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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?

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.

Age Rating: 18+ (Cheating, Violent Death)

Broken

Broken

by Evelyn Miller

She wanted payback. She wasn’t expecting a love story.

When cheerleader Lily catches her quarterback boyfriend hooking up with her best friend, the perfect senior year she envisioned goes up in flames. But then she meets Mason: the rival school’s star QB, a notorious bad boy, and her ex’s enemy. He’s trouble with a capital T, which makes him the perfect distraction—and the perfect revenge.

What starts as a steamy summer fling soon turns into something more. Between wild adventures, heartfelt confessions, and a bucket list full of magical moments, Lily and Mason discover a connection that’s impossible to ignore.

But with senior year looming and their friends ready to tear them apart, they’ll have to fight for more than just each other. Can two people from opposite sides of the field beat the odds… or will their love story end before the season even starts?

Age Rating: 18+

FGI: The Heir of the Beast

FGI: The Heir of the Beast

by F. R. Black

Fairy Godmother Inc: keeping the forces of good and evil in balance with true love’s first kiss. When Viola finds herself crouched in a dumpster, hiding from her mafia ex boyfriend, she realizes something in her life needs to change. Stat! An impulsive signature on a dotted line lands her in a dangerous game where she has to compete to win the heart of an even more dangerous prince. King Apollo Augustus has the body of a Greek god, but the heart of the devil. Can she fix him? Or will he suck her into his darkness?

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)

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+

Charlotte and the Seven Frat Brothers

Charlotte and the Seven Frat Brothers

by Jessica Carter

Charlotte just wants a normal senior year of college before she goes off to her dream job in LA. But when the dorms are filled to capacity, she's assigned to live in a frat house! To her surprise, Charlotte finds herself on a journey of self-discovery, finding business intrigue, friends, love, and a sense of self in the most unlikely company.

Age Rating: 16+

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.

Age Rating: 18+

The Hybrid Trials Book 1

The Hybrid Trials Book 1

by Jen Cooper

Mackenzie agreed to the trial out of desperation. The $50K was worth the risk—even if the drug could kill her.

The scientists said the pheromone created raw, uncontrollable lust. She’d be sealed in with a stranger for 12 weeks.

She thought she was ready.

Until HE walked in.

The Alpha who left her broken years ago. Who rejected her from the pack for being a hybrid. He was as dangerous as she remembered.

But his eyes had a brand new blaze of heat. “Looks like fate’s got a twisted sense of humor.”

Alpha King's Hybrid Mate

Alpha King's Hybrid Mate

by Breeanna Belcher

I feel his hand circle my hips, pulling me into him.

I feel sparks when he touches me. My body turns to fire. It feels so damn good.

He tilts my head up so I am looking at him.

He gazes deep into my eyes.

“You bow to no one,” he instructs.

His voice sounds like heaven, and my thoughts begin to race.

“Ladies and wolves!” he announces to the crowd. “Your Queen Luna!”

AsaLyn about to turn two-hundred years old, which means this is the last year she can find her fated mate. When she receives a letter from the Lycan King inviting her to the royal mating ceremony in Australia, she wonders if the Moon Goddess has finally answered her prayers. Will she find the one? Or will the king’s grudges against her father get in the way?

Age Rating: 18+

The Marked Mate

The Marked Mate

by Gemma Rue

Her: A human afraid of two things: love and wolves.

Him: A wolf determined to prove that alphas can be kind.

After escaping an evil mate, all Maisie wants is a regular human life. She’s willing to sacrifice everything to get it… or is she? When she meets a kind-hearted second-chance mate, she must decide if love is worth the risk. Will Maisie learn to love again before her secrets catch up to her?

Chasing Kiarra

Chasing Kiarra

by N. K. Corbett

“Move.” His deep, dominant voice sent shivers down my spine.

I tried to ignore the tingling between my legs as the Adonis leaned in, his musky scent invading my nostrils.

“Sorry,” I said. “I’m allergic to douchebag, and you’re bathing in that shit.”

“Big words, human. Only problem is I can smell your arousal a mile away.” He smirked as I blushed.

“Now, move. Before I make you.”

When runaway Kiarra meets mysterious Aidan Gold in a dive bar, she feels an instant connection to the blue-eyed Adonis. But little does she know he’s the alpha of a werewolf pack, and they’re connected by more than lust. In fact, they’re mates. When the truth comes out, will Kiarra finally find home in Aidan’s strong arms? Or will fate destroy everything?

Age Rating: 18+

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+

Sold to the Alpha

Sold to the Alpha

by Kelsie Tate

As she cast a glance over her shoulder, her breath hitched. There he stood. The king.

The air caught in her lungs as their eyes met, a spark flaring in the depths of his gaze.

“Servant,” he said, his voice icy. Her internal wolf surged, screaming one word…

“Mate.”

When Autumn Blackthorne’s parents die, leaving behind a mountain of debt, she is forced to become an indentured servant to the fearsome King Elijah. When she meets the king himself, her inner wolf screams that she has met her mate. But can the alpha king ever see her as more than a maid?

Age Rating: 18+ (Human Trafficking)

Three. The Perfect Number

Three. The Perfect Number

by R. S. Aria

Madison thought she had it all figured out—until her boyfriend decided to have an affair with her best friend (ouch, right?).

But who needs a lying ex when you’ve got two insanely hot, totally off-limits twins who’ve been making your heart (and other things) race since forever? 🥵

Ethan and Levi are trouble in all the right ways, and when they reveal their feelings, things get hotter than a bonfire. Navigating a steamy, scandalous love triangle? Check. Uncovering juicy family secrets? Double check. This is one wild ride, and Madison’s about to find out if three really is a crowd… or just right. 😏🔥

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Romance Books With Strong Female Leads

Romance Books With Strong Female Leads feature heroines who are independent, capable, and comfortable taking charge of their own lives. These women face challenges head-on and maintain their strength and identity even while falling in love. They might be successful professionals, skilled fighters, or leaders in their communities who don't need a man to complete them but choose to share their lives with someone who appreciates their strength. Find stories where powerful women find equally powerful love.... 

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