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Origins by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingseBook box set of paranormal romance novels by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, and Sharie Kohler plus teasers from the latest books in their seriesA Hunger Like No Other, Awaken Me Darkly & Marked by... -
![A Very Meowy Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Very Meowy Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeing cool as a cat is harder than it looks when unexpected love strikes!Single dad and bobcat shifter Mason has moved to Virtue to raise his toddler in the safety of a shifter community. But minor catastrophe strikes when his daughter escapes to play in the woods, and the last thing Mason expects when she's found is to meet his mate...Categorized as:
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![Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden]()
Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratings***STANDALONE***Sky Adler isn't looking for a man. She's happy being Gerri Wilder's newest assistant and excited she's on a mission to scope out a new client. She did not expect the town residents to treat her like she committed a crime and for the client to be hot enough to melt the ozone. She definitely needs a cold shower, but she's a professional, she can handle it. Maybe. Hopefully... -
![Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratings- Book 5 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series - Rae Lynn Dormer is about to find out just what kind of monsters are lurking in the wilderness of Hells Canyon. Determined to do a good deed, she gives a stranger a ride to a ranger camp nestled deep in the Seven Devils Mountains. The problem is, when she gets there, her new acquaintance turns into a lion in the front seat of her Honda...Categorized as:
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![Probable Fear by Julie Trettel]()
Probable Fear by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes the path to destiny really sucks ass.I should have died on our last big mission and it’s messing with my head.I know I need to get over it, but I just can’t.There’s a lead on a new Collector and Delta’s getting called in to assist.Paralyzed by irrational fears and guilt, I don’t know if I can do this again.But if I don’t, I’ll never meet her...Categorized as:
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![Stoneheart Lion by Zoe Chant]()
Stoneheart Lion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's a shifter fixer who can fix anything ... except herself. Exiled from her clan, jaguar shifter Max is a P.I. who handles unique shifter problems. Incriminating photos, blackmail, mate problems? Max helps others solve their problems because there is no cure for her own loneliness. At least none that she knows. But she's never had a problem like him before .. -
![Her Dragon Lover by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Lover by Roxie Ray
He shot me down…why can’t I forget about him?I gathered up my nerve to approach Stefan... only for him to reject me. That was months ago, but I still can't stop thinking about him, no matter how hard I try to get over it. Unfortunately, fate keeps throwing us together... -
![Condor Deck Party by Zoe Chant]()
Condor Deck Party by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Ros’s best friend offers her an all-expenses paid vacation to a cabin in the Northwoods, Ros jumps at the chance to get away from it all. Her apartment’s flooded, she lost her job, her boyfriend ran off to France, and it seems like her luck can’t get any worse… and that’s when the fire condors show up... -
![Blackstone Ranger Guardian by Alicia Montgomery]()
Blackstone Ranger Guardian by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFighting for his mateWhen John Krieger rescues a stranded fox shifter in the middle of a snowstorm, he never expected that she would turn out to be his mate. However, the darkness lurking in his soul prevents him from claiming her and he pushes her away. When he realizes his mistake, he vows to make himself into someone who deserves her... -
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Silver by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dragon as a coworker? Complicated. Adrien the silver dragon has everything most humans could want. But as a dragon awakened in the modern world he misses his old life, his powers (which have been temporarily restrained) and the way he used to lord his status over others... -
![Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant]()
Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant
A curvy single mom burned by love + a unique half-eagle, half-lion shifter firefighter with a wounded soul + the little boy who brings them together = one heart-warming romance! Single mom Hayley Parker has always had to face every parenting challenge on her own — but when her five-year-old son unexpectedly turns into a lion cub, she finds herself with more than she can handle... -
![Silver Basilisk by Zoe Chant]()
Silver Basilisk by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou're never too old for a second chance. What would you do if the love of your life, who vanished without a trace sixty years ago, walked into the cafe where you're peacefully having tea with your friends, as handsome as ever and calling you his long-lost darling? If you're Godiva, you throw a custard pie at him. The course of true love never did run smooth. Godiva gave up on love .. -
![Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratings****Baby It's Cold Out Bear was part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology, A Very Alpha Christmas. It can absolutely be read as a standalone short story.**** Emry Mason doesn’t expect to be pulled out of an icy ditch by a registered bear shifter, and she certainly doesn’t expect her rescuer to be as alluring as Graylan Young... -
![Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery]()
Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDante Muccino’s wolf is restless. After watching all his friends and family pair up with their True Mates, the animal inside him wants what they have. Children. Family. And a woman to call his own. When he runs into rival Holly Taylor, his wolf is intrigued, but the frosty chef won’t give him the time of day... -
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![The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA woman whose world is crumbling beneath her feet…Single mom and red dragon shifter Sage is working as hard as she can to keep her clan alive. But with a dangerous, dictatorial leader, a tiny camp in the woods, and dwindling numbers, it’s a daunting job. She just wants her daughter to grow up safe and happy. Is that so much to ask?It seems like it might be—until she meets her mate... -
![Wolfing Her Down by Milly Taiden]()
Wolfing Her Down by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAva North is more comfortable talking to a dead man than a live one. Unfortunately, that also means it's that much harder to find love. She's in her forties and an introvert. Chasing down bad guys and being the best homicide Lieutenant is a piece of cake. Mmm cake. Finding a good man to share life with? That's another story... -
![Dragon Lover by Donna Grant, Antony Ferguson]()
Dragon Lover by Donna Grant, Antony Ferguson
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant returns with the next exciting story in the Dragon Kings series.Can she learn to love the man—as well as the dragon within?Sensual. Clever. Daring. There’s only one thing Kendrick yearns for—peace that has eluded the Dragon Kings. Zora may have been made in the image of Earth, but it’s a far cry from home... -
![Bear for the Holidays by Zoe Chant]()
Bear for the Holidays by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's home for the holidays, but not in the way he expected.Bear shifter and biologist Nik Shevchenko is home in Colorado for the first time in years, and as soon as he’s done with the heron count that brought him back, he’s heading to his parents’ place for the bright, boisterous holiday he’s been craving for ages...Categorized as:
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![Her Dragon Rebel by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Rebel by Roxie Ray
Is he more than a spoiled playboy?I need people in this town to take me seriously.I’m the only female handyman—er, handywoman—around, and my business depends on it.But the town’s men just won’t listen.Enter Rico. He’s a troublemaker, but he needs a job.Nobody else wants to work for me.It’s perfect.There’s no way I’m falling for the playboy.She’s my only hope.Get a job or lose everything... -
![Technical Threat by Julie Trettel]()
Technical Threat by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHis job’s at stake, but she may prove to be an even bigger technical threat to his heart.Tarron has met his match with a ruthless cyberhacker who has a personal vendetta against the Raglan. When she breeches Westin Force’s security Tarron must move in to stop her. That proves easier said than done when his Nonna steps up to help and meddle in his love life... -
![Christmas at Kaitlyn's Place by Julie Trettel]()
Christmas at Kaitlyn's Place by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI certainly didn't ask Santa for a sexy, brooding, lone wolf single dad for Christmas this year. Brock certainly has his issues.He's demanding.Growly.And over protective.He yelled at me and told me to go away.i was so shocked that I was halfway home before I even relealized he was my true mate.He hasn't been around a Pack in a long time.And I think he may have forgotten the joy of Christmas...Categorized as:
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![Silver Chimera by Zoe Chant]()
Silver Chimera by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn SILVER SHIFTERS, Godiva Hidalgo opened her home to women with nowhere to go. Godiva's House is a place to stop running, a place to rest and heal—and a place to fall in love.Wendy just met the man of her dreams. Too bad she's wearing a chicken suit...At fifty-two, Wendy is a single mom with a shy son and a terrible ex-husband, working as caretaker for Godiva’s House...Categorized as:
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![Pack Alpha's Redemption by Milly Taiden]()
Pack Alpha's Redemption by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWolf alpha Wilder Wolverton is known for two things – being CEO of Blood Moon Agency and his grumpiness. He runs the pack and the protection agency with an iron fist, but his hardened exterior hides a secret. Five years ago, Wilder met his mate but she couldn’t be his. At least, until she walks back into his life. Amelia Sunderland didn’t choose her husband...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecret doesn’t always mean safeKenth left the Alaskan palace to raise his secret daughter alone, outside of the spotlight of royalty, and away from the pressures of fame and celebrity. Her abduction drives him raging back for answers, straight to his estranged family...and his spell-fated mate... -
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Lumi by Crystal North
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife for Lumi is tough but she’s not complaining. She’s a single mom in a new town (country!) and she’s trying to make friends, launch her own business, and deal with whatever powers her daughter is sure to emerge with any day now.The last thing on her mind is love. In fact, she actively avoids it. Romance brings her out in hives. Nasty ones...Categorized as:
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![Waging War by Julie Trettel]()
Waging War by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMistaken for a shifter, superhuman, Jake Forrester found himself amid a paranormal world. Shifters had physical advantages over him, but he stubbornly worked even harder, pushing himself to the max to prove himself time and time again. At last he’s landed his dream job as the newest member of Bravo unit... -
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Unicorn's Instinct by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAll that Tara wants is for her mommy to be happy. (And a puppy.)Kirin are supposed to be lucky, but Vivian feels like her own luck is anything but good. Vivian had a literal unicorn…and tragically lost him while she was three months pregnant and chasing a three-year-old...Categorized as:
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![A Deer for Dion by Lorelei M. Hart]()
A Deer for Dion by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt all started with a miss…Omega jerboa shifter Dion has a great job, amazing friends, and an adorable pet dog. Two years ago, he’d have said that he had everything he could ever want and more. That was before he went to Comic Congress and scented his mate. For a split second, he thought all of his dreams were coming true at once. They weren’t... -
![Titanium by Terry Bolryder]()
Titanium by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA dragon contractor? Expensive. Unless you're the woman Titus Kroll just fell madly in love with. As a decisive, capable, and newly awakened metal dragon, Titus is used to seeing what he wants and going after it. Right now that's Bree Durell, a sweet, curvy woman who needs help with her house badly and can't afford to pay... -
![Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray
No guy is worth risking my heart until Maddox gets close …I can’t keep using my daughter as an excuse to stay out of the dating pool, but finding a partner as a single mom is hard. I’d much rather get lost in my work, but I don’t want to be alone forever. Enter Madd. He’s not what I expected: too young, not settled, but he might be just what I need... -
![Final Extraction by Julie Trettel]()
Final Extraction by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHis mate is gone. His life is empty. Survival is all he has left.When an unexpected ally gives Silas Granger a shimmer of hope, he’ll stop at nothing to find the truth. His hatred for the Raglan has increased exponentially. It’s no longer a job—it’s personal. Silas will fight to the death until they are permanently ended and the final extraction has been made... -
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Snow Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't miss the highly anticipated installment in the Wolves of Willow Bend as we travel north to one of the most secretive packs in the U.S. Ranae is the youngest of the Buckleys— the only girl among three powerful male siblings. Her restlessness and dominant nature affected her every relationship within Willow Bend, not to mention testing the patience of her Alpha... -
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Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA single mom with a terrifying ex… …and a Marine veteran on fire with the need to protect her. Stella Davidson is caught in a trap. She wants a stable life and a good future for her teenaged daughter—but her old home near Glacier National Park isn’t safe. Her ex-boyfriend is stalking her... -
![Nothing to Chance by Julie Trettel]()
Nothing to Chance by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow can two people live in the same pack their whole lives and never cross paths?It is the largest wolf shifter pack in the world, and she is eight years older than me.She seems to think our age difference is an issue.But age is just a number.I may be a man of few words, but I'm a lover and a fighter.And she's about to learn just how far I'm willing to go for what's mine...Categorized as:
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![Desired by the Dragon by Bella Drake]()
Desired by the Dragon by Bella Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was banished for crimes against the dragon clan. She’s the daughter of a dragon elder. When these true mates meet, will his past destroy their future?FBI SWAT leader Wyatt Carson came to terms with being an outcast long ago. Or so he thought, until he meets the one thing a banished dragon cannot have: his true mate... -
![Wolf's Prize by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Wolf's Prize by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours!Paranormal passion only a shifter can deliver. Let the games begin.They say I'm wild, untamed, savage.They're not wrong.I prefer my fur rather than skin.I haven't set paw in the village in sixteen years.Nor have I wanted to.Until now.Until her...Categorized as:
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![Crown of Fate by Everly Frost]()
Crown of Fate by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis dark soul will be my ruin…My enemy has been revealed and my heart is in tatters. A power far greater than any I ever imagined has now laid claim to me.Every move I make tightens the web of secrets that have been wound around me, filling me with a burning need for answers to match the heat of this dark king's touch and bring me the vengeance I seek... -
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Alpha Rancher Bear by Lauren Esker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA take-charge alpha with commitment issues + a midwife who's not about to give up control of her well-ordered life + a roadside winter disaster = an explosive romance that's about to blow up everything they both thought they wanted! Alec Tanner isn't looking for a mate. The tough, reclusive alpha of the Pinerock County bears likes his life just fine... -
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James by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSkin Walker Sentry, James, is known for his jokes and good humor, but when he comes face-to-face with his past, there isn’t anything funny about it. Prim is the woman who wrecked him all those years ago. She’s his enemy, and regardless of the passion they once shared, James is determined to put her where she belongs, in a cell. PrimRose is done running from her past... -
![Omega’s Choice: An Omegaverse Romance by Mina Carter]()
Omega’s Choice: An Omegaverse Romance by Mina Carter
No one wants the attention of an alpha. Huge, Brutal, dominant… but what happens when you’re pretending to be one?I’ve always been an alpha. At least, that’s what I’ve been told all my life. But one look at Thale Barnes, and I’m running scared. Something about the big, brutal alpha gets my motor running. And it shouldn’t... -
![Protected Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Protected Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.I did it.I packed my bags, said adios to city life, and left my troubled past behind for a little town tucked in the bosom of nowhere.Why?Oh, let's call it the need for a fresh start.Or desperation. Yeah, we can call it desperation, that works... -
![Handle With Bear by P. Jameson]()
Handle With Bear by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBear shifter, West Phillips, wasn’t looking for a mate… but he finds her anyway when a sweet and curvy delivery woman shows up at his doorstep. And at the least convenient time possible. His clan isn’t safe. It harbors lost and troubled youth, and hides a gnarly mutant shifter that no one can control. Not exactly the right place to settle down with the woman of your dreams... -
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Gold by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dragon as a fake fiance? Risky... Dante Gildenstern, leader of the noble metal dragons, used to have it all. Wealth, privilege, women fawning all over his beauty. Now, newly awakened in the modern world, his powers are restrained and he's forced to work at a dating club with the other noble metal dragons in an effort to acquaint them with humanity and hopefully help them find mates... -
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Pulled to the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBlake turns into one possessive polar bear shifter when he sees the girl who belongs to him. Nobody, including that vicious dragon shifter is going to stop him from claiming what's his. This is the fifth book in the Alphas in Heat series featuring the bear shifters from the Blackcloud Point fire station. Fire-fighting bear shifters? Yes, please! The books can be read in any order...Categorized as:
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![The Ocean's Heart (The Lunaterra Chronicles) by Debbie Cassidy]()
The Ocean's Heart (The Lunaterra Chronicles) by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen the Sea King falls for the fake princess meant for his son.Royal by name only, Thalia Faircaster has lived her life by the sword, in service to an isle that is rapidly descending into ruin—the lands growing bitter and infertile, even as the population grows... -
![Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler]()
Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's on the run for her life ... As a child, she-wolf healer Reika Snow was promised as a mate to three were-lynxes to prevent a war between her pack and the lynx clan. Her freedom is coming to an end as her twenty-third birthday arrives. With her bleak future as the subjugated bride of the three males looms near, she does the only thing she can think of ... she runs... -
![The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant]()
The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant
A curvy outdoorswoman who’s been forced inside + a snow leopard shifter who wants to help her roam free + a forbidden connection = one thrilling romance! Curvy Teri Lowell is stuck at home. Three months ago, she was terribly injured in a car accident. Now she’s almost recovered—but she’s lost control of her life... -
![The Snow Leopard's Heart by Zoe Chant]()
The Snow Leopard's Heart by Zoe Chant
A curvy waitress who’s hiding a secret + a snow leopard shifter who just wants to be left alone + a sudden, undeniable passion = one exhilarating romance! Curvy Nina Williams has given up on finding a family. Ever since she was kicked out of her parents’ house for being a shifter, she’s been searching for a pack that will accept her—with no success... -
![Choices by Bryce Evans]()
Choices by Bryce Evans
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the Alpha of his Jaguar clan, Judd Walsh is supposed to be open minded and objective in all decisions. However, he draws the line when it comes to vampires. A vampire stole the life of someone important to him, and he would rather be protecting anyone else. Until a pretty vampire sparks his jaguar like no one else ever has... -
![Damaged Daddy Bear by Leela Ash, Tabitha St. George]()
Damaged Daddy Bear by Leela Ash, Tabitha St. George
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dark mystery is brewing in this small town … and a heated passion arising… Death haunts Rex Fairburn. His wife, his best friends… all have died, leaving him to care for four grieving children. From the ruins of the past, he’s built a loving, tight-knit family – one he would die to protect. Providing for them consumes him and leaves him neither the time nor a desire for love...
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