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  • The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hell has felt like home lately to Naomi Dunbar, but her Maker is about to change everything. She has a secret crush on the man with the glowing gold eyes who saved her life, and gave her the gift of the wolf, but he is distant, and getting quieter by the day. The handsome, dominant Alpha is focused on healing her from the inside out, but it seems like it’s draining him to do it...
  • The Savior by J.R. Ward

    The Savior by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In the venerable history of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, only one male has ever been expelled—but Murhder’s insanity gave the Brothers no choice. Haunted by visions of a female he could not save, he nonetheless returns to Caldwell on a mission to right the wrong that ruined him. However, he is not prepared for what he must face in his quest for redemption.Dr...
  • What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce

    What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nash Hudson has done it.After years of being a bachelor werewolf, the Second of the Pack has finally used his one Turn to save the life of a quirky beauty he spent a fun night with, and now reality is setting in. She survived it. She really survived it, and now he and Summer have to figure out where they belong in each other’s lives...
  • Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward

    Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    The ruthless and brilliant brother Vishous possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr...
  • Ash Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Ash Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Grim is the reluctant Alpha of the Rogue Pride Crew, and just trying to get from one day to the next without maiming his Crew. Controlling one animal is hard enough for shifters, but Grim is the only one in existence with two animals—a good lion and a monstrous lion named the Reaper...
  • Dearest Ivie by J.R. Ward

    Dearest Ivie by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In an exclusive ebook novella set in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward tells the story of a fiery couple . . . doomed by an undeniable passion.   Features a special preview of J. R...
  • Catching Genesis by Nicole Riddley

    Catching Genesis by Nicole Riddley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    How do I reject thee? Let me count the ways. When the future Alpha, a major player rejected her for Queen B, Genesis and her two best friends came up with a plan to give the arrogant future alpha the taste his own medicine. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...
  • Remembering Ivy by Claire Kingsley

    Remembering Ivy by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After putting her life on hold to care for her dying father, Ivy Nichols feels stuck. Alone and disconnected, she’s struggling to pick up the pieces and move forward. The mysterious William Cole walks into her life, like a beacon of light in a fog. He’s sensual and captivating—awakening Ivy in ways she’s never experienced before...
    Categorized as:
    dark  drama  insta-love  kind-mc  stalking  adult  amnesia  angst
  • Aveoth by Laurann Dohner

    Aveoth by Laurann Dohner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Jillian Milzner has lived a life on the run. Her biological sperm donor has made it clear he wishes she'd never been born. Most kids get presents from their dads growing up. He sent thugs to make death threats to ensure she never tries to find him. He needn't have bothered, since she wants nothing to do with Decon Filmore. His father, however, thinks Jill might be useful...
  • Operation Fit-ish by Shannon Myers

    Operation Fit-ish by Shannon Myers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dakota has spent her whole life dreaming about finding a superhero to call her own. She thought she’d found him—well, maybe not a superhero, exactly, but someone. Then Jackson unceremoniously dumps her four weeks before their wedding, and Dakota decides the time is right to get in shape and take control of her life...
  • Leopard's Fury by Christine Feehan

    Leopard's Fury by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A ruthless criminal unleashes his most feral desires in the new Leopard novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild Cat.Passion melts the will of an ice-cold criminal when he meets the one woman who can tame the beast inside him.Leopard’s FuryWith her own bakery in San Antonio, Evangeline Tregre made a new life far from the brutal lair of shifters she was born into...
  • Sinful Beasts by Stephanie Brother

    Sinful Beasts by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being wrong has never felt so right. But my journey from innocence to ecstasy comes at a price …Growing up, I spent a lot of time in church learning how to be a good girl.But now I’m an adult, and lately, it seems all my thoughts are sinful. Especially my thoughts about three gorgeous, huge, forbidden men.There’s Brax, who works as security at a tattoo shop and is covered in ink...
  • Aaron's Patience by Tiffany Patterson

    Aaron's Patience by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Aaron She was supposed to remain in the past. A past I worked long and hard to forget. I run a multi-billion dollar company. I am at the top of my game. I didn’t have time for petty memories and silly indulgences like love. Making deals and taking names in the boardroom were what fueled me. But one night everything came flooding back. There she was, just like she was waiting for me...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  family  stalking  abuse  adult  age-gap  angst
  • The Night Tales Collection by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts

    The Night Tales Collection by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nora Roberts Night Tales 3 Books Collection Pack Set, Night Shift, Nightshade , Night Shadow Nora Roberts M &...
  • Brawn by Laurann Dohner

    Brawn by Laurann Dohner

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    *** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** One look at Brawn, and Becca is wondering how he’d look without his clothes. He’s also instantly attracted to her, but has sworn never to touch a human female. They just aren’t sturdy enough for the type of rough sex Brawn enjoys most...
  • Mission: Her Security by Anna Hackett

    Mission: Her Security by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When sweet, smiling Kinsey is kidnapped by unknown forces, former SEAL and Team 52 operator Smith Creed will risk anything to get her back.Kinsey Beck is used to life knocking her down. She escaped her past and came to Las Vegas for a new start. So what if she didn’t achieve her dream of being a showgirl, instead, she now has an awesome job as logistics manager for the covert, black ops Team 52...
  • Scars and Songs by Christine Zolendz

    Scars and Songs by Christine Zolendz

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Shane Maxton is front man for New York City’s popular rock band, Mad World. But he has secrets; he’s not what everybody thinks he is. He comes from an ancient world, from a different time, when angels walked among men. Read the story, through Shane’s eyes, of his forbidden love, his fall from grace and his inner turmoil from living with the irrational emotions of being human...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  celebrity  dark  drama  angels  book  contemporary  demons
  • The Jackal by J.R. Ward

    The Jackal by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sinner brings another hot adventure of true love and ultimate sacrifice in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world.The location of the glymera’s notorious prison camp was lost after the raids. When a freak accident provides Nyx clues to where her sister may still be doing time, she becomes determined to find the secret subterranean labyrinth...
  • Forbidden Shifter Protectors  (The Quinton Shifters) by Abigail Raines, Ann Russek

    Forbidden Shifter Protectors (The Quinton Shifters) by Abigail Raines, Ann Russek

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t want to resist her. I had to. As a Tremblay brother, I’m loyal to my wolf clan. Which means that I have a set of rules to follow. Rules that wouldn’t let me quench my desire for Michelle. For one, she’s human. Absolutely forbidden. Secondly, I’m her boss. And third, making a move on her would mean betraying my pack. This is nothing but torture...
  • Demons by Esther E. Schmidt

    Demons by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Held captive by the same Demon who took her sister, Tria doesn’t have any other option than to agree to Vike’s terms; accept him as her true mate in return for her sister’s freedom. But her sister might have stumbled onto something else to save herself. As the president of The Demon charter, Vike has been fighting a battle to save his brother and the world all by himself...
  • Hired Bear by Zoe Chant

    Hired Bear by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A curvy farmer deep in debt + a lonely rancher hoping to open his heart + a family farm hiding a hidden treasure = a red-hot rural romance! Curvy Crystal Martinez didn't think anything could bring her back to rural Pinerock County, but if the family legend of a hidden treasure on her grandfather's old farm is true, it could get her whole family out of debt...
  • The Loft by Bette Lee Crosby

    The Loft by Bette Lee Crosby

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    50 YEARS OF MEMORIES ARE HIDDEN IN THE WALLS OF THE LOFT... Annie only needs to find one... the one that will save Oliver's life. On the day of their wedding, Annie saw nothing but happiness ahead, but when an accident calls her back to Memory House, her world is changed forever...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  medical  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Zander by Maryann Jordan

    Zander by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zander. Serious to a fault, he had no time for anything other than focusing on running his bar, Grimm’s. Until he saw her… and pushed her away… right into danger.Racked with guilt over what happened, he could not stay away from her hospital room. Hoping Sleeping Beauty could hear him and know that he was near.What started as guilt, became so much more...
  • East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye

    East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Annalise Fallston made peace with postponing her big-city dreams to care for her ill father, but lately she’s been filled with a restlessness not even her beloved painting dispels. Worse, the colors don’t speak to her as they always have, and all her efforts produce dark, foreboding images of a dangerous man and a terrifying future...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  family  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Hunting Ember by Milly Taiden

    Hunting Ember by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ember Brady would never describe herself as stubborn. She’s a pastry chef. Doesn’t that make her patient by definition? Who cares if she’s set in her ways? So what if she doesn’t relent? It’s called passion and determination. She wants to open her own bakery, and the baking competition is her ticket to her dream job. She would die to win. That’s just a figure of speech, though...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  family  insta-love  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Bound in Darkness by Milly Taiden

    Bound in Darkness by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lexi Eden’s life has always revolved around helping others in need. So when all her romantic relationships end in disaster, she blames it on trying to fix men who don’t want to be fixed. Enter Clacher. He’s big, bad and tattooed all over. And he’s got a tongue piercing that’s making her biggest wet dreams come true...
  • The Alion King by Milly Taiden

    The Alion King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance Isabella Barca is great at organizing-not so great at keeping her nose out of trouble. When Bella goes to work as Mrs. Wilder's assistant, the opportunity of a lifetime pops up: travel with Gerri to another planet, a shifter planet, and help Gerri find a lion king his mate. Alyx Treyvaal isn't known for being patient. A lion doesn't ask for help...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  family  insta-love  adult  aliens  audiobook  book
  • Easy Magic by Kristen Proby

    Easy Magic by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Boudreaux Series. Sexy. Intriguing. Easy.Family. Responsibility. Stability.As the co-CEO of Bayou Enterprises, and the eldest of the Boudreaux clan, Beau is the epitome of these. Now that his baby sister Gabby is happily settled down, Beau has moved into the company loft in the heart of the French Quarter to be closer to his office while his own home is built...
  • Sanctum by Hannah McBride

    Sanctum by Hannah McBride

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A survivor on the runBarely escaping with her life, Skye Markham and her mother flee their sadistic pack and seek sanctuary within Blackwater. Against all odds, Skye tries to create a new life for herself. A life she thought only existed in dreams is now within reach.An alpha with a pack to protectRemy Holt has spent years guarding his pack - his family - from threats as the next alpha in line...
  • Supernova: Partikel by Dee Lestari

    Supernova: Partikel by Dee Lestari

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Di pinggir Kota Bogor, dekat sebuah kampung bernama Batu Luhur, seorang anak bernama Zarah, dan adiknya, Hara, dibesarkan secara tidak konvensional oleh ayahnya, dosen sekaligus ahli mikologi bernama Firas. Cara Firas mendidik anak-anaknya mengundang pertentangan dari keluarganya sendiri...
  • Tarian Alpha by T.S. Joyce

    Tarian Alpha by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The Tarian Pride is right in the middle of a historical power-shift. Ronin Alder is taking over as the New Tarian Alpha, but the entire Pride of lion shifters needs to be completely rehabilitated. Back in the Pride after years hating it, his job is to push the monsters here to a new future, one where they will stop warring with every shifter Crew in existence...
  • The Story of Son by J.R. Ward

    The Story of Son by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    First released in the anthology Dead After Dark, dive into this hot novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward. Available for the first time ever as a standalone ebook, get lost in the sinful pleasures of a vampire so obsessed with one woman, he will relinquish her blood, if only he can have her heart..
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  drama  family  abuse  adult  anthologies  audiobook
  • Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti

    Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A Daring Rescue Emma Paulsen is a geneticist driven by science. But she's also a psychic, so when a dark, good-hearted vampire frees her from the clutches of the evil Kurjans, she realizes he must be the man who's been haunting her dreams. But with a virus threatening vampires' mates, Emma may discover a whole new meaning of "lovesick"...
  • An Illicit Seduction by Chencia C. Higgins

    An Illicit Seduction by Chencia C. Higgins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Erotic Experience "I can't even see straight until I've had my face in between your legs." After a night of heavy drinking with her coworkers, Seraph succumbs to an erotic dream in where she receives pleasure beyond her wildest imagination. It’s a brand of filthy that she enjoys but something about it is simultaneously wrong, though she can't put her finger on why...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  insta-love  stalking  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • Absolute Pleasure by Erika Wilde

    Absolute Pleasure by Erika Wilde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What would you sacrifice to save your family’s legacy? Meet Hunter Wilder, a man that is terrified of happily ever after. Hunter is used to dominating, taking control of situations and bending them to his will. He may live in a New York castle, but he’s no prince. Cursed by loss, Hunter is a closed book with an emptiness that he can’t escape. Until he meets her...
  • Parasight by E.S. Carter

    Parasight by E.S. Carter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  family  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime
  • Case File Compendium [病案本] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

    Case File Compendium [病案本] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    衣冠禽兽疯批攻,爹味冷漠离异受。孤例精神病少年和冷漠医生的故事。The story of an isolated psychopathic teenager and an indifferent doctor...
    Categorized as:
    drama  stalking  dark  romance  contemporary  lgbtq  sci-fi  fiction
  • Fated by K. Alex Walker

    Fated by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ethan 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...
  • Cougar's Luck by Moxie North

    Cougar's Luck by Moxie North

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A computer genius, a dedicated gamer, and on some nights a cougar shifter, Everett Hayes had his whole life in front of him. Where that path led he didn’t know. Computers were his refuge until he met Layla.Layla Klein loved her pack, loved her crazy family, and totally dug her job overseeing the hottest club on the Vegas strip...
  • Marrying Her by Kelly Lucille

    Marrying Her by Kelly Lucille

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Keeping Her we fell in love with a scarred, tattooed x-Navy SEAL wolf shifter from an unconventional pack, and his sassy full figured mate. Now, my Christmas gift to you is a glimpse into the life they have made together. In times of trouble and times of Joy, find out if happily ever after looks as good from the other side...
  • Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport

    Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jareth Bancroft doubted he’d be one of the daywalkers who was lucky enough to find his destined consort. More than five hundred years of searching had yielded nothing. But one touch proved him wrong in the very best way.Narkissa Anders thought vampires were make-believe…until she stumbled upon a nest of them and barely escaped with her life...
  • Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne

    Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I spend my nights slinging drinks at Black Magic Bar or taking my clothes off at the local strip club. After my father passed, my stepmother gave me no other choice. But when I break free of the chains binding me to my family estate, I find myself with nowhere to go. Until Nero Voss, the youngest of the billionaire Voss brothers, offers me a room at Midnight Manor...
  • Deadly Secrets by Jaycee Clark

    Deadly Secrets by Jaycee Clark

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets can hurt . . . Bitter and resigned to a life alone, Quinlan Kinncaid swore he'd never marry-until the eccentric Ella Ferguson barged headlong into his life. But before he can trust his own feelings and build a new life with Ella, she's gone, and he's left with a secret so big he can't even bear to tell his own family. Some secrets can destroy . .
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  drama  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • Too Good to Be True by Kristen Ashley

    Too Good to Be True by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Heiress Daphne Ryan is uncertain about spending a week at the sprawling country estate of the family of her sister’s boyfriend. For starters, she doesn’t get along with her sister. Then there’s the fact his family is old, wealthy aristocracy, and Daphne’s from brash, new American money. Mostly, it’s that everyone knows Duncroft House is haunted by the ghost of a 1920s film star who died there...
  • Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word...
  • Prince Xander by Ruth Cardello

    Prince Xander by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors. One wild project. The Taken by a Trillionaire series is an escapism fantasy that was born at a party at RWA. Over cocktails, J.S. Scott, Melody Anne, and Ruth Cardello laughed as they plotted this book with the help of two industry friends, Chris and Brian...
  • Tall, Dark and Panther by Milly Taiden

    Tall, Dark and Panther by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A BBW in search of love + a sexy panther shifter = Alpha Romance Maya Zara is a curvy woman sick and tired of men who think she should settle. She loves her curves and wants to find someone who will love them too. When she meets Gerri Wilder and signs up for a date with a shifter, Maya has no idea what’s in store for her. Noah Wright has had the hots for his curvy neighbor for months...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  family  insta-love  stalking  adult  audiobook  book
  • Cry of the Pride by Lacey Thorn

    Cry of the Pride by Lacey Thorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lost and alone…After her mother’s death, Lyra grew up in the foster care system, struggling to hide who she is from the humans who found enough wrong with her. Never fitting in anywhere, she learned to adapt, hiding the damaged parts of herself as best she could...
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