Books like 'A Fire in the Heart'

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  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 06 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 06 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    It's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections!Pure and innocent businessman-turned-reluctant wizard Adachi has at long last found a person he can't stand to be apart from—Kurosawa, of course! As a couple, Adachi and Kurosawa are more in love than ever...
  • Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 2 (Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) #2) by Wu Zhe

    Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 2 (Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) #2) by Wu Zhe

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A MOMENT ON THE LIPS Since that night of revelry with charming slacker Gu Fei and their unexpected kiss, Jiang Cheng has been spiraling. Was it the spark of something real or a drunken mistake?After all, in this nothing town, Jiang Cheng cherishes the bonds he’s formed with Gu Fei and his curious sister Gu Miao...
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  • Reunion by Ariana Nash

    Reunion by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    After a vicious storm delivers Eroan and Lysander's battered ship to the new world, where elves are in power and dragons must follow the law, the peace seems almost too good to be true. Until Lysander ends up on the wrong side of those laws, and discovers the real reason Eroan brought him half way around the world: The brother he thought was dead, is very much alive. *** Akiem is missing...
  • Megumi & Tsugumi, Vol. 5 by Mitsuru Si

    Megumi & Tsugumi, Vol. 5 by Mitsuru Si

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A tough-guy omega who believes he can control his heats through sheer willpower meets his match when he faces off with an alpha unlike any he’s ever encountered before!Tsugumi is an omega whose sole goal in life is to beat up any alpha who crosses his path...
  • Unpredictable Fate by Jessamyn Kingley

    Unpredictable Fate by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chieftain Kalthekor Valzadari is an elf with many regrets. Once a man concerned only with what would bring glory to his tribe at the expense of people he should’ve protected, everything changes when his son is born. Trapped in a loveless matebond, Kalthekor wants to leave his old life behind, but he is bound for eternity...
    Categorized as:
    queer  urban fantasy  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • Yagi the Bookshop Goat by Fumi Furukawa

    Yagi the Bookshop Goat by Fumi Furukawa

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    In this tranquil world where all animals live in peace, carnivores and herbivores have an agreement to live amicably. Yagi is a goat who loves reading (and eating!) books; his dream is to become a bookstore clerk, but goats who eat paper aren't exactly welcomed at places that sell books! But maybe he can charm Ookami, the scary wolf store manager into giving him a job..
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 2 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 2 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    "The game of death begins now."Only weeks after the fire at Chen Kang Psychiatric Hospital, Huzhou University is plunged into chaos by a spate of murders that seem linked to what happened at the mental institution--and to the deaths of Xie Qingcheng's parents...
  • The Peacock and the Jackal by Harrison J. Phillips, Lisa Oliver

    The Peacock and the Jackal by Harrison J. Phillips, Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How hard can it be? Rescue the Prince and live happily every after. Easy right? Especially for a jackal war correspondent who considered battles just another day in paradise. But what Eryk didn't count on was a vain, determined, neurotic peacock who was turning out to be more trouble than an entire pack of Siberian wolves...
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    queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m
  • Mismatch, Lovematch by Megan Derr

    Mismatch, Lovematch by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Match is a hedge witch, part of a group of Guards that protect their town and the surrounding area from supernatural danger. He is not fierce and glamorous like his teammates, the paladins who do most of the fighting, a werewolf who does most of their hunting and tracking, or their sleek, crafty hacker who fights from a modern angle...
  • Clashing With A Titan by Shea Balik

    Clashing With A Titan by Shea Balik

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dr. Oliver Pierce always thought Omegas weren’t worth his time. He’d even fought hospital management to keep Omegas from working there. But what if he was wrong? It was something he’d never imagined possible. That was, until he met Anson.Anson Shaw had barely managed to get free from his ex-husband alive. After months of therapy he’d decided it wasn’t worth being under the thumb of an Alpha...
  • Fey Empire by S. Rodman

    Fey Empire by S. Rodman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    My mother raised me to worship monsters. Now she’s given me to one.I was born into her cult, raised on stories of the fey, of the magic slumbering in my blood, of the glory that would come when they returned to conquer Earth.I was taught to kneel, to serve, to prepare myself for the day I would give up my magic. My body was never mine. It was a gift waiting to be claimed...
  • Imperial Twist by Jessamyn Kingley

    Imperial Twist by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Imperial Duke Damian Draconis has always known he would have two mates. His whole life, he’s yearned to prove to his parents and the world that such a match is not doomed for failure. His household is brimming with happy couples, and he wants the same joy in his heart—but on his own terms...
    Categorized as:
    queer  urban fantasy  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • Dravyn's Garden by Jessamyn Kingley

    Dravyn's Garden by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drindyr Duke Dravyn D’Vairedraconis is a quiet man who finds happiness amongst his plants. His affinity for living things astonishes those around him since he doesn’t have a drop of druidic blood in his veins. Awed by his talent, his family grows convinced that someday when Fate pairs him, it will be a druid that is at his side...
  • Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley

    Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    High Arcanist Delaney D’Vaire is the world’s only dark wizard, something that has alienated him from his people since birth. Orphaned as a child, he is shuffled around until the Prism Wizard sees his potential, steps in, and enrolls him in school. Though he never truly feels like he belongs, Delaney excels...
  • Better Red by Tara Lain

    Better Red by Tara Lain

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who’s afraid of the big, bad Wolfe?Red Ridley knows he could have a happy life in Ever After, New York, waiting on tables at Mom and Pop’s, making numbers add up for clients, studying business at the junior college – and maybe, just maybe having the man of his dreams, Mark Woods, the young owner of the local garage. One problem. Red’s gorgeous. Amazing looking. Totally unique...
  • Wyrmwood by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Wyrmwood by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    A dragon searching for a crowning jewel for his fabulous hoard.A misanthropic incubus who just wants to swim.Declan might be the world’s only shut-in incubus, but with a father like Elrith, it’s little wonder his faith in people is nonexistant. He skates through life as a computer programmer, closed into his tiny apartment, only feeding by ordering sex workers to his door...
  • The Young Protectors, Vol. 1: Engaging The Enemy by Alex Woolfson, Adam DeKraker

    The Young Protectors, Vol. 1: Engaging The Enemy by Alex Woolfson, Adam DeKraker

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Evil can be seductive...Kyle--a closeted, teen superhero who can control fire--has finally summoned up the courage to enter a local gay bar. It's his very first step towards accepting himself. Unfortunately for him, his very next step out of the bar places him face-to-face with The Annihilator, "the most dangerous supervillain in the world...
  • Protecting the Runaway Omega by Lydia Thorn

    Protecting the Runaway Omega by Lydia Thorn

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He ran away from a nightmare and found his fated mate. Elijah wants a fresh life for himself and the babe he’s carrying. His predatory ex-mate has other ideas. Elijah's one hope for safety and happiness is to sign up with the Alpha Protection Service of Miami until the bond with his abuser is broken. The Alpha protecting him is his new drop-dead gorgeous neighbor Liam...
    Categorized as:
    queer  urban fantasy  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • Lavender Fields by Natalina Reis, Claire Smith

    Lavender Fields by Natalina Reis, Claire Smith

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    One angel to bind you, one angel to save you. Sky Heavensent, an angel of death, is charged with the collection of souls of the recently departed. Known to his peers and immediate supervisor, the archangel Gabriel, as the liability, Sky puts his heart and soul into everything he does. When he meets Caleb Pierce, Sky is immediately smitten...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 90 ratings
    SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR, SOMEONE TO LIVE FORGods should never meddle in the affairs of mortals, but Xie Lian is not one to follow the rules when lives are at risk. He spits in the face of heaven and its laws and descends in a fury to save his country from drought and civil war...
    Categorized as:
    demons  queer  fantasy  historical  magic  m-m  young adult  mystery
  • The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara

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

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 26 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  fantasy  m-m  urban fantasy  humor  magic  paranormal
  • The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st

    The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    POINT OF NO RETURNAfter failing in their quest to capture the treacherous Xu Shuanglin, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning pursue him to the impenetrable Mount Jiao, accompanied by the noble Nangong Si and the leaders of the cultivation realm's great sects.There, they find the ancestral tomb of Rufeng Sect transformed into a macabre spectacle under the influence of Xu Shuanglin's forbidden magic...
  • Nugget by Athena Steller

    Nugget by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    StrykerOne of the best hackers in the world, Stryker knows how to get what he wants and get away. Getting kidnapped and imprisoned by a coven of evil witches was a complication he hadn’t prepared for...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  paranormal  urban fantasy  fantasy  m-m
  • Illusion by Nik Knight

    Illusion by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Riley’s Guardians are breaking apart, and he fears he can’t put them back together again.A hybrid born of an Angel-Fallen union, Riley Shepard is an anomaly coveted by both sides of an ancient war. But he doesn’t want to fight their war; he has his own battles to face. As his family fractures, bonds are tested, and forbidden feelings threaten to tear his heart into bloody thirds...
    Categorized as:
    demons  queer  paranormal  angels  m-m  urban fantasy  fantasy  poly
  • Storm Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Storm Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hale AndersonThe Air Weaver.He was the freaking Air Weaver. Not exactly what he expected when he got kidnapped by the pestilents, but Hale’s good rolling with the punches.He can take a little time away from his pursuit of a doctorate in astrophysics to save the world.Except that the final spell is poised to kill all the Weavers and their last hope lies with him finding his soul mate...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  paranormal  magic  fantasy  urban fantasy  audiobook
  • Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters

    Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    LakeSnagging the hunter was the easy part. Now I have to prove to him that a life filled with chaos, the most amazing fish ever, and delightful me is so much better than normal—trust me, he isn’t too hard to convince.But when a group of insolent chimeras laughably think they can target my one true love, they have another thing coming for them—likely death...
  • 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...
  • The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley

    The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Demons' Muse: Volumes 1-3 is the first of two box sets in this series. The Kiss of Death - Book 1 : I always imagined Death's final kiss would be cold. It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch...
  • Shadow's Embrace by M.A. Church

    Shadow's Embrace by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kage: Am I still a monster? Very much so. Am I loved? Absolutely. Will I burn it all down to protect my mate? You better believe it. Hunters have come to San DeLain once again, and they’re targeting humans and paranormals for their sick experiments. Many have gone missing. Some for many, many years...
    Categorized as:
    demons  queer  paranormal  vampires  magic  m-m  fantasy  shapeshifters
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