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  • Doggy Defender Bear by Harmony Raines

    Doggy Defender Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He 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...
  • A Handkerchief for Kade by Amy Bellows

    A Handkerchief for Kade by Amy Bellows

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Companion wanted for an old and ornery card player. All I want is a clever person to play cards with at night. No funny business. You sleep in your bed, and I’ll sleep in mine. Must be clean, quiet, sober, and willing to go to bed at a reasonable hour. A preference will be given to applicants who can play cribbage and gin rummy...
  • Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again...
  • The Crimson Victory by B.A. Stretke

    The Crimson Victory by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucas Reid has been to hell and back, almost literally. It’s been four months since Lucas was pulled back from the ether and reunited with his earthly form. Found by Sheriff Thibodaux’s chosen Dr. Culpepper, he was brought back by the power of Lucian, the Coven Sorcerer...
  • Rescue Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rescue Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This former SEAL will see his mission through, no matter how painful … When Nash’s best friend, Jesse, is killed on deployment, it’s his responsibility to return his dog tags to his older brother. As an alpha, he’s having a hard time grappling with his failure to save his friend - someone who counted on him...
  • Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m not looking for a mate, but then Rick walks into my life … Work hard. Play hard. Never fall in love. I’ve never needed anything else, no matter what the other members of my pack think. But when a sweet omega brings his daughter to my self-defense studio, suddenly I’m thinking of turning over a new leaf. Rick’s scent calls to me like nothing before and I need him in my bed...
  • Scenes from Cloverleah by Lisa Oliver

    Scenes from Cloverleah by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cloverleah Pack Book 9.5This is NOT a standalone.There have been a lot of things going on in the Cloverleah pack, and if you have been following the series, you will know there were a couple of things that happened that didn’t quite make it in the story line. These four short stories are my way of filling in those gaps...
  • The Bewitched Alpha by Susi Hawke

    The Bewitched Alpha by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A determined omega of great talent and an even greater mission... An easy-going alpha with a rootless pack... Some matches are truly fated. Zeke Steele wishes he had time to enjoy the moment when he catches the scent of his true mate, but who has time for that? He sure as heck doesn’t. Not when he has a twin brother whose life is hanging in the balance if Zeke can’t find him in time...
  • Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Declan is trying hard not to be jealous of his bestie Justin, who has mated with a dragon and is learning to fly. Owen, who is Justin's mate's brother, and a dragon himself, keeps trying to tell Declan how special he is, but he doesn't believe it. He's just a guy, right? Not as good an athlete as Justin, not a smart as Owen, not as cool as anyone..
  • His Dangerous Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Dangerous Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jamie SinclairMeeting my fated mate in the middle of a top-secret assignment hadn’t been ideal. Nine years ago, he’d disappeared without a trace, and everyone assumed he was dead. Except me. I foolishly believed we would see each other again. I just didn’t expect him to turn up with a trail of dead bodies in his wake, or a child who could be my double...
  • Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County...
  • Baby and the Panther by Victoria Sue

    Baby and the Panther by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Marco knew Kai was his true mate, but to keep him alive, he had no choice but to let him go.On the run from his panther clan and family, Marco had tried to bury his shifter side and settled into a near-human existence, working as a medic for the ranger service...
  • Blackwood: Book 2 by Sunny Mawson

    Blackwood: Book 2 by Sunny Mawson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In 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...
  • The Defiant Alpha by Susi Hawke

    The Defiant Alpha by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Between the thick fur and my own nerves, it took longer than it should’ve to find the fluttering proof of his heartbeat. I’d known he was alive since he didn’t smell like death. No… he smelled like… home. Like my home. The one place where I would always belong. ”Lucian Smith, unwanted at birth, is a defiant alpha who’d not only dare anyone to call him unclaimed, he’d proudly display the proof...
  • Dane by Faith Gibson

    Dane by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chief of Police Dane Abbott has put off claiming his mate to keep her safe. Until Now. The battle in Greece is over, and he’s ready to make her his. Marley Sperry, everyone’s favorite waitress, can’t believe the handsome Chief has his sights set on her. She is nothing special – but to Dane, she is everything...
  • Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business...
  • Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley

    Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    VinceI’ve been hurt before, but Shayne makes me want to try again …I haven’t been lucky in romance, and for the past twelve years my daughter Charlotte has been my number one priority. But my senses go crazy every time I’m around Shayne and my inner wolf is convinced he’s my fated mate...
  • More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha-heir Karl Jacobs had a life he was proud of. His company was preparing for another major product launch which would add billions to his bank account, his social life was full and varied, and he had a beautiful house situated more than three hours’ drive away from his home pack...
  • Fagin's Folly by Lisa Oliver

    Fagin's Folly by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can be Read as Standalone. Fagin Mars, alpha-heir of his father's pack, had two possible life paths. On the one hand, he could do what his father demanded; mate with a female wolf shifter and take over the pack or...something else entirely. Fagin was opting for option two. After a terse exchange with his father, Fagin gets permission to go on a road trip for thirty days...
  • 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...
  • Baby Protector Bear by Harmony Raines

    Baby Protector Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He 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...
  • Spring Fever: Shifters in Love by Lia Davis, Milly Taiden

    Spring Fever: Shifters in Love by Lia Davis, Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thaw winter's chill with FIVE brand new stories about SEXY, alpha male shifters with spring fever from FIVE of today's hottest paranormal authors.Match Made in Hell (A BBW paranormal romance) by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Milly Taiden When quiet Laura Nieves is tossed together with hot as hell warrior Damien Wrath, eternity heats up really fast...
  • The Cub and His Alphas by Lisa Oliver

    The Cub and His Alphas by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twenty-three year old bear shifter, Daniel Borden had his life crash around his ears at the tender age of fifteen when his parents were killed in a car accident. Struggling to control his shifts during puberty, Daniel left the foster care home he'd been placed in the day he turned eighteen...
  • Precious Perfection by Lisa Oliver

    Precious Perfection by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shunned by his pack for being born without feet and suspected of being an omega wolf, Devyn had a lucky escape when he was found and raised by a bear shifter. Now twenty six years old, Devyn fills his days carving elegant items of furniture out of wood, catering to the rich who can afford his custom pieces...
  • Protecting His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Protecting His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not all cinnamon rolls come from Steelwick’s bakery.Alpha Rainer never lets his injury get in the way of his work as a member of Steelwick. He might have a prosthetic leg, but he can take down the strongest shifters in a fight on the worst of days...
  • When Two Omegas Dance by Amy Bellows

    When Two Omegas Dance by Amy Bellows

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kai spends eight hours a day training for a grueling sport only the toughest men can handle. In other words, he’s a ballet dancer. When Kai gets cut from his dance company, he’s not sure what to do. His whole life has revolved around ballet since he was a child. Heartbroken and uncertain of his future, he ends up at a strip club with his friends...
  • Tempting Tate by Jacki James

    Tempting Tate by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tate: I’ve spent most of my life waiting for my fated mate. The one person in this world made just for me. The one Fate had determined was perfect for me in every way. And now that he’s here, he isn’t anything like I expected.Hollis: No ties, no clans, no mate; that’s the way I choose to live my life...
  • Always Wright by Fel Fern

    Always Wright by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A conflicted biker bear. A wolf without a mate. Can Mayhem and Wyatt cross the boundaries of friendship and become something more? Omega wolf shifter Wyatt Wright has pined for Mayhem for what feels like forever. He’s watched Mayhem fall in and out of love more times than he can count. Now it’s Wyatt’s turn and he can’t screw this chance up. Wyatt’s been warned by his brothers to be careful...
  • The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A grieving fox. A wolf who’s great at fixing things. Can Diesel mend Sam’s broken heart? An emergency tow job brings mechanic and Alpha wolf Diesel face-to-face with his destined mate. As the only unmated Wright brother, Diesel is elated. But nothing comes easy when it comes to Sam. Closed-off and abrasive, Sam insists all he can offer Diesel is friendship...
  • 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...
  • Good Son by Beau Brown

    Good Son by Beau Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Omega Piper Gray has spent most of his life running from his problems. He figures the best way to be happy is to avoid emotional entanglements. Have sex. Move on. That’s his recipe for a long and fulfilling life. But when he gets word his estranged mother is dying, he’s pressured by his sister Trina to come home and help out...
  • See Me by A.M. Arthur

    See Me by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Unmated omega Karson Jenks has already had three heats, but he’s barely twenty and too busy at university to ponder finding a mate. But all thoughts of planning his own future flee when someone he loves gets a devastating medical diagnosis. Their close-knit family rallies to support each other, and the last thing Karson expects is to stumble across his bondmate in a public lobby...
  • Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley

    Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FarleyHis bird form may be tiny, but his attitude sure as f*ck isn't.Farley's a pissed-off finch omega who wants nothing more than to kick every alpha where the sun don't shine. After escaping a finch shifter breeding colony, Farley's determined to save the rest of his brethren from a life of being objectified.Just one problem: he can't shift back...
  • Comet by Abigail Kade

    Comet by Abigail Kade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A himbo reindeer went hiking…It came upon a midnight clear that Santa told me in no uncertain terms I had to take a vacation this year. The thought of laying around on some beach doing nothing was my idea of hell, so hiking the Appalachian Trail was my plan. Everything was great until a near-sighted barn owl sent me careening down the side of a mountain in a snowstorm...
  • Toucan Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Toucan Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes two alphas are better than one. Just kidding, it’s always. Alpha toucan shifter Monroe was born in The Lab. When he’s rescued, he has no idea what to do and spends a year hiding in his animal form from humans and shifters alike. When he overhears a rumor that River’s Edge is home to some of the former residents of The Lab, he sets out to see if maybe that’s the place for him...
  • The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer

    The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there?Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom...
  • 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...
  • Broken Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Broken Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s carrying another man’s child … but I can’t keep away from him … I thought I found my forever, and then he left me for his fated mate. I don’t need another broken heart, but when Troy crosses my path I might not have a choice. He’s carrying another man’s baby, but his scent tells me he’s my destiny...
  • Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley

    Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There was never any question that I would be there for him. I've known him since we were kids. We were best friends, sharing everything - until I made a mistake and got a girl pregnant. Pretty soon I was a single dad while I was still a kid myself. Our friendship suffered. He joined the military. And I thought I'd never get another chance to let him know what he really means to me...
  • Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lurking beneath the surface, a monster waits. Possessive. Dominating. Alpha.Aver Walker isn't one to make waves. He's steady, calm and sensible. He and his cousins have carved out a good life for themselves and things around the Walker house are finally starting to look like normal. Their version of normal, anyway.And Aver couldn't be more miserable...
  • Austin by Shaw Montgomery

    Austin by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes you have to leap before you look. At least, that’s Austin’s philosophy on life. He knows better than anyone that looks are sometimes deceiving, but when he thinks he meets Mr. Right—who appears to also be Mr. Tall, Sexy, and Dominant—he’s ready to jump in headfirst. It isn’t every day that an alpha Dom falls from the sky and drops right into his lap, and he’s not going to question fate...
  • An Omega Bear for Kit by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    An Omega Bear for Kit by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Grant didn’t know an omega could become Beta of his Bear Den, but that’s exactly what just happened.Omega bear shifter Grant loves all of the positive changes that his den has seen since their new Alpha arrived...
  • 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...
  • His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brendan Sinclair Being a Daddy was who I was, but I’d never found a boy that I’d wanted to keep forever.Until I spotted him.Standing in the line at a kink club to sit on Santa’s lap, he was shy innocence all wrapped up in an adorable package. From the first taste, I couldn’t get enough of him. Yet when an unseen danger prowls closer, my every instinct is protect my boy at all costs...
  • The Timid Tiger by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Timid Tiger by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GiorgioI was the first person to suggest people needed to settle down and find a mate. And by suggested, I mean I signed my brother up for the Male-Order app behind his back. It worked well for him—better than I could’ve possibly imagined, but when it comes to me finding a mate? I want to do it the old-fashioned way. I owned half a bar and peopling was what I did. Surely I could find my own mate...
  • His Daddy Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Daddy Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Asher PierceBeing an omega Daddy was frustrating, to say the least. But I had never met a challenge I couldn’t conquer, and Gabe Carmichael would be no different. From the first moment I had laid eyes on him sporting the cutest pair of little pajamas, I knew I wanted him. He called to both sides of me; to protect him as his Daddy, and to claim me as my alpha...
  • Secret Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Secret Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I can’t remember my son’s father … Ten years ago a drunken hookup lead to a little shifter baby. I love my son with all my heart, but I can’t remember who his father is and raising a young wolf is getting harder by the day. I need help, but I can’t exactly go around town asking if anyone knows about shifters...
  • Hope by Kiki Burrelli

    Hope by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nash Walker is a simple wolf. His days are spent at the firehouse and he never has trouble finding someone to fill his nights. He isn’t ashamed to admit he has an amazing body and though his cousins tease him for his hero complex, he does save lives. He’s a popular guy on the isolated island he calls home and certainly doesn’t need to be around anyone who isn’t thrilled to be in his presence...
  • Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Haven Center was supposed to be my new beginning. It was supposed to be where I figured out who Wyatt Stanislav is after kidnapping and abuse had torn apart who I was.I wasn't supposed to meet him.Jordan Peterson. The tall, buff bear of a man who saves me from my nightmares and calls me his own. His true mate.Jordan wants nothing more than to protect me...
  • His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú

    His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.Kash is RoyaltyKash doesn’t want to believe Dezi is his fated mate. But that’s okay. Dezi is patient and if the fates are going to grant him a beautiful man he’s more than willing to work for it.Dezi is majesticKash had no plans on being mated, especially not to a lion shifter who feels too good to be true...
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