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  • Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

    Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 482 ratings
    Damen’s identity has been revealed, and now he must face his master, Prince Laurent, as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. The struggle that ensues takes them deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of two kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor’s forces are massing...
  • Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews

    Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 83 ratings
    Wicked men stole the boy she loved. But when she found him again, he'd become more wicked than them all. Many enter the masquerade, but some never come out. Malin Strom has been searching for Kase, her childhood sweetheart, since he was lost at the annual masquerade years ago, and with her gift of stealing memories she crosses more than one dangerous line to do it...
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    vikings  m-f  alpha male  medieval  slow burn  fantasy  fae  magic
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  • An Oath and a Promise by Adelaide Blaike

    An Oath and a Promise by Adelaide Blaike

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Just when Ren had everything he wanted – Mathias, Quareh’s throne, and the chance for peace they’d fought so hard for – it was cruelly ripped away. Now him and Mat are on the run from their own people as they desperately search for a way to restore the prince’s name and protect the country they love. Hunted across the continent by enemies old and new, it will take everything they have to survive...
  • Paid to the Pirate by Una Rohr

    Paid to the Pirate by Una Rohr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    He wants revenge. Captain Colt finds treasure far more valuable than gold when he invades a Carolina settlement, demanding tribute. He finds the girl who slipped through his grasp two years ago and he relishes the opportunity to punish her for what she’s done…. Though the strain in his breeches makes it unclear which of them is suffering more from the reunion. She wants justice...
  • Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham

    Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    RISING ABOVE AN EAGLE'S EYRIE, THE SOARING PASSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE. As the misty forest quivers with the deadly flight of arrows, a tale of revenge and fated passion unfolds. An outlaw known as the Black Wolf of Lincoln dares to stand before the slender, golden loveliness of Lady Servanne de Briscourt—and in one swift, trembling moment, the future of a kingdom is changed...
  • This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie

    This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    For fans of The Witcher and Brave, this fantasy romance, featuring a fierce heroine and a druid with Golden Retriever energy, is both steamy and swoon worthy! I’m the Princess of Solaria, a realm full of beasts that could make the Devil cower. Except that title means nothing, because I’ll be dead by the week’s end...
  • Of Exile and Song by Tiffany Hunt

    Of Exile and Song by Tiffany Hunt

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I’ve been hunted my whole life. I am part siren, a hated half-breed. Forced to live in hiding, I use magic to steal and avoid the mages who would punish me for what I am. In a land ravaged by war, it’s the only way to survive. The only way to feed my family. I can change my destiny...
  • Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Welcome to the kingdom of Dresha, where power is everything, and the subjects are used as pawns. Alyx was not born to be an assassin, but life is hard for orphaned children in the kingdom. With no other choice, she picks up the blade and forges herself into a weapon, becoming part of an infamous underworld gang. The Daggers...
  • Whatever It Takes: The Royal Romance by Anna Svoboda

    Whatever It Takes: The Royal Romance by Anna Svoboda

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    The battle is over, the king is dead. The enemy army is camped at the borders, ready to pillage and plunder their way to certain victory. The fate of Levanta rests on the newly orphaned Princess Karina, who is willing to do whatever it takes to save her people from the ravages of this unwinnable invasion...
  • Stolen at Sea by Summer O'Toole

    Stolen at Sea by Summer O'Toole

    Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “He kneeled down and his eyes, the color of the sea caught in a storm, met mine. For some reason, the fact that rabbits' hearts can stop from fear alone popped into my head—literally being scared to death”. My plan to save my family’s business didn’t include getting kidnapped by a crew of mutineers. Or ending up beaten and chained in the hull of a ship...
  • Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

    Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 528 ratings
    With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master Prince Laurent must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent...
  • Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4 by SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul

    Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4 by SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 58 ratings
    “When I’m with you, there’s truly never a dull moment. ”. The Hunt is on! Penelope heads off to the small-game area in hopes of finding a present for Eckles…only to run into a hostile bear! Armed with desperation and a crossbow, Penelope holds it off, until Callisto unexpectedly comes to her rescue...
  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 5 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 5 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 83 ratings
    THE END OF AN EPIC TALE--AND WHAT COMES AFTER Foes, allies, and one reassembled fierce corpse converge on the Guanyin Temple for a climactic showdown. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and dark secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the fate of the entire cultivation world--but also that of a love story two lifetimes in the making...
  • Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 122 ratings
    The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman who recognized that she was pricked by Kushiel's dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one...
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    bdsm  m-f  historical  fantasy  dark  magic  paranormal  erotica
  • Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

    Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    Shy South comes home to her farm to find a blackened shell, her brother and sister stolen, and knows she'll have to go back to bad old ways if she's ever to see them again. She sets off in pursuit with only her cowardly old step-father Lamb for company. But it turns out he's hiding a bloody past of his own. None bloodier...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  fantasy  western  high fantasy  dark  war  magic  humor
  • Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 48 ratings
    Kushiel's Avatar is the concluding volume in Jacqueline Carey's evocative novels about the enigmatic Phèdre nó Delaunay; the third in a triptych of beautifully constructed historical fantasies that combine passion and danger, great battles of the sword and soul, deep eroticism, and mystical enigmas. Phèdre nó Delaunay was chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one...
  • Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 98 ratings
    A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food and no hope. So Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war...
  • Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons

    Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 80 ratings
    Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed when she escapes war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America. But the ghosts of her past do not rest easily. She becomes consumed by the belief that her husband, Red Army officer Alexander Belov, is still alive and needs her desperately...
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    alpha male  slow burn  m-f  historical  military  fantasy  war  dark
  • When We Were Kings by Auryn Hadley

    When We Were Kings by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    ON THE FIRST DAY SHE MET HER MATCH. THEN SHE KILLED 16 MEN. Tossed into the gladiator arena, the delicate girl in the fancy pink dress should have been the first to die. Leyli had other plans. Surviving was at the top of her list. Revenge was a close second. Having grown up behind the sheltered walls of the Oberhame Palace, she knew what the crowd wanted...
  • Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 52 ratings
    Following hard on the heels of Kushiel's Dart, Jacqueline Carey's spectacular debut novel, comes Kushiel's Chosen, a glittering and riveting historical fantasy. The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that the angels found the land and saw it was good, and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt...
  • Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 - 1 by Suji Kim

    Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 - 1 by Suji Kim

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    Maximilian (Maxi), the eldest daughter of the Croyso family, grows up being abused by her father. As a consequence of the physical and mental trauma, she develops a crippling inferiority complex about both her stutter and her physical appearance as well as a general lack of self-respect...
  • Nocturnal by Clio Evans

    Nocturnal by Clio Evans

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 56 ratings
    I was his toxic obsession. He was my sadistic monster. Nora:. When I took a job at St. Thorns university as a psychology professor, I encountered something—someone—unexplainable. Fascinating. And deadly. Alec Briar had the eyes of a killer. He’s a botanist who would rather rot in his greenhouse alone than deal with students, professors, or me...
  • Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant

    Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    The Dark Sword series reins in the magic, passion, and fury of Scotland’s legendary warriors—for whom love is always worth fighting for…. DEVIL IN THE FLESH. Druid-born and magic-blessed, Isla is one of the deadliest she-devils ever to serve the forces of darkness. As an immortal Highland warrior, it’s up to Hayden Campbell to destroy her and her kind...
  • Promises (An M/M Fantasy Romance) : A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

    Promises (An M/M Fantasy Romance) : A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Tragedy strikes, leaving Ephraim the sole parent of his son and stepson. Despite his grief, he should be able to manage with his job and his parent’s help. His lover, Levi, says he’ll be a good Daddy since nurturing seems to come naturally to him. When it gets out that Ephraim is gay, no one in the town thinks he should raise his children...
  • Stand by J.C. Bryer

    Stand by J.C. Bryer

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    [Book two of the Keep series- originally published on Kindle Vella. ]. Wil already had one wife, and when he walked away from a life the gods never meant for him, he carried a lot of regret. .. as well as a grim determination not to repeat the mistakes of his past...
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    medieval  m-f  vikings  alpha male  erotica  fantasy  military  m-m
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 58 ratings
    The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest? and a new heir has been born. But the family? s joy turns to despair when the baby is taken, and something unnatural is left in his place. To reclaim her newborn brother, Clodagh must enter the shadowy Otherworld and confront the powerful prince who rules there?
  • The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    FOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE. This book contains three short stories:. 1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2...
  • The Fall of the Orc by Finley Fenn

    The Fall of the Orc by Finley Fenn

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 53 ratings
    The orc broke him in battle. Now he’s aiming for his heart…. In a world of warring orcs and men, Lieutenant Aulis Gerrard can’t afford to lose one more battle. But when he faces off against the biggest, most brutal berserker in the orcs’ war-band, he knows he’s met his doom…. Until the deadly orc drops his axe. Draws Gerrard close. And orders him… to run...
  • Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 228 ratings
    The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good. .. and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  medieval  spanking  m-f  anal sex  fantasy  dark  war
  • Salvation by Erica Stevens

    Salvation by Erica Stevens

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 41 ratings
    Imprisoned by Caleb and at the mercy of the king, Aria is determined not to let them break her. However, the more atrocities she witnesses, the more she realizes there are some horrors no one can withstand, and sometimes survival isn’t always the best option...
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