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  • The Forgotten Dead by Jordan L. Hawk

    The Forgotten Dead by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Parapsychologist Dr. Nigel Taylor doesn’t work with psychic mediums. Until, that is, a round of budget cuts threatens his job and an eccentric old woman offers him a great deal of grant money. The only catch: he must investigate a haunted house with a man she believes to have a true gift...
  • The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews

    The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Long ago, before history broke in half, elder gods exiled the vengeful deity Erynis to a far corner of Earth. When Ryn is found weakened after saving the life of an innocent villager, the U.S. military mistakes the battered immortal for a feral teenager and places her in New Petersburg, a decaying city full of monsters...
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    lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  age-gap  book  contemporary  crime  dark
  • THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 1 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet

    THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 1 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Join us as we celebrate the THIRDS universe with this collection of flash fiction stories written to prompts submitted by fans. Sometimes we want to know more about our favorite characters. Where they came from, how they became who they are, their families, friendships, and past heartaches. These snippets of moments in time offer an inside look at the lives of our favorite THIRDS characters...
  • Life After Legend by Marie Lu

    Life After Legend by Marie Lu

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    If you’ve always wanted to know what happened after June and Day’s second first meeting, you can find out in this LEGEND short story.The story was a offered as a bonus for those who preordered Warcross...
  • 薄雾 Mist by 微风几许, 微風幾許

    薄雾 Mist by 微风几许, 微風幾許

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hyperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought. They cannot forget and their thirst for knowledge allows them to be considered a genius in some senses.Legend has it that Ji Yushi was this kind of genius...
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    lgbtq  dystopia  romance  sci-fi  time-travel  mystery  mlm  fantasy
  • Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters

    Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    HiroWhen I first realized that I could see the dead, I never imagined that it would allow me to help save the lives of others and pull me into Detective Maddox Booker’s path. Through my ability, ghosts have become some of my greatest friends and allies.But now, someone’s dead and his ghost is gone...
  • Mist by 微风几许

    Mist by 微风几许

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    yperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought. They cannot forget and their thirst for knowledge allows them to be considered a genius in some senses.Legend has it that Ji Yushi was this kind of genius...
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    lgbtq  dystopia  romance  sci-fi  mystery  time-travel  mlm  fantasy
  • Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone’s cat is missing and Parker Ferro, San Amaro’s best paranormal PI can’t find it.When Parker goes looking for the wayward feline, he finds himself facing witches’ familiars, dead bodies, and shadows that move. The further into San Amaro’s underbelly Parker goes looking, the more he realizes that he is heading somewhere completely new...
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    lgbtq  wlw  romance  fantasy  mlm  paranormal  urban-fantasy  magic
  • Shift by Andrea Speed

    Shift by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    2nd Edition Sequel to Infected: Freefall Infected: Book Five In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds...
  • Princess at Heart by Connie Glynn

    Princess at Heart by Connie Glynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Return to the magical world of The Rosewood Chronicles in the fourth instalment of this gorgeous series for fans of The Princess Diaries and Harry Potter. Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny. Jamie is Ellie's Partizan, a lifelong bodyguard sworn to protect the princess at any cost...
  • Defy the Future by Keira Andrews

    Defy the Future by Keira Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    To protect their pack, they must risk everything.Adam and Parker are finally safe. As safe as they can be in a world where the zombie-like infected still roam the night. With other survivors, they’ve built a community—a pack. Until that peace is shattered...
  • The Betas: Rene'  (Werewolves of Manhattan) by A.C. Katt

    The Betas: Rene' (Werewolves of Manhattan) by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Frankie Ferone moves from the mob to an even more secretive group, the loup garou.When attending a wedding, Frank Ferone is introduced to Rene DuBois, a violet eyed stranger. Rene has a secret to hide but can't overlook that he's met his mate. Rene starts to romance Frankie and soon Frankie falls in love. But how is he going to react when Rene tells Frankie he is loup garou...
  • Savage Silence by Ellis Leigh

    Savage Silence by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt...Dire Wolf Thaus preferred the silence, having spent most of his time alone as the weaponry expert of his pack. But a mission outside of his expertise will challenge him more than he ever expected and threaten more than just his life.
Some memories are too horrific to forget...
  • Alpha's Seal by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Seal by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An MM Mpreg Romance Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken River is a practical, intuitive omega wolf with an unerring sense of direction. He can make a map to anywhere in the world… except a permanent home. As a free spirit, he goes where the wind takes him after a life spent without roots...
  • Hurricane Watch: Book 2 in the Dar & Kerry Series by Melissa Good

    Hurricane Watch: Book 2 in the Dar & Kerry Series by Melissa Good

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this sequel to "Tropical Storm," Dar and Kerry are back and making their relationship permanent. But an ambitious new colleague threatens to divide them -- and out them. He wants Dar's head and her job, and he's willing to use Kerry to do it. Can their home life survive the office power play?Dar and Kerry are redefining themselves and their priorities to build a life and a family together...
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    lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  animals  book  contemporary  dog
  • Ice Crypt by Tiana Warner

    Ice Crypt by Tiana Warner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meela has just returned from the Massacre—the annual attempt to wipe out the mermaids threatening her people’s survival. After forming an unlikely connection with Lysi, a mermaid she was trained to kill, Meela is determined to stop the war between humans and merpeople for good. She knows of a legendary weapon that could bring peace if she uses it against King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean...
  • The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand

    The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the aftermath of an assassination attempt, Sylvan Mir, wolf Were Alpha, and her mate Drake McKennan turn their backs on the government that has threatened their survival, vowing to protect their own with primal force, regardless the cost in blood...
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    lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fae
  • Tricked, Bewildered and Bitten by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Tricked, Bewildered and Bitten by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loki Kirkberry hasn't had it easy. Abandoned as a newborn, Loki has had to navigate life under difficult and shame-inducing circumstances. When firefighters Cole Ryker and Chaz Savage rescue him from an apartment fire, Loki is embraced by all of their friends and welcomed as family. He quickly finds out that shifters and vampires do exist...
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    lgbtq  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  magic  mlm
  • The Lone Hunt by L.L. Raand

    The Lone Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A world of violent passions and inhuman hungers explodes as ancient taboos and primal desires collide.Wolf Were Alpha Sylvan Mir wants nothing more than to keep her pregnant mate Drake safe in their secluded stronghold, deep in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, but enemies, political and praetern, force her into battle...
  • The Lost Princess by Connie Glynn

    The Lost Princess by Connie Glynn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the third book in the Rosewood Chronicles return to a world that effortlessly combines the charm of The Princess Diaries and the immersive magic of Harry Potter.Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny...
  • Princess in Practice by Connie Glynn

    Princess in Practice by Connie Glynn

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lottie and Ellie are back! Return to Rosewood Hall with your two favourite princesses in the sequel to Undercover Princess!----------As they return to Rosewood after the dramatic events of their first year, Lottie and Ellie are hoping for a peaceful term.But strange things are happening at Rosewood. Pupils are being poisoned...
  • Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger

    Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The breathtaking action and whirlwind adventure build to a climax in this thrilling conclusion to the “remarkably unpredictable” (BCCB) Sky Fall trilogy from the bestselling author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.Vane Weston is ready for battle. Against Raiden’s army. Against the slowly corrupting Gale Force. Even against his own peaceful nature as a Westerly...
  • Ghost Hold by Ripley Patton

    Ghost Hold by Ripley Patton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Olivia Black is back. Only this time she's not the one in need of rescue. Samantha James, rich, popular, and an award-winning composer at age seventeen, is the next target on the CAMFers' list. In order to convince Samantha to come with them, Olivia and Passion must pose as cousins, blend into the most affluent high school in Indianapolis, and infiltrate a mysterious cult known as The Hold...
  • Little Dip by Gill McKnight

    Little Dip by Gill McKnight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s 1977, and Connie Fortune has an easy, freewheeling life as a wildlife photographer and illustrator. A new contract brings her to the Little Dip valley in Oregon to track down a rare bird, but a clash with Sylvie Garoul, the valley’s owner and matriarch of the mysterious Garoul family, and her daughter, the haughty, frustrating, but somehow bewitching Marie Garoul, ruins the deal...
  • In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

    In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention...
  • Diabolical: Demon of Royal Paynes by Kiki Burrelli

    Diabolical: Demon of Royal Paynes by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two men from different worlds, thrust together by fate.Demon king and all-around perfect specimen, Claus is the only ruler of the underworld to have stopped an apocalypse. He’s earned a break, and his job in hell can wait for him to explore the pleasures and delights of the human world.County sheriff and mediocre fisher, Jake lives a quiet existence...
  • The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A grieving fox. A wolf who’s great at fixing things. Can Diesel mend Sam’s broken heart? An emergency tow job brings mechanic and Alpha wolf Diesel face-to-face with his destined mate. As the only unmated Wright brother, Diesel is elated. But nothing comes easy when it comes to Sam. Closed-off and abrasive, Sam insists all he can offer Diesel is friendship...
  • Crazy for You by Jane Fenton

    Crazy for You by Jane Fenton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kate would feel silly for having a crush on a fictional pirate—if he wasn’t standing right in front of her. After discovering that her long-term boyfriend has been cheating on her, psychologist Dr. Kate Barnes decides she’s still going on their romantic Bahamas getaway—alone...
  • Beyond Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden

    Beyond Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the wake of Neverland’s destruction, Michael Darling harbors a heart that cannot find its place in the real world. John Darling is haunted by the memories of a native princess’s kiss. Tootles is a Lost Boy well and truly lost. And Wendy Darling writes of longing, and wears a gold button on a chain around her neck that once belonged to a notorious pirate captain...
  • Undertow by Andrea Speed

    Undertow by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Sequel to Infected: Lesser Evils""Infected: Book Seven"In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.Now Roan is locked in a coma as the struggle between his human and werecat sides reaches a new extreme. All Dylan can do is sit, wait, and think...
  • The Alpha's Kiss by Claire Cullen

    The Alpha's Kiss by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Adam and Ben return home one evening to find their Omega toddler Noah missing, it is their worst nightmare come to life. They soon discover that Noah was stolen in a terrible act of revenge. As they fight for Noah's return, Ben is forced to make a choice between Pack and family while Adam and his brother Luke face the demons of their past...
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    lgbtq  abuse  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm
  • Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale by Ben Monopoli

    Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale by Ben Monopoli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Boots McHenry and his boyfriend Ryan are young superstars in the North American Paintball League, a high-stakes sport where losers face exile -- five full years of it, on an island so secret no one can be sure it even exists. After Ryan has a tragic collision with an opposing team's paintball, the rules of the game force the boyfriends apart...
  • Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi

    Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Le esplosive rivelazioni di Defy Me hanno lasciato i lettori sconvolti e alla disperata ricerca di risposte. Grazie alla novella Reveal Me, avranno l’opportunità di tornare nell’universo di Shatter Me e di scoprire attraverso la voce di Kenji cos’è accaduto tra lui e Nazeera prima dell’incredibile finale di Imagine Me...
  • Silhouette by Robin Hale

    Silhouette by Robin Hale

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dr. Molly Fawn’s life is surprisingly normal, considering that she spends her days running support for a man who can fly and lift city buses with one hand. But when Molly interrupts the Silhouette — the city’s most notorious thief — in a middle of a job, everything gets a bit more exciting...
  • Life After Death by Andrea Speed

    Life After Death by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.But when your heart is gone, it’s easy to fall into a black hole and never crawl out. Roan has been lost and alone for more than a year, and his best friends think a new case might be just the motivation he needs...
  • Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    2nd Edition Sequel to Infected: Life After Death Infected: Book Four In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country--maybe in the world...
  • Never Go Back by Lisa Oliver

    Never Go Back by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Damien, Alpha of the San Antonio pack had thought it was an awesome idea to take his mate, Scott, back to his ex-home pack to catch up with his parents and ex-Alpha. He had assumed that his power as a wolf, and the fact that he was from such a large pack would guarantee both men a good time. A homophobic Alpha and a disgruntled mother are just two of the problems the men face...
  • Personal Demons by Elliott Kay

    Personal Demons by Elliott Kay

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Alex always knew romance would be complicated. When love came into his life with wings and horns, he knew those complications would be a little unusual. Four months after meeting Rachel and Lorelei, Alex finally has a handle on divine visitations, supernatural enemies, and the echoes of reincarnation. He might even survive bringing an angel and a demon home for Christmas with the family...
  • Death Undone by Richard Amos

    Death Undone by Richard Amos

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, the crap really hits the fan.Now what? How do you clear up a mess as big as this?Is there any coming back from absolute chaos?I have to believe in hope. I have to believe in my love for Death, for a future beyond this pain and drama.But why does hope feel like such a foolish dream at this point?Damn.An ending is coming…I just hope I survive it...
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    lgbtq  dystopia  romance  fantasy  mlm  urban-fantasy  magic  audiobook
  • Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate The Magic of Reading & Writing YA by Emily X.R. Pan, Nova Ren Suma

    Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate The Magic of Reading & Writing YA by Emily X.R. Pan, Nova Ren Suma

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thirteen Short Stories from Bold New YA Voices & Writing Advice from YA IconsCreated by New York Times bestselling authors Emily X. R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma, Foreshadow is so much more than a short story collection...
  • Blackstone by Shea Godfrey

    Blackstone by Shea Godfrey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Captain Darrius Durand and Princess Jessa of Lyoness announce their love, they know it will be an end to many things. What they do not expect is that it will be the beginning of so much more. For good or ill, in the wake of their declaration, the tide of events that sweep through the corridors of Blackstone Keep will change the course of history...
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    lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  angst  book  contemporary  drama
  • Immutable by Cidney Swanson

    Immutable by Cidney Swanson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seventeen year old Martina, raised as part of Helmann's elite Angel Corps, wants nothing more than to rebuild the life she lost because of Helmann's lies. In a single afternoon, she discovers the truth about the woman who raised her and the boyfriend she thought she'd never see again...
  • Coming In Hot Paranormal & Contemporary Medical Romance Boxed Set by Gina Kincade, Izzy Szyn

    Coming In Hot Paranormal & Contemporary Medical Romance Boxed Set by Gina Kincade, Izzy Szyn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Get a dose of romance, STAT! **Brand New and Exclusive** novella to novel length books. Featuring NYT, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors, we're Coming In Hot with paranormal to contemporary, and sizzling to seductive bedside manners by the doctors, nurses, paramedics, and more in this boxed set...
  • Hunter's Hare by Fel Fern

    Hunter's Hare by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I told myself one night with him was enough. I lied. David’s mine. My Omega.The moment fate threw David into Hunter Thornton’s path, Hunter was doomed. David’s sweet and strong. Naive and caring. He’s the perfect Omega, except he’s not meant for Hunter. Hunter promised David he’s content just being friends. He lied. Hunter’s about to break his promise...
  • Entry Shock by Mia West

    Entry Shock by Mia West

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An unexpected entry… Shark shifter Ian Mackey works alone. His job is important: to protect the guys in his covert rescue swimmer unit—from predators, from the press, from each other. So what if he lives alone, too? And eats alone? And sleeps alone? Solitude works for him. Lets him focus on the job and a few favorite extracurriculars. The last thing he needs is a rescue partner...
  • Bandit by Brooke Matthews

    Bandit by Brooke Matthews

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bennett Fields has a secret. But then again, who doesn't? When tasked with retrieving the talisman belonging to one of Mercy Height's most dangerous supervillains, Bennett finds himself dealing with more than he bargained for...
  • Night Owls by A.R. Vishny

    Night Owls by A.R. Vishny

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.Clara loves rules...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  romance  fantasy  young-adult  vampires  myths  paranormal
  • Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson

    Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing...Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he’s about to find out monsters are real. Oscar’s friends: brave, stubborn Zara, and hyperactive, paranoid Marcus, might help discover what hunts him, and unravel the truth about the handsome doctor he pines for...
  • Death Enraptured by Richard Amos, Cooper North

    Death Enraptured by Richard Amos, Cooper North

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Follow my heart and make a mess...That’s putting it mildly.My life has really taken a complicated turn here in Oakthorne. I keep hoping some fairy godmother will show up and offer me a nice bit of time reversal. Not too much, just enough to ease this pain.Yeah. Right.Anyway, as much as there’s hurt, there’s also Death...
  • Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle

    Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    SimonI needed to get the hell out of Big City.The only reason I was living in this American wasteland was because my mother insisted I reconcile with my estranged father. That the idea came to her while drunk on the French bubbly should have been my sign to stay right where I belonged.Anywhere but here. Certainly somewhere more fabulous...
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