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  • Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    After Heartsong and before Brothersong comes Feralsong, a short story from four different perspectives about what it means to lose your mind.January 10, 2020Exclusive at tjklunebooks...
  • Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes

    Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Ghost, once known as the cub Luca, is finally home. Back among his kind and learning what it means to be both a man and a shaman, Ghost battles the expectations of his people, his family, and the pressures of a society that is both foreign and familiar...
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  • Raiden by Taylor Rylan

    Raiden by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can a sweet omega wolf tame the beast of a gargoyle? Will he accept all that his mate has to offer and need? Raiden Mason is the serious twin. He’s gone through life watching and observing, and when his ability is needed by the council, he is only too happy to do his duty...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What started over a century ago has come to fruition, and somehow, two lives from opposite sides of the same conflict discover they’re fated for each other. Did the fates get it right?Everett Fabré was thrust into a life not of his own choosing when his entire family and the majority of his pack were killed during a tragical attack on their ship during the Civil War...
  • Golden Eagle by Lauren Gilley

    Golden Eagle by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In 1942, Chekist Captain Nikita Baskin led his elite group of Soviet Secret Police into the wilds of Siberia on a mission to retrieve a “volunteer.” Sasha Kashnikov, Tomsk University student and trapper’s son, became a werewolf, an intended weapon against the Nazis. But in truth, he was meant to be the Familiar of the vampire Rasputin...
  • Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    John Leahy had no idea how he became a werewolf, but there's one thing he does know. He's struggling with everything from fitting into the wolf community up in the high mountains of Utah to controlling his shifting. John wants to fit in, to find a home, but most of all, he wants to impress pack co-leader Keegan...
  • Ryde the Lightning by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Ryde the Lightning by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Siberian pack alpha Dane Durov endured a lot in his young life and managed to survive, so he always assumed that he had a special purpose in life. If he’d had to guess, though, ‘bodyguard to the child of an Olympian god’ wouldn’t have been his first guess. Frankly, he still thought it sounded like something out of a romance writer’s imagination. Romance...
  • Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The sea is the only home Aden has ever known. Aden’s heart was encased in ice when he gave in to the call of the ocean. Weak from sickness, he’s caught in a net and dragged from the water by people who are more than human. Bad wolves. All except one. There’s a trick to hiding in plain sight: don’t get noticed...
  • Love Pistols, Vol. 1 by Tarako Kotobuki

    Love Pistols, Vol. 1 by Tarako Kotobuki

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Certain people have evolved from animals other than monkeys, and they can sense each other's animal souls! Filled with love, romance, and even male pregnancy, this series is too crazy to be...
  • Come, My Minion, Leave Your Master Alone by A.J. Sherwood

    Come, My Minion, Leave Your Master Alone by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ross has lost count of how many first date attempts he and Glenn have made. Death has been promised to the next clan-mate who interrupts them, but you can't kill Mom. Though she just might kill Ross.It's a good thing Glenn is cute...
  • Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of previous books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • Half Moon Rising by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Jennifer Fornes

    Half Moon Rising by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Jennifer Fornes

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Book Four This book is part of a series. It is in the process of being re-edited and I've left it up as is for those who are just starting. Enjoy! They say you can never go home... After more than a decade, Troy Bishop is going home to the family he left behind when his parents died. Little does Troy know, he's about to get a lot more than he bargained for...
  • Attack of the Killer Dust Bunnies by J.L. Langley

    Attack of the Killer Dust Bunnies by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Short Story from the With or Without series.I have Aubrey and Matt on the brain, so of course I chose to use them. This is related to their book, but not. I sort of wrote this scene as if it would go in their story after the Epilogue. I don’t think I’m giving anything away because of course ya’ll know they get a Happily Ever After. And I don’t think you have to know them well to enjoy this scene...
  • Shield by Claire Cullen

    Shield by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms.After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake...
  • Caught by Claire Cullen

    Caught by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rafael is about to betray his oldest friends. Traveling to the Cove under the guise of friendship, Rafe is there for one reason and one reason only— to steal a siren. Drawn to Skye from the moment their eyes meet, he finds himself torn, but there are no good choices here. You're supposed to run away from a predator not toward them. Raised among humans, Skye isn’t a typical siren...
  • An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dragons are scum. I know this. So why does this one make me feel so good? I know I should be proud to be a Templar. My daddy was one, and my granddaddy, too. And I am proud, don’t get me wrong. Of course I want to be part of ridding the earth of dragons before they can hurt anyone else. It’s just that the money doesn’t hurt, either...
  • Old Loyalty, New Love by Mary Calmes

    Old Loyalty, New Love by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    When jackal shifter Quade Danas was banished from his pack for being gay, he spent years in the military escaping his father's prejudice before returning to civilian life as a bodyguard for Roman Howell, the teenage son of a very rich man. After Roman is in an accident that leaves him physically scarred and emotionally distant, Quade is the only one who can get through to him...
  • Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A forbidden romance between a werewolf and a human whose passion conceals a dark secret.Coyote, a werewolf, goes through life hiding his true identity. But when a handsome human pianist catches him in heat, forbidden passion explodes...
  • With Abandon by J.L. Langley

    With Abandon by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Love was never part of his plan…until it pounced. As heir to an old and proud heritage, Aubrey Reynolds works and lives for his family, his employees and his pack. Agreeing to watch after a visiting werewolf is no big deal—until he discovers the newcomer is his mate. His very male mate…which is a very big deal, indeed. Revealing his sexuality was never part of Aubrey’s well-ordered life plan...
  • Lone Wolf's Omega (Mercy Hills Pack) by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Lone Wolf's Omega (Mercy Hills Pack) by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Damian thinks it's just one night. Salem thinks Damian's just another customer. They're both wrong. Damien grew up so poor even dirt was richer. So when the government approached him with a devil's deal, he leaped at a chance to provide for his parents and the rest of his family. All he had to give up was everything--his history, his pack, even his name...
  • Playing You by Claire Cullen

    Playing You by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Needed—one omega assistant. Should be proficient in filing, typing, and, um, role-play.Riley just can’t catch a break. With no job and no place to live, things are tough. He clings to his love of acting—pretending to be someone else, even for a day—but he can’t get hired to wait tables let alone get a bit part in a play. Just when he’s at his lowest, he meets Brendan. And his luck changes...
  • Lone Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Lone Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Retired Sheriff Dan Miller thought life was pretty good until he was attacked by a man bent on using him against the Wilde Wolf Pack. When he's made into a shifter to save his life, he discovers that the world he knew as a human was nothing compared to that of a wolf. He just can't seem to figure out how to shift.Lion shifter Sean is running for his life...
  • The Firebird and Other Stories (Being(s) in Love #5) by R. Cooper

    The Firebird and Other Stories (Being(s) in Love #5) by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being(s) in Love StoriesMagical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart...
  • The Firebird and Other Stories by R. Cooper

    The Firebird and Other Stories by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being(s) in Love StoriesMagical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart...
  • The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When is a wolf not just a wolf? When he has magic running through his veins. Fleeing Samhain Pack to protect them from his berserker nature, Barrett is alone in the wilds—and lost to himself. Until he tracks a most interesting prey and finds himself face to face with a mage. But Evan is not just a mage, he’s something their pack desperately needs—a healer...
  • Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames

    Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    What’s a simple human to do when he discovers supernatural beings are real?Ask many, many, many questions and take lots of notes, of course.Jeremy had always wanted to befriend mythical creatures, play with forbidden magic, and meet his fated mate. Okay, okay...
  • Starlight Kisses for the Omega by Lacey Daize

    Starlight Kisses for the Omega by Lacey Daize

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Josh is looking forward to his biggest test so far in his career: managing an event all by himself, while his boss is out on paternity leave.Josh never strayed far from Mountain Springs, and had relegated himself to a life of service jobs, when he was able to get a job with the new event coordinator in town...
  • Wolf Found by Sam Burns

    Wolf Found by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An omega searching for a safe haven.The alpha he thought long in his past.Graham Allen has always thought he was happy with a life of service to the Martingale pack. Not many people pay attention to him, but the alpha allows him to spend all his time in the kitchen he loves. When his old friend Hannah walks back into his life in desperate need of help, Graham knows he can’t turn to his pack...
  • Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Two omegas with the same radical idea – breaking free from their constraints and taking charge of their own destinies! Shy, brutalized Ryan has a simple goal of carving the best life for himself and his pup that he can. Being accepted into the Rogue Pack has given him that chance. He also harbors the hope of mating with Griffin, the beta he has loved for longer than he should...
  • Witchbane by Lissa Kasey

    Witchbane by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A power awakening within is tearing him apart.All Sebastian ever wanted was a place to call home. Bound to Liam, his fated mate, and nestled in the center of a werewolf pack, he’s found one. However, opening portals filled with monsters in his sleep, Sebastian’s power is a wild thing he’s unable to control. And it’s slowly destroying him.He never asked to be part fae, or for any of their magic...
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  • Salvaged Omega by Kian Rhodes

    Salvaged Omega by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three hundred and twenty plus years after the infamous witch trials, Salem still lagged significantly behind the rest of the nation in the rights of both Omegas and everyone who wasn't a human. Unfortunately for Sky - one of the unfortunate humans to have been born with the holdover Omega gene - that was where he was born...
  • An Inconvenient Obsession by Kian Rhodes

    An Inconvenient Obsession by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sebastian After rescuing us from a kidnapping ring, Clint, the Alpha of the Coruscation werewolves and his Omega, Trevor, had gone out of their way to make us comfortable. They'd hosted social events for us and arranged job training. They'd even allowed me to travel thousands of miles to Terena de Dragoni – a small kingdom in Canada – to stay with Spence and his new Alpha, Harry...
  • The Sumage Solution by G.L. Carriger, Gail Carriger

    The Sumage Solution by G.L. Carriger, Gail Carriger

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Can a gentle werewolf heal the heart of a smart-mouthed mage? NYT bestseller Gail Carriger, writing as G. L. Carriger, presents an offbeat gay romance in which a sexy werewolf with a white knight complex meets a bad boy mage with an attitude problem. Sparks (and other things) fly. Max fails everything - magic, relationships, life...
  • Wolf Reborn by Sam Burns

    Wolf Reborn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Gavin Lloyd has been a werewolf for ten months, and he’s still trying to get used to it. He wants to settle into a nice quiet life, running his coffee shop with his pack and learning how to be a werewolf. But now people are saying he’s some kind of prophesied werewolf messiah. He doesn’t know how they expect him to help them when he hasn’t even figured out how to help himself...
  • Truth by Kiki Burrelli

    Truth by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    One touch is all it takes ... Riley is in hiding. He always knew his curse would get him in trouble, and now it has driven him to a gloomy island, hours away from Seattle. At least he gets to keep his job in social work and sure, Walker County is a little isolated, and the wealthy recluses who live on the other side of the bay are odd, but he’s lucky just to still be alive. ...to know the truth...
  • First Bite by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    First Bite by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A lone alpha on the edge. A veteran home from war. One bond that will save them both.Indigo Baros left for the front line two decades ago, and his contract’s up, but when he gets state side, nothing’s how he remembers it. His family’s gone, scattered to the winds or dead, but an inheritance from his grandfather offers him a place to settle down...
  • Omega's Shadow by Claire Cullen

    Omega's Shadow by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Ordinary guy by day and protector of the city by night, Chris hides his true self from everyone. Even the omega he’s fallen for. But when Julian becomes the target of a dangerous shifter, Chris must risk it all to save him.Being an omega should define Julian’s life. In truth, it’s barely a footnote. He’s long abandoned his dream of being swept off his feet by an alpha...
  • Hearts from the Ashes by Ally Blue, Willa Okati

    Hearts from the Ashes by Ally Blue, Willa Okati

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the city of Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, six men discover lasting love from the ashes of heartache. In Eros Rising by Ally Blue, Scott and Keegan have both been hurt by love. Can they overcome their painful pasts and build a future with each other? There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and your one true love...
  • Shiftless by T.A. Moore

    Shiftless by T.A. Moore

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Night Shift is the city's thin, silver line- and some nights it's thinner than others. It isn't the fact he almost died last night that's thrown Night Shift officer Kit Marlow. He's used to that. It's the fact that instead of a werewolf trying to rip his throat out, it was his friend and colleague who tried to put him in the ground.Well, 'friend...
  • Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen

    Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Joshua Tate has always sashayed through life, just having fun and taking care of his little brother, Taylor. He enjoyed who he was until he talked to his Mom, his own personal critic, who is happy to remind him off all of his shortcomings. Law Santiago loves his brothers...
  • Bone Dry by Kim Fielding

    Bone Dry by Kim Fielding

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to Buried Bones Ery Phillips’s muse is MIA. He’s pretty sure his job as a graphic designer is to blame, because let’s face it, what kind of muse wants to draw grocery store logos and catheterized penises? When Ery’s friends Dylan and Chris head off on a European vacation, Ery jumps at the chance to stay on their farm, hoping a stint in the country will encourage his muse to reappear...
  • Rivers and Roads by Ariel Millar, E.M. Lindsey

    Rivers and Roads by Ariel Millar, E.M. Lindsey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    For months, my world has been nothing but blood and violence.I have long-since lost track of anything except the beast inside me, and obeying the commands of my human Masters. But when a new Wolf turns up and takes me from that place, I realize there's more to who I am than just a monster.His scent is familiar—and yet entirely new...
  • Winter's Wolf by Tara Lain

    Winter's Wolf by Tara Lain

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tales of the Harker Pack: Book Three Winter Thane was raised on the two cardinal rules of werewolf existence: don’t reveal yourself to humans under penalty of death, and there’s no such thing as a gay werewolf...
  • The Bucket List by Toby Wise

    The Bucket List by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Can a bucket list make two people realize they belong together?Griffin has been in love with his neighbor since the day he moved in and Nolan showed up at his doorstep with baked goods. Since then, his feelings have only grown stronger, but he’s never voiced them, too afraid of losing his best friend.While drinking the night before Valentine’s Day, the two devise a plan...
  • Carnal Intentions by Stephani Hecht

    Carnal Intentions by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    During one fateful night of death and loss, twenty years ago, Mitchell lost almost everything he held dear. Not only were his parents murdered, but his younger brothers were kidnapped and thought lost forever. Since then, Mitchell has not only had to lead the felines in rebuilding their society, but he’s had to protect them from future attacks. This leaves little time for his own wants and needs...
  • Savage Awakenings by Stephani Hecht

    Savage Awakenings by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    An outcast among his own kind, Rat has always withdrawn from others and lived life by his own rules. Rejected and shunned so many times, he’s resigned to the fact that he’ll always be alone and almost convinces himself that he’s happier that way. That all changes in one instant when he receives a call from a lost shifter named Keegan...
  • Off the Beaten Path by Cari Z.

    Off the Beaten Path by Cari Z.

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    When Ward Johannsen’s little girl Ava shifted into a werewolf, she was taken into custody by the feds and shipped off to the nearest pack, all ties between father and daughter severed. Ward burned every bridge he had discovering her location, and then almost froze to death in the Colorado mountains tracking her new pack down. And that’s just the beginning of his struggle...
  • Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton

    Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The object of Parker Montgomery's crush is big man on campus Colton Butler, who is much more than he appears to be. Colton has been watching Parker from a distance, patiently waiting for the day when he will finally be able to claim his destined mate...
  • Oliver's Heart by Lynn Hagen

    Oliver's Heart by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    [#368 Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Micah Barak rescued his mate from the clutches of his abusive father, but Oliver was too young to claim. As Oliver lashed out at everyone around him, Micah was determined to protect him, reminding the pack of their mates’ own shortcomings...
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