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  • Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing...
  • Captive of the Night by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Captive of the Night by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roslyn Blackthorne is dead.I should know, I watched it happen. My twin and I didn’t believe we’d ever meet our mate, and then she showed up in our bar and the world as we knew it changed. Fate hadn’t been kind to us. Not once. So it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that we lost her as soon as we claimed her...
  • The Dragon's Chance by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Chance by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I know I'm destined for a fairy tale romance and I'm done kissing frogs. Believe me, I've dated enough of them to know they never turn into Prince Charming. Wayne makes my heart race. And even though I almost screwed everything up between us, I think we have a chance at the fantasy romance I've always dreamed of. That's if my creepy stalker ex doesn't ruin everything first...
  • Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty

    Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You should go to Crete if you want to survive. Amourgeles. They’ll come for you soon. I’d lived in the city for a long time, and working the drive-thru window of a coffee shop meant I’d seen some things. From blowjobs to furries. Sometimes furries getting blowjobs. Let’s face it, no one was at their best when they were uncaffeinated...
  • A Single Thread of Hope by Grace McGinty

    A Single Thread of Hope by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There were a bunch of lessons a girl could learn from the story of Snow White. Some were valid in the real world, others… not so much.For instance, no matter how often I sang Taylor Swift off-key, birds and forest animals weren’t ever coming to clean my apartment.You could live with seven men and not end up in a free-for-all festival of fluids...
  • The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of...
  • Asher by Louisa Masters

    Asher by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When your imaginary boyfriend turns up in your hometown, marriage is the only option.I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me… which, right now, is marriage...
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    paranormal  mlm  shapeshifters  magic  lgbtq  family  dragons  romance
  • Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A human who opened the wrong magical book, her stern boss, and his “friend” who says he can help…I’ve been cursed. Not metaphorically. Not, “Oh no! I spilled my coffee!” or “I broke a heel!”No.I’ve been cursed by a book and now I’m a danger to everyone I care about.After finding out that the things that go bump in the night are real a few weeks ago, this is doing nothing for my peace of mind...
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    age-gap  family  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult
  • 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 ratings
    He’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..
  • Mama by Lexie Winston

    Mama by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is it! Go time. No longer can I stick my head in the sand or pretend that my kraken honey hasn’t knocked me up."What do you mean, Lila?" I hear you ask. Well, it means I’m screwed. And not in the good way.After the lightning attack on Iceen triggered my latent Skarrian abilities, they’ve kicked into gear big time. Not only am I a lightning cat whisperer, but I’m also a mimic...
  • Little Red and Her Creatures of Chaos by Ames Mills

    Little Red and Her Creatures of Chaos by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My grandma always told me that dreams were a manifestation of real life. That what we saw while we slept would come to light while awake.So, when I started having dreams about red eyes and big teeth, I searched for the truth. What I found was a world that I never thought was possible. It’s how I found out about the Creatures of Chaos.And now they think I’m theirs...
  • Their Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Their Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Four vampires and one werewolf. A perfect match made in hell.It never failed. Karter was the storm that could destroy even the calmest seas. He’d tried to change, swore he would be better, but it was inevitable. He would screw something up and they'd get rid of him, or he would push them too far...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult
  • Herculeia the Hero by C. Rochelle

    Herculeia the Hero by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I embarked on my rebound rodeo cruise, the last place I expected to end up was on hot-bod monster island. Not that I’m complaining. The views are fantastic and the impressive amenities offered by my hosts have made it easy to come back for more. 10/10 would recommend...
  • Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem

    Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Note 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...
  • Interlude by Lexie Winston

    Interlude by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s go day! Time for Lila to rescue her grandmother from a planet that is so inhospitable no one goes there. No one but the hard-as-nails Halla harvesters, but it turns out they have a secret weapon. And it’s that secret weapon that Lila needs to convince to help them...
  • Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson

    Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reawakening: Book Three Resistance, exile, plague. Raif has survived them all, but now he finds himself in search of a new purpose. Traveling north to wake the dragon Arden, he hopes he has finally found a leader worthy of his loyalty, but Arden turns out to be more of a frivolous annoyance than an almighty spirit lord...
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    dragons  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  assassins
  • More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha-heir Karl Jacobs had a life he was proud of. His company was preparing for another major product launch which would add billions to his bank account, his social life was full and varied, and he had a beautiful house situated more than three hours’ drive away from his home pack...
  • Cheating Death by Sarah Reynolds

    Cheating Death by Sarah Reynolds

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last thing Sunday Prescott wanted to do was rescue her brother from another problematic adventure, but that is exactly where she ended up.When Colton found himself in the holding cells of the Ruby Star Casino, Sunday knew that the only way to get him out what to appeal to the casino's owner...
  • Head Over Tentacles by K.L. Hiers

    Head Over Tentacles by K.L. Hiers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Private investigator Sloane Beaumont should be enjoying his recent engagement to eldritch god Azaethoth the Lesser, AKA Loch. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have time for a pre-honeymoon period.The trouble starts with a deceptively simple missing persons case...
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    paranormal  mlm  magic  lgbtq  shapeshifters  dragons  age-gap  romance
  • House of Agni by Crea Reitan

    House of Agni by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beware the fire for it burns. It’s time to find my home. My family. In a world where strength is hunted and those unlike the rest are sentenced to death, my kind are better off in groups. Fire is not something to dabble in and when given the right fuel, it can destroy anything. Thus, we are public enemy number one in the world of supernaturals...
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    dragons  paranormal  shapeshifters  mlm  magic  family  lgbtq  romance
  • Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis

    Pieces of Me by Jacey Davis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a jaded chimera meets a skeptical and stressed human? True love, of course.Why did I decide to live in the human realm again? I asked myself that question nearly every day lately. Sure, many monsters are thriving here, and I don’t think I could go back to never having coffee or cheese danishes again, but…humans can be so infuriating sometimes and I’m over it...
  • Vixen by Wendy Rathbone

    Vixen by Wendy Rathbone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An all-star flying reindeer shifter. A shy but clever elf. One is overworked, the other excited to take on his new first job. This is the story of how I got stranded in a snowstorm at my boss’s house. And never left...
  • Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele

    Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thade Maddock would literally rather die than spend four weeks aboard a cruise ship with nine hundred strangers in the middle of the Pacific. When it happens to be his best friend’s dying request, however, he can’t exactly refuse the invitation. On the bright side, the ship’s pool does offer some stunning views. Like the human male with fiery red hair and a smile to rival the sun...
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    paranormal  shapeshifters  mlm  magic  dragons  age-gap  lgbtq  romance
  • Freed in Love by Zoe Ashwood

    Freed in Love by Zoe Ashwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m so close to winning this competition…or dying. Without all my men by my side, I’m unsettled, and I can’t figure out how to tackle the third task of the dangerous games.This is my last chance to protect my family. My last attempt to make those who killed my mother pay.But I need Levi, Isak, and Raphaël first. Together, we’re stronger. Together, we have a shot at winning...
  • Zyon by Michelle Frost, Michele Notaro

    Zyon by Michelle Frost, Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Venerit warriors fight for the honor of their master’s house, but will they fight to defend an innocent among them?Kidnapped and offered up as a prize for the three Venerit champions of the kingdom, Theon is terrified and out of his depth. He’s only human and completely at the mercy of the towering Venerit warriors he’s now forced to share a cell with...
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    lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  dark
  • Reborn by Adrienne Wilder

    Reborn by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Leo promised to keep Aaron and Kaleb forever. Yet he’s left them with nothing more than a note with instructions to obey the commands of another god? A god who has the key to Kaleb’s collar. A god who will tell them nothing about what’s happened to Leo or where he’s gone. Kaleb and Aaron both fear the worst. That Leo has not abandoned them, but left them because he won’t be coming back...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult
  • Dark Cravings by Joel Abernathy

    Dark Cravings by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The hunter will become the hunted...I’m a monster. I’ve done things that can’t be undone. Things that can never be forgiven.When I saw him, I thought he was an avenging angel who had come to punish my sins.Instead, he captured me and brought me into his world of saints and hunters. Righteous predators who prey on monsters like me, using the power of the cursed blood that runs through our veins...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer

    The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters!Targan WildethorneA confirmed bachelor, and a historian by training, I haven’t the faintest clue how to care for twin orclings when I unexpectedly become their guardian...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  magic  age-gap  romance  fantasy  monsters
  • Salvation by Stella Rainbow

    Salvation by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A wendigo afraid of hurting people. A vampire who who revels in his bloodlust.DellNothing was worse than getting turned into a monster by the one person who was never supposed to harm you. I couldn't remember a time when I hadn't been a monster, and I'd given up hope of ever being anything else.Then Valerio showed up, and he told me things could be different...
  • Little Drop of Blood by Clio Evans

    Little Drop of Blood by Clio Evans

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    25 years after Little Kiss of Snow...Welcome to Creature Cafe 2.0Creatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love, including the broody vampire professor, Malachi.Malachi is ready to find the one. With Valentine’s Day near, lust is in the air…only it’s for a rebellious human the professor shouldn’t be with.After a bad first date, Leo decides rules are made to be broken...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  fantasy  monsters  vampires
  • His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

    His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gaze long into the abyss and you might fall in love.Eldritch, Tall Man, slender and strange – Cael is all these things, with a presence humans fear, and among monsters allowed visas to the human world, he still feels like an outsider. The first time someone hears his voice, they’re knocked unconscious, and if they look at him for too long, they risk losing their minds or worse...
  • Stone Skin by Jenn Burke

    Stone Skin by Jenn Burke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can 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...
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    paranormal  mlm  shapeshifters  magic  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  fantasy
  • Creature of the Deep by Maya Nicole

    Creature of the Deep by Maya Nicole

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My 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...
  • The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe

    The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dakota is on the run from his past when he arrives in Oro Escondido, a small town in the New Mexico mountains. He thinks he might just stop there to rest and maybe save up some money, and it looks like a nice little town. When a help wanted sign pops up on the main road, he takes a chance on working at the local bookstore, but he finds so much more than a job...
  • Where Fools Have Tread by Jennifer Cody

    Where Fools Have Tread by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dec:I’ve never really had much in the way of direction in my life, until I walk into an eerie shop where a strange man charges me more than I should pay for a tarot reading of one card. Next thing I know, I’m graduating school to be a domestic servant and find myself employed by someone else’s weird uncle in the strangest mansion. Everyone is great even if they’re all a little… off. Except Thoren...
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    paranormal  mlm  shapeshifters  magic  lgbtq  family  romance  fantasy
  • Grin and Bear It by Arden Steele

    Grin and Bear It by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Thorne McIver is no ordinary bear shifter. He’s the monster whispered about in the dark, the beast feared in battles, and for hundreds of years, he’s used his formidable gifts to protect the royal families of the paranormal world. So, when he’s tasked with escorting the elven prince to a council meeting at Blackhaven Manor, he figures it’s just another assignment...
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    mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  magic  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  fantasy
  • Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson

    Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. When his captors give him to another prisoner, one who can and probably will take Jared’s life, he comes face to face with the most terrifying thing of all: hope.Calder’s warlock captors meant to turn him into a monster, and they nearly succeeded...
  • Shrouded in the Dark by Aspen Black

    Shrouded in the Dark by Aspen Black

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I can't see the shadows that lurk in the dark.It was supposed to be my first summer on my own, but then I meet Seth, Axel, Jasper, and Cody.There's something about them that drew me closer and they seemed hell-bent on protecting me.I didn't think I needed protecting until people started showing up dead in the woods.So much for a quiet summer..
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    lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fae
  • Wolfgang by Grae Bryan

    Wolfgang by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wolfgang 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 Frog Prince by A.M. Rose

    The Frog Prince by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A man without a crown could still be a prince. But what about a monster?Adalwin has always been a prince.Born into royalty as the heir to the throne of Hallin, he was raised to rule a kingdom.Only, the one he receives is not the one he expected...
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    mlm  magic  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  retellings  monsters
  • Dragons Don't Do Happy Holidays by Harmony Raines

    Dragons Don't Do Happy Holidays by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brooding dragon shifter Flint wants a new start. So, when he arrives in Wishing Moon Bay the plan is simple. Get in. Get out. And avoid the merriness as much as possible.However, with a dark past, and nothing to his name, getting any supplies for his journey is all but impossible - so much for the season of giving. But, as they say, when one door closes, another opens...
  • The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair

    The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love and hunger are not the same.Six years ago, on a remote Scottish island, a mysterious woman saved Sister Madeleine Laurent from drowning. Now, after leaving her convent, Madeleine crosses the ocean again to find the rescuer who changed her life. Instead, her search is disrupted by Hæra North, a brazen, provocative local who stirs Madeleine’s repressed desires—and keeps a secret out of legend...
  • The Demon's in the Details by Meghan Maslow

    The Demon's in the Details by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can a sexy demon really spin straw into gold?Poe Dupin, raven shifter and thief extraordinaire, is in trouble with a capital ‘T.’ Not only did he get his wing caught in the cookie jar during his latest heist, but his loser stepdad, the alpha, seems determined to run their roost into the ground. And Baltimore is many things, but forgiving is not on the list...
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    age-gap  family  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse
  • Monsters After Dark: A Beastly Paranormal Romance Anthology by Nora Ash, Ophelia Bell

    Monsters After Dark: A Beastly Paranormal Romance Anthology by Nora Ash, Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WHEN DARKNESS FALLS, MONSTERS COME TO PLAYHeat. Claws. Teeth.They rake over your body and draw you in.There is no one here but you and them; only their breath on your neck and your pulse throbbing in your veins.They creep from the shadows, from the darkest of dreams. They are here to take. Conquer. Claim.You know what they are, and terror seizes your breath.But you open yourself to the monsters...
  • Declan - Heart of a Tiger by J.R. Loveless

    Declan - Heart of a Tiger by J.R. Loveless

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will the truth bring them together, or tear them apart?When a battered shifter rescued from a lifetime of trauma ends up as the top tiger’s mate, Declan is faced with possible war. With his nephew safe, and a new mate to secure, he should be focused on them. Instead he’s facing a challenge that will end up changing everything, or his death...
  • Skylord by Delta James

    Skylord by Delta James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She set out to slay a dragon. She ended up claimed and bred.When Duncan awoke from long centuries of sleep, Aurora was waiting for him, ready to strike him down and avenge her ancestors. But the Lord of the Sky is not so easy to kill, and she ended up punished, sore, and screaming with every helpless climax as he ravaged her mercilessly...
  • Pandora's Heart by Adrienne Wilder

    Pandora's Heart by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her Highest Honor has one last chance to save her son. A creature who could rain destruction down on the world. A beast all gods fear. A Titan. And all she needs is a god who is not a god. A god who loves as a Doxie. A god with a heart of fire. It's the kind of story legends are made from. There's only one problem. It's all a lie...
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    dragons  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult
  • Drowning in Him by Viola Masters

    Drowning in Him by Viola Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Connecting to the sea is one thing; taking a sea monster police chief as a lover is quite another.Mara doesn’t know why she’s on the ferry to Monster Island, but she knows that a job is waiting. She goes through orientation, meets the local police chief, and is taken to her assignment and residence. She’s going to be a waitress...
  • Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

    Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m not a powerful witch, just a fortune teller making ends meet. But when my grandmother, the leader of the Rathmore Coven, summons me, I have no choice but to answer her call. To reach her, I must cross the Wood, the realm of Wotan, lord of the hunt. Rumors of his cruelty and brutality precede him, but nothing prepares me to meet the monster face to face.Because Wotan is more than a monster...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  shapeshifters  magic  age-gap  romance  fantasy
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