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  • Heart2Heart: A Paranormal Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 7 by Macy Blake, Grae Bryan

    Heart2Heart: A Paranormal Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 7 by Macy Blake, Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Once upon a time, a bunch of authors wondered… what would happen if Heart2Heart, the mystical matchmaking app adored across the supernatural world, brought in an absolute legend to help them find true love? This Valentine’s Day, the sunshiny necromancer, the lonely vampire, and the nonbinary dragon will put their trust in H2H and a certain cheeky cherub of romance...
  • Stop Kidding Around: An MM Paranormal Fated Mates Romance by Macy Blake

    Stop Kidding Around: An MM Paranormal Fated Mates Romance by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    His so-called mate thinks it’s fate. Toby has other ideas.When Toby Sanders shows up to interview for a teaching job at a mysterious estate, he’s not expecting his world to flip upside down and backward.Shifters are real… and the hottest, most protective wolf of all is claiming him as a mate...
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  • Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine

    Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A killer is on the loose in Salem who not only wants to take your life, but your soul as well…Psychic Copeland Forbes anonymously receives a locked wooden box with an unknown spirit trapped inside. Attached to the chest is a cryptic May you get what you truly deserve...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  suspense  queer  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  fantasy
  • The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

    The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Have a frightfully good stay… Morgan Ashton-Drake hasn’t given his ancestral family home in Yorkshire a second thought in decades, even if it is technically part of his hotel empire. He has a great life in the States, so what if he works eighteen hour days seven days a week? you don’t get and keep a place on the Forbes 500 list unless you’re prepared to sweat blood...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  suspense  magic  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  contemporary
  • Parker by Taylor Rylan

    Parker by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • High Stakes and Soulmates by Alice Winters

    High Stakes and Soulmates by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    EzioOne would think that being over two hundred years old would at least give me some skill at wooing the man of my dreams, though oddly, I seem to be fumbling around more than wooing.But that’s alright, I will fumble my way right into Cyrus’s life if he lets me. After a rocky start, Cyrus is finally starting to open up to me as he realizes that vampires might not be all bad...
  • Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver

    Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hellhounds who love scritches, a hellhound baby who’s as adorable as he is menacing, a special tree with beautiful buds, and Lord Hades in a pale pink shirt. This story has everything to make you smile.Hellhound Cain was beyond frustrated. He couldn’t even visit his pack mate in New York without some curly headed blond following him around...
  • The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being in tech time-out totally sucks.Hector Gonzales knew the danger when he hacked the magic grid to marry it with human technology. He’d never imagined this system crash: A total tech suspension while the tradition-bound supe council reviews his case...
  • Fated Mates by Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe

    Fated Mates by Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Fated Mates is a Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology from some of your favorite MM authors!It features new, exclusive stories from Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe, Louisa Masters, Kelly Fox, Sheena Jolie, Jennifer Cody, Nikole Knight, Vinni George, Chloe Archer, Meghan Maslow, Lee Colgin, Kelex, H.L Day, Grae Bryan, AJ Sherwood, Michele Notaro, Lisa Oliver, Ariana Nash, Michelle Frost, and JP Sayle...
  • Spirits & Sunflowers by A.D. Armistead, Austin Daniel

    Spirits & Sunflowers by A.D. Armistead, Austin Daniel

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Adrian Sharp can speak with the dead, but only when they choose to listen.Devastated by the recent death of his husband, Adrian has been relying upon his necromantic gifts to try and bridge the gap between the living and the dead, feeling more and more like a ghost himself with each failure...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  queer  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  m-m
  • Watching Him by Jennifer Cody

    Watching Him by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    I like to people watch—and it’s not like I’m unique or creepy or whatever else the people at the office seem to think. A lot of people enjoy the same activity. Just because I can’t keep my eyes off that guy doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with me. I mean, he’s handsome and all, but I don’t have a crush on him. That would be creepy or at least crazy. I watch him because he’s so weird...
  • Downtime by Tamara Allen

    Downtime by Tamara Allen

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    On assignment in London, FBI Agent Morgan Nash finds himself moments away from a bullet through the heart when the case he's working goes awry. But fate has other plans, he discovers when he wakes in a world far removed from his own...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  magic  mystery  queer  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  m-m
  • The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land

    The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tinder’s world is black and white, good and evil clearly defined. The young vampire hunter was taught to hate his enemy with a passion, and hating them is easy since they killed his entire family. His attraction to Bane, a gorgeous, mysterious vampire, contradicts everything Tinder believes in, but the heat between them is undeniable...
  • The Slightly Supernatural Sheriff by Ardy Kelly

    The Slightly Supernatural Sheriff by Ardy Kelly

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How long does a man have to wait for his happy ending?Sheriff Chet Thompson has seen the future. He's even met his mate-to-be, built a dream house (with a nursery), and kept an eye on Lone Wolves Ranch for the man of his visions to return.But it's been two years. And all he's gotten in that time is the nickname Chastity Chet...
  • The Reclusive Dryad by Stella Rainbow

    The Reclusive Dryad by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A forest spirit protective of his home. A unicorn determined to befriend him. A slowly strengthening bond. AldenMy magic had never failed me, and when it guided me to Silent Creek Park, I followed my instincts. The forest spirit who called the park home was shy and not very talkative, but my magic told me he was important, maybe the most important person I'd ever meet...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  magic  fae  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  fated-mates
  • Midnight by Megan Derr

    Midnight by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lord Devlin White, Duke of Winterbourne, is the last in a long line of powerful witches who assist the Demon Lord of London in keeping control of the Nightwalkers living amongst normal men. With all but one of his siblings gone to the new American colonies, his proud family line all but ended, Devlin is kept from gloom and despair only by unusual ward, Midnight...
  • The Bastard Prince by Megan Derr

    The Bastard Prince by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Reyes O'Bannon lives a fairly quiet life, despite his role as the King's secretary. His days are filled with appointments, paperwork, and avoiding the romantic attentions of Kinnaird, the Duke of Keyes; attentions that become harder to ignore with each passing day..
  • His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA] Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them...
  • Redemption by Stormy Glenn

    Redemption by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, vampires, light consensual BDSM, sex toys] Rogan Owens lives a life of secret misery. Three years ago, he lost his mate, who couldn't come out of the closet and acknowledge their bond. He's suffered in silence ever since, taking over as alpha of his mate's clan...
  • The Bodyguard Book 2 by X. Aratare

    The Bodyguard Book 2 by X. Aratare

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Artifact is a gay detective romance series from Raythe Reign. The books contain a sexy bodyguard, his determined young client, an ancient golden sarcophagus, and unsolved mysteries in both their pasts... Dane Gareis thought that he would be broken forever - unable to be touched by any man after surviving a terrible assault...
    Categorized as:
    queer  suspense  mystery  magic  m-m  fantasy  paranormal  contemporary
  • Montana's Vamp by Lynn Hagen

    Montana's Vamp by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Gabriele Sloane has been picked on his entire life by the coven he grew up in. They taunted him, ridiculed him, and downright hated him. When they do the unthinkable and kick him out, Gabby is forced to find a new home...
  • Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell

    Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "For a love that will last through the ages, they must fight an evil older than time. " "True Destiny, Book 3" Jeffrey Grimm's grandfather, Odin, tortured and nearly killed his twin sister. He's on a mission to return the favor. To get the job done, he needs the world's oldest living laser-hair-removal candidate: Fenrisulfr, the werewolf prophecy has decreed will kill Odin at Ragnarrok...
  • Reawakening by Amy Rae Durreson

    Reawakening by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For a thousand years, since their defeat of the Shadow at Eyr, the dragons have slept under the mountains. Now their king, Tarnamell, has woken. Driven mad by loneliness, he hurls himself south until he finds and tries to claim the Alagard Desert. Unfortunately, the desert already has a guardian spirit, and he doesn't want to share...
  • For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] Jacob was devastated when the doctor diagnosed him with a rare blood disorder. Deciding to make the best of what time he has left, Jacob casts all caution aside and pursues the one man he had been warned away from…Shelby. Shelby smells the sickness on Jacob, his mate...
  • Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen

    Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, HEA] Darcy is a worrier, a pessimist, and overanalyzes everything until the subject dies a slow and painful death…and then he worries some more. When he and his brother, Sterling, find their way to Brac Village, Darcy thinks the place is just too perfect...
  • Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea

    Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Miles craves adventure. Freedom from his monotonous routine; but he's started to believe that perhaps adventure isn’t in his stars—until a late night encounter makes him wonder if the creatures he creates in his stories could possibly be real. PC is a wolf. A lycan since birth, he’s spent the first twenty-four years of his life trying to be the exact opposite of what everyone expects of him...
  • Blood Contract by Stormy Glenn

    Blood Contract by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, public exhibition] Danny Erickson knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him...
  • Nelson & MacIlwraith by K. Sterling

    Nelson & MacIlwraith by K. Sterling

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Moon Murder Mysteries conclude…Nelson & Nox are hunting for the real killer behind the Moon Murder Mysteries, but they’re having to do that while preventing a god from getting what he wants.Curses abound and Nelson is learning more than he ever thought possible about sex magick, but will their love be enough?Nox is a little bit witchcraft. Nelson is a little bit Federal Bureau...
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    mystery  magic  queer  witches  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  contemporary
  • Poison by Megan Derr

    Poison by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. Verde is ruled by the mortal reincarnations of their Lost Gods: the Faerie Queen, the Pegasus, and the Unicorn, slain nine centuries ago at the base of their Sacred Oak...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  magic  mystery  queer  contemporary  fantasy  paranormal  m-m
  • Pretty Baby by Stormy Glenn

    Pretty Baby by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Elliot Spencer has spent his entire life trying to live up to his father's strict ideals and make him proud. When he meets a sexy man at a bar, he decides that for once in his life, he's going to live by his rules, and that includes going home with Tommy Nash...
  • Faith, Trust, and Stardust by Gabrielle Evans

    Faith, Trust, and Stardust by Gabrielle Evans

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires] Kendall Orion thought he’d found his pale knight in the gorgeous vampire Enforcer, Cassius Reynard. Like his friends, Kendall has a secret, though. He’s kept part of himself locked away for over a hundred years, and if it means keeping Cassius in his life, he’ll find a way to banish it forever...
  • The Case Of The Wicked Wolf by Amber Kell, R.J. Scott

    The Case Of The Wicked Wolf by Amber Kell, R.J. Scott

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Naiads, humans, sirens and a challenge for Alpha make up the intricate story in the race to rescue the missing children. Sam and Bob have more than just the case of one lost child to handle. Not only is Shelby Hartman missing, but other paranormal children have disappeared. The race to rescue the children is hampered by naiads, humans, sirens and a challenge for Alpha...
  • Piercings and Sandpaper Kisses by S.A. Welsh

    Piercings and Sandpaper Kisses by S.A. Welsh

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zeke is an enforcer for his pack but since being back from visiting his little brother Remy, he's been noticing strange things. Never in his life did he imagine his alpha and inner circle would betray him, though. Zeke loses everything—his house, his business, his savings, but escapes with his sisters, nieces and nephew thanks to Remy coming to the rescue with a little vampire help...
  • Bloodline by Barbara Elsborg

    Bloodline by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one can tattoo better than Inigo, a two hundred year old vampire, who works on human and supernatural skins. But he’s never tattooed a faerie and when a bunch of them insist he comes with them to tattoo one of their kind, saying no proves not to be an option. His skin is Oberon, the faerie king, and Inigo fears this will be the last tattoo he’ll ever do...
  • Keeping Kylen by Amber Kell

    Keeping Kylen by Amber Kell

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes falling in love is the easy part. Kylen is now king of the fae and missing his mate. The question as to whether the fae are as committed to their mates is answered when Kylen can no longer sleep, or eat. The rest of the fae worry he isn’t a good king, and truth to tell, Kylen doesn’t want to be...
  • Casey's Love Bite by Charlie Richards

    Casey's Love Bite by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Caspian Carpathian is a nearly two centuries old vampire. He's learned to control not only his blood-lust, but his emotions as well. That's how he became the perfect diplomat for the Vampire Council. In an attempt to warn the vampire ahead of time, Caspian is sent to Stone Ridge to learn about the scientists threatening shifters. He's not prepared to come face to face with his beloved...
  • Invincible by Gabrielle Evans

    Invincible by Gabrielle Evans

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] Aslan is used to everyone considering him to be flighty, clueless, and confused. That doesn’t mean it’s true, but the constant cacophony of voices inside his head makes it kind of hard to pay attention to anything else around him...
  • One Wicked Night by Colette Rivera

    One Wicked Night by Colette Rivera

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    After one unforgettable night they were never supposed to see each other again.Tristan Taylor Tomás finally has the career opportunity he’s been waiting for but it means moving across the country and leaving everything behind. A year’s worth of flirting with a hot, mysterious man over coffee orders has come to nothing. Unless…Powerful Witch, Edwin Bickel follows the rules...
  • Love With A Bite by Silvia Onyx

    Love With A Bite by Silvia Onyx

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m the only undead detective in the city. Most people hate my kind, including Jason, the hot new crime lab tech. Despite his prejudice, I want to sink my fangs—and more—into him every time he crosses my path.When I refuse to drop a forbidden case, I take a gamble and trust Jason. The young deer shifter shows defiance, not fear, but ultimately, he bends to my will...
  • Convincing Conrad by Casey Drake

    Convincing Conrad by Casey Drake

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Conrad Stokes knows he’s in trouble when he uncovers an embezzlement scheme and watches as his boss’s office is ransacked… by glowing-eyed shadows. Now his boss is dead, and Conrad is understandably freaked out and doesn’t want to go home alone. Enter Ryder, the gorgeous security specialist sent by his sister...
  • Cat Scratch Fever by Stormy Glenn

    Cat Scratch Fever by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA] Waking up with memories of an erotic night spent in the arms of the sexiest man he has ever met, Azizi Dane is determined to track Manu Ucathya down and find out if there is a chance for more...
  • The Vampire's Werewolf Bodyguard by Liv Rider

    The Vampire's Werewolf Bodyguard by Liv Rider

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What happens when an out-of-control werewolf is hired to guard his immortal enemy? Simon Caley barely survived an assassin’s strike. The reclusive vampire trusts no one, but he’s still in danger, and the attack left him too weak to defend himself. He needs protection while he hunts for the mastermind behind the attack...
  • Snooke by Lynn Hagen

    Snooke by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Romance, M/M, demons] Kane has finally found his mate. He is everything he could ever hope for. But when Snooke is repeatedly seen with bruises, Kane sees red. Snooke worships Kane. So when he fights to stay away from the warrior, it only makes Kane more determined to find him...
  • Farren's Wizard by Amber Kell

    Farren's Wizard by Amber Kell

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book three in the A Wizard's Touch series. When the world is on the line, will love be enough to save them all? Farren Azar came to college to get his degree. However, he knew he couldn’t let anyone know about his djinn blood. The djinn had been exiled to a different plane, and if his heritage was discovered, he could be banished too...
  • Restitution From His Mate by Charlie Richards

    Restitution From His Mate by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Into the Paranormal World: Sometimes running from something will lead you right to it. Logan McByrne enjoys working at his construction company, drinking beer with his buddies, and sex with no strings attached…usually in that order. When his occasional hook-up, the gargoyle Geoffrey, gets too serious, Logan heads to Oregon for a working vacation at his friend, Zander’s ranch...
  • Back Roads by Gabrielle Evans

    Back Roads by Gabrielle Evans

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, public exhibition] It’s not that he isn’t insanely attracted to Bannon Murphy, but when the man starts talking about mates, Galen balks. He’s been burned by a lying, manipulating shifter before, and he isn’t convinced that he can trust the sexy Irishman...
  • Purrfect Protector by S.A. Welsh

    Purrfect Protector by S.A. Welsh

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Shifter Protection Specialists Inc.: Shifter Protection Specialists, Inc. is a group of dangerous and rare shifters found, rescued and trained to protect themselves and others. A human named Robert and his brother Scott runs the office and have created a home for the shifters, a place for them to build a life for themselves and use their unique skills to help others in need of protection...
  • Werewolves of Brooklyn by Brad Vance

    Werewolves of Brooklyn by Brad Vance

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darien Mackey wasn’t looking for an adventure. For ten years, he’d been happy living in Brooklyn, working as a butcher in the same job, living in the same apartment, dating some “nothing-special” guys. Until one night his buddy Jacob talked him into taking ayahuasca, the soul-changing drug...
  • Best in Show by Kelly Jensen

    Best in Show by Kelly Jensen

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Solitary mystery writer Julian Wilkes doesn’t want a pet, but his sister persuades him to visit Lingwood Animal Rescue, where he is immediately taken with a large ginger tabby cat. Before he can settle into the joys of cat ownership, however, he discovers something very unusual about his new companion. Macavity Birch is cursed. By day he is a large tabby cat...
    Categorized as:
    witches  shapeshifters  magic  queer  m-m  humor  paranormal  fantasy
  • Stolen Hearts (Stolen Hearts) by Sasha L. Miller

    Stolen Hearts (Stolen Hearts) by Sasha L. Miller

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Mervyn is accustomed to the unusual and strange. People of all walks come to him with problems that only magic can solve. A wizard of no little skill, he enjoys the challenges that come with his job and that he can offer help to people who have nowhere else to go. Even fairies, long abused by wizards for the special energy they can provide, find their way to his door...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fae  magic  queer  contemporary  fantasy  paranormal  m-m
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