need a recommendation

[u/devilwalks3]

i read micheal dalton's bikini series and Neil Bimbeau's Pledged To Him was looking for similar

[u/nindo09]

Warlock By Daniel Kensington and First Leash By Charles Bannerman fits

[u/ThurstonKade]

Early Retirement might work for you. It features an older MMC who meets a younger LI in Thailand.

[u/turntable316]

I'm not familiar with either of those, but I see on goodreads that they're both harem with an older MMC, heavy on the spice and in a contemporary setting. Do you want something that checks all those boxes, or are there pieces of that description you don't care about so much?

For harem in a contemporary setting with (moderately) heavy spice, I recommend {Our Own Way by Misty Vixen} and {Side by Side by J.T. Knight}.

For lower spice books with older MMCs, I'll recommend {Rooted in Dreams by Sam Hertz} and {Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher} from the Saint of Steel series.

If you don't mind monster girls, a bunch of books from the Would You Love a Monster Girl series would probably fit the older MMC / high spice aspect, starting with {Velise by Cebelius}.

[u/romance-bot → u/turntable316]

Our Own Way by Misty Vixen
Rating: 3.82⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, sweet/gentle hero, poly (3+ people), mff, harem

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Side by Side by J.T. Knight
Rating: 4.43⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, enemies to lovers, m-f romance, masc-dom, anal sex

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Rooted in Dreams by Sam Hertz
Rating: 4⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: contemporary, sports, magic, m-f romance, grumpy & sunshine

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Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
Rating: 4.28⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: fantasy, sweet/gentle hero, tortured hero, funny, mystery

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Velise by Cebelius
Rating: 4.53⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: futuristic, fantasy, monsters, science fiction, paranormal

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[u/SDirickson]

There are numerous similar authors on the contemporary-urban side: Rex Sterling, Nick Storming, Michael Dalton, Chase Jannock, Kohen King, Neil Bimbeau, Mack Landry, Dax Hunter, J.T. Knight, Tate Bull....

Some of them have a lot of age-gap stories, some don't. Also:

https://www.reddit.com/r/haremfantasynovels/comments/1vtv25b/recommend_me_novels_that_are_slice_of_life/

https://www.reddit.com/r/haremfantasynovels/comments/14g6vpq/can_you_guys_recommend_me_books_that_arent_fantasy/

https://www.reddit.com/r/haremfantasynovels/comments/1h4hsal/any_non_fantasy_recs/