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Dark Lover & Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo novels in one hardcover edition.Dark Lover, Book 1:The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago... -
![Up to No Good by Tricia O'Malley]()
Up to No Good by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLola Ramon has cultivated a life most would dream of – or judge – depending on who is doing the looking. A world traveler and artist, she never stays in one place for too long, or with one man. A fateful meeting with a psychic in Italy reveals the cracks in her happy exterior and sends her to Siren Island determined to take a break from her wandering lifestyle... -
![Outcast by Lexi Blake]()
Outcast by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the hunt for a vicious killer, Kelsey discovers that the true threat lies closer than she could have ever imagined. It’s been months since Trent Wilcox was sentenced to exile, but Kelsey hasn’t given up on finding a way to bring him home. Grayson Sloane doesn’t share her enthusiasm... -
![Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree days. That was all the reprieve we got before one of the Five showed up, injured and on the run. The snowstorm that had encased the property, as well as stifled the town, hadn’t even melted away.That wounded prey led our newest adversary directly to me, to Christopher. Inconvenient timing, but not unexpected... -
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![Sinful Desire by Asia Monique]()
Sinful Desire by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCian O'Sullivan Gianna Bianchi reminded me of everything I am not—polite and poised. The perfect mafia princess according to "old school" standards.She was the type of woman you stayed away from, the kind meant to wed the head of a family.I wanted her.I wanted to possess her.Control her.Most of all, I wanted to love her... -
![The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher Stanton has devoted his entire, long life to protecting the shifter world — but he couldn't save his own beloved human wife and child. Walling off his emotions and turning his life into a mission to consolidate power, he is ruthless, determined — and most definitely never falling in love with another human again... -
![Angel Bonds by Lexi C. Foss]()
Angel Bonds by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA love so forbidden, it transcends boundaries…But even the strongest bonds require sacrifice.Stas and Issac broke all the rules—and it’s time to face the consequences. A necessary surrender leads to devastation, forcing Stas to choose between her heart and her future... -
![Four Enemies by Stephanie Brother]()
Four Enemies by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one has ever pushed me to my limits like these four men.I’m excited when I’m given a promotion to tour manager at Club Red — until I find out I’ll be crowded into a van with four alpha-hole revue dancers, trying to keep them in line while they travel to other venues...Categorized as:
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![Second Rite by Geneva Lee]()
Second Rite by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe wore darkness with such graceful ease…Thea Melbourne has a broken heart. A month after her world turned upside down, she’s struggling to return to the life she left behind. Her mother is in a coma, she’s selling off designer gowns to pay the bills, and her roommates seem to think she’s made of glass... -
![Luna Cursed by Alessa Thorn]()
Luna Cursed by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCiara Wolf Slayer is the one Ironwood that all wolves fear. When a deranged cult decides to awaken Fenris to start Ragnarök, Ciara must put aside her vicious past and work with the one wolf strong enough to take them down.‘Luna Cursed’ is book four of the new spin-off series in the best-selling 'Fae Universe,' featuring everyone's favorite supernatural hunting family, the Ironwoods... -
![Total Surrender by Opal Carew]()
Total Surrender by Opal Carew
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Erotic Romance Collection From New York Times Bestselling Author Opal Carew whose books have won numerous awards, comes this collection of sizzling erotic romances tales. Surrender to your deepest desires in Total Surrender. PLAYED BY THE MASTER Jacqueline will do anything she can to save her brother-in-law. Race Danner is the only one with the power to help... -
![Dirty Hearts: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Khardine Gray]()
Dirty Hearts: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive second chance Mafia Romance. Be prepared to take a walk on the dark side. Claudius Rule #1 of being mafia boss- Trust no one. Rule # 2- Keep your friends and enemies damn close. In the underground world, friends and enemies could be the same thing... -
![Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall]()
Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own... -
![Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall]()
Cursed to the Alpha by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAndrei had finally found his mate and he couldn't believe his luck when he found Sage. Second-chance mates have never been heard of.However, he soon realizes that Sage is just as broken as he is. Sage spent years in the hands of monsters and now finds herself in Andrei's forsaken hands, which are just as tainted as those that kidnapped her...Categorized as:
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![Just Breathe by Kendall Grey]()
Just Breathe by Kendall Grey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Kendall Grey has taken my breath away once again … Just Breathe surpassed my expectations with its brutal harshness and beautiful passion rolled into a story of love, magic, and whales.” —Annie, Booked and LoadedAfter betrayal rocks the foundation of their relationship, Australian Sentinel Gavin Cassidy and whale biologist Zoe Morgan call it quits... -
![Midlife Bear Twins by Aline Ash]()
Midlife Bear Twins by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was meant to be a one-night stand to distract forty-something Josie from her nasty divorce. Instead, the handsome stranger left her pregnant. And soon Josie found out that neither he nor the twins are entirely human.JosieDr. Josephine Kenny is facing a midlife crisis. Literally... -
![Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds]()
Lucifer by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEPIC Award WinnerMontreal, Quebec . . . A charming city on the St. Lawrence River, historic, sophisticated, but beneath it all lies an extensive underground where treacherous vampires are plotting to seize the country.Lucifer Scuderi is a vampire—handsome and charismatic, a powerful hunter of unusual skill—who arrives in Montreal to take on the most important hunt of his life... -
![Dragon Crowned by Haley Ryan]()
Dragon Crowned by Haley Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know it’s time to reconsider your life choices when…Where do I start?Technically, it could have been worse. My visit to the dragon enclave could’ve ended with me being eaten. Somehow I survived—with a few new bruises—and now all I want is to go home. Back to Twenty-third Street. Back to my house, my cat, and my grumpy, bathrobe-wearing gargoyle roommate... -
![My Next Breath (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna]()
My Next Breath (The Obsidian Files) by Shannon McKenna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZade Ryan. Rebel supersoldier. Nearly superhuman. On a desperate quest to rescue his missing brother Luke by any means possible. To do it, he must seduce the elusive Simone Brightman, inventor of the ingenious and deadly tech used to capture Luke and hold him prisoner, location unknown. Zade will do whatever it takes to get close to Simone... -
![Sexy Beast VII by Kate Douglas, Anitra Lynn McLeod]()
Sexy Beast VII by Kate Douglas, Anitra Lynn McLeod
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBig and bold, primal and powerful, these men have a seductive sensuality that no woman can resist. Come enter their world of carnal desires and wanton sexuality...if you dare... "Chanku Challenge" by Kate Douglas When Beth and Nick first discovered the amazingly sensual power of their Chanku birthright, the desire to mate was fierce and uncontrollable... -
![Little Dip by Gill McKnight]()
Little Dip by Gill McKnight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s 1977, and Connie Fortune has an easy, freewheeling life as a wildlife photographer and illustrator. A new contract brings her to the Little Dip valley in Oregon to track down a rare bird, but a clash with Sylvie Garoul, the valley’s owner and matriarch of the mysterious Garoul family, and her daughter, the haughty, frustrating, but somehow bewitching Marie Garoul, ruins the deal... -
![Stripe for Love by Anya Nowlan]()
Stripe for Love by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne curvy belle + One blue collar tiger shifter + Traditions that shouldn't be broken + A baby no one could have expected = Mail-order bride romance with more heat than you can handle! Layla Nash has her ducks in a row and everything's going to work out as planned... -
![Serving the Senator by L.M. Mountford]()
Serving the Senator by L.M. Mountford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was ready to do anything, even sell herself to Hades himself.Billionaire. Politician. War Hero.Senator Richard Sharpe, the most powerful man in New York City.And A founding member of the Olympus Club.An exclusive gentlemen’s club.Where anything can be bought, for a price.Kora wasn’t supposed to be on offer.She was the new girl, innocent and inexperienced... -
![Billionaires, Boarders, and Bastards: A Limited-Time Collection of Reverse Harem Romance Novellas by C.M. Stunich, Tate James]()
Billionaires, Boarders, and Bastards: A Limited-Time Collection of Reverse Harem Romance Novellas by C.M. Stunich, Tate James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's better than a sexy billionaire, a hot snowboarder, and a dirty rock star? Three or more of each. That's right: this is romance, reverse harem style. This set includes 3 winter/Christmas themed contemporary romance reverse harem books written by C.M. Stunich, Tate James, and Amanda Rose PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED in the "Snow and Seduction" anthology... -
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![Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson]()
Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wounded warrior tormented by madness…Finds the one woman who can bring him back from the brink.Can Christine and Roarn fight the odds to be together?And will she dare to try…Taming the Tiger?Christine is a single mom with an empty nest. Now approaching menopause, she thinks she has nothing to look forward to but loneliness... -
![Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate: Love After Marriage by A.E. Randell]()
Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate: Love After Marriage by A.E. Randell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Fuck, Ada…""Brad... oh, fuck... deeper... harder!" Ada's shrill voice begged between breathy moans.The banging of the headboard against the wall intensified as Ann froze.No... it couldn't be!She took a deep breath and nudged the door a little more. Her chest felt like it would explode as she held her breath whilst the crack widened... -
![Finding His Goddess by Evangeline Anderson]()
Finding His Goddess by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy thinks the huge Monstrum warrior, T’zaren is a grumpy stick-in-the-mud.T’zaren disapproves of the curvy little human female’s light-hearted view of life.Is there anything worse than a grumpy man? What about a grumpy seven-foot-tall Monstrum warrior who seems to have no sense of humor at all? Lucy Heartwood doesn’t think so... -
![Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar]()
Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn epidemic is overloading Baltimore hospitals, and this time the vampires are finding themselves susceptible. Those infected are unable to control their hunger, crazed and insatiable no matter how much blood they consume... -
![Fire, Brimstone and Chocolate Cake by Mina Carter]()
Fire, Brimstone and Chocolate Cake by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscape hell. Save the world. Simple, huh? My name's Jynx. This morning I was a princess of hell. Now I'm it's most wanted. After a coup in hell, Lucifer's niece, Jynx Morningstar, is on the run with the king of hell in her back pocket (in handy stone doll form) and a hellcat with delusions of grandeur... -
![The Bear Comes Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
The Bear Comes Home For Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA curvy woman who's alone at Christmas + a hard-working bear shifter who needs to get in touch with his animal side + a cozy cabin in the middle of nowhere = a red-hot holiday romance! This Christmas has been more naughty than nice for Hazel Granger. Her now very much ex-boyfriend stood her up for the vacation she’d painstakingly planned, leaving her all alone over the holiday season...Categorized as:
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![Wild by Sara Fields]()
Wild by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's going to scream for me and I don't care who hears it.I traveled to this city to disrupt the plans of the Brotherhood's enemies, not tame a defiant omega, but the moment Revna challenged me I knew punishing her would not be enough... -
![Touch of Surrender by Rhyannon Byrd]()
Touch of Surrender by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSurrender can be the sweetest sin… When Lycan Kierland Scott and Morgan Cantrell are forced to work together for the first time in over a decade in order to save Kierland’s brother, the two Watchmen find themselves embarking on a dangerous journey through a land where one wrong move could lead to disaster... -
![Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles]()
Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTasked by the Archangel Gabriel, Jackie Brighton must find two more lost archangel halos before she's free of her deal. But she's not the only one hunting for the immense power the halos bring, and everyone around her has motives - succubi, serim, and vampire. It's a race to the finish line, and only one person is going to come out on top... -
![Bear Mechanic by Zoe Chant]()
Bear Mechanic by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy woman desperate to protect her little brother + a bear shifter mechanic who will do anything to keep his mate from harm + a team of shifters determined to help their friend and his mate = one action-packed romance! Curvy Elise Robbins is having the worst day ever... -
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![Crave Me by Lexi C. Foss]()
Crave Me by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, a series of portals opened on Earth, allowing magic to spill into the human world.Houses were created. Supernaturals were assigned. And a new balance was formed.All new arrivals are required to join a House.But this is the tale of a Goddess who refused and the House King who brought her to heel.Nyx.Mistress of Night.My newest obsession.The daring female killed one of my men... -
![Deadly Ties by Jaycee Clark]()
Deadly Ties by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome bonds are love, and some bonds are deadly. . . .Taylor Reese is done with men, except for her son, Ryan. Dr. Gavin Kinncaid realizes Ms. Reese is the only woman he's ever wanted to strangle, but fate and passion soon twist their feelings into something other than antagonism, first into passion and then into love... -
![Unforgiven by D.B. Reynolds]()
Unforgiven by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Cyn & Raphael NovellaALLEGIANCE . . . the ties that bind. Friendship, duty, blood. TREACHERY . . . when friendship is abused, duty turns to burden, and blood is not enough. UNFORGIVEN . . . because there are some things that can never be forgotten. Allegiance . . . Treachery . . . Unforgiven.War is imminent, and a spy has infiltrated Raphael’s estate... -
![Haunted Wolf by Nikki Landis]()
Haunted Wolf by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings5 Star Readers' Favorite2021 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner Romance - Paranormal2020 Kindle Book Awards Semi-finalist Romance2019 Ready Reader Awards TOP PICK Gold Medal A broken pack.A dangerous rogue killer.A wolf haunted by his past. Cole Baxter has returned from exile. Banished by his pack for failing to protect his mate from a tragedy, he's remained in the shadows...until now... -
![Bear With Me by Zoe Chant]()
Bear With Me by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lonely bear shifter + a workaholic conservationist + a sudden storm = one wet and wild mountain adventure Jamie Sullivan doesn’t have time for a relationship – and she definitely doesn’t have time to disentangle herself from the one-night stand she somehow fell into at her best friend’s wedding. She’s tried the dating game before, and it never works out... -
![Lover Wolf by Amy Green]()
Lover Wolf by Amy Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWerewolf Heath Donovan has always had it all. The favored son of Shifter Falls' hated alpha, Heath was given the easy life - and his looks have women falling at his feet. Now the old alpha is dead, and Heath runs Shifter Falls' favorite werewolf bar. It's hard work, but the women are still easy. Except Tessa Keefe. Not only is Tessa a sexy blonde bombshell, she's Heath's employee... -
![The Bearfield Baby Heist by Jacqueline Sweet]()
The Bearfield Baby Heist by Jacqueline Sweet
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMina Brooks knew having a shifter baby would be problematic, but she never reckoned she'd have to deal with super strength, enhanced senses, magic surprises and running her bakery all at the same time. She has it all just under control, until a mysterious creature kidnaps her and demands her baby. Matt Morrisey is a bear shifter without a bear... -
![Shifter's Claim by A.C. Arthur]()
Shifter's Claim by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalf 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... -
![Hannibal by Kim Fox]()
Hannibal by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMontana's Most Eligible Bachelor and bear shifter, Hannibal, is losing his mind. His face has been plastered on the cover of the country's most popular newspaper, his three brothers are pressuring him like mad to get married, and he has crazed, money-hungry women banging down his door. He doesn't want a mate and everywhere he looks, people are trying to shove one down his throat... -
![Billionaire Dragons' Fated by Anya Nowlan]()
Billionaire Dragons' Fated by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDouble trouble has never been so hot... Two billionaire dragons + one shy, curvy woman + dragons with dark magic and plenty of malice = one breathtakingly steamy tale! Alexander and Apollo Goldplains have it all. The bodies of Greek gods, the fortunes of Midas, the adoring fans who would follow them to hell and back. But something's still missing... -
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![Royal by Kim Fox]()
Royal by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrizzly bear shifter, Royal, needs a princess. Unfortunately the tiny mountain town of Colwood, Montana is fresh out of them. Every bear shifter in the Clawed Squad must find a mate, and soon, and the pressure on Royal to drop his dream of marrying a princess is starting to get intense. It's too bad there's no way in hell that he's ever going to drop it.Camilla Hill is a master con artist... -
![Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter]()
Tamed by the Mistress by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Mistress rules all, but who rules the Mistress?Mistress of the City, Reena Leroy, picked her partner for the Midwinter Choosing only to have him disappear from her bed before she woke. Now she’s at his pack house to find out why... But things aren’t what she expects. Archer’s not a wolf, or wasn’t until a few days ago. Now he’s chained in his family’s basement as he undergoes conversion... -
![The Gathering: Blasius, Dante and Moira by Ellis Leigh]()
The Gathering: Blasius, Dante and Moira by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou are cordially invited to the event of the season… Please be our guest as the National Association of the Lycan Brotherhood hosts the seventy-eighth annual Gathering. The biggest event of the social season, the Gathering has become the favorite method of networking among packs and bringing together fated mates... -
![Twisted Lies 2 by Sedona Venez]()
Twisted Lies 2 by Sedona Venez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir feelings for one another could be their undoing Sinthia Michaels has nearly lost everything. Unwittingly, she’s signed over the majority of her couture fashion line and lost the support of her retailers in one fell swoop. Behind it all is the one man she is undeniably attracted to. Core McKay , a wealthy and legitimate businessman, is after one thing only—his mother’s murderer... -
![Logan by Carole Mortimer]()
Logan by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLOGAN (Steele Protectors 1) is the 1st book in USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, BRAND NEW Contemporary Romantic Suspense series. Author’s Note: Beware of the very sexy & very alpha Steele brothers. These books are HOT! LOGAN Steele is having a bad day. Well…after being shot, and almost dying, he’s having a bad month... -
![Midlife Dawn by N.Z. Nasser]()
Midlife Dawn by N.Z. Nasser
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Shivers of excitement shot up my spine. It was time to draw a line under the past and find a new me.*By forty, Alisha thought she’d be living her best life. When her idiot husband gambles away their savings, she divorces him and throws herself into teaching her night class in godforsaken London. That is, until her mum dies in a car crash and Alisha suspects foul play...Categorized as:
urban female-mc paranormal fantasy urban-fantasy fiction contemporary witches-wizards
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