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Midlife Christmas Magic by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the season of goodwill thaw Nelson’s ice cold heart and lead him to the love he thought he didn’t deserve?LorettaA year ago, Loretta left her teaching career to cover her father's medical bills and became a live-in tutor for Orrin, a charming boy. The arrangement felt like a dream come true, despite having to deal with Orrin's father, an intense and affluent bear-shifter...Categorized as:
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Midlife Wolf's Pack by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Greenacre's embrace, shadows fade, secrets unfold, and hearts dare to hope again...StephanieAfter the sour sting of a failed marriage, romance is the last thing on Steph Walker's mind. Her compass now firmly points towards her four children, dedicating herself entirely to their laughter and dreams...Categorized as:
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Midlife Bear Protector by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen their bond defies clan rules and unravels hidden secrets, can Elowen and Clay build a love strong enough to protect their family?ClayClay, a seasoned fighter with a dark past, bears the scars of his time in the cage. As a devoted father to his half-human daughter, he's struggled to find peace in both the human world and his shifter clan...Categorized as:
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BirthSign by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn BirthSign, Silas and Jasmine are in the midst of their mating celebration. Yes! It has been a long, difficult road, but Silas wants the entire nation to see his gift from the Goddess and prepares a lavish celebration that lasts four days. Before the first event the U.S. Government calls in a favor and the ceremony takes a hit...Categorized as:
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Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her...Categorized as:
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The Dragon's Mate Proposal by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m done being someone’s second best.And I have the scars from my first-marriage to prove it. Now that I’m stuck with a dragon shifter, it’s going to take more than muscles as hard as a good D to convince me that they’re serious.Of course, if it wasn’t for my big mouth I wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with.I was there when the ceasefire terms were presented by the dragons...Categorized as:
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Seized by Seduction by Brenda Jackson
One glance is all it takesFrom the moment his eyes meet hers across the crime-scene tape, ex-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson knows he has to see the mysterious Dr. Randi Fuller again. She's a renowned psychic investigator who can foresee danger for others, but not for herself...Categorized as:
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Firelord by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst he will punish her. Then he will breed her.An arrowhead forged in dragon fire should have killed the beast Caitlyn came to slay, but she missed. Perhaps her aim was poor... or perhaps her body knew its master and betrayed her.Either way, it doesn't matter now. She is at her enemy's mercy, and he is not going to be gentle... -
Midlife Forgotten Mate by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter having all her memories wiped away, will Taylee rediscover her love for her destined mate and the father of her kids all over again?TayleeA horrific accident erased Taylee's memories, leaving her in a terrifying situation...Categorized as:
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BirthDate by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBirthDate - Book 5 of La Patron, the Alpha's Alpha When you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules. In BirthDate, Silas goes to destroy the laboratory that has been a hub of wolf experiments and Asia’s former residence... -
Adaira by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratings* * * Complete, full-length novel! Can be read as a standalone book. * * * What if your fated mate was just an app swipe away? 99c for the first week only! With the bone structure of a god and abs that turn smart girls’ brains to mush, Leigh Canvey is the hottest member of his Hope Valley bear clan... -
The Soldier by Renee Rose
I SHOULD GIVE HER UP — SET HER FREE.The Russian army made me a killer, but the brotherhood made me what I am.Ruthless. Deadly. Irredeemable.Which is why Kayla should stay away.The innocent young actress has a bright future ahead of her, so long as someone doesn’t break her first. Someone like me.Every weekend, she gives herself to me fully. Without question. Without hesitation...Categorized as:
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Seduction's Shift by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey hide their true nature from the world—part man and part animal—sworn to defend the human race against the untamed beasts among them… She was his first love, his only love. But trying to rescue his beautiful Ary from captivity is one wild risk no man should take. Luckily, Nick Delgado is no ordinary man... -
The Naughty Sins of a Saint by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWARNING - This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable. Dr. Saint Aknaten is anything but ordinary. From his unique ethnic makeup, the product of a North Korean mother and Egyptian father, to his career as a sex therapist and public speaker, his life is filled with excitement, tragedy, oddities, and lust-filled company... -
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Taking Nicole by Krystal Shannan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last thing Nicole Demakis remembers was getting in the car with Sarah's kidnapper and driving away. Now she faces the cold hard truth. The kidnapper, an agent of the Council, is her mate. But he refuses to claim her, and the Council may take everything away before she even has a chance to convince him to trust her... -
Alphas Confess All ) by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnd sometimes, those who need it the most have the highest walls, the darkest secrets…the dirtiest desires. You’re obsessed with what he’ll do to you. How he’ll possess you in every way possible. Every naughty, forbidden way… These heroes, created by ten of romance’s leading stars, are ready to step out of their shadows and confess all…to you. The wickedness of their world...Categorized as:
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Where She Lays by Dahlia Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPatrick Royale is the first born into a wealthy family with seven sons who were the most eligible bachelors in San Francisco. With his mother on his case about getting married, Patrick and his brothers are hesitant to bring any girl home. Then there was Jewel, a waitress with a streak of pure white hair and a smile that could outshine the sun... -
Finding My Faith by Carly Fall
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLandon “Blackhawk” Walker is ready to get out of the Navy SEALs. He has seen and done enough, and can’t wait to get to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico where three tasks await him: get back into civilian mode, take a boat out to the El Arco Rocks, and win back the heart of the woman he lost because of his career... -
Tropical Dragon Diver by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOutcasts from two different worlds... Dragons are meant to be creatures of fire and fury, not salt water and mercy. But Bastian isn’t an ordinary dragon. Shunned by his warrior family, he guards golden beaches instead of a golden hoard. But when he rescues a beautiful, mysterious woman from stormy waves, he finally finds something worth fighting for...Categorized as:
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What The Heart Wants: A Sweet Second Chance Romance Novel by Rose Marie
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsElijah Miller was just your average white male actually less than average in every aspect of his life from his looks, to his job, his taste in women, and even in his taste in clothing. He was the definition of what one might call a square. The only thing that was not average about him was his heart... -
The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsGujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the only law was peace now knows violence and oppression. And nightmares: a mysterious and deadly plague haunts the citizens of Gujaareh, dooming the infected to die screaming in their sleep... -
For Toron's Pride by Tressie Lockwood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her jerk of an ex-boyfriend turns her into a lion shifter, Sienna just can't accept that she is no longer human. She's determined to live a normal life despite PM'S as a shifter being off the charts. When she meets Toron, the leader of the Pride, she can't deny how sexy he is or her attraction to him, but Toron has a power that threatens to sweep away all the plans she's made for her life... -
LOBOS: Big Bend Wolves by Teresa Gabelman, Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes running away takes you straight to the thing you're running from. "...an explosive and dangerous triangle. You will be swept up in this fantastically written story of anger, loss, love and triumph... -
The Curious Secrets of Yesterday by Namrata Patel
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA woman’s ambitions clash with familial expectations in a captivating novel about generational secrets and self-discovery by the bestselling author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave.Raised by her mother and grandmother and tutored in the healing wonders of spices, Tulsi Gupta is expected to carry on the ancestral tradition from her family’s Salem spice shop... -
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Scar by Kassanna
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRhys Blaidd is Alpha to the Volkshire Pack. He and his people have kept to the fringes of the shifter world, his clan a pack of sentinels, known as war wolves. When an attempt to kidnap his son pulls him back into the politics of the wolf packs, hard decisions are made. Fre Niles is a stripper that saved a puppy from an irresponsible owner...Categorized as:
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Red's Bear by Yvette Hines
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRena “Red” Hoodman is on her way to her grandmother’s house. After a crazy year that ends with the loss of her job she agrees to cabin sit. Now, she’s trapped in the woods and drawn to a rugged mid-night blonde, onyx eyed handyman contracted to do work around the house. This man is no stranger to her, even if she’s suppressed those memories in her mind, her body knows...Categorized as:
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By Sea by Carly Fall
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile fighting the War on Drugs in Latin America, Marine Brody Teller was involved in an accident that left him with a supernatural power: a deep connection to the sea and the ability to control it. When the mysterious Joe Smith approaches him with an incredible job offer, Brody thinks it’s too good to be true...Categorized as:
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Family Affair by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatt’s father has been the toast of the New York tabloids for decades. Between his shady business deals, his affairs, and his multiple marriages, Matt’s father gives them plenty to talk about. Matt, however, avoids celebrity as much as he can. He just wants to be left alone to study and to teach... -
Taming the Beast by Sedona Venez
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe refuses to love. He’ll stop at nothing to have her. Together, can they fulfill their deepest desires?Hope Pippa knows her life is missing something. The curvy dancer has no love life, and wants to keep it that way to avoid getting hurt again. To live with herself, she hardens her heart and avoids intimacy at all costs, even if it cuts her off from her ultimate passions...Categorized as:
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Never Ever You by Sarah Echavarre
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA happily married woman wakes up to an astonishingly different life in a funny, emotional, and twisty romantic comedy in reverse by the author of Three More Months.It’s Riley Ricci-Chase’s first wedding anniversary, and she’s living a perfect life in London with her utterly devoted husband, Tristan. So what if his parents and insufferable cousin Milo work Riley’s last nerve? She has Tristan...Categorized as:
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The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsAmy Tan's latest effort unfolds a series of family secrets that questions the connection between fate, beliefs, and hopes, memory and imagination, and the natural gifts of our hundred secret senses... -
The Bear Who Loved Me by Kathy Lyons
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHEN AN ALPHA MEETS HIS MATCH . . . Between singlehandedly running her bakery and raising her teenaged nephew, Becca Weitz thought she had a decent grip on "normal." Then her nephew vanishes, and life as she's known it changes forever. Local legends are true: bear shifters exist . . . and her nephew is part of their clan... -
License to Shift by Kathy Lyons
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBEAR MEETS GIRL...Julie Simon returns to Saginaw, Michigan, to find her ailing father's missing research on local shapeshifter lore. Unlucky for her, the only person who can help her is the darkly sexy Mark Robertson, the guy who spent an entire summer giving her the cold shoulder-and one white-hot night of pleasure... Mark is a hair's breadth away from going feral...Categorized as:
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Kuma by Kassanna
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBoris “Kuma” Blaidd was supposed to be Alpha of Volkshire. Instead he passed that mantel on to his brother and went looking for adventure as a sentential. He only came home at the request of his family to protect his nephew. He never wanted a mate and didn’t expect to find her... -
Hurricane by Moira Rogers
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsArtist and witch Fiona Logan hasn't had an orgasm since a bitter ex cursed her five years ago. Whenever she gets aroused, bad things happen. Now, she's come to Last Call in hopes of gaining an audience with--and help from--its owner, a powerful wizard named Benito D'Cruze. If anyone can break the curse, it's him... -
The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez: A Novel by Rudy Ruiz
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the 1950s, tensions remain high in the border town of La Frontera. Penny loafers and sneakers clash with boots and huaraches. Bowling shirts and leather jackets compete with guayaberas. Convertibles fend with motorcycles... -
Mastered: 10 Tales of Sensual Surrender by Opal Carew, Portia Da Costa
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree Secrets by New York Times and USA Today bestseller Opal CarewSharing secrets has never been so exhilarating...Nicole and Abel met in Paris and fell in love, but Nicole believes her secret lifestyle will drive Abel away. After the vacation ends, she decides to take a chance and share her secret, but little does she know he has a secret of his own... -
Whisper by Tressie Lockwood
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhisper has always been in the shadow of her slimmer, sexier best friend. She doesn't expect that to change the night the two meet her tall, dark, and mysterious neighbor across the hall. At first sight, Alec doesn't appear to want anything to do with either one of them. He's too busy breaking the apartment building's rules about no pets...Categorized as:
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Coyote Inn by Tressie Lockwood
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJarrika has inherited an inn or so she thinks. The angry and cold owner, sexy coyote shifter Jack Summers, tells her she’s the victim of a lie. Destitute with no idea what she will do next, Jarrika is dependent on Jack’s good graces. When time doesn’t heal all wounds, Jack’s great-grandmother brings together an emotionally scarred shifter and the woman meant to be his mate... -
Alpha Brute: A Dark Mafia Shifter Romance (Wolf Kings) by Sara Fields
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElijah Baumann was nothing more than soldier, a shifter brute sent out to do my father’s dirty work. I was never meant to be his mate, but fate had other plans for me.I fought him as he carried me off, but there was no stopping him when he tore off my dress, spanked me and then punished me until I screamed his name into the sheets with his belt still tight around my throat...Categorized as:
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Angel Hunter- Redemption Book 2 by LaVerne Thompson, Fiona Jayne
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHeaven help us. They be angels. The soulless be banished angels. Evangeline had a lot riding on her shoulders. She was a Chronicler of lives, charged with keeping track of the war between the hunters and soulless on earth. Even more than that, she would be the mother of the next generation of Chroniclers. But that meant she’d have seven births. Lord have mercy... -
Hell On Wheels by Carol Lynne
Cory Dylan takes his job as bartender at Ice Water in Hell very seriously. As far as he's concerned, he's the only person drawing the line between having a few drinks with friends and getting dangerously drunk. Refusing to serve a customer who had already imbibed too much has landed him a punch to the face more than once, but that doesn't deter him...Categorized as:
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The Weekend Girlfriend by Emily Walters
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJessica has worked hard to be the paralegal that hotshot, sexy attorney Kyle needs. Unfortunately he doesn’t see her as just his paralegal but also his own personal assistant. When he blames her for a mix-up in his personal life, Jessica sees no other option but to quit, thinking that her time with him is over... -
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Taming Her Beast by Michelle Fox
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet Hunter. He’s tall, dark and handsome....and ready to make Miranda howl.Miranda knows how to survive on the streets, but she has no idea how to be a werewolf or live with a pack. She thought things were looking up when the Moon Bay pack took her in, but all she seems to do is cause trouble... -
Midnight in Berlin by J.L. Merrow
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe hookup from hell…or the ride of his life? Leon’s drifter lifestyle gives him the freedom to attend as many music festivals as his heart desires. Even the ones that leave him covered in feathers. Wet feathers, thanks to the rain as he hitchhikes back to his hostel. When he’s offered a ride by a good-looking man in a Porsche, Leon thinks it’s his lucky night... -
Knocked Up by His Werewolf Dom: Gay Mpreg by Anya Byrne
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJessie Orwell has a secret. He likes a little pain with his pleasure, and he craves the freedom he can only find in another man’s domination. But that secret has cost him, and now, he no longer dares to indulge in his true needs. One night of loneliness and desire makes his path cross with that of Andreas Brandt... -
Hell's Gates by Pamela Belliston
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDo you scare easy?When Hell’s Gates –a traveling Halloween attraction– comes to town, everyone is excited! Well, everyone but Alexis. But after this scardy cat catches her boyfriend sleeping with another woman, her best friend leaves her no choice but to walk through those dark gates... -
Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSet in New York's Russian émigré community, Vaclav & Lena is a timeless love story from a stunningly gifted young novelist. Vaclav and Lena, both the children of Russian émigrés, are at the same time from radically different worlds... -
Sarah's Lion by Lizzie Lynn Lee
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWildlife photographer Sarah Whitaker has an obsession with lions. When she hears there’s a dangerous, elusive, majestic, man-eating pride living in the heart of the Serengeti, she wastes no time in tracking them down. Funny thing, when she finally finds them, one particular lion seems to love posing for her camera. Keto Rarh is amused when he finds out he has a stalker...
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