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  • Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens

    Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The continuation of the Deadly Beauties Trilogy... Purgatory was opened for the dark ones to escape, but so much more crept out. Over twenty years later, the consequences are finally starting to appear. And the world full of deadly beauties finds even more deception and secrets to face. As an immortal, it's hard to have any new experiences after living for so long...
  • All for Connor by Alicia Montgomery

    All for Connor by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Connor is the wrongest wrong guy in existence. He’s a Lycan shifter, for one. And he’s rude, anti-social and has never said a kind word to Evie. Yet, there’s something about him she can’t resist. Maybe it’s the brooding, bad boy vibe. Her feet say run away. But her heart says stay. Evie is sweet and kind. He doesn’t deserve her. And he should focus on one thing: Revenge...
  • Quintus by Kym Grosso, Wen Ross

    Quintus by Kym Grosso, Wen Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Powerful vampire, Quintus Tullius, returns to New Orleans after a demon attacks.  Elusive and lethal, he conceals his true powers from all others, wielding his strength over the centuries as he sees fit.  When he's healed by an attractive stranger, he quickly realizes her altruistic actions are driven by more than kindness, and she is not who she appears to be...
  • Broken Curse by Jen L. Grey

    Broken Curse by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Destiny not only arrives, but nearly kicks my a$$Even though my foundation has been shaken, Aidan stays by my side, and together, we take the next steps to end the curse. We’ve found four other marked girls like me, but we’re still missing pieces to the puzzle… pieces that are critical for success...
  • Chosen Wolf by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Wolf by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fate is a b*tch and she will always force your hand.Solidifying my mate bond with Aiden was supposed to be a happy occasion. Instead, our union unleashed a curse, and now our survival hangs in the balance.As I try to right the wrongs of the past, the Hallowed Guild is determined to get in the way. My next steps are clear, but every move I make puts those around me in danger...
  • Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Like every other McCall werewolf in history, Link is headed down a short road to insanity, but he’s determined to go out on his own terms. Those terms? Repay the people the broken McCall pack has hurt before Ian Silver has to put him down. Hope is a dangerous thing for a doomed man like him, but when he meets Nicole, an instant and undeniable connection sparks between them...
  • Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc

    Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Something evil is calling to her. Is it the mysterious man who finds her in the woods, or something within the forest, itself?An ancient evil hidden among the trees... Crystal is driving across the state for a job interview when she feels a pressing need to stop her car and get out...
  • You'll Know in Your Heart by Lisa Oliver

    You'll Know in Your Heart by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You'll Know In Your Heart The Gods Made Me Do It, book 7 (Can be read as standalone). Baby, youngest son of Poseidon had started to avoid going anywhere near his family. Between love-struck mates, and tiny children, more and more he was starting to feel as if he just didn't fit. Anywhere...
  • Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kasey Sanchez can't believe she's done the unthinkable--slept with a shifter. Oh, but he was so hot and sexy and his tongue...wow! But if he finds out who she really is, he won’t want to see her again. Living a secret life is taking a big toll on her sex life. Brannon Wolfrik knows Kasey is his mate. It's only a matter of time before he wiggles his way into her heart with charm and great sex...
  • A Druid of Her Own by Mandy M. Roth

    A Druid of Her Own by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book Four in the Druid Series Immortal, seductive, able to shift into a wolf, and downright sinful highland warrior, Kennard O’Caha has had only one mission for the past several centuries—find and destroy the dark sorcerer Athol...
  • Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenwood Coven series by NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan, this sleeping magical paranormal town knows that war can be a beginning…and an ending.Rowen Ravenwood is the final witch of her line—the only one standing in the way of Oriel, the dark necromancer who wants the core of the town’s magic for his own...
  • Fighting for Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Fighting for Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.There Are No Coincidences….Given a fairy tale life by the clan of dragon shifters that rescued her as a little girl, Emma Sinclair long ago accepted she might never solve the mystery of her heritage. Of course, that was before she could feel the traitor’s pain, before she knew he was slipping away...
  • Blood and Hexes by May Sage

    Blood and Hexes by May Sage

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seven names. Seven families of royal vampires on Night Hill. One stands above all. After centuries of freedom, no one is happy to kneel to a new Eirikrson. Diana intended to stop by Oldcrest for a pit stop. Catch up with her brother, meet his mate, maybe convince them to name their firstborn after her. She’ll soon learn, as a Helsing, she must pick a side. Before one is picked for her...
  • Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone...
  • A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal...
  • Spirit Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Spirit Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She never thought she would love again…and then he appeared in her life. Rescued alive, but not whole… Laura is a white wolf shifter far from home and out of her element. She’s been held prisoner for years by those who would use her power for their evil purposes, but she’s held strong against them and lived to tell the tale...
  • Dark Side by Zenina Masters

    Dark Side by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elly’s exposure as a half-fey was a shock to all around her. Her attempts to hide her ears and the change in her reality were foiled by class bullies. The next thing she knew she was being whisked away to a private school that catered exclusively to the half-breeds left behind by fey who travelled in the human world...
  • Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a shifter enforcer, Teine Carlson lived a life of adventure and purpose. She may not have agreed with everything her alpha did, but she followed the rules. Until, she is suddenly thrust into an existence she’d never imagined for herself. Now she has a new purpose…to protect the life of an innocent child. Nolan Channing was a playboy. He worked hard, and played even harder...
  • Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn

    Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After surviving Halloween, Arabella Baker is determined to do things better while achieving what she planned with her daughters in moving to Boston. The fates seem to help her a bit, and the stars align along with putting together some helpful suggestions, and she manages a way to expand...
  • Claiming His Fire by Ellis Leigh

    Claiming His Fire by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A shifter with a secret that could destroy his world…A witch without a coven to keep her grounded…A fated destiny they’ll have to fight to begin.Shadow of the Feral Breed earned his road name by being a sneaky combatant—quite fitting considering he’s been hiding the truth about his heritage for decades...
  • Alpha Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Alpha Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A man with a plan… John is the Alpha bear of Grizzly Cove, a town built to his own design, made up mostly of bear shifters. He brought them all together, so it’s on him when the community comes under attack. A woman of power… Ursula is more than she appears, and when her secret comes out, she’s afraid the shifters aren’t going to take it well, but John surprises her...
  • Guarding Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Guarding Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Book 17 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. What happens when a Christmas elf with way too much sass for her little pointed ears finds a centuries old Guardsman buried in the snow?Well, she takes him home and nurses him back to health, of course...
  • Bobcat by Bianca D'Arc

    Bobcat by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can Bob Redstone help a shifter woman hiding from her past, face the demons that shadowed her youth, or will they both fall while trying to prevent disaster?On a mission far from home, he finds a sweet vulnerable lady...Bob is a cougar shifter, one of the elite Redstone Alphas. On a mission for his Clan, he meets a fragile young woman, and finds himself drawn to her as never before...
  • A Slash of Savagery by R.E. Butler

    A Slash of Savagery by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Eight in the Wiccan-Were-Bear SeriesNatural Wiccan Arissa Kensington takes a job at the vampire club, Fang, in an attempt to help protect the vampires’ mates who are being targeted by anti-vampire fanatics. She expects to perform protection spells and help out around the coven’s office, but she never expects to meet her mate or that he will have flashing purple eyes and double fangs...
  • Slade by Bianca D'Arc

    Slade by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know...
  • Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem

    Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Note to self: never cast a spell you find on the internet.Most people cry when they’re left at the altar. Me? I cast a spell to find the perfect man. But when a very bare and uh…impressive…incubus appears in my living room, I know I messed up. Serves me right for trying a spell I found on the internet!I’m both disappointed and relieved when Prax is summoned away...
  • Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton

    Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a world of darkness and danger, Prophecy will fight to her limit to save the vampire she loves and stop a terrible evil from unleashing Hell on earth...
  • Daughter of Aphrodite by C.M. Owens

    Daughter of Aphrodite by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Just when Adisia Titan gives up on men, she finds Devin Cole. He's sexy, rich, and... persistent. Against her better judgment, she falls for him harder than she ever thought she could. But, Devin's secretive eyes and cryptic conversations leave her worried a stinging heartbreak is inevitable. Devin's secrets come to light, leaving her completely shocked and horrified...
    Categorized as:
    gods  insta-love  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Golden Wolf by Paulina Vasquez

    Golden Wolf by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Alpha King and God of War walks the earth. The golden wolf of the century is born again, but that won't be enough to save the werewolves from the great war to come. Ares must accept a century-old family prophecy as it starts to unravel and seek the blessings of the Gods to master his elemental gifts. What he finds is more than he expected and everything he's wanted...
  • Wolf Queen by Linsey Hall

    Wolf Queen by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The final book in the bestselling Wolf Queen series by Linsey Hall.I'm a hero. And I'm locked in a cell. Fantastic.A week ago, it took everything I had to save the werewolves from the Dark Moon curse, but I did it. Unfotunately, it left me with a nasty case of the curse myself. To make matters worse, I'm the most powerful werewolf who ever lived. And I'm apparently a goddess...
  • Her Dragon's Treasure by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Treasure by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 29 in the Dragon Guard series. The books in this epic saga can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills and exploits of the whole series from beginning to end. It's up to you. Decades trapped at the bottom of the sea...
  • Lone Wolf by Bianca D'Arc

    Lone Wolf by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s a holy woman. He’s a holy terror. Josh is a werewolf who suddenly has extra, unexpected, and totally untrained powers. He’s not happy about it - or about the evil jackasses who keep attacking him, trying to steal his magic. Forced to seek help, Josh is sent to an unexpected ally for training...
  • A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler

    A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teck Stalking Horse, a bear shifter with Wiccan power, has spent the last few years dreaming about a female. He has no idea who she is, but he’s going crazy with need. His twin brother, Shy, has never had dreams about the pale-haired female, so Teck does his best to distance himself from his twin so he doesn’t hurt him when he leaves the den to find his mate...
  • Cravings by Bryce Evans

    Cravings by Bryce Evans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zoey Malone has it all. Her best friend is now her sister in law, and her partner in a new and thriving business, she’s treated like a princess by the members of her pack, and she’s found the man she wants to give her heart to in Kayden Lynn, Alpha of the Panther Pride...
  • Feathers, Fur and Fey by Zenina Masters

    Feathers, Fur and Fey by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maki has lived and tried to love, over and over again. As a griffin, she is privy to the memories of all the griffins who have come before. Every moment of their lives until they died in defense of others. The story is always the same. When she is called back to the Crossroads for the third time, she has only a flicker of hope that this will be the charm...
  • Claiming His Desire by Ellis Leigh

    Claiming His Desire by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A shifter waiting to end it all...A woman living her life surrounded by death...A destiny few could survive.Book six in the Feral Breed seriesJameson craves death. Former president of the Four Corners Feral Breed den, he's abandoned his post and left behind his brothers to escape the worst day of his life...
  • A Muse for Mishka by R.E. Butler

    A Muse for Mishka by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mishka, the five-hundred-year-old vampire master of the city of Cleveland, prides himself on having one of the largest covens in the Midwest. Although he has a life envied by many, the only thing he is missing is a mate. How to begin to find the right female for himself is a mystery, and the lonely nights are starting to get to him...
  • Big, Bad Alpha by Bryce Evans

    Big, Bad Alpha by Bryce Evans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In book two of the Ashland Pack: Mace, the alpha of the Ashland Pack, is restless, irritable, and starting to be quite unpleasant even with his family and friends. Mace recognizes the changes in himself but for the life of him, he doesn't know what the problem is...
  • Bearliest Catch by Bianca D'Arc

    Bearliest Catch by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A woman of mystery…Jetty is a huntress of the deep ocean who finds herself fascinated by a man—a shifter—who sets anchor in her realm day after day. She is obliged to watch him, not fully understanding the fascination the handsome stranger compels within her battered heart.A man with hidden scars…Recovery from major injury isn’t easy...
  • Saving Scarlett by R.E. Butler

    Saving Scarlett by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Scarlett Jamison, the daughter of a powerful alpha wolf, knows her freedom is slowly slipping away. As a Breeding Queen, her hereditary destiny is to be given away to a male of her father’s choosing. She’ll have no say in the choice of her mate; her only duty will be to give her future mate as many pups as he wants...
  • Blackthorn Grove by Luanne Bennett

    Blackthorn Grove by Luanne Bennett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Miss Bishop, I'm afraid we have a witch war on our hands." Katie Bishop has just been pulled back into the world of the Crossroads Society—to hunt down a murderous sorceress looking to take over the throne of Savannah...
  • The Bear's Healing Touch by Bianca D'Arc

    The Bear's Healing Touch by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sirena has been gravely injured by a mighty sea monster known as the leviathan and put into the care of Grizzly Cove’s only doctor. Sven is a retired soldier, like most of the other guys in Grizzly Cove, but he had dedicated his life to medicine and helping the new town get on its feet...
  • The Jaguar Tycoon by Bianca D'Arc

    The Jaguar Tycoon by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started at dinner… Mark is the larger-than-life billionaire Alpha of the secretive Jaguar Clan. Business tycoon and man about town, he’s the guest of honor at a huge society dinner in lower Manhattan. Shelly is at the dinner to network and possibly find some clients for her architectural design business...
  • Prancer's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler

    Prancer's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kerri’s excited to be able to help plan the wedding of her sister’s friend. Decorating her sister’s middle-of-nowhere cabin and taking some R after finally finishing cooking school is exactly what she needs before she starts her job hunt. Unable to sleep, Kerri heads out into the woods before dawn on Christmas Eve to cut pine boughs to decorate the fireplace mantel...
  • Wicching Hour by Seana Kelly

    Wicching Hour by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the Sea Wicche of Monterey. My new art gallery is finally open, my boyfriend is the new Alpha of the Big Sur pack, and my sorcerer cousin is still on the loose. It’s been a lot. I’m just sayin’.Detectives Hernández and Osso are asking for my help again. Bodies have been found torn up in the woods in a manner that has those in the know thinking werewolf...
  • Red by Bianca D'Arc

    Red by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tales of the Were: RedRedstone Clan #2Steve Redstone agrees to keep an eye on his friend's little sister while she's partying in Las Vegas. He's happy to do the small favor to an old Army buddy. What he doesn't expect is the wild woman who heats his blood and attracts too much attention from Others in the area...
  • Keeper of the Flame by Bianca D'Arc

    Keeper of the Flame by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A warrior, a maiden…and a passion that could set the whole world aflame. Despite the fact he is the largest of his half-dragon brothers and better suited to fighting, Hugh has been sent on an undercover mission. Forced to stay in human form, he must discover if the land of Helios is truly the Draconian ally it pretends, or something more sinister...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book  dragons  fiction
  • Wicked Wolf by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Wicked Wolf by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The war between the Redwood Pack and the Centrals is one of wolf legend. Gina Eaton lost both of her parents when a member of their Pack betrayed them. Adopted by the Alpha of the Pack as a child, Gina grew up within the royal family to become an enforcer and protector of her den...
  • Goddess of the Grove by Mandy M. Roth

    Goddess of the Grove by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sacred, worshiped...hunted.All Korey O'Caha wants in his immortal life is to keep evil at bay, protect the witches he was destined to teach and to bed as many women as possible. He doesn't want love but he didn't plan on Gigi. Her very presence calls all he vowed sacred in life into question...
  • Reapers of the Dark by Adaline Winters

    Reapers of the Dark by Adaline Winters

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cora Roberts—keeper of a soul-sucking alter ego, mate to the biggest shifter around, and representative of her kind in a super secret organization led by her Uncle Lucifer.Cora and Hudson are in the middle of the mating dance, meaning he’s overbearing, obsessed, and a little unhinged. The heat is on from both of their families to tie the knot officially...
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