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Ash Bear by T.S. Joyce
Grim is the reluctant Alpha of the Rogue Pride Crew, and just trying to get from one day to the next without maiming his Crew. Controlling one animal is hard enough for shifters, but Grim is the only one in existence with two animals—a good lion and a monstrous lion named the Reaper...Categorized as:
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Origins by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingseBook box set of paranormal romance novels by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, and Sharie Kohler plus teasers from the latest books in their series. A Hunger Like No Other, Awaken Me Darkly & Marked by Moonlight. -
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![Healer's Redemption by A. J. Manney]()
Healer's Redemption by A. J. Manney
She escaped the darkness once. Now she has to walk back into it—but this time, she’s not alone. Sherese never thought she’d escape the vampires. For too long, she lived in their cold, merciless world, a healer forced to serve her captors... -
![Second of the Winterset Coven by T.S. Joyce]()
Second of the Winterset Coven by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDawn Reed is a small town girl looking for a big adventure. She’s been feeling stagnant for a while, but there is a new coven in town and the Second to the king has captured her heart. Garret has been patiently building a slow friendship, but when he cuts her off, Dawn is bereft. Not only is she losing the man she’s falling head-over-heels for, she’s losing her friends in the coven as well... -
![Tropical Dragon's Destiny by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Dragon's Destiny by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all leads up to this. All the questions are answered. All the secrets are revealed. And all hell breaks loose. Scarlet Stanson, the owner of Shifting Sands Resort, has spent decades guarding her secrets… and her heart. Now both are at stake when she discovers that her resort isn't the safe place she intended it to be. . -
![Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratings- Book 5 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series -. Rae Lynn Dormer is about to find out just what kind of monsters are lurking in the wilderness of Hells Canyon. Determined to do a good deed, she gives a stranger a ride to a ranger camp nestled deep in the Seven Devils Mountains. The problem is, when she gets there, her new acquaintance turns into a lion in the front seat of her Honda...Categorized as:
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![Alpha's Mission by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Alpha's Mission by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
THE MONSTER WANTS HER. HE WON’T BE DENIED. I've become a monster. I hear blood moving in people’s veins. Scent their emotions. I want to feed. To hunt. To mate. .. I'm no longer a human--my life is over. I've left everyone I love. I've gone rogue from the CIA. My only hope is my handler. Annabel gray is tough enough to face my monster. If I lose control, she won't hesitate to take me out...Categorized as:
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![Her Dragon Lover by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Lover by Roxie Ray
He shot me down…why can’t I forget about him? I gathered up my nerve to approach Stefan. .. only for him to reject me. That was months ago, but I still can't stop thinking about him, no matter how hard I try to get over it. Unfortunately, fate keeps throwing us together...Categorized as:
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![Heroes & Hitmen by C.J. Primer]()
Heroes & Hitmen by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt’s a tale as old as time. Boy meets girl, their families broker a deal for them to be mated, and right before it can all go according to plan, girl meets someone else. Except in this instance, that someone else is a hitman who works for her father, and he becomes a complete stalker who refuses to take no for an answer. Sounds romantic, right? If only that were the case... -
![Blackstone Ranger Guardian by Alicia Montgomery]()
Blackstone Ranger Guardian by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFighting for his mate. When John Krieger rescues a stranded fox shifter in the middle of a snowstorm, he never expected that she would turn out to be his mate. However, the darkness lurking in his soul prevents him from claiming her and he pushes her away. When he realizes his mistake, he vows to make himself into someone who deserves her...Categorized as:
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Silver by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dragon as a coworker? Complicated. Adrien the silver dragon has everything most humans could want. But as a dragon awakened in the modern world he misses his old life, his powers (which have been temporarily restrained) and the way he used to lord his status over others... -
![Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery]()
Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDante Muccino’s wolf is restless. After watching all his friends and family pair up with their True Mates, the animal inside him wants what they have. Children. Family. And a woman to call his own. When he runs into rival Holly Taylor, his wolf is intrigued, but the frosty chef won’t give him the time of day... -
![Wolf on a Mission by N.J. Walters]()
Wolf on a Mission by N.J. Walters
When love runs wild, there are no limits. Salvation Pack, Book 6. Full-blooded werewolf Elias Gallagher, sole guardian of his half-breed teenage nephews, is all too aware that the world is not a safe place for a werewolf on his own. Doubly so for half-breeds. He brings his nephews to North Carolina to check out the Salvation Pack’s openness to half-breeds...Categorized as:
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![Boss of the Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows]()
Boss of the Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI loved uncovering secrets – it’s what I did for a living. But little did I know that I’d discover the biggest secret about the man I’m in love with. It started off terribly with Adam. After my beloved uncle’s death, I had to move to the small town of Pleasant Valley. As it turned out, Adam was the chief editor of the newspaper I’d inherited. I hated him – a fight was inevitable...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecret doesn’t always mean safe. Kenth left the Alaskan palace to raise his secret daughter alone, outside of the spotlight of royalty, and away from the pressures of fame and celebrity. Her abduction drives him raging back for answers, straight to his estranged family. .. and his spell-fated mate... -
![The Alpha's Doe by Annie Whipple]()
The Alpha's Doe by Annie Whipple
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDorothy Kennicott lernte Ace Stoll kennen, als sie gerade mal sechs Jahre alt waren. Und seither sind sie unzertrennlich. Beste Freunde, an der Hüfte verbunden... -
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Knox by Callie Rhodes
M/F Alpha Omega Romance. Josie knew that there were consequences for taking a stand against the powers that be, but she never imagined the punishment would be being thrown to the alphas. Welcome to the Boundarylands. It's where they are—the Alphas...Categorized as:
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![Blooming for His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Blooming for His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI never dreamed of being a florist. That’s such a stereotype for omegas. Lots of alphas thought omegas could only do jobs that were not too physical, some even thinking we should quit and become stay-at-home dads the moment we mated and gave birth... -
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Snow Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't miss the highly anticipated installment in the Wolves of Willow Bend as we travel north to one of the most secretive packs in the U. S. Ranae is the youngest of the Buckleys— the only girl among three powerful male siblings. Her restlessness and dominant nature affected her every relationship within Willow Bend, not to mention testing the patience of her Alpha... -
![Enemy Mate of the Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows]()
Enemy Mate of the Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Kevin, a small-town school principal and wolf shifter-serving and protecting my Texas community. I thought my life was complete…. until I lay eyes on the new woman in town. Daniel Sparks is a bitter enemy-determined to destroy everything and everyone in Pleasant Valley, my beloved town. I’m exhausted from battling him. And to make matters worse, I don’t trust the new teacher sent to me...Categorized as:
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![Alpha Rancher Bear by Lauren Esker]()
Alpha Rancher Bear by Lauren Esker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA take-charge alpha with commitment issues + a midwife who's not about to give up control of her well-ordered life + a roadside winter disaster = an explosive romance that's about to blow up everything they both thought they wanted! Alec Tanner isn't looking for a mate. The tough, reclusive alpha of the Pinerock County bears likes his life just fine... -
![Bellis: Skin Walkers by Susan Bliler]()
Bellis: Skin Walkers by Susan Bliler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBellis StCroix, Skin Walker Assassin, only comes out of the shadows when he’s called to duty. The reason? Because he is a shadow himself. Pitch black skin, silky ebony hair, and inky wells for eyes, Bellis’ looks have set him apart from his kind his entire life. Because he’s so different there will never be hope for an Angel in his future. Angels don’t exist in hell... -
![Rolling for His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Rolling for His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHawkMy bird rescue keeps my days full, but my lion wants a mate and a family. He sounds ready to settle, but I’m waiting for my fated omega—it feels like I’ve waited forever. MasonI thought we were in love—but my alpha left me for an omega who could do what I couldn’t. After a full year of trying, I still was not pregnant. A problem his new omega did not have... -
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![Handle With Bear by P. Jameson]()
Handle With Bear by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBear shifter, West Phillips, wasn’t looking for a mate… but he finds her anyway when a sweet and curvy delivery woman shows up at his doorstep. And at the least convenient time possible. His clan isn’t safe. It harbors lost and troubled youth, and hides a gnarly mutant shifter that no one can control. Not exactly the right place to settle down with the woman of your dreams... -
![Pulled to the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner]()
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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![Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant]()
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... -
![Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler]()
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... -
![The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant]()
The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant
A curvy outdoorswoman who’s been forced inside + a snow leopard shifter who wants to help her roam free + a forbidden connection = one thrilling romance! Curvy Teri Lowell is stuck at home. Three months ago, she was terribly injured in a car accident. Now she’s almost recovered—but she’s lost control of her life... -
![Protected Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Protected Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true. I did it. I packed my bags, said adios to city life, and left my troubled past behind for a little town tucked in the bosom of nowhere. Why? Oh, let's call it the need for a fresh start. Or desperation. Yeah, we can call it desperation, that works... -
![Lords of Atlantis Boxed Set by Starla Night]()
Lords of Atlantis Boxed Set by Starla Night
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTattooed mer-shifters are climbing out of the secret depths to claim their soul mates and save their race! Mer and human. Human and mer. Like two sides of a drachma, our races were one. Then, disaster. A Great Catastrophe sank ancient Atlantis and plunged us into fiery war. Escaping into the depths, the mer lost their females... -
![Desired by the Dragon by Bella Drake]()
Desired by the Dragon by Bella Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was banished for crimes against the dragon clan. She’s the daughter of a dragon elder. When these true mates meet, will his past destroy their future? FBI SWAT leader Wyatt Carson came to terms with being an outcast long ago. Or so he thought, until he meets the one thing a banished dragon cannot have: his true mate... -
![Claiming His Desire by Ellis Leigh]()
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... -
![Choices by Bryce Evans]()
Choices by Bryce Evans
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the Alpha of his Jaguar clan, Judd Walsh is supposed to be open minded and objective in all decisions. However, he draws the line when it comes to vampires. A vampire stole the life of someone important to him, and he would rather be protecting anyone else. Until a pretty vampire sparks his jaguar like no one else ever has... -
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![Prancer's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler]()
Prancer's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKerri’s excited to be able to help plan the wedding of her sister’s friend. Decorating her sister’s middle-of-nowhere cabin and taking some R&R after finally finishing cooking school is exactly what she needs before she starts her job hunt. Unable to sleep, Kerri heads out into the woods before dawn on Christmas Eve to cut pine boughs to decorate the fireplace mantel... -
![When a Liger Mates by Eve Langlais]()
When a Liger Mates by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLawrence is in trouble. That’s nothing new. What is unexpected is how he accidentally ends up mated to a human. Oops. To make matters worse for this tomcat, Charlotte has no idea what he is, and when he finally shows her his majestic liger shape? She is less than impressed and dares to ask if he’s up to date on his shots... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Dragon Rivals of New York by Thea Masen]()
Dragon Rivals of New York by Thea Masen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe doesn’t want a fated mate. But now, she has two. After Sora’s divorce, she swore she wouldn’t get into a relationship right away. But then she met her fated mate—a dragon-shifter who wants to give her all the love and affection she didn’t experience in her marriage. She holds him off for a year, but if she doesn’t bond with him by the end of Goddess Week, she’ll forget him forever... -
![Pet Rescue Panther by Zoe Chant]()
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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![The Alpha's Protective Mate (Eternal Bond) by Jaymin Snow]()
The Alpha's Protective Mate (Eternal Bond) by Jaymin Snow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFull blurb to come. * Release date is a placeholder. Author aims to release The Alpha's Protective Mate in April 2024 *. The Alpha's Protective Mate is a standalone book in Eternal Bond Series. It's a full-length romance packed with heart and heat! ! -
![Saved By The Grizzly Bear by Luna Wilder]()
Saved By The Grizzly Bear by Luna Wilder
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWelcome to the Aspen Ridge Mountain Rescue! These ex-military shifters are about to meet their fated mates. They'll need to fight to keep them though. -
![To Love a Bear by Emilia Hartley]()
To Love a Bear by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSo long as the guys call him Boomer, Theodore Parker is content with his life. He has a place to stay, work to do, guys to hang out with—or fight with—when he wants, and the wilds of Montana to roam when he needs to be alone or go full bear. He has everything he needs. At least he thinks he does... -
![Marked Prince by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Marked Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom NY Times & USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, the much anticipated dragon shapeshifter romance, Qurilixen Lords! Prince Jaxx's inner dragon-shifter is at war with his human side. He knows what is right and what is prudent, and those two impulses rarely line up... -
![Hal's Silence by Lisa Oliver]()
Hal's Silence by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetermined to do more than hide out in Arrowtown, Lion shifter Hal Lamont decides to head out on a road trip. Armed with his speech app, enough pens and papers to sink a battleship, and a deep desire to find his long lost confidence, he sets out, planning a short stay in Jackson before seeing where the open road will take him... -
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![Bane's Heart by Sandra R. Neeley]()
Bane's Heart by Sandra R. Neeley
Bane is solid, dependable, jaded, and painfully lonely. He is also a bear shifter, hot, sexy, dominant and panty-dropping gorgeous. He’s spent his entire life protecting his older brother from the cruelty of others, including their own parents. He’s never thought he was worthy of anything, much less a Mate... -
![ALPHA ZEUS : The Alpha Chronicles by Paulina Vasquez]()
ALPHA ZEUS : The Alpha Chronicles by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsElemental wolves descended from a single Goddess, and Zeus descended from the strongest of shifter lines. An Alpha of the Moon Realm Kingdom, Zeus finally finds what he has always wanted. Unable to control his wolf, he's forced to hide a dark secret that drives her away. She belongs to him, and this possessive Alpha will claim what's his... -
![The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's the most feared shifter in the sea. She's a middle-aged grandma from Arizona. He may have finally met his match. .. Hated and mistrusted. Feared and misunderstood. For decades, the Master Shark has protected the underwater city of Atlantis. Now, his Empress has set him his most difficult mission yet:. A relaxing beach vacation...Categorized as:
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![The Snow Leopard's Baby by Zoe Chant]()
The Snow Leopard's Baby by Zoe Chant
A curvy single mom + a snow leopard shifter in need of a family + the blizzard that brings them together = a sweet and steamy romance! Curvy Leah Sanders has struggled to make ends meet since her fiancé left her and her baby daughter Emily... -
![All Is Bright by P. Jameson]()
All Is Bright by P. Jameson
All Francesca Brightwood wants for Christmas is a cure for loneliness. Past tragedies have left her with nothing but her home, her family’s inherited flower shop, and a desperate hope that something brighter is on the horizon. In walks Malcom, right off the streets, and her heart takes notice... -
![Jax by Callie Rhodes]()
Jax by Callie Rhodes
Ten years in a cage would change any man, but for an alpha like Jax, a decade of chains was enough to turn him into a beast. All Victoria Hyde ever wanted was to help eradicate the worst diseases plaguing beta-kind. Still, she can’t believe her luck, when right after earning her doctorate in genetic engineering, she manages to land her dream job in a top laboratory...
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