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  • Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Taking on new recruits has always been tricky business for Dell Farris, head protector of the Lee County Wolves. Add in the knowledge that his mate is one of them makes things even more complicated. He knows she has demons to fight, but he’s determined to take charge of that battle. Nothing and no one will ever hurt her again. Roslyn “Ross” Starr has secrets that she plans to take to the grave...
  • Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the run since the murder of her parents, time has come for Leda Kingsman to take her rightful place as pack leader. First she needs to fight for what was stolen from her and her little brother, Sam. A shifter without a pack, Taz Whelan worked his way into the Lee County Wolves as a tracker. Always the loner, Taz never found anyone he wanted to spend more than five minutes with...
  • Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso

    Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An erotic paranormal romance...Charismatic and powerful Lyceum Wolves' Alpha, Tristan Livingston, is out for revenge after a devastating attack on his pack. Not only did he survive a building collapse, he orchestrated the rebuild of his chic, state-of-the-art nightclub within a week...
  • Hearts at War by K.N. Banet

    Hearts at War by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jabari lost the love of his life centuries ago. He knew he would never find someone who could equal what he had with her. Then he met Aisha, a feisty rogue werecat, and she had pulled at his dead heart in ways he never dreamed. Not willing to take that risk again, he walked away from her and their shared feelings.Sixteen years later, Jabari has been asked to help Aisha with a mysterious problem...
  • Buck This by T.S. Joyce

    Buck This by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Buck This Storme is on a tear through the bucking bull shifter circuit in the most destructive way. The annual Battle of the Bulls event is here, and he has squeaked by in the competitions to land a spot in last place for the event. His inner bull is a monster, and is completely out of control, and because of his past, he has no trainer, no coach, and no support system. He’s completely alone...
  • A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston

    A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This story is also in The Mane Event (Pride, #1) and is named Christmas Pride.Mason “Mace” Llewellyn has just gotten out of the Navy after a 14 year career as a SEAL. He is also a lion shape shifter. Mace has one thing – one woman – on his mind. Desiree “Dez” MacDermot, his childhood crush and good buddy, has been on his mind since they were both 14...
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    alpha-mc  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  animals  book  cats
  • Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan

    Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He's a man who's used to getting what he wants, but she's not the type of woman to take things lying down.Born into a world of crime, Mitya Amurov has had a hard life, and his leopard has developed into a feral beast to protect him. It's constantly trying to claw its way to the surface, until a chance encounter with a stranger instantly calms the predator inside him...
  • Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery

    Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A secret Lycan world, hidden in plain sight. An outsider suddenly drawn in...She can't resist him, but he knows he can never have her... Private investigator Alynna Chase is drawn in to the world of werewolf shifter clans when she encounters charming and sexy Lycan, Alex Westbrooke. For centuries, werewolf shifters have moved among human society undetected, hiding in plain sight...
  • Black Magic Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Black Magic Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    And then, there was one… Jack is happy to see his two older brothers mated and settled in Grizzly Cove, but he’s definitely the odd man out—the lone bachelor of their tight-knit family. He takes a job and a mission to track down the problems at a paper plant in Pennsylvania...
  • Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own...
  • Dragon VIP: Pyrochlore by Starla Night

    Dragon VIP: Pyrochlore by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Smokin’ hot dragon shifters have no idea what to do with these sassy Earth females — but claiming them as mates will change the universe! Bad boy dragon shifter Pyrochlore “Pyro” Onyx is the acting CEO of the Onyx Corporation — and for the smokin’ hot billionaire playboy, it definitely feels like an act...
  • Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart.”Faced with eternal banishment to hell, Anubis, god of the underworld, has found a loophole in one of the oldest laws which will allow him to unleash his evil on an unsuspecting human world. Orion’s only hope to stop him is to accept his challenge: send a champion to win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart...
  • Bubbles by Candace Blevins

    Bubbles by Candace Blevins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bubbles is a supernovel at 545 pages. It can be enjoyed as a stand-alone if you haven't read the rest of the series.------------------------------------------------Lexi is late for her cosmetology class. She races another car for the only parking space close to her building -- and wins. She ignores the other driver's string of not-terribly-creative cursing and threats, and scurries to class...
  • Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh

    Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A town cannot live on baked goods alone, and a teacher won’t find their mate in a book. Welcome to the Kinship Cove Diner, where a good cup of coffee comes with every fated mating. ***It sucks to be invisible. In the diner my family owns, I’m just the sister who gets stuff done. My entire skulk seems to forget about me on a weekly basis...
  • Swipe Right for Passion by D.J. Bryce

    Swipe Right for Passion by D.J. Bryce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shonda is lonely. Over a decade ago, she'd fallen for the man she knew was her mate, only to have him flee the pack and never return. She's lived her life on automatic. No boyfriends, no excitement, only work and friends...
  • Blaze by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce

    Blaze by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A case of mistaken identity can turn your world upside down. Restless. Reagan is just looking for someone to scratch an itch. Sure, her sister Sadie finding happiness has made Reagan feel a hollowness that she's never felt before, but she's sure one night with a strong, sexy, shifter, will help her forget all of that. Misunderstood...
  • Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night

    Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will Mal’s mother recognize her first grand dragonlet? Or, will she subject him to the same lifelong rejection, loneliness, and low class destiny forced upon the Onyx siblings — and Mal? This is a super sweet “happily ever after” bonus story for the full length science fiction romance novel Dragon VIP: Malachite...
  • Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler

    Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Willa Hutchinson is in trouble. With her Alpha now dead, the lead falls to her. Problem is, she’s an unmated female in charge of a pack of young shifters. Suitors and challengers are coming from miles around to attempt to claim her territory, her pack, and her! Willing to fight to the death to defend her pack, she knows the odds of survival are slim...
  • Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lurking beneath the surface, a monster waits. Possessive. Dominating. Alpha.Aver Walker isn't one to make waves. He's steady, calm and sensible. He and his cousins have carved out a good life for themselves and things around the Walker house are finally starting to look like normal. Their version of normal, anyway.And Aver couldn't be more miserable...
  • Taken by Susan A. Bliler

    Taken by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nyree was thriving as the best female Sentry assigned to the Skin Walker teams. Placed on special assignment, she was flattered to have been chosen to train the Keepers who’d just arrived at the Estate. Keepers were different from the Walkers she’d been trained with. Highly aggressive toward females, she found out too late that Keeper aggression was sexual and not a disdain for the female species...
  • Shield by Claire Cullen

    Shield by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms.After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake...
  • Dark Wolf Returning by Rhyannon Byrd

    Dark Wolf Returning by Rhyannon Byrd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When werewolf Eli Drake is banished from his pack, he leaves a devastated and heartbroken Carla Reyes behind. Three torturous years later, she tracks him down to a hole-in-the-wall Texas bar—the pack is in trouble and war is on the horizon. Carla needs Eli’s help, but wants nothing more to do with him—even though he’s as ruthless, domineering and sexy as ever. Eli hasn’t forgotten Carla...
  • Trusting the Betrayed by Emilia Hartley

    Trusting the Betrayed by Emilia Hartley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Casey has a job to do, and it doesn’t involve going to battle for a pixie of a woman with ever-changing hair and a violent ex. He doesn’t have time to meet new women. His clan leader has sent him and a couple of other misfits to retrieve his heir from the little mountain hamlet where the man has been hiding out for weeks...
  • 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...
  • Remy by Susan A. Bliler

    Remy by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Unaware of the volatile past between her brother and her Commander, Harlow EnemyHunter doesn’t understand her Commander’s clear aversion to her presence on his team. Determined to fit in, Harlow goes to great lengths to prove her worth, earn respect, and hide her infatuation for her Commanding Officer. Remy McCabe has waited years to get revenge on fellow Skin Walker, Mason EnemyHunter...
  • BirthControl  (La Patron, The Alphas Alpha) by Sydney Addae

    BirthControl (La Patron, The Alphas Alpha) by Sydney Addae

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things...
  • Wicked Howl by Celia Kyle

    Wicked Howl by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can cats and dogs get along? Maybe. What about werelions and werewolves? If it’s Tilly and Mitchell, definitely. Or rather, maybe. If he’d just get his head out of his… Half-werelion Tilly McBride owns Bless Your Tart, the South’s latest and greatest bakery. Or at least the best one in Georgia. Fine. It’s the best in Wilder, Georgia, mainly because it’s the only one...
  • 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...
  • Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When tragedy brings former childhood sweethearts Samantha Young and Bronson Cress together in the town they grew up in, Samantha learns that things are not always what they seem. Six years ago, Samantha was devastated when Bron made a decision that shattered their relationship. Determined not to fall for him again, she must avoid the man who broke her heart...
  • Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler

    Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Michael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way.Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met...
  • Nicolas by Serena Simpson

    Nicolas by Serena Simpson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nicolas was the healer in his family. He stood strong and silent on the edge of the action - waiting to help when needed. No one saw the hole in his heart that was slowly eating him alive. Nicolas yearned to be needed for more than his skill. Janis was considered an outsider all of her life. A simple touch could burn her to the point of severe pain...
  • Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two omegas with the same radical idea – breaking free from their constraints and taking charge of their own destinies! Shy, brutalized Ryan has a simple goal of carving the best life for himself and his pup that he can. Being accepted into the Rogue Pack has given him that chance. He also harbors the hope of mating with Griffin, the beta he has loved for longer than he should...
  • Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn

    Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rebel… I needed a safe place to lay low for the night. Instead, I met him, and all thoughts of leaving this town behind flew out the window. He gave me a safe place. In his arms. In his bed. In his heart. Taylor… As soon as I caught her scent, I knew she was mine. Then she approached me and willingly touched me. No fear for the behemoth with the scarred face and broken vocal chords...
  • Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter

    Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Mistress rules all, but who rules the Mistress?Mistress of the City, Reena Leroy, picked her partner for the Midwinter Choosing only to have him disappear from her bed before she woke. Now she’s at his pack house to find out why... But things aren’t what she expects. Archer’s not a wolf, or wasn’t until a few days ago. Now he’s chained in his family’s basement as he undergoes conversion...
  • Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd

    Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Bloodrunners, a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human, half-Lycan. Only through the act of Bloodrunning, the hunting and assassination of rogue werewolves, may these extraordinary warriors gain full acceptance within their respective packs...
  • Protecting Their Mate, Part Five: A BBW Shifter Werewolf Romance by Mia Thorne

    Protecting Their Mate, Part Five: A BBW Shifter Werewolf Romance by Mia Thorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting Their Mate, Part Five As Ashley connects more closely with Blake--and with the alpha, Lucas--an outside force threatens the peace of the Last River pack. This is the fifth installment in PROTECTING THEIR MATE, an erotic BBW paranormal romance serial set in the world of The Last Pack. It contains strong language and explicit sex with multiple partners. For adult readers...
  • Shifter Wonderland Anthology by Christin Lovell, V. Vaughn

    Shifter Wonderland Anthology by Christin Lovell, V. Vaughn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Get lost in a Shifter Wonderland of Bears, Wolves, Horses and Dragons!This boxed set features twelve ALL NEW stand-alone Holiday stories from your favorite bestselling paranormal romance authors, and it’s only available for a LIMITED TIME! If you love Hot, Sexy Alpha Shapeshifters and the Beautiful, Curvy women who love them, then you don’t want to miss this LIMITED EDITION holiday boxed...
  • Master's Retribution by Mina Carter

    Master's Retribution by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She has everything to lose, and everything to fight for.Born a non-shifter in an ailing pack, Cyan has gone from nothing to the Lady of the City, her mate at her side and a beautiful baby daughter. When the court is infiltrated by an old enemy, she must make a choice between her life and that of her daughter…He almost lost her once, and it’s not happening again. Ever...
  • Make Her Howl (Grayslake: More Than Mated Universe) by Flora Dare

    Make Her Howl (Grayslake: More Than Mated Universe) by Flora Dare

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you’ve loved and lost a fated mate, can you dare to hope for a second chance? After her human mate was tragically killed years ago, wolf shifter Magda fled Grayslake and all it meant. She only returned to protect her adopted daughter and she’s determined to stay out of local shifter politics. Marc has spent years protecting Grayslake’s shifters after a tragedy of his own...
  • Rejected Fate by Elena Forest

    Rejected Fate by Elena Forest

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was the pack’s shameful secret… until the day my twin was killed by a monstrous wolf and I was forced to take her place.Born powerless and without a wolf, no one knows I exist. Which means slipping into my sister’s world while I hunt for her killer should be easy enough… except when it comes to Hunter Weston—heir of our rival pack, my sister’s chosen mate, and my number one suspect...
  • Heart of a Wolf by Jennifer Snyder

    Heart of a Wolf by Jennifer Snyder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s a jokester. She’s serious. They’re exact opposites, but his wolf knows she’s the one. Will their differences stand in the way of love?Jameson Lawrence might be young and come off as slightly immature sometimes, but he’s a dang good carpenter. When he’s asked to do a repair job for the older sister of his alpha’s mate, he doesn’t turn it down...
  • Cry Wolf by Lynn Leite

    Cry Wolf by Lynn Leite

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cry Wolf is the 6th book in the shifted series introducing a whole new pack of shifters to love. Lexi Stewart has known about shifters her entire life. Growing up the only human in the Reiner pack had its challenges, so she decides to try the human world for a change. When she takes a job at the primarily human company Wolfe Corp...
  • Home Or Her Bear by Harmony Raines

    Home Or Her Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Home Or Her Bear is a standalone story set in Bear Bluff Bear shifter Melanie, has not lived in Bear Creek long, she moved there with her brother, Kian so that they could find a better life. But they have been welcomed by the local community and her brother is already happy settled down with his bride, Alli, who Melanie adores...
  • Bash, Volume I by Candace Blevins

    Bash, Volume I by Candace Blevins

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you get when you mix a bad-ass werewolf biker with a beautiful she-wolf who grew up as the MC President’s daughter? Sparks. Book one of the Bash trilogy…Angelica was raised not only as a biker’s daughter, but as Bud’s daughter — the president of the Atlanta RTMC, which meant she also had dozens of ‘uncles’ who made sure she was safe, happy, loved, secure...
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    alpha-mc  family  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • Swipe Right for Love by D.J. Bryce

    Swipe Right for Love by D.J. Bryce

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katja is lost. After finally dumping her douche of an ex, she thought she had things figured out. A job as a nanny, which offered room, board and stability. But, when she loses that, Katja realizes she's left with nothing. When she comes across a mating app, Katja hopes she's found a way to dust herself off and start anew. She's not looking for love, just companionship and a place to call home...
  • Warlock Unbound by Dana Marie Bell

    Warlock Unbound by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last Beckett brother is going down. Heart's Desire Book 4 Daniel Beckett's wolf already know who their mate will be: the wilfull, stubborn, beautiful Kerry Andrews. He's only held off on casting the mate spell over fear of the dangers lurking in every warlock-filled shadow. But his brothers are insistent. It's time, and all Daniel can hope for is that Kerry will allow him to protect her...
  • Fated To Her Bear by Harmony Raines

    Fated To Her Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fated To Her Bear is a standalone story set in Bear Bluff Curvy girl shifter Ciara left her home town to become a veterinarian, and live her own life, on her won terms. She didn't want to be one of those women who simply waited around for her mate to come along, she didn't want to end up full of regrets like her mom. But she's about to find out, you cannot out run fate...
  • Vampire Reunion by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix

    Vampire Reunion by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was supposed to be a one-night stand, not eternity! When witch Sara Hart hooks up with a Master vampire at a co-worker’s wedding, she fully expects to never hear from him again. After all, she’s just a poor receptionist with mediocre powers—certainly not an appropriate match for someone of his status. And he clearly thinks so too since he never even tries to track her down...
  • Diesel by Terra Wolf

    Diesel by Terra Wolf

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sadie wants a fling, but Diesel wants forever. Freedom. When Sadie plans a trip to visit her sister Reagan in Alaska, nothing seems to be going right. Her car breaks down and her view of freedom is clouded by the Grizzly Bear barreling at her. She's lost, confused, and possibly in love? Wild. Bear shifter Diesel has always embraced his bear side more than the human...
  • Swipe Right to Mate by D.J. Bryce, Terra Wolf

    Swipe Right to Mate by D.J. Bryce, Terra Wolf

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Victoria is floundering. She's lost her home, her boyfriend, everything... rather than go back to her parents with her tail tucked between her legs, or inconvenience her best friend, she decides to take matters into her own hands. When she comes across a mating app, Tori thinks she may have just found a way to solve all of her problems, and maybe, just maybe, find love along the way...
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