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Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil…New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed...Categorized as:
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Protected by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
ZEC’KSiobhan’s scent calls me to claim her, but I tell her the same lie I tell everyone else: I’m not interested in a mate. I focus on her delicious creations instead, even though she’s the one I truly crave.I try to stay away, but I cannot. Everything draws me to her, and when I learn of her quest to find her sister, my mouth offers to help before my brain can stop it... -
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![Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSometimes, the biggest secrets can bring both salvation and destruction.Emerson Charles grew up luckier than most, going from a difficult life to finding safety and a true home with her stepmother and stepbrother. Years later, when Levi’s in trouble, Emerson will do anything for the brother of her heart, her greatest protector... -
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Oliver by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 11 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... -
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![Captured by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee]()
Captured by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
TILLYNo one ever told me the bugpocalypse would be so lonely. I was ready when the man-eating space bugs descended from the skies. I have everything I need in my fortress: food, water, and my dog, Waffles, but I'm bored out of my gourd and lonely AF. So when a Xarc’n warrior breaks into my home, I decide to “detain” my purple intruder... -
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Releasing Maladek by Victoria Aveline
Turns out crash-landing into love is possible…Katie is content with her post-alien-abduction life. Not only has she found work as a royal attendant, but her current assignment on a galaxy cruise is enjoyable, too…until the ship is brought down by a malevolent species. Now she must rescue her friends and escape a hostile planet—all by herself...Categorized as:
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Jason by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDanger throws them together. Attraction keeps them from parting.Having lost her best friend, Courtney Warren lives every day like it’s her last. Because if life has taught her anything, it’s that some are cut far too short without warning. So when sexy former soldier Jason moves to Cradle Mountain, she shouldn't hesitate to express her immediate interest... -
![Hunter's Trial: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Trial: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee
YVETTEOf all the muscular purple warriors, I get stuck with the grumpy one.Stuck in the cliffside lodge for months, I’m going stir-crazy while all the other women get to explore with their mates. Even Judy has her biker beau. I need to get out of here, so I ask Bre’k to take me foraging. I’m not surprised when, yet again, he says no... -
![Betrothed to the Alien Mercenary (Monster Mercenary Mates) by Robin O'Connor]()
Betrothed to the Alien Mercenary (Monster Mercenary Mates) by Robin O'Connor
Trust no one. Hide who I am. Complete the mission. Easy... until I meet him.EvieWhen a dying Xurtal princess makes me promise to save her planet, I have no choice but to take her place. Me, a human girl, pretending to be an alien royal. To survive the assassination attempts, I need a bodyguard. Enter cocky, infuriating, and scorchingly hot.He has to pretend to be my mate to protect me... -
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Stolen by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
MEGHAN I’m a big fat scaredy-cat. The scary alien hunter has his eyes on me. He’s got sharp fangs, massive claws, huge horns, and walks around in nothing more than a loincloth! Totally terrifying! So why is my body betraying me and reacting in ways it shouldn’t?With troublemakers inside the gates and deadly space bugs roaming outside, I soon realize Mal’k is the last person I should fear... -
![Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee
SARAHIt’s not you. It’s me.Fen’k is a total cinnamon roll of a Xarc’n hunter who makes me want what I’ll never have: to live happily ever after. He deserves someone who isn’t afraid to love him back.After the last person I trusted stomped on my heart and stole all that I cared about , I stopped believing in love. I’m sure it still exists; just not for me... -
![Alien Undone by Cara Bristol]()
Alien Undone by Cara Bristol
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGetting abducted by aliens is the not worst thing to ever happen to Millie Rogers. The lowest point in her life comes after the rescue when she’s forced to deal with him—Nadir, the alien man tasked with ensuring the abducted humans get home to New Terra... -
![The Naga Inventor's Clever Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Inventor's Clever Mate by Robin O'Connor
Min-Ji knows one thing for Corin, the fierce, inventive Naga warrior, is her mate. So why does he avoid her?Min-JiIt’s my fault we crashed on this strange, barbaric alien planet. The others might have forgotten for now, but I haven’t. Then why does even my supposed mate avoid me?Corin is smart, brave, and has a heart so big, he takes on far too much to keep our new clan safe... -
![Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett]()
Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Seven of the award-winning series, THE PHOENIX ADVENTURES. His career plan never included becoming one of the galaxy's most infamous treasure hunters. And it certainly never included his one weakness: Nera Darc. Astro-archeologist Niklas Phoenix loved his job studying and safeguarding artifacts at the Institute of Historical Preservation...until he learned that it was all a lie... -
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![Spirit of the Domini by Talia Rhea]()
Spirit of the Domini by Talia Rhea
HOLLY IS A COWARD IN A WORLD OF WARRIORSAnxiety and shyness have been her constant companions all of her life, and the only thing she dislikes more than instability is change. It's bad enough that everything she knows and love has been taken away from her, but she now finds herself on an alien planet populated by people that believe aggression can solve all problems...Categorized as:
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![Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl]()
Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps fairest Lady Gleamdren, the Bard Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission...and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles of an insignificant mortal... -
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Unstoppable by K.A. Knight
My father is a genius.A scientist determined to unlock the human potential.Only his experiments?He conducted them on me.I managed to escape his cruel, painful control, and for years I hid.Until one day, news comes of his death.Along with the fact his experiments are still being carried out.This time I cannot run, I cannot hide.I must stop them once and for all.He thought he was invincible…... -
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Alien Disgraced by Cara Bristol
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs her gentle, handsome alien prince a cold-blooded killer?When Kat Whalen meets Prince Lomax of Araset, a tall, handsome alien with curved horns and luxurious fur, he instantly charms her with his good humor, wit, and kindness. Although their romance is brief—duty demands he attend an important interplanetary summit—the love bond that forms is deep...Categorized as:
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![The Naga Princess's Soldier Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Princess's Soldier Mate by Robin O'Connor
He calls me beautiful in his husky, damaged voice. Kind. A Naga Queen has never been called kind…SazzieI have hidden who I am from everyone my whole life. Turned myself into something I a fighter, a brawler, a princess worthy of the Thunder Rock throne. Then I meet Reid…A human male. A kindness in his dark eyes that I do not understand... -
![Kade: Alien Adoption Agency #2 by Tasha Black]()
Kade: Alien Adoption Agency #2 by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s the target of an intergalactic bounty hunt. But he’s going to capture her heart.Aurora Day is running from a crime she didn’t commit – or at least, she didn’t mean to commit. But the intergalactic soldiers on the hunt for the woman known as the Fox don’t care about the details. Hiding out on the remote frontier moon of Clotho is her only hope for survival... -
![Whisked Away by the Alien (Holiday Heartmates) by Julie K. Cohen]()
Whisked Away by the Alien (Holiday Heartmates) by Julie K. Cohen
There’s an alien in my kitchen wearing an apron… and nothing else.There’s something delicious cooking in my kitchen and it isn’t the donuts or latkes. The tall blue alien with horns that hit the ceiling arrived in time to save Hannukah for my family, but he knows nothing about cooking... -
![Mercenary Courage by Ruby Lionsdrake]()
Mercenary Courage by Ruby Lionsdrake
After a grueling battle that cost him dearly, mercenary captain Viktor Mandrake wants nothing more than to get his ship repaired, let his men have leave, and spend time relaxing with Ankari. Entrepreneur, schemer, and leaser of his company’s one and only pink shuttlecraft, she has become the woman he loves and wants to keep at his side...Categorized as:
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![The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe]()
The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe
When a spy is stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, she must first figure out how to survive before she can uncover the conspiracy that landed them both there in the first place.She’s a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options. Habitable planets are being destroyed as quickly as they’re found and Naira Sharp knows the reason why...Categorized as:
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![Girl From Above: Trapped by Pippa DaCosta]()
Girl From Above: Trapped by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"When are you going to stop running, Caleb?" Taking the synth to the casino capital of the nine systems seemed like a great idea at the time, but as Caleb Shepperd's many enemies close in, he only has one way out. He must betray #1001. Caleb can't make the same mistake twice. Can he? #1001 has a price on her head. The Fenrir Nine and Chitec will stop at nothing to secure her secrets... -
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![Baring Grudge by Cynthia Sax, Amanda Kelsey]()
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... -
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Shadowbound by Amelia Cole
The Druadan Legacy series is an adult romance where the main character will end up with multiple love interests. It is set on a distant earth, where centuries of rising seas have transformed the land masses into a scattering of islands.In a world where the sea has claimed most of the land, the once-mighty Druadan faces extinction...Categorized as:
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Dragoon by A.R. Ivanovich
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSurviving a narrow brush with death convinced Katelyn Kestrel that she must never return to the war-torn Outside World. Safe again within the sanctuary of Haven Valley, she has forced herself to forget Rune Thayer, the young Dragoon soldier who had sacrificed everything to save her... -
![Claimed by Lindsay Buroker]()
Claimed by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter years on the hunt, Cedar Kartes is finally within striking distance of Cudgel Conrad, the criminal who slew his brother and framed him for murder. With the help of Kali McAlister, his business partner and the woman he’s mustering the courage to court, he believes he can finally rid the world of a bloodthirsty felon. But nothing is ever easy in the Yukon... -
![When Darkness Falls by Marian Pattechat]()
When Darkness Falls by Marian Pattechat
Miya plans a break from work, but first she has to survive her latest piloting job. Which is sure to kill her… unless she breaks the hot alien prisoner out of the cargo hold.Miya was supposed to be enjoying a well-deserved holiday on a sunny resort planet...Categorized as:
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![The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre]()
The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been three months since mild-mannered Christopher Buckley began working with Olivia Faraday, the eccentric Deathsniffer. They’ve hunted killers, solved murders, and learned to work together. But their greatest challenges are yet to come… As a brutal heat wave wracks an increasingly unstable Darrington City, someone is killing young priests. Worse, they are using bound elementals to do it... -
![Hunter's Bounty: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Bounty: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee
SAMMIEOn the run in a brand-new world.Luck has been on my side since the space bugs came and destroyed everything I knew. Now, my luck has run out. Cast out into a dangerous new world with a psycho on my tail, I have to adapt fast to survive.To add to my problems, I’ve caught the eye of a purple monster, and everyone knows the alien warriors are bad news... -
![A Lady of Spirit by Shelley Adina]()
A Lady of Spirit by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYou can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family … or can you? Under normal circumstances, Maggie and Lizzie would be delighted to meet their long-lost relatives and be reunited with those who had believed them dead, but when are the Mopsies’ circumstances ever to be considered normal? With her half-brother Claude Seacombe, Lizzie travels to Cornwall to meet her mother’s parents... -
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Angelica by Sharon Shinn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTwo hundred years ago, the god Jovah created a legion of land dwelling angels, led by an appointed Archangel. Now, Jovah has a new appointee: Archangel Gaaron. For his life-mate, his Angelica, Jovah has chosen a woman named Susannah. Slowly, an unspoken affection develops between the two... -
![Through Uncharted Space by Anna Hackett]()
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... -
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![Chasing the Green Fairy by Melanie Karsak]()
Chasing the Green Fairy by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sabotaged airship. A recovering opium addict. A messenger with life-shattering news. With the 1824 British airship qualifying race only weeks away, Lily Stargazer is at the top of her game. She’s racing like a pro, truly in love, and living clean. But on one ill-omened day, everything changes... -
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Blood and Steam by Jamie Sedgwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMany years have passed since Breeze Tinkerman vanished with her spring-powered plane while searching for the fabled lost city in the ice, but her daughter River is more than happy to carry on her legacy... -
![My Strength, My Power, My Love by Linda Mooney]()
My Strength, My Power, My Love by Linda Mooney
Once in every one million births, a child is born on Bellac with the Synergistic gene. These children are taken from their parents and raised, trained, and prepared for the day when they will find their Synergistic other half. For when that happens, an entity is created from the combination of both male and female who holds unbelievable powers... -
![Falcon: Sky Mates: a Sci-Fi Romance by Susan Grant]()
Falcon: Sky Mates: a Sci-Fi Romance by Susan Grant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn a small town in Texas, a woman who hopes to overcome her greatest fear falls for a big alien warrior with a bravery to spare…Space Force Intelligence Officer Dee “Rainbow” Wilson is afraid of flying...Categorized as:
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![Queen's Ransom: The Golden Bulls of Minos by Isabel Wroth]()
Queen's Ransom: The Golden Bulls of Minos by Isabel Wroth
Jalia hasn't ever played a game she can't win. The Promise of a Queen's Ransom is too much for life-long gambler Jalia to pass up. The untouched planet of Minos is rumored to be so wealthy, one can walk along the beach and pluck diamonds from the sea. According to the contract, all she has to do to win is solve a few puzzles and navigate a labyrinth or two...Categorized as:
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![In the Devil's Nebula by Anna Hackett]()
In the Devil's Nebula by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe lost it all. His career, his woman, his sanity. Two years ago, on a deadly mission to the lawless Devil’s Nebula, Commander Zayn Phoenix’s life imploded. Now the former Strike Wing pilot fills his days with dangerous adventures alongside his treasure hunter brothers. But his nights are another story: haunted by nightmares of one unforgivable act... -
![Tinker's War by Jamie Sedgwick]()
Tinker's War by Jamie Sedgwick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteam technology and spring-powered engines have evolved since Tinker's discovery of Blackrock Steel, which can store vast amounts of energy, but word of this incredible resource has spread far and wide... -
![Tin Swift by Devon Monk]()
Tin Swift by Devon Monk
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn steam age America, men, monsters, machines and magic battle to claim the same scrap of earth and sky. In this chaos, one man fights to hold on to his humanity--and his honor. . . Life on the frontier is full of deceit and danger, but bounty hunter Cedar Hunt is a man whose word is his bond. Cursed with becoming a beast every full moon, Cedar once believed his destiny was to be alone... -
![The Pirate Captain's Daughter by Ruby Lionsdrake]()
The Pirate Captain's Daughter by Ruby Lionsdrake
Firefighter and mercenary Marat Azarov thinks he’s being noble when he rescues a beautiful slave woman from certain torture. Alas, she turns out to be more than she appears and does not appreciate his interference. In an attempt to redeem himself—and perhaps win her regard—he concocts a plot that even his grenade-flinging colleague Striker deems unwise...Categorized as:
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![An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair, Megan Sybil Baker]()
An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair, Megan Sybil Baker
Raheiran Special Forces captain Gillaine Davré has just woken up in some unknown space way station, wondering where the last three hundred years have gone. The last thing she remembers is her ship being attacked. Now it seems that while she was time-traveling, she was ordained a goddess…...Categorized as:
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![The Immorality Engine by George Mann]()
The Immorality Engine by George Mann
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOn the surface, life is going well for Victorian special agent Sir Maurice Newbury, who has brilliantly solved several nigh-impossible cases for Queen Victoria with his indomitable assistant, Miss Veronica Hobbes, by his side. But these facts haven’t stopped Newbury from succumbing increasingly frequently to his dire flirtation with the lure of opium... -
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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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Rebel's Honor by Gwynn White
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAN OPPRESSIVE FAMILY OF TYRANTS… AND A WARRIOR PRINCESS TO DESTROY THEM ALL. Hidden deep in their Dragon’s lair, the Avanovs sole fear is the curse on their bloodline, one promising a warrior will destroy them and the Dragon deity that defends them...Categorized as:
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Taken by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
The charming blue alien says I’m his. It’s got to be some kind of line. But how can I resist him… or his wicked tail?HAZELI get lucky when horned blue aliens rescue me straight from cryo. So when I get the chance to use my communications skills to help save other human women, I jump on it.It’s perfect. Except for him... -
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Collecting by Viola Grace
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCollecting the tools needed for survival is her talent, but a male of the Water Folk is something she is dying to add to her collection. Emharo has spent her time collecting biological samples from the world around her and giving them to her family for analysis. She can find anything you need—you just have to ask... -
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Hired to Protect by Leann Ryans
When Penelope's ex doesn't get the hint that it's over between them, and decides she needs a little more force to understand, she take matters into her own hands and hires an Alpha to protect her...Categorized as:
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