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The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHell has felt like home lately to Naomi Dunbar, but her Maker is about to change everything. She has a secret crush on the man with the glowing gold eyes who saved her life, and gave her the gift of the wolf, but he is distant, and getting quieter by the day. The handsome, dominant Alpha is focused on healing her from the inside out, but it seems like it’s draining him to do it... -
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Traitor Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVaughn Hall is ready for war.The Piston Mountain Pack has been begging him to get rid of the ghosts he’s been dragging, and he’s finally ready to say goodbye to the things that built him. Everything happens for a reason, and going back to his old stomping grounds puts him right in the path of a girl he used to know. She’s different now, but he glimpses the same old kindness in her... -
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Under Him by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTristan is the new Second of the Dart Creek Pack, and trying to support a new Alpha who is recovering from silver poisoning. So much of the Pack’s success rests on his shoulders, so when he is ordered to pair up with a human who has been stalking the Pack, he fights it hard... -
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Bear the Heat by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis... -
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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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Tarian Protector by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSora Burge doesn’t have any fight in her anymore. After breaking the most important shifter law, she knows her fate is in the Tarian Pride’s hands. She’s counting down to the trial, but something is coming for her. Something she never thought possible. When Ford Owens, the man she used to love, shows up, she can’t believe what he’s become... -
![Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle]()
Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Rebecca Sims, and found a new level of success. But whenever there is light in their lives, the madness still has a way of coming back in... -
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Tarian Outcast by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKaty Craigson is on the run. Not from anything too scary, because she is a safe girl and doesn’t do danger, but she’s running from a past that keeps trying to drag her under. All she needs is a week with her best friend in the mountains of Colorado for a week. But when an unlikely hero comes to her rescue, she’s sent on a path she never saw coming...Categorized as:
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Undetected by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDarcy Ward has sold her soul to the devil. Okay, not quite the devil, but she did agree to work with Agent Arrogant and Annoying—aka Special Agent Alastair Burke of the FBI’s Art Crime Team to lay a trap for infamous black-market antiquities ring, Silk Road. Darcy loves shoes, computers, caffeine, and working at her family business, Treasure Hunter Security... -
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THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 1 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin us as we celebrate the THIRDS universe with this collection of flash fiction stories written to prompts submitted by fans. Sometimes we want to know more about our favorite characters. Where they came from, how they became who they are, their families, friendships, and past heartaches. These snippets of moments in time offer an inside look at the lives of our favorite THIRDS characters... -
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Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTen years after Blayne Thorpe first encountered Bo Novikov, she still can't get the smooth-talking shifter out of her head. Now he's shadowing her in New York-all seven-plus feet of him-determined to protect her from stalkers who want to use her in shifter dogfights. Even if he has to drag her off to an isolated Maine town where the only neighbors are other bears almost as crazy as he is.. -
![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... -
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Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out... -
![Broken Chains by Julie Trettel]()
Broken Chains by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when opposites attract from warring packs? Peyton Collier is unhappy in her life. She’s watched as her sisters found their mates and dreams of the day it will finally happen to her. But when she meets Oliver, the swoon-worthy bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, all she can do is faint, then crawl in a hole to die of embarrassment...Categorized as:
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Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
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Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsLivy Kowalski has no time for idiots. When you shapeshift into a honey badger, getting through life’s irritants is a finely honed skill. Until she gets stuck housing her nutso cousin and dealing with her dad’s untimely and unexplained demise.That’s where Vic Barinov comes in—or his house does... -
![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... -
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The Prophecy by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHistory is on repeat…Seth never thought he’d have a future. But now he’s on the brink of having it all with Josie: A tomorrow. A family. A forever. And all that's standing between him and that forever is the Titans. If he helps Josie entomb them -- without killing them, a nearly impossible task for him -- everything he could ever want will be in reach...Categorized as:
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TANNER: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-One by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTanner Sung is following the dream his parents provided for him by sending him to America a lifetime ago. A retired Navy SEAL, he's now working for the premier security agency in the country, RP. While helping his teammate, Bogey, and his girlfriend, Alice, move her things, he spots a homeless girl. Buying food for the girl, he can't help himself, and follows her down an alley... -
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Hawk by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHawk's storyHAWK is a full-length, standalone bad boy romance and the third book in the Devil’s Murder MC featuring take-charge bikers who adore and fiercely protect their women. HAWK has no cheating, no cliffhanger, plenty of heat, and a guaranteed HEA along with a slight paranormal twist... -
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Bear Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**The full-length second book in T. S. Joyce’s new Bears Fur Hire series.** Lena Rhodes is a professional runner. Life is a lot easier when she is throwing everything she has into being a nature photographer for an elite outdoor magazine. And now, she is on her biggest assignment yet: Alaskan brown bears... -
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Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsReturn to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s sensual and painfully beautiful Guild Hunter world in her new novel of sacrifice, loyalty, and the choices of love that can shatter the heart... -
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Colton's Mate by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCallie Haugan just declared her own personal Independence Day. Years of overprotective, controlling men running her life ended in her abusive ex torching her livelihood and almost killing her in the process... -
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Remington's Mate by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRemington McCall has always had his identical twin brother Colt at his back: teammate, partner in crime, drinking buddy, and wingman. Until Colt met his true mate.And Remy didn’t.He’s happy for his brother. Really. In fact, everything is just effing fine. His two shifter animals at war inside him? It’s cool. His illegal, addictive trips to the spirit world? He can quit any time he wants...Categorized as:
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Kaid's Queen by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKaid has watched as members of his clan have found and claimed their One, their Mate. Even the female that he had once hoped to claim as his own has found and claimed her One. He’s lonely, he’s tired of waiting, and his Bear is growing bitter and despondent watching from the side, never gifted with his own. He’s tired of hurting. Then a visit from an old friend delivers his heart’s desire... -
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Dark Alpha's Redemption by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you…My duty to Death drives me forward. I've never once strayed from my path – not even when the future seemed uncertain. However, Maeve's intelligence, cunning and determination challenges me in ways I never imagined...Categorized as:
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Surrendering to the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNikki Gray has reason to hate the dragon hunters—they brutally murdered one of her friends a year ago. Not only that, they have caused havoc on several of the British dragon clans, injuring countless individuals. Determined to defeat the hunters by kidnaping their leader, Simon Bourne, she teams up with a human male in the British special forces... -
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Crow by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Nikki Landis comes a new standalone MC romance and the first book in the Devil’s Murder MC series.Crow, son of the former president of the Devil’s Murder MC, is determined to avenge his father’s death and repair the broken club left behind.He’s returned home to take his place as president and hunt down those responsible for Rook’s murder... -
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Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security... -
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In the Roar by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlivia Vela is a big girl tired of dating. She's at the point she's going to find a frozen pop and get artificially inseminated. Or she would, until big, growly and oh, so sexy Karel shows up, saves the day and gives her a night she won't soon forget. That, mouth...that tongue. Oh my. Karel Yaghar needs a mate faster than he can growl the word MINE... -
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Leopard's Blood by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan cuts straight to the heart of a man who stalks the shadows in an intoxicating Leopard novel.Though born into a leopard’s lair in the bayou, Joshua Tregre’s fighting skills were honed in the rainforests of Borneo. Sleek and deadly, he’s the perfect man to take over a crime syndicate back home in Louisiana’s lush swamplands... -
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Duncan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWashington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating. Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself.A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael’s side for a hundred and fifty years. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit, and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the greatest challenge of his life... -
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Bear the Burn by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsQuinn Copeland is starting fresh in a new town where nobody knows about her past. Chronically shy, she is determined to find her courage at her new job at the town veterinary clinic. But when a stoic stranger catches her in a moment of emotional turmoil, she learns that even the toughest looking men can have warm hearts... -
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Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's a man who's used to getting what he wants, but she's not the type of woman to take things lying down.Born into a world of crime, Mitya Amurov has had a hard life, and his leopard has developed into a feral beast to protect him. It's constantly trying to claw its way to the surface, until a chance encounter with a stranger instantly calms the predator inside him... -
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Chasing His Puma by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a cynical mutant bunny-bear who never smiles find love with an eternally optimistic puma? Kidnapped as a teenager along with his siblings, experimented on and turned into a mutant shifter, rescued, trained, betrayed by a teammate, and brutally injured before being rescued again... any optimism Brock Bunson ever had has been hammered out of him by life... -
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Witch Wants Forever by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly one thing could be worse than never finding the love of your life... finding her and forgetting.YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT TILL IT'S GONE.New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Danann, "mistress of modern romantic fantasy". "...illustrated that love is the strongest magic of all." Rachel can't imagine life without Dashiell Fonteneau... -
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Color Blind by T. Hammond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlinded and scarred in an accident a year ago, Teresa has finally found love, and a new career with the help of her companion dog, Red. Red appears to be a typical German shepherd, but he shares a mental communication link with his owner that is anything but ordinary. He’s articulate, sassy and opinionated - he’s also scary-smart, and has a talent for tracking... -
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Bion by Alexi Ferreira
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBION The moment I see her I know, it's like I found the meaning to my existence, but then they try to take her from me. I've waited too long to lose her now, if they think they can take what is mine they will have to go through me... -
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Cassius by Alexi Ferreira
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCASSIUSShe's stubborn, but as sexy as hell and she's mine. They try to hurt her, and all bets are off. They have no idea the fury that i will unleash. They will all answer to me, only then will they see the monster that they have created. SCARLETTHe can fight me all he wants, I know I'm meant to be with him and sooner or later he will give in... -
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KnightForce Deuces by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas Knight, La Patron, and his mate Jasmine are the top Alphas to over 33 million wolves in the US, have a problem. Just as their den has expanded with four half-breed pups, so has the Wolf Nation. Millions of half-breeds are accepting their rightful place in the nation and Silas couldn’t be happier... -
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Savage Silence by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt...Dire Wolf Thaus preferred the silence, having spent most of his time alone as the weaponry expert of his pack. But a mission outside of his expertise will challenge him more than he ever expected and threaten more than just his life. Some memories are too horrific to forget... -
![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... -
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Mason by Amaya Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s ruthless.He’s dark.He’s seductive.He’s the kind of man a girl should stay the hell away from.I’m not the kind of girl that’s ever really been seen, always preferring data, romantic comedies, and books to interacting with people. The problem however is my boss has given me a new assignment. I’m to be at Mason’s Zacchara’s beck and call.Whatever Mason wants, Mason will get... -
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Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsPassion and reason collide with explosive force in the newest instalment of Nalini Singh’s “mesmerizing” Psy/Changeling series. As a conflict with Pure Psy looms on the horizon, two powerful wolves fight a far more intimate war of their own... -
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![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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Darkness Rising by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the final story in the sensual, pulse-pounding Darkness series… When a bringer of death… Awakened after millennia, dragon warrior Reaper is ready to fulfill his destiny…until he sees Greer. With one glimpse, everything Reaper has ever known throughout his very long life is irrevocably changed... -
![When a Tigon Weds by Eve Langlais]()
When a Tigon Weds by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘Till death do us part… Dean’s a tigon shifter who’s found himself accidentally married to Natasha, a mob princess. Ever tangled with a (literal) mob of Russian Siberian tiger shifters? It’s a great idea if you’ve ever dreamed of being fitted for cement shoes, but not exactly Dean’s style. Dean always knew his not-so-innocent wife would one day return and it’s been nothing but explosions since... -
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Tightly Wound by Mia Dymond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClaire Steele has spent her whole life dodging shadows. Psychic since birth, she uses her talent to chase the evil lurking in the recesses of her mind.For years, Lt. Malcolm "Shadow" Windsor has walked the fragile boundary of friendship, silently waiting for Claire to acknowledge her love for him. An ex-Navy SEAL and expert tracker, he knows patience is the key to her surrender... -
![Oh, My Dragon by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Oh, My Dragon by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe reclusive Ian barely participates in life, only doing so when his powers demand that he use them or pay the consequences. It seems that there’s not a single person on this planet who doesn’t want something from him, but the pain and suffering of others is nearly unbearable at times, leaving him no choice but to act... -
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Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hard, dominating Bratva PrinceA fearless, crazy Cartel PrincessAleksandr VolkovI've lived my life with rigid control.A tight vice on myself and my emotions.Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother...
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