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  • Dark Alliance Turbulent Waters by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Alliance Turbulent Waters by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a dangerous foe turns the tables on the clan, complicating the Kra-ell rescue operation in unforeseeable ways, Kian and his crew bet all on a brilliant misdirection.On board the Aurora, Phinas and Jade brace for battle while enjoying a few stolen moments of passion...
  • Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Taking on new recruits has always been tricky business for Dell Farris, head protector of the Lee County Wolves. Add in the knowledge that his mate is one of them makes things even more complicated. He knows she has demons to fight, but he’s determined to take charge of that battle. Nothing and no one will ever hurt her again. Roslyn “Ross” Starr has secrets that she plans to take to the grave...
  • Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out...
  • Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ****Baby It's Cold Out Bear was part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology, A Very Alpha Christmas. It can absolutely be read as a standalone short story.**** Emry Mason doesn’t expect to be pulled out of an icy ditch by a registered bear shifter, and she certainly doesn’t expect her rescuer to be as alluring as Graylan Young...
  • A Twist of Fate by Alicia Montgomery

    A Twist of Fate by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Astrid Jonasson’s life has been a series of disappoints, both to her family and herself, which is why she’s chosen to stay clear of her Lycan clan. When a series of events forces her back into the center of the New York clan life, she bumps into an old childhood crush. Zac Vrost, son of the clan’s Beta, has always been out of reach for her...
  • The Heart's Ashes by Angela M. Hudson

    The Heart's Ashes by Angela M. Hudson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Death never leaves us. Once it's touched our souls, it hungers for our return--waiting for us to fall. And if it finds Ara again, she will have no way to escape.Moving on from David was hard, forgetting the abduction and torture was almost impossible, but nothing as devastating as the thought that now, because of her, David might face the horrific punishments of the Set...
  • Bear in a Bookshop by Zoe Chant

    Bear in a Bookshop by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's all wrong for her. So why do his arms feel so right? When shy bookworm Melody daydreamed about her perfect man, "must love books" topped the list. She never dreamed of someone like Gunnar blowing into her neatly alphabetized and indexed world to turn it upside down. Finding out that her one true mate is an ex-con with a grade school education must be fate's idea of a cruel joke...
  • Black Magic Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Black Magic Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    And 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...
  • Color Blind by T. Hammond

    Color Blind by T. Hammond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blinded and scarred in an accident a year ago, Teresa has finally found love, and a new career with the help of her companion dog, Red. Red appears to be a typical German shepherd, but he shares a mental communication link with his owner that is anything but ordinary. He’s articulate, sassy and opinionated - he’s also scary-smart, and has a talent for tracking...
  • Badass Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Badass Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beth is depressed. Her people are safe in Grizzly Cove, but she feels as if she’s losing all her friends as they pair off two-by-two with their bear shifter mates. She’s only just found freedom by running away from her oppressive home. It’s not fair that she’s losing her new family too...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  magic  mermaids
  • Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn

    Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The occult group Aurora is closing in on the Edgeworths, and they are going to need Altun, the Sorceress of Istanbul, to help them if they are going to stay alive. 'Toughest Deal' is the third book in 'Mercenaries and Magic,' a fast-paced, contemporary fantasy series full of morally gray characters, found family, passionate romance, and dark humor...
  • Bitten By The Alpha Boss by Skye Wilson

    Bitten By The Alpha Boss by Skye Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My new boss thinks he owns me. I can’t decide if I hate him. Or if I want to kiss him...I’ll do whatever it takes to impress my super smart, serious boss. Thanks to my secret crush, I’ve moved cities and given up everything to become part of Jacobian’s pack.Shifters from his pack are being hunted down and I've been brought into his elite tech team...
  • Bobcat by Bianca D'Arc

    Bobcat by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can Bob Redstone help a shifter woman hiding from her past, face the demons that shadowed her youth, or will they both fall while trying to prevent disaster?On a mission far from home, he finds a sweet vulnerable lady...Bob is a cougar shifter, one of the elite Redstone Alphas. On a mission for his Clan, he meets a fragile young woman, and finds himself drawn to her as never before...
  • Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill

    Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand-new Vampire Queen novel from the award-winning author who "never ceases to amaze." -Night Owl Romance As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa is unwaveringly devoted-but she recoils at one shocking request: destroy the untamed, undead children entrusted to her care...
  • Accidental Theft by Charlene Hartnady

    Accidental Theft by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    PART 1: Shifter/Vampire Serial Stolen by the Alpha Wolf is a follow on to Chosen by the Vampire Kings. I strongly recommend that you read this 6 part serial first. The arrogant vampire kings have always proclaimed themselves to be the rulers of all the non-humans making war between the species inevitable. In order to win, it is imperative that the shifters steal the chosen human female...
  • Resurrecting Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Resurrecting Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 13 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. One dragon on the brink of death… One extraordinary woman who is so much more than she seems… One prophecy that could ruin them all… This one’s for all the marbles...
  • Kiss of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Kiss of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology Once Upon a Valentine. Now available as a stand alone story. Book 19 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series...
  • Dane by Faith Gibson

    Dane by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chief of Police Dane Abbott has put off claiming his mate to keep her safe. Until Now. The battle in Greece is over, and he’s ready to make her his. Marley Sperry, everyone’s favorite waitress, can’t believe the handsome Chief has his sights set on her. She is nothing special – but to Dane, she is everything...
  • Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh

    Frappé Fox by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A town cannot live on baked goods alone, and a teacher won’t find their mate in a book. Welcome to the Kinship Cove Diner, where a good cup of coffee comes with every fated mating. ***It sucks to be invisible. In the diner my family owns, I’m just the sister who gets stuff done. My entire skulk seems to forget about me on a weekly basis...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  family  fiction
  • Brandi by Donna McDonald

    Brandi by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He says they’re mates. She says they’re done. Agent Brandi Jenkins likes being a werewolf. It’s great to be stronger, smarter, and more sexual. It’s also great being part of family group for the first time in her solitary life. As the Nano Wolves beta, she must protect the other women in her tiny pack. She can't stop until she learns the truth about who funded the crazy scientist who made them...
  • Sugar Dragon by Ellis Leigh

    Sugar Dragon by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The next delectable treat from the Cake-ily Ever After bakery in Kinship Cove will have your mouth watering. This recipe for happily ever after includes one feisty baker with a short attention span and a dragon who’s been hunting her for decades. All of the fated yumminess, none of the guilt. * * *
Try everything once. That was my rule in life, food, and dating...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  fiction  humor
  • Mischievous Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    Mischievous Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's a dragonshifting prince, and she's a human. What could possibly go wrong? Dragonshifter Prince Finn will do whatever it takes to save his people from extinction, even if that means sneaking through a portal to Earth to find a bride. With dragon men disappearing and threats to cut off their supply to eligible women, he knows the portal is their only hope of survival...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  adult  aliens  book  contemporary  dragons  fiction
  • Sweet Escape by Bailey Ardisone

    Sweet Escape by Bailey Ardisone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life will never be the same for Nariella Woodlinn. Just when she thought she had it all figured out, her world comes crumbling down around her--yet again. With no idea who she is or even where she came from, how can she save herself?She once thought her biggest problems were the ones brought on by the mysterious man she refused to fall in love with--Mycah...
  • The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan

    The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bears + BBWs + BBQ + BDSM = Too Hot To Handle! The last thing that the curvy Quincy sisters expect is to meet their rivals, the Scoville brothers, in the flesh at the reading of their grandfather’s will. What the heck are a bunch of Norwegian billionaires doing at a fair in the middle of Texas? Planning a corporate takeover, of their family’s hot sauce company, The Quincy Hot Sauce Co...
  • Shake That Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Shake That Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s an Alpha looking for a home. She’s an outsider with no one to call her own. Can they find what they’re searching for in each other? Derrick Rand is an Alpha Dire Wolf, a rare and powerful species of Shifter. Tired of the nomadic life, he’s looking for a place to call home. He receives an email from a female Shifter inviting him to a small town called Blue Creek...
  • A Perfect World by Julia E. McColgan

    A Perfect World by Julia E. McColgan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For as long as Courtney can remember, she’s suffered from vivid visions, though no one has ever believed her. She questions herself too, until the dorm elevator opens and she’s staring at a face she’s seen hundreds of times— a man she thought was a figment of her imagination...
  • Her Russian Bear by Harmony Raines

    Her Russian Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A standalone bear shifter dating agency romance A Russian bear on the run, Artem is not sure finding his mate is the best thing for him right now, or her. He has seen what happens when life gets in the way of the mating bond and sacrifices have to be made. However, when he sees his mate on the Fated and Mated website, he has to act...
  • The Luck of the Shifters  (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc

    The Luck of the Shifters (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seamus O’Leary was abducted from his home in Australia and imprisoned for months in the Pacific Northwest. He arrived in Grizzly Cove with his spirit broken from being forced to stay in his animal form for months. Human again, and unable to shift without the crutch of alcohol, he is trying his best just to get through each day…until a chance meeting changes his life forever...
  • ETERNAL BEAUTY by Laura Wright

    ETERNAL BEAUTY by Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ancient and very sexy vampire, Synjon Wise, had the female he loved ripped from his grasp by a bullet. Trying to join her in death, he’s furious when a beautiful stranger pulls him into the shadows and nurses him back to health. Healer, Petra was raised by shifters and has always hoped her true abilities and powers would be revealed...
  • Taken by Susan A. Bliler

    Taken by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nyree was thriving as the best female Sentry assigned to the Skin Walker teams. Placed on special assignment, she was flattered to have been chosen to train the Keepers who’d just arrived at the Estate. Keepers were different from the Walkers she’d been trained with. Highly aggressive toward females, she found out too late that Keeper aggression was sexual and not a disdain for the female species...
  • Remy by Susan A. Bliler

    Remy by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Unaware of the volatile past between her brother and her Commander, Harlow EnemyHunter doesn’t understand her Commander’s clear aversion to her presence on his team. Determined to fit in, Harlow goes to great lengths to prove her worth, earn respect, and hide her infatuation for her Commanding Officer. Remy McCabe has waited years to get revenge on fellow Skin Walker, Mason EnemyHunter...
  • Vampires in America: The Vignettes, Volume 1 by D.B. Reynolds

    Vampires in America: The Vignettes, Volume 1 by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From award-winning author D. B. Reynolds come nine stories of seduction and intrigue set in her Vampires in America universe. Note: This is a 122 page compilation of SHORT STORIES, not a full-length novel.For the first time in print … The Vampire Vignettes, originally appearing on D. B...
  • Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler

    Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Michael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way.Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met...
  • Haunted by Christina C. Jones

    Haunted by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Within the bounds of complacency, there exists a boring, beautiful sort of peace, and Khalida has found it. Welcomes it, in fact. A nice, comfortable life, with a great job, a good, albeit on and off again boyfriend, a great relationship with her younger sister... She has nothing to complain about...
  • Begehren der Nacht by Lara Adrian

    Begehren der Nacht by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    EINE UNERBITTLICHE JAGD, EINE SCHICKSALHAFTE LEIDENSCHAFTDer Stammesvampir und ehemalige Jäger Razor hat den Auftrag, Laurel Townsend, die frühere Geliebte eines alten Freundes, zu beschützen. Als die junge Frau in Gefahr gerät, will er ihr zu Hilfe eilen. Doch er kommt zu spät und findet nur noch die abgebrannte Hütte und eine Leiche vor...
  • Guardian of Darkness: Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy, Book 4 by Lara Adrian

    Guardian of Darkness: Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy, Book 4 by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To repay a debt to an old friend, Breed vampire and former Hunter, Razor, has been drone surveilling a remote Colorado cabin for nearly a year, never imagining the beautiful woman he's become obsessed with from afar is anyone but his friend's lover, Laurel Townsend...
  • Fur Ever Yours by Melanie James

    Fur Ever Yours by Melanie James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The legends and sagas of the Norse tell tales of mystic warriors, the Berserkers. Heroes with hearts so fierce, loyal and courageous the Gods endowed them with a supernatural gift—the spirit of the wolf. As the time of the Gods faded into the shadows of yesterday, the wolf warriors held fast to their old ways, becoming outlaws in their ancestral lands...
  • Healing Eden by Rhenna Morgan

    Healing Eden by Rhenna Morgan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing good grows in the shadow of secrets.A reluctant warrior in a rebellion he abhors, Reese Theron has buckled beneath blackmail to keep the circumstances of his birth on lockdown. He’s lost everything that counts—the right to fight for his king, the trust of his best friend, and any hope for a family of his own...
  • Shifter's Claim by A.C. Arthur

    Shifter's Claim by A.C. Arthur

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Half man, half animal, a Shadow Shifter is sworn to protect females—human or otherwise—from the savage fury of his own nature… Rich, handsome, and successful—hotel magnate Sebastian "Bas" Perry could have any woman he desires. But despite his animal attraction to women, he avoids relationships at all costs. As a Shadow Shifter, he must defend innocent humans from the deadliest of his kind...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  gothic  poc-mc
  • Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent

    Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tiger’s Tease - STANDALONE Mail Order Bride Romance Pretty and pierced BBW has rough and ready tiger shifter burning with need! Ava Adams has had her share of troubles; a rough childhood, drug addiction and even a stint in jail. Her last boyfriend was a jerk and the prospects of finding a hot and caring man to love aren’t very good...
  • Crimson Sin by Trina M. Lee

    Crimson Sin by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An angel girl with a destiny.Spike.The feisty Crimson Sin guitarist with commitment issues, a werewolf best friend and a penchant for partying. She's a nephilim, half human and half angel. Like all undecided nephilim, she has to choose: serve the light or the dark.Rowen.The intriguing bass player who catches Spike's eye even though he's her competition in the annual Battle of the Bands contest...
  • Bare Knuckle Bear by Kim Fox

    Bare Knuckle Bear by Kim Fox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bear shifter, Grayson, is thrilled when he walks into Bar Knuckle, the only bar in his new Northern town. Not only is it packed with shifters of all species waiting for their turn to fight in the steel cage but he also hits it off with the curvy, blond waitress in the cowboy hat...
  • Batty for You by Zenina Masters

    Batty for You by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The wrong kind of bat in the right place at the right time; she meets a fox who sends her completely batty.Bets has been debating making the move to the Crossroads, but the night she met a fox who was out of her league, she made up her mind. Time to stop pining and go on the hunt. Too bad the only thing she ever hunted was an apple...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  magic
  • Lost Howl by Zenina Masters

    Lost Howl by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wolf raised by humans meets a ram who wants independence. Fur flies and they butt heads. Amira was raised by humans and has lived her life knowing she is different. When she is found on her birthday, she is offered a chance to join with one of the shifter families that run in her bloodline. She learns her history and plans her future...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  magic
  • Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd

    Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Bloodrunners, a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human, half-Lycan. Only through the act of Bloodrunning, the hunting and assassination of rogue werewolves, may these extraordinary warriors gain full acceptance within their respective packs...
  • Protecting Their Mate, Part Five: A BBW Shifter Werewolf Romance by Mia Thorne

    Protecting Their Mate, Part Five: A BBW Shifter Werewolf Romance by Mia Thorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting Their Mate, Part Five As Ashley connects more closely with Blake--and with the alpha, Lucas--an outside force threatens the peace of the Last River pack. This is the fifth installment in PROTECTING THEIR MATE, an erotic BBW paranormal romance serial set in the world of The Last Pack. It contains strong language and explicit sex with multiple partners. For adult readers...
  • Shifter Wonderland Anthology by Christin Lovell, V. Vaughn

    Shifter Wonderland Anthology by Christin Lovell, V. Vaughn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Get lost in a Shifter Wonderland of Bears, Wolves, Horses and Dragons!This boxed set features twelve ALL NEW stand-alone Holiday stories from your favorite bestselling paranormal romance authors, and it’s only available for a LIMITED TIME! If you love Hot, Sexy Alpha Shapeshifters and the Beautiful, Curvy women who love them, then you don’t want to miss this LIMITED EDITION holiday boxed...
  • Honey Bear by Ellis Leigh

    Honey Bear by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the happy in happily ever after is relative. Or related. Sort of. The third slice of sweetness from the Cake-ily Ever After bakery in Kinship Cove will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth.

I’m supposed to be the nice sister. The good one. The girl everyone can count on and who rallies the troops whenever one of us needs a little boost. I’m not supposed to be anything other than sweet...
  • Rejected Fate by Elena Forest

    Rejected Fate by Elena Forest

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was the pack’s shameful secret… until the day my twin was killed by a monstrous wolf and I was forced to take her place.Born powerless and without a wolf, no one knows I exist. Which means slipping into my sister’s world while I hunt for her killer should be easy enough… except when it comes to Hunter Weston—heir of our rival pack, my sister’s chosen mate, and my number one suspect...
  • Home Or Her Bear by Harmony Raines

    Home Or Her Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Home Or Her Bear is a standalone story set in Bear Bluff Bear shifter Melanie, has not lived in Bear Creek long, she moved there with her brother, Kian so that they could find a better life. But they have been welcomed by the local community and her brother is already happy settled down with his bride, Alli, who Melanie adores...
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