Rate 10: "Luck in the Shadows;" Nightrunner Series (book#1) by Lynn Flewelling [bi & homosexual m/m]
Rate 10: "Mélusine;" Doctrine of Labyrinths Series (book#1) by Sarah Monette [straight m/f & homosexual m/m]
Rate 10: *Forgotten Realms* (saga) by R. A. Salvator and "War Of The Spider Queen" by multiple authors [no sex]
Rate 9: "A Kiss of Shadows;" Meredith Gentry Series (book#1) by Laurell K. Hamilton [straight f/m]
Rate 8: "Acheron;" Dark-Hunter Series (book#12) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [straight f/m & some m/m abuse]
Rate 6: "Storm Front;" The Dresden Files Series (book#1) by Jim Butcher [straight m/f]
Rate 5: "Beguilement;" The Sharing Knife Series (book#1) by Lois McMaster Bujold [straight f/m]