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Finding Forgiveness
Dana Marie Bell - 2011
It's the one reason Ben will never claim Dave Maldonado. Being alone is better than being with someone who lives in a bottle.Dave was destined to be a pack Alpha until his first migraine hit at age fifteen, the day he caught his future mate holding hands with another boy. In the nine agonizing years since, he's contented himself as Beta, but never learned to live with the pain and confusion of Ben's rejection.Dave's worst attack yet sends him to the hospital and brings them both face to face with the misunderstanding that's kept them apart all these years. It's too late, though. Dave is headed for Gay Pride Week at Disney World with one goal in mind. "Forget Ben Malone."Ben's got a problem with that. Only one man is destined to hold "his" David. And he'll give anything, even his last shred of pride, to win forgiveness and the right to finally claim his mate.Warning: This book contains explicit sex, graphic language, and male/male love scenes between two top dogs. Who knew Rock Paper Scissors could be such fun? "
Burke's Law
Lyssa Samuels - 2016
All must obey them for the safety of the pack family and their friends. His men respect and love him, but he has no tenderness in his life. Having a mate of his own was something he knew was never meant to be. Dane Quinn is from the hidden plane of Tuath. He has escaped from the breeder stable where men were enslaved for the sole purpose of providing heirs to the highest bidder. He aches to find his true match and have a family with the man that he hoped to love. With the guidance of the goddess Lanaya, Burke helps save the men of Tuath. He is drawn to Dane—the man who is destined to be his mate. He must put aside his alpha ways and understand that all rules are negotiable, or he will risk losing the man who will bring kindness, love, and cubs into his life.
His Unclaimed Omega
L.C. Davis - 2016
Can he convince Barnabas of what his heart has always known before he's given to another alpha? Barnabas is a one-man kind of alpha and when his beloved mate and omega is taken from him, he's left an empty shell. Cameron's gentle strength and unfailing devotion might be what it takes to save him, but Barnabas sees claiming another omega as an act of treachery. Despite his best intentions, Barnabas' instincts as an alpha without an heir are pulling him in the direction of the young unmated omega he's sworn to protect and find a mate of his own. Giving Cameron to the alpha of a neighboring Council pack is the only way he can do right by the orphaned omega and keep the vow he made to his fallen mate so long ago, but can Barnabas' heart withstand the pain of losing yet another omega he loves? When the elder of the Council makes a shocking decision about Cameron's destiny, the Silver Lake pack is thrown into chaos. Cameron is getting what he's always wanted, but he soon learns that being claimed by his alpha in name only is a worse fate than being held at arm's length. Only time will tell if Barnabas can shed the heavy weight of his guilt to claim the omega who belongs to him, or whether his pain will be exploited by the brutal Mountain Ridge pack that has designs on Silver Lake territory -- and its unique omega. Grief, love and passion combine to give Cameron a crash course on what it means to be an omega. Luckily the young wolf understands better than anyone that love heals wounds that even time can't touch.
Wed to the Omega
Ashe Moon - 2017
Their families need this alliance in order to retain their place as clan leaders, so the two young fighters reluctantly agree to be wed. There’s absolutely no way they’d ever actually fall in love… so what will Tresten and Loch do when they learn they need to produce an heir?
Wed to the Omega
is a 50k word, steamy MPreg story full of action and romance, set in an exciting and vibrant new shifter world. It is the first book in the Luna Brothers Series, and can be read as a standalone novel.
A Tiger's Tale
Lisa Oliver - 2017
His herd was hunting him and with few resources, Seth's options were fading fast. Until, that is, he heard the rumble of a motorcycle. Peeking through the tree he was hiding in, he couldn't believe his eyes. Had salvation come in the form of a badass biker? Ra (no last name and proud of it) was a tiger on a mission. He'd scented his mate and then the little rabbit ran away before his teeth could engage. Ra heard the gossip around Arrowtown; he knew his mate was a hunted man. But if the sweet man was on the run, he needed someone to look after him; Ra figured he was the right man for the job. A meeting, a mating and yet another meeting. What should have been a straight forward relationship turned into so much more on their very first outing as a mated couple. Now Ra has to count on the strength of his mate and the help of his friends, if he and Seth are ever to have the HEA they'd planned for. And what was with all these Fae turning up out of the blue? Warning: Contains a tiger who keeps putting his foot in it; a tiny lop-eared rabbit who is stronger than he looks and a bunch of friends who’ll hide a body, no questions asked.
Omega's Protector
Nora Phoenix - 2019
He's not even looking for a boyfriend, far from it, but something sparks between them, something that's hard to define and impossible to understand rationally. And that's not even the strangest thing happening on the ranch that offers them a safe place. The air simmers there, wild and powerful. But what is that power they all feel? After riding out Gia's heat together, they find out what secrets the ranch holds, and they have to make a choice. How much stock do they put in fate? And is their short but explosive encounter enough to last or will their connection fizzle out? Omega's Protector is a novella (32k words) set in the Irresistible Omegas universe that can be read as a stand alone and has a HEA. In the series timeline, this book fits in right after book five. It's got heat, sass, a little action, and all the feels. Plus, some familiar faces for fans of the series. The characters from this book will show up in the next books in the series.Per Amazon and the author this novella is book #6 in the series.
The Soldati Prince
Charlie Cochet - 2015
On their journey they might discover why the priestess brought them together—if they can escape the demons and make it to her alive.First Edition published as The Soldati Prince in Charmed and Dangerous (anthology) by JCP Books LLC, 2015.
A Pebble for Lewis
Amy Bellows - 2019
Omega penguin shifters aren’t allowed any physical contact with an alpha until their Pebble Gifting Season, when alphas present a pebble to their desired mate. Lewis has always followed the rules. Until he meets Todd. A polar bear shifter. Everyone knows that polar bear shifters are unreliable players who don’t mate for life. But Todd is breathtakingly beautiful, with a body as big as a mountain and a head of thick, white hair. Lewis can’t manage to look away. In Anchorage Alaska where penguin shifters and polar bear shifters have been at odds for over a century, even a friendship between Todd and Lewis is forbidden. But as Lewis’s Pebble Gifting Season draws closer, their forbidden friendship turns into a passion neither of them can ignore. A Pebble for Lewis is a 37,000-word best-friends-to-lovers romance with a size difference, knotting, and MPreg of the penguin egg variety. It’s set in the same world as the Heron Manor series, but it stands alone.
Finding My Fox (Missed, Matched, Made, #2)
Harper B. Cole - 2017
The concrete and metal feels like a cage to him, and he can't imagine fate pairing him with a mate who thrives that. So he's packing up to move back home to the country. But his sister Rachel doesn't feel like he's given the city enough of a chance, and knows there's pretty much zero chance of him finding his mate back home, where they're related to every other person in town. So Rachel offers him a deal: she signed him up for a matchmaking service, and if he gives it a try and it doesn't work out, she'll shield him from the family's harassment. It's too good of a deal to give up, so Gerard is determined to push through whatever he needs to, including a charlatan of a matchmaker if need be. But Ms. Maggie never disappoints, though things rarely go as expected. Finding My Fox is a 14,000 word novella that can be read as a standalone, with mishaps, love, and a baby.
Trill to Me Sweetly
Charlie Richards - 2013
Maelgwn, leader of a clutch of gargoyles in Durango, Colorado, only planned to be in Stone Ridge a few days to help a fellow gargoyle’s mate through laying their first egg. His plan to leave changes when he scents his mate in the hospital. He discovers his mate is Bobby Truman, a human who has no idea the paranormal world exists, even though a number of his friends are shifters. Maelgwn begins the arduous process of watching and waiting, searching for that perfect opportunity to make contact with his mate. Bobby Truman is tired of his boyfriend, Seth’s, abusive friends, especially when Seth doesn’t do anything about their antics. The broken nose, compliments of Seth’s buddy Grant, is the final straw. When he’s attacked by muggers and rescued by a mysterious stranger in the dark, Bobby hopes it’s the opportunity he needs to make a clean break from Seth. Even if it doesn’t work out with Maelgwn, maybe Bobby can keep his new love interest’s attention long enough to prove to Seth they are really done. Bobby thinks it’s odd that Maelgwn won’t come into the light, always meeting him after dark, but he’s nowhere near prepared for the truth when it finally comes out. Can Maelgwn convince Bobby that the things that go bump in the night aren’t always bad and to take his place at Maelgwn’s side in a paranormal world? Even when that means uprooting his life and moving?
Slow Heat
Leta Blake - 2017
Professor Vale Aman has crafted a good life for himself. An unbonded omega in his mid-thirties, he's long since given up hope that he'll meet a compatible alpha, let alone his destined mate. He's fulfilled by his career, his poetry, his cat, and his friends. When Jason Sabel, a much younger alpha, imprints on Vale in a shocking and public way, longings are ignited that can't be ignored. Fighting their strong sexual urges, Jason and Vale must agree to contract with each other before they can consummate their passion. But for Vale, being with Jason means giving up his independence and placing his future in the hands of an untested alpha--as well as facing the scars of his own tumultuous past. He isn't sure it's worth it. But Jason isn't giving up his destined mate without a fight. This is a stand alone gay romance novel, 118,000 words, with a strong happy ending, as well as a well-crafted, non-shifter omegaverse, with alphas, betas, omegas, male pregnancy, heat, and knotting. Content warning for pregnancy loss and aftermath.
Becoming Omega
Wolf Specter - 2015
He believes he has finally found this in a fierce annual competition where the end prize is becoming one of the few elite humans to be selected and turned into a werewolf of the Winter’s Hollow Pack. When the alpha of the Winter’s Hollow Pack offers Isaac the opportunity to bypass the Trials and become a wolf shifter immediately, Isaac is shocked to learn the price. Alpha billionaire Ryan Weiss insists that the two are fated mates. Isaac has never been with another man before, but he can’t help feel the pull of Ryan’s baby blues or ignore the way his heart races whenever Ryan says his name. A near-death experience and a deep connection he doesn’t quite understand drive Isaac into Ryan’s arms one fateful night, and afterward, their lives will no longer be the same. Isaac is one of the rare human men to become pregnant, an occurrence so unique it is not understood by shifter society. Isaac’s condition prevents him from being turned into a shifter for pack protection, putting him further at risk from the warring packs who would stop at nothing to bring Ryan down. Now the two men not only have to navigate a confusing mix of emotions and figure out what the bond between them means, they have to do so in complete secrecy. Not even members from Ryan’s own pack can know. After all, it won’t be just their lives that are impacted should they fail—their unborn pup would also be in danger. Becoming Omega is a full-length standalone novel featuring a sexy alpha, his tempting omega, their secret bond and male pregnancy, or mpreg, in this action-packed tale. A satisfying epilogue, HEA ending, and NO CLIFFHANGERS make this a must-read. Containing explicit, unprotected love scenes and some violence, this novel is an adults-only shifter romance!
Dragon's Fire
Jena Wade - 2018
He never dreamed that Leo would arrive one day and ask him on a date and change his entire life. Leonidas is over two thousand years old. He’s the last of five dragons and has accepted that he’ll be alone for the rest of his life. That doesn’t stop him from wishing he could be with the cute barista. All it can ever be is a crush though, because Flint can’t know about Leo’s dragon form. When the Fates give the dragons a second chance and allow them to seek out their fated mates, Leo rushes to Flint’s side to see if Flint is his. When Flint is overcome with a heat brought on by meeting his fated dragon mate, Leo claims him. Before the two can have their happy-ever-after, an old enemy tries to keep them apart. **** This is a short, sweet romance with a HEA. It contains mpreg and is the first of the Dragons Series.
Unacceptable Risk
Kaje Harper - 2011
Born into a secret werewolf pack, he’s the lone gay wolf, an outsider even among his packmates. The top wolves consider him a perversion, a failure, and a security risk. To survive in the human world, werewolves rely on absolute secrecy, and any breaches of their code are dealt with swiftly— and violently.So when Simon falls in love with Paul, a human man, even his Alpha's grudging tolerance won't protect him. He must keep Paul from discovering the truth about him and the secrets the pack jealously guards, or it’s not just their love that’ll end up dead.rereleased 2021 with light editing, and short story 1.1 included.
From Pack to Pride
Amber Kell - 2011
With one picture, Talan knew Adrian was his mate.Now he has six months to persuade Adrian to stay in his pride forever and keep a psychotic wolf from killing him.