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  • False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    High Lord CrossbodyI’ve given up a lot to pursue a career in professional wrestling, and I’m not going to have it all derailed by an uncouth ghoul with a huge chip on his shoulder, who decided he disliked me for no reason on his very first day at Goliaths.Vince Burke has been the thorn in my side for five long years, but things have taken a turn for the worse...
  • MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard

    MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The contract was simple: three months, seven scenes, zero feelings. Following it was not.Richard Knotz is a legend in the world of supernatural adult entertainment, and he knows it. While most paranormal adult actors shy away from the temporary bonds needed to perform knotting scenes, he's made them his brand...
  • Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of previous books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • 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...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  biker  book
  • 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...
  • The Dilemma by Victoria Sue

    The Dilemma by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marcus has just become the only human ever to be Alpha of a werewolf pack and thwarted the plans of Anubis to destroy the goddess Sirius' creation – the werewolves.Now, Anubis has decided to focus his efforts instead on Marcus and his new pack, to try and destroy the pack from within...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult
  • The Beginning by Victoria Sue

    The Beginning by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Winter Circle is on the rise and the most desperate hour for humankind is at hand. Working from the shadows, the dark god Anubis, jealous enemy of the goddess Sirius, is setting years' long plans in motion, a master scheme that will strike home in the heart of Jefferson Pack.Nate is a survivor. He survived rejection by his father and his pack when he was a child...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart.”Faced with eternal banishment to hell, Anubis, god of the underworld, has found a loophole in one of the oldest laws which will allow him to unleash his evil on an unsuspecting human world. Orion’s only hope to stop him is to accept his challenge: send a champion to win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart...
  • Love at First Bite by Kian Rhodes

    Love at First Bite by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love at First Bite is the second book in the Omega Destiny, International series but can be read as a stand alone. Mutt was only four years old when he was sold into servitude by the very people who were supposed to protect him. What followed were two decades of abuse, misuse, and maltreatment at the hands of adoptive father with no end in sigh...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • The Dragon Prince’s Mates by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    The Dragon Prince’s Mates by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life as a dragon is all fun and games… until someone uncovers the truth.Omega dragon shifter Spencer is living his best life. That is, until a secret is revealed—one that not only turns his life upside down, but also threatens the royal line of his kingdom. He feels alone for the very first time.Alpha dragon shifter Raphael was raised to be the perfect prince...
  • The Dragon Prince's Crush by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    The Dragon Prince's Crush by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life as a Dragon Prince is all fun and games...until someone uncovers an ancient law.Omega dragon shifter Aiden is living his best life. As the eldest prince and heir apparent of Montipan, he has his future laid out for him. He will mate an appropriate alpha, become king, and live happily ever after. At least that’s what his father’s advisor keeps reminding him...
  • Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose

    Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a born witch doesn’t mean you actually want to be a witch. At least not in Lorin’s case. He made the decision to run from it over a decade ago, sequestering himself away from his coven and the idea of magic.Magic isn’t so easy to hide away from, however.Drawn back to his hometown, Lorin finds himself tangled up with the one thing he was trying to avoid above all else. A familiar...
  • The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When is a wolf not just a wolf? When he has magic running through his veins. Fleeing Samhain Pack to protect them from his berserker nature, Barrett is alone in the wilds—and lost to himself. Until he tracks a most interesting prey and finds himself face to face with a mage. But Evan is not just a mage, he’s something their pack desperately needs—a healer...
  • 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...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  book
  • Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace Black hasn’t forgotten the tragic death of his parents and birth pack. His only focus since then was looking after his twin brother, Casey. Now that Casey has found his fated mate and started a family of his own, Trace has given everyone the cold shoulders, preferring the comfort of solitude...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  book
  • Shield by Claire Cullen

    Shield by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms.After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • The Omega's Alpha by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    The Omega's Alpha by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Barren, unwanted—a lot of omegas would have given up. But not Holland. Tired of living down to other’s opinions, he reaches for something more and seduces the new Alpha, only to fall so far in love he can’t see the moon for the trees. Quin’s ghosts won’t leave him alone. He lives like a ghost himself, but Holland’s shining light gives him courage to reach for healing and, maybe, a family...
  • When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver

    When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scott Peterson, beta wolf in the Cloverleah Pack, has a good life. He loves his cars, riding his Harley, and going out with pack members and friends. But when an attack on his pack by a bear shifter, brings his mate into his world, from Texas of all places, Scott realizes he could lose everything he ever held dear...
  • The Call of the Dragon by B.A. Stretke

    The Call of the Dragon by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Donell Keith was living the good life. He had his family and friends, and was never at a loss for male company. However, as the clan became more and more settled and his brother dragons found their mates, he began to wonder when fate would smile on him...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley

    Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devan Puckett is a rising star in the culinary scene. A well known chef with his own cooking show, he lives and breathes meats and vegetables, grains and fruits... and his years-long rivalry with Ori Wilson. Ori Wilson is a confident omega. Sassy and irreverent, he's not about to let any alpha show him up... especially not Devan Puckett...
  • Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two omegas with the same radical idea – breaking free from their constraints and taking charge of their own destinies! Shy, brutalized Ryan has a simple goal of carving the best life for himself and his pup that he can. Being accepted into the Rogue Pack has given him that chance. He also harbors the hope of mating with Griffin, the beta he has loved for longer than he should...
  • Fighting Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Fighting Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book Four Bound and Bonded Series (Can be read as standalone) Ace is on a mission. On the run from his old pack, the enforcer is determined that cat shifter Teric must die. In his head it's the only way he can regain his place in the Washington pack and the Bound and Bonded club...
  • A Little Bad by Queenie Wise

    A Little Bad by Queenie Wise

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shock.It was an emotion Peter had grown disturbingly familiar with over the past year. So familiar that he thought he had mastered the feeling by now. Case in point:1. Werewolves exist? Sure.2. He was one now? Whatever.3. Brom, Chad, Knave (insert name here) wanted to assault, kidnap, and/or kill him? Not ideal, but Peter had dealt with it all like a champ.4...
  • Omega Neat by Aria Grace, Lorelei M. Hart

    Omega Neat by Aria Grace, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Knox has carried a heart full of guilt and regret for more than a decade. When the man he loved was killed just months after they met, he vowed to never love like that again. The pain was too raw, but that led him to Michael's brothers, Mitch and Justin...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Parker's Sanctuary by Cooper West

    Parker's Sanctuary by Cooper West

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stalked by danger, will Parker ever find a place to call home?Greg Lademar is an ordinary and average Army veteran who has settled down with his job as an accountant and his lingering PTSD. He lives a quiet life as a single man, alone on the former blueberry farm he bought from his parents after they retired to Orlando...
  • Fighter by Claire Cullen

    Fighter by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the eve of leaving his pack for good, Damon finds himself in the company of a runaway omega and an ex-military beta. Stuck together by circumstance, it’s a recipe for disaster. Or is it?Damon is a fighter at heart. He’s never truly felt at home in the Orchard, never felt like part of the pack...
  • A Perfect Christmas by Kiki Burrelli

    A Perfect Christmas by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How many alphas does it take to set up a Christmas tree? Conner is going to find out. He has vowed to give his mate, Pippen, one perfect Christmas. His first perfect Christmas. Conner has the entire pack behind him to help so it should be easy…right? Farley is excited to help, it will give him a chance to ignore how his second pregnancy isn’t going quite as well as his first...
  • Drawn to You by Preston Walker, Liam Kingsley

    Drawn to You by Preston Walker, Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Single Dad Opposites Attract Romance. JACK My life ended when I was sixteen. Not literally - I’m no ghost, I just feel like one. Byproduct of losing your pack to a plague that skips you by like you’re not worth the effort. Chose all the good ones and you’re what was left behind. Survivor’s guilt, people call it. I just call it like I see it. I do a decent job of going through the motions...
  • The Dragon Prince’s Binding by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    The Dragon Prince’s Binding by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life as a Dragon Prince is all fun and games...until someone uncovers an ancient law.Omega dragon shifter Brenton is living his best life. As the middle prince of Montipan, he has all the benefits of his family bloodline with none of the responsibilities...or so he thought...
  • Omega's Shadow by Claire Cullen

    Omega's Shadow by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ordinary guy by day and protector of the city by night, Chris hides his true self from everyone. Even the omega he’s fallen for. But when Julian becomes the target of a dangerous shifter, Chris must risk it all to save him.Being an omega should define Julian’s life. In truth, it’s barely a footnote. He’s long abandoned his dream of being swept off his feet by an alpha...
  • Matched for Christmas by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Matched for Christmas by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes it’s the reindeer that delivers the Christmas surprise.Alpha and bear shifter Soren has had nothing but bad luck using Love and Hate, the dating app his bestie convinced him to try. And really, what does it matter? He’s perfectly happy being alone. That is, until his den Beta asks him to take his spot at the holiday gala, one where he’s expected to have a plus one...
  • Undeniable Bonds by Kaje Harper

    Undeniable Bonds by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some bonds are strong enough to last a lifetime, and change the world.Rory O'Sullivan has spent his life alone. Once upon a time, he made one real human connection as a gay man. That moment happened in Nazi captivity, and the wolf he escaped with was a Soviet soldier. They had a taste of what love might mean, but in 1944, personal happiness had to come second to survival...
  • His UnEggsalted Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    His UnEggsalted Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Running into your mate is one thing. Running into your chipmunk mate and watching them thrown into their first shift unexpectedly is quite another.Alpha Dragon shifter Kirin never wanted a mate. He sees firsthand what the loss of a mate could do to a man each time he looks into his father’s eyes. No, the single life is exactly what he needs, and the odds are in his favor...
  • Undesirable Mate by Lisa Oliver

    Undesirable Mate by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Phillip struggles to get through every day. Thanks to Pearson, he still has his job as an enforcer and life goes on around him much the same as it always did. But Phillip doesn't feel a part of it. He can't. His betrayal of his pack has left him with scars, both mentally and physically and the voice in his head won't give him any peace...
  • Eternal Circle by Victoria Sue

    Eternal Circle by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How can you repair something that should have been unbreakable? Darric, Blaze and Conner had been together for centuries, and their bond, like their love, should have been eternal. Blaze is trying not only to hold his family together, but stop himself falling apart...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Grizzly Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan

    Grizzly Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bear better have my honey… The last thing on curvy Helen’s mind after she gets dumped? Finding true love. But it’s the only thing that’s on the minds of Ryan and Owen, the two bear shifter strippers that call her up on stage, and make it their personal mission to make her smile by the end of the night…even if that means spending three hours in their private room, on their dime...
  • Checkmate by Kian Rhodes

    Checkmate by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Levi Objectively, Zade was a great catch. He was funny, good-hearted, gentle, affectionate, and very, very attractive – everything that Lee said he was. But he was still an Alpha. So, in other words, he was absolutely not for me. "It's just that I don't want to be claimed. I don't want to belong to an Alpha." Zade frowned at me. "But you're an Omega...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • Knot The Sheriff by Liam Kingsley

    Knot The Sheriff by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sheriff Brady Schell has never allowed himself to fall in love. He's never so much as been with another man - it's too risky. Ever since he was abandoned as a baby for being an omega, he's understood that to allow yourself to get close to someone means to put your emotional safety on the line...
  • His Dragon Protector by Jill Haven

    His Dragon Protector by Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Now I'd like to fly that dragon... Dragons have been chasing me my entire life, and now my best friend is shacked up with one of them and about to give birth. Normally I’d stay away, but I need to make sure he’s safe. And when I meet Mason, the only person I am worried about is myself… Mason puts my omega instincts into overdrive and awakens something in me that’s been dormant forever...
  • Finding His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Finding His Purpose by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes fate doesn’t play fair.Alpha Lyle lives his life in his twin brother’s shadow. He’s fine with that. He’d rather be a pack Beta than their Alpha any day of the week...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • The Gryphon Guardian by Hawke Oakley

    The Gryphon Guardian by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Getting dumped on your engagement trip means no fairytale ending... Right?Omega Leo wasn't supposed to be alone on vacation. But when his fiancé stands him up, Leo's stuck on a tropical island resort with nothing but the clothes on his back… and the bottle of lube in his carry-on bag...
  • Loving The Hellhound by B.A. Stretke

    Loving The Hellhound by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Loving The Hellhound Vadin Labont is on a mission. He has been dispatched by his Vampire Coven Master to eliminate a rogue vampire who has broken every vampire code and has risked exposing vampire society to the human world. Florian Chamberlin sewed destruction wherever he went and earned the ire of the Dragons of Clan Keith in Laramie, risking the safety and good name of the Chamberlin Coven...
  • Forged in Steele by Lynn Hagen

    Forged in Steele by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA] Steele Avery is as lazy as the day is long. When the mates of the Den show up for a night of partying, Steele and his brother Paine follow the group into the demon realm. But what started out as a good time ends with Steele being bitten by the club owner, Diablo, who claims to be his mate...
  • Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen

    Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Ménage Everlasting ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, vampires]Minsheng and Yasuko are wary of strangers, especially those that have fangs. Kidnapped from their home country, the two try desperately to find their place in their new lives. Minsheng is angry and bitter over the ordeal he has suffered through. Yasuko is still so naïve...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • His Sassy Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Sassy Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    QuinnI didn’t believe in fated mates, or any of that instant love nonsense. Truthfully, I barely believed in love. It wasn’t something I’d ever needed, and I didn’t have time for it. Besides, love just led to being hurt, and I could do without that.When a huge alpha barged his way to the front of the line in my bakery, it was anything but a meet cute...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  book
  • Forbidden by Claire Cullen

    Forbidden by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All his life, Jonah’s been warned about wolves. The last of a dying species, hiding amongst the humans, Jonah accepts his lonely life, knowing one day he’ll lose himself in the call of the sea. And then a pack of werewolves moves in next door. Wolves are dangerous, cunning, and vicious. He knows he has to chase them off before they discover the truth about what he is...
  • A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows

    A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lewis has never been kissed. Omega penguin shifters aren’t allowed any physical contact with an alpha until their Pebble Gifting Season, when alphas present a pebble to their desired mate. Lewis has always followed the rules. Until he meets Todd. A polar bear shifter. Everyone knows that polar bear shifters are unreliable players who don’t mate for life...
  • His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires, shape-shifters, HEA]Dudley has been taught that shifters are savage beasts that will sooner tear out a vampire's throat than mate them. He was also taught that shifters would rather let vampires starve than feed them...
  • The Alpha Experiment by Eliot Grayson

    The Alpha Experiment by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Studying shifter genetics takes brains, patience…and sometimes simulating mating rituals with your alpha-werewolf bestie. You know, for science…Brilliant geneticist Newton McEwen, the only human in a family of werewolves, has devoted his life to researching the scientific key to shifter magic. Now he’s being blackmailed and his life’s work is threatened if he can’t produce results...
  • Redemption by Stormy Glenn

    Redemption by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    [Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, vampires, light consensual BDSM, sex toys]Rogan Owens lives a life of secret misery. Three years ago, he lost his mate, who couldn't come out of the closet and acknowledge their bond. He's suffered in silence ever since, taking over as alpha of his mate's clan.Rogan is overjoyed when he discovers Julian alive...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  abuse  adult  book
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