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- Psy-Changelings
series38 books2006
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Nalini Singh's long-running paranormal romance series imagines a future where the emotion-suppressing Psy, animal-shifting Changelings, and ordinary humans share an uneasy world. It opens with Slave to Sensation, pairing a Psy telepath and a Changeling leopard alpha as a string of murders pushes their two peoples toward war, while a slower arc across the books tracks the Psy's emotional-control system fraying. The series has grown across two decades into more than twenty novels plus spin-off novellas.
- The World of the Lupi
series19 books2003
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The World of the Lupi is an urban fantasy series by author Eileen Wilks. It is also known as the Moon Children series.
- The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2003
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The Time Traveler's Wife is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in 2003. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an artist who has to cope with his frequent absences. Niffenegger, who was frustrated with love when she began the novel, wrote the story as a metaphor for her failed relationships. The tale's central relationship came to Niffenegger suddenly and subsequently supplied the novel's title. The novel has been classified as both science fiction and romance.
- The Wolves of Mercy Falls
series4 books2009
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The Wolves of Mercy Falls is a series of four novels, located in the genres of romance, fantasy and young adult (YA) fiction, written by Maggie Stiefvater. Published by American multinational company Scholastic from between 2009 and 2014, the series consists of the titles Shiver, Linger, Forever and Sinner. Set in the fictional town of Mercy Falls, Stiefvater has stated that the real town of Ely in Minnesota would be its closest neighbouring destination, with the two towns sharing a similar climate.
- Pack / Pride Universe
series20 books2006
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Shelly Laurenston's Pride novels, beginning with The Mane Event, are paranormal romances set among shapeshifter clans — lions, hyenas, wolves, and more — who mix pack politics with broad comedy and romantic pairings across a sprawling ensemble cast. The connected Pack books extend the same shared world with a different cluster of characters.
- Crosstalk
Connie Willisstandalone novel2016
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Crosstalk is a science fiction novel by Connie Willis, published in 2016. It is a romantic comedy that explores the intersection of telephones and telepathy. In a similar situation to Bellwether and Passage, the main character, Briddey Flannigan, is part of a larger institution who gets caught up in series of escalating events. Additionally, Crosstalk like Bellwether and Passage feature themes of neuroscience, communication and technology.
