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The Beginning by Mandy Adler


romance
shifter
paranormal
young-adult

Love-Struck (Arrowed Series Book 2)


Gryffin Murphy - 2017
    How was she going to handle the concept of a magical bond between our souls? How would she respond to the confession that the very moment I saw her, before she even spoke to me, I was instantly and eternally in love with her?” Noah and his pack of shifters are about to be attacked by a treasonous ex-pack member, an evil witch, and their pack of rabid wolves. To ensure her safety, he must send the love of his life, Sophia Rose, to the other side of the country. Torn between a need to share everything with her before it’s too late and the dread of scaring her away forever, Noah finds himself faced with the predicament of confessing the truth about what “Arrows” are. “The unfortunate truth was that I was being pulled between two worlds: paranormal and human, and it didn’t feel like I was fully fitting in either.” Falling for a wolf shifter, human Sophia Rose is introduced to the realm of the supernatural, only to be cast out of it shortly thereafter. Seeking refuge with friends from her past, she struggles to revert to her old self while knowing Noah and his pack are in crisis. Returning to an ordinary reality, Sophia questions her place in her boyfriend’s dangerous life. This becomes even harder for her when the shifter that has her so love-struck continues to be evasive while a newfound friend, Tristan, is very open and unguarded.

Hidden


T.J. Yelden - 2015
    Little did she know what Fate had in store for her. Cade McCoy was a natural born protector, or so his friends told Kendra. Personally, she just thought he was an overbearing caveman with good looks, and an unexplainable need to watch over her. After one shocking afternoon when fantasy became reality, she soon found herself immersed in wolf shifter pack life, while trying to keep their secret from her own kind, humans. A chance encounter with another pack forces the McCoy Pack to appear before the High Council to atone for their actions. The real kicker? Apparently she’s not as human as she thought. Join Kendra as she begins her journey to discover her past, learn about her present, and transform the future…for all shifters. Hidden Trilogy HIDDEN SURFACED (Coming Soon) RISEN (Will Follow SURFACED)

Prince of Wolves


Quinn Loftis - 2011
    When a mysterious foreign exchange student from Romania moves in across the street, Jacque and her two best friends, Sally and Jen, don't realize the last two weeks of their summer are going to get a lot more interesting. From the moment Jacque sets eyes on Fane she feels an instant connection, a pull like a moth to a flame. Little does she know that the flame she is drawn to is actually a Canis lupis, werewolf, and she just happens to be his mate; the other half of his soul. The problem is Fane is not the only wolf in Coldspring, Texas.Just as Fane and Jacque are getting to know each other, another wolf steps out to try and claim Jacque as his mate. Fane will now have to fight for the right to complete the mating bond, something that is his right by birth but is being denied him by a crazed Alpha. Will the love Fane has for Jacque be enough to give him the strength to defeat his enemy, will Jacque accept that she is Fane's mate and complete the bond between them?

Outsider


Micalea Smeltzer - 2012
    Sophie has moved her entire life; never staying in one place too long. She didn’t understand why… until now. Sophie is a shifter. A wolf shifter and she has a lot to learn. About being herself, being a wolf, and being what she needs to be to protect her pack. On top of that, her intense feelings for the pack’s Alpha, Caeden, threatens to ruin everything. Especially if the rival pack, the Grimms, find out that Sophie is not the human she claims to be.

Dear Diary, I Have A Mate


Abbie Lynn - 2018
    It's Tyson. I don't know what it is about him; well I guess I do know. It's everything about him. Everything he does makes me smile. It's him—he makes me want to talk. Arrabella was used to being abused all her life at the hands of her own father. She never felt like she amounted to anything. But then there was Tyson. He had this effect on her, which was completely understandable with his beautiful light brown eyes and muscular physique. What was utterly baffling was why he returned her interest. They were much too different: He was so handsome and part of the in-crowd while her social circle only consisted of herself and her diary. Tyson was more than sure he wanted her. He knew she was the one meant for him—his mate. He had waited so patiently for his destiny and now that he finally found her, he would do anything to make her wholly his. There was just a tiny glitch: she did not talk, and not to mention, they were of completely different worlds. Arrabella would soon be dragged way out of her comfort zone to the world of werewolves, packs, and mates. Will she be able to accept Tyson? Will Tyson help heal her? Will they brave the odds or will it be too much for their love to surpass? Witness two worlds collide and succumb to a force far greater than fear. Dear Diary I Have A Mate will entice you into a gripping journey of change, acceptance, and love. Give in to the pull. Grab your copy now! You know you want to.

Marked in a Vision


Mary Goldberger - 2012
    Emily was adopted by their parents when she was only a baby, but the amazing thing is that Emily is human and they are werewolves. What happens when Sasha is considered as a possible mate to a soon-to-be Alpha? What about Emily who goes along to support Sasha? Then there is the fact that Emily is not just an ordinary human...

The Pack


Donna Flynn - 2012
    It was always just a matter of time…Mercy suffered great loss in her young life, but now as a teenager in a new town, she must start over and let go of her tragic past. With the help of her best friend, her new boyfriend, and her two older brothers, she is optimistic that she can finally forget and move into the future.Heir apparent of his father’s pack, Alec had known Mercy was his from the first time he held her tiny hand in his own…After almost eleven years of waiting for Mercy to grow up, Alec arrives in town ready to claim her for his own, but is shocked to find her in the arms of another. Confident he can win the affections of one girl who has always held his heart, Alec sets a plan in motion to make her fall in love with him.To fulfill her destiny…Mercy must confront her feelings for Alec, deal with the horrors of her past and discover a long hidden secret that will change her life forever. In the end, the thing she fears the most, is what saves her, but can she live with the knowledge that she is now part of the pack?

Wolfsbane: The Wolf Within


Bethany Shay Porteous - 2018
    However, Evelyn is plagued by the horrors of the battle and an unforgiving darkness dominates her mind. Lying to those around her, Evelyn suffers the true consequences of her power and decides to handle it herself. With her magic under threat and her wolf trying to make an appearance, Evelyn's senior year of whimsical dreaming soon turns into something more sinister as she battles with who people think she is and who she is meant to be.

Destiny Binds


Tammy Blackwell - 2011
    Alex Cole believes in destiny, magic, and Scout. When Alex introduces Scout to the world of Shifters, men who change into wolves or coyotes during the full moon and Seers, women who can see your most private thoughts and emotions with a mere touch, the knowledge changes everything and everyone Scout thought she knew.

For the Love of a Wolf


Sunny Mawson - 2019
    When she learns that she’s a shifter, she finds herself adopted by another wolf couple living in Scotland. After moving half a world away, she meets the rest of the pack including Branan Murray, the surprisingly young and handsome Alpha. As the mysteries of her past systematically unfold, she faces the struggles of a teenager learning how to be a wolf all while a powerful enemy hunts her down. Branan Murray has finally settled into his life, regardless of what his parents think. The Alpha of the Brèagha Oidhche Pack in Scotland wants nothing more than to protect his pack and find his mate. When his Beta returns from an overseas trip with his newly adopted daughter, Branan’s need to protect his pack has never been more fierce.

Clay's Hope


Melissa Haag - 2015
    As a wolf, he hunts well and can fight off a grizzly twice his size, but has no aspirations. The idea of a Mate isn’t something he has ever seriously entertained. Dreamed about, maybe, but he knows the chances are nearly non-existent.Then he meets Gabby, a human girl. She hates him at first sight, yet he can’t let her go. Who he was is no longer important. Now, who he needs to become to win her over is the only thing that matters.Note: This is the companion book to Hope(less), book 1 of the Judgement of the Six Series.

Raised by Wolves


Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 2010
    Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?

Bitten


Noelle Marie - 2014
    It really was unfortunate that he was also the most stubborn, controlling, downright infuriating jackass she’d ever known as well. Oh, and there was the fact that he was a werewolf – a werewolf who has bitten her. Sixteen-year-old Katherine Mayes had never believed in mythological creatures like werewolves or mermaids – certainly not those sparkly vampires that her friend Abby was obsessed with. Even when she’s bitten by a massive animal after a reckless night of teenage adventure and her body begins to change in mystifying ways, she can’t force herself to believe in what she’s convinced is impossible. Little does she realize she’s been infected with a disease a little more permanent than the rabies she feels fortunate to have not contracted. Lycanthropy. Her fierce denial is soundly shattered, however, when she is simultaneously saved and kidnapped by Bastian and his pack. Forced to leave small town Iowa behind and adjust to their way of life in a hidden society, Katherine must also deal with fighting the pull she feels towards the man – or wolf, rather – who has bitten her and disrupted her life so completely.

Willow


Amy Richie - 2012
    Everyone thinks it’s just morph at the full moon, kill, morph back. That’s not true. It’s a lot harder than that. Especially if you are seventeen years old.”Willow has the worst luck. First she has to deal with her narcissistic foster mother, Bella; then of course there’s her horrid little sister Ivy; not to mention the pack of werewolves that belong to Bella. Now, they have to move and start a new school - again.Just when Willow thinks things can’t get any worse, Blake shows up from a council she never knew existed to name her leader of a pack she never knew existed. How was she supposed to teach a bunch of teenagers how to be wolves when she herself hated everything about her life?

Becoming Alpha


Aileen Erin - 2013
    Then again, it isn’t easy for a girl with visions to ignore what she sees. Luckily Tessa and her family are leaving California and moving halfway across the country, giving her the perfect opportunity to leave her reputation as “Freaky Tessa” behind. But Tessa doesn’t realize that kissing the wrong guy in her new Texas town could land her in far more trouble than she ever imagined. Like being forced to attend St. Ailbe’s Academy, a secret boarding school for werewolves. Even if the wrong guy did accidentally turn her into one of “them” and doom her to attending the weirdest high school ever, Tessa can’t help her growing attraction to the mysterious Dastien Laurent.When vampires attack St. Alibe’s and her visions pinpoint an enemy in their midst, Tessa realizes that boy drama and her newfound canine tendencies might just be the least of her problems.