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How to Hack a Hellhound by Shannon Mae
Quinton: Getting kidnapped and held hostage in a human trafficker’s basement was not on my bingo card. Getting rescued by a paranormal being was also not on my bingo card. (Apparently I needed to trade in bingo cards.) The guy who took me may be dead, but I know there are more people behind the operation, and I plan to shut it down... -
City Wolf by S.P. Wayne
The much anticipated sequel to Winter Wolf ! After almost a decade of self imposed solitude, Axton has a boyfriend. Leander might be a thousand miles away, but that still counts, right? Sure, maybe they haven't actually talked about their relationship status yet, and Axton might be a gay werewolf and Leander might be a human, but Ax is pretty sure things are going well...Categorized as:
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Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie
A dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide…I’m the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there’s a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In my defense, he rubs everyone the wrong way... -
A Beginner’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Demons by Shannon Mae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeelbufo has lived a comfortable life as a pet frog for two decades, enjoying pets, human food, and horror movie nights with his favorite human, Gabe. But when Gabe and Az fall head over heels in love, they decide Beel needs a companion too. Little does Beel know that the charming pet shop owner, Jon, is about to become his unsuspecting caretaker... -
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Impulsive Connections by Marie Reynard
Ignited by accident, fueled by fate. Some bonds burn brighter than any flame. Kade Mills has spent over a decade dreaming of his ideal meet-cute. Surely the universe wouldn't toss the perfect mage at him while he's a scarred shadow of his former flirtatious self, recovering from his last encounter with the malicious spirits haunting his pack's territory...Categorized as:
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How to Rescue Your Surprise Baby by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurprise baby. Frenemies on a rescue mission. Alpha/Alpha, alpha-preg.Telos has a secret he's taking to his grave. Instead of the small, vulnerable men he's supposed to want, he can't stop thinking about a certain broad-shouldered shifter in his alpha friend group.The man he's on a rescue mission with.Of course, Mav hates his guts... -
Hellfire & Tinsel by A.M. Rose
If Beau were to write a letter to Santa he’d ask for a friend. Instead he writes to Satan and summons a demon...Categorized as:
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A Beginner’s Guide to Revenge, Chaos, and Other Absurd Escapades by Shannon Mae
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsArioch:Arioch loves his job; creating chaos and encouraging revenge is fun, and if he pranks a few demons, angels, and humans along the way, all the better... -
Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow
You’d think being magically tethered to the hottest warden in all Verona wouldn’t be a hardship.You’d be wrong.Incubus Nico Azertiran has his dream job as a cherub-in-training. It’s the perfect position for a lust demon who’s more interested in happily-ever-afters than one-night stands. Or it would be, if he didn’t keep screwing it up... -
AnyFANG for Him: A Bite to Save, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFagan's father is the alpha of his pit,... and he's sick, and only seems to be getting worse. The healer that comes to the viper pit every few weeks, can't seem to figure out why a shifter would be getting so ill, so Fagan goes to Purdy, looking for help... -
Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen did Drew Lane grow up?As the oldest of the leap children, Harper Long was the designated babysitter growing up, which is why he is struggling so much with the fact that the youngest of the group is a grown man now. Like really grown. Like how does he even find supportive underwear with all that?Unrequited crushes are rough... -
Secrets and Kisses by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStefanMagic. As a librarian, Stefan knows there’s magic in books and imagination, but it isn’t until he moves to the mountains of North Carolina that he realizes people can come with magic too…well, the locals at least seem to come with magic…and fascinating relationship dynamics he thought were just on TV and in books.Boyd Dragons... -
Practice for Toby by Amy Bellows
Omega gentoo penguin shifters are supposed to be quiet, modest, and subservient. Felix is none of those things. Every time he mouths off to his teachers, they warn him no alpha will ever want a rebel like him.But Felix has a plan. He found a romance novel with the secret details about what happens between an alpha and omega behind closed doors... -
SOS HOTEL: On the Road by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDid you think it was the end of our wild hotel adventures?Yeah, us too. The Big Bad is gone. Me (Zee, obvs), Adam, and Fancy-Fangs are long overdue some down-time. I’d also like a foot rub, a string of Tom’s hallucination-inducing cocktails, and endless hours of some much-needed personal time with my two favorite people between the sheets. And my pole... -
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Cam's Treasure by Stella Rainbow
Cam and Micah have been waiting for their mates for years, but they didn't expect them to crash into their lives. Literally.CamAfter roaming the world looking for our two mates, Micah and I returned home to Mistvale because we missed our family and clan. Of course, if we'd remembered Mistvale was Fate-blessed, we might have saved ourselves all that trouble... -
Kelpie's Ruin by Charlotte Brice
I’ve lost my hippo shift beast, and part of my body that makes me who I am, my tattoos. As much as I’m looking forward to a fresh start, some of us are dragging too much baggage with us. Whatever happened in Harlow’s past, isn’t going to leave us alone, no matter where we go. I need to focus on who I am... -
Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Haven Center was supposed to be my new beginning. It was supposed to be where I figured out who Wyatt Stanislav is after kidnapping and abuse had torn apart who I was.I wasn't supposed to meet him.Jordan Peterson. The tall, buff bear of a man who saves me from my nightmares and calls me his own. His true mate.Jordan wants nothing more than to protect me... -
Grand Adventures by John Amory, J.E. Birk
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn September 1, 2011, TJ Klune wrote, "...it's not about the ending, it's about the journey..." in a review of Eric Arvin's Woke Up in a Strange Place. With those words, two men began a journey of love and invited us to ride along. TJ and Eric have shared so much with us: their wonderful books, their smiles, their humor, their lives, and their inspiring devotion to each other... -
Bearly Getting It: A Friends to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Friends to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story. Dyer Becker and Hunt Lane have been close since they were babies. Hunt's immediate obsession with Dyer from the first moment remains the same through childhood, adolescence and into the early years of adulthood. So, living these last three years on separate land masses has been torture. Video calls and twice yearly visits is just not enough... -
Just Winging It: A Frienemies to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Frienemies to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story. Presley's late teen were filled with one horror after another... -
A Bond for Dominic by Amy Bellows
Flint never found his pebble. Fairy penguin shifters can’t bond to a mate without one, but Flint intends to find love anyway. Even if that means looking for his mate among polar bear shifters who never commit to their partners for more than a few years. Dominic needs a fake mate. His father is trying to set him up with the local matchmaker to preserve the family line... -
Walk Tall by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWatch out for the Assassin’s Claws… Clay Moreno is a paid killer, just like his four brothers. It’s the family business—they fight together, they die together. Whether they’re working as a group or alone, they are a tight unit who protect their own. Clay drew the short straw on their latest mission: assassinate the American president... -
Throwing a Hissy Fit by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou point out the scars on a man's face one time, completely by accident, and he suddenly thinks you're a jerk... and proceeds to snark you into wanting to murder him. Rattle snake shifter and alpha of his pit, Cline is actually a pretty laid-back person. There has ever only been one man who makes him want hiss and spit, and that man is one of his son's closest friends, Frazier... -
The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrphaned, Luke Miller is left alone and homeless with only his cat for company. But Wentworth is more than an average feline, and when Luke makes a set of leather boots to keep his paws safe, it might help them both find the path to where they belong. Previously published in Fables Retold under the same title... -
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Frustrating Leighton by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolt the ME is a socially awkward, highly distrustful kangaroo mouse shifter who takes one look at Leighton, who seems to like him, and knows he's being played. A man like that doesn't fall for the big-eared weirdo that spends more time with dead people than live ones... -
Fate's Final Chapter by Toby Wise
The entire Burke pack and their loved ones join Frankie and Elwood for a day of celebration as the two join their lives together in a life force sharing ceremony.Join the family you’ve come to know and love five years after Frankie and Elwood’s mating, checking in with each and every member of the Burke pack... -
Wanting the Im-Paw-sible: An All Grown Up, Shifter, MPreg Possible Love Story by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen did Drew Lane grow up?As the oldest of the leap children, Harper Long was the designated babysitter growing up, which is why he is struggling so much with the fact that the youngest of the group is a grown man now. Like really grown. Like how does he even find supportive underwear with all that?Unrequited crushes are rough... -
There's No STOMPing It: A Grumpy Versus Sunshine, MPreg-Possible Love Story by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaylor is a young, fun and incredibly talented tiger shifter. He's also way to young for a cranky old moose set in his ways.Conley is an intriguing, smart and patient moose who actually listens when the people who work for him talk. He's also probably annoyed beyond reason by the rookie... -
Bren by Toby Wise
Being an incubus, Andras is no stranger to want and desire, but the feelings he has for Bren come as a surprise. There’s something about him that pushes all of Andras’ buttons, yet he keeps his feelings close to his chest, longing for Bren to make the first move. Bren has lived many lifetimes as a phoenix shifter, but during that time, he’s never met anyone quite like Andras...Categorized as:
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How to Save a Life by Eli Easton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRav Miller looked into the terrified, intelligent eyes of the chocolate Labrador on death row, and knew he’d do anything to save him. When the dog, Sammy, escapes and heads to Mad Creek, Rav follows. Mad Creek. The town had become legendary in Rav’s mind after he’d met that bizarre group last year. Rav dismissed his crazy suspicions back then, but when he arrives in Mad Creek, he knows it’s true... -
Give Me S'more by J.D. Light
Moore Aldridge Finding out my mother and father have been hiding a pretty important secret form my brother and sister and me isn't the highlight of my week. But considering, up until yesterday I was bing held in a dingy, freezing cell with no blanket, it's also not the worst thing... -
Dance in the Rain by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBraden Wilson I've spent more time in captivity in the last six months than I have out of it. Thankfully, an injury from when I was young makes me less valuable to the people who might want to use me as breeding stock, so I've managed to escape being claimed... -
How to Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan a forbidden love heal the rift between two enemy tribes?Legend says that, centuries ago, the sled dogs and the Inuit were so deeply bonded that the dogs rose up on two legs and became men. The Qimmig and the People lived together happily until one of the Inuit betrayed the dog-men. The Qimmig fled, vowing never to return.Taq figured that was just another story elders told around the campfire...Categorized as:
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The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there?Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom... -
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Calling in a Recker by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Kennedy, the gorgeous actor Recker has been obsessed with for several months gets into a tussle on the news, his chosen mark is exposed to the world. Only a few will understand what the mark means, but those few could be dangerous... -
Behind Closed Doors by Gabrielle Evans
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMyst doesn’t know how to get the things he needs without pushing everyone away. His darkest desires have driven a wedge between them, and he’s at a loss when it comes to bridging the gap. The irony that he’ll need to face his own inner demons isn’t lost on him, either.With so much discord in their home, it’s a wonder anyone even remembers they have one final challenge before the equinox... -
Nights with Roarsen by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEnid Daniels I tell all my deepest secrets to a tiger shifter I have never seen in human form, who I've named Roarsen. Somehow, though he never speaks, for obvious reasons, he has the ability to make me laugh and feel comfortable, even with telling him the hard truths about my life. I spend every night for months sitting on that back porch, snuggling my tiger friend and talking for hours... -
The Omega's Christmas Wish: an MM Shifter MPREG Romance by Alex Miska, V. Soffer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI will not jump my sexy boss. Not in the car. Not under the stars.Not at the light. Well... maybe I might.No! I will not jump him here or there. I will not jump him anywhere.I will not jump my sexy boss. I will not jump you, To-bi-as! TOBIAS is a salty, snarky omega who doesn’t play well with others... -
Convincing Jensen by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJensen and Oakley are idiot best friends who both want what they don't think they can have. But lately Jensen has been having dreams... very vivid dreams.Waking up when you're in the middle of.. -
Son of A by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDylan is determined to never be his father and does his best to live a life that is far removed from the life that man lived, but sometimes no matter how far he runs, he can't get away from his father's sins, and one of the biggest reminders comes in the form of a scarred and vengeful man named Renn, who intrigues Dylan as much as he scares him... -
Neighboring His Everything: A Holiday Romance by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonroe fell hard for Montgomery when they met during the Forth of July celebration this past summer. For once he was reckless and spontaneous with little thought to what might happen, and he thought those feelings might be returned... until Montgomery revealed that he was a private investigator hired to find Monroe's best friend... -
Coming Out of His Shell by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLorre lost everything to the witch Esther... including his freedom. He's forced by a spell to do everything she asks him to do, using his special ability. Everything he's tried to do in order to get away from Esther has failed. Life seems hopeless... until he catches sight of Knight on day. Since then, he has become completely obsessed with the sea turtle shifter... -
His Santa Alpha by Jax Stuart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA polar bear shifter and a binturong shifter play Santa and his elf in a Christmas parade… All Levi wanted was somewhere safe for him and his son to hide, somewhere to earn some cash for Christmas until they could be accepted into the Sweetwater pack. Greenbriar seemed to be welcoming enough, even if he was asked to play elf to a very grumpy Santa... -
Fate, Reborn by Silvana Falcon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSome love survives death.Mordyn never got over the horror of losing his fated mate. Even a hundred years later, he blames himself. What kind of vampire is he, that he failed to protect the man he promised forever?The worst kind.So when fate offers him a second chance, he refuses.Apollo is his mate reborn.But Mordyn isn’t going to mess up his life a second time... -
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The Manticore Manny by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA human omega can't be soulmates with a venomous, man-eating beast, right?Chris can't catch a break. After his daughter's alpha father abandoned them, he's been struggling to keep them afloat and make sure Zoey has the life she deserves. When Chris scores his dream job at a local bakery, there's one big problem... -
Little Sh*t by J.D. Light
Carter Benson Being sold to men who were intent on basically auctioning me off into sexual slavery isn't the worst thing I've been through, but getting into that would mean talking about revenge and things better left forgotten... -
Parker's Silver Lineman by J.D. Light
Silver Bell Football has been both my freedom and my restraints. I'm my happiest when I'm on the field. I have an assignment. I know what I need to do and I get it done. I don’t have to worry about my parents and their demands or anything else going on or not going on in my life. It paid my way through college, which meant not having to rely on my parents for my education... -
Alpha Ablaze by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter thousands of years, they’re back… Paranoid Inventor and draconian expert Sam isn't anything special... and that's all he wants anyone who may be watching to think about him. Sam is a conspiracy theorist who lives on the fringes, preferring to keep a low profile while he does what he knows best—study the ancient draconian culture that he knows isn't a fairytale... -
Pretty Angel by J.D. Light
Rory Stevens When I was six, monsters attacked and killed my mom, while we were unloading groceries. I thought I'd been rescued by the nice man we'd met the day before at the pool, but throughout the twelve years I spent in his basement, I started to realize things. He was one of the monsters, and my basement bedroom was my cage... -
No Passing Zone by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMalik Newton I was fairly severely burned when I was young. Before anyone gets too emotional about it, it was an accident. My sister and I were being dumb and accidentally caught me on fire. For the most part, I've gotten used to people staring at my burn scars...
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