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  • Knot Her Reality by Miranda May

    Knot Her Reality by Miranda May

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Season three of Heated is starting out with a bang—public outcry, protests, and boycotts—all before we’ve even begun filming.I know you have to be wondering how a reality dating show could cause this kind of reaction. That would be because of me. My name’s Evangeline, and I'm this season’s omega...
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    queer  bisexual  poly  omegaverse  m-f-f  m-m-f  f-f  menage
  • Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander

    Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 45 ratings
    A jaded bartender is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom-com, set in the exclusive world of high-end cocktail bars. As a bartender at Terror & Virtue, a swanky New York City cocktail lounge known for its romantic atmosphere and Insta-worthy drinks, Mel has witnessed plenty of disastrous dates...
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  • Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovanni

    Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovanni

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book by SanGiovanni,...
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    queer  f-f  humor  m-m-m  contemporary  poly  length-short
  • Baumgartner Box Set 1 by Selena Kitt

    Baumgartner Box Set 1 by Selena Kitt

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Babysitting the Baumgartners Ronnie―or as Mrs. Baumgartner insists on calling her, Veronica―has been babysitting for the Baumgartners since she was fifteen years old and has practically become another member of the family. Now a college freshman, Ronnie jumps at the chance to work on her tan in the Florida Keys with "Doc" and "Mrs. B" under the pretense of babysitting the kids...
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    queer  bdsm  f-f  new adult  poly  humor  m-f-f  length-long
  • Keep You Both by Kathryn Nolan

    Keep You Both by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    What’s the first rule of wedding planning? Don’t fall for the couple…It was supposed to be a quick trip to the mountains. I was going to show my best friends Beau and Flora their wedding venue, hope they said “yes,” and check another task off the long list of things to do before they tie the knot. Oh, and continue to keep my feelings for the bride and groom under wraps...
  • Santa Is A Sl*t by Drea Denae

    Santa Is A Sl*t by Drea Denae

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blurb: It’s the most festive time of the year. Or it was, until a new boss takes over SantaScape. And he happens to be as annoying as he is sexy. I don’t know who Nico thinks he is, walking into the best job ever and trying to ruin everything he can...
    Categorized as:
    queer  christmas  m-f-m  f-f  humor  poly  length-novella
  • Rising Feather by Merri Bright

    Rising Feather by Merri Bright

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 54 ratings
    What’s in a name? Everything.When I left Sanctuary in a cloud of glitter, I thought I knew exactly who I was. But in the Celestial Realm, it’s clear I had it wrong. And so did everyone else.According to the shiniest of all the Celestials, I’m something new and unexpected. To my surprise, I also have a family...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  poly  humor  paranormal  angels  reverse harem  magic
  • Oglaf Book One by Trudy Cooper, Doug Bayne

    Oglaf Book One by Trudy Cooper, Doug Bayne

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Oglaf Book 1 collects the first 199 pages of comics from the website, including alt text and epilogues, in a festival of fantasy smut and madness. There's also bonus extras, never seen before and printed in internet-proof ink, including Ivan's 'doesn't count' kama sutra -- handy if you love somebody but still need to use them as unicorn bait...
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    queer  fantasy  humor  m-m  magic  high fantasy  bdsm  f-f
  • Witch Unmade by Debbie Cassidy

    Witch Unmade by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes you miss things that are staring you in the faceEverything has led to this. All the threads are finally coming together, and the pieces of the puzzle are slotting into place...
  • Home of Consequence by Archibald Bradford

    Home of Consequence by Archibald Bradford

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Home of Consequence is the third book in a series that continues the tale of Nameless and his bond-mates as they return home and try to resume their lives while grappling with loss. All while knowing that a dark threat still looms. WARNING: This is a work of erotic fantasy, there is nudity, swearing, a fair bit of violence, and plenty of naughty sex between man (and woman) and monster girl/girls...
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    queer  fantasy  harems  erotica  science fiction  monsters  f-f  magic
  • Glittering Feather by Merri Bright

    Glittering Feather by Merri Bright

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    How hard could angelic parenting be? I had no fudging idea .You’d think, with the best birches in the universe and four smoking hot angelic soulmates on my side, I could help raise one Celestial child without too much fuss...
  • Legacy of the Valkyrie by Archibald Bradford

    Legacy of the Valkyrie by Archibald Bradford

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Legacy of the Valkyrie is the second book in a series that continues the tale of Nameless and his bond-mates as they travel into the wilds in search of the mysterious Volka. WARNING: This is a work of erotic fantasy, there is nudity, swearing, a fair bit of violence, and plenty of naughty sex between man (and woman) and monster girl/girls...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  harems  erotica  magic  monsters  science fiction  f-f
  • Storm by Eva Delaney

    Storm by Eva Delaney

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the creator of Sapphire and Juniper comes a brand new romance that you'll be embarrassed to read in public.You thought flying dildos were mad? Wait until you meet the men who throw their dicks around... literally! They'll give you new inspiration for your next naughty purchase.Meet Riley Storm, a raptor shifter biker chick and the local Bob-guard...
  • Demons & Daffodils by A.J. Merlin

    Demons & Daffodils by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I had a plan. Make a deal with the devil for more power, join a coven, get a boyfriend, and spend the next three hundred years making a name for myself while finding a way to free my eternal soul from servitude to Satan before I’m old.It wasn’t in my plan to die three weeks after my deal by having a helicopter dropped on me.Now I’m dead...
  • Duplicity by Becca Fogg

    Duplicity by Becca Fogg

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Prepare for more action, more magic, and a whole lot more steam in Duplicity, the second book in the Duality Series! Duality is an 18+ fantasy romance reverse harem series. Our snarky heroine must come to terms with her elemental powers or be trampled in the war between good and evil...
  • Always Running by Calliope Stewart

    Always Running by Calliope Stewart

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    Is it finally time to stop running?Tibby Sinclair is the queen of messy beginnings. Raised for fourteen years in a religious cult before being tossed into the San Francisco Omega Academy, Tibby never had a chance. That didn't stop her though. She toughened up and became someone that would protect herself...
  • Demise by Katelyn Taylor

    Demise by Katelyn Taylor

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 42 ratings
    The end is near, I can feel it in my bones. Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society. Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised. Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future. If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us...
  • Belinda Blinked 1 by Rocky Flintstone

    Belinda Blinked 1 by Rocky Flintstone

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    This is an alternate-cover edition for B00UO7WOAS.Belinda Blumenthal gets exciting, sollicited sex regularly, so regularly in fact she makes big bonuses from it. Based in London UK, Belinda works for Steeles Pots and Pans as their world wide Sales Director. Sexually supported by Giselle and Bella her head office colleagues, Belinda always gets the order when it comes down to the bare facts...
  • Demon Princess Magical Chaos: The Tentacle Awakens by J.J. Pavlov

    Demon Princess Magical Chaos: The Tentacle Awakens by J.J. Pavlov

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Death and Reincarnation. Kuroe Makoto, the tomboyish ace of her high school track and field club, never spared a thought for these things before. However, when she falls asleep in her Tokyo home after an exhausting marathon and wakes up in a fantasy world, those concepts become her reality...
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    queer  fantasy  harems  f-f  magic  demons  poly  high fantasy
  • Switch Heater by K.L. Moore

    Switch Heater by K.L. Moore

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 45 ratings
    Three years. Three years at the Omega Center, learning everything I need to learn, becoming the omega that they say we're supposed to be. You know what else they say? That we'll find our pack, our alphas, while here. There hasn't been an omega yet that's walked through those doors and not walked out ready to bond with their intended packs and alphas. The exception being me...
  • Shifters Anonymous by M.J. Marstens

    Shifters Anonymous by M.J. Marstens

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who says you can't be smart and loose-legged?The University of Oxford—that's who.Meaning Jezebel Harper has a problem because the gorgeous American really wants to keep her scholarship.What's a sex addict to do?Join Sexaholics Anonymous, obviously—except, Belle doesn't read the fine print.S.A. means something completely different...
  • Second Chances by Alisha Williams

    Second Chances by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    “Hang on to your panties because apparently, I keep losing mine. It's gonna be a sexy ride”Okay! So breaking into my workplace after hours to steal money and then running from the cops, may not have been my brightest idea...
  • Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World!, Vol. 1 by Wakame Konbu

    Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World!, Vol. 1 by Wakame Konbu

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Chiaki Ichihara is the princely heartthrob all the girls crush on, but she's got a not-so-charming secret: a serious boob fetish! Chiaki is so obsessed with breasts, she can hardly function without copping a feel. To satiate this need (and keep her classmates from finding out), she has enlisted Hana Harumi, whose perfectly sized and shaped bust may just be everything Chiaki's ever wanted..
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    queer  humor  f-f  harems  fantasy  poly  length-novella
  • Omega's Gambit by Flora Quincy

    Omega's Gambit by Flora Quincy

    Rated: 3.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    London Viola Hartwell has one mission: ensure the Omega Property Rights Act becomes law. However, as an omega she is prohibited from participating in politics. Viola refuses to let her dynamic stand in her way and makes the risky decision to masquerade as her alpha twin sister. All she needs to do now is convince the reclusive Duke of Orley to support her cause...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  humor  historical  regency  christian  erotica  poly
  • Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman

    Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Our story begins in 1902, at The Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To show their devotion to Mary, the girls establish their own private club and call it The Plain Bad Heroine Society...
  • High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

    High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

    Rated: 3.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    High Times in the Low Parliament is an epic fantasy novel from author Kelly Robson…At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  fae  historical  f-f  high fantasy  humor  magic
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