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  • The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

    The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    They say Black Dow’s killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud...
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    high fantasy  military  magic  fantasy  war  dark  medieval  historical
  • Chosen for Power by Lindsay Buroker

    Chosen for Power by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Jak and his allies venture through the portal in search of the longevity plant their king demands, but all Jak wants is to find the elder dragons. Some say they’re extinct. Some say they’re in hiding. If he can’t locate them, there won’t be anyone to teach his hatchling how to fly. Or to protect the dragon eggs preserved within a glacier on another world...
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  • Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

    Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 98 ratings
    The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It's enough to make a torturer want to run -- if he could even walk without a stick...
  • Dungeon Diving 301 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 301 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    Ken and company come back from summer break after arduous training for their third year at Haylon. No longer are they the fresh adventurers that once didn’t know the right end of the sword. Instead they have settled into Star City among the Orkai and are thriving deep within the dungeon and even locating trails for the class to get powerful new abilities. Things in the dungeon are never so simple...
    Categorized as:
    magic  harems  fantasy  demons  age difference  humor  monsters  dark
  • The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

    The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path...
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    high fantasy  magic  witches  fantasy  horror  humor  dark  war
  • Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis

    Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one is safe in the city of sin. Flint “Maddog” Shepherd is used to moving through the shadows. As a Marine veteran who served two tours overseas, he’s become skilled at hiding in plain sight and eliminating the enemy. When a bomb took the lives of his entire unit, he returned home a scarred and broken man. The nightmares from his past still play havoc with his head...
  • The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    A man reborn as a villain in a fantasy novel series ends up accidentally romancing the male protagonist in this fan-favorite tale...
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    magic  high fantasy  fantasy  queer  historical  m-m  humor  demons
  • Unbound by Penelope Bloom

    Unbound by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Nineteen-year-old Nessa Thorne expects death when she volunteers for Empire's selection. Instead, she's thrust into Confluence Academy, where students harness elemental magic and bond powerful beasts—from wolves to ancient dragons—forging themselves into the Empire's most lethal weapons. Students are branded by water, air, earth, or fire. But Nessa’s mark is different...
  • False Morality by Shelby Rhodes

    False Morality by Shelby Rhodes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Foxx Honeywell here and holding on. You all know where we left off. I suppose I always knew that life often has moments—painful moments—that have you questioning every choice you've made that led up to it. Questioning if you had done something a little different, moved just a bit faster, delayed a little less, would the outcome have changed...
  • Crown of Ashes by Amanda Aggie

    Crown of Ashes by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    "We're all villains here. " - Alice Whittaker. Both The Demon Prince and Crown of Ashes hit #1 in Amazon Charts for Paranormal Angel Romance, Dark Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Horror, Folklore, and Amazon New Releases! A year ago, we managed to escape the realm of monsters, unscathed. The mistake of trying to strike a bargain with the High King has been buried in the past…. Or so we thought...
  • Dragon Breeder 2 by Dante King

    Dragon Breeder 2 by Dante King

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    My name is Michael Noctis, and less than a week ago, I bonded with a Chaos Dragon. A day ago, I merged with this dragon in a way that made me superhuman. And only a moment ago, I learned that I was a Dragon Breeder. Who said you couldn't juggle being a father to dragons while attending a military academy filled with beautiful dragonmancers?
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    magic  military  high fantasy  witches  harems  fantasy  menage  dark
  • Dragon Breeder by Dante King

    Dragon Breeder by Dante King

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    I’m Michael Gilmore. Bearer of Noctis the Onyx Dragon. The only male student of Drako Academy, and apparently the one person who can save a dying world. Only a few days ago, I was transported from Los Angeles to a fantasy world teeming with superpowered female soldiers who can command the magic of their bonded dragons. Except the dragons are dying out. And I’m going to bring them back...
  • Chronicles of Arcana: The Complete Collection by Debbie Cassidy

    Chronicles of Arcana: The Complete Collection by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chronicles of Arcana. The complete collection books 1-4. City of Demons - Book 1. If Buffy and Angel could have banged without him going all evil, then we would have had Wilomena Bastion. Dragons suck, like literally suck the life out of you if you let them.  Trick is not to look them directly in the eyes, like ever...
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    magic  fantasy  reverse harem  humor  paranormal  dark  horror  poly
  • The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass

    The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    I formed a temporary mate bond with the unseelie king… but he wants to make it permanent. And with the klynnas now hunting us down, we don't have time to worry about a relationship. Friends with benefits? Maybe. But now that the klynnas are attacking and our world is changing, I can't risk falling in love again...
  • Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    A gut-wrenching betrayal leads to a mysterious and unexpected reunion, but will Haley and her monsters survive the vicious warlord’s cruel games? And what about the battles of their own hearts? More details coming soon!
  • A World of Lost Words by Jane Washington

    A World of Lost Words by Jane Washington

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    I was born with a shadow inside me, a beast clawing and ripping its way to freedom. I was born with a clock inside me, the tick-ticking of my heartbeat drawing us all closer to the inevitable, the inescapable. The end of everything. And now, finally, it has arrived. The world is burning, the souls are screaming, the castles are crumbling...
  • The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System [人渣反派自救系统] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System [人渣反派自救系统] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Can’t I read stallion novels anymore? ! [TN: genre with OP protag & harem]. Shen Yuan is reborn into a young man and scum villain destined to die, Shen Qingqiu. But it must be known that the original Shen Qingqiu was sliced alive by his disciple, Luo Binghe, into a human stick! A human stick! Shen Qingqiu’s heart is a full herd of grass mud horses running full tilt, yet:...
  • The Dead and the Not So Dead: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair

    The Dead and the Not So Dead: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    What’s better than being Queen of the Dead? Having four really attractive best friends that aren’t romantically interested in you. I’m joking—it sucks. I couldn’t fully blame them though. I mean, why would two powerful vampires, a century-old demon, and a lethal wolf shifter be interested in little old me? Although, I couldn’t discredit myself completely, because let’s be clear—I’m awesome...
  • Lourdes & the Mafia by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Lourdes & the Mafia by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Lourdes Rivera has spent her entire life relying on others. From friends, to family, to mediocre boyfriends. Now that her best friend Naomi is moving in with the Kraken Motorcycle Club, this is Lourdes’s chance to prove her independence once and for all. But after putting up an ad online, the last thing she expected when she greeted her new roommate was to be stabbed and left for dead...
  • Claimed by the Creature by Sarah Spade

    Claimed by the Creature by Sarah Spade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    I’m used to getting all sorts of fan mail — but a spellbook? After an in incident on tour leaves me cooped up in my penthouse apartment, on vocal rest for the unforeseen future, with only my grumpy pet cat for company, I’m desperate for a distraction. At my manager’s suggestion, I do something I haven’t done in ages: I go through my fan mail...
  • Pretentious by Elle Lincoln

    Pretentious by Elle Lincoln

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Double, double toil, I’m in so much trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron crumble. .. Pepper O’Malley, headmistress… No, no that’s not it. Keymaster, yes I am the keymaster… No that isn’t quite it either. I think I’m getting close. Peace keeper! That’s the one. New Peacekeeper of the Philadelphia region, and I’ve already fallen prey to one slimy criminal that remains elusive...
  • Wyrde and Wondrous by Charlotte E. English

    Wyrde and Wondrous by Charlotte E. English

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the Grand Masquerade Ball for the Wyrde… and Wondrous! It’s time to party like it’s 1820, and you know what that means. Rout cakes and punch, satins and silks, and flirting on the balcony under a star-washed sky. Decorous. Genteel. Lovely. Nobody knows who’s throwing this bash, but who cares? It’s the party of the century, and everyone who’s anyone is going to be there...
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    magic  fantasy  vampires  mystery  historical  m-f  paranormal  humor
  • The Wolf King's Chosen by Milly Taiden

    The Wolf King's Chosen by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “It’s hard to believe that the agreement between myself and her father was forged so long ago. Tonight I am bringing my bride home, regardless of what anyone has to say about it. ” There was a pause in the conversation. “You know, boss, there will be other people who will want to talk to and dance with Lexi tonight. It is her 21st birthday ball...
  • A Bride for the Winter King by Anya J. Cosgrove

    A Bride for the Winter King by Anya J. Cosgrove

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Can the Winter King truly love? Or am I doomed to follow his past queens to the grave? I’m a shadow huntress in dire need of revenge. When a Fae prince asks me to participate in the Yule pageant and spy on the Winter King, I rise to the occasion. He tells me I’m a ringer for the dead queen, and that I don’t have to win the pageant or get married in the end...
  • The Demon Prince by Amanda Aggie

    The Demon Prince by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    For years, I’ve had dreams about talking to the Devil. They’re not nightmares, in fact, they’re far from it, but they’re not normal either. Honestly, I’m not even sure what about my life is. .. I’m a witch that sucks at casting magic. My hair has a mind of its own. I’ve scared the crap out of my roommate countless times by floating while I sleep. Oh, and let’s not forget the icing on the cake...
  • Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

    Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Sam Sykes returns with a new fantasy that introduces to an unforgettable outcast magician caught between two warring empires. Among humans, none have power like mages. And among mages, none have will like Sal the Cacophony. Once revered, now vagrant, she walks a wasteland scarred by generations of magical warfare...
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    high fantasy  magic  steampunk  fantasy  f-f  war  dystopian  dark
  • 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:
    magic  m-m  demons  angels  humor  paranormal  angst  fae
  • Unnatural Fate by J.R. Gray

    Unnatural Fate by J.R. Gray

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    My soul mate is my natural enemy. Or close enough. He’s a vampire and I’m a wolf. Our kinds are at war. A centuries old blood war. I can’t stay away from him. I hate him, but I want him. Our love is a standoff. For every inch I take, he pushes a mile. The world is against us. But I’m so tired of fighting the ties between us. For every wolf that dies at the hands of a vampire, I feel more guilty...
  • Realm of Kings by K.C. Kingmaker

    Realm of Kings by K.C. Kingmaker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I did not come to Camelot to choose, yet I now face the most impossible choice of all…. I hold a secret no one else knows. A secret that will change the entire landscape of Logres. Merlin said it’s for my ears only—that if I tell King Arthur, it will disrupt the mythical prophecy. But screw the prophecy, right? I’m not sure how long my chatty ass can hold onto a secret of this magnitude anyway...
  • The Inkwater Witch by Atley Wykes

    The Inkwater Witch by Atley Wykes

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Pain provides clarity. Suffering builds strength. Mercy is a weakness. Mardella believed the lessons etched into her skin and memory would prevent her from ever being captive to another again. She was wrong. After a disastrous encounter in her enchanted swamp, she finds herself in chains and her magic bound at the feet of her enemy...
  • Enticed by Sylvia Mercedes

    Enticed by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 5 ratings
    Five years ago, she devastated his world. Now, he needs her to help him save it. A short story set in the Prince of the Doomed City series, tells certain events from the Prince's point-of-view . . . particularly his reactions to seeing her for the first time in that dress.
  • Savior of the Shades by Vasilisa Drake

    Savior of the Shades by Vasilisa Drake

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    My fated mate is my bully. First, he rejects me in front of the entire pack for being too weak. And when I run, he chases me…. And kills me. But this is not the end of my story. I wake up in the underworld, lost, confused—. But for the first time: powerful. My wolf is finally free, and I have mysterious magic...
  • Wicked Villains by Marion Blackwood

    Wicked Villains by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 38 ratings
    After finishing their mission together, both Callan and Audrey find themselves in a position they did not expect. Their feelings towards each other have changed. And so has the power balance. While trapped in an entirely new situation, Audrey and Callan will have to sort through their tangled emotions and figure out how to handle their complicated relationship...
  • Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle

    Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    When it comes to fate, where is the line between being predestined and being condemned? Merriam was born a regular girl in a mundane world. Mollian is a fae prince whose family is charged with guarding the Gate that binds every existence together. Both of their lives were forever changed when they met in the woods as children, sparking a bond in their souls deeper than either of them understood...
  • The Book of G by Lily Archer

    The Book of G by Lily Archer

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    A classic villain tells his own story . I have a glorious past full of achievement and renown. I mean, I feel like I must, right? The problem is, I can’t remember it. I can’t even remember my own name. I was found in a river, body mangled and face scarred, with nothing to identify me besides a single embroidered letter...
  • Jacked Up by Latrexa Nova

    Jacked Up by Latrexa Nova

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Some people kill for fame and fortune. I'm killing for the chance to bang my Jack-in-the-box. Yes, I mean that literally—but hear me. My life blows worse than my ex. The only family member I like just died, my Mom's married to a POS perv, and if you look up 'slum lord' in the dictionary, there's a picture of my property managers...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  demons  dark  contemporary  suspense  fantasy  humor
  • Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St. Clair

    Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St. Clair

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 77 ratings
    "Could you love me? " he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed. I wanted to answer, to whisper yes into the space between us, but I was afraid. All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences...
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