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Dark Hunter’s Boon by I. T. Lucas
As Orion and Alena’s relationship blooms and solidifies, the two investigative teams combine their recent discoveries to piece together more of the Kra-ell mystery.Attacking the puzzle from another angle, Eleanor works on gaining access to Echelon’s powerful AI spy network. Together, they are getting dangerously close to finding the elusive Kra-ell...Categorized as:
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![Dark God Destinies Converge by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark God Destinies Converge by I. T. Lucas
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "Fate or coincidence? Do you believe in fate or is everything just a coincidence!?! Just ask Toven, a 7,000 yr old god who lived long enough to be disillusioned by human failings. Meeting Mia changed all that when the Fates who directed them towards each other. Now they walked right into the hands of the Clan...Categorized as:
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![Craving in His Blood by Zoey Draven]()
Craving in His Blood by Zoey Draven
She’s the fated mate he never wanted…and the human that will bring him to his knees.As the daughter of a traveling chef, I grew up flitting around different galaxies, immersing myself in fascinating cultures, and rubbing noses with socialites. Coming to Krynn was a new chapter, a permanent place to finally call home... -
![Blake by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Blake by Nyssa Kathryn
A past that can't be changed. A future as uncertain as their relationship.Willow Foster has been a single mother for most of her young daughter's life, ever since the girl's father-a man Willow thought she'd be with forever-inexplicably disappeared. Now, just as mysteriously, he's back, living in Cradle Mountain, Idaho...Categorized as:
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![Dark God’s Avatar by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark God’s Avatar by I. T. Lucas
Unaware of the time bomb ticking inside her, Mia had lived the perfect life until it all came to a screeching halt, but despite the difficulties she faces, she doggedly pursues her dreams.Once known as the god of knowledge and wisdom, Toven has grown cold and indifferent. Disillusioned with humanity, he travels the world and pens novels about the love he can no longer feel...Categorized as:
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![Dark God's Reviviscence by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark God's Reviviscence by I. T. Lucas
Toven might have failed in his attempts to improve humanity's condition, but he isn't going to fail to improve Mia's life, making it the best it can be despite her fragile health, and he can do that not as a god, but as a man who possesses the means, the smarts, and the determination to do it...Categorized as:
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![Alien God by Ursa Dax]()
Alien God by Ursa Dax
WYLFRAELI’ve been cursed with a prophecy. I will murder my own fated mate. Though it nearly destroys me, I vow never to find her.What I do find are humans invading my world and stealing from my land. Those I do not kill flee from my rage, leaving behind one terrified yet defiant woman.I take Torrance back to my castle to interrogate her, though I have neither time nor patience for a prisoner...Categorized as:
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![Dark Haven Found by I.T. Lucas]()
Dark Haven Found by I.T. Lucas
Anastasia is growing suspicious, and Leon is running out of excuses.Risking death for a chance at immortality should’ve been her choice to make...Categorized as:
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![Dad Bod Ogre by Lynnea Lee]()
Dad Bod Ogre by Lynnea Lee
I just won the bride lottery! Except I don’t want to go to Earth, marry some spoiled rich kid, and live in the lap of luxury. That’s someone else’s dream, not mine. My life is here on Stars’ End, farming cheeka silk and breathing fresh mountain air.There’s only one thing to I pack my gear, say a temporary goodbye to my beloved cheekas, and set out into the great unknown...Categorized as:
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![The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin]()
The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn this omnibus edition of N.K. Jemisin's brilliantly original award-winning fantasy series, a young woman becomes entangled in a power struggle of mythic proportions.A REALM OF GODS AND MORTALS.Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky... -
![High Roller: A Dark Fated Mates Mafia Romance by Delta James]()
High Roller: A Dark Fated Mates Mafia Romance by Delta James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxel gave Victoria the impossible choice, and she chose him.VictoriaMy brother is dead. He’s been dead for five years and no one seems inclined to bring those who killed him to justice. Well, no one except me.AxelI’m in negotiation with the Albanian mob. They think I’m going to stand with them against the others. They’re wrong. Atlantic City is my town… or at least it’s going to be... -
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High Bet by Delta James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt night he invades my dreams… during the day I can’t forget the way he made me feel during those dreams.LaurenI am the leader of a rogue band of vixens, who left our origin skulk to live our dream—owning a catering company. The problem is our dream costs money, and we don’t have any. The solution is doing what foxes do best… steal. Now I’m way in way over my head... -
![Garbage (The SPARK Files) by Reese Morrison]()
Garbage (The SPARK Files) by Reese Morrison
Evan isn’t brave.But when he hears a group of Human Firsters attacking a garbage collection bot, he has to step in. He rescues an undiscovered SPARK, a self-aware robot who’s never experienced life outside of his collection route and the miserable, gray trash depot he’s assigned to.Evan wants to help. But he might have underestimated just how cute Quincy can be...Categorized as:
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![Bidding on the Orc Outcast by Honey Phillips]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Echoes of the Tide by Emma Hamm]()
Echoes of the Tide by Emma Hamm
Ace has spent her entire life hiding who she is. First, it was from friends and family who didn't know she was stealing from the rich. Then it was hiding her true self in a prison city under the water. The worst was hiding herself from new friends who helped her destroy Alpha. What she didn't know, was that decision would force her to come into the light. Maketes has always been the jokester... -
![Savage Giant: A Fantasy Monster Romance by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon]()
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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![Kiss of Luck (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James]()
Kiss of Luck (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDifferent Vices.Different Beasts.Different Mafias.The need to claim their mate's heart is the same... -
![Despair by Lana Pecherczyk]()
Despair by Lana Pecherczyk
Do villains deserve their happy ever after?Daisy Lazarus is the genetically modified warrior of the forgotten deadly sin despair. After spending most of her life as the villain, she has finally been brought back into the fold and wants nothing more than to fit in, to find herself, and to prove she was worth saving...Categorized as:
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![The Naga Scavenger's Precious Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Scavenger's Precious Mate by Robin O'Connor
He is the king of beasts, the lord of water, and I’m his captive mate.FarahUnderwater, what it is up can seem like down. I’m supposed to be dead, I’m supposed to be just a normal, boring daycare worker. Somehow, I’m stuck in the middle of a bizarre, nightmarish adventure.And then there is him. I'm not attracted to him with a burning intensity. No, it's just a fever from nearly drowning... -
![Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee]()
Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Reeled into a fake marriage with a merman...How was I supposed to know my new boss was the owner’s nephew? Now, I’ve been fired for speaking up about his roaming hands. And if that isn’t bad enough, I get home early to find my boyfriend bumping the girl next door!With nowhere to go, I decide to join the Starlight Lottery...Categorized as:
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![The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso]()
The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Ivory Tomb concludes the wildly original epic fantasy series bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic that began with The Obsidian Tower.The Dark Days have returned. The Demon of Carnage mercilessly cuts through villagers and armies. The Demon of Corruption poisons/rots the land. The Serene Empire and the Witch Lords race towards war... -
![Wrecked Intel: An Immortal Ops World Novel by Mandy M. Roth]()
Wrecked Intel: An Immortal Ops World Novel by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOperative: Cody Livingston Former Immortal Op, Cody Livingston, thought he'd signed up to be a better soldier and to serve his country. He didn't know he'd come out of the other side of the underground testing a were-shark. He'd not even realized supernaturals were a real thing prior to becoming one...Categorized as:
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![Complication: Syndicate Masters Northern Lights by Delta James]()
Complication: Syndicate Masters Northern Lights by Delta James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlliances are made. Complications are kept. Judgments are demanded.From USA Today Bestselling Author Delta James, another sensational book in the Syndicate Masters, Northern Lights romance series.Little did I know my search for stolen art would become a complication for the boss of the Valhalla Syndicate. A complication he has decided to keep...Categorized as:
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![Alien Mercenary's Heart by Mina Carter]()
Alien Mercenary's Heart by Mina Carter
Return to the worlds of the Lathar, as you've never seen them before... She wanted a coffee and an easy shift. Instead, she got a smart-alec mercenary and commandos trying to kill her… Medically discharged from the military over a decade ago, Station Chief Eris Archer just wants a quiet life. But life on a frontier station like Tarantus is never dull...Categorized as:
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![Susurex by Amelia Rademaker]()
Susurex by Amelia Rademaker
Cece Levine is stranded with a crew of snake aliens. Luckily, these ones like her. The last ones she met tried to kill her.The crew and I have a few things to work through now that we can communicate. Like why was I pretending to be a pet? What are we going to do now? And why are all of these aliens trying to kill us? Before we do anything, we need to get our ship fixed...Categorized as:
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![Reaver's Hunt by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress]()
Reaver's Hunt by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress
She sings as she dances, her long golden hair glistening in the sun, the only brightness I can see.From a distance I have watched her, guarded her.Slain any dangers.I should have brought her back to the aerie long before this, but a burning in my blood has stopped me.She is mine. Mine alone.A new threat has arisen, enemies unknown.I can keep my distance no longer...Categorized as:
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![Monstrous Truths by K.A. Knight]()
Monstrous Truths by K.A. Knight
Thirty years ago the world as we know it was lost. Now humans live like rats, desperate for food and safety, the wall towering before us as a mocking reminder of what happened…But some, some are born into privilege and wealth and I am one of those. I spend my days trying to change the world we live in, fighting for the truth as any good scientist does...Categorized as:
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![After the Storms by Liz Hambleton]()
After the Storms by Liz Hambleton
The conclusion for The Another sanctuary and another lie.After fleeing for their lives, Rowan’s band of survivors makes it to the Underground. The last to find her way, the welcome that greets her is not a warm one.She’s about to find out just how far the web of betrayal spreads, touching everything she holds dear. All the while, her family is kept from her, too far away to reach...Categorized as:
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![Chained by V.K. Ludwig]()
Chained by V.K. Ludwig
I conquered her planet and pillaged her body. Now I’m back for her heart.A decade ago, I brought war to Solgad, home of the Jal’zar. I sacked the planet and slaughtered the people, all to save my race from extinction. Until one of their female warriors hissed defiance, promising me death at her hands no matter how her body longed for mine... -
![Healed by the Orc: A Steamy Alien Monster Romance by Robin O'Connor]()
Healed by the Orc: A Steamy Alien Monster Romance by Robin O'Connor
My vacation turns on its head when ancient stones throw me straight into the arms of an Orc.ShannonI’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... -
![Destroyer by Meg Smitherman]()
Destroyer by Meg Smitherman
At the center of a forbidden ruin, an artifact of black stone is unearthed.Archaeologist Ru Delara, vilified by the scientific community for believing in magic, is summoned to investigate. But when she arrives, she finds herself inexorably drawn to the artifact, even though it could harbor untold destructive power.Unable to resist its pull, Ru reaches out to touch the stone..Categorized as:
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![The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston]()
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe third installment of a bewitching series brimming with charm and charisma that will make fans of Outlander rejoice! (Woman's World Magazine). New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's second novel in the Found Things series, Secrets of the Chocolate House, was called a time-swapping romance [that] will please fans of Alice Hoffman (Publishers Weekly)... -
![The Alien's Reward by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Reward by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI don’t want to be a princess… I want to fight too. Bazel: All my life I’ve been treated with kid gloves, and I’m tired of it. I want to live up to the legacy of the proud Drixonian females with which I share half of my DNA. There’s one thing in my way—a young warrior who knows my secret and threatens to tell my father...Categorized as:
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![Wake Up, Alpha by Anna Fury]()
Wake Up, Alpha by Anna Fury
PenI’ve seen firsthand the monsters that men turn into when they’re hit with the virus. I’ve been at their bedside in the ER when the Task Force comes and hauls them away. I’ve heard the stories of women getting kidnapped right off the street, never to be seen again...Categorized as:
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![Snows of Aturia by SJ Sanders]()
Snows of Aturia by SJ Sanders
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll Vanessa Williams wanted for the holidays was to escape the demands of her parents’ social schedules and comfortable place to work on her book. Having the opportunity to do so while enjoying the comforts of a cabin on an alien world seemed like the perfect way to pass the season...Categorized as:
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![Faithless by Crystal Ash]()
Faithless by Crystal Ash
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLast night, I tried to drink away my feelings for my brother's best friend.Today I’m riding across a dangerous, desert wasteland with him.Like my parents years ago, gods have chosen me for a sacred mission. You’d think the daughter of an infamous motorcycle club would be able to handle it. But when Torrance Knight steps up to make the ride with me, I’m both relieved and dreading the journey...Categorized as:
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![Dad Bod Orc by Tana Stone]()
Dad Bod Orc by Tana Stone
I needed a break. A break from the paparazzi, a break from my co-star ex, and a break from being the hottest new actress in Hollywood.I did not need an orc bodyguard.But my overprotective dad refuses to let me go on a location shoot without a security detail, and he’s picked the toughest, scariest bodyguard in LA to accompany me. Too bad Roc is also my dad’s friend and my teenage crush... -
![Draekon Heart by Lili Zander, Lee Savino]()
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... -
![Case Study: Interspecies Bonding by Talia Rhea]()
Case Study: Interspecies Bonding by Talia Rhea
Data Lunar Base ExperimentsCase 3 For your consideration, we the research team of the Lunar Base present our findings for the mating of the kreecharma Vigo 773-2695-1132682 and the human Jennifer-Anne 'Jeanie' Wainright.Data -Subject "Mating is a barbaric practice. It's backwards and unnecessary in this modern day. It's better for everyone if its irradicated. She's a challenge...Categorized as:
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![Taken by Jessica Grayson, Aria Winter]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Guarding His Melody by Victoria Sue]()
Guarding His Melody by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDeaf since childhood, Sebastian Armitage had a promising musical future until his dreams were shattered when he transformed at twelve years old. In a world where enhanced humans are terrorized and imprisoned, his life shrinks around him even more as he suffers the torment of his father’s experimental research to enable him to hear...Categorized as:
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![The Minotaur and the Mage by Cora Crane]()
The Minotaur and the Mage by Cora Crane
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA city girl who’s inherited a small town magical storefront, the minotaur single dad next door, and a rivalry that’ll drive them both wild. I thought I had it all figured out—a thriving career in the music industry, a promotion on the horizon, and enough work to keep me distracted from my love life (or lack thereof)... -
![Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills]()
Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills
My neighbor is a huge, undeniably powerful Minotaur.You heard me right—a Minotaur.With curved horns on either side of his head and a heavy gold ring that pierces both nostrils. He’s often shirtless while he tinkers with his motorcycle, which exposes a sweaty six pack of abs and the intricate tats that sleeve both of his muscular arms...Categorized as:
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![Alien's Feral Seed by Aya Morningstar]()
Alien's Feral Seed by Aya Morningstar
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAbducted. Taken to a hellish alien world. And it only gets worse.Horrifying creatures called the Vereni are out for my blood,But my abductor is an alien warrior who claims he's my protector.He says there's only one thing that will truly keep me safe.His seed.To protect me, he fights through the Vereni with a ferocity and possessiveness that no human man has ever shown me...Categorized as:
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![Revolution by Kali Argent]()
Revolution by Kali Argent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBy all rights, Helios shifter Sion Jabari shouldn’t be on Xenthian. According to his own mother, he shouldn’t even be alive. His life hasn’t been an easy one, and after witnessing how greed and the desire for power can corrupt something as pure as love, he wants no part of it. When he takes a companion, he swears it will be for all the right reasons, and more importantly, it will be his choice... -
![Richter Scale by Dalia Davies]()
Richter Scale by Dalia Davies
Tell me you wouldn’t leave Earth behind for the promise of a utopian life with an alien mate.I dare you.The Agency plays matchmaker for women willing to travel across two galaxies to a planet in desperate need of them.Too bad I had to sell my soul to get on that ship... -
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Dragon Storm by Delta James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou cannot escape your fate. Especially when it involves a dragon who claims to be your fated mate.Aria’s visions of something old, powerful, and angry coming combined with her seriously sexy dream sharing with a dragon shifter have confused her. Her visions have proven true too often to ignore. But dragon shifters can’t be true...Categorized as:
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![Centauri Doll by Wendy Rathbone]()
Centauri Doll by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHades is a Slave King, one of the most powerful and wealthy beings in the galaxy. But all he wants is to be left alone with machine servants and his collection of broken robots. So what makes him purchase a flawed vat-grown human slave boy?Doll, one of the most beautiful of the manufactured Botticelli pleasure slaves, is imperfect. He was pulled from his tank missing his right foot... -
![Secret Daughter for the Alien Warrior by Athena Storm]()
Secret Daughter for the Alien Warrior by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Kaleidian soldier captured my heart.And left me with an unexpected gift goodbye.Garet finds me, lost and wondering a perilous jungle.He saves me.And then claims me as his.That decision changes our lives.When he disappears unexpectedly, it breaks my heart.I didn’t expect to want him the way I do.Nor was I expecting to be forced to move lightyears away…Or to find out I’m pregnant... -
![Babies For My Zombie Kings: A Reverse Harem Romance by LeeSha McCoy]()
Babies For My Zombie Kings: A Reverse Harem Romance by LeeSha McCoy
I belong to five dead brothers, and they belong to me.The six of us are connected now, in ways you couldn't imagine. They're not just constantly inside my head with their thoughts and feelings, they're inside me.And although I'm kinda dead like them, I've never felt more alive.I must be crazy, insane even, but I've fallen hard for my five zombie kings...
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