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Boarlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Alison Holman has been assigned to enforce the new laws around Damon’s mountains, but a chance meeting in the woods with rip-roaring, chest-beating, musclebound gorilla shifter, Kirk Slater, and she’s questioning everything. The Boarlanders aren’t what she thought, and the more Kirk shows her his world, the more the line between humans and shifters is blurred... -
Boarlander Beast Boar by T.S. Joyce
Rebecca ‘Beck’ Anderson is in Damon’s mountains for one thing: to improve public relations between shifters and humans. She has a heap of reasons the shifter rights vote has to go their way, but when she meets her driver, Mason Croy, the sexy boar shifter is adding one more. Mason is smokin’ hot, and just her type if she wasn’t reeling from a divorce that has left her drained... -
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Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison
In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two mates find themselves on different paths, torn between their duty to the Wyr and the passion that binds them…. Before she met Dragos, half-human/half-Wyr Pia Giovanni was alone and on the run. Now she’s mated, pregnant and heading south to repair the Wyrs’ frayed relationship with the Elves...Categorized as:
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Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce
Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans. Forced to register her animal side to the public and desperate to meet other shifters like herself, she finds love on a matchmaking site with the big, brawler, alpha grizzly of the Boarlander Crew. She leaves her small hometown destined for a face-to-face meeting with Harrison Lang that will change her life forever...Categorized as:
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Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh
In. Beat of Temptation. , innocent Tamsyn has always had a place in her heart for Nathan, a blooded DarkRiver sentinel. But is she ready for the fierce demands of the mating bond? In. Stroke of Enticement. , a wary young teacher, skeptical about love, arouses the man—and the animal—in an aggressive leopard changeling who must prove his affections are true...Categorized as:
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Hellmouth & Hot Flashes by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHot flashes? They're nothing when you have a Hellmouth to create. .. Demons are overrunning my hometown of Camden, but they're messing with the wrong peri-menopausal witch. After twenty years with my ex, delivering supernatural smack-downs is my pleasure. But my to-do list is growing and I've more to tackle than just these demons. A ghoul needs my help, and I still have Objects of Power to locate...Categorized as:
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Immortal World by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsImogen's got some answers about her origins, and a promise from Rafael that he'll help to cure her immortality. But there's a few brand-new problems standing in her way. .. A vicious pack of disenfranchised Alphas are on their way to Backman's shifter school, coming to try and reclaim what they think is rightfully theirs...Categorized as:
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Red Havoc Rogue by T.S. Joyce
Annalise Sutter is a newly Turned shifter determined to get her life back on track. The problem? Her inner panther is a monster that attacks anything that breathes. She’s had to let go of her old life completely to protect the people she loves, and the one thing that has kept her steady through this transition is Jaxon Barns...Categorized as:
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Alpha Brock by C.J. Primer
SIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR. * While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 3 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, and Alpha Jax) for context before starting in on this one. * This book is a slow burn with a very moody, broody protagonist (grumpy/sunshine trope). It will be a bumpy ride for these two to get to their HEA...Categorized as:
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Catalyst by Audrey Faye
The residences are coming, a teenage polar bear is stalking the northern border, and one of the old lieutenants is trying to slink his way home. Evan knows something about that walk. He also has serious pack responsibilities on his shoulders, these days. So of course his wolf has decided to be an idiot. -
Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out. …. As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing but a feared monster wrapped in impenetrable black armor... -
Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewly promoted Detective Jace Smithson has his hands full with solving the murders of ten men and the kidnapping of a unicorn capable of producing diamonds. On the surface, the crime appears to be a classic tale of greed and violence, but digging deeper reveals something sinister has come to Cauldron City...Categorized as:
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Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden
In a world of shadows, desire conquers all…. Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head...Categorized as:
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Leopard's Prey by Christine Feehan
#1 New York Times bestselling author "Christine Feehan knows how to weave a tale of action, suspense and paranormal passion" (Romance Junkies). Now, she’s back -- and the New Orleans nights have never felt so torrid or so dangerous. .. From a tough stint in the armed forces to stalking the unknown as a bayou cop, leopard-shifter Remy Boudreux has been served well by his uncanny gifts...Categorized as:
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101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOfficer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes. Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die...Categorized as:
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Bear Naked by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTo win a frightened heart, you have to bare your own. Any woman would be eager to be Ryan Williams’s mate. Any woman but Glory Walsh. The sexy bear shifter is beautiful, strong and persistent, she’ll give him that. But Glory’s past taught her one simple truth: people leave. She can’t get past the fact he left her once before. Okay, so he had a good reason, and he did come back...Categorized as:
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Pia Saves the Day by Thea Harrison
In the latest story of the Elder Races, two mates face their deadliest challenge yet—each other…. Pia and Dragos’s magical young son Liam (the Peanut), is growing at an unprecedented rate, and if that isn’t enough, he is also exhibiting new, and unpredictable, magical gifts. To protect him, the concerned parents decide to move to upstate New York...Categorized as:
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Shattered Emotions by Carrie Ann Ryan
Maddox Jamenson is the Omega of the Redwood Pack, the one burdened by emotions stronger than his own. He's spent his entire life shrouded in the secrets of his "gift" and the price he has to pay to keep it, yet the cost just escalated. He's known a mate could be in the cards for him, but he can't have what he wants. Not when the battles he has yet to fight could destroy her...Categorized as:
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Texture of Intimacy by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLA. New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s phenomenal Psy/Changeling series continues with this sensual exploration of the searing joys and unexpected challenges of mating. .. SnowDancer healer Lara knows primal ecstasy. She wakes to it every morning, skin-to-skin with the hard male body of the quiet, powerful telepath who is her mate... -
Pleading the Fifth by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA simple trip to the airport brings Scott Delange just about everything except the passenger he was planning to pick up. Texting back and forth with a raunchy, unknown man leads to a case of mistaken identity and one hell of a huge surprise. Who knew a trip to Seattle would land Tristan Miles in the arms of his mate? Certainly not Tristan, who stopped looking for love a long time ago... -
Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHis mate killed in a horrific explosion, ex-Enforcer Damien Masterson now lives as a rogue werewolf... -
Wild Wolf by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the latest Shifters Unbound novel, a man has resigned himself to a life half lived. But a beautiful, courageous woman has him longing for something more…. Graham McNeil knows that his pack is unruly, but he’s not sure he can take the next step toward Shiftertown stability—choosing a new mate. After losing his mate and son long ago, Graham has worked hard to keep his heart in check...Categorized as:
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To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear
In this third in the series, wildlife photographer Tessa Anderson must prove her brother innocent of murder charges. But when she discovers a gorgeous naked man barely alive on her beach, she's got a new world of troubles to deal with, not least of which is how he affects her with just a look, a touch, or a whispered word. Hunter Greymore is a lupus garou, a grey werewolf...Categorized as:
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Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLA. New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her explosive Psy/Changeling world as predatory desire becomes a sensual game of control. .. A dominant changeling wolf, SnowDancer lieutenant Cooper is not known for his patience... -
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Madly & Wolfhardt by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMadly is your average nearly-eighteen year old girl—for a princess, that is. Madly James is thoroughly enjoying her internship in the small town of Slumber when the unthinkable happens—there’s a prison break in Atlas, the magically-protected home of Madly’s race... -
Sedona Sin by Lisa Kessler
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA new Alpha will rise. .. Asher Mateo's future was stolen the night the Sedona Pack Alpha marked him to be bitten. Drafted into the werewolf Pack, Asher was forced to become a man he hardly recognized. After heading up a rebellion to overthrow their Alpha, Asher can't wash the sins from his hands and yearns for a fresh start. But he can't bring himself to leave Naomi and her twin boys... -
Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"By the author of Heart of the Wolf, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year". "This delicious alpha hero will leave you wild for more. " --Nicole North, author of Devil in a Kilt. "All she wants is the truth. .. ". Lelandi Wildhaven is determined to discover the truth about her beloved sister's mysterious death. But everyone thinks she's out to make a bid for her sister's widowed mate. .Categorized as:
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Ancient Enemy by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s out for revenge…. Ancient dragon shifter Rhys awoke from his slumber hungry for revenge against the witch who killed his sister. When his year-long hunt takes him to the rebuilding city of New Orleans, he finds a witch—but not the one he’s pursuing...Categorized as:
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A SEAL in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMeara Greymere is in charge of the cabin rentals on the rugged Oregon coastline, so her brother and his mate could take a delayed honeymoon. But while Hunter is away, the she-wolf intends to play—she just has to convince the right alpha male to rent one of the cabins, and she’ll take it from there...Categorized as:
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Wolf Fever by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFate turned nurse Carol Woods into a wolf, but she refuses to let being a lupus garou define her life. Ordered by her pack leader to find a mate and commit to shifting, there is only one gray wolf that catches Carol's interest; but Chaz McKinley makes it very clear that unless she's willing to accept what she is, he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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The Alpha Wolf's Human Mate by Brittany White
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter her mate lied to her for months, she vowed never to trust him again. The Human Nurse. After my ex-fiancé lied to me and cheated on me, I left Louisiana for good. I moved far away from my home, all the way up to Anchorage, Alaska. Starting over was tough, but I was committed to my new life. I knew I could be happy without a man. But I wasn’t single for long... -
Blooded Blade by J.C. Daniels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades. Master. of none. Or so she'd always been led to believe. Over the past few years, Kit Colbana has dispatched some of the worst. threats the non-human races could have imagined. Pandora—a mother of. monsters. Puck, a father of nightmares. Jude, a vampire who nearly drove. Kit to the brink of insanity... -
Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now. Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her. Clara...Categorized as:
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Steel Beauty by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsShe's everything a big bad wolf could want. Coping with a devastating injury is hard enough for Belinda--Belle--Campbell. Forced separation from her destined mate while she heals is almost more than she can endure. Until she is strong enough to take up her duties as Luna of the Poconos Wolf Pack, however, the safest place for her is Halle...Categorized as:
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Silence of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGray werewolf Tom Silver is determined to find the wolves who have been attacking local livestock. While tracking the pack through the Rockies, a blizzard forces him into a remote cabin where he hears a plane crash nearby. When he discovers the sole survivor is a beautiful female werewolf/coyote shifter mix, bound as a prisoner, he knows it's his duty to hide her... -
Undone by Sara Humphreys
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsParty girl Marianna Coltari is an unmated pureblood Amoveo who wants nothing to do with the ongoing war that took her father’s life and continues to consume her brother, Dante’s. But when she is targeted by one of the clans, she has little choice but to run and hide in a cabin with Pete Castro, a retired cop from her brother’s security firm...Categorized as:
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Rush of Darkness by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDESTINED TO BE ENEMIES. .. Raine Spenser is on the brink. Held prisoner because of her abilities, Raine—a powerful psychic as well as vampire desperately needed a savior. But the last one she expected was the green-eyed soldier who’d once hunted her kind...Categorized as:
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By Leigh, Lora Mass Market Paperbound on 01-Dec-2009 by Angela Knight
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsGO BEYOND YOUR WILDEST FANTASIES. GO BEYOND YOUR MOST FORBIDDEN DREAMS. GO FARTHER THAN ANY WOMAN HAS EVER DARED TO GO. .. BEYOND THE DARKFour bestselling authors of paranormal romance and erotic thrills now take readers into a seductive midnight world of demons, mages, vampires, and knights, of queens with devilish secrets, and of devils with secret desires...Categorized as:
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Fury of Desire by Coreene Callahan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNo warrior of the Nightfury pack is more complicated or damaged than Wick. Scarred from a childhood of slavery and torture, Wick cannot bear the touch of another person. But all bets are off when he meets J. J. Solares. When she is unjustly imprisoned, Wick agrees to help rescue and keep her from harm...Categorized as:
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Drive Me Wild by Christine Warren
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTess Menzies can work a spell with a few blinks of her baby blue eyes. But this dedicated witch can’t summon up a single good reason she’s been made an envoy between her kind and Manhattan’s fiercest were-creatures. The two sides haven’t spoken in four hundred years, and she’ll need every miracle in the book to broker any kind of truce...Categorized as:
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How to Run with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
Down, Boy. Anna Moder has just witnessed a shooting, seen her car pulverized, and rescued a wounded stranger only to discover he's really a werewolf. And by her recent standards, things are actually looking up. Lycanthropes don't faze Anna. Doctoring a wolf pack outside Grundy, Alaska, is the closest thing to home life she's known in years...Categorized as:
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Deuces Wild by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSquirrel shifter Elly has been captured by Freedom, beaten, and then handed off to be raped. Only her new hotter-than-hell jailor, Deuce Pierce, isn’t keen on forcing her and is all about saving her curvy, furry ass and getting her to safety. After she’s freed, she can’t forget about the lion who saved her life, and she hunts for him, determined to find the man who haunts her...Categorized as:
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Hecate's Own by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a witch is hot for teacher, the sparks are sure to fly. Zachary Beckett has been a screw-up most of his life, but he's finally done something right. He saved his brother's life at great personal cost, and now he's on his way to Cleveland to train as a witch. There he meets Johra Yashodar, a teacher with the belief that Zach is still a screw-up...Categorized as:
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A Wolf's Pride by Jennifer T. Alli
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife should be simple after a wolf finds his mate but Ryan is quickly coming to see that love is never simple. Chloe’s humanity does nothing to change the plans he’d made for himself decades ago but her refusal to believe he exists is a problem he hadn’t planned for...Categorized as:
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Home by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA short story featuring Clay, Talin, Jon and Noor from the DarkRiver pack. Timeline:. Takes place some time after Play of Passion and before Kiss of Snow. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website.Categorized as:
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The Keeping by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsRyne Taylor was a sexy bad-ass Alpha set on establishing a new pack. Melody Greene was a journalism student researching his work as a photographer or so she said. But could Mel really be trusted or had she stumbled upon his secret? And if she knew, could Ryne save himself and the pack he d left behind without enacting a deadly ancient law known as The Keeping? Sequel to The Mating.Categorized as:
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Siren Misfit by Eve Langlais
A siren who's terrified of the ocean. .. with a destiny that involves a hunky shirtless dude. Ever meet a mermaid terrified of the ocean? The closest I get to saltwater is in my bath. As for singing? My siren heritage left me with a killer voice. Literally. Some people can charm animals out of trees. Me? They jump to their deaths rather than listen to another note. I know I’m different... -
Bear Skin by Isadora Montrose
Curvaceous midwife Jenna wasn’t expecting her fated mate to show up in a blizzard. Now this voluptuous virgin has to thaw out Major Zeke Bascom of the 75th Rangers the old fashioned way – skin to skin! Hard-bitten bearshifter Zeke knows he’s gone to glory when he wakes to find his arms full of soft, fragrant bear . He knows he doesn’t deserve her, but he seizes this delectable angel...Categorized as:
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Bear Necessities by Isadora Montrose
Forsaken Hannah Metcalfe is tired of pining for her faithless shifter mate. If she can’t forget her true love, she can still have a romp and make the babies she longs for. Marine Jack Enright has returned from his deadly mission in Uzbekistan just too late...Categorized as:
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Bear Infinities by Isadora Montrose
He had a brilliant future as a Captain in the U. S. Air Force, assigned to Joint Special Forces. She was the sweetest, prettiest bear in his cousin’s wedding party. Roman and Gabriella seemed destined for happiness and a couple of litters of shifter cubs. But when the ace pilot’s fighter plane fell out of the sky and Roman was injured in the crash, he forgot Gabriella and he forgot himself...Categorized as:
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