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  • Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume by Vawn Cassidy

    Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Inspector Danny Hayes has something very important to ask his boyfriend Tristan Everett. Over the past six months they’ve survived reapers, chaos monsters, and biblical storms, not to mention averting an apocalypse. So, what’s left to do but pop the big question? Tristan is ready for a break from world-saving, spectral crises, and most definitely from ghosts...
  • Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Between his father’s sudden—and rather suspicious—generosity, and his own rash promise to help Christine plan her wedding, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough to worry about. But when the donation of a mysterious codex to the Ladysmith Museum draws the attention of a murderous cult, Whyborne finds himself in a race against time to unlock its secrets first...
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    queer  suspense  fantasy  historical  m-m  paranormal  mystery  magic
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  • A Purpose That Restores Us by Michele Notaro

    A Purpose That Restores Us by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Dark witches here, bloody witches there, evil witches everywhere. At home, my life is amazing, thanks to my boyfriend, Cosmo Ono-Nai, and his wonderful family that I’ve become a part of. I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life. But work is a different story. All anyone’s talking about is the Red Cloth this, the Red Cloth that...
  • Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sorcerer Percival Endicott Whyborne and his husband Griffin Flaherty have enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the calm is shattered by the arrival of a package from Griffin’s brother Jack, who has uncovered a strange artifact while digging for gold in Alaska. The discovery of a previously unknown civilization could revive the career of their friend Dr...
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    queer  suspense  fantasy  historical  m-m  paranormal  mystery  magic
  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Parker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders. What’s a local PI to do?
  • A Date to Impress Him by Michele Notaro

    A Date to Impress Him by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Who knew taking my little mage on a date would be so difficult? With so much change happening at the house—three shifter kids are a lot to handle—Mads and I have been too busy to spend much alone time together. So I figured a date night was in order. Too bad every time we try, we have to put a fire out somewhere. At this rate, I’m not sure I’ll ever get to take my mage on a date...
  • A Kiss To Revive Me by Michele Notaro

    A Kiss To Revive Me by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    A prickly mage has me under his spell, and I think I kinda like it. The first time I met him, I knew I was in trouble, but I hadn’t known just how much. I hadn’t been looking for a relationship, hadn’t wanted one, but it seems that a stubborn little mage did it for me because he’s impossible to resist...
  • Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards

    Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Scenes from the Holidays consists of short Tarot Sequence vignettes, released serially beginning in December 12, 2020, on K. D. Edwards’ Twitter account. The scenes take place between the end of THE HANGED MAN and the start of the forthcoming third book, THE HOURGLASS THRONE. The scenes center around Sun Estate activities during an Equinox celebration...
  • No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Homicide detective Hayashi Teruo and his partner, Miyazaki Shinji are juggling their personal and work lives, trying to keep their relationship a secret from their colleagues at the Tōkyō MPD. In the supernatural realm, the souls of the dead are disappearing from the Sanzu River, before they have reached the end of their journey in the afterlife...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  paranormal  mystery  m-m  fantasy  magic  contemporary
  • A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 16 ratings
    In the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical Crimes Squad in the case of a literally heartless corpse...
  • Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Tragic Story Comes to Light. At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya. But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems. Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth. The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him...
  • The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns

    The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    What do you do the day after the world doesn’t end? If you’re River Keyes (yeah, me), you try to figure out how you’re going to live without the internet. Because we might have kept two worlds from being destroyed, but now I’m trapped in a place with no electricity, no takeout, and no phoning home...
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    suspense  military  queer  paranormal  magic  fantasy  m-m  fae
  • 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...
  • Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jasper Jenkins was a solitary Gargoyle, feeling like he didn’t truly belong to a clan, until he moved to New Atlanta and joined the Stone Society. Now that he’s finally settling in, his past has reared its evil Gargoyle head and is targeting those around him, including the quirky M. E. ’s assistant who happens to be his mate. Trevor McKenzie’s life is no stranger to heartache and loneliness...
  • Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Featuring two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths...
  • Envy: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Envy: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savage. Charming. Alpha. Camel always gets what he wants. Except now, the one thing he wants is the one thing he can’t have. His first pack taught him that anything could be taken away if he wasn’t willing to fight for it...
  • Seb & Ailin: Case of the Murderous Mistletoe by Michele Notaro

    Seb & Ailin: Case of the Murderous Mistletoe by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What in the world has my soulmate gotten us into this time? All I want to do is get ready to have our family over for Winter Solstice, but like all things involving Ailin Ellwood, we get pulled into another wild BCA case...
    Categorized as:
    queer  christmas  m-m  magic  fantasy  fae  urban fantasy  paranormal
  • Endless Knight by Nazri Noor

    Endless Knight by Nazri Noor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirteen witches. Five swords. One sacrifice. Dustin Graves is grotesquely outnumbered. Agatha Black has completed her Coven of One, splitting her soul across thirteen bodies. One power-hungry witch razing the universe was bad enough. Thirteen of them can only mean total hell. But there may be a way...
  • Everybody Burns by Victoria Sue

    Everybody Burns by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Eli was only seven years old when he had been given to monsters. Sixteen years later he finally gets the chance for revenge, and with his enhanced abilities changing, nothing and no one is gonna stop him, especially a new partner that seems to see right through the black holes in his soul...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  humor  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  mystery  abuse
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 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...
  • In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A darkness runs deep beneath London . .. Reeling from recent revelations and forced to lie for Kempthorne, the unthinkable happens: Dom fails the latent competency test. One more strike and he’ll be deemed unstable, have his registration stripped, and the life he's come to love at Kempthorne & Co will be over. If that weren't bad enough, someone is stalking him, taunting him...
  • Blood for the Spilling by T.J. Nichols

    Blood for the Spilling by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Sheets of ice are spreading across the human world, ushering in an ice age as the magic drained from Demonside turns that world into a desert. Angus and reluctant warlock Terrance have defected from Vinland to the Mayan Empire—a land of dark and potent magic. But the Mayans aren’t offering sanctuary for free...
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    menage  queer  fantasy  m-m  magic  urban fantasy  paranormal  m-m-m
  • Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…. This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • You Otter Know by Minerva Howe

    You Otter Know by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Giant otter shifter River Almeida just wants to get away for the holidays and not deal with his mom nagging him about getting married and have kids. So when he books the holiday at a remote lodge, he intends to swim in the icy stream, eat tons of fish, and sleep. Bodie Depford also books at the lodge, knowing it will be okay if he's spending Christmas with a bunch of humans...
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Secrets and Lies. In the wake of their intoxicated tryst, He Yu's relationship with his erstwhile physician Xie Qingcheng is more fraught than ever. One taste has left He Yu addicted, and not even his pride can stop him from coming back for more; yet the taciturn Xie Qingcheng is determined to ward off his advances at all costs...
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    ENTER THE INFERNO. Racing to find a cure to Xie Xue’s illness, He Yu and Xie Qingcheng’s investigation into the forbidden drug RN-13 grows riskier with each new clue they discover. Along the trail of murdered professors and missing young women they uncover an unconscionable crime, and those responsible for it will stop at nothing to bury the truth...
  • Shadow Voice by Mary Rundle

    Shadow Voice by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…. This is part of an on-going series and reading the previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for each other...
  • Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Marked by Shadows: MM Paranormal Romance Mystery by Lissa Kasey

    Marked by Shadows: MM Paranormal Romance Mystery by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who would have thought a crafting retreat could turn deadly? An escape from the exciting life of New Orleans ghost tours sounded like a good idea at the time. Micah invites Alex along to experience a few days of crafts, fabrics, and hanging out with friends. Except the group is more interested in ghost hunting than costume making...
  • His Damaged Beast by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    His Damaged Beast by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Asilo Pack lives in the shadows protecting those without a voice. When I decided to become part of Asilo I made myself one rule; Don’t get attached. Too many omegas and children came and left our pack on a regular basis for that. Getting too close was a fast track to burn out. If only I had been wise enough to follow my own rule...
  • Full Color by Vinni George, Declan Winters

    Full Color by Vinni George, Declan Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Quin Hunter likes the quiet life. He runs his gallery, forges famous art, and operates a fence where black market buyers get fakes and the real pieces get returned to their rightful owners. Nice and simple. He doesn't do field work...
  • Elixir by Jordan Castillo Price

    Elixir by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wild Bill and Michael might have thought they made it out of the subterranean vampire nest unscathed, but in her anger, Silk left Michael a taste of her wrath that's impossible to shake. It's a race against time to cure Michael of a bizarre affliction, and though the hunter and his favorite vamp have few enough friends, Bill can't ash a cigarette without burning another bridge...
  • Jump Up by Susi Hawke

    Jump Up by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Watch out for the Assassin’s Claws…. Nash Moreno is a paid killer, just like his four brothers. It’s the family business—they fight together, they die together. Whether they’re working as a group or alone, they are a tight unit who protect their own. A live transmission from a rebel group known as OPEN EYES is intercepted before it can be broadcast around the world...
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    queer  urban fantasy  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  audiobook
  • No Surrender by Morgan Brice

    No Surrender by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Cold cases, hot leads, a psychic psychopath, a copycat killer, cursed objects, the trial of the century--and wedding plans. Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and sexy homicide detective Vic D'Amato met hunting a supernatural serial killer. Since then, Simon has become a police consultant on cases involving the paranormal, and Vic has gotten over his doubts about Simon's abilities being real...
  • Whirlwind by A.M. Rose

    Whirlwind by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Opposites attract, right? Felix had always been a relaxed, go with the flow, make no plans and see what happens kind of guy. He lived, he laughed, he spoke to ghosts. Pretty standard if you asked him. To the rest of the population? Not so much. But once a spirit calls him to Daydream, he gets caught up in a race to find out what happened to him...
  • Letters to Aleksanta by Jessamyn Kingley

    Letters to Aleksanta by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are presents to wrap, cookies to decorate, and a tree to trim! The Draconis High Court of D’Vaire is about to have their largest holiday celebration, and as they prepare for their first-ever Secret Santa, much to Aleksander’s surprise, he’s given the role of Santa himself...
  • Sirius Wolves: Books 1 to 7 The Complete Series by Victoria Sue

    Sirius Wolves: Books 1 to 7 The Complete Series by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The complete series in one volume! includes:. Orion's Circle. Broken Circle. Eternal Circle. The Promise. The Dilemma. The Beginning. Full Circle.
  • Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charleston is reeling beneath the onslaught of demons unleashed by the vampire spirit Drugoy and his human host Yuri. Alone and drained almost to the point of death, Gray and Caleb must make their way across a city gone mad in hopes of putting an end to Yuri and Dru. But the other drakul isn’t the only enemy they have to worry about...
  • THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 2 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet

    THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 2 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Join us as we celebrate the THIRDS universe with this second collection of flash fiction stories written to prompts submitted by fans. Sometimes we want to know more about our favorite characters. Where they came from, how they became who they are, their families, friendships, and past heartaches...
  • Lich Reaper's Lament by Jessamyn Kingley

    Lich Reaper's Lament by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ripped apart by life, Lich Reaper Grymington Daray is drowning in sorrow. Each day, he strives to find the people responsible for killing his best friend, and he wishes his own existence had more meaning. The last thing on Grymington’s mind is finding the other half of his soul. While a loving family surrounds him, the coldness growing in his heart keeps him separated from joy...
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • York by Macy Blake

    York by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Naughty but nice…. York Lad is stunned when his magic unexpectedly returns, but he’s ready to bring a little mischief to the small town of Mistletoe Falls. Along with his cousins, the other Yule Lads, York has spent the last year planning pranks to add their version of holiday cheer to the season. Gabriel Baum needs to succeed at Mistletoe Falls annual craft fair...
  • Nyall by Macy Blake

    Nyall by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Good things come to those who bake. At least that’s what the sign hanging in Mistledough, the bakery owned by the gorgeous and mysterious Nyall claims...
  • Hacked by Susi Hawke

    Hacked by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Team: A. L. P. H. A. :Six battle-hardened alphas with one goal—to save any omega in peril. Pax is the mysterious, faceless hacker the team turns to when their usual sources fail--and he likes to keep it that way. But when one of their information requests ends up with his bunker being raided by the cartel, they’re the only ones he can turn to...
  • Mayhem by Nicholas Bella

    Mayhem by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "I don't think I've ever been so terrified of my future as I am right now. ". With less than seventy-two hours on the clock and Xora still evading King Adriel's forces, time is running out for everyone. I don't want to think about a world overrun by demons who could care less about saving humanity. I'm doing everything in my power to track this evil thing down, but I'm not having much luck...
    Categorized as:
    menage  queer  magic  m-m  bdsm  paranormal  urban fantasy  demons
  • Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Witchbane Novel #4. One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a twelve-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner’s brother, Jesse...
  • Ascendance by Lissa Kasey

    Ascendance by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Seiran Rou knows life isn’t a romance novel, but he didn’t expect the honeymoon to end so soon. After a rough four months of people either trying to break up his relationship with vampire Gabe Santini or kill them both, now their own inability to communicate is getting in the way...
  • Bound by Memories by Kaje Harper

    Bound by Memories by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Christmastime brings out memories, and ghosts. Silas tracks down a poltergeist haunting a local tree farm. Darien hopes to convince Silas that despite experiences with demons and hells, Christmas can still be fun. Pip tries to catch his first rat. And Grim watches from a high vantage point and a position of moral superiority—he has holiday memories of his own, but cats know how to keep a secret...
  • 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...
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