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Makeshift Mate by C.E. Black


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Jaxson


J.K. Snow - 2016
    What she didn't expect; to meet the town's gorgeous damaged asshole. Her best friend warned her, told her to stay away, but she couldn't. One look into those damaged and empty eyes, she knew she saw her own reflection. She was determine to peel away his layers. Even though he scared the shit out of her, she knew their was a real man hidden somewhere beneath that gorgeous stack of muscle and hair. She will take a chance with Jaxson, breaking his walls down. After all, a person with nothing has nothing left to lose. This is book 1 in the Avery Wolves Series and is a stand alone with HEA.

Tiger Pawed


Kate Kent - 2016
    She’s too busy for that thanks to a more than hectic work schedule with a crazy Hollywood tyrant for a boss.But there’s something about her new personal trainer, Mick, that Karen just can’t get out of her head. She can sense his intense, animal heat, and feels like she has an unusual, strong connection with him right away. But does he feel the same? And what happens when Karen's movie star crush asks her out on a date? Watch how Karen and Mick’s story unfolds. The heat level is off the charts as all the hot sex, passionate romance, and drama ensues! Tiger Pawed is a BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance. This is a standalone novella and the first story in the Shifter Heat series. These paranormal romances can be read in any order. Gonna make you sweat - this novella includes steamy scenes, spicy language, and sizzling hot content. If you like the sound of that, then this book is for you!

Wolf's Mate


Celia Kyle - 2017
    That's why she's an accountant--no excitement, no danger, and no cocky alpha males. She loves her quiet life, but fate has other plans. When Abby uncovers the shady dealings of an anti-shifter organization, she'll have to trust the too-sexy-for-her-peace-of-mind werewolf Declan Reed... or end up six feet under.Declan Reed is starting over. After two years with Shifter Operations Command, it's time to put his past behind him. Now Declan is the only thing standing between the gorgeous Abby and an early grave, and if he's going to have any chance of keeping her alive, he'll have to embrace the darkness he's fought to keep at bay. But first he has to convince Abby that there's no safer place in the world than the arms of a big bad werewolf.

Seeking The Alpha


Amelia Wilson - 2018
    She’s not sure what drew her here. Maybe because it’s far away from the man that tried to kill her? Or because she’s longed to be back in the wilderness once again? Or the fact that her long-lost friend has suddenly appeared back in her life? There’s something about Rowan that shakes her to the core, especially when he touches her for the first time. She knows there’s an animal inside of him, but can she handle his incredible thirst to mate with her?

Shift (The Other Pack Book 3)


Erica Stanciu - 2014
    Like any shifter, she transformed into her beautiful and unique wolf but what they didn't know was the secret that plagued her for two years. Without having the courage to tell anyone she does the only thing she can think of, run. She leaves the comforts of her city to enter the brand new world of college. Will she finally be able to tell her loved ones what happens when she shifts or will the harsh reality of what she is cause her to self destruct?

Before The Moon Rises


Catherine Bybee - 2010
    Her last patient arrives unconscious and naked. She’s lead to believe he’s a psyche patient off his meds. However, once he awakens, Janet is charmed by his million-dollar smile and agrees to give him a ride home. Werewolf, Max Ritter notices the sassy nurse when he wakes after a night under the full moon. Unfortunately, his archrival is drawn to Janet as well. In order to keep her out of harm's way, he opts to keep her close. When the chemistry between them sparks, Max discovers a completely new reason to keep Janet safe.

The Dark One


Ronda Thompson - 2005
    Unfortunately, Lord Wulf's better instincts prevail...although not before he gives Rosalind a tantalizing taste of what she's missing. And when the opportunity arises to rescue Armond from a grim fate while changing her own, Rosalind knows she must seize it... Armond can no more ignore the Rutherford woman than his ancestor could resist the temptress who cursed the Wulf men with a terrifying transformation that occurs at the appearance of the full moon--and is set in motion by love. Now, to save her reputation and his freedom, Armond must marry Rosalind. But he vows that while they may share the pleasures of the marriage bed, she will never have his heart... Yet as strange and mysterious events bring them closer in body and soul, Armond finds it increasingly difficult to keep his feelings for his new wife locked away. Especially when the reality of unquenchable desire--and certain danger--burn stronger than ever by the light of a full moon...

Wolf's Haven


Amber Ella Monroe - 2012
    She's finally built up the courage to escape from a world of abuse by the hands of the man who promised her the world. One night she makes a break for it, but her plans backfire. She begins to believe that she was never meant to be happy. When all hope of freedom fades, she stumbles across a wolf that brings her to safety. She learns to trust the wolf, but has yet to trust the man. Devin, potential future leader of the Caedmon Pack, returns to the foothills of his Virginia home after five long years as a lone wolf. Rivals within the circle challenge him and threaten to strip him of his true birthright. Being bound to lead the pack was not something Devin had planned for his life, but letting his people fall prey to turmoil under the rule of his cousin Darius is out of the question. The night of Devin’s rise to Alpha leader is approaching. Despite opposition, he’s gained an impressive following. That is until he brings a human among the pack.Tamara can’t deny the attraction she feels toward Devin. The Alpha leader-to-be simply cannot resist Tamara’s lure. When they are together, their tribulations take the backburner. Their desire for one another grows as they consummate their passion in wolf’s haven. Will Devin forfeit the most coveted position within the Caedmon Pack to bond with his chosen mate? Can Tamara trust Devin with her mind, heart, body, and soul or will the memories of her abuse dissuade her from being bound to the wolf?

Wolf Signs


Vivian Arend - 2009
    The fact she’s deaf doesn’t make her survival skills any weaker, and she’s been craving the chance to escape into the Yukon wilderness. Only the sexy beast of a man she bumps into at the cabin starts cravings of another kind, setting her hormones raging as well as raising strange questions about wolves, and mates, and pack challenges.All wilderness guide Keil Lynus wanted was a nice quiet retreat before challenging for the Alpha position of his Alaskan pack. He wasn’t planning on meeting his destined mate, or finding out she’s not aware she has the genes of a wolf. Between dealing with his accident-prone younger brother, a deaf mate with an attitude and an impending duel to the death, his week—and his bed—is suddenly full.Far from the relaxing getaway any of them had in mind…Warning: Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “talking with your hands”. Includes dangerous use of sarcasm and hot nookie in a remote wilderness sauna.-----This NORTHERN LIGHTS EDITION is a revised and extended version of the 2009 original.

Bad Wolf


Jennifer Ashley - 2015
    Joanne Greene, while grateful to Broderick for rescuing her sister, doesn’t know what to make of him. She’s been a loner most of her life, better able to relate to computers and coding than to people, until she’s drawn into the world of the Shifters.Broderick is everything Joanne is not—a fighter and a tracker, from a rough-and-tumble family, better at working with his hands than understanding the netherworld of Joanne’s computer programmer life. Broderick is also extremely protective, wanting to draw her under his care as he does everyone else.When Broderick is captured, mistaken for a Guardian, it’s Joanne who figures out that hackers are after the Guardian Network, the database that holds the deep secrets of Shifters past and present. Strangely, Broderick now holds the key to stopping the deadly danger of the network's breach, and Joanne with her coding skills is the only one who can help him.

A Sassy Wedding


Milly Taiden - 2014
    This is a SHORT, meant to be read once Books 1-3 have been read. This short follows the story line from previous books.Time to revisit Jordan and Aric. With everyone in Vegas for a girl's week, Jordan's stress level goes through the roof with wedding plans, until Aric decides to take matters into his own hands.Read about what he does to help Jordan with the wedding. And then, see what happens when Jordan comes face to face with her past.Warning: If you don't like sex of any kind, this is probably not the book for you. Intended for 18+ readers only.

Icing On His Mate


Michelle Ziegler - 2018
    She wanted a fling.Olivia had a plan, but like all good plans, it went to hell in a hand-basket. Finally single, she's got a mess to clean up only her useless excuse for magic won't cooperate. She's come to terms with being alone, a disappointment, and no natural talent for cake decorating.Ethan hasn't always been careful in life. Rash thinking made him a single father and the alpha of his pack. Now the wolf inside him demands a mate just as the pack demands stability, but he has his daughter to think of. His luck might be changing with the appearance of a sexy woman delivering what he thinks is supposed to be a cake.Olivia and Ethan let a single moment of lust drive them to a choice that both might regret. Can Olivia accept that someone loves her as she is, and does Ethan have the ability to forget a past that doesn't want to be forgotten?

Training Their Mate


Vella Day - 2013
    It is book 1 of the boxed set Pack Wars GENRE: Paranormal Werewolf Romance, Paranormal Erotica, Paranormal Menage (MFM) SERIES: Pack Wars She failed to stop him. Now he’s coming after her. Liz Wharton has one goal—to kill the man who raped her mother. Had she known Harvey Couch was a werewolf, she never would have tried to take him on by herself. Determined to put an end to the pest bent on revenge, Harvey sends his goons after her. When two wolves attack her, Liz is sure she’s hallucinating. Good thing Trax Field is there to stop them. Trax and Dante Field, members of the Pack, have devoted their lives to stopping bad shifters like Harvey Couch. Saving Liz would have been just an ordinary day, but when Trax finds her huddled in an alley, bruised and shaken, he’s convinced she’s his mate. To keep her safe, Trax and Dante hold her captive in their loft apartment. When they aren’t searching for Couch, Trax and his brother spend the night training their future mate in the art of bondage and sensual pleasures. How will they be able to convert her into embracing not only their lifestyle but also their animalistic side?

Bear with Me


Nicole Blanchard - 2015
    A single touch is all it takes for her to see the past, be it a person’s or an object’s. When Sully meets Declan, a rugged Woodland Creek local, she finds herself blissfully unable to read him and even though something about him screams danger, Sully surrenders to desire. A bear-shifter with a violent past, Declan Cain lives a present void of emotional entanglements. His solitary life in the vast forests of Woodland Creek is all he needs. Though when he meets Sully, the last thing he wants to do is cut her loose. When her gift shines light on Declan’s past, the two are thrown into a whirlwind of mystery and intrigue. Danger mounts and secrets are revealed and the two must decide if risking their hearts is a price too high to bear.

Taming the Alpha


Adriana Hunter - 2013
    For Jax, a powerful and dangerous werewolf, that's not so easy because the one woman he's deeply attracted to is a girl that will never be accepted by the pack. A woman that he can't seem to get out of his head. A first for him.Beautiful, curvy Nikki Avery hates her job at the local strip club, but she's struggling just to get by. Her dream of ever finding a decent guy worth loving shattered as night after night she stands before a crowd of drunken men, their jeers and catcalls burning a hole in her heart. To make things worse, there's a killer on the loose, stalking the dancers, waiting to attack.But when a handsome stranger appears at the club, his dangerous, feral presence commanding attention, the s.e.x.u.a.l charge between them is so strong that she can barely breathe, Nikki finds herself swept into a world she never dreamed existed. A world where nothing is as it seems and once she enters, there is no turning back.Warning: this novella contains e.x.p.l.i.c.i.t, s.e.x.u.a.l material and scenes. Readers 18+ only.23,740 Word Count