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  • Blood by Katie May

    Blood by Katie May

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One of my mates is dead. The rest of them have been taken hostage. And me? I’m just a crazy demon-goddess on a warpath. Zeus has gone too far this time. There are some things I can forgive, but this isn’t one of them. My only option is to recruit an army of monsters to destroy the god who’s supposed to rule over us all. In order to do that, I have to make two trips...
  • Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

    Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a derelict ship, Whyborne is reluctant to get involved. Until, that is, a brutal murderer strikes, leaving Whyborne and his lover Griffin no choice but to take the case...
  • Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I would go to war to protect the nightmares I loved.War was at our doorstep threatening to kill my father, and with him were enough humans that if battle ensued, it would make national headlines. Ones that would only further divide and enhance the hatred between humans and nightmares.War had to be defeated, I just didn’t know how...
  • Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Sinner’s Carnival, the most gruesome, blood-curdling attraction this side of Hell.Selling myself to a shadow demon to secure a position at the devil’s circus is all fun and games until the Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up.I’ve fought too long and hard for a place at Sinner’s Sideshow to let anyone take it from me.Not Conquest. Not War. Not even Death himself...
  • Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn’t fear my nightmares. I loved them... and they loved me.I had never been afraid of the dark. Abandoned on the front step of ISS, I’d spent my entire life thriving in the realm of darkness that most humans avoided.I was a woman living among monsters...
  • Tear the World Apart by S.D. Simper

    Tear the World Apart by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I will not go out as a candle in the dark—I am The Endless Night, and the whole world will remember it soon. If I must drown this kingdom in blood, so be it.”The God of Order marches on, approaching victory with every stride...
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    dark  gods  lgbtq  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  dark-fantasy
  • Snatched by the Sandman by Emily Shore

    Snatched by the Sandman by Emily Shore

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you use TW's as a shopping list and love "WTF did I just read?" books that will give you trauma until you need therapy...or an exorcism, this book is for you.ZENYAA skeletal king saving me from faceless beings in another dimension is not the wildest part of my day. I follow the walking bone daddy into his fortress where I learn he is Nyxion, the God of Nightmares, and he has big plans for me...
    Categorized as:
    dark  gods  steamy  paranormal  romance  monsters  fantasy  multi-pov
  • Queen Takes Rook by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Rook by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A Reverse Harem Vampire RomanceThe epic showdown between the last Isador queen and House Skye begins.Strengthened by her new queen sib, Shara Isador plans to return to her mansion-in-progress for some much needed rest. She especially wants to get to know her new twin Blood and fears she may have made a mistake in taking them. She does not love them. Yet...
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    dark  gods  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Queen Takes Checkmate by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Checkmate by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The god of light has met his match. But whose life will the red serpent claim? Killing the queen of New York City has added a million new responsibilities to Shara Isador’s list. The former queen’s Blood must be dealt with before they turn thrall. The queens Keisha Skye coerced into sibling relationships must either be formally sworn to House Isador or freed...
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    dark  gods  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

    Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereIntroverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has spent the last few months watching his lover, Griffin Flaherty, come to terms with the rejection of his adoptive family. So when an urgent telegram from Christine summons them to Egypt, Whyborne is reluctant to risk the fragile peace they’ve established...
  • Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sebastian Frost created a territory where demihumans lived peacefully.Whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colorful slime woman, or a fifteen foot tall Oni, they were free to live peacefully in Pluma Territory. For many of the creatures, living peacefully was something they never dared even dream of so it was only natural that they traveled from all over the continent to reach his territory...
  • Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius

    Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "We are all monsters here ..." Celestine is a land of beauty and horror where the heroic souls of men are tempted to fall from heights mere mortals were never meant to attain.Terrence Mack has managed to survive in this brutal world, gathering bonds of great power and ability, passing trials and tribulations that would crush lesser men...
    Categorized as:
    dark  gods  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  demons
  • Circus Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Circus Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Sinner’s Sideshow, the most obscene, blood-pumping, skin-crawling creep show this side of Hell. As a circus brat, show biz is in my blood. And as a half-succubus, I was made for Sinner’s Sideshow—the only circus made to entertain the most depraved of monsters.When I’m plunged into a dark world of death, darkness, and corpse-ridden carnivals, I meet them…The demonic ringmaster...
  • The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery

    The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something is very wrong with the Fitzwilliam estate... It was supposed to be a regular séance job. But from the minute I met an angry ghost in the hall, I knew there wasn’t going to be anything ordinary about this house or its dead residents. First of all, there were way too many of them. Second, some of them had been helped along from living to dead...
  • A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne

    A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    All Delora ever wanted was to disappear.Thrown into the Veil for a crime she committed, Delora was discarded by the world. Although afraid of her oncoming demise, she accepts it as it would be a worldly escape from her problems. She didn’t expect that she would wake up from her deadly fall, nor that the person who saved her would be a Duskwalker...
  • Rod of the Heart by Cebelius

    Rod of the Heart by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    How much blood is one man worth? Terrence Mack has succeeded in keeping his freedom, but at what cost? The Vicereine of Florence is dead. The city she ruled has fallen to chaos, under assault by both Twilight Zone agents and a seemingly unstoppable dragon determined to claim the template's power for herself...
  • Defeating Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Defeating Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I would remind the humans why they feared the dark…and why I loved it. Our home is under threat, and I was across the country being threatened by a god terror in the Oceanic Forest. To say our situation is far from ideal is an understatement… So when Hate threatens my mates, something is unleashed in me that none of us could have expected...
  • Say Your Prayers by Crystal Ash, Kathryn Moon

    Say Your Prayers by Crystal Ash, Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Hell has taken over. And Earth’s last sanctuary doesn’t stand a chance.A young woman with horns was the last person Father Stavros expected to see approaching his gate, begging for sanctuary. As a man of God, he learned to never turn away someone in need, especially after Hell’s Rising. But the sinful cravings that follow him and his fellow priests are a whole new obstacle...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dystopia  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  steamy  adult  alpha-mc
  • Some Kind of Monster by Albany Walker

    Some Kind of Monster by Albany Walker

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Naughty girls need love too. A beautiful monster, that’s what I am. My packaging is just a little nicer than the creatures you hear about dwelling in your closet. With three baddies for my mates, things are definitely getting interesting. I think I’ve even convinced them not to kill each other. But I have a new purpose, someone is hurting our kind...
    Categorized as:
    dark  gods  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  angels
  • A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton

    A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Monsters exist. The only problem is… I'm the only one that can see them. I always thought I would outgrow it. That one day, I would magically wake up, and the nightmares that haunt my life would suddenly be gone. Unfortunately, that hasn't been my luck. Avoidance is key. Don't look at them. Pretend they aren't lurking in the shadows, and never make eye contact...
  • Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final battle is here. I have to prove that I'm worthy of the crown.Everything rests on me.But I'm willing to accept the challenge.I want justice for my parents' murder and my demon wolves' enslavement.My enemy doesn't play fair, and I know it's an ambush.Bring it on, dude. Win or lose, I'm ready...
  • When Monsters Rise by Debbie Cassidy

    When Monsters Rise by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When an unexpected betrayal steals our sanctuary, only unity will save us.I trusted Michael and he betrayed us. With our sanctuary destroyed, we’re on the run. Again.Shem and his watchers’ step into the role of protectors once again but keeping a whole colony safe topside won’t be easy.New threats stalk both day and night. The rules have changed.Time is running out...
  • Conjure by Harleigh Beck

    Conjure by Harleigh Beck

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’re dead.I watched them die. That’s the only reason we’re here in the no-name town,living in this creepy old house, whose shadows promise more than just darkness.The only thing worse than the house are the woods behind it.Where the whispers in the wind lead you to a deafening silence.Something lurks here, nests here, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 here. It feeds on us.Our chaos, our anger, our 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦...
  • V Games: Dead Before Dawn by Caroline Peckham

    V Games: Dead Before Dawn by Caroline Peckham

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After the explosive breakout on the Isle of Lidelse, Selena and Varick have made it to safety. But the Helsings are already plotting their revenge and will hunt them to the ends of the earth to have it. Selena must rely on new allies as well as old to remain safe, but trust is not a thing she finds easy anymore.Soon, she's forced to decide whether to fight or keep running...
  • V Games: Fresh From the Grave by Caroline Peckham

    V Games: Fresh From the Grave by Caroline Peckham

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Selena Grey has faced death and won. Freedom awaits so long as she can let go of the last thing that ties her to the island where the V Games were held. But despite the fact surviving has always been her priority, suddenly, she finds herself torn between her head and her heart...
  • Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "Look at you, as sweet as springtime, your heart and soul both. Would you destroy all of that to bring about your lost love's return?" The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha’Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her daughter’s death – and she deems Flowridia responsible...
  • Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Ash Grove is a fine place to die. Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her? A man in a skeleton mask is watching... and he’s not the only one...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  age-gap
  • A Demon's Plaything by Amelia Hutchins, Tenaya Jayne

    A Demon's Plaything by Amelia Hutchins, Tenaya Jayne

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Previously Released in Love Potion Anthology Lilith has spent her life in the ruins of her mother’s court that the Horde destroyed. Summoned to her father’s court, her entire world is turned upside down...
  • Crocuta Crocuta by Adrienne Wilder

    Crocuta Crocuta by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For a god, what could be closer to heaven than living in a safe haven like Sanctuary, with an endless supply of ambrosia, delivered by the beautiful bodies of the Doxies in Alton’s harem? But unlike the majority of the gods in Sanctuary who are less than human, Cerberus isn’t exotic or fantastical. His appearance, his…habits…have become the horror stories whispered on the lips of Doxies...
    Categorized as:
    captivity  dark  dystopia  gods  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I've danced for some powerful and deadly men. But lately, instead of dollars, I'm collecting death warrants. I’ve always played with danger. And as long as I followed the rules, I told myself I’d always be safe.One night is all it took, one mistake, and now every damned mafia criminal in the Black Spades gang is after me.But so are the Kings of Eden...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  angst  book  crime
  • Chosen Warriors by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Chosen Warriors by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything I thought I knew was wrong.The good guys and bad guys are switching sides. An evil I never imagined looms ahead. And if we can’t rescue an innocent in time, all will be lost.Including our freedom.My dark fae fears from my life. My vampire and my shapeshifter have sworn to protect me. And my wolf believes this is our destiny. But I have no idea what I believe. I just want us to survive...
  • Shifters' Fae Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Shifters' Fae Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Surviving. That’s all that matters now.I was never meant to be a light fae. There was too much darkness inside of me. So when I met my mate, I dove headfirst into the world of monsters and ghosts that he revealed to me.And then he died.Changed. Different from all the other light fae. I no longer had a place I belonged...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book  death  drama
  • Falling: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost

    Falling: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more?Part 3 of Succubus Dreams.Join Adie on her (mis)adventures toward achieving a quasi-normal life among humans.A charming, slow-burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  demons  drama  fiction
  • Eternally Yours by Harper A. Brooks, Olivia Boothe

    Eternally Yours by Harper A. Brooks, Olivia Boothe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wasn’t looking for love. He gave her forever…After being attacked by a wolf-like creature and left for dead, Loren Stone wakes in the house of a mysterious and sexy stranger.Something within her has changed. Her veins crave human blood. But it’s another type of hunger she finds herself fighting to control... her unrelenting need for Nicholas Guerra...
  • In Death We Part by M. Bonnet

    In Death We Part by M. Bonnet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My routine was simple - classes, work, repeat - then an unearthed family secret changed everything. Four mysterious men shattered my life and stomped on the pieces until I had nothing left. They were strangers to me, but I was no stranger to them. They had been watching me… waiting until the time was right to strike...
  • Terror by Crea Reitan

    Terror by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are beings in this world that are the embodiment of fear itself - we call them Terrors.Already an outcast shunned beyond the edge of town, I’m regularly ridiculed for my ungainly appearance. In this time of darkness, I simply do what is necessary to survive—like inviting in strangers who come knocking...
  • Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed.Not just by our allies, but by the dark goddess who sent me on this doomed mission in the first place.Now, my monsters and I are prisoners of the dark fae warlord, pawns in his endless war games.But nothing in Midnight is ever what it seems.Not the warlord. Not our enemies. And not the vile magick humming beneath the surface, calling to me in ways I’m ashamed to admit to anyone..
  • Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh

    Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Joy needs a deal with a demon to bring an end to the man who’d ruined her life. Malachi needs a deal with a human so he can remain in the mortal realm, far from the sentries looking to drag him back to his sect in hell.It’s a match seemingly made in heaven...
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    dark  lgbtq  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  crime  demons
  • House of Aves by Crea Reitan

    House of Aves by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been a prisoner in my own home for as long as I can remember.When both of my older siblings died at a young age, my parents became obsessive in protecting me, to keep me alive. I’m not allowed contact with anyone. I’ve attended every year of school remotely straight through university...
  • When Monsters Bleed by Debbie Cassidy

    When Monsters Bleed by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Everything I thought I knew about my world has been shattered.The only constant are the four Monsters keeping me and my people safe.Nothing else is certain.No path is clear. So what do we do?We forge our own.Action, sizzle and multiple love interests for our lucky heroine in this paranormal fantasy romance...
  • Blood and Midnight by Sarah Piper

    Blood and Midnight by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three sexy-but-psycho monsters. One fiery, determined witch. And a high-stakes heist about to go very wrong…I've made some pretty questionable choices in the name of my witchcraft—dabbling in necromancy, double-crossing vampires—but summoning the dark goddess? That was just plain stupid.Now I’m in her debt, and goddesses don’t exactly do payment plans...
  • Insidious Monsters by Debbie Cassidy

    Insidious Monsters by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Never fall for the monster inside you.Telarion and I have an understanding:*Never talk about our emotions.*Never express our feelings to each other.*Never spend the evenings together.Luckily, catching eldritch is time consuming and exhausting work...
  • Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne

    Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s the most perfect man I’ve ever met, but something is… wrong.I don’t see it at first. All I see is the gorgeous man with dark eyes and long hair and that unusual blue beard. The piercings and the tattoos, the beautiful smile. All I can focus on is the way he touches me, the sound of his voice in my ear, the perfect life he draws me into.I hide it from him at first...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  steamy  adult  age-gap  angst
  • Soul Eater by Lily Mayne

    Soul Eater by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    M/M Fantasy Romance. Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization. One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own. Including Wyn the Soul Eater...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dystopia  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  steamy  action-adventure  adult
  • A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton

    A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Myth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they’re up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become...
  • Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe

    Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elien Martel is a survivor, but surviving, he’s beginning to discover, isn’t the same thing as living. In the house he shares with his much older boyfriend, Elien spends his days trying to stay as far away from living as possible. Living, he has learned, means that sooner or later you’ll get hurt...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Crimson Painted Snow by Brea Alepoú

    Crimson Painted Snow by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark MM retelling of Snow White. If Snow White had a harem of demon wolves instead of dwarves. Driven away from claiming his title as the rightful heir to the coven of witches, Prince Snoe has made a new home for himself in the forest. When his peaceful life is once more disturbed by the stepfamily who wishes to see him dead, Snoe decides it’s time to fight back...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  anti-hero
  • Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Naomi Queen swore to herself she’d never get involved with criminals. She didn’t want any part of the world that raised her because she knew the trouble the malicious underground could bring. But all that changes when she witnesses a murder between a gang of mermen shifters.Swept into the maelstrom of the paranormal criminal underbelly wasn’t exactly high on her to-do list...
  • The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner

    The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    December and Lilly have got their work cut out for them. Not only are they desperately trying to figure out the identity of the Lost Soul, and track him down, they've also got to investigate why Powell River's newest resident has got all of their men falling at her feet.But when they learn that the Nephilim might be involved, it becomes clear that they're all in extreme danger..
  • Dusk Stalker by Katerina Martinez

    Dusk Stalker by Katerina Martinez

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Contact the Obsidian Order. Stay alive. Don’t touch the Horseman.I was sent to Harrowgate Prison by the Obsidian Order to investigate, and assassinate, a man known as the Horseman of Devil Falls. At first I had a directive, a purpose, and a handler that served as my link to the outside.Now my handler is missing, my purpose is unknown, and my directive is murky...
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