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Sigma by Tiya Rayne
Shiloh Green has had the worse luck when it comes to men. For the last seven years she’s been trapped in a relationship with her Kingpin boyfriend. But opportunity to escape comes knocking when a mysterious businessman visits. Now Shiloh is headed to a top-secret military base to be a volunteer breeder for a government experiment...Categorized as:
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Breaking Jade by Quil Carter
Skyfall, the only city that King Silas spared when he started the Fallocaust. It is a safe haven from the radiation, and a place where there is plant life, electricity, protection; things never seen or felt in the lawless, savage greywastes. In Skyfall lives a teenager named Jade, born and raised in the 'slum district' Moros by an insane mother... -
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![Evenfall: Volume 2: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell]()
Evenfall: Volume 2: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents.In the newly revised Director's Cut of Evenfall, the second volume follows Sin and Boyd through a long-term undercover mission in Mexico... -
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Death Adder by Naomi Lucas
Females have returned to Earth, brought here by technology I do not trust. They’ve been claimed and nested and kept far from me.The broken one. The dark one.I will always be alone.When a ship lands in my territory and a black-suited human female appears, I am in awe. I am in NEED.Only, she is surrounded by men.So, I will sneak up on her...Categorized as:
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Vrexus by Olivia Riley
Lee thinks she's safe in the silver city, safe from the monsters. But she's wrong.While on a mission for the alliance, Lee Reimer, a politician's daughter, celebrates a newly made pact with an alien race, unaware a vicious beast stalks nearby, ready to steal her away...Categorized as:
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![Vengeful Heart by Tiffany Roberts]()
Vengeful Heart by Tiffany Roberts
When his mate is threatened, nothing burns hotter than his wrath.Against all odds, Arcanthus found Samantha, his beautiful, sweet terran mate. His fated one. Her love shattered the barriers around his heart.After defeating a ghost from his past, Arc thinks he and Samantha are safe to move on with their lives. But she has a past of her own, and it refuses to let her go.He nearly lost her once...Categorized as:
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![The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O'Keefe]()
The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O'Keefe
Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the Devoured Worlds trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe.Naira and Tarquin have escaped the pull of a dying planet, and are now bound together to find the truth behind the all-powerful Mercator family and the blight that has been killing habitable planets... -
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Vigilance by Etta Pierce
Still reeling from the upending of her life, Dr Amelia Ahlberg finds herself the sole physician of the new human colony on Yaspur. Luckily, a medical delegate was assigned to help her settle in after the trauma of the Paramour. When a young girl falls ill because of a common flower, Amelia begs him to take her on his research excursions into the jungle... -
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JoAyyn by Amanda Milo
My alien keeper rescued me from a man I should have been able to trust: my father.Raised by an alien, I never really learned how to interact with human people.And that’s fine. I’m happy just as I am. I never feel like I’m missing out on anything....So I don’t understand why this new human, Lee, affects me so strangely.Then again, he did just admit that he’s been hunting me...Categorized as:
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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 104 ratingsOryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved...Categorized as:
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Starfighter Chapter 3 by Hamlet Machine
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCain and Abel are transferred to the battleship Sleipnir for a critical mission, and the further they venture into enemy space, the deeper their relationship becomes. As Cain struggles to make a name for himself among his new shipmates, the Commanders assign Abel to a project that may give the Alliance a decisive advantage in the war against the Colterons... -
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Homebound by Lydia Hope
Earth is in decline, and the wealthy have fled it leaving only the destitute citizens behind. And aliens. Gemma McKinley works at a prison cleaning goop off the floors and serving food to inmates. When she is reassigned to the alien ward, Gemma is nervous. Aliens are dangerous and ruthless. They bite. But there is one that isn’t like them... -
![Broken by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Broken by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir obsession will destroy her... Ella Monroe is broken and betrayed. After the discovery of the Vepar's secret, Ella would like nothing better than to get away from her three Vepar lovers and hide from them forever. Unfortunately, the Vepar have other ideas for Ella...Categorized as:
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Sigil by Addison Cain
He will possess her in every way. After a century, The Irdesi Emperor has finally cornered their species’ only female. Sovereign and his fanatic brothers are closing in, driving Sigil to desperation. They outnumber her, they are stronger, and they are relentless. Sovereign knows her secrets better than Sigil knows herself. He knows she was conditioned to hate him. It changes nothing...Categorized as:
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Savages by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCalista "I am the monster they created. I’m the whore they’re ashamed of." When life tried to break me I grabbed that b*tch by the throat and squeezed. I thought I could overcome anything. I swore I could handle him, but after being forced to play at the Devil's playground I ended up craving his touch. One taste of his poison made my loyalties begin to waiver... -
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Shadow by Alana Khan, Elle Arden
Can two broken people release their demons, open their hearts, and find lasting love? Petra's strong, take-no-prisoners attitude is severely challenged when she's abducted by aliens, destined to be sold as a sex slave. To escape she needs the help of the most irritating, hunky alien this side of the Milky Way...Categorized as:
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Savage Prince by Alison Aimes
He's a notorious crime lord—and he’s on the hunt for her. Maxheim Skolov is mafia royalty. Worlds above her. Ice-cold and merciless. Driven by duty and dark secrets. Tess is property. Expected to submit. Imprisoned by ruthless criminals determined to break her for information she can’t afford to give... -
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The Carnal Games by Naudii Nebula
Compelled to compete in a twisted game, two deadly enemies will meet their fated revenge.They will either kill each other or, worse... Fall in love.But only one can leave the arena alive.In The Carnal Games, the rules are simple: fight, conquer, win. Above all else, entertain...Categorized as:
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![Destiny Falling by Lucy Regatta]()
Destiny Falling by Lucy Regatta
The year is 2121 and Earth is unrecognizable after a virus wiped out most of the human race. Women are the ruling power, while fertile men are on the brink of extinction. A powerful Coalition has taken control of much of the known world, maintaining a strict classification system. All surviving males are owned by the state and used for breeding purposes. No man is free.It’s a new world order...Categorized as:
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![Bargain with a Beast by Grace Goodwin]()
Bargain with a Beast by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdrian Davis thought getting on a real-life, ‘beam me up, Scotty’, transport pad was adventure enough. Visiting her mother—and the Atlan beast her mom had chosen as a mate—on another planet? Setting foot in an Atlan prison? Completely crazy. Like totally, bat-shit, what-the-hell-was-she-doing-with-her-life crazy... -
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Bane by Amelia C. Gormley
The weapon that nearly destroyed humanity may be their only salvation.Rhys Cooper once thought he was a dead man. Instead, he's proven immune to the virus that nearly wiped out humanity.Now the Clean Zone's scientists want to know why... -
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Maze-Born Trouble by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dead girl, a cop he can’t forget, and a price on his head. All on a space station at the edge of a black hole. Just another day’s work for P.I. Lake Harmaa. P.I. Lake Harmaa escaped the darkness and intense gravity of Sisu Space Station’s Maze Sector by turning traitor and spying for the Feds during the war... -
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Princess by Claire Kent
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.When the asteroid hits and the world falls apart, I'm seventeen, and my dad buys us a place in an underground bunker. We're supposed to be safe down there, but we're not. Gradually, I lose everything until all I have left is a bewildering relationship with a stoic, unknowable man... -
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![We by Yevgeny Zamyatin]()
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsYevgeny Zamyatin's page-turning science fiction adventure, a masterpiece of wit and black humor that accurately predicted the horrors of Stalinism, We is the classic dystopian novel that became the basis for the tales of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, and Margaret Atwood, among so many others...Categorized as:
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Matched by V.K. Ludwig
My female matches two Vetusians: me, and the warrior she just killed.Fate is unpredictable. One moment I lose my destined female. The very next, I walk in on the kill of the other male who intended to claim her. For the Empire, the punishment for murder is death; her execution inevitable.Until I steal Katie and her daughter away to Odheim... -
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Shade's Embrace by Olivia Riley
She fears the monsters of Seriph.He rules over them.Axaria Shade, a deadly sidonion commander turned underworld kingpin, rules on the moon city, Seriph, with merciless control. Humans don't enter the city without fear of death, especially if found in his territory.So it's shocking to Madelyn when he spares her life after her ship crashes on (and burns away) a part of his property...Categorized as:
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![We by Yevgeny Zamyatin]()
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsWe is a dystopian novel written by Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin, first published in 1924. The book is considered one of the earliest examples of the dystopian genre, influencing later works such as George Orwell's 1984...Categorized as:
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Iron Butterfly by mousegirl05
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTemple apprenticeship in an unfamiliar world, home to an unfamiliar race... -
![Stolen by Raven Dark, Petra J. Knox]()
Stolen by Raven Dark, Petra J. Knox
It all began when the road warriors found me outside Hell’s Burning, lost and dehydrated. When the bikers took me into The Compound, I thought I was saved. Especially when, as a Violet—a rare genetic anomaly prized above all—I’m taken in and raised by one of the wealthiest men in the world... -
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Their Human Captive by Maria Monroe
Back on Earth, they tried to imprison me. Here on Luminar, two aliens plan to breed me.When I fled from the corrupt human government trying to hunt me down, I didn't expect to end up as the captive of two huge, muscle-bound aliens intent on assessing my suitability as a mate...Categorized as:
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![Commodity by Shay Savage]()
Commodity by Shay Savage
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA woman hunted by human traffickers. A hot and dangerous bodyguard. Utter destruction. The end of civilization. The beginning of a new form of currency. Women are now the highest COMMODITY...Categorized as:
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Claimed by Chloe Kent
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey bought her. Now they will breed her.Even with Earth devastated by an asteroid impact and a tyrant ruling with an iron fist, Skyler Williams is still shocked when she suddenly awakens on another world, naked and on display for three alarmingly sexy aliens... -
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Captured and Claimed by Jude Gray
She's abducted from Earth and sold into slavery. Can love break the chains that bind her? Grabbed from the street in broad daylight, Briony is soon sold to a cruel alien leader who needs human women for a very specific purpose. They must "recharge" the vicious warriors he forces to fight in his arena...Categorized as:
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The Beast by Jenny Foster
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA human female. A ruthless alien. A dangerous beast she awakens inside of him. His name is Ar’Van. He is the best hunter money can buy. Tall, dangerous, non-human – and the last of his kind. When a new assignment brings him to Earth, he doesn’t expect much resistance. The women he is supposed to deliver to the warlord of the Qua’Hathri are easy targets... -
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Wrecked by Loki Renard
She was intended for the auction block. Now she is mine.Aspel didn't even have a name when I plucked her from the wreckage of the Vargon ship. The beautiful little human was meant to be sold, but there is no need to find a buyer for her anymore.She belongs to me now.Aspel has never known freedom, but having tasted it for a moment she will always long for it. She will need to be broken of that...Categorized as:
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![The Scorpion's Mate by Susan Trombley]()
The Scorpion's Mate by Susan Trombley
The Scorpion’s Mate Claire has never really fit in with everyone around her, but she's carved out a life for herself using her own unique style and artistic ability to support herself on the Internet. The last thing she expects is to be abducted by aliens and dropped into a research facility, where a genetically-engineered alien soldier chooses her as his life-mate...Categorized as:
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Pythen by Erin Raegan
Peyton I was having a cold coffee with my best friend Vivian when the whole world went upside down. Now there are gazelle-glowing-like-a-light-bulb aliens running around eating everybody, and enormous dark purply colored aliens that have a strong resemblance to bats, dive bombing from the sky. One of the bats says I'm his and i need to ease his mating rage. Yeah, not happening... -
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Alien Enemy by Ursa Dax
"They Call me the Mad Gahn. But I never felt truly mad until I saw her face..."CHAPMANSo, our mission on an alien planet fell apart before it even got started. Great. Now I’m the only surviving military crew member, leading a gaggle of civilian women in unfamiliar terrain. But it turns out one soldier isn’t enough to protect them from the monsters of this planet... -
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Abduction by Amelita Rae
An Mpreg Yaoi Alien RomanceIn a freak accident, the hull of Hisao’s ship is breached by meteor debris and the young spaceman is sucked out into space. Terrified, alone and rapidly running out of oxygen, the young man waits to die until a bright light suddenly appears and sucks him into it.For a moment, Hisao thinks he HAS died, but his adventure has only just begun... -
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World of Shell and Bone by S.K. Falls
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn a world ravaged by a nuclear holocaust, Vika Cannon knows there are no guarantees: no guarantees of safety, no guarantees that your neighbor is not actually a spy for the government, and no guarantees you’ll be allowed to emigrate to a new life in Asia. New Amana (as the North and South American continents are now called) is dying... -
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Hold by Claire Kent
Find the strongest man there. Give yourself to him in return for protection. It’s the only way you’ll ever survive. Convicted of a minor crime, Riana is sentenced to a prison planet—a dark primitive hold filled with convicts vying for power. Her only chance of survival is with Cain, a mysterious loner who has won his territory in the prison through intelligence and brute strength...Categorized as:
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Broken by the Alien by Loki Renard
Her planet belongs to him. Her body will too.I've been a slave since Earth was conquered, but today a powerful Rathkari commander has singled me out. He's brought me aboard his ship and made sure I'm bathed and pampered. Now this huge, fearsomely sexy alien warrior plans to do absolutely anything he wants with me.I hate him and his entire race, and I fight him with everything I have... at first... -
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Thirst by Addison Cain
Smooth as chocolate, like the tickle of champagne bubbles bursting on your tongue. Twisted as your sheets after a wild night. Deceptive as that first kiss from a bad man. Dark, dangerous, and wild! Whatever your Valentine’s Day plans may be, heat up the night with this special release. THIRST will be available for ONE DAY ONLY...Categorized as:
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![My Human Pet by Olympia Black]()
My Human Pet by Olympia Black
I was abducted by the alien puppy pound.Thrown into a cage and sold as a galactic pet.An alien captain has made me his beloved pet.Things have happened that I can’t live with...Categorized as:
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