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The Immortals After Dark Collection: Dreams Of A Dark Warrior, Demon From The Dark, A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2, 10, 11) by Kresley Cole
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How It Is by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe king is dying. Krome has been the leader of the Crow Blooded for years, but his reign is over if he can’t find a way to heal his wings after a war with the Bane brothers. He’s stuck in the in-between, not quite a crow, not quite a man, and unable to choose a form. When his crows break the rules and abduct a human woman they swear can fix him, he thinks they’ve lost their minds... -
Blood Moon by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's the second-in-command to the most powerful werewolf clan in the world.She's their human servant.He's wanted her for years...But could never have her.She's been denying her attraction for himBut it's not meant to beAnd she's keeping a dangerous secret.They have to stay away from each otherOr lose everything..Categorized as:
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Under His Wing by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a warrior and prized soldier for the Royal Hawks, Gardelle is known to be fierce and loyal. This immortal bird-shifter gave up the life of a bachelor to raise his niece in the human realm and now that she's mated to the future king of the falcons, he's been able to focus on his commitments to his people and the men who serve under him... -
Broken Bond: a six-pack series companion novel by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"And let me guess, you're a bad boy type, huh?"Callum grins menacingly, running his tongue over his straight white teeth. "The worst, babe."*****VANESSA : I'm a good girl. I don't get into trouble, I don't break curfew, and I don't even date. I broke my own rules for him; the man that so many people fear...Categorized as:
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Beers, Bears, and Betrayal: A Small Town Cozy Shifter Romance by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBear shifter Calvin thought his future lay in the World Beyond. But he was wrong.So, when he gets a cryptic message about his best friend’s engagement party, he heads back to his hometown of Wishing Moon Bay... -
The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecret doesn’t always mean safeKenth left the Alaskan palace to raise his secret daughter alone, outside of the spotlight of royalty, and away from the pressures of fame and celebrity. Her abduction drives him raging back for answers, straight to his estranged family...and his spell-fated mate... -
Bound by Light by Demi Warrik
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate always has a plan for us. But sometimes I wonder if fate really knows what the hell she’s doing.With my best friend missing, my life is a chaotic mess. This supernatural world I’ve found myself in is placing new pawns on the table faster than I can keep track. The line between friend and foe is murky, and I don’t plan on pulling a knife out of my back anytime soon... -
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... -
Fates Entwined by Elizabeth Briggs
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue the Zodiac Wolves series with this collection of brand new stories about all the characters you've grown to love, including an extended epilogue for Ayla and Kaden!This collection includes the following stories:Fire Mated: After Stella is mated to her worst enemy—the Leo alpha, Jordan—she rejects him. But the stars won't let her escape her fate so easily...and neither will Jordan... -
The Governess and the Orc by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’ll make all her dreams come true… but only if she can pretend to love him. In a realm of orcs and powerful men, Geva Okoro is a proud, impoverished governess, trapped in a dismal, dead-end post — until the day the orc breaks in. He’s a huge, insolent, arrogant brute, swaggering with smooth, shameless wickedness...Categorized as:
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Black Magic Bear by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnd then, there was one… Jack is happy to see his two older brothers mated and settled in Grizzly Cove, but he’s definitely the odd man out—the lone bachelor of their tight-knit family. He takes a job and a mission to track down the problems at a paper plant in Pennsylvania... -
Getting Gold by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom best-selling author Xavier Neal comes the next book in the page-turning, laugh-out-loud, paranormal romance series you don't want to miss... Fate hates me... -
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Secret Shifters Next Door: The Complete Series by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecret Shifters Next Door is the bundled collection of Roxie Ray’s four possessive alpha shifters who find their fated mates and do whatever it takes to keep her safe. While each book follows a different couple, the stories are interconnected. The author suggests you read them to fully enjoy the underlying storyline...Categorized as:
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The Guardian's Curse by J.D. Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is the cruelest curse of all.Shoshanna York knows vampires are nothing but trouble. But what’s a witch to do when the rent is due and the vampires are offering five figures for some simple spellwork? This was supposed to be one simple job, but when a rogue vampire breaks into her apartment, Shoshanna’s fanged employers come to the rescue...Categorized as:
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Howl We Were by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Alpha of the Brockdale pack, Ansen holds the weight of the world on his shoulders. Responsibility is all he’s every known. Long ago, he inherited a feud he didn’t want and it cost him his mate. But time and experience has changed them both, and he’s looking for a second chance with the smart and beautiful matchmaker he’s never given up on. She is his forbidden love. His first love... -
Harry's Beast by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou know what they say about satyrs… Jace Like many of the people in Screaming Woods, I’m cursed. My plight goes beyond my hooved feet, horns and my tail. My problem–my curse– is a different kind of hard. The perpetually stiff kind of hard, if you know what I mean. Only true love can give me “release.” I know it’s too much to hope the pretty, curvy human is my fated mate...Categorized as:
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DO NOT Date the Dragon Next Door by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo, seriously DO NOT date the dragon next door.After a bitter divorce from her mafia ex - husband, she’s moved to the small town of Wishing Moon Bay with her children to start a new life - without any brooding men in it. Unfortunately, the only apartment she can afford is owned by a dragon shifter that everyone tells her is powerful and dangerous... -
Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA runaway bride. A grumpy 600-year-old vampire pretending to be human. A disaster waiting to happen.What could possibly be the most infuriating thing to a vampire disgusted by the internet? A twenty-six-year-old social media influencer that just ran out on her cheating ex fiance and insists on staying in Vlad’s quiet castle...Categorized as:
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Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAutumn is a time of snuggly sweaters, crisp breezes, and…. sexy, broody werewolves?When I inherit a magical house in the beautiful seaside village of Charming Cove, it’s just what I need to turn my dismal life around. Fresh off a bad breakup and with magic that I’ve ignored for a decade, I’m ready to rekindle my inner witch... -
Saved By Her Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere Are No Coincidences… Devon’s heritage has given him a unique perspective of the world around him. His father was one of the fiercest Guardsmen in history and his mother, a very talented and highly respected Healer. At the age of his transformation he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a Guardsman still carrying the belief and wisdom of his mother’s clan in his heart... -
Dragon Destined by Kara Lockharte, Cassie Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI did NOT fall for a hot mysterious billionaire who is actually a dragon.Nope. Not at all. Not in the least.Night nurse Andi Ngo is back to her mundanely real life - finding her stupid brother who went on the lam the moment she bailed him from jail... -
Guarded by the Hell Hound by A.S. Green
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here.A hell hound and a fae “princess” were never meant to be. Their love was forbidden.Declan MacConall can barely keep his hound in check when Rowan McNeely is around. She’s beautiful, smart, devastatingly sexy. . .and also completely off limits...Categorized as:
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Soul Bound by Kayleigh King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRanger Weylyn is haunted by a promise he doesn’t know how to keep. Consumed by guilt and anger, he starts a downward spiral he doesn’t know how to stop. Until she shows up.Winslow Montgomery is haunted by ghosts. Resigned to her fate, she does her best to help them move on and find peace... -
Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan, Marie Harte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom five bestselling authors comes five brand new novellas sure to heat up the night. From Carrie Ann Ryan's Dante's Circle series, a demon from the fiery depths of hell must make his choice to follow in the footsteps of his father or love the submissive wolf who lays claim to his heart in His Choice... -
Wolf A Bye Baby by Rebel West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it comes to luck, Jade Fellows has never had any. After student loans and medical bills put her in a financial bind, she’s working two jobs in a desperate bid to keep her head above water. On a rare night out, she picks up a one-night-stand with a hunky shifter who goes wild for her curves... -
Protecting Their Mate, Part Eight: A BBW Shifter Werewolf Romance by Mia Thorne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProtecting Their Mate, Part Eight (Of Eight) Ashley's heart longs for one man, but her wolf demands that she test herself against the alpha. Can she settle for a life of never knowing, or will she risk everything for Blake? This is the final installment in PROTECTING THEIR MATE, an erotic BBW paranormal romance serial set in the world of The Last Pack... -
This Kitten's Got Curves by Alma Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha Bear seeks perfect mate. Sassy BBW lioness looking for a fling. His mating instinct will kindle shifter romance, but can it last? Gareth wants to mate for life, in fact he needs to find his perfect mate soon, or he’ll lose his position as the alpha of his troop of bear shifters. Sassy and curvy, Rachel doesn’t want anything serious, just a little passion... -
Fae King's Sacrifice by Layla Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA blossoming love threatened…The journey to the fabled lands of my ancestors is wreathed in unforeseen dangers. I will slay any who dare harm my precious càirdeil. There is nothing I will not do—no sacrifice too great—to keep her safe... -
Ozark Mountain Shifters Boxed Set: Books 1-4 by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mate’s Denial- Book #1: Trager was only a wolfling when he was given a devastating foretelling by the pack elders, and tossed from his family home in the Ozark Mountains. A wolf who can’t secure a mate will only endanger the pack. Destined to be denied by his mate, he’s been on his own ever since, surviving, waiting... hunting her. Now that he’s found her, he has a plan... -
Called by Fate by Demi Warrik
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFate always has a plan for us and I’m finally ready to own mine.My destiny is spread out before me and like all things in life, I’m going to tackle it head on with fists and magic blazing. I couldn’t dodge this magical shitstorm even if I wanted to, and now, it just engulfed me, sucking me into this mystical world that’s starting to feel like my own... -
Monster Mishap by Rory Miles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrumpy meets sunshine in this cozy monster romance.One grumpy, reclusive monster.One bubbly, happy-go-lucky woman.One accidental bonding.Daisy loves fairy tales and all she’s ever wanted was to find her prince.When she touches an amulet, she falls into a land full of magic and into the lap of a giant creature, accidentally tying herself to him. Forever.He’s green. He’s crotchety. He’s a monster...Categorized as:
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Wolf Bonded by J.L. Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy mate bond has finally been broken—or so I thought.When my alpha mate died, I was freed from the torture of wanting him.I could finally be with my true mates.The ones who protect and cherish me.The ones who make the world feel less broken.I wasn’t expecting to find a third mate,Especially a Moon Caster who would teach me forbidden magic.Now my true mates are afraid we can’t trust this new coven... -
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Burning Up by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s not every day you find your slightly underdressed soulmate hanging out in a tree waiting to be rescued but I’m going to take my good fortune and run with it. What starts out as an ordinary day at the fire station turns into anything but when we go on the first call of the evening. Parker Scott somehow managed to fall out her bedroom window and land on a tree branch outside—minus her clothes... -
Screaming Sins by R. O'Leary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's promising to make her scream, but the joke's on him.Eliza is a banshee—screaming is what she does best... -
Alien Protector's Shadows: A SciFi Romance: Book 3 of the Fated Mates of the Winged Barbarians Series by Melissa Emerald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m lost in an alien jungle… and the handsome, 7ft, winged predator stalking me from the shadows has never seen a woman before…I never imagined that manifesting my dream man into my life would include being abducted, sold at auction, abandoned on an alien planet and almost getting eaten by jungle monsters - but here we are!When a huge, winged, possessive alien swoops in to save me from the...Categorized as:
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Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates.It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix.So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us...Categorized as:
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His Curvy Mate Book One by Amanda K. Mann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvelynWhen a blind date goes terribly wrong, she wakes up in the hospital and finds herself face-to-face with the man who rescued her. Despite knowing her experience should have turned her off of the idea of men, she soon realizes that she is inexplicably drawn to her rescuer, who continues to save her over and over again.HudsonSaving her from her psychotic date had been easy... -
The Ruin's Revenge by Sara Ivy Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSkarr giant Alrek was one of the lucky ones. He had a mate—the very last female of their kind. Now the widowed chief of a dying clan, he has only two hopes for the saving as many other species as possible from the same extinction…and exacting revenge on the invasive humans who caused it.But then she walks into his territory. Tiny. Sweet-smelling. Infuriatingly human...Categorized as:
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King Alejandro: The Return of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha by Moonlight Muse
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEight years have passed since the battle that took the lives of many, eight years since the birth of an Alpha Prince, and eight years since the world has been at peace. Alejandro Rossi, the Lycan King, ruled his country with a just and fair hand. Enjoying life with his mate Kiara and children in tranquillity. That is until the shadow of an unknown threat falls upon them...Categorized as:
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Bear to Love: Kodiak Den #3 by Amy Lamont
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSofthearted and rebellious bear shifter Macy Black can’t stand to see any creature, man or beast, in pain. So when her big brother’s two best friends return home from deployment with battle scars that go way beyond skin deep, she makes it her mission to help them heal. But when her desire to help turns to flat out desire, she starts to question everything she thought she knew about love... -
Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate: The Second Chance Mate by A.E. Randell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Fuck, Ada…""Brad... oh, fuck... deeper... harder!" Ada's shrill voice begged between breathy moans.The banging of the headboard against the wall intensified as Ann froze.No... it couldn't be!She took a deep breath and nudged the door a little more. Her chest felt like it would explode as she held her breath whilst the crack widened... -
The Gargoyle Grinch by Lilith Stone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan her sunshine melt his frozen heart this Christmas?Gargoyle security guard Grayson Lightfoot never celebrates Christmas. It brings back too many bad memories. Besides he’s got a job to do—watching over Motham City 24/7 from his rooftop.Maisie doesn’t celebrate Christmas either...Categorized as:
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Bossed by the Boggart by Wendi Guff
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBOSSED BY A MONSTER—sounds overbearing, right?It is, and this guy’s not just any monster. He’s a Boggart—the literal being of nightmares—and I swear his sole mission in life is to make mine a bad dream come true.Every time I turn around, he’s there.Bedazzling me.Bewitching me.Befriending me.....Categorized as:
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Bound to the Orc Warrior by Krista Luna
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy new witch powers tether me to the grumpy orc. I can’t get more than twenty feet away from him!When I storm out of my ex’s engagement party, a meddling goddess whisks me away to Faerie and marries me to a massive grump of an orc...Categorized as:
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Savage Pride by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlpha lion who is all growl and bite? Defiant human with a broken heart? An enemy out to break them both? Running from a devastating betrayal, Hailey's wound is salted when car trouble strands her in the path of a snarly lion shifter with a chip on his shoulder the size of Pride Rock...Categorized as:
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Trapping Quincy by Nicole Riddley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe teases her. He challenges her. He fascinates her while he irritates her like no other. He drives her insane. He makes her...ughh, so mad she could scream! The only thing he won't do is let her go.Quincy: I'm a human living among the werewolves. My mom is a werewolf. She had drunken fun one night with a stranger, a human. The union was not supposed to bear offspring...Categorized as:
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The Alpha's Arrangement by Tea Ravine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI found you when it was too late to love you My omega came to me when I'd given up on ever finding happiness. And then his alphas appeared in my life too, and I realised just how much of a joke I really am. As a rare female alpha, I know well enough what my appeal is to the males of my designation. But I'm who I am and I won't change that. My omega isn't mine and he won't be ever...Categorized as:
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Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeppa Leander was rising star in the Chicago restaurant scene, but she was tired of kitchen politics. And working with too many humans. The offer to become the head chef for a new restaurant in Timber Ridge came at the perfect time.Cason Kemp assumed he’d remain mateless for the rest of his life...
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