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Forgotten Promise by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt six years old Tyler Klein made a promise to his best friend Josie. “When I grow up and get my wolf, I’m gonna make you my mate.” Back then he didn’t know a lot about mating, but he thought he knew a thing or two about love.Josie’s family changed allegiances to a new pack shortly after that and the memory faded long ago, that is until Josie shows up at the ARC to visit a friend... -
![The Steady by Kelly Fox]()
The Steady by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHot for teacher? No.Hot for teacher's widower? Maybe a little more than I should be.I merely meant to comfort Ren, to help him find steady ground in the middle of an ocean of pain. It was supposed to be a one-time thing.Only… our chemistry, set ablaze by our extreme size and age differences, was something neither of us had experienced before... -
![The Hellhound's Un-Christmas Miracle by Zoe Chant]()
The Hellhound's Un-Christmas Miracle by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHis past is a nightmare. And the woman of his dreams just walked into it…Hellhound shifter Fleance thought he’d escaped his evil former alpha for good – and the life of crime and misery he was forced to live. But when he loses control of his hellhound, Fleance realizes the past isn’t as far behind him as he’d hoped... -
![The Witch and His Doctor by Kiki Clark]()
The Witch and His Doctor by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this series finale, the Kincaid Pack is forced to put everything on the line… or lose everything they hold dear.Damien has a secret.Actually, he has more than one. His entire life within the Kincaid Pack has been a lie. Now that the truth is starting to come out, he’s faced with accepting the consequences he set into motion years ago.And hoping his mate will forgive him... -
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![Black Claw Dragons: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray]()
Black Claw Dragons: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlack Claw Dragons is the bundled collection of Roxie Ray’s Six possessive Dragons and their stories as each of them finds their fated mate and does anything to keep her safe. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone but for the best reading experience, the author suggests you read them in order... -
![Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley]()
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... -
![Hot Blooded: A Fosters' Beginning, BFF to Lovers MPreg by J.D. Light]()
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... -
![Stone Cold Obsidian by Lisa Oliver]()
Stone Cold Obsidian by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArrowtown #6 - Can be read as standaloneObsidian River, known to his friends as 'Dian' has lived a long and comfortable life, working as an enforcer for the Paranormal Council with his friend Eagle. Being sent to Arrowtown to track down a faint lead on a missing rhino shifter was an everyday occurrence... -
![Stalky by J.D. Light]()
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... -
![Rescued By The Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows]()
Rescued By The Secret Wolf: Small Town Shifter Romance by Serena Meadows
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![Fated With Firelight by Ashe Moon]()
Fated With Firelight by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the shrine priest, omega Enry’s matehood is prized and sought after by the less-than-eligible alphas of his secluded human village. It’s the night of the claiming competition, and just when it seems like Enry’s fate is decided, a winged figure appears in the moonlit sky... -
![We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams]()
We Are Destiny by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’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... -
![Frostine by J.E. Cluney]()
Frostine by J.E. Cluney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI moved to Silver Springs to enjoy a quiet life away from my family who wished for me to take a mate of their choosing. Sadly, there’s no running from my family, and they send two potential suitors out to fetch me. Throw in the broody ice-phoenix who has fallen for me, and things are about to get heated. I’m Frostine, and things are about to get hot...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Reign by C.J. Primer]()
Brutal Reign by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoth of us loved River Jacobsen, and both of us were bound to lose everything if we acted on it. So, we made a pact. We pushed her away to preserve our friendship, and in doing so, secured the future of our pack with a strong Alpha and Beta team at the helm.The night of the full moon changes everything when the fated mate bond snaps in between River and both of us...Categorized as:
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![Loving My Omega by C.W. Gray]()
Loving My Omega by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSam and Teague have been best friends for years. Now that they are both single, can friendship become more?Hurting from a break-up, Sam moves home to Hobson Hills to take care of his great-aunt. After a year passes, he realizes the only thing he misses from his life in Seattle is the one man that has always been there for Sam, his best friend, Teague... -
![Doc's Deputy by Lisa Oliver]()
Doc's Deputy by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeputy Joe of the Arrowtown Sheriff's department has tried to hold his head up high his entire life, even though it's never been easy. Carrying the Quincy name has been a curse he's worked hard to put behind him, but when his two uncles get thrown out of Arrowtown because of their nefarious dealings, Joe found the courage to turn to the one man he thought would stand by his side... -
![Nutmeg Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke]()
Nutmeg Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first rule of business is that you don’t mix it with pleasure. But if you do get involved with your business partner? Try not to knock him up… it goofs up the dividends. Tired of the playboy lifestyle, Gabe Smythe is ready for change. To start his new life, he’s come to Hollydale with one goal—to reunite with his long-lost brother, Rafe... -
![Cowboy Bear's Mate by Harmony Raines]()
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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![Take Me by Jayda Marx]()
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]()
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... -
![Black by Quin, Perin.]()
Black by Quin, Perin.
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Meow!”There it was.The sound that made my knees buckle.He purred, neck stretched, eyes half-lidded.With those cat ears, in his hair.And the tail, that he flicked.A ray of sun in the drizzling rain. I’d been a traveler, floating adrift, while he’d stayed in one place. How was I supposed to know he’d become my anchor? My light. My everything... -
![Drawn to You by Jaclyn Quinn]()
Drawn to You by Jaclyn Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeaving his enormous family behind, native New Yorker, Elijah, decides to move to Brighton Pier for a fresh start. Being part of a large LGBTQ community and landing his dream job at Inkubus, a local tattoo shop, is too big of a draw for him to turn down... -
![Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson]()
Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me.Meet me there… where everything was always perfect. You and me and the damp grass at dawn and the gray dirt in the late evening rain.Meet me where we were ourselves and not these two people who can’t even say I love you... -
![Settle for Something by Susi Hawke]()
Settle for Something by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarjacked and taken hostage? Just another Friday night for this alpha.Sweet, bumbling Shane is an alpha who’s been looking for love in all the wrong places. Bad dates and catfishing incidents are the norm in his world. But Shane pushes on because he knows his fated mate is waiting to be found. And if he doesn’t eventually find his perfect match? Well… Shane might be willing to settle... -
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![Settle for Nothing by Susi Hawke, Drew Bacca]()
Settle for Nothing by Susi Hawke, Drew Bacca
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do I want in a mate? Absolutely nothing.Silas Jones has no interest in getting a mate, fated or otherwise. At 22, he’s alone in the world...or would be without the quirky pack of desert homesteaders who’ve become his family. Who needs more than that? Not Silas. Everyone else can partner up and risk loving the wrong person; he’s not judging... -
![Brutus's Surprise by Lisa Oliver]()
Brutus's Surprise by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrutus had found his groove in Arrowtown. Having traveled with Ra and his friends for years, he was now content to help out Fergus at the local bakery and spend his free time as an uncle to his friend's children. Finding a mate was one of those "it might be nice one day" scenarios, that Brutus wasn't chasing too hard... -
![Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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... -
![Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light]()
Wanting the Im-PAW-sible by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen did Drew Lane grow up?As the oldest of the leap children, Harper Long was the designated babysitter growing up, which is why he is struggling so much with the fact that the youngest of the group is a grown man now. Like really grown. Like how does he even find supportive underwear with all that?Unrequited crushes are rough... -
![Blooming by Sean Ashcroft]()
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... -
![Newton's Laws by Lisa Oliver]()
Newton's Laws by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNewton considered himself fairly adaptable, but he had one rule he absolutely lived by - do not get involved with assassins. He could overlook the one mated to his only brother. He would even help the four assassins to gain their freedom from the Council. That fell under the 'favor to his brother' category. But socializing with them, being friends with them - that was not going to happen... -
![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 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... -
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![Tempting Tate by Jacki James]()
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... -
![A Hoard for Flame by Lorelei M. Hart]()
A Hoard for Flame by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all started with a pink slip…Omega Karl followed the rules…all of them. He went to school, got the best grades, and paid his dues in the corporate world. Where did it get him? Jobless and broke. With nowhere to go, he calls the one person who won’t judge him, his aunt Karma. Unlike him, she never followed any rules, and where did that leave her? Blissfully happy... -
![Frenemies from Forests by Ashe Moon]()
Frenemies from Forests by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerfect, powerful, and obsessed with tradition, omega Thran is the strongest warrior in a clan of reclusive forest dragons. There isn’t a challenge he can’t overcome—except for dealing with the fire dragon outsider Baleon, who’s been a pain in his ass since the day their worlds collided... -
![Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli]()
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... -
![Throwing a Hissy Fit by J.D. Light]()
Throwing a Hissy Fit by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou point out the scars on a man's face one time, completely by accident, and he suddenly thinks you're a jerk... and proceeds to snark you into wanting to murder him. Rattle snake shifter and alpha of his pit, Cline is actually a pretty laid-back person. There has ever only been one man who makes him want hiss and spit, and that man is one of his son's closest friends, Frazier... -
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Crash by Fel Fern
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a race against time, Jared's life hangs by a thread... unless he finds his biker bear.Death is unavoidable but Jared Church refuses to accept his fate. Haunted by his brother's murder, Jared is determined to rewrite destiny. A glimmer of hope emerges as his brother's final gift leads him on a desperate quest—to find the man who has consumed his dreams since childhood.Crash has everything... -
![Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis]()
Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a jaded chimera meets a skeptical and stressed human? True love, of course.Why did I decide to live in the human realm again? I asked myself that question nearly every day lately. Sure, many monsters are thriving here, and I don’t think I could go back to never having coffee or cheese danishes again, but…humans can be so infuriating sometimes and I’m over it... -
![Comet by Abigail Kade]()
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... -
![Hop On by Kiki Burrelli]()
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... -
![Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter]()
Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. by E.S. Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEllis. I feel him. Before I even lay eyes on him, I sense him. The air in the room seems charged, my awareness of him heightened, but he is a stranger to me. Unfamiliar, yet familiar. Unknown, yet known. And something inside me says, "Hello, I've been waiting for you." Macsen. I see him. I've seen him a hundred times before and I know this will not be the last, but each time I do, I feel it... -
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![Jules's Sanctuary by Taylor Rylan]()
Jules's Sanctuary by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJules knows that as an alpha he must fight against those that set out to hurt others. But he’s tired and it’s been well over a year since he’s seen his family. He doesn’t even know if they were able to escape from their old den’s alpha and flee to safety. He can only hope that the fates were on their side. Orin has only ever wanted two things. A mate and cubs of his own... -
![Dimples by Athena Steller]()
Dimples by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShawnShawn wasn’t looking for a mate when he’d accompanied Bryce to a book signing at the newly opened bookstore in town. The big bow-tied cutie isn’t Shawn’s usual type but when Shawn sets eyes on the bookstore’s owner, he feels something shift inside him. The boy that draws his attention is perfect in every way. Even before his wolf scents his mate... -
![Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath]()
Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRun. 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...Categorized as:
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![Owl Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace]()
Owl Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLearning to love is the best lesson of all.Omega owl shifter Ryan is slowly adjusting to life at River’s Edge. After being rescued from impending slavery, he’s happy to be free. Now it’s time for him to stand on his own two feet, and to do that, he needs to finish his education, something his parliament had forbidden.His future as sold property was sealed with his first shift... -
![Mannies and Embers by Ashe Moon]()
Mannies and Embers by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFire dragon alpha Haru has never been able to leave the past behind. The childhood bond he shared with Aerin, a human omega, has shaped the course of his life, even after the boy’s dragon-fearing parents broke their friendship apart...Categorized as:
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![Don't Bang Your Stepbro by D.J. Jamison]()
Don't Bang Your Stepbro by D.J. Jamison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm not one for rules, but Don't Bang Your Stepbro is kind of a no-brainer.Until I wake up naked in a Vegas hotel bed with my stepbrother, Beckett, each of us with a hell of a hangover and a matching wedding ring...
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