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  • Novak Raven by T.S. Joyce

    Novak Raven by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    His entire life, Weston Novak has been followed by the long shadow of his raven shifter people. He’s kept his distance and settled into the Bloodrunner Crew, but his life has just taken a hard right turn. Not only does he have visions of the future now, but a soft-spoken raven shifter named Avery has just tumbled into his life to shake everything up...
  • Lowlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce

    Lowlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    **Gorilla Shifter Romance – Can be read as a standalone book.** Marked by a notoriously dangerous leader, Kong is gorilla shifter royalty who is being guarded until he is called to perform his fated duty for his people. That duty? Take over a family group and father the next generation of gorilla shifters. Too bad he has no interest in that future...
  • Gray Back Broken Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Gray Back Broken Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Easton Novak is hiding something fearsome inside of him. An unconventional upbringing has turned his inner grizzly into a berserker—one who has all but destroyed his humanity. Being around people isn’t easy. Not when he doesn’t understand any of their reactions, or half of what they’re saying. And if he can convince his alpha he’s half sane, he just might let Easton live...
  • Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce

    Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis...
  • Blackstone Ranger Scrooge by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Scrooge by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her Best Christmas PresentSanta arrived early for J.D. McNamara and brought her the best gift of all - her own fated mate. Polar bear shifter Cameron Spenser checks off everything on her list: sexy as sin, hot as hell, and a dynamite in the sack. There’s just one little problem: he hates Christmas. But that’s not going to stop the feisty feline shifter...
  • The Blackstone Lion by Alicia Montgomery

    The Blackstone Lion by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Luke Lennox knows he doesn’t deserve happiness. After tearing his family apart, he’s been punishing himself by living a solitary life. But when he sees Georgina Mills, the animal inside him knows: she’s his mate. His lonely heart yearns for her, but he knows that it could only end up badly for them both...
  • Dig Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Dig Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Morgan Holland is a poacher’s daughter looking for a way out of the swamp. She’s been making secret moves to relocate, but it seems like every time she takes a step forward, she gets shoved two steps back. Her dad and friends are on the hunt for the Shifters, and they’re closing in fast. She doesn’t know Liam Lachlan, but he’s in danger, and she’ll take a huge risk to warn him...
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    paranormal  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime
  • Blackstone Ranger Rogue by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Rogue by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The one she’s been searching forDarcey Wednesday’s been looking for love her entire life, with not much luck. Every guy she kisses turns out to be a frog, and not her Prince Charming. But she and her inner swan know that there’s someone out there for them. When her sister’s wedding brings her to the shifter town of Blackstone, she runs into her fated mate, forest ranger Anders Stevens...
  • Blackstone Ranger Hero: Blackstone Rangers Book 3 by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Hero: Blackstone Rangers Book 3 by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A night he can’t remember.Three months ago, bear shifter Daniel Rogers woke up in a motel room with no memory of what happened the night before. Since then, his bear’s been unmanageable and unruly, while a mysterious woman keeps invading his dreams.When an unwitting heroic act pushes him into the national spotlight, his mystery woman appears and his bear recognizes who she is: his fated mate...
  • Blackstone Ranger Guardian: Blackstone Rangers Book 5 by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Guardian: Blackstone Rangers Book 5 by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fighting for his mateWhen John Krieger rescues a stranded fox shifter in the middle of a snowstorm, he never expected that she would turn out to be his mate. However, the darkness lurking in his soul prevents him from claiming her and he pushes her away. When he realizes his mistake, he vows to make himself into someone who deserves her...
  • Bad Blood Panther by Anastasia Wilde

    Bad Blood Panther by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ll always find you, Jenny. Jenny Castile can’t forget the chilling words of Alton Raines, alpha of the Broken Hill panther clan—the man who wants to take her baby son from her and raise him to be a killer. Her last hope is to track down her old friend Alex Fierro, now Xander of the infamous Bad Blood Crew. They’re the only monsters badass enough—and crazy enough—to protect her and Brandon...
  • Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the run since the murder of her parents, time has come for Leda Kingsman to take her rightful place as pack leader. First she needs to fight for what was stolen from her and her little brother, Sam. A shifter without a pack, Taz Whelan worked his way into the Lee County Wolves as a tracker. Always the loner, Taz never found anyone he wanted to spend more than five minutes with...
  • A Very Beastly Christmas by T.S. Joyce

    A Very Beastly Christmas by T.S. Joyce

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

    Forbidden Desire by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the moment Marcus Foster saw Roxy Patel, he knew she was his mate. Remaining patient because of her troubled past, he was determined to build her trust. She was his and nothing would change that, not even time. Leaving her past behind, Roxy refused to remain a broken shell of a woman. Determined to start afresh, moving to a new town was just what she needed...
  • Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Alana 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...
  • Gray Back Alpha Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Gray Back Alpha Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Creed Barnett has one simple rule—no potential mates allowed in his territory. As if there isn’t enough on his shoulders trying to manage his crew of misfit, broken bear shifters, his past is now coming back to haunt him...
  • Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso

    Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso

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

    Fated to the Beta by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WarningThis Book is Reverse Harem and Book 2 of the Fated Series. It cannot be read as a standalone. Book 1 is Fated To The Alpha.Katya, the Beta's daughter and the daughter of an infamous warrior mother, had high expectations for her life. When she doesn't meet those expectations, her pack shuns her, forcing her and her family from the pack and forcing them to give up their titles...
  • The Enforcers: Kane by Anastasia Wilde

    The Enforcers: Kane by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Never trust your heart. Kane Colton, Enforcer of the Silverlake pack, has lived by those words for ten years—ever since Selina Douglass captured him in a sick mating bond that led him down a dark path and turned him into a monster. Now he only cares about three things: protecting his packmates, watching his blood brother’s back, and keeping his wolf’s bloodlust under control...
  • 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...
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    paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  magic
  • Titanium by Terry Bolryder

    Titanium by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dragon contractor? Expensive.Unless you're the woman Titus Kroll just fell madly in love with. As a decisive, capable, and newly awakened metal dragon, Titus is used to seeing what he wants and going after it. Right now that's Bree Durell, a sweet, curvy woman who needs help with her house badly and can't afford to pay...
  • Darius by J.R. Ward

    Darius by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In this powerful audio exclusive, #1 New York Times bestseller J.R. Ward shares the star-crossed love story of reader favorite, and original member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Darius.Darius, son of Marklon, isn’t looking for love the night destiny comes to claim him. He’s also not interested in crashing his new car...
  • Blaze by Donna Grant

    Blaze by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    His strength, his masculinity brought out something primal within her. In his arms, she felt like the Amazon warrior she'd once pretended to be as a little girl.Anson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams...
  • Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce

    Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Quinn Copeland is starting fresh in a new town where nobody knows about her past. Chronically shy, she is determined to find her courage at her new job at the town veterinary clinic. But when a stoic stranger catches her in a moment of emotional turmoil, she learns that even the toughest looking men can have warm hearts...
  • Red Havoc Rogue by T.S. Joyce

    Red Havoc Rogue by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Annalise Sutter is a newly Turned shifter determined to get her life back on track. The problem? Her inner panther is a monster that attacks anything that breathes. She’s had to let go of her old life completely to protect the people she loves, and the one thing that has kept her steady through this transition is Jaxon Barns...
  • Color Blind by T. Hammond

    Color Blind by T. Hammond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blinded and scarred in an accident a year ago, Teresa has finally found love, and a new career with the help of her companion dog, Red. Red appears to be a typical German shepherd, but he shares a mental communication link with his owner that is anything but ordinary. He’s articulate, sassy and opinionated - he’s also scary-smart, and has a talent for tracking...
  • 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...
  • Ladybirds by R. Raeta

    Ladybirds by R. Raeta

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Miracles don't come free and words are binding...His miracles have a cursed edge, but he’s not the villain Sara expected. Still, she’s not exactly thrilled about being stuck with a centuries old ghost with a flair for the dramatic and a nasty habit of pushing her buttons just for the fun of it...
  • The Finding by Nicky Charles

    The Finding by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life. Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day. When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence...
  • Bonded by Nicky Charles

    Bonded by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Reno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating...
  • Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds

    Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scotland—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...
  • Iron Master by Jennifer Ashley

    Iron Master by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stuart Reid is an Iron Master—a Dark Fae with a rare ability to make iron do his bidding. Exiled by the High Fae who fear him, he now lives in a simple house in Shiftertown outside Las Vegas, watching over Peigi, a bear Shifter woman, and the cubs she cares for. Peigi, rescued from an evil Shifter and welcomed into the Vegas Shiftertown, knows Reid and the cubs have helped her survive and heal...
  • Strength of the Mate by Kendall McKenna

    Strength of the Mate by Kendall McKenna

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Adam Madison is in Iraq, driving suply trucks for the Marines, but he still can't outrun his personal ghosts. Outside the wire, insurgents are a relentless threat. Inside, renegade werewolves are a constant danger.Dawson Rivers is on a mission for the True Alpha - bring the rampaging shifters under control. Adam proves to be invaluable to his task...
  • Wake A Sleeping Tiger by Lora Leigh

    Wake A Sleeping Tiger by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On a moonless Navajo night, the recessed Bengal Breed known only as Judd became Cullen Maverick, grandson to one of the Chiefs of the Six Tribes of the Native Americans.Bengal genetics, usually so fierce as to be labeled primal, was recessed so deep inside Judd that no hint of it can be found. A phenomena so rare it’s been notated only a few times...
  • For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce

    For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Ramsey Hunt is caught in a spiral no one can save him from, and he’s taking his entire Clan of crow shifters down with him. A broken mating bond has him going insane, and all he can do is try to hold onto his Alpha position as long as possible. But when a spirited beauty comes waltzing into his MC’s clubhouse demanding an audience with him, he can’t help but think he’s dreaming her up...
  • Stealing Fire by Mallory Crowe

    Stealing Fire by Mallory Crowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Ella's father is missing, she finds him held captive by a dangerous and devastatingly handsome a man, who gives her one choice: Her father may go free, but she must stay with him--for good. There is more to Lucian than what Ella initially sees. He isn't just a crazed kidnapper wrapped into irresistible eye candy...
  • Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James

    Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Paranormal Shifter RomanceA predator prowls the Sea of Cortez, protecting a mystery that has been kept silent for almost a century—damning information that some are still willing to kill for.Mason Lockheart is a highly decorated Navy SEAL with a mission that he can never reveal to anyone… even the curvy redhead who’s determined to bring everything up from the depths of the sea...
  • The Keys by Chloe Gunter

    The Keys by Chloe Gunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    More Secrets. More Suspense. More Steam. When Charlie finds herself on the wrong side of Ethos, the secret society she just joined, she’ll have to prove her worth to show just how valuable of an asset she can be. As Gage and Gavin are sent on a mission, Charlie has to address the tension between her and her roommate Reed...
  • Her Russian Bear by Harmony Raines

    Her Russian Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A standalone bear shifter dating agency romance A Russian bear on the run, Artem is not sure finding his mate is the best thing for him right now, or her. He has seen what happens when life gets in the way of the mating bond and sacrifices have to be made. However, when he sees his mate on the Fated and Mated website, he has to act...
  • Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler

    Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Willa Hutchinson is in trouble. With her Alpha now dead, the lead falls to her. Problem is, she’s an unmated female in charge of a pack of young shifters. Suitors and challengers are coming from miles around to attempt to claim her territory, her pack, and her! Willing to fight to the death to defend her pack, she knows the odds of survival are slim...
  • Wolf Untamed by Paige Tyler

    Wolf Untamed by Paige Tyler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Paige Tyler brings you the latest in her sexy, pulse-pounding SWAT seriesSWAT werewolf Diego Martinez has always had a protective side, so when he meets a newly turned teenage werewolf, and the kid's intriguing mother, he readily offers to help Brandon learn what it means to be a werewolf...
  • 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...
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    paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  magic
  • Obsidian Flame by Caris Roane

    Obsidian Flame by Caris Roane

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Obsidian FlameCaris Roane From paranormal romance author Caris Roane comes the fifth book in the "Guardians of Ascension" series.For a hundred years, Marguerite has been imprisoned and used for her powerful psychic abilities. Her only relief comes from her regular visits with Thorne, her vampire lover. His every touch leaves her hungry for more..and aching for their next encounter...
  • Time Without End by V.M. Black

    Time Without End by V.M. Black

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

    Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 3 in Terry Spear's Silver Town Wolf SeriesA FIERCE HUNTER...Alicia Greiston is a no-nonsense bounty hunter determined to bring a ring of mobsters to justice. Her dogged pursuit of the crime family has forced her to avoid relationships- any man would only become a target for retribution...
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    paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  animals  book  contemporary  drama
  • Wolf Hunt by Paige Tyler

    Wolf Hunt by Paige Tyler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "SWAT is hot hot HOT!" -Kerrelyn Sparks, New York Times bestselling author for In the Company of WolvesNew Orleans is hot. Remy Boudreaux is hotter. ...it's a perfect storm. Remy Boudreaux is back in New Orleans with his fellow Dallas SWAT officers for a week of training with the NOLA PD. On the eve of a tropical storm, Remy and his buddies prowl the French Quarter...
  • Unforgiven by D.B. Reynolds

    Unforgiven by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A Cyn & Raphael NovellaALLEGIANCE . . . the ties that bind. Friendship, duty, blood. TREACHERY . . . when friendship is abused, duty turns to burden, and blood is not enough. UNFORGIVEN . . . because there are some things that can never be forgotten. Allegiance . . . Treachery . . . Unforgiven.War is imminent, and a spy has infiltrated Raphael’s estate...
  • Dragon Next Door by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon Next Door by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dragon hiding among humans just found the one woman he can't resist...As a dragon on the run from others of his kind, Tristan has only one rule: don't get involved. But when he spots Kelsie Lawton, in way over her head with a couple of street thugs, there's no way he can walk away. Especially when the dragon in him, buried and smothered for a lifetime, insists he's found his mate...
  • Defender Dragon by Zoe Chant

    Defender Dragon by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A curvy backpacker who loses a shoe at a ball + a lonely dragon prince facing an arranged marriage to a princess he doesn’t love + magnificent castles and deadly assassins = one thrilling romance! Lucas is a prince and a dragon shifter who left his country to become a bodyguard at Protection, Inc...
  • Blood Bond: 2 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 2 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante Gabriel is angry. Someone has violated the woman whose scent has left him emotionally paralyzed, and he’s become unhinged. He vows to protect Erin Hamilton—mostly from himself. Erin has other ideas. She’s determined to figure out the strange man who keeps leaving her aroused and unsatisfied. When she pushes Dante for answers, he goes looking for them himself...
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