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Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFBI Special Agent Devin Lyons and Russian mob boss/FBI ally Andrei Panchenko have been at each others' throats for years. Literally. They've had their hands around the other's throat lots of times. When Andrei barely escapes a bold attempt on his life, government big shot James Jacobs decides to put Devin in charge of Andrei's safety...Categorized as:
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![Oracle by Macy Blake]()
Oracle by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKoios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick... -
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![The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell]()
The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing in tech time-out totally sucks.Hector Gonzales knew the danger when he hacked the magic grid to marry it with human technology. He’d never imagined this system crash: A total tech suspension while the tradition-bound supe council reviews his case... -
![Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJesse Salvatore has had it. He's the youngest of three brothers -- and the only one born without the werewolf gene. Because he's human, his brothers, Jaxon and Justice, treat him like he's helpless. They constantly battle deadly rogue wolves and won't let him anywhere near the fight. When he meets Noah King, he knows he's found his soulmate in the werewolf and soldier...Categorized as:
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![Cry Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx]()
Cry Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA MM Shifter Romance. Howie Ferris has lived with evil all his life. Abuse and pain are an every day occurrence. He thinks his life is hopeless, but he doesn't realize he's full of hope. He yearns for something better... -
![Hooked by Claire Cullen]()
Hooked by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCade had always planned to run but not like this. Pregnant and on the run from the Alpha Prime, Cade’s car is forced off the road and into the ocean. As he sinks down into the dark, his fate certain, he sees a glimmer in the distance and a creature of myth and legend appears before him. Rescue is at hand. Theo tried to turn his back on being a siren but it’s just who he is... -
![Mikhail by Skye R. Richmond]()
Mikhail by Skye R. Richmond
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMikhail knew he found his mate the first moment he set eyes on Rowan. There was only one problem—Rowan doesn’t believe in fated mates. Will Mikhail be able to change his mind? Or will Rowan run as far away as he can before he gets a chance? Rowan doesn’t realise Mikhail will do whatever it takes to prove to him that they’re destined to be together. All he needs is a chance to show him... -
![Alpha: Bay Harbor Wolves Vol. 2 by B.A. Stretke]()
Alpha: Bay Harbor Wolves Vol. 2 by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHenrik’s future lay bleeding in his arms… Max Russo is at the end of his rope. Worrying about his brother on the run, wondering what horror their deranged uncle had up his sleeve next was almost too much to bear. Max had always been the responsible one, the legalistic one, but right now, he just wanted this all to end... -
![Omega's Past by Aiden Bates]()
Omega's Past by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCamden Wheeler is a rock. The owner of his own brewery and a pillar of the community in Carter's Crossing, he's a small town alpha and proud of it. He knows who he is and where he's going in life - the only thing he's missing is an omega to fill his heart. Wes doesn't have a clue who he is...Categorized as:
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![The Wolf Assassin's Mate by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Wolf Assassin's Mate by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing a protector isn’t supposed to be easy or glamorous. I never expected it to be. We have one to keep shifter-kind safe from those who would do us harm. Sometimes that means doing the ugly and violent things others want to pretend don’t happen. I’m fine with all of that, knowing I’m making the world a better place.When I get my new mission, I plan to go in, annihilate the threat, and get out... -
![His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen]()
His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA] Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them... -
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Redemption by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, vampires, light consensual BDSM, sex toys] Rogan Owens lives a life of secret misery. Three years ago, he lost his mate, who couldn't come out of the closet and acknowledge their bond. He's suffered in silence ever since, taking over as alpha of his mate's clan... -
![Seth's Chance by Lynn Hagen]()
Seth's Chance by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA] Seth McGavin moves to Brac Village to care for his nephew Oscar after a house fire claims Oscar’s parents. He doesn’t expect to find Chance Lakeland, and he certainly doesn’t expect to fall for the tall, handsome man. Chance Lakeland seems to be blowing it with his mate, Seth...Categorized as:
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![Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell]()
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... -
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![Enforcer by Rob Colton]()
Enforcer by Rob Colton
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJed Stone suffers in silence, damaged and poisoned from his fight with the rogue wolf. But he puts on a smile and does his duty, making sure his Timber Pack mates are safe. Buzz Hinske belongs to a traditional lycan pack. Challenges and violence seem to be their way of life. When they come together at the annual Lycan Conclave, Jed is elated at finding his destined mate... -
![Calming the Enforcer by Lisa Oliver]()
Calming the Enforcer by Lisa Oliver
Book 4 - The Cloverleah Pack Series Can be read as a stand-alone Troy Peterson has been waiting three long months for his true mate to return from his deployment in the US Army. But when Anton doesn’t turn up as planned, Troy starts to second guess everything he knows about his mate - and that's before he has even met him... -
![Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea]()
Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMiles craves adventure. Freedom from his monotonous routine; but he's started to believe that perhaps adventure isn’t in his stars—until a late night encounter makes him wonder if the creatures he creates in his stories could possibly be real. PC is a wolf. A lycan since birth, he’s spent the first twenty-four years of his life trying to be the exact opposite of what everyone expects of him... -
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Darcy Burke by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, public exhibition, bondage, HEA] In a world where humans and paranormals coexist in secret and where they are at war with soulless demons, vampires dream to be united with their mates. Darcy Burke is a strong and caring vampire warrior who lost his family long ago... -
![The Bodyguard's Charge by Jena Wade]()
The Bodyguard's Charge by Jena Wade
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Sweet Mpreg Romance. A driven Alpha focused on his job… Will is working hard to build his security business in Rochdale. He built it from the ground up with four of his best friends and business couldn’t be better. When Will’s mentor and former commanding officer calls in a favor, he doesn’t hesitate to take the job. Even if he had better things to do than protect the Omega in question... -
![Piercings and Sandpaper Kisses by S.A. Welsh]()
Piercings and Sandpaper Kisses by S.A. Welsh
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZeke is an enforcer for his pack but since being back from visiting his little brother Remy, he's been noticing strange things. Never in his life did he imagine his alpha and inner circle would betray him, though. Zeke loses everything—his house, his business, his savings, but escapes with his sisters, nieces and nephew thanks to Remy coming to the rescue with a little vampire help... -
![Claiming the Hunter by Charlie Richards]()
Claiming the Hunter by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeremiah Tully lost his sister when a shifter attacked them while camping with friends. He blames himself…and rogues, believing they are a danger to society. When he finds a group of like-minded people who call themselves hunters, he joins up and spends three years helping them hunt, capture, and sometimes even kill shifters and vampires... -
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Furbitten Brother by Preston Walker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lie gone too far. Their inner wolves can’t hold back. Can a bond for life hold them together? Chasen is overjoyed to attend his brother’s wedding. And as if things can't get better, he catches scent of his fated mate just before the vows are exchanged. Better yet, he knows who it is. But isn't Tate an alpha? Tate is an omega hiding in plain sight among alphas...Categorized as:
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Second Alpha by Rebecca James
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSequel to First Omega. The rights to this book have been transferred back to the author. As second in command of the River Wolf Pack, David takes his duty as ambassador to the Human/Werewolf Congress very seriously. With the threat of war, it’s more important than ever to strengthen human/werewolf relations. But the meeting at the werewolf compound doesn’t go very well... -
![For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen]()
For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] Jacob was devastated when the doctor diagnosed him with a rare blood disorder. Deciding to make the best of what time he has left, Jacob casts all caution aside and pursues the one man he had been warned away from…Shelby. Shelby smells the sickness on Jacob, his mate... -
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![Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen]()
Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 14 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, HEA] Darcy is a worrier, a pessimist, and overanalyzes everything until the subject dies a slow and painful death…and then he worries some more. When he and his brother, Sterling, find their way to Brac Village, Darcy thinks the place is just too perfect... -
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Blood Contract by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, public exhibition] Danny Erickson knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him... -
![Gustav's Gargoyle Adventures by Charlie Richards]()
Gustav's Gargoyle Adventures by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGustav Hermance is finally putting his life back together. He’s landed a job as a foreman for a construction company, he hasn’t suffered a panic attack in months, and he’s found an apartment of his own. Gus’s hard-earned independence has helped him put the experiments the scientists conducted on him behind him... -
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Pretty Baby by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 16 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Elliot Spencer has spent his entire life trying to live up to his father's strict ideals and make him proud. When he meets a sexy man at a bar, he decides that for once in his life, he's going to live by his rules, and that includes going home with Tommy Nash... -
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Takeo by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Romance, M/M, demons, shape-shifters, HEA] Takeo wakes to find himself in a dark, dank cell. He doesn’t know how he got there, or even where he is. When Constantine threatens to go after Kamiko next, Takeo finds a way to escape... -
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Cat Scratch Fever by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA] Waking up with memories of an erotic night spent in the arms of the sexiest man he has ever met, Azizi Dane is determined to track Manu Ucathya down and find out if there is a chance for more... -
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Run, Alger, Run by Stephani Hecht
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say survival of the fittest applies to the animal world. That saying couldn't be truer in the shifter world. After centuries of war and infighting, most of the weaker species have been murdered to the point of extinction. So when Wolf shifter Nico stumbles across a Rabbit shifter, he is both shocked and intrigued. That is, until the Rabbit manages to escape and disappear... -
![Tempting the Bear by Charlie Richards]()
Tempting the Bear by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWren Cleaver only wants to keep his goddaughter safe. Having looked after Penelope since her parents died when she was sixteen, Wren is used to keeping tabs on her. It’s hard for him to remember that she’s an adult. It’s also hard for him to accept that she’s dating a man twice her age, Golren Rabenau... -
![Setting His Owl A-Twitter by Charlie Richards]()
Setting His Owl A-Twitter by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHector is fresh out of a cage for the first time in his memory. Learning about the world is exciting and scary, and he looks forward to experiencing life. While out having fun with his flock-mates, Hector runs across a human, Rocky, who smells amazing and makes his Scops owl flutter wildly inside his mind. Except, the guy turns down his request to dance... -
![Fight or Flight by Noah Harris]()
Fight or Flight by Noah Harris
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBryant had always been a fighter. He had fought to keep his family together, and after his father’s death, he had fought to get custody over his little sister. He fought to keep them fed, and he fought to keep a roof over their heads. And he did so by picking up his father’s old profession: illegal werewolf fights. It was a dangerous profession, but he made good money... -
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![Furbitten Teacher by Preston Walker]()
Furbitten Teacher by Preston Walker
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA small-town alpha teaching third grade. An exhausted single dad omega. A little girl who unites them both. Jarrett finds himself dreaming about an omega he mated with several years ago. Were they fated mates? Maybe he's just doomed to be alone. Too bad he never knew the omega's name. Brent is an omega father to his alpha daughter, Emery... -
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Ulrich by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUlrich is tired of being far from home. He misses the high mountains of his homeland, the familiarity and comfort of living amongst Pack. The thin, weak wolves of the lowlands grate, and he is ready to be done with his duty to the King and return home... -
![Expecting His Alpha's Child by Anya Byrne]()
Expecting His Alpha's Child by Anya Byrne
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe day his brother-in-law Gavin gives birth, Finn Simmons receives an unexpected phone call. Gavin's little brothers need his help, and their social worker, Parker Knight, requests a meeting. With Gavin and Saul busy with their new son, it's up to Finn to take charge of the situation. But when he does exactly that, he finds in shock that Parker is his mate. Naturally, he's ecstatic.. -
![The Love He Squirreled Away by Scarlet Hyacinth]()
The Love He Squirreled Away by Scarlet Hyacinth
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 11 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Stew or spouse? It is the dilemma werewolf Soren fights upon taking squirrel-shifter Daniel as his mate. His duty as an Alpha forces him to keep his mate a secret while his heart and his beast demand to claim Daniel... -
![Lukos Heat by Megan Derr]()
Lukos Heat by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNajlah is on the hunt for the traitorous coward who attempted to assassinate the king and nearly killed Najlah's brother in the process. But the hunt has taken his team deep into the Shide, the treacherous, freezing mountains controlled by the mysterious Lukos, feral wolf shifters who do not tolerate trespassers. When the Lukos come upon them, Najlah is reluctantly intrigued... -
![Accidentally Mated by Lynn Tyler]()
Accidentally Mated by Lynn Tyler
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTristan Massey didn’t set out to become the alpha of Fraser Lake’s werewolf pack. All he wanted to do was borrow a car. But he couldn’t ignore the dangerous direction his beloved pack was heading in. Jake Trenton, tiger shifter, has a secret far more important than his unrequited love for his best friend... -
![The Vampire's Werewolf Bodyguard by Liv Rider]()
The Vampire's Werewolf Bodyguard by Liv Rider
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when an out-of-control werewolf is hired to guard his immortal enemy? Simon Caley barely survived an assassin’s strike. The reclusive vampire trusts no one, but he’s still in danger, and the attack left him too weak to defend himself. He needs protection while he hunts for the mastermind behind the attack... -
![Liam’s Unexpected Alpha by Alice Cain]()
Liam’s Unexpected Alpha by Alice Cain
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiam is a shy accountant trying to hide his sexuality and stay out of trouble's way in the middle of a werewolf pack with a history of intimidation and intolerance...Categorized as:
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![Run with the Moon by Diana DeRicci]()
Run with the Moon by Diana DeRicci
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJamie Ness is homeless and on the run. After divulging his deepest, guarded secret, his father attacked him, which left no choice but for Jamie to leave everything behind he'd once known. His greatest fear is that his father will realize the mistake he made in throwing away the only real income coming into their home and hunt for Jamie... -
![Restitution From His Mate by Charlie Richards]()
Restitution From His Mate by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInto the Paranormal World: Sometimes running from something will lead you right to it. Logan McByrne enjoys working at his construction company, drinking beer with his buddies, and sex with no strings attached…usually in that order. When his occasional hook-up, the gargoyle Geoffrey, gets too serious, Logan heads to Oregon for a working vacation at his friend, Zander’s ranch... -
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![The Vampire Contract by R.J. Scott]()
The Vampire Contract by R.J. Scott
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA vampire guilty of murder on the run from justice to prove his innocence. A werewolf sent to retrieve him with one thought – that only the guilty run. Vampire Micah Jamieson is found guilty of killing his human husband. He runs from the execution he is facing to get home... -
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Turnskin by Nicole Kimberling
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaised in a remote farming community, Tom Fletcher knows little of his Shifter heritage and less about the dangerous lives that others of his kind lead in the city of Riverside. For Tom the big city is a daydream of opening nights and bright theater lights. But when Tom meets Cloud Coldmoon — infamous and handsome heir to a criminal syndicate — everything changes... -
![Eli's Reluctant Mate by Marcy Jacks]()
Eli's Reluctant Mate by Marcy Jacks
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, HEA] Eli Martin has sunk into a severe depression after the death of his brother. He hides his grief behind cheap liquor, and he hardly cares that his alpha is considering banishing him from the pack... -
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Touching Tate by Stephani Hecht
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes it hurts to give up a past love to embrace a new one, no matter how good you know it is for you. Tate has always liked to stick to his living quarters and mind his own business. But when his friend, Zaid, comes to him asking for help to find Walsh, Zaid’s drug-addicted friend, Tate feels like he has no choice but to say yes... -
![Kit's Return by Stephani Hecht]()
Kit's Return by Stephani Hecht
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the run from human hunters, Kit and his small group of shifters have resorted to anything to survive. So they have become a band of thieves…or rather, make that a band of wannabe thieves. So when Bowie, another feline shifter, discovers them and offers to take them back to his coalition, Kit agrees although he is weary. Bowie can’t help but feel bad for Kit... -
![The Defeat of Lawson by Stephani Hecht]()
The Defeat of Lawson by Stephani Hecht
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes you can’t get away from who you are. No matter how hard you run. Ever since Marty had his first shift and nobody saw it, he’s kept his big, fat, Cougar secret to himself. After all, he has a great life. He has loving parents, he’s in his senior year of college, and he has a bright future in front of him. That all changes one night when he is attacked by a group of Ravens...
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