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  • The Blackstone She-Bear by Alicia Montgomery

    The Blackstone She-Bear by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Blackstone Mountain series continues with The Blackstone She-Bear Amelia Walker's heart and bear have been broken once. So, when her ex, polar bear shifter Mason Grimes, breezes back into town, she does her best to stay away from him. But neither can resist the pull of the mating call...
  • Target by J.E. Daelman

    Target by J.E. Daelman

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sniper, Marksman, Sharpshooter, call me what you like. The one thing you can guarantee is that Target never misses the mark.TargetBeing brought into a hunt by a former comrade at arms has Target on the trail of a woman he wants to save. He did not know this woman was his, not until he met her and saw all she was capable of...
  • Power of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Power of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shannon Ansell didn’t mean to make a bet with Brian Knox. It sort of just happened. Now she’s agreed to date him for six weeks, the one man she knows she shouldn’t. Six dates in six weeks. She can do that and still keep her heart intact, right? Wrong. Because the only thing she can’t resist more than a good bet is Brian Knox...
  • Ronan  (The Protectors Series) by Teresa Gabelman

    Ronan (The Protectors Series) by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Most think that newest VC Warrior, Ronan McDonald, is just a laid back cowboy. What they don’t see is the inner turmoil that only his small ranch and horses can tame. At least that was the way it had been until a witch with a beauty none could deny walked into his life. Running has been Kira Grail’s life for as long as she can remember...
  • Nightfall by Terry Bolryder

    Nightfall by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sasha Harrington has horrible taste in men. After her latest fiasco, she has sworn of relationships. But when a handsome man with striking features and a body made of rock-hard muscle wanders into her library, asking for her help, she starts getting ideas again...
  • The Right Thing to Do by LovesBitca8

    The Right Thing to Do by LovesBitca8

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl...
  • 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...
  • The Dragon Prince's Magic by Elva Birch

    The Dragon Prince's Magic by Elva Birch

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found herePractically perfect in every way…A teacher.A prince.And eleven magical children.Raval knows that Katy is the missing piece of his soul the moment he sees her, thanks to the fate-finding magic of the Compact. He’ll just have to learn to trust her with his out-of-step heart…and the keys to his car...
  • El vals de la bruja by Belén Martínez Sánchez

    El vals de la bruja by Belén Martínez Sánchez

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Londres, 1895.Todo indicaba que podría ser una noche más en la Academia Covenant, cuando Eliza Kyteler y Kate Saint German, dos jóvenes Sangre Negra, deciden despertar a todos los muertos del cementerio Little Hill.Lo que parecía una simple travesura, se convierte en una expulsión definitiva de la Academia Covenant...
  • Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a bitter cat-shifter who hates humans. She’s the human he resentfully desires. Since first meeting, Kenzie Swanson and Sawyer Lennar have shared an undeniable attraction. But there is one problem that continues to keep them apart. As a cat-shifter with a traumatic past, Sawyer hates humans—and Kenzie is all human...
  • 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...
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    family  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Koda: A Bear Shifter Romance by Kira Graham

    Koda: A Bear Shifter Romance by Kira Graham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bad boys are great. Good boys are overrated. Wild boys… they’re just another species entirely. Join the Koda Clan where the men are wild, the women are naughty, and the hot romance is as sweet as it is spicy. Sexy, steamy, and crazy-funny. You’ve been warned. ;)LOVE METrace Koda is a man I hate.I’m terrified of what I feel for Trace. I’m angry...
  • A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain

    A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service...
  • A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Once upon a dark dream, the gods told me of our ruin,But I wasn’t nearly as afraid as I should have been.The walls of my world are crumbling, and it may be too late to save us.The clock is ticking, and a cruel fate has been laid at my feet,And now I am standing at a crossroads with the blade of destiny in my grip.To strike would be to end us all, but staying my hand is not an option...
    Categorized as:
    enemies-to-lovers  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  fae  fiction
  • A Twist of Fate by Alicia Montgomery

    A Twist of Fate by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Astrid Jonasson’s life has been a series of disappoints, both to her family and herself, which is why she’s chosen to stay clear of her Lycan clan. When a series of events forces her back into the center of the New York clan life, she bumps into an old childhood crush. Zac Vrost, son of the clan’s Beta, has always been out of reach for her...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy by Honey Phillips

    Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One very large orc. One very small human. Does size matter?When Elara flees corporate life to open a coffee shop in the small southern town of Fairhaven Falls, the last thing she is looking for is a relationship. But when she meets Grondar, the gruff orc owner of the bakery next door, sparks fly. Literally.Grondar has been burned by human females before...
  • Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

    Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland...The eldest Concannon sister, Maggie, is a reclusive, stubborn and free-spirited glassmaker—with a heart worth winning.Margaret Mary is a glass artist with an independent streak as fierce as her volatile temper...
  • Conquered Destiny by Emilia Hartley

    Conquered Destiny by Emilia Hartley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BayleeAs a dragon shifter, her duty is to marry and have children.But she wants to live her life by her own rules.She doesn’t want an arranged marriage. She wants Gale Montoya.So what if there has been a feud between their families, lasting for two generations? Her beast has chosen its mate.Their families forbid them from being together, though. Their hatred blinds them...
  • The Sweetest Betrayal by Natalie Mae

    The Sweetest Betrayal by Natalie Mae

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this heart-pounding conclusion to The Kinder Poison trilogy—which People magazine proclaimed a "delicious high-stakes adventure"—war looms over Orkena, but can Zahru save her people without losing herself?War has come to Orkena. Zahru has risen as Mestrah, and she is determined to peacefully end the escalating tensions with Wyrim, her country’s long-time enemy...
  • The Memories of Merrick by Kylie Snow

    The Memories of Merrick by Kylie Snow

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    These are the forty‑three missing days that rewrite the meaning of everything you thought you knew. Set during the 43 unaccounted days at the heart of The Sins of Silas, this pivotal installment returns to the Valley of Awakening, a realm that reveals not only truth, but desire.Trapped in isolation and uncertainty, Merrick and Erabella are forced to rely on each other to survive...
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    magic  paranormal  romance  fiction  fantasy  book  adult
  • Her Choice To Bear by Harmony Raines

    Her Choice To Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mae is a bear shifter, although she doesn’t really know what that means, because she has been raised by her non-shifter gran since the death of her parents. Determined to find her mate, she signs up to Fated and Mated, but gets no reply from the man she knows is her mate. Only when she checks the profile, does she find something is wrong...
  • Into The Green by Jessica Gadziala

    Into The Green by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    -Cece-There are a few things I learned recently:The love of my life, well, wasn't.My new roommate is a kook.Nothing is the way I had believed my whole life. -Jasper-Some things are abundantly clear:My sister is missing.I have her new roommate tagging along into a dangerous realm she knows nothing about.And Cece, well, she is nothing like what she appears...
  • The Widow and the Wolf by Harmony Raines

    The Widow and the Wolf by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes the line between revenge and love blurs. Elara's life was shattered when she became a widow. Haunted by loss, this fierce witch's sole focus has been on a singular, burning to find the bounty hunter responsible for her husband's death, get answers, and then make him pay. This relentless pursuit leads her to the small town of Wishing Moon Bay, and its most curious The Lonely Tavern...
  • A Tiger's Treasure by Terry Bolryder

    A Tiger's Treasure by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This tiger detective is about to discover the greatest treasure of all… Carter Cunningham is all about duty. As a detective for the city where he and his brothers live, he has dedicated his life to protecting both humans and shifters alike in need of help, and tracking down the killers that would do them harm...
  • Zircon by Terry Bolryder

    Zircon by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Seaton Zircon, formerly a powerful sea dragon who once kept the oceans in balance, has just awakened along with his two dragon siblings. Now they’re trapped on a beach with no way to take their true form, no knowledge of the modern world, and no way to get in touch with others of their kind. Just when they’re ready to lose hope, a kindhearted human woman offers to take them in...
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    family  magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary
  • Anastasia by Sophie Lark

    Anastasia by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift.Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs.Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin...
  • The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

    The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak.Not every love is meant to be.After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again...
  • 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two by Lexi Blake, Larissa Ione

    1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two by Lexi Blake, Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DUNGEON GAMES: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake: On the hunt for a killer, Derek Brighton enters a shadowy underworld only to find the woman he aches for is working the same case. Karina Mills is searching for a missing girl and won't stop until she finds her. To get close to their prime suspect, they need to pose as a couple...
  • Craved by her Cougar by Felicity Heaton

    Craved by her Cougar by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the last twenty years, Cobalt has burned with a need of one female, a beautiful raven-haired cougar who captured his heart the moment he set eyes on her...
  • Turning Payne by Chantel Seabrook

    Turning Payne by Chantel Seabrook

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Agent Turner Payne, lion shifter, has dedicated his career to bringing down the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of metamorphs. His world is turned upside-down when he crosses paths with his mortal enemy’s daughter, Riley, and she becomes the victim of her own father's latest experiment...
    Categorized as:
    family  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  fiction  mlm  shapeshifters
  • A Flare of Love  (Jaylior, #4) by Elodie Colt

    A Flare of Love (Jaylior, #4) by Elodie Colt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He became her lover. Then he became her enemy.Now, it was time to become her savior.Haylie didn't know how much more she could take. Her father? Mysteriously alive and determined to become a part of her life. Dylan? Unreachable. Caught in an inner war. Trapped in his own personal hell.Haylie just wanted it to end. But the game wasn't over. Not by a long shot.Dylan was lost...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  fiction  shapeshifters  fantasy
  • Force by Kathi S. Barton

    Force by Kathi S. Barton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Myles ends up at the hotel to meet with the missing woman’s sister only to find her holding a gun to the head of a vamp. The woman has one of the smartest mouths he’s ever heard, not to mention, tasty as hell. Chris Collier only wants to find her sister, Millie, settle her up with whatever she needs to get her out of her life...
  • The Moon that Embraces the Sun 1 by Jung Eun-gwol

    The Moon that Embraces the Sun 1 by Jung Eun-gwol

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lee Hwon mulai menyelidiki penyebab kematian Yeon Woo, yang ternyata menyimpan berbagai keganjilan. Semua bukti menunjukkan bahwa Yeon Woo dibunuh, tapi yang lebih mencengangkan, ada dugaan bahwa Yeon Woo sebenarnya belum meninggal. Tanpa disadari, penyelidikan Hwon pun berujung pada pengungkapan identitas Wol...
  • Vampire Savage by Rowan Hart

    Vampire Savage by Rowan Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a mysterious stranger promises to fulfill every dark fantasy I’ve secretly harbored, I’m intrigued. The price? I must agree to be his, completely.Growing up without a mom, I’ve strived to earn my father’s approval. But the only thing that matters to my wealth-obsessed father is marrying me off in a lucrative business deal...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  suspense  romance  vampires  fantasy  fiction  book
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon.The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges.Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  magic  paranormal  family  romance  fantasy  fae  dark
  • Time of the Eagle by Sherryl Jordan

    Time of the Eagle by Sherryl Jordan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was the first child born to a hunted people, in the first winter of their flight...
  • FireStarter by Elle Boon

    FireStarter by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keanu uses his powers as a Fire Elemental to fight the fiercest forest fires. He lives his life dangerously as a Smokejumper knowing his abilities can save lives where others can’t. Called home to investigate threats, he finds a woman who calls to his soul. He has no clue that the biggest blaze he would ever fight, would be the one that Cammie Masters stirs in him...
  • Fated by K. Alex Walker

    Fated by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ethan Stewart usually gets what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined physician and well-educated "sailor." Coming from a background filled with violence and poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical practice...
  • Peace Maker by Mary Rundle

    Peace Maker by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SummaryThe Blackwood Pack saga continues....This is part of an on-going series by Amazon best-selling author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Listeners of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best - caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
    Categorized as:
    family  magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 2 by A.K. Michaels

    The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 2 by A.K. Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Peri has finally stopped running and found safety with Gabe and Josef ... her Wolf and her Vampire. Now she is getting strong, physically and magically, and she is ecstatic with her two mates. She is not about to let anyone take that away and she surprises even herself with her power. However, a psycho sect has been hunting her for over six years, and they are closing in...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy

    Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the six USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors who brought you WICKED FIRSTS, comes an all new contemporary set of six sexy, suspenseful and very SINFUL SECONDS. Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton He's been watching her, and now he's here, in the dimly lit bar of the swanky Vail resort, pretending not to notice her...
  • Blood Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Blood Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Nobody can hear your screams from the depths of hell…Those who survived Halálház never imagined going back.But this isn’t Halálház, this is Věrhăza, and nothing can prepare any of them for this.With General Markos in control of the new prison, torture and cruelty are taken to a whole new level. And what Brexley is forced to do will not only change her, but the course of the future...
  • Savage Alpha by C.J. Primer

    Savage Alpha by C.J. Primer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who the hell is Javier Cruz?My job is to dig up information on him in IT, but each search has only yielded more dead ends. He may as well be a ghost, for his lack of an electronic footprint. I fell in love with tech because it grants me the ability to always find the answer to questions such as this one, but for the first time in my career, I’m completely stumped...
  • Meet Me In Dreamland by sinflower81

    Meet Me In Dreamland by sinflower81

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hermione Granger/Draco MalfoyIf there’s one thing Hermione Granger is good at, it’s using magic to fix her problems. And this time, her problem is sex.Luckily, she has the perfect solution: a locket enchanted with the Patented Daydream Charm. Whenever she opens it, she’ll find herself in Dreamland, where she can live out all her filthiest fantasies risk-free.The magic is a bit tricky, though...
    Categorized as:
    magic  steamy  paranormal  romance  fantasy  wlw  fiction  book
  • Wicked Hunt by Cari Silverwood

    Wicked Hunt by Cari Silverwood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is part of a dark kinky fiction trilogy and may disturb some readers. The full warning is at the bottom. This is not a standalone read.What happens when the victim becomes the killer?Killing isn’t right, but it's better than the wrong people being dead.That’s what Zorie tells herself, until the day she makes a mistake and the hunter becomes the hunted...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult  book  dark
  • Taming Kiera by Chantel Seabrook

    Taming Kiera by Chantel Seabrook

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kiera is the daughter of the notorious Richard Boyd, the man responsible for the death of hundreds of shifters. She's also the most recent victim of her father's experiments. Once human, Kiera was genetically altered with metamorph DNA. She barely survived the transformation, and now must learn how to control the animal within...
  • The Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala

    The Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala released on Aug 23, 2002 is available now for purchase...
  • Prince of Passion by Donna Grant

    Prince of Passion by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As eldest and heir to the throne of Drahcir, Keiran feels the weight of the ancient curse heavily on his shoulders. He had always allowed his passion to rule him, and for good or bad, he has followed that passion. But when he gives in to a night of desire and discovers his mate, will he be able to convince her to return with him in time to save his beloved kingdom…Senga has long desired Keiran...
  • Healing Eden by Rhenna Morgan

    Healing Eden by Rhenna Morgan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing good grows in the shadow of secrets.A reluctant warrior in a rebellion he abhors, Reese Theron has buckled beneath blackmail to keep the circumstances of his birth on lockdown. He’s lost everything that counts—the right to fight for his king, the trust of his best friend, and any hope for a family of his own...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz

    Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm betrothed to a dagger-toting hellionShe was a doe-eyed, freckle-faced girl when I left seven years ago.Had I known she held such fire, I would have rushed home to be in her arms much sooner.I adored her then…I ache to have her now.But the supernatural world that surrounds her may be our undoing.She's bound and determined to take her father's enemy head-on...
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