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Death of Darkness by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDelve into the most eagerly anticipated book in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall’s “utterly addictive” (RT Book Reviews), “fast-paced and humorous” (Publishers Weekly) Immortal Guardians series. Seth has led the Immortal Guardians for thousands of years... -
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The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHell has felt like home lately to Naomi Dunbar, but her Maker is about to change everything. She has a secret crush on the man with the glowing gold eyes who saved her life, and gave her the gift of the wolf, but he is distant, and getting quieter by the day. The handsome, dominant Alpha is focused on healing her from the inside out, but it seems like it’s draining him to do it... -
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Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsNYT bestselling author Nalini Singh’s exhilarating world of shapeshifters and psychics is “paranormal romance at its best” (Publishers Weekly). Now comes the story of an alpha wolf named Hawke used to getting exactly what he wants—and of the only woman who dares tangle with him... -
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Marked by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsJanie Kayrs has known Zane almost her whole life. He was her friend in the dream world. She trusted him. But that was before he kidnapped her, spiriting her away to an isolated cabin to learn what her dreams never told her. Like how dangerous he looks. How he got on the wrong side of the negotiating table...Categorized as:
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![Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce]()
Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis...Categorized as:
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Boarlander Bash Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSebastian “Bash” Kane is ready for a mate. He’s been fighting for his lumberjack crew of bear shifters to lift the ban on women in the trailer park, and his alpha has just given him the go ahead to find the woman of his dreams. But when he meets a shy newspaper editor in a diner, it becomes clear that finding a mate might not be so easy...Categorized as:
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Tarian Protector by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSora Burge doesn’t have any fight in her anymore. After breaking the most important shifter law, she knows her fate is in the Tarian Pride’s hands. She’s counting down to the trial, but something is coming for her. Something she never thought possible. When Ford Owens, the man she used to love, shows up, she can’t believe what he’s become...Categorized as:
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![Tiger by Laurann Dohner]()
Tiger by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsZandy’s had too much to drink and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. She knows she’s going to die. When next her eyes open, a beautiful man-creature is holding her in his arms. He’s just too tempting to resist, her very own fallen angel. She wraps herself around his body, determined to have him... -
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United by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA wolf is attacking the humans of Timber Ridge and changing them into werewolves—against their will.The change process is extremely dangerous and involves bloodshed. It isn’t something that happens by accident, which can only mean one thing.Someone is doing this on purpose... -
![Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet]()
Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAfter an attack by the Coalition leaves THIRDS Team Leader Sloane Brodie critically injured, agent Dexter J. Daley swears to make Beck Hogan pay for what he's done. But Dex's plans for retribution are short-lived. With Ash still on leave with his own injuries, Sloane in the hospital, and Destructive Delta in the Coalition's crosshairs, Lieutenant Sparks isn't taking any chances... -
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Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmily Vega must avenge her father, and as the last of the Hell Hunters, she has one mission: destroy the Galena pack. Werewolves are carefully camouflaged monsters intent on taking over the world—or at least that’s what she’s been taught—but one meeting with the werewolf she’s hunting, and Chance Dawson is changing her mind, little by little... -
![Arsenic Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Arsenic Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsArsenic, second in command of the Drakkaris dragon guard and legendary assassin, knows that he's not worthy of a mate. How could a professional killer possibly find love? And yet, when a dangerous mission to save an imprisoned human leads to the task of being her personal bodyguard, the stand-offish dragon just might have to reconsider everything he knows (or thinks he knows) about love... -
![Dark Illusion by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Illusion by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA mage and a warrior must see beyond their facades and embrace the bond that links their souls in this powerful Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.At any other time, Julija Brennan would find solace in the quiet of the Sierra Mountains, but now the mage is in the race of her life... -
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Jared by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe VC Warriors are an elite group of vampire who protect innocents, whether human or those of their own race. Jared Kincaid, along with other Warriors, are shocked when a fiery red head with a gun and attitude, bring news of young teens being turned into an army of half-breed vampires capable of taking out all VC Warriors... -
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![Valiant by Laurann Dohner]()
Valiant by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Tammy has always tried to be prepared for any calamity life might send her way, but a sexy, lion man-beast is way outside the norm. He’s huge, has the most exotic, golden cat-eyes she’s ever seen—and she’s so terrified of him, she’s speechless for the first time in her life... -
![Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is the original cover edition of ASIN: B00CLSVNQE. The alternate cover edition is here.Jase Kayrs was the fun brother. The warm, charming, easy-going brother of the vampire leaders. Until he was taken and tortured by demons with their evil mind tricks for nearly five years. Upon his return, he’s dark, violent, and not the man they all thought they knew...Categorized as:
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![Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet]()
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen a series of bombs goes off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead... -
![Wicked and Wild by Cynthia Eden]()
Wicked and Wild by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was wicked…Everyone knew that Valerie Storm was the baddest bit—um, witch on the block. She might look like Snow White, but she had the heart of the wicked queen. She turned her enemies to ash, she danced on their graves, and she had to be stopped. But who could stand up to someone so wicked?He was wild.Griffin Bastien was the most powerful shifter to ever walk the earth... -
![Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh]()
Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe fate of millions of lives hangs in the balance in this new Psy-Changeling Trinity novel from NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh . . . Kidnapped as a young girl, her psychic powers harnessed by a madman, Memory lives a caged and isolated existence . . . until she comes face-to-face with a wolf. Labelled an empath by her bad-tempered rescuer, Memory knows that her ‘gift’ is nothing so bright... -
![Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes]()
Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGhost, once known as the cub Luca, is finally home. Back among his kind and learning what it means to be both a man and a shaman, Ghost battles the expectations of his people, his family, and the pressures of a society that is both foreign and familiar... -
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Sabotaged by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts. I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain... -
![Cadmium Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Cadmium Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Cadmium dragon has found his mate, and now he’s on the hunt. The hunt for things to buy online so he has an excuse to see the curvy delivery woman that brings him his packages. And when a chance occurrence gives him the opportunity to get to know her better, he springs into action to show her just how much a dragon can offer—inside the bedroom and out...Categorized as:
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![Ashes by Suzanne Wright]()
Ashes by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsKnox and Harper's story continues as the Las Vegas lair - and its two infamous Co-Primes - face their most terrifying enemy yet . . .Together, Harper and Knox have overcome just about every evil thing you can think of - from Horsemen of the Apocalypse to dark magic practitioners to Lucifer's insistent belief that he's hilarious... -
![Wrath by Laurann Dohner]()
Wrath by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Wrath volunteers to live and work outside Homeland where he’ll once again be confined in a small space with other males. He was subjected to horrific abuse and conditioning and forced to view endless sex tapes of human females while chained to Mercile’s perverted machines... -
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![Justice by Laurann Dohner]()
Justice by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Justice North is the face of New Species. Seeing him up close makes Jessie’s heart race. He’s the ultimate alpha male—big, muscular, exotically beautiful…and dangerous. Of course he’s off limits. But then the sexy man purrs and all bets are off. Jessie Dupree is a mouthy, fiery human female who brings out the animal in Justice... -
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Cross Breed by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Breeds are humans altered before conception with the DNA of the predators of Earth. But although they all carry the genetic material of beasts within them, Cassandra Sinclair stands apart. A unique mix of wolf, coyote and human, she is revered by many—but preyed upon by others... -
![Aveoth by Laurann Dohner]()
Aveoth by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJillian Milzner has lived a life on the run. Her biological sperm donor has made it clear he wishes she'd never been born. Most kids get presents from their dads growing up. He sent thugs to make death threats to ensure she never tries to find him. He needn't have bothered, since she wants nothing to do with Decon Filmore. His father, however, thinks Jill might be useful... -
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Shadows by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA match made in hell? Devon and Tanner fight like... well, cats and dogs. Which, to be fair, makes sense since hellcats and hellhounds aren't exactly a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, their demons' antipathy towards each other is matched only by the red-hot sexual tension between Tanner and Devon. It's driving them - and their long-suffering friends Harper and Knox - mad... -
![The Dragon Warrior by Jessie Donovan]()
The Dragon Warrior by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrant McFarland is the head Protector of Clan Lochguard. His top priority is finding the traitorous former clan members who attacked the Scottish clan. However, the touch of a female he’s known his whole life has started to set his body on fire. Both man and beast want her, but until he can ensure the clan is safe, he must resist her.Faye MacKenzie used to be in charge of security for her clan... -
![Fierce Impact by Julie Trettel]()
Fierce Impact by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrant Phillips has always been a team player. He lives his life for the Force and worked hard to land a coveted spot with Team Bravo. He follows the rules, keeps his head down, and never causes trouble. Grant does everything for everyone else and wants for very little. The mission always comes first, until she waltzes into his life.Taylor Maxwell is a wild card. A thrill seeker. A rogue wolf... -
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Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh takes us into the dangerously sensual world of the genetically altered Breeds--and the humans who fill them with insatiable desire...He always knew he would betray her...Anya Kobrin was only sixteen when she first came to Del-Rey Delgado--the genetically altered rebel known as the Coyote Ghost... -
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Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAn erotic thrill ride about genetically altered Breeds with feline DNA-and the humans who arouse their lust. The runt of the lab she was created in, Dawn Daniels endured years of torture by her pride brother and the council soldiers. Finally freed from her torment, she's now a Breed Enforcer, in control of her own life... -
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Moon by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Dr. Joyce Yards has never met anyone as sexy or as irresistible as 466. He refuses to discuss anything except getting her naked beneath him. Their therapy sessions are growing hotter, his raw hunger for her is becoming aggressive, and she is falling for him. Joy knows the dire consequences if she gives in to desire... -
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Brawn by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** One look at Brawn, and Becca is wondering how he’d look without his clothes. He’s also instantly attracted to her, but has sworn never to touch a human female. They just aren’t sturdy enough for the type of rough sex Brawn enjoys most... -
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![Smiley by Laurann Dohner]()
Smiley by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Vanni is furious when her fiancé tricks her into attending a conference where his father’s church is protesting the New Species Organization. She hates everything those vile bigots stand for. Vanni goes to the bar to cool off and ends up seated next to a handsome New Species. Things heat up fast when they are both drugged... -
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Tall, Dark & Heartless by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLibrarian's Note: Alternate-cover edition for ASIN B007SWLLHE is located here He should have left her and never looked back…....That's not how things played out for Caine, a nearly one thousand year old Pyte, who should have known better. Instead of walking away years ago, he has been watching over the only human who has touched his heart... -
![Bond by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly]()
Bond by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAdorably naive and shockingly brilliant Harrison Lessardi only needs two things in life: his pet iguana, Steve, and his undying love of science. That is until he witnesses his best friend lay eggs, and a third must-have strolls into his apartment—the sardonic and mischievous Everard Drake... -
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Guardian's Grace by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDuty—or desire? Vampire soldier Adare O’Cearbhaill’s default setting is cranky. Or irritated. Or down-right hostile. Still, as a Highlander of honor and duty he stepped up to save an enhanced and special human female by mating her—with merely a bite and a brand... -
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Consumed by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSOMETIMES YOU MATE FOR LIFEKatie Smith is the best of her class, part of an elite hunting force trained to eliminate werewolves from the hills of Western Virginia. She's good at it because she has the kind of focus and drive that won't back down no matter how steep the odds. Call it southern sass...Categorized as:
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![Darkness by Laurann Dohner]()
Darkness by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Kat’s boss wants dirt on the NSO. She is sent to Homeland undercover but everything goes wrong as soon as she enters the front gates. She is arrested by a big, powerful, sexy New Species but she is not frightened. He turns her on and things heat up fast between them. Now, she just hopes he doesn’t break her heart... -
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Provoked by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is the original cover edition of ASIN: B008H6GJJK. The alternate cover edition is here.A TIME FOR WAR…A casualty of the war between the demons and the vampires, Jase Kayrs has been missing for six long years. His older brothers want answers—but they’re going to have to get them from an unlikely source... -
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Bear My Soul by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRory Dodson is done running. After one night of bliss with a man she never thought she’d see again, she’s in trouble with a young son who is housing one ferocious little bear cub inside of him. Desperate to keep her baby’s secret safe, she has nowhere to turn but to the man she was determined to keep in her past... -
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Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsQuinn Copeland is starting fresh in a new town where nobody knows about her past. Chronically shy, she is determined to find her courage at her new job at the town veterinary clinic. But when a stoic stranger catches her in a moment of emotional turmoil, she learns that even the toughest looking men can have warm hearts... -
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Guardian's Mate by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe wasn’t ready to lead...Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition—for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities.He wasn’t ready to love.. -
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![Alpha's Challenge by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Alpha's Challenge by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHow to Date a Werewolf: 1. Never call him ‘Good Doggie'! I’ve got a problem. A big, hairy… sexy problem. An enforcer from the Werewolves MC broke into my house and refuses to leave. He thinks I know the Werewolves’ secret, and he’s here to keep me quiet! 2. During a full moon, be ready to get freaky! By the time he decides I’m no threat, it’s too late... -
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Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"As usual, Laurenston's story is outrageously bawdy, her characters are unabashedly foul-mouthed and unrestrained, and her comedic timing is on point. The blend of screwball romance, mythological mayhem, and all-out action is as enjoyable as ever." -- Publishers Weekly Stieg Engstrom, Angriest Viking Ever, has got big problems... -
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Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratings"As usual, Laurenston's story is outrageously bawdy, her characters are unabashedly foul-mouthed and unrestrained, and her comedic timing is on point. The blend of screwball romance, mythological mayhem, and all-out action is as enjoyable as ever." -- Publishers Weekly Stieg Engstrom, Angriest Viking Ever, has got big problems... -
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Phantom Shadows by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDr. Melanie Lipton is no stranger to the supernatural. She knows immortals better than they know themselves, right down to their stubborn little genes. So although a handsome rogue immortal seems suspicious to her colleagues, Sebastien Newcombe intrigues Melanie. His history is checkered, his scars are impressive, and his ideas are daring... -
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Obsidian by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Dr. Allison Baker is obsessed with saving the comatose New Species male. She has tried everything and there’s only one option left. Alli will break every rule and put her life in danger by tempting 880 to wake, using only her feminine scent and touch. She just has to kidnap him and crawl into bed with him to make it work... -
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True by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Jeanie loves a New Species and is willing to pay for that love with pain, tears and heartbreak. She’ll do anything to keep 710 alive but she never wants him to know how she suffered for him. He’s the reason for her mission in life—freeing others like him. True has a new life working with the NSO to rescue his people...
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