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My Eternal Light by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsKincaid Bayberry has been serving with the Eta unit since coming of age and only recently feels like he’s a true warrior. With Kendrick’s help, his magic seems to be cooperating for once, and he’s making a difference. But, with a mate on the way and so much at stake, he knows that even a single mistake could result in tragedy, which has skyrocketed his anxiety... -
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Red Havoc Bad Cat by T.S. Joyce
Barret Turgard is in a desperate battle to keep his broken panther steady. All he needs to coast through life, and stick with his routine—work, eat, sleep, and protect his crew. Anything extra could send his inner animal into a tailspin he can’t escape. And when a female flight shifter trespasses in Red Havoc territory, she threatens to do just that...Categorized as:
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![Blackout by Dannika Dark]()
Blackout by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe fate of millions rests on Keystone when they embark on their most important assignment of all… After what was supposed to be a simple job, Raven and Christian uncover a sinister plot against the higher authority, and the stakes are as high as the body count. The assassins are merciless, with anyone who stands in their way becoming collateral damage... -
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For the Blood of a Crow by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBailey Wulfe has her blinders on, her focus straight forward, tromping through life to the future that has been planned for her since she was Turned. She’s been promised to a high-ranking wolf in her Clan, but one chance encounter with a familiar face and she’s questioning everything she’s ever wanted. The boy she knew as a child has turned into a monstrous man...Categorized as:
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![Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter]()
Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNell Ingram and her team face a dire, supernatural evil in this newest thrilling paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series. Nell Ingram draws her powers from deep in the earth, and uses them to help Psy-LED, the Psychometric Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
![For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce]()
For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsRamsey Hunt is caught in a spiral no one can save him from, and he’s taking his entire Clan of crow shifters down with him. A broken mating bond has him going insane, and all he can do is try to hold onto his Alpha position as long as possible. But when a spirited beauty comes waltzing into his MC’s clubhouse demanding an audience with him, he can’t help but think he’s dreaming her up... -
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Wildfire Sea Dragon by Zoe Chant
Wildfires and demons? No sweat.His bodyguard? She’s the real danger… Noble. Dutiful. Serious. All words that no one would ever use to describe sea dragon shifter Joe, the Crown Prince of Atlantis. As the Heir to the Pearl Throne, he’s supposed to be preparing to rule a vast underwater empire…which is exactly why he’s on a fire crew in the ass-end of Montana... -
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Dane by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis mysterious island hermit managed to avoid entanglements ... until she walked into his cabin.Mira froze.It wasn't fear. It was a strange mix of curiosity, compulsion, and desire.He was bare to the waist, and she hadn't been wrong about his strong, muscular body. There wasn't a scrap of fat on him anywhere, just lean muscle rippling beneath light bronze skin dusted with curls of dark hair... -
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An Edge of Malice by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"We’d accomplished so much. We’d fought a good fight. But now, things were getting dirty..." Reunite with the Shadians in the pulse-pounding Book 7 of Season 8...Categorized as:
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Eren by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEren wasn't expecting the stowaway to be so small or so ... female.He let go in surprise.She immediately tried to duck around him.Eren grabbed her around the waist. She started kicking him. For someone who didn't weigh half what he did, she was extremely energetic."Let me go!" she yelled, struggling... -
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Wildfire Phoenix by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis touch makes her burn.And that's the one thing she must never do... Blaise can’t afford to lose control. She can’t let her inner monster rise. Not ever again.Even if that means denying her own feelings… and her fated mate.But that’s okay. She’s used to repressing her animal, and her desires. She can keep her distance from him, no matter what her friends think.Nothing has to change...Categorized as:
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Hidden by Fate by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA prophecy foretold of a journey across the seas that would solve all my problems. But now I'm stuck between an old flame who wants to rekindle what we had, and a jealous vampire who would take the other's head if permitted... -
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The Devil and the Dancer by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes falling is the safest step to take. Chloe Reardon has a problem, and his name is Gavin Wallace. Okay, Gavin isn’t exactly a problem, unless you consider a highly attractive wind vampire with dubious intentions a problem. Especially if that vampire is your boss. With an affinity for kilts and excellent taste in music... -
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Waking Hearts by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen everything you’ve longed for is standing right in front of you, would you find the courage to chase it when you’ve given up on dreams? Fox shifter Alison Smith gave up on happy endings when her ex-husband walked out, but that didn’t mean she was allowed to give up on happy...Categorized as:
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![King of the Asheville Coven by T.S. Joyce]()
King of the Asheville Coven by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratings****King of the Asheville Coven can be read as a standalone Vampire Romance, or as a spinoff of T. S. Joyce's International Bestselling Harper's Mountains series**** Aric Teague is the king of the local coven, and trying to do a better job than the last leader. Add to that a new job at the Winterset Fire Department, and the last thing he needs is to complicate his life further... -
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Lone Wolf: Bennett Pack by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFated Bonds are nothing to take lightly. Jo wasn’t the type to settle because she knew her mate was out there somewhere. When her Alpha attempted to claim her, she had no choice but to run. Jo became a lone wolf and would run as long as she had to because the alternative was far worse -spending an eternity with someone she wasn’t destined to be with.Laz understood what it meant to have a mate...Categorized as:
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![Provoking The Force by Jade Royal]()
Provoking The Force by Jade Royal
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn a matter of seconds, Onyx Triton’s life was changed forever. Onyx didn’t know what was worse, losing his memories or fighting his own identity battle. How could he be the man he used to be when he didn’t know who that man was? The only thing that burned through him was the harsh desire to get back what he lost. And then she came into his life... -
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Naya’s Most Important Visitors by Nalini Singh
Free short story in Nalini Singh's November Newsletter. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t yet read KISS OF SNOW, you might want to save this short story to read later. This is part of the series of shorts focusing on the everyday lives of the characters, away from politics and danger. Set soon after Naya’s birth, this short story features.. -
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Dragon King Of Treoir by Dianna Love
New York Times Bestseller Dianna Love's Beladors are back and the surprises keep coming in an action-packed urban fantasy. The Treoir dragon holds the fate of the Beladors in one hand … and his own in the other. The Beladors finally have a true leader in Daegan, their new dragon king, but life is far from secure now that they’ve inherited his enemies...Categorized as:
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The Beast in Him / The Mane Event / Big Bad Beast / Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn The Mane Event, Shelly Laurenston introduced a whole new breed of heroes--sexy, shape-shifting hunks who redefine the term Alpha male. Now, in The Beast in Him, one gorgeous lone wolf is about to meet his match... Some things are so worth waiting for. Like the moment when Jessica Ward "accidentally" bumps into Bobby Ray Smith and shows him just how far she's come since high school... -
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Tor by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Bernie," Tor said, reaching for her.She leaned into his grasp and allowed herself to be drawn inside, as if some part of her had crumpled inwardly at the sympathetic touch. And Tor already had her inside before he remembered what she was going to see... -
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Poker Night by Nalini Singh
For those of you unfamiliar with this series, this story features the DarkRiver Leopards (Alpha: Lucas) and the SnowDancer wolves (Alpha: Hawke). The narrator is Nate, the most senior sentinel in the DarkRiver pack. *Found in Nalini Singh's 10/2/12 newsletter...Categorized as:
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Dowser Series: Box Set 1 by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree bestselling urban fantasies from award-winning author Meghan Ciana Doidge. Dowser 1, 2, and 3 complete the first of three trilogies in the Dowser Series. The magic and mayhem continues in books four to nine.The customer looked familiar, like maybe he'd been in the bakery a few times before. The vampire, however, was new... -
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Shifted by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Urban Fantasy Romance novelA telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a wolf shifter, I'm not much of a threat. But as a telepath-spiker, I'm deadly.For six months, life has been peaceful... -
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![Pleasing Platinum by Xavier Neal]()
Pleasing Platinum by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou hate Mondays? Try finding out that the mother you thought was dead is actually alive, being attacked by elves - who are definitely not Santa's friendly little helpers - and discovering that you're not nearly as human as you believed you were. Yeah. All before five o'clock... -
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Rogue Belador by Dianna Love
All of your favorite characters are back in Rogue Belador, book 7 of the bestselling Belador urban fantasy series by New York Times Bestseller Dianna Love. Immortals fear little … except a secret in the wrong hands...Categorized as:
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Five Mornings by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne morning can change everything. Five mornings can change a life. Friends. Lovers. Enemies. Allies. Alex McCann and Teodora ‘Ted’ Vasquez never had a simple relationship. But you couldn’t call it a boring one, either. Five mornings in their past shape who they will become to each other. To their families. And to the mysterious town they call home... -
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Summoned by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAn Urban Fantasy Romance novel A telepath with a lethal twist. My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts. I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain...Categorized as:
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![Making Dinner by Nalini Singh]()
Making Dinner by Nalini Singh
A short story featuring Riley & Mercy from Nalini Singh's July 2013... -
![Hero Bear: Paranormal Romance by Harmony Raines]()
Hero Bear: Paranormal Romance by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBear shifter Knox has never had it easy. Whatever he touches, whatever he loves, ends up dead. Or so he thinks when he moves to Bear Creek to stay with his old army buddy, Jamie. But fate is not ready to give up on this hero bear and when he meets Hannah, his true mate, he starts to believe in happy endings. Hannah is a social worker, with a problem... -
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A Dragon's Family Album by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis collection contains Dragos Takes a Holiday, Pia Saves the Day, and Peanut Goes to School (two novellas and a short story in the Elder Races series, previously published separately). All three stories focus on the Cuelebres, the First Family of the Wyr. Dragos Takes a Holiday: When the Cuelebre family heads to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it’s no ordinary weekend in the sun... -
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Hour of Darkness by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBorn and raised as an assassin in the notorious Hunter program, Breed vampire Cain has since put his specialized skills to use as a mercenary willing to clean up any problem for a price. Or so he thought. After a job in Las Vegas strains even his dubious code of honor, Cain pulls up stakes and lands in Miami for a much-needed break...Categorized as:
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Blaze by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAnson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams. A rising star at the firm, she has no idea that her boss is in league with the sinister Fae and their secret war against humanity... -
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Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFamily can be found in the most unexpected places.Gila monster shifter Jedidiah Earp is over seventy, prefers to bite first and ask questions later, and he knows the desert scrub outside Sundance, California like the back of his claws.Alpha hyena shifter Chandra Smith is in her late twenties, protective to a fault, and she knows how to hunt down enemies and make them disappear...Categorized as:
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![The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book One by LeeSha McCoy]()
The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book One by LeeSha McCoy
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Prince, a thousand-year-old Blue Whale, and the race against time to find the single most important thing to the waters' survival. For the waters to be perfect, an Odessa must connect to all life within them, and if the reigning Odessa loses her life, her sorcery is always passed to her first-born daughter. Only, the daughter the waters know of, is not the first... -
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Raven's Instinct by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRavens love shiny things... but sometimes that gets them into trouble... -
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Silverback Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear shifter, Dean, has almost given up on finding a mate. Instead, he’s carved out a fulfilling role as a foster parent to older kids. Then she walks into his life, the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. His mate. His life will never be the same again. A birthmark on her face has haunted Elizabeth her whole life. She has always struggled to meet new people and visit new places... -
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Dark Alpha's Hunger by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDark Alpha's Hunger is the seventh paranormal romance novel in New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's Reapers series featuring a brotherhood of elite assassins who wage war on the Fae at Death's behest--and the women who change their hearts. There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death... -
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Porsha's Wolf by Dria Andersen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe had one night to convince her...Porsha Clark just wants to get through her best friend's wedding without bringing drama to Mercedes' big day...but, that didn't mean she couldn't enjoy herself afterwards...right?Victor Davis was a man who got what he wanted, and he wanted Porsha...and one night would never be enough.*This is re-release...Categorized as:
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Dragon Overlord by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt booksWar is coming!No cheating! Contains mature themes/language... -
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Dragon Cyclone by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt booksIt’s been years since he last saw her. Since he inhaled her scent. Since he held her in his arms. Cyclone made some terrible mistakes. Mistakes that cost him the love of his life. He’s lived with regret ever since.Now she’s back. Not only that, she’s on dragon soil and will be staying for the foreseeable future... -
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The Stone Curse by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGargoyles are meant to be unbreakable, but even stone shatters if you apply the right amount of pressure.The devastating attack on the cadets has the academy in lockdown. With betrayal coming from within our ranks, my circle of trust grows smaller.Everything is about to change... -
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Sebastian/Aristide by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsComing November 2013 Sebastian A DIPLOMAT WITH THE HEART OF A SAVAGE Sebastian Duval has devoted his life to ensuring the survival of his people. He’ll do whatever is necessary to protect the Wildlands, even if it means working with the human FBI to prove the Pantera aren’t responsible for the sudden rash of puma attacks... -
![Dragos Meets Stinkpot by Thea Harrison]()
Dragos Meets Stinkpot by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShort-Story from May 2016 newsletter...Categorized as:
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![Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh]()
Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA short story about Indigo & Drew's mated life. Timeline: Takes place around the same time as Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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![Lure of the Dragon by Anna Lowe]()
Lure of the Dragon by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAloha Shifters - Jewels of the Heart: Book 1 Good dragons? Bad dragons? Twenty-four hours ago, private chef Tessa Byrne didn’t know about the terrifying world of shifters. Now she knows too much, like the fact that a ruthless dragon lord is determined to claim her — forever. Tessa flees to Maui, where sunny skies, swaying palms, and a handsome stranger conspire to play tricks with her heart... -
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Unicorn Vet by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWho do you call when you find a tiny baby dragon? Shifter Vets!Angel is a small-town veterinarian with a horny secret. Everly is a stressed-out manager on vacation who just found a darling baby dragon. He knows they were made for each other. But a few things stand between them and true love, namely...1. A truckload of mystery fish.2. His suspicious werewolf colleague.3...Categorized as:
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Shattered by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts.I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain...Categorized as:
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Rowan by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA short story featuring Sahara, Kaleb, Zach, Annie & Rowan. Timeline: Takes place some time after Allegiance of Honor.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
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Fallen Mate by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI never expected to fall ... especially for my enemy.Stumbling upon a group of escaped demons changed everything, and the responsibility falls on me to protect Shadow City. As the battle rages on, a tug radiates from my soul, drawing me toward a sexy, mocha-eyed demon.Though he voluntarily surrenders, I don't trust him.I should've killed him then and there..
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