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Rocked by the Alpha (The Alpha Rock Stars)


Hannah Haze - 2021
    And most girls like to be caught. So how he’s found himself chasing the elusive Ruby Bloom, he’s just not sure.Their bands are fierce rivals, known to hate each other’s guts, their public spats newspaper fodder. Which makes West’s clandestine hookups with Ruby both thrilling and dangerous. The woman is certainly happy to fall into bed with him, but anything more seems off the table.But while this chase may be delicious, this is one Omega he wants to catch. If only she’d stop slipping from his grasp.***If you love the sauciness of omegaverse with the sweetness of contemporary romance, heroes with hard shells and soft interiors, and heroines who fight for what they want, you’ll love Hannah Haze’s soft and steamy books - omegaverse set in our world.Rocked by the Alpha is book two in The Alpha Rock Star series but can be read as a standalone novel with no cheating and a happy ending guaranteed.This novel uses British English spelling and usage.

Make You Mine: A Standalone Contemporary Romance


K.T. Quinn - 2021
    

Blue Dragon's Mate


Misty Malloy - 2020
    His dragon already claimed me, and he won’t take no for an answer.He’s got things all wrong. I’m a female mercenary. I’ve been slaying monsters and traveling the universe since I was a teenager.There’s no way I’m settling down to play house.He’ll never tame me.Not even if he shifts into his dragon form and gives me the ride of my life.

Claimed in the Chaos


Opal Fairchild - 2021
    The aliens sent out gigantic, terrifying beasts to capture every human they could find to use us as slaves. And very few of us remain free. Daddy’s sick and needs medicine, forcing me out of our home and into town. Where nothing is safe. When a beast discovers me and shifts into something almost human, declaring I’m his mate, and that no matter what, he will have me. I tell myself not no, but—hell no.But Krux’s touch and golden eyes set my body on fire. He swears his kind doesn’t want to hurt humans, that they’re enslaved by the Oglar who are destroying my world and his. He wants to work together to save both our people from enslavement, but he’s the enemy... right? They took everything from us. Within the chaos, can love bloom? Claimed in the Chaos is an OV inspired alien shifter novel with a snarky heroine and a hard-headed hero. It is an enemies to lovers. This series will deal with darker themes, but I will always give you ample warning.

Tennessee Whiskey


Emma Bray - 2021
    Truth be told, she's a bit of a tomboy with a big heart. She's happy with her life just the way it is.Nick is a billionaire looking for a change of pace. He's hoping his new life in Tennessee will be a new beginning for him.When Nick first meets Daisy, she almost wrecks him—literally. And over a turtle of all things.That one fateful encounter sets in motion an obsession that will either make or break them.

Anna's Bounty


Deysi O'Donal - 2021
    That is, until I’m randomly picked up by a passing slave ship. As if being abducted by aliens isn’t terrifying enough, now I’m about to be sold to a space brothel. I figure things can’t get much worse, until the ship I’m on is attacked by alien bounty hunters. Sparks start to fly when I meet Rovos, the gorgeous leader who promises to take me back to Earth. Only, I don’t know where Earth is and the aliens who kidnapped me aren’t talking. Despite our growing attraction, Rovos is determined to keep me at arms length. He knows the danger of his trade. The heartache it brings. So he vows to find me somewhere safe. Even if it guts him to let me go. Even if I beg him to let me stay.

Bosshole


Jagger Cole - 2021
    A grouch. A huge jerk with an even bigger...ego.He’s also been my crush and the subject of just about every fantasy I’ve had for the last ten freaking years.And now he’s my boss.Think you’re having a bad day? How about accidentally flashing your...everything to your gorgeous a-hole of a new boss after spilling coffee all over him, on your very first day of work?Yeah, check mate.Plenty of finance guys in New York like to call themselves the “wolf.” But only Barrett King commands the title of “Demon King of Wall Street.” Arrogant, demanding, and the kind of hot that makes girls forget how to talk.Years ago, the Grump King himself was my older brother’s best friend from the wrong side of the tracks. That was before my wealthy family set Barrett up to take the fall for a crime he didn’t commit.Now, he’s one of the richest, most powerful, and most gorgeous men in New York. He’s also my new boss, and believe me, he hasn’t for one second forgotten what my family did to him.Barrett doesn’t just want me working under him. He wants me working, well, under him. There are rules, of course. I have lines I won’t cross. But those lines are blurring by the second, and the rules are starting to crumble.Now, New York’s most eligible arrogant bachelor—the man with everything—wants something he can’t have: me.The only problem is, I’m running out of excuses for why he can’t.

An Alpha's Storm


Sloane Meyers - 2015
    And Brett Smith is one of them. When tragedy leaves him without a clan, he hides out in the United States Coast Guard, using his beastly, alpha strength to save lives on a daily basis. He's used to getting what he wants, and when he meets a beautiful marine biologist who sends his bear into a frenzy, he can't help falling in love. She's hesitant to let him in, however, and when she discovers that he's been keeping shifter secrets from her, she refuses to even speak to him anymore. Aubrey Carter is a busy woman. She pours her heart into her job as a marine biologist, and doesn't have time to deal with a boyfriend. But when she finds out that the handsome stranger next to her at the bar is actually the Coast Guard rescue swimmer who saved her life, she's tempted to make an exception. After discovering, however, that he's been keeping deep secrets from her, she goes from curious to angry. She swears never to talk to him again, but she can't seem to stay away. Is it possible that she still needs saving, and that he's the only one who can rescue her? Can Brett make amends for his mistakes before it's too late? And will Aubrey finally open her eyes to realize that true love is worth the risk? Find out in this steamy bear shifter romance. AN ALPHA'S STORM is part of Sloane Meyers' Water Bear Shifters Series. While this 37K word novella can easily be read as a standalone story, you'll likely enjoy reading all of the Water Bear books!

Dragon's Prisoner


Juniper Hart - 2021
    Intended for 18+ audiences.

Promised to the Orc (Orc Guardian Brides, #1)


Sue Mercury - 2022
    I struggle to accept my lot in life, and I won’t lie—I’m tempted to run and hide. But deep down, I know I wouldn’t get far, and the last thing I wish to do is bring down an orc’s vengeance upon my village… or upon myself.I soon learn that while Gregor has a fierce, vengeful side, when it comes to me, he can be gentle and… sweet. He’s also intensely protective and possessive of me.But we come from different realms, and his world is so very different from my own.Will I survive marriage to a big, growly orc?

Stolen by Her Bear


Felicity Heaton - 2021
    He just wants to sleep the winter away, but his rowdy neighbours in the remote Rocky Mountains valley have other plans. When the cougar shifter brothers refuse to keep the noise down, he reacts on instinct, kidnapping a beautiful female who smells like sweet berries and tempts him like no other—a female who happens to be mated to one of the brothers.Holly’s first taste of freedom isn’t going as planned. Escaping her family to join in the winter wedding celebrations at Cougar Creek with her friend Ember sounded fantastic, until a grouchy bear shifter grabs her—a gorgeous male who rouses instincts in her that are startling and powerful, igniting a fierce need to growl and stake a claim on him. A gorgeous bear who might be her fated mate.Can Holly resist the hungers Saint awakens in her? And when Saint realises his mistake about her identity, can he convince the stunning Holly to give him a second chance?

Daddy Soldier Bear


Meg Ripley - 2019
    Drake Sheridan has his hands full. Being called away to covertly diffuse the most complex issues amongst clans—ones that even the shifter conclave can’t handle—can be tough, but this Special Forces Medical Sergeant is always up for the challenge. When he gets a call about an Alpha who’s supposedly been brainwashed by her three mates, Drake knows he has to step in. Nikki’s triad of mates treats her like a queen—or so she thinks. She doesn’t see a problem in her Eureka, California bear clan, but her sister won’t stop telling her otherwise. When a newcomer named Drake shows up in town looking for a clan to join, Nikki knows he’s a good fit, but her inner bear goes berserk whenever he’s around. She’s already found her mates, so what’s going on with her bear? As soon as he encounters Nikki, Drake’s bear craves to claim her as his. But his mate died in childbirth years ago; he still beats himself up for not being able to save her and never thought he’d love again. But the way his bear yearns for Nikki now has him thinking otherwise. No matter what his bear wants, he’s in Eureka on a mission and won’t give up until he gets to the bottom of the mystery behind Nikki’s devious mates. He can’t let his heart get involved. Or can he? Steamy shifter scenes inside! Readers 18+.

Bear Next Door


Brittany White - 2020
    She moved to Mystic, Connecticut with only one goal. With a slew of disappearances and strange animal attacks that she was certain were the work of shifters. The tiny town was the perfect place to conduct her research and she is determined not to let anything get in her way…Until she meets her new neighbor. Sam Miller is a doctor; charming and sexy with an irresistible smile, Sam is exactly the kind of distraction Laura wasn’t prepared for.Bear Shifter Sam Miller is a member of the Shifter Protection Agency.The SPA is tasked with protecting the shifter population of Mystic from human hunters and warring sleuths alike. When a young scientist moves to town and starts poking around in an agency investigation, Sam is told to keep an eye on her. Laura is nothing like he expected, she’s funny, smart and unbelievably beautiful. Sam is torn - he knows this woman is his mate, wants nothing more than to protect her and love her for the rest of his life.But he’s been lying to her ever since they met, about his job, his family and even his identity. And with a powerful enemy after Laura, Sam doesn’t know how much longer he can keep his identity a secret.Will the uncovered mysteries bury their happily ever after?Note: Adults Only!

Burning Falls Shifters: The Complete Collection


Cynthia Wilde - 2019
    Surprises await around every corner it seems. One of those surprises is a stand offish alpha named Chase Martin… The connection between them is electric, but she can’t help the feeling that he might be hiding the biggest secrets of all… As the alpha of the five bear shifters and sworn protectors of Burning Falls, Chase’s duty is to defeat the dark forces that seem hell bent on taking over the town. With his own pack still reeling from the loss of one of their own, and a shady real estate company poking around town, he can hardly afford to be distracted by the animal magnetism that grabs at him every time he sees new-girl-in-town Cindy Lowell. With a mystery unfolding that threatens to rip the town apart to it’s very core, do Chase and Cindy even stand a chance? Can they come together with the rest of the pack and an eclectic cast of townsfolk to discover the real cause of the threat and save the town before it’s too late? Step into the streets of Burning Falls where nothing is what it seems and find out for yourself… This Collection Features: Her Keeper Bear Her Frenemy Bear Her Secret Baby Bear Nanny to the Bear Her Fated Mate Bear The Harvest Festival Epilogue (New!) There is also a brief preview of the first in the Bridge Hollow Shifters series, Alpha Daddy Bear! *This entire collection has been re-edited, updated, and uploaded as off 11/11 ; ) These stories contain no cheating, no cliffhangers and of course all have HEAs! Warning: This ebook contains mature steamy shifter themes and language and is meant for 18+ readers only. We believe this collection will be enjoyed by fans of T.S. Joyce, Zoe Chant, Harmony Raines and Terry Bolryder…

This Boss Romance Series


Emily Stewart - 2021