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Redemption by S.J. West
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final installment of The Redemption Series, Anna must face the challenges of retrieving the rest of the seals from the Princes of Hell. As her relationship with Lucifer grows stronger, she learns more about not only her father’s past but also her own. Helena uses her growing influence to strengthen her dominion over Hell and tempt Anna’s dark side into joining forces with her...Categorized as:
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Somebody's Husband by Robbi Renee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA grieving doctor and a nurturing professor join forces on a potentially groundbreaking medical study that sparks a profound connection neither saw coming in this unconventional romantic drama, perfect for fans of Briana Cole, Tia Williams, Kennedy Ryan, and Mary B. Morrison. Dr. Dresden Xavier moved his family back to his hometown of Monroe City after an unfortunate tragedy...Categorized as:
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Christmas at Kaitlyn's Place by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI certainly didn't ask Santa for a sexy, brooding, lone wolf single dad for Christmas this year. Brock certainly has his issues.He's demanding.Growly.And over protective.He yelled at me and told me to go away.i was so shocked that I was halfway home before I even relealized he was my true mate.He hasn't been around a Pack in a long time.And I think he may have forgotten the joy of Christmas...Categorized as:
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From Kiss to Queen by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls novels... Jane Abbott knows that she's nobody special, so instead of looking for romance she's hunting partridge in the Maine woods when a plane crashes into a nearby pond. Diving in to save the pilot, Jane instinctively gives him air by way of a lifesaving kiss, and leads him to safety through a barrage of gunfire... -
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Golden Wolf by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Alpha King and God of War walks the earth. The golden wolf of the century is born again, but that won't be enough to save the werewolves from the great war to come. Ares must accept a century-old family prophecy as it starts to unravel and seek the blessings of the Gods to master his elemental gifts. What he finds is more than he expected and everything he's wanted...Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Wolves by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHavenI created the Mail-Order Mating app to help shifters find each other like my parents had. Right after joining it, I found mine. But he rejected me on our first date. One look, and he claimed I wasn’t the luna of a pack. Never would be. He proclaimed his rejection right there in a restaurant and then tossed his napkin in my face.The joy in my life is from helping others find their mates...Categorized as:
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Last Wolf Watching by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThere was nothing simple about what Brody Carter had to do...With any other woman, it would be. But not with Michaela Doucet. He barely knew the provocative Cajun, but already her beautiful face haunted his dreams. True, women like Michaela never took an interest in guys like him--ones who were scared and bitter enough not to care what the world thought about them... -
Edge of Midnight by Shannon McKenna
Shannon McKenna creates characters readers never forget--and in her latest novel, Sean McCloud must protect the woman he has never stopped loving: Liv Endicott. Years ago, Sean had to send Liv Endicott away to save her life. Now he has to keep her closer, very close--for the same reason . .Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Dragons by Mazzy J. March
Leaving my abusive ex seemed like the hardest thing I’d ever go through…until I learn I am carrying his baby. He is always on my tail. Discovering my new phone numbers. Parking his car outside my apartment. Trolling my social media. And I swore last night, I smelled his cheap cologne when I walked in from work. He cannot learn about the pregnancy. It could mean both our lives.My parents are dead...Categorized as:
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Kraken Under Pressure by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSHIFTERS, MATES, SADISTIC BAD GUYSWhen did my life become make-believe?And all because I tried to stop being a sex addict, but thank my lucky dildos I am. Otherwise, I never would've met the men of my dreams. Or he friends ever (the sweetest titmouse and loveliest booby ever), but some major *sshats are trying to tear my world apart.Namely, Dean Stiffd*ck and Dr. F*ckstick... -
Heartstrings by Eressë
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen all else comes to naught, a steadfast heart is the only thing that stands between hope and despair. Scions of the most powerful House in Ylandre, Ashrian Mithani and Eiren Sarvan were more than just cousins. Lovers of long standing, theirs was a bond that would have been the envy of all were it not for one glaring flaw—Ashrian’s inability to commit himself wholeheartedly to Eiren... -
Sweeter Than Honey by Liz Paffel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s on the run. He’s her reluctant protector. Will there be a second chance for the alpha bear shifter mountain man? Or will he lose it all… again?One minute Cara Neal is celebrating her win as Kansas City’s Entrepreneur of the Year by maybe drinking too much and finding the wrong guy… the next, she’s carrying a secret and every male bear shifter in three states is after her...Categorized as:
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Bite Me by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI need to quit.I've been telling myself that every day for the last six months.I knew as soon as I started working for Hudson as his virtual assistant that this wasn't going to work out.He's rude, bossy, and a total grouch.I've only managed to last this long because whenever he starts being a jerk, I sass him right back.Enough is enough though. It's time for me to find a new job...Categorized as:
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Fated To Be King by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be a vacation.I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland and when I win my dream vacation, I have nothing but high hopes for the trip.Then I get turned around and when I stop to ask for directions, I’m led to this castle and entered into some kind of Queen ceremony.I’m trying to stay positive. I’ll just explain that I would make a terrible Queen and get back to my vacation...Categorized as:
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Predator's Serenade by Rosanna Leo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are three things that make bear shifter Soren Snow’s skin crawl: mothers, their children, and the great outdoors. Soren is a famed musician and playboy, and he would rather spend his days pressing the flesh with the women in his fan club than developing meaningful relationships... -
Blood Wolf Dawning by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf this was what falling for someone did to a person—what craving them felt like—then Sayre Murphy wanted no part of it… Ever. She might be young and inexperienced, but she was a woman. And she had finally had enough! Cian Hennessey might be the most magnificent, infuriating, arrogant male she had ever known...Categorized as:
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My Forbidden Shifter Match by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 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 Rule’s story, the one who joined on a dare.Rule Young just got out of the military after serving for over a decade...Categorized as:
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Shifting Hearts by Silvia Onyx
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a vet and a horse shifter find a second chance at love? When I see Zach three years after I ruined the best relationship of my life, all my feelings for him come rushing back. The hurt in his eyes and the way he keeps his distance every time our paths cross tell me winning him back won’t be easy—but a drunken confession from him gives me hope... -
Bite Me by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI need to quit.I've been telling myself that every day for the last six months. I knew as soon as I started working for Hudson as his virtual assistant that this wasn't going to work out. He's rude, bossy, and a total grouch.I've only managed to last this long because whenever he starts being a jerk, I sass him right back. Enough is enough though. It's time for me to find a new job...Categorized as:
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Bear Seeking Bride: Trent by Ruby Shae
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDown on her luck, curvy chef Olive Campbell has reached the bottom of the barrel. She has no job, no money, no boyfriend and no prospects. The way things are going, she'll never get the chance to work with food again. When she sees an ad asking for a mail order bride who can cook, it seems like her luck is beginning to change...Categorized as:
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Ghost of a Chance by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMakenzie Higgens just bought a house. One of those big Southern Victorian houses that come with the starter pack for every haunting ever documented. But she doesn’t mind. She loves the place, she loves the artwork and craftsmanship that go into a place like that. She loves the secret little nooks and crannies that hide all sorts of treasures...Categorized as:
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Flint by Eva Kent
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI came to Penfell Heights to escape my cruel alpha—not to find a new one. But fate has other plans for my wolf and I.After years in a forced marriage to the alpha of the Moon Falls pack, I escaped with my life—but barely. Now I’m broke, on the run, and being hunted, but at least I’m free...Categorized as:
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Broken by Trish Heinrich
"Her love was a disease. But I didn't want a cure. I just wanted HER."Ten years. That’s how long I’ve been haunted by the love of Selene Campbell. We were kids when the feud between our families ripped us apart, but in all this time I’ve never felt anything half as brilliant as being loved by that woman... -
Suit & Fangs by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaros are what vampires used to be.We are slaves to pleasure, power turns us on, and each and every one of us has a weakness to hide. All things sparkly and beautiful are 18-year-old Caylie Sonora’s greatest source of pleasure, and no one is more irresistibly gorgeous and seductive in her eyes than the quiet and old-fashioned Luka...Categorized as:
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Mountain Lion by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBear Haven Book 4! Wyatt the cougar gets his story! When a mysterious stranger shows up at Wyatt Reynold's dude ranch, he ends up getting in deep with a woman who badly needs his help. She has people on her trail, and is hiding secrets that could get both of them hurt, but Wyatt can't turn his back on the woman who might just be his mate...Categorized as:
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Teague's Breeder by Leona Page
A MMF Wolf Shifter Threesome Romance with an HEA!Mina Daschel is poor. Dirt poor. It's not the end of the world, but sometimes it feels that way, especially as she struggles along raising her younger brother and sister while trying to keep her mom out of jail. Maybe she would have been fine, but then her mate, Blu, rejected her... -
The Alpha's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAlpha wolf Acksel wakes up one morning in the bed of the one human who was kind to him in school. Now, ten years later, Brynn Mara is snuggled up at his side, smelling like passion and sweet dreams. Even though Acksel has declared that his pack members can mate with humans from now on, he knows that any woman he takes as his mate will have a target on her back. Especially if she’s a fragile human...Categorized as:
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Hungry for Red by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn experiment gone wrong has left W. Aaron Wolfe a little different, furrier and such. He’s been living in the middle of the woods for years to hide his secrets. When he stumbles across an injured camper being attacked in the forest, his inner wolf demands that he step in to save the beauty and claim her as theirs. One minute, Isla Redmond is running from a beast in the woods...Categorized as:
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Coveted by the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Damaged goods, unlikely friends, good intentions, and dark deeds come together to create T. S. Joyce’s newest full-length, stand-alone shifter romance novel, Coveted by the Bear. Mira Fletcher is crazy. At least that’s what her sleepy hometown thinks. She lives in a dilapidated house in the wilderness with her imaginary uncle, talks to soup cans, and rumor has it she’ll eat anything...Categorized as:
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The Alpha's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAlpha wolf Acksel wakes up one morning in the bed of a woman he’s had a crush on since high school. Brynn Mara was the one human who had been friendly to him in school and now, ten years later, she is snuggled up at his side, smelling like passion and sweet dreams...Categorized as:
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Last Wolf Hunting by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAs if sending the next rogue back to hell was his life's mission. But after seeing Jillian Murphy for the first time in a decade, Jeremy knew he could no longer ignore his desire. By rights of nature, the Spirit Walker belonged to him. Yet fate and fear had worked against these two headstrong lovers in their youth--and cast the Bloodrunner from his home... -
Be Were by Eliza Gayle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDean had a family once. Until tragedy and betrayal consumed them. Now he lives on his own terms keeping life simple and carefree. Then one night leads to one bite and he's forced back into a dangerous world that reminds him he's still as angry as ever and this time he's not leaving until he gets what he wants. Niki...Categorized as:
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Trust by Stacy Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Friends-to-Lovers Rockstar Romance CamilleI need something. Something only Jonathan can give me.The boy I loved all my life. The boy who broke my heart when he left for fame and fortune.I have to suck it up and find him. I need his help.It was supposed to be simple.Until I fell for him again.Now he’s looking at me how I always imagined, like he wants me... -
Seeing Red by Sidney Halston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere's the old adage: 'Two heads are better than one'. But when it comes to lovers - it doesn't really work so well. Actually, it’s kind of creepy. Especially when the two heads belong to twin brothers. That’s one of the many dilemma’s Jillian Stone is facing in her non-existent love life...Categorized as:
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The Alpha's Ward by Luna Wilder
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUnrequited love is the worst. I’ve been in love with Kane ever since he took me in.Unfortunately for me, he doesn’t seem to feel the same way.When I finally get the courage to admit how I feel for him, and he rejects me, I know it’s time for a fresh start. I’ve wanted Emma since I found her half frozen in the woods.Instead of becoming my fated mate, though, she becomes my ward...Categorized as:
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Torn By The Alpha: A Rejected Mate Werewolf Shifter Romance by Brittany White
Rejected at the altar and sentenced to death by my alpha, I ran for my life – right into the arms of another alpha.I didn’t want to go through the mating ceremony with Declan, the alpha of my pack. However, I was willing to do my duty. The day came, and he not only rejected me at the altar but also sentenced me to death because of an old witch’s prophecy... -
Primal by Kassanna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBy any means necessary. Shay Genovee made it her mission to bring her cousin home. Staring into the icy azure gaze of a tiger, she realizes she made some rash decisions. To escape the beast won’t be easy but does she really want to? Her scent made him primal. Trace Kuhn didn’t speak because he didn’t have too. As the only tiger in a pride of lions, he let his actions be his words...Categorized as:
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Stripping His Armor by Mia West
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDolphin shifter Vince just got his dream mission… and his mission the ex who inspired his love of command in the bedroom. To give in again would be a disaster. Too bad hawk shifter Lachlan is just the kind of kilted trouble Vince loves to set straight.+He wants to control the map…but his ex marks the spot.Dolphin shifter and treasure hunter Vince Ito just got his dream find King Arthur’s sword... -
Possessed by The Alpha by Skye Alder
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmpath: A person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual.That’s what I am. I can feel emotions and so when I turn eighteen and start to feel this strong pull, I grab my best friend, hop in the car and follow it. It leads me deep into the forest to him.Gunner Harding.The alpha of the Red Ridge Pack and my mate...Categorized as:
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Mate of Her Heart by R. E. Butler
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWerewolf Eveny Moore is coming into her first heat at the age of twenty-five. Bucking tradition, she chooses to go through her first heat alone instead of being with an unmated male from her pack. There's only one man she wants in her bed and her her best friend, Luke. But Luke is human, so she hides out in a safehouse, planning to ride out the cycle alone and then ask Luke to be her mate...Categorized as:
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Dark Veil by S.L. Naeole
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFallon Timmons didn't know what to expect from the small island her adopted parents grew up on, but whatever it was, she thought she was prepared for it. Then Liam appeared, all teeth and venom, with a warning to stay away from his sister Audrey and from him. It was a warning that she was not going to heed, no matter what the strangely attractive boy said... -
Samuel by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSamuel Payne left his pride five years ago because of his father, a cruel man with a heavy fist and little conscience. Samuel despises the man and only goes back to save his mother and start a new life―as far away from his father and the pride as he can get. Taking a mate is at the bottom of his list of priorities...Categorized as:
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Gravity by L.D. Cedergreen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAfter years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child, Gemma Walsh finds her husband in bed with another woman. Unable to face his betrayal, she retreats to Priest Lake where her family owns a small cabin. But Gemma finds that she is not the only one hiding away at the lake to avoid an ugly truth... -
Dragon's Kiss by Tielle St. Clare
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFirst in the Shadow of the Dragon series Lorran has studied dragons for years, hoping to find a way for the wild creatures and humans to live in peace. She knows better than most the devastation caused by a dragon bite. And when Kei the Dragonslayer appears on her doorstep, torn and bleeding, she knows he has only weeks to live... -
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Leto by Susan A. Bliler
Shy Brookes is in a world of hurt. Attempting to rescue the handsome man she discovered her fellow scientists were hoping to use as a live specimen, Shy finds herself locked up and tortured in a cell of her own. When a team of mercenaries tears through the facility and effectively rescues her, Shy assumes her problems are over... -
Immortal Wolf by Bonnie Vanak
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith taut suspense, smoldering eroticism and dark magick, Bonnie Vanak weaves a spellbinding tale of two powerful beings united in a race against death.... Exiled to a life of extreme loneliness because everyone she touches dies, Emily Burke has every reason to distrust Raphael Robichaux. The immortal werewolf possesses immense power and has been summoned by her pack to end her life...Categorized as:
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Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor centuries, werewolf shifters have moved among human society undetected. They’ve learned to live within normal society, hiding in plain sight. The New York clan, hiding behind the powerful Fenrir Corporation, has ruled the East for many decades, holding great power and position in both human and Lycan hierarchy...Categorized as:
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Bitten by the Virgin by Alexa Riley
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsRavana Faith has been learning to live as a vampire while surrounded by her overprotective family. She hasn’t had her chance to shine, and she’s ready to prove to everyone that she’s not made of glass. When the specter of a slayer comes to their city, she wants to be the one to take him out...Categorized as:
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The Alpha's Lunar Crown: A Fated Mates Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance by Jaymin Snow
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen my mate dumps me in front of two entire packs, it can’t get worse—until I realized I was pregnant.SeadonOur engagement was meant to unite two werewolf packs.Then one accusation turned me into public enemy number one.I thought my mate would stand by me—instead, he ended our bond in front of everyone and left me to bear the blame alone... -
A Mate for the Beta by E.A. Price
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWolfs and witches don’t mix. So what happens when a wolf and a witch are true mates? Alec Hart, Sheriff of Rose, Virginia and Beta to the Grey Wolf Pack never expected to find a mate. His own angry nature meant that he avoided relationships at all costs, not wanting to tie any woman to a violent wolf. But when he gets a whiff the sweet vanilla scent of his mate he’s powerless to resist..Categorized as:
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