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The Orc's Captive Bride by Honey Phillips
The Five Kingdoms are poised to fall into eternal darkness. All hope lies in a forgotten prophecy—and a woman from another world. Dr. Thea Monroe knows nothing of prophecies. She only knows she's been transported to a strange new world, kidnapped by a terrifying orc warrior, and is being dragged toward the heart of an enemy's empire... -
Hunter's Promise by Lynnea Lee
GABBY. A good girl gone awol. I knew when I Ex-Laxed our leader’s food that they’d send me to the arena if they caught me. It was worth it to get some of my friends out of this dump. What I didn't expect was the seven-foot-tall Xarc’n hunter who has come to my rescue. My horned and fanged savior isn’t like any other alien warrior I’ve heard about...Categorized as:
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Buck Wild Orc Cowboy by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I was done with romance, until a lonely orc in an apron offers me forever. Holly: Starting over in a bakery in an orc Wild West tourist town wasn’t my plan, but for my twelve-year-old son, Max, I’d do just about anything. He needs stability, and maybe even a father figure, though he probably won’t admit it...Categorized as:
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Protected by the Orc by Honey Phillips
Her orc bodyguard is determined to keep her close! Holdar doesn’t do commitment. Even his latest security job as bodyguard to a pretty, spoiled - and annoyingly adorable - heiress won’t last, which is just as well. The sooner he gets away from her innocent smiles and tempting curves the better...Categorized as:
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Alien Charming by Honey Phillips
A powerful alpha. An invisible female. One magical night. Elli has always been invisible. Overworked, underestimated, and overshadowed by her manipulative aunt, her only refuge is the quiet sanctuary of her garden—until she realizes that someone is watching her from the woods...Categorized as:
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World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Book two of The Cascadia Series is here! Danger can be anywhere in the world between. Trapped in the fairgrounds by zombies and circumstance, it’s impossible to move out—and tough to move on. Whether romantic or platonic, changing relationships prove tricky for Rose, Tom, Clara, and Craig—never mind adapting to the new not-so-normal...Categorized as:
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Call of the Fathoms by Emma Hamm
The City of Tau has long been a secret. Until now. As a genetic experiment and personal guard to one of the Originals, Alexia has always known her purpose. Keep her Original safe. Ensure the city of Tau remains hidden amongst the depths of the ocean. And destroy any and all undine who try to make those jobs difficult. Fortis has always known he was going to die early...Categorized as:
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Healer Hunted by Robin O'Connor
Pheromone dependency no way, I think the captured alien doctor just has the hots for me. Noa. I was stolen from my home planet and forced to work at a fancy resort. When I end up cleaning the room of the sexy alien doctor… I develop what he calls a pheromone dependency. He’s irresistible. He’s the son of the evil lady holding me captive. He’s as trapped as I am, so we work together to escape...Categorized as:
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Expecting Darkness by Mandy M. Roth
Book Two in the Crimson Ops Series. New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Series the Crimson Ops! Part of the Immortal Ops World! Searc Macleod is an immortal vampire special operative with Paranormal Security and Intelligence's "Fang Gang. " He's fought for the side of good for nearly a century. But it turns out; his past is never far behind him...Categorized as:
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Deathly Contagious by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDeathly Contagious: Book Two in the Contagium Trilogy. After the discovery of a zombie-proof safe house, things are finally looking up for Orissa Penwell. But her chance at happiness is shattered when someone she cares about is shot. Hell bent on revenge, Orissa will do whatever it takes to seek vengeance and get even... -
Contagious Chaos by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsContagious Chaos, the highly anticipated third book in the Contagium Series, winner of the Contagious Reads Horror Con’s 2014 best horror series, follows Orissa and her friends as they struggle through a zombie filled world...Categorized as:
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Saved by the Warrior Hero by Roxie Ray
There’s no man I can trust …. I may not be locked up on a slave ship anymore, but I still bear the scars. I miss my life on Earth, but I don’t know how I can go back after what was done to me. The Rutharians took everything, and now all I’m able to see are threats. One of my rescuers, Nion, wants to protect me, but I can’t let him get close. I won’t let myself be taken again...Categorized as:
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Rescued by the Orc Enforcer by Kate Rudolph
Vorok knows the rules of the Red District. Bust heads. Take names. And never cross the boss. But when the boss's daughter tries to run away from an unwanted engagement, Vorok has a choice to send her home. .. or help her escape. He's had his eye on the pretty human for years, but there's no way a pampered princess like her would want an orc enforcer... -
Savage Giant: A Fantasy Monster Romance by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon
The huge sasquatch says I belong to him. When I need a place to lie low for a while, my late grandfather’s mountain cabin seems like the perfect solution. That is, until I discover there are actual Sasquatches living in the forest. And my solar truck just broke down. Awesome. My plans to hike back to civilization are thwarted by a huge man-beast named Gorran...Categorized as:
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Bidding on the Orc Outcast by Honey Phillips
What happens when you win the town’s grumpiest orc? Posy is brand new to Fairhaven Falls, but she’s determined to find her place in the charming small town—even if it means participating in an unusual bachelor auction. But she certainly doesn’t expect to end up bidding on the mysterious orc who everyone seems to avoid... -
The Orc's Bidding by Alana Khan
Larke risks her life when she flees into the Expanse. The orcs who roam there might be cannibals, but the alternative is worse. Her parents planned to sell Larke on her Bidding Day, but Orric rescues her, then shelters her in his mountain home. She soon discovers the huge, green orc is not only the most honorable male she’s ever met, but his touch makes her pulse race with desire...Categorized as:
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Kidnapped by the Monster by Ava Mona
The very last person Leah expects to come to her rescue when the President betrays her is a monster. He’s supposed to be blood-thirsty, a feral murderer, but instead, he’s the only thing that helps her gain her freedom, promising that she’s safe with him…and that she’s his... -
Rath by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes
He’s everything she knows to fear… but the alien warrior is her one chance to survive. Injured, lost, and on her own, Savannah is at breaking point when help finally arrives. His name is Rath, and he’s one of the enemy… only he doesn’t act like it. He’s sexy, gentle, and his touch makes her ache for things she’s never wanted before. .Categorized as:
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Alien Warrior Unclaimed by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe means everything to me. Can I protect her from a vicious game? I was stolen by invaders when I was three seasons old and taken to Lord Vunne’s chamber. There, he tried to mold me into a monster. I became fast friends with other youngling males who I soon called my brothers...Categorized as:
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The Orc Warrior's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was lucky to find my soulmate. And cursed to have lost him so soon after…. I thought Tarfu was my happy ending. Until he went missing in battle. At first I waited patiently. Then anxiously. Then finally, hopelessly. Three years have passed. Orc males in his clan begin to circle me. Looking to claim me. But if I know my mate, Tarfu will never stop till he comes back to me... -
Logic Broken by Robin O'Connor
On the run, wanted for a murder I didn’t commit, my only choice is to trust the strange, nerdy alien that swears to protect me. Jenny>. Being abducted by aliens? Sure, I can handle that, I’ve always wanted to see what’s out there anyway. Then my degenerate gambler of an owner loses me at alien poker and I need to escape. The nerdy alien with a cute smile is the one coming to my rescue...Categorized as:
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Healed by the Orc by Robin O'Connor
My vacation turns on its head when ancient stones throw me straight into the arms of an Orc. Shannon. I’m dying, that’s what the doctors told me. Visiting my ancestral farm in Ireland is the one thing I still want to do. Well, I get to see green. Lots of it, but not in the way I imagined... -
Orc's Property by Celeste King
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI don’t know how much longer I could have kept running from the Battle Frenzy orcs who were looking to kill me and my young nephew. Finally, limbs quivering and breath in ragged gasps, I collapsed as they towered over us, ready to end our lives. Until Jiwal saved us. An orc from the Raging Storm clan, he killed the other orcs as easily as I would swat a fly... -
Trickster Caught by Robin O'Connor
A secret stowaway, an alien shapeshifter, a truth which could destroy them both. .. Chloe:. My entire life has been one disaster after another. And now I'm stuck in the cargo bay of a spaceship, hoping the hulking great alien shapeshifter who just walked in won't find me. Except… When he makes a sound of pain I have to look. Of course I do... -
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Gargoyles Just Want to Have Fun by Ava Ross
There’s more to being a gargoyle’s wife than just saying I do. While struggling to raise my little sister, I suddenly inherit a run-down B&B from a grandmother I didn’t know existed. The only condition to inherit is that I marry and live with my husband for a year. One problem. I’m not dating, and the only one I want to propose to is the gargoyle I’ve been crushing on for months...Categorized as:
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Draekon Heart by Lili Zander, Lee Savino
There might be a way out of the prison planet. The only problem? I don’t want to go. Back on Earth is a man who wants to kill me. Back on Earth, I slept with a knife under my pillow to be safe. There’s no coffee on the prison planet. No pizza. No chocolate. I should be thrilled that there might be a way back home. Except I don’t want to return. Here, I feel safe. Because Mike isn’t here...Categorized as:
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Taken by Jessica Grayson, Aria Winter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen we crashed on an ice planet, my A'kai master drank of my blood to survive. We find a settlement of his people; they've been stranded here too, for the past five years. Bound and thrown in a cage, I've all but given up hope of rescue until one of the A'kai guards takes pity on me. Defying his people and his Commander, Erolas helps me escape... -
Zerberu by Athena Storm
Probably not a good sign when you start reading the refund policy on your mail order bride…. Vera Kronus has only choice after a long criminal career. Stay shackled and wait for her transport to a brutal prison planet or switch her ID and be sent to who knows where in the galaxy. She chooses the second option...Categorized as:
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Monsters' Treasure by Alana Khan
On my 34th birthday, my husband’s “gift” is to banish me to the monsters Down Below. When my husband’s lackey ruthlessly attacks me in this terrifying new environment, a half-monkey, half-man swings in from the trees and rescues me. Azael provides the first gentle touch I’ve ever known. It’s only after my heart opens to him that he reluctantly informs me all females must have at least three mates...Categorized as:
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Alien's Redemption by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline. I was going home when I was abducted by aliens. Then the ship crashed, and I found myself lost and alone on an alien planet. I’ve been running for two days. It seems that aliens of all shapes and sizes are after me simply because I’m. .. human. And a woman. They say human females are universal breeders, and that we’re extremely valuable. I won’t let them catch me... -
Daxion by Elin Wyn
Science Fiction Adventure Romance. You’d be a bit of a b*tch, too. If everyone has left you, died on you, and laughed at your dreams, you might have a few issues. And then to have your planet invaded right when you’re about to follow through on the one thing you have left? Done. Amira’s not particularly interested in making friends...Categorized as:
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Vendetta by Emmy Chandler
Having escaped the lab where they were altered with alien DNA, Vaughn Coleman and his fellow super-soldiers answer an ad for a ship capable of getting them far from the prison planet they’ve just fled. Meshach Larsen, autocrat of a notorious isolationist planet, is willing to accept payment in services rendered, rather than credits...Categorized as:
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Orc Rebel's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe died trying to protect me. Or so I thought. On a hellish Earth I created my own slice of Heaven with Agrish…until it was burned to the ground. Along with my safety. For the last year, I’ve done nothing but run. Alone. Afraid. And with a broken heart. The Burning Sun orc clan was supposed to be my refuge. But then I see him. My giant orc. Rescued and living among them. And now it's my purgatory... -
The Orc Soldier's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI lost my orc. But he left me with something better. One year ago, Nevarth had to leave me. I never even got a chance to say goodbye. I thought I had lost him forever. Until I felt a kick in my belly. Now a part of him lives on in his son. When I look at his son, I feel that hope. And I feel sadness at having lost Nevarth. Until the day he returns. He tells me that our love put me in danger... -
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The Orc King's Bride by Lena Grey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe handsome orc king has taken me prisoner. Escape is my only option…isn’t it? After escaping from alien slavers, I was captured by a group of fierce orcs. Now, the impossibly attractive orc king who locked me up in his palatial guest suite. King Dexari is huge and muscled, with a voice like rolling thunder and a man-bun that’s totally hot. But the punishment choices he offers me? Not good... -
Bear Home for Christmas: BBW Holiday Paranormal Bear Shifter Romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWrap yourself up in a smoking-hot bear shifter romance this Christmas! Orphaned Noelle Hollis has nowhere to go for the festive season. A half-baked plan has brought her to the small town of Northwood on a freezing, snowy night two days before Christmas. When it comes to nothing, leaving her cold, lonely, and mad at herself, she breaks down in a cafe...Categorized as:
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Dark River by A.R. Keo
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSitting in a dungeon, miles below the surface of the earth is not the ending she anticipated. Nor is coming face to face with some very lethal dark elves, but Vanadey Adara is particularly good at finding trouble. Van is not having a pleasant day, but things take a surprising turn when an unconscious dark elf is dragged in by his kin...Categorized as:
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The Alien Mating Trial by Eva O'Hare
A super-secret government program, Project Eve, is ready to open its Earth-based Colony Eden and needs its first recruits. The Colony only accepts women who have the "Eve" gene, and only some women of African descent possess it. Aliens from a distant galaxy have signed an agreement with humans, making Project Eve also tasked with pairing an alien with one of its recruits... -
The Orc's Secret Baby by Celeste King
On a ruined world, I fell in love with a monster. And now he’s back. Not that it matters. He is an orc warrior. I am a human woman. Amid a blasted Earth ruined by invasion, Yggy was always kind to me. His handsome face caused me to fall in love. Until one night, when I realized his love for me would lead to my death. Against all protests from my heart, I had to leave Yggy...Categorized as:
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Monsters' Prize: A Why Choose Monster Romance by Alana Khan
My first act of defiance earns me a death sentence. After a lifetime of perfect obedience, I make a last stand and refuse to participate in my bridal auction. For that, I’m banished Down Below where monsters roam free due to a genetic mutation. The whispers I’ve heard say they will tear me apart. When I’m hunted by slavering beasts, a clan of three males rescues me...Categorized as:
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The Alien's Criminal by Gemma Voss
Those legends from the scrolls that spoke of breeding mates and bonding ceremonies— they were just the lost ways of history. Fuel for imagination. Until I saw her. Now, it’s my reality. Life has been a prison for Max since the first moment aliens arrived to colonize Earth... -
Enticed by the Satyr by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA warrior from another universe. .. A woman running from an abusive relationship. A rip in the fabric of space-time and a malevolent alien race bent on destruction. How does it all tie together? Read Enticed by the Satyr. .. the first book of the Monstrum Kindred to find out. Mia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Julliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her... -
Salt by Liz Shipton
What do you do with a drunken sailor when the world is underwater? In a brutal dystopian water world, where survival depends on sailing, skill, and smarts, Bird Howsley is a beautiful disaster. A drunken sailor, a sharp-tongued back-talker, and a magnet for chaos, Bird is one bad decision away from watching her life go completely down the drain...Categorized as:
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Orc's Prize by Celeste King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIf Borak the Wrathful thinks that I’ll be his pliant human female to do with as he pleases, then he’s in for a surprise! I know I shouldn’t have wandered into Twilight Reaper territory. And yes, I did get rescued by Borak’s tiny orcling son who is also very fond of me. What can I say? I’m good with kids... -
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Captivated By Her Orc Captain by Celeste King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOn this desolate Earth, life is worthless and death is no escape. A giant, scarred orc has saved my life. In doing so, he’s given me value and purpose. A hellish world no longer looks hopeless when you realize there is someone who cares for you. To protect what little you have left, you’ll find yourself willing to do anything. Protect. Train. Fight... -
The Minotaur's Mate by Delaney Rain
Can a bull-headed man and a marshmallow-hearted bull unite to prevent a war and save a people? All his life, Nat Konstantinidis has watched helplessly as his people sacrificed their own to the Minotaurs who dominate this planet. Are they killed? Are they eaten? No one knows what happens to the captives, but Nat is determined that this is the year it finally ends...Categorized as:
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Hemingway's Notebook by Jackie North
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSoulmates across time. Two souls connected by destiny. In present day, Jake, lonely and cut off from his parents, travels to the Chamberlin Inn in Cody, Wyoming to work on extra credit for his college seminar. In 1932, Sebby labors at the Chamberlin Inn for pennies a day, wishing with all his heart for a better life...Categorized as:
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Twice in a Lifetime by Melissa Baron
The Time Traveler's Wife meets Oona Out of Order in this imaginative and moving debut novel of a love more powerful than time. Isla has fled the city for small-town Missouri in the wake of a painful and exhausting year. With her chronic anxiety at a fever pitch, the last thing she expects is to meet a genuine romantic prospect. And she doesn’t...Categorized as:
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The Lovely Dark by Juliette Cross, Emma Hamm
Best-selling fantasy authors Emma Hamm, Juliette Cross, and Zoey Draven present three original, full-length novellas in this delicious and dark monster romance anthology. Wave SongAlys Fairweather has always loved the sea. So when her father gets the opportunity to build a city beneath the waves, she is the first in the submarine with him... -
Xurek by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
It’s the intergalactic cruise of a lifetime, a chance to meet aliens and travel to exotic locales. On a lazy river excursion, I’m stuck sharing a float with Xurek, a cocky orc commander in the interstellar military. Leave it to him to insist on taking an axe on an inflatable float. The more anxious I become, the calmer he gets, which only irritates me more. I should ignore him, but I can’t...Categorized as:
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