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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... -
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Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 20 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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![Protector by Tana Stone]()
Protector by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Vandar raiders who roam the sky are deadly and fierce. The mercenary hunting me is terrifying--and will stop at nothing to claim me. I thought the cocky Vandar raiders I had to work alongside were my biggest problem. That was before the deranged leader of a ruthless band of mercenaries decided I belonged to him. As a member of the underground Valox resistance, there are few things I fear... -
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Before the Storm by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMr. Rikkard Ambrose, cold-hearted billionaire and hero of the “Storm and Silence” series is without a doubt the richest and most powerful man of the British Empire...Categorized as:
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Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’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... -
![Alien Undone by Cara Bristol]()
Alien Undone by Cara Bristol
Getting 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...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Guarding Secrets: An Enemies to Lovers Suspenseful Romance by Jenna Gunn]()
Guarding Secrets: An Enemies to Lovers Suspenseful Romance by Jenna Gunn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce burned… twice, hell no. The former Marine turned bodyguard’s been burned. He can’t just trust a spy that’s shows up on his doorstep. Too bad the protector in him has something else in mind…. Danee Swann can't do it alone. She needs help tracking down a missing person. Joining up with Agile Security's team is just the answer she's been so desperate for...Categorized as:
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Seizing Power by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis cyborg believes he’s in control. Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions. When a threat to the Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet...Categorized as:
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![Bolt: Bolt Saga: Volume One: Parts 1, 2 & 3 by Angel Payne]()
Bolt: Bolt Saga: Volume One: Parts 1, 2 & 3 by Angel Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWorking the night shift at one of Downtown LA’s hottest hotels, Emmalina Crist has had her fair share of strange encounters—but none of them have prepared her for meeting Reece Richards, the charismatic bad boy of the Richards Resorts dynasty... -
![Smolder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman]()
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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Cinder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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Zai by Starla Night
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI will destroy all threats to the empire with unrelenting force. Even if that threat comes in the form of a weak, fragile lesser with night-black hair and beguiling eyes. The blades. Elite forces of the empire, nightmare to all servant-world residents just trying to scrape by. Of course I have to flee when my medical ship comes under attack. But my escape pod is captured by their ruthless leader...Categorized as:
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![The Tangled Thread by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Tangled Thread by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1788 - The French Revolution; beginning of Industrial Revolution. In 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... -
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![Throne of Novoxos by Tyler Chase]()
Throne of Novoxos by Tyler Chase
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe brave warrior, Prince Comron Van Laven, lays at death’s door after a near fatal transport crash. His life is in the hands of his mortal enemy who does the unthinkable…she saves him…in so many ways. Together the two must battle for survival against the harsh elements, deadly assassins and vicious animal attacks. But that’s only the beginning of their struggles...Categorized as:
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![Savage Mine by Hattie Jacks]()
Savage Mine by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFeral, beasty and dangerous to know. Meet the alien warrior who wants to claim me… All I want is to get used to my new life on the alien citadel which is my new home. What I don't want is to be grabbed by a feral warrior and taken away from the only safe place I know. Ilyos is havoc personified... -
![The Warlord's Stormy Skye by Gail Koger]()
The Warlord's Stormy Skye by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Skye McAllister, I’m a psychic witch and a healer. My life is a rollercoaster ride of craziness. My unique electrical powers have a bunch of alien males eyeing me like I’m prime rib at an all-you-can-eat banquet. If that wasn’t bad enough, a crazy old witch transformed herself into a half-human Kotsor spider and is trying to kill me with hexes, magical bombs, and her zillion hatchlings...Categorized as:
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Overlord by Cyndi Friberg
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDetermined to bring meaningful change to her people, Lady Eza of the Sarronti seeks out the leader of the Outcasts and proposes a daring alliance. She expects to negotiate with a barbarian. Instead, Overlord Kage Razel awakens longings that have nothing to do with the rebellion. He intrigues and attracts her, making her ache for the consuming passion she has only experienced in his arms... -
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Galidin by L.P. Peace
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Shay and her family carried three hundred colonists to a new world, they thought they were leaving all the problems of Earth and the Klevian Cold War behind, until they arrive and are rammed by a Klevian warship...Categorized as:
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![The Black Pearl by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Black Pearl by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratings1659: 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 Oak Apple by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Oak Apple by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratings1630 - Charles I; the Civil War. When 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... -
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The Maiden by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1720 - 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... -
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Agent T3: d'Artagnan by Joni Hahn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCredentials:. • Rebel son of Former Navy SEAL. • Trained under his father. Enhancements:. • Time Travel. d’Artagnan (Dar) Naylor: trained by the best, disciplined by the toughest, and raised by the vilest - his father. He bought into Robert Naylor’s life of crime, until he learned the reasons behind it. Now, he possesses enhancements installed by The D. I. R. E...Categorized as:
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![Lethal Intent by Cara C. Putman]()
Lethal Intent by Cara C. Putman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Caroline takes a job with a promising medical start-up, she believes she’s on the side of angels . . . until she’s asked to go too far. When the judge she’s clerked for dies, Caroline Bragg starts over as in-house counsel for a pharmaceutical start-up working on innovative adult stem cell research with the potential to save thousands of lives...Categorized as:
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![My Big Alien Bodyguard by Loki Renard]()
My Big Alien Bodyguard by Loki Renard
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’ll protect her at any cost. My human client is sassy, bratty, and famous. I’m big, blue, alien - and responsible for keeping her safe. There is nothing I wouldn’t do for her. Even if she pushes every button. Even if she tests every limit. I’ll take her in hand, and I’ll take her into my bed. Because she's a bad girl, and she's a superstar. Some love her, and some love to hate her... -
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Agent E2: Aidan by Joni Hahn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCredentials:. • Second generation Former Navy SEAL. • DIRE’s latest SEAL acquisition. Enhancements:. • Electrical Conductor. Former Navy SEAL, Aidan Monroe, embraces risk. Show him a hint of danger – or a beautiful woman - and he’s all over it. The only commitments in his life: his new D. I. R. E. enhancements and finding his father’s killers. Cassandra Naylor, daughter of D. I. R. E... -
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UNIT 78: Rescued by Mina Carter, Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cyborg soldier with one mission:. To rescue an innocent girl from a vicious cult. But in order to fulfill his duty, he must do the unthinkable. Can Rich and Kyrin find each other when they are lost in the Breeding Compound? Unit 78, formerly Corporal Richard Hardgraves, is a Cyborg with a mission: to rescue the Admiral's daughter from the dreaded Tr'Low Cult on Beacon 5...Categorized as:
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![The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack]()
The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thrilling page-turner from Gwendolyn Womack, the USA Today bestselling author of The Fortune Teller. Travel through time with the touch of a hand. Roan West was born with an extraordinary gift: he can perceive the past of any object he touches. A highly skilled pyschometrist, he uses his talents to find and sell valuable antiques, but his quiet life in New Orleans is about to change...Categorized as:
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![The Pack's Bride: Rulers by L.P. Peace]()
The Pack's Bride: Rulers by L.P. Peace
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPyri has spent a year being experimented on by a cruel Devori. When she's rescued, she finally thinks her ordeal is over. Quickly separated from her best friend, Pyri finds herself at the mercy of not one, or even two Adosian aliens claiming her as their mate, but a pack of five! They're dominating, controlling and don't seem to realise they're pushing her away even as they try to win her heart...Categorized as:
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![Marked For Risk by Susan Hayes]()
Marked For Risk by Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe thought Cupid’s arrow would never find her… love sent a missile instead. Being the onboard matchmaker for an interstellar dating cruise isn’t the most exciting job in the world, but that’s fine. Joy likes things to be calm and orderly. Then the ship gets attacked, and her captain orders her into an escape pod with two VIPs and instructions to keep everyone alive... -
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Hostage by Loki Renard
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLast time, I saved him. This time, he takes me. I was a good worker who wanted to be a bad girl,. So I went where good girls don’t go. That’s where I meet him. Shah. Boss of the galactic underworld. We’re not complete strangers. Our paths crossed once a long time ago, and he hasn't forgotten me. In Shah's world, no good deed, or good girl, goes unpunished... -
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Oxygen by John B. Olson, Randy Ingermanson
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake a Deep Breath . .. It Could Be Your Last. Valkerie is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. When NASA chooses her for the first mission to Mars, Valkerie is thrilled -- until she learns she's displacing America's heartthrob, celebrity astronaut Josh Bennett. Bob, the ship's mechanic, is paid to be paranoid -- and he's good at it...Categorized as:
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Twisted by Esme Devlin
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 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... -
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The Captain by Elaine Waters
It’s hard enough being the only human on this alien planet with no memory of how I got here. I have no business being imprisoned by a military Captain. But here I am, handcuffed for weeks to a brooding, powerful warrior that’s convinced I’m a spy. I’ve been a servant at the Captain’s camp for months—cooking, cleaning, and living peacefully...Categorized as:
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![Loss of Reason by Miles A. Maxwell]()
Loss of Reason by Miles A. Maxwell
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne Of The Most Disturbing Stories You'll Ever Read. Distant for many years, Franklin out of Pennsylvania and his step-brother Everon out of Nevada are connected by a single link: Their sister Cynthia. Enter The Nightmare. A nuclear bomb is detonated in New York. Banker, wife, mother, Cynthia lives in New York. The military has quarantined the city...Categorized as:
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![RV There Yet? by Diann Hunt]()
RV There Yet? by Diann Hunt
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife's a journey. Midlife's an adventure. But two weeks in a RV with the hot-flash sisters could drive anyone over the hill. Dede signed on for this cross-country RV trip selflessly, for Millie and Lydia's sakes. Besides, she needed to get her mind off a love gone wrong and a demanding gourmet chocolates business... -
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Owned by L.V. Lane
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAva. 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... -
![The Janus Effect by Jan Coffey]()
The Janus Effect by Jan Coffey
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeace and War, Friend and Foe, Life and Death…. A Perilous Journey Home! From the National Best Selling Author. The Janus Effect (previously published as the Deadliest Strain). Winner of Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction! Fahimah Banaz has been wrongly held in a CIA “black site” for over five years... -
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The Janus Effect by Jan Coffey
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeace and War, Friend and Foe, Life and Death…. A Perilous Journey Home! From the National Best Selling Author. The Janus Effect (previously published as the Deadliest Strain). Winner of Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction! Fahimah Banaz has been wrongly held in a CIA “black site” for over five years... -
![The Shell Collector by Hugh Howey]()
The Shell Collector by Hugh Howey
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe ocean is dying. The sea is growing warmer and is gradually rising. Seashells have become so rare that collecting them is now a national obsession. Flawless specimens sell like priceless works of art. Families hunt the tideline in the dark of night with flashlights. Crowds gather on beaches at the lowest of tides, hoping to get lucky...Categorized as:
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![H10N1 by Marsha Cornelius]()
H10N1 by Marsha Cornelius
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA deadly influenza virus rages out of control. There is no easy-fix vaccine. No eleventh-hour containment. Only death. With no workforce, power plants have been shut down, police and fire departments have collapsed, crops lie unpicked in the fields. When Dr...
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