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  • Beneath The Loch by S.D. Simper

    Beneath The Loch by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    As a child, Mairi made a deal with a young fae - a kiss in exchange for gills. Now, betrothed to man she hardly knows, Mairi is desperate to escape her fate. When she finds that same fae at the river's edge, she's offered a proposal that makes her skin grow cold . . . and her blood run hot. Romance meets horror in this lesbian fairytale. Do you dare dive . .
    Categorized as:
    dark  monsters  queer  f-f  high fantasy  historical  fae  paranormal
  • House of Crimson Kisses by Ruby Roe

    House of Crimson Kisses by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    Once upon a time, a vampire fell in love with a hunter…The trials for the heir of the city have begun, and the stakes have never been higher.Red, a hunter, is struggling with her growing hunger for blood and the truth of her identity.Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to win the trials and take control of the city...
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  • House of Crimson Hearts by Ruby Roe

    House of Crimson Hearts by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Once upon a time, a vampire corrupted a hunter.Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to run the city.Red, an expert hunter, is hell-bent on getting revenge on the vampire that turned her sister.When deadly trials for the heir of the city begin, Red and Octavia are forced to work together.Octavia wants a crown.Red wants blood.But there’s only one first place...
  • House of Crimson Curses by Ruby Roe

    House of Crimson Curses by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Once upon a time, a hunter broke a vampire’s heart… As the trials for Sangui City's throne reach their climax, Red finds herself at the centre of a millennia-old prophecy. As the newly awakened dhampir, she holds the power to reshape the future – or destroy it. Octavia Beaumont, driven by her quest for acceptance, must confront the painful truths of her past to secure her place as ruler...
  • Blood of the Moon by S.D. Simper

    Blood of the Moon by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Successful in her quest, Flowridia returns to Staelash for a joyous affair—the long awaited wedding of Marielle and Zorlaeus, an event promising to seal her kingdom and Nox’Kartha as allies. But the price of Ayla’s return, and the sacrifice it demands, weighs heavily on her heart. To do nothing means to live a life of loneliness, but to act would condemn her eternal soul...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  dark  queer  fantasy  f-f  witches  paranormal  horror
  • Rand by Silvia Shaw

    Rand by Silvia Shaw

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr...
  • Celestial Magic by Iris Beaglehole

    Celestial Magic by Iris Beaglehole

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Rosemary and Athena’s lives are thrown as the big Summer Solstice festival brings a series of mysterious events. Rosemary’s chocolate shop plans are being waylaid by strange disappearances and uninvited visitors. Meanwhile, Athena is sure the astrological lessons at Myrtlewood Academy hold the key to unlocking the town’s latest mystery, even if her mother doesn't want to hear about it...
  • Tear the World Apart by S.D. Simper

    Tear the World Apart by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “I will not go out as a candle in the dark—I am The Endless Night, and the whole world will remember it soon. If I must drown this kingdom in blood, so be it.”The God of Order marches on, approaching victory with every stride...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  dark  queer  fantasy  f-f  witches  paranormal  horror
  • Black Mirror: A Cait Reagan Novel by Aoibh Wood

    Black Mirror: A Cait Reagan Novel by Aoibh Wood

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Terror stalks from beneath the Streets of Boston.Detective Cait Reagan, forever changed by her relationship with Marcella Carson, has survived the opening of the Black Gate and the vampire curse. Now, seemingly cured, Cait has a new lease on her mortal life, but difficulties beset her at every turn...
  • Summoner 4 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 4 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In an academy that trains people to deal with monsters and mayhem, there's one challenge even Gryff may not be ready to face: Final Exams. On the plus side, he'll capture a giant armored monster and get to ride around on its shoulder while the beast smites things with its sword...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  dark  queer  fantasy  harems  magic  menage  f-f
  • A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe

    A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    In a game of power, can love be the deadliest weapon?Stirling Grey, a legendary negotiator, is on a mission: to mend her broken heart and avenge its ruin.Morrigan Lee, a hidden princess and heir to the throne, is harbouring a dark secret.For years, Stirling and Morrigan navigated the perilous games of power and politics, shared clandestine moments, and ultimately... fell in love..
  • Summoner 8 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As Gryff learns more about the Shadowscape and the god-like Archons that rule it, the stakes keep getting higher. The angel-monster Phi is still hellbent on destroying humanity, so Gryff and his friends must spread out to the far corners of Mistral to make sure she doesn’t succeed. And then they must end her. Once and for all...
    Categorized as:
    dark  queer  fantasy  harems  menage  f-f  alpha male  magic
  • Eve of Endless Night by S.D. Simper

    Eve of Endless Night by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    "Face your sins."War erupts between Nox'Kartha and the Elven Territories, but the world feels far away for Flowridia and Ayla Darkleaf, living a life of bliss - until a summons from the Elven Council upturns their world. Respect among the elves must be earned, and Flowridia steps into a political regime more dangerous than any she has experienced before...
  • Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty...
    Categorized as:
    dark  queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  paranormal  f-f  mystery  magic
  • Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan

    Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire series.'Don't struggle, Lei-zhi. It's time to take you back to the Hidden Palace. You're going home.'The jaw-dropping conclusion to Girls of Storm and Shadow left the fates of Lei and Wren hanging in the balance...
    Categorized as:
    dark  queer  fantasy  young adult  f-f  high fantasy  magic  paranormal
  • Bound by Mark Lawrence

    Bound by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    This is a 16,000 word short story, primarily featuring Nona, Ara, Kettle, Regol. It should be read between Grey Sister and Holy Sister. Again, I stress SHORT STORY...
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    dark  queer  fantasy  magic  high fantasy  young adult  f-f  mystery
  • The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso

    The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Ivory Tomb concludes the wildly original epic fantasy series bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic that began with The Obsidian Tower.The Dark Days have returned. The Demon of Carnage mercilessly cuts through villagers and armies. The Demon of Corruption poisons/rots the land. The Serene Empire and the Witch Lords race towards war...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  queer  f-f  paranormal  high fantasy  magic  fantasy  demons
  • Night Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Night Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    Niki Kroff has one mission in life--to lead Sylvan Mir's elite guard and protect the wolf Alpha's life. When Lara, another of the centuri, becomes a Vampire in the course of saving Sylvan's life, Niki is assigned to protect her during her transition...
  • Of Wulf and Wynd, Part 4 by Lexa Luthor

    Of Wulf and Wynd, Part 4 by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Sword of White Sommer was forged to be wielded by the Black Wulf, who is the rightful king.Now safely at Hydan Rock Manor, Tharon and Roswynd spend time recovering, plotting, and preparing to face Tharon's brother. But to become king, Tharon must capture Saxon, who has sequestered himself in the impenetrable Monales Castle...
  • Green Rath: A Cait Reagan Novel by Aoibh Wood

    Green Rath: A Cait Reagan Novel by Aoibh Wood

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Two thousand years before Cait Reagan was a twinkle in The Morrigan’s eye, Weyna played handmaid to that very same Goddess in the year leading up to the Second Battle of Maighe Tuireadh, where the Tuatha de Dannan faced the forces of Fomori in a climactic final battle...
  • Dark Haven by Brey Willows

    Dark Haven by Brey Willows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Even vampires get tired of playing with their food…Running an off-grid community for vampires is serious business, and Remy Winslow gives it her all. Weary of the world and its noise, she’s content to live at Dark Haven and away from the public eye after all the work she did to help vampires come into the light, so to speak, so humans and vampires could live side by side...
  • Biding Time by Lyn Gardner

    Biding Time by Lyn Gardner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Time is relative. You’re born. You live, and you die, your lifespan predisposed by your species, your health, and your luck. But what if there were a species who colored outside the lines?In Back Bay, Massachusetts, dwells such a person. She goes about her life wanting nothing more than to run her business, right some wrongs, and never love again...
  • Pride and the Stranger by T.J. Dallas

    Pride and the Stranger by T.J. Dallas

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Pride and the Stranger, book 2 in the Pride Trilogy, is a lesbian *erotica novel featuring the Seven Deadly Sins. This sequel follows on from The Bartender's Pride. The Sins are back in this highly anticipated second installment of the Pride trilogy.Sexy meets romantic as Lara and Zoe take their relationship to the next level. Unfortunately, our sinful women aren’t so lucky...
    Categorized as:
    dark  queer  f-f  fantasy  paranormal  bisexual  bdsm  erotica
  • The Dragon's Alliance by Samantha Sabian

    The Dragon's Alliance by Samantha Sabian

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Raine enjoys a respite with her dragon lover in the land of the Ha’kan, recovering from the wounds sustained battling the dark demons of the Underworld. Skye is melancholy, thinking she has endangered everyone with her uncontrolled magic...
  • Royal Bite by Ariel Marie

    Royal Bite by Ariel Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    A vampire can only resist for so long, before her true nature takes over.Vampires running the world was the new way of life. Stormey Jaymes should probably hate them, but she was always optimistic and believed in fate.Everything happens for a reason.She was used to having nothing, raised as an orphan, with no family, no friends. She desperately wanted someone to need her–cherish her...
  • Of Wulf and Wynd, Part 1: The Vows of Marriage by Lexa Luthor

    Of Wulf and Wynd, Part 1: The Vows of Marriage by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Princess Tharon and Princess Roswynd were best of friends as kids; now they are enemies and forced to marry each other.The Kingdom of White Sommer and the Kingdom of Wyndfeld had been united and strong. Princess Tharon of White Sommer grew up with her best friend Princess Roswynd of Wyndfeld, both having vowed to always be together...
  • The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald

    The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 18 ratings
    The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher...
  • Shattered by Lee Winter

    Shattered by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Shattergirl, Earth’s first lesbian guardian—a brilliant but aloof alien superheroine who can hurl and destroy large objects—is refusing to save people and has gone off the grid. Lena Martin, the street-smart tracker with a silver tongue and a disdain for the rogue guardians she chases, has only days to bring her home...
  • The Lone Hunt by L.L. Raand

    The Lone Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A world of violent passions and inhuman hungers explodes as ancient taboos and primal desires collide. Wolf Were Alpha Sylvan Mir wants nothing more than to keep her pregnant mate Drake safe in their secluded stronghold, deep in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, but enemies, political and praetern, force her into battle...
  • Shadow Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Shadow Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When shadows fill the night, it’s hard to tell friend from foe.With young to raise and her Pack under attack, Sylvan, Alpha of the wolf Weres, takes on her greatest challenge when she determines to uncover the faceless enemies know as the Shadow Lords...
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