Books like 'The Beginning'

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  • Grave Signs by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Grave Signs by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    I’ve spent my whole life seeing monsters, but they could never see me back. .. until now. Turns out, I’m not crazy like I’ve spent my whole life believing. Too bad it took being locked in a cage and tortured almost to the point of insanity to realize that. But I’m not alone. In a cage to my left, there’s a monster who’s given up hope...
  • The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 99 ratings
    𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲. I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately and my opinion on the whole thing hasn’t mattered one bit. No, the stars have their plans and I’ve been consulted about it a whopping zero times. Finally. I finally had all of my mates together. Yeah, that lasted an impressive two seconds and now one of them is gone...
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  • Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 39 ratings
    My name is Medley Bell, and if you had told me this time last week that I was demon, then I’d have said you were nuttier than a squirrel turd. Of course, that was before I started seeing the strangest things. I’ve always been a little off, but it took stumbling into a backwater bar to understand how different I really am...
  • Dungeon Diving 302 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 302 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Ken and company find that with the introduction of the Threadspawn, the whole dungeon becomes far less friendly. Even the populace on Earth is spooked. Which is why the UG and Haylon sends Ken and a few others on the press tour. Though, even that can't keep Ken from the action. The Threadspawn invade Earth meanwhile Ken is recruited fully into the demon hierarchy...
  • Reaper Uninvited by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Uninvited by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 46 ratings
    A Reaper who doesn’t reap is like a custard donut without the custard. Pointless. Between getting my ass kicked by Azazel in the training room, avoiding Conah, and verbally sparing with Mal, I’m beginning to get a feel for what it means to be a Dominus Reaper...
  • The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley

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

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 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...
  • Winter's Promise by G. Bailey

    Winter's Promise by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    War is coming. The prophecy is coming true. When the world is close to falling and all those she loves are in danger, what can Winter do to save everyone? Winter finally has the answers to who she is but everything else in her life is in question...
  • The Rebel Queen by Lexi Blake

    The Rebel Queen by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new novel in her Thieves world…. After returning from the outer planes, Zoey expected a joyous reunion with family and friends. She couldn’t be more wrong. Her kingdom is in the hands of Myrddin, her friends are on the run, and her children are being hunted by the supernatural world. But that isn’t the worst of it...
  • The King's Bargain by J.A. Stowe

    The King's Bargain by J.A. Stowe

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    What if your bargain with a king is a deal with the devil? I knew accepting that Aegis case could only mean trouble. After her attack on the Colosseum, Valeria launched a campaign of cruelty on Draqaar. With every death, her army grows, and I’m the only one that can turn the tide of battle. I’m the only one that can break the daeva curse...
  • Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    Actions have consequences, and my actions are about to kick me in the teeth. I’m still reeling from the unthinkable. Lucas is gone. It’s all my fault and if the dominus can’t find evidence that my actions were under duress then the consequences will be lethal...
  • Reaper Unhinged by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unhinged by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Sometimes it takes a storm to clear the air. The showdown at Deadside changed everything. It’ll take us going in separate directions to stop the catastrophes that hover on the horizon. But there’s no anticipating the extra threat lying in wait. It’s been there all along. Invisible. Waiting. And it’s about to pounce.
  • Necessary Respite by Erin R. Flynn

    Necessary Respite by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m finally putting myself first. If people won’t listen to me, are so determined to force me to be what they want, then I’m done working with them. I am a person, not something the people of Faerie own or all other supes can use and abuse. So I pulled the emergency brake and it’s time for a reset...
  • The Lure of the Devil by Auryn Hadley

    The Lure of the Devil by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 32 ratings
    There's something to be said for being bad. Mostly, that it feels very, very good. Angels keep screwing everything up. For millennia, the battle between Heaven and Hell has raged unchecked. The souls of humans unknowingly fuel it. That means it's up to us, the worst definition of evil, to save Earth. The problem is that I still can't quite understand why that makes us bad...
  • Winter's War by G. Bailey

    Winter's War by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The blue-sided human will choose a side. When four princes are born, on the same day, they will rule true. Her saviour will die when the choice is made. If she chooses wrong, she will fall. If she chooses right, then she will rule. Only her mates can stop her from the destruction of all. If the fates allow, no one need fall. For only the true kings hold her fate and they will be her mates...
  • The Wrath of Angels by Auryn Hadley

    The Wrath of Angels by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    There's nothing more terrifying than a pissed off woman - except the Devil. I'm both. The angels warned me that I should fear their wrath. Theirs? Please! They have no idea who they're dealing with. Not that I really do either, but I'm quickly figuring out that I'm a whole lot more than just an artist...
  • Control of Five by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Control of Five by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    What’s more dangerous than dark magic? Deadly secrets. And The Academy of Six is hiding both within its ancient walls. A History of Magic sends Izara on a literal trip down memory lane. She uncovers that there’s more than what the students think they know about the supernatural school in the middle of New York City...
  • Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Sunshine, rainbows and unicorns? Yeah something's gotta give. Kick her while she’s down seems to be the motto when it comes to my life. But this time I’m clawing back. Hard. After the uncertainty and the heartache, I deserve a reprieve, and I’m damn well going to get it. My own personal Happy Ever After. But what they don’t tell you in the fairy tales is that happily ever after comes with a price...
  • Reaper Unleashed by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unleashed by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Sometimes the mantles we shun are the only ones that can keep us safe. A hidden threat has risen and it’s up to me to stop it. But time isn’t on my side. While war hovers on the horizon in the Underealm, I’m pulled into a pack issue I didn’t see coming. Blood will be shed. Lives will be lost. I just hope my loved ones aren’t amongst the casualties...
  • Illusion by Nik Knight

    Illusion by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 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...
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    angels  demons  queer  paranormal  m-m  urban fantasy  fantasy  poly
  • The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    We're taught that people are sinners or saints. Who says I can't be both? See, I'm a bad, bad girl. The kind who loves Satan. Falling in bed with the demon of seduction, befriending the demon of knowledge, being guarded by Beelzebub, and making deals with Lucifer? This is what I call a normal day. Just one problem: good and evil aren't at all what I expected. So I'm going all in...
  • Reaper Unveiled by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unveiled by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    It’s all smoke and mirrors until someone breaks the glass. It’ll be the wedding of the century, an alliance bringing peace to the Underealm, but if Lilith recognises who I am, it could be the end of me. Thank goodness for Cora and her plan –smoke and mirrors and deception. Let’s hope it works, otherwise, if the journey doesn’t kill me, Lilith will...
  • The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood

    The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
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  • Demon Reign by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Reign by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The trials are over. A monarch must be chosen. Morningstar is about to get a makeover and I don't think the Princes are going to like it. Nyx's journey continues in Demon Reign. an Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance filled with action, mystery, sizzle and multiple love interests for our lucky heroine.
  • Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 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.
  • Defended by Demons by Eva Chase

    Defended by Demons by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    Monstrous is as monstrous does. .. I've finally accepted my fate. I can't bury my head in the sand while vicious fiends threaten everything I care about. Even if protecting the beastly men I love means committing a betrayal more brutal than anything they've ever done. Even if getting a handle on my powers requires walking into the den of the most monstrous human beings I've ever known...
  • Secrets of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Secrets of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    There's something new in Midnight, something hungry for the shadows, and Serenity Harker is about to get a taste of the unknown. The thrilling third installment of Serenity Harker's journey is not to be missed. A Kick-ass Urban Fantasy with a slow burn reverse harem romance. Angels, Fallen, nephilim and Arthurian legend are given a fresh twist in this sexy, thrilling urban Fantasy series...
  • Destined Storm by Tessa Cole

    Destined Storm by Tessa Cole

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Time is running out. But what will destroy them first? Secrets? Lies? Or magic? I’m in trouble. Big trouble. A split-second reflex that saved Kol’s life, and all hell busted out. Rather, my secret busted out for all to see. Now the only thing keeping a lid on my wild, unpredictable magic is Cassius’s magical handcuffs. Kinky? Yeah, no...
  • Hailed by Fiends by Eva Chase

    Hailed by Fiends by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    How many monsters does it take to stop the greatest villain of all? I've let myself become more of a monster than I ever wanted to. Now the shadowkind are flocking to my side, eager to stand with me. But I don't know if I'm strong enough to foil to the villain who's put the whole world in his vicious sights...
  • Magic Fury by Meg Xuemei X

    Magic Fury by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 41 ratings
    I'm not what everyone thinks I am. If they discover what I am, both the gods and demons will hunt me to the ends of the universe. The revelation of my hidden origin would tilt the scales of the immortal war, but I don't carry this dark secret alone. The sea demigod, my sworn enemy, now carries it with me and leaves a trail of dead bodies behind to keep me--and my secret--safe...
  • Hate Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Hate Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Imagine her shock when Claire wins the shifter lottery! It’s the first one ever to be held and she’s never won anything before in her entire life. She can’t believe it. She’s going to meet a shifter in real life. For years, Claire has saved newspaper clippings, anything she can find on shifters. It’s a dream come true. A whole day on shifter territory. The big day arrives...
  • Rescuing Air by Elizabeth Knight

    Rescuing Air by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Dark Lord has gone too far. It’s time to end these games. Just when they thought they might have a chance to enjoy what's left of their summer, now Jay’s mother is in danger, taken to be used against us. Pushed and pulled in every direction and still trying to pick up the pieces after the latest betrayal, Lailah and her remaining Knights struggle to make headway on stopping the Dark Lord...
  • Jumbled Positions by Erin R. Flynn

    Jumbled Positions by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Being the boss is never easy no matter the support system you have in place. Being the boss when people’s lives are on the line is not something even superheroes can do without a break. Especially when they’re your people. But Jasmine Stewart has. Everyone is worried and scared about what comes next since the news of the demons organizing went public...
  • The Night Firm by Karpov Kinrade

    The Night Firm by Karpov Kinrade

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A standalone paranormal romance. The complete trilogy with bonus content! From USA Today bestselling author Karpov Kinrade, experience a fantasy romance that will suck you in and leave you wanting more! I’ve been offered a job at the Night Firm. To work for four of the hottest men I’ve ever met. Correction. Four of the hottest vampires I’ve ever met. They don’t tell me what I’ll be doing...
  • Shades of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Shades of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Everyone knows that choices have consequences, and Harker is about to be landed with a bucket load of consequence. Finally free of their prison, the shades are eager for vengeance against all winged. But to get what they want they’ll need hosts, and both neph and human are on the menu...
  • Champion of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Champion of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When you hit rock bottom, the only way left is up. The Sanguinata are taking liberties and using humans like personal blood bags, but the tip is in the fine print, and the humans signing on the dotted line may as well be serving themselves up like cartons of juice...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    menage  demons  queer  fantasy  m-m  magic  urban fantasy  paranormal
  • Providence by Grace McGinty

    Providence by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    If Serendipity ever got the chance, she might actually thank Uriel for locking her away in Purgatory. She’d probably tear off his balls and force feed them to him first, but still, she was woman enough to admit that if it wasn’t for him, she might have never known this kind of happiness...
  • My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles

    My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    IT SUCKS TO BE HER. Living as a succubus has a bit of a learning curve, but with sexy fallen angel Noah to scratch her sensual Itch, Jackie Brighton is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. She almost doesn’t miss her gorgeous vampire master Zane—or his sinful, teasing mouth. She’s trying to convince herself of that, anyway...
  • House of Igarashi: part 2 by Crea Reitan

    House of Igarashi: part 2 by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    I’ve always been a part of the world of monsters. Storms thrive on the energy of other storms. In many ways, all monsters are perfect storms. That’s why they’re hunted. Content with a life of work and friends, I somehow find myself falling for the eleven gorgeous storms of House Igarashi...
  • The Arbiter by K.B. Ladnier, Brandy Slaven

    The Arbiter by K.B. Ladnier, Brandy Slaven

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "She is too sinful to be Divine. and too righteous to be Damned. ". Nocturna; a hybrid, an all around smart ass, and the owner of The Apothecary, a night club for all the denizens that walk the earth to play amongst humans, is about to have her life altered by the Creator of all. The last Arbiter has fallen and a new one must be chosen, one of both Divine and Damned blood...
  • Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase

    Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Can you beat monsters without becoming one? Despite our best efforts, my devoted monstrous men and I have fallen into the clutches of one of our most powerful enemies. But the demon strikes a deal with me—our safety in exchange for my cooperation in a mysterious scheme. It turns out he wants me to tap into magical powers more vile than the brutality I've faced from his kind...
  • Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An outbreak of demon attacks across Charleston has worn SPECTR agent John Starkweather to the bone. Now a new threat faces his team: a demon with bullet—and bite—proof skin, which can’t be stopped by ordinary means. John’s only solace comes in the form of his lovers: Caleb Jansen and the vampire spirit Gray. Caleb and Gray have their own problems, however...
    Categorized as:
    demons  menage  queer  m-m  vampires  paranormal  fantasy  mystery
  • A Crown of Fire and Wrath by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown of Fire and Wrath by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    We’ve been through so much, and made it through to the other side, or so I thought. Who would’ve guessed that we’d come full circle and I’d find myself back in Avalon. That one of the people who was meant to be one of my greatest enemies would be one of my closest confidants. I remember everything. Too much. Enough to make the world shatter. The war isn’t over yet, but we’re winning this battle...
  • Unholy Pleasures by Debra Dunbar

    Unholy Pleasures by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Amber’s summer internship is dying on the vine. Dozens of different diseases and pests have suddenly infected the California winery’s grapes in a biblical-scale blight. The warmonger she thought was a one-night stand has shown up uninvited with an indecent proposal...
  • Taming Fire by Elizabeth Knight

    Taming Fire by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ravaged by their last encounter with The Dark Lord, Lailah struggles through the mental and physical scars that threaten to tie them to the past. So when an opportunity presents itself, Lailah and her knights jump at the chance. America - the land of hopes and dreams - is the perfect background for a summer away from the drama...
  • A Werewolf, A Vampire, and A Fae Go To Budapest by Karpov Kinrade, Evan Gaustad

    A Werewolf, A Vampire, and A Fae Go To Budapest by Karpov Kinrade, Evan Gaustad

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I lived a pretty ordinary life—a kid raised in my family’s bar who went off to college to escape the small-town life. But when my grandfather died and I returned to take over the family business, I discovered a much more extraordinary world waiting for me. Vampires, werewolves and fae are real. And they want my baby...
  • 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...
  • Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk

    Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The vampire spirit Gray and his human host Caleb have sworn never to drink from a human again. But when a woman from one of Caleb’s tour groups is murdered by what appears to be a vampire, Caleb is arrested as the prime suspect. Not only does she have a bite mark on her throat, but security camera footage reveals her murderer looks exactly like Caleb, down to the clothes he was wearing that night...
    Categorized as:
    demons  queer  m-m  vampires  paranormal  fantasy  urban fantasy  poly
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