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A Minor Shift


Tabitha Conall - 2015
     BBW shifter Eva Ross wants to climb the ranks at the FBI and she's on her way. A romance could put a huge wrench in her plans, so she turns down lion shifter and Army Ranger Bowie Garrison by telling him she's already got a date. She didn't expect to wake the lion. Now Bowie's coming for her and it'll be all she can do to resist him... and her traitorous heart.

Fall in Love


Harmony RainesFlora Dare - 2016
    It's pretty boring, though, until she sees... him. Gabe is big. He's burly. Insecurity sends Jolie scurrying for the cover of the forest. Good thing a bear like Gabe loves a good hunt. Marina Maddix - Laid Bear (Laid Bear #1) Curvy girl Bethany can't believe her good fortune when her new neighbor turns out to be devastatingly hot. But someone that gorgeous could never fall for someone like her…could he? A charming personality and appreciation for sappy music aren't the only things Maximilian Pearce is hiding, and just when Bethany thinks she might get her very own happily ever after, a shocking revelation forces her to make a heartbreaking choice. Elianne Adams - Releasing Her Dragon (Dragon Blood #1) Stella McLaughlin has finally found her mate, and just in time, too. But when he keeps running from her, she has to face the fact, he doesn’t want her. As much as it hurts, she’s going to have to release him, otherwise, she’ll be stuck in her dragon form forever. Chloe Cole (AKA Christine Bell) - Coercion (Montana Dragons #1) When the Stone family offers up their wolf-shifter daughter in exchange for protection, dragon Drake Blackbourne agrees to wed her, sight unseen. Surely he can manage to bed her, no matter how plain she might be. What he doesn’t expect is that captivating, defiant Willa will ignite a fire in him that will burn everything in its path… Olivia Arran - My Curse To Bear (The Everson Brothers #1) A witch without any powers is about as much use as a bear shifter without a mate. So, what happens when the two collide, old secrets are unearthed, and sparks fly? Merrie and Craig are about to find out… Celia Kyle - He Ain't Lion (Ridgeville #1) Life sucks... And then you get turned into a werelion... Curvaceous, blonde bombshell Maya Josephs is looking for a little action to take her mind off of her recent break-up. And when she meets the hotter than hot Alex O’Connell, the alpha lion shifter is just the man to fit the bill for a one-night stand. Harmony Raines - Lonely Bear (Bear Bluff Clan #6) Imagine going to an engagement party and realising that the happy bride-to-be is your bond mate. That's what happened to bear shifter Nate. Now she is here, on his mountain, and she's hurt. And this time he plans to claim her... Emma Alisyn - Bear Prince (Royal Bears Of Casakraine #1) Bear shifter Prince Andrei defends curvy street ballerina Hannah from the noxious advances of an odious human toad. He soon realises this unassuming young woman is his fated mate and is determined to win her heart and wed her despite the Queen’s objections - even if his rebellion will cost him his crown. V. Vaughn - Andre (Rocked By The Bear #1) Nessa has no intention of falling for a broody musician when her goal is medical school. But when she and Andre sing, it’s the song of her heart. There’s just one problem - he’s not human.

The Enforcers: Kane


Anastasia Wilde - 2016
    Kane Colton, Enforcer of the Silverlake pack, has lived by those words for ten years—ever since Selina Douglass captured him in a sick mating bond that led him down a dark path and turned him into a monster. Now he only cares about three things: protecting his packmates, watching his blood brother’s back, and keeping his wolf’s bloodlust under control. Friends and romance are luxuries he can’t afford—until another woman from his past turns his life upside down. Rachelle “Raven” Winters has come a long way from her old life as a scrawny street kid in the back alleys of Seattle, where her only protector was a lone wolf shifter called Hunter. Now she works for the Agency, a secret organization illegally hunting genetically altered shifters. Her latest mission is to track down the leader of a gang of criminal rogues: Selina, the woman who lured Hunter into her corrupt web and destroyed him. The last thing she expects is for the trail to lead her to Hunter himself—Kane Colton. It only takes one chance meeting to find out their platonic teenage bond has turned into full-blown, red-hot passion. But Selina is more powerful than ever—and she never lets go of anything that was once hers. Now Kane and Rachelle are locked in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a woman who could destroy them both—and trusting their hearts is the only way to save each other. Silverlake Shifters Smokin’ hot shifter men with hearts of gold; the strong, passionate women who love them; secrets, lies and danger; naughty, steamy love scenes—and happily ever afters. Content warning: This book contains naughty language and steamy love scenes, and is intended for adults only.

Wrangled Fate


Cecilia Lane - 2018
    She intends to question the owner, Ethan Ashford. Ethan's her last hope, but the tall, rugged bear shifter claims he doesn't know her brother. Never met him. Tansey's sure the smooth-talking cowboy knows more than he's letting on.Good thing she brought a gun.Ethan's sultry smile suggests he's imagining a hundred dirty things. He's amused by her gun, not at all concerned. If the handsome cowboy wants to pretend he can't recall seeing her brother, she'll fire off a round or two. A teensy bit of gunfire might jog his memory. He doesn't think she means business? Her brother's life is in danger.She'll show him business.The little whiskey-eyed spitfire pulls the trigger...Good thing she misses his boots by a country mile. Ethan had been having fun until that point, teasing her a little, trying to get to know her. But Tansey isn't interested in flirting. Most women think he's hot. Not this one. Tansey has questions and she demands answers.First off, her little, girly pistol has got to go. Her next shot might scuff his best boots. One quick move and she's his. The curvy girl is no match for his brute strength. Of course, she's mad as hell. He's got her wrapped up in a tight hold, keeping her prisoner. She'll need to stay put because he has a few questions of his own.Ethan's shifter instincts warn him Tansey's a terrible danger to the delicate balance he maintains with his shifter side. She squirms, fighting him hard. His bear stirs and snarls. Her lush curves and the honeyed scent of her silken skin confirm exactly what he suspects.This little spitfire is his mate.Then gunshots ring across the Montana range. Ethan knows Tansey's been set up.The danger to his feisty, fated mate is closing in...Step into the world of Shifting Destinies, where the men and women you meet might just be a little more than human. Their towns are protected by magic, and their hearts are open and ready for love. But watch your step - more than darkness lurks in the shadows.

The Loneliest Alpha


T.A. Grey - 2013
    Now thanks to trying to defend a fellow pack mate, Alicia’s been blindfolded, tied up, and carted off to the new alpha of the Oregon pack—Gavin MacKellen. However, the blindfold doesn’t come off so soon as Gavin reveals he’s searching for a mate. But Alicia’s curiosity gets fired up when Gavin refuses to reveal his face to her. Just what happened to him? He talks to her from shadowy corners and behind closed doors. The man is as illusive as a squirrely fox. But Alicia doesn’t play games and the quiet spoken, hoarse voiced alpha doesn’t stand a chance against her. They settle on an agreement, thirty days for them to get to know each other because that’s the only way this cowboy alpha will have it.Gavin MacKellen needs a mate. But he knows no good woman would ever want to look at his face after the incident he suffered. After one look at Alicia Clarkson all his plans fly out the window. The woman’s beauty has stunned him damn near speechless. She torments his thoughts and Gavin finds himself yearning to know everything about her. He admires her creativity and intelligence, the cool way she handles herself in stressful situations. Most of all, he aches deep in his chest to taste her lips. Those beautiful sweet lips, but in order to kiss her without showing her what a monster he was, he has to get creative. A relationship forms and as love threatens to grow between them Gavin struggles to cope with his physical appearance in the face of the beautiful Alicia. Will she be the one to stand in the face of a monster and accept or will she turn her back on him as everyone else has?

Wolf Me Baby


Evie Monroe - 2017
    Unfortunately, its led to too much writing and not enough exercise. Her best friend, Kayla, coaxes the curvy girl into a month of personal training, hoping it will boost her confidence and get her back into the dating game after her break up with Zack, the ex-boyfriend who crushed her heart. After meeting up with Kayla for a girl’s night out, she runs into her hot new trainer, Nicholas Steele and realizes he’s trouble with a capital T. His dreamy eyes and calm, deep voice give her the shivers every time she’s near him. What she doesn’t realize is her scent and curvy body are putting his mating instincts into overdrive and he’s having a hard time keeping his secret. If you’re looking for steamy kisses, instalove with a hot wolf shifter and scenes that’ll make your kindle melt, you’re gonna love KB and Evie’s first shifter romance! Wolf Me Baby is a full-length super sexy shifter standalone romance with a guaranteed happily ever after and NO CLIFFHANGERS. It contains super sexy scenes, filthy talking wolf shifters and a bit of humor. Intended for mature audiences.

Untouchable Lover


Rosalie Redd
    Bonding to a female shifter is not part of the plan, not until his goddess insists he take a queen by the next full moon or lose his crown. When he rescues a beautiful female from the enemy’s grasp, a forbidden attraction blooms, and he must decide between his kingdom and his heart.Melissa hunts for a new place she can call home, one far away from her controlling master who vowed to make her his concubine. Captured by the enemy and tortured to near death, she’s rescued by a brooding, handsome king. When her master shows up at the king’s underground Keep, the tension escalates. She struggles to keep the honorable king at arm’s length, but she can’t ignore the compelling desire he ignites in her soul.

Kodiak's Claim


Eve Langlais - 2014
    But when she refuses to back down—and shows the courage to stand up to him—he can’t resist the allure of a curvy city girl.She’s mine. All mine.And when a rival clan thinks to use her to force his paw, he’ll show them why you never piss off a Kodiak, or threaten what’s his.Tammy is convinced men are all scum, even gorgeous ones like Reid Carver. She knows he’s hiding something. Something big. She just never expected a real freaking bear hid underneath all those muscles. But when the truth comes out and he tries to scare her off with a roar, she shows him not just bears have bite.

Lord of Winter


Terry Bolryder - 2019
    So when a large sample of ice sent to her lab happens to be carrying a centuries-old Siberian man who claims to be the lord of winter, everything in her life is turned upside down. Alek's tall, handsome, protective... and totally shouldn't be alive. But somehow, even though he's the one who was frozen, she's the one who's beginning to warm up!Alek, lord of winter, has huge gaps in his memory and no ability to access the ice dragon powers that made him a force to be feared. But he does know he always goes after what he wants with the force of a winter storm, and right now that's scientist Talia Reed, the tiny human woman who awakened him. His heart has been drawn to her from the moment they met, and he isn't going to let anything, past or present, stand in the way of claiming her for his own!As Alek and Talia spend time together, things get steamy enough to melt snow. But Talia is torn about having feelings for a scientific sample, and Alek is trying to figure out the key to unlocking his powers to rule the modern world. And in the meantime, secrets are lurking beneath the ice of Alek's past, threatening to break through and destroy everything he holds dear...

Alpha's Temptation


Renee Rose - 2017
    MINE TO PUNISH. MINE.I’m a lone wolf, and I like it that way. Banished from my birth pack after a bloodbath, I never wanted a mate.Then I meet Kylie. My temptation. We’re trapped in an elevator together, and her panic almost makes her pass out in my arms. She’s strong, but broken. And she’s hiding something.My wolf wants to claim her. But she’s human, and her delicate flesh won't survive a wolf's mark.I'm too dangerous. I should stay away. But when I discover she's the hacker who nearly took down my company, I demand she submit to my punishment. And she will.Kylie belongs to me.Publisher’s Note: Alpha’s Temptation is a stand-alone book in the Bad Boy Alphas series. HEA guaranteed, no cheating. This book contains a hot, demanding alpha wolf with a penchant for protecting and dominating his female. If such material offends you, do not buy this book.

Bravo Bear


Amelia Jade - 2016
    Evacuate the target from the city. Quick. Easy. Uncomplicated. Of course, life never quite works out like that... Bear shifter Connor "Bravo" Lavine knew that it was different the moment he saw her eyes. She wasn't supposed to be there. His intelligence report had said there was only one to rescue. But with the mysterious Agency closing in, he knew he couldn't leave her. They would kill her, simply for being there. As a Sentinel, a guardian sent to help protect King City, he couldn't let that happen, even if it meant breaking the rules... Madison Rychel had never really fit in. With no friends, swimming in a pile of debt, and only her father as company, every day hopelessness crept closer and closer. That all changed when the masked man showed up at her door, telling her she had to leave right then and there if she wanted to live. It was cliche and ridiculous, but when the fighting starts, Madison realizes he isn't lying. Thrown into a world she never knew existed, Madison finds herself feeling vibrant and alive for the first time in a long time, especially with the big sexy Sentinel at her side. She can't get him off her mind, even as the pair race to get her to safety. When a mole in their group betrays both Connor and Madison, she finds herself alone, cutoff from the man she cares for. But Madison isn't as helpless as she seems, and her bond with Connor is stronger than either of them know. Will it be enough to overcome their enemies, both foreign and domestic?

Too Far Gone


K.C. Stewart - 2015
    But her new Adirondack home has secrets and dangers that change everything for her.Wolf shifter, Tyson Cartwright is mourning the life he once knew. His past haunts him as he reluctantly relinquishes his human side. But when, newcomer Sadie James comes face-to-face with Tyson's most vile enemy, he vows to protect her--no matter the cost. As Tyson and Sadie grow closer, he struggles to keep her safe while battling his own demons. Suddenly, he must choose between saving Sadie and ultimately destroying her. Can he fight the pull of the wild or is he too far gone to save the one woman he's destined to love?

My Kind of Town


Shelly Laurenston - 2007
    Some may even say boring. She doesn’t mind boring. Boring is safe. Calm. Peaceful. Like beige. One doesn’t get into trouble with beige. But a wrong turn off a southern highway is about to turn Emma’s beige life into everything but boring.Kyle Treharne’s a good ol’ boy with a sheriff’s badge and a difficult population to manage. He wishes he had to worry about gangs and drugs and car-jackings. Instead, he has to worry about big cats fighting with wolves, bears fighting over honey, and hyenas fighting with everyone. And now, out of nowhere, he’s got a human outsider riling up all the locals by asking too many questions. She’s just so paranoid. And doesn’t trust Kyle a lick. These city gals. They just don’t know how to relax, do they?Of course, Kyle is a big cat. He knows how to relax and he’d be more than willing to help Emma learn how. He’d be willing to help Emma do all sorts of things if she’d just give him half a chance.But it turns out Emma coming to Smithville isn’t a simple accident. She’s been brought here and she’s bringing change and danger right along with her. Lucky for Emma, Kyle and the rest of the town like a bit of danger…Originally published in Sun, Sand, Sex

A Taste for a Mate


Carrie Ann Ryan - 2012
    He’s fought alongside his family and Pack for over a century but it isn’t until he meets a human who makes his wolf growl, that he knows that there’s something more than fate worth fighting for.When Jasper walks into Willow Delton’s bakery she knows there’s something different about him. But every time he walks back out again, she doesn’t know what to think. When he finally finds the strength to ask her out, a new enemy in Jasper’s life has other plans.A dangerous Pack is on the prowl and they’ve not only threatened the Redwood Pack but brought a demon into the fold as well. Forced into a new way of life, Jasper and Willow must fight not only for their lives but their weakening mating bond. Trust takes time but the two of them might not have as much as they need.

Dragon Daddy's Runaway Bride


Serena Meadows - 2021
    He just didn’t seem right… something about him was off. But when I met an alpha doctor, things felt right.He was everything I was looking for. Irresistible, kind, a doting father. I’d always wanted kids… and that picture-perfect family was being handed to me. Except that the family seemed too good to be true.I didn’t know his real identity when he hired me as the new nanny. I also didn’t know that my past was going to come back to haunt me. Turns out my ex-fiancé wasn’t done with me. He was after my life, the need for revenge in his soul.I could handle the danger. But I couldn’t handle the secrets. How could I be in love with a dragon? How was I going to continue caring for his children? My picture-perfect family was crumbling… and there was a chance that I wouldn’t make it out alive to put the pieces back together.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