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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...
  • A Whisper and a Breath by Adelaide Blaike

    A Whisper and a Breath by Adelaide Blaike

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Mathias has bought his brother’s freedom with his own, but at what cost? Tensions are rising between the three countries of Riehse Eshan, and the true identity of Quareh’s hostage threatens half a century of tenuous peace.And that’s not the only secret kept by the bloodied walls of la Cortina...
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  • 论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Professor System has issued a mission: to rescue the gentle, kind and tragic protagonist shou of the novel “The Exceptional Furnace”.Song ‘Scholar-Tyrant’ Qingshi: “Don’t worry, Professor! I can definitely ensure the patient’s recovery!”In the Immortal Realm:Song Qingshi praised from the bottom of his heart: “My patient is the kindest and most beautiful little angel in the world...
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    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  dark  m-m  angst  captive
  • An Oath and a Promise by Adelaide Blaike

    An Oath and a Promise by Adelaide Blaike

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Just when Ren had everything he wanted – Mathias, Quareh’s throne, and the chance for peace they’d fought so hard for – it was cruelly ripped away. Now him and Mat are on the run from their own people as they desperately search for a way to restore the prince’s name and protect the country they love.Hunted across the continent by enemies old and new, it will take everything they have to survive...
  • Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires by Bey Deckard

    Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires by Bey Deckard

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Novel (127,090 words)Genre(s): Historical Fantasy, Erotic Action/Adventure, Polyamory, LGBT+/GSMReunited once more, the crew of Baal’s Heart must make the long and treacherous journey south to the towering spires of the Devil’s Isles...
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    queer  suspense  m-m  fantasy  pirates  bdsm  historical  menage
  • 千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。晏无师正好从下面路过。看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……千秋之后,谁能不朽?**THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**"Thousand Autumns"Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity...
  • A Shadow and a Storm by Adelaide Blaike

    A Shadow and a Storm by Adelaide Blaike

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Devastated by Mathias’ decision to return home, Ren knows he should be focusing on the challenges that ruling his country will bring. Yet a fateful encounter in the foothills of Quareh sees him fall into the hands of his enemy, and Valeri Velichkov is out for Aratorre blood.Now it’s Mat’s turn to choose between his duty to his family and the man he loves...
  • 千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。晏无师正好从下面路过。看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……千秋之后,谁能不朽?**THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**"Thousand Autumns"Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity...
  • ENNEAD Vol. 1 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito

    ENNEAD Vol. 1 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The full-color Boys’ Love webtoon/comic hit inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology! (Hardcover Edition for Mature Audiences)Nine powerful gods of ancient Egypt form the Ennead. When the god of war, Seth, kills his brother Osiris and takes over Egypt, he ushers in an era of chaos and cruelty. Centuries later, a new challenger appears: Horus, the child of Isis...
  • The German by Lee Thomas

    The German by Lee Thomas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At the height of World War II, a killer preys on the young men of a quiet Texas town. The murders are calculated, vicious, and they are just beginning. Sheriff Tom Rabbit and his men are baffled and the community he serves is terrified of the monster lurking their streets. The only clues the killer leaves behind are painted snuffboxes containing notes written in German...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  war  queer  historical  m-m  fantasy  dark
  • A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

    A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Royal Affair: Book One Doctor Nikolai Hartmann represents himself as a learned man of science who believes wholly in the rational and scientific above all else. In reality, he is a man haunted by an unusual past and running from his own nature...
  • Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp

    Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    (Please note: This is a re-release with no additional content added.) Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal...
  • Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov

    Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kendras is a casualty of war: injured, penniless, and quite possibly the last surviving member of the only family he’s ever had—the elite fighting force known as the Scorpions. When a steel-eyed mercenary offers him medicine and shelter in exchange for submission and a secret task, Kendras has no choice but to accept. He is a Scorpion; he’ll do whatever it takes to survive...
    Categorized as:
    war  mystery  queer  m-m  fantasy  historical  dark  military
  • Betrayal by J.C. Owens

    Betrayal by J.C. Owens

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets, madness, lies…and a love forged in the flames of betrayal. Imprisoned, starved and abused by his captors, Darcel finds his only escape in the depths of madness. But he’s tormented by his own demons, who taunt him with the memories of his past and of his beloved prince, Alasar of Rais. The man who condemned him to this prison for killing the enemy’s high king...
  • The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

    The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse...
    Categorized as:
    war  queer  fantasy  historical  dark  horror  high fantasy  magic
  • The Blind Concubine (Xia NiangNiang) [瞎娘娘] by Xi Ni

    The Blind Concubine (Xia NiangNiang) [瞎娘娘] by Xi Ni

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A blind concubine lives in the cold palace. The blind concubine has a snow white cat. Day after day, year after year, he lives quietly in the courtyard of the cold palace. It is as if he has already been forgotten by the entire imperial palace...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  historical  abuse  angst  fantasy  m-m  dark
  • Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

    Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 230 ratings
    With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master Prince Laurent must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  war  mystery  queer  alpha male  abuse  royalty  dark
  • Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

    Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 196 ratings
    Damen’s identity has been revealed, and now he must face his master, Prince Laurent, as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. The struggle that ensues takes them deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of two kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor’s forces are massing...
    Categorized as:
    war  mystery  queer  dark  from hate to love  erotica  bdsm  military
  • Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR, SOMEONE TO LIVE FORGods should never meddle in the affairs of mortals, but Xie Lian is not one to follow the rules when lives are at risk. He spits in the face of heaven and its laws and descends in a fury to save his country from drought and civil war...
  • Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat

    Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    In this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have survived the Dark’s first assault, but at a terrible cost.A new threat from the past is rising, and only a handful of heroes remain to fight...
  • No Paths Are Bound by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    No Paths Are Bound by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book III is chapters 89-180...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  historical  paranormal  fantasy  m-m  dark  magic
  • Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles

    Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 72 ratings
    Danger in the air. Lovers on the brink. With the justiciary understaffed, a series of horrifying occult murders to be investigated, and a young student who is flying—literally—off the rails, magical law enforcer Stephen Day is under increasing stress. And his relationship with his aristocratic lover, Lord Crane, is beginning to feel the strain...
  • A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

    A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 89 ratings
    Witness the fate of beloved heroes - and enemies.THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED...The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise...
  • Psycho Gods by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Gods by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Are you ready for war?Fight for survival and the fate of the realms.I discovered my abilities...but that was just the beginning.Malum, Scorpius, and Orion are now fighting for me.Their power is mind-boggling. The carnage staggering.The High Court wants me to control them, but you can't leash monsters.Even with Sadie, Jinx, and John by my side, I'm struggling to survive...
  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 5 (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) #5) by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 5 (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) #5) by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are headed for a showdown at Guanyin Temple, where their path converges with Jin Guangyao and Nie Mingjue's reassembled fierce corpse. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and terrible secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the future of the entire cultivation world...but also that of a love story two lifetimes in the making...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  magic  horror  paranormal
  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The manhua adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel series continues as Wei Wuxian’s cover is blown!Wei Wuxian’s studies come to an abrupt end when he picks a fight with a young master of the Jin Clan. A lifetime later, he wakes from his dream of days gone by to find he’s still unraveling the mystery of the ghost arm...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  high fantasy  dark  magic
  • The Hunted   A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

    The Hunted A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Having experienced hate and violence at a young age for being a homosexual, Finley has been cautious in the years since. When he meets Travis, the son of the Earl of Loughton, he learns that some families don’t despise their homosexual children. The Earl and his wife still love Travis and are willing to keep his secret. They need a guard for their daughter, Bella, and Finley takes the job...
  • Promises (An M/M Fantasy Romance) : A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

    Promises (An M/M Fantasy Romance) : A Novel of Alternate Earth by Julie Mannino

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Tragedy strikes, leaving Ephraim the sole parent of his son and stepson. Despite his grief, he should be able to manage with his job and his parent’s help. His lover, Levi, says he’ll be a good Daddy since nurturing seems to come naturally to him.  When it gets out that Ephraim is gay, no one in the town thinks he should raise his children...
  • The Cottage by Ariana Nash

    The Cottage by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Vasili has a new life and a new name. Niko just wants his prince to be happy. But when has Vasili made anything easy? * The more Niko tries to to carve out a perfect life, the more Vasili pulls away. Niko has one last chance to save them, one surprise that will cement their love forever or have it crumble to dust. * Vasili knows Nikolas is lying...
  • The Sea by A.H. Lee

    The Sea by A.H. Lee

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Knights and necromancers are never on the same side… are they? Sairis has known all his life that knights are not his friends…until the last few weeks, when he somehow forgot, and tumbled into bed with one. He told Roland to leave, hurt him badly, used as many cruel words as possible. And yet Roland stubbornly refuses to leave Sairis alone, half-naked and friendless in the wilderness...
    Categorized as:
    war  queer  paranormal  fantasy  witches  m-m  magic  historical
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