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Blitz by Sabrina Stark, Connor Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew from a USA Today Bestseller! One obnoxious billionaire. One small-town girl with heart. And the promo blitz that will either bring them together or keep them worlds apart.Mina Lipinski. She's a girl with a problem, and the only person who can solve it is Chase Blastoviak, the most obnoxious guy she's ever met – slick, cocky, and way too jaded for his own good.Chase Blastoviak... -
Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA hotheaded winger with a superhero complex trying to live up to his father's great legacy rescues a desperate damsel-in-distress with ninety-nine problems and discovers he wants to be so much more than just her "friend" in this friends-with-benefits, he falls first, superhero hockey romance. "When people say I have a superhero complex I take it as a compliment...Categorized as:
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Hero's Baby by Aubrey Wright
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe never told me we had a kid...And for good reason.When I returned from war, I was a fu@king savage.It all started with a note from a kid I'd never met.He claims to be my son, from the only woman I'd ever loved.The woman who gave me her virginity and her heart.But war has a way of turning hearts to stone. And this woman deserves better than the likes of me. Want me to hunt down a bad guy? Roger... -
Best Fake Ever by Sarah J. Brooks
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat starts with a fake kiss, ends with a night of passion in his billionaire penthouse.And now I'm carrying the secret surprise of my archenemy!On Valentine’s night, my annoying friends think I’m lying when I tell them that I’ve got a date.Well, they’re right.I just want to sit in this bar alone and drown my frustrating love life with as much alcohol as possible.Then it happens...Categorized as:
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Matched to the Movie Star by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy life is great, except for one small thing.I’m lonely.Between working all the time and just life in general, dating is hard.So, I decided to take a small shortcut.I didn’t exactly know what to expect when I walked into Seeking Curves, a high-end matchmaking service for the somewhat fluffy.Which is me, really—fluffy...Categorized as:
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Auctioned to the Lumberjack by Hope Ford
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRestless.I’m tired of living alone.Tired of nothing but the trees keeping me company.There are reasons I live the way I do.Reasons that I’ve chosen to stay on this mountain away from everyone and everything.But one email is about to change it all.I thought for sure it was spam, but I clicked on it anyway.A secret auction house for the rich to find a wife... -
Royal Romance by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFAITH I was only here to walk the dogs. Just hired help for the palace. But to me it was so much more. I longed for Prince Alistair. The more the papers bashed him, the more I cried for him...because I knew the truth. He didn't have to tell me. I knew because the pain that ailed him ailed me too. But no matter my silly wishes there was no way I'd ever be more than just another royal servant... -
The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJANUARY 1 CURRENT STATUS: No job, no boyfriend, no permanent place to live, no car, and most of my clothes are held together with staples and duct tape. Bank account almost wiped out. Many of my former associates have expressed a desire that I never darken their doorways again for legal and financial reasons. She-Hulk got us got us kicked out of the Avengers Mansion... -
Wife Wanted by Bella Grant
Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGet married within two months or lose a billion-dollar empire! That’s my grandfather’s will and it sure is crazy. But losing my billion dollar inheritance to his young gold-digger mistress is never going to happen, not if I’m still Riley Marston the third! Problem is that I’m a playboy to the core…unstoppable and not ready to settle with any woman just yet... -
Silent Night by Robert Thier
A dark night. An even darker mission. Mr Rikkard Ambrose is stalking the wintry alleys of London, doing something he has never done before...But does he do it for himself - or is it a sacrifice for someone special?This tale tells the story of an extraordinary moment in the relationship of Lilly Linton and Rikkard Ambrose... -
Lowlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Marked by a notoriously dangerous leader, Kong is gorilla shifter royalty who is being guarded until he is called to perform his fated duty for his people. That duty? Take over a family group and father the next generation of gorilla shifters. Too bad he has no interest in that future. His eyes and heart have been on a buxom beauty who works at the bar his Lowlander Crew hangs out at... -
Timberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Danielle Clayton is back in her old stomping grounds after years of avoiding the man she had to leave behind. She’s determined to make Saratoga her home again, but when she sets eyes on her snarly, sexy ex, it’s clear her feelings for him haven’t cooled at all in the years she’s been away. He kept too many secrets the first time around, but Denison has changed...Categorized as:
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Red Havoc Rogue by T.S. Joyce
Annalise Sutter is a newly Turned shifter determined to get her life back on track. The problem? Her inner panther is a monster that attacks anything that breathes. She’s had to let go of her old life completely to protect the people she loves, and the one thing that has kept her steady through this transition is Jaxon Barns...Categorized as:
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Axman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Arranged marriage, hidden agendas, deep secrets, and heart-pounding romance come together to tell Bruiser’s story in the 5th installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Diem Daye has led a sheltered life. As the only breeding female of her kind, her father has kept her tucked away and heavily guarded... -
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Chased by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGabriel Sanchez has never wanted women at Outlaw Ridge. An expert tracker and operative, all he cares about is the mission. Women mean mates, and then cubs, and suddenly dedicated, focused soldiers turn into soft sappy romantics and Little League coaches.Not him. No way.Then Madison Fontaine comes to work at Outlaw Ridge, and suddenly all bets are off... -
Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsElinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me??? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...Categorized as:
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Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport
Peppa Leander was rising star in the Chicago restaurant scene, but she was tired of kitchen politics. And working with too many humans. The offer to become the head chef for a new restaurant in Timber Ridge came at the perfect time.Cason Kemp assumed he’d remain mateless for the rest of his life...Categorized as:
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Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her...Categorized as:
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Koda: A Bear Shifter Romance by Kira Graham
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBad boys are great. Good boys are overrated. Wild boys… they’re just another species entirely. Join the Koda Clan where the men are wild, the women are naughty, and the hot romance is as sweet as it is spicy. Sexy, steamy, and crazy-funny. You’ve been warned. ;)LOVE METrace Koda is a man I hate.I’m terrified of what I feel for Trace. I’m angry...Categorized as:
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Santa Material by Mink
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAm I obsessed with my neighbor? Yes. Mac is a huge bear of a man, one with bright eyes and big hands—a man that you can’t help but drool over. He’s so kind, always asking me if I want help with my projects around the house. Maybe I’ll spend this Christmas in his arms, cuddled by a fire.At least, that would’ve happened if I didn’t … accidentally … kill Santa Claus.Look, I know how it sounds... -
Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this stoic Dire Wolf admit the sassy feline is his fated mate and stake his claim?Ariella Golden needs to persuade sexy Dire Wolf Beta, and the amazingly talented chef at Serious Moonlight, Brock Laurent, to use her Pride’s corporation, Eat Well Live Proud, for all the roadhouse’s needs in order to win the coveted quarterly prize at her company...Categorized as:
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Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom ?a stellar talent?( New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning) comes another ?scorchingly sensual, utterly delicious?( New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter) novel? The Goddesses have had it with the Trojan War. So much devastation?all because of some silly male egos. The worst of the bunch is that cocky, handsome brute Achilles...Categorized as:
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Easy Magic by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFamily. Responsibility. Stability. As the co-CEO of Bayou Enterprises, and the eldest of the Boudreaux clan, Beau is the epitome of these. Now that his baby sister Gabby is happily settled down, Beau has moved into the company loft in the heart of the French Quarter to be closer to his office while his own home is built... -
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... -
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Her Tiger by Fiona Davenport
Calliope Taft has wanted a hunky shifter of her own ever since her best friends let her in on the secret of their existence. Just when she started to give up hope, a sexy tiger shifter claimed her as his own.Tane Ruslan hadn’t expected to find his fated mate right across the street when he returned home to Timber Ridge...Categorized as:
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Tempting Whispers by T.A. Grey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final installment to the Kategan Alphas series, Vanessa Kategan is a desperate woman. She's got no job, no money, no place to go and to top it all off she's on the run. That is, until she runs into the irritating, thought-consuming vampire Brayden. Now he's forcing her to accept his help and she takes it even knowing her heart is on the line... -
Feral Shifter Unstoppable by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI found her.My mate.My goddess in the flesh.My Layla.She’s perfect in every way.But although she’s perfect, our situation is anything but.She’s here now, but it took too long.My bear lost it.He turned.He’s gone feral.And the shifter mercenaries who take out wild, out of control bears like mine have marked us to die.I know my savage bear is too dangerous to be around... -
Kane: The Unchained Omegaverse: M/F Alpha Omega Romance by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSomething strange is happening in the woods…If there’s one thing Tabitha Dunn’s followers love, it’s a mystery. For years, she’s built a loyal fan base chasing down answers others have been too afraid to search for. But this time, as she enters the wilderness surrounding alpha territory, the only thing she discovers is trouble... -
Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe fifth book in the Obsessed Mates series!Find out what happens when a flighty little crow shifter runs into her nemesis from high school. He's hotter than ever, and this time he doesn't want to mock her for her differences--he wants to make her his...Categorized as:
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Rejected Alpha’s Crowned Queen: A Rejected Luna's Secret Power Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance by Krista Lark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonsters don’t always come with fangs. Sometimes, they call themselves family. I trusted the wrong people—my parents, my pack, even my fated mate. They looked at me and saw weakness. So they exiled me.Now I’m bonded to a cursed alpha who turns into a nightmare under every full moon.My blood? It’s the key to unleashing something ancient and hungry enough to eat the world alive...
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