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  • Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce

    Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Beast wants only a few things out of life: to be left alone, to join the Blackwings so he can be left alone, and for everyone to stop expecting anything from him and leave him alone. He was king of the lion shifters once, but his fall from power came at a huge personal cost. Rumors run rampant over what really happened to his pride, but the truth has hardened Beast’s heart to stone...
  • Sid by Teresa Gabelman

    Sid by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Renowned for his playboy lifestyle and wisecrack remarks, Sid Sinclair knows he is the last pick for the lead investigator of human/half-breed trafficking. Never one to play by the rules, Sid takes his new position seriously, but not without driving the leader of the VC Council and fellow Warrior’s crazy. A human with a special gift, Lana Fitzpatrick’s life is complicated...
  • Red Havoc Rebel by T.S. Joyce

    Red Havoc Rebel by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Kaylee Cummings is back in Covington to change her destiny. She used to be known as the town rich girl, misunderstood by everyone but one boy, Anson Carter. They’d loved hard, and then destroyed each other in their youth, so when she crashes into him again, the residual anger from what he’d done comes back ten-fold...
  • Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out...
  • Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Emily Vega must avenge her father, and as the last of the Hell Hunters, she has one mission: destroy the Galena pack. Werewolves are carefully camouflaged monsters intent on taking over the world—or at least that’s what she’s been taught—but one meeting with the werewolf she’s hunting, and Chance Dawson is changing her mind, little by little...
  • Blackwing Wolf by T.S. Joyce

    Blackwing Wolf by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Dustin Porter is walking a fine line between the Blackwing Crew and the Valdoro pack. He’s been sent to betray Kane, but there’s a complication, and that complication is a smart-mouthed beauty who is also vying for a coveted spot on the crew. Dustin can’t keep his attention from Emma for long, and the more he gets to know about her, the more mysterious she seems...
  • Jared by Teresa Gabelman

    Jared by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The VC Warriors are an elite group of vampire who protect innocents, whether human or those of their own race. Jared Kincaid, along with other Warriors, are shocked when a fiery red head with a gun and attitude, bring news of young teens being turned into an army of half-breed vampires capable of taking out all VC Warriors...
  • Blackstone Ranger Rogue by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Rogue by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The one she’s been searching forDarcey Wednesday’s been looking for love her entire life, with not much luck. Every guy she kisses turns out to be a frog, and not her Prince Charming. But she and her inner swan know that there’s someone out there for them. When her sister’s wedding brings her to the shifter town of Blackstone, she runs into her fated mate, forest ranger Anders Stevens...
  • A Very Beastly Christmas by T.S. Joyce

    A Very Beastly Christmas by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    **A Gray Back Bears holiday novella that can be read as a standalone** Dominant grizzly shifter, Easton Novak, hasn’t celebrated the holidays since he was a child, but his mate is about to make this Christmas one for the books. She’s been hiding something from him, and her revealed secrets are about to knock his world upside down...
  • Hector by Zoe Chant

    Hector by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Co-parenting a baby pegasus with the hottest guy you’ve ever met? That’s easy. Learning to love Vegemite? That’s hard. Myrtle thought her Australia trip was to study endangered moths...
  • Two Shots Down by T.S. Joyce

    Two Shots Down by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Two Shots Down is blazing his way up the ranks as one of the top bull shifters in the Pro Bull Shifter Riding Circuit. He has a chip on his shoulder a mile wide, and everything to prove. With a dark reputation as a cowboy killer, he has wrecked every interview he’s done in his career. He’s the bull shifter everyone loves to hate, and he’s just fine with that, except there is one he cares about...
  • Dark Possession by Aja James

    Dark Possession by Aja James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alend Ramses is not who he seems…The first-ever Dark King, the most powerful vampire ruler in the world, was once the lowest of the low. A slave who became a Consort who became a King…he’s lived long enough to learn from his mistakes and never repeat them...
  • A Song of Destiny by Emilia Hartley

    A Song of Destiny by Emilia Hartley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    EmberBonding with a mate who doesn’t even know your name is a bad idea.But that’s exactly what happened to her.Cash Montoya doesn’t even know she exists.He’s the local star, his guitar and his voice calling to her beast since the very first time she heard his songs.She writes him letters. Anonymous, of course.And when she finally finds the courage to tell him the truth, he thinks she’s lying...
  • Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso

    Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An erotic paranormal romance...Charismatic and powerful Lyceum Wolves' Alpha, Tristan Livingston, is out for revenge after a devastating attack on his pack. Not only did he survive a building collapse, he orchestrated the rebuild of his chic, state-of-the-art nightclub within a week...
  • Mating Instinct by Celia Kyle

    Mating Instinct by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **This is a boxed set of ALL Ridgeville books. If you own these titles individually, DO NOT purchase this book.** The shifter men and curvy, growly ladies of Ridgeville have all huddled together in one massive volume. From Maya and Alex and all the way to Grayson and Honor, they're having fun, kicking butt, and getting mated in this collection...
  • Shifter's Paradox by Lisa Ladew

    Shifter's Paradox by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Harlan Mundelein, the Knotted Wolf, the soldier at heart who used to be the guy who got things done, is fading. It's been a long and pointless battle, and he can finally see the day coming that he'll be eternally reunited with his Eventine. He's ready and his mind is made up: he is not getting a One True Mate. His mate is gone...
  • Tangled in Tinsel by Julia Mills

    Tangled in Tinsel by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The books can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills and exploits of the whole series. It’s over the river and through the woods, and straight to Christmas hell for Chance Nichols...
  • Forbidden Seduction by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Seduction by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's always felt like she's lived between two worlds. He never thought he'd want to share his with her.As the only child of a cat-shifter and a human, Demi Cross has always lived between two worlds, always feeling alone. As long as she can remember, she’s been warned to hide her identity from those who don’t want her kind to exist. But hiding is easier said than done...
  • Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s running for her life. He’s never gotten over her. Will she let him claim her to save her? Wolf-shifter Isabelle Rand is escaping a relationship she never intended to stay in. Fleeing her abusive boyfriend who hates to lose anything, she seeks sanctuary with the only people who can help her...
  • KnightForce One by Sydney Addae

    KnightForce One by Sydney Addae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now that all Asia and her mate have returned to the West Virginia compound, Silas reveals a deadly cancer that has been spreading throughout the country in their absence. Certain full-bloods are rebelling against the inclusion of half-breeds and are killing innocent humans in their quest to destroy the newest citizens...
  • Her Mad Dragon by Julia Mills

    Her Mad Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    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. One lone dragon pulled from his mountain to save the clan he's sworn fealty to and the only family he's ever known. One Grand Priestess, the most magical witch of her time, the leader of her kind, and a survivor of torture...
  • Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a cat-shifter. He’s a wolf-shifter. They should be enemies…Payton Llewelyn, daughter to the cat-shifter alpha, is attacked by humans, outnumbered, and in the fight of her life.Fearing she’ll never escape, another comes to her rescue, and the scent of a shifter floods her senses—not that of a cat though, but of a wolf...
  • The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 5 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 5 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes the FINAL vampire-mystery-slash-romance-slash-adventure about a librarian and her trusty vampire assistant, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 5. (Yes, yes. Still a standalone. Yippy! You don’t have to go back and read all four books. But don’t ya kinda wanna?)NEVER HIRE A HANDSOME VAMPIRE!MIRIAM MURPHY loves being a librarian...
  • Forbidden Addiction by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Addiction by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With a tortured past, she’s a cat-shifter who refuses to get close to anyone. Yet she can’t seem to resist the leader of the vampire protectors.Phoenix Kaplan has never felt a connection like the one she has with Dante Leonidas...
  • Fate Touched by Becky Moynihan

    Fate Touched by Becky Moynihan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world’s fate rests in her hands . . .My soulmate has been taken from me, and I’ll do anything to get him back. Even kill. But finding him proves to be harder than I thought. And dangerous. Even with Lochlan’s brother by my side, rogues continue to target me.Despite the growing peril, the race is on to break the curse, and my only hope is to locate Lochlan before it becomes permanent...
  • The Starlight Witch by Kim Richardson

    The Starlight Witch by Kim Richardson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Finding my husband in bed with another woman was not how I planned to start my day. Or homeless the next minute. And broke. So, when a job comes my way from The Twilight Hotel—a paranormal hotel in midtown Manhattan that serves as a sanctuary and residence—I take it. Cue in tattooed, sexy as sin, grumpy restaurant owner Valen, who can’t do drama or high-maintenance women...
  • Accidental Theft by Charlene Hartnady

    Accidental Theft by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    PART 1: Shifter/Vampire Serial Stolen by the Alpha Wolf is a follow on to Chosen by the Vampire Kings. I strongly recommend that you read this 6 part serial first. The arrogant vampire kings have always proclaimed themselves to be the rulers of all the non-humans making war between the species inevitable. In order to win, it is imperative that the shifters steal the chosen human female...
  • Alpha's Bane by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

    Alpha's Bane by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She ruined my life, got me thrown out of the pack. The only revenge I crave is her. Trey I never thought I’d have a girl like Sheridan. A pack princess — beautiful, smart, one of the elite. She picked me. She gave me her heart, her innocence. Hurting her was my biggest regret. But then she betrayed us all. Now she’s back — sent to spy on our pack. She wants revenge. But my wolf..
  • Tall, Dark & Furious by R.L. Mathewson, Celestine Wolf

    Tall, Dark & Furious by R.L. Mathewson, Celestine Wolf

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Listening Length: 8 hours and 48 minutesFrom best-selling author R.L. Mathewson comes the sixth installment of the Pyte/Sentinel Series....For listeners who enjoy paranormal romance with a twist.For three centuries, Trace waited for this moment, imagined all the things that he would do to the Pack that tried to kill him, and now that he was free...
  • How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce

    How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Auxor Bane has made a pact. He and his brothers made a promise to each other that they would let their bear shifter lineage die off with them, for the betterment of mankind. They aren’t fluffy, and they aren’t cute. As one of the three remaining bear shifters alive, Aux struggles daily with the predator inside of him...
  • Doms of Dark Haven by Sierra Cartwright, Cherise Sinclair

    Doms of Dark Haven by Sierra Cartwright, Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three women, three Doms. One extraordinary night. Welcome to Dark Haven, and may all of your darkest wishes come true...Met Her Match (A Hawkeye Story) by Sierra CartwrightGenre: BDSM Erotic ContemporarySeries: Hawkeye; Previous Book: Bend Me OverHighly trained Mira Araceli can hold her own in the toughest parts of the world, but not, it seems, against her secret crush, Torin Carter...
  • Alaric by Julia Mills

    Alaric by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sharp...Successful...Deadly... Catering to every dark, erotic desire of his wealthy patrons has made Alaric a very rich man. His ability to tap into the very soul of every person he meets, to see what they crave…intimately…sensually has made Crave, his exclusive club, the most sought-after establishment of its kind in the world...
  • The Alpha's Fight by Michelle Fox

    The Alpha's Fight by Michelle Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you've lost your wolf, how do you get it back?'Jane Doe' has no idea who she is or why she wakes up in a...nursing home? Full of shifters? She may not be old, but they say she is a shifter—only her wolf is MIA and she's in some kind of trouble she can't remember to boot. And there's this guy, Ryder. Something about him that makes her tingle in all the right places...
  • Sexy Beast VII by Kate Douglas, Anitra Lynn McLeod

    Sexy Beast VII by Kate Douglas, Anitra Lynn McLeod

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Big and bold, primal and powerful, these men have a seductive sensuality that no woman can resist. Come enter their world of carnal desires and wanton sexuality...if you dare... "Chanku Challenge" by Kate Douglas When Beth and Nick first discovered the amazingly sensual power of their Chanku birthright, the desire to mate was fierce and uncontrollable...
  • My Vampire Knight by Krystal Shannan

    My Vampire Knight by Krystal Shannan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Falling in love is a killer. Literally, for Siren Calliope Hart.Any man she love will die—a curse courtesy of her father and the reason for her tragic past. She’s determined not to suffer like that ever again.Then the heart-stopping-wipe-the-drool-from-your-mouth-sexy Godric Devereaux shows up...
  • Dragon My Heart Around (Paranormal Dating Agency Universe) by Marianne Morea

    Dragon My Heart Around (Paranormal Dating Agency Universe) by Marianne Morea

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dragon shifter, a curse, a rare book, and the woman who is the key to setting him free… Finding the love of a lifetime won’t happen between the dusty pages of old books, but for researcher Camille Forester, it’s her job...
  • Her Vampire Temptation by Alexis Alvarez

    Her Vampire Temptation by Alexis Alvarez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SHE’LL LEARN TO CALL ME MASTER.The redheaded mortal is intoxicating – young, smart, beautiful.I took her to the dungeon and delivered a lesson in pleasure. And a little pain, to make her blood sweeter.Then I wiped her mind and sent her home. Because immortals and mortals don’t mix.But now three young women matching her description are missing, and the vampire I sired is up to no good...
  • His Bunny Kicks Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    His Bunny Kicks Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emery Ericksen fled her herd, intent on escaping an arranged marriage to an abusive alpha. Ending up in a small town, she works as a waitress at the Sassy Wolfe, saving up as much money as possible so that she can move on before she winds up on one of the local wolves’ dinner menu. She managed to stay under the radar, not attracting too much attention, until he walked into the bar...
  • Alexander by Kim Fox

    Alexander by Kim Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Polar bear shifter, Alexander Vega, is the last Vega brother who anyone thought would take on a mate. He’s surly, gruff, grumpy and just plain rude. And that’s on a good day. He hates women and doesn’t want them anywhere near the Vega Ranch. But his bear has other plans… BBW news reporter, Elena King, has come to the Vega Ranch to visit her sister Ava...
  • Beneath a Blood Lust Moon by Jodi Vaughn

    Beneath a Blood Lust Moon by Jodi Vaughn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Werewolf Braxton Devereaux would do anything to protect his mother from his abusive father, even commit murder. Or so everyone assumes.Pack Law justice is swift and unforgiving when it comes to murder, and soon werewolf Assassins are out to balance the scales - Braxton’s life for his father’s...
  • ETERNAL BEAUTY by Laura Wright

    ETERNAL BEAUTY by Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ancient and very sexy vampire, Synjon Wise, had the female he loved ripped from his grasp by a bullet. Trying to join her in death, he’s furious when a beautiful stranger pulls him into the shadows and nurses him back to health. Healer, Petra was raised by shifters and has always hoped her true abilities and powers would be revealed...
  • Cougar's Luck by Moxie North

    Cougar's Luck by Moxie North

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A computer genius, a dedicated gamer, and on some nights a cougar shifter, Everett Hayes had his whole life in front of him. Where that path led he didn’t know. Computers were his refuge until he met Layla.Layla Klein loved her pack, loved her crazy family, and totally dug her job overseeing the hottest club on the Vegas strip...
  • Real Men Hunt by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix

    Real Men Hunt by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's willing to sacrifice anything to save Wolf Woods from developers--including love.  He refuses to let her.Persia has dedicated her life to saving the planet from greedy construction companies, even if that meant she lost out on a life filled with laughter, love, and passion.  Considering she's generally surrounded by losers, potheads, and slackers, it's not such a big loss...
  • Time Without End by V.M. Black

    Time Without End by V.M. Black

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bound to the VampireCora Shaw was bonded twice to the billionaire vampire Dorian Thorne, once though blood and again through her promise to marry him. She knew that her life with him could never be easy. But the dangers that lurk in their bond—the incredible power it gives him over her and the recklessness that it stirs in her—are only a start of the peril that they face...
  • Sassy in Diapers by Milly Taiden

    Sassy in Diapers by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is a SHORT. This is NOT a standalone full length story. It is intended to be read in order after you read the previous books. Time to revisit Karla and Nate. Karla Wolfe is scared. Motherhood is coming much faster than she can accept. The last thing she wants is to be a replica of her own mother. Nate Wolfe loves his mate unconditionally...
  • Scrooge Me Hard by Milly Taiden

    Scrooge Me Hard by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ATTENTION READERS: This is a SHORT. This is NOT a standalone full length story. It is intended to be read in order after you read the previous books (1-9). Paranormal Dating Agency SHORT: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance Aurelis Fuentes wants one thing: Children. She’d also like for people to stop complaining about the amount of frosting on her cupcakes but that’s another story...
  • Bronx's Wounded Wolf by Elle Boon

    Bronx's Wounded Wolf by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bronx’s Wounded Wolf Blurb A WOUNDED WOLF…A FIERCE PROTECTOR…AN UNSHAKABLE BOND…Will Bronx and Taya be able to create that mystical bond without her inner wolf, or will their love be enough? A WOUNDED WOLF… Having suffered at the hands of a rogue pack, Taya’s wolf retreat’s deep inside her. She learns to rely on her humanity as she seeks sanctuary from the pack she’d been taken from as a child...
  • Ryder by Patricia A. Rasey

    Ryder by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryder Sons of Sangue: book 6 Chasing down the cartel is serious business. Taking out the kingpin, though, can be downright deadly.To locate the leader of a ruthless cartel, vampire Ryder Kelley must become one with the locals, leaving no room for mistakes. The plan? Infiltrate the ring, find the kingpin, and get out. What Ryder doesn't count on is his mark's stunning niece...
  • Gonzo by Candace Blevins

    Gonzo by Candace Blevins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gonzo has not only had to come to terms with the loss of his entire family, but he also barely survived being shot in the chest multiple times while still a human, and was then later turned into a werewolf during a vicious attack while hiking as he tried to put his life back together...
  • Protected by a Vampire by Susan Griscom

    Protected by a Vampire by Susan Griscom

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereCan love like theirs withstand the ravages of time?Gage McAllister, the oldest vampire in The Lost Boys Rock Band, tries to stay away from the brave young woman who helped him recover from a debilitating stab wound five years ago. She reminds him of his past love and he vowed centuries ago to never go down that path again...
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