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  • 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...
  • Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing...
  • The Magic of Betrayal by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Betrayal by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I thought I had a lot of questions before.Finding myself back in Besmet with the demon from my dreams, I’m finding it hard to deny the connection I feel toward him, despite the fact that he’s certifiably insane.When did my life get so chaotic?My green magic isn’t stable. My moods aren’t stable. My ex isn’t stable...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Enticed by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Enticed by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TWO MARKS PACK RULE: DON’T MIX WITH RANCHERSIn Wyoming, we’re the law.We keep the pack’s secret — and our wolves — safe from our neighbors, the ranchers.Then we meet her.The one we’ve been waiting for. Our mate.Only she’s a rancher—the nemesis of our pack. Worse, she’s the daughter of a wolf hunter.When danger encroaches on her land, we’re sent to investigate.We want to protect her...
  • Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenwood Coven series by NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan, this sleeping magical paranormal town knows that war can be a beginning…and an ending.Rowen Ravenwood is the final witch of her line—the only one standing in the way of Oriel, the dark necromancer who wants the core of the town’s magic for his own...
  • 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...
  • Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It only took seconds for my world to change…I live a simple, small-town life. Helping with the family restaurant, my side gig as a ride-share driver, hanging with my best friend, making the most of the extra time with my ghost grandma. The only exciting thing to happen to me in the past year was when Gabe moved to town—too bad Nonna scared him off...
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    paranormal  mlm  magic  lgbtq  family  age-gap  insta-love  romance
  • 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...
  • Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Dark River. Population 0. When Mika McKellen woke up in a stormwater drain while backpacking around Canada, she knew that her mother was right. If you made bad choices, you would end up dead in a ditch. But when she stumbled into Dark River, even her mother could never have dreamed up the residents of this small town in the middle of nowhere, Alberta...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • The Magic of Discovery by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Discovery by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Growing up in Emerald Lakes, population six hundred and eighty-two, had been safe and comfortable. Running my own magic shop and making a living off my green witchcraft, I have no complaints...
  • Spark of Fate by Tessa Hale

    Spark of Fate by Tessa Hale

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    It was supposed to be a fresh start. A completely blank slate in a place where no one knew about the tragedy that ripped her family apart six months ago. A tragedy Rowan can’t help but blame herself for. Now the only thing she wants is to blend in. To escape the house that has become more like a prison. Her new school is her only hope. Somewhere she can pretend she’s just like everyone else...
  • Neve by Helen Scott

    Neve by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I’m dropped off in a little podunk town called Silver Springs under orders from my jerk of a father to turn their human newspaper from a money pit into a profitable business, I want to scream. After meeting the sexy journalist that works there, a demon stripper, a reindeer shifter, and a selkie, they’ll have me screaming for a whole different reason...
  • Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden

    Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Mason Pierce rolls into Half Moon Key, he knows it isn’t an ordinary small town. The place is a mystery locals just accept, but the wolf shifter is intrigued. It might be the enigmatic Lila Ford that has Mason longing for a simple small-town life. She’s exactly the perfect mix of sweet and untouchable he never thought he’d fall for...
  • Alpha Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Alpha Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A man with a plan… John is the Alpha bear of Grizzly Cove, a town built to his own design, made up mostly of bear shifters. He brought them all together, so it’s on him when the community comes under attack. A woman of power… Ursula is more than she appears, and when her secret comes out, she’s afraid the shifters aren’t going to take it well, but John surprises her...
  • Savage Mate by Delta James

    Savage Mate by Delta James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Small Town Grumpy Shifter RomanceThe first time she saw him he was coming out of the river... Oh! what a view.Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff.Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend...
  • Racing Home by P. Jameson

    Racing Home by P. Jameson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Paranormal Shifter RomanceIn the south, things get real dirty. Especially on Saturdays. Mud on your jeans. Grit in your beer. Your tan washes off in the shower. That's how you know it's racing day. Or as the Dirt Track Dogs like to put it, winning day. Because they aren't racing unless they're winning...
  • Serendipity by Kristen Proby

    Serendipity by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author, Kristen Proby, comes Serendipity, the final installment in her gripping Bayou Magic series…My sight is a gift and also a curse. It cost me the love of my life. We may have been young, but some things you don’t get over. Like being the cause of the biggest tragedy of your boyfriend’s life. It’s something I’ll never forget, and a reflection of who I am...
  • Apex Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Apex Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    For most of his life, Gunnar the basilisk has spent his time as a gigantic, fearsome monster, defending the wild Texas landscape from invaders and rival shifters. Now that he and the other basilisks have awakened into the modern world, they’re on a new mission: to find mates, and help bring peace to a world growing more chaotic by the day...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

    The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As personal assistant to a powerful alpha of a large pack, there are certain rules Jamie has for himself to make sure he’s successful at his job.First, nothing and no one gets to the alpha without his say so.Second, schedules will be enforced for everyone. At all costs.Third, a certain Enforcer with an enticing scent and scarred face is not to be stared at, drooled over, and/or daydreamed about...
  • Howl My Name by Celia Kyle

    Howl My Name by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Reid just killed her father. There’s no way Evelyn’s gonna mate him now … Dammit.Werewolf Reid Bennett has one goal: investigate the Brookfield clan’s Itan. Reports are coming in that the male is abusing his werebears and – even if he’s a werewolf – Reid will put a stop to it. Unfortunately, the resolution ends up being permanent and now Reid’s the clan’s leader...
  • Heat by Ophelia Sexton

    Heat by Ophelia Sexton

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When pastry chef Annabeth Jones goes on the run from her abusive fiance, the small town of Bearpaw Ridge offers her a safe haven. Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with friendly neighbors and a bakery/cafe that needs a new owner, it's the perfect place for her to start over. Firefighter and bear shifter Dane Swanson knows at once that kind, curvy Annabeth is his fated mate...
  • Gentry by T.S. Joyce

    Gentry by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ****Don't miss this first book in the brand new Wolves of Winter's Edge standalone series from T. S. Joyce**** Gentry Striker is right back where he swore he would never be again—his hometown. All he has to do is tie up some loose ends and escape the darkness that has enveloped this place, but he can feel his destiny pulling him deeper into the shadows of this old town...
  • Mave Fortune by Elizabeth Dear

    Mave Fortune by Elizabeth Dear

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When my family left our small, ultra-conservative pack back in Utah to join a giant pack in Northwest Louisiana, I thought I'd be able to coast through my last year of high school in semi-anonymity, then get the fuck away from wolf pack politics and just live my life for awhile...
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
  • Where Foxes Hunt with Wolves by K.A. Merikan

    Where Foxes Hunt with Wolves by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    --- You are responsible for what you tame ---Yevhen. Forest ranger. Werewolf. Stifled by pack rules.Radek. Foxy ginger brat. Changeling. Will avoid responsibility at all cost.Banished from his pack for being gay, Yev has one last chance to redeem himself in the eyes of his family. He needs to stick to the rules for a year, and bury his sexuality forever...
  • Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it...
  • Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An overweight omega puts his life in the hands of a battered and bruised alpha... Captain Aries did not escape his last mission unscathed. His work with the Elite Force is always dangerous—it’s not easy protecting an entire town of trusting shifters from outside threats—but Aries blames himself for the danger he put his team in...
  • Haven by Morgan Brice

    Haven by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    (Set in the world of Fox Hollow, but can stand alone). Old secrets, hidden psychics, secret shifters, ghosts, scandals—and true love. A series of long-ago disappearances leads cold case private detective Austin Williams to investigate a troubled sanitarium. Jamie Miller is new in town, temporarily running the local historical association, and he willingly signs on to help solve Austin’s mystery...
  • Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan

    Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Since Grayson was a young cub in Alaska, he’s always wanted to be a park ranger. But when a rogue Alpha attacks their small den unexpectedly, Grayson’s alpha father manages to get some of his family as well as two other families out of their village unnoticed. They flee for their lives, and head in the direction of Honey Creek in hopes of finding a welcoming den...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  insta-love  lgbtq  magic  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal
  • Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes

    Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alpha torn apart, his heart stitched back together by the gentle hands of one sweet doctor’s assistant....Dante Reid has never fit in with his pack of feral, dangerous alphas. He hates his own nature, and his monster of a father makes him question his very DNA...
  • Chocolate Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Chocolate Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Because Stix are better than Ballz... Come in for our eclairs, and stay for the fabulous coffee. Show this flyer for a 10% discount! Ask about our Flakey Tasters Club! Kent crumpled the lame azz flyer in his hand and looked across the street at the Salty Stix bakery and thought to himself... this is war...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • All Foxed Up by Sam Hall

    All Foxed Up by Sam Hall

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Holly has never felt like she was the main character.So when her bestie, Nat, and her hunky bear shifter mates invite Holly up to the Big Smoke for a typical Aussie summer Christmas, she comes.To support her bestie, to bathe in the reflected glow of all of that love going on in the sleuth.To keep Nat's unruly boys in line.And find her own mates...
  • Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It was meant to be temporary. Fate had other ideas.Victor Mills would do anything to protect his pack, even work with magic he detests. When the wards safeguarding his territory start to deteriorate, he's forced to hire a local mage to fix them. He could tolerate the abrasive stench of sorcery, if only the mage didn't also smell like everything his wolf has ever wanted...
  • Real Men Bite by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix

    Real Men Bite by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    His wolf wants her to submit. She wants him to heel. After years of kicking ass in the Army, Captain Valerie Logan needs a break. And she can’t think of a better place for some R&R than her best friend’s small mountain hometown. Except her sister from another mister no longer lives in Tremble, Georgia. Who does? Her BFF’s frustrating, domineering, sex-on-two-legs older brother...
  • Hellhounds Never Lie by Lori Ames

    Hellhounds Never Lie by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A mage without magic. A hellhound without a home. A greedy wolf pack in the hills.Ash is technically a fire mage, but he can’t do much. Turning his bedroom lights on and off without having to get out of bed isn’t exactly awe inspiring, not when anyone with the right gadget could clap and do the same thing...
  • Love at First Roar by Celia Kyle

    Love at First Roar by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Librarian Note: Alternate cover edition - ASIN B00P6N2GH6.What happens when a half-blind weremole girl falls for a scarred werebear guy? A match made in furry, dirt-caked heaven. Mostly.Weremole Kira Kolanowski has spent twenty-nine-ish years of her life half-blind and occasionally half-dead. (Her family isn’t exactly loving...
  • Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune

    Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Green Creek short story.(Spoilers for Wolfsong, Ravensong and Heartsong...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  shapeshifters  magic  family  romance  fantasy
  • Wolfgang by Grae Bryan

    Wolfgang by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wolfgang Volker is many things: vampire, psychopath, connoisseur of fine living. But impulsive? Never that. Until the day he sets foot in Hyde Park and catches a certain enticing scent on the wind. His mate is here, gorgeous and oblivious and undeniably human. And it doesn’t take long for Wolfe to make the most impulsive move of his whole undead existence.Dr...
  • One True Mate by Julie Trettel

    One True Mate by Julie Trettel

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Kelsey Adams is alone, and has been since childhood.  Running away is all she knows and necessary to preserve her deepest, darkest secret. She can not afford for anyone to get close, or know about the monster within.  But when she lands a lucrative job as an administrative assistant to Kyle Westin,  CEO of the Westin Foundation,  her life changes and everything's at stake...
  • Raven in Midwinter by Mary Calmes

    Raven in Midwinter by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the most frightening thing is not the wind howling through the trees…but what’s lurking there.Xander Corey is certain that what his husband, Lorne MacBain, the chief of police in their little town of Osprey, is seeing outside their kitchen window is nothing to worry about. It’s concerning that whenever Xander looks, there’s nothing there, but really, it could be anything...
  • Ravenous by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Ravenous by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PACK RULE #9: FATE COMES SECOND FOR A SINGLE DADI didn’t move to Cooper Valley for love.I’m here to raise my daughter in peace, work at Wolf Ranch, and keep my wolf on a tight leash.Because I don’t have time for distractions. Or complications. And definitely not both in the form of a female.Joy is my new next-door neighbor—sweet, sexy, and entirely off-limits...
  • Black Willow Witch by Suzanne Wright

    Black Willow Witch by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Be the biggest, baddest witch in town so no one ever dares bully you again." That was her grandmother's advice and it's been Emberlyn's law since she was a child. It's kept the local coven at bay - until now..
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