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  • Draco Malfoy and the Wheel of Hecate by starbrigid

    Draco Malfoy and the Wheel of Hecate by starbrigid

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 18 ratings
    Whatever Draco does in the past, it seems he is unable to change much for the better. But he hasn't given up trying, and in the year where Voldemort rises again, he will stop at nothing to ensure he prevents it, leading him down a dangerous path...
  • Arthur by Taylor Rylan

    Arthur by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nothing can keep fated Ones apart, not even distance. Especially not when you’re the son of the created warlock. Arthur was ready to find his forever mate—his one and only other half. He was the firstborn of the created warlock and knew he had big shoes to fill...
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  • Art of Magic by K.J .

    Art of Magic by K.J .

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A story where a touch of love and a slice of life creates a whole lot of magic. Cath Monroe loves her teaching job, her friends, her family, and her colleagues. They fill her life and her heart. She knows that it’s important to share love with actions and words, but that last one? About the words? That’s a problem...
    Categorized as:
    bisexual  queer  magic  fantasy  f-f  paranormal  office  length-medium
  • Dark Haven by Brey Willows

    Dark Haven by Brey Willows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Even vampires get tired of playing with their food…. Running an off-grid community for vampires is serious business, and Remy Winslow gives it her all. Weary of the world and its noise, she’s content to live at Dark Haven and away from the public eye after all the work she did to help vampires come into the light, so to speak, so humans and vampires could live side by side...
  • Sweetheart by Athena Steller

    Sweetheart by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Levi. He left behind his clutch, his parents, and siblings for the chance of finding his mate. The person who was meant to be just for him. The perfect match promised by the fates for the chosen ones. Finding his mate nearly brought Levi to his knees with happiness. Mason, a park ranger, was everything he could have ever wanted as a partner. As his boy...
  • Not Over Yet by Barbara Elsborg

    Not Over Yet by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…. One pissed off Santa…. A whole heap of trouble…. The last thing Phin feels like doing is going to a New Year’s Eve party. After a day dealing with sick animals, all he wants is a glass of red wine, some food and his bed. But as he drives home down a steep, snow-covered hill, he skids and hits a guy dressed as Santa Claus...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  queer  paranormal  humor  m-m  fantasy  magic  contemporary
  • In Death Together by Shelby Rhodes

    In Death Together by Shelby Rhodes

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    You’ve returned. .. good! Octavius Evander here, your lovable vampire detective. So, where we ended things last time, everything had gone horribly wrong. What can really be said, besides that change is a fact of life, and unlife. Turney, my love, my heart—unfortunately, he has much change to deal with...
  • The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale

    The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From an early age, Jessalyn has known that she wants to be a travelling mage. Despite being sickly and weak, she has a talent for magic. It’s a shame that her family, her father in particular, doesn’t appreciate her talent, but Jessalyn still has plans. Even in her greatest imaginings, she never considered how far those plans would take her.
    Categorized as:
    bisexual  queer  fantasy  f-f  magic  paranormal  length-medium
  • Blaze by Wolf Specter, Angel Knots

    Blaze by Wolf Specter, Angel Knots

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A dragon who doesn’t know how to love…. Fate hasn't been kind to Ivan, but he doesn’t blame her. He's spent the last couple of centuries doing terrible things to the humans who live in the Eastern European territory once claimed by his sire, Nikolai. .. which makes him the last person with any right to expect kindness from something as fickle as fate...
  • Love at Frost Bite: Davy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Jena Wade

    Love at Frost Bite: Davy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Jena Wade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Omega reindeer shifter Davy Frost is all for peace between the two reindeer herds that live in Shiverfall and Winterpoint. The feud has gone on too long, it’s silly. Of course he wants a truce—Davy just wishes he wasn’t the one picked for the arranged mating designed to make that happen. Alpha reindeer shifter Lachlan Blizzard wants peace and quiet...
  • Love at Frost Bite: Alvin (Mated to His Reindeer) by Lorelei M. Hart

    Love at Frost Bite: Alvin (Mated to His Reindeer) by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What better Christmas present is there than a second chance at your first love? Omega reindeer shifter Alvin was fired from his modeling gig right before Christmas. Sure, he was “modeling” as his reindeer self and refused to eat the poisonous leaf a child insisted was their present for Santa’s friend, but still…being fired sucked...
  • Secrets and Kisses by M.A. Innes

    Secrets and Kisses by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    StefanMagic. As a librarian, Stefan knows there’s magic in books and imagination, but it isn’t until he moves to the mountains of North Carolina that he realizes people can come with magic too…well, the locals at least seem to come with magic…and fascinating relationship dynamics he thought were just on TV and in books. Boyd Dragons...
  • A Brat's Tale by S. Legend

    A Brat's Tale by S. Legend

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tristan, former junior warlord of Markaytia, thought he’d found a cushy hiding place as a prisoner of Aldrien. Life was simple—play with weapons by day, tumble with the beautiful Aldrien warlord by night. Best of all, he can’t be blamed for a thing—he’s the prisoner of this story! His hideaway is ruined when the Aldrien king threatens to kill him (rude) and he’s forced to return to Mortouge...
  • Love at Frost Bite: Cupid (Mated to His Reindeer) by Minerva Howe

    Love at Frost Bite: Cupid (Mated to His Reindeer) by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Matchmaker and reindeer shifter Cupid is used to being able to set up even the most difficult client. So when three dates go wrong for a Mr. Remy Shannon, even in Christmas town where little goes poorly, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Remy doesn't want to waste time dating when he knows he's looking for a true mate...
  • Human Prince by Aja Foxx

    Human Prince by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Humans can't inherit vampire covens. .. or can they? Despite being from an aristocratic family, all I wanted was a normal life. I was more saddened by my grandfather's ill health than I was by the knowledge that my father would get the family title. Having been raised by my grandfather for almost my entire life, I felt as if I was losing more than my grandfather. I was losing my best friend...
  • A Beginner's Guide to Christmas Miracles by Shannon Mae

    A Beginner's Guide to Christmas Miracles by Shannon Mae

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Nachielus (not Nicholas) may have gotten into a bit of trouble over unsanctioned miracles, ending up on the upstairs’ naughty list. Sure, maybe he’d gotten a little carried away with the whole Christmas thing, but he hadn’t meant to become a part of folklore, and surely that wasn’t a reason to bury him in centuries of paperwork...
    Categorized as:
    queer  age difference  christmas  bdsm  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  magic
  • Eldon by Macy Blake

    Eldon by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Yule be sorry. Eldon doesn’t care what Tatum William Bixby the third thinks, he absolutely will not allow the Snowda Shoppe to become some corporate monstrosity. Mistletoe Falls is Eldon’s home, his life’s work, and some stuck-up, irritating, rich grinch will not ruin their small town spirit—no matter how gorgeous and intriguing Eldon finds the annoying newcomer. Baby it’s cold outside...
  • Lovelorn by Nicholas Bella

    Lovelorn by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “It’s one thing to know that I’m a knight in King Adriel’s court, but it’s another thing to know what that really means. ”. I’ve had one successful mission that I managed to complete by the skin of my… well, let’s just say that I wouldn’t have been able to do it without Raphael’s help...
  • Hummingbird and Kraken by Reese Morrison

    Hummingbird and Kraken by Reese Morrison

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Geir. Geir lives alone in the woods for a reason. And he likes it that way. Until Declan lands on his doorstep, with a bubbly personality, shimmery lipstick, and dreams of adventure. Surely Geir can let him stay for a few days without giving in to temptation. Or letting him discover that he’s a kraken shifter. Only Declan has other ideas. Because Declan loves his tentacles...
  • Blood Bank Volume 2 by Silb

    Blood Bank Volume 2 by Silb

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In un mondo dominato dai vampiri, il potere si concentra nelle "blood bank", istituti che dispensano sangue umano a loro piacimento. One è un umano schiavo come tutti i suoi simili, impiegato in una di queste banche...
  • Love at Frost Bite: Jingle by Wendy Rathbone

    Love at Frost Bite: Jingle by Wendy Rathbone

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The last thing an omega reindeer shifter wants to do is piss off his alpha flight instructor on the first day of school. Alpha Jingle is the instructor at a magical version of a top gun flight school in the North Pole for reindeer shifters who can fly. His students are the best and brightest and all want jobs pulling one of dozens of the Santa Collective’s sleighs on Christmas Eve...
  • Alpha's Dom: An MM Mpreg Romance by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz

    Alpha's Dom: An MM Mpreg Romance by Susi Hawke, Cosmic Letterz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken. Lion alpha Tau Jabari is on sabbatical from his medical career in Kenya when he stumbles over a pregnant omega in the jungles of Belize about to give birth. Assisting him is an efficient omega who smells like. .. mate. Red Panda shifter Jun Chen is a sassy little omega. .. but an omega Dom...
  • My Christmas Spirit by K.C. Wells

    My Christmas Spirit by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knew I had problems when I woke up in the middle of the night to find Mike Stubbins sitting at the foot of my bed, stark naked, still as gorgeous as every one of my memories of him. So what’s the problem, I hear you cry? Gorgeous, naked man in my bedroom? Well, there’s the not-so-small, highly significant detail that he died six years ago. Yup. You read that right. And now he’s everywhere...
  • Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise

    Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a self-proclaimed grinch find love in time for Christmas? Benji prefers a quiet life, and he’s gotten to the age where he’s used to being alone. Despite being a reindeer, he hates ‘the Christmas spirit’ and the only thing softening his grumpy exterior is a certain otter shifter who seems determined to slip his way into Benji’s life. Mason is a single dad working at the food court in the mall...
  • Love at Frost Bite: Rudy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Victoria Sue

    Love at Frost Bite: Rudy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Christmas Curse. .. Not only had Rudy drawn the short straw as far as family names went, but he'd lucked out on his shifter genes as well. Male reindeers capable of getting pregnant were as rare as rocking horse poop. .. well, you get the idea...
  • Glow: A MM Mpreg Shifter Romance by Sammi Cee

    Glow: A MM Mpreg Shifter Romance by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I want to call my alpha. .. Daddy. Once he’d presented as an omega, Mystic had one dream: to find a mate and be a papa. Instead, he’s a nineteen-year-old virgin, dancing at Carousal Lounge Gentlemen's Club and spending every spare second helping his friends with their children...
  • His Gingerbread Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Gingerbread Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nik Kringle. Bah humbug! Being the son of Santa wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Having no desire to follow in daddy dearest’s footsteps, I left Santa’s Village and never looked back. Unfortunately, my life’s goal of avoiding all the merriment associated with Christmas became next to impossible when my boss ordered me to ride on our company float in the town Christmas parade...
  • Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper

    Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    On the night of the dark moon, followers of the Goddess of Stars come to pray and bask in her love and light on the ocean’s surface. All the mermaid priestesses-in-training are there—except Tallora. Tallora is at a party meeting a beautiful stranger. But she’ll arrive before the night is through. …right?
  • The Qualm Before the Storm by Lilo Quie

    The Qualm Before the Storm by Lilo Quie

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Rayne has never been close with his family, never found love or even someone who understands him. He finds himself graduating college at the tail end of another bad breakup and needs to get as far away as possible. A thousand miles away sits the most striking horse he’s ever seen, and he cannot resist petting it. Now he’s stuck with a god, but he’s not too mad about it...
  • Blood Link 블러드링크 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow

    Blood Link 블러드링크 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Hwa Gok is just a normal university student, until he sees a girl being attacked by the popular Lee Bin, and jumps in her defence. The only problem is that Lee Bin is more than meets the eye….
  • The Lone Wolf: Cincinnati Shifters Book 4 by B.A. Stretke

    The Lone Wolf: Cincinnati Shifters Book 4 by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Lone Wolf must come to big city and the unknown to save his mate…. Connell Rathe is a very old wolf. Kicked out of his pack long ago, the solitude of the forests of Northern Ohio suited him fine. He’s carved out a life deep in those solitary woods. He acts as protector for the few people and creatures who also call those woods home. It’s a place that calls to his wolf...
  • The Sugarplum Fairy by Dallas James, Samantha Cole

    The Sugarplum Fairy by Dallas James, Samantha Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *****Previously published under the pen name Dallas James. Now published under Samantha Cole. Jasper Sugarplum holds one of the most respected elf positions at the North Pole. He works in the Department of Naughty or Nice Affairs and takes his job seriously. After checking on the children on his list one November night, he’s heading home when disaster strikes...
  • Hedonist: Book 3 by Roe Horvat

    Hedonist: Book 3 by Roe Horvat

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    “I marvel at the peace in my heart even as lust simmers in my veins. Maybe he did cast a spell on me—in that case, I’m grateful for it. I hope I can stay happily enchanted for the rest of my life. ”. Hedonist is a series of gay paranormal stories, inspired by omegaverse romance. The stories are explicit, detailed erotica, and depict various kinks and fetishes...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  omegaverse  m-m  fantasy  poly  paranormal  audiobook
  • Omega's Teacher by Aiden Bates

    Omega's Teacher by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Xander Santos is left at the altar, he can't even drown his woes in alcohol. Newly single, newly pregnant, and facing down a future of single parenthood, he sneaks away from his friends and hits the bar anyway. .. for a cup of juice. If he can't drink, then at least he can have a moment alone to gather his thoughts. Teacher Kent Coker is also facing a future without a loved one...
  • The Winter Spirit by Indra Vaughn

    The Winter Spirit by Indra Vaughn

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Nathaniel O’Donnelly likes his life quiet, his guests happy, and his ghosts well-behaved. Although a boyfriend wouldn’t go amiss. Someone to share his beautiful B&B with, even if it is in the middle of nowhere and he’s long past the wrong side of thirty. Problem is, Nathaniel’s living with a ghost who thinks he’s cupid, and whose arrows fly a little too straight...
  • Playful Bite by Jayda Marx

    Playful Bite by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ian - I’ve known my whole life that I was a caretaker and Daddy, and it shows in everything that I do. I even own a toy store downtown, spending my days helping people choose things that make them happy. While I love what I do, it’s also difficult to see Daddies bringing in their littles, and witnessing the love they share when I have no one...
  • Winter's Heart by Leta Blake

    Winter's Heart by Leta Blake

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 12 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found here. A short winter holiday-themed story set in the Heat of Love universe! This story is best read as an addition to the Heat of Love series, and preferably after reading Bitter Heat. Dedicated to my patrons at Patreon who support the business end of making books and audiobooks...
  • Courage and the King by Charlie Cochet

    Courage and the King by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    With the wedding of Jack Frost and Rudy Rein Dear only three weeks away, everyone travels to Jack’s palace in Svalbard, Norway, where the happy couple will exchange vows beneath the northern lights...
  • My Relentless Dragon by C.G. Rayne

    My Relentless Dragon by C.G. Rayne

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What can be harder than finding the perfect man? Knowing that your love is super illegal when you do…. Nolan Warren has always been a list guy, so of course his plans for the coming weekend had one. Maybe the most insane list of his life:. Travel to a secret dragon safehouse with his parents. Check. Cross an international border illegally. Check...
  • Stocking Stuffer by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Stocking Stuffer by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Here comes Santa Claus… When my heater goes out, it’s the last straw. With my car already in the shop, my hours getting cut, and Christmas around the corner, I officially give up. It’s time to ask my parents if I can move home. It isn’t the failing at adulting that gets me down, it’s returning to pack life. I left it for a reason; my mate wasn’t there...
  • An Omega for Christmas by L.C. Davis

    An Omega for Christmas by L.C. Davis

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A stolen child, an omega who never gave up, and an Alpha who will stop at nothing to bring them together again…. Detective Dean Garza has almost everything an Alpha could ask for: a challenging career, a big, wonderful, wacky family and a comfortable place to come home to at the end of a long day...
  • Making the Naughty List by Daryl Banner

    Making the Naughty List by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This bad boy is about to get everything he wants for Christmas. Sweet, humble, soft-spoken Daniel always tried to be a good person, despite the hell his family put him through every Christmas...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  queer  fantasy  magic  m-m  humor  paranormal  length-short
  • Christmas Spirit by Annabelle Jacobs

    Christmas Spirit by Annabelle Jacobs

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dylan’s Cornish retreat wasn’t supposed to include a hot bloke and a cupid-playing ghost…. After tearing his Achilles tendon, recuperating by the sea sounds like a fantastic idea, and Dylan happily accepts his best mate’s offer to stay with him and his uncle for a few weeks. But he hadn’t counted on the uncle being smoking hot, or the fierce attraction that blossoms between them...
  • The Halloween Hug by Hawke Oakley

    The Halloween Hug by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A ghost-hunting omega , a glowing blue alpha, and fate collide on October 31st. .. When Mel followed his passion to start a ghost-hunting Viewtube channel, he knew it was a risk. Single and living in a cramped apartment, Mel struggles to stay afloat—especially when his bully of a landlord keeps hiking up his rent. But Mel is determined to make it work...
  • Tempted by Ruin by Mia West

    Tempted by Ruin by Mia West

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    It’s hard to be a ruthless mercenary when the man who owns your heart won't stop risking his neck…. Gawain has earned his place in Arthur’s small gang of warriors with a bold agility that pays in their secret missions against the Saxons. Capturing the heart of a certain mercenary has been the hawk’s only failure. “Try again in seven years,” Palahmed said...
  • Love Bears All: The Omega Auction Book Seven by Kian Rhodes

    Love Bears All: The Omega Auction Book Seven by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jackson. My head bobbled and jerked, my chin bouncing against my chest when my neck became too rubbery to support its weight. I screwed my eyes closed against the tears, but the salty, warm water leaked through, stinging the raw, abraded skin around my eyes. The pain shooting through my body was worse than usual. Much worse. My large muscle groups convulsed, clenching with every forced movement...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  m-m  fantasy  shapeshifters  paranormal
  • Love Someone Like Me by Silvia Violet

    Love Someone Like Me by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Waverly. I'm not a typical omega. I like control, and I'd rather take than be taken. After years of fantasizing, I finally find an alpha who will submit to all my desires. Our connection is beyond intense. My wolf says we're fated for each other, but I know better. Even if a test strip says I'm pregnant, I don't want a mate...
  • Cretaceous Crushes by Kelex, Maz Maddox

    Cretaceous Crushes by Kelex, Maz Maddox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Size matters…. Cretaceous Crushes is bursting with fifteen queer dino romances—shifters, magic, and more. We’ve got titanic Theropods to sexy Stegosaurs and everything in between. Your purchase helps support LGBTQ GLAAD and TLDEF. Preorder your copy today! You'll find stories TaylorApril AndrewsD. K...
    Categorized as:
    bisexual  queer  m-m  shapeshifters  paranormal  f-f  fantasy  monsters
  • Tempest by Iris Foxglove

    Tempest by Iris Foxglove

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    As the first of the gods, Leviathan has always preferred observing the affairs of mortals from the depths of the sea, where he spends his days swimming in his draconic form. But when a Mislian assassin taps into the source of his godhood to save the life of a young girl, Leviathan finds himself with an unexpected bond – and is forced to walk on land in the shape of a man...
  • Bearly Legal by Kiki Burrelli

    Bearly Legal by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Roscoe has finally freed his bear pack from the clutches of their cruel, former pack master, but not without difficulty and much violence. So, when he happens upon a young man, Sawyer, in his woods, Roscoe is suspicious, especially since Sawyer’s scent makes Roscoe want to claim him against every tree in the forest...
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