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Off Campus

Amy Jo Cousins · 374 pages

Everyone’s got secrets. Some are just harder to hide. With his father’s ponzi scheme assets frozen, Tom Worthington believes finishing college is impossible unless he can pay his own way. After months sleeping in his car and gypsy-cabbing for cash, he’s ready to do just that. But his new, older-student housing comes with an unapologetically gay roommate. Tom doesn’t ask why Reese Anders has

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Crossroads

Riley Hart · 340 pages

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Hot Head

Damon Suede · 320 pages

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Coming in from the Cold

Sarina Bowen · 219 pages

Alpine ski champion Dane “Danger” Hollister does not do relationships, though he has an excellent reason. No woman would ever say “I do” to a guy whose faulty DNA will eventually cost him everything: his spot on the US Ski team, his endorsements, and the ability to fly downhill at 90mph. While Willow Reade moved to rural Vermont to get back to the land, that wasn’t meant to include a night stra

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Common Goal

Rachel Reid · 333 pages

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Love Lessons

Heidi Cullinan · 394 pages

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Out of Nowhere

Roan Parrish · 314 pages

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Game Changer

Rachel Reid · 405 pages

THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. It all starts here with Scott and Kip’s steamy secret-relationship romance by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid. New York Admirals captain Sco

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We Could Be So Good

Cat Sebastian · 384 pages

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Bear, Otter, and the Kid

T.J. Klune · 350 pages

Three years ago, Bear McKenna's mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they've muddled through, but since he's totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn't actually doing much living--with a few exceptions, he's retreated from the world, and he's mostly okay with that. Until Otter comes home. Otter is Bear's

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'Tis A Memoir

Frank McCourt · 512 pages

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Helping Hand

Jay Northcote · 132 pages

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Beyond Eden

Kele Moon · 400 pages

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The Christmas Throwaway

R.J. Scott · 170 pages

**Christmas is a time for giving - what do you do when no one gives a damn?** For Zachary Weston Christmas means sleeping on a churchyard bench in the freezing snow with nothing better in his future. Thrown out of his home for being gay, he is left without money or, it seems, anywhere to go. Until a stranger shows him that some people do give a lot more than a damn. Ben Hamilton is a rook

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Trust the Focus

Megan Erickson

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The Assignment

Evangeline Anderson · 190 pages

"Detective Nicholas Valenti, tall, dark and stoic, has been best friends with his partner, Sean O'Brian for six years. The two men have seen each other through divorce, disaster, and danger, and saved each other's asses more times than Valenti can count. Exactly when he started seeing his blond, intense partner in another light, Valenti isn't really sure. He only knows that he wants O'Brian in a w

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Chase Me

Tessa Bailey · 272 pages

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More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera · 320 pages

When it first gets announced, the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure seems too good to be true to Aaron Soto-miracle cure-alls don't tend to pop up in the Bronx projects. Aaron can't forget how he's grown up poor, how his friends all seem to shrug him off, and how his father committed suicide in their one bedroom apartment. He has the support of his patient girlfriend, if not necessaril

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Saenz · 368 pages

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

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The Locker Room

Amy Lane

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The All-Star Antes Up

Nancy Herkness · 346 pages

As the champion quarterback for the New York Empire-- not to mention a self-made billionaire-- Luke Archer has given up on serious relationships. When his best friend announces hes retiring from football to spend time with his wife and kids, Luke feels like he's missing out on something much bigger than his career. Miranda Tate fled her familys dairy farm to come to the bright lights of New York C

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Physical Therapy

Z.A. Maxfield · 253 pages

Jordan Jensen moves to St. Nacho's he has one goal in mind: starting over. He wants to reconnect with best friends Cooper and Shawn yet is uncertain of his welcome. He has the skills to get a job, but isn't sure any prospective employer can get past the time he spent in jail for alcohol-related vehicular homicide. He's past the worst part of his life but knows it will haunt him forever. So Jordan

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Hard Wired

Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell · 232 pages

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The Letter Z

Marie Sexton

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