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  • Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

    Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 420 ratings
    Damen’s identity has been revealed, and now he must face his master, Prince Laurent, as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. The struggle that ensues takes them deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of two kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor’s forces are massing...
  • A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

    A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 59 ratings
    When a fall from the mast leaves Alba Marsh unable to sail, he finally has the chance to run away from his family debts in search of a better life. He hopes to reunite with his mother, Edythe, where they always promised to meet if things went awry, but finding the small, secluded, secretive town of Moon Harbor proves a greater challenge than Alba ever expected...
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  • All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

    All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 81 ratings
    1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  historical  abuse  dark  death  abduction  survival
  • 泾渭情殇 [Jīng Wèi Qíng Shāng] by Qing Jun Mo Xiao, 请君莫笑

    泾渭情殇 [Jīng Wèi Qíng Shāng] by Qing Jun Mo Xiao, 请君莫笑

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A natural moat called the Luo river split the great land into two. Jing of the north, and Wei of the south.One was the Prince of the grass plains who had no worries nor sorrow. One was a lawful Princess who received exclusive favour of the Emperor...
  • The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

    The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 47 ratings
    The Mask of Mirrors is the unmissable start to the Rook & Rose trilogy, a dazzling and darkly magical fantasy adventure by Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms, writing together as M. A. Carrick.Fortune favors the bold. Magic favors the liars...
  • A Treacherous Trade by Kerrigan Byrne

    A Treacherous Trade by Kerrigan Byrne

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    “Forgive me…for I have sinned.”And nothing interrupts a good confession like a murder.Fiona Mahoney stands in the ashes of her hopes facing her tempting adversary, Inspector Grayson Croft. Her sins are about to spill from her lips, when he says the one thing that could dispel all thoughts of revelation or redemption...
  • A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

    A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-m  fantasy  military  historical  queer  mystery  dark
  • Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov

    Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If you lie with scorpions, you’d better have a taste for poison.Now that Kendras’s lover Adrastes has claimed the throne of Dalman, Kendras is tangled deeper than ever in politics and intrigue. As the new leader of the Scorpions and Adrastes’s one true friend, he and his men stand between Adrastes and those who wish him dead.And many do...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-m  fantasy  military  historical  queer  dark  war
  • The Moral Dilemma by Veronica Lancet

    The Moral Dilemma by Veronica Lancet

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The riveting conclusion to the War of Sins Series! More secrets come to light in this stunning conclusion to Raf and Noelle's story. The events of the hacienda still haunt both lovers...
  • Keeper of Pleas by Annelie Wendeberg

    Keeper of Pleas by Annelie Wendeberg

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On December 10, 1880, Coroner Sévère makes a gruesome discovery: nine newborns, buried in flowerpots, and hidden in plain sight in Whitechapel. A mortician receives the bodies and vanishes. Clues for the two seemingly unconnected cases are scarce...
  • The German by Lee Thomas

    The German by Lee Thomas

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At the height of World War II, a killer preys on the young men of a quiet Texas town. The murders are calculated, vicious, and they are just beginning. Sheriff Tom Rabbit and his men are baffled and the community he serves is terrified of the monster lurking their streets. The only clues the killer leaves behind are painted snuffboxes containing notes written in German...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  historical  m-m  war  fantasy  dark  queer
  • The German by Lee Thomas

    The German by Lee Thomas

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set during the height of World War II, The German examines the effect a series of ritualistic murders has on a small, Texas community. A killer preys on the young men of Barnard, Texas, leaving cryptic notes written in German. As the panic builds all eyes turn toward a quiet man with secrets of his own, who is trying to escape a violent past.Ernst Lang fled Germany in 1934...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  historical  m-m  war  fantasy  dark  queer
  • 약탈혼 2 [Yagtalhon 2] by Saha, 사하

    약탈혼 2 [Yagtalhon 2] by Saha, 사하

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    결혼식을 앞두고 유서를 작성했다.첫날밤을 치른 후 죽어버릴 것이기 때문이었다.평생 나라를 위해, 그리고 왕실을 위해 헌신한 왕녀의 비참한 최후였다.목숨을 내버리기 전에, 레아는 왕실을 향한 마지막 복수를 계획했다.순결하지 못한 새신부가 되는 것이었다.“왜 첫 경험을 내다버렸지? 도망치고 싶진 않나?”“나는…… 죽고 싶어.”하룻밤 상대이기에 충동적으로 털어놓은 말이었다.그렇게 끝날 인연이라고 생각했다.전혀 생각지도 못한 곳에서 다시 만나기 전까지는.그는 질서정연하던 일상을 침식해나갔다.위험한 관계임을 알면서도, 레아는 그를 거부할 수 없었다.도대체 저 남자는 무슨 생각을 하고 있는 것일까.“기억 안 나?”남자는 사납게 웃으며 말했다.“내가 네 인생 망쳐주겠다고 했잖아...
  • 약탈혼 5 [Yagtalhon 5] by Saha, 사하

    약탈혼 5 [Yagtalhon 5] by Saha, 사하

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    결혼식을 앞두고 유서를 작성했다.첫날밤을 치른 후 죽어버릴 것이기 때문이었다.평생 나라를 위해, 그리고 왕실을 위해 헌신한 왕녀의 비참한 최후였다.목숨을 내버리기 전에, 레아는 왕실을 향한 마지막 복수를 계획했다.순결하지 못한 새신부가 되는 것이었다.“왜 첫 경험을 내다버렸지? 도망치고 싶진 않나?”“나는…… 죽고 싶어.”하룻밤 상대이기에 충동적으로 털어놓은 말이었다.그렇게 끝날 인연이라고 생각했다.전혀 생각지도 못한 곳에서 다시 만나기 전까지는.그는 질서정연하던 일상을 침식해나갔다.위험한 관계임을 알면서도, 레아는 그를 거부할 수 없었다.도대체 저 남자는 무슨 생각을 하고 있는 것일까.“기억 안 나?”남자는 사납게 웃으며 말했다.“내가 네 인생 망쳐주겠다고 했잖아...
  • Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham

    Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    RISING ABOVE AN EAGLE'S EYRIE, THE SOARING PASSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE As the misty forest quivers with the deadly flight of arrows, a tale of revenge and fated passion unfolds. An outlaw known as the Black Wolf of Lincoln dares to stand before the slender, golden loveliness of Lady Servanne de Briscourt—and in one swift, trembling moment, the future of a kingdom is changed...
  • The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

    The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable historical thriller about murder, manipulation, and a young woman trying to wrestle power from the hands of a dangerous man. But he’s always one step ahead . . .London, 1839...
  • 약탈혼 4 [Yagtalhon 4] by Saha, 사하

    약탈혼 4 [Yagtalhon 4] by Saha, 사하

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    결혼식을 앞두고 유서를 작성했다.첫날밤을 치른 후 죽어버릴 것이기 때문이었다.평생 나라를 위해, 그리고 왕실을 위해 헌신한 왕녀의 비참한 최후였다.목숨을 내버리기 전에, 레아는 왕실을 향한 마지막 복수를 계획했다.순결하지 못한 새신부가 되는 것이었다.“왜 첫 경험을 내다버렸지? 도망치고 싶진 않나?”“나는…… 죽고 싶어.”하룻밤 상대이기에 충동적으로 털어놓은 말이었다.그렇게 끝날 인연이라고 생각했다.전혀 생각지도 못한 곳에서 다시 만나기 전까지는.그는 질서정연하던 일상을 침식해나갔다.위험한 관계임을 알면서도, 레아는 그를 거부할 수 없었다.도대체 저 남자는 무슨 생각을 하고 있는 것일까.“기억 안 나?”남자는 사납게 웃으며 말했다.“내가 네 인생 망쳐주겠다고 했잖아...
  • 약탈혼 3 [Yagtalhon 3] by Saha, 사하

    약탈혼 3 [Yagtalhon 3] by Saha, 사하

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    결혼식을 앞두고 유서를 작성했다.첫날밤을 치른 후 죽어버릴 것이기 때문이었다.평생 나라를 위해, 그리고 왕실을 위해 헌신한 왕녀의 비참한 최후였다.목숨을 내버리기 전에, 레아는 왕실을 향한 마지막 복수를 계획했다.순결하지 못한 새신부가 되는 것이었다.“왜 첫 경험을 내다버렸지? 도망치고 싶진 않나?”“나는…… 죽고 싶어.”하룻밤 상대이기에 충동적으로 털어놓은 말이었다.그렇게 끝날 인연이라고 생각했다.전혀 생각지도 못한 곳에서 다시 만나기 전까지는.그는 질서정연하던 일상을 침식해나갔다.위험한 관계임을 알면서도, 레아는 그를 거부할 수 없었다.도대체 저 남자는 무슨 생각을 하고 있는 것일까.“기억 안 나?”남자는 사납게 웃으며 말했다.“내가 네 인생 망쳐주겠다고 했잖아...
  • Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Welcome to the kingdom of Dresha, where power is everything, and the subjects are used as pawns.Alyx was not born to be an assassin, but life is hard for orphaned children in the kingdom. With no other choice, she picks up the blade and forges herself into a weapon, becoming part of an infamous underworld gang. The Daggers...
  • Of Exile and Song by Tiffany Hunt

    Of Exile and Song by Tiffany Hunt

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I’ve been hunted my whole life. I am part siren, a hated half-breed. Forced to live in hiding, I use magic to steal and avoid the mages who would punish me for what I am. In a land ravaged by war, it’s the only way to survive. The only way to feed my family. I can change my destiny...
  • Uncle Silas By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Illustrated  (Penguin Classics) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Illustrated (Penguin Classics) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Uncle Silas, subtitled "A Tale of Bartram-Haugh", is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work of sensation fiction by contemporary reviewers and modern critics alike...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Uncle Silas, subtitled "A Tale of Bartram-Haugh", is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work of sensation fiction by contemporary reviewers and modern critics alike...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Uncle Silas, subtitled "A Tale of Bartram-Haugh", is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work of sensation fiction by contemporary reviewers and modern critics alike...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg...
  • Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Uncle Silas, subtitled "A Tale of Bartram-Haugh", is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work of sensation fiction by contemporary reviewers and modern critics alike...
  • Stolen at Sea by Summer O'Toole

    Stolen at Sea by Summer O'Toole

    Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “He kneeled down and his eyes, the color of the sea caught in a storm, met mine. For some reason, the fact that rabbits' hearts can stop from fear alone popped into my head—literally being scared to death” My plan to save my family’s business didn’t include getting kidnapped by a crew of mutineers. Or ending up beaten and chained in the hull of a ship...
  • The Italian by Ann Radcliffe

    The Italian by Ann Radcliffe

    Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them...
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