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  • Enticed by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Enticed by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TWO MARKS PACK RULE: DON’T MIX WITH RANCHERSIn Wyoming, we’re the law.We keep the pack’s secret — and our wolves — safe from our neighbors, the ranchers.Then we meet her.The one we’ve been waiting for. Our mate.Only she’s a rancher—the nemesis of our pack. Worse, she’s the daughter of a wolf hunter.When danger encroaches on her land, we’re sent to investigate.We want to protect her...
  • Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett

    Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Leviathan Fitness is the favorite place of monsters, muscles, and a tentacled creature who can seduce even the hardest to win over human.When parks department supervisor Reece Rollins decides to sign up for a triathlon– there are two things holding him back. One, his fear of monsters. Two, his sub-par swimming skills...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  angst  athlete  book
  • Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a dark secret that could shatter the future of the Packs, or save them all. Parker Jamenson is the son of three Packs, the sole mediator between every Pack in the United States and Europe, and…he’s dying. He knows he doesn’t have much left in him and is in desperate need of a mate...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  ghosts
  • Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Memphis Sullivan thought he was coming to Blissville to help his cousin out, but instead, he gained three meddlesome females, a tribe, and a permanent home. More than a year later, he owns a popular comic book and vinyl record store and doesn’t think his life could get any better...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  celebrity  contemporary  drama
  • Crave by Grace McGinty

    Crave by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Susannah is a b*tch.”If you asked any of the residents of Maxton what they thought of me, it would basically boil down to that.In reality, I have a huge secret. One that I’ve been keeping for nearly a decade to protect someone I love. If I had to wear a mask to keep people at arm's length and away from the truth, then so be it. At least I had my best friend and lover, Quinn, to fortify me...
  • Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again...
  • We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams

    We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been in love with Ivy Sinclair since as long as I can remember. But she’s only ever seen me as her best friends little brother. When she came out as an Alpha, she took off to Calling Wood to start her new life and found her pack, leaving me behind to pine after her. When I came out as an Omega, my heart broke because the only Alpha I could ever want, was unavailable...
  • Nutmeg Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Nutmeg Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The first rule of business is that you don’t mix it with pleasure. But if you do get involved with your business partner? Try not to knock him up… it goofs up the dividends. Tired of the playboy lifestyle, Gabe Smythe is ready for change. To start his new life, he’s come to Hollydale with one goal—to reunite with his long-lost brother, Rafe...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • Maple Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Maple Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes love will come in the most unexpected places. Scott is a YouTuber known for his popular Outdoor Omega adventure videos. While on a trip through the Winnipeg area to film a zip lining adventure, he detours to a small neighboring town for their annual sugaring off festival...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  children  contemporary  drama
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • Johann by Grae Bryan

    Johann by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alexei is lost. On the run from his criminal family, hiding out in Hyde Park, he has no idea what the point or purpose of his life is anymore. Until he’s served coffee by a strange young man, one whom Alexei can’t get out of this head. And when Alexei realizes his favorite barista isn’t quite human after all, his obsession only deepens...
  • The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

    The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As personal assistant to a powerful alpha of a large pack, there are certain rules Jamie has for himself to make sure he’s successful at his job.First, nothing and no one gets to the alpha without his say so.Second, schedules will be enforced for everyone. At all costs.Third, a certain Enforcer with an enticing scent and scarred face is not to be stared at, drooled over, and/or daydreamed about...
  • Settle for Nothing by Susi Hawke, Drew Bacca

    Settle for Nothing by Susi Hawke, Drew Bacca

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do I want in a mate? Absolutely nothing.Silas Jones has no interest in getting a mate, fated or otherwise. At 22, he’s alone in the world...or would be without the quirky pack of desert homesteaders who’ve become his family. Who needs more than that? Not Silas. Everyone else can partner up and risk loving the wrong person; he’s not judging...
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    lgbtq  mlm  abuse  adult  angst  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley

    Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    VinceI’ve been hurt before, but Shayne makes me want to try again …I haven’t been lucky in romance, and for the past twelve years my daughter Charlotte has been my number one priority. But my senses go crazy every time I’m around Shayne and my inner wolf is convinced he’s my fated mate...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  in-uniform
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  culinary  fiction
  • Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli

    Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A young man with a turbulent past meets the only man with a hand steady enough to tame him. Seamus is a nineteen-year-old falcon shifter with a bad reputation, just ask anyone. Growing up in the insulated all-shifter town of Morningwood, there isn’t a person around who doesn’t remember each of his mistakes and they aren’t afraid to throw them in his face at every chance...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Comet by Abigail Kade

    Comet by Abigail Kade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A himbo reindeer went hiking…It came upon a midnight clear that Santa told me in no uncertain terms I had to take a vacation this year. The thought of laying around on some beach doing nothing was my idea of hell, so hiking the Appalachian Trail was my plan. Everything was great until a near-sighted barn owl sent me careening down the side of a mountain in a snowstorm...
  • Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose

    Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a born witch doesn’t mean you actually want to be a witch. At least not in Lorin’s case. He made the decision to run from it over a decade ago, sequestering himself away from his coven and the idea of magic.Magic isn’t so easy to hide away from, however.Drawn back to his hometown, Lorin finds himself tangled up with the one thing he was trying to avoid above all else. A familiar...
  • Where Foxes Hunt with Wolves by K.A. Merikan

    Where Foxes Hunt with Wolves by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    --- You are responsible for what you tame ---Yevhen. Forest ranger. Werewolf. Stifled by pack rules.Radek. Foxy ginger brat. Changeling. Will avoid responsibility at all cost.Banished from his pack for being gay, Yev has one last chance to redeem himself in the eyes of his family. He needs to stick to the rules for a year, and bury his sexuality forever...
  • Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fae  family  fiction
  • Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An overweight omega puts his life in the hands of a battered and bruised alpha... Captain Aries did not escape his last mission unscathed. His work with the Elite Force is always dangerous—it’s not easy protecting an entire town of trusting shifters from outside threats—but Aries blames himself for the danger he put his team in...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  abuse  adult  book  children  contemporary
  • Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter

    Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ellis. I feel him. Before I even lay eyes on him, I sense him. The air in the room seems charged, my awareness of him heightened, but he is a stranger to me. Unfamiliar, yet familiar. Unknown, yet known. And something inside me says, "Hello, I've been waiting for you." Macsen. I see him. I've seen him a hundred times before and I know this will not be the last, but each time I do, I feel it...
  • Calluna by Jewels Arthur

    Calluna by Jewels Arthur

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Calluna is sassy, snarky, and doesn't give a crap about, well, anything. Calluna doesn't believe in all this love garbage that she keeps seeing all over the town. Nope, she is just fine keeping to herself and her pet store, Beastie Besties, spank you very much...
  • A Merry MacIntosh Christmas by Susi Hawke

    A Merry MacIntosh Christmas by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when the person you can’t get out of your head is the son of the man who jilted you thirty years ago? Proceed with caution! When Dr. Joseph Nielson—aka Doc—walked into his exam room, the last thing he expected to find was the spitting image of the fiance who had hurt him so badly that he’d spent the rest of his adult life as a bitter bachelor...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • Bearly Getting It by J.D. Light

    Bearly Getting It by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Friends to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story. Dyer Becker and Hunt Lane have been close since they were babies. Hunt's immediate obsession with Dyer from the first moment remains the same through childhood, adolescence and into the early years of adulthood. So, living these last three years on separate land masses has been torture. Video calls and twice yearly visits is just not enough...
  • Haven by Morgan Brice

    Haven by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    (Set in the world of Fox Hollow, but can stand alone). Old secrets, hidden psychics, secret shifters, ghosts, scandals—and true love. A series of long-ago disappearances leads cold case private detective Austin Williams to investigate a troubled sanitarium. Jamie Miller is new in town, temporarily running the local historical association, and he willingly signs on to help solve Austin’s mystery...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  paranormal  fantasy  mystery  ghosts  magic
  • The Reaper by Garry Michael

    The Reaper by Garry Michael

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I chose to live my life in the shadows, and one day it could get me killed.”Obliterate.Extinguish.Repeat.Serving justice was my specialty. I was a ruthless monster, a fierce hunter, a mad sadist, and the list went on. But one thing I wasn’t… hunted...
  • Pretty Buoy by D.J. Jamison

    Pretty Buoy by D.J. Jamison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I fell in love with the wrong man, and it changed me. Where I was once confident, I'm skittish. Where I once trusted with my whole heart, I'm guarded.After leaving my toxic boyfriend, I flee to my family vacation home in Swallow Cove. Which takes me directly into the brooding path of bar manager Brooks Riggins.He's large and intimidating, but with a protective streak that I didn't see coming...
  • Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan

    Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Since Grayson was a young cub in Alaska, he’s always wanted to be a park ranger. But when a rogue Alpha attacks their small den unexpectedly, Grayson’s alpha father manages to get some of his family as well as two other families out of their village unnoticed. They flee for their lives, and head in the direction of Honey Creek in hopes of finding a welcoming den...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes

    Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alpha torn apart, his heart stitched back together by the gentle hands of one sweet doctor’s assistant....Dante Reid has never fit in with his pack of feral, dangerous alphas. He hates his own nature, and his monster of a father makes him question his very DNA...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • The Fix Is In by Mary Calmes

    The Fix Is In by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How can a man who doesn’t believe in things that go bump in the night possibly protect a man who does?It’s safe to say that Shaw James is a pragmatist who has no patience for anything but the facts. He is good at assessing threats and focusing on a clear objective when he goes out on a job for Torus Intercession...
  • Secret Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Secret Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I can’t remember my son’s father … Ten years ago a drunken hookup lead to a little shifter baby. I love my son with all my heart, but I can’t remember who his father is and raising a young wolf is getting harder by the day. I need help, but I can’t exactly go around town asking if anyone knows about shifters...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  dragons
  • Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray

    Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Story takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book Three Caden Benson is stoic, quiet, and proper. He may write romance novels now, but his family and friends still see him as the cold and logical lawyer he was for most of his adult life. Everything changes when he meets his omega...
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    lgbtq  mlm  abuse  adult  age-gap  animals  audiobook  book
  • Chocolate Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Chocolate Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Because Stix are better than Ballz... Come in for our eclairs, and stay for the fabulous coffee. Show this flyer for a 10% discount! Ask about our Flakey Tasters Club! Kent crumpled the lame azz flyer in his hand and looked across the street at the Salty Stix bakery and thought to himself... this is war...
  • Ball Drop by Kiki Burrelli

    Ball Drop by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Young, cocky, and all alpha, he wants the one man he can't have. Rough around the edges and just a tad aggressive, twenty-year-old Maddox has more testosterone than he knows what to do with. He’s an alpha tiger shifter and the town’s rich, pretty boy with a chip on his shoulder to match...
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    lgbtq  mlm  abuse  adult  age-gap  athlete  book  contemporary
  • Trinity by Athena Steller

    Trinity by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Hellhound, Bear, and Bobcat shifter inside the same BDSM club—the sparks are going to fly. The Alpha to the Hellhounds, Bo has left the Hell realm to search for his mate. The small town he finds himself in calls to him and Bo knows he needs to keep his eyes open. Even trying to prepare himself, Bo is shocked when the truth about his mate is revealed...
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    fated-mates  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  fae  fiction
  • Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It was meant to be temporary. Fate had other ideas.Victor Mills would do anything to protect his pack, even work with magic he detests. When the wards safeguarding his territory start to deteriorate, he's forced to hire a local mage to fix them. He could tolerate the abrasive stench of sorcery, if only the mage didn't also smell like everything his wolf has ever wanted...
  • Hellhounds Never Lie by Lori Ames

    Hellhounds Never Lie by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A mage without magic. A hellhound without a home. A greedy wolf pack in the hills.Ash is technically a fire mage, but he can’t do much. Turning his bedroom lights on and off without having to get out of bed isn’t exactly awe inspiring, not when anyone with the right gadget could clap and do the same thing...
  • Soren by Grae Bryan

    Soren by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gabe Kingman has never been great with his emotions. His disastrous personal life is evidence enough of that. Returning to be a doctor in his small Colorado hometown was supposed to bring him closer to his family, not push them even further away. He’s been slowly working to repair the mistakes he’s made, but his efforts aren’t made any easier by the new existence of vampires in his world...
  • Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune

    Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Green Creek short story.(Spoilers for Wolfsong, Ravensong and Heartsong...
  • Wolfgang by Grae Bryan

    Wolfgang by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wolfgang Volker is many things: vampire, psychopath, connoisseur of fine living. But impulsive? Never that. Until the day he sets foot in Hyde Park and catches a certain enticing scent on the wind. His mate is here, gorgeous and oblivious and undeniably human. And it doesn’t take long for Wolfe to make the most impulsive move of his whole undead existence.Dr...
  • A Pack for Winter by Eliana Lee

    A Pack for Winter by Eliana Lee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She’s resigned to being single. They’re on a mission to change her mind. Ivy Noelle Winter is content with being a 31-year-old unbonded omega with no prospects of a pack. She adores teaching fifth grade, she has wonderful friends — and that baking show marathon isn’t going to watch itself.Until a snowstorm and power outage traps Ivy in her classroom after hours…with three men...
  • Raven in Midwinter by Mary Calmes

    Raven in Midwinter by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the most frightening thing is not the wind howling through the trees…but what’s lurking there.Xander Corey is certain that what his husband, Lorne MacBain, the chief of police in their little town of Osprey, is seeing outside their kitchen window is nothing to worry about. It’s concerning that whenever Xander looks, there’s nothing there, but really, it could be anything...
  • Checked Out by the Chupacabra by Wendi Guff

    Checked Out by the Chupacabra by Wendi Guff

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    CHECKED OUT BY A MONSTER—sounds hot, right?Except I’m not the type anyone ever gives a second glance to, let alone is interested in. The only thing guys check out from me are the books in the library that I oversee. But every day, the same Chupacabra comes back. At first, I think he’s just lonely as he prowls behind me as I work, asking me questions. Then I realize he can’t read...
  • Alphas Never Hide by Lori Ames

    Alphas Never Hide by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The wolf who refuses to be Alpha.Hayden Walker might be trapped in Willow Lake by guilt and duty, but he's no one's alpha. It doesn't matter how many times people call him Alpha, with a capital A like it's his name, he just isn't—just ask his last pack. They had no problem rejecting him to follow his traitorous brother, Robbie, twelve years ago...
  • Of Betrayal and Monsters by Alice Winters

    Of Betrayal and Monsters by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    QuinnI thought pulling my pack away from Winsford would save us. I never realized how wrong I could be.After Rowan and I escape Mercer’s hold, we have to get the pack somewhere safe, but my only option is a pride run by a controlling alpha...
  • Unleashing Mayhem by Grae Bryan

    Unleashing Mayhem by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Matteo’s been running scared for so long he’s forgotten what it’s like to feel safe. Or maybe he never knew in the first place. Raised by a cruel man, tormented by an even crueler one, and recently rescued by a demon, Matty’s still jumping at shadows around every corner...
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