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A Beauty to His Beast: An Urban Werewolf Story by Natavia
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Re-Release* Kanya Williamson is a twenty-three year old plus-size beauty whose ancestors originated from Ancient Africa. Kanya has been heart-broken from her past that is until she sees a strange figure in the woods. From that moment on her life spirals out of control until she meets, Goon... -
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Bear by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain! That day when a polar bear shifter arrives in a plane full of purple yarn and all hell breaks loose... Ronan is coming. He’s a big bear—an enormous bear—and arriving at Ghost Mountain is going to change the shape of who he is forever... -
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Reach of Slaughter Mountain by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOwen Thomas is a man on a mission.He's moved from the city to a small town in the wilds of Alaska, and is determined to carve out a life in the woods he now calls home. He is finding the perfect balance between life in town with his father and brother, and a solitary existence where he has the peace to figure himself out... -
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Compelling Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a dragon. Dragons didn’t run from any situation. Not even a dragon disguised as a witch. Well … at least not from any situation that involved the archive or my duty, because apparently I fled before anything even remotely personal. Including surprise double dates.A masked gala. A solstice celebration with the werewolves... -
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Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out... -
![A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy]()
A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove otter be easier....Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can't get a word in edgewise... -
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Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook One: Bitten Where it all began. Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader... -
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I'm Just A Small Town Shifter 2 by G.S. D'Moore
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lot has changed for Kirk Jensen. He wasn’t the slightly fat, fast-food slinging, new guy anymore. His whole existence changed that night he was attacked by a bear, and joined the ranks of Kodiak Island’s shifter community. He even managed to land his dream job on the island’s police force. But Kirk is so much more than just another werewolf shifter... -
![Suckulence by Jade Royal]()
Suckulence by Jade Royal
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This is a contract. A contract that says you’re allowing me to do any and everything sexually pleasing to your body within your discretion. I guess the only question is, are you bold enough to sign it?” What would you do if a dangerously sexy vampire dangled temptation so easily in front of you? Trinity was looking for an escape from a reality she despised... -
![Provoking The Force by Jade Royal]()
Provoking The Force by Jade Royal
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a matter of seconds, Onyx Triton’s life was changed forever. Onyx didn’t know what was worse, losing his memories or fighting his own identity battle. How could he be the man he used to be when he didn’t know who that man was? The only thing that burned through him was the harsh desire to get back what he lost. And then she came into his life... -
![The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA final battle. A betrayal. And a bond that can't be broken.The capture of Alaska's greatest enemy should mean an end to hostilities, a peaceful Renewal, and a restoration of the Compact's balance of power and magic in the Small Kingdoms... -
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Awakening Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe plan was to hop a train to Oslo, hang out at a coffee shop, and connect my personal archive, Infinity, to the Internet. Yes, completely disregarding the well-established fact that magic and technology didn’t mix. At all.I was also hoping to browse as many bookstores as I could before my younger brother’s patience ran out... -
![Tropical Lynx's Lover by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Lynx's Lover by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a handyman lynx shifter who can fix almost anything... Except for his mate’s shattered soul. Even a tropical paradise has its problems. When something is broken, native Alaskan lynx shifter Travis is always the man for the job... -
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Tropical Dragon Diver by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOutcasts from two different worlds... Dragons are meant to be creatures of fire and fury, not salt water and mercy. But Bastian isn’t an ordinary dragon. Shunned by his warrior family, he guards golden beaches instead of a golden hoard. But when he rescues a beautiful, mysterious woman from stormy waves, he finally finds something worth fighting for... -
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![Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe ain't no one’s idea of a true mate. Panther shifter Wrench hasn't got the first frickin’ clue about poems and flowers and all that crap. But he’s gonna learn, or die trying. He ain’t giving up on the best thing to ever happen to him... -
![A Griffin for Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Griffin for Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA curvy animal rescue worker who hates the holiday season... A hot shifter cop who never takes a day off... Together, can they overcome the danger that threatens their merry Christmas? Emilia Lopez has hated the holiday season ever since she got her heart broken on Christmas Eve. Now, she relies only on herself as she cares for the rescue dogs she’s taken in... -
![Dragon King by Charlene Hartnady]()
Dragon King by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeries: The Bride Hunt, Book 3 - a dragon shifter novel Blaze has loved and lost before. He’s been down that slippery path before and never wants to go there again. Especially not with a human. It’s a great pity that he has no choice. The problem is that he’s the Fire King, ruler of all four kingdoms. Blaze is expected to have heirs, and the sooner the better... -
![The Dragon's Need by Jessie Donovan]()
The Dragon's Need by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTired of overprotective dragon-shifters, Gabriela Santos decides she wants to lose her virginity to a human male via the Tahoe area dragon lottery. After years of trying, she's finally selected as one of the participants. Of the hundreds of humans who want to be with her, it's the male staring at the ceiling who catches her eye... -
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Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
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Howling Devotion: A Cursed Romance by R. O'Leary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesperate for a shot at claiming his mate, Beau will do anything to get the stubborn owl to give him a chance...even if he has to hijack her investigation.Alice has always prided herself on being an asset to her shifter clan -- that is, until she messed up so badly her Alpha won't even look her in the eye... -
![Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret... -
![Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan]()
Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a hot, spicy fairy tale:- one dreamy BBW bookworm- one polar bear bad boy billion heir who parties like a rock star- just a pinch of spice- A Nordic prince, a Texan princess, two dragons, two big balls, and two fancy dances...!It's a fairy tale dream come true...Addison 'Addy O' Quincy is the quiet bookish middle sister of the Quincy family... -
![Finding Dragon's Court by Jessie Donovan]()
Finding Dragon's Court by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the world, Dr. Maximilian Holbrook projects himself as a chatty buffoon. It ensures everyone underestimates him, especially when it comes to his rivals. And it's worked, too, until an Australian dragon-shifter starts outsmarting him. That she's a woman doesn't matter to him... -
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Claused by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear shifter Kain, who also happens to be a lawyer, has just met his mate. There’s just one problem, she’s crazy. Like, two sandwiches short of a picnic crazy. Why? Because his mate, a wonderfully curvy woman, named Marraine Le Fey, thinks someone has stolen her magic wand. That’s right. Her. Magic. Wand... -
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![The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox]()
The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWild. Ferocious. Untamed. Vicious. And that’s just Kneecap in his human form. His savage grizzly bear on the other hand… watch out! Nothing and no one has been able to tame this half barbarian/half shifter in thirty years, but there’s a glimmer of hope when a curvy girl named Nora walks onto the ranch. Nora Marchesi has come to Montana to find her sister... -
![Seducing the Dragon: Part 2 by Jessie Donovan]()
Seducing the Dragon: Part 2 by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART TWO Evie Marshall discovers she has three days to convince Bram to trust her or he won’t take her as his mate. Unable to forget their steamy kiss, she’s determined to prove her usefulness not only for her safety, but also for another chance to kiss the sexy dragonman and become part of his clan. Bram’s dragon wants Evie, but refuses to say why... -
![Seducing the Dragon: Part 3 by Jessie Donovan]()
Seducing the Dragon: Part 3 by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile Evie attempts to behave in the manner of a clan leader's mate during the special dinner in Finn's honor, news of another attack ruins the evening. Now Bram and Evie must work together to not only stop the dragon hunters from hurting anyone else, but to also control Bram's dragon. Without his leadership, the clan will be doomed... -
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Rumpled Bear Skin by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA BBW Bear Shifter Billionaire Paranormal Romance NovellaCurvy public relations intern Artemis Miller can spin anything into gold, but can she save the Asher Lumber Company’s image? With a little help from billionaire bear Jasper Dixon, anything is possible. The last thing that Artemis Miller wants is to get burned by thehandsome shifter she’s been paired with by their boss... -
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Ruling The Pack: A Forbidden Shifter Romance by Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’re united in love, but our packs are divided. And our unborn child won’t wait for peace…My mate has succeeded in the alpha challenge, uniting our packs. But decades of spilled blood are not easily forgotten and together we must prove that Night is capable of leading or face rebellion... -
![Dragon VIP: Kyanite by Starla Night]()
Dragon VIP: Kyanite by Starla Night
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSmokin’ hot dragon shifters have no idea what to do with these sassy Earth females — but claiming them as mates will change the universe! Scarred dragon shifter Kyanite “Kyan” Onyx is the Security officer of the Onyx Corporation. Used to working in the shadows, this deadly former mercenary is the only one who can safeguard his family’s company from growing dangers... -
![Her Choice To Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Her Choice To Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMae is a bear shifter, although she doesn’t really know what that means, because she has been raised by her non-shifter gran since the death of her parents. Determined to find her mate, she signs up to Fated and Mated, but gets no reply from the man she knows is her mate. Only when she checks the profile, does she find something is wrong... -
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Claiming the Pack by Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe must unite our rival packs. Our child’s future depends on it…If only falling for Night, the alpha of our rival pack, was the least of my problems.Now Troy, the fallen alpha of my old pack, has escaped from prison, and Night wants to hunt down.If we’re going to have a chance of uniting the King and Warg packs, we need to stop the violence... -
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Unbound by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShifter novel set in the same world as, the bestselling, Chosen and Program series It all started with a dare. One little dare. Just a string of silly words that landed Alice smack bang in the middle of the ‘Dark Horse’ bar surrounded by utter chaos. Like most pick-up joints, the place was a meat market, but on steroids. The guys weren’t just simply guys, they were shifters... -
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Blue Bear ARC by Sable Sylvan by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCurvy college intern Poppy Beaton was in Seattle for one reason and one reason only: for an internship at the Asher Lumber Company that could make or break her career... -
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![Zohar by A.K. Michaels]()
Zohar by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZohar Drake is the Council’s most feared Enforcer. With a soul that’s shrouded in a darkness he keeps hidden from everyone. The deeds he’s been forced to carry out for the Council have left him scarred and tormented…both man and beast. When the Hunger strikes he’s under no illusions…it has to be one of his many enemies seeking revenge and inflicting some magical spell over him... -
![Unbearable Temptation by R. O'Leary]()
Unbearable Temptation by R. O'Leary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBuried under the weight of his role as Alpha, Nate will do anything to find his missing shifters, even if it means babysitting a sassy eyewitness who has an unhealthy obsession with pink--and sugar.Everything in Rainy's life is finally going according to plan... -
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Hunted by the Dragon by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Bounty hunter by trade, dragon-shifter by birth, Seanan came to Earth in search of a mate. Two years later, he finds himself crossing paths with a woman he suspects may be exactly what he's been looking for--too bad the frustrating female is the reason he's stranded on Earth in the first place... -
![Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh]()
Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA town cannot live on baked goods alone, and a teacher won’t find their mate in a book. Welcome to the Kinship Cove Diner, where a good cup of coffee comes with every fated mating. ***It sucks to be invisible. In the diner my family owns, I’m just the sister who gets stuff done. My entire skulk seems to forget about me on a weekly basis... -
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Brandi by Donna McDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe says they’re mates. She says they’re done. Agent Brandi Jenkins likes being a werewolf. It’s great to be stronger, smarter, and more sexual. It’s also great being part of family group for the first time in her solitary life. As the Nano Wolves beta, she must protect the other women in her tiny pack. She can't stop until she learns the truth about who funded the crazy scientist who made them... -
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River Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrett Dalton, Alpha of Hudson River, isolated himself from his pack mates after one betrayed him. The once, easygoing Alpha has become taciturn, remote and unforgiving. His pack worries for him, but they too have suffered a devastating blow... -
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Sugar Dragon by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe next delectable treat from the Cake-ily Ever After bakery in Kinship Cove will have your mouth watering. This recipe for happily ever after includes one feisty baker with a short attention span and a dragon who’s been hunting her for decades. All of the fated yumminess, none of the guilt. * * * Try everything once. That was my rule in life, food, and dating... -
![The Grisly Grizzlies: Tito and Ronin by Kim Fox]()
The Grisly Grizzlies: Tito and Ronin by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTito and Ronin have always known they were destined to share a mate. Nothing is stronger than a bond between twin bear shifters. Well, except maybe a hot curvy veterinarian named Zoe. While in a two-year-long cold streak, Zoe gets propositioned by two gorgeous bear shifters... -
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Mischievous Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a dragonshifting prince, and she's a human. What could possibly go wrong? Dragonshifter Prince Finn will do whatever it takes to save his people from extinction, even if that means sneaking through a portal to Earth to find a bride. With dragon men disappearing and threats to cut off their supply to eligible women, he knows the portal is their only hope of survival... -
![The Bear Prince by Sable Sylvan]()
The Bear Prince by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last thing curvy human reporter Crystal Wordsworth expected was to end up with an invitation to Seattle’s most exclusive charity event, the Asher-Dixon family’s Golden Ball…but before she’s even had it in her hands for fifteen minutes, she manages to lose the gilded ball shaped invitation when it falls into…a well... -
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![Black Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan]()
Black Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese black bears…are black sheep… Curvy Ann’s always the bridesmaid and never the bride, but when her friend Chastity’s bachelorette party is held at Bear Buns, fate changes everything Ann had planned. The headliners at Bear Buns are the black bear shifters, Liam and Nick, but these sensual men aren’t just black bears. They’re their family’s black sheep... -
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Cinnamon Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSugar, spice, and everything fur-bidden… Kimberly Matherson's the curviest freshman in her hall group at Washington College Seattle, but the last thing she expects? For a one night stand at the Bear Buns strip club to turn into something more. But the last thing she wants in her life? More drama... -
![The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan]()
The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBears + BBWs + BBQ + BDSM = Too Hot To Handle! The last thing that the curvy Quincy sisters expect is to meet their rivals, the Scoville brothers, in the flesh at the reading of their grandfather’s will. What the heck are a bunch of Norwegian billionaires doing at a fair in the middle of Texas? Planning a corporate takeover, of their family’s hot sauce company, The Quincy Hot Sauce Co... -
![Panda Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan]()
Panda Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese panda bears can’t be bamboozled… Ashley Ortiz goes to Bear Buns with her coworkers Linda and Miranda to have a good time and watch their premier show staring The Twelve Dancing Bears, but the last thing she expects is to become part of the show! When she meets the hot cocoa sweet Onyx and his dance partner Jet, she learns that panda bear shifters can be downright sexy…but when a fire... -
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Koala Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese bears are ready to go down under... The last thing that curvy Natalie thought she’d find at Bear Buns was true love, but just as her friend predicted, Fate was going to have someone fall in her lap…literally... -
![Beauty And The BBQ by Sable Sylvan]()
Beauty And The BBQ by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a red hot romance: one part bear shifter, one part BBW, a pinch of bedroom spice, and a whole lot of BBQ!The last thing Abigail 'Abby O' Olivia Quincy needs in her life is drama. After dumping her loser ex, she goes home to Fallowedirt, Texas for winter break to focus on her thesis...but the curvy gal is distracted by polar bear shifter Clove Scoville...
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