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A Soul to Protect by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Linh wanted was to feel safe.After escaping vile bandits, Linh is faced with a conundrum. She can either run through the Demon-filled wilds, or seek safety from a serpent monster.The longer she forces her presence in the monster’s territory, the more she learns a Duskwalker’s heart can be nurturing... -
![The Stable Girl: Bred by a Stallion by Amber Foy]()
The Stable Girl: Bred by a Stallion by Amber Foy
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe warning was to stay away--far away--from the Emperor's Stables during the hours of darkness.I didn't listen. But then my curiosity always got me into so much trouble.This night would be no different.. -
![The Witchwood Boys Did Me Dirty by C.M. Stunich]()
The Witchwood Boys Did Me Dirty by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThese forgotten witches aren’t too wicked to fall for.A coven of shadows with a curse on my heart and my house.They bake f*cked-up cupcakes in my kitchen and unalive influencers in my front yard.These men make zombies out of their own relatives, and a panting mess out of their own wife.The Witchwoods are a violent stain on the world.Eradicating that blight is worth the dirty, rotten things we do...Categorized as:
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![Beauty's Beasts: A why choose Beauty and the Beast retelling by Alex Hanson]()
Beauty's Beasts: A why choose Beauty and the Beast retelling by Alex Hanson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI am not a woman.But I am also not a man.I won't pretend to be something I’m not, but those around me—both friends and enemies alike—are determined to make me. My village is adamant I marry the pastor's son, dress like a proper lady, and go only by the name given to me at birth... -
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![Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear]()
Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the world of the shifter elite, a safe female is one without power. For me, that means hide or die.When wraiths invade my neighborhood and shit goes sideways, becoming a Guardian might be the only way to earn myself—and my beast—protection.The elite training program begins at the local shifter college, so I pack up my swords and my brother, and off to school I go...Categorized as:
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![Sisterwives for The Orc by Amanda Milo]()
Sisterwives for The Orc by Amanda Milo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is Jumanji meets Elder Scrolls meets medieval romance with a blacksmith Orc. Basically a fantasy union for the ages. It'd be downright perfect... Except for the fact that my new husband comes with a side of three other wives.I spend five bucks to play an old arcade game that promises adventurers a chance to choose their very own epic romance.I'm transported to another reality... -
![A Beginner’s Guide to Mistakenly Summoned Demons and Other Misadventures by Shannon Mae]()
A Beginner’s Guide to Mistakenly Summoned Demons and Other Misadventures by Shannon Mae
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriel:Mistakenly summoning a lust demon was not on Gabe’s to-do list, but with a meddling grandmother, he’s gotten used to the unexpected. The real trouble begins when Gabe realizes exactly who he’s summoned... -
![The Governess and the Orc by Finley Fenn]()
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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![Fireworks for My Dragon Boss by Honey Phillips]()
Fireworks for My Dragon Boss by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHer dragon is turning up the heat! After a series of corporate mergers, Charlotte’s job is hanging by a thread. When her boss orders her to drag an overdue manuscript out of their bestselling author, she’s determined to succeed - even if it means leaving the city for the small Southern town of Fairhaven Falls. She just didn’t expect the elusive author to be so big. And handsome. And winged... -
![Mistletoe for My Minotaur by Honey Phillips]()
Mistletoe for My Minotaur by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHer minotaur is ready for a holiday treat!The day before Ginger’s family left Fairhaven Falls in disgrace, she made the mistake of kissing her older brother’s best friend. It was the best - and most embarrassing - moment of her life, but she never thought she’d see the big minotaur again.Now she desperately needs his help, but she has secrets she can’t put on those brawny shoulders... -
![Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan]()
Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIvan Kozlov doesn’t make mistakes, no matter what his brothers might say. Mistakes in his world mean death. So while he may have summoned the wrong sort of demon to aid him in cementing his empire, binding himself to the creature with an irreversible contract, that doesn’t mean he can’t make use of him... -
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Resisting the Alien Rider by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook three of the Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides series. Magnolia's story... -
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Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsReeled into a fake marriage with a merman...How was I supposed to know my new boss was the owner’s nephew? Now, I’ve been fired for speaking up about his roaming hands. And if that isn’t bad enough, I get home early to find my boyfriend bumping the girl next door!With nowhere to go, I decide to join the Starlight Lottery...Categorized as:
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Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created?That’s how I’ve survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil.All I’ve ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world...Humans... -
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![Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem]()
Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Fake Gargoyle FiancéSo, this is rock bottom. Not only did I lose my job and my apartment, but now, an ultra-secret snow leopard shifter group wants me to marry a guy I never met and have babies to save our species. And they’re coming in three days to take me away. Cue me getting smashed alone on a Thursday night...Categorized as:
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Escaping Expectations by A. Winchester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWolves and humans don’t mix. Declan Byrne almost has it his own business, a loving family, and a strong pack. But what he needs is a wife to fulfill his duty to ensure the future of his pack. He knows what he needs to do, but his heart isn’t it in. Raven Woods had it her gallery, clients who adored her paintings, and the life she always imagined for herself...Categorized as:
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![Tryggred by the Orc: An MM Monster Romance Tale by Finley Fenn]()
Tryggred by the Orc: An MM Monster Romance Tale by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s supposed to run… but he wants to be caught. In a world of orcs and men, Eben of Clan Ka-esh is shy, awkward, and desperately lonely. No one notices the sickroom’s quietest scholar, not even when he’s saving lives, or offering up decadent pleasures in Orc Mountain’s darkest depths.Until Tryggr, of Clan Skai. A tall, shameless, laughing orc warrior, who can have anyone he wants.. -
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Hellfire & Tinsel by A.M. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf Beau were to write a letter to Santa he’d ask for a friend. Instead he writes to Satan and summons a demon... -
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Happily Ever Witch by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEsmeralda the Wicked Witch is having a lousy week. She’s fallen through a rabbit hole and landed in Wonderland, a cheerful, tea-partying place that no self-respecting villain ever wants to visit. People are threatening to chop off her head, unless she wakes up a sleeping dragon with True Love’s kiss.And not just any dragon...Categorized as:
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![The Widow and the Orcs by Finley Fenn]()
The Widow and the Orcs by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’ll do anything for his wounded warrior… even wooing him a widow.In a world of orcs and men, Lady Scall is a widow besieged — by her debts, her demons, and her dangerous lord neighbour. But time is running out, and she’s about to lose everything…Until the night an orc shows up in her chambers.Killik is a cold, cruel, condescending spy, and he wants nothing to do with Lady Scall… for himself... -
![Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem]()
Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNote to self: never cast a spell you find on the internet.Most people cry when they’re left at the altar. Me? I cast a spell to find the perfect man. But when a very bare and uh…impressive…incubus appears in my living room, I know I messed up. Serves me right for trying a spell I found on the internet!I’m both disappointed and relieved when Prax is summoned away... -
![Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood]()
Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI escaped a life of crime to save my daughter…But my plan for making it to a safer town has gone awry. The driver of the wagon we snuck on isn’t human at all, and now we’re stuck in a traveling caravan of massive orc merchants.And the driver who first noticed me? He claims I’m his fated mate. The one person destined to be everything to him. He says we’re safe... -
![Accidental Surrogate for Alpha: Chap 1-46 by Caroline Above Story]()
Accidental Surrogate for Alpha: Chap 1-46 by Caroline Above Story
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter struggling with infertility for years and being betrayed by her lover, Ella finally decides to have a baby on her own.However everything goes wrong when she gets inseminated with the sperm of intimidating billionaire Dominic Sinclair...Categorized as:
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![The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn]()
The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOrc Mountain needs a midwife. And this devious, deadly orc is determined to find one…In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Gwyn Garrett is a lord’s daughter on a mission — to escape her lord father, dump her cheating betrothed, and pursue her true calling as a plant-obsessed midwife.Until the night her brand-new house is invaded by an orc... -
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![Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri]()
Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts... -
![Swipe Right for Passion by D.J. Bryce]()
Swipe Right for Passion by D.J. Bryce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShonda is lonely. Over a decade ago, she'd fallen for the man she knew was her mate, only to have him flee the pack and never return. She's lived her life on automatic. No boyfriends, no excitement, only work and friends... -
![Taken by the Orc by Mina Carter]()
Taken by the Orc by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s always loved fairy tales. Starring in one isn’t on her bucket list…Not that Hope has much of a bucket list, except in her head. Forced to work for a pittance by her cruel stepfather, she has no way out of the drudgery of her life. Being mugged in the park at night is just par for the course… until a big, green monster rescues her...Categorized as:
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![Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland]()
Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForgive me, Father, for I’m about to sin… My life is a country song. I lost my abuela, my wife, my house, and my religion. After helping my two best friends find love, I’m broke, out of shape, and lonelier than ever. Until I find an injured winged monster in the church basement I’m remodeling. He’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen... -
![Sacrificed to the Monster by Ava Mona]()
Sacrificed to the Monster by Ava Mona
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Grace sees her name flashing on the TV screen, she knows this is the last day of her life. She’s being drafted as this year’s sacrifice to the monster that lurks beneath her world. It will keep her people safe, prevent her sisters from being the one chosen instead, even if it means she’ll be eaten whole once she’s lowered into the ground... -
![Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross]()
Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf I don’t find my true love soon, I’ll die.The dating scene can be tough for a phoenix, especially when I burn to cinders at the most inconvenient times. It’s gotten to the point where no one will even go out with me.Worse, my spontaneous combustions are accelerating. I’ve been cursed with a rare phoenix abnormality and my time’s ticking away... -
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Beastly & Bookish by Catrina Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis beauty didn’t ask for a beastly bookworm for Christmas, but maybe she should have . . .All Noelle wants is to save the Winter Bliss library. She has a plan, too—a New Year’s Eve fundraiser during the annual fire-magic festival. The last thing she needs is a distracting romance with the sexy, binge-reading demon she hasn’t seen in over a decade... -
![Holidays Ablaze by Lucy Limón]()
Holidays Ablaze by Lucy Limón
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an arrogant demon with a taste for the finer things meets a salty chef with an attraction to fire, sparks fly.Sofia, a talented chef whose culinary dreams have flamed out, is spending her holiday hiding away atop Mount Winter Bliss until she's disrupted by the arrival of Samite, a maddeningly pretentious demon. Sofia is no stranger to facing down big egos in the kitchen... -
![She Came for Blood by Darva Green]()
She Came for Blood by Darva Green
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnna"You'll watch your true love die three times before joining them in death."I've been living with the curse of that knowledge for years. Since the first half of that prophecy has already come true, I'm going to spend what's left of my life hunting down the vampire who killed my boyfriend... -
![Knowing the Ogre's Heart by Lyonne Riley]()
Knowing the Ogre's Heart by Lyonne Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the death of his parents at the hands of human villagers, young Cragnorr the ogre was orphaned. Mia, only a child herself, rescued him from certain death, and has kept him a secret since. Now the silent, gentle Cragnorr has made it his mission to protect Mia, at any cost.But when Cragnorr's presence is discovered by Mia's village, they're forced to run...Categorized as:
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![Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn]()
Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jude entered The Passing Through Cafe, Toni thought he’d be nothing more than a fun night, a challenge to win, a fixation to satisfy; Toni didn’t expect Jude to be exactly what he never knew he was looking for.As the rightful heir to the Maryno family dynasty, Toni grew up with clear expectations of who he was supposed to be, and more importantly, who he wasn’t... -
![Yuled by the Orcs by Finley Fenn]()
Yuled by the Orcs by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a world of orcs and powerful men, Lydia is a shy, widowed washerwoman, forgotten and alone — until the day the orc drops in, with a full sack of laundry on his back. He’s tall, rangy, and utterly confounding, with his silver hair, his deep jolly laugh, and his twinkling, coal-black eyes... -
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Enthralling the Orc by Tracy Lauren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperate to find answers to the whereabouts of her niece, Ellyn does the unthinkable and releases a criminal brought in from the Perished Woods. Believing him to be nothing more than a man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, she enlists his aid as a tracker... -
![Slippery When Yeti: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Tana Stone]()
Slippery When Yeti: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElena has never fit in. She grew up in Miami, but she hates hot weather. Everyone in her family is spontaneous, but she’s always been a planner. Luckily, her organizational skills make her ideal for the wedding planning job in Screaming Woods. Sure, the name of the town is a bit quirky, but as a wedding planner who specializes in theme weddings, Elena isn’t shocked by much...Categorized as:
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![His Primal Kiss by Kota Quinn]()
His Primal Kiss by Kota Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone fears orcs and their savage urges. My time with the Goblin Market has ended. I need to find my mate. So, when I hear about a small town where both humans and monsters live together, I’m determined to go.A seer once told me that my mate is human, but no one mentioned that his fiery passion would call to me on a primal level... -
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Stone Skin by Jenn Burke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan he break his curse before time runs out?Despite being cursed to sleep as a gargoyle for a hundred years, and awake for only twenty-five, Rian O'Reilly is an optimist. He knows he can find a way to break the curse through the tattooed runes he's spent years mastering. No need to wait for this true love crap. But he hasn't found the right combination of magic and his time is almost up... -
![Creature of the Deep by Maya Nicole]()
Creature of the Deep by Maya Nicole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy mates have changed my entire world.The broken wolf. The protective dragon. The passionate griffin. The playful snake.Just when I let myself hope for a happy ending, everything comes crashing down around me. The fate of the world is in the palm of my hand, but to eliminate the threat I might have to sacrifice more than I’ve bargained for...Categorized as:
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![All I Want for Christmas is Tentacles by Chloe Archer]()
All I Want for Christmas is Tentacles by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKhephrenThere’s no way in Helgar's Nebula I’m marrying the candidate my parents have chosen for me. I don’t want to be the house-husband of some stoic warrior who only cares about training all day. Boring! Thankfully, I’ve learned a thing or two from all those rom-com human movies I’ve illegally downloaded off the intergalactic web... -
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Guarded by the Spider by Cassie Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor my kind, to be without a mate is to be doomed. I know it is too late–all that awaits me is retirement and death, and I’ve embraced it.But when a suicide mission lands on my old boss’s desk, I’m the one he calls... -
![The Orc's Bidding by Alana Khan]()
The Orc's Bidding by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLarke risks her life when she flees into the Expanse. The orcs who roam there might be cannibals, but the alternative is worse.Her parents planned to auction Larke on her Bidding Day, but the warrior Orric rescues her, then shelters her in his mountain home.She soon discovers the huge, green orc is not only the most honorable male she’s ever met, but his touch makes her pulse race with desire... -
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![Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette]()
Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman trapped with her crush…When I agreed to go to an escape room with friends, I didn’t expect everyone to bail and leave me locked in a room with the hottest, most unattainable person I’ve ever met—my brother’s minotaur best friend. Tension from the tight quarters and frustrating puzzles leads to heated confessions, and the wildest night of my life.He says he wants more...Categorized as:
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Protect Me by Jessica Wayne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI ran from my cruel fiancé…and found myself in the arms of three powerful shifters.When I throw myself at the mercy of the Ringmaster in No Man’s Land, I’m only seeking temporary refuge. A place to hide from the corruption and death that waits for me back home.Three months. That’s all I have until the protection the circus provides me expires...Categorized as:
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![The Human's Incubus by Michele Notaro]()
The Human's Incubus by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an incubus tells you he’s your soulmate, do you stay and listen or run and never look back? I’ve spent most of my life knowing that supernatural creatures exist but never really interacting with any, so my knowledge of them is limited... -
![Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon]()
Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSunny has spent years of her life hiding from her own desires and hiding them from those she loves. Forced to face the idea of denying that part of herself forever, Sunny takes a nose dive out of her routine and into her fantasies. All she needs is the help of Monster Smash Agency and one exceptionally talented Orc... -
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Wolfgang by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWolfgang Volker is many things: vampire, psychopath, connoisseur of fine living. But impulsive? Never that. Until the day he sets foot in Hyde Park and catches a certain enticing scent on the wind. His mate is here, gorgeous and oblivious and undeniably human. And it doesn’t take long for Wolfe to make the most impulsive move of his whole undead existence.Dr... -
![The Marriage Hex by Sarah Blue]()
The Marriage Hex by Sarah Blue
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was a stupid wish. One that’s come to haunt my doorstep fourteen years later.When I made a pact with my best friend to marry each other if we were both still single at thirty, I had no idea it would be magically bound… by me.Time and circumstance have separated us, and we’re no longer the naïve teenagers we once were...Categorized as:
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