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A Treasure for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Can an alien commander allow himself to choose love over duty? Jessica’s orderly life changed forever when she became the guardian of her orphaned niece and nephew. She is still trying to learn how to be a parent when they are taken by aliens.After a desperate attempt to escape their captors ends on a deserted planet, she faces an entirely new set of challenges...Categorized as:
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![Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an enemy armada... -
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![R'jaal's Resonance by Ruby Dixon]()
R'jaal's Resonance by Ruby Dixon
R'jaal has waited many turns of the seasons for his khui to resonate, only to be disappointed time and time again. But when he is taken captive by strange beings hiding in the very tunnels of the fruit caves, he wakes up to find himself in a strange underground cage.Also in the cage? A very pretty unfamiliar human female. She says her name is Rosalind. She makes his khui sing...Categorized as:
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![Alien Mask by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Mask by Ursa Dax
“I never wanted a mate. Until this troublesome human showed up and changed everything.”PRIYALerokan is a huge pain in my human butt. He’s cocky, obnoxious, and refuses to show me his face, hiding it behind a bone mask.He keeps saying he saved me from the battle.But all I see is the man who separated me from my friends...Categorized as:
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![Kiss My Asteroid by Milly Taiden]()
Kiss My Asteroid by Milly Taiden
** COMPLETELY STANDALONE **Discover a brand new race of Alpha males ready to find their mates in a dangerous warrior planet. Sassy women traveling with Gerri Wilder are in for the journey of a lifetime and a mate that will love them through the galaxy. Are you ready?Ivy Grimaldi can’t stand change. Ever. But change is something she’s had to deal with a lot lately...Categorized as:
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![Wed To The Alien Prince by January Bell]()
Wed To The Alien Prince by January Bell
The huge alien prince claims I’m his wife—I’ve never been a good little princess, and I’m not about to start now.Stuck in a hot jungle with an even hotter alien is not how I imagined my diplomatic mission going. To make things worse, every conversation is an exercise in survivor charades... -
![Wed To The Alien Gladiator by January Bell]()
Wed To The Alien Gladiator by January Bell
Things were improving between us… that is, until he got the bright idea to kidnap me.I never thought I’d be tricked into an arranged marriage with an alien warlord. Still, it’s been easy enough to keep my former gladiator husband at arm’s length. But once my translator starts working, the hulking himbo decides he’s tired of waiting and freaking kidnaps me...Categorized as:
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![His Human Assistant by Michele Mills]()
His Human Assistant by Michele Mills
I’m a corporate whistleblower running for my life, so I take the first job I can find off planet. Now I’m a lowly assistant for some rich devil named Hannibal Hellstone? And when I say “devil,” I mean DEVIL. As in this guy’s skin is dark red, he has shiny black horns, sharp fangs, silver-tipped claws and a barbed tail. This Hyrrokin is scary AF and his eight-year-old son looks just like him... -
![Nevrik by Regine Abel]()
Nevrik by Regine Abel
She is all he’s ever wanted.With the threat of the rebels’ looming war, romance is the last thing on Tyonna’s mind. But as she prepares to set off on a mission, the new member to join her crew leaves her breathless. Nevrik is the most imposing and intimidating Scelk she has ever seen... -
![Argan by Celia Kyle]()
Argan by Celia Kyle
Argan’s honor as a Preor warrior made him defend her. Liquid Knot’s heart demanded she save him. Liquid Knot—hacker extraordinaire—has made mistakes in her life, but none so big as getting an alien warrior sentenced to death. His head is on the chopping block and the Preor leader is determined to follow the letter of the law... -
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Heat for Hire by V.K. Ludwig
Scarred. Stranded. Oh… and in heat.ElliI thought things were a struggle when my insurance refused to pay for my breast reconstruction surgery. But here I am, crashing my omega-classified ladyparts on a planet that makes me do silly things—like dry-hump the big, scaled, growly police officer who pulls me from the wreck. Until the next ship leaves for Earth, I have to embrace my inner omega... -
![Xenon by Regine Abel]()
Xenon by Regine Abel
What is dead is never truly gone.When she embarks on a rescue mission in an abandoned lab, the last thing Kate Lewis expects is for a long dead Xian Warrior to rise from his ashes. Then he claims she’s his soulmate. Although she doesn’t doubt his sincerity, Kate cannot help but question the truth of his words...Categorized as:
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![Strange Love by Ann Aguirre]()
Strange Love by Ann Aguirre
He's awkward. He's adorable. He's alien as hell. Zylar of Kith Balak is a four-time loser in the annual Choosing. If he fails to find a nest guardian this time, he'll lose his chance to have a mate for all time. Desperation drives him to try a matching service but due to a freak solar flare and a severely malfunctioning ship AI, things go way off course...Categorized as:
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![I Married Krogal by Regine Abel]()
I Married Krogal by Regine Abel
He is the cuddliest of teddy bears. A year after fleeing an abusive partner, Farah’s welcome in the refuge sheltering her is ending. With no money, no job, and no options, she’s floored to be presented with a marriage of convenience to an alien behemoth as a solution...Categorized as:
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![Caveman Alien’s Call by Calista Skye]()
Caveman Alien’s Call by Calista Skye
When the ground split open, he threw himself into the chasm with me.But that was not because he wanted to save me…HaisleyA tribe of crazy cavemen wants to eat me.They’ve even put me in a pot and hung it over a fire.It’s a little much after I’ve been buried alive for the second time in two weeks and barely survived a terrible earthquake that tore the ground open... -
![Reaper by Regine Abel]()
Reaper by Regine Abel
She survived against the odds…Janelle’s life is defined by a crumbling, underground research base. Imprisoned for twenty years after the base was bombed, she and the few Creckel survivors are running out of time as the last of their resources are depleted. With no hope for rescue, Janelle and her companions wait for the dreaded Reaper to finish what the bombs missed...Categorized as:
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![The Security Guy by V.C. Lancaster]()
The Security Guy by V.C. Lancaster
Anna has been sent to the San Diego branch of the Department of Extra-Terrestrial Immigration from her London PR company to negotiate a contract. Her job is to help improve the public image of the local Teissian refugee community after it has come under attack from a local politician. On her first day there, she is invited to the office Christmas party...Categorized as:
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![Dark Class by Michelle Diener]()
Dark Class by Michelle Diener
Waking up alone . . . Ellie Masters comes out of a coma to find herself the only inhabitant of an eerily empty moon station. She’s not on Earth any more, she’s not even in the right solar system. So when someone reaches out to her, tells her he’s her friend, she’s happy to believe it. The alternative is to be stuck alone with an enemy.The hunt of his career . .Categorized as:
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![Krampus and the Crone by Honey Phillips]()
Krampus and the Crone by Honey Phillips
Can a horned alien warrior and an isolated woman grant two children their holiday wish for a family?Jaelle is lonely. Ostracized by the village, like her mother and grandmother before her, she poses as an old witch in order to eke out a meager living selling herbal remedies to people who don't want to admit they need her help... -
![Wed To The Alien Assassin by January Bell]()
Wed To The Alien Assassin by January Bell
My husband is the deadliest alien warlord of all, and I hate that about him... until he's exactly what I need.I've dedicated my life to doing as much good as possible. I won’t let my marriage to the big and buff alien assassin, Feruz, wreck my plans. I don't care if I accidentally I swore to be his mate at what I thought was a welcoming ceremony... -
![Handling the Hybrid by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Handling the Hybrid by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKindred Tales: Handling the Hybrid Too much to handle... Tandy has a big problem. She stands to inherit a huge estate and the title of her late aunt but in order to prove herself worthy of the exulted position and the money that comes with it, Tandy must train her first slave...Categorized as:
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![Wrath by Regine Abel]()
Wrath by Regine Abel
She conquered death. Can she conquer life?Kwan’s dreams of joining the Vanguard finally comes true. Unfortunately, a recent tragedy dampens the joy of this experience. She hopes that reuniting with her long-time friend Linette and embarking on epic rescue missions will help bury painful memories...Categorized as:
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![Monsters Love Curvy Girls Boxed Set, Books 1-3: Nanny, Surrogate, Assistant by Michele Mills]()
Monsters Love Curvy Girls Boxed Set, Books 1-3: Nanny, Surrogate, Assistant by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe first three books in the bestselling Monsters Love Curvy Girls series!Ferocious flame-throwing, satanic-looking males with tender-hearted marshmallow interiors who passionately love their human females exactly as they are... -
![V'Alen by A.G. Wilde]()
V'Alen by A.G. Wilde
" I should have warned you of how illogical it is to fall in love with a Kyron."An emissary to the Restitution, V’Alen does not interfere in the war between the humans and High Tasqals.But when the Tasqal’s minions attack the base and the voice of one female reaches his auditory sensors, he answers her call for assistance.[Scan: Female. Designated “Alaina”... -
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![Barbarian's Redemption by Ruby Dixon]()
Barbarian's Redemption by Ruby Dixon
For seasons, I have waited for her - my perfect mate. In a tribe full of happy couples, I am alone. But I am not content to remain this way. There are no eligible unmated females left, so I will do whatever it takes to bring females back to our tribe...even if it means doing something wrong. Even if it means I must purchase my mate on the intergalactic black market... -
![Alien Champion by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Champion by Ursa Dax
"I don't know how to win Fiona, but I do know how to fight. And I will fight for her with everything I have..."FIONAWhen I spontaneously kiss Dalk at midnight during our Deep Sky New Year's Eve party, I become aware of two I may have a crush on the grumpiest alien warrior at our I may also be ever-so-slightly sexually harassing him... -
![Wanting The Monster by Rena Marks]()
Wanting The Monster by Rena Marks
Never judge a man by his looks, even when he has tentacles.Relion has so much more going for him. Protective. Playful. Caring. He’s become my best friend and it doesn’t even matter that we’re male and female. Or that we’re two entirely different species... -
![Alien Commander's Reluctant Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Commander's Reluctant Bride by Juno Wells
For the first time in my life I'm surrounded by attractive, eligible males. If only I could choose one. Kearney Draconian Warriors are not only drop dead gorgeous, they’re more accommodating than any other species. My younger sister and I have signed contracts with the Draconians and they’re waiting for us to choose a mate, but I can’t focus on that right now... -
![Stealing Her Heart by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Stealing Her Heart by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A Kindred thief who longs for a female to love... An abandoned woman, trying to start again... When the two of them are thrown together, sparks fly. But what happens when Vicky has to pretend she's a professor Who teaches sexual techniques to younger men? You'll have to read Stealing Her Heart to find out. Vicky Erickson is having a lousy Valentine’s Day...Categorized as:
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![I Married A Catman by Regine Abel]()
I Married A Catman by Regine Abel
He was the dream mate she never expected.When Ophelia seeks the services of the Prime Mating Agency to find her soulmate, she’s floored to learn that her perfect match is Gaelec, an intimidating, feline-looking ex-convict... -
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Project: Adapt - Found by Jade Waltz
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA failed human prototype. That’s all she is… Born and raised as an experiment, Selena’s life has been filled with torture, betrayal, and distrust... but one night changes everything. Sold, attacked, and on the run, Selena is picked up by a colony ship...Categorized as:
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![Angie's Gladiator by Ruby Dixon]()
Angie's Gladiator by Ruby Dixon
As an a’ani warrior, my life matters little. Cloned from the same matter as thousands of others, I am but one of many. Here on the ice planet, though, I can start over. I can become my own person, have my own needs, my own wants. I know what I want. I have known since the moment I arrived. Her name is Angie. She is human, with sad, lonely eyes and a very pregnant belly... -
![I Married A Beast by Regine Abel]()
I Married A Beast by Regine Abel
He is the Beast of her dreams.Belle prayed for the day she would meet her Beast. As a proud monster lover, she signs up with the Prime Mating Agency for a chance to be paired with an exotic alien. The one she’s matched with exceeds her wildest fantasies... -
![When She's Handy by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Handy by Ruby Dixon
Five years ago, an alien saved me from a cruel master. He rescued me and I fell in love instantly, only for him to turn around and dump me on Risda III. I both love and hate him for that choice.I've moved on and created a life for myself on this strange alien planet amongst the other refugee humans... -
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![Alien Exile by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Exile by Ursa Dax
"I know that I may be frightening, my mate. But beneath all that makes me strange to you, my heart recognizes yours..."ZOEYI've spent most of my time on this alien planet alone in the wrecked human ship. So now that I'm living with the other girls and the barbarian warriors at the Cliffs of Uruzai, I'm finding it hard to adjust. These Sea Sand guys are just so... alien...Categorized as:
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![Gravel and Grit by Stacy Jones]()
Gravel and Grit by Stacy Jones
Zaek is losing hope after waiting centuries for rescue, but the time has finally arrived. The lost emergency beacon has fallen from orbit and gone active. All he needs to do to get off this damn planet named Earth is find it and get to the pick up location in time... -
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Alpha Star by Elsa Jade
He will be lord of his own solar system, but he can’t claim the homeworld until he takes a bride. He needs the right mate to win his mating rings, but choosing one female from among the neighboring systems while slighting the others could start an interstellar incident—and this ex-mercenary starship captain has finally had enough of war...Categorized as:
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![Alien Reject by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Reject by Ursa Dax
"She is a difficult creature, my tiny Kat. But I have never met with a creature I could not tame..."KATI can't believe so many of my human friends have fallen in love with aliens. Sure, the Sea Sand warlords are strong and tall and some might even say good-looking. But I still think it's absolutely nuts to jump into a relationship with one of them... -
![Romancing Rem'eb by Ruby Dixon]()
Romancing Rem'eb by Ruby Dixon
I feel like an outsider wherever I go. Croatoan, the Icehome Beach...neither place is home to me. So when a group heads off to the fruit caves to investigate thievery, I go with them. Any excuse to get away from the beach, where I've made a fool of myself in front of my ex and his new mate.Things go from bad to worse as I'm kidnapped by strangers...Categorized as:
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![Draekon Warrior by Lee Savino, Lili Zander]()
Draekon Warrior by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Captured in space. Imprisoned. Sold to the highest bidder. But my biggest problem is this bossy, aggravating, impossible, alien who’s supposed to rescue me. The bossy alien I kissed. That might have been a mistake. Kadir is dangerous. I’ve seen him fight, and his body is littered with scars. He’s a soldier. A warrior... -
![Saved by the Beast by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Saved by the Beast by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A warrior who thinks he's too old to find loveA desperate woman with a dark pastCan Makenna be...Saved by the Beast? Are you ever too old for love? Bard, a Beast Kindred, thinks he is. He lost his wife twenty years ago when he was just a young warrior and he's never looked at another female since... -
![Wed To The Alien Hunter by January Bell]()
Wed To The Alien Hunter by January Bell
He’s as cold as ice, but I’m ready to make him melt. I’m sick of being alone, sick of being ignored by my alien “husband,” Xade, and exhausted from always being as nice as possible. When the local alien wildlife starts rampaging, all I see is a golden opportunity to finally get some alone time with him on a mission, convince Xade to be my friend… and maybe more... -
![My Big Green Alien Orc by Skye MacKinnon]()
My Big Green Alien Orc by Skye MacKinnon
Aliens are real. I know because they abducted me. Now I’m trapped in a deadly game and everything I do is for the entertainment of aliens. If I fail, I die. My only chance of survival is a big, scary monster…but is he truly on my side or is this yet another game? She’s my mate. They showed me my fated female, then took her away. I will do anything to get to her. I will tear this planet apart... -
![Lost to the Alien Lord by Ella Blake]()
Lost to the Alien Lord by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Sci-Fi Alien Romance I signed up for a research mission with five other women. Instead, we crashed on an alien planet with too many dangers to count. Separated from the other women, I'm on my own until a huge alien with color-changing skin and a massive sword gets me out of a bad spot. I don't understand Savair's language, but I think he's under the impression that I'm his.I am NOT his... -
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![Bonded by Accident by Evangeline Anderson]()
Bonded by Accident by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hybrid warrior, born of both worlds, belonging to none Seeking to end his sexual torment without breaking a vow A girl from Earth with an itch to scratch Looking for no-strings-attached sex But when you make love with a Kindred, things get complicated What are Brandi and Slade going to do now that they are.. -
![Freeing the Prisoner by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Freeing the Prisoner by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A warrior taken prisoner, held in chains without hope A princess fascinated by the strange alien male When Dani slips into the prisoner's cell to learn more about him, she doesn't expect to fall in love But Kyron is a Touch Kindred… able to Touch her even though his hands are chained Will he also Touch her heart? Will Dani help him escape? Find out in Freeing the Prisoner… Kyron...Categorized as:
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![Raised to Kill by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Raised to Kill by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A Bride ordered to kill her Husband Marries a Kindred warrior who loves her...Categorized as:
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![Her Alien Warrior by Presley Hall]()
Her Alien Warrior by Presley Hall
Gemma and Kzuri's story. Full blurb coming soon!Her Alien Warrior is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring blue-skinned alien warriors, a sweet but determined heroine, and a quiet, fiercely devoted hero.If you like sexy aliens, steamy romance, and thrilling adventure, you’ll love this series... -
![Faking it with the Hybrid by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Faking it with the Hybrid by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Mattie is exasperated by her surly Protector who won’t say two words to her. Grath keeps his guard up around the curvy little female because he wants her but knows he can’t have her. Add a trip to Mattie’s hometown for the holidays where they have to fake-date to fool her family and you’ve got a volatile mixture. Will they survive when Mattie agrees to try…Faking it with the Hybrid?Dr... -
![Escorting the Alien by Ava Ross]()
Escorting the Alien by Ava Ross
This story was previously published in the Claimed Among the Stars Anthology. I’m trapped on a volcanic planet with a surly alien who thinks I’m his for the taking. What could go wrong with that?After losing my job as a space pilot, I’m short on cash. That’s when I’m hired to fly a visiting diplomat back to his home planet...
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