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  • The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New year, new magic?A witch can make resolutions, too…right?Psh. First I have to get to the new year. Just when I thought everything was going perfect BOOM. Problems. And not just any problems…missing children problems. One of them is my soulmate’s little cousin, which is bad enough for my anxiety, but the other is a young cousin of the shifter King...
  • The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m finally in control of my magic…and it’s much stronger than my Coven realizes.That’s not the only secret I’m keeping. I made a deal with a fairy: her secrets for some of mine. Except I have no idea how to deliver on my oath and crossing the Fae is suicidal. Tennessee knows I’m up to something, but not even my soulmate can help me now, especially when being together is against the law...
  • Ice by Charlene Hartnady

    Ice by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ice is the fifth book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines, and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you...
  • The Devil's Darling by Briana Michaels

    The Devil's Darling by Briana Michaels

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Packs are divided, oaths are broken, and ties are severed. No one is safe. And the traitor is still out there causing mayhem. Could it get any worse? Yes, it could.The closer Sara’s pack gets to discovering who the traitor is, the faster everything around them unravels...
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    angels  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Sinner’s Carnival, the most gruesome, blood-curdling attraction this side of Hell.Selling myself to a shadow demon to secure a position at the devil’s circus is all fun and games until the Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up.I’ve fought too long and hard for a place at Sinner’s Sideshow to let anyone take it from me.Not Conquest. Not War. Not even Death himself...
  • Dark Nights by Christine Feehan

    Dark Nights by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dark Descent and Dark Dream are combined in Dark Nights. #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent, bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their dangerous journey toward an unforeseen destiny and an undying love...
  • Shifter's Innocent by Lisa Ladew

    Shifter's Innocent by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He's hunted, she's living a lie, and an unlikely connection dooms them both…Beckett Oswego has lost himself in his work for years, always looking over his shoulder for the killer who stole his father and brother from him. When he isn’t working, he parties his weekends away. Work, party...party, work. Anything to keep his mind busy and off the constant pain from the past that haunts him...
  • Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This is the final installment of this bestselling dragon shifter series...Tide isn’t interested in taking part in the hunt. He doesn’t like the concept. It isn’t for him. One thing he does enjoy is the stag run. He plans on finding himself a tasty human female to hole up with for the night. What he doesn’t expect is to find her stranded on the side of the road. A damsel in distress...
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    angels  demons  dragons  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Fighting for Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Fighting for Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.There Are No Coincidences….Given a fairy tale life by the clan of dragon shifters that rescued her as a little girl, Emma Sinclair long ago accepted she might never solve the mystery of her heritage. Of course, that was before she could feel the traitor’s pain, before she knew he was slipping away...
  • Her Dragon's Heart by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Heart by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 8 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series...
  • Her Dragon's No Angel by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's No Angel by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 11 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. Take one snowbound dragon, combine with one Christmas Angel, throw in a healthy dose of an attraction only the Universe could have conjured and top with the largest blizzard in a hundred years...
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    angels  demons  dragons  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Her Dragon's Soul by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Soul by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 9 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. He’d seen the golden highlights of her strawberry-blonde hair glistening in the firelight and it was obvious...
  • Dragon Mate: Dragon Shifter Romance by Ariana Hawkes

    Dragon Mate: Dragon Shifter Romance by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Callan Balter’s dragon is dying. Ever since he lost his family and his ancestral home, Ragtown has been a sanctuary to the noble Scottish dragon. But without his clan, his own territory, and his mate, his dragon cannot survive. The town’s arch matchmaker believes she has a solution to at least one of these problems—the only issue? He needs to rescue his mate before he can claim her...
  • Dragon's Justice by Bruce Sentar

    Dragon's Justice by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A new mission. An old rival. The powerful secret that binds them.Since the U.S. collapsed into chaos, Conor Maguire has fought to keep his family and friends safe, turning away attackers who threatened their community, seeking to live off the spoils of theft and murder. Fortunately, Conor is no stranger to fighting. In fact it’s his job...
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    dark  demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone...
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    demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Master of Frost by Terry Bolryder

    Master of Frost by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dmitri, newly awakened ice dragon and former bodyguard to the Lord of Winter, is in big trouble. He knows his curvy, prone-to-trouble roommate with a heart of gold is his mate, but she hasn’t come to the same conclusion...
  • Dragon's Justice 2 by Bruce Sentar

    Dragon's Justice 2 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A 2021 Prometheus Award nominee!"Mammon will scratch your itch for cranky libertarian sci-fi. Looking forward to the next part!" - John Carmack, creator of Doom and founder of Armadillo Aerospace"★★★★★ This is a compelling page turner and, once again, Kroese..
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    angels  dark  demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • Blaze by Donna Grant

    Blaze by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    His strength, his masculinity brought out something primal within her. In his arms, she felt like the Amazon warrior she'd once pretended to be as a little girl.Anson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams...
  • A Shade of Dragon 2 by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Dragon 2 by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Continue Theon and Nell's story in Book 2 of the A Shade of Dragon trilogy...Only a few hours ago, it had been New Year's night in Beggar's Hole, Maine. Nell's biggest problem had been being forced to attend a going-away party thrown by her former best friend, Michelle Ballinger. And now here she was... in the clutches of the terrifying dragon Lethe... Theon..
  • Shifter's Echo by Lisa Ladew, Michael Pauley

    Shifter's Echo by Lisa Ladew, Michael Pauley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Listening Length: 8 hrs He's seen his fated mate die a thousand times... and yet, they've never met. Crew is a powerful, yet tortured, wolf shifter. With a weary heart, he seeks to avoid fulfilling a prophecy that foretells the death of his fated mate...true love lost before it has a chance to begin...
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    angels  dark  demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • Blood Dragon by Charlene Hartnady

    Blood Dragon by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Dragon shifter series set in the same world as The Bride Hunt series Bay knew what she was. Definitely not human. Not even close. He knew she was startlingly beautiful. He even knew what she looked like naked. Unfortunately, he didn’t know who she was. Not really. Even her name was a mystery...
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    angels  demons  dragons  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Dark Blood by Christine Feehan

    Dark Blood by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    At long last you are truly back with us…Zev Hunter was an elite warrior, a dark-blood dealer of death to rogue Lycans who preyed on mankind. He was a loner, never given to personal attachments, and damned fierce at his job...
  • Sadie's Shadow by Julia Mills

    Sadie's Shadow by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the Dragon Guard Series Arises a Series Unlike Any Other… Seven women, Shifters of Power, ascend from obscurity to battle enemies the likes of which the world has never known. Sadie’s life has never been easy, but then who's is? She's taken every obstacle, every trial…every tribulation and turned it to her advantage. Now the stakes are higher than ever before..
  • Shifters in the Shadows: Seventeen Paranormal Romances of Sexy Shifters, Dangerous Vamps, & Things That Go Bump in the Night by J.K. Harper, Jacqueline Sweet

    Shifters in the Shadows: Seventeen Paranormal Romances of Sexy Shifters, Dangerous Vamps, & Things That Go Bump in the Night by J.K. Harper, Jacqueline Sweet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    17 Brand-New, Exclusive, Stand-Alone Paranormal Romances. Never before released! The night is dark and something bewitching hides in its depths. These seductive vampires, sexy-as-hell shifters, dominating dragons, and possessive spirits will take your breath away. After one taste of their delicious darkness you'll never miss the light again...
  • Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 5.Trading her services to a vampire king is a price Leo pays gladly, but her human life is not on the table. Leonora has managed to save her pregnant sister from a vampire attack, but to insure the safety of her sister and niece, Leo is willing to pay with everything but her life...
  • Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 4 of the Crystal KingdomRunning is Chelsea Golby's escape. Literally. She runs to get away from the pain of being rejected after asking the love of her life to marry her. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, or a pint of Ben and Jerry's, she heads to the Crystal Kingdom to hang out with her sister Avery, the new Elf Queen...
  • Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde

    Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say I've lost my mind, but I know the truth—Wonderland, with all its madness and beauty, has always been my destiny.In my darkest hour, my desperate pleas for rescue are answered by the most unlikely of saviors—the White Knight, the Mad Hatter, and an incubus who knows where to find the best tacos in LA...
  • Hot Piece of Ash by Milly Taiden

    Hot Piece of Ash by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***STANDALONE***When Valentina Lombardi jokingly asks Gerri Wilder to hook her up with a sexy man or two, she doesn’t expect for Gerri to make it happen. Boy, does she deliver. In the warm beaches of Costa Bonita, Valentina is romanced by two gorgeous men. She can’t possibly date them both at the same time, can she? It’s wrong. It’s dirty. It’s what’s gonna happen...
  • Chosen by a Dragon  (Fallen Immortals 4) - Paranormal Fairytale Romance by Alisa Woods

    Chosen by a Dragon (Fallen Immortals 4) - Paranormal Fairytale Romance by Alisa Woods

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LEONIDAS: I am a Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke… and I am cursed. Falling in love was never in the cards for me. An angry witch made sure of that—if I lose my heart, I lose my life. Only now, a treaty guaranteeing peace will die with me, unless I convince some hapless human to fall in love with me and bear my child—a dragonling born of magic and a Love that’s True. But I know nothing of love...
  • To Enthrall the Demon Lord: A Novel of Love and Magic by Nadine Mutas

    To Enthrall the Demon Lord: A Novel of Love and Magic by Nadine Mutas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Warning: Contains a hero who’s Tall, Dark, and Possessive, and may melt your heart as well as your reading device. Handle with care and a bucket of ice water nearby. And maybe some tissues. His hunger for power knows no bounds…until she binds his heart. To keep an ill-fated bargain, witch Maeve MacKenna surrenders herself to the scheming Demon Lord Arawn...
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    dark  demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook

    Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this thrilling conclusion to the Guardian series, New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook delivers another stunning page-turner, in which the fate of humanity depends upon a tortured warrior winning the trust—and heart—of the woman he wounded… After a terrifying encounter in Hell destroys her trust in Michael, the Guardian’s powerful leader, former detective Andromeda Taylor is ready...
  • Piercing Ecstasy by Setta Jay

    Piercing Ecstasy by Setta Jay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a hellish month of searching, Immortal warrior Jax and his brethren are nowhere near finding the sleeping God who was stolen by their enemy. As if that isn't problem enough, after millennia, other Guardians are dropping like flies to the mating frenzy. Jax never dreams he could be next...
  • Binding Ecstasy by Setta Jay

    Binding Ecstasy by Setta Jay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Beautiful Weapon Contained.Natasha and her sister were created with sinister purpose. They were Apollo's most deadly and potent weapons. After finally escaping the evil God long ago, they made a secret life concealed among humanity in Earth Realm...
  • Her Dragon, His Demon by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon, His Demon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Book 12 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. Her Dragon is strong and loyal, a leader among his kin. He makes her feel things she never thought possible and…he is her only hope for survival.His Demon is beautiful and alluring, the other half of his soul...
  • Tease Me by Aidy Award

    Tease Me by Aidy Award

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Curvy Girl and Dragon Shifter RomanceFulfill a destiny, save the world-- and the soul of her mate. Fleur Anthousai, a curvy earth witch, has known since birth that she has a destiny to fulfill. Too bad nobody told her what it was. She hopes her friends, the Wolfe pack of Blue Creek, might have finally pointed her in the right direction when she’s invited to the multi-pack scenting ceremony...
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    dark  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Hell in a Handbasket by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young

    Hell in a Handbasket by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil. Sleep with no evil… If only it were that easy.Between being kidnapped by a psycho dragon-shifter, influenced by ancient relics, and fighting for my freedom, I’d say my hands are full. But really, my troubles have just begun.Cain, Dorian, and Elias are wickedly dangerous, scorching hot, and all too tempting. They’re devils in disguise. Literally...
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    angels  dark  demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • Tangled Innocence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Tangled Innocence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    s one of the seven lightning-struck women, Nadie Morgan knew that her fate would be forever changed and revolve around a certain dragon.From the first time Dante Bell saw Nadie, he knew that she was the one for him. There’s just one problem: there’s another in his life Dante’s waiting on, as well...
  • The Dark Truth by Briana Michaels

    The Dark Truth by Briana Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sara’s memories and love for her Hounds are slowly rising to the surface. But can the newly reformed pack survive the fight against a new darkness?Each of Sara’s Hounds have brought a piece of her back from the hopeless abyss she faced. Together, they share the depths of passion and forge an unbreakable bond. But secrets held close can threaten the strongest of connections...
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    angels  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Riding Through Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Riding Through Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…I cannot believe my bad luck when an embossed envelope arrives at my door just one week before my twenty-fifth birthday. Which just happens to be the cut-off date for being called up for the testing of the blood. I thought I was in the clear, turns out that I was wrong...
  • Dragon's Heat by Lisa Ladew

    Dragon's Heat by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New release SALE. Get it before the price goes up! Dragon love burns bright, can she survive the flames? 73,114 words Graeme made his way to Serenity for one very specific, hopefully-deadly reason, but a few friendly wolf shifters on the Serenity Police Department almost made him reconsider his centuries-old death wish. His body, however, remembers it well, acting upon it when he is unable...
  • After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman...
  • Dragon Betrayal by Charlene Hartnady

    Dragon Betrayal by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Dragon shifter series set in the same world as The Bride Hunt seriesThere are only two problems with Alex Bell, she was born a woman and a gorgeous one at that. Two unforgivable traits. At least, according to her father. She’ll never live up to daddy’s expectations. No matter how hard she tries. She’ll never be ruthless enough. Strong enough, or quick-witted enough...
  • Lord of Hell by Charlene Hartnady

    Lord of Hell by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book 2 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you. I hate my father. At least, I want to. He is an evil bastard. I should hate him. You see, he’s Hades. God of the Underworld. I am his son. I find I desperately want his approval and, at the same time, don’t want to be anything like him. It’s a screwed-up place to be in...
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    angels  demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Her Dragon's Treasure by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Treasure by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 29 in the Dragon Guard series. The books in this epic saga can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills and exploits of the whole series from beginning to end. It's up to you. Decades trapped at the bottom of the sea...
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    demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Bad Seed by Debra Dunbar

    Bad Seed by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tupper Mills is a genetic disaster, a monster who has been kicked out of every pack she's belonged to. The Swift River Pack is the end of the line for her. If she can't figure out how to get along and submit to the Alpha, she'll be put down. Jake Linton is risking his entire pack by bringing a ticking time-bomb into their midst, but he of all werewolves knows what has made Tupper the way she is...
  • Binding Magic by Viola Grace

    Binding Magic by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 7.A mage, a destiny and a surprising pedigree. It is hard to juggle new discoveries with a dragon on her tail. Minerva enjoys her life as a master mage. She creates spells that no one has seen before and enjoys her family and friends. She will do anything for them, and she has...
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    demons  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Curse of Shadows and Light by Penelope King

    Curse of Shadows and Light by Penelope King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book #3 in the Demonblood Series. A new town. New friends. And old enemies. It's time for the ultimate battle. Read the first book, "A Demon Made Me Do It" (it's free). Then read the second, "Fire with Fire"...
  • Ride: The Bet by A.C. James

    Ride: The Bet by A.C. James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PUCA MATES SHORT #2 *** This a NOT a full-length book. This novella is part two of a serial romance.*** Felicity Forrest’s investigation to find the púca shape shifter responsible for strange accidents haunting a construction site takes an unexpected turn. Niall O’Leary is tall, dark, and totally alpha. He’s also the Chieftan’s son...
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    angels  demons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • The Hunter's Heart by R.E. Butler

    The Hunter's Heart by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She-wolf Mia Slattery has loved Lucian since she was a little girl, but her brother’s human best friend has always been forbidden fruit. Deciding that it’s better to move on than pine for someone she can never have, she opts to go on vacation with her parents, hoping Mr. Right will happen to be where she’s going. Lucian has been crazy about Mia for as long as he can remember...
  • The Pearl by Charlotte McConaghy

    The Pearl by Charlotte McConaghy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Threatened by a dark and bloody conqueror, the world of Paragor seeks to forestall an inevitable doom. Six young people cross unknowingly into another land. What they find is a realm in the midst of war and hatred, and a people who have been awaiting their presence as saviours...
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