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Oliver by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe may have forgotten her past, but her past hasn’t forgotten her…Tori Blake arrives in Marble Falls with nothing. Nothing but a note in her hand and cash in her pocket. She doesn’t know if those two things will be enough to get her the help she needs. She doesn’t know if they’ll lead her to the past she can’t remember.What she does know is that someone is trying to kill her... -
Catalyst by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaine Walters loves her nursing position at the Elton building. Though she hasn’t been on the job long, she’s seen and done some amazing things. Because the men at the Elton building are not your average military men. They’re elite soldiers that have been tortured and experimented upon with an incredibly dangerous drug... -
Jingled by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNaughty or nice? For the women abducted from Earth and claimed as tribute brides for the Drexian warriors, being on the naughty list isn’t so bad. Not when being naughty is so tempting. It’s Christmas on the Drexian space station, and the abducted Earth women are in the mood for some holiday fun... -
Smolder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne thing is clear to Lucy Luciano: she and enigmatic survivalist Roan Winters are meant to be together.He disagrees.Life at the Haven survival compound is frustrating for the youngest and only girl of the Luciano clan. In a world torn apart by pandemic and fraught with danger, Lucy struggles to find her role...Categorized as:
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Psyren #06: Flame by Toshiaki Iwashiro
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen. Ageha Yoshina just got transported to a warped alternate dimension where you've got to fight your way back to our world--or die trying... -
Before The Dawn by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE FOURTH AND FINAL BOOK IN THE ENDING SERIES. A year ago, the Virus killed off most people in the world. A year ago, strange things started happening to those who survived. Some of them transformed into something dark and sinister, while others evolved, becoming something more, something beyond human. A year ago, Dani and Zoe were lost... -
Baring Grudge by Cynthia Sax, Amanda Kelsey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNo one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.***Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty... -
Raw Desires by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHis human female is attempting to kill him.This cyborg finds that adorable.***Raw, a K model cyborg, is one of the lucky warriors to have located his genetic match. He hears his human female’s voice over the communication lines and immediately processes she is his.Winning her affections will be a greater challenge. Battle has always been Raw’s focus... -
The Planet Pirates by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTHE PLANET PIRATES ENSLAVED SASSINAK AND DESTROYED HER WORLD...A FATAL MISTAKE!The Planet Pirates traces the careers of two remarkable women. Sassinak escaped from slavery to freedom, and then used that freedom to fight the evil that had wrecked her world, first as a cadet, later as a captain, and finally as an Admiral of the Fleet... -
Breeder by Casey Hays, Spring Lea Henry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeyond the Village, nothing exists ... except devastation. A war waged by men and their hateful weapons long ago made it so, and my people--the women of the Village--are the only survivors. This is what our history lessons teach us, and this is what we are to believe. But I am sixteen now ... and I question everything. The Archer has spoken, but I have no desire to heed his command... -
Seized by the Alien Pirate by Celia Kyle, Athena Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar shaped him into a soldier. His love for me transformed him into a protector. Kintar has had a hard past. I can see it in his eyes. They speak of unbelievable loss and sadness. The life of a soldier. But his chiseled, muscled, alien body is more than a collection of his past. He towers over me and pushes reality from my view--until there is only him... -
The Alien Commander's Baby: Sci-fi Alien Romance by Shea Malloy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn search of me, I found you. Impulsive is Karen Landay's middle name. Sometimes there are perks to leaping first and asking questions later. Sometimes that leap can land you pregnant for a rude as hell alien commander. She should hate Kess Reihan. He's ungrateful, he's arrogant, and he's overbearing. He's exactly the sort of man she's hardened her heart against... -
The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit by Susan Kyle, Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiana Palmer's second installment in her thrilling space epic is a vast panorama of far-flung civilizations, interplanetary conflict and galaxy-spanning passion… THE MORCAI BATTALION: THE RECRUIT A prophecy foretold: Three years after the unprovoked attack on a peaceful colony, the war between the Rojok dynasty and the Tri-Galaxy Fleet rages on... -
Kieli, Volume 2: White Wake on the Sand (Kieli Novels (キーリ ライトノベル) #2) by Yukako Kabei
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKieli, the girl who sees ghosts, and her Undying companion, Harvey, return in their second adventure - this time on the high seas of the Sand Ocean! Things are far from ship-shape, though, aboard the vessel carrying these two unusual travelers... -
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Through Uncharted Space by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA deep-space convoy master who demands everyone follow his rules...and the stowaway scam artist who’s never met a rule she wouldn’t break. Dare Phoenix runs his convoy with absolute control. In uncharted space, lives depend on it. When one plain, dowdy woman comes aboard, his gut tells him that something is off about her... -
Agent M4: Riordan by Joni Hahn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCredentials: • Former D.I.R.E. Enemy Agent • Mongolian Prison Survivor Enhancement: • Magnetism Sent to a Mongolian prison against his will, former enemy agent Riordan St. James is suddenly back in civilization. With his hands crushed, and littered with scars, he trusts no one. When he accepts D.I.R.E... -
Pirates by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTamryn and Makkon must work together to fight off a new threat, one that threatens both of their peoples. ~ Frost Station Alpha is a science fiction romance published in six parts, with new episodes available each week. Kindle Unlimited subscribers may read the story in its entirety for free... -
Surviving the Wall by L.K. Magill
She thought they were safe. She thought wrong.Hannah Linfield didn’t know who she was. Not really. But over the past nine months some of her memories had begun to return. Only… along with them, came more questions.Questions about her brother. Questions about her past.And it looked like both of those things were catching up to her. Which left Hannah torn... -
Population by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratings*Set in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest, Population is a SciFi thriller and romantic suspense mashup with a strong black female lead alongside a dark, possessive Alpha. This full-length novel contains steamy sex and some violent elements and finds its HEA in book #2, Saltlands.* Lawlessness, violence and desperation are all that is left of the world following the coming of the Others...Categorized as:
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The Radiant Seas by Catherine Asaro
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLiving in exile on a deserted planet, Sauscony and Jaibriol, each the heir to an interstellar empire, become entangled in the machinations of the Skolian Empire. Interstellar war erupts and Jaibriol is snatched away to be the unwilling ruler of the Highton Aristos. Sauscony must lead an invading space fleet to rescue him from his own Empire-without revealing that they are married... -
Deviant Control: Part 1 by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings★ 1st Part ★ With her father on the ruling council, Doctor Lillian Brach had lived a coveted life. Rising to Director of the viral research program, she had carved a place for herself within the Empire. But her life plans changed the day she revealed as an Omega. Her former research partner, Erison Tsing, has assumed control of the program... -
Against Time by Dean Wesley Smith
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPaleontologist Callie Sheridan spent a few days deep in the Oregon Caves on a dig with three students from the University of Oregon. When they emerged, they found almost everyone in the world dead. Survival became her only thought. Mathematician and galactic explorer Vardis Fisher dropped into orbit over a planet where almost all of the human life had been recently killed for no obvious reason... -
The Way by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world not divided by race, creed or color, but by blood type, Blue Anders finds herself on the wrong end of fortune’s mercy. Born with a lesser blood type, Blue is raised in The Way, a work camp for A-bloods. She must fight against and alongside her violent brother to free their people and end the slavery forced upon her family... -
Obsidian Eyes by A.W. Exley
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1836, a world of light and dark, noble and guild. The two spheres intersect when seventeen-year-old Allie Donovan is placed at the aristocratic St Matthews Academy. More at ease with a blade than a needle, she finds herself ostracised by the girls and stalked by a Scottish lord intent on learning why she is among them... -
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The Last Mage Guardian by Sabrina Chase
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer great-uncle, the mage Oron, bequeathed to her his oak-shaded chateau and a debt of magical honor. But Miss Ardhuin Andrews must hide her magical talents. How can she repay the debt? Political intrigue, duty, and echoes of an old war not truly ended combine to create a smoldering crisis in a world where magic and science coexist... -
His Broken Human by Loki Renard
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA royal alien tyrant has captured me.He plans to make me pay for the sins of my species.Humans must obey their korabi overlords, but my family crossed this cruel alien king.Krush believes I am a stupid, broken human good only for receiving his wrath. He thinks my pain will absolve his. He is wrong. I am smarter than he imagines. I am stronger than he expects... -
Dark Feather: A Dark Post Apocalyptic Romance by Alta Hensley
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI had two choices in life—to be a breeder, or to be a soldier. To create life, or to destroy it. I had chosen poorly... -
The Grand Ellipse by Paula Volsky
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the civilized republic of Vonahr, magic is the only hope in the battle against an imperialistic race of fanatics. But salvation lies in a neutral kingdom where the ultimate weapon has been created. Sentient Fire is a flame that obeys its creator. Adventurer Luzelle Devaire is sent to the kingdom to convince the king to release the fire, but to gain an audience, she must win the Grand Ellipse... -
Superluminal by Vonda N. McIntyre, Ingrid Herrmann
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKaum wacht die angehende Raumpilotin Laenea im Krankenhaus nach einer Operation auf, die sie ihr Herz gekostet hat, da hält sie nichts mehr in der Obhut der Ärzte. Sie muß erst den Schritt verarbeiten, der sie zur Pilotin überlichtschneller Raumschiffe gemacht hat, nämlich den Austausch ihres menschlichen Herzens gegen eine Maschinenpumpe... -
Forbidden Letters by Elin Peer
Curiosity has the ability to turn the smartest person into a reckless fool. "Few dared live as close to the border as us. Not even the long-standing peace treaty between our two nations could make people forget how the savage Men of the North used to hunt down and kidnap women here...Categorized as:
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Girl From Above: Betrayal by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"My name is #1001, and I am not ready to die." I’d only just begun to live. When Captain Caleb Shepperd is released from prison, all he wants to do is keep his head down and earn a living smuggling illegal cargo through the nine systems...Categorized as:
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Omega's Binding by Lillian Sable
She never wanted to be Omega. With her mate arrested, Ianthe faces an uncertain fate. Even though she never wanted to be bonded, it isn't just herself that she has to think about now. She is carrying Legion's child and will take all of her strength to save them all. Omega's Binding is the final chapter of Ianthe and Legion's story...Categorized as:
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Auctioned To The Armitage Brothers by Daniella Wright
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"There are private auctions, held by the wealthy elite of this city.It may be your only option for a better life for you and your daughter.But I have to ask, are you still able to bear children?"The chills run through my spine.But what other option do I have?A single mom.A convicted, abusive ex-husband.A world that is crumbling...Categorized as:
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Omega of Sathion by Ana B. Starr
Rated: 2.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSathion. A new home, where humanity can start over. The planet was gifted to us by a benevolent race of aliens. They intend for us to colonize. I am one of the rare humans who has been chosen to go there. But en route our transport ship was attacked by pirates, and my friend and I have been kidnapped. These new aliens tell us we are 'Omegas'... -
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2287 A.D.: A POST-APOCALYPTIC NOVEL by R. Brown
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBOOK DETAILS: 2287 A.D. is a 552 page MEGA novel. (Audio Book in production.) It is packed full of adventure, action and likable characters with a strong female lead. It contains little if any filler. Personally, I hate a 3 page description of how a star-drive engine operates (or even 3 paragraphs)... -
Life Ever After by Carla Grauls
Rated: 3.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTech City: Society is obsessed with relentless progress and the possibility of eternal life. A woman and a man meet in waiting room, anticipating a procedure that will incorporate the latest science and technology into their minds and bodies, heightening their awareness and increasing their productivity...
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