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  • astra inclinant by Eleventy7

    astra inclinant by Eleventy7

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "The stars incline us, they do not bind us." For Harry, it's something he learned long ago on the battlefield. But for his son, James, it will be a painful lesson in the form of a friendship with a boy named Scorpius Malfoy...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-epic
  • Oracle by Macy Blake

    Oracle by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Koios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick...
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  • Hell Breaks Loose by Macy Blake

    Hell Breaks Loose by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Safe to say Achim’s life wasn’t going as planned.First, his mission for the fire goddess ended up with him—a hellhound who’d never actually been to hell—being sent precisely there...
  • Give Me A Reason: Helios by Lisa Oliver

    Give Me A Reason: Helios by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Throughout the eons of time it was said that when it came to Fated Mates, the Fates never made a mistake...
  • Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    I can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life... Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from...
  • Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Josh moved from the huge San Antonio pack to join the men at Cloverleah looking for a bit more adventure, and the chance to meet his mate. He’s quick to adapt to the much smaller pack, and even his status as one of the few beta wolves in a group full of Alphas. A chance visit from the Atlanta coven has him meeting the man he was waiting for. It was just a damn shame he was unconscious at the time...
  • Warwick by Taylor Rylan

    Warwick by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a sweet omega and a grumpy hellhound possibly be perfect for one another? Will Warwick’s overly protective nature be too much for Cecil or be exactly what he needs? Warwick Ashwood is by far the largest of the hellhounds in his pack: in both human and beast form. That coupled with his less than inviting nature has most people avoiding him if at all possible...
    Categorized as:
    magic  shapeshifters  queer  m-m  fantasy  paranormal  angels  demons
  • Wild Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Wild Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Baer Manning What happens when Baer spills his big secret about monsters and magic to a total stranger? Chaos. In Baer’s defense, he really thought Wiley was a lost brother. This case of mistaken identity forces the cute artist to stay at the plantation house for his own protection while they search for a way to take down a witch. Wiley Stuart He never should have gotten in Baer’s Jeep...
  • Gideon by Macy Blake

    Gideon by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Gideon is a centuries-old vampire warrior with a broken heart... Which is why he’s vowed never to risk it again...
  • Give Him Hell by Casey Drake, Macy Blake

    Give Him Hell by Casey Drake, Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nick Smith is a man with a mission: find the place where he’d been held captive as a child and discover what happened to the kids he left behind. His memories are in flux, returned to him after being blocked for the past fourteen years, along with his ability to shift into his lion form. Nick is ready for answers...
  • Smolder by Mika Nix

    Smolder by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    I was hired to protect him, but will our smoldering attraction ignite into love?When my hot headed brother found his fated mate, a deep, aching desire opened up inside of me for my own. Everyone knows dragons are covetous, jealous… possessive. I am all of these things, but never more so than when I set my eyes on Dempsey for the first time.Beautiful. Awkward. Sweet. Shy. Perfect...
  • The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being in tech time-out totally sucks.Hector Gonzales knew the danger when he hacked the magic grid to marry it with human technology. He’d never imagined this system crash: A total tech suspension while the tradition-bound supe council reviews his case...
  • Strong Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart

    Strong Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’m too busy for an omega. That’s what everyone tells me. My passion is my work and my work is my passion. When those two things collide, there is no such thing as a day off.I’m a strongman, and that means my days are structured from the time I wake up until the time I collapse into bed when I’m prepping for a competition. My meals. My workouts. Even my free time, all of it is consumed by my work...
  • Canyon's Choice: Timber Valley Wolf Pack Book 6 by Taylor Rylan

    Canyon's Choice: Timber Valley Wolf Pack Book 6 by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if in order to accept the one fated for you, you had to give up everything else you ever wanted?Canyon has spent his entire adult life wanting what any other alpha wants: a mate and family. He’s watched every one of his siblings find theirs, and just when he thinks it’s finally his turn, the Fates get things wrong.Thomas knows not everything works out as planned...
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
  • Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Brandon is a scholar who is willing to go anywhere to follow the myths and legends he's been obsessed with since he was a child. Dragons. So when his quest for those legends take him from Colorado to deep within the heights of the Uintah range in Utah, where his twin Justin has been hiding out, he happily follows the trail. Abraham is a contented dragon...
  • Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Romance High in the Utah mountains, dragon Seth feels like his brothers and his cousins are all one step ahead of him. They're smarter or more useful or stronger... When his youngest brother Samuel takes a mate who shares some of Seth's interests. his isolated life improves. and he hopes against hope that his mate is coming soon...
  • Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver

    Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hellhounds who love scritches, a hellhound baby who’s as adorable as he is menacing, a special tree with beautiful buds, and Lord Hades in a pale pink shirt. This story has everything to make you smile.Hellhound Cain was beyond frustrated. He couldn’t even visit his pack mate in New York without some curly headed blond following him around...
  • Sebastian by Taylor Rylan

    Sebastian by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Magical balls of energy, brioche bread, and mangoes. Sebastian never thought those three things would lead him to his One. Can he charm his way into Drew’s heart? Sebastian Ainsworth left his life behind in Spain to join the Paranormal Council enforcers when Master Edison reached out in need of warlocks for their extra abilities...
  • A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer

    A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A gargoyle hotter than Goliath (IYKYK) meets a human bad luck magnet with a coveted power that attracts trouble like catnip to cats. Is it destiny or disaster?Noah PriceWhen a mysterious magic shop owner draws the lucky tarot Star card for me, I drop everything and hop on a plane to Scotland for the bucket-list trip of a lifetime...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  fantasy
  • Dimitri by Taylor Rylan

    Dimitri by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They both come from powerful lines. What will that mean for their future together? Dimitri Vasiliev has led an interesting life. Being the grandson of the created dragon comes with certain perks, but he’s never let who he is dictate his life. He’s always pulled his own weight, no matter what the task...
  • Protecting His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Protecting His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A cup of sugar—a dash of spice…oops is that a spell?Alpha Syman’s life in the Steelwick Pride has always been everything he needed. He lives with his found family and makes the world a better place for shifters. That is until he crossed paths with his fated mate—a mate who doesn’t recognize him or so he thought...
  • Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley

    Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    FarleyHis bird form may be tiny, but his attitude sure as f*ck isn't.Farley's a pissed-off finch omega who wants nothing more than to kick every alpha where the sun don't shine. After escaping a finch shifter breeding colony, Farley's determined to save the rest of his brethren from a life of being objectified.Just one problem: he can't shift back...
  • Wrong Number, Right Santa (Dial M For Mates) by Colbie Dunbar, Lorelei M. Hart

    Wrong Number, Right Santa (Dial M For Mates) by Colbie Dunbar, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes the wrong Santa is the exact one you need.I didn’t volunteer to run the Winter Pines Community Center Christmas Spectacular. I know my limits, but when I miss a meeting thanks to a stupid flat tire, I find myself the proud owner of the position. With the event less than a week away, I have everything in place; the food, the gifts, the decorations, even the music...
  • Angel in Black Leather Pants by Lisa Oliver

    Angel in Black Leather Pants by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cloverleah Pack Series, Book 9 Adair was tired of waiting. He knew he had a mate, although they'd never met, and his waiting wasn't made any easier watching Tobias snuggling close with his two mates. He'd thought a lot of the smaller wolf at one time. All he had was the company of his two brothers, and endless patrols trying to keep the Cloverleah pack lands safe...
  • Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m not looking for a mate, but then Rick walks into my life … Work hard. Play hard. Never fall in love. I’ve never needed anything else, no matter what the other members of my pack think. But when a sweet omega brings his daughter to my self-defense studio, suddenly I’m thinking of turning over a new leaf. Rick’s scent calls to me like nothing before and I need him in my bed...
  • Parker by Taylor Rylan

    Parker by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Coming...
  • Castiel by Taylor Rylan

    Castiel by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    They were supposed to be colleagues. Fate had other plans for them. Dr. Castiel Bennett has been alone a very long time. The oldest son of one of an original eight, he’s seen a lot in his long life. As a gargoyle, he doesn’t mind living a solitary life, but he knows it would be so much better with his fated mate by his side...
  • Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    His life is in my hands, but my heart is in his. Miles Castillo has the one thing his mother never did: time. As he gathers new members to his pack and help in his war against House Bartlett, he can’t help but wish that Cade was more than a reluctant ally. But the ice prince has made his position clear and nothing Miles can do will change the history that divides them...
  • Draco Malfoy and the Heir of Slytherin by starbrigid

    Draco Malfoy and the Heir of Slytherin by starbrigid

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Draco Malfoy never asked for a second chance, nor did he particularly want one...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-medium
  • Monster and the Beast, Vol. 3 by renji

    Monster and the Beast, Vol. 3 by renji

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After the world conspired to separate Cavo and Liam before there burgeoning romance could really begin, the two are left to wander the world separately, desperately hoping for a reunion. But when Liam is feeling lonely without Cavo's touch, will he stay true the sweet, innocent Cavo or find solace in another man..
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-short
  • His Determined Bear by Skye R. Richmond

    His Determined Bear by Skye R. Richmond

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Graham’s biggest passion is baking delicious treats. So when his favorite teacher asks him to bake a wedding cake, he can’t turn it down! However, he isn’t prepared to meet Cooper, the son of the bride who looks good enough to lick. One sniff and he knows Cooper’s his mate...
  • Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr

    Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Far to the east lie the mysterious Dragon Isles - none have seen the creatures they are named for in so long that their existence is now naught but myth. When a young man fleeing for his life reaches the shores of the Dragon Isles, what he finds will change not only his life, but his entire world...
  • Harassing Mitch by J.D. Light

    Harassing Mitch by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spence Rodgers Being bodyguarded by a gorgeous, enormous, slightly terrifying police officer might sound like fun and games, but there is a real live serial killer running around targeting blond haired, blue eyed boys… and I happen to be blond haired and blue eyed and a boy. With me not having a big strong mate of my own, my brother has pawned me off on the unflappable Mitch Arborrow...
  • Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson

    Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Raif has always believed in honour and duty. When he is asked to travel to the distant north to wake the dragon Arden from his centuries’ long sleep, he embraces the opportunity. But Arden is not what Raif was expecting: whimsical, mischievous and charming, he frustrates and flusters Raif at every turn.When danger draws them to the lagoon city of Aliann, Raif’s troubles deepen...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  historical  paranormal
  • Protecting Peter by Casey Drake

    Protecting Peter by Casey Drake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hawk Connolly knows Joshua Thornston is their bad guy, but his pack needs an in to get the proof they need. Enter Peter Thornston and his celebutante siblings—pretty faces whose only talents are wearing clothes and being seen. Taking a shot at them in public is the quickest way to get in the door, and Hawk is prepared for everything… except discovering Peter is his mate...
  • Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes

    Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Alpha from a bloodline so long forgotten that most believed them to be fictional characters. An Omega who was (for all intents and purposes) locked up and forgotten after the tragic death of his Dad when he was in his teens...
  • Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Find your mate and choose your fate. After a lifetime of struggling to exist within an Unseelie Fae community that doesn’t accept him, Tyler of the Wartroot Grove Clan is near death when a portal unexpectedly opens in his path...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  length-short
  • Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light

    Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When did Drew Lane grow up?As the oldest of the leap children, Harper Long was the designated babysitter growing up, which is why he is struggling so much with the fact that the youngest of the group is a grown man now. Like really grown. Like how does he even find supportive underwear with all that?Unrequited crushes are rough...
  • Baby and the Warrior by Victoria Sue

    Baby and the Warrior by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What would it take to simply give up?Barely nothing.Matthew "Red" Carter's life had been over since his mate had returned to be the tiger prince he was born to be. The mate Red would never--could never--measure up to. His life had been over since he was seventeen, and Bodhi's was a bright spark that was just beginning.It would have been simple had Bodhi agreed.But Bodhi had other ideas...
  • The Basilisk Baby by Hawke Oakley

    The Basilisk Baby by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jett the alpha basilisk wears his sunglasses 24/7. Even in human form, his gaze petrifies all who look into his eyes. Terrified of turning his fated mate into stone, he's given up searching for his true love. Now he spends all day running his garden store while daydreaming of an omega mate and a baby of his own. Tomah is on the hunt for the perfect statue for his apartment balcony...
  • Aiden by Minerva Howe

    Aiden by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Griffin thinks he might be watching dragons through his binoculars while he's on a research project for his graduate program. He desperately wants it to be true, but he also wants to warn any dragons that might be up in the Sierra Nevada mountains that his professor wants to study them. He wants to help keep them safe...
  • Fractured Fang: Omega by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Omega by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Go home, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha and pack Beta, Macs loves his pack, but something about the fire changed everything. He no longer feels at home there and spends most nights in the woods in wolf form. He wants to move on, but something is standing in his way. Macs just needs to figure out what.Omega wolf shifter Gabriel hasn’t seen his parents in years...
  • My Relentless Dragon by C.G. Rayne

    My Relentless Dragon by C.G. Rayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What can be harder than finding the perfect man? Knowing that your love is super illegal when you do…Nolan Warren has always been a list guy, so of course his plans for the coming weekend had one. Maybe the most insane list of his life:Travel to a secret dragon safehouse with his parents. Check.Cross an international border illegally. Check...
  • Throwing a Hissy Fit by J.D. Light

    Throwing a Hissy Fit by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You point out the scars on a man's face one time, completely by accident, and he suddenly thinks you're a jerk... and proceeds to snark you into wanting to murder him. Rattle snake shifter and alpha of his pit, Cline is actually a pretty laid-back person. There has ever only been one man who makes him want hiss and spit, and that man is one of his son's closest friends, Frazier...
  • Monroe by Taylor Rylan

    Monroe by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming...
  • Sparkles and Scowls by M.A. Innes

    Sparkles and Scowls by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lorne Sparkles. As the most fabulous dragon that has ever graced the skies, Lorne always pictured his mate as…well…at least slightly shiny. He knows he’s incomparable, but he thought his mate would match him in some wonderfully glittery way. What he’s not expecting are two mates who seem to think black is a lifestyle and not a sin against fashion.MonroeMages...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  queer  fantasy  paranormal  m-m
  • Cupid by Aria Grace

    Cupid by Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cupid's arrow has Christmas plans of its own this season... For as long as there have been Santas delivering presents on sleighs, there have been reindeer to pull them. Arrow's family of shifter reindeer has been part of the tradition from the very beginning. He loves being on the team and all the joy he brings to children at Christmas time...
  • Wishes and Research by M.A. Innes

    Wishes and Research by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    PaxtonBugs. Well, beetles, but it doesn’t matter because they keep disappearing. Poof. Insects, bugs, or just creepy crawlies, Paxton doesn’t care what they’re called because they’re the most fascinating creatures he’s ever seen, and as an entomologist, that’s saying a lot. But since he’s currently in the most frustrating town he’s ever seen, there might be a connection.Fraser Bugs...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  paranormal  m-m  length-medium
  • The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Harkin Ravenscroft, The Dragon King, never thought he would find his true mate. Harkin figured he had already lived that part of his life. Not wanting to wait, he took a squire dragon as his mate and they had five sons before Roland died at the hands of a hunter. Now his sons are grown and his son Quinn has already started a family of his own...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  queer  m-m  vampires  paranormal  fantasy
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