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  • Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine

    Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    She’s investigating a cold case no one else could—by going places no one else would dare.In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo...
    Categorized as:
    horror  queer  mystery  suspense  contemporary  dark  f-f  abuse
  • Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Love is what started this whole thing. A man who loved two women. A mother who sacrificed herself for her daughter. A daughter who will stop at nothing to take down those who killed and threatened the ones she loves. I’ve been told all my life that love was a weakness in our world. That couldn’t be further from the truth, but that’s only half of what I need to finish the job...
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  • Ignite: Discreet Special Edition by Luna Mason

    Ignite: Discreet Special Edition by Luna Mason

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Are you ready to enter the Decadence Chase? Once you enter the woods, you become both the hunter and the prey. Cover and blurb to be revealed. This is Conan & Hallie’s story. A standalone dark Irish Mafia romance, with a primal game of survival...
  • Nick by Jenna Myles

    Nick by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    The night I met Bree, she was beaten and broken. I saw her pain and fear, but I also saw her strength. I was drawn to her right from the start. But her sister’s in love with my brother. We all live in the same building, and I was very expressly warned to keep my hands to myself. In other words, Cara told me she’d cut off my balls if I went there...
  • Olive Juice by T.J. Klune

    Olive Juice by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It begins with a message that David cannot ignore:I want to see you.He agrees, and on a cold winter’s night, David and Phillip will come together to sift through the wreckage of the memory of a life no longer lived.David is burdened, carrying with him the heavy guilt of the past six years upon his shoulders.Phillip offers redemption...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  angst  mystery  dark  length-novella
  • Sapphire Scars by Pepper Winters

    Sapphire Scars by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “I thought I was strong enough to survive this awful nightmare. I did my best to take back my power and refused to let my heart fall. Only problem is…my heart is an idiot.” It only took one droplet of blood to forever change me.Her blood.The taste of it. The heat of it.I swallowed her down and devoured her. For a while, it was enough.My monster was content. I believed I’d found where I belonged...
  • The Demon by Stella Andrews

    The Demon by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They call me The Demon for a reason and Eliza Ortega is about to find out why.A runaway mafia princess who stumbled from one nightmare to an even bigger one.She has something I want and I intend on collecting.I will stop at nothing to deliver my promise and if there are casualties I will consider it a good day at the office.My hobby is testing limits...
  • All We Are by Jessie Walker

    All We Are by Jessie Walker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Pride.Will and Waylon have been through hell and back—more than once. But they’re still standing, still loving each other, still embracing their found family. And that’s something Will is stupidly proud of. He’s happier than he’s ever been, and more in love than he ever thought possible. He just hopes he can find a way to make Waylon believe in them as much as he does.Pride...
  • The Innocent by C.J. Bishop

    The Innocent by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Clint and the boys “clean house” after discovering a small dangerous operation of child sex traffickers, they find themselves pulled into a nightmare of unparalleled proportions where children are nothing but “merchandise” and the depth of depravity and abuse reaches beyond human comprehension. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only...
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    queer  m-m  dark  contemporary  length-long
  • In These Words, Volume 2 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure

    In These Words, Volume 2 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Asano Katsuya realizes the meaning of his nightmare as everything came around full circle. Finally, Katsuya learned who Shinohara Kenji was and the meaning of his presence in his memories. With some answers surfacing, more questions also were pulled up with it. In These Words rewinds and replays the past that begun it all...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  m-m  dark  mystery  contemporary  bdsm  rape
  • Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Enduring Night by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    You’d have thought that Ben and Nikolas would have learnt that their romantic holidays inevitably end up as disasters. A short break on the polar ice sees them trapped in a nightmare of murder and deceit. Neither of them, however, foresees the long-term impact that endless winter has on their relationship...
  • In This Small Spot by Caren J. Werlinger

    In This Small Spot by Caren J. Werlinger

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Here, the true you is most often magnified, for better or for worse.” Abbess TheodoraIn a world increasingly connected to computers and machines but disconnected to self and others, Dr. Michele Stewart finds herself drowning in a life that no longer holds meaning...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  contemporary  angst  dark  length-medium  audiobook
  • Wind Dancer by K.C. Luck

    Wind Dancer by K.C. Luck

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If the lights go out forever, can love survive?Darkness still prevails throughout the world but in Astoria, Chief of Police Taylor Barnes has everything under control. There is only one more thing she wants to do—marry the always challenging Jackie Scott...
  • Tangled Promise by Ella Miles

    Tangled Promise by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I can’t keep my promises. I’ve made too many, to too many people. All the promises have tangled into a web of sin and truths. But there is one thing I’m certain of…I have to end this—us. This is Book 4 in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Fallen Love by Ella Miles

    Fallen Love by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve fallen in love, then out. In… Out… Now, I’m more confused than ever. I always thought falling in love would be easy. It would feel right when I fell for the right woman. With Siren, does it feel so right, yet so wrong? This is Book 5 in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series...
  • His Fatal Love by Leighton Greene

    His Fatal Love by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Easily bored, completely manipulative, and utterly deadly…and that’s just in bed.As an assassin for the Castellani Family, I live for the thrill of the job. I'm devoted to my Family and my Don, because they keep me safe.To Leo Bernardi, I'm a monster. A killing machine. And a puppet that his Family can use for their own ends. To me, Leo is just a pawn in a game that I'm playing. A means to an end...
  • In These Words, Volume 3 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure

    In These Words, Volume 3 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shinohara Kenji implemented Asano Katsuya's plan to draw out the serial killer who'd been plagueing the police for years. The net was cast. However, Asano was unexpectedly ensnared in it. For six days, as Shinohara searched for him frantically - the doctor was forced to endure the pain of extreme love and hate for the killer. Then on the seventh day - everything crashed down in a devastating end...
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    queer  horror  m-m  dark  mystery  contemporary  length-short
  • The Last Party by A.R. Torre

    The Last Party by A.R. Torre

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    A loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection...
  • The Wild Charge by Lauren Gilley

    The Wild Charge by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A storm is brewing, and the Lean Dogs find themselves in the center of it. What at first seemed like a routine clash with a cartel proves to be part of a much more sinister - and more powerful - operation than any of them expected. The Dogs have a choice: back out now, play dumb...or go full-on vigilante. Tennyson Fox has a new name, a new home, a new family..
    Categorized as:
    queer  bikers  dark  contemporary  m-m  length-epic
  • Phoenix by Helen Hardt

    Phoenix by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Don't miss the gripping conclusion to the Wolfes of Manhattan/Gems of Wolfe Island series!A threat. A ghost from the past. A murder.And two tortured souls who find solace in each other.Ex-Navy SEAL Leif Ramsey—known as Phoenix—has fallen hard for spitfire Kelly Taylor, but the first order of business is to protect her from whoever is sending her threatening texts...
  • Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enzo is my heart. My soul. My breath. I never thought I could be so dark. Never knew love meant losing myself and getting reborn. The lies and truths have finally caught up with us. We may have stolen an empire, but we aren’t ready to give it up. It’s ours. He’s mine. And our love will find a way to the truth. Consumed by Truths is book 6 and the final book in Enzo and Kai's story...
  • Born Evil by Stella Andrews

    Born Evil by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some devils come dressed in sharp suits with eyes that seduce and a check box beside every wish you ever had. Some victims come dressed in innocence and ignorance, disguising a soul of pure fire. I am Troy Remington. Ruthless billionaire with a heart of steel. I offered Laura Kincaid the job of a lifetime for a very important reason...
  • Mafia Ties by Shandi Boyes

    Mafia Ties by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I won the battle. 
I massacred my enemies and freed my daughter from captivity.
 My family is safe, but what happens when the woman I love believes family ties go way deeper than direct descendants? 

 His veins hold my father's blood.
 Some may say he is the true heir of the Petretti entity. 
But he isn't without his weaknesses. 

His castle will be stormed no matter what...
  • Claimed by Z.L. Arkadie

    Claimed by Z.L. Arkadie

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He tempted me.Now he owns my love.When I first arrived at Blackstone Ranch, Spencer Blackstone was a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Now I know him better. I know his darkness. His secrets. His devastating touch.And I gave him everything.But power comes at a price—and so does truth...
  • Make Me Soar by K.C. Wells

    Make Me Soar by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Collars and Cuffs: Book Six Anyone who frequents Collars & Cuffs knows Dorian Forrester is built for pain, including Dorian himself. But everyone has it wrong. For six years, Dorian’s chased a feeling that remains tantalizingly out of his reach. Unteachable, Dorian can take anything and everything a Dom can throw at him. Still, it’s not enough. Dorian needs… something more...
  • The Catacombs by Penelope Sky

    The Catacombs by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    This man is the only thing that keeps me safe.The only thing that makes life worth living.But I know he's coming...I know he's out there.And until Benton kills him, he'll never really be gone...
  • Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz

    Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hard partying trust fun baby Griffin Fiske wakes up after a hard night with a King's boots on his chest and gets an invitation he can't refuse...This Original Sinners short story takes place approximately six years before The Siren...
    Categorized as:
    queer  bdsm  contemporary  m-m  dark
  • Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Quinn Harper is living the life she always wanted. She’s well-liked and respected by everyone and has been a success in life with awards to prove it. She spends her free time running along the shore, returning to her quiet home on the beach.It was almost the perfect life, but there was one thing missing: Love...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  dark  angst  contemporary  length-medium
  • Liberated by Sin by Elle Maldonado

    Liberated by Sin by Elle Maldonado

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Broken, violated, and left for dead. I might have been breathing the day I woke up in that hospital room, but they had killed everything inside me that mattered. With scars in my soul as deep as the ones on my skin, I craved revenge. And I took it. But as I lost myself in every faceless man whose blood stained my blade, the freedom I sought from my demons never came. Until him...
  • The CEO of Cristo by Sophie Lark

    The CEO of Cristo by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I Lost The Love Of My Life…My best friend betrayed me.He stole my company and my freedom.I might have forgiven that. But there’s one thing I’ll never forgive. He ripped my love from my arms and wrapped her up in his.He sent me to Hell. Now I’m back. For her, and for my revenge… “The CEO of Cristo ” is a Secret Baby Billionaire Romance, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo”...
  • THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I woke up to my roommate and best friend missing. In her place was a note on my bedside table that read: You can only find me with your eyes closed.No one thinks a note like that is meant for them. I knew it was meant for me, a clue, a way to seek Justice. Whoever left me that note was hoping I didn’t let my parent’s legacy die when they did...
  • Reinventing Us by Ann Lister

    Reinventing Us by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alex-Zander Metcalf knew his life would always be filled with twists and turns, especially living in the public eye while playing the role of front man for his band Ivory Tower. That's what made life interesting and he loved every aspect about his job in the music world. Living in a long-term polyamorous relationship with a husband and a wife also created a fair amount of ups and downs...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  dark  length-medium
  • boys for sale 2 by Marc Finks

    boys for sale 2 by Marc Finks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this stunning conclusion to the tale first begun in Boys for Sale...Having escaped from Javier and The School House, Tavi is now on the run as he tries to survive on the streets...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  abuse  contemporary  dark  suspense  length-medium
  • Anger by Lily White

    Anger by Lily White

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fifth CircleAngerAlso Known as Damon CrossThere is darkness that surrounds this man.One fueled by his past and ignited by his presentHe knows what it means to lose, but he never stops fightingHe wears his heart on his sleeveBut exists within nightmaresHe is shrouded in the name the Inferno gave him.Angry.Feral.Wild and CarelessDamon is an unpredictable storm without rhyme or reason...
  • Angel of Mercy by Cara Malone

    Angel of Mercy by Cara Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Angel of mercy. It was the stuff of legend, and nightmares. The caregiver who was supposed to heal and protect, who chose instead to kill.”In her very first case with the FCPD homicide division, Tate Macawi is investigating a death at one of Fox County’s most upscale nursing homes...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  f-f  dark  contemporary  suspense  length-short
  • Nikolai: Through The Devil's Eyes by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: Through The Devil's Eyes by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nikolai Popov was raised in a criminal entity that’s as bigoted as it is violent. A byproduct of a woman pushed to the brink, he’s lived a hard and fast life that often sees him facing a line-up, yet he's not spent one night behind bars.After a confrontation with a known enemy, Nikolai stumbles upon an angel precariously balancing on the balustrade between good and evil...
  • Double Standards by L. Hope

    Double Standards by L. Hope

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    We were different in so many ways, polar opposites, stark contrasts; he was night and I was day.Axel fought the law while I represented it and we could never have be more opposite.You know what they say about opposites, though, and as much as I keep telling myself this is wrong, everything feels right. We all have double standards...
  • Hawke by Anise Storm

    Hawke by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier...
  • Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin

    Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    DepravedThere’s nothing out there.That’s what I keep telling myself while I walk back from a campfire to my isolated cabin.BrutalNothing bad happens at summer camp.That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie.ViciousOne, two, he’s coming for you...
  • Independence Day by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau

    Independence Day by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mat and Douglas’s time as Nikolai’s wards is finally drawing to a close. Though torn apart by Nikolai’s machinations, their fates are still inextricably entwined: they’ve been sold to the same cruel master, and are united in their desire to go home...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  m-m  dark  bdsm  abuse  contemporary  slavery
  • Arson's Captive by V.F. Mason

    Arson's Captive by V.F. Mason

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time she became mine. Mine to keep. She was a healer. He was a serial killer. She helped people. He destroyed them. She was a beautiful angel. He was a vicious monster. She wanted to run away. He captured her instead. She promised to never surrender. He guaranteed that she would. Two lives, the hunter and the prey, forever entwined together...
  • Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole

    Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Edwin Allen Mercer I want them all to read my words. And they do. Every last blood-stained sentence, they've read and praised me for. They love the gore and violence, the realness. And I get a sense of power with it all because I know a secret: the victims in my books—they’re real and have all died on my table. And maybe that’s why the last book had such awful reviews...
  • Slaying for Sloan by Dana LeeAnn, Melissa McSherry

    Slaying for Sloan by Dana LeeAnn, Melissa McSherry

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    The third installment in the Wrecked series, featuring Sloan. This novella can be read as a standalone.He is my hunter in this twisted game. I am his prize, and he’s hungry to claim me.This Christmas was supposed to be special, but without my best friend by my side, it feels like a cruel joke...
  • Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 by Koogi

    Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 by Koogi

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    ON THE HUNTWhile investigating a vehicle collision, Officer Yang Seungbae discovers dashcam footage that plays into his suspicions about Oh Sangwoo...
    Categorized as:
    horror  queer  dark  m-m  contemporary  abuse  mystery  rape
  • Restricted Area [禁区] by 空菊

    Restricted Area [禁区] by 空菊

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jiang Chijing had always used surveilling prisoners’ every move to satiate his voyeuristic appetite.Until one day, an extremely dangerous convict entered the prison—and Jiang Chijing was caught spying on him.The watcher became the watched, the hunter became the hunted...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  dark  m-m
  • Permanent Record by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau

    Permanent Record by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Mat and Douglas’s time as Nikolai’s wards is finally drawing to a close. Though torn apart by Nikolai’s machinations, their fates are still inextricably entwined: they’ve been sold to the same cruel master, and are united in their desire to go home...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  m-m  dark  bdsm  abuse  contemporary  slavery
  • The Mask by Alice Ward

    The Mask by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A secret club. A mystery woman. A craving I can’t restrain. As a billionaire e-commerce entrepreneur, I’m expected to take my clients to Jewel, an elite men’s club offering female gems of salacious delight. A place where any fantasy is fulfilled... for a price. I never allow myself fantasies, so the last thing I expect to find inside Jewel is a woman I immediately crave. The Butterfly...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  humor  new adult  contemporary  dark  m-f
  • Don't Leave Me by Eden Emory

    Don't Leave Me by Eden Emory

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    I am a professional liar.But not because I like to lie...because people don’t like the truth.I did what I had to survive, but I made a promise once.There was a single person on this earththat I could never lie to.My step-sister, Lillian.The problem is that along the wayI began to lie to myself.I’m a good person.I am happy with my life.And lastly... I am not in love with Lilian...
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