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Lowlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Marked by a notoriously dangerous leader, Kong is gorilla shifter royalty who is being guarded until he is called to perform his fated duty for his people. That duty? Take over a family group and father the next generation of gorilla shifters. Too bad he has no interest in that future. His eyes and heart have been on a buxom beauty who works at the bar his Lowlander Crew hangs out at...Categorized as:
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The Keeper of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBootlace is being hunted. Peace hasn’t come easy for the Stryker Pack, and for Bootlace, the sanctuary they’ve found feels too good to be true. His wolfish instincts are being riled up as a pretty woman with a load of secrets starts visiting him and asking questions she has no business asking...Categorized as:
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Sawman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Slow-simmering romance, secrets by the dozen, heart-warming triumph, and a crew of sexy lumberjack werebears come together to tell Brighton’s story in this final installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Brighton Beck’s inner grizzly is out of control. It’s been months since he killed his tormentor, but just seeing the man who stole his voice has put his bear on a bender...Categorized as:
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Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison
In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two mates find themselves on different paths, torn between their duty to the Wyr and the passion that binds them…. Before she met Dragos, half-human/half-Wyr Pia Giovanni was alone and on the run. Now she’s mated, pregnant and heading south to repair the Wyrs’ frayed relationship with the Elves...Categorized as:
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Hellmouth & Hot Flashes by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHot flashes? They're nothing when you have a Hellmouth to create. .. Demons are overrunning my hometown of Camden, but they're messing with the wrong peri-menopausal witch. After twenty years with my ex, delivering supernatural smack-downs is my pleasure. But my to-do list is growing and I've more to tackle than just these demons. A ghoul needs my help, and I still have Objects of Power to locate...Categorized as:
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Wolf's Claim by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSometimes the truth doesn’t set you free. After defeating my uncle and reclaiming the throne that had been stolen from me, I thought life would be easy. But fate had other plans in store. After my mate's coronation, a faceless enemy left a dire warning and became the greatest threat yet...Categorized as:
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Chased by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGabriel Sanchez has never wanted women at Outlaw Ridge. An expert tracker and operative, all he cares about is the mission. Women mean mates, and then cubs, and suddenly dedicated, focused soldiers turn into soft sappy romantics and Little League coaches. Not him. No way. Then Madison Fontaine comes to work at Outlaw Ridge, and suddenly all bets are off...Categorized as:
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Alpha Brock by C.J. Primer
SIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR. * While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 3 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, and Alpha Jax) for context before starting in on this one. * This book is a slow burn with a very moody, broody protagonist (grumpy/sunshine trope). It will be a bumpy ride for these two to get to their HEA...Categorized as:
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Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez
The shifters council has fallen, and Alpha Ares is ready to fulfill the prophecy. Born from Gods and blessed with elemental gifts, the golden wolf becomes the first Alpha King after a thousand years. The human hunters are at the forefront of the Golden Wars, but something more sinister has been stirring for centuries. A plan to rid the earth of werewolves once and for all... -
Alpha Jax by C.J. Primer
SIX-PACK SERIES BOOK THREE. * While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading book one (Alpha Gray) and book two (Alpha Theo) for context before diving into this book. I'm no stranger to one night stands. Lots of girls want to hook up with an alpha, so why should this one be any different? Maybe it's because she was the best I ever had...Categorized as:
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Fury of Frustration by Coreene Callahan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAmbition can be deadly…. Born of a powerful god, but exiled on earth, dragon-warrior Kruger conceals the truth of his origins from the world. Forced to live a lie, he proves his worth by becoming a tycoon in a powerful business empire. But when a beautiful woman with ambitions of her own gets in his way, he must decide—accept what he cannot change, or eliminate the threat once and for all...Categorized as:
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Styx's Storm by Lora Leigh
When Storme Montague's father and brother are killed by the Breeds, her father's research is also destroyed -- except for a crucial data chip that both the Council and the Breeds would kill to possess. Betrayed to the Council, she is rescued by Styx, a Wolf Breed who is different from most other Breeds she has ever known. Storme has something he wants too -- but it's not a data chip...Categorized as:
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Fates Hands by Lori Ameling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Spare. Yes, as in the term Spare Tire. I was the second-born twin to a mother who only wanted one child. Their neglect and cruelty have made me a Ghost in our world of Shifters. I have the plan to escape all this and make a life of my own. Just have to work a few more shifts so I have enough money to make my way to go to college...Categorized as:
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101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOfficer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes. Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die...Categorized as:
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The Magical Christmas Cat by Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy
Put a little "meow" in their stocking this year with these tales of Christmas and felines―from beloved bestselling authors! New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh and top-selling authors Nalini Singh, Erin McCarthy, and Linda Winstead Jones have a special gift for readers this year: heartwarming holiday stories featuring passionate romance, paranormal adventure, and a distinctly alluring... -
Twisted by Rebecca Zanetti
Maggie is a wolf shifter who was captured and experimented on by the Kurjans. Now that a cure has finally been found for shifters (although not for vampire mates or witches), she can concentrate on creating a new life for herself and finally accepting that her memories are gone forever. Most memories, that is...Categorized as:
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Bear Naked by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTo win a frightened heart, you have to bare your own. Any woman would be eager to be Ryan Williams’s mate. Any woman but Glory Walsh. The sexy bear shifter is beautiful, strong and persistent, she’ll give him that. But Glory’s past taught her one simple truth: people leave. She can’t get past the fact he left her once before. Okay, so he had a good reason, and he did come back...Categorized as:
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Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLA. New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her explosive Psy/Changeling world as predatory desire becomes a sensual game of control. .. A dominant changeling wolf, SnowDancer lieutenant Cooper is not known for his patience...Categorized as:
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Pleading the Fifth by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA simple trip to the airport brings Scott Delange just about everything except the passenger he was planning to pick up. Texting back and forth with a raunchy, unknown man leads to a case of mistaken identity and one hell of a huge surprise. Who knew a trip to Seattle would land Tristan Miles in the arms of his mate? Certainly not Tristan, who stopped looking for love a long time ago... -
Fake Date Mate by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt was meant to be a fake date. Instead, he found his real mate. Bear shifter Rory reluctantly agrees to be the fake date for a friend of a friend. It’s one night. One night when he can forget how lonely he is. One night where he can dance with a woman and have fun. Or at least pretend to have fun, since fun is not his thing. Not when his heart yearns for the woman of his dreams. His mate...Categorized as:
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Real Vampires Have More to Love by Gerry Bartlett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsGlory St. Clair is a vampire with man trouble. Between her on-again, off-again lover Jeremy Blade, smoking hot rock star Ray Caine, and former bodyguard turned apartment mate Valdez, there's enough man-candy around to make even a gal with a liquid diet feel a sugar rush. Glory's got no time to enjoy it, though, considering that she's in the middle of planning her best friend's wedding...Categorized as:
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Wild Rain by Christine Feehan
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores the dark past of a woman on the run—and her dark desire for the only man she dares to trust—in this wild novel in the Leopard series. With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to flee the treachery that stalks her, Rachel has escaped from a faceless assassin...Categorized as:
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Furever Loyal by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKincaid’s appointment to a position of power is on hold after the accountant of House Ursa accuses him of stealing money. He knows someone is trying to frame him, but the question is who? The Queen of the bear shifters can only keep the accusation under wraps for a short time, so he must act fast...Categorized as:
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Shifting Alliances by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWorking at a dive bar on the outskirts of Plymouth Falls, Amber Ferlund can’t fall any further. But when the darkness inside her rears its head yet again, driving her out into the cold darkness of a northern winter, she realizes there’s always one more level of hell. Having abandoned herself, she waits for death to free her from looming insanity...Categorized as:
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Bear Sin by Isadora Montrose
Ever since he came into his talent in adolescence, billionaire Patrick Bascom has been denying his inner bear. But waxing your chest can’t change your soul. An unexpected encounter with curvy bearshifter Heather Dupré rouses his bear instincts at last. Yet when Patrick learns that Heather is pregnant he thinks paying her off will be the easiest option. But her backwoods family has other ideas...Categorized as:
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Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJohn 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...Categorized as:
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Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates. It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix. So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us...Categorized as:
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Scars by Hannah McBride
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE SCARS OF THE PAST. Addie Markham escaped her brutal past but is struggling to find her place now that she's free. With her daughter finally safe, she has the chance to find her own love. But the horrors she endured are anything but forgotten. Maybe she's simply too damaged for love. BROKEN MATES. Nikolai Dashkov is the Alpha of the first pack...Categorized as:
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The Cursed King by Abigail Owen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHe will burn. She will rise. Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan, spent half a millennium being tortured by the false High King Pytheios. The only reason he’s alive is a curse— the man to kill Airk will be consumed in his own fire. Which is why Pytheios kept Airk alive, barely, unable to shift in his prison cage, driving the creature half of him into madness... -
Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMichael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way. Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met...Categorized as:
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You Otter Know by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGiant otter shifter River Almeida just wants to get away for the holidays and not deal with his mom nagging him about getting married and have kids. So when he books the holiday at a remote lodge, he intends to swim in the icy stream, eat tons of fish, and sleep. Bodie Depford also books at the lodge, knowing it will be okay if he's spending Christmas with a bunch of humans... -
Wolf Fever by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFate turned nurse Carol Woods into a wolf, but she refuses to let being a lupus garou define her life. Ordered by her pack leader to find a mate and commit to shifting, there is only one gray wolf that catches Carol's interest; but Chaz McKinley makes it very clear that unless she's willing to accept what she is, he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Home by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA short story featuring Clay, Talin, Jon and Noor from the DarkRiver pack. Timeline:. Takes place some time after Play of Passion and before Kiss of Snow. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website.Categorized as:
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Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now. Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her. Clara...Categorized as:
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Bedded by the Bear by Isadora Montrose
Curvy she-bear Zoe is facing a shotgun marriage, can her pal Mitchell save her? This take-charge alpha male never planned to hit on his best friend’s hot little sister, but she seems to need him. Now she’s gone from the frying pan to the fire. For years Zoe has kept her fantasies about hard-bodied Mitch to herself. But out of the blue, everything changes...Categorized as:
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To Trust a Wolf by Charlotte Vane
When April McVie escapes from the rogue wolf pack that held her against her will, she knows they won’t give up until they track her down. Humans can’t protect her, but maybe other wolves can. She flees to Harmony Ridge, Tennessee, the rumored home of a wolf pack she has never met, and begs sanctuary from their alpha. Maybe every wolf is as violent as those she escaped...Categorized as:
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Undone by Sara Humphreys
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsParty girl Marianna Coltari is an unmated pureblood Amoveo who wants nothing to do with the ongoing war that took her father’s life and continues to consume her brother, Dante’s. But when she is targeted by one of the clans, she has little choice but to run and hide in a cabin with Pete Castro, a retired cop from her brother’s security firm...Categorized as:
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Awakening: Following Fate by L.T. Marshall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAlora and her mate Colton have just begun to find their feet in lives and positions that have drastically changed. As the vampire attacks loom over them they need to come to some sort of resolution over Juan and the mountain wolves before it's too late...Categorized as:
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Deuces Wild by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSquirrel shifter Elly has been captured by Freedom, beaten, and then handed off to be raped. Only her new hotter-than-hell jailor, Deuce Pierce, isn’t keen on forcing her and is all about saving her curvy, furry ass and getting her to safety. After she’s freed, she can’t forget about the lion who saved her life, and she hunts for him, determined to find the man who haunts her...Categorized as:
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A Wolf's Pride by Jennifer T. Alli
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife should be simple after a wolf finds his mate but Ryan is quickly coming to see that love is never simple. Chloe’s humanity does nothing to change the plans he’d made for himself decades ago but her refusal to believe he exists is a problem he hadn’t planned for...Categorized as:
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Real Men Hunt by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe's willing to sacrifice anything to save Wolf Woods from developers--including love. He refuses to let her. Persia has dedicated her life to saving the planet from greedy construction companies, even if that meant she lost out on a life filled with laughter, love, and passion. Considering she's generally surrounded by losers, potheads, and slackers, it's not such a big loss...Categorized as:
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Paranormal Protection Agency by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis book contains the following novellas: "Hard as a Rock", "Between a Rock and a Hard Place", "Protect and Service", "Seduced by Santa", and "Close Protection". The first five books in the PPA series now bundled together. 'Hard as a Rock'. Iliona's had a rough day, so the last thing she wants is a whiny ex on her doorstep throwing accusations about which of her co-workers she's sleeping with...Categorized as:
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Fierce in Fur by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsElise really did love her family. Mostly. Except they just wouldn’t leave her the heck alone. Yes, she’d just returned after two years of hell at the hands of a militant group called Freedom. And, yes, she was a severely broken Senstive. But, no, she wasn’t a baby who needed to be coddled and wrapped in cotton...Categorized as:
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Bear Skin by Isadora Montrose
Curvaceous midwife Jenna wasn’t expecting her fated mate to show up in a blizzard. Now this voluptuous virgin has to thaw out Major Zeke Bascom of the 75th Rangers the old fashioned way – skin to skin! Hard-bitten bearshifter Zeke knows he’s gone to glory when he wakes to find his arms full of soft, fragrant bear . He knows he doesn’t deserve her, but he seizes this delectable angel...Categorized as:
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Bear Necessities by Isadora Montrose
Forsaken Hannah Metcalfe is tired of pining for her faithless shifter mate. If she can’t forget her true love, she can still have a romp and make the babies she longs for. Marine Jack Enright has returned from his deadly mission in Uzbekistan just too late...Categorized as:
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Bear Infinities by Isadora Montrose
He had a brilliant future as a Captain in the U. S. Air Force, assigned to Joint Special Forces. She was the sweetest, prettiest bear in his cousin’s wedding party. Roman and Gabriella seemed destined for happiness and a couple of litters of shifter cubs. But when the ace pilot’s fighter plane fell out of the sky and Roman was injured in the crash, he forgot Gabriella and he forgot himself...Categorized as:
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It's You by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe second book in New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery’s first duo of paranormal romances! HAPPILY EVER AFTER. .. To some, they’re just words signifying a fairytale ending. For me, Jack Beauloup, they represent an unyielding desire:. Forever with Darcy Turner, the unexpected love of my life. A love that has placed her human life in danger...Categorized as:
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Defying Roderick by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe big, bad wolf meets his match. She’s new in town. She’s human. She’s friends with my little sister. All good reasons to avoid her. She’s the most stunning woman I’ve ever seen. She knocked me off my feet the first time we met. She’s my mate. All the reasons I can’t forget about her. Most of all, the curvy little human is determined to defy me at every turn. There’s only one thing to do…...Categorized as:
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Hungry for the Alpha by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMitchell is the only alpha that can make Tilly purr. Mitchell Blake’s wolf can’t help but howl when he catches Tilly’s heavenly sweet scent. One sniff tells him the delicious lioness shifter is his. The problem? Apparently she’s too busy running the Bless Your Tart bakery to have a mate. Well, too bad. What the Alpha wants, the Alpha gets...Categorized as:
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Obsession Untamed by Pamela Palmer
They are called Feral Warriors-an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . . Every time she closes her eyes, Delaney Randall suffers another nightmare. A brutal serial killer has found his way inside the tough, take-no-prisoners FBI agent's head...Categorized as:
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