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Her Special Alpha by Paige Tyler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the first time in her life, she's getting a chance to know what it’s like to be with man who totally accepts her for who she is… Former Army Special Forces soldier Travis Dalton is considering taking a job at a friend’s private security company when he steps into the middle of what looks like a mugging... -
Taming His Mate by Lissa Ford
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor shifter Logan Dix, being bonded to a Lone werewolf hasn’t been a bed of roses, especially when his mate, Kristof Two-Feather, won’t stick around long enough to settle. It’s enough to drive a Rogue Alpha to extreme measures like romantic getaways to Florida... -
Alpha, Delta by R.J. Scott
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOfficer Finn Hallan has never run from a fight. With Niall’s life and love at stake, he’s not about to start now… Finn Hallan is a member of the elite Norwegian Emergency Response Unit, code name Delta. When the team is sent to respond to a hostage situation on an oil platform in the Norwegian Sea, he has to face demons he thought he had buried a long time ago... -
Reawakening the Dragon: Part Three by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART THREE (of Four) Will Kai finally reveal what happened with Maggie Jones? If he does, will Kai and Jane finally take their relationship to the next level? 18,750 words / 18+, explicit language and sexual situations / Cliffhanger Stonefire Dragons Reading Order: #1 – Sacrificed to the Dragon: Boxed Set, Parts #1-4 #2 – Seducing the Dragon: Boxed Set, Parts #1-4 #3 – Revealing... -
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Thorn by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last book in the bestselling Clawed Squad series! The Clawed Squad’s alpha, Thorn Conway, is the last of the squad left to get married. Only problem is, his mate died a decade ago. The hurt is still real, the pain is still raw... -
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... -
Reawakening the Dragon: Part Four by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPART FOUR While Kai and Jane try to find their happy ending, they also solve a few of the clan’s problems along the way.. -
Ranger Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPolice officer, Avery, is on the trail of two drug dealers. In an attempt to break up a smuggling ring, she finds herself in the small town of Bear Creek. There is just one problem, she isn’t exactly there in an official capacity. Determined to clear the name of a family friend, and unmask a dirty cop, Avery is determined to succeed... -
Decked by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn MM Mpreg Romance. Deck the halls with knives, chains, and dangerous children’s toys! Team Alpha is celebrating the holidays, but a surprise blizzard has snowed them in at Bossman and Papa P’s house, along with a few friends. Not that Papa P minds. He’ll take any excuse to keep his loved ones close and stuff them full of good food... -
My Wounded Shifter Match by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour best friend and ex-special forces shifters contact the Love Bites Dating Agency, each for different reasons. One for love, one to forget, one on a dare, and one by mistake. This is Burke’s story, the one looking to forget.Burke Arbor just got discharged from the military after being wounded in battle...Categorized as:
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Bear My Holiday Hero by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDumped by her fiance three weeks before Christmas, Tempest Brady is faced with her loneliest festive season yet. Moving to an isolated town to take over her late grandma’s junk shop made sense at the time...Categorized as:
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Destiny; Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDestiny is doing everything she can to find her mother and stop the evil traitors from taking over her planet. But explosions, murder plots and chaos are just the beginning. And now she has more on the line than ever before. Now, she's in love. And Nix isn't the sit-by-and-watch kind of guy. He's right there next to her, risking everything. For her... -
Reawakening the Dragon: Part One by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART ONE Tired of reporting but never investigating, Jane Hartley is determined to expose the truth of the Carlisle dragon hunters. While meeting with one of her sources, she spots the tall, blond dragonman she saw three months ago back on Stonefire. When the dragonman warns her off, Jane becomes more determined than ever to find the truth before he does... -
Reawakening the Dragon: Part Two by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart Two of Kai and Jane's story... -
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Sentinel: Reckless Desires by Olivia Arran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s my past. Not my future. Angel is gorgeous, flirty, and smoking hot. An alpha wolf shifter with piercing blue eyes and a cocky smile. Five years ago I succumbed to his charms in a delicious moment of weakness, and then I ran, never looking back. I’ve craved him ever since, but it doesn’t matter what my body— or my heart —wants. I have a vow to keep: to never let a man hold power over me... -
Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman who’s only ever wanted to be a mother… A man who’s just starting to remember what family means... And three children who need a home. As a waitress and middle-aged divorcee, owl shifter Pauline has given up on her dreams of being a mother. But secretly, in the quiet depths of her heart, she still yearns for a family... -
Jaguar's Joy by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA small-town sheriff who’s bitten off more than she can chew… A Marine veteran who steps in to protect her… And a community that comes together to help its own. Sheriff Misty Dale wants nothing more than to keep her town safe and happy. A deer shifter isn’t the first thing people would expect for law enforcement, but she’s made it work—even if she’s ended up middle-aged and married to her job... -
Hill Bear Christmas: Bear Shifter Holiday Romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gutsy B&B owner with a ski-resort-sized problem. A single father and his children who never celebrate Christmas. Together, can they bring the magic of Christmas to their hometown? Grace Jensen has been working hard to prepare the small log cabin business she runs with her mother for the most exciting time of the year – Christmas...Categorized as:
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Don't STAHP Me Now by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy team at STAHP likes to joke that my to-do list has a to-do list: The joke’s on them, because I prefer spreadsheets for maximum efficiency. And if my master spreadsheet has a list of individual ones? Well, that’s nobody’s business but mine.As Saint Montoya‘s personal assistant, my ability to be two steps ahead and thrice prepared for anything is not only valued but an absolutely necessary skill... -
Yvar by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFreyaI have a bit of a problem.You see, my close friend Astra Grey just delivered a healthy, bright-blue baby boy in the best medical facility of Zirconia. The first baby with both human and Dragan blood flowing through its tiny veins. That’s not the problem, that’s the good news.No, the bad news is the debt. The soul-crushing, absolutely massive debt that we’re now in...Categorized as:
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Marrying Her by Kelly Lucille
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Keeping Her we fell in love with a scarred, tattooed x-Navy SEAL wolf shifter from an unconventional pack, and his sassy full figured mate. Now, my Christmas gift to you is a glimpse into the life they have made together. In times of trouble and times of Joy, find out if happily ever after looks as good from the other side... -
The Golden Griffin's Baby by Zoe Chant
A single mom in danger… …and a Marine veteran griffin who’ll stop at nothing to protect her. In the last year, Lila has lost everything. Her husband. Her home. Her community. All she has left is her children…and the kindness of the town of Oak Ridge, who took her in when her husband’s pack leader showed his true colors. Griffin shifter and Marine veteran Flynn is a naturally suspicious man...Categorized as:
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Cursed Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwenty-five years ago, Cath’s husband walked out of her life, leaving her to raise two sons alone. She threw herself into raising her boys and showered them with love. Her sense of betrayal ran deep. After all, Hector had told her they were true mates, fated to be together forever. Now, another man is telling her the same thing... -
Tactical Magik by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBook Five in the Bestselling Immortal Ops Series. Eadan Daly has thrown himself into the role as the sixth I-Ops team member and has forged a brotherhood of sorts with the other men. When he's asked to go on a solo mission for the PSI Branch (Paranormal Security and Intelligence) he's not so sure he wants his old job back. Inara Nash is a survivor, doing what she must to get by...Categorized as:
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The King's Guard by Rae Carson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAt fifteen years old, Hector is the youngest squire in the most elite military force in the country. And his first day is disastrous. Everyone assumes the only reason he was recruited is his close personal association with King Alejandro, not because he's really earned it... -
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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Alexander by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPolar bear shifter, Alexander Vega, is the last Vega brother who anyone thought would take on a mate. He’s surly, gruff, grumpy and just plain rude. And that’s on a good day. He hates women and doesn’t want them anywhere near the Vega Ranch. But his bear has other plans… BBW news reporter, Elena King, has come to the Vega Ranch to visit her sister Ava... -
Single Dad Matchmate by Jade Alters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsVictoria is successful in every part of her life… except when it comes to love.She’s put her blood, sweat, and tears into building her company.But she’s still unfulfilled.She’s dated the so-called “cream of the crop” of investment bankers, lawyers, doctors, and even CEOs…Uninspired, the result always ends up being the same – an empty bottle and an empty bed.LukeEx-military. Single dad...Categorized as:
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Claimed by a Beast by Jade Alters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMated to a Beast.Being a TSA agent can have some pretty exciting moments.But I never thought that I’d end up being targeted by terrorists.Nobody warned me that my rescuer would be drop-dead gorgeous and even more dangerous than my enemies.Jace is part of a Special Forces Operative. And he has a lot of secrets..Including the one that has me drawn to him.Call it fate or whatever you want... -
STAHP, Collaborate and Listen by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy mom’s always said I was born to be a journalist—nosy, full of questions, and unable to walk away from a good story. Maybe it’s the meerkat in me, but I’ve always been on the lookout for danger, excitement, and intrigue. I never expected to find my biggest adventure while following a lead for a story about classic diners...
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