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  • Tasmakat by Rachel Neumeier

    Tasmakat by Rachel Neumeier

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    It's a long way from the northern mountains back to the summer lands—and all the challenges Aras left behind are waiting. Worse, no matter how Aras handles those problems, the summer king's judgment of his actions is certain to be harsh. Released from every vow he ever swore to Aras, Ryo could remain among his own people...
  • Following the Snow by E.A. Fortneaux

    Following the Snow by E.A. Fortneaux

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seven kingdoms went to war. Four remain. The seemingly omnipotent force of the Corruption nearly succeeded in enslaving the nations of Ærta. By the Goddess's grace, the common folk's selflessness, and the noblemen's hard-won alliances, the people of the continent rallied, though the price was catastrophic...
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  • A Dance of Shadows by Eva Chase

    A Dance of Shadows by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    How can you win against the man who makes the rules? An unexpected confession from my husband has left me reeling. How can I trust him after everything he's put me through? This feels like one more layer in his sadistic game. I can't let his secret matter, not when I'm so close to claiming the empire and setting all its horrors right with the princes I love by my side...
  • Daughter of Tides by Kit Rocha

    Daughter of Tides by Kit Rocha

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    From the author of Consort of Fire comes a scorching romantasy novel full of courtly intrigue and erotic crackle riding the swells of immortal love. Aleksi, the charming and charismatic god of love, is dying. But nothing can stop the Lover from completing his final quest: a dangerous diplomatic visit to a former adversary...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  magic  fated-mates  fantasy  menage  historical  queer  poly
  • Over My Dead Body by Bex Deveau, L.E. Eldridge

    Over My Dead Body by Bex Deveau, L.E. Eldridge

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Bex Deveau and L. E. Eldridge comes a masked omegaverse where the games go from online to IRL—masked men and all. Welcome to the Streamerverse. See you in chat. An omega destined to be packless…. Heartbreak after heartbreak has left me realizing I’m not cut out for a pack. As much as I’ve wished for one, it’s obviously not in the cards...
  • Destiny Awakened by C.J. Cooke

    Destiny Awakened by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    In her debut novel, CJ Cooke brings the first book in the three part Destiny Series. When the supernatural community announced to the human world that they were more than just stories and legends, the opinion of the humans split. Some loved them, some hated them...
  • Destruction's Desire by Melody Joanne

    Destruction's Desire by Melody Joanne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Remember when seeing ghosts was my biggest problem? I miss those days. Now, I’m magically bonded (shackled) to a creature of unlimited destructive power. He insists we are destined for each other and that I will belong to him. If that wasn’t enough, I’ve been kidnapped by another destructive creature – the one I’m supposed to help kill. Awkward, I know...
  • 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:
    magic  fae  fantasy  harems  queer  poly  young adult  paranormal
  • The Rise of the Iliri: Books 7-9 by Auryn Hadley

    The Rise of the Iliri: Books 7-9 by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Books 7-9 in the action-packed, science-based, epic reverse harem fantasy series, Rise of the Iliri… all for only $6. 99! WAR, HEARTBREAK, MORE WAR…AND UNBREAKABLE DEVOTION...
  • 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...
  • Divine Agreements by Daniel Schinhofen

    Divine Agreements by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Sean had long waited for his chance to avenge his friends from Oakwood— when the time finally came, it was with several unlikely High Lady Minerva Queensblood, who felt her family owed Sean for helping her son, Commander Queensblood. Advisor Mackenzie Earthfoot, who had to walk a thin line to not favor Sean too much, lest she earn the Queens’ ire...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  harems  demons  vikings  poly  paranormal
  • Havoc by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley

    Havoc by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    HISTORY DECREES SHE MUST DIE—OR LOSE HER MIND. The world has waited a long time for the Kaisae—Salryc Luxx, leader of the iliri and commander of the allied forces. Kaisaes before her have died or gone mad. But now that they are so close to finally winning the war and finding peace for her species, either option is unthinkable! She's still needed...
  • Healthy Progress by Erin R. Flynn

    Healthy Progress by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and things are going well. No, really! I know that sounds crazy after I broke down and couldn’t tell what was a dream or reality. But I have help. I asked for help which is hard for me. I have someone I can trust to get help from. All of that is progress for my life. Sad, but true. It was a setback on a better path and those will happen...
  • Dragon's Justice 6 by Bruce Sentar

    Dragon's Justice 6 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Zach is prepping for his wedding, but our favorite dragon king can’t sit still during wedding preparations and when Maeva asks for his help to delve into the Fae Wilds to save her mother, he’s more than happy to get out of wedding planning. The fae wilds are a twisting world of lost and ancient creatures. Some far older than Zach could imagine...
  • Multiplying Storms by Erin R. Flynn

    Multiplying Storms by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the only living heir to all of Faerie. It’s still hard to accept that, but given how often people call me “Princess” or “Your Highness” like it’s my actual name, I can’t deny it. I simply hate that I am. Yeah, it’s going that well. The councils’ win might have seemed small, but the ripples from that decision are drowning me at every turn...
  • The Rise of the Iliri: Books 10 & 11 by Auryn Hadley

    The Rise of the Iliri: Books 10 & 11 by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The End has to come to all. .. RISEN, Book 10 In the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness...
  • Dodging Calamities by Erin R. Flynn

    Dodging Calamities by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy… And I think I’m out of time. The walls are closing in from all sides and we’re quickly running out of options. But I don’t think help is coming. Making up with Darby and Lucca—having them at my side—has helped my soul, but I’m still missing pieces of it. I want to let Hudson back in, though I don’t know how...
  • Compounding Traumas by Erin R. Flynn

    Compounding Traumas by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy, fighting to find out what happened to all fairies and our world. But I’m running out of hope, and it has a lot to do with the four pieces of my soul I no longer have with me. Going through one breakup is terrible, but four in rapid succession is… More than one person can handle...
  • Elf-Shot by Amy Sumida

    Elf-Shot by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Seren's heart is in their sights. Moire Thorn, once a Countess of Unseelie, is now a fugitive of the Fairy Realm. Her niece, Princess Seren Firethorn, has made it her mission to find Moire, and bring her to justice. This mission becomes even more imperative when Moire forms an alliance with the elves, using their magical arrows to attack humans...
  • Thorn Kissed and Silver Chains by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare

    Thorn Kissed and Silver Chains by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    A continuation in the world of Honey and Ice . . . with new characters, new loves, new enemies . . . Underhill is my ruthless mother. Her realm is my deadly home. The brutal creatures here are both foe and friend. But the group of fae that just attacked me? They’re all foe. Dragged from my game of hide-and-seek with a dragon, and my home of twenty-one years, I’m thrust into a weak, ugly realm...
  • Thwarting Cheaters by Erin R. Flynn

    Thwarting Cheaters by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy. Someone found out and that was why I was abducted, which I survived. And my boyfriend freaking out after drinking my blood. And all the drama with Mel’s family. And getting the havens running, which we received so much flack over. And… A lot. There’s been a lot and it’s sort of a miracle I’ve not been outed or taken out...
  • A Reign of Embers by Eva Chase

    A Reign of Embers by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Can you make peace with the god of war? The balance of power has finally swung in my favor—on the mortal plane. It seems one of our gods objects to my new position and will stop at nothing to unseat me. I'll have to rely on every trick up my sleeve, all the devotion the men I love have to offer, and the faith that's kept me strong through so many trials before...
  • Vicious Little Vows by Sara C. Roethle

    Vicious Little Vows by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Magical conduit star? Check. Two boyfriends plus two more yet to be labeled relationships? Check. Ancient celestial wanting to kill my mother and probably me too…. Yeah, that’s kind of where it went all wrong. I might have finally figured out my magic, to an extent, but nothing could have prepared me for half the city turning against us...
  • Chaos Unleashed by Nikita Parmenter

    Chaos Unleashed by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    That psychopath has taken her, and the only reason we aren’t watching the world burn in our grief is because of Grey, or should I say Hades! He has assured us he would’ve felt her soul depart if she was dead...
  • Managing Expectations by Erin R. Flynn

    Managing Expectations by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale… And I’m no longer no one. I’m not simply an abandoned orphan without any answers. Granted, most of the answers led me to ask more questions, but I have at least some now. Fairies aren’t what I was promised they would be and I’m certainly not what they want, but I’m the only one who can save them from their magical prisons...
  • Mana Immortal by Bruce Sentar

    Mana Immortal by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Isaac is back and the sects are going to war. Leadership puts him in leading from behind a desk and negotiating deals with the Hua Family. That is, till another sect's mountain falls and Isaac hurries to investigate. He takes Mei to investigate the fallen mountain. But even Mei isn't enough to stop what the fallen mountain brings...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  harems  poly  paranormal  length-medium  audiobook
  • Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fame is overrated. Having rescued thousands of people from being sacrificed, Evelyn could use some peace and quiet. Life has other plans. She quickly finds herself drawn into assisting a deity with a small problem, only to return and find that her great grandmother has learned of her existence...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  queer  f-f  harems  paranormal  poly
  • Dragons' Bride: Her Royal Dragon Pack by Alex Lidell

    Dragons' Bride: Her Royal Dragon Pack by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A bargain struck. A pact made. Now the dragon princes must forge me into a bride. Except dragons’ brides are molded from childhood—while Tavias’s pack has mere weeks to make me into a passable one. To teach me to fight. To behave. To mate. As our ship slices through the perilous sea toward the Equinox Trials, the danger isn’t confined to evil creatures in the ocean’s depth...
  • Clock Strikes Midnight by Alex Lidell

    Clock Strikes Midnight by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    At the stroke of midnight, anything can happen. Lera is walking a dangerous tightrope. By night, she takes off her veil to hunt the dark creatures leaking into the mortal world. By morning, she is Leralynn of Osprey again, failing her classes and dodging Deputy Headmaster River’s keen scrutiny. River is watching Leralynn like a hawk...
  • Shred of Darkness by J. Kearston

    Shred of Darkness by J. Kearston

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    When a dragon sinks their claws into you, it leaves more than a mark. It’s a promise they’ll never let you go. When my stalker closes in, my fated mates convince me to return to the place I swore I'd never see again; Khalida, the shifter safe haven. I sought refuge there once before, only to end up drugged and once again fighting for my freedom...
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