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A Haunting Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAva Harper may be a raiser of the dead and a not-so-famous author, but she isn’t vampire hunter. Not even close.With the decision made to stay in Shipton Harbor, she returns to the home she shared with her deceased husband in Pennsylvania to put it on the market. But saying goodbye to the memories of the home they raised their son in is a lot harder than it had sounded in her head... -
![Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth]()
Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Detective Drest Bright meets his newest charge, sparks literally fly. There is no denying the instant attraction he feels for Rachael Frankenstein. But she’s off-limits, and he knows as much. Her family has been a thorn in the side of the Nightshade Fae Hunters for over a hundred years, and they aren’t about to let him run off into the sunset with her without a fight... -
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![Roar and Order by Milly Taiden]()
Roar and Order by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRomance is the name of the game in this new... -
![Bennett by Milly Taiden]()
Bennett by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTiger shifter Dakota Alcott's entire life is one series of adventures. She calls them adventures to feel better about all of her failures. The truth is, she is looking for her place. Her people. Herself. When she interviews for Nick Milan's protection company, she has hope that this might be it.Awkward genius Bennett Huxx has more degrees and Ph...Categorized as:
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![Carnal Creek Shifters Box Set by Haley Weir]()
Carnal Creek Shifters Box Set by Haley Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn into a cursed bloodline of Viking Lords.. Heirs to the Silverblood Pack have lived a life most would envy. Pleasure. Recklessness. Now, a prophecy of destruction threatens their world. The bloodline must be preserved at ALL costs. The mates to the Silverblood Pack have already been chosen. The pack must preserve themselves, their mates, and their world. It's an impossible task... -
![The Enforcer by Darlene Tallman]()
The Enforcer by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTressa Powers hasn’t had an easy life. She’s learned to keep to herself. Growing up, books were her escape. When she finally purchased an e-reader, she found a whole new world— indie authors. Tressa gets the chance to attend a book signing where many of her favorite authors will be. Real-life bikers will also be in attendance... -
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Cade & Anna by V.A. Dold
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Dr. Marjorie schedules an ultrasound for Anna, Cade begins to go into paranoid meltdown. Something must be wrong! He's sure of it. Seeing his daughter on the computer screen larger than life sets Cade onto a path of foolish, well-meaning choices. In a state of panic, he instigates a series of disastrous projects with the help of Simon, Stefan, and Thomas...Categorized as:
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![Howl of the Alpha by Milly Taiden]()
Howl of the Alpha by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years of hard work, Victoria Branson’s bar is one of the hippest places to be in the city. All that’s missing is someone to share her life with. Too bad she has zero skills when it comes to love and dating. Until a mysterious, handsome stranger enters her bar and turns her life upside down. Victoria has never had a one-night stand before, but she might make an exception for Axton... -
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Striping Hot by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA reporter and a tiger shifter are about to learn that you never know what will happen at one of Gerri Wilder’s famous bachelor auctions!Hard-nosed and clever reporter, Gianna Lee, has dreamed of finding the scoop of a lifetime. She just never knew that she’d stumble across it at the same time she catches the eye of a hunky billionaire tiger shifter... -
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Not Her Alpha by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsChris Jenkins, alpha werewolf, wants the woman who destroyed his life dead. Then he finds her imprisoned and beaten by her own family. So, he rescues her instead. Too make things worse, her soul is bound to a grimoire of black magic and he volunteers his pack to protect the book from falling into the wrong hands. Now, Jade has to live with him. It’s the only way to keep his city safe. Really... -
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Hitched to the Dragon by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 in the Hellscape Holidays SeriesAlpha dragon shifter Cooper Dawson didn’t plan on visiting Hellscape Holidays Resort. It’s not his fault he crashed on the beach, barely clinging to life after a battle. Saved by a witch, he owes her a life debt... -
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Stripe Poker by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bets turn serious when their hearts are on the line.Opal Hayes is a tiger shifter who’s dedicated her life to making life better for the senior citizens in her hometown. She’s intrigued when Gerri Wilder suggests a poker tournament for her next fundraiser. When she sets eyes on a smoking hot poker champion, she wonders what Gerri’s up to... -
![Paw Letter Word by Milly Taiden]()
Paw Letter Word by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Cyrus Bechtel, allow me to introduce Miss Mila Dillon.” Gerri’s voice sounded far away.Everything moved in slow motion. Not that Cyrus was complaining. He could stand there and watch Mila all day. When her hand slid into his, the sparks that ran through his body made the hairs on his arms prickle.There was no doubt. Mila was his mate.“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bechtel... -
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No Harm No Howl by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGia Dodson fell on hard times when she got laid off. When Gerri Wilder told her about an opening for her dream job, it sounded too good to be true. It’s the job Gia always wanted, but does Gerri have an alternative motive of the tall, handsome and growly kind? Russ Waters is tired of being alone. He wants his mate, and he wants her now... -
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Ryan by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lioness rescued from an underground ring takes on a whole new opponent: a cute geek she just can't resist.Nikita is struggling to adapt to her new life now that she's started working for Nick's protection agency. She meets her match when she falls for Ryan, a skinny geek with a heart of gold who's trying to find his lost friend... -
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One Witch's Trash Panda Is Another Witch's Treasure by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMagic, mystery, and rabies take center stage in this short story that details how Ember Rose met her familiar. ** Please note: This short story previously appeared in the anthology entitled Seven Pets For Seven Witches. The anthology is no longer available... -
![Big Furry Deal by Celia Kyle]()
Big Furry Deal by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPanther shifter Millie Walker is finally free, finally knows her real name, and finally… has a mate? Well, crap. For Millie, having a mate is a horrible, no good, he’ll end up very dead, bad idea. She’s got what some refer to as a “control problem.” In other words: she has no control and that’s her problem. So, she stays away from others, keeps to herself, and generally tries not to kill people...Categorized as:
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Sweatpants and Spells by Keira Blackwood
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI knew hot flashes were supposed to be hot, but I didn’t expect flames.One day I’m in anger management, normalizing the cordial hate between me and my husband. The next, we’re divorced and he has taken both our house and the business we built together. I’m forty years old and living above our empty restaurant, plotting my next move... -
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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... -
![Will's Destiny by Haley Weir]()
Will's Destiny by Haley Weir
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie Jensen’s life has become all work and no play. She does not have time for a social life, let alone a love life. She fears her destiny as always being the bridesmaid, never the bride. When her best friend Olivia asks Sophie to be her maid of honor in her wedding, she decides she can’t put off dating forever... -
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Serious Leigh by Melanie James
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOy vey! Shit just got serious in Chicago. The Witches Union has discovered that Leigh Epstein has been dabbling in the dark arts, and now they want to become creative editors for Leigh’s paranormal romance, “Four-Bitten Fangtasy”, a book about a shape shifting-werewolf-vampire hybrid named Vlad... -
![Big, Bad Wolf: Cougarville Book 4 by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Big, Bad Wolf: Cougarville Book 4 by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
As a senior in high school, Jase Saunders was a bad boy—the kind of kid who’s headed straight to prison by way of suspension. There was only one teacher who understood him—only one who cared enough to help him turn his life around. That teacher was Nikki Robinson and not only was she caring and kind, she was beautiful...Categorized as:
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![A Mate's Bite by Milly Taiden]()
A Mate's Bite by Milly Taiden
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAfter an explosive night of passion during a scenting ceremony, Karla Alves is sure she was just a one night stand for the man she'd been crushing on for years. She teased him and pleased him, and Nate hasn't been around since. Her fear of becoming clingy kept her from risking her heart and asking for more than a few hours of skin sin. Nathan Wolfe marked Karla. His mate...Categorized as:
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Doe and the Wolf by Eve Langlais
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat happens when a predator falls for his prey? Bounty hunting is the perfect job for a maverick wolf; flexible hours, decent pay, the thrill of the chase. But Everett never counted on a doe stopping him in his furry tracks. Dawn was a prisoner of Mastermind and ended up experimented on, against her wishes...Categorized as:
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![What a Bear Wants by Nikki Winter]()
What a Bear Wants by Nikki Winter
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a man with the ability to shift into fifteen hundred pounds of honey-loving, occasionally cranky grizzly, Ransom McKenna was used to people moving when he said move—or when he chuffed because the chuffing usually did the trick—at least until he comes across one of the most fierce, adorably ornery canines that he’s ever met, Fallon Wilder...Categorized as:
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![Bear With Me by Moxie North]()
Bear With Me by Moxie North
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPacific Northwest Werebears Book 3 - Bear With Me Conner Rochon thought living in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest and running a logging company with his brothers was tough work. Add to that, he wasn’t too keen on sharing his body with a grizzly bear. Shifters normally had no problem with their animal side. Conner was not one of them... -
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Monster Roommate by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA witty heroine and a sexy, alpha-hole hero.I'm Nora and in my entire afterlife, I never expected to be roommates with a possessive, cocky, sexy-as-sin vampire. Since I've been dead, no one has been able to see me, but that changed the second he stepped through the front door of my internal prison--aka my old house from before I flew the coop... -
![Claimed in Forbidden by Keira Blackwood, Liza Street]()
Claimed in Forbidden by Keira Blackwood, Liza Street
I don’t date—especially when it comes to humans. She rolls in like a bulldozer, smashing all my rules to bits. She’s human, and she’s my mate. She’s got scrapbooks. She’s got dreams. She’s got an obnoxious tendency to micromanage everything I do. It’s her bed and breakfast and her renovation project, but I don’t take orders. I can’t stop watching her...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire Shifter's Curvy Match by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Curvy Match by Diana Seere
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Lilah Murphy started serving drinks at the exclusive Platinum Club, she never expected she would be on the menu. Biotech billionaire Gavin Stanton had one taste of the new, curvy server and his craving could never be satisfied until he had her fully. Completely. Eternally...Categorized as:
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![Men Are Frogs by Saranna DeWylde]()
Men Are Frogs by Saranna DeWylde
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSOMETIMES YOU'RE THE CURSE . . .Disgraced wedding planner Zuri Davis is so relieved to be offered a job with Fairy Godmothers, Inc., she's willing to trade the high-rise excitement of Chicago for the small-town charm of Ever After. Falling for one of her grooms, even unintentionally, was enough to destroy her career--and also to prove that all men are indeed frogs...Categorized as:
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![You're Lion by Celia Kyle]()
You're Lion by Celia Kyle
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNewly turned lioness Maya Josephs is so not good at being the prima of the Ridgeville pride. She doesn’t give a damn about protocol or hierarchy, and the last thing she wants to do is play nice with the pretentious tigress shifter leader who’s come to pay her respects. Especially since the little bitch seems entirely too grabby with her mate, Alex, for Maya’s taste...Categorized as:
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![The Alpha's Mate by Michelle Fox]()
The Alpha's Mate by Michelle Fox
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSequel to the bestselling Bring Her Wolf.... Little known fact about being a werewolf: There are always wolves at your door and some of them are up to no good. Chloe Weiss’ dreams have finally come true: She's a null no more, her wolf has finally come. She's now a full member of her pack in the remote Appalachian ‘weretown’ of Hunstville... -
![Something to Howl About by Christine Warren]()
Something to Howl About by Christine Warren
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWELCOME TO ALPHAVILLE, where the she-wolves and alpha-males play. . .for keeps, in a brand-new paranormal romance series from New York Times bestselling author Christine Warren. Dr. Annie Cryer has been called many things: Genius. Child prodigy. Scientific wonder. Wolf Shifter...Categorized as:
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![It Happened One Midnight by Saranna DeWylde]()
It Happened One Midnight by Saranna DeWylde
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFans of The Ex Hex and Payback’s a Witch won’t want to miss this delightful and entertaining novel featuring three meddlesome fairy godmothers on a mission to restore their hometown’s deep well of enchantment by conjuring true love…even in the most reluctant couples... -
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![Dare to Bleed by Mary Whitten]()
Dare to Bleed by Mary Whitten
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmily is a normal girl with a nosey mother, a deadbeat father she has never met, and a vulgar outrageous best friend. Girls start dying around her apartment, and her love life is being turned upside down. On top of everything, two mysterious men have come into her life and informed her that she is the target of the killer... -
![Winning The Alpha by Carina Wilder]()
Winning The Alpha by Carina Wilder
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"For twenty-six years I lived, content, without you. I know that I'll go on living even if I don't have you. But I'm not sure that I could ever want to." A reality show with a howling twist... -
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Pushing Up Posies by Eve Langlais
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNetflix and Chill takes on a whole new meaning when Posie starts dating the Reaper.Poor Brody. As reaper leader for the Canadian guild, he and his crew don’t get as much work as other countries until the Dark Lord gives them a new mandate: Establish a dating service on Earth that will facilitate the meeting between citizens of Hell and humans with the end goal being babies... -
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Best in Show by Kelly Jensen
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSolitary mystery writer Julian Wilkes doesn’t want a pet, but his sister persuades him to visit Lingwood Animal Rescue, where he is immediately taken with a large ginger tabby cat. Before he can settle into the joys of cat ownership, however, he discovers something very unusual about his new companion. Macavity Birch is cursed. By day he is a large tabby cat... -
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Playing For Keeps by Kat Baxter
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPeggyMy life is cozy and predictable. My cats all love me a lot. I really want that to be enough for me. I need that to be enough, because if life has taught me anything, it’s that women who are curvy and shy can’t really expect more than that.Then I met John while gaming on-line. Gaming is the one place I’m not shy. The place I let my sassy-nerd flag fly... -
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Heat of Rejection by Vivian Hawthorne
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRejected. Humiliated.Shy and bookish, Gracie Reynolds has been an omega her whole life. So when she hears the call of fate after crossing paths with a certain somebody, she knows she must answer. She just never imagined that fate had a mate intended for her, and he’s none other than the son of the pack alpha.Too bad Daniel Vankamp doesn’t believe in fated mates... -
![Running From the Pack by Mina Carter]()
Running From the Pack by Mina Carter
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt's never easy staying ahead of the pack, but for Penny, it might just save her life… Since ditching her pack after an offer she “couldn't” refuse from her tyrannical pack alpha, Penny’s been on the run. Always on the move, she never stays in one place for long, avoiding other werewolves like the plague...Categorized as:
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![Eligible Billionaire by Mac Flynn]()
Eligible Billionaire by Mac Flynn
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDakota Combes’s life of paperwork and boredom was about to come to a sudden and romantic end courtesy of her handsome and wealthy boss, David Dives. He’s the playboy of the floors, a wealthy bachelor with a penchant for female company, but she’s lost in the crowd of beautiful faces that surround her cubicle... -
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Bad Blood by Bella Jacobs
Darcy Blackmore, head of the Blackmore vampire clan, is one bossy, arrogant, insufferable piece of work. He’s also my only hope. I have to stop my sister from marrying his brother. A loveless, arranged marriage would kill her, but she’s determined to go through with it to keep our family safe. Nightfall tradition demands a witch and vampire marriage—ASAP—or we’re out... -
![Stolen Innocence by Mac Flynn]()
Stolen Innocence by Mac Flynn
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe paranormal has a way of creeping up on the least prepared. For Faith Luvena it strolls through the doors of the flower shop where she works. The pale gentleman has a dark allure around him that draws her to him and draws out a hidden, lustful animal within her... -
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![Scent of a Mate by Milly Taiden]()
Scent of a Mate by Milly Taiden
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMission: Scent a Mate Jordan Alvarez knew that a promise to her best friend involved staking out the local wolf pack's scenting ceremony and recording the graphic details, but she was the writer and the only one with the balls to finish the task. No one would know that four human women had sneaked proof of their rituals, or at least, that was the plan until Aric Wolfe showed up...Categorized as:
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Taming Her Wolf by Eve Langlais
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDumped by his girlfriend, Gareth doesn’t think things can get any worse until he’s captured by some vampires. But he’s not about to become an all-you-can-eat-buffet without a fight. With great age comes boredom, which suits Helen just fine until she goes looking for a blood servant and finds herself intrigued... -
![Dating Cupid by Eve Langlais]()
Dating Cupid by Eve Langlais
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRoxanne knows where she’d like to shove Cupid’s arrow. Tired of cheating men and false promises of love, Roxanne launches a campaign against Cupid’s Dating Service. But it’s hard to smear a company when you’ve got the hots for the owner. Maverick Eros is more than the CEO of CDS, he’s Cupid himself... -
![Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell]()
Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMermaid Angel Tritone escapes a shark by jumping into single dad Logan Hardington's fishing boat... -
![Bearly Hanging On by Marina Maddix]()
Bearly Hanging On by Marina Maddix
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNothing can stand in the way of a werebear and his woman…not even crazed valley girls! Take a trip in the wayback machine to 1986, when the hair was big and the shoulder pads were even bigger. Yuppie bear shifter Chet Pearce is used to living the high life in L.A. His days (and nights) are filled with hot fashion, hot parties and hot chicks — and not necessarily in that order... -
![The Werewolf Tycoon's Baby by Celia Kyle]()
The Werewolf Tycoon's Baby by Celia Kyle
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsShe thinks he's after her child, but what he really wants is… her. For Melissa Hill, a relaxing vacation to Greece involved not only sand, but billionaire Galen Liakos as well. Their passion burned hot and bright, but when their love was threatened and their differences became painfully clear, Melissa disappeared with a hastily scribbled note...Categorized as:
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