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  • All for Connor by Alicia Montgomery

    All for Connor by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Connor is the wrongest wrong guy in existence. He’s a Lycan shifter, for one. And he’s rude, anti-social and has never said a kind word to Evie. Yet, there’s something about him she can’t resist. Maybe it’s the brooding, bad boy vibe. Her feet say run away. But her heart says stay. Evie is sweet and kind. He doesn’t deserve her. And he should focus on one thing: Revenge...
  • A Christine Feehan Holiday Treasury by Christine Feehan

    A Christine Feehan Holiday Treasury by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    AFTER THE MUSICTerrified by mysterious threats, Jessica Fitzpatrick takes her twin wards to the island mansion of their estranged father, Dillon Wentworth, a famous musician who shut out the world after a fire claimed his wife's life and left him disfigured...
  • Blackstone Ranger Hero: Blackstone Rangers Book 3 by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Hero: Blackstone Rangers Book 3 by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A night he can’t remember.Three months ago, bear shifter Daniel Rogers woke up in a motel room with no memory of what happened the night before. Since then, his bear’s been unmanageable and unruly, while a mysterious woman keeps invading his dreams.When an unwitting heroic act pushes him into the national spotlight, his mystery woman appears and his bear recognizes who she is: his fated mate...
  • Blackstone Ranger Guardian: Blackstone Rangers Book 5 by Alicia Montgomery

    Blackstone Ranger Guardian: Blackstone Rangers Book 5 by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fighting for his mateWhen John Krieger rescues a stranded fox shifter in the middle of a snowstorm, he never expected that she would turn out to be his mate. However, the darkness lurking in his soul prevents him from claiming her and he pushes her away. When he realizes his mistake, he vows to make himself into someone who deserves her...
  • Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose

    Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this story, there are three beasts and I am their blood debt owed. The Anguis, a secret society of power-hungry individuals, have long controlled Port Macabre from their seat at Noire House. A place where the wealthy rub shoulders and chase hedonistic pleasures. However, behind the mansion’s facade lies a poisonous, hidden underworld.With my father now gone, I am the sole heir to Noire House...
  • The Fabric of our Souls by K.M. Moronova

    The Fabric of our Souls by K.M. Moronova

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m twenty-six years old, and I want to die.So when I wake up at the hospital with my brother weeping over me, I know my life is about to change. What I didn’t expect was to get a nurse with cruel eyes and a morbid sense of humor that surpasses my own...
  • Enforcer by L. Ann Marie

    Enforcer by L. Ann Marie

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sheila grew up in the MC. Adopted by a biker family she was always just another Brother. She’s trained for High Security and moves with the Princes when they take their new town and place within the MC Chapter. As a jack of all trades, Sheila is the Princes go to Brother. She gets the job done and can comfort the victims when needed. To her Club she’s invaluable. To Sheila it’s just another day...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  crime
  • Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson

    Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alessia ValentínShe’s an intelligence officer on orders to go overseas on her first deployment. Despite who her parents are, she’s determined to prove she belongs there. After getting informed by her step-father, Admiral Ravenmore, that she’s a target for multiple enemies, he assigns Operator Creature as her personal security to watch over her while she’s on deployment...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  age-gap  romance  military  fantasy  workplace
  • Duke by Leila James

    Duke by Leila James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing can come between us. We’re stronger than ever.The longer I live at Bainbridge Hall, the more apparent it is that someone is out to get me. They know too much and are determined to use my worst fears against me. As my memories rise to the surface, they bring with them vivid reminders of what I’ve lived through.My past is tainted with awful truths...
  • Mating Instinct by Celia Kyle

    Mating Instinct by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **This is a boxed set of ALL Ridgeville books. If you own these titles individually, DO NOT purchase this book.** The shifter men and curvy, growly ladies of Ridgeville have all huddled together in one massive volume. From Maya and Alex and all the way to Grayson and Honor, they're having fun, kicking butt, and getting mated in this collection...
  • Forbidden Seduction by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Seduction by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's always felt like she's lived between two worlds. He never thought he'd want to share his with her.As the only child of a cat-shifter and a human, Demi Cross has always lived between two worlds, always feeling alone. As long as she can remember, she’s been warned to hide her identity from those who don’t want her kind to exist. But hiding is easier said than done...
  • Bion by Alexi Ferreira

    Bion by Alexi Ferreira

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BION The moment I see her I know, it's like I found the meaning to my existence, but then they try to take her from me. I've waited too long to lose her now, if they think they can take what is mine they will have to go through me...
  • Desert Roots by Anna Lowe

    Desert Roots by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Daredevil 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...
  • Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s running for her life. He’s never gotten over her. Will she let him claim her to save her? Wolf-shifter Isabelle Rand is escaping a relationship she never intended to stay in. Fleeing her abusive boyfriend who hates to lose anything, she seeks sanctuary with the only people who can help her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson

    Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HER TASTE IS ADDICTIVE AND I WILL NOT SHARE HER. NO ONE GETS HER BUT ME. DexterI've lived a long time. Some might say too long. I honestly don't know what drew me to Lucius' club in Tucson, of all hellish destinations, but dark and self-destructive thoughts have increasingly beckoned to me, as of late.Then I meet her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  epic
  • Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee

    Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say that power changes a person.Love changes them more.Long may they reign...You find them in the boardroom. The throne room. The bedroom.They burn brighter than the rest.They wield power as easily as they breathe.They stop at nothing to get what they want.Royalty, CEOs, mafia kings, demons, and more...
  • Bearly Hanging On by Krystal Shannan

    Bearly Hanging On by Krystal Shannan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The best type of romance is the one that’s forbidden. Owen’s become an outcast for losing his Tribe… and that label is enough to prevent him from claiming his mate under pain of death. Tara won’t understand that he’s a bear, anyway. She’ll be scared. She’ll run away. So he keeps his distance...for now... But Tara’s being hunted by a group of guys who act more like a pack-- because they are...
  • Virgin Sacrifice by L.M. Ramirez, Jess Gloom

    Virgin Sacrifice by L.M. Ramirez, Jess Gloom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For most, death is final.For me, it was just the beginning…My mother gave up everything to save me.When she died last year, I thought my life was over, but Mami raised me to be a survivor. A fighter. And that’s just what I intend to do.Tucked away in rural Connecticut, the elite Hollow Oak University is the perfect place for a new beginning. The plan is simple...
  • Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan

    Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Torn between two lovers on a pretty but deadly island, London King must survive the ravages of the wilderness and a battle for her heart.My first day at New Ocean Prep was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to return to my hometown—leaving my ruined life behind me. My goal is simple. Keep my grades up, my head down, and focus on securing my spot in a top journalism program...
    Categorized as:
    dark  suspense  university  sports  gothic  steamy  paranormal  romance
  • Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson

    Forbidden Heat by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a cat-shifter. He’s a wolf-shifter. They should be enemies…Payton Llewelyn, daughter to the cat-shifter alpha, is attacked by humans, outnumbered, and in the fight of her life.Fearing she’ll never escape, another comes to her rescue, and the scent of a shifter floods her senses—not that of a cat though, but of a wolf...
  • More Than Mated by Celia Kyle

    More Than Mated by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Even the growliest of men need love... All FIVE bestselling Grayslake: More Than Mated novels in one volume! Follow these alpha males—and their luscious mates—from Grayslake and beyond. Where the Abrams brothers, friends, and occasionally enemies fight for their lives, their future, and their mates...
  • The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance...
    Categorized as:
    dark  gothic  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • Pucking the Enemy by Melissa Huxley

    Pucking the Enemy by Melissa Huxley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They were the enemy, but now I’m their pregnant Omega…College was meant to be fun, a time away to figure out who I was while attending university with my childhood best friend and avoiding an arranged marriage my parents tried to force upon me.Then every plan I had fluttered away after one party, one choice to follow my desires...
  • After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman...
  • Ruby Dragon by Terry Bolryder

    Ruby Dragon by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The third dragon has been awakened...Red used to have it all. Sexy, powerful and attractive to all women, as the ruby dragon he had the world at his feet. But now he's awakened and collared, unable to use his powers and alone in the modern world. His only company is his insane adopted cat and Faye, the curvy, sweet neighbor who makes his dragon sit up and say ‘mate’...
  • My Next Breath  (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna

    My Next Breath (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zade Ryan. Rebel supersoldier. Nearly superhuman. On a desperate quest to rescue his missing brother Luke by any means possible. To do it, he must seduce the elusive Simone Brightman, inventor of the ingenious and deadly tech used to capture Luke and hold him prisoner, location unknown. Zade will do whatever it takes to get close to Simone...
  • A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler

    A Wish for Their Woman by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teck Stalking Horse, a bear shifter with Wiccan power, has spent the last few years dreaming about a female. He has no idea who she is, but he’s going crazy with need. His twin brother, Shy, has never had dreams about the pale-haired female, so Teck does his best to distance himself from his twin so he doesn’t hurt him when he leaves the den to find his mate...
  • Warrant by Kathy Coopmans

    Warrant by Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every wrongdoing warrants a consequence. In my case, I’ve decided to settle the score with death.Especially when, what brought this on, what stirred up my crazy, was the vicious attack on an innocent young girl.Worse, one that ended in her death. Years, I’ve been plotting to take out the men I used to call my brothers.The men who double-crossed me by brutally murdering my sister...
  • Brandr by Alexi Ferreira

    Brandr by Alexi Ferreira

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BRANDRThey forced her on me, I thought I didn't want a woman to call my own but she is now the light that guides me. She was tortured, nearly killed all because of me. I will go to the ends of the earth to make them pay, they will know never to mess with the Elemental's MC again.ARIAMy life changed from one day to another now he is the only one that calms my mind...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  paranormal  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  biker
  • Ceric by Alexi Ferreira

    Ceric by Alexi Ferreira

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CERICShe's feisty, a real fire cracker but as sexy as hell. She's constantly getting herself and the others into trouble, but she's MINE. She thinks that she can just walk into danger and i will let her, but now she has the MC and me to keep her safe.NOVAHe's bossy, arrogant and possessive, but so damn hot. He thinks he can tell me what to do...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • An Illicit Seduction by Chencia C. Higgins

    An Illicit Seduction by Chencia C. Higgins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Erotic Experience "I can't even see straight until I've had my face in between your legs." After a night of heavy drinking with her coworkers, Seraph succumbs to an erotic dream in where she receives pleasure beyond her wildest imagination. It’s a brand of filthy that she enjoys but something about it is simultaneously wrong, though she can't put her finger on why...
  • Bear Cuffs by Ariana Hawkes

    Bear Cuffs by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As teenage sweethearts, Rocco Silvester and Harper Waverly knew they were meant to be together forever. Then fate stepped in and tore them apart, leaving Rocco with a secret he could never share and Harper with a deep hatred of the man she once adored. Fast-forward five years, and Rocco is forced to take a mate of his Alpha’s choosing to save the clan from ruin...
  • The Trap! by Josh Hunter

    The Trap! by Josh Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    These fraternity boys just made a BIG mistake. Spring break in Cancun was supposed to be a non-stop party. Beer, sun, and bragging about all the hot girls that they’d hooked up with. Getting kidnapped by a criminal syndicate was not part of the plan. Now these golden boy athletes have fallen into a shadowy world they never knew existed. A world where rich men collect boys like them for fun...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  university  sports  dark  romance  mlm  fiction  contemporary
  • Thorn: A Steamy Orc Rom-Com by Vera Foxx

    Thorn: A Steamy Orc Rom-Com by Vera Foxx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The orcs of the Monktona Wood were promised long ago they would be gifted with fated mates or miresas as the orcs have called them. Their patience has run short as they scour the lands of Bergarian many giving up, including their leader.Thorn has long lost hope of finding his miresa...
  • His to Possess by Piper Stone

    His to Possess by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying...
  • Perfect Sin by Kimberly Carrillo, K.D. Carrillo

    Perfect Sin by Kimberly Carrillo, K.D. Carrillo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can't run from your problems. A fact we learned at the end of a gun. Not unlike most of my life's lessons.Raven falls back in the clutches of her father, and in order to save her I'll have to make a deal with the devil incarnate, Damien Blackthorne.Once I learn the secrets of my past, I'll have to decide, am I a monster or her dark prince? For her I'll give everything...
  • His Bunny Kicks Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    His Bunny Kicks Sass by Dawn Sullivan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emery Ericksen fled her herd, intent on escaping an arranged marriage to an abusive alpha. Ending up in a small town, she works as a waitress at the Sassy Wolfe, saving up as much money as possible so that she can move on before she winds up on one of the local wolves’ dinner menu. She managed to stay under the radar, not attracting too much attention, until he walked into the bar...
  • Bound by Joy - Sweet Edition by Piper Davenport

    Bound by Joy - Sweet Edition by Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***This is the SWEET version of Bound by Joy, edited to be suitable for a younger audience***Kenna McFadden has waited more than two hundred years for her mate and she finds him in a most unexpected way.On a mission to find his missing niece, prince Gunnar Baldersson finds someone far more precious to him...
  • Beneath a Blood Lust Moon by Jodi Vaughn

    Beneath a Blood Lust Moon by Jodi Vaughn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Werewolf Braxton Devereaux would do anything to protect his mother from his abusive father, even commit murder. Or so everyone assumes.Pack Law justice is swift and unforgiving when it comes to murder, and soon werewolf Assassins are out to balance the scales - Braxton’s life for his father’s...
  • Forbidden Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Forbidden Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My step-father has a job for me and he’s not a man you wanna cross.Go to the Bowen Ranch and get information on the grizzly bear shifters living there.I do as I’m told, but when I get there my priorities change.Because the gorgeous shifter in the black cowboy hat has more than just a dark alluring stare.He has a grip on me.A visceral attraction that I just can’t shake...
  • Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy

    Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the six USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors who brought you WICKED FIRSTS, comes an all new contemporary set of six sexy, suspenseful and very SINFUL SECONDS. Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton He's been watching her, and now he's here, in the dimly lit bar of the swanky Vail resort, pretending not to notice her...
  • Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport

    Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jareth Bancroft doubted he’d be one of the daywalkers who was lucky enough to find his destined consort. More than five hundred years of searching had yielded nothing. But one touch proved him wrong in the very best way.Narkissa Anders thought vampires were make-believe…until she stumbled upon a nest of them and barely escaped with her life...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  insta-love  paranormal  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Micah's Calling by Donya Lynne

    Micah's Calling by Donya Lynne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Author’s Note: This is a novella supplement to the All the King’s Men series. It is highly advised that you read Rise of the Fallen before reading this novella. Reading book two of the series, Heart of the Warrior, would also be beneficial, but not absolutely necessary before reading Micah’s Calling...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Saving Their Omega by Mina Carter

    Saving Their Omega by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gentle. Tiny. Delicate. Everything I’m not. Everything I want. Everything I’m going to claim in hot, sweaty explicit detail.She’s ours. Mine and Mason’s. She might not wear our marks, but she will… and soon.No one takes what’s ours. It’s suicidal. But she’s gone, snatched off the street and now the monsters inside won’t rest until she’s safely back with us. Whatever the cost.We can’t lose her...
  • Nocticadia by Keri Lake

    Nocticadia by Keri Lake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.Mortui vivos docent.The dead teach the living.After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me...
  • Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I never thought I’d see him again. My first love, back from the grave. My captor and tormentor. He holds my past, present and future in his scarred hands. He owns me. No matter how far I run, my path leads me back to that lonely castle. Back into the arms of the Beast...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  insta-love  paranormal  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre

    The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An Intense seductive story and journey into the unknown, that shows us that even in the unlikeliest places true love can be found if only you trust your heart. AutumnI moved to this tiny community by a mountain so I could train to become an artist. I spend my days working in an art showroom and my nights painting...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  paranormal  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire  book
  • Wild Bear by Terry Bolryder

    Wild Bear by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 3 in the Bear Haven Series! Maverick McAllister is as wild as they come. Born in the wilderness and closely attuned to his bear, nothing has made him happier than the untamed land surrounding Bear Haven ranch. That is, until a curvy, sassy woman shows up to tempt him. And all too soon, the rugged bear knows exactly what he wants-- his mate...
  • Blood Bond: 2 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 2 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante Gabriel is angry. Someone has violated the woman whose scent has left him emotionally paralyzed, and he’s become unhinged. He vows to protect Erin Hamilton—mostly from himself. Erin has other ideas. She’s determined to figure out the strange man who keeps leaving her aroused and unsatisfied. When she pushes Dante for answers, he goes looking for them himself...
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