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Dark Lover & Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo novels in one hardcover edition.Dark Lover, Book 1:The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago... -
![Blackwing Defender by T.S. Joyce]()
Blackwing Defender by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPanther shifter, Winter Donovan, has her life all planned out: claiming marks, marriage, cubs, and pledging to the Red Havoc Crew. But when the man she cares for chooses another, her life gets caught in a tailspin. A new crew announcement could mean a change in her stars, but there is a catch. It’s the Blackwing Crew, and is run by fire-breathing dragon shifters... -
![Sinful Desire by Asia Monique]()
Sinful Desire by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCian O'Sullivan Gianna Bianchi reminded me of everything I am not—polite and poised. The perfect mafia princess according to "old school" standards.She was the type of woman you stayed away from, the kind meant to wed the head of a family.I wanted her.I wanted to possess her.Control her.Most of all, I wanted to love her...Categorized as:
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![Saved and SAINTified by Tiana Laveen]()
Saved and SAINTified by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeace comes at a price… Committed to his fight for interracial peace for Rainbeaus and black Goddesses across the globe, Dr. Saint Aknaten is a proud husband and father. However, the arrival of a third child—a beautiful daughter—poses a threat to Saint’s blissful life and could very well bring the destruction of everything he holds dear... -
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![Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson]()
Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlessia ValentínShe’s an intelligence officer on orders to go overseas on her first deployment. Despite who her parents are, she’s determined to prove she belongs there. After getting informed by her step-father, Admiral Ravenmore, that she’s a target for multiple enemies, he assigns Operator Creature as her personal security to watch over her while she’s on deployment... -
![The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher Stanton has devoted his entire, long life to protecting the shifter world — but he couldn't save his own beloved human wife and child. Walling off his emotions and turning his life into a mission to consolidate power, he is ruthless, determined — and most definitely never falling in love with another human again... -
![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... -
![The Stars Afire: An Elemental Mysteries Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Stars Afire: An Elemental Mysteries Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA new anthology of short fiction featuring your favorite characters from the Elemental Mysteries. In Lost Letters and Christmas Lights, Christmas in Rome wasn’t quite what Giovanni and Beatrice had in mind, until a set of misplaced letters leads them back to their library in the heart of Italy... -
![Birthmark by Sydney Addae]()
Birthmark by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things... -
![Aaron's Patience by Tiffany Patterson]()
Aaron's Patience by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAaron She was supposed to remain in the past. A past I worked long and hard to forget. I run a multi-billion dollar company. I am at the top of my game. I didn’t have time for petty memories and silly indulgences like love. Making deals and taking names in the boardroom were what fueled me. But one night everything came flooding back. There she was, just like she was waiting for me... -
![All Kitten Aside by Milly Taiden]()
All Kitten Aside by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsParanormal Dating Agency Book 11 - STANDALONE BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance Miranda Colilla needs a mate. Fast. This curvy lioness wants a man she can bend to her will, who will stay out of her business, and let her lead like the alpha she is... -
![Piece of Tail by Milly Taiden]()
Piece of Tail by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou don't have to read any of the other books in the series to read this one. It's 100% standalone A female Prowl Leader? Unthinkable. It’s what Becca Duran has dealt with since the sudden, tragic death of her brother. Now, the leopard council demands she mates an alpha, whether she loves him or not. Given no choice, Becca takes a chance on Gerri Wilder’s PDA. It should be simple... -
![Mission: Her Security by Anna Hackett]()
Mission: Her Security by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen sweet, smiling Kinsey is kidnapped by unknown forces, former SEAL and Team 52 operator Smith Creed will risk anything to get her back.Kinsey Beck is used to life knocking her down. She escaped her past and came to Las Vegas for a new start. So what if she didn’t achieve her dream of being a showgirl, instead, she now has an awesome job as logistics manager for the covert, black ops Team 52... -
![When Saint Goes Marching In by Tiana Laveen]()
When Saint Goes Marching In by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING – This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable.It is six years later and Saint and Xenia have two beautiful sons and are enjoying their lives in sunny California... -
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![Stay With Me by Maureen Smith]()
Stay With Me by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour women... One ancient legend... An invitation to ecstasy... Dallas reporter Sydney Russell is in desperate need of stress relief. When she and her best friends are invited to spend three weeks in the tropical paradise of St. Mirabelle, it’s just what the doctor ordered... -
![Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall]()
Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own... -
![Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall]()
Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAndrei had finally found his mate and he couldn't believe his luck when he found Sage. Second-chance mates have never been heard of.However, he soon realizes that Sage is just as broken as he is. Sage spent years in the hands of monsters and now finds herself in Andrei's forsaken hands, which are just as tainted as those that kidnapped her... -
![Fray by Laurann Dohner]()
Fray by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFray is mysterious and handsome. Len also suspects he’s a criminal. It would explain why he and his twin brother always wear sunglasses to hide their eyes and only come to town every few years. That doesn’t stop her from having a crush on him, so when an opportunity arises for her to speak to him alone, it’s too tempting to resist... -
![Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScotland—sweeping forests, tumbling waterfalls. . .and towering highlands where vampire warriors have ruled for centuries.Lethal and charismatic, vampire Lachlan McRae woke on his first night to death and devastation—his clan slaughtered, his fortress destroyed... -
![The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky]()
The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert... -
![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... -
![Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #3 OF WALL NEVER BACK DOWNNo one can know I've claimed the human as my mate.The enemies are at the gates–one wrong move and I’ll lose it all. My world will never be safe for her.If my pack finds out that I’ve mated a human, they’ll revolt. The fractures will grow deeper than ever and we'll be picked apart one by one.The lives of everyone I love hang in the balance... -
![Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEPIC Award WinnerMontreal, Quebec . . . A charming city on the St. Lawrence River, historic, sophisticated, but beneath it all lies an extensive underground where treacherous vampires are plotting to seize the country.Lucifer Scuderi is a vampire—handsome and charismatic, a powerful hunter of unusual skill—who arrives in Montreal to take on the most important hunt of his life... -
![My Next Breath (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna]()
My Next Breath (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZade Ryan. Rebel supersoldier. Nearly superhuman. On a desperate quest to rescue his missing brother Luke by any means possible. To do it, he must seduce the elusive Simone Brightman, inventor of the ingenious and deadly tech used to capture Luke and hold him prisoner, location unknown. Zade will do whatever it takes to get close to Simone... -
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![Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson]()
Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Romance AnthologyYou should never fall for the bad guy…Over thirty of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors have come together to create an epic collection of forbidden, dark romance stories.Get lost in this unputdownable mixture of short stories. From heroes to bad guys, there’s something for everyone.stalk·erA person who stalks: a person who pursues someone obsessively... -
![Jackson by Elisa Leigh]()
Jackson by Elisa Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJackson Walker is jealous of his big brother Jameson. Don't get him wrong, he's happy as fuck his brother found his mate after all of the years he spent searching. Lillian is the perfect match for Jameson. She's sweet and loyal, but sassy enough to keep him on his toes. Jackson is impatient, he wants to find his fated mate now. Maybe he made a mistake moving here with his brother and cousins... -
![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... -
![Lying Lainey by Elizabeth Knight]()
Lying Lainey by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the Syndicate calls to collect their debt— Omegas are given no choice but to succeed…or die trying.I’m never taken by surprise. Being a con artist in the world of the glamorous and famous, bending rich men to my whim is my job... -
![Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson]()
Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded warrior tormented by madness…Finds the one woman who can bring him back from the brink.Can Christine and Roarn fight the odds to be together?And will she dare to try…Taming the Tiger?Christine is a single mom with an empty nest. Now approaching menopause, she thinks she has nothing to look forward to but loneliness... -
![Bellis by Susan A. Bliler]()
Bellis by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBellis StCroix, Skin Walker Assassin, only comes out of the shadows when he’s called to duty. The reason? Because he is a shadow himself. Pitch black skin, silky ebony hair, and inky wells for eyes, Bellis’ looks have set him apart from his kind his entire life. Because he’s so different there will never be hope for an Angel in his future. Angels don’t exist in hell... -
![Bound by Joy - Sweet Edition by Piper Davenport]()
Bound by Joy - Sweet Edition by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***This is the SWEET version of Bound by Joy, edited to be suitable for a younger audience***Kenna McFadden has waited more than two hundred years for her mate and she finds him in a most unexpected way.On a mission to find his missing niece, prince Gunnar Baldersson finds someone far more precious to him... -
![Darker Than Night by Amelia Wilde]()
Darker Than Night by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI told Brigit my love would destroy her. Now she's on the brink of death.With my empire in ruins, our only chance at survival is to run. There's nothing I want more than to take back what's mine and restore order to the shattered remnants of my life.There's nothing I need more than Brigit.But choosing her means abandoning countless people I've promised to protect... -
![Seduced by Moonlight by Kenya Wright]()
Seduced by Moonlight by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscape into a fun and sexy shapeshifter romance. Imani Imani hates her life and her waitressing job. She’s stuck in the small town of Crystal Lake with no money, education, or way to escape. And then Aiden and his friends come into town. People aren’t sure if they’re a gang of bikers or something else. There’s this odd sense of power whenever they are around... -
![Death by Lila Rose, Justine Littleton]()
Death by Lila Rose, Justine Littleton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere’s the problem with myths and legends; they're fiction. At one time, they may have been stories of real people, but over time, the story was passed from person to person, so what was once fact, becomes the written fables of those long ago. This is the true story of Death and the five horsemen... -
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![Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy]()
Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom 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... -
![Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport]()
Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJareth Bancroft doubted he’d be one of the daywalkers who was lucky enough to find his destined consort. More than five hundred years of searching had yielded nothing. But one touch proved him wrong in the very best way.Narkissa Anders thought vampires were make-believe…until she stumbled upon a nest of them and barely escaped with her life... -
![Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith]()
Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI take my pleasure where and when I please. But nothing's sweeter than the taste of a submissive woman--one who wants revenge. She's smart, brazen, fearless when she ought not to be. I'll teach her the monster living in the shadows can and will hunt her back.But the creatures who killed her sister want to take her from me.I won't allow it. She belongs to me now.Only by me.Forever... -
![Bearly Healed by Moxie North]()
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... -
![Saving Their Omega by Mina Carter]()
Saving Their Omega by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGentle. Tiny. Delicate. Everything I’m not. Everything I want. Everything I’m going to claim in hot, sweaty explicit detail.She’s ours. Mine and Mason’s. She might not wear our marks, but she will… and soon.No one takes what’s ours. It’s suicidal. But she’s gone, snatched off the street and now the monsters inside won’t rest until she’s safely back with us. Whatever the cost.We can’t lose her... -
![Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette]()
Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman trapped with her crush…When I agreed to go to an escape room with friends, I didn’t expect everyone to bail and leave me locked in a room with the hottest, most unattainable person I’ve ever met—my brother’s minotaur best friend. Tension from the tight quarters and frustrating puzzles leads to heated confessions, and the wildest night of my life.He says he wants more... -
![Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner]()
Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word... -
![The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre]()
The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn Intense seductive story and journey into the unknown, that shows us that even in the unlikeliest places true love can be found if only you trust your heart. AutumnI moved to this tiny community by a mountain so I could train to become an artist. I spend my days working in an art showroom and my nights painting... -
![Tall, Dark and Panther by Milly Taiden]()
Tall, Dark and Panther by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA BBW in search of love + a sexy panther shifter = Alpha Romance Maya Zara is a curvy woman sick and tired of men who think she should settle. She loves her curves and wants to find someone who will love them too. When she meets Gerri Wilder and signs up for a date with a shifter, Maya has no idea what’s in store for her. Noah Wright has had the hots for his curvy neighbor for months... -
![Bear With Me by Zoe Chant]()
Bear With Me by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lonely bear shifter + a workaholic conservationist + a sudden storm = one wet and wild mountain adventure Jamie Sullivan doesn’t have time for a relationship – and she definitely doesn’t have time to disentangle herself from the one-night stand she somehow fell into at her best friend’s wedding. She’s tried the dating game before, and it never works out... -
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![Lover Wolf by Amy Green]()
Lover Wolf by Amy Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWerewolf Heath Donovan has always had it all. The favored son of Shifter Falls' hated alpha, Heath was given the easy life - and his looks have women falling at his feet. Now the old alpha is dead, and Heath runs Shifter Falls' favorite werewolf bar. It's hard work, but the women are still easy. Except Tessa Keefe. Not only is Tessa a sexy blonde bombshell, she's Heath's employee... -
![Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn]()
Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebel… I needed a safe place to lay low for the night. Instead, I met him, and all thoughts of leaving this town behind flew out the window. He gave me a safe place. In his arms. In his bed. In his heart. Taylor… As soon as I caught her scent, I knew she was mine. Then she approached me and willingly touched me. No fear for the behemoth with the scarred face and broken vocal chords... -
![Vamp by Dani Wyatt]()
Vamp by Dani Wyatt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor all my twenty human years, finding love was never a consideration. Yet here I am, on the eve of the most important birthday of my complicated life, and my well-ordered world has been turned upside down by a mortal. With his dark eyes and quick reflexes, Maxim Forsythe didn’t just save me, he left me breathless... -
![Bear Sentry by Ruby Shae]()
Bear Sentry by Ruby Shae
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a routine mission turns deadly, bear shifter and former Enforcer, Jase Wagner is lost. The ability to trust his senses disappeared with the death of his partner and left him feeling worthless and unable to protect his clan. In an effort to find a place to fit in, he travels south and ends up in Deals Gap, North Carolina... -
![Hungry for Red by Loni Ree]()
Hungry for Red by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn experiment gone wrong has left W. Aaron Wolfe a little different, furrier and such. He’s been living in the middle of the woods for years to hide his secrets. When he stumbles across an injured camper being attacked in the forest, his inner wolf demands that he step in to save the beauty and claim her as theirs. One minute, Isla Redmond is running from a beast in the woods... -
![Hurdling Fences by Shea Balik]()
Hurdling Fences by Shea Balik
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs an Omega and a single father, Tenzin Patel knew his chances of finding love were slim to none. It didn’t help that the last Alpha he was married to took off and left him without a word. In their world, that meant a life of being alone. Not that it mattered, Tenzin wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to trust another Alpha not to screw him over. There wasn’t much Dr. Emmett Gates hadn’t accomplished...
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