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  • Crowned Queen by Alisha Williams

    Crowned Queen by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Please note that the release date listed is just a place holder. This book will be released much sooner...
  • Unbreakable by Cari Hunter

    Unbreakable by Cari Hunter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dr. Grace Kendal never stands a chance. The injured woman comes out of nowhere, bleeding heavily and holding a gun. Compelled to help her, Grace is dragged into Elin Breckenridge’s nightmare. Their fight to survive will take them across the country and to the limits of their endurance...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  f-f  suspense  contemporary  dark  length-medium
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  • Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine

    Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    She’s investigating a cold case no one else could—by going places no one else would dare.In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  suspense  contemporary  horror  dark  f-f  abuse
  • Savage Queen by Alisha Williams

    Savage Queen by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Something I never thought was capable, happened.Now I’m trying to make all these relationships work without letting my past effect my life.So I do what I do best, shove it down deep and distract myself with sex and blood.But I don’t have to worry about finding things to keep me busy because someone has come into my city, putting teenagers at risk...
  • Wind Dancer by K.C. Luck

    Wind Dancer by K.C. Luck

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If the lights go out forever, can love survive?Darkness still prevails throughout the world but in Astoria, Chief of Police Taylor Barnes has everything under control. There is only one more thing she wants to do—marry the always challenging Jackie Scott...
  • All For Him by Kelly Finley

    All For Him by Kelly Finley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silas Van de May —You know the fairytale where the princess leaves her glass slipper behind?This version is tragic; the details are darker.It was a clunky shoe and her demon was real.And I’m the forbidden prince who ran after her, but I never found my wounded princess.It’s been years and now I’ve got billions. I’m the heir to a southern fortune...
  • Loathing You by Amina Khan

    Loathing You by Amina Khan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Hate. Detest. Despise. These words were the only way that Adaline and Juliette could possibly describe their relationship, or lack thereof.Adaline would argue that this is because a certain she-devil has been making her life hell for the last five years...
  • The Mad House by Liza James

    The Mad House by Liza James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A broken home made whole through promises of eternal life and family beyond.On your knees. Whisper the prayers.Obey thy Father and Mother. You'll be made whole in the Spirit once we're all together again.One sister escapes. The other is trapped, carrying the weight of all focus from their parents for years to come...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  contemporary  m-m  rape  dark  f-f  from hate to love
  • Pretty Little Psycho by R.E. Bond

    Pretty Little Psycho by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Growing up in a big family means things slip through the cracks.My parents have never made me feel unwanted or unloved, but we aren’t always honest.After all, they run the most notorious street crews in Ashburn Valley.When their enemies took my brother’s life, everything changed.We all coped differently, and no one would understand my need for taunting death...
  • Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Quinn Harper is living the life she always wanted. She’s well-liked and respected by everyone and has been a success in life with awards to prove it. She spends her free time running along the shore, returning to her quiet home on the beach.It was almost the perfect life, but there was one thing missing: Love...
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  f-f  dark  contemporary  length-medium
  • Strong by Natalie Debrabandere

    Strong by Natalie Debrabandere

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ASIN moved from less recent edition hereWhen British Army medic Kate Sanderson arrives at Cobel, an American checkpoint deep inside Afghanistan's Helmand Province, the only thing on her mind is her mission to save lives. There she meets USMC Captain Tyler Jackson, a talented young officer who uses her career as an excuse to avoid personal relationships...
  • Giovanna by Victoria Arrow

    Giovanna by Victoria Arrow

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Overlooked as her father’s heir, Giovanna dedicates herself to supporting her hedonistic playboy brother as the new mafia boss. Loyal and stoic, Giovanna puts the famiglia before all else, but when she meets the woman her brother is being forced to marry it feels like fate is screwing her again...
  • Collide-O-Scope by Andrea Bramhall

    Collide-O-Scope by Andrea Bramhall

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An unidentified woman is found murdered on the North Norfolk Coastal Path and newly promoted Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon and Kings Lynn's CID have the task of figuring out whom, how, and why. A job that's made more difficult when everyone of the forty residents in the village has something to hide and answers her questions with a string of lies...
  • The Savage by Sophie Lark

    The Savage by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    How Do You Tame A Savage?Sabrina Gallo is an animal.From the moment I laid eyes on her, I had to have her.But Sabrina won’t be taken by anyone. She’s wild and reckless – downright dangerous. Lucky for me, I’ve always loved a challenge… I want to hunt.Even if I capture her, caging a tiger doesn’t mean it’s tamed.The harder she fights, the more ruthless I become...
  • Lock & Key by Cat Porter

    Lock & Key by Cat Porter

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    I suppose some of us have to get really dirty before we can become truly clean. I was allegedly South Dakota’s most famous old lady. Sixteen years ago I survived my old man’s murder Never again. Never again will I surrender my heart. Never again will I sacrifice to the Club. But that all changed in one night. I came home and crashed into him, and my past and present blew up in my face...
  • Mad Girl by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark

    Mad Girl by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **CAUTION-------PITCH BLACK READ** My mother was the Madison Ridge Killer … and I helped her. At nine, I was given a new start—a new life. My adoptive parents did everything they could to help me forget my past, and for a while, they succeeded. But I was never normal. I never truly forgot all I saw or did.Now, twenty years later, I work in the billing department for a small city newspaper...
    Categorized as:
    queer  dark  abuse  suspense  rape  abduction  bondage  f-f
  • Captive of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black

    Captive of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Years ago, Hadria Imperioli vanished after her father refused her mafia inheritance in favor of her younger brother. Now, she's resurfaced as "Hades"—ruthless leader of the Styx Syndicate mercenaries that terrorize Chicago—and she's hell-bent on finally claiming what's hers...
  • Don't Leave Me by Eden Emory

    Don't Leave Me by Eden Emory

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    I am a professional liar.But not because I like to lie...because people don’t like the truth.I did what I had to survive, but I made a promise once.There was a single person on this earththat I could never lie to.My step-sister, Lillian.The problem is that along the wayI began to lie to myself.I’m a good person.I am happy with my life.And lastly... I am not in love with Lilian...
  • The Last First Time by Andrea Bramhall

    The Last First Time by Andrea Bramhall

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Gina Temple decides to go Christmas shopping for her girlfriend, Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon, in the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn, it seems like an easy enough task.If only life were that simple.A split-second event, months in the planning, tips their safe world upside-down...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  f-f  dark  contemporary  christmas  suspense
  • Hateful Games by Simran .

    Hateful Games by Simran .

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Rosalie: Matches are made in heaven Except mine was custom made in hell. Scorched in the flames of hate, sown in the seed of deception and cursed with a life of doom. A piece of paper I signed at sixteen and I was betrothed to him. Nova D’Cruz. The Heir to the Cruz Empire. The son of my family’s biggest rival and enemy. Now, my arranged husband. Villainous. Manipulative. Vindictive...
  • No Tomorrow by Luke Jennings

    No Tomorrow by Luke Jennings

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "If you want us to remain silent - if you want to retain your freedom, your job, and your reputation - you need to tell us everything, and I mean everything. . ." We last saw Eve and Villanelle in a spy vs. spy race around the world, crossing powerful criminal organizations and dangerous governments, each trying to come out on top. But they aren't finished yet...
  • They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

    They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 43 ratings
    From the author of the “raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve.Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  contemporary  suspense  dark  vengeance  f-f  bisexual
  • Bad Boy by Elliot Wake

    Bad Boy by Elliot Wake

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vlog star Renard Grant has nothing to prove: he’s got a pretty face, chiseled body, and two million adoring video subscribers. Plus the scars on his chest and a prescription for testosterone. Because Ren is transgender: assigned female at birth, living now as male. He films his transition and shares it bravely with the world; his fans love his honesty and positivity...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  suspense  contemporary  college  dark  mystery  new adult
  • Coach's Pet by S.J. Ransom

    Coach's Pet by S.J. Ransom

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Tia- Life hasn't always been easy, but I've found who I am and I own it. College is supposed to be a fresh start, but there's one person standing in my way. My volleyball coach Laura Landrey. She makes me feel things I'm sure aren't real. It doesn't matter though because now that I want her, I'm going for it.Laura- Coaching Volleyball at Groveton College has always been my dream...
  • She's With Me by Sade Rena, B.L. Mute

    She's With Me by Sade Rena, B.L. Mute

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Being a Ciccone comes with a certain set of perks.A lifestyle that is like no others.Brothers who are ruthless.A father who’s worse.Love doesn’t exist in our world until Courtlin enters mine.She’s innocent, sweet—an angel.She doesn’t belong in this life, but none of that matters when she’s with me.I’m Kenley, and I’m the only female Ciccone...
  • Roommates: A Dark Sapphic Romance by A.L. Ryan, Cassie Hargrove

    Roommates: A Dark Sapphic Romance by A.L. Ryan, Cassie Hargrove

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A hazing gone wrong. That’s what they’re saying happened… problem is, I know better.I know who Melanie is. We may not have been roommates for long yet, but I know her. I know the way she smiles when she’s thought of something particularly cute or funny. The way her breath comes faster when I get too close.I know she’s sweet and innocent. She’s also mine...
  • Surrender Your Heart by Raven J. Spencer

    Surrender Your Heart by Raven J. Spencer

    Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Penny can’t believe what happened to her: One day she’s studying sociology and paying her tuition with her job at a local café, the next she wakes up in a luxurious house which is the property of a rich and enigmatic woman...
  • Die for Me by Luke Jennings

    Die for Me by Luke Jennings

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Following the wildly popular BBC America adaption of Codename Villanelle, a high-stakes, addictive new installment of Jennings's acclaimed Killing Eve seriesThough the cat and mouse chase between these two lethal adversaries has seemingly ended, the sophisticated, deadly thrill of Eve and Villanelle's relationship is far from over...
  • Forced by the Professor by Celia Aaron

    Forced by the Professor by Celia Aaron

    Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    I've been in Professor Stevens' class for a semester. He's brilliant, severe, and hot as hell. I haven't been particularly attentive, prepared, or timely, but he hasn't said anything to me about it. I figure he must not mind and intends to let me slide. At least I thought that was the case until he told me to stay after class today...
  • Sedating Elaine by Dawn Winter

    Sedating Elaine by Dawn Winter

    Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Frances was not looking for a relationship when she met Elaine in a bar. She was, in fact, looking to drown her sorrows in a pint or twelve and nurse a broken heart, shattered by the gorgeous, electric Adrienne. But somehow (it involved a steady stream of beer and weed, as things often did with Frances) Elaine ended up in Frances's bed and never left...
  • Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

    Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

    Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    stylish, thrilling game of spy vs. spy played by Villanelle, a peerless international assassin, and Eve, the fiercely intelligent MI6 analyst whose mission is to take her out-- soon to be a BBC America seriesVillanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins...
  • Nightshift by Kiare Ladner

    Nightshift by Kiare Ladner

    Rated: 3.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A haunting, compelling debut novel of complex female friendship and obsession, following one young woman's decision to abandon her normal life and join the otherworldly, nocturnal existence of London's nightshift workers.When twenty-three-year-old Meggie meets her distant and enigmatic new coworker Sabine, she recognizes in her the person she would like to be...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  f-f  mystery  suspense  dark  length-medium
  • Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

    Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

    Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this debut crime novel.When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding community are thrust into chaos...
  • Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

    Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

    Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    One morning, Jessa-Lynn Morton walks into the family taxidermy shop to find that her father has committed suicide, right there on one of the metal tables. Shocked and grieving, Jessa steps up to manage the failing business, while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make aggressively lewd art with the taxidermied animals...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  f-f  death  humor  suicide  horror  dark
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