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  • Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    As a gargoyle, Jet would prefer to spend his days sitting on the corner of a building, but when Samantha insists that Krampus is going to ruin Christmas, the two of them set off on an adventure to stop the creature. At least that’s the plan. First, they have to convince Warlord Tarrick that Krampus is not only real, but the reason incubi children have gone missing…...
  • Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 45 ratings
    After Heartsong and before Brothersong comes Feralsong, a short story from four different perspectives about what it means to lose your mind. January 10, 2020. Exclusive at tjklunebooks. com. _______________. Status: Complete. Words: 8,105.
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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...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  suspense  queer  urban fantasy  m-m  paranormal  fae
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…. Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
  • 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...
  • Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes

    Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Ghost, once known as the cub Luca, is finally home. Back among his kind and learning what it means to be both a man and a shaman, Ghost battles the expectations of his people, his family, and the pressures of a society that is both foreign and familiar...
  • Guardian: Zhen Hun, Vol. 1 by Priest

    Guardian: Zhen Hun, Vol. 1 by Priest

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    Zhao Yunlan is Chief of the Special Investigations Department: a secret group of uniquely skilled individuals who investigate strange happenings in modern-day Dragon City. Although laid-back and cheeky to those who don't know him, this tenacious and cunning man fits well into his role of the Guardian...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Raiden by Taylor Rylan

    Raiden by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can a sweet omega wolf tame the beast of a gargoyle? Will he accept all that his mate has to offer and need? Raiden Mason is the serious twin. He’s gone through life watching and observing, and when his ability is needed by the council, he is only too happy to do his duty...
  • Tis the Season to Be Outed by A.J. Sherwood

    Tis the Season to Be Outed by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    This is NOT how Ross intended to come out to his mom. Gay or Supernatural. Good thing she's a Young. Tags:. holiday celebrations, lots of them, Ross is outed, in more ways than one, accepting family, Glenn is a good boyfriend, Ross is ready for the holidays to be over please and thank you.
  • Raiden by Jaclyn Osborn

    Raiden by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 36 ratings
    More. A word Raiden knows very well. Cursed with the deadly sin of Gluttony, his voracious appetite is legendary. Nothing is ever enough to fill the emptiness inside him. Until he meets the one man who satiates that hunger. But with the war between angels and demons escalating, it’s not exactly the best time to fall in love. Then again, fate never follows the rules...
  • 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...
  • Bro and the Beast 3 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Bro and the Beast 3 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 110 ratings
    Brad finally gets what he wants. He's back in his world, where he's top dog and the only alpha males around are the frat bros who worship him as a legendary party animal...
  • 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  magic  suspense  paranormal  mystery  m-m  fantasy  contemporary
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him. .. Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • The Best Laid Plans by A.J. Sherwood

    The Best Laid Plans by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Final Incident. Look, Glenn has plans, big plans for tonight, alright? All he wants is for those plans to go smoothly. So of course nothing goes right. Tags: Glenn is not a happy vampire, he wants a redo, Ross is very amused, the clan is the clan, Ross loves them anyway.
  • How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake

    How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Disaster #4: Who Woke the Dead? Something has escaped from the underworld! Sky would like to point out that this is NOT his fault. But, yes, something has escaped, and it has all the dead crawling out of their graves. Naturally, the humans are freaking out. Except for the sexy one living across the street. Nolan is ready to jump into the fray and help Sky round up the underworld fugitive...
  • Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6. (Can be read as a standalone). Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it...
  • Born to Be Legends by Hailey Turner

    Born to Be Legends by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Some endings are just new beginnings. Patrick Collins earned the peace he’s found in New York City with his pack through sacrifice. Six years out from the end of the world, he’s satisfied with the life he’s built and doesn’t think about what else the future might hold until he stumbles his way into a hostage situation he didn’t ask to be part of...
  • Golden Eagle by Lauren Gilley

    Golden Eagle by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    In 1942, Chekist Captain Nikita Baskin led his elite group of Soviet Secret Police into the wilds of Siberia on a mission to retrieve a “volunteer. ”. Sasha Kashnikov, Tomsk University student and trapper’s son, became a werewolf, an intended weapon against the Nazis. But in truth, he was meant to be the Familiar of the vampire Rasputin...
  • Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    John Leahy had no idea how he became a werewolf, but there's one thing he does know. He's struggling with everything from fitting into the wolf community up in the high mountains of Utah to controlling his shifting. John wants to fit in, to find a home, but most of all, he wants to impress pack co-leader Keegan...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • This Is Not the Dog You're Looking For by A.J. Sherwood

    This Is Not the Dog You're Looking For by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dunham goes missing, the werewolf pack loses their cool, and Ross is far too sleep-deprived for this nonsense. tags:. punchdrunk Ross, 'wolves are not discrete, at all, Ross is just done, his bed is calling, pink sparkly collars, Fuckery Department, Dunham will be paying for this, Glenn is going to have WORDS with his clan.
  • The Pound Dilemma by A.J. Sherwood

    The Pound Dilemma by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    "I’ve got this. ”. Translated: Ross certainly did not have this, but be prepared to be thoroughly entertained. Tags:...
    Categorized as:
    magic  shapeshifters  witches  queer  paranormal  m-m  vampires  humor
  • Common Sense, Where Art Thou? by A.J. Sherwood

    Common Sense, Where Art Thou? by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    “How about we just negotiate hazard pay here and now? ”. Ross isn’t one for seizing the day, he prefers poking at it with a stick. So, with the gas station in ashes, he makes the only logical choice: agree to an interview with Glenn to be his PA. The welcome party that starts before he’s even accepted the job is a little worrying, but rather sweet...
  • Welcome to my Lair by A.J. Sherwood

    Welcome to my Lair by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The clan's haunted house is finally open for Halloween, and everyone couldn't be more excited. Even Ross is excited, and he's certainly enjoying the screams and cursing coming from within the haunted house. What he does NOT enjoy, however, is being bait. Tags:...
  • All You Need is a Bedsheet by A.J. Sherwood

    All You Need is a Bedsheet by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Glenn maaaaaaaaybe has a little problem he needs help solving. So he calls in the expert, who is nothing like what Ross expected. Good thing Ross knows how to roll with the strange by now. Tags: Glenn is embarrassed, Ross is delighted, love letters that should not be seen, vampires were emo, who knew? , help comes with bedsheets, crossover.
    Categorized as:
    magic  shapeshifters  queer  witches  m-m  paranormal  vampires  humor
  • 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...
  • Wizards Gone Wild by A.J. Sherwood

    Wizards Gone Wild by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ross is no wilting damsel in distress, waiting to be rescued—though he won't lie: the idea of Glenn as a white knight does things to him—and therefore he has plans on how to escape. It’s a good thing Glenn does show up because there are. .. complications along the way. Tags:...
  • His Mate by Allegiance by Mel Aitchess

    His Mate by Allegiance by Mel Aitchess

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    “The wild in you calls to the wild in me, and if you let me, I will answer. I will always answer. ”. Rocco is being punished and he doesn't like it. He probably shouldn't have seduced and stalked the police chief's son, but he'd been bored and no one ever should've noticed...
  • 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...
  • Comet by Abigail Kade

    Comet by Abigail Kade

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A himbo reindeer went hiking…. It came upon a midnight clear that Santa told me in no uncertain terms I had to take a vacation this year. The thought of laying around on some beach doing nothing was my idea of hell, so hiking the Appalachian Trail was my plan. Everything was great until a near-sighted barn owl sent me careening down the side of a mountain in a snowstorm...
  • 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...
  • Come, My Minion, Leave Your Master Alone by A.J. Sherwood

    Come, My Minion, Leave Your Master Alone by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ross has lost count of how many first date attempts he and Glenn have made. Death has been promised to the next clan-mate who interrupts them, but you can't kill Mom. Though she just might kill Ross. It's a good thing Glenn is cute...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Gifts of the Fairy Queen by Amy Crook

    Gifts of the Fairy Queen by Amy Crook

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    After the events of The Guardianship of Julian St. Albans, Alex and Julian take a few weeks to rest and recover before diving into the new challenges ahead. This is a warm, domestic novella in the same vein as Rosemary for the Holidays, where we check in with our beloved characters but do not, for once, have a murder to solve...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  queer  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  urban fantasy  fae
  • 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...
  • 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  witches  queer  m-m  paranormal  vampires  fantasy  contemporary
  • Caught by Claire Cullen

    Caught by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rafael is about to betray his oldest friends. Traveling to the Cove under the guise of friendship, Rafe is there for one reason and one reason only— to steal a siren. Drawn to Skye from the moment their eyes meet, he finds himself torn, but there are no good choices here. You're supposed to run away from a predator not toward them. Raised among humans, Skye isn’t a typical siren...
  • 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...
  • Phoenix Spy by T.J. Nichols

    Phoenix Spy by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Many deaths ago phoenix shifter Dalmon Vecker created the Coven, and once again he is running it instead of being king, or heir, or any of the other roles he has played to safeguard the secrets he and his brothers keep. Now the Coven is under threat as some want to expose shifters to humans...
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