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Christmas Virgin


Claire Adams - 2017
    As a millionaire real-estate developer, I’ve achieved spectacular success and now am about to open my third resort in Hawaii. Women, money, influence, fame. I have it all. There’s no reason I should feel dissatisfied. Except for one little reason: Molly. She’s the younger sister of my best friend. I’ve wanted her for a long time, but I set her in the “off-limits” pile, even after I let my feelings get the better of me and I kissed her. A man can’t just break the Bro Code, you know? But Molly’s in a tough spot. She just got laid off, and she’s not feeling great. I know I hurt her in the past, but a free trip to a Hawaii resort over Christmas should be just the pick-me-up she needs. Yeah, I still want her badly, but I can control myself. This is about paying her back, not going after a woman I know I can’t have. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.

Shadowing their Matee (Perfect Pairs #3)


Tamsin Baker - 2021
    

Kyan's Housewarming Party: A Happily Ever After Epilogue


Starla Night - 2018
    YOU REALLY MUST READ THAT BOOK FIRST!!!

Shift (The Other Pack Book 3)


Erica Stanciu - 2014
    Like any shifter, she transformed into her beautiful and unique wolf but what they didn't know was the secret that plagued her for two years. Without having the courage to tell anyone she does the only thing she can think of, run. She leaves the comforts of her city to enter the brand new world of college. Will she finally be able to tell her loved ones what happens when she shifts or will the harsh reality of what she is cause her to self destruct?

Bearly Falling


Ally Summers - 2017
    Career-driven Gabi is only in Twilight Hollow for a few days for work. As the event coordinator for the annual Fall Festival, she has her work cut out for her. She thinks everything is under control until she meets Boone McScott. The hottest man she’s ever seen. Boone has been waiting for his fated mate, he just didn’t expect her to show up at the same time he discovers a lost bear cub on his orchard. Someone has hidden her on his land to keep her out of the hands of her stepfather. Boone’s the kind of man who will keep her safe no matter what. But things have just gotten complicated. The police are searching for the cub, and Boone needs Gabi’s help to hide her. Together they hatch a plan that could either tear them apart or seal their future. Boone and his bear need to convince Gabi that she should let everything go and give in to her heart. But is he strong enough for them all? It might be too late before Gabi realizes sometimes falling is the only way through. In the small town of Twilight Hollow you can always count on your alpha. This is a hot and steamy BBW bear shifter romance. Bearly Falling is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger!

Mountain Bear Buns


Sable Sylvan - 2018
    That’s where BBW Christiana comes in. Her job? To ensure that every woman who passes through the glistening Bear Buns doors leaves satisfied…but will Christiana be satisfied with just doing her job? They say to never trust a skinny chef, and Christiana’s all curves, but are they the curves that alpha males Chad and Barrett deserve? And will this trio get to mountin’? Will she get her just desserts? Christiana came to Bear Buns to do a job and she isn’t about to let her heart do something her head is telling her not to do. After all, she hasn’t earned a spot as the head chef of Bear Buns Denver by flirting her way through life, but, what’s a gal to do when she can’t get her own heart to shut up? Yes, Chad and Barrett are handsome, sexy, and abso-frikkin’-lutely into her. But they’re her bosses, and she knows that she’s just as off-limits to them as they are to her…but when a trio of rogue wolves strolls into her kitchen to kidnap her assistant, will Christiana start listening to her instincts? Lick, lick, lick, until cream gets everywhere… Himalayan brown bears Chad and Barrett have known each other their whole lives. Best friends from childhood, it’s no surprise their mate marks have led these mountaineers to learn that they’re meant to share a fated mate. The only question is, what do their mate marks mean? And does it matter, when Chad and Barrett feel something for Christiana that they’ve never felt for anyone else? After defending their mate from a rogue shifter attack, this pair’s going to have to go all-out in order to prove to her that they’re serious about her, and that she’s the only gal that belongs in their hearts…and in their bed. But it’s not happily ever after just yet... Men that turn into bears that turn into strippers. BBWs that rock their curves, and their skills, at the strip club. True love that’s like something straight out of a Sable Sylvan fairy tale. Welcome to the world of Bear Buns Denver, where bears turn into men who turn into fated mates for curvy gals. All titles are $0.99 or FREE via Kindle Unlimited!

Feral Breed


Nikki Landis - 2021
    . .Tess:Humans and werewolves don't mix.There's no trust, just decades of superstition and haunting rumors of a hazy night only spoken about in hushed whispers.I know what everyone fears.I hate the shifters as much as they do.When the handsome alpha breaks into my shop and hurls accusations, I’m determined to set him straight...until all hell breaks loose.Quinn:I'm the Alpha.It's my responsibility to ensure my clan is protected from the humans.Years of mistrust, lies, and carnage have placed a wedge between my kind and the humans.Just when I have it all under control, a new threat emerges.To top it off, the need for a mate surges in my blood as the Chaos approaches and complicates everything.Now there's a human with a secret, a sexy smile, and an aura that calls to me in a way I can't seem to resist.Dive into the world of the Wolves of Chaos Valley and read nine stories of fated mates, steamy hot alphas, and feisty heroines.

Brayden


Kathi S. Barton - 2017
    She’d been shot and couldn’t even remember who she was hiding from. All she did know was she needed help, and when Julian Stanton found her, he took her to his family.Brayden Stanton was just tired of everything. It was time to leave Africa and go home to family. He called his dad to tell him that he was fed up with the job and he was on his way home, and he was bringing a fiancée with him. She wasn’t his mate, but he was going to make it work. He realized his mistake the moment he proposed.Danger comes at every turn. The women in Brayden’s life are surrounded with it. Both are lethal, but one has Braden's heart from the beginning. The question is, can the family survive it?

The Shifter's Secret Baby Boy (Shades of Shifters Book 13)


T.S. Ryder - 2018
    But her family’s suffocating rules and derogatory comments are keeping her prisoner. Surfing is her one outlet. When she’s riding the waves, she’s all focus. Except when that annoyingly hot lifeguard is there. The guy looks like he walked right out of Baywatch and distracts her with his rippling muscles. Devin likes to spend time near the ocean. But it’s not to soak up the sun. He’s a huge tiger shark shifter who works hard for his pack. Which means that he has no time for women. Until he meets a curvy surf gal… But love between humans and shifters is impossible. Anti-shifter sentiments are growing stronger and stronger. So when Charity finds out she’s pregnant, she knows she must disappear and keep it a secret... even from Devin. But you know what beasts are like. They stop at nothing to find their mates. Will Devin succeed in getting her back? Can love survive in the face of unrelenting hate? Or will their love doom them both? This is a stand-alone story with a BBW, a shifter, and lots of action and steam. It has an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Mature themes and language. Most definitely for 18+ readers only.

Auctioned To The Werewolf Princes


Daniella Wright - 2019
    Sorry.""There's something we have to do first." He wrapped his hand around my forearm, but I pulled away from his grip. "I can walk on my own," I barked. He opened the first door in the hallway and let me go ahead of him. There was a big, comfy-looking bed, with a blond wood frame and two blond wood bedside tables to match. "There are clothes in the closet." He walked in and pointed to the white door in the corner. "Now, come over here." I took my time approaching him.I wasn't sure what he meant when he said there was something they had to do first."You are not going to like this..." "But I'm going to have to insist you put this on." NO WAY...This is a stand-alone novel with a HEA. 18+ only!

It's the Great Dragon Molly Brown


Julia Mills - 2020
    My precious beauties are their orangey orangest and their roundy roundest, and they’re bigger than any other year in history. They are ready to be loved, carved, and lit up for all the world to see. This is gonna be the best ev… whoooooooa!What the heck just happened? What was that noise? Is there a perpetrator in my Pumpkin Patch? Was that the sound of a gourd smugglin’ son of gun messin’ with my babies? Oh, hell no! I am Molly Brown. Hear me roar. Ain’t nobody gonna mess with my punkins.With Cleo on my shoulder and my trusty Wand back in the house, this Keeper of the Sacred Pumpkin is on the case. No way, no how is anyone gonna rain on my parade.But wait!What’s that sound? What was that flash of scales? Was that…” Could it really be…?Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bat! It’s a ghost! Oh, my gracious, Goddess with googly eyes, it’s the Great Dragon, Molly Brown!Another hilariously amazing addition to the Dragon Guard series – the Dragon Guard Holiday Love Stories demanded to be told. I hope you giggle and swoon, laugh out loud and fall in love with these sassy women and their Dragons who refused to be tamed.

Twins For The Wolf (Paranormal Pregnancy Romance Book 1)


Ellie Valentina - 2018
     Billionaire Val Dragomir was offering to help fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a famous published author. But only if she agreed to help fulfil his dream of being a father. However, Val was more than a secretive billionaire. He was a werewolf. A werewolf with enemies. And if Hazel were to decide to have his baby. She would have her work cut out in more ways than one...

Shifter's Purpose


Sammie Joyce - 2020
    He’s also part of an elite military unit. He’s at peace with his wolf and he lets his animal out to run without controls.Holly O’Neil doesn't like shifters. Not even a little bit.When these two meet at a local hangout, it’s not love at first sight. At least not for her. She knows what he is and she’s not interested in anything he has to offer—no matter how hot he is.So she does exactly what her instincts tell her to do. She shuts him down. Hard.But an unexpected opportunity to come to her rescue turns him into a hero. Twice. The second time he steps in for her, only a lie can keep Holly safe. But the lie sets a series of events in motion that neither expects.The most surprising part is the electricity that sparks between them. Neither can deny the pull. The attraction is real and true.Being in a fake relationship may or may not be the best way to solve the problem, but it’s the path they're on so they have to see how it plays out. Nothing is permanent, right? It will be easy to go their separate ways once the coast is clear, won’t it?

Howling for You


Kate Rudolph - 2021
    Fever. Dizziness. Fur? It shouldn’t be possible. Even worse, there’s a wolf on her tail.Garrett says he wants to help. Her body wants him, but she can’t trust her body, or her instincts, anymore. More importantly, can he keep her safe from the danger that dogs her steps?She needs a protector...From the moment he sees Audrey, Garrett recognizes her as his mate. But she needs help before she’ll ever consider letting him claim her.She's been thrust into a new world where monsters lurk in the shadows. He’ll fight every one of them to stay by her side. But she doesn't trust him.If they don't work together, they’ll be torn apart. So how can he convince her he’s the wolf of her dreams?**Part of the "Real Men Romance" multi-author world.**

Mated to the Alpha: A Shifter Romance (Hardwood Shifters Book 1)


Skye Darrel - 2020
     Every shifter has a fated mate, but I gave up on finding mine.My bear slumbers inside me like he’s dead.That’s just fine.I don’t need a woman or the hassle of a family.Or so I thought.Today my bear wakes up with a roar. He smells her first, and I see her next.Our mate.I’m obsessed and aching with the need to possess what’s mine.Lori’s a city girl who just finished college and moves to the town of Hardwood for her first teaching job. The last thing she expects to find is a growly bear shifter with massive muscles who claims her as his. As it turns out, the town name isn’t the only thing that’s hard.Daven gave up on finding his one true mate. Living alone as a forest ranger is all he wants, until a curvy little teacher crosses his path. When her sweet virgin scent rouses his inner bear, this alpha knows he’s met the one. Book One of the Hardwood Shifters. Standalone. High heat and over the top. No cheating and a HEA sweeter than candy.