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  • Pir-e-Kamil: The Perfect Mentor by Umera Ahmed

    Pir-e-Kamil: The Perfect Mentor by Umera Ahmed

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    'What is next to ecstasy?' 'Pain.' 'And what is next to pain?' 'Nothingness.' 'What is next to nothingness?' 'Hell! The place which has nothing ahead... everything is left behind... There’ll come a time when all this will make sense to you... and you’ll never ask anyone what is next to ecstasy...
  • Choices - Volume 1 by MesserMoon

    Choices - Volume 1 by MesserMoon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    People make mistakes, but they also make choices. It’s important to James, that difference. He does his best not to confuse the two.Choices has been split up into three volumes, the first of which covers 5th year (chapters 1-19)...
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  • Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer

    Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    “I always knew you would be the end of me.”With darkness cursing the world around her, Althea Zoltaire is desperate for vengeance. But as she hunts Wilder Hawthorne across the kingdoms, brutal secrets begin to unravel.Not knowing what – or who – to trust, Thea and her companions find themselves entwined with a destiny far greater than one man...
  • 将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all...
  • Falling For A Black Billionaire 2 by Bianca

    Falling For A Black Billionaire 2 by Bianca

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lawrynn: Trevor makes me sick to my stomach. He thinks that women are supposed to grovel at his feet, but not me, Lawrynn Barksdale, Esq. Sure, we may have gotten drunk and had a one-night stand after my best friend's reception, but that was a first and last time thing. However, I do have eyes for his cousin, and surely, he can take my mind off the arrogant billionaire...
  • The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia

    The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTSRelationships: Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin, Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V, Kim Namjoon | Rap Monster/Kim Seokjin | Jin--------------------------------------------------In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern...
  • The Book Of Cin by H. M. Wolfe

    The Book Of Cin by H. M. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE GODS, PRAY NOW. THEIR PROTECTION ENDS HERE.At Asrai’s Academy for Orphans, Hyacinth stands at a crossroads. Torn between the safety of the only home she has ever known and leaving it all behind for a chance at a new life—for freedom...
  • A Court of Wicked Fae by Alaya Wells

    A Court of Wicked Fae by Alaya Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    A woman determined to destroy a conniving king. A fae lord who will sacrifice himself to shield her from harm. Can their love survive the upcoming battle? A thorny collar controls my every move and betrayal haunts me, but I’m still determined to seek vengeance for my brother’s death. I’ll do it with or without Vexxion’s help. But when he calls in his favor, I’m given no choice...
  • Onyx Cage: Volume I: A Lochlann Feuds Companion Novel by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison

    Onyx Cage: Volume I: A Lochlann Feuds Companion Novel by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I had spent a lifetime perfecting the art of planning ahead, accounting for every known variable and a few that were mere speculation. It was necessary, to live the life I had, to do the things I had done and come out on the other side...
  • Love Shuttle, Vol. 2 (Love Shuttle) by 임애주

    Love Shuttle, Vol. 2 (Love Shuttle) by 임애주

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    There’s a late bloomer, and then there’s a *late bloomer.* Doyun may be half Omega, but he certainly doesn’t look it: he’s tall, chiseled... But the worst of it all is that he’s a full-grown adult male who has yet to go into heat. He doesn’t see the problem, and everyone assumes he’s an Alpha, anyway...
  • Thorns Of The Crown by Lara Loche

    Thorns Of The Crown by Lara Loche

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    A forgotten princess. A stolen throne. A bond that could shatter her heart—or heal it. As firstborn, Princess Khalyla Lumen should have inherited the throne but her father’s cruelty meant her younger brother was named heir and groomed to rule...
  • Onyx Cage: Volume II: A Lochlann Feuds Companion Novel by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison

    Onyx Cage: Volume II: A Lochlann Feuds Companion Novel by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evander thought he could let her go.But when Clan Elk has the princess in their grasp once more, he's about to discover just how far he will go for the sake of his clan. His kingdom.His Lemmikki.*Onyx Volume II picks up with Evander's side of the story for the final two books in The Lochlann Feuds...
  • The Irish Don's Black Beauty: Part Two by Rose Marie

    The Irish Don's Black Beauty: Part Two by Rose Marie

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For four years Conner O'Shea has held onto the guilt of not protecting the woman he loves. That one mistake has caused him countless restless nights and many days of savagery. Ready to end this misery he puts his foot down to at least find her and give her a proper resting place...
  • Crown of Flames and Ash by G.K. DeRosa

    Crown of Flames and Ash by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Aelia and Reign's story continues in the Courts of Aetheria where magic intertwines with passion, and the fate of a kingdom rests in the heartbeats of a forbidden romance.Author's This epic fantasy romance series contains steamy enemies to lovers, touch her and I'll unalive you vibes, age gap and a smoldering slow burn student/teacher relationship...
  • Doing the Mamba by Stephanie West

    Doing the Mamba by Stephanie West

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Stephanie's nickname is Mother, not only because she's the leader of a clandestine refugee settlement, but because she's literally the mother of the alien hybrids who rescued her and started the secret station on Kepler for people just like them...
  • A Legacy of Stars: The Lost God Legacies by Sheila Masterson

    A Legacy of Stars: The Lost God Legacies by Sheila Masterson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The war is over but the godly games continue. Stella McKay has only ever wanted one an epic romance like her parents have. She was raised on fairy tales and thinks she’s finally found her own legendary love with Prince Arden.But when her prince is unexpectedly betrothed to someone else, Stella and Arden must seek out the goddess of love in the desperate hope she’ll grant them a coveted heart bond...
  • The Irish Don's First Christmas by Rose Marie

    The Irish Don's First Christmas by Rose Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    After years of being married to the love of her life Kahlani is sailing on cloud nine... except on the holidays. Being married to a ruthless killer and mob boss like Conner O'Shea doesn't make winter a jolly season. He sees no reason to celebrate such a meaningless holiday. Though with the encouragement..
  • Goddess Isles: Volume One by Pepper Winters

    Goddess Isles: Volume One by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    “I literally have goosebumps and I’m on a high from this book.” Sue's Romance Reviews“You'll be satisfied beyond your wildest, darkest dreams.” We like them dark book blog“This is so crazy hot it should come with a warning label...
  • The Gates of Hell by Liana Valerian

    The Gates of Hell by Liana Valerian

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I will be alone.""You will never be alone as long as I exist."While ancient Sumerians were etching their first words, Heaven and Hell waged bloody battles.Nephithar, Hell’s foremost general and a being crafted for bloodshed by the Devil himself, revels in the chaos of war. His name is whispered in fear across the Heavens, a testament to his ruthless reputation...
  • The Dark Queen by Jovee Winters

    The Dark Queen by Jovee Winters

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    RELEASE WEEK SPECIAL ONLY! Get it now at 2.99, next week it will go up to its normal price of 4.99! "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the fairest one of all?" We all know the legend, or so we think. But what do you really know of the woman behind the myth? Fable of Seren--daughter of the Sea King, and granddaughter of both Calypso and Hades...
  • No Bones About It by Allie Brahms, Katie Griffin

    No Bones About It by Allie Brahms, Katie Griffin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    So far, my first demon hunting mission with Zhen has gone 1) We came in for one job. It was not one job. And all of our nice, conventional weapons aren’t working. (Zhen is right, EFTs suck)2) A crash course in Monocan legends and medicine. (Probably the best part of this trip.)3) The bond plays a painful game of yo-yo with us. (Which means I’m getting dragged into fights I’d rather skip...
  • Draconian by Noelle N., hepburnettes

    Draconian by Noelle N., hepburnettes

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a dystopian world where Draco Malfoy serves as Voldemort's most ruthless Death-Eater, only Hermione Granger holds the key to his redemption. Together, they have to find a way to end the war once and for all in a world governed by draconian laws...
  • めぐみとつぐみ 2 [Megumi to Tsugumi 2] by Mitsuru Si, S井ミツル

    めぐみとつぐみ 2 [Megumi to Tsugumi 2] by Mitsuru Si, S井ミツル

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
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  • Fated Mates and When to Keep Them by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade

    Fated Mates and When to Keep Them by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Noel is desperate for cash. So PA for the mafia boss it is, or he risks losing his childhood home. Too bad the job also comes with a grumpy vampire boss.Family has been Fernando’s priority for centuries, so why does his adorable PA suddenly stir long-forgotten feelings?Killing anyone that endangers Noel counts as a romantic gesture, right? Asking for a vampire...
  • ZE, Volume 4 by Yuki Shimizu

    ZE, Volume 4 by Yuki Shimizu

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tears, kisses, an old paper doll—these are all the Himi left. Calling out Himi’s name so much it seemed his throat would tear open, Genma was able to bring Himi back to life. But the difference between the obstinately blushing Himi that Genma remembers, and the one before his eyes who obediently acquiesces, is irritating...
  • The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris Lake

    The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nepheli’s Little Shop of Grand Curiosities is the last scrap of magic left in the humdrum city of Elora as the Dreadful Mundane slowly takes over its residents’ hearts, and she is determined to preserve it any way she can...
  • Craving Her by Jordan Marie

    Craving Her by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With one taste of her lips,He was a marked man. Joker knows he's different from the other men in his club.He rarely smiles. He's quiet. Hell, most could call him cold and calculated.He prides himself on the fact that he lets nothing get to him.Besides, as a member of the Savage Brothers MC, you have to stay focused.That's Joker's strong point—or it was...
  • The River of Fire by Liana Valerian

    The River of Fire by Liana Valerian

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’ll never be the hero. But I clearly have the capacity to fall in love with a villain.When Hell is plagued by overpopulation and exposure of their world to humankind seems imminent, angels and demons come to a rare accord. They decide that their half-mortal offspring will be the perfect soldiers to cull these rampant ranks of evil souls...
  • Bad For You: A Dark High School Romance by Amarie Avant, Vixen Designs

    Bad For You: A Dark High School Romance by Amarie Avant, Vixen Designs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Audiobook coming in July!Camdyn MacKenzie’s lips are like every wicked sin I’ve ever craved but denied myself.For my sanity, our first kiss should’ve been our last—dark, depraved, and addictive.Since my mom’s tragic accident, I’m in self-destructive mode. Camdyn’s a sadistic, crazy distraction, but he’s wickedly bad for me...
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    multicultural  urban  fantasy
  • Submissive Nanny by Viktor Redreich, Annika Hanson

    Submissive Nanny by Viktor Redreich, Annika Hanson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He hired me as a nanny but I think he wants something more.The way he looks at me, the way he touches and adores meIt’s like he wants to own me. To make me his personal plaything.But why me? I’m so innocent, so inexperienced.He’s such a fine specimen of masculinity. He can get anyone he wants.This is so wrong. He’s married...
  • Jioni: A Deepwoods Short Story by Honor Raconteur

    Jioni: A Deepwoods Short Story by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Siobhan, I need to go home.”Blinking up at Tran’s dark face, Siobhan pondered that statement, not quite understanding what he meant. As far as she knew, he was home. She was sitting in the newly finished guildhall that very moment...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  fantasy  length-novella
  • Rivers For Storms by Teshelle Combs

    Rivers For Storms by Teshelle Combs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    "Your love will be my downfall."A human rogue and a griffin exile are on the run from a tyrannical king hellbent on bringing them to their gruesome end. Their love is outlawed, but their attraction is undeniable. They will face every fantastical danger set before them, if only for the chance to be together in a world that wants to tear them apart...
  • Affliction by Crystal J. Johnson

    Affliction by Crystal J. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Battling to stay alive. Fighting not to fall in love.Quinn Ellery has one priority since the continent quarantined itself from the rest of the world—stay alive. For over a year, she and her cousin River have done just that by barricading themselves inside their childhood home...
  • Theos by Alana Khan

    Theos by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a pierced and furious pirate crashes into her life, Avalon finds herself disturbingly drawn to the dangerous male who threatens to tear her world apart.AvalonAs a woman alone in the lawless galaxy, my parents taught me to protect myself, even from intruders like the leather-clad pirate who crashed onto my property...
  • Revenge of the Forgotten by Dany Crooks

    Revenge of the Forgotten by Dany Crooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s cursed to forget.He remembers everything.Vega Caelum's life has always felt like a long string of bad luck. When she finally hits rock bottom, a stranger sits beside her in a rundown bar and changes the course of her life forever. There are memories, people, and a dawning rebellion waiting for her a realm away...
  • Revenge of the Forgotten by Dany Crooks

    Revenge of the Forgotten by Dany Crooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s cursed to forget.He remembers everything.Vega Caelum's life has always felt like a long string of bad luck. When she finally hits rock bottom, a stranger sits beside her in a rundown bar and changes the course of her life forever. There are memories, people, and a dawning rebellion waiting for her a realm away...
  • Masquerade of Bones by J. Ember Hintz

    Masquerade of Bones by J. Ember Hintz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    A blood oath. A botched heist. A dangerous deal with the enemy. Everly Thorn knew she was doomed when the bones of dead dragons and other magical beasts began whispering to her. She’ll do anything to keep her cursed gift a secret for fear of being used as a weapon to hunt other witches in hiding...
  • Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson

    Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He wanted to punish me. I wanted to hate him.Until I didn’t.Trapped in a corner, my only way out was the ruthless billionaire who put me there.But we healed each other.We’ve done things in the dark that we’re not proud of, things that will forever be kept secret from the world.Those sins forged a bond as strong as the love that binds us together.He’s my king, and I’m his queen...
  • Crimson Shifter by Samantha Whiskey

    Crimson Shifter by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As an immortal, elite hunter with the ability to shift into any animal I like, I’m an expert at sneaking around.But I never thought I’d have to pose as her pet.Cassandra Zorin is the elegant, sexy, vampire daughter of a traitor. She’s as trustworthy as a pit viper, despite her claims of innocence...
  • A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness by Lucinda Dark, Lucy Smoke

    A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness by Lucinda Dark, Lucy Smoke

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Weapons are not born, they’re made. And a weapon, I have become. I am the scythe that will cleave the Gods’ traitorous heads from their not-so-Divine bodies.Forced to the dangerous Ortus Island and the very first Mortal Gods Academy, I know that time is running out for both me and the Darkhavens...
  • Kingdom of Shadows and Wings by Nina Frost

    Kingdom of Shadows and Wings by Nina Frost

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A world of magic, desire, and intrigue awaits at Flighthaven, where a young woman defies the odds to find her true calling.Nineteen-year-old Lark Axton has lived her entire life sequestered behind the castle's walls, overshadowed by her overprotective mother...
  • Hades And Persephone: Curse Of The Golden Arrow by Heidi Hastings, Erica Hastings

    Hades And Persephone: Curse Of The Golden Arrow by Heidi Hastings, Erica Hastings

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    A Cursed Love...When Persephone is forced into the Underworld, she fears the Dark Lord who rules the shadowed kingdom. A curse has brought them together, and the Goddess of Spring wars against Hades, the King of the Dead. But as time passes, she begins to wonder if he is truly the monster she fears or if he may be the very answer her soul calls out for...
  • The Masks We Burn by Lee Jacquot, AJ Wolf

    The Masks We Burn by Lee Jacquot, AJ Wolf

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Amora Joy Orlov. The thorn in my side, the bane of my existence. The woman with the loud bark and even harsher bite. Cutthroat and defiant, she’s everything I don’t want, but exactly what I need. And as luck would have it, she also needs something from me. A deal is struck; use each other until we both get what we want. It should have been easy, and even easier to walk away in the end...
  • Beautiful Submission by Ivy Wild

    Beautiful Submission by Ivy Wild

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Xavier:My truth is control.My truth is that good is rewardedand that bad is punished.Aubrey Knight thought she could disrupt my businessand get away with it.But, she was sorely mistaken.So, when her father lost the electionand came to me begging for money I struck a deal.The little brat would serve as collateral until the loan was repaid.She thinks she can test me.How laughable...
  • Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras

    Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dreams come true for an untamable rising star and a mariachi idol in a rousing romance about passion, fame, and family by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras.Ambitious San Antonio singer Catalina “Cat” Capuleta gets the chance of a lifetime when she joins superstar heartthrob and fellow mariachi Patricio Galán on his seven-week concert tour...
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