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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... -
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Tropical Dragon's Destiny by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all leads up to this. All the questions are answered. All the secrets are revealed. And all hell breaks loose. Scarlet Stanson, the owner of Shifting Sands Resort, has spent decades guarding her secrets… and her heart. Now both are at stake when she discovers that her resort isn't the safe place she intended it to be..Categorized as:
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![So Long, Lollipops by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
So Long, Lollipops by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 28 ratings**WARNING** This novella contains major spoilers from the novel UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DX73ZPY It’s suggested you read the novel before you read SO LONG, LOLLIPOPS... -
![Following Fate by M.A. Frick]()
Following Fate by M.A. Frick
“You never have to force anything that’s meant to be.”But some things are worth fighting for.Rule #1 of bonding a WildlingThey’re Wild.Avyanna’s dreams of being a Rider have finally come true. Except… it’s more of a nightmare. The dragon she bonded is unlike anything anyone ever expected, and yet, she is supposed to act like any other Rider...Categorized as:
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![Harbored in Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Harbored in Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA witch on the run who could save the world–or destroy it with one touchI am who they fear.The Harvester Death Witch.The one who holds the power of their fate in my hands.Or at least…that’s what they whisper.The coven has fallen. The vampires are circling our den. And if we don’t find new allies, our Pack won’t be able to fight much longer... -
![Merlin's Keep by Madeleine Brent]()
Merlin's Keep by Madeleine Brent
THEY CALLED HER JANI BUT SHE ONCE HAD ANOTHER NAME. AND A PAST SHE NEVER KNEW. From far-off Tibet to England's rich countryside, this marvelously enchanting novel unfolds the incredible saga of a beautiful, young half-caste whose strange destiny pulls her into a world of love and terror--a worlds a mysterious power moves slowly toward her, threatening her sanity...and her life...Categorized as:
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![Prophesy: Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer]()
Prophesy: Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via, Jay Aheer
Shifter and Vampire True Mates story. Alek’s older brother, Justice—the Alpha Zenith—was the first shifter to mate with a vampire in many generations, and it was believed the rare, fated pairing would stop at him. But, it hadn’t. Aleksei ‘Alek’ Volkov was second beta, next in succession to the most powerful shifter in the world. He was proud of his title and he took his duties seriously... -
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![Firelord by Delta James]()
Firelord by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst he will punish her. Then he will breed her.An arrowhead forged in dragon fire should have killed the beast Caitlyn came to slay, but she missed. Perhaps her aim was poor... or perhaps her body knew its master and betrayed her.Either way, it doesn't matter now. She is at her enemy's mercy, and he is not going to be gentle... -
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Operation Magma by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaylor *Trace* Reeves has served in various branches of the military, and in multiple human wars over his life time which spans millennia. Once the faithful hound of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Trace continues to protect the innocent and fight the wars of man. He will continue to keep his presence a secret from humans, even the ones he calls brothers... -
![Kane: The Unchained Omegaverse: M/F Alpha Omega Romance by Callie Rhodes]()
Kane: The Unchained Omegaverse: M/F Alpha Omega Romance by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSomething strange is happening in the woods…If there’s one thing Tabitha Dunn’s followers love, it’s a mystery. For years, she’s built a loyal fan base chasing down answers others have been too afraid to search for. But this time, as she enters the wilderness surrounding alpha territory, the only thing she discovers is trouble...Categorized as:
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![Captured and Claimed by Delta James]()
Captured and Claimed by Delta James
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe never wanted to be a wolf. That won't keep her mate from claiming her.Taken captive, held prisoner, and turned against her will by the leader of a rogue pack, Shannon Livingston was just about to be sold at auction. Then an alpha wolf decided she belonged to him... -
![Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley]()
Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFarleyHis bird form may be tiny, but his attitude sure as f*ck isn't.Farley's a pissed-off finch omega who wants nothing more than to kick every alpha where the sun don't shine. After escaping a finch shifter breeding colony, Farley's determined to save the rest of his brethren from a life of being objectified.Just one problem: he can't shift back... -
![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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![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...Categorized as:
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![The Boss by Abigail Owen]()
The Boss by Abigail Owen
Finn Conleth leads his team of enforcer dragon shifters with an iron fist and a cold heart. Every dragon seeks his destined mate, but the process to turn the woman he once thought was his killed her and devastated him. He will never risk his heart again. His team is his family now. When his body eventually gives out, he’ll leave, living his last days alone...Categorized as:
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A Stop in Time by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author RC Boldt brings readers an intriguing paranormal romantic suspense in A Stop in Time... I’ve been an outcast my whole life. If my scars don’t scare people off, my attitude certainly will. I don’t know what I am or how I got the power to stop time. What I do know is, there are far too many questions I need answers to... -
![Delivered to My Grizzlies by Mazzy J. March]()
Delivered to My Grizzlies by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMonroe:I’m destined to be alone for the rest of my life. Me and my books and my cats and no children. I don’t think that, but my parents and family can’t stop talking about it. The Mail-Order Mating app seems like a way to appease them without actually mating. I’ll make my preferences impossible to fill. But I get a match. Two grizzlies.And they are hot. Older, daddy-type hot.So I give it a shot...Categorized as:
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![Her Beasts by Mandy Muse]()
Her Beasts by Mandy Muse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is a luxury—one that I don’t have.I fear my fate inside these walls almost as much as I fear my husband outside of them.The more I uncover the secrets my family kept from me, the more I realize I’m not who I thought I was.In spite of all the lies, I’ve fallen for the men that roam this castle.My mating bond with Aeon and Lucien is strong...Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Tigers by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnaisI’ve loved tigers ever since I was a little girl in braids. My degree is focused on veterinary medicine, but my passion is cryptozoology. Tigers shifters in particular, of course. When I downloaded the Mail-Order Matings app, it was to learn more about them.What better way to learn about tiger shifters than to be matched with one. Or two...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless Alpha by C.J. Primer]()
Ruthless Alpha by C.J. Primer
When our parents were young, our world looked a lot different than it does now. Their shifter packs kept to their own territories, but at least they were able to live freely among the human world.Not anymore.Somehow, the secret of our kind's existence got out, and now we're being hunted.We're the alphas of our packs...Categorized as:
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Shifter Dating App by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Shifter Dating App has a new it uses cutting-edge genome sequencing to find high-compatibility matches... and fated mates. A collection of FIFTEEN steamy Paranormal Romance books featuring curvy women and their fated mates! Includes all kinds of shifters, from wolves, to bears, to panthers and lions! DORIAN I have had enough of waiting. My mate is out there and I have to find her...Categorized as:
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![Uniting Their Pack by Aisling Cousins]()
Uniting Their Pack by Aisling Cousins
Why does everyone underestimate me? We might have been one step behind, but I’m done standing by and allowing the good things in my life to be interrupted, attacked, or broken. After my fathers’ deaths and the two packs joining together, I thought our biggest concern would be searching for answers while navigating inter-pack politics... -
![Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown]()
Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Haven Center was supposed to be my new beginning. It was supposed to be where I figured out who Wyatt Stanislav is after kidnapping and abuse had torn apart who I was.I wasn't supposed to meet him.Jordan Peterson. The tall, buff bear of a man who saves me from my nightmares and calls me his own. His true mate.Jordan wants nothing more than to protect me... -
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![Born to Fight by Tara Brown]()
Born to Fight by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen Emma wakes strapped to a cold metal table she has only one name on her lips, "Marshall!" What she doesn't expect is discovering that he is only one of the disturbing people in her small world who deserves to die in a fiery death. Twenty years ago scientists made some remarkable discoveries with genetics and the ability to perfect the babies we gave birth to...Categorized as:
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Substitute Mate by Delta James
One moment I am the sister to the bride and the next I’m the blushing bride in an arranged marriage to a complete stranger.As alpha of one of the largest packs in Alaska, I am a busy man. My pack feels it is past time for me to mate and have cubs. The other pack is looking for more power. So, an arrangement was brokered between our packs, a strategic alliance... -
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Axel by Fel Fern
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJulian is trapped in a nightmare of his own making. Can a protective biker bear give him a new lease on life?Hope. Julian lost that last winter after the merciless decimation of his flock. No longer able to shift, Julian lives a bitter half-existence. Keeping his head above the water isn’t easy, especially when a scary but sweet biker bear disrupts his life...Categorized as:
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![Off-Limits To The Grizzly by Ariana Hawkes]()
Off-Limits To The Grizzly by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen I told my BFF that I thought her dad was kinda hot, she totally freaked.Fast forward ten years, and she’s gone from my life, and I’m trying (failing) to make it in the big city.But when I crash and burn, Mr Johnson is right there, ready to catch me.To take me back to his little log cabin, deep in the forest.And keep me safe from the blizzard...Categorized as:
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Omega's Past by Aiden Bates
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCamden Wheeler is a rock. The owner of his own brewery and a pillar of the community in Carter's Crossing, he's a small town alpha and proud of it. He knows who he is and where he's going in life - the only thing he's missing is an omega to fill his heart. Wes doesn't have a clue who he is...Categorized as:
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![His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú]()
His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú
True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.Kash is RoyaltyKash doesn’t want to believe Dezi is his fated mate. But that’s okay. Dezi is patient and if the fates are going to grant him a beautiful man he’s more than willing to work for it.Dezi is majesticKash had no plans on being mated, especially not to a lion shifter who feels too good to be true... -
![Our Accidental Christmas Mating by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Our Accidental Christmas Mating by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSometimes Santa sends you the one thing you’ve always wanted and it’s all covered in fur.Nicholas and I have been friends since the day he moved next door to my family when I was in kindergarten. We were inseparable, that is until the day before his sixteenth birthday, when everything has changed. I lost everything that day; my best friend, my joy, and the boy I was in love with... -
![Love at Frost Bite: Rudy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Victoria Sue]()
Love at Frost Bite: Rudy (Mated to His Reindeer) by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Christmas Curse...Not only had Rudy drawn the short straw as far as family names went, but he'd lucked out on his shifter genes as well. Male reindeers capable of getting pregnant were as rare as rocking horse poop...well, you get the idea...Categorized as:
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Hooked by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCade had always planned to run but not like this. Pregnant and on the run from the Alpha Prime, Cade’s car is forced off the road and into the ocean. As he sinks down into the dark, his fate certain, he sees a glimmer in the distance and a creature of myth and legend appears before him. Rescue is at hand. Theo tried to turn his back on being a siren but it’s just who he is... -
![Hope by Kiki Burrelli]()
Hope by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNash Walker is a simple wolf. His days are spent at the firehouse and he never has trouble finding someone to fill his nights. He isn’t ashamed to admit he has an amazing body and though his cousins tease him for his hero complex, he does save lives. He’s a popular guy on the isolated island he calls home and certainly doesn’t need to be around anyone who isn’t thrilled to be in his presence...Categorized as:
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![Burning Red by Trinity Slain]()
Burning Red by Trinity Slain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHE MONSTER BENEATH HIS SKIN IS NOW CALLING TO ANOTHER...AND SHE HAS NO IDEA.Garron's life of captivity has been nothing but torture and pain. In a desperate escape, a new ally, Jaxon, has sacrificed his own freedom, giving him the impossible. Now he must honor his word to find and protect the sister of the only friend he has had in decades...Categorized as:
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![Wrong Number, Right Valentine (Dial M For Mates) by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar]()
Wrong Number, Right Valentine (Dial M For Mates) by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes the wrong number is the exact one you need.Being set up on a Valentine’s date by your co-worker has to be the epitome of patheticness, but here I am about to go on a date with someone I haven’t met. I didn’t even tell my boss they could give out my number. But they did. Are they returning my calls? Of course they aren’t... -
![Love at First Mate by Dani Wyatt]()
Love at First Mate by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWho knew my undoing would drive into the Badlands in an orange and white VW Bus?Wynter Wyatt is everything I’d hoped I would never find. I’ve spent my life avoiding what most shifters wait for their entire lives.Their mate.Not me. I want none of it. It’s too risky. For her and for me.But, she keeps showing up. Tempting me and my resolve is weakening...Categorized as:
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![Protecting His Pack by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
Protecting His Pack by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
Ralf heard the rumors, the whispers. He knew he’d met his mate before, but it wasn’t until now that his wolf felt it. Each day his wolf was more insistent he go to Steelwick and ask Baxter, no, tell Baxter, it was time to claim him... -
![The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer]()
The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there?Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom... -
![Alpha's Folly by Kian Rhodes]()
Alpha's Folly by Kian Rhodes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are some days that one simply doesn’t live long enough to forget. For Bari Herschel, the day he lost his heart to a dashing young Alpha was one of them. An outcast in their village, Bari couldn't believe his luck the day that Ahearn Walsh led him into a hollow thicket to take the Omega as his own... -
![Ruined Beta by Romy Lockhart]()
Ruined Beta by Romy Lockhart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeanne Leto spent most of her life running from the truth. Now that her biggest secret is out in the open, she vows to get over her bone-deep fear of Alphas to make a fresh start in Cressidan City.Admitting what she truly wants out of her life, she starts the career she’s always craved. The only trouble is, she’s forced to work closely with Alphas who know every detail about her past... -
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Omega May by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMadden had one job—to kill an alpha. Instead, he fell in love. Trapped in a pack that murdered his parents, twenty-year-old Madden craves one thing: freedom. For three years, he's been living on the streets, afraid the Dastrels will target him next. On a failed escape attempt, the Dastrels make him an offer: end the police officer patrolling their territory, and he can leave... -
![Racing the Storm by Ariel Millar, E.M. Lindsey]()
Racing the Storm by Ariel Millar, E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy job was simple: provide the voice of reason on the Alpha Council so no one gained more power than anyone else. And it remained that way until the humans managed to fracture our numbers. And worst of all, the only Omega I have ever met to make my heart pound has gone missing.Danyal is more than just a geneticist dedicated to our cause. He's also the one Omega I shared a heat with decades ago... -
![Bee and the Honey Crew by Mona Black]()
Bee and the Honey Crew by Mona Black
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBee Robinson's dream is to be an omega. What she is, though, is a weird beta on the run from her ex and her small town. Weird as in unusual , as in being a lot like an omega rather than her official designation. It's what got her into trouble with her ex and her family. But now she's about to get her life straightened out...Categorized as:
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![Heir Of The Beast by F.R. Black]()
Heir Of The Beast by F.R. Black
"All you must do is sign on the dotted line, and all your romantic dreams will come true," the Fairy Godmother says with a twinkle in her eye.This is what happens when you do not read the fine print in a very detailed contract. You miss all the things that are immediate deal breakers.Viola, a proud resident of New Orleans, lives on the top floor of an old Victorian mansion on a very normal street...Categorized as:
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![Aric by Callie Rhodes]()
Aric by Callie Rhodes
Boundaryland law is simple—whoever trespasses on an alpha’s land becomes his property to do with as he pleases.No woman willingly travels to the Boundarylands.That’s why Aric is so surprised to find a stranger asleep in his bed. She’s not who she says she is…or what she pretends to be. All he knows is that what lies in his bed is his to keep. Jocelyn never meant to come to the Boundarylands...Categorized as:
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![Auctioned To The Kodiak Shifter by Olivia T. Turner]()
Auctioned To The Kodiak Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
I've been searching for my mate for two decades.And where do I find her?On a damn flyer for some sick twisted auction for young women.They're trying to auction off my mate.Not on my watch.I'll do anything to be the winning bidder.I'll give everything I have for my sweet mate.And if these billionaires still manage to outbid me...Well, I'll pull out the ace in my sleeve...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Guy's Alpha by Allie W. Scott]()
Sweet Guy's Alpha by Allie W. Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA sweet, clueless Omega. A hopeful, focused Alpha. When they get together, the heat is scorching.Diego Ramos deals with shenanigans daily for his job at the senior apartment homes in Plentywood. His only goal is to keep them active and alive since they all seem to have a death wish.It’s on one of his more hectic days that he meets the mate of his resident’s son...Categorized as:
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![Three Alarm Heat (Alphas of the Western Provinces) by Kelex, Paul Henry Serres]()
Three Alarm Heat (Alphas of the Western Provinces) by Kelex, Paul Henry Serres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHarrison Walker watches the world burn—for a living. Currently, the province’s only fire investigator, he’s kept busy, particularly by a serial arsonist leaving a trail of destruction through one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Fort Seattle. When a local artist’s studio is torched, Harrison finally gets a break in the case... -
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Giant by Leigh Kelsey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThese hot bikers are called Knights for a reason. Get in their way and meet your maker. Giant When my club is called to stop an alpha gang abducting an omega, we ride out with a vengeance. I’ve seen a lifetime of abusive alphas and women who deserve better, so I’m not about to let it happen again. But I never expect the omega to be my mate. Or for her to be so fierce and alluring...Categorized as:
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