Books like The beast in him by Shelly Laurenston

NYPD cop Desiree MacDermot’s life shifts when she meets the lion‑shifting alpha Mace Llewellyn, while Tennessee newcomer Ronnie Lee Reed seeks a new identity—and a fierce pack leader—in bustling New York City.

Former Marine Dee-Ann Smith, a shifter protection specialist, teams up with her rich‑boy boss Ric Van Holtz to uncover a plot involving hybrids and dogfights. Their partnership turns into a battle of hearts and wits.

Get Lucky: "Navy SEAL Lucky O'Donlon was the original love-'em-and-leave-'em guy used to women swooning at his feet. So how could it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson had nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder? Well, two could play that game. But first things first--he and Sydney had a job to do. They had to get their man. Then there would be time enough for him to get his woman ..."--Page 4 of cover. Taylor's temptation: "When it came to protecting the innocent, Bobby Taylor was your guy. Except when his best friend asked him to keep an eye on his little sister. Gorgeous Colleen Skelly didn't look like anyone's kid sister and he wanted to keep more than just his eye on her ... After years of trying to get Navy SEAL Bobby Taylor to notice her, Colleen had finally succeeded. Bobby was hers, if only for a few days. And she was determined to prove she was a grown woman--and that he was all she would ever need in a man ..."--Page 4 of cover.

Former bodyguard Cara Madison returns to Virginia after her father's stroke and discovers a pipe-bomb threat aimed at him—and possibly her. With help from agent Connor Fitzgerald, they must confront past wounds and survive a deadly plot.

Three intertwined tales of love and supernatural danger: "Dark Hero" follows a secluded vampire‑herder whose peace is shattered by a daring orphan; "Bride of the Beast" sees a fearless woman enduring a tyrannical stepfather while a vampire offers a perilous passion; and "Kiss of the Vampire" pits a devoted surgeon against an enigmatic vampire who protects her as he threatens her patients.

A cowboy meets the daughter of Santa, in a race to save the Christmas spirit from a killer in North Pole, Alaska.

Olivia St. Vincent, the top assassin of the mercenary group The Circle, is kidnapped by a rival leader who reveals she has been deceived all along. As she and her captor Collin Ryker uncover hidden truths, their growing attraction tests loyalty and survival.

"Major Vince Deluca may have just accepted his most difficult recon mission ever--keeping an eye on Shay Bassett. As a pilot in the air force's top secret test unit, Vince keeps a cool head at the controls. But ever since they were teens, Shay's had a way of jamming his radar. Vince owes it to her dad, his old mentor, to keep her safe--but can he keep her at arm's length? Once young and desperate herself, Shay cares deeply about the troubled teens she works with. Now she's scheduled to tell Congress about Cleveland's escalating gang activity, and someone out there is trying to cut her testimony short. Living to tell the tale may depend on trusting the one man who burned her so badly years ago--and still makes her feel hot all over..."--p. [4] of cover.

A world‑famous writer turns to her former VIP security expert after years apart for protection.

In a quiet Maine town, a polar bear‑lion shapeshifter named Bo protects the alluring Shoshone woman Blayne from predators who wish to exploit her in secret hunts, while they both discover their hidden passions.