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  • Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of previous books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
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  • A Dragon Protector by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    A Dragon Protector by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wants to keep me safe. He doesn't realize it's too late for that. The police stopped searching for my kidnapped brother after the trail went cold. I didn’t. I’m going to find him. My brother - he’s all I’ve got left. Until I met the dragons. Well… just one dragon, in particular. Being with a dragon means accepting danger. But this rescue attempt? It’s not just dangerous. It’s lethal...
  • Rescue Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rescue Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This former SEAL will see his mission through, no matter how painful … When Nash’s best friend, Jesse, is killed on deployment, it’s his responsibility to return his dog tags to his older brother. As an alpha, he’s having a hard time grappling with his failure to save his friend - someone who counted on him...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m not looking for a mate, but then Rick walks into my life … Work hard. Play hard. Never fall in love. I’ve never needed anything else, no matter what the other members of my pack think. But when a sweet omega brings his daughter to my self-defense studio, suddenly I’m thinking of turning over a new leaf. Rick’s scent calls to me like nothing before and I need him in my bed...
  • Scenes from Cloverleah by Lisa Oliver

    Scenes from Cloverleah by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cloverleah Pack Book 9.5This is NOT a standalone.There have been a lot of things going on in the Cloverleah pack, and if you have been following the series, you will know there were a couple of things that happened that didn’t quite make it in the story line. These four short stories are my way of filling in those gaps...
  • Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Declan is trying hard not to be jealous of his bestie Justin, who has mated with a dragon and is learning to fly. Owen, who is Justin's mate's brother, and a dragon himself, keeps trying to tell Declan how special he is, but he doesn't believe it. He's just a guy, right? Not as good an athlete as Justin, not a smart as Owen, not as cool as anyone..
  • His Dangerous Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Dangerous Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jamie SinclairMeeting my fated mate in the middle of a top-secret assignment hadn’t been ideal. Nine years ago, he’d disappeared without a trace, and everyone assumed he was dead. Except me. I foolishly believed we would see each other again. I just didn’t expect him to turn up with a trail of dead bodies in his wake, or a child who could be my double...
  • Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wyatt 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...
  • Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart.”Faced with eternal banishment to hell, Anubis, god of the underworld, has found a loophole in one of the oldest laws which will allow him to unleash his evil on an unsuspecting human world. Orion’s only hope to stop him is to accept his challenge: send a champion to win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • A Dragon's Destiny by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    A Dragon's Destiny by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was never supposed to love him. I wasn’t even supposed to like him. He was the enemy: Calavastrix the Storm. He’d razed our ranch once already, and threatened my family and friends. But now, injured, he has come to us for help. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I told myself this, over and over, as I nursed him back to health. He is only a prisoner. He is still the enemy...
  • Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes

    Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Alpha from a bloodline so long forgotten that most believed them to be fictional characters. An Omega who was (for all intents and purposes) locked up and forgotten after the tragic death of his Dad when he was in his teens...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha-heir Karl Jacobs had a life he was proud of. His company was preparing for another major product launch which would add billions to his bank account, his social life was full and varied, and he had a beautiful house situated more than three hours’ drive away from his home pack...
  • Fagin's Folly by Lisa Oliver

    Fagin's Folly by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can be Read as Standalone. Fagin Mars, alpha-heir of his father's pack, had two possible life paths. On the one hand, he could do what his father demanded; mate with a female wolf shifter and take over the pack or...something else entirely. Fagin was opting for option two. After a terse exchange with his father, Fagin gets permission to go on a road trip for thirty days...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • His Two Alphas by Anna Wineheart

    His Two Alphas by Anna Wineheart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For twenty years, single-dad Micah Davis has dreamed of the perfect wedding. The perfect alpha. Then the Fire tears apart Micah's body, leaving him crippled and scarred. His confidence wrecked, his chances of finding a bondmate sub-zero, Micah has little left... Except a secret: The nineteen-year-old in his college classes, Spike? Micah's son's close friend? Spike makes Micah feel desirable again...
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    age-gap  family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book
  • Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli

    Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A young man with a turbulent past meets the only man with a hand steady enough to tame him. Seamus is a nineteen-year-old falcon shifter with a bad reputation, just ask anyone. Growing up in the insulated all-shifter town of Morningwood, there isn’t a person around who doesn’t remember each of his mistakes and they aren’t afraid to throw them in his face at every chance...
  • The Cub and His Alphas by Lisa Oliver

    The Cub and His Alphas by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twenty-three year old bear shifter, Daniel Borden had his life crash around his ears at the tender age of fifteen when his parents were killed in a car accident. Struggling to control his shifts during puberty, Daniel left the foster care home he'd been placed in the day he turned eighteen...
  • Precious Perfection by Lisa Oliver

    Precious Perfection by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shunned by his pack for being born without feet and suspected of being an omega wolf, Devyn had a lucky escape when he was found and raised by a bear shifter. Now twenty six years old, Devyn fills his days carving elegant items of furniture out of wood, catering to the rich who can afford his custom pieces...
  • Protecting His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Protecting His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not all cinnamon rolls come from Steelwick’s bakery.Alpha Rainer never lets his injury get in the way of his work as a member of Steelwick. He might have a prosthetic leg, but he can take down the strongest shifters in a fight on the worst of days...
  • The Dragon Prince's Crush by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    The Dragon Prince's Crush by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life as a Dragon Prince is all fun and games...until someone uncovers an ancient law.Omega dragon shifter Aiden is living his best life. As the eldest prince and heir apparent of Montipan, he has his future laid out for him. He will mate an appropriate alpha, become king, and live happily ever after. At least that’s what his father’s advisor keeps reminding him...
  • Pens and Needles by Minerva Howe

    Pens and Needles by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tattoo artist Lukas lands in Secret Springs looking for a fresh start, a place to open a shop of his own and build a steady clientele. What he doesn't expect is to meet sweet and surprisingly spicy local librarian Tim and immediately fall for the amazing man right off the bat.Secret Springs native Tim thinks he's pretty boring...
  • Always Wright by Fel Fern

    Always Wright by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A conflicted biker bear. A wolf without a mate. Can Mayhem and Wyatt cross the boundaries of friendship and become something more? Omega wolf shifter Wyatt Wright has pined for Mayhem for what feels like forever. He’s watched Mayhem fall in and out of love more times than he can count. Now it’s Wyatt’s turn and he can’t screw this chance up. Wyatt’s been warned by his brothers to be careful...
  • The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A grieving fox. A wolf who’s great at fixing things. Can Diesel mend Sam’s broken heart? An emergency tow job brings mechanic and Alpha wolf Diesel face-to-face with his destined mate. As the only unmated Wright brother, Diesel is elated. But nothing comes easy when it comes to Sam. Closed-off and abrasive, Sam insists all he can offer Diesel is friendship...
  • Good Son by Beau Brown

    Good Son by Beau Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Omega Piper Gray has spent most of his life running from his problems. He figures the best way to be happy is to avoid emotional entanglements. Have sex. Move on. That’s his recipe for a long and fulfilling life. But when he gets word his estranged mother is dying, he’s pressured by his sister Trina to come home and help out...
  • Traitor's Moon by Alexander Elliott

    Traitor's Moon by Alexander Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Equality doesn’t come easily, and Ben Blair’s Gladstone pack is about to pay the price. Opposed to inclusion, Lyle Wilburn is determined to eradicate gay shifters and will stop at nothing to get what he wants...
  • Toucan Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Toucan Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes two alphas are better than one. Just kidding, it’s always. Alpha toucan shifter Monroe was born in The Lab. When he’s rescued, he has no idea what to do and spends a year hiding in his animal form from humans and shifters alike. When he overhears a rumor that River’s Edge is home to some of the former residents of The Lab, he sets out to see if maybe that’s the place for him...
  • The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer

    The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there?Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom...
  • An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dragons are scum. I know this. So why does this one make me feel so good? I know I should be proud to be a Templar. My daddy was one, and my granddaddy, too. And I am proud, don’t get me wrong. Of course I want to be part of ridding the earth of dragons before they can hurt anyone else. It’s just that the money doesn’t hurt, either...
  • Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alpha wanted... must love dogs… Trevor's self-image issues from childhood bullies have followed him into adulthood. As a result, he has never experienced a relationship, or love. But he sure wants to, especially with the wolf alpha next door. One tiny problem: Jason can’t stand dogs and Trevor owns a doggie day care...
  • Broken Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Broken Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s carrying another man’s child … but I can’t keep away from him … I thought I found my forever, and then he left me for his fated mate. I don’t need another broken heart, but when Troy crosses my path I might not have a choice. He’s carrying another man’s baby, but his scent tells me he’s my destiny...
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  • Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lurking beneath the surface, a monster waits. Possessive. Dominating. Alpha.Aver Walker isn't one to make waves. He's steady, calm and sensible. He and his cousins have carved out a good life for themselves and things around the Walker house are finally starting to look like normal. Their version of normal, anyway.And Aver couldn't be more miserable...
  • Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace 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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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • This is Why I'm Hot by J.D. Light

    This is Why I'm Hot by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Fake Boyfriend MPreg What do you do when your Da backs you into a corner about getting a boyfriend? You lie.My Da wants to marry all his boys off, and he wants those grand babies! But I'm almost debilitatingly shy around omegas––aside from my brother's boyfriends––to the point of really just not even wanting to try. Why be that uncomfortable, right? The problem is, I crave hugs and cuddling...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary
  • Promised by Claire Cullen

    Promised by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alex, second in line to the throne, is about to be forced into marriage. He’s in love with Sam, who’s perfect in every way, except one. He’s an alpha. And if there was one forbidden passion left in their society, it was the love between two alphas... With Alex’s father determined to make him an advantageous match, it looks like his and Sam’s happiness will be left by the wayside...
  • Austin by Shaw Montgomery

    Austin by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes you have to leap before you look. At least, that’s Austin’s philosophy on life. He knows better than anyone that looks are sometimes deceiving, but when he thinks he meets Mr. Right—who appears to also be Mr. Tall, Sexy, and Dominant—he’s ready to jump in headfirst. It isn’t every day that an alpha Dom falls from the sky and drops right into his lap, and he’s not going to question fate...
  • Shield by Claire Cullen

    Shield by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms.After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake...
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    family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brendan Sinclair Being a Daddy was who I was, but I’d never found a boy that I’d wanted to keep forever.Until I spotted him.Standing in the line at a kink club to sit on Santa’s lap, he was shy innocence all wrapped up in an adorable package. From the first taste, I couldn’t get enough of him. Yet when an unseen danger prowls closer, my every instinct is protect my boy at all costs...
  • The Timid Tiger by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Timid Tiger by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GiorgioI was the first person to suggest people needed to settle down and find a mate. And by suggested, I mean I signed my brother up for the Male-Order app behind his back. It worked well for him—better than I could’ve possibly imagined, but when it comes to me finding a mate? I want to do it the old-fashioned way. I owned half a bar and peopling was what I did. Surely I could find my own mate...
  • 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...
  • A Lion's Pride by Susan A. Bliler

    A Lion's Pride by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maia Major is a woman on a mission. When her neighbors at Cougar Canyon Ranch need help, Maia is determined to do what she can. It doesn’t matter to her that the Concolor Apex, Carter, has a notorious hatred of humans. It doesn’t matter to Maia that she’s the only human in the Major Bear Clan...
  • Forging a Family by J.D. Light

    Forging a Family by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Postin Martin When the alpha I've been dating a few months realizes I'm soon to be on my way out, he does what any rational, loving, caring man would do... he switches my birth control out for placebos and knocks me up. It wasn't like I didn't want to have kids someday. I'd just planned to wait until I worked up the courage to convince my best friend Monroe's dad to make me his. So... never...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • A Change of Plans by Lisa Oliver

    A Change of Plans by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A spin off short story from Dancing Around the Cop Alpha and Omega series #2.5 Detective Sully Roberts spent his life living a lie but when his best friend Zander mated with Terry, Sully was thrown into a world where wolf shifters looked human and true mates were real. Of course, as a human he never expected to find a mate...
  • A Dragon Savior by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    A Dragon Savior by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have a responsibility to use my powers for good - and that means saving his life. I don’t know where my special abilities came from. I was abandoned as a baby, and I grew up pretty rough in some of the riskier areas of Detroit. I was just some dumb kid before my powers manifested… but once they did, I knew I had a purpose. They call me the Ghost of Detroit. I save people...
  • Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley

    Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devan 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...
  • His Reclassified Omega by L.C. Davis

    His Reclassified Omega by L.C. Davis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An omega who wants nothing to do with Alphas meets an Alpha who feels he’ll never measure up. Myron has never fit the mold of a typical omega. For one thing, he has no interest in settling down with anyone other than another omega. When the woman he loves leaves him for a far more conventional mate, he takes a job he’s hardly qualified for just to get out of the country...
  • At Sixes and Sevens by M.A. Church

    At Sixes and Sevens by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Werecats mating with humans was bad enough…. But an Alpha werewolf? Aidric’s life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Alpha Carter Lovelock of the Dark Lake Pack—who is apparently his mate. Now Aidric must decide whether to accept the mate the goddess chose, or deny her gift because cats and dogs just don’t mix. Carter is in a pickle. He always assumed his mate would be a female werewolf...
  • Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two omegas with the same radical idea – breaking free from their constraints and taking charge of their own destinies! Shy, brutalized Ryan has a simple goal of carving the best life for himself and his pup that he can. Being accepted into the Rogue Pack has given him that chance. He also harbors the hope of mating with Griffin, the beta he has loved for longer than he should...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Matched to His Panther by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Matched to His Panther by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fate doesn't use dating apps to pair true mates...except when it does. Alpha and Panther shifter Bryce doesn’t have time for dating. His claw just relocated after their land was taken by eminent domain and things are utter chaos. That doesn’t stop his Beta and bestie from setting him up using a shifter dating app...
  • Omega Shaken by Aria Grace, Lorelei M. Hart

    Omega Shaken by Aria Grace, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gerald's story continues as he finds not one but two alphas to love. This book can be read as a standalone. Ezra has finally decided his big house is just depressing without people living in it. His attempts at finding a sane roommate are scary at first, but he doesn't throw in the towel right away...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary
  • Omega Neat by Aria Grace, Lorelei M. Hart

    Omega Neat by Aria Grace, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Knox has carried a heart full of guilt and regret for more than a decade. When the man he loved was killed just months after they met, he vowed to never love like that again. The pain was too raw, but that led him to Michael's brothers, Mitch and Justin...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary
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