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Blind Date With A Bear


Marie Mason - 2014
    His family thought it was an hilarious turn of events since the big bear shifter had been looking forward to sowing a few more wild oats before settling down with his one true mate. No one was laughing when Paige got the wrong idea and believed Quinn was just looking for a good time. Paige Matthews had finally given into the cajoling of her co-worker and agreed to a blind date with the woman’s brother. Paige admired the family of bear shifters and had nursed a secret crush on the oldest Blackwood brother, Quinn, since moving to town. Even though she’d known the odds were against it, she was terribly disappointed that she wasn’t his true mate. She did however, decide to take him up on his offer of a good time, cause this good-girl craved the bear’s sweet loving. This story contains adult situation and explicit language.

Releasing The Wolf


Dianna Hardy - 2012
    Like any sane person, she always put the dreams down to an overactive imagination, coupled with a higher than average libido.One night, however, instead of their usual, erotic encounters, she finds him in her dream, chained to a wall and screaming in pain. Not only that, but she thinks she recognises the building he's being held captive in as one that's just a few streets away.Awaking with an irrepressible need to save her fantasy lover, Lydia decides to humour her dream self and head on over to where she thinks he's imprisoned. What unfolds is beyond even her wildest imaginings, as she's sucked into a dangerous and deadly world she never knew existed ... and it turns out that the man who inhabits her darkest fantasies, isn't the only one that needs releasing.Word count: over 34,000 wordsThis is a paranormal fantasy novella containing scenes of explicit sexual content and some violence, entwined with romantic elements.

The Dragon, The Witch, And The Wedding; Taurus (Zodiac Shifters, #12)


Amy Lee Burgess - 2017
    Tauria witches are as stubborn as they are proud. Their decades-long feud has angered the king who decrees that one witch must marry one dragon and live with him on Zodiac Mountain. Together, they must repair the broken relationship between coven and clan.Unlike the other witches, Marley has always been able to see the dragons’ side as well as the witches’. She volunteers to be the dragon’s bride believing she can bring peace by persuading everyone to meet in the middle.Donovan is a typical dragon – arrogant, short of temper, and gorgeous as hell. He is fiercely loyal to his clan, and his idea of peace is for the witches to admit they are totally in the wrong.Marriage becomes a tense battleground. Neither witch nor dragon is willing to give an inch. Their weapon of choice – fiery passion that threatens to engulf them body and soul.

The Ornament: Max and Emma


Dana Marie Bell - 2008
    

Ghost


Gracen Miller - 2017
     Nala Drakki is a dark fairy shifter with a sinister past. After witnessing her mother’s murder, she barely escaped to earth with her life. As the displaced queen of Icyerian, she’s committed to avoiding a repeat of family history. Wanting no part of ruling her people, she’s content with her ordinary life as a glassmaker. With a malevolent past haunting her present, she’s dubious of the matchmaker her alpha hires to aid the Phoenix pack. Sometimes they hide in plain sight. Kairo “Ghost” Snarl is alpha of the Grim Riders MC. Starring as the fabled monster in bedtime stories he has no regrets killing shifters who merit a death sentence. That is, no regrets until he’s put on Nala’s scent. Discovering his mate is supposed to be his next target doesn’t just surprise him, but it also means meting out justice isn’t always balanced. Bedlam is the monster of all evils… A corpse left on his mate’s front door and a rebellious teenager might ruin his chances of acquiring the one thing he never thought he could have… a mate. With danger lurking from the most unlikely direction, they must learn to trust one another or lose a once in a lifetime chance at happiness. …and its influence can rarely be denied.

What the Outlaw Wants


Samantha Leal - 2015
    One thing she knows is that she has to start over. She needs a clean break from all the pain… and from the danger, before it's too late… But sure enough, she always has a way of finding the bad boys and even in her new life she quickly falls in with the local club… only this time she hopes she has found the diamond in the rough who is just bad enough to protect her… but good enough to love her… but is she right? Can he protect her? And can she even trust him at all? And what will happen if she really is pregnant… it could be the greatest moment of her life… or maybe the biggest mistake…And please enjoy the FREE BONUS STORY at the end!

Sassy in Diapers


Milly Taiden - 2015
    This is NOT a standalone full length story. It is intended to be read in order after you read the previous books. Time to revisit Karla and Nate. Karla Wolfe is scared. Motherhood is coming much faster than she can accept. The last thing she wants is to be a replica of her own mother. Nate Wolfe loves his mate unconditionally. Except, he’s not really sure what’s going on with her lately. His concern for her leads him to ask his family for help. What comes next is hilarity, romance, love, tears and babies. Will Karla figure out motherhood or will she feel lonelier than ever? Reader's Note: If you don't like sex of any kind, this is probably not the book for you. Intended for 18+ readers only.

Primal Bear


Olivia Harp - 2016
    Tired of the lousy workplace and even lousier love life, she’s ready to start over out west. But when her sudden decision to visit a National Park makes her take the wrong turn, she finds herself chased by a ferocious monster. Luckily, a big, sexy-as-hell, muscle bound ranger appears out of nowhere to save her. Taking her to his cabin while she heals, she might learn that loving a shifter could be more dangerous than any monster she could find. Damien Black knows only duty. He’s devoted to lead the White Paw bears against the Shadowlands, an unnatural threat that could leech the life out of the world. But when the beautiful, fragile human, Zoe Fox is chased by a shadow wildcat, his protective instincts flare up like never before. Even worse, although being with Zoe makes him stronger than ever, his shifter senses are starting to fail him. That should be reason enough to make her go away. But why can’t he? And why is his bear roaring inside, calling her his mate? This standalone novel has a HEA and absolutely NO cheating and NO cliffhangers. This is a steamy standalone shifter romance. It contains burning HOT love scenes, naughty language, and a mountain of monster and sexy shifter secrets. Adults only!

Bearly Begun


Isadora Montrose - 2015
    She hasn’t had energy for a lover in years, but she’ll happily lay down her virtue for manly Leonard Benoit , if he will help keep her boys out of jail. Desperate, bachelor bear-shifter Leonard Benoit hails from remote, womanless Yakima Ridge. Thisburly, handsome backwoodsman is in Portland hunting his life-mate. One meeting with BBW Erin ignites his shifter passions—permanently. To win his destined bride, he undertakes to take her kid brothers in hand. With two suspicious young’uns scrutinizing his every move, how can Lenny woo this reserved city woman the way instinct tells him to? But dancing the bedtime waltz with his luscious, fated mate without revealing his shifter secret is a bad plan. What’s a shifter to do when his one and only mate decides her dreams do not include marrying a man who turns into a nightmare? Fair warning: This novella contains multiple scenes of rapturous passion between a woman-starved shifter and a man-hungry BBW. If the primal lust that can erupt between a bear and his fated mate disturbs your sensitivities, keep looking. Because the bears of Yakima Ridge believe a bear bond is best forged in bed. Book One in the Bachelor Bears of Yakima Ridge series, Bearly Begun has a HEA with no cliffhangers, and can be read alone.

Daddin' Ain't Easy: A DILF Mania Collaboration


Winter Travers - 2018
    She’s young, innocent and my kids babysitter. Oh, and did I mention she’s my dead girlfriend’s step-sister? Tor Kestrel’s life is complicated enough without falling in love with Stella. He has no business even looking in her direction. But he did, and now he can’t get her out of his head. He wants her. Reasons Tor Kestrel is not the man for me: He’s way out of my league. He barely knows I exist outside of babysitting his son. Oh, and there is the fact that he once belonged to my dead step-sister. Stella Korey has a plan. Get her degree, get a good job, and get the hell out of Lincoln Ruins. She just needs to not fall in love with Tor along the way. But the heart wants what the heart wants, and what Stella’s heart wants is Tor and his son, Mason. **This is a Novella**

Phoenix Under Fire: Aries


Crystal Dawn - 2017
    Annie's father plans to force her to mate a male of his choice. She wants her fated one and casts a spell to find him. Problem solved, right?Ramiros wakes up with sand up his nose. What happened to his nice comfortable bed? When he finds the person who dumped him on the beach thousands of miles from home, there will be hell to pay. He almost felt sorry for the fool who'd chosen to mess with a Phoenix.

Wild Temptations


Renee Carr - 2019
    Relaxation, beer and jokes about his love life were the usual banter with his brothers. But when he wandered into the cave, he didn’t expect the surprise he found, and the woman he met because of it. Because he can’t stop thinking of her.Her smile.Those eyes.She makes him crazy.Libby Grimes has spent her life in the small town of Apple River. As a local ER nurse, she has grown accustomed to long work days and nights home with her cat. But the mystery of her father’s disappearance nags at her. Caring for her wheelchair bound mother alone is a trial, especially with the whispers of her father running off. But Libby knows he wouldn’t just disappear.Then Christian is checked into her hospital. The sweet, handsome stranger is haunted by whatever attacked him in the cave, and the bite it left.As their feelings grow, can she help Christian overcome the darkness forming inside him?Will he be a danger to her?Wild Temptations is the first book in The Holbrook Brothers Shifters series! The series explores how three hot brothers became shifters, find love, and how it changes their life!

Kamikaze


Moira Rogers - 2008
    With no pack and no mate, Zoe must brave the supernatural crowds of Last Call, the bar where your drink order tells everyone what you need. Kamikaze: Werewolf in heat, looking for a temporary mate.The chase is on, and security specialist Connor O'Malley intends to win, if only because the sweet young woman at the bar looks unprepared for what the night might bring, in and out of the bedroom. Little does he know that, when he catches her, he may not be satisfied being just a temporary mate.

Raven's Heart


P. Jameson - 2017
    Because it’s the only thing that makes her feel normal. Less alone. And she might be the daughter of Chicago’s biggest billionaire. Might even be following in her father’s footsteps. But she’s never felt like she belonged in her family’s world of business mergers and charity balls. Secretly, she dreams of a simple life. In a simple town. With a coffee shop to call her own. And a man who will love her unconditionally. Is that too much to ask? Because Cedar sure has some big secrets she’s running from. And she needs a man who can handle her strange powers and help her battle back the demon that comes for her in her dreams. Coast Guardsman, Daryn West, was born to save lives. When the goddess Rhen gifted his ancestors the ability to shift forms between human and bird, they were given the task of watching over humankind from the sky. A dark demon hunts the humans, and the only thing standing between them and evil is the Shiften. Those who are part beast, part man. But his kind is growing restless to mate, and with all their females eradicated, their only hope is to find the One True Mate destined for them. Daryn has lost hope that he can find his in cold and desolate Alaska. And he and his flock of Shiften have a job to do, even if it means a life of loneliness. Semper Paratus. Always ready. When fate leaves him stranded on a mountain with a female possessing odd powers, Daryn gets his chance to save them both, and the future they’ve each longed for.

His to Bear


Lacey Thorn - 2015
    This human isn’t all to sure of the mating and the bear… Well, bears will be bears and she wants him NOW! Jaeda is all alone, desperate to find safety, and there’s only one place she can go. She’ll have to run for the Holloway land and hope they’ll help her and not force her into a mating she doesn’t want. With hunters hot on her tail, she isn’t sure she’ll make it. Until something carries to her across the breeze, and she meets the bluest eyes she’s ever seen. Holt never planned to stay with the Holloways. He was only there to offer temporary help. Then a dream ran to him and threw herself into his arms. Her fear was palpable, and when she begged him to protect her, he knew he wasn’t leaving. He’d protect her, see to all her needs, and keep her right by his side. From the moment she sought his help, she became his to bear.