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Hunter's Price by Lynnea Lee
XIK’NMy mission is simple. One: retrieve the shuttle. Two: don’t get caught.The tiny human female who answers my transmission is just a bonus. Every ounce of my being tells me to take her, touch her, and taste her. I earn her trust instead, and we talk for hours through our shuttles.When hostile humans turn on May and her friends, she steals the shuttle for herself...Categorized as:
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![Programmed for Love by Lyonne Riley]()
Programmed for Love by Lyonne Riley
Lela Talbot works on a long haul ore freighter, traveling between the Cloud and Earth. When someone aboard the ship tampers with the engines, Lela is called in to help—along with D-084, the cool, collected, kind android that Lela has been crushing on for weeks.While saving the day, it becomes clear that D returns Lela’s interest... -
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![The Alien Marriage Plot by Eva O'Hare]()
The Alien Marriage Plot by Eva O'Hare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChanel Clark has spent most of her adult life in the dark like most humans, unaware of the secret government colony on Earth where humans and aliens co-exist. Couples in the clandestine Earth colony Eden are tasked with fulfilling a marriage contract and having hybrid children as a part of the Sol and Ceti agreement... -
![Beyond Earth: A Limited Edition Collection of Sci-Fiction Romance by Stephanie Morris, Candice Gilmer]()
Beyond Earth: A Limited Edition Collection of Sci-Fiction Romance by Stephanie Morris, Candice Gilmer
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDiscover passion among the stars… Blast off to the future with this limited edition collection of sizzling, science fiction romance stories!Otherworldly seduction and intergalactic adventures await you in these high-heat, open-door tales from a diverse group of authors. Meet alien gladiators, cyborgs, AI lifeforms, psychic aliens, interstellar royalty, psy-changelings, fearless humans, and more... -
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![Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair]()
Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhatever it takes, I will never leave HER!ASHLEY: Taken by the Cryons during a rescue mission gone wrong, I thought my life was over. I prepared myself to die on an alien planet, swearing I would take some of the hateful Cryons with me.But a chance to escape leads me right into the arms of the Pandraxian’s superior commander, who claims I’m his mekarry—soulmate... -
![Taken by the Gargoyle King: A Steamy Sci-Fi Monster Romance by Robin O'Connor]()
Taken by the Gargoyle King: A Steamy Sci-Fi Monster Romance by Robin O'Connor
My lab and research are my life until a ruthless royal swoops in to steal me for his own purposes.CaitlynI was one of the lucky ones. That’s what I always thought. Abducted but embraced by the Aderians that fanned the flames of my passion as a scientist and a healer. I had a lab Earth-me couldn’t even dream of, and if it was a little lonely? What did it matter when I had my research...Categorized as:
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![Fray by Laurann Dohner]()
Fray by Laurann Dohner
Fray is mysterious and handsome. Len also suspects he’s a criminal. It would explain why he and his twin brother always wear sunglasses to hide their eyes and only come to town every few years. That doesn’t stop her from having a crush on him, so when an opportunity arises for her to speak to him alone, it’s too tempting to resist...Categorized as:
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![Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee]()
Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
CONNIE I have a purple stalker. I don’t know what possessed me to hit the Xarc’n warrior with my bat, but now I have a stalker—a big purple stalker with fangs and horns. And to make things worse, I can’t go back to New Franklin.After my first night out on my own, I wake up all wrapped up and cuddly with a certain possessive hunter. He purrs like a giant cat and vows to protect me...Categorized as:
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![There's an Alien Down My Chimney by Robin O'Connor]()
There's an Alien Down My Chimney by Robin O'Connor
Santa crashed into my chimney, no wait… It’s not Santa, but a sexy alien with antlers. StellaI am resolved to celebrate Christmas one last time in my grandfather’s cabin before the government takes my home and my land from me. What I didn’t expect, was a visitor, barging in via my freaking chimney. He’s big, he’s got a tail, antlers, and glowing red eyes...Categorized as:
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![Haunted by the Alien: A Sci Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Julie K. Cohen]()
Haunted by the Alien: A Sci Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Julie K. Cohen
A lonely woman. A so-called alien on Halloween. A secret that will bring them together…After mistaking me for an alien, thanks to my Halloween costume, the gorgeous guy painted blue with tattoos and fake horns insists he’s an alien.Next thing I know, my new blue crush embroils me in a dangerous game. With everyone wearing Halloween masks and costumes, I no longer know who's human and who's alien...Categorized as:
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![Kian by Tasha Black]()
Kian by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSilent and serious warrior Kian is being forced to leave his brothers-in-arms to watch over an Imberian baby and her adoptive mother. It’s bad enough to feel his ancient heart softening for the little whelp. But after one whiff of the beautiful Terran girl meant to be the baby’s mother, he is wrecked by the knowledge that this is his fated mate...Categorized as:
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![Jhon by Tasha Black]()
Jhon by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill this steely dragon warrior choose duty over love?Ella is overwhelmed with a joy that melts her heart from the moment she meets her tiny new alien son. But she doesn’t expect her pulse to race every time the baby’s muscle-bound dragon warrior guard comes close.Jhon was taken from his family at a young age to become a member of the elite Invicta dragon force...Categorized as:
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![Feral Tamed by Robin O'Connor]()
Feral Tamed by Robin O'Connor
I’m stranded on a strange planet and the alien who just rescued me? He thinks I’m his mate.HinaI’m supposed to be dead, but I just woke up on a crash site, on an alien planet. I do the only thing I can think of, survive. When a strange feral-looking alien chases after me with his monstrous animal companion, those odds seem stacked against me... -
![Caged by the Alien by Tammy Walsh]()
Caged by the Alien by Tammy Walsh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m trapped in a room with an alien Adonis.And 100 billion viewers are watching.Two weeks ago, I was abducted by aliens. Now I’m trapped in a room with four walls and no door. I’m scared. I’m alone. And there’s no chance of escape.Then he appears out of nowhere. A Greek god with an ass to match. We try to escape but our efforts are thwarted. In a moment of weakness, we kiss... -
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![Her Alien Marriage Dilemma by Eva O'Hare]()
Her Alien Marriage Dilemma by Eva O'Hare
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA super-secret government program, Project Eve, is ready to open its Earth-based Colony Eden and needs its first recruits. The Colony only accepts women who have the "Eve" gene, and only some women of African descent possess it. Aliens from a distant galaxy have signed an agreement with humans, making Project Eve also tasked with pairing an alien with one of its recruits... -
![Hunter's Quest by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Quest by Lynnea Lee
MORGANWhen the flesh-eating space bugs invading Earth didn’t make it up my mountain, I thought it was luck. I spent a quiet winter safe in my cabin as society collapsed around me.Turns out, a huge Xarc’n warrior has been stalking my land. Rhaz’k claims I’m “his,” but I belong to no one. His massive horns, fangs, and purple muscles turn my knees to jelly, but his cocky attitude is a hard pass...Categorized as:
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Tyr by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHarper Myers is having a seriously bad day. Her ship has crashed on an alien ice planet, and she’s stranded there with Commander Tyr — a brutish Dragan Warlord who can’t stand humans.They have to share body heat just to survive on the harsh world, and that’s only the start of their problems, because the primitive inhabitants of the ice world think Harper looks good enough to eat. Literally...Categorized as:
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![Secret Baby for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm]()
Secret Baby for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo save my son, I’ll do anything……Even fall back in love with his father.I ran from Jax because I wanted to raise Nova without worry…Well, I’m worried now. Because Nova is missing.Someone has taken him and there’s only one alien warrior in the galaxy brutal and dangerous enough to help me... -
![Reaver's Rescue by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress]()
Reaver's Rescue by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith one look, everything changed.Her eyes met mine from under long lashes.Even at such a distance, I knew instantly.I would rescue her, or die trying. I would bring her clan of women to the aerie.The outlaw Vak’ki would die under the blade of my nakav. Every last one of them.No longer would the Sen’ki speak the name Arctur with anything but respect... -
![The Grinch Who Stole Orcmas by Alana Khan]()
The Grinch Who Stole Orcmas by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a grumpy orc firefighter meets a Christmas-obsessed human, sparks fly as snarky words and opposite worlds collide.JoyI've always believed in the magic of Christmas, but I never expected it to arrive in the form of a scowling, green-skinned volunteer... -
![New Year's with an Alien by Tana Stone]()
New Year's with an Alien by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne part "The Devil Wears Prada," two parts "Men in Black," a sprinkle of Hallmark holiday movie sweetness, and a whole lot of heat.Meet Olivia, a savvy personal shopper with a knack for avoiding commitment and a dreaded annual party to dodge. Her mother’s swanky New Year’s Eve bash is as unavoidable as her parents’ questions about her personal life... -
![From Vangar, With Love by Julie K. Cohen]()
From Vangar, With Love by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHer letters are filled with love… but they’re for the male I’m pretending to be.For two years I’ve been writing to a human female… and falling for her.She’s sweet and strong, but she doesn’t know the real me.Or what I’ve done.And she just arrived on my planet.To marry the man I’ve been pretending to be... -
![Claimed by the Diamond King by Violet Rae]()
Claimed by the Diamond King by Violet Rae
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMaraI like to think I'm an open-minded gal, but I've never believed in the whole "we're not alone in the universe" thing. Wormholes? Time travel? Aliens? Um, nope. But when I'm ripped from my comfortable-if-a-tad-boring-life to a strange, prehistoric land, these phenomena seem the only plausible explanation...Categorized as:
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![Complete Beast Mates Series by Milana Jacks]()
Complete Beast Mates Series by Milana Jacks
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsYears after the Great Nuclear War, the Beasts from planet Tineya landed and occupied Earth. Now, they search the human Communities for their one true mate.1. Blind Beast Mate: Rey has been sold to one of the alien Beasts that now rule the Earth. If the towering, leather-clad Alpha discovers his prize is blind, he could kill her with a flick of his claw. Or worse, send her home.2... -
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![My Pumpkin by Marina Simcoe]()
My Pumpkin by Marina Simcoe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do a pumpkin, a cyborg, a dog, and an alien have in common?They are all one person!When I was ten, my mom bought me a pumpkin for Halloween. A year later, it transformed into a bizarre animal that I ended up raising as my dog.Except that it isn’t a dog at all. My lazy, lovable pet Pumpkin turns out to be an extremely dangerous fighting machine that never should’ve been created...Categorized as:
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![Kameer's Mate: A Dark Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Sue Lyndon]()
Kameer's Mate: A Dark Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Sue Lyndon
Sold to a darkly possessive alien.Trained to be his dutiful wife...Betrothed to a wealthy human Founder, Mandy is relieved she won't be forced to mate with one of the Darrvason aliens who are helping her people, unlike most of her peers. But then the unthinkable happens. A huge alien named Kameer takes a liking to her, and her fiancé mysteriously dies...Categorized as:
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Roan by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI only know two things for certain. My name is Roan. The small, pale, trembling human female in my arms is my soulmate. My dunatar. My everything.My mind is chaos. Pain and anger swirl around in a vortex with no memories to make sense of it all, but when Nova's close... all the pain goes away. Her touch, her scent, her taste... it makes everything better...Categorized as:
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![Captured by Mary Auclair]()
Captured by Mary Auclair
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm going to punish her. Then I'm going to make her mine.This little human female thought she could attack a Drakian royal cruiser and get away with it, but I captured her, and the price she pays for her arrogance will be as humiliating as it is painful.She will not just be punished. She will be bound to me, publicly, in the most shameful of ways... -
![His Light in the Darkness by Anna Hackett]()
His Light in the Darkness by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA short story featuring a quiet moment between Marcus and Elle. This story fits into the Hell Squad timeline between the books Theron and Hemi... -
![Bonded to the Alien War-God by Corin Cain]()
Bonded to the Alien War-God by Corin Cain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe will claim her.She stares at me and my wolf shifter triad like we are monsters.We stare at her with pure hunger.I grew up alone on a hostile planet. I hunted with wolves. Every moment of my existence was wracked with agony, and there is only one thing that dulls it.Her. My Fated Mate. My Goddess.I would level planets for her. I would bathe the universe in blood to be by her side...Categorized as:
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![Reaper's Prize by Athena Storm]()
Reaper's Prize by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOur love is bound by fate. Stronger than death.The Reapers are nightmares whispered about in the dark.But I never thought I'd come face to face with one.Much less fall in love with him.As soon as I see Kalchuk, I know that I am meant for him.He is my other half.By his side, we can conquer anything.At least, that's what I thought.I was wrong... -
![Her Alien Exchange by Sky Robert, S.M. McCoy]()
Her Alien Exchange by Sky Robert, S.M. McCoy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe thought joining the alien exchange would only be for a year...VioletHuman Exchange Trade, HET, was my ticket off Earth. Leaving the planet to get away was probably an over correction and impulsive, but I needed a change. And what bigger change was there than to hop on a shuttle to a large spaceship that would take me to an alien host on the planet ASunGor for a year... -
![The Alien Pilot's Match: A SciFi Alien Romance by Bella Blair]()
The Alien Pilot's Match: A SciFi Alien Romance by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never desired to find THE ONE, but now that I have, I will do anything to make her MINE.QUINN : Floating through space, cramped into an escape pod with the known universe's most intolerable egoist was so not on today's agenda. And yet, that's what's happening... -
![Alien Noble's Pretty Human by Athena Storm]()
Alien Noble's Pretty Human by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI didn’t want the baggage of being bound to someone else.So when I meet Lara and feel the bond calling me, I try to ignore it.Around her, though, my pulse is high and my resistance is low.And it’s not just the mountain that’s rock hard.I’m dying to explore her peaks and valleys.If she doesn’t kill me first.I can survive death-defying crags.But a fated mate? Throw me off the summit...Categorized as:
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![Warrior Saved by Alaska Jones]()
Warrior Saved by Alaska Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLife on Halia would've been perfect, if not for the alien boss from hell. He's huge, mean, and damaged. It's bad enough he oversees Elsa's work, but he's also her personal bodyguard and roommate. They're at each other's throats all day, but at night, with no one looking and the wine flowing, she can't stop staring at him... -
![Drega by Hattie Jacks]()
Drega by Hattie Jacks
No monster can own me. Not even him. The aliens who took me from Earth thought I was small and puny... how wrong they were!Instead, they ended up with a banshee of a human who had no intention of staying abducted. So now this alien maze has its first freedom fighter. I can put my unusual talents involving weaponry to good use, causing as much havoc as I can until I find an escape... -
![Citrine: Alien Hunting Grounds Book 3 by Kyla Breene]()
Citrine: Alien Hunting Grounds Book 3 by Kyla Breene
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCan hope and understanding forge an unlikely bond?EliIn some sort of sick joke, I finally find the courage to give my stepfather exactly what he deserves, just to end up kidnapped, then stuck on an alien island with one of the most violent beings imaginable... -
![Alien in Flames by January Bell]()
Alien in Flames by January Bell
I'll do anything to keep Earth safe— even marrying the alien king.When I joined the Earth Federation after the Roth alien invasion, I was put through the most intense spy training on the planet. I took a vow to do whatever necessary to protect humanity, and I meant every word.So when the opportunity presents itself to make myself the queen of the Roth and steer intergalactic history? I'm all in... -
![Fated Mate Claimed by Luna Voss]()
Fated Mate Claimed by Luna Voss
In the Vostra, a woman is expected to surrender to her mate once she has been knotted and marked. Disobedience earns her a firm punishment over his knee. That’s the kind of marriage I’m walking into.Sure, Geddion is hot and growly and oh-so-authoritative. And sure, all he has to do is flash his fangs to turn my legs to jelly.But this isn’t love... -
![Grumpy Alien Boss by Celeste King, Ava Hunter]()
Grumpy Alien Boss by Celeste King, Ava Hunter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKral may be the galaxy’s fiercest alien warrior. But there’s one thing he’s never gone up against.An Strong. Human. Woman.You think your boss is bad?Try working for an alien.He’s a gorgeous macho jerk that thinks Earth women are just cheap labor and baby makers!Now I work for a hot warrior alien who doesn’t believe in paying fair wages... -
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Khol by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan a single mom survive and find love in a new and exciting alien world?Nancy: One moment, I’m a single mom picking up my four-year-old daughter from daycare, the next, we’re shooting toward an alien planet in a space pod, crashing far from Earth. So much for giving my little girl the Christmas she’s been dreaming of. At this rate, we’ll be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours... -
![Xurek by Ava Ross, Alana Khan]()
Xurek by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s the intergalactic cruise of a lifetime, a chance to meet aliens and travel to exotic locales.On a lazy river excursion, I’m stuck sharing a float with Xurek, a cocky orc commander in the interstellar military. Leave it to him to insist on taking an axe on an inflatable float.The more anxious I become, the calmer he gets, which only irritates me more. I should ignore him, but I can’t...Categorized as:
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![Eron by Skye MacKinnon]()
Eron by Skye MacKinnon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA city girl allergic to animals (and aliens) June only registered with the Highlander Dating Agency because she lost a bet. She never expected to be invited to an all-expenses-paid trip to meet some hunky Highlanders.What nobody told her: the Highlanders are aliens and live on a different planet... -
![Guarded by a Monster by Kenzie Kelly]()
Guarded by a Monster by Kenzie Kelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne dirty, wet pussy changed my life… I was trying to coax a feral cat from under a dumpster when I witnessed a murder. A cut-and-dry case, the police said. The assailant probably never saw me, so I was in no danger, they said.They were wrong... -
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![Loving The Demon by Celeste King]()
Loving The Demon by Celeste King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs a human woman on Protheka, I knew I’d always be someone’s property.But the demons taught me I could be even less.The demons of Ti’ilth who own me make my old dark elf masters look gentle.For the demons, I am an object. Not to be bought or sold, but worth less than that.I’m given away freely. And the prince Rej’thorek takes me greedily.He nearly breaks me right from the beginning... -
![Grumpy Alien King by Celeste King]()
Grumpy Alien King by Celeste King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat do you do when your future father-in-law is your fated mate?Of all the situations Heather Sinclair had been taught at the intergalactic matchmaking service, finding that your fated mate was the father of the man you were supposed to marry was not one of them. But that’s exactly what she realizes the moment her foot steps off the transport and she sets eyes on both men... -
![Beautiful Lies by Ever Nightly]()
Beautiful Lies by Ever Nightly
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve been kidnapped, and I’m completely alone. Area 51 has been destroyed, and S1 is gone. I’m left to sift through the pieces of what happened, and figure out how I’m going to survive. But as I dig deeper into the government’s secrets, one thing becomes abundantly clear...Nothing is what it seems...Categorized as:
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![D.T.G.P. by Gemma Nye, M.J. Marstens]()
D.T.G.P. by Gemma Nye, M.J. Marstens
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwins share a unique bond.Some hear each other's thoughts.Others sense one another's feelings.But my sister and I?We share the same fate...Being abducted by aliens.Insanely sexy aliens.D.T.G.P. (Down To Get Probed) is the first book in an exciting new series that follows the Jade sisters' intergalactic travels. After being abducted, the twins will each be claimed by a set of alien mates...Categorized as:
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![Dark Class: Bonus Epilogue by Michelle Diener]()
Dark Class: Bonus Epilogue by Michelle Diener
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJoin Ellie and the rest of the Earth women, their partners, and the Class 5s on Larga Ways for a reunion that will make more than a few members of the UC uncomfortable. It requires you to sign up to Michelle Diener’s New Release Notification list, where you will get emails about new releases, and occasionally about free books and giveaways. You can unsubscribe at any time... -
![Gabe's Destiny by M. Merin]()
Gabe's Destiny by M. Merin
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWatching my siblings find their mates has been bittersweet. You see, I know who my mate is - even though the words 'impossible' and 'taboo' spin through my mind as strongly as my need for my one true mate. Follow the Major family, a group of black bear shifters living in the Black Hills of South Dakota...Categorized as:
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