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Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHer cry rips the souls from your marrow. With her spear she snares them. She devours them. Eostra truly is an eater of souls. Winter is coming. Souls' Night draws near. Eostra, the Eagle Owl Mage, holds the clans in the grip of terror. Torak must leave the Forest and seek her lair in the Mountain of Ghosts, while Renn faces an agonizing decision... -
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Betrayed: The Road to Redemption by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow do you love again when your heart is dead? How do you know when it’s time to let go? Damien’s kicked about the country these past three years. No pack. No purpose. No reason to keep on living. When an old friend, Kane Sinclair, asks for his help, he agrees and heads to Chicago. After all, what does he have to lose? Sam’s grown up on the streets... -
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![Bearheart Guardian: A Small Town Shifter Romance by Harmony Raines]()
Bearheart Guardian: A Small Town Shifter Romance by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets are finally revealed as danger stalks the Bear Creek Guardians... -
![For the Love of an Outlaw by T.S. Joyce]()
For the Love of an Outlaw by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAva Dorset is back in town on the pleading of her brother. He’s calling in big favors for her to fix the finances of the local Two Claws Ranch, but she’s wary. She hasn’t been back to her small hometown in years because there’s something off about that place. That and Trigger Massey, owner of the Two Claws Ranch, is too mysterious for his own good. There’s something wrong with that man... -
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![The Bear's Unlikely Mate by Harmony Raines]()
The Bear's Unlikely Mate by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Rosie's ex-husband lets her down at the last minute, she has no choice but to take her son with her on her business trip to Bear Creek. Not that she minds, since she loves spending every minute she can with Elliott. However, having Elliott on the trip leaves her juggling the challenge of balancing her professional commitments with her maternal duties... -
![Mountain Homecoming by Janice Whiteaker]()
Mountain Homecoming by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThink you know who the most dangerous person in Greenlea is? You're wrong. Greenlea was supposed to be a temporary stop. A safe haven for Cora while a storm from her past blows over. But Greenlea isn’t safe. And her storm is far from over. **** Joel just wants to keep Cora safe. Help her in a way no one else can. But he doesn’t realize all that’s following her... -
![Harbored in Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Harbored in Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA witch on the run who could save the world–or destroy it with one touchI am who they fear.The Harvester Death Witch.The one who holds the power of their fate in my hands.Or at least…that’s what they whisper.The coven has fallen. The vampires are circling our den. And if we don’t find new allies, our Pack won’t be able to fight much longer...Categorized as:
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![Marked in Flames by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Marked in Flames by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy mate rejected me, leaving me broken. I refuse to let that happen again-even if Steele is the one for me. I hold the power of flame and future in my hands, but I know the world is watching. Waiting for us to fall. The truth and lies that bind the Aspen Pack together are crumbling and I am to bear witness to its fate. I know the Enforcer of the Aspens is my mate...Categorized as:
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![Broken Prince by Jen Wylie]()
Broken Prince by Jen Wylie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, when you're broken, you can heal on your own. Sometimes, you need the help of your friends, your family, and the people you love. Keeping those pieces together when the world seems intent on ripping you apart is the greatest challenge of all. Especially when the ones you love, the ones who hold you together, start falling apart themselves... -
![Hidden Promise by Julie Trettel]()
Hidden Promise by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie was just an average teenager, or so she thought.The night of her senior prom everything changes leaving her beautiful dress in rags strewn across her front lawn while she cowers under the porch terrified and covered in fur. As a halfbreed human/wolf shifter, the Pack Alpha put a gag order in place on the night of her birth...Categorized as:
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Wolf Rebel by Paige Tyler
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe let him get away SWAT werewolf Rachel Bennett is hounded by nightmares after a vicious attack left her with PTSD. Not knowing who or what she can trust anymore, she's relieved to be assigned to a high-profile protective detail. Diving into work might be the distraction she needs, until she notices the mysterious hunk who seems to follow her wherever she goes—and recognizes him... -
![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 Boss by Abigail Owen]()
The Boss by Abigail Owen
Finn Conleth leads his team of enforcer dragon shifters with an iron fist and a cold heart. Every dragon seeks his destined mate, but the process to turn the woman he once thought was his killed her and devastated him. He will never risk his heart again. His team is his family now. When his body eventually gives out, he’ll leave, living his last days alone...Categorized as:
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![Bear Ex Next Door by Roxie Ray]()
Bear Ex Next Door by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy new neighbor is irresistible, but he’s already broken my heart once...Being a fashion model had its perks until stalkers and a nasty tabloid scandal forced me to return to my hometown of Lily Valley. When I thought things couldn't get any worse, I meet my new neighbor—my old high school sweetheart.Steff used to be my brother’s best friend before he shattered my heart into a million pieces...Categorized as:
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![The Beta's Heart by R.E. Butler]()
The Beta's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRen Corbin has a great life as the alpha’s right hand. He’s enjoying his life, but he knows it’s beyond time to find a mate and settle down. During a spring full moon, he senses someone in the woods and knows it’s his truemate. It doesn’t matter to him that she’s a fae and not a wolf; he only cares that she’s gorgeous and she’s his... -
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Her Beasts by Mandy Muse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is a luxury—one that I don’t have.I fear my fate inside these walls almost as much as I fear my husband outside of them.The more I uncover the secrets my family kept from me, the more I realize I’m not who I thought I was.In spite of all the lies, I’ve fallen for the men that roam this castle.My mating bond with Aeon and Lucien is strong...Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Tigers by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnaisI’ve loved tigers ever since I was a little girl in braids. My degree is focused on veterinary medicine, but my passion is cryptozoology. Tigers shifters in particular, of course. When I downloaded the Mail-Order Matings app, it was to learn more about them.What better way to learn about tiger shifters than to be matched with one. Or two...Categorized as:
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![Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate : Chap 111-200 by Caroline Above Story]()
Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate : Chap 111-200 by Caroline Above Story
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBastien marries me only for duty. I reject him and leave for good by faking my death.Yet he goes crazy looking for me. He says he loves me when we meet again.No! I don't buy it. I can't let him steal my child!**"She's not yours!"The front door was locked and deadbolted, but it only takes Bastien and his Betas a moment to break past those defenses... -
![The Alpha's Daughter by Jacqueline Rhoades]()
The Alpha's Daughter by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThere is a balm in Gilead, to heal the wounded soul… Jazz Phillips is on the run, fleeing from a fate most females in her pack accept as their lot in life; an arranged mating, something Jazz thought wasn't in her future as the Alpha's daughter and only child. She doesn't want to be the next Alpha's Mate. She doesn't want to be anyone's mate... -
![Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler]()
Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a devastating blow to her already fragile self esteem, werewolf Lindy Vincent has decided to stop being the pack whore and change her life for the better. With the help of her two best friends, her alpha female, and a feisty she-wolf named Eula, Lindy starts down the road of self-improvement, happy for the first time in years...Categorized as:
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![Dark Wolf Running by Rhyannon Byrd]()
Dark Wolf Running by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn Rhyannon Byrd's latest Bloodrunners romance, passion and secrets collide and only their love will save two werewolves and their pack. With his sharp gaze locked on the most magnificent female he'd ever seen, Wyatt Pallaton did his best to hold himself back. Of course, Elise Drake was hardly just any female... -
![The Omega's Heart by R.E. Butler]()
The Omega's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJeremiah Kincaid has always felt like an outsider, unable to shift even though he’s a full-blooded wolf. As his twenty-eighth birthday approaches, he finds himself reaching the limit of what he can tolerate, and makes plans to leave the pack... -
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Dark Wolf Returning by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen werewolf Eli Drake is banished from his pack, he leaves a devastated and heartbroken Carla Reyes behind. Three torturous years later, she tracks him down to a hole-in-the-wall Texas bar—the pack is in trouble and war is on the horizon. Carla needs Eli’s help, but wants nothing more to do with him—even though he’s as ruthless, domineering and sexy as ever. Eli hasn’t forgotten Carla... -
![Wolver's Gold by Jacqueline Rhoades]()
Wolver's Gold by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9781311443755. Finding gold where you least expect it… Lone wolf and Special Investigator for the ubiquitous Eugene Begley, Challenger McCall is sent to the town of Gold Gulch to take care of a problem that might involve the exposure of the wolver community. For McCall, it’s like stepping back in time - a hundred and fifty years back in time... -
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![Mason's Mate by Abigail Raines]()
Mason's Mate by Abigail Raines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a new world for me. That gorgeous, strong, and gentle Mason Tremblay is the best part of it. How do I not fall in love with him? When I saved one of the Tremblay brothers, Mason Tremblay became indebted to me. But he has to find me first. My brother is as ruthless as my old pack was. He’s taken me hostage, determined to start a new pack with me whether I like it or not... -
![The Lion's Mate by Darlene Tallman]()
The Lion's Mate by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmilia AndrewsMy life changed abruptly when I was fifteen after an afternoon joyride left me with lasting, lifelong challenges. The doctors say there’s no physical reason that I can no longer see, but still, I spend my days working at the sawmill... -
![Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes]()
Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen I told my BFF that I thought her dad was kinda hot, she totally freaked.Fast forward ten years, and she’s gone from my life, and I’m trying (failing) to make it in the big city.But when I crash and burn, Mr Johnson is right there, ready to catch me.To take me back to his little log cabin, deep in the forest.And keep me safe from the blizzard...Categorized as:
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![Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan, Marie Harte]()
Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan, Marie Harte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom five bestselling authors comes five brand new novellas sure to heat up the night. From Carrie Ann Ryan's Dante's Circle series, a demon from the fiery depths of hell must make his choice to follow in the footsteps of his father or love the submissive wolf who lays claim to his heart in His Choice... -
![Wolfsong by Kodilynn Calhoun]()
Wolfsong by Kodilynn Calhoun
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen his wolf-dog goes from furry to beautiful girl in 2.7 seconds, 17-year-old Kia doesn’t believe it. Arii’s been recruited to bring Kia home, back to her realm, where werewolves are real, the supernatural exists, and tension between the two wolf packs is threatening to erupt into a full-scale war... -
![Shattered by Roxanna Mason]()
Shattered by Roxanna Mason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJacey Lange always wanted a love that was life-altering. After nearly a year of chance encounters and whirlwind romances, she discovered she had it all along in her best friend, Leon. And just as she was about to spend her life with him... Leon made a confession... -
![Burning Red by Trinity Slain]()
Burning Red by Trinity Slain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHE MONSTER BENEATH HIS SKIN IS NOW CALLING TO ANOTHER...AND SHE HAS NO IDEA.Garron's life of captivity has been nothing but torture and pain. In a desperate escape, a new ally, Jaxon, has sacrificed his own freedom, giving him the impossible. Now he must honor his word to find and protect the sister of the only friend he has had in decades...Categorized as:
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![Savage by Debbie Viguié]()
Savage by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWho do you run to? Out in the forest, tensions are blazing like forest fire. The ancient rivalry between the Fenner and Gaudin packs has reached fever pitch, and only a battle will quell the blood lust. Katelyn is caught in the middle, her pack loyalties tested like never before. The person she needs the most - strong, sexy, loyal Trick - has no idea about her dark secrets... -
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Black Magic by Jody Morse, Jayme Morse
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThough her grandfather’s legendary talisman is in the hands of her biggest enemy, Samara McKinley and the Ima pack have even more important issues to deal with right now—like finding out how to fight against the black magic that Jason Masterson, Alpha of the Vyka pack and their arch rival, is using... -
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Blood Moon by C.L. Bevill
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSage Ingram has been changed to a werecougar against her will, kidnapped, and locked in Under, a magickal place with monstrous creatures so alarming, she’s shaking in her paws. Per Forester, a Cat Clan Warrior, has just come back from another mission to find Emma Lucia, his clan’s Second, returned from being hunted by vicious humans... -
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![The Alpha's Second Chance by Melody Tyden]()
The Alpha's Second Chance by Melody Tyden
Serena Baker is just an ordinary woman living an ordinary life. She works as a medical resident, has a little house of her own and a close group of friends. The closest thing she has to a man in her life is the portrait that hangs on her bedroom wall that she talks to when she's on her own...Categorized as:
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![Chosen Mate by Katie Reus, Savannah Stuart]()
Chosen Mate by Katie Reus, Savannah Stuart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer past has taught her to be wary… With an abusive relationship behind her, wolf shifter Leslie is quietly raising her young son in the Kendrick pack. If she’s occasionally lonely, it’s a small price to pay for her son’s safety. And if she’s secretly longing for pack alpha Malcolm Kendrick, well…she’s keeping that fantasy to herself...Categorized as:
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![SEAL Wolf In Too Deep by Terry Spear]()
SEAL Wolf In Too Deep by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLove spells danger for an alpha SEAL wolf and the woman who steals his heart in this steamy shifter romance from USA Today bestselling author Terry Spear His love is dangerousAs a Navy SEAL and police diver, alpha wolf shifter Allan Rappaport knows how to handle tough situations, but the arrival of a human diving partner-especially one as attractive as Debbie Renaud-is a whole new challenge... -
![Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd]()
Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the world of the Bloodrunners, a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human, half-Lycan. Only through the act of Bloodrunning, the hunting and assassination of rogue werewolves, may these extraordinary warriors gain full acceptance within their respective packs...Categorized as:
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![Wolves at the Door by Veronica Blade]()
Wolves at the Door by Veronica Blade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: As with any Veronica Blade book, this is a ROMANCE NOVEL, meaning it's romance FIRST and everything else is secondary. Rated PG-13 for sexual situations and mild profanity. THIS IS BOOK #2 IN THE SHAPES OF AUTUMN SERIES Their forbidden love could cost them their lives... Autumn’s just learned she’s a shape-shifter — something her parents should’ve told her long ago... -
![Thrown to the Wolves by Lynn Leite]()
Thrown to the Wolves by Lynn Leite
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBitten by a werewolf and left for dead, Amber Douglas has come to terms with the fact that life will never be the same. Refusing to shift is her way of holding on to her humanity, and it’s killing her. Aiden Woodland never expected to be the Alpha of his own pack. That was his twin brother Bryce’s job, not his... -
![Chasing His Mate by M.L. Briers]()
Chasing His Mate by M.L. Briers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCassidy knew that she should have said no when the Alpha came knocking at her door. She knew that you just didn’t go around messing with fate. One little spell… Ha! Now she was stuck up a mountain, on pack land, with a wolf after her Fae blood. But this wasn’t just any wolf. It was an Alpha and a rogue. Chase had just one rule. You didn’t mess with a witch. But fate had other ideas...Categorized as:
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![Totally Shifted by Lynn Leite]()
Totally Shifted by Lynn Leite
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Maddox, Rory and Maverick’s son, is threatened at gun point by Department of Environmental Protection officers, who are looking for a killer wolf, Xavier steps in to save his nephew. Gwen Reynard, nicknamed “The Wolf Whisperer,” by the department, knows the huge black wolf staring down the barrel of the tranquilizer guns her men are holding is not the killer they are looking for... -
![Wolf's Strength by Ambrielle Kirk]()
Wolf's Strength by Ambrielle Kirk
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTension grows between old rivals. Cold-blooded murder sparks a feud that could lead to the deadliest civil war in Pack history. Alpha Devin Caedmon and his council are tempted to risk all that is precious to protect their bloodline. Tristan Arnou, the rival Pack’s leader, isn’t the only force trying to tear down the unity holding them together... -
![Heart of the Huntress by Tess Oliver]()
Heart of the Huntress by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Camille Kennecott has finally found true happiness. Her twin sister, Emily, has returned home after years of self-inflicted seclusion within the austere confines of Bethlem Hospital. Nathaniel Strider, the boy who has captured Camille’s heart, has tamed the beast within him and joins her whenever he is not living his dream as a sailor on the open sea. And her guardian, Dr... -
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![A Siberian Werewolf Christmas by Caryn Moya Block]()
A Siberian Werewolf Christmas by Caryn Moya Block
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Siberian Werewolf Christmas Margaret Brady knows she must be out of her mind to go to Siberia for Christmas. But her intuition won’t let her turn down the invitation of her best friend, Violet Volkov. When she meets the good looking Vyacheslav Putyatinov, she knows just what she wants for Christmas... -
![The Bone Wolf by Lucy Scott Bryan]()
The Bone Wolf by Lucy Scott Bryan
The Bone Wolf - Book One in Cedar Mountain Pack“We’re born as wolves, we die as wolves, but the night of your ascension you will find your place.”The Blackall Pack had been showing me my place since the day Dad, my brother Max and I arrived. I’m a weak wolf. The weakest in the pack. And everyone, aside from my family and King, have no problem reminding me of my place. Constantly...Categorized as:
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![Forever Bound by Cynthia Eden]()
Forever Bound by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFOREVER BOUND includes the following four best-selling titles by Cynthia Eden: BOUND BY BLOOD BOUND IN DARKNESS BOUND IN SIN BOUND BY THE NIGHT Word Count: 90,000 The BOUND stories are dark and sexy tales of paranormal romance. Vampires and werewolves must trust each other in these stories--their lives are on the line, and so are their hearts...Categorized as:
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![Tropical Wounded Wolf by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Wounded Wolf by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA curvy math teacher on vacation + a wolf shifter who spent years in captivity + an accident that leaves them stranded together in a jungle paradise = one thrilling romance! Deer shifter Mary North may be afraid of snakes, planes, tropical diseases, and strange people, but when fate hands her a solo vacation at the luxurious, all-inclusive Shifting Sands Resort, she's determined to overcome...Categorized as:
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![Joining the Pack by Lindsey Owens]()
Joining the Pack by Lindsey Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZoey is happy in her home with her friends on the east side of the country. She has just recently turned into a werewolf and has practiced her skills ever since she first became one. But when her mother announces some surprising news, which brings her world crashing down around her, she is forced to move across the country with her dad to join his old pack... -
![Protecting His Mate by M.L. Briers]()
Protecting His Mate by M.L. Briers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVictoria Gerrard has inherited the land that sits between a Lycan pack on one side and a Werewolf clan on the other- both want her land- but the Alpha of the Were's will do anything to get it...
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