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  • Shadowfall by Iris Foxglove

    Shadowfall by Iris Foxglove

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    It is said the demon in the well will give you your heart's desire. .. for a price. When Declan's prince and best friend, Arwyn, goes seeking the demon for himself, he surprises Declan by leaping into the demon’s well. But when Declan pulls him out, it isn't Arwyn he rescued, but a demon wearing his skin...
  • Seeker's Portrait by Hannah Walker

    Seeker's Portrait by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Prince Elijan has spent his life protected by castle walls, prevented from fully experiencing the world outside. He longs to see the empire he will one day rule, but his only view is from the safety of the windows in his suite. He yearns to find out what life has to offer...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  military  fantasy  royalty  length-long  open-door
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  • Deliciously Enchanted by Jessamyn Kingley

    Deliciously Enchanted by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Henry Gennevios is an enchanter with little magic, but his lack of sorcery doesn’t bother him. Growing up in the chaos of his parents’ matebond, Henry escaped into his passion for food. Now, Henry is a famous chef with dozens of restaurants, best-selling cookbooks, and a successful line of kitchen products with his name slapped on them...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • Bound by Blood by Mia West

    Bound by Blood by Mia West

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’ll do anything for the man he loves. Even the unthinkable. Bedwyr has everything he could want. He’s come back from a devastating injury, and he’s a warrior again, regaining his father’s respect battle by successful battle. Best of he has Arthur...
  • The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

    The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Protect it at all costs. That’s what rugby player Hunter Best’s mother told him before she died. But when Hunter surprises an intruder in his Chicago apartment, he discovers her amulet stolen. Hunter pursues the thief—all the way through a strange vortex. He wakes in a bizarre and violent world, a benighted realm on the threshold of civil war...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  length-medium
  • Kabukicho Bad Trip Vol. 1 by Eiji Nagisa

    Kabukicho Bad Trip Vol. 1 by Eiji Nagisa

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Toru Miyama is the king of all hosts in Kabukicho, and not only does he have drop-dead looks, but he can also read people's minds. On his day off, he happens to bump into Mizuki Hikawa, a stunning male model that he secretly adores...
  • The King of Forever by Kirby Crow

    The King of Forever by Kirby Crow

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The sun has returned to the Land of Night and Liall has claimed a throne he never wanted, but many still oppose his beloved Scarlet's presence at court...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  length-short  open-door  cliffhanger
  • A Warrior's Heart by Jaclyn Osborn

    A Warrior's Heart by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Malik. I’ve watched over Troy his whole life. But I no longer see him as the boy he used to be. He’s strong, brave… beautiful. Being a warrior is all I’ve known for so long. Yet with him, I find myself wanting more. He makes me feel alive again. When King Triton sends me on a mission to find a powerful legendary weapon, I know it will be dangerous...
  • The Scouts by Kasia Bacon

    The Scouts by Kasia Bacon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Lochan and Ervyn—an assassin and a sharpshooter—remain in service to the queen as part of an elite reconnaissance unit. The Scouts are ghostlike. Elusive. Deadly. They strike at enemies of the Crown without mercy. They get the job done, leaving no loose ends or witnesses. When Magic Supremacists threaten the safety of Elven Country, they do their duty—whatever it takes...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  military  m-m  fantasy  fae  length-short
  • Taking You Home by Cooper Davis

    Taking You Home by Cooper Davis

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The man on his arm isn’t nearly as scary as the man in the mirror. Hunter Willis’s “Guy Town” passport was stamped and in as good working order as his Harley. Like a good Midwestern jock, he’d ride that manly machine to his construction job every day, even throw back a few beers with the boys. Hockey and baseball filled out his single-dude weekends...
  • The Heart of the Kingdom by Sasha L. Miller

    The Heart of the Kingdom by Sasha L. Miller

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All Cenric wanted was a necklace to gift to his lady love, in the hopes it might persuade her to actually become his lady love...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  royalty  length-medium
  • Always There by Megan Derr

    Always There by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    Tales of knights bound by duty, honor, and each other. .. Always There, When the princess they are sworn to protect is kidnapped, two knights are separated in their efforts to save her, and in being part realize what they always had together. .
  • Two Parts Mistletoe by Megan Derr

    Two Parts Mistletoe by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Kingston has worked hard to get where he is: owner of his own shop, master potion maker, well-respected. .. and lonely, too busy with life to enjoy more than his regular visits to Acacia House. If he wishes his loneliness might be eased by Hux, the man he meets at Acacia twice a month, well, someday he'll work up the nerve to ask. Maybe...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  length-novella
  • Blood for Magic by Aundrea Singer

    Blood for Magic by Aundrea Singer

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Twenty-year-old Tarquin is smart, tactless, and braver than he knows. He’s also been Mage of the Realm of Kelor for two years, taking the title from his mother after she died protecting Kelor from a terrible threat. While on a quest to heal his dying brother, Tarquin is attacked by a horrific, flesh-eating monster...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  military  royalty  length-short
  • Twenty-One Arrow Salute by Kasia Bacon

    Twenty-One Arrow Salute by Kasia Bacon

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An archer’s heart is a hard target to hit…. Verhan Tŭrryés of Black Mountain is a handful. Freshly enlisted in the Highland Regiment, he does all he can to steer clear of responsibility and commitment. Just not his cup of mead, that. Loose of tongue and even looser of morals, he rarely misses an opportunity to get into trouble—and into the other archers’ knickers, too...
  • Giving In by Piper Vaughn

    Giving In by Piper Vaughn

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It's Jonah and Laurie's first Valentine's Day. What could be a better way to celebrate than with a little kinky superhero role-play? According to Laurie, pretty much anything. Bummed, but unwilling to pressure his boyfriend into something he doesn't want to do, Jonah resigns himself to celebrating a more traditional Valentine's Day...
  • Be My Love, My Lord by Adumi Nagano

    Be My Love, My Lord by Adumi Nagano

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This is a world where humans keep beasts and beasts obey humans. Born as the second son of a well-known family, the lonely Reiji has always had his beastman servant, Tsubaki, as an irreplaceable presence since he was a child. But one day his feelings turn to love, and Reiji playfully kisses Tsubaki, which invites his bestial lust...
  • Fractured Souls by Alana Ankh

    Fractured Souls by Alana Ankh

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sequel to Beyond the Rift. Elemental Lovers: Book Two. Centuries ago, a group of Aranken mages left their homeland and became the ancestors of the Nikari. Now a Nikari prince will return, seeking truth and finding far more than he expected...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  military  fantasy  length-medium
  • Prince of Blades by Kay Thatcher

    Prince of Blades by Kay Thatcher

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A human slave. A Fae Prince. A single night twists them into a deadly fate. Hidden deep within nature, ruled by the magical and monstrous Fae, is a world of cruelty and nightmares. Eric Becker, abducted into this world and powerless, is a slave...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  m-m  fae  high fantasy  audiobook
  • 春树暮云 Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds by 未良 (Wei Liang)

    春树暮云 Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds by 未良 (Wei Liang)

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    普通又平凡的大学生穿越到异世界的王室中成为了王位继承人之一,说起来美好,实际上其中的艰辛,又有谁知呢?还不若就此归去,隐姓埋名,陷与这十丈红尘,繁华人间。. 此文属架空,慢热文,十余万的短文,因为某良懒散的关系,其中各种植物家畜的名字都未曾更改,逻辑混乱之处还请见谅。. "Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds". An average, normal university student transmigrates into the royal family in another world, where he becomes one of the successors of the throne...
  • Sleight of Hand by Katrina Strauss

    Sleight of Hand by Katrina Strauss

    Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What if the man of your dreams is also the one of your nightmares? Edwin Matthews just wants to get some sleep. Traveling by steam train with his family, the melancholic nineteen year old is plagued by restless nights and recurring dreams of a fiery disaster. When a mysterious magician comes aboard, the troubled insomniacs trip takes an interesting turn...
  • The Remarried Empress, Vol. 5 by Alphatart

    The Remarried Empress, Vol. 5 by Alphatart

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Things are coming to a head between the empress, emperor, and his mistress! Rashta’s secret baby has been found out, Navier must scramble to help her brother avoid banishment, and with all his pieces moved into place, Sovieshu is finally ready to make a move. His plan? File for divorce. But to the astonishment of all, the woman he plans to leave is not Rashta, but the empress herself. .. !
  • The Remarried Empress, Vol. 2 by Alphatart

    The Remarried Empress, Vol. 2 by Alphatart

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    "MY QUEEN. .. I DON'T WANT TO LIE TO YOU OF ALL PEOPLE. ". Now that Navier knows the identity of her pen pal, she’s happy to find herself growing closer to Heinrey...
  • Running on Air by Eleventy7

    Running on Air by Eleventy7

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects.
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 8 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 8 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    It’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections! Four months into his transfer, Adachi is surprised to find that he and Kurosawa aren’t that far apart after all! Kurosawa travels to Nagasaki whenever he can, and the pair spend weekends together on the regular! It’s almost as if they’re settling...
  • The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6 by Alphatart

    The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6 by Alphatart

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Navier and Heinrey have agreed to get married! Heinrey is over the moon, despite the political nature of the arrangement for now, but Navier is still reeling from the news of Sovieshu’s plan to divorce her. She must scramble to recover, though, as the emperor wastes no time in announcing his decision...
  • Gathering Mage by Michael Taggart

    Gathering Mage by Michael Taggart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jason is getting ready to have the adventure of his life! He and Sandy are heading to the Gathering, which is a conference where the Heads of the Households of the supernatural world network, talk about problems and solutions facing the Houses, and learn a few things. Jason is going just to support Sandy, and figures he’ll have a mildly interesting time and be home soon...
  • The Crimson Spell, Volume 1 by Ayano Yamane

    The Crimson Spell, Volume 1 by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The curse of the magical crimson sword has turned Prince Bald into a monster. .. To break the spell, he sets out on a journey with the sexy and gorgeous magician, Havi. Bald has no idea that when he turns into a beast at night, Havi uses his unique talents to pacify his beastly appetite. .. The luscious journey of Bald and Havi begins.
    Categorized as:
    magic  bdsm  queer  fantasy  m-m  demons  paranormal  high fantasy
  • The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga, Vol. 5 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu

    The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga, Vol. 5 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Tasked with investigating the church, this intrepid bean counter must somehow survive not just the potential political intrigue going on behind the scenes, but also the very air around him! Since magic itself is toxic to Kondou, stepping into a place so inundated could be considered a death sentence. .
  • Love Is Magic by Grae Bryan, Kai Butler

    Love Is Magic by Grae Bryan, Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Love Is Magic! Fifteen authors, fifteen chances to fall in love this holiday season…. In this enchanting, out-of-this-world MM paranormal and urban fantasy collection, you’ll find unexpected demons, gallant vampires, pining alphas, shifty ravens, magic galore, and so much more, with a satisfying happy ending to every love story. Read original, exclusive stories by:. Grae Bryan. Kai Butler...
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