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  • A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin

    A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m paying bills, making powerful enemies, and collecting magical lovers. You know; everyday stuff. I’m just a tarot reader. Okay, not just. My birthright means I’m the best fortune teller you’ll ever meet. Too bad I never listen to my own advice. My name is Georgette; but only my mother gets to call me that. I’m the child of a witch and a wolf, and trust me, that union had consequences...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  m-f  queer  paranormal  shapeshifters  fantasy  poly
  • Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall

    Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Second rule in this line of business: be careful who you kill. My name’s Kate Kane. And right now, I don’t know which is more dangerous: my job, or my girlfriend. My job makes me the go-to girl for every supernatural mystery in London. My girlfriend’s an eight-hundred-year-old vampire prince. Honestly, I think it’s probably a tie. A few weeks ago, I was hired for a simple missing person case...
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  • Nicky and the Night Owls: Part Two by Sierra Cassidy

    Nicky and the Night Owls: Part Two by Sierra Cassidy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    Now that Nicky’s found a hot, loving pack all her own, it’s time to get down to living the dream, right? Well. .. maybe not. After her last job literally went down in flames, the beleaguered beta finds herself on the wrong end of the investigation—and she’s not the only one. Not to mention her newfound family is at odds with a packmate’s biological relatives, and that means trouble for everyone...
  • Fine Print, Volume 1 by Stjepan Šejić

    Fine Print, Volume 1 by Stjepan Šejić

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    How do you deal with a broken heart? Junk food? Excessive drinks? Dubious contracts with ancient gods? When it comes to Lauren Thomas, the queen of bad decisions, the answer is always the worst possible choice. She finds herself in a rare opportunity to have her broken heart patched up by the highest rated god of desire. The problem is, it's a contested title...
  • Not So Much Appreciated by Clio Evans

    Not So Much Appreciated by Clio Evans

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    It’s just another Monster Monday…. Alex expected many things to happen— but going into heat during a new hire interview with his secretary present was not one of them. Anne is a bright and sassy gorgon that has kept the Warts & Claws office from crumbling. Sylvia is a sweet arachnid creature new to the office and finding her place in the world...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  queer  m-f  paranormal  fantasy  bisexual  vampires
  • Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr

    Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr

    Rated: 2.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The Magicians meets One Last Stop in this brand-new fantasy romance Remedial Magic, about an unassuming librarian who 1) has fallen in love with a powerful witch; 2) has discovered that she is a witch; and 3) must attend magical community college to learn how to save her new world from complete destruction by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr! Ellie loves working in her local library...
  • A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

    A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 24 ratings
    Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this “beautifully written and deliciously complex” (Nicki Pau Preto, author of the Crown of Feathers trilogy) sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that’s The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones...
  • Mistaken Magic by A.H. Hadley

    Mistaken Magic by A.H. Hadley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Once upon a time, I was a typical foster kid - overlooked, bounced around, and just waiting until I was old enough to get out. Some girls in my situation might dream of being a secret fairy princess, but not me. I simply wanted a chance. It came by accident when a bird flew into my latest home. No big deal, right? Except that was all it took to get noticed...
  • Legacy by Gail Z. Martin

    Legacy by Gail Z. Martin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dark witch dynasty. A malicious, immortal undersea place-spirit. Eternal guardians who wagered their souls to protect Charleston. Omens of impending disaster have the city on edge. Tremors warn of earthquake risk, while a potentially catastrophic storm gathers strength over the ocean and heads for land...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  witches  paranormal  urban fantasy  horror  mystery  f-f
  • Blood at Dusk by Cassie Alexander

    Blood at Dusk by Cassie Alexander

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Darkly Sexual. .. “Blood at Dusk” continues Alexander’s “Dark Ink Tattoo” series, sharing the origin stories of both Jack and Angela. It’s gritty and darkly sexual, and Alexander’s intense writing makes the characters come alive. Description. Jack wasn't always a vampire, and Angela wasn't always a werewolf -- Blood at Dusk tells the stories of how they first changed, and how they then met...
  • Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin

    Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Something has gone very wrong on the sleepy Scottish Isle of Mab. The tides are angry. Reality has shifted. Selkies are coming up from the ocean, boys are missing, magic is going haywire, and memories are being pulled from people’s minds. Thomas Madigan is living in a nightmare. Isla just wants to go back to the sea. Kit Macrae thinks he’s drowning. Tanis Hughes needs to feed...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  horror  paranormal  f-f  contemporary  m-m
  • Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson

    Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing. .. Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he’s about to find out monsters are real. Oscar’s friends: brave, stubborn Zara, and hyperactive, paranoid Marcus, might help discover what hunts him, and unravel the truth about the handsome doctor he pines for...
  • Pixie Problems by A.H. Hadley

    Pixie Problems by A.H. Hadley

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Being human, my life at Silver Oaks isn't quite a fairytale. This is a school for fae refugees, and I'm not one. Instead, I'm going to be a knight in shining armor - wielding the one thing none of them want to be iron. I'm just not very good at being a hero. My magic is dangerous to the fae...
  • Blood Crown by Elizabeth Brown, Torri Heat

    Blood Crown by Elizabeth Brown, Torri Heat

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    In a world where men rule and slavery is the common practice, being the only queen and abolishing slavery puts a large target on your back. Ashera is a queen in a world of kings. She took her crown and has paid for it in blood. Not everyone is willing to let her rule in peace, however, especially not the neighboring kingdoms for whom human slavery is still very much in practice...
  • Always Running by Calliope Stewart

    Always Running by Calliope Stewart

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    Is it finally time to stop running? Tibby Sinclair is the queen of messy beginnings. Raised for fourteen years in a religious cult before being tossed into the San Francisco Omega Academy, Tibby never had a chance. That didn't stop her though. She toughened up and became someone that would protect herself...
  • Brewed with Love by Shelly Page

    Brewed with Love by Shelly Page

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    A cozy, contemporary romantasy about a teen witch who wants to keep her family’s apothecary from falling to the competition but can only do so with assistance from her first crush. Plant witch, Sage Bishop, is determined to run her family’s old apothecary one day. She spends her time trying to invent the perfect tonic to put Bishop Brews on the map...
  • Covenant in Blood by Ariel Tachna

    Covenant in Blood by Ariel Tachna

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Book Two in a Four Book Series. The wizards and the vampires have forged an alliance based on blood and magic, hoping to turn the tide of the war against the dark wizards. A few wizard-vampire bonds are as successful as Alain Magnier's and Orlando St. Clair's, but some are much less so, leading to arguments, resentment, and outright fights between the allies despite their mutual goals...
  • Bound and Beguiled by Rowan Merrick

    Bound and Beguiled by Rowan Merrick

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Follow the rules. Obey your god. Do your duty. Tereza’s life was all obligation and no pleasure, but she’d never expected anything else. When a glimpse of undreamed of possibilities propels her into a decision that changes everything, the consequences shatter her world. Fleeing, bleeding, she stumbles into the arms of four fae...
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    magic  queer  m-f  menage  paranormal  erotica  fantasy  poly
  • War Crown by Torri Heat, Elizabeth Brown

    War Crown by Torri Heat, Elizabeth Brown

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Ashera, the first queen Dunya has ever seen, is believed to be dead. A public announcement when the King of Qamar is beheaded offers a direct challenge to those responsible. Further, a declaration by the new joint rulers of Qamar—Winta and Thorne, her newest mates and both powerful shifters—not only confirms Ashera’s death but also thrusts her four mates into the spotlight...
  • Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

    Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 67 ratings
    The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries. They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one. Evelyn remembers all her past lives...
  • Tainted Bonds by Alisha Williams

    Tainted Bonds by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    This can't be happening. Of all people, please don’t let it be him. Mean girls at school and assholes at home, I could handle. None of that mattered because I had two of the most amazing mates by my side. That is, until the universe decided to throw me for a twisted loop and fated me to my biggest tormentor...
  • A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

    A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 43 ratings
    Choose your player. The “ironborn” half-fae outcast of her royal fae family. A tempestuous Fury, exiled to earth from the Immortal Realm and hellbent on revenge. A dutiful fae prince, determined to earn his place on the throne. The prince’s brooding guardian, burdened with a terrible secret...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  young adult  urban fantasy  fae  paranormal  f-f
  • The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

    The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

    Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 45 ratings
    Iris Collins is the messy one in her family. The "chaos bunny. " Her sisters are all wildly successful, while she can't balance her budget for a single month. It's no wonder she's in debt to her roommates. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from her great aunt, her plan to turn it into a B&B fails—as most of her plans do...
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