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  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 1 by 墨香铜臭, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 1 by 墨香铜臭, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 43 ratings
    Wei Wuxian was once one of the most powerful men of his generation, a talented and clever young cultivator who harnessed martial arts and spirituality into powerful abilities. But when the horrors of war led him to seek more power through demonic cultivation, the world's respect for his abilities turned to fear, and his death was celebrated throughout the land...
  • Recovery Road by Christine Feehan

    Recovery Road by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A broken man finds a woman worth living for in the new novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series. Kir “Master” Vasiliev doesn’t care whether he lives or dies. He’s a burnt-out shell with no one and nothing but his club. Whatever Torpedo Ink needs, Master will put himself in harm’s way time after time...
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  • Claiming the King of Quakes by Lola Glass

    Claiming the King of Quakes by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I'm trapped in a cave with a bunch of magic I can't control and a hot fae king who thinks we're soulmates.I’ve been avoiding him for months. Turning him down, and acting like I'm not attracted to the guy.But everything changes when I become a fae too, one with uncontrollable fire powers that threaten to take complete control...
  • Moss Forest Orchid by Shari L. Tapscott

    Moss Forest Orchid by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B06WVJ5BV3What happens when a feisty adventuress, a lord looking to make his own way in the world, and a handsome sea captain set out to find Kalae's rarest and most valuable flower?Trouble—and lots of it.Lucia needs a job, and she needs one fast. Looting dragon hordes hasn't proven profitable lately, and she's tired of waiting tables...
  • Bookworm by Robin Yeatman

    Bookworm by Robin Yeatman

    Rated: 2.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A wickedly funny debut novel--a black comedy with a generous heart that explores the power of imagination and reading--about a woman who tries to use fiction to find her way to happiness.Victoria is unhappily married to an ambitious and controlling lawyer consumed with his career...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  contemporary  humor  dark  fantasy  length-medium
  • Gypsy Rising by Kristy Cunning

    Gypsy Rising by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 88 ratings
    Sing, gypsies, sing of your lies... That old song plays in my head, as the world turns around me faster than it has ever turned. Monsters and mayhem. That's become my life. Fear and apprehension. That's become the normal for those around me. Dread and distraction. That's what has interrupted my own personal romance story with my mon-star quad. Vengeance and retribution...
  • The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

    The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    After the dramatic events of The Creeping Shadow, the Lockwood team (plus Quill Kipps) deserve some well-earned rest.So naturally they break into the Fittes Mausoleum, on a perilous mission to discover the truth about London's top ghost-hunting agency, and its sinister leader.What they discover will change everything.But there's little time to ponder...
  • The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards

    The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 29 ratings
    The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  paranormal  dark  abuse
  • Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 57 ratings
    The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over...
  • The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 58 ratings
    To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her...
  • Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie

    Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 73 ratings
    I promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them...
  • Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

    Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    From holy cup comes holy light;The faithful hands sets world aright.And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,Mere man shall end this endless night.It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness...
  • The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

    The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment...
  • Quicksilver by Dannika Dark

    Quicksilver by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the world of crime fighting, Raven has learned that formal affairs are a necessary evil. So when Keystone receives an invitation to a winter ball, she tries to make the best of it. The most powerful elites in Cognito are attending—a perfect opportunity to network and have a few drinks. But when a guest hijacks the party in a violent display of dark power, chaos ensues...
  • Demons in My Bed by Britt Andrews

    Demons in My Bed by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 48 ratings
    Port Black - a dark and sinister city abandoned to The Exiled, a gang of unhinged and psychotic demons who have claimed it as their own.And it just so happens to be the location of my first solo mission.As a trained agent of Montague Industries, it’s my job to keep innocents safe. The Exiled are a threat that needs to be neutralized, and I’m ready for battle...
  • Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole

    Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Betrayal. Vengeance. Loyalty. Dark forces are at work in the epic conclusion of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Raven has come a long way since joining Keystone. She embraced her Vampire side, learned to work with others, and even fell in love...
  • A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 66 ratings
    The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order. Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past...
  • Cold Reign by Faith Hunter

    Cold Reign by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker…and the woman rogue vampires fear most. Jane walks softly and carries a big stake to keep the peace in New Orleans, all part of her job as official Enforcer to Leo Pellissier, Master of the City. But Leo's reign is being threatened by a visit from a delegation of ancient European vampires seeking to expand their dominions...
  • The Rebel's Vision by Kristen Banet

    The Rebel's Vision by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    One declaration was all it took. The Andinna Rebellion has begun. Knowing that the fight will be hard, Mave has taken back the title of Champion. King’s Champion. She’s resolved to stand tall beside King Alchan Andini and fight for him, and to fight for her people.But it’s off to a troubling start...
  • Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 76 ratings
    T here's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice...
  • Sky on Fire by Lindsay Buroker

    Sky on Fire by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The dragons of eld, once benevolent allies to mankind, have been infested by a magical parasite that makes them cruel and aggressive. They’ve flown through the ancient portal to invade Torvil and plan to kill or enslave all of humanity...
  • Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

    Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 60 ratings
    When I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn't know a thing about magic. These days, I'm practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there's one nobody ever talks about: Demonica. Turns out they have a good reason for that...
  • Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

    Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie.Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him -- but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the king of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy: it's time for the Bloody-Nine to come home...
  • Chosen for Power by Lindsay Buroker

    Chosen for Power by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jak and his allies venture through the portal in search of the longevity plant their king demands, but all Jak wants is to find the elder dragons.Some say they’re extinct. Some say they’re in hiding.If he can’t locate them, there won’t be anyone to teach his hatchling how to fly. Or to protect the dragon eggs preserved within a glacier on another world...
  • Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison

    Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 63 ratings
    When Grace Andreas's sister, Petra, and her husband are both killed, Grace inherits the Power and responsibilities of the Oracle of Louisville, as well as her sister's two young children--neither of which she is prepared for...
  • Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

    Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It's enough to make a torturer want to run -- if he could even walk without a stick...
  • Eternal by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Eternal by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Demons don't belong in the light.I played a game of deception, and my world was torn apart.Now my pack, my family, and the ruthless demon who has claimed my heart could pay with their lives.To save them, I must walk a treacherous path between hope and destruction—a path that leads me out of the shadows and into the light.Where betrayal waits.With every move I make, my enemies close in...
  • Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May

    Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 38 ratings
    One month after Nora's violent induction to the dangerous supernatural side of Detroit, she's finally settling into her new life as the underworld's token human. All she wants to do is mind her own business, enjoy her new friends, and stay safe. But that's easier said than done when she's such an enigma to everyone around her...
  • Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter

    Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Slaying vampires is child’s play for skinwalker Jane Yellowrock. But handling the complicated politics of New Orleans’ supernatural players is another story... Jane is keeping the peace between visiting groups of witches and vamps in the city, but then trouble comes knocking on her doorstep...
  • Winterlight by Kristen Britain

    Winterlight by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This seventh novel of the Green Rider series follows the adventures of messenger, magic wielder, and knight Karigan G'ladheon as she fights to save king and country from dark magic and a looming war.After her capture at the hands of Grandmother and the Second Empire, Karigan G'ladheon is making halting progress towards recovery...
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