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  • His Prince by Mary Calmes

    His Prince by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jason Thorpe was content living a quiet life in New Orleans. He and his best friend Ode opened their cozy curios shop in the French Quarter, and he was making some new, albeit interesting, friends….Then Jason met Varic Maedoc, the prince of the vampyrs, and his life changed forever...
  • Hell to Pay by Macy Blake

    Hell to Pay by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a hellhound beta, Solomon has no complaints. Life is fine. His pack and his goddess-given duties as a protector of the human realm are enough. So what if he’s a little bored and a smidge lonely? Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things...
  • Not That Kind of Demon by Lisa Oliver

    Not That Kind of Demon by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hybrid shifter Cyrus was really happy in his life. He'd seen the dark side of life, and was content to fix cars and small motors in his rural workshop. His animal sides had plenty of space to run around during his down time, and there was a bakery next door to the workshop. A man didn't need much else in life...
  • Don't Fight It by Lisa Oliver

    Don't Fight It by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Gods Made Me Do It book 3. Lasse, son of Poseidon and Abraxas has always wanted a mate of his own. When Nereus, his younger brother, found his, Lasse's hopes were revived. Poseidon, Abraxas, Nereus, Sebastian, and Thanatos had all found wolf shifters as true mates - surely it was only a matter of time before he found a wolf of his own...
  • I Can See You by Lisa Oliver

    I Can See You by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Artemas, known as the academic son of Poseidon, spent much of his time trying to work out how the Fates decided who was to be mated to whom. With the fall of his brothers, his father, and others in their close circle, he was worried he'd be next in line and the last thing he wanted or needed was a mate...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • You've Got To Be Kidding Me by Lisa Oliver

    You've Got To Be Kidding Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Poseidon, ancient Greek God of the Sea, ruler of earthquakes and once worshiped by thousands as a fertility god, was bored and that could be a dangerous thing for people around him. Deciding to visit his son, Nereus and friends at the Cloverleah pack; Poseidon causes his own brand of trouble, resulting in a night out at a club. All he wanted was a bed partner for a few hours...
  • Prophesy Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via

    Prophesy Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shifter and Vampire True Mates story. Alek’s older brother, Justice—the Alpha Zenith—was the first shifter to mate with a vampire in many generations, and it was believed the rare, fated pairing would stop at him. But, it hadn’t. Aleksei ‘Alek’ Volkov was second beta, next in succession to the most powerful shifter in the world. He was proud of his title and he took his duties seriously...
  • Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together...
  • Jaden's Price by Lynn Hagen

    Jaden's Price by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Paranormal, M/M, demons, shape-shifter, HEA] Hilton works as a male nurse in Brac Village. He feels a presence following him wherever he goes. His mother and grandmother went insane, and Hilton fears he is heading down that slippery path. That is, until Jaden reveals himself and claims to be Hilton's guardian angel...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elan Ravenscroft is a Dragon Knight and his father’s heir apparent. He is a battle-tested warrior and ready to defend his family and the Crimson Coven in his father’s name. He expected battle and danger when he accepted his father’s assignment to the Crimson Coven, but he did not expect to find himself face to face with his fated mate in the midst of war. He doesn’t know if he can handle both...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Reggie's Reasons by Lisa Oliver

    Reggie's Reasons by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever since he went through his awakening at fifteen, Reginald Forsyth ("Reggie") had received mysterious notes on his bathroom mirror every birthday. Initially supportive, the notes got progressively more flirtatious as he got older. Now, one day from his twenty-fifth birthday, Reggie is about to be an adult in vampire terms, and ready to meet his admirer...
  • Blood of My Beloved by Whit Valentine

    Blood of My Beloved by Whit Valentine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Daniel In the wake of a horrific attack on his family's home by shifter hunters, Daniel struggles to recover from the injuries he sustained. He can't understand why his body doesn't do what it should, and why his thoughts and feelings seem so foreign and out of control. Though his family do their best to help him, he doesn't know how to tell them what he needs...
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    age-gap  angst  fated-mates  insta-love  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  rural
  • The Vampire's Redemption by B.A. Stretke

    The Vampire's Redemption by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An act of humility, from a Vampire seeking redemption, turns out to be destiny. An M/MM Romance. Kash Garret wants to make amends. After failing at his job and almost causing the break-up of a fated pair, Kash needs to find himself again. He wants to go back to the beginning, the bottom of the totem pole and work his way back to the man he used to be...
  • The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke

    The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lord Nael DuFour, the Demon Lord, has been sealed in the Demon Sphere for a Millennia. The Dragon Stone has set him free. Little did Jai and his chosen Levi realize what they were unleashing when they made their deal with the Demon Lord to help save the Crimson Coven. Nael is just looking for a little fun when he drops in on the Crimson Plantation...
  • Hunting Innocence by B.A. Stretke

    Hunting Innocence by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’ll be your daddy sweetheart, however, and whenever you desire.”Yuri Petrov, the Master Vampire of the Loire Coven in Orléans, France, is on his way to Coven DuCane to make amends. After the destruction wrought by Aldessa Foix, Yuri found it necessary to come to Michigan and mend fences with the great vampire master Louis DuCane...
  • The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke

    The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Killian Frey is a machine of war. He’s been a killer, soldier, and spy for the Hadden Coven for decades. Alone in the field, he has honed both his skills and his reputation. The myth of Killian Frey is almost as lethal as the man himself. He’s been called back to the Coven proper to lead a special unit of security forces and finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings...
  • Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love and Magic abound in Crimson, Virginia. Leroy Thibodaux has been the Sheriff of Crimson for a little over a year and he’s really settling into the job. He joined the Crimson Coven after fighting alongside them in the Great War and finds himself very much at home. All that’s missing is his Fate chosen love by his side...
  • Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you’re a fae born in the shifter realm, the last thing you expect is to discover your mate is fae, sent from the fae realm just for you. Connor Romano loves his family. Born to a vampire father and a fae mother, he’s spent his entire life witnessing firsthand the level his father would go to protect his mother, him, and their fae sister...
  • The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla

    The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Avery showed up for his temp job on Monday morning, he’d had certain expectations in mind. He was not expecting to end up bent over his new boss’s desk. It was an innocent mistake, and he’s determined to move on, but the experience left him breathless and more than a little curious. So when his new boss is left without a feeder, he volunteers to help...
  • Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace Black hasn’t forgotten the tragic death of his parents and birth pack. His only focus since then was looking after his twin brother, Casey. Now that Casey has found his fated mate and started a family of his own, Trace has given everyone the cold shoulders, preferring the comfort of solitude...
  • Summons by Lisa Oliver

    Summons by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Summons The first in a new series of standalone stories where our lovely men find their mates in the strangest of circumstances. It has to be Fate, right? Edward Rosen, level ten mage, hadn’t reached the end of his tether – he was hanging from it. After a hundred and twenty-four years of living under his parents’ rules, Edward decided the only way things could change, was if he got married...
  • His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

    His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gaze long into the abyss and you might fall in love.Eldritch, Tall Man, slender and strange – Cael is all these things, with a presence humans fear, and among monsters allowed visas to the human world, he still feels like an outsider. The first time someone hears his voice, they’re knocked unconscious, and if they look at him for too long, they risk losing their minds or worse...
  • The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land

    The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tinder’s world is black and white, good and evil clearly defined. The young vampire hunter was taught to hate his enemy with a passion, and hating them is easy since they killed his entire family. His attraction to Bane, a gorgeous, mysterious vampire, contradicts everything Tinder believes in, but the heat between them is undeniable...
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    age-gap  angst  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Micah's Calling by Donya Lynne

    Micah's Calling by Donya Lynne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Author’s Note: This is a novella supplement to the All the King’s Men series. It is highly advised that you read Rise of the Fallen before reading this novella. Reading book two of the series, Heart of the Warrior, would also be beneficial, but not absolutely necessary before reading Micah’s Calling...
  • When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver

    When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scott Peterson, beta wolf in the Cloverleah Pack, has a good life. He loves his cars, riding his Harley, and going out with pack members and friends. But when an attack on his pack by a bear shifter, brings his mate into his world, from Texas of all places, Scott realizes he could lose everything he ever held dear...
  • Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word...
  • Never Let Me Go by B.A. Stretke

    Never Let Me Go by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An M/M/M Romance. Benny Lakatos has been with the Hadden Coven for a couple of years now and has healed in many ways from the traumatic years at his home pack. One would think a wolf shifter would feel out of place in a Vampire Coven, but it’s the best home Benny has ever known...
  • The Vampire and the Witch by B.A. Stretke

    The Vampire and the Witch by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was the shock of his life when Ian looked into the eyes of the dreaded Gallic Witch and realized he was looking into the eyes of his beloved. Fate had chosen Jean Jacque Batiste to be his forever love. To say that he reacted harshly was an understatement...
  • The Crimson Sorcerer by B.A. Stretke

    The Crimson Sorcerer by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Coven is in turmoil. Three casters escaped from their cells and have cursed Master Stone’s chosen and their unborn child. They killed an unsuspecting soldier before they were dispatched by Master Stone and his right-hand man Cullen Volakis. The Coven now must figure out how to break the curse before it takes the life of the unborn heir to the Crimson Coven...
  • The Crimson Beta by B.A. Stretke

    The Crimson Beta by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death has taught Jai Livingstone to never take anything in life for granted. Saved from the clutches of death at the hands of a caster by the Sorcerer Lucian, Jai is now a highly regarded Crimson Guard. He is determined to distinguish himself and never again let his soft heart be his undoing...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Against the Grain: A Human's Guide to Wooing an Asexual Incubi by Nik Knight

    Against the Grain: A Human's Guide to Wooing an Asexual Incubi by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem...Ellian has a problem, and its name is Felix Masters. When Ellie, a high society succubus, joins Against the Grain, he has a foolproof plan: attend the support group for supernatural misfits, discover the secret to correcting his… abnormality, and then return to the Incubi compound to join his incubus betrothed...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  angst  steamy  shapeshifters  romance  fantasy
  • Terrible Lovely Demon by Odessa Hywell

    Terrible Lovely Demon by Odessa Hywell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A decade ago, Maxton cheated death. Now, a twist of fate brings him face-to-face with his demonic savior.Ten years ago Maxton Grant was a frail sixteen-year-old slowly being consumed by an aggressive form of childhood cancer and teetering on the brink of death. Until, suddenly, he wasn’t.The doctors called it a miracle, but Maxton knew the truth...
  • Little Daddy by A. Little

    Little Daddy by A. Little

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They call me Merryman.Eternity is too long to go without getting any. Companionship these days is easier to get, thanks to the internet. Hookups, too, thanks to the mini-computers everyone carries around in their pockets to talk to each other. Want a quickie? Just open your chosen app and slide right...
  • A Little Bit of Magic and a Lot of Fur by Lisa Oliver

    A Little Bit of Magic and a Lot of Fur by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Please note this story was originally published as part of the Magic Missive in November 2023. The story has not been changed or added to in any way, so if you downloaded your copy through the Magic Missive, you already have a copy of this one. Thank you. “What’s wrong with you?”Devin King, wolf shifter and bodyguard, was anticipating a huge life change as his company plans to relocate...
  • Landfall by X. Aratare

    Landfall by X. Aratare

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    (M/M, Gay Merman Romance)The exciting conclusion to The Merman Series is here ... Gabriel Braven knows his destiny, but is he willing to face it? Gabriel has only one day left on land before moving to the wondrous Mer city to live forever with his true love, Mer Prince Casillus Nerion...
  • Kiss of Smoke by Amy Pennza

    Kiss of Smoke by Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What was supposed to be a dream vacation just turned into a nightmare. It’s not every day you board a private jet for an all-expenses-paid trip to Scotland with your two gorgeous bosses. And it’s not every day you spot your fiancé kissing another woman across the terminal.The man I was ready to marry has been cheating on me for a year...
  • Bear Seeking Bride: Thorn by Ruby Shae

    Bear Seeking Bride: Thorn by Ruby Shae

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lonely, curvy girl, Ava Redmond is flailing aimlessly after selling her dream business six months ago. A new job and a new group of friends would be wonderful, but a family is what her heart truly desires. A devoted man, who appreciates her curves and freckles, would be just what the doctor ordered to push her loneliness away...
  • His Alpha Unlocked by Anna Sparrows

    His Alpha Unlocked by Anna Sparrows

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's knot funny, it's fate.Former foster kid Beckett (Beck) Smith is 31 and has never had any reason to think that he’s anything other than human. But meeting Oliver (Ollie) Grayson in a club stirs something primal inside him, creating a desire that can’t be ignored. Learning that Ollie is an omega wolf shifter isn’t a deterrent, not when he can’t keep his hands off the young, vibrant, sexy man...
  • Lost Bear by Ruby Shae

    Lost Bear by Ruby Shae

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dave Yeager is the deputy in Bear Mountain, and the only human in town who knows about the shifting abilities of the sheriff and his friends. After watching yet another couple mate, his dreams for a family resurface, and loneliness sets in when he’s reminded he may live out the rest of his life alone...
  • Feral Shifter Untamed by Olivia T. Turner

    Feral Shifter Untamed by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They hunt shifters like me.With good reason.I'm a threat to everyone. Even myself.My bear has gone feral.It's lost control.Sometimes fate can be cruel.Sometimes it makes us wait too long for our mate.Some bears can't handle it, and my wild grizzly is one of them.He's gone too long without her and he's snapped.This untamed savage creature lashes out at everything it can get its nasty paws on...
  • Chasing Shadows by M.A. Church

    Chasing Shadows by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The monster: They say I am powerful. They say I am the darkness. They say I instill fear in the minds and hearts of many.They’re right.I am powerful. I am the darkness. I should be feared. Then I heard his cries and everything changed. Power can be tempered. There’s safety in the darkness. And the monster isn’t always the one under the bed.Now only the heart and mind of one human interests me...
  • Saving Sorell by Kiki Burrelli

    Saving Sorell by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Running from a tortured past, Felix uses discipline and control to survive. Stuck in an abusive relationship, Sorell will do anything to protect his pack.Sorell may only be twenty-three but he knows how bad things can be and he’ll do anything to protect his new pack—his only family...
  • Shadow Bride by K. Easton, Amanda Richardson

    Shadow Bride by K. Easton, Amanda Richardson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I am a prisoner in the place I once called home.Desolate.I am thousands of miles away from my mate.Waiting.Nothing will ever stop me loving my true mate, Phoenix Adair.Nothing.Not even Willow Creek’s new alpha, my former best friend, Zade Crawford.A boy who became a monster.A man without a moral code whose perverted goal is to destroy Phoenix and lock me away...
  • Protected by the Tiger Shifter by L. Rose

    Protected by the Tiger Shifter by L. Rose

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NoxPeople see me as the asshole who deals with the hellish jobs. That’s because people fear me, which is how I like it.Unfortunately, I also have to put up with the tiger inside me. My beast should have protected me when I was younger, but instead, all he’s ever wanted are pats and attention.I’ve hated that tiger… until him.Our fated mate...
  • Deceptions by Jourdan Lane

    Deceptions by Jourdan Lane

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Angels and demons, vampires and werewolves... And Peter, bound to Lucien, the master vampire, walks amongst them, no longer all human but without a place of his own. Desperate to be turned and baffled by Lucien's continuing refusal, Peter is starting to feel that he's losing his vampire lover. Their relationship has become purely physical, with Lucien pushing Peter away at every turn...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  angst  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen

    Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Ménage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, vampires]Minsheng and Yasuko are wary of strangers, especially those that have fangs. Kidnapped from their home country, the two try desperately to find their place in their new lives. Minsheng is angry and bitter over the ordeal he has suffered through. Yasuko is still so naïve...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • A Sterling New Year by J.L. Langley

    A Sterling New Year by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Short story about Rhys and Sterling on New...
  • Baby and the Wolf by Victoria Sue

    Baby and the Wolf by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just when Emmett thought things couldn't get any worse...Orphaned at the age of nine and sent to live with his abusive uncle, Emmett Keefer felt his life was over before it even began. Eleven years later, desperation gives him the courage to run…right in front of a moving vehicle. Not his smartest decision, but he can’t be too upset when he winds up in the arms of his gorgeous hunk of a rescuer...
  • A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star by Chloe Archer

    A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A gargoyle hotter than Goliath (IYKYK) meets a human bad luck magnet with a coveted power that attracts trouble like catnip to cats. Is it destiny or disaster?Noah PriceWhen a mysterious magic shop owner draws the lucky tarot Star card for me, I drop everything and hop on a plane to Scotland for the bucket-list trip of a lifetime...
  • Drawn to the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Drawn to the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn’t want a mate. Never have. But when I walked into that kindergarten classroom and saw the new teacher… …man, everything changed. Because the guy who never needed a girl is suddenly obsessed with one. My inner grizzly wants her as our mate. I want her for everything. And this firefighting grizzly bear shifter is ready to burn the world down to get her...
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