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  • Revealed in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Revealed in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The DDVN World story continues, largely told from Reagan's point of view, but including all major players.Reagan's trip down to the underworld was never going to remain a mystery. And now Lucifer is actively looking for the woman and her vampire cohort that raised hell in his domaine...
  • Wildfire Hellhound by Zoe Chant

    Wildfire Hellhound by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He knows he's always been a wolf.He's wrong.His past is gone, dead and buried.It isn't.And nothing, nothing, is more important than pack.Until he meets her.This is Fenrir's story...
  • Natural Dual-Mage by K.F. Breene

    Natural Dual-Mage by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The seat-gripping conclusion to the #1 bestselling Magical Mayhem trilogy! One thing has become perfectly clear: The Mages’ Guild won’t stop coming for me until I am either under their control, or dead. So rather than wait to be cornered…I’m going to take the fight to them. But Emery and I can’t do it alone...
  • One Second by Dannika Dark

    One Second by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    ***USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES*** EXPLOSIVE FINAL INSTALLMENT IN THE SEVEN SERIES Book 1 is on sale for a limited time! Love. Family. Brotherhood. Lexi has faced personal struggles, but nothing has prepared her for the most perilous battle of her life. Shifters are on the brink of war as Northerners target Colorado in an attempt to infiltrate the borders...
  • Aquamarine by Terry Bolryder

    Aquamarine by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Marina, the last unmated sea dragon, is about to make the toughest decision of her entire life. The Mercury dragon, hated prisoner of the earth dragons and the only person willing to help her when she needed it most, has been captured. Taken away by compatriots he never knew existed, possibly to face execution...
  • Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

    Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread...
  • Tourmaline by Terry Bolryder

    Tourmaline by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kai, formerly a powerful storm dragon, can't seem to stop causing chaos wherever he goes, despite being collared in human form. Now he's been ejected from the company of other dragons and sent out to an island to take a vacation and not come back without a mate. Something that isn't easy to do, given that his awareness of social norms is so low that even his extravagant sexiness can't overcome it...
  • Afterlife by Dannika Dark

    Afterlife by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Another addicting installment of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Only a week after solving their last case, Raven is itching for a new assignment. In her downtime, she’s focusing on the two most important men in her life: her father and Christian. But there’s no rest for the wicked.When an old friend seeks Raven’s expertise on a delicate matter, Viktor reluctantly accepts the case...
  • Fire Breathing Armand by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Armand by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Armand meets Angel, he knows she's not his mate. She can't be—she's pregnant with another male's child. Yet, no female has ever claimed his heart as she has. Angel of Death is cursed. Everyone around her dies. The trick, she's learned, is to never get close to anyone...
  • Royal Bear by Candace Ayers

    Royal Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the search for her missing brother, Free-spirited Grace finds some firsts— friends, family, a home, and a hot shifter who captures her heart. To claim Grace as his mate, Konstantin must not only renounce his title and shun his duties, he must betray his friends. Being a Royal Bear is a royal b*tch. AUTHOR'S NOTE: P.O.L.A.R...
  • Fire Breathing Ovide by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Ovide by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ovide lost his mate years ago. Now, he’s just biding time until his own demise which, thankfully, will come soon. The eclipse leading him to a slow descent into sweet oblivion is just around the corner. Margo has never found a man who was worth the risk of heartbreak. No problem, because her caustic demeanor and sharp tongue scare away even the most persistent suitors...
  • Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey

    Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With my world in shambles, it’s hard to tell friend from foe. The joy of finding my fated mate is overshadowed by a dark reality. Someone is hunting wolf shifters. Everyone is in danger unless we can stop those responsible. But we have to find them first. Our only lead is a familiar face. Once a friend. Now an enemy. It makes it impossible to trust anyone...
  • Heartless by Dannika Dark

    Heartless by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Despite the spoils of a solid relationship and an idyllic life at Keystone, Raven is itching for the thrill of another big case. Things begin to heat up when a dangerous assignment falls in her lap.Searching for the mastermind behind an illegal fighting ring is no easy feat, but as the weeks roll by, Raven's undercover job begins to take an unexpected emotional toll...
  • The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant

    The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He'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...
  • Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth

    Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book eight in the bestselling series PSI-Ops!Paranormal Security and Intelligence operative and wolf-shifter Dougal "Striker" McCracken is known for his wild ways, and devil may care attitude. He's worked long and hard to build the persona. It disarms others and protects his emotions. The ones he keeps buried within...
  • Changed Mate by Candace Ayers

    Changed Mate by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone once said, “Opposites attract.” (Clearly, they’d never met these two.) Mariah comes from humble beginnings. She’s worked her tail feathers off. Her dream is now at her fingertips. Her motto: Achieving goals requires sacrifice. Patton works in the family construction business. When he has to. He’d rather hang out on his boat all day. His motto: Life is meant to be enjoyed...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Nate by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Nate by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final book in the South-One Bears series… Bear shifter Nate Dean is the joker of team South-One. The prankster. The one without a dozen skeletons hidden in his closet. He is what he is, and that’s always been good enough, until now. Now he needs to be more. To step up and be the person his fated mate needs him to be...
  • A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    I never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us...
  • Brent by Milly Taiden

    Brent by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wolf shifter Marie Lavine left her life in the military behind and is settling into her new role as bodyguard nicely. Though her past left her with PTSD, she’s excited to move forward and see what awaits at her new job. What she didn’t expect was to sniff out the scent of her mate. A cute nerdy human that made her wolf instantly hot...
  • Fire Breathing Remy by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Remy by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s the night before Lennox Ledoux’s wedding. The most exciting day of her life, right? Why is she envisioning the steel bars of a cage slamming shut? When a huge, red creature crashes to the ground a few feet away, she’s the only witness. When it transforms into a hot, naked guy, she’s still the only witness. Remy swears he and Lennox belong together. And, boy, does she want to believe him...
  • Sam by Candace Ayers

    Sam by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Paranormal Werebear Bear Shifter Romance Series This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Sam has watched his buddies go through the mate bonding process, and he couldn’t be happier for them. Really. He can’t help the little twinge of jealousy, though...
  • Chased Mate by Candace Ayers

    Chased Mate by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arden Richardson has no excuse. It’s a total lapse in judgement. The comatose man isn’t even her patient. But…. Her stolen kiss awakens the sleeping giant. Flynn Bennett has a shady past. It extends back almost to the cradle. He’s trouble with a capital T. But… One kiss is all it takes. The bad boy. The ex-con. The bootlegger. Vows to be a better man—for her… The beauty. The nurse...
  • Dark Protectors Box Set by Rebecca Zanetti

    Dark Protectors Box Set by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Librarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN: B00JXTNMDG. There are two other earlier cover editions here and here.Don t miss the first four volumes of the unforgettable Dark Protectors series: "Fated, Claimed, Tempted, Hunted"Driven by prophecy, the Dark Protectors are male vampires, fearless and born to mate with human females for eternity...
  • Covert Bear by Candace Ayers

    Covert Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vilified 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...
  • Tactical Bear by Candace Ayers

    Tactical Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Parker is fighting extinction— Of her own shifter species! She’d already be mated. If not for those bullying polar bears. They've scared away all decent prospects. Maxim has met the one But, she’s an activist with silly notions. And she wants nothing to do with him. As a Tactical Bear, he’ll need all his strategic skills...
  • Charming by Dannika Dark

    Charming by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After seven hundred years, Prince has acquired everything a Packmaster could desire. But when he meets the enchanting Nadia Kozlov, he realizes there’s one thing he doesn’t have: answers. Prince owes his life to a man he hasn’t seen in centuries, and Nadia holds the key to his whereabouts, because that man is her father. Destinies collide when Nadia’s sister shows up unexpectedly...
  • Hero Bear by Candace Ayers

    Hero Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the second book in the P.O.L.A.R. series.P.O.L.A.R. (Private Ops: League Arctic Rescue) is a specialized, private operations task force -- a maritime unit of polar bear shifters. Part of a world-wide, clandestine army comprised of the best of the best shifters, P.O.L.A.R...
  • The Crone of Solstice Flames by Iris Beaglehole

    The Crone of Solstice Flames by Iris Beaglehole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Delia's discovery of her magic and its link with the legendary Myrtlewood Crones has thrown her already tumultuous life into further disarray. After unlocking the first stage of their ancient powers, she and the other crones—Ingrid, Marjie, and Agatha—find themselves enshrouded in the elusive shield of invisibility...
  • Lightning Dragon by Charlene Hartnady

    Lightning Dragon by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Dragon Shifter Novel The last thing Tamara expected was to be snatched away by a winged beast. This hadn’t been part of the brief. Was this normal hunt behavior? Surely not. Tamara had a really bad feeling about this. Once the feeling settled in the pit of her stomach, it wouldn’t let go. The Story Contains strong sexual themes/language and is not intended for readers under the age of 18...
  • Bad Medicine by Laken Cane

    Bad Medicine by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Do you know what’s stronger than a wolf shifter?A shapeshifter.A shapeshifter is stronger than a wolf shifter.When I discover a shapeshifting serial killer is targeting human women in my city, I have to go after him.Even though he's more powerful than me.Even though he says we're exactly the same. Even though there's a connection between us...
  • Shifter's Echo by Lisa Ladew, Michael Pauley

    Shifter's Echo by Lisa Ladew, Michael Pauley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Listening Length: 8 hrs He's seen his fated mate die a thousand times... and yet, they've never met. Crew is a powerful, yet tortured, wolf shifter. With a weary heart, he seeks to avoid fulfilling a prophecy that foretells the death of his fated mate...true love lost before it has a chance to begin...
  • Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha...But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment--and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine--a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human...
  • Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds

    Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Join Alice. Private Investigator of the Supernatural. It has been a rough month for mage private investigator Alice Worth. Alice hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in weeks, her relationship with werewolf Sean Maclin is on the rocks, a federal agent hounds her every step, and a powerful vampire whose ulterior motives have ulterior motives watches her every move...
  • Matt by Candace Ayers

    Matt by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Paranormal Werebear M/M Bear Shifter Romance This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Matt has known since puberty that the promise of finding a mate that drove other shifters wasn’t for him. Matt is different. Nature doesn’t provide mates for freaks like him...
  • Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    FBI agent Lily Yu’s mind is a dangerous place to be in the latest Novel of the Lupi…Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she’s receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve—until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied...
  • Sterling by Candace Ayers

    Sterling by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Paranormal Werebear Bear Shifter Romance Series. This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Sterling Mallory likes fast—fast cars and faster women, anything to keep the ghosts at bay. Living life on the edge catches up to him when he carelessly makes an enemy of Kyle Barns...
  • Noah by Jacquelyn Frank

    Noah by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Nightwalkers have lived in the shadows of our world for centuries, gifted with abilities few humans can comprehend. For Noah, duty is all--until he meets the woman who is his destiny...SHE WILL TAKE HIM BEYOND HIS WILDEST DREAMS.As Demon King, Noah is dedicated to protecting his kind from their human and Nightwalker enemies...
  • Little Lords by Charlene Hartnady

    Little Lords by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book 3 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you.This short novel is a follow-on and will be best enjoyed as a part of the series. No cheating! Contains hot alpha males and therefore strong sexual themes/language...
  • Zeke by Milly Taiden

    Zeke by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lioness and personal security to the stars, Alexa Milan doesn’t do romance. But when she meets her latest job, she’s unsure how to proceed. The sexy geeky scientist is making her girl parts tingle and her heart do flip flops...
  • Cherished Mate by Candace Ayers

    Cherished Mate by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the first book of the Cybermates series that takes place in Sunkissed Key, and is a spin-off of the P.O.L.A.R. series. Although it's not necessary to read P.O.L.A.R. to enjoy Cybermates, there are references to characters and places in Cybermates that originally appeared in and are further explained by reading the P.O.L.A.R. series...
  • Fire Breathing Cezar by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Cezar by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Small town librarian Cherry Deschamps is perfectly content with her safe, mundane existence even if others might consider evenings spent with a mug of hot cocoa, bowl of Ramen noodles and a Netflix marathon boring. When the panty-meltingly gorgeous “Mr. Hollywood” enters her life, showering her with gifts and attention, of course she’s skeptical...
  • Eternal Captive by Laura Wright

    Eternal Captive by Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Lucian is faced with his biggest fear - becoming the next breeding male - he knows his only options are imprisonment or death. But when he learns that the key to his salvation may lie in the body of the veana he's trying to forget, he's forced to choose between sanity and the destruction of the only woman he's ever loved...
  • Rescue Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rescue Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One week. That’s all it took for Megan’s world to fall apart. She lost everything. Her marriage—shattered. Her business—demolished. Her life—ruined. Enter one hot Rescue Bear to pick up the pieces, Build her back up, And shower her with the love she’s never known, and always deserved. AUTHOR'S NOTE: P.O.L.A.R...
  • Lead Dragon by Terry Bolryder

    Lead Dragon by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lead, captain of an elite team of powerful dragons, is about to embark on the most difficult mission he's ever undertaken: trying not to fall in love with the cute, curvy woman he saved and is now tasked with protecting. But how is he supposed to do that when everything inside the honor-obsessed dragon roars "mate" whenever he sees her?Brittany is just a regular human...
  • My Dark Amazon by I.T. Lucas

    My Dark Amazon by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "I. T Lucas is on her way to becoming a an author in league with some of the best. Like Hamilton in her early days and Singh. I can't wait for the next installment of this series. Lucas blends history, mystery, magic, and romance in a way that pulls you in and makes you fall for her characters...
  • Dragon's Heat by Lisa Ladew

    Dragon's Heat by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New release SALE. Get it before the price goes up! Dragon love burns bright, can she survive the flames? 73,114 words Graeme made his way to Serenity for one very specific, hopefully-deadly reason, but a few friendly wolf shifters on the Serenity Police Department almost made him reconsider his centuries-old death wish. His body, however, remembers it well, acting upon it when he is unable...
  • Ritual Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Ritual Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In Eileen Wilks’s new Novel of the Lupi, FBI agent Lily Yu is about to confront a power even darker than magic… On her 57th birthday, Lily’s mother suddenly loses all memory beyond the age of twelve. Lily knows her mother was attacked by something more than magic. More . . . and darker...
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    angels  crime  demons  family  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  psychics
  • Deception Cove by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Deception Cove by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The world of Harmony is home to secrets that have been kept for centuries, and treasure worth killing for... Alice North is on the run. The mysterious death of her husband is casting a shadow of doubt on her innocence and even with her ability to make herself disappear - literally - Alice is finding it hard to avoid detection...
  • Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    View our feature on Eileen Wilks’s Blood Magic.A new World of Lupi novel from "a true master of her craft" (Eternal Night) Lily Yu and Lupi prince Rule Turner have a bigger problem than their families not accepting their impending human/werewolf mixed marriage. A powerful ancient nemesis of Lily's grandmother has come to San Diego to turn the city into a feeding ground...
  • Valentino's Kiss by Tia Didmon

    Valentino's Kiss by Tia Didmon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can one woman save an immortal race on the brink of extinction?Laura Whitney is the newest member of the Paranormal Intelligence Agency. Too bad she feels like a complete fraud. Failing sections of her training didn’t stop the P.I.A. from passing her, because no one has a talent like hers. Unfortunately, it’s killing her.Valentino Moretti forsake his race long ago...
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