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When He´s Ruthless by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlair Kendrick was just twelve-years-old when she stared into slate blue eyes and sensed that her world was about to change. She’d known down to her bones that the broody alpha cat shifter was her true mate. For the past six years, Luke has watched over and supported her. When she turns nineteen in a few months’ time, he’ll officially claim her and she’ll then join his pride. Or that’s the plan... -
Dragon Typhoon by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt books.Typhoon doesn’t have a mate. It’s not for lack of trying, or interest. He just hasn’t found the right person yet. He’s pretty sure that it will happen in good time. The problem he faces is that he is desperate to have a baby. It’s all he can think about. He’s seen his friends pair up and have whelps... -
Unicorn Marshal by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf he’s her fated mate, fate’s made a huge mistake.In the elegant but oppressive unicorn village of Purity, only the best and brightest unicorns are allowed to get married. Iris never expected to be one of them... especially after showing her true self ended in a disaster that left her forever unable to smile. Literally... -
Alpha Brock: six-pack series book four by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR* While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 3 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, and Alpha Jax) for context before starting in on this one.* This book is a slow burn with a very moody, broody protagonist (grumpy/sunshine trope). It will be a bumpy ride for these two to get to their HEA...Categorized as:
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Bearheart Healer by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the small town of Bear Creek, bear shifter, Stellan guards an old wound. As a direct descendant of the town's founders and member of the Bear Creek Guardians, he is sworn to protect its secret shifter inhabitants. But now history threatens to repeat itself as shifters fall mysteriously ill—the same sickness that took Stellan's father from him years ago... -
Doggy Defender Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants a mate. She needs a doggy defender! Loving and affectionate. It’s a pity Jane is talking about Boomer, an adorable dog, and not Guy’s adorable bear. Don’t tell Guy’s bear he called him adorable or there might be trouble Or more trouble, since Guy is being hired to protect Boomer from an attempted dognapping... -
Surfaced by T.J. Yelden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a wolf. An honest to God, wolf shifter. How cool was that!?! The problem? I was a latent, which meant that I had to learn how to make my wolf surface. Oh, and apparently latent wolves were rare. Especially white ones. And the Shifter High Council was none too happy to learn about my existence. I was starting college. A new beginning...Categorized as:
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Fated Shifters: Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrue Mates. Secret Babies. Fake Relationships.A shifter collection full of skin-tingling romances that are sexy, suspenseful, and action-packed! Days of the Dragon Complete SeriesHer Dragon BodyguardI was only supposed to protect her. It wasn’t supposed to turn out like this…Alpha’s Secret BabyI accidentally got married in Vegas to a man I don’t know... -
Taught by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dragonwoman who doesn’t know how to shift, a single dad struggling after an injury, and a student/teacher relationship that turns into something more… After spending seven years as a prisoner inside an illegal dragon research facility, Persephone “Percy” Smith is rescued by Clan Stonefire and taken back to their land... -
Tropical Lion's Legacy by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s looking for forgiveness. She’s looking for a fighting chance. Graham Long left his career—and his real name—behind to make a fresh start for himself at Shifting Sands. He’s done with dueling, and wants nothing more than to quietly raise his strawberries and tend the lawns at the tropical shifters-only resort... -
Alpha Reid: six-pack series book five by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FIVE* While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 4 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, Alpha Jax, and Alpha Brock) for context before starting in on this one. I’ve always exercised complete control in all things. When it comes to my pack, I’m in control as its Alpha. In everyday life, I follow a schedule and value structure and discipline... -
Bearheart Protector by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the leader of the Bear Creek Guardians, it is Thane's duty to protect the town folk—and their secrets. When two hikers go missing in his beloved mountains, the last thing this bear shifter needs is a curious journalist poking around.Even if she is his mate!Soon Thane is torn between the oath his ancestors swore as a Bear Creek Guardian and the bond he shares with his mate... -
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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Fates Entwined by Elizabeth Briggs
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue the Zodiac Wolves series with this collection of brand new stories about all the characters you've grown to love, including an extended epilogue for Ayla and Kaden!This collection includes the following stories:Fire Mated: After Stella is mated to her worst enemy—the Leo alpha, Jordan—she rejects him. But the stars won't let her escape her fate so easily...and neither will Jordan... -
Greyriver Shifters by Kristina Weaver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe shifters of Greyriver are hot as hell and nothing will stop them in their paths, so cozy up and be ready for some sexy fun! Enjoy 5 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 400,000 words. NO CLIFFHANGERS. UNWANTED MATE I don’t want to feel this pull towards Mika Bright and feel the lust that overtakes me when I smell her... -
Behind the Beginning by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGreyson Crawford means well when he comes to the rescue of a stranger in the woods, but even the best intentions can backfire. One chance meeting out in the middle of nowhere gets him bitten by a monster and his life is altered forever. Being a werewolf is hard enough, but being the vessel for a black-hearted beast like Wolf is nearly impossible... -
Black Claw Dragons: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlack Claw Dragons is the bundled collection of Roxie Ray’s Six possessive Dragons and their stories as each of them finds their fated mate and does anything to keep her safe. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone but for the best reading experience, the author suggests you read them in order... -
Silverback Dragon by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe knows she’s here, somewhere close by, so why can’t he find her? Can fate really be so cruel? Harlan can sense his mate. He has sensed her for months, and yet he can’t find her. Is he too old? Are his senses failing? Maybe it’s his imagination. Maybe it’s time to leave Bear Creek, and all his hopes behind. Fiona has hidden away for centuries... -
Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights by Sierra Cartwright, Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA Good sub Would... by Sierra CartwrightGenre: BDSM Erotic ContemporaryShelby, a wanna-be sub, hasn’t found a Dom strong enough to push past her need to be in control. Her experiences as a sub have been yawn-inducing. She’s fantasized plenty, though, about Trevor Lawton, one of Dark Haven’s legendary, mouthwateringly firm Doms...Categorized as:
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Jade Crew: Hunted Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoel Murray has watched his Crew find their mates one by one, until he was the only one unmated. With the ongoing chaos in Genesis Valley, it's been a blessing in disguise. But while Joel may have accepted his single status, his bear certainly hasn’t. Courtenay Laurel is the sole medical doctor employed by the Mining Consortium... -
Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAjax is the Alpha of his crew. Big, strong, intelligent and highly trained. There are few things in the physical world that bother him. But he's alone, and though it is by choice, the happiness of those around him as they find mates has taken a heavy toll. Unwilling to burden his makeshift family with his problems, he sets out on a long delayed vacation. His plan was to see the world and relax... -
Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings have been relatively peaceful lately for bear shifter Josh Horne, a member of the Sentinels, Genesis Valley’s elite protection squad. The Underground is in a tentative cease-fire with the Agency. So when he’s given orders from the very top to act as a bodyguard to someone coming to King City for a few days, he expects it to be a walk in the park... -
Kingpin Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final battle with the Agency looms large as the last unmated shifter of the Underground embarks on his own quest for love. Jared Keppler has watched his team find their mates one by one, dealing with the challenges of love and duty. He has remained alone, until now. When the beautiful brunette comes running into his home with a dire warning, he and his team leap into action... -
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Shifters Hallows Eve by Lori King, Audra Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTricks and Treats…Chills and thrills... Become Enchanted, Haunted, and Hunted this Halloween... -
Her Alpha Mismatch by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike many fox shifters, Regina Woodward is stuck in the fifties. She loves vintage clothing and classic movies. What she doesn’t love is controlling male foxes who expect perfect homemaker wives. She’s just about given up on ever finding a mate when her friend Nessa, the local matchmaker, suggests she date Oscar Torres. An alpha bear... -
Claimed Brides: Seven Alpha Shifter Romances by Pepper North, Allysa Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome were bought. Others were taken. All will be claimed.Claimed Brides is a collection featuring seven scalding hot new shifter romances from seven awesome authors... -
Siren's Tribute by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t touch my stuff. Not my mates, not my city, and not my last nerve- I’ll hurt you.Rescuing my mates needed to be done.Raining my fury on the one who took them…Well, that was for pleasure.The one who dared take them? He’s sleeping with the fishes now... -
Wild Shifters Collection by Lola Gabriel, Alexis Davie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you love alpha romances, shifters who protect their mates, and bad boys who know how to take charge, then you will love the Wild Shifters Romance Collection... -
Resounding Silence by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe events chronicled herein occur after the destruction of Reyaz the Warlock, which was recounted in Sacrifice of Love. A few months of peace were enjoyed by the various supernatural races before an increase in attacks by vampires in the human realm, which was recounted in Den of Sorrows, forces the elves, fae, and werewolves to go to battle once again. Duty, sacrifice, service, and discipline... -
Wolf's Bite by Atlas Rose, Kim Faulks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Don’t come any closer,” I warned, my FBI badge useless in the face of this fanged monster. “I’ll scratch and bite.”“You’ll crawl and beg too.” Phantom promised as he strode closer, a glint of desire danced in his eyes. “And that Special Agent…will only be the start of it.” The Costello’s were mine. Mine to corner. Mine to hunt. Mine to bring to their knees.I’ve hunted Ruth for years now... -
Howl We Were by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Alpha of the Brockdale pack, Ansen holds the weight of the world on his shoulders. Responsibility is all he’s every known. Long ago, he inherited a feud he didn’t want and it cost him his mate. But time and experience has changed them both, and he’s looking for a second chance with the smart and beautiful matchmaker he’s never given up on. She is his forbidden love. His first love... -
Claiming the Pack by Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe must unite our rival packs. Our child’s future depends on it…If only falling for Night, the alpha of our rival pack, was the least of my problems.Now Troy, the fallen alpha of my old pack, has escaped from prison, and Night wants to hunt down.If we’re going to have a chance of uniting the King and Warg packs, we need to stop the violence... -
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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Frozen By The Alpha by Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot even an alpha can protect me…I didn’t think there could be anything worse than teaming up with a headstrong alpha like Eli to investigate a series of shifter disappearances.Only there is something much worse, and now I’m wishing like crazy Eli was still by my side.I’ve woken up in some sort of facility. The creepy, experimental kind where nameless scientists are forcing me to do tests...Categorized as:
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Protected Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours!Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.I did it.I packed my bags, said adios to city life, and left my troubled past behind for a little town tucked in the bosom of nowhere...Categorized as:
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Blackwood: Book 2 by Sunny Mawson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the conclusion of the Blackwood Duet, Jagger Thorne rules his pack with an iron fist, doling out punishments that go beyond the limits of appropriate standards. He is hellbent on fulfilling his father's twisted legacy and will stop at nothing to capture Isabella Greyson. Making her his mate and ending her legacy drives him over the edge...Categorized as:
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Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #3 OF WALL NEVER BACK DOWNNo one can know I've claimed the human as my mate.The enemies are at the gates–one wrong move and I’ll lose it all. My world will never be safe for her.If my pack finds out that I’ve mated a human, they’ll revolt. The fractures will grow deeper than ever and we'll be picked apart one by one.The lives of everyone I love hang in the balance... -
Gregor by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGregor is Book 2 in The Stone Society series. While the books can be read as stand-alone stories, you will enjoy them more if you read them in order. Gregor Stone is a full-blood Gargoyle and the Warden at the New Atlanta Penitentiary. He spends his days running the prison and his nights looking for Unholy... -
Heat by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen pastry chef Annabeth Jones goes on the run from her abusive fiance, the small town of Bearpaw Ridge offers her a safe haven. Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with friendly neighbors and a bakery/cafe that needs a new owner, it's the perfect place for her to start over. Firefighter and bear shifter Dane Swanson knows at once that kind, curvy Annabeth is his fated mate... -
Bluewater Coast Dragons: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBluewater Coast Dragons is a captivating collection featuring Roxie Ray's seven Possessive Dragons, each on a quest to find their destined mate and protect her at all costs. While each story can be enjoyed on its own, the author recommends reading them in order for the ultimate experience... -
Thrown to the Wolves and Other Stories by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis anthology includes several short stories set in the BLACK DOG UNIVERSE, including the all new story, THROWN TO THE WOLVES. ___________________________________________________________ THROWN TO THE WOLVES Zed lost his mate, and it broke his wolf's heart. Now he's got a second chance at a happily-ever-after if he's brave enough to take what he wants... -
Blood Moon by J.J. King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA troubled relationship, a political attack, a backstabbing traitor, and a whole shitload of trouble. Elena Jensen is done being the victim. She's stronger now and ready to begin training her most valuable asset, her natural born Alpha powers... -
Veil of Lies (9) by Nicky Charles, Jazer Designs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPatience is a virtue, but inaction can lead to losing the one you love. It was a lesson bear shifter, Armand St. John, had learned the hard way. Now getting a second chance at love, he’s determined not to make the same mistake again... -
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Jackson by Elisa Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJackson Walker is jealous of his big brother Jameson. Don't get him wrong, he's happy as fuck his brother found his mate after all of the years he spent searching. Lillian is the perfect match for Jameson. She's sweet and loyal, but sassy enough to keep him on his toes. Jackson is impatient, he wants to find his fated mate now. Maybe he made a mistake moving here with his brother and cousins... -
Baby Protector Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe would die to protect her. But he would much rather live with her. Forever. Joel has been a protector of people his whole life. Now the stakes have been raised. When his mate offers to protect baby Sam, he has no choice but to volunteer to stand by her side. One look at her luscious curvy body tells him he’d like to lie in her bed too. But this is serious, this is life or death... -
Ne'er Say Die by Marcelle Sixx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Quisha met Josiah, she wasn't sure of what the energy between them meant. Always being the person to brush off coincidence and carry on, she finds herself trapped within his arms, his godly gaze, and as a part of his life, whether she wants to be or not. Aaron, though struggling with guilt, is found out. What he's done in the dark and what he planned to do... -
Dragon Desire by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe wants to keep his family’s secrets. She wants to find the story that will set her apart as a journalist. Too bad they can’t both have what they want.Ever since Devin failed spectacularly at leading the Dragon Quarry Shifters, he’s kept to himself. Now that his cousin is back in charge, nobody needs him... -
Alphas on the Prowl Shifter Paranormal Boxed Set by Catherine Vale, Lashell Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll new stories! Alpha shifters are on the prowl, and they're used to getting what they want. But there's more to claiming a destined mate than raw power, and they'll have to prove themselves worthy – in more ways than one... -
Stick Shifter (Southern Shifters Kindle World) by Moxie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan he get her engine revving, or will he be stuck in neutral? One sexy cougar ... Millionaire Will Klein loves his life in Las Vegas -- but he also loves the road trips that give his cougar room to shift and roam...
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