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  • The Fall of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Fall of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Daylen Hoda is a wicked wolf.He’s done the unforgiveable at his Alpha’s order, and now he must face the life he used to have. Coming home should feel like a comfort, but Daylen isn’t the same werewolf anymore. Two years ago, he was pulled away from his Colorado territory by his Pack, and he left someone important behind...
  • Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery

    Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the exciting conclusion to the True Mates Series, Lone Wolf Meredith and powerful warlock Daric fight their growing attraction for one another. Lone Wolf shifter Meredith is trying to make the next ten years of her life pass by quickly. After being caught trying to steal from the New York clan, she’s sentenced to servitude to them for the next decade to make up for her crimes...
  • Tiger Protectors Box Set by Terry Bolryder

    Tiger Protectors Box Set by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hot tiger shifter brothers fall for curvy, sassy mates while fighting the bad guys in the shifter world and helping their dragon bosses. Bonus sexy ménage book A Dragon's Heart! A Tiger's Bounty Jace is tall, dark and handsome. He's also a super rare tiger shifter, with orange eyes and a keen sense of justice that has him constantly on the hunt for the worst criminals in the shifter world...
  • How It Is by T.S. Joyce

    How It Is by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The king is dying. Krome has been the leader of the Crow Blooded for years, but his reign is over if he can’t find a way to heal his wings after a war with the Bane brothers. He’s stuck in the in-between, not quite a crow, not quite a man, and unable to choose a form. When his crows break the rules and abduct a human woman they swear can fix him, he thinks they’ve lost their minds...
  • How It Has to Be by T.S. Joyce

    How It Has to Be by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Mercy. This was a word Brick Bane had never understood until his brother spared his life three weeks ago. As bear shifter with a failed mission, he’s watching his brother’s every move to try and discover what has changed him so much. The only thing that makes sense? The girl his brother has broken the rules with...
  • The Dark-Hunters, Books 4-6  (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    The Dark-Hunters, Books 4-6 (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series.  Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: Kiss of the Night Born of a cursed race, Cassandra and her family have been hunted to extinction...
  • Hunter's Kiss by Veronica Douglas

    Hunter's Kiss by Veronica Douglas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t escape the truth.I broke out of the Dark Wolf God’s realm, but I know he’s always there, watching me from the shadows. I should hate him, but I can’t deny that I’m drawn to the ruthless beast, and the heat between us is only growing stronger...
  • Alpha's Unhinged Mate by Jessica Hall

    Alpha's Unhinged Mate by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You know how parents always talk about the wild child, the bad influence. The sort of person no one wants their kids hanging out with. Well, growing up, that was me. They called me unhinged and they weren’t wrong. My life was altered by a monster. My wolf altered permanently, uncontrollable, and reckless not only destroying and sending my wolf insane but also me...
  • Her Dragon's Soul by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Soul by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 9 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. He’d seen the golden highlights of her strawberry-blonde hair glistening in the firelight and it was obvious...
  • Next-Door Bear Daddy by Brittany White

    Next-Door Bear Daddy by Brittany White

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I Left Snow Haven with a Broken Heart and PregnantI had been in love with the bear shifter next door practically since I was born. James always looked at me like I was a little sister. I was heartbroken when he joined the Army and left. However, when he returned, he looked at me with new eyes and saw me for the grown woman that I was...
  • Forbidden Seduction by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Seduction by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hunter Foster single-handedly exposed the shifter community after shifting in front of humans to protect a Vampire Council Warrior. With no regrets, he heads home to answer for his crime of breaking an outdated law. Back in his town, he is faced with rogue packs challenging their alpha, his brother, as well as the woman he has spent years avoiding...
  • Stolen by the Alpha Wolf: Deliberate Theft by Charlene Hartnady

    Stolen by the Alpha Wolf: Deliberate Theft by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    PART 2: Shifter/Vampire Serial Stolen by the Alpha Wolf is a follow on to Chosen by the Vampire Kings. It is strongly recommended that you read this 6 part serial first. Ever since Stephany's return from the wolf’s clutches, she’s felt like her veins were on fire...
  • The Forbidden Wolf King by Leia Stone

    The Forbidden Wolf King by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Axil Moon broke my heart when I was fifteen and I’ve dreamed of getting revenge ever since.So when he becomes the king of all Wolven and summons me to compete for his hand inmarriage in the deadly Queen Trials, I gladly accept. I want nothing more than to defeat thecompetition and leave him cold and alone when I slam the bedroom door in his face everynight...
  • King of Khoth by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    King of Khoth by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B073ZKMP9VDragon shifter, Angus Callanach, is returning to his home realm after one of the Vampire Princes reopens the portal to Khoth. Having spent two hundred years as the majordomo at Zeum, he is ready to once again take up his mantle as the king of the Cuelebre...
  • Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s running for her life. He’s never gotten over her. Will she let him claim her to save her? Wolf-shifter Isabelle Rand is escaping a relationship she never intended to stay in. Fleeing her abusive boyfriend who hates to lose anything, she seeks sanctuary with the only people who can help her...
  • Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a shifter enforcer, Teine Carlson lived a life of adventure and purpose. She may not have agreed with everything her alpha did, but she followed the rules. Until, she is suddenly thrust into an existence she’d never imagined for herself. Now she has a new purpose…to protect the life of an innocent child. Nolan Channing was a playboy. He worked hard, and played even harder...
  • Under a Cursed Moon by Riley Storm

    Under a Cursed Moon by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fated mates until the end. Together forever, he said.He lied.He dotes on me right up to the day a powerful curse transforms my sleek wolf body into something horrific. There was no chance to explain. He turns on me in a beat of my broken heart, ordering the pack to kill me.On the run from my pack and the man I loved, my only hope is in reaching the Library of Avalon and ending my curse...
  • A Dragon for December by R.E. Butler

    A Dragon for December by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Polar bear shifter December Merricks is visiting her angel best friend, Allisandrea, in Cleveland. When the February new moon rises, Deci heads into what she believes are neutral woods for some hunting when she comes snout to fang with an enormous dragon who is not only trying to swipe her prey but also happens to be her mate...
  • Thorn  (Chosen #4C) by Charlene Hartnady

    Thorn (Chosen #4C) by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PART 3: Bonus Length Final Installment (Elf/Vampire Serial) Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: King Katar takes a turn for the worst making things infinitely more difficult for Esral and Xavier...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fae
  • Bound for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane

    Bound for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    War 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...
  • Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler

    Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After a devastating blow to her already fragile self esteem, werewolf Lindy Vincent has decided to stop being the pack whore and change her life for the better. With the help of her two best friends, her alpha female, and a feisty she-wolf named Eula, Lindy starts down the road of self-improvement, happy for the first time in years...
  • Broken Luna by Paulina Vasquez

    Broken Luna by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Do you believe in Myths? Just when she thinks it can't get any worse, it does. Lucy lost everything four years ago in a rogue attack. She's been abused, starved, rejected and broken. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, strange things start to happen, things that only happen once every century...
  • Fated To The Alpha: Book 1 by Jessica Hall

    Fated To The Alpha: Book 1 by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Katya the Beta's daughter and the daughter of an infamous warrior mother had high expectations for her life, but when she doesn't meet those expectations, her pack shuns her, forcing her and her family from the pack and forcing them to give up their titles. They are forced to seek refuge in the only pack that would take them in, on a lie her mother told...
  • Caging Ash by Novalee Swan

    Caging Ash by Novalee Swan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "You can't come in here. It's breaking and entering. You're the law."CAGE DELGADO is the law in Shifter Town. He's a hard alpha lion who's not afraid to lay it on the line to protect his town, or the woman he secretly adores.ASHLEY AMES is a sweet-tempered lioness who works admin in the local law enforcement offices, and secretly fantasises about the town's sexy sheriff...
  • A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler

    A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teck Stalking Horse, a bear shifter with Wiccan power, has spent the last few years dreaming about a female. He has no idea who she is, but he’s going crazy with need. His twin brother, Shy, has never had dreams about the pale-haired female, so Teck does his best to distance himself from his twin so he doesn’t hurt him when he leaves the den to find his mate...
  • Soul of a Demon by Jamie Begley

    Soul of a Demon by Jamie Begley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To appreciate the light, you must first live in darkness… Hades has been alone for so long that seeing Grimm’s newest acquisition for him has him making several mistakes with Zerina.The beautiful daughter of Fate should have never been let inside his domain. He should have thrown her out the first time she lifted her lovely gaze to his. He didn’t. That was my first mistake...
  • Hurricane: A Paranormal Romance by Jasmine Wylder

    Hurricane: A Paranormal Romance by Jasmine Wylder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The sexy call girl, the hot billionaire shifter and the vampire queen…what could possibly go wrong? RoxanneI didn’t plan on becoming a call girl. Who does?But when I was orphaned and had my two little brothers to take care of, I didn’t really have a choice.I joined a reputable service, popular with the Savage Brotherhood motorcycle gang. Their protection and stability were worth the indignity...
  • The Hunter's Heart by R.E. Butler

    The Hunter's Heart by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She-wolf Mia Slattery has loved Lucian since she was a little girl, but her brother’s human best friend has always been forbidden fruit. Deciding that it’s better to move on than pine for someone she can never have, she opts to go on vacation with her parents, hoping Mr. Right will happen to be where she’s going. Lucian has been crazy about Mia for as long as he can remember...
  • Choices  (Alpha City) by Bryce Evans

    Choices (Alpha City) by Bryce Evans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the Alpha of his Jaguar clan, Judd Walsh is supposed to be open minded and objective in all decisions. However, he draws the line when it comes to vampires. A vampire stole the life of someone important to him, and he would rather be protecting anyone else. Until a pretty vampire sparks his jaguar like no one else ever has...
  • Reign by Kimberly Stedronsky Adams

    Reign by Kimberly Stedronsky Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Long ago, the betrothal of a beautiful princess to a young, powerful king was set to unite kingdoms for centuries. Mina and Troy, from the moment they touch, fall into a love that will eventually ignite a timeless vengeance between two worlds.Roam, now a wife, mother, and warrior with memories never forgotten, is thrust into her ancient life with Troy...
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    dark  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  fiction  new-adult  supernatural
  • The Keeper Finds Her Mate by Red Phoenix

    The Keeper Finds Her Mate by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the author of the award-winning, bestselling Brie series comes a romantic tale of duty, love and betrayal in the mystical world of werewolves that will surprise and excite you.Keeper of the Wolves #2The erotic and mysterious Bonding Ritual centers on the Keeper unifying the four Alphas of the powerful Daric clan. Layla is now the clan’s new Keeper, but she is still unmated...
  • A Muse for Mishka by R.E. Butler

    A Muse for Mishka by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mishka, the five-hundred-year-old vampire master of the city of Cleveland, prides himself on having one of the largest covens in the Midwest. Although he has a life envied by many, the only thing he is missing is a mate. How to begin to find the right female for himself is a mystery, and the lonely nights are starting to get to him...
  • Laughing At Danger by Zenina Masters

    Laughing At Danger by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lima enjoys her life as a hunter for the shifter guild and council, but she has no idea that this routine retrieval and rescue will flip her fate into high gear. Lyros knew that the dog-headed creature that came in to rescue him was a shifter and a woman. He admired her fighting skills but was unable to shake the feeling that she was important to his life...
  • Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James

    Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Paranormal Shifter RomanceA predator prowls the Sea of Cortez, protecting a mystery that has been kept silent for almost a century—damning information that some are still willing to kill for.Mason Lockheart is a highly decorated Navy SEAL with a mission that he can never reveal to anyone… even the curvy redhead who’s determined to bring everything up from the depths of the sea...
  • Saving Scarlett by R.E. Butler

    Saving Scarlett by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Scarlett Jamison, the daughter of a powerful alpha wolf, knows her freedom is slowly slipping away. As a Breeding Queen, her hereditary destiny is to be given away to a male of her father’s choosing. She’ll have no say in the choice of her mate; her only duty will be to give her future mate as many pups as he wants...
  • Seducing the Dragon: Part 1 by Jessie Donovan

    Seducing the Dragon: Part 1 by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NOTE: This is the first installment of a serialized story arc and it has a cliffhanger. I would also suggest reading the Sacrificed to the Dragon: Boxed Set first. PART ONE On her first visit to Clan Stonefire, Department of Dragon Affairs inspector Evie Marshall has an ulterior motive—she needs to seduce its clan leader...
  • Adam by Kate Douglas

    Adam by Kate Douglas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Life For A Life The Chanku are gifted with more power--of mind, body, and soul--than the most superior of humans. Yet even these exceptional beings cannot change the laws of nature. . .or destiny. And when one loses his human life mate to a tragic accident, he is shattered by grief he never imagined possible. .
  • 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...
  • His Choice by Carrie Ann Ryan

    His Choice by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the youngest son of Lucifer, Fawkes has long since known what paths his future could take. He could follow his father’s footsteps, stealing the souls of humans and slowly lose his own, or starve himself and wither away until he finds his true half and forms a bond that can not only save his life, but his soul.Leslie Masterson’s life has been one torment after another...
  • Flower  (Chosen #4B) by Charlene Hartnady

    Flower (Chosen #4B) by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PART 2: Elf/Vampire Serial Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: True to his word, Brant sends Xavier to Pulamor with strict instructions to improve relations between the two species. Brant is sure that this will result in Xavier mating with the lovely Esral. It couldn’t be further from the truth...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fae
  • The Protector's Heart by R.E. Butler

    The Protector's Heart by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nila Caruthers doesn’t want anything to do with wolves. Her werewolf ex-husband continues to stalk her and their son, terrifying her to no end. The last thing she wants to do is acknowledge her attraction to the very sexy Malachi Slattery, who has been watching her for weeks. She’s not about to forget that Malachi is a wolf, and she’s learned the hard way that wolves are not to be trusted...
  • Wild Bear by Scarlett Grove

    Wild Bear by Scarlett Grove

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A bad bear … Shane Keenan has survived everything life’s thrown at him. Growing up with an abusive stepfather who broke his bear’s mind left Shane unable to fully control his shifts. He went from famous chef to being forced to fight in a human war because of the wild bear inside him. Now he’s finally back home on Fate Mountain -- and his toughest challenge yet is waiting. Bruised hearts ..
  • Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word...
  • The Alpha’s Fated Destiny by Jaymin Snow

    The Alpha’s Fated Destiny by Jaymin Snow

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rejected and left behind, but our bond might be the only thing keeping us alive.I never asked for this.Being mated to Alex should’ve made me stronger, but it’s driving me crazy.Every time we touch, the bond pulls us closer—while I’m breaking inside.I need him to claim me, mark me, before it’s too late.But he's gone, and I’m growing weaker every day...
  • My Werewolf Professor 2 by Marian Tee

    My Werewolf Professor 2 by Marian Tee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Billionaire New Adult BBW College Shifter RomanceWhat I know about Alessandro Moretti: he’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen, he’s the most mysterious, sought-after professor in my university, and he’s not the type to fall in love with me, his plainest-looking student. What I didn’t know about Alessandro Moretti: he’s a werewolf…and he may just want me, too...
  • Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters

    Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wolverine with a painful past collides with an elf who glows like the full moon. Her rage meets his calm.Sera has been trying to make ends meet since her family kicked her out. After years away from home in a fey menagerie, she had dreamed of being normal again. It wasn’t possible, and she lived a subsistence life until a strange woman named Pansy arrived in her field...
  • Wolf Down by Novalee Swan

    Wolf Down by Novalee Swan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I can't pay." She took another step forward. It brought her level with his outstretched legs. One more tiny step brought her between them. "But I have a proposition."LUCAS LEBRAY is the biggest, baddest wolf in town. A sexy shifter who likes to pretend there isn't much more to him than fun and games...
  • Toxic by Kristen Middleton

    Toxic by Kristen Middleton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now that Slade has learned the truth about Vanessa, will he give up Chelsey in order to win back the woman he thought he'd lost, so long ago?And...Melody has set her sights on Liam and isn't willing to give up easily. Trigger warning: Attempted rape scene toward the end of the book...
  • Black and White by Zenina Masters

    Black and White by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ty was raised by a mage who took her on as a favour to her mother. She can read magic, feel magic but not use it. Her skills come in handy while working for the Shifter Council as a hunter or bounty hunter for misbehaving shifters.On assignment to find a man guilty of the ultimate betrayal to their kind, she is doped and caged by some mages, and what a shock, so is her opposite number, Alatas...
  • Snake Charmer by Zenina Masters

    Snake Charmer by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Yvena needs to start over and leaving for the Crossroads is what she has planned. Being followed by the mongoose of her dreams is a shock. Yvena was one of the stolen shifters, and her recovery has not been easy. Six months of healing after two months of torture is not enough to make her whole, but she knows that not everyone is out to get her...
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