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Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsForced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persuades Emperor Gregor to appoint him Imperial Auditor so he can penetrate Barrayar’s intelligence and security operations (ImpSec)... -
![The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers]()
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A rollicking space adventure with a lot of heart. When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possibly want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and some distance from her past... -
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![Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor's life of a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. Ivan, cousin to Imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, is not far down the hereditary list for the emperorship. Thankfully, new heirs have directed that headache elsewhere, leaving Ivan to enjoy his life on Komarr, far from the Byzantine court politics of his home system...Categorized as:
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![Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsMark Vorkosigan is the cloned "twin" of Lord Miles Vorkosigan, born six years after Miles and raised by a psychopathic madman for nefarious political purposes. That's old news, however, conveyed in the prequel Brothers in Arms. Now, in Mirror Dance, Mark still has no identity of his own and no place to call home... -
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![The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsDischarged from the Barrayan Military Academy, Miles Vorkosigan chances on a jumpship with a rebellious pilot and arranges to take over the ship. Events escalate from there, and soon Miles is commander of a mercenary fleet and reinvents himself as Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii Mercenary Army... -
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Prince by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe alien prince is on the hunt for revenge. And buying me is part of his master plan.I was safe hiding on the outskirts of the galaxy and singing in a dingy nightclub. Until the menacing alien prince with the platinum hair and claiming gaze bought my debt. Now I’m traveling on his ship as his guide while he searches for vengeance... -
![Prodigal by Tana Stone]()
Prodigal by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDark. Deadly. Vengeful. The terrifying Vandar raiders with their menacing warbirds, lethal battle axes, and slashing tails are back—and they’re on the hunt for revenge.Life as a female fighter pilot with the Valox resistance isn't always easy, but it gets much worse when my ship dies on a solo mission... -
![Betting on the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Betting on the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve spent my whole adult life betting on all the wrong men. And I always lose.My best friend Mia ended up with a Khanavai warrior—Commander Gendovi. She’s so lucky.Of course, she went through hell before finding that luck. But now she’s blissfully happy, married—and mated, as the Khanavai said—to the man of her dreams. And pregnant with her third child.I’m happy for her, really I am... -
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Malakaz by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI landed on Brexos with fire in my heart and vengeance running through my veins.On that strange planet, I met its unofficial ruler—an alien who infuriated and captivated me in equal measure.Autocrat. Dictator. Control freak. Malakaz.We agreed to ignore this thing between us. Agreed to dismiss our chemistry and focus on all of the reasons we despise each other instead.But then I was taken...Categorized as:
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Hatched by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTaulan joi Lana Coburn, War Master of the Preor third fleet, is finally having his wishes granted. He has a mate and will soon have two dragonlets to protect and love. But only if he can live to see them born. Or, as his Lana says, hatched . This short story is set in the DRAGONS OF PREOR world and does not stand alone... -
![Winterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Winterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMiles Vorkosigan and his fiancée Ekaterin are enjoying the Winterfair festivities and wedding gifts on their home planet Barrayar, but Miles’ enemies are at work. Sergeant Taura, a genetically engineered young woman Miles befriended, helps uncover the sinister plot. A double dose of romance enlivens this delightful novella in the New York Times bestselling Vorkosigan saga... -
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Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsThe fifth installment of the Hugo-award winning adventures of Miles Vorkosigan.In this novel Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan travel to Cetaganda, the long-standing enemy of Barrayar, to represent their Barrayar at the funeral of the mother of the Cetagandan emperor... -
![The Vixen War Bride by Thomas J. Doscher]()
The Vixen War Bride by Thomas J. Doscher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith the destruction of their home colony, Captain Ben Gibson and his Army Rangers have nowhere else to go. Six months after humanity’s victory in Earth’s first ever interstellar war, a group of soldiers are tasked with running a convoy refueling base in a rural part of the occupied enemy world... -
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Legend: An Alien Academy Romance by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe silver fox Drexian is exactly my type. If only I didn’t want to kill him.The Academy’s security chief is gruff and grizzled and makes no secret of his disdain for humans at the ancient school, especially females. Which is why I never should have let him get under my skin. I never should have challenged him to a card game. But once he accepted, I couldn’t back down...Categorized as:
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![Enemy of the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Enemy of the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the Bride Games.A year ago, I did the unthinkable.I helped a woman running from the Alien Bride Lottery.I spent three months in a federal prison for it, too.As soon as I got out, a secret organization recruited me. Our goal is to end the Bride Lottery program forever.So when my name is drawn in the Lottery this year, I know it’s a setup... -
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Rudi by Honey Phillips
Clarice is grateful for the chance to have left a dying Earth - she just wishes she hadn’t ended up somewhere quite so cold. But then she gets thrown into a rescue mission with a huge, muscular alien with glowing skin - and antlers! - and suddenly things on NorPol are heating up!Rudi has long since accepted that he is… different from the rest of his tribe... -
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Lyel by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alien warrior seeking redemption meets a captured Earth woman being treated as a pet. Will their love survive in a hostile world? Kidnapped by four-armed, blue skinned aliens, Isabelle “Isi” is sold to the head of the Al’kieern kidnapping operation. Isi has accepted she’ll live and die as a songbird pet to the queen. If nothing else, performing for the Al’kieern beats being sold as a breeder... -
![Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsReturning from their honeymoon on Earth, Miles and Ekaterin stop at one of the asteroid-based habitats informally known as Quaddiespace (see FALLING FREE), where Miles is sent to defuse an incident between a Barryaran military command and the local police... -
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Alien Warrior Untamed by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's fated to be mine, but the world is determined to steal her away.When I was twelve, I was forced to watch as an invader killed everyone I loved. He captured me and took me to the chamber, where he tortured me and the other males, desperate to twist us into a beastly army. He may have turned me into a monster, but I refused to give into his demands... -
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His Human Socialite by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’ve been set up on a blind date with a Hyrrokin named Idun Grindstone?Noooo. This will never work!How can a human who is set to gain a significant inheritance have anything in common with a foul-mouthed, satanic-looking security specialist? Smoke regularly wafts out of this guy’s nostrils and his shiny barbed tail juts out in the air behind him as he prowls across the military hanger...Categorized as:
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Her Alien Ex-Con by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’m on the Omega 9 space station in the midst of a bungled prison transfer. Handcuffed to a scary, impossibly tall, satanic-looking convict. Holy hell. And I’m on the run with him because it turns out he’s breaking out of prison?He’s rough, bossy and throws flash-flames from his distended jaw... -
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Seduce by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI thought being kidnapped by vile, alien slavers was bad enough. Then I woke up on a lust moon.I know all about the Xulonian recreation moons, but I’d hoped to end up on the hunting one. As a security officer for the empire, I know how to fight. I am not prepared to wake up practically naked on a strange island...Categorized as:
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![While You Were Creeping (Women of Dor Nye) by Poppy Rhys]()
While You Were Creeping (Women of Dor Nye) by Poppy Rhys
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI had zero plans to spend Christmas with an alien convict, yet here I am. In possession of a misplaced interdimensional prison with no idea how to return to sender.Worse yet, this convict has no respect for personal space. It only goes downhill from there when, in a moment of desperation, I strike a bargain with him—be my Krampus for the annual Kringle Parade...Categorized as:
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Cultivating the Alien by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy new job gives me the chance to put my past behind me. Only one problem: I’m falling for my bad boy boss…After my ex dumps my possessions on the sidewalk, cleans out our bank account, and steals my landscaping business, I'm once again submitting job applications. It’s that or no roof over my head... -
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![An Alien Berserker for Christmas by Mina Carter]()
An Alien Berserker for Christmas by Mina Carter
Escape. Locate. Claim.Condemned Izaean Berserker K’laus didn’t expect to find his fated mate in a medical bay. Or for her to be human. He certainly didn’t expect to have to watch her walk away from him.Escaping the station is easy. Tracking his mate down on a planet alien to him is a little harder. Claiming her heart might just take all the magic that Christmas has to offer... -
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Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe fourth book in Tanya Huff's action-packed military sci-fi adventure Confederation seriesAfter surviving the perils of the Crucible, the Marine Corps planet where a routine training assignment had taken a deadly twist—Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr returned to Ventris Station just in time to link up with her old platoon and head out to a new war zone, an area of space where the enemy known as... -
![Reever: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Mate Alien Abduction Romance by Alana Khan]()
Reever: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Mate Alien Abduction Romance by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter overhearing Reever’s predicament, abducted Earth girl Shiloh offers to be the handsome jerk’s fake mate. She never dreamed the mating ceremony would be so intimate… or would set her body on fire...Categorized as:
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Holdouts by Thomas J. Doscher
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt just got awkward... With the Va'Shen villagers home safe, Army Ranger Captain Ben Gibson is ready to settle in for an easy deployment overseeing a sleepy refueling base on the occupied enemy homeworld and its small contingent of soldiers and sailors... -
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Obsession by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Blade and an Iron.An Instructor and a Cadet.Brawn and Brains.Fire and Ice.Forbidden.At the Drexian Academy, there are few rules. As a Blade instructor, Kann prefers pushing limits to following regulations. But he knows better than to fall for a cadet. That's why he is only friends with Britta, a human cadet and brilliant engineer... -
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Alien Warrior Unbeaten by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a stoic alien warrior melt the heart of his Earthling fated mate?After my mother gave me to the Shiedar invaders as a child, they took me to a place where screams of pain echoed around me. The leader tortured me and other young males I soon called my brothers. In his determination to twist me into a feral warrior, the leader turned me into a beast... -
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Alien Avenged by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo way back to Earth. No ability to speak. Just one warrior who loves her for who she is…Lucy (Chloe)After being sold to slavers and getting caught up in a planet’s invasion, Lucy just wants to be left alone. She’s come to Affinia to heal, to find that part of herself she lost since leaving Earth as a mail order bride. But she’s trapped within herself...Categorized as:
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Rescue by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo new crew members. One outlaw city. One bed. Too much trouble.Tegan is the newest member of the bounty hunter crew and a midwife for all the expecting females on board. As much as she loves her job and loves babies, she has no intention of ever being anyone’s mate. Even if the gold-skinned Dothveks are gorgeous. Even if one of them does make her heart flutter... -
![Revealed: A Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Tana Stone]()
Revealed: A Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaxxon was sent to Earth to procure a tribute bride for the Drexians. There’s only one problem. The woman he’s protecting as violent aliens invade Earth is not her.Maxxon’s job is to locate and retrieve the human females targeted to be tribute brides. The key is to find them, charm them, and return with them to the space station without anyone noticing. And he has a perfect success rate—until now... -
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Alien Betrayed by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrust no one…. Not the Brotherhood… nor the enticing human female working for them.RemmikovTrust no one. It’s a motto Remmikov has lived by since before the war. Now, he’s been framed for the bombings in Zyan’s capital and he is on the run from his own people. As the son of a traitor, no one will believe he’s innocent...Categorized as:
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![Defying Fate by Regine Abel]()
Defying Fate by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo more secrets. No more lies.For the past eight years, Tevek has searched for his missing mother and sister. But as a top technological mind of Guldar, he is closely watched. And as one of the secret leaders of the rebellion, he must tread carefully... -
![His Human Stalker by Michele Mills]()
His Human Stalker by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI suffer from resting bitch face (RBF).It’s sad but true. As a result, I turn people away. I’m not exactly bubbly and friendly.This is probably why my lonely job as a private investigator is perfect for my skill set. Usually, I’m very good at what I do. I get the job done and move on. But my latest assignment has thrown me for a loop... -
![Yool by Tana Stone]()
Yool by Tana Stone
I'm bringing a rough-around-the-edges, alien smuggler as my plus-one to a holiday party on the Valox rebel base. But can I convince them that he’s my boyfriend before sharing my small room drives us both mad? Let the fa-la-la-fun begin!This might not be so hard if I was the kind of girl who dated bad boys. I’m not... -
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Mercenary Abduction by Eve Langlais
All this mercenary wants is to kill and loot his way to fame and fortune, but his plans change when a human accidentally steals his heart. Makl is looking to become the greatest mercenary the universe has known. In true family tradition, he leaves a trail of mayhem and bodies wherever he goes. steals the most priceless of items, ravishes females left and right... -
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Roar! by Zeta Star
Without Roar – you try pronouncing it, okay? -- I’d be dead in that pod. And when he purrs and does that thing with his... I think I’ll keep him.Abducted by space lizards? Check.Experimented on? Check.Rescued by seven feet of hot, alien male? Check!Roar’s a bit shy, furry with claws and a metal arm, and his best friend is a spaceship named Killer. That’s a little scary... -
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![Charlie's Order by Miranda Martin]()
Charlie's Order by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's a member of the enemy Order, but his dragon staked its claim and he killed a Brother to defend me...CharlieI’m a scientist. Logic has always gotten me through, but there's no logic to love. Lusting over the alpha, domineering alien dragon man, sure, makes sense. But instant love? Fated mates? Impossible.Besides, he’s a member of the evil Order...Categorized as:
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Protected By The Alien Bodyguard by Kate Sinner
Wanted for murder. Pursued by desire. Can we outrun both?I just killed someone. My alien owner, to be precise. I've been abducted and held captive for what feels like forever, kept as some glorified pet. I thought life couldn't get any worse...until he walked in... -
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Allie's Match by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAllieI know Balan is 'the one' the instant we meet. It's hard to miss my breath catching in my throat, my heart galloping out of my chest, and my stomach deciding it's a gymnast. It's either love at first sight, or maybe I'm just dying.That's what it feels like when the new chisel featured Zmaj with a panty melting physique shows up and proceeds to completely ignore me...Categorized as:
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![Alien Retribution by Sadie Carter]()
Alien Retribution by Sadie Carter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince the day his family was murdered, Boris has been obsessed with vengeance. The last thing he needs in his life is a mate. Besides, what sort of female would want a scarred, crippled male who has taken a vow of silence? Nope, there is no room in his life for a female. Then he meets Nassir. Beautiful. Fragile. Distant... -
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![Asia's Fate: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance Novella by Miranda Martin]()
Asia's Fate: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance Novella by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere's an old saying that no plan survives contact with the enemy. But what if the enemy is your fated mate?AsiaFalling in love wasn’t part of the plan.I was supposed to be "captured", gather intel from the inside, then be rescued and returned to safety. But the moment I saw the enormous, electric blue scaled alien dragon warrior, my heart leapt into my throat... -
![All I Want For Christmas Is An Alien: Sci Fi Alien Holiday Romance by Julie K. Cohen]()
All I Want For Christmas Is An Alien: Sci Fi Alien Holiday Romance by Julie K. Cohen
Don’t tell me there’s no Christmas on Zyan. All we need is a plan…Sure, the aliens here don’t know what Christmas is, we don’t have Christmas lights or chocolate (yes, that one’s hard to accept), but we’re all together. Zyanthan-human mated pairs and their children, all celebrating the holidays... -
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Possessed by the Alien Prince by Krista Luna
I dare not trust my fated mate. Yet I cannot resist. I must claim her. TANDY: I’m an elite soldier, willing to make tough decisions, but I sure didn’t shoot down the varoolian king’s shuttle. Only, the fierce alien warriors don’t believe me. To preserve peace between our species, I’ll do anything—even marry one of them. When I offer myself up, I’m stunned that the gorgeous prince claims me...Categorized as:
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![Domesticating the Alien by Ava Ross]()
Domesticating the Alien by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve been hired to teach an alien warrior social skills to woo a mate. But now he’s trying to woo me.When the elderly duchess I cared for dies, her slimy son—my ex—tells me he wants me back. Um, no. I flee and at the Intergalactic Employment Agency, I’m offered a job teaching an alien warlord sophistication so he can woo a mate at the upcoming Match-Mating Soiree... -
![The Bound Worlds by Megan E. O'Keefe]()
The Bound Worlds by Megan E. O'Keefe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWorlds will collide and fates will be rewritten in the thrilling conclusion to the Devoured Worlds space opera trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O’Keefe. Naira and Tarquin have found a new home on Seventh Cradle. But the peace they’ve built is short-lived as mysterious assailants ambush the settlement and Naira is haunted by visions of a monstrous future... -
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Ozias by Alana Khan
Desperate human Selene agrees to be the Demon Prince's "wingwoman" on his urgent quest to find a suitable mate. Neither expected sparks to ignite or love to blossom in this sizzling cosmic adventure.SeleneJobless and desperate, I take a demon alien's offer to play matchmaker...Categorized as:
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