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A Soul to Protect by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Linh wanted was to feel safe.After escaping vile bandits, Linh is faced with a conundrum. She can either run through the Demon-filled wilds, or seek safety from a serpent monster.The longer she forces her presence in the monster’s territory, the more she learns a Duskwalker’s heart can be nurturing... -
![A Soul to Embrace: Duskwalker Brides: Book Eight by Opal Reyne]()
A Soul to Embrace: Duskwalker Brides: Book Eight by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Zylah wanted was to heal.Lost, alone, and nameless, she seeks out a companion. Someone to cherish amidst the chaos and the Demon attacks. When she stumbles across a broken and injured Jabez, she uses her healing hands to save him, never questioning his motives for staying.As the emotions growing between them become tangled, her infatuation turns into dangerous passion... -
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Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Guardian is dead. Fae are missing. And someone has let a golem loose in town. Ride along with Kyra Greene, the only pest controller qualified to deal with the strange and wonderful creatures that come out the shadows when magic flares.Dervishes Don’t Dance is the second book in the Valkyrie Bestiary series... -
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Performer by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHi, my name is Lila, and I’m an alien. I have two husbands and two fiancés. I also won two more mates in a kickass battle for supremacy, and I may have been seduced and had a crazy, sexy swim with a merman when he sang to me. Oh, and did I mention I have just hatched three beautiful but slippery kraken babies?And that was just in the first month with the Galaxy Circus... -
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![A Single Thread of Hope by Grace McGinty]()
A Single Thread of Hope by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were a bunch of lessons a girl could learn from the story of Snow White. Some were valid in the real world, others… not so much.For instance, no matter how often I sang Taylor Swift off-key, birds and forest animals weren’t ever coming to clean my apartment.You could live with seven men and not end up in a free-for-all festival of fluids... -
![Fireworks for My Dragon Boss by Honey Phillips]()
Fireworks for My Dragon Boss by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHer dragon is turning up the heat! After a series of corporate mergers, Charlotte’s job is hanging by a thread. When her boss orders her to drag an overdue manuscript out of their bestselling author, she’s determined to succeed - even if it means leaving the city for the small Southern town of Fairhaven Falls. She just didn’t expect the elusive author to be so big. And handsome. And winged... -
![Mistletoe for My Minotaur by Honey Phillips]()
Mistletoe for My Minotaur by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHer minotaur is ready for a holiday treat!The day before Ginger’s family left Fairhaven Falls in disgrace, she made the mistake of kissing her older brother’s best friend. It was the best - and most embarrassing - moment of her life, but she never thought she’d see the big minotaur again.Now she desperately needs his help, but she has secrets she can’t put on those brawny shoulders... -
![Trouble for My Troll by Honey Phillips]()
Trouble for My Troll by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHer troll mechanic is determined to get her engine revving! Alison is looking forward to finally settling down in Fairhaven Falls. Surely a town full of monsters will make it easier to guard her vulnerable heart. When she runs into a truck driven by a massive troll with a charming smile, she realizes it might not be so easy after all... -
![Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee]()
Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsReeled into a fake marriage with a merman...How was I supposed to know my new boss was the owner’s nephew? Now, I’ve been fired for speaking up about his roaming hands. And if that isn’t bad enough, I get home early to find my boyfriend bumping the girl next door!With nowhere to go, I decide to join the Starlight Lottery...Categorized as:
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Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Fake Gargoyle FiancéSo, this is rock bottom. Not only did I lose my job and my apartment, but now, an ultra-secret snow leopard shifter group wants me to marry a guy I never met and have babies to save our species. And they’re coming in three days to take me away. Cue me getting smashed alone on a Thursday night...Categorized as:
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![Dad Bod Ogre: A Monster Romance by Lynnea Lee]()
Dad Bod Ogre: A Monster Romance by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI just won the bride lottery! Except I don’t want to go to Earth, marry some spoiled rich kid, and live in the lap of luxury. That’s someone else’s dream, not mine. My life is here on Stars’ End, farming cheeka silk and breathing fresh mountain air.There’s only one thing to I pack my gear, say a temporary goodbye to my beloved cheekas, and set out into the great unknown... -
![The Naga Warlord's Virgin Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Warlord's Virgin Mate by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptured by a warlord, seduction is my only chance. Can I capture the heart of the beast?NaomiStranded on an alien planet sucks, but it’s worse when you can’t even walk. I’m a sitting duck, and when scary Naga capture me, there’s only so much I can do. That doesn’t mean I won’t go down without a fight.When their Warlord personally comes to interrogate me, I’m ready for him... -
![The Naga Maverick's Determined Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Maverick's Determined Mate by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayed, I end up on a Naga-infested planet, and the golden one? He thinks he can be my knight. CosimaAfter a horrible hostage situation, I thought I was rescued, only to find myself betrayed and trapped on the next awful planet. There’s snake people here! They terrify me, and then one shows up with a freaking dragon.When Zsekhet, the dragon rider, casts me intense looks... -
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Mama by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is it! Go time. No longer can I stick my head in the sand or pretend that my kraken honey hasn’t knocked me up."What do you mean, Lila?" I hear you ask. Well, it means I’m screwed. And not in the good way.After the lightning attack on Iceen triggered my latent Skarrian abilities, they’ve kicked into gear big time. Not only am I a lightning cat whisperer, but I’m also a mimic... -
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![Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae]()
Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one touches my bride. No one but me.I am the last basilisk on Alia Terra. As I roam my lands, loneliness muddles my mind and pumps violence into my veins until I don’t recognize myself. Soon I’ll become a feral beast – unless I mate.The matchmaking temple is the only way a creature like me, scaly, fanged, and with lethal eyes, can marry. Soon, I have a match... -
![A Monster's Fate by Lynnea Lee]()
A Monster's Fate by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKAT My prestigious new job as the assistant to a colony leader starts as an honor. Then I stumble across the colony’s dirty little secrets. Hell-bent on exposing the atrocities, I reach out to a rebel group to feed them information. Too quickly, the jig is up. I manage one last message to my rebel contact, Zach, before I’m locked in the mad councilman’s basement... -
![Guarded by the Vodnik by Layla Fae]()
Guarded by the Vodnik by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe poured fire into my cold, emotionless heart. Now all I see and feel is her.I’m a cold-blooded killer from the deep, always getting MSA’s most hazardous underwater tasks. Fear and emotion are foreign to me, which makes me efficient but too callous to work with clients... -
![Gift for My Ghost by Honey Phillips]()
Gift for My Ghost by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan a lonely pair create a new path to love?Jessica has always felt as restless as the spirits who choose to appear to her. Then an unexpected encounter in the small southern town of Fairhaven Falls changes everything. Now she leads an ordinary life - or at least as ordinary as a girl with a constant ghostly companion can have... -
![Her Orc Husband by Zoe Ashwood]()
Her Orc Husband by Zoe Ashwood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis arranged marriage is my last hope for a better future. The city’s best matchmaker has all but despaired over me and my brother is threatening to throw me on the street if I don’t find a husband soon. But the revulsion I feel every time anyone touches me has made it impossible for me to find a good match... -
![Getting It On With Gargoyle by Hazel Mack]()
Getting It On With Gargoyle by Hazel Mack
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe small town of Ever, Massachusetts is idyllic and quaint. It’s also chock full of monsters. THEAWhen my sister thrifts an aged map with iridescent lettering leading to a town called Ever, I roll my eyes. According to a quick internet search, the town doesn’t exist. We only manage to find it with the help of a sexy gas station owner who offers to come for me if I call him. Swoon... -
![Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon]()
Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour... -
![Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips]()
Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWorking 9-to-5 has never been this wild!Desperate for a fresh start, Julie jumps at a chance to work for the boss of TalkToMe, the country’s fastest growing social network. The job's location, the enigmatic Monster Island, only adds to its appeal - she won’t be tempted to make another foolish mistake... -
![Her Alien Husband by Michele Mills]()
Her Alien Husband by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m in a predicament of historic proportions. I’ve learned I can’t inherit my grandfather’s highly profitable business unless I’m married? Yes, an entirely ridiculous rule.I live with a herd of rescue cats and nary a boyfriend in sight. I’m also considered plain, sharp-tongued and overweight. And I’ve never, once been interested in marriage. Hence my reason for applying for a mail-order husband... -
![Barbarian's Treat by Ruby Dixon]()
Barbarian's Treat by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe brutal season is underway and the sa-khui tribe needs a break. What better way to shake things up than to celebrate another one of those strange human holidays?Claire suggests that Croatoan’s people enjoy Halloween, and the fun begins as everyone joins in. There are costumes! Vegetable carvings! An ice maze! And a surprise for a beloved couple.This novella features fluff, fluff and more fluff... -
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![Interlude by Lexie Winston]()
Interlude by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s go day! Time for Lila to rescue her grandmother from a planet that is so inhospitable no one goes there. No one but the hard-as-nails Halla harvesters, but it turns out they have a secret weapon. And it’s that secret weapon that Lila needs to convince to help them... -
![Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland]()
Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForgive me, Father, for I’m about to sin… My life is a country song. I lost my abuela, my wife, my house, and my religion. After helping my two best friends find love, I’m broke, out of shape, and lonelier than ever. Until I find an injured winged monster in the church basement I’m remodeling. He’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen... -
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Ravaged by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFierce, untamed, and brutal, Quin, the alien ravager, is all these things and more.The kind of alien that wants to claim me and make me into his pet.One small problem, he's not real. He's a character in a book.None of this matters anymore, for the lines have gotten blurred. I need to be protected, and my fierce alien ravager is going to protect me... -
![Ragoru by S.J. Sanders]()
Ragoru by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHundreds of years before RedCivilization is failing in a steady decline. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves, humanity has turned to trying to understand their world even as they seek to protect themselves from the monsters within it... -
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Head Over Tentacles by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrivate investigator Sloane Beaumont should be enjoying his recent engagement to eldritch god Azaethoth the Lesser, AKA Loch. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have time for a pre-honeymoon period.The trouble starts with a deceptively simple missing persons case... -
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AvX by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvyWhy are the last words ever spoken to our loved ones is in anger? I knew the moment I left it was a mistake, but my stubborn pride urged me forward. I’ve awakened to unimaginable horrors, pain unlike anything the human mind could conceive, until him. Now, I’m too scared to trust my own feelings, as they have only led me astray... -
![Chained To The Orc Chieftain by Celeste King]()
Chained To The Orc Chieftain by Celeste King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Orc Chieftain is destined for an orc mate. But there’s one problem.He's in love with a human woman. Me.Let’s face it. The Earth is broken. Humanity is destroyed.And if you’re a human female? Forget about it.You don’t have any rights. You don’t have any hope.The monsters are bad enough. But the surviving human males are even worse... -
![Christmas with an Alien by Tana Stone]()
Christmas with an Alien by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an alien comes to Earth during the holidays with a list, personal shopper Caroline is tasked to help him find everything he wants… but what he wants is a bride. Caroline isn’t a Scrooge, but the weeks leading to Christmas are not her favorite. The personal shopping department where she works is insanely busy and the clients have crazy requests... -
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Shared by the Monstrum by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMirabella is running for her life when two huge, muscular alien warriors come to guard her. Will she lose her heart when she is…Shared by the Monstrum?Mirabella is a reluctant ruler—she never asked to be the Ruling Member of the Sacred Seven—the governing body of Opulex. But things get much worse when all the other members of the Sacred Seven are murdered by a ruthless serial killer... -
![Dad Bod: Minotaur by Alana Khan]()
Dad Bod: Minotaur by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZoey and Theo’s otherworldly chemistry cannot be denied, but evil forces threaten to shatter their fragile bond.ZoeyWhen Theo—part minotaur, part enigma—walks into my salon seeking a makeover, my quiet life explodes into a whirlwind of desire and danger. Beneath his awkward exterior lies a potent masculinity that defies the rules... -
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![The Naga Brute's Warrior Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Brute's Warrior Mate by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets, monsters, and one brutish Naga who just won’t give up. This is sure to be one twisted start to the afterlife.KalaniWhen I disobey a direct order my courtmarshal and execution are swift. My death? Not so much. When I find myself crash-landed on an alien planet with a real Naga, I know my government screwed me over one final time... -
![Prince of Endless Tides by Ben Alderson]()
Prince of Endless Tides by Ben Alderson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA new MM Fantasy Romance Stand Alone, inspired by The Little Mermaid & Atlantis... what if the Prince and the Sea Witch fell in love in a world ruled by evil mermaids and vengeful gods? For fans of Kellen Graves, Elise Kova, and Carissa Broadbent.'Do I please you, my Prince?'Prince Ernest Ire will do anything to please his controlling father... -
![Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel]()
Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWould he save her or be her damnation?Hounded by a necromancer hellbent on appropriating her ancestral lands, Ronika must recover an ancient relic from a cursed mansion to keep her enemy at bay. To do so, she requires an escort. Convincing an enraged wraith to help seems like an impossible task... -
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Kwarq by Nikki Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKwarq I only came to this planet for a scavenger hunt, a ridiculous child's game, arranged by my twin brother to celebrate our birthday. From the moment we step from our pod, I'm not impressed. Humans are kind of miserable, which is hard for a species like mine that thrives on giving and receiving pleasure. This makes it even more shocking when I catch the sweet scent of the woman on the bus... -
![The Dragon Soldier's Mate by Harlow Blaze]()
The Dragon Soldier's Mate by Harlow Blaze
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlackmailer threatening to murder you? Bad.Accidentally sleeping with your boss—the dragon shifter doctor who’s way too old for you? Somehow worse.NadineNadine is a simple girl with a simple plan. Kick ass in her new job and find a man who can make her scream.After a wild encounter in a shifter nightclub, she’s got part B locked down... -
![Without a Stitch: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Honey Phillips]()
Without a Stitch: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a bookish scientist find the man inside the monster? Uncomfortable with people, Victoria spends her days - and her nights - working in her lab. When her funding is terminated, her only option is a dilapidated building in the tiny town of Screaming Woods... -
![Valkyrie's Choice by Fiona Davenport]()
Valkyrie's Choice by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing turned into a Valkyrie put a crimp in a girl's dating plans, even when the rest of the town was full of monsters.Isla Hart figured the odds of finding her happily ever after were slim when she sprouted wings . . . until she saved Cooper Madison’s life and couldn’t get him out of her head. Too bad he was human, and it wasn’t as though she’d ever see him again anyway... -
![Slippery When Yeti: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Tana Stone]()
Slippery When Yeti: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElena has never fit in. She grew up in Miami, but she hates hot weather. Everyone in her family is spontaneous, but she’s always been a planner. Luckily, her organizational skills make her ideal for the wedding planning job in Screaming Woods. Sure, the name of the town is a bit quirky, but as a wedding planner who specializes in theme weddings, Elena isn’t shocked by much... -
![Turnabout is Fairy Play: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Andie Fenichel]()
Turnabout is Fairy Play: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Andie Fenichel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLorenzoI rarely eat the food at my upscale Italian restaurant. Vampires need blood, not pasta. I crave the hunt, but I’m not a killer. A lady-killer, yes. There’s something about the vampire in me that lures women. The only woman immune to my allure is my dearest and oldest friend, Lily. She helped me survive my transition to vampirism, despite also becoming a monster of sorts... -
![Alien God: A SciFi Fantasy Romance by Ursa Dax]()
Alien God: A SciFi Fantasy Romance by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWYLFRAELI’ve been cursed with a prophecy. I will murder my own fated mate. Though it nearly destroys me, I vow never to find her.What I do find are humans invading my world and stealing from my land. Those I do not kill flee from my rage, leaving behind one terrified yet defiant woman.I take Torrance back to my castle to interrogate her, though I have neither time nor patience for a prisoner... -
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![Sheltered by the Orc: Monster Brides by Sandra R. Neeley]()
Sheltered by the Orc: Monster Brides by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFall through an ancient Fae portal to a time when Orcs ruled the Irish countryside. Stumble into an arranged marriage with an Orc who wants you less than you want him. And when it’s all said and done?Frantically search for a way to travel through time back to his side... -
![Silver Spice by Iona Strom]()
Silver Spice by Iona Strom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWynnterMy spirit mate had eyes for another, yet her spirit called to mine. While my ancillary heart pumped andrenalyne through my veins, I warred with my instincts to pummel the male she favored, but her preference can't be forced. She must choose me.Another battle takes precedence to mine when an unimagined conflict wages in the sky above us... -
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![I Married Kayog by Regine Abel]()
I Married Kayog by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was his peace and his salvation.His whole life, Kayog has made it his mission to project the image of the male who has it all. But deep down, he’s broken by the endless torment that plagues him. Until Linsea. His impossible dream. His peaceful dove. The mesmerizing song of her soul enthralls him and makes him covet a future he knows he can’t have... -
![Devoured by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton]()
Devoured by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMonsters rule the world. And now, they rule me.After an attempt on my life, I find myself saved by an unlikely ally. Injured, confused, and faced with emotions I don’t know how to deal with, I hunker down in a monster’s safe house.But I refuse to stay hidden.With threats coming at us from all angles, I must learn to put my trust in the very monsters I swore to hate.The Grotesque. The Creeper... -
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Reaver's Quest by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was unexpected.No.Our ship getting blown up was unexpected.Crashing on a planet filled with murder-goats was unexpected.Being rescued by a copper skinned, winged hunk with golden eyes and not wearing much more than a leather kilt and a weapon harness was so freaking miraculous that I wondered if I’d actually fallen off that cliff...
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