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  • Doggy Defender Bear by Harmony Raines

    Doggy Defender Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He wants a mate. She needs a doggy defender! Loving and affectionate. It’s a pity Jane is talking about Boomer, an adorable dog, and not Guy’s adorable bear. Don’t tell Guy’s bear he called him adorable or there might be trouble Or more trouble, since Guy is being hired to protect Boomer from an attempted dognapping...
  • Frozen Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Frozen Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe mpreg romanceOldest cousin and brother dragon Zeke has resigned himself to being the one lone dragon in his family. As his brother and cousins find their mates one by one, he ignores their protests that he'll find own love someday soon, and contents himself with caring for their growing brood of babies...
  • 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...
  • Fergus's Hurricane by Taylor Rylan

    Fergus's Hurricane by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Even aged Scotch cannot compare to the sweetest wine when it comes to your beloved. Fergus McGregor doesn’t like change. It was difficult enough leaving behind the pub that had been in his family for centuries...
  • Hell to Pay by Macy Blake

    Hell to Pay by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a hellhound beta, Solomon has no complaints. Life is fine. His pack and his goddess-given duties as a protector of the human realm are enough. So what if he’s a little bored and a smidge lonely? Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things...
  • The Crimson Victory by B.A. Stretke

    The Crimson Victory by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucas Reid has been to hell and back, almost literally. It’s been four months since Lucas was pulled back from the ether and reunited with his earthly form. Found by Sheriff Thibodaux’s chosen Dr. Culpepper, he was brought back by the power of Lucian, the Coven Sorcerer...
  • Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver

    Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hellhounds who love scritches, a hellhound baby who’s as adorable as he is menacing, a special tree with beautiful buds, and Lord Hades in a pale pink shirt. This story has everything to make you smile.Hellhound Cain was beyond frustrated. He couldn’t even visit his pack mate in New York without some curly headed blond following him around...
  • Don't Fight It by Lisa Oliver

    Don't Fight It by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Gods Made Me Do It book 3. Lasse, son of Poseidon and Abraxas has always wanted a mate of his own. When Nereus, his younger brother, found his, Lasse's hopes were revived. Poseidon, Abraxas, Nereus, Sebastian, and Thanatos had all found wolf shifters as true mates - surely it was only a matter of time before he found a wolf of his own...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  audiobook  book
  • Dragon's Fire by Lisa Oliver

    Dragon's Fire by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    City Dragon’s Book 2 Ever since his father was killed, Samuel Hollingsworth has worked hard to cultivate a meaningful relationship with the dragon half of his soul. Things were going well for a while, and then their mate rejected them, and now his and his dragon’s connection took on added importance as they tried to keep each other’s hopes alive...
  • 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...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  biker  book
  • Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Brandon is a scholar who is willing to go anywhere to follow the myths and legends he's been obsessed with since he was a child. Dragons. So when his quest for those legends take him from Colorado to deep within the heights of the Uintah range in Utah, where his twin Justin has been hiding out, he happily follows the trail. Abraham is a contented dragon...
  • Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Romance High in the Utah mountains, dragon Seth feels like his brothers and his cousins are all one step ahead of him. They're smarter or more useful or stronger... When his youngest brother Samuel takes a mate who shares some of Seth's interests. his isolated life improves. and he hopes against hope that his mate is coming soon...
  • You've Got To Be Kidding Me by Lisa Oliver

    You've Got To Be Kidding Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Poseidon, ancient Greek God of the Sea, ruler of earthquakes and once worshiped by thousands as a fertility god, was bored and that could be a dangerous thing for people around him. Deciding to visit his son, Nereus and friends at the Cloverleah pack; Poseidon causes his own brand of trouble, resulting in a night out at a club. All he wanted was a bed partner for a few hours...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  angst  book
  • Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County...
  • 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...
  • Blackwood: Book 2 by Sunny Mawson

    Blackwood: Book 2 by Sunny Mawson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the conclusion of the Blackwood Duet, Jagger Thorne rules his pack with an iron fist, doling out punishments that go beyond the limits of appropriate standards. He is hellbent on fulfilling his father's twisted legacy and will stop at nothing to capture Isabella Greyson. Making her his mate and ending her legacy drives him over the edge...
  • Dane by Faith Gibson

    Dane by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chief of Police Dane Abbott has put off claiming his mate to keep her safe. Until Now. The battle in Greece is over, and he’s ready to make her his. Marley Sperry, everyone’s favorite waitress, can’t believe the handsome Chief has his sights set on her. She is nothing special – but to Dane, she is everything...
  • Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Full Circle by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart.”Faced with eternal banishment to hell, Anubis, god of the underworld, has found a loophole in one of the oldest laws which will allow him to unleash his evil on an unsuspecting human world. Orion’s only hope to stop him is to accept his challenge: send a champion to win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart...
  • The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elan Ravenscroft is a Dragon Knight and his father’s heir apparent. He is a battle-tested warrior and ready to defend his family and the Crimson Coven in his father’s name. He expected battle and danger when he accepted his father’s assignment to the Crimson Coven, but he did not expect to find himself face to face with his fated mate in the midst of war. He doesn’t know if he can handle both...
  • Reggie's Reasons by Lisa Oliver

    Reggie's Reasons by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever since he went through his awakening at fifteen, Reginald Forsyth ("Reggie") had received mysterious notes on his bathroom mirror every birthday. Initially supportive, the notes got progressively more flirtatious as he got older. Now, one day from his twenty-fifth birthday, Reggie is about to be an adult in vampire terms, and ready to meet his admirer...
  • Baby Protector Bear by Harmony Raines

    Baby Protector Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He would die to protect her. But he would much rather live with her. Forever. Joel has been a protector of people his whole life. Now the stakes have been raised. When his mate offers to protect baby Sam, he has no choice but to volunteer to stand by her side. One look at her luscious curvy body tells him he’d like to lie in her bed too. But this is serious, this is life or death...
  • Dark Wind by Crista Crown

    Dark Wind by Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sage Wilkins had no idea he had secret super powers until he lost his temper and almost blew down his family home. After a week on the run with this curse spiraling out of control, he’s started to wonder if it wouldn’t be safer if he didn’t exist. Gideon Ward thought having a secret super power was great when he was a kid. Now, it’s just kind of one of those things...
  • The Vampire's Redemption by B.A. Stretke

    The Vampire's Redemption by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An act of humility, from a Vampire seeking redemption, turns out to be destiny. An M/MM Romance. Kash Garret wants to make amends. After failing at his job and almost causing the break-up of a fated pair, Kash needs to find himself again. He wants to go back to the beginning, the bottom of the totem pole and work his way back to the man he used to be...
  • The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke

    The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lord Nael DuFour, the Demon Lord, has been sealed in the Demon Sphere for a Millennia. The Dragon Stone has set him free. Little did Jai and his chosen Levi realize what they were unleashing when they made their deal with the Demon Lord to help save the Crimson Coven. Nael is just looking for a little fun when he drops in on the Crimson Plantation...
  • 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 Art of Death by B.A. Stretke

    The Art of Death by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Killian Frey is a machine of war. He’s been a killer, soldier, and spy for the Hadden Coven for decades. Alone in the field, he has honed both his skills and his reputation. The myth of Killian Frey is almost as lethal as the man himself. He’s been called back to the Coven proper to lead a special unit of security forces and finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings...
  • Ezra's Awakening by B.A. Stretke

    Ezra's Awakening by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ezra Bentley loves his life with his beloved, Louis DuCane, and has come to see the Palace and the Coven in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan as his home. There have been trying moments, forces within the coven who didn’t see him as worthy, but those days are passed and there looks to be a bright future ahead. But as they say, two steps forward means one step back...
  • Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Love and Magic: A Crimson Vampire Christmas by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love and Magic abound in Crimson, Virginia. Leroy Thibodaux has been the Sheriff of Crimson for a little over a year and he’s really settling into the job. He joined the Crimson Coven after fighting alongside them in the Great War and finds himself very much at home. All that’s missing is his Fate chosen love by his side...
  • The Vampire Black Prince by B.A. Stretke

    The Vampire Black Prince by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Black Prince, Edward is one of the most feared vampires to have ever lived. He’s gone by many names, but all tell the story of his dark and fearsome ways. He’s an ancient vampire who cut his teeth in the chaos of medieval warfare. A tragedy sent him into the blackest of magic and power, searching for vengeance at any cost...
  • Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you’re a fae born in the shifter realm, the last thing you expect is to discover your mate is fae, sent from the fae realm just for you. Connor Romano loves his family. Born to a vampire father and a fae mother, he’s spent his entire life witnessing firsthand the level his father would go to protect his mother, him, and their fae sister...
  • Comet by Abigail Kade

    Comet by Abigail Kade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A himbo reindeer went hiking…It came upon a midnight clear that Santa told me in no uncertain terms I had to take a vacation this year. The thought of laying around on some beach doing nothing was my idea of hell, so hiking the Appalachian Trail was my plan. Everything was great until a near-sighted barn owl sent me careening down the side of a mountain in a snowstorm...
  • The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla

    The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Avery showed up for his temp job on Monday morning, he’d had certain expectations in mind. He was not expecting to end up bent over his new boss’s desk. It was an innocent mistake, and he’s determined to move on, but the experience left him breathless and more than a little curious. So when his new boss is left without a feeder, he volunteers to help...
  • 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...
  • Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace Black hasn’t forgotten the tragic death of his parents and birth pack. His only focus since then was looking after his twin brother, Casey. Now that Casey has found his fated mate and started a family of his own, Trace has given everyone the cold shoulders, preferring the comfort of solitude...
  • Before Daybreak by Fiona Davenport

    Before Daybreak by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After spending five centuries searching for his destined consort, Braeden Bancroft stumbled across her at his cousin’s birthday party. He couldn’t wait to start their lives together.Callidora Yellen wasn’t ready for her fate. She had goals she wanted to accomplish before settling down with an adoring, but overprotective, daywalker...
  • Vampires Make Bad Roommates by Mia Monroe

    Vampires Make Bad Roommates by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN B09TJV1MLLI'm a medium so someone please tell me how I never saw this coming. We're at war with no idea why or how to stop the enemy, so when head vampire Augustus suggests we pair up to stay safe, logically it makes sense. Unfortunately for me, I end up with the only hyper vampire as my new roommate...
  • Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Haven Center was supposed to be my new beginning. It was supposed to be where I figured out who Wyatt Stanislav is after kidnapping and abuse had torn apart who I was.I wasn't supposed to meet him.Jordan Peterson. The tall, buff bear of a man who saves me from my nightmares and calls me his own. His true mate.Jordan wants nothing more than to protect me...
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    fated-mates  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • Dragon It Out by Arden Steele

    Dragon It Out by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As some of the last remaining dragon shifters in the world, Uriah Maddock and his siblings are regarded as something akin to royalty in the paranormal community. It’s one of the main reasons their hotel has become such a coveted destination for Otherlings. All he wants, though, is to be left alone. He’s not looking for love or romance...
  • Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two omegas with the same radical idea – breaking free from their constraints and taking charge of their own destinies! Shy, brutalized Ryan has a simple goal of carving the best life for himself and his pup that he can. Being accepted into the Rogue Pack has given him that chance. He also harbors the hope of mating with Griffin, the beta he has loved for longer than he should...
  • The Crimson Beta by B.A. Stretke

    The Crimson Beta by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death has taught Jai Livingstone to never take anything in life for granted. Saved from the clutches of death at the hands of a caster by the Sorcerer Lucian, Jai is now a highly regarded Crimson Guard. He is determined to distinguish himself and never again let his soft heart be his undoing...
  • Eyes of Darkness by B.A. Stretke

    Eyes of Darkness by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lando Ricci isn’t thrilled when his friend Ian Turner pulls him in to help monitor the new group of cat shifters who’ve set up shop in Pittsburgh. Master Hadden gave the mission to Ian, but he called in Lando when he saw a group of Jackals casing the bar the cat shifters own. What starts as a Jackal attack turns Lando’s world on its axis and puts him face to face with his forever love...
  • Blood Kiss by Christa Tomlinson

    Blood Kiss by Christa Tomlinson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Passion burns slow, sweet, and hot between a ruthless vampire and a human mob prince. Everett – powerful vampire and ruthless crime lord. He doesn’t have time for relationships and has zero interest in taking care of a human in exchange for their blood. Then, one night, he attends an auction where humans are sold as blood pets to wealthy vampires...
  • Matched for Christmas by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Matched for Christmas by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes it’s the reindeer that delivers the Christmas surprise.Alpha and bear shifter Soren has had nothing but bad luck using Love and Hate, the dating app his bestie convinced him to try. And really, what does it matter? He’s perfectly happy being alone. That is, until his den Beta asks him to take his spot at the holiday gala, one where he’s expected to have a plus one...
  • Undeniable Bonds by Kaje Harper

    Undeniable Bonds by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some bonds are strong enough to last a lifetime, and change the world.Rory O'Sullivan has spent his life alone. Once upon a time, he made one real human connection as a gay man. That moment happened in Nazi captivity, and the wolf he escaped with was a Soviet soldier. They had a taste of what love might mean, but in 1944, personal happiness had to come second to survival...
  • Terrible Lovely Demon by Odessa Hywell

    Terrible Lovely Demon by Odessa Hywell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A decade ago, Maxton cheated death. Now, a twist of fate brings him face-to-face with his demonic savior.Ten years ago Maxton Grant was a frail sixteen-year-old slowly being consumed by an aggressive form of childhood cancer and teetering on the brink of death. Until, suddenly, he wasn’t.The doctors called it a miracle, but Maxton knew the truth...
  • Little Daddy by A. Little

    Little Daddy by A. Little

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They call me Merryman.Eternity is too long to go without getting any. Companionship these days is easier to get, thanks to the internet. Hookups, too, thanks to the mini-computers everyone carries around in their pockets to talk to each other. Want a quickie? Just open your chosen app and slide right...
  • His UnEggsalted Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    His UnEggsalted Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Running into your mate is one thing. Running into your chipmunk mate and watching them thrown into their first shift unexpectedly is quite another.Alpha Dragon shifter Kirin never wanted a mate. He sees firsthand what the loss of a mate could do to a man each time he looks into his father’s eyes. No, the single life is exactly what he needs, and the odds are in his favor...
  • Trust in the Moon by Delaney Rain

    Trust in the Moon by Delaney Rain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fresh off of a bad breakup, Zeke Castro is done with men and love even though he’s in a resort town in Colorado for his cousin’s big gay wedding. After a ruggedly handsome man kisses him in the hotel lobby, though, Zeke realizes his heart might not be so frozen after all.Sacha Lupescu knows he’s found his fated mate and though he’s thrilled, he already knows that his mother won’t be...
  • Handyman's Omega by Aria Grace

    Handyman's Omega by Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Joshua likes to think of himself as a DIY-er when it comes to home improvements, but he usually ends up creating more problems than he's solving. When an impromptu guest spurs fast action around his apartment, he's forced to pay a handyman to get his space set up professionally.Ronin has been moonlighting as a handyman for Glass Bay Apartments while trying to save up for a house...
  • Undesirable Mate by Lisa Oliver

    Undesirable Mate by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Phillip struggles to get through every day. Thanks to Pearson, he still has his job as an enforcer and life goes on around him much the same as it always did. But Phillip doesn't feel a part of it. He can't. His betrayal of his pack has left him with scars, both mentally and physically and the voice in his head won't give him any peace...
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