Recommendations based on "Challenge the Darkness"

Lose Yourself In Maggie Stiefvater’s New York Times Bestselling Shiver Series: Shiver, Linger, And Forever. Shiver Sam's Not Just A Normal Boy -- He Has A Secret. During The Summer He Walks And Talks As A Human, But When The Cold Comes, He Runs With His Pack As A Wolf. Grace Has Spent Years Watching The Wolves In The Woods Behind Her House -- But Never Dreamed That She Would Fall In Love With One Of Them. Now That They've Found Each Other, The Clock Ticks Down On What Could Be Grace And Sam's Only Summer Together. Linger Can Grace And Sam Last? Each Will Have To Fight To Stay Together -- Whether It Means A Reckoning With His Werewolf Past For Sam, Or For Grace, Facing A Future That Is Less And Less Certain. Enter Cole, A New Wolf Who Is Wrestling With His Own Demons, Embracing The Life Of A Wolf While Denying The Ties Of Being Human. For Grace, Sam, And Cole, Life Is Harrowing And Euphoric, Enticing And Alarming. As Their World Falls Apart, Love Is What Lingers. But Can It Be Enough? Forever For Grace, Sam, And Cole, The Story Continues -- Only Now, The Stakes Are Even Higher Than Before. Wolves Are Being Hunted. Lives Are Being Threatened. It's Becoming Harder And Harder To Hold On To One Another. The Past, The Present, And The Future Are About To Collide In One Pure Moment -- A Moment Of Death Or Life, Farewell Or Forever.

An extremely rare Tigarian Katagaria, Wren is half snow leopard and half white tiger. Both species are extremely dangerous. Combined, they are lethal. He's reclusive and anti-social. Marguerite Godoeau has spent her lifetime trying to please her politician father. But has come to the recent conclusion that she wants her freedom. Missing her friend Nick Gautier who was a voice of reason in her insane life, she goes to Nick's favorite bar, Sanctuary. From the moment he sees her, Wren is completely captivated by Marguerite. Compelled, he follows after her and starts a most forbidden courtship. Wren knows he has no business with a human. He has too many enemies as it is. Yet he can't seem to let go of the only thing in his life that means something to him. Through enemies, both human and other, they have to learn to stand together or be devoured.

Mercy Thompson returns in the seventh novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more…After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse can’t reach Adam—or anyone else in the pack for that matter. They’ve all been abducted.Through their mating bond, all Mercy knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. With the werewolves fighting a political battle to gain acceptance from the public, Mercy fears Adam’s disappearance may be related—and that he and the pack are in serious danger. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get, no matter how unlikely.

In this “devilishly clever, scintillatingly sexy paranormal series,”(Chicago Tribune) New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd introduces the Wilder brothers—and the evil that’s haunted their family for centuries. Finally, here is the missing link that could redeem them...Brutally handsome cop Doug Black is determined to find the birth family who left him with nothing but a terrifying inheritance: the ability to change into a savage golden cougar. His search leads him to a woman as dauntless and exotic as her name. Firebird Wilder is bitterly familiar with supernatural gifts, and flees on discovering his secret, leaving Doug alone once more. But no one can escape a wild cougar on the hunt. When he finds her, they both must decide which is more powerful—the love that binds them together...or the secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

Fierce and feral in their passion and unquenchable in their lust, these men seek to fulfill every woman's most carnal desires. . . "Chanku Spirit" by Kate Douglas In a quest to learn more about their sensual shapeshifter history, Anton travels to Florida with Stefan, his lover, and Matt, one of the newest Chanku. There they find the goddess who gives their erotic birthright meaning, but only Matt is powerful enough to discover the amazing secrets this mystical woman possesses. . . "Running Wild" by Kathleen Dante Graeme Luger has finally found a woman who shares his werewolf heritage and his desire for savage sexual pleasure, but the unexpected arrival of his cousin threatens his newfound passion. Now he must fight to keep his lover and the wanton bliss they share with each other. . . "Heart of the Wildcat" by Devyn Quinn As one of the last members of a vanishing tribe of shapeshifters, Joseph Clawfoot lives alone but longs for a mate. When he saves ecologist Kathryn Dayton from certain death, he wonders whether this ethereal beauty can embrace his primal past and join him in an exotic encounter of forbidden ecstasy. . . "Action, imagination, and steamy sex. . .great, sexy read!" --freshfiction on Sexy Beast

In the final book of New York Times bestselling author Angela Knight's Mageverse, two werewolves must save humanity from a madman, despite their mutual distrust--and growing passion...Miranda Drake is the daughter of Warlock, a werewolf sorcerer and sworn enemy of King Arthur. Like her father, she's a werewolf with magical abilities, but after years of abuse from the Alphas in her family, she is determined to stop Warlock from spreading his poison throughout the werewolf population.Born to a long line of cops, William Justice thinks that protecting Miranda is his chance to redeem himself for not being able to stop Warlock's manipulation of the werewolves into war. But despite Justice's insistence, Miranda has no interest in trusting another dominant Alpha, even if the sexual tension between them is enough to set her aflame. As Warlock rallies his forces and sets out to destroy Avalon, Miranda and Justice will need to learn how to trust each other--before the spark between them dies along with all of Magekind...

He's a lone Hound. She's a woman on the run. Both are trying to find their way home.After the loss of his wife, Gryphon shifter Warryck Lazlo has spent the last twenty-four years alone. War has come to a turning point in his life and must decide whether to return to his family and their motorcycle club, The Hounds of Zeus, or find another path as a solitary Gryphon. When he sets out on a cross-country ride with his twin, Maveryck, War is determined to find his new purpose. While sitting at a bar, they overhear that a woman is missing, and War decides to help find her.Kerrigan O'Shea's life wasn't exactly easy, but it was hers. Until it wasn't. Escaping from an abusive boyfriend, Kerrigan's car breaks down, and reluctantly, she accepts the offer of a kind man. But Kerrigan's life goes from one kind of hell to another, and she wonders if she'll ever find her way out.With the help of the Hounds of Zeus and his daughter, Lucy, War finds the missing woman - his woman - as well as his purpose and his way back to his family and the MC. The only uncertainty in his future is whether Kerrigan wants the same thing.Waging War is Book 1 in the exciting new Hounds of Zeus MC series, a spin-off from The Stone Society. The Hounds are Gryphon shifters who help rid the world of evil like The Ministry - the cult who single-handedly brought the world to its knees some thirty years ago. Set in a future post-apocalyptic world, The Hounds of Zeus bring you stories of the good guys who find love while taking down the bad guys.

Ghosts and wolves, witches and vampire hunters...Michele Hauf delivers two captivating paranormal romances! BEYOND THE MOON For four centuries, vampire hunter Rook has sworn off love and devoted himself to avenging a terrible loss. But something about the pretty witch Verity Van Velde calls to him, and it's not just her long legs...or her fiery magic. Rook knows that Verity may be his only chance to find his soul mate--and his soul. GHOST WOLF Since a hunter's bullet took his father's life, Beckett Severo has wanted revenge. Faery magick has turned him from a werewolf into something more powerful...but the lovely Daisy-Blu Saint-Pierre is a distraction, one that almost makes him forget the danger they're in. Must they risk losing who they are to become what they are meant to be?

A sexy Shifters Unbound Anthology, including the novellas Lone Wolf and Feral Heat Together in one volume for the first time, two sexy paranormal tales of untamed passion, uncontrollable attraction, and unquenchable desire…In Lone Wolf, Ellison Rowe is a wolf Shifter and a self-proclaimed cowboy, but he’s still searching for someone to ease his loneliness. Maria is a human taking refuge among the Shifters, trying to move on from her haunted past. When Ellison and Maria team up, the passion between them is undeniable—as is the hope that their love is just what they both need to start anew…In Feral Heat, Jace Warden finds himself in close quarters with beautiful and courageous shifter Deni Rowe when he travels to Austin to find a way to free all Shifters from their Collars. As Deni and Jace work together, they feel the mate bond begin. But Deni has troubles of her own, and even Jace’s fierce devotion might not be enough to help her…

"Kate Douglas is definitely NOT for the timid reader." —Anne McCaffrey, New York Times bestselling authorGive In To Fate Mystical and sensual shapeshifters, the Chanku exist in a realm of raw, untamed desire. Adam and Eve have returned to their forgotten legacy, but they are naïve in the rituals of ecstasy and wild sexuality. Their guide Oliver will show them the way, and together the three will revel in a sexual destiny like no other. . .Praise for Kate Douglas's romance: "Sexy, tense, and complex." —Romantic Times, 4 Stars on WOLF TALES 12 "Kate Douglas always has a way with the sensual." —Coffee Time Romance Previously published in Sexy Beast IV