Books like 'Into the Lion's Den'
Readers who enjoyed Into the Lion's Den by A.S. Green also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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How It Has to Be by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMercy. This was a word Brick Bane had never understood until his brother spared his life three weeks ago. As bear shifter with a failed mission, he’s watching his brother’s every move to try and discover what has changed him so much. The only thing that makes sense? The girl his brother has broken the rules with... -
Alpha Rising by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSupernatural war is on the horizon, and no one will escape unscathed.Enemy after enemy, foe after foe, has fallen before the combined might of the Romanian grey wolves and their allies among the supernatural races. But now the alliance doesn't fight a single supernatural threat. It's no longer a single coven of vampires, alone a deranged warlock, or a rogue pack that threatens their safety... -
Liar Witch by Marie Mistry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Nilsa.I am the Shadow of the Moon.Born to end the life of the Eagle of Galmere.And I have failed.Ever since I left my pirates, things have gone from bad to worse. Now, stuck in the darkest part of the Claw—the mine that serves as a prison for supernaturals and humans alike—there's no way to return the sea and the men I've slowly begun to trust...Categorized as:
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The Bite by Z.W. Taylor
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll it took was one bite for her life to change forever. One bite for her to leave one world of chaos for another. One bite for her to overcome her own demons to embrace another type of crazy. Just one bite and she would learn what it was that she was really made of. Charlotte is on the run from an abusive past to start a new life, turn a new page and begin again...Categorized as:
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Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a bitter cat-shifter who hates humans. She’s the human he resentfully desires. Since first meeting, Kenzie Swanson and Sawyer Lennar have shared an undeniable attraction. But there is one problem that continues to keep them apart. As a cat-shifter with a traumatic past, Sawyer hates humans—and Kenzie is all human... -
Bound by Light by Demi Warrik
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate always has a plan for us. But sometimes I wonder if fate really knows what the hell she’s doing.With my best friend missing, my life is a chaotic mess. This supernatural world I’ve found myself in is placing new pawns on the table faster than I can keep track. The line between friend and foe is murky, and I don’t plan on pulling a knife out of my back anytime soon... -
Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsReporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...Categorized as:
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The Cursed Academy Complete Series Boxset #1-6 by Holly Hook
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Complete Cursed Academy Series is now here as a single omnibus! Binge on six full academy novels for one low price! On sale this January. Giselle Bowman never thought she'd be descended from a Greek god...or a monster. Klutzes and small-town girls don't find out they're descended from the Greek gods. They don't get taken to Olympian Academy to learn to hone their godlike powers... -
Golden Chaos by Colette Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife isn’t a fairytale, but for a few days I got to pretend it was. Now I’m back in my childhood bedroom in New York, eating breakup ice cream and listening to early 2000s emo music.Whatever, this was the wake-up call I needed. It’s time for Ria 2.0.No more bailouts.No more half-baked projects.No more impulsive decisions...Categorized as:
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Wolf Charmer by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter killing my mate to keep myself and my sister alive, I'm left picking up the pieces of my life as well as trying to deal with new problems. When two of my rabid wolves run off, my old alpha threatens to hunt them down if I don't find them. That sends me and the other rejects into overdrive as we work to retrieve the other wolves in time to prevent their deaths... -
Redeem the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the gripping final book in the Bear Valley Shifters saga, Corin Dunbar is still living with the ghost of the boy who died saving her life from the wrath of the Long Claws ten years ago. Unable to move on, she’s settled in the sanctuary of Bear Valley with the other bear shifters she has grown to rely on. On the eve of war with the murderous clan, she encounters a familiar man outside her camp...Categorized as:
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Fractured by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReturning home after three weeks of captivity in the shadows of her own mind, Ruby discovers the magnitude of the damage her absence left in its wake. With relationships to mend and unsolved mysteries still looming, she has little time to deal with the latest drama at hand: the three disreputable werewolves recently thrust into her life and a missing Scarlet... -
Wolf Games: Island of Shade by Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the foundering of IDAHO's cruise ship, the survivors are washed up on a deadly island off the coast of northern Africa. But in a jungle of shade, it's not just the Reapers lurking in the forest that pose a danger...Journeying to an underground institute at the heart of the island might be Cass and Jameson's only hope... -
Her True Alpha Mate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver since her Alpha helped her tame her panther and explore her creativity, Monica has been sure her destiny lies with him. He doesn’t notice her, though, and when she tries to trick the shifter matchmaker, Nessa, into setting them up, Monica finds herself with a different alpha entirely...Categorized as:
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Protecting His Fox's Sass by Dawn Sullivan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a shifter enforcer, Teine Carlson lived a life of adventure and purpose. She may not have agreed with everything her alpha did, but she followed the rules. Until, she is suddenly thrust into an existence she’d never imagined for herself. Now she has a new purpose…to protect the life of an innocent child. Nolan Channing was a playboy. He worked hard, and played even harder... -
Winter's Awakening by Georgia Lyn Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly she can awaken an icy warlord’s immortal heart, but can she survive the aftermath. Dark warlord Sebris will sacrifice anything to save his angelic dominion of Dregarus, even shed his own blood. Snatching the foretold mortal from her world is nothing—as long as she can find the missing artifact their realm desperately needs to survive...Categorized as:
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The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Library of Alexandria has been lost. The truth of history has been hidden from us. The God of War rules the earth, and we desperately need a savior.Rhea has always known she was different but never imagined that her secrets would lead her down a path of danger and adventure... -
Wet Behind the Ears by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAthelas never wanted housemates. Now he has three: the gumiho for whom he provided an alibi, the tea-wielding housekeeper who poisoned him, and the young human who might pose the greatest danger of all.All of Athelas’ training tells him to kill small, soft things before something else does—or worse, before he grows fond of them and then something kills them... -
Behind Closed Doors by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen is a curse not a curse? How does a house become a prison? Why is a reformed murderer the only hope for a far-too-easily injured boy?Athelas has always been opposed to having a small, possibly-cursed Australian boy in the kitchen. When that small boy disappears, however, and Athelas’ housekeeper Camellia strongly encourages him to do something about it, he finds himself wavering... -
Salvation by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhelp, I didn’t see that coming.No pun intended—well, maybe a little pun with special sauce.Somehow I’ve landed in a weird space where I’m not quite dead but not quite alive either, standing on the edge of something incredible—if only I take the chance and dive into the unknown. My mates taught me to jump on in without hesitation.I hope the water is warm... -
Love Sucks by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone is killing werewolves. At least, that's the way Vincent Van Gogh tells it when he shows up at Mark Abernathy's art gallery seeking protection. For gallery assistant and art history addict Hanna Harvey, meeting Van Gogh is a dream come true—until death follows the troubled artist to town and Hanna becomes the murderer’s next target...Categorized as:
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The Guardian's Curse by J.D. Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is the cruelest curse of all.Shoshanna York knows vampires are nothing but trouble. But what’s a witch to do when the rent is due and the vampires are offering five figures for some simple spellwork? This was supposed to be one simple job, but when a rogue vampire breaks into her apartment, Shoshanna’s fanged employers come to the rescue...Categorized as:
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Wolf Princess by M. Guida
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am the missing wolf princess. But there’s something different about me. Something that could get me killed.I can’t let anyone know my secret.Not even my two hot protectors.I can’t go to the wolf academy.I’m being hunted.And if I don’t watch my step, I’ll end up in a grave next to my parents.Scroll up and one click Wolf Princess today... -
Guarded by the Vodnik by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe poured fire into my cold, emotionless heart. Now all I see and feel is her.I’m a cold-blooded killer from the deep, always getting MSA’s most hazardous underwater tasks. Fear and emotion are foreign to me, which makes me efficient but too callous to work with clients... -
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The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a new story in her Lords of the Underworld series…Forsaken. Deathless. A monster in every way. Mostly, Brochan is determined. He craves what fate promised him—the woman who will help him conquer a heavenly kingdom. He will stop at nothing to win her... -
Havenfall Harbor: Book One by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHavenfall Harbor Home for wayward and orphaned supernaturals. Bridging the gap between supernaturals and humans is my only goal, or so I thought. Keeping myself alive and out of trouble is proving harder than expected. Getting a job as the first human liaison at Havenfall was a dream come true, until I realize it’s not just humans that don’t want the species mixing...Categorized as:
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Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Poseidon Trials have never been more deadly, and it’s not just my life at stake. Poseidon, my sister, and the whole realm of Aquarius are just as likely to die as I am if we don’t stop Atlas.But the revelations coming my way are so much worse than anything the insane Titan can throw at me... -
Cursed Bonds: An Alpha's Destiny by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor over a century, I've longed to meet my fated mate. Then Fate threw a curveball. My mate isn't just any woman. She's a witch, the very thing I despise. Kirsten isn't just any witch, though. She's the descendant of the one who cursed me never to know love —and she's oblivious to her true nature. Apart from that, she has a tenacious spirit and a sharp tongue that gets under my skin...Categorized as:
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Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSean has a reputation for brutality, and it is well-deserved. Centuries of inflicting pain and punishment on anything and everything he deemed worthy slowly stole whatever light had been in him when he was born. His angelic nature fell victim to the god of war within him, just as Ares had intended.After an enigmatic encounter, a vision of Ruby comes to Sean and changes all of that... -
Wolf Whisperer by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI THOUGHT I'D ESCPAED MY MATE…BUT I WAS WRONGThe fire at the refuge leaves us scrambling for answers, and in the process, gets me and Knox captured by my mate's dad.Things only get more complicated when I learn that he needs my help.But diving into my ex-fated-mate's past isn't exactly a fun ride, and nothing is as it seems... -
Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHis dark destiny awaits, and nothing will stand in his way. Except her.Dark lordDemon spawnProphesied realm destroyerWith a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s destiny could be nothing but nefarious, and with the completion of his most vicious spell, Damien is on the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability all of his dark machinations have led to.And then, her...Categorized as:
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Grizzly Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brand new mail-order brides series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Savannah's luck seems to finally be changing when MateMatch, a secret dating agency sends her to Ragtown to meet the match they've found for her. Under different circumstances, she would have been excited for her new life...Categorized as:
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Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAutumn is a time of snuggly sweaters, crisp breezes, and…. sexy, broody werewolves?When I inherit a magical house in the beautiful seaside village of Charming Cove, it’s just what I need to turn my dismal life around. Fresh off a bad breakup and with magic that I’ve ignored for a decade, I’m ready to rekindle my inner witch...Categorized as:
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The Savage God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn order to save my only friend’s life, I am being forced to complete three Trials set by the Lords of War; Pain, Panic and Terror. And I have to work with the most arrogant, stubborn, untrustworthy jerk in Olympus to do so. Ares not only won’t teach me how to use my powers, he also keeps trying to steal them. And he's crossed a line that should be unforgivable...Categorized as:
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Bear Meets Girl by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s leaving her old life behind and hitting the road, but peril follows her path... Marilee has got to be the most timid werewolf King has ever met. She’s also the most beautiful. There’s something special about her pure white coat that speaks to his inner grizzly, but also protects her in ways he never expected. On the run, and headed for Grizzly Cove, King has to help her get there safely... -
Dragon Destined by Kara Lockharte, Cassie Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI did NOT fall for a hot mysterious billionaire who is actually a dragon.Nope. Not at all. Not in the least.Night nurse Andi Ngo is back to her mundanely real life - finding her stupid brother who went on the lam the moment she bailed him from jail... -
Soul Bound by Kayleigh King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRanger Weylyn is haunted by a promise he doesn’t know how to keep. Consumed by guilt and anger, he starts a downward spiral he doesn’t know how to stop. Until she shows up.Winslow Montgomery is haunted by ghosts. Resigned to her fate, she does her best to help them move on and find peace...Categorized as:
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Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie Henning has lived the last ten of her 16 years surrounded by the constant reminders of her father’s crime, but never knowing the truth behind it. One letter. One last visit to the psychiatric hospital. Just one night, and Maggie’s world changes forever. She is the last of an ancient race of protectors to a world filled with the creatures of myths, legends, and nightmares... -
The Turning Tides by Derrolyn Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarina has been through a lot in the past year; she knows what she wants, and she decides to take matters into her own hands to get it. When a twist of fate takes her away from Aptos, she returns to find that her whole world has changed once again... -
Thrilled by J.K. Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark, dangerous dragon shifters who just need true love ... Loss froze his heart. She is either his salvation—or his total destruction.Gorgeous water dragon shifter Kai Long has suffered agonizing loss. Now, he lives only for momentary, forgettable pleasure with any willing woman, numbing out anything that veers too close to pain... -
Savage Chase by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s determined to tear down the walls around his mate’s heart, before an enemy rips out his soul. Dash Ruthless fighter, aimless drifter. Falling in love means getting ripped in pieces when everything goes to hell. Lion shifter Dash can’t fight the mating fever forever—or deny his insatiable need for the only woman who soothes his inner roar and makes him purr like a kitten... -
Raven by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts... -
Called by Fate by Demi Warrik
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFate always has a plan for us and I’m finally ready to own mine.My destiny is spread out before me and like all things in life, I’m going to tackle it head on with fists and magic blazing. I couldn’t dodge this magical shitstorm even if I wanted to, and now, it just engulfed me, sucking me into this mystical world that’s starting to feel like my own...Categorized as:
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Pride by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn apart by a curse...Dominion, won’t let his second chance go to waste. He lost his soulmate once and now Dominion is determined to keep Pani safe and far from danger, no matter what needs to die to make that happen.A love unrequited...Pani has spent his entire existence pining for his mate’s touch...Categorized as:
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Forbidden Mate by Nancy Corrigan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and power go hand in hand . When I become a pawn in my quest for dominance, I’m torn between desire and destiny. Full The Shifter Council is a men’s only club . But I’m going to shake things up and become the first female jaguar shifter to rule over the shifter world. Anton Alexander is the only man standing in my way. He’s alluring, mysterious, confident, and apparently my fated mate... -
Love Binds by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Hanna Harvey, happily ever is just the beginning . . . of a hot mess. Now mated to darkly dangerous but irresistibly seductive werewolf, Mark Abernathy, she's finding that life isn't the endless cheese and whisky fueled boinkfest she'd imagined it to be...Categorized as:
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Lost to Witchcraft by Molly Tullis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerfect for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Jennifer Saint’s Elektra, or Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness, this story combines romance and Greek mythology in a new witchy re-telling of The Quest for the Golden Fleece.Deep beneath Greece, Hecate serves the devoted from her home in the Underworld, keeping far away from the dalliances of men, gods, and the world that broke her heart... -
The Problem with Pixies by Kat Lapatovich Healy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA pixie-infested farmhouse. A pain-in-the-butt familiar. A hunky lumberjack shifter.Not at all what a witch on the run like me expects to find in small-town Redbud, Indiana, but life’s been throwing me a bunch of curveballs lately. Most recently? Discovering a demonic curse on the family grimoire sucking the magic straight out of my coven’s hearts... -
Fangs for Nothing by Steffanie Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a hot, grumpy, reclusive vampire, and the last thing he wants is an interfering human tidying his castle…until her.Lord Alaric Valerian has a problem. His mother is visiting his castle for the first time, but she doesn’t know that Alaric has filled every room with his centuries of artistic passions and creative pursuits... -
Her UnBearable Protector by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe head of Orsino Security was hired to protect her for a week. Instead, his bear wants to claim her forever. It takes one look for bear shifter Salvatore Orsino to know that Natale Durante isn't just his client… she’s his mate. His first instinct is to lay Natale’s curvaceous body over his shoulder, find a den, and claim her with his bite...
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