’ve spent my whole life being less than, being small, coming in second place, and after walking in on my now former boyfriend in bed with his roommate, I’m even more sure about what I’ll settle for and what I’ll walk away from.

I know better than to get involved with a man like Flynn. He’s too handsome, too rich, too much trouble for someone who lives paycheck to paycheck like me. Our lives are different and there’s no way around it, but Flynn is focused, he’s dedicated, and he’s not willing to walk away from the things he wants. And right now, he wants me.

What we hope for and what we get aren’t always the same thing, but with us, I think for once they might be. Flynn is ready to go all in with me, but am I strong enough to admit that I deserve his praise and attention or am I going to sabotage myself and lose his love for good?]]> 276 Kate Hawthorne Michelle 0 4.12 Praised (Trophy Doms Social Club #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Ancient History (South Rock High, #1)]]> 61426726
A long time ago, in a suburban high school not so far away, a closeted nerd (me) and a closeted soccer star (Hutch) fell in love and planned to make their public debut at prom. Until Hutch bailed at the last minute, leaving me with a broken heart and unworn tuxedo. Tale as old as time, right?

I spent the past ten years working to forget Hutch, returning to our old high school to teach and make new memories that could erase ones of him. I thought Hutch was ancient history, off living his professional athlete life. But he’s suddenly back in Sourwood, coaching soccer at South Rock High, and sexy as ever. Just when I’d gotten over him, we’re now colleagues.

As Hutch leads the soccer team to victory once again, and we find ourselves trading stolen glances in the halls, it feels like a reboot of our high school bad romance. Especially after a late night encounter where I find myself climbing him like the rope in gym class. Oops.

Hutch wants to give us another try, but what if history is doomed to repeat itself?]]> 318 A.J. Truman Michelle 0 3.95 Ancient History (South Rock High, #1)

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]]> We All Live Here 213243915 The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is... complicated. So when her real dad—a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago—suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach about love, and what it actually means to be family.]]> 450 Jojo Moyes 1984879324 Michelle 0 to-read 3.86 2025 We All Live Here

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]]> <![CDATA[Edged (Trophy Doms Social Club, #2)]]> 194925401
ARCHIE
I can count my regrets on one hand, and they all have to do with the same person...my childhood best friend, Owen Murray. There's not much I can do to make right all the hurt I caused at nineteen, but living a decadent and hedonistic lifestyle where I don't even give myself the opportunity to make those kinds of mistakes again is a good enough start. I have great friends who love me, even if they don't know the truth about what kind of man I used to be.

But when Owen shows up in Los Angeles—at Rapture, no less—ten years after I last saw him, that's all about to change.

* * *
Archie Davidson didn't just break my heart, he also ruined my life.

OWEN
Los Angeles is a big city, so when I'm out on the west coast scouting locations for my older sister's wedding, the last thing I had expected from the trip was to run head first into a man I'd spent ten years trying to forget. Archie is as handsome as he's ever been, but far bolder and more dominant than I remember. The chemistry between us sparks like wildfire and while it's impossible for me to tell him no, it's still the favorite word I love to hear come out of his gorgeous, lying mouth.

One encounter turns into one night, turns into one weekend, and then it's more than just a quick little fling for us to get some hate and regret out of our system. Archie has worked his way under my skin and is asking for more, but there's too much history between us for yes to come easily. And why should it? I've always like it best when he denies me what I want the most.

But this time it's different. This time it's real, and we're about to find out if there's any chance of going back or if we've finally taken each other too close to the edge.]]> 280 Kate Hawthorne Michelle 0 4.09 Edged (Trophy Doms Social Club, #2)

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]]> Deep End 212806981 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 447 Ali Hazelwood 0593550447 Michelle 0 to-read 4.10 2025 Deep End

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]]> Aether (Elemental Men, #1) 216237567 “We’re mates, Perry.��

This morning a meth lab fell through my kitchen ceiling, I lost my job, and my car broke down, officially making today the worst day of my life. The last thing I need to deal with is a naked, green-haired man with a loose grip on reality.

Or is it just that reality isn’t what I think it is?

This novella originally featured in the Fated Mates charity anthology. No changes have been made.]]> 55 Louisa Masters Michelle 0 3.88 2024 Aether (Elemental Men, #1)

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]]> Drive Me Wild (Drive Me #2) 213387925
Josie Bancroft may be single, but she is definitely not ready to mingle. All she wants to do post-breakup is focus on herself. A simple task, but as a marketing manager for McAllister Racing, she spends every race weekend alongside the charismatic Formula 1 driver, Theo Walker. With his iceberg-melting smile and abs sharper than a cheese grater, he’s a distraction she shouldn’t entertain but can’t seem to ignore.

Theo has mastered two things in life: winning races and wooing women. But this season, both are being put to the test. His team’s new owner is threatening his hard-earned seat, and the one woman he wants has placed him in the friend zone, despite the fact that their attraction is hotter than his car’s engine.

As Josie embraces her independence and Theo struggles to cement his place within the racing world, they’ll have to decide if they want to fuel the flames of their friendship or forever wonder what could have been.

Drive Me Wild is a spicy Formula 1 romantic comedy with heart, heat, humor, and a guaranteed HEA. This is the second book in the Drive Me series and can be read as a standalone.]]> Carly Robyn Michelle 0 4.06 2024 Drive Me Wild (Drive Me #2)

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average rating: 4.06
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]]> Burned (Drake Security #5) 218648840 Of all the creatures I could have accidentally mate bonded with, did it have to be a dragon slayer?

I never let my dragon take control. Never. Distraught after the death of a friend, I made a mistake��

Finding a beautiful, broken viking on the verge of death in the middle of a forest, all of my instincts screamed at me to save him. My dragon wouldn’t have it any other way. For two-thousand years I’ve saved my mating fire, waiting for fate to bring me true, binding love. But with this stranger only a breath away from the afterlife, I didn’t have a choice.

I can’t really be mated to a dragon slayer, can I? There has to be a way to break this bond before his brothers come looking for him or mine realize what I’ve done.

The only problem is, the more time I spend with the captivating, big hearted man, the more I think that fate might have had a hand in things after all��

Is he feeling it too, or am I about to get burned?]]> 254 Mika Nix Michelle 0 4.45 Burned (Drake Security #5)

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]]> Wild 53962509
Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past—although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice—and for herself.]]> 480 Kristin Hannah Michelle 5 4.01 2006 Wild

author: Kristin Hannah
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.01
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Protecting the Nerd (Forestville Silver Foxes #4)]]> 204291567 I’m proud to be a geek.

I’m smart, but I’m also awkward and somewhat socially inept—forever doomed to live in the shadow of my dead brother.

My job as research engineer is amazing, though, and recently, I’ve managed to make some friends in my hometown of Forestville.

But when the wrong people show too much interest in my latest invention, my boss wants me protected. Despite my fierce protests, I end up back in Forestville. With a bodyguard who poses as my boyfriend.

Quillon is nothing like I had expected. He’s my opposite, but we connect in ways I never saw coming, and for the first time, I don’t feel alone. He takes care of me like no one ever has.

Oh, and he’s also extremely hot, which is fascinating because I’ve always thought I was straight. Apparently not.

But is this just a temporary thing or could it be forever?

Protecting the Nerd is the fourth book in the Forestville Silver Foxes series, a contemporary small-town MM romance series featuring hot silver foxes and the men who fall in love with them. Each book can be read as a standalone. Please check the trigger warnings in the front of the book.]]> 316 Nora Phoenix Michelle 0 4.24 2024 Protecting the Nerd (Forestville Silver Foxes #4)

Protecting the Nerd (Forestville Silver Foxes #4)

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name: Michelle
average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[Inheriting Miss Fortune (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #3)]]> 215090024 I was a man without a family�� or so I thought.
I came to tiny Majestic, Wyoming, to escape misfortune: the loss of my brother; my parents�� blame for it; the billion-dollar secret that caused it all.
I find peace in my horses, in my friends, in quiet nights alone�� and sometimes in remembering a scorching-hot one-night-stand from two years ago.
But everything changes when Tully Bowman, the man behind that unforgettable encounter, turns up in Majestic bringing me the daughter I’ve inherited (along with her multi-million-dollar trust fund).
Just like that, my peace becomes chaos, my quiet nights are filled with little Lellie’s cries for “Daddy,�� and the heat between Tully and me becomes more than just a memory.
Because it seems Tully’s planning to stick around�� at least until I prove I’m a “suitable father�� and not the fortune-hunter Lellie’s grandparents think I am. And the longer we spend together–the more he challenges and provokes me, comforts and calms me–the harder it is to remember why I ever thought one night would be enough.
I’m a bad bet for fatherhood, but if I choose to keep Lellie and raise her as my own, it won’t be for her money. It will be because this precious girl and the man who brought her to me might be the fresh start and new family my heart has been looking for.
And because the best thing that ever happened to me might just be�� Inheriting Miss Fortune.]]> 333 Lucy Lennox Michelle 0 4.34 2024 Inheriting Miss Fortune (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #3)

Inheriting Miss Fortune (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #3)

author: Lucy Lennox
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #1)]]> 63201125

I lost my husband three years ago. Since then I’ve survived by focusing on raising my daughter.

Until I meet Jamie.

He’s wrong for me for so many reasons.

Too young. Too charming. Too beautiful.

But he works at the school I teach at, and I can’t escape him even if I wanted to.

As much as I try to resist, our connection is undeniable. Which leaves me wondering - is it possible to find your soul mate twice?

Jamie:

A relationship in my past has left me with massive scars, but this thing with Tim is so different to anything I’ve had before.

We laugh together. We connect on a billion and one levels. And he’s the kindest man I’ve ever met.

But he was never part of my plan. It was my plan to travel at the end of the year, not to fall for an older man, one who is settled and has a daughter.

But I can’t help myself. And honestly? I couldn’t be happier.

Until a secret from the past threatens to destroy everything.]]> 332 Jax Calder Michelle 0 4.28 2022 Beautiful Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #1)

Beautiful Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #1)

author: Jax Calder
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Pairing 199352366
Time apart has done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night and aspiring sommelier by day, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit, who never returned to America, graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school class and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. Sure, nothing really compares to what they had, and life stretches out long and lonely ahead of them, but—yeah. It's in the past.

All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened, good for 48 months after its original date and about to expire. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately.

It's not until they board the tour bus that they discover they've both accidentally had the exact same idea, and now they're trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views, luscious flavors, and the most romantic cities of France, Spain, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left between them. So much nothing that, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition?

But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.]]> 432 Casey McQuiston 1250864054 Michelle 5 3.86 2024 The Pairing

author: Casey McQuiston
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/09
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]]> Promises (Coda #1) 75316208 Can a man who loves his small hometown trust it to love him back?

Jared Thomas has lived in the mountain town of Coda, Colorado his whole life. He can’t imagine living anywhere else. But Jared’s opportunities are limited—the only other gay man in town is twice his age, and although Jared originally planned to be a teacher, the backlash that might accompany the gig keeps him working at his family’s store instead.

Then Matt Richards moves to town.

Matt may not be into guys, but he ��Ǳ��’t care that Jared is. A summer camping and mountain biking together cements their friendship, but when Matt realizes he’s attracted to Jared, he panics and withdraws, leaving Jared all too aware of what he’s missing.

Facing Matt’s affair with a local woman, his disapproving family, and harassment from Matt’s coworkers, Jared fears they’ll never find a way to be together. But for the first time, he has the courage to try�� if he can only convince Matt.

Meant to Be
Jared has simple goals for his freshman year of college: make friends, lose his virginity, come out, and maybe fall in love. He ��Ǳ��’t anticipate getting caught between his friend Bryan and Bryan’s flamboyant ex. Through the awkwardness, Jared learns love ��Ǳ��’t always mean sex and the most meaningful connections might have nothing to do with romance.]]> 220 Marie Sexton Michelle 0 4.01 2010 Promises (Coda #1)

author: Marie Sexton
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Hired by the Enemy 218541688 Liam

I’ve landed my first big assignment with Elite, and it has the potential to be a financial game-changer, so I’m determined not to screw it up. All I have to do is pretend to be a wealthy CEO’s boyfriend on a sun-kissed tropical island for a week. How hard can that be?

Unfortunately, I’m met at the airport by an unexpected blast from my past: Matthew O’Conner. The nerd who lived next door to me growing up—also known as my lifelong nemesis.

This job just got a whole lot more complicated.

Matthew

My blood runs cold when I spot Liam sauntering through the airport doors. Of all the people in the world to show up to be my fake boyfriend for a week, why did it have to be Liam Jamieson? Mr. All-American Charm. The jock with a smile that melts everyone—except me. We’ve been at odds since childhood, trapped in an endless cycle of pranks and one-upmanship.

And now we have to pretend we’re in love? This is going to be a complete disaster.

Or is it?

It turns out Liam and I have both grown up since high school. And maybe, just maybe, we never actually knew each other to begin with.

note: this story was originally published in the Elite Connections anthology]]> 178 Jax Calder Michelle 0 4.18 2024 Hired by the Enemy

author: Jax Calder
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Bridesmaid for Hire 196225075 Sometimes the wedding of the century calls for desperate measures.
And sometimes those desperate measures are to pretend the person you hate most is actually your boyfriend.

After years of working her tail off at her event-planning business, Maggie Mitchell is ready for a vacation. With nothing on her mind but R & R, she’s enjoying the warm weather of Bora Bora when in saunters Brody McFadden, her brother’s best friend and also her sworn enemy. Thanks to years of tension between the two—kicked off by a make-out session at her brother’s wedding that ended horribly—Maggie has sworn to stay away from the man. That is, until she finds out he’s in Bora Bora for his boss’s daughter’s wedding, hoping to use the trip to win a real future at the company.

Maggie promised herself she wouldn’t even think of work on the island, but as word spreads about the “wedding of the century�� taking place in the midst of her vacation, she realizes offering her services as a bridesmaid and planner could bring her business to the next level. The only catch? She needs to pose as Brody’s girlfriend to get the job…while letting him stay in her peaceful bungalow.

Tensions rise, irritation flairs, and despite years�� worth of bickering behind closed doors, Maggie can’t quite squash the sparks building between her and her new fake boyfriend, especially when she learns the real reason their first kiss was cut short. But as the wedding day draws closer and everything starts to go wrong, it just might be Brody who sends Maggie’s business crashing down—and her heart along with it.

]]> 450 Meghan Quinn 1959442163 Michelle 0 4.02 2024 Bridesmaid for Hire

author: Meghan Quinn
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Love Match 58026271 Secret romance changes the rules of the game.

Luke’s never falling in love again.

All that matters now is winning. He’s one of the best tennis players in the world. He has titles and endorsements and fans. He ��Ǳ��’t need love. Especially since he’s sure he’ll lose everything if he comes out.

Then rookie Jesse walks into the locker room.

Jesse, with his youthful optimism and sweet smile. His alluring innocence.

If Luke gives in to temptation, how long will Jesse be content as secret lovers? Can two pro tennis players find love without losing their careers—and their hearts?

Love Match by Keira Andrews is a steamy gay romance featuring an age gap, the grumpy/sunshine trope, and of course a happy ending.]]> 204 Keira Andrews 1988260590 Michelle 5 3.54 2006

author: Keira Andrews
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Forbidden Puckboy (Puckboys #7)]]> 214454713
You know what’s the worst feeling in the world? Being in love with someone since you were twelve years old, knowing they only see you as a little brother type.

Not even becoming an NHL star has made him realize I’m all grown up now.

All of that changes when I ask my brother’s best friend to ref a charity match and we spend an entire week in each other’s pocket.

Being close to him is torture, but for the first time since my adolescent crush started, I begin to feel hope. I swear Knox looks at me the same way I look at him. Or so I think. When I throw myself at him and get utterly rejected, I never want to see him again.

Yet, shaking him is impossible, because he and Connor are always around, and my older brother is suffocatingly protective. Every time I look at Knox, I’m reminded of how he turned me down.

Can’t I just die of embarrassment in peace?

Knox

The Kiki brothers are legendary in the NHL world. Thick as thieves, unstoppable on the ice, and the kind of family nothing can come between. Or so I thought.

For the last ten years, I’ve successfully hidden my feelings for the middle Kiki brother. Easton is snarky, determined, and the prettiest guy I’ve met. Ever since we stumbled across each other on a gay dating app and shared our secrets, I’ve felt a connection to him that I haven’t had with anything else.

But Connor is my best friend and when it comes to his little brothers, “protective�� Ǳ��’t cover it. I’m determined to take my feelings for Easton to the grave, but after a week in close proximity to him, my willpower is ready to break.

All it takes is one charity hockey match, a drunken night out, and a forbidden kiss for me to know that Easton Kikishkin is it for me.

And unless I want to lose Connor, Easton will never be mine.]]> 274 Eden Finley Michelle 0 3.80 2024 Forbidden Puckboy (Puckboys #7)

author: Eden Finley
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hat Trick (Harrisburg Railers #6.2)]]> 43692936 Stan Lyamin has seen many of his dreams come true. He’s found his soulmate, loves Noah like his own, hoisted the Cup, and has his Mama living with him in his new country. But his fantasies of a loud, loving, madcap home overflowing with childish laughter linger. When a distant family member passes, Stan and Erik immediately agree to take in the two orphaned children, but that means a trip back to Russia for Stan, an idea that both exhilarates and terrifies him.

Erik’s world tilts on its axis when a phone call wakes him and Stan in the middle of the night. Abruptly, Stan is returning to Russia, making deals, working with people who know people, and fully intending to bring two orphaned children home. The red tape is overwhelming, and Erik is alone in Harrisburg with the nearly impossible task of finding a nanny who can speak fluent Russian. Being on his own is one thing, but add in fears about Stan’s safety and team issues, and Erik is finding everything hard to balance; not least of which is spending quality time with Noah.

When their family expands from three to five, the journey won’t be easy, but love can always find a way.

]]> 101 R.J. Scott 1785641468 Michelle 0 4.31 2019 Hat Trick (Harrisburg Railers #6.2)

author: R.J. Scott
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at: 2021/04/23
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]]> <![CDATA[Neutral Zone (Harrisburg Railers, #6.1)]]> 40936747
Jared watches his lover fall in more ways than one, and when tragedy strikes, even the strongest of relationships are tested. Ten is strong, but Jared has to be stronger to help the man who holds his heart. Only, he has to admit that maybe it isn’t just him who can make Ten whole again.

Jared and Ten’s love is forever, but the rocky path to the romantic Christmas Jared had planned may be hard to travel.
]]> 90 R.J. Scott 1785641409 Michelle 0 4.30 2018 Neutral Zone (Harrisburg Railers, #6.1)

author: R.J. Scott
name: Michelle
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2018
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]]> If Only in My Dreams 27561177 To be home for Christmas, they must bridge the distance between them.

Charlie Yates is desperate. It’s almost Christmas and his flight home from college has been delayed. For days. Charlie promised his little sister Ava he’d be home for her first holiday season since going into remission from leukemia. Now he’s stuck on the opposite coast and someone else grabbed the last rental car. Someone he hasn’t even spoken to in four years. Someone who broke his heart.

Gavin Bloomberg’s childhood friendship with Charlie ended overnight after a day of stolen kisses. With years of resentment between them, they don’t want to be in the same room together, let alone a car. But for Ava’s sake, Gavin agrees to share the rental and drive across the country together.

As they face unexpected bumps along the road, can Charlie and Gavin pave the way to a future together?

If Only in My Dreams is a gay holiday romance from Keira Andrews featuring enemies to lovers, forced proximity, steamy first times, and of course a happy ending.]]> 143 Keira Andrews 0994092482 Michelle 0 3.91 2015

author: Keira Andrews
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Team Orders 62822561 When tragedy strikes and team orders are called for, will Archie and Noah’s love survive the fallout?

Noah is devastated when his best friend is badly hurt in a fiery crash, and shocked when the team’s rookie steps up to take Augusto’s place. Not only is Archie inexperienced on the track, but he’s a threat to Noah’s heart when giving in to lust and passion could only end badly. Caught in the chaos of Formula 1, and despite being terrified of losing everything, Noah falls for Archie one passionate but secret moment at a time.

In his rookie F1 season as Deacon-Graaf’s reserve driver, Archie is called up to cover for an injured driver. He’s determined to earn a permanent place in a team, but for now he’s thrilled that he’s driving alongside his idol, Noah. Falling for his teammate is as simple as breathing, but their romance threatens to expose them to a media frenzy, leaving Archie facing a stark choice �� love or career.

This M/M romance from RJ Scott features teammates, a secret affair, hurt/comfort, and is set in the high octane world of Formula 1 featuring fast cars, driving at the limit, spectacular crashes, heated rivalries, and of course, a HEA.

Each book in the Lights Out collection is a standalone story, and the books can be read in any order.
]]> 358 R.J. Scott 1785643924 Michelle 0 3.85 2023 Team Orders

author: R.J. Scott
name: Michelle
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at: 2023/07/06
date added: 2024/09/21
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