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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...
  • Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

    Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 26 ratings
    A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between –In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  fantasy  m-m  dark  historical  high fantasy  war
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  • 千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。晏无师正好从下面路过。看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……千秋之后,谁能不朽?**THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**"Thousand Autumns"Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity...
  • 千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。晏无师正好从下面路过。看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……千秋之后,谁能不朽?**THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**"Thousand Autumns"Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity...
  • 论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Professor System has issued a mission: to rescue the gentle, kind and tragic protagonist shou of the novel “The Exceptional Furnace”.Song ‘Scholar-Tyrant’ Qingshi: “Don’t worry, Professor! I can definitely ensure the patient’s recovery!”In the Immortal Realm:Song Qingshi praised from the bottom of his heart: “My patient is the kindest and most beautiful little angel in the world...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  historical  dark  m-m  angst  mystery  captive
  • New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume

    New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In These Words prequel that takes the readers back to a newly NY State employed Dr. Asano Katsuya. The 27 year-old had never sought company until one Christmas day Katsuya finally gave into the charm of a homicide detective at the Manhattan Precint...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  dark  fantasy  length-novella
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  dark  m-m  bdsm  mafia  abuse  cheating
  • 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:
    queer  horror  abuse  from hate to love  dark  m-m  rape  high-school
  • A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

    A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  fantasy  military  historical  suspense  mystery  dark
  • Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov

    Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If you lie with scorpions, you’d better have a taste for poison.Now that Kendras’s lover Adrastes has claimed the throne of Dalman, Kendras is tangled deeper than ever in politics and intrigue. As the new leader of the Scorpions and Adrastes’s one true friend, he and his men stand between Adrastes and those who wish him dead.And many do...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  fantasy  military  historical  dark  suspense  war
  • The Beauty's Brother by Leon Hart

    The Beauty's Brother by Leon Hart

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The castle is cursed. The servants are losing their humanity and memory. Crow, a young man surprisingly resistant to the curse, is their only connection to the outside world, observing as a bird. Helene is the latest girl obtained for breaking the spell. Her belligerent brother, Roi, is being held hostage to keep her obedient...
  • The German by Lee Thomas

    The German by Lee Thomas

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At the height of World War II, a killer preys on the young men of a quiet Texas town. The murders are calculated, vicious, and they are just beginning. Sheriff Tom Rabbit and his men are baffled and the community he serves is terrified of the monster lurking their streets. The only clues the killer leaves behind are painted snuffboxes containing notes written in German...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  mystery  historical  m-m  suspense  war  fantasy
  • The German by Lee Thomas

    The German by Lee Thomas

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set during the height of World War II, The German examines the effect a series of ritualistic murders has on a small, Texas community. A killer preys on the young men of Barnard, Texas, leaving cryptic notes written in German. As the panic builds all eyes turn toward a quiet man with secrets of his own, who is trying to escape a violent past.Ernst Lang fled Germany in 1934...
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    queer  mystery  historical  m-m  suspense  war  fantasy  dark
  • The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

    The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse...
    Categorized as:
    horror  queer  fantasy  dark  historical  high fantasy  magic  angels
  • 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:
    queer  horror  dark  m-m  from hate to love  abuse  high-school  rape
  • Farfall by J.C. Owens

    Farfall by J.C. Owens

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Secrets. Rebellion. Two men drawn together by a bond that may change the land forever... Captain Andon Grazon, the poor son of a prostitute, shares a rare bond with Ceris, the only wild-born griffon in the land to bond with a human. He and Ceris are part of the flight corp at Farfall, where he is treated like an outsider and abused by the noble-born riders at the base...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  fantasy  abuse  military  dark  dub-con  length-medium
  • On Edge by Brooke Matthews

    On Edge by Brooke Matthews

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ready. Set. Run.MarleyFor fifteen years, Marley has spent his days plotting, waiting, dreaming. Once, his dreams were filled with limitless color, love, and boyish ambition. Now, they’re stained in red. He demands justice for his wasted time behind bars, sentenced for a crime he and his twin didn't commit...
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    queer  horror  m-m  dark  m-m-m  abuse  contemporary  hurt-comfort
  • The Goblin Twins by Kit Barrie

    The Goblin Twins by Kit Barrie

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    What do you do when you have nothing to give and everything to lose?Twin goblin princes Shi’chen and A’bbni Er-Ha’sen did not ever plan to take the Emperor’s throne. Older twin Shi’chen is a military prodigy, and younger twin A’bbni is studying to be a physician...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  m-m  hurt-comfort  dark  new adult  open-door  rape
  • The Painter Knight by Fiona Patton

    The Painter Knight by Fiona Patton

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THE PASSING OF THE FLAMESimon, the Court Painter of Branion, was the closest friend of the kingdom's ruler. Aristok Marsellus the Third...
  • Caste Heaven, Vol. 2 by Chise Ogawa

    Caste Heaven, Vol. 2 by Chise Ogawa

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 15 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. Atsumu, a regular target of the school bullies, has had a rough life...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  abuse  dark  m-m  high-school  contemporary  rape
  • We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider

    We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A golden afternoon, a nightmare, and how sometimes you can only make sense of a thing through the looking-glass. (A Stockholm Syndrome short story...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  contemporary  dark  bdsm  fantasy  age difference
  • A Hyacinth for His Hideousness by Tharah Meester

    A Hyacinth for His Hideousness by Tharah Meester

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Following a public humiliation, Hyacinth Black is on the verge of being beaten to death by his father. Of all people, the man who is commonly referred to as ‘Your Hideousness’ comes to his defence; but his intervention has a price. Hyacinth must marry his rescuer...
    Categorized as:
    queer  historical  m-m  mystery  fantasy  age difference  dark  regency
  • The Blind Concubine (Xia NiangNiang) [瞎娘娘] by Xi Ni

    The Blind Concubine (Xia NiangNiang) [瞎娘娘] by Xi Ni

    Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A blind concubine lives in the cold palace. The blind concubine has a snow white cat. Day after day, year after year, he lives quietly in the courtyard of the cold palace. It is as if he has already been forgotten by the entire imperial palace...
    Categorized as:
    queer  historical  abuse  angst  fantasy  m-m  mystery  dark
  • Belovéd 3956 by Yamila Abraham

    Belovéd 3956 by Yamila Abraham

    Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The demigod Malachi discovers that his Belovéd enemy, the avatar Jace, has been kidnapped by a barbaric land. The maniacal rulers of Ridlen have driven his Belovéd insane. Only one goal has been hammered into his tormented mind: to kill Malachi.This is a nonsequential series. Every episode stands alone as a singular story. Episodes are not published in a linear sequence...
  • No Paths Are Bound by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    No Paths Are Bound by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Book III is chapters 89-180...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  historical  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  dark  magic
  • Cornucopia by Alek L. Cristea

    Cornucopia by Alek L. Cristea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    As with each of the Fractured Cities, Cornucopia is a world unto itself. A place where faith makes magic and magic makes faith. A place of excess and obsession, where the only sin is a life of less, of moderation. But here in Cornucopia, moderation isn't just a sin, it's also a place...
  • The Last Herald-Mage by Mercedes Lackey

    The Last Herald-Mage by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy—three groundbreaking, Lambda Award-winning novels that established Mercedes Lackey as a fantasy tour-de-force and her Kingdom of Valdemar as a place millions of readers return to again and again...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  magic  m-m  high fantasy  young adult  dark  paranormal
  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The manhua adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel series continues as Wei Wuxian’s cover is blown!Wei Wuxian’s studies come to an abrupt end when he picks a fight with a young master of the Jin Clan. A lifetime later, he wakes from his dream of days gone by to find he’s still unraveling the mystery of the ghost arm...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  mystery  historical  m-m  high fantasy  dark  magic
  • Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    One day, You Huo and his famiIy was puIIed into an exam caIIed the GIobaI University Entrance Examination. Going through exams together with other unfortunate examinees, their Iives are put at stake and they can only Iive by passing each exam...
  • 1/27: An ICoS Anthology (In the Company of Shadows extras) by Santino Hassell, Ais

    1/27: An ICoS Anthology (In the Company of Shadows extras) by Santino Hassell, Ais

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    January 27, 2027 - One day around the world. Weeks after the last page of the In the Company of Shadows series, seven stories show glimpses of the lives of fifteen characters, scattered across the globe. In Ireland, an unexpected reunion takes a terrible turn. In Australia, the tides are changing while those involved never stop watching...
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