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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...
  • 千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 24 ratings
    晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。. 他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。. 某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。. 晏无师正好从下面路过。. 看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……. 千秋之后,谁能不朽?. **THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**. "Thousand Autumns". Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses. He did not believe in the good nature of humanity...
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  • 千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。. 他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。. 某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。. 晏无师正好从下面路过。. 看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……. 千秋之后,谁能不朽?. **THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**. "Thousand Autumns". Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses. He did not believe in the good nature of humanity...
  • 论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    Professor System has issued a mission: to rescue the gentle, kind and tragic protagonist shou of the novel “The Exceptional Furnace”. Song ‘Scholar-Tyrant’ Qingshi: “Don’t worry, Professor! I can definitely ensure the patient’s recovery! ”. In the Immortal Realm:. Song Qingshi praised from the bottom of his heart: “My patient is the kindest and most beautiful little angel in the world. ”...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  fantasy  historical  dark  m-m  mystery  captive
  • New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume

    New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In These Words prequel that takes the readers back to a newly NY State employed Dr. Asano Katsuya. The 27 year-old had never sought company until one Christmas day Katsuya finally gave into the charm of a homicide detective at the Manhattan Precint.
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  dark  fantasy  length-novella
  • Pearl Boy by Inking

    Pearl Boy by Inking

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Dooshik is in a bind. After making off with the takings from the gay bar where he worked, he seeks refuge in a small, coastal town. As his funds dwindle, he desperately needs a way to make ends meet. Still, a boy’s gotta eat! So he dives into a clam house to satisfy his cravings. But with no money to pay, he dashes off leaving Jooha, the server, to foot the bill...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  bdsm  dark  mafia  fantasy  contemporary  m-m
  • Painter of the Night, Vol. 2 by Byeonduck

    Painter of the Night, Vol. 2 by Byeonduck

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Il nobile Seungho non fa che pensare al giovane Na-kyum, al punto da trattare in malo modo il suo amante prediletto, Jihwa. Nonostante il riguardo e l'interesse crescente che ha attirato, Na-kyum continua a realizzare dipinti insoddisfacenti e a provare una certa diffidenza verso il suo signore...
    Categorized as:
    queer  age difference  angst  historical  dark  abuse  fantasy  m-m
  • By Fang and Fire by Lionel Hart

    By Fang and Fire by Lionel Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    The very forces of fate are within his grasp. All he has to do is reach out and take them. While the soul-binding ritual has brought his fated mate back to him time and again, Adrissu never meant it to be a permanent solution. After all, mortals die, but dragons live forever...
  • This Is Not Revenge by Romilly King

    This Is Not Revenge by Romilly King

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The new dark gay romance series from Romilly King - Author of the Delphic Agency and Handled Series. He’s never going to believe this is for his own good. It looks like revenge. I swear it’s not. There is zero motivation for me to revenge what he did to my Father. I’d rather kiss him for it. (No, don’t think like that). This is me doing the only thing I can to save him...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  m-m  fantasy  dark  length-short  cliffhanger
  • Therefore by Katherine Isaac

    Therefore by Katherine Isaac

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It was supposed to be a simple job. Get in. Grab the goods. Get out. Easy, right? Not if you're caught by an alpha. Trystan is all sharp smiles and sharper instincts—an omega thief who’s never once been caught. Until now. Emerson is everything Trystan hates in an alpha: big, bossy, and built like a problem. Unfortunately, he’s also the one standing between Trystan and freedom...
  • A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

    A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A Royal Affair: Book One. Doctor Nikolai Hartmann represents himself as a learned man of science who believes wholly in the rational and scientific above all else. In reality, he is a man haunted by an unusual past and running from his own nature...
  • Farfall by J.C. Owens

    Farfall by J.C. Owens

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets. Rebellion. Two men drawn together by a bond that may change the land forever. .. Captain Andon Grazon, the poor son of a prostitute, shares a rare bond with Ceris, the only wild-born griffon in the land to bond with a human. He and Ceris are part of the flight corp at Farfall, where he is treated like an outsider and abused by the noble-born riders at the base...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  fantasy  abuse  military  dark  dub-con  length-medium
  • Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov

    Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Fight like a man, or die like a slave. Brooklyn Marshall used to be a policeman in London, with a wife and a promising future ahead of him. Then he accidentally killed a rioter whose father was a Member of Parliament and had him convicted of murder. To ease the burden on the overcrowded prison system, Brooklyn was sold into slavery rather than incarcerated...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  angst  queer  m-m  sports  dark  abuse  slavery
  • Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp

    Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    (Please note: This is a re-release with no additional content added. ). Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal...
  • We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider

    We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A golden afternoon, a nightmare, and how sometimes you can only make sense of a thing through the looking-glass. (A Stockholm Syndrome short story. ).
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  age difference  queer  m-m  contemporary  dark  fantasy
  • Shai by H.L. Night, H.L. Day

    Shai by H.L. Night, H.L. Day

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    How do you play a game when there aren’t any rules? Petty crook and drug dealer Elijah Page’s plan was simple. Stay off the feuding crime-lords’ radar for long enough to make a quick buck in the city, and then get out. He couldn’t have been more naïve. Captured and beaten by McIntyre, he escapes death, only to find himself in the hands of McIntyre’s opponent...
  • A Hyacinth for His Hideousness by Tharah Meester

    A Hyacinth for His Hideousness by Tharah Meester

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Following a public humiliation, Hyacinth Black is on the verge of being beaten to death by his father. Of all people, the man who is commonly referred to as ‘Your Hideousness’ comes to his defence; but his intervention has a price. Hyacinth must marry his rescuer...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  queer  historical  m-m  mystery  fantasy  dark  regency
  • Betrayal by J.C. Owens

    Betrayal by J.C. Owens

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets, madness, lies…and a love forged in the flames of betrayal. Imprisoned, starved and abused by his captors, Darcel finds his only escape in the depths of madness. But he’s tormented by his own demons, who taunt him with the memories of his past and of his beloved prince, Alasar of Rais. The man who condemned him to this prison for killing the enemy’s high king...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  m-m  fantasy  abuse  dark  historical  slavery
  • The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx

    The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ~ Nicky ~. I never intended to be a mobster's secret lover, but somehow I found myself in that position. It's been two years now and I can't say I hate it. It only becomes a problem when Vinnie's family tries to marry him off to someone else. I may be his little secret, but I refuse to be his side-piece...
  • Poisoned Throne by Nikita.

    Poisoned Throne by Nikita.

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Like many little girls, I too used to dream of fairytales. Until that illusion was shattered, and I saw firsthand just how cruel life could be. Now I just wished my nightmare would end. The life I knew ceased to exist as I suffered at the hands of my stepmother, who hated me...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  age difference  queer  reverse harem  dark  m-m  abuse  new adult
  • Break The Ice by Tea Ravine

    Break The Ice by Tea Ravine

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    When it Raines it Pours but this might be a freezing rain. He’s the hot shot hockey player with the looks and reputation that opens every door in our world. What I did not expect was the pack he’s hiding along with his rival turned team mate and their strange hostile attraction. The four of them are not at all what I expected, they are charming yet wounded...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  omegaverse  alpha male  sports  dark  fantasy  hockey
  • The Blind Concubine (Xia NiangNiang) [瞎娘娘] by Xi Ni

    The Blind Concubine (Xia NiangNiang) [瞎娘娘] by Xi Ni

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A blind concubine lives in the cold palace. The blind concubine has a snow white cat. Day after day, year after year, he lives quietly in the courtyard of the cold palace. It is as if he has already been forgotten by the entire imperial palace. Until one day, the young emperor accidentally chances upon him….
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  historical  abuse  fantasy  m-m  mystery  dark
  • Belovéd 3956 by Yamila Abraham

    Belovéd 3956 by Yamila Abraham

    Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The demigod Malachi discovers that his Belovéd enemy, the avatar Jace, has been kidnapped by a barbaric land. The maniacal rulers of Ridlen have driven his Belovéd insane. Only one goal has been hammered into his tormented mind: to kill Malachi. This is a nonsequential series. Every episode stands alone as a singular story. Episodes are not published in a linear sequence...
  • Night's Melody by Drake LaMarque

    Night's Melody by Drake LaMarque

    Rated: 2.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    The opera house holds many secrets, but none are as frightening as the Opera Ghost. Matthieu has harboured a crush on his best friend, Christophe, since they started dancing together in the Paris opera ballet troupe, but he's never acted on it. When disaster strikes only hours before a gala performance, Christophe reveals a hidden talent for singing...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  dark  fantasy  hurt-comfort  from hate to love  poly
  • Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 6 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 6 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 97 ratings
    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! The blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired the animated series! This epic historical fantasy about a prince and the mysterious man by his side is now officially in English, for the very first time! Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  m-m  fantasy  historical  young adult  asia  dark
  • The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 8 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st

    The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 8 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    CAUGHT IN THE SPIDER'S WEBIn the aftermath of the censer's spell, Mo Ran awakens on Dragonblood Mountain beside a slumbering Chu Wanning, everything between them forever changed. Yet before he can explain himself, Hua Binan--the mastermind behind their plight--arrives on the scene and kidnaps Chu Wanning, leaving Mo Ran utterly alone...
  • Emerged by Marissa Honeycutt

    Emerged by Marissa Honeycutt

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 36 ratings
    Anna has escaped from Devin. Now she must learn what it is to live without a master. Yet Devin will not let her go so easily, his power depends on what he takes from her. Will Anna's freedom last? Can she even learn to live as a free woman? Is Devin’s power too great for her to escape? There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  age difference  angst  queer  dark  paranormal  abuse  erotica
  • The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 2 by Quil Carter

    The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 2 by Quil Carter

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    The Ghost and the Darkness Vol. 2 continues with Reaver and Elish desperately trying to find Killian and Jade. Forced to work together, they scour the northern greywastes for clues of their whereabouts. Though finding the two boys isn't as simple as following a trail. Something happened to them that no one expected...
    Categorized as:
    angst  bdsm  queer  dystopian  futuristic  m-m  fantasy  paranormal
  • The Cottage by Ariana Nash

    The Cottage by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    Vasili has a new life and a new name. Niko just wants his prince to be happy. But when has Vasili made anything easy? *. The more Niko tries to to carve out a perfect life, the more Vasili pulls away. Niko has one last chance to save them, one surprise that will cement their love forever or have it crumble to dust. *. Vasili knows Nikolas is lying...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  angst  queer  fantasy  m-m  historical  magic  from hate to love
  • 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    二哈和他的白猫师尊 Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 31 ratings
    "The Husky and His White Cat Shizun". Mo Ran felt that taking Chu Wanning as his master was a mistake. His Shizun was just so similar to a cat, while he was like a silly dog. Dogs and cats were biologically different. The silly dog hadn’t originally intended to put his furry paws out towards that cat...
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