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Son of Kong by T.S. Joyce
Torren Taylor has a gorilla problem. The birthmark on his back says he is supposed to be the new Kong, but he wants nothing to do with his people. Shunning their traditions means his silverback is out of control and on a one-way track to crazy-town. He accepted his shortened life a long time ago, but right now all he wants to do is live long enough to for a couple last bucket list items...Categorized as:
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Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce
Bounty Hunter, Nox Fuller, has been challenged to do the impossible. He’s supposed to bring the Red Dragon in for a year long stint in shifter prison, but this job could be the death of him. His focus should be on the hunt, but when he meets a shy shifter named Nevada, he can’t help but be distracted by the curvy beauty. He doesn’t care that she has trouble speaking to people. He’s different too...Categorized as:
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![Lift Her Up by T.S. Joyce]()
Lift Her Up by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAll the ghosts of Wes’s past are coming back to haunt him in a big way. A handwritten letter changes everything when he finds out his brother, Sam, is alive after Wes has thought him dead for years. The one who has tracked him down? The love of Wes’s life, Summer, but when she shows up on his doorstep, she isn’t the bright and cheery girl he left all those years ago... -
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Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out... -
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![Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce]()
Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLike every other McCall werewolf in history, Link is headed down a short road to insanity, but he’s determined to go out on his own terms. Those terms? Repay the people the broken McCall pack has hurt before Ian Silver has to put him down. Hope is a dangerous thing for a doomed man like him, but when he meets Nicole, an instant and undeniable connection sparks between them... -
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James by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames is in trouble.After spending a little too much time in once place, a few of her secrets started to rear their ugly little heads in front of the wrong people. People who don’t bat an eye at doing very bad things.Now she’s on the run with nowhere to go and no one to help.Until he shows up.Phillip Foster is not the savior she would have picked. He’s too clean-cut. Too uptight. Too strait-laced... -
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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... -
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Mate Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratings**The full-length third book in T. S. Joyce’s new Bears Fur Hire series.** Vera Masterson has been called a lot of names through the years: witch, misfit, mad scientist. She’s let the rumors go because they kept her safe... -
![Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden]()
Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratings***STANDALONE***Sky 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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Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratings- Book 5 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series - Rae Lynn Dormer is about to find out just what kind of monsters are lurking in the wilderness of Hells Canyon. Determined to do a good deed, she gives a stranger a ride to a ranger camp nestled deep in the Seven Devils Mountains. The problem is, when she gets there, her new acquaintance turns into a lion in the front seat of her Honda...Categorized as:
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Savage Hunger by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIsaline Primrose doesn’t let anyone cut the line at her mom’s bakery, no matter how tall or sexy he his. His custom suit, expensive haircut, and deep brown eyes are making her want things. Very dirty things. It’s totally fine to look even if he is a bossy jerk... -
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Taken by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bond with my fated mate was broken before we ever truly began…Learning that I’m a wolf shifter didn’t come as a surprise. I always knew there was something different about me. Finding out that my adoptive parents knew all along, right before they drugged and sold me off to my captors, convincing the world that I was dead, was the shocking part.But a voice cuts through my despair...Categorized as:
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Stoneheart Lion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's a shifter fixer who can fix anything ... except herself. Exiled from her clan, jaguar shifter Max is a P.I. who handles unique shifter problems. Incriminating photos, blackmail, mate problems? Max helps others solve their problems because there is no cure for her own loneliness. At least none that she knows. But she's never had a problem like him before .. -
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Avenge the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratings- Book 3 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series - Reese Evans is still reeling from the death of her childhood sweetheart. Determined to find her place in the clan of legendary Hells Canyon bear shifters, she must avenge her fallen friend before she can move on with her life... -
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![Condor Deck Party by Zoe Chant]()
Condor Deck Party by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Ros’s best friend offers her an all-expenses paid vacation to a cabin in the Northwoods, Ros jumps at the chance to get away from it all. Her apartment’s flooded, she lost her job, her boyfriend ran off to France, and it seems like her luck can’t get any worse… and that’s when the fire condors show up... -
![Kyle, Jack, & Ryan: Devil Souls MC Novellas by LeAnn Ashers, Wander Aquiar]()
Kyle, Jack, & Ryan: Devil Souls MC Novellas by LeAnn Ashers, Wander Aquiar
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratings- KYLE -The second my eyes met hers, the world as I knew it stopped. All I could see was her. She took over my life and gave me everything I never even imagined I needed. But her demons haunt her. Luckily for her, I am a devil himself and demons are mine to handle. - RYAN -She came face-to-face with an entire club to protect her daughter... -
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Fealty of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter years of stagnancy, Muriel Marsden leaves the legendary clan of Hells Canyon bear shifters and goes rogue in order to discover herself. Her trip is cut short when she stumbles upon an injured man alone in the wilderness. As his only chance for survival, Muriel brings him to her cabin and works to save his life. The man is half feral and all sexy...Categorized as:
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![Savage Caress by Milly Taiden]()
Savage Caress by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZelda Primrose's world comes crashing down when a family crisis calls her back to her hometown. A town she hates. Everything she’s ever wanted is under threat, but Zelda’s used to heartache and disappointment. This time, she isn’t backing down. She’s been through too much to quit. Determined, she sets her sights on her goal... -
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Fury of Aggression by Coreene Callahan
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the exhilarating—and ruthless—world of Coreene Callahan’s Dragonfury Series as the threat of war rises, new enemies emerge, and unlikely alliances are forged…Down on her luck, Theodora Rutledge does the one thing she promised herself she never would—return home to Seattle. As a single mom, she needs a job fast to put a roof over her three-year-old’s head...Categorized as:
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Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratings****Baby It's Cold Out Bear was part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology, A Very Alpha Christmas. It can absolutely be read as a standalone short story.**** Emry Mason doesn’t expect to be pulled out of an icy ditch by a registered bear shifter, and she certainly doesn’t expect her rescuer to be as alluring as Graylan Young... -
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Bear Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLena Rhodes is a professional runner. Life is a lot easier when she is throwing everything she has into being a nature photographer for an elite outdoor magazine. And now, she is on her biggest assignment yet: Alaskan brown bears. She’s been training for years for this opportunity, but the growly, sexy outdoor guide charged with taking her to the bears is turning her world on its axis... -
![Wolfing Her Down by Milly Taiden]()
Wolfing Her Down by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAva North is more comfortable talking to a dead man than a live one. Unfortunately, that also means it's that much harder to find love. She's in her forties and an introvert. Chasing down bad guys and being the best homicide Lieutenant is a piece of cake. Mmm cake. Finding a good man to share life with? That's another story... -
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Taming Raptor: RBMC: Dallas, TX by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook ONE of the NEW RBMC Dallas, TX Chapter!I’m Adrien Krow, but they call me Raptor. As the vice president of the Ankeny, IA chapter, I was happy with my life. Until a platinum haired vixen turned it upside down.Ten years ago Sage was too damn young for my darkness, so I put up a wall. It worked—until the day it didn’t. I thought I knew what I was doing. I was always in control...Categorized as:
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![Prince of Storms by Riley Storm]()
Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her...Categorized as:
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![Her Shifter Wolf Runaway (The Clan of Hogan Falls) by Serena Meadows]()
Her Shifter Wolf Runaway (The Clan of Hogan Falls) by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’d lived my entire life with a secret that kept trying to burst out of me...My clan wanted my friends and I dead when we were babies.I’d begun questioning my very existence... but Marshall appeared out of nowhere and changed my reality.He was mysterious, a man with secrets of his own.Marshall was running away from something... or someone.And I wanted to chase him away from our small town... -
![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... -
![Dragon Guard Crusader by Alicia Montgomery]()
Dragon Guard Crusader by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dragon nearing the end of his questAfter three long years, Water Dragon Thoralf is coming home. His quest to bring back his king’s lost dragon has taken him all over the world, and now he may finally have the solution. But to fulfill his crusade, he must once again face the beautiful, but broken Lady Willa. He hasn’t forgotten her all these years–nor what she’s been through... -
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Hot Shot Wolf by Aidy Award, Piper Fox
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's off limits and he can't resist...Three years ago my wolf found my fated mate, and she was my best friend's little sister.He's no longer my friend, and she's off limits. Is it any wonder everyone thinks I'm a dick?Now, I'm the star player for the Bay State U Dire Wolves and I've told myself I don't have or need a mate. Fate can go fuck itself.Until Addy walks into my life... -
![My Wounded Shifter Match by Skye Alder]()
My Wounded Shifter Match by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour best friend and ex-special forces shifters contact the Love Bites Dating Agency, each for different reasons. One for love, one to forget, one on a dare, and one by mistake. This is Burke’s story, the one looking to forget.Burke Arbor just got discharged from the military after being wounded in battle...Categorized as:
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![Sheriff Bear by Zoe Chant, Lauren Esker]()
Sheriff Bear by Zoe Chant, Lauren Esker
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA small-town sheriff + a wrongly accused BBW on the run + deadly enemies and dangerous passions = a sizzling forbidden love! Bear shifter and small-town sheriff Axl Tanner isn't looking for trouble or temptation when he walks into Marge's Diner, but he discovers two things at a glance...Categorized as:
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![Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhen tragedy brings former childhood sweethearts Samantha Young and Bronson Cress together in the town they grew up in, Samantha learns that things are not always what they seem. Six years ago, Samantha was devastated when Bron made a decision that shattered their relationship. Determined not to fall for him again, she must avoid the man who broke her heart...Categorized as:
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![Growling for Thunder by Milly Taiden]()
Growling for Thunder by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIzzy Duncan doesn’t like shifters, so when her sister invites her to her baby shower in the secluded shifter town of Hurricane Valley. When she meets bear shifter Blake Henry, Izzy knows she can’t stay. The chemistry with Blake is instant. Given the opportunity to stay, how can she say no?Blake Henry has a reputation, but it never bothered him until he met Izzy... -
![Wolf's Prize by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Wolf's Prize by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours!Paranormal passion only a shifter can deliver. Let the games begin.They say I'm wild, untamed, savage.They're not wrong.I prefer my fur rather than skin.I haven't set paw in the village in sixteen years.Nor have I wanted to.Until now.Until her...Categorized as:
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Protecting His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA cup of sugar—a dash of spice…oops is that a spell?Alpha Syman’s life in the Steelwick Pride has always been everything he needed. He lives with his found family and makes the world a better place for shifters. That is until he crossed paths with his fated mate—a mate who doesn’t recognize him or so he thought... -
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![Falling for the Enemy Alpha by Roxie Ray]()
Falling for the Enemy Alpha by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s forbidden and I rejected her. But my wolf has other ideas . . .I know Jess is different the second I lay eyes on her. For a human, she has one hell of a beautiful left hook.Falling for Jess is the last thing I need. Our pack is on the verge of war with the grey wolf shifters and the rivalry between the packs dates back hundreds of years... -
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Sapphire Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe second dragon has been awakened... Lucien, or Luc to those who know him, didn't want to be brought back into the world he left behind centuries ago. As the sapphire dragon, with incredible powers unlike any of the other awakened dragons, he is needed to protect humans in the modern world. But he tried that once and it almost broke him apart... -
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Pulled to the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBlake turns into one possessive polar bear shifter when he sees the girl who belongs to him. Nobody, including that vicious dragon shifter is going to stop him from claiming what's his. This is the fifth book in the Alphas in Heat series featuring the bear shifters from the Blackcloud Point fire station. Fire-fighting bear shifters? Yes, please! The books can be read in any order...Categorized as:
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![Bearly Tart by Loni Ree]()
Bearly Tart by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWilder BearlyIt's true. I'm a dumb*ss.Doing my brother a quick favor leads to the biggest shock of my life—his mate's youngest sister is my soulmate. The second Cora Sweet opens the door, I lose my heart and my mind. My mouth takes off without consulting my brain or my inner bear and I end up p*ss*ng her off...Categorized as:
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His Little Bird by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being handed a rainbow stone with the power to find her soulmate, skeptical journalist Honey Parker decides to investigate the magical town of Whisper Valley. While she doesn’t believe a pretty little stone can lead her to true love, she’s determined to uncover the truth behind the local legends...Categorized as:
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![Off-Limits Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Off-Limits Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.Like a desperate, chubby Cinderella, I'm hoping to land myself a hubby before the clock strikes midnight.With a secret and a countdown, BfB is my last hope...Categorized as:
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![Grind by Sammi Cee]()
Grind by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThat omega needs a spanking. Cloud’s life is in turmoil, but why remains a mystery to his friends. Partying and his favorite moonshine only give him a night’s worth of relief, but to him it’s better than nothing... -
![Stealing Snow by Skye Alder]()
Stealing Snow by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe could show her that they're meant to be. Sayer is used to getting what he wants. He's got more money, more power, then most and he's used it to get to where he is today. Now that he's settled, he's looking for the missing piece of his life. His mate. When he catches her scent, he figures that mating her will be as easy as everything else in his life. He was wrong...Categorized as:
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![Roar Enforcement by Milly Taiden]()
Roar Enforcement by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe tables are turned when this billionaire doesn’t fit in with his mate’s bohemian lifestyle! Gerri Wilder has matched up billionaire Jake with Casey, a philosopher who hangs out at slam poetry bars. Jake isn’t unfamiliar with the art scene as he comes from a family of artists, but he’d hoped that his mate would be more business-minded, like him... -
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Shifters Hallows Eve by Lori King, Audra Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTricks and Treats…Chills and thrills... Become Enchanted, Haunted, and Hunted this Halloween... -
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![The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston]()
The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRonanThe next time my brother says “Hey, I’ve got an idea,” I need to run, not walk away. I might be from a dragon shifter ruling family, but I’m not demanding a female mate with me. Yet taking my time and winning her over is going nowhere. So far, I’ve punched my card as the older neighbor who’s way too nosy about the young female next door. Then I hear about what she’s got planned... -
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ALPHA ZEUS : The Alpha Chronicles by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsElemental wolves descended from a single Goddess, and Zeus descended from the strongest of shifter lines. An Alpha of the Moon Realm Kingdom, Zeus finally finds what he has always wanted. Unable to control his wolf, he's forced to hide a dark secret that drives her away. She belongs to him, and this possessive Alpha will claim what's his... -
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Deadly Dragon’s Intense Infatuation by Amelia Wilson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen a dangerous wildfire requires an emergency fire break, this dragon shifter springs into action, breathing fire to create a burn break. He thought nobody could see him but when he shifts back he finds himself face to face with a beautiful woman.MariDragons are real.Flynn is dragon.I’ve seen him as a dragon and I’ve seen him as a man.And he’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen...Categorized as:
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![Driven Wild By The Grizzly by Ariana Hawkes]()
Driven Wild By The Grizzly by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m not a guy who likes to leave the forest much. But I’m driving my grandad’s bus route while he’s having a hip operation. If I don’t, he’ll lose the career he's loved for fifty years.I’m happy to help the old man out, but it’s a pain in my ass…. endless hills, the bus wheezing and spluttering… whining customers…Then she clambers on and I know why fate threw this good deed my She’s the one. Mine... -
![The Alpha's Doe by Annie Whipple]()
The Alpha's Doe by Annie Whipple
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDorothy Kennicott lernte Ace Stoll kennen, als sie gerade mal sechs Jahre alt waren. Und seither sind sie unzertrennlich. Beste Freunde, an der Hüfte verbunden... -
![Unlikely Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Unlikely Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.As Alpha of Mystic Hollow's bear shifter clan, duty dictates my every move.When the Shifter Council responds to our declining population by enacting the BfB (Brides for Beasts) program, the guys are pretty excited to be introduced to human females...Categorized as:
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