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Readers who enjoyed Makeshift Mate by C.E. Black also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Blackstone She-Bear by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Blackstone Mountain series continues with The Blackstone She-Bear Amelia Walker's heart and bear have been broken once. So, when her ex, polar bear shifter Mason Grimes, breezes back into town, she does her best to stay away from him. But neither can resist the pull of the mating call... -
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A Very Meowy Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing cool as a cat is harder than it looks when unexpected love strikes!Single dad and bobcat shifter Mason has moved to Virtue to raise his toddler in the safety of a shifter community. But minor catastrophe strikes when his daughter escapes to play in the woods, and the last thing Mason expects when she's found is to meet his mate... -
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Euan by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a rough, tough Outback shifter bodyguard, protecting his mate on his hardest assignment yet: her six-year-old niece's birthday party.Delilah is the ugly duckling of her family, a struggling artist overshadowed by her stylish sister... -
![Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain]()
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... -
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![Wolf's Midlife Nanny by Meg Ripley]()
Wolf's Midlife Nanny by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m starting over at 43 and found the perfect nannying job.Too bad my hot new boss is my fated mate.When my mate of twenty years started growing distant,My best friend offered to give him advice.Little did I know she’d end up pregnant with his baby.I left Portland and my daycare job behind,Ready to start anew in my friend’s pack down in Eugene... -
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The Blackstone She-Wolf by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComing May 30, 2018! The Blackstone Mountain series continues with The Blackstone She-Wolf! Kate Caldwell's just not into relationships, but she finally meets her match when a mysterious hunky Greek wolf comes to town... -
![Gray Wolf Security: Wyoming by Glenna Sinclair]()
Gray Wolf Security: Wyoming by Glenna Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree with Kindle Unlimited... Enjoy the complete Volume 3 of the Gray Wolf Security series. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 5 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :) HANK I’m a cowhand...Categorized as:
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![A Unicorn for Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Unicorn for Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith an undercover unicorn filling in for Santa, it’s going to be a very magical Christmas...Working over Christmas as one of Santa’s little helpers in her local mall might not be Callie’s dream job, but she doesn’t have much choice if she wants to make rent this month... -
![Dad Bod Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
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... -
![Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery]()
Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDante Muccino’s wolf is restless. After watching all his friends and family pair up with their True Mates, the animal inside him wants what they have. Children. Family. And a woman to call his own. When he runs into rival Holly Taylor, his wolf is intrigued, but the frosty chef won’t give him the time of day... -
![Unicorns and Honey Cakes by Zoe Chant]()
Unicorns and Honey Cakes by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything is coming up roses. Way too many roses.Gale has a problem. A really thorny problem.He can’t touch anything made of wood without it bursting into bloom… which is inconvenient, to say the least. Clearly, his unicorn is cranky about something – Gale just wishes he knew what... -
![The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's the most feared shifter in the sea. She's a middle-aged grandma from Arizona. He may have finally met his match... Hated and mistrusted. Feared and misunderstood. For decades, the Master Shark has protected the underwater city of Atlantis. Now, his Empress has set him his most difficult mission yet: A relaxing beach vacation. Coyote shifter Martha Hernandez doesn't want to take a vacation... -
![Mate Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce]()
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... -
![Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce]()
Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Alaskan wilderness is no home for the faint of heart, but Farrah Fennel has lived in the small town of Cooper Landing before and knows exactly what to expect. At least, she thinks she does. One chance meeting with her high school crush, Aanon Falk, and she’s second guessing her decision to run from the city. Farrah has come home hiding a secret... -
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![Triumph Over Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Triumph Over Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKai wants to see Bearclaw Castle razed, but he can’t destroy the place with his sister inside.Not that Kai is ready to forgive Mimi for leaving him alone to deal with their father, but he does still love her. He figures he should at least tell her the old man has died. He doesn’t expect to find Mimi cozying up to their family enemies, though... -
![Lumberjack Bears Boxed Set: Books 1 - 5 by Emilia Hartley]()
Lumberjack Bears Boxed Set: Books 1 - 5 by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is one boxed set you do NOT want to miss! The Lumberjack Bears Box Set has all the rough, rugged and irresistibly sexy alpha males that you've been waiting for. By the time you reach the end you'll be begging for more! Book 1 - To Love a Bear So long as the guys call him Boomer, Theodore Parker is content with his life... -
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Link by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen his mother dies, he has to connect to someone.He can’t handle being totally alone. But Link Webster hasn’t seen his father since he was fifteen. He didn’t care before, but now Link wants to find the man who abandoned him. Unfortunately, his father’s old clan hasn’t seen the old man, and they’re anything but welcoming... -
![Only You Series Boxset by Elle Thorpe]()
Only You Series Boxset by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hero facing a HIV diagnosis. A wheelchair bound heroine forced to work with her high school bully. 5 steamy romances, unlike any you've read before. HEA guaranteed. Only the Positive All she wanted was one night. That, I could do. I'm the king of casual. Love them and leave them, before they leave me... -
![Gryphon's Instinct by Elva Birch]()
Gryphon's Instinct by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSingle dad Theo has 99 problems, including a brand new gryphon-shifting baby to care for, a surly preteen son who just broke his wrist, and expired truck tags.Wendy at the DMV isn't sure what to make of the must-be-a movie star smuggling a baby gryphon in a car seat, but she's there to save the day when secrets—and lives!—are at stake... -
![A Very Outlaw Christmas by T.S. Joyce]()
A Very Outlaw Christmas by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratings****Can be read as a standalone. A holiday short story based off the international bestseller, For the Love of an Outlaw**** Outlaw grizzly shifter, Trigger Massey, has been on the naughty list most of his life, but things are different now. He’s got a new mate, is in a race to save his ranch, and is the brand-new alpha of the Two Claws Clan... -
![Grim Christmas by T.S. Joyce]()
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 2015 R.L. Mathewson Chronicles Collection by R.L. Mathewson]()
The 2015 R.L. Mathewson Chronicles Collection by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 2015 collection of R.L. Mathewson Chronicles. The Chronicles are continuations of the books that you loved, The Neighbor from Hell Collection, Pyte/Sentinel Series, EMS series, Hollywood Heart series, etc.The Chronicles are posted on my website every Sunday for free at www.Rlmathewson... -
![Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden]()
Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKasey Sanchez can't believe she's done the unthinkable--slept with a shifter. Oh, but he was so hot and sexy and his tongue...wow! But if he finds out who she really is, he won’t want to see her again. Living a secret life is taking a big toll on her sex life. Brannon Wolfrik knows Kasey is his mate. It's only a matter of time before he wiggles his way into her heart with charm and great sex... -
![Forbidden Destiny by Teresa Gabelman]()
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![Dragon Guard Fighter by Alicia Montgomery]()
Dragon Guard Fighter by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fighter with one ultimate goalWater dragon shifter Ranulf only wanted one thing in his life: to serve his king as a member of the famed Dragon Guard. But for a dragon from the wrong side of the islands like him, such a dream was out of reach. So, when opportunity strikes and he gets chosen for the Dragon Guard training pool, he pushes himself and reaches the top of his class... -
![The Alpha's Brother by J.L. Wilder]()
The Alpha's Brother by J.L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI woke up in a bed that wasn’t mine,A bed that belonged to the Alpha’s brother.This is the fifth book in the Midlife Shifters series.TysonI never wanted to be alpha.I wanted to remain an eternal playboy,And live like a wild wolf should.Now that my brother is in a coma,I need to step into the alpha role and take care of his kids... -
![Silverbacks and Second Chances: Complete Series Box Set by Harmony Raines]()
Silverbacks and Second Chances: Complete Series Box Set by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCursed Bear 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... -
![Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless]()
Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s just lion around on the job.. -
![Dragon Baby by Milly Taiden]()
Dragon Baby by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLily Cruz doesn’t want a wolf for a mate. She’s totally not going to follow in her cousin’s footsteps. With one failed marriage behind her, she isn’t really interested in relationships period. But she would love to have babies. At almost forty, her biological clock is hammering over her head big time. Thane Dreki won’t get some random woman pregnant just to stay alive... -
![Chosen by Tiffany Patterson]()
Chosen by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI never belonged until I was chosen by an alpha, but our love is forbidden…Volunteering was supposed to be a way to honor my grandmother’s memory, not a place to meet hot guys. But that’s exactly what happens when Chael lands in my life due to a string of disappearances and deaths at the nursing home I volunteer at... -
![Connor & Lauren by Ariana Hawkes]()
Connor & Lauren by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings* * * Connor & Lauren: The story that begins the entire Hope Valley dating app series! * * * Sassy, warm-hearted Lauren Garcia doesn’t expect to find a husband. Cheated on by her high school sweetheart while raising her three younger siblings alone, she swore off men a long time ago... -
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Callan by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverything’s hotter down under. Especially the shifter cops. When Ella was just a kid, her deadbeat dad ditched her in Australia. She’s still there, working as a biochemist. And apart from a few little trust issues, she's gotten her life on track. Until now. Her lab? Trashed. Her apartment? Destroyed. Her life? Over... -
![Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange: a feelgood, cosy autumn romance by Jenny Kane]()
Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange: a feelgood, cosy autumn romance by Jenny Kane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt Mill Grange, the work – and the fun – never stops! As autumn brings coolness and colour, change is in the air for all at the manor...Sam Philips' time in the forces changed him forever. Supported by his friends, Sam is keen to help make beautiful Mill Grange a safe retreat for injured army personnel.. -
![Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy]()
Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan he get her seal of approval?Missy has 99 problems, and her funnel-cake booth at the Virtue town fair is 98 of them. Looks like this is another year she's going to spend with a spatula in hand, splattered in hot grease, watching other people have fun.Her 99th problem is that the hot guy manning the dunk tank across from her booth just turned into a seal... -
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![Wolf Soldier by Candace Ayers]()
Wolf Soldier by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the third book in the She-Shifters of Hell’s Corner series. This series is a spin-off of the Bears of Burden series, although each book can be read as a standalone. Wolf shifter Holt Monroe has a big decision to make... -
![Buck This by T.S. Joyce]()
Buck This by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBuck This Storme is on a tear through the bucking bull shifter circuit in the most destructive way. The annual Battle of the Bulls event is here, and he has squeaked by in the competitions to land a spot in last place for the event. His inner bull is a monster, and is completely out of control, and because of his past, he has no trainer, no coach, and no support system. He’s completely alone... -
![Covert Bear by Candace Ayers]()
Covert Bear by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVilified by strangers, Friendships aren’t Heidi’s forte. Unless it happens to be with a displaced polar bear. Hey, he’s a great listener! Alexei knows she’s his mate. But she refuses to date him. All he wants is a chance. And, as far as he can tell, there’s only one way to get it—as a Covert Bear. AUTHOR'S NOTE: P.O.L.A.R... -
![Treasured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Treasured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf someone had told Dawn Chadwick that she’d be attending a play put on by children on a dragon-shifter’s land a year ago, she would’ve said they were mad. However, her daughter Daisy has slowly worn Dawn down about her prejudices and she ends up volunteering to help with the play. She’s to assist an eccentric dragonman with the special effects... -
![Transforming Snowridge by Jessie Donovan]()
Transforming Snowridge by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhydian Griffiths is the leader of Clan Snowridge in the North of Wales. Not only does he lead his clan, but he also takes care of an orphaned boy on his own. The deadline for any remaining family to collect him expires and Rhydian decides to adopt the boy himself. However, hours later, a human female shows up at his clan's gate, claiming she's the boy's aunt... -
![Gray's Hollow Dragon Shifters Collection #1 by Zoe Chant]()
Gray's Hollow Dragon Shifters Collection #1 by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour sizzling paranormal romances from Zoe Chant's bestselling Gray's Hollow Dragon Shifter series! Wealthy dragon shifters fall for their courageous curvy mates in a very special small town... -
![Tropical Tails by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Tails by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReturn to Shifting Sands Resort in this sizzling collection.Reunite with some of your favorite characters on a tropical escape to a luxury resort for shifters only. Meet new shifters (and one confused human) who find love and family on the mysterious island of Shifting Sands... -
![Twisting Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Twisting Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVaughn Carson vowed never to step foot in Bearclaw Castle again.The cursed place has brought his family nothing but pain for generations, so he doesn’t understand why his brother would want to restore it. Better to tear it stone from stone and hope the bitter memories crumble with the rubble... -
![Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
![Toying With Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Toying With Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Ana wants is an explanation.She thought Brandon was her forever love right up until he didn’t show up for their wedding. He left without a word. No apology. No justification. The year since has been grueling, and Ana wants to move on. But she can’t do that while she’s holding onto Brandon’s engagement ring—and his memory... -
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![The Grisly Grizzlies: Maximus by Kim Fox]()
The Grisly Grizzlies: Maximus by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKennedy vowed never to return to Redemption Creek. At least not while Maximus is still there. He abandoned her when she needed him the most and it would take the threat of death to bring her back. Unfortunately for her, that’s exactly what she’s facing. The alpha of The Grisly Grizzlies is a hell of a fighter. In fact, he’s been beating himself up for years... -
![Valentine's Surprise by Moxie North]()
Valentine's Surprise by Moxie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCash and Cassie from Bearly Healed return for their first Valentine’s Day together. Keeping a secret from a bear shifter isn’t as easy as it seems... Cash Rochon knows his mate Cassie is keeping a secret, his bear knows too. He is thrilled but doesn’t want to spoil her surprise... -
![Random Acts of Baby by Julia Kent]()
Random Acts of Baby by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know those television stories about the woman who goes to the emergency room thinking she has a bad case of indigestion or kidney stones or a burst appendix and she comes home with a bouncing baby boy?Stupid woman, right? Who the hell doesn’t know she’s pregnant for nine and a half months? I used to think those mamas were one block short of a level trailer.Used to... -
![Darkness Master by Mary Rundle]()
Darkness Master by Mary Rundle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is part of a continuing series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what is happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere... -
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Asher by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe never has trouble with women—until he finds the one he wants.As an undefeated MMA fighter, Asher Knuden attracts women faster than sugary drinks attract wasps. He’s good looking. He’s confident. He’s charming. And he has more money than he knows what to do with. His winning streak (at least with women) ends, though, when he comes across a little fox shifter who stirs his blood like no other... -
![A Cup of Compassion by Kelly Collins]()
A Cup of Compassion by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe needs to balance the books. She needs to stabilize her life. Can two opposites be the perfect mix for true love?The last thing on waitress Kinsley Culpepper’s mind was romance when she found the Recipe for Love cookbook. What she needed was a way to feed her growing son. Working at Luxe Resorts, the tips were nice but barely paid the bills...
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