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Saggy But Witty in Crescent City (Mystical Midlife in Maine, #5) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampires with a vendetta. The Queen of Voodoo. Nasty necromancers. Just another day in my life.If you need a magical mystery solved, apparently I'm your gal. As the go-to private detective for the supernatural community, I've got every shifter, fae, and ghoul knocking on my door. Now the local vampires have decided to test me by leaving a dead shifter in a public park... -
![Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce]()
Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeast wants only a few things out of life: to be left alone, to join the Blackwings so he can be left alone, and for everyone to stop expecting anything from him and leave him alone. He was king of the lion shifters once, but his fall from power came at a huge personal cost. Rumors run rampant over what really happened to his pride, but the truth has hardened Beast’s heart to stone... -
![For The Soul Of An Outlaw by T.S. Joyce]()
For The Soul Of An Outlaw by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**Don’t miss the thrilling final book of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Outlaw Shifters series** Genie isn’t what people expected. She isn’t just a squirrel, but a shifter in hiding named Tenlee. She’s dug herself into a deep hole, and now her past has come back to haunt her and hurt her friends in the Two Claws Clan. Not only that, but the man she loves had left the ranch, and left her in despair... -
![The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
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![A Warrior Wedding by Teresa Gabelman]()
A Warrior Wedding by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAfter a devastating blow, the VC Warriors find themselves fighting, but not an enemy they can see. Their power and expertise alone cannot save the ones they love. Breaking new and old laws, one Warrior is determined to save his mate no matter the consequences, but will his mate agree to be his downfall... -
![Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaking on new recruits has always been tricky business for Dell Farris, head protector of the Lee County Wolves. Add in the knowledge that his mate is one of them makes things even more complicated. He knows she has demons to fight, but he’s determined to take charge of that battle. Nothing and no one will ever hurt her again. Roslyn “Ross” Starr has secrets that she plans to take to the grave... -
![Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer]()
Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsListening length: 4 hours, 22 minutesNicole Callahan, mate to fierce and brooding VC Warrior Damon DeMasters, has been trying to find her place in his world. Without a doubt, it’s been interesting, but she believes there’s a lot more she can offer the children she spent so much of her human life fighting for... -
![Hellmouth & Hot Flashes (Mystical Midlife in Maine, #3) by Brenda Trim]()
Hellmouth & Hot Flashes (Mystical Midlife in Maine, #3) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHot flashes? They're nothing when you have a Hellmouth to create...Demons are overrunning my hometown of Camden, but they're messing with the wrong peri-menopausal witch. After twenty years with my ex, delivering supernatural smack-downs is my pleasure.But my to-do list is growing and I've more to tackle than just these demons. A ghoul needs my help, and I still have Objects of Power to locate... -
![Blackwing Wolf by T.S. Joyce]()
Blackwing Wolf by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDustin Porter is walking a fine line between the Blackwing Crew and the Valdoro pack. He’s been sent to betray Kane, but there’s a complication, and that complication is a smart-mouthed beauty who is also vying for a coveted spot on the crew. Dustin can’t keep his attention from Emma for long, and the more he gets to know about her, the more mysterious she seems... -
![Sawman Werebear by T.S. Joyce]()
Sawman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSlow-simmering romance, secrets by the dozen, heart-warming triumph, and a crew of sexy lumberjack werebears come together to tell Brighton’s story in this fourth installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Brighton Beck’s inner grizzly is out of control. It’s been months since he killed his tormentor, but just seeing the man who stole his voice has put his bear on a bender... -
![Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the run since the murder of her parents, time has come for Leda Kingsman to take her rightful place as pack leader. First she needs to fight for what was stolen from her and her little brother, Sam. A shifter without a pack, Taz Whelan worked his way into the Lee County Wolves as a tracker. Always the loner, Taz never found anyone he wanted to spend more than five minutes with... -
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Forbidden Desire by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the moment Marcus Foster saw Roxy Patel, he knew she was his mate. Remaining patient because of her troubled past, he was determined to build her trust. She was his and nothing would change that, not even time. Leaving her past behind, Roxy refused to remain a broken shell of a woman. Determined to start afresh, moving to a new town was just what she needed... -
![Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso]()
Tristan's Lyceum Wolves by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn erotic paranormal romance...Charismatic and powerful Lyceum Wolves' Alpha, Tristan Livingston, is out for revenge after a devastating attack on his pack. Not only did he survive a building collapse, he orchestrated the rebuild of his chic, state-of-the-art nightclub within a week... -
![The Stars Afire: An Elemental Mysteries Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Stars Afire: An Elemental Mysteries Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA new anthology of short fiction featuring your favorite characters from the Elemental Mysteries. In Lost Letters and Christmas Lights, Christmas in Rome wasn’t quite what Giovanni and Beatrice had in mind, until a set of misplaced letters leads them back to their library in the heart of Italy... -
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![Birthmark by Sydney Addae]()
Birthmark by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things... -
![Forbidden Seduction by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Seduction by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHunter 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... -
![A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston]()
A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis story is also in The Mane Event (Pride, #1) and is named Christmas Pride.Mason “Mace” Llewellyn has just gotten out of the Navy after a 14 year career as a SEAL. He is also a lion shape shifter. Mace has one thing – one woman – on his mind. Desiree “Dez” MacDermot, his childhood crush and good buddy, has been on his mind since they were both 14... -
![Alpha by Audrey Faye]()
Alpha by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA pack broken. A pup in danger. A submissive wolf who will fight with her last breath. Hayden Scott doesn’t know his stroll in the woods is going to start with a backpack full of watermelon and end with him the new alpha of the Ghost Mountain Pack. A very traumatized pack, and those are only the shifters he can see. Too many are missing, hiding in the woods or worse. His wolf doesn’t care... -
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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... -
![Howl for It Bundle: The Mane Event / Angel of Darkness / Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden]()
Howl for It Bundle: The Mane Event / Angel of Darkness / Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMace Llewellyn. Brendon Shaw. Two tall, gorgeous, sexy alpha heroes who are 100% male--with a little something extra. Lion-shifters, to be exact, who can unleash every woman's animal side and still look good--make that spectacular--in a suit. . .and even better out of it. . .NYPD cop Desiree Dez MacDermot knows she's changed a lot since she palled around with her childhood buddy, Mace... -
![Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall]()
Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own... -
![Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScotland—sweeping forests, tumbling waterfalls. . .and towering highlands where vampire warriors have ruled for centuries.Lethal and charismatic, vampire Lachlan McRae woke on his first night to death and devastation—his clan slaughtered, his fortress destroyed... -
![Forbidden Drink by Nicola Claire]()
Forbidden Drink by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI watched as he comprehended what it was that he saw on my face, in my eyes. And I watched as a part of him shut down, locked away from me forever. And I hid the fact that my heart was breaking even as I lied to him, even as I broke his. And I swore I would never let him know otherwise, or I would truly be lost and the war would be over... -
![Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill]()
Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brand-new Vampire Queen novel from the award-winning author who "never ceases to amaze." -Night Owl Romance As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa is unwaveringly devoted-but she recoils at one shocking request: destroy the untamed, undead children entrusted to her care... -
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![Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEPIC Award WinnerMontreal, Quebec . . . A charming city on the St. Lawrence River, historic, sophisticated, but beneath it all lies an extensive underground where treacherous vampires are plotting to seize the country.Lucifer Scuderi is a vampire—handsome and charismatic, a powerful hunter of unusual skill—who arrives in Montreal to take on the most important hunt of his life... -
![Accidental Theft by Charlene Hartnady]()
Accidental Theft by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPART 1: Shifter/Vampire Serial Stolen by the Alpha Wolf is a follow on to Chosen by the Vampire Kings. I strongly recommend that you read this 6 part serial first. The arrogant vampire kings have always proclaimed themselves to be the rulers of all the non-humans making war between the species inevitable. In order to win, it is imperative that the shifters steal the chosen human female... -
![Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 13: 97813011361863"wa-ter-lockedadjectiveDefinition: enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by waterExample: What happens when the water vampire you’ve promised yourself to actually wants you to go through with the wedding? For Gemma Melcombe, her engagement to Terrance Ramsay was a political maneuver... -
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Resurrecting Her Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 13 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. One dragon on the brink of death… One extraordinary woman who is so much more than she seems… One prophecy that could ruin them all… This one’s for all the marbles... -
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Bloodrunner Dragon by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratings**Brand new standalone series from T. S. Joyce. Don’t miss the thrilling first book in Harper’s Mountains.** Harper Keller is a shifter on borrowed time. After failing to find her treasure, her inner dragon is desperate to find anything to connect with. When a plea for help comes through from an old flame, she puts her life on hold to track him down...Categorized as:
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![Bubbles by Candace Blevins]()
Bubbles by Candace Blevins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBubbles is a supernovel at 545 pages. It can be enjoyed as a stand-alone if you haven't read the rest of the series.------------------------------------------------Lexi is late for her cosmetology class. She races another car for the only parking space close to her building -- and wins. She ignores the other driver's string of not-terribly-creative cursing and threats, and scurries to class... -
![The Bear Is Back In Town by Harmony Raines]()
The Bear Is Back In Town by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen years is a long time to hide from your past. After a terrible accident, Dylan left Bear Bluff, his grandpa told him never to return. If he wanted to make a good life for himself, he was better off starting again, where no one knew who he was and what he’d done. Dylan took that advice, and worked hard to achieve success. But now he’s back... -
![Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler]()
Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWilla Hutchinson is in trouble. With her Alpha now dead, the lead falls to her. Problem is, she’s an unmated female in charge of a pack of young shifters. Suitors and challengers are coming from miles around to attempt to claim her territory, her pack, and her! Willing to fight to the death to defend her pack, she knows the odds of survival are slim... -
![Hear Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen]()
Hear Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I'd made my bed, now I had to lie in it and hope Jakob didn't climb in beside me."Anja is saved from torture and death only to find a new kind of imprisonment at Jakob's side. Thanks to his stifling restrictions, Anja feels more like she's under house arrest than ever, unable to so much as share an honest conversation with Rob, let alone act on what her heart wants... -
![ETERNAL BEAUTY by Laura Wright]()
ETERNAL BEAUTY by Laura Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAncient and very sexy vampire, Synjon Wise, had the female he loved ripped from his grasp by a bullet. Trying to join her in death, he’s furious when a beautiful stranger pulls him into the shadows and nurses him back to health. Healer, Petra was raised by shifters and has always hoped her true abilities and powers would be revealed... -
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![Taken by Susan A. Bliler]()
Taken by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNyree was thriving as the best female Sentry assigned to the Skin Walker teams. Placed on special assignment, she was flattered to have been chosen to train the Keepers who’d just arrived at the Estate. Keepers were different from the Walkers she’d been trained with. Highly aggressive toward females, she found out too late that Keeper aggression was sexual and not a disdain for the female species... -
![Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon]()
Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIN THIS DARK THRILLER FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SULTRY NEW SERIES, SEXY NEW ORLEANS COP CHARLOTTE CAISSIE GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE LAST NEMESIS SHE EVER EXPECTED: HER SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND.THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn’t mean she has to like it... -
![Time Without End by V.M. Black]()
Time Without End by V.M. Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBound to the VampireCora Shaw was bonded twice to the billionaire vampire Dorian Thorne, once though blood and again through her promise to marry him. She knew that her life with him could never be easy. But the dangers that lurk in their bond—the incredible power it gives him over her and the recklessness that it stirs in her—are only a start of the peril that they face... -
![Remy by Susan A. Bliler]()
Remy by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnaware of the volatile past between her brother and her Commander, Harlow EnemyHunter doesn’t understand her Commander’s clear aversion to her presence on his team. Determined to fit in, Harlow goes to great lengths to prove her worth, earn respect, and hide her infatuation for her Commanding Officer. Remy McCabe has waited years to get revenge on fellow Skin Walker, Mason EnemyHunter... -
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Unforgiven by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Cyn & Raphael NovellaALLEGIANCE . . . the ties that bind. Friendship, duty, blood. TREACHERY . . . when friendship is abused, duty turns to burden, and blood is not enough. UNFORGIVEN . . . because there are some things that can never be forgotten. Allegiance . . . Treachery . . . Unforgiven.War is imminent, and a spy has infiltrated Raphael’s estate... -
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Hunted by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsPower, it comes down to this... those who have it, those who want it.Revenge, the need for it is a fire in the soul, a goad for the unwise.Hunted, the fate of the foolish when they think to become the hunter.The Lord of the Midwest is dead, and the powerful vampires of North America are gathering to choose his successor... -
![Making Dinner by Nalini Singh]()
Making Dinner by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA short story involving Riley, Mercy, Bastien and Sage from the SnowDancer & DarkRiver packs. Timeline: Takes place around the same time as Heart of Obsidian.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
![Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA shifter without a pack, Janna Lawson goes in search of the man who her mother died trying to protect. What she finds is Garrett Foster, a man who has the power to decide her fate and causes a hunger inside her that is forbidden to them both... -
![Vampires in America: The Vignettes, Volume 1 by D.B. Reynolds]()
Vampires in America: The Vignettes, Volume 1 by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom award-winning author D. B. Reynolds come nine stories of seduction and intrigue set in her Vampires in America universe. Note: This is a 122 page compilation of SHORT STORIES, not a full-length novel.For the first time in print … The Vampire Vignettes, originally appearing on D. B... -
![Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler]()
Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMichael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way.Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met... -
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![Betrayed by D.B. Reynolds]()
Betrayed by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B008XLF8SM.Love, the ache in your heart when you meet the one. It can take you to soaring heights; and it can leave you bleeding in the wreckage. Loyalty, the thing which binds a Vampire Lord to his children for eternity . . . unless it rots from within, birthing hatred. Betrayal, it comes in many forms and from many sources…love…loyalty…betrayal... -
![Guardian's Joy by Jacqueline Rhoades]()
Guardian's Joy by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJJ Justice has spent her adulthood lost and alone and vulnerable to the haunting of a past she can’t remember... -
![Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent]()
Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTiger’s Tease - STANDALONE Mail Order Bride Romance Pretty and pierced BBW has rough and ready tiger shifter burning with need! Ava Adams has had her share of troubles; a rough childhood, drug addiction and even a stint in jail. Her last boyfriend was a jerk and the prospects of finding a hot and caring man to love aren’t very good... -
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Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebel… I needed a safe place to lay low for the night. Instead, I met him, and all thoughts of leaving this town behind flew out the window. He gave me a safe place. In his arms. In his bed. In his heart. Taylor… As soon as I caught her scent, I knew she was mine. Then she approached me and willingly touched me. No fear for the behemoth with the scarred face and broken vocal chords... -
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Lawful Claim by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAgent E wasn’t always an evil Sigma Agent. Even though evil had her claws in him, he couldn’t help but hang onto his past and watch over the family he lost, protecting them by staying dead to them. Until one night, he interfered. When Ana Esposito’s life, and that of her son, was saved by the husband she had buried over a decade ago, she found her world irrevocably changed... -
![Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter]()
Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Mistress rules all, but who rules the Mistress?Mistress of the City, Reena Leroy, picked her partner for the Midwinter Choosing only to have him disappear from her bed before she woke. Now she’s at his pack house to find out why... But things aren’t what she expects. Archer’s not a wolf, or wasn’t until a few days ago. Now he’s chained in his family’s basement as he undergoes conversion...
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