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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?

Danil's Mate


Selena Scott - 2017
    "The Secret Shifters of Spokane" is the story of the Malashovik family who emigrated from Belarus to America to escape political unrest, and who hold a deep family secret, resulting in the closeness and support the four brothers feel for each other. Join them as they fight against all odds for their true mates. Each book in the series, is beautifully tied to the next one.*** *** *** *** ***A curvy reporter who's just arrived in town and an alpha bear shifter who holds a deep family secret. Can their attraction become something more and can she tame the animal within him?Danil is an immigration lawyer, originally from Belarus. His family moved to America when dissidents of the president started to disappear. The youngest of four brothers, his love for his family is paramount. He seeks to protect those close to him. Dora is a sexy, curvy and not afraid to speak her mind. She's arrived in Spokane to investigate reports of a bear in the forest that has been experimented on. Little does she know what her inquiries will uncover. What will happen to Danil's family if their secret is exposed? Can the intense desire between them survive and flourish into a true love story?*** *** *** *** ***Note: The story contains strong sexual themes/language and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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?

Primal Urges


Lizzy Bequin - 2019
    Now I have escaped, but I don’t know how long I can last in this unforgiving wilderness. Lost and alone, I fear I will fall prey to one of the predators inhabiting this dark forest. But I never expected the predator would come in the shape of a man. The rough and rugged alpha warns me to stay far away from him. He tells me he is a beast with carnal instincts that he can’t restrain. He warns that if I stay, he will have no choice but to pin me down and use me in the most animalistic ways imaginable, shattering me with climaxes like I’ve never dared to experience before. He promises he will break me. I should heed his warnings and flee, but there is something about this man’s scent that tells me I was created to be his mate, and it makes me want to put all of his threats to the test. Now I’m about to find out what happens when an alpha gives in to his primal urges. This M/F omegaverse romance is the first book in the Primal Alphas series. While the stories in the series are connected, each book can be read as a standalone. There are no cliffhangers, no cheating, and an HEA every time!

Selling Her Virtue


Dani Wyatt - 2022
    Turns out, he's way more than I bargained for. He makes me feel safe and treasured and before you know it, I'm the one begging him to take what he dropped a half-mil to secure.Only, when he shows up the day after the auction sitting at my parents' dinner table, I realize just who the man who claimed my first time really is.Spoiler alert...things are about to get complicated. Author's Note: The last place this brooding, possessive hero wants to be is at a virgin auction. He's about to bail when he spies something he can't live without. Get comfortable and watch these two go from zero to sixty as soon as the auctioneer bangs his gavel. Safe, no cheating, and a HEA of course.

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.

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.

Silver Savage


Iona Strom - 2021
    With my world in turmoil, my spirit mate crashed into my life when I needed her the most. She is not of Valose but a stranger from another world. Newly awakened, my ancillary heart beats for one reason only—to keep her safe. Now I must protect her from old enemies as well as new yet what came with her poses a unique danger that can't be fought with swords. There's nothing I wouldn't do for her. Unfortunately, what she wants the most will tear apart my very soul.LilyI thought the abduction had been bad enough, but the crash-landing nearly killed me. Stranded on an alien world, all I wanted was to find a way to get myself and the other girl's home. When the solution presented itself in the form of a kilt-wearing, hopeless romantic with serious muscles, sexy elf ears, and the belief that soul mates truly exist…Well, I'm no longer in a huge rush to leave.

Marked


Aline Hunter - 2012
    Drawn to the werewolf tattoo parlor for reasons she can’t explain, she soon discovers the sexy man from her dreams isn’t a figment of her imagination. Not only is Jackson Donovan real, but he explains the dreams they shared are due to their destined mating. It can’t be possible. She’s not a werewolf. Even if he swears the mark on her wrist indicates otherwise.Jackson is stunned to discover the beautiful minx from his dreams isn’t a full-blooded werewolf but a Halfling. The only way to uncover Chloe’s past is to stake a claim to her future. By taking the delectable female into his bed, he’ll unlock every secret she has to hide -- as well as awaken the passion she’s tucked away for too long -- by exploring her mind, body and soul one sweet inch at a time.

Riding Red


Alexa Riley - 2015
     Ruby is the proud owner of Red's Goodie Basket, and as the new girl in town, she's looking for a business. But when the local sexy sheriff, Dominic Wolfe, keeps the customers away, she finds it's hard to stay mad when burning with desire. Dominic is a shifter, and his wolf wants Ruby. Since the second he laid eyes on her, he's been fighting the need to mark her as his. But when the mating moon is full, he won't be able to control his wolf any longer. Tricks and treats are the last things on his mind when the mating heat takes over, and his obsession is put to the test. Warning: This story is a sexy twist on a classic fairy tale, complete with a red cape, a basket of goodies, and a hungry wolf. It's written to make you smile, turn you on, and help you celebrate Halloween! BONUS BOOK: Coach will be at the end of Riding Red as a bonus book for the first two weeks after the release of Riding Red.

Bear Mountain Bride


Sky Winters - 2017
     Tessa and Lucas, had been blissfully married for 15 years. When she finds out he has been dealing meth and hooking up with younger women, her world comes crashing down. She quickly files for a divorce, and Lucas decides to make Tessa’s life a living hell. Single, scared, and alone, Tessa finds herself under the protection of a mysterious bear pack. And when Lucas ups the ante, Tessa learns that this isn’t a mere pack of bears—it’s a pack of shifters. The pack and its leader, the handsome Atticus, have been charged with keeping the woods of Bear Mountain safe. Will Tessa be able to escape the threat of Lucas and help the shifters of Bear Mountain keep their word? **This is a full-length 40,000 word novel, standalone shifter romance. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. For a limited time, I've included bonus stories. Grab your copy today.**

Kodiak


Delta James - 2020
    and he's claimed me as his mate.I didn't need to go to Kodiak Island to find a beast like him in the wild. He found me.He stripped me, spanked me, and then took me roughly and savagely.I ran from him, the thought of another night of brutal, desperate climaxes and quivering, screaming surrender far too shameful to contemplate. But fate brought me back to him.There will be no escape this time.He's going to punish me. Then he's going to claim me as his mate.Publisher's Note: Kodiak includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

Her Dominant Boss


K.R. Max - 2019
    I attract all the wrong ones, and my landlord is top of the list. I need a job, and fast, but instead I’m in the back of a perfect stranger’s car, letting him do things to me that I’ve only dreamed of... Caden isn’t used to meeting beautiful women on the street. As an attractive billionaire, he’s even less used to them running away. But then his mystery woman shows up as his new assistant, and he’s going to punish her for disappearing on him. A punishment which soon morphs into something else altogether. Lauren can’t believe her luck. Her new job comes with some...orgasmic perks, but Caden Fox is renowned for having a short attention span, especially when it comes to companionship. Does she dare trust him with her heart, as well as her body, or will her fears and his rivals’ machinations tear them apart forever?

Feral Wolves


J.L. Wilder - 2020
    But can they learn to work together?This is the first book in the Feral Wolves of the Arctic series.The OmegaI was the most prized omega of the southern wolf packs.Banished to the Arctic, when I refused to mate my alpha.Sent to live among the savage and wild ferals.Now every feral alpha I meet wants me for his own.I’m trying to deny the imprints, but it’s impossible not to want them back.I long for all of them equally. I want them all to claim me.Can I learn how to unify these wolves, before they tear us apart?Feral WolvesIt is safer to be alone. It is safer not to have a mateIn the Arctic, a feral wolf can trust no one.But when the omega came into our lives the only thing that mattered was her.Her survival. Her happiness. Her desires.But how can we learn to share our claim to the omega?How can we learn to live in a pack when our nature is to be feral?Can we really keep her safe and protected?Feral wolves aren’t the only shifters running wild up North ...Note: Intended for readers 18+ only due to mature themes and content. Reverse harem, shifter romance with HEA. All books in the Feral Wolves of the Arctic series can be read as a standalone - but - better enjoyed when read in its intended series order!

Ashbrock Curse


T.S. Joyce - 2021
    They’ve been waiting for one woman to change their fate, and lift the dark magic burden from their pack. Every Halloween has been the same--waiting, watching, failing…and so the wolves of Hollow Rock had accepted their place protecting the town for all of eternity. Callum Ashbrock is alpha of Hollow Rock, and when his sister calls to say the words he’s been waiting for centuries to hear, he can’t believe the time has finally, finally come. He’s found her. Her. The one he’s been missing for all this time, and she’s finally in his town, just in time for Halloween.Stacia Wallace has waited her entire life to celebrate her favorite holiday in the town that parties for a full week around the spookiest time of year. Hollow Rock’s Halloween festival is a gathering place for Halloween-goers of all ages, and the stars have finally aligned for her to be right in the middle of the action. Everything is perfect, from the costumes, to the spooky hotel accommodations, to the sexy, bright-eyed man who is showing a keen interest in her. She’s here for one week of wild fun, but she has no idea how wild her life is about to get. Callum is interesting, and handsome, and protective in all the right ways, but she’s slowly finding out things about herself she didn’t know before. And when the weight of the town’s curse falls on her shoulders, she’ll have to choose between saving the man she’s falling for, or saving herself. Nothing is as it seems in Hollow Rock.Don’t miss this spooky, romantic, exciting short story from the imagination of 100-time bestselling author, T. S. Joyce.Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences.