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  • Evil All Along by Gregory Ashe

    Evil All Along by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say love makes fools of us all. It certainly makes idiots out of some of us.It’s Dash’s second Halloween in Hastings Rock, and this year, he’s determined to have a normal spooky season—he’s going to hang out with his friends, hand out lots of candy, and seize every available opportunity for snuggles with a certain deputy.Fate, though, has other things in store...
  • Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters

    Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Luck brought us together… but can it last forever?I was working a dead-end job and living with too many roommates when I met Carlos. That meeting was our first stroke of luck, changing both our lives and tying us together. I’ll never regret it, but after eight amazing years, I’m starting to think he does...
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    suspense  queer  paranormal  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  magic  humor
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Prophesy: Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer

    Prophesy: Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Shifter and Vampire True Mates story. Alek’s older brother, Justice—the Alpha Zenith—was the first shifter to mate with a vampire in many generations, and it was believed the rare, fated pairing would stop at him. But, it hadn’t. Aleksei ‘Alek’ Volkov was second beta, next in succession to the most powerful shifter in the world. He was proud of his title and he took his duties seriously...
  • Parker by Taylor Rylan

    Parker by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Coming...
  • Dead Wood by Pandora Pine

    Dead Wood by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After the harrowing events aboard the ghost train, Detective Ronan O’Mara is excited to reach the Double D Ranch in Deadwood, South Dakota. He plans to immerse himself in the old west by learning to ride horses, panning for gold and attending a rodeo. It’s the perfect mix of rest and relaxation he so desperately needs...
  • 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...
  • Operation Magma by Annabella Stone

    Operation Magma by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Taylor *Trace* Reeves has served in various branches of the military, and in multiple human wars over his life time which spans millennia. Once the faithful hound of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Trace continues to protect the innocent and fight the wars of man. He will continue to keep his presence a secret from humans, even the ones he calls brothers...
  • Downtime by Tamara Allen

    Downtime by Tamara Allen

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    On assignment in London, FBI Agent Morgan Nash finds himself moments away from a bullet through the heart when the case he's working goes awry. But fate has other plans, he discovers when he wakes in a world far removed from his own...
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    suspense  queer  contemporary  magic  mystery  paranormal  fantasy  m-m
  • Blaze by Wolf Specter, Angel Knots

    Blaze by Wolf Specter, Angel Knots

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A dragon who doesn’t know how to love…. Fate hasn't been kind to Ivan, but he doesn’t blame her. He's spent the last couple of centuries doing terrible things to the humans who live in the Eastern European territory once claimed by his sire, Nikolai... which makes him the last person with any right to expect kindness from something as fickle as fate...
  • Spirits & Sunflowers by A.D. Armistead, Austin Daniel

    Spirits & Sunflowers by A.D. Armistead, Austin Daniel

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Adrian Sharp can speak with the dead, but only when they choose to listen.Devastated by the recent death of his husband, Adrian has been relying upon his necromantic gifts to try and bridge the gap between the living and the dead, feeling more and more like a ghost himself with each failure...
    Categorized as:
    witches  queer  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  magic  m-m
  • The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J. West

    The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J. West

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It is the year 1710, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London's hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses. Meanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the molly's silent guard...
  • Human Prince by Aja Foxx

    Human Prince by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Humans can't inherit vampire covens...or can they?Despite being from an aristocratic family, all I wanted was a normal life. I was more saddened by my grandfather's ill health than I was by the knowledge that my father would get the family title. Having been raised by my grandfather for almost my entire life, I felt as if I was losing more than my grandfather. I was losing my best friend...
  • Stop Cock by J.L. Merrow

    Stop Cock by J.L. Merrow

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A match made in heaven – but the honeymoon from hellPlumber Tom Paretski and his newly-wedded husband, PI Phil Morrison, plan to enjoy their honeymoon in Italy to the full. It should be the start of a wonderful future together. But when Wayne—Phil’s ex best mate and Tom’s former bully—turns up unexpectedly at their hotel, issues from their schooldays threaten to derail the fun...
  • The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land

    The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tinder’s world is black and white, good and evil clearly defined. The young vampire hunter was taught to hate his enemy with a passion, and hating them is easy since they killed his entire family. His attraction to Bane, a gorgeous, mysterious vampire, contradicts everything Tinder believes in, but the heat between them is undeniable...
  • Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

    Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 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...
  • Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes it's the little cases.Not every minute of being a detective is spent solving huge murder cases. Sometimes it's the little ones that take up Detective Young's life, like the seventy-year-old cold case that suddenly fell into his lap or figuring out if a death was suicide or murder.Lance spends most of his time working cases that no one hears about...
  • Psychic Men by Adira August

    Psychic Men by Adira August

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Hunter Dane and Camden Snow have settled into a satisfying routine of solving murders and hanging at the club, when they aren't expressing their affection for one another. Vigorously. A great life in an idyllic location. Until a skinny kid who barely came up to Cam's chin sought out Detective Lieutenant Dane... "I saw my father last night," Asher Gamble told him...
  • My Life is not a Horror Movie, Derek by DiscontentedWinter

    My Life is not a Horror Movie, Derek by DiscontentedWinter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    SterekStiles keeps dreaming of people in robes with knives.With chanting. In Latin.And he mentioned the knives, right?That can't be good...
  • Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise

    Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a self-proclaimed grinch find love in time for Christmas?Benji prefers a quiet life, and he’s gotten to the age where he’s used to being alone. Despite being a reindeer, he hates ‘the Christmas spirit’ and the only thing softening his grumpy exterior is a certain otter shifter who seems determined to slip his way into Benji’s life.Mason is a single dad working at the food court in the mall...
  • Dr. Hottie's Alpha by Allie W. Scott

    Dr. Hottie's Alpha by Allie W. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A calm, focused Omega. An eager, young Alpha. Can they accept their differences to become what they were meant to be?Chance Reeves is a doctor dedicated to his profession. Bringing babies in this world keeps him in business, but it also leaves him wanting more...
  • Midnight by Megan Derr

    Midnight by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lord Devlin White, Duke of Winterbourne, is the last in a long line of powerful witches who assist the Demon Lord of London in keeping control of the Nightwalkers living amongst normal men. With all but one of his siblings gone to the new American colonies, his proud family line all but ended, Devlin is kept from gloom and despair only by unusual ward, Midnight...
  • At Nite by Lilo Quie

    At Nite by Lilo Quie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Cat familiar and smart aleck Australian Midnite has been stuck as a cat for years, traded from human to human dabbling in the magical underground. When a new drug, stardust, saturates the market, Nite knows he needs out, but he’s bound by a collar and helpless. They may have taken his claws, but they’ll never take the sass...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When teenagers start dying around town, it's up to Detective Angus Young to figure out if the cases are connected and who would want them dead.Lance is one of the city's medical examiners and has a talent he doesn't share with many people — he sees ghosts.Helping his boyfriend figure out who wants these kids dead just became his number one job...
  • Truth and Consequences by Sarah Madison

    Truth and Consequences by Sarah Madison

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sequel to Walk a Mile The Sixth Sense: Book Three When FBI agent Jerry Lee Parker wakes from a coma after a murderous attack on his life, he has no memory of his immediate past. In the blink of an eye, he has gone from having a nearly photographic memory to recalling nothing of the last six months of his life, including his partner and lover, John Flynn...
  • 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...
  • Christmas Spirit by Annabelle Jacobs

    Christmas Spirit by Annabelle Jacobs

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dylan’s Cornish retreat wasn’t supposed to include a hot bloke and a cupid-playing ghost… After tearing his Achilles tendon, recuperating by the sea sounds like a fantastic idea, and Dylan happily accepts his best mate’s offer to stay with him and his uncle for a few weeks. But he hadn’t counted on the uncle being smoking hot, or the fierce attraction that blossoms between them...
  • 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...
  • Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Back from vacation, Lance is ready to dive back into work—that is, until the morgue employees are taken hostage on his first day back. Held at gunpoint was not how he thought he'd spend his day. With their lives on the line, Lance and the others have no choice but to follow orders and perform the autopsy that's been demanded.Angus never dreamed he'd be the one worrying about Lance being killed...
  • Relic by Mia Monroe

    Relic by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Running from my past led me straight into the arms of my future. That is, if evil doesn’t catch me first.New Orleans felt like the right place for me to disappear, but I walked right into trouble...
  • His Accidental Valentine's Omega by Ava Beringer

    His Accidental Valentine's Omega by Ava Beringer

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereMy biggest rival is posing as my mate for Valentine’s Day, all for the chance to best me. What if I’m not pretending?Omega salesman Jeremiah Townsend doesn’t believe in love. He’s the best in spite of his worst alpha rival, Mitch Wasilewski. Still single, he’s secretly pregnant by artificial insemination and his family’s going to flip...
  • Omega May by Anna Wineheart

    Omega May by Anna Wineheart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madden had one job—to kill an alpha. Instead, he fell in love. Trapped in a pack that murdered his parents, twenty-year-old Madden craves one thing: freedom. For three years, he's been living on the streets, afraid the Dastrels will target him next. On a failed escape attempt, the Dastrels make him an offer: end the police officer patrolling their territory, and he can leave...
  • Somewhere in the Middle by Karyn Rose, Kian Rhodes

    Somewhere in the Middle by Karyn Rose, Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Jade first stumbled into the BDSM scene, he was drawn to it in a way that he didn't understand. In a way that he didn't really think anyone could understand...
  • The Bodyguard Book 2 by X. Aratare

    The Bodyguard Book 2 by X. Aratare

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Artifact is a gay detective romance series from Raythe Reign. The books contain a sexy bodyguard, his determined young client, an ancient golden sarcophagus, and unsolved mysteries in both their pasts... Dane Gareis thought that he would be broken forever - unable to be touched by any man after surviving a terrible assault...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  m-m  fantasy  paranormal  contemporary  mystery  magic
  • The Haunting of Lockton by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Haunting of Lockton by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ivy Grove was a ghost hunter gold mine.At least, that’s what Skyler and his twin brother believe when traveling to the sleepy little town for their ghost hunting web series. Their goal? Investigate the notoriously haunted Lockton Asylum.Paxton doesn’t like people. Well, living ones. His ghost best friend—and housemate—is the only one he lets down his guard with...
  • In the Nick of Time by Elle Keaton

    In the Nick of Time by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Have you always thought you were special?Perennially unemployed loner Nick Sedgewick applies to an online job opening with that exact phrase and expects nothing to come of it. It was likely a no-so-funny prank after all.If Doug 'Deadeye' Swanson wanted a new work partner he'd hire one himself. He's perfectly happy on his own and if he plays his cards right he might retire in a few years...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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 [?] · 15 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...
  • Chaos by Megan Derr

    Chaos by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.01 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. Sealed off from the world for nine hundred years, Schatten is a country of darkness and mystery. The power of Teufel, Shadow of the Lost Licht, keeps the rest of the world out, and his deadly Sentinels keep the people of Schatten in...
  • Sweet Guy's Alpha by Allie W. Scott

    Sweet Guy's Alpha by Allie W. Scott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A sweet, clueless Omega. A hopeful, focused Alpha. When they get together, the heat is scorching.Diego Ramos deals with shenanigans daily for his job at the senior apartment homes in Plentywood. His only goal is to keep them active and alive since they all seem to have a death wish.It’s on one of his more hectic days that he meets the mate of his resident’s son...
  • Out of Sight by K.C. Wells

    Out of Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Detective Gary Mitchell and psychic Dan Porter have a new cold case to tackle, and new leads to research in the hunt for Gary’s brother’s killer. Their life in Boston has settled into a comfortable rhythm...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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