2024-03-15

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2024-03-15 10:33 am
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My Dear Agent by Bisque Ebino

 

Riichi is a man everyone describes as being ice cold. He's a talented agent who manages bodyguards for the heir to a major financial conglomerate. One day, he's ordered to be a buddy for a bold but capable newbie who shows great promise, Tachibana. Tachibana uses up his salary right off the bat and says he doesn't even have an apartment to live in. Riichi allows Tachibana to stay with him and orders him around both in his work and private lives, but every day, he has his hands full with Tachibana's nonsense. And on top of all of that, Tachibana fell in love with him at first sight and tries to seduce him day and night!

The bold newbie and the calm and collected hottie -- a BL story about an oddball buddy agent duo!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/43no9Wv)
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2024-03-15 11:27 am
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The Song of Yoru & Asa by Harada

 

When Asaichi decides to start up a band to pick up chicks, he soon realizes his band's in trouble. He's a bad singer. Thankfully his bassist Yoru is there to help but Asa isn't interested in his help or his advances. Will the stubborn Asa open up to Yoru or will their relationship be nothing but screaming and violence?!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4caPFuB)
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2024-03-15 02:12 pm
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Lies Are A Gentleman's Manners by Marta Matsuo

 

Med school student Jonathan pockets psychotropic drugs from the university hospital and deals them to college students. But when he's inevitably discovered by his professor, Paul Thomas Haskins, Jonathan must give up his body in exchange for the professor’s silence!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/43fkCcZ)

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2024-03-15 03:03 pm
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Mister Mistress by Rize Shinba

 

With Rei as his teacher, there is no end to the constant sexual harassment he is subjected to at home and at school. But after finding out that all he has to do is refuse Rei to erase him from his life, will this mark the end of being constantly sexually harassed by another male?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3TktGIJ)

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2024-03-15 04:43 pm
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Rooming with My Two Lovers by Anji Seina

 

Atsushi's earnest and indecisive nature has gotten him into awkward situations before, but this one really takes the cake! Moving out of a bad situation and into a new living space, he somehow ends up rooming with his hot but perverted ex, Enraku, and the handsome and flirty barber, Shiki, two childhood friends and rivals who always end up falling for the same person.

As the two take turns seducing him, Atsushi finds himself getting carried away with deep feelings for both men. But is it really possible for him to love Shiki and Enraku enough to keep them both?

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4cjtBOs)
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2024-03-15 04:55 pm
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Sugar Milk by Dokuro Jaryuu

 

A series of mostly shounen-ai one-shots.
(1) What's Your Name?
(2) Fifteen
(3) The Lingering Scent of a Rainbow
(6) Waiting for Winter

Two stories and a special focusing on childhood friends Sho and Taichi:
(4) Milk
(5) Sugar
(7) New Year's Eve
Taichi always thought they would stay together forever, until Sho decides to up and move away without telling him about it. They run into each other again when Taichi's in university and they end up working at the same diner. This time, Taichi is determined to make it work out. Even if Sho's bisexual. Moral of the story: alcohol can only make things better.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4c9JwP4)
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2024-03-15 05:17 pm
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Heat x Beat: A Shut-In Omega Becomes an Idol! by Homerun Ken

 

As an omega abandoned by his betrothed alpha mate, shut-in Minoru shares his heartbreak with the world in the form of music. But when one of his songs catches the attention of famous idol Hijiri, Minoru is suddenly swept from the lonely solitude of his room and thrust into the spotlight — as an omega idol and music producer performing alongside his two alpha bandmates, Eiji and Tatsuya!

For any other group, this could prove a recipe for controversy and disaster, but Minoru isn't worried; his lingering attachment to his former mate keeps him from acting on his omega instincts. For a while, he's even able to throw himself whole-heartedly into his new role, learning to embrace the world he'd once retreated from, and even growing closer to his bandmates and fellow idols, especially the frank and affectionate Eiji. But Eiji is hiding a secret of his own — a connection to Minoru's past that might shatter the tentative trust and affection that's been growing between them.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3TdDSCW)
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2024-03-15 05:19 pm
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Heat x Beat: I May Be an Omega, but I'm Going to Be an Idol! by Homerun Ken

 

Asahi wants nothing more than to be an idol, and when he's chosen as the latest member of boyband B-Marks he's over the moon. Except for one little detail; Asahi is an omega, and one of the other members, Madoka, is an alpha. Insisting on staying unmated to remain loyal to their fanbase, Asahi agrees to a "friends with benefits" arrangement to appease their hormonal urges without commitment. At least, that's what he intends...

My Rate: 7 (www.amazon.com/Heat-Beat-Omega-Going-Idol-ebook/dp/B0CGM8MDRJ/)
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2024-03-15 05:52 pm

Mamiya Doll House by Kazuhiko Mishima

 

Imagine a doll- not the plastic kind- but a living, breathing, never-aging one. Now imagine this doll can be anyone, or anything, that you want it to be. This is the business that our hero Mamiya is engaged in. He is the owner of the mysterious Mamiya Doll House, a place where your deepest, dirtiest fantasies come true.

Would you like your own personal butler? How about the spitting image of that pop star that you're idolizing? Mamiya tailor-makes each doll according to the customer's exact preference or fantasy. Indeed, he seems to have a doll for every occasion, for every situation. However, what happens when a customer steps in and asks, not for a doll, but for Mamiya himself! It seems an intrepid young actor has fallen hard for the doll maker and wants nothing more than for Mamiya to love him in return. Will the aloof master of dolls have an answer for this one?

Also in this volume is a story involving dolls and their masters, a bishounen in danger of going bald, a day dreaming student who can't stop fantasizing about his teacher, and a living, anatomically correct body pillow! This is Kuzuhiko Mishima at her quirkiest!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3PshkgD)
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2024-03-15 05:57 pm

Mad Cinderella by Kotetsuko Yamamoto



Teijin Sakuichi was born in the home of Japan's most prominent plutocrats and Kishi Ryota was born and raised in a ordinary household and lived quite a rough life. They are neighbors and have been friends since kindergarten, elementary and middle school. But, in the winter of their third year of middle school, Sakuichi proposed to Ryota before going to study abroad. Then several years later, after having no contact with Sakuichi, he suddenly appears out of nowhere...

My Rate: 8 (www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Yaoi-Manga-Kotetsuko-Yamamoto-ebook/dp/B007BWD8NG)
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2024-03-15 06:33 pm
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One-sided Love Paradise by Mieko Koide

 

University student Hitoshi Kawase's love interest---not only is it another boy, it's his older brother!…Faced with a love that will never be realized, one day Ikegami Natsuhiko appears as a fellow classmate with similar looks to his brother. Although the two continue to become closer, Hitoshi still feels his heart drawn to his brother. This bittersweet love story by Mieko Koide has now been republished!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/43rkSpd)
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2024-03-15 06:52 pm

Looking for the Perfect Fit by Noboru Takatsuki

 

At a rather salacious masquerade party where VIPs and celebrities alike have gathered, businessman Kamiya encounters a magic wand he can’t forget! Hoping to once again submit himself to its magical abilities, Kamiya recruits the help of his ever-present stone-faced secretary, Tachibana, to find the mystery man who possesses it. Just who is the man behind the mask with the wand from beyond, and does Kamiya have a chance of finding him?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3PjUisn)
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2024-03-15 07:00 pm
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Honey Darling by Norikazu Akira

 

Chihiro drifts through life with no purpose, going from girl to girl, until one day he finds an abandoned kitten in a box. He quickly falls in love with little Shiro and couldn’t imagine his life without her. One evening, Chihiro finds Shiro has fallen ill. While searching aimlessly for an animal hospital, he runs into Kumazawa, a local vet who takes Shiro into his care. Watching Kumazawa in action, Chihiro realizes he wishes to learn the value of life and asks Kumazawa to consider hiring him at the vet clinic. Kumazawa agrees, but only if Chihiro serves as his live-in housekeeper. Has Chihiro finally found his purpose in life, or will living with the handsome vet be a little too much to handle?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3Vh99aD)
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2024-03-15 07:25 pm

Obsessed with a naked monster by Tanaka Ogeretsu

 

Yumi's abusive ex, Hayashida Kannosuke, becomes intimate with a co-worker named Shuuna Ayuma. With a new relationship before him, Kannosuke is plagued by memories of his past mistakes and brutal treatment of Yumi, and acts cautiously with Ayuma, who is under the impression that this is Kannosuke's first time in a gay relationship...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3wWKDS8)
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2024-03-15 07:28 pm

Love Whispers, Even in the Rusted Night by Tanaka Ogeretsu

 

Mayama reunites with his old middle school classmate, Yumi. Mayama is captivated, but Yumi has a boyfriend. Then he learns Yumi's boyfriend hits him...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49YXq59)
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2024-03-15 07:43 pm
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Electric delusion by Yonezou Nekota

 

Skipping class on the rooftop one day, Shunpei's best friend Fumi tells him he thinks he might be gay. All set to freak out ("Then up 'til now he's been thinking that way about me?!") Shunpei's a bit nonplussed when Fumi's confession turns out...to have nothing to do with him at all! In fact, Fumi's already going out with someone else. Cue adolescent meltdown.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3wYjtKL)
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2024-03-15 07:45 pm
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Sweet Doom in His Hand by Yonezou Nekota

 

Amami's a low-man on the totem pole at a tiny start-up firm—and his superior Hachidori really seems to have it out for him. They've got history themselves, which helps nothing, but one evening, Amami learns Hachidori's deepest, darkest secret…which tilts his impression of the guy on its head.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4ckRh4I)
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2024-03-15 07:51 pm
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It's Only Love by Yugi Yamada

 

Izumi is a dedicated single parent haunted by his past while trying hard to make a future for him and his son. First suffering the crippling loss of his closest friend after their junior high graduation in what was an ego destroying personal rejection of their friendship, he then went on to lose his young wife due to complications of childbirth. Thankfully, his seemingly tough yakuza brother in law, Sawaragi, was there to lend a hand when he needed it most. Things seem to be going swimmingly well until his childhood friend makes a sudden reappearance, throwing Izumi into emotional turmoil. Just what is Takatsudo playing at, wanting to hang out like close friends again after all this time? Izumi's determined to find out just what is going on before his heart is crushed beyond repair this time...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4afzcDr)