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  • The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson BennettIn Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body...
  • Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

    Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Mysterious happenings are nothing new to reclusive scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne, but finding one of his colleagues screaming for help in the street is rather unusual. Allan Tambling claims he can’t remember any of the last hour—but someone murdered his uncle, and Allan is covered in blood...
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  • Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

    Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 44 ratings
    Introverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has spent the last few months watching his lover, Griffin Flaherty, come to terms with the rejection of his adoptive family. So when an urgent telegram from Christine summons them to Egypt, Whyborne is reluctant to risk the fragile peace they’ve established...
  • The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

    The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 94 ratings
    Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls.Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York...
  • Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas

    Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 136 ratings
    A sarcastically funny, dark fantasy romance reimagining of Hercules from Amazon bestselling author Jasmine Mas.I'm just a girl. And it turns out, I'm Hercules. I'm struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all...
  • Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

    Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series.   Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  humor  vampires  demons  fantasy  historical  dark  witches
  • Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

    Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 125 ratings
    A woman with power over fire and illusion and an enslaved son of a chieftain battle a corrupt empire in this powerful and deeply emotional romantic fantasy. Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital--her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village's tithe has been the same woman...
  • Awakening The Forgotten Goddess: An Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology Reimagining by Rebekah Sinclair

    Awakening The Forgotten Goddess: An Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology Reimagining by Rebekah Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the Underworld, lies become truth, villains become heroes. Trust nothing, and trust no one. Especially yourself.In this sequel to the urban fantasy Greek mythology series, "The Forgotten Goddess," the stakes soar to new heights...
  • Haunted by Barbara Cartland

    Haunted by Barbara Cartland

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After serving with distinction in his Regiment with the Duke of Wellington, civilian life bores the handsome Marquis of Heroncourt and he fills his time with empty affaires de coeur that bore him even more. But when his demure, humbly-dressed but beautiful young neighbour Lady Mimosa Field arrives unannounced at his ancestral home, Heron Hall, to beg for his help, he is instantly intrigued...
  • A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

    A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 229 ratings
    Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black...
  • Medusa by Alessa Thorn

    Medusa by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    The most beautiful gorgon in legend. A blind thief with everything to lose...It's going to be a heist to remember.MEDUSA is book 2 of The Court of the Underworld, a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark dystopian future where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in modern day Greece. In the city of Styx, Medusa rules her media empire from behind the safety of a thousand screens...
  • Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk

    Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 47 ratings
    Introverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne wants nothing more than to live quietly with his lover, ex-Pinkerton detective Griffin Flaherty. Unfortunately, Whyborne's railroad tycoon father has other ideas, namely hiring Griffin to investigate mysterious events at a coal mine...
  • Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

    Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 178 ratings
    Welcome to Phantasma.There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love.When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish. Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations...
  • Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver

    Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Libby is a mutant, one of the top burglars and assassins in the world. For a price, she caters to executives’ secret desires. Eliminate your corporate rival? Deliver a priceless art masterpiece or necklace? Hack into another corporation’s network? Libby’s your girl.Climate change met nuclear war, and humanity lost. The corporations stepped in, stripping governments of power...
  • Tipped in Frost and Blood by Luna Laurier

    Tipped in Frost and Blood by Luna Laurier

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's never easy taking a life, no matter how tainted their soul had been.But what if it was against your will?With winter's approach comes longer nights, and in the dark of night, Cassie's horrors come to life. Sleep evades her, and when rest finally comes, she finds herself trapped, forced to face the death of the one person she thought she'd wanted to kill...
  • Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk

    Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 70 ratings
    Some things should stay buried. Repressed scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has two skills: reading dead languages and hiding in his office at the Ladysmith Museum. After the tragic death of the friend he secretly loved, he’s ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man...
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    horror  historical  paranormal  magic  mystery  fantasy  m-m  suspense
  • Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with a brand-new entry to her Dream-Hunter seriesFor centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil and her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is transformed into the body of a human who has no memory of her real life or calling...
  • Creature by Kim Fielding

    Creature by Kim Fielding

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Alone in a cell and lacking memories of his past, John has no idea who—or what—he is. Alone on the streets of 1950s Los Angeles, Harry has far too many memories of his painful past and feels simply resignation in facing his empty future. When Harry is given a chance to achieve his only dream—to become an agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs—all he has to do is prove his worth...
  • Heir to the Throne by Katerina Martinez

    Heir to the Throne by Katerina Martinez

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The mad Queen's crown opened a door to a place I was never meant to go back to. Now I may never leave.A couple of months ago I set foot in the Tempest for the first time. It should've been the last. My Guardian had closed the door to the realm of magic forever, but the Queen's took me back, and now everything's upside down. All I want to do is destroy the crown, but she won't let me...
  • Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister

    Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    White picket fences can be dangerous to vampires...but the right woman can be worth even the direst of consequences... Pia Thomason doesn’t have a typical life, but she wants one. The husband, the kids, the house in the suburbs…with her fortieth birthday looming, she decides to do something drastic, and joins a singles’ tour through romantic Europe...
  • The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan

    The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A powerful band of women warriors must face off against an oppressive enemy in one final showdown that will determine their survival and the fate of their world in this concluding volume in Ausma Zehanat Khan's powerful fantasy series—an epic of magic, bravery, adventure, and the fight for freedom that lies "somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin" (Saladin Ahmed)...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  war  muslim  survival  magic  historical  dark
  • The Cape by Joe Hill

    The Cape by Joe Hill

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts.Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . .
  • Lost and Found by Nita Round

    Lost and Found by Nita Round

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom?Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift. Living in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained.Evie dreams of being free and of acceptance. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe...
  • Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

    Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A treacherous bride.A heartbroken groom.Is their marriage over before it’s begun?Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She’s surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home.But to do so means to give up on the alliance. Which would spell disaster for her people...
  • Night Sector by Lexi C. Foss

    Night Sector by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    I never wanted a mate.Especially not her—the notorious assassin known for killing Alphas.But as fate would have it, she became mine.Fortunately, we have an agreement. One where I rarely have to see her and she pretends I don't exist.Everything’s fine.Until she’s kidnapped by a sadistic Vampire Alpha hellbent on turning her into his own personal Omega blood bag...
  • This Dark Wolf by Everly Frost

    This Dark Wolf by Everly Frost

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    I am a wolf shifter born with a human soul.Packless. Mateless. Unable to bond.Cast out of my pack, I live in a supernatural safe house filled with broken women. Other women come and go, but I remain.I'm waiting.For him.Tristan Masters—the ruthless alpha of the most vicious pack in the city.He fought for my life when my pack wanted to kill me. He saved me. I should be able to trust him...
  • The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr

    The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dr. Eliza Jekyll, heroine of the electrifying The Diabolical Miss Hyde—an edgy steampunk retelling of the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—investigates a bizarre murder case in an alternate Victorian London while battling her treacherous secret half: Lizzie Hyde.Solving the infamous Chopper case has helped crime scene physician Dr...
  • Darling, there are wolves in the woods by L.V. Russell

    Darling, there are wolves in the woods by L.V. Russell

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The woods are dark and wicked,and perhaps some things would be better off staying lost…Teya Jenkins is ten years old when her sister is taken.Niven is never found, because no one knows where to look.No one but Teya that is, who heard the whispers of the treesand saw the beautiful creatures that dwelled in the shadows...
  • The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

    The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Sarah Piper's lonely, threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist a ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis-rich, handsome, scarred by World War I, and obsessed with ghosts- has been summoned to investigate the spirit of nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is haunting the barn where she committed suicide...
  • Of Visions & Secrets by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Of Visions & Secrets by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 38 ratings
    The darkness took Emma's brother. Now it yearns to claim her.When Emma Mather's twin brother, Elliot, goes missing from Arnsmouth University, she is determined to stop at nothing to find him. Yet as she follows the clues left behind, she learns that there are far more sinister monstrosities lurking in the shadows of her city than she could have ever imagined...
  • Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer

    Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Profound and enthralling. This book is a delicate dream, mixing its own internal mythology with a brutal tale of prejudice and human frailty. I can't recommend it enough. Tanzer is absolutely one to watch." --Seanan McGuire, bestselling, award-winning author of In an Absent DreamAmityville baywoman Ellie West fishes by day and bootlegs moonshine by night...
  • Stronger Than Gold by June Harding

    Stronger Than Gold by June Harding

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    As Reyah prepares for her journey north, the Realm is attacked once again. In order to appear in control of the situation, the palace places the blame on the captured gang leader, Lazio. While in lock up awaiting his execution, Reyah visits Lazio, where he tells her a strange, foreboding prophecy, one in which hints that Kaspian may be in danger...
  • Armand el vampiro by Anne Rice

    Armand el vampiro by Anne Rice

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    The latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles follows the story of Armand, who first appeared in Interview with a Vampire, across the centuries, from his boyhood in ancient Kiev to his relationship with the great Vampire Marius, as he struggles to choose between immortality and his eternal soul...
  • An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

    An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 49 ratings
    Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood. Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls...
    Categorized as:
    horror  new adult  vampires  historical  f-f  dark  paranormal  fantasy
  • Wolfbreed by S.A. Swann

    Wolfbreed by S.A. Swann

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In this captivating reinvention of the werewolf novel, S. A. Swann propels readers into the darkest days of the Middle Ages, weaving a rare blend of soaring romance, historical intrigue, paranormal thrills, and spiritual questioning to tell a story that forever changes those who hear it...
  • The Vengeful Vampire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    The Vengeful Vampire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    A gripping second-chance retelling of the classic Nosferatu & Dracula tale!Listen to them, the children of the night…Mina Harker bites off more than she can chew the night that she and her fellow treasure hunters open up a tomb with more in it than just some dusty family relics. A monster is now loose, and has his sights set squarely on her...
  • Moon Touched by Elizabeth Briggs

    Moon Touched by Elizabeth Briggs

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 106 ratings
    My fated mate rejected me—and now I've been captured by someone even worse.As the half-human outcast of the Cancer pack, I've been beaten and bullied my whole life. Gaining my wolf form and my fated mate is my only chance to change packs and hope for a better life.Except when my fated mate is revealed, he's the future alpha of the Leo pack—our worst enemies...
  • Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer

    Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer

    Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A dark, romantic fantasy set against the backdrop of San Francisco devastated by the Great Quake... It is the dawn of a new century in San Francisco and Delia Martin is a wealthy young woman whose life appears ideal. But a dark secret colors her life, for Delia’s most loyal companions are ghosts, as she has been gifted (or some would say cursed) with an ability to peer across to the other side...
  • Ghosts of Gotham by Craig Schaefer

    Ghosts of Gotham by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Irresistibly drawn to mysteries, if only to debunk them, reporter Lionel Page exposes supernatural frauds, swindlers, and charlatans. His latest case is an obsession—at least for an ancient and wealthy verify the authenticity of a lost Edgar Allan Poe manuscript circulating through New York City’s literary underworld. But the shrewd Regina Dunkle offers more than money. It’s a pact...
  • The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

    The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 35 ratings
    Debut author Jennifer Giesbrecht paints a darkly compelling fantasy of revenge in The Monster of Elendhaven, a dark fantasy about murder, a monster, and the magician who loves both.The city of Elendhaven sulks on the edge of the ocean. Wracked by plague, abandoned by the South, stripped of industry and left to die. But not everything dies so easily...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  magic  m-m  paranormal  monsters  high fantasy
  • Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 171 ratings
    An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico...
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