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FIREWALKER by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSeven brothers, all waiting for their soul mates, all born with a gift that makes them unique. A gift that comes with a cost ... if they use their power outside of their domain.Coleman Mountain.Matthew Coleman was born with the gift of fire. It dances at his fingertips. He can melt the strongest of metals, making it pliable in his hands, and scorch the earth if he gets angry enough...Categorized as:
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Redemption by S.J. West
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final installment of The Redemption Series, Anna must face the challenges of retrieving the rest of the seals from the Princes of Hell. As her relationship with Lucifer grows stronger, she learns more about not only her father’s past but also her own. Helena uses her growing influence to strengthen her dominion over Hell and tempt Anna’s dark side into joining forces with her...Categorized as:
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Alpha Dominated by Olivia T. Turner
The Dixon Brothers series continues with Easton and Ivy!The inexperienced Ivy will be dominated by her Kodiak bear shifter mate and she'll love every minute of...Categorized as:
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Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWe will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B... -
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SoL by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlanaThe question is, do I allow this dark moment in time to rob me of the life I could possibly have here? I have never known such horror or fear. If I hadn’t experienced it myself, I would have never believed any other living thing could possibly do this to another. The scars may be gone on the outside now, but they will remain forever in my soul...Categorized as:
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Stranded with a Ravenous Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
I have to get out of this wedding asap. My mom arranged it, but I am so not on board. The groom is a total bore and there is zero attraction between us. Like, seriously. Zero. But I’m a chicken, so I wait until the last possible moment before I hike up my wedding dress and flee the scene. I want more than just a wedding of convenience. I want a passionate love affair...Categorized as:
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The Orc's Promised Bride: An Orc Fantasy Romance by Honey Phillips
Lothar tells himself that he is entering the Bride Trials merely as a way to test his strength and skill against other orc warriors. But when he realizes the female he is given a chance to court is in love with another, he finally admits how much he longs for a mate of his own...Categorized as:
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Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport
Peppa Leander was rising star in the Chicago restaurant scene, but she was tired of kitchen politics. And working with too many humans. The offer to become the head chef for a new restaurant in Timber Ridge came at the perfect time.Cason Kemp assumed he’d remain mateless for the rest of his life...Categorized as:
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Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her...Categorized as:
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Feral Shifter Unleashed by Olivia T. Turner
I've spent my life hunting down feral shifters and now I'm one of them.And it couldn't have come at a worse time.The director of the AFA—the Anti-Feral Agency—is retiring and I'm the top candidate to replace him.It's all I've ever wanted, but my damn grizzly bear keeps getting in the way.Snarling, growling, charging for the surface...Categorized as:
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The Virgin Blood Series by Alexa Riley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWelcome to the Virgin Blood Bundle! This book includes all four stories from our Virgin Blood Series! Bitten by the Beast, Bitten by the Virgin, Twice Bitten, and Bitten by the King are all together with EPILOGUES! That’s right! Check-in on your favorite vamps with brand new sexy, epilogues! Warning: This bundle is everything you’ve been dying for and more... -
Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this stoic Dire Wolf admit the sassy feline is his fated mate and stake his claim?Ariella Golden needs to persuade sexy Dire Wolf Beta, and the amazingly talented chef at Serious Moonlight, Brock Laurent, to use her Pride’s corporation, Eat Well Live Proud, for all the roadhouse’s needs in order to win the coveted quarterly prize at her company...Categorized as:
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Her Tiger by Fiona Davenport
Calliope Taft has wanted a hunky shifter of her own ever since her best friends let her in on the secret of their existence. Just when she started to give up hope, a sexy tiger shifter claimed her as his own.Tane Ruslan hadn’t expected to find his fated mate right across the street when he returned home to Timber Ridge...Categorized as:
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Her Choice by Fiona Davenport
After being rejected, Aaron Kemp never expected to have his own happily ever after. He spent years as a loner, coming to terms with the empty future ahead of him. But that all changed when he met Cressida Crawford. Cressida was a rare kind of shifter. One with unique abilities that included being able to choose her mate instead of being fated to someone...Categorized as:
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Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
RULE #3 OF WALL NEVER BACK DOWNNo one can know I've claimed the human as my mate.The enemies are at the gates–one wrong move and I’ll lose it all. My world will never be safe for her.If my pack finds out that I’ve mated a human, they’ll revolt. The fractures will grow deeper than ever and we'll be picked apart one by one.The lives of everyone I love hang in the balance...Categorized as:
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Prophesy: Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShifter and Vampire True Mates story. Alek’s older brother, Justice—the Alpha Zenith—was the first shifter to mate with a vampire in many generations, and it was believed the rare, fated pairing would stop at him. But, it hadn’t. Aleksei ‘Alek’ Volkov was second beta, next in succession to the most powerful shifter in the world. He was proud of his title and he took his duties seriously... -
Beauty's Twisted Tyrant by Nichole Rose
Cursed to sleep, awoken with a kiss…and destined to be his. But no one warned her how much she'd love her prince's twisted games.ThaliaCursed to sleep. Awoken by a kiss. You know the drill.But why didn't anyone warn me that Prince Charming is a tyrant?And why didn't anyone tell me how much I'd love his filthy games?Because the more time I spend with this wicked man, the harder I fall... -
Inferno by Amara Rae
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch with the gift of fire. A berserker bred in brutality. An immortal world on the brink.WillowI’ll do anything to protect my coven… even if it costs my life. We have far too many enemies, including among our own kind, because our fathers weren’t human. Witches aren’t supposed to mate other immortals.As a coven of hybrids, we have to work twice as hard to survive...Categorized as:
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Kane: The Unchained Omegaverse: M/F Alpha Omega Romance by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSomething strange is happening in the woods…If there’s one thing Tabitha Dunn’s followers love, it’s a mystery. For years, she’s built a loyal fan base chasing down answers others have been too afraid to search for. But this time, as she enters the wilderness surrounding alpha territory, the only thing she discovers is trouble... -
Her Beta by Fiona Davenport
Driving a pregnant member of his pack to the hospital while she was in labor was an experience Leyton Vetle didn’t want to repeat. But then her pretty nurse turned out to be his fated mate, and he knew that he’d go through the knuckle-whitening ride a million times if that was what it took to have her by his side...Categorized as:
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Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe fifth book in the Obsessed Mates series!Find out what happens when a flighty little crow shifter runs into her nemesis from high school. He's hotter than ever, and this time he doesn't want to mock her for her differences--he wants to make her his... -
Her Dragon by Fiona Davenport
Artemis Drake had good reason to be grumpy. The dragon shifter was older than all of his pack mates, but he still hadn’t found his fated mate. Not until he hunted down the little thief who stole a precious rock from his cave and discovered she was destined to be his. Marielle Beck thought she’d made a discovery that would impress her geology professor...Categorized as:
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Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI'm in desperate need of a savior. Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck. Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up. He's just the man I was waiting for. I've always loved older men. I've always loved a man in uniform. With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance. He has me on board before he even says one word... -
Wallflower Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSerena Black has never liked being the center of attention. She’s always been the girl swaying to the music at the side of the room, happy to watch everyone else. Having put her life on hold and moved back home to look after her father, she’s happy to read her beloved mountain man books and work at their family store. The less peopling involved, the better... -
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Bite Me by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI need to quit.I've been telling myself that every day for the last six months.I knew as soon as I started working for Hudson as his virtual assistant that this wasn't going to work out.He's rude, bossy, and a total grouch.I've only managed to last this long because whenever he starts being a jerk, I sass him right back.Enough is enough though. It's time for me to find a new job...Categorized as:
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Stealing Snow by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe could show her that they're meant to be. Sayer is used to getting what he wants. He's got more money, more power, then most and he's used it to get to where he is today. Now that he's settled, he's looking for the missing piece of his life. His mate. When he catches her scent, he figures that mating her will be as easy as everything else in his life. He was wrong...Categorized as:
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Her Beasts by Mandy Muse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is a luxury—one that I don’t have.I fear my fate inside these walls almost as much as I fear my husband outside of them.The more I uncover the secrets my family kept from me, the more I realize I’m not who I thought I was.In spite of all the lies, I’ve fallen for the men that roam this castle.My mating bond with Aeon and Lucien is strong...Categorized as:
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Shifter Dating App by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Shifter Dating App has a new it uses cutting-edge genome sequencing to find high-compatibility matches... and fated mates. A collection of FIFTEEN steamy Paranormal Romance books featuring curvy women and their fated mates! Includes all kinds of shifters, from wolves, to bears, to panthers and lions! DORIAN I have had enough of waiting. My mate is out there and I have to find her...Categorized as:
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Ogre My Dead Body by Violet Rae
Can the curvy redhead with a dark past teach the growly ogre with a broken soul that even "monsters" deserve to be loved?GregorI've been alone for a long time, living a solitary existence in my cabin in the woods. My dream of falling in love and raising a family turned to ashes following the accident that turned me into a monster... -
Claiming His Family by Rosa Mink
When Tawni finds an abandoned child in the woods, she’ll do anything to protect it, find where he belongs. After running away from her own pack, she’s hesitant to leave the boy with just anyone, she wants to find his family, and perhaps, find somewhere she can belong herself. As the years pass by, she doesn’t give up hope that they’ll find it...Categorized as:
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Off-Limits To The Grizzly by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen I told my BFF that I thought her dad was kinda hot, she totally freaked.Fast forward ten years, and she’s gone from my life, and I’m trying (failing) to make it in the big city.But when I crash and burn, Mr Johnson is right there, ready to catch me.To take me back to his little log cabin, deep in the forest.And keep me safe from the blizzard...Categorized as:
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Between the Bear's Sheets by Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTalia Landon, a red fox shifter, knew she was in trouble when she saw Ford Wylde for the first time. The alpha bear shifter was the type of male she should stay away from. He had this darkness he wore like a second skin. It should’ve had Talia keeping her distance, but instead, she was drawn to him even more.But what was supposed to be a one-night stand turned into mating with a Wylde bear...Categorized as:
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Bidding on Her Orc Boss by Evangeline Priest
Zana Estrada has been living her best introverted life. As a number cruncher for one of the elite orc families in Obsidian City, she works remotely from her cushy apartment two hours away and gets compensated well for it. So long as she continues to provide the data analysis to keep Clan Urkroz profitable, her manager keeps her as far away from social interactions as possible... -
Her Fate by Fiona Davenport
Trinity Ruslan wasn’t a fan of small towns or wolf shifters. And she really didn’t like the pack that lured her little brother away from his family. Timber Ridge was the last place she wanted to visit, but she couldn’t resist the chance to name her newest niece or nephew.Damon Kemp never expected to find his fated mate. Not with the awful luck the males of his family had...Categorized as:
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A Giant Love by Flora Quincy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe was a giant.She was a socialite.Can I make it anymore obvious?Society's golden girl, Charis Grace, is about to make an indecent proposal to her cousin's sexy as sin ex-husband.It's that or give up her trust fund.But if he says yes, what does he get out of this unusual arrangement?Hephaestus has been lusting after Charis for sixteen years...Categorized as:
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Her Mate by Fiona Davenport
Luke Besnik wasn’t looking forward to visiting the Badlands Territory. His alpha has given him the impossible task of talking some sense into his selfish sister. But the moment he met Adley Hoyt, his trip was more than worthwhile. Adley has yearned for a fated mate ever since her adopted parents told her about shifters. Just when she almost gave up hope, Luke turned up in town...Categorized as:
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Love at First Mate by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWho knew my undoing would drive into the Badlands in an orange and white VW Bus?Wynter Wyatt is everything I’d hoped I would never find. I’ve spent my life avoiding what most shifters wait for their entire lives.Their mate.Not me. I want none of it. It’s too risky. For her and for me.But, she keeps showing up. Tempting me and my resolve is weakening...Categorized as:
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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... -
Fated To Be King by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be a vacation.I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland and when I win my dream vacation, I have nothing but high hopes for the trip.Then I get turned around and when I stop to ask for directions, I’m led to this castle and entered into some kind of Queen ceremony.I’m trying to stay positive. I’ll just explain that I would make a terrible Queen and get back to my vacation...Categorized as:
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Beach Shots & Monster Knots: A Monster Romance Anthology by M.J. Marstens, Gemma Nye
This charity anthology (all proceeds to St. Jude's) is chalk full of monsters with muscles as well as heart. Light, sweet, and spicy--perfect to curl up and read on the beach or anywhere you're relaxing!_______________________________________________Authors GEMMA NYE (M.J. MARSTENS & SEDONA ASHE)JADE WALTZNESSIE SREILAMI WRIGHTEVE L...Categorized as:
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My Forbidden Shifter Match by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour best friend and ex-special forces shifters contact the Love Bites Dating Agency, each for different reasons. One for love, one to forget, one on a dare, and one by mistake. This is Rule’s story, the one who joined on a dare.Rule Young just got out of the military after serving for over a decade...Categorized as:
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Bite Me by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI need to quit.I've been telling myself that every day for the last six months. I knew as soon as I started working for Hudson as his virtual assistant that this wasn't going to work out. He's rude, bossy, and a total grouch.I've only managed to last this long because whenever he starts being a jerk, I sass him right back. Enough is enough though. It's time for me to find a new job...Categorized as:
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Nauti Siren by Lora Leigh, Manxie Hardy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLora Leigh, the New York Times best-selling author of Nauti Intentions and Nauti Dreams revisits that sultry and ¿sinfully good¿ (Joyfully Reviewed) Southern landscape with a story of a young woman whose desire for a Boston attorney draws them both into a dangerous undercover investigation, and an adversary as lethal as he is relentless... -
Rose Moon by Heidi Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat secrets do we keep to protect the one we love? What lies do we tell, and what are we willing to sacrifice?Karter Quint has the perfect life: star athlete, gifted pianist, straight A-student, handsome and charismatic, he seems fated for success. What nobody knows is that he has battled debilitating episodes during which a strange force invades his mind and body...Categorized as:
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Knot Running From Fate by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJACEIn the years since everything changed in Screaming Woods, including myself, the only place I’ve found solace is in the woods I protect as a park ranger. I’m not sure how to deal with my new…attributes as a wolfman. What if I go feral? What if I can’t control the monster I was made into? Every year this goes on, I retreat farther from humanity and closer to the animal I’ve become...Categorized as:
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Roman by Callie Rhodes
Bartered into the hands of an alpha, there was never a chance of escape.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 Alpha's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAlpha wolf Acksel wakes up one morning in the bed of the one human who was kind to him in school. Now, ten years later, Brynn Mara is snuggled up at his side, smelling like passion and sweet dreams. Even though Acksel has declared that his pack members can mate with humans from now on, he knows that any woman he takes as his mate will have a target on her back. Especially if she’s a fragile human...Categorized as:
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Hungry for Red by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn experiment gone wrong has left W. Aaron Wolfe a little different, furrier and such. He’s been living in the middle of the woods for years to hide his secrets. When he stumbles across an injured camper being attacked in the forest, his inner wolf demands that he step in to save the beauty and claim her as theirs. One minute, Isla Redmond is running from a beast in the woods...Categorized as:
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Auctioned To The Kodiak Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
I've been searching for my mate for two decades.And where do I find her?On a damn flyer for some sick twisted auction for young women.They're trying to auction off my mate.Not on my watch.I'll do anything to be the winning bidder.I'll give everything I have for my sweet mate.And if these billionaires still manage to outbid me...Well, I'll pull out the ace in my sleeve...Categorized as:
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Leto by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShy Brookes is in a world of hurt. Attempting to rescue the handsome man she discovered her fellow scientists were hoping to use as a live specimen, Shy finds herself locked up and tortured in a cell of her own. When a team of mercenaries tears through the facility and effectively rescues her, Shy assumes her problems are over...
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