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Unchained Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've spent my life thinking I knew the worst that could happen. Battles come and go. Wars are almost always won in the end. It's easy to grow complacent and forget even the deadliest should glance over their shoulder from time to time. We thought we had it all figured out. We were poised for this win before we even went to battle. We didn't win. We didn't lose... -
Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn
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Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to get married.Wow, I never thought I’d ever really say that. Seriously.And apparently, I’m not allowed to elope, so there will be a wedding that keeps growing in size no matter how many times I yell or threaten people. I swear, if something goes wrong, this will be the only one I have, and there will be some men who will angrily lay the smack down... -
Hellhound Marshal by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s trapped in a nightmare. She’s a dream come true.Logan Vega has been stuck as a hellhound so long that he’s almost forgotten how to be human. Some days, he can’t even remember his own name.But then a new prisoner is locked in the cage next door. She’s more than the cure for his loneliness: she’s the bravest, kindest, toughest, and most radiant woman he’s ever met... -
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Ride My Sleigh by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe hot mess Christmas express…Megelle Island is full of supernatural creatures. I came here a few years ago to be among my own kind, to not worry that I’d accidentally shift into a raccoon or turn invisible in front of some poor human. My clumsiness was going to expose us all to the public and get me into big trouble with the angels.The only problem is…I’m the only jinn here... -
Ignited by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTen years ago, they saved each other's lives.Then she disappeared.But fate has brought them back together...Boomer, explosives and weapons expert, is fine with his life as an Outlaw Ridge operative: illegal missions, daring rescues, and blowing stuff up. But when a woman from his distant past shows up asking for his help, it all threatens to come crashing down...Categorized as:
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Her First Taste of Fire by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse.Most people think Nasha Black lives in Shadowvale because that’s where her father, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, lives. But Nasha has another reason for staying in Shadowvale and it’s not just the bakery she owns and operates... -
The Griffin Marshal's Heart by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. His fated mate? The gorgeous U.S. Marshal transporting him ...Once, Cooper was a U.S. Marshal with a distinguished career. Now he's a prisoner, accused of murder, with his inner griffin suppressed and maybe even dead. He's being transported across the country in leg chains. This isn't how he planned on meeting the woman of his dreams... -
A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWill she be swept away? If someone had told Avery that she’d be flying to a tiny island in the Caribbean to film a reality show masquerading as her identical twin sister, she would have thought they were crazy. And yet, she finds herself in a tin can of an airplane, about to land on Siren Island where a film crew waits to document her every move for a new reality love show – Swept Away... -
Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn
My name is Tamsin Vale, and I’m the future queen of Faerie. That’s right, I finally said it. No more being the heir or reminding people I didn’t agree to the job.Now I have and mostly because I think I’ll actually be a good queen. I have the right qualities, and I don’t let the wrong things distract me from what is important... -
Protection, Inc. Complete Collection by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis team of shifter bodyguards will do anything to protect their mates! Read the complete hot and hilarious series in one binge-ready collection!The bodyguards of Protection, Inc. were misfits until they came together to form a team as close as a family. They can face any danger, from vengeful dragons to evil experiments to rampaging dinosaurs (yes, dinosaurs)... -
Love of the Dragon by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDragons, duty, destined mates, and a deadly rival... Silas Llewellyn, the last of a once-mighty dragon clan, doesn’t have time for anything but work and duty. He certainly doesn’t have time for love — not with a ruthless enemy plotting to destroy everything he holds dear... -
Rebel Bear by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUp-and-coming supermodel Hailey Crewe can’t wait to escape the limelight and return to the modest, anonymous lifestyle she once led. Escaping literally? That was never part of her plan. But when an unwanted suitor — and her scheming mother/manager — go a step too far with a surprise Hawaii wedding, Hailey becomes a bride on the run... -
Her Shifter Wolf Rival Guide by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never thought I'd end up running a bed and breakfast in Hogan Falls, but life had other plans.My dream was to climb the tallest mountains in the world, but fate had other ideas. As a girl, I was abandoned at birth by my clan who wanted me dead. But I found a new family in seven other wolf shifter friends who were also abandoned... -
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Hocus My Pocus by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you’ve got it, haunt it… Once upon a time, I had big ideas, big dreams, and big plans. But when my mother left my kid sister with me when I was only fifteen, I was suddenly the single mother I never thought I’d be. Someone had to raise Torren and show her love and support, the way parents were supposed to love their children, the way our mother never did... -
Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGive ‘em pumpkin to talk about… The perfect job is only two weeks away. Two. Short. Weeks. All I have to do is survive the trial period for this new position and the future I’ve always wanted will be my reality. Once it’s mine, I’ll travel the world helping my fellow supernaturals blend into the human world and craft the lives they dreamed of. And in turn…maybe I’ll find myself... -
Witches Behaving Badly by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWitches, wereapes, and pregnancy cravings… What could possibly go wrong?Just when I think I’m getting the hang of this whole “married to a wereape” thing, life throws me a curveball in the form of pregnancy. And let me tell you, pregnancy and magic do not mix well. My cravings are bizarre, my magic is on the fritz, and I’m pretty sure I accidentally hexed the toaster. Twice... -
Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale, I’m the future queen of Faerie… And people need to get on board with my vision for Faerie. They wanted me to declare I would take the job—demanded and bullied me into saying it, so now they have to deal with the kind of boss I am.The Underground is no more because of the fight I started... -
Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to her bestselling Dante’s Circle series with a collection of four never before published and highly anticipated romances. FALLEN FOR ALPHAS Liam and Alec watched their Pack fall from grace and fought with tooth and claw to make it rise from the ashes again for the Alpha... -
Santa Soldier Bear by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA spinster snow leopard.A heartbroken polar bear.And the magical Christmas they’ll never forget.They say you can’t run from your past, but that’s exactly what I did.I was minding my own business, tending to my ranch, when an old Army buddy called me up.After the hell I’d been through, he didn’t want me to spend Christmas alone,So I agreed to head to L.A... -
Forbidden Shifters Complete Series by Selena Scott
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA FIGHT FOR LOVE, AND A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL! GET LOST IN A WORLD OF SHIFTER PASSION AND DESIRE WITH THIS IRRESISTIBLE SIX BOOK STEAMY PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES. Books included in this series: A Mate for Seth - Book 1 Sarah, as drawn to Seth as he is to her, can’t understand why the kind, generous hottie next door is so secretive... -
Defender Hellhound by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's the only one who can save her.And only she can save him from himself.Ransom's out-of-control hellhound has made his life, literally, a living hell. His beast can reveal any secret to him, but Ransom can't make it stop. He's barely holding onto his sanity, drowning in a deluge of the worst moments of other people's lives... -
Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to smack people around until they get in line… No, really this time because it almost cost Neldor his life. I refuse to let the lies, biases, and stupidity of the past ruin the future Faerie and her people could have.Not while I’m the damn boss.I knew I might not survive from the moment I swore to find out what happened to my people and stepped into Faerie... -
Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhere’s a curvy girl with a love of snowy mountains and cold, crisp air to find a man who’ll light her fire? Gerri Wilder knows just the place and most certainly the right shifter... -
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Ashbrock Curse by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCenturies ago, a witch laid a curse on a small town that froze its local werewolves in place. They’ve been waiting for one woman to change their fate, and lift the dark magic burden from their pack. Every Halloween has been the same--waiting, watching, failing…and so the wolves of Hollow Rock had accepted their place protecting the town for all of eternity... -
Brent by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlpha Geek 4: Brent Wolf shifter Marie Lavine left her life in the military behind and is settling into her new role as bodyguard nicely. Though her past left her with PTSD, she’s excited to move forward and see what awaits at her new job. What she didn’t expect was to sniff out the scent of her mate. A cute nerdy human that made her wolf instantly hot... -
Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing... -
Jared - Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance by Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe was broken by the war. Her secret could destroy her family. Ex-Marine sniper Jared River left the war, but the war never really left him. He’s a broken wolf who’s only good for one thing now—killing men. And he’s peering down his scope at Senator Krepky, the anti-shifter politician about to ruin the lives of all the shifters Jared loves... -
Rebel Alpha by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDragon heiress and her bad boy wolf shifter get a second chance at forbidden love. Is it too late? All dragon shifter Cynthia “Brown” wants is a safe place to raise her child and heal from bitter betrayal. When Cal — her first love, her only love, and her destined mate — unexpectedly appears on Maui, he stirs up all kinds of other desires too. But trouble — as usual — is hot on his heels... -
Fury of Destruction by Coreene Callahan
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the seventh installment of Coreene Callahan’s bestselling Dragonfury series, a hard-edged dragon shifter must find mercy in order to save an innocent woman's life.A man on the warpath…Dragon warrior Gage has earned his brutal reputation. He strikes hard and fast, killing without mercy or remorse... -
Thorn by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last book in the bestselling Clawed Squad series! The Clawed Squad’s alpha, Thorn Conway, is the last of the squad left to get married. Only problem is, his mate died a decade ago. The hurt is still real, the pain is still raw... -
Sunshine Mated by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMason Miller is a lion in hiding. But what he hides from is nothing tangible. With no enemy to fight, he drowns out memories of the past using his sexual prowess to keep up his playboy reputation around Lake Haven Lodge. And when that no longer works, he throws himself into fighting other people’s battles. There is one last clanmate’s safety to secure... -
Lure of the Fox by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe steamy, passionate, and thrilling series finale! Desert fox shifter Ella Kitt is better at risking her life than her heart. Not that she's expecting to do either when she flies to Maui to help her Special Forces comrades with an easy security job. Or maybe not such an easy job, because she’s forced to work — and live — in close quarters with smoking hot army hero, Jake McBride... -
Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“All vampires must die.” Flint Gibson is ready to lay down his life for The Cause, just so long as doing so results in a ton of dead vampires. He’s been planning a kamikaze mission for decades, not-so-patiently waiting for news about the vampires who killed his family. Because all vampires must die. Especially those vampires... -
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Rebel Lion by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLion shifter Dell O'Roarke has never been serious about life, but life is about to get serious with him. The beautiful stranger who's just arrived in Maui isn't just looking for anyone -- she's looking for him. And that's not just any surprise in her luggage -- it's a baby who looks a hell of a lot like Dell. Soon, he discovers there's more at stake than his lifestyle as a swinging bachelor... -
Switch of Fate 3 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiot Cofield is a bad-boy mountain lion shifter who scales mountains like fences. He belongs IN the Natahala Forest, but not TO it, and he resents “the Cause” because it turns normal, sweet women into a conniving, savage witches - switches - who will do anything to kill a vampire. Riot tried out the Cause (after all, he is a shifter) but after getting used and discarded twice, he’s over it... -
Top Gun Tiger by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLost in the jungle. Pursued by dinosaurs. And that’s the least of their problems… Tiger shifter and bodyguard Destiny knows Ethan isn’t the one. No matter that the Recon Marine is the only man who can keep up with her, in a fight or on the dance floor. No matter how he makes her laugh, or how he makes her burn. Shifters always know their mates, and her tiger says he isn’t hers... -
Shadow Wolf: True Mates Generations Book 7 by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen tragedy took away everything she loved, Mika Westbrooke hardened her heart and focused her energy on defeating her clan’s enemies. However, when a charming Cajun worms his way into the New York clan, her instincts and her wolf go haywire and she suspects that he may be the one fate intended for her--her True Mate. But Mika doesn't want a mate or to love again... -
A Touch of Magic: True Mates Generations Book 8 by Alicia Montgomery
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Fire & Rescue Shifters Collection 2: Books 4-7 (Fire & Rescue Shifters Series Box Set) by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour unique shifter romances filled with magic, sass, and a whole lot of heat!Whether it's a rogue dragon or just a scared little lion cub shifter stuck up a tree, the firefighters of Alpha Team can handle any emergency. But there's one inferno even these powerful shifters can't fight.. -
The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered... -
Builder Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJamison Stone has been waiting for his mate for ten long years. With the Justice Squad on down time, he will have to occupy himself with a new real estate project to get through the Christmas season.Romance author Ruby Wilson never expected to be left at the altar. But the most humiliating moment of her life might turn out to be a blessing in disguise... -
Waging War by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMistaken for a shifter, superhuman, Jake Forrester found himself amid a paranormal world. Shifters had physical advantages over him, but he stubbornly worked even harder, pushing himself to the max to prove himself time and time again. At last he’s landed his dream job as the newest member of Bravo unit... -
Rescued By The Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIvy was wounded when I found her... physically and mentally. Her bloody wedding dress was all the explanation I needed. I gave her shelter and she told me a story she barely believed herself.Ivy’s father attempted to use her to pay his debt, marrying her to a man that didn’t deserve her in the least.She witnessed violence, and some men shifting in wolves.Ivy doesn’t know who I really am... -
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His First Shifter Wolf Love: by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe called the sheriff on me when we first met.I saw the hatred in her eyes when she found me digging up a tree, looking for a beetle thought to be extinct.Penny is a force to be reckoned with, but also a wall flower among her friends that she runs a bed and breakfast with.My attraction to her was undeniable before I even knew she was like me.A wolf shifter... -
How NOT to Fake Date a Dragon by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDragon shifter Byron needs to find his mate and produce an heir. And fast!If he fails, his family will lose their ancestral home on Cairnnor.If only Byron wasn’t completely hopeless when it came to matters of the heart. His mother might have named him after one of the great romantic poets. But Byron does not have a romantic bone in his body.Or so he thinks... -
Beers, Bears, and Betrayal by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear shifter Calvin thought his future lay in the World Beyond. But he was wrong.So, when he gets a cryptic message about his best friend’s engagement party, he heads back to his hometown of Wishing Moon Bay... -
The Witch's Forbidden Wolf: Enemies to Lovers Rejected Mate Wolf Shifter Cozy Small Town Romance by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProphecies! Who writes this stuff?A prophecy is the reason she’s been estranged from her coven.A prophecy is the reason she’s been stranded on a faraway island for five years.And Tamsin suspects a prophecy is the reason she’s wound up in this strange tavern with someone trying to kill her…again.5 years ago, wolf shifter Mason was sent to kill his mate.He didn’t. Obviously... -
Conquered Obstacles by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpring is here and now that the “elite” warlock elders are handled, Arabella has one less thing on her plate… While tons more are added. That’s the life of any successful business owner, but being a goddess makes things slightly more complicated.Slightly.But she has a new house, with hope that her broken heart could heal and all the growth with the bakery could be worth the headaches... -
A Discovery of Hexes by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoin Tessa and her aunts on a thrilling adventure filled with magic, mystery, and unexpected twists. With their unique bond and unbreakable spirit, they prove that even in the face of darkness, light will always prevail.The Davenport witches tackle the challenges of life and love in this bewitching and enchanting series brimming with magic and vivid characters...
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