Books like 'The Cautious Valentine'
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Air Ryder by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEverything is a joke to an easygoing shifter like Ryder Croy. At least on the outside, because inside, he’s on the hunt for a mate and is beginning to feel like he’s not meant for a bond. He’s on the tail end of a slew of bad decisions, but he’s determined to turn it around and get his life back on track... -
![Savage Basilisk by Terry Bolryder]()
Savage Basilisk by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA basilisk with a secret, a wounded woman trying to protect the world and a ranch full of friends to help them...As a monster among monsters, Ajax is aware that most people are terrified of him. They should be. He's a savage killer that makes no apologies for what he is. In spite of that, he still wants to find a mate... -
![Bull in a Tea Shop by Zoe Chant]()
Bull in a Tea Shop by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis second chance is her salvation ... Big, tatted-out bull shifter Maddox used to work as a thug for hire, but now he's a drifter with his old life in ruins. All he knows is that he wants to be better than he was. When he hitchhikes into the small town of Silvermine, Arizona, he's not planning to stay... -
![Micah by Louisa Masters]()
Micah by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside... -
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![Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie]()
Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide…I’m the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there’s a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In my defense, he rubs everyone the wrong way... -
![Platinum by Terry Bolryder]()
Platinum by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Dragon as a pretend husband? Tempting... Sever, the Platinum dragon, stood by as his friends found mates. With Gold and Silver gone, he's left with only haunting memories of betrayal and a future uncertain as the sea. But when a woman writes Date-A-Dragon asking for help with a unique situation, Sever feels something awakening in him that was long dead... -
![Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlana Warren has her entire life planned out. She’s making big changes and going after the future she wants, but one thing she doesn’t plan on is the tatted up bad-boy bear shifter who saunters into her coffee shop. The constant snarl in his throat says something is wrong with that man, but for some reason, she can’t get him out of her head... -
![Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 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... -
![Midlife Daddy Bear by Aline Ash]()
Midlife Daddy Bear by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a dancer in her 40s, burdened with a troubled past, and a shifter Alpha with three kids start afresh, or will their past secrets and present hurdles be too much to handle?LilyWith nothing left to hold her in Seattle, forty-something Lily Archer does the one thing she’s been too afraid of: Start over... -
![Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratings****Don’t miss the exciting first book in T. S. Joyce’s brand new standalone series, Sons of Beasts**** Bounty Hunter, Nox Fuller, has been challenged to do the impossible. He’s supposed to bring the Red Dragon in for a year long stint in shifter prison, but this job could be the death of him... -
![Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Talon Pack continues with a dark secret that could shatter the future of the Packs, or save them all. Parker Jamenson is the son of three Packs, the sole mediator between every Pack in the United States and Europe, and…he’s dying. He knows he doesn’t have much left in him and is in desperate need of a mate... -
![Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant]()
Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Marine veteran with a lion's heart. A wilderness guide with a lynx's soul. Despite what they think...it's never too late for love. Curvy Lynn Davidson has never had a real relationship. Working as a guide in the wilds of Glacier National Park doesn't bring on the men. And being a middle-aged, no-nonsense outdoorswoman in hiking boots and a utility vest is the nail in the dating coffin... -
![Christmas Hellhound by Zoe Chant]()
Christmas Hellhound by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll Caine wants for Christmas is to get rid of his hellhound. Twelve months ago, Caine Guinness was attacked by a pack of hellhound shifters and became one of them. All he wants is to be human again. His search for a cure brings him to snowy Pine Valley, home of magical dragon shifters, Christmas cheer... and Meaghan Markham. All Meaghan wants for Christmas - is a merry Christmas. Just one... -
![A Dragon for Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Dragon for Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA single mother who wants to give her son a merry Christmas… A dragon shifter cop who doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘holiday’… And a Christmas resort with a deadly secret. Things have been tough for Georgia. Her husband walked out and she works two jobs to make ends meet... -
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![Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMemphis Sullivan thought he was coming to Blissville to help his cousin out, but instead, he gained three meddlesome females, a tribe, and a permanent home. More than a year later, he owns a popular comic book and vinyl record store and doesn’t think his life could get any better... -
![The Griffin's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Griffin's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA curvy businesswoman who’s new in town + a lonely griffin shifter searching for someone to share his nest + a small town with a big secret = a hot and heartwarming story of love and family. Lainie Eaves never wanted to return to Hideaway Cove, the small town where her own family rejected her years ago... -
![Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley]()
Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again... -
![We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams]()
We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been in love with Ivy Sinclair since as long as I can remember. But she’s only ever seen me as her best friends little brother. When she came out as an Alpha, she took off to Calling Wood to start her new life and found her pack, leaving me behind to pine after her. When I came out as an Omega, my heart broke because the only Alpha I could ever want, was unavailable... -
![The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman whose world is crumbling beneath her feet…Single mom and red dragon shifter Sage is working as hard as she can to keep her clan alive. But with a dangerous, dictatorial leader, a tiny camp in the woods, and dwindling numbers, it’s a daunting job. She just wants her daughter to grow up safe and happy. Is that so much to ask?It seems like it might be—until she meets her mate... -
![The Billionaire Dragon Shifter Meets His Match by Zoe Chant]()
The Billionaire Dragon Shifter Meets His Match by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne curvy cop who's devoted her life to fighting evil dragons + one dragon who's sure he's a monster + a challenge he can't refuse = a fiery romance that starts with a bang! Jane Curlew always thought she knew her destiny. As the daughter of a member of the Georgian Corps, she works to keep the peace among dragons... -
![Untamed Fiance by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook]()
Untamed Fiance by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. The deal is simple: Piper Bancroft pretends to be my mate and we both get what we want.I'll be the next Chief and she'll get her nosy mother off her back.But independent and strong-willed Piper has rules. Lots of them.The most impossible being her insistence that we don't sleep together... -
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Untamed Lovers by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. The gorgeous newcomer in town, Harley MacBeth, is everything I’m not. Charming, outgoing, and stubborn. So damn stubborn. Well, I guess we have that in common. I’m in bear form when I see the infuriatingly sexy woman painting by the river. In a flash, she becomes a damsel in distress... -
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Alpha Bear by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![Maple Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke]()
Maple Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes love will come in the most unexpected places. Scott is a YouTuber known for his popular Outdoor Omega adventure videos. While on a trip through the Winnipeg area to film a zip lining adventure, he detours to a small neighboring town for their annual sugaring off festival... -
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![The Billionaire Dragon Shifter's Baby by Zoe Chant]()
The Billionaire Dragon Shifter's Baby by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy social worker in need of a break + a carefree dragon shifter + a baby dragon who needs her father = one hot and heartwarming romance! Amy McCullough has to handle just one last case before she takes some much-needed leave from her stressful job as a social worker. But when she finally gets the call from a baby's missing father, Amy's the one who gets a fairy tale ending... -
![The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant]()
The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy outdoorswoman who’s been forced inside + a snow leopard shifter who wants to help her roam free + a forbidden connection = one thrilling romance! Curvy Teri Lowell is stuck at home. Three months ago, she was terribly injured in a car accident. Now she’s almost recovered—but she’s lost control of her life... -
![Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes]()
Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me??? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...Categorized as:
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![Midlife Bear Twins by Aline Ash]()
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... -
![The Girl Nest Door by Zoe Chant]()
The Girl Nest Door by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTiger shifter and businessman, Shaun always wanted to spend more time with the child his ex-wife took away from him -- but he wasn't expecting her to abandon five-year old Trevor and force Shaun to move to the tiny town of Green Valley. It’s bad enough that Shaun doesn’t know the first thing about being a father -- now suddenly he’s the father of an unpredictable shifter child... -
![Settle for Nothing by Susi Hawke, Drew Bacca]()
Settle for Nothing by Susi Hawke, Drew Bacca
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do I want in a mate? Absolutely nothing.Silas Jones has no interest in getting a mate, fated or otherwise. At 22, he’s alone in the world...or would be without the quirky pack of desert homesteaders who’ve become his family. Who needs more than that? Not Silas. Everyone else can partner up and risk loving the wrong person; he’s not judging... -
![Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley]()
Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business... -
![Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley]()
Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVinceI’ve been hurt before, but Shayne makes me want to try again …I haven’t been lucky in romance, and for the past twelve years my daughter Charlotte has been my number one priority. But my senses go crazy every time I’m around Shayne and my inner wolf is convinced he’s my fated mate... -
![Stripe for Love by Anya Nowlan]()
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... -
![Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray]()
Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHoliday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions... -
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![Blaze by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce]()
Blaze by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA case of mistaken identity can turn your world upside down. Restless. Reagan is just looking for someone to scratch an itch. Sure, her sister Sadie finding happiness has made Reagan feel a hollowness that she's never felt before, but she's sure one night with a strong, sexy, shifter, will help her forget all of that. Misunderstood... -
![Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli]()
Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young man with a turbulent past meets the only man with a hand steady enough to tame him. Seamus is a nineteen-year-old falcon shifter with a bad reputation, just ask anyone. Growing up in the insulated all-shifter town of Morningwood, there isn’t a person around who doesn’t remember each of his mistakes and they aren’t afraid to throw them in his face at every chance... -
![Tempting Tate by Jacki James]()
Tempting Tate by Jacki James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTate: I’ve spent most of my life waiting for my fated mate. The one person in this world made just for me. The one Fate had determined was perfect for me in every way. And now that he’s here, he isn’t anything like I expected.Hollis: No ties, no clans, no mate; that’s the way I choose to live my life... -
![Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli]()
Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoo Brothers Holiday Short. As Halloween looms on the horizon, Sawyer agrees to help his fellow pack mates, Gaia and Maggie, with turning their inn into a haunted house. It all goes smoothly until things actually begin to go bump in the night... -
![Comet by Abigail Kade]()
Comet by Abigail Kade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA himbo reindeer went hiking…It came upon a midnight clear that Santa told me in no uncertain terms I had to take a vacation this year. The thought of laying around on some beach doing nothing was my idea of hell, so hiking the Appalachian Trail was my plan. Everything was great until a near-sighted barn owl sent me careening down the side of a mountain in a snowstorm... -
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Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing a born witch doesn’t mean you actually want to be a witch. At least not in Lorin’s case. He made the decision to run from it over a decade ago, sequestering himself away from his coven and the idea of magic.Magic isn’t so easy to hide away from, however.Drawn back to his hometown, Lorin finds himself tangled up with the one thing he was trying to avoid above all else. A familiar... -
![Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns]()
Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it... -
![Hop On by Kiki Burrelli]()
Hop On by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn overweight omega puts his life in the hands of a battered and bruised alpha... Captain Aries did not escape his last mission unscathed. His work with the Elite Force is always dangerous—it’s not easy protecting an entire town of trusting shifters from outside threats—but Aries blames himself for the danger he put his team in... -
![Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper]()
Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Being(s) in Love StoryIn the nineteenth century, the dragon Dìzhèn put the small coastal town of Everlasting under her protection. Her family was supposed to carry on the tradition, but all of Dìzhèn the Great’s heirs eventually left rather than live in the shadow of such a powerful dragon.Only the youngest dragon of the current generation remains: Zarrin, the softhearted disgrace of his family... -
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Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEllis. I feel him. Before I even lay eyes on him, I sense him. The air in the room seems charged, my awareness of him heightened, but he is a stranger to me. Unfamiliar, yet familiar. Unknown, yet known. And something inside me says, "Hello, I've been waiting for you." Macsen. I see him. I've seen him a hundred times before and I know this will not be the last, but each time I do, I feel it... -
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![Bearly Getting It by J.D. Light]()
Bearly Getting It by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Friends to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story. Dyer Becker and Hunt Lane have been close since they were babies. Hunt's immediate obsession with Dyer from the first moment remains the same through childhood, adolescence and into the early years of adulthood. So, living these last three years on separate land masses has been torture. Video calls and twice yearly visits is just not enough... -
![Wedding Bear by Zoe Chant]()
Wedding Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA curvy librarian in desperate need of a date + a bear shifter in search of a home + the past that's pursuing him = one sweet and steamy small-town romance! Sidney Lewis is an eternally-single maid of honor with no date for the wedding. Nothing exciting ever happens to her... until she finds a naked stranger unconscious on her patio... -
![Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan]()
Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince Grayson was a young cub in Alaska, he’s always wanted to be a park ranger. But when a rogue Alpha attacks their small den unexpectedly, Grayson’s alpha father manages to get some of his family as well as two other families out of their village unnoticed. They flee for their lives, and head in the direction of Honey Creek in hopes of finding a welcoming den... -
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Secret Daddy by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI can’t remember my son’s father … Ten years ago a drunken hookup lead to a little shifter baby. I love my son with all my heart, but I can’t remember who his father is and raising a young wolf is getting harder by the day. I need help, but I can’t exactly go around town asking if anyone knows about shifters... -
![Beauty and the Billionaire Dragon Shifter by Zoe Chant]()
Beauty and the Billionaire Dragon Shifter by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA BBW who's new in town + a dragon shifter who's new to being human + a very confused dog named Mouse = one sexy fairy tale romance! Curvy science teacher Becca Stafford has just moved to Gray's Hollow for a new job. Over tea with the mayor's wife, she soon learns the town's biggest secret--it's the home of two dragon shifters, the mayor and his brother Ilie... -
![Ball Drop by Kiki Burrelli]()
Ball Drop by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYoung, cocky, and all alpha, he wants the one man he can't have. Rough around the edges and just a tad aggressive, twenty-year-old Maddox has more testosterone than he knows what to do with. He’s an alpha tiger shifter and the town’s rich, pretty boy with a chip on his shoulder to match...
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