Book picks similar to
The Werebear's Unwanted Bride by Marina Maddix
paranormal
romance
shifter
howls-romance
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.
Dragon Tycoon's Fake Bride
Anya Nowlan - 2017
So why does it feel like forever? Alexis Davies knows how to dig deep, but even the curvy archaeologist wasn't ready to find a dragon in Greece. They both want the same thing and getting it means a fake marriage, and fast. After that, well, she can go back to being who she is. But what if she can't imagine life without the enraging, hotheaded, brutally determined dragon billionaire anymore? Galen Calder is a dragon with the weight of his family on his shoulders. The youngest of three, he has picked up slack where his brothers fell short, but for the first time in his life, he has a problem that money and power can't solve. He needs to become the Alpha, and every Alpha needs the right woman by his side. What was supposed to be something quick and easy, an ends to a means, turns out to be so much more. He's met his greatest challenge. And it was going to be her all along, consequences be damned.
Pregnant with the Werelion King's Cub
Claire Pike - 2017
He must mate a suitable lioness. Then he meets Abby Sutton. Merek will do his duty to his pride, but first he must taste Abby. Tomorrow he will announce his engagement to a lioness destined to become his queen. Tonight, he will lose himself in Abby’s body.
Abby has never been drawn to another man the way she is to Merek. When he invites her to his suite for the evening, she can’t resist his allure and falls prey to his seduction. She gives him her virginity. He gives her a broken heart… And a baby.
When Merek discovers Abby’s pregnancy, he’s determined break his engagement and claim Abby as his mate. But Merek’s ex-fiancee is not so easily tossed aside. She will be Queen even if she must kill Abby to claim the crown.
Part of the "HOWLS ROMANCE" line
Her Wolf In Shining Armor
Tonya Brooks - 2017
He was the sensible, level-headed shifter that everyone relied on to keep the peace and follow the rules, which he did, no matter what the cost to his personal happiness. When he met his fated mate, the one woman created just for him, Dane realized that there was nothing he wouldn't do, no rule he wouldn't break to make her his. The ruthless streak he'd kept hidden emerged with a vengeance. Shana Nichols craved the kind of bond that mates shared. She longed for a man who would always be faithful, love her forever and make her burn with desire. She got more than she dreamed of when a charming wolf shifter claimed she was his mate. He stole her heart with gentle patience and panty-melting passion, but she could not be the mate that he needed. After she rejected their union, she discovered that walking away from the mate bond was impossible. Because he'll stop at nothing to make her his.
The Billionaire Werewolf's Witch
Celia Kyle - 2013
Not even on TV. She's a secretary, and not a very good one at that. But when billionaire Grant Hemming, President of Hemming Industries, asks her to look over a contract, she does as she's told. Since, in addition to signing her paychecks, he's superhot. In between reading clauses and sharing kisses, several things come to light: She's a witch. (They happen to be hated by the werewolves.) He's a werewolf. (Remember, they hate the witches.) They're mates. (Talk about awkward.) And, oh, vampires want them both dead. Isn't that just like them? *Previously published by All Romance eBooks as Wicked Wolf, Wanton Witch.*
Her UnBearable Protector
Reina Torres - 2017
Instead, his bear wants to claim her forever. It takes one look for bear shifter Salvatore Orsino to know that Natale Durante isn't just his client… she’s his mate. His first instinct is to lay Natale’s curvaceous body over his shoulder, find a den, and claim her with his bite. But, this beautiful head-strong woman only grudgingly endures his protection even as she welcomes him in her bed. He’ll have to set aside his bear’s need to mark her until he’s eliminated the threat to her life. Once she’s safe, he’ll turn all his energies convincing her that he isn’t after a short-term dalliance, he wants her, with him… forever. Natale Durante knows that Durante Fashion House is on its last legs. Her new line, designed for women of every size and shape, is her last attempt at saving her family’s legacy. But there are those in high fashion who prefer that things stay the same—curves belong on the road, not the runway. When complaints and hate mail escalate to threats of bodily harm, her father hires a bodyguard—Salvatore Orsino. He’s over six feet of deliciously seductive muscular male and a distraction she can’t afford. One look from him and she wants her infuriatingly persistent protector to rip off her clothes with his teeth, or she might do the same to him. Can Salvatore eliminate the threats to Natale or will he lose her before he has a chance to claim her?
The Dragon Prince's Baby Bargain
Zoe Chant - 2017
She's a lonely virgin on vacation who just happens to look exactly like the missing princess. Has he got an offer for her... Prince Victor can't inherit the crown until he fathers a child on a woman of royal blood. For the sake of his kingdom, he agrees to an arranged marriage to a princess... who up and vanishes the day before the wedding. Debbie Jameson, a virgin 7-11 clerk from Tennessee, was thrilled to win an all-expenses paid vacation abroad. But much bigger thrills are in store for her when the alpha dragon shifter Victor sweeps her off her feet with an offer she can't refuse: impersonate the missing princess, marry him, and have his baby! It's a fairytale romance... until someone who definitely isn't a noble knight tries to slay the dragon's mate. Can Victor protect his beloved Debbie from mysterious assassins? And what happens if the real princess returns? A wild ride full of romance, action, and plenty of humor, The Dragon Prince's Baby Bargain is a must-read for fans of Celia Kyle and Terry Bolryder. Contains steamy scenes between a lonely woman who wants a family and a sexy dragon shifter who wants to make her his queen.
The Alpha's Secret Family
Jessie Lane - 2017
She doesn’t have time for the hot guy who won’t stop asking her out, yet she can’t seem to stop thinking about him. Stone Blaylock is the Battletown Packs’ Alpha and his mate has just moved into town. Problem is, she’s human. Therefore, he has to win her over the old fashioned, human way—by dating her. Things are looking up for Stone when he gets his mate to fall in love with and mate him. However, there’s someone out there who doesn’t like that the Alpha’s new mate is human. When their plan to kill her backfires and Dia survives, but she doesn’t remember anything, including Stone, or the circumstances that left her alone, hurt, and pregnant.
The Billionaire Dragon's Secret Son
Harmony Raines - 2017
Well, technically two things. The first he knew about, the second... that’s going to come as a bit of a surprise. Now that is an understatement! Poppy has been on the run, hiding out where no one can find her, or the most precious thing in her life, her son Charlie. But when trouble catches up with them, she has no choice but to seek help from George, a man who wants to get his hands on her...so he can wring her neck. Ever since that night when she entered his life, dragon shifter George Lancaster has been paying the price. What she stole from him can never be replaced. And he doesn’t just mean the Heartsfire Blade. No, she stole more than a family heirloom, she stole his future. Because when she vanished out of his life, she took all hope of him ever having an heir with her. Could fate really be that cruel? Thrusting her into his life and into his bed, for one night, and then allowing her to leave, never to be seen again. But now she’s back. But why? Is this another game? If it is, she’s about to find out she’s met her match. One way or another, he is going to make her stay right where she belongs.
Bear the Consequences
Rochelle Paige - 2015
He only has one thing on his mind - avenging his sister. Knowing the damage his dad's fated mate had done to his family, he isn't even sure he ever wants to find a mate of his own. Alasdair quickly discovers that sometimes the thing you want the least is what you need the most when his journey leads him straight to the woman fate has chosen for him. Finley Woulffe is the beloved daughter of an alpha. Her parents' marriage set the example of what she thought life would be like when she meets her fated mate. She accepts Alasdair's mark without a second thought but soon learns of the grudge her new mate and his family have against her father. Will she have to bear the consequences of his mistake?This is book one in the McMahon Clan series, a spin-off from the Black River Pack series. Each novella features a different couple.
The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate
Cate C. Wells - 2021
Bummer.UnaI keep my head down. In this backwards pack, females rank low, and my bad leg makes me damaged goods. It doesn’t help that I’ve never shifted. I don’t mind the late twenties single life, though. No one’s paying any attention as I build an illicit farmer’s market empire.My roomies and I are doing it for ourselves, and if life under Killian Kelly is stifling, at least it’s predictable. We can deal.But when biology finally kicks in, I lose my mind. I claim our alpha as my mate. And he rejects me in front of the whole pack.It’s all good. It only hurts when I breathe. I’ll survive. That’s what I do.Who wants an arrogant jerk for a mate, anyway? I’ve got a business to run.KillianTo lead this pack out of the dark ages, I’ve had to be hard. Merciless. I don’t flinch, and I don’t make mistakes.Una Hayes isn’t my mate.My wolf might have some kind of strange infatuation, but if she were mine, I’d know it. And I can walk away, can’t I?And if I keep coming back? If she starts living in my head?I’m the strongest male in five generations. My pack scrambles to do my bidding. I can bring one quiet female back in line. No one can possibly be as stubborn as I am.There’s no way I’ve ruined the best thing that’s ever happened to me.I’m the Quarry pack alpha. I don’t lose.The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate is a full-grown shifter romance. No cheating. HEA guaranteed. Intended for adult readers only.
The Alpha's Bargain
Ryan Michele - 2017
Rock bottom. Out of options. It's where we were. My pack and I. A simple bargain. A childhood crush. Could it work? In a world of fated mates how would we possibly fake it for everyone? Luca made it all sound so easy. My heart, body, and wolf were on board. I just needed to convince my head. I couldn't deny the alpha he was or the chemistry between us. Only time could tell if it would be for eternity. A not so simple bargain changed it all.
Gray Back Bad Bear
T.S. Joyce - 2015
The goal of this mission? Find a mate before his broken bear drives him into madness. He knows exactly what he’s looking for, but when his bear finally settles for a mate, she dumps his world upside down. She’s funny, sure, but other than that, she’s not his type in any way. Or so he thought, because Willa is breaking down his walls and opening his eyes to a new life he thought he might never find. Willamena Madden: smart-mouthed, fun-loving, loyal-to-a-fault, proud nerd and fragile human. She’s also somehow become the potential mate to a grizzly shifter. A shifter? She feels sorry for the critters and wishes humans would leave them alone, but Matt is proving he doesn’t need her pity. He’s a sexy, scarred up, growly beast-man, and she’s thinking he could be the one to finally take her V-card. But Matt’s hot and cold, and one of her friends is after a bucket-list werebear diddle with the man Willa’s falling for. And if that isn’t stressful enough, Matt’s Gray Back Crew is a loosely knit community of maniacs. Matt feels important, but Willa has never been in more danger. If she can’t find a way to survive his people, she’ll have to go back to her safe life without her Gray Back Bad Bear. **Brand new series from T.S. Joyce. Can be read as a standalone series. No cliff-hangers. Just a crew of lumberjack bad-a bear shifters, and the women strong enough to love them.** Content Warning: explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Adult only bear shifter romance.
The Alpha's Honor
R.E. Butler - 2017
According to pride law, matings must be among their own kind, and only a mated male can become alpha. Mating an outsider means facing exile. Giving the pride matchmaker the go-ahead, he soon finds himself betrothed to a lioness, with a mating ceremony scheduled for the following weekend. Now, everything is falling into place in his life and he couldn’t be happier. Right? Her broken heart doesn’t trust easily… Memory Hendrix isn’t interested in dating, and doesn’t even believe in happily-ever-afters. After one too many broken hearts, Ree knows that the only person she can trust is herself. Accompanying her younger sister to a bar for a drink to kick off the weekend, she finds herself in the arms of the sexiest guy she’s ever laid eyes on. He’s built like a tank and he purrs! One night with him, and her broken heart is all but mended. Not all is what it seems… Duke knows that taking Ree to bed is going to be the end of his bid for alphaship, but he could care less. Nothing is as important to him as his new mate. Believing she’s safe in his room above the bar, he leaves her sleeping and goes to the pride elders to accept his exile. He’d rather have Ree than be alpha. But the jilted lioness isn’t going to go down without a fight, and when Ree believes that Duke will never choose her, she runs. He’s not about to let her go, and no lioness or pride laws will stand in his way. He’ll choose honor over duty, and love above all else.
Fate Knows Best
Alanea Alder - 2013
Now she is out looking for adventure. She just doesn’t expect to discover a shifter-only town and one six foot eight, grumpy, bear-shifting sheriff named Aleksander Arkadion.Aleksander Arkadion only wants to date shifter females after working a brutal homicide case that has him returning to the shifter-only town of his youth. Which is why is he curious to discover a human in town and shocked when he realizes the tiny woman is his mate.As the attraction between them grows, Aleks realizes that he can’t stay away from the petite female, but the realization may come too late. Although her body was never in any danger, he may have destroyed her heart by pushing her away. Now he has to convince his mate he really does want her while keeping her safe from rogue hyenas bent on taking her.