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  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation  Vol. 15 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 15 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Story Synopsis. A 34-year-old NEET otaku was chased out from his house by his family. This virgin, plump, unattractive, and penniless nice guy found that his life was heading towards a dead end. He recalled that his life could actually become much better if he can get over the dark history of his life...
  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation  Vol. 14 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 14 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    CASTLE IN THE SKY. Nanahoshi, Rudeus, and the rest of their group take a trip to Perugius’s mysterious floating fortress, seeking adventure and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn new magic. What they find instead is disaster as one of their number is struck down by a deadly illness. How far will Rudeus go to save a dear friend’s life?
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  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation  Vol. 16 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 16 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    LONG LIVE THE KING. Now officially Dragon God Orsted’s underling, Rudeus receives his first mission: to make Princess Arielle the next king of Asura Kingdom! Mighty as the endeavor might seem, it’s just the first of many steps he’ll have to take if he’s going to help Orsted bring down the Man God.
  • Earth Logic by Laurie J. Marks

    Earth Logic by Laurie J. Marks

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A sweeping drama of war, intrigue, magic, and love. With Earth Logic , Laurie J. Marks continues the epic of her stunningly imagined world of Shaftal, which she first introduced in Fire Logic . Shaftal has a ruler again, a woman with enough power to heal the war-torn land and expel the invading Sainnites from Shaftal. Or it would have a ruler if the earth witch Karis G'deon consented to rule...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  queer  fantasy  f-f  magic  war  m-m  young adult
  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 18 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 18 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In the years since Ariel took the throne, Rudeus has been keeping busy carrying out missions for Orsted and even finding time to save an old friend from slave traders. Then a letter arrives from the Doldia Village, seeking his help with the Sacred Beast's shocking disappearance! Can Rudeus explain his unintended dognapping? Or is he about to have yet another diplomatic incident on his hands?
  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation  Vol. 20 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 20 by Rifujin na Magonote

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    TUGGED ALONG BY FAMILY TIES Rudeus brings Zanoba back to Ranoa Kingdom to plan the Man-God's future downfall when a letter arrives from the Holy Kingdom of Millis--Cliff's grandfather is urging him home. Though he suspects another Man-God plot is afoot, Rudeus is soon distracted by a missive from his own matriarchal relatives and races off to the capital of Millis...
  • Conflicting Lyrics by Alisha Williams

    Conflicting Lyrics by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Why did she have to kiss me? I shouldn't have wanted it. Shouldn't have liked it. It ruined everything. Now she's gone, and I'm all alone. I miss her more than I care to admit. To make matters worse, I present as the one thing my parents despise—an Omega. They disowned me, calling me vial and worthless. Destined to be a wh*re. With nowhere else to go, I spent years at an Omega center...
    Categorized as:
    queer  omegaverse  poly  fantasy  menage  length-short  f-f  m-f-f
  • Water Logic by Laurie J. Marks

    Water Logic by Laurie J. Marks

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    By water logic, a cow doctor becomes a politician. A soldier becomes a flower farmer. A lost book contains a lost future. The patterns of history are made and unmade. Amid assassinations, rebellions, and the pyres of too many dead, a new government forms in the land of Shaftal—a government of soldiers and farmers, scholars and elemental talents, all weary of war and longing for peace...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  queer  fantasy  f-f  magic  time travel  m-m  young adult
  • Numbers Ignite by Rebecca Rode

    Numbers Ignite by Rebecca Rode

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Treena and Vance think they’ve escaped the numbers game forever. They’re wrong. After Treena’s disastrous attempt to unite the nation, she has the deaths of hundreds haunting her dreams. Now, with hatred and accusations following her past the border, she’s determined to leave that horrible day behind and find a peaceful, uneventful life with Vance and the settlers...
  • The Academy by C.J. Daly

    The Academy by C.J. Daly

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kate Connelly should be careful what she wishes for. Just seventeen, she already feels like she’s suffocating. Since her mother’s death, her father’s basically checked out, so she’s stuck raising her brothers by herself out in the New Mexico scrub. All Kate wants is a little distraction from the same-ole, same-ole that is her life...
  • Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode

    Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    THE THRILLING CONCLUSION IS HERE. It’s been ten weeks since Treena returned to NORA. The council has rejected her war preparations at every turn and Dresden is backpedaling on his promises. Treena’s secret followers push her to unseat Dresden and take control—something she refuses to consider now with NORA on the brink of war. Vance has his own set of troubles...
  • Renounced by Bridget E. Baker

    Renounced by Bridget E. Baker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When life makes you into the hero you never wanted to be. .. Now that the cure has been found and distributed, Ruby’s ready to move ahead with the life she always wanted: small town, cute house, quiet job, with her boyfriend Sam by her side, of course. All she needs to do is foist the responsibility of ruling World Peace Now off onto her half-brother, Adam...
  • Origins by Erin Mersey

    Origins by Erin Mersey

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Being the good guy doesn’t come easily when the world wants you to be evil. I've always dreamed of being a saving lives, inspiring children, basking in the accolades of an adoring public. To achieve my lofty goals, I need a sparkling reputation. Unfortunately, I have to contend with my father's legacy as the world’s most feared villain. That’s where. she’s. supposed to come in...
  • Kiss Him, Not Me Vol. 11 by Junko

    Kiss Him, Not Me Vol. 11 by Junko

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    It's Kae, coming to you from a crazy situation! After running into my childhood friend, Mistuboshi, at a voice actor event, I was excited to introduce him to everyone. But something wasn't right about Mitsuboshi, and now he's tricked me and separated me from the group! . .
  • Sea Swept by Erica Cope

    Sea Swept by Erica Cope

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For as long as she can remember, Addie McKay has had an intense fear of the sea—which made growing up with the Atlantic Ocean as her backyard rather difficult. But something has changed. Lately she has found herself strangely drawn to the ocean...
  • Claimed by Night by Elena Lawson

    Claimed by Night by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    Trapped on an island, Liana’s life has been a boring montage of skipping stones and listening to lectures, waiting for her mother to die. Now the wait is over. The Queen of the Night Court has been assassinated, and the ship has arrived to ferry Liana back to her birthplace and claim her throne. But not everyone at Court wants Liana to rule...
  • Perfectly Yours by N. Slater

    Perfectly Yours by N. Slater

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Dancing at Euphoria most nights and working the occasional private party doesn’t pay the bills. It certainly doesn’t pay for college. Which is how I, an insignificant Beta, find myself as a famous Alpha-Omega duo’s new maid. An Alpha-Omega duo that couldn’t be more famous if they tried...
    Categorized as:
    queer  omegaverse  fantasy  m-m-f  menage  pregnancy  hurt-comfort  m-m
  • Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 5 by Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL

    Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 5 by Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    Penelope and Callisto safely escaped the assassins, but Callisto is left in mortal danger and Penelope. .. is standing trial for murder? ! Accused of murdering seven nobles during the Hunt, she faces a court proceeding that’s in actuality nothing more than an elaborate sham to frame her...
  • Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

    Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 148 ratings
    Would you trade your soul mate for your soul? A Shadowhunter’s life is bound by duty. Constrained by honor. The word of a Shadowhunter is a solemn pledge, and no vow is more sacred than the vow that binds parabatai, warrior partners—sworn to fight together, die together, but never to fall in love...
  • Devils' Day Party by C.M. Stunich

    Devils' Day Party by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 113 ratings
    I crashed my shitty yellow VW Beetle into Calix’s Aston Martin. To be fair, he deserved it. But Calix and his friends, Barron and Raz, they don’t see it that way. Not that it matters. They’ve bullied me for years, and I’ve never known why. At least today, they have something real to be pissed about. All of which would be fine, if today was a normal day. But it’s not. It’s far from normal...
  • Heartless Sky by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Heartless Sky by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 294 ratings
    The winds of fate are shifting, and it finally seems like they’ve been twisted in our favour. On the run and cast out from society, we’ve been forced to hide from the mad man who stole our throne. But as more secrets come to light and my sister and I work harder than ever before to reach our potential and claim our birth right, the end is finally drawing closer...
  • Truestrike's Treachery by Daniel Schinhofen

    Truestrike's Treachery by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Finally settled into Accord, Sean’s work had barely begun. The plan was to take away Lord Truestrike’s powerbase, then move against him, with Hallie working to strengthen their ties with the nobility. Sean knew better than to get involved with that side of things, knowing he’d just say the wrong things to the wrong people...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  harems  magic  fae  poly  young adult  paranormal
  • The Tiger's Ambush by Tate James

    The Tiger's Ambush by Tate James

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 112 ratings
    If you're reading this, you've probably already read my first two installments, and know exactly how deep into trouble I've got myself. But you totally don’t care about what’s happening in this blurb because let’s be honest here… It was going to be a bunch of vague questions and hints that would really give away nothing, but leave you scratching your heads...
  • Restless Stars by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Restless Stars by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 67 ratings
    Orphans. Changelings. Princesses. Queens. We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us. The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness. Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them...
  • Trial by Fire by Jada Fisher

    Trial by Fire by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In a world full of darkness, the light of the sun is the only thing that can keep the Dark at bay. And dragons are the only thing that can protect the light. The first book in an epic new dragon rider series from bestselling author Jada Fisher. Tennegan Felter (Ten) is a humble servant in Epoch Sol, a beacon of light in a world full of darkness...
  • Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 6 by Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL

    Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 6 by Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Following the conditions of a contract between herself and Winter, Penelope is once again leaving the duchy! She joins the marquis for volunteer work in a war-stricken nation, and while their time there is hectic, the two are able to grab a moment alone at the seaside...
  • The Storm We Face by Katie May

    The Storm We Face by Katie May

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Well. .. So far, my apocalpytic upbringing has not been peaches and daisies (if that is how the saying goes). Or is it peaches and pansies? Fighting off feral beasts, surviving natural disasters, and coming face to face with the worst that humankind has to offer is quite tiresome. Psycho ex-girlfriends? Check. Creepy monsters/zombies? Check. Orgasms? Not check. Yet...
  • Over Our Heads by Jan Stryvant

    Over Our Heads by Jan Stryvant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Sean's still up to his neck in trouble, but at least he's finally found an example of his father's work, along with all of his notes. Now all Sean has to do is figure out not only how to reproduce his father's greatest achievement, but to solve the one problem his father wasn't able to...
  • Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

    Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 182 ratings
    The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death...
  • Gods by Ednah Walters

    Gods by Ednah Walters

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Eirik has finally accomplished his mission, but he paid a steep price. Now he must start all over to prove his love to the woman he can't live without. But can he protect her from her kind without crossing the line? As new threats emerge, Celestia and Eirik will learn how far they must go to protect each other and their love.
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