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Test Subject

Test Subject

by Tami

Ten doors. Ten monsters. Ten sessions of interactive data collection.

With a PhD from MIT and crushing student loans, Cat Woods accepts a suspiciously well-paid job "collecting samples" from creatures in an underground lab focused on STEM (Sex, Tech, Experiments, and Monsters).

Cat should be terrified… so why does she keep wanting to open the next door?

TW: nonstandard penetration, fluids (various), cumulative data, butt crawling, bodymorpherotica, impossibly large peens

Luna Graced

Luna Graced

by KristiferAnn Thorne

Alpha Roman Luko leads a pack of the rejected, the shunned, and the nomads. A call from Alpha Edward Oru puts him in the position of taking in a newly rejected Luna, Abigail. A vision from an Oracle and an unknown gift from the Moon Goddess put Roman and Abigail on a path neither expected.

Broken

Broken

by Evelyn Miller

When Lily finds her boyfriend cheating on her the summer before senior year, it's just another broken piece in her already disappointing life. Then she meets Mason, who seems equally as broken for a different reason, but together they make summer their own and set off to complete a bucket list of promises they vow not to break...and maybe some feelings develop along the way. But their summer fling ends in disaster when Lily and Mason realize they're from rival schools, competing in rival teams. Even worse, when a tragic accident puts their priorities into perspective, can Lily and Mason find a way to be together, and will their friends—and the ultra-competitive sports teams—allow them to have the happy ending they dream of...?

Age Rating: 18+

Learning to Love... Book 1: Shade

Learning to Love... Book 1: Shade

by M. L. Knight

Shade Mallory has spent her life cast aside, cursed, and treated as nothing more than a servant in her own pack. Hope feels like a cruel joke—until Alpha Caelan Kendrick opens his Choosing Ceremony to outsiders. Pressured to find a mate, he’s resigned to duty over destiny. But when Shade steps into his world, fate refuses to be ignored. Sparks fly, secrets stir, and a bond neither expected begins to form. Yet, with shadows of the past looming and enemies watching, one question remains—will their connection be their salvation or their downfall?

The Perfect Spiral

The Perfect Spiral

by Ashley Constantine

Alex Thompson is working on her third master's degree, she has three *very* protective older brothers, and she's never thought of herself as the "hot friend." Oh yeah, and her brother's best friend is Knox Carter, an NFL quarterback and the Sexiest Man Alive. She and Knox have always hated each other, but has that conflict been hiding deeper feelings?

Two Years Gone

Two Years Gone

by Kelsie Tate

Ella Matthews is a lowly omega in the Green Ridge Pack. Treated more like a servant than a person, she has always been taught one thing: you are nothing. And it was confirmed when her mate rejected her. Two years later, he returned to the pack a different person. But can she get over the past and the pain to have a second chance?

Kidnapped by My Mate

Kidnapped by My Mate

by Annie Whipple

Belle doesn’t even know that shifters exist. On a plane to Paris she meets Alpha Grayson, who claims she belongs to him. The possessive alpha marks Belle and takes her to his suite where she tries desperately to fight off the passion building inside her. Will Belle be persuaded by her desires, or can she hold her own?

Age Rating: 18+ (Kidnapping)

Life is Not a Game

Life is Not a Game

by Kara Verbeek

Charlotte leads a double life. Online, she is Mars: gamer, master strategist, and one of the boys. In real life, she’s too shy to utter a single word. On her team, she’s infallible. At school, she’s a freak. But a cross-country move gives her a chance to reinvent herself—until a fateful collision with her new friend’s gorgeous brother knocks her whole world off course. Will she have the courage to date football jock TJ? Or should she stick to her online love, Tony—even if he thinks she’s a boy?

Owned by the Alphas

Owned by the Alphas

by Jen Cooper

Nikolai. Braxton. Derik. Three alphas who have pledged to protect the humans in their territory. All they ask in return is one night with the virgins of the villages, one night to take them under the blood moon and complete the ritual. This year is Lorelai’s turn. A winter born, cursed—or blessed—with powers rarely seen, Lorelai has been shunned by the other villagers her whole life. Once she’s taken to the wolves’ mansion, she takes matters into her own hands. After all, what if one night just isn’t enough?

Age Rating: 18+

The Edge of Reason

The Edge of Reason

by Michelle Torlot

A soulmate is supposed to love you forever. So what’s wrong with Ember?

Ember grew up in a sexist pack where women are valued only for cooking, cleaning, and bearing pups. But when her fated mate rejects her, she’s sent away to join a very different kind of pack.

Led by the powerful and brooding Alpha Damon Scopus, Ember’s new pack plunges her headfirst into a war she doesn’t understand, a new mate bond she never expected, and shocking revelations about her own identity. Has Ember finally found a place where she fits, or is she hurtling toward her own destruction?

Age Rating: 18+ (Depression, Self-Harm, Suicide, Violent Death)

The Lycan's Queen

The Lycan's Queen

by L. S. Patel

“You can run, little mate, but I’ll always find you,” a deep voice echoed, sending my wolf into a whirlwind of emotions.

He had said it, the word that I had been dreading.

“Mate.”

My mate was the king.

Nineteen-year-old werewolf Aarya is fresh off a break-up when she receives an invitation to The Lycan Royal Ball. The moment King Dimitri Adonis spots her in the crowd, sparks fly. Suddenly, they become entangled in a whirlpool of passion, danger, and jealousy. Can Aarya become a great queen? Or will the secrets harbored by the royal court poison the throne?

Age Rating: 18+

The Drake Twins

The Drake Twins

by Rowan Cody

They used to make her life miserable—every taunt, every smirk, every stolen moment meant to break her down. But growing up didn’t erase the magnetic pull she’s always felt toward the Drake twins. Now, seven years later, they’re back in her world—older, darker, and twice as tempting. Their arrogance is still there, but so is something new flickering behind those wicked eyes. Desire. Challenge. A dangerous game she swore she’d never play again. She tells herself she should walk away, but the truth is she’s never been good at resisting them—or the delicious kind of chaos they bring.

The Millennium Wolves

The Millennium Wolves

by Sapir Englard

Sienna is a nineteen-year-old werewolf with a secret: she's a virgin. The only virgin in the pack. She's dead set on making it through this year's Haze without giving into her primal urges - but when she meets Aiden, the alpha, she forgets all about her self-control.

The Irish Syndicate Book 1: Our Wicked Cravings

The Irish Syndicate Book 1: Our Wicked Cravings

by M. L. Smith

"You have always been mine.”

Mina never expected to see her stepbrother again—let alone like this. But when she steps into a secretive club, she walks straight into the arms of the one man who's been watching from the shadows… and waiting to make her his. Ronan, the ruthless head of Boston’s crime syndicate, doesn’t just want her—he owns her now. Years of silent obsession have built to this moment, and he won’t let anything—or anyone—stand between them. As enemies circle and the syndicate teeters on the edge, one thing’s clear: he’s not letting her go, no matter how dark things get.

Alpha's Unwilling Mate

Alpha's Unwilling Mate

by Elle Chipp

Emma is the daughter of a beta and head of the kitchens in the Silver Dawn Pack. She’s been hoping for five years that she will meet her mate, but when she finally does, he is not what she expected. Orion is the notorious alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, known for taking over packs with a wave of his hand, his brutal temper, and a complete lack of mercy. He takes whatever he wants, and Emma is no exception. But to his surprise, Emma tries to reject him. Infuriated by her audacity, Orion gives her a choice: either Emma joins his pack as his mate or he takes over the Silver Dawn pack—by force.

Age Rating: 18+

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