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Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho do you call when a winged wolf crashes through the roof of your chicken coop? Shifter Vets! Leslie’s house was already falling apart before mythical animals started plummeting out of the sky. Now she’s got a hole in her chicken coop, an adorable (and impossible) cub hiding in her kitchen, and her nosy neighbor barging in to search for cryptids...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Heroes & Hitmen by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt’s a tale as old as time. Boy meets girl, their families broker a deal for them to be mated, and right before it can all go according to plan, girl meets someone else. Except in this instance, that someone else is a hitman who works for her father, and he becomes a complete stalker who refuses to take no for an answer. Sounds romantic, right? If only that were the case... -
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. -
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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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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... -
Fealty of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 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...Categorized as:
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Bear for the Holidays by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's home for the holidays, but not in the way he expected. Bear shifter and biologist Nik Shevchenko is home in Colorado for the first time in years, and as soon as he’s done with the heron count that brought him back, he’s heading to his parents’ place for the bright, boisterous holiday he’s been craving for ages...Categorized as:
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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... -
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 yacht. With 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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Sparking Ares: RBMC Dallas, TX by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, I was Soap, happy-go-lucky member of the Demented Sons MC in Iowa. Beneath that façade, I had a secret I couldn’t afford to get out. All of that ended when the woman I loved died in my arms. Driven by revenge, I searched for the party responsible for her death...Categorized as:
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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... -
Midlife Forgotten Mate by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter having all her memories wiped away, will Taylee rediscover her love for her destined mate and the father of her kids all over again? Taylee. A horrific accident erased Taylee's memories, leaving her in a terrifying situation...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Such Violent Delights: A Holiday Paranormal Romance Anthology by S.L. Jennings, Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 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. Featuring:. Stacey Marie Brown – Descending Into Madness (A Winterland Tale)... -
Racing Home by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the south, things get real dirty. Especially on Saturdays. Mud on your jeans. Grit in your beer. Your tan washes off in the shower. That's how you know it's racing day. Or as the Dirt Track Dogs like to put it, winning day. Because they aren't racing unless they're winning. Haunted by loss from the past, Blister, the most mysterious of the Dirt Track Dogs, is now running from his future... -
Betray the Bear by T.S. Joyce
On 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...Categorized as:
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Sheriff Bear by Zoe Chant, Lauren Esker
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA small-town sheriff + a wrongly accused BBW on the run + deadly enemies and dangerous passions = a sizzling forbidden love! Bear shifter and small-town sheriff Axl Tanner isn't looking for trouble or temptation when he walks into Marge's Diner, but he discovers two things at a glance...Categorized as:
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Return To The Bear by T.S. Joyce
In 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...Categorized as:
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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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Snowed in with the Bear by Isadora Montrose
Snowed in with the Bear: A BBW/Billionaire Bearshifter Romance. Snarling alpha male bear shifter tempts curvy she-grizzly. Can protective, possessive Calvin prove he’s more than a rich playboy? Fabulously wealthy oil boss Calvin is used to sophisticated city women. This playboy shifter doesn’t understand why his inner black bear has the hots for earthy she-bear Amanda...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
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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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 Bear. He found out we were having a baby. Then he rejected me as his mate...Categorized as:
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Steadfast Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart
Locke. I’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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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
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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Single Dad Matchmate by Jade Alters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsVictoria is successful in every part of her life… except when it comes to love. She’s put her blood, sweat, and tears into building her company. But she’s still unfulfilled. She’s dated the so-called “cream of the crop” of investment bankers, lawyers, doctors, and even CEOs…. Uninspired, the result always ends up being the same – an empty bottle and an empty bed. Luke. Ex-military. Single dad...Categorized as:
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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... -
Greed by Fel Fern
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMicah’s ghosts have finally caught up to him. They won’t leave until Micah’s six feet under. Micah Decker keeps his cards close to his chest. He has one job in Moon Burrow—heal the wounded grizzly shifters and their raven allies—and Micah does it well. His goals are simple. Keep his head down. Live to fight another day... -
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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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... -
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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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
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 Alpha Warrior's Mate: An MM Mpreg Shifter Romance by Lorelei M. Hart
This isn’t the life I want for myself, but if it’s a choice between me and the people I love, I’m going to step up every single time. Growing up, I wanted to be a superhero. I was going to save the world, thwarting crime and protecting those who needed it most. Instead, I end up killing shifters for money... -
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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Storm of Desire by Melody Lynch
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrace is still dealing with the loss of her mother, now contending with her bully of a boss. She is determined to keep a low profile and ride out the brewing storm of the century set to tear through the town. When her high school sweetheart walks into her restaurant, it triggers a series of memories that she has tried to forget about...Categorized as:
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Alphas Prefer Curves: Volume One by Milly Taiden, Erika Masten
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHot alpha males come in all flavors, from fierce shifters and swaggering rockstars to bad boy bikers and seductive billionaires, men of action and passion. In this collection of standalone BBW romance novels and novellas by the writers of the wildly popular Curvy Girl Romance group, the hunky heroes all have one thing in common: these alphas prefer curves. Dangerous Protector by Milly Taiden... -
Filthy Wolf by Aidy Award
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's lost all control, and only she can soothe his savage beast, until the day she decides to give up that power. Mik Volkov used to be the Wolf Tzar, now he doesn't even know who or what he is. He can't shift from his wolf form, and the beast rules his mind, looking for vengeance and violence. The only thing keeping him sane is his obsession with the woman who smells like ripe peaches and lust...Categorized as:
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Beauty's Bossy Bear by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Fable Forest, a mystical community where a magical spell has destined its inhabitants to live out narratives straight from the pages of classic fairy tales. Amid this captivating realm of myth and magic, Kodi, a powerful bear shifter, runs Enchanted Security, Inc. , the premier agency tasked with safeguarding the forest and its unusual residents...Categorized as:
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The Alpha's Prize by Sassa Daniels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe will be his queen, but first he will put her on her knees. Leonid Sobakhin has known for years that Francesca di Angelo is his mate, but a Russian alpha claiming an Italian princess would have risked a dangerous conflict with her pack. Until now. .Categorized as:
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Accepting His Witch’s Sass (Sassy Ever After Universe) by Dawn Sullivan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was sexy, broody, and hers, but that didn’t mean Aurora Lewellyn had to like it. A brief glimpse of the future was enough to show her that a mating between the two of them would never work. Not when Noah was unable to accept the part of her that was a witch, one she was unwilling to change, even if she could. She needed her magic. Her charges depended on her... -
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Bear’s Midlife Surprise by Aline Ash
What happens when a lifelong bachelor and a recent divorcee, both adamant about avoiding relationships, collide in a whirlwind of midlife passion and an unexpected surprise? January. After a bitter divorce in her 40s, January swears off love, embracing her newfound freedom. Men are strictly off-limits and she has no regrets, except for not having children... -
The Bear's Reluctant Mate by R. E. Butler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen paranormal romance author Juliette Parson’s latest manuscript is billed by her editor as being too “unrealistic,” it’s suggested she contact a shifter group for advice on her storyline. Writing about shifter romances is one thing, but meeting with a person who can change into an animal at will isn’t something Juliette ever thought she’d do... -
Bearthlete by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s an athlete, and a bear, and the only thing he wants to win now is the heart of his mate. Love hasn't been easy for Ryan Hart, the hottest snowboarder in the world. His brothers have found mates and settled down, but the perfect woman for him is still to be found...Categorized as:
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A Mate's Wish by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChristmastime at Lake Haven Lodge is the stuff of legends. Tucked away in a crook of the Ouachita Mountains, visitors come to relax and unwind for the holidays. What they don’t know is that it’s run by a clan of virile mountain cats. Handyman, Renner Blackfoot, is bored with his existence. Filling his bed with random females for his panther’s pleasure isn’t enough anymore... -
A Very Shifty Christmas by Georgette St. Clair
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBillionaire shifter Morgan Rosemont’s family just showed up in Silver Peak for a surprise visit, and he’s in big trouble. Morgan had lied and told them he was engaged, which means he needs a mate, fast The last person he should turn to is is smart-mouthed curvy secretary Valerie, because she’s the only one who threatens his hard-won self control... -
Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love - Kristin by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance series. What if your fated mate was just an app swipe away? To those who don’t know her well, Kristin Pasternak is a feisty, statuesque, auburn-haired journalist. Only those close to her know that she suffers from PCOS, a condition that has left her unhappy with her body, and scared that she won’t be able to have children...Categorized as:
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