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Slag by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSlag is a gentle giant so damaged from his years toiling in the irradiated green salt mines of Rhoid he can barely function except to do his job, eat, and sleep. Something awakens within him, though, causing him to run to KJ’s rescue when she’s thrown into the mine as punishment. Fate has a plan for these two... -
Again My Love by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsProtected. Hidden. Resilient. Three lives entwined. A friend lost in the past, a frightened child in the present, a future that is one gigantic freaking dumpster fire of a calamity. And Kaitlyn and Magnus must keep hope alive when yet again the future demands their attention and possibly their lives. “You’re going to keep me safe, Magnus?” “Aye, every day of m’life, Kaitlyn...Categorized as:
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The Naga Scavenger's Precious Mate by Robin O'Connor
He is the king of beasts, the lord of water, and I’m his captive mate.FarahUnderwater, what it is up can seem like down. I’m supposed to be dead, I’m supposed to be just a normal, boring daycare worker. Somehow, I’m stuck in the middle of a bizarre, nightmarish adventure.And then there is him. I'm not attracted to him with a burning intensity. No, it's just a fever from nearly drowning... -
Into Darkness by J.T. Geissinger
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn New Vienna, capital of the oppressive global government formed after the Flash, three things are certain: the sun is poisonous, speaking out is dangerous, and being different will get you killed. And Lumina Bohn is extraordinarily different. Living in terror of discovery, Lu knows nothing of her past?but she knows she must pretend to be human to survive...Categorized as:
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I Married An Incubus by Regine Abel
A match made in Hell…When investigative reporter Malaya Velasco accidentally uncovers the corruption of one of the highest judges of the Obosian justice system, she is framed and condemned to a life sentence on the deadly prison planet Molvi. In her despair, she begs the Prime Mating Agency for an arranged marriage with one of the Wardens of the prison...Categorized as:
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Destiny; Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDestiny is doing everything she can to find her mother and stop the evil traitors from taking over her planet. But explosions, murder plots and chaos are just the beginning. And now she has more on the line than ever before. Now, she's in love. And Nix isn't the sit-by-and-watch kind of guy. He's right there next to her, risking everything. For her...Categorized as:
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Rexx by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTheir sights are trained on love. But will they survive a ride on the Iron Peregrine?Abigail Shaw can’t believe her good luck. The Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. And baby Rio comes with Rexx, a handsome Invicta warrior guard, whose dark eyes seduce Abigail before he even opens his mouth. When he offers her his mate bond, she thinks things can’t get any better... -
Alien Mercenary's Heart by Mina Carter
Return to the worlds of the Lathar, as you've never seen them before... She wanted a coffee and an easy shift. Instead, she got a smart-alec mercenary and commandos trying to kill her… Medically discharged from the military over a decade ago, Station Chief Eris Archer just wants a quiet life. But life on a frontier station like Tarantus is never dull... -
Zane by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s about to discover a whole new world...Sarah Flynn longs for a child of her own, and the excitement of settling a frontier moon.But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with an Invicta dragon warrior, who has sworn to protect the child with his life.And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever...Categorized as:
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Nurse for an Alien Warrior by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m supposed to care for a kid, not create one! Space needs nurses. That’s what they told me, and that’s why I agreed to go.They say Raider is the last place I want to end up, but I’m up to the challenge. I’ll care for the warlord’s child.One problem.He wants me to make said child. With him.No. Not happening. Never.I’m not selling my body to some brute! But Kain isn’t the brute I imagined... -
Stolen by the Dragon by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thought he’d lost everything, but then he found her… The only thing on Damien’s mind is ensuring his race will live on. It’s that single-minded focus that drove the storm dragon through the magical portal, the last of a small band of dragons fleeing an ominous and powerful enemy...Categorized as:
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Bear Mine for Christmas by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWrap yourself up in a smoking-hot bear shifter romance this Christmas! Every winter sexy bear shifter Brock Fletcher runs a Christmas-tree store with his uncle Granger and cousin Riley. Despite his smoldering looks and charismatic personality, Brock hasn’t found a mate because a girl named Madison stole his heart many years earlier, before she left town for good...Categorized as:
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Geek Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the latest installment of Scarlett Grove’s exciting new PNR series, can this fated pair escape a painful past and a perilous present? He’s running from fate ... Computer whiz Corey Bright set up the human-shifter dating site that has helped all of his fellow Rescue Bears find their mates -- but his own parents’ mating was a disaster, and he has no intention of repeating their mistakes...Categorized as:
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Detective Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's destined to be his ... if he can keep her alive. Underground ... Gauge Stockwell is a detective working to infiltrate a drug ring. He’s eager to find his mate, and has just gotten a match on the human-shifter mating website started by one of the shifters on Fate Mountain. But before he can meet her, he gains access to the criminal gang and has to go undercover. Under lock and key ..Categorized as:
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Cadet Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis search has ended … but hers is just beginning. On target ... Rosa Reyes’ little sister has disappeared -- and no matter what the police say, Rosa knows she didn’t run away. She sets off to find her, but when the trail runs cold, instinct leads her to Fate Mountain...Categorized as:
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His Twisted Tail: Paranormal Dating Agency by Melanie James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCalder Lorenson inherits one hell of a mess when he’s thrust into the limelight to fill the role of Alpha at Twisted Tail Pack. With treachery in the ranks, Calder quickly finds himself in over his head. If that wasn’t enough to deal with, pack law decrees that he must be mated...Categorized as:
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My Alien's Baby (Draci Alien Romance) by Stasia Black
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter centuries alone, he's finally found a place to belong... in her. Ezo is an alien who's crazy about all things Earth. He can’t wait to get there in person and experience it all for himself—pizza, chocolate, flirting… After a lifetime of being alone on his old planet, he’ll finally have a place he can call home. But when he arrives, a mate has already been chosen for him...Categorized as:
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Gluttony by Lana Pecherczyk
When the city's playboy hero needs a bodyguard... sparks fly!Tony Lazarus is a hero who seems to have everything. Movie star good looks, lethal skill, money, and women falling at his feet. But appearances can be deceiving...Categorized as:
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Dominic by Roxie McClaine
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI never lose my cool in front of women. Ever. Until her. Dominic gets his share of female attention. A leading contender of the new Bionic Fighting League, he can have any woman he wants, when he wants.Rented out to a family in need, he’s not thrilled about caregiving. Seriously. How boring is that? I can’t believe androids come programmed with audacity... -
Rescue Bears Boxed Set by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet the entire Rescue Bears series in one big, furry, sexy bundle The Rescue Bears are a squad of ex-Navy SEAL bear shifters who carry out search and rescue missions on the rugged, often unforgiving terrain of Fate Mountain. With shifter males outnumbering females, they need some help from the human population if they’re going to find their fated mates...Categorized as:
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Tech Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFate Always Wins An unexpected discovery ... Lifelong techies Raven and Damien have been online video-game friends for years. When Damien asks Raven to sign up for a shifter-human dating website, she learns that the man she’s been crushing on all this time is her fated mate -- and the cop whose database she’s been hacking in search of her long-lost mother. A difficult delay ..Categorized as:
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Saw Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Love Heal?A loyal man ...Buck Kincaid runs his family's timber business on Fate Mountain. He's hardworking, steady, and ready to settle down. It won't be that easy, though -- the morning after a human-shifter dating app finally finds his match, his mate sends him a message that they can never meet.A wounded woman ...Maria Reyes knows her sister is happily mated to a bear shifter ..Categorized as:
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Nothing but Dust by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMagnus and Kaitlyn need to mount a rescue. A kingdom might be lost. Vessels need to be secured. Friends need to be saved and there is an uncle that needs to be reckoned with. Through it all, Magnus and Kaitlyn need to keep their family together. “He is asking for a fight and we must bring it.” “Yes.” I straighted and tried to look braver than I felt. "At least we have our family around us...Categorized as:
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Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis book takes place before Evading the Alien Bride Lottery and Fighting for the Alien Bride Lottery.When I started dating Francisco, I never dreamed his family was connected to the mob. But I learned better when I tried to break up with him. He was absolutely determined to make sure I couldn’t get away from him... -
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The Hunt by Susan Bliler
Kidnapped, corralled, and marked, Vesa Watson refuses to break. A nameless face in the sea of a dozen or so other women who were snatched off the street just like her, Vesa refuses to show any sign of weakness. She can’t. There’ll be no hope of escape if she loses it now. Unsure what is going to happen, she knows one thing for certain... -
On a Rogue Planet by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I've never had a thing for cyborgs before, but, WOW, now I do!" - Amazon reviewer A sexy, deadly cyborg + a sassy salvage mechanic = a fast, action-packed space adventure Unlucky-in-love salvage mechanic, Malin Phoenix, didn't intend to get caught up in a coup and kidnapped by a sexy cyborg... -
Archangel by Sharon Shinn
And so it came to pass... Through science, faith and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived of as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other and the prospect of swift punishment if they disobeyed their laws. Fertile land that embraced a variety of climates and seasons...Categorized as:
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Gator's Challenge by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to Bitten Point, where the toughest battles happen within the heart. Once upon a time a girl loved a boy, but married another man. What a mistake, especially since that man has been using her as part of his sick plot to experiment on shifters. And he’s got a plan to use their sons. Over my dead body. But Melanie might need help keeping her boys safe...Categorized as:
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Waiting for Wolves by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne shy Georgia peach + Two hard, driven werewolves + Heated pack trouble = Shifter Grove mail-order bride romance at its finest! Claire Delane has lived her whole life for everyone else. In a secluded little Georgia town, she watched life pass her by. Now, it's time to take charge...Categorized as:
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Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Dark Alien Prince + his unquenchable desire x his insatiable thirst = a warrior willing to defy a galaxy to claim his mate. Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth, warrior bride-in-training Gayle throws it away in order to sneak aboard a Yadeshi military vessel to escape imprisonment by her family... -
The Ravager Chronicles: The Complete Series by Sara Page
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe fate of the entire universe rests upon the shoulders of one young princess and her four alien mates.It all starts with a crash and one word - Mine...Categorized as:
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Miracle Of The Beast by Sonia Nova
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLeaving Earth was no longer safe as a human woman… Offered a trainee position in the Alliance, Hazel is on her way to Inea, the First Planet of the Alliance. She’s sad to miss the holiday season on Earth, and more than a bit concerned about the recent Krezlian attacks on spaceships leaving the solar system, but there’s no turning back now... -
A Tale of Oak and Mistletoe by E.B. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I am Winn Neilsson, Chieftain Protector of the blooded MacMhaolian. Husband to Maggie and father to our children. Brother to Benjamin,” Winn replied. “And first born son to Pale Feather of the Paspahegh people, our Great Chief Dagr.” Winn is a seventeenth century Paspahegh warrior, born with the blood of a Norse Time Walker in his veins... -
Taken by Christine Pope
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter her djinn lover is imprisoned by a survivalist group intent on eradicating all his kind, Jessica Monroe faces a dire choice... -
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Billionaire Dragons' Fated by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDouble trouble has never been so hot... Two billionaire dragons + one shy, curvy woman + dragons with dark magic and plenty of malice = one breathtakingly steamy tale! Alexander and Apollo Goldplains have it all. The bodies of Greek gods, the fortunes of Midas, the adoring fans who would follow them to hell and back. But something's still missing...Categorized as:
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Brew Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe next installment in the exciting Rescue Bears series from Scarlett Grove! Dashed hopes ... Drew Bock is thrilled when he meets his fated mate at a wedding and the chemistry between them is immediate and overwhelming. But when she runs away after their one amazing night together, cutting herself off from him, her friends, and everyone else, Drew’s beyond devastated...Categorized as:
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Krinar Diplomacy: A Krinar World Novella by Josie Litton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Josie Litton “Sexy, thrilling and thought-provoking!”--Goodreads “Smart, well-written, smexy story!”--Goodreads In an instant, he claimed her. In a moment, both their lives changed forever... -
Panda and the Kitty by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe FUC gang is back in a brand new adventure. What sort of mom injects her son with a dangerous serum? The kind that has no problem abandoning her family to become a supervillain determined to take over the world. As if Jakob doesn’t have enough problems dealing with his mother, he goes from being a TKO kanga to a roly-poly panda. Which isn’t as cute as it sounds... -
Shifter Grove Brides: Romance Boxed Set by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis winter, cuddle up with a hot shifter! Every shifter needs the right woman and Shifter Grove is the right place to meet her! Grab this boxed set of hot shifter novellas if you're looking to get down and dirty with growly, muscled and determined shapeshifters from bears to wolves to big cats and even a smoking hot dragon! Every one of these shifters needs the right mate and they won't...Categorized as:
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Boss Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Leland Kincaid became Alpha of Timber Bear Ranch, he wasn't prepared for his fated mate to come take it away from him...Categorized as:
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Warrior of My Own by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy husband pushed back his chair and dropped to his knees in front of me. His head bowed — he spoke in a stream like a prayer. “I die when I am in the past, how dost ye know when tae declare me dead? You could decide it, call me dead, and I canna blame ye for it. Because I am. But I daena want tae be, I want tae live — with ye.” — Magnus 1702 There are things left undone...Categorized as:
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Daxion by Elin Wyn
Science Fiction Adventure Romance You’d be a bit of a b*tch, too. If everyone has left you, died on you, and laughed at your dreams, you might have a few issues. And then to have your planet invaded right when you’re about to follow through on the one thing you have left? Done. Amira’s not particularly interested in making friends... -
Rogue Instinct by Elin Wyn, Ava York
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPeople aren't my strong suit. Give me an engine, anyday -- even on a spaceship. And when a giant, sexy bronze-skinned alien decides I'm not good enough to work on his baby? Game on. Even if he does have talented, broad hands. I just hadn't figured Orrin and I would be working together quite so closely.. -
Must Love Dragons : Fated Mates Dragon Shifter Novel by Michelle Ziegler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe doesn't know what kind of witch he's dealing with. Kal had no idea what he was walking into when he met Maddie. She might believe that men aren’t from Mars, but he sure isn’t from Earth. Maddie has enough crazy in her life with one ghost too many haunting her. Too bad fate just threw her a man claiming to be a dragon shifter... -
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Bear Home for Christmas: BBW Holiday Paranormal Bear Shifter Romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWrap yourself up in a smoking-hot bear shifter romance this Christmas! Orphaned Noelle Hollis has nowhere to go for the festive season. A half-baked plan has brought her to the small town of Northwood on a freezing, snowy night two days before Christmas. When it comes to nothing, leaving her cold, lonely, and mad at herself, she breaks down in a cafe...Categorized as:
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Big, Bad Alien by Honey Phillips
Scarlett has never hear anything good about the Vultori but when she encounters one on her way to her grandmother’s house, he is nothing like she expects. She should be afraid - especially when he threatens to keep her forever - but what if she doesn’t want him to let her go?Humans took everything from Finnar, and he is determined to make them pay...Categorized as:
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Across the Stars by Lauren Smith, Noah Chinn
“We wait, we hide, and watch Earth burn across the stars…” – From the lost pages of the ARK Diary She’s one of the last free humans. On the run… And running out of time. Laina Roberts has been on the run for ten years, a freeborn human hiding from the cyborgs of the Silver Legion who now controls what’s left of humanity... -
Impawsible by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA wererabbit and a tiger-wolf hybrid? Impawsible! Wererabbit Bethany Buchanan hopes she can create a new life in Deals Gap, North Carolina. Home to the weird, wacky, and unwanted, it should be a place where she doesn’t have to hide (much) and can be herself (mostly). When she meets Carter, a hotter than hot tiger-wolf hybrid, she knows she’s found her new home... -
What Makes an Alien a Dad? by Marina Simcoe
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs per the marriage agreement between Earth and Neron, Voranian aliens can marry human women, but our species can’t reproduce. Historically, Voranian women have served as surrogates to carry children of the single dads in Voran.The renowned Voranian Professor Thormus is working on a method that would allow the human women married to Voranian men to carry their husbands’ children... -
Bear My Love by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSassy BBW paralegal + Growly, sexy lumberjack bear + A whole lot of wolf pack trouble = Shifter Grove love at its finest! Keesha Bailey has had enough. Enough of the big city. Enough of the shitty boss. Enough of the weak men. A woman can only take so much and Keesha knows she deserves better...Categorized as:
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