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  • Psycho Devils by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Devils by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 116 ratings
    ★ A new Enemies book in the Amazon Top 5 Bestselling Series ★The one where Aran dances with the devil...Shackled to her Enemies, Aran is forced to compete beside them in the brutal Legionnaire Games.They want to break her.But you can't break what's already broken.Just wait until they uncover her secrets.She'll have them on their knees...
  • Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score

    Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 61 ratings
    Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever...
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  • Heartsong by T.J. Klune

    Heartsong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 111 ratings
    Heartsong is the third book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.“ Complex and startling... Green Creek is the perfect setting.” ―Charlaine HarrisThe Bennett family has a They're not just a family, they're a pack. Heartsong is Robbie Fontaine's story...
  • Broken Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Broken Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 187 ratings
    Me and my kings have come as close to breaking as I ever could have feared.Just as we were finding a way to get past our difficulties, the stars have torn us apart...
  • Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

    Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 79 ratings
    Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear — before it's too late — in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series.In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind...
  • Ashes by Suzanne Wright

    Ashes by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 171 ratings
    Knox and Harper's story continues as the Las Vegas lair - and its two infamous Co-Primes - face their most terrifying enemy yet . . . Together, Harper and Knox have overcome just about every evil thing you can think of - from Horsemen of the Apocalypse to dark magic practitioners to Lucifer's insistent belief that he's hilarious...
  • Warrior Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Warrior Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 170 ratings
    I once thought one of my ruthless boys could be the killer I’m hunting. They’re all dark, deadly and more than capable of brutality.But now I’m held by the King I’ve been stalking in the shadows and when I unmask him, he’ll realise he made a huge mistake in taking my brother from this world.My Kings are coming for me, I know that in my soul...
  • Ravensong by T.J. Klune

    Ravensong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 138 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...
  • The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

    The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    After the dramatic events of The Creeping Shadow, the Lockwood team (plus Quill Kipps) deserve some well-earned rest.So naturally they break into the Fittes Mausoleum, on a perilous mission to discover the truth about London's top ghost-hunting agency, and its sinister leader.What they discover will change everything.But there's little time to ponder...
  • Embers by Suzanne Wright

    Embers by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 116 ratings
    Harper and Knox are back and better than ever! The fourth book in Suzanne Wright's globally bestselling The Dark in You series is not to be missed. The final horseman awaits . . . and the stakes have never been higher. With the birth of their son, Asher, Harper and Knox are both more powerful and more vulnerable than they've ever been before...
  • The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards

    The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 51 ratings
    The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck...
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    fantasy  urban fantasy  magic  m-m  paranormal  mystery  dark  abuse
  • Caged Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Caged Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 112 ratings
    What do you do when the guy you’ve loved since you were fourteen is sent to the most dangerous prison in Solaria for saving your life?Okay, so maybe he doesn’t love me back. And maybe getting sent down would seem insane to some, but I’m Rosalie Oscura, champion underground cage-fighter and alpha werewolf from the infamous Oscura Clan...
  • Gypsy Rising by Kristy Cunning

    Gypsy Rising by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 133 ratings
    Sing, gypsies, sing of your lies... That old song plays in my head, as the world turns around me faster than it has ever turned. Monsters and mayhem. That's become my life. Fear and apprehension. That's become the normal for those around me. Dread and distraction. That's what has interrupted my own personal romance story with my mon-star quad. Vengeance and retribution...
  • Broken by Jex Lane

    Broken by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 65 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...
    Categorized as:
    m-m  fantasy  paranormal  vampires  dark  urban fantasy  demons  magic
  • The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon

    The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 101 ratings
    Not many people get a second chance, let alone a second life.I died. Burning in a prison cell I spent years of my life rotting away in.I had been beaten, battered and bruised beyond repair...but not broken.Never broken.By whatever miracle, I’ve been brought back ten years into my past and before I was locked away...But to a different kind of hell…Wensridge Academy...
  • Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

    Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 87 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves… After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders—a primitive and lethal form of the Others—the few cities left under human control are far-flung...
  • Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 83 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into a dangerous and exhilarating world where a deadly, beautiful archangel and his once-mortal consort are caught in a fury of twisted darkness… One of the most vicious archangels in the world has disappeared. No one knows if Lijuan is dead or has chosen to Sleep the long sleep of an immortal...
  • Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

    Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now known and coveted throughout the world. Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides, from traditional forces such as governments, mercenaries, and criminal kingpins, to modern players, including doctors, athletes, and movie studios...
    Categorized as:
    fantasy  urban fantasy  queer  high fantasy  magic  war  dark  mafia
  • Revenant by Larissa Ione

    Revenant by Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 50 ratings
    HELL HATH NO FURY . . . For five thousand years, Revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. Now he finds he has a twin brother who had all the light and love Revenant was denied...
  • Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux

    Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 161 ratings
    JuniperAfter a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary to survive. Until a demon offered me a deal: give him my soul and he'll help me claim the vengeance I seek. Blood will be spilled, and the monsters I once ran from will soon be running from me. But damning my soul was just the beginning - it's my heart the demon wants next...
    Categorized as:
    bisexual  dark  erotica  bdsm  paranormal  suspense  fantasy  demons
  • The Witchwood Boys Are Trending by C.M. Stunich

    The Witchwood Boys Are Trending by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 94 ratings
    They tricked me into a dark and unholy union.Three bastards in witch hats, leather pants, and iron masks.These supernatural stalkers have claimed me for their coven.They won’t go away. These assholes will. not. leave.All because I fell for an urban Touch the Witch’s Tree on a moonless night and discover magic.Wholesome magic kinky rituals, blood sacrifice, and jizz potions...
  • Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 83 ratings
    Just when you thought doomsday was over... Centuries ago Acheron saved the human race by imprisoning an ancient evil bent on absolute destruction. Now that evil has been unleashed and it is out for revenge. As the twin to Acheron, Styxx hasn’t always been on his brother’s side. They’ve spent more centuries going at each other’s throats than protecting their backs...
  • Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 43 ratings
    It’s the end of the world as you know it…At least it will be, if my dear despicable mum gets her way. I, however, happen to be quite fond of some of the toys I’ve discovered on this plane. Ma petite monstre, for starters. But the plague is spreading, taking no prisoners, and I’m trapped and at the mercy of a deal I made with Rosie...
  • The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

    The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment...
  • Vicious Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Vicious Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 173 ratings
    Elise continues her hunt for the King who killed her brother while trying not to fall for the vicious boys she suspects. As her investigation deepens, she seems to be closing in on some answers. And with a surprise trip to Zodiac Academy, she finds more there than she expects... This is the third installment of Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac...
  • Psycho Gods by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Gods by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 95 ratings
    Are you ready for war?Fight for survival and the fate of the realms.I discovered my abilities...but that was just the beginning.Malum, Scorpius, and Orion are now fighting for me.Their power is mind-boggling. The carnage staggering.The High Court wants me to control them, but you can't leash monsters.Even with Sadie, Jinx, and John by my side, I'm struggling to survive...
  • Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 75 ratings
    The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over...
  • Alpha Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Alpha Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 105 ratings
    I came here with a single goal in mind.An aim.A purpose.I will break out of Darkmore Penitentiary.But I was a fool to think that it would be so simple.And now with more and more Fae relying on me to get them out of this slice of hell, I find myself unable to do a damn thing.Mason Cain stabbed me in the back and left me to rot in the dark...
  • Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie

    Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 108 ratings
    I promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them...
  • Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 136 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...
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