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Savage Basilisk by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA basilisk with a secret, a wounded woman trying to protect the world and a ranch full of friends to help them...As a monster among monsters, Ajax is aware that most people are terrified of him. They should be. He's a savage killer that makes no apologies for what he is. In spite of that, he still wants to find a mate... -
Timber Wolf by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWolf shifter and carpenter Jake Rowly left his home town of Virtue straight out of high school and never planned to return. But a broken heart sends him back into the fold, because if there's one thing Virtue doesn't have, it's any chance of romantic complications. Then he meets newcomer Mabs Brannigan, and realizes fate has brought him home again…...Categorized as:
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Probable Fear by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the path to destiny really sucks ass.I should have died on our last big mission and it’s messing with my head.I know I need to get over it, but I just can’t.There’s a lead on a new Collector and Delta’s getting called in to assist.Paralyzed by irrational fears and guilt, I don’t know if I can do this again.But if I don’t, I’ll never meet her...Categorized as:
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The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDestiny.I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately and my opinion on the whole thing hasn’t mattered one bit. No, the stars have their plans and I’ve been consulted about it a whopping zero times.Finally. I finally had all of my mates together. Yeah, that lasted an impressive two seconds and now one of them is gone... -
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A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove otter be easier....Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can't get a word in edgewise... -
Bull in a Tea Shop by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis second chance is her salvation ... Big, tatted-out bull shifter Maddox used to work as a thug for hire, but now he's a drifter with his old life in ruins. All he knows is that he wants to be better than he was. When he hitchhikes into the small town of Silvermine, Arizona, he's not planning to stay... -
Micah by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWanted: 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... -
Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide…I’m the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there’s a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In my defense, he rubs everyone the wrong way... -
Platinum by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Dragon as a pretend husband? Tempting... Sever, the Platinum dragon, stood by as his friends found mates. With Gold and Silver gone, he's left with only haunting memories of betrayal and a future uncertain as the sea. But when a woman writes Date-A-Dragon asking for help with a unique situation, Sever feels something awakening in him that was long dead... -
Inferno by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAccidentally mated to her family's worst enemy… Bear shifter Kayla Swanson is trapped. While fighting a wildfire in New Mexico, she makes a grave mistake and the flames are getting close. Lucky for her a tall, ruggedly handsome shifter comes to her aid. The fire may have been extinguished but their passion sparks a heated encounter... -
Cursed By Love by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollowing a trail of blood into the woods isn't the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but when I find an injured wolf, I can’t bring myself to leave him behind.That decision might end up being my last because when a pack of wolves tries to attack us, it looks like we won’t make it out alive... -
Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again... -
Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour... -
Hot Blooded: A Fosters' Beginning, BFF to Lovers MPreg by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMark and Devon have been best friends since they were ten and completely inseparable since they were thirteen. They were together before either of them presented as alpha or omega, and they've been the most important people in each other's lives without exception these last twelve years... -
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Stalky by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a shy omega and a stoic man don't know how to communicate, things tend to go unsaid.When Jett proposes to Brewer in a moment of pain killer induced highness, Brewer knows it's only because the omega wants "big, strong kids who can fight back," and he can't blame him considering what the omega blabbed to him about his last relationship while inebriated... -
Richie's Promise by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRichie made a break from a Pride and an Alpha that were both abusive and dangerous. He’s had time to overcome the insecurities and damage done during his youth. Now he’s found a new Pride, a new home, a new Alpha, and he’s flourishing. But he’s never forgotten the young girl that he knew as a child. The girl that even then, he knew was meant to be his... -
The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman whose world is crumbling beneath her feet…Single mom and red dragon shifter Sage is working as hard as she can to keep her clan alive. But with a dangerous, dictatorial leader, a tiny camp in the woods, and dwindling numbers, it’s a daunting job. She just wants her daughter to grow up safe and happy. Is that so much to ask?It seems like it might be—until she meets her mate... -
Cowboy Bear's Mate by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow does a bear lose his mate? When she drives off in the opposite direction, taking his heart and soul with her. For a year, Samuel has lived with the loss of his mate. He’s roamed the mountains, always searching, his life meaningless without her. Now he’s made a decision—he’s going to leave the Williams Homestead and search the world until he finds her. Then, fate steps in...Categorized as:
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Leif's Serenity by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeifThe world knows me as Leif in Wanderlust, travel blogger.Through the lens of my camera, I take my followers along as I vacation in some of the most beautiful places all over the world.Sure, it can get lonely, but I’m literally living everyone’s best life and loving every second of it.Until I’m hired for a job in Brigs Ferry Bay, Maine, where I meet a local diner owner, Fernando... -
Bear Guard by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lonely secretary who doesn't know she's a shifter + a protective bear shifter guard + a mob attack = a small town romance that'll make you purr! After working hard all her life, curvy Carrie Stewart is looking forward to her vacation in the woods of Linden Creek -- until her car goes off the road and brings out the inner animal she never knew existed... -
The Billionaire Dragon Shifter's Baby by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy social worker in need of a break + a carefree dragon shifter + a baby dragon who needs her father = one hot and heartwarming romance! Amy McCullough has to handle just one last case before she takes some much-needed leave from her stressful job as a social worker. But when she finally gets the call from a baby's missing father, Amy's the one who gets a fairy tale ending... -
Take Me by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLachlan is a vampire of many layers. He has the body and soul of a warrior, but a kind, loving heart. He is fiercely loyal to his Coven Master and best friend Callum (to whom he’s second in command), and to his people. Lach owns and runs a bakery in the village, working alone to feed the coven a variety of delicious sweeties... -
Silver Daddy by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s got the hots for his best friend’s dad ... Kiefer has been crushing on Greer since he was a teenager, never imagining anything could happen between them. Then one night changes everything. Now the older alpha is all he can think about and things between them are heating up... -
The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA 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... -
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The Girl Nest Door by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTiger shifter and businessman, Shaun always wanted to spend more time with the child his ex-wife took away from him -- but he wasn't expecting her to abandon five-year old Trevor and force Shaun to move to the tiny town of Green Valley. It’s bad enough that Shaun doesn’t know the first thing about being a father -- now suddenly he’s the father of an unpredictable shifter child... -
Heat by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen pastry chef Annabeth Jones goes on the run from her abusive fiance, the small town of Bearpaw Ridge offers her a safe haven. Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with friendly neighbors and a bakery/cafe that needs a new owner, it's the perfect place for her to start over. Firefighter and bear shifter Dane Swanson knows at once that kind, curvy Annabeth is his fated mate... -
The Red Dragon's Baby by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's vowed to give her baby a better life—all by herself. Until she meets him. Single mom Katie Miller has left everything behind. Unable to handle the idea of her six-month-old son being raised by her dangerous ex, she pulled up her life and escaped. Now she's alone with her baby, road tripping into the unknown with a little money and a lot of determination... -
Wren and Oak by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowan 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... -
Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business... -
Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVinceI’ve been hurt before, but Shayne makes me want to try again …I haven’t been lucky in romance, and for the past twelve years my daughter Charlotte has been my number one priority. But my senses go crazy every time I’m around Shayne and my inner wolf is convinced he’s my fated mate... -
Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHoliday 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... -
Pumpkin Cream Pie by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young man with a turbulent past meets the only man with a hand steady enough to tame him. Seamus is a nineteen-year-old falcon shifter with a bad reputation, just ask anyone. Growing up in the insulated all-shifter town of Morningwood, there isn’t a person around who doesn’t remember each of his mistakes and they aren’t afraid to throw them in his face at every chance... -
Blooming by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInstagram crush. Instant fling.The last thing amateur food photographer Milo expects to find in the sleepy town of Otter Bay is the cute boy he’s been crushing on from Instagram. He’s in town to help his pregnant sister, not to look for a fling, but his best friend is right—it’s been so long since he got laid that they’ll be reissuing his v-card any day now... -
Target: BillionBear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA BBW artist + a billionaire bear shifter who's lost his memory + a mysterious murder plot = an explosive romance! Curvy small-town painter Kesley Enkel loves her meddling family and her close-knit town of secret shifters, but is unlucky in love—until handsome billionaire Jameson walks into her life... -
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Matched to His Fox by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha 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... -
Tempting Tate by Jacki James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTate: 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... -
Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoo Brothers Holiday Short. As Halloween looms on the horizon, Sawyer agrees to help his fellow pack mates, Gaia and Maggie, with turning their inn into a haunted house. It all goes smoothly until things actually begin to go bump in the night... -
Four Play by H.J. Welch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree hungry wolves. One pretty little lamb. The hunt for love is on.HARPERI’m here for a good time, not a long time. When a total cutie asks me if I’d be interested in him and his two Daddies chasing me down and having their way with me, it sounds fun. I’m only in this crappy town for the summer, after all. But what we share is intense. I signed on to get caught…not to catch feelings... -
Comet by Abigail Kade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA 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
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing 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... -
Cowboy Bear Blues by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat 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
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRowan 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... -
Hop On by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn overweight omega puts his life in the hands of a battered and bruised alpha... Captain Aries did not escape his last mission unscathed. His work with the Elite Force is always dangerous—it’s not easy protecting an entire town of trusting shifters from outside threats—but Aries blames himself for the danger he put his team in... -
Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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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Burn by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOpposites attract… Bear shifter Elle Swanson’s no stranger to heartbreak. She’s been widowed for many years. A second chance at romance? She’s not holding her breath. But at the most unexpected moment, love comes walking in. At a family wedding, she’s swept into the arms of tall cowboy Justin Long. Between his smoldering good looks and seductive caresses, she’s falling hard...Categorized as:
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Bearly Getting It by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Friends to Lovers, Shifter, MPreg-Possible Love Story. Dyer Becker and Hunt Lane have been close since they were babies. Hunt's immediate obsession with Dyer from the first moment remains the same through childhood, adolescence and into the early years of adulthood. So, living these last three years on separate land masses has been torture. Video calls and twice yearly visits is just not enough... -
Ash by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA bear shifter promises to protect what’s his. Bear shifter Ash Swanson is at the top of his game. Thanks to the wildly successful gaming company he founded, he's well on his way to becoming a multi-millionaire. In his free time, Ash serves as a volunteer firefighter for the tightly knit community of Bearpaw Ridge. Powerful and fearless, Ash’s daring rescues have saved dozens of people...Categorized as:
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Grayson's Enlightenment by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince Grayson was a young cub in Alaska, he’s always wanted to be a park ranger. But when a rogue Alpha attacks their small den unexpectedly, Grayson’s alpha father manages to get some of his family as well as two other families out of their village unnoticed. They flee for their lives, and head in the direction of Honey Creek in hopes of finding a welcoming den... -
Cold Moon by Sam Burns, W. M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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... -
Secret Daddy by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI can’t remember my son’s father … Ten years ago a drunken hookup lead to a little shifter baby. I love my son with all my heart, but I can’t remember who his father is and raising a young wolf is getting harder by the day. I need help, but I can’t exactly go around town asking if anyone knows about shifters...
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