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  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
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    fae  magic  mystery  suspense  queer  urban fantasy  m-m  paranormal
  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
    Categorized as:
    magic  shapeshifters  mystery  fae  suspense  queer  m-m  paranormal
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  • A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Saving the city was supposed to be the hard part...Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing.Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him...
  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Parker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders...
  • Loveless, Volume 06 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 06 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a message from his brother Seimei that he was murdered, Ritsuka joins forces with Soubi to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth...
  • A Ruse to Unchain Us by Michele Notaro

    A Ruse to Unchain Us by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    It’s time to fight back, and by the goddess, I will help free my people. The Cloaked Freeway is finally in a position to effect real change, and I want so badly to be a part of it. Since I was a little kid, it’s been my dream to free my people from under the human’s rule. And now I have the chance to make that dream a reality. But helping them means giving up so much...
  • Loveless, Volume 08 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 08 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    How can you find happiness when your very name is Loveless? Seimei is back with a vengeance, and it's Beloved vs...
  • Raiden by Taylor Rylan

    Raiden by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can a sweet omega wolf tame the beast of a gargoyle? Will he accept all that his mate has to offer and need? Raiden Mason is the serious twin. He’s gone through life watching and observing, and when his ability is needed by the council, he is only too happy to do his duty...
  • Loveless, Volume 07 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 07 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a message from his brother Seimei that he was murdered, Ritsuka joins forces with Soubi to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth...
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    America. The land of the free. Unless you're a latent.Kage is missing. Alexander Kempthorne would prefer he stay that way. Life at the new-look Kempthorne & Co agency is difficult enough without adding a missing American to the mix. But John "Dom" Domenici won't abandon someone who was once their friend, even if Kage is technically an enemy...
  • Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A darkness runs deep beneath London ...Reeling from recent revelations and forced to lie for Kempthorne, the unthinkable happens: Dom fails the latent competency test. One more strike and he’ll be deemed unstable, have his registration stripped, and the life he's come to love at Kempthorne & Co will be over.If that weren't bad enough, someone is stalking him, taunting him...
  • Brick and Brass by Jennifer Cody

    Brick and Brass by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Of course waking up from a coma wouldn’t come easy for me; thankfully I have friends willing to fuck me back to life. Once I’m on my feet again, playing catch up on the trafficking case makes me want to eviscerate someone. I hate that I’ve lost precious time hunting down Dominus, but I’m awake now and ready for action...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  mystery  magic  fae  queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m
  • Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Detectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of...
  • A Kiss To Revive Me by Michele Notaro

    A Kiss To Revive Me by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    A prickly mage has me under his spell, and I think I kinda like it.The first time I met him, I knew I was in trouble, but I hadn’t known just how much. I hadn’t been looking for a relationship, hadn’t wanted one, but it seems that a stubborn little mage did it for me because he’s impossible to resist...
  • No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Homicide detective Hayashi Teruo and his partner, Miyazaki Shinji are juggling their personal and work lives, trying to keep their relationship a secret from their colleagues at the Tōkyō MPD.In the supernatural realm, the souls of the dead are disappearing from the Sanzu River, before they have reached the end of their journey in the afterlife...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  magic  suspense  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  contemporary
  • Double Wolf Dare You by E. Broom

    Double Wolf Dare You by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I never thought my dreams of being a healer would come true, but it looks like they are about to. Tempest Tanner is a true witch from one of the original lines of light magic. All he’s ever wanted is to be a healer, and now, thanks to his new family, he can begin his training. But a dark spell puts Tempest's life in danger and his magic out of action...
  • Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Featuring two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths...
  • Envy: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Envy: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savage. Charming. Alpha.Camel always gets what he wants. Except now, the one thing he wants is the one thing he can’t have. His first pack taught him that anything could be taken away if he wasn’t willing to fight for it...
  • Storming Snow Falls by Jenn D. Young, Aspen Black

    Storming Snow Falls by Jenn D. Young, Aspen Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Snow Falls, Montana.I’ve found myself in A town full of shifters. Shifters I never wanted to be around ever again. My blood sings being surrounded by my own kind.But they aren’t my kind.I’m a half breed who can’t shift.Useless.But I’ve proved everyone wrong. I’ll show them all I’m more than an abomination.Yet, a snarky Wolf and sexy as sin twin leopards insist I’m their mate...
  • Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake

    Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was supposed to be my enemy. Not my lover.Yichen is free at last…sort of.He has escaped his imprisonment, but he’s still blood bound to the crown prince of the fae.Oh gods, how is he going to explain that to his clan?Finding a way to break the bond might not be too hard. Killing the king of the fae even seems possible...
  • Seb & Ailin: Case of the Murderous Mistletoe by Michele Notaro

    Seb & Ailin: Case of the Murderous Mistletoe by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What in the world has my soulmate gotten us into this time? All I want to do is get ready to have our family over for Winter Solstice, but like all things involving Ailin Ellwood, we get pulled into another wild BCA case...
  • The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    This client is all wet... After receiving a hot tip on the whereabouts of my almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (hey, I told you—it’s complicated!), I thought my love life was finally coming up for air. But when we stake out the remote lake, it’s not the ex who surfaces...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  shapeshifters  fae  magic  queer  paranormal  m-m  fantasy
  • Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Negotiations with the LA vampires have failed.Having survived the attempted razing of their enclave by the dragons, the vampires are now holding Jordan’s sister hostage and are demanding a unicorn for her safe return. There’s only one problem.Unicorns aren’t animals. They are wild magic best left alone.Jordan holds the media responsible for Katie’s capture...
  • Wrath and other Troubles by T.J. Nichols

    Wrath and other Troubles by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The fallout of unicorn magic brings Jordan and Edra closer together.For Edra, the strengthened bond between them is exhilarating and terrifying, and everything he believed he’d never have again. But Jordan is struggling with defining what is him and what is Edra when he barely knows himself...
  • Where There's a Witch There's a Way by E. Broom

    Where There's a Witch There's a Way by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who knew letting my walls down would change my life?Titus Compton works for the Witches’ Council. He has nothing in his life but work with the occasional town witch meeting in Cadenbury thrown in.However, Titus has a secret. He’s in love with Kean Stone, the sinfully handsome, fun-loving wolf shifter...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  mystery  shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  witches  m-m
  • Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical Crimes Squad in the case of a literally heartless corpse...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  suspense  queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  paranormal
  • Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

    Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    * Novel-length expansion of original short story found in Charmed & Dangerous anthology. * Welcome to Dim Sum Asylum: a San Francisco where it’s a ho-hum kind of case when a cop has to chase down an enchanted two-foot-tall shrine god statue with an impressive Fu Manchu mustache that's running around Chinatown, trolling sex magic and chaos in its wake...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  fae  magic  queer  urban fantasy  m-m  fantasy
  • Shadow Voice by Mary Rundle

    Shadow Voice by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series and reading the previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for each other...
  • Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    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. Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country—maybe in the world. But that doesn’t mean he’s okay...
  • Marked by Shadows: MM Paranormal Romance Mystery by Lissa Kasey

    Marked by Shadows: MM Paranormal Romance Mystery by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who would have thought a crafting retreat could turn deadly?An escape from the exciting life of New Orleans ghost tours sounded like a good idea at the time. Micah invites Alex along to experience a few days of crafts, fabrics, and hanging out with friends. Except the group is more interested in ghost hunting than costume making...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • Fables Retold by Rhys Lawless, Sam Burns

    Fables Retold by Rhys Lawless, Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tales as old as time…reimagined. What if your favorite fairy tales…kicked some serious, urban fantasy ass? Fueled by magic, steam, and scorching men, this MM romance anthology has just the thrill you’re looking for.6 paranormal and urban fantasy authors.6 fairy tales retold in modern day.6 gorgeous couples to fall in love with. Over 1,200 pages.A limited edition anthology you don’t want to miss...
  • Whirlwind by A.M. Rose

    Whirlwind by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Opposites attract, right?Felix had always been a relaxed, go with the flow, make no plans and see what happens kind of guy. He lived, he laughed, he spoke to ghosts. Pretty standard if you asked him. To the rest of the population? Not so much.But once a spirit calls him to Daydream, he gets caught up in a race to find out what happened to him...
  • Gluttony and other Hungers by T.J. Nichols

    Gluttony and other Hungers by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jordan and Edra aren’t the only ones thinking about their wedding, and some people don’t want it to happen. The destruction of several Mythological Services buildings around the country has revealed there are still people who view the mythological refugees as something less than human, despite the law now recognizing them as equal...
  • Letters to Aleksanta by Jessamyn Kingley

    Letters to Aleksanta by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are presents to wrap, cookies to decorate, and a tree to trim! The Draconis High Court of D’Vaire is about to have their largest holiday celebration, and as they prepare for their first-ever Secret Santa, much to Aleksander’s surprise, he’s given the role of Santa himself...
  • Born to Be Legends by Hailey Turner

    Born to Be Legends by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Some endings are just new beginnings.Patrick Collins earned the peace he’s found in New York City with his pack through sacrifice. Six years out from the end of the world, he’s satisfied with the life he’s built and doesn’t think about what else the future might hold until he stumbles his way into a hostage situation he didn’t ask to be part of...
  • Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim...
  • No Surrender by Morgan Brice

    No Surrender by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Cold cases, hot leads, a psychic psychopath, a copycat killer, cursed objects, the trial of the century--and wedding plans.Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and sexy homicide detective Vic D'Amato met hunting a supernatural serial killer. Since then, Simon has become a police consultant on cases involving the paranormal, and Vic has gotten over his doubts about Simon's abilities being real...
  • In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Detective Gary Mitchell and psychic Dan Porter are now investigating cold cases that are literally falling from the sky—a headless body in 2006 and a carpenter who fell from a roof two years ago.The first case leads them into dangerous territory. The second feels like a dead end...
  • Mr. Monster Kok by Jennifer Cody

    Mr. Monster Kok by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereWillam:Listening to my sister screeching might be the highlight of my day, because watching the new neighbor piss her off is a joy and a delight. At least until the stupid fox inside me wants to claim the man as my mate. No way, no how—I'm way too much of a misanthrope to have a fated mate...
  • Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Cold Light of Day by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Reaper. Fang. Caine…An alias for each life lived.Government operative turned assassin, Wolf, had lived in the shadows until a secret cabal forced him into the light. The last thing Wolf needed was a confrontation with what—and who—he’d left behind. Now there’s no going back.Agent. Torturer. Killer…An identity fueled by pain...
  • The Red Collar by M. Kato

    The Red Collar by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Chief Inspector Hayashi Teruo is short-tempered, impatient and a perfectionist. When another one of his partners resigns, Teruo is assigned a new one transferred from Hiroshima. But this comes with a condition. If his partner quits before the end of the month, Teruo risks demotion...
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Secrets and LiesIn the wake of their intoxicated tryst, He Yu's relationship with his erstwhile physician Xie Qingcheng is more fraught than ever. One taste has left He Yu addicted, and not even his pride can stop him from coming back for more; yet the taciturn Xie Qingcheng is determined to ward off his advances at all costs...
  • Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Witchbane Novel #4. One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal...
  • Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall

    Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Second rule in this line of business: be careful who you kill. My name’s Kate Kane. And right now, I don’t know which is more dangerous: my job, or my girlfriend. My job makes me the go-to girl for every supernatural mystery in London. My girlfriend’s an eight-hundred-year-old vampire prince. Honestly, I think it’s probably a tie. A few weeks ago, I was hired for a simple missing person case...
  • Hero by Kiki Burrelli

    Hero by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Mercenaries. Outcasts. Alphas.Knox knows all the five of them have left now is each other. That, and the driving desire to find who had slaughtered their pack and make that person pay.But investigating a tragedy with only rubble as evidence requires money and time. Knox can find one and use it to buy the other...
  • Pixie Little Liar by Arden Steele

    Pixie Little Liar by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    There’s a heaviness to the air, the kind that makes the hairs on the back of Emrys Whitehill’s neck stand on end. Something is going to happen. Something big. Something that will change him forever. Despite his powers of precognition, however, a hellhound walking into the hotel to arrest him for a crime he didn’t commit is the one scenario he never saw coming...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fae  shapeshifters  magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fated-mates
  • Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When someone starts killing police officers in the city, Detective Angus Young prioritizes finding out who's attacking those he works with. He's determined to take down the killer before any more officers are targeted.Having the skill to speak to the ghosts of the dead is usually helpful to a medical examiner, but not when the ghosts can't identify who killed them...
  • Darkness by Eden Winters

    Darkness by Eden Winters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Darkness follows Lieutenant Morrisey James.As an Atlanta PD detective, Morrisey understands the worst atrocities the city has to offer—or believes he does. His recent cases present something a killer who unleashes unbridled terror in victims before moving in for the kill. Morrisey has an edge, though, the terrifying ability to gain flashes of insight from each victim...
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