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  • The Vicious Fae's Love by Lola Glass

    The Vicious Fae's Love by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    I ran from one hot fae guy who wasn't interested in me… and ended up in the arms of another. We're just friends, though, me and Remmo. Just. Friends. Never mind the way he smells. Or the sparks that fly between us--literally. He's showing me around Vevol while I get over my heartbreak, and then we'll go back to our friends and break the temporary mate bond we've created. At least, that's my plan...
  • Heidi and the Lord by ash_knight17

    Heidi and the Lord by ash_knight17

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟕. The four Empires have stayed unchanged since centuries, vampires having the upper hand and being the master puppeteer of all. But conflicts have begun to rise-an internal war between the two empires, Bonelake and Woville. Heidi was an adopted child, where one of the Duke had been generous enough to take her in...
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  • A Memory Not Mine by Rebecca Byron

    A Memory Not Mine by Rebecca Byron

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Caught between two men; one, a centuries-old vampire who has stalked her across lifetimes, a predator with an obsession as insatiable as his hunger; the other, a brooding guardian bound by secrets as dark as the desire smoldering between them. After the death of her parents in a car accident, Mira is left reeling—and haunted by questions about her family’s legacy...
  • House of Fae and Mist by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Fae and Mist by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I have no intention of being anyone’s bride, let alone fighting tooth and nail to get there. All the vicious catfights in the school nauseate me. I have bigger things to worry about, like being hunted by my father, who’s getting closer every day. Yet no one leaves me alone. The princes believe I’m playing hard to get, so they pursue me fiercely...
  • Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta

    Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Escape the trials, lose the crown—or rebel, risking everything to save the realm. I've exposed the queen for the tyrant she is. Now it's time to show the kingdom of Embermere who I am. A rebellion has been gathering force against the queen. It needs only a spark to gain momentum. It needs the secret heir...
  • Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    FATE BELONGS TO ME. But it turns out, there's more to being Fate than just seeing visions and changing things every now and then. When I took the old god's power, I also took its responsibilities. Add in my newfound immortality, which requires proving myself to Serberus the way he proved himself to me… and my vow to the unicorns on top of that, and my life just got more complicated...
  • To Flame a Wild Flower by Sarah A. Parker

    To Flame a Wild Flower by Sarah A. Parker

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    It’s not in my nature to beg, but I’ll stay on my knees until I feel that flame sputter out. And then …. I’ll rip the world to shreds. I’ve tumbled into a darkness so deep it’s hard to see the light, my petals curling inward as I tip my face from the sun. Hide from my monstrous actions. Traitor. Murderer. High Mistress...
  • Blade of Demons by Sara C. Roethle

    Blade of Demons by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When another ancient is murdered, Lyssandra alone cannot resist Asher’s call. Aiding him means going against the Potentate’s direct orders, and she won’t bring Steifan and Tholdri down with her. But the murder isn’t the only problem. Mysterious shadows stalk a nearby village, and ghouls are roaming free...
  • Vampire's Sin by Atlas Rose, Kim Faulks

    Vampire's Sin by Atlas Rose, Kim Faulks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I was their payment on a debt…and they were my salvation. My Vampires dragged me from the river and brought me back to life, and in turn I saved the one man who gave his life for me. .. my bodyguard, Russell. Only to save him will be to turn him into the monster he despises. With Unseelie Fae blood in his veins he locks himself away until danger comes for me once more...
  • A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady

    A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I should’ve known better than to trust a stranger. Twelve years ago, our realm was thrust into perpetual darkness. The fae kings abandoned their posts and left us to her . Snow is our self-proclaimed queen and an evil dictator. Once a human herself, she’s turned into something else. Something vile. She hates humans. Perhaps we remind her too much of what she once was...
  • Midnight Monsters by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Midnight Monsters by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You're going to lose. Those four words meant nothing when I first heard them, but now they feel like a dark prophecy. My power has been bound, my mate bond broken. My mother demands Dane's death, while the witches call for Bastian's head. Valen is the only one who might be safe, but the threat from his father looms over us like an angry storm cloud...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  fae  poly  paranormal  reverse harem  fantasy  dark  magic
  • Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake

    Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Frightening and sensual, passionate and thrilling. I have a confession to whisper at your ear. That shadow caressing your body in the dark, that tingle which draws you to arch your spine… it tempts me to ruin. You’re beautiful when you sleep. Everything I long for. All I ask is a sip, a taste of the life coursing through those delicate veins. Just one little bite...
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    She fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon. The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges. Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
  • The Dark Throne by Jocelyn A. Fox

    The Dark Throne by Jocelyn A. Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After reaching the Seelie Court, Tess O’Connor has freed Queen Titania…. and crowned a new High Queen, imbuing an outcast of the Fae world with incredible power. With Brightvale destroyed by her coronation, the High Queen leads her new Wild Court into the Deadlands, determined to fight the malevolent ancient deity spreading its shadow over Faeortalam...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  paranormal  magic  dark  horror  length-long
  • These Vicious Games by L.J. Andrews

    These Vicious Games by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Junius is merely trying to survive in the dregs of Skitkast until she makes the mistake of unintentionally interfering in the heist planned and led by the most vicious smuggler in the region. Niklas Tjuv has was forced into the position of guild lead for the Falkyn smugglers. All he has left is his hate and vengeance. Until he stumbles across a beautiful little thief taking his haul for herself...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  dark  horror  vikings  paranormal  length-short
  • Lost Girl by Dee Garcia

    Lost Girl by Dee Garcia

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Wendy. I was just a normal girl in a normal human world. I’d loved. I’d lost. I’d grieved, and after some time, I moved on. Then, and quite suddenly, he returned. He—Peter Pan, my first love; a monster in disguise. In the end, he paid the ultimate price, but his demise wasn’t enough...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  shapeshifters  paranormal  dark
  • The Broken Prince by Penelope Barsetti

    The Broken Prince by Penelope Barsetti

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    I never should have saved her. Harlow is smart and fierce, and I should have known that she would cross me. Now I'm a prisoner under the castle--and once her father returns I'm as good as dead. I've heard tales of the king's ferocity, and I know he'll burn me alive with just his stare. But before he can kill me, I make a proposal. If he lets me live, I'll pledge the vampires to fight in this war...
  • The Vicious King by Gina L. Maxwell

    The Vicious King by Gina L. Maxwell

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    ". .. nothing short of epic, standing equally among those from the likes of Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J Maas. Gina has earned her place among them several times over with the Verran Kings. " ~The British Bibliophile. IN A WAR WHERE SHADOWS AND LIGHT COLLIDE, ONLY THE VICIOUS WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS. .
  • The Serpent's Sin by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    The Serpent's Sin by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    To destroy the vampires who killed her family… she must become one of them. Nadi is trapped in a deadly alliance with Raziel Nostrom. After a honeymoon soaked in blood and desire, they make a pact—to take down his criminal family together. Now Nadi is at the heart of the Nostrom empire, pretending to be a vampire. If her act slips even for a moment, they will tear her apart...
  • The Final Masquerade by Ariana Nash

    The Final Masquerade by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The winter solstice. The darkest day, the longest night. Every year the solstice heralds the return of the masquerade ball. Fae and human dance and drink and make merry, so long as they remain masked. But there's a darker side to this night. Should a guest lose their mask, their life is forfeit, cursed to dance forever for the entertainment of the masquerade's cold and cruel fae host...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  dark  queer  length-long
  • Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor

    Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Valynth, fourth-borns are forbidden by the gods. Morrigan, as a fourth-born, is a direct violation of their law—one they’ll erase if they discover her. Raised in the shadows of the Nightfall Court, Morrigan has always lived as an outcast. But in a realm drained of magic, she holds a haunting power: the ability to see death before it comes—and to collect the souls it leaves behind...
  • These Wicked Lies by L.J. Andrews

    These Wicked Lies by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A bitter fae knight. A lost enemy warrior. Together they'll tear their world apart. Kari served in the Timoran Raven army out of survival and duty. But when her own people betray her so brutally she has no choice but to flee with her brother. Her worst fears are realized when they're captured and held prisoner by enemy fae rogues...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  dark  horror  vikings  paranormal  length-novella
  • Fae Farewells by M.F. Adele

    Fae Farewells by M.F. Adele

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I am not a good person. Torture and murder can’t even ease the wrath that’s thrumming through my veins. I’m that f*****g angry. This vendetta might actually kill me, but it goes so far beyond the mess my parents left for me to clean up. All the pieces have finally started falling into place. The lies, the hidden agendas, and the games begin to paint a crystal-clear picture...
  • Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault. They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe...
  • Blind Girl by Mary E. Twomey

    Blind Girl by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    A Fantasy Adventure. Stumbling blindly through too many ups and downs wasn’t how Rosie was hoping her life would turn out. With her sight still gone, it becomes harder and harder to find her way. Still, she’s determined to heal as many cursed citizens as she can find, restoring their lives to them at much painful cost to her...
  • Vampire's Heart by Helen Scott

    Vampire's Heart by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rook and Cordelia have been summoned to the vampire court, but can they survive once they’re there? Rook did something expressly forbidden by turning Cordelia into a vampire, now they have to answer to the King and Queen of the Vampire Court...
  • The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Words like unnatural and impure started the whispers. From the very beginning, Ivy Blackwood was different. She was only a child when she was accused of setting the fire, one she passively watched engulf the small house she had called home. Her fingertips burned and her hair singed. Some who watched her crossed themselves, convinced she was soulless for she showed no emotion at all...
  • Ruthless Prince by Roxie Ray, Lindsey Devin

    Ruthless Prince by Roxie Ray, Lindsey Devin

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    There’s a new vampire prince in town who says I belong to him. That’s what he thinks . . . For five years, I’ve been bound to a vampire prince. I’ve had to do his bidding, but now that he’s gone this is my chance for a fresh start. Until Sebastian arrives. Not even the darkest black magic spell can fool a vampire this dangerous. Seb says he owns me. That the contract is still valid...
  • The Vampire’s Prey by Vivian Murdoch

    The Vampire’s Prey by Vivian Murdoch

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Evangeline. Two rules of The Family: 1. Pray without ceasing. 2. Guard your heart. The moment I stepped foot into Club Toxic, I knew I would be put to the test. What I didn’t know was that I would have my own personal tormentor sent straight from the depths of hell. I try to run from him. I try to hide who I really am. Every step I take, he’s right there with me...
  • Cirque du Mort by Tammi Lynn

    Cirque du Mort by Tammi Lynn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Come one, come all! Welcome to the first and last greatest show of your lives! Shake in terror as you see the unimaginable, and open your minds to the nightmares that crawl through your simple human brains. Not for the faint of heart, but we’ll take any heart that beats. I want to hear your gasps of disbelief before your moans of pleasure and pain...
  • Virulent by R. Valentine

    Virulent by R. Valentine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    (Description contains spoilers for Book One). On a hostile, disaster-ridden planet ravaged by a virus, humans and vampires fight for survival. But staying alive might be easier said than done in a world where the dead don’t stay dead...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-long
  • The Demon You Know by Barbara Elsborg

    The Demon You Know by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously published. A good demon? Ezra is a timekeeper in Hell, responsible for building and maintaining the clocks that tick away eternal torment. He’s never believed he deserves to be in Hell, and when the reason he’s there is revealed, he’s horrified. .. yet filled with hope...
    Categorized as:
    fae  vampires  m-m  demons  angels  humor  paranormal  angst
  • Moonflower by Shaina Anastasi

    Moonflower by Shaina Anastasi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    MOONFLOWER by author Shaina Anastasi is a horrantasy novel, book one of the Script of Serun series. It blends horror, fantasy, and a splash of romance in a dystopian setting. The goddess of Kepler vanished fifty-seven years ago, taking the light with her. Since then, darkness has consumed the world, and creatures of the night have emerged from the shadows to take control...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  fantasy  horror  dark  paranormal  open-door
  • Fortune Fae Academy: Book Four by J.R. Thorn

    Fortune Fae Academy: Book Four by J.R. Thorn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    “Touch her and die. ”. That’s the last thing Rowan said in my defense before I left. Before I gave myself to my Alphas. There’s a reason an Omega is only supposed to have one Alpha in her mate-circle. Taking two changed me in unexpected ways. I can’t stop thinking about them. I can’t stop desiring them. To the expense of everything and everyone else, including my beloved Betas...
  • The Ballad of the Vampire Prince by Niro J. Hayle

    The Ballad of the Vampire Prince by Niro J. Hayle

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    Rhianelle. Svenn is dangerous. And like all lethal beings, he’s beautiful. The wise thing to do is to stay away. He’s a savage and merciless monster. It’s fine. I have lived with monsters before. Survived them back in Astefar. I’ll protect my heart and he won’t be able to break me ever again...
  • The Bonds that Break Us by Erin Mainord

    The Bonds that Break Us by Erin Mainord

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    She wants revenge. He wants her. After learning of Sin's dark deceptions, Wren travels to The Feral Vale where she is introduced to the rustic land of the elves. She vows to protect her family at all expense, even if that means keeping the Black Art's treacherous secret...
  • Worthy of Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Worthy of Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    The Gem. Marked by the Gods, Kya is forced to partake in a Trial for a chance to be deemed Worthy. If she succeeds, she’ll be gifted great powers. If she fails, she could lose her life or worse. But that’s only the start of her worries. Now, the same plague that took her home is spreading and threatening the fate of the realm...
  • Favor by Jessica Lynch

    Favor by Jessica Lynch

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never ask a favor of a fae. As a rule, the fae don’t do favors.   It’s not how they’re wired. Capricious and self-serving, unless you have an unbreakable bond with one of the fantastical creatures, you can be sure that they have no interest in helping you at all...
  • Dark Mage Chained by S. Rodman

    Dark Mage Chained by S. Rodman

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There are only two things Max and Atticus agree on. Love at first sight is not real and enemies to lovers is not a thing. When Max is asked to guard a captive sexy dark mage, he just knows it will not end well. Max is a light mage who likes his own company and living alone in his ramshackle cottage. The prisoner reeks of disgusting dark magic, is hot as hell and a sarky pain in the ass...
    Categorized as:
    fae  vampires  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  magic  dark  demons
  • Favored by the Stars by Helen Scott

    Favored by the Stars by Helen Scott

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Darkness is on the verge of swallowing everything. My only choice is to confront my fate if I hope to save those I love. .. The Void Dragon Empress is rising, and I'm the only one who can stop her. As we traverse these warped and corrupted lands, secrets come to light and sacrifices beckon...
  • Chain Me by Lana Sky

    Chain Me by Lana Sky

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once again resigned to her fate as a spinster, Eleanor is unhappily alone — until Dublin Helos reappears on her doorstep with an offer she can’t refuse. This time, the stakes are higher than ever, and as the true extent of Dublin’s deception is revealed, Eleanor is forced to choose between trusting the one man she should fear above all else — or risk losing her soul, and heart, in the process...
  • Stolen Destiny by C.R. Jane, Mila Young

    Stolen Destiny by C.R. Jane, Mila Young

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    What is a siren without her power? I'm about to find out, and I have no problems embracing the darkness to do so. I was thrown into a literal hell, and every day feels like it could be my last. But amid such darkness, I thought I found light with three men who've shown me happiness is possible even in a place like this. Except, maybe I was too quick to trust and give my heart away...
  • Consumed by Shadows by N. Slater

    Consumed by Shadows by N. Slater

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Skye's Story Continues in Consumed by Shadows. I survived one week. One week before everything went to hell. I'm the keeper of all Mother Nature's secrets? That. has. to be a joke. Add in the fact that my greatest enemy seems to be essence itself and whatever Ambrose is, I know I'm in way over my head. Because he’s more than just a mage...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  fae  fantasy  paranormal  dark  m-m-m  m-m  demons
  • Curse of the Fae Prince: The Spring Court: Crowns of Magic by Ashley McLeo

    Curse of the Fae Prince: The Spring Court: Crowns of Magic by Ashley McLeo

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A standalone, steamy fae and witch romance novel. I’m a dark artifacts hunter, but now I’m the one being hunted. After I tumble into Faerie, dark beasts begin to follow, lurking in the shadows, killing anyone in sight. The monsters are changing the kingdom into something it shouldn’t be, something wrong . They dim the very stars above and freeze the land below. At first, I want out...
    Categorized as:
    fae  vampires  fantasy  paranormal  magic  witches  dark  horror
  • Whispers in the Waters by Sarah Chislon

    Whispers in the Waters by Sarah Chislon

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ladies don’t shame their families. Ladies don’t confront Otherwordly threats. Ladies certainly don’t admit some taint of the fae has touched their souls—unless they wish to find themselves confined to an Institution. Gently-bred herbalist Jessa Caldwell is trying to be a lady...
  • A Crown Forged in Blood by Poppy L. Roberts

    A Crown Forged in Blood by Poppy L. Roberts

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The land is dying. Magic is withering. Death lies within the void. Lithia has been a general for a century, but no battle could prepare her for the chaos that has befallen her world, nor has it given her time to adjust to being High Queen of Suviel...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  dark  horror  queer  paranormal  length-medium
  • Vanquished Gods by C.N. Crawford

    Vanquished Gods by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    All I wanted was a simple life in my cozy forest cottage, hiding out from the witch finders. So when a vampire appears to disrupt my peace, I kill him instantly. Unfortunately, I learn he was the best friend of Sion--the vampire king. Sion, unaware of what I did, shows up next. The dangerously seductive vampire wants to harness my death powers to fight the Order...
  • Wraith Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Wraith Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    No one believes I was at the wrong place at the wrong time. .. Grant it, I kind of get it. I have been found around an abnormally large amount of dead people lately. The thing is, I'm not the dangerous murderer they think I am. If I could tell the truth about my not-so-human father, they'd understand. But I can't...
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