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  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…. Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • FANGS, Volume 2 by Billy Balibally

    FANGS, Volume 2 by Billy Balibally

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    "What kind of guy is unlucky enough to get bitten. .. and survive? ". As the sole survivor of a vampire attack, En wakes up to find that his hair has gone white as snow. .. and, worse, that he's developed a craving of his own for blood. Fortunately, the vampire health and welfare organization FANGS is there to help with the transition, and the handsome Ichii steps up as his guardian and mentor...
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  • Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Winter Varik believes in only one thing—protecting his family. Even from himself. For nearly 200 years, he’s kept a dangerous secret from his brothers. But Winter might have found his salvation in the form of a sexy witch named Fox. Too bad this same witch was named in a prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Variks...
  • Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes

    Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Guilt-ridden after the massacre of his family, Isaac Salvatore turned to binge drinking to escape the pain. Now twenty-four years old, Isaac is a recovering alcoholic woefully out of practice in the magical arts, leaving his fire affinity hanging on the edge of disaster...
  • Lover at Last by J.R. Ward

    Lover at Last by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 177 ratings
    Qhuinn, son of no one, is used to being on his own. Disavowed from his bloodline, shunned by the aristocracy, he has finally found an identity as one of the most brutal fighters in the war against the Lessening Society. But his life is not complete. Even as the prospect of having a family of his own seems to be within reach, he is empty on the inside, his heart given to another. ..
  • Under Gorse and Stone by Lily Morton

    Under Gorse and Stone by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Cary Sutton isn’t surprised when his boyfriend walks out on him during a holiday in Cornwall at Christmas. It’s far from the first time that someone's accused him of being cold—both inside and out. Cary’s spent his whole life feeling like he’s separated from the world by a sheet of glass. Nothing touches him. Nothing moves him...
  • A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Saving the city was supposed to be the hard part. .. Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing. Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him...
  • Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Someone’s cat is missing and Parker Ferro, San Amaro’s best paranormal PI can’t find it. When Parker goes looking for the wayward feline, he finds himself facing witches’ familiars, dead bodies, and shadows that move. The further into San Amaro’s underbelly Parker goes looking, the more he realizes that he is heading somewhere completely new...
  • Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    What happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one. ). Tags:...
  • His Realm by Mary Calmes

    His Realm by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    On their first meeting, Varic Maedoc, prince of the vampyrs, told Jason Thorpe that loving him was not for the faint of heart. He wasn’t kidding. In the past two years, Jason has been kidnapped, lived through several attempts on his life, and foiled a coup. Now, his new life as the prince’s consort and adviser to the king is made even harder by Varic’s prolonged absence...
  • My Gifts at Christmas by Alanea Alder

    My Gifts at Christmas by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    As the holidays approach Caspian has resigned himself to the fact that life in the City of Eternal Night is just one meaningless day after another. When his older brother, Magnus, asks him to greet a scientist working on improving the quality of their blood resources, he is surprised to hear that the man is a shifter. Once they meet he is shocked they are mates...
  • A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Wicky’s never been magically stalked before. He kinda likes it, to be honest. For some reason, it’s upsetting everyone else though. Maybe he should figure out who it is? Ooooo, maybe his fated one is on the other end! In…Thailand? Tags:...
  • Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can a powerful warlock from an original line be everything a broken shifter needs to heal? Benjamin Ward loves seeing his fellow enforcers find their fated mates. He wants that and has made it no secret that he would love someone to cherish and spend his life with. When his aura reacts to the adorable cutie cooking, his heart hurts when he realizes who his fated One is and what he’s been through...
  • Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 84 ratings
    Jamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together...
  • The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Even love can die without trust. Angel’s brother, Isaac, has returned home, and the pair begins to make slow and awkward attempts back to each other. Learning how to be a brother to a grown man instead of a parental figure has Angel adjusting his behaviors and habits, and Isaac still remains a mystery...
  • Talon by Michele Notaro

    Talon by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Who would’ve thought I, of all people, would be consorting with the enemy? Every fae dreams of finding that one person to complete their soul, but I’ve waited for so long with no sign of my viramore—my soulmate—that I thought I wouldn’t be so lucky. But then I find him. And what a surprise he is. Never in a million years did I think my viramore would be on the other side of things...
  • Gale by Jennifer Cody

    Gale by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ranger/Hunter. After nearly losing an avatar, I’m ready to sign on with IDIA, the Interdimensional Immigration Agency. I need their resources to figure out what the hell is happening to my town...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  m-m  urban fantasy  paranormal  fantasy  demons
  • Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Parties, laughter, and heart-melting romance. The war might be over, but the fun is just beginning...
  • Deadly Avarice by M.J. May

    Deadly Avarice by M.J. May

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 10 ratings
    Sane and loved, Erasmus Boone is a unicorn among necromancers. Others aren’t nearly so fortunate. Necromancers need help, and since no one else is applying for the job, Erasmus feels it’s his responsibility. The hurdles are many, not the least of which is locating off the grid necromancers...
  • 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:
    mystery  queer  magic  suspense  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  contemporary
  • Dragon Ever After by Louisa Masters

    Dragon Ever After by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Note to self: You can’t teach an old dragon new tricks … he likes to invent his own. After half a century of chaos, my retirement from leading the Community of Species Government has been bliss. No more hellhounds playing pranks. No more snippy demons demanding my attention. No more cajoling money from the wealthy to support the community...
  • 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...
  • Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What started over a century ago has come to fruition, and somehow, two lives from opposite sides of the same conflict discover they’re fated for each other. Did the fates get it right? Everett Fabré was thrust into a life not of his own choosing when his entire family and the majority of his pack were killed during a tragical attack on their ship during the Civil War...
  • Purrfectly Peculiar Pixie by M.J. May

    Purrfectly Peculiar Pixie by M.J. May

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    Phlox isn't your typical pixie, and his feisty shifter DNA might be the reason. Recruited by the Magical Usage Council, Phlox—who is now Agent Frost—is a pixie with a mission, and he's not afraid to place himself in mortal danger to eradicate the latest pixie trafficking ring. Despite being King Lucroy Moony's second-in-command, Leon McMillan's second life has become dangerously monotonous...
  • 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...
  • The Cat Proposed by Dentō Hayane

    The Cat Proposed by Dentō Hayane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Matoi Souta is an overworked office worker tired of his life. Then, on his way home from a long day of work one day, he decides to watch a traditional Japanese play. But something strange happens. He could have sworn he saw one of the actors has cat ears. It turns out that the man is actually a bakeneko — a shapeshifting cat from Japanese folklore...
  • Kelvin #5: MM Fated Mates by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Kelvin #5: MM Fated Mates by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Book Five: Paranormal Gay Romance / Two Alphas / Fated Mates / Brothers Security Team / High angst / Surprise Reveal / High Steam / Lots of Tentacles/ Mpreg. Fated mates find themselves drawn into a web of lies and deceit...
  • Point Blank by Morgan Brice

    Point Blank by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Sexy psychic Simon Kincaide and skeptical homicide detective Vic D’Amato are getting married--if the ghost of a murderous magician doesn’t get them first! Simon and Vic’s wedding is just a few weeks away, and they’re hoping for a little peace and quiet to wrap up work before their honeymoon, but nothing ever goes that smoothly...
  • Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Negotiations with the LA vampires have failed. Having survived the attempted razing of their enclave by the dragons, the vampires are now holding Jordan’s sister hostage and are demanding a unicorn for her safe return. There’s only one problem. Unicorns aren’t animals. They are wild magic best left alone. Jordan holds the media responsible for Katie’s capture...
  • 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...
  • Dangerous by Charlie Cochet, Macy Blake

    Dangerous by Charlie Cochet, Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    New Paranormal Romance from Bestselling MM Authors Charlie Cochet and Macy Blake. A grumpy lion shifter duke with secrets, a sassy human who knows nothing of the shifter world, and a fiery arrangement neither of them expected. Cormac Donegan, Duke of Everard, is all too familiar with the perils of his shifter world, especially as a Dahlia, one of the dragon king’s elite spies...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Thorn Evermore by Mia Monroe

    Thorn Evermore by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Catching feelings? No thanks. Love is a cage and I like my freedom. Kyson. They say forty is the new thirty, but maybe that’s for regular people. Not guys like me who spend their days dusting off antiques and fantasizing about mythical beings. After too many breakups, I’ve given up on finding love, but my milestone birthday sent me out looking for a random hookup...
  • Hot Head by Mika Nix

    Hot Head by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 51 ratings
    Protecting him is my job. Finding out he’s my fated mate wasn’t part of the assignment. Lake Forrester III entered my life like a wrecking ball. Drake Security, my firm with my brothers, was hired to protect him from a stalker ex, but what Lake doesn’t know is that he’s not dealing with your average unhinged human...
  • I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Something old, something new, something borrowed…something blacker than the darkest night. Cosmo Saville adores his new husband but his little white lies—and some very black magic—are about to bring their fairytale romance to an end...
  • Dawnchaser by Sam Burns

    Dawnchaser by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I came here to kill Huxley Dawnchaser. I expected the ridiculous extravagance of his estate, his home, his life. What I didn’t expect was the trail of broken people he left in his wake long before (edited for spoilers). I certainly didn’t expect to be put in the position of helping Huxley’s children pick up the pieces of their own shattered lives. There must be some way I can kill him twice...
  • Magic Burning by Kaje Harper

    Magic Burning by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alan. I haven't been out with a guy in the last two years. Partly because I'm a gay elementary-school teacher in a fairly small, conservative town. Partly because I'm a sorcerer, and dating ordinary humans only leads to trouble. Sleeping with one though? That's doable, so when my birdbrained familiar Sunny lines up a tall, muscular firefighter for me, I'm not going to say no. Just once, though...
  • Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you’re a fae born in the shifter realm, the last thing you expect is to discover your mate is fae, sent from the fae realm just for you. Connor Romano loves his family. Born to a vampire father and a fae mother, he’s spent his entire life witnessing firsthand the level his father would go to protect his mother, him, and their fae sister...
  • Stranger by B.A. Stretke

    Stranger by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ira had no idea that this stranger on a plane, would become his destiny. Ira Shaw was on a plane back to his home Coven in Mt. Pleasant when a human caught his attention. The man had his head down and was seated between two cougar shifters and the entire scene, but Ira’s teeth on edge. Something wasn’t right, and something about this human was calling to him...
  • Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim...
  • Death Rites by Theophilus Monroe

    Death Rites by Theophilus Monroe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Voodoo Trials have been evoked. One student from each College will be called. Kalfu has taken a host. Lives have been lost. Most blame Annabelle. If the Academy—and all of Vilokan—is going to stand against Kalfu they must find a way to unite. Headmistress Erzulie has evoked the Voodoo Trials. A new High Hougan or Mambo must be chosen to unite the Academy’s five colleges...
  • Unraveling the Threads of Fate by Alice Winters

    Unraveling the Threads of Fate by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Alex. Some people are born lucky. Then there’s me, destined to be loved by the man who knows my darkest secret. My gift has followed me my entire life—the ability to see the threads of fate. I can see the red thread tying together two people destined to love one another. But my gift has another side to it. A darker side...
  • The Banning of Bath Bombs (The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA) by A.J. Sherwood, Devon Vesper

    The Banning of Bath Bombs (The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA) by A.J. Sherwood, Devon Vesper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Turns out bath bombs are actually magical portals. Or at least, in the hands of Master Mage Declan, they became portals. Even he’s not sure why. Said magical portal connects to Ross’s bath tub. Which means this is also now the Unholy Trifecta’s problem because Ross absolutely refuses to deal with portal magic by himself. Thanks muchly...
    Categorized as:
    magic  vampires  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  witches  contemporary
  • 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...
  • Bell, Book and Scandal by Josh Lanyon

    Bell, Book and Scandal by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Black Magic. Blackmail. Little Black Books. Must a witch break his vows to save his marriage? Cosmo Saville loves that his husband has finally accepted his witchy ways. And in return, his promise to stay out of police business guarantees them a happily ever after. At least, until he discovers he might be responsible for a dangerous game of blackmail…...
  • Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems. With the battle of Egypt behind them, Alec and Cronin are enjoying the thrill of new love. Though fate doesn’t wait long before throwing them back into the world of weird. They know Alec’s blood is special, though its true purpose still eludes them. And given Alec’s inability to be changed into a vampire, Cronin is free to drink from him at will...
  • Hell on Earth by Macy Blake

    Hell on Earth by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Protector. Boogeyman. Hellhound. Meshaq has been called it all. As alpha of the hellhounds, his goddess has tasked him with protecting the secrets of the supernatural world. He’s the police of other creatures and the enforcer of the goddess’s rules...
  • Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Are we destined to be star-crossed lovers or is Fate on our side? My friends are finding mates while I’m stuck with a sexy but silent vampire. Sure, Pietro is everything a boy could want- handsome, strong, brooding, and possessive. It’s just that with my gift, I’m well aware that he’s not the one fate has in store for me. He couldn’t be. For one thing, his mercury is always in retrograde...
  • There's A Bat In My Room! by Michele Notaro

    There's A Bat In My Room! by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Have a flying bat problem? Tennis Assassin to the rescue! I’ve never been so scared in my life, but armed with a ski mask, a leather jacket, and a tennis racket, I’m ready to take on the flying demon… er, bat. When one swing connects, and the bat hits the wall and turns into a man, my life changes forever...
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