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Burning in Fire by Charlene Hartnady
The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…. Harlow. I never wanted to come to this stupid island. I most certainly never wanted to be a dragon rider. To go anywhere near a dragon, for that matter. My plan was to survive Sky's Edge, then to fail to bond with a dragon, so that I could get the hell off Draig Island. Back to my old life... -
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Dancing with Fire by Charlene Hartnady
The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…. It’s Grim’s turn to find his mate. To avoid spoilers, there will not be a blurb for this book. This story contains mature themes/language. Also, be prepared for a ton of growls, dirty talk, and a hard-won HEA. Hulking, skulking, foul-mouthed, brooding dragons ahead... -
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![Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard]()
Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe haunting trilogy of one man’s salvation and one woman’s sensual awakening . . . The first three volumes in the story of Professor Gabriel Emerson and his beloved Julia, an unforgettable exploration of sin, seduction, forbidden love, and redemption. -
![Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant]()
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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![Heroes & Hitmen by C.J. Primer]()
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... -
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Nevermore by Kit Trace
There is nothing definitive about life after death, except the involuntary enrollment at the mysterious Nevermore Academy. Now Lenore and Annabel Lee must begin their curriculum to recover the memories of their tragic demise...Categorized as:
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![Dane's War by E.C. Land]()
Dane's War by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFate sent her to me when neither of us expected we were meant to be. Dane. We all have our wars within. There’s always something that gets to us. For me it’s not something I talk about. It’s not something I ever want to deal with. No one needs to know the story. I figured because of this; I’d live life the way I’ve always done. Free and easy... -
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Silver by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dragon as a coworker? Complicated. Adrien the silver dragon has everything most humans could want. But as a dragon awakened in the modern world he misses his old life, his powers (which have been temporarily restrained) and the way he used to lord his status over others... -
![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. -
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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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Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Jagger needs a mate. Fast. He’s running from a dark past and his life as the self-appointed sheriff of the outcast community of Ragtown was supposed to keep him on track. But his duties are pushing his bear to the dark side—not least when a new threat appears in town, with the ability to destroy everyone in it... -
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Sam by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSam’s used to keeping secrets. From hiding who she and her sisters really are, to downplaying how much she’s still struggling to move forward, there’s plenty she’s holding close. And plenty she pushes away. Tate should fall into the latter category. He’s at least partially responsible for the incident she can’t quite manage to put behind her, and there’s no denying he’s one-hundred percent male...Categorized as:
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![A Discovery of Hexes by Kim Richardson]()
A Discovery of Hexes by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJoin Tessa and her aunts on a thrilling adventure filled with magic, mystery, and unexpected twists. With their unique bond and unbreakable spirit, they prove that even in the face of darkness, light will always prevail. The Davenport witches tackle the challenges of life and love in this bewitching and enchanting series brimming with magic and vivid characters... -
![Her Dragon Hero by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Hero by Roxie Ray
He hates me … how can he be my fated mate? I know I screwed up. I want to make it up to the people that I hurt, but the best way to do that might be to stay far away and forget about them. So why can’t I stop thinking about Jury? The young dragon hates me. I heard the things he said. And yet as soon as he finds me again, I can’t keep away...Categorized as:
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![The Bear's Unlikely Mate by Harmony Raines]()
The Bear's Unlikely Mate by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Rosie's ex-husband lets her down at the last minute, she has no choice but to take her son with her on her business trip to Bear Creek. Not that she minds, since she loves spending every minute she can with Elliott. However, having Elliott on the trip leaves her juggling the challenge of balancing her professional commitments with her maternal duties... -
![The Alpha's Fallen Spell: A Rejected Mates Love Triangle Enemies to Lovers Paranormal Romance by Jaymin Snow]()
The Alpha's Fallen Spell: A Rejected Mates Love Triangle Enemies to Lovers Paranormal Romance by Jaymin Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTurns out being a lab-grown werewolf isn’t the worst part—being rejected by your fated mate right after your first kiss is. Now? My wolf is dying… and the only way to survive is to sleep with him. Again. I was Experiment 23—engineered to shift, tortured to prove it. I escaped the lab expecting freedom... -
![Mountain Homecoming by Janice Whiteaker]()
Mountain Homecoming by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThink you know who the most dangerous person in Greenlea is? You're wrong. Greenlea was supposed to be a temporary stop. A safe haven for Cora while a storm from her past blows over. But Greenlea isn’t safe. And her storm is far from over. ****. Joel just wants to keep Cora safe. Help her in a way no one else can. But he doesn’t realize all that’s following her... -
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Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the exciting conclusion to the True Mates Series, Lone Wolf Meredith and powerful warlock Daric fight their growing attraction for one another. Lone Wolf shifter Meredith is trying to make the next ten years of her life pass by quickly. After being caught trying to steal from the New York clan, she’s sentenced to servitude to them for the next decade to make up for her crimes... -
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Builder Bear by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJamison Stone has been waiting for his mate for ten long years. With the Justice Squad on down time, he will have to occupy himself with a new real estate project to get through the Christmas season. Romance author Ruby Wilson never expected to be left at the altar. But the most humiliating moment of her life might turn out to be a blessing in disguise... -
![The Lightning Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Lightning Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLightning dragon Apollo has always known he’s broken. On the surface, Apollo’s life is perfect: Great friends, great job, and a great life in Hideaway Cove, the secret town where shifters are safe to live as their true selves. Inside, Apollo lacks the one thing that matters the most: a mate, and the hoard he needs in order to claim her. When human Felicity comes to town, he knows she’s the one... -
![Nanny for the Polar Daddy by Milly Taiden]()
Nanny for the Polar Daddy by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shifter in need of a nanny. A nanny looking for a job. And the family neither expected. This is the romance they were both afraid to find but needed. -
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From the Silence of the Shadows by V.B. Lacey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHades and Persephone meets Six of Crows in this dark fantasy romance standalone with dragons, shadow wielders, hate-to-love no spice romance, and an epic rebellion against their darkest foe. Not all prisons are made of stone. For nineteen years, Nox Duma has been a pawn to the Veridian Empire’s most ruthless tyrant, a man who tortures his own kind with cruel magical experiments...Categorized as:
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![Deceit can be Deadly by Nicky Charles]()
Deceit can be Deadly by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGwyneth O’Donohue has no use for Lycans but a string of dead bodies has brought one of the dogs right to her door... -
![Dragon Got Your Tongue: Dragon Guard 24 by Julia Mills]()
Dragon Got Your Tongue: Dragon Guard 24 by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake one fed-up Queen of the Lions, add a foolhardy Dragon Guardsman then mix in the wildest Babhdóir (That’s an Irish Matchmaker. ) in the universe and you’ve got a rollercoaster ride of mayhem, mischief and. Mate-trimony. This Queen has met her match and she’ll get no say in the matter. After all, her Dragon’s Got Her Tongue…... -
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![Castiel by Taylor Rylan]()
Castiel by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey were supposed to be colleagues. Fate had other plans for them. Dr. Castiel Bennett has been alone a very long time. The oldest son of one of an original eight, he’s seen a lot in his long life. As a gargoyle, he doesn’t mind living a solitary life, but he knows it would be so much better with his fated mate by his side... -
![Claiming the Alpha: True Mates Generations by Alicia Montgomery]()
Claiming the Alpha: True Mates Generations by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdrianna Anderson’s rise to Alpha wasn’t going to be easy. The mages are back and have made it their mission to destroy her and every last Lycan on earth. To make matters worse, a notorious shifter crime organization, The Family, has been building an empire in her territory. When their leader agrees to a truce and offers his fiercest enforcer to keep her safe, she can’t help but feel suspicious... -
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The Understanding by Delta James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBraden Hughes is the last of a long line of illegitimate descendants from the great kings of Wales… and the syndicate kingpin of Cardiff. I know his secret and he wants me back at any cost. Carys. Five years ago I knew love until I saw something I shouldn’t have and ran! He has been hunting me since I disappeared that fateful night. But now he is not the only one hunting me. .. Braden... -
![Runaway Bride by Moxie North]()
Runaway Bride by Moxie North
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFinding a kidnapped, runaway bride was the easy part. Realizing she is your mate who still needs protection is the hard part. Van. A force to be reckoned with, Van of Clan Rekkr is a giant of a man with a grizzly hidden inside. Being a security specialist with King Security International gives him the excitement his life needs after leaving the military... -
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Snow Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't miss the highly anticipated installment in the Wolves of Willow Bend as we travel north to one of the most secretive packs in the U. S. Ranae is the youngest of the Buckleys— the only girl among three powerful male siblings. Her restlessness and dominant nature affected her every relationship within Willow Bend, not to mention testing the patience of her Alpha... -
![Justice Squad Complete Series by Scarlett Grove]()
Justice Squad Complete Series by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complete collection of Scarlett Groves suspense filled shifter romance. Rookie Bear. Puma shifter Stephanie Page can’t find a mate. Tired of waiting, Stephanie takes a Christmas cruise to the Caribbean. Meeting Stephanie interrupts Max’s mission and changes everything for the shell shocked shifter. Can Max save the girl, save the day, and learn to let himself be loved? Fly Bear... -
![The Lethal Touch: Codename: Rana: Apex Tactical Book 4 by Candice M. Wright]()
The Lethal Touch: Codename: Rana: Apex Tactical Book 4 by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBorn to a man of faith who let his vision for the future twist his mind,. I learned to stay in the shadows, collecting the kids that ended up in this godforsaken place with me. They’re the lost ones, and I’m their Wendy. The forgotten one, the dud, the failure. My only use now is as a future breeder to the cause. But they’ve taken enough, and I’ll be damned if I let them take more...Categorized as:
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Handle With Bear by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBear shifter, West Phillips, wasn’t looking for a mate… but he finds her anyway when a sweet and curvy delivery woman shows up at his doorstep. And at the least convenient time possible. His clan isn’t safe. It harbors lost and troubled youth, and hides a gnarly mutant shifter that no one can control. Not exactly the right place to settle down with the woman of your dreams... -
![Bear Ex Next Door by Roxie Ray]()
Bear Ex Next Door by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy new neighbor is irresistible, but he’s already broken my heart once. .. Being a fashion model had its perks until stalkers and a nasty tabloid scandal forced me to return to my hometown of Lily Valley. When I thought things couldn't get any worse, I meet my new neighbor—my old high school sweetheart. Steff used to be my brother’s best friend before he shattered my heart into a million pieces...Categorized as:
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Stefan by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens when the confirmed bachelor literally falls head over heels for his beloved? Stefan Santos was finally content with his life in the beloved gem coven. He loved being able to tend bar and meet all kinds of new and fascinating people. Despite the fact that all of his fellow coven members were happily mated and starting families, Stefan had no desire to follow suit... -
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![Fated Surrender by Alanea Alder]()
Fated Surrender by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**Alanea's Note** This is a re-release of a previously published title. It has been re-edited and a bit more content has been added, but nothing that would change the story dramatically. As always thank you for your support! Enjoy! Upon moving to Arkadia, Madison Claybourne, a high-power New York lawyer, discovers that she is mated to the diner’s cook... -
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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... -
![Howl if You're Guilty by Lindsey Devin]()
Howl if You're Guilty by Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichelle 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…... -
![A Heart On A Sleeve by Kelli Cooke]()
A Heart On A Sleeve by Kelli Cooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlive Bowman has a penchant for discovering old stories as long as they aren't her own. When a position opens in a place where fall leaves decorate the ground with whimsy and a witchy past lurks around every corner, she can’t say no to the job opportunity or the chance to live close to her best friend...Categorized as:
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![Claimed by the Beasts: A Dark Shifter Romance by Piper Stone]()
Claimed by the Beasts: A Dark Shifter Romance by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate demanded they claim her. Instinct demanded they breed her. I came home to uncover my family's secrets. The darkest of them came for me instead. Three ruggedly gorgeous shifter brutes ready to hunt me down, spank my bare ass red, and then carry me off sore, spent, and shared with their seed dripping from my thoroughly ravaged body. Because I'm their mate... -
![Blue Willow by Ki Stephens]()
Blue Willow by Ki Stephens
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsComing home was never part of the plan. Leaving again might be even harder. When Elsie Hart returns to Blue Willow for the first time in eight years, it’s only to settle her grandmother’s estate—not to rekindle old memories or untangle the magic she’s worked hard to forget. But the inn she once loved is more stubborn than it looks. So is the man who’s been keeping it alive...Categorized as:
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![Knox: Destined Paranormals Book Six by Taylor Rylan]()
Knox: Destined Paranormals Book Six by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA chance meeting and a little help from the created vampire send them off together. Can the sexy vampire bring the shy omega fox out of his shell? What will he find when he finally does? Knox Dupont was simply going through the motions of life when his younger brother called to tell him he’d met his beloved. That was all it took for Knox to pack up and head to Montana to start a new life there... -
![Romancing the Alpha by Alicia Montgomery]()
Romancing the Alpha by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan be read as a standalone billionaire paranormal shifter romance. In the next installment of the True Mates series, New York Alpha Grant Anderson meets his match in feisty New Jersey Alpha, Francesca “Frankie” Muccino. New Jersey Alpha Francesca “Frankie” Muccino never had it easy... -
![The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant]()
The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant
A curvy outdoorswoman who’s been forced inside + a snow leopard shifter who wants to help her roam free + a forbidden connection = one thrilling romance! Curvy Teri Lowell is stuck at home. Three months ago, she was terribly injured in a car accident. Now she’s almost recovered—but she’s lost control of her life... -
![Taming the Beast by Alicia Montgomery]()
Taming the Beast by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Can be read as a standalone werewolf billionaire shifter paranormal romance book**. The True Mates Series continues as billionaire CEO security expert Sebastian Creed battles his inner beast while trying to keep his desire for genius scientist Dr. Jade Cross from destroying them both. Shy and nerdy Lycan scientist Dr. Jade Cross has lived a quiet life, surrounded by her work and her research... -
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![Fire Wings by Jena Wade]()
Fire Wings by Jena Wade
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRule number 1 of internet Never send pictures first. I’m known as “the dragon who almost exposed us all” thanks to some less than spectacular choices in my youth. The fact that I even have my new job as Flight Trainer for Fire Wing Academy is more of a second chance than I ever thought I’d get. I refuse to mess it up… that is until I do... -
![Desired by the Dragon by Bella Drake]()
Desired by the Dragon by Bella Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was banished for crimes against the dragon clan. She’s the daughter of a dragon elder. When these true mates meet, will his past destroy their future? FBI SWAT leader Wyatt Carson came to terms with being an outcast long ago. Or so he thought, until he meets the one thing a banished dragon cannot have: his true mate... -
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The Blackstone She-Wolf by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving been burned before, Kate Caldwell has always avoided relationships. That’s why when her wolf tells her that the brooding and serious Petros Thalassa is her mate, she runs in the other direction. Still, she can’t get that sexy Greek wolf out of her head, but she'll be damned before she submits to him. Petros Thalassa has longed for a mate of his own, someone to share his lonely life with... -
![The Alpha's Determined Mate by Eve Bale]()
The Alpha's Determined Mate by Eve Bale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne 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... -
![Mastering His Mate by Delta James]()
Mastering His Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen she is injured in an attack by a rogue band of wolves, Rosalyn Kincanon awakens days later to discover that she has been turned and is now a shifter herself. Furious, she escapes from the local pack that nursed her back to health and finds a place of her own in an all-female pack... -
![Blind Wolf Bluff: Shifter Romance by Annie Nicholas]()
Blind Wolf Bluff: Shifter Romance by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone is killing young women in Chicago. When the FBI’s investigation stalls out, they take a risk and ask the Vanguard wolf pack for help. The pack sends for their trainee at bootcamp, Blain. He may be blind, but he’s more perceptive than most, and his skills haven’t gone unnoticed. With heightened senses and a super nose, he’s anything but helpless...
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