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Bite Before You Kiss
Dark MM Stepbrother Romance
Jenny Pineapple
Theo hates his stepbrother, River, ever since the night their parents died and Theo decided it was River’s fault.
Five years later, they crash back into each other’s lives when Theo’s fire crew responds to River’s car accident. With River too shaken to be alone and Theo too stubborn to walk away, they’re trapped together in a shoebox apartment for the night. River’s mouthy. Theo’s furious. And the tension between them? One wrong move from explosive.
Bite Before You Kiss is a 19k word spicy dark novella with HEA. Tropes/
🔥 Stepbrothers 🔥 Enemies to lovers 🔥 Forced proximity 🔥 Hurt/comfort
Please read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book.
Not Safe for Command
MM Age Gap Spicy Short Romance
Jenny Pineapple
He’s my lieutenant. I’m his rookie mistake. We’re not just a bad idea—we’re a violation of every rule in the book.
After a grueling wildfire training in the mountains, all I want is one drink, one night to breathe, and zero contact with Ellis Miller—my grumpy, infuriatingly hot lieutenant who’s been riding me harder than any of my past superiors. But luck’s not on my side as I’m forced to share a room with him for the night. He’s still pissed—because I threw myself into the flames without thinking. Because I scared him. And because—
maybe
—he wants me too...
TROPES /
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Age gap (38/24)
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Taboo romance (lieutenant/subordinate)
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Bi-awakening (one MC)
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Grumpy/sunshine
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Forced proximity
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High heat with sweet romance
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Firefighters galore!
Not Safe for Command
is a 40k-word, forbidden age-gap firefighter MM romance novella with HEA. This is the second installment in the Station Thirteen series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Boyfriend for the Holidays
2024
Gaia Tate
Perfect for when you want a cozy, heartfelt holiday romance…
Mitch Collins is dreading another family Christmas filled with prying questions, silent judgments, and, most painfully, an empty chair beside him at the table. At twenty-eight, he’s tired of being the family’s lone single—and their favorite matchmaking project. Enter Garred, his best friend’s straight, ruggedly handsome roommate. A serious firefighter with no shortage of charm, Garred might be the last person Mitch expected to bring home for the holidays. But when Mitch’s best friend suggests Garred as a “boyfriend for hire” to keep his family off his back, Mitch reluctantly agrees. What starts as a simple charade soon sparks something Mitch never expected. With a family that’s instantly smitten with his “boyfriend” and Garred settling into the role with surprising ease, Mitch finds himself in deeper than he planned. As the line between pretense and genuine affection blurs, Mitch wonders if he’s finally found a reason to love the holidays.
Boyfriend for the Holidays
is a sweet yet steamy fake-dating, small-town Christmas romance about love that surprises you when you least expect it.
Ruined by the Bodyguard
MM Spicy Dark Novella
Jenny Pineapple
I thought the worst thing that could happen to me was a brooding, ex-military bodyguard hired to babysit me.
Grayson Holt watches my every move. Judges every decision. He’s silent, unyielding, and far too willing to put his hands on me if he thinks it’ll keep me from self-destructing. But when betrayal shatters my world, he’s the one who catches me before I break completely. He grounds me. Strips me down to my instincts. Rebuilds me into something I barely recognize. And once he decides I’m his responsibility, he doesn’t just protect me. He claims me.
THEMES /
🔥 Bodyguard × spoiled heir 🔥 Enemies-to-lovers 🔥 Power imbalance 🔥 Forced proximity 🔥 Dark obsession & control 🔥 Hurt/comfort with teeth 🔥 Dom/sub dynamic 🔥 Possessive MC 🔥 Bi-awakening
Please read the Warning section for the full list of dark romance elements included in this story.
American King
2017
Sierra Simone
They say that every tragic hero has a fatal flaw, a secret sin, a tiny stitch sewn into his future since birth. And here I am. My sins are no longer secret. My flaws have never been more fatal. And I’ve never been closer to tragedy than I am now. I am a man who loves, a man whose love demands much in return. I am a king, a king who was foolish enough to build a kingdom on the bones of the past. I am a husband and a lover and a soldier and a father and a president. And I will survive this. Long live the king.
Big, Burly Bodyguard
2026
Kat Baxter
EVELYN I’m a princess with a future already planned for me—polished, perfect, and suffocating. Then my new bodyguard walks in. Mitchell Sinclaire doesn’t bow or fawn. He looks at me like I’m human, not royal—and suddenly everything feels dangerous. Because the more time I spend with him, the harder it is to remember my duty… and the easier it is to imagine a life that was never meant to be mine. MITCHELL I’m paid to protect her. Not want her. Evelyn Barlow is off-limits in every way that matters—royal, untouchable, and far too tempting. She’s smart, sharp, and impossible to ignore. Every smile is a risk. Every second together is a mistake. I’m supposed to keep her safe. Not fall for her. But some rules are worth breaking… and some hearts are worth the cost.
\*Meet the heroes of Lone Star Security. Cowboy bodyguards forged under the Texas sun. Dangerous when they have to be, gentle when it counts, these ranch-bred alphas wear Stetsons over steel and carry more scars than they’ll admit. They don’t do anything halfway. Instead, they do sunup to sundown, with dust on their boots and love in their hearts. These protectors will ride through hell and high water to prove worthy of the women they love.
Just Like Friends
2025
Jenny Pineapple
I knew I was in trouble the moment my best friend’s hands were on me, but I didn’t want him to stop.
I’ve spent my whole life being the guy who has it the reliable firefighter, the ladies’ man, and the guy everyone assumes is
straight
. Then one reckless night shatters all of that. Walking in on two male crewmates going at it shouldn’t have done anything to me. But it did. And when my best friend Dane offered to “help me out”… I let him. Now I’m stuck between the life I’ve always lived and the one I’m terrified to want. Dane pretends it meant nothing. I pretend I’m fine. Neither of us is telling the whole truth. Because wanting your best friend is one thing. Admitting it out loud? That might burn down everything.
Just Like Friends
is a 20,000-word, spicy MM romance novella and book 3 in the Station Thirteen series. Though it can be enjoyed as a standalone, it contains mild spoilers about the couples from books 1 and 2
,
including a steamy cameo by Cain and Ellis from
Not Safe For Command.
Themes &
🔥 Best friends to lovers 🔥 First-time MM / bi-awakening 🔥 Mutual pining 🔥 “Just friends helping each other” (until it’s not) 🔥 Sexual tension you can set off a smoke alarm with 🔥 Emotional closeness → physical closeness 🔥 Found family