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Novak Raven by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis entire life, Weston Novak has been followed by the long shadow of his raven shifter people. He’s kept his distance and settled into the Bloodrunner Crew, but his life has just taken a hard right turn. Not only does he have visions of the future now, but a soft-spoken raven shifter named Avery has just tumbled into his life to shake everything up... -
The Fire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy magic burns inside me...Not all soulmates are created equal. Some of them are relieved to find each other. Some build a relationship nice and slow. And for some of them it’s that all consuming, love-at-first-sight kind of magic, like my twin sister Tegan and her other half, Tennessee... -
The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew year, new magic?A witch can make resolutions, too…right?Psh. First I have to get to the new year. Just when I thought everything was going perfect BOOM. Problems. And not just any problems…missing children problems. One of them is my soulmate’s little cousin, which is bad enough for my anxiety, but the other is a young cousin of the shifter King... -
The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRun an entire school for magic. No pressure, right?Wrong.It’s all pressure. Nothing but pressure. The rest of my Coven got to go home and relax. All I want to do after the last few months is to sit on my couch, eat a whole box of cookies, and binge watch mindless feel-good movies. But apparently that is not on my to-do list.To top it all off…it’s Christmas season. In Manhattan... -
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Roots Of Rage by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe plan had sounded simple,Step into Hell and save a Tree.That was all I had needed to do.However, that plan was becoming more complicated by the minute and that list was growing eternally bigger.Like killing demonic Queens,Removing Claiming HexesOutrunning hungry beastsAnd mainly, trying not to piss off Vampire boyfriends, any more than being constantly kidnapped down in Hell is likely to do... -
Dark Wolf by Christine Feehan, Phil Gigante
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn Dark Lycan, Christine Feehan journeyed into the heart of the Carpathians, and into the souls of two lifemates stirred by the flush of passion and the threat of annihilation. In Dark Wolf, the breathtaking story continues as the bonds of family are imperiled, and the fate of two lovers lies hidden in the seductive shadows between life and death... -
Boarlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**Don’t miss the explosive third book in the bestselling Boarlander Bears series** Alison Holman has been assigned to enforce the new laws around Damon’s mountains, but a chance meeting in the woods with rip-roaring, chest-beating, musclebound gorilla shifter, Kirk Slater, and she’s questioning everything... -
A Mate for Kai by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHuman women required. Must be enthusiastic about interactions with vampires. Must be willing to undergo a stringent medical exam. Must be prepared to sign a contractual agreement which would include a nondisclosure clause. Limited positions available... Whilst on duty in Sweetwater, Kai disappears for a couple of days. All his superiors know is that he was with a human female... -
Lumberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHaydan Walker is perfectly content as the only remaining bachelor in the Ashe Crew. Sure, his crew seems happy, but his bear is different and has no urge to find a mate. So when one of the Gray Backs begs him to claim his sister, Haydan’s instinct is to run as far away as he can... -
Blackwing Defender by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPanther shifter, Winter Donovan, has her life all planned out: claiming marks, marriage, cubs, and pledging to the Red Havoc Crew. But when the man she cares for chooses another, her life gets caught in a tailspin. A new crew announcement could mean a change in her stars, but there is a catch. It’s the Blackwing Crew, and is run by fire-breathing dragon shifters... -
September Moon by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath is coming for Alexa O’Brien. Alexa must stop Shya from claiming Lilah’s vacant throne. If the demon succeeds all hell will break loose. Forming alliances is a challenge. The vampires hate her and the wolves don’t trust her. Rebellious vampire activity creates tension between Alexa and the FPA. It gets ugly when the covert government operation learns that Shya needs her as a sacrifice... -
Surfaced by T.J. Yelden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a wolf. An honest to God, wolf shifter. How cool was that!?! The problem? I was a latent, which meant that I had to learn how to make my wolf surface. Oh, and apparently latent wolves were rare. Especially white ones. And the Shifter High Council was none too happy to learn about my existence. I was starting college. A new beginning...Categorized as:
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A Very Beastly Christmas by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratings**A Gray Back Bears holiday novella that can be read as a standalone** Dominant grizzly shifter, Easton Novak, hasn’t celebrated the holidays since he was a child, but his mate is about to make this Christmas one for the books. She’s been hiding something from him, and her revealed secrets are about to knock his world upside down... -
Dark Lycan by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe erotic, gripping series that has defined an entire genre” (J. R... -
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Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA new Carpathian novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.Dominic of the Dragonseeker Carpathians is on a desperate mission, in the very heart of enemy territory. Solange Sangria is one of the last of the jaguar people. She has long been fighting to save women who are able to shift from the hands of the man who slaughtered her family and everyone she loved-her own father... -
Darker by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexa O’Brien is fighting a losing battle with the dark power growing inside her as she struggles to cope with the absence of her wolf mate, Shaz. There’s no time to feel sorry for herself. She must find a way to stop Lilah, a demon queen hell bent on forcing Alexa to willingly surrender her blood to break a centuries old curse. With her power bound, Lilah is ready to play dirty... -
Envious Omen by Ashley Amy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Summary My mind has been made up. Salvatore’s most recent play had him assuming he became the victor. That I’d crumble from his power being used. If only he knew how good I was at plotting. He should’ve asked his son how I strike back. Now, his son would help me to save those he cared for as well. In the kingdom I will one day inherit, I readied my army... -
Heart of the Dragons by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 2 in the Bad Dragons series! Ever since she entered the Blur, Anna has been in danger from kidnappers, monsters or worse. Her only friends? Bad dragons who know she's their only hope of redemption in a dark world. The black, silver and red dragons have fallen for Anna and all of them want to claim her... -
Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone... -
Walker by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWith humans and werewolves on the brink of war, Anya finds herself right in the middle. When she has a terrifying vision, which her Shaman mentor says will come to pass, she stops at nothing to try and save everyone. Armed with new responsibilities, Anya is stalked by the Skin Walker who wants nothing more than to see her dead... -
Dark Blood by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAt long last you are truly back with us…Zev Hunter was an elite warrior, a dark-blood dealer of death to rogue Lycans who preyed on mankind. He was a loner, never given to personal attachments, and damned fierce at his job... -
Masquerade by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years have passed since Sophis and Vivek, two vampires of the Venia bloodline, came close to death at the hands of twin hunters Aleksis and Izabella Romanov. The events of that night turned Sophis and Vivek against each other, shattering their close friendship and driving them apart... -
Sadie's Shadow by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the Dragon Guard Series Arises a Series Unlike Any Other… Seven women, Shifters of Power, ascend from obscurity to battle enemies the likes of which the world has never known. Sadie’s life has never been easy, but then who's is? She's taken every obstacle, every trial…every tribulation and turned it to her advantage. Now the stakes are higher than ever before.. -
King of Khoth by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B073ZKMP9VDragon shifter, Angus Callanach, is returning to his home realm after one of the Vampire Princes reopens the portal to Khoth. Having spent two hundred years as the majordomo at Zeum, he is ready to once again take up his mantle as the king of the Cuelebre... -
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The Ties That Bind by Eve Newton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarrying on from where 'Choices' leaves off, Devon has a decision to make which sets off a chain of events and changes the plans for Liv and her ever growing group... -
Wolf Lover: Konochur by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You can't help but give up a sigh for this unlikely, but epic, hero."" - Fantastical Paramormal Romantical" "Although I have loved all of Ms. Danann's books. This series that loosely ties to the Knight's of The Black Swan series has become my favorite. I love the premise of rebuilding, restarting in a new place. Overcoming the obstacles that are both internal and external... -
Caged Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRisa Faden is a witch whose ultrapowerful shield magic is slowly breaking her mind. But when her beloved goddaughter is snatched by a demon, she'll risk anything to rescue the baby--including lying to the handsome, intriguing stranger who has the power to help her keep her sanity, save the child...and steal her heart... -
Unleash by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA powerful vampire lost deep in his bloodlust, Snow is a savage animal, mindless with rage and a thirst for violence, and trapped with no hope of awakening from an endless nightmare… until a song draws him up from the abyss, restoring his sanity but leaving him haunted by the sweet feminine scent of lilies and snow, and fragmented familiar lyrics... -
Soaring in Flames by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMy father is back from the dead. He won't leave town without me and no one can figure out why. Is it because of what I am? Does he want to use me as part of his religious cult? My mates are furious and I can't help but feel like I have brought this trouble on them. The supernatural community is upset by the light I've brought on them with the rightful murder of my mother and Jed... -
Kellen's Tempting Mate by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA NOT SO NAÏVE SHE-WOLF: Laikyn O’Neil has loved Kellen for years. Thinking to prove her love, she sets out to learn how to be a good submissive, only to find herself needing a savior. THE RELUCTANT ALPHA: When Kellen Styles finds Laikyn in the last place he expected, he rides to her rescue, but then can’t stop his dominant needs from taking over... -
Bite Me by Aidy Award
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Curvy Girl and Dragon Shifter RomanceShe’s stolen a soul… and his heart. Ky Puru is the best chance anyone has to get the soul of the Golden Dragon Wyvern back. Nothing will stand in his way - not demons, not witches, not even the king of hell himself. There’s only one problem. Jada, the thief, is a succubus...and his true mate... -
Tease Me by Aidy Award
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Curvy Girl and Dragon Shifter RomanceFulfill a destiny, save the world-- and the soul of her mate. Fleur Anthousai, a curvy earth witch, has known since birth that she has a destiny to fulfill. Too bad nobody told her what it was. She hopes her friends, the Wolfe pack of Blue Creek, might have finally pointed her in the right direction when she’s invited to the multi-pack scenting ceremony... -
Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's on the run for her life ...As a child, she-wolf healer Reika Snow was promised as a mate to three were-lynxes to prevent a war between her pack and the lynx clan. Her freedom is coming to an end as her twenty-third birthday arrives. With her bleak future as the subjugated bride of the three males looms near, she does the only thing she can think of ... she runs... -
Red Fire by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe dragons on Mistveil Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…In an attempt to escape Draig Island and my duties as Tribute – whatever those might be – I steal a helicopter. Probably not the best idea since I’m still learning how to become a helicopter pilot. I thought I had enough hours under my belt to be able to pull it off... -
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Slave Dragon by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the Bride Hunt books Take one female in heat and a testosterone-filled dragon. Then cage them together. What do you get? A raging need and a ton of frustration. When Earth Prince, Sand, is captured by a fearsome enemy and thrown into a cage with a human female about to go into her heat, he knows he’s in deep trouble... -
The Forbidden by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Body of a Goddess...with the Heart of Hell itself.The devil is a dead-beat dad and his consort Lilith couldn't care less. A stolen embryo stirs in Lilith's womb and a plan pulses through her veins: To unleash her child from the gates of hell--as soon as she destroys the only two vampire hunters who can possibly stop her.. -
Baby Me by Aidy Award
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDark forces don’t want these dragon babies to be born… It shouldn’t be a surprise to Azy that her pregnancy is…different. Everything else about her has been too. A girl from Chicago who is half mermaid and mated to a dragon Wyvern? Yeah. That’s not exactly the kind of life she can talk to anyone about... -
Shattered Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B06XD67KFPDetective Orlando Trovatelli is a glutton for punishment when it comes to matters of the heart and not even his shifter instincts can keep him on course. It’s bad enough that he has feelings for the Vampire Queen, who is mated to one of the most powerful males of the Tehrex Realm, but then he falls for Jaidis, a mated cambion... -
Dark Obsession by Aja James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe doesn’t know what she means to him until he lost her…Maximus has always been in control. As the Commander of the Chosen, the Dark King’s personal guard, he can’t afford to step wrong. With his eternal familiar at his side, he can loosen up, give in to moments of carefree fun. But all that changed on a fateful night... -
Suvi's Revenge by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: There is an updated cover for this edition with ASIN B013RSMVJOSuvi is the youngest of the Rowan triplets and prefers high heels to combat boots and parties to battles. Unfortunately, lately, she finds herself fighting more than she does drinking martinis. If she isn’t rebuilding the business she shares with her sisters, she’s searching for their archenemy, Cele... -
The Fire of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy best friend is still missing, time's running out, and I'm all out of ideas...My five guys and I travelled to Europe to rescue Zoe from her dragon kidnappers, but my newly developed powers are failing me. Instead of pinpointing her location, the most I can manage is a little static and a lot of frustration... -
Tales From Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of short tales from New York Times, USA Today, and PW Bestselling Author Yasmine Galenorn's Otherworld Series--find out what goes on between the Otherworld books... -
Onyx Dragons: Jasper by Starla Night
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the peace-keeping Onyx brother, but there's unrest in his own heart. Billionaire dragon shifter, Jasper, can have everything he wants. Everything, except for her. Rose is his employee. The woman who makes him breathe fire. Her life is a mess, so she has Jasper tidied away into the just-friends box. It's where he needs to stay for the sake of the Dragon Empire. Except that he doesn't want to... -
Boreas Reborn by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s an abused woman, he’s an adopted royal dragon who's seen too much violence in his time. Will he be the one to save her? Boreas, the clan's Second, is in charge while Xephyr and Josie are away on their honeymoon... -
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Knight's Retribution by Sherilee Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRocco thought he knew pain and sacrifice... until demons dragged his female to the depths of Hell. Knowing he failed to protect her — and that her fate is in the hands of pure evil — is driving him to madness. With time running out, he'll do anything to bring her home; even embrace the unrelenting inner darkness he's fought his entire life... -
Seventh Circle by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn with powers similar to a vampire's, Lilith has spent her life hunting demons for Section Seven. On the same night as she watches a vampire kill her best friend, she is faced with her worst nightmare—a client who is not only attractive but a vampire.Lincoln is a powerful pureblood with a problem... -
Her Vampire Hero by Nicolina Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't go looking for the monsters in the shadows.They will find you.The young doctor in the ER thought she saved my life. I repaid her kindness by stealing her away from everything she knew. I fought the devil in me, but I have lived too long, and am too lonely to deprive myself of her. She will be my perfect submissive. My pet. My true north.Katarina Donovan was good and pure, and so, so human... -
Seducing the Dragon: Part 1 by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE: This is the first installment of a serialized story arc and it has a cliffhanger. I would also suggest reading the Sacrificed to the Dragon: Boxed Set first. PART ONE On her first visit to Clan Stonefire, Department of Dragon Affairs inspector Evie Marshall has an ulterior motive—she needs to seduce its clan leader... -
Guardian Ascending by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMina's in trouble again. Knocked out and captured by AoA, she has no idea what they want from her. Has friend turned to foe? And how is she going to be able to feed her hungers while in captivity?Meanwhile her parents are on the war path, and her team are trying to rescue her, but they are blocked at every turn... -
Treasure by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA century-old dragon shifter finds his greatest treasure. The human meant to be his forever.Axel has a good life. He’s made a home with a family of gay or bi paranormal brothers. He owns several successful businesses and loves his massive property and big house. He never expected a visit to the family owned BDSM club would result in him meeting his most precious treasure yet...
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