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Broken River


Ruby Shae - 2020
    She’s been saving for years, but when her brother dies unexpectedly, the inheritance he leaves behind means her dream is closer than ever. Unfortunately, the money is only hers if she fulfills one—tiny—little stipulation. Grizzly bear shifter, Liam Rivers, is shocked to learn that his friend is dead, but even more shocking is the man’s last wish, because his friend knew exactly how messed up he is on the inside. Elle is soft, and beautiful, and everything he isn’t, and she deserves a husband—even a fake one—who isn’t broken. Elle doesn’t understand her brother’s motives for forcing her to marry his friend, especially when it’s obvious she’s not his type, but she trusted her late sibling more than anyone, and she wants the money he left her. Liam knows he doesn’t deserve a bride, not even a fake one, but he owes his friend a great debt, and having Elle by his side for the next two years won’t be a hardship. Instead, the real challenge will be staying far enough away so that no one gets hurt when the contract is over.

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.

Bear Club


Miranda Bailey - 2015
    Trudi has her life mapped out before her and it was going to stay that way. When her car breaks down on her way to that life Trudi starts to see how maps can sometimes be wrong. Her GPS sent her down a lonely highway, a place devoid of lights or life. Hungry and in need of a phone Trudi is leery of walking into the biker bar she stumbles upon, the only light in the darkness. These are not the kind of people she’d ever choose to be around. Stepping inside could change Trudi’s life forever, if she’s brave enough. Can the loud, wild freedom and laughter offered to her by the Ursa Majors motorcycle club rival what Senator Blake Shippington III has to offer? Can it replace her lonely childhood of dirt and poverty; can it be better than the sterile, luxurious lifestyle the senator offers? Can she break away from tradition and have two soul mates? Are Travis and Quinn, the most tempting men fate ever had to offer up, really worth revealing the secret she has always hidden out of fear? For Trudi the decisions are hard ones to make and she has no map to guide her way anymore. She lost that map the moment she followed a constellation to a place she’d never been before. Author's Note: This book contains mature language and themes, intended for adults only.

Chosen


Jennifer Snyder - 2020
    On the run from her ex-boyfriend, Tris Abbott finds herself at Gem Creek Campground. A place that unexplainably feels like home, but holds secrets. It’s here Tris’s world flips upside down when she learns shifters are real and she’s chosen to save them.Before she can come to terms with the supernatural world she’s been introduced to, her past catches up.Face-to-face with her ex again, Tris must decide between fight and flight. Round two will be different though, because this time she knows what her ex is—a shifter.

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!

Brynna


Faith Gibson - 2020
    She’s tough and fearless, except when it comes to claiming her mate. When Brynna meets Travis, he is still reeling from the loss of his girlfriend at the hands of a crazed Gargoyle. She spends her time with him, as a friend. When they travel to Norway together, she’s ready to tell him the truth.Travis McKenzie was content with his life until tragedy struck. Now, six months later, he’s falling for a sexy Gargoyle Princess, but the guilt is almost too much. And why would someone like Brynna want someone like Travis? When he goes to her Norse home, the closeness makes it harder to ignore his feelings.A nameless, faceless threat finds the couple as well as Banyan and Urijah. How can they battle what they can’t see? Brynna and Travis’s future might be over before it begins.This novella begins during Deacon and continues through Malakai. If you haven’t read Malakai, there will be spoilers.

Bear in a Bakery: A Bear Shifter Fated Mates Romance (Estes Park Shifters Book 1)


Liz Paffel - 2021
    

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?

Jax


Emilia Hartley - 2018
    Zero connections. It was an unsolvable case… No, if she was going to get the position of Lead Detective, Sydney would have to prove that she could do the impossible. After being told not to return to the station without a new lead, she knew that she would have to find something quickly. Virginia Mountain Town. That’s where the roads had taken him. Although the Vancourt brothers solidified the packs of Stonefall, the sins of his failures still haunted him. Jax couldn’t see a place for himself among them. No pack needed a shifter who couldn’t protect his Alpha. So, he hit the road, looking to outrun his ghosts and his problems. Just when things were beginning to look hopeless, Sydney had found her first clue. Smoldering and sexy, a man with no ties and no story. Suspicious… what was his name… Jax? This is book 1 in a new spin-off series of the Outcast Bears series, however it can be read as a standalone! Content Warning: This book contains lots of sexy shifter action. Intended for a mature audience only.

Claimed by the Irish Wolf Shifter


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    Aiden is an Irish mobster with secrets of his ownWhen they both realize she is all grown up, they find their way to an HEA

Mob Boss Wolf Daddy


Scarlett Ray - 2020
    He’s the son of a mob boss, a professional felon, obscenely rich and totally ruthless. As dangerous as he is, he turns me on more than he scares me. With his fitted suits and his gorgeous, chiseled body, he’s so hot I might just melt. When a rival boss is threatening me, Rhys offers to help. Somehow, I end up a ‘guest’ of the DeMarcos: A mafia family and a wolf shifter pack. I trust Rhys when he says he’ll protect me, but can I trust the rest of his family? Can he defend me from them? Is their criminal world any place to raise our baby? Steamy shifter scenes inside!!! 18+

Wild


Kay Elle Parker - 2018
    Living in the wilds of Montana, in the small town of Hangman's Haunt, the population isn't massive and tourism is pretty non-existent. Nevertheless, her dream is alive and flourishing. Spending most of her precious spare time with her childhood friends in a clearing the locals call Hangman's Copse, a place rumored to be haunted by all manner of ghosts and ghouls, myths and legends, Baylee is grounded, stuck in a rut she loves. When tall, dark and brooding Daxon Gillies walks through her shop door, Baylee finds herself drawn to him by the arching currents of carnal attraction between them. After a brief and rudely interrupted make-out session, Baylee wants to know the sinfully attractive Daxon better. From there, their fledgling romance hits an unexpected snag... Daxon of the Gillies clan hails from California--a long way from the chilly mountain ranges of Hangman's Haunt. He has a mission; to track down and return his youngest brother Kaiyan to the safety of home territory. His brother, however, seems determined to elude Daxon's attempts, and Daxon finds himself torn between finding Kaiyan and fighting the delicious distraction Baylee presents. Not to mention, Daxon's hiding a little secret...

Mismatched Mates


Melody Tyden - 2021
    So when the quarterback of the football team turns out to be her mate, she's not interested, and she assumes he won't be interested in her either. After all, what would a self-proclaimed bookworm and a dumb jock ever have in common?She predicts a quick and easy rejection, and they can both move on.Little does she know that Oliver has other plans. They may not seem like an obvious pairing, but Oliver wants her anyway. Can she hold off his advances, or will this mismatch turn out to be a perfect match after all?Part college romance, part werewolf drama, and utterly irresistible!Intended for mature audiences.

Safe On Base: A Howls Romance


Sandra R. Neeley - 2020
    He’s lived that life for so long he’s had more than his fill. All he wants is to find his mate. Basilio, or Base, as he’s known to all the baseball world, is a Primate shifter, a Silverback Gorilla to be exact. But none of the people in his inner circle know he’s anything other than human. He’s growing disenchanted quickly. Then, one day he literally runs into her, his mate, or she runs into him. She keeps her head down, working to clean their locker room, while doing her best to avoid the lewd, offensive remarks of some of his teammates. Turning on his teammates, Base defends her, but before he can catch up to his mate – she disappears, leaving him to run after her like a lovesick puppy…er, Gorilla.Renata is a single mother struggling to survive. She’s got to do more than just make ends meet. She’s got to keep her head down, wary at all times to be sure she’s not noticed by anyone. Renata’s been on the run for almost four years now. The man she’s running from is her ex, her son’s father. He’s a shifter, and he’s determined to return Renata to his harem of females and to brutally raise her son to take his place as Prime of their troop. He hid his true nature from Renata until she’d delivered a male heir, but there’s no way in hell she’ll allow him to brutalize her sweet baby or herself. Now that she’s aware shifters exist and just how dangerous they are, she’ll never make that mistake again. So, she ran, and she keeps running. Every time anyone pays even the smallest bit of attention to her and her son, she’s off again.A Major League pitcher accustomed to the limelight and a quiet, shy single mother, determined to stay out of it. Can they find a way to work out their differences and become what the other needs? Or will they end up torn apart and bleeding – possibly quite literally – as they struggle to survive the mating instinct?Warning: Intended for mature audiences. This book contains violence, abuse both real and inferred, and sexual situations that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.

Shifter's Calling


Olivia Arran - 2017
    Not even a stubborn male who thinks he knows best. Blue is finally happy. She’s fought hard for a normal life, something that’s a far cry from the abandoned little girl she used to be. But, as much as she tries to cling to this new normal, it’s slipping away from her. Her dreams are all mixed up with reality and she’s falling for a man who’s a figment of her imagination. She’s definitely got to be losing her mind, because wolf shifters can’t be real. Can they? Wolf shifter Nial is a long way from home, trying to escape the prophecy that has ruled his life for too long. His family treats him with suspicion and fear, and the town of Serenity is the fresh start he’s been looking for. All he’s got to do is avoid a date with destiny. But when he’s pulled into another world through his dreams, his destiny is revealed. And she’s irresistible.