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Dark Lover & Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo novels in one hardcover edition.Dark Lover, Book 1:The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago... -
Up to No Good by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLola Ramon has cultivated a life most would dream of – or judge – depending on who is doing the looking. A world traveler and artist, she never stays in one place for too long, or with one man. A fateful meeting with a psychic in Italy reveals the cracks in her happy exterior and sends her to Siren Island determined to take a break from her wandering lifestyle... -
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... -
Finding You by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding You is a heart-wrenching, suspenseful story about one woman and her faith in true love. Due to adult themes, this book is not recommended for anyone under the age of 18.Heat level: 3.5Tissue consumption level: 1 boxShe didn’t see this one coming.Samantha Holt had the perfect relationship—until one day, she didn’t... -
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Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER TASTE IS ADDICTIVE AND I WILL NOT SHARE HER. NO ONE GETS HER BUT ME. DexterI've lived a long time. Some might say too long. I honestly don't know what drew me to Lucius' club in Tucson, of all hellish destinations, but dark and self-destructive thoughts have increasingly beckoned to me, as of late.Then I meet her... -
Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own... -
Silver Threads by Bette Lee Crosby
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the day Jennifer Green was born a pile of stones was placed alongside her scale of life. A few were the dark gray of sorrow, but most were a pale blush color. The largest stone was the rose hue of a sunrise. That one would be placed on the scale the day she married Drew Bishop. Even more brilliant but a wee bit smaller was the pink stone glistening with specs of silver... -
Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAndrei had finally found his mate and he couldn't believe his luck when he found Sage. Second-chance mates have never been heard of.However, he soon realizes that Sage is just as broken as he is. Sage spent years in the hands of monsters and now finds herself in Andrei's forsaken hands, which are just as tainted as those that kidnapped her...Categorized as:
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Midlife Bear Twins by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was meant to be a one-night stand to distract forty-something Josie from her nasty divorce. Instead, the handsome stranger left her pregnant. And soon Josie found out that neither he nor the twins are entirely human.JosieDr. Josephine Kenny is facing a midlife crisis. Literally... -
Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEPIC Award WinnerMontreal, Quebec . . . A charming city on the St. Lawrence River, historic, sophisticated, but beneath it all lies an extensive underground where treacherous vampires are plotting to seize the country.Lucifer Scuderi is a vampire—handsome and charismatic, a powerful hunter of unusual skill—who arrives in Montreal to take on the most important hunt of his life... -
From Kiss to Queen by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls novels...Jane Abbott knows that she's nobody special, so instead of looking for romance she's hunting partridge in the Maine woods when a plane crashes into a nearby pond. Diving in to save the pilot, Jane instinctively gives him air by way of a lifesaving kiss, and leads him to safety through a barrage of gunfire... -
The Billionaire Shifter's True Alpha by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSophia Stanton is a confident billionaire bear shifter who enjoys the finer things in life — especially fine men. Unlike her twin brother, Derry, she has no plans to settle down with just one mate. Why limit yourself to a single taste when you can have a little lick of everything? She's rich. Powerful. Well-educated... -
My Next Breath (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZade Ryan. Rebel supersoldier. Nearly superhuman. On a desperate quest to rescue his missing brother Luke by any means possible. To do it, he must seduce the elusive Simone Brightman, inventor of the ingenious and deadly tech used to capture Luke and hold him prisoner, location unknown. Zade will do whatever it takes to get close to Simone... -
Twilight Vendetta by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"My inspiration has always been Maggie Shayne's WINGS IN THE NIGHT." #1 New York Times Bestselling Author CHRISTINE FEEHAN Devlin doesn’t like humans. Most would support the extermination of the entire vampire race, and that’s exactly what will happen, unless his plan to organize a resistance force succeeds. Eva is the only mortal who’s ever managed to get under his skin... -
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Sweet Escape by Bailey Ardisone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife will never be the same for Nariella Woodlinn. Just when she thought she had it all figured out, her world comes crumbling down around her--yet again. With no idea who she is or even where she came from, how can she save herself?She once thought her biggest problems were the ones brought on by the mysterious man she refused to fall in love with--Mycah... -
Stripe for Love by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne curvy belle + One blue collar tiger shifter + Traditions that shouldn't be broken + A baby no one could have expected = Mail-order bride romance with more heat than you can handle! Layla Nash has her ducks in a row and everything's going to work out as planned... -
Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded warrior tormented by madness…Finds the one woman who can bring him back from the brink.Can Christine and Roarn fight the odds to be together?And will she dare to try…Taming the Tiger?Christine is a single mom with an empty nest. Now approaching menopause, she thinks she has nothing to look forward to but loneliness... -
Wrong Place. Wrong Time. Right Viscount. by K.D. Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMen are trash.Well, Elle Montgomery’s cheating fiancé is at any rate. When a surprise visit goes horribly wrong and she catches him red-handed, she wants to get as far from him as humanly possible—but two hundred years into the past seems a little excessive. By a twist of fate she can’t explain, Elle is thrust back in time, finding herself in Regency Era, England...Categorized as:
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Texas Sunrise by K.C. Klein, R.L. Syme
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Somewhere, TX Five Authors, One Town, No Limits...The Cowboy Rockstar by KC Klein She's off-limits and he's off his game, but together, they could make perfect harmony...Saddle Up by Jodi VaughnShe can heal his broken ribs, but it will take more than medicine to repair her reputation… Things are about to get a whole lot hotter in Texas. Fire Away by R.L...Categorized as:
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The Bear Comes Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA curvy woman who's alone at Christmas + a hard-working bear shifter who needs to get in touch with his animal side + a cozy cabin in the middle of nowhere = a red-hot holiday romance! This Christmas has been more naughty than nice for Hazel Granger. Her now very much ex-boyfriend stood her up for the vacation she’d painstakingly planned, leaving her all alone over the holiday season... -
Bear Mechanic by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy woman desperate to protect her little brother + a bear shifter mechanic who will do anything to keep his mate from harm + a team of shifters determined to help their friend and his mate = one action-packed romance! Curvy Elise Robbins is having the worst day ever... -
Wild Bear by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 in the Bear Haven Series! Maverick McAllister is as wild as they come. Born in the wilderness and closely attuned to his bear, nothing has made him happier than the untamed land surrounding Bear Haven ranch. That is, until a curvy, sassy woman shows up to tempt him. And all too soon, the rugged bear knows exactly what he wants-- his mate... -
The Billionaire Shifter's Secret Baby by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA masquerade ball in Malibu led to a single night of passion under the stars… and set the wheels of fate in motion.Three years ago, waitress Kara Jablonski gave in to her wilder side with a fellow weretiger, the rock star billionaire Lars Jensen, a sun-kissed blond drummer with a viking's build. Six weeks later, the pregnancy test came back positive... -
Haunted Wolf by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings5 Star Readers' Favorite2021 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner Romance - Paranormal2020 Kindle Book Awards Semi-finalist Romance2019 Ready Reader Awards TOP PICK Gold Medal A broken pack.A dangerous rogue killer.A wolf haunted by his past. Cole Baxter has returned from exile. Banished by his pack for failing to protect his mate from a tragedy, he's remained in the shadows...until now... -
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Bear With Me by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lonely bear shifter + a workaholic conservationist + a sudden storm = one wet and wild mountain adventure Jamie Sullivan doesn’t have time for a relationship – and she definitely doesn’t have time to disentangle herself from the one-night stand she somehow fell into at her best friend’s wedding. She’s tried the dating game before, and it never works out... -
Find Me in Pleasure by Julie Kenner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA doomed woman. A dangerous and mysterious man. And an epic passion that cannot be denied… From New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling author J. Kenner writing as Julie Kenner... -
Lover Wolf by Amy Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWerewolf Heath Donovan has always had it all. The favored son of Shifter Falls' hated alpha, Heath was given the easy life - and his looks have women falling at his feet. Now the old alpha is dead, and Heath runs Shifter Falls' favorite werewolf bar. It's hard work, but the women are still easy. Except Tessa Keefe. Not only is Tessa a sexy blonde bombshell, she's Heath's employee... -
The Bearfield Baby Heist by Jacqueline Sweet
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMina Brooks knew having a shifter baby would be problematic, but she never reckoned she'd have to deal with super strength, enhanced senses, magic surprises and running her bakery all at the same time. She has it all just under control, until a mysterious creature kidnaps her and demands her baby. Matt Morrisey is a bear shifter without a bear... -
Hannibal by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMontana's Most Eligible Bachelor and bear shifter, Hannibal, is losing his mind. His face has been plastered on the cover of the country's most popular newspaper, his three brothers are pressuring him like mad to get married, and he has crazed, money-hungry women banging down his door. He doesn't want a mate and everywhere he looks, people are trying to shove one down his throat... -
Billionaire Dragons' Fated by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDouble trouble has never been so hot... Two billionaire dragons + one shy, curvy woman + dragons with dark magic and plenty of malice = one breathtakingly steamy tale! Alexander and Apollo Goldplains have it all. The bodies of Greek gods, the fortunes of Midas, the adoring fans who would follow them to hell and back. But something's still missing... -
Texas Star by Jean Brashear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USAToday bestselling author Jean Brashear, the sequel to TEXAS REFUGE…Hollywood superstar Josh Marshall is on his way home to Texas when he rescues a woman on the run. In contrast to the many women crushing on him all over the world, this woman does not trust him and wants nothing to do with him, seeking to escape every time his back is turned...Categorized as:
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Royal by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrizzly bear shifter, Royal, needs a princess. Unfortunately the tiny mountain town of Colwood, Montana is fresh out of them. Every bear shifter in the Clawed Squad must find a mate, and soon, and the pressure on Royal to drop his dream of marrying a princess is starting to get intense. It's too bad there's no way in hell that he's ever going to drop it.Camilla Hill is a master con artist... -
Bearing Secrets by Marissa Dobson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvy Carter’s life changed in a blink of an eye. An attack on the compound she considered her home destroyed those she considered family and the life she thought she had. With her brother and the Alpha of the clan missing, she’s left on her own until the Alaskan Tigers come to her rescue and whisk her off to safety... -
Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Mistress rules all, but who rules the Mistress?Mistress of the City, Reena Leroy, picked her partner for the Midwinter Choosing only to have him disappear from her bed before she woke. Now she’s at his pack house to find out why... But things aren’t what she expects. Archer’s not a wolf, or wasn’t until a few days ago. Now he’s chained in his family’s basement as he undergoes conversion... -
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Dancer's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdam Cruz has spent the last twelve years of his life wondering if he’d ever find his truemate. As a low-ranked omega wolf, with a body full of scars from a firebomb, he’s had more than his fair share of trauma and shame. All he wants is to find his truemate and settle down, even though he wonders if his mate will care about his scars, or that he can’t hunt as well as other wolves because of them... -
The Gathering: Blasius, Dante and Moira by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou are cordially invited to the event of the season… Please be our guest as the National Association of the Lycan Brotherhood hosts the seventy-eighth annual Gathering. The biggest event of the social season, the Gathering has become the favorite method of networking among packs and bringing together fated mates... -
Alphas Gone Wild (Shifter Paranormal Romance Boxed Set) by Michelle Fox, Catherine Vale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome alphas are too wild to tame, but our sassy heroines enjoy a beast in the sheets. It's feminine wiles and wanton shenanigans as each of these ladies comes up against the man of her dreams. Alphas Gone Wild features 11 sizzling hot tales of shapeshifter romance from NY Times and USA Today best selling authors... -
Alpha Fever: 22 Contemporary and Paranormal Romance Stories by Elianne Adams, Erzabet Bishop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha Fever is filled with a scintillating, spicy blend of ***BRAND NEW*** contemporary and paranormal romance stories written by 24 USA Today, Amazon, International, and Award Winning Bestselling Authors wrapped up in one amazing boxed set! Pre-Order for 99cents! Won't last long so get your copy today! Elianne Adams – Erzabet Bishop – Muffy Wilson – Rozlyn Sparks –Jacintha Topaz – Elvira... -
Midlife Dawn by N.Z. Nasser
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Shivers of excitement shot up my spine. It was time to draw a line under the past and find a new me.*By forty, Alisha thought she’d be living her best life. When her idiot husband gambles away their savings, she divorces him and throws herself into teaching her night class in godforsaken London. That is, until her mum dies in a car crash and Alisha suspects foul play...Categorized as:
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Alpha Jasper by Midika Crane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA journey of self-discovery, of rescue, of loss, of new hope for a brighter tomorrow. A journey full of magic and dangers. A journey of love.“Phantom wolves don’t exist!”Thea belongs to the Devotion Pack; a community now reduced to a mere decrepit village after its Alpha went missing centuries ago...Categorized as:
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Blaze by Joan Swan, Lucky Summer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith a man like him, every mission becomes personal...Ever since FBI agent Keira O'Shay started tracking a young boy named Mateo, she's felt a connection even her empathic abilities can't explain. She needs to save Mateo from the cult leader holding him hostage... -
Enticing His Mate: Joshua & Clover by Christa Wick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClover: The man may be my brother's new second in command, but to me, Joshua's just the bossy pain in the ass who's way too good at getting under my skin. To be fair, I suppose my less-than-sunny disposition when he's around can take some of the credit for provoking him. I can't help it... -
The Billionaire Dragon Shifter's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA BBW in search of adventure + a dragon shifter in search of a mate + a mishap on a mountainside = one sparkling and sexy story! Curvy Cara Linley left her boring life in Iowa in search of adventure, but she only found loneliness in new and different places... -
Damnation by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe hasn't forgotten her, and she hasn't forgiven him. Jessica Macks is a she-wolf on the run from a band of murderous rogues. When she finds a job at a shifter bar, it seems like a safe haven from her hunted life on the road. But the minute she walks through the swinging doors of the Blue Moon Saloon and comes face-to-face with the man she once loved, she's tempted to march right back out... -
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The Pride of Jared MacKade by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFOR JARED, WOULD IT BE COLD PRIDE -- OR WARM BRIDE?Jared MacKade was used to getting his way -- especially when it came to women -- but he was getting exactly nowhere with Savannah Morningstar. The lady was drop-dead gorgeous, and she had a drop-dead attitude that was wreaking havoc with his pride. And when a MacKade's pride got stepped on, there was bound to be hell to pay... -
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsMargo, Kate and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Margo whose dreams first took her far away . . . Margo Sullivan had everything a young woman could ask for. But while growing up along the rocky cliffs of Monterey, she couldn't help but dream of bigger things... -
Grant by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrant Campbell, famous trick rider from Riverbend, Texas, thought it was over with Christina, the love of his life. But a chance encounter one dark spring night gives Grant hope that he can have a second chance. Things are changing in Riverbend, though--things that threaten to take Christina away from him forever... -
Some Kind of Wonderful: A Selection from Fairy Tale Weddings by Debbie Macomber, Teri Clark Linden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeautiful inside and out, New York socialite Judy Lovin values family over fortune and fame. So when her father’s business collapses and his most powerful enemy offers to help — in exchange for Judy’s company — she agrees to join John McFarland on his remote Caribbean island... -
Disruptor by Arwen Elys Dayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor readers of Sarah J. Maas and of Marie Lu’s Legend trilogy comes Disruptor, the sequel to Traveler, the thrilling conclusion to the Seeker series.Quin has spent her life as her father’s pawn. She was trained to kill and manipulated to guarantee her family’s power... -
Sorry, Charlie by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor her, there’s only one fish in the sea. Poconos Pack, Book 3Charlie Lowe is going crazy. Why does her mate run from her? Is it her hair? The fact that she’s a Lion to his Wolf? Or are her family connections driving him away? If she didn’t know better, she’d think he was allergic to cats.Ted Pedrozo loves his fiery Lioness with his whole being...
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