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  • Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara

    Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 56 ratings
    Agent Cooper Dayton is going to meet his boyfriend’s werewolf family. Unarmed. On their turf. And he’s bringing his cat. When Agent Cooper Dayton agreed to attend the funeral for Oliver Park’s grandfather, he didn’t know what he was getting into. Turns out, the deceased was the alpha of the most powerful werewolf pack on the eastern seaboard. And his death is highly suspicious...
  • 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...
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  • Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    As a gargoyle, Jet would prefer to spend his days sitting on the corner of a building, but when Samantha insists that Krampus is going to ruin Christmas, the two of them set off on an adventure to stop the creature. At least that’s the plan...
  • Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After Heartsong and before Brothersong comes Feralsong, a short story from four different perspectives about what it means to lose your mind.January 10, 2020Exclusive at tjklunebooks...
  • Wild Fire by Mika Nix

    Wild Fire by Mika Nix

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    He’s my nemesis, my rival, and the man I can’t get out of my head. We may be star-crossed but there’s enough heat between us to start a wildfire. I’ve never been one to follow the rules, but sleeping with a wolf shifter might be over the line, even for me. So, why can’t I get him out of my head? Or his scent out of my nose. Even on the other side of the world, I swear I can still smell him...
  • The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara

    The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 81 ratings
    A former FBI agent is partnered with the enemy in this suspenseful male/male shifter romance from debut author Charlie Adhara Hunting for big bad wolves was never part of Agent Cooper Dayton’s plan, but a werewolf attack lands him in the carefully guarded Bureau of Special Investigations. A new case comes with a new partner: ruggedly sexy werewolf Oliver Park...
  • Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara

    Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Werewolf meets human. Werewolf snubs human. Werewolf loves human? Julien Doran arrived in sleepy Maudit Falls, North Carolina, with a heart full of hurt and a head full of questions. The key to his brother's mysterious last days might be found in this tiny mysterious town, and now Julien's amateur investigation is starting to unearth things the locals would rather keep buried...
  • Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Everett by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What started over a century ago has come to fruition, and somehow, two lives from opposite sides of the same conflict discover they’re fated for each other. Did the fates get it right?Everett Fabré was thrust into a life not of his own choosing when his entire family and the majority of his pack were killed during a tragical attack on their ship during the Civil War...
  • 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...
  • Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet

    Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    A THIRDS Novella THIRDS agent Dexter J. Daley can’t wait to marry his fiancé, Team Leader Sloane Brodie, but first he’s looking forward to celebrating his bachelor party—which he intends to be a shenanigans-free evening of getting his groove on with family and friends. Of course events don’t work out as planned, but for Dex that’s nothing new...
  • Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Stranded by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The sea is the only home Aden has ever known. Aden’s heart was encased in ice when he gave in to the call of the ocean. Weak from sickness, he’s caught in a net and dragged from the water by people who are more than human. Bad wolves. All except one. There’s a trick to hiding in plain sight: don’t get noticed...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Chosen Pride by Mary Calmes

    Chosen Pride by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    L'Ange: Book Three Jon Slade finally met his mate, but instead of it being the happiest day of his life, it became the saddest when wolf shifter Kelvin MacCurdy chose his obligations over their fated bond, leaving Jon to pick up the pieces of his shattered dreams...
  • Lone Wolf's Omega (Mercy Hills Pack) by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Lone Wolf's Omega (Mercy Hills Pack) by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Damian thinks it's just one night. Salem thinks Damian's just another customer. They're both wrong. Damien grew up so poor even dirt was richer. So when the government approached him with a devil's deal, he leaped at a chance to provide for his parents and the rest of his family. All he had to give up was everything--his history, his pack, even his name...
  • 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...
  • Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A forbidden romance between a werewolf and a human whose passion conceals a dark secret.Coyote, a werewolf, goes through life hiding his true identity. But when a handsome human pianist catches him in heat, forbidden passion explodes...
  • Liar City by Allie Therin

    Liar City by Allie Therin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    A murder has Seattle on edge, and it falls to a pacifist empath—and a notorious empath hunter—to find the killer before it's too late It’s the middle of the night when part-time police consultant and full-time empath Reece gets an anonymous call warning him that his detective sister needs his help...
  • Shield by Claire Cullen

    Shield by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms.After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake...
  • 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...
  • All Kidding Aside by Macy Blake

    All Kidding Aside by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Building houses for a pack of orphans might lead one griffin to find his heart’s home.Victor Eastaughffe knows three things for a fact:-He does not have a mate.-He does not like children.-His duty is to his griffin clan. When Victor meets Orsen Riggs, a scruffy bear shifter, and little Gus, an orphaned red panda cub, his orderly, structured world becomes messy and chaotic...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Half Moon Rising by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Jennifer Fornes

    Half Moon Rising by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Jennifer Fornes

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Book Four This book is part of a series. It is in the process of being re-edited and I've left it up as is for those who are just starting. Enjoy! They say you can never go home... After more than a decade, Troy Bishop is going home to the family he left behind when his parents died. Little does Troy know, he's about to get a lot more than he bargained for...
  • Bro and the Beast 2 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Bro and the Beast 2 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 48 ratings
    This is what Brad gets for finally "sinking his teeth into a book," like his nerdy brother is always hounding him to. He definitely wasn't expecting the book to sink its teeth into him.With the newfound knowledge that he can get pregnant as an omega, Brad's urgency to get back to his world of touchdowns and keg stands is intensifying by the minute...
  • Hero by Kiki Burrelli

    Hero by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Mercenaries. Outcasts. Alphas.Knox knows all the five of them have left now is each other. That, and the driving desire to find who had slaughtered their pack and make that person pay.But investigating a tragedy with only rubble as evidence requires money and time. Knox can find one and use it to buy the other...
  • Attack of the Killer Dust Bunnies by J.L. Langley

    Attack of the Killer Dust Bunnies by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Short Story from the With or Without series.I have Aubrey and Matt on the brain, so of course I chose to use them. This is related to their book, but not. I sort of wrote this scene as if it would go in their story after the Epilogue. I don’t think I’m giving anything away because of course ya’ll know they get a Happily Ever After. And I don’t think you have to know them well to enjoy this scene...
  • Old Loyalty, New Love by Mary Calmes

    Old Loyalty, New Love by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    When jackal shifter Quade Danas was banished from his pack for being gay, he spent years in the military escaping his father's prejudice before returning to civilian life as a bodyguard for Roman Howell, the teenage son of a very rich man. After Roman is in an accident that leaves him physically scarred and emotionally distant, Quade is the only one who can get through to him...
  • Playing You by Claire Cullen

    Playing You by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Needed—one omega assistant. Should be proficient in filing, typing, and, um, role-play.Riley just can’t catch a break. With no job and no place to live, things are tough. He clings to his love of acting—pretending to be someone else, even for a day—but he can’t get hired to wait tables let alone get a bit part in a play. Just when he’s at his lowest, he meets Brendan. And his luck changes...
  • Witchbane by Lissa Kasey

    Witchbane by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A power awakening within is tearing him apart.All Sebastian ever wanted was a place to call home. Bound to Liam, his fated mate, and nestled in the center of a werewolf pack, he’s found one. However, opening portals filled with monsters in his sleep, Sebastian’s power is a wild thing he’s unable to control. And it’s slowly destroying him.He never asked to be part fae, or for any of their magic...
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  • Salvaged Omega by Kian Rhodes

    Salvaged Omega by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three hundred and twenty plus years after the infamous witch trials, Salem still lagged significantly behind the rest of the nation in the rights of both Omegas and everyone who wasn't a human. Unfortunately for Sky - one of the unfortunate humans to have been born with the holdover Omega gene - that was where he was born...
  • Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Omegas Unchained by Samantha Cayto

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two omegas with the same radical idea – breaking free from their constraints and taking charge of their own destinies! Shy, brutalized Ryan has a simple goal of carving the best life for himself and his pup that he can. Being accepted into the Rogue Pack has given him that chance. He also harbors the hope of mating with Griffin, the beta he has loved for longer than he should...
  • The Firebird and Other Stories by R. Cooper

    The Firebird and Other Stories by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being(s) in Love StoriesMagical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart...
  • The Firebird and Other Stories (Being(s) in Love #5) by R. Cooper

    The Firebird and Other Stories (Being(s) in Love #5) by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being(s) in Love StoriesMagical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart...
  • Wolf Reborn by Sam Burns

    Wolf Reborn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Gavin Lloyd has been a werewolf for ten months, and he’s still trying to get used to it. He wants to settle into a nice quiet life, running his coffee shop with his pack and learning how to be a werewolf. But now people are saying he’s some kind of prophesied werewolf messiah. He doesn’t know how they expect him to help them when he hasn’t even figured out how to help himself...
  • Wolf Found by Sam Burns

    Wolf Found by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An omega searching for a safe haven.The alpha he thought long in his past.Graham Allen has always thought he was happy with a life of service to the Martingale pack. Not many people pay attention to him, but the alpha allows him to spend all his time in the kitchen he loves. When his old friend Hannah walks back into his life in desperate need of help, Graham knows he can’t turn to his pack...
  • An Inconvenient Obsession by Kian Rhodes

    An Inconvenient Obsession by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sebastian After rescuing us from a kidnapping ring, Clint, the Alpha of the Coruscation werewolves and his Omega, Trevor, had gone out of their way to make us comfortable. They'd hosted social events for us and arranged job training. They'd even allowed me to travel thousands of miles to Terena de Dragoni – a small kingdom in Canada – to stay with Spence and his new Alpha, Harry...
  • The Mage's Game by Claire Cullen

    The Mage's Game by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The love between an alpha and a mage is not easily forgotten. Even if one is a headstrong wolf and the other an untrustworthy sorcerer.Five years after he walked out of Declan’s life, Jasper returns to Samhain Pack begging for help. Declan doesn’t believe a word of the tale his ex is spinning. He wants Jasper gone from the pack before he brings trouble down on them...
  • Shiftless by T.A. Moore

    Shiftless by T.A. Moore

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Night Shift is the city's thin, silver line- and some nights it's thinner than others. It isn't the fact he almost died last night that's thrown Night Shift officer Kit Marlow. He's used to that. It's the fact that instead of a werewolf trying to rip his throat out, it was his friend and colleague who tried to put him in the ground.Well, 'friend...
  • Buried Bones by Kim Fielding

    Buried Bones by Kim Fielding

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Werewolves don’t have a how-to manual—nor do men embarking on a new life together. It’s been a few weeks since Dylan Warner wolfed out and killed Andy, the crazed werewolf who originally turned him and later tried to murder Chris Nock. Architect Dylan and handyman Chris are still refurbishing Dylan's old house as they work out the structure of their relationship...
  • First Bite by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    First Bite by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A lone alpha on the edge. A veteran home from war. One bond that will save them both.Indigo Baros left for the front line two decades ago, and his contract’s up, but when he gets state side, nothing’s how he remembers it. His family’s gone, scattered to the winds or dead, but an inheritance from his grandfather offers him a place to settle down...
  • Hearts from the Ashes by Ally Blue, Willa Okati

    Hearts from the Ashes by Ally Blue, Willa Okati

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the city of Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, six men discover lasting love from the ashes of heartache. In Eros Rising by Ally Blue, Scott and Keegan have both been hurt by love. Can they overcome their painful pasts and build a future with each other? There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and your one true love...
  • Faeted Under Fire by Cassidy K. O'Connor, Sheri Lyn

    Faeted Under Fire by Cassidy K. O'Connor, Sheri Lyn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A human cop, a paranormal agent, and nine missing kids. Prejudice aside, they have to work together if they want to stop number ten.Tristan James didn’t know he had a latent paranormal gene in his body until he was attacked on the job as an officer with Tampa PD and killed. As a phoenix shifter, he rose from the ashes and came back stronger than ever...
  • Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen

    Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves] Joshua Tate has always sashayed through life, just having fun and taking care of his little brother, Taylor. He enjoyed who he was until he talked to his Mom, his own personal critic, who is happy to remind him off all of his shortcomings. Law Santiago loves his brothers...
  • Truth by Kiki Burrelli

    Truth by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One touch is all it takes ... Riley is in hiding. He always knew his curse would get him in trouble, and now it has driven him to a gloomy island, hours away from Seattle. At least he gets to keep his job in social work and sure, Walker County is a little isolated, and the wealthy recluses who live on the other side of the bay are odd, but he’s lucky just to still be alive. ...to know the truth...
  • Winter's Wolf by Tara Lain

    Winter's Wolf by Tara Lain

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tales of the Harker Pack: Book Three Winter Thane was raised on the two cardinal rules of werewolf existence: don’t reveal yourself to humans under penalty of death, and there’s no such thing as a gay werewolf...
  • Carnal Intentions by Stephani Hecht

    Carnal Intentions by Stephani Hecht

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    During one fateful night of death and loss, twenty years ago, Mitchell lost almost everything he held dear. Not only were his parents murdered, but his younger brothers were kidnapped and thought lost forever. Since then, Mitchell has not only had to lead the felines in rebuilding their society, but he’s had to protect them from future attacks. This leaves little time for his own wants and needs...
  • Off the Beaten Path by Cari Z.

    Off the Beaten Path by Cari Z.

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When Ward Johannsen’s little girl Ava shifted into a werewolf, she was taken into custody by the feds and shipped off to the nearest pack, all ties between father and daughter severed. Ward burned every bridge he had discovering her location, and then almost froze to death in the Colorado mountains tracking her new pack down. And that’s just the beginning of his struggle...
  • Hunting Henry by Amber Kell

    Hunting Henry by Amber Kell

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Henry works as the pack cook, happily hiding from a painful past and suppressing his wolf side. Dakota is a wolf given a formula to become a human. What happens when a man who doesn't want to be a wolf bonds with a wolf who doesn't want to be a man...
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