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  • Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy

    Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the business of unfinished business...It’s been over six months since a freak accident left pathologist Tristan Everett able to see ghosts, something he has yet to confess to his boyfriend...
  • Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters

    Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    JulianWhen did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part?Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point...
  • Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price

    Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…will keep a PsyCop from his duty. Because ghosts don’t take snow days.Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 contains four novelettes and fourteen short stories. This all-new, novel length collection begins right where PsyCop 12, Other Half, left off...
  • Dead Sea by Pandora Pine

    Dead Sea by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a new client asks the West Side Detectives to look into the Redcoat Murders on Dead Man’s Rock in the years before the start of the Revolutionary War, Ronan O’Mara thinks he might have the perfect case to put his new detective agency on the map. The only problem is that while Ronan’s specialty is cold case murders, he’s never investigated a case nearly three centuries cold...
  • Ghost House by Pandora Pine

    Ghost House by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Be careful what you witch for… Ghost Detective Jude Byrne is missing the excitement of the high-profile investigations he and his partner have been handling. Every time the bell jingles over the shop door, he finds himself hoping it’s their next big case...
  • Don't STAHP Me Now by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Don't STAHP Me Now by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My team at STAHP likes to joke that my to-do list has a to-do list: The joke’s on them, because I prefer spreadsheets for maximum efficiency. And if my master spreadsheet has a list of individual ones? Well, that’s nobody’s business but mine.As Saint Montoya‘s personal assistant, my ability to be two steps ahead and thrice prepared for anything is not only valued but an absolutely necessary skill...
  • Dead Ringer by Pandora Pine

    Dead Ringer by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cold Case Detective and newlywed, Ronan O’Mara, is sitting on top of the world. When he returns to work after his honeymoon, he finds more waiting for him than a stack of dusty cold case files. Hidden in the mail on Ronan’s desk is a letter from Tank Hutchins, aka The Riverside Ripper...
  • The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-lost magic brings doom… We’ve been living in the shadow of the enchanter prophecy since my magic was released, and it seems that the darkness is finally closing in. There’s chaos everywhere; Brinnswick has become a war zone. The human and magical communities are doing everything in their power to save us, but it isn’t enough...
  • Snow Wolf by Heather Long

    Snow Wolf by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Don't miss the highly anticipated installment in the Wolves of Willow Bend as we travel north to one of the most secretive packs in the U.S. Ranae is the youngest of the Buckleys— the only girl among three powerful male siblings. Her restlessness and dominant nature affected her every relationship within Willow Bend, not to mention testing the patience of her Alpha...
  • Peculiar Mysteries by Renee George

    Peculiar Mysteries by Renee George

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shifters, Romance, Humor, and Mystery. Check. Check. Check. Check. Peculiar Mysteries are Paranormal Shifter Romance Mysteries that give readers a whole town of characters they will grow to love with each additional story added to the series...
    Categorized as:
    humor  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  cozy  fiction  mystery
  • Let Us Prey (Cass' Version) by Cassandra Featherstone

    Let Us Prey (Cass' Version) by Cassandra Featherstone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **This series has been re-vamped and changed significantly. If you have not read the new version of the prequel, you will not understand the new version of this book.Apex Academy is where I’m supposed to die.My ex-BFFs turned on me, my fiancé tried to eat me, and my parents are gleefully waiting for someone to kill me so they can be rid of their dirty little secret...
  • In Death Together by Shelby Rhodes

    In Death Together by Shelby Rhodes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You’ve returned... good! Octavius Evander here, your lovable vampire detective. So, where we ended things last time, everything had gone horribly wrong. What can really be said, besides that change is a fact of life, and unlife. Turney, my love, my heart—unfortunately, he has much change to deal with...
  • Dead Serious Just the Extras Vol.1: MM Paranormal Romance & Dark Humor by Vawn Cassidy

    Dead Serious Just the Extras Vol.1: MM Paranormal Romance & Dark Humor by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dead Serious, Just the Extras Vol. 1 includes the following bonus Made in HeavenDusty’s time on earth is done, but she’s not ready to let go. Settling into heaven is nothing like expected and she finds she has a very important choice to make...
  • The Elf Beside Himself by K.M. Avery

    The Elf Beside Himself by K.M. Avery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing can prepare you for the phone call from your best friend telling you his dad was murdered. Not even if you’re a former homicide cop.But here I am, getting on a plane to fly halfway across the country to hold his hand and hope to hell that I’m not walking into a complete disaster...
  • Forever Together by Shelby Rhodes

    Forever Together by Shelby Rhodes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Octavius Evander here. I suppose you have come to see how it all ends. Well, ‘ends’, as in, we’ve reached the end of this part of my story. It wouldn’t be proper of me to move on until we finish it all off, right? As this is the last book in this series, I feel it is my duty, to end things with a bang! A glittery bang. By bang, I mean, a giant, super cool, Halloween party...
  • Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes it's the little cases.Not every minute of being a detective is spent solving huge murder cases. Sometimes it's the little ones that take up Detective Young's life, like the seventy-year-old cold case that suddenly fell into his lap or figuring out if a death was suicide or murder.Lance spends most of his time working cases that no one hears about...
  • Deceit can be Deadly by Nicky Charles

    Deceit can be Deadly by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gwyneth has no use for Lycans but a string of dead bodies has brought one of the dogs right to her door...
  • The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox

    The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wild. Ferocious. Untamed. Vicious. And that’s just Kneecap in his human form. His savage grizzly bear on the other hand… watch out! Nothing and no one has been able to tame this half barbarian/half shifter in thirty years, but there’s a glimmer of hope when a curvy girl named Nora walks onto the ranch. Nora Marchesi has come to Montana to find her sister...
  • Rescue Bear: Cortez by J.K. Harper

    Rescue Bear: Cortez by J.K. Harper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Haley Adams used to have what she thought was a good life. Then it imploded in spectacular, awful fashion. After a long time, she’s finally ready to get out and live again. Leaving everything behind for a fresh start, she lands in the mountain shifter town of Deep Hollow, home to the Silvertip grizzly bear clan...
  • Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Back from vacation, Lance is ready to dive back into work—that is, until the morgue employees are taken hostage on his first day back. Held at gunpoint was not how he thought he'd spend his day. With their lives on the line, Lance and the others have no choice but to follow orders and perform the autopsy that's been demanded.Angus never dreamed he'd be the one worrying about Lance being killed...
  • Getting Close to the Omega by Lisa Oliver

    Getting Close to the Omega by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Five - Cloverleah Pack SeriesCan be read as a standalone.Dean Weir has finally found happiness in his position as Omega wolf of the Cloverleah pack. He has his friends, his work and his art and he has never looked for anything else. Badly abused by his ex-home pack and Alpha, Dean keeps his head down and stays out of trouble. That is, until his mate joins the pack...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense  abuse  adult  age-gap
  • Of Redemption and Vengeance by Alice Winters

    Of Redemption and Vengeance by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    EmeryIt all comes down to this.I should have known my freedom from Mercer would only last so long before my pack was hunted down and I was dragged back into it all. It’s suffocating being back in this place that twisted my shifter side forever and threatened to change who I am. But this time is different.Because I’m not alone...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow

    Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You’d think being magically tethered to the hottest warden in all Verona wouldn’t be a hardship.You’d be wrong.Incubus Nico Azertiran has his dream job as a cherub-in-training. It’s the perfect position for a lust demon who’s more interested in happily-ever-afters than one-night stands. Or it would be, if he didn’t keep screwing it up...
  • Family Ties by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Family Ties by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a world where the rules are gray and the Don's word is a law unto itself, only one thing is sacred… family.A Team A.L.P.H.A. and Alphabits spin-off seriesRiver Erikson is a man on the run. After scenting his true mate, he’s done everything in his power to escape. Just because he was born an omega doesn’t mean he needs to answer fate’s call and drop to his knees for some alpha...
  • Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle

    Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes the Queen of the Jungle needs to lean on her King. Okay, she’s really not the queen and he’s totally not the king, but damn it, they need each other. Four years ago, werelioness Honor Mauer walked away from Ridgeville and hopped on a plane bound for London. She had college dreams and none of them included her pesky maybe-mate Grayson...
  • Mist and Marrow by Mary Calmes

    Mist and Marrow by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Linden Van Doren is in a strange position. He’s an emancipated omega holding down two jobs, so he should be out from under anyone’s thumb but in reality, there are still weird lupine rules to follow. For instance, if an alpha wants to court him, he’s not allowed to say no...
  • Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems… Twelve months after his change, Alec MacAidan is still getting used to his many vampire talents. While most vampires would give anything to have more than one supernatural power, Alec craves nothing more than peace and time alone with Cronin. But when Alec meets entities from outside this realm, he’s left powerless in their presence...
  • Harassing Mitch by J.D. Light

    Harassing Mitch by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Spence Rodgers Being bodyguarded by a gorgeous, enormous, slightly terrifying police officer might sound like fun and games, but there is a real live serial killer running around targeting blond haired, blue eyed boys… and I happen to be blond haired and blue eyed and a boy. With me not having a big strong mate of my own, my brother has pawned me off on the unflappable Mitch Arborrow...
  • A King to be Feared by Brea Alepoú

    A King to be Feared by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With great power comes great destruction. Or something like that…..Titos has never been powerful, but as he continues to gain more keepers his power grows. It’s almost too much. He finds out more of what it means to be a soul eater and why his kind has been practically wiped out. He has to stand tall, be a king, and defend his home...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary
  • Claw Marks & Card Games by Maz Maddox

    Claw Marks & Card Games by Maz Maddox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cooper Woodlock is a man who can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Between his gambling debt and being a widowed father, he can never seem to get Lady Luck back on his side. Desperate for a winning hand, Cooper starts hitting saloons and tempting fate in order to keep the bloodthirsty Spades at bay...
  • Tempting Tate by Jacki James

    Tempting Tate by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tate: 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...
  • Tension by Kiki Burrelli

    Tension by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Huxley's best friend is his rock.Huxley Might's position as agent within the elite Lunar Council Enforcement Agency has prepared him for a life of service. Being an Alpha is about control and sacrifice. He doesn't have siblings to pass the duty to. It's up to Huxley to become the next Alpha and ensure the Might family legacy continues...
  • Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli

    Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Boo 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...
  • Come Out & Prey (Cass' Version) by Cassandra Featherstone

    Come Out & Prey (Cass' Version) by Cassandra Featherstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***This prequel must be read prior to book one, Let Us Prey to understand the world the characters live in. Being a teenager is bullshit. You’d think being an heir in one of most powerful families in predator society would make it easier, but you’d be dead wrong. From the moment I was old enough, my bloodthirsty parents made sure I understood my job is to smile, nod, and look pretty in public...
  • Suspects & Scales by Maz Maddox

    Suspects & Scales by Maz Maddox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Deputy Cody Moore is shattered. The murder of someone dear to him has pushed him to a breaking point and awakened the monster sleeping inside him. While the young man is no stranger to tragedy and death, having someone slaughtered under his watch has left him rattled with heartache...
  • Nitro by Fel Fern

    Nitro by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tommy is determined to win the heart of his biker bear.Tommy Quinn has concocted the perfect plan. Move to Moon Burrow. Learn to be independent after years of following someone else’s orders. On top of that, he wants to convince Nitro they’re somehow perfect together despite how messed up he is. It’s a tall order, especially when the past refuses to stay buried...
  • Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

    Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When teenagers start dying around town, it's up to Detective Angus Young to figure out if the cases are connected and who would want them dead.Lance is one of the city's medical examiners and has a talent he doesn't share with many people — he sees ghosts.Helping his boyfriend figure out who wants these kids dead just became his number one job...
  • Epitaph by Andrea Speed

    Epitaph by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective solving crimes involving other infecteds. Tiger strain infections start showing up all over Seattle, much to Roan's dismay, and worse yet, they may have a personal connection. Meanwhile, Roan gets hired to look into the puzzling death of Dee's former lover...
  • The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Bending Ridge by J.D. Light

    Bending Ridge by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hanson Rodgers My dad's best friend is big and burly and gorgeous and has the ability to make my harpy's blood––yes, I'm a male harpy––boil. When he offered my brother and I a job on Terra Mortis, I knew it was probably a bad idea, no matter how much I wanted to live on the island and be a part of a world where everyone was as much different as they were the same...
  • Alpha's Dream by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Dream by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people... but the seal has been broken... Clark, a bear descended from one of the original omega lines, has always known Kent was destined to be his mate, thanks to his visions. Clark's ability to see past, present, and future is powerful, but even he can't see a straight line out of the dark days ahead of them...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  audiobook  book
  • Fated Forgiveness by Alanea Alder

    Fated Forgiveness by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    [Ménage Amour ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, shape-shifters, sex in partially shifted form, sex toys, HEA]Liam Lewenhart was devastated when he learned that the little cat Sebastian Wakefield, whom he had known for months, was his mate and had been hiding the truth from him since they met...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense  adult  alpha-mc
  • Tracefinder: Changes by Kaje Harper

    Tracefinder: Changes by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brian can Find a lost child or a wanted criminal, but when his secret gets out, even Nick’s skills and connections may not be enough to keep them safe. Brian Kerr is now free of his dangerous boss and his domineering brother. He’s eager to start using his psychic Finding talent to help people, if he can figure out how to do that safely...
    Categorized as:
    law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  suspense  abuse  adult  book
  • Riling Cagney by J.D. Light

    Riling Cagney by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cagney Wilkins Strange or not, I'm starting to fall for the invisible presence that follows me around, picking on me. He's funny, he's kind and he's protective. Every day I grow more and more attached. Even with the complication of him being invisible, things seem to just fit. When I start seeing a beautiful blond man around Terra Mortis, I'm devastated to realize I'm attracted to him...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • Frustrating Leighton by J.D. Light

    Frustrating Leighton by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holt the ME is a socially awkward, highly distrustful kangaroo mouse shifter who takes one look at Leighton, who seems to like him, and knows he's being played. A man like that doesn't fall for the big-eared weirdo that spends more time with dead people than live ones...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  book
  • Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne

    Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Private detective Duncan Andrews has the home-team advantage when it comes to solving paranormal crimes: His best friend, Gina, is a centuries-old witch. His dog is a zombie. And his boyfriend, Robbie, is a ghost.Duncan certainly has his work cut out for him with this case...
  • Light by 'Nathan Burgoine

    Light by 'Nathan Burgoine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kieran Quinn is a bit telepathic, a little psychokinetic, and very gay—three things that have gotten him through life perfectly well so far—but when self-styled prophet Wyatt Jackson arrives during Pride Week, things take a violent turn.Kieran’s powers are somewhat underwhelming but do have a habit of refracting light into spectacular rainbows for him to hide behind...
  • Trolling Seeley by J.D. Light

    Trolling Seeley by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seeley Walt I've been obsessing with the troll that owns the little trinket shop across the street from my brother in-law's café. I watch him whenever I can from the window at Bentley's and try to find anything I can on him on social media, especially pictures of his big, sexy, capable hands...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fiction
  • An Evidence of Magic by Kris Michaels, Patricia A. Knight

    An Evidence of Magic by Kris Michaels, Patricia A. Knight

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Evidence of Magic-69K M/M procedural crime romance in an alternate reality. Forty-year-old, hard bitten, foul-mouthed, homicide detective, Hiro Santos, suspects the owner of the art studio committed the gory killing. Too bad. There are other things he'd like to do to the gorgeous young man than book him for murder. Worse, his sexy suspect is certifiable...
    Categorized as:
    humor  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  suspense  adult  book
  • Nights with Roarsen by J.D. Light

    Nights with Roarsen by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enid Daniels I tell all my deepest secrets to a tiger shifter I have never seen in human form, who I've named Roarsen. Somehow, though he never speaks, for obvious reasons, he has the ability to make me laugh and feel comfortable, even with telling him the hard truths about my life. I spend every night for months sitting on that back porch, snuggling my tiger friend and talking for hours...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fated-mates
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