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  • A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne

    A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Revisit the Monstrous couples from the first seven novels of the series in this collection of sixteen short stories. Plus, meet a new Monstrous couple in a brand new 20k-word novella, Ruke...
  • False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    High Lord CrossbodyI’ve given up a lot to pursue a career in professional wrestling, and I’m not going to have it all derailed by an uncouth ghoul with a huge chip on his shoulder, who decided he disliked me for no reason on his very first day at Goliaths.Vince Burke has been the thorn in my side for five long years, but things have taken a turn for the worse...
  • Moth by Lily Mayne

    Moth by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When I—along with my best friend and his big purple monster boyfriend—come across a fortress-like raider camp while journeying across the monster-infested Wastes, we stop to deliver a message.Somehow, that simple pit stop turns into a seemingly impossible quest to get this camp’s missing leader out of the prison where he’s being held and forced to fight monsters and other humans...
  • Blaze of Wrath by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde

    Blaze of Wrath by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Politics are a deadly game, and things are heating up. As winter sets in, my mates and I are in a careful dance as we try to avoid the Council's suspicions and gain acceptance into the rebellion. Every secret we uncover is more deadly than the last, as the truth of the Council is brought to light...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  fated-mates  fiction  magic
  • Unholy Trifecta X The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA: Common Sense Deserts Once Again by A.J. Sherwood

    Unholy Trifecta X The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA: Common Sense Deserts Once Again by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Remi steals something she shouldn't. Oops?In her defense, Ivan thought it was a good idea...
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    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  romance  vampires  magic  fantasy  humor
  • Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LarkinLook, here’s the thing.I’m young, carefree, and my job as the assistant to Holt, manager and owner of the Goliaths of Wrestling, means I’m surrounded by half-naked beefcake wrestlers all day. Of course I’m going to be interested in… getting to know them all better...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  fae  age-gap  romance  fantasy  shapeshifters
  • Little Souls of Fire by Clio Evans

    Little Souls of Fire by Clio Evans

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Barista's BookCreatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love.Even the slimy, demented, horned ones.Even the psychopathic, hellish, tentacled ones...
  • Lor by Lily Mayne

    Lor by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.And I am instantly captivated by him.I have never seen anything like him...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  fantasy  monsters  dystopia
  • The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

    The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    After eight years on the stage with The Company of Fiends, the glow of the spotlight is starting to wear thin for Hazel Nix. The theater is perfect for a girl like her—one with a secret she keeps even from her more monstrous peers—but playing pretend is only exciting for so long...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins

    King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    New from USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a new Dark Urban Fantasy that will have you begging for more. Spellbinding, action-packed, mystery, and romance.I’d trained my entire life to take over the hunter guild. When the unthinkable happened, my father was taken, and I was forced to step up. The moment I took control, everything began to unravel around me...
  • A Mage's Guide to Aussie Terrors by A.J. Sherwood

    A Mage's Guide to Aussie Terrors by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One ghost from the past.Two unknown Australian monsters eating people.Three men who won’t let either problem win...
  • Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s the end of the world as you know it…At least it will be, if my dear despicable mum gets her way. I, however, happen to be quite fond of some of the toys I’ve discovered on this plane. Ma petite monstre, for starters. But the plague is spreading, taking no prisoners, and I’m trapped and at the mercy of a deal I made with Rosie...
  • Gloam by Lily Mayne

    Gloam by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When a strange woman shows up outside our camp in the Wastes with monsters chained up to her RV, it feels like I’m the only one who actually wants to help them.That big, grey-skinned monster with the cage on his head and the chain hanging from his back—something is telling me I need to help him. I need to free him...
  • Wyn by Lily Mayne

    Wyn by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I am a monster.A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves.There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me...
  • The Rycke by Lily Mayne

    The Rycke by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Life as a raider in the Wastes, where monsters roam and the military lurks, is as easy as it sounds.I’ve been out here for a long time, and the fear that courses through my blood every time I have to step outside our camp walls to scavenge never fades. No matter how many monsters you face—and have to run for your life from—it doesn’t ever get easier...
  • Adonis by L. Sherleen

    Adonis by L. Sherleen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Accused of a hate crime and expelled from school in his final year, Connor returns home to his seaside town to let everything blow over. There, not only does he have to learn to deal with the addition of two new stepbrothers and a new stepdad, but he also has to grapple with a world set against him. It’s not all bad though. Within his dad’s underwater lab, he discovers something in the deep...
  • Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor

    Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A succubus's kiss is deadly... to everyone but her.Evie is trapped. Held captive by the vampiric Court of Night, she has experienced nothing but pain and terror for over a year. Treasured for her rare and delectable blood, Evie knows she will never see the outside of the dark estate that is her prison. She is fated to be forever ruined by cruel monsters. Her freedom is a concept lost...
  • Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Reporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...
  • Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett

    Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Leviathan Fitness is the favorite place of monsters, muscles, and a tentacled creature who can seduce even the hardest to win over human.When parks department supervisor Reece Rollins decides to sign up for a triathlon– there are two things holding him back. One, his fear of monsters. Two, his sub-par swimming skills...
  • 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...
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    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  fae  romance  ghosts  fantasy  mystery
  • A Beginner’s Guide to Mistakenly Summoned Demons and Other Misadventures by Shannon Mae

    A Beginner’s Guide to Mistakenly Summoned Demons and Other Misadventures by Shannon Mae

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabriel:Mistakenly summoning a lust demon was not on Gabe’s to-do list, but with a meddling grandmother, he’s gotten used to the unexpected. The real trouble begins when Gabe realizes exactly who he’s summoned...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  demons  urban-fantasy  magic
  • Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty

    Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You should go to Crete if you want to survive. Amourgeles. They’ll come for you soon. I’d lived in the city for a long time, and working the drive-thru window of a coffee shop meant I’d seen some things. From blowjobs to furries. Sometimes furries getting blowjobs. Let’s face it, no one was at their best when they were uncaffeinated...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  age-gap  romance  reverse-harem  fantasy  magic  myths
  • Asher by Louisa Masters

    Asher by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When your imaginary boyfriend turns up in your hometown, marriage is the only option.I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me… which, right now, is marriage...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  fae  romance  shapeshifters  fantasy  demons
  • Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It only took seconds for my world to change…I live a simple, small-town life. Helping with the family restaurant, my side gig as a ride-share driver, hanging with my best friend, making the most of the extra time with my ghost grandma. The only exciting thing to happen to me in the past year was when Gabe moved to town—too bad Nonna scared him off...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  ghosts  fantasy  magic
  • Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters

    Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LakeSnagging the hunter was the easy part. Now I have to prove to him that a life filled with chaos, the most amazing fish ever, and delightful me is so much better than normal—trust me, he isn’t too hard to convince.But when a group of insolent chimeras laughably think they can target my one true love, they have another thing coming for them—likely death...
  • Well of Souls by Linsey Hall

    Well of Souls by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to the City of Secrets & SinI never imagined that owning a haunted bookstore in New Orleans would be my future, but here I am. For the first time in my miserable life, I’m happy. I have a home.But when my closest friend is cursed by an unknown spell, I realize there’s something far darker going on in New Orleans...
  • Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder

    Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being the sole survivor of the Van Helsing family was never a burden I wanted to carry.Yet here I was, an orphan with a score to settle against Dracula for orchestrating the near genocide of my bloodline.One small kink in that plan: I was turned into the blood sucking creature that I was born to destroy...
  • Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne

    Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I, Taylor Hough, am a painfully average guy.I have the soul-destroying corporate job, I iron my underpants, and I was unceremoniously dumped for an influencer hippie a few years ago. Every day feels the same, and I don’t know how much longer I can cope before I do something unhinged like rip off my shirt in the middle of my co-worker’s office birthday party and smear lemon cake all over my chest...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  fae  romance  fantasy  monsters  humor
  • Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A human who opened the wrong magical book, her stern boss, and his “friend” who says he can help…I’ve been cursed. Not metaphorically. Not, “Oh no! I spilled my coffee!” or “I broke a heel!”No.I’ve been cursed by a book and now I’m a danger to everyone I care about.After finding out that the things that go bump in the night are real a few weeks ago, this is doing nothing for my peace of mind...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Maneater: A Monsters of Moonvale Novella by Emily Antoinette

    Maneater: A Monsters of Moonvale Novella by Emily Antoinette

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A witch seeking connection…If something ever seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s how the “friendly” invitation to join a new coven turned into a surprise demon summoning. At least it wasn't a virgin sacrifice. Then I really would have been screwed—and not in the way they plan for with the succubus they’ve bound...
  • Shadow Slayer by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Shadow Slayer by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The best way to ruin a rogue slayer's day? Force an arranged marriage on her.Despite being the best of the best, my parents–who run our region's slayer council–decide it's time for me to get married. Apparently, being the wife of a high-born slayer will finally make me respectable. Or so they say. I see the arrangement for what it really is: a power grab...
  • Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story by M.J. May

    Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story by M.J. May

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blessed with eternal fire, Hellfire Rayburn is Fairy Queen Silvidia’s most trusted and feared warrior. In a world living under fairy rule, Ray’s accustomed to serving his queen by upholding the law. Now, Queen Silvidia wants more.Wendall Galen never expected to wake up reanimated as a zombie. Then again, he never expected to be murdered either...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  fae  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  fantasy  magic
  • His Darkest Desire by Tiffany Roberts

    His Darkest Desire by Tiffany Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A cursed goblin sorcerer. The human female he’s waited an eternity for. A secret that could tear them apart.A quaint cottage in a Scottish forest seemed the perfect place for Kinsley to start anew. But when a tragic accident leaves her isolated and dying, her new life is over before ever beginning.Until a dark, mysterious being emerges from the night gloom and offers to save her—for a price...
  • Their Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Their Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Four vampires and one werewolf. A perfect match made in hell.It never failed. Karter was the storm that could destroy even the calmest seas. He’d tried to change, swore he would be better, but it was inevitable. He would screw something up and they'd get rid of him, or he would push them too far...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  abuse  adult  alternate-universe  book
  • Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek

    Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This isn’t a tale of redemption — it’s all about the fall. An outcast amongst outcasts, Phelan Oliver nevertheless takes his duties as a Necromancer with the utmost seriousness. As one of the few in his family devoted to the “old ways,” Phelan has fully embraced the piety and severe discipline required to master demonic magic...
  • Johann by Grae Bryan

    Johann by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alexei is lost. On the run from his criminal family, hiding out in Hyde Park, he has no idea what the point or purpose of his life is anymore. Until he’s served coffee by a strange young man, one whom Alexei can’t get out of this head. And when Alexei realizes his favorite barista isn’t quite human after all, his obsession only deepens...
  • Psycho Fae by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Fae by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Fight for survival in the deadly gladiator Fae Games. Jax, Cobra, and Ascher are now my teammates.We're fighting for our lives. And our futures.But nothing is at it seems, and for every secret we uncover, another unfolds.Under the spiteful watch of Xerxes and the evil Fae Queen, it's not clear we're going to survive...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  enemies-to-lovers  fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  abuse  adult
  • Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  angst  book  cheerful-mc
  • Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters

    Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DeclanIt’s really hard to pretend like life is normal when you’re staring a monster in the eyes, though he’s both tempting and irritating in his human form...
  • Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight

    Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When it came to love, Rusty had resigned himself to never being enough, and Gem knew he would always be too much. Turns out, they were both wrong.As a Pyclon from Lust, Rusty learned early the cruel rules of the Pentagram. Happiness is for the privileged. Hope for the weak. And absolutely nothing comes free. So he accepts a life of happy enough, of good enough, of just… enough...
  • When a Gargoyle Dreams by E.A. Price

    When a Gargoyle Dreams by E.A. Price

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life in the gargoyle clan continues as normal – they are still eager to find the remaining gargoyles and wake them. But the gargoyle, Drago isn’t interested in being part of a clan. Discarded by his own clan and tortured by humans, he cares nothing for no one...
  • Debts and Darkness by Kyra Alessy

    Debts and Darkness by Kyra Alessy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Incubi MC. Their newest acquisition. Revelations that could mean all our deaths …I’m theirs. I signed up to be one of the Iron Incubi’s playthings to save my friend, but at what cost?They set my body on fire. I know they’re just using their incubus tricks, but the line between the job I signed up for and my real emotions is blurring...
    Categorized as:
    enemies-to-lovers  fae  mlm  paranormal  adult  angels  biker  book
  • Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland

    Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forgive me, Father, for I’m about to sin… My life is a country song. I lost my abuela, my wife, my house, and my religion. After helping my two best friends find love, I’m broke, out of shape, and lonelier than ever. Until I find an injured winged monster in the church basement I’m remodeling. He’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen...
  • Pride and Perdition by Kaye Draper

    Pride and Perdition by Kaye Draper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A member of the pride is lost. Gesa and her remaining lovers are barely holding it together. And the damned demon wants to give cooking lessons.Gesa and her pride are about to travel into fae territory to take back what was stolen from them and stop a deadly ritual. But they might already be too late. Author’s Note I was tired of reading the same old thing over and over again in reverse harem...
  • Possess Me! - I Want You To by Fae Quin

    Possess Me! - I Want You To by Fae Quin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Spooky Boys Series invites you to visit a world where things that go bump in the night aren't just fantasy. These standalone novels feature monsters that are spicy, fun, and sometimes furry.LucaWhat was I thinking, trading my last painting for a "lucky" necklace? Instead of good fortune, the cursed trinket saddled me with a stocky, heavily tattooed ghost named Prudence...
  • Head Over Tentacles by K.L. Hiers

    Head Over Tentacles by K.L. Hiers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Private investigator Sloane Beaumont should be enjoying his recent engagement to eldritch god Azaethoth the Lesser, AKA Loch. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have time for a pre-honeymoon period.The trouble starts with a deceptively simple missing persons case...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  magic  mystery  fantasy
  • Oops, I Elf'd it Again by Ava Ross

    Oops, I Elf'd it Again by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m teaching a gorgeous elf how to fit in with humans and now I’m falling in love.With thirty-six looming on my horizon, I’m determined to have a child. I don’t need romance. I don’t need love. And definitely don’t need a happily ever after...
  • By the Fae by Jemma Croft

    By the Fae by Jemma Croft

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dream job – check.Dream apartment – nearly check.Super-hot fae boyfriend – Uh, she’ll have to get back to you on that one.At age 29, good girl, Holly Briar, thought she’d have it all by now. After all, everything else on her metaphorical (and physical) list is checked off, but she’s still very much lacking in the love dept...
  • Her Orc Blacksmiths by Zoe Ashwood

    Her Orc Blacksmiths by Zoe Ashwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I wanted a husband…and got two orc mates instead.When my groom-to-be leaves me standing alone at the altar, I only want to escape. So I pack my bags and sneak out of my parents’ house in the middle of the night. But instead of going to a larger human city, I turn north, toward the orc lands...
  • Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn

    Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Jude entered The Passing Through Cafe, Toni thought he’d be nothing more than a fun night, a challenge to win, a fixation to satisfy; Toni didn’t expect Jude to be exactly what he never knew he was looking for.As the rightful heir to the Maryno family dynasty, Toni grew up with clear expectations of who he was supposed to be, and more importantly, who he wasn’t...
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