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  • Forever Theirs by Anna Stone

    Forever Theirs by Anna Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    A billionaire executive. Her glamorous fashion designer girlfriend. Together, they’re determined to make one unassuming woman theirs. For florist Chloe Campbell, life isn’t all sunshine and roses. Deep in debt and haunted by a past she’s desperate to leave behind, she can barely keep her little flower shop running...
  • Nanny in the Middle: a sapphic why choose romance by Adrian J. Smith

    Nanny in the Middle: a sapphic why choose romance by Adrian J. Smith

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    Stuck in the middle of three head-strong women, will Greer come out unscathed? Greer Lockheart is a nanny to her core. When she takes on a new job of working for three families at once, she’s not sure she can see her way through the chaos. As the days tick by and she falls more in love with each kid in her care, she can’t help but also fall more in lust with their mothers...
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  • The Tell Tale by Clare Ashton

    The Tell Tale by Clare Ashton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A small town, enduring love, a web of secrets. The Tell Tale has been watching and waiting, because there’s something queer about the village of Foel. Beth Griffiths has returned home to raise her daughter in the Welsh hills. They arrive to the open arms of the community, but not all is what it seems and Beth isn’t home for the reason she pretends either...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  f-f  f-f-f  poly  length-medium  wales  audiobook
  • If It's Meant to Be by Skye Von Triessen

    If It's Meant to Be by Skye Von Triessen

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Dr. Alexandra Edison lives a life that many would be envious of. A beautiful world-famous fiancée, more money than she could spend, and a career that she loved. To honor her grandfather’s wishes, she moved from L. A. to Seattle to take over one of her family’s hospitals. When her perfect life fell apart, the last person she expected to be there to help her pick up the pieces was Dr...
  • Twisted Lace by A.M. McCoy

    Twisted Lace by A.M. McCoy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 68 ratings
    They call me Emo Barbie. And they’re not far off, though I consider myself a little more alternative than that. I just so happen to do everything in six-inch heels and blood-red lipstick. I like it when people stare. I like the attention. I’ve never been drawn to the meek or mild...
  • Chasing My Bliss by Bre Rose

    Chasing My Bliss by Bre Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings
    Blurb coming soon.
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  poly  new adult  menage  f-f  contemporary  office
  • Broken Harmony by Alisha Williams

    Broken Harmony by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I messed up. I let my heart speak for my brain and I lost everything. I lost her. After winning a chance at getting my own record deal, I took my uncle up on his offer to go and live with him. My life changed overnight. Fame, fans and money. Despite having the world at my fingertips, I've never stopped thinking about her...
    Categorized as:
    queer  omegaverse  poly  reverse harem  length-short  m-m  m-f  f-f
  • Odyssey by Alethea Faust

    Odyssey by Alethea Faust

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 50 ratings
    Magic is a rare gift, one only made possible by an invaluable stone: magiline. After he was tasked with his first official assignment, Dominai and his fellow wizards must now travel to the Crux’s sister tower in Immenbach to deliver a shipment of it. But the road is full of trials and dangers, and not just because Thaddius’ bullying has escalated into something worse...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  bdsm  bondage  spanking  bisexual  found-family  magic
  • For Love and Blood and Fury by J.J. Arias

    For Love and Blood and Fury by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    A ruthless vampire. A powerful witch. A healer with a hidden legacy. A searing paranormal romance that proves three hearts can beat as one. Elena, the head of Miami’s vampire cartel, never expected her ex-girlfriend Zuri—a powerful witch—to storm back into her life demanding help with a rival coven...
  • Radley's Underworld for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Radley's Underworld for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    When a dullahan from the fae realm shows up on Mike Radley's property, he doesn't know what to expect. He didn't expect to learn that his banshee friend Cecilia has become a prisoner of the faerie queen. He really didn't expect to learn that his home contains a portal to the Underworld itself...
  • Unshaken by Dreia Wells

    Unshaken by Dreia Wells

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    I was supposed to be a Light Guardian. My whole life was mapped out and I was going to proudly follow my ancestor's footsteps. So why did the Angels reject me? I trained for years to become one of the Elite in the Angels fight against the forces of evil. When the time came for me to attend Caelum Academy, my invitation never came...
    Categorized as:
    queer  reverse harem  magic  paranormal  demons  fantasy  dark  witches
  • The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley

    The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 62 ratings
    To protect those who matter most, we will betray others in ways we never expected. This is supposed to be a good year. With a new set of instructors - and ones I know well - I'm sure it will be. For once, things are finally starting to go my way. My mentors are proud, my family is closer than ever before, and I am happy. Unfortunately, the gods are tired of waiting...
  • Loveless by Alice Oseman

    Loveless by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 117 ratings
    For fans of Love, Simon and I Wish You All the Best, a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don't involve sex or romance. From the marvelous author of Heartstopper comes an exceptional YA novel about discovering that it's okay if you don't have sexual or romantic feelings for anyone . .
  • Door of Bruises by Sierra Simone

    Door of Bruises by Sierra Simone

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 50 ratings
    𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬. We are all, for better or worse, doomed to love each other until death do us part. My heart belongs to Proserpina and St. Sebastian—even if he no longer wants it. Even if she has left it behind to follow him. Delphine’s fled back home, and Becket’s holy calling is in peril...
  • Turn & Burn by Eden Connor

    Turn & Burn by Eden Connor

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    When asked to be the keynote speaker to honor my stepfather’s twenty-fifth year with Ridenhour Racing, I was determined to get even with my stepbrothers. When I took an instant dislike to the team's young superstar, Dale knocked my plans awry by betting his prized '71 Barracuda Hemi against Kolby’s new Audi RS7 that I could beat the rising NASCAR superstar in a drag race...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  poly  stepsibling  cruel hero  dark  new adult  sports
  • Cavernous by KJ Scott

    Cavernous by KJ Scott

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 3 ratings
    A prince lamenting a lost love. A mysterious mineral hidden in the mountains of the Caucasus. A team of scientists, each in their own way ready to turn a new page. An ambitious geologist and an eclectic team of her close colleagues find themselves in over their heads when their overseas caving expedition becomes a life-or-death struggle to escape a cave-in...
    Categorized as:
    queer  length-long  contemporary  medieval  fantasy  magic  m-f  m-m
  • Mistaken Magic by A.H. Hadley

    Mistaken Magic by A.H. Hadley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Once upon a time, I was a typical foster kid - overlooked, bounced around, and just waiting until I was old enough to get out. Some girls in my situation might dream of being a secret fairy princess, but not me. I simply wanted a chance. It came by accident when a bird flew into my latest home. No big deal, right? Except that was all it took to get noticed...
  • Lilacs and Leather by Thora Woods

    Lilacs and Leather by Thora Woods

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 129 ratings
    She's safe as long as she's hidden. Lydia Anderson is an unbonded omega who left her life behind to escape a family more interested in their status than protecting their daughter from an alpha who won't take no for an answer. It took everything, but Lydia managed to break free, running as far as she could. Now she lives with her head down, avoiding attention. Her past is still on the hunt...
  • Space for More by Emily Antoinette

    Space for More by Emily Antoinette

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    All Dr. Eden Mori wanted was to expand her horizons on the galaxy's largest space station, but when the only way to stop a black market sale of dangerous medical schematics is to get close to the data dealer, she's tasked with stopping him. Her partner on this mission? The dealer's estranged, hot-tempered mate...
  • The Road to Ruined by Elle Mitchell

    The Road to Ruined by Elle Mitchell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    The Road to Ruined is the conclusion to the Gods of Tomorrow Duet and should be read after Pretty Poisoned. The following contains spoilers for Pretty Poisoned. "She's not a kitten—she's a monster. And you can't keep monsters as pets. ". It’s been months since anyone has seen or heard from Declan and Luca De Rossi...
  • Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn

    Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Division Chief Seraphine Thomas knows that progress isn’t made without sacrifices. Their side has lost people, and the cost to her own life is sometimes too high. But now that the political climate for supes shifts widely back the wrong way, everyone is scrambling to secure the protections supes desperately need. It’s simply impossible to play a fair game when the other side cheats...
  • Divine Deception by Elle Mae

    Divine Deception by Elle Mae

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    From Elle Mae comes the highly anticipated second installment of the Blood Royale where romance between a vampire princess, a vampire hunter, and a witch collides in a steamy passion filled enemies to lovers romance. Vesper. It’s all my fault. I had to make the world believe I completed the prophecy. For both our sakes. But I never meant to hurt Aurelia the way I did. Nor bond her to me...
  • A Naughty Offer: A Two For One Special by Kimberly Brown

    A Naughty Offer: A Two For One Special by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    “I’m gonna make him an offer her can’t refuse. ”—Don Corleone. Passion St. Charles and her girlfriend Treasure Langford have always had the closest bond. From best friends to lovers, they’ve settled into a comfortable, loving, and fulfilling relationship...
  • Radley's Christmas for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Radley's Christmas for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    When an elf crashes Santa's sleigh into Mike Radley's living room, he doesn't know what to expect. He didn't expect a one-way trip to the North Pole where Jack Frost is waiting to kill him. He really didn't expect the Grim Reaper and Lily the succubus to take over Santa's gift delivering duties...
  • A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

    A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 173 ratings
    A lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A DOWRY OF BLOOD is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king...
  • The Gunrunner and Her Hound by Maria Ying

    The Gunrunner and Her Hound by Maria Ying

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Viveca Hua, arms-dealer. . .. is driven by three things: the certainty of steel, the need to win, and the compulsion to possess. Yves, bodyguard. . .. hunts for the place she belongs, and she might just have found it in the captivating Viveca, who offers her a new organization, an answer—and a collar. But their world is violent. It is unpredictable. Luck alone will not shield them...
  • Unhinged by Dreia Wells

    Unhinged by Dreia Wells

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Everything I thought I knew about my life was a lie. With all the revelations about me coming to the surface, I just need time to figure it all out. Trying to navigate my day-to-day life with four soul tethers, a fated mate, and my betrothed is a challenge within itself, but time is not on my side. When I think I can settle into my new normal, my world turns upside once more...
  • Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fame is overrated. Having rescued thousands of people from being sacrificed, Evelyn could use some peace and quiet. Life has other plans. She quickly finds herself drawn into assisting a deity with a small problem, only to return and find that her great grandmother has learned of her existence...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  f-f  magic  harems  fae  paranormal  poly
  • Oglaf Book One by Trudy Cooper, Doug Bayne

    Oglaf Book One by Trudy Cooper, Doug Bayne

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Oglaf Book 1 collects the first 199 pages of comics from the website, including alt text and epilogues, in a festival of fantasy smut and madness. There's also bonus extras, never seen before and printed in internet-proof ink, including Ivan's 'doesn't count' kama sutra -- handy if you love somebody but still need to use them as unicorn bait.
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  humor  m-m  magic  high fantasy  bdsm  f-f
  • Dimitri's Forbidden Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Dimitri's Forbidden Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    As the daughter of an outlaw biker, Rya DeLuca is used to living a wild life, but nothing could prepare her for the danger of falling in love with Dimitri Novikov...
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