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Broken Alpha by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBuckle up and get ready for a bumpy steamy ride in the ancient city of the Gods, ATHENS! College in Greece sounds like the perfect escape for Raven LaRue. A strong willed Alpha female trying to break free from the shadows of her five Alpha brothers and heart ache. When she least expects it, she stumbles across a vicious beast who wants her dead...Categorized as:
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The Gatekeeper by K. Alex Walker
No one defies the Lord of the Underworld. Chief Mataio Tauati took over his father’s post as Gatekeeper of The Dead at seventeen years of age. Twelve years later, he’s become the strongest god of his ancestral lineage. To challenge him is a death sentence and, for the most part, everyone understands the rules. For the most part... -
Exile in the Water Kingdom by Cassandra Gannon
Elementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them... -
Alpha Dominated by Olivia T. Turner
The Dixon Brothers series continues with Easton and Ivy!The inexperienced Ivy will be dominated by her Kodiak bear shifter mate and she'll love every minute of...Categorized as:
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Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsElinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me??? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...Categorized as:
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Bear's Redemption by Lisa Ladew
Bruin has never fit in with his kind because the bears hate him for something he can't control. The wolves like him OK, but now that his wolf bff is mated, Bruin prepares for more lonely days and nights... until he meets a female so 'purrfect', the sight of her breaks him...Categorized as:
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A Hunger So Wild by Sylvia Day
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsElijah Reynolds is the most dominant of lycans, a rare Alpha whose skill on the hunt is surpassed only by his primal sexuality. Vashti is the second most powerful vampire in the world, a lethal beauty with a path of devastation in her wake. They are enemies consumed with a fierce desire...Categorized as:
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From Kiss to Queen by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls novels... Jane Abbott knows that she's nobody special, so instead of looking for romance she's hunting partridge in the Maine woods when a plane crashes into a nearby pond. Diving in to save the pilot, Jane instinctively gives him air by way of a lifesaving kiss, and leads him to safety through a barrage of gunfire... -
Golden Prophecy by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe's not just an Alpha, he's THE Alpha. The one they fear. The one they whisper about. The one they call The Rogue King. Every King needs his Queen and Cassiopeia happens to be at the right place at the right time. They can't help who they are - He's the Rogue King and she's unlike anything he's ever met...Categorized as:
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Golden Wolf by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Alpha King and God of War walks the earth. The golden wolf of the century is born again, but that won't be enough to save the werewolves from the great war to come. Ares must accept a century-old family prophecy as it starts to unravel and seek the blessings of the Gods to master his elemental gifts. What he finds is more than he expected and everything he's wanted...Categorized as:
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Fierce Impact by Julie Trettel
Grant Phillips has always been a team player. He lives his life for the Force and worked hard to land a coveted spot with Team Bravo. He follows the rules, keeps his head down, and never causes trouble. Grant does everything for everyone else and wants for very little. The mission always comes first, until she waltzes into his life.Taylor Maxwell is a wild card. A thrill seeker. A rogue wolf...Categorized as:
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Her Dragon by Fiona Davenport
Artemis Drake had good reason to be grumpy. The dragon shifter was older than all of his pack mates, but he still hadn’t found his fated mate. Not until he hunted down the little thief who stole a precious rock from his cave and discovered she was destined to be his. Marielle Beck thought she’d made a discovery that would impress her geology professor...Categorized as:
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A Grizzly Kind Of Love by Georgette St. Clair
Wynona Bennett, owner of The Mating Game, thinks everyone should find true love, so it goes against her instincts to arrange a mating of convenience. It's even worse when it’s for a spoiled socialite with a shopping list where her soul should be. But when powerful people resort to blackmail, she either has to make semi-feral Zane Shepherd into an eligible match, or find herself behind bars... -
The Orc's Sweetheart by Elle Sterling
Tilly is ready to live her cottagecore dreams on Starry Hill—a quiet island town where life is easy. Or so she thought.Bodin enjoys his peaceful lifestyle, supportive community, and fulfilling job. But when Tilly blows in from Cape Easton, a place he’s sworn he’ll never set foot in again, his uncomplicated existence is turned upside down...Categorized as:
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Heart of Fire by Meredith Wild, Angel Payne
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s forged from heaven. She’s promised to hell.Professor Maximus Kane can no longer deny his passion for his stunning yet mysterious student, Kara Valari. But surrendering to their desires carries more consequences than just violating the Alameda University conduct codes. Kara has defied her destiny. Higher directives have been violated. Now there’s hell to pay... -
Guardian of the Earth House by Cassandra Gannon
Elementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them... -
Wings of Snow by Krista Street
I should have won the Rising Queen Trial. The crown that was destined to be placed upon my head now rests atop the vindictive witch who sought to steal my throne.Left with no choice, I flee from the Solis continent even though my heart is shattering at leaving my love behind. But I can’t return to Solisarium until I’ve reclaimed my affinities and am able to fight with the crown prince at my side... -
Fairy Lies by E.D. Baker
Stolen from her home, half-human, half-fairy Tamisin wakes in the dark, in a sack, Shrunk to a minuscule size with warrior fairies staring down at her. Is it going to help things that her mother is the Fairy Queen? Is her boy-friend, the half-goblin Jak, going to rescue her? Or can she find a way to Rescue Herself? Luckily, Tamisin is a very resourceful Fairy Princess... E.D... -
Desire After Dark by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVicki Cavendish knows she should be careful. After all, there's a killer loose in town—one who drains women of blood, women with red hair and green eyes just like her. She knows she should tell police about the dark, gorgeous man who comes into the diner every night, the one who makes her feel a longing she's never felt before...Categorized as:
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Magic of the Wood House by Cassandra Gannon
Elementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them... -
A Dangerous Hunger by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDr. Talia Maris had lived her entire life as a freak—a too tall, too plain, too odd woman who sees and senses the presence of otherworldly entities. A total recluse, Talia spends all of her time on her research, living a contented, quiet life with only her loyal feline companion for company. Until that sedate existence comes crashing down around her when she starts being pursued by demon Evils...Categorized as:
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Keep Me Close by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFlynn Haddox is a dead man. Literally. As a highly trained Navy SEAL, Flynn once worked covert missions for the U.S. government, but then his life was stolen away. Killed and placed in the secretive “Lazarus” program, Flynn was brought back from the dead and turned into a super-soldier... -
Even Villains Fall In Love by Liana Brooks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA super villain at the top of his game must choose between the world he wants and the woman he loves. If you believe the rumors you know that Doctor Charm, the wickedly sexy super villain, retired in shame seven years ago after his last fight with the super hero Zephyr Girl... -
Cursed by Gina LaManna
Allie Wells is many Doctor. Runaway bride. Fae.Except for two huge She doesn’t believe in magic. The Fae were killed off centuries ago.Alessia “Allie” Wells is a woman of science. She doesn’t believe in things like werewolves and vampires, sparkly or otherwise... -
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Bruin: An Alpha Bear Shifter MC Romance by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Alpha Bear Shifter MC RomanceMy only plans were to escape…until I fell in love.PennyI escaped the Eater’s MC. My father died and I have nothing left except my stepbrother who is out to get me.I have to pass through the New Law’s territory and I think I have it made… until I don’t.When I’m discovered, I’m put under the supervision of Bruin, the Sgt. Of Arms of the New Law MC...Categorized as:
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Hemlock Academy : The Complete Series by Kelsey Soliz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was so close to getting everything I wanted, an internship with my Uncle, an officer with the special-ops team. If it weren't for a stupid boy that had to go and make me angry, causing me to turn a certain part of his anatomy purple and sparkly, I wouldn't have accidentally revealed to my family what I really was. What I had been hiding... -
Keeping Her by Kelly Lucille
A Contemporary Erotic Romance with a shape shifting Alpha Male trained as a Navy SEAL and the short curvaceous artist who drives him crazy. At 28, Clytie Persephone Jones has reinvented herself into exactly what she wants to be. She changed her name, put herself through school, and is taking chances on a risky art career...Categorized as:
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Roman by Callie Rhodes
Bartered into the hands of an alpha, there was never a chance of escape.No woman willingly travels to the Boundarylands.It's where they are—the Alphas.They keep to themselves in the wilderness, and beta civilization knows to keep its distance. Especially beta women…for fear they may not be a beta after all... -
All That Falls by Kimberly Frost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe should never have touched his blood... The Etherlin muses have long served as a source of divine inspiration. Now their world stands between the forces of Heaven and Hell. As his muse, Cerise propelled her musician boyfriend to the heights of fame, but when he died under mysterious circumstances, her powers vanished. Now she's plagued by disturbing half-formed memories of his final night. -
Eternal Desire by Kim Loraine
Izzy Dying young is tragic. Dying young and being reborn over and over for all eternity? That’s exhausting. My goal had always been to reunite with my sister witches and break the curse put on us. Love was a risk I wasn’t willing to take. It wasn’t worth knowing it’d end in heartbreak. Then a handsome beast found me and took me as his mate... -
Wicked by D.D. Prince
Wolf shifter Riley Savage thought his fated mate was lost in the river almost seven years ago. But when it’s revealed that not only is she alive, but also she’s a witch who’s been hiding from him, fury doesn’t begin to describe how Riley feels. He’s determined to get answers and hits nothing but dead ends. And then she shows up in Arcana Falls... -
Midnight Mayhem by Savannah Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe jaw-dropping conclusion to the bestselling Clover Pack Series! Friends. Family. Mate. After living most of my life on the run, I’ve finally found a place I belong. A place to call home, with a mate bond I never expected to have. I’d love nothing more than to enjoy it... -
Moon's Fury by C.T. Adams, Cathy Clamp
Cara Salinas has been leading the small Mexican red wolf pack in Tedford County, Texas, since she was thirteen. Adam Mueller , formerly a beat cop from the toughest part of Minneapolis and now the new county sheriff, must find a way to integrate his exiled Minnesotan wolves with Cara's red wolves...Categorized as:
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Tempting the Tiger by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLegend awakened… Reno has known there was more to him since he awoke in the hospital, alive when he should have died. Only one thought consumed him. Find Tah. Watch over him. Protect him. Then everything changed. A tempted tiger… A mission gone wrong brings him face to face with a woman who tempts his tiger from hiding...Categorized as:
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The Wolf Within by Sondrae Bennett
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWill his love be enough to keep her safe? Julie doesn't know what to think when the man she's had a crush on her entire life--a man she thinks is meant to be her sister's mate--starts flirting with her after she returns home from college. The harder she tries to distance herself, the harder he works to win her over. He can't want to mate with her...a freak born a full human among shifters...Categorized as:
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A Moment in Time by Bertrice Small
Young Wynne of Gwernach believes love is an illusion. She devotes herself to managing the great family estate in Wales, vowing to protect it and her younger brother until he comes of age to inherit. Then Madoc of Powys enters her life, and all her beliefs are turned upside down. For Wynne and Madoc have been lovers in another time, another place. And an unfinished destiny lies between them . .Categorized as:
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Reincarnated Hunger by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook five in the Ra's Chosen series.Unlike his fellow warriors, Kysen already found his mate-the woman who stirred his blood like no other. But he'd been mortal at the time. When she died, he vowed to never love again. He feared the day Ra's decree that all his warriors take mates would fall upon him...Categorized as:
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Sworn to the Orc by Evangeline Anderson
Sarah has been bound all her life—a spell cast on her during childhood keeps her from talking to strangers or having romantic relationships. But when she’s drawn to Hidden Hollow, a gruff and growly Orc helps her unlock the mystery behind her strange dilemma...Categorized as:
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The Demon Duke and I by Marian Tee
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTomboy. Potty mouth. Cyber geek. That’s who 24-year-old photo blogger Georgina “George” McCartney really is...Categorized as:
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Storm's Mistake by Sam Crescent
Lisa was never going to forgive him. After falling in love with an Alpha, giving herself to him, and seeing a future with him, Lisa had her heart crushed. He was only using her. She was not a wolf, so she wasn't good enough to be his mate. Breaking up with him, was the only thing to do.Shadow wasn’t ready to end things with her. From the moment he first saw the human, he knew he wanted her...Categorized as:
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Forever Mates by Sarah Spade
Saying our vows and becoming bonded mates was supposed to be the start of our “happily ever after”…For most of my life, I’ve known that I was meant to be mated to Ryker Wolfson. We’ve hit some bumps along the way, but I finally decided I’d be better off following my heart over licking my wounded pride.So, yeah, our Luna Ceremony was as eventful as the rest of our courtship... -
The Salamander Spell by E.D. Baker
In this prequel to the Tales of the Frog Princess , Grassina is a young princess-in-training. But as the younger sister to Princess Chartreuse, Grassina is not expected to do much beyond behave herself...Categorized as:
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Immortal Mine by Cindy C. Bennett
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNiahm (pronounced Neeve) Parker is thoroughly content with her life in the small town of Goshen. Her parents, who travel frequently for their work, have raised a headstrong, independent teen. While her peers can hardly wait for the opportunity to leave, Niahm plans to stay forever... -
Skylar's Devotion by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA famous Victoria's Secret fashion model, Braelyn comes home to visit her parents after being away for a year. On a shopping trip, a man on a motorcycle at the red light snags her attention while she crosses the street. When she draws even with him, he flips open the visor of his helmet, and she instantly forgets what she's doing...Categorized as:
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Nightfall by Norah Wilson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAiden Afflack (a vampire) is as charming, sexy and easy-going as he is gorgeous. Unless you happen to be a rogue vampire, in which case he’s apt to be the last thing you see. Sam Shea is a wildly successful nature photographer whose prescient dreams lead her to some of the world’s most turbulent, awe-inspiring weather phenomena...Categorized as:
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To Tame His Mate by Serena Pettus
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSarah has spent the last six years running from some pretty determined wolves. A born Alpha, and a fierce fighter, she has managed to thwart the best efforts of the neighboring packs in their attempts to force a mating with their current Alphas. She is determined to live her life the way she wants—free—and has fought her way to freedom more times than she should have had to... -
Dark Hunger by Rita Herron
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHE'S EVERYTHING SHE FEARS... Reporter Annabelle Armstrong will go to any lengths to deliver a story, even track down Quinton Valtrez, a man she believes is a coldhearted assassin. Yet the truth about the darkly sensual Quinton is even more shocking...and the overwhelming desire he ignites is one she vows to resist... -
Solstice Heat by Judy Mays
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHeat - Solstice Heat By Judy Mays Book 4 in the Heat series. Eileen, Eileen, Eileen. Her name pounded through Garth's veins as he ran towards her cabin. Years ago, her parents had torn her from his arms, spirited her away in the dead of night, and disappeared. Now, he'd found her again. All these years, he'd never forgotten her sure that he'd find her again. Soon she'd be in his arms again... -
Dirk's Love by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDirk has worked tirelessly to create an online dating service to help male werewolves find their mortal mates. Having hired a mortal female to assist him, when he meets her face-to-face for the very first time, Dirk is smitten with her beauty and finds himself breathless as he realizes the very thing he’s spent a lifetime looking for—his mate—is finally within his reach...Categorized as:
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A Midsummer Night's Heat by Judy Mays
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThird story in the Heat series.Belle can finally take a vacation. Her father Artemis is happily married again, and more than capable of managing the family business without her for a few weeks.Alex may be Alpha of his Pack, but he lost the woman he expected to marry to another werewolf. One whose werewolf father had mated a real wolf, then taught their cubs to assume human form...
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