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  • Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Dalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out...
  • The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 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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  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    The final book of the series..
  • 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...
  • Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Like every other McCall werewolf in history, Link is headed down a short road to insanity, but he’s determined to go out on his own terms. Those terms? Repay the people the broken McCall pack has hurt before Ian Silver has to put him down. Hope is a dangerous thing for a doomed man like him, but when he meets Nicole, an instant and undeniable connection sparks between them...
  • Behind the Beginning by T.S. Joyce

    Behind the Beginning by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Greyson Crawford means well when he comes to the rescue of a stranger in the woods, but even the best intentions can backfire. One chance meeting out in the middle of nowhere gets him bitten by a monster and his life is altered forever. Being a werewolf is hard enough, but being the vessel for a black-hearted beast like Wolf is nearly impossible...
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, and I’m the future queen of Faerie. That’s right, I finally said it. No more being the heir or reminding people I didn’t agree to the job.Now I have and mostly because I think I’ll actually be a good queen. I have the right qualities, and I don’t let the wrong things distract me from what is important...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, I’m the future queen of Faerie… And people need to get on board with my vision for Faerie. They wanted me to declare I would take the job—demanded and bullied me into saying it, so now they have to deal with the kind of boss I am.The Underground is no more because of the fight I started...
  • Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to smack people around until they get in line… No, really this time because it almost cost Neldor his life. I refuse to let the lies, biases, and stupidity of the past ruin the future Faerie and her people could have.Not while I’m the damn boss.I knew I might not survive from the moment I swore to find out what happened to my people and stepped into Faerie...
  • Strength Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Strength Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Itching for Justice by Addison Moore

    Itching for Justice by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be...
  • Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be...
  • A Winter Tail of Woe by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    A Winter Tail of Woe by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s a snowy winter in Cider Cove and a show called Mayhem, Baking, and Murder is taping an episode at the inn with me as the guest host...
  • 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...
  • Brandon's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Brandon's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Six years ago, Brandon Fierro left the Bad Blood Crew in his rearview mirror. Only one problem—he never forgot the girl he left behind...
  • Of Claws & Chaos by M. Sinclair

    Of Claws & Chaos by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A forsaken wolf princess. A new king risen to power. One opportunity to unite their broken lands and love. Overcome by the exhaustion of her monotonous day-to-day life, all Evera wants is one fun night out. A chance to escape a rigorous work schedule that drains her of all semblance of happiness...
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  • Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    His life is in my hands, but my heart is in his. Miles Castillo has the one thing his mother never did: time. As he gathers new members to his pack and help in his war against House Bartlett, he can’t help but wish that Cade was more than a reluctant ally. But the ice prince has made his position clear and nothing Miles can do will change the history that divides them...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • 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...
  • Uncorked: Tangled Vines by Delta James

    Uncorked: Tangled Vines by Delta James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Hunters strike at the wrong prey, Damian Steele will stop at nothing to claim the ultimate prize… his fated mate.On the backroads of Italy, a fatal accident takes the lives of three of the four people in the car. The only survivor is an unconscious Kinzie Edwards, who is mistakenly identified as her twin sister. In a targeted act of violence, Kinzie loses her sister, Kayla, and her humanity...
  • 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...
  • Eat. Prey. Love.: A Steamy, Paranormal, Humorous Shifter Academy Romance by Cassandra Featherstone

    Eat. Prey. Love.: A Steamy, Paranormal, Humorous Shifter Academy Romance by Cassandra Featherstone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Remember when I said being a teenager is bullshit? It still is—but so is trying to go to college while dodging murderers, mean girls, and salacious counselors who won’t leave you alone.As the miraculous predatory bunny, I’ve become the lynchpin for everyone’s evil plans. Since the attack at the Yule Ball, the Council isn’t playing games with the rebels...
  • 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...
  • Her Biker Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Her Biker Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ForgeEver since I broke away from my MC pack, I've been living a peaceful life in Perdue Town.Inking skin, cracking heads where necessary, and keeping tabs on my pack's most wanted list--a price worth paying for my freedom.And then she walks into my tattoo shop and, with a single word, turns my whole world upside down...
  • 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...
  • Carlos' Peace by Melissa Haag

    Carlos' Peace by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • 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...
  • A Frightening Fangs-giving by Addison Moore

    A Frightening Fangs-giving by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder.Each book in the series can be read individually so dive on in! ***Includes RECIPE***My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be...
  • 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...
  • Alpha Rancher Bear by Lauren Esker

    Alpha Rancher Bear by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A take-charge alpha with commitment issues + a midwife who's not about to give up control of her well-ordered life + a roadside winter disaster = an explosive romance that's about to blow up everything they both thought they wanted! Alec Tanner isn't looking for a mate. The tough, reclusive alpha of the Pinerock County bears likes his life just fine...
  • Mountain Guardian Bear by Lauren Esker

    Mountain Guardian Bear by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • 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...
  • Wolf Taken by Heather Renee

    Wolf Taken by Heather Renee

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Facing fate is the only way forward...
  • Autumn Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Autumn Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 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...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Austin by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Austin by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It’s a new world. Shifters are no longer a secret and they’re ready to fight for their right to live free. Everything is different. Six years ago, the Registration Act forced shifters out into the open and the world changed. Towns were created to provide a safe haven for those shifters who chose to follow the law, and those who didn’t were declared rogue...
  • 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...
  • Phoenixash by KT Strange

    Phoenixash by KT Strange

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 4 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend...
  • 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...
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