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Son of Kong by T.S. Joyce
Torren Taylor has a gorilla problem. The birthmark on his back says he is supposed to be the new Kong, but he wants nothing to do with his people. Shunning their traditions means his silverback is out of control and on a one-way track to crazy-town. He accepted his shortened life a long time ago, but right now all he wants to do is live long enough to for a couple last bucket list items... -
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Ash Bear by T.S. Joyce
Grim is the reluctant Alpha of the Rogue Pride Crew, and just trying to get from one day to the next without maiming his Crew. Controlling one animal is hard enough for shifters, but Grim is the only one in existence with two animals—a good lion and a monstrous lion named the Reaper... -
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![New Vyr by T.S. Joyce]()
New Vyr by T.S. Joyce
Vyr Daye is learning that not every happily ever after works in a straight line. He was supposed to be okay after he escaped shifter prison and found his mate, but for the past six months, his dragon has felt broken, and has an undeniable instinct to burn and claim the entire world... -
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Tarian Traitor by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnnamora Fredrickson is turning a new leaf. Four months ago, she saw a picture of herself that made her determined to change her whole life. She’s a shifter on a mission, and nothing can stand in her way…except for perhaps one person. One hot as fire, smooth-talking heir to the Deadlies throne, Orion Burge... -
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Red Havoc Guardian by T.S. Joyce
Greyson McCarty is hiding big secrets and doing his best to stay invisible in the Red Havoc Crew. By his own choice, he is at the very bottom of the crew, but when he enlists the help of a shifter matchmaking service to find a mate, the one he’s given makes it hard for him to hide what he really is. Genevieve is smart, and funny, and the most interesting woman he’s ever met... -
![For the Soul of an Outlaw by T.S. Joyce]()
For the Soul of an Outlaw by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGenie isn’t what people expected. She isn’t just a squirrel, but a shifter in hiding named Tenlee. She’s dug herself into a deep hole, and now her past has come back to haunt her and hurt her friends in the Two Claws Clan. Not only that, but the man she loves had left the ranch, and left her in despair... -
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Tarian Outcast by T.S. Joyce
Katy Craigson is on the run. Not from anything too scary, because she is a safe girl and doesn’t do danger, but she’s running from a past that keeps trying to drag her under. All she needs is a week with her best friend in the mountains of Colorado for a week. But when an unlikely hero comes to her rescue, she’s sent on a path she never saw coming... -
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Redemption of a Wolf by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMountain Lion shifter, Trina Chapman, is having a rough year. Trying to find her legs over the loss of her Clan, she has bought a local bar and just needs to keep her focus until it can pay the bills. That would probably be easier to do if she didn’t have a rogue werewolf sniffing around and showing up in unexpected places... -
![For the Pride of a Crow by T.S. Joyce]()
For the Pride of a Crow by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEthan Blackwood has a dark destiny that will make him the next Blackwood Crow. He’s being haunted by his past and is slowly morphing into the man he never wanted to be. Every decision he’s made to get to this point in his life has been a misstep, and he’s desperate to get turned in the right direction before it’s too late... -
![Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Son of the Cursed Bear by T.S. Joyce
Bounty Hunter, Nox Fuller, has been challenged to do the impossible. He’s supposed to bring the Red Dragon in for a year long stint in shifter prison, but this job could be the death of him. His focus should be on the hunt, but when he meets a shy shifter named Nevada, he can’t help but be distracted by the curvy beauty. He doesn’t care that she has trouble speaking to people. He’s different too... -
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Changing Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTHAD I've never had to play games to get what I want, and we both know exactly what I want. And the second I get a chance, I'm bringing her into my world permanently. ROSLYN Thad isn't like anyone I've ever met. I'm not sure if he's the best or the worst thing that has ever happened to me. But I do know I'm becoming addicted, and he seems to love the hell out of it... -
![For the Heart of the Warmaker by T.S. Joyce]()
For the Heart of the Warmaker by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKaris Dunway’s instincts are screaming that there is a storm brewing around Two Claws Ranch. With the odds stacking against them, she and the Clan are in a race to save the ranch. A trail ride for a family of tourists could mean a turnaround for her people, but there is a new threat coming out of the woodwork, and they will have to work together to keep the ride on track... -
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Tarian Silver Lion by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTalon Lawson is a runner. He’s been on the move to keep his daughter safe for years, and now it’s a habit he isn’t capable of breaking. Too long in one place, and his inner lion pushes him to move on. He’s sworn to himself he will only make sure his daughter, Emerald, is settled in her new home with her mate, and then he’ll leave, but something more is anchoring him to the New Tarian Pride... -
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Grim Christmas by T.S. Joyce
Grim is trying to hold it together for the holidays. He’s vowed to be a better Alpha for the Rogue Pride Crew, but he’s at war with the two lions inside of him, and at war with a certain Red Dragon as well. He was raised to be a weapon and had never celebrated like everyone else. All he wants to do is coast straight through the holiday, but his new Crew is messing with his head... -
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![Steal Her Heart by T.S. Joyce]()
Steal Her Heart by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMaris Thurgood is in deep trouble. Abandoned to care for a ranch on her own, she’s struggling from sunup to sundown to keep up with the work. When a pack of werewolves begins preying on her herd, she has no choice but to sell. A chance meeting at the cattle auction has her wondering why someone as tall, dark, and growly as Bryson Locke would take any interest in a business venture with her... -
![How It Is by T.S. Joyce]()
How It Is by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe king is dying. Krome has been the leader of the Crow Blooded for years, but his reign is over if he can’t find a way to heal his wings after a war with the Bane brothers. He’s stuck in the in-between, not quite a crow, not quite a man, and unable to choose a form. When his crows break the rules and abduct a human woman they swear can fix him, he thinks they’ve lost their minds... -
![How It's Meant to Be by T.S. Joyce]()
How It's Meant to Be by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMoore is the only one of the Bane brothers who is upholding a blood oath they made years ago. It has left him at a disadvantage. Without the bond from his mate, his brothers are too powerful to destroy. He has a plan, but it will come with big consequences... -
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How It Was by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNuke’s new Crew has no idea what he is, or the level of destruction he can cause. He’s here for his own reasons, pledging fealty to a group of half-crazed, dominant shifters in hopes of gaining control of his life. But when a mousey, submissive human knocks on his door during move-in day, he starts to second guess his destiny... -
![How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce]()
How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAuxor Bane has made a pact. He and his brothers made a promise to each other that they would let their bear shifter lineage die off with them, for the betterment of mankind. They aren’t fluffy, and they aren’t cute. As one of the three remaining bear shifters alive, Aux struggles daily with the predator inside of him... -
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Tuff Enough by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTuff Enough Fast Burn is the son of the best bucking bull shifter in history. His career path took a hard right turn though, because he isn’t a bull, like his father. He inherited the wolf of his mother instead. Burning up the ranks as the best bronc rider in the world, Tuff is the circuits bad boy that everyone loves to hate... -
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You're Lion to Me by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom planet Aurora, lioness shifter, Dalissa Furr, wants to explore new places before she goes insane from boredom. So a trip to Earth is a must. Finding her mate in the process would be great too, if Gerri Wilder can make it happen. But according to her parents, her smaller than normal size and delicate features make her undesirable to a shifter... -
![How It Will Be by T.S. Joyce]()
How It Will Be by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBron is supposed to be dead. His best friend threw him from the sky to land at the feet of his king in a war Bron never asked for. It’s only three left in his Murder now, and everyone knows the Crow Blooded only survive in numbers. Betrayed by his people, Bron looks to the bears he was supposed to kill for a forbidden alliance, but he and Krome can’t build a crew on their own... -
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Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to her bestselling Dante’s Circle series with a collection of four never before published and highly anticipated romances. FALLEN FOR ALPHAS Liam and Alec watched their Pack fall from grace and fought with tooth and claw to make it rise from the ashes again for the Alpha... -
![Wrangler Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Wrangler Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSave a horse, ride a wrangler dragon...Tucker C. Thompson, an immortal dragon and legendary gunslinger, is now a simple wrangler who enjoys life on the ranch under his middle name, Clancy. The world has moved on and he's happy to be forgotten. That is, until he sees his old Dragon's Talon coin in an antiques shop in a tiny town... -
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![Rogue Wolf by Terry Bolryder]()
Rogue Wolf by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSave a horse, ride a rogue wolf…Reno has been running from his past for a long time. As a powerful alpha tied to the notorious ruling family of the wolves, he wants nothing more than to lay low and never be found. Even if he still dreams of the woman he was forced to leave behind for her own safety... -
![Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratings****Baby It's Cold Out Bear was part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology, A Very Alpha Christmas. It can absolutely be read as a standalone short story.**** Emry Mason doesn’t expect to be pulled out of an icy ditch by a registered bear shifter, and she certainly doesn’t expect her rescuer to be as alluring as Graylan Young... -
![Apex Basilisk by Terry Bolryder]()
Apex Basilisk by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFor most of his life, Gunnar the basilisk has spent his time as a gigantic, fearsome monster, defending the wild Texas landscape from invaders and rival shifters. Now that he and the other basilisks have awakened into the modern world, they’re on a new mission: to find mates, and help bring peace to a world growing more chaotic by the day... -
![Damien's Mate by Anastasia Wilde]()
Damien's Mate by Anastasia Wilde
Damien Fernandez never claimed to be one of the good guys. The last time he tried—saving a shifter woman from being murdered by his ex-boss—he ended up with his employer in jail, no severance pay, and an effed-up knee from where an exploding building fell on it... -
![An Inconvenient Mate by Lora Leigh, Briana Bronte]()
An Inconvenient Mate by Lora Leigh, Briana Bronte
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIsabelle Martinez was instantly fascinated by the sexy Coyote Breed she met at the bar, but her sensual flirtation with him was cut short when she saw the man who'd attacked her arrive at the bar. Breed enforcer Malachi Morgan was entranced by Isabelle's mix of shyness and boldness, and he was determined to chase and play with his sensual prey... -
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River Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrett Dalton, Alpha of Hudson River, isolated himself from his pack mates after one betrayed him. The once, easygoing Alpha has become taciturn, remote and unforgiving. His pack worries for him, but they too have suffered a devastating blow... -
![Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a dragon waiting forever finally finds his fated mate, he'll never let her go... Janet Dixon never thought she'd fall in love. That's why she got used to quiet nights alone with her books, dreaming of fantasies that would never come true. But she never expected a ridiculously hot alpha by the name of Xander to suddenly show up into her life... -
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Dragon Reformed by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 3 in the Reclaimed Dragons series! Landon's... -
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Dark Alpha's Temptation: A Reaper Novel by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Alpha’s Temptation is a brand new paranormal romance in New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's Reapers series that features a brotherhood of elite assassins and the women who bring them to their knees. There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death... -
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Midnight by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNathan Lancaster. Elusive billionaire. World-wide philanthropist. Monster. From the moment he was born, Nathan knew he couldn't let anyone know who, or what, he was, but that hasn't stopped him from trying to make his way in the world. And he's fine alone, seriously. Until a curvy, persistent reporter steps up and turns his whole world upside down... -
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Bear Valley Valentine by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsColin Cross is a lone bear shifter living on the outskirts of Bear Valley. He likes his reclusive lifestyle, but when he musters the nerve to talk to the woman he has feelings for, being alone just doesn’t seem like enough anymore. When he finds Hadley on an online dating site, it’s the perfect way to build a relationship with her without dragging her into his dark past... -
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Return To The Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the thrilling third book in the Bear Valley Shifters saga, Joanna is trying to survive in a clan of battle-hardened bear shifters, where the alpha wants her for his own. When Brody Bannister, Benson Riker's most trusted councilman, accuses her clan of holding Hannah Michaels hostage in their camp, Joanna must decide where her loyalty lies... -
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Bear Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLena Rhodes is a professional runner. Life is a lot easier when she is throwing everything she has into being a nature photographer for an elite outdoor magazine. And now, she is on her biggest assignment yet: Alaskan brown bears. She’s been training for years for this opportunity, but the growly, sexy outdoor guide charged with taking her to the bears is turning her world on its axis... -
![Cowboy Bear's Mate by Harmony Raines]()
Cowboy Bear's Mate by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow does a bear lose his mate? When she drives off in the opposite direction, taking his heart and soul with her. For a year, Samuel has lived with the loss of his mate. He’s roamed the mountains, always searching, his life meaningless without her. Now he’s made a decision—he’s going to leave the Williams Homestead and search the world until he finds her. Then, fate steps in... -
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Untamed Lovers by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. The gorgeous newcomer in town, Harley MacBeth, is everything I’m not. Charming, outgoing, and stubborn. So damn stubborn. Well, I guess we have that in common. I’m in bear form when I see the infuriatingly sexy woman painting by the river. In a flash, she becomes a damsel in distress... -
![Untamed Daddy by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook]()
Untamed Daddy by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. My daughter Finley takes after me: stubborn, untamed, and wild. But seven year old girls can’t just roam free -- not when we live in bear country. Enter Kate. She’s new in town, sweet as honey, and can somehow manage to wrangle my little girl. And somehow she’s wrangled me, too... -
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Untamed Fiance by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. The deal is simple: Piper Bancroft pretends to be my mate and we both get what we want. I'll be the next Chief and she'll get her nosy mother off her back. But independent and strong-willed Piper has rules. Lots of them. The most impossible being her insistence that we don't sleep together... -
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Heart of Glass by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey call him Skittles because he inks his body with the colors he can't see. Enough colors to tell a story. Like a stained-glass window, the light only shines through when there is darkness. He needs darkness, and she comes to him as a photo of broken captive woman. But he will find her, and he will fix her. And perhaps... she will heal him too in the process... -
![Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson]()
Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER TASTE IS ADDICTIVE AND I WILL NOT SHARE HER. NO ONE GETS HER BUT ME. DexterI've lived a long time. Some might say too long. I honestly don't know what drew me to Lucius' club in Tucson, of all hellish destinations, but dark and self-destructive thoughts have increasingly beckoned to me, as of late.Then I meet her... -
![Mated To The Werewolf Next Door: Howls Romance by C.D. Gorri]()
Mated To The Werewolf Next Door: Howls Romance by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's on the run from her ex-husband to protect her half-Shifter daughter. He's trying to clear his name after being falsely convicted of a crime. Fate has brought them to the same seaside town, but the rest is up to them... -
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![A Green Valley Christmoose Disaster by Zoe Chant]()
A Green Valley Christmoose Disaster by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the moosed wonderful time of the year!Turner has a gym full of sugar-fueled kids and a big red suit to fill when Santa Claus fails to check in for the Green Valley Christmas Pageant dress rehearsal, but more disaster is on the program when he falls at the feet of his fated mate... -
![Dusk Unveiled by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Dusk Unveiled by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her magical paranormal series where a town keeps its secrets, but an aging curse might just be their downfall.The Christopher curse is one of legend—so old that every new generation knows they will be touched by it... -
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Home for the Holidays by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRacing season is over, but the Dirt Track Dogs are ready to celebrate. Someone’s been naughty, and now the pack is expecting a new addition just in time for the holidays. Scarred up wolf shifter, Blister, has come a long ways since his days of sleeping in a tent in the woods. He’s made a real home with his mate, staked his claim on her bed and heart, and now he’s going to be a father... -
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Hector by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCo-parenting a baby pegasus with the hottest guy you’ve ever met? That’s easy. Learning to love Vegemite? That’s hard. Myrtle thought her Australia trip was to study endangered moths... -
![Dragon Released by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon Released by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCan a curvy baker help this broken dragon find peace?Born in a lab and tortured for a lifetime, hybrid dragon Dallin has never had a real home or a purpose beyond revenge. And he doesn't expect that to change now, even if he's forced to be some human's bodyguard. Then he meets Jo, the curvy baker he needs to protect... -
![Lord of Winter by Terry Bolryder]()
Lord of Winter by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn ice dragon who will make you melt... As a scientist, Talia Reed is used to things just making sense. So when a large sample of ice sent to her lab happens to be carrying a centuries-old Siberian man who claims to be the lord of winter, everything in her life is turned upside down. Alek's tall, handsome, protective... and totally shouldn't be alive...
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