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Kings of Carrion by Keri Lake
The World Doesn't Give Without Taking . .. Decades have passed since our world was decimated by the Dredge. Some say it was an act of God. Others believe the devil himself breached the gates of hell and turned the masses into the mindless infected with an appetite for carnage...Categorized as:
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Pet: Genesis by Haley Inez
In the future, Earth is invaded by an alien race called the Leviathan. Years after invasion day, Iris is struggling to survive among the bitter ruins she must now call home. But when her home is ambushed by the Leviathan threat, her will to fight and selfless attempt to sacrifice herself catches the attention of an otherworldly being—the ruler of the Leviathan race... -
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Saved by Starlight by Sara Ivy Hill
The vicious alien warrior hates that we're fated mates. I think he'd rather kill me than keep me. LENA. When my sister, Ada, and I were abducted from Earth, my life began. Finally, I found my purpose: help our captors revive their species after a terrible war destroyed their planet. Call it Stockholm syndrome if you want, but they needed me...Categorized as:
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The Order : Chasm of Wicked Sins by Katerina St. Clair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the third gripping installment of "The Order Series," Forest Blackburn, burdened by her past and haunted by her demons, faces her toughest challenge yet. As the death of those closest to her shatters her world, Forest finds herself teetering on the edge of darkness, grappling with grief and betrayal... -
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Haven by Imogen Keeper
The gripping fifth installment of award-winning author Imogen Keeper's wild ride After the Plague Series. Summer and fall in the mountains gave us the peace we needed to heal and turn Thornewood into a safe haven. Everything we've always wanted is within our grasp—peace, love, family. Until a confrontation with our neighbors throws our two clans into turmoil, and all our hopes collapse around us...Categorized as:
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A God Among Insects Volume 3 by Quil Carter
Things have gone from bad to worse. Dr. Bastian Gibel is determined to right the wrong he’d made centuries before, and while the old man works on a way to eradicate immortals once and for all, the threat of the proxy worms grows stronger. Skyfall is in a dire place, but even with their world falling apart around them, the royal family is still fighting amongst themselves...Categorized as:
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Fighting for Rain by B.B. Easton
The world was supposed to end on April 23, but Rainbow Williams’s world ended days before that. The mass hysteria caused by the impending apocalypse claimed everything she’d ever loved. Her family. Her city. Her will to live. Until she met him. Wes Parker didn’t have anything left for the apocalypse to take … he’d already lost it all by the time he was nine years old. His family. His home... -
Godslayer by J.A. Huss
Spark is light. Spark is power. Spark is deadly. Tyse never asked to play. the Game of Gods, but Delta demands loyalty. With Clara at his side, Tyse is thrust into a brutal world of augments—humans forged to serve and destroy. Each step forward pushes them closer to becoming something more—a force Clara can feel but doesn’t fully understand. A future that terrifies her as much as it draws her in... -
Born for Silk by Nicci Harris
Adore. Pleasure. Provide. A thousand years of climate change, genetic testing, and war destroyed civilisation as it was. From the remains came the age of The Trade and The Crown. In return for resources, security, and a meaningful purpose, citizens accepted a life of service to the new world. The land became The Cradle, and humankind was henceforth known as the Cradled Common... -
Rett by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes
She thought they were on the same side. That mistake cost her everything. .. including her freedom. Anya dedicated her life to the fight against the alien invaders who had conquered Earth. Now that fight is over. The rebellion failed, the enemy won, and she knows exactly who to blame. He was her lover, her friend, and a spy for the aliens. Worse. He’s one of them… and she’s his prisoner... -
Dirty Lovely Broken by Emmy Chandler
Peace comes at a price only one woman can pay. Jude Camden slaughtered thousands of her soldiers. He executed her brother in front of her. And he was only willing to accept an end to the war—harmony across the planet Syrus—on one condition…. Taken by the infamous Camden princes—Jude, Orlann, and Malac—Maari Delayne must cement a fragile planetary peace by merging two rival bloodlines...Categorized as:
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Veiled in Shadow by Chloe Parker, Clarissa Bright
Can one human woman seduce the most powerful males in the galaxy? I'm about to find out. When the Aelyd mafia took my best friend, I decided to go looking for her. These aliens have been looking for brides - for vessels - and I know she must be in trouble. Now I've found myself entangled with three alien crimelords, all of whom want me as their mate...Categorized as:
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Caged Alien Mate by Ivy Sparks
I’ve been tossed inside a cage with an exiled, tortured alien prince. And our captors expect us to produce an heir. So here I thought my situation was bad. I’m a navigator in training who crash landed on the galaxy’s most brutal planet, only to be enslaved by reptilians. But after I meet Xavi, I realize I’ve had it easy... -
Kraving Khiva by Zoey Draven
Welcome to Madame Allegria’s, where your Krave will satisfy your every desire…. At 25-years-old, unmarried, and untouched, Eve Tesler is an outcast in the Everton colony’s society... -
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Dark Thoughts by Cynthia Sax
Can love redeem a monster? The Refuge is home to some of the most violent beings in the universe. Kralj, its leader, reigns over the remote outpost with terrifying ease, ruthlessly squashing any rumors of rebellion, killing anyone who breaks his rules. Primitive, deadly, powerful, he’s a monster, scarred both on his face and his soul. He has never met a being he couldn’t control...Categorized as:
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Sinner by Chani Lynn Feener
Nix Monroe is a Royal Consort. Since transferring to Foxglove Grove University, he’s gained and lost a lot. He’s experienced things he never had before, like friendship, love, and betrayal. Not willing to add heartbreak to the list, Nix is willing to do whatever it takes to protect himself and his Demons, even if that means finding a way to forgive them for the pain they’ve put him through... -
Tormented by Alison Aimes
She was never meant to be his…. Two ruthless enemies. One cage. Zero chance of escape. An explosive lust that can’t be contained. Council assassin Jade Lakotesh survives by trusting no one. Attachments a weakness. Sex a weapon. Her mission success rate flawless. Until she ends up naked, captured, and collared, her latest assignment in jeopardy...Categorized as:
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Under the Rushes by Amy Lane
Ten years after Dorjan trusted a boy’s word over his superior officer’s, he and his best friend, Areau, are still living the aftermath—and trying to stop the man responsible. Locked in a careful dance to bring down a corrupt government, Dorjan struggles to balance his grief with Areau’s anger... -
Blinding Light by Lola Malone
The Imperials of Helion rule their world with violence. Cyprian Creighton is desperate. Adopted when he was a baby, he has lived his entire life being an outcast. Different. A shy introvert with bright yellow eyes that keep everyone away. Now he wants to know where he’s from. When his research brings him to a completely different planet, Cyprian has it all planned out... -
The Viridian Priestess by Katrina Calandra
She is a telepathic priestess, determined to rise the ranks of her temple. So why do her thoughts keep straying back to the masked commander? Priestess Ferren has devoted her life to her celestial deity, yet she has not been able to ascend the priestess order. But on the eve of a great planetary event, the chance to prove herself arises...Categorized as:
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Ravaged by Sara Fields
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey rescued her. They tamed her. Now they will ravage her. Though the aliens were the ones I always feared, it was my own kind who hurt me. Men took me captive, and it was four Vakarran warriors who saved me. But they don't plan to set me free. .. I belong to them now, and they intend to make me theirs more thoroughly than I can imagine...Categorized as:
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Controlled by Ivy Barrett
She didn't know aliens existed until today. Now she belongs to two of them. When alien warriors landed on Earth and carried her off, they didn't pick Flora Hays at random. They came for their mate. She will be stripped bare, spanked until she begs them to claim her, then tamed with one desperate, shattering climax after another as they mount and ravage her... -
Wicked Charming Cruel by Emmy Chandler
Her secrets. Her sacrifice. Her surrender. The Camden brothers want it all. Three months into her captivity, princess Maari Delayne’s secret has been exposed. Now that the Camden princes know they must conquer her heart, as well as her body, Jude, Orlann, and Malac will stop at nothing to seduce their royal prisoner... -
Gladiator by Piper Stone
a rough sci-fi romance.Categorized as:
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The Bounty by Liliana Carlisle
Everything’s gone wrong…all because I’m an Omega. My once normal, relatively happy life has been stripped from me. There's a bounty for my capture. The government wants to keep me in a gilded cage, a prize to be enjoyed by other Alphas. But I refuse. Until three Alphas find me, each more intimidating and handsome than the last...Categorized as:
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Swallow it Down by Addison Cain
I’ve seen the way he looks at me. The Captain. The unquestioned leader of this ship. A ship I wish to be free of. A man I want to be as far away from as my legs might carry me. The society he’s designed, the rules, the endless battle of wills. .. Yes, I’ve seen the way he looks at me. I’ve felt his fingertips brush my skin. Heard his laugh. Experienced his smile...Categorized as:
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His Darkest Deceit by Addison Cain
Unveil the secrets of a forbidden love in this scintillating tale of desire, danger, and dominance. General Cyderial, a mastermind of control, has meticulously shielded young Lorieyn from a truth she cannot fathom – that she is his coveted jewel, his treasure, his mate. And no other male may have her. Not so long as he can keep her existence secret... -
Loving Captivity by R.K. Munin
Sold into slavery at the age of sixteen, Sora serves an abusive master for ten years. Then, to deal with his own debts, she finds herself at auction again. Without her youth or any sought-after skills to make her valuable, her future looks bleak. Slaves like her rarely survive long, and she expects to suffer and die soon after she’s bought, either as a mine slave or in a meat bordello... -
Primal Possession by Tabitha Black
I never really thought I’d be captured…. Despite being born an Omega, I refused to spend my life in a facility, waiting for a suitable Alpha to claim me as his. Instead, with the help of my family, I broke the law, hiding among the Betas, trying to live a normal life. I enjoyed five years of freedom…. …then they caught me. Now I’ve been chosen by Arius, the second most powerful Alpha in Sandor...Categorized as:
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be...Categorized as:
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