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  • Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier

    Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah...Homicide detective Elise Sandburg and her partner, profiler David Gould, are all too familiar with the terrible costs of chasing evil. Despite their wounded psyches, the detectives delve into the deranged killer’s twisted mind, determined to unravel the clues in the taunts he leaves behind.A city gripped by fear..
  • Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe

    Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    The third and final installment of the Hollow's Row series. Halen: I’ve created a monster. When past and present collide, the fallout feels like the death of my morality. Every time I look into Kallum’s clashing, feverish eyes, I see a dark omen—the threat of what we’ll do to each other if our desires run wild. While the Hollow’s Row case comes to a head, a new heinous player enters the scene...
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  • Papa Noel by Nikki Landis

    Papa Noel by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They call me Papa.A tough and rugged old biker that's never been tamed by any woman.I live by the code of my club and stand by it.No matter what.Hell, I'd die for my brothers and the MC we fought so hard to build.In fact, I nearly did.Loss has tarnished my soul and left me a bitter man.I’ll never be anything else...
  • Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis

    Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one is safe in the city of sin.Flint “Maddog” Shepherd is used to moving through the shadows.As a Marine veteran who served two tours overseas, he’s become skilled at hiding in plain sight and eliminating the enemy.When a bomb took the lives of his entire unit, he returned home a scarred and broken man.The nightmares from his past still play havoc with his head...
  • Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • The Core by Peter V. Brett

    The Core by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal...
  • Santa Biker by Nikki Landis

    Santa Biker by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Diablo:I’m a savage and a killer.A man with nothing to lose.As the cleaner for the Royal Bastards, I do the dirty work for the club.When I’m called in, it’s my job to ensure nothing is left behind. But it’s the blood that speaks to me, revealing hidden secrets and exposing the truth.Blood contains all the agony of my past, and I can’t escape it...
  • Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins

    Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    'A contemporary Van Helsing...' Sunday Times 'King of true-life scary tales' ObserverI know what I saw...'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me...
    Categorized as:
    horror  paranormal  mystery  dark  fantasy  length-medium
  • Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck

    Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you spark a match in hell, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯?Some wonder how deep the curse runs through Castle Pointe.I never realized the malevolent roots are embedded into every fiber of this town.A simple game turned into devastation, wreaking havoc upon us, spreading it’s wickedness through our veins.Haunting us around every turn.Death rises. Evil corrupts. Fear consumes us...
  • Reckless Mayhem by Nikki Landis

    Reckless Mayhem by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never make a deal with the Devil.Manic:They call me a monster. A master of disguise. The phantom who travels within shadows.It's been said that I can steal a man's breath from across the room or slice his throat without lifting a finger.The rumors are true.I have a gift for dealing death, a hunger for bloodshed that blocks rational thought.And when something of mine is threatened . .
  • A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

    A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service...
  • 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...
  • Reluctant Wizard by Jeffe Kennedy

    Reluctant Wizard by Jeffe Kennedy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Only in an insane world would a young wizard find herself battling monsters and automatons one day and returning to Convocation Academy to cram for finals the next. But this is the world Alise Phel lives in. Like it or not, Alise must face the consequences of ditching out a second time and dealing with the crushing workload assigned to her as a punishment...
  • Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gods aren’t born, they’re made.I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura.I’m told that I’m a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers...
  • Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Prequel to the Devil's Playground Series.Can be read before or after Periculum...
  • Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “You are a monster, Thea. The prophet told the realm of your monstrosity. You will crumble kingdoms. You will kill kings. But the real question is, which kingdom will you be a monster for?”All Thea wants is freedom and a sense of belonging. Trapped in Exile along with all of the other elite magic users, she can't fathom a life beyond her confinement, let alone remember the life she had before it...
  • Mr. Rook by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Mr. Rook by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Part One of Mr. Rook's Island, a Sexy, Dark, Romantic Suspense. ~~~~~ He's Enigmatic, Dangerously Handsome, and COMPLETELY OFF-LIMITS ... The women who vacation on Mr. Rook's exclusive island are looking for one thing and one thing only: to have their wildest romantic fantasies come to life...
  • 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...
  • A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What would you do to protect your home? Lie? Manipulate? Kill?War awaits across the sea. In order to ensure their survival, the Oncoming Storm and a band of misfits set sail for the land beyond the horizon...
  • Phobia by A.L. Woods, Ashlyn Drewek

    Phobia by A.L. Woods, Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    The adrenaline rush, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations.The burst of pleasure, euphoria, and the loss of control.Some say fear and the excitement of arousal come from the same place in the brain. Twelve of your favorite bestselling M/M and M/F authors agree.Ashlyn Drewek, J. Dylan, Nyla K., Fae Quin, Victoria Woods, S.M. Landon, Michaela Cole, L.K. Reid, Roxanna C...
  • The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “No, i psychí mou. I am not a dream.” He told her softly, touching the bare skin of her arms and his eyes widened in wonder and discovery.As he ran his warm, soft, but slightly calloused hands cautiously up her arms, she was shocked into a state of apperception, and went quite still. Her teal-colored eyes widened also and locked with his amber ones...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  vampires  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-long
  • His in the Dark by Willow Winters

    His in the Dark by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark...
  • 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:
    suspense  horror  fantasy  magic  reverse harem  dark  paranormal  poly
  • This Is Halloween: A Spooky Holiday Monster Reverse Harem Romance by Melody Rose

    This Is Halloween: A Spooky Holiday Monster Reverse Harem Romance by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Margo was just your normal Christmas elf, and sure maybe she had a bit too much Christmas cheer, but hey, if starting to decorate for Christmas in July was wrong, she didn't want to be right.At least, until the three lords of Halloween decide to kidnap her and bring her back to Halloweenland.There’s Jack, the hopelessly sexy and tall King of Halloween, who’s harboring a monster inside of him...
  • Primal Territory by Adrian Blue

    Primal Territory by Adrian Blue

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lorna has tracked and studied wolves all over the world. But this trip is different. This time she is the one being tracked. The one being studied. Something massive and savage has claimed this territory, and tonight it will claim her...
  • Circle of Freaks by Delilah Croww, Carmen Rosales

    Circle of Freaks by Delilah Croww, Carmen Rosales

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since I was a little girl, I fell in love with the circus. It's all I ever wanted to see up close or be a part of. There was no room for things like that where I grew up. There was no room for anything except bad memories and bad expectations.Every year around Devil's Night, since we moved to Stockbridge, the Circle of Freaks paranormal circus comes to town...
  • Devil in Boots by Stacey Marie Brown

    Devil in Boots by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My thoughts, my drive, my goal was on one thing. I was a madman obsessed, and nothing would get in my way.Treasure.For centuries this has been the drive for humans to lie, murder, cheat, and steal, and The Nectar is the biggest fortune of them all. An object which can change the dynamics between fae and human, save lives, and gives humans fae qualities...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  pirates  paranormal  dark  length-medium
  • The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm

    The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Torn between two realms, the fate of a kingdom and my father hang in the balance…I need my mate—a darkly dangerous fae prince—more than ever.And he needs me to help claim his throne.But Ruskin is gone.Disappeared into a place most dare not speak of.There isn’t time to mourn.In the human realm, a cruel king holds my father captive...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri

    Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    EvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts...
  • The Boys on the Mountain by John Inman

    The Boys on the Mountain by John Inman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jim Brandon has a new house, and boy, is it a pip. Built high on the side of the San Diego mountains by a legendary B-movie actor of the 1930s, Nigel Letters, the house is not only gorgeous, but supposedly haunted. As a writer of horror novels, Jim couldn't be happier...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  horror  m-m  mystery  paranormal  dark  abuse  fantasy
  • Monster Of Ruin by Marlowe Mack

    Monster Of Ruin by Marlowe Mack

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Elliott Knight is a hunter. And I’m his prey. He’s obsessed. I’m his addiction. He won’t stop until he’s made me his. He’s decided I’ll be his no matter what. He makes the rules. And I can only live by them. He stalks me. He calls me his flower. Every bit of him is dark. Haunted. Possessed. Elliott is an evil man, a real-life nightmare. The kind your mother warns you to stay away from...
  • Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault.They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe...
  • Wraith by Quinn Hawthorne

    Wraith by Quinn Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    They killed me.I was their fated mate, and they deliberately killed me.They laughed while I took my last breath, but they won’t be laughing for long.I don’t deserve my fate—and they don’t deserve my forgiveness.Now, I’m back, and I refuse to rest until I drag them to the grave with me.They can’t run.They can’t hide.They can’t bury the past as easily as they buried me.And I won’t let them...
  • 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  suspense  queer  historical  mystery  magic  dark  bisexual
  • Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The stars are not what they seem. So look away; they’ll whisper you your fate.Iyana’s only ambition in life is to become a healer like her grandmother, but that all changes when her village is attacked by a neighboring kingdom. She desperately calls upon the heavens for salvation and the stars respond, yet not as she had ever imagined...
  • Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder

    Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is book two of three. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  horror  contemporary  dark  abuse  paranormal  m-m  fantasy
  • 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...
  • Fairytales of the Macabre by Olivie Blake, Aurora Sinclair

    Fairytales of the Macabre by Olivie Blake, Aurora Sinclair

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once upon a time, a young woman takes redemption into her own hands; a man’s precarious fate is twisted; a lover plots a bloody vengeance; a castle born from night fulfills a lifelong destiny. In Fairytales of the Macabre, Olivie Blake brings you four stories of romantic noir, each one an improbable foray into dark comedy, seductive horror, and above all, the inescapable temptation of love...
  • Mating Games by Nikki Jefford

    Mating Games by Nikki Jefford

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    * Nominated Best Romance Novel of 2018 by Penned Con. *When resistance turns to desire, all bets are off.Beautiful and vivacious wolf shifter, Jordan spurns the match her father is pushing between her and the swaggering mammoth, Raider. She'd happily let one of her fawning sisters have him, but her packmates are taking bets on who Raider will ultimately claim...
  • 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...
  • The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A gender-flipped Die Hard set in a mysterious castle, Cameron Johnston's The Last Shield is an engaging fantasy read, perfect for fans of John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence.The ancient forest realm of Sunweald is bordered on two sides by far mightier nations – a precarious situation...
  • Bride of Demonio by Mae Royal, Natalie Bennett

    Bride of Demonio by Mae Royal, Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kings of TerrorOne for misery.Two for despair.Three for the nightmare inside my head.Four for the demons sleeping in my bed...A woman like me has no soul to save.I’m the shell of a corpse, my insides rotted and warped.This life I’ve lived has been a mess of sorrow and secrets. It’s led to days spent pretending I’m normal and nights trying to find myself in a murky past I struggle to remember...
  • Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray

    Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *This standalone novella is a character-driven, slow burn dark villain romance set in an original fantasy universe.*River Anderson finally snapped.Now she’s on the run, the stench of copper clinging to her fingers like the phantom smell of sin...
  • A Bride for the Winter King by Anya J. Cosgrove

    A Bride for the Winter King by Anya J. Cosgrove

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can the Winter King truly love? Or am I doomed to follow his past queens to the grave?I’m a shadow huntress in dire need of revenge. When a Fae prince asks me to participate in the Yule pageant and spy on the Winter King, I rise to the occasion.He tells me I’m a ringer for the dead queen, and that I don’t have to win the pageant or get married in the end...
  • Knotty List by Taylor Fox

    Knotty List by Taylor Fox

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’ve always wanted the small-town Christmas dream.Unfortunately, this Christmas, I might become a monster's dinner.My Christmas dream involved a small town, Christmas markets,and maybe a handsome man who would sweep me off my feet.But I was never very lucky.This small town thinks I’m wicked andAfter a series of attacks, they decide I’m the perfect gift to calm Krampus down.Krampus. Yes...
  • Darkly, Madly Duet by Trisha Wolfe

    Darkly, Madly Duet by Trisha Wolfe

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling author Trisha Wolfe comes her most dark and dangerous psychological thriller yet that readers say "deliciously twisted"Born, DarklyHe challenged her sanity.She shattered his reality.They dared each other...to the brink of madness...
  • He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Sara Dobie Bauer

    He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Sara Dobie Bauer

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    We met when you were just a child, but you’re a man now and need my protection. With Christmas Eve approaching, I’ll watch over you.Whether you know it or not. Because no one is allowed to hurt you.No one but me. At 20K words, He Sees You When You’re Sleeping is a twisted take on Santa, featuring M/M romance, horror, and the holiday season...
  • Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle

    Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    PRIEST. PIRATE. MONSTER.From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes Ocean of Sin and Starlight, a dark-fantasy romance with morally gray pirates and monstrous sirens, a standalone spinoff of A Ship of Bones and Teeth.I wasn’t always a monster.Once upon a time I had a family, a home, dreams...
  • The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

    The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On an isolated estate in late-eighteenth-century rural Wales, a young English doctor uncovers dangerous secrets that may threaten his own life in this spellbinding Gothic tale from the bestselling author of Pandora.Dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital, Dr...
    Categorized as:
    horror  suspense  mystery  fantasy  historical  magic  dark  georgian
  • Fyneshade by Kate Griffin

    Fyneshade by Kate Griffin

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more to fear from me...On the day of her grandmother's funeral, Marta discovers that she is to be sent to be governess at Fyneshade, her charge the young daughter of the owner, Sir William Pritchard.All is not well at Fyneshade...
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