Books like 'Darin'
Readers who enjoyed Darin by Kathi S. Barton also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaking on new recruits has always been tricky business for Dell Farris, head protector of the Lee County Wolves. Add in the knowledge that his mate is one of them makes things even more complicated. He knows she has demons to fight, but he’s determined to take charge of that battle. Nothing and no one will ever hurt her again. Roslyn “Ross” Starr has secrets that she plans to take to the grave... -
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Howard Shore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratings(Easy Piano Songbook). The third installment of the megahit Twilight saga was released in movie theatres nationwide on June 30th. This songbook includes 10 selections from the score penned by Howard Shore, arranged for easy piano solo: As Easy as Breathing * Compromise/Bella's Theme * Eclipse (All Yours) * First Kiss * Imprinting * Jacob's Theme * Jasper * The Kiss * Victoria * Wedding Plans... -
Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’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
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKasey 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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Dragon Baby by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLily Cruz doesn’t want a wolf for a mate. She’s totally not going to follow in her cousin’s footsteps. With one failed marriage behind her, she isn’t really interested in relationships period. But she would love to have babies. At almost forty, her biological clock is hammering over her head big time. Thane Dreki won’t get some random woman pregnant just to stay alive... -
Alpha's Rescue by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis grumpy bear needs a curvy complication like he needs a bullet in the head.She trespassed on my mountain. The lovely human with bright pink braids.Beautiful and brilliant, she's a knockout who leaves sunshine and mayhem in her wake.But our land is under threat and if she's learned our secret, she can never leave.Now she's my prisoner until I find out what she knows.I shouldn't keep her... -
The Hob by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobin Goodfellow has met his match.The Gray Court, Book 4When the Black Queen kidnaps one of the White Queen's nephews, Robin Goodfellow is sent to ensure that the young prince safely returns to the bosom of his family. True to his role as Oberon’s Hobgoblin, he is ready for anything…except meeting his truebond, the very delicious, very human Michaela Exton... -
Twisting Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVaughn Carson vowed never to step foot in Bearclaw Castle again.The cursed place has brought his family nothing but pain for generations, so he doesn’t understand why his brother would want to restore it. Better to tear it stone from stone and hope the bitter memories crumble with the rubble... -
Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’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... -
Toying With Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Ana wants is an explanation.She thought Brandon was her forever love right up until he didn’t show up for their wedding. He left without a word. No apology. No justification. The year since has been grueling, and Ana wants to move on. But she can’t do that while she’s holding onto Brandon’s engagement ring—and his memory... -
Hunted in Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew I wanted her the first time I saw her. Only problem? She can’t be my mate.I’m a son of a traitor and former Alpha and I know it’s the legacy people see.But I must be the Alpha of my Pack and protect them from the new threat to our world: Vampires.Valac and the others are still in the shadows, and we must find their lairs before we lose more than we already have... -
Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’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... -
Forbidden Addiction by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith 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... -
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... -
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How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAuxor 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... -
Excessive Force by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid Atkins is ready to take on the world, or at least his pack. As long as he passes his exams he will be a doctor and assume his position in Austin Force’s pack. He owes Austin for taking him and his brother in when they were young pups. The boys would have died without Austin’s help and he wants Austin to be proud of what he has become... -
Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA town cannot live on baked goods alone, and a teacher won’t find their mate in a book. Welcome to the Kinship Cove Diner, where a good cup of coffee comes with every fated mating. ***It sucks to be invisible. In the diner my family owns, I’m just the sister who gets stuff done. My entire skulk seems to forget about me on a weekly basis... -
Fang Chronicles: Dmitri by D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith war on the horizon, Dmitri, liege vampire to the bear clan, offers safe haven to Vorlyk and his new clan. Having another vampire in his territory is difficult but a certain young she-cat makes life impossible. The stalking feline has her eyes set on Dmitri even when his eyes stray elsewhere. The enemy proves that none of the North American clans is safe and it's time to fight back... -
La Patron's Christmas by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmas time at the compound and Jasmine, mate of Silas Knight and Alpha Bitch in the nation, has decided it’s time for the kids to learn about the holiday. Plans are underway for a huge carnival full of games, music and family fun. It’s not until an unexpected guest arrives that Jasmine realizes she and Silas have missed critical elements in their children’s education... -
Brandi by Donna McDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe says they’re mates. She says they’re done. Agent Brandi Jenkins likes being a werewolf. It’s great to be stronger, smarter, and more sexual. It’s also great being part of family group for the first time in her solitary life. As the Nano Wolves beta, she must protect the other women in her tiny pack. She can't stop until she learns the truth about who funded the crazy scientist who made them... -
Dragons Live Forever by D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTahr, the last remaining unmated dragon, descends from the mighty line of royal silver dragons. His uncle Drakon’s actions caused the curse that has been the center of pain and suffering for the remaining dragons for thousands of years. Pepper, is a mute human brought to the dragon realm as a child... -
Sugar Dragon by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe next delectable treat from the Cake-ily Ever After bakery in Kinship Cove will have your mouth watering. This recipe for happily ever after includes one feisty baker with a short attention span and a dragon who’s been hunting her for decades. All of the fated yumminess, none of the guilt. * * * Try everything once. That was my rule in life, food, and dating... -
Force by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMyles 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 Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 3 by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeri has finally defeated her own father, the psycho leader of a sect that has plagued her since childhood. Now she looks forward to a life she never thought she’d have, in love with both Josef and Gabe.As the three of them prepare for their future, they become involved in helping their friends Kyle and Sabrina go on the run, tracking down a kidnapped child and advising the supernatural cop Ronan... -
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Fang Chronicles: Ivan by D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe loss of Ivan’s mate, Alba, left him broken and turned his inner beast inside out. With the war between the wolves and enemy cats, who killed his mate, all but over his anger has no focus. His new clan consists of two vampires, three cats, and his lone wolf.Talya ran from her clan after losing a challenge against her friend for the love of Dmitri, the vampire leader of the bear clan... -
The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBears + BBWs + BBQ + BDSM = Too Hot To Handle! The last thing that the curvy Quincy sisters expect is to meet their rivals, the Scoville brothers, in the flesh at the reading of their grandfather’s will. What the heck are a bunch of Norwegian billionaires doing at a fair in the middle of Texas? Planning a corporate takeover, of their family’s hot sauce company, The Quincy Hot Sauce Co... -
Once Upon a Fairy Tale Night: A Collection of Retellings by Margo Bond Collins, Eli Constant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it comes to romance, everyone could use a fairy godmother once in a while. Or at least a magic wand. This hot new collection of fairy tale retellings has it all—enchanting Regency ballrooms, demon-infested forests, billionaire-controlled boardrooms, and dark alien planets. And all our fairy tales come with a twist... -
Dragon My Heart Around (Paranormal Dating Agency Universe) by Marianne Morea
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA 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... -
Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Mal’s mother recognize her first grand dragonlet? Or, will she subject him to the same lifelong rejection, loneliness, and low class destiny forced upon the Onyx siblings — and Mal? This is a super sweet “happily ever after” bonus story for the full length science fiction romance novel Dragon VIP: Malachite... -
Her Vampire Temptation by Alexis Alvarez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSHE’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... -
Her Vampire Knight by Ines Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis little panther shifter thinks she’s captured me. Me; one of the most feared vampires in history.She thinks I'm the key to an age old prophecy; one where we join forces and unite to create new life. But that's impossible for a man who's been dead for centuries. With her every touch she makes me crave life.The problem is, the more we fight, the more the beast below stirs, ready to claim her... -
Stripe-Search by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriella Cantur is a curvy dancer who's not interested in hooking up. No way, no how. As a matter of fact, she's too busy being a big sister to have a life. When her lying brother gets into trouble, it's Gabby who's going to pay the price. Suddenly the girl who grew up feeling unwanted is chased by the sexiest tiger she's ever seen. Slade Tigris knew the moment he saw Gabriella she was his... -
Bearly Healed by Moxie North
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeware of shifters bearing cheese puffs...they might be about to steal your heart and make you whole again.What do you get when you mix one feisty sprite of a woman ... Cassidy Hackett knows all about life’s hard knocks. After growing up in foster care, her only family is her friend Effie, who sees past Cassie’s sarcasm to the heart she shields so carefully... -
Sassy in Diapers by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis 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... -
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A Sassy Wedding by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSassy Mates Series 3.7An Alpha and his BBW finally get their walk down the aisle...Attention, this is NOT a standalone nor is it a FULL length book. This is a SHORT, meant to be read once Books 1-3 have been read. This short follows the story line from previous books.Time to revisit Jordan and Aric... -
Twinkle, Twinkle, Sassy Little Star Dragon Guard by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBack to the swamp. Back to the wolves. Back to her… From the moment Grey laid eyes on Star he knew beyond all doubt she was the woman for him, but the sassy little she-wolf wouldn’t even give him the time of day and then he was called home and all hopes of claiming his mate was gone. Now, he’s been called back to the sweltering heat of the Florida wetlands and this time she will be his... -
Micah by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMicah Bentley is a third generation cop and a panther. He always wanted to be a homicide detective like his dad, but kept getting passed up for the job because he was too good at what he currently did working the beat. Micah has a gift, he can read people's minds. Such a gift could be a help and a hindrance on a job... -
True Claim by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver a century ago, Bennett Young found his mate, a human woman he trusted and was brutally betrayed by. With his one chance at happiness gone, Bennett throws himself into his work. He dreads the inevitable day he turns feral and his partners will be forced to put him down, then a routine mission brings him face-to-face with his worst nightmare. A human mate... -
Secrets & Spies by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA funny, super-girly story with a vampire bite to it. Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy’s fifteenth fright-time adventure.There’s always a lot of stuff to keep hidden in Franklin Grove (like, um, the fact that vampires exist), but suddenly everyone seems to have gone into Secrecy Overdrive!Ivy’s sure that new girl Maya is up to something, and it involves Ivy’s boyfriend, Brendan . . -
Dragons Don't Forgive by D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA very special virgin bride is needed to break the curse placed on the dragons. After nearly killing his friend’s bride, Sarn runs from the dragon realm and finds solace in endless bottles of whisky. The only thing growing higher than the pile of discarded bottles is Sarn’s temper... -
Untamed Force by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother pack was moving into their land. Not because they were trying to take over but because they needed help, food and shelter. Dallas moved through the house trying to figure out what to do with so many families and to try is best to figure out how to get Stacy in his bed.Stacy didn’t want to have anything to do with Dallas even though she knew he was her mate... -
Unstoppable Force by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Please. I’m begging you, just kill me.” He turned back to her and she could see his eyes. They were beautiful. A warm dark brown that made her heart pound. Shaking her head slightly, she grabbed the fur on his chest. “Do it, damn it. What the fuck are you waiting for?” Lou shook him then and he growled again. “Kill me... -
Bare Knuckle Bear by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBear shifter, Grayson, is thrilled when he walks into Bar Knuckle, the only bar in his new Northern town. Not only is it packed with shifters of all species waiting for their turn to fight in the steel cage but he also hits it off with the curvy, blond waitress in the cowboy hat... -
Jade by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJade can’t seem to catch a break. Her last boyfriend was a loser who took her bank account for a joy ride leaving her with a heap of debt. Now, the flower shop where she works has been sold and more likely than not she’s going to have to find another job. Her life is in turmoil and having to go home and see her sisters happy with their new mates is almost more than she can stomach... -
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Brock by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma Cole has had a rough life. She’s a deaf mute on the run from her family. Rayne Golden’s flower shop is as good a place as any to blend into the background and remain anonymous. In her silent world she has no friends and wants to keep it that way. She especially doesn’t want the attention of the huge handsome man claiming to be her mate. Brock Golden is a Weretiger and the streak’s enforcer... -
Catching Her Bear by Vella Day
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKalan Murdoch, the sexiest cop in town, has a reoccurring lead role in curvaceous, flower shop owner, Elana Stanley's, nightly dreams and fantasies, but Elana has never had the courage to approach him.But when tragedy strikes and Kalan's assigned to protect her at all costs, Kalan realizes that his days of sampling all the eligible women in town are over... -
Bearing Secrets by Marissa Dobson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvy Carter’s life changed in a blink of an eye. An attack on the compound she considered her home destroyed those she considered family and the life she thought she had. With her brother and the Alpha of the clan missing, she’s left on her own until the Alaskan Tigers come to her rescue and whisk her off to safety... -
Hunter by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was only supposed to be one night. Independence Capri is a businesswoman first, but her father's daughter second. Her co-workers see her as just the boss's daughter, so she works extra hard scouting locations and figuring out new ways to market Outdoor Bound, her father's real baby... -
Jules by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLenore MacFinley, Lenny to her friends, is a homicide detective, and a damn good one. But when she finds herself next on the hit list, things turn deadly. Broke and critically injured, Lenny wants nothing to do with the handsome, bossy Were Tiger.Jules Golden finds himself tricked into meeting his new mate... -
Dark Nights Dangerous Men by Elisabeth Naughton, Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings6 Bestselling Authors, 6 Sexy Reads…From romantic suspense to paranormal romance; from a full length novel to a bite sized novella, whatever you're looking for, we've got the story for you!Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton (Word count: 100,000)To unearth a centuries-old secret, an archaeologist must team up with the rakish thief who's stolen both an ancient relic and her heart..Categorized as:
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