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Boarlander Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**Don’t miss this riveting final installment to T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Boarlander Bears series.** Clinton Fuller has been burned by love, but that doesn’t stop him from thinking of his first mate and what could’ve been. And when she blows into town, with no memory of him or what happened to her, he does his best to stop history from repeating itself... -
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The Mercy of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomething big is going on in this town.Police officer Darren Callaghan has been hunting for the cause of a burned mountain on the outskirts of Leadville, Colorado, but when a woman goes missing, he can’t help the feeling that they are connected somehow. A call comes in that some fences have been cut, and he finds a ragtag group of trespassers is squatting on some abandoned land outside of town... -
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The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHell has felt like home lately to Naomi Dunbar, but her Maker is about to change everything. She has a secret crush on the man with the glowing gold eyes who saved her life, and gave her the gift of the wolf, but he is distant, and getting quieter by the day. The handsome, dominant Alpha is focused on healing her from the inside out, but it seems like it’s draining him to do it... -
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The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarsden Wyland is a walking bag of secrets. He’s walking the line between opening up to his new Pack, and keeping them from finding out what he’s really done. And on top of that, he’s seeing a ghost girl that can only mean one thing—he’s dying. The ghost is beautiful, and is there for him in hard moments, and showing up in memories, and nothing is making sense... -
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The Break of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPeace has come to Promise Falls, and Trey hates every minute of it. What is a War Wolf supposed to do with peace? His entire Pack has paired up and seems perfectly fine with settling down into a quiet life—but inside of him, his wolf is howling for war, and he must find it wherever he can to keep the animal sated... -
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Air Ryder by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEverything is a joke to an easygoing shifter like Ryder Croy. At least on the outside, because inside, he’s on the hunt for a mate and is beginning to feel like he’s not meant for a bond. He’s on the tail end of a slew of bad decisions, but he’s determined to turn it around and get his life back on track... -
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Brother Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVander is being pushed into a position of power in his new Pack, and he’s not ready. The Zombie Wolf has taken over as Alpha of the Piston Mountain Pack, and the monster is trying to drag him up to Second, but Vander has never been motivated to rise to power…until now. There is a new female on the outskirts of the Pack, and he is tasked with protecting her... -
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Under Him by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTristan is the new Second of the Dart Creek Pack, and trying to support a new Alpha who is recovering from silver poisoning. So much of the Pack’s success rests on his shoulders, so when he is ordered to pair up with a human who has been stalking the Pack, he fights it hard... -
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What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNash Hudson has done it.After years of being a bachelor werewolf, the Second of the Pack has finally used his one Turn to save the life of a quirky beauty he spent a fun night with, and now reality is setting in. She survived it. She really survived it, and now he and Summer have to figure out where they belong in each other’s lives... -
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Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis... -
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Dig Deeper by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMorgan Holland is a poacher’s daughter looking for a way out of the swamp. She’s been making secret moves to relocate, but it seems like every time she takes a step forward, she gets shoved two steps back. Her dad and friends are on the hunt for the Shifters, and they’re closing in fast. She doesn’t know Liam Lachlan, but he’s in danger, and she’ll take a huge risk to warn him... -
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Timber Wolf by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWolf shifter and carpenter Jake Rowly left his home town of Virtue straight out of high school and never planned to return. But a broken heart sends him back into the fold, because if there's one thing Virtue doesn't have, it's any chance of romantic complications. Then he meets newcomer Mabs Brannigan, and realizes fate has brought him home again…... -
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Chased by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabriel Sanchez has never wanted women at Outlaw Ridge. An expert tracker and operative, all he cares about is the mission. Women mean mates, and then cubs, and suddenly dedicated, focused soldiers turn into soft sappy romantics and Little League coaches.Not him. No way.Then Madison Fontaine comes to work at Outlaw Ridge, and suddenly all bets are off...Categorized as:
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Axman Werebear by T.S. Joyce, Mackenzie Harte
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsArranged marriage, hidden agendas, deep secrets, and heart-pounding romance come together to tell Bruiser’s story in the 5th installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Diem Daye has led a sheltered life. As the only breeding female of her kind, her father has kept her tucked away and heavily guarded... -
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Woodsman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDanger, betrayal, and redemption come together in the sixth installment in T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Riley Miller is on the run. In an effort to do something nice, she lands right in the middle of danger. A trek to the wilderness will put her under Damon Daye’s protection, but it’ll also dump her in the direct path of one sexy, snarly lumberjack werebear, Drew... -
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Lumberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHaydan Walker is perfectly content as the only remaining bachelor in the Ashe Crew. Sure, his crew seems happy, but his bear is different and has no urge to find a mate. So when one of the Gray Backs begs him to claim his sister, Haydan’s instinct is to run as far away as he can... -
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Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***New trailer park. New shifters. New lumberjack crew. Are you ready to see how the Boarlanders live?*** ***The Boarlander Bears can be read as a standalone series*** Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans... -
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A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove otter be easier....Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can't get a word in edgewise... -
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Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Alaskan wilderness is no home for the faint of heart, but Farrah Fennel has lived in the small town of Cooper Landing before and knows exactly what to expect. At least, she thinks she does. One chance meeting with her high school crush, Aanon Falk, and she’s second guessing her decision to run from the city. Farrah has come home hiding a secret... -
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For The Heart Of The Warmaker by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKaris Dunway’s instincts are screaming that there is a storm brewing around Two Claws Ranch. With the odds stacking against them, she and the Clan are in a race to save the ranch. A trail ride for a family of tourists could mean a turnaround for her people, but there is a new threat coming out of the woodwork, and they will have to work together to keep the ride on track... -
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Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlana Warren has her entire life planned out. She’s making big changes and going after the future she wants, but one thing she doesn’t plan on is the tatted up bad-boy bear shifter who saunters into her coffee shop. The constant snarl in his throat says something is wrong with that man, but for some reason, she can’t get him out of her head... -
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A New Prospect by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWolves mate for life. For better or worse. I’ve lived it all--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Still, I don’t back down on my commitments. Living with Annie isn’t always easy and some things need to change. I need to change. But the damage runs deep...Categorized as:
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Timberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDanielle Clayton is back in her old stomping grounds after years of avoiding the man she had to leave behind. She’s determined to make Saratoga her home again, but when she sets eyes on her snarly, sexy ex, it’s clear her feelings for him haven’t cooled at all in the years she’s been away. He kept too many secrets the first time around, but Denison has changed... -
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Bear Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**The full-length second book in T. S. Joyce’s new Bears Fur Hire series.** Lena Rhodes is a professional runner. Life is a lot easier when she is throwing everything she has into being a nature photographer for an elite outdoor magazine. And now, she is on her biggest assignment yet: Alaskan brown bears... -
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Fastlander Fealty by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOwen Carson is a big, dominant boar shifter who is finally ready for a mate. Since he was young, he knew he wanted to escape the unfortunate legacy of his people and find something that has always felt just out of reach... -
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Inferno by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAccidentally mated to her family's worst enemy… Bear shifter Kayla Swanson is trapped. While fighting a wildfire in New Mexico, she makes a grave mistake and the flames are getting close. Lucky for her a tall, ruggedly handsome shifter comes to her aid. The fire may have been extinguished but their passion sparks a heated encounter... -
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Midlife Daddy Bear by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a dancer in her 40s, burdened with a troubled past, and a shifter Alpha with three kids start afresh, or will their past secrets and present hurdles be too much to handle?LilyWith nothing left to hold her in Seattle, forty-something Lily Archer does the one thing she’s been too afraid of: Start over... -
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Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratings****Don’t miss the exciting first book in T. S. Joyce’s brand new standalone series, Sons of Beasts**** Bounty Hunter, Nox Fuller, has been challenged to do the impossible. He’s supposed to bring the Red Dragon in for a year long stint in shifter prison, but this job could be the death of him... -
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Ruthless by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPACK RULE #6: KEEP HUMANS AWAY FROM PACK LAND.My alpha told me to get rid of her. Make nice and find out if she’ll sell her property. Keep her from bringing more humans close to our land. But before I’ve even met her, I catch her scent. The moon’s full and I have to follow it. I can’t stop myself. I ran straight into human territory, onto her property... -
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Winter's Promise by Julie Trettel, Joe Hempel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmber “Emmy” Kenston was raised in the spotlight when all she wanted was to be invisible. A self-proclaimed book nerd, she must live up to the expectations of being the daughter of one of Hollywood’s biggest actresses...Categorized as:
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The Griffin's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA curvy businesswoman who’s new in town + a lonely griffin shifter searching for someone to share his nest + a small town with a big secret = a hot and heartwarming story of love and family. Lainie Eaves never wanted to return to Hideaway Cove, the small town where her own family rejected her years ago... -
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Trouble for My Troll by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHer troll mechanic is determined to get her engine revving! Alison is looking forward to finally settling down in Fairhaven Falls. Surely a town full of monsters will make it easier to guard her vulnerable heart. When she runs into a truck driven by a massive troll with a charming smile, she realizes it might not be so easy after all... -
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Bear My Soul by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRory Dodson is done running. After one night of bliss with a man she never thought she’d see again, she’s in trouble with a young son who is housing one ferocious little bear cub inside of him. Desperate to keep her baby’s secret safe, she has nowhere to turn but to the man she was determined to keep in her past... -
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Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsQuinn Copeland is starting fresh in a new town where nobody knows about her past. Chronically shy, she is determined to find her courage at her new job at the town veterinary clinic. But when a stoic stranger catches her in a moment of emotional turmoil, she learns that even the toughest looking men can have warm hearts... -
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The Magic of Discovery by Britt Andrews
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsGrowing up in Emerald Lakes, population six hundred and eighty-two, had been safe and comfortable. Running my own magic shop and making a living off my green witchcraft, I have no complaints... -
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Ember by Hanleigh Bradley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI should be the world champion, but fate always conspires against me. I think I need a beer!I don't know why I've come back to this hell hole. People say that Silver Springs is the ideal place for someone like me. It's a town full of supes, but it has never felt like home to me... -
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Betrayed Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Mason Pierce rolls into Half Moon Key, he knows it isn’t an ordinary small town. The place is a mystery locals just accept, but the wolf shifter is intrigued. It might be the enigmatic Lila Ford that has Mason longing for a simple small-town life. She’s exactly the perfect mix of sweet and untouchable he never thought he’d fall for... -
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Untamed Fiance by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. The deal is simple: Piper Bancroft pretends to be my mate and we both get what we want.I'll be the next Chief and she'll get her nosy mother off her back.But independent and strong-willed Piper has rules. Lots of them.The most impossible being her insistence that we don't sleep together... -
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Home for the Holidays by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRacing season is over, but the Dirt Track Dogs are ready to celebrate. Someone’s been naughty, and now the pack is expecting a new addition just in time for the holidays. Scarred up wolf shifter, Blister, has come a long ways since his days of sleeping in a tent in the woods. He’s made a real home with his mate, staked his claim on her bed and heart, and now he’s going to be a father... -
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His True Mate by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA man content with his life has no idea what he's missing.Clay lives a quiet and steady life. He's a simple man with few needs. Or at least that's what he told himself.One out of town business trip..One sweet and tenacious cowgirl with a zest for life.One night they'll never forget.Meeting Winnie not only disrupts his careful routine but changes his life forever... -
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Storm Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCurvy girl Chrysi hikes into the mountains with her fiancé. In no time at all, she realizes he is not the man for her, as his façade slips. What she did not expect, apart from a whiny man in place of the charming guy she fell in love with, is an attempted kidnapping... -
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Cursed Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwenty-five years ago, Cath’s husband walked out of her life, leaving her to raise two sons alone. She threw herself into raising her boys and showered them with love. Her sense of betrayal ran deep. After all, Hector had told her they were true mates, fated to be together forever. Now, another man is telling her the same thing... -
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Fierce by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPack Rule #5: Happy mate, happy fate.Fate has it in for me. She’s sent me the sassiest, strong-willed female imaginable. Wolf Ranch’s new veterinarian. A human who thinks I do everything wrong.Thinks she knows large animals better than I do.And who doesn’t want anything to do with me.But I knew the first time I caught her scent she belonged to me.So I’ll show her a large animal... -
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The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy outdoorswoman who’s been forced inside + a snow leopard shifter who wants to help her roam free + a forbidden connection = one thrilling romance! Curvy Teri Lowell is stuck at home. Three months ago, she was terribly injured in a car accident. Now she’s almost recovered—but she’s lost control of her life... -
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Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me??? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...Categorized as:
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Midlife Bear Twins by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was meant to be a one-night stand to distract forty-something Josie from her nasty divorce. Instead, the handsome stranger left her pregnant. And soon Josie found out that neither he nor the twins are entirely human.JosieDr. Josephine Kenny is facing a midlife crisis. Literally... -
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Getting It On With Gargoyle by Hazel Mack
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe small town of Ever, Massachusetts is idyllic and quaint. It’s also chock full of monsters. THEAWhen my sister thrifts an aged map with iridescent lettering leading to a town called Ever, I roll my eyes. According to a quick internet search, the town doesn’t exist. We only manage to find it with the help of a sexy gas station owner who offers to come for me if I call him. Swoon... -
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Valentine for My Vampire by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHer vampire is heating up the kitchen!Wendy’s first visit to a supposedly gourmet restaurant in the sleepy little town of Fairhaven Falls did not go well - especially her interaction with the arrogant and annoyingly attractive restaurant owner - and she didn’t hesitate to tell her readers all about it. She has no intention of returning, but she never could resist a challenge... -
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Indirect Lines by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere's only one way to win this game: break the rules. Halle Shifters Book 5 James "Barney" Barnwell is losing his ever-loving mind. Between the threat to the white shifters and a riddle he's been ordered to solve stands the woman who's been driving him crazy: Heather Allen, cousin to the white Fox...
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