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When He´s Ruthless by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlair Kendrick was just twelve-years-old when she stared into slate blue eyes and sensed that her world was about to change. She’d known down to her bones that the broody alpha cat shifter was her true mate. For the past six years, Luke has watched over and supported her. When she turns nineteen in a few months’ time, he’ll officially claim her and she’ll then join his pride. Or that’s the plan... -
![A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley]()
A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWill she be swept away? If someone had told Avery that she’d be flying to a tiny island in the Caribbean to film a reality show masquerading as her identical twin sister, she would have thought they were crazy. And yet, she finds herself in a tin can of an airplane, about to land on Siren Island where a film crew waits to document her every move for a new reality love show – Swept Away... -
![Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley]()
Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEven mermaids fall sometimes…The ladies of The Laughing Mermaid guesthouse are renowned for both their beauty and their enchanting ways. Jolie, one of the owners, has only dated casually for years, as she is searching for the one man who has been foretold to be her future. When he arrives, Jolie is shocked to find him impervious to her charms... -
![Trent by Zoe Chant]()
Trent by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last time they met, she shot him.Now, she needs his help…As an elite shifter spy, Zina is used to doing whatever it takes to get the job done - but there’s a line even she won’t cross. Now she’s on the run from her old agency, with a stolen secret that she’ll die to protect... -
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![Hold My Bear by Zoe Chant]()
Hold My Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen...Chef Charlee has spent a lifetime trying to outrun her difficult past. A head chef job in a small town might be the start of something new—but she never expected the boss to be more sizzling hot than anything she’s ever cooked! But Charlee has been burned before, so keeping her mind on the job is the only safe choice... -
![Bearheart Healer by Harmony Raines]()
Bearheart Healer by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the small town of Bear Creek, bear shifter, Stellan guards an old wound. As a direct descendant of the town's founders and member of the Bear Creek Guardians, he is sworn to protect its secret shifter inhabitants. But now history threatens to repeat itself as shifters fall mysteriously ill—the same sickness that took Stellan's father from him years ago... -
![Bearly Together by Zoe Chant]()
Bearly Together by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a small town single dad with a broken heart She’s a big city lawyer who would rather face a jury than a toddler It’s not like lion shifter Shelley Powell hates children. She just doesn’t know what to do with them… or anything that doesn’t already have a place in her seemingly well-ordered life... -
![The Christmas Dragon's Heart by Zoe Chant]()
The Christmas Dragon's Heart by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy hotel manager longing for a real home + a broken fire dragon shifter who hates Christmas + a lost dragon hoard = a magical Christmas romance! Curvy workaholic Claire Corbett has just landed the job of her lifetime: a position managing the Snow Castle, a winter retreat in the mountains. With her little brother along for the ride, Christmas promises to be all work and no play this year... -
![Mated to the Earth Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
Mated to the Earth Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a powerful dragon shifter hunting a dangerous enemy. She's just hoping for a relaxing vacation. Only their love can save the world… Curvy Autumn Carter is a sheltered travel agent who has never traveled... -
![Coyote in the Sea by Zoe Chant]()
Coyote in the Sea by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe found her happy ending.Now if she can just help these young fools find theirs…Sea dragons. Sometimes you just want to grab ‘em by the gills and shake some sense into those thick, honor-stuffed skulls.And there’s one cranky old coyote shifter who’s not afraid to do just that... -
![The Sea Dragon's Lion by Zoe Chant]()
The Sea Dragon's Lion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo find her mate, she must brave a perilous, magical realm...Dry land.Sea dragon Jane Doe has never given up hope of finding her mate. Now, there’s only one place left to search. An enigmatic, intimidating place filled with baffling wonders like flowers and ice cream.Only the bravest sea dragons have ever dared to venture into the human world... -
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Rejected Midlife Wolf by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought Gage and I were destined to be together forever.Until he rejected me and abandoned our pack.I found my fated mate over twenty years ago,But got impatient waiting for him to admit his feelings.In my infinite teen wisdom,I cast a love spell to give him a nudge.But my plan failed miserably when I botched it,And Gage rejected me in front of our whole pack instead... -
![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... -
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Hector by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCo-parenting a baby pegasus with the hottest guy you’ve ever met? That’s easy. Learning to love Vegemite? That’s hard. Myrtle thought her Australia trip was to study endangered moths... -
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![Get Into Gear, Stilton! by Geronimo Stilton]()
Get Into Gear, Stilton! by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEach Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I, Geronimo Stilton, was selected by the mayor to give a special driving demonstration, but my drivers' license had expired! I had only a week to relearn everything to pass the test for a new one... -
![Project Bloodborn #1-4: Wolf Man / Wolf Spirit / Wolf Killer / Wolf Warrior by Craig Zerf]()
Project Bloodborn #1-4: Wolf Man / Wolf Spirit / Wolf Killer / Wolf Warrior by Craig Zerf
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFREE with KU. Was $19.96 now only $9.95 limited time offer… Brenner is not a werewolf… He is the result of a secret US Army experiment. The creation of a government controlled Super Soldier.And no one asked if he wanted to take part.So, he escaped. And for the last fifty years has been living in the backroads and the small unknown towns of America. Never aging. Searching for a cure... -
![King of Midnight by Lara Adrian]()
King of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe line between darkness and light is drawn in blood, and the stakes have never been higher. Nothing less than the fate of the world rests in the hands of the Order, and in one Breed warrior's quest to thaw the heart of an immortal queen in the final novel of Lara Adrian's New York Times and #1 international bestselling Midnight Breed vampire romance series... -
![Fated Shifters: Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart]()
Fated Shifters: Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrue Mates. Secret Babies. Fake Relationships.A shifter collection full of skin-tingling romances that are sexy, suspenseful, and action-packed! Days of the Dragon Complete SeriesHer Dragon BodyguardI was only supposed to protect her. It wasn’t supposed to turn out like this…Alpha’s Secret BabyI accidentally got married in Vegas to a man I don’t know... -
![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... -
![The Dragon Prince's Magic by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Magic by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found herePractically perfect in every way…A teacher.A prince.And eleven magical children.Raval knows that Katy is the missing piece of his soul the moment he sees her, thanks to the fate-finding magic of the Compact. He’ll just have to learn to trust her with his out-of-step heart…and the keys to his car... -
![Auld Fang Syne by Crystal-Rain Love]()
Auld Fang Syne by Crystal-Rain Love
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new year is on the horizon and things are about to change in ways no one saw coming.When Rider's blood donor goes missing and Danni thwarts an abduction, a new enemy is discovered. An enemy dangerous enough to warrant calling in the help of Jake Porter.The slayer's arrival coincides with a few surprises, one being that Danni now gets visions... -
![The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers]()
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLike many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets—he’s on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach... -
![Dalton by Ariana Hawkes]()
Dalton by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDalton has only made one enemy in his easy-going life. Too bad that Shiftr has just matched him with her... Dalton Tucker has always been the odd bear out of his wealthy family. Years ago, he escaped to live a simple life in Hope Valley. But now he’s off to Running Bear Lodge to be best man at his older brother’s fancy wedding... -
![Mated to the Griffin by Zoe Chant]()
Mated to the Griffin by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe hunts the supernatural - and finds a griffin of her own. Everyone calls Chiara crazy werewolf lady. But the curvy journalist is determined to prove the supernatural is real. Even if it means her friends and family abandon her. She has a plan, and she'll fight this battle on her own if she has to... -
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![Stone Bear: Phoenix by Amelia Jade]()
Stone Bear: Phoenix by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA horrific injury has left bear shifter Uriel traumatized and unable to speak to his bear. With the growing evil in Genesis Valley making him desperate to heal, Uriel will do anything to return to active duty. After finally seeking aid, Uriel realizes the intelligent and confident woman who has agreed to help him may just be the key to his problem... -
![A Bride for the Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
A Bride for the Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrapped in human form. Stripped of his memories and transported to a strange city where none of his magic works. His only ally: A beautiful stranger who seems to have known him all his life. This is the fourth story in the Lost Dragons series.Dragon prince Liev Drakos has no idea what’s going on... -
![Bearheart Protector by Harmony Raines]()
Bearheart Protector by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the leader of the Bear Creek Guardians, it is Thane's duty to protect the town folk—and their secrets. When two hikers go missing in his beloved mountains, the last thing this bear shifter needs is a curious journalist poking around.Even if she is his mate!Soon Thane is torn between the oath his ancestors swore as a Bear Creek Guardian and the bond he shares with his mate... -
![The Dragon Prince's Bride by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Bride by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon’s dutyAs the oldest daughter of the royal Mo’orea dragon line, Leinani knows her duty, and has made peace with leaving her beloved tropical island behind to become queen of the cold and inhospitable kingdom of Alaska. But fate has considerably different plans.. -
![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.. -
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The Sea Wolf's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJacqueline already had her happy-ever-after... Or so she thought—until her husband left her for a woman who could give him a child… and already had. Now she’s divorced before thirty, working herself to the bone to pay off the mortgage on a house that will never be full of the children she dreamed of. Wolf shifter Arlo lost his pack years ago... -
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Charmed Mate by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFern Day is barely holding it together most days. The single, fully-human mom of a fifteen-year-old-shifter-with-an-attitude has no time for herself. Her life is chaos, she’s a hot mess, and her daughter is her first priority. Sunkissed Key’s handsome pediatrician sure is tempting, though. When he offers to teach her daughter how to handle her animal side, Fern can’t refuse... -
![Christmas Pegasus by Zoe Chant]()
Christmas Pegasus by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt isn’t fate. But it is love. Owl shifter Olly has always trusted her inner animal. So when her owl makes it clear that handsome, rugged Jackson isn’t her mate, she knows that what she feels for him can’t be true love… right? Last Christmas, Jackson gave Olly his heart. And her owl chewed it up and spat it back at him. He’s tried to stay away from her…but a year apart hasn’t changed anything... -
![Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe ain't no one’s idea of a true mate. Panther shifter Wrench hasn't got the first frickin’ clue about poems and flowers and all that crap. But he’s gonna learn, or die trying. He ain’t giving up on the best thing to ever happen to him... -
![Bear Valley Valentine by T.S. Joyce]()
Bear Valley Valentine by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsColin Cross is a lone bear shifter living on the outskirts of Bear Valley. He likes his reclusive lifestyle, but when he musters the nerve to talk to the woman he has feelings for, being alone just doesn’t seem like enough anymore. When he finds Hadley on an online dating site, it’s the perfect way to build a relationship with her without dragging her into his dark past... -
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![Mine Furever by Terry Bolryder]()
Mine Furever by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrayson Carver is in a tight spot. On one hand, he's doing his best to help the local wolf shifter pack and keep a promise. On the other, the wolves only see him as a rogue and an outcast, a troublemaker. But trouble is only the tip of the iceberg when a human woman wanders into their settlement, leaving Grayson to deal with her. Now the battle-hardened wolf may have just found his mate... -
![One Monster After Another by Mercer Mayer]()
One Monster After Another by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSally Ann's letter to Lucy Jane goes on a fantastic journey when a "Stamp-Collecting Trollusk" steals it from the mailbox... -
![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... -
![The Dragon Beast's Virgin by Jasmine Wylder]()
The Dragon Beast's Virgin by Jasmine Wylder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan true love blossom amidst kidnappings and assassins? Sylvia has always known what she wants in a man. When she meets Hendric, he fits all her criteria, and he’s handsome to boot. Until recently, she didn’t even know dragon shifters existed, and now she’s in love with one. After his first wife abandoned him and his young son, Hendric has avoided relationships... -
![Destined for the Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
Destined for the Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a dragon . . .She's a dragon-hunter . . .This is the third book in the Lost Dragons series.Hunting dragons is in Alanna Carlyle’s blood. Just like generations of her family before her, she’s trained all her life as a dragon hunter. It’s a life dedicated to one purpose, and one purpose only, with no time for friendship – or love... -
![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... -
![Trick or Treat by K.L. Phelps]()
Trick or Treat by K.L. Phelps
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’ve got to help her. She’s in danger. Messages from the dead no longer come as a total shock to psychic Kat Parker, but did this one really need to be so cryptic? She didn’t need it all spelled out for her, but couldn’t they at least throw her a bone every once in a while? Perhaps just a few hints as to what kind of danger, from whom, maybe even a time frame—you know, the basics... -
![Peculiar Mysteries by Renee George]()
Peculiar Mysteries by Renee George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShifters, Romance, Humor, and Mystery. Check. Check. Check. Check. Peculiar Mysteries are Paranormal Shifter Romance Mysteries that give readers a whole town of characters they will grow to love with each additional story added to the series... -
![Bourbon and Bears by Cecilia Lane]()
Bourbon and Bears by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman with a baby and a whole lot of trouble, a bad boy shifter trying to pull his life together, and enemies that will do anything to keep them apart. Maylee Henderson's got a busted car, a fussing baby, and an angry bear hot on her heels. She's at the end of her rope until she stumbles into Ellis's bar and learns that there's a difference between brute force and dominance... -
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![Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade]()
Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAjax is the Alpha of his crew. Big, strong, intelligent and highly trained. There are few things in the physical world that bother him. But he's alone, and though it is by choice, the happiness of those around him as they find mates has taken a heavy toll. Unwilling to burden his makeshift family with his problems, he sets out on a long delayed vacation. His plan was to see the world and relax... -
![Blackblood Bear by Amelia Jade]()
Blackblood Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a half-breed granted the unnatural ability to shapeshift, troubled by the ghosts of those he has killed and hunted by the Agency and its masters, who have finally shown their faces. She's a speed demon, a race-car driver who's lost her job and her father... -
![Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade]()
Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings have been relatively peaceful lately for bear shifter Josh Horne, a member of the Sentinels, Genesis Valley’s elite protection squad. The Underground is in a tentative cease-fire with the Agency. So when he’s given orders from the very top to act as a bodyguard to someone coming to King City for a few days, he expects it to be a walk in the park... -
![Kingpin Bear by Amelia Jade]()
Kingpin Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final battle with the Agency looms large as the last unmated shifter of the Underground embarks on his own quest for love. Jared Keppler has watched his team find their mates one by one, dealing with the challenges of love and duty. He has remained alone, until now. When the beautiful brunette comes running into his home with a dire warning, he and his team leap into action... -
![Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan]()
Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a hot, spicy fairy tale:- one dreamy BBW bookworm- one polar bear bad boy billion heir who parties like a rock star- just a pinch of spice- A Nordic prince, a Texan princess, two dragons, two big balls, and two fancy dances...!It's a fairy tale dream come true...Addison 'Addy O' Quincy is the quiet bookish middle sister of the Quincy family... -
![Heart Broken Wolf Shifter by Brittany White]()
Heart Broken Wolf Shifter by Brittany White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI Came to Snow Haven Looking for a Lost Child and Found Love.After being dumped at the altar by my long-time fiancé, I joined my bear clan’s security team and dedicated my life to protecting my clan and my family.My nephew was kidnapped, and the only clue left was a note that sent me to Snow Haven, Alaska. This tiny little town was quaint and full of friendly shifters, witches, and humans...
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