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  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
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    mystery  demons  suspense  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  magic
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ENTER THE INFERNORacing to find a cure to Xie Xue’s illness, He Yu and Xie Qingcheng’s investigation into the forbidden drug RN-13 grows riskier with each new clue they discover. Along the trail of murdered professors and missing young women they uncover an unconscionable crime, and those responsible for it will stop at nothing to bury the truth...
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  • The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

    The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first.Claire, the rakish Hero, the angel Rami, and the muse turned librarian Brevity have accomplished the impossible by discovering the true nature of unwritten books. But now that the secret is out, Hell will be coming for every wing of the library in its quest for power...
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
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    demons  mystery  queer  humor  m-m  fantasy  werewolves  witches
  • SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From best-selling author Jordan L...
  • Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Federal agent John Starkweather’s parents are dead. Or at least—the people he remembered as his parents. With his very identity in question, John must look elsewhere for answers.The now-defunct Center for Loving Redemption may provide the clues he needs. But as John’s true memories begin to resurface, the answers prove worse than he ever imagined...
  • How to Entice a Fiend by Alice Winters

    How to Entice a Fiend by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    MadsAs a member of the vampire council, being tasked with keeping an eye on a few people shouldn’t be too hard, right?Wrong.The moment I meet the VRC, I realize how very wrong I am. It’s fascinating how in a group filled with ancient beings, the only reasonable one is the human...
  • Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Detectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of...
  • No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Homicide detective Hayashi Teruo and his partner, Miyazaki Shinji are juggling their personal and work lives, trying to keep their relationship a secret from their colleagues at the Tōkyō MPD.In the supernatural realm, the souls of the dead are disappearing from the Sanzu River, before they have reached the end of their journey in the afterlife...
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    mystery  queer  suspense  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  magic  contemporary
  • Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Featuring two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths...
  • Ghostridden by E.J. Russell

    Ghostridden by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he’s never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast.Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland...
  • Point Blank by Morgan Brice

    Point Blank by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Sexy psychic Simon Kincaide and skeptical homicide detective Vic D’Amato are getting married--if the ghost of a murderous magician doesn’t get them first!Simon and Vic’s wedding is just a few weeks away, and they’re hoping for a little peace and quiet to wrap up work before their honeymoon, but nothing ever goes that smoothly...
  • Lord of Ravens by Amelia Faulkner, A.K. Faulkner

    Lord of Ravens by Amelia Faulkner, A.K. Faulkner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hunter and prey. Which is which? Laurence Riley believed that he was nothing. He couldn’t have been further from the truth. Descended from Herne the Hunter, his own need to seek prey has long gone unfulfilled. Now it’s out of control. Something ancient is coming to take Quentin home: a creature of nightmare who feasts on the flesh of children. But Laurence has seen the real monster...
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    queer  mystery  horror  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  urban fantasy  magic
  • In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Detective Gary Mitchell and psychic Dan Porter are now investigating cold cases that are literally falling from the sky—a headless body in 2006 and a carpenter who fell from a roof two years ago.The first case leads them into dangerous territory. The second feels like a dead end...
  • Mocker of Ravens by Jordan L. Hawk

    Mocker of Ravens by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Caleb has spent the last six months adjusting to life possessed by the vampire spirit Gray. Unfortunately, after the events of Fort Sumter, the other agents of SPECTR view him more as a ticking time bomb than a co-worker. The one bright spot is Caleb and Gray’s boyfriend, federal exorcist John Starkweather. But John has problems of his own...
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    mystery  demons  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  vampires  menage
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Secrets and LiesIn the wake of their intoxicated tryst, He Yu's relationship with his erstwhile physician Xie Qingcheng is more fraught than ever. One taste has left He Yu addicted, and not even his pride can stop him from coming back for more; yet the taciturn Xie Qingcheng is determined to ward off his advances at all costs...
  • Guardians Of The Haunted Moor by Harper Fox

    Guardians Of The Haunted Moor by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Book 5 in the Tyack & Frayne Mystery series The wedding is just the beginning… Gideon and Lee have spent a year in chaotic married bliss, with all the trimmings – a dog, tricky in-laws, and a baby girl they both adore. But even the best of lives can be fragile, and a shocking family loss hits their new world like a demolition ball...
  • I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Something old, something new, something borrowed…something blacker than the darkest night. Cosmo Saville adores his new husband but his little white lies—and some very black magic—are about to bring their fairytale romance to an end...
  • Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    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. Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country—maybe in the world. But that doesn’t mean he’s okay...
  • Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Reaper. Fang. Caine…An alias for each life lived.Government operative turned assassin, Wolf, had lived in the shadows until a secret cabal forced him into the light. The last thing Wolf needed was a confrontation with what—and who—he’d left behind. Now there’s no going back.Agent. Torturer. Killer…An identity fueled by pain...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • Priest by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey

    Priest by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There’s a fine line between lust and love…Feeding on the pleasure of other creatures might sound like the perfect life, but Priest knows the truth. The bottomless hunger and the never-ending need for more will eventually drive him to the brink of madness.It’s the fate of all Incubi...
  • Death Rites by Theophilus Monroe

    Death Rites by Theophilus Monroe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Voodoo Trials have been evoked. One student from each College will be called.Kalfu has taken a host. Lives have been lost. Most blame Annabelle. If the Academy—and all of Vilokan—is going to stand against Kalfu they must find a way to unite. Headmistress Erzulie has evoked the Voodoo Trials. A new High Hougan or Mambo must be chosen to unite the Academy’s five colleges...
  • Blink by Morgan Brice, John Solo

    Blink by Morgan Brice, John Solo

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ghosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now Erik and Ben have started over in Cape May, leaving their danger-filled jobs behind them, excited about a fresh start and their new relationship...
  • Dark Harvest by Nazri Noor

    Dark Harvest by Nazri Noor

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dustin Graves has three days to live.The darkling mage has found himself in the company of scoundrels. Maybe that's what Dustin deserves: a werewolf, a vampire, and a talking sword for teammates, and a rogue sorcerer as his mentor and master.But a doomsday cult has surfaced. Twelve mutilated bodies are found drowned in blood and in wine...
  • Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Witchbane Novel #4. One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal...
  • Bell, Book and Scandal by Josh Lanyon

    Bell, Book and Scandal by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Black Magic. Blackmail. Little Black Books. Must a witch break his vows to save his marriage?Cosmo Saville loves that his husband has finally accepted his witchy ways. And in return, his promise to stay out of police business guarantees them a happily ever after...
  • The Witch's Seal by Michele Notaro

    The Witch's Seal by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ailin~ The demon gate needs to be sealed, at least from higher level demons. I may be the most powerful witch in the world right now, but I know I can’t do it alone. No one wants to help and risk their lives for the greater good, not that I can blame them, really. It kills me to ask my boyfriend, Emrys, but I suck it up because his magic is nearly as powerful as my own...
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    queer  suspense  demons  fantasy  m-m  magic  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall

    Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Second rule in this line of business: be careful who you kill. My name’s Kate Kane. And right now, I don’t know which is more dangerous: my job, or my girlfriend. My job makes me the go-to girl for every supernatural mystery in London. My girlfriend’s an eight-hundred-year-old vampire prince. Honestly, I think it’s probably a tie. A few weeks ago, I was hired for a simple missing person case...
  • Hero by Kiki Burrelli

    Hero by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Mercenaries. Outcasts. Alphas.Knox knows all the five of them have left now is each other. That, and the driving desire to find who had slaughtered their pack and make that person pay.But investigating a tragedy with only rubble as evidence requires money and time. Knox can find one and use it to buy the other...
  • Point Pleasant by Jen Archer Wood, Svetlana Fictionalfriend

    Point Pleasant by Jen Archer Wood, Svetlana Fictionalfriend

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Ben Wisehart grew up in the idyllic town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. An early encounter with the supernatural shaped his worldview and served as the catalyst for his career as a bestselling horror writer. Ben left Point Pleasant at the age of twenty...
  • Darkness by Eden Winters

    Darkness by Eden Winters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Darkness follows Lieutenant Morrisey James.As an Atlanta PD detective, Morrisey understands the worst atrocities the city has to offer—or believes he does. His recent cases present something a killer who unleashes unbridled terror in victims before moving in for the kill. Morrisey has an edge, though, the terrifying ability to gain flashes of insight from each victim...
  • A Haunting at Midwinter by Kai Butler

    A Haunting at Midwinter by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A paranormal PI. A cop who doesn’t believe in ghosts. And one very pissed off poltergeist. What a way to ring in the New Year.Parker Ferro is San Amaro’s top magical private investigator. It helps that he’s the only supernatural investigator in the city...
  • The Spy's Familiar by T.J. Nichols

    The Spy's Familiar by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Captured by a witch as a teen and rescued by the Coven, Orion ‘Tooth’ Templeton vowed he’d make the witch pay. As a Coven agent, he works to ensure no other shifter suffers the way he did.Now he’s been given the most important mission of his life. Not only will he have the chance to bring down the Shadow Board, but he’ll also exact his revenge...
  • Last But Not Lease by Jordan Castillo Price

    Last But Not Lease by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Location, Location, Location! Yuri knew his idyllic beachfront cabin wouldn’t last forever—but he wasn’t expecting to come home to an eviction notice. And with Uncle Fonzo back in town, Dixon’s attic apartment is getting crowded. Unfortunately, real estate in Pinyin Bay is surprisingly scarce...
  • Mayor May Not by Jordan Castillo Price

    Mayor May Not by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Uncle Fonzo has always been cagey about what his duties as Hand of the Penn family actually entail. Dixon figures they mainly involve playing poker with other middle-aged Scriveners, while Yuri suspects there are semi-legal dealings under the poker table as well.Whatever his typical responsibilities might be, Fonzo’s got his hands full with a new grandchild on the way...
  • Dearly & Notorious Nancy by L.A. Kaye

    Dearly & Notorious Nancy by L.A. Kaye

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the family business is death, one never knows who will show up on the slab.Keir Dearly, sole proprietor of Dearly & Son Funeral Home, walks a fine line when it comes to his "clients"--to help fulfill their last requests at the cost of possibly unleashing evil into the world or ignoring them to maintain the balance between good and evil...
  • The Seduction of James Gray by Colette Rivera

    The Seduction of James Gray by Colette Rivera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mystery, temptation, and risking it all.James Gray lives a life free of complications. Even in Moonlight Falls, a town known for supernatural activity, he stays away from the more sinister magical arts, preferring the simple work of a magical electrician. Sebastian Storm is a man James hasn’t thought about in years until he hears Sebastian inherited the haunted house north of town...
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    queer  mystery  demons  paranormal  magic  urban fantasy  m-m  fantasy
  • Dead End by Stephen Osborne

    Dead End by Stephen Osborne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Duncan Andrews’s best friend Gina is a witch, his bulldog Daisy is a zombie, and his boyfriend Robbie is a ghost. Duncan himself is just your average private detective, who happens to specialize in paranormal cases. Robbie's cousin, Jason, has a problem. The house he's living in is haunted by the ghost of serial killer Dr. Stanley Moore...
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    suspense  mystery  queer  contemporary  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  humor
  • Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk

    Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    John Starkweather is reeling from the discovery that SPECTR, the agency to which he’s dedicated his life, experimented on him as a child. As his true memories continue to return, he has but one purpose: to find the other victims...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  demons  queer  horror  m-m  fantasy  vampires  paranormal
  • Broken Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Broken Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Clay GreenA brotherhood? Monsters? Goddesses? Magic?The world has become a strange place.After a life on the run, Clay Green is rescued by a crazy old lady with a shotgun and an even crazier story about monsters, goddesses, and a secret brotherhood.Gifted with the power of the earth, Clay must locate his missing “brothers” before invading monsters can destroy everything...
  • Like a House on Fire by A.M. Rose

    Like a House on Fire by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Right, so … let’s see how he got himself in this mess.An estranged family member left him a house. Which is great. The house looks like it’s a soft breeze away from crumbling. Less great. The house is cursed and now Morgan is trapped inside it. Anything BUT great.Cursebreaker, please! And make him hot. Morgan’s been through a lot.Herbs? Check. Fire? Check...
  • Dance Only for Me by Megan Derr

    Dance Only for Me by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jackie Black is a cowboy and sorcerer and proud of both. He spends his days breaking curses and locating items of interest for other abnormals. His pride and joy are the alchemy-enhanced pistols at his hips. The love of his life is Roman, a businessman and witch. Tired of living several states apart, Jackie decides to surprise Roman by moving closer...
  • Feral Dust Bunnies by Angel Martinez

    Feral Dust Bunnies by Angel Martinez

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An orphaned kitten may be the only witness to romance and the impossible.Officer Alex Wolf responds to a lot of ‘paranormal’ calls that aren’t. Exotic pet birds aren’t monsters and unusual dog breeds aren’t aliens. It’s a good thing he likes the animal control officers, but he both yearns for and dreads those calls where he runs into ACO Jason Shen...
  • Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    When someone starts killing police officers in the city, Detective Angus Young prioritizes finding out who's attacking those he works with. He's determined to take down the killer before any more officers are targeted.Having the skill to speak to the ghosts of the dead is usually helpful to a medical examiner, but not when the ghosts can't identify who killed them...
  • Brandywine Investigations by Angel Martinez

    Brandywine Investigations by Angel Martinez

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When humans forsake the temples, the gods need to find other employment. Hades opens Brandywine Investigations after his divorce and his subsequent move to the modern world. If he was hoping for boring infidelity cases and lost dogs, he’s sorely mistaken as murder and mayhem find his agency and his extended family at an astonishing rate...
  • Echoes of Deviance by Lyn Gala

    Echoes of Deviance by Lyn Gala

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The FBI's Talent team is back on the job with Kavon and Darren trying to navigate being lovers and partners in the office and at home. Without the imminent danger from magical attack hanging over their heads, Darren hopes their life together will turn out to be the happily ever after he expects...
  • Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin

    Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is an alternate-cover edition for B019EE6PW4. "One of the first things every new mage learns about magic is that—despite your newly discovered powers over the universe—you are forever a struggling speck of krill in a very large, very cold, very dangerous ocean." My name is Alexi Sokolsky: blood mage, occult scholar, and hired killer...
  • Not a Werewolf by Madeline Kirby

    Not a Werewolf by Madeline Kirby

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When perpetual student Jake Hillebrand starts having strange dreams, no theory is too outlandish - even the possibility that he has become a werewolf...
  • An Evidence of Magic by Kris Michaels, Patricia A. Knight

    An Evidence of Magic by Kris Michaels, Patricia A. Knight

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Forty-year-old, hard bitten, foul-mouthed, homicide detective, Hiro Santos, suspects the owner of the art studio committed the gory killing. Too bad. There are other things he'd like to do to the gorgeous young man than book him for murder. Worse, his sexy suspect is certifiable. The nutcase claims he's some kind of high wizard from an alternate reality and needs Hiro's help to save their worlds...
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