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The Mercy of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSomething big is going on in this town. Police officer Darren Callaghan has been hunting for the cause of a burned mountain on the outskirts of Leadville, Colorado, but when a woman goes missing, he can’t help the feeling that they are connected somehow. A call comes in that some fences have been cut, and he finds a ragtag group of trespassers is squatting on some abandoned land outside of town...Categorized as:
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![Hunted Beast by K. Loraine, Meg Anne]()
Hunted Beast by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
She’s everything I want, and I hate her for it. Hate might not be the right emotion for what Dahlia stirs in me. But I can’t have her, so telling myself I don’t want her is the only option. Especially since my dog won’t leave her alone. While I’ve been doing my best to avoid the woman I crave, my pup has taken on the role of her protector. He follows her every chance he gets... -
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![Hell Fae Warden by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn]()
Hell Fae Warden by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
“Why am I naked and tied to a chair? ”. Because you’re in Hell, little rebel. My hell. Camillia De la Croix isn’t human. She’s a Halfling Hell Fae with a fiery spirit and a will that refuses to break. The rebellious beauty escaped my dungeon. Fled Hell. Then f*cked off to Fae only knows where. Now I’m paying the price of her little jaunt around the fae realms... -
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Sigma by D.D. Prince
Cicely Oakes is drawn to investigate news of a scentless sigma shifter living on her pack's land. She quickly finds out why she's never met this mysterious wolf shifter. He's been avoiding her for a very good reason. She's his fated mate. And Jared Stone knew that if he set eyes on her, she'd be in danger. His wolf is not within his control...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Ebony by Tessa Stone]()
Chasing Ebony by Tessa Stone
A young teacher's life is turned upside down when Fate brings her face-to-face with the massive bear shifter she's destined to be with forever. TristianAs a bear shifter, I never expected to find my fated mate in a radical human bar, but one whiff of her sweet vanilla scent and I knew she was mine...Categorized as:
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![Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper]()
Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper
A gut-wrenching betrayal leads to a mysterious and unexpected reunion, but will Haley and her monsters survive the vicious warlord’s cruel games? And what about the battles of their own hearts? More details coming soon!Categorized as:
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![Haunting Beauty by K. Loraine, Meg Anne]()
Haunting Beauty by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
One heroic act damned me for eternity. With a name like Tor, I should have been a hero, just like my father and twin. Turns out I’m not. Not even close. Instead I’m the very thing we hunted. A depraved monster. I thought there was no escaping the curse. No hope for a future. And then I met my mate in the unlikeliest of places: Blackwood Asylum. A place for criminals. Power hungry madmen... -
![Zephyr by Amara Rae]()
Zephyr by Amara Rae
Greer and Aleksandr's story. Blurb coming soon. Note: Zephyr is a deliciously dark and steamy paranormal romance. It features fated mates (rejected mate, knotting), a dirty-talking and alpha shifter hero, and a badass heroine who brings him to his knees. Each book in the Immortal Coven series has an HEA for the couple, but the series has an overarching plot.Categorized as:
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![His Darkest Desire by Tiffany Roberts]()
His Darkest Desire by Tiffany Roberts
A cursed goblin sorcerer. The human female he’s waited an eternity for. A secret that could tear them apart. A quaint cottage in a Scottish forest seemed the perfect place for Kinsley to start anew. But when a tragic accident leaves her isolated and dying, her new life is over before ever beginning. Until a dark, mysterious being emerges from the night gloom and offers to save her—for a price... -
![Bite The Power That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti]()
Bite The Power That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti
Ellasara came at me with a blade—and she defeated me. But my eyes open to my bedchambers and I see Kingsnake sitting at my beside with Fang next to my pillow. I expect to feel the horrible pain of my injury, but I already feel healed. When I sit up, the room doesn’t spin and I don’t feel weak. In fact, I feel better than I ever have…. Kingsnake takes my face in my hands and pulls me close... -
![Broken Luna by Paulina Vasquez]()
Broken Luna by Paulina Vasquez
Do you believe in Myths? Just when she thinks it can't get any worse, it does. Lucy lost everything four years ago in a rogue attack. She's been abused, starved, rejected and broken. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, strange things start to happen, things that only happen once every century...Categorized as:
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![Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes]()
Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’M A BEAST. UNTAMED. WILD. I have no need for a mate, much less a witch. Her kind is untrustworthy and cruel, yet this one beckons me and the pull is near volatile. My wolf thirsts for her pinned beneath us while my teeth break flesh—mark her as ours. Rejecting her is right, but at what cost? It’s the first time the animal and I are at odds. A KING does not bend the knee... -
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Wild Ivy by Eve Newton
Love. Vengeance. Finality. I've always been the hunter, but now I’m also the hunted. Every clue we unravel entangles us further in a web of power and deception stretching far beyond the university. In this supernatural game of cat and mouse, love is our most potent magic and our greatest weakness. The fight for our immortal happily ever after had better be worth the price of our souls...Categorized as:
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![Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith]()
Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith
Merris. I’m going to find the man who killed my sister. He’s going to pay for what he’s done. I don’t know his name, but I know his face. Every night in my dreams, he emerges from the shadows. A dark and dangerous creature with a sinful smile. Hunting me. His prey. But when he finally catches me, I come to crave his bite…. Aleron. I take my pleasure where and when I please... -
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![Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia]()
Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'M KEEPING HER. The sweet psychology student with a troubled past. Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again. I'll finish him if he even tries. Because I love the way she submits. Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me. I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her. But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine. Mine alone. -
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Escaping Darkness by T.A. Note
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"It only took one night for my life to change. A baptism in my brother's blood created a darkness I couldn't escape. I know when I wake up, nothing will be the same. ". When I witnessed a pack of wolf shifters murder my family, my whole world changed overnight. S. P. P, The Shifters Protection Program, finds me and offers me a place to heal and a new start in life I wasn't expecting... -
![Wild Soul by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Soul by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
As soon as his teeth sunk into my neck…I was lost. Just when I think I’ve found an answer to the hundreds of mysteries in my life, another appears. This time, in the form of a vampire who seems to know secrets from my past…and who is desperate for my body and my soul. My enemies are circling, looking for a way to break me apart and separate me from my two alphas... -
![Forbidden by Liliana Carlisle]()
Forbidden by Liliana Carlisle
I should tell him no. .. This is wrong. He’s an Alpha. I’m a Beta. Our path only leads to heartache. But his body, possessiveness, and passion fuel my obsession as we consume each other. I’ve willingly thrown myself into the arms of a Collector, consequences be damned. But we’re on borrowed time. If I'm not careful, he'll ruin me. But maybe I want to be ruined... -
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And Shatter by Reese Rivers
A love so great and tragic that even erased completely, it causes echoes in Time that can't be denied. Eden Kelly made the ultimate sacrifice to Shatter the mirror and save her men from the pain and suffering that their love caused by erasing it all...Categorized as:
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![Wild Heart by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Heart by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Real Wolves Bite continues. .. I ran from my fated mate. I drove to the middle of nowhere, where I thought I’d be safe. And somehow, I ended up here. Amarok has secrets. And it’s a town filled with shifters. The very thing I’ve been trying to get away from. My arrival has shattered the fragile peace this town's had for the last century... -
![Broken Omega by Romy Lockhart]()
Broken Omega by Romy Lockhart
Brooke Corvina has been at Goldcrest Omega Academy forever. Resistant to all attempts to match her to suitable Alphas, she’s a ‘special project’ for the head of the school. She knows her father wants her to grow up and start making babies with a wealthy Alpha, but that’s not the life for her. After an unusual incident at the academy, she begins to see her escape route...Categorized as:
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![A Shade of Chrome and Malice by K.L. DeVore]()
A Shade of Chrome and Malice by K.L. DeVore
***Sequel to A Touch of Gold and Madness, Book 2 in Celestials of Arcadia. ***. Hope is but a wicked torment. A land steeped in tainted magic poisons the human world. Kinetics are hellbent on eliminating the Elementals. And the man who once swore to protect them is gone...Categorized as:
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![Dark Obsessions: A Standalone Dark Monster Romance by Lexi C. Foss]()
Dark Obsessions: A Standalone Dark Monster Romance by Lexi C. Foss
When the Strigoi King says, “Kneel, pet…”. And his fated mate replies, “Make me. ”. “Monsters Are Real. ”. That’s the title of my master’s thesis. It’s also why I’m in Romania. Hunting. Scouring. Searching. Because I know he’s here. Ciprian Negru, King of the Strigoi. He’s the heart of my research. My damnable obsession. My downfall. I assumed he had no idea a measly human like me even existed... -
![Cursebound by Sadie Kincaid, LJ Morrow]()
Cursebound by Sadie Kincaid, LJ Morrow
A new paranormal romance from Sadie Kincaid, author of the Amazon #1 and USA Today bestselling Broken Bloodlines series, and LJ Morrow. My name is Rosa Capelli. I’m a vampire hunter with a side hustle in snarky comments, and my mission is simple: Protect the innocent from the predators that prowl among them. I kill monsters for a living, and I love my job... -
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![Ruthless Savages by Steph Macca]()
Ruthless Savages by Steph Macca
You can't say we weren't warned. .. Growing up, pack elders drilled it into us to prepare for the worst. But nothing bad ever happens, so we all just stay focused on finding our fated mate when we turn 21 and our pack status. As my 21st birthday approaches, I'm living life as normal. Until suddenly, packs start vanishing and becoming extinct one by one...Categorized as:
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![Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay]()
Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlpha Lennox Hall has been waiting for a shewolf to interest him. When he meets Jocelyn he senses she is different. His immediate attraction to her is completely one sided. Her fear of the big bad alpha keeps Jocelyn from seeing his attraction to her. She thinks his over protective attitude is because she's weak and doesn't want her to interact with his pack... -
![A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson]()
A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson
She deserves a hero. Too bad she found a villain instead. Humans are only good for food…or entertainment. And after jumping from a plane and crash landing in the desert, vampire Dante Gabor desperately needed the former. Without large prey to feed on, his injuries would never heal. Then he found her. Laney Moss should’ve been nothing more than a sweet meal...Categorized as:
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![Broken Fate by Willow Winters]()
Broken Fate by Willow Winters
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Willow Winters comes a fast paced and sizzling fated mates standalone romance in her best selling paranormal world. Fate never prepared me for seeing my mate with the claiming mark of my enemy. She doesn’t know she’s my mate. She doesn’t feel the burning pull between us. The desperate need to love and be loved by me as I feel raging inside me...Categorized as:
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Eleven by J. Marie
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author, Jordan Marie, writing as J. Marie, brings you a brand-new paranormal series full of Alpha males, strong heroines and where everything is not what its seems on the surface. ELEVEN. I’ve spent my entire life being trapped and studied like the lab rat I was created to be. Tortured, prodded, abused, I dreamed of freedom, but didn't believe I would truly find it... -
![A Vampire's Vengeance by L.E. Wilson]()
A Vampire's Vengeance by L.E. Wilson
Tortured. Cursed. Enslaved. He will take his vengeance…and the witch responsible…. Master Vampire Luukas Kreek has been a captive in chains for years. Emaciated and weak, only one need keeps the madness from swallowing him whole. Revenge. The witch with the face of an angel has taken his power for far too long. He’ll do whatever it takes to destroy her...Categorized as:
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![On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden]()
On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden
Time to embrace your inner evil. Rose Kinley never intended to be one of the most feared creatures to walk the earth. Once upon a time, she was a human—one who fell in love with a mysterious stranger. But when she got caught in a paranormal war, she lost her humanity and died…only to wake later as a vampire. Now Rose has a choice... -
![Wild Girl by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Girl by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
A Rejected Mate Romance. Real Wolves Bite continues. .. -Release Date Will be Moved Up! !! Books should be read in this order:. Wild Moon. Wild Heart. Wild Girl. -
![A Sensual Summoning by Rachel J. Roman]()
A Sensual Summoning by Rachel J. Roman
Spellbinding seduction is only a page away. .. When exiled witch Faye Kyteler discovers a spell book hidden in the ceiling of her home, she never expected to accidentally summon the Daemon held prisoner within its' pages. Now bound to her, the sullen, cantankerous Rafael is anything but what she expected an incubus to be when he demands she find a way to free him, or else. But something is wrong... -
![Wild Love by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Love by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Real Wolves Bite continues. .. Books should be read in this order:. Wild Moon. Wild Heart. Wild Girl. Wild Love. -
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![Fate of a Faux by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones]()
Fate of a Faux by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones
The King of Darkness is dead. It’s time for a new one to rise…. London Crow isn’t who I thought she was. She’s worse. My hate for her knows no bounds. My need for her has no end. But it’s my inability to have her that might just end us all, as the fates refuse to be ignored...Categorized as:
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![Prey for Rabbit by Aiden Pierce]()
Prey for Rabbit by Aiden Pierce
The silver wolf thinks I’m his prey. Little does he know, he’s mine. The rabbit shifters and the werewolves have had a truce for centuries. Our burrow sets three of our kind loose in the woods on Easter to be hunted, to be slaughtered like the prey we are. Then, the wolves leave us alone for the rest of the year...Categorized as:
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![Samson by Callie Rhodes]()
Samson by Callie Rhodes
She can never be his omega, but she’s everything he craves. No woman willingly travels to the Boundarylands. It’s where they are—the Alphas. They keep to themselves in the wilderness, and beta civilization knows to keep its distance. Especially beta women…for fear they may not be a beta after all. The only way to know your true nature is to feel the touch of an Alpha...Categorized as:
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![Hunted in Holly by Leann Belle]()
Hunted in Holly by Leann Belle
I'll never let him catch me. The King of the North Pole was supposed to be an ally. He wasn't supposed to burn my kingdom in the South Pole to the ground and destroy everything I knew and loved. As the new Queen, I'll take my revenge no matter what it costs me. But Nicholas, the immortal Saint, is far more powerful than I ever imagined... -
![King of Fire and Flames by Juno Heart]()
King of Fire and Flames by Juno Heart
Arrowyn Ramiel, the King of Storms and Feathers. Fae scum. Liar. Unforgivable betrayer and breaker of fragile hearts. .. . Or is he? LEAF:. Trapped in the Sun Realm, I have no choice but to accept King Azarn’s offer and fight for a chance to survive. Only then can I turn my vengeful eye upon the fae who crushed my heart—the betrayer, Arrowyn Ramiel... -
![Auctioned to the Alpha by Trent Evans]()
Auctioned to the Alpha by Trent Evans
I wasn't up for auction. He acquired me anyway. My job was to hunt down runaway omegas and deliver them for sale to the shifter clans. Then one day an alpha wolf ignored the girl on the auction block and demanded someone else instead. Me...Categorized as:
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![One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti]()
One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti
Information is power, and those who control it live like gods. In my world, billionaires play deadly games of insult and influence where magic is the dirtiest weapon of all. Here, even a powerful princess can be swallowed by the darkest of shadows . .Categorized as:
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![Possession by Liliana Carlisle]()
Possession by Liliana Carlisle
She’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. He uses it to his advantage. They tell her to stay away from the Alphas. There’s a reason they're kept in the hands of the government. It’s better this way, they tell her. You're safe without them. Alphas are brutal and ruthless with the promise of chaos if they’re ever set free. Omegas are precious, fragile, and too breakable under an Alpha’s hands...Categorized as:
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![Eternally Damned by January Rayne]()
Eternally Damned by January Rayne
121 years without hope has a soul become silent. Salem, Massachusetts. The home of magic. The hell of the damned. The place where I rest until the end of time. There is only one way for me to wake from my coma. My beloved must find me and feed me her blood before I turn to ash. It’s a rarity for a vampire to meet his blood mate. I knew when the coma took me, I’d die. In the dark. Alone... -
![Wild Moon by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Moon by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
REAL WOLVES BITE. .. I was taught my whole life about the importance of true mates, how when you find that one wolf for you, everything falls into place. Everyone who taught me that was a liar. When I found my true mate, happily ever after sure as hell didn’t start, but hell definitely began. I ran away, and now I’ve been searching for peace for weeks as I drive around the country... -
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