Books like 'Alpha'

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  • Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Safia Meziane has trained since birth to protect her tribe, the family she holds so dear. All along she told herself the legends she was raised with were simply that. But now, she must call upon all of her skills to fight what lies ahead. Evil has come to their small town on the cost of Algeria, evil that Safia can feel but cannot see...
  • Alpha's Command by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

    Alpha's Command by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    She’s a human. Forbidden. My brother’s widow. But deep down, my wolf believes she's mine. Before my brother died, he made me swear to stand by his human mate and their son. It's been 10 years since his death, and I've done my best. I joined the military, got my sh*& straight. I sent money but stayed away from Julia and my nephew. Stayed out of their life...
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  • Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand

    Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.The moment he touches me, everything changes...
  • Devil by Kat Blackthorne

    Devil by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    From international bestselling author Kat Blackthorne comes the highly anticipated and epic conclusion to the worldwide sensation The Halloween Boys. Book four, Devil, is an occult reimagining of Hades and Persephone with all the Halloween charm and heart readers have come to expect from this hit series...
  • A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova

    A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, there were two Rhythm Gods: one of brilliance and one of darkness. But there was much more to the realms than the two gods alone could provide, so the Maker created a third, unknowingly unbalancing the Rhythm and setting the realms on a path of suffering.The God of War has stolen that which I hold dearest...
  • Ravensong: A Churchill Bradley Academy Story by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Ravensong: A Churchill Bradley Academy Story by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Life doesn't always end with death. Do not read this short story unless you have read the Churchill Bradley Academy series...
  • Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Weapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way.But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world...
  • Brutal Reign by C.J. Primer

    Brutal Reign by C.J. Primer

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Both of us loved River Jacobsen, and both of us were bound to lose everything if we acted on it. So, we made a pact. We pushed her away to preserve our friendship, and in doing so, secured the future of our pack with a strong Alpha and Beta team at the helm.The night of the full moon changes everything when the fated mate bond snaps in between River and both of us...
  • Shadow Me by Annie Anderson

    Shadow Me by Annie Anderson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once upon a time, I killed a god and stole his power. I’ve been paying for it ever since.After my banishment, I promised myself three things.One: I would never take a mate.Two: I would find a way to get rid of the power I stole.Three: I would punish the gods who banished me.Not necessarily in that order.There’s just one teeny, tiny little problem...
  • Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens

    Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I look forward to punishing you, Kiandah.”“You’re a cruel lord.”“A hero would have no chance with you, so for you, I will be the villain.”After burning her church to the ground and throwing her family into the castle dungeons for their treason, Kiandah did not expect to be spared by Lord Yaron, the Berserker Lord who once vowed — and tried — to kill her...
  • Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens

    Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I look forward to punishing you, Kiandah.”“You’re a cruel lord.”“A hero would have no chance with you, so for you, I will be the villain.”After burning her church to the ground and throwing her family into the castle dungeons for their treason, Kiandah did not expect to be spared by Lord Yaron, the Berserker Lord who once vowed — and tried — to kill her...
  • Mr. Rook by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Mr. Rook by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Part One of Mr. Rook's Island, a Sexy, Dark, Romantic Suspense. ~~~~~ He's Enigmatic, Dangerously Handsome, and COMPLETELY OFF-LIMITS ... The women who vacation on Mr. Rook's exclusive island are looking for one thing and one thing only: to have their wildest romantic fantasies come to life...
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
  • Dark Wolf's Awakening by Ryan Evans

    Dark Wolf's Awakening by Ryan Evans

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It has been thousands of years since Beast-Kind were united under one banner. The empire encompasses most of the known world, driving out or enslaving the lesser races without mercy. In a state of constant war and conquest, they have perfected the art of battle.For commoner wolf-kind, Valian, being accepted and trained in a noble house's army was a dream come true...
  • Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier

    Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Where no hope is left, is left no fear My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back...
  • Claimed by Nicholas Bella

    Claimed by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Deacon: Tonight is the night I begin the Claiming ritual with Elijah. He's still trying to pretend that he doesn't have feelings for me, and he's being quite mouthy about it. But all of that will end with a little discipline. Noel: I've learned so much training with Marco, I thought I could fight,but he's showing me what true fighting really is. I just hope I can survive his lessons...
  • The Blood of Doves by Melissa McSherry

    The Blood of Doves by Melissa McSherry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As an orphan, Kasia was raised in the slums of Lethe, forced to steal and kill to survive, but somehow always managed to evade the law. Her luck eventually runs out when she finds herself on the brink of death. A handsome stranger rescues her, bringing her back to his realm. Once there, he informs her of her past, a past she refuses to believe to be true...
  • His to Possess by Piper Stone

    His to Possess by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying...
  • Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss

    Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. This is no longer that time. Ismerelda: The male I’m forever bonded to is now a monster. A cruel beast. A vampire without remorse and no memories of our previous existence together. He has no idea who I am. What I mean to him. Who we used to be together. But I’m not giving up. He will remember me. I vow it...
  • Lost Girl by Dee Garcia

    Lost Girl by Dee Garcia

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Wendy I was just a normal girl in a normal human world. I’d loved. I’d lost. I’d grieved, and after some time, I moved on. Then, and quite suddenly, he returned. He—Peter Pan, my first love; a monster in disguise. In the end, he paid the ultimate price, but his demise wasn’t enough...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  dark  fae
  • Gluttony by January Rayne

    Gluttony by January Rayne

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Wildes witch cursed me for the massacre my coven was responsible for. I can only drink the blood of the descendants my coven murdered because of bloodlust.Even on the brink of death, I cannot die.I wish for death.I hope for it.And then my beloved finally appears, and he is the very last descendant of the family my own kind killed...
  • Rise of the Alpha by Cassie Lein, Bre Rose

    Rise of the Alpha by Cassie Lein, Bre Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The following has been instilled in me from the day I was born…1) Our pack is the best2) Everyone else is inferior and beneath us.3) Women are purely for producing powerful male pups and sexual gratificationI hate it, the whole mentality of the Exodus Pack repulses me.When a rare opportunity presents itself to escape the confines and everyday scrutiny of the pack I loathe, I pounce on it...
  • The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “No, i psychí mou. I am not a dream.” He told her softly, touching the bare skin of her arms and his eyes widened in wonder and discovery.As he ran his warm, soft, but slightly calloused hands cautiously up her arms, she was shocked into a state of apperception, and went quite still. Her teal-colored eyes widened also and locked with his amber ones...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  vampires  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-long
  • His in the Dark by Willow Winters

    His in the Dark by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark...
  • Shred of Darkness by J. Kearston

    Shred of Darkness by J. Kearston

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When a dragon sinks their claws into you, it leaves more than a mark. It’s a promise they’ll never let you go.When my stalker closes in, my fated mates convince me to return to the place I swore I'd never see again; Khalida, the shifter safe haven. I sought refuge there once before, only to end up drugged and once again fighting for my freedom...
  • Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith

    Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I take my pleasure where and when I please. But nothing’s sweeter than the taste of a submissive woman--one who wants revenge. She’s smart, brazen, fearless when she ought not to be. I’ll teach her the monster living in the shadows can and will hunt her back.But the creatures who killed her sister want to take her from me.I won't allow it. She belongs to me now.Only by me.Forever...
  • Legacy of the Gods: Jackals Wrath MC by Skyler Andra

    Legacy of the Gods: Jackals Wrath MC by Skyler Andra

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was lost and alone until they found me. Ruthless. Killers. Bikers.Now I belong to them. But after what they did to me, we have a long way to go before forgiveness.Someone is screwing with the Jackal’s motorcycle club business. They know what we are. Who we are. Always one step ahead. And they won’t stop until we’re six feet under.To stop our enemies, it’s time to fulfil my legacy...
  • Grey's Tribute by Rachelle Mills

    Grey's Tribute by Rachelle Mills

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    He was a wild animal cutting down anything that came in his path towards me. His icy gaze paralyzed me, holding me hostage, all I could do is watch, I tried to will myself to walk away, to move, to take myself to safety. I was firmly rooted, my heavy legs felt like anchors weighing me down, holding me in place...
  • The Brutal Fae's Life by Lola Glass

    The Brutal Fae's Life by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The hot fae guy I'm in love with thinks of me like a sister… doesn't he?I've been trying to make him see that we're more than just friends for months, to no avail.But then we find an entire society of fae women, who threaten to take me from him.And he steals me away to his house to make sure no one can remove me from his side.Even after a night in his bed, he won't admit what he feels for me...
  • Protect Me by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand

    Protect Me by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I ran from my cruel fiancé…and found myself in the arms of three powerful shifters.When I throw myself at the mercy of the Ringmaster in No Man’s Land, I’m only seeking temporary refuge. A place to hide from the corruption and death that waits for me back home.Three months. That’s all I have until the protection the circus provides me expires...
  • Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Death.For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything.For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny.She was fated to die.Many times.To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her...
  • Ruined by the Dragon by Meg Xuemei X

    Ruined by the Dragon by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The final book in the Crown of Thorns and Sins duet.RyderI thought the gods’ curse made me feel this insatiable bloodlust that turns my heart black.I assume I live only for the next hunt. But all this time, I’ve been looking for her, waiting for her, and craving her...
  • King of Cups by Amy Kuivalainen

    King of Cups by Amy Kuivalainen

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    'King of Cups' is the third book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance. Nico D’Argento has a pirate problem in the Adriatic that is only getting worse. As a general in Venice's navy, he should be above petty vendettas, but the Pirate King has robbed one ship too many, and now Nico is out for blood...
  • Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A woman marked by death.A demon who would send her there himself.A revolution that will change it all.Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away...
  • Star Spear by Geneva Monroe

    Star Spear by Geneva Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed to save a kingdom.Consumed by wrath.Which will burn hotter, love or vengeance?Prince Callen Shadow left Innesvale with one goal: Bring the Fire Singer home, no matter the cost. Seduction and lies were easy for him - until her. Now Cal is realizing the cost of saving his kingdom may be losing the only woman he’s ever loved...
    Categorized as:
    fated-mates  fantasy  magic  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...
  • Out of Sight: Completed Duet by Katie May

    Out of Sight: Completed Duet by Katie May

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve only ever known two things.Darkness and pain. Blind since a young age, I spent my life as an experiment and test subject. My days were spent in torment.Until one day…I fought back.Only to end up a prisoner once again.Nightmare Penitentiary houses the most dangerous criminals in the supernatural world...
  • What Beats Within the Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan

    What Beats Within the Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can the man who shattered her heart also be the key to saving her soul?Lyra has endured far more than any woman her age should. She has a heart full of scars and a mind teeming with questions that can only be answered in Zomea, the alleged realm of the dead. To get there, she must complete the last ceremony to open a bridge...
  • Primal Territory by Adrian Blue

    Primal Territory by Adrian Blue

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lorna has tracked and studied wolves all over the world. But this trip is different. This time she is the one being tracked. The one being studied. Something massive and savage has claimed this territory, and tonight it will claim her...
  • Abducted for the Pack by Natalia Prim

    Abducted for the Pack by Natalia Prim

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    WARNING: THIS RH/POLY NOVEL CONTAINS DARK SUBJECT MATTERPlease visit nataliaprim.com for the content warning! Monsters are real... and I'm in love with them. I’ve always been the quiet wallflower. Invisible. Unremarkable. No friends, and no memories worth having. Coasting through my last year of college, I take a chance on a frat party, and wake up later surrounded by monsters,...
  • Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes

    Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’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...
  • Ink & Feathers: A Bonus Scene Anthology by Nikki St. Crowe

    Ink & Feathers: A Bonus Scene Anthology by Nikki St. Crowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE DARK ONE FINALLY SPEAKS.Lost Boys, Demon Kings, and Cursed Vampires... Dive back into your favorite worlds with a collection of bonus scenes by Nikki St. Crowe. The collection includes several Lost Boy a Halloween short story set at the Pied Piper’s house, a strip poker scene with Bash, Vane, and Winnie, and a brunch date Winnie will never forget...
  • Red Island by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark

    Red Island by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Red Island is a STANDALONE, but would be better enjoyed if you've read the 24690 series and the Garden of the Gods series by A. A. Dark. For those not aware, ALL books by A. A. Dark share the same book world.Once upon a time , a stolen princess from a faraway land fell in love with a terrifying Dragon. He was tough and unbending...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  dark  abuse  magic  paranormal  fantasy  length-medium
  • A Fated Vow by Amanda Aggie

    A Fated Vow by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    For fans of 'A Court of Thorns and Roses', 'Bride of the Shadow King', and 'The Bargainer' series, this enemies to lovers fantasy romance between a villain with the power to command death and an elf lord's daughter is bound to have you reading late into the night. As the only living child of the Elf Lord, I'm set to inherit the Elven Islands...
  • Shift of Morals by K. Webster

    Shift of Morals by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I found him when he was a boy.Bloody. Mangled. Near death.If I’d been a merciful alpha, I would’ve snapped his neck and ended him right then.Except, I didn’t.Something in his big brown eyes tugged at my heart strings.I kept him. Healed him. Raised him to be fierce, loyal, and brave.Now that he’s an adult, everything’s changing.He’s no longer the soft, scared beta I once thought he was...
  • Liberation by Stella Rainbow

    Liberation by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    A wyvern who doesn't trust humans. A human who implicitly trusts him. AmellI knew what monsters looked like, because I'd been raised by one, afraid and unable to get away because he was the strongest thing I knew. Until the day our village was attacked by a mythical beast and it almost made the monster wet himself...
  • Bad Moon Rising by Katie May, Steffanie Holmes

    Bad Moon Rising by Katie May, Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m Lily Dean, and all I want is a normal life.Prom night is approaching, and I’m trying to build up the courage to ask my two best friends—Jackson and Orion, the dark and mysterious Bellua twins. We grew up next door to each other, and even though the rest of the town thinks they’re freaks because their parents were killed during some spooky occult ritual, I love hanging out with them...
  • His to Claim by Piper Stone

    His to Claim by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She was forbidden, but a beast takes his mate.For centuries my kind have hidden our feral nature, our brute strength, and our savage instincts. But this human female is my mate, and nothing will keep me from claiming and ravaging her.She is mine to tame and protect, and if my belt doesn't teach her to obey then she'll learn in a much more shameful fashion...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  suspense  paranormal  dark  spanking  m-f  bdsm  fantasy
  • Mating Games by Nikki Jefford

    Mating Games by Nikki Jefford

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    * Nominated Best Romance Novel of 2018 by Penned Con. *When resistance turns to desire, all bets are off.Beautiful and vivacious wolf shifter, Jordan spurns the match her father is pushing between her and the swaggering mammoth, Raider. She'd happily let one of her fawning sisters have him, but her packmates are taking bets on who Raider will ultimately claim...
  • Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'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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