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ComeShift Box Set


Sky Winters - 2017
    Swipe right if you want dates with alpha dragons, wolves, and bears! The ComeShift Series box set is a collection of shifter romance short stories: Book 1: Ghost Wolf Book 2: Under Fire Book 3: Silver Wolf Book 4: Dating Two Dragons Bonus: Two more ComeShift stories, including one never before released! **This is a collection of short story (10-30,000 word each), standalone shifter romances. 18+ Only**

The Hunted


Jaid Black - 2002
     Trackers By J.W. McKenna Anthropology graduate student Amy Dellacroix is kidnapped by a group of wealthy men who like to hunt for sport...the naked prey they hunt is women.

Sugar, Spice, And Shifters; A Touch Of Holiday Magic


Elianne AdamsVivienne Savage - 2015
    Whether you've asked Santa for wolf shifters, werebears, or dragons, this box set of holiday tales from authors that gives the best gift any lover of paranormal romance could want: a little naughty n' nice with a whole lot of sugar n' spice!Ellis Leigh - Claiming Their Christmas (Feral Breed Motorcycle Club #6.5)Beast of the Feral Breed has been blessed with much over the past year, but guilt still lingers in his heart. As the crew comes together to celebrate the holiday season, friends step in to remind their brother that bonds run deep in the Feral Breed. And sometimes you have to let go of the bad to truly receive the gifts you deserve!Anna Lowe - Desert Yule (The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch #4.5)A sweet, sentimental, and sexy Christmas story that you'll enjoy any time of the year! The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch have earned a hard-won break after another eventful year in the dark and dangerous shifter world. In this sweet, sentimental, and sexy Christmas story, you’ll get to see new characters take centre stage and relationships evolve.Has the big, bad alpha’s mate finally taught him to delegate?Has the wounded warrior learned to let go of the past?And the leading she-wolf of the clan - how is she getting along in her new life with her once-forbidden mate?While some couples are busy steamings things up with a whole new meaning of "nap time", others are rapt in promising visions of the future, and even the family grinch doesn’t leave the “merry” out of Christmas this time around. Yes, there’s more than meets the eye under the light of a winter moon…There’s more than meets the eye on Twin Moon Ranch, home to a pack of shapeshifting wolves willing to battle for life and love.Holley Trent - Maker (Norseton Wolves #5)Graciella Modesto had to grow up fast to protect herself from the male werewolves in her old pack. In her new home, she’s got freedom to live as she pleases - and to not take a mate if she doesn’t want to. Oddly enough, she does want one, and she doesn’t care what her overprotective big sister thinks about him. To Graciella, it’s clear that Finn Stilton is meant to be hers!But Finn doesn’t want to wreck a good thing. A nomad for much of the past ten years, he’s finally got a safe place to live and he’d like to stay in Norseton. In spite of objections from his packmates, he can’t leave smart, beautiful Graciella alone. She’s got magic that can soothe his antsy inner beast, and unlike so many other people in his life, she seeks out his company rather than avoiding it...She may be the one woman on Earth who refuses to throw him away. How could he possibly keep her, though, knowing that her being with a wolf like him means she’s destined to not achieve anything more than being his wife?Eris Sage - Claimed by Heart (Dragon Bond #2.5)Sandra Shaw’s holiday getaway is not off to a good start. She’d wanted solitude next to a roaring fire, but instead she’s stranded during a snowstorm that’s getting worse with every passing minute!Dragon shifter Ormr Vale has spent most of his life taking care of others, but now that his sons are settled, he needs to shake things up. Sandra, the woman he rescues does that just that! And as he and Sandra grow closer, he wonders if she might be the best Christmas present he’s ever gotten!Bethany Shaw - Healing Christmas (Wayward Wolves #5)Everything bad that’s ever happened to Amy Green has happened around Christmas. The holiday is cursed. This year is no different; alone in her shop, she is robbed, but what’s worse, the cop who comes to her rescue, sees her defend herself. No big deal, right? It is if you’re a werewolf and were partially shifted. Detective Cooper Reed seems determined to find out her secret and Amy is forced to come to terms with her harsh past and delve into a new future - one she never thought possible!Cooper springs into action when he sees Island Boutique is under siege. What he can’t explain is the beautiful shop owner’s golden eyes or the claws - and weapon that have mysteriously disappeared. Determined to unravel Amy’s secret, Cooper finds himself enthralled with the shy and captivating young woman. Will his curiosity be his undoing, or open the door to a whole new world?Calle J. Brookes- God of Nightmares (Dardanos, Colorado #15)Acylias was one of the most ancient and powerful gods. He searched the worlds for the lost shifters as a bird of prey, and knew he was a terrifying sight. All feared him. And he liked it that way. He was the God of Nightmares, after all... He would not be brought low by a half-human, half-witch female of less than thirty years old! Until her arrow sent him hurtling from the sky!Teagan Taniss would defend her children however she could. She’d fended off demons and before, and she’d face them all again if it would keep her family safe. And something was coming for them all…Teagan had to make a choice - go with the shifter in front of her promising protection, or stay and defend her children alone. She had only minutes to decide…Kristen Strassel - Celebrate Me (Sawtooth Shifters #5)Shea Lowe has a bad reputation...After years of throwing punches first and asking questions later, he's hit a dead end. Notorious in Sawtooth Forest's underground fighting ring, Shea wants out. Volunteering at Forever Home's new farm is his only chance of getting another job on a ranch. But first, he's got to prove that he can be trusted!Delaney wants a voice!Selective mutism made it sound like Delaney chose to be silent, but she didn't choose to spend seven years locked in a cage. Forever Home is the last place she should've been sent for rehabilitation. But when a reckless, misunderstood werewolf treats her in a way she's only dreamed possible, she realizes there's no place else she'd rather be!Delaney shows Shea that actions speak louder than words, and he vows to give her the one thing she's never had - a joy filled Christmas with a real family. But Delaney must decide if she can accept Shea's past if they have any chance at a future...Rinelle Grey - Bringing Christmas to the Dragons (Dragon Ruins #0.5)With time running out before his clan’s prince is discovered by mining or killed by enemy dragons, dragon shifter Jayrian, needs to convince the elders to accept help from the humans. He hopes that the clever librarian, Gretchen, might be able to help him with that. He didn’t count on falling for her - that wasn’t part of his plan at all!Gretchen longs for adventure outside of the books she reads in her job as a small town librarian. But not the kind that involves her moving to the big city to take the promotion her Aunt Mary offers. The cute guy who’s been hanging around the library seems far more exciting - there’s just something about him that draws her - so on impulse, she invites him to her family’s Christmas celebration. When a dragon lands on the front of her car on the way there, she wonders if she’s gotten more than she bargained for...Together they must find a way to save his prince and clan, without sacrificing who they are, or their budding relationship...Elle Thorne - Fascination (Shifters Forever After #2)Black panther shifter Cadence Araya, sexy, curvy, and edgy. She knows what she’s doing is wrong-ish. But why she’s doing it is quite right. Hopefully she’s not caught before she reaches her goalPolar bear shifter Isaac Romanoff’s been selected to serve on a special Task Force investigating a string of burglaries committed by a very talented cat burglar. The elusive thief has evaded capture for a couple of years. He suspects the criminal is a shifter...He’s in for a hell of a surprise!Lori Whyte - Snowbound at Solstice (Mannix Dragon Shifters #2)Her Second Chance with Two Dragons...Holly rejected Ryder and Garryck's invitation to join with them years ago and has regretted that decision ever since. Then one snowy winter solstice, their lives become tangled again when the sexy dragons discover someone has been threatening her. As the menacing threats escalate and they vow to protect her, her desire for them burns hotter than ever but will they still want her?Will they be able to save her in time to enjoy their happily ever after? This is a sexy Christmas short story set in the Mannix Dragon Shifters world with a happy ending and explicit scenes of MFM ménage between a woman and her two hot dragons.Catherine Vale - Furever Yours Snow flakes, hot chocolate, a silver coated wolf… and a baby... Jade Garcia’s life as one of L.A.’s top ad exec’s is hectic and demanding, and escaping to the snow topped mountains of her grandparent’s sky resort was long overdue. Needing to simplify her life, if only for a few days, Jade’s nights heat up out of control when she meets the silver-eyed Dawson McKinnon...As the enforcer for an overzealous Alpha, Dawson decides to take a break despite the demands of a leader desperate to retain control of his dwindling pack. But, as Dawson stares into Jade’s vibrant green eyes, appreciating the thick, luscious curves of her body as well as her soft, plump lips, he knows exactly how he wants to exert himself!With easy fun and hot, sexy nights entwining Dawson’s sleek, muscled body with Jade’s sensuous, inviting warmth, the two loners, in control of their separate worlds, are pulled together by one shared spark - the baby given life by them both! Sometimes you have to let go to hold on! Sometimes love is a risk worth taking! Vivienne Savage - A Beary Merry Christmas (Wild Operatives #3.5) Entering her second year of marriage to a handsome bear shifter, Daniela Hawkins realises she has a single Christmas wish. As she and her husband try to find one another the perfect present for the holidays, they’ll discover the thing they each needed was there all along! Loribelle Hunt - Mated By Christmas (Spellbound Moon #4) It’s been eight years since Dane Alexander started a war with the Magical Council, but with his power now consolidated and treaties signed with most of the North American lupine packs, it’s time to give himself the ultimate Christmas present. His mates. Kade, one of those mates, is in complete agreement, and thankfully, they know just where to find their missing half!Finley Saren joined the Redstar pack after hers disbanded, but she knows it’s just a temporary stop. When her former lover Dane shows up with her teenage crush Kade, she welcomes every kiss and touch. Will they make all her Christmas wishes come true or turn her life upside again? J.K. Harper - Solstice Wolf (Black Mesa Wolves #4.25) Once upon a time, wolf shifter Lia Woolsey fell in love. More specifically, she met her mate and settled down with him in a small town far from the bustling big city she's always known. But she never thought she'd be the kind of woman to give up everything for a man - not even Connor, the mate of her heart, soul, and body. Five years later, she's been offered a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity she can't turn down. Not even if it means leaving Connor behind and shattering her own heart...Connor Lowe has everything a wolf shifter could want. His place in the Black Mesa Wolf Pack is secure, his deeply committed work as a doctor running a low-income medical clinic fills his days, and his mate, Lia, lights up his entire life. He's the world's happiest wolf - but his mate isn't. And he loves her too much to stop her from leaving to follow her own bliss, even though he knows his days will darken into nothingness, each moment she is away from him...As the frozen longest night of the year approaches, Connor and Lia face an impossible choice... the kind only winter solstice magic might be able to fix before it's too late! Élianne Adams - Her Gingerbread Dragon (Dragon Blood #2) Leaving the city behind, Maddison Campbell tries to build a life for herself in the sleepy village of Glen Farley. Little did she know, when a man followed her into the bakery and saved her from a less than honest sales person, that the man would be a dragon shifter!As soon as Luke Spence caught Maddison’s scent, he knew he had to have her - he would have her. All he had to do was convince the human woman that she was his mate! Fifteen of today's hottest PNR authors together in one amazing holiday boxset!

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy


Cassandra Clare - 2016
    But the events of City of Heavenly Fire left him stripped of his memories, and Simon isn’t sure who he is anymore. He knows he was friends with Clary, and that he convinced the total goddess Isabelle Lightwood to go out with him…but he doesn’t know how. And when Clary and Isabelle look at him, expecting him to be a man he doesn’t remember…Simon can’t take it.So when the Shadowhunter Academy reopens, Simon throws himself into this new world of demon-hunting, determined to find himself again. His new self. Whomever this new Simon might be.But the Academy is a Shadowhunter institution, which means it has some problems. Like the fact that non-Shadowhunter students have to live in the basement. And that differences—like being a former vampire—are greatly looked down upon. At least Simon is trained in weaponry—even if it’s only from hours of playing D&D.Join Simon on his journey to become a Shadowhunter, and learn about the Academy’s illustrious history along the way, through guest lecturers such as Jace Herondale, Tessa Gray, and Magnus Bane. These ten short stories give an epilogue to the Mortal Instruments series and provide glimpses of what’s in store in the Dark Artifices.

Found By An Alpha


MadnessReverie
    His eyes are dark with lust and something else I can't quite place."Say my name again, Kitten"*****Thrust into what she thought was a mythical world of wolves and mates. Avery's journey is anything but typical.Can she learn to love what she didn't dare to dream actually existed?Can he accept the baggage that comes with her?

Finn: Xavier’s Hatchlings ― Paranormal Dragon Shifter Romance (Xavier's Hatchlings Book 1)


Kathi S. Barton - 2020
    He'd been there six months, and the pile of work on his desk hadn't diminished by one sheet of paper. None of the construction projects the family had lent the money for had even been started. The foreman was a bully, and Finn had had enough.Rachel Merkel had literally felt the earth move from beneath her feet. The plates she had been stacking at the restaurant crashed around her when she hit the floor. Her sister-in-law Sandra, instead of being concerned, threatened to fire her. Rachel was wondering how that worked, considering she owned the majority share in the restaurant, but instead of arguing with her, she clocked out and went home.After a heated argument with her brother, Chad, about Sandra, Rachel quit to keep the peace. Then, Rachel felt the earth move again. This time she was sick with it.Finn had felt it too through an unseen connection and came to Rachel's rescue. He didn't know the woman, but he had an overwhelming need to help her. As soon as he caught her scent, he knew what she was to him.Rachel, not entirely human herself, could sense Finn was a dragon, and she felt the connection when he did. What she wasn't sure about was what all came with it-the Mannings-all the parents, brothers, aunts, and uncles-it was overwhelming....

A Dragon's Family Album


Thea Harrison - 2014
    All three stories focus on the Cuelebres, the First Family of the Wyr.Dragos Takes a Holiday: When the Cuelebre family heads to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it’s no ordinary weekend in the sun. Between Pirates, treasure hunting, and a baby dragon… what could possibly go wrong?Pia Saves the Day: The Cuelebres have moved to upstate New York where they finally have the space to indulge their Wyr side, and Liam can grow in safety. Their idyllic situation is shattered when Dragos is injured and stripped of his memory. Without Pia’s taming influence, there’s nothing holding back Dragos’s darkest side.Peanut Goes to School: Dragos Cuelebre is no longer the only dragon. At just six months of age, Liam has already grown to the size of a large five-year-old boy. In an effort to give him a taste of normality, his parents enroll him in first grade. But school has a surprising number of pitfalls, and Liam is fast becoming one of the most dangerous creatures in all of the Elder Races.

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies


J.K. Rowling - 2016
    William McGonagall is celebrated as the worst poet in British history. There was something irresistible to me about his name, and the idea that such a brilliant woman might be a distant relative of the buffoonish McGonagall.’ – J.K. RowlingPottermore Presents is a collection of J.K. Rowling’s writing from the Pottermore archives: short reads originally featured on pottermore.com with some exclusive new additions. These eBooks, with writing curated by Pottermore, will take you beyond the Harry Potter stories as J.K. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters’ lives and surprises from the wizarding world.These stories of heroism, hardship and dangerous hobbies profile two of the Harry Potter stories’ most courageous and iconic characters: Minerva McGonagall and Remus Lupin. J.K. Rowling also gives us a peek behind the closed curtains of Sybill Trelawney’s life, and you’ll encounter the reckless, magical-beast-loving Silvanus Kettleburn along the way.Cover art by MinaLima

The Camping Trip: A My Second Chance Mate Bonus Chapter


Anna Gonzales - 2020
    

Ice Planet Barbarians Part 1: Stolen


Ruby Dixon - 2015
    And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet.And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me...

Semi-Fated


Isabel Jordan - 2021
    If you’re really lucky, sometimes he’s also in your bed…Adrianne Riddick is far from normal. But her latest psychic vision, the one of her death, is weird even for her. To stop it from coming true, she’ll need help from her family of supernatural hunters. She’ll also need to avoid Gabriel Malek, her first love. The demon who shattered her young heart.But as complicated as all that is, her life doesn’t really go to hell (literally) until a new enemy shows up and knocks Adrianne and Gabriel into another dimension. (Long story)Now, if they want to get home and stop Adrianne’s vision, they need to work together—all while dealing with the fact that her unrequited feelings for Gabriel aren’t exactly unrequited anymore. Yeah…his timing could be better.So, what’s a vampire hybrid, misfit of magic to do when her happily ever after—and, you know, her life—is on the line?She’ll get back to you on that…Semi-Fated is book 8 in the Harper Hall Investigations paranormal romance series. You could read it as a stand-alone, but it definitely works best if you've read the rest of the series, starting with Semi-Charmed. It also works best if you like strong, kick-ass heroines and the sometimes befuddled alpha heroes who love them. You also might want to skip this one if you don't have a healthy appreciation for characters who cuss, and snark. Lots and lots of snark. Happy reading!

Grim Family Tales: The Complete Collection


Amanda M. Lee - 2018
    Join Cormack, Redmond, Cillian, Braden and Aidan as they navigate a brave new world … and try to keep Aisling out of trouble at the same time. This five-novella omnibus includes Grim Like Me, Grim & The City, Now & Grim, Grim & Bear It, and The Grim & The Dead. Look out world, things are about to get grim.

Saving Grindrod


Thomas A. Wright - 2016
    Daniel Westford needed a place where he could become invisible far away from his native Oregon and he found it in Grindrod amongst the farms, cattle and timber. For six years he stayed under the radar, working hard to build a life while keeping everyone at arm’s length, including his lover, Border Patrol officer Layla Stormcloud. It was one their weekends together, a clear night with a million stars and everything was right with the world. Crickets sang and a shooting star flew across the heavens. It’s just as well they only watched it and didn’t make a wish because this shooting star changed course and plummeted to the earth. The revelations awaiting them at the crash site will change everything. Heavily guarded secrets of both the man and the universe will be compromised and Daniel’s determination to keep his distance from everyone and everything in his life will be tested. He has the ability to save the town from destruction, but doing so will expose the secret he’s worked so hard to keep, and compromise a relationship that means much more to him than he is willing to admit.

Beauty and the Boss: A Standalone Novel


Pebbles Starr - 2019
     Everyone has their secrets and the brothers have more than a few, and dark pasts to boot. Combined with the drama in the girls’ lives - Davia’s hung-up stalker ex, Raven’s unfortunate infatuation with Terron, and Zya’s run-in with Kross’ manic ex – things can only get more complicated. With the secrets and lies between the three friends threatening to be the end of their sisterhood, can they rise above it all? “Beauty and the Boss” is an African American standalone that will transport you into a fast paced world of crime, cartels, drama, and romance.

Fanatic: A Standalone Novel


Jade Jones - 2020