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  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    The final book of the series..
  • Troubled Student by Erin R. Flynn

    Troubled Student by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Bevin Millen—yes, Millen! I was able to separate from my family. Legally, at least. Father doesn’t listen to anyone and will never give up since he can’t bear to lose.In this case, he lost me, and unfortunately he’s still deluded into thinking I’m an asset he owned...
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  • Defender Chimera by Zoe Chant

    Defender Chimera by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When your worst enemy turns out to be your fated mate...Carter doesn't want a mate, thank you very much. He's got no time for love--he's too busy trying to hide the monstrous shift form he was cursed with. Not to mention trying to stop his annoyingly hot business rival Fenella Kim from doing a hostile takeover of his company...
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to get married.Wow, I never thought I’d ever really say that. Seriously.And apparently, I’m not allowed to elope, so there will be a wedding that keeps growing in size no matter how many times I yell or threaten people. I swear, if something goes wrong, this will be the only one I have, and there will be some men who will angrily lay the smack down...
  • Born to be Witchy by A.J. Macey, Jarica James

    Born to be Witchy by A.J. Macey, Jarica James

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Aris Calisto was not your basic witch in the world of Akasha; with pink hair, sass, and an unusual upbringing that gave her a unique perspective on things, she wouldn’t accept being held back forever. After many twists, turns, and uphill battles, Aris and her men finally have their happy ever after...
  • Bear Vet by Zoe Chant

    Bear Vet by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who do you call when you spot a baby hellhorse? Shifter Vets!Judy desperately needs to find a home for her nineteen rescue horses. Waylon desperately needs to rein in his headstrong teenage daughter's quest to tame a wild hellhorse. And what both of them need most desperately is love... Waylon, a bear shifter and veterinarian for magical animals, instantly recognizes Judy as his mate...
  • Unhinged by Dreia Wells

    Unhinged by Dreia Wells

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Everything I thought I knew about my life was a lie.With all the revelations about me coming to the surface, I just need time to figure it all out. Trying to navigate my day-to-day life with four soul tethers, a fated mate, and my betrothed is a challenge within itself, but time is not on my side. When I think I can settle into my new normal, my world turns upside once more...
  • Amateur Goddess by Erin R Flynn

    Amateur Goddess by Erin R Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    My name is Bevin Millen and I’m doing my best to survive the waters I’m swimming… Being CEO of a successful magical company hidden from the rest of the world. A college student who has never had a conventional education before or friends and has had to hide her magic from her psychotic family...
  • Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, and I’m the future queen of Faerie. That’s right, I finally said it. No more being the heir or reminding people I didn’t agree to the job.Now I have and mostly because I think I’ll actually be a good queen. I have the right qualities, and I don’t let the wrong things distract me from what is important...
  • Felix by Terry Bolryder

    Felix by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Felix doesn’t mind that most people don’t look beyond his beautiful, charming exterior. He doesn’t care if people know him as the frivolous ’Fifi’ or as the deadly assassin ‘Darkness’. There was only one woman he wanted to share all of himself with, and losing her made him lock down his heart. But when she shows up again, like a ghost, all he wants is to grab hold of her and never let her go...
  • Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, I’m the future queen of Faerie… And people need to get on board with my vision for Faerie. They wanted me to declare I would take the job—demanded and bullied me into saying it, so now they have to deal with the kind of boss I am.The Underground is no more because of the fight I started...
  • Witches Be Crazy by A.J. Macey

    Witches Be Crazy by A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nothing in Aris Calisto’s life has ever been basic, and after a cauldron full of unexpected events, she finds herself a fugitive. Going on the run should have been the biggest challenge of her life, but after being separated from her tethers, she’s faced with an impossible choice--submit or run.With time ticking down, Aris and her ragtag band of witches have to risk it all...
  • Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Everything can change in a moment... Trevor didn't think that a single outburst directed at his takeout would come back to haunt him. After all, as an immortal dragon, being in the public eye isn't supposed to happen. But the thing haunting him is actually an audaciously persistent reporter who's determined to get her next story at any cost...
  • Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to smack people around until they get in line… No, really this time because it almost cost Neldor his life. I refuse to let the lies, biases, and stupidity of the past ruin the future Faerie and her people could have.Not while I’m the damn boss.I knew I might not survive from the moment I swore to find out what happened to my people and stepped into Faerie...
  • Shadowborn Academy: Year Two by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Academy: Year Two by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    My past is left in the dark, And my shadow is no longer there. In the Enchanted Forest, some secrets are better left in the past. Year two at Shadowborn Academy is looking like it will be the deadliest yet. Will Corvina and her friends find a way to survive? Full cover and description coming soon! Shadowborn Academy is a Dark Reverse Harem Paranormal Fae Romance for 18+...
  • Dragon to the Rescue by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon to the Rescue by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a gorgeous, powerful dragon shifter kisses an innocent human musician in an alley, he knows their love will last forever... Mindy Owens doesn't live a glamorous life as a musician, but she loves what she does, even if it requires dealing with frustrating bandmates and frequent harassment. She doesn't even think about romance...
  • Midlife Christmas Magic by Aline Ash

    Midlife Christmas Magic by Aline Ash

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can the season of goodwill thaw Nelson’s ice cold heart and lead him to the love he thought he didn’t deserve?LorettaA year ago, Loretta left her teaching career to cover her father's medical bills and became a live-in tutor for Orrin, a charming boy. The arrangement felt like a dream come true, despite having to deal with Orrin's father, an intense and affluent bear-shifter...
  • Midlife Wolf's Pack by Aline Ash

    Midlife Wolf's Pack by Aline Ash

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Greenacre's embrace, shadows fade, secrets unfold, and hearts dare to hope again...StephanieAfter the sour sting of a failed marriage, romance is the last thing on Steph Walker's mind. Her compass now firmly points towards her four children, dedicating herself entirely to their laughter and dreams...
  • Midlife Bear Protector by Aline Ash

    Midlife Bear Protector by Aline Ash

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When their bond defies clan rules and unravels hidden secrets, can Elowen and Clay build a love strong enough to protect their family?ClayClay, a seasoned fighter with a dark past, bears the scars of his time in the cage. As a devoted father to his half-human daughter, he's struggled to find peace in both the human world and his shifter clan...
  • Wicked Blood by Emma Dean

    Wicked Blood by Emma Dean

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Yield or die... Back in San Francisco, Mika is working on bringing the Marshall greenhouse back to its full glory despite her sister constantly breathing down her neck about the Matriarch ritual. Claire tries to force Mika's hand, but she refuses to give her sister the power to control her, or Audrey's life. She just can't take the risk...
  • The Enforcers: Israel by Anastasia Wilde

    The Enforcers: Israel by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Israel Jonas, Silverlake Enforcer, is a one-woman wolf—without the woman. Ever since the other leaders of the Silverlake pack found their true mates, his wolf won’t leave him alone. All he wants is his own mate—a sweet, submissive beta female who will be happy with a simple life and romantic nights in front of the fireplace in his mountain cabin—and, of course, his heart...
  • Shadow Mated by P. Jameson

    Shadow Mated by P. Jameson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Julio “Gash” Kennedy has a wicked past that refuses to let him go. After faking his death to escape a ruthless shadow clan of shifters, he’s found a home in the Ouachita Mountains, running security for the werecats’ vacation lodge. But cutting ties with the past isn’t as easy as he’d assumed, and now the men he betrayed are coming for his clan. Coming for his mate. For his Bailey...
  • Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 3 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fate has once again torn my world apart, leaving me shattered. For years, I've lived with a cold void, clueless about my life before joining my childhood pack. Just as the secrets of my past were about to be unveiled, tragedy struck. The one person who held the key to unlocking my memories was taken from me, and with them, my fated mate, Bodey—leaving me exposed and fractured...
  • Upended Life by Erin R. Flynn

    Upended Life by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and my life is about to get real… Really complicated and ridiculously dangerous. Which is almost funny given at nineteen I already know too much of the darkness of the world and people, the secrets they keep. Or so I thought. Turns out those quirky abilities I’ve been keeping secret expose me to a world I didn’t know existed...
  • Wait and Hope by mightbewriting

    Wait and Hope by mightbewriting

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    “Harry,” Hermione began, voice very controlled, but she could feel the blade of panic slicing at her vocal cords. “Why was Draco Malfoy just screaming bloody murder about his,” and the word almost strangled her as she said it, “wife?”Harry's green eyes blew wide. Healer Lucas pinched the bridge of her nose, painfully displeased with the recent series of events...
  • Fire Maidens: Ireland by Anna Lowe

    Fire Maidens: Ireland by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Magic, shifters, and a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Inheriting a cottage in Ireland seems like a stroke of pure luck to Grace Connolly — as is a chance meeting with her mysterious (and hot) new neighbor. Soon, Boston’s most up-and-coming harpist finds herself mixing business with pleasure and getting to know Finn Hurley — intimately...
  • Shifters Gone Alpha by Michele Bardsley, Reneé George

    Shifters Gone Alpha by Michele Bardsley, Reneé George

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When it comes to love, it doesn't take long for shifters to go alpha. This boxed set of NEW stories from bestselling authors shows how there's nothing a shifter won't do for their mate's pleasure. Her Alpha Mate by Michele Bardsley As the Fire Pack alpha’s wife Alice Mason will do anything ensure the future of her wolf pack and the ancient bloodline of her husband...
  • Bad Blood Wolf by Anastasia Wilde

    Bad Blood Wolf by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    By day, Jasmin Wildacre is an out-of-work chef who spends half her time cooking for her crew, and the other half trying to keep them from killing each other. But by night, she’s the Demon Queen of the Amazon, the star attraction of an illegal cage fighting club...
  • Stone Bear: Phoenix by Amelia Jade

    Stone Bear: Phoenix by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A horrific injury has left bear shifter Uriel traumatized and unable to speak to his bear. With the growing evil in Genesis Valley making him desperate to heal, Uriel will do anything to return to active duty. After finally seeking aid, Uriel realizes the intelligent and confident woman who has agreed to help him may just be the key to his problem...
  • Stone Bear: Guardian by Amelia Jade

    Stone Bear: Guardian by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the oldest dragon shifter in the world needed someone to rescue his granddaughter, bear shifter Raphael stood up and volunteered. He was sure it was a fool’s quest. She had been kidnapped months ago, and it was unlikely she was still alive. By the end of it, he may end up the same. That doesn't stop him from agreeing to go, however, for one simple reason: It’s the right thing to do...
  • Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade

    Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ajax is the Alpha of his crew. Big, strong, intelligent and highly trained. There are few things in the physical world that bother him. But he's alone, and though it is by choice, the happiness of those around him as they find mates has taken a heavy toll. Unwilling to burden his makeshift family with his problems, he sets out on a long delayed vacation. His plan was to see the world and relax...
  • Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade

    Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things have been relatively peaceful lately for bear shifter Josh Horne, a member of the Sentinels, Genesis Valley’s elite protection squad. The Underground is in a tentative cease-fire with the Agency. So when he’s given orders from the very top to act as a bodyguard to someone coming to King City for a few days, he expects it to be a walk in the park...
  • Fire Dragon by Amelia Jade

    Fire Dragon by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When word reaches Top Scale Academy that the borders of Cadia have been breached, Ezequiel “Zeke” Hawthorn and his fellow dragon cadets are dispatched to look for any intruders. Ready for just about anything, Zeke is caught off guard when he finds that the “intruder” is a lost human who has no idea how she got there...
  • Heart of Glass by P. Jameson

    Heart of Glass by P. Jameson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call him Skittles because he inks his body with the colors he can't see. Enough colors to tell a story. Like a stained-glass window, the light only shines through when there is darkness. He needs darkness, and she comes to him as a photo of broken captive woman. But he will find her, and he will fix her. And perhaps... she will heal him too in the process...
  • Bad Blood Bear by Anastasia Wilde

    Bad Blood Bear by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lissa Ramsey is on the run from the cult of the Bear God, moving from town to town, living rough and staying under the radar. But she can’t outrun the demon inside her—the one planted there by the cult leader. It’s angry and hungry—and out for blood. Grizzly shifter Tank Morrison has vowed never to help another damsel in distress—not after the last one led him into a shifter hunter’s trap...
  • Hex and Sex Boxed Set: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Hex and Sex Boxed Set: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    3 Sassy witches. 3 Alpha wolves. Some fun and sexy times none of them will forget. Get your copy of this collection of shorts now. Reader's Note: These shorts contain EXTREMELY HOT sex. You've been warned...
  • The Enforcers: Noah by Anastasia Wilde

    The Enforcers: Noah by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Noah Reilly has lost everything. His job as an Enforcer, his place in the world, and his ability to bond with a mate. All he has left is a made-up job with the Nashville wolf pack, tracking down nonexistent rogue shifters in the daytime, and running his wolf like a demon at night...
  • Stone Bear: Sentinel by Amelia Jade

    Stone Bear: Sentinel by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Gabriel is a Stone Bear—one of the the elite shifters trained by the Lionshead Mining Consortium to protect their precious goods. He's given up almost everything to be the best at his job, including the chance to take a mate. But after meeting his boss's new assistant, he can't help but wonder about the possibilities...
  • Tiger Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Tiger Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Dangerous Secret… As a half-breed wolf shifter, Sophia has spent her whole life convincing her pack that her tiger side doesn’t exist. Only her adopted father, Nash Jenkins, knows the truth: that it’s a dangerous, out-of-control monster—a ticking time bomb that he plans to use to destroy the Silverlake wolf pack from the inside...
  • Blueblood Dragon by Amelia Jade

    Blueblood Dragon by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dragon shifter Ferro formed the Dragon Council to keep his kind in check. Now the Council has gone quiet, and chaos is returning. Ferro would prefer to stay uninvolved, but he has no choice and must seek them out. As the father of all dragon shifters, Ferro has long since come to accept that he will live alone, as there are no other beings on the planet with a lifespan as long as his...
  • Jade Crew: Haunted Bear by Amelia Jade

    Jade Crew: Haunted Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Cole Lovac is on a short leash, and he knows it. Having already messed up his first chance in Genesis Valley, his only hope is to show that he's a worthwhile member of the Ridgebacks. That means no fighting, no distractions, and listening to his Alpha...
  • Jade Crew: Forgotten Bear by Amelia Jade

    Jade Crew: Forgotten Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Russell Warne is caught between two things that he can't compromise on: love and duty. On the one hand is his ex-Alpha, who has refused to accept his new position in the Ridgeback Bears. Everything screams for Russell to abandon him. Except for the fact that he owes him a debt...
  • Jade Crew: Captive Bear by Amelia Jade

    Jade Crew: Captive Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Darren Shaw had no idea why he'd gotten from his chair and asked to be introduced to a woman who he'd never seen. Her back had been turned to him the entire time, and he'd only just been made aware of her presence...
  • Jade Crew: Outcast Bear by Amelia Jade

    Jade Crew: Outcast Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Corey Shaw has never fit in among the bear shifters of the Jade Crew. He longs for his old crew and the life he used to have. So when a member of his old crew approaches him out of nowhere, offering him what he desires most, Corey is torn between accepting the offer, and knowing what he would have to do to earn it. Corey hasn't shared his feelings with anyone before, but that's about to change..
  • Jade Crew: Hunted Bear by Amelia Jade

    Jade Crew: Hunted Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joel Murray has watched his Crew find their mates one by one, until he was the only one unmated. With the ongoing chaos in Genesis Valley, it's been a blessing in disguise. But while Joel may have accepted his single status, his bear certainly hasn’t. Courtenay Laurel is the sole medical doctor employed by the Mining Consortium...
  • Jade Crew: Fallen Bear by Amelia Jade

    Jade Crew: Fallen Bear by Amelia Jade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The stunning final chapter in the Jade Crew series. Mysteries unravel as the invasion of Genesis Valley looms large. Evan Mosier sits behind a row of metal bars, contemplating his life. He's used up more second chances than anyone should be entitled to. And yet he's about to be given one last chance to prove his worth to Genesis Valley...
  • Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The worst witch in school, Ava Blakely is the girl no one forgets—she’s a Blakely, she’s a potion maker, and her fiancé left her at the altar the year before. When Enforcers whisk her away from her sister’s wedding, she finds herself in the company of Lawson Abramowitz—the hottest, nicest witch she’s ever met. Weirder still—he seems interested in her...
  • Desired By Four by Jade Alters

    Desired By Four by Jade Alters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ellie I was ready for love and had the means to bring it my way, so why not? One little love spell couldn’t hurt me. Only, the man who answered my call into the fates wasn’t the one I was looking for. Don’t get me wrong, the fates seem to know what I like to look at in a man, but that’s it...
  • Magic Chase by Sadie Moss

    Magic Chase by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    This thing isn’t over yet… I spent an entire semester trying to get back to the Dull World, but now that I’m here, I realize it’s not that simple. I can’t just go back to the way things were. For one thing, I left my heart with three gorgeous, incredible men, and I miss them so much it hurts. For another thing, Roxie didn’t swap places with me on purpose this time. Someone took her...
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