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Quest of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt never fails. Just when you start to like the new roguishly charming werewolf in your life… he’s kidnapped by bad guys.Luna would love to rescue Duncan, but she has to find him first... -
The Keeper of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBootlace is being hunted.Peace hasn’t come easy for the Stryker Pack, and for Bootlace, the sanctuary they’ve found feels too good to be true. His wolfish instincts are being riled up as a pretty woman with a load of secrets starts visiting him and asking questions she has no business asking...Categorized as:
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The Healer by A.J. Manney
She’s a healer with no memories of what happened to her. He’s the doctor trying to save her. He's also her mate, but she doesn’t know that yet. When Sage wakes up in a medical facility in Wisconsin, she tries to remember how she got there. But she can’t. Her memories of the last several weeks are simply gone...Categorized as:
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House of Sky and Breath [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas, David Cui Cui
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing...Categorized as:
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Bound by Blood by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMagically compelled by bad guys, Arwen Forester shot her half-dragon ally in the thigh. She longs to make amends to him, but she’s busy with a new quest:Get rid of the tattoo that lets dark elves control her.Unfortunately, such magical marks aren’t easily removed. When the troll tattoo artist she visits is killed, she’s framed for murder...Categorized as:
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Her Destined Alpha by Moonlight Muse
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn from darkness, Delsanra Silver grew up knowing nothing but pain and suffering, even her own kind treated her as an outcast. Running from the coven who so madly craves her power, she finds herself accidentally crashing straight into the arms of none other than Rayhan Rossi, the future Alpha of the Black Storm Pack... -
Unstoppable by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRevenge and fate come together in the seventh installment of the Pyte/Sentinel Series as New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson tells the story of how one of the deadliest shifters in our world is finally brought to his knees.He couldn’t kill her.Their mating mark would never allow it, but it would allow him to walk away and never look back...Categorized as:
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Replica by Shannon Mayer, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen the sun rises, the nightmares are supposed to fade . . .this time, they don’t. An expose on the dangerous experiments Rachel and Lea uncovered with the Asclepius project turns the world against them. Except for a single man who claims he knows about a hidden plan to complete what was started with Asclepius... -
The Wolf Prince's Mate by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf I want to be with my fated mate, I’ll have to win this war…I swore to protect my fated mate, but now Liza is gone. She’s been kidnapped, and when I discover who is responsible, I’m determined to rescue Liza and make them pay.Except the identity of her captor raises more questions about the secrets in Liza’s past, which are darker and deadlier than any of us imagined... -
Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBook One: Bitten Where it all began. Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader...Categorized as:
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Strayed by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**The sequel to Tarnished, book 5.5 of the Caged series** Reunited at last, Ruby and Scarlet have tried to mend their fractured relationship. But Scarlet’s unwillingness to share what she did during her three week expedition has Ruby frustrated and Sean seething... -
Betrayed by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey’re gone… When Ruby discovers what really happened the night of Alan Beauchamp's murder, one thing becomes very clear: time is running out for the people she loves. As she unravels the web of lies and deceit around her, Ruby reveals an unthinkable truth. One with dire repercussions for all... -
Fractured by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI thought about watching from afar, hidden by the nearby trees or headstones, so I could avoid the onslaught of grief I was sure to be bombarded with. It was cowardly, but I was certain that when faced with the totality of my own grief, I would crumble under the weight of any extra. He was always so strong both physically and emotionally – I selfishly wished for his strength in that moment...Categorized as:
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Ascension by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNo longer available online - now inMen of the... -
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Cruel Revenge by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSome grudges never die.Time marches on. Powers shift and new leaders control the supernatural world. People change, learning and growing, evolving into new versions of themselves.I do my best to remain consistent through it all. I will always be Jacky Leon, a member of the werecat ruling family...Categorized as:
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Scarred by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAmazon bestselling series in contemporary fantasy and paranormal romance “I loathed myself for wishing a death of that nature on anyone, and even more so because I still wanted it to happen. My moral fiber was unraveling quickly, and I wondered how long my humanity could withstand the unending trial of values my life had become. With every choice I made, I felt it slipping away...Categorized as:
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Moon Tamed by Audrey Greene
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCoraline Patten enjoys nothing more than facing new challenges, but when she’s asked to evaluate Moonriver’s ruling faction, she worries she’s bitten off more than she can chew. Allasandro Stephans has reigned since she’d been a child, unwavering in his dedication to Moonriver. His heir, Calden, has supported him every step of the way... -
Poker Night by Nalini Singh
For those of you unfamiliar with this series, this story features the DarkRiver Leopards (Alpha: Lucas) and the SnowDancer wolves (Alpha: Hawke). The narrator is Nate, the most senior sentinel in the DarkRiver pack. *Found in Nalini Singh's 10/2/12 newsletter...Categorized as:
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The Cain Chronicles, Episodes 1-4: New Moon Summer, Blood Moon Harvest, Moon of the Terrible, Red Rose Moon by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRylie Gresham has enjoyed two peaceful years as Alpha of the last werewolf pack in existence. But she's feeling kind of confused. Her boyfriend, Seth, has been away at college, and her feelings for his brother, Abel, have been growing as they run the pack together. Everything gets a lot more complicated when someone sends her a silver bullet and a threatening message...Categorized as:
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Fated To The Alpha Defender by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy alpha will do anything to protect me. But he doesn’t know how far I’ll go to save us… War has been declared on the shifter race, and my fated mate and I aren’t the only ones in shock. The news broadcasts are filled with outrage. Shifter activists are already protesting. Our only choice is to go to war and to start training for the battle that is coming... -
For the Good of All by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsElijah Stone – a man committed to justice; his heart is as hard as his body. Held prisoner for years, he returns home to tie up loose ends only to find a psychedelic witch capturing his attention. When a rescue mission to Central America spins out of control, he’s forced to make a difficult decision. Every action has its own consequences...Categorized as:
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I'm Just A Small Town Shifter 2 by G.S. D'Moore
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA lot has changed for Kirk Jensen. He wasn’t the slightly fat, fast-food slinging, new guy anymore. His whole existence changed that night he was attacked by a bear, and joined the ranks of Kodiak Island’s shifter community. He even managed to land his dream job on the island’s police force. But Kirk is so much more than just another werewolf shifter... -
Framed by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHe left without pause – without looking back. The single connection to normality I had was driving back to Boston, to a life interrupted by the knowledge that legends and lore may not be just that, and left to contemplate what other monsters may be in existence beyond what he’d witnessed that night...Categorized as:
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Tainted Blood #3) by Joann I. Martin-Sowles
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTainted Blood is the third installment in The Brookehaven Vampires series: Laney’s life is suddenly tangled by deceit, and as she tries to pull her past, present, and future together, she finds herself and her friends fighting for their lives... -
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Redemption by Elaine Pierson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRedemption - the final book in the Lacey Hannigan Trilogy Cole is missing and everyone is certain that he's dead. That is, everyone but Lacey. She refuses to give up hope even after two weeks of searching. As the days pass, she becomes more depressed. And her powers become more unstable. The trust she had with Jesse has been broken...Categorized as:
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Pleading the Fifth by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA simple trip to the airport brings Scott Delange just about everything except the passenger he was planning to pick up. Texting back and forth with a raunchy, unknown man leads to a case of mistaken identity and one hell of a huge surprise. Who knew a trip to Seattle would land Tristan Miles in the arms of his mate? Certainly not Tristan, who stopped looking for love a long time ago... -
Making Dinner by Nalini Singh
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Untamed Fate by Veronica Douglas
Last week I was a waitress. Now I’m turning into a monster.No one knows the truth, except the faceless man—a twisted sorcerer who’s hellbent on stealing my soul.With secrets and danger close on my heels, the only one who can help me tame my inner beast is Jaxson Laurent—the Chicago alpha. Our chemistry is explosive, but the rift between our families runs too deep...Categorized as:
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The Alpha 6: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt looks like the wolves are on the prowl.Strange howls are echoing in the north, and the scent of a new pack is drifting closer to my territory. But things get complicated when a werewolf omega joins the mix.And her story brings up the ghosts of my family’s past.Something big is headed our way now, but an unexpected new power of mine just might turn this fight in our favor... -
Dragon Born 1: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter 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...Categorized as:
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Brazen by Kelley Armstrong, Angilram
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNick Sorrentino knows everyone in the supernatural world considers him the Pack’s playboy, the pretty but not very useful werewolf whose only reputation involves his amorous exploits. Usually, Nick couldn’t care less what anyone outside the Pack thinks of him. But when it affects his hunt for Malcolm Danvers, a psychotic bogeyman from the Pack’s past, it matters...Categorized as:
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Shifter Shadowborns by Avery Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Rejected Mates Romance...Categorized as:
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Shadow City Royal Vampire: The Complete Series by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath waits in the shadows, stalking my every move. Family is everything. So when my sister ran away to be with her new boyfriend, I chased after her. A strange, crimson eyed man attacked me within minutes of my arrival, only to bring me my destiny. Alex, an arrogant, handsome flirt, saved me. No matter how hard we try to fight our connection, we're drawn to each other... -
The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two by Mishka Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo months have passed since the bloody showdown with Murphy. Wayhaven has returned to its peaceful routine, and you’ve returned to your less-than-thrilling job as detective. But with your new role as human liaison to The Agency—an organization that governs the supernatural—things should be far from dull...Categorized as:
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A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsElle Boon brings the story of second chance love. Buckle up... it's gonna be a wild ride.When a wolf catches the scent of his mate, he’ll do anything to claim and protect her, even if that means protecting the little Fey from himself... -
Darkness #2) by Joann I. Martin-Sowles
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDarkness – the second installment in The Brookehaven Vampires series: Not long ago, Laney Alexander was living a carefree life - that is, until she was thrown into a world full of creatures only the imagination thought possible. Now, after surviving a terrifying night, Laney and Oliver are lying low at Julz’s place... -
Phase of Hate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a prodigy. A grieving sister. A girl falling for him.I died, and now I’m reborn.Stronger. Deadlier.Angrier.I’m determined to punish those that turned me into a monster. The curse kept me alive, but at what cost?I’m at war with my nature.I refuse to ever accept my fate.Once a prodigy, now a curse.Once love, now hate... -
Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA FIERCE HUNTER... Alicia Greiston is a no-nonsense bounty hunter determined to bring a ring of mobsters to justice. Her dogged pursuit of the crime family has forced her to avoid relationships-- any man would only become a target for retribution. Luckily, Jake Silver is more than a man, and his instincts are telling him to stop at nothing to protect her. AN ANIMAL PASSION..Categorized as:
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Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMichael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way. Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met...Categorized as:
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Trapping Quincy by Nicole Riddley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe teases her. He challenges her. He fascinates her while he irritates her like no other. He drives her insane. He makes her...ughh, so mad she could scream! The only thing he won't do is let her go.Quincy: I'm a human living among the werewolves. My mom is a werewolf. She had drunken fun one night with a stranger, a human. The union was not supposed to bear offspring... -
Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA short story about Indigo & Drew's mated life. Timeline: Takes place around the same time as Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Bloodlust Bites: An addictive and action-packed urban fantasy by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Crimson, Georgia. I’m Charley Underwood—witch, bar owner, and accidental demon hunter.Crimson isn’t a regular town. With vampires, shifters, and humans living side by side, tensions always run high. I try to keep the peace, and most of the time nobody gets hurt. Most of the time.Right now, Crimson is one bite away from all-out chaos.A dangerous new wolf is stirring up trouble... -
Change:A Lacey Hannigan Novel by Elaine Pierson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChange is the second book in The Lacey Hannigan trilogy. Eighteen year old Lacey Hannigan always thought her human life was hard and unfair, but now that she is no longer human, her life is about to get a whole lot harder...Categorized as:
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Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"I cowered away from him, unable to formulate a coherent sentence. Questions ran through my mind though none made it past my lips. I wondered how this could be happening, what he wanted, and what major injustice I'd brought against the universe to bring a fate such as this upon me. Perhaps being born was reason enough...Categorized as:
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Alpha Moon by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAuthor's note: This is the last episode I have planned for The Cain Chronicles, and a little bit of a treat for Abel fans. I hope you all enjoy him in this one as much as I do...heh. :D It's 20,000 words long - same length as Red Rose Moon. Happy reading! Rylie Gresham's world is ending, and this time, it has nothing to do with silver bullets.. -
Gray Moon Rising by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s been almost a year since Rylie Gresham was bitten by a werewolf on Gray Mountain. Now something is beckoning her back to the place she was attacked, along with every other werewolf in the world. But they aren’t the only ones heeding the call. A group of hunters notices them gathering and sees it as their chance to wipe out the entire species... -
Death Lord by Elizabeth Briggs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath is my fated mate--and my worst enemy.He is Death. The 4th Horseman. The son of Lucifer. And I'm going to kill him.He's the Grim Reaper of New Orleans, stealing souls to make up for his absent one, but he'll pay for the lives he's taken. Someone has to stop him, and it's going to be me. He murdered my father, Fenrir, and I'm ready to unleash my wolf upon him... -
Wolf's Gambit by Eve L. Mitchell
My whole life, I’ve been the outsider. The wolves of the Anterrio Pack took my brother and me into their pack after our parents died. To the pack, I remained the wild, untamed misfit despite my efforts to belong.My first heat loomed ahead of the Luna Ball, and once again, I found myself attracting unwelcome attention, not just from my pack but also from the visiting Blackridge Peak Pack... -
Ashes and Prophets by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI don’t know if he’s my ally… or my enemy.As our head of security, it’s my job to secure the weyr from all incursions - but somehow, this slip of a man got through all our defenses and into the very heart of our land.He says he’s here to help. Sent by a god. A prophet to aid us in an impending apocalypse. And worse, he has some of our people already believing him.I don’t trust him...Categorized as:
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Mistaken Meanings by Melody Tyden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLuna-to-be Abby has her hands full at the Jade Moon pack. While Oliver and Elijah are helping Alpha Patrick run the pack, Abby has to support her friend as she adjusts to life as a werewolf, deal with family drama at her old pack, and try to win over her new pack as she attempts to carve out her own place there...
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