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The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsHugo Award Winner! Miles Vorkosigan graduates from the Academy, joins a mutiny, is placed under house arrest, goes on a secret mission, reconnects with his loyal Dendarii Mercenaries, rescues his Emperor, and thwarts an interstellar war. Situation normal, if you're Miles. -
Revenge of the Walker by Coralee June
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI'll build an army to take back what is mine. Revenge may harden the heart, but I'll gladly suffer the consequences. I've lost my family, my best friend, and the men I love. The little Walker girl from Galla is dead. Now, all that's left of her is a girl willing to risk it all. They call me Queen of the Walkers. -
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Bound by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe’s been given a choice. Mate with the part-cyborg alien who abducted her. Or die. For Shreya, taking an alien for a mate was never in the cards. As one of the human women who rejected the idea of being a tribute bride to the Drexian warriors, she was just fine without a big, hulking alien. Even if they are gorgeous... -
Winterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMiles Vorkosigan and his fiancée Ekaterin are enjoying the Winterfair festivities and wedding gifts on their home planet Barrayar, but Miles’ enemies are at work. Sergeant Taura, a genetically engineered young woman Miles befriended, helps uncover the sinister plot. A double dose of romance enlivens this delightful novella in the New York Times bestselling Vorkosigan saga... -
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Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsThe fifth installment of the Hugo-award winning adventures of Miles Vorkosigan. In this novel Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan travel to Cetaganda, the long-standing enemy of Barrayar, to represent their Barrayar at the funeral of the mother of the Cetagandan emperor... -
Going Ballistic by Dorothy Grant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her plane tries to come apart at apogee during a hijack, ballistic airline pilot Michelle Lauden handles the worst day she could imagine. After getting down without losing any passengers or crew, though, she finds her troubles have just begun! The country she's landed in has just declared independence from the Federation...Categorized as:
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Holmes by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up…but Hell Squad never quits. General Adam Holmes’ life is dedicated to keeping his small band of survivors alive. On the run, with only Hell Squad and the other soldiers for protection, they are making their last dangerous drive to the secret stronghold of the Enclave... -
Hunted by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe promised to protect her. But what happens when the hunter becomes the prey? Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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The McClane Apocalypse Book Ten by Kate Morris
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the McClane saga continues, the family realizes that someone in their trusted, inner circle may just be the person who has leaked precious information about them, Fort Knox, and their community allies to the men who were running the highwaymen and ultimately to whoever they were reporting... -
Faith, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe traitor within the Jax household has been found, and the repercussions are staggering, with Faith barely surviving and their mating destroyed. But Faith has always been unpredictable—just ask her sisters— and nothing will stop her from getting what she wants…and she wants Thor. Even if it kills her. Download now for the exciting conclusion to Faith's story! -
Destiny, Part 1 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDestiny Jones is a princess with a bad attitude. She doesn’t play nice with others, she doesn’t dress up in pretty clothes, and she has absolutely zero interest in behaving like a lady. Especially when she’s so close to catching the people who tried to have her killed. Oh, and kidnapped her mother, queen of the planet Alera... -
Of A Darker Void by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen man and machine are one and the same, death is no longer an inevitability. But in the darkest reaches of space, neither is life. Diplomat. Rebel. Fugitive. Nika Tescarav has lived many lives, though she no longer remembers most of them... -
The Passengers by John Marrs
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide. When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course...Categorized as:
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CryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsKibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Barrayaran Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan can hardly disapprove—he’s been cheating death his whole life, on the theory that turnabout is fair play... -
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Adaptation: book I by Pepper Pace, J.J. Murray
Carmella was still a teen when the Motherships first appeared dotting the skies over the Earth. For years the world tried to normalize while the silent Motherships hovered. And then THEY arrived, promising that they meant no harm. But within ten years eighty percent of the world’s population would be wiped out. Including everyone that Carmella loved...Categorized as:
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Niko by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…. Mackenna Carides is tough, strong, and excellent at her job as second-in-command of Squad Nine. She often works side by side with Hell Squad on some of the toughest missions to fight back against the alien raptors. Now she’s helping the survivors of Blue Mountain Base settle into their new home at the Enclave... -
Levi by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, a bad boy berserker collides with a spunky mechanic on a dangerous sabotage mission. Levi King has always lived rough. Raised by a biker dad, he fought for everything he had—including being president of the Iron Kings motorcycle club. But when the aliens invaded, he lost it all...Categorized as:
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Buried Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMason Sykes had served many years in the Marine Corps for his country. His loyalty and sacrifice had left him disfigured—inside and out. He didn’t harbor regrets, especially since he’d finally found the peace and quiet he’d always desired on a Nebraska farm. Brenna Helm was a country girl through and through, right down to her cowgirl boots... -
Seized by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHow unlucky do you have to be to get abducted by aliens. . . twice? Snatched from Earth to be a bride for a bad-ass race of warriors, Bridget has barely gotten used to her new life on the high-tech Drexian space station when she’s abducted again. This time the aliens are vicious and bloodthirsty, and they have very different plans for the pretty human...Categorized as:
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Finn by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…. For Hawk pilot Finn Erickson, flying is in the blood. Since the aliens decimated the planet, he spends most of his time flying Hell Squad into combat. With communication to other survivor bases cut off, he has no idea if his family is still alive and feels their loss keenly...Categorized as:
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Warrior Rescued by Stephanie West
Elena had no clue aliens existed before she awoke to discover her abductors had crashed while trying to colonize a new world. For two long years she’d been struggling on the baked and barren hellish planet, forced to survive all alone. The only thing that keeps her going is watching over her fellow humans, still in stasis and blissfully unaware of the nightmare all around...Categorized as:
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The Wife Pact: Emerson by Frankie Love, Charlie Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen an ultrasound reveals the truth about Tia’s pregnancy, the compound is riddled with fear. They know that it means one thing -- death. Unless Banks can find a cure. Stress weaves its way into Tia’s heart and a break from the harsh reality is just what the doctor ordered. But a trip to Emerson’s family home reveals yet another hidden secret and Tia is confronted with a shocking reality... -
Undone by Wendy Higgins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsUSA Today and New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Higgins, brings you the gripping, sensual conclusion to her apocalyptic trilogy. Amber Tate never dreamed their heart-wrenching escape from the enemy’s attack would lead them to the most beautiful place she’s ever seen, marred by one ugly fact; it’s under enemy control...Categorized as:
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Roth by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…. Roth Masters is a protector to the bone. Driven by the losses of his past, he fights side-by-side with Hell Squad to protect the human survivors of the alien invasion. As leader of Squad Nine, he and his team are known for their perfect timing in a firefight... -
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Hidden Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were a few things that got Owen Quade through his multiple combat tours. One was the dream of riding a custom motorcycle on a winding mountain road. The former Marine had finally managed to complete that goal, and along the way he’d gained his own bike shop and the mechanic to go with it. She was a rare beauty, and he wasn’t talking about his bike either...Categorized as:
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Ash by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, will the bad boy berserker catch the geeky tech genius? Computer genius Marin Mitchell is doing her part to help humanity survive the raptor invasion, working tirelessly to decrypt alien data. She spends her days working and drooling over a certain tattooed, biker berserker from Squad Three. But Marin knows the rules: geeks do not snag sexy bad boys... -
Edge of Insanity: The Alliance Book 6 by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsScorching hot and sexy stories set in science fiction and paranormal worlds that come alive in your hands. Internationally acclaimed for her writing, S. E. Smith's stories are unapologetic happily-ever-afters. They are also full of alpha heroes, heroines with a brain, action, adventure, and humor...Categorized as:
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Romancing the Alpha: An Action-Adventure Romance Boxed Set by Zoe York, Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA multi-author anthology of action-packed adventure novellas. Let the adrenaline flow! ***ZOE YORK, RUBY LIONSDRAKE, ZARA KEANE, ANNA HACKETT, EMBER CASEY, ANNA LOWE, SADIE HALLER, LYN BRITTAN, LYDIA ROWAN, A. J. VALE, LEIGH JAMES***. -
Alien General's Baby by Vi Voxley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis general has more to fight for than he ever imagined. .. As one of the few warriors to ever defeat the Fearless, Brion General Braen is a living legend. Yet when his greatest victory turns to his gravest defeat, the undefeated warrior has to prove himself to the universe. .. and himself. If matters weren't complicated enough, his fated, his gesha, appears to him right in the middle of it all...Categorized as:
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Destiny, Part 2 by Grace Goodwin
Destiny has a problem—a six-foot-three, stubborn, gorgeous, deadly, sex-on-a-stick—kind of problem. While her brain might want to kick his ass across the galaxy, the rest of her wants to jump him like a bouncy house. Ardor or not, she’s hunting a killer. Nix is going all protective, alpha male, claiming she’s his mate just because she had a few mind-blowing moments in his bed...Categorized as:
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Odium III by Claire C. Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this life, nothing is simple. .. not even DEATH In the third instalment of the Odium series, having distanced herself from Mikey, Nina is on a mission. She's seeking a woman who could be the answer to all their problems. .. or just another nightmare made reality. Travelling alongside Nova, the two women are faced with countless threats and inexplicable circumstances. .Categorized as:
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Targeted by Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlliance Commanders Brandt Carver and Hawke Summers have a new mission. Take command of Space Station: Alpha X2, get it running smoothly again, and find out how the last station commander wound up murdered in the middle of a Krytos sanctuary... -
Last Ship Off Polaris-G by Carol Van Natta
When 4,000 colonists are stranded on a dying planet, two ex-lovers and an ancient freighter are their only hope for survival. Independent trader Gavril Danilovich is trapped on Polaris-G, a frontier planet in the midst of an ecological disaster. The galactic military is blockading the system to contain the mysteriously virulent blight. The planetary government impounded his ship... -
Palpitations by S.K. Munt
Good girls don't smoke. Good girls get their injections. Good girls are excited on the eve of their wedding. Good girls die in the first five minutes of the zombie apocalypse. Charlotte's naughty streak is either going to pay off, or get her devoured. And there are worse things going bump in the night than the red-eyes. A hostage. A viral outbreak...Categorized as:
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Odium IV: The Dead Saga by Claire C. Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Dead Aren’t the only thing to fear…. A kid, an old lady, and a heartbroken man…what could possibly go wrong? Mikey is holding true to his promise to Nina, and is doing everything he can to keep the group alive. But when something attacks the threesome in the middle of the night, things begin to take a turn for the worst. Luckily a new group—the N. E. O...Categorized as:
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Hands of Fate by Regine Abel
Caught in the twisted games of Fate. Thirty years ago, Xevius defied his orders by refusing to assassinate the woman who would birth the future mother of the Veredian Titans. Today, his government demands that he atones for that failure by ridding the world of those children before they grow even more powerful...Categorized as:
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Jumper's Hope by Carol Van Natta
Reunited lovers must outwit a ruthless government agent, or their rumored deaths will be real this time. Two retired elite special forces veterans discover their battles aren't behind them after all. Someone considers them loose ends, and will stop at nothing to erase their knowledge of a secret government project. Their service left them both with wounds that will never heal...Categorized as:
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Warrior's Reign: A Sci Fi Alien Romance by Emma Alisyn, Sora Stargazer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRedemption. Assassination. A bond forged under fire. Reign is given a second chance to save her career when a royal friend offers her a job on an elite team of personal guards. Determined to prove her worth, she fends off sneaky sabotage by the implacable head of security, Vykhan, who thinks she is dangerous and hot-headed...Categorized as:
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Noah by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up…but Hell Squad never quits. Tech genius Noah Kim works day and night to keep the survivors at Blue Mountain Base with lights, power and hot water. He’s also working on a top secret project to help keep them safe. He’s tired, stressed and under pressure—and one woman adds to it all...Categorized as:
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Bonded To The Alien Centurion by Mina Carter
Behind ‘enemy lines’ the last thing she expects is a sexy alien warrior determined to make her his…. When things screw up in diplomatic talks with the Lathar Dani Black finds herself lined up for the one thing every dyed in the wool soldier dreads… a diplomatic function...Categorized as:
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Shaw by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…. Hell Squad sniper Shaw Baird is a man on a mission. His squad is his family and now the invading aliens have done the unforgivable…taken one of his team. Claudia Frost—soldier, friend, and all-round badass—is running on borrowed time...Categorized as:
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At Star's End by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCOMING SOON IN 2026 - slightly revised re-release. This edition will be no longer in print. Dr. Eos Rai has spent a lifetime dedicated to her mother's dream of finding the long-lost Mona Lisa...Categorized as:
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Hope's Folly by Linnea Sinclair
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAdmiral Philip Guthrie is in an unprecedented position: on the wrong end of the law, leading a ragtag band of rebels against the oppressive Imperial forces. Or would be if he can get his command ship-the derelict cruiser called Hope's Folly-functioning. Not much can rattle Philip's legendary cool-but the woman who helps him foil an assassination attempt on Kirro Station will...Categorized as:
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At Star's End by Anna Hackett
A dedicated astro-archeologist and a notorious treasure hunter team up to find the galaxy’s most famous treasure. Previously published - At Star's End has been lightly edited and had a new chapter added. Dr. Eos Rai has spent a lifetime dedicated to her mother's dream of finding the long-lost Mona Lisa...Categorized as:
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Zekke by Hannah Davenport
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA military male by heart, Zekke wants no part of having a mate. They make you weak…vulnerable. He would rather be on his war ship fighting the enemy. When King Mallik ordered that Earth be protected, Zekke didn’t hesitate. Commanding a fleet is what he was born to do, what he lived for. But what he finds on Earth is the very thing he’s trying to avoid... -
Fire Planet Warrior's Passion by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing carried caveman-style by a huge warrior is probably not the most dignified way to arrive as Earth ambassador to the secretive Ytter tribe on the planet Acerex. But Lily Jones doesn't mind it too much, because the warrior carrying her through the snow and ice is easiest the hottest man she's ever laid eyes on: dark, muscular, mysterious and with a fiery passion in his green eyes... -
Irresistible by Lisa Lace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm on a mission to get an artifact that can cure disease. I'm good at what I do, and I work by myself. I don't need a man. To survive, I switched places with a stranger on a starship. I didn't know where it was going, and I didn't care. She never told me she was a TerraMates bride. When I arrived, a sexy ex-military man was waiting for me, expecting marriage... -
Rebel Gage: Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Elyssa Ebbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only safe place for her is in the middle of danger, beside him . Gage is the most deadly Primus in the galaxy. Hire him, and the target is as good as dead. But this time his target is Aria, and one look at her changes everything. Gage has never cared about a woman beyond one wild night, but then he has never met someone like Aria...Categorized as:
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Marauder Ramses: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Aya Morningstar
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alien warrior breaks all the rules to protect his human mate. Ramses Ivanov never thought he’d find his mate, but when this alien warrior meets his new partner--a human cop on Earth--everything changes. He can’t resist her soft, sweet voice; or her almond-brown eyes and killer curves. Dating your partner is strictly forbidden, but when it comes to his mate, all rules are meant to be broken... -
Savage Alien by Lisa Lace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichelle's dating a movie star and from the outside, her life looks glamorous. But she wants something more. At night, Michelle has dreams about an alien. She can't believe how handsome he is and lets him do unspeakable things to her. After all, it's just a dream, right? She's surprised when the alien appears out of nowhere...
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