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  • Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Devin Lyons and Russian mob boss/FBI ally Andrei Panchenko have been at each others' throats for years. Literally. They've had their hands around the other's throat lots of times. When Andrei barely escapes a bold attempt on his life, government big shot James Jacobs decides to put Devin in charge of Andrei's safety...
  • 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...
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  • Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine

    Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One phone call can change everything.Sick of snow and ice, psychic Tennyson Grimm jumps at the chance to head to Florida for a little fun in the sun. While sitting on the beach, his phone rings with a call from prison inmate River Ramsey who has a startling “You don’t know me, but I’m your brother...
  • Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine

    Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A killer is on the loose in Salem who not only wants to take your life, but your soul as well…Psychic Copeland Forbes anonymously receives a locked wooden box with an unknown spirit trapped inside. Attached to the chest is a cryptic May you get what you truly deserve...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  magic  fantasy
  • 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...
  • The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 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...
  • Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley

    Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t believe my mate is covering for a criminal …I’m investigating the disappearance of a senator’s son, and I can’t help but think the man is as dirty as they come. When I see he’s hired Percy to be his lawyer it makes me sick. The alpha is supposed to be my fated mate, but I could never want a man who protects criminals...
  • Coming Full Circle by Kian Rhodes

    Coming Full Circle by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Faded from months of exposure to the seasons, lengths of tattered yellow crime scene tape still fluttered in the breeze where it was caught in the branches of the shrubs dotting the old Omega auction house grounds...
  • The Dragon and The Hellhound: Vampires of Blood and Bones Vol. 12 by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon and The Hellhound: Vampires of Blood and Bones Vol. 12 by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dion is a dragon shifter on the run, with no last name and very little future that he can see. All he has is his friend Pete, an elf he met in the research facility prison that imprisoned and experimented on them. They escaped with their lives, and now they have a plan to bring the horrible place down for good. Dion’s only plan is vengeance and living to see the next sunrise...
  • Dead For Teacher by Pandora Pine

    Dead For Teacher by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In 1968, three school children were allegedly poisoned to death by their teacher, Marie Fairbanks. A week later, Ms. Fairbanks was murdered, and the cops marked it off as a justifiable homicide. Case closed. No further investigation needed.Now, Detective Ronan O’Mara’s daughter has encountered the spirits of those dead children and Everly’s determined to help them rest in peace...
  • The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

    The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Have a frightfully good stay… Morgan Ashton-Drake hasn’t given his ancestral family home in Yorkshire a second thought in decades, even if it is technically part of his hotel empire. He has a great life in the States, so what if he works eighteen hour days seven days a week? you don’t get and keep a place on the Forbes 500 list unless you’re prepared to sweat blood...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  m-m  contemporary  mystery  paranormal  magic  fantasy
  • Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane

    Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Jackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself.Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  contemporary  mystery  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  humor
  • Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow

    Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Still waters run deadly.Tom Paretski, plumber with a talent for finding hidden things, and his private investigator fiancé Phil Morrison have been hired to locate a runaway husband, Jonathan Parrot. The job seems simple enough—until their quarry turns up dead in a canal, and a photofit of Tom’s face is splashed all over the news, making him chief suspect...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  humor  fantasy
  • Ghostly Claus by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Claus by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    When Santa Claus appears on Lance's autopsy table, he can't believe his eyes or ears as the not-so-jolly ghost accompanying the body tells Lance he's been murdered. Solving this murder will take time as the list of suspects is growing. For some, Christmas isn't the most wonderful time of the year, but it is the most profitable.To top it off, Lance's brother is in town visiting and he's not alone...
  • Cry Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Cry Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A MM Shifter Romance. Howie Ferris has lived with evil all his life. Abuse and pain are an every day occurrence. He thinks his life is hopeless, but he doesn't realize he's full of hope. He yearns for something better...
  • The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate (Nesting Ever After) by Toby Wise

    The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate (Nesting Ever After) by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who knew a loose tire would lead to love?Growing up with my adopted moms, I never dreamed of leaving home. I had everything I thought I needed until my 25th birthday and I shifted for the very first time. Once my dragon is awakened, he realizes we’re not as alone as we thought, sensing two brothers out in the world, waiting to be reunited...
  • So Stinkin' Deer by J.D. Light

    So Stinkin' Deer by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Friends to Lovers Shifter Mpreg. Barnabi is an alpha deer shifter who loves his best friend Fowler more than anything else in this world. Fowler is an omega skunk shifter who just wants to spend the rest of his life with his best friend Barnabi, and he'll take it any way he can get it...
  • The Sapphire Dragon's Missing Mate (Nesting Ever After) by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Sapphire Dragon's Missing Mate (Nesting Ever After) by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I am the lucky one. Everyone says so. My otter bevy took me in when no one else would, I have two adopted parents who love me and a degree that allows me to work from anywhere. And maybe they are right and I should be grateful, but I can’t quite let go of the feeling that something is missing…something important.On my 25th birthday, my dragon emerges for the first time, and everything changes...
  • Axel by Fel Fern

    Axel by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Julian is trapped in a nightmare of his own making. Can a protective biker bear give him a new lease on life?Hope. Julian lost that last winter after the merciless decimation of his flock. No longer able to shift, Julian lives a bitter half-existence. Keeping his head above the water isn’t easy, especially when a scary but sweet biker bear disrupts his life...
  • Ghostly Envy by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Envy by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    The last thing Lance expected to find while helping Franks look for a new house was a ghost. Shelia just wanted to graduate and get on to college, but that never happened. The last thing she remembers is being at home on the couch, then waking up in a deep hole in the middle of nowhere. She wants answers...
  • Demon on the Down-Low: A Mythmatched story by E.J. Russell

    Demon on the Down-Low: A Mythmatched story by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    After decades of unrequited love, this kangaroo will jump at the chance for a date. Any date.Lovelorn kangaroo shifter Hamish Mulherne, drummer for the mega-hit rock band Hunter’s Moon, waited years for the band’s jaguar shifter bassist to notice him. Instead, she’s just gotten married and is in a thriving poly relationship...
  • Reparation in Blood by Ariel Tachna

    Reparation in Blood by Ariel Tachna

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Partnership in Blood Volume 4 The war is at a fever pitch with both sides stretched to the limit, when the dark wizards score a shocking victory and capture Orlando St. Clair. Haggard with worry and grief at the separation from his lover, Alain fears that even if they find Orlando, the vampire's heart and mind may be far too broken to save...
  • MM: Wild Shores by Noah Harris

    MM: Wild Shores by Noah Harris

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dylan and Blake have been together for nearly two months, but an unexpected absence from Blake leaves Dylan feeling doubtful. When his doubts start to affect his performance, he’s put on mandatory leave, in hopes that he’ll recover from the time spent in the Shadow Pack. Luckily, his cousin’s upcoming wedding provides a good excuse to go home and visit family...
  • Shifting Hearts by Silvia Onyx

    Shifting Hearts by Silvia Onyx

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a vet and a horse shifter find a second chance at love? When I see Zach three years after I ruined the best relationship of my life, all my feelings for him come rushing back. The hurt in his eyes and the way he keeps his distance every time our paths cross tell me winning him back won’t be easy—but a drunken confession from him gives me hope...
  • Paranormal Protectors: Atlas by Michelle Frost

    Paranormal Protectors: Atlas by Michelle Frost

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Atlas’s simple crush gets complicated when Gavin turns out to be more than human. Can Atlas protect him as he becomes part of the paranormal world? Paranormal Atlas is the prequel to Paranormal Gavin. This series is best read in order...
  • Entry Shock by Mia West

    Entry Shock by Mia West

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shark shifter Mackey doesn’t need a rescue partner, especially one as reckless and hot as this new shark. Trick’s just begging for discipline, and Mackey’s willing to break him down. But doing so could threaten his own carefully constructed defenses.+Shark shifter Ian Mackey works alone...
  • Denying His Alpha by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Denying His Alpha by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For fox shifter, Iren, life has taken a stupendous, incredible turn. After years of abuse, he escaped and is now part of a wonderful pack. Alpha Macon is so fair and good to Iren. Best of all he’s the assistant chef to the magnificent Aetius. He can’t begin to describe how breathtaking Aetius is, with his long flowing hair, tight pants, and awesome boots...
  • Poison by Megan Derr

    Poison by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. Verde is ruled by the mortal reincarnations of their Lost Gods: the Faerie Queen, the Pegasus, and the Unicorn, slain nine centuries ago at the base of their Sacred Oak...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  contemporary  fantasy  magic  mystery  paranormal  m-m
  • Alpha: Bay Harbor Wolves Vol. 2 by B.A. Stretke

    Alpha: Bay Harbor Wolves Vol. 2 by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Henrik’s future lay bleeding in his arms… Max Russo is at the end of his rope. Worrying about his brother on the run, wondering what horror their deranged uncle had up his sleeve next was almost too much to bear. Max had always been the responsible one, the legalistic one, but right now, he just wanted this all to end...
  • Toby And His Dragon Librarian by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Toby And His Dragon Librarian by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes you can go home again.Alpha dragon shifter Dane dreamed of running a huge city library, but as he finished his degree, he was hit with the reality that his dragon didn’t want to be trapped in a world of steel and concrete. He longed for fresh air and a place to fly. When a small community in the middle of nowhere advertised for a head librarian, he applied immediately...
  • Reawakening by Amy Rae Durreson

    Reawakening by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For a thousand years, since their defeat of the Shadow at Eyr, the dragons have slept under the mountains. Now their king, Tarnamell, has woken. Driven mad by loneliness, he hurls himself south until he finds and tries to claim the Alagard Desert. Unfortunately, the desert already has a guardian spirit, and he doesn't want to share...
  • Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

    Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sequel to Unspeakable Words Six months after starting their hunt for a serial killer who is still at large, FBI agents Jerry Lee Parker and John Flynn are partners in every sense. But Jerry has serious doubts about their relationship and whether they would even be together if not for the way Flynn changed after touching a mysterious artifact in a museum...
  • Rogue by B.A. Stretke

    Rogue by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Derek Vaughn is the brother of the Alpha of the Bay Harbor Wolves and the Pack “Fixer.” If there is a problem, Derek is the one who makes it go away, sometimes to the bottom of the Bay. He’s a dark and deadly man, known for keeping his own company. He follows no rules except for his own and those of his brother, Alpha Henrik Vaughn...
  • Surfacing by Claire Cullen

    Surfacing by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Luke was born ordinary—born human—but now he’s something else. Every day is a struggle to accept his new reality. Freedom is a distant memory. Then a wolf appears, staring at him from the other side of his tank, and everything changes.Red has done his best to ignore what’s happening in the world with the single-mindedness of an alpha...
  • Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying, and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. In the land of Pozhar, the people fear the return of Zhar Ptitsa, the god of souls and rebirth who nearly destroyed them nine hundred years ago in a terrible rage...
  • Faith by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Wyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County...
  • Ghostly Findings by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Findings by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    As a medical examiner, seeing ghosts has its advantages. After being informed by a ghost that there is a mass grave in the area, Lance and Detective Angus Young feel the fallout. As one investigates the murders, the other investigates the bodies, both trying to piece together what happened. Luckily, the dead aren't all silent...
  • Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell

    Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "For a love that will last through the ages, they must fight an evil older than time. " "True Destiny, Book 3" Jeffrey Grimm's grandfather, Odin, tortured and nearly killed his twin sister. He's on a mission to return the favor. To get the job done, he needs the world's oldest living laser-hair-removal candidate: Fenrisulfr, the werewolf prophecy has decreed will kill Odin at Ragnarrok...
  • The Brooding Bear's Omega by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Brooding Bear's Omega by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sheppard Knox is the alpha of his bear pack.And that takes up all his time. He’s always been taught his life as a leader should be pack first and self second. Such thinking leaves little time for a mate, much less dating.When his beta goes behind his back and signs him up for the Male-Order app, he blows it off, thinking it is all nonsense. Except his pack takes it one step too far...
  • Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea

    Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Miles craves adventure. Freedom from his monotonous routine; but he's started to believe that perhaps adventure isn’t in his stars—until a late night encounter makes him wonder if the creatures he creates in his stories could possibly be real. PC is a wolf. A lycan since birth, he’s spent the first twenty-four years of his life trying to be the exact opposite of what everyone expects of him...
  • Love, Like Ghosts by Ally Blue

    Love, Like Ghosts by Ally Blue

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Truth. Lies. A century-old mystery. What a tangled web… A Bay City Paranormal Investigations story. At age eleven, Adrian Broussard accidentally used his mind to open a portal to another dimension. Now, ten years later, he’s successfully harnessed his strong psychokinetic abilities. In the process, he’s learned the lessons which have become the guiding principles of his life. Absolute truth...
  • The Bodyguard's Charge by Jena Wade

    The Bodyguard's Charge by Jena Wade

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A Sweet Mpreg Romance. A driven Alpha focused on his job… Will is working hard to build his security business in Rochdale. He built it from the ground up with four of his best friends and business couldn’t be better. When Will’s mentor and former commanding officer calls in a favor, he doesn’t hesitate to take the job. Even if he had better things to do than protect the Omega in question...
  • In Search of Saints by Harper Fox

    In Search of Saints by Harper Fox

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Mitch is on a last-ditch drive to save his career with the Scottish Institute of Archaeology. His ex-lover Lewis has stolen his research into the legendary Pictish saints, mystical pre-Celtic statues hidden somewhere on mist-wreathed Dove Island. Now Mitch is tearing out to the coast in the hope of reaching the saints before his treacherous ex can stake a claim...
  • Dead and Lost by Lou Harper

    Dead and Lost by Lou Harper

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Not all bodies want to remain buried. Leander Thorne makes his living as a psychic pet detective and moonlights as an unofficial police consultant. In his latter role he has agreed to help Detective Cora Bennet from the LAPD with a decades-old murder. Unfortunately, the victims bones refuse to talk to him...
  • His Unconventional Omega by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    His Unconventional Omega by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Screams filled the night. Blood drenched the floorboards and seeped into the house’s soul. Macon Wilde and Keenan Smith were there. They witnessed the annihilation. As children they had no power. Years later, Macon has achieved his vow of revenge for the destruction of his family. Now, as alpha, he has returned to Belle Grove...
  • The Haunting of St. Xavier by Carol Lynne, T.A. Chase

    The Haunting of St. Xavier by Carol Lynne, T.A. Chase

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Justice comes to all in time. Although empty for over fifty years, St. Xavier Monastery was still an awe inspiring structure and Jason Bentley thought he'd found the perfect location for his newest resort. Yet once construction begins to bring the magnificent building back to its former glory, odd events begin to occur. While the death of a stonemason shakes Jason, he decides to continue anyway...
  • Crimson Moon by Carol Lynne

    Crimson Moon by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book three in the Neo's Realm Series After his capture by a rogue vampire coven, Gunnar, alpha werewolf and head of Neo’s Realm security, was viciously turned into a vampire. Although Gunnar was eventually rescued, he refuses to accept the vampiric side of himself. Centuries earlier, Ramiro was also changed against his will, but he’s learned to accept himself and make the best of his new life...
  • Wolf by Lynn Hagen

    Wolf by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA] Who said being human was easy? When Jaycee decided to walk home after his car died, he had no idea his life was about to take a turn for the worst. A stranger attacks him in his own backyard, but Jaycee soon finds out that the man isn’t human...
  • Claiming the Hunter by Charlie Richards

    Claiming the Hunter by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jeremiah Tully lost his sister when a shifter attacked them while camping with friends. He blames himself…and rogues, believing they are a danger to society. When he finds a group of like-minded people who call themselves hunters, he joins up and spends three years helping them hunt, capture, and sometimes even kill shifters and vampires...
  • It Takes Two to Tango by M.A. Church

    It Takes Two to Tango by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can two very different men find the love they need to survive? Remi Ginn’s an easygoing werecat with a love of snarky T-shirts. He would be perfectly happy with a human mate. Is that what the goddess Bast gives him? Of course not. Instead she gifts him with Marshell, a Vetala, a snakelike nonshifter who drinks blood to survive...
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