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Red Havoc Bad Bear by T.S. Joyce
The countdown is on. Crazy Lynn Matheson has six days until she’ll join all the other shifters who have lost their minds and been put down by their alphas. All she wants to do is get through the next week with the Gray Back Crew as quietly as possible, but some of the big, dominant males in Damon’s Mountains are pushing her to fight her destiny...Categorized as:
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Changing Beauty by C.M. Owens
THAD. I've never had to play games to get what I want, and we both know exactly what I want. And the second I get a chance, I'm bringing her into my world permanently. ROSLYN. Thad isn't like anyone I've ever met. I'm not sure if he's the best or the worst thing that has ever happened to me. But I do know I'm becoming addicted, and he seems to love the hell out of it... -
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![Bitten Beauty by C.M. Owens]()
Bitten Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZEE. I didn't choose this life. I didn't choose my fate. In fact, fate seems to have thing for fucking me over. Leah is just one more thing I didn't choose, and now I'm fighting everything in me not to turn her into the monster I never wanted to be. But we both know what's going to happen in the end, because as always, I have no control. LEAH. He's wrong and right in the same breath... -
![Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden]()
Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSky Adler isn't looking for a man. She's happy being Gerri Wilder's newest assistant and excited she's on a mission to scope out a new client. She did not expect the town residents to treat her like she committed a crime and for the client to be hot enough to melt the ozone. She definitely needs a cold shower, but she's a professional, she can handle it. Maybe. Hopefully... -
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![Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee]()
Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTillie Winchester’s past is about to come back to haunt her, and what she sees as fun and games someone else sees as a recipe for murder. When a local woman is poisoned at Hemlock Cove’s senior center, Aunt Tillie is the prime suspect. Bay, Thistle and Clove don’t believe their great-aunt is guilty – although Thistle is fine if the police want to haul her away for a long weekend... -
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Sea Storm by Christine Feehan
In one trade package together for the first time-two stories of the Drake Sisters from the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon. This two-in-one package from the #1 New York Times bestselling Drake Sisters series includes:. Magic in the Wind... -
![Wine & Warlocks by T.M. Cromer]()
Wine & Warlocks by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRonan & Dubheasa's story will be the epic conclusion to the Unlucky Charms Series. Full blurb coming very soon. -
![Bring to Bear by Milly Taiden]()
Bring to Bear by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinter Delgado loves planning a good party. She’s excited about her newest client, Gerri Wilder, but not so much for the hot alpha bear that’s most definitely her mate. The party will push her career to new heights. If only she could focus on her job and not on tall, dark, and sexy Finn. This whole mate business is making her rethink not wanting to get involved... -
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Cocktails & Cauldrons by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt the pinnacle of a successful career, reclusive artist Eoin O’Malley is forced to put his life on hold to deal with the return of his family’s ancient magic. He must learn to control his new influx of power or risk hurting those he loves. In need of someone he can trust to run his business, he rushes to hire quiet, capable Brenna when she’s disowned by her overbearing aunt... -
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Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKYA. Survival. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. I thought it was the same thing as living until him. .. Until one touch set me on fire. Until one look disabled all my defenses. Until one man could shatter me. Now, even though a distraction is the last thing I need, all I want to do is taste what it's like to feel alive. CHAZ. She sees right through me, as I knew she would... -
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In Good Time by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s time to remove her crown. Aurora was raised to lead, with the expectation that she will one day become ruler of the Mer of Triste Island. There’s just one problem. Nobody’s bothered to ask Aurora if she wants to be queen. Chafing at the confines of her role, Aurora risks everything for a chance at a new life...Categorized as:
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Defender Chimera by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen your worst enemy turns out to be your fated mate. .. Carter doesn't want a mate, thank you very much. He's got no time for love--he's too busy trying to hide the monstrous shift form he was cursed with. Not to mention trying to stop his annoyingly hot business rival Fenella Kim from doing a hostile takeover of his company... -
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Lock by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWicked smile. Wicked secrets. Ready to protect her at all costs. .. Tasha liked Club Crimson at first. Hot guys, sexy music, and new friends all around. But when the shock of a lifetime leads to her waking up and staring into the mysterious eyes of the club's co-owner, Lock, she might just have to revise her opinion... -
![Dragon in Love by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon in Love by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChadwick, purple dragon and leader of his region, has his hands full. He has to keep visiting fae princes out of trouble, watch for a potential triad to mate with, and ignore the sassy human expert on fae customs who is bent on ruining everything. Still, Isabella is winning Chad over, with her zest for life and her constant misadventures. From the first kiss, Chad knows he’s in danger... -
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Claim the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBreshia’s world comes crashing down around her when the leader of her lion shifter pride deems her ready to bear a cub. When the mate chosen for her turns out to be the man she loathes, she runs for her life to the sanctuary of Hells Canyon. If she can beg mercy and find her place among the legendary clan of bear shifters there, she just might survive the wrath of her people...Categorized as:
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Scrooged Over by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***STANDALONE STORY***. Priscilla Bryant thought being matched by the famous Gerri Wilder would make her romantic dreams come true. She's wrong. So wrong. The shifter she's been matched with is a complete jerk and no matter how handsome he is, she never wants to see his face again. Talk about being scrooged over. Lake Walker knows that sexy Priscilla is his mate the moment he sees her... -
![Bear in Mind by Milly Taiden]()
Bear in Mind by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPrivate Investigator, Summer Delgado hopes Gerri can find her twin sister a man. If anyone needs a happily ever after, it's Winter. But not Summer. She’s got no time for romance. Even if it’s wrapped in smoking-hot shifter muscles. She's got to focus on the break-in at Gerri Wilder's apartment. Who needs a sexy, grumpy bear stomping around? Not Summer. Nope. Gerri has other plans, of course... -
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Red King by Charlene Hartnady
The dragons on Mistveil Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…. Change is coming to our island, and I’m not completely convinced it’s for the better. At least, not where I am concerned. Twenty human Tributes will arrive soon. All female, all young, all healthy... -
![A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley]()
A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
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Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens
The continuation of the Deadly Beauties Trilogy. .. Purgatory was opened for the dark ones to escape, but so much more crept out. Over twenty years later, the consequences are finally starting to appear. And the world full of deadly beauties finds even more deception and secrets to face. As an immortal, it's hard to have any new experiences after living for so long... -
![Too Good to Be True by Tricia O'Malley]()
Too Good to Be True by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the oracle predicted that Mirra would need to be rescued…Mirra is shocked to find the premonition unfold literally. When Silas Somerborne races to save the day, and rescues Mirra from certain death, she knows immediately that he’s the one she’s been waiting for. And yet, no matter how hard she tries, Silas pushes Mirra away... -
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A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the sixth book in this much-loved series, Tricia O'Malley whisks you away to magickal Siren Island where a mermaid discovers that sometimes love comes around twice. Irma’s life has been defined by tragedy – one which the legends of Siren Island will never let her forget. Because of this, she’s learned that taking a chance on love isn’t worth the high cost that comes with it... -
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Bear Vet by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho do you call when you spot a baby hellhorse? Shifter Vets! Judy desperately needs to find a home for her nineteen rescue horses. Waylon desperately needs to rein in his headstrong teenage daughter's quest to tame a wild hellhorse. And what both of them need most desperately is love. .. Waylon, a bear shifter and veterinarian for magical animals, instantly recognizes Judy as his mate... -
![Rancher Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Rancher Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSave a horse, ride a rancher dragon. .. Beck is a big, growly mountain of a man with a monster of a dragon inside him. He keeps to himself, only leaving Dragonclaw Ranch when his inner beast feels unsafe for his friends. But when a brush with death makes Beck give a stranger his dragon's talon coin, he wakes up to a pretty, curvy woman that he now owes a favor... -
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![Wrangler Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Wrangler Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSave a horse, ride a wrangler dragon. .. Tucker C. Thompson, an immortal dragon and legendary gunslinger, is now a simple wrangler who enjoys life on the ranch under his middle name, Clancy. The world has moved on and he's happy to be forgotten. That is, until he sees his old Dragon's Talon coin in an antiques shop in a tiny town... -
![Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
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Blood Skye by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only choice is surrender. . In my world, magic and danger go hand-in-hand. It has from my earliest memory. Magic was currency, and if you have it, you have power. I was shaped by some of the most influential Druids into a lethal weapon. Their weapon. Until the night they betray me—and I wind up in the hands of my enemy. He’s nothing but a job for me. To him, I’m the key to finding his father... -
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After Midnight by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was always my weakness. Now she’s my only hope. She was my salvation once—wild magic in her blood, fire in her kiss, and a body I still dream about. I touched heaven with her. Then dragged us both to hell. Now she looks at me like I’m the enemy. But I see the way she trembles when I get too close. Feel her power pulse when I say her name. She hasn’t forgotten... -
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Aquamarine by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMarina, the last unmated sea dragon, is about to make the toughest decision of her entire life. The Mercury dragon, hated prisoner of the earth dragons and the only person willing to help her when she needed it most, has been captured. Taken away by compatriots he never knew existed, possibly to face execution... -
![You're Lion to Me by Milly Taiden]()
You're Lion to Me by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom planet Aurora, lioness shifter, Dalissa Furr, wants to explore new places before she goes insane from boredom. So a trip to Earth is a must. Finding her mate in the process would be great too, if Gerri Wilder can make it happen. But according to her parents, her smaller than normal size and delicate features make her undesirable to a shifter... -
![Her First Taste of Fire by Kristen Painter]()
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... -
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Mistletoe & Magic by Erin Branscom
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA witchy nanny. A broody single dad. A Christmas tree farm full of wonder, second chances, and just enough Maren family mischief to change everything. For fans of The Holiday, Gilmore Girls, and Practical Magic. This one's for you. Remy Bennett hasn’t believed in magic or Christmas in a long time... -
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Beginning and End by mightbewriting
Years. Broken into months into weeks into days - into hours, minutes, seconds - into moments. Simple at one end, complex at the other. In Draco's experience, moments, even when simple had a habit of becoming irretrievable. Moments grew, stretched, multiplied into ages and eras that defined whole stretches of measurable time... -
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Felix by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFelix doesn’t mind that most people don’t look beyond his beautiful, charming exterior. He doesn’t care if people know him as the frivolous ’Fifi’ or as the deadly assassin ‘Darkness’. There was only one woman he wanted to share all of himself with, and losing her made him lock down his heart. But when she shows up again, like a ghost, all he wants is to grab hold of her and never let her go... -
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![Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEverything can change in a moment. .. Trevor didn't think that a single outburst directed at his takeout would come back to haunt him. After all, as an immortal dragon, being in the public eye isn't supposed to happen. But the thing haunting him is actually an audaciously persistent reporter who's determined to get her next story at any cost... -
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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... -
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Dragon Reformed by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 3 in the Reclaimed Dragons series! Landon's story! -
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Dragon to the Rescue by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a gorgeous, powerful dragon shifter kisses an innocent human musician in an alley, he knows their love will last forever. .. Mindy Owens doesn't live a glamorous life as a musician, but she loves what she does, even if it requires dealing with frustrating bandmates and frequent harassment. She doesn't even think about romance... -
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Roar of the Worlds by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Standalone PDA Romance in the Haize world. -
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Until the End of Ever by May Sage
In the old days, they outright murdered people…things like me. Now they simply seek to control us. The Council of Elders has determined every aspect of my life from my first breath. What I’d study, my job, who I’d eventually marry. That was all their decision. But when I woke up covered in runes designed to enslave me, I stopped submitting to the will of others...Categorized as:
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Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen a dragon waiting forever finally finds his fated mate, he'll never let her go. .. Janet Dixon never thought she'd fall in love. That's why she got used to quiet nights alone with her books, dreaming of fantasies that would never come true. But she never expected a ridiculously hot alpha by the name of Xander to suddenly show up into her life... -
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Dancing with the Dragon by Krista Luna
My misbehaving magic traps me in a spicy romance book with the grumpy dragon, and we have to act out the plot! The growly dragon is stuck playing my lovestruck boyfriend until we finish the book and win its dance competition. And did I mention that it’s a spicy book? Hoo boy! I’ve gone from competent librarian to mistress of magical mayhem with my very first spell...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Black Diamond Heart by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaised in a clan of evil werecats who valued power over everything, Felix Kennedy didn’t know what love was. Not until he did the unthinkable to save a hurt female. Now his life is spiraling out of control as he fights both his inner demons and his destiny. Duty stands in his way when new players want to claim Memphis as their turf...Categorized as:
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![Lucas's Prey, Riley's Pride, Book 6 by Sandra R. Neeley]()
Lucas's Prey, Riley's Pride, Book 6 by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucas is a Kodiak Bear shifter, and the last member of Riley’s Pride left without a mate. He spent the majority of his life thinking he didn’t want one. But then he watched all his family and friends finding and claiming theirs, starting families and basking in the love and peace having a mate can provide... -
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Beer & Broomsticks by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third installment of the Unlucky Charms series. When the Enemy at the Gate is welcomed by the Keeper of the Sword, all that is lost shall be restored…. Bridget O'Malley has a hate/hate relationship with the neighbor next door. In their youth, he'd promised her the moon and stars, but in shocking move, he betrayed her... -
![The Witch's Forbidden Wolf: Enemies to Lovers Rejected Mate Wolf Shifter Cozy Small Town Romance by Harmony Raines]()
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... -
![Claimed By The Barbarian Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Claimed By The Barbarian Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA brand new dragon series from the dragon shifter queen herself. Terry Bolryder has written more than 40 well-beloved dragon shifter novels and returns with a fresh new take on dragons in Crystals, Curves and Castles. Book 1 coming soon! -
![A Real Flame Changer by Milly Taiden]()
A Real Flame Changer by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Standalone PDA Romance in the Haize world... -
![Saved by Her Dragon by Julia Mills]()
Saved by Her Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere Are No Coincidences…. Devon’s heritage has given him a unique perspective into the world around him. His father was one of the fiercest Guardsmen in history and his mother is a very talented and highly respected Healer...Categorized as:
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