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  • 魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    趁藍忘機與薛洋纏鬥之際,魏無羨帶著一群世家少年們,跟隨著盲眼無舌的少女陰魂所發出的竹竿敲地聲一路前行,孰料他們所見到的,竟是曉星塵的屍身! 「明月清風曉星塵,傲雪凌霜宋子琛。」圍繞在薛洋、曉星塵與宋嵐之間的,是一場令人唏噓的悲劇。魏無羨透過「共情」讓少女亡靈上身,由此觀看到義城裡那一幕幕已無可挽回的悲慘過往。可此趟義城之行,雖瞭解了過去,卻也新添了疑問。那名曾偷挖屍體,現又劫走薛洋的掘墓人,究竟是誰?而那個大費周章引他們去義城之人,又是何居心?...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-medium  asia
  • Magician by K.L. Noone

    Magician by K.L. Noone

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    A magician in need of redemption. A loyal hero on a quest. And only one bed at the inn. Once the world’s most legendary sorcerer, Lorre fled the Middle Lands after his own curiosity -- and a misguided transformation spell -- turned him into a dragon and nearly killed a king. He isn’t a dragon anymore, but he is hiding alone on a tropical island, avoiding people, politics, and his own reputation...
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    magic  sweet-hero  queer  caretaking  anal sex  m-m  fantasy  royalty
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  • 魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    自亂葬崗歷劫歸來,魏無羨首次回到蓮花塢,原是滿懷興奮地向藍忘機介紹自己的成長之地,可滿腔的懷念之情,卻在江澄的一通發作下被消融殆盡。 兩人因此離開蓮花塢,前往雲萍城,欲調查當初於金光瑤密室中所發現的那份房契地契,然始料未及的是,該處竟是一間觀音廟!金光瑤又有何陰謀?且廟中大陣意圖鎮壓的,究竟是何物?...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  m-m  historical  length-medium  asia
  • Silent Reading [默读] by Priest

    Silent Reading [默读] by Priest

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them...
  • 默读 [Mo Du] The Light in the Night by Priest

    默读 [Mo Du] The Light in the Night by Priest

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them...
  • A Suitable Bodyguard by R. Cooper

    A Suitable Bodyguard by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    For nearly twenty years, noble families have torn the country apart battling for the throne. Until now, the Tialttyrin have avoided the chaos, since no other nobles will risk offending the mysterious, powerful fae by attacking their favorites. But as the violence encroaches into the Tialttyrin’s green valley, continued peace might require action...
  • A Case of Madness [or The Curious Appearance of Holmes in the Nighttime] by Yvonne Knop

    A Case of Madness [or The Curious Appearance of Holmes in the Nighttime] by Yvonne Knop

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andrew Thomas just got sacked. He's permanently drunk. He's got cancer. Is inescapably gay. Was hit by a bus. And he's fallen in love with a stranger whose life he saved. As a newly-unemployed Sherlock Holmes scholar, Andrew knows only Holmes can help him untangle the madness his life has become, but Holmes isn't real...
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Elva is a battle shaman whose life is eroded bit by bit every time he drives back monsters that emerge from the black sea. Indignant when he sees this, a young boy named Alto is determined to find a cure and stay by Elva's side.After 8 long years, Alto has become a fearless young man, though he hides his love deep inside...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Gary the Once and Former King by Isabel Murray

    Gary the Once and Former King by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    The Kingdom of Estla is in turmoil. Power plays, intrigue, and plots seethe in the corridors of power. And Gary of a Hundred Days, Last of the Tyrant Kings is…well.He’s dead.That’s what (almost) everyone thinks, anyway.As far as Gary’s concerned, they can go ahead and keep thinking it...
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Night after night, Elva steps forth into the black sea... He is one of the kannagi, white-haired, ageless warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island and its people. Although most kannagi live short and lonely lives, Elva has found a devoted friend in Alto, who's sworn to serve him and free him from his cursed fate...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 3 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #3) by Meng Xi Shi

    Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 3 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #3) by Meng Xi Shi

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A RACE AGAINST TIMEAfter the long journey to the Western Khaganate, Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao find their diplomatic efforts stymied when they are accused of murdering a Göktürk prince. Thinking on his feet, Cui Buqu requests a single day to crack the case and clear their names...
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    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-medium
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Vol. 2 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Vol. 2 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elva is a battle shaman whose life is eroded bit by bit every time he drives back monsters that emerge from the black sea. Indignant when he sees this, a young boy named Alto is determined to find a cure and stay by Elva's side.After 8 long years, Alto has become a fearless young man, though he hides his love deep inside...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 4 by Aya Kanno

    Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 4 by Aya Kanno

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil...
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    queer  mystery  historical  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 3 by Aya Kanno

    Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 3 by Aya Kanno

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil...
  • The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas

    The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Lords of Davenia Novel Auraq Greystone, once a military officer with a promising future, exists on the fringe of society. Accused of murder, Auraq is on the run from the ax—until two fugitives crash into his solitary life. One is a young man named Kane...
  • Deliciously Enchanted by Jessamyn Kingley

    Deliciously Enchanted by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Henry Gennevios is an enchanter with little magic, but his lack of sorcery doesn’t bother him. Growing up in the chaos of his parents’ matebond, Henry escaped into his passion for food. Now, Henry is a famous chef with dozens of restaurants, best-selling cookbooks, and a successful line of kitchen products with his name slapped on them...
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    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

    The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Protect it at all costs. That’s what rugby player Hunter Best’s mother told him before she died. But when Hunter surprises an intruder in his Chicago apartment, he discovers her amulet stolen. Hunter pursues the thief—all the way through a strange vortex. He wakes in a bizarre and violent world, a benighted realm on the threshold of civil war...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  length-medium
  • Sworn Oath by Shea Balik

    Sworn Oath by Shea Balik

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Long ago, Karsyn Vogt had accepted he wasn’t destined to have the family he’d always imagined. After losing the Omega he’d sworn to protect, he’d thrown himself into solving cold cases with the Hartland PD. But fate had a way of making the impossible possible once again when he met Jonah Klein. Despite their twenty year age difference, Karsyn was captivated by the Omega...
  • Nitro by Fel Fern

    Nitro by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tommy is determined to win the heart of his biker bear.Tommy Quinn has concocted the perfect plan. Move to Moon Burrow. Learn to be independent after years of following someone else’s orders. On top of that, he wants to convince Nitro they’re somehow perfect together despite how messed up he is. It’s a tall order, especially when the past refuses to stay buried...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  m-m  fantasy  length-short
  • Spike by Fel Fern

    Spike by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The road has always been Gray’s home… until he meets Spike. Putting down roots was never part of Gray’s plan. After his father died, he needed to get away from it all. But being a lone wolf on the road isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. Desperation led him to trusting the wrong alpha, and now he’s being hunted. Gray finds the biggest, meanest biker bear he could find to save him...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  m-m  fantasy  length-short
  • The King of Forever by Kirby Crow

    The King of Forever by Kirby Crow

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    The sun has returned to the Land of Night and Liall has claimed a throne he never wanted, but many still oppose his beloved Scarlet's presence at court...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  length-short  open-door
  • A Warrior's Heart by Jaclyn Osborn

    A Warrior's Heart by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    MalikI’ve watched over Troy his whole life. But I no longer see him as the boy he used to be. He’s strong, brave… beautiful. Being a warrior is all I’ve known for so long. Yet with him, I find myself wanting more.He makes me feel alive again.When King Triton sends me on a mission to find a powerful legendary weapon, I know it will be dangerous...
  • His Winter Fox by Fel Fern, Kara Kitt

    His Winter Fox by Fel Fern, Kara Kitt

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nick wanted to spend the miserable holidays alone, but fate had other plans.Nick Scott hates the holidays, especially since they remind him of his ex-boyfriend and his ex-best friend tangled in his bedsheets. All Nick wants is solitude, but when his lead alpha drags him to the pack Christmas planning meeting, he has no choice. When Nick meets Matt, his plans are dashed to pieces...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  m-m  fated-mates  fantasy  length-novella
  • Choose Me by Delmire Hart

    Choose Me by Delmire Hart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Toru wields the element of ice, a gift from his patron goddess, Yharis. He joined the army illegally to help in the war efforts and would give his life to save the town of Niska from the invading forces. At least, that was his plan. He might have saved the town but instead of dying, he finds himself behind enemy lines and being given as a gift to a powerful man...
  • Come to Me by Megan Derr

    Come to Me by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The roles of High Paladin and High Necromancer do not allow for much free time, even less where they might spend it together. When they do finally obtain some time to spend with each other, Sorin and Koray find there are still doubts and fears between them that will take more than time to overcome..
  • The Demon of Hagermarsh by Beryll Brackhaus, Osiris Brackhaus

    The Demon of Hagermarsh by Beryll Brackhaus, Osiris Brackhaus

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    “The Emperor cares for each and every one of his subjects.” Many consider the catchphrase of the imperial Lotus Knights to be nothing more but well-polished propaganda, but for Yaden, it is a way of life...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • Two Parts Mistletoe by Megan Derr

    Two Parts Mistletoe by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Kingston has worked hard to get where he is: owner of his own shop, master potion maker, well-respected...and lonely, too busy with life to enjoy more than his regular visits to Acacia House. If he wishes his loneliness might be eased by Hux, the man he meets at Acacia twice a month, well, someday he'll work up the nerve to ask. Maybe...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  length-novella
  • Fractured Souls by Alana Ankh

    Fractured Souls by Alana Ankh

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sequel to Beyond the Rift Elemental Lovers: Book Two Centuries ago, a group of Aranken mages left their homeland and became the ancestors of the Nikari. Now a Nikari prince will return, seeking truth and finding far more than he expected...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  military  fantasy  length-medium
  • The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo

    The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Prince Huai, uncle to the young emperor, is the chief of all poisons, the evil manipulator, the greatest of malignant tumors… or so people say.But no matter—the imperial uncle has a plan. He will sabotage the conspiracy against the throne and make his loyalty known to all. His plan will wipe his reputation clean and put an end to the rumors...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-long
  • Valet by Jet Mykles

    Valet by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Tyler has never worked for a great house, let alone one with the history and prestige of Rose Hall. He feels unqualified for the post of footman, but hopes his experience as concierge of a fine hotel might count in his favor.Following the deaths of his parents, Earl Johnathan “Johnnie” Rose has come into his inheritance...
    Categorized as:
    queer  insta-love  m-m  historical  fantasy  length-short
  • Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Tornor Keep is the legendary tower that guards the winter end of a summer land. But when Tornor is overrun by raiders, a young prince is the tower's last hope-in an enchanting story of a time far removed from our, and a land alive with warriors, lovers, war and honor...
  • Reborn by Seth Haddon

    Reborn by Seth Haddon

    Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When the Rezwyn Empire mysteriously cuts diplomatic ties with the Kingdom of Usleth, merchant lord Oren Radek is sent to investigate. But when he discovers a coup brewing against the emperor, Radek's life and his country's safety is suddenly under threat...
  • The Beauty and His Beast by Layla Moran

    The Beauty and His Beast by Layla Moran

    Rated: 3.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Everild, known far and wide as the Beast, is a warrior of unparalleled ferocity, revered by the king and feared by his enemies. His prowess in battle has earned him not only titles but also the king’s favor, and with it, the spoils of war. Everild expects lands, riches, and glory as his reward...
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