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  • Happily Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Happily Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 55 ratings
    There was no wake-up call quite like almost exsanguinating your main love interest while being compelled by your unhinged Maker. No longer hanging onto her past as Mika McKellen, human, Raine was determined to take her new life and live it at one hundred percent. She was no longer an unwilling victim...
  • Wolf Endangered by Avery Song

    Wolf Endangered by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    At long last, I’ve unlocked the shackles that held back my awakening. I should be celebrating, but it turns out I’ve only endangered myself and my forbidden fruit. It's the eve of the biggest business deal NYC has ever witnessed, and I, Willow De Luca, am kicking foreign ass with my new Christian Dior heels. Now that I’m a wolf shifter, I find myself in four new roles: CEO. Wolf Alpha. Princess...
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  • Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair

    Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 54 ratings
    Erotic paranormal ménage romance After years in foster care, Breanne Gallagher has the stable life she’s always wanted, living with her foster-sister, working as a chef, enjoying her comfortable routines. Then one devastating night, a hellish creature invades her apartment and shatters her fragile existence. Shifting between monster and man, it slaughters her foster sister and assaults Bree...
  • Drop Dead Demons by A&E Kirk

    Drop Dead Demons by A&E Kirk

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Survival. It's an on-going battle. GOING ON A TREASURE HUNT... Aurora Lahey finally knows why supernatural slayers salivate to slaughter her, but how to stop them? Not so much. Sure, she's discovered her own lethal powers, and has six sexy, super-charged, demon hunting Hex Boys watching her back--the hottest one watching every part of her...
  • The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood

    The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Tags:Urban fantasy anyone?, slow burn, Mikkel is dying its so slow, pray for him, age gap, millionaire CEO is loose with no limits, cinnamon roll protection squad assemble!, polyamory at its best, Dag wants to eat all the things, all, magic, healing, childhood trauma, who’s chasing who is the question, Dag’s shy, Stefan’s a little insecure, thankfully Mikkel is neither, there is far too much...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  multicultural  new adult  m-m  m-m-m  poly  urban fantasy
  • Demons at Deadnight by A&E Kirk

    Demons at Deadnight by A&E Kirk

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    For seventeen-year-old Aurora Lahey, survival is a lifestyle. DEMONIC DESTINY Aurora has the crappiest superpower on the planet. And it's just unleashed a hit squad from hell. Demons are on the hunt, salivating to carve her carcass into confetti. CHARISMATIC KILLERS The Hex Boys--mysterious, hunky, and notorious for their trails of destruction--have the answers Aurora needs to survive...
  • Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Evil continues to terrorize vampire hunter Anita Blake and all those she loves in this gripping new novel by New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. The wedding of necromancer Anita Blake to Jean-Claude, the vampire king of America hits the next daunting challenge: her family. And with the malicious force that casts a shadow on St...
  • SOS Hotel: Your Final Resting Place by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    SOS Hotel: Your Final Resting Place by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    An ex-adult movie star, a broke vampire daddy, and a boring human are about to try and save the world... It's probably our fault your world is doomed, if I'm honest. Sorry about that. Sticking with honesty, we're not great at saving people, or ourselves. You should probably pack a bag and head for the hills.You know, just in case..
  • Exile by Chase Kilgore

    Exile by Chase Kilgore

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world changed the day the rifts happened. Trolls, elves, and other races from fantasy and myth emerged into a modern world, bringing magic with them. The world governments worked to segregate these new arrivals into refugee camps, which eventually became the nation of De’Vas. A nation of paranormals...
  • Werepanther 7: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 7: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things have definitely changed since I discovered I was a werepather.I went from being nobody, broke college kid to the owner of a booming business practically overnight. And now my women and I are looking to expand my business and empire.But there’s still the problem of the Ancient Order of the Nile.They’ve tried to kill me several times already, and I think it’s time to repay the favor...
  • Succubus Lord 19 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 19 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The time has come for Jacob to face his father.Lucifer is trying to jump start the End of Days, but if that happens, Jake and his family can kiss their happily ever after goodbye.So, it’s time for Jacob to embrace his destiny.From Succubus Lord, to Demon King, to the King of Hell...
  • Inextricably Tied by Aveda Vice

    Inextricably Tied by Aveda Vice

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Harbinger is reckless.It only makes sense that she keeps the world at arm’s length. No one to answer to. No one to lose. No one to touch her banshee skin and become connected forever.It’s a system that works — even if it means keeping her partner, Flint, from getting any closer to her.Flint is restrained...
  • Karma by R.J. Blain

    Karma by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereKarma Johnson has spent her entire adult life working to become a member of FBI's Child Abduction Rapid Deployment team. She's earned her transfer to CARD, but when she's caught up in the kidnapping of an infant from a festival, she learns what it's like to be the victim...
  • Werepanther 6: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 6: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There were lots of pros and cons to being a powerful werepather.Pros: I could kill any human or paranormal enemy that came my way, badass women threw themselves at my feet, and my lucrative lounge was raking in the dough.Cons: Every god and monster wants to see my head separated from my shoulders...
  • Werepanther 9: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 9: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve succeeded in killing Kek, the Egyptian God of Chaos, but now the god Khonsu is really on the warpath.I’m not strong enough in my current state, but my team came up with an idea.If I can defeat a demigod and take their power, I should be able to go toe to toe with Khonsu. Which works out perfectly, because I’ve been itching to fight the Handler again and take him out for good...
  • Succubus Lord 15 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 15 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jacob and his allies have drawn the attention of the elusive BPI, or Bureau of Paranormal Investigations.Fortunately, the BPI has bigger fish to fry since Lucifer is trying to kickstart the end of the world.So, Jake will have to partner up with a beautiful BPI agent, a dark and sexy Shadow Queen, his loyal succubi, and the Toddster to stop the Apocalypse...
  • Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah is a Were who turns into golden tabby when she's stressed. And Menolly's a vampire who's still trying to get the hang of being undead...
  • A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin

    A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m paying bills, making powerful enemies, and collecting magical lovers. You know; everyday stuff. I’m just a tarot reader. Okay, not just. My birthright means I’m the best fortune teller you’ll ever meet. Too bad I never listen to my own advice. My name is Georgette; but only my mother gets to call me that. I’m the child of a witch and a wolf, and trust me, that union had consequences...
  • A Cursed Embrace by Cecy Robson

    A Cursed Embrace by Cecy Robson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other twenty-something girls—with one tiny exception: They are the products of a curse that backfired and gave each of them unique powers that made them, well, a little weird… After Celia Wird and her sisters help master vampire Misha save his family, their powers are exposed to the supernatural community of the Lake Tahoe region...
  • Stop at Nothing by Macy Blake

    Stop at Nothing by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Series Finale With all of his mates assembled, Sawyer Smith should be ready for his own version of the end game. He must defeat the god of air and restore both of their broken magics to all of the realms. There’s only one problem: he still doesn’t know how to do it...
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    magic  queer  m-m  shapeshifters  paranormal  fantasy  vampires  menage
  • SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From best-selling author Jordan L...
  • Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Federal agent John Starkweather’s parents are dead. Or at least—the people he remembered as his parents. With his very identity in question, John must look elsewhere for answers.The now-defunct Center for Loving Redemption may provide the clues he needs. But as John’s true memories begin to resurface, the answers prove worse than he ever imagined...
  • Magic Chase by Sadie Moss

    Magic Chase by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    This thing isn’t over yet… I spent an entire semester trying to get back to the Dull World, but now that I’m here, I realize it’s not that simple. I can’t just go back to the way things were. For one thing, I left my heart with three gorgeous, incredible men, and I miss them so much it hurts. For another thing, Roxie didn’t swap places with me on purpose this time. Someone took her...
  • Magic Gambit by Sadie Moss

    Magic Gambit by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Okay, so things have gotten a little bit crazy around here.The good news is, we know what we’re up against now.The bad news? I don’t know if we stand a chance.Magic Gambit is the final book in the Hidden World Academy series, a medium-burn reverse harem story intended for ages 18+, featuring a sassy human who's a little out of her depth and the three men who win her heart...
  • Haunt Sweet Home by Jarica James

    Haunt Sweet Home by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For the Spirit Vlog team, home is wherever the haunts take them. But when they visit Lincoln’s family to recover from their ordeal at Realms of Discovery, they can’t resist the allure of small-town charm...
  • Blood Royal by Connie Suttle

    Blood Royal by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "Rene', what will you do if I kick his ass?" I jerked my head toward Tony. "Nothing, as long as you do not inflict permanent harm," Rene' smiled slightly. I got up to go after Tony, but Wlodek hauled me back. "We will not allow a brawl between our two youngest," he declared and settled me back in my seat...
  • Darkness Master by Mary Rundle

    Darkness Master by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is part of a continuing series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what is happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes

    Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    All’s fair in love and murder. The Shakespeare Festival has come to the village, and all of Argleton has gone bard-crazy. Mina’s excited about Nevermore being the festival’s official bookstore, but a rival bookshop opens up across the green and completely cramps her style...
  • Black Spring by Christina Henry

    Black Spring by Christina Henry

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A former Agent of death, Madeline Black now has everything to live for, most importantly, her unborn child. But Chicago has become ground zero in a struggle between ancient creatures, and only Maddy can stop the carnage… The mayor of Chicago has announced a plan to round up the city’s supernatural beings and put them in camps...
  • Black City by Christina Henry

    Black City by Christina Henry

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Former Agent of death Madeline Black may have been stripped of her wings—but she hasn’t lost her purpose… When Maddy finally killed her father, Azazel, she thought his depraved experiment died with him. But now Chicago has been infested with vampires immune to the effects of the sun, and the bloodbath is worse than she could have ever imagined...
  • Cursed By Destiny by Cecy Robson

    Cursed By Destiny by Cecy Robson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they're products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, weird…... Celia’s a girl in trouble.  Her heart is bound to Aric, but he is a pureblood were who must deny her or risk condemning his species to extinction.  And that’s just her love life...
  • Oathbreaker by Amy Sumida

    Oathbreaker by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Third Book in The Godhunter Series: Vervain Lavine needs a little time to figure things out. Things like how to control the multiple beasts and magics inside her. Or how to lead a Pride of werelions who act more like a bunch of frat boys than grown men...
  • Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An outbreak of demon attacks across Charleston has worn SPECTR agent John Starkweather to the bone. Now a new threat faces his team: a demon with bullet—and bite—proof skin, which can’t be stopped by ordinary means. John’s only solace comes in the form of his lovers: Caleb Jansen and the vampire spirit Gray. Caleb and Gray have their own problems, however...
  • Heaven's Most Wanted by Erin Bedford

    Heaven's Most Wanted by Erin Bedford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jane's life had never been ordinary. Why should it start now? When she found out she could make the angels she saw become corporeal, there was no way she could stop at just one, not when she could have all of them. It's hard to juggle three angels in her life and in her bed, but between her wits and their powers, Jane's detective agency has never done better...
  • Pirate's Passion by Lisa Kessler

    Pirate's Passion by Lisa Kessler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Samuel Keegan used to man the wheel of the Sea Dog over 200 years ago, but these days he’s the front man of a southern rock band. Rum and women are plentiful, but his world is changing rapidly now that his crew is back together searching for the Holy Grail to break their curse. But the quest leads him to a historian with raven hair and a wicked smile...
  • Vicious Arts by Eva Chase

    Vicious Arts by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 29 ratings
    The battle lines have been drawn. My fellow scions and I stand on one side, and the power-hungry barons on the other.The scheme they've put in motion could shatter both our community and the nonmagical world. Neither I nor the guys I love are willing to let that happen, but with the barons throwing both laws and parental bonds aside, we're short on options...
  • Finding Callan by Quell T. Fox

    Finding Callan by Quell T. Fox

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's a mystery even to herself. When a chance encounter led her to her four mates, she had no idea what she was in for. How could they not be human? Should she risk returning to them, even after witnessing the unimaginable? Fear grips her, but a compelling pull tugs at her heart, urging her to go back to them...
  • Fury by Sadie Moss

    Fury by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    I thought my first assignment as an IUM agent was rough... but it’s not over yet.Something strange is happening to the magical population of Portland. People are dying, and unless we can figure out what the hell is going on, more people will end up dead.The good news is, Logan, Nick, Saint, and I made a great team on our last mission, so I know we’re up to the challenge...
  • Dark Matter by Christie Rich

    Dark Matter by Christie Rich

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Rayla Tate’s dreams for the future shattered when she discovered she was an Elemental capable of manipulating matter. Thrust, once again, into the magical fae realm of Faeresia, she has an important choice to make. But now that she has Heath to contend with, deciding between Zach and Luke is the least of her concerns...
  • Black Lament by Christina Henry

    Black Lament by Christina Henry

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Devastated and grieving, Maddy unexpectedly finds hope with the discovery that she is pregnant. But Maddy's joy is short lived when Lucifer informs her that he wants the baby, hoping to draw on the combined power of two of his bloodlines. Maddy is determined that her grandfather will never have her child, but she’s not sure what she can do to stop him...
  • Rogue by Sadie Moss

    Rogue by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Sometimes you have to break all the rules to win…Our plan was almost perfect. But you know what they always say: almost just doesn’t cut it when you’re up against dangerous, homicidal magic.Magic that’s now living inside me.Being a host to the very villain we’re trying to defeat isn’t ideal, but I have no choice but to play the hand I’ve been dealt...
  • Consort of Light by Eva Chase

    Consort of Light by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    In the last few months, I've faced more danger with the five men I'm not supposed to love than most people encounter in a lifetime. And it's not over yet. Our enemies have unleashed a threat greater than anyone in witching society could have believed possible. How do I fight back when we're up against forces that could destroy our entire world? I wasn't prepared for this...
  • Crime and Publishing by Steffanie Holmes

    Crime and Publishing by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    A poisoned pen drops Mina into a world of trouble when she attends the writers' retreat at Meddleworth House. Luckily she’s got Quoth, Morrie, and Heathcliff on hand to solve the case in the next Nevermore Bookshop Mystery, Crime and Publishing...
  • Summoning Shadows by Winter Pennington

    Summoning Shadows by Winter Pennington

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The second Rosso Lussuria Vampire Novel Epiphany has risen within the ranks of clan status. Declared Elder and Inamorata before the Rosso Lussuria vampires, to raise a hand against her is to raise a hand against Queen Renata herself. She has taken Iliaria, the Great Siren Dracule, as her lover and ally, wearing Iliaria’s sigil as a sign of their unlikely alliance...
  • How Heathcliff Stole Christmas by Steffanie Holmes

    How Heathcliff Stole Christmas by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Every Who down in Who-ville likes Christmas a lot . . . but Heathcliff, the surly bookstore owner and fictional bad-boy, does NOT! Luckily, Mina Wilde loves him anyway, as well as her two other literary boyfriends – the ‘Napolean of Crime,’ James Moriarty, and Poe’s contemplative raven, Quoth...
  • The Last Wish by Alana Kay

    The Last Wish by Alana Kay

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    No pity. Trust no one. Keep it moving.My name is Sheena May, and those are my rules. With secrets worth killing for, I'll do whatever it takes to avoid being caged again. That’s why I can't stop running, even if it means I never find out why I have these powers...
  • Plot and Bothered by Steffanie Holmes

    Plot and Bothered by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Wedding bells are ringing in Nevermore Bookshop, but Mina’s got more than seating charts and cake mishaps to worry about when the vicar turns up dead. Will our foursome be able to tie the knot amongst the chaos and carnage? Find out in the final book in the Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries – Plot and Bothered...
  • My Demon Roommates by Stella Rainbow

    My Demon Roommates by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Demons make great roommates. I’d know. I have three of them…Ever since Nico, Star, and Ryk became my roommates, I’d sensed something strange about them.Nico loved cooking. Ryk enjoyed painting. Star was a pro at napping. They were all unique, incredibly quirky, and just a little out of touch with reality.When they told me they were demons, and I was their mate… well, that changed everything...
  • Black Night by Christina Henry

    Black Night by Christina Henry

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Madeline Black is an Agent of death, meaning she escorts the souls of people who have died to the afterlife. Of course, not everyone is happy to see her... If obstinate dead people were all that Maddy had to worry about, life would be much easier. But the best-laid plans of Agents and fallen angels often go awry...
  • Livewire Witch by Essie Suter

    Livewire Witch by Essie Suter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Three mage princes of the city’s underworld, a vampire, and me—the witch with outlawed magic.Fabian’s curse is gone, but so are all of his memories of me. We’re on the run from the head of the city’s underworld, the person that cursed Fabian’s blood is still out there, and I don’t know who to trust.Then the bodies start to appear...
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