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  • Instauration by Sarah Lyons Fleming

    Instauration by Sarah Lyons Fleming

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The final book in The City Series is here! Sunset Park is gone. People are missing. Sylvie, Eric, and the other survivors have crossed the water to the security of a new Safe Zone, where they hope to heal their battered hearts, amass an armory, and get back at the ones who took it all away...
  • Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn

    Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sometimes, 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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  • Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart

    Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s supposed to find a husband.He’s supposed to steal a shuttle.They’re each other’s only hope.Kiera Alexander is the Mage-Queen of Mars, ruler of a hundred worlds and the protector of humanity. She is also unmarried and in desperate need of an heir—a duty that has left her traveling the Core Worlds of the Martian Protectorate aboard the luxury liner Extravagant Voyage...
  • Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Taki Soma

    Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Taki Soma

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Eisner Award-nominated writer KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) follow up on the success of EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE with the second installment of their highly acclaimed and fiercely unapologetic BITCH PLANET...
  • Ghost Towns by Bella Forrest

    Ghost Towns by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Continue the journey in the thrilling penultimate book of The Child Thief series (as we move toward the grand finale in Book 6!)Now that Robin has discovered a lead on her daughter, all she can think about is tracking her down. And her birth parents—whom Robin never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to meet...
  • Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman, Sabrina Jean

    Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman, Sabrina Jean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Prepper's Collapse - Book 2 in the Prepper’s Apocalypse series.Prepper Post-Apocalyptic Survival FictionEMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight home from vacation. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on...
  • Thin Lines by Bella Forrest

    Thin Lines by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "It sounded to me like they've been watching you--watching us--for a while..."A decades-old conspiracy. A group of mysterious allies. An entire nation out for their blood.The Compliance Authority does not take kindly to dissidents. Particularly dissidents who have managed to escape their grasp, not once, but twice.Things are about to get a lot more dangerous for Robin, Jace, and their team...
  • Deep Shadows by Bella Forrest

    Deep Shadows by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The heart-pounding second book of The Child Thief series. After the night's shocking events, Robin, Jace, and their team find themselves thrust into a race for their lives.Robin never could have imagined that things would go so wrong. Never could have dreamed that they would find what they found within that innocuous-looking building...
  • Sea Wolf by Anna Burke

    Sea Wolf by Anna Burke

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the year 2514, the only thing more dangerous than the seas is those who sail them.Life aboard the mercenary ship Man o’ War is rarely dull as hurricanes, swarms of jellyfish, and man-eating squid pose daily doses of danger...
  • Jingled by Tana Stone

    Jingled by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Naughty 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

    Smolder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One 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...
  • Cinder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman

    Cinder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Scorch Series: romantic action adventure for fans of romance thriller suspense and family romance stories! Cold, calculating Dolf Luciano is a rock-climbing powerbroker in a tailored suit. An identical twin, he is the “brain,” and his brother Nando, the “heart...
  • Dark Demise by Rebecca Royce

    Dark Demise by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Time isn’t kind… Waverly Sandler is nothing like her mad father. She’s a nurse. She takes care of people. She is fighting to live down her name. She’s also a sister, a friend, and someday, if the universe is kind, she hopes to be a lover and a wife. Life at The Farm is one of constant activity, because freedom exacts a high price...
  • Psyren #06: Flame by Toshiaki Iwashiro

    Psyren #06: Flame by Toshiaki Iwashiro

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Reads 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...
  • Ruthless: A Sci-Fi Academy Romance by Kyra Snow

    Ruthless: A Sci-Fi Academy Romance by Kyra Snow

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m an assassin who’s finally met my match.If only he wasn’t such a jerk.All I want is to be part of the elite taskforce that will defeat our enemy once and for all. The problem? Daryx is the one overseeing the training for the mission.Some days I’m not sure if I want to stab or kiss him, especially when the silver fox tells me how much he believes in me.That does something to a girl’s ego...
  • Before The Dawn by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue

    Before The Dawn by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THE 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...
  • Alex + Ada, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn

    Alex + Ada, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Tensions rise between humans and robots in this sci-fi/drama set in the near future. Alex took a huge risk to unlock Ada and it seems to have paid off - Ada can now think for herself and explore life as a sentient android. As Alex and Ada spend more time together, they become closer. But as restrictions tighten on androids, Ada feels unsure about her place in Alex's life and the world...
  • Dark Ambitions: A Class 5 Novella (Class 5 Series) by Michelle Diener

    Dark Ambitions: A Class 5 Novella (Class 5 Series) by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's been months since Rose McKenzie was taken far from Earth. She's trying to make a place for herself amongst the Grih, with help from her Grihan lover, Captain Dav Jallan, and the dangerous and loyal Sazo, a powerful artificial intelligence who's integrated with an infamous Class 5 battleship...
  • Wave Rider by Michelle Diener

    Wave Rider by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Isolated . . . Verdant String scientist, Anja Farucci, is frightened. Her calls for help from her remote coastal research station on the moon Fynian have been going unanswered, and strange things are happening with the leviathan pod she's studying. Out of options, she sets out on the dangerous three-day journey to Rinc, Fynian's only city.Stranded . .
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  • The Maiden by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Maiden by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1720 - George I; George II; the Young Pretender (Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1745 Rebellion) Political intrigue is rife as the Stuart-Hanoverian struggle continues. Jemmy, heir to Morland Place, contracts a dutiful marriage to the chilly Lady Mary in order to secure Hanoverian protection and safeguard his inheritance...
  • 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...
  • The Tangled Thread: The Morland Dynasty, Book 10 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Tangled Thread: The Morland Dynasty, Book 10 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1788 - The French Revolution; beginning of Industrial RevolutionIn France, as the revolution begins, Henri, the bastard offshoot of the Morland family, strives to protect his family. He binds his daughter Heloise in loveless marriage to a Revolutionary, and allies himself with the vigorous Danton...
  • High Flyer (Verdant String) by Michelle Diener

    High Flyer (Verdant String) by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Flying the head-of-planet around isn't a job for the faint of heart. Especially not on Faldine, the planet in the Verdant String whose magnetic fields actively fight against technology, bringing down the ships of the unwary or the incompetent.Hana thrives on the challenge, though. Thrives on everything about her job...
  • Chosen by the Vikens by Grace Goodwin

    Chosen by the Vikens by Grace Goodwin

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kayson, Geros and Mal are not hers. She is not theirs. So why does their every touch set her on fire? Why is it so easy to give in to the pleasure they provide? She must play along. Nothing is real. Every magical touch, every gasp, is just part of the mission. When she begs for more, it's all part of the plan..
  • The Black Pearl: The Morland Dynasty, Book 5 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Black Pearl: The Morland Dynasty, Book 5 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    1659: Cromwell's protectorate is drawing to a close, and the restoration of the monarchy can only improve the fortunes of the Morland family. The years of civil war and their aftermath have left Morland Place in dire straits, but with the return of the King, Ralph Morland believes he can rebuild the family estates...
  • The Flood-Tide: The Morland Dynasty, Book 9 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Flood-Tide: The Morland Dynasty, Book 9 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    1772: Although George III reigns over a peaceful England, his colonies in the Americas are claiming independence and a tide of revolutionary fervour is gripping France. Allen Morland and his beloved wife Jemima work unstintingly to bring Morland Plce back to its former glory. Their seven children often bring them heartache, but they are sustained by their love of each other...
  • The Oak Apple: The Morland Dynasty, Book 4 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Oak Apple: The Morland Dynasty, Book 4 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    1630 - Charles I; the Civil WarWhen civil war destroys the long years of peace in England, the clash between King and Parliament is echoed at Morland Place. Richard, the heir, brings home a Puritan bride, while his dashing brother Kit joins the Royalist cavalry under Prince Rupert, leaving their father, Edmund, desperately trying to steer a middle course...
  • The Planet Pirates by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon

    The Planet Pirates by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    THE 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...
  • Kieli, Volume 2: White Wake on the Sand (Kieli Novels  (キーリ ライトノベル) #2) by Yukako Kabei

    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 ratings
    Kieli, 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...
  • A Warm Place 4 - A Post-Apocalyptic Men's Adventure by Misty Vixen

    A Warm Place 4 - A Post-Apocalyptic Men's Adventure by Misty Vixen

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Three months have passed since Chris helped save what remained of Pine Lake.He has finally been forced to face a problem that has hounded him since he began his nomadic lifestyle in the face of this new apocalypse: he has found a place that he wants to call home, but his intense wanderlust is driving him insane...
  • The Chevalier by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    The Chevalier by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1689 - William and Mary; Queen Anne; George I; The Old Pretender (1715 Rebellion) Annunciata, fiercely loyal to the Stuart cause, follows King James II into exile, leaving her gentle grandson Matt to care for Morland Place...
  • Breeder by Casey Hays, Spring Lea Henry

    Breeder by Casey Hays, Spring Lea Henry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beyond 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...
  • The Long Fall of Night by A.J. Rose

    The Long Fall of Night by A.J. Rose

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a flash, everything changes. When NYU student Asher Caine’s uncle calls to warn him something big is coming, he has no idea it will be so devastating. Not even years of training can prepare him for what he's about to face. The only plan he has is to get his sister and nephew across country to safety, whatever it takes. The darkness is full of potential. For good or evil, only time will tell...
  • The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit by Susan Kyle, Diana Palmer

    The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit by Susan Kyle, Diana Palmer

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Diana 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...
  • No Place For Devils by Santana Knox, Amy Oliveira

    No Place For Devils by Santana Knox, Amy Oliveira

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The country is falling, and it’s no place for devils. In the Cártel, death was the only way out. I fought for a new life and bled for my freedom. Los Diablos Locos Motorcycle Club call me President now, and though they all bow to me, there’s one woman who won’t. My wife. Doctor Emory O’Connor. As the government crumbles all around us, she’s come running to me for protection from her past...
  • The Radiant Seas by Catherine Asaro

    The Radiant Seas by Catherine Asaro

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Living 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...
  • Safe Haven by Angela White

    Safe Haven by Angela White

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *This is the Large Print (18 Pt. font) Edition.Safe Haven: A place of safety and of light, of duty and honor: A Refuge for survivors.Also: A place of death and darkness, where magic and murder go hand in hand.After months of carrying the burdens alone, Adrian finally has the help he needs. Five of the six have come and he can't wait to get things started...
  • Against Time by Dean Wesley Smith

    Against Time by Dean Wesley Smith

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Paleontologist 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...
  • Claimed by Two by Aya Morningstar

    Claimed by Two by Aya Morningstar

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One human woman.Two alien men.Lots and lots of babies.I’ve never laid eyes on a man. Not even in pictures. Eden is a woman’s world. A world no man has ever stepped foot on.But then the Khetar arrive. They’re big alien men, in a big alien ship, with big alien d—Let’s just say it’s a big problem, especially because High Command assigns me to operate the airlock for a diplomatic mission...
  • Love and Chaos by Poppy Woods

    Love and Chaos by Poppy Woods

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The second collapse changed the world forever.Cris has spent her entire life in her Tribe. Safe from the pollution that still clings to more populated areas, they grow crops to sell in the Cities, they hunt for their meat, and they take care of their own. Their rural way of life ensures the politics of the Cities doesn't reach them.Until one day, it does...
  • Generation Warriors by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon

    Generation Warriors by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    These people will save the Galaxy... LUNZIE - who has discovered that the one good heavyworlder she ever met isn't so good after all... FORDELITON - who has been sent to investigate the connection between the super-rich and the planet pirates, and is dying of a mysterious slow poison... DUPAYNIL - who has made the mistake of pushing Sassinak too far, has been exiled to Seti space..
  • Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn

    Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The last thing in the world Alex wanted was an X5, the latest in realistic androids. But after Ada is dropped into his life, he discovers she is more than just a robot. Alex takes a huge risk to unlock Ada so she can think for herself and explore life as a sentient android. As Alex and Ada spend more time together, they become closer...
  • Lawless by Tarah Benner

    Lawless by Tarah Benner

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the author of The Fringe comes an addictive new dystopian saga.When Lark was sentenced to twenty-five years behind bars, she thought San Judas was her lucky break. The primitive 16,000-acre community in rural New Mexico isn’t like any other prison. There are no cells, there is no warden, and Mother Mercy is the law...
  • Alien Captain's Bride by Scarlett Grove

    Alien Captain's Bride by Scarlett Grove

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    DorisI just broke up with my boyfriend for cheating with some girl on the internet. I thought I was doomed to spend the rest of my life shushing people at the library. When giant bugs crash into the college where I work, and a group of us are captured and taken into space, I'm convinced they'll eat us all like they did my cranky boss Mrs. Henderson...
  • Obsidian Eyes by A.W. Exley

    Obsidian Eyes by A.W. Exley

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    1836, 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...
  • The Human Hunter by Loki Renard

    The Human Hunter by Loki Renard

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s hot. He’s deadly. And he’s hunting me.Rath K’zar is an alien bounty hunter. The best in the universe.I’m his admin assistant.I send him his bounties, and I process his payments.I know him better than anybody. He doesn’t know I exist.I have dreamed about him every night for months. You could call it a crush, or a fixation, or maybe an obsession. Whatever...
  • Twisted by Esme Devlin

    Twisted by Esme Devlin

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The new world is small and dark.Ruthless men rule in this new world. Violent men. Twisted men.Men like Baron. A monster in a metal mask. A self-made king in his own kingdom, his notorious cruelty is only overshadowed by his madness.I caught his eye while dancing for my life. He saved me -- and now he owns me. Utterly.He dresses me. Possesses me. Watches me while I sleep...
  • Owned by L.V. Lane

    Owned by L.V. Lane

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ava When civilization first collapsed, survival replaced compassion. Many dark years followed before I found a delicate peace within Sanctuary's walls.But that was over now.Standing on the desolate rooftop, I watched enemy soldiers take our community.After three days on the streets with no provisions and nothing but a temperamental handgun to defend myself, I knew I was out of options...
  • City at World's End (Annotated) by Edmond Moore Hamilton

    City at World's End (Annotated) by Edmond Moore Hamilton

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A classic science fiction tale originally published in Galaxy Magazine.A surprise nuclear war may cause the End of the World, but not the way anyone could have imagined.In one split second they were hurled across time into a world a million years away.One moment Kenniston was strolling down the quiet street, lost in pleasant reverie...
  • Girl From Above: Betrayal by Pippa DaCosta

    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...
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