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  • Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier

    Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah. .. Homicide detective Elise Sandburg and her partner, profiler David Gould, are all too familiar with the terrible costs of chasing evil. Despite their wounded psyches, the detectives delve into the deranged killer’s twisted mind, determined to unravel the clues in the taunts he leaves behind. A city gripped by fear. .
  • Damned and Broken Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Damned and Broken Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Destiny cannot be forged until it is chosen. As the gods continue to fight their eternal war, they have no clue that another one is brewing. One much closer to home than they could ever realise. Leela's story continues in Damned and Broken Gods.
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  demons  paranormal  dark  length-medium
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  • Blood of the Moon by S.D. Simper

    Blood of the Moon by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Successful in her quest, Flowridia returns to Staelash for a joyous affair—the long awaited wedding of Marielle and Zorlaeus, an event promising to seal her kingdom and Nox’Kartha as allies. But the price of Ayla’s return, and the sacrifice it demands, weighs heavily on her heart. To do nothing means to live a life of loneliness, but to act would condemn her eternal soul...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  horror  fantasy  f-f  witches  dark  paranormal  queer
  • House of Chaos and Gilded Dream by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Chaos and Gilded Dream by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Killian. They took her. The one thread holding my chaos together. My mate. Now the dragon is unleashed. Let the realm panic. Let them call me a villain. Their fear is the fuel I will use to burn their world down. The oracle says she must sacrifice herself and our bond to save them all. F*uck. No. Prophecy is a sham. Fate is a chain I will break. If armies stand in my way, they become ash...
    Categorized as:
    horror  dark  paranormal  fantasy  witches  audiobook
  • The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson

    The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Hope can be a dangerous thing. It can be all consuming. Can be the only thing you think about. The only comfort you have when locked to the darkness of your own mind. The hope to find light at the end of the tunnel. A guiding hand to led you out of the nightmare. But what of love? For Ella it is the thing she clings onto when all that hope is lost. A love that is always worth fighting for...
  • Tear the World Apart by S.D. Simper

    Tear the World Apart by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    “I will not go out as a candle in the dark—I am The Endless Night, and the whole world will remember it soon. If I must drown this kingdom in blood, so be it. ”. The God of Order marches on, approaching victory with every stride...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  horror  fantasy  f-f  witches  dark  paranormal  queer
  • Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Hope might not be enough this time. The fae king continues to claim victories and Nyx is awake. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the gods are after us and we’re running out of time. The Fae King has power he shouldn’t from a sorceress who holds the key. To defeat him, we have to go through her. But the gods are hunting us, and Nyx asked for me personally...
  • Heidi and the Lord by ash_knight17

    Heidi and the Lord by ash_knight17

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟕. The four Empires have stayed unchanged since centuries, vampires having the upper hand and being the master puppeteer of all. But conflicts have begun to rise-an internal war between the two empires, Bonelake and Woville. Heidi was an adopted child, where one of the Duke had been generous enough to take her in...
  • Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck

    Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    When you spark a match in hell, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯? Some wonder how deep the curse runs through Castle Pointe. I never realized the malevolent roots are embedded into every fiber of this town. A simple game turned into devastation, wreaking havoc upon us, spreading it’s wickedness through our veins. Haunting us around every turn. Death rises. Evil corrupts. Fear consumes us...
  • Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Julien Lacusta is a troubled soul, born into tragic circumstances, and raised in a violent time. Despite being a Master Warrior in the house of Jadon, and one of the most elite trackers the Vampyr have ever seen, he is damaged to the core: tormented by endless shadows, haunted by unseen ghosts...
  • Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey

    Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kaleb “Hawk” Tepes, as president of the Sons of Sangue and descendant of Vlad III, needs to keep his head focused on club business. Trouble is someone wants to divest him of it for a crime he committed against his vampire predecessors. He can’t afford distractions, especially those that come in the form of a five-foot-two sprite named Suzi, who once belonged to his nephew...
  • The Forsaken Vampire by Penelope Barsetti

    The Forsaken Vampire by Penelope Barsetti

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    My task is simple—kidnap Princess Rolfe. But the second I lay eyes on her…I realize she’s anything but simple. Rancor, Leader of the Teeth, has commanded I fetch her in exchange for the Golden Serpent venom. But my plan is immediately derailed when I feel it. When I feel how much she wants me…. I’ve had many lovers in my lifetime, but her passion puts them all to shame...
  • The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart

    The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Great power comes from pain. But pain is powerless in the face of love. Robbed of her power by a wound that not even the strongest witch can heal, Celeste is forced to make another dangerous bargain. She must venture into the Fae realm with nothing but the help of its enigmatic prince, where enemies lurk behind the lethal beauty of its court...
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . . Tick. Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes. Tock. When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
  • House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Sophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise...
  • Claimed by the Rival Alpha by Lindsey Devin

    Claimed by the Rival Alpha by Lindsey Devin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve always been the outsider. Human in a world of wolves. Found and raised by the woman who loved me as her own—but never accepted by the pack she called family. Now Troy, my childhood bully, is Alpha. He chains me. Breaks me. Promises I won’t survive his reign. Until Night takes me. The rival Alpha. My enemy. The wolf who calls me mate. Troy wants me back and broken...
  • Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue

    Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Working the graveyard shift at a roadside diner, Willa Grace has grown numb to her dead-end life. But everything changes the night she discovers something monstrous has been watching her every move. The creature that emerges from the Appalachian darkness is massive, predatory, and utterly inhuman, yet his touch ignites a hunger she never knew existed...
  • A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    What would you do to protect your home? Lie? Manipulate? Kill? War awaits across the sea. In order to ensure their survival, the Oncoming Storm and a band of misfits set sail for the land beyond the horizon...
  • Dance of the Phoenix by Sapir A. Englard

    Dance of the Phoenix by Sapir A. Englard

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a tantalizing follow-up to Blood of the Gods, author Sapir A. Englard returns underground to the dangerous world of vampires, where war looms on the horizon and jealousy courses through cold veins. Aileen Henderson is still finding her bearings among the vampires...
  • Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake

    Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Frightening and sensual, passionate and thrilling. I have a confession to whisper at your ear. That shadow caressing your body in the dark, that tingle which draws you to arch your spine… it tempts me to ruin. You’re beautiful when you sleep. Everything I long for. All I ask is a sip, a taste of the life coursing through those delicate veins. Just one little bite...
  • The Boys on the Mountain by John Inman

    The Boys on the Mountain by John Inman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Jim Brandon has a new house, and boy, is it a pip. Built high on the side of the San Diego mountains by a legendary B-movie actor of the 1930s, Nigel Letters, the house is not only gorgeous, but supposedly haunted. As a writer of horror novels, Jim couldn't be happier...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  horror  m-m  mystery  paranormal  dark  abuse  fantasy
  • Wicked Vampire Mate by Bella Klaus

    Wicked Vampire Mate by Bella Klaus

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    I’m caught in the worst kind of trap, and there’s no way out. When I double-crossed Draco, I hadn’t him to retaliate. But now I’m stuck, and my only chance of ever seeing home is to use the black magic I despise.
  • Insatiable Hunger by C. Hebert

    Insatiable Hunger by C. Hebert

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Insatiable Hunger - Living Nightmares Book Two. When a group of friends investigate the rumored ghost hauntings of a notorious cemetery, the band of complicated friends never expected their late night adventures would lead them to stumble into the hunting grounds of an ancient evil lurking nearby, enslaved by an unnatural fleshly craving. Everything and everyone that they know is not as they seem...
  • Silk & Iron by Alexis Calder

    Silk & Iron by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    The emperor. The prince. The enforcer. I want them all dead. Until I fall for one of them. After losing all my family to the rebellion, I lost hope. When my ex-boyfriend begs me to pose as the prince’s betrothed, I know it’s an opportunity the rebellion won’t ever get again...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  dark  magic  paranormal  open-door
  • The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “No, i psychí mou. I am not a dream. ” He told her softly, touching the bare skin of her arms and his eyes widened in wonder and discovery. As he ran his warm, soft, but slightly calloused hands cautiously up her arms, she was shocked into a state of apperception, and went quite still. Her teal-colored eyes widened also and locked with his amber ones...
  • A Myrmaid's Kiss by Ashleigh Bello

    A Myrmaid's Kiss by Ashleigh Bello

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    A MYRMAID WITH A THIRST FOR BLOOD. A HUMAN WITH A TASTE FOR FIRE. When their worlds collide, there can be only one survivor. Eloise has been kissed by the Sea, blessed with extraordinary magic and immortality—she is now a myrmaid of Olleb-Yelfra who feasts on the blood of men at night...
  • You Will Crave Me by Nicholas Bella

    You Will Crave Me by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dominic: I've been dreading this moment all month, the full moon. I've prayed that what everyone is saying isn't true. I don't want to turn, I don't want to feel that pain. Furthermore, I don't want to be drawn deeper into Dante's world. .. at least, that's what I want to believe is my desire. Truth is, the more I feed, the more I find myself enjoying this dark gift Dante has given me...
  • Ruse by Siobhan Davis

    Ruse by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    This is a companion prequel short story to Cruel Intentions. Only available via a link in the back of Cruel Intentions. This book will not be published on Amazon or any other retail store. Although it's a prequel story it gives spoilers to the main story hence why it is listed as #1. 5 in the series as it should only be read AFTER reading Cruel Intentions.
  • The Briar Book of the Dead (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter

    The Briar Book of the Dead (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the Murmuring Bones and The Path of Thorns (one of Oprah Daily's Top 25 Fantasy Novels of 2022), this beautifully told Gothic fairy tale of ghosts, witches, deadly secrets and past sins, will be perfect for fans of Hannah Whitten and Ava Reid. Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family for generations...
    Categorized as:
    horror  vampires  fantasy  witches  paranormal  magic  mystery  death
  • A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you? Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back? After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  horror  fantasy  magic  reverse harem  dark  paranormal  poly
  • Axel: Moon Burrow Bears, Book 2 by Fel Fern, Aleks Esquire

    Axel: Moon Burrow Bears, Book 2 by Fel Fern, Aleks Esquire

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Julian is trapped in a nightmare of his own making. Can a protective biker bear give him a new lease on life? Hope. Julian lost that last winter after the merciless decimation of his flock. No longer able to shift, Julian lives a bitter half-existence. Keeping his head above the water isn’t easy, especially when a scary but sweet biker bear disrupts his life...
  • The Dark Is Descending by Chloe C. Peñaranda

    The Dark Is Descending by Chloe C. Peñaranda

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    The explosive conclusion to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chloe C. Peñaranda's Nytefall trilogy. The strongest light needs the deepest shadows. Reeling from shocking betrayal, the Star Maiden Astraea must now race against time to break the curse imprisoning her lover, Nyte...
  • The Serpent's Sin by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    The Serpent's Sin by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    To destroy the vampires who killed her family… she must become one of them. Nadi is trapped in a deadly alliance with Raziel Nostrom. After a honeymoon soaked in blood and desire, they make a pact—to take down his criminal family together. Now Nadi is at the heart of the Nostrom empire, pretending to be a vampire. If her act slips even for a moment, they will tear her apart...
  • Circle of Freaks by Delilah Croww, Carmen Rosales

    Circle of Freaks by Delilah Croww, Carmen Rosales

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since I was a little girl, I fell in love with the circus. It's all I ever wanted to see up close or be a part of. There was no room for things like that where I grew up. There was no room for anything except bad memories and bad expectations. Every year around Devil's Night, since we moved to Stockbridge, the Circle of Freaks paranormal circus comes to town...
  • Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor

    Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Valynth, fourth-borns are forbidden by the gods. Morrigan, as a fourth-born, is a direct violation of their law—one they’ll erase if they discover her. Raised in the shadows of the Nightfall Court, Morrigan has always lived as an outcast. But in a realm drained of magic, she holds a haunting power: the ability to see death before it comes—and to collect the souls it leaves behind...
  • Bite of Vengeance by Kay Riley

    Bite of Vengeance by Kay Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    I am either the dark or the light. Those few words trapped me in a life that I didn’t know existed. A life that my enemies are very aware of. I am the key to the war between the humans and vampires. Both sides plan to use me by bending me to their will. Then there’s Zan. He saved me. Then broke me. And now he’s doing everything in his power to convince me to let him back in...
  • Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    A woman marked by death. A demon who would send her there himself. A revolution that will change it all. Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away...
  • Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds

    Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe...
  • Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'M KEEPING HER. The sweet psychology student with a troubled past. Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again. I'll finish him if he even tries. Because I love the way she submits. Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me. I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her. But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine. Mine alone.
  • The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A gender-flipped Die Hard set in a mysterious castle, Cameron Johnston's The Last Shield is an engaging fantasy read, perfect for fans of John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence. The ancient forest realm of Sunweald is bordered on two sides by far mightier nations – a precarious situation...
  • Wyrde and Wondrous by Charlotte E. English

    Wyrde and Wondrous by Charlotte E. English

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the Grand Masquerade Ball for the Wyrde… and Wondrous! It’s time to party like it’s 1820, and you know what that means. Rout cakes and punch, satins and silks, and flirting on the balcony under a star-washed sky. Decorous. Genteel. Lovely. Nobody knows who’s throwing this bash, but who cares? It’s the party of the century, and everyone who’s anyone is going to be there...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  horror  suspense  fantasy  magic  mystery  historical  m-f
  • Death Do We Part: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy

    Death Do We Part: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Everyone knows. My secret is out. Saving them, I had to unmask who I am. Now that I've been outed, things keep spiraling out of control. The new threats lurk in places we can’t see. When an unknown enemy comes, I’m the only thing that can stop it. As Death, I have to learn my name doesn’t just mean dying. With my known generals at my side, I knew I had a circle I could trust...
  • Doing It To Death by Kaia Bennett, Eden Connor

    Doing It To Death by Kaia Bennett, Eden Connor

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I savor my life of blood and power and I’ve never wanted more. Until the night a witch forced her pathetic human needs into my mind. My prey made me want her, made me relish her pain, and ensnared me with pleasure. Made me want things I didn’t understand. I couldn’t break her. I failed to kill her. Now, I can't hunt, can't feed, and can't sleep for the bitch whispering in my head...
  • My Boyfriend Is a Vampire 3-4 by Yu-Rang Han

    My Boyfriend Is a Vampire 3-4 by Yu-Rang Han

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My Boyfriend is a Vampire is an all new shoujo comedy series in the vein of Vampire Knight, presented in two-volumes-in-one omnibus format. Seven Seas will release the entire angsty series across seven low-priced omnibus editions. Being beautiful is never easy, especially if you€™re an eighteen year old boy like Ryu who is constantly mistaken for a girl because of his delicate good looks...
  • The Thief and the Painter by Candice Clark

    The Thief and the Painter by Candice Clark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AmeliaPaint smudges and secret grudges. Despite the occasional ball gown and glass of champagne, my life is anything but glitz and glamor. I’m the daughter of The Southern Black Widow and a girl so full of darkness that it bleeds from my very fingers onto high-priced canvas. But what is darkness but the absence of light? Insert Merrick Stratford—my light. His cold demeanor doesn’t fool me...
  • Moonflower by Shaina Anastasi

    Moonflower by Shaina Anastasi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    MOONFLOWER by author Shaina Anastasi is a horrantasy novel, book one of the Script of Serun series. It blends horror, fantasy, and a splash of romance in a dystopian setting. The goddess of Kepler vanished fifty-seven years ago, taking the light with her. Since then, darkness has consumed the world, and creatures of the night have emerged from the shadows to take control...
    Categorized as:
    horror  vampires  fantasy  dark  paranormal
  • Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier

    Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A complex, adult epic fantasy from a new Australian author . .. original, dramatic, unputdownable . .. Sierra has a despised and forbidden gift - she raises power from the suffering of others. Enslaved by the king's torturer, Sierra escapes, barely keeping ahead of Rasten, the man sent to hunt her down...
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