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Blake by Nyssa Kathryn
A past that can't be changed. A future as uncertain as their relationship.Willow Foster has been a single mother for most of her young daughter's life, ever since the girl's father-a man Willow thought she'd be with forever-inexplicably disappeared. Now, just as mysteriously, he's back, living in Cradle Mountain, Idaho... -
The Surviving Trace by Calia Read
Contemporary Romance/Time TravelWill is my fiancé. The shy man I met years ago in college. The person I’m supposed to spend the rest of my life with. This is the life I’ve always wanted until finding a picture of four men changes everything…Etienne says he’s my husband and the year is 1912. He can’t stand the sight of me, but I don’t know why. Oh, and he’s one of the men from the picture... -
Stolen by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen they told her she’d been abducted from Earth as a tribute bride for a badass alien warrior, Hope thought it was the craziest thing she’d ever heard. That was before she was kidnapped by space pirates.Hope didn’t buy the idea of being a tribute bride. After all, she’d never been into commitment... -
The Sixth Day by Catherine Coulter, J.T. Ellison
Special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine take on a ruthless mastermind in the fifth highly anticipated thriller in the New York Times bestselling A Brit in the FBI series. When several major political figures die mysteriously, officials declare the deaths are from natural causes...Categorized as:
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Parallel by Elizabeth O'Roark
They've had multiple lives together, but this may be their last. As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes everything can be explained by science. But he can’t explain her—Quinn Stewart, an irresistible patient who knows things about him she shouldn’t. And insists that at some point, she was his wife. Something else he can’t explain: he remembers her too...Categorized as:
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Rexx by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTheir sights are trained on love. But will they survive a ride on the Iron Peregrine?Abigail Shaw can’t believe her good luck. The Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. And baby Rio comes with Rexx, a handsome Invicta warrior guard, whose dark eyes seduce Abigail before he even opens his mouth. When he offers her his mate bond, she thinks things can’t get any better... -
Alien Knight Teddy Bear Troubles by Becca Brayden
On a dangerous mission to rescue a young royal from a prison cell on an alien warship, Lumerian Knight Taeger Norasair never expects to find a beautiful human woman among the prisoners. Even more puzzling is her refusal to leave. Unwilling to leave Cassie behind, he throws her over his shoulder and makes a dash for freedom. He is an ancient. Nearly immortal. Sparks fly and passions rage...Categorized as:
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Zane by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s about to discover a whole new world...Sarah Flynn longs for a child of her own, and the excitement of settling a frontier moon.But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with an Invicta dragon warrior, who has sworn to protect the child with his life.And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever...Categorized as:
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The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick’s latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour.1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family... -
Demon Ember by M.J. Haag, Becca Vincenza
Mya’s world is falling apart. After a series of earthquakes, deadly animals with glowing red eyes begin attacking people and start the spread of a zombie-like plague. Safety is just a memory as she tries to make her way home. When a different creature attacks the people helping her reach Oklahoma City, Mya is sure she’ll never see the light of another day... -
Mikhail by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon never leaves his hoard unguarded. His heart is another matter. The second eldest in an ancient line of Russian dragon shifters, Mikhail Barinov had one job: protect one of the family hoard of jewels. Distracted by the English virgin queen Elizabeth, who was as dazzling as she was devious; he lost everything...Categorized as:
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Shatter by Joan Swan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor seven years, Halina Beloi has been in hiding. But she's never forgotten Mitch Foster, the long, lean man she had to leave behind. Until, that is, Mitch shows up with a list of questions and a 9mm in his hand. All Mitch knows is that Halina broke his heart and disappeared. But new information has surfaced implicating her as a player in the deadliest game of Mitch's life...Categorized as:
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Wonderment in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomeone is hosting dangerous tea parties in 2061 New York... Thing aren't what they seem when Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates what appears to be a routine murder/suicide. When friends of Darlene and Marcus Fitzwilliams insist Darlene would never hurt her brother, Eve digs deeper... -
Darkness Eternal by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor the Guardians of Eternity, battle is a way of life—whether the plight of their world is at stake, or the fate of their heart… After being held captive by one vampire for four centuries, Kata had no intention of taking another one to the underworld with her. Yet even in the pits of Hell, there’s no ignoring the intoxicating desire awakened by Uriel’s touch…Previously published in Supernatural...Categorized as:
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Alien Knight Blind Date Disaster by Becca Brayden
Honorable Lumerian Knight Falden Corshivad has sacrificed everything for his people. Legend even among his own kind, he has vowed to protect and preserve all that is left of their ancient heritage. Keep their existence hidden from the enemies that destroyed his planet. Enemies that continue to hunt for survivors...Categorized as:
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Ghost Ship by James Rollins
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe discovery of a burned body sprawled on a remote Australian beach shatters the vacation plans of Commander Gray Pierce. To thwart an ingenious enemy, he and Seichan are pulled into a centuries-old mystery surrounding a lost convict ship, the Trident. The vessel—with a history of mutiny and stolen treasure—vanished into the mists of time, but nothing stays lost forever... -
Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills
My neighbor is a huge, undeniably powerful Minotaur.You heard me right—a Minotaur.With curved horns on either side of his head and a heavy gold ring that pierces both nostrils. He’s often shirtless while he tinkers with his motorcycle, which exposes a sweaty six pack of abs and the intricate tats that sleeve both of his muscular arms... -
Richter Scale by Dalia Davies
Tell me you wouldn’t leave Earth behind for the promise of a utopian life with an alien mate.I dare you.The Agency plays matchmaker for women willing to travel across two galaxies to a planet in desperate need of them.Too bad I had to sell my soul to get on that ship... -
Secret Daughter for the Alien Warrior by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Kaleidian soldier captured my heart.And left me with an unexpected gift goodbye.Garet finds me, lost and wondering a perilous jungle.He saves me.And then claims me as his.That decision changes our lives.When he disappears unexpectedly, it breaks my heart.I didn’t expect to want him the way I do.Nor was I expecting to be forced to move lightyears away…Or to find out I’m pregnant... -
The Recruit by Susan Kyle, Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThree years after the unprovoked attack on a peaceful colony, the war between the Rojok dynasty and the Tri-Galaxy Fleet rages on. Born of that war is the Morcai Battalion, a fleet comprised of Centaurians and humans�the first collaboration of its kind and a step toward an intergalactic alliance...Categorized as:
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The Strength of His Heart by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo protect and serve…. All Vance Connelly ever wanted to do was continue his family’s tradition and join the Tampa Police Department, but his dreams were crushed the day he woke with the enhanced mark on his face. After years of struggling to adjust to life as an enhanced human, by a stroke of luck, he met Talon Valdez and became a proud member of the FBI’s Human Enhanced Rescue Organization... -
Agnarr's Teacher by Jenifer Wood
PIPERI was only expecting a delivery of toothbrushes, but found myself face-to-face with an alien, not an Amazon delivery person. Abducted, I woke up on Niflheim, a heavily forested planet far away from home. Dumped here because my anxiety meds made me unworthy of my captors’ plans. I’m surrounded by friendly and well-meaning orkin who, unfortunately, have little experience with anxiety...Categorized as:
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The Alpha Awakens by Anna Fury
When the Awaken Virus hit humanity, men became ravenous, uncontrollable beasts. They wrought destruction across the globe—now the humans who remain live in constant fear. MalloryAs a reporter, I’ve seen firsthand what the Awaken virus does to people you love, turning them into mindless beasts intent on violence. That’s why I’m staying safe inside my apartment...Categorized as:
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Vicious Love by Romy Lockhart
Cheryl is stunned when she finds out she has to go to a shifter academy. A witch with severe limitations to her magic, she's horrified to learn her fate is to be enslaved as a witch to a pack of wolves.She sets about finding a way out of this fate, determined to escape it...Categorized as:
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Time Enough for Love: Reissue originally published 1997 by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaggie Winthrop honestly would’ve remembered if she’d met Chuck Della Croce before. He’s outrageously tall, dark, and handsome—and completely naked—as he pounds on her backdoor, calling for her to let him in. He know things about Maggie that he shouldn’t. And when he tells he’s a time-traveler, and that they’re close friends seven years in the future, she’s ready to call the police...Categorized as:
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Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"A beautiful cross between Outlander and Peaky Blinders." [Audible Reviewer]When paramedic, Roseanna Chapman is tossed back in time and witnesses a murder, she finds herself stranded and under the watchful eye of London's most notorious crime boss.In 1921, Daniel Alderman’s a feared and ruthless gangster... -
My Rotten Love Life by Lyra Winters
It’d been three years since my world ended in more ways than one.Not only had I found my best friend in bed with my boyfriend, but I ran out of the house, straight into the freaking zombie apocalypse. To escape becoming a walking corpse, I teamed up with the two who had betrayed me the most, and we fought our way to my parents’ off-grid ranch...Categorized as:
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Water Witch by Thea Atkinson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a witch can't control her own power, someone will certainly control her. ALAYSHA is a unique witch reared to be the tool of Sarum's Emir--who just happens to be her own father--to conquer and plunder lesser tribes, bringing them into the city as chattel for its citizens to own and exploit in their own turn...Categorized as:
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Risky Maneuvers by Barbara Sheridan, Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot currently available for purchase.D, a former US Army captain, and Mikhail, a seductive Russian mercenary who wants to retire, join forces in a clandestine CIA op, battling both their mutual desires and an enemy who gives new meaning to the term WTF... -
Secrets & Seduction by SK Reign
As an omega, I was born with one purpose: to be bred by a pack.The issue? My first heat hit early. Confused and afraid, I took a big risk to relieve the pain, but it broke all the rules and cost me a piece of myself.Nobody wants a used omega, but if I don’t mate a pack, none of my sisters will be able to either...Categorized as:
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You Are Mine by Jenika Snow
I'd lost my mind, was more animal than man. More crazed than sane. And all because I hadn't found my mate in the over four hundred years I'd been alive. She's all I craved, that one female born to be mine and mine alone. I had given up hope of ever finding her and let my inner beast reign supreme, control me. I was far more dangerous than anything else alive.But then it happened...Categorized as:
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Pack Solace: Part One by Charm Harlow
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA boat accident shattered our beach town and left many of us torn by grief. It’s been a year but the wounds in my heart have barely healed. Honestly, with how my life is going, maybe they never will.Goldilocks-ing my way into the home of three alphas is sure to add to my problems...Categorized as:
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