Books like 'The Promises We Make'
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Graevale by Lynette Noni, Carly Robins
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratings'Light or dark, only one can win. This world cannot survive in shades of grey.'Now that Aven Dalmarta sits upon the throne of Meya, Alex must race against the clock to save the rest of Medora from the Rebel Prince’s wrath. Haunted by an unspeakable vision of the future, Alex and her friends set out to warn the mortal races. But making allies out of ancient enemies proves difficult...Categorized as:
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![A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley]()
A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the sixth book in this much-loved series, Tricia O'Malley whisks you away to magickal Siren Island where a mermaid discovers that sometimes love comes around twice.Irma’s life has been defined by tragedy – one which the legends of Siren Island will never let her forget. Because of this, she’s learned that taking a chance on love isn’t worth the high cost that comes with it... -
![Dark Lover & Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward]()
Dark Lover & Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo novels in one hardcover edition.Dark Lover, Book 1:The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago... -
![Tarian Traitor by T.S. Joyce]()
Tarian Traitor by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**Don't miss this final installment of T. S. Joyce's bestselling New Tarian Pride series.** Annamora Fredrickson is turning a new leaf. Four months ago, she saw a picture of herself that made her determined to change her whole life. She’s a shifter on a mission, and nothing can stand in her way…except for perhaps one person... -
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![Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter]()
Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsExperience Wes and Liz’s first kiss from Better Than the Movies from Wes’s point of...Categorized as:
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![Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie]()
Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThree months ago, I landed a job as a bartender. But not at a bar—at a guild. Yeah, the magic kind. I'm not a badass mage like my three smokin' hot best friends. I'm not a sorcerer or an alchemist, or even a wussy witch. I'm just a human, slinging drinks like a pro and keeping my non-magical nose out of mythic business. Seriously, I know my limits...Categorized as:
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![Lowlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce]()
Lowlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**Gorilla Shifter Romance – Can be read as a standalone book.** Marked by a notoriously dangerous leader, Kong is gorilla shifter royalty who is being guarded until he is called to perform his fated duty for his people. That duty? Take over a family group and father the next generation of gorilla shifters. Too bad he has no interest in that future... -
![Gray Back Broken Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Gray Back Broken Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEaston Novak is hiding something fearsome inside of him. An unconventional upbringing has turned his inner grizzly into a berserker—one who has all but destroyed his humanity. Being around people isn’t easy. Not when he doesn’t understand any of their reactions, or half of what they’re saying. And if he can convince his alpha he’s half sane, he just might let Easton live... -
![The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
![Outcast by Lexi Blake]()
Outcast by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the hunt for a vicious killer, Kelsey discovers that the true threat lies closer than she could have ever imagined. It’s been months since Trent Wilcox was sentenced to exile, but Kelsey hasn’t given up on finding a way to bring him home. Grayson Sloane doesn’t share her enthusiasm... -
![Mission: Her Defense by Anna Hackett]()
Mission: Her Defense by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne former special forces Marine. One tall, handsome police detective who pushes all her buttons. One dangerous investigation that forces them to work together. Blair Mason is badass to the bone. She’s no stranger to loss and barely survived the mission that ended her military career... -
![Guardians of the Pack by Heather G. Harris]()
Guardians of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI hate finding corpses. For some reason, my enemies think dead bodies work as a communication method. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer a letter.When I find a pulverised gargoyle on my lawn, I can’t help but think things are about to get rocky... -
![Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Secrets by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the run since the murder of her parents, time has come for Leda Kingsman to take her rightful place as pack leader. First she needs to fight for what was stolen from her and her little brother, Sam. A shifter without a pack, Taz Whelan worked his way into the Lee County Wolves as a tracker. Always the loner, Taz never found anyone he wanted to spend more than five minutes with... -
![Crimson Truth by Samantha Whiskey]()
Crimson Truth by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor centuries, I’ve been the king’s master of interrogation—his living, breathing lie detector.Mutter a lie in my presence and it appears tattooed into my skin.That’s usually enough to keep people quiet around me.But not her.Jocelyn, heiress to the witch queendom, lives to torment me.And with the disappearance of our princess?She’s become my brand new assignment...Categorized as:
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![Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree days. That was all the reprieve we got before one of the Five showed up, injured and on the run. The snowstorm that had encased the property, as well as stifled the town, hadn’t even melted away.That wounded prey led our newest adversary directly to me, to Christopher. Inconvenient timing, but not unexpected... -
![Forbidden Desire by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Desire by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the moment Marcus Foster saw Roxy Patel, he knew she was his mate. Remaining patient because of her troubled past, he was determined to build her trust. She was his and nothing would change that, not even time. Leaving her past behind, Roxy refused to remain a broken shell of a woman. Determined to start afresh, moving to a new town was just what she needed... -
![Crimson Warrior by Samantha Whiskey]()
Crimson Warrior by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s one bed and she’s my best friend...For over two centuries, I’ve been the king’s assassin—his master of combat.It’s my job to strategize and to train potential warriors, but I’ve never looked at any of them the way I look at Olivia—my best friend.She’s all subtle curves, rich chocolate eyes, and as deadly as she is sexy... -
![Gray Back Alpha Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Gray Back Alpha Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCreed Barnett has one simple rule—no potential mates allowed in his territory. As if there isn’t enough on his shoulders trying to manage his crew of misfit, broken bear shifters, his past is now coming back to haunt him... -
![Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals by C. Toni Graham]()
Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals by C. Toni Graham
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn ordinary school day in Middlefield turns into a mystical tale filled with endless adventures of magic, fairies, flying horses, and danger. A modern-day saga of four young teens who find themselves trapped in another realm-"The Otherworld"-where they must abide by an evil druid's bidding or risk endangering the lives of their loved ones and the magical beings they have befriended... -
![The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher Stanton has devoted his entire, long life to protecting the shifter world — but he couldn't save his own beloved human wife and child. Walling off his emotions and turning his life into a mission to consolidate power, he is ruthless, determined — and most definitely never falling in love with another human again... -
![Birthmark by Sydney Addae]()
Birthmark by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things... -
![Luna Cursed by Alessa Thorn]()
Luna Cursed by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCiara Wolf Slayer is the one Ironwood that all wolves fear. When a deranged cult decides to awaken Fenris to start Ragnarök, Ciara must put aside her vicious past and work with the one wolf strong enough to take them down.‘Luna Cursed’ is book four of the new spin-off series in the best-selling 'Fae Universe,' featuring everyone's favorite supernatural hunting family, the Ironwoods... -
![A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston]()
A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis story is also in The Mane Event (Pride, #1) and is named Christmas Pride.Mason “Mace” Llewellyn has just gotten out of the Navy after a 14 year career as a SEAL. He is also a lion shape shifter. Mace has one thing – one woman – on his mind. Desiree “Dez” MacDermot, his childhood crush and good buddy, has been on his mind since they were both 14... -
![A Pack of Vows and Tears by Olivia Wildenstein]()
A Pack of Vows and Tears by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the seductive follow-up to A PACK OF BLOOD AND LIES, Ness Clark’s heart and legitimacy are again put to the test.She thought the fight was over but it was only just beginning.Ness Clark's place amongst the Boulders and at Liam’s side is compromised. First, when her cousin claims Ness helped him elude his death sentence. And then, when August Watt, Ness’s childhood friend, comes home to Boulder...Categorized as:
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![Total Surrender by Opal Carew]()
Total Surrender by Opal Carew
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Erotic Romance Collection From New York Times Bestselling Author Opal Carew whose books have won numerous awards, comes this collection of sizzling erotic romances tales. Surrender to your deepest desires in Total Surrender. PLAYED BY THE MASTER Jacqueline will do anything she can to save her brother-in-law. Race Danner is the only one with the power to help... -
![Finding You by Jack Whitney]()
Finding You by Jack Whitney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to the Valentine's novella, Sweet Girl, is finally here!ChloeMy life was perfectly fine.I had my own business, friends, and even a fiancé. Everything was going just fine.Until he showed up again—Gavin, also known as the god of lust, Eros.He was thrown back into my life when his company, Cupid’s Arrow, hired mine for their tenth anniversary marketing plan... -
![Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall]()
Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own... -
![This Same Earth by Elizabeth Hunter]()
This Same Earth by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B006HIR944When the world as you knew it has changed forever, is there any way you can turn back? Beatrice De Novo thought she had left the supernatural world behind... for the most part... -
![Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall]()
Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAndrei had finally found his mate and he couldn't believe his luck when he found Sage. Second-chance mates have never been heard of.However, he soon realizes that Sage is just as broken as he is. Sage spent years in the hands of monsters and now finds herself in Andrei's forsaken hands, which are just as tainted as those that kidnapped her...Categorized as:
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![Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScotland—sweeping forests, tumbling waterfalls. . .and towering highlands where vampire warriors have ruled for centuries.Lethal and charismatic, vampire Lachlan McRae woke on his first night to death and devastation—his clan slaughtered, his fortress destroyed... -
![Cursed by Laurann Dohner, Kele Moon]()
Cursed by Laurann Dohner, Kele Moon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlpha wolf Jazz Zendell lost his true mate as a teen and has no hope of finding another. Marcy was the only one. Betrayed by his own father, she was taken from him before they had a chance to seal their bond.Now his days are filled helping his best friend Desmon manage the Nightwind pack. The work is rewarding enough for a werewolf destined to be alone…until a mysterious werewolf hunter shows up... -
![Their Rejected Mate by River Ramsey]()
Their Rejected Mate by River Ramsey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Hunger by Alexis Calder]()
Hunger by Alexis Calder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhy can’t I stay away from the Vampire King?I thought if I kept my head down and ignored the supernatural drama, I’d make it to the solstice and finally get free of Lost Harbor.Instead, the dead vampires were just the beginning.Something even worse has come to town and I’m forced to choose between the life I think I want and the male who has my heart.Any choice I make feels like the wrong one... -
![A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans]()
A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA picture-perfect town; a place where dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street... Will a kiss at midnight change her life forever? Sadie Winters has spent her whole life doing as she’s told...Categorized as:
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![Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEPIC Award WinnerMontreal, Quebec . . . A charming city on the St. Lawrence River, historic, sophisticated, but beneath it all lies an extensive underground where treacherous vampires are plotting to seize the country.Lucifer Scuderi is a vampire—handsome and charismatic, a powerful hunter of unusual skill—who arrives in Montreal to take on the most important hunt of his life... -
![The First Witch-Mage by Isabel Campbell, Michael Anderle]()
The First Witch-Mage by Isabel Campbell, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThose who cross a Blackwood soon learn that they won’t like the results.Theadora Kathryn Blackwood’s life is just the way she wants it. Thea focuses on what she wants to do, what she wants to study, and the local COVEN hierarchy leaves her the hell alone... -
![Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 13: 97813011361863"wa-ter-lockedadjectiveDefinition: enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by waterExample: What happens when the water vampire you’ve promised yourself to actually wants you to go through with the wedding? For Gemma Melcombe, her engagement to Terrance Ramsay was a political maneuver... -
![For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce]()
For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRamsey Hunt is caught in a spiral no one can save him from, and he’s taking his entire Clan of crow shifters down with him. A broken mating bond has him going insane, and all he can do is try to hold onto his Alpha position as long as possible. But when a spirited beauty comes waltzing into his MC’s clubhouse demanding an audience with him, he can’t help but think he’s dreaming her up... -
![Give Up the Ghost by Kelly Moran]()
Give Up the Ghost by Kelly Moran
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParanormal investigator Kerry Baker has seen it all. But nothing in her work with the Phantoms TV program prepares her for the most terrifying spirit of all—seeing her doppelganger. Rumored to be a foreshadowing of one's death, the specter shakes Kerry to the core, sending her into the arms of her best friend and fellow cast member for comfort... -
![Stripe for Love by Anya Nowlan]()
Stripe for Love by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne curvy belle + One blue collar tiger shifter + Traditions that shouldn't be broken + A baby no one could have expected = Mail-order bride romance with more heat than you can handle! Layla Nash has her ducks in a row and everything's going to work out as planned... -
![Call of the Cougar by Terry Spear]()
Call of the Cougar by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Agent for the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services, Tracey Whittington, takes down wildlife traffickers and more, but what she doesn't expect is to be in a shootout, multiple times, when the business turns deadly. Nor does she suspect she'll be working with Hal Haverton, who serves as a part-time deputy for Yuma Town, Colorado, and runs his own horse ranch... -
![Proof of Life by Misty Evans]()
Proof of Life by Misty Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlood ties run deepest—and deadliest. Super Agent Series, Book 3 No matter how many times he patches the holes in the wall, CIA Deputy Director Michael Stone can’t forget the night a terrorist took him hostage in his own home. Or the mistakes that transformed him into an overwhelming force to keep his country safe... -
![Serving the Senator by L.M. Mountford]()
Serving the Senator by L.M. Mountford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was ready to do anything, even sell herself to Hades himself.Billionaire. Politician. War Hero.Senator Richard Sharpe, the most powerful man in New York City.And A founding member of the Olympus Club.An exclusive gentlemen’s club.Where anything can be bought, for a price.Kora wasn’t supposed to be on offer.She was the new girl, innocent and inexperienced... -
![Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson]()
Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded warrior tormented by madness…Finds the one woman who can bring him back from the brink.Can Christine and Roarn fight the odds to be together?And will she dare to try…Taming the Tiger?Christine is a single mom with an empty nest. Now approaching menopause, she thinks she has nothing to look forward to but loneliness... -
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![Finding His Goddess by Evangeline Anderson]()
Finding His Goddess by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy thinks the huge Monstrum warrior, T’zaren is a grumpy stick-in-the-mud.T’zaren disapproves of the curvy little human female’s light-hearted view of life.Is there anything worse than a grumpy man? What about a grumpy seven-foot-tall Monstrum warrior who seems to have no sense of humor at all? Lucy Heartwood doesn’t think so... -
![Limitless by C.B. Noy]()
Limitless by C.B. Noy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLimits. They defined my existence. I once believed I had them all figured out. As a master of deciphering codes and unraveling secrets, boundaries were my lifeline.At Quattro Security, a venture shared with my brothers, we safeguarded lives with unyielding dedication... -
![Starlight Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Starlight Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMoonshadow Bay…where magic lurks in the moonlight, and danger hides in the shadows.One month before January Jaxson turns 41, her husband ditches her for a trophy wife. Adding insult to injury, he steals the business she helped build, and kicks her out during the holidays... -
![Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler]()
Terr4tory by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWilla Hutchinson is in trouble. With her Alpha now dead, the lead falls to her. Problem is, she’s an unmated female in charge of a pack of young shifters. Suitors and challengers are coming from miles around to attempt to claim her territory, her pack, and her! Willing to fight to the death to defend her pack, she knows the odds of survival are slim... -
![Fated by K. Alex Walker]()
Fated by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEthan Stewart usually gets what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined physician and well-educated "sailor." Coming from a background filled with violence and poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical practice... -
![Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy]()
Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the six USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors who brought you WICKED FIRSTS, comes an all new contemporary set of six sexy, suspenseful and very SINFUL SECONDS. Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton He's been watching her, and now he's here, in the dimly lit bar of the swanky Vail resort, pretending not to notice her...
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