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  • 默读 [Mo Du] The Light in the Night by Priest

    默读 [Mo Du] The Light in the Night by Priest

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them...
  • Silent Reading [默读] by Priest

    Silent Reading [默读] by Priest

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them...
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  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 10 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 10 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Happily engaged, cohabiting, and planning their future, Adachi and Kurosawa are ready to tie the knot! However, the lead-up to their big day is full of anxiety and unknowns. Doors close on them one after another, whether it’s wedding venues turning them down or apartments that don’t accept gay couples. And then there’s the daunting task of coming out to their coworkers..
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  fantasy  humor
  • Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A straight man takes a job at a gay brothel that has a firm rule of no falling in love. What could go wrong?Apollo takes on a rather odd job at a brothel as a way to make some fast cash, but when one of the male prostitutes takes an interest in him, his days of gainful employment seem numbered...
  • Love Nest, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

    Love Nest, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A real-life odd couple navigate roommates and heartbreaks in this Sayonara Game spin-off.A brokenhearted Masato moves into his friend’s second home looking for some peace and quiet, but instead he finds a man who’s very much not his type already occupying the space...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  horror  length-medium
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 12 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 12 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Adachi and Kurosawa’s married life hits the first bump in the road when Kurosawa just won’t slow down on a work project! After he brushes off Adachi’s requests to let him pull some of the weight, insisting on taking care of everything himself,...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 07 by Yonezou Nekota

    Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 07 by Yonezou Nekota

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?After spending a blissful night wrapped in each other’s arms, Maya and Nemugasa get a rude awakening when...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  fantasy  horror  length-short
  • Megumi & Tsugumi, Vol. 4 by Mitsuru Si

    Megumi & Tsugumi, Vol. 4 by Mitsuru Si

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A tough-guy omega who believes he can control his heats through sheer willpower meets his match when he faces off with an alpha unlike any he’s ever encountered before!Tsugumi is an omega whose sole goal in life is to beat up any alpha who crosses his path...
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    It’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Adachi and Kurosawa are enjoying their life as newlyweds! Some things have changed, others haven’t. Every day they spend together is happiness itself! Their honeymoon awaits..
  • The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine

    The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Darquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are more astounding than he imagined...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  m-m  dystopian  contemporary  length-long
  • My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness by Bu Hui Xia Qi, 不会下棋

    My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness by Bu Hui Xia Qi, 不会下棋

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Xie Yang has spent many years in the apocalypse and is tired and worn out. Then he transmigrated into a simple and superficial novel about the entertainment circle.The protagonist of the novel was handsome, smart, and reborn. The female protagonist of the novel was beautiful, inspirational, and had a golden finger. Some male and female roles were also beautiful and had a deep background...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  contemporary  m-m  length-epic
  • Horatio by T.J. Klune

    Horatio by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow...
  • Reckless Roulette by Alice Winters

    Reckless Roulette by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Seven days until game over.LenKade has seven days left to live… unless I do something about it. I amone of the best assassins around, after all. But… I’m not sure I exactly care what happens to Kade. He’s rude, only cares about himself and his casino, and did I mention he doesn’t know a single thing about video games?Okay, okay...
  • Family Law by Aiden Bates

    Family Law by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reunited and it feels better than good... It was a long time ago, but Luke will never forget Jason Delancey and their first kiss under the bleachers of football practice. Now, twenty years later, he has a lot more to focus on than the one man who got away...
  • Omega's Destiny by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz

    Omega's Destiny by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Jaguar alpha Peter is a self-professed manwhore...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  fantasy  contemporary  length-novella
  • Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08 by Yonezou Nekota

    Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08 by Yonezou Nekota

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?It’s been a while since Maya and Nemugasa have had any alone time, so they can’t help but go a little...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  horror  length-short
  • 意外标记 (穿书) Accidental Mark by Die Zhiling, 蝶之靈

    意外标记 (穿书) Accidental Mark by Die Zhiling, 蝶之靈

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Pei Shaoze unintentionally heard about a novel called Accidental Mark. Once he woke up, he found he had transmigrated into the alpha scumbag in the book, Pei Shaoze. The omega protagonist of the novel, Cheng Xia happened to have his pheromones out of control...
    Categorized as:
    queer  omegaverse  fantasy  contemporary  m-m  length-epic
  • Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight

    Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rung is a half-breed orphan brownie who can't do anything right, much to the worry of his cleanliness teachers. When he runs away, Rung decides that he can resist the need to clean. Only, there is that one office that so desperately needs help..
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • Yarichin Bitch Club, Vol. 3 by Tanaka Ogeretsu

    Yarichin Bitch Club, Vol. 3 by Tanaka Ogeretsu

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    In an extracurricular experience gone hilariously wrong, innocent Takashi Tono accidentally joins a club of young men who put the “dick” in “valedictorian...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  horror  length-short
  • Always There by Megan Derr

    Always There by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tales of knights bound by duty, honor, and each other... Always There, When the princess they are sworn to protect is kidnapped, two knights are separated in their efforts to save her, and in being part realize what they always had together..
  • Come to Me by Megan Derr

    Come to Me by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The roles of High Paladin and High Necromancer do not allow for much free time, even less where they might spend it together. When they do finally obtain some time to spend with each other, Sorin and Koray find there are still doubts and fears between them that will take more than time to overcome..
  • Battle of Will by Sasha L. Miller

    Battle of Will by Sasha L. Miller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At a memorial service meant to honor the dead and mark the beginning of a truce between Skirfall and Morcia, Ackley spies a figure who does not belong—a mage interrogator whose presence will only cause harm should the Morcians realize who he is and all the people he has tortured...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-long
  • Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne

    Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sequel to Pale as a Ghost A Duncan Andrews Thriller Private detective Duncan Andrews has the home-team advantage when it comes to solving paranormal crimes: His best friend, Gina, is a centuries-old witch. His dog is a zombie. And his boyfriend, Robbie, is a ghost. Duncan certainly has his work cut out for him with this case...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  suspense  m-m  length-short
  • Change World, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

    Change World, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A longtime crush has blossomed into a dream relationship in this Sayonara Game sequel, until a ghost from the past suddenly appears.Ever since Yosuke confessed his long-held feelings for Arimura, his life with his new boyfriend has been a dream. But when a work colleague and former college classmate enters the scene, his dream relationship faces its first threat...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  fantasy  horror  length-short
  • The Trouble with Magic by Sasha L. Miller

    The Trouble with Magic by Sasha L. Miller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A trinity of stories about magic, and all the trouble that arises when magic and emotion collide. The Dragon Slayer —Tane has been banished to a remote village and bound there by magic. With nowhere else to go and nothing better to do, he has taken the village under his care and protects it by killing the dragons that plague the area...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Prisoner by Megan Derr

    Prisoner by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A man whom all men fear... General Dieter von Adolwulf has led the Scarlet Army of Kria to victory for the past decade, holding the infamous field known as the Regenbogen against Kria's hated enemies—the deceptive Illussor and the ruthless Salharans...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  dub-con  length-long
  •  (Un)Masked by Anyta Sunday, Andrew Q. Gordon

    (Un)Masked by Anyta Sunday, Andrew Q. Gordon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Jay Walker has two wishes: to perform the play of his dreams alongside his best friend at Wellington’s Tory Street Theatre, and to meet that special someone. Someone he’d go to the ends of the earth for. Someone who might only exist in fairy tales. When Jay meets accordion busker Lethe Cross, it’s like living a dream come true...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  contemporary  m-m  length-short
  • Taking You Home by Cooper Davis

    Taking You Home by Cooper Davis

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The man on his arm isn’t nearly as scary as the man in the mirror. Hunter Willis’s “Guy Town” passport was stamped and in as good working order as his Harley. Like a good Midwestern jock, he’d ride that manly machine to his construction job every day, even throw back a few beers with the boys. Hockey and baseball filled out his single-dude weekends...
  • Change World, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki

    Change World, Vol. 1 by Yuu Minaduki

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Yosuke had a crush on Arimura—an upperclassman from his high school baseball team—for years before he finally confessed his feelings. And even after a year of being his boyfriend, every day still feels like a dream...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  fantasy  horror  length-short
  • Beauty, Inc.: A MM, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fairy Tale Retelling Romance by Tara Lain

    Beauty, Inc.: A MM, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fairy Tale Retelling Romance by Tara Lain

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Getting won in a poker game – not the foundation of a solid relationshipBrilliant chemist, Belle Belleterre’s trying to save his father’s cosmetic business, while his alcoholic old man gambles Belle away to the beast of the beauty industry, Magnus Strong.Belle wants to despise his biggest competitor, he really does...
  • Gold Standard by Kyell Gold

    Gold Standard by Kyell Gold

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Here are nine stories spanning Kyell Gold's career to date, including four Ursa Major Award-winning short stories and one story nominated for a WSFA Small Press Science Fiction award. Three of the stories originally appeared as stand-alone stories online and were later incorporated into the award-winning novels "Waterways" and "Out of Position...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Frostwick by Megan Derr

    Frostwick by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    To save the life of the crown prince, Starwick took a curse upon himself, but the curse leaves him in excruciating pain alleviated only by Tyrwick, the king's bastard son and a man who has always despised Starwick...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • 斗地主之恋 [Dòu Dìzhǔ zhī liàn] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白

    斗地主之恋 [Dòu Dìzhǔ zhī liàn] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ​A love story that came about due to Fight The Landlord. [1]Two eldest young masters who looked down on each other were forced into a blind date. Each discovered that the other was the immoral scoundrel who had poured cold water or thrown rotten tomatoes on him during a game of Fight The Landlord two days prior.Now what?Well, secure a partner first and figure the rest out later...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  fantasy  length-short
  • The Border by Kim Fielding

    The Border by Kim Fielding

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Injured in a war that has stretched for years, John Peterson guards a lonely border. Aside from passing contact with railship captains, the only person he sees is the the man who guards the other side of the border. One day John is badly hurt in a fall and is rescued by the other soldier, whose name is Tom Fellowes. Far away, a truce has been called, but both soldiers carry the war in their souls...
  • The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings

    The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All Lucas Tripp wants is prosperity for the tenants of his family’s estate; good weather for the harvest; suitable matches for his sisters; a little money left over at the end of the month; and more quality time with his boyfriend, Alex Booker. That’s not so much to ask for, right? Wrong...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  humor  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • Soaring With Hawk by Sean Michael

    Soaring With Hawk by Sean Michael

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When factory worker Jester lets supervisor Hawk convince him to visit the Velvet Glove, he has no idea what to expect. Hawk treats Jester with kindness, and soon enough, Hawk wants Jester to move in and be with him for the rest of their lives. Jester's family are less than thrilled, but when he thinks he has nowhere else to go, he discovers that he'll always have a place with Hawk...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • The Matchmaker by Megan Derr

    The Matchmaker by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Upon the request of Queen Marianna, Joss has traveled home with her to analyze the small group of men who are her closest friends. The men immediately resent the presence of a stranger intent upon asking personal questions, especially as Joss bears the title of Matchmaker and they are all quite available for matching..
  • Shoulda Swiped Left by K.L. Hiers

    Shoulda Swiped Left by K.L. Hiers

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joseph Abrams can't believe he's found his perfect match through online dating. Zale Petropoulos is hot, charming, and just the right amount of mysterious.They meet for their first date and the sparks fly all the way through dinner and right through dessert.But Zale has a confession to make and finally reveals his secret…He’s god of the Underworld.And Joseph is his new prince-consort...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • Love Is An Illusion Vol 1 by Fargo

    Love Is An Illusion Vol 1 by Fargo

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    The hit Boys' Love omegaverse webtoon from Lezhin is now in print! In this Mature-rated romcom, a man who thinks he's an Alpha finds out that he isn't...when he gets up close and personal with an Alpha who sees through him.Hye-sung spent his entire life believing he was an alpha, the jackpot of the genetic lottery...
  • For a Rainy Afternoon by R.J. Scott

    For a Rainy Afternoon by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Tale of the Curious Cookbook Robbie MacIntyre manages a small post office in the old Station House on the outskirts of sleepy Barton Hartshourn northwest of London. He’s stunned when the owner, Maggie, a close friend, bequeaths him not only the post office, but also Station House...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  length-novella
  • To Get to You by Sasha L. Miller

    To Get to You by Sasha L. Miller

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madison does not like Adam, not even a little bit. He’s a jerk in every sense of the word, and Madison wants nothing to do with him. But Madison can’t bring himself to simply leave a mage to suffer when it’s in his power to help—and as he is the only available fire mage on campus, he is literally the only one who can help Adam bind his negative energies...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
  • The Ice Prince by J.C. Owens

    The Ice Prince by J.C. Owens

    Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Honor. Trust. Exile. Will love overcome the lies? Raised in lies and isolation, denied all knowledge of his family, Aidan awakens one day to find the manor in a state of excitement. Two foreign generals have come for him. They claim he is their long lost prince, the sole survivor of a rebellion that killed the royal family and usurped the throne of Ceratas...
  • Casper Gets His Wish by R. Cooper

    Casper Gets His Wish by R. Cooper

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Casper Silverbell is a grumpity elf, and with good reason. As an accountant at the North Pole, he gets no respect from most of the creative elves who don't see his job as important. The only joys in his life are his pet polar bears, his love of fine tailoring, and his monthly spats with the head of Gift Development. Did he say joy? He meant to say annoyance...
  • The Price by Dominique Frost

    The Price by Dominique Frost

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cale is a serving-boy at a high-class brothel in the city of Havisham. He isn't one of the courtesans, largely because he's too clumsy to manage seducing anyone, but he does his best as a servant, keeping the wine-glasses filled and the guests happy. Everything changes when the warlord Darren Kaine visits the establishment. Darren is the new ruler of Havisham and is a brusque, commanding man...
  • The Christmas Mansion by Hollis Shiloh

    The Christmas Mansion by Hollis Shiloh

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a world of gas lighting and horse-drawn carriages, Rex is fixing up an old mansion to host a Christmas party for his wealthy family's business. He meets a gentle, insecure magician named Gene, who's come to work on the crumbling mansion's moldings. He doesn't expect to fall in love...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
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