Books like 'Forbidden'
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False Comeback by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHigh Lord CrossbodyI’ve given up a lot to pursue a career in professional wrestling, and I’m not going to have it all derailed by an uncouth ghoul with a huge chip on his shoulder, who decided he disliked me for no reason on his very first day at Goliaths.Vince Burke has been the thorn in my side for five long years, but things have taken a turn for the worse... -
![Hold Steady by T.S. Joyce]()
Hold Steady by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA legend is in the making.Don’t miss Grey and Morgan’s continued story in the second installment of T. S. Joyce’s Becoming the Wolf series.Morgan Crawford has everything made. A great man, thriving business, sweet niece, and a pack of growly new friends. Life is good but as a newly Turned werewolf, she has no idea what she’s in for as her new world discovers she is a one-of-a-kind Silver Wolf... -
![MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard]()
MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe contract was simple: three months, seven scenes, zero feelings. Following it was not.Richard Knotz is a legend in the world of supernatural adult entertainment, and he knows it. While most paranormal adult actors shy away from the temporary bonds needed to perform knotting scenes, he's made them his brand... -
![Tangling with Bears by Lisa Oliver]()
Tangling with Bears by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTobias tells himself he's having fun. He has a great life as a beta in the Cloverleah Pack, and while danger still threatens the pack, he has his friend's wedding to look forward to, and the pleasures that come from hookups in random places. He'd like to meet his mate, just so he's not the odd one out in the inner circle, but it's not something he's expecting anytime soon... -
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![Finch by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly]()
Finch by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHugh Drake, the most whimsical member of the Drake family, wants a clutch badly… and despite his sanctioned period to reproduce nearing its end, he just might get his wish. New information has emerged that suggests Disgraces are dragons and able to bear eggs... -
![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... -
![The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark]()
The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA 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... -
![Jaden's Price by Lynn Hagen]()
Jaden's Price by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Paranormal, M/M, demons, shape-shifter, HEA] Hilton works as a male nurse in Brac Village. He feels a presence following him wherever he goes. His mother and grandmother went insane, and Hilton fears he is heading down that slippery path. That is, until Jaden reveals himself and claims to be Hilton's guardian angel... -
![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... -
![Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves]()
Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe ran because of fear, but was found because of love. . . The moment Blayze McKnight joins the Pryde Pack he knows it is only a matter of time before everyone finds out that he is not what he claims to be. Being the last of his kind, Blayze was never taught the way of the dragon. Because the man he wants he can never claim as his... -
![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 ratingsHoliday 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... -
![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... -
![Diablo by J.M. Wolf]()
Diablo by J.M. Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrace Black hasn’t forgotten the tragic death of his parents and birth pack. His only focus since then was looking after his twin brother, Casey. Now that Casey has found his fated mate and started a family of his own, Trace has given everyone the cold shoulders, preferring the comfort of solitude... -
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![Saving Grace (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc]()
Saving Grace (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Game Warden, Jack Chambers is responsible for the wildlife in and around Grizzly Cove, but he never expected to find a badly injured mermaid washed up on the shore near his house. He takes her in and helps her back to health, only to learn of the much greater danger held at bay, just off shore, and how it’s affecting the ocean-going shifter population... -
![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... -
![His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen]()
His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGaze long into the abyss and you might fall in love.Eldritch, Tall Man, slender and strange – Cael is all these things, with a presence humans fear, and among monsters allowed visas to the human world, he still feels like an outsider. The first time someone hears his voice, they’re knocked unconscious, and if they look at him for too long, they risk losing their minds or worse... -
![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... -
![Hero by Kiki Burrelli]()
Hero by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMercenaries. Outcasts. Alphas.Knox knows all the five of them have left now is each other. That, and the driving desire to find who had slaughtered their pack and make that person pay.But investigating a tragedy with only rubble as evidence requires money and time. Knox can find one and use it to buy the other... -
![The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land]()
The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTinder’s world is black and white, good and evil clearly defined. The young vampire hunter was taught to hate his enemy with a passion, and hating them is easy since they killed his entire family. His attraction to Bane, a gorgeous, mysterious vampire, contradicts everything Tinder believes in, but the heat between them is undeniable... -
![The Omega's Alpha by Ann-Katrin Byrde]()
The Omega's Alpha by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBarren, unwanted—a lot of omegas would have given up. But not Holland. Tired of living down to other’s opinions, he reaches for something more and seduces the new Alpha, only to fall so far in love he can’t see the moon for the trees. Quin’s ghosts won’t leave him alone. He lives like a ghost himself, but Holland’s shining light gives him courage to reach for healing and, maybe, a family... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune]()
Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Green Creek short story.(Spoilers for Wolfsong, Ravensong and Heartsong... -
![Love Heals by Ann-Katrin Byrde]()
Love Heals by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo vampires deserve love?I should have died, the night I got stabbed. Instead, I was reborn as a vampire. New name, new identity--new master. My sire treated me like his pet. It was rough, at first, but I learned to adapt, learned to please him. Learned to follow every one of my sire's commands.Now he's gone, killed by a pack of mortals. Mortals who seem to think they've rescued me... -
![Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley]()
Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevan Puckett is a rising star in the culinary scene. A well known chef with his own cooking show, he lives and breathes meats and vegetables, grains and fruits... and his years-long rivalry with Ori Wilson. Ori Wilson is a confident omega. Sassy and irreverent, he's not about to let any alpha show him up... especially not Devan Puckett... -
![The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe]()
The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHatred is a spell only true love can break. Ángel Cruz is a dedicated session musician, until loyalty to his estranged family forces him to work for Oberon: the feared and hated envoy from the Otherworld... -
![Stop Dragon My Heart Around by Rachel Langella]()
Stop Dragon My Heart Around by Rachel Langella
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(You may know them better as Ari McKay). Sometimes Fate has a bizarre sense of humor. Or at least it seems that way to Gus, owner of the Rainbow Room, Asheville’s main hangout for gay paranormals. He’s seen Fate catch up with the patrons of his bar while he served drinks and listened to their stories for three hundred years... -
![Omega's Shadow by Claire Cullen]()
Omega's Shadow by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrdinary guy by day and protector of the city by night, Chris hides his true self from everyone. Even the omega he’s fallen for. But when Julian becomes the target of a dangerous shifter, Chris must risk it all to save him.Being an omega should define Julian’s life. In truth, it’s barely a footnote. He’s long abandoned his dream of being swept off his feet by an alpha... -
![Concealed Magic by Liam Kingsley, Jill Haven]()
Concealed Magic by Liam Kingsley, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMages almost destroyed my pack … how can one be my mate? Dylan fought in the war between my pack and his mage clan … and now the wolf inside of me wants to claim him. I can’t bind myself to a man who was once my people’s enemy. Regardless of the pull between us, I know that fate must be wrong... -
![Omega's Trust by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven]()
Omega's Trust by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since we found the first sacred omega to be born in centuries, I've had my network across the country on the lookout for others - men who hold the key to saving the dragon race. And they've delivered. There's just one problem: the omega, Lucas, is not only located in the territory held by the dangerous dragon known as Calavastrix the Storm, he works for him, too... -
![Rebirth of His Omega by Crista Crown, Harper B. Cole]()
Rebirth of His Omega by Crista Crown, Harper B. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFire is death. Ryan lost his family to a fire when he was young, and it's haunted him ever since, especially while chasing the arsonist who has been kidnapping gifted shifter kids. Now that they've captured the man and his phoenix accomplice and rescued the kids, Ryan thinks maybe life will be able to get back to normal.. -
![A Dragon's Fortune by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes]()
A Dragon's Fortune by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCillian Roarke is the world’s sweetest dragon. He’s a great boss, a good person, and he spends his days making honey-glazed caramel treats in the shape of bunnies for his bakery, Honey Bunny. Still, the highlight of every day is watching the adorable college student who’s Much Too Young For Him stuff his face full of Cillian’s sweet buns... -
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![Vampire With Benefits by E.J. Russell, Greg Boudreaux]()
Vampire With Benefits by E.J. Russell, Greg Boudreaux
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA match between a vampire and shifter could be deadly - but this broken beaver doesn’t give a dam.Silent film actor Casimir Moreau had imagined that life as a vampire would be freewheeling and glamorous. Instead, he’s plunged into a restrictive society whose rules he runs afoul of at every turn... -
![Forged in Steele by Lynn Hagen]()
Forged in Steele by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA] Steele Avery is as lazy as the day is long. When the mates of the Den show up for a night of partying, Steele and his brother Paine follow the group into the demon realm. But what started out as a good time ends with Steele being bitten by the club owner, Diablo, who claims to be his mate... -
![The Blood Boss by Davidson King]()
The Blood Boss by Davidson King
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVampires, mermaids, and witches…oh, my! Black Veil is full of them all, but at the end of the day, it’s The Blood Boss who has the last word. Ever since The Final War, Vampires rule Black Veil, and with The Blood Boss in charge, peace reigns. Keeping the vampires under control is a task Cain takes seriously... -
![Bro and the Beast 2 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy]()
Bro and the Beast 2 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is what Brad gets for finally "sinking his teeth into a book," like his nerdy brother is always hounding him to. He definitely wasn't expecting the book to sink its teeth into him.With the newfound knowledge that he can get pregnant as an omega, Brad's urgency to get back to his world of touchdowns and keg stands is intensifying by the minute... -
![The Runaway Cat by Lisa Oliver]()
The Runaway Cat by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGriff Matthews knew he looked like trouble but for a wolf shifter mechanic he was fairly laid back most of the time. Pleased that his Alpha was finally settled with his new mate, Griff longs to meet the man of his dreams. Little did he know he would find it that same evening, when he was too drunk to realize that his good looking hook-up was actually his mate... -
![Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle]()
Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo separate worlds ... One passion that binds themWild and passionate by nature, Lyra Black is not just any werewolf. She's the future leader of the powerful pack of the Thorn - if she can stay alive long enough to inherit the title. One of the Cait Sith bloodline of vampire cat-shifters, Jaden Harrison has no interest in the wars plaguing the world of night... -
![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... -
![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... -
![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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![The (Maybe) Murderer Who Knocked Me Up by Amy Bellows]()
The (Maybe) Murderer Who Knocked Me Up by Amy Bellows
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m the runt of the litter. Not only am I much smaller than my four raccoon shifter brothers, I’m always behind. They all know what they want to do with their lives, and they can’t wait to move away from home to follow their dreams. All I know is that I like to bake, and I like Slade—the huge grizzly shifter next door who my brothers say I should stay away from... -
![A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows]()
A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLewis has never been kissed. Omega penguin shifters aren’t allowed any physical contact with an alpha until their Pebble Gifting Season, when alphas present a pebble to their desired mate. Lewis has always followed the rules. Until he meets Todd. A polar bear shifter. Everyone knows that polar bear shifters are unreliable players who don’t mate for life... -
![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... -
![Truth by Kiki Burrelli]()
Truth by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne touch is all it takes ... Riley is in hiding. He always knew his curse would get him in trouble, and now it has driven him to a gloomy island, hours away from Seattle. At least he gets to keep his job in social work and sure, Walker County is a little isolated, and the wealthy recluses who live on the other side of the bay are odd, but he’s lucky just to still be alive. ...to know the truth... -
![The Alpha Contract by Eliot Grayson]()
The Alpha Contract by Eliot Grayson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes you get what you pay for. Sometimes you get more than you bargained for...Brook's alpha-centric family doesn’t respect him. He'll only succeed his father as CEO is if he takes an alpha mate. But an alpha is the last thing he wants. Brook likes to be on top, in life and in bed.A paid mate seems like the ideal solution... -
![A Tiger's Tale by Lisa Oliver]()
A Tiger's Tale by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Tiger's Tale Arrowtown Series #1 (M/M, Shifters, true mate, MPREG, HEA) Seth Carmichael never did anything wrong, but instead of working at the local library, he was running for his life. His herd was hunting him and with few resources, Seth's options were fading fast. Until, that is, he heard the rumble of a motorcycle. Peeking through the tree he was hiding in, he couldn't believe his eyes...
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