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  • Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    HISTORY DECREES SHE MUST DIE—OR LOSE HER MIND The world has waited a long time for the Kaisae—Salryc Luxx, leader of the iliri and commander of the allied forces. Kaisaes before her have died or gone mad. But now that they are so close to finally winning the war and finding peace for her species, either option is unthinkable! She's still needed...
  • Risen by Auryn Hadley

    Risen by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness. All she has left is desperation—and blind trust. But she's not alone. She never has been...
  • Defiance by Auryn Hadley

    Defiance by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    HER ONLY CHOICE IS TO CHANGE HER WORLD… Salryc Luxx has come a long way in just four years, from slave to conscript, to elite Black Blade assassin, rising rapidly as her extraordinary abilities are revealed...
  • How I stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 4 by A.J. Sherwood

    How I stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 4 by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What’s Devan to do when his cousin’s ships and the crew go missing? Set sail with Tan to figure it out.What’s Tan to do when Devan finally makes a move? N.S.F.W. Many times. On many surfaces.Damn creatures are trying to interrupt them. Murder ensues...
  • Dao Dominion by Bruce Sentar

    Dao Dominion by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dar and his dao companions are free of Bellhaven and breaking ground for their new village. But the forest by their village brings its own share of problems. A feral jaguar demoness harasses their hunters while a hive of devil ettercaps threatens village’s safety.All Dar wants to do is get the village ready for the harsh winter. He needs food and lumber to do that...
  • Hope by Auryn Hadley

    Hope by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    By reader request, Hope is a full-length epilogue novel to show what comes after the series ends. The war is over. The dead have been laid to rest. Peace is on the horizon, and Anglia is a country that needs to be put back together...
  • The Avatar's Flight by Kristen Banet

    The Avatar's Flight by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mave Lorren has had many titles. Slave, gladiator, mercenary, warrior, rebel, enemy of the Empire, and her most treasured, Champion of King Alchan.Now she had one more.Avatar.A new title, new powers, and a terrible burden that only Mave can carry.She is the most powerful Andinna of all time. War, death, and darkness are her domain...
  • Her Rabid Beasts by E.P. Bali

    Her Rabid Beasts by E.P. Bali

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    TBA (Release date is tentative and will definitely be brought...
  • Odyssey by Alethea Faust

    Odyssey by Alethea Faust

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic is a rare gift, one only made possible by an invaluable stone: magiline. After he was tasked with his first official assignment, Dominai and his fellow wizards must now travel to the Crux’s sister tower in Immenbach to deliver a shipment of it.But the road is full of trials and dangers, and not just because Thaddius’ bullying has escalated into something worse...
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    polyamory  lgbtq  steamy  harem  mlm  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Wings of Fire by Jocelynn Drake

    Wings of Fire by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Secrets can kill.The Goddess of Fire calls from the Isle of Stone, and Caelan must obey.But the new king must first unravel a lifetime of secrets if he wants to have any chance of saving Drayce’s life.Caelan and his companions battle dragon clans and cranky gods in their quest to protect their world from the Goddess of the Hunt...
  • Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Tragic Story Comes to Light.At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya.But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems.Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth.The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  dragons  epic
  • Pain by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Pain by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Willa Knight: The saviour of both worlds, or the destruction of everything? Sometimes history lies, and the tales of Minatsol and Topia are no different. Since the birth of Topia, Staviti has woven a web of deceit around the truth of Creation, striving only to maintain his power while destroying anything that gets in his way...
  • Dragon Emperor 8 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evan’s campaign across Rahma continues, and this time, they encounter a city of intelligent, if proud, shape-shifting centaurs.Evan is fascinated by the horse-people, but he is more enthralled with their gorgeous queen. To win her over, Evan and his party work to clear the nearby forest of monsters, traps, and traitorous Green Glass Sect members...
  • Traitor Witch by Marie Mistry

    Traitor Witch by Marie Mistry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Nilsa.I am the Shadow of the Moon.A lunar witch.A divine assassin.And they will tell you that I am a traitor.Framed for the murder of my own high priestess and with nowhere else to go, I'm forced to seek refuge amongst pirates. This mismatched crew of immortal males thinks I'm a solar witch; a harmless, goody-two-shoes, celibate priestess of life...
  • Dragon Emperor 5 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 5 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With Evan and Alyona’s campaign around Rahma drawing near, Evan is under a time crunch to make safe the city. First, he must clear out any beasts and enemies that lurk in the tunnels beneath Hatra. Then he needs to complete the reconstruction of the Lunar Palace. And finally, he’s got to deal with the assassins that have somehow infiltrated his home. Just another day for a Dragon Lord...
  • The Warrior's Assault by Kristen Banet

    The Warrior's Assault by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Mave finally has a home. The Ivory Shadow Mercenary Company has taken the long winter off, letting everyone recover from the troubles of the Empire and the shadows that loom over them. Despite the tumultuous beginning to her newfound freedom, Mave has stumbled upon everything that’s ever been denied to her. A family. A home...
  • The Mercenary's Bounty by Kristen Banet

    The Mercenary's Bounty by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    With freedom, comes uncertainty, and with uncertainty, comes mistakes. Mave has been making a lot of those. As she draws closer to the Free Cities of Olost, she finds herself juggling between learning about her people, and learning the nuances of the males around her...
  • Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a land impoverished by a war that started before she was born, Kiena has provided for her mother and brother by becoming one of the best hunters in the kingdom. But when a lifelong friend with connections recommends her to the king to track down a runaway princess, her life gets turned upside down. Finding the princess is easy...
  • Mortal Skin by Lily Mayne

    Mortal Skin by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    MM Fae Romance I first saw the Folk when I was a little boy. When they started appearing in my garden, with their unnatural, cruel beauty and honeyed words and veiled taunts. I grew up with big green eyes watching me from the forest. Whispers from the trees. Shimmering skin darting between the bushes. Black creatures always lurking in the shadows. While they were here, I thought nothing of them...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  royalty  steamy  action-adventure  adult  angst
  • Raw IV: A Primeval Fantasy by Misty Vixen

    Raw IV: A Primeval Fantasy by Misty Vixen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The forest that Jak, his bond-mates, and his tribe call home is safe now that they have secured alliances with the secretive nymphs and the brutal karn clan they share the space with.Or that's what everyone thought until an army of the lethal corrupted attacked their forest...
  • 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...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  royalty  steamy  romance  fantasy  fae
  • Power and Pentad: Part One by Amanda Cashure

    Power and Pentad: Part One by Amanda Cashure

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pax, heir to the throne, last wolf shifter in the kingdom, and mate to a woman who up until two days ago was mortal and off-limits, is facing the toughest challenge of his life. No, make that the two toughest challenges. Keeping his mate safe from the tyrant who has sent an army of released prisoners, the worst of the worst, after them...
  • Monster Girls Unlocked: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by Justin Trublood

    Monster Girls Unlocked: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by Justin Trublood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Justin Trimble's fantasies come to life when a couple of great looking, middle-aged professors give his virtual world a try and are transformed both in-game and out.As an AI researcher, Justin Trimble already has access to some of the most advanced technology on the planet. On his nights and weekends, he explores the capabilities of the virtual systems to invent an immersive game...
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    harem  steamy  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  ai
  • I Destroyed the Elf Prince's Harem by Jocelynn Drake

    I Destroyed the Elf Prince's Harem by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who hasn't wanted to disappear into their favorite book? Live in the world of their favorite characters?Well, when this author fell off a bridge thanks to flipping a magic coin, I woke up in the one place I didn't want to be—my own unfinished novel.Now I'm trying to untangle this twisted plot, put the hero back on track to finding his brother's killer, and getting his happily ever after...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  royalty  romance  fantasy  fae  magic
  • Magic of Lust by Auryn Hadley

    Magic of Lust by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The rules of magic are changing, and she's going to make sure they work for her. Mages are always men. Until her. They harvest the power of simple, primitive emotions. Until her. Jaeda is something new, and the best way to protect herself is to make sure the enemy doesn't have a clue. That's going to be difficult with an Adevian mage about to take her town. Shahwa has become her home...
  • Imposter by Tate James

    Imposter by Tate James

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Three trials. Three weeks. Three Royal Princes. It should have been an easy task, for a skilled mercenary like Rybet Waise. Simply break into the royal palace, and rescue her friend from the executioner's block. But when Rybet accidentally qualifies for the Trials, she finds herself with little choice but to see them through...
  • Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell

    Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two dark pasts. One bond beyond their control.For a month, Coal has tried to stay away from the beautiful cadet who makes him feel things he shouldn’t, each day of separation spiraling him deeper into worsening nightmares. Already on edge, it takes Coal one split second to plunge into violence—and find himself in shackles once more...
  • Scent of a Wolf by Alex Lidell

    Scent of a Wolf by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Lera isn’t a hero. The world doesn’t know that. Lera needs to keep her head down—not an easy feat when a giant gray wolf with a fondness for her dorm room starts roaming the Academy...
  • Crime and Punishment by Alex Lidell

    Crime and Punishment by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She broke the rules. Now he sets the consequences. Lera crossed the line when she disobeyed River’s orders and went over the Academy wall. Now River wants Lera gone—and Coal is just the officer to make her quit. For Coal, disciplining a wayward cadet is a matter of routine—--but he may be in over his head with this fiery student...
  • Hide and Seek by Alex Lidell

    Hide and Seek by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What hides in the shadows will escape.Fending off Coal’s memories by night and his overprotectiveness by day, Lera is at her wits’ end—and the muscled warrior is only the start of her problems...
  • The Last Bell by Alex Lidell

    The Last Bell by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hostages. Memories. Heartbeats. The long awaited finale to the epic Power of Five story is here.The quint has finally reunited, but their stunning new discovery changes everything.Just as Lera and the males navigate their redefined future, Owalin violently ups the stakes, giving the humans one hour to hand over their kingdoms...
  • Lera of Lunos by Alex Lidell

    Lera of Lunos by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Two immortal realms on brink of war. One mortal standing in their way. With the quint squaring off against the king of Slait, Lera is running out of time to tame her feral magic. Worse still, just when the quint must weave together to survive, demons from Tye’s past surface to tear them apart. Demons he fears facing, let alone sharing with Lera...
  • Trial of Three by Alex Lidell

    Trial of Three by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Four cords of power. Three trials. Two soul-crushing secrets.For Lera, training has never been so hard. With the males’ power roaring in her veins and River’s cold demand that she master the magic before the third trial, something has to give. Worse still, River is keeping something from her. Something about his past and Lunos’s future.For River and Coal, the past must stay buried...
  • The Fallen King's Penitent Soldier by Megan Derr

    The Fallen King's Penitent Soldier by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The youngest son of a despised king, thrust upon a throne he never wanted, Desmond nevertheless tried to be a good monarch to Benta. Despite his efforts, the rebels discontent with him and the alliance with the Harken Empire have taken control, and Desmond's private guards are either dead or turned traitor...
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    lgbtq  mlm  royalty  abuse  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  steamy  paranormal  fantasy  omegaverse  historical  magic
  • Delightfully Charmed by Lyra Winters

    Delightfully Charmed by Lyra Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One mage’s curse was another mage’s gift.The worst burden of my immortality was that being alone hurt less than the pain of losing the ones I loved. That changed after five charming mages crashed into my life, and I craved what I never let myself want; a life with them.Not only did I break their hexes, but I accidentally bound their souls to mine—sharing my curse of immortality with each of them...
  • A Marriage of Necessity: Two Princes this time by Lisa Oliver

    A Marriage of Necessity: Two Princes this time by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Marriage of Necessity - Jasper and Avalon I owe my mother everything. Jasper, the youngest Prince from Lowenthorp, had one driving need - to get away from the castle. After being abducted, abused, and having lost an eye, Jasper believed his only chance of keeping his Mother safe was to be as far away from her as possible...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  royalty  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  magic  historical
  • 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...
  • 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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    mlm  polyamory  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  dragons  magic
  • Sol & Lune: Book Two by Kathryn Moon

    Sol & Lune: Book Two by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A woman in the shadow of the new moon…Lumen Fenn was torn down by the men who took possession of her home and has sequestered herself in the Lunar Convent, searching for peace. But being left an empty vessel of a woman makes room to be filled by new forces. Called on by her Goddess, Lumen must return to the land and the men she fled...
  • 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...
  • Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “You will damn us all.” Kiri Helena Solene thought her trial was over. She was wrong. Prophesied to be the strongest of her kind, Helena is still coming to terms with the depth of her power and what it means to rule. Unfortunately, there’s little time to learn. “Without the tether you will fracture.” As her soul mate, Von is Helena’s balance. Too bad he’s missing...
  • Ride the Wave by Elizabeth Briggs

    Ride the Wave by Elizabeth Briggs

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Her Elemental Dragons series! The Black Dragon and her men may think they’ve defeated me and my mates, but we’re not giving up without a fight. We’re the only ones who can restore balance to the world, even if it means destroying my family in the process. This time we’re taking the battle to them and we will overthrow their oppressive rule—no matter the cost...
  • Mistake of Magic by Alex Lidell

    Mistake of Magic by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Three trials stand between Lera and exile. Unless the training kills her first.Quint magic has never chosen a human before, and the Elders Council is convinced Lera is a mistake. When the quint refuses to be cleaved apart, the enraged elders give them a choice: exile from Lunos or demotion to the lowest of trainees...
  • King of Death by Lily Mayne

    King of Death by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everything should be fine. The Brid is dead. I’m the new seelie king. And Lonan is with me, safe from the unseelie queen—his mother—and terrible brothers.But it’s not fine. Nothing is fine.I can’t seem to let go of my old life, even as this new one—and my new responsibilities—overwhelm me...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  royalty  steamy  romance  fantasy  fae
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book  fiction
  • Fires of War by Erin O'Kane

    Fires of War by Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Slavery. Torture. Necromancy. Kidnapping. Genocide.These are just some of the crimes committed by those who would call me their enemy.They tried to break me, to strike fear into my heart, but with my mates at my side, I survived, my body and spirit have endured.I am stronger than they know,But now it’s their turn to be afraid.”War has been declared in Morrowmer...
  • The Forge of Dawn by Jesse Hajicek, Jumping Jack Flash

    The Forge of Dawn by Jesse Hajicek, Jumping Jack Flash

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Barbarian swordsman Kastor Auberlane has no problem with this saving-the-world thing; it's putting up with Mikah that's a little hard to take.Status: CompleteWord count: approx. 109,222 Art credit: http://kanarae.deviantart.com/art/Mik..
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  demons  fiction
  • The Banished Prince by Zoe Perdita

    The Banished Prince by Zoe Perdita

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was only a child when my own family betrayed me, killed the Queen, and drove me from my kingdom. Six years later, I’m finally strong enough to exact my revenge. With a bit of help from a noble knight, a mysterious crow shifter, and my own growing powers, I can finally reclaim what’s rightfully mine—the Obsidian Throne—and take my place as the Dark King of Eldwyrd...
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