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Dark Voyage Matters of the Mind by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs conflicting expectations strain Dagor and Frankie’s budding relationship, they join a shore excursion to the ruins of Tehuacalo, where an ancient map of dubious origins claims a powerful amulet is buried... -
![For The Soul Of An Outlaw by T.S. Joyce]()
For The Soul Of An Outlaw by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**Don’t miss the thrilling final book of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Outlaw Shifters series** Genie isn’t what people expected. She isn’t just a squirrel, but a shifter in hiding named Tenlee. She’s dug herself into a deep hole, and now her past has come back to haunt her and hurt her friends in the Two Claws Clan. Not only that, but the man she loves had left the ranch, and left her in despair... -
![Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward]()
Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 62 ratingsEver since the death of his shellan, Tohrment has been unrecognizable from the vampire leader he once was. Physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair, he has been brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel. Now, fighting once again with ruthless vengeance, he is unprepared to face a new kind of tragedy...Categorized as:
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![Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank]()
Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRose Gardner novella #6.5 in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series.After her assistant DA boyfriend’s near brush with death, Rose Gardner hopes to make it through the holiday season with a minimal amount of drama. But she can’t forget the promise she made to the king of the Fenton County underworld in exchange for Mason’s life... -
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![A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars by A.J. Sherwood]()
A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne mage, Bel Adams – needs a familiar, gun shy about being rejected by one again.One familiar, Nico di Rossi – Army Ranger, needs a change of pace and a new purpose in life.Plus one familiar, Garen Dallarosa – Secret Service, needs his ex-lover Nico back.One second chance – all for the taking... -
![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 ratingsA 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... -
![Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn 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... -
![Cured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Cured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. Cassidy “Sid” Jackson’s inner dragon went silent over twenty years ago. Ever since, she’s battled episodes that have tested her sanity. Aware she doesn’t have much time left, she prepares for a new doctor to come to Stonefire and take her place. However, before the new doctor arrives, Sid is attacked. Dr... -
![Forbidden Desire by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Desire by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom 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... -
![Forbidden Dragon by Charlene Hartnady]()
Forbidden Dragon by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Dragon Shifter Novel There are secrets that the humans must never find out. Secrets that would bring about the demise of the dragon species. The dragons have something that the humans want and would fight to get. Their weakness to silver is the one area that humans have exploited in the past, almost bringing the dragon species to their knees... -
![The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA final battle. A betrayal. And a bond that can't be broken.The capture of Alaska's greatest enemy should mean an end to hostilities, a peaceful Renewal, and a restoration of the Compact's balance of power and magic in the Small Kingdoms... -
![Last Guard by Nalini Singh]()
Last Guard by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNYT bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to a world devastated by change in her award-winning Psy-Changeling Trinity series, where two people defined by their aloneness hold the fate of the Psy in their hands . . . Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful—and emotionless... -
![A Warm Heart in Winter by J.R. Ward]()
A Warm Heart in Winter by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 29 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward is heating things up this winter with a holiday novel featuring some of her most iconic Black Dagger Brothers.In this romantic and sexy addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, a beloved couple has everything arranged... until it all goes horribly wrong... -
![Bound by Tears - Sweet Edition by Piper Davenport]()
Bound by Tears - Sweet Edition by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***This is the SWEET version of Bound by Tears, edited to be suitable for a younger audience***Jesska Shane has suffered a devastating loss, and now pushes away those who love her the most.Kaspar Baldursson is in search of answers concerning his brother’s sudden disappearance... -
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![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... -
![Sanctuary: A Noire Immortals Story by Alexandria House]()
Sanctuary: A Noire Immortals Story by Alexandria House
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYoung love lost.Two hearts in limbo.An unbreakable bond.A love story for the ages... -
![Surrendering to the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Surrendering to the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNikki Gray has reason to hate the dragon hunters—they brutally murdered one of her friends a year ago. Not only that, they have caused havoc on several of the British dragon clans, injuring countless individuals. Determined to defeat the hunters by kidnaping their leader, Simon Bourne, she teams up with a human male in the British special forces... -
![Summoned by C.P. Rider]()
Summoned by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts. I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain.I'm in an uneasy relation-friend-ship with Lucas Blacke, an enigmatic tiger alpha that I'm drawn to, but don't fully trust... -
![Gray Back Bad Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Gray Back Bad Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMatt Barns is on a mission. The goal of this mission? Find a mate before his broken bear drives him into madness. He knows exactly what he’s looking for, but when his bear finally settles for a mate, she dumps his world upside down. She’s funny, sure, but other than that, she’s not his type in any way... -
![Scars and Songs by Christine Zolendz]()
Scars and Songs by Christine Zolendz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShane Maxton is front man for New York City’s popular rock band, Mad World. But he has secrets; he’s not what everybody thinks he is. He comes from an ancient world, from a different time, when angels walked among men. Read the story, through Shane’s eyes, of his forbidden love, his fall from grace and his inner turmoil from living with the irrational emotions of being human... -
![Condemned by Charlene Hartnady, B.E. Brouillard]()
Condemned by Charlene Hartnady, B.E. Brouillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCondemned is the second book in a trilogy filled with fun and adventure. It ends on a major cliffhanger!! Take care that the heroine will end up having more than one love interest. Her partners can shift into demon form, so there might be some monster action – please don’t read this book if you are put off by this sort of thing... -
![Ancient Enforcer by Katie Reus]()
Ancient Enforcer by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient dragon warrior determined to protect what’s his…Former general Mikael lost everything thousands of years ago. His clan, his family, his honor. Now he’s awakened in a new world that has devolved into chaos—fire, blood and destruction. He and his brothers are ordered to live with Avery, a human female, and her younger brothers. Avery is nothing he should want... -
![Second Time Around by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
Second Time Around by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRonin Eastland has lost his love of 12 years in a drunk driving accident. Broken and devastated, Ronin retreats into his own world where he slowly succumbs to the pain of losing the only man he'd ever love.Maverick Holliday wakes up in a white room and finds out he's dead. If that's not bad enough, his twink-looking somewhat angel tells him he can go back to Ronin... -
![Ladybirds by R. Raeta]()
Ladybirds by R. Raeta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiracles 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... -
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![Slade by Bianca D'Arc]()
Slade by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know... -
![South of Surrender by Laura Kaye]()
South of Surrender by Laura Kaye
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's the only one who can see through his golden boy façade to the broken god within...Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence, and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed... -
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Iron Master by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStuart 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... -
![The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore]()
The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn unforgettable story of trauma and healing, told in achingly beautiful prose with great tenderness and care. --#1 New York Times-bestselling author Karen M... -
![Protector Panther by Zoe Chant]()
Protector Panther by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA curvy paramedic who doesn’t know the meaning of fear + a mysterious panther shifter bodyguard with the power to inflict terror + sinister experiments and desperate passion = one heart-pounding romance! Paramedic Catalina Mendez just flew back to America after months of volunteering in a disaster-stricken country... -
![Wild Fire by Christine Feehan]()
Wild Fire by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLeopard shifter Connor Vega carries the scent of a wild animal in its prime, and bears the soul-crushing sins of past betrayals. Isabeau Chandler's never forgiven him-or forgotten him. The mating urge is still with her, and hotter than ever. Dangerously hot.. -
![Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts]()
Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsA talented songwriter, Shawn Gallagher spends his days lost in reverie and wonder, oblivious to the wiles of women and the ways of the world... -
![Darkest Hour Before Dawn by Charlie Cochet]()
Darkest Hour Before Dawn by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHIRDS Team Leader Sebastian Hobbs and Chief Medical Examiner Hudson Colbourn are as much in love now as they were nearly seven years ago when a tragic event on the job destroyed their relationship. The two drift together only to be pulled apart time and time again...Categorized as:
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![The Story of Son by J.R. Ward]()
The Story of Son by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFirst released in the anthology Dead After Dark, dive into this hot novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward. Available for the first time ever as a standalone ebook, get lost in the sinful pleasures of a vampire so obsessed with one woman, he will relinquish her blood, if only he can have her heart.. -
![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 ratingsRamsey 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... -
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![The Culling Year - Spring Term by Cassia Briar]()
The Culling Year - Spring Term by Cassia Briar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTick. Tock. The culling approaches and rebellion is in the air.Spring term at Academy Obscura is unbelievable. In addition to my regular classes, there are the Trials. Each student has to face three specially designed ordeals. And after all the rules I've broken? The Trial Master seriously has it in for me... -
![The Arrival by Karla Nikole]()
The Arrival by Karla Nikole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe vampire comfort read you didn’t know you needed. Nino and Haruka are starting their family with the pending arrival of a new baby, but it’s freaking Nino out a little. Old wounds and complicated familial relationships come to a head, and the two vampires must work together to smooth things out before they become fathers... -
![Daggers and Smoke: Year One by Avery Song, Quinn Ashwood]()
Daggers and Smoke: Year One by Avery Song, Quinn Ashwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWilla Silvers. Academy Investigator. Top agent at the Magic Elite Investigators Department. If only my real biography were half as glorious as the one in my head. Instead, I’m Willa Silvers, a clumsy, disaster-prone eighteen-year-old and daughter of two powerful M.E.I.D. agents... -
![Time Without End by V.M. Black]()
Time Without End by V.M. Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBound 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... -
![Dangerous Protector by Milly Taiden]()
Dangerous Protector by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you run from love, you're asking for a chase... James Brock lived the past ten years without the woman he loves. Using his job as head of the Federal Paranormal Unit to help others, he's done a good job of ignoring his lack of a personal life until she returns. His salvation. His first love... -
![Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear]()
Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 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... -
![Witchling Academy: Semester Four by Avery Song]()
Witchling Academy: Semester Four by Avery Song
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBring on the competition, cheerleader fights, and rebellious repeats. I'm ready to take a stand, prove myself, and save my team once and for all. After triumphing over another exam-gone-wrong, all we want to do is recover. But it seems that there’s no rest for the witches, because another challenge immediately smacks us in the face... -
![BirthControl (La Patron, The Alphas Alpha) by Sydney Addae]()
BirthControl (La Patron, The Alphas Alpha) by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
![Silent Bite: A Scanguards Wedding by Tina Folsom]()
Silent Bite: A Scanguards Wedding by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNewbie vampire Oliver and Ursula, the woman he saved from a blood brothel, are finally tying the knot. But with Ursula’s old fashioned Chinese parents arriving in town for the traditional wedding, chaos soon breaks out—with Oliver always one step away from accidentally revealing to his soon-to-be in-laws that he and his extended Scanguards family are vampires... -
![Bitter Heat by Leta Blake]()
Bitter Heat by Leta Blake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA pregnant omega trapped in a desperate situation, an unattached alpha with a lot to prove, and an unexpected fall into love that could save them both. Kerry Monkburn is contracted to a violent alpha in prison for brutal crimes. Now pregnant with the alpha’s child, he lives high in the mountains, far above the city that once lured him in with promises of a better life...Categorized as:
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![Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Call of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen tragedy brings former childhood sweethearts Samantha Young and Bronson Cress together in the town they grew up in, Samantha learns that things are not always what they seem. Six years ago, Samantha was devastated when Bron made a decision that shattered their relationship. Determined not to fall for him again, she must avoid the man who broke her heart... -
![Dragon Next Door by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon Next Door by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA 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... -
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Untamed by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the school for shifter rejects…Unwanted.Dismissed.Cast away by their mate, the renounced are directed to attend university together by the Pack Council to salvage what’s left of their shattered lives. The objective? Reform, impress, or get the hell out.There’s no room in the packs for wolves who don’t conform. Who can’t breed future heirs.With living feral, a.k.a... -
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With Caution by J.L. Langley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA brother's vow. A lover's promise. Both could put them all at deadly risk.Remington Lassiter is trying his best to stay out of trouble while he learns the ropes of being a werewolf. When his little brother turns up covered in bruises, he is driven to finally bring their abusive father to justice... -
![Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh]()
Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA dominant changeling wolf, SnowDancer lieutenant Cooper is not known for his patience. But when it comes to courting the shy, sexy woman he wants in his life and in his bed, he’ll have to use every ounce of control in his body to keep both man and wolf in check . . . at least until he convinces Grace he only bites a little...Categorized as:
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Haunted by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWithin the bounds of complacency, there exists a boring, beautiful sort of peace, and Khalida has found it. Welcomes it, in fact. A nice, comfortable life, with a great job, a good, albeit on and off again boyfriend, a great relationship with her younger sister... She has nothing to complain about...
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