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Big Bad Alphas by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wanted to be loved, but not like this...When my grandma passed away a few months ago, she left me all alone and with one last wish. She wanted me to open up the bakery that we had always dreamed of.So that's what I did.I thought that I would be happier once it was open, that it would fill the hole that her passing left. Instead, it just made me realize how alone I am...Categorized as:
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Dianthe's Awakening by J.B. Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDia thought adjusting to life in two different realities was hard. The day she found out that everything she had ever known was only the surface of a whole new world - well... she dealt with it and all the fallout that followed. Now Dia finds herself with the Hunt, but circumstances can be deceiving. While in the presence of the Hunt, she comes to terms with the godling part of herself...Categorized as:
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Bear Strength by Lilly Wilder
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsReverse Harem Biker Protector RomanceI Want Nothing To Do With These Bikers, But Wants Are One Thing, And Reality Is Something Else.If you’re running from something, Swallow Springs seems to be the perfect place.It looks like everyone there has a secret, and everyone just minds their own business.This little town is ruled by an iron fist of a biker gang, who are at the same time, bear shifters...Categorized as:
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Havenfall Harbor Book Two by Albany Walker
Havenfall was never just a job to me, and that was before I knew I was mated to two powerful supernaturals. I’m settling into my new life, but our problems haven’t disappeared with my acceptance. In fact, they may be far bigger than we ever imagined. Classes are in session, but something is wrong within the walls of the school... -
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Whispered Words by Marie Harte
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA psychic romantic suspense from NYT and USA Today bestseller Marie HarteEx-government agent Chloe King is a clairaudient who’s always been able to escape trouble. She’s just getting over being nearly murdered by a serial killer when a stalker almost brings her down. The voices she’s heard more than half her life have disappeared, and she’s afraid her life is coming to an end... -
Dragon Weyr's Omega by Sky Winters
I’m an unclaimed omega. The last of my clan. Shifters only want me for breeding. My mother always told me as an omega, I should stay away from shifter men. They’re more trouble than they’re worth. They’ll use me to make large litters of dragons. But when my human boyfriend betrays me, I’m forced into the arms of three handsome dragon shifters for protection...Categorized as:
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The Purrfect Predicament by Angela Castle
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShifter twins, Andy and Hamish, are shocked to discover they have to share a mate. A bigger shock is in store for them when they finally track down their mate. But things are not as they first appear. Juniper is in hiding form a vicious hit man by taking on a male identity. Opening her back door she discovers a huge, brown panther... -
A Magical Trip by Derek Masters
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWho knew Santa and his helpers could be so magical? Chad breaking up with me pushed me over the edge. Tired of his condescending remarks, I decided that it was time to show him that he was wrong, so I put a plan into motion. I got a hold of my best friend, Erin, to set up a girl’s night out. My plan was to prove to myself––and Chad––that other men would still find me attractive... -
Bound by Two Alphas by Lynn Hagen
As far back as I could remember I have been able to dream things that come true. The one I’d had last night had shaken me from my sleep. It had just been a dream. That was what I kept telling myself until I ran into the two strangers in town. Not just a dream. The two are real... -
Shine by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn the short span of a year, Silver has gone from becoming a Mage to discovering the truth about her unique genetics. Logan Cross went from her mortal enemy to her immortal lover, but a threat is fast approaching like an inevitable storm. Attacks are underway against the Mageri and one man is behind it—an elusive foe who is an unstoppable force...Categorized as:
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Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights by Sierra Cartwright, Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsA Good sub Would... by Sierra Cartwright Genre: BDSM Erotic Contemporary Shelby, a wanna-be sub, hasn’t found a Dom strong enough to push past her need to be in control. Her experiences as a sub have been yawn-inducing. She’s fantasized plenty, though, about Trevor Lawton, one of Dark Haven’s legendary, mouthwateringly firm Doms...Categorized as:
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Loving My Pack by Lane Whitt
As the craziest year of her life comes to a close, Kitten finds herself on the brink of a new journey. Motherhood. That’s right, there’s new life coming to the Ivaskov pack. Since meeting her mates, Kitten’s world has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs and everything in between...Categorized as:
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Vampire Mistress by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe fifth book in the sensational series of "sizzling paranormal erotica." (Fresh Fiction) Joey W. Hill returns to the dark and seductive landscape of her Vampire Queen novels as a desperate woman named Anwyn finds herself trapped between the desires of two men, each with his own mission of the night: vampire hunter Gideon Green and vampire Daegan Rei...Categorized as:
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Leap of the Lion by Cherise Sinclair
She shifts for the first time on the day of her escape. After a decade of captivity, Darcy MacCormac escapes the corrupt, clandestine organization called the Scythe, leaving family and friends behind. She must find a way to rescue them. Discovered by other shifters, the brand-new cougar gets two mentors. Blademage Gawain is an easy-going blacksmith with a steel-hard core...Categorized as:
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Fury by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Captured. Tormented. Haunted.Everything has been torn from me, including the men I’d begun to trust with my heart.Kade, whose fiery brutality gave my rage an outlet. Bishop, whose twisted mind uncovered my deepest truth. And Draven, whose ruthless control offered me safe refuge.Only, I discovered they aren’t men at all.They’re monsters... -
Hybrid Theory by Penn Cassidy
I'm changing... From the inside out I'm changing and I can't stop it. Who I was, who I thought I could be... It's all gone now. A single moment was all it took to shatter everything I thought I knew about myself. A single moment was all it took to make me the most wanted woman in the world.This is the third and final book in the Noc City Trilogy... -
Sanibel Virgin by Talyn Scott
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen Kalen Young finally comes back home to Sanibel Island, she definitely stirs up the local werewolf pack. While the males are circling, enticed by the lusty scent of Kalen’s mixed blood, she soon discovers that she’s celestially appointed to three mouthwatering werewolves who want to share her for an eternity...Categorized as:
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Steal the Moon by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen an ancient artifact enslaves every werewolf on earth, humanity’s only hope is a thief… Zoey Donovan should be happy. Her love life couldn’t be better, her demonic nemesis is on the run, business is booming, and no one has tried to kill her in seven whole months. But without her best friend to share it with, it all seems a little hollow... -
Steal the Sun by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZoey thought she would never have to choose, but to save one husband, she will have to betray the other… As Zoey Donovan-Quinn first sets foot in the faery homeland of her beloved Devinshea, life is perfect. Her enemy is defeated, her heart is full, and Neil and Sarah are at her side. Daniel and Dev are happy, so their visit to the sithein should be a pleasant honeymoon full of wonder and joy... -
Oycher by Talyn Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOycher Evdokimov, Commanding Vojak for the North American Vampire Coven has protected humans from his very race for centuries...Categorized as:
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Fated Redemption by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratings[Ménage Amour: Erotic Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, with M/M, vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters, bondage, HEA] Moe Jones, aka Mojo, has finally found his mate, but it is going to take every ounce of his strength and a little help from Fate to help Rhys down the road of recovery. Rhys was forced to drink shifter blood for months and is slowly recovering from the addiction...Categorized as:
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Wandering Star by Willow Hadley
Cricket Kendall has learned a lot about herself in the month leading up to her long-awaited eighteenth birthday. Not only is she more powerful than she ever imagined she’d be, she’s also discovered she’s an alpha and most likely soulmates with three hot-ass werewolves.And now, her birthday is finally here...Categorized as:
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Fated to Be Family by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKate Edwards and Bran McGregor have been mated almost two years and things are going great. So Kate is shocked at her body’s reaction to Caleb Donovan, one of the newest members of their Pack and father to twin boys Landon and Lucas. When she realizes that he is her second mate she must figure out a way for them to come together as a family... -
Shifted Soul by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI’m not just Allie Grace anymore. A beast slumbers beneath the surface of my skin.I have new urges and impulses. Not to mention a hot temper that flares up at the slightest provocation. But that’s not all—apparently, I’m also mated.It’s like a part of my soul has been sucked out, cleaved in two, and deposited into Jared and Clay... -
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Mate Saved: Werewolf Shapeshifter Paranormal Romance by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThirty and single? Well, getcha butt to the Gathering! Wait... What? Paisley Twynham is over the whole werewolf thing. It’d been a shock to be magically kidnapped and plopped in the middle of a werewolf gathering. Then she got kidnapped a second time, had the crap beat out of her, escaped, and then met two men who are supposed to be her mates. Yup, all kinds of “over” the Gathering... -
Wolves' Triad by Lauren Dane
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPreviously published under a different title The tri-mate bond is a myth That's what Tracy Warden has believed all her life. Werewolves have one true mate, someone their wolf bonds to physically, mentally, emotionally. She didn't expect to find her mate so soon, but Nick, second to the Pacific pack's Alpha, is undeniably hers...Categorized as:
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Electric Legend by Stacey Brutger
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSOMETHING MALEVOLENT HAS INFECTED THE FREAK SHOW, SPREADING TERROR AND DEATH WHEREVER THE CIRCUS TRAVELS. ONE VISIT WILL ENCHANT YOU, BUT DON’T DARE STAY PAST DARK OR YOU MIGHT NEVER LEAVE. After her recent nearly-fatal case as a paranormal consultant, Raven decides to take a much-needed vacation with her pack...Categorized as:
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Paisley by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThirty and single? Well, getcha butt to the Gathering! Wait… what? Paisley Twynham is over the whole werewolf thing. It’d been a shock to be magically kidnapped and plopped in the middle of a werewolf gathering. Then she got kidnapped a second time, had the crap beat out of her, escaped, and then met two men who are supposed to be her mates. Yup, all kinds of “over” the Gathering... -
Were Love Found Her by Dixie Lynn Dwyer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratings[Ménage Amour: Erotic Fantasy Ménage a Cinq Romance, M/F/M/M/M, shape-shifters] The Sinclair, McFay and Crimson wolf packs are not out of danger. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Lexi’s cousins, Jacob and Troy Crimson, are about to be murdered. As they join the party in their club, VALERIES, they are attacked... -
Loving Lachlyn by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratings*available 8/27/13* For many years, mountain lion Alek Fallon believed he was fated to be alone forever. But after meeting Lachlyn, he knows that he’s found his mate in the sweet she-bear and opens his home to her and her second mate, were-bear Jericho. Lachlyn is a shifting dud and cannot transform into her bear self...
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