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  • ‎Magical Midlife Alliance by K.F. Breene

    ‎Magical Midlife Alliance by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book 7 in the ongoing Wall Street Journal bestselling Leveling Up series!After returning from the basajaunak lands, it's clear that Jessie and her crew need to find an alliance quickly. They need to head to Kingsley's in less than a couple of months. If they go as they are, they'll never be enough to save Austin's brother from total annihilation...
  • Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception...
  • Zombie Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Zombie Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He shouldn’t be here.Reaper used to have a life, and friends, and a close-knit Pack. He was Stryker. Even if he was a War Wolf, his life made sense. When he died, something evil needed him to cheat death. A powerful storm is building around him, because Reaper has been brought back to life for a nightmare destiny...
  • The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hell 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...
  • Traitor Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Traitor Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vaughn Hall is ready for war.The Piston Mountain Pack has been begging him to get rid of the ghosts he’s been dragging, and he’s finally ready to say goodbye to the things that built him. Everything happens for a reason, and going back to his old stomping grounds puts him right in the path of a girl he used to know. She’s different now, but he glimpses the same old kindness in her...
  • Air Ryder by T.S. Joyce

    Air Ryder by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Everything is a joke to an easygoing shifter like Ryder Croy. At least on the outside, because inside, he’s on the hunt for a mate and is beginning to feel like he’s not meant for a bond. He’s on the tail end of a slew of bad decisions, but he’s determined to turn it around and get his life back on track...
  • Brother Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Brother Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vander is being pushed into a position of power in his new Pack, and he’s not ready. The Zombie Wolf has taken over as Alpha of the Piston Mountain Pack, and the monster is trying to drag him up to Second, but Vander has never been motivated to rise to power…until now. There is a new female on the outskirts of the Pack, and he is tasked with protecting her...
  • The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
  • Under Him by T.S. Joyce

    Under Him by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tristan is the new Second of the Dart Creek Pack, and trying to support a new Alpha who is recovering from silver poisoning. So much of the Pack’s success rests on his shoulders, so when he is ordered to pair up with a human who has been stalking the Pack, he fights it hard...
  • What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce

    What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nash Hudson has done it.After years of being a bachelor werewolf, the Second of the Pack has finally used his one Turn to save the life of a quirky beauty he spent a fun night with, and now reality is setting in. She survived it. She really survived it, and now he and Summer have to figure out where they belong in each other’s lives...
  • Echoed Defiance by K.N. Banet

    Echoed Defiance by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jacky Leon’s duty to her family is to help maintain order and to uphold the Law for her werecat father, Hasan, a member of the Tribunal.But Jacky has a defiant streak.To do what’s right, she’s willing to break the Law and turn her back on everything she’s been told is right. Even those around her know she’s willing to risk everything for what she believes in...
  • Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce

    Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cora 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...
  • Make Her New by T.S. Joyce

    Make Her New by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Everyone has Hunter Kaid all wrong. Even his own brother writes him off as unintelligent, but not all smarts are the same. He just needs one person to understand him and listen to what he’s really saying. All of his life, he’s been searching for that one person who really takes the time to see him, and just when he’s about given up, he stumbles upon Sadey...
  • United by K.M. Shea

    United by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A 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...
  • Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

    Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    A charming, short novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear...
  • The Magic of Revenge by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Revenge by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Blinding rage. Debilitating grief. Insatiable vengeance.A transformation has taken hold of my body, my soul, the very center of who I am as a witch. I’ve loved and I’ve lost but I refuse to accept that this is the way it ends.When a prophecy changes and my life amplifies to a new level of chaos, I’ll have to learn to harness my new magic and lean on those around me...
  • Magical Midlife Dating by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Dating by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The decision has been made. Jessie has taken the magic, and all the weird that goes with it. Including wings.There's only one problem - she can't figure out how to access them.Through a series of terrible decisions, Jessie realizes she must ask for help. Gargoyle help.But she could've never predicted who answers her call - he's an excellent flier, incredibly patient, and a good trainer...
  • Magical Midlife Invasion by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Invasion by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Jessie is well on her way to learning her new life and settling in. The tough alpha, Austin, has joined her team, and she has painstakingly learned to fly. At the moment, life couldn’t get any better.But it can get a whole lot…more irritating.Her parents have decided to visit...
  • Axman Werebear by T.S. Joyce, Mackenzie Harte

    Axman Werebear by T.S. Joyce, Mackenzie Harte

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Arranged marriage, hidden agendas, deep secrets, and heart-pounding romance come together to tell Bruiser’s story in the 5th installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Diem Daye has led a sheltered life. As the only breeding female of her kind, her father has kept her tucked away and heavily guarded...
  • Woodsman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Woodsman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Danger, betrayal, and redemption come together in the sixth installment in T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Riley Miller is on the run. In an effort to do something nice, she lands right in the middle of danger. A trek to the wilderness will put her under Damon Daye’s protection, but it’ll also dump her in the direct path of one sexy, snarly lumberjack werebear, Drew...
  • Lumberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Lumberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Haydan Walker is perfectly content as the only remaining bachelor in the Ashe Crew. Sure, his crew seems happy, but his bear is different and has no urge to find a mate. So when one of the Gray Backs begs him to claim his sister, Haydan’s instinct is to run as far away as he can...
  • The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Destiny.I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately and my opinion on the whole thing hasn’t mattered one bit. No, the stars have their plans and I’ve been consulted about it a whopping zero times.Finally. I finally had all of my mates together. Yeah, that lasted an impressive two seconds and now one of them is gone...
  • Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ***New trailer park. New shifters. New lumberjack crew. Are you ready to see how the Boarlanders live?*** ***The Boarlander Bears can be read as a standalone series*** Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans...
  • Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Leigh Hale is on the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend after she turned him into the police for running a Ponzi scheme. Now, she’s back home and looking to start fresh...
  • The Vampire's Former Flame by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Former Flame by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all.Ephelia Moreau doesn’t know she’s in danger...
  • Shades of Hate by K.N. Banet

    Shades of Hate by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I live a happy life. I have a lover that I am quickly falling for. I have friends and family that rely on me to keep my territory safe and secure for them. My bar’s business is booming.But I’ve made enemies, some that I know and some that I don’t. Hate for me and the life I’m building is creeping in the darkness.Hate can be insidious...
  • The Siren Saves The Billionaire by Kristen Painter

    The Siren Saves The Billionaire by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year.The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
  • Healing of the Wolf: 5 by Cherise Sinclair

    Healing of the Wolf: 5 by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A decade in captivity tore away all hope.But Margery never lost her resolve to help the sick. The village she’d hoped to serve as banfasa, caring for the ill and injured, is long gone. Humans captured the young shifters and killed the adults. Finally rescued, she has a chance at her dreams—at least for meaningful work...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Bonbons and Broomsticks by H.Y. Hanna

    Bonbons and Broomsticks by H.Y. Hanna

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Caitlyn is settling into life as a novice witch in an English village chocolate shop - although she's finding the hardest magic to master is making caramel sauce without burning it! When two men are murdered, and a ghostly black hound is seen haunting the countryside, the village gossips are sure dark witchcraft is to blame. Caitlyn decides to do a little magical sleuthing of her own...
  • Micah by Louisa Masters

    Micah by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside...
  • Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

    Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    One of seven daughters in a line of extraordinary women, Hannah Drake has been the elusive object of affection for Jonas Harrington for as long as the rugged sheriff can remember. If only the stunning supermodel was driven by a passion other than her career. But Jonas isn t the only one with desires for Hannah...
  • Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth

    Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I've been told I'm a force to be reckoned with. That I blow onto the scene like a tornado.At age forty I've stopped caring if that's a compliment or a dig. Now I just wear it like a badge of honor. So when life threw me a curveball and I ended up going from a cushy job in New York City to the tiny Southern town of Grimm Cove I thought I was ready for anything.Ha! Not quite...
  • The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter

    The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Death is what grim reaper Lucien Dupree knows best...
  • Leap of the Lion by Cherise Sinclair

    Leap of the Lion by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She shifts for the first time on the day of her escape. After a decade of captivity, Darcy MacCormac escapes the corrupt, clandestine organization called the Scythe, leaving family and friends behind. She must find a way to rescue them. Discovered by other shifters, the brand-new cougar gets two mentors. Blademage Gawain is an easy-going blacksmith with a steel-hard core...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult
  • The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
  • Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Alana Warren has her entire life planned out. She’s making big changes and going after the future she wants, but one thing she doesn’t plan on is the tatted up bad-boy bear shifter who saunters into her coffee shop. The constant snarl in his throat says something is wrong with that man, but for some reason, she can’t get him out of her head...
  • Timberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Timberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Danielle Clayton is back in her old stomping grounds after years of avoiding the man she had to leave behind. She’s determined to make Saratoga her home again, but when she sets eyes on her snarly, sexy ex, it’s clear her feelings for him haven’t cooled at all in the years she’s been away. He kept too many secrets the first time around, but Denison has changed...
  • Royal Pawn by K.N. Banet

    Royal Pawn by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I’m Jacqueline, daughter of Hasan, ruling werecat of the Americas, the werecat liaison to humanity, and the lover of Heath Everson, Alpha werewolf. But I go by Jacky Leon and no one knows about the werewolf.Some time ago, I met a fae and his family while on the run. They helped me, and for his own reasons, the fae had given me a gift. I never went looking for him...
  • Chosen by the Bear by Milly Taiden

    Chosen by the Bear by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Piper Rain is a romance author that stopped believing in love. She’s been unable to write about it since her divorce and having her heart broken...
  • Monster in the Mirror by Kristen Painter

    Monster in the Mirror by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse.For Isadora Graham, Shadowvale seems like a dream come true. A safe haven where she can hide from the darkness that lives within her, and hopefully, keep everyone else from finding out about it too...
  • The Sinner by Dannika Dark

    The Sinner by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “She had wrecked him, body and soul.” An addictive page-turner in the Black Arrowhead series. Cecilia is an introvert who rarely leaves the house, but she must overcome her fears in order to sell her late father’s extensive book collection. When she encounters a handsome wolf from her past, her world turns upside down. She can’t seem to escape him, and the secret they share could destroy her life...
  • Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    ****Don’t miss the exciting first book in T. S. Joyce’s brand new standalone series, Sons of Beasts**** Bounty Hunter, Nox Fuller, has been challenged to do the impossible. He’s supposed to bring the Red Dragon in for a year long stint in shifter prison, but this job could be the death of him...
  • Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan

    Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    With her sensual blend of paranormal romance and breathless suspense, New York Times bestselling author “Christine Feehan boldly goes where no writer has ever gone”*. Now she introduces Libby Drake, of the magical Drake sisters—each mysterious, gifted, and enchanted by prophecies of love…Dr. Libby Drake is sensible and practical. To her more adventurous sisters, she’s always been the “good girl”...
  • Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a dark secret that could shatter the future of the Packs, or save them all. Parker Jamenson is the son of three Packs, the sole mediator between every Pack in the United States and Europe, and…he’s dying. He knows he doesn’t have much left in him and is in desperate need of a mate...
  • Winter's Promise by Julie Trettel, Joe Hempel

    Winter's Promise by Julie Trettel, Joe Hempel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ember “Emmy” Kenston was raised in the spotlight when all she wanted was to be invisible. A self-proclaimed book nerd, she must live up to the expectations of being the daughter of one of Hollywood’s biggest actresses...
  • Blood, Sweets and Tears by H.Y. Hanna

    Blood, Sweets and Tears by H.Y. Hanna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Magical chocolates, missing jewels and murder...When novice witch Caitlyn Le Fey heads to the outdoor cinema festival at a beautiful Cotswolds manor, the last thing she expects is for the evening to end in murder. But when a dead man is found with fang marks in his neck and her old vampire uncle, Viktor, is arrested, Caitlyn must use all her newfound magic powers to clear his name...
  • Crave by Grace McGinty

    Crave by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Susannah is a b*tch.”If you asked any of the residents of Maxton what they thought of me, it would basically boil down to that.In reality, I have a huge secret. One that I’ve been keeping for nearly a decade to protect someone I love. If I had to wear a mask to keep people at arm's length and away from the truth, then so be it. At least I had my best friend and lover, Quinn, to fortify me...
  • Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper

    Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Just as Jane Jameson's unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of wedding planning, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend, Gabriel, are coming along smoothly. That is, until she turns a fatally wounded teenage acquaintance, and the Council pronounces her responsible for the newborn vamp until he can control his thirst...
  • The Detective Wins The Witch by Kristen Painter

    The Detective Wins The Witch by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
  • The Vampire's Accidental Wife by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Accidental Wife by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Las Vegas headliner and vampire Desdemona Valentine is one cool, collected diva on the outside. On the inside, she’s petrified of falling in love after her last relationship nearly killed her...literally. Protecting her wounded heart makes for a lonely life, but she has her fame and fortune to keep her company...
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