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  • The Necromancer's War by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's War by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    SJ Himes writing as Sheena Jolie brings the newest adventure in The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series...Angel Salvatore has been through one supernatural war, and it nearly took everything from him.Over a decade later, the High Council of Sorcery is coming for Angel and all he holds dear--his found family and friends, and the city he calls home...
  • Nugget by Athena Steller

    Nugget by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    StrykerOne of the best hackers in the world, Stryker knows how to get what he wants and get away. Getting kidnapped and imprisoned by a coven of evil witches was a complication he hadn’t prepared for...
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    magic  queer  paranormal  urban fantasy  fantasy  m-m
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  • A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Wicky’s never been magically stalked before. He kinda likes it, to be honest. For some reason, it’s upsetting everyone else though...
  • Loveless, Volume 06 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 06 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a message from his brother Seimei that he was murdered, Ritsuka joins forces with Soubi to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth...
  • Loveless, Volume 08 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 08 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    How can you find happiness when your very name is Loveless? Seimei is back with a vengeance, and it's Beloved vs...
  • Loveless, Volume 07 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Loveless, Volume 07 by Yun Kouga, Christine Boylan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a message from his brother Seimei that he was murdered, Ritsuka joins forces with Soubi to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth...
  • Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A darkness runs deep beneath London ...Reeling from recent revelations and forced to lie for Kempthorne, the unthinkable happens: Dom fails the latent competency test. One more strike and he’ll be deemed unstable, have his registration stripped, and the life he's come to love at Kempthorne & Co will be over.If that weren't bad enough, someone is stalking him, taunting him...
  • Storm Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Storm Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hale AndersonThe Air Weaver.He was the freaking Air Weaver. Not exactly what he expected when he got kidnapped by the pestilents, but Hale’s good rolling with the punches.He can take a little time away from his pursuit of a doctorate in astrophysics to save the world.Except that the final spell is poised to kill all the Weavers and their last hope lies with him finding his soul mate...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  urban fantasy  audiobook
  • Talon by Michele Notaro

    Talon by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Who would’ve thought I, of all people, would be consorting with the enemy?Every fae dreams of finding that one person to complete their soul, but I’ve waited for so long with no sign of my viramore—my soulmate—that I thought I wouldn’t be so lucky.But then I find him.And what a surprise he is. Never in a million years did I think my viramore would be on the other side of things...
  • The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns

    The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What do you do the day after the world doesn’t end?If you’re River Keyes (yeah, me), you try to figure out how you’re going to live without the internet. Because we might have kept two worlds from being destroyed, but now I’m trapped in a place with no electricity, no takeout, and no phoning home...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  mystery  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  fae
  • Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Detectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of...
  • Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jasper Jenkins was a solitary Gargoyle, feeling like he didn’t truly belong to a clan, until he moved to New Atlanta and joined the Stone Society. Now that he’s finally settling in, his past has reared its evil Gargoyle head and is targeting those around him, including the quirky M.E.’s assistant who happens to be his mate. Trevor McKenzie’s life is no stranger to heartache and loneliness...
  • No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    No Souls On The River by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Homicide detective Hayashi Teruo and his partner, Miyazaki Shinji are juggling their personal and work lives, trying to keep their relationship a secret from their colleagues at the Tōkyō MPD.In the supernatural realm, the souls of the dead are disappearing from the Sanzu River, before they have reached the end of their journey in the afterlife...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  magic  suspense  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  contemporary
  • Basil by Michele Notaro

    Basil by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When I was young, I used to dream of finding my viramore—my soulmate—in all these crazy and amazing scenarios. But then my ex-girlfriend hired a mind-bender to mess with my memories, and well, it’s no surprise that romantic notions flew out of the window for me...
  • Double Wolf Dare You by E. Broom

    Double Wolf Dare You by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I never thought my dreams of being a healer would come true, but it looks like they are about to. Tempest Tanner is a true witch from one of the original lines of light magic. All he’s ever wanted is to be a healer, and now, thanks to his new family, he can begin his training. But a dark spell puts Tempest's life in danger and his magic out of action...
  • The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

    The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    The Sunken Mall takes place after the events of The Last Sun. In an effort to more fully integrate their ward Max into the family, Rune and Brand endeavor to find Equinox gifts for the teenager. Their gift plans are shaped by Quinn, the teenager seer, who orchestrates a shopping expedition into the Worcester Galleria, a translocated mall magically-preserved as it was in the early 1980s...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  paranormal  humor
  • Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Featuring two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths...
  • Soar by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Soar by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Salem’s guide to making a dragon break up with him:Step 1: Don’t sleep with him. (No, seriously, don’t.) And definitely don’t let him into your apartment, he won’t leave.Step 2: Deny being mates and don’t fall in love with him.…Step one and two failed. Gregori is too stubborn and irresistable.Salem is currently taking suggestions that don’t involve giving in to his feelings...
  • Envy: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Envy: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savage. Charming. Alpha.Camel always gets what he wants. Except now, the one thing he wants is the one thing he can’t have. His first pack taught him that anything could be taken away if he wasn’t willing to fight for it...
  • Crimson Skies by Ava Marie Salinger

    Crimson Skies by Ava Marie Salinger

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The End is Nigh… A war to end all worlds is looming. Cassius Black and Morgan King must ready their forces for the fight against Elios, the dark God determined to raise Chaos himself from the Abyss...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fated-mates  magic  queer  fantasy  paranormal  angels  demons
  • The Enchanter's New Kids by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's New Kids by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when an enchanter and a witch adopt a few kids?I’ll tell you what: chaos… chaos and absolute mayhem. I finally got my way, I finally convinced my viramore—my soulmate—to adopt with me, but I have to admit that it isn’t exactly going as planned...
  • Point Blank by Morgan Brice

    Point Blank by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Sexy psychic Simon Kincaide and skeptical homicide detective Vic D’Amato are getting married--if the ghost of a murderous magician doesn’t get them first!Simon and Vic’s wedding is just a few weeks away, and they’re hoping for a little peace and quiet to wrap up work before their honeymoon, but nothing ever goes that smoothly...
  • Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Negotiations with the LA vampires have failed.Having survived the attempted razing of their enclave by the dragons, the vampires are now holding Jordan’s sister hostage and are demanding a unicorn for her safe return. There’s only one problem.Unicorns aren’t animals. They are wild magic best left alone.Jordan holds the media responsible for Katie’s capture...
  • Wrath and other Troubles by T.J. Nichols

    Wrath and other Troubles by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The fallout of unicorn magic brings Jordan and Edra closer together.For Edra, the strengthened bond between them is exhilarating and terrifying, and everything he believed he’d never have again. But Jordan is struggling with defining what is him and what is Edra when he barely knows himself...
  • Where There's a Witch There's a Way by E. Broom

    Where There's a Witch There's a Way by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who knew letting my walls down would change my life?Titus Compton works for the Witches’ Council. He has nothing in his life but work with the occasional town witch meeting in Cadenbury thrown in.However, Titus has a secret. He’s in love with Kean Stone, the sinfully handsome, fun-loving wolf shifter...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  mystery  fantasy  paranormal  witches  m-m  urban fantasy
  • A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical Crimes Squad in the case of a literally heartless corpse...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  suspense  queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  paranormal
  • Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

    Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    * Novel-length expansion of original short story found in Charmed & Dangerous anthology. * Welcome to Dim Sum Asylum: a San Francisco where it’s a ho-hum kind of case when a cop has to chase down an enchanted two-foot-tall shrine god statue with an impressive Fu Manchu mustache that's running around Chinatown, trolling sex magic and chaos in its wake...
  • Jorah by Michele Notaro

    Jorah by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Will Jorah have a chance to fall in love with the person his soul is longing for, or will the horrors of the world keep them apart? When I was fourteen, I was sucked through a portal to another realm—the land of the fae—and forced to live there for three years. Crazy, right? Welcome to my world...
  • Dark Fate by Kat Silver

    Dark Fate by Kat Silver

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ten days after the battle at Blackriver, Michael struggles with new forbidden desires, with his rampant Flame, and a deepening relationship with the taciturn werewolf, Commander Gabriel Flanagan.Feeling responsible for their loss, Michael longs to rescue the students stolen by the manipulative vampire prince, Alexei Vasiliev. But the High Council refuses to free Michael from his chains...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  witches  vampires
  • Marked by Shadows: MM Paranormal Romance Mystery by Lissa Kasey

    Marked by Shadows: MM Paranormal Romance Mystery by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who would have thought a crafting retreat could turn deadly?An escape from the exciting life of New Orleans ghost tours sounded like a good idea at the time. Micah invites Alex along to experience a few days of crafts, fabrics, and hanging out with friends. Except the group is more interested in ghost hunting than costume making...
  • Balthazar: Warlocks of Amherst Book Two by Taylor Rylan, Jay Aheer

    Balthazar: Warlocks of Amherst Book Two by Taylor Rylan, Jay Aheer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Even broken warlocks have a One, right?Balthazar knows he shouldn’t feel guilty for wanting what his friend has: a One and child. He adores their little boy and is happy to be an honorary uncle, but he wants his own. Amherst Coven has been blessed with fated mates recently, and Balthazar yearns to be the next to find his match.Grant is a warlock without powers, and he was okay with that...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • Ashes and Prophets by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Ashes and Prophets by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I don’t know if he’s my ally… or my enemy.As our head of security, it’s my job to secure the weyr from all incursions - but somehow, this slip of a man got through all our defenses and into the very heart of our land.He says he’s here to help. Sent by a god. A prophet to aid us in an impending apocalypse. And worse, he has some of our people already believing him.I don’t trust him...
  • Whirlwind by A.M. Rose

    Whirlwind by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Opposites attract, right?Felix had always been a relaxed, go with the flow, make no plans and see what happens kind of guy. He lived, he laughed, he spoke to ghosts. Pretty standard if you asked him. To the rest of the population? Not so much.But once a spirit calls him to Daydream, he gets caught up in a race to find out what happened to him...
  • Gluttony and other Hungers by T.J. Nichols

    Gluttony and other Hungers by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jordan and Edra aren’t the only ones thinking about their wedding, and some people don’t want it to happen. The destruction of several Mythological Services buildings around the country has revealed there are still people who view the mythological refugees as something less than human, despite the law now recognizing them as equal...
  • Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim...
  • No Surrender by Morgan Brice

    No Surrender by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Cold cases, hot leads, a psychic psychopath, a copycat killer, cursed objects, the trial of the century--and wedding plans.Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and sexy homicide detective Vic D'Amato met hunting a supernatural serial killer. Since then, Simon has become a police consultant on cases involving the paranormal, and Vic has gotten over his doubts about Simon's abilities being real...
  • In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Detective Gary Mitchell and psychic Dan Porter are now investigating cold cases that are literally falling from the sky—a headless body in 2006 and a carpenter who fell from a roof two years ago.The first case leads them into dangerous territory. The second feels like a dead end...
  • Blink by Morgan Brice, John Solo

    Blink by Morgan Brice, John Solo

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ghosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now Erik and Ben have started over in Cape May, leaving their danger-filled jobs behind them, excited about a fresh start and their new relationship...
  • Mr. Monster Kok by Jennifer Cody

    Mr. Monster Kok by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereWillam:Listening to my sister screeching might be the highlight of my day, because watching the new neighbor piss her off is a joy and a delight. At least until the stupid fox inside me wants to claim the man as my mate. No way, no how—I'm way too much of a misanthrope to have a fated mate...
  • Nephilim the Awakening by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Nephilim the Awakening by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    *Jetzt eine vollständige Serie* Als ich meinem Ex sagte, er solle zur Hölle fahren, woher hätte ich wissen sollen, dass er tatsächlich von dort kommt?Jetzt ist er zurück in meinem Leben, und die Anziehung zwischen uns ist so überwältigend wie eh und je...
  • Abandoned Things by Chani Lynn Feener

    Abandoned Things by Chani Lynn Feener

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Frankie is a fifth-year college student with a secret. He's the writer and creator of the popular web novel Gold and Silver. At least, he thought he was the creator of it.That belief is tested when one night Rook, the book's fan-favorite anti-hero, shows up outside Frankie's apartment, alive and very much real...
  • The Red Collar by M. Kato

    The Red Collar by M. Kato

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Chief Inspector Hayashi Teruo is short-tempered, impatient and a perfectionist. When another one of his partners resigns, Teruo is assigned a new one transferred from Hiroshima. But this comes with a condition. If his partner quits before the end of the month, Teruo risks demotion...
  • Gloombringer by Sam Burns

    Gloombringer by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For decades, the four families who rule the Summerlands have been locked at an impasse. No one is fighting, but neither has anyone been speaking.We don’t have time for that anymore.Mount Slate, the volcano that sits in the middle of the Summerlands, is threatening to erupt, and only the four family heads working together can avert disaster...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  urban fantasy  audiobook
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Secrets and LiesIn the wake of their intoxicated tryst, He Yu's relationship with his erstwhile physician Xie Qingcheng is more fraught than ever. One taste has left He Yu addicted, and not even his pride can stop him from coming back for more; yet the taciturn Xie Qingcheng is determined to ward off his advances at all costs...
  • Phoenix Spy by T.J. Nichols

    Phoenix Spy by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Many deaths ago phoenix shifter Dalmon Vecker created the Coven, and once again he is running it instead of being king, or heir, or any of the other roles he has played to safeguard the secrets he and his brothers keep. Now the Coven is under threat as some want to expose shifters to humans...
  • An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dragons are scum. I know this. So why does this one make me feel so good? I know I should be proud to be a Templar. My daddy was one, and my granddaddy, too. And I am proud, don’t get me wrong. Of course I want to be part of ridding the earth of dragons before they can hurt anyone else. It’s just that the money doesn’t hurt, either...
  • I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    I Buried a Witch by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Something old, something new, something borrowed…something blacker than the darkest night. Cosmo Saville adores his new husband but his little white lies—and some very black magic—are about to bring their fairytale romance to an end...
  • Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Witchbane Novel #4. One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal...
  • Hot Head by Mika Nix

    Hot Head by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Protecting him is my job. Finding out he’s my fated mate wasn’t part of the assignment.Lake Forrester III entered my life like a wrecking ball. Drake Security, my firm with my brothers, was hired to protect him from a stalker ex, but what Lake doesn’t know is that he’s not dealing with your average unhinged human...
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