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Only the Brave by Solmussa
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRegulus Black is angry. He wants revenge. He wants to watch the world burn for all it's done to him. He also wants to make out with James Potter, but that's a secret he'll take to the grave. Vengeance is more important than... whatever it is that chokes him when he lays eyes on Potter.James Potter is confused, because Regulus Black is, all of a sudden, hot... -
![Running on Air by Eleventy7]()
Running on Air by Eleventy7
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDraco 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... -
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![Treasure by Athena Steller]()
Treasure by Athena Steller
A century-old dragon shifter finds his greatest treasure. The human meant to be his forever.Axel has a good life. He’s made a home with a family of gay or bi paranormal brothers. He owns several successful businesses and loves his massive property and big house. He never expected a visit to the family owned BDSM club would result in him meeting his most precious treasure yet... -
![The Crimson Spell, Volume 1 by Ayano Yamane]()
The Crimson Spell, Volume 1 by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe 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... -
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![Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 2 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou]()
Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 2 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
The wildly popular danmei/Boys' Love novel series from China set in the universe of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun !A historical fantasy epic about two war generals who were once close...until dark circumstances ripped them apart.Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air... -
![Away Childish Things by lettered]()
Away Childish Things by lettered
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter--------------------------------------------------Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him... -
![Taken: An Evan's Alphas Prequel by D.J. Heart]()
Taken: An Evan's Alphas Prequel by D.J. Heart
When someone tries to kidnap his mate, Peter Tank sees red. No one messes with what’s his and gets away with it... Chad thinks it’s a little weird when Peter sends a bodyguard to pick him up at the airport instead of one of the usual drivers, but not that weird. Peter is often a little overzealous where Chad’s safety is concerned... -
![Sweetheart by Athena Steller]()
Sweetheart by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLevi He left behind his clutch, his parents, and siblings for the chance of finding his mate. The person who was meant to be just for him. The perfect match promised by the fates for the chosen ones. Finding his mate nearly brought Levi to his knees with happiness. Mason, a park ranger, was everything he could have ever wanted as a partner. As his boy... -
![Under His Enemy by Kiki Burrelli]()
Under His Enemy by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen alpha shifter Orion accepts a mission that takes him behind enemy lines he expects to find hate. He never expects to find a mate. Crow Brownstone's family has known much loss from the hands of shifters. It is that loss that compels Crow's father to create the Protectors of the Pure, an organization committed to protecting humans against shifters. Being a Protector comes with sacrifice... -
![Tea and No Sympathy by Who La Hoop]()
Tea and No Sympathy by Who La Hoop
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Potter's fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It's been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco's getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter steps in and ruins it all, just like always. At first, though, the time loop seems liberating... -
![Dragon's Blood by S. Legend]()
Dragon's Blood by S. Legend
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Thrilling Conclusion to the Tristan Trilogy Tristan's got it made. He fights alongside his beloved, he has two men who dote on him faithfully, and the stars have promised him he's to do great things for his Elven people... -
![Bound by Megan Derr]()
Bound by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIngolf von Dirchs is all that remains of the royal house of Kria. The bastard son of the dead Kaiser, he barely escapes the winter palace before it is overtaken by the armies of Salhara, Kria's oldest and bitterest enemy... -
![Alpha's Dom: An MM Mpreg Romance by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz]()
Alpha's Dom: An MM Mpreg Romance by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAges ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Lion alpha Tau Jabari is on sabbatical from his medical career in Kenya when he stumbles over a pregnant omega in the jungles of Belize about to give birth. Assisting him is an efficient omega who smells like... mate. Red Panda shifter Jun Chen is a sassy little omega... but an omega Dom... -
![Ashes and Grave by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven]()
Ashes and Grave by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho’s the dragon going to call for a ghost problem? Me. I don’t normally deal with nasty ghosts, but when Nix needs help, I’m the only one qualified. His dragons are under attack, and it’s up to me to stop it. But Nix isn’t making it easy. He seems determined to hate me because I’m a necromancer, and he wants nothing to do with the attraction smoldering between us... -
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![Bold by M.A. Innes]()
Bold by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTyson has a problem. He wants into the club, but the gatekeeper, Austin, knows he’s hiding something. He is. He just wasn’t prepared to have to share about his physical issues before getting to meet someone who wouldn’t mind those differences. But with a club full of open-minded omegas and Austin playing matchmaker…this time it’ll be different, right?Dessie has a problem... -
![Blood Bank Volume 3 by Silb]()
Blood Bank Volume 3 by Silb
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn un mondo dominato dai vampiri, il potere si concentra nelle "blood bank", istituti che dispensano sangue umano a loro piacimento. One è un umano schiavo come tutti i suoi simili, impiegato in una di queste banche... -
![Blood Bank Volume 2 by Silb]()
Blood Bank Volume 2 by Silb
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn un mondo dominato dai vampiri, il potere si concentra nelle "blood bank", istituti che dispensano sangue umano a loro piacimento. One è un umano schiavo come tutti i suoi simili, impiegato in una di queste banche... -
![A Brat's Tale by S. Legend]()
A Brat's Tale by S. Legend
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTristan, former junior warlord of Markaytia, thought he’d found a cushy hiding place as a prisoner of Aldrien. Life was simple—play with weapons by day, tumble with the beautiful Aldrien warlord by night. Best of all, he can’t be blamed for a thing—he’s the prisoner of this story! His hideaway is ruined when the Aldrien king threatens to kill him (rude) and he’s forced to return to Mortouge... -
![The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land]()
The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTinder’s world is black and white, good and evil clearly defined. The young vampire hunter was taught to hate his enemy with a passion, and hating them is easy since they killed his entire family. His attraction to Bane, a gorgeous, mysterious vampire, contradicts everything Tinder believes in, but the heat between them is undeniable... -
![Hummingbird and Kraken by Reese Morrison]()
Hummingbird and Kraken by Reese Morrison
GeirGeir lives alone in the woods for a reason. And he likes it that way.Until Declan lands on his doorstep, with a bubbly personality, shimmery lipstick, and dreams of adventure. Surely Geir can let him stay for a few days without giving in to temptation.Or letting him discover that he’s a kraken shifter. Only Declan has other ideas. Because Declan loves his tentacles... -
![The Dragon Prince's Necromancer by Amy Sumida]()
The Dragon Prince's Necromancer by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDeath walks beside me.Two weeks ago, I was hired by the Dragon Prince of Zaru to help his brother, the King, deal with their dead. Not that there is an abundance of corpses in their kingdom, but those who die aren't staying in their graves. As a necromancer, I'm one of the few people on Serai who can put the dead to rest and discover why they are rising. As a Raltven, I'm particularly good at it... -
![Blood Bank Volume 1 by Silb]()
Blood Bank Volume 1 by Silb
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn un mondo dominato dai vampiri, il potere si concentra nelle “Blood Bank”, istituti che dispensano sangue umano a loro piacimento. One è un umano schiavo come tutti i suoi simili, impiegato in una di queste banche... -
![Precious by Athena Steller]()
Precious by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDrake had no idea when he took a human’s blood in order to perform a duty for his family that the human was his mate. One taste and Drake’s world is rocked. Now not only does he need to convince the human that Drake is his forever, but Drake also has to teach Lawson how to fit in with his paranormal family.It had started so innocently. A visit to a club so Lawson can play as a pup... -
![Relief Valve by J.L. Merrow]()
Relief Valve by J.L. Merrow
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf you dig up the past, be prepared to get dirty. It hasn't been all smooth sailing since plumber Tom Paretski and P.I. Phil Morrison became connected at the heart, if not always at Tom's dodgy hip. Neither of their families has been shy about voicing their disapproval, which hasn't helped Tom's uneasy relationship with his prickly older sister, Cherry... -
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![Bite Size Daddy by Jayda Marx]()
Bite Size Daddy by Jayda Marx
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDenver is used to being tough and taking charge. As a police officer, it's necessary for survival. But he has a deep desire for someone to take care of him - to allow him to relax and embrace his little side. It's a desire he's never expressed or experienced, and at 53, Denver's afraid that he's missed his chance. He worries that no one would want a six foot two, burly, gray haired boy... -
![Pendulum by L.C. Davis]()
Pendulum by L.C. Davis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRemus Black is still reeling from an abusive relationship that stripped him of everything -- including his desire for love. Now all he wants is a fresh start halfway across the country, but his new roommate is determined to draw him into his strange world of chains, half-naked men and the infamous Lodge, a BDSM club as lavish as it is secretive... -
![游戏加载中 [Game Loading] by Long Qi, 龙柒]()
游戏加载中 [Game Loading] by Long Qi, 龙柒
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings《游戏加载中》简体实体书上市啦~谢汐是个运气爆表的欧皇，好处是任何游戏都能轻易通关，坏处是所有游戏都很无聊。直到某天他眼前出现了“游戏加载中”的字样，并开始真人通关！哪成想第一个游戏就让欧皇遇到了瓶颈。游戏名——爱情向左还是右。吸血鬼王子约你赴宴，去还是不去？谢汐：不去。啪嗒，一箭穿心，吸血鬼王子求而不得，送你往生。读档后，谢汐换了个选项：去。啪嗒，你的管家因爱生恨，摘下了你的头颅。谢汐：？？？"Game Loading"Xie Xi was someone with luck off the charts! The advantage was that any game could be easily cleared... -
![Concealed Magic by Liam Kingsley, Jill Haven]()
Concealed Magic by Liam Kingsley, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMages almost destroyed my pack … how can one be my mate? Dean fought in the war between my pack and his mage clan … and now the wolf inside of me wants to claim him. I can’t bind myself to a man who was once my people’s enemy. Regardless of the pull between us, I know that fate must be wrong... -
![Behind the Mask (The Masked) by Megan Derr]()
Behind the Mask (The Masked) by Megan Derr
Kasumi is an elite warrior, trained in skills that very little of the world even knows exists. The price for his skills is high, and they are not sold lightly. Given into the service of a famous scholar, Kasumi travels the world at his side, a secretive, deadly shadow, his only defining trait a mask that no one can remember in detail the very moment they have looked away.. -
![ZE, Volume 3 by Yuki Shimizu]()
ZE, Volume 3 by Yuki Shimizu
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen a kotodama-sama dies, his or her kami-sama – a healer made of living paper – typically chooses to die as well, returning to a blank state as “hakushi.” But when Himi’s master passes away, a deep sense of obligation forces him to choose another path. Instead, Himi becomes kami-sama for his master’s estranged son, Genma... -
![In Despair by Megan Derr]()
In Despair by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrince Telmé Guldbrandsen has been groomed since childhood to become a Prince of the Blood and Commander of the Legion. He will be the youngest person to ever take the Blooding—if he can behave long enough to prove he can be trusted with the responsibility... -
![Lovelorn by Nicholas Bella]()
Lovelorn by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“It’s one thing to know that I’m a knight in King Adriel’s court, but it’s another thing to know what that really means.” I’ve had one successful mission that I managed to complete by the skin of my… well, let’s just say that I wouldn’t have been able to do it without Raphael’s help... -
![Playful Bite by Jayda Marx]()
Playful Bite by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIan - I’ve known my whole life that I was a caretaker and Daddy, and it shows in everything that I do. I even own a toy store downtown, spending my days helping people choose things that make them happy. While I love what I do, it’s also difficult to see Daddies bringing in their littles, and witnessing the love they share when I have no one... -
![Found at Sea by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Found at Sea by Jaclyn Osborn
KellanThey call me the demon of the sea. A pirate captain so cruel that not even death will claim me. They aren’t wrong.Any humanity I once had is gone. I’m cursed. A curse that will someday consume me, unless I find the key to breaking it. Just when I’m beginning to lose hope, I meet an auburn-haired beauty in a tavern who captivates me like no other, and my cold heart starts to beat again... -
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![Whatever it Takes by D.J. Heart]()
Whatever it Takes by D.J. Heart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOwen Owen Olsen needs a familiar. His magic is unbound, pure, and utterly vulnerable to the many witcheaters roaming the world just looking for a tasty little morsel like Owen to swallow up whole. Only bonding with a familiar will make him safe. But no matter how many times Owen performs the ritual to summon an animal to be his servant, guardian, and protector, it just doesn't work... -
![Logan's Alpha by D.J. Heart]()
Logan's Alpha by D.J. Heart
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLogan Barnes is a beta and an omega rights worker. When his offices are attacked, his friend and coworker, Chad Brand, sends a bodyguard from his mate's company to protect him. The bodyguard is cocky, brash and every inch the alpha, and Logan is reluctantly charmed. Merchant knows that he's not a good person... -
![Saving Sorell by Kiki Burrelli]()
Saving Sorell by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFelix is a handsome doctor who uses discipline and control to survive his tortured past. Sorell is a loyal shifter stuck in a bad relationship in order to protect his pack. Will they give in to the urges between them or will they forfeit their love to guard their pack? Sorell may only be twenty-three but he knows how bad things can be and he’ll do anything to protect his new pack--his family... -
![Tristan by S. Legend]()
Tristan by S. Legend
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn alliance forged through marriage. The cost? One Man’s dream. Tristan dreams of the day he’ll succeed his father as the next Warlord of Markaytia. Elves—creatures famous for their darker passions—approach the Markaytian king with an offer he can’t refuse: an alliance with the Elves for the one Tristan Kanes. Tristan is forced to give up his dream... -
![Locked by Anyta Sunday]()
Locked by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA curse threatens the Winter Kingdom.A brother is turned to ice.A rebel uprising is on the horizon.Marble-maker Rye Cunnings is at the center of it all—and doesn’t know it.He doesn’t know he’s the lost summer prince. Doesn’t know his blood can unlock Winter’s curse. Doesn’t know why the marbles he makes flutter with magic. All he thinks is that he’s crazy... -
![和宿敌结婚当天一起重生了 Reborn with an Old Enemy on the Day of our Marriage by 林知落]()
和宿敌结婚当天一起重生了 Reborn with an Old Enemy on the Day of our Marriage by 林知落
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLin Qian and Zheng PingQing, two people who have wanted to kill each other for many years, fell in love. After a lot of ups and downs, they finally married.But they didn’t expect to get reborn together on the day of their wedding.Back to the year when their feud was at its most intense.The friends around them also saw each other as enemies... -
![Tinder by Alexa Land]()
Tinder by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI've been a vampire hunter all my life. Usually, the job's pretty straightforward: find a vamp and kill it, while staying alive in the process. But things have been getting weird lately. The vamps have started hunting in packs, which is almost unheard of. And they’re up to something at an old warehouse down by the Port of Long Beach. Then there’s the daywalking vamp that I came across... -
![Hunter's Moon by Minerva Howe]()
Hunter's Moon by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a rogue wolf brings a sweet omega to Derek Lowell's tattoo shop, he takes one deep breath and knows he can't let Ethan leave with the jerk. This omega is meant to be his, and Derek will do whatever he needs to do to save him.Ethan is a Worthless One, an omega sold to a bad pack as a child, but he has a core of steel under his vulnerable exterior... -
![Alpha Versus Omega by M.M. Farmer]()
Alpha Versus Omega by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLove is a battlefield when two bitter rivals on the battle robot circuit are stuck together during an emergency heat…CooperI’ve spent the last ten years of my life fighting my way to the top of the academic world and breaking glass ceilings for omegas everywhere, and now I can’t help but feel like my bid for tenure in the Engineering department of Barrington University hinges on me winning this... -
![The Vampire's Hunter by L.C. Davis]()
The Vampire's Hunter by L.C. Davis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"If I ever see you again, it will be to witness you take your last breath." Bound by honor, those were the last words Julian ever spoke to his late brother's vampire lover. It's been ten years when a text from Abbot, the timid omega vampire who's as alluring as he is forbidden, turns the hunter's world on its head... -
![Pride and White Trashing by J.D. Light]()
Pride and White Trashing by J.D. Light
Pride makes you do some really stupid things sometimes…When I was in high school, I had a goal. I was going to graduate, find a respectable job and finally ask Cameron Walden on a date... -
![The Alpha Heir by Victoria Sue]()
The Alpha Heir by Victoria Sue
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMan and wolf. Sworn enemies in the battle for Askara. Can hate and betrayal ever lead to love? Caleb Harken has spent six years wrongfully imprisoned for his father’s treachery. Tortured and reviled by the very wolf pack he should have been leading as Alpha, he is not surprised to learn he’s finally to meet his death at the hands of the human rebel leader, Taegan Callan... -
![Blood of the Alphas by Shannon West]()
Blood of the Alphas by Shannon West
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhile working on Cade and Jax’s new lodge, their beta, Rayce, notices someone watching them from the hillside. Taking the man captive, Rayce is shocked to find his own blood mate. The new man, Tyler Adams, is a good looking actor, and surprisingly, his father was a Werekin. He says he’s only there to see the wolves in action, but no one believes him. The alphas believe the Hunters have returned... -
![Refined Instincts by S.J. Frost]()
Refined Instincts by S.J. Frost
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTroy Raines wants it all to end. His pain, his heartache, his regrets. Having been in hiding to avoid capture from the Tribunal, he returns to Chicago believing since that's where everything began for him, that's where it should end, as well. Renart Bellerose has known many regrets in his long life as a vampire, but few are stronger than what he has regarding Troy Raines... -
![Liam's Mate by Olivia Black]()
Liam's Mate by Olivia Black
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiam McMillian is looking forward to the future after a tragic past. Wanting to help out the wolf pack that welcomed him in, he gets a job at the Silver Bullet. One night while picking up empty glasses, he notices a gorgeous stranger checking him out from across the room. When the vampire heads down to the dungeon, Liam follows. Oscar Fitzgerald is a regular at the club...
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