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  • Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    Mack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten...
  • 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...
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  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  queer  paranormal  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  fae
  • The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley

    The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Natasha Pulley's Watchmaker of Filigree Street captivated readers with its charming blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and steampunk. Now, Pulley revisits her beloved characters in a sequel that sweeps readers off to Japan in the 1880s, where nationalism is on the rise and ghosts roam the streets.1888...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  magic  fantasy  steampunk  victorian  m-m  found-family
  • The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon

    The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    In the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a historian, not a treasure hunter, he thinks he does a pretty good job of living up to the Sawyer name. He's a book-smart research fanatic and does his best work at his tidy desk. No fedora and whip for him, if you please—a nice cup of coffee and a comfy chair will do...
  • Buried Mage by Michael Taggart

    Buried Mage by Michael Taggart

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Gathering only lasted for seven days, but it ended up being a lot more of an adventure than Jason had expected. Now it’s time to head home, and Jason is excited to sleep in his own bed and hang out with John, Tyler, and Annabeth again.Jason learned a lot, and he’s eager to put that knowledge to use...
  • Hexslayer by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hexslayer by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Horse shifter Nick has one rule: never trust a witch. Nick has devoted his life to making his saloon a safe haven for the feral familiars of New York. So when a brutal killer slaughters a feral under his protection, Nick has no choice but to try and catch the murderer. Even if that means bonding with a handsome Irish witch...
  • Harmony by Jordan L. Hawk

    Harmony by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Whyborne just wants a quiet Christmas Eve at home, but Griffin has other plans.WARNING: Contains spoilers from Bloodline...
  • Mist and Marrow by Mary Calmes

    Mist and Marrow by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Linden Van Doren is in a strange position. He’s an emancipated omega holding down two jobs, so he should be out from under anyone’s thumb but in reality, there are still weird lupine rules to follow. For instance, if an alpha wants to court him, he’s not allowed to say no...
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 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...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  m-m  fantasy  urban fantasy  paranormal  abuse
  • Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler

    Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Parker Ferro owes the fae his life. They’ve come to collect. When the Summer Queen summons Parker to her court, the private investigator knows there’s trouble brewing. Trapped into compliance by his past debt to the fae monarch, he’s tasked with locating a missing girl in San Amaro. Now he has to find the girl or give up his life...
  • Loveless, Volume 06 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 06 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a message from his brother Seimei that he was murdered, Ritsuka joins forces with Soubi to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth...
  • Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • Storm Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Storm Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hale AndersonThe Air Weaver.He was the freaking Air Weaver. Not exactly what he expected when he got kidnapped by the pestilents, but Hale’s good rolling with the punches.He can take a little time away from his pursuit of a doctorate in astrophysics to save the world.Except that the final spell is poised to kill all the Weavers and their last hope lies with him finding his soul mate...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  urban fantasy
  • Loveless, Volume 08 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 08 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    How can you find happiness when your very name is Loveless? Seimei is back with a vengeance, and it's Beloved vs...
  • Loveless, Volume 07 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 07 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a message from his brother Seimei that he was murdered, Ritsuka joins forces with Soubi to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth...
  • Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns

    Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    For centuries, the Believer cult has preyed on arcane mages from their place in the shadows. Now, for better or worse, Sage has taken arcane magic public, and all eyes are on him. While he’s not comfortable in the spotlight, neither is the cult that wants him dead.But the Believers aren’t quite ready to give up yet...
  • How To Date A Dragon by Louisa Masters

    How To Date A Dragon by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Tip #1 for dealing with dragons: be prepared for anythingMy whole life, I thought dragons were majestic, wise, and fearsome creatures. Not to mention fictional. It’s been less than a year since that last belief was debunked. Dragons are real, they’re now living among us, and I’m the lucky realtor who gets to sell a house to their leader. I just have to impress his representative first...
  • Two Thousand Blades by Jocelynn Drake

    Two Thousand Blades by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s no escape from a dragon’s hoard.Xiang thought his biggest problem was going to be defeating the fae.Nope.Right now, it's escaping this dragon's hoard.The dragon, who tried to eat his clanmate, grabbed Xiang instead, and now Xiang is trapped.And he’s not the only one who needs to escape the dragon’s lair...
  • Mad Lizard Mambo by Rhys Ford

    Mad Lizard Mambo by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter. Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different...
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    magic  mystery  queer  urban fantasy  fantasy  fae  paranormal  m-m
  • City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake

    City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Final ConfrontationCaelan is done being a pawn of the gods.He’s been herded and molded by the liars and manipulators.He’s put the lives of his family in danger again and again.And he is done.It’s time to face the mad Goddess of the Hunt in the last place any of them want to go—the Ordas.If they’re lucky, the special assistance he’s called in will arrive in time...
  • Basil by Michele Notaro

    Basil by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When I was young, I used to dream of finding my viramore—my soulmate—in all these crazy and amazing scenarios. But then my ex-girlfriend hired a mind-bender to mess with my memories, and well, it’s no surprise that romantic notions flew out of the window for me...
  • Talon by Michele Notaro

    Talon by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 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...
  • The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns

    The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  fae  urban fantasy
  • Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems… Twelve months after his change, Alec MacAidan is still getting used to his many vampire talents. While most vampires would give anything to have more than one supernatural power, Alec craves nothing more than peace and time alone with Cronin. But when Alec meets entities from outside this realm, he’s left powerless in their presence...
  • Double Wolf Dare You by E. Broom

    Double Wolf Dare You by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I never thought my dreams of being a healer would come true, but it looks like they are about to. Tempest Tanner is a true witch from one of the original lines of light magic. All he’s ever wanted is to be a healer, and now, thanks to his new family, he can begin his training. But a dark spell puts Tempest's life in danger and his magic out of action...
  • Dark Fate by Kat Silver

    Dark Fate by Kat Silver

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ten days after the battle at Blackriver, Michael struggles with new forbidden desires, with his rampant Flame, and a deepening relationship with the taciturn werewolf, Commander Gabriel Flanagan.Feeling responsible for their loss, Michael longs to rescue the students stolen by the manipulative vampire prince, Alexei Vasiliev. But the High Council refuses to free Michael from his chains...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  witches  vampires
  • Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk

    Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Grayson Cole is stuck: stuck with writer’s block, stuck with no love life, and stuck in a place he no longer feels is home. In an effort to free himself—and discover the mysterious reason he’s so drawn to his mother’s hometown—Gray travels to Scotland, hoping that the wild, beautiful scenery will relight his lost spark...
  • 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...
  • The Enchanter's New Kids: A Seb & Ailin Story by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's New Kids: A Seb & Ailin Story by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when an enchanter and a witch adopt a few kids?I’ll tell you what: chaos… chaos and absolute mayhem. I finally got my way, I finally convinced my viramore—my soulmate—to adopt with me, but I have to admit that it isn’t exactly going as planned...
  • Jorah: The Brinnswick Chronicles IV by Michele Notaro

    Jorah: The Brinnswick Chronicles IV by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Will Jorah have a chance to fall in love with the person his soul is longing for, or will the horrors of the world keep them apart? When I was fourteen, I was sucked through a portal to another realm—the land of the fae—and forced to live there for three years. Crazy, right? Welcome to my world...
  • Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake

    Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was supposed to be my enemy. Not my lover.Yichen is free at last…sort of.He has escaped his imprisonment, but he’s still blood bound to the crown prince of the fae.Oh gods, how is he going to explain that to his clan?Finding a way to break the bond might not be too hard. Killing the king of the fae even seems possible...
  • 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...
  • The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This client is all wet... After receiving a hot tip on the whereabouts of my almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (hey, I told you—it’s complicated!), I thought my love life was finally coming up for air. But when we stake out the remote lake, it’s not the ex who surfaces...
  • No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

    The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 18 ratings
    The Sunken Mall takes place after the events of The Last Sun. In an effort to more fully integrate their ward Max into the family, Rune and Brand endeavor to find Equinox gifts for the teenager. Their gift plans are shaped by Quinn, the teenager seer, who orchestrates a shopping expedition into the Worcester Galleria, a translocated mall magically-preserved as it was in the early 1980s...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  paranormal  humor
  • Where There's a Witch There's a Way by E. Broom

    Where There's a Witch There's a Way by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who knew letting my walls down would change my life?Titus Compton works for the Witches’ Council. He has nothing in his life but work with the occasional town witch meeting in Cadenbury thrown in.However, Titus has a secret. He’s in love with Kean Stone, the sinfully handsome, fun-loving wolf shifter...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  mystery  fantasy  paranormal  witches  m-m  urban fantasy
  • Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters

    Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    When you can talk to ghosts, things are bound to get spirited. The ghosts have been there since before I can remember. When I was a kid, they doted on me, but as I got older, they got more demanding. I’ve spent my whole life seeing and talking to dead people and trying to pretend I’m not, because the living just don’t understand. Nobody wants to be around the freak who claims to see ghosts...
  • Legal Drug, Volume 02 by CLAMP

    Legal Drug, Volume 02 by CLAMP

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    During one of Tokyo's festivals, Kakei sends Kudo and Himura to recover an old vase in a nearby shrine. But the mission turns out to be much more difficult than it seems. The vase has the power to twist the spatial environment around it - misleading anyone with its incredible trompe l'oeil...
  • Silk Dragon Salsa by Rhys Ford

    Silk Dragon Salsa by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    SoCalGov Stalker Kai Gracen always knew Death walked in his shadow. Enough people told him that, including his human mentor, Dempsey. Problem was, the old man never told him what to do when Death eventually caught up...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  fae  paranormal
  • A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

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

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 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...
  • Ashes and Prophets by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Ashes and Prophets by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I don’t know if he’s my ally… or my enemy.As our head of security, it’s my job to secure the weyr from all incursions - but somehow, this slip of a man got through all our defenses and into the very heart of our land.He says he’s here to help. Sent by a god. A prophet to aid us in an impending apocalypse. And worse, he has some of our people already believing him.I don’t trust him...
  • Cthulhu for Christmas by Meghan Maslow

    Cthulhu for Christmas by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Six accidental tentacles, five naked neighbors, four evil mages, three ugly sweaters, two dead bodies, and one crush on my straight best friend ...Some things are simple fact: Santa Claus isn't real and magic doesn’t exist. As a former foster kid turned cop, I know this for a fact. My life is anything but magical and Santa sure as hell never visited me as a kid...
  • No Surrender: Badlands Book 5 - A MM Psychic Detective Romance Adventure by Morgan Brice

    No Surrender: Badlands Book 5 - A MM Psychic Detective Romance Adventure by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 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...
  • Forsaken Fae: Book Two by R.A. Steffan

    Forsaken Fae: Book Two by R.A. Steffan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Len needs to track down a handbasket ASAP, because things are going straight to hell.In the aftermath of the disastrous battle to close the rip between realms, he's stuck with a Fae who seems convinced that the only way to fix things is to leap directly into the maw of the Wild Hunt...
  • The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When is a wolf not just a wolf? When he has magic running through his veins. Fleeing Samhain Pack to protect them from his berserker nature, Barrett is alone in the wilds—and lost to himself. Until he tracks a most interesting prey and finds himself face to face with a mage. But Evan is not just a mage, he’s something their pack desperately needs—a healer...
  • Abandoned Things by Chani Lynn Feener

    Abandoned Things by Chani Lynn Feener

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Frankie is a fifth-year college student with a secret. He's the writer and creator of the popular web novel Gold and Silver. At least, he thought he was the creator of it.That belief is tested when one night Rook, the book's fan-favorite anti-hero, shows up outside Frankie's apartment, alive and very much real...
  • Gloombringer by Sam Burns

    Gloombringer by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For decades, the four families who rule the Summerlands have been locked at an impasse. No one is fighting, but neither has anyone been speaking.We don’t have time for that anymore.Mount Slate, the volcano that sits in the middle of the Summerlands, is threatening to erupt, and only the four family heads working together can avert disaster...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  urban fantasy
  • Cast in Shadows by Alice Winters

    Cast in Shadows by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    AndrasWhen the light-magic users known as Casters took everything from me, I vowed to make them pay.Little did I know the perfect opportunity would show up in the form of a sweet Caster the moment I took his arrow to the heart… literally. Bastian knows that I’m made of dark magic, the very thing he’s been taught to destroy...
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