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The Beast by J.R. Ward
Rhage and Mary return in a new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series “so popular, I don’t think there’s a reader today who hasn’t at least heard of [it]” (USA Today). Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war with the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn...Categorized as:
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Dragon Her Heels by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCrystal Culling never should have moved to Lake Hancock. Her real estate agent had warned her: the property on the end of Fox Hunt Drive was cursed, and if the Dragon of Crystal Lakes ever roused from his slumber, she’d be the first to be sacrificed to his appetite... -
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Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison
In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two mates find themselves on different paths, torn between their duty to the Wyr and the passion that binds them…. Before she met Dragos, half-human/half-Wyr Pia Giovanni was alone and on the run. Now she’s mated, pregnant and heading south to repair the Wyrs’ frayed relationship with the Elves...Categorized as:
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Dark Illusion by Christine Feehan
A mage and a warrior must see beyond their facades and embrace the bond that links their souls in this powerful Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. At any other time, Julija Brennan would find solace in the quiet of the Sierra Mountains, but now the mage is in the race of her life... -
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Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost
Originally appeared in the print anthology The Bite Before Christmas. 'Tis the season to join Cat and Bones for some holiday cheer in this Night Huntress novella by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost. They were looking forward to a normal holiday—at least as "normal" as it gets for vampires Cat and Bones and their otherworldly friends and family... -
The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Her grumpy orc is going to hammer his way into her heart! When Pippa finds herself in Fairhaven Falls with empty pockets and a brand new baby, she’s thrilled when a sweet - and slightly scary - old lady offers her a job and a place to live. Their new home isn’t much, but it offers a desperately needed shelter. Then her grumpy orc neighbor comes charging into their lives...Categorized as:
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Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon
Sunny has spent years of her life hiding from her own desires and hiding them from those she loves. Forced to face the idea of denying that part of herself forever, Sunny takes a nose dive out of her routine and into her fantasies. All she needs is the help of Monster Smash Agency and one exceptionally talented Orc...Categorized as:
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The Good Boys Club by Jemma Croft
Mash Cassidy, smooth-talking werewolf and notorious ladies’ man, has been running from his responsibilities, and his pack, for fifteen years. But with Harvest Fest only weeks away, Alpha’s ordering him to return home, and she won’t take no for an answer. It’s time for him to grow up and mate with a nice werewolf girl. In fact, Alpha already has one in mind... -
Can't Help Growling in Love by Zoe Ashwood
One night-shift nurse. One lonely werewolf. The full moon they can’t resist. June: The delicious tones of a late-night DJ get me through long shifts at the hospital. I’m a devoted fan of Asher Summers' midnight show, even more when I discover the werewolf has also voiced the spicy audiobooks I enjoy. When I work up the nerve to text him, I never expect him to write back...Categorized as:
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Sloan by Teresa Gabelman
Not only does VC leader, Sloan Murphy, have to keep the peace between the human and vampire race, but he also wrangles VC Warriors in his spare time. It’s a job that could drive a saint insane, and Sloan is no saint, but insane he may be. While his Warriors find mates, he swears he will not follow in their footsteps... -
Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh
The mating urge cannot be denied. .. #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to the world of the Breeds where animal instincts can bring a feral pleasure to every man and his willing female mate. . -
Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian
In a world of shadows and dark, cosuming hungers, desire is the deadliest weapon. .. For journalist Dylan Alexander, it began with the discovery of a hidden tomb, thrusting her into the center of a gathering storm of violence and secrets. But nothing is as dangerous as the scarred, lethally seductive man who rises from the shadows to draw her into his world of dark desire and endless night...Categorized as:
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Deserted by Jaymin Eve
A standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Reborn for storyline continuity. Melalekin "Angel" of the Honor Meadows has been a warrior her entire life. Battle. Death. Loss. They were her constant companions until the day she met Mera Callahan. A shifter who ended up being so much more. A shifter who changed her life, and now. .. she has been reborn... -
Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out. …. As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing but a feared monster wrapped in impenetrable black armor... -
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Love Bites Harder by Lola Glass
I've been dragged into the fae realm and given no choice but to pick a mate if I ever want to get back home. Thankfully, the fae king has offered up some of his most trusted men in an attempt to find me someone to marry. Unthankfully, he's sort of… possessive. Which means I'm sleeping in his room. In his bed. With him...Categorized as:
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Love Bites Hard by Lola Glass
I agreed to marry the new werewolf king in exchange for my freedom. But now he's holding me hostage on his pack's land. Did I mention that he bit me, publicly, to claim me? Or that he's so lost in the darkness of his past that he's basically feral? If I could grow fur myself, maybe the situation would be a simpler one, but I can't...Categorized as:
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When He Dares by Suzanne Wright
Get painfully rejected by true mate. Check. Join a website for shifters seeking an arranged mating. Check. Schedule a meeting with a prospective match. Check. Quinley Bevan doesn’t expect to get smacked in the face by intense sexual chemistry during the meeting, but Isaiah Hale—dark, masculine, rugged—sets off all her hormonal fireworks...Categorized as:
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Edge of Twilight by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHis name is Edge, and he is the last of a band of Immortals who have been hunted down and murdered by Frank Stiles -- an enemy determined to unlock their deepest secrets. Vengeance has become Edge's obsession. To claim it, he must find the young woman whispered to be the Golden Child...Categorized as:
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Hard Mated by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSpike, a wildcat Shifter and the champion fighter of Shiftertown, is stunned when Myka, the best friend of a dying human woman, announces that Spike has fathered a cub. What's more, the mother is giving the boy to Spike to protect and raise. Myka, who'd been raised by an abusive stepfather, is not sure that a wild fighter named Spike is the best man to bring up the cute little jaguar cub...Categorized as:
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Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce
Alana Warren has her entire life planned out. She’s making big changes and going after the future she wants, but one thing she doesn’t plan on is the tatted up bad-boy bear shifter who saunters into her coffee shop. The constant snarl in his throat says something is wrong with that man, but for some reason, she can’t get him out of her head... -
Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden
In a world of shadows, desire conquers all…. Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head...Categorized as:
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101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOfficer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes. Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die... -
Satyr's Mate by Maggie Mayhem
The plan was pretend to be my sister and attend the Monsters & Magic Charity Gala in her stead. I score a fancy meal, and she gets to dodge the fortune teller’s prediction that she’ll meet her future husband at the event and be tied down forever. Win-win. Easy, peasy. Everything goes smoothly until a rogue spell goes off, and a smoking hot satyr comes to my rescue...Categorized as:
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East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnnalise Fallston made peace with postponing her big-city dreams to care for her ill father, but lately she’s been filled with a restlessness not even her beloved painting dispels. Worse, the colors don’t speak to her as they always have, and all her efforts produce dark, foreboding images of a dangerous man and a terrifying future... -
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Luxuria by Colette Rhodes
Ophelia has a dirty secret. Well, it’s not really a secret anymore. Ophelia was born into a family of Hunters, tasked with protecting the humans from the creatures of the night who feast on their fear. Except Ophelia always found the idea of monsters kind of intriguing... -
Pia Saves the Day by Thea Harrison
In the latest story of the Elder Races, two mates face their deadliest challenge yet—each other…. Pia and Dragos’s magical young son Liam (the Peanut), is growing at an unprecedented rate, and if that isn’t enough, he is also exhibiting new, and unpredictable, magical gifts. To protect him, the concerned parents decide to move to upstate New York... -
Provoked by Rebecca Zanetti
A casualty of the war between the demons and the vampires, Jase Kayrs has been missing for six long years. His older brothers want answers—but they’re going to have to get them from an unlikely source. For when Kane Kayrs tracks down Amber Freebird, what he finds is a blonde, vegan pacifist who has no intention of using her skills in his war…...Categorized as:
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Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThey are called Feral Warriors—an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release. .. The most enigmatic and tortured of the Feral Warriors, Wulfe is haunted by the quiet beauty of a human woman who no longer remembers him...Categorized as:
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Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFrom ? a stellar talent? ( New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning) comes another ? scorchingly sensual, utterly delicious? ( New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter) novel? The Goddesses have had it with the Trojan War. So much devastation? all because of some silly male egos. The worst of the bunch is that cocky, handsome brute Achilles...Categorized as:
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Wild Wolf by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the latest Shifters Unbound novel, a man has resigned himself to a life half lived. But a beautiful, courageous woman has him longing for something more…. Graham McNeil knows that his pack is unruly, but he’s not sure he can take the next step toward Shiftertown stability—choosing a new mate. After losing his mate and son long ago, Graham has worked hard to keep his heart in check...Categorized as:
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Shadow's Embrace by M.A. Church
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKage: Am I still a monster? Very much so. Am I loved? Absolutely. Will I burn it all down to protect my mate? You better believe it. Hunters have come to San DeLain once again, and they’re targeting humans and paranormals for their sick experiments. Many have gone missing. Some for many, many years... -
Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFor one woman, he will risk more than his life. .. Rafferty Powell has exchanged challenge coins with his arch-nemesis Magnus Montmorency, and their next battle will be their last. But Rafferty never expected to meet a woman whose desire for Magnus’ downfall matches his own—and whose presence sparks Rafferty’s long-awaited firestorm...Categorized as:
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Manticore Madness by Maggie Mayhem
A creature of nightmares, and I’m his next obsession. When my brother steals a treasure from a dragon’s precious hoard, I find myself facing down the monster sent to retrieve the locket. Mateo gives me three days to produce the stolen goods, or he’ll lock me in the dungeon and throw away the key. The catch? He’s not letting me out of his sight...Categorized as:
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Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFamily can be found in the most unexpected places. Gila monster shifter Jedidiah Earp is over seventy, prefers to bite first and ask questions later, and he knows the desert scrub outside Sundance, California like the back of his claws. Alpha hyena shifter Chandra Smith is in her late twenties, protective to a fault, and she knows how to hunt down enemies and make them disappear...Categorized as:
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Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates. It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix. So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us...Categorized as:
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Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAlexis Morgan continues her dazzling paranormal series about larger-than-life warriors and the women they love. .. . As a Paladin warrior, Blake Trahern fights and dies again and again to keep mankind safe from the Others. Sensing his humanity slipping away with each battle, he retreats from the world. .. until the one person who still has a claim on his soul needs his help... -
Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh, Brianna Bronte
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDiane Broen's lived to protect her younger sister Rachel from harm. But now that Rachel has been mated off, Diane's occupied herself with less fulfilling tasks at the Genetics Council--until she's paired with a new team member, a Breed male notorious for his attitude, and a touch that makes her recoil. Lawe isn't thrilled with her either. A lion at heart, he prefers a lair of solitude... -
Bro and the Beast 4 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
Finally reunited with Raul, but now separated from his twin brother, Devon, Brad has learned the hard way that magic is far from an exact science. Not that his grades in actual science were all that stellar to begin with...Categorized as:
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Sebastian/Aristide by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsComing November 2013. Sebastian. A DIPLOMAT WITH THE HEART OF A SAVAGE. Sebastian Duval has devoted his life to ensuring the survival of his people. He’ll do whatever is necessary to protect the Wildlands, even if it means working with the human FBI to prove the Pantera aren’t responsible for the sudden rash of puma attacks... -
Me and My Shadow by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA Stalker From Hell. May Northcott is a woman at the end of her rope. She’d almost gotten used to her employer, the ex-demon lord Magoth, spending his days hanging around her home and interrupting her private moments with her lover, Gabriel. Then trouble appears on her doorstep in the form of a nearly dead man... -
Dragon Born 1: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King
After fighting a troll in a back alley, I found out the supernatural was real. Then I discovered I'm a dragon shifter. Soon after, I learned I'm also a mage. Turns out this combination is incredibly rare, and now everyone wants a piece of me. Being a dragon, there's only one thing I want to do: gather my hoard. Power. Magic. Women. Riches. It's all going to be mine. -
Demon's Bane by Leigh Miller
A crime between realms. A twist of Goddess-bound fate. A peace between witches and demons threatening to unravel. The Witch. I want nothing to do with the Crescent Coven. I’m happy with my tea shop and my small magick and my mundane life, and since the coven never wanted me, either, it’s better this way...Categorized as:
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Trouble for My Troll by Honey Phillips
Her troll mechanic is determined to get her engine revving! Alison is looking forward to finally settling down in Fairhaven Falls. Surely a town full of monsters will make it easier to guard her vulnerable heart. When she runs into a truck driven by a massive troll with a charming smile, she realizes it might not be so easy after all... -
Sparks Fly by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHell hath no fury like a ticked-off dragon…. Ysolde de Bouchier has a lot on her plate, which isn't unusual considering her Light Dragon mate Baltic is still at odds with just about everyone, starting with his former guard Thala and her outlaw posse, right down to his dragon god father... -
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Hot Head by Mika Nix
Protecting him is my job. Finding out he’s my fated mate wasn’t part of the assignment. Lake Forrester III entered my life like a wrecking ball. Drake Security, my firm with my brothers, was hired to protect him from a stalker ex, but what Lake doesn’t know is that he’s not dealing with your average unhinged human... -
The Nymph King by Gena Showalter
Enter a world of dark seduction and powerful magic . . . enter Atlantis . . . Females young and old, beautiful and plain crave Valerian’s touch. None can resist his blatant sensuality and potent allure . . . until he steals Shaye Holling from a Florida beach and holds her prisoner in his underwater kingdom...Categorized as:
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Partying With Pixies by Hazel Mack
ALO A good Protector is focused on one thing—duty. That’s been my guiding mantra since I came to the hidden monster haven of Ever. My roles as Protector and father come first. But I’ve got a secret—I’m desperately obsessed with the beautiful, kind, mischievous pixie who lives across the street. Miriam Saihem invaded my mind first, building a rock-solid friendship I‘ve come to rely on... -
Bear by Vera Foxx
THE IRON:. A club formed for the rogues of the supernatural world. These were the rejected, the forsaken, and cast out. Their mates wronged them, but they must suffer the price. Their soul is broken and never meant to be mended. Now they wait until their souls go rabidand wait for death to take them. Bear:...Categorized as:
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A Blue Ribbon Romance by C.M. Nascosta
Morning Glory Milking Farm was just another quick tug - machine operated facility, no different from all the rest. Sure, they had big pharma money and special hands-on amenities the other milking joints couldn't boast, but at the end of the day it was the same old story — cash he didn't actually need in the bank, all for doing what he would have done for free anyway... -
The Dragon Berserker's Mate by Harlow Blaze
A ring from Prince Charming, or a kiss from a green-eyed monster? Hazel. Forced to flee her home in the dead of night, Hazel finds herself staring down the barrel of some grim career trajectories. She’s got half a therapy degree and a massive debt, and neither will put a roof over her head. The Seattle dragon shifters offer an escape...Categorized as:
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