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Susix by Amelia Rademaker
Being abducted by aliens is terrifying. Everything after that? Pretty boring.Cece Levine didn’t believe in aliens. That is, right up until she was abducted. Life in space is not what she expected. She lives in a cage. She's left alone all the time. And the boredom is driving her insane.When a thief who is more snake than man, mistakes her for an exotic pet, Cece decides to just roll with it... -
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster Tennalhin Halkana can read minds. Tennal, like all neuromodified “readers,” is a security threat on his own. But when controlled, readers are a rare asset. Not only can they read minds, but they can navigate chaotic space, the maelstroms surrounding the gateway to the wider universe... -
Pancakes by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnother short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off... -
Lonely Shore by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBook two of Chaos StationAll they can do is live day to day... Felix Ingesson has returned to his duties as the Chaos's engineer with Zander Anatolius, his ex-boyfriend-turned-broken-super-soldier, at his side. Hope means something again. But there's nothing Felix can do to battle the alien poison flowing through Zander's veins, or his imminent mental decline... -
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Without The Game by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series... -
Turbulence by Lyn Gala
Corporal Jacqs Glebov is a simple soldier who wants a bunk, decent food and the company of other battle-hardened men and women who understand the realities of fighting. Instead he's stuck patrolling a remote corner of the border with cadets straight out of boot camp. They don't understand him, and he sure doesn't have an ounce of respect for them... -
Stitch by Eli Easton, Jamie Fessenden
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStitch is an anthology of 4 novellas by m/m romance authors, each with a Frankenstein/Creature theme. It is the first in a series of gothic m/m romance anthologies called gothika. The stories in this volume are: Made For Aaron by Sue Brown As a teenager, Aaron Fox was sent to an asylum by his parents because he was gay, leaving him emotionally fragile after the treatment... -
Sub Zero (The ESTO Universe) by Angel Martinez
Returning to the frozen planet Aren died on was bound to have complications... A Science Fiction Mystery from Angel MartinezMajor Aren Dalsgaard's newest assignment is to investigate a series of murders on the frigid planet, Drass, where relations between the Treaty settlers and the indigenous inhabitants have taken a nasty turn... -
Shopping, No Fucking by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Warrick and Toreth finally go shopping for curtains... -
Unaccustomed As I Am... by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Sara has been Toreth's admin for 10 years now. They are all are her big decade party... -
Pool School by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.The whole cast of characters go out for an evening of strip clubs. Warrick and Toreth decide to play a game of Strip Pool... -
Mirror Mirror by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series... -
Once Upon an Ocania by Hannah Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter their trip to Berinias is delayed, thoughts turn to both love and the future. Ocania, a day of love for mated pairs, gives the men a treasured day off. But with love in the air, all the Avanti seem to feel the pull, pushing some to go after those they want and try to fulfil their hearts desire... -
The Degan Paradox by Rob Colton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe adventure continues in this action-packed follow up to The Degan Incident and The Cassini Mission! Peri McSmith is aboard the U.S.C. Cassini, en route to the Degan Homeworld. A routine medical examination reveals a startling yet impossible link between Peri and the Cassini’s last mission... -
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Imperfect Match by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA man whose future is assigned - A heart that yearns to be free. Lee Kennedy’s destiny is controlled by the Algorithm. It’s the reason he’s still in college, regardless of his good academic performance. He’s switched his major repeatedly and stalled on his Master’s thesis, but there’s only so much longer he can hold out. Because once he graduates, the Algorithm must be triggered... -
Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Sci-Regency Novel: sequel to My Regelence Rake Dalton Fairfax, Lord Ashbourne, has always flaunted the rules of Regelence high society. Despite being the heir to the Marquess of Ravensburg and cousin to the Townsend princes, Dalton found his calling in the military, first in the Intergalactic Navy and now the Regelence Special Regiment... -
Friday by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series. Warrick explains his relationship to a long-time friend, Cele... -
The Degan Incident by Rob Colton
Lonely spaceport worker Devin McSmith meets Bastian Drago, an exotic and beastly alien from the planet Dega, and begins an adventure that takes him to the stars and beyond. While working at Earth's Spaceport Prime, Devin McSmith meets Bastian Drago, an exotic and beastly alien from the planet Dega. Devin and Bastian get to know each other and their relationship quickly heats up... -
Zero Hour by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a world where life is disposable, two men fight to escape oppression and find the truth…together. Ernest just turned thirty. It’s time for retirement, freedom from the tedious drudgery of his job as a data clerk. Time to emerge from his pod and explore parts of the city he’s never seen before—to meet some actual people. And at the end of the month? Time to die... -
That Alien Feeling by Alessandra Hazard
Banished by his parents to the third planet in the Sol system, Prince Harht’ngh’chaali of the Second Grand Clan is completely fascinated by its inhabitants. Assuming the human name “Harry,” he tries to pass for a human to survive, but being human is so much harder than Harry expected. Humans are so confusing. Adam Crawford isn’t looking for love...Categorized as:
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What Once Was Lost by Stormy Glenn, Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Mo doesn't know what to do with Mykel. He's new to the future he's living in and doesn't understand half of what people tell him, let alone show him. When Mykel insists that they are mates, Mo's set to run in the other direction. Mykel knows Mo is his mate the second he lays eyes on the sexy human...Categorized as:
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Warrior Mine: Gay Sci-fi M/M Romance by Missy Welsh
A routine mission from the Mars Colony to Earth ends in the five-man crew of the Swallowtail having been transported to the other side of the galaxy. Met with hostility, captured, and tortured simply for being Human, the three survivors hold little hope for their futures. Charles Dunkirk is far away from the offices of Aviation Corporation now... -
Santuario by G.B. Gordon
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPolice teniente Alex Rukow has spent his life trapped on Santuario, his people’s isolated home-slash-prison-island...Categorized as:
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In Enemy Hands by M.A. Church
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo very different civilizations—one bathed in bright sunlight and the other veiled in shadow. Bad decisions, declining resources, and a king on the brink of madness force Prince Varo Kutchif, third son of the royal family and a starship captain, to attempt the impossible: barter for Black Phospolrock, an energy source the mysterious Helkan Kingdom has in abundance... -
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Beloved Captor by Jez Morrow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesdaine has fallen hard for space fighter ace, Jess Laren. The trouble is, Laren is a hero on the wrong side of the interplanetary war.As a senior intelligence officer in the Ilzec Empire, Desdaine thinks his attraction to other men is his own secret. But when Laren is shot down in Ilzec airspace and found guilty of spying, Desdaine receives orders to carry out the execution... -
The Trust by Shira Anthony, Venona Keyes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEight years ago, Jake Anders was a college kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Then Trace Michelson recruited him into The Trust, a CIA-backed agency whose "executives" eliminate rogue biotechnology operations. Trace was everything Jake ever wanted in a man: powerful, brilliant, and gorgeous. But Jake never admitted his attraction to his mentor, and Trace always kept Jake at arm's length... -
The Sentinel (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Eden Winters
Since the day he was dropped off at a Federation camp by parents who used him to gain political favor, cybernetic killing machine Soldier Fourteen existed only to carry out his orders. But when commanded to kill a baby girl, he defies his commander and deserts the Federation, seeking a place in the universe for himself and the defenseless innocent he’s promised to protect...Categorized as:
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End of the Line by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 16 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Giovanni Gallardo is on the run. With only a knapsack in his hands, he boards a ship to get as far away from earth as he possibly can. When he arrives at End of the Line, things go south fast. Remy Vystal is the commander of the Lady Blue...Categorized as:
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Incursion (Doctrine Wars) by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFighting with your back to the wall is all well and good—as long as you’ve chosen the right wall. When the local authorities ask Kyle Juenger to hunt a shape-shifting Glyrinny spy, he can’t refuse. After all, he can use the reward to replace his paralyzed legs with cyberware, and maybe even to return to his home planet...Categorized as:
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As Long As It Lasted by Manna Francis
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Takes place five years before Mind Fuck and stars Sara and Toreth... enough said... -
The Tide of War by Lori A. Witt
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLieutenant Commander Kyle West is one of Earth Fleet’s greatest fighter pilots. Every day, he leads his squadron into battle over Earth’s cities in a seemingly endless war against a vicious alien race, defending his home and his loved ones.Millions of miles away, the Fleet’s Elite Squadron attacks from another angle, engaging the enemy on its home turf... -
In Distress by Caethes Faron
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter the Great Destruction decimated the world, science is the new god. Geneticists rule, instituting a DNA-based caste system in their effort to restore the human genome. As a Zed, Will’s a virtual slave who isn’t allowed medical care. A tragic accident has left him crippled, awaiting death... -
Desert World Allegiances by Lyn Gala
Being condemned to slavery is a common enough occurrence on the desert planet of Livre, but this time, priest Shan Polli is determined to prevent the corrupt, soul-eating system from destroying one more life. Temar Grazer was sentenced for what amounted to a criminal prank—but Shan soon finds that the dangers extend far beyond Temar’s crime... -
Prince Claimed by Amber Kell
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook two in The Thresl Chronicles Series.When fate spins two lives into turmoil, rising above their issues may be the only way to find true love. Prince Bleine always had female mates before. As a Thresl he’d never been given a choice. The animal within chose who it chose...Categorized as:
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Alien Visitor by Max Walker
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRecent college graduate, Jacob Levy, is bringing his cousin home from college when they both witness a sudden flash of light in the sky. After dropping his cousin off, Jacob finds himself in a terrifying situation as he stumbles upon the source of the bright white light. That source? Bena-drez, an alien known as a Traveler who had been scouting Earth from above its atmosphere...Categorized as:
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Mate of the Tyger Prince by Shannon West
Diplomatic marriages between two members of different planets certainly aren’t unheard of—but for Prince Mikos of Tygeria and Col. Ryan Donnelly of Earth, it might just be a fate worse than death...Categorized as:
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Light Years Away by Christine Wright
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMaybe it was fate. To get off of the space station Del desperately needed a job on board a spaceship. He wasn’t looking for love and he certainly wasn’t wanting the attention of a grumpy alien Captain who disciplined wayward crewmembers or threw them out of airlocks. Del never expected to be the Captain's new mate... -
Wine, Women and Cushions by Manna Francis
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Cele has Dillian over for an evening of fun, in more ways than one... -
Mated to the Alien by Orion Blaze
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAliens are coming to Earth for the first time, and they want to make friends and exchange technology. But first of all, they want to mate with Earthlings. Aithan goes to see the Itherian aliens land on Earth in their spectacular spaceship. He has no expectations, but if he somehow gets to mate with a hot alien female, that's a nice bonus...Categorized as:
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Escape Velocity by Anah Crow, Dianne Fox
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLinguist Elios Campbell is thrilled to be granted flight time in a Colonial Guard fighter jet, until he catches sight of his pilot. Spending time with Sender Kinnison holds even more appeal than the flight itself.Sender's desire for other men is forbidden by his faith and his family. He tries to resist his attraction to Elios, who is unlike anyone he's ever known... -
Human Rights by S.L. Armstrong
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter landing in the pound after being abandoned by yet another family, Ewan is convinced he's too old to be adopted out again. For a pet like him, the only fate left is to be put down. But when Sir Jiat—of the City Guard, no less—visits the pound, he goes straight to Ewan. Jiat prefers the more mature pets and treats Ewan better than he's ever been treated by any previous owner...
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