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Readers who enjoyed Protected Mate by Candace Ayers & Kym Dillon also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Sloan by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReady for the boss man? The Warrior you’ve been waiting for…Sloan Murphy! Sloan (The Protectors Series) Book #9 releases September 28, 2016...Categorized as:
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Tarian Traitor by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**Don't miss this final installment of T. S. Joyce's bestselling New Tarian Pride series.** Annamora Fredrickson is turning a new leaf. Four months ago, she saw a picture of herself that made her determined to change her whole life. She’s a shifter on a mission, and nothing can stand in her way…except for perhaps one person... -
Immortal World by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImogen's got some answers about her origins, and a promise from Rafael that he'll help to cure her immortality. But there's a few brand-new problems standing in her way...A vicious pack of disenfranchised Alphas are on their way to Backman's shifter school, coming to try and reclaim what they think is rightfully theirs... -
Dragon Typhoon by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt books.Typhoon doesn’t have a mate. It’s not for lack of trying, or interest. He just hasn’t found the right person yet. He’s pretty sure that it will happen in good time. The problem he faces is that he is desperate to have a baby. It’s all he can think about. He’s seen his friends pair up and have whelps... -
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Unicorn Marshal by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf he’s her fated mate, fate’s made a huge mistake.In the elegant but oppressive unicorn village of Purity, only the best and brightest unicorns are allowed to get married. Iris never expected to be one of them... especially after showing her true self ended in a disaster that left her forever unable to smile. Literally... -
Kelos: Spring by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHis mate is on the run. His dragon will do whatever it takes to protect her...Will their love survive?Dragon shifter, Kelos, has lived a solitary life. When he finally decides to settle down in Bear Creek the last thing he expects is to find his true mate. After all, he’s waited centuries for her.It’s love, and lust, at first sight...Categorized as:
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Make Her New by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsEveryone has Hunter Kaid all wrong. Even his own brother writes him off as unintelligent, but not all smarts are the same. He just needs one person to understand him and listen to what he’s really saying. All of his life, he’s been searching for that one person who really takes the time to see him, and just when he’s about given up, he stumbles upon Sadey... -
Tarian Outcast by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKaty Craigson is on the run. Not from anything too scary, because she is a safe girl and doesn’t do danger, but she’s running from a past that keeps trying to drag her under. All she needs is a week with her best friend in the mountains of Colorado for a week. But when an unlikely hero comes to her rescue, she’s sent on a path she never saw coming... -
Alpha Brock: six-pack series book four by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR* While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 3 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, and Alpha Jax) for context before starting in on this one.* This book is a slow burn with a very moody, broody protagonist (grumpy/sunshine trope). It will be a bumpy ride for these two to get to their HEA...Categorized as:
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Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***New trailer park. New shifters. New lumberjack crew. Are you ready to see how the Boarlanders live?*** ***The Boarlander Bears can be read as a standalone series*** Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans... -
Doggy Defender Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe 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... -
Surfaced by T.J. Yelden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a wolf. An honest to God, wolf shifter. How cool was that!?! The problem? I was a latent, which meant that I had to learn how to make my wolf surface. Oh, and apparently latent wolves were rare. Especially white ones. And the Shifter High Council was none too happy to learn about my existence. I was starting college. A new beginning...Categorized as:
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A Christmas Like No Otter by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove otter be easier....Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can't get a word in edgewise... -
Coyote in the Sea by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe found her happy ending.Now if she can just help these young fools find theirs…Sea dragons. Sometimes you just want to grab ‘em by the gills and shake some sense into those thick, honor-stuffed skulls.And there’s one cranky old coyote shifter who’s not afraid to do just that... -
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Alpha Theo by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings* While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading book one (Alpha Gray) for context before starting in on this one. * This book is very different from book one- it's a slow burn, and it's a very bumpy ride. You've been warned! THEO: I'm next in line to be the alpha of my pack, but my father doesn't think I'm ready... -
Destined Mate by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFate stripped everything from me and forced me to face my worst nightmare.As the adopted and weakest member of my pack, I’ve always been an outcast and mistreated, especially since I've never been able to shift into my animal form.Every time I try to find a way to escape my personal hell, my pack leader stops me so that I'll never be free from him.Then the worst happens...Categorized as:
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Dirt Witch by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoyalty can hold us together… or it can blind us completely.Decades after her “departure” from this world, Althea Noble Bouleau has returned to reclaim the throne of Blackthorn Grove. But she’s not the same witch who left years ago, and her obsession with Emmaline could mean the end of Savannah’s most powerful coven... -
Taught by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dragonwoman who doesn’t know how to shift, a single dad struggling after an injury, and a student/teacher relationship that turns into something more… After spending seven years as a prisoner inside an illegal dragon research facility, Persephone “Percy” Smith is rescued by Clan Stonefire and taken back to their land... -
Grim Christmas by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsGrim is trying to hold it together for the holidays. He’s vowed to be a better Alpha for the Rogue Pride Crew, but he’s at war with the two lions inside of him, and at war with a certain Red Dragon as well. He was raised to be a weapon and had never celebrated like everyone else. All he wants to do is coast straight through the holiday, but his new Crew is messing with his head... -
The Clan Legacy Complete Series Box Set by J.S. Striker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Complete 11 Book Clan Legacy Series! J. S. Striker's best selling books all in one box set!! BOOK 1: Robbie - A Dragon Shifter Novel.Sophia Gray had only a few rules in life: keep a low profile at all times and always watch your back. As a powerful witch she has many useful spells, ones that are highly sought after by the vampire clan, forming an alliance that kept her somewhat protected...Categorized as:
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Alpha Reid: six-pack series book five by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FIVE* While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 4 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, Alpha Jax, and Alpha Brock) for context before starting in on this one. I’ve always exercised complete control in all things. When it comes to my pack, I’m in control as its Alpha. In everyday life, I follow a schedule and value structure and discipline... -
101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOfficer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes.Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die... -
Alpha King’s Mate by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan't believe the Moon goddess my, however many generation-great grandmother would curse her own grandson to a life of misery. Blessings are what they say mates are, mine are a curse. Before I knew how badly mates could destroy you, tear apart your soul, I craved mine. Craved finding my other half, now I know better... -
Cage Me by Aidy Award
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Curvy Mermaid and a Dragon Shifter RomanceA flying dragon and a mermaid can fall in love, but first he has to convince her to return from hell. Cage Gylden is one lucky son of a dragon. He should have died when his soul shard was stolen, but his mate saved his life. Too bad he's never met her...and she's in hell... -
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Blood and Hexes by May Sage
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven names. Seven families of royal vampires on Night Hill. One stands above all. After centuries of freedom, no one is happy to kneel to a new Eirikrson. Diana intended to stop by Oldcrest for a pit stop. Catch up with her brother, meet his mate, maybe convince them to name their firstborn after her. She’ll soon learn, as a Helsing, she must pick a side. Before one is picked for her... -
Alpha Gray by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGRAY: I've got a lot on my plate. Not only do I have my own pack to protect, but I keep the whole six-pack territory secure by training and running the security squad. The new recruits are here for the summer, and it's my job to whip them into shape. I can't afford any distractions, but one of the female recruits is doing just that- distracting me... -
Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe ain't no one’s idea of a true mate. Panther shifter Wrench hasn't got the first frickin’ clue about poems and flowers and all that crap. But he’s gonna learn, or die trying. He ain’t giving up on the best thing to ever happen to him... -
Off-Limits Mate by Candace Ayers, Kym Dillon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours!Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true.Like a desperate, chubby Cinderella, I'm hoping to land myself a hubby before the clock strikes midnight.With a secret and a countdown, BfB is my last hope...Categorized as:
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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... -
When He’s Torn by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been said that Bailey Bryant lives with her middle finger up in the air. She can agree with that. But there’s one thing she fails to be breezy about: her unrelenting attraction to fellow enforcer Deke Hammond. Broad, inked, and ruggedly masculine, the grumpy cat shifter could attract a stone. He’s also currently riddled with touch-hunger and much crankier than usual... -
Forgotten Silence by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFilthy. Disgusting. Unworthy trash. The same thoughts keep swirling in Sally's mind. She's broken and no one can fix her--not her friends, try as they might, and not her beautiful mate... -
A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis story is also in The Mane Event (Pride, #1) and is named Christmas Pride.Mason “Mace” Llewellyn has just gotten out of the Navy after a 14 year career as a SEAL. He is also a lion shape shifter. Mace has one thing – one woman – on his mind. Desiree “Dez” MacDermot, his childhood crush and good buddy, has been on his mind since they were both 14... -
King of the Asheville Coven by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings****King of the Asheville Coven can be read as a standalone Vampire Romance, or as a spinoff of T. S. Joyce's International Bestselling Harper's Mountains series**** Aric Teague is the king of the local coven, and trying to do a better job than the last leader. Add to that a new job at the Winterset Fire Department, and the last thing he needs is to complicate his life further... -
Silverback Dragon by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe knows she’s here, somewhere close by, so why can’t he find her? Can fate really be so cruel? Harlan can sense his mate. He has sensed her for months, and yet he can’t find her. Is he too old? Are his senses failing? Maybe it’s his imagination. Maybe it’s time to leave Bear Creek, and all his hopes behind. Fiona has hidden away for centuries... -
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Treasured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf someone had told Dawn Chadwick that she’d be attending a play put on by children on a dragon-shifter’s land a year ago, she would’ve said they were mad. However, her daughter Daisy has slowly worn Dawn down about her prejudices and she ends up volunteering to help with the play. She’s to assist an eccentric dragonman with the special effects... -
Transforming Snowridge by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhydian Griffiths is the leader of Clan Snowridge in the North of Wales. Not only does he lead his clan, but he also takes care of an orphaned boy on his own. The deadline for any remaining family to collect him expires and Rhydian decides to adopt the boy himself. However, hours later, a human female shows up at his clan's gate, claiming she's the boy's aunt... -
Sanibel Surrender by Talyn Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Molly’s pristine life crumbles around her, she inadvertently steps over the immortal threshold, finding that her ex-husband led a double life. Through his nefarious secrecy, Wilson exposed her to a dangerous underworld, and she has no other choice but to rely on powerful werewolf males to escape the unthinkable... -
Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
Howling Devotion: A Cursed Romance by R. O'Leary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesperate for a shot at claiming his mate, Beau will do anything to get the stubborn owl to give him a chance...even if he has to hijack her investigation.Alice has always prided herself on being an asset to her shifter clan -- that is, until she messed up so badly her Alpha won't even look her in the eye... -
Sanibel Alpha by Talyn Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTatum, Jayce, and Bren welcome their precious Youngling, the next appointed Alpha, into their loving family. However, their celebration is darkened when Jayce is forced to handle a troubled Pack stricken by rogue vampires. Following his inborn need, Mike Carter takes his place next to his co-mates, protecting Tatum and her newborn son with raw determination... -
Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a hot, spicy fairy tale:- one dreamy BBW bookworm- one polar bear bad boy billion heir who parties like a rock star- just a pinch of spice- A Nordic prince, a Texan princess, two dragons, two big balls, and two fancy dances...!It's a fairy tale dream come true...Addison 'Addy O' Quincy is the quiet bookish middle sister of the Quincy family... -
Siren's Tribute by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t touch my stuff. Not my mates, not my city, and not my last nerve- I’ll hurt you.Rescuing my mates needed to be done.Raining my fury on the one who took them…Well, that was for pleasure.The one who dared take them? He’s sleeping with the fishes now... -
Trust Me: A Kindred Novel by Moxie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBillionaire shifters make house calls? Running Thayr International took all of Kindred shifter Gideon’s focus. He kept his clan and family his top priority, not knowing when he would hear the mating call. He’d never met anyone that he’d even considered until a quiet woman caught his eye and his interest. She didn’t know it, but when Gideon puts his mind to something, he gets what he wants...Categorized as:
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Summer at Lochguard by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin Finn and Arabella as they host the clan leaders, their mates, and their children from Stonefire, Skyhunter, Snowridge, Northcastle, and Glenlough. Not only will Finn and Arabella deal with a surprise of their own, readers will enjoy updates from some of their favorite past couples... -
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Finding Dragon's Court by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the world, Dr. Maximilian Holbrook projects himself as a chatty buffoon. It ensures everyone underestimates him, especially when it comes to his rivals. And it's worked, too, until an Australian dragon-shifter starts outsmarting him. That she's a woman doesn't matter to him... -
Winter at Stonefire by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJane Hartley is determined to prevent any other orphaned dragon-shifter children from going through horrible experiences like Stonefire's newest clan member, Percy Wells. Along with Jane's mate, Kai Sutherland, she's determined to pitch her idea of clan fostering with all the clan leaders during the winter meeting on Stonefire... -
The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWild. Ferocious. Untamed. Vicious. And that’s just Kneecap in his human form. His savage grizzly bear on the other hand… watch out! Nothing and no one has been able to tame this half barbarian/half shifter in thirty years, but there’s a glimmer of hope when a curvy girl named Nora walks onto the ranch. Nora Marchesi has come to Montana to find her sister... -
Seducing the Dragon: Part 2 by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART TWO Evie Marshall discovers she has three days to convince Bram to trust her or he won’t take her as his mate. Unable to forget their steamy kiss, she’s determined to prove her usefulness not only for her safety, but also for another chance to kiss the sexy dragonman and become part of his clan. Bram’s dragon wants Evie, but refuses to say why... -
Seducing the Dragon: Part 3 by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile Evie attempts to behave in the manner of a clan leader's mate during the special dinner in Finn's honor, news of another attack ruins the evening. Now Bram and Evie must work together to not only stop the dragon hunters from hurting anyone else, but to also control Bram's dragon. Without his leadership, the clan will be doomed... -
Ruby Mate by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA CITY IN TRANSITION… AND I'LL DETERMINE ITS FATEThings were looking up for Shifter City after Merrick took over as Alpha Male over the werewolves.But then the ruby shattered.And now it looks like he and I are the heart of the city.The war is officially over…But peace might end up costing us our lives.And maybe even each other...
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