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  • Luck of the Devil by Lark Taylor

    Luck of the Devil by Lark Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    One demon. One angel. A relationship that’s failed so many times. Could it really be just one human they’ve been missing?DagonFor centuries, Dimitri and I have tried to make it work. Each time we’ve been torn apart by our dominant natures, neither of us willing to back down. A hundred years ago, I thought he’d betrayed me in the worst possible way...
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    magic  demons  queer  paranormal  fantasy  hurt-comfort  m-m-m  m-m
  • How to Defy a Vampire by Alice Winters

    How to Defy a Vampire by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    FinnStumbling into a crime scene is pretty typical for me. As a human, joining the VRC has done everything but keep me out of trouble. And now I seem to be playing a part that I’d really rather not play… if I want to keep my head, that is.By my side is my partner Marcus, a vampire who has vowed to tear the world apart—and even a mattress—to keep me safe...
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  • Shadow Men by Adira August

    Shadow Men by Adira August

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 72k word novel, the seventh in the Hunt&Cam4Ever BDSM-MYSTERY series. This is the book the author calls "The hardest book I ever wrote."AN ASTONISHING TWIST IN THE EPIC LOVE STORY~ A HIGH SEAS DEATH ON A BILLIONAIRE'S YACHT"No matter how hard you fight the darknessevery light casts a shadow;The closer you get to the lightthe darker that shadow becomes...
    Categorized as:
    queer  bdsm  m-m  suspense  mystery  dark  contemporary  angst
  • You Will Bow Down by Nicholas Bella

    You Will Bow Down by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Dominic: I don't even recognize my best friend, Dante, anymore. Especially not after what he did to me. Turning me into some vampire/wolf monster. I don't even know what to do next and I'm still hungry. God, I can't do this... I can't kill innocent people for food. What am I going to do? Noel: Waking up tonight, I've got a few things on my mind...
    Categorized as:
    queer  vampires  m-m  fantasy  dark  shapeshifters  paranormal  bdsm
  • Sleepwalkers by Daniel May

    Sleepwalkers by Daniel May

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    My immortal ex was the last person I wanted to be stuck in a coffin with, and yet here we were.Broken up for over a century, I stayed in touch with Bonifacio out of necessity only. An amoral horndog and possessive leech, Bonifacio was toxic beyond words, but there was no one better at eradicating vampire hunters. I needed him...
  • Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Théoden: Tonight, I have to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. I have to choose which two on my children to send off with my Sire, my King, Ara. As you know, I don't like to share what belongs to me, but I can't deny my King what he's commanded of me. The highlight of my evening, however, will be my ascension to Prince of the City...
    Categorized as:
    horror  queer  bdsm  m-m  paranormal  vampires  fantasy  contemporary
  • Splintered by Tal Bauer

    Splintered by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Everything in Ben's life was perfect. He had it all. The good career. The perfect partner, Evan. The happy home. They were even talking about turning the extra bedroom into a nursery. But things start to splinter. Evan begins missing time, not knowing where he was or how he got there...
    Categorized as:
    demons  queer  horror  m-m  suspense  dark  paranormal  fantasy
  • His by Daniel May

    His by Daniel May

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucas Russo was never a child. He was raised like a soldier, trained like a dog to hunt down his master’s enemies.Shane Case was barely a man. Unraveled by grief, he kidnapped two children to follow in his footsteps, to shape in his image and continue his mission of vengeance.Lucas never forgave Shane, because forgiveness is something reserved for the living. So is hate...
  • Liberation by Stella Rainbow

    Liberation by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wyvern who doesn't trust humans. A human who implicitly trusts him. AmellI knew what monsters looked like, because I'd been raised by one, afraid and unable to get away because he was the strongest thing I knew. Until the day our village was attacked by a mythical beast and it almost made the monster wet himself...
  • Hunted by Nicholas Bella

    Hunted by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Théoden: Far be it from me to refuse an invitation from the Celestial Dragon King, Evander. Besides, what's the point of living forever if you can't have fun? A little distraction would serve me well. I still had so much to do this night. Children to Sire, a rebel hybrid to hunt down and a test to conduct with Noel that would surely elevate his status in my eyes. That is, if he passed...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  bdsm  paranormal  vampires  m-m-m  fantasy  contemporary
  • Beyond by Katie May

    Beyond by Katie May

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There's one place scarier than hell.And we're in it.There's a series of tunnels beneath the school that we must travel through in order to escape Tory's School for the Troubled.But the world on the other side? It's a land of nightmares and monsters. A place where your worst fears come to life. A world of darkness and pain and suffering...
  • Commanded by Nicholas Bella

    Commanded by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Théoden: On the evening of branding my new son, Noel, my King has called a special meeting of his Court. I can't possibly guess what this meeting is about, as everything within his kingdom is running perfectly. I do know one thing, Ara loves to entertain and be entertained, so at least that's something to look forward to...
    Categorized as:
    queer  vampires  contemporary  bdsm  m-m-m  m-m  dark  fantasy
  • Malum Discordiae by Ashlyn Drewek

    Malum Discordiae by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Like all Necromancers, Cassius Corbin grew up knowing one irrevocable truth: death comes for us all. It was a lesson he learned well when his mother was murdered by fellow witches. Six years later, he is back in the town of Winslow, Massachusetts to attend Tennebrose University. But that's not the only reason...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  queer  paranormal  fantasy  from hate to love  m-m  dark
  • Shift of Morals by K. Webster

    Shift of Morals by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I found him when he was a boy.Bloody. Mangled. Near death.If I’d been a merciful alpha, I would’ve snapped his neck and ended him right then.Except, I didn’t.Something in his big brown eyes tugged at my heart strings.I kept him. Healed him. Raised him to be fierce, loyal, and brave.Now that he’s an adult, everything’s changing.He’s no longer the soft, scared beta I once thought he was...
  • 그 끝에 있는 것 1 [At the End of the Road 1] by Haribo

    그 끝에 있는 것 1 [At the End of the Road 1] by Haribo

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    레진코믹스에서 연재 당시 전 연령 BL랭킹 TOP1을 기록하며 웹툰 독자들과 BL마니아들의 인기를 끌었던 『그 끝에 있는 것』이 드디어 아르테팝에서 단행본으로 출간됐다. 웹툰『그 끝에 있는 것』은 완결이 된 지 일 년이 되어가지만 여전히 레진코믹스 전 연령 BL랭킹 TOP3을 유지하며 큰 인기를 끌고 있는 작품이다. 한국뿐만 아니라 미국, 중국, 일본에서 연재하며 연재된 국가에서 모두 높은 순위를 유지하고 있다. 또한『그 끝에 있는 것』을 원작으로 한 러브시뮬레이션 게임이 제작될 정도이니 작품의 재미와 인기를 가늠해 볼 수 있을 것이다.『그 끝에 있는 것』은 한국 BL장르의 발전을 볼 수 있는 작품이다...
  • Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court by K.A. Merikan

    Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    “I am yours, and I can be your prince as well as your beast.”Luke I’m your typical small-town loser stuck in a dead-end job. Single, because dating is for well-adjusted human beings, not traumatized gay boys with trust issues. All I want is to leave my past behind and finally start living.My wish comes true in the most bizarre way imaginable...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  arranged marriage  dark  paranormal  m-m  fae  fantasy
  • The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Secrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  paranormal  m-m  fantasy  mystery  contemporary  dark
  • Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder

    Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This is book two of three. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  contemporary  dark  abuse  suspense  paranormal  m-m
  • Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig

    Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Novel of Robyn Hood The Hooded One. The one to breathe the dark and light and dusk between.... When an old druid foresees this harbinger of chaos, he also glimpses its outcome...
  • One Thousand & One Lies by Yumoyori Wilson

    One Thousand & One Lies by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Lies. Words of deception that assist in manipulating a person, group, lover, or foe. With each lie that leaves our lips, a plot morphs into a quick exchange, and the end result? Death. Some call us Reapers of Beauty. Others think we assist the Angel of Death. Assassins? Murders? The list of what we term ourselves are endless. To us, this life is nothing but a job...
  • Threading Carefully by Ashlynn Mills

    Threading Carefully by Ashlynn Mills

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Lonely and bored with life, I was talked into going on a trip to the Monster world.I planned on seeing new things and visiting places different from what I'm used to, but I never planned on him.Nova wasn't like the others of his kind or anything like me. He was a combination of several humans but didn't think like one or share the same experiences...
    Categorized as:
    queer  monsters  m-m  suspense  paranormal  fantasy  rape  length-short
  • Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross

    Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E...
  • Into her by J.A. Huss

    Into her by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When AJ and Logan walked into Yvette Nightingale’s bar they didn’t expect to be there long. They certainly didn’t expect to be dancing with her, or having sex with her, or spending the night with her. Because they were sent there to kill her. Not fall for her. Not feel sorry for her. Not want to take care of her, or protect her, or be in to her . But sometimes people enter your life for a reason...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  demons  dark  m-m-f  contemporary  suspense  m-m
  • He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Sara Dobie Bauer

    He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Sara Dobie Bauer

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We met when you were just a child, but you’re a man now and need my protection. With Christmas Eve approaching, I’ll watch over you.Whether you know it or not. Because no one is allowed to hurt you.No one but me. At 20K words, He Sees You When You’re Sleeping is a twisted take on Santa, featuring M/M romance, horror, and the holiday season...
    Categorized as:
    queer  horror  m-m  dark  paranormal  contemporary  christmas  fantasy
  • Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper

    Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    First I was a sorcerer. Then I was a hermit. For so long—for years that seemed to go on forever—I couldn't bear to be touched. I put up not just walls but whole stone bunkers to keep everyone out, emotionally, and physically as well. I was protected from people, from ghosts, from specters real and imagined. Sure, I was alone. But I felt safe...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  contemporary  fantasy  rape  witches  dark  abuse
  • Shadows Fall by J.K. Hogan

    Shadows Fall by J.K. Hogan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For him, the whole world is a graveyard...A gift—or curse—gives Titus McGinty the unwanted ability to talk to ghosts. When he starts seeing the same few apparitions repeatedly, appearing with similar gruesome injuries, he begins to wonder what they want from him.Detective Charlie Hale has a serial killer on his hands...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  mystery  contemporary  fantasy  suspense
  • Black Magic by Megan Derr

    Black Magic by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    When High Paladin Sorin discovers the brutally dismembered body of his cousin Alfrey, a much loved priest in the royal palace, he is left baffled as to who would do so terrible a thing to so good a man...
  • The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder

    The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is the last book in this trilogy. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out...
  • Audrey by Elle Lincoln

    Audrey by Elle Lincoln

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An omega’s guide to surviving… That's all. Just Survival. First, if you want a midnight snack because you just can’t sleep, then try a sleep aid. Or, if you are like me and driven by your stomach, then go for a walk and see what happens. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, though, because you might witness the murder of a bonded omega.Second, don’t panic...
  • Visible Friend by K.Z. Snow

    Visible Friend by K.Z. Snow

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christopher Borgasian has spent the last seven months painstakingly breaking up with a lover he's adored for three years: heroin. Now he's trying to make it on his own-without the drugs, without the family that rejected him for being gay, and, seemingly, without a friend in the world...
  • 그 끝에 있는 것 1 [At the End of the Road 1] by Haribo

    그 끝에 있는 것 1 [At the End of the Road 1] by Haribo

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    레진코믹스에서 연재 당시 전 연령 BL랭킹 TOP1을 기록하며 웹툰 독자들과 BL마니아들의 인기를 끌었던 『그 끝에 있는 것』이 드디어 아르테팝에서 단행본으로 출간됐다. 웹툰『그 끝에 있는 것』은 완결이 된 지 일 년이 되어가지만 여전히 레진코믹스 전 연령 BL랭킹 TOP3을 유지하며 큰 인기를 끌고 있는 작품이다. 한국뿐만 아니라 미국, 중국, 일본에서 연재하며 연재된 국가에서 모두 높은 순위를 유지하고 있다. 또한『그 끝에 있는 것』을 원작으로 한 러브시뮬레이션 게임이 제작될 정도이니 작품의 재미와 인기를 가늠해 볼 수 있을 것이다.『그 끝에 있는 것』은 한국 BL장르의 발전을 볼 수 있는 작품이다...
  • The Gift by Lucy Scott Bryan

    The Gift by Lucy Scott Bryan

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hiding is the easiest thing in the world to do. Given the right motivation, anyone can do it. Add a swipe of red lipstick, flashy designer clothes and a pair of banging heels and the only thing people focus on is what they want to see.Case in point – The Gift. Seriously, the concept was marketed perfectly, tied up with pretty ribbon too, and packs around the country fell for it...
  • Blaze by Cara Clare

    Blaze by Cara Clare

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    I found answers, but my fight is only just beginning… One of my guys has been kidnapped. I don’t know if the Anti Magick Alliance took him or if it was the Human Extinction League. But I do know I’ll do whatever it takes to get him back.My magick is growing stronger by the day. I can feel it surging beneath my skin...
  • Phantom's Thrall by Jessamine Rue

    Phantom's Thrall by Jessamine Rue

    Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    A Reverse Harem retelling of "The Phantom of the Opera"... What if Christine didn't have to choose? When singer Christine arrives at the opera house, she encounters the lithe dancer Matthieu Giry, the handsome stage-hand Joseph, and her childhood sweetheart Raoul. Each of them is hiding secrets...
  • Tentacles for the Brides Bouquet by Derekica Snake, kiix

    Tentacles for the Brides Bouquet by Derekica Snake, kiix

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This story is no longer available for free. It has been pulled for publication with SL Publishing Group under the new title "Heart of a Satyr".Walter has had a pretty crappy childhood. With an unloving mother and no father, he's always felt different from those around him...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  queer  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  shapeshifters  dark
  • Bait Wolf by Sienna Sway

    Bait Wolf by Sienna Sway

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Coal I'm the top wolf fighter in the Lunar City Fight League. Thirty wins, zero losses. That’s why I get targeted. I have to throw my next fight, let the underdog win. That’s the only way I’ll get my baby sister back from the gangsters who kidnapped her. But things don’t go as planned when the bait wolf brought into the ring turns out to be my fated mate. Ember This is my last night...
  • His to Lead by E.V. Olsen

    His to Lead by E.V. Olsen

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    New Day. Fragile Bonds. Lurking Danger.I've been a lone wolf in this broken world for four years, never expecting companionship.Until one fateful night with Cal exposes our secret desires, forging an unexpected bond despite our age difference.But the lingering pain of how he ran away afterwards continues to haunt me, even after he returned and expressed his love for me...
  • Soulless by T. Baggins

    Soulless by T. Baggins

    Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Man of Science Nicholas Robinson is a chemist decades ahead of his time. Crippled by a riding accident and embittered by his injuries, he shuns the world, focusing on his laboratory and experiments. But when the sale of his country estate, Grantley, leads to an encounter with a vampire, Nicholas realizes there is more in heaven and earth than he ever dreamed possible...
  • The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan

    The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    A dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—a washed-up mercenary and onetime war hero whose cynicism is surpassed only by the speed of his sword. Gil is estranged from his aristocratic family, but when his mother enlists his help in freeing a cousin sold into slavery, Gil sets out to track her down...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  contemporary  fantasy  military  war  dark  paranormal
  • I Am God's Dagger by K.A. Merikan

    I Am God's Dagger by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    “I know what’s been done to you, and I will see you avenged.”Gabriel. Broken. Lonely. Scarred. Delusional?Abaddon. Lord of Locusts. Master of the Bottomless Pit. Angel of Destruction and Vengeance… But is he real?After a psychotic episode in his childhood, Gabriel is left shattered and unable to join society...
    Categorized as:
    demons  queer  horror  m-m  dark  fantasy  abuse  paranormal
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