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  • Riding the Storm by Lisa Oliver

    Riding the Storm by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thor, Norse god of the storms, was extremely frustrated Lasse was making a heap of excuses to back out of all the fun activities they used to do before Lasse's mate, Jason, got pregnant. It wasn't as though he objected to his best friend finding his true mate, it's just he didn't think Lasse should worry himself gray over the things Jason enjoyed doing...
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  • Hunting Innocence by B.A. Stretke

    Hunting Innocence by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’ll be your daddy sweetheart, however, and whenever you desire.”Yuri Petrov, the Master Vampire of the Loire Coven in Orléans, France, is on his way to Coven DuCane to make amends. After the destruction wrought by Aldessa Foix, Yuri found it necessary to come to Michigan and mend fences with the great vampire master Louis DuCane...
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  • Every Heavenly Moment by R.E. Butler

    Every Heavenly Moment by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hyena shifter Heaven Gable has known since the moment she met wolf brothers Kross and Kayne Callahan that they were meant to be her mates. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to want anything to do with her, and she finds herself feeling worthless and unlovable. Kross and Kayne never meant to hurt Heaven by staying away from her...
  • Liam's Lament  (Arrowtown) by Lisa Oliver

    Liam's Lament (Arrowtown) by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As far as Liam Lamont's concerned, life sucks. His mate disappeared without a backward glance, he spends most of his time drunk and he has the worst case of blue balls in existence. Fighting his lion form is tiring and if it wasn't for his brother Lucien, and the rest of the pack at Ra's, he'd probably run off into the wilderness and never be seen again...
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  • Sexy Beast IV by Kate Douglas, Dawn Thompson

    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...
  • Forever Yours by Lynn Hagen

    Forever Yours by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, HEA] Kory Kendrick thought taking a shortcut through the woods would shave off time, until he runs across a corpse buried under a pile of leaves. He soon finds that the guy isn't as dead as he thinks he is...
  • Copping A Lot Of Sin by Lisa Oliver

    Copping A Lot Of Sin by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sequel to Get Off My Case Can be read as standalone Sin's life was totally turned upside down when he learned about the existence of shifters and Fated Mates just six months before. That was when he met and fell head over heals in lust, and then love, with a young wolf shifter named Ben...
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  • Left to Chance by Liam Kingsley

    Left to Chance by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Micah I don’t believe in love - or shifter dating apps. But when calling out my YouTube rival for his promo of Mates.com leads to a friendly, competitive livestream, I’m prepared to put my money where my mouth is and sign up to prove that it’s all a load of hogwash. I just didn’t expect to be paired with him...
  • Sexy Beast V by Kate Douglas, Vonna Harper

    Sexy Beast V by Kate Douglas, Vonna Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They're primed and primal, untamed and unstoppable, always ready to go further, harder, longer to bring a woman pleasure that's wild, fiery, and out of this world. . . "Chanku Wild" by Kate Douglas They are the Chanku--an ancient race of shapeshifters, gifted with extraordinary sexual appetites...
  • Sexy Beast VIII by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante

    Sexy Beast VIII by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fierce and feral in their passion and unquenchable in their lust, these men seek to fulfill every woman's most carnal desires. . ."Chanku Spirit" by Kate DouglasIn a quest to learn more about their sensual shapeshifter history, Anton travels to Florida with Stefan, his lover, and Matt, one of the newest Chanku...
  • Eyes of Darkness by B.A. Stretke

    Eyes of Darkness by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lando Ricci isn’t thrilled when his friend Ian Turner pulls him in to help monitor the new group of cat shifters who’ve set up shop in Pittsburgh. Master Hadden gave the mission to Ian, but he called in Lando when he saw a group of Jackals casing the bar the cat shifters own. What starts as a Jackal attack turns Lando’s world on its axis and puts him face to face with his forever love...
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    animals  cats  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Just a Purr by Lynn Hagen

    Just a Purr by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jeremy Longing has been mourning the loss of his wife for two years, drinking to dull the pain. He refuses to leave the house, except on booze runs, until Moose talks Jeremy into going into town for breakfast. Jeremy isn’t sure what to think or feel when he meets the owner of the diner. Cyril Anson. He’s tall, sexy, and flirtatious, and seems to have his sights set on Jeremy...
  • Crushing on Cole by Fel Fern

    Crushing on Cole by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy and persistent Alpha is stalking me and I don’t know how to get rid of him…Alan Maple is trying to live his life one day at a time. Alan’s distrustful of Alphas for a reason. His ex-boyfriend did a number on him. Alan doesn’t think he’s ready to date again. When Cole enters the picture, Alan’s confused by all the attention the Alpha is giving him. He’s undeniably drawn to Cole...
  • Sexy Beast II by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante

    Sexy Beast II by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet 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. .
  • Every Blissful Moment by R.E. Butler

    Every Blissful Moment by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Non-shifting wolf Bliss Roberts imagined the most exciting thing in her future would be her honeymoon with her three gorgeous hyena husbands. She never expected them to get lost in the mountains on the way home and stumble upon a young owl shifter being forced to mate with a much older male...
  • Sexy Beast III by Kate Douglas, Morgan Hawke

    Sexy Beast III by Kate Douglas, Morgan Hawke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They're powerful, sensual men who are on the prowl, looking for the perfect mate-- a woman willing to embrace adventure beyond the imagination, and explore her wildest, most uninhibited side... "Chanku Journey" by Kate Douglas Jacob, Baylor, and Shannon are an ancient sensual race of shapeshifters known as the Chanku...
  • Omega Shared by Susi Hawke

    Omega Shared by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Omega Shared is the story of two wolf men named Owen and Zane...and a bear named Karl. This unlikely threesome are fated mates, who need to figure out a way to be together that will work for all three of them. Karl is an alpha bear without a family of his own, since bears are solitary creatures who only form attachments to their mates...
  • The Dark Side of Love by Lynn Hagen

    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...
  • Their War by Invi Wright

    Their War by Invi Wright

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A war is coming. Charlotte’s managed to secure a powerful alliance with the shifters, but this comes at a cost. The news of her plans to rescue the females has spread, and many aren’t eager for the control it gives Charlotte’s males. The Queen of Greed has joined forces with the ogres, and they’ve invaded Wrath...
  • Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen

    Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Ménage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, vampires]Minsheng and Yasuko are wary of strangers, especially those that have fangs. Kidnapped from their home country, the two try desperately to find their place in their new lives. Minsheng is angry and bitter over the ordeal he has suffered through. Yasuko is still so naïve...
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  • His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    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...
  • Angel's Wolf by Rebecca Royce

    Angel's Wolf by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *This book was previously published, the author had her rights returned and is republishing it now* Angel Kane has always known who her family was and why she was hidden away from them in New Orleans. Now on the run, the last thing she wants is anything that could potentially get in the way of the plan she’s made for herself...
  • Vaughn's Vampire Hunter by Lynn Hagen

    Vaughn's Vampire Hunter by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Siren 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...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • Darcy Burke by Joyee Flynn

    Darcy Burke by Joyee Flynn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, public exhibition, bondage, HEA]In a world where humans and paranormals coexist in secret and where they are at war with soulless demons, vampires dream to be united with their mates.Darcy Burke is a strong and caring vampire warrior who lost his family long ago...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    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

    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...
  • A Vampire's Touch by Lynn Hagen

    A Vampire's Touch by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] When Zeke's brother dares him to go into the Manacle to see if vampires really exist, Zeke has no idea the world he's stepping into. He catches the interest of one man who seems determined to make Zeke his. There's only one problem. Zeke doesn't date men...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • Rebecca's Wolves by Becca Jameson

    Rebecca's Wolves by Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Discovering not all humans are what they appear to be is stressful enough…but what if other supernatural forces surround us that cannot be explained? Rebecca Larson is a busy woman. Between her nursing job and training for a Spartan Race, she doesn’t have time for a social life...
  • Wolf by Lynn Hagen

    Wolf by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA]Who said being human was easy? When Jaycee decided to walk home after his car died, he had no idea his life was about to take a turn for the worst. A stranger attacks him in his own backyard, but Jaycee soon finds out that the man isn’t human...
  • Nexus by Ophelia Bell

    Nexus by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Born to a race of creatures that strictly polices its presence among humans, Kris possesses a gift only one dragon in each generation may possess – that of a human form that requires no magic to maintain. Only to Kris, his form is a curse because it means he has spent his life without the touch of another since he left his mother’s breast...
  • Red Spanking by Lynn Hagen

    Red Spanking by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, light consensual BDSM elements, whipping, sex toys, HEA]Lester longs for someone who will understand him, someone who will take him away from his humdrum life. The only thing he has going for himself are his job and friends in the neighborhood watch...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  bdsm  book
  • Thrown to the Wolves by Pixie Unger

    Thrown to the Wolves by Pixie Unger

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sarah Williams lay dying on the pavement. She was dying right in the stronghold of a local werewolf pack. The Bellmont Boys made the decision to try to infect her with the virus causing lycanthropy. It wasn’t an easy decision, most people don’t survive the infection. Werewolves are required to hide their existence. They are 0.02% of the population the rest of the world never hears about...
  • Matteo by Lynn Hagen

    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...
  • Pulling the Vampire's Braid by Charlie Richards

    Pulling the Vampire's Braid by Charlie Richards

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tate Locklear has worked as a vampire enforcer at his coven for almost two centuries. He’s ready for a change of pace. When his master calls for volunteers to protect shifters in the forest, he thinks it’s the something new that he needs. Tate discovers it’s so much more when the scent of a reclusive leopard shifter’s blood calls to him...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • Wicked by Eliza Gayle

    Wicked by Eliza Gayle

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fueled by revenge, driven by need. This mating season won't go down easy. Rebel has one last thing to do before she can walk away from her life on Devils Point and the man she can't get out of her head. Find the shifter who hurt her sister. She'll have to work with Dante to make it happen and that might be the final straw that breaks her...
  • Blood Sins by Jex Lane

    Blood Sins by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vampire Cyprian Von Bamberg has spent centuries hiding in the shadows, existing only to eliminate those his sire wants dead...
  • Maxwell's Fall by Tielle St. Clare

    Maxwell's Fall by Tielle St. Clare

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maxwell's Fall Tielle St. Clare Never threaten a werewolf's mate...it just pisses him off. Mandy wants to prove her father's innocence and her friend Jackson has agreed to help. Only he's acting strange. In one day he's gone from "mild-mannered accountant" to "bad-boy sex god" and she can't keep her hands off him. Now every secret submissive fantasy she's ever had seems possible, even necessary...
  • A Bear's Nemesis by Roxie Noir

    A Bear's Nemesis by Roxie Noir

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quinn Taylor has hated shifters for as long as she can remember. After all, her parents lead the world's most prominent anti-shifter group. Now they’re taking Quinn to protest marriage rights in Cascadia, the shifter state. Julius Bloom is grizzly shifter and lawyer, mated to the sexy mechanic Hudson Trager...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  polyamory  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  biker
  • Worthy of Cage's Love by Lynn Hagen

    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...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • Furbitten Brother by Preston Walker

    Furbitten Brother by Preston Walker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A lie gone too far. Their inner wolves can’t hold back. Can a bond for life hold them together? Chasen is overjoyed to attend his brother’s wedding. And as if things can't get better, he catches scent of his fated mate just before the vows are exchanged. Better yet, he knows who it is. But isn't Tate an alpha? Tate is an omega hiding in plain sight among alphas...
  • Holding Tight by Lynn Hagen

    Holding Tight by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, werewolves, HEA] Running from a past he wants to forget, Kyle ends up at Zeus's large estate. Kyle never stays in one place for too long, always fearing his past will catch up to him, but Zeus won't allow him to take off...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • Bear the Heat by Lynn Hagen

    Bear the Heat by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When John “Moose” Zitelli discovers that the human who was beaten by a lion shifter and two demons is his mate, he decides to stick around Maple Grove. Moose is glad of his decision when a murder takes place in the sleepy town. Now that Grayson is the new town sheriff, his mate is gonna need all the help he can get to solve the crime...
  • Mine to Keep by Lynn Tyler

    Mine to Keep by Lynn Tyler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chris 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

    Following His Omega by Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • Bear Creek Christmas by Alexander Elliott

    Bear Creek Christmas by Alexander Elliott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Looking for a fresh start, Levi accepts a new teaching position in Bear Creek. Home to both humans and bear shifters, it also hosts an annual holiday celebration like no other. Focused on his students and preparing for Christmas, romance is the last thing on his gift list. When a local shifter shows interest, however, Levi’s hesitant to get involved...
  • Nija's Temptation by Lynn Hagen

    Nija's Temptation by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires] Jimmy bartends at night, drifting along in life as a deep hunger eats away at him. He has a good family and a best friend, yet there is something missing. One night while working, Jimmy notices a dark and sexy stranger watching him. What he thought was going to be a one-night stand turns into so much more...
  • Knox by Lynn Hagen

    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...
  • Alex's Secret by Lynn Hagen

    Alex's Secret by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters]Alex's father ignored him, his stepfather tried to have him committed, his uncle looks at him like a freak, and his step-cousin Tater is trying to talk him into going to see his good buddy, Taylor Tate, who's a counselor...
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  • Ranger's Folly by Stephani Hecht

    Ranger's Folly by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Exiled from his childhood pack and hated by his family, Wolf shifter Ranger vowed that he’d always protect others from sharing his same heartbreak. He fulfilled his promise, first by taking in stray shifters and then later on becoming a soldier for a feline coalition. So when he finds a strange Eagle shifter stalking one of his friends, it’s only natural that Ranger becomes protective...
  • Feral by Alexa Land

    Feral by Alexa Land

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was watching me.I sensed his presence weeks before I saw him. Day after day, I peered out into the woods beside the lake house, unable to shake the feeling that someone was out there. But I never caught a glimpse of him. Eventually I convinced myself it had to be my imagination, that spending so much time by myself was starting to mess with my mind.I was so wrong...
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