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Fractured Souls by Anna Carven
Alexis Carter is a long way from home, and she doesn't quite understand how she got here. All she knows is that she died once, and now she's alive. She's woken into a nightmare, trapped on a dark ship full of terrifying aliens. With their silver skin and fire-colored eyes, they look a lot like the monsters that once attacked her on Earth. One Kordolian in particular stands out.. -
Adaptation: Book 2 by Pepper Pace
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCarmella was still a teen when the Motherships first appeared dotting the skies over the Earth. For years the world tried to normalize while the silent Motherships hovered. And then they arrived, promising that they meant no harm. But within 10 years, 80% of the world's population would be wiped out. Including everyone that Carmella loved...Categorized as:
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Qim by Nikki Clarke, L.M. Byfield
Half-Lyqa and half-Yuk, Qim has the best of both worlds—the brute strength of his father’s people and the kind, compassionate nature of his mother’s. He also has a First heart, which identifies his biological mate, Cris, while he visits Earth...Categorized as:
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His To Steal by Taylor Vaughn
The Xals do things to the girls who try to run. Bad things they don’t necessarily recover from… I’ve grown up my whole life knowing that after a woman turns twenty-one in my settlement, she must submit to being mated by our alien overlords, the Xalthurians. Running from the mating ceremony means punishment…or worse. But I’m the freak...Categorized as:
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Corsairs: Adiron by Ruby Dixon
It’s not easy being a space pirate…Actually, wait.Yes it is. It’s keffing awesome.The three va Sithai brothers — that’s us — cruise the universe looking for abandoned ships, treasure, and other pirate ships to rob. Right now, we’re on the hunt for the Buoyant Star, an abandoned cruiser rumored to have a massive treasure inside... -
Red Shift by Elsa Jade
Banishing his own needs, he followed his prince into battle and—more terrifying yet—into courtship but got lost in the backwater wilds of Earth. Now this space-faring drakling dragon-shifter has forgotten everything, including his name, his beast, and the freedom of space... -
Gail's Family by Ruby Dixon
I’ve had a full life: wife, mom, divorcee…and then alien property. All of that’s changing now that I’m on the ice planet. Here, I’m free again, and I’ve found love once more. Vaza’s older and a widower, but he knows how to make a woman smile both in the furs and out of them. Everyone around me has a baby in their arms or in their belly, though, and it’s hard to be the only one without...Categorized as:
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Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsTwo top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own... -
I Married A Minotaur by Regine Abel
Tiny, sassy, but oh so fierceRihanna is condemned to a twenty-year sentence on the most savage prison planet in the sector for a crime she didn’t commit. On the day of her transfer, she’s offered a deal to commute her sentence: an arranged marriage with a grumpy orc-minotaur who has muscles for days, devilish red eyes, and an insufferably smart mouth... -
The 5th Gender by G.L. Carriger
A species that has no word for murder, has a murderer aboard their spaceship. ALIEN Tristol lives in exile. But he’s built a life for himself aboard a human space station. He’s even begun to understand the complex nuances of human courting rituals...Categorized as:
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Beringia : A sci-fi BWWM Romance by Tierra Cox
Dr. Rome Tipper is a zoologist working with NASA in the year 2134. On her way back from Saturn's Moon, Enceladus, Dr. Tipper's ship is hit by a meteor and it pushes her off course. Where will she land? Russia.In 2134, Russia and the US have found themselves in the midst of another Cold War... -
BLAZE by Christa Tomlinson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFighting villains is easy. Falling in love is hard. Blaze. St. Louis’s elusive superhero. In the dark of night, he wages war against the city’s criminal masterminds. Once the sun rises, he’s Jordan Wells, quiet custom body shop owner. Jordan has accepted that it’s his destiny to walk alone in the shadows… until the night he meets Daniel... -
Her Mistletoe Minotaur: A BWWM Paranormal Holiday Romance by Erin St. Charles, Shani Greene-Dowdell
The adorable little shifter town of Perdition, Texas, turns into a winter wonderland every December. Which is why minotaur shifter Mitch Wayne has carefully cultivated a Grinchy, grumpy persona for years, keeping carolers, charity solicitations, and holiday invitations at bay. He hated Christmas, and he hated how the town residents lost their ever loving minds this time of year... -
Honor Bound by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre
Zara Cole was a thief back on Earth, but she’s been recently upgraded to intergalactic fugitive. On the run after a bloody battle in a covert war that she never expected to be fighting, Zara, her co-pilot Beatriz, and their Leviathan ship Nadim barely escaped the carnage with their lives. Now Zara and her crew of Honors need a safe haven, far from the creatures who want to annihilate them...Categorized as:
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Deacon by Kit Rocha
Book #2 in explosive new series from bestselling author Kit Rocha... Ana has trained most of her life to achieve one goal: to prove that anything men can do, she can do better. Now she’s Sector One’s first female Rider, and being the best is the only way to ensure she won’t be its last... -
Untraveled by Anna Hackett
Finding undiscovered treasures is always daring, dangerous, and deadly. Perfect for the men and women of Treasure Hunter Security. After a mission gone terribly wrong, former Navy SEAL Hale Carter has made a good career for himself at Treasure Hunter Security... -
Taken by the Tiger Lord by Kara Lockharte
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe loved, lied, then left her. And now she's supposed to marry him?! Newly disowned princess Seria Callax-Smith is tired of people trying to control her destiny. All Seria wants is to return to the orderly librarian life she had before she discovered her royal heritage... -
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
The first in an immersive fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction—from debut author Roseanne A. Brown. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Renée Ahdieh, and Sabaa Tahir...Categorized as:
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Adrienne by D. Renee Bagby
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe crossed dimensions to claim her as his queen-but her reign may destroy his world. A Bron Universe novel Adrienne Backett wants two simple little things this spring break: rest and relaxation. After nearly four years of slaving away for her college education, she deserves a holiday. What she gets is pulled into another dimension by a man who claims she's his rightful queen... -
Theirs to Forever by Taylor Vaughn, Theodora Taylor
My Alien Overlords are red, massive, and determined to claim--steal? keep? possibly all of the above--me. Moons, I dunno. My status with the Louxos cousins is set on so, SO complicated.One night of passion with two Xalthurians changed everything. Nope! Try made everything worse...Categorized as:
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His to Keep by Taylor Vaughn, Theodora Taylor
My alien overlord is green, feral, and determined to keep me. All of us girls growing up on New Terrhan know that when we become of age, we must submit to our overlords in a special ceremony. To my surprise, though, the alien warrior who hunts me down gifts me with hours of bliss...and a beautiful little girl who becomes my only happiness in life after he’s gone... -
Her Dragon Captor : 50 Loving States, North Dakota Pt. by Theodora Taylor
Dearest Reader, I beg of you, do not one-click HER DRAGON CAPTOR! This passionate paranormal romance will only upset you. Yes, it is the first book in the long-anticipated HER DRAGON KING duet. Yes, it contains one ridiculously sexy, extremely evil dragon and a fierce she-wolf who won’t let him kidnap her without a fight... -
His to Claim by Taylor Vaughn, Eve Vaughn
My alien overlord is huge, all-powerful, and determined to claim me. Every human girl growing up on New Terrhan knows one thing … that she will be taken by one or several Xalthurian males when she turns twenty-one. The Xalthurians are rough, domineering, and huge all over, but this is the deal our leaders struck so that they would provide our human colony with desperately needed supplies... -
Venomous by Penelope Fletcher
"She is mine to protect, mine to shelter, mine to feed and mine to cover. When she is weak, I shall be her strength. She was stolen from her world by our captors. Now her survival is my responsibility. It is her duty to endure my lust, respect my nest mates and honour our union with offspring. I revere this giver of life, as is the way... -
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Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again... -
Beast Unburdened by Robin O'Connor
AbigailMonsters are real. And so are aliens…The beast was terrifying. Eight foot tall, covered in green scales with horns that would make a bull jealous. When they threw me into his cell, expecting him to knock me up so they could sell his offspring, the last thing I expected was to find a gentle giant.Okay, okay, not that gentle...Categorized as:
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The Boy Who Came Back a Wolf by Kara Lockharte
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBBW Science Fiction Interracial Shapeshifter Romance He wasn't what she wanted.He wasn't right for her.She was wrong--so wrong. When Lauryn Daring rejected skinny Xavier Stone's advances in high school to build an empire in the big city, she had no idea the mistake she was making. But after years apart, the man that walks back into her life is far from the geek she once knew...Categorized as:
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Summoned by Eve Vaughn
I thought we were untouchable, safe from The Registry and the invaders who essentially turned my people into their slaves. But my idyllic life was brought to an abrupt end when the Enforcers ripped us from our homes, tearing families apart. I was certain my defiance of the new laws would surely result in my death until I heard that fateful Breeder...Categorized as:
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Bound by the Vori by SJ Sanders
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Kim Harris decides to volunteer for the Mate Index, it’s all about going big or go home. As a statuesque woman with a full figure, she wants a massive male—or better yet, males—who are capable of making all her dreams come true...Categorized as:
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Theirs to Mate by Taylor Vaughn, Theodora Taylor
The Long Awaited Conclusion to the Alien Overlords Series begins with Theirs to Mate!The rules of the accord between my humble human colony and our Xalthurian alien overlords are cruel but clear:Rule #1: Every human female the age of 21 must participate in a ceremony where she gets taken by the Xalthurians who want an heir...Categorized as:
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