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  • Bonds of Blood by Nazri Noor

    Bonds of Blood by Nazri Noor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Family matters.With the help of his found family and his beloved Prince Sylvain, Lochlann Wilde has finally conquered the four oriels of the Wispwood. Now that the elemental gemstones are united in his amulet, Locke can earn Aphrodite’s favor.Whatever that may be. But there’s plenty to do in the meantime, anyway...
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    fae  mlm  lgbtq  shapeshifters  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic
  • Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with damnation for betrayal, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s servitude as a human servant...
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    fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary
  • Tricked, Bewildered and Bitten by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Tricked, Bewildered and Bitten by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loki Kirkberry hasn't had it easy. Abandoned as a newborn, Loki has had to navigate life under difficult and shame-inducing circumstances. When firefighters Cole Ryker and Chaz Savage rescue him from an apartment fire, Loki is embraced by all of their friends and welcomed as family. He quickly finds out that shifters and vampires do exist...
  • Wraith by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Wraith by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shifter Wraith Panthera has spent most of his life in a cage. Now, he lives in Seattle with other rescued shifters, surrounded by the people who saved them. His urges are strong, though, and he fears his panther side will endanger others if he can't get it under control. When he discovers he must attend a summer camp as protector to one of the Twelve Olympians, he's not singing 'Kumbaya...
  • Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves

    Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He ran because of fear, but was found because of love. . . The moment Blayze McKnight joins the Pryde Pack he knows it is only a matter of time before everyone finds out that he is not what he claims to be. Being the last of his kind, Blayze was never taught the way of the dragon. Because the man he wants he can never claim as his...
  • Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Find your mate and choose your fate. After a lifetime of struggling to exist within an Unseelie Fae community that doesn’t accept him, Tyler of the Wartroot Grove Clan is near death when a portal unexpectedly opens in his path...
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    fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  audiobook  book
  • Dark Wind by Crista Crown

    Dark Wind by Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sage Wilkins had no idea he had secret super powers until he lost his temper and almost blew down his family home. After a week on the run with this curse spiraling out of control, he’s started to wonder if it wouldn’t be safer if he didn’t exist. Gideon Ward thought having a secret super power was great when he was a kid. Now, it’s just kind of one of those things...
  • Diabolical: Demon of Royal Paynes by Kiki Burrelli

    Diabolical: Demon of Royal Paynes by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two men from different worlds, thrust together by fate.Demon king and all-around perfect specimen, Claus is the only ruler of the underworld to have stopped an apocalypse. He’s earned a break, and his job in hell can wait for him to explore the pleasures and delights of the human world.County sheriff and mediocre fisher, Jake lives a quiet existence...
  • The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke

    The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Killian Frey is a machine of war. He’s been a killer, soldier, and spy for the Hadden Coven for decades. Alone in the field, he has honed both his skills and his reputation. The myth of Killian Frey is almost as lethal as the man himself. He’s been called back to the Coven proper to lead a special unit of security forces and finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings...
  • Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grow your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha and pack Beta, Perry never planned to become part of a fledgling pack, but when the bond between he and his packmates formed, it felt right. Fractured fang is where he belongs and he had the hard work to prove it. Or so he thinks. When the youngest members of his pack become ill, he sets off on a mission to find the cure...
  • Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love and Magic abound in Crimson, Virginia. Leroy Thibodaux has been the Sheriff of Crimson for a little over a year and he’s really settling into the job. He joined the Crimson Coven after fighting alongside them in the Great War and finds himself very much at home. All that’s missing is his Fate chosen love by his side...
  • Traitor's Moon by Alexander Elliott

    Traitor's Moon by Alexander Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Equality doesn’t come easily, and Ben Blair’s Gladstone pack is about to pay the price. Opposed to inclusion, Lyle Wilburn is determined to eradicate gay shifters and will stop at nothing to get what he wants...
  • Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele

    Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thade Maddock would literally rather die than spend four weeks aboard a cruise ship with nine hundred strangers in the middle of the Pacific. When it happens to be his best friend’s dying request, however, he can’t exactly refuse the invitation. On the bright side, the ship’s pool does offer some stunning views. Like the human male with fiery red hair and a smile to rival the sun...
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    paranormal  shapeshifters  mlm  fae  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  magic
  • Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alpha wanted... must love dogs… Trevor's self-image issues from childhood bullies have followed him into adulthood. As a result, he has never experienced a relationship, or love. But he sure wants to, especially with the wolf alpha next door. One tiny problem: Jason can’t stand dogs and Trevor owns a doggie day care...
  • Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace Black hasn’t forgotten the tragic death of his parents and birth pack. His only focus since then was looking after his twin brother, Casey. Now that Casey has found his fated mate and started a family of his own, Trace has given everyone the cold shoulders, preferring the comfort of solitude...
  • Liam's Lament  (Arrowtown) by Lisa Oliver

    Liam's Lament (Arrowtown) by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As far as Liam Lamont's concerned, life sucks. His mate disappeared without a backward glance, he spends most of his time drunk and he has the worst case of blue balls in existence. Fighting his lion form is tiring and if it wasn't for his brother Lucien, and the rest of the pack at Ra's, he'd probably run off into the wilderness and never be seen again...
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    fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary
  • Sexy Beast IV by Kate Douglas, Dawn Thompson

    Sexy Beast IV by Kate Douglas, Dawn Thompson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    'Sexy Beast IV' contains three stories of men with a fierce, feral power and a sensuality that seduces all who come near. No woman can resist their primal urges for wild and wanton sex...
  • Alpha's Dom by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Dom by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Lion alpha Tau Jabari is on sabbatical from his medical career in Kenya when he stumbles over a pregnant omega in the jungles of Belize about to give birth. Assisting him is an efficient omega who smells like... mate. Red Panda shifter Jun Chen is a sassy little omega... but an omega Dom...
  • Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Start your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha Wilder’s life has never been sunshine and roses, but he refused to let that keep him down. When he and his two closest friends couldn’t find a pack to call their own, they decided to forge one of their own...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • Forever Yours by Lynn Hagen

    Forever Yours by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, werewolves, HEA] Kory Kendrick thought taking a shortcut through the woods would shave off time, until he runs across a corpse buried under a pile of leaves. He soon finds that the guy isn't as dead as he thinks he is...
  • Copping A Lot Of Sin by Lisa Oliver

    Copping A Lot Of Sin by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sequel to Get Off My Case Can be read as standalone Sin's life was totally turned upside down when he learned about the existence of shifters and Fated Mates just six months before. That was when he met and fell head over heals in lust, and then love, with a young wolf shifter named Ben...
  • Salmon and the Hazel by Sam Burns

    Salmon and the Hazel by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jesse’s only priority in life is protecting the people he loves, so he’s determined to see Rowan Harbor’s wards rebuilt. There’s just one problem: they’re missing an ingredient that can’t be ordered online.Jesse volunteers to search for the missing component in the realm of the fae, but his boyfriend, Sean, isn’t letting him go alone...
  • Left to Chance by Liam Kingsley

    Left to Chance by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Micah I don’t believe in love - or shifter dating apps. But when calling out my YouTube rival for his promo of Mates.com leads to a friendly, competitive livestream, I’m prepared to put my money where my mouth is and sign up to prove that it’s all a load of hogwash. I just didn’t expect to be paired with him...
  • Fated Love by Claire Cullen

    Fated Love by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Orion has always felt different to his brothers. He doesn't have Thane's strength or Cal's easy-going nature. A lonely bear with an abrasive temperament, he's too busy protecting his territory to go searching for true love. So when his mate literally falls from the sky in front of him, his first instinct is to push him away. He doesn't have time for this...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • The Carpenter's Dilemma by Noah Harris

    The Carpenter's Dilemma by Noah Harris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Family secrets can be buried but never erased. Eventually, the unspoken shadows of the past will threaten even the strongest promise of love. Dean Matthews should be enjoying the steady and fulfilling life he’s built for himself. He’s triumphed over the land, making a real go of a new life working and rebuilding his late grandfather’s farm...
  • The Vampire Next Door by B.A. Stretke

    The Vampire Next Door by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Iker Dawson is a Police Detective who moved to Pittsburgh from Harrisburg looking for a new life, what he didn’t imagine he would find is love right next door. He’s captivated by the young man, Stanley Binkman. Stanley dresses to the nines and has a sexy, slight frame - not usually the kind of man Iker goes for...
  • Birthday with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Birthday with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Finding love isn't easy. Even when it seems to fall into your lap like a birthday present.But not every birthday present is wrapped in a neat little bow. Sometimes they're messy and tangled and...devastating.But the great thing about birthdays is that there's always another one just around the corner..
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  omegaverse
  • Sealed with a Kick by Zenina Masters

    Sealed with a Kick by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A cute baby seal has no chance for a mate unless she hits the Crossroads and goes looking for a stallion to call her own. Stuck with an awkward beast and shunned by her own herd, Berry has to make some decisions on her own, and one of those is to find a mate.Out of the gate, she decides to pursue a fey, but with years of defense under her belt, her means are not particularly usual...
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    fae  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Rafe: The Dragon Knight by B.A. Stretke

    Rafe: The Dragon Knight by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rafe Adair knows why he’s been forced down the mountain to live among Clan Keith and their Human mates, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. After a confrontation with King Duncan’s mate and consort Lyle, it was decided that Rafe needed some sensitivity training. Humans have always been a sticking point for Rafe. He sees them as selfish and disloyal and he never wanted them in his company...
  • A Chance With His Alpha by Ava Beringer

    A Chance With His Alpha by Ava Beringer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m having a baby with my best friend to save the family business. He’s NOT in love with me. Is he?Channarong Saithong, omega tiger shifter, only has time for running his family's restaurant, and pining after his best friend, hot and playful alpha wolf Tristan Bolder. The problem? Tristan wants them to be bros for life...
  • Crushing on Cole by Fel Fern

    Crushing on Cole by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy and persistent Alpha is stalking me and I don’t know how to get rid of him…Alan Maple is trying to live his life one day at a time. Alan’s distrustful of Alphas for a reason. His ex-boyfriend did a number on him. Alan doesn’t think he’s ready to date again. When Cole enters the picture, Alan’s confused by all the attention the Alpha is giving him. He’s undeniably drawn to Cole...
  • Drop Dead Demon by B. Ripley

    Drop Dead Demon by B. Ripley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RothFrom the moment I first saw Brady, I knew he was my mate. He thought I was just his imaginary friend and I let him believe that because at his side, I felt more complete than I ever had before. I didn’t mean to ever leave him, but I didn’t have much of a choice...
  • The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise

    The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who knew a loose tire would lead to love?Growing up with my adopted moms, I never dreamed of leaving home. I had everything I thought I needed until my 25th birthday and I shifted for the very first time. Once my dragon is awakened, he realizes we’re not as alone as we thought, sensing two brothers out in the world, waiting to be reunited...
  • Make Mine A Koala by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Make Mine A Koala by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Koalas aren’t supposed to live here.Human omega Cameron is looking for a place to live away from the rat race that is the big city. When he arrives in the small town of Riverford, he decides to make it his home. But the garden in his new house is nonexistent, and when two men, one elderly and the other with blue hair, direct him to a local nursery, he heads straight there...
  • Claiming My Co-Worker by Liam Kingsley

    Claiming My Co-Worker by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn't looking for more than a quick and dirty rebound - so why do I have all of these feelings? I know that I can be gruff and blunt, and I've never really been the romantic type. Still, I thought we were happy together. It turns out my ex didn’t see things the same way...
  • Sexy Beast II by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante

    Sexy Beast II by Kate Douglas, Kathleen Dante

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet three men with something extra--a supernatural, fierce sensuality that transforms them into lovers like no others. For the women who love them, the call of the wild cannot be denied. .
  • Caught by Claire Cullen

    Caught by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rafael is about to betray his oldest friends. Traveling to the Cove under the guise of friendship, Rafe is there for one reason and one reason only— to steal a siren. Drawn to Skye from the moment their eyes meet, he finds himself torn, but there are no good choices here. You're supposed to run away from a predator not toward them. Raised among humans, Skye isn’t a typical siren...
  • Waking His Omega by Crista Crown, Harper B. Cole

    Waking His Omega by Crista Crown, Harper B. Cole

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    M/M Alpha/Omega MPREG This is the end, Simon thought. Not if I can help it, I responded. After thousands of years asleep in the ice, Ryeth the Sapphire Dragon is waking, and it's the touch of one man's mind that draws him from his dreams. But Ryeth's body is still trapped, leaving him powerless to address the issue of his brother, the Black Dragon, who has already threatened Simon's pack...
  • The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harkin Ravenscroft, The Dragon King, never thought he would find his true mate. Harkin figured he had already lived that part of his life. Not wanting to wait, he took a squire dragon as his mate and they had five sons before Roland died at the hands of a hunter. Now his sons are grown and his son Quinn has already started a family of his own...
  • Break the Spell by Andy Gallo

    Break the Spell by Andy Gallo

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bartholomew Hollen, professor of defensive magic at Utrecht University, just wanted a no strings, no feelings, no attachment hook up. Nothing messy like when his ex-boyfriend tried to feed him to a demon. Bart’s heart, however, has other ideas...
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    mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  lgbtq  fae  romance  magic  fantasy
  • Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sea is the only home Aden has ever known. Aden’s heart was encased in ice when he gave in to the call of the ocean. Weak from sickness, he’s caught in a net and dragged from the water by people who are more than human. Bad wolves. All except one. There’s a trick to hiding in plain sight: don’t get noticed...
  • The Dark Side of Love by Lynn Hagen

    The Dark Side of Love by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, public exhibition, HEA] Rhys and Ceri have risen…The twins, Rhys and Ceri, had been placed in a dark sleep almost two thousand years ago. They were whispered about by vampires, resting so long that most thought them just a myth...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary  dark
  • A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen

    A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, sex toys] When Maverick decides he wants everyone to participate in the nativity scene play, the mates scatter, trying their best not to get handed a manuscript. The problem is, Maverick isn't taking no for an answer...
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    fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  contemporary
  • A Cold Winter's Day by Lynn Hagen

    A Cold Winter's Day by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, older hero, shape-shifters, HEA] Malcolm Lakeland has watched most of his sons find their mates. He never thought a day would come when he would find one of his own. Leaving the rec center on a cold winter's day, Malcolm hears a baby crying in the bed of his truck...
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    fae  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star by Chloe Archer

    A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A gargoyle hotter than Goliath (IYKYK) meets a human bad luck magnet with a coveted power that attracts trouble like catnip to cats. Is it destiny or disaster?Noah PriceWhen a mysterious magic shop owner draws the lucky tarot Star card for me, I drop everything and hop on a plane to Scotland for the bucket-list trip of a lifetime...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  fae  shapeshifters  romance  fantasy  magic
  • His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA]Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them...
  • Witchwolf by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Witchwolf by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dakota Morris has decided it’s time he lost that pesky virginity.He’s a college graduate, and he’s tired of being a virgin. So he goes out to a club his friends don’t frequent, and picks up the hottest man he’s ever seen. It’s truly a night to remember . .
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  shapeshifters  lgbtq  fae  romance  magic  fantasy
  • Vaughn's Vampire Hunter by Lynn Hagen

    Vaughn's Vampire Hunter by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, sex toys, HEA] Vaughn lives a carefree life inside the coven and has been known to get kicked out of a place or two for his wild ways. When he spots a man standing in the middle of the club looking lost, Vaughn decides to help the man out, only to realize the innocent farm boy is his mate...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    For the Rest of Eternity by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, HEA] Jacob was devastated when the doctor diagnosed him with a rare blood disorder. Deciding to make the best of what time he has left, Jacob casts all caution aside and pursues the one man he had been warned away from…Shelby. Shelby smells the sickness on Jacob, his mate...
  • Sully by Lynn Hagen

    Sully by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Ménage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, werewolves, vampires]Austin Riggers doesn’t have an ounce of self-worth. His parents made sure to rid him of that. But he still thinks he deserves someone to call his own.Sully, a soldier to the alpha Zeus, finds he has two mates. Two mates who think he’s out to con them...
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