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  • Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe

    Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Elien Martel is a survivor, but surviving, he’s beginning to discover, isn’t the same thing as living. In the house he shares with his much older boyfriend, Elien spends his days trying to stay as far away from living as possible. Living, he has learned, means that sooner or later you’ll get hurt...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  insta-love  dual-pov  queer  horror  paranormal  m-m  mystery
  • Man Hunt by Daniel May

    Man Hunt by Daniel May

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Diomedes 'Dio' Alms is the middle child of the famed, feared Alms criminal dynasty. Content to spend his time jumping horses and gallivanting with the ladies, Dio skates under the radar of mob politics... until he doesn't. Mars, an assassin with a penchant for lipstick who has already made Dio question his sexuality once, pops up out of the blue with a proposal. Well, more of a demand...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  bisexual  dual-pov  m-m  dark  contemporary  mafia
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  • Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle

    Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 134 ratings
    XanderBig City is supposedly the place where dreams come true. As someone just trying to live my life, I can tell you, it’s more like a recurring nightmare where dreams get c*ckblocked at every turn.Especially if you’re a supervillain like me.The irony is that I have zero powers, despite coming from purebred villain stock, but try telling that to Big City’s beloved hero, Captain Masculine...
    Categorized as:
    dual-pov  bisexual  bdsm  insta-love  suspense  queer  m-m  superheroes
  • Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    One day, You Huo and his famiIy was puIIed into an exam caIIed the GIobaI University Entrance Examination. Going through exams together with other unfortunate examinees, their Iives are put at stake and they can only Iive by passing each exam...
  • Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen

    Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 89 ratings
    I’ve found a new home and fallen in love with four cursed fae princes. But everything could be taken from me in an instant. If I’m to save the Enchanted Vale and the High Princes, this rose is going to need to grow thorns. Being a part of the fae is wonderful...
  • Sacrifice by Nik Knight

    Sacrifice by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    Human—Angel—Nephilim. How can Riley fit in anywhere when he doesn’t know who or what he is?With his mysterious heritage shrouded in shadow, Riley Shepard struggles with his identity, his confusing sexuality, and the prohibited—but deepening—feelings for his guardian angels. Questions remain unanswered. His Guardians harbor secrets. And danger lurks just out of sight...
    Categorized as:
    queer  new adult  horror  angels  fantasy  erotica  m-m  paranormal
  • Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton

    Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 33 ratings
    The living cannot be allowed to infect the dead.Adam Binder has lost what matters most to him. Having finally learned the true identity of the warlock preying on his family, what was supposed to be a final confrontation with the fiend instead became a trap that sent Vic into the realm of the dead, where none living are meant to be...
  • Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

    Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 37 ratings
    This is the story of the Lynch family. Niall and Mór escaped their homeland for a new start, and lost themselves in what they found. Declan has grown up as the responsible son, the responsible brother--only to find there is no way for him to keep his family safe. Ronan has always lived on the edge between dreams and waking... but now that edge is gone, and he is falling...
  • Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

    Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods.Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him...
  • The Chosen One Universe Volume Three by Macy Blake

    The Chosen One Universe Volume Three by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Have You Been Chosen?For the first time, Macy Blake’s two bestselling paranormal fantasy series are being published in a three-volume mega-verse box set!Each volume will feature three full-length MM novels with dragons, hellhounds, vampires and more, with never before published bonus material. All in reader-requested chronological order...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  insta-love  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  vampires  magic
  • Deal With the Devil by Lark Taylor

    Deal With the Devil by Lark Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    When you make a deal with a devil, you must prepare to face the consequences…MoriI’ve loved and lost once before, and it nearly destroyed me.One might think I’d be scared to try again, but since discovering the existence of fated mates, I’ve waited on tenterhooks for mine to appear.Fate, apparently, is content to keep me in suspense...
  • Bloodlines by Andrea Speed

    Bloodlines by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 16 ratings
    Sequel to Prey In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. The newly married Roan is struggling to balance his work with his home life as he grows increasingly distracted by his husband Paris's declining health...
  • 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...
  • Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling

    Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Nightrunners are back in this gripping novel full of Lynn Flewelling's trademark action, intrigue, and richly imagined characters. More than the dissolute noblemen they appear to be, Alec and Seregil are skillful spies, dedicated to serving queen and country...
  • Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton

    Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    They are my harvest, and I will reap them all. Returning to Guthrie, Oklahoma, for the funeral of his mysterious and beloved aunt Sue, Adam Binder once again finds himself in the path of deadly magic when a dark druid begins to prey on members of Adam’s family. It all seems linked to the death of Adam’s father many years ago—a man who may have somehow survived as a warlock...
  • Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin

    Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    In a thrilling alternate-universe Seattle, empaths are disappearing—and it’s up to grumpy Reece and his mysterious protector, Grayson, to investigate. Empath hunter Evan Grayson is the Dead Man, transformed by a dark past into a perfect weapon against corrupted empaths...
  • All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe

    All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Vie Eliot has survived a new high school, an abusive father, and the murderous Mr. Big Empty. Now, as Vie searches for Mr. Big Empty, he also finds himself facing an unexpected how to be a good boyfriend.When a mysterious drifter named River disappears, though, Vie finds himself dragged into finding the missing boy...
  • 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...
  • Knot My Problem by Sinclair Kelly

    Knot My Problem by Sinclair Kelly

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Secrets are my life. But after so many years of living one lie after another, do I even really know who I am without them? When work explodes—quite literally—in my face, I’m forced into hiding until the smoke clears. Now I’m living in a small town, with the one man who has the power to break down my carefully constructed identity...
  • Echo by Chani Lynn Feener

    Echo by Chani Lynn Feener

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 42 ratings
    *As there was a problem with the original cover, while we wait, a special edition of the book has been released. The story itself is the same, but the special edition includes bonus material not in the original, as well as this new cover. The Devils of Vitality always hit their mark.Rabbit Trace is a musical prodigy with a secret...
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    new adult  queer  insta-love  bdsm  dual-pov  suspense  bisexual  m-m
  • 薄雾 Mist by 微风几许, 微風幾許

    薄雾 Mist by 微风几许, 微風幾許

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Hyperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought. They cannot forget and their thirst for knowledge allows them to be considered a genius in some senses.Legend has it that Ji Yushi was this kind of genius...
  • Fox Recruits a Mute Boy [And Falls in Love] by Jennifer Cody

    Fox Recruits a Mute Boy [And Falls in Love] by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Romily: Are you wondering what meeting me was like for the love of my life, Arlington Fox? Well, as Fox tells it, it was magical. Obviously. Fox: Romily asked me to do this, and I would do anything for that cute, fiery ball of optimism and silver linings except share him. He’s mine and I will fight you for him. No exceptions...
  • Taoree by Michele Notaro

    Taoree by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    If you’re reading this, I hope that means that we’ve survived, but after everything I’ve seen, I’m sure that’s only wishful thinking… This is my story… a story of what happens when you trust an alien race. A race that lived peacefully with humans for over two years, but something suddenly changed...
  • Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 56 ratings
    Jamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  suspense  queer  dual-pov  bisexual  m-m  vampires  fantasy
  • Mr. Big Empty by Gregory Ashe

    Mr. Big Empty by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Vie Eliot arrives in the small town of Vehpese, Wyoming with little more than the clothes--and scars--on his back. Determined to make a new life for himself after escaping his abusive mother, he finds that living with his estranged father brings its own problems.Then Samantha Oates, the girl with blue hair, goes missing, and Vie might be the only one who can find her...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  queer  mystery  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  dark
  • The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

    The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 128 ratings
    The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death...
  • Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    It was meant to be temporary. Fate had other ideas.Victor Mills would do anything to protect his pack, even work with magic he detests. When the wards safeguarding his territory start to deteriorate, he's forced to hire a local mage to fix them. He could tolerate the abrasive stench of sorcery, if only the mage didn't also smell like everything his wolf has ever wanted...
  • Last Man Standing by Augustus Roth, Daniel May

    Last Man Standing by Augustus Roth, Daniel May

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    “You know, if anybody was going to give death the middle finger, I would have thought it would be him.” Ezekiel 'Kel' Warbis is the last of them - the only one left after his two best friends (and childhood sweethearts) died tragically and gruesomely young.Over a decade later, their loss is still a fresh wound...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  paranormal  m-m  dark  m-m-m  contemporary  mystery
  • Wolf Domination by Avery Song

    Wolf Domination by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A paranormal mafia...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  suspense  reverse harem  magic  fantasy  paranormal  fae
  • Shadow Men by Adira August

    Shadow Men by Adira August

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A 72k word novel, the seventh in the Hunt&Cam4Ever BDSM-MYSTERY series. This is the book the author calls "The hardest book I ever wrote."AN ASTONISHING TWIST IN THE EPIC LOVE STORY~ A HIGH SEAS DEATH ON A BILLIONAIRE'S YACHT"No matter how hard you fight the darknessevery light casts a shadow;The closer you get to the lightthe darker that shadow becomes...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  bisexual  queer  m-m  mystery  dark  contemporary
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