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  • Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    As a gargoyle, Jet would prefer to spend his days sitting on the corner of a building, but when Samantha insists that Krampus is going to ruin Christmas, the two of them set off on an adventure to stop the creature. At least that’s the plan...
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    demons  magic  queer  fantasy  paranormal  vampires  m-m  urban fantasy
  • Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Apprenticed to the infamous Necromancer of Boston, Daniel Macavoy has seen a lot of upheaval in his life since that fateful day. Rescued from an abusive father and the monster he was once enslaved by, Daniel has struggled with every trauma that scarred his heart and mind.Yet with the love and support of his found family, Daniel has become stronger than he ever imagined...
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  • Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters

    Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Smart men quit while they’re ahead—they lay low and hope disaster blows on by them. Not me. Especially when disaster seems to follow me and my soulmate Havoc, a demon I bound to me three hundred years ago with my magic.The dark mage Geoff is back from the dead and creating chaos by devouring the hearts of people with magical abilities, giving him overwhelming power as his followers grow...
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    magic  demons  queer  m-m  humor  paranormal  fantasy  contemporary
  • The Dragon Experiment by Louisa Masters

    The Dragon Experiment by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Who knew sleeping around could save the entire species? I’m a simple dragon. Give me knowledge, give me research, give me rings for my hoard, and give me athletic men who want to get sweaty between the sheets… or anywhere else. Those things make me happy. Other things… well, who cares about those? Turns out, I should have cared. Or at least paid attention...
  • Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Winter Varik believes in only one thing—protecting his family.Even from himself.For nearly 200 years, he’s kept a dangerous secret from his brothers.But Winter might have found his salvation in the form of a sexy witch named Fox.Too bad this same witch was named in a prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Variks...
  • Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes

    Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Guilt-ridden after the massacre of his family, Isaac Salvatore turned to binge drinking to escape the pain. Now twenty-four years old, Isaac is a recovering alcoholic woefully out of practice in the magical arts, leaving his fire affinity hanging on the edge of disaster...
  • Conspiracy of Dragons by Louisa Masters

    Conspiracy of Dragons by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There’s only one person I trust…It’s no secret that I’m hard to handle. People get annoyed by me. Sometimes they’re amused, but not for long. It’s not easy to deal with a paranoid conspiracy theorist, and I stretch everyone’s patience.Everyone except Wil. He was there at the beginning, when I left my old life behind, and he’s stuck with me since. He’s been my friend when no one else wanted to...
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    America. The land of the free. Unless you're a latent.Kage is missing. Alexander Kempthorne would prefer he stay that way. Life at the new-look Kempthorne & Co agency is difficult enough without adding a missing American to the mix. But John "Dom" Domenici won't abandon someone who was once their friend, even if Kage is technically an enemy...
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    magic  queer  m-m  fantasy  urban fantasy  paranormal  mystery  abuse
  • Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a powerful warlock from an original line be everything a broken shifter needs to heal? Benjamin Ward loves seeing his fellow enforcers find their fated mates. He wants that and has made it no secret that he would love someone to cherish and spend his life with. When his aura reacts to the adorable cutie cooking, his heart hurts when he realizes who his fated One is and what he’s been through...
  • Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten...
  • Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one...
  • Naughty Neil: A Hidden Species Novella by Louisa Masters

    Naughty Neil: A Hidden Species Novella by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m just an ordinary guy… who feeds on sexual energy.I never knew my dad. Mom said he was a nice enough guy, but she never got his name. Then a government agent shows up and announces that I’m not really human. Dear old Dad was an incubus, a being that needs sexual energy to survive. Apparently that means I am too...
  • Micah by Louisa Masters

    Micah by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside...
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    magic  demons  queer  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns

    Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For centuries, the Believer cult has preyed on arcane mages from their place in the shadows. Now, for better or worse, Sage has taken arcane magic public, and all eyes are on him. While he’s not comfortable in the spotlight, neither is the cult that wants him dead.But the Believers aren’t quite ready to give up yet...
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
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    demons  magic  queer  humor  m-m  fantasy  werewolves  witches
  • Asher by Louisa Masters

    Asher by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    When your imaginary boyfriend turns up in your hometown, marriage is the only option.I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me… which, right now, is marriage...
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    magic  demons  age difference  queer  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  humor
  • Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Parties, laughter, and heart-melting romance. The war might be over, but the fun is just beginning...
  • Talon by Michele Notaro

    Talon by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who would’ve thought I, of all people, would be consorting with the enemy?Every fae dreams of finding that one person to complete their soul, but I’ve waited for so long with no sign of my viramore—my soulmate—that I thought I wouldn’t be so lucky.But then I find him.And what a surprise he is. Never in a million years did I think my viramore would be on the other side of things...
  • Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It only took seconds for my world to change…I live a simple, small-town life. Helping with the family restaurant, my side gig as a ride-share driver, hanging with my best friend, making the most of the extra time with my ghost grandma. The only exciting thing to happen to me in the past year was when Gabe moved to town—too bad Nonna scared him off...
  • Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What started over a century ago has come to fruition, and somehow, two lives from opposite sides of the same conflict discover they’re fated for each other. Did the fates get it right?Everett Fabré was thrust into a life not of his own choosing when his entire family and the majority of his pack were killed during a tragical attack on their ship during the Civil War...
  • Conduit Crisis by Louisa Masters

    Conduit Crisis by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Being in love with my straight friend isn’t easy…I thought pining for Daniel was an epic tragedy, but then I found out I’m a conduit—someone who can communicate with beings from the otherworld—and my unrequited love for one of my best friends seems less of a problem...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • I Kid You Not by Macy Blake

    I Kid You Not by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Zachary Perry is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of his mysterious, gruff, and oh-so-gorgeous forest ranger neighbor, even if it means transforming his very bookish, nerdy self into someone (gulp!) outdoorsy so he can fit into Roan’s world...
  • Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen

    Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Nathan Grier returns from the Veil a changed man. The consequences of his time with Malak, the dark sidhe king, and the deal made to free him may be more than he can bear. The weakening of the Veil and new enemies foretell of a greater battle still ahead...
  • Nox by Stella Rainbow

    Nox by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fearless Keeper of the Chasm. An ex-warlock recovering from death. An evil rising from the flames.NoxWhen my idea of sneaking into the Burning Chasm for a recon mission was shot down by everyone, including the King of Otherworld, I probably should've listened...
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections!Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, discovers he has the magical power to read the minds of people he touches...
  • Kelvin #5: MM Fated Mates by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Kelvin #5: MM Fated Mates by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Book Five: Paranormal Gay Romance / Two Alphas / Fated Mates / Brothers Security Team / High angst / Surprise Reveal / High Steam / Lots of Tentacles/ Mpreg.Fated mates find themselves drawn into a web of lies and deceit...
  • Cosmo and the King by Macy Blake

    Cosmo and the King by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When Cosmo learns the faun king is in the human realm, he panics. See, Silenus happens to be his fiance... and he's never told any of his friends in the human realm that he ran away on his wedding day, leaving his king at the alter. Silenus made a deal with the devil--the queen of the fae--when he learned the human realm was going to be closed, keeping him separated from his mate and betrothed...
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    magic  demons  queer  paranormal  fantasy  humor  shapeshifters  m-m
  • The Hound of the Burgervilles by E.J. Russell

    The Hound of the Burgervilles by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    This case is really going to the dogs… After I try a little off-the-books interrogation to locate my selkie almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (don’t ask, it’s complicated), I’m in the doghouse again with my bosses, who bust me back to surveillance. Ugh...
  • Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Are we destined to be star-crossed lovers or is Fate on our side?My friends are finding mates while I’m stuck with a sexy but silent vampire. Sure, Pietro is everything a boy could want- handsome, strong, brooding, and possessive. It’s just that with my gift, I’m well aware that he’s not the one fate has in store for me. He couldn’t be. For one thing, his mercury is always in retrograde...
  • Guardian: Zhen Hun, Vol. 1 (Guardian: Zhen Hun (Seven Seas Edition) #1) by Priest

    Guardian: Zhen Hun, Vol. 1 (Guardian: Zhen Hun (Seven Seas Edition) #1) by Priest

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zhao Yunlan is Chief of the Special Investigations Department: a secret group of uniquely skilled individuals who investigate strange happenings in modern-day Dragon City. Although laid-back and cheeky to those who don't know him, this tenacious and cunning man fits well into his role of the Guardian...
  • Guardian: Zhen Hun (Novel) Vol. 1 (Guardian: Zhen Hun (Seven Seas Edition) #1) by Priest

    Guardian: Zhen Hun (Novel) Vol. 1 (Guardian: Zhen Hun (Seven Seas Edition) #1) by Priest

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Investigations in the Dark Zhao Yunlan heads up a covert division of the Ministry of Public Security that deals with the strange and unusual, blurring the line between the mortal realm and the Netherworld. His cocky, casual attitude conceals both a sharp mind and an arsenal of mystical tools and arcane knowledge...
  • Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Someone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6 (Can be read as a standalone) Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it...
  • How To Date A Dragon by Louisa Masters

    How To Date A Dragon by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Tip #1 for dealing with dragons: be prepared for anythingMy whole life, I thought dragons were majestic, wise, and fearsome creatures. Not to mention fictional. It’s been less than a year since that last belief was debunked. Dragons are real, they’re now living among us, and I’m the lucky realtor who gets to sell a house to their leader. I just have to impress his representative first...
  • Blind Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Blind Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grey Ackles The Soul Weaver feels useless. A burden endangering his brothers. The last battle with the pestilents cost Grey his sight and powers. Now he’s dependent on his vision rehabilitation therapist Cort to learn how to function on a daily basis...
  • Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood

    Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Brandon Havili gets recruited by the FBI, he’s immediately assigned to shadow his brother and the psychic Donovan’s anchored to. Brandon doesn’t mind this in the slightest. He loves his brother, Jon seems cool, and it’s a great way to learn how to be an anchor, which is what the FBI wants him for. It’s supposedly three weeks of just following people around and observing...
  • Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters

    Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    When you can talk to ghosts, things are bound to get spirited. The ghosts have been there since before I can remember. When I was a kid, they doted on me, but as I got older, they got more demanding. I’ve spent my whole life seeing and talking to dead people and trying to pretend I’m not, because the living just don’t understand. Nobody wants to be around the freak who claims to see ghosts...
  • The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns

    The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    A lost fox. A gorgeous ghost. And an unlikely partnership to stop a murderer.Since his mother's murder, Sage McKinley doesn’t live, he exists. His weak magic has made him an outcast, shadowing his life with self-doubt. All that changes when the spirit of a gunslinger appears in his bookstore with a message that will flip Sage’s world upside down...
  • Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems. With the battle of Egypt behind them, Alec and Cronin are enjoying the thrill of new love. Though fate doesn’t wait long before throwing them back into the world of weird.They know Alec’s blood is special, though its true purpose still eludes them. And given Alec’s inability to be changed into a vampire, Cronin is free to drink from him at will...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • Zane by Stella Rainbow

    Zane by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A badass soul collector. A haunted soul. An evil haunting them all.ZaneWhen I launched the knife to stop the warlock aiding the enemy's escape, it took me a moment too long to realize the man I'd killed was my mate.When I met Wren again in Otherworld and he thanked me for killing him, I realized how deep his pain ran...
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    magic  demons  queer  m-m  vampires  fantasy  paranormal  fated-mates
  • The After Show by A.J. Sherwood

    The After Show by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Smith, his soul shattered after suffering a crushing personal loss, is left to fight for the survival of his son and the new colony on a planet that’s far more dangerous than anyone expected.WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Science Fiction Series~~~“This sensational book is a breathtaking page-turner with an enthralling storyline that rivals a Star Trek episode...
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    magic  demons  queer  m-m  paranormal  vampires  contemporary  humor
  • Blink by Morgan Brice

    Blink by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ghosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now Erik and Ben have started over in Cape May, leaving their danger-filled jobs behind them, excited about a fresh start and their new relationship...
  • Three Meant to Be by M.N. Bennet

    Three Meant to Be by M.N. Bennet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Telepathic high school teacher Dorian prepares teen witches for professional casting because going in unprepared is what killed one of his partners. But new state mandates on magical proficiency make it nearly impossible, and Dorian worries he can’t give his students the education they really need...
  • Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you’re a fae born in the shifter realm, the last thing you expect is to discover your mate is fae, sent from the fae realm just for you. Connor Romano loves his family. Born to a vampire father and a fae mother, he’s spent his entire life witnessing firsthand the level his father would go to protect his mother, him, and their fae sister...
  • Graveyard Shift by Jenn Burke

    Graveyard Shift by Jenn Burke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shifting Into High Fear Ghost/god Wes Cooper and his not-life partner, vampire Hudson Rojas, have settled into cohabitation in an upscale part of Toronto...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  queer  m-m  suspense  mystery  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Nixing the End of the World by Alice Winters

    Nixing the End of the World by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Nix “You are the savior of mankind” are the last words I ever expected to hear while nibbling on fries. The thing is, I’m not mankind saving material. I don’t even have magic (and just found out it exists). I’m the most boring, normal(ish) human ever...
  • Always Eros by Mia Monroe

    Always Eros by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Salvation comes in different packages, even murderous ones.JusticeDid you hear the one about the guy who escaped a cult only to find out he had no clue how to survive in the real world? It’s me. I’m that guy. It took me almost thirty years to find the courage to leave the life I was born into and with it everything I’ve ever known...
  • Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames

    Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    What’s a simple human to do when he discovers supernatural beings are real?Ask many, many, many questions and take lots of notes, of course.Jeremy had always wanted to befriend mythical creatures, play with forbidden magic, and meet his fated mate. Okay, okay...
  • An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dragons are scum. I know this. So why does this one make me feel so good? I know I should be proud to be a Templar. My daddy was one, and my granddaddy, too. And I am proud, don’t get me wrong. Of course I want to be part of ridding the earth of dragons before they can hurt anyone else. It’s just that the money doesn’t hurt, either...
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