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  • Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes

    Wolf of the Northern Star by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ghost, once known as the cub Luca, is finally home. Back among his kind and learning what it means to be both a man and a shaman, Ghost battles the expectations of his people, his family, and the pressures of a society that is both foreign and familiar...
  • With Kid Gloves by Macy Blake

    With Kid Gloves by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A grumpy tiger thinks he can be a lonely drifter? Not on Ollie Jerrick self-proclaimed Happiness Champion’s watch. Ollie Jerrick has a hero complex. As a wolf shifter, he’s been surrounded by real-life heroes since his dads rescued him from an evil witch when he was six...
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  • Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes

    Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Guilt-ridden after the massacre of his family, Isaac Salvatore turned to binge drinking to escape the pain. Now twenty-four years old, Isaac is a recovering alcoholic woefully out of practice in the magical arts, leaving his fire affinity hanging on the edge of disaster...
  • Jon and Mack's Terrifying Tree Troubles by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Jon and Mack's Terrifying Tree Troubles by Katie Griffin, A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    It’s like a bad game of Telephone.Grant locates a murdered teen in McMinnville. He calls Jon.Jon locates the girl’s ghost. He calls Mack.Mack talks to the ghost who leads them to more ghosts. Who lead them to even more ghosts.And why are all the murder victims buried under trees? The boys are ready for this game to end, please. (Donovan especially...
  • Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Winter Varik believes in only one thing—protecting his family.Even from himself.For nearly 200 years, he’s kept a dangerous secret from his brothers.But Winter might have found his salvation in the form of a sexy witch named Fox.Too bad this same witch was named in a prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Variks...
  • Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Mack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten...
  • A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Wicky’s never been magically stalked before. He kinda likes it, to be honest. For some reason, it’s upsetting everyone else though...
  • Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    America. The land of the free. Unless you're a latent.Kage is missing. Alexander Kempthorne would prefer he stay that way. Life at the new-look Kempthorne & Co agency is difficult enough without adding a missing American to the mix. But John "Dom" Domenici won't abandon someone who was once their friend, even if Kage is technically an enemy...
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  • Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Beyond the Storm by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Parties, laughter, and heart-melting romance. The war might be over, but the fun is just beginning...
  • Logan by Macy Blake

    Logan by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Logan Moore is a leader without a pack...And after the rejection he faced from his last pack, he’s not sure he wants one. But when a mysterious benefactor he nicknames The Oracle offers Logan the chance to use his military expertise to lead a group of misfit shifters to protect the creatures of the magical realm, Logan’s wolf won’t allow him to say no.Bailey Cairn is a man without a protector..
  • His Realm by Mary Calmes

    His Realm by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On their first meeting, Varic Maedoc, prince of the vampyrs, told Jason Thorpe that loving him was not for the faint of heart. He wasn’t kidding. In the past two years, Jason has been kidnapped, lived through several attempts on his life, and foiled a coup. Now, his new life as the prince’s consort and adviser to the king is made even harder by Varic’s prolonged absence...
  • Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns

    Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For centuries, the Believer cult has preyed on arcane mages from their place in the shadows. Now, for better or worse, Sage has taken arcane magic public, and all eyes are on him. While he’s not comfortable in the spotlight, neither is the cult that wants him dead.But the Believers aren’t quite ready to give up yet...
  • Talon by Michele Notaro

    Talon by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who would’ve thought I, of all people, would be consorting with the enemy?Every fae dreams of finding that one person to complete their soul, but I’ve waited for so long with no sign of my viramore—my soulmate—that I thought I wouldn’t be so lucky.But then I find him.And what a surprise he is. Never in a million years did I think my viramore would be on the other side of things...
  • Endlessly Raphael by Mia Monroe

    Endlessly Raphael by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was looking for a fake husband, but what I found was so much more.Something was in the air the night I walked into the club. It was like the clouds parted and there he was, the most stunning man I’d ever seen. He looked like he could be fun for a few hours, but as night turned to day, I proposed to him...
  • I Kid You Not by Macy Blake

    I Kid You Not by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Zachary Perry is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of his mysterious, gruff, and oh-so-gorgeous forest ranger neighbor, even if it means transforming his very bookish, nerdy self into someone (gulp!) outdoorsy so he can fit into Roan’s world...
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections!Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, discovers he has the magical power to read the minds of people he touches...
  • Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    John Leahy had no idea how he became a werewolf, but there's one thing he does know. He's struggling with everything from fitting into the wolf community up in the high mountains of Utah to controlling his shifting. John wants to fit in, to find a home, but most of all, he wants to impress pack co-leader Keegan...
  • Nox by Stella Rainbow

    Nox by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fearless Keeper of the Chasm. An ex-warlock recovering from death. An evil rising from the flames.NoxWhen my idea of sneaking into the Burning Chasm for a recon mission was shot down by everyone, including the King of Otherworld, I probably should've listened...
  • Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Sloth and other Delights by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Negotiations with the LA vampires have failed.Having survived the attempted razing of their enclave by the dragons, the vampires are now holding Jordan’s sister hostage and are demanding a unicorn for her safe return. There’s only one problem.Unicorns aren’t animals. They are wild magic best left alone.Jordan holds the media responsible for Katie’s capture...
  • Kelvin #5: MM Fated Mates by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Kelvin #5: MM Fated Mates by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Book Five: Paranormal Gay Romance / Two Alphas / Fated Mates / Brothers Security Team / High angst / Surprise Reveal / High Steam / Lots of Tentacles/ Mpreg.Fated mates find themselves drawn into a web of lies and deceit...
  • Hot Head by Mika Nix

    Hot Head by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Protecting him is my job. Finding out he’s my fated mate wasn’t part of the assignment.Lake Forrester III entered my life like a wrecking ball. Drake Security, my firm with my brothers, was hired to protect him from a stalker ex, but what Lake doesn’t know is that he’s not dealing with your average unhinged human...
  • Inevitably Yves by Mia Monroe

    Inevitably Yves by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I gave up searching for an enduring love centuries ago. When my past walks through the door, I think I may have finally found it.My history is a sad one, filled with longing and chasing dreams that always eluded me. But don’t feel bad for me. My life is incredible, unwittingly designed on my endless quest to find my fated mate. I created a beautiful family of five loyal and loving brothers...
  • Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Someone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6 (Can be read as a standalone) Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it...
  • Of Betrayal and Monsters by Alice Winters

    Of Betrayal and Monsters by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    QuinnI thought pulling my pack away from Winsford would save us. I never realized how wrong I could be.After Rowan and I escape Mercer’s hold, we have to get the pack somewhere safe, but my only option is a pride run by a controlling alpha...
  • Blind Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Blind Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grey Ackles The Soul Weaver feels useless. A burden endangering his brothers. The last battle with the pestilents cost Grey his sight and powers. Now he’s dependent on his vision rehabilitation therapist Cort to learn how to function on a daily basis...
  • Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames

    Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    What’s a simple human to do when he discovers supernatural beings are real?Ask many, many, many questions and take lots of notes, of course.Jeremy had always wanted to befriend mythical creatures, play with forbidden magic, and meet his fated mate. Okay, okay...
  • Thorn Evermore by Mia Monroe

    Thorn Evermore by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Catching feelings? No thanks. Love is a cage and I like my freedom. KysonThey say forty is the new thirty, but maybe that’s for regular people. Not guys like me who spend their days dusting off antiques and fantasizing about mythical beings. After too many breakups, I’ve given up on finding love, but my milestone birthday sent me out looking for a random hookup...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • Blood Omen by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes

    Blood Omen by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Set in the Infinite Arcana Universe, BLOOD OMEN is a fascinating peek into the wider world of the Beacon Hill Sorcerer by SJ Himes.... Remi has been doing the same job for the last two thousand years: specialist courier of valuable magical objects and sensitive information...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • Zane by Stella Rainbow

    Zane by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A badass soul collector. A haunted soul. An evil haunting them all.ZaneWhen I launched the knife to stop the warlock aiding the enemy's escape, it took me a moment too long to realize the man I'd killed was my mate.When I met Wren again in Otherworld and he thanked me for killing him, I realized how deep his pain ran...
  • Blink by Morgan Brice

    Blink by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ghosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now Erik and Ben have started over in Cape May, leaving their danger-filled jobs behind them, excited about a fresh start and their new relationship...
  • Three Meant to Be by M.N. Bennet

    Three Meant to Be by M.N. Bennet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Telepathic high school teacher Dorian prepares teen witches for professional casting because going in unprepared is what killed one of his partners. But new state mandates on magical proficiency make it nearly impossible, and Dorian worries he can’t give his students the education they really need...
  • Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Connor by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you’re a fae born in the shifter realm, the last thing you expect is to discover your mate is fae, sent from the fae realm just for you. Connor Romano loves his family. Born to a vampire father and a fae mother, he’s spent his entire life witnessing firsthand the level his father would go to protect his mother, him, and their fae sister...
  • Comet by Abigail Kade

    Comet by Abigail Kade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A himbo reindeer went hiking…It came upon a midnight clear that Santa told me in no uncertain terms I had to take a vacation this year. The thought of laying around on some beach doing nothing was my idea of hell, so hiking the Appalachian Trail was my plan. Everything was great until a near-sighted barn owl sent me careening down the side of a mountain in a snowstorm...
  • The Vulnerable Human by Stella Rainbow

    The Vulnerable Human by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A protective gargoyle who works as a bodyguard. A human chef in need of protection. A stalker that brings them together.VoWhen my instincts reacted after overhearing a panicked phone call, all I could do was follow the human home and watch over him. Discovering he had a cute little daughter and someone was stalking him, I couldn't stop myself from offering my bodyguard services to him...
  • Darkness Master by Mary Rundle

    Darkness Master by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    This is part of a continuing series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what is happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • Heart of Fire by Hope Bennett

    Heart of Fire by Hope Bennett

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Seren has no dragon. He is weak. He is confused. And now he is hurt.When his uncle, Lord Somerville, tries to force him to mate a dragon from another clan to cement an alliance, Seren refuses. He’s spent his life obeying, and the past five years without his dragon he’s spent hiding. Not any more...
  • Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Mystic Guardian by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of previous books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    An Enemy Dragon by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dragons are scum. I know this. So why does this one make me feel so good? I know I should be proud to be a Templar. My daddy was one, and my granddaddy, too. And I am proud, don’t get me wrong. Of course I want to be part of ridding the earth of dragons before they can hurt anyone else. It’s just that the money doesn’t hurt, either...
  • The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    The Wolf's Secret by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When is a wolf not just a wolf? When he has magic running through his veins. Fleeing Samhain Pack to protect them from his berserker nature, Barrett is alone in the wilds—and lost to himself. Until he tracks a most interesting prey and finds himself face to face with a mage. But Evan is not just a mage, he’s something their pack desperately needs—a healer...
  • Santa Trouble by Macy Blake

    Santa Trouble by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What happens when a group of shifter children misunderstand exactly who Santa Claus is? Santa Trouble, that's what. When Jack overhears a conversation about Christmas, he thinks Santa is out to challenge his siblings right to be an alpha's kids. Not to fear, though. The Jerrick pack kids are nothing if not resourceful and they come up with an epic plan to stop him in his tracks...
  • (Never) Feed the Crows by Jennifer Cody

    (Never) Feed the Crows by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    AmosUniversity is a strange experience, but I’ve managed to make it as weird as possible by accidentally befriending a flock of crows that like to hang out on campus. Anyone would have started feeding them if they knew how vengeful crows can be. I was worried about getting pooped on! I wasn’t going to find myself an enemy of the birds, but now I’m more like a friend...
  • Nyall by Macy Blake

    Nyall by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Good things come to those who bake. At least that’s what the sign hanging in Mistledough, the bakery owned by the gorgeous and mysterious Nyall claims...
  • Caught by Claire Cullen

    Caught by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rafael is about to betray his oldest friends. Traveling to the Cove under the guise of friendship, Rafe is there for one reason and one reason only— to steal a siren. Drawn to Skye from the moment their eyes meet, he finds himself torn, but there are no good choices here. You're supposed to run away from a predator not toward them. Raised among humans, Skye isn’t a typical siren...
  • Wish by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Wish by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    North has a map of Europe, a dragon scale, and a little bit of magic.He’s currently short a dragon, but all in good time, right? Right.Because he can totally dodge dangerous men and frustrated calls from his family, all while searching for a dragon during the Christmas season. He’s got this.Christmas wishes do come true with a little magic, after all...
  • Stop at Nothing by Macy Blake

    Stop at Nothing by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Series Finale With all of his mates assembled, Sawyer Smith should be ready for his own version of the end game. He must defeat the god of air and restore both of their broken magics to all of the realms. There’s only one problem: he still doesn’t know how to do it...
  • Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems. With the battle of Egypt behind them, Alec and Cronin are enjoying the thrill of new love. Though fate doesn’t wait long before throwing them back into the world of weird.They know Alec’s blood is special, though its true purpose still eludes them. And given Alec’s inability to be changed into a vampire, Cronin is free to drink from him at will...
  • Always Eros by Mia Monroe

    Always Eros by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Salvation comes in different packages, even murderous ones.JusticeDid you hear the one about the guy who escaped a cult only to find out he had no clue how to survive in the real world? It’s me. I’m that guy. It took me almost thirty years to find the courage to leave the life I was born into and with it everything I’ve ever known...
  • The Insanity of Reincarnated Mages and Amorous Vampires by A.J. Sherwood, Devon Vesper

    The Insanity of Reincarnated Mages and Amorous Vampires by A.J. Sherwood, Devon Vesper

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Reborn love. Unleashed magic. We won’t fail twice.Hi, I’m Kit. Immortal vampire and technomage extraordinaire. You know how it goes.For the record, I am absolutely not stalking my reincarnated husband.Okay, I am, but it's for his own good. And mine. Er, assuming I can somehow figure out how to tell him he’s reincarnated and a mage, and we all live in a sentient library...
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