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  • First Time Train Wreck by T.S. Joyce

    First Time Train Wreck by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    First Time Train Wreck is one of the top bucking bull shifters in the world. He’s in the middle of a busy off-season. With his free time, he’s secretly hunting down the exact reason bull shifters are disappearing. He has no idea what kind of enemy he’s really facing, but he’s okay with that. The bigger the evil, the harder he will make it fall...
  • Defender of Slaughter Mountain by T.S. Joyce

    Defender of Slaughter Mountain by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kian McHurne has unpaired himself from his mate. He had to do it for reasons he never wants to admit out loud. He put her in the care of the new King of the Bear Clan of Alaska, in hopes that she could have a better life, and survive the war that is coming for her. Their pairing was arranged, and they never quite took to each other...
  • For The Heart Of An Outlaw by T.S. Joyce

    For The Heart Of An Outlaw by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Karis Dunway is looking for a complete overhaul of her life. On the tail-end of a heartbreak, she makes a desperate move and applies to be a part of a matchmaking program for big predator shifters. Colt seems charming and sweet over messages, but meeting the scar-faced man in person sets Karis’s life on a path she can’t escape from...
  • Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce

    Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis...
  • Make Her New by T.S. Joyce

    Make Her New by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Everyone has Hunter Kaid all wrong. Even his own brother writes him off as unintelligent, but not all smarts are the same. He just needs one person to understand him and listen to what he’s really saying. All of his life, he’s been searching for that one person who really takes the time to see him, and just when he’s about given up, he stumbles upon Sadey...
  • The Magic of Revenge by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Revenge by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Blinding rage. Debilitating grief. Insatiable vengeance.A transformation has taken hold of my body, my soul, the very center of who I am as a witch. I’ve loved and I’ve lost but I refuse to accept that this is the way it ends.When a prophecy changes and my life amplifies to a new level of chaos, I’ll have to learn to harness my new magic and lean on those around me...
  • Dig Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Dig Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Morgan Holland is a poacher’s daughter looking for a way out of the swamp. She’s been making secret moves to relocate, but it seems like every time she takes a step forward, she gets shoved two steps back. Her dad and friends are on the hunt for the Shifters, and they’re closing in fast. She doesn’t know Liam Lachlan, but he’s in danger, and she’ll take a huge risk to warn him...
  • Chased by Anastasia Wilde

    Chased by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabriel Sanchez has never wanted women at Outlaw Ridge. An expert tracker and operative, all he cares about is the mission. Women mean mates, and then cubs, and suddenly dedicated, focused soldiers turn into soft sappy romantics and Little League coaches.Not him. No way.Then Madison Fontaine comes to work at Outlaw Ridge, and suddenly all bets are off...
  • Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ***New trailer park. New shifters. New lumberjack crew. Are you ready to see how the Boarlanders live?*** ***The Boarlander Bears can be read as a standalone series*** Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans...
  • Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Leigh Hale is on the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend after she turned him into the police for running a Ponzi scheme. Now, she’s back home and looking to start fresh...
  • Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten...
  • Micah by Louisa Masters

    Micah by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside...
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    paranormal  mlm  shapeshifters  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  magic  demons
  • Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Bloodrunner Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Alana Warren has her entire life planned out. She’s making big changes and going after the future she wants, but one thing she doesn’t plan on is the tatted up bad-boy bear shifter who saunters into her coffee shop. The constant snarl in his throat says something is wrong with that man, but for some reason, she can’t get him out of her head...
  • Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett

    Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Leviathan Fitness is the favorite place of monsters, muscles, and a tentacled creature who can seduce even the hardest to win over human.When parks department supervisor Reece Rollins decides to sign up for a triathlon– there are two things holding him back. One, his fear of monsters. Two, his sub-par swimming skills...
  • Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a dark secret that could shatter the future of the Packs, or save them all. Parker Jamenson is the son of three Packs, the sole mediator between every Pack in the United States and Europe, and…he’s dying. He knows he doesn’t have much left in him and is in desperate need of a mate...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Asher by Louisa Masters

    Asher by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When your imaginary boyfriend turns up in your hometown, marriage is the only option.I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me… which, right now, is marriage...
  • Crave by Grace McGinty

    Crave by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Susannah is a b*tch.”If you asked any of the residents of Maxton what they thought of me, it would basically boil down to that.In reality, I have a huge secret. One that I’ve been keeping for nearly a decade to protect someone I love. If I had to wear a mask to keep people at arm's length and away from the truth, then so be it. At least I had my best friend and lover, Quinn, to fortify me...
  • On a Midnight Clear by Lily Morton

    On a Midnight Clear by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It can safely be said that Lord Barnaby Greenwood is not having the best of Christmases.He’s penniless, up to his eyeballs in debt, and about to lose his estate. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that when a local property developer offers a lot of money to buy King’s Wood from him, Barnaby is very tempted...
  • Forever Mine by Julie Trettel

    Forever Mine by Julie Trettel

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What do you do when you're confronted with the ghost of the only girl you ever loved? Liam Westin has carried a secret crush on his twin sister's best friend for most of his life. When she goes missing and is presumed dead as a teen, it nearly destroys him...
  • Steal Her Heart by T.S. Joyce

    Steal Her Heart by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Maris Thurgood is in deep trouble. Abandoned to care for a ranch on her own, she’s struggling from sunup to sundown to keep up with the work. When a pack of werewolves begins preying on her herd, she has no choice but to sell. A chance meeting at the cattle auction has her wondering why someone as tall, dark, and growly as Bryson Locke would take any interest in a business venture with her...
  • Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Dark River. Population 0. When Mika McKellen woke up in a stormwater drain while backpacking around Canada, she knew that her mother was right. If you made bad choices, you would end up dead in a ditch. But when she stumbled into Dark River, even her mother could never have dreamed up the residents of this small town in the middle of nowhere, Alberta...
  • Breaking Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Breaking Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a sassy Dire Wolf, with a penchant for breaking rules, and a Lion, who’s in love with the law, clash?She’s a sassy Dire Wolf with a fondness for speed, and he’s a Lion who knows how to lay down the law. Get ready for fireworks when these two dominant personalities clash.Sheila Rand is the only female member of the Dire Wolf Motorcycle Club...
  • We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams

    We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been in love with Ivy Sinclair since as long as I can remember. But she’s only ever seen me as her best friends little brother. When she came out as an Alpha, she took off to Calling Wood to start her new life and found her pack, leaving me behind to pine after her. When I came out as an Omega, my heart broke because the only Alpha I could ever want, was unavailable...
  • Cursed Bear by Harmony Raines

    Cursed Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Twenty-five years ago, Cath’s husband walked out of her life, leaving her to raise two sons alone. She threw herself into raising her boys and showered them with love. Her sense of betrayal ran deep. After all, Hector had told her they were true mates, fated to be together forever. Now, another man is telling her the same thing...
  • The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara

    The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Going home digs up bad memories, so it’s something Bureau of Special Investigations agent Cooper Dayton tries to avoid. When he’s guilted into a visit, Cooper brings along Oliver Park, his hot new werewolf partner, in the hopes the trip will help clarify their status as a couple…or not...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

    Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What’s haunting Lee Tyack? He’s moved in with Gideon Frayne, and they’re both loving their new lives. But the shadow is still there – a voice from hell that torments clairvoyant Lee, and which even the pragmatic copper Gideon can hear. Gideon’s determined to protect his lover. But after a serious injury on duty, Gideon finds out the hard way that he needs protection too...
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    law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Bad Boy Bear by Harmony Raines

    Bad Boy Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’ve found my mate. Those are the words rattling around in Louise’s head when her car breaks down on the side of the road. Stranded, she accepts help from a motorbike riding guy in tight leather pants. Not that she is interested in tight leather pants and the kind of men who wear them—oh no, she’s been there, done that, and got the baby to prove it...
  • How to Walk like a Man by Eli Easton

    How to Walk like a Man by Eli Easton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deputy Roman Charsguard survived Afghanistan where he lost his best friend—his K-9 handler James. Roman was a military dog until two years ago when he developed the ability to shift into a human. It’s not easy to learn how to be a man. He found a place to live in Mad Creek, a haven for the secret world of dog shifters. Finding a reason to live has been harder...
  • Gentry by T.S. Joyce

    Gentry by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ****Don't miss this first book in the brand new Wolves of Winter's Edge standalone series from T. S. Joyce**** Gentry Striker is right back where he swore he would never be again—his hometown. All he has to do is tie up some loose ends and escape the darkness that has enveloped this place, but he can feel his destiny pulling him deeper into the shadows of this old town...
  • Arcanum by Ashlyn Drewek

    Arcanum by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From the moment his new neighbor moves in, K9 officer Chris Brandt senses there’s something not quite right about the guy. His instincts are confirmed when he discovers the mysterious Greyson Darkholme is the prime suspect in a murder investigation—a murder that wiped out his entire family...
  • Wren and Oak by Sam Burns

    Wren and Oak by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has been peaceful for a now unprecedented two months, but everyone knows it’s the calm before the storm. The Summer king is coming for the thorn—a weapon destined to bring his end—and Fletcher has never felt so helpless. When the disturbing dreams start and his mentor, Oak, is hesitant to discuss them, Fletcher doesn’t know where to turn...
  • Swipe Right for Passion by D.J. Bryce

    Swipe Right for Passion by D.J. Bryce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shonda is lonely. Over a decade ago, she'd fallen for the man she knew was her mate, only to have him flee the pack and never return. She's lived her life on automatic. No boyfriends, no excitement, only work and friends...
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
  • Blaze by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce

    Blaze by D.J. Bryce, D.J. Bryce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A case of mistaken identity can turn your world upside down. Restless. Reagan is just looking for someone to scratch an itch. Sure, her sister Sadie finding happiness has made Reagan feel a hollowness that she's never felt before, but she's sure one night with a strong, sexy, shifter, will help her forget all of that. Misunderstood...
  • Secret Bear by Harmony Raines

    Secret Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secret Bear is set in Bear Creek and can be read as a standalone book Ion is passing a bar in a seedy part of town, when he is hit by the mating bond. Unable to resist tracking his mate, he finds her inside a bar, about to be auctioned! What's a bear to do? Bid on her of course, because no one gets between a bear and his mate...
  • Matched to His Fox by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Matched to His Fox by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha Kurt left his flourishing business and cheating husband in the city for a new life at the shore. He adores the small town he now calls home. The people are welcoming, his job at the bakery incorporates everything he loves without the stress of ownership, and he’s even learning how to swim. If only he had someone to share his life with...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    paranormal  shapeshifters  mlm  lgbtq  steamy  romance  magic  fantasy
  • Where Foxes Hunt with Wolves by K.A. Merikan

    Where Foxes Hunt with Wolves by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    --- You are responsible for what you tame ---Yevhen. Forest ranger. Werewolf. Stifled by pack rules.Radek. Foxy ginger brat. Changeling. Will avoid responsibility at all cost.Banished from his pack for being gay, Yev has one last chance to redeem himself in the eyes of his family. He needs to stick to the rules for a year, and bury his sexuality forever...
  • Cowboy Bear Blues by Harmony Raines

    Cowboy Bear Blues by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What woman wouldn't want a smokin' hot cowboy in her life? Lynn has moved to the Hawkins Ranch, left to her by her Uncle Freddy, who she had not visited for years. This leaves her with a wedge of guilt, that is difficult to shake off. She should have been here for him, and nursed him...
  • Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it...
  • Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

    Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Being(s) in Love StoryIn the nineteenth century, the dragon Dìzhèn put the small coastal town of Everlasting under her protection. Her family was supposed to carry on the tradition, but all of Dìzhèn the Great’s heirs eventually left rather than live in the shadow of such a powerful dragon.Only the youngest dragon of the current generation remains: Zarrin, the softhearted disgrace of his family...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  angst  animals  audiobook
  • Seduced by Moonlight by Kenya Wright

    Seduced by Moonlight by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Escape into a fun and sexy shapeshifter romance. Imani Imani hates her life and her waitressing job. She’s stuck in the small town of Crystal Lake with no money, education, or way to escape. And then Aiden and his friends come into town. People aren’t sure if they’re a gang of bikers or something else. There’s this odd sense of power whenever they are around...
  • Christmas Catastrophe by Harmony Raines

    Christmas Catastrophe by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can bear shifter Damon help his new found mate, Zara, avoid a Christmas Catastrophe in Cougar Ridge? Bear Bluff firefighter Damon, has got used to spending Christmas on duty with the rest of his crew. But this year, Santa has sent him an early Christmas gift, in the shape of curvy cougar shifter Zara. But Zara is not feeling the joys of the holiday season...
  • Beary Guarded by Ruby Shae

    Beary Guarded by Ruby Shae

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Curvy and scarred, polar bear shifter Riley Holland, the girl with the boy’s name, doesn’t want or need a man. Even if she did, her appearance, combined with her tragic past, have prepared her for a lonely future. When a gorgeous wolf shifter walks into Polar Bliss, her family’s coffee shop, Riley allows herself one second of hope…until her worst fear comes true...
  • Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath

    Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Run. In a world where unbonded omegas are worth their weight in gold, running is the only thing Silas Wright knows. Run from the criminal alpha pack hunting him. Run from the dark secrets haunting his nightmares. Run from himself. Stumbling in the dark down a twisting mountain road, Silas is on the run when a stranger comes crashing into his life...
  • Haven by Morgan Brice

    Haven by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    (Set in the world of Fox Hollow, but can stand alone). Old secrets, hidden psychics, secret shifters, ghosts, scandals—and true love. A series of long-ago disappearances leads cold case private detective Austin Williams to investigate a troubled sanitarium. Jamie Miller is new in town, temporarily running the local historical association, and he willingly signs on to help solve Austin’s mystery...
  • Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes

    Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alpha torn apart, his heart stitched back together by the gentle hands of one sweet doctor’s assistant....Dante Reid has never fit in with his pack of feral, dangerous alphas. He hates his own nature, and his monster of a father makes him question his very DNA...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  audiobook  book
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