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  • Psycho Academy: Aran's Story by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Academy: Aran's Story by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 196 ratings
    Fight like a man...or a girl disguised as one.I'm a princess disguised as a boy at a supernatural academy. But this isn't any normal school, we're training to be assassins.All I have to do is survive.I didn't count on the 7 foot tall warriors who call themselves Kings. Covered in strange tattoos, gorgeous, and powerful they're like no men I've ever met.They think I'm a pretty boy...
  • Charged by Serenity Ackles

    Charged by Serenity Ackles

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    They called me Battery, but as soon as I’m fully charged, they’re going to discover how much power I wield.My path of vengeance took a detour when I was rescued by the gargoyles of Castle Viegls. For several months I allowed myself to become settled with these men; to think I could have a life when once I didn’t...
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  • Noc City (Book One)  by Penn Cassidy

    Noc City (Book One) by Penn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    They call me the Angel of Noc City, but it's all a lie. The cameras see what they want to see as my father spins half truths and dangerous propaganda.Darklings are dangerous. Monstrous. Unholy. They're a threat to humans everywhere, and they need to be destroyed, despite the decades of peace...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  m-m-f  magic  queer  fantasy  reverse harem  poly  new adult
  • Wolf Outcasted by Avery Song

    Wolf Outcasted by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "You've completed your task, Willow, and it's time for the world to acknowledge that what was once rejected now deserves a new role. A position of power that no one will be able to steal from you."When the world proclaimed me an outcast, I fought against that role and destroyed everything — and everyone — that tried to belittle me...
  • Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

    Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 241 ratings
    She was the face that launched a thousand ships,The fierce beauty at the heart of Olympus,And she was never ours to claim.*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Helen of Troy, Achilles, and Patroclus that's as sinful as it is sweet.*In Olympus, you either have the power to rule...or you are ruled...
  • Wolf Domination by Avery Song

    Wolf Domination by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A paranormal mafia...
  • Wild Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Wild Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 97 ratings
    Freedom never tasted so bitter. A stolen love. A strangled curse. A heart of sin. And a fate touched in moonlight. My men weave a tangled web around my soul, and I’ve formed a pack that will go to death and back for me. The moon hangs low over my heart as the call of the endless sky draws me closer and I find myself lost in the abyss that was waiting for me out here...
  • Ashes by Cara Clare

    Ashes by Cara Clare

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 38 ratings
    I finally found a piece of my past, but is he who he claims to be? As my powers surge, and the fierce love I feel for my mages intensifies, a discovery no one expected is about to change everything...
  • Always Running by Calliope Stewart

    Always Running by Calliope Stewart

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 39 ratings
    Is it finally time to stop running?Tibby Sinclair is the queen of messy beginnings. Raised for fourteen years in a religious cult before being tossed into the San Francisco Omega Academy, Tibby never had a chance. That didn't stop her though. She toughened up and became someone that would protect herself...
  • Bad Blood by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Bad Blood by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    The bitch is back.It's me. I'm the bitch. And thanks to my traitorous bestie Sarah's vampire cult having a funny definition of "virgin sacrifice," I'm back from the dead rather than back from a much-needed vacation in Cancun.Now I'm possessed by their snarky deity, and my afterlife depends on keeping it a secret from her cult of four reincarnated vampire lovers...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  menage  suspense  bisexual  queer  m-m  poly
  • Manix by Grace McGinty

    Manix by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 127 ratings
    It’s not everyday you get abducted from a strip club in only a thong.While Naja had dreamed of someone rescuing her from her life, this wasn’t how she thought it would go. Sure, on the surface it was perfect. Her abductors were huge, hot and members of a race of supernaturals that were rumoured to be extinct.The Manix. Even the name was terrifying...
  • Suddenly Summoned by Beatrix Hollow

    Suddenly Summoned by Beatrix Hollow

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Luckily, it doesn’t take much social confidence to plot a massacre. All you need is an ancient ancestral grimoire, a shameful obsession with demons, and the proper motivation. Check, check, and check.Yep, I've raised a demon from Hell. The first person that dared to summon in three hundred years. I gave him my eternal soul and in exchange he gave me a vicious bloodbath...
  • A Life Of Shadows by Kristen Banet

    A Life Of Shadows by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 78 ratings
    Sawyer Matthews knows how to put one foot in front of the other, to keep moving while the nightmares haunt her, and her own failures taunt her. She's become a master at doing awful things with good intentions, terrible things for the sake of those who need her. She's long given up on being the hero, trying to find peace in no longer being the villain...
  • Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

    Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    A Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance RetellingFour handsome fae princes.One awkward bookworm.An Enchanted Vale.A beastly curse to break.Rosalina O’Connell lives her life in Orca Cove as quietly as she can.When her father turns up missing, Rosie goes after him and finds herself in the Enchanted Vale, the land of the fae...
  • Knot All is Lost: Part 2 by Elizabeth Knight

    Knot All is Lost: Part 2 by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 49 ratings
    Being an Omega used to be the dream everyone wanted. Now the dream is within my grasp—until it was ripped away from me.Safe and snuggled up in my nest, I waited for my pack to make their case and beg the Council of Four to let us stay together. But I never heard the answer. Just when my life was taking a turn for the better, I was snatched from my home and the men I love...
  • Avery 1 by Erin R. Flynn

    Avery 1 by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    Avery Walker has lived a life of being bullied, abused, and taken advantage of by people. Because of how early it started, and with her family being the worst offenders, she stopped pushing back or expecting anything else from life. But when a student slaps her in class and the school tries to sweep the incident and her feelings under the rug, Avery hits the breaking point...
  • Cinnamon by Derekica Snake

    Cinnamon by Derekica Snake

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Xavier Von Drachenfeld is being hailed as the first Lord Emperor in four hundred years, and the Blood Nation is starting to break into factions. The redheaded yearling has more on his plate than he can handle: a stalker, perplexing medical issues, and work, all while still trying to learn what it takes to be a Blue Blood vampire...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  menage  magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  bdsm
  • Her Every Move by Becca Saylor

    Her Every Move by Becca Saylor

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    The Three Fates Weave Their Patterns Using the Lives of the Living as Their Thread. When Aria Vona wakes up in a Morgue Body Cooler, she is absolutely sure there's been a most disastrous mistake. Her fate is NOT to be a succubus. Her fate is NOT three incubus lovers. How can she get back her true fate when she's so entirely stuck? Lochlan, Kai, and Tatsu are three incubi without a succubus Queen...
  • Claimed by Her Monsters by Lexi Davis

    Claimed by Her Monsters by Lexi Davis

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    On Halloween night, the storm comes for me…and so do three dangerous men who swear I’m theirs.At nineteen I’ve taken my knocks, parents gone, extended foster care, and one bad night at my group home that lands me with a court-appointed, distant “relative.” He’s a beautiful stranger in a black suit; I’m a disaster in borrowed shoes. Neither of us wants this...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  suspense  mystery  magic  queer  bisexual  m-m-f  menage
  • Cold Blood by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Cold Blood by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 32 ratings
    I'm pregnant.Just when I was starting to get used to being alone in my own head, now I’m possessed in a whole new way. And apparently, I’m an omega, which seems to be code for “magical thot who gets harassed by every alpha within a hundred miles.”The worst part is, I don’t even know which one of these bloodthirsty douchebags knocked me up...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  mystery  menage  queer  fantasy  witches  m-m
  • Forged in Blood by Sadie Kincaid

    Forged in Blood by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 226 ratings
    A dark paranormal/ fantasy romance by bestselling author, Sadie Kincaid.Every few millennia, a child is born. Some say they’re marked with a curse.Others claim they possess the power of the ages. Meet Ophelia Hart. Lover of classic literature and unicorns. An orphan with nobody in her corner—no family, no friends...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  bisexual  magic  queer  m-m-f  menage  suspense  mystery
  • A Heart of Shame by Kristen Banet

    A Heart of Shame by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 63 ratings
    Sawyer Matthews is a retired and presumed-dead assassin. Ripped from her life of shadows and secrets, she’s decided to gamble it all and accept a new chapter in her life—one that may lead to a brighter future. New beginnings come with new problems, though, and she’s always lived by the belief that she doesn’t deserve of redemption—a painful truth Sawyer has held in her heart for years...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  suspense  queer  bisexual  m-m-f  menage  witches
  • Thieves and Monsters by Clio Evans, Opal Fairchild

    Thieves and Monsters by Clio Evans, Opal Fairchild

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 69 ratings
    When it comes to working for the Three Fates Mafia, there are three rules.Don’t get caught.Don’t betray others.Don’t get eaten.After being hired to steal a painting, Ashley finds herself ensnared.Damon, Minos, and Aaecus- the three heads of the monster Cerberus- have never met a human like Ashley. Instead of killing her, they decide to offer her a deal...
  • Psycho Beasts by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Beasts by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 247 ratings
    Welcome to Serpentine City. The Mafia rule, and we're about to be indoctrinated. Cobra's the heir to the throne, and he's been given an ultimatum.Form a pack...or else.Now, we're fighting for our lives and each other...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  m-m-f  vampires  menage  queer  bisexual  competent heroine
  • Depths of Autumn by L.K. Shear

    Depths of Autumn by L.K. Shear

    Rated: 3.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Mara and her fated mates are in a race against time. One of them is still being held prisoner, and more students are falling victim to the prophecy every day, going to sleep and never waking up. Tensions are running high, and the arrival of the Nightmare King to the Wyldthorn campus doesn't help...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  fae  queer  bisexual  m-m-f  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Speechless by Rachel Grey

    Speechless by Rachel Grey

    Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 41 ratings
    I may not be able to speak—yet—but no Alpha bark can silence me.After being abandoned by her mother and forced into a tortured silence by her sadistic Alpha father, Jade finally found freedom, only to be thrust back into captivity by three new domineering Alphas.They called their place her home and called her their mate after claiming her against her will...
  • Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

    Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

    Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 278 ratings
    Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire MenAnd One Queen to Rule Them AllAll Mina ever wanted was to escape her father's control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either—until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  menage  m-m-f  magic  queer  bisexual  fantasy  reverse harem
  • Feral Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Feral Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 120 ratings
    A morte e ritorno.My family’s motto circles in my mind as I look this problem dead on and try to figure it out.I’ve faced worse than this. Survived worse odds than this. I won’t let this failure break me.We have 72 hours to turn this around.72 hours to make a new plan out of the dregs of the old.72 hours until all hope is lost.This task is impossible, but I still like my chances...
  • Sacrifice by Nik Knight

    Sacrifice by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 50 ratings
    Human—Angel—Nephilim. How can Riley fit in anywhere when he doesn’t know who or what he is?With his mysterious heritage shrouded in shadow, Riley Shepard struggles with his identity, his confusing sexuality, and the prohibited—but deepening—feelings for his guardian angels. Questions remain unanswered. His Guardians harbor secrets. And danger lurks just out of sight...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  magic  menage  angels  fantasy  erotica  m-m
  • Ours for Halloween by Violet Taylor

    Ours for Halloween by Violet Taylor

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 41 ratings
    Everyone knows that Halloween is the one night of the year when monsters, ghouls, and nightmarish creatures of all types can walk freely among us. Caution is needed. But for Evie, caution is the last thing on her mind when she follows a masked stranger into the woods after he saves her from a gruesome fate.He’s promised to keep her safe...
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