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The Alpha and His King


Kiki Clark - 2020
    As alpha, Rick’s dedication to his pack has never wavered—until Kai. The pull he feels toward the younger man is more than a simple distraction, but Rick won’t let himself lose focus. Not while a hidden enemy is drawing near. Moving in with the grumpy alpha who saved him is a big change for Kai, and it isn’t long before he begins to ache for something he can’t have. As a half-human shifter responsible for his three younger siblings, he knows he can never be Rick’s mate. Pushing aside their doubts and insecurities, they grow closer. But when the pack’s enemies strike, bringing their fears to fruition, Rick and Kai have to decide if they’re willing to risk it all to be together. The Alpha and His King is the first book in the Kincaid Pack series and features a quick-tempered and possessive alpha; a sweet and feisty alpha-mate; shifters, seers, and witches galore; massive amounts of hurt/comfort; and a happily ever after.

Saving Their Queen


Beth Rosalee - 2019
    She finds herself drawn to, not just one man, but four of the most gorgeous, god-worthy guys she has seen in her entire life.Terrified for her life and stuck in the self-destruct mode that her ex trained her to live so well, Celia doesn’t believe herself good enough for one man.Let alone four.Added to that, there’s more to her than meets the eye, as she soon discovers.Celia’s terrified to find this truth amid the chaos of her life but she quickly learns that she doesn’t have any choice.Not now that Destiny has stepped her meddling ass into the picture.But does she have the courage to truly let go of her fears and save herself?Can she release her past and accept her true destiny with four fated mates?Or will she let her ex win and forfeit her life before it’s truly begun?Trigger Warning: book contains past abuse, violence, and nonconsensual sexual and consensual sexual content.Must be 18+ to read.

The Lost and the Chosen


Ivy Asher - 2018
     You would too if you'd experienced some of the weird shit I have: red-eyed monsters chasing me, markings on my body appearing out of nowhere, a strange power that crackles colorfully over my skin from time to time, and don't get me started on the weapons I can conjure up almost out of nowhere. Lucky for me, I have yet to meet someone whose ass I couldn't kick, inside the ring or out. I put that to the test when I run headfirst into a fight that brings all my secrets, and reality as I know it, crashing down around me. Now, I'm looking for answers and trying to piece together what the hell is going on. Paranormal is my new way of life. It's not going to be easy, and I'm not exactly welcome. That is, until I meet the boys, and trust me, they are anything but boyish. I'm up against elders who think I’m too powerful, a family who views me as a threat, and something lurking in the shadows that's been coming for me my whole life. There’s not a chance in hell I’m going down without a fight. I’m not lost anymore, and I'm about to show this world exactly what I can do. Author’s Note: This is the first book in The Lost Sentinel Series and ends with a cliffhanger. This book is a medium burn reverse harem story, intended for ages 18 years and older. This story contains strong language, sexual situations, and violence. Book two coming in January

Charcoal Tears


Jane Washington - 2015
    Only asinine peace, where my paintings don’t seem to paint themselves, leaving me with terrible feelings of premonition and a chill beneath my fingernails.”Seraph Black used to think that she was prepared for anything. She could last days without eating and she always walked away from the violent altercations with her father relatively unharmed. She survived working at the club and the drive to school every day in her mother’s rust-bucket of a car… but it all changed when Noah and Cabe came bulldozing into her life, careless of the precious secrets they picked apart in their quest to take over her world. She was even less prepared for the mysterious Miro and Silas, and nothing could have prepared her for the bond. The connection. The reason for it all. Someone wanted her to stay away from her new friends, but she wasn’t willing to do that.Everyone had secrets.She wanted to know theirs. They wanted to own hers. And the stalker?He seemed to know everything already.

Wolf Bonds


Lucia Ashta - 2021
    My destiny is my burden.I didn’t get parents or prom. Instead I got a pack of overprotective werewolves all up in my business.Hunters are after all of us, that’s not new. But I’m the gold prize, the one they really want to take out.The future of all werewolves depends on me. How lucky.A normal life was never in the cards. I’m not even allowed to leave my pack’s territory.And guys? With so few to choose from, that wasn’t an option.Then Bruno comes out of nowhere. He’s here for a meeting with our alpha.He doesn’t expect me.I thought I understood my fate. It was fixed, never changing.I was wrong.* The Rocky Mountain Pack series is gritty, sexy, and action-packed paranormal shifter romance.* Wolf Bonds is a full-length novel recommended for mature readers due to language, sexual situations, and graphic fighting scenes.

Finding Forever: A Paranormal Romance Novel (The Road to Truth Book 6)


Quell T. Fox - 2020
    I’m not sure how much more of this mess I can take. We’re being held together by a thread. The only thing keeping me going is the thought of what lies at the end. Happiness? Peace? Lots and lots of s–Okay, you get the point.But it’s all I have pushing me forward.We can do this. We’ve got this. We are meant to be and nothing can stop the force of the universe. Not even an old, bitter prophet.The guysThey can be stupid at times, they know that. Okay, not all of them but at least half. They’re guys, it’s just what they do. They don’t always think before they act, but they do know how to make up for their transgressions and that is the only thing that saves them. Oh, and the fact that they’re cute. That’s definitely helpful.Dracula is still a pain in the butt, but Friday trusts him, so they should, too. They need more friends than foes, and Dracula is someone they desperately need as a friend. Putting their plan into action is all that’s left to do. They can only hope it’ll be enough.DISCLOSURE:This is a paranormal reverse harem story.There is adult content.There is m/m action.If any of this offends you, please do not buy this book.This is book 6, the FINAL book in the seriesThey must be read in order.

GirlFiend


Jacquelyn Faye - 2019
    My mother and I moved from Chicago to a small town in Pennsylvania to get away from our problems. Unbeknownst to her, we were running toward fifty more. You go through high school, minding your own business, just trying to survive. That's what most of us do, anyway. Study, keep your head low, and try not to stick out. So what are the odds that someone like me could catch the eye of the hottest damn girl in school? Pretty damn good, apparently. Sure, she's gorgeous. So what if she's a little strange? It's not her fault everybody avoids her like the plague. Maybe they're just afraid she'll gut them and dance in their entrails. Especially when the people who piss her off start dying… Dating a demon probably wasn't the brightest decision I've ever made, but I wouldn't change it, or her, for the world. Or even hell. Written from his point of view, jump into this YA paranormal romance written by Jacquelyn Faye, best selling author of multiple reverse harem series. This is not a reverse harem, but it does contain the same laugh your knickers off humor you've come to love!

The Reluctant Wolf


Lisa Oliver - 2014
    Kicked out of his home pack years before because of his sexual orientation Kane has built a solid and comfortable life for himself in the small town of Cloverleah.Imagine his surprise when an unscheduled visit to the small town's diner unleashes a flood of emotions in the man he didn't think possible - not least of all, lust. But finding out it is possible for wolf shifters to have gay mates is just one of the things that Kane has to overcome if he is to have the forever future he has been hoping for.Shawn Bailey never expected to find his mate. He is just too different - an "Other" who has the power to instill fear in any other shifter. After spending ten years on the run from his Alpha father he spends most days just trying to stay alive. When a chance encounter brings him face to face with his mate Shawn has to decide if the man in front of him is worth staying for.But with hunters, Alpha challenges, Kane's parents and a smitten Alpha from another pack all interfering in Kane and Shawn's budding romance, not to mention some surprising answers about Shawn's own unique talents can these two true mates find the happily ever after they are looking for?Warning: Some people may find the content of this book objectionable. Includes m/m, graphic sexual situations, a short BDSM scene, strong language and shifter/magic themes.

Spark of Fire


Kat Adams - 2020
    I never thought I was one.To me, the stories that unfolded on the pages of my webcomic have always been way more awesome than real life—right up until the day an evil bad Assassin’s Creed cosplay dude showed up and tried to erase my existence.I fought back—and caught on fire. Like, legit fire that turned purple and not only scared off the creepy evil bad, but brought a hot, OMG hawt fire elemental to my door to whisk me off to some mysterious academy. Did I mention hot? Did I mention he brought hawt friends?Did I mention a mysterious academy?Turns out I’m an elemental with the power to control elements with my mind, and there’s an Academy of Elements that can teach me how to hone my craft. Crazy, right? Even crazier, a secret academy of elemental wizards known as the Council handpicked me to save our kind from some seriously dark sorcerers determined to destroy our world. No pressure.At least I have my quad squad—four OMG hawt elementals—by my side. If I have to literally save the world from annihilation, why not do it in style by pairing with them—in every sense of the word?Welcome to Clearwater Academy…it's time to draw your weapons.

Wolf Shunned


Laurel Night - 2021
    Love isn’t everything, I know; but even the most powerful she-wolf submits to her mate. If you can’t be dominated, you can’t be mated.And an unmated wolf has no place in the pack.My one hope is the clan gathering in the Blackwood Forest. Every wolf in the continental Americas attends, and a few seriously sexy wolves catch my eye. I’m bound to find at least one who can match me, right?Then there’s my other problem: My alpha is a grade-A jerk. After treating me like a genetic freak my whole life, he suddenly decides to stake a claim.But I can’t refuse the challenge, and my wolf won’t back down. Either I submit to the alpha and become mated to his skeezy pelt, or I win the challenge and my freedom… by taking his place as alpha.Only no one has ever heard of a female alpha, and if I become one, I’ll never find a mate.Wolf Shunned is the first book in The Alpha Queen Legacy, featuring a badass heroine, a dark fantasy world, and loads of sexy wolf shifters. Be warned: This is a slow burn, why choose romance. Once you pick this story up, you won’t be able to stop devouring it until the very last page.

Memphis


Kelly A. Walker - 2019
    I begged for an answer, but she refused to give in. Now that momma is gone, her secret has been revealed. The secret now has a name. My name is Memphis Reynolds, and I find myself driving hours south in search of him. My biological father. The man momma kept hidden away from me for reasons I never knew. Surrounded by half-truths, lies, and heartbreak, I find something I wasn’t searching for. Love. Three very different, very exceptional, very handsome men, will teach me that it is okay to let go the dreams of a little girl, and grab hold the desires of a grown woman. They have no idea what they’re getting themselves into. Bless their hearts. *This is a Contemporary Reverse Harem with an HEA*

Unleashed


Bella Jacobs - 2018
    Four dangerously sexy bodyguards. And a war brewing that will change the shifter world forever...I'm living on borrowed time, fighting for survival against a deadly new virus that has no cure and a cult doing its best to brainwash me. But when a mysterious note shows up on my windowsill one night, its chilling message--Run, Wren--launches me out of the frying pan and into the fire.Within hours, everything I thought I knew about my life, my family, and my origins is obliterated, and I'm racking up enemies at an alarming rate. Between the cult I've just escaped, a violent shifter faction out for my blood, and an ancient evil who eats "chosen ones" like me for breakfast, my last hope is to join forces with four dangerous-looking men who claim they were sent to guard my life.Luke, a werewolf with a rap sheet. Creedence, a lynx shifter who never met a mark he couldn't con. Kite, a bear kin with a mean right hook and heart of gold. And Dust, my childhood best friend and dude voted least likely to be a secret shape-shifting griffin.But are these men really what they seem?Or are my alpha guardians hiding a secret agenda of their own?I'm not sure, but one thing is for certain--choosing the right allies will mean the difference between life and death. For me, and everyone I love.UNLEASHED is book one in the Dark Moon Shifter's series. It is a true reverse harem featuring one woman and her four mates.

Wolf Deceived: A Rejected Mates Reverse Harem Romance


Tessa Cole - 2022
    I’m a wolf shifter who can’t shift, the lowest member of my pack, forced into servitude, and when I hear the fated mating call I think things are finally going to change.Then my mate rejects me and serves me up as a sacrifice to a monster.Bloody and broken, I run for my life, straight into the arms of three gorgeous brothers…...and into an accidental mate-bond with the surliest of the lot.Knox is powerful and angry and wants nothing to do with a weakling like me or our bond. But it’s too strong and while he can reject me — and does — he can’t break it. Despite that, I’m still drawn to him… except I’m also attracted to his brothers. Which makes no sense. The mate-bond should leave no room for desire for anyone but Knox. But I can’t deny that all three brothers call to me in ways I’ve never felt before. And they seem to be warming up to me, too, welcoming me into the pack, giving me shelter, and maybe more…Except that’s just a fantasy. I couldn’t trust my fated mate and I can’t trust the brothers. All I can do is trust myself and if I finally want my freedom, I have to break an unbreakable bond.

Finding Buried Secrets


C.C. Masters - 2019
    She finds herself stranded in Seaside without friends or allies until she meets an unusual wolf who introduces her to the Seaside Pack. The guys are hot, the missions are dangerous, and the stakes are high. Sam thinks she's starting to fit in when disaster strikes and she is forced to admit some of the secrets she's been hiding from her new team. But Sam is about to find out that she's not the only one who's been keeping secrets. Discovering the truth of her heritage leads her on an adventure that will test her inner strength and challenge her view of the world.Sam’s guys may be rough around the edges, give off dangerous vibes, and have dark pasts - but these are the guys you want on your team when the world around you is falling apart. Sam is going to find out that her time in the Marines may have prepared her for war, but these guys are going to push her further than she’d ever thought she’d go... and in a direction she hadn’t expected.*This is a full-length novel of 80,000 words. **This is a reverse harem novel with medium heat.

The Pack


Kristin Coley - 2018
    No friends, no boyfriends, and definitely not an insanely hot, overprotective guy who might possibly be her mate. No thanks. She only came to the tiny town of Banks, Idaho to make sure her dad doesn't do anything too crazy. Like buy the local motel where you pay by the hour.Dangerous stalkers and a group of students known as the Pack are the opposite of what she plans on, but that doesn’t change the fact that she has zero intentions of getting involved. At all. Period. End of story.Except, the stalkers are after her, the insanely hot guy is one of the high school coaches, and the Pack….well, let’s just say the name suits them.With nowhere else to turn, Jess must rely on the Pack to protect her, but in doing so, she becomes caught up in a brewing war over territory and power. One that may cost her everything.Mild language. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.A paranormal, shifter romance.