Books like 'Omega Uncorked'

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  • Dead of Winter by Pandora Pine

    Dead of Winter by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Happily settled into retired life, former Cold Case Detective Ronan O’Mara is made an offer he can’t refuse: Solve the thirty-year mystery of Skye Washington’s brutal murder. With a bevy of suspects ranging from the teenager’s family, friends, and a boyfriend with a shady past, Ronan is certain he’ll have this case solved quickly.Psychic Tennyson Grimm has reservations over taking the case...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  ghosts
  • Omega's Mark by Susi Hawke

    Omega's Mark by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Ethan is a charming alpha from the land down under. A retired RAAF pilot, he’s been drawn into the small pack of legacy descendents and their quest to seal the crack in the Fae portal. At 37, he’s not really looking for his true mate - but wouldn’t turn them away either...
  • Canyon's Choice by Taylor Rylan

    Canyon's Choice by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if in order to accept the one fated for you, you had to give up everything else you ever wanted?Canyon has spent his entire adult life wanting what any other alpha wants: a mate and family. He’s watched every one of his siblings find theirs, and just when he thinks it’s finally his turn, the Fates get things wrong.Thomas knows not everything works out as planned...
  • Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Faith: Wolves of Walker County by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wyatt Walker won't fall victim to the same spell that ensnared his twin brother and cousin. Whatever force compelled both men to become whipped by their mates, Wyatt wants nothing to do with. He has his hands full with his bar, and their ever-growing wolf pack. Besides, someone needed to stay available to the single population of Walker County...
  • Tame Me by Jayda Marx

    Tame Me by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Archie is a fox shifter who has only ever known a wild life of living off the land, as he's forbidden to pass boundaries set by his Alpha. He's never been valued or appreciated, all because of birthright and ignorance. He's been tossed aside by his family and used by his skulk until he can no longer see his own worth...
  • Picking Cherries by Kiki Burrelli

    Picking Cherries by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shy and unsure, what Shiloh needs is a steady hand to guide him.Shiloh Formes has lived his young adult life in fear of turning into his brother. Seamus couldn’t make the right choice if it bit him in the bottom. But Shiloh didn’t graduate high school early to spend his life partying like his brother...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • When Two Omegas Dance by Amy Bellows

    When Two Omegas Dance by Amy Bellows

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kai spends eight hours a day training for a grueling sport only the toughest men can handle. In other words, he’s a ballet dancer. When Kai gets cut from his dance company, he’s not sure what to do. His whole life has revolved around ballet since he was a child. Heartbroken and uncertain of his future, he ends up at a strip club with his friends...
  • His Christmas Magic by Drea Roman

    His Christmas Magic by Drea Roman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wolf shifter Darren longs for his fated mate. Antsy and impatient, he is drawn to search the forest near his family lands the night before Thanksgiving. He senses his mate close by and a crashed sleigh leads him to a grievously injured man. His wolf and human sides are in complete agreement: the tiny blond with the sparkling blue eyes is their mate. But a head injury blurs his mate's past...
  • Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Beta by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grow your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha and pack Beta, Perry never planned to become part of a fledgling pack, but when the bond between he and his packmates formed, it felt right. Fractured fang is where he belongs and he had the hard work to prove it. Or so he thinks. When the youngest members of his pack become ill, he sets off on a mission to find the cure...
  • Traitor's Moon by Alexander Elliott

    Traitor's Moon by Alexander Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Equality doesn’t come easily, and Ben Blair’s Gladstone pack is about to pay the price. Opposed to inclusion, Lyle Wilburn is determined to eradicate gay shifters and will stop at nothing to get what he wants...
  • Everett and the Wolf by Vinni George

    Everett and the Wolf by Vinni George

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when fate intertwines shifters from land and sea?Dr. Everett Voda loves a challenge, which is why he’s spent his entire medical career traveling the world, helping shifters in remote areas. There has rarely been a problem he can’t solve, but Merritt Lucas might be the exception to that rule...
  • Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Hop On by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An overweight omega puts his life in the hands of a battered and bruised alpha... Captain Aries did not escape his last mission unscathed. His work with the Elite Force is always dangerous—it’s not easy protecting an entire town of trusting shifters from outside threats—but Aries blames himself for the danger he put his team in...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  abuse  adult  book
  • The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss...
  • Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alpha wanted... must love dogs… Trevor's self-image issues from childhood bullies have followed him into adulthood. As a result, he has never experienced a relationship, or love. But he sure wants to, especially with the wolf alpha next door. One tiny problem: Jason can’t stand dogs and Trevor owns a doggie day care...
  • Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Diablo by J.M. Wolf

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trace Black hasn’t forgotten the tragic death of his parents and birth pack. His only focus since then was looking after his twin brother, Casey. Now that Casey has found his fated mate and started a family of his own, Trace has given everyone the cold shoulders, preferring the comfort of solitude...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • My Christmas Spirit by K.C. Wells

    My Christmas Spirit by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knew I had problems when I woke up in the middle of the night to find Mike Stubbins sitting at the foot of my bed, stark naked, still as gorgeous as every one of my memories of him. So what’s the problem, I hear you cry? Gorgeous, naked man in my bedroom? Well, there’s the not-so-small, highly significant detail that he died six years ago. Yup. You read that right. And now he’s everywhere...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Alpha's Dom by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Dom by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people… but the seal has been broken Lion alpha Tau Jabari is on sabbatical from his medical career in Kenya when he stumbles over a pregnant omega in the jungles of Belize about to give birth. Assisting him is an efficient omega who smells like... mate. Red Panda shifter Jun Chen is a sassy little omega... but an omega Dom...
  • Tango by Sammi Cee

    Tango by Sammi Cee

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What you see is all you get... Reign Bailey rules the stage as one of the main exotic dancers at Carousal Lounge Gentlemen's Club. After several life-altering experiences, he’ll never allow himself to need anyone again—especially an alpha...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • Axel by Fel Fern

    Axel by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Julian is trapped in a nightmare of his own making. Can a protective biker bear give him a new lease on life?Hope. Julian lost that last winter after the merciless decimation of his flock. No longer able to shift, Julian lives a bitter half-existence. Keeping his head above the water isn’t easy, especially when a scary but sweet biker bear disrupts his life...
  • Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Fractured Fang: Alpha by Jena Wade, Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Start your own pack, they said. It will be easy, they said. It was not.Alpha Wilder’s life has never been sunshine and roses, but he refused to let that keep him down. When he and his two closest friends couldn’t find a pack to call their own, they decided to forge one of their own...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • Sentinel by Claire Cullen

    Sentinel by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sentinels live a lonely life, always on the outside of the pack, looking in. Thorn wants what other alphas have—a mate, cubs of his own—but it’ll never happen for him, not now. The more distant he feels from his pack, the more he wonders if he no longer belongs. Until he rescues a cub from a tree and finds himself reluctant guardian to a scared little boy...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  abuse  adult  audiobook
  • Alpha's Redemption by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Redemption by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Threading his fingers through mine, I spoke softly. "If you will accept me as your mate, you will never be alone again.” Hector is an exotic alpha shifter - a jaguar from the jungles of Belize. He arrives in Mills Creek seeking his formerly betrothed mate only to find himself embroiled in the rogue war...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Alpha's Solstice by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Solstice by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's been ten years since the Rogue War ended... Join all of our friends in the North for one big three day Winter Solstice celebration. Revisit each and every couple from the Northern Lodge Pack and The Northern Pines Den. Kai and Taylor, each the Alpha Mate of their respective communities, will join forces to plan the party to end all parties...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Alpha's Dream by Susi Hawke

    Alpha's Dream by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ages ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people... but the seal has been broken... Clark, a bear descended from one of the original omega lines, has always known Kent was destined to be his mate, thanks to his visions. Clark's ability to see past, present, and future is powerful, but even he can't see a straight line out of the dark days ahead of them...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Chocolate Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Chocolate Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Because Stix are better than Ballz... Come in for our eclairs, and stay for the fabulous coffee. Show this flyer for a 10% discount! Ask about our Flakey Tasters Club! Kent crumpled the lame azz flyer in his hand and looked across the street at the Salty Stix bakery and thought to himself... this is war...
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    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú

    His Royal Mate by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.Kash is RoyaltyKash doesn’t want to believe Dezi is his fated mate. But that’s okay. Dezi is patient and if the fates are going to grant him a beautiful man he’s more than willing to work for it.Dezi is majesticKash had no plans on being mated, especially not to a lion shifter who feels too good to be true...
  • Keeper by Claire Cullen

    Keeper by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every pack needs a Keeper, an omega to smooth their rough edges. And Josh definitely isn’t it. Forced to babysit some spoiled and disgraced omega actor, Cole is not a happy alpha. He’s determined to send Josh packing, whatever it takes. But first impressions aren’t everything. All Josh has to do is keep his head down and survive his month of ‘volunteering...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  abuse  adult  audiobook  book
  • Mustang Hill by Rolf and Ranger, Rolf and Ranger

    Mustang Hill by Rolf and Ranger, Rolf and Ranger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Three Traders by Rolf and Ranger

    Three Traders by Rolf and Ranger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  humor  romance  western  contemporary  fiction
  • Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley

    Knot The Enemy by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devan Puckett is a rising star in the culinary scene. A well known chef with his own cooking show, he lives and breathes meats and vegetables, grains and fruits... and his years-long rivalry with Ori Wilson. Ori Wilson is a confident omega. Sassy and irreverent, he's not about to let any alpha show him up... especially not Devan Puckett...
  • Fated Love by Claire Cullen

    Fated Love by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Orion has always felt different to his brothers. He doesn't have Thane's strength or Cal's easy-going nature. A lonely bear with an abrasive temperament, he's too busy protecting his territory to go searching for true love. So when his mate literally falls from the sky in front of him, his first instinct is to push him away. He doesn't have time for this...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Birthday with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Birthday with His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Finding love isn't easy. Even when it seems to fall into your lap like a birthday present.But not every birthday present is wrapped in a neat little bow. Sometimes they're messy and tangled and...devastating.But the great thing about birthdays is that there's always another one just around the corner..
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Rafe: The Dragon Knight by B.A. Stretke

    Rafe: The Dragon Knight by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rafe Adair knows why he’s been forced down the mountain to live among Clan Keith and their Human mates, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. After a confrontation with King Duncan’s mate and consort Lyle, it was decided that Rafe needed some sensitivity training. Humans have always been a sticking point for Rafe. He sees them as selfish and disloyal and he never wanted them in his company...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  dragons
  • A Chance With His Alpha by Ava Beringer

    A Chance With His Alpha by Ava Beringer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m having a baby with my best friend to save the family business. He’s NOT in love with me. Is he?Channarong Saithong, omega tiger shifter, only has time for running his family's restaurant, and pining after his best friend, hot and playful alpha wolf Tristan Bolder. The problem? Tristan wants them to be bros for life...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • So Stinkin' Deer by J.D. Light

    So Stinkin' Deer by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Friends to Lovers Shifter Mpreg. Barnabi is an alpha deer shifter who loves his best friend Fowler more than anything else in this world. Fowler is an omega skunk shifter who just wants to spend the rest of his life with his best friend Barnabi, and he'll take it any way he can get it...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary
  • Santa's Baby by Lorelei M. Hart

    Santa's Baby by Lorelei M. Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Noel hired Santa to help his photography business. He wound up with so much more.Noel’s photography business is thriving. Every single slot in his Magical Christmas photo shoots were booked and paid in full. He is looking forward to the best holiday season yet… until everything falls apart...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • A Hatchling for Valentine's by M.M. Wilde

    A Hatchling for Valentine's by M.M. Wilde

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What surprises await Vic and Kellan when their egg finally hatches? Kellan’s new life in the magical town of Vale Valley is filled with more love and joy than he’d ever dared dream of. Even more thrilling is the new life growing in the egg he and his Alpha wolf mate watch over night and day...
  • Fated: Wolf and the Orca by Hawke Oakley

    Fated: Wolf and the Orca by Hawke Oakley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ZakZakariel isn't like other wolf shifters. He's better.As the grandson of a water spirit, he possesses unique powers. Plus, Zak's parents are fated mates. So finding an omega shouldn't be a problem, right?Wrong. Ever since an ornery omega orca attempted to drown him, Zak's life has been nothing but trouble. Kamari is a killer whale omega with a killer bod...
  • Tasting His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Ophelia Heart

    Tasting His Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Ophelia Heart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fame isn’t always what it is cracked up to be. Alpha Lucas loves being a chef. It is his calling. Unfortunately, his calling comes with a side of being famous. Lucas can’t even go to a simple craft fair without having hordes of people swarming him, wanting an autograph, a recipe, a photo op...
  • Stargazing with a Ghost by K.L. Hiers

    Stargazing with a Ghost by K.L. Hiers

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grant Mittel is the Paranormal Probe's secret weapon for ghost hunting: he's a medium.His ability to communicate with the dead is put to the ultimate test when the crew takes on an unprecedented challenge—living at the famously haunted Allan Hotel for three months to film the new season of their ghost hunting show...
  • Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills

    Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DarcyStarting over isn't easy. My boyfriend was abusive, my family controlling, and I lost my studio where I kept most of my work. The new room I'm renting isn't much to look at but the owner said I could use the basement as a new working space. Weird things start to happen the more I go down there and even though I'm the only person in the room, I can't help but get a feeling I'm not alone...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  humor  romance  contemporary  mystery  ghosts
  • Crushing on Cole by Fel Fern

    Crushing on Cole by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy and persistent Alpha is stalking me and I don’t know how to get rid of him…Alan Maple is trying to live his life one day at a time. Alan’s distrustful of Alphas for a reason. His ex-boyfriend did a number on him. Alan doesn’t think he’s ready to date again. When Cole enters the picture, Alan’s confused by all the attention the Alpha is giving him. He’s undeniably drawn to Cole...
  • The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise

    The Amethyst Dragon's Mythical Mate by Toby Wise

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who knew a loose tire would lead to love?Growing up with my adopted moms, I never dreamed of leaving home. I had everything I thought I needed until my 25th birthday and I shifted for the very first time. Once my dragon is awakened, he realizes we’re not as alone as we thought, sensing two brothers out in the world, waiting to be reunited...
  • Make Mine A Koala by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Make Mine A Koala by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Koalas aren’t supposed to live here.Human omega Cameron is looking for a place to live away from the rat race that is the big city. When he arrives in the small town of Riverford, he decides to make it his home. But the garden in his new house is nonexistent, and when two men, one elderly and the other with blue hair, direct him to a local nursery, he heads straight there...
  • Rohan Rekindled by Dylan Reece

    Rohan Rekindled by Dylan Reece

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A superstar omega athlete needs one thing for his comeback—the claiming bite from the older doctor who was forced to break his heart in college.After their college student/teacher relationship was exposed, human Mars McCauley—the golden omega of basketball—never thought he’d get a second shot with his enigmatic wolf shifter professor, Dr. Rohan Holt… let alone bond with the alpha for life...
  • Hellfire & Bowties by A.M. Rose

    Hellfire & Bowties by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Oren doesn’t really belong in Hell. But the Devil is so hot he’s willing to make it work...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  humor  romance  fantasy  demons  monsters
  • Claiming My Co-Worker by Liam Kingsley

    Claiming My Co-Worker by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn't looking for more than a quick and dirty rebound - so why do I have all of these feelings? I know that I can be gruff and blunt, and I've never really been the romantic type. Still, I thought we were happy together. It turns out my ex didn’t see things the same way...
  • The Trouble with Love by Macy Blake

    The Trouble with Love by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vaughn Jerrick's life has changed completely. He's the adoptive alpha and father to six shifter cubs, and he's the mate to a human he loves more than life itself. There's only one problem. He's been so focused on the kids, he's forgotten to truly romance Sam. With Valentine's day approaching, Vaughn decides to give his mate a romantic evening. If only it were that simple...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  children  contemporary
  • Caught by Claire Cullen

    Caught by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rafael is about to betray his oldest friends. Traveling to the Cove under the guise of friendship, Rafe is there for one reason and one reason only— to steal a siren. Drawn to Skye from the moment their eyes meet, he finds himself torn, but there are no good choices here. You're supposed to run away from a predator not toward them. Raised among humans, Skye isn’t a typical siren...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Waking His Omega by Crista Crown, Harper B. Cole

    Waking His Omega by Crista Crown, Harper B. Cole

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    M/M Alpha/Omega MPREG This is the end, Simon thought. Not if I can help it, I responded. After thousands of years asleep in the ice, Ryeth the Sapphire Dragon is waking, and it's the touch of one man's mind that draws him from his dreams. But Ryeth's body is still trapped, leaving him powerless to address the issue of his brother, the Black Dragon, who has already threatened Simon's pack...
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