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Rancher Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSave a horse, ride a rancher dragon. .. Beck is a big, growly mountain of a man with a monster of a dragon inside him. He keeps to himself, only leaving Dragonclaw Ranch when his inner beast feels unsafe for his friends. But when a brush with death makes Beck give a stranger his dragon's talon coin, he wakes up to a pretty, curvy woman that he now owes a favor... -
Wrangler Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSave a horse, ride a wrangler dragon. .. Tucker C. Thompson, an immortal dragon and legendary gunslinger, is now a simple wrangler who enjoys life on the ranch under his middle name, Clancy. The world has moved on and he's happy to be forgotten. That is, until he sees his old Dragon's Talon coin in an antiques shop in a tiny town... -
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Trailer Park Elves 2 by Michael Dalton, Adam Lance
Colton Winchester is master of the trailer park, but all is not well. Decades of neglect by the previous manager have left him with a long list of quests and repairs, and a restive population of milfs who demand his. . . . attentions... -
Mountain Yearning by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou can’t hide from the past forever. Sometimes it comes back to bite you. Twenty-five years ago Christine tried to spare Magni the pain she saw in his future, even though it meant he would never be hers. He didn’t listen. Now she carries a burden no one else can see and that he refused to hear. The truth of what happened to his wife. ****. Magni is a bitter man...Categorized as:
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Warwick by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan a sweet omega and a grumpy hellhound possibly be perfect for one another? Will Warwick’s overly protective nature be too much for Cecil or be exactly what he needs? Warwick Ashwood is by far the largest of the hellhounds in his pack: in both human and beast form. That coupled with his less than inviting nature has most people avoiding him if at all possible... -
Ground Training by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImmortal Outcast® Series, Book Five An Immortal Ops World Novel. Former Immortal Operative Ace Hargraves is a genetically altered super soldier who has spent decades on the run from the government, all while helping others. But the time has come for this horse-shifter to do something to help himself if he wants to protect his mate and live to see another day.Categorized as:
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Taming Raptor: RBMC: Dallas, TX by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook ONE of the NEW RBMC Dallas, TX Chapter! I’m Adrien Krow, but they call me Raptor. As the vice president of the Ankeny, IA chapter, I was happy with my life. Until a platinum haired vixen turned it upside down. Ten years ago Sage was too damn young for my darkness, so I put up a wall. It worked—until the day it didn’t. I thought I knew what I was doing. I was always in control...Categorized as:
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Dancing with the Dragon by Krista Luna
My misbehaving magic traps me in a spicy romance book with the grumpy dragon, and we have to act out the plot! The growly dragon is stuck playing my lovestruck boyfriend until we finish the book and win its dance competition. And did I mention that it’s a spicy book? Hoo boy! I’ve gone from competent librarian to mistress of magical mayhem with my very first spell...Categorized as:
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Shades of Witches by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't miss the next book in the Witches of New York series! Shades of Witches is perfect for fans of urban fantasy, mystery, slow-burn romance, and humor. Get ready for this heart-pounding and laugh-out-loud magical adventure! Full blurb coming soon! -
From the Silence of the Shadows by V.B. Lacey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHades and Persephone meets Six of Crows in this dark fantasy romance standalone with dragons, shadow wielders, hate-to-love no spice romance, and an epic rebellion against their darkest foe. Not all prisons are made of stone. For nineteen years, Nox Duma has been a pawn to the Veridian Empire’s most ruthless tyrant, a man who tortures his own kind with cruel magical experiments...Categorized as:
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Stranded With An Insatiable Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
It's been a lifelong dream and I'm doing it. Driving across the country in a skoolie, which is an old school bus I converted into my house on wheels. It's going great until I get deep into the Montana mountains when my bus decides not to bus anymore. I'm stranded. With no reception, nowhere to go, and with no one to help. Days turn into weeks...Categorized as:
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Castiel by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey were supposed to be colleagues. Fate had other plans for them. Dr. Castiel Bennett has been alone a very long time. The oldest son of one of an original eight, he’s seen a lot in his long life. As a gargoyle, he doesn’t mind living a solitary life, but he knows it would be so much better with his fated mate by his side... -
Rosewood Ridge Riders Complete Collection by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn Rosewood Ridge, Tennessee, a biker convention has the town full of hunky guys. But for the Rosewood Ridge Riders, the town is home. What they don't expect is that Biker Blast will bring romance into their lives. It includes the. Taken by the Mountain Man. Protected by the Mountain Man. Challenged by the Mountain Man. Saved by the Mountain Man. Charmed by the Mountain Man...Categorized as:
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Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is put to the test when secrets become unraveled. After losing my mother to vampire hunters when I was eighteen, I moved with my siblings and father across the country – until the hunters found us again. That was how my family and I ended up in Snow Haven, Alaska. I saw a dragon shifter, Josiah Bazin, the second day after we moved to the area and I fell in love... -
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Etched in Frost by L.R. Friedman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEtched in Frost is a contemporary Jack Frost reimagining with Swan Lake vibes. An angsty, fated mates, shifter/mortal romance, this standalone includes some dark themes and content best suited for those over the age of 18. Jolie. I always believed ballet was the love of my life. My fate. Until that tragic day that rocked my world...Categorized as:
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Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy long-lost grandmother left me a letter with major revelations:. I have a twin sister. We come from a family of witches. Gargoyles are real and to trust them. Still, reading a note is different than seeing a gray creature with a massive wingspan flying down at me. Instinct kicks in and I run. When it comes to fight or flight, I choose flight every time... -
Dying for Death: The Stuntman and the Scribe by Holly Roberds
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was meant to keep order, not fall in love with a reckless vampire who could tear my world apart. As the newly appointed God of the Dead, I can’t afford even a hint of weakness as a man or a god. Las Vegas belongs to the Egyptian gods now, and I’m the one holding the balance between my power-hungry brethren. Any crack in my authority could ignite open war, dragging chaos down the Strip... -
Bigfoot's Wife: Fated Mates Monster Romance by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBestselling author Candace Ayers brings you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Love is blind. .. and apparently pretty hairy. Love robbed me of everything. The public scandal stole my pride, my joy, and my self-worth. Grotto offers me a fresh start...Categorized as:
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Dad's Irish Wolf Shifter Friend by Flora Ferrari
***Includes a link to receive a free, new story delivered to your inbox on Easter morning. ***. Keeley Malone is a Mob princess who is none too pleased about being sent to Ireland to stay with her dad’s best friend. .. until she sees him. She has always loved fairy tales, but this time the princess might just get devoured by the big bad wolf...Categorized as:
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Knox: Destined Paranormals Book Six by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA chance meeting and a little help from the created vampire send them off together. Can the sexy vampire bring the shy omega fox out of his shell? What will he find when he finally does? Knox Dupont was simply going through the motions of life when his younger brother called to tell him he’d met his beloved. That was all it took for Knox to pack up and head to Montana to start a new life there... -
Frederick by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when your fated One happens to be someone you’re investigating? Frederick Ainsworth’s life is, for lack of a better word, mundane. Needing something to occupy his time, he joins the Council as an enforcer, with the small hope that he’d have a better chance of finding that perfect someone to spend the rest of eternity with too. So far, nothing... -
Fire Wings by Jena Wade
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRule number 1 of internet Never send pictures first. I’m known as “the dragon who almost exposed us all” thanks to some less than spectacular choices in my youth. The fact that I even have my new job as Flight Trainer for Fire Wing Academy is more of a second chance than I ever thought I’d get. I refuse to mess it up… that is until I do... -
Dragons Don't Do Happy Holidays by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBrooding dragon shifter Flint wants a new start. So, when he arrives in Wishing Moon Bay the plan is simple. Get in. Get out. And avoid the merriness as much as possible. However, with a dark past, and nothing to his name, getting any supplies for his journey is all but impossible-so much for the season of giving. But, as they say, when one door closes, another opens...Categorized as:
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Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen did Drew Lane grow up? As the oldest of the leap children, Harper Long was the designated babysitter growing up, which is why he is struggling so much with the fact that the youngest of the group is a grown man now. Like really grown. Like how does he even find supportive underwear with all that? Unrequited crushes are rough... -
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Cruel Tides by Shana Brooke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetrieving the trident was supposed to be the hard part. Now a new storm is brewing on the horizon. That curse the merfolk are under? Still swimming strong. Leander thought the trident could break it, but it’s breaking him instead. Sure, it gives him god-like powers, but they come at a cost too steep to pay—his life... -
Shifted Love: Volume 1 by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis collection contains the first three novellas in the Shifted Love series plus three brand new epilogues and a special scene featuring Luke, who will get his HEA in Her Mate! Her Wolf. Allegra Hale had no idea shifters existed when she headed off to college with her two best friends. Let alone that her campus was near a shifter town...Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Grizzlies by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMonroe:. I’m destined to be alone for the rest of my life. Me and my books and my cats and no children. I don’t think that, but my parents and family can’t stop talking about it. The Mail-Order Mating app seems like a way to appease them without actually mating. I’ll make my preferences impossible to fill. But I get a match. Two grizzlies. And they are hot. Older, daddy-type hot...Categorized as:
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Her Three Bears, Part Two by Indie Black, B. Livingstone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy parents are dead and my only living relative left me in a new town to fend for myself. How could things possibly get any worse? Finding out my entire life has been a lie sounds like a good way. And that’s only the beginning of my bad luck. I never saw it coming, the secrets that were kept from me. Secrets that I harbored within, unknowingly... -
Courting Death by Sarah Reynolds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunday Prescott has had one heck of a week. She started out with a missing brother; now her new vampire fiancé and beloved jaguar shifter are gone too. Her journey to save them will be epic, as she dazzles vampire royalty in the courts of Europe and travels to distant realms searching for answers. Secrets will be revealed and new mates will be found along the way... -
Snowed In: Volume Two by D.E. Scion, Ruby Smoke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSnowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season. Volume 2 participating authors: D. E. Scion, Taylor Schafer, Ruby Smoke, Kyra Alessy, R. A. Alyse, R. K. Pierce, Jenn Bullard, Jaelle Keyes, Sydney, St. James, Alisha Williams & Cassie Lein, Scarlett Philips & MA Destiny, Cassandra Featherstone... -
The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRonan. The next time my brother says “Hey, I’ve got an idea,” I need to run, not walk away. I might be from a dragon shifter ruling family, but I’m not demanding a female mate with me. Yet taking my time and winning her over is going nowhere. So far, I’ve punched my card as the older neighbor who’s way too nosy about the young female next door. Then I hear about what she’s got planned...Categorized as:
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My Beautiful Monsters: The Complete Series by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve always been able to talk to animals. Apparently, I can hear monsters too. Hades kidnapped me. Yeah, that Hades. Greek mythology is real and I’m learning the gods are real dicks. I’m tasked with caring for the monsters in the Underworld. Oh, yeah, Demeter is pissed about the whole Persephone thing. She’s kidnapped her daughter and making the monsters fight for sport... -
Monster Daddies by Sue Lyndon, Lola Dawson
One, two, Daddy’s coming for you…. You’ve met Daddies living on sprawling ranches out west. Mafia Daddies in huge, sparkling mansions. Now, meet the Daddies living underneath your bed. While these Daddies might look monstrous to some, they have one common Find and claim their little ones, by whatever means necessary. And they do mean by any means necessary….Categorized as:
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Taming the Viscount Viper by Evangeline Priest
Her Majesty has deemed your Season a failure. With no further prospects at this time, you are hereby ordered to attend The Monsters Ball. Imogene Dalloway’s Season on the Marriage Mart has been a disaster. However, unlike other young ladies of her station, she prefers the freedom of spinsterhood...Categorized as:
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Bluz by L. Eveland
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNo one cooks like Gaston, and I’m hungry like a wolf. Eight years ago, I missed my chance to be with the love of my life. Now, Gaston is back in town to rescue his pack’s troubled bar and grill, Bluz. He’s keen to rekindle things between us, but I’ve still got the blues over how it all went down before. Gaston’s got a whole life out west full of fast cars, fancy dinners, and famous friends...Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Gargoyles by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSo I take a dare. As a “human” I have no real right to be looking for a “mate” on an app for shifters and other paranormal beings. But I never have been able to hold my liquor, which is why I rarely drink to excess. I am not entirely sure shifters or vampires or whoever exist beyond cosplay anyway...Categorized as:
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Love in Limbo, Vol. 2 by Haji
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA poignant story of love and atonement in the afterworld. Calen, the new reaper in Limbo, develops feelings for his purehearted caretaker, Makoto. But can love flourish in a place where even existence can be fleeting? New reaper Calen has spent many a peaceful day with his friend and lover Makoto, protecting the people of Limbo. But one day, the time for Makoto’s father to be reincarnated arrives... -
Harry's Beast by Kat Baxter
You know what they say about satyrs… Jace Like many of the people in Screaming Woods, I’m cursed. My plight goes beyond my hooved feet, horns and my tail. My problem–my curse– is a different kind of hard. The perpetually stiff kind of hard, if you know what I mean. Only true love can give me “release. ” I know it’s too much to hope the pretty, curvy human is my fated mate... -
Knotting Hill by Ami Wright
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a wolf, asking him to love her…. If only life was that simple, but being a famous actress means nothing in my life is simple. When I bump into the guy of my dreams I know it’s doomed from the start. Will is everything I have a weakness smart, funny, a little shy. Plus he’s tall and handsome and completely obsessed with me... -
Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThade Maddock would literally rather die than spend four weeks aboard a cruise ship with nine hundred strangers in the middle of the Pacific. When it happens to be his best friend’s dying request, however, he can’t exactly refuse the invitation. On the bright side, the ship’s pool does offer some stunning views. Like the human male with fiery red hair and a smile to rival the sun... -
The Wolf's Forbidden Alpha by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy fated mate leads our rival pack. Can our forbidden love flourish, or will a terrible secret rip us apart? Omega wolf Larkin Bolder was raised by his much-older brothers after a tragedy rocked the family. Back home from college, he’s all grown up, but they still treat him like a pup. Then Larkin meets his fated mate, Tracer Ramirez... -
Experiment b4hR by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a monster. The moment I see her, I know. This beauty is my treasure. Once I was a male to be admired and desired. That was before. Before the experiments, before the procedures. Now I’m a monster. A beast. I didn’t mean to kidnap Sophia. I saw her and I acted. Now I can’t let her go. I won’t. She must understand what I know. We are meant to be together. Sophia. As if life wasn’t hard enough...Categorized as:
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Dark Captivation by Taylor Spratt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI escaped my Monster Mates. Now i'm the Demon God’s captive. I've been taken by Malek, the Demon God. He pulls me into a new world of dark desire and passion. We strike a deal. If Malek fails to claim my heart, he must abandon his war plans. But if he should prevail, the world as we know it will cease to exist... -
Wrangled by the Minotaur by Ivy Sparks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen foreclosure threatens my grandmother's bee farm, I have two lose everything, or accept a deal with the devil himself. And the devil? He comes in the form of Raphael, the eight-foot-tall minotaur who's been buying up half the town. Everyone thinks I've gone crazy—sweet little Frankie Baker, the town's beekeeper, giving herself over to the monster everyone wants gone…... -
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Blood Link 블러드링크 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHwa Gok is just a normal university student, until he sees a girl being attacked by the popular Lee Bin, and jumps in her defence. The only problem is that Lee Bin is more than meets the eye….Categorized as:
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Bear's Little Brat by Cooper McKenzie
She has a knack for getting in trouble. But this Daddy knows just how to handle naughty little brats. .. A prank gone wrong sends Emory off to Bratburg Institute, where she's expected to learn how to become a "proper woman". But as it turns out, it's not the horrible punishment she expects it to be...Categorized as:
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Her Scent by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve lived a long time alone. Hunted. Hiding what I really am. But then Ruby moves to my city, and I can’t hide anymore. She’s twenty, a curvy, gorgeous virgin who’s all the more beautiful for not knowing how perfect she is. She’s shy. She’s smart. And, even if she doesn’t know it yet, she’s mine...Categorized as:
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The Lone Wolf: Cincinnati Shifters Book 4 by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Lone Wolf must come to big city and the unknown to save his mate…. Connell Rathe is a very old wolf. Kicked out of his pack long ago, the solitude of the forests of Northern Ohio suited him fine. He’s carved out a life deep in those solitary woods. He acts as protector for the few people and creatures who also call those woods home. It’s a place that calls to his wolf... -
Fate Promised by Jocelyn Montana
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFOR HER HE WILL BREAK ALL THE RULES …. Juri lives to protect Ulterra. No mate. No family. It’s the werewolf way. Yet deep inside, he yearns for the girl he vowed to marry at age ten. And as danger threatens her, he won’t stay away any longer. But once she’s at his side, once he’s felt her touch, how is he supposed to walk away from her again? FOR HIM SHE WILL FIGHT AGAINST HER FATE …...Categorized as:
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Honey Bear: A Kinship Cove Fun & Flirty Romance by Ellis Leigh, Shifters In Love
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes the happy in happily ever after is relative. Or related. Sort of. The third slice of sweetness from the Cake-ily Ever After bakery in Kinship Cove will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth. I’m supposed to be the nice sister. The good one. The girl everyone can count on and who rallies the troops whenever one of us needs a little boost. I’m not supposed to be anything other than sweet...Categorized as:
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