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  • Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Ken and party are training with his grandparents, preparing themselves to the next semester of Haylon.Yet, even after the Gransmens' deaths there are still plots from the Kaiming targeting Ken. After thwarting an attack on him at the Nagato Clan, Ken heads back to Haylon to get the strength he needs...
  • Dungeon Diving 104 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 104 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    With Ken on the run and Crimson missing, he goes to the Elven world with Neldra and Fayeth to hide out until Crimson returns.Lady Rendral isn’t quite what he expected, her reclusive life leads her to happily accept Ken and Fayeth for the summer. But the future Empress of the Elven people isn’t without her own struggles...
    Categorized as:
    fae  harems  demons  fantasy  new adult  humor  length-medium  male-pov
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  • Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world...
  • Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    In this sequel to the novella “Penric’s Mission”, the injured Penric, a Temple sorcerer and learned divine, tries to guide the betrayed General Arisaydia and his widowed sister Nikys across the last hundred miles of hostile Cedonia to safety in the Duchy of Orbas...
  • Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Some eight months after the events of Penric and the Shaman, Learned Penric, sorcerer and scholar, travels to Easthome, the capital of the Weald. There he again meets his friends Shaman Inglis and Locator Oswyl...
  • Hives & Heroism by Benjamin Medrano

    Hives & Heroism by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Demons loom over Dorma.Despite Joy’s victory over Alethus’s servants, his plans haven’t been stopped. Even so, a glimmer of hope lies before her, and she and her friends are determined to grasp it.That doesn’t mean it will be easy, though. An army is invading Dorma, one with the same destination as Joy. Their goals are sinister, but they aren’t going to stop Joy and her friends...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  fantasy  f-f  queer  length-medium
  • The Princess Must Die by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    The Princess Must Die by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    The curse is set. The game is rigged. In an Elven city beneath the streets of Chicago, the perfect storm rages, kept under control only by Marbella Mercy, the Storm Princess. Now she is of age, champions from each of the elven houses will play a game of wit and strength to fight for her hand – and for the chance to control the forces of nature...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  length-medium  open-door
  • Talyn: Unyielding by Benjamin Medrano

    Talyn: Unyielding by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Success can be dangerous.After surviving the depths of Castra's dungeon, Talyn has returned to the surface and caused a seismic change in the city. Now she has to deal with the consequences. But after her last life, she will not bow to anyone...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  fantasy  f-f  poly  queer
  • Webs & Wards by Benjamin Medrano

    Webs & Wards by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joy can’t get a break. Having survived a chance encounter with a demon lordling, and made an immense sacrifice, one might expect Joy to at least have some time to rest and recover. Instead, when Joy’s friends learn what she sacrificed, they decide they’ll repay her, no matter what it takes, and they take the adventurous bee-girl on a quest to find another apis hive which can help her...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  fantasy  f-f  queer  length-medium
  • The Disgraced Fae by Shari L. Tapscott

    The Disgraced Fae by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eleanor has only a few memories of her childhood—white roses, a beautiful but cold queen, a garden with mirrors, and terrifying creatures.But mostly, she remembers a boy. A boy who saved her from whatever her memory is holding hostage—a boy who wasn’t human.Now eighteen, Eleanor is old enough to leave the orphanage she’s lived in for the last twelve years...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  new adult  length-medium
  • The Sun, The Storm, & The Shadows by Mikayla D. Hornedo

    The Sun, The Storm, & The Shadows by Mikayla D. Hornedo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Two sisters, Xio and Camila, woke up ten years ago in Zuma, the human lands, with absolutely no memory as to how they got there or anything that happened previously. They are forced to lie, cheat, and steal to make a living. But when one of their jobs goes wrong, they must flee into the Cursed Forest...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  black-mc  length-medium  open-door
  • Of Dust and Stars by Jenna Wolfhart

    Of Dust and Stars by Jenna Wolfhart

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tessa will never again see her mate. Even in her dreams she cannot find him. Trapped in a vow with the God of Death, she’s cursed to live the rest of her days in captivity. Until the gods offer her a deal. If Tessa undergoes a series of trials designed to strip her of her humanity, Andromeda will release her from the vow...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  new adult
  • Returner's Defiance by Bruce Sentar

    Returner's Defiance by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Five hundred years of fighting demons and humanity has been pushed to the brink of extinction. As the last bastion of the remaining humans is shattered, Bran Heros, the Wandering King, decides to enact a last ditch effort.He’s going to send his soul back in time to two years before the demon invasion comes to earth.This time when the demons first come he’s going to be waiting...
  • Magi Guard by Daniel Schinhofen

    Magi Guard by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    At the end of their apprentice year, Aether’s Guard headed off to Buldoun for an international tournament. They had allies there in the Swift Wind and Iron Hand clans, but they also had to deal with the Eternal Flame; Nick Shun had no interest in letting go of his perceived grudge against Aether’s Guard. However, with the academy overseer on the trip, Nick had no chance to act out against them...
  • The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Don't miss Book 6 of this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.About the This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  m-f  paranormal
  • Thrall by E. William Brown

    Thrall by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Without royal leadership Kozalin's defenders are falling into turmoil, but mortal problems pale into insignificance when the gods themselves take an interest in Daniel. With new enemies appearing everywhere he looks, and far too many secrets to keep, can even Daniel's magic save the day? Well, you know what they say. If you can't get results with violence, you aren't being violent enough..
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  demons  fantasy  poly  paranormal  length-medium
  • Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Sean and his Bonded settled in Hearthglen to learn, train, and grow. Taking on an apprentice, setting up his shop, and Bonding both Chastity and Andrea to him, Sean felt like he would finally be able to learn about this world and try his hand at new things...
  • Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster. Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe. Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene. It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  fantasy  new adult  paranormal  m-f
  • Accord by Daniel Schinhofen

    Accord by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Being a noble is not something Sean ever wanted, but life just propelled him along noble paths. First, he was an Aspirant, then a Knight, and finally, he had become a Lord. In the end, he stopped fighting it, realizing that he would need the social status to keep his promise to Myna and avenge the deaths at Oakwood...
  • Cultivating Chaos 2 by William D. Arand

    Cultivating Chaos 2 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having unlocked his Dantian, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point where he has others that depend on him for that power.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  fantasy  erotica  paranormal  length-medium
  • Hearthglen by Daniel Schinhofen

    Hearthglen by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Having accepted the love of both Myna Mooncaller and Fiona Mithrilsoul, Sean discovered happiness he hadn’t ever thought he would know, and began to acknowledge how different this society was from his old world. Everywhere they went, they ran into trouble. First had been bandits, which actually proved to be fortuitous, with Ryann Cullin entering Sean’s service after that attack...
  • Master Class 2 by Annabelle Hawthorne, Virgil Knightley

    Master Class 2 by Annabelle Hawthorne, Virgil Knightley

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The System is brokenA Culling is comingAfter surviving a harsh winter, Eli finds himself in a unique situation when a long-lost dungeon is discovered on the property. It could be the perfect proving ground for the students who have earned their Class, but it could also become their tomb.It also doesn't help that the town of Last Stop is in danger...
  • Dragon's Justice 7 by Bruce Sentar

    Dragon's Justice 7 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    The FBI is digging dangerously close to the paranormal truth. In fact, they are observing Zach like he's some mobster kingpin.Then again, with a new giant mansion filled with beautiful ladies and a hoard brimming with gold, is being the dragon king all that different?Zach is trying to button up his business and appear innocuous to the outside world, but Norton decides to play dirty...
  • Immortal Blood by Bruce Sentar

    Immortal Blood by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Isaac and company head off to Blueheavens to join the Su family and seek revenge against Hendrick and Fairy Su. Unfortunately, the Su family isn’t receptive to more internal competition, and Isaac’s use of his bloodlines in the city draw more attention than he bargained for...
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  fantasy  erotica  paranormal  length-medium
  • Monster's Mercy  2 by William D. Arand

    Monster's Mercy 2 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster.Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe.Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene.It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  fantasy  western  paranormal  length-medium
  • Master Class 3 by Annabelle Hawthorne, Virgil Knightley

    Master Class 3 by Annabelle Hawthorne, Virgil Knightley

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The System is brokenThe Past has returnedAfter the Culling, peace has returned and life at the orphanage is quiet one more. Eli finds himself investigating the mystery of a student's new Class, which seems related to the System itself, as well as dealing with the nuances of his unique relationship with the women of the school...
  • Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce

    Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Resurrected to dominate or die again?Andric was much like anyone else, further along in his life than he wanted to be. Much further along, and waiting to finally become the main character of his own story.Fate had a funny joke for him, though.He died.Unexpectedly he was given the strangest of plot developments...
  • Dawn of Magic: City of Ashes by Sara C. Roethle

    Dawn of Magic: City of Ashes by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Tree of Ages series!The heartbeat of the land thrums louder, faster, like soldiers charging into war. Finn drew a line in the sand when she used the faie to attack her enemy. There is no going back from what she has become.And she’s done running. The final battle will commence, and true villains will be revealed...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  young adult  paranormal
  • Cultivating Chaos 3 by William D. Arand

    Cultivating Chaos 3 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    (Book 3 of 9)Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having discovered his Dao, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point that others are now aware of him and that he could be a danger.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  fantasy  erotica  paranormal  length-long
  • Guardians Of Magic: The Revelations of Oriceran by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Guardians Of Magic: The Revelations of Oriceran by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Leira is done making nice fighting magical demons with everyone else’s rules. Too many dead bodies and not enough answers. The dark Wizarding families have put a target on her back and made it their mission to put a stop to her.  The shifters are coming out of the shadows and they have a big bad alpha, Lucius at the front of the pack...
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