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The Legend of the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThey say there’s no rest for the wicked.What about those whose profession is taking them down?Former FBI agent Spenser Song has had to rise from the ashes of tragedy.Attempting to overcome the guilt of her husband’s death,she left the bureau and accepted a position as Sheriff in Sweetwater... -
![Betrayed: The Road to Redemption by Nicky Charles]()
Betrayed: The Road to Redemption by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow do you love again when your heart is dead? How do you know when it’s time to let go? Damien’s kicked about the country these past three years. No pack. No purpose. No reason to keep on living. When an old friend, Kane Sinclair, asks for his help, he agrees and heads to Chicago. After all, what does he have to lose? Sam’s grown up on the streets... -
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![Jerrik by Janice M. Whiteaker]()
Jerrik by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpirit is fine.Living a life she didn't chose, keeping secrets she never wanted, on a mountain covered in darkness.But everything's fine.She can handle it all.Including the deputy making her life harder than it has to be.In more ways than one.****Jerrik used to be good at his job.That was before he had to fight something he couldn't see.Chase someone who was always two steps ahead of him...Categorized as:
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![Ground Training by Mandy M. Roth]()
Ground Training by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImmortal Outcast® Series, Book Five An Immortal Ops World NovelFormer 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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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 Curse of Shadows and Ice by C.A. Maura]()
A Curse of Shadows and Ice by C.A. Maura
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Catharina Maura comes a Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring a cursed emperor, a princess who possesses forbidden magic, and a marriage that could save them all.Princess Arabella of Althea is left no choice when Felix Osiris, the Shadow Emperor, threatens to overthrow her country unless she agrees to marry him...Categorized as:
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![Her Dragon Hero by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Hero by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe 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... -
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Holiday Surprise by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLuke Larken gets the surprise of his life when his howl is returned while out on a run. He knows immediately it’s his one true mate, and it’s coming from Collier territory. His once rival and now friend, Thomas Collier and his mate Lily are more than happy to help him with the hunt to find her...Categorized as:
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![High Risk by Julie Trettel]()
High Risk by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt appeared to be a year of mostly peace, but in the shadows a new enemy was stirring. A fatal threat posed against Westin Pack’s beloved Pack Mother proves it’s time for Delta to step up and remind them all just why this unit was created in the first place.Each Westin Force team of operatives has a different focus...Categorized as:
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Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratings***First published in Kindle Vella***She's a wolf-shifting scientist who needs cover...and He’s an alpha without a pack…As the only living wolf pack member with the tiniest drop of alpha blood in her veins, Luna McElhanney should be happy. Instead, she just wants to be left alone in her lab with her experiments, until she discovers something that could end them all... -
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The 5-Time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King by Stina's Pen
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratings*A bestselling web novel turned paperback. Perfect for fans of possessive men, strong women, and a plot that keeps you guessing.*She's his bonded mate - yet she wants nothing to do with him.After 5 rejections, she’ll do anything to escape another heartbreak…Gamma Lucianne's reputable status on the battlefield doesn't translate to her love life... -
![Etched in Frost: A Modern Day Jack Frost Retelling by L.R. Friedman]()
Etched in Frost: A Modern Day Jack Frost Retelling by L.R. Friedman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEtched in Frost is a contemporary Jack Frost reimagining with Swan Lake vibes. An angsty, fated mates, shifter/mortal romance, this standalone includes some dark themes and content best suited for those over the age of 18.Jolie I always believed ballet was the love of my life.My fate.Until that tragic day that rocked my world... -
![Nothing to Chance by Julie Trettel]()
Nothing to Chance by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow can two people live in the same pack their whole lives and never cross paths?It is the largest wolf shifter pack in the world, and she is eight years older than me.She seems to think our age difference is an issue.But age is just a number.I may be a man of few words, but I'm a lover and a fighter.And she's about to learn just how far I'm willing to go for what's mine...Categorized as:
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Ruthless Monster by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI may be a monster, but she will still be mine. When Esme Rawlings looks at me, she sees many things. A ruthless mob boss. A key witness to the latest murder in an ongoing turf war. A guardian angel who saved her from a hitman's bullet. But when I look at her, I see just one thing. My mate... -
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![A Tempest of Shadows by Brenda K. Davies]()
A Tempest of Shadows by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRykerI’m not sure what to expect after being away from Tempest for over a year, but the once thriving realm has deteriorated beneath the leadership of its new ruler.I made a promise to my dead king to look over Tempest if something happened to him, but after surviving Doomed Valley, I’m done with politics and war.Until unexpected events change everything...Categorized as:
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![Ravenous Predator by Piper Stone]()
Ravenous Predator by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor years I’ve run my family’s organization in Philadelphia, ruling the city’s underworld with an iron first. I thought no one would dare to steal from me… until someone did. Now she must pay... -
![After All the Wreckage by L.J. Evans]()
After All the Wreckage by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat if the future is already written? GageWhen Rory Marlowe Bishop walks out of my past and into my bar, I realize she’s not just a kid anymore. Now she’s hell on wheels and a special kind of temptation. But I can’t afford the distraction, not with the responsibility I’ve inherited...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Master of Storms: Dragon Shifter Romance by Bec McMaster]()
Master of Storms: Dragon Shifter Romance by Bec McMaster
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe old eddas speak of dreki—fabled creatures who haunt the depths of Iceland's volcanoes and steal away fair maidens.Solveig wants none of such myths. Mated—and spurned—by the devilishly handsome Prince Marduk, the furious dreki princess refuses to be the laughingstock of her court. Marduk will beg for her forgiveness. Or he will die.A political alliance that ended in ruins..Categorized as:
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![A Howl for the Highlander by Terry Spear]()
A Howl for the Highlander by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDuncan 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...Categorized as:
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Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's on the run for her life ... As a child, she-wolf healer Reika Snow was promised as a mate to three were-lynxes to prevent a war between her pack and the lynx clan. Her freedom is coming to an end as her twenty-third birthday arrives. With her bleak future as the subjugated bride of the three males looms near, she does the only thing she can think of ... she runs... -
![Lure of the Dragon by Anna Lowe]()
Lure of the Dragon by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNothing is forbidden to this elite corps of shifter bodyguards and private investigators…except falling in love. Good dragons? Bad dragons? Twenty-four hours ago, private chef Tessa Byrne didn’t know about the terrifying world of shifters. Now she knows too much, like the fact that a ruthless dragon lord is determined to claim her — forever... -
![Claimed and Mastered by Delta James]()
Claimed and Mastered by Delta James
She vowed she would never be mated. He claimed her anyway.Ava Rhys has always chafed at submitting to the authority of her pack's alpha, but when he tries to sell her body in return for money and influence, she decides she would be better off on her own... -
![Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta]()
Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy whole life is one tangled lie. A horrible deception. All my past choices steered by the woman who hunts me without pause.She’s powerful, vicious, and cruel, feared by the entire supernatural community. She’s also an immortal. Yeah, she can’t be killed—supposedly... -
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Unexpected Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOpposites attract - that’s what they say. I never believed it until the night he found me.They call him the Finder. A ruthless and brutal apex predator, he has spent most of his life alone in the caves, never believing in or needing a fated mate...until now. The night he scented her in his woods, he knew she was his, so he took her...Categorized as:
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![Rising Storm by Julie Trettel]()
Rising Storm by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs far as Painter knows there are only two known gorilla shifters remaining: he and his team leader, Silas Granger. That is until he finds his one true mate held captive by the Raglan and what should have been a simple mission turns into a rising storm that's about to explode... -
![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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![The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston]()
The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRonanThe next time my brother says “Hey, I’ve got an idea,” I need to run, not walk away. I might be from a dragon shifter ruling family, but I’m not demanding a female mate with me. Yet taking my time and winning her over is going nowhere. So far, I’ve punched my card as the older neighbor who’s way too nosy about the young female next door. Then I hear about what she’s got planned... -
![Mysterious Mate by Delta James]()
Mysterious Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs he a spy? A secret protector? Or just the butler? WillowI’m a woman in hiding with vital secrets and a bounty on my head. Secrets that I'm about to share. The information concerning my ex-mate, a high ranking member of the Shadow League is critical to the Resistance... -
![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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![Fated to the Warrior Wolf by April L. Moon]()
Fated to the Warrior Wolf by April L. Moon
Houston, this was not part of the plan. Not even a little tiny bit. He's not my fated mate, yet here I am, pregnant regardless. Leigh It's not supposed to be possible, but I guess when your BFF is some sort of unicorn wolf with special powers, things tend to get a bit wonky. But that's not really the point...Categorized as:
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![To Claim a Mate by Poppy Ireland]()
To Claim a Mate by Poppy Ireland
Welcome back to Redwood University, where nothing is as it seems…and I’m stronger than anyone expects. My nineteenth birthday awakened something within me, revealing truths I could've never imagined. My new powers do not come without risk, though, and the future of shifters everywhere rests upon my shoulders...Categorized as:
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![Silent Whisper by Andrea Smith]()
Silent Whisper by Andrea Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat was I thinking that night as I drove over the mountain on the narrow, icy road that seemed to wind around like a coiled up snake? Certainly not that my life would be changed forever when my car careened off the side and landed in a cemetery. I never could have imagined that Chester, West Virginia held some old secrets that only I would be privy to, and expected to resolve... -
![Her Werewolf Protector by Jodi Vaughn]()
Her Werewolf Protector by Jodi Vaughn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’ll stop at nothing to protect her…even if it means hunting a killer. Werewolf Braxton Devereaux is on the run. Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, he is forced to flee Pack Law, and the death sentence waiting for him. On the run from deadly assassins, he is nearly out of their reach when an assassin’s bullet hits its mark... -
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![Mason's Mate by Abigail Raines]()
Mason's Mate by Abigail Raines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a new world for me. That gorgeous, strong, and gentle Mason Tremblay is the best part of it. How do I not fall in love with him? When I saved one of the Tremblay brothers, Mason Tremblay became indebted to me. But he has to find me first. My brother is as ruthless as my old pack was. He’s taken me hostage, determined to start a new pack with me whether I like it or not... -
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Cursed Beasts by Mandy Muse
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings365 days to break a curse. That shouldn’t be too hard, right? I’m a Belladonna and my family is a coven of powerful witches. …Except I have no magic and no idea what the hell is going on. When my father took me to meet a client in the middle of the night, I wasn’t worried. That was, until he left me with three cursed men and no way to return home. Zev, Aeon, and Lucien are not what I expect... -
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Stay With Me by Sarah Spade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe other female gets her happily-ever-after…For as long as I could remember, I’ve been in love with a male that wasn’t mine. I knew I wasn’t his fated mate, either. I just thought… Ryker Wolfson would one day be the Alpha. He couldn’t take a mate until then, and maybe I could get him to choose me.I was wrong.It's no excuse, but love can make you do some terrible things...Categorized as:
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![The Billionaire Shifter's Second Chance by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Second Chance by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA wildland firefighter--and mountain lion shifter--Edward is the youngest of the Stanton siblings, and hasn't touched a woman in a decade, not since his late fiancee was killed in a violent tragedy. But when he meets the sweet, adorable Molly Sloan, a friend of his new sister-in-law, Lilah... his determination to remain celibate begins to unravel. Something about Molly is irresistible... -
![Her Wolf Mate (Rejection) by Jaymin Snow]()
Her Wolf Mate (Rejection) by Jaymin Snow
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen Juliet falls for Romeo, there's either revolution or destruction.Born into a notorious panther family, I'm coerced into forming a matrimonial alliance to oppose werewolves.Refusing to wed a scoundrel, I seek shelter from our archenemy where I meet my fated mate.He's a loyal pack security who suspects me of spying and harshly rejects me... -
![Stolen Embers by Annie Anderson]()
Stolen Embers by Annie Anderson
Light bringer. Curse breaker. Queen—if she can live that long…Vale Tenebris never intended to honor the pact with the cursed Beast of a king, nor did she expect to fall so hard for the dragon shifters who saved her life. But when the ruthless Guild infiltrates the kingdom, this witch finds herself caught between impending war and the promise she never meant to keep... -
![Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes]()
Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 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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![Bear Meets Girl by Bianca D'Arc]()
Bear Meets Girl by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s leaving her old life behind and hitting the road, but peril follows her path... Marilee has got to be the most timid werewolf King has ever met. She’s also the most beautiful. There’s something special about her pure white coat that speaks to his inner grizzly, but also protects her in ways he never expected... -
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Forced Wolf Bride by Ruby Knoxx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Alpha took me hostage to force me into marriage. His next step? Get me pregnant.He’s much older than me and the Alpha of the enemy pack.He needs a mate to help his pack re-gain strength. So he kidnapped me to this small town.And even though I despised him, my growing belly speaks its own language.His mansion is an upgrade from the foster homes I bounced around in my youth...Categorized as:
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![His Dangerous Omega by Raiven Matthews]()
His Dangerous Omega by Raiven Matthews
Jamie SinclairMeeting my fated mate in the middle of a top-secret assignment hadn’t been ideal. Nine years ago, he’d disappeared without a trace, and everyone assumed he was dead. Except me. I foolishly believed we would see each other again. I just didn’t expect him to turn up with a trail of dead bodies in his wake, or a child who could be my double... -
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![The Rejection (Luna of the Pack) by S.J. Hayslett]()
The Rejection (Luna of the Pack) by S.J. Hayslett
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKairi Samuels, a young college student and werewolf just waiting to meet her mate. In the meantime, as the alpha's younger sister, she's taken on the role of acting Luna to help grow the pack that her brother Lincoln inherited. With her brother and best friend beside her, she's ready to take on the world...Categorized as:
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![Renegade Queen by Cate J. Cooke]()
Renegade Queen by Cate J. Cooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never thought I’d come back to this place. The place where I lost everything, and yet the only one I ever called home.Then they came to me for help. Three desperate men on a journey to rescue their brother. I was the only one who could get them through the portal, and as much as I wanted to turn them away, I couldn’t.Something about these men called to me...Categorized as:
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![The Return by D.B. Reynolds]()
The Return by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets — especially the deadly kind. So when she’s hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to the Military...Categorized as:
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![House of Striking Oaths by Olivia Wildenstein]()
House of Striking Oaths by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsI WILL BECOME QUEEN OF LUCE… OR DIE TRYING.There are few people I loathe more than Dante Regio, but my aunt Bronwen, my former grandfather Justus, and my Shabbin grandmother Meriam sit right alongside the Faerie monarch on my list of despicable beings. Especially after they assist the pointy-eared ruler with my kidnapping...Categorized as:
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![The Alpha's Doe by Annie Whipple]()
The Alpha's Doe by Annie Whipple
Dorothy Kennicott lernte Ace Stoll kennen, als sie gerade mal sechs Jahre alt waren. Und seither sind sie unzertrennlich. Beste Freunde, an der Hüfte verbunden... -
![The Alpha's Second Chance by Melody Tyden]()
The Alpha's Second Chance by Melody Tyden
Serena Baker is just an ordinary woman living an ordinary life. She works as a medical resident, has a little house of her own and a close group of friends. The closest thing she has to a man in her life is the portrait that hangs on her bedroom wall that she talks to when she's on her own...Categorized as:
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