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Sentinel by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewborns change everything—even when they haven’t arrived yet.The birth of a baby raven is expected any day now, and Ghost Mountain Pack is kind of falling apart, or at least their dominants are. A tiny ball of fluff calls on some of their most powerful instincts—and slices into their deepest wounds.Rio knows it’s his job as sentinel to walk alongside those dominants as they struggle... -
Elder by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain!The Ghost Mountain pack has been waiting for their fancy new den building for months, but it won't be the only thing unloading off the trucks... -
The Dragon King by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo save his beloved kingdom from a devastating war, the Crown Prince of Trieste makes a deal with a witch that costs him half of his humanity and dooms him to an eternity of loneliness.Now king, he’s a fearsome cobalt-winged dragon by day and a short-tempered monarch by night... -
Scarlet: Chapters 1-5 by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCinder is trying to break out of prison—even though she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive if she does.Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life... -
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My Merman Prince by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe beautiful architect working late on the twelfth floor of my building thinks that I’m just the maintenance guy. She’s also under the impression that I’m not interested.Nothing could be further from the truth.I want her like I’ve never wanted a woman before, but I don’t play where I work.I don’t need the complications... -
Toil & Trouble by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA ghoul who craves zombie flesh. A sensitive vampire who cries black blood. A lying werewolf my ancestors adore. And oh yeah, the witch hunter who hates me. Four unlikely heroes sworn to protect the powerful Salem Howe lineage from evil and help prevent the next uprising...Categorized as:
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Scarlett and the Dark Woods by Mary Mecham
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe is one of the protected elect. He is a shunned shapeshifter. Can Scarlett rescue her grandmother before her heart is stolen?When her grandmother is cast out as unworthy after facing Hamelin’s annual Shunning, Scarlett knows she must brave the dangers of Darkwood Forest if she will have any chance of saving her grandmother. Her perilous adventure becomes a race against time... -
A Single Thread of Hope by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were a bunch of lessons a girl could learn from the story of Snow White. Some were valid in the real world, others… not so much.For instance, no matter how often I sang Taylor Swift off-key, birds and forest animals weren’t ever coming to clean my apartment.You could live with seven men and not end up in a free-for-all festival of fluids... -
Lamented Pasts by C.R. Jane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLoneliness. That’s all Juliet Caris has ever known. Cursed to pass through time, changing centuries without warning, Juliet has lost everything. A piece of her heart has been lost to the men she has left behind at every stop she has made, and finding herself once again alone, she believes she has no parts of herself left to give... -
The Makings of a Magi Knight by J.L. Madore, Ruby Night
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI survived the first semester and despite Dean Belmont's agenda and the Celestial Council's misogynistic belief that women are the weaker sex and incapable of harnessing power, I showed them just how wrong they are.The Plus One taunting has ended, and instead of disdain, the looks being thrown at me heading into the second semester are wary and confused.Doesn't matter...Categorized as:
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King of the Satyrs by Marvin Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFather, Patriarch, Conqueror. Theo's done it all, and he's ready to settle down. But his enemies have other plans. Far from the Hearthwood, his enemies plot against him. The Cult of the Unblinking Eye schemes. An arrogant Satyr King demands. A swarm of dragons hungers. And an evil twin has plans of his own.At home, the Hearthwood has never been better... -
The Dragonlings’ Very Special Valentine by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA batch of heart-shaped cookies stirs the imagination of the dragonlings and their friends when Carmen shares a magical tale of love. It will take a very special Valentine, a few mischievous dragonlings, their best friends, some clueless warriors, and two enchanting Goddesses to help a lonely woman find the dragon who loves her... -
The Clone's Mate by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Iriduans never gave up their plans for the deadly scorpion warrior, Thrax, and since they couldn’t recapture him, they did the next best thing.They cloned him.They improved upon their initial design. They made their new warrior stronger, faster, more prescient—and they cured him of the imprinting affliction.Or so they thought…... -
Tamed for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThough she is grateful to the Ventori who rescued her from a notorious drug cartel, Nichole Romano is none too pleased at being held in their custody and tested for her compatibility as a mate. Her patience runs out when two huge, handsome warriors carry her off against her will, but despite her fury she is quickly stripped bare and her defiance merely earns her a sound spanking... -
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Mama by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is it! Go time. No longer can I stick my head in the sand or pretend that my kraken honey hasn’t knocked me up."What do you mean, Lila?" I hear you ask. Well, it means I’m screwed. And not in the good way.After the lightning attack on Iceen triggered my latent Skarrian abilities, they’ve kicked into gear big time. Not only am I a lightning cat whisperer, but I’m also a mimic... -
Ravage by A.L. Rook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe promised to stick together. And then they betrayed me.In a world where more children are being born with special abilities, we were six of the ones kidnapped and hidden away for testing and training.We banded together and became a family…until one of us was killed.The others turned on me and left me for dead... -
My Werewolf Romeo by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Enemies to Lovers RomanceThe father of my star student is a hot-shot screenwriter who thinks he can dictate what production I should put on. He’s also the biggest patron of the drama department, and the principal makes it very clear that I need to cooperate with the opinionated asshat or walk away from my dream job at the exclusive private high school... -
Draekon Rogue by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm caught between two alien warriors, sworn enemies intent on destroying each other. The one thing they agree on: I'm their mate! The prison planet is a dumpster fire. War is coming! The Draekons are on high-alert. I'm freaking out... -
Her Commanders by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCali has spent her entire existence hiding everything she truly is from everyone… including her family. Love isn't something she believes in. She's seen the harm that so-called emotion can cause in her own parents' relationship and wants no part of it.Star Base Commander Jamis Dexxirs and his Sub Commander Taarig Ynn are well known for their attitudes toward females and their sexual preferences... -
Cloud Dust by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI got out five years ago.Untalented, they said.In other words, they didn't know what to do with me, and murder usually leaves a mess.I understood messes. Saw too many of them in my dreams. That's why I live where I do, still in their shadow but outside their walls. The conditions, of course, are that I have to move every five years, check in now and then and never, ever, talk about them to anyone... -
Bound for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar leaves my family destitute. My enviable life comes to an end.I shouldn’t covet the stern shifter who turns up offering to work for free. Even if he lights a fire under my curiosity when he casually mentions I’m in need of a firm, corrective hand.I definitely shouldn’t dream about the handsome barbarian who swore we would wed and then dropped me in the river...Categorized as:
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Creature of the Wild by Maya Nicole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the wind at our backs and the dagger forcing our will, we’re on our way to find my next mate. New information from my brother makes me question everything. There’s no escaping what’s to come.A creature from the wild will hold me tight, but what if I’m already in pieces?*Creature of the Wild is book three in the Her Creatures series and is a paranormal shifter romance told in multiple POVs...Categorized as:
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Interlude by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s go day! Time for Lila to rescue her grandmother from a planet that is so inhospitable no one goes there. No one but the hard-as-nails Halla harvesters, but it turns out they have a secret weapon. And it’s that secret weapon that Lila needs to convince to help them... -
Threesome's Guide to the Galaxy by Dane Griggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn space, no one can hear you moan. Ever since avoiding death at the hands of a mad scientist, Chelsea has been hiding in the ductwork of an alien space station. When two new victims are brought in, Chelsea sees her chance to escape... -
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Bringing Heat by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer life on Earth had died decades earlier; helping to bring heat to a frozen world seems like a good use of her time.The love of her life died when they were teens, and Idalia had no plans for any kind of future. When a woman named Minerva arrived near the lighthouse where she spent her days escorting tourists and made Idalia an offer, it was a no-brainer. Nothing or something... -
Salene's Secrets by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s a girl to do when your destined soul mates turn their backs on you, leaving you with no idea what to do with your life and afraid that they were driven away by a part of your inner self that you kept hidden from them? That’s easy. Step one, power bond with a golden dragon who has chosen you, personally, to wipe out the galaxy’s greatest force for evil... -
Theirs to Control by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo Bailey Mitchell, the Kobar were just test subjects… until she was taken for breeding.Studying a huge, intimidatingly sexy alien in the safety of her science lab was one thing. Being carried off over his shoulder with her bottom already burning was something else entirely.Now her specimen has made himself her master, and he won’t be keeping her for his use alone... -
Auctioned for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter she is captured by Yashonty marauders, twenty-four-year-old college student Brianne Mortenson is put up for auction. Bare and on display, she blushes crimson as her naked, quivering body is teased and inspected by potential bidders, but the real shock comes when she learns that she has been bought by not one but two huge, intimidatingly sexy alien brutes... -
Enslaved for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLorna Mortenson has been looking after her family since her parents died while she was still a teenager, so when her sister is kidnapped by aliens of the rogue Yashonty species she considers it her responsibility to bring her home, even if it means setting herself up to be abducted as well... -
Kyan's Housewarming Party: A Happily Ever After Epilogue by Starla Night
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the security-obsessed warrior Kyan really open his house to strangers — or even family and friends? Will Laura’s good intentions increase their happiness or drive a wedge between them and end in disaster? This is a happily ever after bonus story for Dragon VIP: Kyanite... -
Falling Into Faerie After by Mercedes Jade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever stop running. Well, I had taken my mother's advice. It hurt me as much as I had the Dark Fae prince hunting me when I pierced his black heart to escape. The bleeding consequences left me wounded. The Wild Hunt was only a beginning. I have a Faerie Tale to make come true with the sand-glass turned against me... -
The Vengeful Princess: by Kelly Wightman, Jessica L. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing to Divinos Academy drastically changed my life. I’d completely given up hope of ever having a meaningful existence. I had every intention of ending it all, but fate had other plans for me. Instead of finding one reason to live – I found four!Four extremely assertive, arrogant, compelling alphaholes that made me irrevocably fall in love with them...Categorized as:
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Chimera's Gift by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe chimera is a mystery that baffles the residents of New Omni—when his attitude isn’t making them want to kill him... -
Embrace the Passion by S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPets in Space is back! Join us as we unveil eleven original, never-before-published action-filled romances that will heat your blood and warm your heart! New York Times, USA Today and Award-winning authors S.E... -
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Theirs to Correct by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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Alpha Hunted by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI lost everything in a freak accident. My entire family; everything I’d ever cared about - gone in an instant. Unable to bear the constant reminders and emptiness of my life, I moved across the country to dull the loss, hopefully falling into the anonymity of a large city where even an alpha could disappear. Starting over was never in my plans. All I wanted was to blend in and let life pass me by... -
Serpents of the Abyss by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing a citizen on United Earth doesn’t guarantee a life one wants. For Lori Straford, born into the lowest caste of citizens—the pleasure arts strata of their society—it is an inescapable fate which she can only hope to better by enlisting as a spa attendant and masseuse on one of the luxury world colonies under the purview of Darvel Exploration Corporation... -
Draekon Holiday by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDay Two-Hundred-Something on the Prison Planet... ...And things are finally settling down. Life is slowly getting back to normal. Babies that won't sleep through the night? Check. Pregnancy cravings? We've got those, too. Fresh starts? Check. A new chapter in our lives? Check again. And people are leaving. Wait, what? If this is our last chance to be together, it's time to celebrate...Categorized as:
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Daughter of Draekons by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDaughter of Draekons is a short story set in the Exiled To The Prison Planet (Dragons in Exile) series. It does not not stand alone, and should be read after Draekon Destiny, Book 5. Catch up with everyone on the prison planet while you’re waiting for Draekon Fever. We're still stuck on the prison planet, and I'm pregnant. I cycle between three states. Hungry. Horny. Weepy...Categorized as:
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Devoured by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMonsters rule the world. And now, they rule me.After an attempt on my life, I find myself saved by an unlikely ally. Injured, confused, and faced with emotions I don’t know how to deal with, I hunker down in a monster’s safe house.But I refuse to stay hidden.With threats coming at us from all angles, I must learn to put my trust in the very monsters I swore to hate.The Grotesque. The Creeper... -
Ice Planet Barbarians Part 2: Captive by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy new alien friend has claimed me for his own. Which is good, because he's feeding me and making sure I don't turn into a human-shaped popsicle......and bad, because I need to rescue my friends and he seems happy to carry me off to his love nest. So now I have to pick: survival or rescue? Problem is, this big, sexy, and possessive alien male has ideas of his own.. -
The Queen's Nest by Merri Bright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone wants the new queen… but some want her dead.Kings want to marry her, warlords want to steal her, assassins want to poison her… how did a simple brothel maid get this popular?Born long after the Great Plagues that devastated the continent, Vali is the last of her kind... -
Red Captive by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dragons on Mistveil Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…I am stolen away in the middle of the night by a bunch of thugs. It’s clear to me that they are shifters. Their tattoos have the telltale red which makes my blood run cold.Reds!One thing is for sure, I’m in a world of trouble... -
Draekon Abduction by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow to Fail as an Intergalactic Spy: 1. Crash spaceship on wrong planet.2. Break leg.3. Get abducted by rogue prisoners.4. End up with two pairs of dragon-shifters claiming I’m their mate. Here’s a report for the CIA: The aliens are freaking good kissers. The mission was simple: Go to the Zorahn planet. Spy on the aliens... -
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Hopeless Sacrifice by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWar is hell. A war built from reckless fae magic is total annihilation. Even the gods are turning their backs on the dwindling race of mortals. But Kara and her friends refuse to let the world crumble without a fight. An unlikely friend offers them one thing. The mysterious gift might be their last hope. There will be destruction. There will be bloodshed. There will be death... -
The Tigrens' Glory by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPlanet Jasan is mobilizing for war against the evil Xanti, enemies of all. As the warriors of Jasan prepare to strike across the immense void that separates the galaxies to end thousands of years of bloody conflict, into the gathering storm comes Warrior Princess, Gloriani of Ramouri, known as “Glory... -
Amassed Forces by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Inez Garner. I’m a vampire princess, the champion of our Goddess, Aether, and in charge of saving as many from the apocalypse as possible. Oh, and trying to get the world back to what it used to be as much as possible… When I have no memories of it... -
Dream Pack: A Why Choose Omegaverse Fated Mates Romance by Jane Handler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI thought I'd finally learned the truth about everything–but it turns out, that was just the beginning. Love might span universes, but so does hate.A love that spans the universe. A second chance at romance. A secret she can't remember that could tear them apart. Again...Categorized as:
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Syndicate Mayhem by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Set of "After" Novellas The Syndicate reigns supreme. I showed our fathers who the real leader of this group was, who could weather any storm.I found Lex, the last of our lost faction, and brought him into the fold to make us whole.Secrets were exposed, lies shattered, and in the end, we defeated our enemies, together... -
The Falcorans' Faith by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou could say that Faith Myers was one of the unluckiest women in The Thousand Worlds, but that would make her sound a lot luckier than she actually was. Her twin sister, Grace, died in an attack by the reptilian Brethren. Her parents were murdered...
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