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  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    The final book of the series. .. Blurb coming soon!
  • The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Marsden Wyland is a walking bag of secrets. He’s walking the line between opening up to his new Pack, and keeping them from finding out what he’s really done. And on top of that, he’s seeing a ghost girl that can only mean one thing—he’s dying. The ghost is beautiful, and is there for him in hard moments, and showing up in memories, and nothing is making sense...
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  • Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Emily Vega must avenge her father, and as the last of the Hell Hunters, she has one mission: destroy the Galena pack. Werewolves are carefully camouflaged monsters intent on taking over the world—or at least that’s what she’s been taught—but one meeting with the werewolf she’s hunting, and Chance Dawson is changing her mind, little by little...
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • The Rise by Z.W. Taylor

    The Rise by Z.W. Taylor

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It takes more than a bite. Charlotte has gone from being a broken human to a strong she-wolf and a damn Thorne, but now she and her mate, are standing on the edge of deliverance or doom as they grapple with a revelation that changes everything...
  • Criminology of a Character by Nicole Scarano

    Criminology of a Character by Nicole Scarano

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What on earth is a homicide detective supposed to do with two unexpected weeks off? While on their first romantic vacation, Detective Isobel 'Bel' Emerson & Eamon Stone accidentally uncover a black market operation. Agent Jameson Barry and the FBI rush to their aid, but during the raid, Bel finds an inconsequential piece of evidence that the FBI dismisses as trash...
  • Lycans and Legends by Melanie Karsak

    Lycans and Legends by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Someone is trying to assassinate the Queen. After stopping a mysterious preternatural assailant wielding an enchanted dagger, Clemeny is on the hunt. Why is someone after Victoria? To find answers, Clemeny Louvel must travel to the one place she’s been avoiding, the Summer Country. Among the mist and standing stones, secrets about her case—and herself—are hiding...
  • ALPHA ANABETH: The Alpha Chronicles by Paulina Vasquez

    ALPHA ANABETH: The Alpha Chronicles by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Her family line can be traced back to ancient Greece when Zeus turned a mortal King into the first werewolf. Everything has a price, and Anabeth finds herself paying for it. When her wolf finally emerges, Anabeth finds herself hiding more than one secret. Broken-hearted and betrayed, she finds her salvation in the mountains of Tuscany...
  • 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...
  • Howls and Hallows by Melanie Karsak

    Howls and Hallows by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You're invited to the All Hallows Ball. *Werewolves prohibited. Busy tracking down thieving werewolves in London, Clemeny is surprised when Edwin asks her to lead a new case in the Fenlands of east England. The Cabell family is haunted by a curse. Something in the misty moors surrounding Cabell Manor has come howling just days before the exclusive All Hallows Ball. How gauche...
  • 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...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 19 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...
  • Purrfectly Bound by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Bound by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lance is a single guard in the Maverick Pride, but this Tiger’s about to lose his stripes! Lance Jacosa has spent his youth working his way through the females of Maverick Point, but something is wrong, and the young stud has lost his mojo. It’s a good thing Gerri Wilder is down for a visit and she’s brought a friend with her...
  • Purrfectly Caught: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

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

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kylie is determined to stay alone to keep her new Pride safe, but what’s a Tigress to do when her mate won’t take no for an answer? Kisses By Kylie has taken the world of e-commerce by storm and Kylie has never been so busy. After travelling under a dark cloud from her small South Carolina Pride to Maverick Point, New Jersey, she finally has friends, a home, and a Pride of her own...
  • Savage Crown by Leia Stone

    Savage Crown by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 19 ratings
    To save a kingdom, I may have to surrender my soul. My hard won victory in the Arcane Trials came with a price I never expected. Now, as Kaelric fights to reclaim his shattered kingdom, I must choose between answering the dangerous call of my heart, or protecting the family I've always sworn to keep safe...
  • Autumn Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Autumn Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. Lyra’s surprising reveal to her Winter Mate leaves her feeling ambivalent. But his unwavering support and dominant reassurance bring out a new confidence within her...
  • Strength Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Strength Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    In the penultimate novel of the Talon Pack series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan, an Enforcer must make the ultimate choice when it comes to a human woman with a secret she doesn't know she holds. Kameron Brentwood has only one thing on his mind: defeating the enemy. He doesn't have time for a human woman who sets his teeth on edge and makes his wolf prowl...
  • Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, Vol. 2 by HYBE, ENHYPEN

    Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, Vol. 2 by HYBE, ENHYPEN

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As life at Decelis goes on, both the vampires and werewolves fight for Sooha’s attention―but the only thing on Sooha’s mind is her old friend, Chris! Lately, Chris has been appearing everywhere, from the corner of Sooha’s eye to the deep recesses of her dreams. But Chris died years ago. .
  • Racing the Beast by P. Jameson

    Racing the Beast by P. Jameson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In 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. With the mating of their alpha, the Dirt Track Dogs find their carefully structured life spinning out of control...
  • Wildwood in Winter by Bianca D'Arc

    Wildwood in Winter by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s kissed a lot of frogs in her day, but she has the feeling she’s finally found a prince. A simple first-contact mission goes horribly awry…. Arlo was just going up to Idaho for a quick visit to a possible new member of his extended Pack - a part-dryad who might be related to the Pack’s Alpha female. What he finds is a woman who stirs his senses and challenges his perceptions on every level...
  • Delivered to My Bigfoots by Mazzy J. March

    Delivered to My Bigfoots by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When my friend Anais was called out by the university to find actual tiger shifters or lose the right to defend her thesis as well as the lucrative grant she’d secured, I never dreamed the same thing could happen to me. After all, my subject of study was definitely on the mythical side. But I’m not going to hide it like she did. I’m making my profile on the Mail-Order Matings app clear...
  • The Werewolf Hunter and the Apprentice by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    The Werewolf Hunter and the Apprentice by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To have and to hold, until werewolves do us part…. At twenty-four years old, Catriona Mason is the youngest trainer in GHOST’s thirty-year history. She’s never met a monster she couldn’t kill, nor a challenge she couldn’t overcome…until the guild president’s wayward son walked into her training room eighteen months ago...
  • Elizabeth, Guardian of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth, Guardian of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A dragon’s heart. A queen’s quest. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance. Elizabeth yearns to retake her home and regain her pack, but the Queen of Aerwyna has one more task for her. To complete it, she needs to unify her team, but can she? Her possessive dragons are pressing her to make a choice. Avery wants out but won’t say why...
  • Rejection to the Alpha King's Daughter by Alana Dyer

    Rejection to the Alpha King's Daughter by Alana Dyer

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Soulless - werewolves who have turned rogue with no humanity left, giving in to their beastly urges. Rejection - an act in which your soulmate rejects the mate bond, causing immense pain to the rejected. Moon Goddess - the deity that created the werewolf race whom her creation worship. Omega - The lowest ranked wolf in the pack sometimes treated as nothing more than a slave or an object...
  • Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own...
  • Blessed To The Luna by Jessica Hall

    Blessed To The Luna by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After finding his mate, Andrei, couldn’t believe his luck. Second chance mates had never been heard of before. When he finds his second chance at love he knows he’s got his work cut out for him. Sage is broken, after spending years in the hands of monsters. She finds herself in Andrei’s forsaken grasp. He’s just as tainted as her previous captors...
  • Bad Boy Biker Bear by Lauren Esker

    Bad Boy Biker Bear by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Biker bear on the open road + BBW runaway-bride hitchhiker + evil motorcycle gang = an unforgettable red-hot road trip! Tattooed bad boy and bear shifter Remy Hayes never felt like he fit in at his bear clan's rural Montana ranch. Now, after a fight with his alpha, he's taking his Harley and hitting the road. But it's more than just wanting to see what's over the next hill...
  • Carlos' Peace by Melissa Haag

    Carlos' Peace by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Carlos has spent his entire life avoiding attachments to individuals and has devoted his time to protecting his race. His childhood taught him that something is out there, threatening the existence of werewolves, and he will let nothing interfere with his vendetta to stop the threat. Physical attachment and vendetta collide when he sees Isabelle...
  • Colton's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Colton's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Callie Haugan just declared her own personal Independence Day. Years of overprotective, controlling men running her life ended in her abusive ex torching her livelihood and almost killing her in the process...
  • Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Soulless - werewolves who have turned rogue with no humanity left, giving in to their beastly urges. Rejection - an act in which your soulmate rejects the mate bond, causing immense pain to the rejected. Moon Goddess - the deity that created the werewolf race whom her creation worship. Omega - The lowest ranked wolf in the pack sometimes treated as nothing more than a slave or an object...
  • Mountain Guardian Bear by Lauren Esker

    Mountain Guardian Bear by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A mountain man with a tragic past + a curvy amnesiac + two deadly secrets = one explosive romance! His bear-shifter clanmates know him only as Gannon, a scarred loner concealing a dark past. The mountain man of the Pinerock Bears guards the Circle B Ranch from afar and shuns the company of others, until the day he comes back to his cabin and finds a beautiful, curvy woman sleeping in his bed . .
  • A Howl for the Highlander by Terry Spear

    A Howl for the Highlander by Terry Spear

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Duncan MacNeill is on a mission—find gray wolf and former stockbroker Silverman who has stolen his family fortune and is purported to be living in the Grand Cayman Islands. As a Highland wolf, Duncan rarely leaves his native homeland, and taking a trip to an island paradise is not his dram of whiskey. But keeping the MacNeill's ancestral castle depends on making Silverman pay...
  • Howl if You're Guilty by Lindsey Devin

    Howl if You're Guilty by Lindsey Devin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Michelle came to her estranged grandfather’s wake prepared for weird family vibes. She did not plan. – the ballroom blackout. – the scream. – and the Alpha face-down on the stairs. Now the mansion’s locked, the Inner Circle is panicking politely, and the Guardian wolves are on their way. Which would be fine…...
  • Initiation by Apryl Baker

    Initiation by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Clementine Townes is running from a nightmare no one should ever have to endure, a horror of glowing eyes, unspeakable violation…and death. Her father only ever asked one thing of her—that she attend his alma mater, Appalachia University, fondly known as Wolfpack U. With nothing left to lose, she decides to honor her father the only way she knows how...
  • Emmitt's Treasure by Melissa Haag

    Emmitt's Treasure by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After six years away from his pack, Emmitt realizes he has no idea what he wants from life. His parents want him to lead the pack, and the Elders expect him to further integrate his people into human society. His reluctance to take on the demanding responsibility of leadership has him dragging his feet to return home. Finding his Mate changes everything...
  • Luke's Dream by Melissa Haag

    Luke's Dream by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Luke’s been kicked in the teeth by fate enough to know: nice guys finish last. He’s done being nice and waiting for his due. Finding Bethony, another potential Mate, was supposed to be his chance at a true Mate. However, she’s young and afraid and needs time to get to know him first. Bethony has different plans...
  • Void by J.E. Cluney

    Void by J.E. Cluney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Death becomes me. Now I know what it finally means. As if being a halfling wasn’t enough. Now I’m something more, but I have no clue what my abilities are or what is going on. Oh, and I’m being hunted. The reasoning behind it makes my blood run cold when I find out. I need to find a way to protect myself, but as I begin to learn more about who I am and my past, powers and abilities arise...
  • Revelations by J.E. Cluney

    Revelations by J.E. Cluney

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's time for the game to begin. The prize? Me. So I couldn't resist my housemates. Go figure. And lo and behold, it was none other than Marcus who broke me. But strange powers have surfaced, and a dark revelation leaves me with more questions than answers...
  • Guard Wolf: BBW Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance by Lauren Esker

    Guard Wolf: BBW Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Avery Hollen is a werewolf without a pack. After growing up in the foster system, this lone wolf has bonded to his co-workers at the Shifter Crimes Bureau because he has no one else, but he's always yearned for a pack and a family of his own. Then a box of orphaned wolf shifter puppies turns up on his doorstep, with danger one step behind . .
  • Filthy Fae by Alexa B. James, Vanesa Garkova

    Filthy Fae by Alexa B. James, Vanesa Garkova

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only thing worse than a sadistic werewolf is a sadistic fae queen hellbent on revenge. Two months after meeting my mates, I’ve settled into a semi-comfortable life with them. But as the new alpha of the Six Rivers pack, it’s my job to make peace with the fae and the other werewolf packs that surround Heartland Forest. And not everyone wants peace...
  • Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta

    Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My whole life is one tangled lie. A horrible deception. All my past choices steered by the woman who hunts me without pause. She’s powerful, vicious, and cruel, feared by the entire supernatural community. She’s also an immortal. Yeah, she can’t be killed—supposedly...
  • The Alpha's Determined Mate by Eve Bale

    The Alpha's Determined Mate by Eve Bale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One wolf bite, and life as I know it is over…. My new life comes with a simmering attraction to an amber-eyed wolf who makes it his mission to fill my days with laughter. A feeling I’m desperate to kill, because I can’t trust male shifters. Not after what the last one did to me...
  • The Alpha King Call Boy: Chap 1-46 by Jane Above Story

    The Alpha King Call Boy: Chap 1-46 by Jane Above Story

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fiona, a perfect Luna, is left heartbroken when she discovers her fiancé has cheated on her. In an impulsive act of revenge, she orders a call boy for a night of wild passion. As the sun rises the next morning, she leaves cash behind and slips away, believing she's had her sweet revenge...
  • The Beta's Heart by R.E. Butler

    The Beta's Heart by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ren Corbin has a great life as the alpha’s right hand. He’s enjoying his life, but he knows it’s beyond time to find a mate and settle down. During a spring full moon, he senses someone in the woods and knows it’s his truemate. It doesn’t matter to him that she’s a fae and not a wolf; he only cares that she’s gorgeous and she’s his...
  • Keeping Him: Thoreau Book Two by Mary Ann Weir

    Keeping Him: Thoreau Book Two by Mary Ann Weir

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thoreau Jones is the darling of the Five Fangs wolf pack. Everyone loves him, especially his new family - including a wolf companion who knows exactly how it feels to lose your other half. As Thoreau matures, so do his relationships, especially the one with his besties, Wayne and Archer...
  • A Shifter's Salvation by Marie Johnston

    A Shifter's Salvation by Marie Johnston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Malcolm's destined mate chose another male over him, he threw himself into his Guardian work. Policing his kind gave him purpose during the day and the nights were spent in debauchery with his twin brother. Only now his brother is happily mated and Malcolm is alone. So he throws himself into solving the biggest mystery of his life: finding out what happened to his sister...
  • Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate : Chap 111-200 by Caroline Above Story

    Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate : Chap 111-200 by Caroline Above Story

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Bastien marries me only for duty. I reject him and leave for good by faking my death. Yet he goes crazy looking for me. He says he loves me when we meet again. No! I don't buy it. I can't let him steal my child! **. "She's not yours! ". The front door was locked and deadbolted, but it only takes Bastien and his Betas a moment to break past those defenses...
  • Dark Wolf Running by Rhyannon Byrd

    Dark Wolf Running by Rhyannon Byrd

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In Rhyannon Byrd's latest Bloodrunners romance, passion and secrets collide and only their love will save two werewolves and their pack. With his sharp gaze locked on the most magnificent female he'd ever seen, Wyatt Pallaton did his best to hold himself back. Of course, Elise Drake was hardly just any female...
  • Royal Guard Lion by Zoe Chant

    Royal Guard Lion by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A curvy American shocked to learn that she's a lost princess + a warrior lion shifter sworn to protect her + a hidden shifter kingdom in desperate need of a leader = a sizzling romance fit for a queen! Signy Zlotsky grew up thinking everything about her (except her hard-to-pronounce name) was ordinary and all-American. Then the father she barely remembers leaves her a royal inheritance...
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