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Grizzly Mate


Ariana Hawkes - 2019
     Savannah's luck seems to finally be changing when MateMatch, a secret dating agency sends her to Ragtown to meet the match they've found for her. Under different circumstances, she would have been excited for her new life. But she's been to hell and back in the last six months, and excitement is one of the many things she doesn't feel these days. She doesn't even care who her match is, as long as he's a bear and he's not mean. From the ad, single father Garrett seems to tick both boxes. The only problem? When she turns up on his doorstep, in a town inhabited by hostile beasts, he has no idea who she is, and no interest in finding a mate. Two years earlier, Garrett Sanders made a big mistake that resulted in the death of his best friend. Tormented by self-recrimination, all he wants is to hide away in Ragtown and raise his friend’s three orphaned kids in peace. When a cute, curvy woman turns up on his doorstep, claiming to be his mate, he wants to run her out of town, but night is falling and he needs to protect her from the beasts who run wild after dark. Crushed though she is, Savannah is determined to stay in Ragtown until she finds her mate. Living in Garrett’s house and looking after the kids seems like a good idea at the time, but it’s not long before the chemistry between the two of them drives them to distraction. Savannah is convinced Garrett has a good heart, underneath all his growliness, but he can’t let go of his conviction that he’s a beast, and when tensions heat up in Ragtown, a side of him emerges that he never wanted to see again. Can Savannah help him to forgive himself, before his past ruins everything? Promised: romance, heat and sexy shifters. HEA and no cheating, of course!

Bearllionaire


Terry Bolryder - 2015
     When billionaire tech mogul Ryder Hart returns to Bearstone Park, he isn't expecting to meet the love of his life and prove his father right about mates and love at first sight. He isn't expecting curvaceous, stubborn accountant Janna Wright. Janna doesn't know what to make of enormous, famous, gorgeous Ryder suddenly pursuing her. She's still trying to get over getting cheated on in a past relationship, and her mother taught her that if something seems too good to be true, it usually is. But when Ryder makes her an offer she can't refuse to work with him up at his huge, luxurious mountain lodge, she accepts, despite the danger to her heart. Now Ryder just has to show Janna that men may be dogs, but bears rule the forest. And what a bearllionaire wants, a bearllionaire gets.

Savage Pride


Cecilia Lane - 2019
     She can't decide what's worse—his snarky, human hating attitude, or the fact that her judgement sucks and she is falling in love with the devil in sexy blue jeans. But refusing to trust will cost her more than her future happiness... it could cost her life. Alpha lion Trent has no one but his pride, a group of misfits holding onto control by a claw under his leadership. He doesn't need the complication of a stubborn, mouthy, human woman who looks him in the eye and sets off every instinct to claim. Especially since his uncle is threatening to solve Trent's Hailey problem with violence. For Trent isn't the only one who wants to see all humans kicked out of town and lions back at the top of the food chain. He's just the only one who is starting to change his mind... ...the only one who realizes that the love of a mate is worth fighting, dying, and forgiving for. Savage Pride, Lion Hearts Book 1, is a standalone lion shifter steamy romance. This paranormal with bite is for readers who love enemies to lovers, snarly lion heroes, and sassy not-quite-damsels in distress. Download now because you crave an alpha too savage to love. . . unless he's your fated mate.

Deliciously Mated


P. Jameson - 2015
    His nights however, are spent in his cabin, cold and lonely. There's no mating for the big cats. He's accepted it, but no amount of time in the kitchen can keep his heart from craving someone to call his own. When food and other supplies go missing from the lodge, he sets out to reveal the thief. But without a scent to track, he begins to wonder if Lake Haven has a ghost.Clara Destacio is a ghost. Not literally, but if you count the way she can sneak into houses, get what she needs, and leave without a trace, she might as well be invisible. Years ago, a tragedy left her seeking solitude. Exchanging her friends, family, and cushy lifestyle for the quiet simplicity of a rough camp in the woods has helped her deal with what happened. But surviving sweltering summers and frigid winters in the Ouachitas means she has to take what she needs from those who have too much.Clara finds Lake Haven's lodge and the abundance it offers, and realizes she's stumbled onto a gold mine. But when someone starts leaving her food so she won't have to steal, the guilt she's been running from catches up with her.***Book 1 of the Ouachita Mountain Shifters series. To experience more of these characters, read the prequel, A Mate's Wish.***Contains adult language and explicit sex scenes. Intended for mature audiences only.

Novak Grizzly


T.S. Joyce - 2018
    Remington Novak is stuck in a city, her whole life altered for a man who didn’t keep her. A life change comes in many forms, but for Remi, it comes as a newspaper clipping, sent by her best friend. A Last Chance Crew up in the mountains is looking for help, and her skillset matches the requirements. Must like animals? She was a grizzly shifter. Must be okay with crass jokes? She was raised a Grey Back in one of the roughest Crews in existence. She could surely handle a few rowdy boys. When she shows up for the interview though, it’s clear she’s made a grave mistake. Kamp demands her inner bear’s attention immediately, but he’s dangerous to her body and soul. Something’s wrong with that lion shifter, and the more she tries to figure him out, the deeper she falls into a dangerous admiration for him and these mountains he’s claiming as home. Kamp is out of options. His days are numbered in his Crew, his lion needs to be put down, and every day looks just the same. Wake up, fight the Alpha, fail at his job, sleep, repeat. He’s lost too much to recover, but one look at the fiery-eyed beauty, and this lion shifter lumberjack aching to change his destiny. It might already be too late, but now every day is worth fighting for just to see the growing smile on Remi’s face. Two damaged shifters, one fate, one helluva mountain to climb to get this Crew to C-Team status. No one could’ve got him living again, but maybe…just maybe…the Novak Grizzly can save him. Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences.

First Bitten


Samantha Towle - 2012
    The next thing Alex knows, she is staring at the impossibly handsome but mysterious Nathan who has helped bring her back to life, but not to the life she left.To her horror, she discovers she has now become a blood-drinking Vârcolac herself and she is the only female of her kind, with the potential for breeding a whole new army of Vârcolacs if they can only track her down and press her into service.And while Alex gets to know Nathan and his shape-shifting family as they offer her the protection she so desperately needs, unbeknown to all of them, the Vârcolacs are getting closer …

Wolf's Bane


Auryn Hadley - 2020
    Trying to face the world alone with my teenage daughter is the sort of thing nightmares are made of, but I caught a break. My best friend just hired me for a great job. It's not anything special, simply managing the leasing office of this very fancy and highly exclusive neighborhood, yet the perks mean I get my second chance.Speaking of perks, my rent-free house is right beside not just one handsome man, but five! Each one is hotter than the last, and all of them seem interested in me. Maybe I can't remember the last date I was on, but if I want to master being a strong woman, then this is a good place to start. It's just dating, right? Normal life stuff.Not so much.Everyone around us has these strange golden eyes. Then there are the questions no one will answer. And who cares if there's a lot of wildlife running around at night? I do, especially when a wolf keeps sneaking into my backyard. I have a kid to worry about. Things have got to change before someone gets bitten!Normal is going out the window, and fast. My neighbors say I don't belong here, and they don't mean because I'm Hispanic. Never mind that I just heard a man growl. Now they're talking about fated somethings, and I'm pretty sure they mean me.I feel like I'm going crazy!Because when I said I wanted to learn how to be strong, this wasn't what I meant at all. Still, when it comes to taking care of my little girl, I will definitely learn how to be the biggest bitch on the block.I just hope that doesn't become literal.Wolf's Bane is a 136,000 word, full-length novel with multiple love interests. Note: Wolves Next Door series contains profanity, consensual sex, and one adult woman who falls for multiple younger men. This is the first book in a trilogy.

No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It


Celia Kyle - 2013
    It gets worse when the cub’s uncle comes by and busts out his fur and claws while on her front porch. Then it gets loads better because suddenly there’s a hot hunk of badge-wearing werebear on her lawn ready to rescue her. Yum. Of course, he has to ruin things by trying to take the cub out of her hands. Ha! The cub is hers… No ifs, ands, or bears about it.Werebear Ty can’t seem to get the curvaceous, delectable Mia to understand that, even if she is one-quarter werebear, she isn’t keeping the cub. Ty is the Grayslake Itan, the clan’s leader, and the little werebear is going home with him… Unless it isn’t. It’s her smile. If she’d stop smiling and being gorgeous, his inner-bear would support him and Ty would get his way. But the beast wants to make their woman happy, so it’s perfectly content to let her do as she pleases. Then things change. Threats arise, danger comes close, and Ty demands she return to his den. No ifs, ands, or mates about that. *-*This is the first book in the bestselling Grayslake series: Book #1: No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About ItBook #2: All Roar and No BiteBook #3: Roaring Up the Wrong Tree Book #4: Love at First RoarBook #5: Howl My NameBook #6: Sunday Bear-becue

The Red Dragon's Baby


Zoe Chant - 2019
    Until she meets him. Single mom Katie Miller has left everything behind. Unable to handle the idea of her six-month-old son being raised by her dangerous ex, she pulled up her life and escaped. Now she's alone with her baby, road tripping into the unknown with a little money and a lot of determination. Dragon shifter Ronan Reinhardt escaped his own violent past years ago. Now, he lives deep in the woods, on the outskirts of a quiet shifter community, keeping himself to himself. Until Katie stumbles—literally—onto his doorstep. Ronan finds himself captivated, and drawn to protect her and her baby son. Both Katie and Ronan are used to lives of desperation and struggle. Now, they're each experiencing a depth of love and comfort that they've never known. Can they learn to accept the love and safety a family brings? And when Katie's past catches up with her, can the sleepy little town come together and help Ronan defend his mate and baby? The Red Dragon's Baby is a standalone book, full of passion, family, action, and adorable babies. No cliffhangers!

Alpha's Second Chance


Jade Alters - 2020
    Can I finally make peace with my past so that I can protect the life I’ve built and give myself a second chance at happiness? Alpha’s Second Chance is a steamy paranormal shifter romance with hot Alpha bears, a strong BBW and a story about why love might be better the second time around. The Special Bear Protectors Collection includes stand-alone stories with HEAs that can be read in any order and are part of the same supernatural universe. Content Warning: Love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences. No cheating and no cliffhangers.

Shift


Ruby Dixon - 2016
    Not that it's stopping these alphas from finding their mates! Included in this anthology are five steamy, ultra-hot novellas of big, burly shifters brought to their knees by the women they love. Includes a never-before-seen bonus story, entitled YOU GOTTA BE SHIFTING ME, in which a naughty librarian shows a gruff were-bear that he can't steal her honey and get away with it.

Wolf Girl


Leia Stone - 2020
    Cuffed, with my shifter magic bound, I was forced to go to school with witches in order to keep my true nature from coming out.Then I met him.Sawyer Hudson.The Alpha's son was visiting Delphi Witches' College and spotted me. He took one look at me, and an hour later, I was being pulled out of school, taken into Wolf City and leaving my parents and everything I knew behind.It's the Alpha's son's selection year, the year he must pick a mate, and every female aged 18-22 must be in attendance.I've landed myself in the middle of Werewolf Bachelor, and just when I think I've got a handle on things, Sawyer releases my cuffs, unbinds my magic, and sees what I really am.The problem is, I don't know what this creature is that I transform into. It's not an ordinary werewolf, that's for damn sure.

The Blackstone Dragon Heir


Alicia Montgomery - 2017
    Driven. Obsessed with money.Just like the dragon inside me.But when I meet herI know it. She's the one.My fated mate.I would do anything to make keep her safe.and protect her from the forces trying to hurt her.Because I take care of what's mine.A cold, unfeeling dragon shifter CEO + mysterious woman on the run who perks up his dragon's interest = action, adventure, heart-wrenching romance and an HEA guaranteed to satisfy you!Matthew Lennox’s entire life was driven by one thing: Lennox Corporation. Now that he was taking over as CEO, nothing was going to stop him from making the family company an even bigger success. But, when a mysterious woman arrives in town and captures his and his dragon’s attention, he realizes that she’s the one: his mate, and he’d do anything to make her his.Catherine Archer is running away from her past and those trying to hurt her. She knows she needs to keep her head down and falling for a dragon shifter isn't exactly keeping a low profile. She needs to resist him, for his and her sake, but can she ignore her heart?

Ember's Curse


Gena D. Lutz - 2012
    Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love. When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger. Just when it seems the world as she knows it will be changed forever, she meets Collin, an Alpha Werewolf with a body built for sin. As her heart begins to heal, she comes to find that the demons of her past are not nearly as dangerous as the nightmares she will be forced to face in her future. Can finding her true love conquer all? Or will the ability to feel for the first time be overshadowed by losing everything else she holds dear?

Rancher Wolf's Next Door Mate:


Serena Meadows - 2021
    The wolf shifter in me couldn’t handle it when Carrie was being abused.She’s my next-door neighbor and I don’t see her around town often.Carrie keeps to herself, silently putting up with her abusive father.But it’s time that I help her out of this mess.Running the Prairie View ranch has got its perks.I’m in a position to protect the woman that I’m obsessed with.She’s everything that I’ve always wanted.Feminine, loyal, adventurous.And so, I don’t mind doing the one thing that will save her.Marrying her.I need to beat Carrie’s father, and help her escape the arranged marriage he has set up for her.I don’t care if being with her is forbidden.Carrie already has my heart.And now she’ll have a right to the rest of my life as my wife.Each book in this sexy-as-sin series can each be read as standalones, and has no cliffhangers, but are best read in order.Warning: Adults Only