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  • The Keeper of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Keeper of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bootlace is being hunted.Peace hasn’t come easy for the Stryker Pack, and for Bootlace, the sanctuary they’ve found feels too good to be true. His wolfish instincts are being riled up as a pretty woman with a load of secrets starts visiting him and asking questions she has no business asking...
  • Summer Shadows by Joss Stirling

    Summer Shadows by Joss Stirling

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Summer lives under a terrible shadow. It drains her, manipulates her and threatens to steal her future.A high-stakes mission offers a temporary escape. She must use her mind-shadowing abilities to hunt down her target and find the truth.Hal Robinson is a soldier. He does not get distracted. He wins. But what Hal wants begins to shift once he meets Summer...
  • Wild Fire by Mika Nix

    Wild Fire by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s my nemesis, my rival, and the man I can’t get out of my head. We may be star-crossed but there’s enough heat between us to start a wildfire.I’ve never been one to follow the rules, but sleeping with a wolf shifter might be over the line, even for me. So, why can’t I get him out of my head? Or his scent out of my nose. Even on the other side of the world, I swear I can still smell him...
  • Fire Maidens: Rome by Anna Lowe

    Fire Maidens: Rome by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The one woman this lone wolf can't resist...New Yorker Lena Castamolino has trouble. Big trouble. Every time the full moon shines, her body tries to turn into a wild beast, and she has no idea why. Her skin goes all leathery, and her shoulders begin the agonizing transformation into wings...
  • Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine

    Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lovers separated in death. A family terrorized for generations. Can Jude and Cope solve the mystery before it drags them under?Cope, already plagued by dreams of a watery death aboard the Titanic, is asked to help a haunted family in Nova Scotia...
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone’s cat is missing and Parker Ferro, San Amaro’s best paranormal PI can’t find it.When Parker goes looking for the wayward feline, he finds himself facing witches’ familiars, dead bodies, and shadows that move. The further into San Amaro’s underbelly Parker goes looking, the more he realizes that he is heading somewhere completely new...
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    paranormal  lgbtq  wlw  crime  dragons  romance  fantasy  mlm
  • Shift by Andrea Speed

    Shift by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    2nd Edition Sequel to Infected: Freefall Infected: Book Five In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  lgbtq  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • The Dragon Warrior by Jessie Donovan

    The Dragon Warrior by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grant McFarland is the head Protector of Clan Lochguard. His top priority is finding the traitorous former clan members who attacked the Scottish clan. However, the touch of a female he’s known his whole life has started to set his body on fire. Both man and beast want her, but until he can ensure the clan is safe, he must resist her.Faye MacKenzie used to be in charge of security for her clan...
  • Aiding the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Aiding the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    STONEFIRE DRAGONS BOOK 9Teagan O’Shea is a rare female dragon-shifter leader. While her Irish clan has a tradition of female leaders, they have had to hide behind a public male face for centuries to keep the other clans from viewing them as weaker and attacking...
  • Fated Mates: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology by Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe

    Fated Mates: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology by Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fated Mates is a Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology from some of your favorite MM authors!It features new, exclusive stories from Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe, Louisa Masters, Kelly Fox, Sheena Jolie, Jennifer Cody, Nikole Knight, Vinni George, Chloe Archer, Meghan Maslow, Lee Colgin, Kelex, H.L Day, Grae Bryan, AJ Sherwood, Michele Notaro, Lisa Oliver, Ariana Nash, Michelle Frost, and JP Sayle...
  • The 12 Dragons of Albion by Mark Hayden

    The 12 Dragons of Albion by Mark Hayden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Conrad Clarke and I claim my reward…You’d think that staying alive and saving the girl would be enough for now.After proving himself in a desperate magickal battle, Conrad is admitted to the King’s Watch.And what does the world of magick do? It laughs in his face.At least Conrad now has a partner with some serious magickal firepower...
  • Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean

    Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Logan Moore is a leader without a pack...And after the rejection he faced from his last pack, he’s not sure he wants one. But when a mysterious benefactor he nicknames The Oracle offers Logan the chance to use his military expertise to lead a group of misfit shifters to protect the creatures of the magical realm, Logan’s wolf won’t allow him to say no.Bailey Cairn is a man without a protector..
  • Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Apprenticed to the infamous Necromancer of Boston, Daniel Macavoy has seen a lot of upheaval in his life since that fateful day. Rescued from an abusive father and the monster he was once enslaved by, Daniel has struggled with every trauma that scarred his heart and mind.Yet with the love and support of his found family, Daniel has become stronger than he ever imagined...
  • King & Queen by Maz Maddox

    King & Queen by Maz Maddox

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Running into your one night stand is always awkward.It’s especially awkward when said hunky hookup pulls you into a secret war over fossils and a kidnapped, newly awakened Albertosaurus shifter...
  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  dragons  lgbtq  crime  romance  fantasy  mlm  urban-fantasy
  • Power of the Seers by Jada Fisher

    Power of the Seers by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They thought I was dead. Who knows, maybe I was. But I’m coming back and I have learned so much. Will it be enough? A urban fantasy from #1 Bestselling author James David Victor Davie was lost and presumed dead. With no choice but to move on without her, Bron, Mallory, and Mickey are forced to prepare for a war they appear incapable of winning...
  • Malachite by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee

    Malachite by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Malachite~ I have a wonderful life. I have no room to complain; between my brothers and their new mates, this is the most alive our home has felt since my parents died. Unfortunately, all of them being mated is making me miserable. When it was just the four of us, it was us against the world. Now they’re paired up and it’s only me and my dragon, Kesia...
  • Breath of Life by Jocelynn Drake

    Breath of Life by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Caelan wants his throne back.The bargain has been struck, and it’s time to return home.But the situation is worse in Erya than he previously suspected. Betrayal runs deep in the streets of Stormbreak, and finding people he can trust will be treacherous.He has no choice, though. He’s fighting for his birthright, and maybe even a little revenge if he can get it...
  • The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand

    The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the aftermath of an assassination attempt, Sylvan Mir, wolf Were Alpha, and her mate Drake McKennan turn their backs on the government that has threatened their survival, vowing to protect their own with primal force, regardless the cost in blood...
  • Dead Weight by Pandora Pine

    Dead Weight by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cold Case Detective Ronan O'Mara is looking forward to starting a new life in his new home, but when a strange house warming gift appears on his doorstep, he has no idea that it marks the start of a series of events that will put his life and the lives of everyone close to him in danger...
  • Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters

    Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After the last incident—which involved a serial killer—Chevy and Seneca are considering puppy wrangling as a new, safer profession than psychic detective work. Honestly, Seneca would prefer to focus on his new relationship with Chevy, even if he’s worried about the menacing countdown calendar leading to Chevy’s birthday...
  • Breath by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Breath by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A Mage’s List for Freedom:1. Escape his evil, controlling clan.2. Get a job. 3. Work magic on HIS terms.4. Avoid all dragons.Tori was doing great until sexy dragon Baldewin interfered.Between the little gifts, constant protection, and the steadfast confidence from the overgrown lizard, Tori wonders if maybe that last step needs revising. He has no chance to consider it...
  • The Enchanter's Soul by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Soul by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Many fall as the last enchanter rises… The first line of the ancient prophecy keeps playing over and over in my head, but I’m afraid to remember the rest. I don’t want to think about what’s coming for us—what’s coming for him. I’ve been keeping Brinnswick safe for years; I’ve been keeping my coven safe my whole life; and now I was responsible for keeping Sebastian safe, too...
  • Finding the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Finding the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    **This story isn't a standalone novella. Please read at least Reawakening the Dragon first.**On the day Jane Hartley’s online video series finally launches, she and Kai receive word that his younger half-sister, Delia, is missing...
  • Kiss of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Kiss of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology Once Upon a Valentine. Now available as a stand alone story. Book 19 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series...
  • Shadow Unit 9 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Shadow Unit 9 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit.     The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear...
  • Desert Wolf by Heather Long

    Desert Wolf by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cassius, Alpha of Sutter Butte, leads the most ruthless and dangerous pack in the United States. Misfits, castoffs, and forgotten wolves, they rose to create a pack more than a century ago in utter defiance of the order of the day. Seen as pitiless and cruel, Cassius wants more for his people than a yearly bloodbath as they fight for a better spot in the pecking order...
  • Little Dip by Gill McKnight

    Little Dip by Gill McKnight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s 1977, and Connie Fortune has an easy, freewheeling life as a wildlife photographer and illustrator. A new contract brings her to the Little Dip valley in Oregon to track down a rare bird, but a clash with Sylvie Garoul, the valley’s owner and matriarch of the mysterious Garoul family, and her daughter, the haughty, frustrating, but somehow bewitching Marie Garoul, ruins the deal...
  • Wolven Winter by Minerva Howe

    Wolven Winter by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wolf shifter Niall is convinced his life is as good as it will ever get. While he's been effectively banished from his pack as a stranger who lost a baby and was rejected by his mate, he still has a place with the pack shaman, who lives a hermit-like life up on the mountain. He has a warm home, a dear friend in the shaman, Adrienne, and a job to do...
  • Craved by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Craved by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All non-Irish dragon-shifters are being banished from Ireland and Brenna Rossi’s only chance to stay with the clan she’s grown to love is to mate one of the Irish dragons—Killian O’Shea. Even though he’s lost his memory and and his dragon, she’s drawn to him and looks forward to some no strings attached heat between the sheets...
  • 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...
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    crime  drama  lgbtq  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • A Family Affair by Lisa Oliver

    A Family Affair by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Necromancer's Smile - Book 2 - A Family Affair (This is not a standalone) Necromancer Sy York and former Detective, Alpha wolf Dakar Rhodes are slowly learning to merge their lives together as true mates. With the steadfast Brock and loyal Brad, as well as Connor and Clive all sharing the estate with them, for the first time in his life, Sy feels as though he has a family around him...
  • Undertow by Andrea Speed

    Undertow by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Sequel to Infected: Lesser Evils""Infected: Book Seven"In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.Now Roan is locked in a coma as the struggle between his human and werecat sides reaches a new extreme. All Dylan can do is sit, wait, and think...
  • Silhouette by Robin Hale

    Silhouette by Robin Hale

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dr. Molly Fawn’s life is surprisingly normal, considering that she spends her days running support for a man who can fly and lift city buses with one hand. But when Molly interrupts the Silhouette — the city’s most notorious thief — in a middle of a job, everything gets a bit more exciting...
  • Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot

    Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story...
  • Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Freefall by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    2nd Edition Sequel to Infected: Life After Death Infected: Book Four In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country--maybe in the world...
  • Flashfire by Deborah Cooke

    Flashfire by Deborah Cooke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s lost all hope…until she changes everything. Master illusionist Lorenzo wants nothing to do with the Pyr. His dragon nature is just another secret to hide and another detail to juggle, like ensuring that each of his Las Vegas magic shows is a true spectacle. Until he feels the burn of his firestorm and his whole world shifts…. Cassie Redmond is tired of photographing celebrities...
  • Alpha Deceived by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott

    Alpha Deceived by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After thousands of years, they’re back… Proud dragon warrior and healer Sana has a secret… one that may forever turn his friends against him, and one that he’ll do anything to keep. He’s worked too hard to keep who he truly is from the world, and he refuses to let the charade drop, even after waking up thousands of years in the future...
  • Wild Card by Mark Henwick

    Wild Card by Mark Henwick

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Librarian Note: This a previously-published edition of ASIN B00HGW0QZY Amber Farrell, Denver PI, is hunting for the rogue Were in the secret heart of her home town. She’s unsure whether she can keep ahead of her own lethal problems long enough to catch the rogue, and she isn’t being helped by any of the paranormal community...
  • Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler

    Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Parker Ferro owes the fae his life. They’ve come to collect. When the Summer Queen summons Parker to her court, the private investigator knows there’s trouble brewing. Trapped into compliance by his past debt to the fae monarch, he’s tasked with locating a missing girl in San Amaro. Now he has to find the girl or give up his life...
  • Shadow Unit 10 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Shadow Unit 10 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit.     The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear...
  • Shadow Unit 4 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Shadow Unit 4 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit.     The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear.This collection contains Lucky Day by Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear Sugar by Leah Bobetand more...
  • 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...
  • City Wolf by S.P. Wayne

    City Wolf by S.P. Wayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After almost a decade of self imposed solitude, Axton has a boyfriend. Leander might be a thousand miles away, but that still counts, right? Sure, maybe they haven't actually talked about their relationship status yet, and Axton might be a gay werewolf and Leander might be a human, but Ax is pretty sure things are going well...
  • Dark Rivers by Morgan Brice

    Dark Rivers by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a twelve-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner’s brother, Jesse...
  • Shadow Unit 3 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Shadow Unit 3 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real.The BAU sends those cases down the hall.Welcome to Shadow Unit.The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear.Contains the novel, "Refining Fire" by Elizabeth Bear and Emma Bull, plus bonus material...
  • New Moon's Light by Sammi Cee, Michelle Frost

    New Moon's Light by Sammi Cee, Michelle Frost

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everest~ I was born a wolf. Protecting this town and defending this territory is a part of me as much as the Slate wolf blood running through my veins. Now that my town and territory are under siege, there honestly couldn’t be a worse time for me to have discovered my mate—Jeremy, the quiet Help Center manager that’s been living under my nose all this time...
  • Cold Light of Day: A TIN Novella by Charlie Cochet

    Cold Light of Day: A TIN Novella by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reaper. Fang. Caine…An alias for each life lived.Government operative turned assassin, Wolf, had lived in the shadows until a secret cabal forced him into the light. The last thing Wolf needed was a confrontation with what—and who—he’d left behind. Now there’s no going back.Agent. Torturer. Killer…An identity fueled by pain...
  • What the Frack? by Jordan Castillo Price

    What the Frack? by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s all fun and games until something blows up.Thanks to the recent explosion in Pinyin Bay, most of its residents got out while the getting was good. Not Dixon Penn. He grew up there, and from the power plant to the strip malls, the city is full of fond memories. But if the mysterious corporation that bought up the shoreline doesn’t stop drilling, memories may soon be all that remain...
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