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Married into the Mob: MM Mpreg Shifter Mafia Romance by Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI went to City Hall to file paperwork, not steal a husband, and I refuse to let him go… even when he asks. My life isn’t conducive to love. I’m the bad guy, the one people are warned about, the one that people talk about only in whispers, the one people fear. Nothing about me shouts mating material. That doesn’t stop me from taking what is mine when I scent my true mate marrying my enemy... -
![Such a Sweet Omega by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Such a Sweet Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCuffed is where I come to forget all the pain. As an owner of the club and the resident healer, I ensure that some of the riskier kink does not result in harm to our members, their guests, and staff. Or at least I provide Band-Aids and salve to the dominants when kissing the boo-boos isn’t enough. We try not to let anything worse than that occur... -
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![Angel in Black Leather Pants by Lisa Oliver]()
Angel in Black Leather Pants by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCloverleah Pack Series, Book 9. Adair was tired of waiting. He knew he had a mate, although they'd never met, and his waiting wasn't made any easier watching Tobias snuggling close with his two mates. He'd thought a lot of the smaller wolf at one time. All he had was the company of his two brothers, and endless patrols trying to keep the Cloverleah pack lands safe... -
![The Doable Dragon by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Doable Dragon by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeter I was one of the lucky ones. At least that was what I’d been told my entire life. And maybe I was. Not many shifters will take in a foundling dragon the way my adoptive rabbit colony did. Only I was taken in but not accepted, and that sucked. When my beau of two years left me to mate with another, it sucked. But I was used to it. No one stuck with me for long... -
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![Healing Winter by Minerva Howe]()
Healing Winter by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJameson has been living for the pack ever since he and his brother took over leadership. When he met Lucien, he knew the sweet, isolated outcast was the one for him, but it took forever to get back to Lucien to take his mate home with him...Categorized as:
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![How to Rescue Your Surprise Baby by Anna Wineheart]()
How to Rescue Your Surprise Baby by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurprise baby. Frenemies on a rescue mission. Alpha/Alpha, alpha-preg. Telos has a secret he's taking to his grave. Instead of the small, vulnerable men he's supposed to want, he can't stop thinking about a certain broad-shouldered shifter in his alpha friend group. The man he's on a rescue mission with. Of course, Mav hates his guts... -
![Sweetheart by Athena Steller]()
Sweetheart by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLevi. He left behind his clutch, his parents, and siblings for the chance of finding his mate. The person who was meant to be just for him. The perfect match promised by the fates for the chosen ones. Finding his mate nearly brought Levi to his knees with happiness. Mason, a park ranger, was everything he could have ever wanted as a partner. As his boy... -
![Missed ConEGGtions by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar]()
Missed ConEGGtions by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLiving as a human is fine… that is until you find yourself shifting on a hike…in front of your natural enemy, only to have your snake declare them your mate. Alpha dragon shifter Laden was down on his luck, when a distant relative took him in and gave him a new start. Now he has his own company and a flight he feels at peace among. If only he wasn’t so lonely... -
![Blood Fall by Crista Crown]()
Blood Fall by Crista Crown
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJosh Thomas had been turned into a vampire three years ago, and every day had been torture ever since then. Until he escaped his captors. But he wasn't trying to grab a chance at life, he was trying to find escape in true death. Kaden Ward had never imagined he could be so compatible with someone he could hear their thoughts, but he's found that in Josh. And Josh's mind is a dark and broken place... -
![Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley]()
Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley
Farley. His 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...Categorized as:
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![Dragon's Dusk by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes]()
Dragon's Dusk by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
I have been a runt, a disappointment, and a monster. Now, I am simply a man. This wouldn’t be so strange, if yesterday, I weren’t a dragon. Locked away and isolated after a vicious attack left a princess blind, my greatest joy has been my bonded rider, Kostya. My Kostya is a prince with the weight of a kingdom on his shoulders...Categorized as:
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![Protective Daddy by Liam Kingsley]()
Protective Daddy by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe can’t see past his own scars . .. After he was left for dead in a wildfire, Ian can’t help his monstrous appearance. No one could love him with his beastly features, not even his own family. Add in the fact that he’s an omega raising a daughter on his own and he’s destined to remain single for good... -
![Knot Afraid by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown]()
Knot Afraid by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvan Nilsen's Ideal Omega:. • funny. • gentle. • just as awkward as Evan. I always imagined I'd end up with someone kind of like me. Maybe even a nurse so we could open our own practice, saving the world one omega or baby at a time. But then Luis Alfaro walks in, scared, dark, and dangerous—and I freeze like the rabbit I am... -
![Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson]()
Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow do you rebuild a broken nation? Iskandir doesn’t know, but as resistance leader turned peacetime governor, he’s trying his best, even though he believes his best will never be good enough. But things are about to get a lot worse in Tiallat. First, the rats begin to die. Next, humans begin to sicken too... -
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![Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrow your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not. Alpha and pack Beta, Perry never planned to become part of a fledgling pack, but when the bond between he and his packmates formed, it felt right. Fractured fang is where he belongs and he had the hard work to prove it. Or so he thinks. When the youngest members of his pack become ill, he sets off on a mission to find the cure... -
![A Bunny for Bruce by Lorelei M. Hart]()
A Bunny for Bruce by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt all started with a pink slip… Omega bunny shifter Wayne was living the corporate dream. That was until his company decided to close his entire division. Living near his fluffle has always been top priority for Wayne, but when the best job he can find locally doesn’t even pay his rent, he has no choice but to widen his search area... -
![Brewing for My Mate by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Brewing for My Mate by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI started the Oliver Creek Brew five years ago before Oliver Creek went from sleepy and dying to a bustling, trendy town. I wait daily for my omega to walk right in and order a coffee. Perhaps I’ve been reading too many romance novels. I long for him, whoever he is. Everyone loves coffee and pastries, and I even offer a selection of superior loose-leaf teas... -
![Hal's Silence by Lisa Oliver]()
Hal's Silence by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetermined to do more than hide out in Arrowtown, Lion shifter Hal Lamont decides to head out on a road trip. Armed with his speech app, enough pens and papers to sink a battleship, and a deep desire to find his long lost confidence, he sets out, planning a short stay in Jackson before seeing where the open road will take him... -
![Keeping Him: Thoreau Book Two by Mary Ann Weir]()
Keeping Him: Thoreau Book Two by Mary Ann Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThoreau Jones is the darling of the Five Fangs wolf pack. Everyone loves him, especially his new family - including a wolf companion who knows exactly how it feels to lose your other half... -
![His Feral Omega Mate by Jax Stuart]()
His Feral Omega Mate by Jax Stuart
Dragons have come to Sweetwater! With their help, can the pack finally put an end to the attacks by the Northarbor aviary? Deke never imagined he would find a fated mate, much less a dragon like Ozyn, a species thought to be extinct. He has to wonder at fate's plans not only for him, but for the pack he protects...Categorized as:
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![Claiming His Passion by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Claiming His Passion by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Escaping his past, means embracing his Alpha. Omega Timothy is known by all as Cujo. Why? Because he bit the alpha he was sold to and hasn’t shifted back since. His pack thinks he lost his humanity, but he is there alongside his wolf. Only he can’t take his skin, his fur is his armor. It’s the only way to keep himself truly safe... -
![Protecting Peter by Casey Drake]()
Protecting Peter by Casey Drake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHawk Connolly knows Joshua Thornston is their bad guy, but his pack needs an in to get the proof they need. Enter Peter Thornston and his celebutante siblings—pretty faces whose only talents are wearing clothes and being seen. Taking a shot at them in public is the quickest way to get in the door, and Hawk is prepared for everything… except discovering Peter is his mate... -
![Pulled from the Darkness by Jamie Lynn]()
Pulled from the Darkness by Jamie Lynn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLion shifter omega Aeson had spent his life trapped in a traditionalist pride where he was treated as property and with no more empathy than one would have for your average chair. After being declared ‘defective’ by his pride, he was abandoned by his father in the human city. Rescued by a human member of the Dry Lake Pack, Aeson must adapt to his dramatically changed life... -
![Running from the Past by Jamie Lynn]()
Running from the Past by Jamie Lynn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJosh was raised in a home with an abusive father who gave him not a single shred of love or attention. Labeled by his father, his school and the courts as incompetent and dangerous to those around him, Josh knows that his life is unfair. He knows that he is none of those things, but his own self-doubts keep him from standing up for himself... -
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![The Wolf's Forbidden Alpha by Ava Beringer]()
The Wolf's Forbidden Alpha by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy fated mate leads our rival pack. Can our forbidden love flourish, or will a terrible secret rip us apart? Omega wolf Larkin Bolder was raised by his much-older brothers after a tragedy rocked the family. Back home from college, he’s all grown up, but they still treat him like a pup. Then Larkin meets his fated mate, Tracer Ramirez... -
![Claiming My Co-Worker by Liam Kingsley]()
Claiming My Co-Worker by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn't looking for more than a quick and dirty rebound - so why do I have all of these feelings? I know that I can be gruff and blunt, and I've never really been the romantic type. Still, I thought we were happy together. It turns out my ex didn’t see things the same way... -
![Finding His Passion by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Finding His Passion by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGio always believed he would find his mate. .. he just didn’t expect it to be in a cage. Omega Thorne never minded being the rarest of all shifters, a wombat omega—at least not until the day he was kidnapped because of his rare blood. Now he is trapped in a cage awaiting evils, both known and unknown, thanks to the dark healer who holds him prisoner... -
![The Alpha Hitman's Mate by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Alpha Hitman's Mate by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI thought I was protecting my mate when I let him begin his new life at the safe house. I only destroyed it— just like I do everything I touch. Letting my mate go is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but it’s for the best. Being part of my life would bring him nothing but danger and unlike me, he’d never know what could’ve been. My dragon disagrees and is ready to burn the world to ash... -
![Grayscale by Vinni George, Declan Winters]()
Grayscale by Vinni George, Declan Winters
Cal Hunter didn't hate Jack Grayson the moment he met him. He actually kind of liked the arrogant great white shark shifter . . . until Jack left Cal zip-tied to a bed and stole Cal's job. Now, every time their paths cross, things get heated, and they both have the scars to prove it. Jack has always worked better alone, but there is something about Cal he can't get out of his system...Categorized as:
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![The Krampus Kiss by Hawke Oakley]()
The Krampus Kiss by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a festive omega make Krampus's holiday wish come true? Christmas is Angelo's favorite time of year. He loves the magic, snow and fuzzy feelings. But as a long-time single omega, Angelo yearns to spend the holidays with someone special. When a new alpha is hired at the market to play Santa, Angelo is instantly drawn to him... -
![The Contracted Bear's Mate: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Contracted Bear's Mate: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say dreams really do come true. I didn’t know that it included nightmares. I don’t enjoy being a killer. It isn’t in my nature, but when I am offered a job, one that will help people avoid a fate like my omega twin faced, I jump at the opportunity. I refuse to sit around coding in an office building when I could be making a difference...Categorized as:
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![The King's Man: An MM Slow-Burn Romantasy by Anyta Sunday]()
The King's Man: An MM Slow-Burn Romantasy by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA healer on the rise. A masked merchant hiding too much. A kingdom where the wrong kind of magic can cost you everything. Cael is used to being underestimated. A par-linea healer in a world where magic is only for the elite, he’s fought for every scrap of recognition, and now, he’s finally earned a place in the royal city...Categorized as:
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![A Wolf in Hiding by Charlie Richards]()
A Wolf in Hiding by Charlie Richards
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOut of the Cage: After falling off a cliff and becoming seriously injured, a man’s world is turned upside down. Elroy Greer has been having a really bad month. A co-worker blames him for mistakes he didn’t make. His car is broken into. He lost most of his friends to his ex in the break-up. Then his hiking buddy bails at the last second, leaving Elroy alone at a trailhead... -
![A Valentine’s Wolf Match For Cupid by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar]()
A Valentine’s Wolf Match For Cupid by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI have one job. One. Help shifters find their fated mate. Why do I keep messing it up? It isn’t a hard gig. I don’t need to figure out who to match or where they will be. My boss sends me that information. In theory, it’s the easiest of all the cupid positions, and yet my success rate is 0/13. My boss has given me one more chance... -
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![Make Mine A Bunny by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar]()
Make Mine A Bunny by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShifters are supposed to be able to shift. Omega Griffin is a bunny shifter whose beast takes fright during a hike and takes his fur. Instead of enjoying a walk in the woods, suddenly he’s a defenseless creature, hunted by a predator. Human alpha Logan has just arrived in Riverford to take up a job at a children’s store. His boss, Harry, has a shock of blue hair and a meddlesome uncle, Mr. Lucas... -
![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... -
![Such a Brave Omega by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Such a Brave Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’ve been on the run for so long. Can’t remember the last time I slept in a bed that belonged to me. Had a phone that held contacts. Didn’t live out of a threadbare duffel bag. I fell for the wrong alpha. I left him and now, true to his promise, I am paying the price for abandoning him. Until one night, a car hits me as I cross the street... -
![His Dragon Protector by Jill Haven]()
His Dragon Protector by Jill Haven
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow I'd like to fly that dragon. .. Dragons have been chasing me my entire life, and now my best friend is shacked up with one of them and about to give birth. Normally I’d stay away, but I need to make sure he’s safe. And when I meet Mason, the only person I am worried about is myself…. Mason puts my omega instincts into overdrive and awakens something in me that’s been dormant forever... -
![His Omega Bear by Skye R. Richmond]()
His Omega Bear by Skye R. Richmond
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJaxson has faced more loss than most. After losing his best friend and sister, he’s now raising his niece alone in an unfamiliar town to fulfill his sister’s dying wish. When Rhys offers help, Jaxson reluctantly accepts, appreciating the support despite his reluctance to rely on others. As they grow closer, Jaxson falls for Rhys but senses something is off, preventing him from fully trusting him... -
![Wrong Number, Right Unicorn by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar]()
Wrong Number, Right Unicorn by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Sometimes the wrong number is the exact one you need. When I bought my house, I promised my grandfather that I would always have a landline. He might be gone, but the phone remains, just where it always was. When it rings in the middle of the night, I jump out of bed to answer it. The last time this happened, the news on the other end wasn’t good... -
![Entwined: The Alpha and the Stowaway by Claire Cullen]()
Entwined: The Alpha and the Stowaway by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA M/M Shifter Romance. Tristan is a circus brat, a trained acrobat, born and raised in front of a cheering crowd. Or he was, until he was stolen from his pack and locked away. A daring escape puts him in the hands of Quinn and his pack. He doesn’t trust the alpha, but he needs his help to save the omegas he left behind, even if he has to lie to get it... -
![The Power Of The Bite by Lisa Oliver]()
The Power Of The Bite by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStandalone Wolf Shifter/Vampire Novel. Dax Portrain has it all - he's the next Alpha of the only pack in town, he owns a successful night club and he has men falling all over him every night of the week. So when he catches sight of a new vampire in town, he tries to shrug off the instant attraction he feels. After all, everyone knows that wolf shifters and vampires do not get along... -
![Claimed By Fate by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven]()
Claimed By Fate by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI don’t believe in fate, but this dragon makes me burn …. I want to be a playwright, not a trophy husband to whatever powerful alpha my family chooses. And when they go too far, I can’t take it any more. I’d rather be poor than their pawn. But when my past catches up to me, I do what I do best … make something up. Mason Shanahan isn’t my fiancé, but my family doesn’t need to know that... -
![Of Paper and Wood by Amy Bellows]()
Of Paper and Wood by Amy Bellows
TROY. To inherit the family fortune, I must marry a woman. But first I have one chance at a night of passion with a man. I just wish I could share it with someone who would treat me more like a lover than a customer. After all, it’s my first time. My only time. PARK. Alesto Markin sics his werewolf lackey on anyone who can’t pay him back. One bite, and my life as I know it will be over...Categorized as:
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![Finding His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Finding His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingssometimes fate doesn’t play fair. Alpha Lyle lives his life in his twin brother’s shadow. He’s fine with that. He’d rather be a pack Beta than their Alpha any day of the week... -
![Finding His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Finding His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn introvert and an extrovert walk into a bar. .. no. .. really. Omega Ozzy lives in the shadow of his brother Dylan, the Alpha of the Northbay Pack. He likes it there. He can hide away, letting his brother get all the attention while he goes about the day making his gorgeous furniture. What more could he want in life? Only the things he dare not dream about: a fated mate, true love, a family... -
![His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen]()
His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA]. Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them... -
![From Bad to Worse by April Kelley]()
From Bad to Worse by April Kelley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWesley is always scared. He never thought of himself as naïve, but he realizes he is when the senator he used to work for turns on him. When a wolf shifter, who claims to be his fated mate, comes to his rescue, Wesley knows he’s in even more danger. Paranormals are the enemy, after all. Sully’s mate is the enemy. He’s sure of it before he even meets him... -
![Redemption by Stormy Glenn]()
Redemption by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, vampires, light consensual BDSM, sex toys]. Rogan Owens lives a life of secret misery. Three years ago, he lost his mate, who couldn't come out of the closet and acknowledge their bond. He's suffered in silence ever since, taking over as alpha of his mate's clan. Rogan is overjoyed when he discovers Julian alive... -
![Julio's Wolf by A.C. Katt]()
Julio's Wolf by A.C. Katt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulio Reyes has had a hard life. Orphaned at fourteen, he ran away from a group home to avoid rape but wound up being an independent prostitute in NYC. He has a life plan—go to school, become a stylist and open his own salon. Etienne Daurensbourg is one-hundred and thirty-nine years old and fears he’ll never find his Mate until his friend Alexei introduces him to Julio...
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