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  • Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

    Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 101 ratings
    Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all. Even so, she cannot stand alone...
  • Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop

    Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 57 ratings
    View our feature on Anne Bishop’s Shalador's Lady. Return to the "intense. .. erotic. .. and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen...
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  • Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle

    Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    It’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Rebecca Sims, and found a new level of success. But whenever there is light in their lives, the madness still has a way of coming back in...
  • Fairy’s Touch by Ella Summers

    Fairy’s Touch by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    The games of gods play out upon the backbones of mortals. Leda Pierce has come a long way since she left her home on the frontier of civilization one year ago to join the Legion of Angels. She is a soldier in the gods’ army, has crossed swords with demons, and shares an apartment with her angel lover in New York...
  • Forevermore by Dannika Dark

    Forevermore by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Raven Black’s wedding is on a collision course with disaster. A bonus novella in the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series! Keystone’s planning an unforgettable wedding, but there’s only one the groom is missing. To top that off, the father of the bride is out of town, leaving Raven to wonder if destiny has screwed her over once again...
  • Hurricane by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Hurricane by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    What’s a goddess to do? After being lost at sea and taken prisoner by yet another denizen of the Titan realm, Quinn finds herself cold, wet, miserable, and very much alone. Until a familiar and unexpected face steps back into her life to remind her who she is—and has always—been: a fighter...
  • It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Midlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another. With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation. The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father...
  • Tree Of Souls by Stephanie Hudson

    Tree Of Souls by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Amelia…. It all started with a kiss that ended in a. world of pain. Well, now I was on the run from that pain and my map of sorrows was only leading to one place,. To a lover’s resurrection. But hey, a life on the run shouldn’t be too hard right, just throw in a Mob boss, a few movie cars, a phantom dance and a camping trip and what you had was a recipe for…...
  • Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers

    Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Next to the powers of heaven and hell, we are nothing. “So this was just one gigantic, cosmic war between light and dark magic. And we were only a small part of it, a tiny dot in the gods’ empire. It was no wonder that they saw us as insignificant. ”...
  • It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Midlife is supposed to be messy, but this is a full-on catastrophic crisis. Just when I thought life might be getting back to normal—normal being a relative word—I couldn’t have been more wrong. Marriage proposal from the Grim Reaper? Yes. Beautiful healthy baby? Yes. Friends and family safe? Yes. Ghost of my worst enemy sitting on my front porch? OMG. Yep...
  • Chosen by Vanessa Nelson

    Chosen by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Demons on the loose. Ritual murders. An ancient vampire breathing down her neck. Some days Max just doesn't know where to start. The problems facing her city are piling up, and there seems no end or solution in sight. Max's job used to be dealing with supernatural creatures...
  • Angel's Flight by Ella Summers

    Angel's Flight by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The old saying is true. Knowledge really is power, especially when angels and gods play the game. The original Immortals, masters of magic, once reigned over every world in the known universe—until they suddenly vanished. The gods and demons have been fighting over the remains of their fractured empire ever since...
  • Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    The next captivating novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series.
  • Ascension by Zoe Parker

    Ascension by Zoe Parker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Ever get a job that sucks? My name is Iza Black and my life IS the sucky job. I mean yeah, there are perks. Live-in maid service, free food and I get this purple, sparkly aura thing. But there are way more bad parts. So many people, so much pain. Sleep has divorced me completely and I'm living their nightmares now too...
  • Forged by Vanessa Nelson

    Forged by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Blood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together. Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family. Max has no time to absorb the shocking news...
  • Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer

    Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Daniel Faust – sorcerer, thief, and newly-minted Las Vegas crime boss – has debts to pay. One of those debts has just come due, an IOU to be paid in the form of a high-risk heist, and it’s a job he can’t refuse. The mark? Daniel’s arch-nemesis, a man with a Cheshire smile and the powers of a living god...
  • Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Vince finds himself going up in the underworld, but the mafia is far from the only gang in town. The city is abuzz with an international sorcerer's conference, and the mayor is cracking down hard on anything that might make him look bad. But Vince is out to get that bag. That means fulfilling his enforcer contract for the mob, police crackdown be damned...
  • Blood Of Kings by Stephanie Hudson

    Blood Of Kings by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Amelia…. So, there were many things I could have done differently. I could have gone on a cruise and forget about stealing a killer box from a Vampire King. I could have shaved my head and become a Tibetan monk. I could have also lost my virginity to some nice Texas cowboy who wanted to introduce me to his mother. But instead, I went to Germany and ended up fighting Mercenaries...
  • Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I knew that opening the letter from the sorcerer Azar would have deadly consequences. So we had prepared. We’d planned. We knew we might have to defend ourselves, our freedom. And that I might finally get a chance to exact the revenge I kept telling myself I wasn’t interested in exacting...
  • Came Back Haunted by Karina Halle

    Came Back Haunted by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    A lot can change in three years. For Perry and Dex Foray, it’s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They’re happily married, they have their own media company, they’ve done what they can to leave their sordid and scary past behind them. But something has changed recently. Perry’s biological clock is ticking...
  • The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Midlife is sheer madness, and the facts of midlife are not taught in school. Unfortunately, some lessons are hellishly hard to learn. I thought I had it figured out. I was wrong. Proving I’m the Angel of Mercy is turning into a sh*tshow of epic proportions. Not too long ago, I was a forty-year-old gal with a stable and boring life ahead of me. Now? Not so much...
  • Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 51 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop's Black Jewels novels have enthralled readers and critics alike. Now, in Twilight's Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four captivating novellas: Winsol Gifts, Shades of Honor, Family, and The High Lord's Daughter.
  • Wicked Ruin by S.L. Jennings

    Wicked Ruin by S.L. Jennings

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The captivating third installment of the Se7en Sinners Series by New York Times Bestselling author, S. L. Jennings. They say you’re never truly ready for Death until it’s staring you down, its cold, bony fingers outstretched and scratching against your fragile mortality. I thought I was ready the day my own mother tried to kill me. Perhaps I was ready the moment I was born...
  • The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Daniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever...
  • The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Out of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld...
  • Bring the Fire by Craig Schaefer

    Bring the Fire by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “We brought you here to answer a single question. God is dead. Vanessa Roth and Marie Reinhart are responsible. We want to know how they did it. ”. That was where the story began. This is where it all ends. Believing her lover has been killed, Nessa — the living archetype of the wicked witch and a fairy tale brought to murderous life — flies across the Mojave Desert on a mission of vengeance...
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  • Succubus Lord 9 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 9 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jacob and his friends might have made it out of Hell, but now they face something even more daunting: Heaven. Someone has been killing in Jacob’s name, and the Exalted One and his minions are not happy. Now, Jake’s on trial, and he’s got to figure out how to clear his name. In order to do that, he must gain allies, battle evil cultists, and take on Demon King Beelzebub himself.
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  fantasy  harems  menage  dark  horror  paranormal
  • Tainted by Vanessa Nelson

    Tainted by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Peace at breaking point. A dark and ambitious conspiracy. A lethal adversary. Woken from sleep by intruders, Arrow is shocked to realise that humans have managed to break through her wards. This was no simple break-in. It quickly becomes clear this was just part of a series, and the Erith's ancient enemies may be involved...
  • For King and Corruption by Kel Carpenter

    For King and Corruption by Kel Carpenter

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    After five months of journeying across the continent with her sister, Quinn is finally ready to return to the king she swore to serve. But war has been brewing over Norcasta in her absence. While Lazarus may reign as king, there are those that would see the blood heirs in power instead.
  • Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter

    Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My rules for survival: Never trust a demon or make a deal with one. But trapped in the demon realm, I have no choice but to break both rules if I want to escape. What’s waiting for me on the other side? A bloodthirsty god who wants to kill me—did I mention it’s my mother? An unforgiving fae who doesn’t care that we’re related and wants me gone, at any cost...
  • End of Eden by S.L. Jennings

    End of Eden by S.L. Jennings

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    I thought I knew what Hell was like. I thought I had been living it all these years on Earth—abandoned, forgotten, and left with a dangerous secret that not only made me the Se7en’s #1 target but also turned me into a deadly weapon, a threat to every human in my path. I was wrong...
  • Driven by Kelley Armstrong

    Driven by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Cains are known for being big, brutish and not-too-bright. The mutt clan embodies all the supernatural world’s worst stereotypes about werewolves. But not even the Cains deserve to be hunted down and skinned like animals. When young Davis Cain comes to the Pack for help, Alpha Elena Michaels can’t refuse him. It isn’t about morality or justice...
  • The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Nobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat...
  • Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians...
  • Succubus Lord 8 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jacob and his succubi have defeated Azazel, and now Jacob is the Demon King of the Fourth Circle. But that doesn’t mean the war’s over yet. Now that he’s king, Jake has to figure out how to rule in Hell, keep from being stabbed in the back by the other Demon Lords and Kings, and somehow stay under Lucifer’s radar. There’s no rest for the wicked, and certainly no rest for a Succubus King.
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    magic  demons  fantasy  harems  menage  dark  horror  paranormal
  • Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook

    Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    In this thrilling conclusion to the Guardian series, New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook delivers another stunning page-turner, in which the fate of humanity depends upon a tortured warrior winning the trust—and heart—of the woman he wounded…...
  • The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre

    The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Born without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love...
  • 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...
  • The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine

    The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Getting back to Xest was the easy part. It’s staying here that seems to be the problem. I have three hags, also known as Xest Immigration, hot on my tail trying to deport me back to Salem. The wall I built in the Unsettled Lands is in jeopardy. Hawk, a man who was once my ally, can’t decide if he wants to lead the horde trying to drive me out or kiss me...
  • Deception by Zoe Parker

    Deception by Zoe Parker

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The Dark is angry…. Jameson went off chasing boobs so now I’m chasing a boob, too—him. Every road so far, ends at a dead end or with someone dead at the end. Mostly the latter. My patience is growing short and so is time. As Phobe blithely reminds me with his sharp smile, there’s a reason the Sidhe chose me and that reason leaves me covered in blood...
  • Wicked Hex by Megan Montero

    Wicked Hex by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some powers come with a price… My life is unrecognizable. I’ve never been in more danger. I thought I was safe at Evermore Academy. I thought we were finally making progress in this war. I thought I had people I could trust. I thought I could always count on Tucker…I thought wrong. But now all that’s changed. Alataris is coming for me with everything he's got, and no one is safe...
  • A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    It's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash...
  • Power Mage 3 by Hondo Jinx

    Power Mage 3 by Hondo Jinx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THEY WERE HUMANITY’S LAST HOPE… AND HUMANITY WANTED THEM DEAD. Blamed for the Miami massacre, Brawley lays low with a Carnal biker gang, vowing to train hard and crack strands. Seven orders. Seven amazing powers. Seven beautiful teachers...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  harems  urban fantasy  fantasy  paranormal  dark  horror
  • Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    No one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row. Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators. But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  harems  fantasy  urban fantasy  horror  survival  dark
  • Detonation Boulevard by Craig Schaefer

    Detonation Boulevard by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When NYPD detective Marie Reinhart met Nessa Roth, a Manhattan socialite and dabbler in the occult, sparks flew. Then came the gunfire. Nessa and Marie are the Witch and her Knight, characters from a fairy tale brought to life and trapped in an endless curse: to meet, fall in love, and be torn from each other’s arms by violent death, again and again for all eternity...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  urban fantasy  fantasy  queer  witches  paranormal  f-f
  • Kissed by Death by Harper Frey

    Kissed by Death by Harper Frey

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Nothing in my life is as it seems. The four men who saved me have been keeping secrets—big ones—and their revelations shake my world to its foundation. They tell me I'm not who I think I am, I'm not what I think I am, but there's more to the story; I know there is. We're bound together in ways I don't fully understand, but it's becoming clear they're not only my future but my past, too...
  • Requiem by Richard Amos

    Requiem by Richard Amos

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The truth isn’t always beautiful…. They say knowledge is power, but do I want it? For a deadly creature like me, power comes with a high price tag. Still, it would be nice to fit all the confusing pieces together to fully understand myself. I’m stuck at a crossroads. Any direction isn’t my kind of ideal, yet I’ll need to pick one soon before a choice is made for me...
  • Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer

    Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    Daniel Faust is back from hell and out for blood. He has a new face and a deadly mission: to find the tiger-queen Naavarasi and his own traitorous brother, and put them both six feet underground. But when Naavarasi’s shape-shifting minions abduct one of Daniel’s own, it’s time for a desperate rescue...
  • Chaos God by Eric Vall

    Chaos God by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    All I wanted to do was see my escape room business succeed, but then a friggin’ demon showed up in Boston to tear my place apart, and I ended up tumbling into another world. One I’ve actually heard of. Now, I’m fighting my way through Asgard with the survivors of Ragnarok, and I’ve somehow gained some pretty wild shifter powers...
  • When Monsters Love by Debbie Cassidy

    When Monsters Love by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    The Golden City awaits, and it's time to put my acting skills to the test. It's time to trick a bunch of celestials. It's time to lie. Rue's journey continues in When Monsters Love. There's action, sizzle and multiple love interests for our lucky heroine in this paranormal fantasy romance.
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