Books like 'The Beast Within'
Readers who enjoyed The Beast Within by Erin McCarthy, Bianca D'Arc & Jennifer Lyon also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Broken Prince by Jen Wylie
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes, when you're broken, you can heal on your own. Sometimes, you need the help of your friends, your family, and the people you love. Keeping those pieces together when the world seems intent on ripping you apart is the greatest challenge of all. Especially when the ones you love, the ones who hold you together, start falling apart themselves... -
Blood Bond by Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHybrids. If I had to choose one word to sum up all of my problems, this would be it. Without hybrids, I wouldn’t have to watch my best friend slowly becoming a monster. Without hybrids, I could let go of the mentality “hunt or be hunted.” CHAS wouldn’t be scouring the Earth, intent on slaughtering and using Alex to do it...Categorized as:
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The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAllied with Cronus, the embodiment of all evil, Medea has raised an army of the undead to invade her family's kingdom. Now in paperback, the thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed ICEMARK trilogy!Oskan and Thirrin thought their bad-seed daughter was gone for good -- burnt to a cinder and cast out onto the Spirit Plain. But banishment did not kill Medea: It made her stronger... -
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Moon Thrall by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant gives readers a double dose of the Louisiana bayous in the second book of her searing LaRue series (connected to the bestselling Chiasson series) filled with suspense, voodoo, and romance. HER QUEST FOR THE TRUTH Skye Parrish is living her dream...Categorized as:
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The Alpha King Call Boy: Chap 1-46 by Jane Above Story
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFiona, a perfect Luna, is left heartbroken when she discovers her fiancé has cheated on her. In an impulsive act of revenge, she orders a call boy for a night of wild passion. As the sun rises the next morning, she leaves cash behind and slips away, believing she's had her sweet revenge... -
Dragon Mates: The Falk Clan Complete Series by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little intro to The Falk Clan Tales… These are my stories surrounding four Dragon Shifter brothers and how they find their one true mates!Each brother's chest is marked with his rose, the magical link to his heart and his magic. They each have a matching gemstone to go with it.In The Dragon's Valentine we meet the eldest Falk brother, Callius... -
The Beta's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRen Corbin has a great life as the alpha’s right hand. He’s enjoying his life, but he knows it’s beyond time to find a mate and settle down. During a spring full moon, he senses someone in the woods and knows it’s his truemate. It doesn’t matter to him that she’s a fae and not a wolf; he only cares that she’s gorgeous and she’s his... -
Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate : Chap 111-200 by Caroline Above Story
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBastien marries me only for duty. I reject him and leave for good by faking my death.Yet he goes crazy looking for me. He says he loves me when we meet again.No! I don't buy it. I can't let him steal my child!**"She's not yours!"The front door was locked and deadbolted, but it only takes Bastien and his Betas a moment to break past those defenses... -
Dark Wolf Running by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn Rhyannon Byrd's latest Bloodrunners romance, passion and secrets collide and only their love will save two werewolves and their pack. With his sharp gaze locked on the most magnificent female he'd ever seen, Wyatt Pallaton did his best to hold himself back. Of course, Elise Drake was hardly just any female... -
Irish Wishes by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSuper werewolf Wayne Maccon has been fighting his growing feelings for a certain blond man for years. Previously mated to a woman, Wayne just can't seem to take that final step and be with the man who is his new mate. But how long will Conner O’Rourke wait for him to make up his mind? Conner O'Rourke has waited so many years for the alpha of the created wolves to claim him as his new mate...Categorized as:
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The Protector's Heart by R. E. Butler
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNila Patterson doesn’t want anything to do with wolves. Her werewolf ex-husband continues to stalk her and their son, terrifying her to no end. The last thing she wants to do is acknowledge her attraction to Malachi Slattery, who’s been watching her for weeks. He’s not as discreet as he thinks he’s being...Categorized as:
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The Omega's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJeremiah Kincaid has always felt like an outsider, unable to shift even though he’s a full-blooded wolf. As his twenty-eighth birthday approaches, he finds himself reaching the limit of what he can tolerate, and makes plans to leave the pack... -
Dark Wolf Returning by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen werewolf Eli Drake is banished from his pack, he leaves a devastated and heartbroken Carla Reyes behind. Three torturous years later, she tracks him down to a hole-in-the-wall Texas bar—the pack is in trouble and war is on the horizon. Carla needs Eli’s help, but wants nothing more to do with him—even though he’s as ruthless, domineering and sexy as ever. Eli hasn’t forgotten Carla... -
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Healed by Fire by Catherine Banks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The dark approaches. Fire will consume and restore, happiness and pain must be experienced collectively. Death for three will be the end.” Her memory taken and her whereabouts unknown Artemis is taken in by a coven of witches who give her the name Chandra... -
Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan, Marie Harte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom five bestselling authors comes five brand new novellas sure to heat up the night. From Carrie Ann Ryan's Dante's Circle series, a demon from the fiery depths of hell must make his choice to follow in the footsteps of his father or love the submissive wolf who lays claim to his heart in His Choice... -
Wolfsong by Kodilynn Calhoun
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen his wolf-dog goes from furry to beautiful girl in 2.7 seconds, 17-year-old Kia doesn’t believe it. Arii’s been recruited to bring Kia home, back to her realm, where werewolves are real, the supernatural exists, and tension between the two wolf packs is threatening to erupt into a full-scale war... -
The Vampire Hunter of Appalachia by Shiloh Sloane
In modern day Appalachia, werewolves, witches, and vampires rein. This novella catalyzes the Wretched Love series, a thrilling, erotic, supernatural story about wars with families and God, fated and fatal love, and bloody obsession. In the hills of North Carolina, we meet.. -
Savage by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWho do you run to? Out in the forest, tensions are blazing like forest fire. The ancient rivalry between the Fenner and Gaudin packs has reached fever pitch, and only a battle will quell the blood lust. Katelyn is caught in the middle, her pack loyalties tested like never before. The person she needs the most - strong, sexy, loyal Trick - has no idea about her dark secrets... -
Black Magic by Jody Morse, Jayme Morse
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThough her grandfather’s legendary talisman is in the hands of her biggest enemy, Samara McKinley and the Ima pack have even more important issues to deal with right now—like finding out how to fight against the black magic that Jason Masterson, Alpha of the Vyka pack and their arch rival, is using... -
Her River God Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
SavannahRejected by my intended mate, humiliated, then dumped under a river bridge.Life sucks as bad as this stinking pool of mud I’ve just landed in.Maybe this is where a halfling like me belongs—with the other bottom-feeders.Then he appears, like some awesome river god.A sexy wolf shifter, with endless muscles and eyes like burning skies.He drags me out of the dirt and breathes new life into me...Categorized as:
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Racing the Alpha by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBook #1 of the Dirt Track Dogs series. **Can be read as a standalone (NO CLIFFHANGER)** **Warning: this book contains dirty, dirty things. Including but not limited to dirty talk, dirty sex, dirty minds, dirty mouths, and dirty looks. Do not read this book if you are a germaphobe. In the south, things get real dirty. Especially on Saturdays. Mud on your jeans. Grit in your beer...Categorized as:
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Blood Moon by C.L. Bevill
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSage Ingram has been changed to a werecougar against her will, kidnapped, and locked in Under, a magickal place with monstrous creatures so alarming, she’s shaking in her paws. Per Forester, a Cat Clan Warrior, has just come back from another mission to find Emma Lucia, his clan’s Second, returned from being hunted by vicious humans... -
Rabbit Creek Santa by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmas!... Things are going well in Rabbit Creek. Elizabeth has taken her duties as the Alpha's Mate to heart and as the story opens, that heart is breaking for the loneliness and isolation of one of her pack. It's Christmas Eve and no one should be lonely at Christmas. Lindy doesn't feel like she has much to celebrate...Categorized as:
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SEAL Wolf In Too Deep by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLove spells danger for an alpha SEAL wolf and the woman who steals his heart in this steamy shifter romance from USA Today bestselling author Terry Spear His love is dangerousAs a Navy SEAL and police diver, alpha wolf shifter Allan Rappaport knows how to handle tough situations, but the arrival of a human diving partner-especially one as attractive as Debbie Renaud-is a whole new challenge... -
Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the world of the Bloodrunners, a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human, half-Lycan. Only through the act of Bloodrunning, the hunting and assassination of rogue werewolves, may these extraordinary warriors gain full acceptance within their respective packs...Categorized as:
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Wolves at the Door by Veronica Blade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: As with any Veronica Blade book, this is a ROMANCE NOVEL, meaning it's romance FIRST and everything else is secondary. Rated PG-13 for sexual situations and mild profanity. THIS IS BOOK #2 IN THE SHAPES OF AUTUMN SERIES Their forbidden love could cost them their lives... Autumn’s just learned she’s a shape-shifter — something her parents should’ve told her long ago... -
Thrown to the Wolves by Lynn Leite
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBitten by a werewolf and left for dead, Amber Douglas has come to terms with the fact that life will never be the same. Refusing to shift is her way of holding on to her humanity, and it’s killing her. Aiden Woodland never expected to be the Alpha of his own pack. That was his twin brother Bryce’s job, not his... -
Wolf's Strength by Ambrielle Kirk
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTension grows between old rivals. Cold-blooded murder sparks a feud that could lead to the deadliest civil war in Pack history. Alpha Devin Caedmon and his council are tempted to risk all that is precious to protect their bloodline. Tristan Arnou, the rival Pack’s leader, isn’t the only force trying to tear down the unity holding them together... -
Totally Shifted by Lynn Leite
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Maddox, Rory and Maverick’s son, is threatened at gun point by Department of Environmental Protection officers, who are looking for a killer wolf, Xavier steps in to save his nephew. Gwen Reynard, nicknamed “The Wolf Whisperer,” by the department, knows the huge black wolf staring down the barrel of the tranquilizer guns her men are holding is not the killer they are looking for... -
Cry of the Pride by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLost and alone… After her mother’s death, Lyra grew up in the foster care system, struggling to hide who she is from the humans who found enough wrong with her. Never fitting in anywhere, she learned to adapt, hiding the damaged parts of herself as best she could... -
Heart of the Huntress by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Camille Kennecott has finally found true happiness. Her twin sister, Emily, has returned home after years of self-inflicted seclusion within the austere confines of Bethlem Hospital. Nathaniel Strider, the boy who has captured Camille’s heart, has tamed the beast within him and joins her whenever he is not living his dream as a sailor on the open sea. And her guardian, Dr... -
A Siberian Werewolf Christmas by Caryn Moya Block
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Siberian Werewolf Christmas Margaret Brady knows she must be out of her mind to go to Siberia for Christmas. But her intuition won’t let her turn down the invitation of her best friend, Violet Volkov. When she meets the good looking Vyacheslav Putyatinov, she knows just what she wants for Christmas... -
Redwood Pack, Vol. 1 by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRedwood Pack Volume 1 contains the first 2 books in the Redwood Pack Series in a print copy. An Alpha’s Path Redwood Pack Book 1 Melanie is a twenty-five year old chemist who has spent the whole of her adult life slaving at school. Now she is finally done and about to start her dream job, however before she does that she needs to let her hair down... -
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Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe prophecies are coming true and the ancient race of the Kantri-or true dragons-have come back to the world of Men. It was through the actions of Young Lanen Kaelar that the Kantri were reminded of the larger world. It was bravery (and a mad belief in the old tales) that caused the young woman to start a perilous journey to find the great dragons of legend... -
Forever Bound by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFOREVER BOUND includes the following four best-selling titles by Cynthia Eden: BOUND BY BLOOD BOUND IN DARKNESS BOUND IN SIN BOUND BY THE NIGHT Word Count: 90,000 The BOUND stories are dark and sexy tales of paranormal romance. Vampires and werewolves must trust each other in these stories--their lives are on the line, and so are their hearts...Categorized as:
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Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"For a love that will last through the ages, they must fight an evil older than time. " "True Destiny, Book 3" Jeffrey Grimm's grandfather, Odin, tortured and nearly killed his twin sister. He's on a mission to return the favor. To get the job done, he needs the world's oldest living laser-hair-removal candidate: Fenrisulfr, the werewolf prophecy has decreed will kill Odin at Ragnarrok... -
Be Were by Eliza Gayle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDean had a family once. Until tragedy and betrayal consumed them. Now he lives on his own terms keeping life simple and carefree. Then one night leads to one bite and he's forced back into a dangerous world that reminds him he's still as angry as ever and this time he's not leaving until he gets what he wants. Niki...Categorized as:
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My Magic Mate by Caryn Moya Block
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBrencis Solovyov, a Siberian lycanthrope, isn’t looking for a mate. When he visits the local metaphysical store, he is repulsed by the owner’s purple hair and combat boots. And when she gives him a potion that accidently poisons him, he fears for his life. The fact that she is his mate can only be a trick of destiny. After she claims to be a witch, he knows she is truly crazy... -
Howl For Me by Ariel Marie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne tragic accident. Two lost souls. Will love prevail? Wolf shifter Brianna Wolfe had no memories of her past life. Five years ago she woke up in a strange hospital and an unfamiliar town. Brianna had made a good life for herself with her new pack, but her wolf kept hinting at her past...Categorized as:
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The Selkie by Rosanna Leo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis was supposed to be her year. However, after losing her job and discovering her fiancé cheating, Maggie Collins has her doubts. When her grandmother dies, she hits rock bottom. Maggie travels to her grandmother’s home in Orkney, Scotland to sort through her gran’s things, only to discover the old woman has left her a seal pelt as her inheritance. She also learns that others are after the pelt... -
Destiny United by Leia Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErin Bolton knows her former foster sister is a sorceress and a witch, but she wants nothing to do with that world. The day before her twenty-first birthday, a terrifying vampire, Marcelo, steals her from the predictability of her secluded life and drags her into the middle of a dangerous war between supernaturals... -
Chance's Game by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where magic is common, Breanna is among the rarest of her kind and highly sought after – by all the wrong men. With a roll of his dice, in steps the God of Chance, who sets her up on a quest to free the Realm from a powerful spell. There’s just one problem. Chance expects her to team up with a wizard – who is also a devilish rake... -
Joining the Pack by Lindsey Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZoey is happy in her home with her friends on the east side of the country. She has just recently turned into a werewolf and has practiced her skills ever since she first became one. But when her mother announces some surprising news, which brings her world crashing down around her, she is forced to move across the country with her dad to join his old pack... -
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The Alpha's Pet by Loki Renard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen troublemaker Sacha Wallace is banished after plotting against her brother, the alpha of one of England’s oldest packs, she’s deposited in front of the mansion of the powerful Russian alpha Alexei Chernov. Though she is both aroused and intimidated by the dominant wolf’s stern demeanor and formidable presence, Sacha does her best to be as difficult as possible... -
Protecting His Mate by M.L. Briers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVictoria Gerrard has inherited the land that sits between a Lycan pack on one side and a Werewolf clan on the other- both want her land- but the Alpha of the Were's will do anything to get it... -
The Librarian and the Wolf by E.A. Price
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTerri Lin, human, librarian. Following a devastating heart break Terri came to the town of Rose to start over. Not wanting to suffer the same heartache she dated younger men who like her just wanted a bit fun. She thought her latest young wolf would be just the same. He’s handsome and charming, but also childish and inconsiderate. She knows he’s still young and wouldn’t want to be tied down... -
Enlightening Bloom by Michelle Turner
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho knew finding out shifters are real would be the easy part? Trying to finalize the bond with her mate, Pike, Bloom is struck with a mysterious illness that puts a strain on the newly mated pair. They’re forced to take off on their mating night to track down a long lost relative in hope’s she’ll have the cure and answers they desperately need... -
The Lycan The Witch and The Wardrobe by M.L. Briers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNicole wants her grandmother's wardobe that is sitting behind the closed door of the antiques store- Ryan wants to meet Nicole and decides that buying the wardobe is the perfect way to get to know her- But standing in the way of a Fae's hearts desire is never a good idea, especially for a Lycan and especially when she is your mate... -
Defending His Mate by M.L. Briers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsabel knows that she isn’t supposed to help the Lycan Pack. But when she finds one of them near death in the middle of the road, she can’t just leave him there. Enlisting the help of her friend to return Joshua to his people, she knows that the Fae are not welcome on Pack land...
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