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  • Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Lion on Loan by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s just lion around on the job..
  • The Groovy Alpha by Susi Hawke

    The Groovy Alpha by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An omega raised as a wealthy human in the lap of luxury... A Harley riding alpha who rules a pack of pot-growing wolves in a commune... what was fate thinking?Sky Blackwood is an omega wolf who’s only ever lived a fabulous, all-too-human existence in the wilds of… Beverly Hills. A place where your best friend will smile in your face while stabbing you in the back if there’s money or fame involved...
  • Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again...
  • The Betas: Rene' (Werewolves of Manhattan) by A.C. Katt

    The Betas: Rene' (Werewolves of Manhattan) by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Frankie Ferone moves from the mob to an even more secretive group, the loup garou.When attending a wedding, Frank Ferone is introduced to Rene DuBois, a violet eyed stranger. Rene has a secret to hide but can't overlook that he's met his mate. Rene starts to romance Frankie and soon Frankie falls in love. But how is he going to react when Rene tells Frankie he is loup garou...
  • Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Detective Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m not looking for a mate, but then Rick walks into my life … Work hard. Play hard. Never fall in love. I’ve never needed anything else, no matter what the other members of my pack think. But when a sweet omega brings his daughter to my self-defense studio, suddenly I’m thinking of turning over a new leaf. Rick’s scent calls to me like nothing before and I need him in my bed...
  • Scenes from Cloverleah by Lisa Oliver

    Scenes from Cloverleah by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cloverleah Pack Book 9.5This is NOT a standalone.There have been a lot of things going on in the Cloverleah pack, and if you have been following the series, you will know there were a couple of things that happened that didn’t quite make it in the story line. These four short stories are my way of filling in those gaps...
  • The Bewitched Alpha by Susi Hawke

    The Bewitched Alpha by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A determined omega of great talent and an even greater mission... An easy-going alpha with a rootless pack... Some matches are truly fated. Zeke Steele wishes he had time to enjoy the moment when he catches the scent of his true mate, but who has time for that? He sure as heck doesn’t. Not when he has a twin brother whose life is hanging in the balance if Zeke can’t find him in time...
  • Balthazar by Taylor Rylan

    Balthazar by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Even broken warlocks have a One, right? Balthazar knows he shouldn’t feel guilty for wanting what his friend has: a One and child. He adores their little boy and is happy to be an honorary uncle, but he wants his own. Amherst Coven has been blessed with fated mates recently, and Balthazar yearns to be the next to find his match. Grant is a warlock without powers, and he was okay with that...
  • The Defiant Alpha by Susi Hawke

    The Defiant Alpha by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Between the thick fur and my own nerves, it took longer than it should’ve to find the fluttering proof of his heartbeat. I’d known he was alive since he didn’t smell like death. No… he smelled like… home. Like my home. The one place where I would always belong. ”Lucian Smith, unwanted at birth, is a defiant alpha who’d not only dare anyone to call him unclaimed, he’d proudly display the proof...
  • The Dilemma by Victoria Sue

    The Dilemma by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marcus has just become the only human ever to be Alpha of a werewolf pack and thwarted the plans of Anubis to destroy the goddess Sirius' creation – the werewolves.Now, Anubis has decided to focus his efforts instead on Marcus and his new pack, to try and destroy the pack from within...
  • Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Anniston's Fate by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ll claim my mate, even if he's on another man's arm … When fate lands a punch, she hits hard. I wasn't looking for my fated mate, but when I saw Danny on a date with one of my pack mates, I knew he had to be mine. The omega is perfect for me, from his enchanting looks to our shared passion for starting a nutrition business...
  • Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley

    Shayne's Hope by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    VinceI’ve been hurt before, but Shayne makes me want to try again …I haven’t been lucky in romance, and for the past twelve years my daughter Charlotte has been my number one priority. But my senses go crazy every time I’m around Shayne and my inner wolf is convinced he’s my fated mate...
  • More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha-heir Karl Jacobs had a life he was proud of. His company was preparing for another major product launch which would add billions to his bank account, his social life was full and varied, and he had a beautiful house situated more than three hours’ drive away from his home pack...
  • Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment by Susi Hawke

    Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food & Entertainment This is a unique unicorn of a book that could only have been told by Tom Samuels. While putting together a portfolio for his event planning business, Tom decided he needed to share the behind-the-scenes events that happened each month over the course of an entire year. His personal life had a few curveballs, but Tom persevered as he always does..
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    children  humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  anthologies
  • The Slightly Supernatural Sheriff by Ardy Kelly

    The Slightly Supernatural Sheriff by Ardy Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How long does a man have to wait for his happy ending?Sheriff Chet Thompson has seen the future. He's even met his mate-to-be, built a dream house (with a nursery), and kept an eye on Lone Wolves Ranch for the man of his visions to return.But it's been two years. And all he's gotten in that time is the nickname Chastity Chet...
  • Fagin's Folly by Lisa Oliver

    Fagin's Folly by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can be Read as Standalone. Fagin Mars, alpha-heir of his father's pack, had two possible life paths. On the one hand, he could do what his father demanded; mate with a female wolf shifter and take over the pack or...something else entirely. Fagin was opting for option two. After a terse exchange with his father, Fagin gets permission to go on a road trip for thirty days...
  • Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Saving Choice by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Find your mate and choose your fate. After a lifetime of struggling to exist within an Unseelie Fae community that doesn’t accept him, Tyler of the Wartroot Grove Clan is near death when a portal unexpectedly opens in his path...
  • Hunting Innocence by B.A. Stretke

    Hunting Innocence by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’ll be your daddy sweetheart, however, and whenever you desire.”Yuri Petrov, the Master Vampire of the Loire Coven in Orléans, France, is on his way to Coven DuCane to make amends. After the destruction wrought by Aldessa Foix, Yuri found it necessary to come to Michigan and mend fences with the great vampire master Louis DuCane...
  • The Cub and His Alphas by Lisa Oliver

    The Cub and His Alphas by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twenty-three year old bear shifter, Daniel Borden had his life crash around his ears at the tender age of fifteen when his parents were killed in a car accident. Struggling to control his shifts during puberty, Daniel left the foster care home he'd been placed in the day he turned eighteen...
  • Precious Perfection by Lisa Oliver

    Precious Perfection by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shunned by his pack for being born without feet and suspected of being an omega wolf, Devyn had a lucky escape when he was found and raised by a bear shifter. Now twenty six years old, Devyn fills his days carving elegant items of furniture out of wood, catering to the rich who can afford his custom pieces...
  • The Dragon Prince’s Mates by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    The Dragon Prince’s Mates by Lorelei M. Hart, Trisha Linde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life as a dragon is all fun and games… until someone uncovers the truth.Omega dragon shifter Spencer is living his best life. That is, until a secret is revealed—one that not only turns his life upside down, but also threatens the royal line of his kingdom. He feels alone for the very first time.Alpha dragon shifter Raphael was raised to be the perfect prince...
  • Protecting His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Protecting His Potential by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not all cinnamon rolls come from Steelwick’s bakery.Alpha Rainer never lets his injury get in the way of his work as a member of Steelwick. He might have a prosthetic leg, but he can take down the strongest shifters in a fight on the worst of days...
  • His Christmas Magic by Drea Roman

    His Christmas Magic by Drea Roman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wolf shifter Darren longs for his fated mate. Antsy and impatient, he is drawn to search the forest near his family lands the night before Thanksgiving. He senses his mate close by and a crashed sleigh leads him to a grievously injured man. His wolf and human sides are in complete agreement: the tiny blond with the sparkling blue eyes is their mate. But a head injury blurs his mate's past...
  • Pens and Needles by Minerva Howe

    Pens and Needles by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tattoo artist Lukas lands in Secret Springs looking for a fresh start, a place to open a shop of his own and build a steady clientele. What he doesn't expect is to meet sweet and surprisingly spicy local librarian Tim and immediately fall for the amazing man right off the bat.Secret Springs native Tim thinks he's pretty boring...
  • The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    The Wright Mate by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A grieving fox. A wolf who’s great at fixing things. Can Diesel mend Sam’s broken heart? An emergency tow job brings mechanic and Alpha wolf Diesel face-to-face with his destined mate. As the only unmated Wright brother, Diesel is elated. But nothing comes easy when it comes to Sam. Closed-off and abrasive, Sam insists all he can offer Diesel is friendship...
  • Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grow your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha and pack Beta, Perry never planned to become part of a fledgling pack, but when the bond between he and his packmates formed, it felt right. Fractured fang is where he belongs and he had the hard work to prove it. Or so he thinks. When the youngest members of his pack become ill, he sets off on a mission to find the cure...
  • Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli

    Beary Scary: Halloween Bone-us by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Boo Brothers Holiday Short. As Halloween looms on the horizon, Sawyer agrees to help his fellow pack mates, Gaia and Maggie, with turning their inn into a haunted house. It all goes smoothly until things actually begin to go bump in the night...
  • Good Son by Beau Brown

    Good Son by Beau Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Omega Piper Gray has spent most of his life running from his problems. He figures the best way to be happy is to avoid emotional entanglements. Have sex. Move on. That’s his recipe for a long and fulfilling life. But when he gets word his estranged mother is dying, he’s pressured by his sister Trina to come home and help out...
  • Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley

    Fated: Fox and the Finch by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FarleyHis bird form may be tiny, but his attitude sure as f*ck isn't.Farley's a pissed-off finch omega who wants nothing more than to kick every alpha where the sun don't shine. After escaping a finch shifter breeding colony, Farley's determined to save the rest of his brethren from a life of being objectified.Just one problem: he can't shift back...
  • Toucan Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Toucan Love You by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes two alphas are better than one. Just kidding, it’s always. Alpha toucan shifter Monroe was born in The Lab. When he’s rescued, he has no idea what to do and spends a year hiding in his animal form from humans and shifters alike. When he overhears a rumor that River’s Edge is home to some of the former residents of The Lab, he sets out to see if maybe that’s the place for him...
  • The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer

    The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there?Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom...
  • Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An overweight omega puts his life in the hands of a battered and bruised alpha... Captain Aries did not escape his last mission unscathed. His work with the Elite Force is always dangerous—it’s not easy protecting an entire town of trusting shifters from outside threats—but Aries blames himself for the danger he put his team in...
  • Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alpha wanted... must love dogs… Trevor's self-image issues from childhood bullies have followed him into adulthood. As a result, he has never experienced a relationship, or love. But he sure wants to, especially with the wolf alpha next door. One tiny problem: Jason can’t stand dogs and Trevor owns a doggie day care...
  • Broken Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Broken Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s carrying another man’s child … but I can’t keep away from him … I thought I found my forever, and then he left me for his fated mate. I don’t need another broken heart, but when Troy crosses my path I might not have a choice. He’s carrying another man’s baby, but his scent tells me he’s my destiny...
  • Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley

    Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There was never any question that I would be there for him. I've known him since we were kids. We were best friends, sharing everything - until I made a mistake and got a girl pregnant. Pretty soon I was a single dad while I was still a kid myself. Our friendship suffered. He joined the military. And I thought I'd never get another chance to let him know what he really means to me...
  • Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Love by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lurking beneath the surface, a monster waits. Possessive. Dominating. Alpha.Aver Walker isn't one to make waves. He's steady, calm and sensible. He and his cousins have carved out a good life for themselves and things around the Walker house are finally starting to look like normal. Their version of normal, anyway.And Aver couldn't be more miserable...
  • Austin by Shaw Montgomery

    Austin by Shaw Montgomery

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes you have to leap before you look. At least, that’s Austin’s philosophy on life. He knows better than anyone that looks are sometimes deceiving, but when he thinks he meets Mr. Right—who appears to also be Mr. Tall, Sexy, and Dominant—he’s ready to jump in headfirst. It isn’t every day that an alpha Dom falls from the sky and drops right into his lap, and he’s not going to question fate...
  • Alpha's Charm by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Charm by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Coyote shifter Cody Matthews is a charming loner. Though the British alpha has a large circle of loyal friends, he goes home alone to a cold, empty flat. After what he witnessed last year with his American relatives, he feels unworthy to bring a mate into his life...
  • An Omega Bear for Kit by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    An Omega Bear for Kit by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Grant didn’t know an omega could become Beta of his Bear Den, but that’s exactly what just happened.Omega bear shifter Grant loves all of the positive changes that his den has seen since their new Alpha arrived...
  • Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Start your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha Wilder’s life has never been sunshine and roses, but he refused to let that keep him down. When he and his two closest friends couldn’t find a pack to call their own, they decided to forge one of their own...
  • His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Precious Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brendan Sinclair Being a Daddy was who I was, but I’d never found a boy that I’d wanted to keep forever.Until I spotted him.Standing in the line at a kink club to sit on Santa’s lap, he was shy innocence all wrapped up in an adorable package. From the first taste, I couldn’t get enough of him. Yet when an unseen danger prowls closer, my every instinct is protect my boy at all costs...
  • The Timid Tiger by Lorelei M. Hart

    The Timid Tiger by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GiorgioI was the first person to suggest people needed to settle down and find a mate. And by suggested, I mean I signed my brother up for the Male-Order app behind his back. It worked well for him—better than I could’ve possibly imagined, but when it comes to me finding a mate? I want to do it the old-fashioned way. I owned half a bar and peopling was what I did. Surely I could find my own mate...
  • His Daddy Omega by Raiven Matthews

    His Daddy Omega by Raiven Matthews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Asher PierceBeing an omega Daddy was frustrating, to say the least. But I had never met a challenge I couldn’t conquer, and Gabe Carmichael would be no different. From the first moment I had laid eyes on him sporting the cutest pair of little pajamas, I knew I wanted him. He called to both sides of me; to protect him as his Daddy, and to claim me as my alpha...
  • Release Me by Jayda Marx

    Release Me by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Callum - Long gone are the days of war, when I raised my sword and fought alongside my people, against wicked, greedy souls of our vampire kind. We were victorious over those who stood against us, and King Felipe took his rightful spot on the throne. He appointed a Coven Master for each region to watch over, guide, and protect our people...
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    humor  insta-love  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult
  • Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray

    Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Story takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book Three Caden Benson is stoic, quiet, and proper. He may write romance novels now, but his family and friends still see him as the cold and logical lawyer he was for most of his adult life. Everything changes when he meets his omega...
  • A Mate for Lu by Amy Bellows

    A Mate for Lu by Amy Bellows

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two single dads. One accidental pregnancy. Many, many shifter children.Sam’s mate died four years ago, and penguin shifters mate for life. Sam is never allowed to love again. Even when he meets a kind and beautiful omega who his three children gravitate towards.After working with Lu for a year, Sam has fallen deeply in love with him. And Lu’s feelings for Sam are painfully obvious...
  • Alpha's Wolf by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Wolf by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Because I'm not sure if even a lifetime will be enough time for me to show you how much I love you. You're the best thing that ever happened me to me, or ever will, for that matter. You're my everything, babe. And I love you.” This is a story about an unconventional couple who break all the alpha and omega rules. Alpha bear Liam is not your average alpha...
  • Alpha's Redemption by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Redemption by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Threading his fingers through mine, I spoke softly. "If you will accept me as your mate, you will never be alone again.” Hector is an exotic alpha shifter - a jaguar from the jungles of Belize. He arrives in Mills Creek seeking his formerly betrothed mate only to find himself embroiled in the rogue war...
  • Alpha's Solstice by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Solstice by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's been ten years since the Rogue War ended... Join all of our friends in the North for one big three day Winter Solstice celebration. Revisit each and every couple from the Northern Lodge Pack and The Northern Pines Den. Kai and Taylor, each the Alpha Mate of their respective communities, will join forces to plan the party to end all parties...
  • His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú

    His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.Kash is RoyaltyKash doesn’t want to believe Dezi is his fated mate. But that’s okay. Dezi is patient and if the fates are going to grant him a beautiful man he’s more than willing to work for it.Dezi is majesticKash had no plans on being mated, especially not to a lion shifter who feels too good to be true...
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