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  • Shattered: A Bad Boy Romance by Ashton Blackthorne

    Shattered: A Bad Boy Romance by Ashton Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    For fans of Penny Wylder, Willow Winters and Olivia Chase I have a reputation. Bad Boy, Alpha Male, Ruthless Businessman. I was young when my mother left me. She left me broken and alone. That does something to a man. It made me cold, hard, shattered, and unable to trust. It caused me to lose the one woman I ever felt anything for. I thought I’d lost her forever...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  fantasy  length-novella
  • Rise of the Beastkin: A Summoner Fantasy LitRPG by JJ Bookerson

    Rise of the Beastkin: A Summoner Fantasy LitRPG by JJ Bookerson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    The Eldritch Horror believes victory is imminent, but it didn't count on Hestia's ChampionJake's family arrive at Cascadia to find an army of the dead at the gates of the Alliance stronghold. He immediately launches an attack to save his new allies...
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  • Enthralling the Orc by Tracy Lauren

    Enthralling the Orc by Tracy Lauren

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Desperate to find answers to the whereabouts of her niece, Ellyn does the unthinkable and releases a criminal brought in from the Perished Woods. Believing him to be nothing more than a man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, she enlists his aid as a tracker...
  • Beefcakes by L. Eveland

    Beefcakes by L. Eveland

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Falling for a minotaur is no piece of cake. Wedding planner Ezra Higgins is having a bad day. He’s lost his phone, he’s got six weeks to plan the biggest wedding of his career, and now the minotaur baker won’t stop flirting with him. It’s enough to make anyone’s anxiety spike...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  fantasy  m-m  queer
  • Silken Desires by Laci Paige

    Silken Desires by Laci Paige

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Friends since childhood and lovers as adults, Roxi leaves Jonathan without explanation. He assumes it's due to his changing lifestyle; venturing deep into the world of BDSM, but she has a deeper secret that has her running away. After a life-changing year in hiding, Roxi comes home a new woman, a sub with masochistic needs...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  fantasy  length-medium
  • Promised To the Orc by Liz Paffel

    Promised To the Orc by Liz Paffel

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    We were just children when we pledged our forbidden love to one another. It wasn’t meant to stick. But the Fates intervened and now the bond can’t be undone—even if I’d rather willingly go back to the ice camps than marry an orc. I’m not a child anymore...
  • Sold to the Dom by Amy Brent

    Sold to the Dom by Amy Brent

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jump to ratings and reviewsSold to the DomAmy Brent3.61216 ratings66 reviewsWant to readBuy on AmazonRate this bookI like to be the boss, always in control.I believe everything comes with a price tag. And when I say everything, I mean – EVERYTHING.A Virgin Auction? I find the whole idea distasteful.Until I see her…This evening is all about payback...
  • Rapunzel and the Dark Prince by Lidiya Foxglove

    Rapunzel and the Dark Prince by Lidiya Foxglove

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    It gets pretty lonely, spending your entire life in a tower. The Witch told me she was keeping me safe from a dangerous world. But one day, when I let down my hair, the Witch wasn't the one to climb up. His presence was so overwhelming; his hands steady on my back, his lips and tongue marking me forever with the taste of a man...
  • Someone Save My Midlife Tonight by Robyn Peterman

    Someone Save My Midlife Tonight by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again… Whoever said life begins at forty must have been heavily medicated, drunk, or delusional.Three funerals without the deceased present? Crisis.One wedding run by drag queens with questionable taste in music? Semi-crisis, but doable.Dead showing up on my porch who have already crossed over? Colossal sh*tshow.This is what forty looks like for me...
  • Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evan continues his quest for power in an effort to defeat the Demon King of the Underworld, but things aren’t easy when you’re a dragon lord.Especially when his quest for the Nobel Swords takes him outside of Rahma and into a neighboring kingdom.Evan’s met a host of different races while in Inati, but he’s never encountered the elves before...
  • Hospital for Immortal Creatures by Alexandrina Krusharska

    Hospital for Immortal Creatures by Alexandrina Krusharska

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Amidst the ancient peaks of Sofia, hidden from mortal eyes, stands the Hospital for Immortal Creatures—a sanctuary where immortal creatures seek healing. But now, even the immortal are not safe.Mikhail Korovin, a fierce manticore with a reputation as sharp as his claws, has spent centuries guarding the immortal world’s balance...
  • Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle

    Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My long-lost grandmother left me a letter with major revelations:I have a twin sisterWe come from a family of witchesGargoyles are real and to trust themStill, reading a note is different than seeing a gray creature with a massive wingspan flying down at me. Instinct kicks in and I run.When it comes to fight or flight, I choose flight every time...
  • Vaxxlian Mates: The Complete Series by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Vaxxlian Mates: The Complete Series by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five Vaxxlian brothers claim their mates…After their homeworld is destroyed, along with most of their females, all Vaxxlian warriors must work to rebuild their entire civilization—including finding a way to procreate. Once they discover they’re compatible with human females, they set out to find as many as possible...
  • Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White

    Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is put to the test when secrets become unraveled.After losing my mother to vampire hunters when I was eighteen, I moved with my siblings and father across the country – until the hunters found us again. That was how my family and I ended up in Snow Haven, Alaska. I saw a dragon shifter, Josiah Bazin, the second day after we moved to the area and I fell in love...
  • Nymphos : A Very Erotic Anthology by Nikki Brown, Unique

    Nymphos : A Very Erotic Anthology by Nikki Brown, Unique

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to paradise..
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  paranormal  fantasy
  • Alien Orc's Prize by Ursa Dax

    Alien Orc's Prize by Ursa Dax

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    My human Starlight Lottery bride was supposed to be a pawn, not become my most precious prize…As the eldest prince of an ancient and regal orc bloodline, I should be focused on my lands and people.Instead, I’m constantly thwarting my family’s attempts to ensure that I produce an heir...
  • Me and My Beast Boss, Vol. 1 by Shiroinu

    Me and My Beast Boss, Vol. 1 by Shiroinu

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In a world where humans are thought to be inferior to beastfolk, human office worker Saki Oki endures a constant stream of ridicule and scorn from her beastfolk colleagues and superiors...
  • Fated to the Orc by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Fated to the Orc by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    The orc warrior says I'm his... soulmate?A long time ago, my father sold my sister to an orc. I haven't heard from her since, but I am determined to find her and bring her home. During my first week on the road north, however, I cross paths with a massively tall Orc Guardian who claims I'm his... fated mate.Magnus the Wolf says I'm coming with him, and he won't take no for an answer.Hm...
  • The Bodyguard by Adrian Blue

    The Bodyguard by Adrian Blue

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Popstar Lark Jennings is on top of the world until an obsessed fan throws her world into chaos. Now, she needs a new bodyguard to protect her on her path to awards season. But her bodyguard is nothing like she expected. A retired boxer with an unfailing devotion to her, Varkos Ademin will test Lark's dedication to professionalism. And her self-control...
  • Orc's Taming by Ava Ross

    Orc's Taming by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I want to begin a new life far from my village. Will that life include an orc who vows to adore me?Kaila: When a man in my village makes demands I’m not willing to give into, my younger brother and I flee into the forest. It’s the night of the Monster Mate Hunt, but the orcs who are gifted with brides in exchange for protecting the village will be too busy with the other woman to notice me...
  • Bread by the Grim (Ghostlight Falls) by Dakota Cockaday

    Bread by the Grim (Ghostlight Falls) by Dakota Cockaday

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grim is a loner, not because he wants to be, but because he has a secret. By day, he's a mild-mannered monster running a bakery-cafe in the small town of Ghostlight Falls, but after midnight he's something else... something that needs to be contained. When an accident forces him to hire a new morning baker, he has no idea he's hiring the woman of his dreams...
  • One Night in Vegas by Mari Carr, Red Phoenix

    One Night in Vegas by Mari Carr, Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    One of the most exciting romance box sets of the year is here--for a very special pre-order price! Six BRAND-NEW stories of desire. domination, passion, and life-changing love..
  • I Dated a Mob Wolf by Viola Grace

    I Dated a Mob Wolf by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He had been her favourite date, so she arranged for him to be the father of her child... should she have told him?Vallu spent over five years as an escort with the Blind Date Corporation. On her last date, she used her activation to provide her with something she needed... a child. She just didn’t tell him...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  paranormal  vampires  fantasy
  • Experiment dRo9Or by Miranda Martin

    Experiment dRo9Or by Miranda Martin

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    HarperIs he beyond my help?Love is for suckers. A false construct that has long since served its purpose. Life is meant to be lived. Be in the moment and be happy.When I’m asked to help Drogor, it’s not really a choice. If I don’t, they’ll attempt putting him in stasis, which will probably kill him. I can’t have that on my conscience.I’m not sure I can help him, but I must try...
  • Adored By Her Orc Avenger by Celeste King

    Adored By Her Orc Avenger by Celeste King

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    On this Earth, we fear the orcs.But we fear other humans more…Life is not pretty where I am from. It is brutal and deadly.Such can also be said for the orc that saved me.I thought I was dead, but he fought off my attackers. Together, injured we took shelter in an abandoned house.It’s where I got to know him.Where I started to fall in love with him.But this world isn’t pretty...
  • This Bitter Earth by ikorous

    This Bitter Earth by ikorous

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Sequel to On the Nature of Daylight.Control isn't the only thing Draco Malfoy has lost. But he will get it back. He will get everything back...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  fantasy  war  dark  explicit-plentiful  length-epic
  • Alien Billionaire's Nanny by Ami Wright

    Alien Billionaire's Nanny by Ami Wright

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Her bad boy billionaire boss has her tied up in KNOTS! Dinah’s not looking for a boyfriend, she’s just looking for a job. She still needs to pay back her sister after she helped Dinah leave the slums of Fortuna and make a new life at Nova Space Station. Only no one will hire her. So when the ice cold polar bear alien billionaire asks her to be his nanny, she jumps at the opportunity...
  • Dominted by the Dark Elf by Celeste King

    Dominted by the Dark Elf by Celeste King

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A monster nearly kills me.But an even crueler creature saves me.On the hell world of Protheka, my family is owned by a vicious dark elf.What I haven’t bargained for is how close I’ve grown to him.Or how frantic I am to save him when he is attacked.It’s only when I almost lose him that I realize I’ve given him more than I intended.Not just servitude. But love as well...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  fae  paranormal  fantasy
  • Four for a Boy by Louise Collins

    Four for a Boy by Louise Collins

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    The compromise is working.They’re happy…Chad thinks.But when Romeo reveals his fantasy to Chad, their carefully crafted life comes undone.Romeo wants Chad to kill their next victim, but it’s a line he can’t cross, being the killer, not just enabling one.That’s a step into the grey that he’s not prepared to take...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  monsters  dark  m-m  bad boys  suspense  paranormal  fantasy
  • The Orc's Thief by Zoe Ashwood

    The Orc's Thief by Zoe Ashwood

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the orc I robbed. I’m the mate he’s been searching for.Neither of us is thrilled about it.Tessa: I have a bad habit of breaking into places I shouldn’t. Like the room of an orc warrior I spotted in the streets. I need information to find my missing friend—he has gold and secrets. So I took both.Arlon is everything I like to avoid—honorable, persistent, dangerously kind...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  fantasy  orcs  paranormal  magic
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