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Rogue Alpha


Kimber White - 2015
    Her shocking choice will change everything. Biology student Laura Prince lands a plum internship deep in the Michigan wilderness. When she discovers a lone black wolf with piercing gold eyes in the forest, she feels a connection to him she can’t explain. Stranger still, no one believes what she saw was real. Then, she encounters Malcolm Devane -- a very real, tall, dark, brooding stranger with hauntingly familiar golden eyes. Laura is drawn to Mal in ways she knows are dangerous. But, when everything Laura has worked for gets torn away, he’s the only one she can turn to. Exiled from his native pack lands, Mal is on a mission of redemption. If he can bring down a rival Alpha wolf and reclaim his pack, he just might get the chance to return home. But when he meets Laura, she stirs a dark passion in him he thought he could never have again. He knows instantly that she’s his fated mate but it may be the very thing that gets her killed. For a powerful enemy with nothing left to lose won’t hesitate to hurt Laura to get to Mal. Even though Mal knows the safest thing to do is walk away, the dark wolf inside him may be too strong to deny. Reader’s Note: Each book in the Wild Lake Wolves series is a full length, standalone, cliffhanger free, super sexy, werewolf shifter romance. You can read them in any order but the smoking hot events within each are interconnected and happen chronologically. These wolves like it rough! If you’re not into that, you might want to sit this one out. However if you like hot, dominant, alpha male werewolf shifters and the kickass heroines who will do anything to please them, then one-click away and enjoy the ride!

Jackson (Alpha Force Elite, #2)


Mazzy King - 2020
    Need. A. Vacation.I finally have a chance to take some leave from my very stressful job as an Alpha Force Elite operator.The only place I'm going? Hawaii.Sun, sand, drinks on the beach. And, when I spy the gorgeous, curvy brunette at the bar, a little extra-special stress relief.But after one night in paradise together, I don't want to let her go.And when it turns out she's got trouble on her tail, I want to be there for her, but something makes her keep me at arm’s length.Will I ever see her again? Or was our little dream destined to end in paradise?JACKSON is book 2 in the Alpha Force Elite series. It can be read as a standalone story. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating, no cliffhangers.

Turner (White Wolf Ridge, #1)


C.M. Steele - 2021
    Things would be incredible for the young Alpha if he could only find his mate. With the thousands of people who pass through White Wolf Ridge's resort town, Turner thought he would have met her sooner rather than later, but there's no such luck.It takes a conflict with another pack for him to finally find the one. Will it work? Can she submit to him and become his mate?

Drakon's Promise


N.J. Walters - 2016
    He's neither human nor dragon.He's both.He's also the target of an ancient order who want to capture all drakons for their blood. When fresh, a drakon's blood can cure any illness and prolong a human's life, and the Knights will stop at nothing to get it.When librarian Sarah Anderson stumbles across a rare book belonging to the Knights of the Dragon, she's quickly thrust into a dangerous world of secrets and shifters and things she never would have believed possible. When the Knights realize Sarah has a secret of her own, she becomes just as much a target as Darius. Her scary dragon shifter just might be her best chance at survival.

Tinsel Me, Baby! (A Forever Safe Christmas #9)


Claire Ashlynn - 2019
    It’s what she needs to relax and find some peace. Who would have thought a blizzard could bring her the one person she’s missing in her life. Eull Maier has a successful business and a good life. He doesn’t need anyone, and he’s enjoying the peace and quiet. Like a blizzard, Celeste comes into his life and turns it upside down. He never would have known that she was the piece that is missing from his world. Will they be able to realize that they are meant to be? Can they find their happily ever after? This is a short, sweet, and steamy Insta-love Novella with a guaranteed HEA. It’s part of the Forever Safe Christmas Series.

Colton: Rogue Beginnings


Grace Brennan - 2019
    Severed body parts. Fearing for her life. Those are just a few of the things Katia Evans never thought she’d see in her ordinary, boring life, but suddenly they’re her new reality. And now there’s a sexy cowboy sweeping her off her feet and riding her off into the sunset—well, he’s whisking her away to safety, but since her life is turning into a movie, she’s saving her sanity by pretending it’s a romance rather than horror. Her fantasy is much better than reality, after all. Colton Alexander dropped out of Enforcer training years ago, vowing to never use his new skills. All he wants is a simple life in Montana, and he has it—until his cousin disappears. His search leads him to Katia just as danger begins stalking her, and he burns with the need to keep her safe. As they race to solve the mystery before it’s too late, they forge a deep connection. One Colton desperately wants to keep. Katia is falling for the cowboy hellbent on protecting her—but is it real, or just a part of her fantasy? And Colton is at a crossroads—does he keep playing Enforcer as he hunts for his family, risking his future with Katia? Or does he focus on the woman who’s already claimed his heart, risking his cousin? It’s an impossible choice, but it’s one he has to make, or he risks losing them both.

The Shifter's Shadow


Selena Scott - 2018
    But are they really prepared for the wild ride ahead? Thea Redgrave doesn’t believe in things she can’t see or touch or taste. She’s a sexy, hardworking, take-no-prisoners kind of woman. The only thing that could have ever made her leave her homestead in Montana was a promise she made to her dying grandfather to follow a treasure map he’s had since childhood. She just didn’t realize that she was following it straight into the most passionate attraction she’s ever felt in her life. Jack Warren is an alpha male with no roots and he likes it that way. After two decades of bouncing around the globe in search of treasure, he doesn’t expect this particular map to yield anything different. He doesn’t expect Thea Redgrave to come striding into his life, and damn if he’s prepared for it. Or for the paranormal transformation that’s in store for him when he attempts to save her life.. A tale of love, lust, magic, and adventure! Against all odds, can love really flourish or will their inquisitiveness drive them apart? This is the first book in "The Shifter's of the Seventh Moon" Series, but can also be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers. This full-length paranormal romance 60k word story contains strong sexual themes/language and is not intended for readers under the age of 18. FREE on Kindle unlimited

Dina


Ariana Hawkes - 2015
    It’s something kids do, not 36-year old women, whose boyfriends have left them for the office intern. But her best friend Lauren has a secret she’s bursting to share: there are men out there who absolutely love voluptuous girls like her. All Dina has to do is tap Shiftr, the cute little paw-print app that Lauren has just installed on her phone. In the time it takes Dina to get over her shock that there are guys who can shift into animals, she’s hit up by Logan – a dark-eyed bear-guy with a torso like sculpted marble and eyes like pools of lust. He tells her that he feels a magnetic connection to her, but before she can tell him that the feeling’s mutual, her clumsy thumb swipes the wrong way, and he’s gone. Dina is distraught, but Tamika, the creator of Shiftr has a cunning plan that may just bring them together again. Will Dina find the sexy Logan in the midst of the eccentric matchmaker’s beautiful, opulent summer garden party? And will they discover that they’re fated to be together? This is a short, sweet, steamy read, perfect for a lunch break, bath time, or a little dose of me-time, wherever you are. HEA and no cliffhanger!

Beast of Shadows


Krista Street - 2020
    I don’t always succeed, which means the Supernatural Forces are out to euthanize me.But then I see Brianna…She calls to something deep inside me. Something I thought I'd lost.Even though my beast craves her death, my heart aches for her to save my soul, so I take her for my own. Brianna For weeks, something’s been … off. I can’t explain it, but it’s as if I’m being watched.Suddenly, I’m snatched off the street and thrown in a trunk by a terrifying man who shifts into a wolf.Even though I fight Collin at every turn, something pulls me to his broken soul. We’re drawn to each other, and my touch may be enough to heal his beast’s psychotic mind, but the Supernatural Forces doesn’t believe in second chances, and the SF always catches the rogue werewolves.When they do, if I can’t stop them ... they’ll kill him.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Beast of Shadows—a sizzling standalone wolf shifter romance.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Feral Breed


Nikki Landis - 2021
    . .Tess:Humans and werewolves don't mix.There's no trust, just decades of superstition and haunting rumors of a hazy night only spoken about in hushed whispers.I know what everyone fears.I hate the shifters as much as they do.When the handsome alpha breaks into my shop and hurls accusations, I’m determined to set him straight...until all hell breaks loose.Quinn:I'm the Alpha.It's my responsibility to ensure my clan is protected from the humans.Years of mistrust, lies, and carnage have placed a wedge between my kind and the humans.Just when I have it all under control, a new threat emerges.To top it off, the need for a mate surges in my blood as the Chaos approaches and complicates everything.Now there's a human with a secret, a sexy smile, and an aura that calls to me in a way I can't seem to resist.Dive into the world of the Wolves of Chaos Valley and read nine stories of fated mates, steamy hot alphas, and feisty heroines.

Falling for the Werewolf


Abbie Zanders - 2017
    He prefers fresh air to climate-controlled offices and living in the close-knit community of Kenner’s Mills to the big city. When he accidentally crosses paths with his mate, he’s got everything a shifter could ask for. Dani Evans wants to be a teacher. It’s taken years of night school, but now she’s finally done. She’s spending her summer with her aunt in Kenner’s Mills, hoping for a position in one of the local school districts. It a great place, and when she meets the man of her dreams, it gets even better. It doesn’t matter that she’s human and he’s a shifter; Jace and Dani are meant to be together. But when Jace’s pregnant ex shows up and starts spewing threats, things get hairy --- especially since Dani has a little secret of her own.

Wing Her Over


Amelia Jade - 2017
    As a gryphon shifter and ambassador from his homeland of Cadia to the small human town of Cloud Lake, life is peaceful and uneventful. Mostly. But when he comes upon a wolf shifter trying to harm a human woman, his intervention changes everything. He never thought he’d see the short, blonde haired woman again, but a second chance meeting proved to him that it must be fate. Now, if he could only show her that he was right for her. Karri Blaine had everything figured out. From a young age she’d driven herself harder than anyone else in the quest to take over her shifter-hating father’s company. The only problem? He wants to give it to her immature younger brother instead. All it will take is one slip up on Karri’s part and her father will have the reason he needs to strip her of her role within the company. Karri knows that she shouldn’t invite the shifter into her life. Not after what happened to her family two years before. This could be the opening her father needs, but she’s blinded by the sexiest, strongest man she’s ever met. Her father isn’t the only problem that Karri needs to worry about. Andrew has unknowingly dragged her into the crosshairs of those who are gunning for his job, and they’ll stop at nothing to get there. Andrew is playing for keeps though, and he’ll do whatever it takes to win her heart, no matter the cost to him… This is a complete standalone full-length novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers.

Bear Game


Terra Wolf - 2017
    Since his father died he hasn't been able to move on. But his brothers have had enough. They're tired of his overbearing nature and they just want to let loose and have fun. And the brothers get what they want. Sienna McKenzie loves her job. She's one of the best interior designers in the Denver area. But when she's tasked with remodeling billionaire CEO Grayson's office, she realizes she's met her match. And now that Grayson has her, he won't let her go. **STANDALONE with NO Cliffhanger**

Protected Mate


J.H. Croix - 2015
    Croix, a steamy new paranormal shifter romance series! Dane Ashworth, a sexy, solitary mountain lion shifter, comes from one of the founding shifter families of Catamount, a town deep in the woods of Maine where mountain lion shifters have existed in secret for centuries. The community is in turmoil after the startling death of one of their shifters. In the midst of upheaval in the shifter world, Dane encounters the unassuming, curvy and deliciously sexy Chloe Silver who injures herself hiking along the Appalachian Trail. Chloe set out to hike the famed trail in the aftermath of heartbreak. She’s lived a well-planned life, only to learn that the best laid plans could blow up in her face. She’s looking for a fresh start, but trust doesn’t come easily for her. The mere idea of shifters has never crossed her mind, but Dane calls to her in a way that no man ever has. She finds herself tossed and turned by the depth of her attraction to him. The mountain lion in Dane knows Chloe is meant for him, but he has to find a way to earn her trust and make her believe in him and in what lies between them. Passion burns like wildfire between them while events in Catamount put them both in danger. In a love story filled with passion, steamy romance, adventure, betrayal and secrets, Chloe will have to decide if she can accept Dane for who he is, and if she’s willing to believe in the power of love. *All books in this series end with HEA!

Chosen Blood


S. Lawrence - 2019
    Instead, her own secret identity thrusts her into a war for humanity.Torryn woke up in Hell thousands of years ago, the second of Lucifer’s Princes of Hell. He searches the Earth for the Fallen, angels bent on the destruction of the world. When these two cross paths, it threatens to destroy both of their purposes.Turns out Hell isn’t the worst place you can end up!Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter, I.T. Lucas, and Dannika Dark will pray for more of this urban fantasy series.Scroll up and one click today to begin reading this steamy fantasy romance adventure.