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  • Strength of the Mate by Kendall McKenna

    Strength of the Mate by Kendall McKenna

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq, driving supply trucks for the Marines, but he still can't outrun his personal ghosts. Outside the wire, insurgents are a relentless threat. Inside, renegade werewolves are a constant danger...
  • Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Devin Lyons and Russian mob boss/FBI ally Andrei Panchenko have been at each others' throats for years. Literally. They've had their hands around the other's throat lots of times. When Andrei barely escapes a bold attempt on his life, government big shot James Jacobs decides to put Devin in charge of Andrei's safety...
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  • The Nik of Time by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    The Nik of Time by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Colin Greystone has loved one man since he understood what love was: Nikolai Markov. But Nikolai is too young and Colin makes himself stay away. By the time he decides to declare his feelings, Nikolai has earned quite the reputation as a playboy and a badass...
  • Oracle by Macy Blake

    Oracle by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Koios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick...
  • The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being in tech time-out totally sucks.Hector Gonzales knew the danger when he hacked the magic grid to marry it with human technology. He’d never imagined this system crash: A total tech suspension while the tradition-bound supe council reviews his case...
  • Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jesse Salvatore has had it. He's the youngest of three brothers -- and the only one born without the werewolf gene. Because he's human, his brothers, Jaxon and Justice, treat him like he's helpless. They constantly battle deadly rogue wolves and won't let him anywhere near the fight. When he meets Noah King, he knows he's found his soulmate in the werewolf and soldier...
  • Cry Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Cry Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A MM Shifter Romance. Howie Ferris has lived with evil all his life. Abuse and pain are an every day occurrence. He thinks his life is hopeless, but he doesn't realize he's full of hope. He yearns for something better...
  • Hooked by Claire Cullen

    Hooked by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cade had always planned to run but not like this. Pregnant and on the run from the Alpha Prime, Cade’s car is forced off the road and into the ocean. As he sinks down into the dark, his fate certain, he sees a glimmer in the distance and a creature of myth and legend appears before him. Rescue is at hand. Theo tried to turn his back on being a siren but it’s just who he is...
  • MM: Wild Shores by Noah Harris

    MM: Wild Shores by Noah Harris

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dylan and Blake have been together for nearly two months, but an unexpected absence from Blake leaves Dylan feeling doubtful. When his doubts start to affect his performance, he’s put on mandatory leave, in hopes that he’ll recover from the time spent in the Shadow Pack. Luckily, his cousin’s upcoming wedding provides a good excuse to go home and visit family...
  • Mikhail by Skye R. Richmond

    Mikhail by Skye R. Richmond

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mikhail knew he found his mate the first moment he set eyes on Rowan. There was only one problem—Rowan doesn’t believe in fated mates. Will Mikhail be able to change his mind? Or will Rowan run as far away as he can before he gets a chance? Rowan doesn’t realise Mikhail will do whatever it takes to prove to him that they’re destined to be together. All he needs is a chance to show him...
  • Home Is Where You Make It by Jenny Wood

    Home Is Where You Make It by Jenny Wood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dean Carpenter is used to being alone, he's practically been that way his entire life. Being lied to, left, and abandoned is his version of normal.It isn't until he's run away to the harsh streets of Boston, that someone finds him and gives him a future worth hoping for. A future to be who he longs to be, and a future to find the home he's always wanted...
  • Entry Shock by Mia West

    Entry Shock by Mia West

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shark shifter Mackey doesn’t need a rescue partner, especially one as reckless and hot as this new shark. Trick’s just begging for discipline, and Mackey’s willing to break him down. But doing so could threaten his own carefully constructed defenses.+Shark shifter Ian Mackey works alone...
  • Alpha: Bay Harbor Wolves Vol. 2 by B.A. Stretke

    Alpha: Bay Harbor Wolves Vol. 2 by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Henrik’s future lay bleeding in his arms… Max Russo is at the end of his rope. Worrying about his brother on the run, wondering what horror their deranged uncle had up his sleeve next was almost too much to bear. Max had always been the responsible one, the legalistic one, but right now, he just wanted this all to end...
  • Omega's Past by Aiden Bates

    Omega's Past by Aiden Bates

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Camden Wheeler is a rock. The owner of his own brewery and a pillar of the community in Carter's Crossing, he's a small town alpha and proud of it. He knows who he is and where he's going in life - the only thing he's missing is an omega to fill his heart. Wes doesn't have a clue who he is...
  • The Wolf Assassin's Mate by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Wolf Assassin's Mate by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being a protector isn’t supposed to be easy or glamorous. I never expected it to be. We have one to keep shifter-kind safe from those who would do us harm. Sometimes that means doing the ugly and violent things others want to pretend don’t happen. I’m fine with all of that, knowing I’m making the world a better place.When I get my new mission, I plan to go in, annihilate the threat, and get out...
  • His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA] Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them...
  • Redemption by Stormy Glenn

    Redemption by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, vampires, light consensual BDSM, sex toys] Rogan Owens lives a life of secret misery. Three years ago, he lost his mate, who couldn't come out of the closet and acknowledge their bond. He's suffered in silence ever since, taking over as alpha of his mate's clan...
  • Seth's Chance by Lynn Hagen

    Seth's Chance by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA] Seth McGavin moves to Brac Village to care for his nephew Oscar after a house fire claims Oscar’s parents. He doesn’t expect to find Chance Lakeland, and he certainly doesn’t expect to fall for the tall, handsome man. Chance Lakeland seems to be blowing it with his mate, Seth...
  • Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell

    Howl For Me by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "For a love that will last through the ages, they must fight an evil older than time. " "True Destiny, Book 3" Jeffrey Grimm's grandfather, Odin, tortured and nearly killed his twin sister. He's on a mission to return the favor. To get the job done, he needs the world's oldest living laser-hair-removal candidate: Fenrisulfr, the werewolf prophecy has decreed will kill Odin at Ragnarrok...
  • Enforcer by Rob Colton

    Enforcer by Rob Colton

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jed Stone suffers in silence, damaged and poisoned from his fight with the rogue wolf. But he puts on a smile and does his duty, making sure his Timber Pack mates are safe. Buzz Hinske belongs to a traditional lycan pack. Challenges and violence seem to be their way of life. When they come together at the annual Lycan Conclave, Jed is elated at finding his destined mate...
  • Calming the Enforcer by Lisa Oliver

    Calming the Enforcer by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Book 4 - The Cloverleah Pack Series Can be read as a stand-alone Troy Peterson has been waiting three long months for his true mate to return from his deployment in the US Army. But when Anton doesn’t turn up as planned, Troy starts to second guess everything he knows about his mate - and that's before he has even met him...
  • Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea

    Hunter's Moon by M.J. O'Shea

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Miles craves adventure. Freedom from his monotonous routine; but he's started to believe that perhaps adventure isn’t in his stars—until a late night encounter makes him wonder if the creatures he creates in his stories could possibly be real. PC is a wolf. A lycan since birth, he’s spent the first twenty-four years of his life trying to be the exact opposite of what everyone expects of him...
  • Darcy Burke by Joyee Flynn

    Darcy Burke by Joyee Flynn

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, public exhibition, bondage, HEA] In a world where humans and paranormals coexist in secret and where they are at war with soulless demons, vampires dream to be united with their mates. Darcy Burke is a strong and caring vampire warrior who lost his family long ago...
  • The Bodyguard's Charge by Jena Wade

    The Bodyguard's Charge by Jena Wade

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A Sweet Mpreg Romance. A driven Alpha focused on his job… Will is working hard to build his security business in Rochdale. He built it from the ground up with four of his best friends and business couldn’t be better. When Will’s mentor and former commanding officer calls in a favor, he doesn’t hesitate to take the job. Even if he had better things to do than protect the Omega in question...
  • Piercings and Sandpaper Kisses by S.A. Welsh

    Piercings and Sandpaper Kisses by S.A. Welsh

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zeke is an enforcer for his pack but since being back from visiting his little brother Remy, he's been noticing strange things. Never in his life did he imagine his alpha and inner circle would betray him, though. Zeke loses everything—his house, his business, his savings, but escapes with his sisters, nieces and nephew thanks to Remy coming to the rescue with a little vampire help...
  • Claiming the Hunter by Charlie Richards

    Claiming the Hunter by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jeremiah Tully lost his sister when a shifter attacked them while camping with friends. He blames himself…and rogues, believing they are a danger to society. When he finds a group of like-minded people who call themselves hunters, he joins up and spends three years helping them hunt, capture, and sometimes even kill shifters and vampires...
  • Furbitten Brother by Preston Walker

    Furbitten Brother by Preston Walker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A lie gone too far. Their inner wolves can’t hold back. Can a bond for life hold them together? Chasen is overjoyed to attend his brother’s wedding. And as if things can't get better, he catches scent of his fated mate just before the vows are exchanged. Better yet, he knows who it is. But isn't Tate an alpha? Tate is an omega hiding in plain sight among alphas...
  • Crush Depth by Mia West

    Crush Depth by Mia West

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dolphin shifter Pete has a he’s in love with his best friend and rescue partner. But when they’re ordered to bring their natural chemistry to a publicity campaign, playful Jay just might have deeper feelings for Pete than either of them realized.+He has almost everything he could ask for – but he wants more.Dolphin shifter Pete Sutherland has a he’s in love with his best friend...
  • Second Alpha by Rebecca James

    Second Alpha by Rebecca James

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to First Omega. The rights to this book have been transferred back to the author. As second in command of the River Wolf Pack, David takes his duty as ambassador to the Human/Werewolf Congress very seriously. With the threat of war, it’s more important than ever to strengthen human/werewolf relations. But the meeting at the werewolf compound doesn’t go very well...
  • For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] Jacob was devastated when the doctor diagnosed him with a rare blood disorder. Deciding to make the best of what time he has left, Jacob casts all caution aside and pursues the one man he had been warned away from…Shelby. Shelby smells the sickness on Jacob, his mate...
  • Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen

    Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, HEA] Darcy is a worrier, a pessimist, and overanalyzes everything until the subject dies a slow and painful death…and then he worries some more. When he and his brother, Sterling, find their way to Brac Village, Darcy thinks the place is just too perfect...
  • Blood Contract by Stormy Glenn

    Blood Contract by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, public exhibition] Danny Erickson knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him...
  • Gustav's Gargoyle Adventures by Charlie Richards

    Gustav's Gargoyle Adventures by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gustav Hermance is finally putting his life back together. He’s landed a job as a foreman for a construction company, he hasn’t suffered a panic attack in months, and he’s found an apartment of his own. Gus’s hard-earned independence has helped him put the experiments the scientists conducted on him behind him...
  • Pretty Baby by Stormy Glenn

    Pretty Baby by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Elliot Spencer has spent his entire life trying to live up to his father's strict ideals and make him proud. When he meets a sexy man at a bar, he decides that for once in his life, he's going to live by his rules, and that includes going home with Tommy Nash...
  • Cat Scratch Fever by Stormy Glenn

    Cat Scratch Fever by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA] Waking up with memories of an erotic night spent in the arms of the sexiest man he has ever met, Azizi Dane is determined to track Manu Ucathya down and find out if there is a chance for more...
  • Wayne County Holidays by Stephani Hecht

    Wayne County Holidays by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s holiday time at the Wayne County Shifter dwelling, and everybody is in good spirits. Not only have they not heard from their enemies in a long time but the pack is thriving and growing. They are all looking forward to a happy time and a good celebration. If there’s one thing everybody knows about the shifter world, it’s never get too comfortable when things are going well...
  • Braxton's Salvation by Stephani Hecht

    Braxton's Salvation by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Why does cupid always have the worst timing? Ever since he spotted the cute, yet vulnerable, Wolf shifter named Braxton, Wright has been determined to claim the younger man. The only problem is that Braxton thinks Wright was a one-time hookup, he belongs to a very protective pack, is fine with being single and oh… there is the fact that Wright is being hunted down by the human military...
  • Tempting the Bear by Charlie Richards

    Tempting the Bear by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wren Cleaver only wants to keep his goddaughter safe. Having looked after Penelope since her parents died when she was sixteen, Wren is used to keeping tabs on her. It’s hard for him to remember that she’s an adult. It’s also hard for him to accept that she’s dating a man twice her age, Golren Rabenau...
  • Setting His Owl A-Twitter by Charlie Richards

    Setting His Owl A-Twitter by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hector is fresh out of a cage for the first time in his memory. Learning about the world is exciting and scary, and he looks forward to experiencing life. While out having fun with his flock-mates, Hector runs across a human, Rocky, who smells amazing and makes his Scops owl flutter wildly inside his mind. Except, the guy turns down his request to dance...
  • Fight or Flight by Noah Harris

    Fight or Flight by Noah Harris

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bryant had always been a fighter. He had fought to keep his family together, and after his father’s death, he had fought to get custody over his little sister. He fought to keep them fed, and he fought to keep a roof over their heads. And he did so by picking up his father’s old profession: illegal werewolf fights. It was a dangerous profession, but he made good money...
  • Furbitten Teacher by Preston Walker

    Furbitten Teacher by Preston Walker

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small-town alpha teaching third grade. An exhausted single dad omega. A little girl who unites them both. Jarrett finds himself dreaming about an omega he mated with several years ago. Were they fated mates? Maybe he's just doomed to be alone. Too bad he never knew the omega's name. Brent is an omega father to his alpha daughter, Emery...
  • Loving the Enemy by Charlie Richards

    Loving the Enemy by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Miach Coleman can’t believe the turn his life has taken. He’d worked hard to take control of his life after being shoved into foster care when his mother died. The minute he’d turned eighteen, he’d joined the military. Learning that shape-shifters are real and what a threat they could be to humanity, he moved to the private sector, working for the Crystal Lake Corporation...
  • A Shifter Christmas by Stephani Hecht

    A Shifter Christmas by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Finally reunited, Noah and his siblings are celebrating their first holidays together in two decades. Not only that, but it will be his first Christmas with the love of his life, Seth. In other words, Noah has just about everything a Jaguar shifter could need...
  • The Wolf Biker's Mate by Charlie Richards

    The Wolf Biker's Mate by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a retired gay military man, a wolf shifter, and owner of a bike repair shop, Kade McGraw is comfortable with who and what he is. When Kade does a favor for his adopted sister, Theresa, he discovers his mate is joining them, as the date of Theresa’s friend. The fact that Tom is human and knows nothing about the existence of shifters is only one of many hurdles...
  • Expecting His Alpha's Child by Anya Byrne

    Expecting His Alpha's Child by Anya Byrne

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The day his brother-in-law Gavin gives birth, Finn Simmons receives an unexpected phone call. Gavin's little brothers need his help, and their social worker, Parker Knight, requests a meeting. With Gavin and Saul busy with their new son, it's up to Finn to take charge of the situation. But when he does exactly that, he finds in shock that Parker is his mate. Naturally, he's ecstatic..
  • Sailing Deep by Noah Harris

    Sailing Deep by Noah Harris

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME THIS WEEKEND ONLY Dylan frowned, “Who are you?” He demanded in a whisper. “I’ll tell you later. For now, kiss me.” He hadn’t thought that Blake could get any closer. He was wrong. Blake’s body seemed to melt against his, relaxing so that every curve, every line, every inch, was pressed together. He could feel it through the layers of clothing...
  • The Love He Squirreled Away by Scarlet Hyacinth

    The Love He Squirreled Away by Scarlet Hyacinth

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Stew or spouse? It is the dilemma werewolf Soren fights upon taking squirrel-shifter Daniel as his mate. His duty as an Alpha forces him to keep his mate a secret while his heart and his beast demand to claim Daniel...
  • Lukos Heat by Megan Derr

    Lukos Heat by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Najlah is on the hunt for the traitorous coward who attempted to assassinate the king and nearly killed Najlah's brother in the process. But the hunt has taken his team deep into the Shide, the treacherous, freezing mountains controlled by the mysterious Lukos, feral wolf shifters who do not tolerate trespassers. When the Lukos come upon them, Najlah is reluctantly intrigued...
  • Accidentally Mated by Lynn Tyler

    Accidentally Mated by Lynn Tyler

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tristan Massey didn’t set out to become the alpha of Fraser Lake’s werewolf pack. All he wanted to do was borrow a car. But he couldn’t ignore the dangerous direction his beloved pack was heading in. Jake Trenton, tiger shifter, has a secret far more important than his unrequited love for his best friend...
  • Purrfect Protector by S.A. Welsh

    Purrfect Protector by S.A. Welsh

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Shifter Protection Specialists Inc.: Shifter Protection Specialists, Inc. is a group of dangerous and rare shifters found, rescued and trained to protect themselves and others. A human named Robert and his brother Scott runs the office and have created a home for the shifters, a place for them to build a life for themselves and use their unique skills to help others in need of protection...
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