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  • Oracle by Macy Blake

    Oracle by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Koios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick...
  • astra inclinant by Eleventy7

    astra inclinant by Eleventy7

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "The stars incline us, they do not bind us." For Harry, it's something he learned long ago on the battlefield. But for his son, James, it will be a painful lesson in the form of a friendship with a boy named Scorpius Malfoy...
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    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-epic
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  • The Nik of Time by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    The Nik of Time by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Colin Greystone has loved one man since he understood what love was: Nikolai Markov. But Nikolai is too young and Colin makes himself stay away. By the time he decides to declare his feelings, Nikolai has earned quite the reputation as a playboy and a badass...
  • Hell Breaks Loose by Macy Blake

    Hell Breaks Loose by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Safe to say Achim’s life wasn’t going as planned.First, his mission for the fire goddess ended up with him—a hellhound who’d never actually been to hell—being sent precisely there...
  • Gideon by Macy Blake

    Gideon by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Gideon is a centuries-old vampire warrior with a broken heart... Which is why he’s vowed never to risk it again...
  • Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Josh moved from the huge San Antonio pack to join the men at Cloverleah looking for a bit more adventure, and the chance to meet his mate. He’s quick to adapt to the much smaller pack, and even his status as one of the few beta wolves in a group full of Alphas. A chance visit from the Atlanta coven has him meeting the man he was waiting for. It was just a damn shame he was unconscious at the time...
  • Give Me A Reason: Helios by Lisa Oliver

    Give Me A Reason: Helios by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Throughout the eons of time it was said that when it came to Fated Mates, the Fates never made a mistake...
  • Wild Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Wild Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Baer Manning What happens when Baer spills his big secret about monsters and magic to a total stranger? Chaos. In Baer’s defense, he really thought Wiley was a lost brother. This case of mistaken identity forces the cute artist to stay at the plantation house for his own protection while they search for a way to take down a witch. Wiley Stuart He never should have gotten in Baer’s Jeep...
  • Give Him Hell by Casey Drake, Macy Blake

    Give Him Hell by Casey Drake, Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nick Smith is a man with a mission: find the place where he’d been held captive as a child and discover what happened to the kids he left behind. His memories are in flux, returned to him after being blocked for the past fourteen years, along with his ability to shift into his lion form. Nick is ready for answers...
  • Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    His life is in my hands, but my heart is in his. Miles Castillo has the one thing his mother never did: time. As he gathers new members to his pack and help in his war against House Bartlett, he can’t help but wish that Cade was more than a reluctant ally. But the ice prince has made his position clear and nothing Miles can do will change the history that divides them...
  • 울프 인더 하우스 1 [Wolf in the House 1] by Park Ji-yeon, 박지연

    울프 인더 하우스 1 [Wolf in the House 1] by Park Ji-yeon, 박지연

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “나는 웨어울프야. 시베리아에서 온 종족의 후손.”믿고 보는 BL 작가 박지연의 신작 단행본!프리랜서 기자인 민석은 우연히 SNS에서 유기견 시베리아허스키 종 백산이의 공지를 발견한다. 입양이나 임시 보호자가 나타나지 않으면 내일 안락사를 할 수밖에 없다는데. 유달리 마음이 쓰이는 민석. 결국 백산이를 데리고 온다.민석은 백산이가 먹을 사료를 사러 나가고, 그 사이 집에 있던 백산이는 사람의 모습으로 변해 있는데?!낮에는 개 아니 울프, 밤에는 사람이 된다고 하는 백산이. 개를 키우는 것 같기도, 사람과 함께 사는 것 같기도 한 상황...
  • Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m not looking for a mate, but then Rick walks into my life … Work hard. Play hard. Never fall in love. I’ve never needed anything else, no matter what the other members of my pack think. But when a sweet omega brings his daughter to my self-defense studio, suddenly I’m thinking of turning over a new leaf. Rick’s scent calls to me like nothing before and I need him in my bed...
  • Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jesse Salvatore has had it. He's the youngest of three brothers -- and the only one born without the werewolf gene. Because he's human, his brothers, Jaxon and Justice, treat him like he's helpless. They constantly battle deadly rogue wolves and won't let him anywhere near the fight. When he meets Noah King, he knows he's found his soulmate in the werewolf and soldier...
  • Angel in Black Leather Pants by Lisa Oliver

    Angel in Black Leather Pants by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cloverleah Pack Series, Book 9 Adair was tired of waiting. He knew he had a mate, although they'd never met, and his waiting wasn't made any easier watching Tobias snuggling close with his two mates. He'd thought a lot of the smaller wolf at one time. All he had was the company of his two brothers, and endless patrols trying to keep the Cloverleah pack lands safe...
  • Draco Malfoy and the Heir of Slytherin by starbrigid

    Draco Malfoy and the Heir of Slytherin by starbrigid

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Draco Malfoy never asked for a second chance, nor did he particularly want one...
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    queer  magic  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-medium
  • Tatanka Spirit by Mary Rundle

    Tatanka Spirit by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is part of a continuing series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised as the story continues where the last book ended...
  • Loving Him: Thoreau Book Four by Mary Ann Weir

    Loving Him: Thoreau Book Four by Mary Ann Weir

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now officially mates with his beloved bestie boyfriends, Thoreau del Vecchio has achieved his heart’s desire. He still has some issues to work through, but he couldn’t be happier ... until hunters invade and take him hostage.Chaos erupts as Five Fangs scrambles to rescue those who were captured, and Reau’s papa calls on some unlikely allies to get him back...
  • Strong Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart

    Strong Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’m too busy for an omega. That’s what everyone tells me. My passion is my work and my work is my passion. When those two things collide, there is no such thing as a day off.I’m a strongman, and that means my days are structured from the time I wake up until the time I collapse into bed when I’m prepping for a competition. My meals. My workouts. Even my free time, all of it is consumed by my work...
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
  • Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Romance High in the Utah mountains, dragon Seth feels like his brothers and his cousins are all one step ahead of him. They're smarter or more useful or stronger... When his youngest brother Samuel takes a mate who shares some of Seth's interests. his isolated life improves. and he hopes against hope that his mate is coming soon...
  • Sebastian by Taylor Rylan

    Sebastian by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Magical balls of energy, brioche bread, and mangoes. Sebastian never thought those three things would lead him to his One. Can he charm his way into Drew’s heart? Sebastian Ainsworth left his life behind in Spain to join the Paranormal Council enforcers when Master Edison reached out in need of warlocks for their extra abilities...
  • Cupcake: Unlocked Mates Book 9 by Athena Steller

    Cupcake: Unlocked Mates Book 9 by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LoganBeing kicked out of my pride, I wandered around the country until Axel found my malnourished lion side and invited me into his home. I’ve found family, brotherhood, and happiness here. Now as paramormals are starting to find mates once more, it’s been amazing to see my brothers find their perfect matches.I want a mate too! So badly...
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    magic  shapeshifters  queer  paranormal  m-m  fantasy
  • Protecting His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Protecting His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A cup of sugar—a dash of spice…oops is that a spell?Alpha Syman’s life in the Steelwick Pride has always been everything he needed. He lives with his found family and makes the world a better place for shifters. That is until he crossed paths with his fated mate—a mate who doesn’t recognize him or so he thought...
  • A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer

    A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A gargoyle hotter than Goliath (IYKYK) meets a human bad luck magnet with a coveted power that attracts trouble like catnip to cats. Is it destiny or disaster?Noah PriceWhen a mysterious magic shop owner draws the lucky tarot Star card for me, I drop everything and hop on a plane to Scotland for the bucket-list trip of a lifetime...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  fantasy
  • Blood Fall by Crista Crown

    Blood Fall by Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Josh Thomas had been turned into a vampire three years ago, and every day had been torture ever since then. Until he escaped his captors. But he wasn't trying to grab a chance at life, he was trying to find escape in true death.Kaden Ward had never imagined he could be so compatible with someone he could hear their thoughts, but he's found that in Josh. And Josh's mind is a dark and broken place...
  • The Abjurer by Tobias Begley

    The Abjurer by Tobias Begley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Evan Tailor needs to kill an Archmage.If he can survive a party first.With the Silver Queen calling in her debt, Archmage Roark's oaths binding him into assistance and silence, and new classes pulling at Evan from all sides, this year is not turning out to be the peaceful and prosperous introduction to abjuration magic that Evan had hoped for...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-long
  • Monster and the Beast, Vol. 3 by renji

    Monster and the Beast, Vol. 3 by renji

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After the world conspired to separate Cavo and Liam before there burgeoning romance could really begin, the two are left to wander the world separately, desperately hoping for a reunion. But when Liam is feeling lonely without Cavo's touch, will he stay true the sweet, innocent Cavo or find solace in another man..
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  length-short
  • Trust in the Moon (Tales from the Tarot) by Delaney Rain

    Trust in the Moon (Tales from the Tarot) by Delaney Rain

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fresh off of a bad breakup, Zeke Castro is done with men and love even though he’s in a resort town in Colorado for his cousin’s big gay wedding. After a ruggedly handsome man kisses him in the hotel lobby, though, Zeke realizes his heart might not be so frozen after all.Sacha Lupescu knows he’s found his fated mate and though he’s thrilled, he already knows that his mother won’t be...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  queer  m-m  fantasy  paranormal
  • The Demon Lord: The Crimson Vampire Coven 11  (The Crimson Coven) by B.A. Stretke

    The Demon Lord: The Crimson Vampire Coven 11 (The Crimson Coven) by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lord Nael DuFour, the Demon Lord, has been sealed in the Demon Sphere for a Millennia. The Dragon Stone has set him free. Little did Jai and his chosen Levi realize what they were unleashing when they made their deal with the Demon Lord to help save the Crimson Coven. Nael is just looking for a little fun when he drops in on the Crimson Plantation...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  queer  m-m  vampires  paranormal  fantasy
  • The Necromancer's Smile 2: A Family Affair by Lisa Oliver

    The Necromancer's Smile 2: A Family Affair by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Necromancer's Smile - Book 2 - A Family Affair (This is not a standalone) Necromancer Sy York and former Detective, Alpha wolf Dakar Rhodes are slowly learning to merge their lives together as true mates. With the steadfast Brock and loyal Brad, as well as Connor and Clive all sharing the estate with them, for the first time in his life, Sy feels as though he has a family around him...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  paranormal  fated-mates
  • Anniston's Fate Liam Kingsley by Liam Kingsley

    Anniston's Fate Liam Kingsley by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business...
  • Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson

    Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Raif has always believed in honour and duty. When he is asked to travel to the distant north to wake the dragon Arden from his centuries’ long sleep, he embraces the opportunity. But Arden is not what Raif was expecting: whimsical, mischievous and charming, he frustrates and flusters Raif at every turn.When danger draws them to the lagoon city of Aliann, Raif’s troubles deepen...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  historical  paranormal
  • Canyon's Choice: Timber Valley Wolf Pack Book 6 by Taylor Rylan

    Canyon's Choice: Timber Valley Wolf Pack Book 6 by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if in order to accept the one fated for you, you had to give up everything else you ever wanted?Canyon has spent his entire adult life wanting what any other alpha wants: a mate and family. He’s watched every one of his siblings find theirs, and just when he thinks it’s finally his turn, the Fates get things wrong.Thomas knows not everything works out as planned...
  • Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes

    Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Alpha from a bloodline so long forgotten that most believed them to be fictional characters. An Omega who was (for all intents and purposes) locked up and forgotten after the tragic death of his Dad when he was in his teens...
  • Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Find your mate and choose your fate. After a lifetime of struggling to exist within an Unseelie Fae community that doesn’t accept him, Tyler of the Wartroot Grove Clan is near death when a portal unexpectedly opens in his path...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  length-short
  • Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Brandon is a scholar who is willing to go anywhere to follow the myths and legends he's been obsessed with since he was a child. Dragons. So when his quest for those legends take him from Colorado to deep within the heights of the Uintah range in Utah, where his twin Justin has been hiding out, he happily follows the trail. Abraham is a contented dragon...
  • Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light

    Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When did Drew Lane grow up?As the oldest of the leap children, Harper Long was the designated babysitter growing up, which is why he is struggling so much with the fact that the youngest of the group is a grown man now. Like really grown. Like how does he even find supportive underwear with all that?Unrequited crushes are rough...
  • Aiden by Minerva Howe

    Aiden by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Griffin thinks he might be watching dragons through his binoculars while he's on a research project for his graduate program. He desperately wants it to be true, but he also wants to warn any dragons that might be up in the Sierra Nevada mountains that his professor wants to study them. He wants to help keep them safe...
  • Fractured Fang: Omega by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Omega by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Go home, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha and pack Beta, Macs loves his pack, but something about the fire changed everything. He no longer feels at home there and spends most nights in the woods in wolf form. He wants to move on, but something is standing in his way. Macs just needs to figure out what.Omega wolf shifter Gabriel hasn’t seen his parents in years...
  • Wishes and Research by M.A. Innes

    Wishes and Research by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    PaxtonBugs. Well, beetles, but it doesn’t matter because they keep disappearing. Poof. Insects, bugs, or just creepy crawlies, Paxton doesn’t care what they’re called because they’re the most fascinating creatures he’s ever seen, and as an entomologist, that’s saying a lot. But since he’s currently in the most frustrating town he’s ever seen, there might be a connection.Fraser Bugs...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  paranormal  m-m  length-medium
  • Fangs Bear'd  (Silver Springs) by Jewels Arthur

    Fangs Bear'd (Silver Springs) by Jewels Arthur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A broken bear shifter and the vampire bouncer that everyone loves.Reggie loves his job at Vee. It gives him a chance to flex his muscles and meet new people. Like Lars, a bear shifter that has had a really rough couple of months after a very dangerous love affair...
  • Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Declan is trying hard not to be jealous of his bestie Justin, who has mated with a dragon and is learning to fly. Owen, who is Justin's mate's brother, and a dragon himself, keeps trying to tell Declan how special he is, but he doesn't believe it. He's just a guy, right? Not as good an athlete as Justin, not a smart as Owen, not as cool as anyone..
  • Wrath: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Wrath: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Control. Obsession. Alpha.Mateo’s soulmate may be out there, but Mateo has no intention of finding him. Being bound to Mateo would be a punishment. He doesn’t have the charm or patience of his pack mates and he refuses to let fate force a person to be with him. As the mission to save the world continues, his once small pack is growing and Mateo can see there is no place for him and his disdain...
  • The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being in tech time-out totally sucks.Hector Gonzales knew the danger when he hacked the magic grid to marry it with human technology. He’d never imagined this system crash: A total tech suspension while the tradition-bound supe council reviews his case...
  • Keeping Him: Thoreau Book Two by Mary Ann Weir

    Keeping Him: Thoreau Book Two by Mary Ann Weir

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thoreau Jones is the darling of the Five Fangs wolf pack. Everyone loves him, especially his new family - including a wolf companion who knows exactly how it feels to lose your other half...
  • Sweet Things For A Crocodile by Lisa Oliver

    Sweet Things For A Crocodile by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Focus. You’re sharing a room with a brooding hulk who hasn’t said anything in over an hour. He’s just sharpening that damn machete and muttering to himself. Pax, a cute little pixie (his words), is having a bad day. It started off nice enough, but finding himself chained to a floor watching a bear shifter sharpening a machete wasn't how he preferred to spend his afternoon...
  • Imperfect Bonds: Kolton's Story by Lisa Oliver

    Imperfect Bonds: Kolton's Story by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Someone has opened my box?” His voice was barely a whisper. “While I wasn’t there?” Hellhound Kolton was having a rough couple of months. After the person he thought was his mate died in hospital, Kolton didn't know which way was up, or what he was meant to do next...
  • Make Mine A Grizzly by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Make Mine A Grizzly by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    If they think I’m a bear in the morning, wait until they see me when they try to take what’s mine.Omega human Cedric has had his heart shattered—by his boss—and is desperate to leave his job. Offered a new position in a town far from the city and his unfaithful ex-fiancé, he decides to take a vacation to explore the possibility of moving...
  • The Soldati General by Charlie Cochet

    The Soldati General by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A powerful, yet awkward, Soldati healer. A retired Orso general. A plot to kill the king. A secret that could destroy them all.The Summer Solstice Festival has arrived in the Soldati realm, and guests from all over will flood the kingdom to join the festivities. But the excitement is shadowed by rumors of an Orso plot to kill the king...
  • Cats Never Fly by Lori Ames

    Cats Never Fly by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Protect his nine lives. Check. Find a pretty treasure. Check. Summon a dragon. Ch-- Wait, what? Cat shifter Simon refuses to jeopardize any of his nine lives, thank you very much. That saying “curiosity killed the cat” won’t ever apply to him. No way, no how.Except…When he’s out hunting for field mice one night, he finds the most wonderful whistle...
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