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  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara

    The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A country sojourn turns into a forced marriage to a dragon god for troubled writer Chiharu!Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome reluctantly returns to his rural hometown, hoping some R & R will refresh his creative juices. Instead of finding respite, he’s quickly entangled by an old promise to wed a local god! Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome is betrothed to Rin, the local water dragon god...
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  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 22 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
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    America. The land of the free. Unless you're a latent.Kage is missing. Alexander Kempthorne would prefer he stay that way. Life at the new-look Kempthorne & Co agency is difficult enough without adding a missing American to the mix. But John "Dom" Domenici won't abandon someone who was once their friend, even if Kage is technically an enemy...
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    mystery  queer  m-m  fantasy  urban fantasy  paranormal  magic  abuse
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 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...
    Categorized as:
    demons  mystery  queer  humor  m-m  fantasy  werewolves  witches
  • 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...
  • SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From best-selling author Jordan L...
  • Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen

    Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nathan Grier returns from the Veil a changed man. The consequences of his time with Malak, the dark sidhe king, and the deal made to free him may be more than he can bear. The weakening of the Veil and new enemies foretell of a greater battle still ahead...
  • Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • 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...
  • Nox by Stella Rainbow

    Nox by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The fearless Keeper of the Chasm. An ex-warlock recovering from death. An evil rising from the flames.NoxWhen my idea of sneaking into the Burning Chasm for a recon mission was shot down by everyone, including the King of Otherworld, I probably should've listened...
  • Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • 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
  • Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

    Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    * Novel-length expansion of original short story found in Charmed & Dangerous anthology. * Welcome to Dim Sum Asylum: a San Francisco where it’s a ho-hum kind of case when a cop has to chase down an enchanted two-foot-tall shrine god statue with an impressive Fu Manchu mustache that's running around Chinatown, trolling sex magic and chaos in its wake...
  • Mocker of Ravens by Jordan L. Hawk

    Mocker of Ravens by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 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
  • Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6 (Can be read as a standalone) Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it...
  • How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake

    How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Disaster #4: Who Woke the Dead?Something has escaped from the underworld!Sky would like to point out that this is NOT his fault.But, yes, something has escaped, and it has all the dead crawling out of their graves.Naturally, the humans are freaking out.Except for the sexy one living across the street.Nolan is ready to jump into the fray and help Sky round up the underworld fugitive...
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    queer  demons  mystery  paranormal  m-m  magic  fantasy  urban fantasy
  • 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...
  • Brandywine Investigations by Angel Martinez

    Brandywine Investigations by Angel Martinez

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An outbreak of demon attacks across Charleston has worn SPECTR agent John Starkweather to the bone. Now a new threat faces his team: a demon with bullet—and bite—proof skin, which can’t be stopped by ordinary means. John’s only solace comes in the form of his lovers: Caleb Jansen and the vampire spirit Gray. Caleb and Gray have their own problems, however...
  • Like a House on Fire by A.M. Rose

    Like a House on Fire by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • 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 Enraptured by Richard Amos, Cooper North

    Death Enraptured by Richard Amos, Cooper North

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Follow my heart and make a mess...That’s putting it mildly.My life has really taken a complicated turn here in Oakthorne. I keep hoping some fairy godmother will show up and offer me a nice bit of time reversal. Not too much, just enough to ease this pain.Yeah. Right.Anyway, as much as there’s hurt, there’s also Death...
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    queer  mystery  horror  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  urban fantasy  magic
  • Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 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...
  • The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When is a wolf not just a wolf? When he has magic running through his veins. Fleeing Samhain Pack to protect them from his berserker nature, Barrett is alone in the wilds—and lost to himself. Until he tracks a most interesting prey and finds himself face to face with a mage. But Evan is not just a mage, he’s something their pack desperately needs—a healer...
  • Cascade Hunger by Gregory Ashe

    Cascade Hunger by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Eli and Dag survived a monster.Two monsters, in fact.A year later, though, they’re still trying to settle into a ‘regular’ life. Dag is working hard in school. It’s not going great. Eli is working hard at…being a better Eli. He’s eating right. Most of the time. He’s thinking about exercise in healthy ways. He’s ok with how he looks, as long as he doesn’t walk past any mirrors...
  • I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 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...
  • Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems. With the battle of Egypt behind them, Alec and Cronin are enjoying the thrill of new love. Though fate doesn’t wait long before throwing them back into the world of weird.They know Alec’s blood is special, though its true purpose still eludes them. And given Alec’s inability to be changed into a vampire, Cronin is free to drink from him at will...
  • Guardians Of The Haunted Moor by Harper Fox

    Guardians Of The Haunted Moor by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 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...
  • 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...
  • Cursed is the Worst by E.J. Russell

    Cursed is the Worst by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An awkward swan shifter walks into a barre… …after he’s already walked into the door, two people on the street, and a rack full of tiny pink tutus...
  • Texas Charm by Lyn Gala

    Texas Charm by Lyn Gala

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Detective Zach Johnson never resented his lack of magic, although he hated that as a mundane he had no power to stop a corrupt Talent council from stealing the resources of the magical community. However, the return of the ancient ifrit guides led a blood-thirsty hummingbird to choose him as a partner...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    mystery  demons  suspense  queer  horror  m-m  paranormal  fantasy
  • 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...
  • A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu

    A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously published in the print anthology Dark Dreamers. There are those who do terrible things in this world, and others who simply watch. As a gargoyle, sworn to protect the weak, Charlie can do neither. He has been imprisoned by a witch, and his only release will come at his own destruction—or through the help of clairvoyant Aggie Durand...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Hainted by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hainted by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Good Guy: Haint-working runs in Dan Miller’s blood. Not everyone can help the restless dead cross over, especially when the haunting threatens the Living. But the death of his parents six years ago forced Dan to give it up in exchange for raising his brother and sister, all the while struggling to keep their rural NC farm afloat...
  • Skim Blood & Savage Verse by Angel Martinez

    Skim Blood & Savage Verse by Angel Martinez

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Words damage more than just feelings as Carrington hunts feral books menacing the city.When a ferocious book attacks Carrington at his own birthday party, he believes it’s an isolated incident. But similar books soon pop up all over town, menacing innocent people with harsh bits of poetry and blank verse that deliver damaging physical blows...
  • Prey by Andrea Speed

    Prey by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Infected, Book One 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 murder of a former cop draws Roan into an odd case where an unidentifiable species of cat appears to be showing an unusual level of intelligence...
  • 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...
  • Haven by Morgan Brice

    Haven by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    (Set in the world of Fox Hollow, but can stand alone). Old secrets, hidden psychics, secret shifters, ghosts, scandals—and true love. A series of long-ago disappearances leads cold case private detective Austin Williams to investigate a troubled sanitarium. Jamie Miller is new in town, temporarily running the local historical association, and he willingly signs on to help solve Austin’s mystery...
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    mystery  suspense  queer  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  magic  contemporary
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