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  • 小蘑菇 by 一十四洲

    小蘑菇 by 一十四洲

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    An Zhe was a mushroom whose lifelong mission was to raise his own spore.One day, he lost his spore.He searched all over the world for a long time before finally seeing a familiar spore on the news.An Zhe desperately knocked on the door of a colonel in the human military.“Hello, Sir. Did your research turn out well? Can I have my son back after the research?”The colonel looked cold...
  • The Queen's Starfire Throne by Hailey Turner

    The Queen's Starfire Throne by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Every road must come to an end.THE DEAD. Facing a war where revenants outnumber the living, Caris Rourke must confront a future written in the stars, one she wants no part of. In order to outmaneuver the enemy, Caris must learn to trust her instincts, no matter where they lead, whether into the heart of danger or into the arms of Nathaniel, a dead man walking she should not trust, much less love...
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  • Alpha Heat by Leta Blake

    Alpha Heat by Leta Blake

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 36 ratings
    A desperate young alpha. An older alpha with a hero complex. A forbidden love that can’t be denied. Young Xan Heelies knows he can never have what he truly wants: a passionate romance and happy-ever-after with another alpha. It’s not only forbidden by the prevailing faith of the land, but such acts are illegal. Urho Chase is a middle-aged alpha with a heartbreaking past...
  • Ronan by G. Eilsel

    Ronan by G. Eilsel

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    It's been almost a century since the veil fell and monsters invaded the world. We didn't give the humans an opportunity to retaliate as we charged in and took over, and I was at the head of the front lines with my sword in hand. A perfect soldier, fighting the battles that ultimately put my people in charge of this planet...
  • The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine

    The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ‘Never speak his name, never!’ Cobweb warned. ‘Never whistle in the dark for it summons evil and he will hear it. In the treetops, the feathered ones will know. Watch them, Swift, watch the birds!’ That night I had a terrible dream. In the dream, the yellow-haired har was standing in a wreath of shadowy flames and his beauty was ugliness. He saw me and snared me in horror...
  • Claimed by Blood by Marie Mistry

    Claimed by Blood by Marie Mistry

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    I endured decades of imprisonment, buried alive by the sire who made me. Punishment, Cain called it.But now I’m free.After betraying my thralls at the gala to save their lives, I take my place as Cain’s executioner once more. Everything has returned to how it was. Except it couldn’t be more different.He doesn’t trust me.With good reason. My loyalties have changed...
  • The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm Constantine

    The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm Constantine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    ‘If life is a battle, then my inner scars are medals for valour, for swiftness, for courage, for passion. Evil is the dark-haired sibling of Good; they walk hand in hand—always. And, by the way, whatever it sounds like, that is not an excuse.’ Calanthe, erstwhile companion of Tigron Pellaz, is on the run...
  • Knot Your Possession by L.A. Clyne

    Knot Your Possession by L.A. Clyne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    To save the people she loved, Ava sacrificed everything and became the Palace’s perfect omega. For a decade, isolated and alone, her every move watched, she waited to be rescued. Yet freedom came from the most unexpected of places. With electricity gone and the world plunged into darkness, the Crash brought danger but also new possibilities...
  • El Presidio Rides North by Domashita Romero

    El Presidio Rides North by Domashita Romero

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    On the verge of death by zombie in a public restroom, a young man is saved at the last minute by a shovel—and the intriguing man who wields it. A man who doesn't really want company, and definitely isn't interested in sharing names...
  • His Reluctant Omega by Kelex

    His Reluctant Omega by Kelex

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Omega Avery Stephens refuses to be the compliant, submissive mate he was raised to be. He’s tired of being told he’s less than and will have to wait for an alpha to come and ‘save’ him from the virtual prison that is the Omega Quadrant. After his fathers die in a tragic accident, he must stand up and be responsible for his younger omega brothers...
  • One Thousand & One Lies by Yumoyori Wilson

    One Thousand & One Lies by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lies. Words of deception that assist in manipulating a person, group, lover, or foe. With each lie that leaves our lips, a plot morphs into a quick exchange, and the end result? Death. Some call us Reapers of Beauty. Others think we assist the Angel of Death. Assassins? Murders? The list of what we term ourselves are endless. To us, this life is nothing but a job...
  • Mate Healer by Amber Kell

    Mate Healer by Amber Kell

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    His parents' violent ending, makes Lian Blythorpe vow to keep things light between himself and any partner. His promise is abandoned when he meets Nevair Dragonfang, the religious leader for an entire planet. One glance into Nevair's intense gaze and Lian melts...
  • Her Males by Invi Wright

    Her Males by Invi Wright

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 61 ratings
    Living with three powerful demons is not easy, especially when they’re dead set on making you theirs.Charlotte’s life was decided for her the moment she was born, but now she’s faced with the opportunity to change the fate of millions of purchased females—and the generations to follow. Her males have agreed to fight to free her kind, righting the mistake they made so many years ago...
  • How to Love a Monster by Lyssa Dering

    How to Love a Monster by Lyssa Dering

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Dying at the hands of government goons was always going to happen. Waking up in a dark and twisted afterlife? Not the plan. Seraphim has the superhuman ability to control his own brain. Or at least, he used to, before his government-mandated brain surgery. The surgery killed him, but life isn’t over yet...
  • Treacherous Sun by Jade Archer

    Treacherous Sun by Jade Archer

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book one in The Nu Hayven Chronicles Series Mykel hates Lusaffar. Lusaffar hates Mykel. Which is as it should be. The way it's always been between Aenjels and Deamonds. So why can't they keep their hands off one another? When Orison's sun mysteriously began to decay, the Intergalactic Council built a habitat ark to rescue the survivors. But it came at a price...
  • Their War by Invi Wright

    Their War by Invi Wright

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 51 ratings
    A war is coming. Charlotte’s managed to secure a powerful alliance with the shifters, but this comes at a cost. The news of her plans to rescue the females has spread, and many aren’t eager for the control it gives Charlotte’s males. The Queen of Greed has joined forces with the ogres, and they’ve invaded Wrath...
  • The Elven King's Captive by Devon Vesper

    The Elven King's Captive by Devon Vesper

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    An omega elven king finds his alpha. Unfortunately, he's a human construction worker.Dustin is changing species, and the elven king who accidentally set the events in motion won’t let him go free. Sure it’s for his best interest, but Dustin fears the loss of control, and rebels, even if it makes him feel bad because he’s growing to love the finicky elf whose ass smells and tastes like candy...
  • When the Sun Goes Down by Gabrielle Evans

    When the Sun Goes Down by Gabrielle Evans

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, public exhibition] Lawton Thorne neither knows nor cares who started the war or who administered the blow that eradicated all technology. There is a new order, and the paranormals are stepping out of the shadows...
  • Half a Million Dead Cannibals by Kari Gregg

    Half a Million Dead Cannibals by Kari Gregg

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All that’s keeping Riley from the man he’s falling in love with are the ruins of a city filled with half a million dead cannibals. Strangers, Riley and Graham sheltered together in a basement storage unit when the zombie outbreak slammed into the world three months ago...
  • Healer by Cassandra Gold

    Healer by Cassandra Gold

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years, Dr. Tristan Matheson has hidden his abilities, pretending to be an ordinary doctor. He’s eluded detection—until now. When he’s targeted, Cam, a mysterious shapeshifter, becomes Tristan’s only means of escape.A member of the Delphic Institute, Cam is capable of taking the shape of anyone he’s ever seen...
  • Freaks in Love by T.A. Chase

    Freaks in Love by T.A. Chase

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James lives in Triad City, working for the West Side Crime Association and hiding a secret that could get him killed. When his boss and the other associations’ leaders are assassinated, James has no choice but to return to the one place he never wanted to see again—Freak Town. Yet saving the life of the one friend he has in Triad City might be worth risking it all...
  • Stung (Zombie Gentlemen) by K.A. Merikan

    Stung (Zombie Gentlemen) by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    --- If you want honey, prepare to get stung. --- October 1907, HoneyhillTwenty years into the zombie Plague Victor is a man of delicate sensibilities, not fit to do backbreaking labour on a farm ran by the mob. Upon arrival in Honeyhill, he decides he needs an anchor, an alliance with one of the guards, if he wants to survive...
  • Lover & Commander by Jez Morrow

    Lover & Commander by Jez Morrow

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Talon is the elite of his kind, one of the proud, beautiful Kuryeen. So he cannot understand how he ended up under the command of barbarian Earthbreed Liam Grey. Ace fighter pilot Liam is the sort of untamed brute that Kuryeen females pretend to have no interest in — but they always look. Talon finds Liam's so-called boyish charm childish...
  • Sursein Judgment by Jet Mykles

    Sursein Judgment by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Rynn made a mistake in taking the drug hextasy with his fiancée. It was supposed to be the ultimate sexual high, except that you have to sleep with the one you desire most. If you don't, your body won't be satisfied and you'll die. Rynn lived, Lynnette didn't, and now her parents want someone to pay...
  • I Fell in Love with a Zombie by Sean Kennedy

    I Fell in Love with a Zombie by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jay didn't expect to be one of the very few survivors of the virus that decimated the country, leaving shambling, ravenous zombies behind. Fighting for his life amongst the dead, he keeps moving until the day he's surrounded and facing his bloody end-and shockingly, another zombie saves him. But not just any zombie..
  • Lantern by Charlie Godwyne

    Lantern by Charlie Godwyne

    Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    In the black night, I alone uphold the shrine of the seven lantern gods.In the year 2448, Central Europe, after centuries of decline, has bottomed out into a brutal Dark Age. Warlords now rule the lands, fighting and dying to shelter their regions from near-constant invasions...
  • Saved by A.M. Arthur

    Saved by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 2.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    He didn’t want an alpha to save him, but fate had other ideas… Braun Etting was raised to know his place as an omega by his alpha father’s cruel words and fast fists, and he expects nothing but violence from the alpha who may one day mate him. His older brother Kell mated a cruel alpha who abuses him daily, and Braun is terrified of that seemingly inevitable future...
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    queer  dystopian  tortured hero  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  angst  abuse
  • Moth by Lily Mayne

    Moth by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 373 ratings
    When I—along with my best friend and his big purple monster boyfriend—come across a fortress-like raider camp while journeying across the monster-infested Wastes, we stop to deliver a message.Somehow, that simple pit stop turns into a seemingly impossible quest to get this camp’s missing leader out of the prison where he’s being held and forced to fight monsters and other humans...
  • Wyn by Lily Mayne

    Wyn by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 214 ratings
    I am a monster.A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves.There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me...
  • The Rycke by Lily Mayne

    The Rycke by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 266 ratings
    Life as a raider in the Wastes, where monsters roam and the military lurks, is as easy as it sounds.I’ve been out here for a long time, and the fear that courses through my blood every time I have to step outside our camp walls to scavenge never fades. No matter how many monsters you face—and have to run for your life from—it doesn’t ever get easier...
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