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The Rise of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsbounced around from werewolf Pack to werewolf Pack, fighting anyone who so much as looks at him wrong. His nomadic life has come to an end when he lands in a Pack under the new Alpha, Daylen Hoda. The Promise Falls Pack is terrifying to a man like Stark for two reasons. One, if he allows it, the wolves here could be friends, but friendship comes at a very steep cost to his inner wolf...Categorized as:
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Claim the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBreshia’s world comes crashing down around her when the leader of her lion shifter pride deems her ready to bear a cub. When the mate chosen for her turns out to be the man she loathes, she runs for her life to the sanctuary of Hells Canyon. If she can beg mercy and find her place among the legendary clan of bear shifters there, she just might survive the wrath of her people...Categorized as:
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Outlaw Tiger by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSave a horse, ride an outlaw tiger...As an orphan who was raised on Dragonclaw ranch, Dallas the tiger shifter is completely loyal to all the people and shifters who live there. So when a local story about gigantic monsters emerging from the ground draws unwanted attention, Dallas swears he'll protect his home and its secrets at all costs... -
Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant
A curvy single mom burned by love + a unique half-eagle, half-lion shifter firefighter with a wounded soul + the little boy who brings them together = one heart-warming romance! Single mom Hayley Parker has always had to face every parenting challenge on her own — but when her five-year-old son unexpectedly turns into a lion cub, she finds herself with more than she can handle... -
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Citrine by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCitrine, the last unmated gemstone dragon and mentor to the metal dragons, has finally gotten his story! Citrine Vanderguard has searched tirelessly for his mate. And now, hundreds of miles later, he's found her. She's on the brink of mating someone she can't possibly love, all for the sake of responsibility... -
Sword of Justice by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happened to Asia? The Liege created a fake memory of her past, causing her to stumble in a dark world of anonymity. But why? Why did they go through all of that trouble to hide her identity. Asia, Hawke, Damian and Angus seek answers to these questions and more as they track down Asia’s sire... -
Her Dragon Rebel by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIs he more than a spoiled playboy?I need people in this town to take me seriously.I’m the only female handyman—er, handywoman—around, and my business depends on it.But the town’s men just won’t listen.Enter Rico. He’s a troublemaker, but he needs a job.Nobody else wants to work for me.It’s perfect.There’s no way I’m falling for the playboy.She’s my only hope.Get a job or lose everything... -
Jasora : An Alpha's Queen 2 by Natavia
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn Alpha’s Queen 2 continues the story from where part one left off. After regaining her memories from her past life, Jasora embarks on a journey to uncover the dark secrets hidden within The Maikoh Tribe, the community of her mate, Wolfgang. As she delves deeper into the tribe’s secrets, she finds herself in danger, her life threatened by those who wish to keep the truth buried...Categorized as:
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Controlled 3 - Loving An Alpha Male: The Finale by S.K. Lessly
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsControl… the power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events. It is indicative to such words as power, command, dominance, and leadership. Controlled… Hi, My name is Nyla Montgomery. I’m a single mother to a beautiful daughter named Se’Nya. I work as a waitress at Rock’s Diner. Yeah, I know not very glamorous, but for right now, it’s enough...Categorized as:
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Her Dragon Hero by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe hates me … how can he be my fated mate?I know I screwed up. I want to make it up to the people that I hurt, but the best way to do that might be to stay far away and forget about them. So why can’t I stop thinking about Jury? The young dragon hates me. I heard the things he said. And yet as soon as he finds me again, I can’t keep away... -
High Risk by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt appeared to be a year of mostly peace, but in the shadows a new enemy was stirring. A fatal threat posed against Westin Pack’s beloved Pack Mother proves it’s time for Delta to step up and remind them all just why this unit was created in the first place.Each Westin Force team of operatives has a different focus...Categorized as:
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Fated Blue Moon by D'mesha Wright
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEverlee Miles believes in fate. Her mate, her life plan and her family bonds are all connected to a perceived destiny…until it isn’t. In the blink of an eye she finds herself questioning everything she believes to be true about fate.Namari Joseph is his own man. He still has to prove his worthiness to everyone around him... -
Savage Kiss by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSage Primrose dreams of the day she meets the man who will sweep her off her feet. She didn't expect him to abduct her while she wore nothing but a towel. Why did bad men have to look oh, so good? Feral Kincaid will do anything to protect his family. When a human female supposedly kidnaps his niece, he goes to get her, claws blazing... -
BirthSign by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn BirthSign, Silas and Jasmine are in the midst of their mating celebration. Yes! It has been a long, difficult road, but Silas wants the entire nation to see his gift from the Goddess and prepares a lavish celebration that lasts four days. Before the first event the U.S. Government calls in a favor and the ceremony takes a hit...Categorized as:
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Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratings***First published in Kindle Vella***She's a wolf-shifting scientist who needs cover...and He’s an alpha without a pack…As the only living wolf pack member with the tiniest drop of alpha blood in her veins, Luna McElhanney should be happy. Instead, she just wants to be left alone in her lab with her experiments, until she discovers something that could end them all... -
Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo guy is worth risking my heart until Maddox gets close …I can’t keep using my daughter as an excuse to stay out of the dating pool, but finding a partner as a single mom is hard. I’d much rather get lost in my work, but I don’t want to be alone forever. Enter Madd. He’s not what I expected: too young, not settled, but he might be just what I need... -
BirthStone by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn BirthStone, Silas and Jasmine finally christened their pups and become frantic when the babies become sick and are at risk of dying. Silas is ready to clean house and accuses the five people who are new to his home. Unfortunately, that includes Jasmine’s mom and her fiancé, her sister, and her former pastor. Jasmine is unwilling to believe her family would do anything to hurt her babies...Categorized as:
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Dragons' Jewel by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGianna Harris doesn’t think twice when joining a program seeking surrogates for an alien shifter planet whose female population was decimated during war. It’s better than grieving a mother who doesn’t remember her. With tears, Gianna says her goodbyes then travels to planet Daeria where she meets not one, but two sexy dragons who claim she’s their mate...Categorized as:
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Jackie's Journey: La Patron's Den by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJackie's Journey When you grow up in a quasi-military compound with the knowledge that the walls and security are in place to keep you safe from your father's enemies, you dream of a day when you escape those walls. When you grow up learning the importance and infallibility of pack, your life can take a dramatic turn when you see a different reality... -
La Patron's Den: Renee's Renegade by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRenee’s Renegade It’s time for the annual art show at the Art Museum Renee manages. Pack from all over the country has sent their work for this prestigious event hoping to make names for themselves as well as money. Renee’s lack of enthusiasm doesn’t dampen sales or attendance, her beauty and being the last unmated daughter of La Patron attracts attention... -
Jaguar's Joy by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA small-town sheriff who’s bitten off more than she can chew… A Marine veteran who steps in to protect her… And a community that comes together to help its own. Sheriff Misty Dale wants nothing more than to keep her town safe and happy. A deer shifter isn’t the first thing people would expect for law enforcement, but she’s made it work—even if she’s ended up middle-aged and married to her job... -
BirthDate by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBirthDate - Book 5 of La Patron, the Alpha's Alpha When you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules. In BirthDate, Silas goes to destroy the laboratory that has been a hub of wolf experiments and Asia’s former residence... -
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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Controlled 1: Loving An Alpha Male by S.K. Lessly
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsthe power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events. It is indicative to such words as power, command, dominance, and leadership. Hello, Let me introduce myself. My name is Andrew Pierce, known to everyone as A.P. I’m a corporate attorney on the fast-track to becoming partner at the Law Firm of Goldstein, Parker, & Foster. My tamed hair is blonde, and my eyes are blue...Categorized as:
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Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's on the run for her life ... As a child, she-wolf healer Reika Snow was promised as a mate to three were-lynxes to prevent a war between her pack and the lynx clan. Her freedom is coming to an end as her twenty-third birthday arrives. With her bleak future as the subjugated bride of the three males looms near, she does the only thing she can think of ... she runs... -
Pet Rescue Panther by Zoe Chant
What's hotter than a sexy man holding an adorable kitten? A sexy, protective panther shifter cop holding five adorable kittens! Curvy cat-rescue volunteer Tessa Davelos can't fix her wounded soul, so she's out to save the world instead, one kitten at a time...Categorized as:
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Melissa: Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance series What if your fated mate was just an app swipe away? Melissa Ericson has a panic attack as her best friend Lauren is giving birth, but sexy shifter doctor, Harley, is on hand to calm her down...Categorized as:
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Alpha Contender Boxed Set: BWWM Paranormal shifter romance BBW by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll boxed sets on sale for .99 for a limited time! Misty has few expectations from life. Work, read, sleep. But when she hears from a complete stranger that she's actually a powerful, shape-shifting werewolf, her life changes forever. Lindon believes he already had his shot at love long ago. And lost it... -
The Snow Leopard's Heart by Zoe Chant
A curvy waitress who’s hiding a secret + a snow leopard shifter who just wants to be left alone + a sudden, undeniable passion = one exhilarating romance! Curvy Nina Williams has given up on finding a family. Ever since she was kicked out of her parents’ house for being a shifter, she’s been searching for a pack that will accept her—with no success... -
Claiming His Desire by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shifter waiting to end it all… A woman living her life surrounded by death… A destiny few could survive. Book six in the Feral Breed series Jameson craves death. Former president of the Four Corners Feral Breed den, he’s abandoned his post and left behind his brothers to escape the worst day of his life... -
The Kilgarin’s Gift (Book One) by Shay Rucker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA curse upon the cursed is perhaps the Goddess’s most calculated gift. ~ Tacura of The Indomitus Witch Trinity Cillian Kilgarin. He is wolf-shifter—Indomitus—Clan leader of the cursed Kilgarin’s... and he is losing himself to the madness of his Nocturnal Transition. Morgan Neale is a gun-for-hire... -
New Moon by Marcelle Sixx
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSasha finds herself lost and confused and simply not figuring out how or why. It seems that her beast, Aaron, has more of a hold on her than she thought. Not believing in fate, she tries to carry on, ignoring the cry in her heart and the song in her panties for her prince. Wanting to go back but wanting to stay away, Sasha feels as if she's being watched at every turn... -
Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy whole life is one tangled lie. A horrible deception. All my past choices steered by the woman who hunts me without pause.She’s powerful, vicious, and cruel, feared by the entire supernatural community. She’s also an immortal. Yeah, she can’t be killed—supposedly... -
Prized by the Polar Bear by Bella Drake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe thinks she’s perfection. She thinks he’s a dangerous criminal. Can he prove there's more to him than meets the eye?FBI SWAT agent Miles Sloane has his polar bear shifter side in careful check. Or he did, until he met his fated mate. Now he’s throwing her over his shoulder, and the word ‘kidnap’ is being bandied about.Soraya Whitiker has calculated every step of her life...Categorized as:
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Where She Lays by Dahlia Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPatrick Royale is the first born into a wealthy family with seven sons who were the most eligible bachelors in San Francisco. With his mother on his case about getting married, Patrick and his brothers are hesitant to bring any girl home. Then there was Jewel, a waitress with a streak of pure white hair and a smile that could outshine the sun... -
Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a devastating blow to her already fragile self esteem, werewolf Lindy Vincent has decided to stop being the pack whore and change her life for the better. With the help of her two best friends, her alpha female, and a feisty she-wolf named Eula, Lindy starts down the road of self-improvement, happy for the first time in years...Categorized as:
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Tropical Lynx's Lover by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a handyman lynx shifter who can fix almost anything... Except for his mate’s shattered soul. Even a tropical paradise has its problems. When something is broken, native Alaskan lynx shifter Travis is always the man for the job...Categorized as:
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Tempting Fate by Alexa Ryder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTyler My fated mate is dead, but I still seem to see her everywhere I look, feel her claws digging into every part of my life. All I want to do is throw myself into my work, return to some kind of normal where my Alpha gives me orders, and I follow them. Since Liam can’t seem actually do that, it’s a relief that our Setting Luna has figured things out... -
Wanted by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI came searching for my sister. What I found instead is a tall, dark, gorgeous man with glowing eyes… and it turns out I might be his fated mate. Emery My sister is missing. She left me a strange voicemail mentioning a mystery from our past. I take the first flight I can to Florida to look for her. When I find myself in a lot more danger than I ever expected, he saves me...Categorized as:
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Aveoth by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJillian Milzner has lived a life on the run. Her biological sperm donor has made it clear he wishes she'd never been born. Most kids get presents from their dads growing up. He sent thugs to make death threats to ensure she never tries to find him. He needn't have bothered, since she wants nothing to do with Decon Filmore. His father, however, thinks Jill might be useful...Categorized as:
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Craving His Virgin Mate by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll of her life, Agatha Preston never felt like she belonged. Her parents made her keep secrets about herself and what she was capable of. After their death, there's nothing for her in the city. She doesn't know what she's looking for until she finds it in a small town called Poison. The locals are awful and rude, but she loves the town and there's no way she's leaving...Categorized as:
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Creed by Laurann Dohner, Dar Albert
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAngel was whisked away from a life of abuse as a child when a guardian angel flew her in his arms and gave her to a Lycan couple to raise and love as their own. It was inevitable that she developed feelings for her elusive savior, the GarLycan who protects her pack. As she matured, those feelings deepened to something more once after spending time with him, only to be rebuffed by her hero...Categorized as:
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Bearista by Zoe Chant
A tough bear shifter bodyguard undercover in a coffee shop + a curvy barista with an adorable 5-year-old + a deadly shifter assassin = a scorching thrill ride of a romance! Tough as nails and hard as steel, Derek Ruger has spent his life in dangerous parts of the world, and has the scars (emotional and physical) to show for it...Categorized as:
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Some Bear to Love by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn alpha sea captain meets a curvaceous lawyer in this standalone bear-shifter romance! Kim Starling knows that she needs to make the most of her last big trip before settling down to an arranged mating... -
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Her Sweet Alpha by Thayer King
Alpha werewolf Dade Stone is closing in on his thirtieth birthday. He's in dire need of his true mate. And then he finds her--only she's human. Dade has never been with a human. He's too big and too scary. His animal side wants to claim his mate now, but he knows she needs time to adjust to the idea of becoming his mate...Categorized as:
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Claiming His Beauty by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA shifter living a life hindered by regret… A woman praying for a chance at a future… A moment of fate that refuses to be denied. Beast of the Feral Breed has spent years avoiding interacting with people...Categorized as:
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Dasher's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler
When Mrs. Claus sneaks away from the North Pole on Christmas Eve, Santa sends out a security team to bring her home before dawn on Christmas Day. The team follows the tracking beacon in Mrs. Claus’s coat to downtown New York City, finding her in the crowded streets of the human city. They hustle her into an alley and use magic to take her home to North Pole City...Categorized as:
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Captured by Amber Ella Monroe, Ambrielle Kirk
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Her only hope of escape is linked to a man who has no desire for freedom." WOLF IN EXILE PART ONE: CAPTURED Thane Silex is a convicted felon. For his crime, he was sentenced to serve the rest of his days in exile at an off-the-grid facility for shifters. He passes the time by working to ensure his followers are ready to take down his enemy in the event of his demise...Categorized as:
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Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe ain't no one’s idea of a true mate. Panther shifter Wrench hasn't got the first frickin’ clue about poems and flowers and all that crap. But he’s gonna learn, or die trying. He ain’t giving up on the best thing to ever happen to him...Categorized as:
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Auden by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the tradition of their people, owl shifter Jessica Thompson’s parents have chosen a mate for her. On the way to a celebratory hunt to meet her arranged mate, a group of hunters spies them and she’s separated from her nest among the flurry of bullets. Injured and disoriented, she crash lands in a zoo...
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