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Gingerbread and Ghosts by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsChristmas falls on Peridale, but that does not mean café-owner and part-time sleuth, Julia South, can sit back and enjoy the festivities. When the opening night of the annual Christmas play ends with Julia's elderly gran, Dot, fatally shooting a man in front of the whole village, Julia's world is turned upside down... -
![Her Purr-fect Christmas Mate by Zoe Chant]()
Her Purr-fect Christmas Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHis kiss turned her into a cat.Kissing her fated mate was meant to give Peony the power to transform into a mystical creature-not a cute little kitten. And her true love was not meant to be arrogant, powerful Mordecai Leith, who plans to knock down her beloved bookshop and throw her out of her apartment right before Christmas.Fall in love with him? She'd rather kiss a frog... -
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![Christmas Getaway Griffin by Zoe Chant]()
Christmas Getaway Griffin by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlways the sidekick, never the heroine...June Lockley knows that life isn’t a Christmas rom-com. Okay, so she’s spending the holidays in a picturesque shifter town that goes way over the top with the decorations. Okay, so there’s ice-skating and hot chocolate and way too many people interested in her personal life. Even if this was a Hallmark movie, she’d be the funny BFF... -
![A Hellhound for Christmas: Shifters for Christmas Book 5 by Zoe Chant]()
A Hellhound for Christmas: Shifters for Christmas Book 5 by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas disaster…Things aren’t going quite to plan for Willow this Christmas. Sure, her home repair business is booming… but that’s only because her quaint, snowy hometown of Hidden Valley is being battered by a series of ferocious rainstorms that show up out of nowhere, wreak havoc, and then disappear as quickly as they came... -
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![Kael by Becca Seymour]()
Kael by Becca Seymour
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFalling for a royal guard with glowing eyes and a lethal energy punch? Definitely not on my Terrafeara survival bingo card. But here we are.I’ve spent over two years in this stitched-together world of monsters, rebels, and volatile rifts, doing my best to stay under the radar—mostly... -
![Wed to the Grendel by Cara Wylde]()
Wed to the Grendel by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor my birthday, I get the worst gift a bride.My kind lives in the deepest woods of Alia Terra. The humans call us forest giants, but we call ourselves grendels, after our ancestor. We live in small communities, and we'd be happy to have nothing to do with humans, except we need... their females.My brothers are all married, and now it is my turn. I refuse to do it... -
![The Orc's Unexpected Wife by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee]()
The Orc's Unexpected Wife by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey call him The Keeper, so why isn’t my mysterious new captor more interested in keeping me?My father always told me I was too impetuous, but when I see a chance to escape my horrible life—being forced to work on my back for the tavern-keeper who owns my brother’s debt—I take it. And some valuables on the way out...Categorized as:
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![My Soul For A Donut by Layla Pine]()
My Soul For A Donut by Layla Pine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe owns her soul … but she’s stealing his heart.Satan Junior Lucifer, reluctant Crown Prince of Hell, has a lot on his shoulders. In the face of a soul famine, his father the King has tasked him with finding a way to lure more souls to Hell...Categorized as:
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![Ordered by the Orc by Ami Wright]()
Ordered by the Orc by Ami Wright
I might be the orc’s mail order bride, but I’ll be the one giving the orders around here!Desperate and on the run from my arranged marriage to Bratva boss, Dmitri, I take up an offer to be a lonely orc’s mail order bride. Now I’m alone in a foreign country and engaged to a monster, but even that is better than the alternative... -
![Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall]()
Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvan continues his quest for power in an effort to defeat the Demon King of the Underworld, but things aren’t easy when you’re a dragon lord.Especially when his quest for the Nobel Swords takes him outside of Rahma and into a neighboring kingdom.Evan’s met a host of different races while in Inati, but he’s never encountered the elves before... -
![The Yearning by Alana Khan]()
The Yearning by Alana Khan
Stranded on a deserted asteroid with only a robot for company, Eve discovers circuitry can have more heart and soul than anyone she’s ever met.EveIt’s hard to imagine things could become more desperate than being abducted by aliens, but I’m even more terrified when I wake up to a huge, faceless metallic robot... -
![Thawing His Hart: A Christmas Novella by Zoe Chant, Elva Birch]()
Thawing His Hart: A Christmas Novella by Zoe Chant, Elva Birch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscape to a resort for shifters only with a cozy holiday mystery that will melt your heart!A rare white hart shifter who was imprisoned in a cruel shifter zoo, Robert returns to the rebuilt Shifting Sands Resort to prove that he’s put his demons to rest and his memories of captivity behind him...only to meet a mate who doesn’t recognize him... -
![A Witch For Mr. Garland by Deanna Chase]()
A Witch For Mr. Garland by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Christmas Grove, the enchanting town full of love, magic, and holiday miracles. Sixteen years ago, on a snowy December night, seer Danny Frost received a message from his spirit guides that sent him running from the love of his life, Marissa Cane. Since then, Christmas has never been the same... -
![A Witch For Mr. Garland by Deanna Chase]()
A Witch For Mr. Garland by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Christmas Grove, the enchanting town full of love, magic, and holiday miracles. Sixteen years ago, on a snowy December night, seer Danny Frost received a message from his spirit guides that sent him running from the love of his life, Marissa Cane. Since then, Christmas has never been the same... -
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![Waffles at the Wake by Addison Moore]()
Waffles at the Wake by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom.It's the dead of winter in Honey Hollow, and I’ve got jury duty... -
![Ultimate Bear Christmas Magic: Five Bear Shifter Holiday Romances by Ariana Hawkes]()
Ultimate Bear Christmas Magic: Five Bear Shifter Holiday Romances by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis Christmas, wrap yourself up in these five smoking-hot bear shifter romances!Bear Home For Christmas An orphaned Noelle alone for the festive season and an ex-soldier bear Granger on a mission to find his wayward brother are thrown together in a snowstorm... -
![Her Christmas Phoenix by Zoe Chant]()
Her Christmas Phoenix by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll she wants for Christmas is a sizzling hot shifter... and a flock of movie-quoting penguins.Avery loves working in Antarctica, but when she winds up spending the holidays alone at her research station, it's hard to find any Christmas cheer. Then there's the cascade of unwanted--and unclothed--photos guys on her dating site keep sending her... -
![Hospital for Immortal Creatures by Alexandrina Krusharska]()
Hospital for Immortal Creatures by Alexandrina Krusharska
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmidst the ancient peaks of Sofia, hidden from mortal eyes, stands the Hospital for Immortal Creatures—a sanctuary where immortal creatures seek healing. But now, even the immortal are not safe.Mikhail Korovin, a fierce manticore with a reputation as sharp as his claws, has spent centuries guarding the immortal world’s balance... -
![Married And Bright: A Firecats Holiday Story by P. Jameson]()
Married And Bright: A Firecats Holiday Story by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe makes him jolly, so he’s gonna put a ring on it.They fell in love when they were snowed in. A broken, unshiftable werecat and a curvy flowershop owner who had no one. Fated mates, who found each other accidentally. Happily-ever-after was inevitable.But their Christmas story doesn’t end there.Malcolm and Francesca both want more. At the top of their holiday list is a family of their own... -
![Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle]()
Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy long-lost grandmother left me a letter with major revelations:I have a twin sisterWe come from a family of witchesGargoyles are real and to trust themStill, reading a note is different than seeing a gray creature with a massive wingspan flying down at me. Instinct kicks in and I run.When it comes to fight or flight, I choose flight every time... -
![Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White]()
Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is put to the test when secrets become unraveled.After losing my mother to vampire hunters when I was eighteen, I moved with my siblings and father across the country – until the hunters found us again. That was how my family and I ended up in Snow Haven, Alaska. I saw a dragon shifter, Josiah Bazin, the second day after we moved to the area and I fell in love... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Jingle Bells and Dragon Spells by Harmony Raines]()
Jingle Bells and Dragon Spells by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVarn has endured one of the worst fates for a shifter - having his mate whisked away before he could even meet her. But now, fate seems to have granted him the second chance he never thought he'd have. During the festive season in Wishing Moon Bay, he senses that she is near, a feeling he never thought he'd experience again. After a long journey across the seas, Carys has arrived in town... -
![A Unicorn for Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Unicorn for Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith an undercover unicorn filling in for Santa, it’s going to be a very magical Christmas...Working over Christmas as one of Santa’s little helpers in her local mall might not be Callie’s dream job, but she doesn’t have much choice if she wants to make rent this month... -
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![Delivered to My Orcs by Mazzy J. March]()
Delivered to My Orcs by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have worked in the family business I was a teenager and planned to continue to do so for the rest of my life. But when my mom and dad died in a freak accident, the will listed my brother as the sole owner and CEO to avoid “dividing the assets.” His first act was to sell everything, including our warehouse and the storefront with the apartment upstairs where I live... -
![Substitute Santa by Zoe Chant]()
Substitute Santa by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA stand-in Santa. A determined elf. And a mall Christmas Village on the brink of disaster.The holidays are full of surprises, and polar bear shifter Wade just got hit with a he needs to take over as the mall’s Santa.Wade is used to the peace and quiet of his woodworking shop, not the non-stop chaos of the Christmas Village... -
![Cookie Exchange Execution by Addison Moore]()
Cookie Exchange Execution by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors.And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder.*A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually, so dive on in!.***Includes RECIPE*** My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
![The Christmas Dragon's Heart by Zoe Chant]()
The Christmas Dragon's Heart by Zoe Chant
A curvy hotel manager longing for a real home + a broken fire dragon shifter who hates Christmas + a lost dragon hoard = a magical Christmas romance! Curvy workaholic Claire Corbett has just landed the job of her lifetime: a position managing the Snow Castle, a winter retreat in the mountains. With her little brother along for the ride, Christmas promises to be all work and no play this year... -
![Christmas Hellhound by Zoe Chant]()
Christmas Hellhound by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAll Caine wants for Christmas is to get rid of his hellhound. Twelve months ago, Caine Guinness was attacked by a pack of hellhound shifters and became one of them. All he wants is to be human again. His search for a cure brings him to snowy Pine Valley, home of magical dragon shifters, Christmas cheer... and Meaghan Markham. All Meaghan wants for Christmas - is a merry Christmas. Just one... -
![Christmas Pegasus by Zoe Chant]()
Christmas Pegasus by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt isn’t fate. But it is love. Owl shifter Olly has always trusted her inner animal. So when her owl makes it clear that handsome, rugged Jackson isn’t her mate, she knows that what she feels for him can’t be true love… right? Last Christmas, Jackson gave Olly his heart. And her owl chewed it up and spat it back at him. He’s tried to stay away from her…but a year apart hasn’t changed anything... -
![Wanted: Mistletoe by Stephanie Morris, Kimberly Ann]()
Wanted: Mistletoe by Stephanie Morris, Kimberly Ann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDear Santa,Before I explain, how much have the elves told you?Who's ready for a little naughty & nice? With some mistletoe and holiday cheer, anything can--and does--happen during Christmas.Your favorite contemporary authors have gathered around the Wintery hearth to bring you scintillating holiday romances. These sexy stories will deck your halls with filthy balls...Categorized as:
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![A Prize for Ckzarr by Lynnea Lee]()
A Prize for Ckzarr by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat’s worse than falling in love with my sexy, musclebound alien boss? Falling in love with my alien boss when I know I’m not his mate. That’s why I keep my emotional distance, even though we work side by side every day.Ckzarr has the body of a god and is a beast in the bedroom. How do I know? Because we’ve already failed compatibility testing. Multiple times. I’m not his mate. End of story... -
![Whisky and Wishes by Donna Grant]()
Whisky and Wishes by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsReturn to New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's Dark King world for a special holiday novella.Finally free of the dangers surrounding him and the burden of pining after his mate, the King of Dragon Kings is ready for some peace—time to enjoy the woman he loves without interruption... -
![Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher]()
Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn Victorian England, a young woman inherits her father’s curiosity shop and all its ghostly secrets in a bewitching novel by the author of Salt & Broom.It’s 1851 in old York. Lizzy Grimm struggles to save her late father’s charmingly creepy yet floundering antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, during a particularly snowy December in this most haunted city in England, things turn…curiouser... -
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![The Orc's Thief by Zoe Ashwood]()
The Orc's Thief by Zoe Ashwood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the orc I robbed. I’m the mate he’s been searching for.Neither of us is thrilled about it.Tessa: I have a bad habit of breaking into places I shouldn’t. Like the room of an orc warrior I spotted in the streets. I need information to find my missing friend—he has gold and secrets. So I took both.Arlon is everything I like to avoid—honorable, persistent, dangerously kind... -
![Demon's Own by Rochelle Paige]()
Demon's Own by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLiving in a town turned monstrous didn't leave much hope for finding love, especially when you unexpectedly wound up with horns and flames swirling in your eyes. Koen Kelly didn’t think he’d find a ray of sunshine to ever break through his grumpiness. Then he met Soraya Hart. The pretty author wasn’t afraid of much except for her looming deadline...Categorized as:
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![Knotting Hill by Ami Wright]()
Knotting Hill by Ami Wright
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m just a girl, standing in front of a wolf, asking him to love her…If only life was that simple, but being a famous actress means nothing in my life is simple. When I bump into the guy of my dreams I know it’s doomed from the start. Will is everything I have a weakness smart, funny, a little shy. Plus he’s tall and handsome and completely obsessed with me... -
![A Pinerock Bear Christmas by Lauren Esker]()
A Pinerock Bear Christmas by Lauren Esker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAt Christmastime, anything is possible ... Gloria Munson thinks she's about to have the worst Christmas of all time when her car breaks down during a blizzard in rural Pinerock County. But then she's rescued by a very special bear shifter clan who invite her to share their rural ranch Christmas .. -
![Bedside Manners For Aliens by Dane Griggs]()
Bedside Manners For Aliens by Dane Griggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found hereMe: I just can’t stop thinking about you. I know we can’t go further, but I have an idea. Maybe we could sext?L’Vect: What is that?Me: Sexting is when you tell the other person how you want them to touch themselves, and that person describes what it feels like. It’s a sex game.L’Vect: Yes. I want to sext. What do we do next?Me: I will go first... -
![Dragon VIP: Peridot by Starla Night]()
Dragon VIP: Peridot by Starla Night
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDisgraced. Damaged. Dull. Dragon-shifter Peridot has been called all that and more. Exiled to Earth, he will prove himself and answer his boss's question: What is the mysterious "spirit" of Christmas? One enticing woman can give him that answer. The more time he spends with her, the more he wants to forget his past and taste her forbidden sweetness... Curvy. Klutzy. Cinnamon-scented... -
![Dragons Don't Do Happy Holidays by Harmony Raines]()
Dragons Don't Do Happy Holidays by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBrooding dragon shifter Flint wants a new start. So, when he arrives in Wishing Moon Bay the plan is simple. Get in. Get out. And avoid the merriness as much as possible.However, with a dark past, and nothing to his name, getting any supplies for his journey is all but impossible-so much for the season of giving.But, as they say, when one door closes, another opens...Categorized as:
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![The Christmas Dragon's Love by Zoe Chant]()
The Christmas Dragon's Love by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon with a frozen heart. A woman lost in an unnatural blizzard. And a passion that will melt the ice... For ten years, dragon shifter Jonathan has slept in the ice, bound by a promise that he made to save his family. But when a freezing woman stumbles into his cave in the middle of a blizzard, Jonathan finds himself drawn back into the land of the living... -
![A Dragon for Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Dragon for Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA single mother who wants to give her son a merry Christmas… A dragon shifter cop who doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘holiday’… And a Christmas resort with a deadly secret. Things have been tough for Georgia. Her husband walked out and she works two jobs to make ends meet... -
![Fated to the Orc by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon]()
Fated to the Orc by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon
The orc warrior says I'm his... soulmate?A long time ago, my father sold my sister to an orc. I haven't heard from her since, but I am determined to find her and bring her home. During my first week on the road north, however, I cross paths with a massively tall Orc Guardian who claims I'm his... fated mate.Magnus the Wolf says I'm coming with him, and he won't take no for an answer.Hm... -
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![Once Upon a Krampus by KD Fraser]()
Once Upon a Krampus by KD Fraser
I was alone in the world, and alone in my house in the woods. My husband had passed, leaving me to tend to our dream home by myself.Then one day he showed up. The tales were real. Krampus was real. And he was in my home, sharing my meals, and my bed... -
![The Centaur's Spell by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart]()
The Centaur's Spell by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart
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A Very Merry Christmoose by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe holiday season in Deadlights Cove is as chaotic as you'd expect, especially with Val and Caedmon's Great Coveish Bake-Off just days away. For her first Christmas in the Cove, young witch Aurora is determined to embrace the holiday spirit... if she can ignore her dark storm cloud of a neighbor who is equally determined to rain on her parade... -
![Orc's Taming by Ava Ross]()
Orc's Taming by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI want to begin a new life far from my village. Will that life include an orc who vows to adore me?Kaila: When a man in my village makes demands I’m not willing to give into, my younger brother and I flee into the forest. It’s the night of the Monster Mate Hunt, but the orcs who are gifted with brides in exchange for protecting the village will be too busy with the other woman to notice me... -
![Hostile Holiday by Viola Grace]()
Hostile Holiday by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrla escapes a party where her family tells her they want her organs and ends up in another realm fighting for her life with only an ugly holiday sweater to defend her. Good thing she learns fast.Orla has been bullied, cursed, and locked in lower-level jobs because of family. Her mother is gone, her friends are in danger from association, and all she wants is peace... -
![I Dated a Mob Wolf by Viola Grace]()
I Dated a Mob Wolf by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe had been her favourite date, so she arranged for him to be the father of her child... should she have told him?Vallu spent over five years as an escort with the Blind Date Corporation. On her last date, she used her activation to provide her with something she needed... a child. She just didn’t tell him...
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