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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... -
![False Comeback by Lily Mayne]()
False Comeback by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHigh Lord CrossbodyI’ve given up a lot to pursue a career in professional wrestling, and I’m not going to have it all derailed by an uncouth ghoul with a huge chip on his shoulder, who decided he disliked me for no reason on his very first day at Goliaths.Vince Burke has been the thorn in my side for five long years, but things have taken a turn for the worse... -
![Leopard's Scar by Christine Feehan]()
Leopard's Scar by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnimal attraction takes over in this exhilarating Leopard novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.The moment Meiling sees Gedeon she knows he's a leopard shifter--just as she knows she can't trust him. Meiling doesn't take chances, life has taught her better than that... -
![Royal Bear by Candace Ayers]()
Royal Bear by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 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... -
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![Unicorns and Honey Cakes by Zoe Chant]()
Unicorns and Honey Cakes by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything is coming up roses. Way too many roses.Gale has a problem. A really thorny problem.He can’t touch anything made of wood without it bursting into bloom… which is inconvenient, to say the least. Clearly, his unicorn is cranky about something – Gale just wishes he knew what... -
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Mate Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**The full-length third book in T. S. Joyce’s new Bears Fur Hire series.** Vera Masterson has been called a lot of names through the years: witch, misfit, mad scientist. She’s let the rumors go because they kept her safe... -
![Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless]()
Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s just lion around on the job.. -
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Sam by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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 ratingsArden 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... -
![Buck This by T.S. Joyce]()
Buck This by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBuck This Storme is on a tear through the bucking bull shifter circuit in the most destructive way. The annual Battle of the Bulls event is here, and he has squeaked by in the competitions to land a spot in last place for the event. His inner bull is a monster, and is completely out of control, and because of his past, he has no trainer, no coach, and no support system. He’s completely alone... -
![Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne]()
Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI, Taylor Hough, am a painfully average guy.I have the soul-destroying corporate job, I iron my underpants, and I was unceremoniously dumped for an influencer hippie a few years ago. Every day feels the same, and I don’t know how much longer I can cope before I do something unhinged like rip off my shirt in the middle of my co-worker’s office birthday party and smear lemon cake all over my chest... -
![Treasured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Treasured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf someone had told Dawn Chadwick that she’d be attending a play put on by children on a dragon-shifter’s land a year ago, she would’ve said they were mad. However, her daughter Daisy has slowly worn Dawn down about her prejudices and she ends up volunteering to help with the play. She’s to assist an eccentric dragonman with the special effects... -
![Transforming Snowridge by Jessie Donovan]()
Transforming Snowridge by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhydian Griffiths is the leader of Clan Snowridge in the North of Wales. Not only does he lead his clan, but he also takes care of an orphaned boy on his own. The deadline for any remaining family to collect him expires and Rhydian decides to adopt the boy himself. However, hours later, a human female shows up at his clan's gate, claiming she's the boy's aunt... -
![Tropical Tails by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Tails by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReturn to Shifting Sands Resort in this sizzling collection.Reunite with some of your favorite characters on a tropical escape to a luxury resort for shifters only. Meet new shifters (and one confused human) who find love and family on the mysterious island of Shifting Sands... -
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![Desert Roots by Anna Lowe]()
Desert Roots by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaredevil she-wolf gets a taste of her own medicine with a bad boy who won't play by the rules.Daredevil Carly Hawthorne, youngest of the Hawthorne wolf shifter clan, doesn't believe in true love. At least, that's what she thinks until bad boy Luke Brandstetter comes along, refusing to play by the rules... -
![Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
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Toying With Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Ana wants is an explanation.She thought Brandon was her forever love right up until he didn’t show up for their wedding. He left without a word. No apology. No justification. The year since has been grueling, and Ana wants to move on. But she can’t do that while she’s holding onto Brandon’s engagement ring—and his memory... -
![Tropical Holiday Tails by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Holiday Tails by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscape on a tropical vacation at the Shifting Sands Resort, a shifters-only resort, where the gift under the tree is destiny.In A CHRISTMOOSE STORY, hockey player Lars is desperate to impress the shy, bookish caribou shifter Julie... -
![Hardcore by Jessika Klide]()
Hardcore by Jessika Klide
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this eagerly anticipated flashback installment and the first book from Aurei’s perspective, Jessika Klide takes you back to the very beginning before Siri, when Aurei was known as Hardcore. Aurelius Moore … Military officer. Maximus Moore … Millionaire Venture Capitalist. Hardcore … Player extraordinaire. Learn how Seary changed him forever... -
![My New Year Fling by Serenity Woods]()
My New Year Fling by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove Comes Later: Book 2A ‘holiday fling’ romanceJessI’ve made so many mistakes in my life, I’m sure I’m in the book of Guinness World Records, and unfortunately, this year has proved no exception. Telling my boss’s wife that we were having an affair was probably the biggest mistake, but the lying bastard broke my heart, so I don’t regret it... -
![Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter]()
Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDual POV, dual pinning, college summer break. Wes Bennet is the mastermind. Sometimes life goes off the rails and is nothing like the movies... -
![Unicorn's Instinct by Elva Birch]()
Unicorn's Instinct by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll that Tara wants is for her mommy to be happy. (And a puppy.)Kirin are supposed to be lucky, but Vivian feels like her own luck is anything but good. Vivian had a literal unicorn…and tragically lost him while she was three months pregnant and chasing a three-year-old... -
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Matt by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![Sterling by Candace Ayers]()
Sterling by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
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![Bearly a Memory by Moxie North]()
Bearly a Memory by Moxie North
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLabels on everything ... deeply satisfying. Clothing organized by color ... wonderfully soothing. Witnessing a mob hit at work ... utterly terrifying. Brooklyn Nishi likes order, and stability, and following the rules. Then she has to run for her life -- and everything familiar vanishes in an instant... -
![Blitz by Sabrina Stark, Connor Brown]()
Blitz by Sabrina Stark, Connor Brown
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew from a USA Today Bestseller! One obnoxious billionaire. One small-town girl with heart. And the promo blitz that will either bring them together or keep them worlds apart.Mina Lipinski. She's a girl with a problem, and the only person who can solve it is Chase Blastoviak, the most obnoxious guy she's ever met – slick, cocky, and way too jaded for his own good.Chase Blastoviak... -
![Cherished Mate by Candace Ayers]()
Cherished Mate by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis 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... -
![Pucking Revenge by Brittanee Nicole]()
Pucking Revenge by Brittanee Nicole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fake dating, friends to lovers, hockey...Categorized as:
sports humor romance contemporary friends-to-lovers found-family revenge fake-relationship -
![Text Talk by merlywhirls]()
Text Talk by merlywhirls
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin--------------------------------------------------Sirius is in boarding school, Remus is in the hospital, and they don't know each other until Sirius texts the wrong number... -
![Heima es hogar en islandés by Laia Soler]()
Heima es hogar en islandés by Laia Soler
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings¿Puede estar tu hogar a miles de kilómetros de casa?Ver la vida en blanco y negro no es divertido.Laura padece una extraña enfermedad que le impide apreciar los colores, pero si últimamente su vida es gris no es solo porque sufre acromatopsia. Acaba de romper con su novio y sus padres no dejan de pelearse tras el divorcio... -
![The Grisly Grizzlies: Caleb by Kim Fox]()
The Grisly Grizzlies: Caleb by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe new lifeguard in town has a body that is making Caleb want to dive right in, and although he is definitely trying, he's swimming in circles and getting nowhere. This hot bear shifter has never met a girl he can't have until now.Abigail is too preoccupied to focus on dating. She's new in town and busy hiding her younger brother who has a pesky habit of turning into a wild uncontrollable lion... -
![Saving Evangeline by Nancee Cain]()
Saving Evangeline by Nancee Cain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvangeline is the town pariah. Everyone knows she’s crazy and was responsible for the death of her last boyfriend. Even her mother left her and moved cross-country. Lonely and desperate, Evie decides to end her life.Rogue angel Remiel longs to return to earth, but there’s just one problem. He tends to invite trouble and hasn’t been allowed back since Woodstock... -
![The Moose Shifter's Fake Wife by Candace Ayers]()
The Moose Shifter's Fake Wife by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s on the run from the law. He is the law.I’m Shay O’Brien.My life is a hot mess, but I have a plan:•Adopt an alias—check•Hideout in Bumfuque—check•Marry the hot-but-grumpy local sheriff—oh, crap.I didn’t know!I didn’t know he was the sheriff.He didn’t know I was a fugitive.My hot mess just got hella hotter.Welcome to Rattlesnake Canyon, a sleepy western town where nothing is as it seems... -
![Dreamin' of a White Dragon by Julia Mills]()
Dreamin' of a White Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe books in this epic saga can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills, and exploits of the whole series from beginning to end. It's up to you. ENJOY! Second Fiddle – that should’ve been my name. Think I’m being a Drama Queen? Adding too much spice to my Gingerbread? Well, strap yourselves in, my sleigh-ridin’ slouches as I drop some truth on ya’... -
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![Bounty Hunter: Ryder by Kim Fox]()
Bounty Hunter: Ryder by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyder and his crew have a job. Capture a wild polar bear shifter and get a cool two million dollars that they desperately need to save the family ranch. But when a rival bounty hunter comes crashing into his life, he realizes the job is going to be anything but easy... -
![Rancher Bears' Merry Christmas by Candace Ayers]()
Rancher Bears' Merry Christmas by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeave it to the magic of the Christmas season to deliver a miracle. Lettie Jay was born and raised in Landing, Wyoming. She knows everything about everything that goes on in the town. So when three kids show up at her office looking a little rough around the edges, she knows something isn’t right. It’s Christmas Day... -
![His Scandalous Love by Anya Summers]()
His Scandalous Love by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarter Jones is a fairly simple man. He loves his ranch, his horses, and dominating women in the bedroom. He's the owner and founder of the exclusive Cuffs and Spurs Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, yet for the past year Carter has achieved something of a monk's status within the ranks of his club... -
![Tangling With Trolls by Hazel Mack]()
Tangling With Trolls by Hazel Mack
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWRENA month ago, I had no idea that monsters lived in hidden towns. Surprise! The tiny New-England town of Ever is a haven for them. Vampire brothers run the coffee shop. Werewolf bikers will fix your car. I can sort of wrap my mind around that.But then I meet Ohken Stonesmith, bridge troll and all-around badass. He’s way older than me, crazy confident, and he owns the town’s only flower shop... -
![Dreams of Ivory by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Dreams of Ivory by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJackson Cooper hates magic. Even though his brothers are falling prey to the seductive draw of the paranormal world, Jackson wants nothing to do with it. He also wants nothing to do with marriage, babies, and all that comes with it. He's content with being the stoic, but quiet Uncle Jacks... -
![Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale by Ben Monopoli]()
Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale by Ben Monopoli
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBoots McHenry and his boyfriend Ryan are young superstars in the North American Paintball League, a high-stakes sport where losers face exile -- five full years of it, on an island so secret no one can be sure it even exists. After Ryan has a tragic collision with an opposing team's paintball, the rules of the game force the boyfriends apart... -
![The Dragon's Pursuit by Jessie Donovan]()
The Dragon's Pursuit by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Dr. Layla MacFie realizes someone is stealing much-needed medical supplies, she doesn't know who to trust inside her surgery. Determined to find the culprit herself, she reaches out to Lochguard's electrician, Chase, who just happens to be the younger male who's been trying to woo her for months... -
![OctoBEARfest by Murphy Lawless]()
OctoBEARfest by Murphy Lawless
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Renaissance, Colorado, a new shifter city by the author of (and set in the same world as!) the best-selling Virtue Shifters books!Grizzly shifter Bill Torben has spent his life working for his family's brewery and has loved every minute of it, although he's a liiiittle bit envious of his younger brother leaving town and almost immediately finding his fated mate... -
![The Fastball by Emily Childs]()
The Fastball by Emily Childs
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's the coach's aggravating daughter. He's the shy guy on first base. And they have no idea they're keeping the same secret.After a devastating accident that leaves his throwing hand in shambles, MLB first baseman, Dax Sage, finds out the woman handling the PR for his recovery is none other than the gorgeous, frigid daughter of his head coach...Categorized as:
sports humor romance contemporary friends-to-lovers enemies-to-lovers workplace fiction -
![Just Drive: A Formula 1 Omegaverse by Devyn Sinclair]()
Just Drive: A Formula 1 Omegaverse by Devyn Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing the first female Formula 1 driver in the sport’s history is like being struck by lightning. Powerful, electrifying, and dangerous. Don’t get me wrong, it’s incredible. Plenty of racing fans are celebrating. Plenty more are enraged, hoping I either quit or crash. They can hope all they want. I’ll never quit. But there’s more than Formula 1 fans to worry about... -
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![The Bear's Flamingo Bride by Candace Ayers]()
The Bear's Flamingo Bride by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rare polar bear shifter in a clan of grizzly’s, Wyatt is poised to assume the role of Alpha to the Sterling Shifter Clan. There’s only one problem, all Alpha’s must be mated and all Wyatt can seem to find is a string of horrendously bad dates.With tensions running high between the warring Wolf Packs, the Sterling Clan needs Wyatt to step into his fated position as Alpha... -
![All in My Head by Kristen James]()
All in My Head by Kristen James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition for ASIN B00MH4IS7EAvery Waldorf wakes up from a concussion to find a voice inside her head—an adventurous male voice belonging to Marcus, who doesn’t know where he came from, but has an opinion on everything about her life. She just wants to work on her screenplay, go to her writing classes and flirt with the guy of her dreams, Nash, who is finally noticing her... -
![Second Chance Bear and a Baby by Harmony Raines]()
Second Chance Bear and a Baby by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoes a bear deserve a second chance? Liam’s mate was murdered by a drug dealer. Now that same drug has given him a second chance. But will he ever find happiness? Can he live with the loss of one true mate, and learn to love another? These are the questions Liam must find the answers to, if he is ever to become a second chance bear... -
![Bare Knuckle Bear by Kim Fox]()
Bare Knuckle Bear by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBear shifter, Grayson, is thrilled when he walks into Bar Knuckle, the only bar in his new Northern town. Not only is it packed with shifters of all species waiting for their turn to fight in the steel cage but he also hits it off with the curvy, blond waitress in the cowboy hat... -
![The Secret Omega by Anna Wineheart]()
The Secret Omega by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor some people, the "Fake it 'til you make it" mantra works. For Kieran Fairfields, it doesn't. Because no matter how much he pretends to be an alpha, no matter how much he looks like an alpha, he... isn't one. But his job as a college sports coach requires it. And that one alpha student, Chase Summers - he thinks Kieran is an alpha, too. It's a good thing they butt heads so much... -
![Rancher Bear's Desire by Candace Ayers]()
Rancher Bear's Desire by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Long has his life under control. Everything is going according to plan. His girlfriend, the beautiful, vivacious socialite Mandy Scott, has finally agreed move with him from L.A. to his family’s ranch in Wyoming to give the ‘simple life’ a chance. All’s well. Until Bunny St...
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