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  • Alpha Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Alpha Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 105 ratings
    I came here with a single goal in mind.An aim.A purpose.I will break out of Darkmore Penitentiary.But I was a fool to think that it would be so simple.And now with more and more Fae relying on me to get them out of this slice of hell, I find myself unable to do a damn thing.Mason Cain stabbed me in the back and left me to rot in the dark...
  • Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 43 ratings
    It’s the end of the world as you know it…At least it will be, if my dear despicable mum gets her way. I, however, happen to be quite fond of some of the toys I’ve discovered on this plane. Ma petite monstre, for starters. But the plague is spreading, taking no prisoners, and I’m trapped and at the mercy of a deal I made with Rosie...
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  • Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May

    Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    One month after Nora's violent induction to the dangerous supernatural side of Detroit, she's finally settling into her new life as the underworld's token human. All she wants to do is mind her own business, enjoy her new friends, and stay safe. But that's easier said than done when she's such an enigma to everyone around her...
  • Assembly by Erica Woods

    Assembly by Erica Woods

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 50 ratings
    Some secrets are unforgivable, some betrayals cut too deep. And this time… This time I may lose them forever. I spent eighteen years as a victim. Eighteen years where I was broken, shattered, pried apart and carelessly thrown back together...
  • Deal with the Demon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Deal with the Demon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 68 ratings
    Roslyn Blackthorne is dead.Technically.I faked my death to get out of a loveless marriage but that was only half the battle. To ensure my vampire duke can never find me, I have to run far and fast enough he can’t catch me. Because if he does, it’s over. Not just my life—for real this time—but my entire family’s...
  • Vicious Souls by K.C. Kean

    Vicious Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 61 ratings
    They say the Gods don’t give you more than you can handle, which is probably why I’m sinking in drama. As a God myself, I guess I’m not included in that little speech. But it’s about time they address me as who I am. Rhea. WIth my intentions questioned, and my battle far from over, the list of my enemies continues to grow. The Hex, Zellus, and what seems like the entire supernatural world...
  • Knight Awakened by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Awakened by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 41 ratings
    Coming to Black Veil University irreversibly changed my life.Meeting Daxton Pierce flipped it on end and made me question everything I know.My memories and my family had been ripped from me. I have been stalked, tortured, abandoned, and betrayed… but I’m not broken...
  • Midnight Fae Academy: Book Four by Lexi C. Foss

    Midnight Fae Academy: Book Four by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    Welcome to the Midnight Fae world.It’s bloody.Dark.And led by an ancient vampire who needs to die.My days as a pawn in this war are over. I’m taking over as queen on this board, and in my version of the game, everyone bows to the queen. Even Constantine Nacht.He thinks he’s clever by roping me into these ascension trials, all meant to kill me and my mates.But I’m going to prove him wrong...
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    fae  m-m-f  new adult  m-f-m  paranormal  witches  vampires  fantasy
  • Twisted Ties by Hannah Haze

    Twisted Ties by Hannah Haze

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 75 ratings
    Secret memories locked in my head, an assassin on my tail, and strange powers I shouldn't possess are the least of my problems. Because now I'm bonded to a man I barely know.My body may be pulled towards him, but my heart can't forgive his betrayal.And he isn't the only one.I'm sick of being treated this way and I'm sick of not knowing who I really am.No more secrets. No more lies...
  • Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 41 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton brings Anita Blake to the world of graphic novels. Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives...
  • Devotion by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Devotion by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    SPOILER THIS NOVELLA TAKES PLACE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE EVENTS OF TEMPTATION AND INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR THE MATE PESTILENCE AND DEATH. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THOSE SERIES, YOU MAY WANT TO STOP HERE AND DO THAT FIRST.Turns out happily ever after isn’t what the storybooks promised.We thought it was over, that we’d earned a peaceful life filled with love and tender moments...
  • Don't Tempt Me by Jackie May

    Don't Tempt Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 41 ratings
    Something is wrong with Nora. There’s a darkness inside her that she can’t seem to control. As she and her men search for answers to her siren’s dark nature, someone puts out a hit on her clan. Now, mercenaries from all over are trying to kill them. On top of all that, Nora must take on her first official case for the FUA...
  • Noc City (Book One)  by Penn Cassidy

    Noc City (Book One) by Penn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    They call me the Angel of Noc City, but it's all a lie. The cameras see what they want to see as my father spins half truths and dangerous propaganda.Darklings are dangerous. Monstrous. Unholy. They're a threat to humans everywhere, and they need to be destroyed, despite the decades of peace...
  • Bound in Blood by Sadie Kincaid

    Bound in Blood by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    The final installment of the bestselling paranormal/urban fantasy romance from Sadie Kincaid comes Bound in Blood.But if the chosen one can slay the three-headed dragon—If the untamable beast does kneel at its new master’s feet,and the light is tempted back from the darkness,then they shall awaken the protector of man...
  • Charged by Serenity Ackles

    Charged by Serenity Ackles

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    They called me Battery, but as soon as I’m fully charged, they’re going to discover how much power I wield.My path of vengeance took a detour when I was rescued by the gargoyles of Castle Viegls. For several months I allowed myself to become settled with these men; to think I could have a life when once I didn’t...
  • Found by M. Sinclair

    Found by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Important Note : Found is the final and book 5 in the Silver Falls University series. Readers can find Lost, book 1 of the series, as part of the Kingdom of Wolves Universe Collection. Please note, Lost should be read FIRST before Forgotten, Discovered, and Pursued in order to read the series in proper order. Five broken alphas. One lost wolf. A fate she never expected...
  • Circus Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Circus Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 37 ratings
    Welcome to Sinner’s Sideshow, the most obscene, blood-pumping, skin-crawling creep show this side of Hell. As a circus brat, show biz is in my blood. And as a half-succubus, I was made for Sinner’s Sideshow—the only circus made to entertain the most depraved of monsters.When I’m plunged into a dark world of death, darkness, and corpse-ridden carnivals, I meet them…The demonic ringmaster...
  • Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

    Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 186 ratings
    She was the face that launched a thousand ships,The fierce beauty at the heart of Olympus,And she was never ours to claim.*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Helen of Troy, Achilles, and Patroclus that's as sinful as it is sweet.*In Olympus, you either have the power to rule...or you are ruled...
  • Blindly Acquitted by Katie May

    Blindly Acquitted by Katie May

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
     There’s a hit list circulating the prison offering large sums of cash for our deaths—me and all of my men. Assassins, serial killers, and murderers... They’re all coming out of the woodwork to collect their prize. Even a queen and her kings can't fight off an entire army. Escape is our only option if we want to survive...
  • Wolf Outcasted by Avery Song

    Wolf Outcasted by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "You've completed your task, Willow, and it's time for the world to acknowledge that what was once rejected now deserves a new role. A position of power that no one will be able to steal from you."When the world proclaimed me an outcast, I fought against that role and destroyed everything — and everyone — that tried to belittle me...
  • Court of Beasts by K.A. Knight

    Court of Beasts by K.A. Knight

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them.As a wolf, my hate towards Hunters was born from fire and blood.I know all too well the brush of death others only speak of in hushed whispers. It marked me and everyday since I have fought to prove myself. To be the strongest, the best wolf in the Red Mountain Pack.To live up to my family name...
  • Syndicate Queen by Kira Stanley

    Syndicate Queen by Kira Stanley

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 32 ratings
    Avery, Ax, Falcon, Cosmo and I had stumbled upon something suspicious; something that was going on in my city right under our noses. A new drug had popped up, affecting only the paranormal community. People were starting to go missing, and those that we caught started babbling about how he was going to take the Syndicate down for good. That was never going to happen...
  • Shadow Witch by M. Sinclair

    Shadow Witch by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Shadow Witch is book three in the Phases of the Moon series, which is set within the shared universe of Dark Imaginarium Academy. All series can be read independently, but characters have crossovers and it is highly encouraged to read all within the universe to understand the world in its entirety.Series within the Phases of the Moon by M. SinclairThe Storm Dragons’ Mate by M...
  • All Shot to Hell by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    All Shot to Hell by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Playing devil's advocate with three demons? There's no way I am ever going to win.Things were finally going right for us. We got the relics back. We defeated the dragon. I thought we’d won. But we’ve ended up losing so much more…Cain’s severely wounded, and I don’t know how to save him. Losing him shouldn’t bother me, but it does. A lot...
  • Loving Demons by Katie May, Quinn Arthurs

    Loving Demons by Katie May, Quinn Arthurs

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Nothing worth getting is ever easy.I think that’s how the saying goes.I could definitely do with a little easy right now, though it doesn’t seem to be in the cards.Surrounded by murder, espionage, and men far too sexy for their own good, every day is a whirlwind. Even my newfound powers may not be enough to help as enemies slither from the shadows...
  • Don't Rush Me by Jackie May

    Don't Rush Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 64 ratings
    Most humans have no idea that a dark and deadly underworld, filled with magic and monsters, exists. They wander through life blissfully ignorant of the supernatural world around them. Nora Jacobs is different. Nora knows exactly what kinds of hellish creatures haunt the streets of Detroit...
  • Wolf Domination by Avery Song

    Wolf Domination by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A paranormal mafia...
  • Black Onyx by Nikita Parmenter

    Black Onyx by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 39 ratings
    The fae realm is notoriously dangerous, whereas most supernaturals don’t get thrown into the more dangerous side of fae life until they’re twenty-five thanks to her tyrant father, Farren’s been dealing with it since she was sixteen, brutally trained and punished; she knows her way around a blade...
  • The Ruin of Souls by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart

    The Ruin of Souls by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Not all monsters are what they seem.“Our families are different. We are Nephilim. Elite beings descended from Angels, created to help keep the balance in the five factions of our world. We are the peacekeepers, the enforcers, and the protectors. We do not know a true death, and this isn’t your first life.”In that instant my entire life changed...
  • Worshipped By Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton

    Worshipped By Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Monsters destroyed the world. But I won’t allow them to destroy me. My Four Terrors have ruled the Ebony Kingdom with an iron fist for years now. However, a new player threatens to change the world as we know it. Barnabas—Creep’s malicious father—is back from the dead, and he’s out for blood...
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    new adult  shapeshifters  fighters  m-f-m  fantasy  dark  humor  poly
  • The Kiss of Death by Auryn Hadley

    The Kiss of Death by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 50 ratings
    I always imagined Death's final kiss would be cold. It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch. Mostly, I paint the man under the heavy cowl, including those perfect lips which ruined mine for anyone else. I'm obsessed with him...
  • Lies of the Fae by M.J. Lawrie

    Lies of the Fae by M.J. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Monster. Liar. Thief. Killer.I’ve been called it all and so much worse.And they’re not wrong.I’ve been running my whole life. Hiding from the monsters who haunt my dreams and who will tear me apart again and again if they ever find me. I live off whatever I can steal, trapped inside a fae prison city filled with pollution, sin and poverty. Humans have captured the Fae. We belong to them now...
  • Wolf by Kat Blackthorne

    Wolf by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Continue the journey with the international bestselling series The Halloween Boys. Wolf is a little red riding hood reimagining packed with occult legend, lore, and spice. WOLF: My sights set on her the moment she drove into town. From the moment her darling aroma invaded my senses, Blythe was mine...
  • Pursued by M. Sinclair

    Pursued by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Five broken alphas. One lost wolf. A fate she never expected.I’d never looked into my past—never tried to discover what awaited me there.Maybe I should have.Mona’s arrival brought a whirlwind of possibility, even if her claim seemed impossible...
  • Blood Passage by Connie Suttle, Traci Odom

    Blood Passage by Connie Suttle, Traci Odom

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    "The sight of three naked, bloody men wandering into the clearing with moonlight clouding their eyes would probably send anyone else running for their life. I just sighed and watched them walk toward me."As the first female vampire successfully turned in 700 years, Lissa finds herself in demand by the Vampire Aristocracy...
  • Shocked by Serenity Ackles

    Shocked by Serenity Ackles

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    They used me for my power. What they don’t realise is that they created something more powerful than they could have ever imagined.We didn’t escape the Lycans unscathed. Knox is hurt—physically and emotionally. My powers are gone...
  • Wolves of Hawthorne Cove: The Complete Series by Debbie Cassidy

    Wolves of Hawthorne Cove: The Complete Series by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    A Lycan that can’t shift is no use to anyone.I’ve made it my mission to be useful to my pack. As pack enforcer, I’m fast and strong, but when the time comes to bond with my mate, it isn’t enough.Rejection means lone wolf status and isolation from the pack. But when a package arrives with an unexpected inheritance, the pack that wants to shun me, suddenly has a new use for me...
  • Supernatural Villain by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Supernatural Villain by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When it comes to my life, fate’s favorite game is torment. Why else would it have reunited me with my supernatural bros, only to strike them — and many innocent bystanders — down on the day of my funeral? I stood and watched it happen, but instead of mourning, I laughed in the face of my enemies...
  • Cursed Wolf by Mila Young

    Cursed Wolf by Mila Young

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They were once my enemy…Now I’ll burn down the world to save them.There was a time when I believed I’d never find love. That females like me were only good for one thing.After all, my fated mate had rejected me, then tried to kill me.I’m just not that lost wolf girl anymore. I’m stronger and have a few secrets of my own...
  • Dead City by Debbie Cassidy

    Dead City by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    How many times can you cheat death? I’m not sure but I have a feeling I’m about to be tested.First there were thirteen and now there’s only one. But the responsibilities don’t lessen. Bring the Harvest in, they say, take the soul orb to Haven, they order.One of me, and too many places to be. Like hell am I putting my ass on the line without back up...
  • Lightbringer by Laken Cane

    Lightbringer by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Final book in the Silverlight series.Death, rebirth, change...and Darkness.Trinity struggles with her new reality, but her biggest challenge isn't the tug-of-war within.She must mature quickly to face a formidable opponent--a powerful man known as Darkness--before he destroys everything and everyone she cares about.He has one target in mind.The dragon...
  • For the Power by Debbie Cassidy

    For the Power by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Take the journey, find the lock that fits the key and get some damn answers.Get from point A to point B. Stick to the mapped-out route and take shelter at the pre-planned times. It sounds simple enough, now if only we’d factored in getting attacked by djinn and having to take a detour through The Wilds...
  • Bury Me by Annie Anderson

    Bury Me by Annie Anderson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The world ended the night I was born. Coincidence? I think not. Stuck living in the catacombs beneath what used to be NYC, I’ve managed to stay hidden. Alive. Safe…ish.The Supernatural Syndicates that rule the city have been looking for someone powerful enough to give them an edge against each other.Insert me: A rare female dragon shifter that’s lived underground my entire life...
  • Dead Sea by Debbie Cassidy

    Dead Sea by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When war knocks on the door, burying your head in the sand won’t make it leave.Death called and I answered. Now Genesis is coming for us. But with the council making every excuse not to listen to my warnings, there’s no other option but to plot behind their backs.Time is limited.The sea kingdom awaits, and the sea king isn’t the kind of man to accept a rain check...
  • New Regime by Laken Cane

    New Regime by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rune and her people have been taken under the mysterious wing of the Annex, an agency that works toward Other equality.But with the new regime comes changes and some monstrous enemies the Annex seems to have brought with it.The crew finds themselves up against a group called the Shop, whose leader cares only about his lab and the monsters he creates there...
  • Syndicate Princess by Kira Stanley

    Syndicate Princess by Kira Stanley

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    They call themselves The Syndicate. The werewolf Rossey clan, the mage Winstale clan, the fae Glovefox clan, the demon Devil clan and vampire Desmond clan. The five paranormal families who rule the criminal underground. Being a vampire boss's daughter was a lot of work. Being the only girl heir from the five families, I’ve always had to work harder, fight dirtier, care less...
  • Seduce My Heart by Yumoyori Wilson

    Seduce My Heart by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The seduction in my blood leads me to my mate, but will it help me open my fragile heart? Being a private secretary to one of the few billionaires in NYC was an interesting experience. Not only did I get the chance to discover the soft side of my boss, Liam Smith, I fell in love with his compassionate self. Everything seemed like it was finally running smoothly...
  • The Rise of Monsters by Brianna Jean

    The Rise of Monsters by Brianna Jean

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “What do you do when the world hardens you? When looking in the mirror becomes too painful and using your fists to let the anger breathe isn’t enough anymore? You either drown and die in your own bullshit or you fight to survive.” Annalise. Lanier. Cabe. Quint. One fought underground to make money in the slums of New York City. One lived with crippling guilt, swimming in self-hatred...
  • Breeding Contempt by Jade Thorn

    Breeding Contempt by Jade Thorn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her coven wants her to choose a mate, her familiars want her to mate with them, and her aunt wants her womb to produce strong shifters to turn into monsters. Everyone is obsessed with who Melody will breed with.Frankly, it’s the last thing on her mind...
  • The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An unbreakable bond. An ancient curse. A monster to ruin kingdoms.We survived the outliers, but now Kade, Asher, Darian, Locke, and I are in the fae kingdom with a tortured prince in our grasp. The fae hold the secrets to breaking the curse over Katakin, and I intend to find out what they are...
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