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Ashton Drake
Emilia Hartley - 2019
He knows he’s in no shape to help anyone. His sanity is hanging by a thread; he’s failing at the job the Drakes sent him to the city to do; and many days he can’t even handle his own dragon. The beast breaks out within hours of him returning to his hometown, but it settles when it sees Makenna, Ashton’s high school sweetheart. Ashton doesn’t know what she’s still doing in town. She should be singing on a stage somewhere. But it’s good she’s around. In her presence, Ashton and his beast come to a unified, sane purpose. The trouble is, Makenna doesn’t seem to want Ashton around. She can’t forget that Ashton left her, and besides, she’s busy trying to pay off the debt left after a family member’s illness. She doesn’t have time for an out-of-control Drake, even if she could ever trust him again. Ashton knows what he needs to keep his sanity, his community, and his king. But Ashton doesn’t know if he can win Makenna back.
Defiance and the Dragon
Sloane Meyers - 2017
He serves as clan leader to an elite clan of dragon shifters, and he’s spent his life defending the ancient, powerful dragon artifacts. It’s a crazy life, full of dangerous missions and old magic, and nothing surprises him anymore. Nothing, that is, except the most beautiful woman he’s ever met walking into his life and announcing that wizards still exist—and desperately need his help. Everyone knows the wizards have been extinct for centuries…or have they? Knox is forced to make a quick decision on whether to trust the so-called wizard, but it’s hard to think clearly when his heart keeps getting in the way of his head. Wizard Advocate Bree Riley has suddenly become an outcast and a fugitive. When an ordinary day at her tame office job turns into the unexpected discovery that her entire clan of wizards is doomed unless they join forces with another powerful clan, she pleads with the High Council to forget the old laws prohibiting contact with shifters. But no one will listen to her, and Bree must risk her own life and magic to go find the shifters on her own. Convincing the shifters that she’s telling the truth about her wizard abilities isn’t so easy, though. She has to find a way to prove to Knox, the handsome leader of a powerful dragon shifter clan, that wizards still exist before it’s too late to save Bree’s clan, or herself. With the High Council hot on her trail and ready to strip her of her magic, Bree is running out of time. And then, as if her life isn’t complicated enough, she realizes that she’s falling desperately in love with Knox… Can Bree convince Knox that she’s telling the truth, before she loses him and her clan alike? And will Knox be able to trust in a new kind of magic—the magic of the heart? Read this action packed shifter-wizard romance to find out! Defiance and the Dragon is the first book in Sloane Meyers' Redwood Dragons Series, and can easily be read as a standalone book. Please note, this novel is intended for mature audiences and contains explicit love scenes as well as adult language.
Bearly Breathing
Kim Fox - 2015
No cliffhanger)BBW, Rebecca Sanderson, has dragged her two friends on a weekend kayaking excursion through the New Hampshire mountains to help her get over her ex-fiancée. But the three girls will find more than just kayaking when they meet their three sexy, werebear guides.Werebear, Connor Jacoby, is trying really hard to make his new kayaking business succeed. But it's hard when one of your employees phases into a bear in front of your customers and the other charges for autographs because he thinks he's famous since he once played two games in the NFL before getting kicked out.Connor already has his hands full and it's about to get worse when his two incompetent employees bond to the two hot girls they are paired with. But there's nothing he can say because his bear bonds with the beautiful Rebecca.The three 'couples' get separated in a freak flash flood and they must survive the wilderness, but harder than that, they must survive each other for the night.Kim Fox has done it again. Another funny, sexy, fun-filled story full of hilarious characters, witty dialogue and scorching sex!Adult only BBW bear shifter romance. 18+
Mate Set
Laurann Dohner - 2010
All the males are in heat and the driving, sexual lust of their beasts is almost uncontrollable. Mika is human, in an alley, surrounded by four horny werewolves. She knows she’s in deep shit. A tall, handsome werewolf rescues her then demands payment. Hot, sweaty, intimate payment. Grady is a half breed whose human mother abandoned him to his werewolf father, so he knows human women just aren’t safe to fall in love with. The wolf within him wants Mika as his mate, but Grady will not give in. Never. Ever. He’s willing to fight his emotions and his beast, no matter how much sexy Mika tempts him. But neither of them expected her Uncle Omar to assign Grady to protect her from other males—24/7, in her home, sleeping just down the hall. Mika decides to make the best of her vacation and keep the hot wolf in her bed. Grady can’t resist the scorching sex, but he is determined to resist the bond.
The Bear Shifter's Virgin
Jasmine Wylder - 2017
Unless the neighbor is the extremely hot, mysterious billionaire Isaias Durant with his rock-hard body that Rebecca can’t take her eyes off of. There is no way that this piece of art is attracted to her…the shy virgin. Or is there? Isaias Durant is not just some billionaire. He has secrets, and since his parents were both murdered because of it, nobody can know. Asking Rebecca to pretend to be his fiancé might not be the way to behave, but unusual times require unusual measures. And, there is something about Rebecca that keeps drawing Isaias to her…step by step. He is barely able to control his inner beast. Every cell of his body screams for her generous body. But he has to control himself for the good of all. When Becky's life is put in danger, he has no choice but to trust her. When his life is in her hands, will she run… or fall deeper in love with him? Find out! AUTHOR´S NOTE: This is a 31,000-word stand-alone paranormal romance story with HEA, so no cliff-hangers! This story includes virgin, fake fiancee, billionaire and bear shifter elements. Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for 18+ readers only. +++ This book includes bonus stories +++
Alpha's Second Chance
Meg Ripley - 2018
He was the Head Ranger of the beautiful Everglades National Park, Alpha of a loyal bear clan and alone. Since saying goodbye to Addie years ago, he’s never found love again--and he doesn’t want to. Determined to focus on his career and clan, his plan was working fine. Until she wanders into his park and back into his life. Addie has just graduated college and is heading off to the park to celebrate by camping with friends. When she runs into her first love, all feelings of heartbreak resurface. She does her best to move on and enjoy her girls’ vacation, but struggles when she realizes she’s not over Owen after all. Addie hopes to rekindle things with Owen, and deep down, Owen wants the same, but his secret has forced him to shut her out from his heart. How could things ever change between them if the truth stays hidden? With new forces coming against them both, will they be able to rely on each other and give their love a second chance, or are things really over for good? Alpha's Second Chance is a standalone 30,000 word novella with steamy shifter scenes written for readers age 18 and over.
Set Me Free
Becca Van - 2012
At the library where she works, she is cornered against her car by a large, wolf-like dog and then rescued by the animal’s owner, Jonah Friess.Jonah is the lead Alpha of the Friess Pack, sharing the leadership role with his two brothers, Mikhail and Brock. He knows the uptight librarian is their mate, and the brothers set about wooing her into their bed.Michelle is hurt by a jealous female pack member, but instead of being angry with Kirsten, she gets mad with the three Alphas and lets them have a piece of her mind—what she doesn’t realize is that she has just claimed them.A Siren Erotic Romance
Bared for Her Bear
Jenika Snow - 2013
The big, powerful alpha bear shifter is known in the town of Sweet Water for never having the same female twice. But that one-night stand turns into a disaster when the condom breaks.When Charlie sees Ary for the first time he wants her. The bear in him needs to mark and claim her until everyone knows she is his. When she tells him she is pregnant and he’s the father, he has no choice but to step up and take care of her and his baby. It was only supposed to be that one night of pleasure, so when a jackal shifter comes sniffing around her, can Charlie show him that a bear always takes care of what’s his?Be Warned: rimming, spanking
The Bastard Dragon
Viola Grace - 2018
Those two items were the cornerstone of her existence.An altercation at a baby shower leads to her discovering another side to herself. That side was big, crystalline, and caused the other dragons in her vicinity to bow their heads. Defending her friend had led her into this new shape, and now, she was stuck with it.Taken to the central hub of the dragon council, she trades her cooperation for knowledge and freedoms. She had been an independent woman a lot longer than she had been a dragon, and she wasn’t going to lose her lifestyle just because she could suddenly breathe blasts of pure energy.Along the way, she learns about where she came from, and it gives her an outline for the life she wants, with the dragon of her choosing.Words: 25,000
Zane
R.E. Butler - 2015
If you already own the boxed set, please do not purchase this book.*Gorilla shifter Zane Keeton has spent the last twenty-seven years of his life at Amazing Adventures Safari Park, where shifters live in secret away from humans. The enjoyment he gets from tuning up safari vehicles and hanging out in his shifted form for the park visitors has slowly ebbed, and now his thoughts are consumed with finding a mate of his own. When human Adriana and her best friend, Celeste, receive free tickets for a VIP tour of the safari, they decide that it’s just the sort of exciting adventure that they’ve been waiting for. But when their vehicles are separated, Adriana finds herself on the receiving end of unwanted attention from a creepy tour guide. As the tour guide suddenly attacks her in front of the gorilla paddock, she’s rescued by an unlikely hero – one of the gorillas. Adriana quickly discovers that her rescuer is no ordinary gorilla. Not only are shifters real, but the gorilla who saved her life claims that she’s his soulmate. Is she willing to let go of everything she knows and embrace being Zane’s mate?
The Snow Leopard's Mate
Zoe Chant - 2016
With a shifter father and human mother, her brother got the shifter gene, not her. And after her boyfriend dumped her in the worst possible way, she's the one who got the reputation. In a small town, no one ever forgets your mistakes. Especially when your ex is always around to blame you. All Alethia wants is a fresh start in a place where no one knows her name. But when the handsomest man she's ever seen comes to her defense right there in town, she's shocked to find herself falling in love. But will her past tear them apart? Snow leopard shifter Grey Landin thinks he learned his lesson from his own wild past. Now all he wants is to live quietly, working as a lumberjack by day and returning to his solitary cabin at night. But he's not the kind of man to look the other way when a woman's being harassed. And when he looks into Alethia's eyes, he sees the snow leopard that only he can release... and the mate he never believed he'd find. Grey longs to sweep Alethia away to a new life together, but her ex-boyfriend is determined to keep her in her place-- even if it means a fight. Can Grey persuade Alethia to believe in love when she’s been hurt so badly before? Can this wild cat set his mate free?
Lumberjack Werebear
T.S. Joyce - 2015
But when she lands smack dab in the middle of Asheland Mobile Park, she’s sure there’s been a mistake. Not only has her mentor rented her a dilapidated mobile home in the middle of nowhere, but the trailer park is filled with big, burly, growly, flirty, sexy-as-hell lumberjacks. And one in particular is making her think that maybe she’s landed right where she needs to be. Tagan James has a lot on his shoulders. As second in a woodcutting crew of bear shifters, he’s got all he can handle keeping his people from tearing each other apart on the job site. But when the beautiful, and terribly human, Brooke Belle lands on his doorstep, all honest and vulnerable and pulling at his animal’s protective instincts, he has to decide whether to boot her out of his park to protect his heart, or take a risk and save her muse. Every bear shifter knows finding a mate can destroy a dominant like him. But as Brooke shows Tagan just how strong she can be, he’s second guessing everything—including his vow to never fall for a woman. Content Warning: explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Adult only bear shifter romance.
Dragon's Surrogate MatchMate
Maia Starr - 2020
As a powerful dragon shifter, I had everything I wanted.Everything except for the one thing that mattered most.A baby.I signed up for the Hybrid Baby Hearts service.A surrogate mother would give me what I wanted.No complications.No expectations.Little did I know that I’d be paired with my fated mate.Lily Bradford is carrying my baby.An innocent woman in trouble.A gorgeous angel I craved.Falling in love with my surrogate was a bad idea.But I had to protect Lily from her stalker.Her ex-boyfriend needed to back off.And when he didn’t, that’s when all hell broke loose.The enemy was a wolf shifter and had her hostage.The fire within me intensified.The love that I had for her grew.I knew I had to save her.To make her mine and make my family complete.
Dirty Desires
Lauren Landish - 2015
Sometimes it just comes out of nowhere and smacks you in the face.""I've messed up royally, and Kade is the only person who can help me."My name is Alix Nova, and I'm a successful model. That is, until my ex threatens to leak my nude photos. My filthy rich stepbrother is the only person with enough cash that I can turn to, but he isn't buying my pathetic lies on why I need the money. He's determined to get to the bottom of it. I just hope that when he learns the truth, he doesn't abandon me like every other man in my life has."All of the dark fantasies I'd lied to myself about, all of the ways that I'd wanted to bend her over, to engage in those violent passions that tore at my soul. All those images from my dreams that I never told anyone about came to mind as my lips touched hers for the first time." No one associates my name, Kade Prescott, with my rich father anymore. I'm just a defense attorney, scum of the earth. I'm also the only one who'll help my stepsister, Alix. I know that my desire for her is mutual, I'm just not sure how she'll react to the real me. How she'll react to the RED ROOM.**Dirty Little Secrets is dirty, bad and wrong! Includes light BDSM and spankings. Do you dare turn the page?**Full length novel with a HEA.
Deal with the Devil
Evangeline Anderson - 2010
Every time she tries to summon her inner wolf, she has a massive panic attack. Worse, her anxiety extends to the rest of her life. At twenty-seven, she’s still a virgin because attempting to have sex sends her into lockdown mode. She’s miserable and stuck—until Jude Jacobson comes along. Tall, blond and dangerous, Jude is the most feared vampire in town and the minute he sees her, he wants Luz. Vampires and shapeshifters don’t date but he makes her an offer she can’t refuse—a blood exchange that will help her control her panic attacks and give her the life she’s always wanted. Luz is desperate—she takes Jude up on his offer. But she doesn’t expect to fall for the darkly seductive vampire—or to be plunged into danger when her past comes calling. When Jude’s own dark secret comes to light, she begins to question her deal with the devil and wonder if she and Jude can make it…or if they’ll die trying. ***Contains Chapter 1 of Seeing with the Heart, a brand new Brides of the Kindred novella Author Note#1 While I have tried to handle Luz’s past trauma sensitively, some readers, particularly those with a history of sexual abuse, may find this story disturbing. Author Note # 2 This book was originally published by Ellora's Cave back in 2012. Since I have regained the rights to my books from them, I have decided to re-release a number of my favorites. If you bought the book when it first came out, there is no need to buy it again. Thank you for reading!