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Coven


Victoria Danann - 2021
    As a collective, they're the Second Sursolid. Sorcery to the seventh power. If the responsibility of that isn't enough to trigger a desire to grow up, they're also coming into the bjorocq, time of mating. One by one, they learn there's something more interesting than dragon-boarding with bros.

Harper


Viola Rivard - 2018
    An anthropologist by trade and a questioner by nature, she wants to find out who he is and how he's managed to do what no other alpha has―unite the entire shifter population of Appalachia. What she finds is a man that exceeds her wildest expectations. Handsome, brilliant, and unaccustomed to being denied, Shan is soon captivated by Harper, who is every bit as enigmatic as he is. Shan knows there are things Harper isn't telling him. Her life is a carefully constructed facade and for all his cunning, he can't figure her out. As he chips away at her mask, his instincts urge him to claim her as his own. Harper is a full-length novel, approximately 300 pages long. It is part of the Shifters of Appalachia universe. Enjoy Destined as a standalone novel series, or see the author page for a reading order.

Shattered Wolf: A Rejected Mate Paranormal Romance (Wolves of Sunny Rock Book 1)


Kayla Wolf - 2022
    

Dragon Bound (Dragons of Mount Rixa Book 3)


Riley Storm - 2021
    

Dragon Blood: Cobalt Dragons Book 1


Amelia Jade - 2018
    How could he know? She hasn’t told a soul. All she wants is to do her job and climb the corporate chain. Leapfrogging the other senior directors by accompanying her boss on a private jet to another continent isn’t how she imagined doing it. Especially not after how things ended the last time they worked together… When Aric finds out he must travel, there’s only one person he wants with him. Fun-loving and easy-on-the-eyes Kaitlyn. Not because of what happened before, but because he doesn’t want a dry, stuffy suit-wearer with him. His plans fall apart the instant they’re shut in the plane together and he realizes something about her has changed. She’s now more important to him than ever before. But what’s different? Kaitlyn is determined to keep it a platonic trip to avoid workplace rumor and scandal when she returns. Resisting Aric, however, is harder than ever once they’re alone. He’s always been drop-dead handsome and buff, but now that they’re out of a corporate environment he’s showing her another side of him. The only question is, which one is the real him, and will that change her mind when it comes to revealing the secret she’s carrying?

Wolf Rising


Sophie Davis - 2021
    I’ve always known mine—a mate chosen for political gain to create an alliance for the Gemini Wolf Pack. Of course, I never expected he might be a fae prince. Hold my beer while I swoon. With the potential suitor on his way for a royal visit, my days of sneaking off for trysts and illegal fight clubs are numbered.Then I meet him. Enzo.One night of harmless fun leaves me as the only witness to the death of the Virgo Pack's heir. I should hate the wolf who killed him, but there’s an inexplicable bond that draws me to Enzo. When we’re together, I feel alive for the first time. And I’m not ready to give that up.Dark and deadly, Enzo is like no one I’ve ever met. But I’m playing a dangerous game with rules I don’t understand. My choices are about to catch up with me...unless fate finds me first.This is a full-length (85k) Fated Mates shifter romance for readers who love Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone, and Caroline Peckham.

Forced to be Queen


Lola Glass - 2021
    When the power takes more effort to control than I would've ever guessed, and I'm forced to turn to my husband for help.But the fae never give anything away for free; especially knowledge.It was supposed to be simple:Marry the king, save the world.But now that we're married, and his power is becoming mine, our marriage might end up destroying the world… and I might be the one who destroys it.

Bedeviled (The Bride of Hades, #1)


Victoria Evers - 2021
    The venue. The guests. The ceremony…Too bad this bride would rather kill the groom than attend.My name is Scarlett Mason, and on the surface, I’m just your average college student. What you don’t know: demons, Fae, Hellhounds, vampiric sorcerers, and a whole slew of creatures from the Underworld are very much real, and they walk among us. How do I know this? I’ve been training since I was ten years old to become a hunter in the hopes I’ll be able to find the monster responsible for killing my parents. But you know what they say about even the best laid plans…After a gorgeous psycho kidnaps me, I find myself trapped on a hidden island with him and his posse of Underworld assassins. I’ve spent my entire adolescence learning how to slay their very kind…so why are these men claiming they can help me? As it turns out, we have a mutual enemy: Hell's very own Crown Prince of Greed. Even better, he's looking for a bride, and he hopes to find her at the Underworld’s most illustrious masquerade ball. The thought of going should be terrifying, but it offers so much more than the world’s worst love match.Revenge.This Cinderella may be going to one Hell of a ball, but I’m not interested in dancing with Prince Charming. Nope, my plans involve a dagger…and the left side of his chest. Hey, it’s my party. I can kill if I want to.

Silver Moon


Amanda Lynn - 2018
    One that some vampires would kill her for.Problem is...she doesn't know it yet.Riley was a normal twenty-four-year-old girl. She lived in the city, worked as a private investigator, and went home each night alone. All that changes with one missing person's case.On the hunt for a missing girl, she's thrown into a world of supernaturals she never imagined existed. And with the discovery of her unique ability, her life is now in danger.Luckily, she has two new men in her life who are desperate to keep her safe. Lucian, a vampire with devastatingly good looks and old school charm. And Aiden, her new live-in werewolf bodyguard with his boy-next-door appeal and laid-back attitude. But will they be enough to protect her?With people continuing to disappear around the city, it's becoming obvious there's something bigger going on...something none of them could have anticipated.As Riley tries to navigate the ever-growing threat against her life, her deepening feelings for Lucian, and the idea that maybe she never was normal after all, she's beginning to wonder if she'll survive this.And to top it all off, she still has a missing person's case to solve.

Getting Lucky: A Fake Fiance, Dragon Shifter Romance


Jacey Ward - 2019
    Patrick’s Day brings bad luck… “Marry me.” I thought I was dreaming when I heard Derek say the words to me. I’ve had a crush on my brother’s best friend forever, but I never thought he’d look twice at me. Even though I was almost done college now, I was still just Jason’s poor little sister. While he was born with a silver spoon, and the matching Ferrari. But now he wants to marry me? I mean, use me. At least he was honest, and told me straight up that he needs a wife in order to collect his trust fund. Talk about an astronomical hit to my ego. Derek could have any woman though – so why me? Derek Can she survive my dragon? She’s going to drive me crazy. Her beautiful smile, her witty humor… her never-ending, drop-dead gorgeous body. My proposal was the perfect solution – at the time. I need my trust fund to finance my tech research, and she needs…well, me. She doesn’t know it yet, but I’ll prove it to her. That is, if she can accept my fire-breathing, possessive nature. And if my clan doesn’t kill her first. I’ll trade my trust fund for her protection any day. But will she still have me after she finds out what kind of monster I become? And who the hell could have guessed that her secret would be even bigger than mine?

Bearly Falling


Ally Summers - 2017
    Career-driven Gabi is only in Twilight Hollow for a few days for work. As the event coordinator for the annual Fall Festival, she has her work cut out for her. She thinks everything is under control until she meets Boone McScott. The hottest man she’s ever seen. Boone has been waiting for his fated mate, he just didn’t expect her to show up at the same time he discovers a lost bear cub on his orchard. Someone has hidden her on his land to keep her out of the hands of her stepfather. Boone’s the kind of man who will keep her safe no matter what. But things have just gotten complicated. The police are searching for the cub, and Boone needs Gabi’s help to hide her. Together they hatch a plan that could either tear them apart or seal their future. Boone and his bear need to convince Gabi that she should let everything go and give in to her heart. But is he strong enough for them all? It might be too late before Gabi realizes sometimes falling is the only way through. In the small town of Twilight Hollow you can always count on your alpha. This is a hot and steamy BBW bear shifter romance. Bearly Falling is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger!

Shadowing their Matee (Perfect Pairs #3)


Tamsin Baker - 2021
    

Dragon Mates: The Falk Clan Complete Series


C.D. Gorri - 2020
    They each have a matching gemstone to go with it.In The Dragon's Valentine we meet the eldest Falk brother, Callius. He is on a mission to find a Castle and his one true mate, one he can trust with his diamond rose....“She’s given up on love, but he’s just begun…”In The Dragon’s Christmas Gift our attention shifts to Alexsander, the youngest brother of the four. He has resigned himself to a life alone, until he meets her…“His heart is frozen; can she change his mind about love?”The Dragon’s Heart is the story of Edric Falk who has vowed never to love again, but that changes when he meets his feisty mate, Joselyn Curacao.“Some wounds run deep, can a Dragon’s heart be unbroken?”Lastly, you can meet Nikolai Falk in The Dragon’s Secret.“She just wants a little fun, he’s looking for a lifetime.”I loved writing each and every one of these brothers’ tales and I hope you will enjoy reading them!Del mare alla stella,C.D. Gorri

Wolf Protector Matchmaker


Laura Wylde - 2021
    One mistake leaves me in over my head with a very dangerous man who is out for blood—mine.I need protection.But finding someone willing to get involved in my complicated mess isn’t so easy.Until I put an ad in a local dating service for shifters and find him.Wolf shifter Connor is willing to help protect me.There’s just one small thing, one heavy price I have to pay in addition to cold, hard cash— my virginity.The more time we spend together, the stronger the attraction between us grows.But I never imagined I’d be begging him to take what he’s owed.Connor’s sense of honor won’t let him bed me until after the job is complete.Only this job comes with flying bullets and targets on our backs.It’s a lot of excitement for a first date…one I hope we both survive.

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?