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  • Dark Memories Restored by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Memories Restored by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As the past collides with the present, a new future emerges...
  • Dark Hunter’s Prey  (The Children Of The Gods) by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Hunter’s Prey (The Children Of The Gods) by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Can’t get enough. I have never read a long series that has held my interest more than this one. IT Lucas is an amazing storyteller. I even learned several new things (I verified) with this book which confirms that her research is thorough and adds credibility and a sense of realism to what is otherwise a paranormal romance...
  • Dark Hunter’s Query  (The Children Of The Gods) by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Hunter’s Query (The Children Of The Gods) by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Amazing series of books. I have to honestly say I'm amazed at this story line. The author has an extraordinary imagination and vision,one that locks you in & has you wanting more. Cannot wait to read the next book in this series."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Wonderful New Characters. The storyline progressed more like the beginning of the series...
  • Dark Hunter’s Boon  (The Children Of The Gods #58) by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Hunter’s Boon (The Children Of The Gods #58) by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Amazing. Once again I am impressed with this writer. I just can’t wait for the next book to come out. The author never stop introducing new characters and I already love them, please don’t stop I love this series and hope it never ends."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Fantastic!!! Superior writing. New stories, new characters, blending well...
  • Sid by Teresa Gabelman

    Sid by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Renowned for his playboy lifestyle and wisecrack remarks, Sid Sinclair knows he is the last pick for the lead investigator of human/half-breed trafficking. Never one to play by the rules, Sid takes his new position seriously, but not without driving the leader of the VC Council and fellow Warrior’s crazy. A human with a special gift, Lana Fitzpatrick’s life is complicated...
  • Outcast by Lexi Blake

    Outcast by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the hunt for a vicious killer, Kelsey discovers that the true threat lies closer than she could have ever imagined. It’s been months since Trent Wilcox was sentenced to exile, but Kelsey hasn’t given up on finding a way to bring him home. Grayson Sloane doesn’t share her enthusiasm...
  • Viktor by Teresa Gabelman

    Viktor by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After having his life shattered by the woman who held his heart, Viktor Valentino put work before everything. Many years later, learning the truth behind his lover's deceit, his anger shifts to the man responsible for not only her betrayal but her gruesome death. Viktor throws himself into finding him to not only appease his rage but to possibly save humanity...
  • Tourmaline by Terry Bolryder

    Tourmaline by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kai, formerly a powerful storm dragon, can't seem to stop causing chaos wherever he goes, despite being collared in human form. Now he's been ejected from the company of other dragons and sent out to an island to take a vacation and not come back without a mate. Something that isn't easy to do, given that his awareness of social norms is so low that even his extravagant sexiness can't overcome it...
  • Starlight by Terry Bolryder

    Starlight by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Theo Lancaster isn't just the world's best surgeon. He's also a night-stalking monster, a creature of darkness. At least, some of the time. Thanks to his best nurse, Theo has had an ace in the hole for several years now. That is, until she threatens to leave. Only then does he realize she's much more than just another coworker, and the only human his heart could want.Ada has had the hots for Dr...
  • Dark Voyage Matters of the Soul by I. T. Lucas

    Dark Voyage Matters of the Soul by I. T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the Silver Swan leaves Acapulco, Frankie and Dagor expect smooth sailing, eight more wedding celebrations, and, hopefully, Frankie’s transition, but fate has other plans.The ancient amulet has more secrets to reveal, and when a new vision necessitates a change of course, Dagor and his teammates are pulled into the millennia-old battle between the clan and the Devout Order Of Mortdh...
  • Fire Breathing Armand by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Armand by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Armand meets Angel, he knows she's not his mate. She can't be—she's pregnant with another male's child. Yet, no female has ever claimed his heart as she has. Angel of Death is cursed. Everyone around her dies. The trick, she's learned, is to never get close to anyone...
  • Fire Breathing Ovide by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Ovide by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ovide lost his mate years ago. Now, he’s just biding time until his own demise which, thankfully, will come soon. The eclipse leading him to a slow descent into sweet oblivion is just around the corner. Margo has never found a man who was worth the risk of heartbreak. No problem, because her caustic demeanor and sharp tongue scare away even the most persistent suitors...
  • Roar of the Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Roar of the Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Prince Archon loves his life on the planet Haize. As a lion shifter, he’s one of the fiercest predators out there. The one thing he’s missing? A mate. He knows he can find one on Earth, but the journey hasn’t been tempting enough until he develops a fascination with the human vehicle called motorcycles.Leah isn’t used to having good luck. She’s had the worst of it with men and with jobs...
  • Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth

    Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book eight in the bestselling series PSI-Ops!Paranormal Security and Intelligence operative and wolf-shifter Dougal "Striker" McCracken is known for his wild ways, and devil may care attitude. He's worked long and hard to build the persona. It disarms others and protects his emotions. The ones he keeps buried within...
  • Resting Witch Face by Juliette Cross

    Resting Witch Face by Juliette Cross

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Twelve years ago, Jules Savoie ended her relationship with the vampire overlord of New Orleans, Ruben Dubois. For good reasons. A woman in power must often make sacrifices to protect others. She knows the truth of it down to her aching heart.When Ruben watches his best friend Devraj get married, a stinging realization hits him hard…he’s done waiting. They say time heals all wounds...
  • Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This is the final installment of this bestselling dragon shifter series...Tide isn’t interested in taking part in the hunt. He doesn’t like the concept. It isn’t for him. One thing he does enjoy is the stag run. He plans on finding himself a tasty human female to hole up with for the night. What he doesn’t expect is to find her stranded on the side of the road. A damsel in distress...
  • Bear in Mind by Milly Taiden

    Bear in Mind by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Private Investigator, Summer Delgado hopes Gerri can find her twin sister a man. If anyone needs a happily ever after, it's Winter. But not Summer. She’s got no time for romance. Even if it’s wrapped in smoking-hot shifter muscles. She's got to focus on the break-in at Gerri Wilder's apartment. Who needs a sexy, grumpy bear stomping around? Not Summer. Nope. Gerri has other plans, of course...
  • 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 ratings
    Asher 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...
  • Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kasey Sanchez can't believe she's done the unthinkable--slept with a shifter. Oh, but he was so hot and sexy and his tongue...wow! But if he finds out who she really is, he won’t want to see her again. Living a secret life is taking a big toll on her sex life. Brannon Wolfrik knows Kasey is his mate. It's only a matter of time before he wiggles his way into her heart with charm and great sex...
  • Pack in the Face by Milly Taiden

    Pack in the Face by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wolf shifter Kyle Grayson is a scientist who only loves doing experiments in his lab. Alone. The pack Alpha has some lone wolf tendencies. His sister forces him to visit The Breezeway Resort on Gerri Wilder’s recommendation. Kyle only agrees to go because he’ll lock himself in his room with work...
  • Chased Mate by Candace Ayers

    Chased Mate by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arden Richardson has no excuse. It’s a total lapse in judgement. The comatose man isn’t even her patient. But…. Her stolen kiss awakens the sleeping giant. Flynn Bennett has a shady past. It extends back almost to the cradle. He’s trouble with a capital T. But… One kiss is all it takes. The bad boy. The ex-con. The bootlegger. Vows to be a better man—for her… The beauty. The nurse...
  • Taken by the Tiger by Milly Taiden

    Taken by the Tiger by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Parker Nolan is home to attend her cousin's wedding after years of living abroad representing her family's nonprofit foundation. She's caught off guard when she has a fling with the best man...
  • Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a dragon waiting forever finally finds his fated mate, he'll never let her go...Janet Dixon never thought she'd fall in love. That's why she got used to quiet nights alone with her books, dreaming of fantasies that would never come true. But she never expected a ridiculously hot alpha by the name of Xander to suddenly show up into her life...
  • A Mate for Lazarus by Charlene Hartnady

    A Mate for Lazarus by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Standalone Vampire Novel Have you ever wanted to date a vampire? Human women required. Must be enthusiastic about interactions with vampires. Must be willing to undergo a stringent medical exam. Must be prepared to sign a contractual agreement which would include a non-disclosure clause. Limited positions available… Lazarus is the biggest, strongest, the all time scariest of the vampires...
  • Hunger Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Hunger Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An exciting new series from USA Today Bestselling author Charlene Hartnady The Feral. Self-appointed rulers of all. Strong. Majestic. The most badass of all the species, and yet, the most vulnerable. Their own females died many moons ago from the dreaded clutch sickness. Desperate and desolate, they watch as the other shifters take human females as mates...
  • Stolen by the Alpha Wolf  (Chosen #2) by Charlene Hartnady

    Stolen by the Alpha Wolf (Chosen #2) by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THE COMPLETE EDITION: PARTS 1 - 3 Bestselling Shifter/Vampire Novel.Series Reading order:#1 Chosen by the Vampire Kings#2 Stolen by the Alpha Wolf#3 Unlikely Mates#4 Awakened by the Vampire Prince#5 Mated to the Vampire Kings#6 Wolf Whisperer (standalone novella) Please start with the Chosen by the Vampire Kings series for the most enjoyment...
  • Wicked Edge by Rebecca Zanetti

    Wicked Edge by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    If you loved the Dark Protectors series, these wicked hot Realm Enforcers are for you...Daire Dunne is more than ready to take a quick break from his duties as a Coven Nine Enforcer. When he spots a sexy blonde across a Titans of Fire party, it’s not long before she’s on the back of his Harley on the fast track to his apartment...
  • Tangled in Tinsel by Julia Mills

    Tangled in Tinsel by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The books can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills and exploits of the whole series. It’s over the river and through the woods, and straight to Christmas hell for Chance Nichols...
  • Hunted in Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Hunted in Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I knew I wanted her the first time I saw her. Only problem? She can’t be my mate.I’m a son of a traitor and former Alpha and I know it’s the legacy people see.But I must be the Alpha of my Pack and protect them from the new threat to our world: Vampires.Valac and the others are still in the shadows, and we must find their lairs before we lose more than we already have...
  • Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden

    Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Mason Pierce rolls into Half Moon Key, he knows it isn’t an ordinary small town. The place is a mystery locals just accept, but the wolf shifter is intrigued. It might be the enigmatic Lila Ford that has Mason longing for a simple small-town life. She’s exactly the perfect mix of sweet and untouchable he never thought he’d fall for...
  • Demons by Esther E. Schmidt

    Demons by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Held captive by the same Demon who took her sister, Tria doesn’t have any other option than to agree to Vike’s terms; accept him as her true mate in return for her sister’s freedom. But her sister might have stumbled onto something else to save herself. As the president of The Demon charter, Vike has been fighting a battle to save his brother and the world all by himself...
  • Dragon's Secret by Brittany White

    Dragon's Secret by Brittany White

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A human doctor and scientist who unwittingly put her dragon shifter lover in danger.EmilyI had seen wolf shifters when I was a child.Everyone said I was crazy, so I set out to find the proof.One day, the proof walked right into my doctor’s officeWith a broken arm...
  • Old Friend of The Damaged Wolf by Serena Meadows

    Old Friend of The Damaged Wolf by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex was a wolf shifter, the man I fell in love with when we were kids.But years later, I was forbidden to him in Macon but still as much in love.Humans weren’t supposed to end up with shifters.But Alex was sure that I was the one for him.Alex’s clan had ignored science to the point where it was now in serious trouble.He was already torn between his loyalty and education...
  • Richie by V.A. Dold

    Richie by V.A. Dold

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four years ago, Richie met a group of Tulane freshmen when he saved one of them from a mugger. Now the first of their menagerie is getting married. Surprise of all surprises, Richie meets his mate, Piper, at the wedding in Missouri, of all places. He didn’t expect her to be a bounty hunter or that her murderous prey had turned the tables and she was now the hunted...
  • Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a cat-shifter. He’s a wolf-shifter. They should be enemies…Payton Llewelyn, daughter to the cat-shifter alpha, is attacked by humans, outnumbered, and in the fight of her life.Fearing she’ll never escape, another comes to her rescue, and the scent of a shifter floods her senses—not that of a cat though, but of a wolf...
  • Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 4 of the Crystal KingdomRunning is Chelsea Golby's escape. Literally. She runs to get away from the pain of being rejected after asking the love of her life to marry her. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, or a pint of Ben and Jerry's, she heads to the Crystal Kingdom to hang out with her sister Avery, the new Elf Queen...
  • Chasing Sparx by Milly Taiden

    Chasing Sparx by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sparx Brady is sick of playing the same role. She’s been on the same soap opera since she was fourteen. She needs change and adventure. When the role of a lifetime comes around, she’s determined to be cast. She quits her job and heads to the mountains for a week-long survivalist course. She’s a stubborn Brady woman; she’s got this.Tiger shifter Dash Jones doesn’t talk...
  • The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of my generation, I could infiltrate any magical organization, extracting whoever or whatever I’d been ordered to extricate...
  • Hunting Ember by Milly Taiden

    Hunting Ember by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ember Brady would never describe herself as stubborn. She’s a pastry chef. Doesn’t that make her patient by definition? Who cares if she’s set in her ways? So what if she doesn’t relent? It’s called passion and determination. She wants to open her own bakery, and the baking competition is her ticket to her dream job. She would die to win. That’s just a figure of speech, though...
  • Wanna Buy a Howl by Milly Taiden

    Wanna Buy a Howl by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Smokin' new PDA in the Haize worldCompletely StandaloneArcheologist Skylar Grace needs an earth-shattering discovery to make her career or remain an unknown amongst her peers. Maybe the word “earth” is too confining. Skylar believes she scams Gerri Wilder into a trip to another planet, thinking she’ll ditch the man she’s supposed to meet...
  • Unlikely Mates  (Chosen #3) by Charlene Hartnady

    Unlikely Mates (Chosen #3) by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Complete Edition: Part 1-3Author's suggested reading order of all series:#1 Chosen by the Vampire Kings #2 Stolen by the Alpha Wolf #3 Unlikely Mates #4 Awakened by the Vampire Prince #5 Mated to the Vampire Kings#6 Wolf Whisperer (standalone novella)After one glorious night, Rushe considers the human doctor to be his. His. Damn. It...
  • Untethered by Charlene Hartnady

    Untethered by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shifter Novel Saturday night is shifter night… It’s that one night of the week when the shifters head into town to blow off a little steam. Sometimes, when they’re lucky enough, it’s to find a mate … a sweet, human mate … since shifter females are in such short supply. Winston wishes it was his turn to find a partner because he’s done with all the screwing around...
  • Vengeance by Rebecca Zanetti

    Vengeance by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti comes a new story in her Dark Protectors/Rebels series… Vengeance and revenge are the only forces driving vampire soldier Noah Siosal since losing his brother to an enemy he’s been unable to find. He’s searched every corner of the globe, going through adversaries and piling up bodies until finally getting a lead...
  • Micaela's Big Bad by Tijan

    Micaela's Big Bad by Tijan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Halloween NovellaI found my boyfriend mid-thrust in a vampire.Gross. WTH, right? Also, a fork might've been thrown.I expected to spend the night commiserating with my best friend.That didn't happen. I found myself on a mission to save her.And somehow, I woke up in the back of a vehicle, across from a guy who could be described as literal sex on a stick...
  • Max by Terry Bolryder

    Max by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Huge, gorgeous Max Chase isn't looking for female attention, but the grumpy lion shifter sure gets a lot of it. As the bouncer for Club Crimson, an exclusive club filled with beautiful men, he uses his patented glare to keep everyone at arm's length. That is until a kind, curvy woman makes Max reconsider everything he thought about humans, as the lion inside him growls for his mate...
  • How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce

    How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Auxor Bane has made a pact. He and his brothers made a promise to each other that they would let their bear shifter lineage die off with them, for the betterment of mankind. They aren’t fluffy, and they aren’t cute. As one of the three remaining bear shifters alive, Aux struggles daily with the predator inside of him...
  • Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Shadowdwellers live in a realm of darkness and sensuality, where order is prized and sin must be punished. Yet for Magnus, the head priest of Sanctuary, salvation rests with the one woman who will entice him into breaking his every rule…SHE WAS HIS ULTIMATE TEMPTATIONMagnus is a man of contradictions—a spiritual leader in a deadly warrior’s body...
  • Hope Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Hope Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All of his Feral brothers are falling over themselves to meet human women. They want to mate and procreate as a matter of urgency.Not him!There are more important things for Reece to worry about right now. Like keeping the queen safe from harm. She’s heavy with clutch. The chicks are to be born soon. The future of his people is at stake. The Fallen are circling like vultures...
  • Fighting for her Mate by Milly Taiden

    Fighting for her Mate by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ***Attention readers. This is NOT a standalone book. You really NEED to read the others in the series to finally understand this story. Please take this into consideration before buying.*** Ellie Wolfe has watched her family fight for love and justice. She's watched the man she loves battle to get his land and his people back. Now, she's done watching...
  • The Alpha's Fight by Michelle Fox

    The Alpha's Fight by Michelle Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you've lost your wolf, how do you get it back?'Jane Doe' has no idea who she is or why she wakes up in a...nursing home? Full of shifters? She may not be old, but they say she is a shifter—only her wolf is MIA and she's in some kind of trouble she can't remember to boot. And there's this guy, Ryder. Something about him that makes her tingle in all the right places...
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