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The HellBeast's Soul by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never meant to change.Never meant to carry the burden of truth.All I ever wanted to do was love him.All I ever wanted was to save him.But I realize now that with wants, sometimes comes sacrifice.The strength to accept the change and the discovery that,You might not be just who you thought you were.You might be exactly who…Your King needs you to be.In order to save… A HellBeast’s soul... -
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Fastlander Fury by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGunner Walker is on the run.He’s been trying desperately to escape the pull of Damon’s Mountains, but his out-of-control inner grizzly bear has tethered himself to the territory. His reputation is ruined, and he can’t blame his previous Crew for hating him—not after what he’s done... -
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How It Is by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe king is dying. Krome has been the leader of the Crow Blooded for years, but his reign is over if he can’t find a way to heal his wings after a war with the Bane brothers. He’s stuck in the in-between, not quite a crow, not quite a man, and unable to choose a form. When his crows break the rules and abduct a human woman they swear can fix him, he thinks they’ve lost their minds... -
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Boarlander Bash Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSebastian “Bash” Kane is ready for a mate. He’s been fighting for his lumberjack crew of bear shifters to lift the ban on women in the trailer park, and his alpha has just given him the go ahead to find the woman of his dreams. But when he meets a shy newspaper editor in a diner, it becomes clear that finding a mate might not be so easy... -
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Boarlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**Don’t miss the explosive third book in the bestselling Boarlander Bears series** Alison Holman has been assigned to enforce the new laws around Damon’s mountains, but a chance meeting in the woods with rip-roaring, chest-beating, musclebound gorilla shifter, Kirk Slater, and she’s questioning everything... -
![Shield by Audrey Faye]()
Shield by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBailey has problems.A very gimpy shoulder thanks to challenging her alpha, a newborn packmate with the dietary preferences of an angry bear, and a big lug of a wolf who thinks she’s his mate and keeps trying to prove it in really embarrassing ways.But none of those are nearly as bad as a best friend who insists she has the right to dream. To want. To hope. To believe... -
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Unlove Me by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**Don’t miss this standalone short story from 80-time bestselling author, T. S. Joyce.** One wild night with friends, and Brock Evans comes up with a plan to rake in the room reservations at his lodge. Instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day, he is going to throw an UnValentine’s Day party for the singles who want to escape the hearts, and romance, and frills of February... -
![Bucking Fate: A Shifting Destinies Bear Shifter Romance by Cecilia Lane]()
Bucking Fate: A Shifting Destinies Bear Shifter Romance by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer kidnapper will kill to keep her. So will her mate. She must decide—fight or flee. Overcoming her torture. . . Kidnapped and changed against her will, submissive Nora escapes to the small shifter town Bearden. There she rebuilds her courage and her shattered life. But the kidnapper’s mark prevents her from mating Jesse, a sexy cowbear as kind as he is strong... -
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Red Havoc Bad Cat by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBarret Turgard is in a desperate battle to keep his broken panther steady. All he needs to coast through life, and stick with his routine—work, eat, sleep, and protect his crew. Anything extra could send his inner animal into a tailspin he can’t escape. And when a female flight shifter trespasses in Red Havoc territory, she threatens to do just that...Categorized as:
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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... -
![The Dragon's Pregnant Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Dragon's Pregnant Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s pregnant, in danger, and thinks she’s alone. He’s going to prove her wrong. Lawyer and lioness, Elizabeth is used to making her own way and solving her own problems. That’s what she did with her corrupt pack leader: he’s going to jail, and she made it happen, because she wanted a better world for her unborn child. But the repercussions could be deadly... -
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Claim the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings- Book 4 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series - Breshia’s world comes crashing down around her when the leader of her lion shifter pride deems her ready to bear a cub. When the mate chosen for her turns out to be the man she loathes, she runs for her life to the sanctuary of Hells Canyon...Categorized as:
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Mate Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**The full-length third book in T. S. Joyce’s new Bears Fur Hire series.** Vera Masterson has been called a lot of names through the years: witch, misfit, mad scientist. She’s let the rumors go because they kept her safe... -
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Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLike every other McCall werewolf in history, Link is headed down a short road to insanity, but he’s determined to go out on his own terms. Those terms? Repay the people the broken McCall pack has hurt before Ian Silver has to put him down. Hope is a dangerous thing for a doomed man like him, but when he meets Nicole, an instant and undeniable connection sparks between them...Categorized as:
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Jasper Drake by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCora has made a mess of everything. When she ran from the tyrant who claimed her like property, she’d hoped to start a new life, not a dragon war. Now, she’s exhausted in both body and spirit. Her grand plan has led to fires, battles and an unbelievably close mate bond with the scariest dragon she’s ever met... -
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Under His Wing by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a warrior and prized soldier for the Royal Hawks, Gardelle is known to be fierce and loyal. This immortal bird-shifter gave up the life of a bachelor to raise his niece in the human realm and now that she's mated to the future king of the falcons, he's been able to focus on his commitments to his people and the men who serve under him...Categorized as:
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Ford's Fate by Michelle Dare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a young vampire, Ford had experienced more than those much older than him. The love of his life left him. He fell for his best friend. People he considered friends were killed. Blood was on his hands. Through it all, he never forgot his first love. The one who stole his heart then shattered it when he least expected...Categorized as:
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Killian's Secret by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLone Wolf Killian is keeping a secret. His family is finally back together after a tragic loss, but he’s living an empty life, and there’s a pain inside him that won’t go away. When he sets his eyes on the woman who broke his wolf and his heart, old wounds are reopened, but he can’t deny the powerful attraction and hold she has on him... -
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Defended by Darkness by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything feels stronger in the dark...From birth, Tanner has been the responsible one. Formerly known as Tynan, fae prince and commander of darkness, he has protected his kingdom from waves of chaos fae ever since the death of his father. Going to the human world should be an easy task, until he lays eyes on curvy, feisty Eva, and knows that she's the only one he wants to protect... -
![Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings****Baby It's Cold Out Bear was part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology, A Very Alpha Christmas. It can absolutely be read as a standalone short story.**** Emry Mason doesn’t expect to be pulled out of an icy ditch by a registered bear shifter, and she certainly doesn’t expect her rescuer to be as alluring as Graylan Young... -
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Betray the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the verge of war, Chase Hale has no time to think about anything other than preparing his clan to battle the savage Long Claws, who are intent on annihilating Bear Valley. But when a supposed mate of the enemy shows up, he can’t help but be intrigued by the unsettling mysteries that swirl around the beautiful bear shifter... -
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Fealty of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter years of stagnancy, Muriel Marsden leaves the legendary clan of Hells Canyon bear shifters and goes rogue in order to discover herself. Her trip is cut short when she stumbles upon an injured man alone in the wilderness. As his only chance for survival, Muriel brings him to her cabin and works to save his life. The man is half feral and all sexy...Categorized as:
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![Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Heart of the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings- Book 5 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series - Rae Lynn Dormer is about to find out just what kind of monsters are lurking in the wilderness of Hells Canyon. Determined to do a good deed, she gives a stranger a ride to a ranger camp nestled deep in the Seven Devils Mountains. The problem is, when she gets there, her new acquaintance turns into a lion in the front seat of her Honda...Categorized as:
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Avenge the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings- Book 3 in the Hells Canyon Shifters series - Reese Evans is still reeling from the death of her childhood sweetheart. Determined to find her place in the clan of legendary Hells Canyon bear shifters, she must avenge her fallen friend before she can move on with her life...Categorized as:
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![Forbidden Seduction by R.L. Kenderson]()
Forbidden Seduction by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's always felt like she's lived between two worlds. He never thought he'd want to share his with her.As the only child of a cat-shifter and a human, Demi Cross has always lived between two worlds, always feeling alone. As long as she can remember, she’s been warned to hide her identity from those who don’t want her kind to exist. But hiding is easier said than done... -
![Polar Outbreak by C.D. Gorri]()
Polar Outbreak by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She's looking for a mate who can handle all of her, and he's the only Bear who can!" Locke Nanouk is one big Polar Bear Shifter. Standing seven-feet three-inches and half as wide, he towered over most everyone he met. The largest of his fellow triplet brothers, he was used to being the odd man out whenever the boys went to town for a drink on a Saturday night. He never thought he'd fit in... -
![Dancer's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler]()
Dancer's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn invitation to spend Christmas with her cousin is too good for Gabriella Fitzpatrick to pass up. When she awakens in the early morning hours and can’t go back to sleep, she walks into the front room and faces a polar bear, who miraculously changes into her cousin’s husband.Declan, the second position on the sleigh team, has been waiting forever to find his fated mate... -
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Donner's Fated Mate by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack, a quad shifter from North Pole City, has come to the human world on the advice of Mrs. Claus, who is certain he’ll meet his fated mate at a small-town bar.Ivy Donovan just wants to write music and sing, feeling most at home with her beloved guitar on her knee and a song in her heart... -
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Her Enchanted Alpha Match by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNessa Caldwell has a gift for pairing shifters with their fated mates. Except when that shifter happens to be herself. But though her gift doesn’t work reflexively, she’s sure it’s a bad idea to date Caz Frost, even if her friends think she should try it... -
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Her Alpha Mismatch by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike many fox shifters, Regina Woodward is stuck in the fifties. She loves vintage clothing and classic movies. What she doesn’t love is controlling male foxes who expect perfect homemaker wives. She’s just about given up on ever finding a mate when her friend Nessa, the local matchmaker, suggests she date Oscar Torres. An alpha bear... -
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Code of the Alpha: Shifter Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne dark secret. Five sexy shifters. **This box set includes a NEW series epilogue.** Mate’s Call When Quinn Perkins and her mother moved to the sleepy mountain town of Jackson, Wyoming, she never thought that anything interesting would happen. Alpha’s Loyalty After breaking out of prison, Rayven must learn to trust Scout... -
![Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan]()
Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a shifter enforcer, Teine Carlson lived a life of adventure and purpose. She may not have agreed with everything her alpha did, but she followed the rules. Until, she is suddenly thrust into an existence she’d never imagined for herself. Now she has a new purpose…to protect the life of an innocent child. Nolan Channing was a playboy. He worked hard, and played even harder... -
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Dirty Looks by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Dirt Track Dogs are back with a brand new crew, and the dust is about to fly! So, hang on to your bra straps and get ready to be taken for a ride. This is the Second Lap. Aaron Redman has been caught in a paranormal war. As a shifter hunter, he’s seen a lot more bad apples than good... -
![Purrfectly Mated by C.D. Gorri]()
Purrfectly Mated by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the leader of his pride, she’s a normal with no idea Shifters exist. Can Hunter convince Elissa she’s his purrfect mate? The leader of the Maverick Pride needs a mate and who better to help him out than the incomparable Gerri Wilder! Hunter Maverick is having trouble keeping his Tiger under control... -
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![Coti's Unclaimed Mate by Elle Boon]()
Coti's Unclaimed Mate by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWill they find beauty in the ashes as the fire settles, or will they go up in flames? Shifters and humans don’t mix, at least not in Coti’s opinion. He’s more than just a wolf though, but his pack and fellow MC brothers don’t know everything there is to know about him, and he likes to keep it that way…until one human female comes along and changes everything... -
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Bane's Heart by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBane is solid, dependable, jaded, and painfully lonely. He is also a bear shifter, hot, sexy, dominant and panty-dropping gorgeous. He’s spent his entire life protecting his older brother from the cruelty of others, including their own parents. He’s never thought he was worthy of anything, much less a Mate... -
![Their Everything by Charlene Hartnady]()
Their Everything by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho will win the battle to claim Becky? Especially since the victor may not even be able to convince her that forever is possible. The little human has some tough decisions to make. All three of them do. Their choices will not only affect their own futures but those of all the non-humans... -
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Tarian Alpha by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Tarian Pride is right in the middle of a historical power-shift. Ronin Alder is taking over as the New Tarian Alpha, but the entire Pride of lion shifters needs to be completely rehabilitated. Back in the Pride after years hating it, his job is to push the monsters here to a new future, one where they will stop warring with every shifter Crew in existence... -
![Polar Heat; Box Set by Terry Bolryder]()
Polar Heat; Box Set by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThese polar bears are ready to strip down and heat things up! From bestselling author Terry Bolryder comes this set of four hot bear shifters who are ready to find their curvy mates! Set in a unique location, these ripped, protective bears are here to steal your heart... -
![Mating Instinct by Theresa Hissong]()
Mating Instinct by Theresa Hissong
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMating Instinct Morgan Clan Bears Book 2 Ada Carlisle never knew anything outside the gates of her clan, but she isn’t oblivious to why the men were there to touch her. When she is put up for sale to the highest bidder, she flees her home clan for a chance at survival. After traveling for weeks, her bear calls to build a den for the winter months... -
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A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeck Stalking Horse, a bear shifter with Wiccan power, has spent the last few years dreaming about a female. He has no idea who she is, but he’s going crazy with need. His twin brother, Shy, has never had dreams about the pale-haired female, so Teck does his best to distance himself from his twin so he doesn’t hurt him when he leaves the den to find his mate... -
![Twice the Sass: Sassy Ever After by Melanie James]()
Twice the Sass: Sassy Ever After by Melanie James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCursed by the Fates at birth, Tad and Taavi Olsen have until their twenty-fifth birthday to find the one true mate they must share for an eternity. With the deadline hanging over their heads, they finally catch the scent of their fated mate. Will she accept them in time to save their lives, or will they prove to be too hot for one curvy female to handle... -
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You Bet Your Sass: Sassy Ever After by Melanie James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter losing a bet with Taavi Olsen, Lars Jakobsen finds himself on stage for a weekend doing something he never thought he'd do: Stripping for the ladies at one of Blue Creek's most infamous establishments, The Horny Wolf. When the unmistakable sweet scent of his mate nearly knocks him on his ass, all bets are off. Or are they? Sofia Martinez wants a one-night stand, but Lars wants more... -
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Whiskey and Wolves by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single wolf shifter. A surprise baby. Enemies who want to make his little girl an orphan, and his old lady a widow.Five minutes ago it was just Jensen, a cheap drink, and the start of a brawl with members of a rival motorcycle gang intent on murdering him... -
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![The Bear's Matchmaker by Emilia Hartley]()
The Bear's Matchmaker by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome women might like to have three handsome, powerful bear shifters vying for their attention, but Ophelia (Lia) Caldwell is not one of them. For one thing, she knows that the alpha bears only seek her out to steal her sealskin and the control of the coastal land around Monterey that goes with it. It sucks to be a selkie... -
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Shake That Sass by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s an Alpha looking for a home. She’s an outsider with no one to call her own. Can they find what they’re searching for in each other? Derrick Rand is an Alpha Dire Wolf, a rare and powerful species of Shifter. Tired of the nomadic life, he’s looking for a place to call home. He receives an email from a female Shifter inviting him to a small town called Blue Creek... -
![Emperor of Dragons by Davidson King]()
Emperor of Dragons by Davidson King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeace has descended on Black Veil once more, and hope is on the horizon.Until a new threat arises…Emil is the head of security, first line of defense for Cain and Black Veil. He takes great pride in his job, is fully prepared to sacrifice everything in order to keep everyone he cares about safe and the world from crumbling... -
![Bearback Bride (Paranormal Dating Agency World) by Liv Brywood]()
Bearback Bride (Paranormal Dating Agency World) by Liv Brywood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArizona needs to get married immediately. After fleeing an arranged marriage with a Mob boss, she’s in a world of trouble. Gorgeous cowboy bear shifter Garrett agrees to protect her as long as she poses as his fiancée. Their relationship may be fake, but their mutual desire is very real. And trying to resist the sexy shifter may be the most dangerous game she’s ever played... -
![Forbidden Mate by Nancy Corrigan]()
Forbidden Mate by Nancy Corrigan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and power go hand in hand . When I become a pawn in my quest for dominance, I’m torn between desire and destiny. Full The Shifter Council is a men’s only club . But I’m going to shake things up and become the first female jaguar shifter to rule over the shifter world. Anton Alexander is the only man standing in my way. He’s alluring, mysterious, confident, and apparently my fated mate... -
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Saving Scarlett by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScarlett Jamison, the daughter of a powerful alpha wolf, knows her freedom is slowly slipping away. As a Breeding Queen, her hereditary destiny is to be given away to a male of her father’s choosing. She’ll have no say in the choice of her mate; her only duty will be to give her future mate as many pups as he wants...
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