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  • Angels & Man by rafael nicolás

    Angels & Man by rafael nicolás

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    A Queer Retelling of the Watcher's FloodThe angel Azazel is miserable in Heaven. In the aftermath of Satan's fall, the angels live in the reconstructed ruins of an old utopia, oppressive and paranoid of any new rebellion.The angel Samyaza is content in Heaven, but he longs for the eternal city's former glory...
  • Ruins of Sea and Souls: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall

    Ruins of Sea and Souls: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    “You fell in love with a fae executioner. Did you truly think that would end well?”With war looming, Emelin's plan is simple: break the Mother's bindings while her more diplomacy-minded friends persuade the rest of the world to join their rebellion. Unfortunately, their would-be allies are far too concerned about Em’s exact connection to the feared and hated Silent Death...
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  • Rise of the Strongest Girl Next Door 1: LitRPG with a yandere twist by Yuki Knightley, Gwen Grayson

    Rise of the Strongest Girl Next Door 1: LitRPG with a yandere twist by Yuki Knightley, Gwen Grayson

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    "Unconventional relationships" doesn't quite cut it...As a C-Tier Lifeblade, Ethan keeps his head down, works hard, and always hits his mark. His skills might not be flashy, but they get the job done—and in SlayerCorp's cutthroat portal acquisitions industry, reliability makes you valuable...
    Categorized as:
    horror  love triangle  harems  dark  humor  fantasy  poly  length-long
  • Illuminance by Kara Douglas

    Illuminance by Kara Douglas

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A brewing war, and a prophecy to doom them all.Lu’s life as she knows it is over. Her wishes of freedom have finally come to fruition, but at what cost? Her worst nightmares have become reality as monsters, fae, and dark magic corrupt the only home she’s ever known.Old, broken memories come to light, and the war from long ago seems doomed to repeat itself, with Lu stuck in the middle...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  length-long  open-door
  • Echoes of the Raven by Ingrid Seymour

    Echoes of the Raven by Ingrid Seymour

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    DANGER LURKS. READY YOURSELF. Rífíor wants The Eldrystone more than anything else in the realm. Determined to find out its location, he subjects Valeria to unimaginable suffering, a mental torture so vicious that she vows to bring him to ruin...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  length-medium
  • The Order : Labyrinth of Twisted Games by Katerina St. Clair

    The Order : Labyrinth of Twisted Games by Katerina St. Clair

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    *Newly revised published version coming December 31st, 2024**This title is currently being re-edited and re-revised*In the dystopian world of "The Order" lies, betrayal, and secrets become the twisted threads weaving the tapestry of Forest Blackburn's tumultuous existence...
  • Shadows of Ruin by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico

    Shadows of Ruin by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    The king is dead. Ellevail has fallen. And I’ve been kidnapped by an annoyingly sexy, shadow-wielding prick.When Kade Blackthorn kidnapped me in the middle of the siege, he sealed his fate. I will never trust his lies again.With the marriage trials interrupted and my father dead, the throne is at risk of falling into the hands of his duplicitous royal advisor...
    Categorized as:
    horror  dark  fantasy  explicit-open-door
  • Secrets & Curses of Crimson by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Crimson by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You have saved me countless times before, my love. Let me save us this time.”Back in Exile, Thea is plagued by the unshakable feeling that something is missing—something important. Each night, she is comforted by dreams of a man whose face remains a mystery, except for his piercing golden eyes...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  length-long
  • Secrets & Curses of Crimson by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Crimson by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “You have saved me countless times before, my love. Let me save us this time.”Back in Exile, Thea is plagued by the unshakable feeling that something is missing—something important. Each night, she is comforted by dreams of a man whose face remains a mystery, except for his piercing golden eyes...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  length-long
  • Secrets & Curses of Cerithia by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Cerithia by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Gods above, I know I am a monster, but I am your monster.” Thea has survived the deadly trials and narrowly escaped heartbreak, but now she faces her greatest challenge—breaking her curse and finding her place in Cerithia. Haunted by Cassius’ betrayal and the loss of her friends in Exile, she struggles to reclaim her identity in a kingdom that feels foreign...
  • The Embrace of Steel and Sorrow by K.L. DeVore

    The Embrace of Steel and Sorrow by K.L. DeVore

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    Note: To avoid massive spoilers, it is highly encouraged to read A Touch of Gold and Madness prior to reading the first installment in the prequel trilogy.Before there was Griffin Silas, there was Chrome Freyr…Two elite teen Kinetic Warriors must protect the princess at all costs, but they never anticipated that they would both fall in the process...
  • The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond

    The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Neverland. Where shadows consume and magic is frighteningly real.Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can’t see in the black, velvety sky...
  • The Dread Prince by Lauren Cate Leake

    The Dread Prince by Lauren Cate Leake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Magic is different in the Dread Lands. Magic is deceptive in the Dread Lands.At last, The Dread Prince takes the throne and begins to develop his own army while battling the darkness that still lurks in the ancient and deadly Dread Lands. Maeve is grieving a great loss as Mal slips into darker and darker Magic, driving a wedge between them...
    Categorized as:
    horror  dark  new adult  fantasy  length-long
  • The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow

    The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow weaves a dystopian fairy tale that follows the town storyteller as she struggles to protect a local demon from the knight hired to kill it.In this gritty, haunting tale about doing whatever it takes for love, a small-town storyteller resolves to keep the local monster—and her own secrets—safe from a legendary knight...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  queer  dystopian
  • Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal

    Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Iblīs (Arabic إبليس)—the primary devil in Islam. “If you sleep with the Devil, don’t expect to get out of hell.” DEMANDING. NEEDY. DANGEROUS. Slater is everything Talha doesn’t want but everything the crime lord needs. The bloodiest ripper of Anatolia, nicknamed Iblīs, kills for him and warms his bed...
  • Heart of Night by Angelina J. Steffort

    Heart of Night by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    “I will find you. And if it takes a lifetime, I will find you.”Ayna has just escaped death, only to crash head first into a new curse. This one is made by men. Heart still bleeding, Ayna fights to keep strong...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark
  • Of Song and Scepter: A Dark Little Mermaid Retelling by Liesl West

    Of Song and Scepter: A Dark Little Mermaid Retelling by Liesl West

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    She's a killer in disguise. He's determined to make her his queen. As a deep sea death-dealer, Enna Valomir's life is simple: kill the siren, deliver the body, collect the reward. There's just one problem. Enna owes a mermaid her life, and in the cutthroat waters of the Abyss, that's a lifelong blood oath of service...
  • Caste Heaven, Vol. 5 by Chise Ogawa

    Caste Heaven, Vol. 5 by Chise Ogawa

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Today’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game!School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off.It’s the annual class trip, and Azusa is assigned to the same group as Atsumu and Kuze...
    Categorized as:
    from hate to love  horror  queer  abuse  dark  m-m  rape  high-school
  • Fae Crown by Lucía Ashta

    Fae Crown by Lucía Ashta

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Complete the trials, secure the crown—or lose the realm of Embermere to its wicked queen forever.I survived the savage brutality of the Wilds and its vicious monsters only to find myself in more danger than ever before. Despite the queen’s continued attempts against my life, the ancient magic of the Fae Heir Trials forces me to continue competing in its deadly challenges...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  open-door  rape
  • Fractured by R. Phillips

    Fractured by R. Phillips

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "All of it existing somewhere in between everything."What is a life? A collection of memories? A series of glorious highs and heartrending lows? Is it a purpose, cumulative or singular? Or is it something more? Something beyond what is tangible or immaterial?Something beyond even what is found within us...
  • Freed by Lacey Lehotzky

    Freed by Lacey Lehotzky

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    ****** SPOILERS FOR CHAINED, LIGHT, AND DARK AHEAD**********When Izidora awakens to find six months have passed, her sole focus turns to revenge against Kazimir.Driven by a burning desire for retribution, she plunges into the depths of her magic, discovering that where light once existed, darkness now reigns...
  • Caste Heaven, Vol. 6 by Chise Ogawa

    Caste Heaven, Vol. 6 by Chise Ogawa

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Today’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game!School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off...
  • The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James

    The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s something special about first love. It feels right; it looks right. It’s perfect in every way, until it isn’t.Grayson Hale — the hot nerd, my first love. He was an enigma. Both mysteriously complicated and beautifully broken. The vacant look in his eyes reminded me of my own, almost as if our misery called to one another. Colton Bennett — the sarcastic playboy, my second chance...
  • Mine by AJ Wolf

    Mine by AJ Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Bloody Business Prequel**Mafia Family | Arranged Marriage | Enemies to Lovers A burning sneer, a snide remark, and a stolen kiss. Three distinct memories among a million others that stain my childhood with Remy Luciano. Sour gummy worms and a nickname. Two more memories and everything I loved to hate started blurring at the edges.A wedding dress made for another...
  • Primal Imperative 2: A Monster Girl Men's Fantasy by Quentin Kilgore

    Primal Imperative 2: A Monster Girl Men's Fantasy by Quentin Kilgore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nature's fury is at my command, from tornadoes to rivers of molten lava. The question is, will these even work against the new enemies on the horizon?When I arrived at the village last winter, the women faced starvation and extinction. But I've put food on their tables and babies in their bellies...
    Categorized as:
    horror  harems  fantasy  dark  poly  length-short
  • Blood Tears by Sasha R.C.

    Blood Tears by Sasha R.C.

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TyCrime, Violence, and MiseryThree things I know very well. O promised myself that I would never let anyone get close to me. But then I saw her. Lyric. I have watched her for years and I can't deny my need for her, my desire. I need to protect her at any cost. I have killed for her, tortured for her.There is nothing I will not do to keep her safe. She is mine, she has always been mine...
  • Five Days by RavieSnake

    Five Days by RavieSnake

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    No one knows that they are missing. No one knows where they are. No one knows that they are trapped. No one knows that they are dying. Dramione...
  • Redlined by Cala Riley

    Redlined by Cala Riley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    RoxanneRacing and Ross are the only two things I thought I could ever count on. That is, until one of them sends me far away, making me lose the other.Now, stuck with a cousin I’m not sure even wants me here trying to pick up the scattered pieces of my life, all I want to do is find my own way...
  • Devout: An Anthology of Angels by Quinton Li

    Devout: An Anthology of Angels by Quinton Li

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Featuring work by Freydís Moon, Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James, Morgan Dante, Cas Trudeau, Aurélio Loren, Rae Novotny, Rafael Nicolás & Emily Hoffman.A collection of stories, poetry, and art dedicated to the angelic.Here you will find the strange, the creepy, the funky, slightly silly, pieces with feeling...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  queer  dark  historical  length-short
  • These Shadows Become Her by Demi Clorissa

    These Shadows Become Her by Demi Clorissa

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Can forbidden love bloom where grief has taken root? In the bustling city of Alderdeen, artistic prodigy Mia has long hoped to apprentice with a world-renowned artist. But when he crushes her dreams, despair drags her into a murky abyss of whiskey and men, with only her sister, Kali, as a light in the darkness...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  open-door  vampires  fae
  • The Curse of the Siren by S. E. Nielsen

    The Curse of the Siren by S. E. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There is but one lesson humans are slow to learn and quick to forget: the fae lie… When half-fae Bronwyn is caught fleeing the scene of a robbery, a Crusader arrow finds its mark. But as her roguish partner-in-crime Eoin tends to her wounds, a spark between them replenishes Bronwyn’s magic — revealing her as part-Siren. And quite possibly cursed...
  • Caste Heaven, Vol. 7 by Chise Ogawa

    Caste Heaven, Vol. 7 by Chise Ogawa

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Today’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game!School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off.The third trimester begins, and the school’s atmosphere has changed...
  • Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to the kingdom of Dresha, where power is everything, and the subjects are used as pawns.Alyx was not born to be an assassin, but life is hard for orphaned children in the kingdom. With no other choice, she picks up the blade and forges herself into a weapon, becoming part of an infamous underworld gang. The Daggers...
  • The Sin of Saints by Lauren M. Leasure

    The Sin of Saints by Lauren M. Leasure

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Growing up in Eserene's slums, Petra's life is marred by unimaginable tragedy. Things finally begin to look up when she meets Calomyr, member of the Royal Guard and keeper of just as much heartache as Petra.Once again, though, her life is upended when her mother remarries a Lord, forcing Petra to undergo a brutal initiation ceremony in order to ascend to the Royal Court...
  • The Kingdom Cursed by Iron by Zara Storm

    The Kingdom Cursed by Iron by Zara Storm

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Heartbroken and betrayed, I fled the faerie court… only to be dragged back by my captor, a dark Fae Prince.I should have never made a deal with Ruskin.He’s used me before.Now, he needs me again. The Queen has been doomed to eternal sleep. And I alone can break the spell.Once she wakes, my work should be done...
    Categorized as:
    horror  dark  fantasy
  • Dead Spring by A.L. Masters

    Dead Spring by A.L. Masters

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A sudden outbreak of violence at a local superstore leaves an eclectic group of people stranded. The isolation from the outside world and news of the devastation forces them to band together to survive. The survivors must adapt to the new rules of the world and seek comfort where they can...while they can...
  • Caste Heaven, Vol. 3 by Chise Ogawa

    Caste Heaven, Vol. 3 by Chise Ogawa

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Today’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game!School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off. Karino’s older half brother Tatsumi is a proper honor student, diligently and obediently following the path laid out for him by others...
    Categorized as:
    from hate to love  horror  queer  dark  m-m  abuse  high-school  rape
  • The Order: Kingdom of Fallen Ash by Katerina St. Clair

    The Order: Kingdom of Fallen Ash by Katerina St. Clair

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the dystopian realm of "The Order" society is eternally divided between the privileged Untouchables and the struggling Unfortunates. The Untouchables, draped in opulence and power, govern the city with an iron fist, casting long shadows over the impoverished Unfortunates who toil beneath in the murky depths of the working class...
  • Turncoat by Elizaye

    Turncoat by Elizaye

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hermione G., Draco M.Switching sides. "I have only one condition, and I trust it won't be hard for you to meet. I want Granger...
  • Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert

    Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    Welcome to the Black Rose Auction where every sin can be yours for a price. For three days, the doors to this luxe New York estate are thrown wide for anyone with a taste for the obscenely rich, the ultra-exclusive, and the once in a lifetime thrill of the forbidden: where nothing is off the table and everything―and everyone―can be had for the taking...
  • A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams

    A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Draco/HermioneIn theory, the task is simple: kill Draco Malfoy. In practice, putting a curse through the Dark Lord's favoured lieutenant will take everything Hermione has―especially since he's trying to kill her, too. Even more so when the lines between them start to blur. Sometimes, the only way out is through...
  • A Realm of Dreams and Shadows by Kathy Haan

    A Realm of Dreams and Shadows by Kathy Haan

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the shadowed corners of the fae realm, where magic pulses with a life of its own, Morte awakens to a world fragmented and veiled in mystery. A Realm of Dreams and Shadows weaves a tale of dark fantasy romance, where the echoes of the past whisper secrets yet to be uncovered.For Morte, two years have vanished into an abyss, erased by the mercy of the Luna goddess...
  • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 134 ratings
    Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society...
  • Skin of the Night by C.K. Bennett

    Skin of the Night by C.K. Bennett

    Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The 2nd edition, published in September 2022, contains significant changes to the story and differs markedly from the earlier version of the book.As a top law student in London, Cara's main priority is her career. Anything that can get in the way of that, she avoids as though it were a plague – especially romance...
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