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Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGhost, once known as the cub Luca, is finally home. Back among his kind and learning what it means to be both a man and a shaman, Ghost battles the expectations of his people, his family, and the pressures of a society that is both foreign and familiar... -
![Hell to Pay by Macy Blake]()
Hell to Pay by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a hellhound beta, Solomon has no complaints. Life is fine. His pack and his goddess-given duties as a protector of the human realm are enough. So what if he’s a little bored and a smidge lonely? Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things... -
![Stop Kidding Around by Macy Blake]()
Stop Kidding Around by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis so-called mate thinks it’s fate. Toby has other ideas.When Toby Sanders shows up to interview for a teaching job at a mysterious estate, he’s not expecting his world to flip upside down and backward.Shifters are real… and the hottest, most protective wolf of all is claiming him as a mate... -
![You to Me by Lyn Forester, Sophie O'Dare]()
You to Me by Lyn Forester, Sophie O'Dare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTails or horns. Fate decides. Childhood friends Sota and Masa have always been together. But when they turn eighteen, all of their expectations shatter. Attention from a persistent bully escalates and childhood visions of a perfect future begin to unravel. Sota quickly realizes that the transition into adulthood is not as fun as he envisioned...Categorized as:
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![You've Got To Be Kidding Me by Lisa Oliver]()
You've Got To Be Kidding Me by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPoseidon, ancient Greek God of the Sea, ruler of earthquakes and once worshiped by thousands as a fertility god, was bored and that could be a dangerous thing for people around him. Deciding to visit his son, Nereus and friends at the Cloverleah pack; Poseidon causes his own brand of trouble, resulting in a night out at a club. All he wanted was a bed partner for a few hours... -
![Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli]()
Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County... -
![Prophesy Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via]()
Prophesy Book II: The Bringer of Wrath by A.E. Via
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShifter and Vampire True Mates story. Alek’s older brother, Justice—the Alpha Zenith—was the first shifter to mate with a vampire in many generations, and it was believed the rare, fated pairing would stop at him. But, it hadn’t. Aleksei ‘Alek’ Volkov was second beta, next in succession to the most powerful shifter in the world. He was proud of his title and he took his duties seriously... -
![Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by M.J. May]()
Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by M.J. May
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSize matters. Pixies are supposed to be petite, beautifully lithe creatures with gossamer wings. Sporting luscious, ombre pink hair and fluttering pink wings, Phil meets two out of three of those criteria. At over six feet tall, no one would dare call Phil petite. As a home-and-hearth pixie, Phil yearns to find a home and family he can bond to... -
![Fated To The Alpha: Book 1 by Jessica Hall]()
Fated To The Alpha: Book 1 by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKatya the Beta's daughter and the daughter of an infamous warrior mother had high expectations for her life, but when she doesn't meet those expectations, her pack shuns her, forcing her and her family from the pack and forcing them to give up their titles. They are forced to seek refuge in the only pack that would take them in, on a lie her mother told... -
![A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Sam Hall]()
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGrowing up I had nothing but my good grades and them. The Vanguard brothers are the golden boys of our school, destined to be the alphas of our pack. They’re possessive, scaring away everyone else who might get close to me… until the night of their first shift.I’m been told over and over I can never be their mate, but the boy’s wolves have other ideas…...Categorized as:
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![Mave Fortune by Elizabeth Dear]()
Mave Fortune by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen 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...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke]()
The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElan Ravenscroft is a Dragon Knight and his father’s heir apparent. He is a battle-tested warrior and ready to defend his family and the Crimson Coven in his father’s name. He expected battle and danger when he accepted his father’s assignment to the Crimson Coven, but he did not expect to find himself face to face with his fated mate in the midst of war. He doesn’t know if he can handle both... -
![Reggie's Reasons by Lisa Oliver]()
Reggie's Reasons by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver since he went through his awakening at fifteen, Reginald Forsyth ("Reggie") had received mysterious notes on his bathroom mirror every birthday. Initially supportive, the notes got progressively more flirtatious as he got older. Now, one day from his twenty-fifth birthday, Reggie is about to be an adult in vampire terms, and ready to meet his admirer... -
![Blood of My Beloved by Whit Valentine]()
Blood of My Beloved by Whit Valentine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaniel In the wake of a horrific attack on his family's home by shifter hunters, Daniel struggles to recover from the injuries he sustained. He can't understand why his body doesn't do what it should, and why his thoughts and feelings seem so foreign and out of control. Though his family do their best to help him, he doesn't know how to tell them what he needs... -
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![The Vampire's Redemption by B.A. Stretke]()
The Vampire's Redemption by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn act of humility, from a Vampire seeking redemption, turns out to be destiny. An M/MM Romance. Kash Garret wants to make amends. After failing at his job and almost causing the break-up of a fated pair, Kash needs to find himself again. He wants to go back to the beginning, the bottom of the totem pole and work his way back to the man he used to be... -
![The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke]()
The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Nael DuFour, the Demon Lord, has been sealed in the Demon Sphere for a Millennia. The Dragon Stone has set him free. Little did Jai and his chosen Levi realize what they were unleashing when they made their deal with the Demon Lord to help save the Crimson Coven. Nael is just looking for a little fun when he drops in on the Crimson Plantation... -
![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... -
![The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke]()
The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKillian Frey is a machine of war. He’s been a killer, soldier, and spy for the Hadden Coven for decades. Alone in the field, he has honed both his skills and his reputation. The myth of Killian Frey is almost as lethal as the man himself. He’s been called back to the Coven proper to lead a special unit of security forces and finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings... -
![Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke]()
Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and Magic abound in Crimson, Virginia. Leroy Thibodaux has been the Sheriff of Crimson for a little over a year and he’s really settling into the job. He joined the Crimson Coven after fighting alongside them in the Great War and finds himself very much at home. All that’s missing is his Fate chosen love by his side... -
![Connor by Taylor Rylan]()
Connor by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re a fae born in the shifter realm, the last thing you expect is to discover your mate is fae, sent from the fae realm just for you. Connor Romano loves his family. Born to a vampire father and a fae mother, he’s spent his entire life witnessing firsthand the level his father would go to protect his mother, him, and their fae sister... -
![His Apprehensive Mate by Brea Alepoú]()
His Apprehensive Mate by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrue mates are found in the most unlikely of places. Wolf shifter Morgan thinks he’s finally found a place to belong: in the arms of his fated mate. But with Morgan’s life endangered by his old pack, he’s not willing to risk his mate’s safety. Even if his very soul cries out for Kenny. Snow Leopard shifter Kenny always wanted a family of his own... -
![Hope by Kiki Burrelli]()
Hope by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNash Walker is a simple wolf. His days are spent at the firehouse and he never has trouble finding someone to fill his nights. He isn’t ashamed to admit he has an amazing body and though his cousins tease him for his hero complex, he does save lives. He’s a popular guy on the isolated island he calls home and certainly doesn’t need to be around anyone who isn’t thrilled to be in his presence... -
![Alpha Deceived by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott]()
Alpha Deceived by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter thousands of years, they’re back… Proud dragon warrior and healer Sana has a secret… one that may forever turn his friends against him, and one that he’ll do anything to keep. He’s worked too hard to keep who he truly is from the world, and he refuses to let the charade drop, even after waking up thousands of years in the future... -
![The Second and His Bonded by Kiki Clark]()
The Second and His Bonded by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the son of an enemy, Kieran never expected to find a family with the Kincaid Pack... or a true mate’s bond.After barely escaping his abusive family, wolf shifter Kieran McAllister struggles to find his place in the Kincaid Pack. Especially with the pushy but gorgeous second-in-command showing up every time Kieran turns around… and making him want things he shouldn’t... -
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![When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver]()
When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScott Peterson, beta wolf in the Cloverleah Pack, has a good life. He loves his cars, riding his Harley, and going out with pack members and friends. But when an attack on his pack by a bear shifter, brings his mate into his world, from Texas of all places, Scott realizes he could lose everything he ever held dear... -
![A Man's Worth by Lynn Hagen]()
A Man's Worth by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA]Being one of the last Lakeland bears to mate, Bryce isn’t too happy when he finds out the man fated to be his has covered his scent for years. Tired of Ahm shimmering in and out of his life, Bryce finally puts his paw down and demands Ahm make a choice... -
![Hell on Earth by Macy Blake]()
Hell on Earth by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis job is to protect the world. But can he protect his heart? Protector. Boogeyman. Hellhound. Meshaq has been called it all. As alpha of the hellhounds, his goddess has tasked him with protecting the secrets of the supernatural world. He’s the police of other creatures and the enforcer of the goddess’s rules... -
![Bro and the Beast 3 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy]()
Bro and the Beast 3 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBrad finally gets what he wants. He's back in his world, where he's top dog and the only alpha males around are the frat bros who worship him as a legendary party animal... -
![Strength of the Pack by Kendall McKenna]()
Strength of the Pack by Kendall McKenna
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Marine werewolf and his commander bring legends to life while surviving combat deployment in Afghanistan.Lieutenant Lucas Young doesn't know much about shifters. When Sergeant Noah Hammond is assigned to Lucas' platoon, the Marine Corps' True Alpha werewolf challenges the Lieutenant's authority and his self-control... -
![How to Tame a Hellhound by Shannon Mae]()
How to Tame a Hellhound by Shannon Mae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAidenApparently, the trauma from being kidnapped doesn’t end when you’re rescued, although I’m doing better. I have a roommate who has become family, and we’ve been adopted by a pack of otherworldly creatures who protect us. I’m still a little jumpy, and most people make me uncomfortable, but baking, therapy, and my daily walks are all helping... -
![Never Let Me Go by B.A. Stretke]()
Never Let Me Go by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn M/M/M Romance. Benny Lakatos has been with the Hadden Coven for a couple of years now and has healed in many ways from the traumatic years at his home pack. One would think a wolf shifter would feel out of place in a Vampire Coven, but it’s the best home Benny has ever known... -
![The Vampire and the Witch by B.A. Stretke]()
The Vampire and the Witch by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was the shock of his life when Ian looked into the eyes of the dreaded Gallic Witch and realized he was looking into the eyes of his beloved. Fate had chosen Jean Jacque Batiste to be his forever love. To say that he reacted harshly was an understatement... -
![The Crimson Sorcerer by B.A. Stretke]()
The Crimson Sorcerer by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Coven is in turmoil. Three casters escaped from their cells and have cursed Master Stone’s chosen and their unborn child. They killed an unsuspecting soldier before they were dispatched by Master Stone and his right-hand man Cullen Volakis. The Coven now must figure out how to break the curse before it takes the life of the unborn heir to the Crimson Coven... -
![Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn]()
Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebel… I needed a safe place to lay low for the night. Instead, I met him, and all thoughts of leaving this town behind flew out the window. He gave me a safe place. In his arms. In his bed. In his heart. Taylor… As soon as I caught her scent, I knew she was mine. Then she approached me and willingly touched me. No fear for the behemoth with the scarred face and broken vocal chords... -
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![The Crimson Beta by B.A. Stretke]()
The Crimson Beta by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath has taught Jai Livingstone to never take anything in life for granted. Saved from the clutches of death at the hands of a caster by the Sorcerer Lucian, Jai is now a highly regarded Crimson Guard. He is determined to distinguish himself and never again let his soft heart be his undoing... -
![Beta's Virgin Bride by Lacey Thorn]()
Beta's Virgin Bride by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvy… He came out of nowhere, throwing me over his shoulder and carrying me off as if he had any right to. Then he kissed me and all the reasons that kept me saying no to sex spontaneously combusted, leaving me hot and needy for a man I didn’t know. What’s a virgin to do? I ran. Cyan… One look and I knew she was mine... -
![Kiss of Smoke by Amy Pennza]()
Kiss of Smoke by Amy Pennza
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat was supposed to be a dream vacation just turned into a nightmare. It’s not every day you board a private jet for an all-expenses-paid trip to Scotland with your two gorgeous bosses. And it’s not every day you spot your fiancé kissing another woman across the terminal.The man I was ready to marry has been cheating on me for a year... -
![It's You: Book Two by K.P. Kelley, Katy Regnery]()
It's You: Book Two by K.P. Kelley, Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second book in New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery’s first duo of paranormal romances! HAPPILY EVER AFTER... To some, they’re just words signifying a fairytale ending. For me, Jack Beauloup, they represent an unyielding desire: Forever with Darcy Turner, the unexpected love of my life. A love that has placed her human life in danger... -
![Emily's Story by D'Elen McClain]()
Emily's Story by D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a werewolf savagely rapes Carolynn, she hides her tormented secret below the basement stairs for nineteen years.Emily’s entire universe was the caged room in the cellar. She knew little kindness and received only enough food to stay alive. She understood nothing of the world above stairs. She would have died in the room of her childhood, but her world changed the day she could take no more... -
![Harvest Moon by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes]()
Harvest Moon by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLost best friends grow back together.Alexis Mena has waited five whole years for his childhood sweetheart to come back from college. He’s ready to get marked, mated, and finally settle down, but when the stoic farmer returns, there’s a wall between them that Alexis can’t scale... -
![Cassian by Grae Bryan]()
Cassian by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCass doesn’t know exactly why he can’t get over his massive, hopeless crush on his roommate. It might have something to do with how gorgeous and sweet and completely out of his league Blake is, but who can really say?Blake doesn’t know exactly why he’s so protective of his roommate... -
![Protected by the Tiger Shifter by L. Rose]()
Protected by the Tiger Shifter by L. Rose
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNoxPeople see me as the asshole who deals with the hellish jobs. That’s because people fear me, which is how I like it.Unfortunately, I also have to put up with the tiger inside me. My beast should have protected me when I was younger, but instead, all he’s ever wanted are pats and attention.I’ve hated that tiger… until him.Our fated mate... -
![Magpie by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly]()
Magpie by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReynard Drake, solitary cybersecurity expert and curator of the Drake family fortune, would rather be chucked in the midden than forced to bed an omega, but as the selected Amethyst candidate for the mating experiment, he has no other choice... -
![Abel's Omega by Ann-Katrin Byrde]()
Abel's Omega by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBax is desperate. Recently widowed, he takes his pups and flees his pack to avoid a new mate who wants him—but not his babies. At Mercy Hills, he finds the help he’d hoped for, but also a man who both attracts and unnerves him. He doesn’t want another alpha mate, or even any mate, though he knows that an omega has to have one... -
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![Swallow by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly]()
Swallow by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Forbidden Desires Spin-Off Story. Grimbold Drake, influential patriarch of the Drake family, revels in his solitary life of order—a life which is thrown into chaos when his son pays him an unexpected visit, bringing with him a broken but gorgeous young man more than a millennium Grimbold’s junior. A man Grimbold instantly finds himself yearning to fix, to protect, and to claim... -
![Heart of the Warrior by Donya Lynne]()
Heart of the Warrior by Donya Lynne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeverin was born to be a warrior. Conceived as a mixed-blood when his vampire father sexually assaulted his dreck mother over two centuries ago, Severin retained the power of iron skin inherent to newborn drecks. However, Sev keeps this secret closely guarded. If it's discovered that inferior dreck blood flows in his vampire veins, it could destroy his life... -
![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... -
![Fated Mates and How to Woo Them by A.J. Sherwood]()
Fated Mates and How to Woo Them by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChase is crazy busy behind the scenes at the fraternity get together, so when an alumni comes in, he just notes a hot man in his vicinity and goes right back to work.When Ronan gets hurt, and Chase feeds him, Chase’s reaction opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Ones that Ronan wants to explore... -
![The Alpha and His King by Kiki Clark]()
The Alpha and His King by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Kai flies out of a shed, swinging a rake, Rick’s life flips upside down. As alpha, Rick’s dedication to his pack has never wavered—until Kai. The pull he feels toward the younger man is more than a simple distraction, but Rick won’t let himself lose focus. Not while a hidden enemy is drawing near... -
![Axel's Pup by Kim Dare, Chris Clog]()
Axel's Pup by Kim Dare, Chris Clog
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs the landlord of The Dragon's Lair and leader of The Black Dragons Motorcycle Club, Axel Carmichael has seen it all and done it all. He's a respected and experienced dom. Nothing shocks him anymore, and nobody catches him off guard...
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