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Readers who enjoyed Mate Date by M.J. Marstens also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Reese by Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I saw something I shouldn’t have. Ominous, right? But what really sucks is I got caught. I’ve been trapped as my animal ever since, hidden away and forced to stay shifted and silent. Until one day, when I get brought to a pet shop where a shifter recognizes me for what I am and brings me to her pack. A really friggen weird pack. I need to get out of here... -
The Vampires Human by B. Harper
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“She’s our perfect match in every way. As vampires we all have darkness in us. A lifeless hollow that plagues our chests. After thousands of years we found our light in the most unexpected person.” Seven vampires. One human. An intoxicating attraction of love and lust. “You’re mine for the next few hours... -
Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Medley Bell, and if you had told me this time last week that I was demon, then I’d have said you were nuttier than a squirrel turd.Of course, that was before I started seeing the strangest things. I’ve always been a little off, but it took stumbling into a backwater bar to understand how different I really am... -
The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher Stanton has devoted his entire, long life to protecting the shifter world — but he couldn't save his own beloved human wife and child. Walling off his emotions and turning his life into a mission to consolidate power, he is ruthless, determined — and most definitely never falling in love with another human again... -
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Koda: A Bear Shifter Romance by Kira Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad boys are great. Good boys are overrated. Wild boys… they’re just another species entirely. Join the Koda Clan where the men are wild, the women are naughty, and the hot romance is as sweet as it is spicy. Sexy, steamy, and crazy-funny. You’ve been warned. ;)LOVE METrace Koda is a man I hate.I’m terrified of what I feel for Trace. I’m angry... -
Jetta by Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI’m kind of a bitch, but you would be too if you had my life.I was taken as a baby and trained to become an elite member of Troupe Delirium. My time with them is as permanent as the damn collar on my neck. Until Heathcliff helps me escape.I have nothing but the clothes on my back and the good sense to get as far away as I can... -
To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote: This story was reissued in the book Dragon Actually under the pseudonym G.A... -
Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI, Taylor Hough, am a painfully average guy.I have the soul-destroying corporate job, I iron my underpants, and I was unceremoniously dumped for an influencer hippie a few years ago. Every day feels the same, and I don’t know how much longer I can cope before I do something unhinged like rip off my shirt in the middle of my co-worker’s office birthday party and smear lemon cake all over my chest... -
Jingle Me Balls by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat in the salty seas could be more important than presents at Christmas time? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Tis’ Christmas time on Mystical Isle and just like the fat bastard in red, I’ve made a list and now I shall check it… twice. Yeah, twice. I might wear a diaper, but I’m not an arse. Battle the human women in sweatpants and snow boots for electronics on Black Friday. Check... -
Eirlys by Jenn D. Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI crashed into Silver Springs fifteen years ago—literally crashed. The only reason I survived is by the kindness of a passing vampire who turned me. Now I live in a town filled with vampires, demons, angels and even shifters that turn into dildos. What the hell did I get myself into?My name is Eirlys, but please call me Lys... -
Cider by Aspen Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do Jack Frost, an ancient silver haired vampire, and a goat shifter all have in common?This girl. Right here... -
Petunia's Pandemonium by Robyn Peterman, Erin Mallon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMix one part Mermaid - one part Genie. Throw in an intoxicated God of the Sea and and a few smack-talking Pirates. What have you got?Pandemonium.Petunia's Pandemonium to be more accurate.PetuniaLetting the ocean current take me where it may for the last 25 years hasn't worked out so great. So, instead of getting my tail in a knot, I'm making some swimmingly simple changes... -
Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends Volume 3 by Yū Sakurai
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ultimate Weapon For Any Queen Candidate: Good Food and Fluffy Friends!Laetitia has successfully returned to a life of leisure after befriending the queen candidates over their shared love of baking and cute animals, but it’s not long before she’s roped into even more unwanted trouble! Will this evil noblewoman ever be able to sit back and enjoy her time just cooking and playing with wolves,... -
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months...Categorized as:
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Moonlit Agate by Katherine Isaac
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoving to Moonlit Falls was supposed to be Agate's fresh start.As the boss, and only full-time employee, of Soil Sprite Gardening & Landscaping, she's working on her dream renovation - an unkempt patch of land surrounding the town's beautiful, ancient oak tree.Unfortunately in doing so, she may have accidentally wrecked the town. Maybe... -
Magic in Those Eyes by Jackie May
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Careful! While the Shayne Davies series can be read as a stand-alone, this book does reveal certain spoilers from books 1,2, and 3 of the Nora Jacobs series, so be warned! See the recommended reading order below for reading both series together.) After taking down Detroit’s east side demon horde, Shayne Davies is enjoying newfound respect as an FUA field agent... -
Total Lunar Eclipse by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVenus the Genius is back! Her mission: To kill Moon or bust.I’m your Venus. . .I'm your fire. . .Wait, fire?That’s code for help!Hold on, Trust Tree Sisters, I’m coming (and not in the sexy way).Better yet, I’ll send Super Blue because I’m elbow deep in some sh*t.Not actual sh*t, but close enough. . .Because with each passing second, Lina (a.k... -
Bite the Bullet by C.C. Wood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don't know what happened to my life. Just a few months ago, I was independent and had an exciting job I loved. Now, along with my friends, I'm in hiding. Why? Because I'm one of the Five, a group of human women bestowed with powers and abilities to fight and control supernatural beings. A prophesy was written about us centuries ago... -
Hunt by Serenity Rayne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother day, another skull added to my collection.For years I was deliberately hidden from the Strigoi in what is now called America. But now the Strigoi know I've ascended, and they have begun to hunt me. They won't stop till they have taken my head and heart back to their master.To stay alive, I need to gain powers from each of my mates that I collect from the species of old... -
Freaking Purrfect by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaya has always wanted a hedgehog shifter in the Ridgeville pride. She almost stole one once, but she sorta went into labor before Operation Quill Catcher took off. Now, she wonders if having a werehedgie is all it's cracked up to be. After "borrowing" (kidnapping and/or saving.. -
TBR: Dead But Well Read by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI always thought I’d die crushed under the weight of my TBR pile, but my death was a plot twist I didn’t see coming. Save your sympathy! Now that I’m dead, I’m living my best freaking life. I’m free to read books for hours on end without worrying about food, rent, or, well, any interruptions.I might finally be able to get through my TBR list… maybe... -
My Gifts At Christmas by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs the holidays approach Caspian has resigned himself to the fact that life in the City of Eternal Night is just one meaningless day after another. When his older brother, Magnus, asks him to greet a scientist working on improving the quality of their blood resources, he is surprised to hear that the man is a shifter. Once they meet he is shocked they are mates... -
Ambereye by Gill McKnight
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe thing with the Garouls is you never get quite what you think you will. They really are something else.Hope Glassy loves her job at Ambereye, Inc., despite having Jolie Garoul as her new boss.Jolie is a moody workaholic. She is awkward, contrary, and on occasion just plain mean. Hope is hardworking, popular, and in recovery from a serious illness. She doesn’t need a bizarre boss... -
Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell would have to freeze over for Grace Ann Bryant to go into the Otherworld. Somebody get the Devil a blanket because the lake of fire is an ice skating rink. With the disappearance of her brother, her bard, and her fiance, Grace decides her only option is to take a trip to the Summer realm to find her brother, Finley. She also needs to take Devin, the abandoned fairy child, to his father... -
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A Dream Before Dawn by K.C. Kingmaker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe academy intrigue, supernatural sexiness, and dark mysteries just keep coming... and so do I. Going into Briarwitch Academy, I wasn’t a big fan of supernaturals. But I learned to appreciate something: Other than their magic and unreasonable attractiveness (seriously, it’s not fair), they’re not so different than humans. There are good ones and bad ones.Currently, I have a bad one locked away... -
Amethyst by C.Y. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmethyst is a curse worker on the run after hexing her ex. (He he that rhymes) On the bus to Silver Springs, she meets a set of hot twins but with a vengeful ex after her and a group of pissed off vampires, she’s a little distracted... -
Storm by Eva Delaney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the creator of Sapphire and Juniper comes a brand new romance that you'll be embarrassed to read in public.You thought flying dildos were mad? Wait until you meet the men who throw their dicks around... literally! They'll give you new inspiration for your next naughty purchase.Meet Riley Storm, a raptor shifter biker chick and the local Bob-guard... -
Magnolia by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagnolia Kinsella is finishing her nursing degree and interning at Silver Spring Memorial but seriously she’s a little klutz and so accident prone that she keeps turning up as a patient more than she should.Magnolia loves to jog to clear her mind and read steamy romance novels. She’s shy when she likes a guy but a certain magic paperback might change her fate.Remember Thor .. -
Candela by J.R. Thorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat does a firefighter, a Fire Fae, and a husky shifter have in common? They all want a bite of Candela’s cupcake…Hi! I’m Candela and I own the best cupcake shop in Silver Springs—before my reputation got ruined, anyway. Lately all of my cupcakes have been coming out burnt, my smoke detectors are on the fritz, and my husky companion named Jasper won’t stop barking at customers... -
Introductions by Katie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I’m selected to be the Supernaturalette, I think it’s finally my time to find love.But apparently? This is a special season of the show.Supernaturalette: Fuck Up Edition.Twenty-five men are competing for my hand in marriage. Twenty-five broken, eccentric men.Everything from a man-eating tree to a vegetarian wendigo to a garden gnome... -
Sapphire: Two Scoops of Trouble by Eva Delaney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBob’s been Bob-napped!One second I’m living my happily ever after with my three mates. The next my worst nightmare comes true: One of my men disappears.My shifter mates and I race to find Bob with the help of a cat shifter. My men are jealous of the new guy, but he’s too charming to resist. Bob is in danger, but so are my pants... -
Polar Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese polar bear shifters aren’t clowning around… When curvy Lauren goes to the Bear Buns night club with her friends, the last thing she expects to find is true love, but she knows the minute she sees Blaze and Hale’s chests that she’s their fated mate. The only problem? Blaze has been burned before, and there’s a evil killer clown stalking Lauren. Hot as Hale.. -
Unlucky by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAccused of stealing gold from an infamous Irish street gang, Paranormal Psychologist Matilda Schmidt will die in exactly five days if she doesn’t cough it up—guilty or not. With minutes ticking away and her office overrun by a leprechaun who's loopier than he is lucky, Matilda makes a deal with a demigod—give him one night in her bed and he’ll help her locate the missing gold... -
Jasmine by Crystal North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJasmine: an insanely talented half-witch who can’t see her own worth, even though the humans and the Supes of Silver Springs all adore her; shop owner; holistic healer; visionary; fortune teller.The only problem she ever has with fortune telling, however, is her own. All she ever gets is visions of trees when she tries... -
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Secrets and Kisses by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStefanMagic. As a librarian, Stefan knows there’s magic in books and imagination, but it isn’t until he moves to the mountains of North Carolina that he realizes people can come with magic too…well, the locals at least seem to come with magic…and fascinating relationship dynamics he thought were just on TV and in books.Boyd Dragons... -
Glittering Feather by Merri Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow hard could angelic parenting be? I had no fudging idea .You’d think, with the best birches in the universe and four smoking hot angelic soulmates on my side, I could help raise one Celestial child without too much fuss... -
Silent Jay: The Worst Guide to Collecting Dragons by Kate Messick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWaking up in the middle of a mating hunt without my magic or my voice? Yeah … not a great start to my day. But being chased by two dragon shifters fills me with excitement I’ve not felt in years.I may not be here by choice, but I have the feeling these elementals are the key to unlocking my powers and my voice. Now, I just need to collect a complete set... -
One Little Bite by C.C. Wood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a painful break-up with my cheating ex, I'm ready to flirt with someone who gives me tingles in all the right places. For the first time in months, I'm going to have some fun, no strings attached. Leave it to me to go from a hot fling to profound heartbreak in one night. This novella is only the beginning of Ricki and Calder's story... -
Hard for a Harpy by Lauren Connolly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZara plans on finding a magical mate, starting a small family, and living a quiet life as a harpy in the town of Folk Haven. She does not plan on dating a sensual witch who hates magic. When Zara’s ex messes up her chance for happily ever after, she decides to organize her approach to love... -
The Werewolf Nanny: A Sweet Romantic Comedy with Werewolves by Amanda Milo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a struggling single mom with a babysitter emergency, I’m relieved when Finn Cauley—Irish heartthrob, my boss, and my work-friend-who-I-keep-at-a-distance—takes me by the shoulders and says the four most beautiful words a stressed-out woman can ever hear:I will fix this.Finn proceeds to literally drag a free babysitter into our house, for which I’m super grateful, really... -
Buying a Mate by Celia Kyle, Mina Carter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMate a woman for her millions? Sign weredragon Taron Jones up! He didn’t begin life as a mercenary jerk, but being exiled from the clan tends to make a man willing to do a lot to survive. Including mating a human female who isn’t truly his mate. Or is she? Taron’s dragon says the curvaceous female belongs to him... -
Wicked Howl by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan cats and dogs get along? Maybe. What about werelions and werewolves? If it’s Tilly and Mitchell, definitely. Or rather, maybe. If he’d just get his head out of his… Half-werelion Tilly McBride owns Bless Your Tart, the South’s latest and greatest bakery. Or at least the best one in Georgia. Fine. It’s the best in Wilder, Georgia, mainly because it’s the only one... -
Catch Me by Reese Rivers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow do you survive time travel to 17th century France…while wearing a bathrobe…with nothing to help you but an iPhone? How do you avoid being burnt at the stake as a witch for possessing that ‘magical’ evil iPhone?Start by being rescued by 4 hot AF men. Accept that vampires and wolf shifters are real and then make peace with the fact that you can have them all.Eden Kelly’s life is in ruins... -
Peace, Blood, and Understanding by Molly Harper
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe “enchanting” (Publishers Weekly) Jane Jameson series returns with this fun and witty paranormal romance following a vampire consultant who has nefarious plans to oust Jane from her role as the head of Half-Moon Hollow’s vampire council... -
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Dodging Bullets by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, life spirals out of control without you even noticing... -
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA FINE KETTLE OF FISHWhen Prince Jing is sent to quell the disturbance at the western border, there’s no question that Li Yu will accompany him—as his boyfriend and as his pet fish! Li Yu’s mission is to help Prince Jing secure his position as heir to the throne... -
Claiming Goldilocks: Tales From the Three Bears by S. Cinders
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrepare yourself for this epic reverse harem... Goldie has been in one bad relationship after another. Every man she meets wants to change the best parts of who she is.Grandma Mara is up to her matchmaking again. Certain that Goldie needs the right incentive, she sends her to the local spa that happens to be run by three gorgeous bear shifters...Categorized as:
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Demon's Joy by Katie May, Ann Denton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDemons are trying to steal Christmas!They’ve attacked Dad’s Workshop, broken his Christmas cane, and taken him and the cherubs who work for him prisoner.Unholy night, it’s a mess—and I’m the only one who got away.Now, I have to figure out how to save Christmas, with only five of Santa’s reindeer as my helpers. Reindeer who are incredibly intelligent, sure. But still, they’re just animals... -
Just a Phase by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBullshit is spelled ‘You’re a werewolf’.First, my parents tell me I’m going to be “checking into the Red Roof Inn” every month, and now, they tell me I’m a werewolf?!Add to that I need to pick a mate and enter into some wolfy marriage—NOPE.Not.Going.To.Happen.They can’t make me.Everyone thinks this is just a phase but nineteen is the new two—and I’m going to show them how terrible I can be... -
Amber: Deja Brew by Mia Harlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSabotage. Secrets. A brand new spell. Just when Jewels Cafe is finally flourishing, and my three mates and I find our happily ever after, everything goes wrong. Someone starts sabotaging our cafe and I keep shifting into unusual supes. Mermaid, anyone? Plus, my guys are acting weird—and they're definitely keeping things from me...
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