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Dead Serious Case #5 Madame Vivienne by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor one brief shining moment, the utter insanity that is Tristan Everett’s world makes sense.He’s marrying the man he loves, has a dead drag queen for a bestie and is surrounded by an amazing found family. Okay, so his life isn’t exactly what you’d call normal. By day, he’s a quiet, mild-mannered forensic pathologist, but the rest of the time, he guides lost souls into the light... -
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The Crimson Spell, Volume 2 by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA curse is a difficult thing to break. Vald, prince of Alsvieth upon taking up arms to defend his country was beset with a curse that transforms him into a ravenous cannibalistic beast... -
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![Crimson Spell, Vol. 3 by Ayano Yamane]()
Crimson Spell, Vol. 3 by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPrince Vald continues his journey with the sorcerer Halvi, seeking a means to break the curse that causes him to transform into a demon at night. But enemies looking to take the power of Vald’s cursed sword for themselves bewitch Halvi in an attempt to make him fight the young prince! Forced to the brink, Halvi makes a crucial choice.Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences... -
![Vortex Conundrum by Louisa Masters]()
Vortex Conundrum by Louisa Masters
Wanted: one demon hunter. Beware the matchmaking ghosts. After years managing a haunted hotel and estate, I thought things were good. Sure, the ghosts can be a handful—nosy, opinionated, interfering—but they’re also friendly and fun. We have a system. Everything was under control. Cue hysterical laughter... -
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![Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters]()
Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuck brought us together… but can it last forever?I was working a dead-end job and living with too many roommates when I met Carlos. That meeting was our first stroke of luck, changing both our lives and tying us together. I’ll never regret it, but after eight amazing years, I’m starting to think he does... -
![Stalky by J.D. Light]()
Stalky by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a shy omega and a stoic man don't know how to communicate, things tend to go unsaid.When Jett proposes to Brewer in a moment of pain killer induced highness, Brewer knows it's only because the omega wants "big, strong kids who can fight back," and he can't blame him considering what the omega blabbed to him about his last relationship while inebriated... -
![Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey by Vawn Cassidy]()
Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey by Vawn Cassidy
In the business of unfinished business...Tristan Everett had always preferred the company of the dead because they were quiet and didn’t talk back. As a slightly awkward introvert working as a pathologist at the Hackney Public Mortuary suited him just fine. That is, until a freak accident with a rogue ice cube and suddenly he can see ghosts... -
![Not Over Yet by Barbara Elsborg]()
Not Over Yet by Barbara Elsborg
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOn 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... -
![Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment by Susi Hawke]()
Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTom's Fabulous Guide to Food & Entertainment This is a unique unicorn of a book that could only have been told by Tom Samuels. While putting together a portfolio for his event planning business, Tom decided he needed to share the behind-the-scenes events that happened each month over the course of an entire year. His personal life had a few curveballs, but Tom persevered as he always does.. -
![The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns]()
The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrphaned, Luke Miller is left alone and homeless with only his cat for company. But Wentworth is more than an average feline, and when Luke makes a set of leather boots to keep his paws safe, it might help them both find the path to where they belong. Previously published in Fables Retold under the same title... -
![Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore]()
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
Rule #1: They can't speak. Rule #2: They can't move. Rule #3: They can't hurt you. Ezra Friedman sees ghosts, which made growing up in a funeral home complicated. To save his family's failing funeral home—and his own chance at a queer love story—a reluctant clairvoyant must embrace the gift he long ignored in this poignant and tender debut... -
![Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow]()
Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStill waters run deadly.Tom Paretski, plumber with a talent for finding hidden things, and his private investigator fiancé Phil Morrison have been hired to locate a runaway husband, Jonathan Parrot. The job seems simple enough—until their quarry turns up dead in a canal, and a photofit of Tom’s face is splashed all over the news, making him chief suspect... -
![A Marrying Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
A Marrying Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSequel to A Betting Man It’s been almost a year since a disastrous bet dropped Blaine McKlintock and his best friend, Kent Samson in hot water. Now, Kent is getting ready to propose to Terry Barron. Blaine couldn’t be happier for his best friend, but when Kent asks Blaine to plan the wedding, Blaine is thrown for a loop, especially when Kent drops another bomb. Spencer Cassidy will be helping... -
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Alpha Versus Omega by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLove is a battlefield when two bitter rivals on the battle robot circuit are stuck together during an emergency heat…CooperI’ve spent the last ten years of my life fighting my way to the top of the academic world and breaking glass ceilings for omegas everywhere, and now I can’t help but feel like my bid for tenure in the Engineering department of Barrington University hinges on me winning this... -
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![Joey by J.D. Light]()
Joey by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoey is a twenty-year-old model who has decided to slow down in order to take care of his Gramma. He's nice and funny and unquestionably gorgeous... he's also a bit of a mess every time Harlow West comes into the gym... -
![Too Hot to Handle by J.D. Light]()
Too Hot to Handle by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Falling for the Ex's Brother MPreg Kent has been passed over for his brother by alphas more times than he can count. He still loves his brother, but he's sick of feeling like second best, and afraid to find someone significant because he can't stand the idea of them falling for Kade and leaving him behind.. -
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Scandal at the Salty Dog by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMystery Stalks the Cobbled Streets of Pirate's CoveWho or what is haunting elderly recluse Juliet Blackwell, what does it have to do with mysterious goings-on at the Salty Dog Pub--and why is any of it mystery bookshop owner Ellery Page's problem? According to sometimes boyfriend Police Chief Jack Carson, it's not Ellery's problem, and Ellery should stop asking awkward questions before it's too... -
![Stranded with an Alien Vampire by Michele Mills]()
Stranded with an Alien Vampire by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStaying in a charming cabin in the Montana wilderness, during off season, sounds like a lovely vacay because I’m cheap. But it turns out someone else has rented this small cabin at the same time as me (ugh) and I quickly learn three things about this ferocious guy I’m double-booked He’s handsome as hell in an edgy ‘dressed always in black leather’ kind of way.He’s not of this planet... -
![Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe]()
Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe
Aubrey Grant lives in the tropical paradise of Old Town, Key West, has a cute cottage, a sweet moped, and a great job managing the historical property of a former sea captain. With his soon-to-be-boyfriend, hotshot FBI agent Jun Tanaka, visiting for a little R&R, not even Aubrey’s narcolepsy can put a damper on their vacation plans... -
![The Winter Spirit by Indra Vaughn]()
The Winter Spirit by Indra Vaughn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNathaniel 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... -
![Best Beast: A M/M Fantasy Rom-Com (Enchanted Occasions) by E.J. Russell]()
Best Beast: A M/M Fantasy Rom-Com (Enchanted Occasions) by E.J. Russell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBeing invisible makes it really hard to get laid.When half-human Kai Schiffer steps into the Interstices—the post-creation gaps between realms—his supernatural half kicks in and he literally disappears unless…well, don’t ask... -
![The King and His Vigilant Valet by Charlie Cochet]()
The King and His Vigilant Valet by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJEAN The past has a way of catching up with you, even if you are immortal. I’ve spent thousands of years as the valet and companion to the powerful King of All Shifters. It has been my honor and duty to protect, serve, and advise him. I never intended to fall in love with him. My past is filled with death and bloodshed, but I never once regretted keeping Alarick safe... -
![Spirit by John Inman]()
Spirit by John Inman
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJason Day, brilliant designer of video games, is not only a confirmed bachelor, but he’s as gay as a maypole. One wouldn’t think being saddled with his precocious four-year-old nephew for four weeks would be enough to throw him off-kilter. Wrong. Timmy, Jason’s nephew, is a true handful... -
![The Ghost and Charlie Muir by Felice Stevens, Matt Haynes]()
The Ghost and Charlie Muir by Felice Stevens, Matt Haynes
Bad enough the big old house Charlie Muir inherits is next door to Ian Gregg, the most gorgeous guy he’s ever seen—it also happens to be occupied by Rachel, the ghost who keeps running off his dates. It’s impossible to get any loving when the bed starts shaking…and not because you’re having fun in it... -
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![Convincing Conrad by Casey Drake]()
Convincing Conrad by Casey Drake
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsConrad Stokes knows he’s in trouble when he uncovers an embezzlement scheme and watches as his boss’s office is ransacked… by glowing-eyed shadows. Now his boss is dead, and Conrad is understandably freaked out and doesn’t want to go home alone. Enter Ryder, the gorgeous security specialist sent by his sister... -
![The Hero and the Hidden Royal by Renae Kaye]()
The Hero and the Hidden Royal by Renae Kaye
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA M/M Superhero RomanceOne frightened man with an illegal superpower. One brave man who wants him regardless.Both are put to the ultimate test. And failure is not an option.Derek Carson has a superpower—invisibility. But in a country where all those born into the royal family have a superpower, Derek is banned from using his power because he’s not “officially” in the royal family tree... -
![A Little Bite of Magic by M.J. O'Shea]()
A Little Bite of Magic by M.J. O'Shea
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a family full of powerful witches, Frankie Vallerand is the black sheep. He doesn’t care about honing his magic. All he wants is to open up a restaurant and spend his days serving up delicious food... -
![Assassin Found by Stephani Hecht]()
Assassin Found by Stephani Hecht
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, you have to go back home in order to find your future, no matter how painful your past may be. Raised by a cruel master, Tiger shifter Rico now works as a freelance assassin. He’s just drifting around with no real home when he hears that Mitchell’s coalition is looking for assassins. Left with no real options, Rico decides to see what the coalition has to offer... -
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Nuts About You by Kate Lowell
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNathan’s been crushing on one of his regular Bulk Mart customers for a while now. In squirrel form, he sits on Vince’s bird feeders, munching on seeds and enjoying the eye candy... -
![Mending Noel by Charlie Cochet]()
Mending Noel by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAll is not sparkly snowflakes and sweet candy canes in North Pole City. Office workers Tim and Noel do nothing all day but antagonize each other—petty fighting that might be based on hatred… or a heated mutual attraction... -
![Sing Me Your Love Song by Raine O'Tierney]()
Sing Me Your Love Song by Raine O'Tierney
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho wouldn’t be thrilled at the opportunity to see the red thread of fate that binds them to their destined lover? No more awkward dates, no more broken hearts, no more of the messy unknown that comes with finding “the one.” Just you and your perfect match, right? For Kennick, a Traveler whose red thread is getting mighty insistent, it’s more of a curse than a blessing... -
![A Game Most Dangerous by Megan Derr]()
A Game Most Dangerous by Megan Derr
Rain is on spring break with his friends and bored out of his mind—when he's not pining after his best friend Whitney, anyway... -
![All's Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing by Alana Ankh]()
All's Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing by Alana Ankh
For Killian Marsden, werewolf romance is overrated. After all, he should know, since he’s a half-werewolf and an editor for a romance-publishing house. He’s tired of reading mate bond fairytales, because real life doesn’t work that way. In the real world, Alphas abandon their half-breed children. Not that Killian’s jaded or anything. Simply realistic...Categorized as:
from hate to love queer m-m paranormal shapeshifters contemporary fantasy werewolves
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