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Lonepine Wolf Shifters
B.A. Stretke - 2013
They are fleeing Assistant District Attorney Jordan Randall, who is hell-bent on dragging Ronan back to Michigan for a crime he didn't commit. They find themselves stranded on a country back road in rural Montana and are unwittingly rescued by an auto mechanic, who happens to be the Beta of the Lonepine pack of Wolf Shifters. Soon they find themselves under the protection of the Pack due to the fact that Ronan is the mate of the Alpha Lance Hendricks. All seems well at first, but Jordan Randall is not a man that gives up easily. Will they find peace or will they forever be hunted
Dracul's Blood
Carol Lynne - 2010
Enlisting the help of Professor Nikolay Radin to help with a strange cask found at a murder scene changes Bobby's life in ways he never imagines. A simple consultation turns into so much more when sparks fly between the two men, and Nik is unknowingly pulled into the dangerous world of a secret society. The Knights of Paiderastia have been around for thousands of years, and refuse to sit by while an ordinary detective and a bookish professor try to take them down. In a battle against true evil, Bobby begins to wonder whether he can solve the crime and still manage to keep his new lover alive.
Quarterback Sack
Cree Storm - 2015
Not everyone's mate is always the same species and the Council knows this, so they designed a way for all types of shifters and other paranormals to come together. Have some fun, meet new people, and if you are one of the lucky ones....find your mate. Just being a skunk shifter, isn't easy. Try being a skunk as well as a socially inept genius. For Ricky, that was his life. However, he was now at the Mating Games to try and change who he is. He wanted a mate. He wanted someone that would love him for who he is and not think him strange or boring. Derk had been trying to find his mate for years. With the urging of his best friend, Derk said he would give the Mating Games gathering one last chance. Being the quarterback to the large shifter football team requires lots of practice. However, he didn't expect it to bring him to his adorable mate.The thing is, not only does Derk want him, but so does the Council, and they will do whatever it takes to have Ricky in their possession. Can Derk keep his mate safe, or will the council jump in and intercept his mating.
Faewolf
D.M. Atkins - 2009
What happens when Kiya White Cloud, a young gay college student in Santa Cruz, wants one of these men enough to risk his heart--and his life?
The Omega's Wolf Protector
Lorelei M. Hart - 2018
Russell didn’t have a choice. When Russell became pregnant after a night of youthful rebellion, his traditional pack did the unthinkable—they banished him. Left on his own, he did the best he could to provide for his son, Oliver After witnessing a crime, Russell worries he and his son might be in danger. After a strange man visits Oliver at school, Russel knows he has no choice and packs up everything to return to Distance, ready to beg for their protection. Jameson missed Russell every day of his banishment, but was powerless to do anything about it. As beta of the pack, he was expected to toe the line even if it meant letting the man he knew in his gut was his fated mate slip through his fingers. If only Russel had picked him all those years ago, things might’ve been so very different. Back in Distance, Russell pleads for sanctuary and finds himself under the direct supervision of his childhood friend, Jameson. They grow closer as Russell adjusts to life back in his traditional pack with his son—a son whose biological father has decided he finally wants to stake claim to—a claim he would likely win against the unmated omega, Russell. Jameson has a solution, one that includes their mating. Russell agrees ,and the family of three finds itself growing into a family of four when Russell becomes pregnant with his mate’s baby. Love, his mate’s pregnancy, and the tricky balancing act of becoming the third father to a four year old son become Jameson’s norm and he couldn’t be happier. The Wolf Protector’s Omega is a super sweet with knotty heat second chance male pregnancy shifter romance with an adorable four year old shifter, an omega with a traditional and uptight pack alpha for a brother, and an alpha who would do anything for his one that got away.
Wolf, WY
A.F. Henley - 2015
Secluded, quiet, and self-sufficient, Wolf is bound to not only inspire, but to bring Randy the peace he needs. The view's not bad, either. Vaughn O'Connell and his family are Randy's only neighbors for miles, and while Randy knows it's somewhat unlikely that a man with three kids is gay, it doesn't hurt to look. When a misunderstanding brings Randy face to face with both Vaughn and his eighteen year old son, Lyle, Randy's not sure what to feel about either of them. But things are not what they appear in Wolf, and the closer Randy gets, the stranger the O'Connell family seems…
Crimson Reign
V.L. Moon - 2013
Bathed in the glow of celestial love and swathed in a blanket of black satin wings nestled a king among kings, a vampire born to destroy the decay threatening to eradicate the race he was destined to save.An angelic heart torn by yearning, suffering and pain throbbed to the rhythm of the life he created; a life prophesied in the scriptures by the Creator’s own hand. A vow of servitude given in blood sealed the fate of a Seraphim's heart and tied it eternally to the creation he craves, protects…loves. Ancient treaties are lost and reborn, rising from the ashes as the Nephilim ravage the vampire race. The deviant desire that soared in Malachi Denali's blood threatens to bring Rome to its knees when Malachi's world, his soul and his heart are brutally shattered and torn apart. Will purity born of an angel's love be enough to calm the savage mind of Malachi Denali? Or will Laziel be doomed to a life of purgatory for loving the life he was gifted to create…
Protected by the Werewolf
Jules Monroe - 2020
They’re building an army and they want the highly intelligent vampire children Leander can create.But Leander has no interest in spreading hate. He’s already distanced himself and his resources from his toxic family, but the pressure from them is building. He needs someone to protect him—and not just anyone will do.He wants a strong, powerful werewolf warrior. In return, Leander has promised the leader of the local pack a cure to an immune disease affecting their children. The fact that the werewolf he chose as protector is young and childish is a minor issue—or so Leander thinks.Takoda Billie has spent the last few years strolling through life and avoiding the responsibilities that come with his blood, so when his father, the leader of their pack, assigns him the job of protecting a vampire, he’s angry. No, he’s pissed.That is until he locks eyes with a creature who moves like wind and talks like he’s a hundred years old. Takoda’s caregiving instincts take over, and he finds himself invested in Leander’s safety for more reasons than duty.But with children getting sicker and Leander’s family hot on their heels, will Takoda manage to step into his role as leader, keep his pack safe, and protect the stiff-backed vampire who’s stolen his heart?This is a 84,000 word NON-MPREG, NON-Omegaverse paranormal romance between a very old vampire and his young, fresh werewolf lover. Leander and Takoda’s story is a simmering, slow-burn romance featuring two men who are forced to work together even though they’re opposites in every way.
Fall for You
Keira Marcos - 2015
Riley Blake left New York and moved to a small town in Maine after inheriting his uncle's house. Unfortunately, a disturbing part of his past follows him. The last thing Sheriff Marcus Cameron really had time for was a new relationship. As the son of the alpha of the largest werewolf pack in the area, he had a duty to his family. But Riley Blake is a gorgeous temptation, and he's always been rather fond of giving into his baser instincts.
The Altered
Annabelle Jacobs - 2015
Terrorism was suspected but never proven, and when nothing happened--no epidemic, no unexplained illnesses--the whole episode was written off as an elaborate hoax. But Lycanaeris was selective. Only those of a certain age, and with a specific gene in their DNA were infected. Time would reveal the pathogen’s true nature, when those susceptible grew up Altered. Daniel is one of thousands forced to hide his altered status by living a quiet life. He’s not like the others, though. Daniel can’t help looking so distinctive or being able to see every altered for what they really are. To those abducting altereds, that skill makes him valuable. For Jordan, shifting from human to wolf means living under the radar to avoid unwanted attention. Meeting Daniel complicates matters. Daniel’s existence is a threat to Jordan and his friends, but Jordan can’t seem to shake the strange connection between them. When danger threatens, there’s little time for Daniel and Jordan to work out their feelings before lives are at stake.
Stray
Kari Gregg - 2016
He’s still searching for where he fits in. After losing his family in a vicious attack, Dean rebuilt his pack by accepting loners, rejects, other survivors, and even ferals. He and his ragtag group of strays made a warm and welcoming home. Luke believes he’s finally found where he belongs. Meddling parents and a neighbor who isn’t as human as he seems won’t sway him. Luke wants Dean to take in one last stray...him. Content Warning: Shifter knotting/tying, mating heats (yes, plural), and jerky! A 40,643 word short novel
The Omega Complication
Wolf Specter - 2016
Long after a previous war with a neighboring pack had drawn to a close, Charles has always thought they had lived in a time of peace. Now, he is quickly realizing that without a common enemy, the pack is tearing itself apart, and he has to save the pack from itself. Navigating the underbelly of pack politics, Charles meets an omega he’s drawn to instantly…the son of his political enemy, a man who has vowed to stop at nothing to remove him from power. Omega Hayes Kensington comes from an elite world. As a member of one of the founding families, his ancestors created the Silvertooth Harbor Pack. Hayes’ father has always hated that Hayes is an omega and their family name will die with him. All his life, Hayes has known that one day his father will sell him to the highest bidder for an advantageous political mating, but Hayes can’t stop thinking about the alpha he met with the amazing eyes, the one he knows his father plans to kill. Both shifters know their love is forbidden, risky, messy and will possibly lead to both of their ruins, but they are also learning that some things are worth the risk. When another complication arises, one they hadn’t anticipated, Charles and Hayes discover there’s someone else whose future they also need to fight for: their unborn child’s. The Omega Complication is a steamy, standalone gay romance novel with NO CLIFFHANGERS, containing star-crossed lovers, assassination attempts, political conspiracies, a HEA epilogue, and male pregnancy, or Mpreg.
Perfect Timing
Aimee Brissay - 2011
I was pulled in from the first page." "A different take on the vampire/shifter/fated mates storyline." "I was fascinated with it from beginning to end" Valentin Alekseev prays for death while fleeing for his life, hunted for secrets he shouldn't be aware of. With his home in ruins and his master killed, he should know better than to bring innocent bystanders into his life. But Fate has other plans. Twenty-seven years old, Shawn Dougal never thought he’d fall for a man, much less a bloodsucker. But how else can he explain the sudden lapse in judgment that has him traveling halfway across Romania, risking his own life to save Valentin’s? And will breaking and entering a centuries-old castle full of vampires be enough to get his lover back?
So Stinkin' Deer
J.D. Light - 2020
Barnabi is an alpha deer shifter who loves his best friend Fowler more than anything else in this world. Fowler is an omega skunk shifter who just wants to spend the rest of his life with his best friend Barnabi, and he'll take it any way he can get it. Every year they spend the week around Christmas bundled up at home, eating soup, drinking hot cocoa and watching Christmas movies, not leaving for anything and just living the Christmas dream. Getting snowed in shouldn't make much of a difference, right? That won't change anything... Will it? This story was originally part of a charity anthology Love in Springtime released in 2020. It has since been revised to add 6K words, plenty of Christmas goodness, slick, knots and Mpreg!
The Rise
Amelita Rae - 2016
The exclusive, members-only Club Rimska is no common gay bar. The powerful men who come there expect total discretion and to be served by the most beautiful boys in the city. They all have money and they all have secrets. Young Mishka works at Club Rimska and one of his clients seems to have more secrets than most. He says very little, but he pays very well. He demands most of the pretty dancer’s time and attention. Mishka brushes off his fixation as harmless, until one night the powerful man decides that ‘most’ is not enough. He wants ALL of him. Kidnapped and imprisoned by a psychopath, Mishka must now do whatever it takes to make the powerful man happy- no matter how degrading or humiliating. His captor is determined to punish him and thereby ‘save’ him from his wicked, sinful ways (whether the young stripper wants to be saved or not). Days pass, and then weeks. Brutality turns to tenderness and obsession begins to resemble love. Mishka becomes more and more confused about his own feelings towards his mysterious captor. Is it Stockholm Syndrome or something more? And how does the man know all of Mishka’s deepest, darkest secrets? What secrets is he hiding in turn? This unique story by best-selling author Amelita Rae is not for everyone. It explores the most twisted versions of love and dares to shine a light on the darkest corners of the human heart. You will not forget the Fallen Angel. ~55,000 words