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The Break of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPeace has come to Promise Falls, and Trey hates every minute of it. What is a War Wolf supposed to do with peace? His entire Pack has paired up and seems perfectly fine with settling down into a quiet life—but inside of him, his wolf is howling for war, and he must find it wherever he can to keep the animal sated... -
![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... -
![Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce]()
Shelter Me Home by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Alaskan wilderness is no home for the faint of heart, but Farrah Fennel has lived in the small town of Cooper Landing before and knows exactly what to expect. At least, she thinks she does. One chance meeting with her high school crush, Aanon Falk, and she’s second guessing her decision to run from the city. Farrah has come home hiding a secret... -
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![Warlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce]()
Warlander Silverback by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLucas Slater is coming home.His boss is the dragon who has been keeping shifters both in check and protected since they were forced to come out into the light all those years ago. Humans have granted shifters the freedom to police their own—Damon Daye is the judge, and Lucas Slater is his personal hand of justice... -
![Isolation Play by Kyell Gold, Jeremy Sewell]()
Isolation Play by Kyell Gold, Jeremy Sewell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDevlin Miski thought coming out on national TV would be the hardest part about being a gay football player. But it's when his press conference is over that the trouble really starts. The athletic tiger and his boyfriend Lee, a fox with a tongue as quick as his wit, still won't get many breaks in their fight for understanding... -
![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... -
![Warrior Wolf by Zoe Chant]()
Warrior Wolf by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA runaway dragon princess who wants to experience life outside of castle walls + an ex-gangster werewolf bodyguard with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas + uptown parties, downtown nightclubs, and deadly assassins = one action-packed good girl/bad boy romance! Dragon princess Raluca, desperate to escape her pampered but suffocating life, renounced her title and fled her country... -
![Endless by Devyn Sinclair]()
Endless by Devyn Sinclair
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat do you do when your sister’s getting married and your ex is the best man?Being dumped sucks. Being dumped after four years and getting kicked out of the house? That sucks more.Sadly, I can’t avoid him forever. Not when he’s the best man in my sister’s wedding. But like hell am I facing him alone...Categorized as:
fake-relationship humor romance omegaverse reverse-harem contemporary paranormal polyamory -
![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... -
![Toying With Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
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... -
![The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson]()
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Why Did The Alien Cross The Galaxy? To Find a Fake Boyfriend and Befriend a Vacuum Cleaner. by A.M. Rose]()
Why Did The Alien Cross The Galaxy? To Find a Fake Boyfriend and Befriend a Vacuum Cleaner. by A.M. Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsObserver log 1: what I learned on my first day on Earth1. A coffee shop is a hub of human social interaction.2. Cookies and hot chocolate can end interplanetary disputes.3. High fives solidify relations between humans.4. Vacuum cleaners make incredible companions.5. You can help humans keep their former mates away by agreeing to pretend to be their fake new mate.6... -
![Sink or Swim by Maz Maddox]()
Sink or Swim by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTrapped on a cruise ship with a man I absolutely hate is not how I wanted to spend this fake honeymoon. Especially when my “fiancé” has a deadly ex on the same boat.Jackson is everything I’m not: brash, careless and a former fossil thief. But he’s my ticket to getting what I want -- the original Spinosaurus fossils that have been lost for decades...Categorized as:
fake-relationship humor slow-burn action-adventure adult audiobook book contemporary -
![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:
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![Priceless by Devyn Sinclair]()
Priceless by Devyn Sinclair
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree billionaire Alphas. A marriage of convenience. What can possibly go wrong?Being an Omega is incredible. Being a fat Omega no one wants? Not so much.But I don’t need to be wanted, I only need to survive. There’s five years left until I get my trust fund, and I can put my toxic, abusive, fatphobic family in my rearview mirror...Categorized as:
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![Magic Under the Mistletoe by Lucy Coleman]()
Magic Under the Mistletoe by Lucy Coleman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChristmas and romance are in the air... It's December 23rd and while everyone else is rushing home for the holidays, workaholic Leesa Oliver is dreading switching on her out-of-office for the festive season. And it seems her equally driven boss, Cary Anderson, isn't relishing spending Christmas at his family's country estate either...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![My Sunrise Sunset Paramour by J.J. McAvoy]()
My Sunrise Sunset Paramour by J.J. McAvoy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sequel to My Midnight Moonlight Valentine, book two of the Vampire’s Romance Series…“What must come must come,What must be must be,Nothing can stop fate…Not even thee.”The threads of fate are woven and in the heart of it all is a young vampire by the name of Druella...Categorized as:
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![Christmas with an Alien by Tana Stone]()
Christmas with an Alien by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an alien comes to Earth during the holidays with a list, personal shopper Caroline is tasked to help him find everything he wants… but what he wants is a bride. Caroline isn’t a Scrooge, but the weeks leading to Christmas are not her favorite. The personal shopping department where she works is insanely busy and the clients have crazy requests... -
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![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... -
![Wish You Weren't Here by Gracie Ruth Mitchell]()
Wish You Weren't Here by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClementine has accidentally freed a British genie from his ancient British teapot, and she’s not thrilled about it.However, appalled by his living conditions—and grudgingly impressed by his jawline—she vows to set him free. But before he can join the human world, the genie must prove he can live like a human—and he must do it in one month, or he’ll fade away for good... -
![The Werewolf Nanny: A Sweet Romantic Comedy with Werewolves by Amanda Milo]()
The Werewolf Nanny: A Sweet Romantic Comedy with Werewolves by Amanda Milo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a struggling single mom with a babysitter emergency, I’m relieved when Finn Cauley—Irish heartthrob, my boss, and my work-friend-who-I-keep-at-a-distance—takes me by the shoulders and says the four most beautiful words a stressed-out woman can ever hear:I will fix this.Finn proceeds to literally drag a free babysitter into our house, for which I’m super grateful, really... -
![Orc Me Baby One More Time by Ava Ross]()
Orc Me Baby One More Time by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan fake dating the town’s orc blacksmith turn into something real?If I don’t find a date for my grandmother’s weekend birthday bash, my mother plans to set me up with the relative of a friend who has to be ninety. No thanks. On the spur of the moment, I ask the town’s orc blacksmith I’ve been crushing on for months to go with me... -
![Faking It With The Firefighter Wolf Daddy by Skye Wilson]()
Faking It With The Firefighter Wolf Daddy by Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFaking it with my best friend was supposed to put out a fire. Not start one…The plan was simple. I pretend to be Xander’s girlfriend to stop his mother setting him up.With his powerful firefighter’s physique, he always turns head every time he walks into a room—not that he ever notices. But now he’s become alpha, his mother can’t wait to secure the bloodline, and women are lining up...Categorized as:
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![The Christmas Switch by Briar Prescott]()
The Christmas Switch by Briar Prescott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverybody knows Joshua Van De Bogart and Gabriel García don't get along. Haven't since the day they met in middle school and inadvertently started a rivalry to rival all rivalries. Fast forward a decade, and their feud is still going strong. When an opportunity arises to score some extra points at work they both leap at the chance. Now they're decorating the office for the annual Christmas party... -
![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:
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![The Escape Plan by Katie Bailey]()
The Escape Plan by Katie Bailey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen there’s no escaping the plans life has for you…Beckett McCarthy’s beloved Gran always taught him to find magic in mundane, everyday things. But since she died, he no longer feels any magic.In fact, he feels nothing at all.So, when he has an opportunity to spend a summer abroad in Serendipity Springs, he’s expecting little more than a change in scenery...Categorized as:
humor slow-burn romance contemporary magical-realism forced-proximity friends-to-lovers magic -
![The Eskimo Slugger by Brad Boney]()
The Eskimo Slugger by Brad Boney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Austin Trilogy: Book Three It’s the summer of 1983, and Trent Days is Major League Baseball’s rookie sensation. Born in Alaska to an Inupiat mother, the press have dubbed him the Eskimo Slugger, but a midseason collision at home plate temporarily halts his meteoric rise to the top... -
![Just a Phase by M.J. Marstens]()
Just a Phase by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBullshit is spelled ‘You’re a werewolf’.First, my parents tell me I’m going to be “checking into the Red Roof Inn” every month, and now, they tell me I’m a werewolf?!Add to that I need to pick a mate and enter into some wolfy marriage—NOPE.Not.Going.To.Happen.They can’t make me.Everyone thinks this is just a phase but nineteen is the new two—and I’m going to show them how terrible I can be... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![Man of Her Match by Sakshama Puri Dhariwal]()
Man of Her Match by Sakshama Puri Dhariwal
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKicked off the team for a series of misdemeanours, Indian cricket’s bad boy Vikram Walia finally has a chance at redemption. The only problem: it involves collaborating with his childhood best friend turned sworn enemy, Nidhi Marwah... -
![Face Off by Marina Vivancos]()
Face Off by Marina Vivancos
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrion’s life turns upside down when someone outs him as the first Omega in the NHL…that anybody knows of. Now, he has to wrestle with the decisions he made throughout his life to keep that secret hidden—including the man he left a decade earlier.Problem is, that man is Gabriel McKenna, Captain of the Queen's Hounds... -
![#NotJason by Jennifer Cody]()
#NotJason by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSean:When I meet Luke at an Ultimate Frisbee tournament, he’s instantly just the kind of guy I want to get to know better. That he’s the one who asks me out? Well, I’m not going to say no. Our first date goes off without a hitch. He is literally everything I could ever want in a man. Nerd and jock, shy and excitable, competitive in the bedroom yet submissive just the way I like it... -
![Kidnapped by the Vampire by C.C. Wood]()
Kidnapped by the Vampire by C.C. Wood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen my great-aunt died, she left me her home and business in Devil Springs. The last thing I expected when I came to sell them was to meet an actual vampire–who happened to be the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen.Or that he would kidnap me.At first, I was desperate to escape but, the longer I was the vampire’s hostage, the less he seemed like a villain... -
![The Commoner's Guide to Bedding a Royal by olivieblake]()
The Commoner's Guide to Bedding a Royal by olivieblake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsObjectively speaking, Hermione Granger knows Britain has a monarchy, just as she knows Prince Draco (the grandson of the current King of England) is probably off somewhere living his royal life in total unrelation to hers. Seeing as she isn't delusional, she doesn't really expect to be his friend. She doesn't expect anything that comes after, either. Dramione, modern royalty AU... -
![It Has To Be You by Dani McLean]()
It Has To Be You by Dani McLean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe believes in Fate. He’s calling her bluff.As a teen, Indy learned that Destiny would lead her to the man of her dreams. His name was Nick.Fifteen years later, Fate grants her a second chance at her One True Love. And even though leaving her house for anything less than a latte is terrifying, Indy has to take it.See, Indy O’Neall isn’t anything like the adventurous heroine she writes...Categorized as:
slow-burn humor romance contemporary womens-fiction friends-to-lovers steamy new-adult -
![Making The Naughty List by Daryl Banner]()
Making The Naughty List by Daryl Banner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis bad boy is about to get everything he wants for Christmas. Sweet, humble, soft-spoken Daniel always tried to be a good person, despite the hell his family put him through every Christmas... -
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![Enticing His Mate: Joshua & Clover by Christa Wick]()
Enticing His Mate: Joshua & Clover by Christa Wick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClover: The man may be my brother's new second in command, but to me, Joshua's just the bossy pain in the ass who's way too good at getting under my skin. To be fair, I suppose my less-than-sunny disposition when he's around can take some of the credit for provoking him. I can't help it... -
![Holiday Hook Up by Robyn Neeley]()
Holiday Hook Up by Robyn Neeley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsButtermilk Falls bachelor Adam Reed never expected to assume the title of Supernatural Matchmaker, yet thanks to his ghostly distant cousin, Mary Reed, he’s now the recipient of one shimmering blue mixing spoon and a powerful spell that can conjure up the name of any woman’s soulmate—and just in time for the holidays! The only problem: the male names that appear are totally unexpected and... -
![Broken Ice by Marina Vivancos]()
Broken Ice by Marina Vivancos
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being forced to take suppressants for a year by his coach, Beau’s body is a mess. He has a debilitatingly painful heat every two weeks, and there’s no medication available to help him.Being traded from the team that did that to him is a slap to the face. Being traded to their direct competitors, the Miami Manatees, is just the cherry on top of the sh*t sundae that has become his life... -
![Queen of the Magnetland by Cassandra Gannon]()
Queen of the Magnetland by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsElementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them... -
![Vampire With Benefits by E.J. Russell, Greg Boudreaux]()
Vampire With Benefits by E.J. Russell, Greg Boudreaux
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA match between a vampire and shifter could be deadly - but this broken beaver doesn’t give a dam.Silent film actor Casimir Moreau had imagined that life as a vampire would be freewheeling and glamorous. Instead, he’s plunged into a restrictive society whose rules he runs afoul of at every turn...Categorized as:
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![Parker's Silver Lineman by J.D. Light]()
Parker's Silver Lineman by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSilver Bell Football has been both my freedom and my restraints. I'm my happiest when I'm on the field. I have an assignment. I know what I need to do and I get it done. I don’t have to worry about my parents and their demands or anything else going on or not going on in my life. It paid my way through college, which meant not having to rely on my parents for my education...
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