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Wild Card by Jillian West
Lennox Summers had her life turned upside down in the blink of an eye. She's still adjusting to her new normal, but omega biology waits for no one, and according to her lab work, her first heat is coming right after the New Year. With The Omega Exchange's New England location at winter capacity, Lennox has no choice but to stay at a local bed and breakfast to wait for a spot to open up...Categorized as:
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Pack Darling Extended Ending by Lola Rock
The HEAT is ON. No more plot, only steam 🔥. The extended ending follows immediately after the ending of Pack Darling Part Two, but I wrote it long enough afterward that I added some re-cap for us both. It’s twelve extra chapters of heat scene, so if you’re not 18 or you’re not into spice, you’re going to want to set down the book and ooze away real slow. -
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Wayward by Ellie Pond
We thought escaping the island meant we were finally safe. We were wrong. Rescued by the son of the man who wants us dead, we're trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse across three continents. Our rescuer claims he's protecting us from his father's wrath, but his idea of protection feels a lot like a gilded cage...Categorized as:
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Right Side of Paradise: An Onyx Cove MMMF Romance by Shon
"The chances of coming home for the summer and falling in love with your ex-stepbrother and his best friends are low, but they're never zero. ". When Harlow Westbrook arrived back on Onyx Cove for the summer, she knew exactly what she to spend her days on the water and her nights in someone’s bed. She even made a bedroom bucket list of everything she wanted to experience... -
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RULE by Nicole Edwards
I’m known to the Hollywood elite as The Fixer. Others refer to me as a Sin Eater. Whatever they call me, people know my name. Some even talk about me as this mythical creature who can make miracles happen, provided those miracles are unethical and usually illegal. But I don’t have a unique skill set. I’m merely a man in possession of a broken moral compass. I won’t apologize for who I am... -
A Pack of Mistletoe by Veronica Samek
#1 Bestselling Author Veronica Samek. Rose has been running from her controlling family for years. Even taking an experimental drug to mask her true designation and live as a beta. But when her supply runs out and her family closes in, she’ll do anything to protect herself and the small town she’s grown to love. The Sterling Pack has a problem of their own...Categorized as:
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Knot All That Glitters by Devyn Sinclair
All she ever wanted was a quiet life doing what she loved. Her family had other plans. Being the Omega daughter of Slate City’s favorite politician is exhausting. Everyone in our family is perfect. Good jobs, good images, no scandals, and smiling at all times. That’s not me, and it never will be. No matter how hard I try...Categorized as:
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Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDropping papers off at my boss's house shouldn't be a big deal. Except that I'm in love with him, and I have a little fantasy that he secretly feels the same. An unexpected change in his demeanor makes me think my fantasy is finally coming true, but the second I realize my mistake, the storm of the century unleashes a mudslide, trapping me at his house...Categorized as:
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Walker by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSUMMER. All it took was one night for my past and my present to collide headfirst. Consumed by work, I was letting life pass me by. I had reached a point where I found myself merely existing, so I decided to go out and have some fun with my friend, Lynn. That night brought me face to face with the two men that would become my everything—Walker and Darren... -
Open Road by Kris Butler
Are you brave enough to discover what the open road has to offer you? At one time, I thought my life was planned out. Then a stalker entered the picture and tossed my world upside down. After everything settled, I thought I was ready to get back to normal, everyday life. But when a mysterious letter arrived, it felt like the answer I’d been waiting for...Categorized as:
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Zayne by Ella Frank
Rebellion is necessary for development of character. ~ Cynthia Voight. Impatient. Impulsive. Rebellious. Zayne Copeland’s been getting in trouble for as long as he can remember. But if trouble goes by the name Ethan Holt, he’s quite okay with that. Why wouldn’t he be, when Ethan has been the one to show him what love is? From boys to men. From school to The Office... -
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The Wild Tour by Erin O'Kane, K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to The Wild Boys, where all your wettest dreams come true. Life on tour is like nothing you can ever expect. G-strings, baby oil and innuendos are rife. .. and that’s only from the boys. Being a manager of an all male strip show does have its perks though and life is finally getting back on track for us. My job is going well and my love life is like a romantic comedy. . -
Come When Called by Piper Trace
Evie has made a deal with the devil. She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in. .. **********. Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle... -
Cloud 9 by Stephanie Brother, Cosmic Designs
My vacation Down Under is a bust until a bar-load of Aussie men offer to take me to Cloud 9! When my best friend shacks up with eight gorgeous tattoo artists, I decide it’s time to shake up my life. A ticket to Australia seems like a perfect way to find some desperately needed fun and leave behind the black cloud hanging over me...Categorized as:
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Why Choose the Bodyguards by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm single. I'm pregnant. I'm a virgin. For every cautionary statement, there’s a poor soul serving as the example. For instance, you can get knocked up the first time you have sex. I’m sure there are a lot of examples so let’s skip ahead. You can get pregnant without penetration. Seriously! I did. And no, I’m not lying. But I am on a mission... -
Mine by Chloe Lynn Ellis
Jack Kelly. Driven. Volatile. Lonely. He grew up believing that some kinds of love are just wrong… “No Kelly has ever been worth a damn in this town until me. But the money? I can’t talk to it, I can’t fuck it, and believe me, it’s a damn cold bed partner to wake up next to. ” Dylan Smith. Sensual. Nurturing. Bisexual... -
Love Me Knot: Part One by Morgan Rosewood
Eight years. No bonds. No way out. A year ago, I walked away from my neglectful alphas. No more waiting by the phone, no more lonely heats, no more trying to be the perfect omega. I’m ready to start over. Until my former alphas postpone our dissolution again, with an ultimatum that changes come home or they’ll take majority control of my lingerie business...Categorized as:
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Knot Like Other Girls by Harper Lennox
I never wanted to be paraded around as arm candy. Especially not for Braxley Worthington III, social media star and trust fund brat. But I'm the first daughter in my family in generations to present as an omega. My path was laid out for me from the very start... -
Rut Bar by Alexis B. Osborne, Lindsay York
Welcome to Rut, where your pleasure is our business. Gorgeous, chiseled alpha dancers. Specialty drinks on demand prepared by flirty bartenders. Omega-only member hours. Veronica has cracked the code for omega-focused entertainment. A bar where omegas like her can let loose without worrying about creepy, predatory alphas...Categorized as:
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Knot My Pucking Problem by Ellie Exton
Selling your body isn't the same as selling your soul. For Nixie Alton, presenting as an omega is the worst thing that’s ever happened to her. A rough start has left her jaded, wary, and disinterested in all Alphas. Not that she has time for dating. As a broke single mom, affording her son’s hockey dreams on a shoestring budget consumes all her energy. Yet, somehow, she's managing it all. .Categorized as:
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A Not So Silent Night by J.L. Quick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve Days of Day 12. “Take the scenic drive through Canada,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. Ok, so no one said it. I’m the one with the bright idea to sightsee on my way home from college. When one of the biggest storms of the year hits, I end up stuck, waiting it out in a lakeside cabin with the two gorgeous men who rescued me from a snowbank... -
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Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope…. As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
Pack Plus One by Ella Beck
Leah Carter would rather eat glass than attend her ex’s wedding—especially since he dumped her for not being ‘pack material. ’ But when a pack of rowdy, overprotective alphas adopts her as their last-minute date, she’s suddenly the center of more attention than she bargained for. Including Mason, the too-perceptive beta who sees right through her…...Categorized as:
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Three by Chloe Lynn Ellis
Boston firefighters Matt Lopez and Eugene “Johnny” Johnson have been best friends for longer than either can remember. The kind of friends who can finish each other’s sentences, who always have each other’s backs, who fit together like hand-and-glove, who don’t keep secrets from each other…... -
My Three Crushes by Bianca Vix
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes it takes getting lost to find what you really need. Getting stuck in the snow might be the best thing that ever happened to me. Especially when I end up sharing same bed as the three hot men I find tucked away from the rest of the world in their cabin. They aren’t what I expected. And they certainly weren’t expecting to have me crash into their own private world... -
Knot My Daddy by Lavinia Arbor
Charlotte Hines hadn't moved to South York to find a mate. It was rare for an omega to be accepted into the prestigious Master's program at South York University. Even rarer for them to be awarded an internship at a publishing house. And sure, the three alphas in the c-suite might make her want to bend over the nearest desk, but that's fine... -
Hiding from Fate by Emilia Squire
Omega. A cursed designation. There's nothing I want more than to not be what I am. Being an omega has brought me nothing but heartache and loneliness. Francine Miller is the omega who lost her family and witnessed her mother being ripped from her arms. Francine Miller bounced from foster home to foster home, biding her time against the alphas who wanted to use her... -
Feeling the Heat: Part Two by Emily Antoinette
She never wanted a pack, so why does losing them hurt so bad? Blindsided by betrayal, Camille finds herself jobless and packless at age forty. The fairy tale life she allowed herself to dream about is gone, a foolish mistake she knew better than to make. She thinks she’s hit rock bottom, but things only get worse when a malicious article about her “old omega” status goes viral... -
The Virgin's Double Bosses by Shae Sullivan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re hungry for more than just her catering . . . I’m fed up. Fed up with love . . . men . . . all of it. Why? Because all I seem to do is attract guys who are only interested in taking my virginity than meeting my emotional needs. I’m just about to lock myself in a room with my vibrator for the rest of my days, when I agree to one last blind date. I don’t have high hopes. Not until I see him... -
Bro Amazing: A Why Choose Gamer Romance by Alby Blake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsClarissa refuses to give up on her dream so she takes a questionable job that will solve all her problems. Hopefully. The flyer advertised room and board provided for a hired live-in girlfriend. Not ideal normally, but for a sweet romance writer who's about to be evicted, it starts to look pretty good. However, it's not one guy hiring, it's five. An entire professional gamer team... -
Auctioned to the Prisoners by Stephanie Brother
When I sold myself to save my sister’s life, I never expected three violent prisoners to steal my heart in the process. Thirty days is all I have to raise the money to help my sister. At the auction, I expect to be bought to service a rich man’s every desire. But instead, I’m sold to a prison warden—and his debts become mine to repay...Categorized as:
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Knot Beneath the Mistletoe by Harley Knight
What's worse than losing everything you own? Having to mate to keep it. I have twenty-one days until Christmas Eve to find a mate, or my bar goes to my power-hungry cousin. Twenty-one days to deny everything I believe about independence. Twenty-one days until my aunt's will destroys me. But my best friend has a three blind dates, three weeks, three Alphas who make my Omega instincts scream... -
Knotty Escape by Kira Roman
She’s an Omega that's sick of denying her instincts. They’re Alphas that want an Omega to cherish...Categorized as:
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Knot That Pucker by Cassie Lein, Bre Rose
Being the deaf little sister of the Knotty Krakens’ star player means I know two things:. Hockey is life. Dating is impossible—because my brother scares off anyone with a pulse. So the last thing I expect is to slam face-first into a wall of muscle on my way to my seat at his biggest rivalry game. A big, handsome, infuriating someone who makes my knees weak...Categorized as:
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Knot That Delicate by Melissa Huxley
I’m a damaged Omega, but I’m not that delicate. I fled, leaving behind the life of a captive with only the will to live and a little hope that a rescue was on the horizon. Little did I know, three Alphas are out there, ready and willing to take me in, saving me from my haunted past and sheltering me without question... -
The Wild Finale by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to The Wild Boys, where all your wettest dreams come true. Heartbroken over the loss of Mark, our happily ever after seems to be slipping away with each day that passes. We have to try and navigate our way through obstacles facing a relationship such as ours, while still performing on the sold out tour. The show must go on, but hiding in the wings is our stalker. An obsessed fan. . -
The Alpha Club by Roxy Collins
I’M HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. I thought I had everything under control. A foolproof plan to keep the noxious Sawyer Pack from claiming me as their omega. But right when I’m about to make my bid for freedom, it all comes crashing down. Instead of escape, I’m dumped in the lap of the Volk Pack – incredibly powerful alphas who have taken control of the most infamous club in the city...Categorized as:
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Baby Come Back by Roxanne Riley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the second book in the. Bi Bi Baby. series. My fiancé, Max, and I are perfect together. He's handsome, sweet, and makes me happier than I ever dreamed possible. Everything seems almost too good to be true . . . until Max's sinfully hot ex-boyfriend, Forrest, moves in next door -- and I can't help but be a little worried that my bi fiancé might still be attracted to his former flame... -
Run, Omega, Run by R.A. Alyse
Omegas are to be cherished, loved, protected . . . . . . not sold to cover their parents’ debts. But that’s what happened to me. Now, I’m in the middle of a heat I didn’t want—nor was I ready to have. The scent of my dead alpha surrounds me, while a pack that hates me offers assistance that I’m sure is laden with strings. Which leaves me with only one option. I’ve gotta run... -
Knot Your Typical Christmas: A Cozy & Spicy Omegaverse Holiday Romance by Riley Gale
Ivy Bristow never planned to spend Christmas snowed in with three alphas. She’s barely keeping her beloved bed-and-breakfast, the Mistletoe Inn, afloat when a certified letter foreclosure in three weeks. With no pack, no backup, and a blizzard moving in, Ivy braces to weather the storm alone. But fate, and the town of Mistletoe Hollow, have other plans... -
Knottily Ever After by Raven Vespo
I'm an Omega who had it all. A penthouse suite in the big city, a budding career as an author, and a rock on my finger the size of Texas, courtesy of my stoic, successful Alpha fiancé. Then everything changes the day my latest book release hits the bestseller list, and I rush to my betrothed's office to celebrate the news, only to find he's been boinking his assistant behind my back...Categorized as:
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Just Looking by Roxanne Riley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was just looking for her birth mother. But instead she may have found a whole new kind of family. Astrid Lucas has been searching for information about her birth family for years. When she finally finds a scrap, an address, she leaps at the chance. So she packs up her bags and drives across the country in the hopes of finding answers about her life... -
Best Nest In Vegas by Lexie Quinn
Good luck? Bad luck? I’d rather make my own luck. I thought I was lucky in love, but when the man I’ve spent the last decade catering to refuses to bond me or start a pack, I do what any desperate omega would do. I put all my cards on the table and give him an ultimatum: Bond me or I’m done. It’s a bust. My ultimatum was supposed to get me engaged, not leave me single and nestless...Categorized as:
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10 Inches by Stephanie Brother
Ten men, a beach house, and a question to Does size really matter? When my boss asks me to write an article on the age-old question of the importance of D-size, I stifle an eye-roll. This isn’t what I imagined I’d be doing after years of journalism classes...Categorized as:
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Pumpkin Patch Pack by J. Ever
Three hot farmers, one determined goat, and an omega in hiding. What could go wrong? After escaping an attempted forced bond and the betrayal of those who should've protected me, all I want is to disappear. So I flee to a sleepy small town where no one knows my name. A seasonal job running the local pumpkin patch's social media is the perfect cover to stay quiet, busy, and forgotten...Categorized as:
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Rogue by Katie Rae
They were complete opposites in every way. Their hatred for one another ran hot through their veins. With one chance encounter, I became the only thing keeping them from destroying one another. And the reason for their temporary truce. We spent our days trying to uncover the mysteries on board the USS Dewitt. While our nights were spent pushing the boundaries of more than just each other’s bodies...Categorized as:
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Just Curious by Roxanne Riley
He was just curious. And now all four of them are . . . Getting a new start is always exciting, and Isabelle is loving hers. Freshly out of college, she's got a job and a place of her own in a new town, just a few miles away from her best friend. So, with all this good news, it only makes sense to spend a night on the town celebrating...
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