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  • The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Scorio thought victory was within his grasp. He had bested the Final Gauntlet and overcome the treachery of Chancellor Praximar. But the Rascor Plains are full of peril, and his quest for truth has only just begun...
  • The HellBeast's Sacrifice by Stephanie Hudson

    The HellBeast's Sacrifice by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Book 6 in The HellBeast King seriesFull Blurb coming soon...
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  • Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Safia Meziane has trained since birth to protect her tribe, the family she holds so dear. All along she told herself the legends she was raised with were simply that. But now, she must call upon all of her skills to fight what lies ahead. Evil has come to their small town on the cost of Algeria, evil that Safia can feel but cannot see...
  • Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Scorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell.Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion...
  • Wicked Webs by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June

    Wicked Webs by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    I’m possessed. Deadly. Raised as a vampire, I’m no stranger to blood. But when power-hungry supes force a ritual on me, I become something else entirely: The Black Widow. At first, my only companion is the spider that lives within me. She makes me strong, and I revel in that power, but it’s fueled with the need to feed. Unfortunately, carnal cannibalism isn’t exactly trending...
  • The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson

    The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hope can be a dangerous thing.It can be all consuming.Can be the only thing you think about.The only comfort you have when locked to the darkness of your own mind.The hope to find light at the end of the tunnel.A guiding hand to led you out of the nightmare.But what of love?For Ella it is the thing she clings onto when all that hope is lost.A love that is always worth fighting for...
  • House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise...
  • Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Julien Lacusta is a troubled soul, born into tragic circumstances, and raised in a violent time. Despite being a Master Warrior in the house of Jadon, and one of the most elite trackers the Vampyr have ever seen, he is damaged to the core: tormented by endless shadows, haunted by unseen ghosts...
  • Blood of Ancients by Sara C. Roethle

    Blood of Ancients by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eiric won the battle, but Lyssandra plans on winning the war. With her bond broken, her magic builds, threatening to consume her—a price she is willing to pay if it means she can bring Eiric down with her.Only, not everything is as it seems. She had thought the Ivangard witches villains, not victims...
  • The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart

    The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Great power comes from pain. But pain is powerless in the face of love.Robbed of her power by a wound that not even the strongest witch can heal, Celeste is forced to make another dangerous bargain. She must venture into the Fae realm with nothing but the help of its enigmatic prince, where enemies lurk behind the lethal beauty of its court...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  demons  horror  shapeshifters  suspense  fantasy  fae
  • Their Wicked Wolf by Elle Boon

    Their Wicked Wolf by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’d lost her happily ever after once. She won’t do it again.Sky knew what it meant to hurt thanks to a sadistic alpha,but what she went through at the hands of a madman had her welcoming death,instead of suffering anymore pain. They’d do anything to save their mate.Raydon and River thoughtthey’d never find a mate that would love them, until they found their one true love...
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
  • The Briar Book of the Dead (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter

    The Briar Book of the Dead (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the Murmuring Bones and The Path of Thorns (one of Oprah Daily's Top 25 Fantasy Novels of 2022), this beautifully told Gothic fairy tale of ghosts, witches, deadly secrets and past sins, will be perfect for fans of Hannah Whitten and Ava Reid.Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family for generations...
    Categorized as:
    horror  magic  mystery  vampires  fantasy  witches  paranormal  death
  • A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you?Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back?After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  horror  fantasy  reverse harem  dark  paranormal  poly
  • The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Before my mother died, she warned me about these things.Werewolves would always hunt me.Sentinel Falls held a trap I wouldn't see.And I should not - no matter how romantic or inevitable I thought the idea was - believe in fate.Because Grayson Devante believed in fate.And if he has his way, I'll probably end up dead...
  • Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...
  • Another Damned Pirate by Myka Bound

    Another Damned Pirate by Myka Bound

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    The trip home should have been the end of my little adventure.I was supposed to settle back into my life, work on getting Matty through school, and try like hell to put the memories of the world I barely escaped and my brooding pirate behind me.Petra had a different ending in mind. That wicked, soul-stealing demon sent something back to the human realm in my magical wake...
  • Tangled Fates by Mandy Muse

    Tangled Fates by Mandy Muse

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve been hiding all my life.My power is rare and everyone wants it. People are willing to pay for it, even kill for it.I live in a tower with my cat surrounded by mountains and a magical barrier to keep me safe. Mother has kept me safe for almost two hundred years but the loneliness is eating me alive.It’s happened once before...
  • Bone Rites by Natalie Bayley

    Bone Rites by Natalie Bayley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I collected the first bone when I was twelve. This fact was not mentioned in court... Such a tiny little bone, more like a tooth. I only kept it to keep him safe." Kathryn Darkling, imprisoned in Holloway, is facing death by hanging for her vengeance killing...
    Categorized as:
    horror  mystery  suspense  magic  20th century  queer  historical  dark
  • The Willows by Algernon Blackwood

    The Willows by Algernon Blackwood

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Willows by Algernon Blackwood The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P...
  • The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Words like unnatural and impure started the whispers. From the very beginning, Ivy Blackwood was different. She was only a child when she was accused of setting the fire, one she passively watched engulf the small house she had called home. Her fingertips burned and her hair singed. Some who watched her crossed themselves, convinced she was soulless for she showed no emotion at all...
  • Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A woman marked by death.A demon who would send her there himself.A revolution that will change it all.Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away...
    Categorized as:
    demons  vampires  shapeshifters  magic  suspense  horror  dark  fantasy
  • Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds

    Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe...
  • Dolls of Ruin by Quinn Hawthorne, Mae Celeste

    Dolls of Ruin by Quinn Hawthorne, Mae Celeste

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Owning a thrift shop isn’t glamorous, but it’s mine—my tiny corner of quiet where nothing weird ever happens. Until the dolls arrived.The moment I opened the first crate, my quiet little thrift shop turned into something… unexplainable.Porcelain and cloth dolls, beautiful and eerie, each with a presence that seems to command the room. They're more than antiques—they feel alive...
    Categorized as:
    horror  magic  demons  dark  fantasy  paranormal  length-novella
  • Death Do We Part: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy

    Death Do We Part: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Everyone knows. My secret is out. Saving them, I had to unmask who I am. Now that I've been outed, things keep spiraling out of control. The new threats lurk in places we can’t see. When an unknown enemy comes, I’m the only thing that can stop it. As Death, I have to learn my name doesn’t just mean dying. With my known generals at my side, I knew I had a circle I could trust...
  • Stake-Out: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Lily Luchesi

    Stake-Out: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Lily Luchesi

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enter the Underworld of Chicago. Detective Danny Mancini is on a case, following a murder suspect. When he catches him, he finds out that the perp isn't even he's a two hundred-year-old rogue vampire. The Captain doesn't believe him, and puts him on early retirement, despite his many years of service to the Chicago Police Department, which sends him into a downward spiral...
  • The Iron Princess by Barbara Hambly

    The Iron Princess by Barbara Hambly

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A young woman rises from the streets to battle a sinister evil in this magical fantasy adventure by the bestselling author of the Darwath series.Something is amiss with the world's magic. Spells don't work the way they used to--when they work at all...
  • The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg

    The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A blind mage teams up with an unlikely ally to save a friend and the world in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy adventure by the author of The Soul Mirror.   Indicted for crimes against the living and the dead, Dante the necromancer has become the most hated man in Sabria. Becoming blind by his enemy’s cruel vengeance only exacerbates his situation...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  demons  horror  fantasy  high fantasy  paranormal  dark
  • Wounded Mate by Lee Colgin

    Wounded Mate by Lee Colgin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I’ve never seen a being so captivating. What a unique creature he is. His tongue darts out and wets his lips, and when his voice comes, it zings an arrow straight to my heart. “Mate.”What does it mean when an incubus can feel the pain of a feral werewolf? Valius doubles over, grabbing his side as sharp claws slash through his flesh...
  • Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder

    Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak. From acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro...
  • Wintertide by Everly Taylor, Melody Calder

    Wintertide by Everly Taylor, Melody Calder

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Shadow Isle Reformatory where the good, the bad, and the worst are sent to be fixed. What no one tells you is the teachers don’t give two shits and it's more of a prison than an actual reformatory. The only thing we learn here is how to survive. Being born of winter and ice, survival should have been no issue for me. There was one catch, I had no clue how to control it...
  • Tragic Kingdoms by Kell Frillman

    Tragic Kingdoms by Kell Frillman

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Game of Thrones fans, meet your new obsession...Potent in magic and pure of blood defines the power of Castle Astaseul, but decades of exile shadowed their existence with an obsession for vengeance. A sinister mating ritual with the demon of lust unlocks the key to their rampage of revenge, but they soon find out that every dark compromise comes with a heavy price...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  horror  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu

    To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holographic viewing technology allowed audience members to enter a movie and personally experience it for themselves. Naturally, romance movies were the most popular and well-received, while nobody was interested in horror movies.Su Min was the first of the viewers to experience a horror movie...
  • Rosen Blood, Vol. 4 by Kachiru Ishizue, 石据カチル

    Rosen Blood, Vol. 4 by Kachiru Ishizue, 石据カチル

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst.Desperate for Stella’s affection, Yoel stabs Levi, who reconsiders his desire to protect the other nonhumans...
  • The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska

    The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rebecca Reis considers abandoning her career as a novelist until she begins writing about convicted serial killer Thomas Eisenbrey. Nicknamed the Hunter because of his penchant for targeting groups of hunters in the forest, Eisenbrey is the worst kind of psychopath. He is crafty, aloof, at times possessing a charm that is almost hypnotizing, and he’s wheedling his way into her mind...
  • Academy of the Forgotten by Eva Chase

    Academy of the Forgotten by Eva Chase

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Three haunted young men. A terrible curse. One girl who could break it... if this place doesn't break her first. From the first time my parents decided that getting their next hit mattered more than keeping me fed, I learned I couldn't trust anyone—until Cade. My foster brother took me under his wing and sheltered me from the worst of the crap thrown at us...
  • The Tutor by Bonnie Dee

    The Tutor by Bonnie Dee

    Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gothic romance with a twist. Elements of The Sound of Music, The Enchanted Garden, Jane Eyre, and “true” ghost hunting shows make this story feel familiar. Gay love makes it unique. Seeing an ad for a position at a Yorkshire estate, typesetter Graham Cowrie decides to make an upward career move by passing himself off as a tutor...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  mystery  demons  horror  m-m  dark  paranormal
  • Siren by John Everson

    Siren by John Everson

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Evan is entranced by the alluring song of the beautiful naked woman he saw in the surf one lonely night. But this is no mere seductress. She is a siren, one of the legendary sea creatures who prey on unsuspecting men. And she has claimed Evan as her next lover...
  • Ruin and Redemption by Bianca Mov

    Ruin and Redemption by Bianca Mov

    Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Dark academia meets forbidden love.Welcome back to Preston Academy. Feeding on your classmates is strictly prohibited and being cursed isn't a reason to stay away from class.The school year continues with new secrets, a love that lasted for generations and a curse that can't be broken...
  • Come Closer by Sara Gran

    Come Closer by Sara Gran

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Demonic possession or psychic break? One of Esquire's Top 50 horror novels of all time delves deep into the terrifying consequences of losing control."A perfect horror novel."—Paul Tremblay, author of 'The Cabin at the End of the World'A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A memo to her boss that's replaced by obscene insults...
    Categorized as:
    horror  mystery  demons  suspense  magic  paranormal  fantasy  dark
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