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  • A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler

    A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is fine.Sure, he’s still recovering from his last case and his sister has started keeping secrets, but that’s just another day in the life of the Windrose of San Amaro.Then the local werewolf alpha calls in a favor when he's turned on by his own pack and the last thing Parker wants to do is get mired in the city's pack politics...
  • Her Dragon Rebel by Roxie Ray

    Her Dragon Rebel by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Is he more than a spoiled playboy?I need people in this town to take me seriously.I’m the only female handyman -- er, handywoman -- around, and my business depends on it.But the town’s men just won’t listen.Enter Rico. He’s a troublemaker, but he needs a job.Nobody else wants to work for me.It’s perfect.There’s no way I’m falling for the playboy.She’s my only hope.Get a job or lose everything...
  • Ashe by E.L. Todd

    Ashe by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cora's visit with the elves proves to be more than she bargained for. She learns her parentage, but it's the last thing she ever expected to hear. She came to the elves for help to defeat King Lux, to free the dragons still trapped in captivity, but she discovers a timeless place, where outside matters mean nothing...
  • Bam's Ever by Sandra R. Neeley

    Bam's Ever by Sandra R. Neeley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bramley, Bam, as he’s known to his friends and family is a Bear shifter. He’s also a healer. He senses things about others and the world around him, but he can’t get a sense of what’s right for himself. He’s always known he wasn’t enough for a Mate. And he’d accepted it; until her. The female that would have been his Mate, had he been born worthy of one...
  • Wild Fire by Mika Nix

    Wild Fire by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s my nemesis, my rival, and the man I can’t get out of my head. We may be star-crossed but there’s enough heat between us to start a wildfire.I’ve never been one to follow the rules, but sleeping with a wolf shifter might be over the line, even for me. So, why can’t I get him out of my head? Or his scent out of my nose. Even on the other side of the world, I swear I can still smell him...
  • Fire Maidens: Rome by Anna Lowe

    Fire Maidens: Rome by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The one woman this lone wolf can't resist...New Yorker Lena Castamolino has trouble. Big trouble. Every time the full moon shines, her body tries to turn into a wild beast, and she has no idea why. Her skin goes all leathery, and her shoulders begin the agonizing transformation into wings...
  • A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Saving the city was supposed to be the hard part...Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing.Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him...
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone’s cat is missing and Parker Ferro, San Amaro’s best paranormal PI can’t find it.When Parker goes looking for the wayward feline, he finds himself facing witches’ familiars, dead bodies, and shadows that move. The further into San Amaro’s underbelly Parker goes looking, the more he realizes that he is heading somewhere completely new...
  • The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-lost magic brings doom… We’ve been living in the shadow of the enchanter prophecy since my magic was released, and it seems that the darkness is finally closing in. There’s chaos everywhere; Brinnswick has become a war zone. The human and magical communities are doing everything in their power to save us, but it isn’t enough...
  • Fated Mates: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology by Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe

    Fated Mates: an MM Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology by Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fated Mates is a Paranormal Romance Charity Anthology from some of your favorite MM authors!It features new, exclusive stories from Kiki Clark, Mia Monroe, Louisa Masters, Kelly Fox, Sheena Jolie, Jennifer Cody, Nikole Knight, Vinni George, Chloe Archer, Meghan Maslow, Lee Colgin, Kelex, H.L Day, Grae Bryan, AJ Sherwood, Michele Notaro, Lisa Oliver, Ariana Nash, Michelle Frost, and JP Sayle...
  • Two Thousand Dreams by Jocelynn Drake

    Two Thousand Dreams by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Blood Witch Has Changed Everything.Chen traveled to the US with his clan, hoping to rescue his kidnapped brother from the fae.They just need a witch to find the exact location of where the door between the human world and the fae world will open.The one thing Moon can’t do.Chen grabbed the wrong type of witch...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  shapeshifters  fae  romance  vampires  fantasy
  • Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean

    Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Logan Moore is a leader without a pack...And after the rejection he faced from his last pack, he’s not sure he wants one. But when a mysterious benefactor he nicknames The Oracle offers Logan the chance to use his military expertise to lead a group of misfit shifters to protect the creatures of the magical realm, Logan’s wolf won’t allow him to say no.Bailey Cairn is a man without a protector..
    Categorized as:
    crime  dragons  fae  fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • A History of Trouble by S.J. Himes

    A History of Trouble by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A HISTORY OF TROUBLEA Beacon Hill Sorcerer CollectionA collection of brand-new short stories, featuring characters from The Beacon Hill Sorcerer Series by bestselling author SJ Himes.Red Wine and BloodThe Blood Wars raged for centuries across Boston. Witness a brief glimpse into the brutal history of the Wars with Ignacio Salvatore and the vampire he loves, Ashwin Metcalfe, in 1897...
  • Ruins by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Ruins by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Samuel has one goal in life: fix his broken core.What does he not want? A bossy, overprotective, possessive, teasing dragon sticking his nose in business that is not his.Even if he is sexy. And supports Samuel on his quest to find the lost Sousa Mage Clan.Utterly beside the point. He does not need a dragon boyfriend.(Un)fortunately, Dimitri disagrees...
  • Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Apprenticed to the infamous Necromancer of Boston, Daniel Macavoy has seen a lot of upheaval in his life since that fateful day. Rescued from an abusive father and the monster he was once enslaved by, Daniel has struggled with every trauma that scarred his heart and mind.Yet with the love and support of his found family, Daniel has become stronger than he ever imagined...
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    crime  dragons  fae  fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Smolder by Mika Nix

    Smolder by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I was hired to protect him, but will our smoldering attraction ignite into love?When my hot headed brother found his fated mate, a deep, aching desire opened up inside of me for my own. Everyone knows dragons are covetous, jealous… possessive. I am all of these things, but never more so than when I set my eyes on Dempsey for the first time.Beautiful. Awkward. Sweet. Shy. Perfect...
  • White Knight by Mary Rundle, Nick J. Russo

    White Knight by Mary Rundle, Nick J. Russo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…This is part of an ongoing series by Amazon international best-selling author Mary Rundle. Catching up on previous titles is advised. Listeners of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best - caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • A Mate to Embrace by Riley Storm

    A Mate to Embrace by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She ran from him once before. Now fate is giving them a second chance.Grace Atkinson is back in her hometown, Five Peaks. A place she swore she’d never set foot in again. The only reason she’s back is to attend her ex-husband’s funeral. Not because of any leftover feelings, not for that jerk, but simply out of respect. The last thing she wanted while there, was to run into Braz...
  • Fairy and Impartial by Meghan Maslow

    Fairy and Impartial by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All Twig Starfig wants is to settle into mated life with his wizard and be a good leader to his clan. No drama. No heartache. A happily-ever-after fit for a dragon. Or half-dragon, at any rate.Instead, Twig and Quinn get roped into a new case involving missing orc stones. Yes, those really are a thing. Twig’s dad is on the PR warpath . . . again...
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    crime  dragons  fae  fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  politics
  • Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright .

    Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright .

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She could make a mess of everything. Especially him. The Junzi—also known as the Four Gentlemen—are a set of ancient weapons fashioned from remnants. Dragons refer to them as the Four Storms, and Hisoka Twineshaft believes they will make a difference in the hunt for the rogue. But someone else is interested in gathering up these crystal masterpieces...
  • A Dragon's Sacred Mate: The Guardian Dragons Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    A Dragon's Sacred Mate: The Guardian Dragons Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don't have time for mysterious strangers. Even the really hot ones. I met him in a bar the night before I left to move across the country - and I never expected to see him again. But then he followed me... It would be creepy if he was just a stalker - but he’s not. He’s a protector, shielding me from a group of nutjobs who believe in dragons. He saved my life - but now it’s my turn...
  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders...
  • Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake

    Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He was supposed to be my enemy. Not my lover.Yichen is free at last…sort of.He has escaped his imprisonment, but he’s still blood bound to the crown prince of the fae.Oh gods, how is he going to explain that to his clan?Finding a way to break the bond might not be too hard. Killing the king of the fae even seems possible...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  fae  shapeshifters  lgbtq  dragons  romance  vampires
  • Not That Kind of Demon by Lisa Oliver

    Not That Kind of Demon by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hybrid shifter Cyrus was really happy in his life. He'd seen the dark side of life, and was content to fix cars and small motors in his rural workshop. His animal sides had plenty of space to run around during his down time, and there was a bakery next door to the workshop. A man didn't need much else in life...
  • Magictorn by Leia Stone

    Magictorn by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sloane finds herself captured, and in the presence of the evil druid Ardan. It will take all her cunning trickery and help from friends in order to break free. Now the real work begins. A war has begun and Sloane won’t stop until it ends with her and Logan’s happily ever after.*Language warning: Sloane has a potty mouth. 16+ up recommended reading age...
  • House of Sky and Breath (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas, David Cui Cui

    House of Sky and Breath (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas, David Cui Cui

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing...
  • Wake the Dead by Jocelynn Drake

    Wake the Dead by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The dead wait for Caelan.The Goddess of Life has sent Caelan to wake her brother, the Dead God.But crossing the reclusive country of Zastrad is even more treacherous when Caelan and his friends aren’t sure they can trust their guide.The brotherhood of friends will be tested by violence, death, political intrigue, and secrets better left in the dark...
  • Basil by Michele Notaro

    Basil by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I was young, I used to dream of finding my viramore—my soulmate—in all these crazy and amazing scenarios. But then my ex-girlfriend hired a mind-bender to mess with my memories, and well, it’s no surprise that romantic notions flew out of the window for me...
  • Malachite by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee

    Malachite by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Malachite~ I have a wonderful life. I have no room to complain; between my brothers and their new mates, this is the most alive our home has felt since my parents died. Unfortunately, all of them being mated is making me miserable. When it was just the four of us, it was us against the world. Now they’re paired up and it’s only me and my dragon, Kesia...
  • Dead of Night by Pandora Pine

    Dead of Night by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one is more surprised than Cold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara when he answers his doorbell one night to see members of Salem’s Wiccan community standing on his doorstep with an unbelievable story to tell. According to them, members of their coven are being murdered in a modern-day witch hunt and they want Ronan to look into the matter for them...
  • Jorah by Michele Notaro

    Jorah by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Jorah have a chance to fall in love with the person his soul is longing for, or will the horrors of the world keep them apart? When I was fourteen, I was sucked through a portal to another realm—the land of the fae—and forced to live there for three years. Crazy, right? Welcome to my world...
  • The Scars of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    The Scars of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Book 14 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. The past is never just the past especially when it haunts your every thought and turns your dreams to nightmares. Forgiveness is the only path to peace. Unfortunately, that route is filled with the faces of the dead...
  • Survivor Bear by Harmony Raines

    Survivor Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A 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...
  • Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow

    Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You’d think being magically tethered to the hottest warden in all Verona wouldn’t be a hardship.You’d be wrong.Incubus Nico Azertiran has his dream job as a cherub-in-training. It’s the perfect position for a lust demon who’s more interested in happily-ever-afters than one-night stands. Or it would be, if he didn’t keep screwing it up...
  • Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Josh moved from the huge San Antonio pack to join the men at Cloverleah looking for a bit more adventure, and the chance to meet his mate. He’s quick to adapt to the much smaller pack, and even his status as one of the few beta wolves in a group full of Alphas. A chance visit from the Atlanta coven has him meeting the man he was waiting for. It was just a damn shame he was unconscious at the time...
  • Frozen By The Alpha by Skye Wilson

    Frozen By The Alpha by Skye Wilson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Not even an alpha can protect me…I didn’t think there could be anything worse than teaming up with a headstrong alpha like Eli to investigate a series of shifter disappearances.Only there is something much worse, and now I’m wishing like crazy Eli was still by my side.I’ve woken up in some sort of facility. The creepy, experimental kind where nameless scientists are forcing me to do tests...
  • The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

    The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A new case won't solve Parker's old problems...Parker Ferro needs a vacation. His boyfriend is MIA on a high profile murder investigation, the fae courts have him on call at all hours, and he’s still cleaning up the mess from his last big case. Of course that’s nothing compared to the demands of the debt he owes the spirit of San Amaro...
  • The Enchanter's Soul by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Soul by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Many fall as the last enchanter rises… The first line of the ancient prophecy keeps playing over and over in my head, but I’m afraid to remember the rest. I don’t want to think about what’s coming for us—what’s coming for him. I’ve been keeping Brinnswick safe for years; I’ve been keeping my coven safe my whole life; and now I was responsible for keeping Sebastian safe, too...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • Family Ties by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Family Ties by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a world where the rules are gray and the Don's word is a law unto itself, only one thing is sacred… family.A Team A.L.P.H.A. and Alphabits spin-off seriesRiver Erikson is a man on the run. After scenting his true mate, he’s done everything in his power to escape. Just because he was born an omega doesn’t mean he needs to answer fate’s call and drop to his knees for some alpha...
  • Earthbound by Leia Stone

    Earthbound by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After finding out about her unique heritage, Sloane is taken under the wing of an Earth druid. She’s told she must learn to control both of her warring powers or they will consume her. She needs a special staff, made just for her, to help channel her unique magic. The problem? It’s only made by one very reclusive elf...
  • Ranger Bear by Harmony Raines

    Ranger Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Police officer, Avery, is on the trail of two drug dealers. In an attempt to break up a smuggling ring, she finds herself in the small town of Bear Creek. There is just one problem, she isn’t exactly there in an official capacity. Determined to clear the name of a family friend, and unmask a dirty cop, Avery is determined to succeed...
  • Firestorm Forever by Deborah Cooke

    Firestorm Forever by Deborah Cooke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This flame will burn for all time… Three key firestorms mark the culmination of the Dragon’s Tail Wars, pitting the dragon shifters known as the Pyr against the evil Slayers. The Slayers have struck a blow against mankind, in bringing a pestilence from the ancient world, which is spreading like wildfire through the human world...
  • Dragon Frost by Viola Grace

    Dragon Frost by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the winter has almost no sun, monsters wake and torment the locals until a dragon rises in the frost. Kabyl’s family has run a careful supply business, keeping the essentials in stock in order to help her town and the villages around it survive the long, dark winter...
  • Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Never mess with the relics of the old gods… or the pixies who once guarded them.After her mom’s disappearance six months ago, Bethany Aodhán has been running their tavern in old Deva—something her family had been doing ever since a light-fingered pixie lost them the job of guarding the treasures of the old gods eons ago...
  • True Blue by Patricia Logan

    True Blue by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vincent and Sheriff Romeo are my chance to find peace at last. I’ve been waiting for someone to notice I’m gone for a long time. Until the vampire showed up, I wasn’t sure anyone could help. All I want to do is move on to the next step… and I really need to rest.Vincent and Romeo, you’re my only hope.Strange things are happening in Prosper Woods, California...
  • Twilight by Megan Derr

    Twilight by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    More than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans...
  • Bloodlust By Midnight by Deanna Chase

    Bloodlust By Midnight by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a badass witch isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Vampire Hunter Phoebe Kilsen’s world is falling apart. Her shifter partner has been drugged and is in danger of turning rabid, and her brother has disappeared into thin air… literally. Just as Phoebe is on the verge of making a major breakthrough on finding her long-lost brother, a new drug is introduced into New Orleans’s black market...
  • Wolf Whistle by A.C. Katt

    Wolf Whistle by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a whistleblower find a new future with a wolf while being chased by a corrupt cop and the Serbian mob?Richard Kerrigan is on the verge of losing hope. Fired from his job for blowing the whistle on a defect that would harm service members if used as designed, he is now blacklisted in the Chicago area. A local Serbian mobster wants Richard and won't take no for an answer...
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