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Den of Thieves by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn a world where supernaturals and humans are separated by walls, there is magic to be magicked and quests that still need questing. Yes, quest as a verb.I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, thought I had done my part. With a little help from those I love, we stopped the bad guys from mucking up our side of the wall. We won the battle and were left standing on this side of the dirt... -
![Garrett's Destiny by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Garrett's Destiny by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPulsing with passion, adventure, and paranormal suspense and romance, the latest novel inaward-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti’s Dark Protectors series delivers an immortal hero and a dream come true . . .Love and danger . . -
![Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer]()
Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLooking to rescue dragon hatchlings? Check. Piss off a demon in the process? Check. Have my mate stolen by a raging psycho who wants his babies? Damn . . . .I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, do solemnly swear I wanted a vacation from trouble. The problem is, trouble did not want a vacation from me or those that I love... -
![Their Baby Dragon by Annie Nicholas]()
Their Baby Dragon by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEoin, Harbinger of Smoke and Darkness, and Angie, Angel Dragon of New Port, are very pleased to announce they are expecting the birth of their first child in the Spring of 2019.The popular celebrity couple cannot wait to meet their newest addition. They were recently spotted at the premiere shifter obstetrician’s office looking upset. Stay tuned for updates...Categorized as:
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![Stoneheart Lion by Zoe Chant]()
Stoneheart Lion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's a shifter fixer who can fix anything ... except herself. Exiled from her clan, jaguar shifter Max is a P.I. who handles unique shifter problems. Incriminating photos, blackmail, mate problems? Max helps others solve their problems because there is no cure for her own loneliness. At least none that she knows.But she's never had a problem like him before ..Categorized as:
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![Bitter Bones by Lauretta Hignett]()
Bitter Bones by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe finale is here...The Beast is bringing the battle to the mortal realm, and Prue's finally ready to face him. Or is she? Maybe. Life is complicated, but that's what makes it beautiful.The war is brewing, the rogues are desperate, and a human enemy lurks in the darkness, threatening to derail Prue's hero era before it even begins.And Isobel... Well. Sometimes being a hero is a thankless job...Categorized as:
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![Burned Bones by Lauretta Hignett]()
Burned Bones by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've been burned.One of my secrets is out in the open, and it couldn't have happened at a worse time. The people of the city need a hero right now, and it can't be me. It's too risky. I could lose everything.While everything falls to chaos, I've got some hard decisions to make.There's a fine line between hero and tyrant... -
![D-City Underworld: Zontae's Reign by Annitia L. Jackson]()
D-City Underworld: Zontae's Reign by Annitia L. Jackson
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Duvall Family has ruled the Underworld for centuries, right under the nose of humans. They are a powerful vampire clan that is known for being ruthless to get what they want. King Zaire Duvall and Queen Esha have done everything in their power to ensure that their family stays on top or, so they thought... -
![Tourmaline by Terry Bolryder]()
Tourmaline by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKai, 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... -
![Golden Prophecy by Paulina Vasquez]()
Golden Prophecy by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's not just an Alpha, he's THE Alpha. The one they fear. The one they whisper about. The one they call The Rogue King. Every King needs his Queen and Cassiopeia happens to be at the right place at the right time. They can't help who they are - He's the Rogue King and she's unlike anything he's ever met... -
![Lake of Sorrow by Lindsay Buroker]()
Lake of Sorrow by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll Kaylina ever longed to do was open her own meadery and prove her worth to her family. She didn’t want to develop feelings for the haughty royal ranger, Lord Vlerion, and she definitely didn’t want to be accused of trying to poison the queen.But a conniving competitor has framed her, and now the Kingdom Guard is hunting her down... -
![Silver by Terry Bolryder]()
Silver by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA dragon as a coworker? Complicated. Adrien the silver dragon has everything most humans could want. But as a dragon awakened in the modern world he misses his old life, his powers (which have been temporarily restrained) and the way he used to lord his status over others... -
![Dragon Protectors: Shifter Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart]()
Dragon Protectors: Shifter Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree Dragon Shifter Series. One Giant Collection!If you love dragon protectors who are alpha to the core, you will love this box set that includes three complete dragon series. ***A forbidden wish. A dragon prince. A fairy who could change everything.I’ve been alive for centuries. I’m a dragon prince, and I am used to getting my way. But, I need a change...Categorized as:
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![The Fiera Reign by Emilia Finn]()
The Fiera Reign by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe queen has been slain, a traitor has been slaughtered, and a prophecy is determined to bring an entire kingdom to its knees.My wife, Queen Tallulah Aurelia Della Katarina Noble, trusted her soldiers.She trusted me.But ultimately, the reign a backstabber attempted to end may perish because of my own selfish actions.It was never supposed to go down this way.Tully and I wanted love. Marriage...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by S.J. West]()
Awakening by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile Anna and Malcolm anxiously await the birth of their twins, the universe is besieged by the complications of bringing a corporeal version of Hell into being. As Empress and Emperor of Cirrus, Anna and Malcolm must also deal with the politics of trying to unite those who live in the down-world with the pampered citizens within the cloud cities... -
![Lion's Betrayal by Zoe Chant]()
Lion's Betrayal by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA billionaire lion shifter fighting to fill the hole in his heart + a curvy reporter on an undercover assignment + an island paradise where all is not as it seems = one dangerously hot romance. Curvy Chloe Kent worked her ass off to get a housekeeping job on Harper Island. The island is practically paradise: white beaches, blue skies, luxury facilities… and it’s all a lie. Just like her... -
![Koda: A Bear Shifter Romance by Kira Graham]()
Koda: A Bear Shifter Romance by Kira Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad boys are great. Good boys are overrated. Wild boys… they’re just another species entirely. Join the Koda Clan where the men are wild, the women are naughty, and the hot romance is as sweet as it is spicy. Sexy, steamy, and crazy-funny. You’ve been warned. ;)LOVE METrace Koda is a man I hate.I’m terrified of what I feel for Trace. I’m angry... -
![Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara]()
Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSOMETHING IS WAKINGThe fiefs that exist at the heart of the city of Elantra are home to sentient Towers that guard the world against the incursion of Shadow. But between the fiefs exists the gray world of the border zone. In it, geography changes between one passage across a border and the next. The rules of magic are different there—and yet somehow familiar to Kaylin Neya... -
![Mountain Guardian Bear by Zoe Chant]()
Mountain Guardian Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mountain man with a tragic past + a curvy amnesiac + two deadly secrets = one explosive romance! His bear-shifter clanmates know him only as Gannon, a scarred loner concealing a dark past. The mountain man of the Pinerock Bears guards the Circle B Ranch from afar and shuns the company of others, until the day he comes back to his cabin and finds a beautiful, curvy woman sleeping in his bed .. -
![Everyday, Including Holidays (The Valens Legacy Book 18) by Jan Stryvant]()
Everyday, Including Holidays (The Valens Legacy Book 18) by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeveral years have passed since the war with the djevels ended, the reality they'd infested was destroyed, and their king killed. But that left Sean and the lions faced with another problem: The million or so djevels currently in the world that needed to be hunted down and killed... -
![Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer]()
Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYou Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.The Shadowkiller is back. And he is hunting me down like a dog in the streets of New York City using every tool and ally he has—including people I once trusted.I have never been so alone in my life, and yet if I turn to my friends that puts a target on their backs too. Which means I have to keep running... -
![Animal Rescue Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Animal Rescue Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen closure threatens the animal sanctuary in Bear Creek, Ronni knows she has to act. And act fast. But finding the money needed to buy the land before it’s sold seems impossible. However, she soon realizes she is not alone. Especially when fate steps in and her mate walks into her office—in the heavenly form of Lucas Chance. Tall, dark, and handsome.. -
![Penric's Travels by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Penric's Travels by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTALES OF A NEW HERO IN FANTASY FROM LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME! Includes Penric’s Mission, Mira’s Last Dance, and The Prisoner of Limnos. He does it his way! FOLLOW-UP TO COLLECTION PENRIC'S PROGRESS. Penric’s Mission Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the Bastard’s Order, has faced danger and intrigue many times before... -
![Bear Essentials by Novalee Swan]()
Bear Essentials by Novalee Swan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wasn't aware of her wet, clinging clothes. Her long hair, sticking to her skin. The melting hail or the dark night. She was only aware of one thing, and he was consuming her.CONNOR REID is complex. An alpha, taller and stronger than anyone else, who has never lost a fight. But the truth is, this grizzly bear shifter is as sweet as a summer breeze and shy as a prairie dog... -
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![The Blackwater Legacy by Apryl Baker]()
The Blackwater Legacy by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaidie Walker grew up a nice, normal girl-but not everything is as it seems. Even the Walker family has secrets locked away. Saidie's grandmother told them stories from their family history about being able to raise the dead. But Saidie believed they were only scary stories meant to frighten naughty children, and necromancers were nothing more than the stuff of nightmares and make-believe...Categorized as:
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![Heartsridge Shifters: Grant by Olivia Arran]()
Heartsridge Shifters: Grant by Olivia Arran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWolf shifter enforcer Grant Romano has been given a mission: track down the dirty cop who’s working for the Purists and uncover their plans for Heartsridge town. But that means visiting a human city. Now, he doesn’t have anything against humans, but he can’t help but wish he was somewhere else. Anywhere... -
![Forbidden Shifter Protectors (The Quinton Shifters) by Abigail Raines, Ann Russek]()
Forbidden Shifter Protectors (The Quinton Shifters) by Abigail Raines, Ann Russek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn’t want to resist her. I had to. As a Tremblay brother, I’m loyal to my wolf clan. Which means that I have a set of rules to follow. Rules that wouldn’t let me quench my desire for Michelle. For one, she’s human. Absolutely forbidden. Secondly, I’m her boss. And third, making a move on her would mean betraying my pack. This is nothing but torture... -
![The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre]()
The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love... -
![Danny by Janice M. Whiteaker]()
Danny by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCraig is the best at what he does. He can find anyone. Anywhere. Any time.Doesn’t matter how hard they try to hide. But locating his friend’s lost family is proving to be more of a challenge than he anticipated. Shadow Pine, Washington is Craig’s last lead, one built on nothing but rumor and hearsay. But sometimes that’s all you need... -
![The Fiera Ruins by Emilia Finn]()
The Fiera Ruins by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey expect me to choose between my inamorata, and my duty to my people.Born a Lumea princess, not only was I taught to rule with grace and kindness, but also to front an elite army for a war that began more than four hundred years before my existence...Categorized as:
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![Queen of Darkness by Riley Storm]()
Queen of Darkness by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe vampire queen has called for my death. I know I should run. But I can’t.Everyone else thinks I should flee and find a safe place to hide. They don’t think I can take her on, and who can blame them? The vampire queen is over a thousand years old. She’s had centuries to grow stronger and learn how to fight. I’ve had a month. I’m brutally outclassed. Almost...Categorized as:
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![Going Nowhere by Abbie Zanders]()
Going Nowhere by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid MacIntyre refuses to let the wolf within him call the shots. He has no intentions of falling prey to the beautiful and tempting woman with the amber eyes, even if his wolf insists she’s their mate. As a member of an elite, underground special ops team, he can’t afford any weakness, especially with a vicious enemy targeting shifters...Categorized as:
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![Romancing the Paranormal: All New Tales by Stephanie Rowe, Robyn Peterman]()
Romancing the Paranormal: All New Tales by Stephanie Rowe, Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings13 BRAND NEW paranormal stories from your favorite USA Today, New York Times, and Amazon Bestselling authors. Here’s a list of all 13 paranormal anthology authors! 1. Stephanie Rowe2. Robyn Peterman3. Victoria Danann4. Kym Grosso5. Dakota Cassidy6. Claudy Conn7. Teresa Gabelman8. Melanie James9. Gena D. Lutz10. D’Elen McClain11. Julia Mills12. Brandy L. Rivers13. Cynthia St...Categorized as:
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![Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall]()
Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was just a bison rancher from Montana when a bear attack almost killed me. Now, I’ve awoken into a brutal world where everyone is part beast, and their animal instincts are taking over. Something sinister is in the air, and werecreatures of every species are colliding with teeth and claws.But I’m the rarest and deadliest of all: the werebear... -
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![WarMage: Uncontrolled by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
WarMage: Uncontrolled by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaven Alby knows how to train her dragon. She’s learning more every day, and fast, because raiders are attacking the kingdom.The young mage and her best frenemy, Bella Chase are the only first-year students selected to compete in the annual Tournament of Mages... -
![Survivor Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Survivor Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA shifter mating bond can survive anything. Can't it? When bear shifter bodyguard Linda gets on a small plane with her best friend she has no idea how her life is about to change. Especially when her mate climbs on board too. But what should be a happy event soon ends in disaster when the pilot bails on them and the plane crashes into the side of a mountain... -
![Bad Boy Bear by Zoe Chant]()
Bad Boy Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBiker bear on the open road + BBW runaway-bride hitchhiker + evil motorcycle gang = an unforgettable red-hot road trip! Tattooed bad boy and bear shifter Remy Hayes never felt like he fit in at his bear clan's rural Montana ranch. Now, after a fight with his alpha, he's taking his Harley and hitting the road. But it's more than just wanting to see what's over the next hill... -
![Bear-ly Human by Terry Bolryder]()
Bear-ly Human by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHercules is an ex special forces soldier working as a bodyguard, and a mystery to everyone around him. His friends just know him as an extremely competent soldier and a great teammate and person. But beneath his bronzed, muscled exterior is a heart scarred by a complicated past. A past in which he loved only one woman, but wasn't allowed to be with her...Categorized as:
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![Embers in the Snow by Anna Carven]()
Embers in the Snow by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey're marrying me off to a monster. I always knew the day would come. I just didn't think it would be so soon. I'm betrothed. I imagined my future husband would be some minor lord; maybe an old, uncomely man who'd only value me for the fact that I would bear him heirs. I never thought my father would go to the capital and seek an audience with Emperor Valdon Duthriss himself... -
![Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below by Martha Wells]()
Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMoon, Jade, and other favorites from the Indigo Cloud Court return with two new novellas from Martha Wells.Martha Wells continues to enthusiastically ignore genre conventions in her exploration of the fascinating world of the Raksura...Categorized as:
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![A Tiger's Destiny by Terry Bolryder]()
A Tiger's Destiny by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's one beast of a bodyguard... Kel Cunningham is the only white tiger shifter in the world. Taller, stronger, and faster than almost anyone, he's the best protection money can buy. Still, his two older brothers have found mates and Kel is ready to find a special someone of his own and settle down... -
![Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud by Martha Wells]()
Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn The Falling World, Jade, ruler of the Indigo Cloud Court, has travelled with Chime and Balm to another Raksuran court. When she fails to return, her consort Moon, along with Stone and a party of warriors and hunters, must track them down. Finding them turns out to be the easy part; freeing them from an ancient trap hidden in the depths of the Reaches is much more difficult... -
![Gunner by Harmony Raines]()
Gunner by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA bear shifter in need of redemption. A mate in need of revenge. Something called to Gunner. Something he could not describe. A need to go into the mountains. He’d heeded the call even though he had no idea what he’d find. Certainly, he’d never expected to find his mate. Gunner had long stopped hoping she would walk into his life. Not that Sadie did walk into his life... -
![Waging War by Faith Gibson]()
Waging War by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a lone Hound at a crossroad. She’s a woman on the run. Both are trying to find their way home. After the loss of his wife, Gryphon shifter Warryck Lazlo has spent the last twenty-four years alone. War has come to a turning point in his life and must decide whether to return to his family and their motorcycle club, The Hounds of Zeus, or find another path as a solitary Gryphon... -
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![Dominating Alpha Wolf by Skye Wilson, Lindsey Devin]()
Dominating Alpha Wolf by Skye Wilson, Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m the pack alpha. She’s human. And my wolf is convinced she’s my mate…Our pack’s enforcer has gone missing, and I’ve tracked his scent to his mate’s old hometown. In a town this small, it won’t take long to uncover them, but what I didn’t count on was Morgan.I know instantly she’s my mate. It must be a joke. She’s human, and that’s unheard of in our world. But my wolf doesn’t care... -
![The Pretender by Rob Blackwell]()
The Pretender by Rob Blackwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young girl slaughters her entire family in a quiet suburban neighborhood. The police say she snapped, but Soren Chase knows the truth... -
![Blueberry Pancakes Forever by Angelica Banks, Stevie Lewis]()
Blueberry Pancakes Forever by Angelica Banks, Stevie Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinter has fallen in the world of story, and at Brown Street, Tuesday's typewriter lies silent. Far away in the Peppermint Forest, Vivienne Small fears that she will never again feel the touch of the sun.But when the mysterious Loddon appears in Vivienne's treehouse, he brings with him terrible danger. Without warning, Tuesday is swept up into the world of story as she has never seen it before...Categorized as:
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![Excessive Force by Kathi S. Barton]()
Excessive Force by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid Atkins is ready to take on the world, or at least his pack. As long as he passes his exams he will be a doctor and assume his position in Austin Force’s pack. He owes Austin for taking him and his brother in when they were young pups. The boys would have died without Austin’s help and he wants Austin to be proud of what he has become... -
![Biker Bears Redemption by Roxie Ray]()
Biker Bears Redemption by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m in trouble from the moment I find my mate...After breaking things off with my abusive ex, I needed somewhere safe to rebuild my life, and you don’t get any safer than living with a group of protective bear shifters.When Trey comes home from college, we know right away that we’re mates... -
![Destiny's Conflict by Janny Wurts]()
Destiny's Conflict by Janny Wurts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe long-awaited second book of the fourth story arc - Sword of the Canon - in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow.Lysaer’s unstable integrity lies under threat of total downfall, and as his determined protector, Daliana will face the most frightening decision of her young life...
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