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  • FANGS, Volume 2 by Billy Balibally

    FANGS, Volume 2 by Billy Balibally

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    "What kind of guy is unlucky enough to get bitten. .. and survive? ". As the sole survivor of a vampire attack, En wakes up to find that his hair has gone white as snow. .. and, worse, that he's developed a craving of his own for blood. Fortunately, the vampire health and welfare organization FANGS is there to help with the transition, and the handsome Ichii steps up as his guardian and mentor...
  • Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    What happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one. ). Tags:...
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  • The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

    The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first. Claire, the rakish Hero, the angel Rami, and the muse turned librarian Brevity have accomplished the impossible by discovering the true nature of unwritten books. But now that the secret is out, Hell will be coming for every wing of the library in its quest for power.
  • SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    SPECTR: Volume 2 by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From best-selling author Jordan L. Hawk, the second half of the SPECTR series is now in a box set! SPECTR: Volume 2 contains:. Eater of Lives. Destroyer of Worlds. Summoner of Storms...
  • Gale by Jennifer Cody

    Gale by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ranger/Hunter. After nearly losing an avatar, I’m ready to sign on with IDIA, the Interdimensional Immigration Agency. I need their resources to figure out what the hell is happening to my town...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  demons  queer  magic  m-m  urban fantasy  paranormal  fantasy
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
    Categorized as:
    demons  mystery  queer  humor  m-m  fantasy  werewolves  witches
  • Death on Denial by E.J. Russell

    Death on Denial by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    DOA becomes BRB when this client goes MIA…. When I agreed to accompany my selkie boyfriend on a private boat trip, I didn’t realize the invitation included a swim. In the Pacific. In November. Naked. And I certainly didn’t expect to have our swim derailed the instant I got in the water—holy crap, that’s c-c-cold—by a literal boatload of selkie clan leaders...
  • Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Parties, laughter, and heart-melting romance. The war might be over, but the fun is just beginning...
  • Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Federal agent John Starkweather’s parents are dead. Or at least—the people he remembered as his parents. With his very identity in question, John must look elsewhere for answers. The now-defunct Center for Loving Redemption may provide the clues he needs. But as John’s true memories begin to resurface, the answers prove worse than he ever imagined.
  • Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Detectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of...
  • Shadow's Embrace by M.A. Church

    Shadow's Embrace by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kage: Am I still a monster? Very much so. Am I loved? Absolutely. Will I burn it all down to protect my mate? You better believe it. Hunters have come to San DeLain once again, and they’re targeting humans and paranormals for their sick experiments. Many have gone missing. Some for many, many years...
  • How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake

    How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Disaster #4: Who Woke the Dead? Something has escaped from the underworld! Sky would like to point out that this is NOT his fault. But, yes, something has escaped, and it has all the dead crawling out of their graves. Naturally, the humans are freaking out. Except for the sexy one living across the street. Nolan is ready to jump into the fray and help Sky round up the underworld fugitive...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  mystery  paranormal  m-m  magic  fantasy  urban fantasy
  • Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6. (Can be read as a standalone). Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it...
  • Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Featuring two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths...
  • Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen

    Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nathan Grier returns from the Veil a changed man. The consequences of his time with Malak, the dark sidhe king, and the deal made to free him may be more than he can bear. The weakening of the Veil and new enemies foretell of a greater battle still ahead...
  • Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An outbreak of demon attacks across Charleston has worn SPECTR agent John Starkweather to the bone. Now a new threat faces his team: a demon with bullet—and bite—proof skin, which can’t be stopped by ordinary means. John’s only solace comes in the form of his lovers: Caleb Jansen and the vampire spirit Gray. Caleb and Gray have their own problems, however...
  • Priest by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey

    Priest by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    There’s a fine line between lust and love…. Feeding on the pleasure of other creatures might sound like the perfect life, but Priest knows the truth. The bottomless hunger and the never-ending need for more will eventually drive him to the brink of madness. It’s the fate of all Incubi...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    In Plain Sight by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Detective Gary Mitchell and psychic Dan Porter are now investigating cold cases that are literally falling from the sky—a headless body in 2006 and a carpenter who fell from a roof two years ago. The first case leads them into dangerous territory. The second feels like a dead end...
  • Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Secrets and Lies. In the wake of their intoxicated tryst, He Yu's relationship with his erstwhile physician Xie Qingcheng is more fraught than ever. One taste has left He Yu addicted, and not even his pride can stop him from coming back for more; yet the taciturn Xie Qingcheng is determined to ward off his advances at all costs...
  • Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country—maybe in the world. But that doesn’t mean he’s okay...
  • Ghostridden by E.J. Russell

    Ghostridden by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he’s never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast. Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland...
  • Dawnchaser by Sam Burns

    Dawnchaser by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I came here to kill Huxley Dawnchaser. I expected the ridiculous extravagance of his estate, his home, his life. What I didn’t expect was the trail of broken people he left in his wake long before (edited for spoilers). I certainly didn’t expect to be put in the position of helping Huxley’s children pick up the pieces of their own shattered lives. There must be some way I can kill him twice...
  • Magic Burning by Kaje Harper

    Magic Burning by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alan. I haven't been out with a guy in the last two years. Partly because I'm a gay elementary-school teacher in a fairly small, conservative town. Partly because I'm a sorcerer, and dating ordinary humans only leads to trouble. Sleeping with one though? That's doable, so when my birdbrained familiar Sunny lines up a tall, muscular firefighter for me, I'm not going to say no. Just once, though...
  • Inheritance by Gail Z. Martin

    Inheritance by Gail Z. Martin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cassidy Kincaide runs Trifles & Folly in modern-day Charleston, an antiques and curio shop with a dangerous secret. Cassidy can read the history of objects by touching them, and she teams up with friends and allies who use magic and paranormal abilities to get rid of cursed objects and keep Charleston and the world safe from supernatural threats...
  • Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim...
  • Death Rites by Theophilus Monroe

    Death Rites by Theophilus Monroe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Voodoo Trials have been evoked. One student from each College will be called. Kalfu has taken a host. Lives have been lost. Most blame Annabelle. If the Academy—and all of Vilokan—is going to stand against Kalfu they must find a way to unite. Headmistress Erzulie has evoked the Voodoo Trials. A new High Hougan or Mambo must be chosen to unite the Academy’s five colleges...
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    America. The land of the free. Unless you're a latent. Kage is missing. Alexander Kempthorne would prefer he stay that way. Life at the new-look Kempthorne & Co agency is difficult enough without adding a missing American to the mix. But John "Dom" Domenici won't abandon someone who was once their friend, even if Kage is technically an enemy...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  m-m  fantasy  urban fantasy  paranormal  magic  abuse
  • Struck by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Struck by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An MM Mpreg Romance. Team: A. L. P. H. A. :Six battle-hardened alphas with one goal—to save any omega in peril. David Dempsey, the younger omega brother of Team ALPHA’s crazy twin duo, has gone missing after a camping trip with some human friends...
  • How to Summon a Boyfriend by Aja Foxx

    How to Summon a Boyfriend by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Herby. I needed a boyfriend to keep my father from marrying me off to a man handpicked by him. What better way to get one than to summon a demon? When I found a book of shadows in my grandfather's attic, I knew I'd found the answer, but something went wrong. Instead of summoning a demon, I ended up in hell. What was I supposed to do now? Hades. Judging souls was boring...
  • Bell, Book and Scandal by Josh Lanyon

    Bell, Book and Scandal by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Black Magic. Blackmail. Little Black Books. Must a witch break his vows to save his marriage? Cosmo Saville loves that his husband has finally accepted his witchy ways. And in return, his promise to stay out of police business guarantees them a happily ever after. At least, until he discovers he might be responsible for a dangerous game of blackmail…...
  • Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Are we destined to be star-crossed lovers or is Fate on our side? My friends are finding mates while I’m stuck with a sexy but silent vampire. Sure, Pietro is everything a boy could want- handsome, strong, brooding, and possessive. It’s just that with my gift, I’m well aware that he’s not the one fate has in store for me. He couldn’t be. For one thing, his mercury is always in retrograde...
  • How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #2 by Jocelynn Drake

    How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #2 by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Disaster #2: Pet Problems. Nolan has been keeping a secret. In his defense, he wasn't sure if he could trust Sky at first. And then, well. .. his life got pretty crazy for a while. He might have just forgotten. But that secret has come calling and it's about to take a big bite out of Nolan...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  mystery  vampires  m-m  paranormal  magic  fantasy
  • Derivation by Lyn Gala

    Derivation by Lyn Gala

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Darren and Kavon have committed to each other, but magical rules are changing and that tests the strength of their bond. The death of a prominent Egyptian shaman and the shadowy remains of O'Brien's conspiracy to kill adepts and steal their magic also pressure the new couple...
  • Cosmic Cardio by Charity Parkerson

    Cosmic Cardio by Charity Parkerson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Cosmos feels like he’s just found himself. Then a young vamp rips everything away from him. Now he must get his revenge. In his twenties, Cosmos fluttered around, doing every odd job imaginable. Only recently has he discovered his passion: fitness. He’s started his spin class, Cosmic Cardio, and—for the first time—everything in his life feels complete. Until one bite at a club ruins everything...
  • Darkness by Eden Winters

    Darkness by Eden Winters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Darkness follows Lieutenant Morrisey James. As an Atlanta PD detective, Morrisey understands the worst atrocities the city has to offer—or believes he does. His recent cases present something a killer who unleashes unbridled terror in victims before moving in for the kill. Morrisey has an edge, though, the terrifying ability to gain flashes of insight from each victim...
  • A Haunting at Midwinter by Kai Butler

    A Haunting at Midwinter by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A paranormal PI. A cop who doesn’t believe in ghosts. And one very pissed off poltergeist. What a way to ring in the New Year. Parker Ferro is San Amaro’s top magical private investigator. It helps that he’s the only supernatural investigator in the city...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  paranormal  m-m  urban fantasy  fantasy  magic  fae
  • Last But Not Lease by Jordan Castillo Price

    Last But Not Lease by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Location, Location, Location! Yuri knew his idyllic beachfront cabin wouldn’t last forever—but he wasn’t expecting to come home to an eviction notice. And with Uncle Fonzo back in town, Dixon’s attic apartment is getting crowded. Unfortunately, real estate in Pinyin Bay is surprisingly scarce...
  • Playing You by Claire Cullen

    Playing You by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Needed—one omega assistant. Should be proficient in filing, typing, and, um, role-play. Riley just can’t catch a break. With no job and no place to live, things are tough. He clings to his love of acting—pretending to be someone else, even for a day—but he can’t get hired to wait tables let alone get a bit part in a play. Just when he’s at his lowest, he meets Brendan. And his luck changes...
  • The Alpha's Candy-Kissed Omega by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Alpha's Candy-Kissed Omega by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MM Non-Shifter Mpreg Romance. What better place to meet your fated mate than an extraordinary candy store? And what better season than Halloween? Liam is arranging the amazing treats in the window of his gourmet candy shop, Sugar, when a jogger taps on the window. Despite his policy not to let strangers in when he’s alone in the closed store, this stranger is too irresistible to send away...
  • Present Tense by Jordan Castillo Price

    Present Tense by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Christmas is a festive time of year, one filled with food, family and tradition—Dixon Penn’s ideal holiday. Too bad Spellcrafters don’t celebrate Christmas. Dixon’s parents have always been strict about their no-present rule, reluctant to entrap anyone in an “endless cycle of reciprocal obligation. ”...
  • Mayor May Not by Jordan Castillo Price

    Mayor May Not by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Uncle Fonzo has always been cagey about what his duties as Hand of the Penn family actually entail. Dixon figures they mainly involve playing poker with other middle-aged Scriveners, while Yuri suspects there are semi-legal dealings under the poker table as well. Whatever his typical responsibilities might be, Fonzo’s got his hands full with a new grandchild on the way...
  • Wolf Hunt by T.J. Nichols

    Wolf Hunt by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To save his pack, he’ll need to be caught. But can he be saved? Taylor Walsh is a snake shifter with a reputation for doing what it takes to get the job done. This time it means catching the hunters before they take any more shifters. When the perfect bait appears, all he has to do is convince Justin Brook to play the part. There are only three Justin isn’t an agent; he’s a lawyer...
  • A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu

    A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Previously published in the print anthology Dark Dreamers. There are those who do terrible things in this world, and others who simply watch. As a gargoyle, sworn to protect the weak, Charlie can do neither. He has been imprisoned by a witch, and his only release will come at his own destruction—or through the help of clairvoyant Aggie Durand...
  • Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk

    Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    John Starkweather is reeling from the discovery that SPECTR, the agency to which he’s dedicated his life, experimented on him as a child. As his true memories continue to return, he has but one purpose: to find the other victims...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  demons  queer  m-m  fantasy  vampires  paranormal  abuse
  • Untrue Love by Amy Crook

    Untrue Love by Amy Crook

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Alex Benedict is a student of magic in his third year at Hartbridge University with no clear direction for his studies. That is, until he puts himself in the middle of a criminal investigation by literally stepping in it...
  • Finer Points by Amy Crook

    Finer Points by Amy Crook

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Set in the space between The Courtship of Julian St. Albans and its sequel, Apprenticeship, this short story is a gently spooky tale of Alex visiting his old campus for a night lecture, and getting more than he bargained for. The mystery and spookiness are both very light, and Julian makes a small but important appearance...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  fantasy  magic  paranormal  m-m  witches  urban fantasy
  • Blasphemy! by T.J. Klune

    Blasphemy! by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Blasphemy! Or,. When he sees Satan stuck in a rut, God provides a little divine intervention, suggesting the Devil get back to basics. Taking God's advice, Satan answers a summons to a crossroad on Earth, hellbent on brokering a deal in exchange for the soul of the human who summoned him...
  • Dragon It Out by Arden Steele

    Dragon It Out by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As some of the last remaining dragon shifters in the world, Uriah Maddock and his siblings are regarded as something akin to royalty in the paranormal community. It’s one of the main reasons their hotel has become such a coveted destination for Otherlings. All he wants, though, is to be left alone. He’s not looking for love or romance...
  • Tied to You, Vol. 1 by What, Chelliace

    Tied to You, Vol. 1 by What, Chelliace

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Wooseo Shin was never one to believe in fate. .. until a ring of red thread appears around his finger, that is! This ring marks a person’s meeting of their soulmate, and with it, neither can fall asleep if the other is absent. This development is not a welcome one for Wooseo, who decides to keep it from his close friend and crush Jiseok Kang at all costs...
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