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The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger by Jennifer Cody
Romily:Welcome back to Will-They-Won’t-They? The Engagement: The Foxily Edition. That’s the name of the show that I’m planning to pitch to a producer that’s based on my life. Will Fox ever give me a ring? Who knows! I don’t, and I don’t think Fox does either. If the rock currently sitting not-on-my-finger is any indication, we might be doomed...Categorized as:
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![Adopt a Vampire by AJ Sherwood]()
Adopt a Vampire by AJ Sherwood
Newly turned vampire Jesse Hunt has been spotted by two werewolves! Should -Run-Fight-Ask for nomsBarrett Walker, alpha of the local pack, has two options upon meeting the starving but sweet Jesse! Should -Hand him over to the local vampire clan-Adopt himBarrett’s in favor of adoption but can adoption include smexy bite bite times too?Who’s on ship building duty this time?, Coconut water is... -
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![Humility by Lark Taylor]()
Humility by Lark Taylor
Two commitment-phobes. One ridiculous plan. A decision that changes everything…RileyIf a no-strings hook-up is required, then I’m the perfect guy.When I meet Danny, I can’t believe my luck. A sexy wolf shifter who’s also a fireman? Who runs from relationships just as fast as I do? Sign me up...Categorized as:
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![Raven: Part Two by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly]()
Raven: Part Two by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Part Two is the 92,000 word conclusion to the Forbidden Desires series. For maximum enjoyment, Part Two is best read following the events of Clutch, Bond, Mate, Swallow, Magpie, Finch, Peregrine, and Part One. To protect the readership from spoilers, the full blurb will be released following the publication of Part One...Categorized as:
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![A Nest for Eli by Amy Bellows]()
A Nest for Eli by Amy Bellows
Eli loves his job as a hired fist. He gets to help pregnant omegas through a very intimate and personal moment in their lives—giving birth.When Maxim, an alpha polar bear shifter, asks for Eli’s help making an app to pair hired fists with pregnant omegas in need, Eli immediately agrees. He doesn’t expect to be so captivated by Maxim’s kind blue eyes and quiet intelligence... -
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![Charlie and the Panther by Vinni George]()
Charlie and the Panther by Vinni George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when fate intertwines shifters from land and sea?Matteo Garras wants to be left alone. Most people take the hint. Apparently, Charlie Marsh isn’t most people. From the moment the alpha—who smells like sunshine—sits down next to Matteo at the local shifter bar, Matteo’s world tilts on its axis, making him want a future he didn’t think he could have, one he doesn’t think he deserves...Categorized as:
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![Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley]()
Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFarleyHis bird form may be tiny, but his attitude sure as f*ck isn't.Farley's a pissed-off finch omega who wants nothing more than to kick every alpha where the sun don't shine. After escaping a finch shifter breeding colony, Farley's determined to save the rest of his brethren from a life of being objectified.Just one problem: he can't shift back... -
![Monster Pucked by Clio Evans, Ashley Bennett]()
Monster Pucked by Clio Evans, Ashley Bennett
Celebrate the New Year the monstrous way with this new holiday hockey monster romance! One hot chocolate crisis at a holiday dinner party, an unforgettable mistletoe kiss, and suddenly I’m falling for one of the hottest goalies in the NMHL. Ehrokk is a sweet orc with hard muscles, a soft heart, and the kind of submissive eyes that draw me right in... -
![A Mate for Lu by Amy Bellows]()
A Mate for Lu by Amy Bellows
Two single dads. One accidental pregnancy. Many, many shifter children.Sam’s mate died four years ago, and penguin shifters mate for life. Sam is never allowed to love again. Even when he meets a kind and beautiful omega who his three children gravitate towards.After working with Lu for a year, Sam has fallen deeply in love with him. And Lu’s feelings for Sam are painfully obvious...Categorized as:
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![A Home for Ben by Amy Bellows]()
A Home for Ben by Amy Bellows
Ben is a Pebble Gifting Season reject. He wandered the cold streets of Anchorage for three weeks straight, hoping an alpha would give him a pebble. But no one did.Axel is banished. He lost his temper four years ago and almost killed the alpha who abandoned his brother... -
![Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis]()
Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens when a jaded chimera meets a skeptical and stressed human? True love, of course. Why did I decide to live in the human realm again? I asked myself that question nearly every day lately. Sure, many monsters are thriving here, and I don’t think I could go back to never having coffee or cheese danishes again, but…humans can be so infuriating sometimes and I’m over it...Categorized as:
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![Firebug by Athena Steller]()
Firebug by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsUnlocked Mates Book 7AdamAdam is beyond thrilled at finding his mate. Living in the Hell realm will take some getting used to but at least he has friends close by. His big mate is perfect, Adam loves his minions, but Hell is missing color, laughter, and love, and Adam can’t let that stand... -
![Love for Heller by Amy Bellows]()
Love for Heller by Amy Bellows
Heller doesn’t need an alpha.His life is already complete. He has plenty of friends, his dream job, and a tender relationship with his kid, who he gave up for adoption to two sweet alphas, only to end up as an honorary member of their family. Life is good, and he doesn’t want anything to change.Then he meets Sergey.Half polar bear shifter and half Gentoo, Sergey is a walking contradiction...Categorized as:
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![Practice for Toby by Amy Bellows]()
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... -
![Cam's Treasure by Stella Rainbow]()
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...Categorized as:
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![A Den Mate for Dylan by Emory Winters]()
A Den Mate for Dylan by Emory Winters
Welcome to Foxwood Hollow. In a world of fox shifters sits a small, quaint town where everyone knows your business. Often stifling, always safe, and forever a place to call home. Dylan Axel is the love of my life; he just doesn’t know it yet.Ten out of ten do not recommend spending your formative years pining after an alpha who’s your brother’s best friend. But alas, here we are... -
![Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStart your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha Wilder’s life has never been sunshine and roses, but he refused to let that keep him down. When he and his two closest friends couldn’t find a pack to call their own, they decided to forge one of their own... -
![A Bond for Dominic by Amy Bellows]()
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... -
![The Sapphire Dragon's Missing Mate by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Sapphire Dragon's Missing Mate by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI am the lucky one. Everyone says so. My otter bevy took me in when no one else would, I have two adopted parents who love me and a degree that allows me to work from anywhere. And maybe they are right and I should be grateful, but I can’t quite let go of the feeling that something is missing…something important.On my 25th birthday, my dragon emerges for the first time, and everything changes... -
![My Demon Manny by Stella Rainbow]()
My Demon Manny by Stella Rainbow
Demons made great mannies. I'd know, I had one...When I hired Calux to be my son's caretaker, I didn't think there was anything strange about him. On the contrary, he was perfect.Calux was good at his job, and my son Gunner seemed to like him. The fact that he was a man also helped since it meant no pesky feelings would get between him and his job.Or so I'd thought...Categorized as:
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![Meat Pie Match by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Meat Pie Match by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe best pies are made with a lot of love… Widowed Alpha Travis, owner of Dellburn’s butcher shop, Meat, has no desire to find love again. He already met and lost his one true love and has no desire to feel that pain again, but when Carin comes calling, he knows he needs to help with her fundraising event by donating the meat for the dinner. He won’t bid on any of the pies—he’s firm on that... -
![Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise]()
Love At Frost Bite: Benji (Mated to His Reindeer) by Toby Wise
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a self-proclaimed grinch find love in time for Christmas?Benji prefers a quiet life, and he’s gotten to the age where he’s used to being alone. Despite being a reindeer, he hates ‘the Christmas spirit’ and the only thing softening his grumpy exterior is a certain otter shifter who seems determined to slip his way into Benji’s life.Mason is a single dad working at the food court in the mall...Categorized as:
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![Love at Frost Bite: Rudy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Victoria Sue]()
Love at Frost Bite: Rudy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Christmas Curse...Not only had Rudy drawn the short straw as far as family names went, but he'd lucked out on his shifter genes as well. Male reindeers capable of getting pregnant were as rare as rocking horse poop...well, you get the idea...Categorized as:
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![The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise]()
The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho knew a loose tire would lead to love?Growing up with my adopted moms, I never dreamed of leaving home. I had everything I thought I needed until my 25th birthday and I shifted for the very first time. Once my dragon is awakened, he realizes we’re not as alone as we thought, sensing two brothers out in the world, waiting to be reunited... -
![Recalling My Demon by Colette Davison]()
Recalling My Demon by Colette Davison
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI'm told Nethermire House is haunted, but the truth is even stranger.Nethermire is home to an eccentric 80-year-old and the young man she claims is her great-nephew. Except he's not. He's a demon. Brin's chaotic, bratty ways draw me to him. When he calls me Daddy, I'm a goner. I want to protect him, take care of him, and call him mine.But when he gets summoned to hell, our happiness is shattered...Categorized as:
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![Fate's Final Chapter by Toby Wise]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Dette Management by Lilo Quie]()
Dette Management by Lilo Quie
I was born of the first line of Vritra, a dragon from a noble drake and a high-born dette in my homelands of India. I was the only dette of my clutch, a treasure raised for political gain, as all my other dette siblings and half siblings were... -
![A Collection of Strays: The Box Set by Toby Wise]()
A Collection of Strays: The Box Set by Toby Wise
A collection of stories featuring the Burke pack, a mismatched found family of shifters, meeting their true mates...Categorized as:
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![Wrong Number, Right Valentine (Dial M For Mates) by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar]()
Wrong Number, Right Valentine (Dial M For Mates) by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes the wrong number is the exact one you need.Being set up on a Valentine’s date by your co-worker has to be the epitome of patheticness, but here I am about to go on a date with someone I haven’t met. I didn’t even tell my boss they could give out my number. But they did. Are they returning my calls? Of course they aren’t... -
![His Primal Kiss by Kota Quinn]()
His Primal Kiss by Kota Quinn
Everyone fears orcs and their savage urges. My time with the Goblin Market has ended. I need to find my mate. So, when I hear about a small town where both humans and monsters live together, I’m determined to go.A seer once told me that my mate is human, but no one mentioned that his fiery passion would call to me on a primal level...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Magic by Toby Wise]()
Chasing Magic by Toby Wise
After receiving a magical compass that’s supposed to lead him to his spark, Willow embarks on the road trip of a lifetime. He just didn’t realize it would take over five years of chasing to finally meet his spark, Nash and he certainly wasn’t expecting his spark’s brother to be his true mate.Callan, a hawk shifter, is used to his life on the road...Categorized as:
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![Surfacing by Claire Cullen]()
Surfacing by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLuke was born ordinary—born human—but now he’s something else. Every day is a struggle to accept his new reality. Freedom is a distant memory. Then a wolf appears, staring at him from the other side of his tank, and everything changes.Red has done his best to ignore what’s happening in the world with the single-mindedness of an alpha... -
![Give Me S'more by J.D. Light]()
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...Categorized as:
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![How to Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton]()
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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![Flush The Twinkles by Joyee Flynn]()
Flush The Twinkles by Joyee Flynn
[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves, spanking, sex toys] Twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and have been living together for decades. They have gone without their mates for years, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the others have hope of finding theirs... -
![Wrap It Up by Joyee Flynn]()
Wrap It Up by Joyee Flynn
[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, elves] Twelve elves left the North Pole to be free of all things Christmas and have been living together for decades. They have gone without their mates for years, but when the first of the twelve finds his, the others have hope of finding theirs... -
![Embrace the Beast by Mia West]()
Embrace the Beast by Mia West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOtter shifter Nate is living a whopper of a lie. Everything will be fine, as long as nobody—especially his best friend, sweet-gruff grizzly shifter Mac—finds out he used to be an elite rescue swimmer who failed to save the one person he loved most.+Nate Landry is living a whopper of a lie.He’s an otter shifter, that much is true...Categorized as:
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![Naughty Elf: Aster: M/M Mpreg Christmas Romance by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Naughty Elf: Aster: M/M Mpreg Christmas Romance by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho put three cups of salt in the sugar cookies? Oh yeah, that would be me.Being Santa’s head baker, I have one Make delicious cookies. And I do. Year after year. I bake the best cookies in the world… that is until someone puts the salt in the sugar bin and I accidently make the worst cookies ever. And to make matters worse, I served them to Santa after he had a rough day... -
![Omega On His Doorstep by Skye R. Richmond]()
Omega On His Doorstep by Skye R. Richmond
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPregnant and alone at Christmas… tale as old as time. Right?Nope! That was definitely just his luck… Homeless for the holidays is in Nolan’s near future, if he doesn’t find a job.But maybe that's better than living with a mate who doesn’t want him? Unfortunately, with a baby on the way, leaving isn’t an option... -
![Cooper by Fel Fern, Kara Kitt]()
Cooper by Fel Fern, Kara Kitt
Miles Brooks can barely keep it together. With a mountain of bills and a business going under, he has no time for anything else. Then his older brother and uncle piss off the local alpha, and now they all have a target on their backs. Calling his brother’s best friend is his only option. He hasn’t seen Cooper in years, yet he still has a crush on him...Categorized as:
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![Kiss Me Please: Masa x Sota by Lyn Forester, Sophie O'Dare]()
Kiss Me Please: Masa x Sota by Lyn Forester, Sophie O'Dare
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Holidays Are Here, But Will They Be Filled With Happiness?Masa and Sota are on break for Yule, but Sota finds it difficult to get excited about the holiday when his mate is acting weird... -
![Wrightfully Wrong: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by Fel Fern]()
Wrightfully Wrong: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by Fel Fern
Alone and broke, Billy returns to the only place where he and his baby will be be safe—Moon Burrow. Omega Billy Wall needs to lay low. He left Moon Burrow to find a better life in the city, only to end up with a monster in a five thousand dollar suit. When fate pushes Gunn Wright, his best friend’s protective and grumpy older brother into Billy’s path, everything changes... -
![His Impossible Elf Mate by Jax Stuart]()
His Impossible Elf Mate by Jax Stuart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn elf with a secret.Tearlach is on a mission to find the reason behind the beta sickness and how the plight relates to the elven fertility crisis. The last thing he expected to find is the man who feels like a part of his soul.Or how determined he’d be to keep Axel. No matter what.A shifter with an impossible dream... -
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![Penn and Inkubus by Essie Sloane]()
Penn and Inkubus by Essie Sloane
You’re formally admitted to Creelin University—known locally as “Creepin U.” The only things wilder than the monster shifters prowling around campus are the spicy male-male love stories unfolding between classes. Penn & Inkubus is book four, starring an Inkubus and his journalist friend who feeds him. Each book is a stand-alone M/M spooky romance, but we hope you enroll in them all...Categorized as:
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![Kings and Monsters by Clio Evans]()
Kings and Monsters by Clio Evans
Dying was supposed to be a once in a lifetime event.And yet, after falling off an overpass onto a mafia boss’ car, not only am I still alive—I’m a demigod in a world where myths are reality and monsters are hot.My unlikely hero is the Minoan Bull, a fierce Minotaur hated by many. Embers ignite between us, leading to an unforgettable night and a pact to never see each other again... -
![Little Sh*t by J.D. Light]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Parker's Silver Lineman by J.D. Light]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Instant Bond - Just Add Billionaire by L.A. Lambert]()
Instant Bond - Just Add Billionaire by L.A. Lambert
Cam:Watching a super hot billionaire alpha give my kid the last donut in a coffee shop was the highlight of my day, but I didn't expect it to turn into the highlight of my life. Karter Morrison is one of the most eligible bachelors in the city. I'm a broke single dad with a love of junk food and no sense of fashion...Categorized as:
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![His Bratty Omega by Raiven Matthews]()
His Bratty Omega by Raiven Matthews
Wade MonroeMy whole life I unapologetically believed in fairy tales and fated mates. I waited – impatiently - for the day my mate would appear and sweep me off my feet. Turns out Fate has a wicked sense of humor. The second my hand brushed his, I knew Finn was my mate... and my stomach turned. I'm unicorns and sunshine. He's stern scowls and a monotone fashion sense.Sure, he's insanely hot...Categorized as:
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