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House Rules by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsIn a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps. At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before. It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace...Categorized as:
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Here Kitty, Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston
What do you do when you’ve got a hillbilly tiger by the tail? Or maybe the question should be: what wouldn’t you do… Nikolai Vorislav likes his single life just as it is. Simple, relaxing and quiet. What he doesn’t need is some foul-mouthed Texan hellcat living in his house, eating his food, flirting with his idiot brothers and shooting holes in his home with his granddaddy’s gun... -
Lucas by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Badlands of South Dakota . . . haunting landscapes, legendary outlaws, and . . . vampires? Lucas Donlon, Vampire Lord, is one of the most powerful vampires in North America and beyond. Charming and irreverent to his friends and lovers, he enjoys everything about his life as a vampire...Categorized as:
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Housewarming at the Orchard by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA short story featuring Ivy Jane, Vasic and the Arrow Squad. Timeline: Takes place some time after Shield of Winter and before Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFitting into the Old World isn’t going very well for Boulder boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther: she may have earned a place in a vampire’s service, but now it seems as if every supernatural creature in town has found a reason to hate her...Categorized as:
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Pia Saves the Day by Thea Harrison
In the latest story of the Elder Races, two mates face their deadliest challenge yet—each other… Pia and Dragos’s magical young son Liam (the Peanut), is growing at an unprecedented rate, and if that isn’t enough, he is also exhibiting new, and unpredictable, magical gifts. To protect him, the concerned parents decide to move to upstate New York...Categorized as:
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River Cast by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsEnter a world of fierce wolves, stunning magic and romance... Swept into the world of the Daylight Coven, Caia is caught between her loyalty to the Daylights and her new insight into the hearts of the Midnights. As more obstacles are thrown in her and Lucien's way, Caia is pushed further adrift from him and Pack Errante. With no one to turn to, Caia has to make the most difficult choice of all. -
Wild Night by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story about when Hawke visits the nightclub Wild after being notified about a brewing fight involving SnowDancer juveniles. Timeline: Takes place during Chapter 9 of Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
Texture of Intimacy by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLA New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s phenomenal Psy/Changeling series continues with this sensual exploration of the searing joys and unexpected challenges of mating... SnowDancer healer Lara knows primal ecstasy. She wakes to it every morning, skin-to-skin with the hard male body of the quiet, powerful telepath who is her mate...Categorized as:
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To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear
In this third in the series, wildlife photographer Tessa Anderson must prove her brother innocent of murder charges. But when she discovers a gorgeous naked man barely alive on her beach, she's got a new world of troubles to deal with, not least of which is how he affects her with just a look, a touch, or a whispered word. Hunter Greymore is a lupus garou, a grey werewolf...Categorized as:
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Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLANew York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her explosive Psy/Changeling world as predatory desire becomes a sensual game of control... A dominant changeling wolf, SnowDancer lieutenant Cooper is not known for his patience...Categorized as:
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Hunted by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPower , it comes down to this... those who have it, those who want it. Revenge , the need for it is a fire in the soul, a goad for the unwise. Hunted , the fate of the foolish when they think to become the hunter. The Lord of the Midwest is dead, and the powerful vampires of North America are gathering to choose his successor... -
Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates.It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix.So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us...Categorized as:
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Unawakened Fate by Amanda Nichole
VP Securities. We own this city. As the leader in technological advancements for private and commercial security, we are always in the know, but when our cutting-edge facial recognition software gets stolen, it threatens not only our livelihood but jeopardizes our species as a whole... -
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Pure of Heart by Danielle Parker
It’s not easy being a werewolf. After claiming her first (and hopefully last) victim, Harper thinks she has it all figured out. Her job keeps her busy. Her family locks her up during the full moon. She’s even friends with the local vet who is always armed with tranquilizers.But her fragile grip on the situation can’t last...Categorized as:
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Primal Desires by Susan Sizemore
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEnter a world of dark, irresistible passions, where a powerful vampire finds the one woman who can satisfy his every hunger.... In Las Vegas, Jason Cage is known as "The Beast Master." But his onstage feats of magic are nothing compared to the abilities he keeps hidden from human eyes. Jason is Prime of his vampire family, and once used his telepathic skills to tame wild werewolves... -
Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"By the author of Heart of the Wolf, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year" "This delicious alpha hero will leave you wild for more." --Nicole North, author of Devil in a Kilt "All she wants is the truth..." Lelandi Wildhaven is determined to discover the truth about her beloved sister's mysterious death. But everyone thinks she's out to make a bid for her sister's widowed mate..Categorized as:
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Steel Beauty by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsShe's everything a big bad wolf could want. Coping with a devastating injury is hard enough for Belinda--Belle--Campbell. Forced separation from her destined mate while she heals is almost more than she can endure. Until she is strong enough to take up her duties as Luna of the Poconos Wolf Pack, however, the safest place for her is Halle...Categorized as:
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Stefan by V.A. Dold
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeautiful, successful, and plus-sized El suffered a violent attack that has left her hating all handsome, wealthy men. Unfortunately for Stefan, he’s exactly what she hates. Stefan is a playboy to the extreme with one hard and fast rule: date a woman once, take her to bed, and be gone before morning. Until El...Categorized as:
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Wolf Fever by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFate turned nurse Carol Woods into a wolf, but she refuses to let being a lupus garou define her life. Ordered by her pack leader to find a mate and commit to shifting, there is only one gray wolf that catches Carol's interest; but Chaz McKinley makes it very clear that unless she's willing to accept what she is, he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Can't Be Love by Julie Trettel
Lily Westin has waited her entire life to find her one true mate. She has big dreams and expectations of what her perfect man will be like. A dreamer and a lover, Lily patiently waits as each of her siblings finds their mate, just waiting for the day she feels the tingle run down her spine and her happily ever after finally begins... -
Shake That Sass by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s an Alpha looking for a home. She’s an outsider with no one to call her own. Can they find what they’re searching for in each other? Derrick Rand is an Alpha Dire Wolf, a rare and powerful species of Shifter. Tired of the nomadic life, he’s looking for a place to call home. He receives an email from a female Shifter inviting him to a small town called Blue Creek...Categorized as:
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Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now.Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her.Clara...Categorized as:
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To Kiss A Wolf by Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayal is a wound that never heals.I lost my fated mate, the man who sets my heart racing with only a glance, due to one stupid mistake. Now, injured, weak, and drowning in my own guilt, I’m scrambling for a plan to get him back. But I know I can't rescue Levi on my own... -
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The Complete Bloodling Serial: Episodes 1-5 by Aimee Easterling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA price, a princess, and a promise. Wolfie Young is a bloodling, a rare shifter born in wolf rather than in human form. Although he has trouble handling simple human interactions, the alpha soon finds his niche as the benevolent dictator of a pack of outcasts and misfits. But while struggling to grow into his responsibilities, Wolfie falls into Crazy Wilder's trap...Categorized as:
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Magic Touch by Leia Stone, Lucia Ashta
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen the three siren sisters disappear into the underworld, Evie Black thinks she might finally get a break from the chaos that had become her life. Not a chance. Someone from her past shows up out of nowhere, and now the Akuma demons are on Evie's trail... -
Trapped with the Werewolf by Lola Glass
All it took was one look to end my life...Because one look is all it takes to trigger a werewolf's mate hunt.And when a wolf is hunting, he doesn't stop until his mate either dies or becomes a wolf too.Now I'm trapped in some guy's house, he's stuck in his wolf form, and there's no way out for either of us.Life as I knew it is over, but my fight to survive is only beginning...Categorized as:
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The Finding by Nicky Charles
She discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life. Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day. When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence... -
Silence of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGray werewolf Tom Silver is determined to find the wolves who have been attacking local livestock. While tracking the pack through the Rockies, a blizzard forces him into a remote cabin where he hears a plane crash nearby. When he discovers the sole survivor is a beautiful female werewolf/coyote shifter mix, bound as a prisoner, he knows it's his duty to hide her... -
True Alpha by Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew Adult Paranormal Romance serial Shifters live in the shadows of Seattle, just under the skin of the alpha male, dot-com entrepreneurs who are building a new Silicon Valley in the Emerald City. Mia is just a college girl trying to earn her business degree and dig out of the poverty she was born into—being a shifter is something she hides, hoping her secret won’t sabotage her dreams...Categorized as:
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Bonded by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsReno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating... -
Hecate's Own by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a witch is hot for teacher, the sparks are sure to fly. Zachary Beckett has been a screw-up most of his life, but he's finally done something right. He saved his brother's life at great personal cost, and now he's on his way to Cleveland to train as a witch. There he meets Johra Yashodar, a teacher with the belief that Zach is still a screw-up...Categorized as:
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A Wolf's Pride by Jennifer T. Alli
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife should be simple after a wolf finds his mate but Ryan is quickly coming to see that love is never simple. Chloe’s humanity does nothing to change the plans he’d made for himself decades ago but her refusal to believe he exists is a problem he hadn’t planned for...Categorized as:
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Home by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story featuring Clay, Talin, Jon and Noor from the DarkRiver pack. Timeline: Takes place some time after Play of Passion and before Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
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The Keeping by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsRyne Taylor was a sexy bad-ass Alpha set on establishing a new pack. Melody Greene was a journalism student researching his work as a photographer or so she said. But could Mel really be trusted or had she stumbled upon his secret? And if she knew, could Ryne save himself and the pack he d left behind without enacting a deadly ancient law known as The Keeping? Sequel to The Mating...Categorized as:
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Love Bites: The Beginning of the Others Bundle by Christine Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the world of The Others in Love Bites: The beginning of the Others bundle. Bundle includes: One Bite With a Stranger-When Regina’s friends insist on setting her up a “Fantasy Fix” to help her get over her cheating ex, she dreams up some kinky out-of-this-world encounters that they could never possibly bring to life... -
The Ballad of Aramei by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEverything about Adria Dawson’s life has changed in unimaginable ways: the shattering betrayal of her mother, the fight for her life and sanity…the loss of her humanity. But now Adria must face the ultimate challenge and risk not only her life, but the lives of everyone she loves at the wrathful hands of Isaac Mayfair’s father...Categorized as:
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Linus & The Angel by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHe thinks he'll be alone forever: Linus Mayfield has a lot of good things in his life: fourth ranked in the Tressel wolf pack, nice house, decent job, and plenty of friends. What he doesn’t have is what he longs for most – a true mate. His first foray into marriage was a disaster and he's certain he'll never be free to love again...Categorized as:
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Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPraise for Terry Spear: "The vulpine couple's chemistry crackles off the page, but the real strength... lies in Spear's depiction of pack power dynamics as well as in the details of human-wolf interaction. Her wolf world feels at once palpable and even plausible." "-Publishers Weekly" "Chilling suspense and sizzling romance... The dark, sexy alpha hero will capture you-body, mind, and soul...Categorized as:
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The Wolf Guard's Mate by Lola Glass
I hooked up with my twin sister's brother-in-law under the full moon… and ended up mated to him. Did I mention that he's a stoic, grumpy a-hole?Or that he abducted me and locked me in his gigantic mansion in the forest?Yeah, okay, so things could be worse.But an accidental mate bond isn't for the faint of heart...Categorized as:
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Tracked by the Beast by Lola Glass
All I did was try to save my best friend from making a huge mistake...And now I'm saddled with an obnoxious werewolf who thinks I'm his wolfy wife.Did I mention that he's trapped in his wolf form until he believes I'm ready to say "I do"?Not exactly my idea of a good time.The wolf follows me everywhere, no matter how many times I escape him.No amount of running has shaken him from my tail... -
Silver Mine by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"If a tree falls in the forest, duck..." "Takhini Wolves, Book 2" Life in isolation is the safest place for Chase Johnson, a crossbreed who doesn't know which form he'll assume next-cougar or wolf. Once a year, his unelected position as spokesman for the Yukon outcasts forces him to visit civilization. This time he runs across someone unexpected...Categorized as:
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Wolf Claim by Heather Long
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGillian Whitford, darling of Willow Bend, brings out the protective instincts in all the dominants, but none more so than Owen Chase, the pack’s Hunter. A loner by nature and calling, Owen spends less time with his pack mates and more time on the borders of their land. Not even the change in the Alpha and the swearing of a new oath kept him around long... -
It's You by Katy Regnery, K.P. Kelley
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes her first duo of paranormal romances! ONCE UPON A TIME... the most beautiful boy in the world kissed me. I've never been able to forget. Perhaps it was his jet-black hair, or the changing copper-color of his eyes, the intense way he looked at me..Categorized as:
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Magic Sight by Lucia Ashta, Leia Stone
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Evie found out she was knocked up with the alpha's baby and a rare Kitsune with untold power, she thought life couldn't get anymore complicated. Then she was told she was also the guardian of the gate to the underworld and that her dad was still alive. Now she has 48 hours to bring in the Siren who started this whole fiasco in the first place... -
Changeling Dream by Dani Harper
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn times of stress Jillian Descharme has always found calm in her dream of a great white wolf with haunting blue eyes. But she is startled when the visions return and this time seem so real. Late at night he comes to her, speaks to her, touches her. It's almost as if he's alive... Thirty years ago James Macleod lost his wife and unborn child to a killer bent on destroying the Changelings...Categorized as:
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Wolf Tracks by Vivian Arend
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTJ Lynus is a legend in Granite Lake, both for his easygoing demeanor—and his clumsiness. His carefree acceptance of his lot vanishes, though, when his position as best man brings him face to face with someone he didn’t expect. His mate. His very human mate. Suddenly, one thing is crystal clear: if he intends to claim her, his usual laid-back attitude isn’t going to cut it...Categorized as:
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Bad Kitty by Eliza Gayle
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIf you think you've lost everything. Think again. Kitty lost her father, her home and her clan. Clinging to what's left of her pride, she's forced into the neutral zone, the supposed safe haven for half-breeds and outcasts. An attack forces her to the wrong side of the treaty line and into an even more dangerous situation...Categorized as:
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Wolf Games by Vivian Arend
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTrue love's path never did run smooth. Granite Lake Wolves, Book 3 After seven years of total denial, Maggie Raynor's body--and her inner wolf--are in full revolt. Weak and shaky, she literally falls into the very large and capable arms of the Granite Lake Beta, Erik Costanov. The last thing she wants is a mate, particularly when just looking at another wolf scares her to death...Categorized as:
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Purity by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPerdita’s life has gone back to normal in all of the worst ways, while Nathan doesn’t even recognise himself anymore. Still, they’re both trying to make do the best way they know how. But when they finally catch sight of that flicker of light at the end of the tunnel, Vin plays his final, most deadly, hand...
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