Best gay novels 2021
Publisher Description
Top Ten Gay Romance brings together the best-selling short stories published by JMS Books that year.
From first affection to true love, from submission to sensual, from heat to sweet and everything in between, the couples in these stories are sure to store you turning the pages as you fall in love with them.
With stories by Kris T. Bethke, Jamie Craig, Holly Day, Ofelia Gränd, Pat Henshaw, Nell Iris, A.C. Katt, Shawn Lane, Wayne Mansfield, and K.L. Noone, this head-over-heels collection goes beyond bedtime reading. Whether happily ever after or happy for now, there's an ending for everyone in here!
Contains the stories: Gingerbread and Fine Tidings by Kris T. Bethke, First and Always by Jamie Craig, Blown Away by Holly Day, Kisses and Cabins by Ofelia Gränd, A Embrace in Time by Pat Henshaw, Wake Him with a Kiss by Nell Iris, A Permanent Arrangement by A.C. Katt, Holly Jolly by Shawn Lane, Ugly by Wayne Mansfield, and Cinnamon and Strawberries by K.L. Noone.
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Romance
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