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  • Coyote, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Coyote, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    A forbidden romance between a werewolf and a human whose passion conceals a dark secret. Coyote, a werewolf, goes through life hiding his true identity. But when a handsome human pianist catches him in heat, forbidden passion explodes...
  • Coyote, Vol. 3 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Coyote, Vol. 3 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Coyote, a werewolf who has lived his entire life hiding his true identity, has unknowingly fallen for Marleen, the successor to a werewolf-hunting mafia family. Upon finding out Marleen’s true identity, Coyote rejects him, feeling hopeless and betrayed. But Marleen is intent on seeing him again and enters the werewolves’ territory alone to look for him...
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  • The Witch and His Doctor by Kiki Clark

    The Witch and His Doctor by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    In this series finale, the Kincaid Pack is forced to put everything on the line… or lose everything they hold dear. Damien has a secret. Actually, he has more than one. His entire life within the Kincaid Pack has been a lie. Now that the truth is starting to come out, he’s faced with accepting the consequences he set into motion years ago. And hoping his mate will forgive him...
  • Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jasper Jenkins was a solitary Gargoyle, feeling like he didn’t truly belong to a clan, until he moved to New Atlanta and joined the Stone Society. Now that he’s finally settling in, his past has reared its evil Gargoyle head and is targeting those around him, including the quirky M. E. ’s assistant who happens to be his mate. Trevor McKenzie’s life is no stranger to heartache and loneliness...
  • Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

    Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A Being(s) in Love Story. In the nineteenth century, the dragon Dìzhèn put the small coastal town of Everlasting under her protection. Her family was supposed to carry on the tradition, but all of Dìzhèn the Great’s heirs eventually left rather than live in the shadow of such a powerful dragon...
  • Arbor Falls: The Complete Series by Maya Nicole

    Arbor Falls: The Complete Series by Maya Nicole

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Complete Series omnibus contains Wolf Forgotten, Wolf Forsaken, Wolf Forged, Wolf Forever . My world shattered the day my parents didn’t show up to my graduation. Grieving and lost, I discover my adoption certificate hidden in a drawer, unearthing a secret no one wanted me to know. Needing answers, I move to Arbor Falls to find out who abandoned me over two decades ago...
  • Soar by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Soar by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Salem’s guide to making a dragon break up with him:. Step 1: Don’t sleep with him. (No, seriously, don’t. ) And definitely don’t let him into your apartment, he won’t leave. Step 2: Deny being mates and don’t fall in love with him. …Step one and two failed. Gregori is too stubborn and irresistable. Salem is currently taking suggestions that don’t involve giving in to his feelings...
  • Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    John Leahy had no idea how he became a werewolf, but there's one thing he does know. He's struggling with everything from fitting into the wolf community up in the high mountains of Utah to controlling his shifting. John wants to fit in, to find a home, but most of all, he wants to impress pack co-leader Keegan...
  • The Legacy Pack Bundle by Susi Hawke

    The Legacy Pack Bundle by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people. .. but the seal has been broken. The Blood Legacy Chronicles is an mpreg shifter series like you’ve never seen before. The adventurous journey begins in book one where the portal that separates our realm from that of Fae is broken...
  • Full Color by Vinni George

    Full Color by Vinni George

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Quin Hunter likes the quiet life. He runs his gallery, forges famous art, and operates a fence where black market buyers get fakes and the real pieces get returned to their rightful owners. Nice and simple. He doesn’t do field work...
  • Guarded by Lark Taylor

    Guarded by Lark Taylor

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Your fated mate is supposed to be your other half. The one you’re destined to be with. If that’s the case, why did mine run away from me? Noah. I spent centuries wasting my love and attention on someone who didn’t want me. I had to leave my angelic unit to break free of his hold. Now, with the Seraphim, I’m finally happy. My ex is in my past, and I’m looking towards my future...
  • Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…. This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • You Otter Know by Minerva Howe

    You Otter Know by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Giant otter shifter River Almeida just wants to get away for the holidays and not deal with his mom nagging him about getting married and have kids. So when he books the holiday at a remote lodge, he intends to swim in the icy stream, eat tons of fish, and sleep. Bodie Depford also books at the lodge, knowing it will be okay if he's spending Christmas with a bunch of humans...
  • Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The sea is the only home Aden has ever known. Aden’s heart was encased in ice when he gave in to the call of the ocean. Weak from sickness, he’s caught in a net and dragged from the water by people who are more than human. Bad wolves. All except one. There’s a trick to hiding in plain sight: don’t get noticed...
  • Shadow Voice by Mary Rundle

    Shadow Voice by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…. This is part of an on-going series and reading the previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for each other...
  • Forgotten Fox by Jennifer Cody

    Forgotten Fox by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Riku:. I dislike living alone in an empty house, but unless something radical changes, I’ve resigned myself to lonely bachelorhood. No one has ever interested me, I didn’t even know I had a fancy to tickle, if you get my meaning. Then a detour through a less than savory neighborhood brings me across one of my own students...
  • Full Color by Vinni George, Declan Winters

    Full Color by Vinni George, Declan Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Quin Hunter likes the quiet life. He runs his gallery, forges famous art, and operates a fence where black market buyers get fakes and the real pieces get returned to their rightful owners. Nice and simple. He doesn't do field work...
  • Matteo's Whirlwind by Taylor Rylan

    Matteo's Whirlwind by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How could fate match Matteo with a less than ethical alpha? Matteo Romano isn’t like the others. He had a happy family growing up, yet Master Nikolai welcomed him into the coven family without question. Time and again, he’s proven his abilities, even if he’s the shortest and smallest vampire in the coven, thanks to his fae mother...
  • Vanity and other Monsters by T.J. Nichols

    Vanity and other Monsters by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All the lines of fate have been pulling Edra Tendric to LA. It is the last place he wants to go, leaving his mate Inspector Jordan Kells in San Francisco to deal with a fractured mytho population and an increasingly tense political situation. Someone wanted Edra removed as Mytho Liaison, and they got their way...
  • Liam by Minerva Howe

    Liam by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liam Calhoun has been looking up the mountain he lived at the bottom of for years, but in the last six months or so, the feeling has become urgent. Not only is his brother, Rory, up there with a pack of werewolves, but the old homestead at the edge of the treeline is calling to him. Something up there needs him, what he finds there when the snows clear changes Liam’s life forever...
  • Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of previous books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • Omega's Rescue by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Omega's Rescue by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He wants to keep me safe. He doesn't realize it's too late for that. The police stopped searching for my kidnapped brother after the trail went cold. I didn’t. I’m going to find him. My brother - he’s all I’ve got left. Until I met the dragons. Well… just one dragon, in particular. Being with a dragon means accepting danger. But this rescue attempt? It’s not just dangerous. It’s lethal.
  • Shield by Claire Cullen

    Shield by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms. After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake...
  • Caught by Claire Cullen

    Caught by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rafael is about to betray his oldest friends. Traveling to the Cove under the guise of friendship, Rafe is there for one reason and one reason only— to steal a siren. Drawn to Skye from the moment their eyes meet, he finds himself torn, but there are no good choices here. You're supposed to run away from a predator not toward them. Raised among humans, Skye isn’t a typical siren...
  • Hacked by Susi Hawke

    Hacked by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Team: A. L. P. H. A. :Six battle-hardened alphas with one goal—to save any omega in peril. Pax is the mysterious, faceless hacker the team turns to when their usual sources fail--and he likes to keep it that way. But when one of their information requests ends up with his bunker being raided by the cartel, they’re the only ones he can turn to...
  • Unwanted Appeal by Kaje Harper

    Unwanted Appeal by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A sequel to, and contains spoilers for, Unexpected Demands - Hidden Wolves Book 2. Werewolf packs traditionally stay aloof from one another, but gossip still spreads like wildfire. Whispers and rumors about Simon and his mate-bonded male lover, and the pack's experiences with human were-hunters, are still making the rounds...
  • Night Call by C.T. Whistle

    Night Call by C.T. Whistle

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Silent Witness meets shifters in this steamy, high stakes omegaverse detective novel. Pember McArthur’s life is falling apart, one horribly unhinged mother at a time. With no pack, few friends and even fewer family, he must learn to survive as a lone omega in a town that’s still reeling from a recent sex trafficking scandal...
  • Zane: Lords of Otherworld, Book 2 by Stella Rainbow

    Zane: Lords of Otherworld, Book 2 by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A badass soul collector. A haunted soul. An evil haunting them all. Zane. When I launched the knife to stop the warlock aiding the enemy's escape, it took me a moment too long to realize the man I'd killed was my mate. When I met Wren again in Otherworld and he thanked me for killing him, I realized my hasty action had turned out to be his salvation...
  • The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe

    The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dakota is on the run from his past when he arrives in Oro Escondido, a small town in the New Mexico mountains. He thinks he might just stop there to rest and maybe save up some money, and it looks like a nice little town. When a help wanted sign pops up on the main road, he takes a chance on working at the local bookstore, but he finds so much more than a job...
  • With Abandon by J.L. Langley

    With Abandon by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Love was never part of his plan…until it pounced. As heir to an old and proud heritage, Aubrey Reynolds works and lives for his family, his employees and his pack. Agreeing to watch after a visiting werewolf is no big deal—until he discovers the newcomer is his mate. His very male mate…which is a very big deal, indeed. Revealing his sexuality was never part of Aubrey’s well-ordered life plan...
  • Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A forbidden romance between a werewolf and a human whose passion conceals a dark secret. Coyote, a werewolf, goes through life hiding his true identity. But when a handsome human pianist catches him in heat, forbidden passion explodes...
  • His Apprehensive Mate by Brea Alepoú

    His Apprehensive Mate by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    True mates are found in the most unlikely of places. Wolf shifter Morgan thinks he’s finally found a place to belong: in the arms of his fated mate. But with Morgan’s life endangered by his old pack, he’s not willing to risk his mate’s safety. Even if his very soul cries out for Kenny. Snow Leopard shifter Kenny always wanted a family of his own...
  • The Vampire and the General by E. Broom

    The Vampire and the General by E. Broom

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Thirty-Five years ago, Giovanni D'Angelo was cursed by a witch to spout hate to all those he loved, including his mate - Seth. Now stuck in a cell, all Giovanni can do is wait for his family and friends to help find the witch and destroy the curse, before he gives up his friends and family to become a plaything for the mad witch...
  • Wolf Found by Sam Burns

    Wolf Found by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    An omega searching for a safe haven. The alpha he thought long in his past. Graham Allen has always thought he was happy with a life of service to the Martingale pack. Not many people pay attention to him, but the alpha allows him to spend all his time in the kitchen he loves. When his old friend Hannah walks back into his life in desperate need of help, Graham knows he can’t turn to his pack...
  • Lone Wolf's Omega by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Lone Wolf's Omega by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Damian thinks it's just one night. Salem thinks Damian's just another customer. They're both wrong. Damien grew up so poor even dirt was richer. So when the government approached him with a devil's deal, he leaped at a chance to provide for his parents and the rest of his family. All he had to give up was everything--his history, his pack, even his name...
  • Again by Morgan Brice

    Again by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The fast, furry, and furious! A lynx shifter, pursued by a cryptid trophy hunter. A wolf shifter desperate to rescue a lover who's not just his fated mate—but his one true pairing across past lives. And a love that transcends time. Lynx shifter Noah Wilson narrowly escaped being captured by the Huntsman. While recuperating in Fox Hollow, he meets his fated mate, wolf shifter Drew Lowe...
  • Tails by Stella Rainbow

    Tails by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Jules escaped a past he'd rather forget. Firey has spent years looking for his destiny. Jules. Three years ago, I escaped a horror I still have nightmares about. When I ended up in Mistvale, I knew I'd found a safe haven. Now, I have a successful business, and I'm slowly starting to trust people again...
  • Babysitter Omega by Aria Grace

    Babysitter Omega by Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Soren didn't plan on ever having kids. But when his ex showed up with a five year old and told him he was a dad, he didn't have much choice in the matter. Adrien was his whether he was ready or not. And by all accounts, he wasn't. Luke loves his job as a babysitter at Omega For Hire. He's worked with wonderful families and gotten to know great kids...
  • Wolf Hunt by T.J. Nichols

    Wolf Hunt by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To save his pack, he’ll need to be caught. But can he be saved? Taylor Walsh is a snake shifter with a reputation for doing what it takes to get the job done. This time it means catching the hunters before they take any more shifters. When the perfect bait appears, all he has to do is convince Justin Brook to play the part. There are only three Justin isn’t an agent; he’s a lawyer...
  • Dragon It Out by Arden Steele

    Dragon It Out by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As some of the last remaining dragon shifters in the world, Uriah Maddock and his siblings are regarded as something akin to royalty in the paranormal community. It’s one of the main reasons their hotel has become such a coveted destination for Otherlings. All he wants, though, is to be left alone. He’s not looking for love or romance...
  • A Little Bad by Queenie Wise

    A Little Bad by Queenie Wise

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Shock. It was an emotion Peter had grown disturbingly familiar with over the past year. So familiar that he thought he had mastered the feeling by now. Case in point:. 1. Werewolves exist? Sure. 2. He was one now? Whatever. 3. Brom, Chad, Knave (insert name here) wanted to assault, kidnap, and/or kill him? Not ideal, but Peter had dealt with it all like a champ. 4...
  • How Not to Kill a Hellhound by Shannon Mae

    How Not to Kill a Hellhound by Shannon Mae

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Sebbie. Life’s pretty good. I love my job, I feed the crows in my yard, and I have some awesome friends. Sure, I was kidnapped by a cult recently, but my friends rescued me, so no harm done. And, okay, people do tend to die around me, but I work in a hospital. That’s normal… right? Death isn’t scary anyway—it’s just another beginning. Unfortunately, most guys I date don’t see it that way...
  • Claiming My Omega by Liam Kingsley

    Claiming My Omega by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    I have a confession to make. I'm not used to being the center of anyone's attention. I know that I've been sheltered. I was adopted by humans, and by the time I was introduced to the Blackwater Pack I was awkward and shy around other wolves. .. something that never really went away. I keep trying to claw myself out of my comfort zone, but until now I've never had a compelling reason...
  • Heart of Fire by Hope Bennett

    Heart of Fire by Hope Bennett

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Seren has no dragon. He is weak. He is confused. And now he is hurt. When his uncle, Lord Somerville, tries to force him to mate a dragon from another clan to cement an alliance, Seren refuses. He’s spent his life obeying, and the past five years without his dragon he’s spent hiding. Not any more...
  • Victor by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Victor by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kidnapped and abused, Azim is losing hope. Can his fated mate save him body, mind, and soul? Azim Boaz is a hard-working vampire who takes care of his family until his freedom is taken from him. Drugged and kidnapped, Azim is sold to a sadist. His strength and spirit are whittled away by his cruel captor, but hope arrives in the form of a tentacled saviour...
  • Salvaged Omega by Kian Rhodes

    Salvaged Omega by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three hundred and twenty plus years after the infamous witch trials, Salem still lagged significantly behind the rest of the nation in the rights of both Omegas and everyone who wasn't a human. Unfortunately for Sky - one of the unfortunate humans to have been born with the holdover Omega gene - that was where he was born...
  • Forget Me Not (Being(s) in Love #10) by R. Cooper

    Forget Me Not (Being(s) in Love #10) by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Detective Ray Branigan protects his chosen city of Los Cerros. Whatever feelings he has on how he is treated as a werewolf in a police department of mostly humans, Ray keeps to himself for the sake of being what he is supposed to be and doing what he thinks he is supposed to do...
  • Guarding Axel by Annabelle Jacobs

    Guarding Axel by Annabelle Jacobs

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A silver-haired fae with a shattered heart—a green-eyed shifter with enough love to heal him. Axel. Burnt by a past betrayal, I’ve learnt the hard way to keep my heart locked up tight. As tempting as Talis is, all I can offer is friendship, because trusting someone again is a risk I can’t take...
  • An Inconvenient Obsession by Kian Rhodes

    An Inconvenient Obsession by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sebastian. After rescuing us from a kidnapping ring, Clint, the Alpha of the Coruscation werewolves and his Omega, Trevor, had gone out of their way to make us comfortable. They'd hosted social events for us and arranged job training. They'd even allowed me to travel thousands of miles to Terena de Dragoni – a small kingdom in Canada – to stay with Spence and his new Alpha, Harry...
  • Silver Moon by Richard Amos

    Silver Moon by Richard Amos

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    So close to the end, yet so far away. The world is approaching a new dawn. Trouble is, it ain’t exactly all pretty and hopeful. Big nope! No jolly sunrises here. Nothing but death, destruction, betrayal, and a shed-load of massive hurdles in the way. Gah! Akira Murakami holds the hope, the key to ending the madness that has consumed everything...
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