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  • 将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all...
  • How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade

    How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Did Tan go looking for an apprentice? No. Is Tan going to keep Zi Rui? Yes...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  humor  comedy
  • I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody

    I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I honestly thought passing through the ward to the freezing land of Gwafellaw would be more miserable than it turns out to be. Who has time to be miserable when everything in the land wants to kill you? No one, that’s who.Between fighting dragons, finding a new species, and saving a crazy druid, Berklak and I are learning exactly what it means to be anchored, tied together, bonded, and in love...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  dragons  romance  fantasy  magic  humor
  • Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson

    Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sapphic fantasy adventure for people who love dangerous women, magical worlds, and lesbian pirates.Emilia Drakon was once the youngest and kindest of the dragon sorcerers, but she’s now the last of her kind. Betrayed and angry, she trades her meekness for a sword and embarks on a quest for vengeance that will lead her straight into the arms of the legendary Captain Maria Welles...
  • To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston

    To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note: This story was reissued in the book Dragon Actually under the pseudonym G.A...
  • Hexslayer by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hexslayer by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Horse shifter Nick has one rule: never trust a witch.Nick has devoted his life to making his saloon a safe haven for the feral familiars of New York. So when a brutal killer slaughters a feral under his protection, Nick has no choice but to try and catch the murderer. Even if that means bonding with a handsome Irish witch...
  • Brukr by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Brukr by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    He’s willing to lose his honor to claim her, but first he must save her.
 The Preor emperor bestowed honors on warrior Brukr sen Zak’lu centuries ago—honors he does not deserve. Since then, he has fought to prove himself worthy of the emperor’s support. He works to protect and care for the females within Preor Tower no matter how difficult they make his task...
  • Fated With Firelight by Ashe Moon

    Fated With Firelight by Ashe Moon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the shrine priest, omega Enry’s matehood is prized and sought after by the less-than-eligible alphas of his secluded human village. It’s the night of the claiming competition, and just when it seems like Enry’s fate is decided, a winged figure appears in the moonlit sky...
  • Herald of the Witch's Mark by Kellen Graves

    Herald of the Witch's Mark by Kellen Graves

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saffron finally has the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to attend school. To be able to do so alongside Prince Cylvan, even while glamoured as a high fey and pretending not to know one another, Saffron is eager to finally experience the education he's always dreamed of...
  • Wild Sky by Zaya Feli

    Wild Sky by Zaya Feli

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Tauran Darrica has been retired from the Valreus Sky Guard for four years following the Battle of the Broken Wings that resulted in the death of his dragon. Now, all Tauran wants to do is spend his days forgetting the past and gambling his way to an unsteady income...
  • Seeker's Portrait by Hannah Walker

    Seeker's Portrait by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Prince Elijan has spent his life protected by castle walls, prevented from fully experiencing the world outside. He longs to see the empire he will one day rule, but his only view is from the safety of the windows in his suite. He yearns to find out what life has to offer...
  • Belle and the Pirate by Vivienne Savage

    Belle and the Pirate by Vivienne Savage

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tinker Bell may long for companionship, but unpaired male fae are a rarity in Cairn Ocland. When her dearest friends become parents, Tink embarks on a journey to the fairy birthlands to meet the sprite born from the baby’s first laugh. Unfortunately, her adventure doesn’t go according to plan when poachers interrupt her mission...
  • Once a Rogue by Allie Therin

    Once a Rogue by Allie Therin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once a Rogue by Allie Therin will be available Aug 2023 from Carina...
  • Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Since the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia...
  • Dragon Fire by Bianca D'Arc

    Dragon Fire by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s something very wrong in the Southern Lair. The blind dragon refuses to choose a new knight partner, but only he can save Gryphon Isle from the deadly pirate menace. His human friends accompany him to the home of the last wizard, fighting on shore as he swims beneath the pirate ships, rising to flame them into oblivion...
  • Measure of Peace by C. Faron

    Measure of Peace by C. Faron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jason and Kale have made a nice life for themselves in Naiara, but all is not as it seems. Jason’s hiding a letter with life-changing news, and Kale is plagued by nightmares he can’t discuss with Jason. Peace is within their grasp, but unfinished business threatens to disrupt everything. In order to move into their future, they must first face their past and seek answers in the country they fled...
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    lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  historical
  • Dragon Designed by Viola Grace

    Dragon Designed by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Working out tension during some light espionage seems like the thing to do while pondering her future. Eltrinia has been progressing. She is the master of the on-loan gallery, she takes tours of all ages around, and she has been recruited for operative training at the capital. Learning combat tactics in sparring matches with Trin is bizarrely fun. It is like looking into a tinted mirror...
  • Changeling by Lee Colgin

    Changeling by Lee Colgin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dominus, an incubus who runs a brothel called The Twig and Berries, has become bored with his life and his customers.Sebastian, a changeling fairy swapped at birth for a human infant, has just learned his true heritage. Reeling with the knowledge, and unsafe among humans, he lets a vampire guide him north through Hungary to a place where he can meet others of his kind...
  • Twilight by Megan Derr

    Twilight by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    More than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans...
  • The Cottage by Ariana Nash

    The Cottage by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 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 Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross

    The Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Princess Vilhelmina Dragomir is awakened from her hellish sleep with a blood kiss from a handsome stranger, she learns that much has changed while she’s been away. The armies of the Black Lily and the vampire Crown have amassed and are on the brink of war.No romantic entanglements, no family. Mikhail Romanov, Captain of the Bloodguard, took a vow when he joined the Bloodguard...
  • The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue

    The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Destined to be together.Kay of Isca knows Charles St. John is his fated soul mate, but between battle, duty, and saving the world, staying in the same reality, never mind the same bed, is proving a bit more of a challenge than either stubborn man will admit...
  • Eternal Knight by Victoria Sue

    Eternal Knight by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final battleThe only thing standing between the evil of Morgan le Fay and plunging the world into the depths of unending darkness is a beggar and his love of another man.Struggling to feel worthy, Gawain fears some sins can never be forgiven.Imprisoned for over fifteen hundred years, Galahad knows that freedom can be an illusion...
  • The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr

    The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re lost in the wilderness. And there’s only one tent. When a routine mission goes horribly awry, expert wilderness scout Marut finds himself solely responsible for protecting one of the powerful court sorcerers. Marut is suspicious of magic and more comfortable with horses than people, but he comes to begrudgingly respect Sycamore as they flee for their lives...
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    mlm  lgbtq  steamy  paranormal  fantasy  omegaverse  historical  magic
  • Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi

    Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “HE DOESN’T DESERVE TO DIE HERE, NOT LIKE THIS.”Despite the sting of Yan Wushi’s betrayal fresh on his heart, Shen Qiao rushes to save him from certain death only to arrive a moment too late—or so it seems. As rumor of Yan Wushi’s demise spreads far and wide, the winds of change stir across the land...
  • The Captive's Curse by Eliot Grayson

    The Captive's Curse by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Unwanted. Unloved. Unransomed. And unable to control his dawn magic by any other means…At odds with his family and on the run, Lord Cyril is taken prisoner and held in a gloomy mountain fortress—which he brightens up quite a bit, thank you...
  • The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns

    The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last place Lord Tristram Radcliffe ever expected to find himself was right hand to the Llangardian throne. His parentage should have seen him banished, but he managed to keep his draconic secret. Now, King Reynold is dead. Long live King Roland...
  • Socially Orcward by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey

    Socially Orcward by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dave is a simple orc with a simple life. He has his dragons, his music, and his friends, and that’s mostly enough. Sometimes though, he gets lonely and wishes there was someone he could share his interests with—maybe even someone he could hold hands with, although he knows it’s not likely that there’s a special person out there for someone who’s seven feet tall and green to boot...
  • In Fine Form by Eressë

    In Fine Form by Eressë

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Guile is an asset in foreign relations, but an affliction when it comes to affairs of the heart. A bastard of unknown parentage, Yandro Vaidon was born saddled with a huge disadvantage. The nigh rigid class structure of the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre relegated him to the bottom rungs of the social ladder and promised a dim future...
  • Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash

    Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The king of the Court of Love wants me dead, the queen wants me in her bed, and the prince… He wants the only piece of me I will never surrender.They call me jester, dancer, trickster, lover.I exist to entertain.But behind my sideways smiles, my quick hands and magicians tricks, I trade in their lies, their secrets. I know their deepest desires, their wicked schemes. Their sins are my currency...
  • The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr

    The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The youngest son in a large family, easily overlooked by busy parents and siblings all significantly older than him, Remira has worked hard to get to where he is, though most would consider it little enough. A soldier at the local garrison, he spends his days protecting the village and surrounding land from encroaching beasts, and his nights assisting his parents with the family business...
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    dragons  mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  polyamory
  • Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District...
  • Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fae who betrayed his prince for a doomed passion.Syren sacrificed the man he loved to spare humanity from the wrath of the fae. For three hundred years, he’s been stuck on the mortal plane, floating alone in his pool while his powers slipped away...
  • Claimed for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane

    Claimed for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For as long as I can remember, Brandon has been my obsession. But the shifter warrior had far higher standing in the clan and barely noticed me.Until one day he did, and everyone assumed we would wed.Then war arrived and brought a forgotten Alpha back into my life.Gage, the mysterious warrior I found injured in the woods. Son of a clan king, he is also our enemy.I can’t deny that I want Gage...
  • Prince in Disguise by Tavia Lark

    Prince in Disguise by Tavia Lark

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rakos isn’t really a farmer. Bellamy definitely isn’t a minstrel.Sheltered, sickly Prince Bellamy always longed for adventure—but not like this. Captured in enemy territory, Bellamy’s true identity will get him killed, or worse. When his smoking-hot fellow prisoner asks who he is, Bellamy claims to be a minstrel.Even though he can’t carry a tune to save his life...
  • The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

    The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A wild Northern Ice Dragon and the girl who raised him save the life of a fierce, shapeshifting royal black dragon, only to have him save them in return with his love. Third book in the Dragon Knights series. When a royal black dragon falls under enemy fire, only the wild Northern Ice Dragon and his unlikely female rider can save him...
  • Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley

    Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Your lordship.” It’s a title Oliver will have to get used to: in just a few short months, he’s gone from the bastard son of a dead duke’s equally-dead brother, plain Oliver Meacham, to Lord Oliver, the royal consort of King Erik of Aeretoll...
  • Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley

    Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Lord Oliver and King Erik’s party survived capture with the help of some unlikely allies, and now hurry back through treacherous mountain paths to the site of the Midwinter Festival, where Northern celebration turned to bloodshed. From Dreki Hörgr, the ancestral seat of the North, the lords of Aeretoll will march back across the kingdom, wounded, exhausted, and waiting for Ragnar’s next strike...
  • Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson

    Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life is easy for young artist Heilyn, as he travels between the floating islands of Ys with nothing more urgent to worry about than what to paint next. Then he meets sad, serious Emyr and forms a new ambition. Before he leaves for the next island, Heilyn's going to make Emyr smile...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book  fiction
  • The Paladin's Shadow by Tavia Lark

    The Paladin's Shadow by Tavia Lark

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kidnapping with benefits.Karis is the arrogant young prodigy of the Radiant Order, and his talents have found him plenty of admirers but far fewer friends. There’s one thing he has to hide, though: the voice in his head that tells him to do very un-paladin-like things. Sometimes it’s helpful. Sometimes it gets him into trouble.This time, trouble’s name is Ronan.Ronan does the dirty work...
  • Ruby Run by Sam Burns

    Ruby Run by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Augustus Ambrose never planned to return to the United States after graduation. His mother’s final letter, with its dire threats about what would await if he did, had been more than enough to keep him away. But when his Aunt Grace dies unexpectedly and leaves him her ranch in the New Mexico Territory, he can’t ignore it...
  • The Holly Groweth Green by Amy Rae Durreson

    The Holly Groweth Green by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s Christmas 1946 and wounded doctor Laurence is struggling to find a way to live during peacetime. Lost in the Hampshire countryside on a snowy Christmas Eve, Laurence stumbles across lonely Mistletoe Cottage and its owner: Avery. Avery is bright and beautiful, welcoming Laurence to his home with warmth and joy. But Laurence can’t stay forever, and Avery’s secrets mean he can never leave...
  • Skylord by Delta James

    Skylord by Delta James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She set out to slay a dragon. She ended up claimed and bred.When Duncan awoke from long centuries of sleep, Aurora was waiting for him, ready to strike him down and avenge her ancestors. But the Lord of the Sky is not so easy to kill, and she ended up punished, sore, and screaming with every helpless climax as he ravaged her mercilessly...
  • Cold Sands by 牧云岚卿

    Cold Sands by 牧云岚卿

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s just a low-ranking deputy general and he’s a prince. They meet on the battlefield but it turns out to be the beginning of a complicated and beautiful story.Murong Yu is a very confident man – until he meets Han Xin.There’s nothing he cannot get; there’s nothing he cannot destroy.To let live or not, is all up to him...
  • Phoenix Chosen Part 2 by Ashe Moon

    Phoenix Chosen Part 2 by Ashe Moon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just as Tyler's romance with his alpha phoenix boyfriend starts to ignite, he's attacked by a shadowy entity hell-bent on tearing him away from his newfound love. He's back in his old life on Earth, where there's no more magic, no more omegahood, and no more mystery pregnancy. He's a normal human again.But something dangerous has followed him through the portal to his world...
  • A Shield of Fate and Ruin by Nicole Bailey

    A Shield of Fate and Ruin by Nicole Bailey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the world is at war.No one is safe.Not even the gods.Apollo would hide with Hyacinth and hold him until the sun burned out.But that is not their destiny.When Ares arrives announcing a turn of the tides and war thundering towards Niria, Apollo and Hyacinth take on a journey to save everyone from Zeus’ wrath.But when things don’t go as planned, they might destroy themselves instead...
  • The Nymph Prince by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Nymph Prince by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spoiled, arrogant, and reckless. It's a miracle Lorcan had survived so long. As a nymph, he was rare. As crowned prince and the son of a god? He was a treasure unlike any other. That never stopped him from putting himself in danger and fighting against his duties by leaving the golden palace beneath the sea, though. In search of him. A pirate who'd long since captured his attention...
  • Pursued by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins

    Pursued by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cathryn Forrester is a medieval business woman, the daughter of a successful wool merchant. She has been groomed from a young age to take over the family business, and has been quite content to let her personal life be directed by what is best for the business – including whom she will marry...
  • The Reluctant Companion by H.L. Day

    The Reluctant Companion by H.L. Day

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sebastian might have the power to summon animals, but winning Jack over? Far more difficult. As first encounters go, Jack and Sebastian’s isn’t ideal, leaving Jack nursing a grudge he’s not about to let go of in a hurry. Yet, if Jack is to find his missing sister, and Sebastian is to rescue his captured prince, they’ll need to set their differences aside and work as a team...
  • A Knife and a Blade by Adelaide Blaike

    A Knife and a Blade by Adelaide Blaike

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Desperate to save his people from foreign occupation, Prince Renato Aratorre has resorted to kidnapping in an effort to leverage their freedom. But when he ends up with not a princess but the handsome son of his enemy’s military leader, Ren is determined to discover what the so-called Mathias Grachyov is hiding...
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