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  • New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume

    New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In These Words prequel that takes the readers back to a newly NY State employed Dr. Asano Katsuya. The 27 year-old had never sought company until one Christmas day Katsuya finally gave into the charm of a homicide detective at the Manhattan Precint...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  dark  fantasy  length-novella
  • Beyond Time by Lee McCormick

    Beyond Time by Lee McCormick

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    How many times will we kill each other? How many times can we fall in love?SETHI always thought my world would begin and end with Jayce Walker. When a sleep study offers us life-changing money, we jump at the opportunity. There’s only one I don’t have insomnia. Bluffing my way in is easy, but getting there and losing everything that’s ever mattered is a nightmare I can’t escape.Jayce is gone...
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  • This Vow of Ours: A Mafia Omegaverse Romance by Lucy Scott Bryan

    This Vow of Ours: A Mafia Omegaverse Romance by Lucy Scott Bryan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After a bungled job, I’m forced to escape and abandon everything. It’s not the worst to happen, being sent to Ireland is. My next assignment, bringing down four men involved in the Irish Mafia.First, I’m put on leave and, as a favour, I end up ‘married’ to two strangers on St. Patrick's Day in Genoa. In the early morning, I run and hide. I have to...
  • Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal

    Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Iblīs (Arabic إبليس)—the primary devil in Islam. “If you sleep with the Devil, don’t expect to get out of hell.” DEMANDING. NEEDY. DANGEROUS. Slater is everything Talha doesn’t want but everything the crime lord needs. The bloodiest ripper of Anatolia, nicknamed Iblīs, kills for him and warms his bed...
  • Run for us by Jaye Pratt

    Run for us by Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Sometimes life hands you a fork in the road. Mine feels more like a tidal wave crashing down on me, just as I’m about to turn thirty. Until now, I’ve been trying to live up to my mother’s impossible standards while drowning in deadlines, but I’ve finally had enough.Bluebell Bay is my escape plan. It’s a chance to figure out what I want from life, a place I don’t have to pretend...
  • Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov

    Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Fight like a man, or die like a slave.Brooklyn Marshall used to be a policeman in London, with a wife and a promising future ahead of him. Then he accidentally killed a rioter whose father was a Member of Parliament and had him convicted of murder. To ease the burden on the overcrowded prison system, Brooklyn was sold into slavery rather than incarcerated...
    Categorized as:
    angst  from hate to love  queer  m-m  bdsm  sports  dark  abuse
  • Release by A.M. Sexton

    Release by A.M. Sexton

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Davlova: a poverty-ridden city-state ruled by a tyrannical upper class. Resources are scarce and technology is illegal. But in the slums, revolution is brewing.Misha is a common pickpocket until his boss gives him a new job. Disguised as a whore, Misha is sent to work for one of the most powerful men in the city...
    Categorized as:
    from hate to love  angst  war  queer  m-m  fantasy  abuse  dark
  • Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov

    Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Kendras is a casualty of war: injured, penniless, and quite possibly the last surviving member of the only family he’s ever had—the elite fighting force known as the Scorpions. When a steel-eyed mercenary offers him medicine and shelter in exchange for submission and a secret task, Kendras has no choice but to accept. He is a Scorpion; he’ll do whatever it takes to survive...
  • The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx

    The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ~ Nicky ~I never intended to be a mobster's secret lover, but somehow I found myself in that position. It's been two years now and I can't say I hate it. It only becomes a problem when Vinnie's family tries to marry him off to someone else. I may be his little secret, but I refuse to be his side-piece...
  • Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada

    Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada

    Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A bloody past haunts him. A devastating present calls him back…Nao hides from his violent past in the Japanese mob by opening a teahouse in Japan's cultural center, Kyoto. His past comes flooding back when he discovers a gravely injured man with a tattooed chest, a bloody knife, and a Korean business card.Saehyun would've died if not for Nao's help...
  • Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada

    Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A bloody past haunts him. A devastating present calls him back…Nao hides from his violent past in the Japanese mob by opening a teahouse in Japan's cultural center, Kyoto. His past comes flooding back when he discovers a gravely injured man with a tattooed chest, a bloody knife, and a Korean business card.Saehyun would've died if not for Nao's help...
  • Ravensong by T.J. Klune

    Ravensong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 184 ratings
    Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves. It should have been enough. And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett...
  • Broken by Jex Lane

    Broken by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 77 ratings
    Vampire. Incubus. Demigod. Weapon. Matthew has many names, but none as distressing as pet. A slave to incubus High King Malarath, Matthew is tired. Tired of fighting. Tired of losing those he loves. Tired of the torture. And, in his despair, his body begins to decay around him...
  • Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling

    Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 62 ratings
    With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius...
    Categorized as:
    fae  war  magic  slow burn  queer  bisexual  abduction  high fantasy
  • Sire by Jex Lane

    Sire by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 74 ratings
    “Because love is the easiest way to control someone and I needed a way to control you.” Still mending a broken heart, Matthew has spent a year avoiding incubi and their army of hunters. Now he has a new goal: lift the shroud on his past...
  • Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    One day, You Huo and his famiIy was puIIed into an exam caIIed the GIobaI University Entrance Examination. Going through exams together with other unfortunate examinees, their Iives are put at stake and they can only Iive by passing each exam...
  • Restless Stars by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Restless Stars by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 156 ratings
    Orphans. Changelings. Princesses. Queens. We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us. The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness. Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them...
  • The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

    The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 206 ratings
    The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life...
    Categorized as:
    magic  slow burn  fae  angst  queer  contemporary  fantasy  young adult
  • The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer by Jennifer Cody

    The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 59 ratings
    Third time’s the charm, right? At least that’s what I tell myself when I witness the same hot guy commit mass murder three times in a few days. I’m either the luckiest mute boy ever or possibly the unluckiest. Who knows, maybe him kidnapping me will turn into the greatest love story ever told? Hey, it could happen! You never know how these things will turn out...
  • Evenfall by Santino Hassell, Ais

    Evenfall by Santino Hassell, Ais

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 51 ratings
    Years after the bombs of WWIII have changed the physical and political landscape, the Agency ruthlessly works behind the scenes to take down rebel groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means. Hsin Liu Vega (Sin) is their most efficient and deadly assassin ever...
  • Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin

    Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 ratings
    In a thrilling alternate-universe Seattle, empaths are disappearing—and it’s up to grumpy Reece and his mysterious protector, Grayson, to investigate. Empath hunter Evan Grayson is the Dead Man, transformed by a dark past into a perfect weapon against corrupted empaths...
  • Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson

    Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 77 ratings
    Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. When his captors give him to another prisoner, one who can and probably will take Jared’s life, he comes face to face with the most terrifying thing of all: hope.Calder’s warlock captors meant to turn him into a monster, and they nearly succeeded...
  • Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling

    Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 44 ratings
    The Nightrunners are back in this gripping novel full of Lynn Flewelling's trademark action, intrigue, and richly imagined characters. More than the dissolute noblemen they appear to be, Alec and Seregil are skillful spies, dedicated to serving queen and country...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  war  high fantasy  contemporary  fantasy  dark  mystery
  • Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    It was meant to be temporary. Fate had other ideas.Victor Mills would do anything to protect his pack, even work with magic he detests. When the wards safeguarding his territory start to deteriorate, he's forced to hire a local mage to fix them. He could tolerate the abrasive stench of sorcery, if only the mage didn't also smell like everything his wolf has ever wanted...
  • Inferno by Mika Nix

    Inferno by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    I know I should keep my hands off of Montrose. But the one thing dragons and demons have in common is how much we love to play with fire. My youngest brother has always had a knack for getting himself into trouble, but this time he’s stolen from the wrong demon and it might just be the last mistake he ever makes. I have no reason to trust Montrose, but my dragon does anyway...
  • Bloodlines by Andrea Speed

    Bloodlines by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 16 ratings
    Sequel to Prey In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. The newly married Roan is struggling to balance his work with his home life as he grows increasingly distracted by his husband Paris's declining health...
  • A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

    A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 23 ratings
    Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this “beautifully written and deliciously complex” (Nicki Pau Preto, author of the Crown of Feathers trilogy) sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that’s The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones...
  • Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr

    Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    At the age of nine, Johnnie lost everything. A quiet, normal child, his life forever changed when his family was attacked by a blood-crazed vampire, leaving his parents dead and Johnnie an orphan. Now grown, he is the cold, proud, beautiful—but very human—son of the Dracula Desrosiers, who took him in after the tragedy that befell Johnnie's parents...
  • Captive by Jex Lane

    Captive by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 89 ratings
    Matthew Callahan has spent seven years struggling against the insatiable hunger for blood consuming him. Unable to stop the vampire inside from preying on humans, he keeps himself confined to a lonely existence. Everything changes the night he is lured into a trap and taken prisoner by High Lord General Tarrick—a seductive incubus who feeds off sexual energy...
  • The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

    The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 153 ratings
    The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death...
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