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How to Trust a Hellhound by Shannon Mae
WilderAngels, demons, hellhounds, Nephilim, and a whole host of other non-mortals—my pack of adopted hellhound sons sure knows how to pick a place. And yet somehow, the most interesting one of all is the sad, quiet human who’s become friends with the pack. Helping people heal and learn to trust is a specialty of mine, but I don’t see Josh as someone to adopt—my hellhound sees him as a mate...Categorized as:
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A Handkerchief for Kade by Amy Bellows
Companion wanted for an old and ornery card player. All I want is a clever person to play cards with at night. No funny business. You sleep in your bed, and I’ll sleep in mine. Must be clean, quiet, sober, and willing to go to bed at a reasonable hour. A preference will be given to applicants who can play cribbage and gin rummy...Categorized as:
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Beneath the Indigo Sky by Rayne Hawthorne, D.W. Michaels
NamidI may not know where I come from, or who I am, but I’ve done my best to build a life for myself. I know a handful of people in town, I have a nice place to live, and I enjoy my job. I look just like everyone else. But I don’t feel like everyone else, because I feel…everything.The emotions of others get tangled with my own as they race through my heart and sink into my soul... -
Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis
What 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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His Gentle Omega by Raiven Matthews
Shay PierceHow could I love my fated mate when I couldn’t love myself?Escaping with my young son from an abusive relationship, I had one plan to keep my son and I safe. Getting to the safety of my estranged brother and mending our rift. I never imagined I would find my fated mate at the worst possible time in my life...Categorized as:
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Dette Forgiveness by Lilo Quie
Weston has known that he wanted a Dette for a mate for a while. Not just any Dette would do, so when Rolf comes into the picture, he knows he’s met the one. The only problem? Dettes require an enormous fortune and an impressive nest in order to be courted... -
History and Haunts by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecret Springs historical society manager Hank Vargas has two history and hauntings. By day he's a mild-mannered historian. By night he hunts ghosts in old buildings and antique hotels...Categorized as:
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Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley
FarleyHis 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... -
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...Categorized as:
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The Defiant Alpha by Susi Hawke
“Between the thick fur and my own nerves, it took longer than it should’ve to find the fluttering proof of his heartbeat. I’d known he was alive since he didn’t smell like death. No… he smelled like… home. Like my home. The one place where I would always belong. ”Lucian Smith, unwanted at birth, is a defiant alpha who’d not only dare anyone to call him unclaimed, he’d proudly display the proof...Categorized as:
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Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStory takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book Three Caden Benson is stoic, quiet, and proper. He may write romance novels now, but his family and friends still see him as the cold and logical lawyer he was for most of his adult life. Everything changes when he meets his omega... -
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
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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Charlie and the Panther by Vinni George
What 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... -
Omega Required by Dessa Lux
An alpha werewolf chasing his dream meets an omega fighting for his life in a strictly temporary marriage of convenience... Alpha werewolf Beau Jeffries has been going it alone ever since he was cast out of his pack as a teenager for trying to help a human and endangering the pack’s secrets during the tumultuous years when the wider world was learning the truth about werewolves... -
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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Dr. Hottie's Alpha by Allie W. Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA calm, focused Omega. An eager, young Alpha. Can they accept their differences to become what they were meant to be?Chance Reeves is a doctor dedicated to his profession. Bringing babies in this world keeps him in business, but it also leaves him wanting more... -
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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As You Are by Sophie O'Dare, Lyn Forester
Juro already failed at marriage once and has no interest in trying again. Then, Shig steps into his life and gives him hope at happiness, if only he’s brave enough to accept it.A parent and married before he even graduated high school, Juro has no interest in trying again after his first marriage fell apart. He’s disillusioned with love and has a young child to take into consideration...Categorized as:
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Fated: Harpy and the Mouse by Hawke Oakley
MeekoDon't trust anyone.That's Meeko's life motto. As a mouse shifter, he's the weakest of the weak. But Meeko has a killer survival instinct. He skilfully wields his father's sword to protect himself against the world. No matter what he's been through, he'll live—even if it means going it alone forever...Categorized as:
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The Trouble with Trying to Love a Hellion by Jennifer Cody
Edovard:Um…I was told I’m supposed to summarize my story here, but recently I’ve learned that blurbs are hard so I’m not sure what to say.My name is Edovard Durand Folange. I’m twenty seven years old from Fresno, California, and recently I moved across the country to live with my new parents and brother...Categorized as:
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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... -
Fated: Wolf and the Lion by Hawke Oakley
An omega whose never had a heat.Even in a pack as diverse and quirky as his own, wolf shifter Sage has always been the odd-one out. He’s an adult omega whose never experienced a single heat. But that’s okay with him—he’s content being the funny uncle and the annoying yet lovable youngest brother. That’s enough for him… Right?When his first heat finally strikes, everything changes... -
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Winter's Heart by Leta Blake
an alternate cover edition can be found hereA short winter holiday-themed story set in the Heat of Love universe!This story is best read as an addition to the Heat of Love series, and preferably after reading Bitter Heat. Dedicated to my patrons at Patreon who support the business end of making books and audiobooks... -
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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Omega's Pretend Mate by Lacey Daize
Gabe just wants to live his life free of family pressure.Gabe Everest has worked hard to become something other than the house-omega his billionaire family thinks he should be. He's a successful attorney, and loves his career. He prides himself on being fairly down-to-earth, with the exception of his beach house,which he loves...Categorized as:
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Naughty Elf: Aster 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...Categorized as:
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Fated: Koi and the Osprey by Hawke Oakley
An alpha koi shifter snatched away...Nishiki is a typical young alpha--except for the fact that he shifts into a koi fish, of all things, and that he didn't awaken to his ability until he was a grown man. He barely knows anything about shifting or being an alpha, nevermind finding a mystical so-called 'fated mate' that his twin won't stop prattling on about... -
City-Boy by Beau Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOmega Sawyer Thornburn is having the worst day of his life. His beloved Granddad just died, and the same day he discovers his alpha, Jeremy, is a sneaky, lying cheat.Alpha Tex Bronston grew up on The Tumbleweed Dude Ranch owned by Sawyer’s Granddad. He remembers butting heads constantly with Sawyer when the younger omega spent his summers on the ranch... -
Fated: Buck and the Bear by Hawke Oakley
AsheNobody wants to be the only omega in the family.Ashe has always been alone—at least, when it comes to his biology. All his cousins are alphas, but he's stuck with the 'inferior' role.Fed up with it all, Ashe tells himself he doesn't want a mate anyway. It's a lie he forces himself to believe until he meets an alpha who changes everything...Categorized as:
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Fated: Mer and the Beaver by Hawke Oakley
RiverGetting kidnapped by human poachers isn't River's idea of a good time.Unlike his easygoing twin, River is uptight and sensitive. It's easier for him to push people away than to let them in. His heart is delicate, and a single misstep might shatter it forever. It almost happened once. Why risk it again?One day, River ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Fated: Wolf and the Shark by Hawke Oakley
A lone wolf craving love. Remington’s life isn’t rainbows and sunshine. Even though fate took mercy on him in the form of a loving new pack, he still has nightmares about his hard life as a stray. Old scars make it difficult for him to trust. Can he ever truly heal? When he realizes just how jaded he’s become, Remington runs away... -
Fated: Wolf and the Buck by Hawke Oakley
A wolf hunting for his mate—literally.As the oldest alpha in the pack, wolf shifter Dax has a big responsibility. He hunts and provides food for his family, including his brand-new niece and nephew. Though Dax wants a mate and children of his own, he hasn’t met another wolf shifter to fall head over heels with and he’s starting to give up hope... -
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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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
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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Sweet Guy's Alpha by Allie W. Scott
A sweet, clueless Omega. A hopeful, focused Alpha. When they get together, the heat is scorching.Diego Ramos deals with shenanigans daily for his job at the senior apartment homes in Plentywood. His only goal is to keep them active and alive since they all seem to have a death wish.It’s on one of his more hectic days that he meets the mate of his resident’s son... -
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... -
His Prodigal Alpha by Anna Sparrows
A Life They Did Knot ExpectAlphas do not exist. 25-year-old omega, Damon Richards, knows this; it’s why his old-school pack considers him all but useless. He certainly doesn’t expect this reality to be upended at a random bar in the middle of nowhere. But that’s what happens when he meets an irresistible stranger…and things just get more complicated from there...Categorized as:
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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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All Jocked Up by G.S. Holmes
Being knocked up at my age with a younger mate was definitely not a part of my plans.The ProfessorThere’s nothing I hate more than jocks joining my class thinking it’s going to be a free ride. Linebacker Tristan MacMahon is the worst of them all. He’s a jock, failing my course, and the mate I have no intention of spending the rest of my life with...Categorized as:
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Fated: Fox and the Raven by Hawke Oakley
A fox who won't find his fated mate.Red’s not cut out for love. Despite yearning for a happy ending of his own, the fox shifter knows he’s not worth the effort. No man will want someone with such a shady history and a laundry list of past mistakes.Especially when he’s hiding a deep secret. But Red’s not a whiner... -
Oliver by Karla Nikole
Welcome to Eden. A vampire aristocracy weighted down by the iron shackles of rigid and sometimes cruel customs. Eden exists as all vampires once were—motivated by power, wealth, influence and sexual desire.Oliver James Blakeley is a young purebred vampire raised in Eden. Although, he sincerely wishes that were not the case. He is isolated. Lonely... -
Precious Boy by J.D. Light
Bentley Jeffers My life has been a series of ups and downs. Downside: I lost my right arm just below he elbow when I was six years old due to a car accident. Upside: It made my usefulness to my parents nonexistent and therefore they didn't treat me the way they treated my twin brother...Categorized as:
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Blondie’s 1998 with a Goat by J.D. Light
Marlow Jeffers I'm a former child star, whose own mother and father treated like a meal ticket. When burn out, and my mother's hateful words to my twin brother drove me away from the life of fortune and semi-fame, the only logical solution is to buy a food truck so my brother can follow his passion, and move to Purdy, Nebraska...Categorized as:
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Richypoo, That’s Not a Bong by J.D. Light
Richmond Pratt I like being a PI, but I don't love it. I like my life in Tennessee, but I don't love it. I like the apartment I live in but I don't love it. Basically my life is full of stuff that I can live with or without. With the exception of my mom and my sister, but they have their own lives...Categorized as:
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Awkward Smiles by J.D. Light
Pierce Brown If it weren't for the one thing in the whole world I can't leave behind, I would have escaped, or been killed trying by now. At nineteen, the prospect of dying trying to get away from a fancy hotel in Las Vegas shouldn't even be a thought process you have, but a month in the presence of a man like Oscar Burns is enough to make you feel like evil is infecting your skin...Categorized as:
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