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A Vixen's Human: An Alpha's Vixen Story

A Vixen's Human: An Alpha's Vixen Story

Ms. Nauti Bear

Her: a stripper who meets the beta of the local shifter pack while out partying with her vixen friend Myra.

Him: Alpha Sloan’s beta who takes one look at this little human and falls head over heels.

From the Alpha’s Vixen universe comes the love story fans have been holding their breath for. Megan is trouble incarnate, a human who makes bank grinding against a pole, and she wouldn’t change a thing about her life... until she locks eyes with alpha Sloan’s beta, Declan. With an icy stare and slouching grace, he’s sex on a stick, and Megan wants a taste. But with danger around every corner and ghosts haunting their pasts, will Declan ever have the strength to claim his vixen’s human?

Age Rating: 18+

Run

Run

Kelsie Tate

After five years of trying to escape an increasingly dangerous mate, Summer's only hope is to reject the mating bond and make a break for it. A series of near misses brings her to Blood Moon Pack, where she is drawn to Gage, the brooding but softhearted alpha. When Gage proposes that they become mates, Summer hesitates: could the fear and self-doubt that mar her past prevent her from being a good Luna? Little does she know that Gage has a past of his own…and that they might be each other's best shot at a future.

Age Rating: 16+

Violet's Octagon

Violet's Octagon

Michaela Castello

A dark street pushes Violet into self-defense. A fighter named Derek keeps her coming back. She swore off dating. He protects his gym’s code. Chemistry ignores both. As the training gets real and his next fight looms, one question burns: is this just heat, or the start of something worth bleeding for?

Something Like That

Something Like That

C. M. Jines

Lia Morgan arrives at the sleepy town of Medford hoping to put the past behind her. An encounter with a handsome police officer sparks a new chance at love, but her tragic secrets stand in her way. While Officer Cody Hudson fights to win Lia’s heart, a terrifying phone call spells danger: the past stands at her door. It’s up to Lia to decide if love is stronger than wounds, old and new.

Age Rating: 18+ (Assault, Attempted Rape, Extreme Violence/Gore, Miscarriage, Offscreen Rape, Onscreen Rape, Sexual Assault/Abuse, Stalker)

The Wolf Inside

The Wolf Inside

Michelle Torlot

Even in a perfect world, where werewolves and humans are treated equally, there will always be hatred and fear. Erin Blackthorne knows all about the latter, having been trained by her father to hate and kill werewolves her entire life. To say she adores her father would be putting it lightly, but then she’s captured during a raid and discovers something that changes her entire world: the truth.

Taming Harley

Taming Harley

A. K. Adam

Harley Anderson is chaos in eyeliner and combat boots, forced to swap freedom for family when she's sent to live with her estranged mom in California. The real curveball? Her new housemate: Chase Davenport—grumpy, gorgeous, and unfortunately her older stepbrother. He’s all sharp suits, sharp stares, and no time for Harley’s attitude. But when their parents vanish on a honeymoon cruise, these sworn enemies are left home alone. One accidental glimpse into Chase’s dark, controlled world changes everything. Now, the fire between them is impossible to ignore… and Harley’s about to learn just how dangerous it is to play with something you don’t understand.

Seroje: The Seeing Eye

Seroje: The Seeing Eye

SJ Wilke

Seroje sees the world differently—and remembers every detail. Her sharp mind makes her an invaluable investigator for OSLO, though her loner ways put her under scrutiny. When a quiet, enigmatic billionaire invites her to dinner, she agrees, more out of duty than desire. But a sudden attack pulls her into a dangerous game, and her new assignment is the very man she just let into her world. Torn between trust and suspicion, she can’t shake the feeling that everyone has their eyes on her—including the one person she hoped she could rely on. With danger closing in, she must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect the man who might be her greatest risk—or her only safe harbor.

Wanting the Man

Wanting the Man

Maree O'Brien

Andrea has spent most of her life focusing on her future. She was a straight-A student in school, and has never partied or done anything to shame herself or her family. Now she’s one of the most ambitious accountants working for the brilliant CEO Josh Wood. Everything is going as planned—until someone leaks NSFW pictures of her in the CEO’s office during the staff Christmas party. She has no memory of the night, though. It can’t be her, but how does she convince her boss of this?

Not Another Office Romance

Not Another Office Romance

Aly

Emerald, a dedicated assistant, endures her boss's demanding demeanor during the day, and through a series of text messages, discovers the charming goofball he becomes after hours; she realizes there is more to Tate than meets the eye. The death of Tate’s grandfather triggers a scramble to inherit the family business. The will is clear: Tate and his two brothers have one year to meet the requirements. Tate has fulfilled every condition except one—he must get married, and the most unlikely candidate happens to be his loyal assistant.

Age Rating: 18+

A Tale Before Two Alphas Series

A Tale Before Two Alphas Series

Alex Fox

He once relished in the company of a female, dreaming of a better tomorrow. But each one withered, faded, and blamed him for their fate. His name, a curse on their lips until their last breath: Hades.

Caught in a wicked divine game, a daring young woman steps into the Underworld. She's torn between fear and an odd allure for Hades, her new husband. No human has ever lasted here. Can she bring life to this dark place? Will she change Hades or just fade away, forgotten like his past wives?

Love Among the Shelves

Love Among the Shelves

Oonagh C. K.

Grace swears by her independence, but James storms into her life with chains that can’t be escape and a marriage built on lies he can’t confess. He’s temptation wrapped in danger—protective one moment, untouchable the next, and always hiding something just out of reach. The walls Grace built to keep her heart safe start to crumble under his touch, even as his secrets threaten to pull them both under. Every glance sparks fire, every encounter tangles them deeper in a web of lies, longing, and risk. He carries a past soaked in danger. She never asked for him, but now she can’t look away. Love might be the only thing strong enough to save them—or the sharpest blade waiting to break them.

In the Heat

In the Heat

Abigail Lynne

Book 4 of THe Feral Wars Series

Caroline Ryder doesn't believe in fate. She doesn't believe in destiny either. If either existed than her mate wouldn't have been killed before she had the chance to know him. Alone and bitter, Caroline pushes everyone away to keep her heart safe until a lonesome Alpha asks her for help.

Trip fought for his species in the Feral War but failed to protect the only thing that mattered to him, his mate. Returning to his home alone, Trip intends to dedicate himself to leading the pack, only he can't do it alone. Intrigued by Caroline, a lone wolf with a wall built firmly around her, he decides to offer her what any girl would kill for; the chance to be Luna.

Miss High Maintenance

Miss High Maintenance

S. S. Sahoo

Blonde bombshell Amelia Knight looks like just another spoiled socialite on the New York party scene. But underneath the hard-partying, risk-taking veneer, she's unbelievably brilliant and ambitious. Enter Ethan Reid. Academically gifted, with a high-profile career in psychiatry, Ethan sees through Amelia's shell to the wildfire beneath. And something about her adventurous nature draws him to her like a moth to a flame. But will their magnetic attraction draw them together or blow up their lives?

The Bennett Brothers

The Bennett Brothers

Jessica Morel

Rosemary Dalton and Thomas Bennett cross paths... suspiciously often. Until one day they meet.

After that neither can get the other one out of their head. It's just not that simple. Can Rose learn how to trust Thomas? Can Thomas slow down enough to let Rose in?

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