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Alien Heart by Ursa Dax
“I had nothing left to lose. Until her…”CAMILLEWe think there’s another tribe out there and I'm going to help find them. The journey might be dangerous, but I don’t care. Frankly, I can’t wait. Why?Because I’m certain my mate is out there.I want a mate. Badly.He doesn’t seem to be here at the settlement.So he must be in the sixth tribe beyond the Death Plains...Categorized as:
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A Grim Baby by M.K. Eidem
It’s a busy time within House Luanda. Women are finally choosing Warriors. A facility is being prepared for the first willing females from Earth.The time is drawing near for Grim and Lisa’s daughter to be presented, and Grim is struggling with it. The thought of his Queen being at risk terrifies him... -
The Alien's Charge by Ella Maven
I don’t play by the rules… until her.Maisie: I’m tired of being scared, but fear is like a constant companion these days. Some big blue alien stole the last of my friends, and now I’m alone as a prisoner on a spaceship on my way back to the planet that stole everything from me... -
Knightqueen by Anna Hackett
A queen and her battle-scarred guard are on the run on an alien planet…with a relentless enemy hunting them.Knightqueen Carys of Oron lives a life of duty to her people and planet. After the murder of her parents, she worked hard to become a fair and dedicated leader... -
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Tordan by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLunaThey stole my dreams, my hopes, my very identity, and I had no idea. Years went by and I did everything I was told, I was always the perfect specimen, and the perfect lab rat. I was dissected, even maimed all in the name of science. Then one day a strange smoky voice entered my head, and I knew things were not as they seemed... -
Bad Boys Don't Die: The Complete Collection by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix original series Sex/Life) comes a New Adult romance with a dark, dystopian twist.With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
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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Unrest by Wendy Higgins
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins brings you the second book in this thrilling apocalyptic world... Being on the run in the desert means food and sanctuary are hard to come by, but Amber Tate and her crew are not about to give up. Not after having the things they love brutally ripped from them by an unknown enemy who sent their world into the apocalypse... -
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... -
Alien Dance: A Bodyguard Alien Romance by Deiri Di
SerenityAlien invasion? Check.Hot aliens want Earth women? Check.Traitor to my planet? Whoops.Things have gotten completely out of control. One minute I’m a normal college student working towards completing a major in dance, the next I’m a traitor to my planet, working for an bonafide Empress who is planning a full scale takeover of Earth. The guy she assigned to guard me?He is smoking hot...Categorized as:
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Regi's Goddess by Lyn Gala
Regi and Dante landed on one of the Empire's border planets while the exalteds try to understand the involvement of the gods. Regi's people are xenophobic, so he's determined that his crew will make a good impression. The alternative is unthinkable, especially with so many Kowri suggesting that the gods would rather see the outsiders dead rather than show them respect... -
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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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... -
Arik by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s about to discover a whole new world...Lucy longs for a child of her own, and the excitement of settling a frontier moon.But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with an Invicta dragon warrior, who has sworn to protect the child with his life.And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever...Categorized as:
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Experiment 07h1m by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFated. Meant to be. I'll trade my soul to save him.I know he's my fated mate the moment I see his frost-rimed face through the suspended animation chamber's viewport. My heart stops and it feels like the entire universe clicks into place. Like the music of the stars themselves sings our names, calling us together.But life in the bunker is hard...Categorized as:
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The Clone's Mate by Susan Trombley
The Iriduans never gave up their plans for the deadly scorpion warrior, Thrax, and since they couldn’t recapture him, they did the next best thing.They cloned him.They improved upon their initial design. They made their new warrior stronger, faster, more prescient—and they cured him of the imprinting affliction.Or so they thought…...Categorized as:
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Knightmaster by Anna Hackett
She was sent to forge an alliance with the deadly Oronis knights…and instead finds herself framed for abducting their queen.Xenoanthropologist Kennedy Black loves exploring new cultures with Space Corps. Everyone in her life has left her, so she happily fills the void with exciting adventures... -
Tinzel by Ella Maven
Belle I might be a prisoner on an alien planet, but I’ve made the best of it. I have furry friends, a fortress to clean, and food. But when my captors leave us with only a few guards during a snowstorm, strange figures breach our walls. In my terror, I wonder which is worse—the evil I know, or the evil I don’t know? Tinzel The human is beautiful, fierce, and spitting mad... -
Caveman Alien’s Call by Calista Skye
When the ground split open, he threw himself into the chasm with me.But that was not because he wanted to save me…HaisleyA tribe of crazy cavemen wants to eat me.They’ve even put me in a pot and hung it over a fire.It’s a little much after I’ve been buried alive for the second time in two weeks and barely survived a terrible earthquake that tore the ground open...Categorized as:
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Teran by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe alien she's hot for seems to hate her. But when they touch, sparks fly. Will their growing love survive a dangerous quest?Emma: I’m pretty sure Teran hates me... -
Alien's Fire by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVIVIANWhat does it take for a chubby, socially awkward girl to get all the attention? Easy peasy. Just get kidnapped from Earth and thrown onto an alien planet. Since landing here, I’ve been fought over by every single alien I’ve met. Even the local wildlife want a taste.The one who has me now is terrifying... -
Odin by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe swore she would never love again, but this dragon warrior's heat might just melt her resolve...Liberty is a widow who's come to Lachesis for a chance to raise a child and get a fresh start on a far away frontier moon. But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with Odin, an Invicta dragon warrior who has sworn to protect the child with his life... -
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Golden Darkness by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJanessa’s bond was sold to a mining consortium. If she can make it five years, she’s free. A blood-drinking Hmrain stops her plans.Janessa’s bond was sold to a mining company. She had no idea if she would be administration or grunt work. She could do either, but her learning issues meant that she was more likely to end up working to death... -
Heart of a Naga: A Sci-Fi Monster Romance (Monster Hearts) by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI've traveled the world, put distance between me and my past, never spent too much time in one place. When the father who abandoned me reaches out and tells me I'm the only one who can help him with a top-secret project, I don't hesitate. All I've ever wanted was for him to see me; that's why I became a scientist.In the IMRA research labs, they study alien monsters... -
Heart of a Centaur by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I was doing the right thing. Hunting down alien monsters for IMRA, stopping them from hurting people. I’m a hunter, and my job is done once they’re captured and caged.But then the tables turn, and I end up the prisoner of a centaur. He calls himself Athos and says he’s a scholar from planet Yacheron. He’s been living on Earth for years, isolated in the mountains, never hurting anyone... -
Her Alien Savior by Sky Robert
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy alien warrior thinks he's supposed to save me, but we may just save each other... -
Orc's Desire by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never anticipated that my mission would lead me straight into the heart of a forbidden love...Our objective was clear—to infiltrate the Orc-like Urr'ki, gather intelligence, and facilitate peace talks with the other aliens, the dragon-like Zmaj. However, from the moment our "capture" unfolded, everything spiraled into chaos... -
Balfor's Salvation by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDangerously unstable and exceptionally violent are definitely not qualities Stacia Dornan looks for in a mate, especially after the harrowing experience of having half of her jaw torn off by an adurian warrior. Yet, when she meets Prince Balfor to discuss a trade alliance between her father’s company and the umbrose, sparks immediately fly between them... -
A Monster's Heart by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA grumpy demon warrior who doesn't want a mate.A secret spy mission to a mysterious outpost.One pretend mating to protect me from human-hating savages. Only one freakin' bed. A metric ton of pheromones.Wings, claws, and a sneaky tail.What can possibly go wrong?Knowing my luck? Everything. Monster’s Heart is a sci-fi alien romance with a growly hero, lots of action, and a HEA, guaranteed... -
Alien Paladin's Redemption by Mina Carter
She knew aliens existed. She didn’t expect them to be so damn HOT!Indra has survived the worse human society can throw at her. Being rescued by aliens was the last thing she expected.Now a guest of the latharian empire, she’s looking forward to eating her bodyweight in chocolate cake and creating her very own army out of the ship’s cleaning bots... -
Wanted By The Monster by Rena Marks
ANYA Mallastasia’s parents sold her.Now her ten long years of servitude are up, and freedom is but a lick away. Until the time comes to free another’s life with just a few more years added to her tenure. And then a few more. And soon there’s nothing left to bargain with.She’s owned by the President of Earth. The most evil man on the planet...Categorized as:
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Doctor Galaxy by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNew ER doctor Alexi Sur always intended to join an aid agency. She'd just expected to work among humans. But when the Pax Galactica Corps becomes her only option (don't ask - the debts aren't hers, but the family is. Much to her regret), Alexi finds herself traveling the galaxy and learning alien physiology and culture, all while becoming a reality TV star... -
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Dark Matters by Michelle Diener
DARK MATTERS . . . taking matters into her own hands A time bomb, waiting to go off . . . Lucy Harris is on the run, not sure where she can turn to for help, or if help is even available. But even as her abductors chase her down, she realizes they don't just want to recapture her, they want to erase her...Categorized as:
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Alien Soldier's Baby by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan their interspecies romance achieve the impossible? Wanted: distracting assignment for third-wheel researcher Kelly Graham feels like an intruder since her bestie and fellow scientist Jillian Archer married sexy alien warrior General Vinz... -
Alien Guardian's Baby by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan their interstellar romance prevent a galactic war? Where no human has gone before Isabella Parker is en route to Vortex Station in response to a mysterious message on her datapad... -
Alien Warrior Bound by Margo Bond Collins, Sasha Caine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey have only one beat all the other contestants.He’s a former POW who escaped the galaxy’s most secure prison.She’s a curvy book nerd, abducted from her job as a small-town librarian on Earth.Welcome to the Galactic Gladiator Games, where the toughest aliens in the galaxy fight for the most prestigious titles...Categorized as:
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Embrace the Passion by S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPets in Space is back! Join us as we unveil eleven original, never-before-published action-filled romances that will heat your blood and warm your heart! New York Times, USA Today and Award-winning authors S.E... -
Deceived by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Girl in Bondage A Warrior who must hide his identity to rescue her Can Anna forgive Dark when she finds out she has been... Deceived? Anna is living in a nightmare. Stolen by raiders from the arms of her loving family, she is bought by a hulking, two-headed Trollox. She wants to die until her thuggish captor buys a new robotic cook who also doubles as a guard for the house...Categorized as:
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Venomous Heart by Mary Auclair
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter drowning his soul in blood, can this alien warrior be saved? As the only doctor on Aveyn, Ava works day and night for the people she considers hers. Only… she’s not really one of them, is she? She’s a hybrid, a highly illegal creature created by Trade Minister Knut for his personal enjoyment... -
Caveman Alien’s Bride: A Forced Marriage Romance by Calista Skye
He will save me from the deadly monsters.But only if I marry him.I was abducted from Earth and dumped on an alien planet where lethal dinosaurs roam free.Simply staying alive is the hardest struggle I’ve ever faced. There are horrific monsters and hostile tribes of cavemen everywhere.The scariest of them all is Korr’ax...Categorized as:
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Baby For The Palantir Chief by Aurelia Skye, Juno Wells
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe refuses to be a surrogate for any alien.Sarah French refuses to passively accept her fate as a surrogate for a Palantir chief. She has to accompany the beastly alien general to his home world, but she only has to give him a year to woo her and act as his surrogate before she can walk away... -
Starstruck by Susan Hayes, Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese rugged aliens might be ready to take on any challenge under the stars, but when it comes to love, these brawny heroes are STARSTRUCK... -
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Vanished with the Alien: A SciFi Fated Mates Romance by Roxy Nash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowanMed school didn’t cover aliens, but my coma patient is from a different universe.It’s strange to know every inch of him without ever actually meeting him. I watch over him without rest, care for his every need, but still, he doesn’t wake. It’s been too long. I can’t lose him, can’t lose another patient, but there’s nothing more I can do. He’s slipping away.Until, a miracle happens...Categorized as:
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The Alien's Healer by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsContains male/male content... of the alien kind.Two warriors need a little healing, and they find it in each other. The Alien's Healer is a free novella for fans of the Drixonian Warrior series, and is best read as a companion novel to the other books...Categorized as:
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Her Barbarian Alien by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCan a hot alien doctor heal Kaci’s broken body and broken heart?Kaci sacrificed her life to protect the people she loved. She was ready to die at the hands of the alien invaders filling Earth’s skies, but instead, she finds herself in the hands of a handsome alien doctor.He tells her that his job is to heal her... -
Alien Warrior Seduced by Margo Bond Collins, Sasha Caine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIf they can stop arguing over every decision, they might prevail. He’s the leader of his clan, accustomed to being followed without question.She’s the top salesperson in her company, used to negotiating every transaction.Welcome to the Galactic Gladiator Games, where the toughest aliens in the galaxy fight for the most prestigious titles... -
Zearn by Rena Marks
A mysterious alien planet celebrates their own version of merry holidays. Their wonderful gift-giving idea? Earth ladies as stocking stuffers.Alyssa: As one of the few female Earthians who works in space, I’m not about to give up my career for marriage and babies. I scorn the idiots who created the podcast “Earth Girls Are Horny...Categorized as:
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Axil by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratings2 Companion Novellas in the Mail-Order Brides of Crakair SeriesAn alien prince. A spunky Earth woman. Can they find love together in the stars?En route to meeting her alien fiancé for the first time, Julia gets lost inside the lower corridors of the alien starship. When she slams into a grease-spattered alien and he grabs her, she does what any self-respecting Earth girl would do--she stabs him...
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