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Novak Grizzly by T.S. Joyce
The Daughter of Beaston is hurting. Remington Novak is stuck in a city, her whole life altered for a man who didn’t keep her. A life change comes in many forms, but for Remi, it comes as a newspaper clipping, sent by her best friend. A Last Chance Crew up in the mountains is looking for help, and her skillset matches the requirements. Must like animals? She was a grizzly shifter...Categorized as:
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![Unlove Me by T.S. Joyce]()
Unlove Me by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 22 ratings**Don’t miss this standalone short story from 80-time bestselling author, T. S. Joyce.** One wild night with friends, and Brock Evans comes up with a plan to rake in the room reservations at his lodge. Instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day, he is going to throw an UnValentine’s Day party for the singles who want to escape the hearts, and romance, and frills of February... -
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![Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden]()
Visible Panther Line by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratings***STANDALONE***Sky Adler isn't looking for a man. She's happy being Gerri Wilder's newest assistant and excited she's on a mission to scope out a new client. She did not expect the town residents to treat her like she committed a crime and for the client to be hot enough to melt the ozone. She definitely needs a cold shower, but she's a professional, she can handle it. Maybe. Hopefully... -
![Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant]()
Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant
A curvy single mom burned by love + a unique half-eagle, half-lion shifter firefighter with a wounded soul + the little boy who brings them together = one heart-warming romance! Single mom Hayley Parker has always had to face every parenting challenge on her own — but when her five-year-old son unexpectedly turns into a lion cub, she finds herself with more than she can handle... -
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![Fealty of the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Fealty of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter years of stagnancy, Muriel Marsden leaves the legendary clan of Hells Canyon bear shifters and goes rogue in order to discover herself. Her trip is cut short when she stumbles upon an injured man alone in the wilderness. As his only chance for survival, Muriel brings him to her cabin and works to save his life. The man is half feral and all sexy... -
![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... -
![Ground Training by Mandy M. Roth]()
Ground Training by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImmortal Outcast® Series, Book Five An Immortal Ops World NovelFormer 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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Redeem the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn the gripping final book in the Bear Valley Shifters saga, Corin Dunbar is still living with the ghost of the boy who died saving her life from the wrath of the Long Claws ten years ago. Unable to move on, she’s settled in the sanctuary of Bear Valley with the other bear shifters she has grown to rely on. On the eve of war with the murderous clan, she encounters a familiar man outside her camp... -
![Jasora : An Alpha's Queen 2 by Natavia]()
Jasora : An Alpha's Queen 2 by Natavia
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn Alpha’s Queen 2 continues the story from where part one left off. After regaining her memories from her past life, Jasora embarks on a journey to uncover the dark secrets hidden within The Maikoh Tribe, the community of her mate, Wolfgang. As she delves deeper into the tribe’s secrets, she finds herself in danger, her life threatened by those who wish to keep the truth buried...Categorized as:
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![Return To The Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Return To The Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the thrilling third book in the Bear Valley Shifters saga, Joanna is trying to survive in a clan of battle-hardened bear shifters, where the alpha wants her for his own. When Brody Bannister, Benson Riker's most trusted councilman, accuses her clan of holding Hannah Michaels hostage in their camp, Joanna must decide where her loyalty lies... -
![Bear's Midlife Bridesmaid by Meg Ripley]()
Bear's Midlife Bridesmaid by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI didn’t catch the bouquet, but at forty, I caught something better—My fated mate.When my childhood best friend asked me to be her bridesmaid,I didn’t realize that meant spending a week on a yachtWith her obnoxious, conceited new friends.Sounds like a trip from hell for a 40-year-old shifter witch—Until my inner bobcat zeroes in on her mate on board...Categorized as:
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![Shoulder the Skye by Donna Grant]()
Shoulder the Skye by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn her sexiest Skye Druid novel yet, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant weaves an intricate tapestry of magic, secrecy, and ultimate desire.Passion will test the boundaries of life and death.Bronwyn Stewart knows heartache. Death and danger have haunted her every step, but she’s prepared for what’s hunting her. Or as prepared as she can be... -
![Beers, Bears, and Betrayal by Harmony Raines]()
Beers, Bears, and Betrayal by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear shifter Calvin thought his future lay in the World Beyond. But he was wrong.So, when he gets a cryptic message about his best friend’s engagement party, he heads back to his hometown of Wishing Moon Bay... -
![The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecret doesn’t always mean safeKenth left the Alaskan palace to raise his secret daughter alone, outside of the spotlight of royalty, and away from the pressures of fame and celebrity. Her abduction drives him raging back for answers, straight to his estranged family...and his spell-fated mate... -
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![Savage Kiss by Milly Taiden]()
Savage Kiss by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSage Primrose dreams of the day she meets the man who will sweep her off her feet. She didn't expect him to abduct her while she wore nothing but a towel. Why did bad men have to look oh, so good? Feral Kincaid will do anything to protect his family. When a human female supposedly kidnaps his niece, he goes to get her, claws blazing... -
![Savage Bite by Milly Taiden]()
Savage Bite by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZuri Primrose hasn't been on a date since her divorce over a year ago. About to turn the big 4-0, she's living the life of a hermit without any sex. Her mother isn't going to let her daughter stay single for long. She's gotten Zuri an invite to a shifter ball where she hopes Zuri will find the man who’s going to screw her into a pretzel and give her a dozen babies... -
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Betray the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOn the verge of war, Chase Hale has no time to think about anything other than preparing his clan to battle the savage Long Claws, who are intent on annihilating Bear Valley. But when a supposed mate of the enemy shows up, he can’t help but be intrigued by the unsettling mysteries that swirl around the beautiful bear shifter... -
![Dragon Guard Crusader by Alicia Montgomery]()
Dragon Guard Crusader by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dragon nearing the end of his questAfter three long years, Water Dragon Thoralf is coming home. His quest to bring back his king’s lost dragon has taken him all over the world, and now he may finally have the solution. But to fulfill his crusade, he must once again face the beautiful, but broken Lady Willa. He hasn’t forgotten her all these years–nor what she’s been through... -
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Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhen tragedy brings former childhood sweethearts Samantha Young and Bronson Cress together in the town they grew up in, Samantha learns that things are not always what they seem. Six years ago, Samantha was devastated when Bron made a decision that shattered their relationship. Determined not to fall for him again, she must avoid the man who broke her heart... -
![Unlikely Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon]()
Unlikely Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.As Alpha of Mystic Hollow's bear shifter clan, duty dictates my every move.When the Shifter Council responds to our declining population by enacting the BfB (Brides for Beasts) program, the guys are pretty excited to be introduced to human females...Categorized as:
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![Bear Pause by Isadora Montrose]()
Bear Pause by Isadora Montrose
Billionaire Oil Bearon Laura Bascom needs a husband and a child if she’s to keep the family ranch. A one-year marriage sounds just right to satisfy the conditions of her great-grandfather’s will. Bearshifter Steve Holden's not sure he wants to get mixed up with any Bascoms, no matter how much money is at stake, but just one glimpse of voluptuous, adorable Laura and he knows he’s met his fate...Categorized as:
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![Fathom: Tales of the Were - Grizzly Cove by Bianca D'Arc]()
Fathom: Tales of the Were - Grizzly Cove by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Navy SEAL with special powers over water joins forces with a magical thunderbird shifter to defeat an ancient evil, finding unexpected love in the middle of the tempest.Traumatized by his last mission in a far off land, Navy SEAL Jim Morrow goes to Grizzly Cove to heal and help defeat a sea monster that’s been plaguing the little town full of bear shifters, refugee mermaids, and Others... -
![Such Violent Delights: A Holiday Paranormal Romance Anthology by S.L. Jennings, Stacey Marie Brown]()
Such Violent Delights: A Holiday Paranormal Romance Anthology by S.L. Jennings, Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEleven all new stories from twelve top paranormal romance authors. From Heaven to Hell, fae worlds, superheroes, and even through the looking glass, these holiday themed short stories bring a whole new meaning to the 12 days of Christmas. All proceeds from the sale of the anthology will be donated to charity... -
![Firefighter Bear: Slade by J.K. Harper]()
Firefighter Bear: Slade by J.K. Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman trapped by the stigma of the past...Fox shifter Everly always ends up cornered and cowering. Growing up shunned by more dominant shifter species taught her there's no such thing as real community—or true love. But she's always secretly longed for the sexiest, most dominant bear shifter around...even though he almost destroyed her family.A bear shifter who can't forgive himself..Categorized as:
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![Music in the Rain by Nalini Singh]()
Music in the Rain by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA short story featuring Madame Zulenka and Zaira. Timeline: Takes place some time after Silence has fallen.The story can be found in Nalini Singh's December 2021 newsletter... -
![Bears Of Forest Heights: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray]()
Bears Of Forest Heights: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray
Bears of Forest Heights is the bundled collection of Roxie Ray’s five hunky Biker Bears and follows each on their enthralling tales of finding love. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone but for the best reading experience, the author suggests you read them in order.Daddy Biker BearHe found out we were having a baby. Then he rejected me as his mate... -
![Steadfast Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Steadfast Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart
LockeI’ve always had a plan. My life has always gone according to that. However, along the way, I missed something. I thought my regimented life and financial security were enough to sustain me.I was wrong. My bear craves an omega and a family, but I’m not interested in the dating scene or one of those apps...Categorized as:
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![A Crown of Cursed Hearts by Alaya Wells]()
A Crown of Cursed Hearts by Alaya Wells
A woman determined to forge a better future. A fae lord bound by magical chains to the wicked. A kingdom that must surrender to the past in order to begin anew. Vexxion and I have escaped Bledmire Court, but the king and his minions hunt us. It’s all I can do to remain strong... -
![Operation Wolf Rescue by Zoe Chant]()
Operation Wolf Rescue by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFour puppies (one of them his lost nephew… but which?)Three days trapped in a motel with his oblivious fated mate.One bed.When someone on the mountain wants to surrender a pack of wolf-hybrid pups, animal rescue volunteer Pearl Nguyen throws some puppy chow and her biggest crate into the back of her station wagon, and she's on her way... -
![Melissa: Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love by Ariana Hawkes]()
Melissa: Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance series What if your fated mate was just an app swipe away? Melissa Ericson has a panic attack as her best friend Lauren is giving birth, but sexy shifter doctor, Harley, is on hand to calm her down...Categorized as:
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![Mountain Calling by Janice Whiteaker]()
Mountain Calling by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHiking through the mountains hunting for Bigfoot wasn't her idea of a great time, but a paycheck was a paycheck. Having a giant, grumpy mountain man as her guide couldn't hurt either... Except there was something odd about the frowny Thor lookalike tasked with keeping her group safe in the mountains of Appalachia... -
![Axel by Tasha Black]()
Axel by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDelilah might think she’s conning bear-shifter Axel, but he and baby Noah are stealing her heart… Axel adores baby Noah. Becoming a dad is the best thing that has ever happened to the burly bear-shifter mechanic, even if raising a child alone is hard. When help arrives in the form of a live-in nanny, Axel is ecstatic... -
![Delicious Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart]()
Delicious Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRansomMy career as a chef doesn’t leave me much time for dating. Besides that, I’ve never been the suave type. It’s not that I don’t want to be, but issues with relationships in the past have left me cautious. So, when I receive an invitation to the famous Bearclaw Inn, I jump at the opportunity. All I have to do is show up, and an omega is almost promised... -
![To Tame a Bear by Emilia Hartley]()
To Tame a Bear by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAimee Han likes her life as spicy as the Korean-influenced food she makes, and when she and her best friend Callie escape from Callie’s father and the oppressive Den he controls, Aimee believes her life may finally be heating up. At last she can follow her dreams of opening a restaurant... -
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![Marking Red by Skye Alder]()
Marking Red by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy, what sweet curves you have...Kade is used to keeping himself in check.As a wolf shifter living so close to humans, he's needed too.Keeping his packs secret has never been a problem.Until she shows up.Ruby James.Her red hair, those curves, her infectious laugh. All of it is like a sirens call to him. One that he's powerless to resist...Categorized as:
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![Prized by the Polar Bear by Bella Drake]()
Prized by the Polar Bear by Bella Drake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe thinks she’s perfection. She thinks he’s a dangerous criminal. Can he prove there's more to him than meets the eye?FBI SWAT agent Miles Sloane has his polar bear shifter side in careful check. Or he did, until he met his fated mate. Now he’s throwing her over his shoulder, and the word ‘kidnap’ is being bandied about.Soraya Whitiker has calculated every step of her life...Categorized as:
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Crash by Fel Fern
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a race against time, Jared's life hangs by a thread... unless he finds his biker bear.Death is unavoidable but Jared Church refuses to accept his fate. Haunted by his brother's murder, Jared is determined to rewrite destiny. A glimmer of hope emerges as his brother's final gift leads him on a desperate quest—to find the man who has consumed his dreams since childhood.Crash has everything... -
![Saved By The Grizzly Bear by Luna Wilder]()
Saved By The Grizzly Bear by Luna Wilder
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWelcome to the Aspen Ridge Mountain Rescue! These ex-military shifters are about to meet their fated mates. They'll need to fight to keep them though... -
![Christmas Midlife Mate by Meg Ripley]()
Christmas Midlife Mate by Meg Ripley
At 45, Santa finally brought me the right guy for Christmas—Until he turned into a bear.Christmas is supposed to be merry and bright,But as a single mom with my only kid studying overseas,The magic of the holidays has lost its luster.My bestie in Cape Cod invites me to her place,And her family makes me feel right at home—Especially the hunky guy dressed as Santa...Categorized as:
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![Rising Storm by Julie Trettel]()
Rising Storm by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs far as Painter knows there are only two known gorilla shifters remaining: he and his team leader, Silas Granger. That is until he finds his one true mate held captive by the Raglan and what should have been a simple mission turns into a rising storm that's about to explode... -
![Thomas & Julia by V.A. Dold]()
Thomas & Julia by V.A. Dold
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs the owner of The Backwater shifter bar, Julia Le Beau is happy with her place in the shifter community. The only thing missing in her life is a man. Until he arrives on his white horse, she has stacks of romance novels to fill her nights. Too bad, her crazy mother doesn't see it that way. Thomas James' childhood has molded him into the man is today, extremely protective and relationship shy... -
![Bearly Mine by Julie Ranseth]()
Bearly Mine by Julie Ranseth
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn Shifter Alley, the men fall hard and fast. I didn’t expect a detour through Shifter Alley. And I certainly didn’t expect to be rescued by a bear shifter who made me feel things…warm and tingly things I never saw coming.Apparently, I’m his mate, and he wants to solve all my problems. I didn’t ask for that... -
![The Protector's Heart by R. E. Butler]()
The Protector's Heart by R. E. Butler
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNila Patterson doesn’t want anything to do with wolves. Her werewolf ex-husband continues to stalk her and their son, terrifying her to no end. The last thing she wants to do is acknowledge her attraction to Malachi Slattery, who’s been watching her for weeks. He’s not as discreet as he thinks he’s being...Categorized as:
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![Honey & Growls by Loni Ree]()
Honey & Growls by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA tiger, a wolf and a dragon walk into a bar. This isn’t the beginning of a joke, it’s the start of my evening.My bar, The Honey Pot, is the most popular spot in town. As a grizzly bear shifter, I’m big and bad enough to keep order with the rowdy biker crowd. Well, mostly. Meeting her changes everything... -
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![Sweeter Than Honey by Liz Paffel]()
Sweeter Than Honey by Liz Paffel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s on the run. He’s her reluctant protector. Will there be a second chance for the alpha bear shifter mountain man? Or will he lose it all… again?One minute Cara Neal is celebrating her win as Kansas City’s Entrepreneur of the Year by maybe drinking too much and finding the wrong guy… the next, she’s carrying a secret and every male bear shifter in three states is after her...Categorized as:
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![To Claim a Mate by Poppy Ireland]()
To Claim a Mate by Poppy Ireland
Welcome back to Redwood University, where nothing is as it seems…and I’m stronger than anyone expects. My nineteenth birthday awakened something within me, revealing truths I could've never imagined. My new powers do not come without risk, though, and the future of shifters everywhere rests upon my shoulders...Categorized as:
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![Broken Fate by Willow Winters]()
Broken Fate by Willow Winters
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Willow Winters comes a fast paced and sizzling fated mates standalone romance in her best selling paranormal world. Fate never prepared me for seeing my mate with the claiming mark of my enemy. She doesn’t know she’s my mate. She doesn’t feel the burning pull between us. The desperate need to love and be loved by me as I feel raging inside me... -
![Diesel by Terra Wolf]()
Diesel by Terra Wolf
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSadie wants a fling, but Diesel wants forever. Freedom. When Sadie plans a trip to visit her sister Reagan in Alaska, nothing seems to be going right. Her car breaks down and her view of freedom is clouded by the Grizzly Bear barreling at her. She's lost, confused, and possibly in love? Wild. Bear shifter Diesel has always embraced his bear side more than the human...Categorized as:
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![Ash Mountain Pack: The Complete Series by Shaw Hart, Skye Alder]()
Ash Mountain Pack: The Complete Series by Shaw Hart, Skye Alder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLoved the Ash Mountain Pack Series? Get all five books in one! Come meet Slate, Finn, Rylan, Krew, Kai, and Easton and their fated mates! *Warning: These five books are instalove romances with plenty of heat and over the top alpha love...Categorized as:
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![Burning Up by Loni Ree]()
Burning Up by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s not every day you find your slightly underdressed soulmate hanging out in a tree waiting to be rescued but I’m going to take my good fortune and run with it. What starts out as an ordinary day at the fire station turns into anything but when we go on the first call of the evening. Parker Scott somehow managed to fall out her bedroom window and land on a tree branch outside—minus her clothes...
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