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Protected by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
ZEC’KSiobhan’s scent calls me to claim her, but I tell her the same lie I tell everyone else: I’m not interested in a mate. I focus on her delicious creations instead, even though she’s the one I truly crave.I try to stay away, but I cannot. Everything draws me to her, and when I learn of her quest to find her sister, my mouth offers to help before my brain can stop it...Categorized as:
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Can't Get No Satyrfaction by Honey Phillips
He’s got hooves, horns, and a bad attitude. She’s got a camera and a knack for trouble. What could go wrong?Sylvie has always been a hopeless optimist, but even she didn’t expect her latest adventure photographing the mysterious Elderwood Forest would end with her being rescued—albeit reluctantly—by a grumpy, sharp-tongued satyr... -
Hunter's Price by Lynnea Lee
XIK’NMy mission is simple. One: retrieve the shuttle. Two: don’t get caught.The tiny human female who answers my transmission is just a bonus. Every ounce of my being tells me to take her, touch her, and taste her. I earn her trust instead, and we talk for hours through our shuttles.When hostile humans turn on May and her friends, she steals the shuttle for herself...Categorized as:
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Cherished by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
EVIE Prince Charming comes in purple! I’ve been looking for my Prince Charming my entire life. When ravenous, human-eating bugs descend from the skies, I think my dream is doomed—until a musclebound Xarc’n hunter rescues me from certain death. Tarv’k is strong and brave, and the purring in his chest turns my knees to jelly.Too bad he’s pretending not to be interested...Categorized as:
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Scorched by Fate by Kate Rudolph
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI am a Drakarn forgemaster, sculptor of steel, master of fire. My world is heat and metal. I control the flame, bend it to my will.But her? She is wildfire. And I am losing control.Selene is flame wrapped in human skin—fierce, unyielding, utterly captivating. She speaks in sharp words and soft touches, a warrior and healer who sets my blood ablaze.Her presence consumes me... -
Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhatever it takes, I will never leave HER!ASHLEY: Taken by the Cryons during a rescue mission gone wrong, I thought my life was over. I prepared myself to die on an alien planet, swearing I would take some of the hateful Cryons with me.But a chance to escape leads me right into the arms of the Pandraxian’s superior commander, who claims I’m his mekarry—soulmate... -
Feral Tamed by Robin O'Connor
I’m stranded on a strange planet and the alien who just rescued me? He thinks I’m his mate.HinaI’m supposed to be dead, but I just woke up on a crash site, on an alien planet. I do the only thing I can think of, survive. When a strange feral-looking alien chases after me with his monstrous animal companion, those odds seem stacked against me... -
Sinful Mate by Trish Heinrich
“I wanted more. More of her blood. More of her thoughts. More of her touches that set me aflame. More of her flesh under my hands.”KIER’AHNI have never touched another being with desire, nor given in to the pleasures of the flesh. I am, Atavarian after all, and we cage such primal urges with logic, discipline. With one innocent brush of skin, I am overcome by a deadly rutting fever... -
Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
CONNIE I have a purple stalker. I don’t know what possessed me to hit the Xarc’n warrior with my bat, but now I have a stalker—a big purple stalker with fangs and horns. And to make things worse, I can’t go back to New Franklin.After my first night out on my own, I wake up all wrapped up and cuddly with a certain possessive hunter. He purrs like a giant cat and vows to protect me...Categorized as:
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Cottonmouth by Naomi Lucas
Ever since humans arrived, my world has changed. Tensions are high as we quarrel over territory, reforming our fractured clans.I will have none of it. I did not capture a bride.But then my world goes dark—and she appears.A female so lovely she possesses my mind, a bride who blushes every time she catches my eye.She is sweet.She is young.She is everything I am not.Except nothing is as it seems...Categorized as:
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Gilmat by Honey Phillips
Can love bloom between a bookish human and a giant alien?Gilmat was bred for a very specific set of skills - skills which never developed. Even after finding a new home with his brothers-in-arms, the knowledge of his failure haunts him. He certainly doesn’t deserve the gift of a tiny, fragile female - but he will fight to his last breath to keep her... -
Wanted by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
NATALIE A knight in shining loincloth That’s what I’m looking for. I’ve been lusting after the Xarc’n hunters since they landed on Earth, offering to help us fight the alien bugs. These seven feet tall, musclebound warriors are horned, clawed, and fanged—the ultimate protectors. And Rajiv’k is the perfect specimen.Just one problem: I can’t fall in love...Categorized as:
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A Cyborg for the Alien Mercenary by Mina Carter
She's a cyborg with a forgotten past. He's an alien mercenary with a heart of gold.All Jesh wants is to understand who—and what—she is. Waking up in a human medical facility with no memory, a voice in her head and strange abilities, she knows she doesn't belong. She certainly knows that she's never seen her 'family' before...Categorized as:
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Haunted by the Alien: A Sci Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Julie K. Cohen
A lonely woman. A so-called alien on Halloween. A secret that will bring them together…After mistaking me for an alien, thanks to my Halloween costume, the gorgeous guy painted blue with tattoos and fake horns insists he’s an alien.Next thing I know, my new blue crush embroils me in a dangerous game. With everyone wearing Halloween masks and costumes, I no longer know who's human and who's alien...Categorized as:
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Rafe by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being tricked into indentured servitude on the pleasure ships, Jade Gatlin is determined to avoid male attention for the rest of her days. The opportunity to adopt a little one and start a new life on a frontier moon, where she can heal the wounds of her tortured soul, sounds almost too good to be true...Categorized as:
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Jhon by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill this steely dragon warrior choose duty over love?Ella is overwhelmed with a joy that melts her heart from the moment she meets her tiny new alien son. But she doesn’t expect her pulse to race every time the baby’s muscle-bound dragon warrior guard comes close.Jhon was taken from his family at a young age to become a member of the elite Invicta dragon force...Categorized as:
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Chased by the Alien Mercenary by Robin O'Connor
He doesn't speak. He growls. And when he looks at me, I forget Earth ever existed. LyraOne minute I was photographing wildflowers. The next, I woke up in a cage lightyears from Earth—barely clothed, definitely for sale, and completely screwed. Until he tore the doors off my prison.Solear isn’t human. Not really. He doesn’t talk. He stalks...Categorized as:
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Ruin by Stacy Jones
In a galaxy ruled by the ruthless, where the line between hero and villain is blurred, Lira’s only hope for freedom lies in the most unlikely of hands… Those of a killer. A corrupt, crime-ridden spaceport in the Outer Rims is the last place Ruin expects to see a human female. And damn sure not on the end of a Mogovian slaver’s leash...Categorized as:
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Zero Dark Bloodthirsty by Alisha Sunderland
The only thing worse than losing your life to an out-of-control space virus?Being the only one immune.It’s been weeks now of standing over my loved ones, watching them cling to life, willing their vitals to improve. Weeks of helplessly watching my mate struggle to survive.There’s hope — a vaccine is on the way. But until then, it’s just me and my comatose friends...Categorized as:
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From Vangar, With Love by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHer letters are filled with love… but they’re for the male I’m pretending to be.For two years I’ve been writing to a human female… and falling for her.She’s sweet and strong, but she doesn’t know the real me.Or what I’ve done.And she just arrived on my planet.To marry the man I’ve been pretending to be... -
Guarded by an Alien Assassin by Honey Phillips
When Julie's past comes back to haunt her, she finds an unexpected savior in the form of a towering, blue-skinned alien with a fierce scowl and muscles for days.She should be terrified. Instead she wants to get closer - much closer - to the brooding warrior, and not just because of the safety he promises.Q’tar's mission is eliminate his target and get the hell off of Earth...Categorized as:
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Love at First Sighting by Mallory Marlowe
A chance at love might not be out of this world in this astronomically charming romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of Love and Other Conspiracies.Los Angeles social media influencer El Martin seems to have a picture-perfect life. But what El wants more than anything is to find something real to make her heart race in a way it hasn’t in years... -
Bad Boy Beast by Grace Goodwin
Atlan Warlord Kai, Journal Entry 1578, I've searched for months. My female, my mate, appeared and disappeared like a ghost, a specter who torments me. Her scent haunts me, body and soul. My beast hangs onto control by a thread. Soon I will lose the battle with mating fever and succumb to the savage fury, the agony turning blood to fire in my veins. Soon, not even our mate will be able to save us... -
Guarded by an Alien Hunter by Michele Mills
My identity as a juror in a high-profile criminal trial has been leaked all over the press and I need protection. Now a scary, blue-skinned alien from another planet has been hired as my private security? A bit over the top, but he’s supposedly the best of the best at what he does...Categorized as:
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Her Alien Billionaire Boss by Mina Carter
The Lathar aren't the only aliens out there...Falling for your boss is never a good idea. Falling for your handsome, alien billionaire boss is an even worse one… A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity takes Audrey out of her comfort zone and up to Devan Station, the new alien station in Earth’s Orbit... -
Bonded to the Alien War-God by Corin Cain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe will claim her.She stares at me and my wolf shifter triad like we are monsters.We stare at her with pure hunger.I grew up alone on a hostile planet. I hunted with wolves. Every moment of my existence was wracked with agony, and there is only one thing that dulls it.Her. My Fated Mate. My Goddess.I would level planets for her. I would bathe the universe in blood to be by her side...Categorized as:
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My Fair Alien by Honey Phillips
Can an alien professor decode the language of love? Professor Harak H’gin leads a peaceful life studying linguistics on his native planet of Plumaria. Until the day he stumbles across a bedraggled, beautiful human female. Dared by a colleague to transform the pitiful creature into a true member of their society, Harak takes on the challenge...Categorized as:
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Fated Mate Claimed by Luna Voss
In the Vostra, a woman is expected to surrender to her mate once she has been knotted and marked. Disobedience earns her a firm punishment over his knee. That’s the kind of marriage I’m walking into.Sure, Geddion is hot and growly and oh-so-authoritative. And sure, all he has to do is flash his fangs to turn my legs to jelly.But this isn’t love... -
Alien Orc for Christmas by Ursa Dax
The huge alien orc who runs the pub on Elora Station knows what he wants for Christmas: me.MAGGIESeeing my friend Sophie find happiness on the bustling Elora Station is just the kick in the pants I need to follow my dreams. I’m finally going to open my own bakery. When a coveted rental space opens up on the festive commerce station, I jump at the chance... -
Cyborgs: More Than Machines by Eve Langlais
Please note, this bundled anthology contains previously released titles: C791 - Machines aren't supposed to feel, but this cyborg can't help falling in love. F814 - She thought herself a robot, defective and unique among her kind, until he taught her how to live again. B785 - When cyborg intelligence meets sensual robotics, circuit boards sizzle... -
Adored by the Alien Warlord: A Fated Mate Alien Romance by Ava Ross
An alien trying to overcome the shame of his past. A woman lost on a distant planet. Will true love bring them together or drive them apart?Maggie: After my twin sister and I are kidnapped from Earth, we’re separated. When the ship transporting me crashes on a distant planet, I’m captured and sold to a lizard alien. Now I’m trapped, forced to dance in a bar under the watchful gaze of a tyrant...Categorized as:
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Resilience by Etta Pierce
Olivia Atarian is on her way to the ISU's capital, Helion, and knows that a whirlwind awaits her. Not only will she be meeting her new clan for the first time, but she'll be thrust into the galaxy's brightest spotlight. She's the first awoken human not to mention already mated with one of the galaxy's hottest up-and-comers, and they can't seem to keep their hands to themselves... -
Checked Out By The Chupacabra by Wendi Gogh
CHECKED OUT BY A MONSTER—sounds hot, right?Except I’m not the type anyone ever gives a second glance to, let alone is interested in. The only thing guys check out from me are the books in the library that I oversee.But every day, the same Chupacabra comes back. At first, I think he’s just lonely as he prowls behind me as I work, asking me questions.Then I realize he can’t read... -
Drega by Hattie Jacks
No monster can own me. Not even him. The aliens who took me from Earth thought I was small and puny... how wrong they were!Instead, they ended up with a banshee of a human who had no intention of staying abducted. So now this alien maze has its first freedom fighter. I can put my unusual talents involving weaponry to good use, causing as much havoc as I can until I find an escape... -
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The Mountain Alien's Woman by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIf being yanked from my life and thrust into a terrifying version of primitive Earth wasn’t bad enough, I’m under the protection of an alien warrior who’s convinced I’m his mate.AdrikI had accepted my fate. Refusing to serve the warlord’s daughter and commit to a life of violence and brutality had consequences... -
Pursued by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
CynthiaMy name is Cynthia, and I live in the Bugpocalypse. I eke out a living in a barren and hostile post-apocolyptic landscape, foraging for food, hiding from deadly bugs, and sleeping in abandoned shipping yards. You know, the whole nine yards. But I have a problem: I have a stalker.And not just any stalker. He’s powerfully muscular, fiercely protective, and…purple. Yes, he’s freakin’ purple...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Lies by Ever Nightly
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve been kidnapped, and I’m completely alone. Area 51 has been destroyed, and S1 is gone. I’m left to sift through the pieces of what happened, and figure out how I’m going to survive. But as I dig deeper into the government’s secrets, one thing becomes abundantly clear...Nothing is what it seems...Categorized as:
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D.T.G.P. by Gemma Nye, M.J. Marstens
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwins share a unique bond.Some hear each other's thoughts.Others sense one another's feelings.But my sister and I?We share the same fate...Being abducted by aliens.Insanely sexy aliens.D.T.G.P. (Down To Get Probed) is the first book in an exciting new series that follows the Jade sisters' intergalactic travels. After being abducted, the twins will each be claimed by a set of alien mates...Categorized as:
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Inked By The Ithaqua by Wendi Gogh
INKED BY A MONSTER—sounds cool, right?Until the guy accidentally imprinted on me. What was supposed to be a birthday gift to myself backfired in my face.How was I to know when I told him ‘surprise me’ that the fine-ass monster man would somehow embed his essence into my tattoo.Or that I’d come from his skilled fingers tapping a needle full of ink into my back... -
From Thok, With Love: Alien Love Letters by Susan Trombley
Can a grieving widow find love again with an alien who’s more tree than human and whose touch is toxic?FrannieStill grieving for the husband I lost during the invasion of Earth, I signed up with the Human Outreach Alliance Network to become a bride in an arranged marriage with an alien... -
Dragon's Paradise by Piper Fox
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn island paradise planet - a dragon shifter mate for this curvy girlHallie ~I signed up to be a mail order bride. Sort of. I'm being shipped off to be the mate of some alien hotty.But our ship has crash landed on some kind of desert island planet and not only do I know nothing about how to survive, I'm pretty sure I just saw a dragon fly overhead...Categorized as:
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Barbarian Alien Part 4: Reborn by Ruby Dixon
If Raahosh lives, I’m going to smother him with loving. Maybe this ‘mated’ thing isn’t so bad after all. But just when I’m coming around to the big guy… Someone else shows up to the party. BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS... -
When She Wishes by Ruby Dixon
Payton needs help on her farm. Heavily pregnant from a one-night-stand, she can't manage all the manual labor and is supposed to be on bedrest. An alien man from a cat-like warrior race arrives on her doorstep with an offer to work for room and board. Bodhrri will get to stay on the planet, and Payton will get an extra pair of hands to help out until her babies (yup, plural) are born...Categorized as:
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Bucked by the Alien by Loki Renard
Alone on a wild alien planet in mating season…I was assigned a mandatory emotional support animal when I volunteered for a five year solo mission to a remote alien planet.I got a goat called Strumpet. (Probably should have questioned the name.)She’s sweet until she comes in season, and then there is no stopping her.No tie, no fence, no barrier will stop her from seeking a mate... -
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The Ballast’s Bride by Sara Ivy Hill
He’ll cross oceans for her…Skarr giant Hinrivik has been in love with the human he guards for years. But when her marriage is arranged—and he’s assigned to deliver her to her groom across the sea—he loses hope that she’ll ever return his feelings.When they arrive at their destination, she’ll step off the ship into her new life as someone else’s wife... -
Mated To The Alien Commander by Molly Rowland
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwo nights ago, I was kidnapped. Now I’m chained up in the bowels of a spaceship, surrounded by giant muscle-bound aliens who look at me like I’m the newest item on the menu. My heart sinks at whispers of a king and his harem. I huddle in the corner of my cell and pray for rescue. The Commander could be my salvation. All the aliens stare at my naked curves, but his gaze is different. Intense... -
Raising Draconas by Sara Lindley
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRaising Draconas King Reihal Draconas of the planet Dracon, has made the ultimate sacrifice and stooped to go to Earth leading a team of Draconas warriors. It took a lot to convince the High Council that the trip was very necessary to what was considered among all dragons as the ‘planet of filthy, low class humans’. The Planet Earth... -
Written in the Stars by Leslie Chase
He might be the hottest guy in the galaxy, but I don’t need his help. Me and my alien cat are managing just fine.Running a bookshop on a pirate space station isn’t easy, but Megan’s determined to keep smiling. A lot of hard work and a bit of luck will let her save up enough for a trip back to Earth—but then Drask walks into her shop... -
Collared by Loki Renard
I saved a virgin human from being abducted.I am a killer, a criminal, and a prison escapee.She is the sweetest, most innocent thing I’ve ever had the pleasure of claiming.Emily Hallow is mine. But my enemies are not going to accept their losses.They’re going to come for me.They’re going to try to send me back to the dungeon I escaped, and take Emily to sell - or worse...Categorized as:
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The Grim Reaper's Girlfriend: A Monster Romance Novella by Harpie Alexa
A short holiday read with an unconventional HEA.She just wanted a romantic holiday, not the literal embodiment of death at her shop's door.When another year comes and goes in the blink of an eye and Morgan is still as single as ever, she makes a promise to she’s not spending this holiday season alone...
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