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  • Ghost of a Memory by Pandora Pine

    Ghost of a Memory by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A mysterious vision sends P.I. Jude Byrne into a near-frenzy. The skinwalker who killed his father is about to strike again. With his family in danger, Jude knows he must return to the Navajo reservation where he was raised to confront the killer head on. Psychic Copeland Forbes is a stranger in a strange land. He doesn’t know much about the Navajo culture or his place in Jude’s family...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  paranormal  mystery  contemporary  magic
  • The Betas: René  (Werewolves of Manhattan) by A.C. Katt

    The Betas: René (Werewolves of Manhattan) by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Frankie Ferone moves from the mob to an even more secretive group, the loup garou.When attending a wedding, Frank Ferone is introduced to Rene DuBois, a violet eyed stranger. Rene has a secret to hide but can't overlook that he's met his mate. Rene starts to romance Frankie and soon Frankie falls in love. But how is he going to react when Rene tells Frankie he is loup garou...
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  • My Treasure to Keep by Lisa Oliver

    My Treasure to Keep by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Thomas, paid enforcer in the Cloverleah Pack, was carrying a lot of guilt. He still believed he was to blame for letting Wesley get targeted by the dark elves, almost causing a rift in Cathair and Marius's mating...
  • Make Mine A Koala: M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Make Mine A Koala: M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Koalas aren’t supposed to live here.Human omega Cameron is looking for a place to live away from the rat race that is the big city. When he arrives in the small town of Riverford, he decides to make it his home. But the garden in his new house is nonexistent, and when two men, one elderly and the other with blue hair, direct him to a local nursery, he heads straight there...
  • Arcanum (Tales from the Tarot) by Ashlyn Drewek

    Arcanum (Tales from the Tarot) by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    From the moment his new neighbor moves in, K9 officer Chris Brandt senses there’s something not quite right about the guy. His instincts are confirmed when he discovers the mysterious Greyson Darkholme is the prime suspect in a murder investigation—a murder that wiped out his entire family...
  • The Omega's Surprise Baby by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    The Omega's Surprise Baby by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A haunted omega, a single dad, and the world's sweetest surprise... Music has always been the first love of singer-songwriter Kade Ashton. And it was that love that gave him the strength to defy his family and the cult they belonged to, running away from his arranged marriage to make a life for himself amongst the spotlights...
  • The Fix Is In by Mary Calmes

    The Fix Is In by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    How can a man who doesn’t believe in things that go bump in the night possibly protect a man who does?It’s safe to say that Shaw James is a pragmatist who has no patience for anything but the facts. He is good at assessing threats and focusing on a clear objective when he goes out on a job for Torus Intercession...
  • Extraction by Brenda Cothern

    Extraction by Brenda Cothern

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Routine training for the Mad Dogs turns out to be anything but routine for Brian Hay. Finally bonded to the rest of the pack, there is only one last step to make him an official Mad Dog: meet the Council representatives...
  • BBQ, Bikes, and Bears by Lisa Oliver

    BBQ, Bikes, and Bears by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An Alpha and Omega series spin off story. It's been almost twenty years to the day that Clive lost the love of a shifter who'd found his true mate. Now, he plans to celebrate the 4th of July with beer, barbecue, and maybe some hot company...
  • Lines of Sight by Wolf Specter, Clara Coyle

    Lines of Sight by Wolf Specter, Clara Coyle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He'll wear the suit and name the government told him to. But only because he has no choice. Russ Callahan may not be Seattle’s worst private investigator, but he’s likely its poorest. Since he blew the whistle on his last employer, the former military contractor has had to keep a low profile, living under an assumed identity...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  mystery  paranormal  contemporary  length-long
  • Father Figure: M/M Mpreg Gay Romance by Aiden Bates

    Father Figure: M/M Mpreg Gay Romance by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Oliver has worked in the lab for three years, and he’s been in love with Detective Sam Nenci for almost every second of those three years. When Nenci’s boss pairs them up on a complicated case, he finally has a chance to get closer to the alpha of his dreams...
  • Playing Daddy by Aiden Bates

    Playing Daddy by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There's more on the line than fame and fortune when this movie star wants a family with the man of his dreams. Blockbuster action star, Dylan, will do anything for the big screen. No stunt is off-limits for this daredevil. But when his latest stunt lands in him in the hospital, more than his acting career is on the line...
  • His Two Alphas by Anna Wineheart

    His Two Alphas by Anna Wineheart

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    For twenty years, single-dad Micah Davis has dreamed of the perfect wedding. The perfect alpha. Then the Fire tears apart Micah's body, leaving him crippled and scarred. His confidence wrecked, his chances of finding a bondmate sub-zero, Micah has little left..
  • When Two Omegas Dance by Amy Bellows

    When Two Omegas Dance by Amy Bellows

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Kai spends eight hours a day training for a grueling sport only the toughest men can handle. In other words, he’s a ballet dancer. When Kai gets cut from his dance company, he’s not sure what to do. His whole life has revolved around ballet since he was a child. Heartbroken and uncertain of his future, he ends up at a strip club with his friends...
  • Protecting Pippen by Kiki Burrelli

    Protecting Pippen by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “As long as you’re here, by my side, we can get through anything.” Conner is an alpha with a secret. He’s not running from his past though, he’s looking forward to his future with Pippen. From first sight, Conner was attracted to Pippen’s rough yet lithe exterior. As likely to stab you as anything, Pippen’s trust is not easily given and Conner will do everything he can to gain it...
  • Omega Moon by Lorelei M. Hart

    Omega Moon by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When fate is determined to send you a mate—there is no hiding…Alpha Maxim Young, heir apparent to the Crimson Cliff Pack has no desire to find his true mate and be forced to take over the pack from his alpha father. He likes his life just as it is...
  • Matched To His Wolf: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Dating App Romance by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Matched To His Wolf: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Dating App Romance by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fate doesn't use dating apps to pair true mates...except when it does.Human Omega Colin Soames has finally made it. Investors are clamoring for his new hit dating app and then things get weird. Now he's on a mission to figure out who's co-opting his app and why; by going undercover as a potential date...
  • Save Me by A.M. Arthur

    Save Me by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha Gaven Freel was taught by his doting beta parents to protect and respect omegas, and he sees those parents as shining examples of how to love his future mate. Except he’s only nineteen and still a university student, so Gaven has plenty of time to find his omega bondmate—but fate has other plans, and he scents his omega from across a crowded waiting room...
  • Guarding January by Sean Michael

    Guarding January by Sean Michael

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lord January is at the top of the charts, only comes out at night, and is usually covered in blood. Say what you will, but the man knows how to put on a great show. But when the Vampire King is let out of rehab, the last thing he expects is someone forcing him to eat real food, hang out in the sun, and generally be a human being...
  • 神様のウロコ 2 [Kamisama no Uroko 2] by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    神様のウロコ 2 [Kamisama no Uroko 2] by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome is betrothed to Rin, the local water dragon god. Despite Rin’s gentle demeanor, when a supernatural intruder threatens the god’s husband-to-be, the angry deity unleashes the full might of his beastly fury, injuring Chiharu in the process! With Rin’s destructive power so clearly laid out, fear displaces the fragile affection growing in Chiharu’s heart...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  paranormal  m-m  contemporary  erotica
  • The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A country sojourn turns into a forced marriage to a dragon god for troubled writer Chiharu!Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome reluctantly returns to his rural hometown, hoping some R & R will refresh his creative juices...
  • Oracle by Macy Blake

    Oracle by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Koios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick...
  • His Realm by Mary Calmes

    His Realm by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    On their first meeting, Varic Maedoc, prince of the vampyrs, told Jason Thorpe that loving him was not for the faint of heart. He wasn’t kidding. In the past two years, Jason has been kidnapped, lived through several attempts on his life, and foiled a coup. Now, his new life as the prince’s consort and adviser to the king is made even harder by Varic’s prolonged absence...
  • The Last of the Loudens by Robin Alexander

    The Last of the Loudens by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Taryn Louden has inherited her father’s family home and more money than she ever thought she’d see in a lifetime. There are just a few problems with it all. The house is expensive to maintain, local kids entertain themselves by pulling pranks on her, and there might be a few departed Loudens still hanging around...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  paranormal  m-m  contemporary  fantasy
  • The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood

    The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Tags:Urban fantasy anyone?, slow burn, Mikkel is dying its so slow, pray for him, age gap, millionaire CEO is loose with no limits, cinnamon roll protection squad assemble!, polyamory at its best, Dag wants to eat all the things, all, magic, healing, childhood trauma, who’s chasing who is the question, Dag’s shy, Stefan’s a little insecure, thankfully Mikkel is neither, there is far too much...
  • Shift by Andrea Speed

    Shift by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sequel to Infected: Freefall Infected: Book Five 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...
  • Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A killer haunts Prophet, and this time it’s personalThe discovery of a body at Thompson Cabins sets off a chain of events that hits too close to home for Sheriff Gabriel Thompson. When his brother Sam becomes a prime suspect in the murder investigation, Gabriel is forced to keep secrets from Tiber and call in outside help as he fights to prove Sam’s innocence...
  • Alexander by Karla Nikole

    Alexander by Karla Nikole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alexander Kendrick has been dumped. Everyone knows, and the humiliation is nothing compared with the heartbreak and disappointment. Eden’s most eligible purebred vampire is back on the market. Broken.Daniel Lim hates purebred vampires. He would be perfectly content to never interact with another purebred again—even if it means existing in subpar health for the rest of his life...
  • Cooking With Magic by Lisa Oliver

    Cooking With Magic by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “I would never hurt you… Please don’t flinch like that. You need to come with me, that’s all, and for that I need to touch you.”Hellhound Faron wasn’t expecting anything when he went to his local diner for a meal before heading home. He might have privately hoped that he could catch sight of his favorite chef, Patrick, but the food was worth eating anyway...
  • A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer

    A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A gargoyle hotter than Goliath (IYKYK) meets a human bad luck magnet with a coveted power that attracts trouble like catnip to cats. Is it destiny or disaster?Noah PriceWhen a mysterious magic shop owner draws the lucky tarot Star card for me, I drop everything and hop on a plane to Scotland for the bucket-list trip of a lifetime...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  fantasy  magic
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