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Pack Darling Part One by Lola Rock
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAfter surviving childhood at the snooty, stuck-up boarding school for budding omegas, I have everyone convinced I’m a dud.My awakening? Never gonna happen. Heat, mates, and a fairytale pack life? Maybe next reincarnation.All I want is to be left alone.I’m invisible, headed to a blissful solo future until the Wyvern Pack destroys my dream of independence... -
Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 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... -
Hearts at War by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJabari lost the love of his life centuries ago. He knew he would never find someone who could equal what he had with her. Then he met Aisha, a feisty rogue werecat, and she had pulled at his dead heart in ways he never dreamed. Not willing to take that risk again, he walked away from her and their shared feelings.Sixteen years later, Jabari has been asked to help Aisha with a mysterious problem... -
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Claimed by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey took… Now it’s time to destroy them from the inside out. But first I need to get him back…my son… Colt. To do that I send the two people I hold close back into The Order. Colt’s vengeful twin, Carven. And the woman I’ve fallen for…Vivienne. As I watch them disappear inside that Hell, I call for war, forcing every powerful man and woman in the city to choose a side. Mine… Or Halestrom Hale’s...Categorized as:
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Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles.“A marriage born from slavery and secrets.A happily ever after like no other.”Sullivan Sinclair has a wife who shares his wildness and desires. To others, she is regal and perfect on his arm... -
Fawn by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Dark Mafia Shifter Romance We aren't her saviors. We're her worst nightmare. We've been called vicious monsters. Brutal. Cold. Savage. We rule the criminal underworld the same way we rule our pack—with absolute control. We take what we want and demand complete obedience. When she comes to us, she's damaged. Fragile. Wounded. And oh so tempting... -
Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security... -
Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's a man who's used to getting what he wants, but she's not the type of woman to take things lying down.Born into a world of crime, Mitya Amurov has had a hard life, and his leopard has developed into a feral beast to protect him. It's constantly trying to claw its way to the surface, until a chance encounter with a stranger instantly calms the predator inside him... -
Lesson In Trust: Part Two by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs this a fairytale or is it reality?From one strength to another, Callie’s relationship with her Daddies is growing exponentially. Not only has she found the kind of love she’s always dreamed of, it seems that love is contagious, connecting both Elias and Evander together as well.Balanced between her Dark Daddy and her Golden one, she finds peace in their embrace, safety in their kisses... -
The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert... -
Champagne Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I promise, I'm not going anywhere. I found everything that I never thought I wanted right here with you." Cecil is an unconventional omega. Owner of Second Chances, Hollydale’s Thrift Store and Consignment Shop, the closest he wants to get to an alpha is when he picks one up for a few hours of fun on a Saturday night. And even then, they’d better be polite enough to disappear before he wakes up... -
Damaged Princess by Jillian West
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnastasia Androff came to The Omega Exchange with an agenda. It wasn't her plan, but she found herself a pawn in the games of powerful men.It's going to take someone like Viktor Nikolov, an alpha Daddy Dom with a penchant for spanking and solving dangerous problems to flip the chessboard... -
Cross to Bear by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen your boyfriend is a dud, but his brother and his pack are your perfect match…“You’re our fated mate,” Bjorn tells me. It’s every woman’s fantasy, isn’t it? To hear a big, tattooed bear shifter tell you that you’re the only one for him and his sleuth. So why aren’t I falling all over myself to accept the bond? Sounds great, but I’m not ready to be anyone’s girlfriend, mate, anything... -
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Pucking the Enemy by Melissa Huxley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey 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... -
Parasight by E.S. Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am drowning in darkness. My limbs submerged in inky tar, my lungs asphyxiated by the stench of death's hold. My eyes see nothing but black. Yet I see him. And I am not scared. I should be. Don't look into my eyes, for my demons will eat you alive. My devil inside will feast on your soft flesh. His jagged teeth will tear the meat from your bones and drink the light from your soul... -
No Reservations Part Two by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer mates are her own with one waiting in the wings, now she needs to finish what she started and get a little revenge at the same time.Olivia has been rescued from years of torture and is working to settle into a life with her mates, and the omega next door, and another feline alpha who wants to join their group... -
Lying Lainey by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the Syndicate calls to collect their debt— Omegas are given no choice but to succeed…or die trying.I’m never taken by surprise. Being a con artist in the world of the glamorous and famous, bending rich men to my whim is my job... -
Rise of Kronos by Kate Fry, Elise Fry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe darkest deeds often happen in plain sight; the harshest truths sound like lies.Kailai Reed has drowned beneath the weight of other people’s emotions her entire life. She protects herself by hiding away from everyone, except for her close friend, associate (and forbidden crush) Hideo Tanaka...Categorized as:
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Purgatory In Pink by M.J. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI did it. I ended my battle with my past.Now I have to help Holder overcome his.His father is as bad as they come. Selling women and children to the highest bidder. I can't let that happen, not while I have a seat at the Saupoudrer Family table... -
Scorned Queen by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe protégé king wants the king un-seated but it will be war, and a bloody one. And you can only push a future queen so far before she says enough, and proves she's as worthy for war as her man. Damion and Alana will come together to fight but first the boundaries of the past must fall... -
His Captor by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndulging in a Dark Fantasy can lead to deep consequences in reality… HaydenIt wasn’t my first time indulging in that particular fantasy. I was on a business trip and looking for something fun. I didn’t plan on going into heat while playing around, or to like the alpha I played with so much.I also didn’t expect to end up pregnant... -
Fated by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEthan Stewart usually gets what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined physician and well-educated "sailor." Coming from a background filled with violence and poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical practice... -
Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom 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... -
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Defiant Girl by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a continuation of Kit and Tris' story, as started in Bad GirlI've been betrayed by my own family, but that's OK, I've created my own to replace them. Tris, Len, Jackson and even the mysterious James, they're mine now and no one is going to break us apart.My brother is trying to blackmail my family anonymously using a video of me. My father wants me mated to James no matter what... -
Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E... -
Knot All Is Ruined Part I by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey told us we’d be helping our country.That we’d be preventing war.It was all one big fat lie and we believed it—until it was too late.Waking up on a bus headed for a war-torn country was just the beginning of the nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. They’d told us during our time in the Omega Care Center there was a chance we might be sent to another country if we didn’t find a pack... -
Shattered Omega: Part Three by Marie Mackay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart Three of Shattered Omega. Blurb to come... -
Knot All Is Perfect by Holly Monroe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNora Summers is the Perfect Omega. No, really. That’s what they call her.The pride and joy of the Design Clinic, every bit of Nora’s genome was specifically chosen to make her the ideal Omega. Luckily for her, she was guided into reaching her full potential.The core tenets of the Perfect Omega are very simple. The Perfect Omega must be the picture of beauty and health... -
In the Shadows by Montana Fyre
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe gatekeepers of the New York underworld have met their match, but this mafia princess isn't going to bow to them without a fight...I was raised to be a mafia queen.I spent years learning the family business.I trained to become the ruthless leader my family needs me to be. But it was all for nothing. On my eighteenth birthday, my father told me I would be marrying our enemy... -
Psycho Alphas: Part One by Marie Mackay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark, deranged, unhinged...No one's ever gonna want us Bunny, not really.I’m the kind of Omega only good for keeping Alphas out of ruts.Rejected by my own mate.Unwanted.Even though all I dream of is a sketchbook and an alpha to cuddle.Now, I've been kidnapped and dragged on stage for auction: to be sold like a trophy. Everything seems hopeless until I scent match an alpha hidden in the crowd...Categorized as:
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Fight by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKidnapped, hurt, and left for dead were not on my bingo card this month.I’ve been running from danger my entire life. I finally have roots, a home, a roommate who is my best friend that I’m secretly in love with. I refuse to take shit from anyone, so when I kicked a belligerent alpha out of my club, I didn’t realize my life would change forever...Categorized as:
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Destined Dragons by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 3 in the New York Dragons series! Roxy is just a normal girl working hard to achieve her dreams. Until she saves someone’s life, gets on the news, and winds up kidnapped by a group of mysterious men targeting brave-hearted women. Just when she’s about to give up hope, two gorgeous men appear, rescue her and whisk her away to their castle-like mansion to keep her safe... -
Laurels and Liquor by Thora Woods
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe knew how to run and hide. Now she must learn how to stand and fight.After years of hiding from her past, Lydia Anderson confronted all her demons to take her place at the heart of Pack Saint Clair at last. But just as she was poised to claim her victory and her lovers, one of them was ripped from her arms and from the pack itself... -
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Lilacs and Leather by Thora Woods
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe's safe as long as she's hidden.Lydia Anderson is an unbonded omega who left her life behind to escape a family more interested in their status than protecting their daughter from an alpha who won't take no for an answer. It took everything, but Lydia managed to break free, running as far as she could. Now she lives with her head down, avoiding attention.Her past is still on the hunt... -
I Think Knot by Sinclair Kelly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo. Nope. Knot going to happen.I may be an omega, but I’ve got dreams and goals of my own, and none of them include shacking up with a pack of raging alphas just because biology says I have to. Sure, that time will come and I’ll welcome it with open arms, but for now, I’m doing me... -
The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Kindness always was the cruelest form of betrayal.” I said that once. I just didn’t know how brutally accurate I was. In the underworld of Oz, there are two people you don’t cross. I killed one, and now The Wizard demands I take out the other. Murder isn’t in my nature, but survival is.Aunt Em stole my fortune and put a bounty on my head to ensure she keeps it... -
Macabre Gods by Elliott Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this story, there are three beasts and I am their initiate. 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.I spent one night at their mercy... -
The Devil's Sons. Libro 1 by Chloé Wallerand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDevil's una volta. Devil's per sempre.Avalone conta di trascorrere il primo anno nel modo più ordinario possibile, concentrandosi sugli studi, in compagnia di pochi amici selezionati... -
Moth by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe thought he could make my life hell. But it already was. The one time Hannah Dewitt tries to live a little, she winds up in the crosshairs of a local thug who seems hellbent on terrorizing her. As it turns out, there is more to Rafe than meets the eye, and their connection stokes her creativity like nothing else... -
Omega in the House! by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a broken-hearted omega falls for an alpha who’s strictly off-limits? Parker Midland needs a place to live. He’s fresh off a disastrous breakup that devastated him. When he moves into Heartstone Mansion he finds meaning in his zany roommates, chasing his dreams, and the mansion’s powerful, handsome alpha owner... -
Single Omega Dad by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy new financial guardian, Mathias, is a cold, self-centered, rude-ass Alpha and the son of one of the wealthiest men in the country. To him, I am a burden on society, only fit to live on a chattel farm.It doesn’t matter that I’m drawn to him, to his ominous presence and chiseled jaw, his muscular body in his fitted silk suits... -
Omega's Midlife Love by Lacey Daize
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid postponed his dreams to raise his daughter, but now it's time to follow them again.David always wanted to be a private chef, but when he had his daughter right out of high school he set those ambitions aside to be a single papa. However, now that she's grown and has a mate of her own, he's decided that it's time to make his dreams come true... -
Fresh as a Daisy Omega by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsColby Dalton is a sassy, sweet omega who always gives his heart to the wrong alpha, and always way too fast. He gives away his body, too, confusing physical activities with love. Alphas only seem to want one thing, so he’s given up on being worthy of his dream mate. When hot, rich Preston Reid strolls into his life, Colby wants him to be the one... -
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These Vicious Wolves: Omegaverse Shifter Romance by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFated mates don’t exist in my world—not until two alphas claim that I’m theirs.Abandoned at birth, I’ve grown up believing I was worthless until my sixteenth birthday when I discovered I was an Omega. Since Omegas are rare and hunted by alphas to increase their power, I’m given to the future alpha of the Solarius pack—a vicious wolf who treats me worse than his father ever did...Categorized as:
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Impossible by Lyra Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndie the Impossible. Midas the Miserable.Omega? Me?I didn’t even know what an omega was until landing at the Complex. And now you’re telling me I’m supposed to find some random group of strangers to spend my heat with? Absolutely not. No way.Sure, Leon has been my best friend since landing here.Risk’s chaos reminds me my world isn’t ending... -
Toxic Revenge Part One by Olivia Lewin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow dangerous is a scorned omega?Scent matches are supposed to be everything—your perfect mate. And I made myself perfect for him. We were creating a life together… until I walked in on his scent entangled with another omega’s.But cheating isn’t all he’s capable of. He had far worse plans for me if I hadn’t caught him...Categorized as:
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Princes of Sin by Amanda Richardson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlay dangerous games… win dangerous prizes.It starts with revenge.A decade ago, I embraced death–or so they believe.It’s my life’s mission to make the Lords of Darkness pay for their actions.A perfectly-timed opportunity propels me into the heart of the malevolent order that shattered my very existence... -
Vera and the Vegas V: Part Two by Sarah Blue, Ashley Bennett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the outside, Vera Hastings has everything an Omega could dream of. A successful soccer career, an exciting new relationship with the perfect pack—but when someone from their past resurfaces, the danger surrounding the pack might just be enough to break it apart. If they aren’t careful, they could lose everything they’ve found in each other... -
His Reformed Omega by L.C. Davis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a reformed villain and a hardened soldier find their happily ever after? Connor grew tired of being used and abused by twisted alphas, so he became a legend. Under the guise of Cutter, the omega survived life in a brothel known as the Parlor, won his freedom and built a vast criminal empire...
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