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Shilo
I’ve always been the outcast—awkward, invisible, a loser. My pet rat and my computer are my only friends. I've accepted the fact that I'll probably die a lonely virgin—until I pick up the hottest man I’ve ever met for a ride home.
An impulsive invitation, a strange encounter. He's way out of my league. Then he tosses me out, sending me back into the hole I'd crawled out from.
I didn’t think I’d ever see him again—until I walk into my new job two months later.
Turns out, he's my new boss.

Ryann
My life is an endless cycle of work, sleep, and meaningless hookups. It's been this way since I gave up my college dreams fifteen years ago.
One reckless decision—a disappointing fling with a stranger—shouldn’t matter. But when that stranger walks into my office two months later, everything I’ve built begins to crumble.
Because now he’s not just a stranger.
He's my new employee.
And my twin is dating his sister.


Pretty Broken Doll is a full-length age-gap MM office romance containing themes and situations not intended for readers under the age of 18. Both characters are consenting adults. This story features a neurodivergent MC, his grumpy boss, opposites attracting and a guaranteed HEA.]]> 364 Bree Wiley Lillazza 0 nope 4.09 Pretty Broken Doll
author: Bree Wiley
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]]> <![CDATA[SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay! (SOS Hotel #1)]]> 210872835 Guaranteed a supernaturally safe stay!

A scandalous, ex-porn star demon and a morally shady, billionaire vampire walk into a bar�

But this is no joke. It’s opening day at the SOS Hotel, and that lust demon? He’s my business partner. I know. What was I thinking? The sexy, suave vampire however? He’s something else�

Creating a sanctuary for the supernaturals left here when the tear in the veil sealed was always going to be difficult, but it’s all I have, and I’m going to make it work. Despite the murders, the missing humans, and the psychotic real estate mogul who wants to bulldoze the hotel�

The SOS Hotel must thrive whatever the cost. Because if it fails, I’ll lose everything. Including my life.

My name is Adam. I’m just the boring human who works here, and I absolutely, definitely do not have any secrets.

Welcome to the SOS Hotel. What can possibly go wrong?

SOS Hotel contains content that some readers may find uncomfortable. For full content warnings, please see the author's website. ]]> 174 Adam Vex Lillazza 0 to-read 4.22 2024 SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay! (SOS Hotel #1)
author: Adam Vex
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2024
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]]> Dean (Unexpected, #9) 223903292 And caring for myself from a young age has come with a lot of hardships, but finding myself bruised, homeless, and sleeping in my car just about tops the list.
Fortunately, the person I least expect offers to take me in and share his home with me.
My boss, Dean, may be twenty years older and have a son my age, but he’s still the sexiest man I’ve ever met. (Mechanics, amiright?) He’s also incredibly sweet and thoughtful and apparently quite protective of me. He may even be a bit possessive�
But best of all, he genuinely seems to like and accept me just as I am.
The only problem is, Dean is straight. And living with my very hot, very straight boss just might be the thing that kills me.]]> 274 Cora Rose Lillazza 4 4.09 2025 Dean (Unexpected, #9)
author: Cora Rose
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2025
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Marked By His Alpha Dragon's Desire: An MPreg Romance (Nesting Ever After: Season Two Book 1)]]> 226002501
Luca has built a life he loves in Willowdale—steady, predictable, safe–though the locals can be a little weird sometimes, they have welcomed him with open aarms. The moment he meets Raphael, everything clicks into place. The stranger with green eyes and an otherworldly presence stirs something deep inside him—something undeniable.

When Raphael saves Luca from a life-threatening accident, walking away unscathed from injuries that should have been fatal, Luca is left questioning everything he thought he knew.

Can he accept the truth about Raphael and the bond they share? Or will fear of the unknown keep him from claiming the love that was always meant to be?

Marked by the Alpha Dragon’s Desire is the first book in the sweet with knotty heat mpreg shifter shared world Nesting Ever After Season Two featuring a dragon discovering his mate in a quirky small town, firefighters and first responders finding love, meggs, nesting, true love, fated mates, and and adorable baby. The Nesting Ever After Season Two Trilogy is a shared world brought to you by Jena Wade, Toby Wise, and Lorelei M Hart. Each book tells the story of love, found family and how the bonds of your clutch mates and brothers can never be broken. If you love your dragons smexy, your love powerful, and your mpreg with heart, download all three today!]]> 167 Jena Wade Lillazza 0 to-read 4.28 Marked By His Alpha Dragon's Desire: An MPreg Romance (Nesting Ever After: Season Two Book 1)
author: Jena Wade
name: Lillazza
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]]> <![CDATA[Claimed by His Omega Dragon's Fire: Nesting Ever After: Season Two]]> 227803058 Aiden is duty. Brock is indulgence. Together, they make the perfect balance of feisty and calm.

As the pack alpha, Aiden is used to making sure everything and everyone around him is taken care of. He’s always been good at ignoring the longing inside his chest, wishing he had someone by his side to help him with his duties. Everything changes when his pack gifts him a fateful vacation.

After finding a lodge to park his cafe on wheels, Brock meets Aiden. Their chemistry is fire from the very moment they lock eyes. After one night together, they realize their chemistry isn’t only heat, but it’s also the calm that comes with meeting the person you’re supposed to be with.

Claimed by His Dragon Omega's Fire is the third book in the sweet with knotty heat mpreg shifter shared world Nesting Ever After Season Two featuring a pack alpha learning to indulge, a feisty dragon omega learning it's okay to settle down, a coffee food truck, a magical lodge, and of course a Toby Approved happily ever after. The Nesting Ever After Season Two Trilogy is a shared world brought to you by Jena Wade, Toby Wise, and Lorelei M Hart. Each book tells the story of love, found family and how the bonds of your clutch mates and brothers can never be broken. If you love your dragons smexy, your love powerful, and your mpreg with heart, download all three today!]]> 117 Toby Wise Lillazza 0 to-read 4.35 2025 Claimed by His Omega Dragon's Fire: Nesting Ever After: Season Two
author: Toby Wise
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.35
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]]> <![CDATA[Wreaking Havoc (Demon Bound, #1)]]> 211773015
Kai has been waiting centuries for a summons. When he’s at long last brought to the human realm for his final contract, he expects to find another warrior hungry for battle and bloodshed. Instead, he finds himself bound to a saucy, scared mobster princeling who can’t stop looking at Kai like he’s dinner. It isn’t long before Kai decides that—for once—he wouldn’t mind staying exactly where he is, with a certain human for his mate.

But Sascha isn’t used to anyone sticking around, let alone caring for him in any real way. It’s up to Kai to convince Sascha he can give him so much more than protection. He just has to deal with those pesky enemies—and Sascha’s own meddling family—first.




Wreaking Havoc is a heated MM paranormal romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a spoiled (or is it traumatized?) mafia prince with trust issues, the cocky warrior demon who wants nothing more than to pamper him for eternity, a stifling family, elusive enemies, and the frustration of never getting to finish a manicure.


]]> 255 Grae Bryan Lillazza 0 to-read 4.12 2024 Wreaking Havoc (Demon Bound, #1)
author: Grae Bryan
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[The Vampire's Werewolf Bodyguard]]> 230683297 Adapted from a novella originally published as The Vampire’s Werewolf Bodyguard by Liv Rider.

Simon doesn’t want protection. Especially not from a werewolf.
Too bad the reclusive vampire doesn’t have a choice. Simon barely survived an assassin’s strike, and he isn’t safe yet. The attack left him weak and vulnerable, which is why his meddling sire hires him a bodyguard.

A big, burly werewolf bodyguard.

Cody’s instincts make him a formidable guard—if he can control his wolf. Living without a pack or mate makes him unstable. Dangerous. After accidentally shifting on his previous assignment, he has one chance to prove

Protecting a bratty vampire who does not want his protection.

Keeping things professional is Cody’s only hope. Simon may have four centuries� worth of defensive habits, but Cody can handle difficult clients. Except as Cody digs up the hurt behind Simon’s prickly exterior, and Simon starts to enjoy being cared for�

Staying professional might be impossible. Just like controlling Cody’s wolf.

The Vampire’s Werewolf Bodyguard is an MM paranormal romance with forced proximity, chosen mates, and bickering to lovers.]]> 250 Tavia Lark Lillazza 4 m-m, vampires, paranormal 4.07 2025 The Vampire's Werewolf Bodyguard
author: Tavia Lark
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/04
date added: 2025/05/04
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]]> The Shots You Take 210202493 A sweet and sexy hockey romance about two ex-teammates and former best friends with benefits who are about to discover whether you can ever really have a second chance, from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Heated Rivalry and The Long Game.

After moving back to his hometown ten years ago, Riley Tuck thought he had left his major league hockey career—and his broken heart—far behind. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes, it brings ex-teammate and former best friend with benefits Adam Sheppard back into his life.

Coming to the small town of Avery River, Nova Scotia, might have been a mistake. Adam’s not sure he’ll ever win back Riley’s trust after the way they left things—and the attention he’s getting as a huge hockey star isn’t exactly helping. Yet the chemistry that crackles between them is undeniable, even now.

As Adam helps Riley navigate his grief, long-buried feelings start to resurface. But they’ll have to square off with their complicated past if they’re going to have a real shot at a new beginning.]]> 336 Rachel Reid 1335015329 Lillazza 4 m-m, sport, cute 4.03 2025 The Shots You Take
author: Rachel Reid
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/21
date added: 2025/04/21
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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 Lillazza 3 meh 4.41 2025 Finding Lord Landry (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #5)
author: Lucy Lennox
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/17
date added: 2025/04/17
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]]> <![CDATA[10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love]]> 219421307 Wingman 101: Make him fall head over heels in love.

Brad
What’s a straight guy to do when he accidentally goes on a date with his brand new gym-bro? Offer to be the best wingman ever, of course! It’s foolproof.

Joey needs a man? I’ll find him one.

He wants someone who looks, well, kind of like me? No problem!

Not into watersports? I’ve got him covered.

The issue is, going on all these dates with Joey makes me realize I want more of his time to be spent with me. I like the guy. And his smile. And the way he makes me feel like anything is possible.

Except� I can’t possibly be who Joey needs. He wants his forever person. His great big love.

And no matter how perfect the dude’s abs are or how skilled he is as a cuddle-bro, the two of us will never be more than friends. Because I’m straight.

Right?

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love is a lighthearted romantic comedy with disastrous dates, more innuendo than is probably healthy, an oblivious sweetheart, the gym-dude who falls for him swiftly, and a HEA loaded with firsts. It has characters who originally appeared in Himbo (Elite 8 Studios Book 4) but is set as a standalone.]]> 327 Emmy Sanders Lillazza 3 4.24 2025 10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love
author: Emmy Sanders
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/04
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]]> Two Wrong Turns 221383694 A glitching GPS + a hidden town of shifters = one interesting situation

Barrett
I'm trying to find my muse after months of feeling stuck. After loading up the necessities, I take off across the country in hopes to get my spark back. When my GPS starting acting up, I find myself in a small town that seemed to pop up out of nowhere. Deciding it's best to stop for directions and a bite to eat, I go to the local diner.

Nolan
As Alpha, it's my job to handle any big problems amongst my people. When I get a call that the town's two biggest troublemakers need wrangling, I know I'm the only one they'll listen to. After taking care of the problem, I find myself outside the diner with my bear on the brink of a shift. There's only one thing on his MATE!

Two Wrong Turns is a low angst MM shifter MPreg romance featuring a human who gets lost on a spur-the-moment road trip, a bear shifter who realizes said human is his mate, a town full of meddling shifters who want their Alpha to be happy, some forced proximity, a bit of knotty fun times, and Allie's guaranteed happily every after. This book is part of the Love Sync Mates Season Two shared world where travel mishaps lead to HEAs complete with babies. ]]> 145 Allie W. Scott Lillazza 0 to-read 4.17 Two Wrong Turns
author: Allie W. Scott
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Emerald Waves (Primordial Protectors Book 2)]]> 223783884 How does one achieve a firm but gentle hand with talons?

Well, step one involves keeping the claws in check.

And avoidance.

Both of which my big brother told me would fail.

I tried them anyway. Several times, several different ways.

No matter the method, Ionus was right—just don’t tell him I admitted to that.

Fate dropped sweet, timid Emerson into Caro’s err, wings? Arms? Clutches? Now it’s up to Caro what to do with him.

Emerald Waves is book 2 in the Primordial Protectors series. An omega with a haunting past, a protector with zero clue how to be a mate. How can they be what each other needs when they don’t even know what they need themselves?]]> TL Travis Lillazza 0 tbr 0.0 Emerald Waves (Primordial Protectors Book 2)
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]]> Leave It All (Saint Lakes #1) 57889431 an alternate cover edition can be found here

Lucas wanted to be a normal human being, but normal is highly over-rated.

Lucas Speck had been a guy who worked at an office supply store and house-sat for his snowbird parents. He was nobody special. Or that’s what he thought until the headaches and other weird things begin to happen. When people start chasing him his whole life gets turned upside down.

Bennett Somerset is a dragon shifter who likes his quiet life in his quiet town. He isn’t looking for complications. He already has a family that defines the words weird and crazy to perfection. Good thing they live in a small town where nothing ever happens. That is until he smells the most delicious thing in the world and realizes it’s his mate. His little witch of a mate complicates things in ways no one is prepared for, least of all Bennett.]]> 175 April Kelley Lillazza 0 to-read 3.95 2015 Leave It All (Saint Lakes #1)
author: April Kelley
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mercenary and the Mortician (The Silent Hollow, #1)]]> 222075182 What do a mercenary and a mortician have in common?

Dead. Freaking. Bodies.

___

Callum Walker kills people for a living. Although he doesn’t get a say in who his boss puts on his list, he likes to hunt people who hurt children in his spare time. After a misunderstanding that leads Callum to believe Ryan Fairview - a local funeral director - is responsible for hurting one of the neighbourhood children, he finds his next target.

However, Ryan isn’t like other morticians. He can see dead people. So, when Callum breaks into Fairview Funerals ready to kill him, Ryan is shocked to find that his would-be murderer is haunted by all the people he’s killed.

Ryan might be just the man to help Cal get rid of his little ghost problem. The only problem is, these two are polar opposites and Ryan can’t seem to get over the small issue of home invasion and attempted homicide.

Will Cal win over the stubborn and neurotic mortician? Or will Ryan refuse to be swayed by the impulsive yet charming mercenary?

Read and find out!

__

The Mercenary and the Mortician is a dark paranormal MM romance. It is an interconnected standalone in the Silent Hollow Series. This is a dark romance and contains heavy and disturbing content. Please check content warnings. This book is not suitable for readers under 18.]]> 770 Alexandra St. Pierre Lillazza 2 m-m, wtf 4.49 The Mercenary and the Mortician (The Silent Hollow, #1)
author: Alexandra St. Pierre
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.49
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read at: 2025/03/08
date added: 2025/03/08
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]]> <![CDATA[His Reluctant Omega Mate (Sweetwater Pack #1)]]> 61501586 Will Kade be able to trust that fate has brought him an alpha that he can love, not just the one that he needs?

As an omega, Kade's purpose is to mate with an alpha and carry children. Years on the run have stolen that from him and ravaged his body. A chance meeting with his fated mate has Kade asking if Blake could be the one to heal his heart as well as his wolf. But what kind of alpha would accept a damaged omega?

Meeting his fated was a dream come true for Blake, but Kade keeps him at arm's length. Blake doesn't need Kade to trust all alphas, just that Blake would never harm an omega, especially his prickly, reluctant mate.

His Reluctant Omega Mate contains mpreg and discussions surrounding the past abuse of several characters. There is some on page violence, a kidnapping, and discussions about infertility. Omegas sometimes have it hard but Blake is a cinnamon roll of an alpha who wants to give them the world.]]> 414 Jax Stuart Lillazza 2 m-m, meh, omegaverse 3.96 2022 His Reluctant Omega Mate (Sweetwater Pack #1)
author: Jax Stuart
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2025/03/07
date added: 2025/03/07
shelves: m-m, meh, omegaverse
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]]> <![CDATA[Amethyst Storms (Primordial Protectors #1)]]> 220460480
His mate.

If they even exist�

Free spirited, rock loving, cave spelunking Alex is on a quest to visit the most untouched spaces in the world. Without his GPS he gets lost in a twisted maze of caves and caverns. What’s his grandfather gonna say about that? Probably that Alex had banged his head on his beloved rocks one too many times.

When all attempts by the brothers to deter Alex fail, he winds up surrounded by five very angry dragons in a world he never knew existed.

Amethyst Storms is book 1 in the Primordial Protectors series. What happens when a fierce stickler of a dragon meets a thrill seeking human. Sounds like an ad for man seeking man, right? Well, I can promise you it’s anything but that.
]]> 453 Layla Dorine Lillazza 0 to-read 3.91 Amethyst Storms (Primordial Protectors #1)
author: Layla Dorine
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> Black & White (ORCA #1) 195030901
Felix White is unlucky. When his life is threatened and he’s hauled into police custody for safekeeping, the last thing he expects is to meet his fated mate. Especially when his mate is a giant killer whale shifter, who is also his new bodyguard.

But there is more to the plot against Felix than meets the eye, and Nero and his brothers have to work together to figure out who is after Felix before it’s too late...before Nero loses the mate he just found.

Black & White is book one in the Organization for the Return of Criminals and Assets (ORCA) series featuring an orca shifter art thief turned bounty hunter, a sea otter shifter hacker who might have pissed off the wrong people, and a group of orca brothers who will do anything—even if it’s not quite legal—to save the newest member of their family.]]> 244 Vinni George Lillazza 0 currently-reading 4.19 Black & White (ORCA #1)
author: Vinni George
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Scarred Omega (Black Creek Pack #4)]]> 214244685
Kai
I know I'm damaged—used goods who panics at the sight of an Alpha. So I could never have imagined being so lucky as to find love with a huge Beta enforcer. But I should have learned by now that happiness was never meant for me. Running into my fated Alpha mate will surely see to that.

Jeff
He's not only a man but an Omega—forbidden and unattainable. Betas aren't allowed Omega mates. But even knowing that what we have is temporary, I wasn't prepared for the excruciating pain of inevitably losing him.

Seth
The delicate Omega is my fated mate, but he has already formed an attachment to another. Through our mate bond, I can feel his reluctance, his determination to shut me out. Not that I blame him. Why would he want a crippled Alpha mate who's the son of a traitor?

This is the fourth book in the series about the Black Creek Pack Omegas and it's the conclusion of the series' overreaching story arc. It's an MMM, why-choose, hurt/comfort, erotic romance telling the tale of three imperfect men finding their unlikely happiness together.
The story takes place in an omegaverse, mpreg, semi-shifter universe that isn't kind to Omegas.
Each book follows a new couple and their way to their HEA or HFN. Scarred Omega isn't a standalone. It's best enjoyed after reading the first three books in the series.

This series is meant for 18+ readers.
Content warnings include violence and death, descriptions of past sexual abuse (not overly detailed), blood, biting, and knotting. You'll also find extreme size differences, possessiveness, growly Alphas, and snarky and sweet Omegas.]]> 332 Jay L. North Lillazza 2 m-m, mpreg 4.18 Scarred Omega (Black Creek Pack #4)
author: Jay L. North
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.18
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read at: 2025/02/25
date added: 2025/02/25
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]]> <![CDATA[His Alpha Unlocked (Shifters Sanctuary #1)]]> 211421746 It's knot funny, it's fate.

Former foster kid Beckett (Beck) Smith is 31 and has never had any reason to think that he’s anything other than human. But meeting Oliver (Ollie) Grayson in a club stirs something primal inside him, creating a desire that can’t be ignored. Learning that Ollie is an omega wolf shifter isn’t a deterrent, not when he can’t keep his hands off the young, vibrant, sexy man. And it’s all going great…until his body changes at the most unexpected and awkward moment. (It's really not funny, fate!)

Suddenly, Beck discovers that he’s not as human as he believed. Furthermore, it turns out he’s an alpha in a world where alphas are thought to be extinct. Then there’s also the fact that he’s somehow mystically bonded to Ollie. It’s a lot to process. Don’t get him Ollie’s a great guy. He’s gorgeous and smart, and his obsession with all things Christmas is stupidly endearing, but Beck hadn’t exactly planned to commit to the guy for life.

However, when Ollie’s pack threatens them, Beck will do anything to keep his mate safe…even if it means putting his own life on the line.

His Alpha Unlocked is a sweet, instant attraction (fated mates) romance. It IS an mpreg, and it does contain violence, threats, kidnapping, anxiety, controlling families, and some mild angst. This book contains elements suited to readers over the age of 18.]]> 306 Anna Sparrows Lillazza 3 m-m, omegaverse 4.07 2024 His Alpha Unlocked (Shifters Sanctuary #1)
author: Anna Sparrows
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/02/25
date added: 2025/02/25
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]]> <![CDATA[Impulsive Connections: Alternative Cover (Elemental Bonds)]]> 222580699 alternative cover edition of ISBN 9781958002032

Ignited by accident, fueled by fate. Some bonds burn brighter than any flame.

Kade Mills has spent over a decade dreaming of his ideal meet-cute. Surely the universe wouldn't toss the perfect mage at him while he's a scarred shadow of his former flirtatious self, recovering from his last encounter with the malicious spirits haunting his pack's territory.

Liam Batiste is a man of simple pleasures; a quiet room and a stack of books are all he needs to be happy. He's only in Lost Creek to help his friend save the Mills pack from the unknown evil infesting their land, but everything changes when he and Kade are paired up to capture the supernatural threat.

After a run-in with a spirit leaves them entangled—physically and magically—they must learn to control the newfound power their unwanted connection grants them. As they struggle to resist the heady pull of their bond, they begin to realize it may hold the key to defeating the dark forces that are endangering far more than just Kade's pack� and perhaps it's not as unwelcome as they first thought.

Impulsive Connections is a steamy 149k M/M paranormal romance featuring a playboy wolf shifter, a nerdy mage, and friends who are trying their very best not to meddle. This simmering slow burn is perfect for readers who love reluctant mates, unintended bonds, forced proximity, unfortunate bed shortages, and knotting. While it guarantees a happy ending for its main couple, the overarching plot does contain cliffhangers, and the series should be read in order. Please look inside for content warnings. (This series does not contain mpreg.)]]> 598 Marie Reynard 1958002054 Lillazza 0 currently-reading 3.83 2024 Impulsive Connections: Alternative Cover (Elemental Bonds)
author: Marie Reynard
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[My Best Friend’s Secret (Men of Fairlake #1)]]> 80908915
Coming back home with my tail between my legs after a bitter divorce and a failed business venture isn’t exactly the life I’d envisioned for myself.

At least there’s Bennett. Strong and steady as always, even if there is a simmering anger in him that wasn’t there when we were boys.

When that anger finally boils over, I’m braced for a fight, but what I get instead� is a kiss.

A kiss that changes everything.

But a surprise visit threatens the new life Bennett and I are beginning to build together. Now I’m faced with an impossible choice: Return to the safe, predictable life I’d always planned on with my ex-wife�

Or take a chance on the unexpected love of a lifetime.

* * *

My Best Friend’s Secret is a friends-to-lovers, bi-awakening romance set in the cozy little town of Fairlake. And while Adam and Bennett will have cameos in future stories, each book in this series can be read as a standalone.]]> 315 Romeo Alexander Lillazza 0 to-read 4.17 2023 My Best Friend’s Secret (Men of Fairlake #1)
author: Romeo Alexander
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Flirt with a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls #1)]]> 214187015 Maybe I have an overactive imagination, but the hot guy next door totally gives off serial killer vibes. Why else would he know how long it takes to bleed out from a wound? Yeah, ok, so I asked, but it was research. Being an author definitely makes for some odd questions (someone had better clear my browser history when I die, that’s all I’m saying). It’s not like I’m stalking my hot neighbor or anything—there’s nothing wrong with watching him out my window. Although I might have my own stalker (and not the cute harmless kind), which is kind of terrifying. Even if he isn’t a serial killer, maybe my seriously sexy neighbor whose eyes seem to glow red (a trick of the light, I’m sure) can help me out.

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

Socially awkward writer and serial killer(ish) hellhound fall in love; talking about dismemberment totally counts as flirting, right?; there’s death and maiming, but only of really bad people; Dex would literally burn the world down for those he cares about; Toby is adorably clueless; hellhounds have tails, and they know how to use them.]]> 226 Shannon Mae Lillazza 2 m-m, meh 4.21 2024 How to Flirt with a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls #1)
author: Shannon Mae
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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]]> Burn It Down 223254007
I’ve been bred for success.
As the CFO of my father’s wealth management firm, I know exactly what’s expected of me and the image I must uphold. To the outside world, my long-term girlfriend and I are beautiful, powerful, successful…and rich.
However, the suit I wear hides more than my cut physique. Living a lie has been the norm since I was a teenager. Although not ideal, I have a great woman by my side and a promising future. Everything is as it should be.
Until I cross paths with Dylan Ryder.
One look and everything I’ve worked so hard to conceal comes rushing to the surface.
One taste and I’m ready to burn my life as I know it to the ground.

Dylan Ryder

I’m used to being judged.
My Mexican-American heritage earns me some looks, my tattoos earn me others, and of course being on a date with another man ensures whoever wasn’t staring because of the first two things, definitely is now.
But I haven’t been on a date in a while.
With my family’s automotive shop under attack from vandals I’m working longer hours to try and make ends meet as business keeps waning.
So, when I crumple the front-end of a Maserati at the grocery store, I really don’t have the time or money to deal with it.
But knowing it’s the right thing to do, I offer to fix it anyway.
Wholly unprepared for the onslaught of lust as Jacob Ellington enters my life, I struggle to maintain control.
However, as our paths continue to cross, I become unsure if I even want control anymore.
And when our mouths inevitably collide, he lights my world on fire.
Literally.]]> 390 Jillian D. Wray Lillazza 0 to-read 4.08 Burn It Down
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Tame a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls #3)]]> 223005363 Apparently, the trauma from being kidnapped doesn’t end when you’re rescued, although I’m doing better. I have a roommate who has become family, and we’ve been adopted by a pack of otherworldly creatures who protect us. I’m still a little jumpy, and most people make me uncomfortable, but baking, therapy, and my daily walks are all helping. The sweet guard dog who follows me around in the woods helps, too. I can tell him anything I want—even how scared I am of my own family. I’m afraid to bring trouble to my new family’s doorstep, but I can’t end up caged again.

Atlas (aka Fluffy)
I have never belonged. I never knew my parents, and I grew up with a pack of wolves. (Yes, I was literally raised by wolves. Believe me, I see the humor in that too.) Wilder found me and adopted me, and I have a pack and a good life. People still make me uncomfortable, though, unless I’m torturing and killing them (only hellbound people—I’m not just some random serial killer). I just like solitude. But there’s something about Aiden that calls to my hellhound, and I can’t help wanting to protect the sweet human. I’ll even put up with being nicknamed Fluffy so long as I get to stay close to him. When I find out he’s in danger, I know I can’t sit back any longer. The only problem? How will my traumatized human react to finding out I’m not just a guard dog?

Both characters have tragic backstories and need lots of comfort; Aiden loves cuddles and Fluffy is totally cuddle material; Atlas kind of likes being called Fluffy by his human, but he’ll maim anyone else who tries it; there’s torture and death (but only of really bad people); hellhounds have tails, and they know how to use them.]]> 234 Shannon Mae Lillazza 0 tbr 4.40 2025 How to Tame a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls #3)
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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 doesn’t feel fall in love?

This book contains explicit MM content, hurt/comfort, codependency, an emotionally stunted control freak who doesn’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 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.24 2022 Just a Bit Heartless (Straight Guys, #13)
author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[His Prince (Unexpectedly Twisted #2)]]> 220391838 Deadly handsome and charming, Mikhail Ivanov, strikes a deal with my father for my hand in marriage, ensuring my safety and building an alliance. And I thank my lucky stars Mikhail is everything I’ve ever dreamed of, his sweet mouth whispering sins and promises—that I’m his little prince, his angel.
But when the wedding ends and I’m left with a barren wasteland of secrets, lies, and broken promises from the man I trusted, my dreams suddenly become a living nightmare I can’t escape.
I should have known all along that fairy tales aren’t real, just as my dear husband should have known that even angels will get their revenge.]]> 318 Cora Rose Lillazza 0 to-read 4.04 His Prince (Unexpectedly Twisted #2)
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]]> Just Sign Here 54545158
Fate had other plans, and this tantrum-throwing, heart-melting toddler is now mine to raise. As the CEO of a multinational hotel chain, I’m used to people taking orders from me, but that is not on her to-do list. No matter how much I love her, being a parent to Julia is not the joy and delight portrayed on social media. Then I hear his voice on the radio. Peyton Scott. I rejoice that someone out there gets it, and I will stop at nothing to have him under me. Professionally, naturally.

All right, it’s possible I can’t resist going further.

The terms of his employment are a little…unconventional. But if Peyton signs on the dotted line, I believe I can give him all the things he never knew he needed. He’ll help me learn how to be a better daddy to my little girl, and I’ll teach him how to be the best Little Boy for his Daddy.]]> 202 Cara Dee Lillazza 0 currently-reading 4.06 2020 Just Sign Here
author: Cara Dee
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[God of Fury (Legacy of Gods, #5)]]> 201871211 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE MM college romance.

I’m not attracted to men.
Or so I thought before I slammed into Nikolai Sokolov.
A mafia heir, a notorious bastard, and a violent monster.
An ill-fated meeting puts me in his path.
And just like that, he has his sights set on me.
A quiet artist, a golden boy, and his enemy’s twin brother.
He doesn’t seem to care that the odds are stacked against us.
In fact, he sets out to break my steel-like control and blur my limits.
I thought my biggest worry was being noticed by Nikolai.
I’m learning the hard way that being wanted by this beautiful nightmare is much worse.

This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.]]> 510 Rina Kent 1685452183 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.44 2023 God of Fury (Legacy of Gods, #5)
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average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[The Whims of Gods (Monstrous Whims, #1)]]> 208456132
Helios has a knack for survival. All he has ever known is the world after the Rise. He’s the product of a ruthless new era. Humanity has been brought down by the old gods that walk the Earth once again. But on the day he’s about to be sold into slavery after being captured with a group of nomads, survival comes in the form of a mutant. His savior, Griffin, agrees to take him on board his vessel, the Beetle. The Beetle is a never-before-seen six-legged machine inhabited by a bad-tempered AI.

Helios, seduced by the prospect of doing more than just surviving, will do everything in his power to hold on to this new life. And if staying on the Beetle means spending time with the Devil of the Wastes, so be it.

THE WHIMS OF GODS is a gay science fantasy romance for mature readers (18+)

Trigger warning: Non-human genitalia, sexual abuse (not explicit), violence, blood, and strong language.]]> 180 Mell R. Bright Lillazza 0 to-read 3.94 2024 The Whims of Gods (Monstrous Whims, #1)
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name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Hooks In (No Holds Barred, #1)]]> 203894374 Hatred often walks in disguise.

Rival MMA fighters Ty Roscoe and Luca Mitchell have been battling for the top spot in the rankings for years. Evenly matched in skill and constantly stripping each other of number one, the rivalry continues to grow and extend outside the cage. Knowing just how to push each other’s buttons, a deep hatred shadows their shared goal of becoming the best fighters they can be. And when an opportunity comes knocking to train at an elite MMA gym, they each think they’ll leave the other behind once and for all.

But when they end up at the same gym, under the same coach, the tension only rises. For the first time ever, they’re not fighting against each other. As they are forced to work as teammates, the battle for dominance is only amplified. They each have something the other needs, and the more time they spend training on the mats and in the boxing ring, they now realize they aren’t fighting each other� they’re fighting something else.

Their dynamic morphs, the tension evolves, and the hate drops its mask. They know everything there is to fight each other. But now, they have so much more to learn.

Submission was never in the cards.
But outside the cage, will the gloves finally drop?

Hooks In is book 1 in the No Holds Barred duet and ends on a HFN. Book 2 will be a continuation of Ty and Luca’s story.]]> 352 Eve Holmes Lillazza 0 to-read 4.11 2024 Hooks In (No Holds Barred, #1)
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Poetry On Ice (Totally Pucked, #1)]]> 222224173 I can’t tell if we’re fighting…or flirting?

Being traded to the Seattle Vipers has left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, they’re my team, the team I’ve loved and supported since I was a kid, but on the other hand, he’s here. Him. Ant Decker. Infamous NHL bad boy. Right wing to my left. A man who’s made it his sole purpose in life to be better than me.

Well, the joke’s on him because I’m faster and my stats are better than his.

Not that I’m competing with him. Of course not. I wouldn’t stoop to his level.

He’s the most infuriating person I’ve ever met. A dark, chaotic presence that distracts me.

When we’re not coming to blows on the ice, he tries to provoke me by calling me Princess. And Pretty Boy...and Babygirl.

I hate it. Obviously, I do. It makes me so angry I can hardly see straight.

So why does my body react as if I like it?]]> 336 Jesse H. Reign Lillazza 0 to-read 4.11 Poetry On Ice (Totally Pucked, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finding Delaware (State of Us #1)]]> 217987466 đť–𝯠đťµđť©đť¦ đťµđťłđť˘đť¤đť¬, đť¸đť¦ đť¤đť˘đťŻ đť±đťłđť¦đťµđť¦đťŻđťĄ...

Taylor
Only two things matter to me in this shitty freestyle motocross and my best friend.
They’re my only escape from my father’s fists, but one slip in junior high almost changed everything. I confessed a secret to a beautiful boy, and I’ve been punishing him—and myself—ever since.

I can’t have Huckslee the way I want, so I take from him in the only way I can—with violence. When my mother wants back into my life, and I’m forced to move in with the object of my obsession, the lines between hate and desire begin to blur. I’m not sure we’ll survive each other.

Huckslee
High school is hell when your worst enemy knows your darkest secret.
To everyone else, I’m the perfect swim team captain, football running back, and the Bishop’s golden boy. But beneath the surface, I’m hiding desires only one person knows—my bully, my tormentor, my crush. And starting tomorrow, my new stepbrother.

Taylor has wielded my secret like a weapon for years, making my life a nightmare. Now, he’ll be living right down the hall. Each encounter with him cracks my facade a little more. How long can I wear this mask before it shatters completely?


Finding Delaware is a full-length enemies-to-lovers MM stepbrother romance containing themes and situations not intended for readers under the age of 18. Both characters are consenting adults. This story features two broken boys, found family, slowburn to spice and a guaranteed HEA.]]> 545 Bree Wiley Lillazza 0 to-read 4.26 2024 Finding Delaware (State of Us #1)
author: Bree Wiley
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[The Alpha King (Kingdom of Askara, #1)]]> 55152478
Luca is an Alpha-heir eagerly awaiting the choosing ceremony on his twenty-fifth birthday and the gifts granted by whichever omega he mates. His small pack is destitute due to the decisions of its ruling council, but being only an Alpha-heir, he has no authority to challenge them. Not until now—this moment he has waited a long time for.

Kit grew up as a street-rat, an unlicensed human who would never be more than a slave for whichever master owns him. Then one day he came across a young Alpha-heir, attacked and dying of poison, and found out their fates were suddenly entwined.

Luca needs to take over his pack and save his people. He cannot afford to be distracted. But when he meets Kit, he develops abilities indicating he is not just a pack Alpha, but the King his world has needed for a thousand years.

Is Kit really the cause of Luca’s newfound power, the true mate he needs? How is it possible when the young man isn’t even a werewolf, and as merely a human, a mating is not only forbidden but for Kit, a sentence of death?

(MPreg)]]> 252 Victoria Sue Lillazza 3 m-m, meh, mpreg 3.77 2017 The Alpha King (Kingdom of Askara, #1)
author: Victoria Sue
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> Romeo Falling 216860422 What happens when he’s your Romeo…but you’re no Juliet?

Romeo and I were friends long before we were lovers. Best friends. Ride or die. What started as an innocent kiss slowly unraveled and shattered, giving way to years of tears and total obsession.

Now I’m back in the small town I call home, staring straight into the face of the only man I’ve ever loved…or hated. To make matters worse, his wife stands at his side, smiling sweetly as my heart breaks all over again.

When life throws us back together, cracks quickly start to appear in the perfect façade of their marriage, and I’m left fighting the unstoppable force that is my attraction to Romeo.

My enemy.

My lover.

My life.

Some say fate is written in the stars and once something is done, it can’t be undone.

But what if that isn’t true?

If you could rewrite the stars and unbreak your heart, would you?]]> 365 Jesse H. Reign Lillazza 0 to-read 4.35 2024 Romeo Falling
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]]> And Then You (Until #2) 199330186 not—boyfriend material. I’m a good time for one night, and that’s it.
Figures I manage to get myself into a situation where I have to pretend to be in a relationship.
Ah, well. Not much else to do now than suck it up and get it over with.
I’m in. I’m out. I’m done.
But then...
Quinn says he’s curious.
He says I’m a liar.
He says he wants to see the real me.
Honestly, I can’t run away fast enough after that.
Because he doesn’t know.
Doesn’t know that I’m a landmine.
That he’s trudging so close.
That he’s about to step on me.
And then?
I’ll ruin him.]]> 292 Briar Prescott Lillazza 0 to-read 4.44 2023 And Then You (Until #2)
author: Briar Prescott
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[The Witch's Blood (The Ellwood Chronicles #3)]]> 49656503
But what if my seal has something to do with one of the most feared prophecies of the millennium?

"A broken seal breaks the fragile hold…”�

What does that mean? How am I connected? And why do I find myself so deeply drawn to Julius when I know my viramore, my soulmate, is out there somewhere? It’s not fair to either of us for me to lead Jules on, but it seems that my vampire companion is fierce in his determination to help me. 

The Witch’s Blood is the third book in The Ellwood Chronicles and is a continuation of the overall story as we follow Emrys, Julius, Sebastian, and Ailin on their journey. It contains explicit material and is intended for mature adults 18 years of age and older.

Recommended Reading Order: 
The Enchanter’s Flame
The Witch’s Seal
The Enchanter’s Soul
The Witch’s Blood]]> 294 Michele Notaro Lillazza 0 paranormal, tried-but-nope 4.31 2019 The Witch's Blood (The Ellwood Chronicles #3)
author: Michele Notaro
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2019
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]]> Lot 62 (From Nothing, #2) 167645479
* this is book 2 in the From Nothing series. Garron Park (book 1) must be read first. Lot 62 is a continuation of Garron Park, focusing on the relationship between Maddox and Devon. MM enemies-to-lovers romance.]]> 447 Nordika Night Lillazza 4 4.20 2023 Lot 62 (From Nothing, #2)
author: Nordika Night
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Garron Park (From Nothing, #1)]]> 127924695
When Devon Sawyer desperately searches for his brother in the middle of the night, beaten and broken, he finds Maddox Kane instead.

With his dad on his trail, he has no choice but to stand on his enemy’s doorstep and let Maddox help. Maddox has never seen Devon this vulnerable. Living in Garron’s trailer park means families dole out discipline on the regular and violence is a part of life, but something about how far Jim Sawyer takes it this time has Maddox unnerved.

Rivals in motocross, work, and life itself, they’re forced to work together for one night. Perspectives change and their friction morphs into something unexpected. Hatred turns to lust. Tensions switch from hostile to aroused. While their competitiveness remains, their dynamic shifts. Their acceptance is anything but graceful.

Two guys who come from nothing, with very little to look forward to, find themselves craving each other in new and fiery ways.

Reluctantly.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

GARRON PARK is book one (1) of two (2) in the From Nothing series. Potential to expand later, but for now remains a duology. They must be read in order as book 2 is a continuation of book 1 featuring the same main characters. It is an MM romance with explicit spicy times, foul language, and two main guys who are pretty down on their luck.]]> 308 Nordika Night Lillazza 4 4.05 2023 Garron Park (From Nothing, #1)
author: Nordika Night
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Hard Target (Wrecked: Guardians, #1)]]> 55277788 Everett: There are a ton of reasons why falling for my tiny, adorkable best friend is a terrible idea—starting with the body in my trunk.

I have other reasons—he still mourns his late husband, I’m way older, he’s a foot shorter, my tattoo shop is a front, he’s an assistant professor at UT.

Still, I can’t help but think we’d be perfect for each other if I didn’t kill people (very, very bad people) for a living.

Rafi: How the f*ck did I not realize how hot my best friend is? Yeah, grief, or whatever, but were my eyes not working?

Silver fox, check. Tattooed hotness, check. Cuddles with me on Monday nights while we watch Australian melodramas, check. Says he’s not a good person but totally is, check.

New goal: Get Everett to stop looking at me like a grieving widower and start seeing me as someone he’d like to pin against the wall.

Now if I only knew what was behind the door marked Portal to Nowhere�


Hard Target is a mercenary MM romance set in Austin and the Texas Hill Country. It features tattooed hotties, adorably complicated twinks, best friend antics, an illegally confiscated vineyard, and a team of killer do-gooders.

This is the first book in the Wrecked: Guardians Series. Several characters from the Wrecked series make an appearance, but the Guardians books can be read as stand-alones.]]> 246 Kelly Fox Lillazza 3 military, m-m 4.05 2020 Hard Target (Wrecked: Guardians, #1)
author: Kelly Fox
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[After Felix (Close Proximity, #3)]]> 54739751
When Felix met handsome journalist Max Travers, it was lust at first sight. It was just his luck that he then had to develop a terrible case of feelings and got his heart broken. However, two years later, he’s over all of that. His job is going well, he has good friends, and he doesn’t lack for male company. Which, of course, is when Max has to come bursting back into his life.

Felix Jackson will always be the one who got away to Max. He’s spent two years regretting his actions and hoping for a second chance. When an accident lands him in Felix’s less than tender care, Max is determined to grab this opportunity. The only problem is that Felix is equally determined that he doesn’t.

From bestselling author, Lily Morton comes a story of missed opportunities, second chances, and two very stubborn men.

This is the third book in the Close Proximity series, but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 266 Lily Morton Lillazza 4 4.32 2020 After Felix (Close Proximity, #3)
author: Lily Morton
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> Echo (The Devils of Vitality) 156477628
Rabbit Trace is a musical prodigy with a secret.

Ever since an event that took place a year ago, he gets terrible stage fright before every performance. With a famous mother who's dedicated her entire life to her craft, and the weight of her expectations heavy on his shoulders, Rabbit is only one panic attack away from crumbling. He knows it'll be easier to escape if he stops running from the memory of that night, but he's stubborn and doesn't want to remember something so horrible his mind thought fit to erase it for him. Monotony has helped him make it through, and he's settled into a dull routine that keeps his mind occupied, the worst of the attacks limited to just before performances. That is until one of the infamous Devils of Vitality suddenly takes notice and decides to invade his life, whether he reciprocates or not.

Baikal Void has many titles.

Each of them comes with a responsibility attached to it. Future Dominus, head of the Vitality Brumal Mafia, is just one of them. He's always known he'd one day have to take the crown, he just never realized it'd be so soon. With his father dying and the inevitable changing of power looming, Baikal struggles to keep his deranged nature under control as he grapples with the upcoming loss. Then one night he's dragged to a recital for his university and sees him for the first time. After one glance he knows he's found his saving grace in Rabbit, the reserved musician who looks like he's battling demons of his own. Just like that, he's got a new title to add to the list. He's going to be the owner of one little ethereal bunny.

Rabbit doesn't understand Baikal's sudden and intense interest, or why the Brumal Prince has gone out of his way to collect enough dirt on his mom to force his hand. Blackmailed into a relationship of sorts, Rabbit fights against Baikal's constant advances and his own tumultuous feelings. Everything Baikal inflicts on him is wrong and twisted, and yet the longer he's made to endure, the more codependent Rabbit finds himself becoming. Baikal promises freedom from the predetermined fate he's always been a slave to, but only if he gives himself over to him completely.

And if he doesn't do so willingly? A devil is always prepared to take what they want, and Baikal Void is no exception.]]> 439 Chani Lynn Feener Lillazza 0 to-read 4.05 Echo (The Devils of Vitality)
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]]> <![CDATA[Three Ties to Bind (Three Ties, #1)]]> 123245861 The CEO

Perry Altair is following in his father's footsteps, has been since he was old enough to walk. There was never a question of what he’d do when he grew up. Not when a seat at the prestigious Altair table was presented to him on his graduation day.

The Assistant/Dancer

Dominic Summit lives a double life. By day, he’s the executive assistant to a very sexy CEO, who he also happens to have a crush on. By night, he’s an exotic dancer with a hidden identity. His two worlds are never meant to collide.

The Best Friend/Bodyguard

Peyton Lynx has been guarding Perry’s back since their freshman year in high school. For Peyton, it was love at first sight, one he never voiced. Years later, he’s still protecting Perry while loving him from afar.

Three ties to bind. Three hearts on the line.

Three souls who break trying to ease their ache.

With Perry’s father gone, it’s up to him to keep the company from going under. Decisions have to be made and risks need to be taken, not only in business but in their personal lives too.

Three men find something precious and beautiful together. Something they’ll fight with their lives to hold on to.

Three Ties to Bind is an MMM steamy contemporary romance and book one in the Three Ties series. It features a hot-tempered CEO, an exotic dancer with all the right moves, and a bodyguard who loves taking care of his men. There is bi-awakening, best friends to lovers, an employee/boss relationship, an age gap, hurt/comfort, and a HEA. This isn’t your typical office romance. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone but is better enjoyed when read in order.

Content warning for descriptive violence, depression, PTSD, and attempted off-page suicide.]]> 271 Michelle Dare Lillazza 0 to-read 4.00 2023 Three Ties to Bind (Three Ties, #1)
author: Michelle Dare
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Husband Hoax (Accidental Love, #1)]]> 63212931
Being invited to my cousin’s wedding really shouldn’t be such a big deal except, oh yeah, I haven't seen my family for a decade.
My parents turned their backs on me and I’ve done everything since to become successful and show them what they lost. Only, it’s kinda hard to be a success when you’re a walking trainwreck.
So I’m going to fake it. Hire a guy with an online presence so impressive they’ll be desperate to welcome me back into the elitist fold, and roll into the wedding with the kind of confidence I’ve never felt a day in my life.
The plan’s a knockout.
Until my fake date cancels minutes before the ceremony.


Éłľľ±±ô±đ

One letter from my dearly departed grandfather, and suddenly I’m on a husband hunt.
He’s reworked his entire will so I’m set to inherit far more than I'm entitled to, and all because he’s asked me to use that money for “good�.
In order to get that inheritance, though, there’s one stipulation: marriage.
Even with his request, I’m tempted to stick to my original plan of getting as far from my wretched family as possible, and letting them fight it out.
But then I run into a tall drink of scattered mess outside of a wedding who’s in desperate need of a date, and the pieces click into place.
I help him, he helps me.
Marriage, money, then go our separate ways.
Easy.
Now all I have to do is stop myself from actually falling for the guy.]]> 284 Saxon James Lillazza 0 to-read 4.04 2023 The Husband Hoax (Accidental Love, #1)
author: Saxon James
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> You're My Home 58289462
Zach
Brady is my overprotective best friend, and I love him like this. He’s so much bigger than me and makes me feel safe. We are opposites in so many ways, but when I’m cuddled up against him and he reads to me, all those differences fade away. Brady promises to be friends forever, but what will he say when he finds out my secret? Will I lose my best friend and the boy I love more than life itself?

Brady
Zach is so tiny and tenderhearted. All I want to do is protect him from the world. He’s my sweet bookworm and never wants to hurt anyone. I love my best friend, but how do I give him all of me when I don’t understand myself yet? If nothing else, I can shower him with all the acceptance and love he deserves.

Zach and Brady come from completely different social and religious backgrounds, but they don’t let that weaken their friendship. Both teens have to go through a journey of self-discovery, including all the heartaches and joys that come with growing up. As they get older, will they find themselves and how they fit together? 

You’re My Home is a sweet and emotional coming of age story. It’s a slow-burn, hurt/comfort, teen best friends to adult lovers romance. There will be tears, laughter, new friends, and steamy lovemaking as Zach and Brady learn the meaning of true acceptance of oneself and others. 

**Trigger warnings: domestic violence, trauma, PTSD, and religious homophobia.]]> 460 Katie Moore 1955730008 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.12 2021 You're My Home
author: Katie Moore
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Happily Never After 203848325
Happily Never After is an enemies to lovers, only one bed, MM romcom filled with steamy times, snarky banter, and two men that are so wrong for each other, they have to be right.]]> 226 Ava Olsen 1738238229 Lillazza 0 to-read 3.84 Happily Never After
author: Ava Olsen
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[Best Man (Close Proximity, #1)]]> 50196983
The product of a disorganised and chaotic childhood, Zeb likes order and control, and as the boss of his own employment agency he can give that to himself. Life runs along strict lines and he never mixes business with pleasure. Everything in his life lives in neat, alphabetized boxes. Until Jesse.

Jesse Reed is Zeb’s complete opposite. He’s chaos personified. A whirling cyclone of disorder. He’s also charming and funny and a very unwanted distraction.

Which is why it comes as a complete surprise to Zeb to find himself asking Jesse to pose as his boyfriend for a few days in the country at a wedding.

Zeb doesn’t do impulsive, but as the time away progresses, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the merry and irreverent Jesse. But can he bring himself to break the hard-won lessons he’s learnt in life? And even if he can, how could Jesse be attracted to him anyway? He’s so much older than Jesse, not to mention being his boss.

From the bestselling author of the Mixed Messages and Finding Home series comes a warm and funny romance about one man’s fight for control and another man’s determination to circumvent it.

This is the first book in the Close Proximity series, but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 234 Lily Morton Lillazza 4 on-the-shelf 4.12 2019 Best Man (Close Proximity, #1)
author: Lily Morton
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/04
date added: 2025/01/04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Vampire's Club: Book One (The Vampire's Club, #1)]]> 43396552 Find the Wolf.

What is that supposed to mean? Those are the words Lucas Daniels hears before stumbling through the brass doors of the elegant Club Dyavol, a club that seems to appear out of nowhere. The club is his last hope of getting a job to escape his predatory stepfather’s home.

Who would dare enter a vampire’s sanctuary uninvited?

Count Konstantin “the Wolf� Volk may be weakened by a curse, but he is still a primal predator. And when he sees a young man venture into his club, bypassing all of his magical and physical protections, more than just his curiosity is aroused.

Is there more to this meeting than simple chance?

NOTE: THIS NOVELLA SERIES HAS CLIFFHANGERS! EVERY BOOK WILL END ON ONE. THAT'S MY NATURAL WRITING STYLE. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE CLIFFHANGERS, WAIT UNTIL THE WHOLE SERIES IS PUBLISHED TO READ. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!

X. Aratare writes gay paranormal romance with witches, vampires, magic, and mystery. Though some books may venture into dark territory, they will all have happy endings.]]> 74 X. Aratare Lillazza 0 tried-but-nope 3.86 2019 The Vampire's Club: Book One (The Vampire's Club, #1)
author: X. Aratare
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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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 Lillazza 2 m-m, meh 4.33 2024 Inheriting Miss Fortune (The Billionaire Brotherhood, #3)
author: Lucy Lennox
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/13
date added: 2024/12/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Fearless Bond (Bears of Beauville, #1)]]> 220404967 Calvin

When my ex kicks me out of the car in the middle of nowhere, I’d rather freeze than wait for him to come back. I hike through the snowy forest, aiming for a tiny mountain town I know nothing about. I’m losing my strength when a guy on a four-wheeler finds me, wraps me in a parka, and brings me to his home. He’s huge and scary-looking, but the longer he lets me stay, the more I like him. Under his grumpy façade, Barclay Black is a teddy bear.

Barclay

Bear shifters don’t hibernate, but sometimes I wish we could. The upcoming winter has made me cranky. I come off a bit harsh when I find a human stumbling through the forest, because who goes hiking in the snow without proper gear? The poor omega isn’t a tourist, though. Calvin needs a place to stay and someone to protect him, and before I can question myself, he has me wrapped around his little finger. I keep telling myself that he’s vulnerable and too young for me� until I realize he wants me, too.

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Fearless Bond is an MM omegaverse romance featuring bear shifters, fated mates, and mpreg.]]> 207 Roe Horvat Lillazza 4 m-m 3.84 2024 Fearless Bond (Bears of Beauville, #1)
author: Roe Horvat
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Eight Nights (Eight Nights #1)]]> 5583696
They hide their attraction during Hanukkah celebrations, but behind closed doors, Lucas and Nate can't keep their hands (or mouths) off each other. Nate's only looking for a bit of holiday fun, and amazing sex with a hot virgin definitely fits the bill.

Yet as the candles burn, Nate and Lucas begin to realize eight nights will never be enough.

Next Daybreak]]> 63 Keira Andrews 159632595X Lillazza 3 3.57 2007 Eight Nights (Eight Nights #1)
author: Keira Andrews
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Infamous Park Avenue Prince (Park Avenue Princes, #1)]]> 197455411 Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.
Some call us spoiled.
Some call us trouble.
But everyone calls us the Park Avenue Princes.

Weston LaRue
“The Playboy�

I’m never one to turn down a bet. Especially not when it comes to retaliating against the dean for pulling a dick move before summer break.
So when the dean’s golden child arrives at Astor for his freshman year, my fellow troublemakers throw down a wager I can’t resist.

The target: the dean’s son, John Thomas Hawthorne, or “JT.�
The bet: corruption in any way I choose.

It should’ve been easy. With his mess of brown curls, pouty lips, and good-boy reputation, JT is the perfect revenge. And even better? He’s straight.

Challenge accepted. I’ll do whatever it takes to prove a point, no matter how reckless it might be.

Game. On.

Infamous Park Avenue Prince is the first standalone novel in the Park Avenue Princes world.
]]> 454 Ella Frank Lillazza 0 nope 3.98 2023 Infamous Park Avenue Prince (Park Avenue Princes, #1)
author: Ella Frank
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Mortal Skin (Folk, #1) 59916433
While they were here, I thought nothing of them. It wasn’t until they were gone that I realise it wasn’t� normal.

But it isn’t until I’m twenty-one, when my life is in ruins, that they come back to take me away.

They say I’m not fully mortal. They say I should be among them. The Unseelie Ruler wants me on her land for reasons no one will explain to me, but it’s her aloof, painfully beautiful son who captures my attention and refuses to let go.

The cold, black-eyed assassin prince who strikes fear into the hearts of all Folk. Who I’ve been warned about, repeatedly.

Who watches me always.

I don’t trust the Folk, so I ignore their fearful advice to stay away from him. I ignore all of them except him, despite everything telling me that he can’t be trusted—that he’s just as bad as the rest of them, that he’s playing games with me, the clueless mortal held here against his will.

But I want him.

Mortal Skin is the first in a mm fae romance trilogy about a dark fae assassin prince and a mortal who is thrown into the cruel world of the Folk.

Warning: This m/m love story contains explicit sexual content and is not suitable for young readers. It also contains depictions of violence and deals with the death of a close family member. This trilogy will follow the same couple who get their HEA eventually, but book one ends on a cliffhanger.]]> 359 Lily Mayne Lillazza 0 currently-reading 4.36 2022 Mortal Skin (Folk, #1)
author: Lily Mayne
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Charlie Sunshine (Close Proximity, #2)]]> 53083224
Charlie Burroughs can’t keep a man. All he wants is a good relationship like the ones he sees his friends having, but none of the men he picks ever work out. Despite him trying to be the perfect boyfriend, the men are either threatened by his looks or his epilepsy or a combination of the two. It’s lucky that he has his best friend Misha to turn to. The two of them are closer than peas in a pod and fiercely loyal to each other. He can’t imagine his life without Misha in it.

Misha Lebedinsky is the complete opposite of his best friend. Being the support system for his mum and twin sisters leaves Misha with neither the time nor the inclination for a relationship. Quick and frequent hook-ups are his favourite means of communication and any other pesky emotional needs he has are met by Charlie, who he’s devoted to. He lives a life of happy compartmentalization with no intention of ever changing.

All of this changes when the two best friends move in together. Being in close proximity means that they suddenly start to see each other in a very different light. But Charlie struggles when his drive to be the perfect partner clashes with the fact that he’s in love with a man who knows every little thing about him. And even if he can get past that, can a relationship ever work with a man who’d need a dictionary to tell him what love means?

From bestselling author Lily Morton comes a love story about a sunny librarian who has relationship written all over him and a cynical banker who doesn’t even have it in his blurb.

This is the second book in the Close Proximity series but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 250 Lily Morton Lillazza 0 to-read 4.06 2020 Charlie Sunshine (Close Proximity, #2)
author: Lily Morton
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unexpected Omega (Unexpected Omegas #1)]]> 60895924 Alternative cover edition of ASIN B09QCS5S9M

It had been nearly 150 years since the last Omega. Nearly 150 since the last male pregnancy, since the last time anyone experienced any of the genetic traits that made a person an Alpha, Beta, or Omega. Now, everyone was just human, and any knowledge of the past came from stories passed down from generation to generation or history books.

The last thing on River Simmon’s mind when he entered the bar that evening was old history about Alpha and Omegas. All he wanted to do was put his bad day behind him and have some fun.

Cooper Covington had similar ideas. After his best friend convinced him to go out to the bar after a breakup, all he wanted to do was enjoy himself and forget his troubles.

From the moment the two men laid eyes on each other they felt a connection. Neither man entered the bar planning on a hookup, but the spark between them was just too hard to resist. What they hadn’t understood at the time was something that was just supposed to be a one-night stand would end up connecting the two men forever, in more ways than one.

The Unexpected Omega is the first book in a new contemporary series featuring non-shifter mpreg. While this is a series, each book will feature a new couple, and there will be no cliffhangers. You can expect a guaranteed HEA in each novel.

Content warning for discussions about past child abuse, long-term illness of a parent, and dealing with grief and the effects of a parent dying.]]> 220 Jacey Davis Lillazza 3 3.99 The Unexpected Omega (Unexpected Omegas #1)
author: Jacey Davis
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.99
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Ambrosius (Paranormal Council Enforcers #1)]]> 59760280 When you’re the created vampire, and discover your fated mate is a dominant dragon alpha, what could go wrong?

Master Ambrosius was created over a millennium ago and had come to terms with spending his life alone. He has his coven, his second, and a few close friends, but he continues to be haunted by the memory of his fated mate running from him in terror. That is, until the goddess sends him to Montana, and he discovers his body reacting to a sexy alpha with wide shoulders and dark eyes. Surely there’s some mistake though, right?

Emmerich was born on Treasure Ridge, the mountain his grandparents claimed several centuries ago for a reason that wasn’t yet known. Like his brother, he longs for his mate and children but knows they aren’t on their mountain. Emmerich’s dragon insisted he would find his mate in Sicily, but after weeks of searching, he comes back to Treasure Ridge, where his dragon scents the most amazing thing. Mate. When he discovers the scent is coming from the created vampire, he’s not sure about the pairing but is more than willing to accept the match.

Together, they discover a desire for unexpected things. But while they are happy switching roles at certain times, the council is still forming, and they discover an evilness none expected. Will they be able to stop the threat before their family is harmed?

Ambrosius is Book One in the Paranormal Council Enforcers series. Each book in this series will focus on a different couple, but these books are not standalones and should be read in order as there is an ongoing backstory that won’t be resolved quickly. This is a fated mate MPreg story in an MPreg world, and you should expect all the normal vampire shenanigans, and remember that love bites in unexpected places. Especially when your beloved is a sexy dragon.]]> 294 Taylor Rylan Lillazza 0 to-read 4.13 Ambrosius (Paranormal Council Enforcers #1)
author: Taylor Rylan
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[Full Contact (Wrecked: Guardians, #2)]]> 55463733 Omar: If that joker doesn’t stop annoying me, I’m going to give that mouth of his something better to do.

The first time I saw Anders F***ing Bash, he was shirtless, armed, and simultaneously the most beautiful and frustrating man I’ve ever met.

He has not gotten any uglier. Or any less frustrating. And today I finally took a swing at him.

Our boss thinks a simple op in East Texas is exactly the thing we need to mend our relationship and restore the team dynamic.

I think two men are driving to the Pineywoods and only one is coming back.


Anders: Look y’all—sane isn’t really where I shine.

Does it make sense to mess with the Guardians� new hired gun every chance I get? No. Does it mean I’m going to stop? Also no.

Honestly, there’s nothing more fun than irritating a sexy grump who can’t stand how pretty I am.

That said...the more I get to know him, the more I realize how much he's hiding behind those walls of his. And this little road trip is the perfect opportunity to thoroughly explore the real Omar.

I just hope I haven’t pushed him too far this time.


Full Contact is a mercenary MM romance set in Austin and the Pineywoods of East Texas. It features smoking hot mortal enemies, a small vehicle fire, inappropriate bumper stickers, and a couple of alligators named Millie and Dave.

This is the second book in the Wrecked: Guardians Series. Several characters from the Wrecked series make an appearance, but you don’t need to read the Wrecked series to enjoy the slightly more nefarious Guardians.]]> 226 Kelly Fox Lillazza 4 m-m, military 4.31 2020 Full Contact (Wrecked: Guardians, #2)
author: Kelly Fox
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/20
date added: 2024/10/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Reluctantly You (Our Exception #3)]]> 217056778 Sounds like a tacky wall-art quote to me. But what do I know? I don’t have a family. Not anymore. And I definitely don’t know loyalty. Not since my brothers collectively decided to shut me out of their lives... Not since my mother lied to me and kept a devastating secret... Not since my father sold our company out from under me to a smug jerk with a chip on his shoulder.
Gideon Masters� he’s my new boss, and I hate him for everything that’s happened to me. For everything that’s been taken away. Even though I know, deep down, that being an angry bastard all my life hasn’t done me any favors, and that my hatred must have consequences. So maybe Gideon is my rightful punishment. Maybe I deserve his retribution for my sins. But the way he taunts me and torments me, the way he commands me, it all feels too good to be wrong. Maybe I don’t want him to stop. Maybe my punishment could also be my savior.

This story contains intense themes of depression and homophobia, as well as other potential triggers. Please see the full list of trigger warnings at the beginning of the book.]]> 354 Cora Rose Lillazza 5 4.39 2024 Reluctantly You (Our Exception #3)
author: Cora Rose
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/14
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]]> <![CDATA[His Mate By Vengeance (Lunetti Pack, #1)]]> 214822040 I have lived for centuries. I have used and been used. Had countless lovers. And I have never wanted more. Not once. Not until today. Not until you.
Angelo is a protector�head of the Lunetti Pack's security. He walks a delicate line avoiding the darker side of his mafia shifter pack's business, but there's no grey area in his hatred of vampires. Not after what they did to his family. When his Alpha orders him to keep one safe, it takes everything in him to obey. So, why is his wolf so intoxicated by the sassy vampire assassin's scent permeating the safe house? And did there have to be only one damn bed?
Vin doesn't know who's trying to frame him for the bombing targeting the head of the local vampire coven, but he's got the skills and ruthlessness to figure it out. When he called in a favour for somewhere to lay low, he hadn't intended it to come equipped with a wolf shifter bodyguard, but he isn't complaining. Angelo is as easy on the eyes as he is to rile up. Seduction is a game and Vin's always loved a challenge. Until Angelo does something no one ever has before. He cares.
Now, all bets are off. Angelo is his.
His Mate By Vengeance is a steamy enemies to lovers, fated mates, MM paranormal romance between a grumpy wolf shifter and a murder sunshine vampire assassin. It features forced proximity, only one bed, and knotting. There is no mpreg in this world.]]> 156 Mel Aitchess 1067022708 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.00 His Mate By Vengeance (Lunetti Pack, #1)
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name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Patience (Damned Connections, #1)]]> 140212573 I paid the ultimate price when I took the gamble to save my mate’s soul.

Ferry

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

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

Ferrying dead souls over the river Styx.

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

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

And he’s straight.

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

Leo

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

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

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

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

Patience is a fated-mates, second-chance PNR romance. The first in the Damned Connections series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can stand alone.]]> 378 Lark Taylor 1739404602 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.31 2023 Patience (Damned Connections, #1)
author: Lark Taylor
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[The Phoenix (Men Out of Uniform, #10)]]> 12762941
Ranger Security Employee file #153 Name: Jay Weatherford, aka the Phoenix
Specialty: Getting out of really hot situations…and creating new ones!

Subject (Jay Weatherford) was nicknamed "the Phoenix" after walking out of a burning building unscathed. He's Ranger Security's newest recruit, and assigned to Case File #8765—locating the heir to the Betterworth Chocolate fortune, Truffles (dog).

Working for the competition is Charlie Martin…and she has a grudge against Ranger Security. This could complicate the investigation. Getting under each other's skin is one thing. Getting under each other—in the hot, sexy and naked way—is another!

The situation is heating up, and fast. Our man is fireproof.

Charlie Martin, however, is not�.]]> 223 Rhonda Nelson 1459219155 Lillazza 0 to-read 3.92 2011 The Phoenix (Men Out of Uniform, #10)
author: Rhonda Nelson
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Tattoos & Teacups (Tattoos, #1)]]> 16093800
Then Chris Ford explodes into Robert's life with a crash of cymbals. The younger man is the polar opposite of Robert's calm civility. Bright tattoos cover his skin, and he wears his hair in a Mohawk and plays drums for a rock band. But he's a shot of color in Robert's black-and-white world, and Robert turns out to be the one thing Chris can count on. Despite all the reasons it shouldn't work, somehow it does.

Even if Robert wasn't looking for love—especially not with someone nearly ten years his junior—he can't deny being with Chris is fun. But sometimes Chris's free-spirited nature leaves Robert feeling vulnerable. If they can't find a balance between tattoos and teacups, their relationship won't survive—and neither will Robert's new found lust for life.]]> 244 Anna Martin 1613725914 Lillazza 5 m-m, tattoo-piercings 3.82 2012 Tattoos & Teacups (Tattoos, #1)
author: Anna Martin
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> Mind Magic (Triad, #1) 16061480
"Magical species must never mix." According to the rules, Simon Osborne should ignore the children s cries for help. After all, they re werewolf cubs, and he s an apprentice mage. But for once in his life, Simon breaks the rules and rescues the cubs, saving them from a demon intent on draining them of their magic.

Of course, all actions have consequences, and Simon s bold move earns him the displeasure of his peers and the attention of the cubs alpha, a man named Gray Townsend.

The last thing Gray needs is a mage in his life, but Simon did save his son. Since Simon is now a friend of the pack, Gray doesn t have much choice about it or the forbidden attraction that goes along with it. Unfortunately for the alpha, he needs Simon s help to track down the demon behind the kidnappings before it strikes again. Simon and Gray must join forces to protect the pack, even as they struggle to resist the temptation that threatens to destroy them both.]]> 200 Poppy Dennison 1613724578 Lillazza 0 to-read 3.80 2012 Mind Magic (Triad, #1)
author: Poppy Dennison
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> For Real (Spires, #3) 25649650
Then he meets Toby Finch. Nineteen years old. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can’t remember being.

Toby doesn’t know who he wants to be or what he wants to do. But he knows, with all the certainty of youth, that he wants Laurie. He wants him on his knees. He wants to make him hurt, he wants to make him beg, he wants to make him fall in love.

The problem is, while Laurie will surrender his body, he won’t surrender his heart. Because Toby is too young, too intense, too easy to hurt. And what they have—no matter how right it feels—can’t last. It can’t mean anything.

It can’t be real.

Word count: 125,000]]> 364 Alexis Hall 1626492794 Lillazza 5 m-m, bdsm, kinks 4.28 2015 For Real (Spires, #3)
author: Alexis Hall
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2016/01/05
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: m-m, bdsm, kinks
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dragon Boss (Shifters of Cartwell, #1)]]> 38489927 What happens when you send an accidental dick pic with your resume?

On the run from dark-web criminals, Lucian Bolt has given up on a permanent safe place—all he needs is a temporary one, so he can earn some quick cash and run again. Better to flee, than linger in the truth: because of his electronic whispering abilities, his family has been murdered. A person like him doesn't deserve happiness.

Then Lucian meets Knox, and things change.

As the boss of Whole Fish Seafoods, Knox has everything—except a family. Fifty years ago, wolf-shifters murdered his mate and child. Believing himself a failure, Knox has sworn off taking another mate... until he meets the job applicant that stumbles into his office.

Lucian smells like wolves. Suspicious, Knox frisks him and plants his seed in Lucian. Only to find out a week later that Lucian's not the non-magic human he claimed to be. And that Lucian is now pregnant... with a dragon child.

With Knox, Lucian glimpses what a happy future could be like. And with Lucian, Knox has someone to protect again. As the sparks between them grow, and as the dark tendrils of their pasts coil ever closer, can Lucian and Knox find their way to a future together?

The Dragon Boss is a 74,000-word dragon-shifter novel with sentient shopping carts, a Kraken, and a dragon who will not fail his mate. No cheating, no cliffhangers, but there definitely is a Happily Ever After.

]]> 328 Anna Wineheart Lillazza 2 3.83 2018 The Dragon Boss (Shifters of Cartwell, #1)
author: Anna Wineheart
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2018
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Hide Your Dragon Baby (Closet Baby Chronicles #1)]]> 198984768 What's worse than becoming a single dad? When your baby is secretly a dragon shifter.
Dragons don't exist. At least, that was what Elson used to believe, until he's suddenly the legal guardian of a nine-month-old baby. Who breathes fire.
There are precious few resources on how to care for a dragon child. Worse, his rent is way overdue, and a towering hulk of a man is at his door demanding payment.
In his desperation, Elson offers himself as compensation. One night of service for a week's shelter.
But the problem might be too big for him to handle. Yaeger is no human, and he's starting to see through Elson's pretenses that baby Sunnie is just a regular child...

This is a 46k-word dragon shifter MPreg novella. Get ready for a baby who sprouts wings at the most inconvenient times, a politically-incorrect main character, size difference, tail shenanigans, sentient shopping carts, and a sappy HEA! No cheating!]]> 210 Anna Wineheart Lillazza 0 3.94 2023 How to Hide Your Dragon Baby (Closet Baby Chronicles #1)
author: Anna Wineheart
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Not His Omega To Love (Mates of Convenience, #1)]]> 58607724 An unplanned pregnancy.
The omega who will do everything to keep it.
And the wrong alpha who steps up to claim it.

Nineteen-year-old Cody has always done the right thing. He’s graduating high school at the top of his class and most likely to be named the valedictorian. He’s even managed to snag the attention of the most popular alpha at school. But it’s the alpha’s dad that shows Cody how an omega is supposed to be loved.

Ethan can’t remember the last time anyone has caught his interest. The last thing he needs is to get involved with his alpha son’s neglected omega.

When everyone Cody is counting on fails him, he finds comfort in the most unexpected place. The more Cody gets to know Ethan, he falls a little bit more in love, but how can a relationship work between them when the baby Cody’s having is Ethan’s son’s?

Not His Omega to Love is a complete sweet, slow-burn non-shifter mpreg romance with no cliffhanger. It is set in a contemporary world and may contain triggers. A sequel His Omega to Cherish will be published about this couple.]]> 296 G.S. Holmes Lillazza 3 pregnancy, omegaverse, m-m 4.03 2021 Not His Omega To Love (Mates of Convenience, #1)
author: G.S. Holmes
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: pregnancy, omegaverse, m-m
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]]> <![CDATA[Sworn Enemy (Wild Heart Ranch, #1)]]> 61203831 Hating Justin Jennings should be a lot easier than this.

He nearly ruined my life, and I swore when I left town that I’d become the opposite of him in every possible way.

I’ve kept that promise, traveling the world to save the people who cannot save themselves. The lost, the trafficked, the stolen. This work is my life’s mission, and now my father has given me the land to expand my operations.

The caveat? It’s in the same small Texas town that I escaped all those years ago.

As much as I try, I’m unable to avoid him. Worse, all I see is a broken man putting himself back together bit by bit.

I want to hate him so much.

But he’s making it impossible.

The only thing easy about any of this is how quickly I’m falling for my sworn enemy.]]> 284 Kelly Fox Lillazza 4 to-read 4.18 2022 Sworn Enemy (Wild Heart Ranch, #1)
author: Kelly Fox
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> <![CDATA[The 5th Gender (Tinkered Stars)]]> 44554614 A species that has no word for murder, has a murderer aboard their spaceship.

ALIEN

Tristol lives in exile. But he’s built a life for himself aboard a human space station. He’s even begun to understand the complex nuances of human courting rituals.

Detective Hastion is finally flirting back!

MURDER

Except that Tristol’s beloved space station is unexpectedly contacted by the galoi � a xenophobic species with five genders, purple skin, and serious attitude. They need the help of a human detective because there’s a murderer aboard their spaceship. Murder is so rare, the galoi don’t even have a word for it.

Tristol knows this because he is galoi.

ROMANCE

Which means that he and Detective Hastion are on the case� together.

Delicate Sensibilities?

Contains men who love other men in graphic detail, regardless of gender, biology, or skin color... and lots of emotively sexy tentacle hair.

New York Times best selling author Gail Carriger (writing as G.L. Carriger) brings you a light-hearted romantic cozy mystery featuring an adorable lavender alien and his human crush.]]> 236 G.L. Carriger 1944751262 Lillazza 0 m-m, space, aliens 4.11 2019 The 5th Gender (Tinkered Stars)
author: G.L. Carriger
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: m-m, space, aliens
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]]> <![CDATA[Captive Mate (Mismatched Mates #2)]]> 55129651 207 Eliot Grayson Lillazza 0 3.98 2020 Captive Mate (Mismatched Mates #2)
author: Eliot Grayson
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: m-m, omegaverse, thanks-but-i-ll-stop-here
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]]> <![CDATA[Overtime (Alpha Omega Hockey, #3)]]> 181508102
Oh, and Ishir is madly in love with him.

Ishir isn’t going to make it a problem, though. Sure, they’re living together, so he has to see Zane strut around shirtless. And, okay, Zane knows about Ishir’s weird little superstition�
Ishir can only come when he scores a goal. It’s his thing, okay?
But when Zane starts involving himself in who Ishir can sleep with…in how he gets himself off…well, things start getting a little more complicated.
Zane likes to tell him what to do, and Ishir likes listening.

They’re just best friends, though. Nothing more.
Ishir is just going to have to accept that…or break his heart trying.

This is the fourth instalment of Alpha Omega Hockey but can be read as a stand-alone.]]> 226 Marina Vivancos Lillazza 4 4.00 2023 Overtime (Alpha Omega Hockey, #3)
author: Marina Vivancos
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Ice (Alpha Omega Hockey #4)]]> 204616636
Being traded from the team that did that to him is a slap to the face. Being traded to their direct competitors, the Miami Manatees, is just the cherry on top of the sh*t sundae that has become his life.

Now Beau doesn’t just have to get through heats only an Alpha would be able to help with, but has to tolerate Emilio, the guy who doesn’t only hate him, but his Omega scent.
Which doesn’t really make sense, what with how protective and possessive the Alpha gets when Beau goes into heat…and how he keeps volunteering to help him through them.

Beau might take him up on that offer, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to fall in love.

This story contains a goofily oblivious main character and his long-suffering romantic interest, many a heat, plenty of nesting, hurt/comfort, and a dog named Bingo.

This book takes place a decade after the beginning of Alpha Omega: New York and can be read as a standalone.]]> 213 Marina Vivancos Lillazza 4 m-m, omegaverse 4.11 2024 Broken Ice (Alpha Omega Hockey #4)
author: Marina Vivancos
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> <![CDATA[Face Off (Alpha Omega Hockey, #2)]]> 81446279
Problem is, that man is Gabriel McKenna, Captain of the Queen's Hounds. Seeing as Orion captains the Brooklyn Cats, their relationship is more one of hate than love at the moment.
Or so he wants to tell himself.

Orion has enough difficulties dealing with idiots on the ice thinking they can put him on his knees just because they know he’s an Omega. He doesn’t need to suddenly reconnect with his old flame. Doesn’t need to deal with the feelings he thought he’d buried long ago.

Orion is trying to escape the memories of the best year of his life, but the past is catching up with him. After the way Orion left, after all the fights on the ice, he doesn’t know if he deserves a second chance�
But he might want one anyway.

This book is a steamy rivals-to-lovers story with a complicated past. It is the second book in the Alpha Omega Hockey series but can be read as a standalone.]]> 194 Marina Vivancos Lillazza 4 m-m, omegaverse, sport 4.04 2023 Face Off (Alpha Omega Hockey, #2)
author: Marina Vivancos
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> <![CDATA[Fresh Ice (Alpha Omega Hockey, #1)]]> 62205732
But when Levy goes into a pseudo rut and Alonso’s suppressants fail, Alonso has to deal with the danger of someone else knowing. Of someone else holding that power over him.
But…Levy doesn’t seem to want that leverage. All Levy wants is Alonso’s friendship—to be the future of the Gotham Hounds together.

Alonso’s never had a friend like that before. And, well, if he starts wanting a little more…that’s his own problem.
Falling in love isn’t in the cards for an Omega like Alonso—someone who will have to keep any relationship in the shadows as long as he’s playing hockey.

Levy deserves more than that. More than him. And Alonso’s just going to have to live with that.]]> 194 Marina Vivancos Lillazza 0 3.89 2022 Fresh Ice (Alpha Omega Hockey, #1)
author: Marina Vivancos
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> The Mane Event (Pride, #1) 8167341 Mace Llewellyn. Brendon Shaw. Two tall, gorgeous, sexy alpha heroes who are 100% male—with a little something extra. Lion-shifters, to be exact, who can unleash every woman's animal side and still look good—make that spectacular—in a suit. . .and even better out of it. . .

NYPD cop Desiree "Dez" MacDermot knows she's changed a lot since she palled around with her childhood buddy, Mace. But it's fair to say that Mace has changed even more. It isn't just those too-sexy gold eyes, or the six-four, built-like-a-Navy Seal body. It's something in the way he sniffs her neck and purrs, making her entire body tingle. . . Meanwhile, for Tennessean Ronnie Lee Reed, New York City is the place where any girl—even one who runs with a Pack—can redefine herself. First order of find a mate, settle down, and stop using men for sex. Even big, gorgeous, lion shifter men like Brendon Shaw. But she needn't worry, because now that Brendon's set his sights on her, the predator in him is ready to pounce and never let go. . .]]> 401 Shelly Laurenston 0758248806 Lillazza 3 shifters 4.07 2007 The Mane Event (Pride, #1)
author: Shelly Laurenston
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Your Biggest FAN (Greeks Invented Love #1)]]> 16046296
Truman Durant has two painful secrets. One keeps him in the closet and the other hangs inside his closet. Letting either out seems like the equivalent of suicide to him. He didn’t know just how badly he needed Stasi Manolis until he found himself in the pushy Greek’s sights. Would giving up his secrets and maybe falling in love really be so bad?]]> 137 Missy Welsh 1623000238 Lillazza 0 3.74 2012 Your Biggest FAN (Greeks Invented Love #1)
author: Missy Welsh
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Desert Ice 33989793
Lysander finds the stench of the slave-trading city almost unbearable. He longs for the quiet shelter of his home. Yet, Steed’s Hold is under siege and he has come to the city to find a warrior willing to fight for the cost of his freedom. However, Lysander does not expect to find the handsome Northerner or the new desires he sparks inside of Lysander. He also does not expect the terrible stipulation attached to the man’s sale, one that would demand a heavy price of them both.

Lysander is a mage more used to commanding earth, metal, and wood than people. How is he to be master of a slave and the slave’s desire, when Lysander hasn’t fully mastered his own?]]> 457 Rose Maefair 1682522954 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.04 2017 Desert Ice
author: Rose Maefair
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Should the Sky Fall (Who We Are #1)]]> 160265506
Dawson isn't most people. Then again, it's not unreasonable to want to be rid of the man who's made your life a living hell for the past six years.

Except when Cal wakes up, he's nothing like the man who'd put bruise after bruise on Dawson's body and shattered his soul. Cal has no memory of any of that. He remembers nothing, including his own name.

Dawson should walk away. Cal might not remember, but Dawson does. He remembers everything. By all rights, he should run and never look back.

What he absolutely should not do is start falling for him, for this man who wears his husband's face but feels like home, not like someone Dawson should fear.

It might make him the most horrible person on the planet, but if Dawson had one wish, he'd wish for Cal's memories to never come back.

For trigger warnings , please refer to the book sample or the author's website.]]> 506 Amithia Raine 0645734802 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.18 2023 Should the Sky Fall (Who We Are #1)
author: Amithia Raine
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Shadows (Daemons of San DeLain, #1)]]> 62035847 The monster: They say I am powerful. They say I am the darkness. They say I instill fear in the minds and hearts of many.

They’re right.

I am powerful. I am the darkness. I should be feared. Then I heard his cries and everything changed. Power can be tempered. There’s safety in the darkness. And the monster isn’t always the one under the bed.

Now only the heart and mind of one human interests me. He is mine. I wait, watching over him until the time is right to claim what belongs to me.

Austin: Do you believe there are monsters under the bed? I do. I don’t just believe; I know for a fact they exist. I’ve met one. Sort of. Okay, I haven’t actually seen the monster, I’ve only spoken to it.

Kind of hard to see much of anything when you’re hiding under the covers while waiting on your father to beat your ass. The monster saved me. Literally. He says I’m his, and he’s waiting for the right time to claim me.

Someone tell him to hurry the hell up.]]> 364 M.A. Church Lillazza 0 nope 4.01 2022 Chasing Shadows (Daemons of San DeLain, #1)
author: M.A. Church
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Perfect Ten (Palm Island #1) 59632422 A total virgin and a HARD Ten.

I came to Palm Island two seasons ago, confused about my life and desperate for a change. The island drew me in, but I’m still not sure why.

Maybe it’s time I cut my losses and go back home, back to med school like I always planned.

But when the breathtaking, flirtatious, tattooed bartender I’ve been crushing on for ages offers to let me room with him this off-season, there’s no way I’m leaving now.

I can’t believe I’ve lived here this long without truly appreciating everything the island has to offer: the beauty of its untouched nature, how to catch a wave, the appeal of casual s� well, you know. But Ten seems determined to make sure I experience every last one, and then some.

Will this be the last off-season I spend here or could this thing between Ten and I be perfect?

Welcome to Palm Island: Come for the sweaty nights and beach parties, stay for the endless swoon and heart melting romance.


*** Perfect Ten is a Roommates to lovers, virgin and a super NOT a virgin, small-town-ish, gay resort island during the off-season story full of heat, humor, and all the island magic.]]> 314 K.M. Neuhold Lillazza 0 currently-reading 4.12 2021 Perfect Ten (Palm Island #1)
author: K.M. Neuhold
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Unleashed (Ross Siblings, #1) 8135800
It s not enough that Kelsey s husband left her for another woman. Oh, no. The other woman had to be her best friend Evan s fiancee. Not only has she lost her marriage, she fears losing Evan to the lingering awkwardness and humiliation that hangs between them.

Evan has no intention of letting that happen. He s got plans namely, an extra plane ticket to Hawaii now his future wife is out of the picture. There s only one person he wants on the trip with him, the one who s always been there for him. The one he should never have let slip away into the arms of a traitorous friend who shattered her heart.

Kelsey is anticipating a week of fun in the sun with the man who s always treated her like a little sister. No one s more surprised when she discovers that Evan has seduction on his mind and that she s more than ready for it.

Love is the most powerful healing force of all. But past demons have a way of ripping open old wounds, and threatening the survival of even the strongest friendship "]]> 216 Cherrie Lynn 1605044997 Lillazza 3 erotic 3.84 2009 Unleashed (Ross Siblings, #1)
author: Cherrie Lynn
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Best Worst Mistake (Elizabeth and Violet #2)]]> 13633179 She thinks he's stuffy. He thinks she's spoilt. Then the gloves come off and so do their clothes!

For six years Violet Sutcliffe has known that Martin St Clair is the wrong man for her best friend. He's stuffy, old before his time, conservative. He drives Violet nuts - and the feeling is entirely mutual. Then, out of nowhere, her friend walks out just weeks before her wedding to Martin, flying to Australia on a mission of self-discovery. Back in London, Violet finds herself feeling sorry for suddenly-single Martin. At least, she tells herself it's pity she feels. Then he comes calling one dark, stormy night and they discover that beneath their mutual dislike there lies a fiery sexual chemistry.

It's crazy and all-consuming - and utterly wrong. Because not only are they chalk and cheese, oil and water, but Martin once belonged to her best friend. A friend Violet is terrified of losing. What future can there be for a relationship with so many strikes against it?]]> 170 Sarah Mayberry 0987316001 Lillazza 3 chick-lit 3.81 2012 Her Best Worst Mistake (Elizabeth and Violet #2)
author: Sarah Mayberry
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> Control 21947476
Robert is a bear shifter who refuses to shift. Immediately attracted to Vy, he deviates from his normal pattern and seeks more than a one off with the powerful, bristly hawk. But Robert’s affections are rooted in his human form, and when Vy discovers Robert doesn't recognize him as his mate, he pulls away. If Robert wants to stay with Vy, he must convince a man deeply ruled by his animal instincts to give their relationship as humans a chance.]]> 228 Mary Calmes 1627987428 Lillazza 2 m-m, shifters 3.82 2014 Control
author: Mary Calmes
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2014/04/21
date added: 2024/09/23
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]]> <![CDATA[The Viper (Untamed Hearts, #1)]]> 22700076
Until her.

Katie Foster is a high school history teacher. Smart, strong, and sexy. She is a woman Marcos shouldn’t want. Shouldn’t touch. Shouldn’t love. He met her in Garnet, a backwards, hick town that’s the last place in the world he wants to be, but he finds himself going back, all for a taste of the forbidden.

Katie represents all that is good in the world, and Marcos knows he’s nothing but trouble for her perfect life. He fights and he screws. He commits crimes and he breaks the rules. He will never change and he will never escape his gang lifestyle.

Or can he?

What happens when two different people from two very different walks of life risk it all by giving into the passion that threatens to consume both of them? Can a woman who only knows how to play it safe give her heart to a man who lives hard and loves harder?

Can she survive The Viper?]]> 249 Kele Moon 1623005426 Lillazza 0 to-read 3.85 2014 The Viper (Untamed Hearts, #1)
author: Kele Moon
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Ty's Temptation (Bad in Boots, #2)]]> 18934077
Ty Hudson never expected a trip to Texas for his sister's wedding would turn into a seductive lesson of patience. When a sexy cowgirl ties him up then offers a suggestive proposal, Ty's more than willing to accommodate her, but only on his terms.

Evan Masters has always lived her life one step ahead of most people. So she's surprised when she's faced with an intelligent, seductive, tightly controlled man who agrees to show her the ropes in the one area of her life she's yet to tread.

Ty might insist on doing things his way-slow and easy-but the more he prolongs their sensual dance, the more Evan wants to show him just how satisfying letting go and giving in to their desires can be.

As the sexual heat and anticipation between them builds to a boiling point, Ty discovers that his own personal "Eve" is more temptation than he can resist.

BAD IN BOOTS Series:

* HARM'S HUNGER (Book 1) ~ Novella
* COLT'S CHOICE (Book 2) ~ Novel
* TY'S TEMPTATION (Book 3) ~ Novel
* JOSH'S JUSTICE (Book 4) ~ Novel]]> 210 Patrice Michelle 1939672066 Lillazza 4 cowboys 4.00 2009 Ty's Temptation (Bad in Boots, #2)
author: Patrice Michelle
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> Bound Odyssey 7054494 418 Michelle Polaris 1419924419 Lillazza 0 to-read 3.92 2009 Bound Odyssey
author: Michelle Polaris
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> Dark Horse (Dark Horse, #1) 8626886
Dan Wheeler thought he'd found lasting love and stability with his life and work partner, Justin Archer. But when Dan finds himself alone again, still working as a horse trainer for Justin's parents, he has to find a way to accept that his perfect life is gone forever.

Then he meets billionaire Evan Kaminski, who arrives to buy a horse for his younger sister, and Evan's lover Jeff Stevens, a horse trainer who seems to understand more than just Dan's job. Struggling to deal with all the upheavals in his life, Dan finds himself drawn to both Evan's mercurial passion and Jeff's quiet wisdom. Is Dan strong enough to take a chance on new love, or would it be better—safer—for him to be alone?]]> 384 Kate Sherwood 1615814663 Lillazza 4 m-m, cowboys 4.00 2010 Dark Horse (Dark Horse, #1)
author: Kate Sherwood
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2016/02/29
date added: 2024/09/21
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]]> Rut 61815658 Especially when his colleague goes into heat, sending him and his best friend, Jordie--another viratrix who just happens to be his research assistant--into rut.

But it'll be fine. He just won't look at Jordie's muscular arms and alluring green tentacles. And he definitely won't let Jordie get close enough to find out his secret desires...]]> Reese Morrison Lillazza 0 to-read 4.05 2022 Rut
author: Reese Morrison
name: Lillazza
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Defy the Future 203690170 To protect their pack, they must risk everything.

Adam and Parker are finally safe. As safe as they can be in a world where the zombie-like infected still roam the night. With other survivors, they’ve built a community—a pack. Until that peace is shattered.

How far will Adam and Parker go for family—and each other?

Defy the Future is a steamy gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring werewolves, found family, and of course a happy ending.]]> 298 Keira Andrews 1998237079 Lillazza 4 4.33 2024 Defy the Future
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average rating: 4.33
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rating: 4
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]]> Fight the Tide 30989088 Adrift in chaos, they only have each other.

The world as Adam and Parker knew it burns.

With the zombie-like infected rampaging through the ruins, the only escape is the open sea. Then they hear a message over the airwaves from an island offering refuge.

While Parker is dead set against it, orphaned wolf Adam can’t resist the call of the pack he’s always wanted.

Is Salvation Island their safe harbor—or a trap?

Fight the Tide is a steamy gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring found family, werewolves, the zombie apocalypse, and of course a happy ending (eventually).]]> 250 Keira Andrews Lillazza 4 4.08 2016 Fight the Tide
author: Keira Andrews
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average rating: 4.08
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> Wolf Tales (Wolf Tales #1) 8187862
When Alexandria’s car goes off the road in a terrible blizzard, she has no idea night will bring a powerful rescuer and the start of an ecstatic sexual awakening. The moment Xandi wakes in Stefan’s muscular arms, feels the heat of his body pressing against hers, she feels no fear. Instead, she allows herself to be taken by one who is more than a man, whose primal nature is never far from him. As their connection grows, and as Xandi gradually loses her sensual inhibitions, experiencing pleasures she never dreamed possible, she is drawn deeper into Stefan’s mysterious world, meeting the alluring beauty, Keisha, as well as the dominant and sometimes ruthlessly commanding Anton, who can have any man or woman he wants…in any way he wishes…]]> 286 Kate Douglas 075824620X Lillazza 0 to-read 3.66 2004 Wolf Tales (Wolf Tales #1)
author: Kate Douglas
name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> Catalyst (Chain Reaction, #1) 63172960
Best friends Will McMahon and Peyton Sinclair have been hooking up for years, content with their arrangement and the comfort they get from it. When Sebastian—the hot lawyer they picked up at the club the night before—stumbles over a dead body in their kitchen on his way out, calling Quinn is instinctive for them. Years of unacknowledged tension between Peyton and Quinn is a sore point, but Peyton trusts that Quinn will figure out the mess they’ve landed in.

While Quinn tries to find answers, Peyton and Will quickly find themselves tangled in the tension between Quinn and Sebastian. They’re hoping Quinn can move fast—before one of them becomes the next dead body—but the situation becomes even more complicated when another explosive night proves that Peyton and Will aren’t done with either Quinn or Sebastian, just as much as the two aren’t done with each other.

Between the mind-blowing night Sebastian spent with Peyton and Will, and the fact that every time he turns around it’s either Quinn or the barrel of a gun waiting for him, Sebastian has never had more regrets. If he can survive long enough to get some answers, maybe the four of them together are going to be the catalyst for a future that’s more wildly different than anything they’d ever imagined.

Catalyst is a 90,000-word MMMM romance that ends in a HFN. It is Book 1 in an ongoing series following the same four men and their relationship. It contains adult situations, gun use, references to murder and drug usage, suspense themes and a character with PTSD]]> 317 Aurora Crane Lillazza 0 to-read 4.28 2022 Catalyst (Chain Reaction, #1)
author: Aurora Crane
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average rating: 4.28
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dire Warning (Blackwood Pack, #1)]]> 36343972
Robbed of his car, clothes and money, Jackson, Alpha of the Blackwood Pack has no choice but to thumb a lift, frantic to get home to his six brothers. He's been protecting them from a rival pack who massacred most of his family and wants to finish off the rest. When Steel rolls down his window, Jackson knows he also has found his fated mate but it would be too dangerous to claim him with his pack under attack.

After the intervention of an Oracle and a Witch, Jackson discovers why the Fates made him unique-just for Steel. Navigating the mine field this revelation brings, Jackson and Steel must figure out how to make their relationship work while dealing with forces determined to kill the Blackwood pack - and them.

M/M, Shifters, Fated Mates, MPREG, HEA




]]> 324 Mary Rundle Lillazza 0 tried-but-nope 3.85 2017 Dire Warning (Blackwood Pack, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Full Body Hit (Alpha Omega Hockey #5)]]> 214130654
A Daddy-kink, age-gap, rookie-veteran, falling-in-love-with-the-anonymous-person-on-the-phone-oh-wait-is-that-the-teammate-I-hate story.
Book will be double the length of the other AO Hockey installments.

]]> 0 Marina Vivancos Lillazza 0 tbr 5.00 2024 Full Body Hit (Alpha Omega Hockey #5)
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average rating: 5.00
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rating: 0
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]]> The Nothingness of Ben 16168494
During the funeral, Ben meets Travis Atwood, the redneck neighbor with a huge heart. Their relationship initially runs hot and cold, from contentious to flirtatious, but when the weight of responsibility starts wearing on Ben, he turns to Travis, and the pressure shapes their friendship into something that feels a lot like love. Ben thinks he’s found a way to have his old life, his new life, and Travis too, but love isn’t always easy. Will he learn to recognize that sometimes the worst thing imaginable can lead him to the place he was meant to be?]]> 250 Brad Boney 1623801397 Lillazza 5 m-m 3.97 2012 The Nothingness of Ben
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name: Lillazza
average rating: 3.97
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Falling for the Omega (Hobson Hills Omegas #1)]]> 42396684 alternate cover edition of ASIN B07JKH2W42

Story takes place in the Omegaverse. Book One in the Hobson Hills Omegas series:

Carter Benson is a lonely, scarred mess of an alpha. Honorably discharged from the army after being injured, he is left with very little that really matters. All he has is a Trust fund he refuses to touch, burns on his face, and a brand new prosthesis. He doesn't have his family, he isn't near his friends, and his face makes small children cry. So, he goes to Maine, finds a tiny town, and starts a business as a plumber. It doesn't help his loneliness, though. Until a little girl hunts him down and forces him to be her new best friend.

Elijah Wilson has lived in Hobson Hills his whole life. So what that most of the townspeople think he's a whore because he's a single omega and got pregnant at eighteen? So what if they think he takes advantage of his grandparents by living on their property? Elijah and his large extended family know better. They know that he hasn't dated anyone since before Olive was born. They know he works hard in the family business and is great with investments. They know the truth, but it can be hard living in a town that doesn't care about the truth. It can also be really lonely. Until his daughter makes a new best friend.

When the two men meet, sparks fly. Their lives change for the better, but life isn't always easy. Narrow-minded townspeople and greedy parents can cause a lot of trouble. But there's always hope. There's always love.


Author's Note: 30,000+ words. This is a m/m, non-shifter, mpreg love story with no angst and no cheating, just a HEA. There are a few potty mouths, so beware. 18+ readers only, please.

Follow me at @cwgrayauthor on facebook.]]> 169 C.W. Gray Lillazza 0 tried-but-nope 3.93 2018 Falling for the Omega (Hobson Hills Omegas #1)
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[Secondhand Skin (Soulbound Universe)]]> 201145374 Nothing says you can’t steal a heart. Keeping it though? That’s another problem.

Wade Espinoza knows a thing or two about hoards. As a dragon, he’s got plenty. What he doesn’t have is a relationship, and he swears he’s not looking for one. But when he’s sent to Boston to answer a cry for help from another pack, he’s drawn into a mess of fae bargains centered around a selkie who Wade instantly becomes obsessed with.

Riordan Maguire is struggling to keep his selkie clan out of the clutches of a fae lord who will do anything to take over their territory. Partnering with the Boston god pack means coming face-to-face with the first person he’s ever wanted to willingly give his sealskin. Too bad Wade isn’t local and is something altogether strange that Riordan isn’t sure he can trust.

Amidst a growing danger in the streets and Boston Harbor, Wade and Riordan are desperate to find a way to keep everyone safe. For bargains are dangerous things to break, but so are hearts. Wade isn’t willing to shatter either of theirs in a race against time that could see Riordan torn from him forever.



Secondhand Skin is an exciting new standalone novel set in Hailey Turner's best-selling Soulbound Universe focusing on Wade Espinoza.]]> 346 Hailey Turner Lillazza 4 m-m, dragons, fantasy 4.52 2024 Secondhand Skin (Soulbound Universe)
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average rating: 4.52
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Omega's Savior (Guardian Dragons, #5)]]> 48618739 I have a responsibility to use my powers for good - and that means saving his life.

I don’t know where my special abilities came from. I was abandoned as a baby, and I grew up pretty rough in some of the riskier areas of Detroit. I was just some dumb kid before my powers manifested� but once they did, I knew I had a purpose.

They call me the Ghost of Detroit. I save people. Hunt down the bad guys. The night I found him, I thought I was seeing another gang deal go down. But it wasn’t. This was something more.

I don’t know what it is I’m stepping in, but I need to keep him safe. There’s this heat between us that I’ve never felt before. Like he’s the only thing that matters.

Omega’s Savior is the fifth book in the epic mpreg Guardian Dragons series. Featuring a sweet and steamy love story between an omega who doesn’t believe in super heroes and a dragon who doesn’t know what he is, this adventure romance will have you on the edge of your seat! While Omega’s Savior can be read as a standalone, it is best read as fifth in its series.
]]> 271 Aiden Bates Lillazza 3 4.15 Omega's Savior (Guardian Dragons, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Accidental Bonds (Elemental Bonds, #1)]]> 176272218 an alternative cover edition can be found here

It was meant to be temporary. Fate had other ideas.

Victor Mills would do anything to protect his pack, even work with magic he detests. When the wards safeguarding his territory start to deteriorate, he's forced to hire a local mage to fix them. He could tolerate the abrasive stench of sorcery, if only the mage didn't also smell like everything his wolf has ever wanted.

Elijah Lauring has no intention of tying himself to a shifter pack; his neutrality pays the bills. Repairing the Mills pack wards should be a one-off job, but the spell he casts to tap into Victor's energy stubbornly refuses to fade. The intoxicating connection that lingers between them plunges his magic into chaos right when he needs it the most.

As they grapple with their conflicting desires, they soon discover the wards aren't the only thing decaying. An evil is infecting the pack land, and they must learn to trust each other and their growing bond to defeat it. If they fail, Victor's pack will pay the ultimate price.

Accidental Bonds is a steamy 115k M/M paranormal romance featuring a broody wolf shifter, a headstrong mage, meddling friends, a perpetually unimpressed cat, and knotting. It's perfect for readers who love simmering slow burns, characters who rub each other in all the wrong ways before they realize the right ones are much more enjoyable, and shifter stories with a healthy dose of found family, thrilling action, and snarky banter. While it guarantees a happy ending for its main couple, the overarching plot does contain cliffhangers. Please look inside for content warnings. (This series does not contain mpreg.)]]> 474 Marie Reynard 1958002003 Lillazza 0 to-read 4.16 2023 Accidental Bonds (Elemental Bonds, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Omega's Destiny (Guardian Dragons #6)]]> 49190377 I was never supposed to love him. I wasn’t even supposed to like him.

He was the enemy: Calavastrix the Storm.

He’d razed our ranch once already, and threatened my family and friends.

But now, injured, he has come to us for help.

I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I told myself this, over and over, as I nursed him back to health. He is only a prisoner. He is still the enemy.

But his dragon tongue has a way of getting under my skin.

There are only two problems:

One - I am not an omega.

And two - the Templars are coming to kill us all.

Omega’s War is the explosive sixth and final book in the epic mpreg Guardian Dragons series. Sweet and steamy, this enemies to lovers book brings the conflict between shifters and templars to a dangerous - and satisfying - finish.
]]> 205 Aiden Bates Lillazza 3 4.28 Omega's Destiny (Guardian Dragons #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Omega's Rescue (Guardian Dragons #4)]]> 51815505 He wants to keep me safe. He doesn't realize it's too late for that.
The police stopped searching for my kidnapped brother after the trail went cold.

I didn’t. I’m going to find him. My brother - he’s all I’ve got left.

Until I met the dragons. Well� just one dragon, in particular.

Being with a dragon means accepting danger. But this rescue attempt? It’s not just dangerous.

It’s lethal.
]]> 224 Aiden Bates Lillazza 3 4.28 Omega's Rescue (Guardian Dragons #4)
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