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  • Grind by Sawyer Bennett

    Grind by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Grind (verb): to weaken or destroy gradually Macy Carrington is not the woman I once thought her to be. What she does not allow her heart to feel, she gives with her body. The sex between us is explosive and depraved. I’ve done things with her that would never have crossed my wildest imagination, and I can’t ever seem to get enough. But now I want more from her...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  bisexual  contemporary  bdsm  poly  m-m-f  m-f
  • Stellar by Manuela Rouget

    Stellar by Manuela Rouget

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I always thought graduating would be the solution to all my problems. It turns out I was wrong. The professional world is way more cutthroat and ruthless than I imagined, and I have to fight tooth and nail to make a name for myself.During our trip to France, my mom decides to drop bombs on me at my graduation party...
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  • His Christmas Conundrum by A.W. Scott

    His Christmas Conundrum by A.W. Scott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I'll take care of everything, Little Bit..."Trevor Cooper is down to the wire and in trouble. He needs a date to take home for the holidays since his family believes he's in a long-term relationship. Problem is, Trevor and his girlfriend broke up months ago. Since then, she's sabotaged every chance he's had to speak to girls on campus...
  • Aerial by Manuela Rouget

    Aerial by Manuela Rouget

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My name is Fauve, I’m twenty-two years old, and two months ago, I was a normal French college student. Now? I was just accepted into the prestigious National Institute of Circus Arts of Montréal and moved to the other side of the Atlantic to attend their 10-month Intensive Program...
  • Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley

    Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In 2010, Lucy and her long-term boyfriend John broke up. Three long, lonely years later, John returned to New York, walked into Lucy's apartment, and proposed. This is not that story. It is the story of what came after: The Wedding.DIY maven Lucy Knisley was fascinated by American wedding culture . . . but also sort of horrified by it...
  • Happy Crappy Life, Vol. 3 by Harada

    Happy Crappy Life, Vol. 3 by Harada

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyoutarou thought his life was ruined. He thought he would never be able to go back to Tokyo after how his office treated him the last time he went into town for an assignment...
  • Starstruck by H. L. Logan

    Starstruck by H. L. Logan

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Amelia has poured her heart and soul into her dream of becoming an actress. All her sacrifice is about to pay off when she’s offered her first leading role, but there’s one catch: it’s the lead in the lesbian romance movie Real Love. Amelia’s never so much as looked at another woman, and she can’t help but feel intimidated at the prospect of faking intimacy with a girl...
  • But How Are You, Really by Ella Dawson

    But How Are You, Really by Ella Dawson

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A burned-out bisexual confronts old demons, her estranged chosen family, and the ex she maybe shouldn’t have walked away from when she attends her five-year college reunion.Charlotte Thorne does not want to go back to Hein University...
  • Choices - Volume 1 by MesserMoon

    Choices - Volume 1 by MesserMoon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    People make mistakes, but they also make choices. It’s important to James, that difference. He does his best not to confuse the two.Choices has been split up into three volumes, the first of which covers 5th year (chapters 1-19)...
  • Choices - Volume 2 by MesserMoon

    Choices - Volume 2 by MesserMoon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Choices has been split up into three volumes, the second of which covers 6th year (chapters 20-41)...
  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    The final book of the series..
  • Wicche Hunt by Seana Kelly

    Wicche Hunt by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the Sea Wicche of Monterey. Want a psychic reading? Sure. I can do that. In the market for art? I have all your painting, photography, glass blowing, and ceramic needs covered in my newly remodeled art gallery by the sea. Need help solving a grisly cold case? Unfortunately, I can probably help with that too...
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to get married.Wow, I never thought I’d ever really say that. Seriously.And apparently, I’m not allowed to elope, so there will be a wedding that keeps growing in size no matter how many times I yell or threaten people. I swear, if something goes wrong, this will be the only one I have, and there will be some men who will angrily lay the smack down...
  • Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, and I’m the future queen of Faerie. That’s right, I finally said it. No more being the heir or reminding people I didn’t agree to the job.Now I have and mostly because I think I’ll actually be a good queen. I have the right qualities, and I don’t let the wrong things distract me from what is important...
  • Bellicose by Jan Stryvant

    Bellicose by Jan Stryvant

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mihalis finds himself in a new situation, one which all of the training he's received growing up isn't helping him to cope as much as he'd hoped. He's angry. He's never truly been angry before in his life and the anger he's dealing with isn't even coming from him! It's coming from the djevels...
  • Troyland by Jan Stryvant

    Troyland by Jan Stryvant

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With family friend Steve Bryson having been sworn in as the new President, Troy can finally go home and have that great big party... Err, Wedding! Still, Troy's happy; he's got four of the most wonderful women in the world and knows better than to question the circumstances that got him here...
  • Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, I’m the future queen of Faerie… And people need to get on board with my vision for Faerie. They wanted me to declare I would take the job—demanded and bullied me into saying it, so now they have to deal with the kind of boss I am.The Underground is no more because of the fight I started...
  • Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to smack people around until they get in line… No, really this time because it almost cost Neldor his life. I refuse to let the lies, biases, and stupidity of the past ruin the future Faerie and her people could have.Not while I’m the damn boss.I knew I might not survive from the moment I swore to find out what happened to my people and stepped into Faerie...
  • The Dragon's Mate Proposal by Riley Storm

    The Dragon's Mate Proposal by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m done being someone’s second best.And I have the scars from my first-marriage to prove it. Now that I’m stuck with a dragon shifter, it’s going to take more than muscles as hard as a good D to convince me that they’re serious.Of course, if it wasn’t for my big mouth I wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with.I was there when the ceasefire terms were presented by the dragons...
  • Purrfectly Trapped: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Trapped: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gretchen has searched for love her entire life, but what happens when the only man she wants thinks he’s a Tiger?Gretchen has finally done it! Cut It Out, her new salon, has officially opened for business. Of course, her first client is six-feet of gorgeousness in need of a serious trim and shave. As the only employee at the moment, she takes care of Mr. Sexy herself...
  • The Girl Who Cried Captive by Heather Hildenbrand, Bam Shepherd

    The Girl Who Cried Captive by Heather Hildenbrand, Bam Shepherd

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Romy thought that being kidnapped by a pack of douchebag werewolves was the worst thing that could happen to her. Turns out she's the worst thing that could've happened to them.Romy isn't going to let a little something like getting kidnapped get her down. She's determined to turn the tables on her captors...
  • Damien's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Damien's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Damien Fernandez never claimed to be one of the good guys. The last time he tried—saving a shifter woman from being murdered by his ex-boss—he ended up with his employer in jail, no severance pay, and an effed-up knee from where an exploding building fell on it...
  • Unbound by Lucy Auburn

    Unbound by Lucy Auburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New teacher, new class, and a brand new challenge. My four demons may have changed my life, but now it’s time to say goodbye. They’re killing me, it turns out—or so my new Grim teacher Leo Meyer tells me. If they don’t return to Purgatory soon, my powers will be drained forever. Too bad I can’t figure out how to send them home... even worse? I don’t want to...
  • Mate Hunt: Books 5-7 by Lola Glass

    Mate Hunt: Books 5-7 by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    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...
  • Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 3 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend...
  • Brandon's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Brandon's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Six years ago, Brandon Fierro left the Bad Blood Crew in his rearview mirror. Only one problem—he never forgot the girl he left behind...
  • Of Claws & Chaos by M. Sinclair

    Of Claws & Chaos by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A forsaken wolf princess. A new king risen to power. One opportunity to unite their broken lands and love. Overcome by the exhaustion of her monotonous day-to-day life, all Evera wants is one fun night out. A chance to escape a rigorous work schedule that drains her of all semblance of happiness...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  new adult  fantasy  paranormal
  • Freaking Purrfect by Celia Kyle

    Freaking Purrfect by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Maya has always wanted a hedgehog shifter in the Ridgeville pride. She almost stole one once, but she sorta went into labor before Operation Quill Catcher took off. Now, she wonders if having a werehedgie is all it’s cracked up to be...
  • Destiny Disgraced by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Destiny Disgraced by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a new twist to the Packs and a revelation no one was prepared for. Mitchell Brentwood is aware that others think he’s the harsh taskmaster Beta trying to keep his Pack alive, but they only see what he wants them to know...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fate has once again torn my world apart, leaving me shattered. For years, I've lived with a cold void, clueless about my life before joining my childhood pack. Just as the secrets of my past were about to be unveiled, tragedy struck. The one person who held the key to unlocking my memories was taken from me, and with them, my fated mate, Bodey—leaving me exposed and fractured...
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