Books like 'The Flame'
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The Forgotten Dead by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsParapsychologist Dr. Nigel Taylor doesn’t work with psychic mediums. Until, that is, a round of budget cuts threatens his job and an eccentric old woman offers him a great deal of grant money. The only catch: he must investigate a haunted house with a man she believes to have a true gift... -
Freedom Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo mismatched men. One unlikely friendship. Jordan Kingsley is Hollydale’s most hated alpha. The man is seen as nothing more than a pretentious twit who doesn’t care about anyone but himself. So then, why does he find himself diving into a pond to save a life? Trevor Johnson is the most accident-prone omega around... -
Cider Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou can’t plan when you’ll fall in love—sometimes it just kinda sneaks up on you. Todd Foxx was only looking to unwind from the stress of running The Sausage Shack when he went out for an evening of fun at The Big O. After he ended the evening by hooking up with a hot new alpha in town, he certainly never thought he’d see him again... -
Everett and the Wolf by Vinni George
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when fate intertwines shifters from land and sea?Dr. Everett Voda loves a challenge, which is why he’s spent his entire medical career traveling the world, helping shifters in remote areas. There has rarely been a problem he can’t solve, but Merritt Lucas might be the exception to that rule... -
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Sexy Beast IV by Kate Douglas, Dawn Thompson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Sexy Beast IV' contains three stories of men with a fierce, feral power and a sensuality that seduces all who come near. No woman can resist their primal urges for wild and wanton sex... -
My Christmas Spirit by K.C. Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI knew I had problems when I woke up in the middle of the night to find Mike Stubbins sitting at the foot of my bed, stark naked, still as gorgeous as every one of my memories of him. So what’s the problem, I hear you cry? Gorgeous, naked man in my bedroom? Well, there’s the not-so-small, highly significant detail that he died six years ago. Yup. You read that right. And now he’s everywhere... -
Omega Found by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAges ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Heath is a human… or is he? Rescued from a horrible fate by the group of legacy descendants, he needs to embrace his inner beast in order to deal with the fate the gods have for him. But first, he has to accept the fact that he might not be exactly human... -
Omega's Destiny by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAges ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Jaguar alpha Peter is a self-professed manwhore... -
Panahasi by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Menage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, demons, werewolves, HEA] Ten thousand years ago Panahasi made a deal with the keeper. It was a deal that not only brought about the creation of the demon warriors, but paved the lonely road he walked on a daily basis. All of that soon changes when he finds two wolf shifters to call his own... -
Tempting Fools by Darien Cox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNewly divorced dad Kurt Varley is having a rough year. He’s lonely. His kids are avoiding him. His widowed father’s behavior has started becoming reckless. And to top it off, Kurt’s house is haunted. But despite all this, he’s been trying to date again, a challenge after years of marriage, and the women he meets seem to sense his hopelessness... -
For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeth finds himself alone at an abandoned train station, with no idea what happened, or how he got there. He boards a train, only to discover it’s a special express transporting the recently deceased to their final destination. The conductor tells him he’s having a near-death experience. Seth wonders if it has something to do with his violent boyfriend, but that doesn't matter... -
Birthday with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding love isn't easy. Even when it seems to fall into your lap like a birthday present.But not every birthday present is wrapped in a neat little bow. Sometimes they're messy and tangled and...devastating.But the great thing about birthdays is that there's always another one just around the corner.. -
A Chance With His Alpha by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m having a baby with my best friend to save the family business. He’s NOT in love with me. Is he?Channarong Saithong, omega tiger shifter, only has time for running his family's restaurant, and pining after his best friend, hot and playful alpha wolf Tristan Bolder. The problem? Tristan wants them to be bros for life... -
A Bear's Secret by Roxie Noir
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSloane Garcia is fed up with living by other people’s rules. When she loses her job and her boyfriend all at once, she hits the road to fulfill her dream of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. From Canada to Mexico, Sloane’s got five straight months of time alone to find herself - unless someone else finds her first. Austin Leeds is keeping a lot of secrets, and not just his own... -
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Gardening with a Ghost by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeter Thorne has a secret—he can bring the dead back to life.When Peter’s mother died, she passed him the touch of life and made him promise to use his abilities wisely. Unable to bring her back and afraid of being caught or causing too much imbalance in the world, Peter vowed to use his gift only on plants. After all, with people, sometimes dead is better... -
Sexy Beast II by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet three men with something extra--a supernatural, fierce sensuality that transforms them into lovers like no others. For the women who love them, the call of the wild cannot be denied. . -
The Dark Side of Love by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, public exhibition, HEA] Rhys and Ceri have risen…The twins, Rhys and Ceri, had been placed in a dark sleep almost two thousand years ago. They were whispered about by vampires, resting so long that most thought them just a myth... -
His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA]Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them... -
Vaughn's Vampire Hunter by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSiren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, sex toys, HEA] Vaughn lives a carefree life inside the coven and has been known to get kicked out of a place or two for his wild ways. When he spots a man standing in the middle of the club looking lost, Vaughn decides to help the man out, only to realize the innocent farm boy is his mate... -
For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] Jacob was devastated when the doctor diagnosed him with a rare blood disorder. Deciding to make the best of what time he has left, Jacob casts all caution aside and pursues the one man he had been warned away from…Shelby. Shelby smells the sickness on Jacob, his mate... -
Sully by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, werewolves, vampires]Austin Riggers doesn’t have an ounce of self-worth. His parents made sure to rid him of that. But he still thinks he deserves someone to call his own.Sully, a soldier to the alpha Zeus, finds he has two mates. Two mates who think he’s out to con them... -
An Inner Darkness by Ally Blue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll hell's about to break loose. Literally. Bay City Paranormal Investigations Book 5. After more than a year as a couple-and plenty of bumps along the road-Sam Raintree and Dr. Bo Broussard are finally settling into life together. Bo has come to terms with his sexuality, their business is thriving, and Sam has begun to accept his role as a step-parent of sorts to Bo's sons, Sean and Adrian... -
The Haunting of St. Xavier by Carol Lynne, T.A. Chase
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJustice comes to all in time.Although empty for over fifty years, St. Xavier Monastery was still an awe inspiring structure and Jason Bentley thought he'd found the perfect location for his newest resort. Yet once construction begins to bring the magnificent building back to its former glory, odd events begin to occur. While the death of a stonemason shakes Jason, he decides to continue anyway... -
The Vampire's Touch by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Charlie O'Bannon wanted for the new year was to get laid. Attending the company New Year's Eve party seems like the perfect place to find someone, but when the clock strikes midnight and he grabs the closet person to him and plants a big kiss on him, he's not prepared for the firestorm that ignites.Marcus Aguilera is the leader of his vampire tribe... -
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Dead and Lost by Lou Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot all bodies want to remain buried. Leander Thorne makes his living as a psychic pet detective and moonlights as an unofficial police consultant. In his latter role he has agreed to help Detective Cora Bennet from the LAPD with a decades-old murder. Unfortunately, the victims bones refuse to talk to him... -
Matteo by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA]Created two thousand years ago by Santoro Marcellino, Matteo has known nothing but carnage and savagery. It is only after Matteo kills his maker that he discovers his blood must be purified every five hundred years... -
Fated by Indra Vaughn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Gay Romantic Thriller Two towns flank the looming Shadow Mountain. A dark myth of the Predator drifts through the dense trees, a tale Police Lieutenant Hart never paid much attention to. When one unresolved death follows another—some people dying without discernible cause while others are clearly, and often brutally, murdered—he can't ignore it any longer... -
Worthy of Cage's Love by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifter, werewolves, HEA] Hatcher Dearing might live with his grandmother, but he was raised by two of the most hateful parents to ever live. His father has no qualms about telling Hatcher how unwanted and unlovable he is... -
Mine to Keep by Lynn Tyler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChris Towns is overworked and lonely. As the only beta wolf in the Fraser Lake Pack and co-owner of a fledgling business, he barely has time to sleep, let alone commit to a relationship. Until a simple trip to the airport changes everything. When Eagle Elder Rylan Blake lands in Fraser Lake, he's expecting to treat a sick, lone eagle... -
Following His Omega by Crista Crown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA prickly little hedgehog falling for a big dangerous bear? Impossible! When Rand invited me, the lonely exchange student and only other shifter on our floor, to come home with him for Christmas, I said yes without a thought. Hanging out with a pile of raccoons sure seemed a lot more fun than staying alone in the dorms through the holidays... -
Threading Carefully by Ashlynn Mills
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLonely and bored with life, I was talked into going on a trip to the Monster world.I planned on seeing new things and visiting places different from what I'm used to, but I never planned on him.Nova wasn't like the others of his kind or anything like me. He was a combination of several humans but didn't think like one or share the same experiences... -
Haunted by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen ghost hunter and skeptic Marlowe Bond agrees to investigate the haunting of Trip Cahill’s dream home, he comes face to face with the ghost of Civil War widow Temperance Bradstreet, who is determined to keep her century-old secrets by any means necessary. Complicating matters is the undeniable attraction simmering between Marlowe and Trip... -
Omega Healed by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“It really is that easy, Sy. I'm yours, however you'll have me, for as long as you'll keep me. I'm trusting you with my heart, while you trust me with yours.” Can your oldest friend also be your fated mate? The one person in all the world meant only for you? Sy is a broken omega, a single father with a young daughter... -
Knox by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, werewolves, vampires]Sammy Olson was kicked out of his own home by his boyfriend and left to fend for himself. He finds work at Theo's Bar and Grill, but what he isn’t prepared for is the attention he’s getting from two very handsome men.Trevor Amite left his coven behind when the leader challenged him... -
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Unwrapping the Alpha's Mate by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRichard Ponders joins the Tamang wolf pack when his younger brother, Crain, mates with one of its members. When the pack gathers to celebrate passing the alpha mantle from father to son, naming Abbott Tamang as alpha, Richard discovers his mate is part of the Tamang pack, too…and it’s the new alpha... -
Winter Wolf by S.P. Wayne
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine having almost everything you want: a place of your own, mountains to climb, woods to roam, lakes for swimming, and, above all, privacy. It's Axton's definition of paradise, because a werewolf needs his space and his secrets. He's the resident recluse of a sleepy, far flung town hours away from his cabin in the woods, but there's more than one hidden truth in Axton's life... -
The Ghost and Charlie Muir by Felice Stevens
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBad enough the big old house Charlie Muir inherits is next door to Ian Gregg, the most gorgeous guy he’s ever seen—it also happens to be occupied by Rachel, the ghost who keeps running off his dates. It’s impossible to get any loving when the bed starts shaking…and not because you’re having fun in it... -
A Bite of Fulfillment by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInto the paranormal world: It’s all fun and games until someone’s life is threatened. Adalric Bachmeier is the leader of his vampire coven and not accustomed to being patient, but to win his beloved’s affection, he tries to be just that. Unfortunately, time runs out too soon... -
Love, Like Ghosts by Ally Blue
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTruth. Lies. A century-old mystery. What a tangled web… A Bay City Paranormal Investigations story. At age eleven, Adrian Broussard accidentally used his mind to open a portal to another dimension. Now, ten years later, he’s successfully harnessed his strong psychokinetic abilities. In the process, he’s learned the lessons which have become the guiding principles of his life. Absolute truth... -
Memphis by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRomano Tiziano thought owning a landscaping company was better than the bodyguard work he used to do, but who knew shrubbery and lawn care would have him on the run? After witnessing a prominent lawyer being killed, Romano thinks that Pride Pack Valley is the safest place to run. Memphis thinks that he can handle anything after being under Jackson's thumb...until he meets Romano... -
Barnabas Leopold by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Menage Amour ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, vampires, voyeurism, HEA] Barnabas Leopold is a kind and intelligent half fae, half vampire who comes home to lead the East Coast Council. With the loss of his entire family, Barnabas longs for love to make him feel whole... -
Taming the Enforcer's Flirt by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInto the paranormal world: When Fate pairs opposites, will the magnetism push them apart or draw them together?Cornelius Roister is a flirt, has been since coming out. He lives loud, proud, and for the moment. What only his best friend, Gustav Gus Hermance, knows is that it’s a defense mechanism, an act, used to keep people from getting too close... -
Trunk and a Skunk by Joyee Flynn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, spanking, HEA]When the elders’ plan is revealed, Dor Murray grabs the obviously confused and enormous guy next to him, figuring the guy could use some help getting out of there… And he could use a shield.Except UPAC screwed up. Surprise, surprise... -
Christmas Dinner at Reynolds Hall by J.L. Langley
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShort Story with the Characters from the With / without... -
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When the Dead Speak by Bailey Bradford
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only way to stay alive is to listen when the dead speak…Sheriff Laine Stenley thinks he might just be losing his mind. Ever since he'd encountered the spirit of his friend's deceased mother, strange things have been happening... -
Tempting the Bear by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInto the Paranormal World: Sometimes falling down the rabbit hole involves a rather painful and embarrassing face-plant. Wren Cleaver only wants to keep his goddaughter safe. Having looked after Penelope since her parents died when she was sixteen, Wren is used to keeping tabs on her. It’s hard for him to remember that she’s an adult... -
The Wish by Eden Winters
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt his death, Byron Sinclair left behind more than just his much older partner Alfred Anderson. The couple helped raise their respective nephews, and while Paul Sinclair and Alex Martin are now adults, they still have some growing up to do, particularly when it comes to getting along with each other... -
An Unforgettable Bite by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust a little Love Bite: A good person learns from his mistakes. A great person learns from other people’s mistakes. Nathan Hanson is still working through the recent changes to his life. When he walks away from Diana, his long-time girlfriend, he comes out to his father, Owen. To his surprise, he learns that Owen is gay, too. Unfortunately, Diana doesn’t want to move on... -
Needing a Vampire's Aggression by Charlie Richards
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampire Nikolai Kuznetsov enjoys his life of blood drinking and torture. The first he must do to continue living, and the second he does to keep his family safe. Plus, it gives him a chance to play with his knives. He loves his blades, wielding them with elegant precision. At his brothers’ urgings, Nikolai attends poker night…just to do something that they deem as normal... -
When Angels Fall by Z.A. Maxfield
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngels love as only angels can.On his way home from school, Kipling Rush falls through some broken boards and lands on the strange boy Chemuel, whom he calls Crash for obvious reasons, and their lives together begin.What's not so obvious is who Chemuel is, why he's down there, or what lies ahead for them in this short story about the transformative power of selfless love...
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