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Freaky Crypts by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoet Parker thought her past was lost to her…but it’s about to invade her present.Her uncle Sidney is in New Orleans, which just happens to be where Mystic Caravan is setting up shop for the week, but Poet isn’t expecting a happy reunion. Things are tense—to say the least—and that’s before zombies are reported in the French Quarter... -
Wanted by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHalf-dwarven craftswoman, enchanter, and badass hammer-wielder Matti Puletasi has achieved most of her goals and even found the love of the handsome elf assassin Sarrlevi.Unfortunately, there’s still a bounty on her head. That makes it hard to return to a normal life, start a family, or even visit the Coffee Dragon without being shot at... -
Sid by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRenowned for his playboy lifestyle and wisecrack remarks, Sid Sinclair knows he is the last pick for the lead investigator of human/half-breed trafficking. Never one to play by the rules, Sid takes his new position seriously, but not without driving the leader of the VC Council and fellow Warrior’s crazy. A human with a special gift, Lana Fitzpatrick’s life is complicated... -
Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIzzy Sage should be on top of the world but the revenant threat has her watching her back. Things only get worse when an oddball cult looking for a door to another world show up on Belle Isle and start circling the parking lot while demanding entrance to the other side... -
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Immortal World by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImogen's got some answers about her origins, and a promise from Rafael that he'll help to cure her immortality. But there's a few brand-new problems standing in her way...A vicious pack of disenfranchised Alphas are on their way to Backman's shifter school, coming to try and reclaim what they think is rightfully theirs... -
Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsfrom the book's foreword: "While Doggone Mess’s beginning was written before Plaidypus, there are important reasons for why I didn’t renumber the series and insert Doggone Mess before Plaidypus. Doggone Mess’s events after Plaidypus require Plaidypus to truly make sense."Originally a novella in the anthology Dirty Deeds published in Jan, 2021, this edition has been expanded into a full novel... -
Freaky Hearts by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoet Parker his having a rough time of it … and then some. She owes her boss Max Anderson everything for saving her from a life on the streets, but Mystic Caravan’s favorite psychic is struggling because that loyalty caused her to lose a shot at true love... -
Freaky Lies by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Mystic Caravan Circus is a place of magic and mayhem. Unfortunately for Poet Parker these days, it’s also packed full of lies.It’s been more than a week since she found out an unsightly secret: Her boss Max is her boyfriend’s father. Despite giving Max an ultimatum, he’s yet to tell Kade Denton the truth, and that’s left Parker in a sticky situation... -
Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out... -
Immortal Death by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImogen is on the brink of getting everything she ever wanted: love, safety, answers. Her father. Mortality.And just like that, a stranger comes to town and rips everything apart. Turns out, the darkest thing Imogen's ever had to face isn't a blood witch, or a vampire, or even a demon.It's a mundane, petty human woman.It's just like they say: Be careful what you wish for... -
Immortal Life by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImmortality sucks. You know what sucks more? Mortality.Imogen's on the verge of getting everything she ever wanted. The man of her dreams, a talented, smart kid who loves her, some amazing friends, she's finally safe from the ancient creature who keeps ripping her to pieces every time she tries to access her deeper powers – and she's only one step away from finding the reincarnation of her dad... -
Firefighter Dragon's Demi-God Daughter by Brittany White
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon shifter and the daughter of a demi-God must work together to save the world from a monstrous threat.The Demi-God’s Daughter I carry the blood of the Gods.I have never known a life without duty. At an early age, I learned that even the Gods could be killed. My father was a soldier, and a demi-God.He was the son of Ares, the God of War. But that did not keep him safe... -
Librarian Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSarah is looking for love under the covers...of a good book!As a small-town librarian, Sarah has her hands full with projects that range from running an in-library day care to planning her best friend's wedding. Romance is a complication she doesn't need...until he walks in... -
Royal Bear by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the search for her missing brother, Free-spirited Grace finds some firsts— friends, family, a home, and a hot shifter who captures her heart. To claim Grace as his mate, Konstantin must not only renounce his title and shun his duties, he must betray his friends. Being a Royal Bear is a royal b*tch. AUTHOR'S NOTE: P.O.L.A.R... -
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Dad Bod Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a blazing hot alpha dragon shifter.He's a devoted single dad to three adorable little girls.He's ... completely out of shape.Dragon shifter Gideon has spent his entire life relying on his shifter physique to keep him in top fighting form... -
Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJulianWhen did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part?Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point... -
Plaidypus by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a close encounter of the hotspot kind, Nadine’s paws are full figuring out how to feed her thirsty vampire of a brother, trying to convince the CDC she actually can be a shapeshifter infected with the lycanthropy virus, and dodging the pack of crazy women out for her blood—or her brother’s body.She’s not sure if they want her or her brother, but she doesn’t want to find out... -
Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParanormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book eight in the bestselling series PSI-Ops!Paranormal Security and Intelligence operative and wolf-shifter Dougal "Striker" McCracken is known for his wild ways, and devil may care attitude. He's worked long and hard to build the persona. It disarms others and protects his emotions. The ones he keeps buried within... -
Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis is the final installment of this bestselling dragon shifter series...Tide isn’t interested in taking part in the hunt. He doesn’t like the concept. It isn’t for him. One thing he does enjoy is the stag run. He plans on finding himself a tasty human female to hole up with for the night. What he doesn’t expect is to find her stranded on the side of the road. A damsel in distress... -
Grim Christmas by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsGrim is trying to hold it together for the holidays. He’s vowed to be a better Alpha for the Rogue Pride Crew, but he’s at war with the two lions inside of him, and at war with a certain Red Dragon as well. He was raised to be a weapon and had never celebrated like everyone else. All he wants to do is coast straight through the holiday, but his new Crew is messing with his head... -
The Gift by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 28 ratings***BONUS BOOK***Despite a powerful snowstorm that has shut down the city, Silver and the Mageri crew are preparing to spend a peaceful holiday at home, surrounded by family, food, and merriment. But the party comes to an abrupt end when Logan receives an unexpected call, one that forces him to make a life-changing decision that could affect his relationship with Silver forever... -
Sam by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Paranormal Werebear Bear Shifter Romance Series This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Sam has watched his buddies go through the mate bonding process, and he couldn’t be happier for them. Really. He can’t help the little twinge of jealousy, though... -
Wrath and Bones by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMarnie Baranuik is confident that her new psychic detective agency will be a great success, and she has eight million business cards to prove it. But before the paint even dries on her open for business sign, she’s summoned to face the Demon King Asmodeus in His own playground, the revenant court, home of the undead nobility, to participate in a conclave of the most powerful immortals on Earth... -
Karma's Spell by L.A. Boruff, Helen Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one ever told me what to do if I ended up forty-something, divorced, and jobless.When my ex knocks at my door with his new girlfriend I somehow manage to turn them into toads. But that’s not possible, right?Still, my ex-husband’s car is in the driveway, and he’s nowhere to be found. Which doesn’t look great for me... -
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Strength Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the penultimate novel of the Talon Pack series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan, an Enforcer must make the ultimate choice when it comes to a human woman with a secret she doesn't know she holds.Kameron Brentwood has only one thing on his mind: defeating the enemy. He doesn't have time for a human woman who sets his teeth on edge and makes his wolf prowl... -
Dark Protectors Box Set by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN: B00JXTNMDG. There are two other earlier cover editions here and here.Don t miss the first four volumes of the unforgettable Dark Protectors series: "Fated, Claimed, Tempted, Hunted"Driven by prophecy, the Dark Protectors are male vampires, fearless and born to mate with human females for eternity... -
My Big Fat Hairy Wedding by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA forty-something Werewolf supermodel, five supernaturally screwed up bridesmaids, and a demonic mother of the groom determined to ruin the wedding.Awesome ... not.How has my life come to this? Not sure who I screwed over in a past life to end up with a heinous mother-in-law who thinks my wedding is for her. If I didn't love Chance more than myself--which is a lot--I'd rethink the entire hot mess... -
Full Moons, Dunes & Macaroons by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe big day has finally arrived, and Imogen, Iggy and the bakers head to the Fire Kingdom for Hank and Shaday’s wedding. Imogen is totally fine with it—or so she keeps telling herself. Even the murder of a famous wedding guest can’t stop the impending nuptials. So when Imogen’s repressed feelings magically ruin her baking and she’s banned from the kitchen, she sets herself to finding the killer... -
The Hob by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobin Goodfellow has met his match.The Gray Court, Book 4When the Black Queen kidnaps one of the White Queen's nephews, Robin Goodfellow is sent to ensure that the young prince safely returns to the bosom of his family. True to his role as Oberon’s Hobgoblin, he is ready for anything…except meeting his truebond, the very delicious, very human Michaela Exton... -
Witch Glitch by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWitches and glitches and testicle obsessed cats… Oh my. One dilemma down and approximately 74,876,283 to go. I think being the Shifter Whisperer is hard—or Shifter Wanker as I enjoy referring to my new job—but healing wounded Shifters is easy compared to finding and eliminating the lurking freaking evil... -
Spell Crafting 501 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final classes have begun and the only thing standing in Imara’s way is an ancient and deadly enemy…of her kitten. Imara’s life is going according to her plans. She has her boyfriend, her kitten, and is about to earn her degree in Magecraft and graduate. Once she has that degree, she has the right to request an application for a commercial magic license... -
Oops I Ate A Vengeance Demon: A Fun Fast-Paced Urban Fantasy: Foils and Fury Book One by Lauretta Hignett
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Dragon's Secret by Brittany White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA human doctor and scientist who unwittingly put her dragon shifter lover in danger.EmilyI had seen wolf shifters when I was a child.Everyone said I was crazy, so I set out to find the proof.One day, the proof walked right into my doctor’s officeWith a broken arm... -
Queso de los Muertos by Nova Nelson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA town cook-off has never been so life-or-death.When it comes to Eastwind's annual cook-off, witch Nora Ashcroft is in it to win it.It's the perfect opportunity to introduce her delectable queso recipe to the magical town of Eastwind, and she'll do whatever it takes to keep Donovan from beating her... -
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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... -
Dentelle by Heather Bowhay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmethyst – book 1 of the Guardian series is currently free. Linked is the 2nd book, and this is Dentelle, the 3rd installment in the Guardian trilogy.Lexi Adams cheated death when she successfully linked and became the only living Dentelle. And while she’s ecstatic to be alive, her troubles are just beginning. She’d hoped to keep her Dentelle status a secret, but that didn’t happen... -
Sterling by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Paranormal Werebear Bear Shifter Romance Series. This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Sterling Mallory likes fast—fast cars and faster women, anything to keep the ghosts at bay. Living life on the edge catches up to him when he carelessly makes an enemy of Kyle Barns... -
Tis the Season by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne of several Bewitched and Bewildered short stories released by the Author on her website...Categorized as:
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Never Been Hexed by Christine Zane Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConstance Campbell learned on her fortieth birthday that she comes from a long line of witches.Now, struggling to learn her magic, Constance dives deeper into her family’s sorted past.Constance vows to find the truth behind her mother's disappearance. She’s determined to seek out the Faction, an order of witches and warlocks vying for power in the supernatural world... -
Untethered by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShifter Novel Saturday night is shifter night… It’s that one night of the week when the shifters head into town to blow off a little steam. Sometimes, when they’re lucky enough, it’s to find a mate … a sweet, human mate … since shifter females are in such short supply. Winston wishes it was his turn to find a partner because he’s done with all the screwing around... -
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... -
Semi-Human by Isabel Jordan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHarper Hall finally has everything she ever wanted. Thriving paranormal PI business? Check. At least some control over her psychic ability? Check. Smokin’ hot ex-slayer fiancé? Check... -
Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong... -
A Mate for the Christmas Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Christmas-loving dragon + an overworked retail assistant who hates the holidays + five days to win his mate's heart before a curse destroys his life = a Christmas clash with a heart-warming happy ever after. Jasper Heartwell needs to find a mate before Christmas. Jasper is a dragon on a mission... -
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The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThree signs that something is very different with your mew man:1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he's so attentive at night.2. He's attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own.3. He never seems to age.Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger... -
Winning Skyhunter by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor more than a decade, Clan Skyhunter suffered under a cruel, power-hungry leader who did anything to advance his agenda. He was finally caught in an illegal scandal and sent to prison, and now the dragon-shifter clan in the south of England is ready for a new leader. And so the trials begin… Asher King had been locked away under the former clan leader for speaking out against his cruelty... -
The Alpha's Fight by Michelle Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you've lost your wolf, how do you get it back?'Jane Doe' has no idea who she is or why she wakes up in a...nursing home? Full of shifters? She may not be old, but they say she is a shifter—only her wolf is MIA and she's in some kind of trouble she can't remember to boot. And there's this guy, Ryder. Something about him that makes her tingle in all the right places... -
My Vampire Knight by Krystal Shannan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love is a killer. Literally, for Siren Calliope Hart.Any man she love will die—a curse courtesy of her father and the reason for her tragic past. She’s determined not to suffer like that ever again.Then the heart-stopping-wipe-the-drool-from-your-mouth-sexy Godric Devereaux shows up... -
Pranic, Pregnant, and Petrified (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the third book of the Montgomery Chronicles trilogy, the witches have almost gotten to the point of claiming Marcie Montgomery, at least since the Witch Test. If Janet Travis has anything to do with it, however, Marcie would be banished to the next universe before being publicly acknowledged as a Super Duper Witch... -
Her Dragon Protector by Olivia Arran
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dragon shifter on a mission… When dragon shifter Trent finally finds the woman he’s been searching for, his vow to return the feisty she-dragon back to her clan is the last thing on his mind. Curvy Astrid has his mouth watering and his heart thumping, leaving no doubt in his mind that she's his true mate...
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