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Dark Voyage Matters of the Heart by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Annani and Syssi set out to unravel the mysteries of Syssi's visions about the gods’ home world, the long-awaited wedding cruise sets sail with Aru, Gabi, and Aru’s teammates on board. While the gods find themselves surrounded by immortal clan ladies eager for their affections, they soon discover that destiny has a different plan for them... -
Dark Voyage Matters of the Soul by I. T. Lucas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the Silver Swan leaves Acapulco, Frankie and Dagor expect smooth sailing, eight more wedding celebrations, and, hopefully, Frankie’s transition, but fate has other plans.The ancient amulet has more secrets to reveal, and when a new vision necessitates a change of course, Dagor and his teammates are pulled into the millennia-old battle between the clan and the Devout Order Of Mortdh... -
Act of Surveillance by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParanormal Security and Intelligence Operative Rurik Romanov has been put on light duty while he recovers from a brutal attack orchestrated by The Corporation and their genetically engineered hybrids. The alpha-male Russian bear shifter is not exactly thrilled with his new assignment—babysitting a person of interest—but he's a soldier, and an order is an order... -
Venery: A Why Choose Alien Romance by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt... -
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High House Draconis: The Complete Dragon Shifter Box Set by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBig wings. Big Muscles. Big d-esigns on the women of Plymouth Falls.Welcome to High House Draconis. Home of fearsome dragons burning with the need to find their mates.For a century they have slept, but no longer. They are needed once more.A darkness has returned to the world, one not seen in millennia, and if the dragons hope to stop their ancient enemy, they won’t be able to do it alone... -
Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her... -
Blood Heart by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsset File 4-7: Elizabeth Watkins Genotype: Non-Human That’s the only information Jayson Masters has about his newest assignment. To learn more, he’ll need to infiltrate her life in the most intimate of ways without getting too close. Game on. Lizzie’s new neighbor is loud, seductive, and ridiculously attractive. And he keeps flirting with her... -
Red King by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dragons on Mistveil Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…Change is coming to our island, and I’m not completely convinced it’s for the better. At least, not where I am concerned.Twenty human Tributes will arrive soon. All female, all young, all healthy... -
Raiden by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo find his mate, he'll have to believe the impossible A Driven Scientist For Flora Baptiste, nothing is more important than finding a vaccine against the vampires who kidnapped and changed her. She will stop at nothing until the problem is solved. While working at the House of Storms, she can't be distracted by her attraction to her best friend, Raiden. She isn't even his mate. He's said so... -
Hanish by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo come together, they'll have to let go An English Nanny Prim and proper JoJo Morris needs a new position. As one of the world greatest nannies, she has plenty of options. But the sexy, American captain makes her an offer she can't refuse. A Dad in Need Captain Hanish needs a nanny, but only the best will do. When the austere little woman arrives, he gets much more than he bargained for... -
Twisted Fate by Melanie James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuby Jean St. James lives her life by the carefully crafted rules she created for herself. Do your job, keep your head down, and your emotions in check at all times. She works hard keeping her act together and avoiding certain people. Bad things tend to happen to those around her when she loses control. Liam Olsen was blessed by the Gods in more ways than one... -
Barbarian Dragonslayer by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ancient evil has come to Old Ironbound—is it a dragon or is it something else?Ymir has obtained six of the eight Akkiric rings—the rings that allowed Aegel Akkridor and his wives to live for a thousand years—but the more he studies, the closer he comes to learning the secret behind the great vempor’s death.A secret that may mean death for Ymir and his wives as well... -
Aiden by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo claim his mate, he’ll have to come out of the shadows… A Stranded Artist Winnifred Parker is a survivor. She’s been on her own since she was sixteen. But when stranded on an island with nothing but her paint set, she has new obstacles to overcome. Not the least of which is the sexy, tattooed musician she’s marooned with... -
Daeos by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a warrior of mayhem, a broken alien dragon shifter, and he needs to claim me to be whole again.Taken from everything I knew and dropped in the middle of an alien prison maze, what's a girl to do?Get stuck in of course! My assistance is needed everywhere and I love to help... -
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Jessica by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree best friends separated for ten years, the laws of a clan, and a forbidden love clash in the latest episode of this bestselling series.Curvy geek girl Jessica Schmidt works as a developer for the dating app Shiftr. When her two best friends, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances ten years earlier, come to the office looking for mates, she couldn't be more shocked... -
Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour...Categorized as:
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Consumed by Fire by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…Things are hotting up on the island. It's Octane's turn.For the best enjoyment, please read these books in order.This story contains mature themes/language.Also, be prepared for a ton of growls, dirty talk, and a hard-won HEA. Hulking, skulking, foul-mouthed, brooding dragons ahead... -
Heart of the Fire by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely… Although you will see characters from previous books, this story will follow Kim and Blaze. To avoid spoilers, there will not be a blurb. It is very much an enemies to lovers romance.For the best enjoyment, please read books 1 and 2 first.This story contains mature themes/language... -
The Dark Prince's Prize by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRoyal Flush…. Prince Adalard Ha’darra’s mission is simple—stay out of trouble while on Earth. His plans to enjoy his time with a few pleasurable distractions change when his transport is sabotaged, forcing him to land miles from Paul Grove’s remote ranch... -
Amazing Grace by Elizabeth Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the second novel in the Resurrection seriesAs Grace's health deteriorates in her own world and she moves ever closer to her death, she returns to the past where Roman is waiting for her and she falls deeper in love with a man whose sole purpose in life is his quest for blood... -
Quest for the Sun Orb by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTiari Zora, whose name means light of dawn, has lived a dark, lonely, and isolated life. Until the mysterious and powerful Lady Techu comes to her tiny hut in the forest and tells her that she is the fabled Maiden of the Sun, and invites her to join the Orb Quest. From that moment, Tiari’s closed, dark world is exchanged for a life of light, and also one of adventure and danger... -
Sanctifying Grace by Elizabeth Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the third and final novel in the Resurrection series. Grace is at the end of her life, Roman by her side. He has failed in his quest to discover how to resurrect those humans who can be enthralled and now Grace is facing certain death. How can Roman live without her - she has be a part of his life for millennia, but all he can do now is to be there for her... -
Armed And Armoured by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKahlia has fought a few battles for the survival of innocents on Allishan 9, but her primary concern is her life as a designer. On one of the school trips that her sister badgered her into chaperoning, she meets her destiny, and her doom. Rupture is a member of the Sector Guard and he has his eyes on the woman stepping out of the battle suit... -
Hard Hearted by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaving her fiancé showed Gralial’s people what a freak she was and they punished her accordingly by removing her soul. Left with only intelligence and her talent, Gray must start a new life in the Alliance as the Sector Guardsman Hard Hearted. She is assigned to Teklan base as their healer and physician and partnered with a being that she never even heard of... -
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Echo in Time by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlara has spent her life under the radar, hiding her nature from the government and those around her. When it came to a choice of letting her cousin fall into servitude to their own government or live a life free in the stars, Alara stepped into the path of disaster and made sure that Tosha went free... -
Geared Up by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn to master mechanics, she fights her way into the Guardians and finds a path to glory when she gears up.Niad has controlled herself since returning from the Citadel. She has kept out of the public eye and kept off the Guardians’ radar. Her talent is not encouraged by her people, and she is not legally allowed to participate in a rescue, a natural disaster or any law-enforcement actions... -
Trial By Flame by M.K. Eidem, Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn's Kiss by M.K. Eidem Autumn thought she knew who she was then she discovered she was a rare type of dragon shifter called a Supreme Dragoon. Now she is heading to her new mate’s home world to meet more of their kind. Nerves were to be expected, but Autumn is about to get more than she bargained for. Kirall always knew who he was, a Prime Dragoon, one of the strongest of his kind... -
Pilot In Command by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelen needed more from life as a pilot than the Alliance could offer. When a handsome Azon offers her a new position, she can’t say no, to anything.Helen has enjoyed her tenure as an Alliance pilot, but working with unpredictable crews is wearing on her nerves. When an incident of defense of the innocent via mutiny ends her career, controlling warships is over... -
Desired By Dragons by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ultimate dragon mega-bundle from Scarlett Grove For the first time, all the dragon shifter stories that have enthralled Scarlett's readers have been gathered into one huge collection. Here's what you'll find inside: Alien Commander's Bride: Lexi Garcia will do anything to protect her family … even mate with one of the Draconians she hates... -
Falling Into Faerie After by Mercedes Jade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever stop running. Well, I had taken my mother's advice. It hurt me as much as I had the Dark Fae prince hunting me when I pierced his black heart to escape. The bleeding consequences left me wounded. The Wild Hunt was only a beginning. I have a Faerie Tale to make come true with the sand-glass turned against me... -
Hitting The Target by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl sent to kill the one she is dreaming of Her target? A Kindred warrior with a beast inside Can Mia complete her mission? Or is Trey Hitting the Target when he aims for her heart? Ormyu Five is the world divided in two To the north, a police state ruled by the heavy hand of The EYE, which spies on its people constantly and keeps iron control over their lives... -
Balfor's Salvation by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDangerously unstable and exceptionally violent are definitely not qualities Stacia Dornan looks for in a mate, especially after the harrowing experience of having half of her jaw torn off by an adurian warrior. Yet, when she meets Prince Balfor to discuss a trade alliance between her father’s company and the umbrose, sparks immediately fly between them... -
Dax by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo make her his, he must earn her trustA Powerful Secret Aria Sparks has always known she is different... her singing can heal the sick and wounded. She'd kept her magic hidden all her life, but when a coven of vampires snatches her for her potent blood, it only confirms she must keep her secret to herself... -
Origines by Cassandra O'Donnell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Une bande d'illuminés et de créatures magiques fanatiques ont discrètement envahi mon territoire, ma meilleure amie est tombée enceinte (on ne sait comment) de son amant muteur, ma fille est en train de se transformer en "ange de la mort" et je m’apprête à entamer l'un des voyages les plus terrifiants de ma vie.... pas de doute : cette fois, j'ai vraiment besoin de vacances... -
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Uptown Ogre by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA suit-wearing ogre is pretending to be my boyfriend, and I think I’m falling in love.After being ousted from my small town by an underhanded wedding planner who is also now my ex, I moved to Monsterville for a fresh start. There, I find myself in direct competition with the hottest ogre in town, Raze. He’s too cocky and snobby for his own good, and he wears designer suits and ties all the time... -
Who Let the Demon Out? by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo gruff, growly demons deserve second chances? Four years ago, I fell in love with a demon. Then he bailed on me, leaving me with a broken heart and a big secret. When I see a news article about Monsterville’s new demon sheriff, I recognize Venom. My heart may have healed, but our past isn’t over. I present him with our daughter, and he’s stunned and overjoyed... -
Bossed by the Boggart by Wendi Guff
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBOSSED BY A MONSTER—sounds overbearing, right?It is, and this guy’s not just any monster. He’s a Boggart—the literal being of nightmares—and I swear his sole mission in life is to make mine a bad dream come true.Every time I turn around, he’s there.Bedazzling me.Bewitching me.Befriending me..... -
His Curvy Mate by Georgette St. Clair
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMost shifters give near-feral Alpha Prime Creel a wide berth – and he likes it that way. At least, that’s what happens until he wakes up with a crazy woman in his bed who insists that they’re mated, and seems to know everything about him – right down to the scar on his inner thigh... -
Red Captive by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dragons on Mistveil Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…I am stolen away in the middle of the night by a bunch of thugs. It’s clear to me that they are shifters. Their tattoos have the telltale red which makes my blood run cold.Reds!One thing is for sure, I’m in a world of trouble... -
Draekon Abduction by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow to Fail as an Intergalactic Spy: 1. Crash spaceship on wrong planet.2. Break leg.3. Get abducted by rogue prisoners.4. End up with two pairs of dragon-shifters claiming I’m their mate. Here’s a report for the CIA: The aliens are freaking good kissers. The mission was simple: Go to the Zorahn planet. Spy on the aliens... -
Her Alien Angel by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA winged, fire-breathing infant cries from within the soft basket left upon my porch.Wow.Why was this tiny baby placed on the doorstep of the only human female on Salo for miles? I’ll never know. Babies are completely foreign to me. But I can’t find any next of kin for this adorable infant, so I do my best to feed and care for her as if she were my own... -
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Psyche's Caress by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoha Excelter - code named Psyche - is on assignment on Marketh. She had a simple investigation planned until someone tried to kill her. Twice.The simple problem turned out to be a conspiracy to keep volunteers imprisoned and the population in general, ignorant... -
Enchanted by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMyka Michaels has been a Healer specializing in obstetrics for years. Her assignment on Dremarai is one she both revels in and dreads. She wants to be the best Healer she can be, but riding a horse-beast from town-to-town isn't really her idea of a fun work environment... -
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Wyt and Wild by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 7 of the Sector Guard series.Alessandra Wyt has been hooked to computers for the majority of her tenure in the Alliance for her talented intuition, but when an opportunity for reassignment to the Sector Guard came up, she jumped at the chance, so to speak. With her mind unable to handle space travel, she is shipped unconscious across the galaxy... -
Minder by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAleyn came to Bai's planet with one purpose, to steal his child and run like hell. Erasing his memory of their night together helped her make her getaway, but leaving her scent behind was her undoing. Trapped in Bai's�custody, Aleyn has to come to a few realizations. One, she has chosen him for more than his incredible ass, and two, his people have the right to kill her for her first week there... -
Hael's Fury by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMinimizing natural disasters was all that Liv Hael lived for. Her matriarchal family tree had a long history of doing their duty to Drai and she was following in their footsteps. When she meets the dragon that she dreamed about, and he offers her a position in the Sector Guard, she can't believe her ears. Only one thing stands in the way of Liv and Vasu joining... -
Healer by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvah is a contact healer--she takes the damage and illness from those around her with a touch and cures them. But the damage remains on her body. She believes that no one will want her, but she still strives to care for those around her, hiding her appearance with loose robes and veils... -
Dragon Summons by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 8, in the bestselling Sector Guard series.Assigned as Inventory Master to the newest Sector Guard base on Teklan, Roxanne is sure only of one thing, if the seductive singing in her mind doesn’t stop, she is going to go nuts. With a little investigation, she finds the source of the nocturnal music and tells it to shut up... -
Encode by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHoney Barrow serves the Alliance as an Encoded Courier, putting biologicals into her own body to keep them viable during transport. This job has kept her flying for years, but that is about to come to a screeching halt when she accepts an assignment to transport the semen of an Alpha multi-shifter to the High Prefect of Shoshan...
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