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A Home for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Can a lonely alien warrior find the family he’s always wanted?When tragedy shatters Claire’s world, she abandons her corporate job and retreats to a remote mountain town. Just when she finally begins to rebuild her life, she is abducted by alien slavers.Unable to escape the scientist who purchases her, she devotes herself to the young alien twins who are also trapped by his twisted experiments...Categorized as:
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Three Babies and the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Can a jaded alien warrior redeem himself in order to protect the woman and children who need him? After a painful divorce, Linda takes a job as the chief administrator of a rural hospital. Her hard won peace is shattered when strange black-suited men raid the maternity ward and she finds herself on board an alien spaceship...Categorized as:
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![Sun in the Oven by Milly Taiden]()
Sun in the Oven by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**STANDALONE ** Discover a brand new race of Alpha males ready to find their mates in a dangerous warrior planet. Sassy women traveling with Gerri Wilder are in for the journey of a lifetime and a mate that will love them through the galaxy. Are you ready? Grab the third Galaxan romance between two sexy warriors and their fiery mate. Henley Rourke is a woman who loves a challenge... -
![Daughter of the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn]()
Daughter of the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Can a grieving alien warrior and a desperate mother overcome their painful pasts through the shared love of a child?One year ago, Jade’s husband was killed and the baby she had wanted for so long disappeared. She has been searching for her daughter ever since. Nothing - not even being abducted by aliens - is going to stop her... -
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![A Family for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips]()
A Family for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
A grumpy alien warrior. A pregnant librarian. A ready-made family?Wanda has never hankered after excitement - or romance. A quiet life as a small town librarian suits her just fine. But while she doesn’t need a man, she does want a child. Just as her hard-earned dreams come true, she is abducted by aliens...Categorized as:
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![Revolution by Shelly Crane]()
Revolution by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the fourth and final installment, everything is on the line. Merrick's life is in the balance and Lily is their only hope. Ellie and her new powers are miraculous, but also problematic; if she's with the bunker family, they won't be able to sense when the Lighters are there... -
![Gracie's Touch by S.E. Smith]()
Gracie's Touch by S.E. Smith
Gracie Jones was little more than a child when the Earth was invaded by an alien species. Escaping into the subway tunnels of New York City, she hid in fear of being captured. Discovered by four men who became her protectors, she fought alongside them and they became known as the Freedom Five...Categorized as:
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Krac's Firebrand by S.E. Smith
Section K Replication Alluthan Clone, or Krac as he was now called, had one focus in his life; protecting the descendants of the Freedom Five who ruled Earth’s council. Rescued by members of the family from a secret facility, he pledged to do what he could to always keep them safe. Things become personal when insurgents target a special member of the Freedom Five, Gracie Jones-Jefe and her family... -
![Kiss My Asteroid by Milly Taiden]()
Kiss My Asteroid by Milly Taiden
** COMPLETELY STANDALONE **Discover a brand new race of Alpha males ready to find their mates in a dangerous warrior planet. Sassy women traveling with Gerri Wilder are in for the journey of a lifetime and a mate that will love them through the galaxy. Are you ready?Ivy Grimaldi can’t stand change. Ever. But change is something she’s had to deal with a lot lately...Categorized as:
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![Captured for the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Captured for the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI refused to be in the Bride Lottery—so now I’m a runaway bride.Somehow, I knew my name was going to be drawn in the Bride Lottery—the hellish agreement that Earth’s leaders had made to sell us to the aliens who protected our planet.I’d grown up with the propaganda. It was our civic duty. Men registered for the draft, women registered for the Bride Lottery...Categorized as:
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Endark by Honey Phillips
Can a determined human bride save an alien shifter from his beast?Half human and half Vultor - and rejected by both - Endark has lived his life alone. The only family he knows is the one he has formed with his warrior brothers. But even that bond is not enough to save him from his father’s cruel legacy. His only hope is a mate who will calm his inner beast...Categorized as:
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Callum by Honey Phillips
Can a weary alien warrior and a wary human widow learn to love again?The life of a warrior is all Callum has ever known, but after a long, meaningless war he is tired of fighting. Instead, he chooses to accompany his brothers in arms to a new life on a backwater planet and finds an unexpected peace in the hard work of restoring their isolated ranch...Categorized as:
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![Possessed by the Alien Hero by Krista Luna]()
Possessed by the Alien Hero by Krista Luna
I live without emotion. Yet one touch from my fated mate shatters all my restraint.SOFIAI did it! I helped cure the virus our enemy used to kill so many humans and Varool. Then I created a new one that will turn the tables on the bugs and win us the war. If we can release it into the heart of the attacking Swarm.Enter Yash. Tall. Aloof. Alien. Gorgeous. He’s even royalty of some sort...Categorized as:
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![The Arcav Captain's Queen by Hope Hart]()
The Arcav Captain's Queen by Hope Hart
She wants her planet back... ... But all he wants is her. Forced to become a monster to survive her father’s cruelties, Saria wants only one thing: To convince the Arcav King to help her lead her people out of the darkness and into the light. She has no intention of mating anyone. Least of all Roax- the bossy bodyguard who the Arcav King ordered to be her shadow...Categorized as:
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![Hatched by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle]()
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... -
![The Bound Prince by Michelle M. Pillow]()
The Bound Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFuturistic Romance A simple mistake… Captain Samantha Dorsey and her crew are on a mission, a mission to complete a Galactic Scavenger Hunt and claim the prize money. Flying about space for a year collecting their items, they only have one thing left to get--a primitive wild beast... -
![Sanctuary for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips]()
Sanctuary for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Can an alien warrior and an orphaned infant provide a new beginning for a lonely woman? Tired of relentless hours, arrogant clients, and endless demands, Barbara is ready to abandon her career as a corporate attorney for a simpler life. She doesn’t expect that life to involve an alien abduction, an abandoned baby, and an all-too-intriguing alien warrior with a very friendly tail...Categorized as:
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![A Very Arcav Christmas by Hope Hart]()
A Very Arcav Christmas by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBabies, weddings, and Christmas... oh my! For the human women on Arcavia, there's plenty to celebrate during the holidays. Sure, the Grivath are a constant threat, but with a surprise wedding to plan, a baby on the way, and even a visit from Santa, the first Arcav Christmas is sure to be incredible... -
![A Dragonlings' Haunted Halloween by S.E. Smith]()
A Dragonlings' Haunted Halloween by S.E. Smith
During one of her many excursions exploring the palace, Cara Truman discovers a vast underground chamber that turns out to be the perfect place for her next invention. Soon, her dream of building the ultimate playground for the Dragonlings is a reality...Categorized as:
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![Alien Savage's Stolen Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Savage's Stolen Bride by Juno Wells
Rebecca While fleeing a dying Earth I've endured cold, hunger and thirst. The one bright spot in my nightmare is my friend and fellow red-head, Willow. I've never had a friend like her before, one who I'd do anything for and she'd do the same for me. We're traveling to the Draconian home-world to accept an offer of sanctuary. Of course nothing in the universe is free...Categorized as:
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![Treasured by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee]()
Treasured by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsABBY Years after the end of the world, my life is falling apart again. This time, I know exactly how to survive in the bugpocalypse. What I don’t know is what to do with the brawny purple alien following me around. Harb’k isn’t just big and strong, with a protective streak a mile wide, but he’s funny as hell too...Categorized as:
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![Fugitive by Cheryl Brooks]()
Fugitive by Cheryl Brooks
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA mysterious stranger in danger... The last thing Drusilla expected to find on vacation was a gorgeous man hiding in the jungle. But what is he running from? And why does she feel so mesmerized that she'll stop at nothing to be near him? Hypnotically attracted, he will risk his life to have her..Categorized as:
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![Earth Fathers Are Weird by Lyn Gala]()
Earth Fathers Are Weird by Lyn Gala
Captain Maxwell Davis and his entire unit scrambled to engage alien ships over Iowa. The aliens snatched him out of his destroyed jet before they continued on their interplanetary hot pursuit. Then they informed Max that Earth was too far outside regular shipping lanes to return him to his planet. So Max ends up in an alien spaceport looking for work...Categorized as:
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![Alien Duke's Fated Mate by Mina Carter]()
Alien Duke's Fated Mate by Mina Carter
She's the best pilot in the galaxy... He's an arrogant alien dukeMajor Zara Reid has one mission - prove human pilots can fly alongside the alien Latharians. She didn’t expect their arrogant Lord Starfighter to try and undermine her at every turn... -
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![Adaptation: Book 2 by Pepper Pace]()
Adaptation: Book 2 by Pepper Pace
Carmella 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... -
![Adaptation: book I by Pepper Pace, J.J. Murray]()
Adaptation: book I by Pepper Pace, J.J. Murray
Carmella 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 ten years eighty percent of the world’s population would be wiped out. Including everyone that Carmella loved...Categorized as:
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![The Security Guy by V.C. Lancaster]()
The Security Guy by V.C. Lancaster
Anna has been sent to the San Diego branch of the Department of Extra-Terrestrial Immigration from her London PR company to negotiate a contract. Her job is to help improve the public image of the local Teissian refugee community after it has come under attack from a local politician. On her first day there, she is invited to the office Christmas party...Categorized as:
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![Odin by Tasha Black]()
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... -
![Kate and the Kraken by Honey Phillips]()
Kate and the Kraken by Honey Phillips
A rebellious alien prince. An overworked human female. A planet in crisis.Kate spends most of her time in her lab, and as much as she believes in her job, she occasionally longs for a break. Being captured by aliens isn’t exactly what she had in mind.Neither is being forced to abandon ship and almost drowning in an alien ocean...Categorized as:
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![The Edge of it All by Jessica Grayson]()
The Edge of it All by Jessica Grayson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAs a Commander in the Terran space program, I never expected to wake up from cryosleep in a cage. When I’m rescued by a fierce Mosauran warrior, I am both grateful and wary. Soran is a Prince of the Empire, and his species is one of the most feared in the galaxy. But the more time we spend together, the more I find myself drawn to him in ways I don’t understand... -
![Alien's Temptation by Tina Moss]()
Alien's Temptation by Tina Moss
I’m the captain of Earth’s moonbase. I can handle any mission. I do not need a partner, even if he is a sexy-as-sin alien commander, who looks at me like he’s trying to decide between throttling me or…something else.His grumpy demeanor and dominant streak make me want to shake him, but I can’t deny the heat between us. Do I dare put my hand to the flame? I’ve been burned before... -
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Torrvok by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTorrvok, a cunning and skilled warrior, protects Sierra from enemies who hunt them without mercy. But can he keep her safe from the raging beast writhing under his skin?SierraHe rescued me—twice—then protected me on a dangerous chase across a continent.Despite his warnings not to trust him, when we’re together I’m only aware of the pounding desire his presence ignites... -
![Wanting The Monster by Rena Marks]()
Wanting The Monster by Rena Marks
Never judge a man by his looks, even when he has tentacles.Relion has so much more going for him. Protective. Playful. Caring. He’s become my best friend and it doesn’t even matter that we’re male and female. Or that we’re two entirely different species...Categorized as:
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![Wildling of Ravia by L.A. Holloway]()
Wildling of Ravia by L.A. Holloway
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCommander Ekhor has never known a universe without war. As a proud member of a warrior race, he has defended his people from the threat of the Rha'ku'tan Empire for his entire life, rising in the ranks of the Alliance military to become one of its most respected leaders... -
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![A Son for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn]()
A Son for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Can she create a new family with an alien warrior? On the anniversary of the disappearance of Mariah’s sister and nephew, Mariah returns to their last known location, expecting to find only painful memories. Instead, she encounters an alien spaceship and recklessly sneaks aboard, taking one last chance to be reunited with her family...Categorized as:
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![The Vori's Mate by SJ Sanders]()
The Vori's Mate by SJ Sanders
Reggie was a society girl, a castoff wife, soon to-be divorcee, stolen away from Earth, a victim of her own bad choices. Little did she know that one mistake would lead her onto a journey of finding her own happy ever after with a serpentine species of aliens on a strange matriarchal jungle planet. Giant spiders, gargantuan lizards, scrambled green eggs for breakfast...Categorized as:
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![Tansy's Titan by S.E. Smith]()
Tansy's Titan by S.E. Smith
Tansy Bell, is the middle daughter of the three Bell sisters. She has always been a little different, even for a Bell. A chameleon, she can change her appearance and personality to blend in almost anywhere. She uses this talent to bring some of the worse criminals in the world to justice. Mak ‘Tag Krell Manok is the wild one of his four brothers...Categorized as:
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![Yasmin and the Yeti by Honey Phillips]()
Yasmin and the Yeti by Honey Phillips
Abducted. Sold. Left to freeze. Yasmin’s life shatters when she’s abducted by alien slavers and dragged across the stars. Escape seems impossible – until a raid throws the ship into chaos and she flees into the blinding snow of an ice world. But the frozen wilderness is just as deadly as her captors, and when her strength finally fails, she’s certain death has come for her...Categorized as:
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![The Stubborn Lord by Michelle M. Pillow]()
The Stubborn Lord by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFuturistic Romance Repossessed... Kendall Haven's life turns upside down when she's kidnapped off her fueling dock home by thugs claiming to have the right. Her father, the gambler, used her to cover his losses at the Larceny Casino Ship. Drugged and treated like cargo, she's sold to the highest bidder--Galaxy Brides Corporation...Categorized as:
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![The Playful Prince by Michelle M. Pillow]()
The Playful Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFuturistic Romance To play... Prince Quinn, royal Ambassador, isn't looking for a serious relationship. In fact, he's never even considered it. Hopping from lover to lover, he's content to enjoy himself, never taking anything but his work seriously. However, when Dr. Tori Elliot is sent to the palace to test for biological weapons, he can't seem to stay away from her. Or not to play.. -
![Stolen by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna]()
Stolen by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
He’s a demon alien with a wicked smile and an even wickeder tail. And he claims I’m his fated mate.Space was supposed to be better than my sitch on Earth. Yeah, right. I shoulda known. I wake from cryosleep surrounded by blobby aliens, unable to understand a word. They even throw me in a cage! Looks like I’m the newest pet in an alien zoo...Categorized as:
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![Barbarian's Valentine by Ruby Dixon]()
Barbarian's Valentine by Ruby Dixon
Maddie's mate is returning soon, and she wants to make his homecoming a special one. Pregnant Josie wants to seduce her mate all over again. The solution for both of them? A Valentine's Day celebration, ice planet style. There'll be kisses, scanty outfits, and a pair of reunions you won't forget...Categorized as:
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![Balfor's Salvation by Susan Trombley]()
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... -
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Hero by Cheryl Brooks
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHe is the sexiest, most irksome man she's ever encountered... Micayla is the last Zetithian female left in the universe. She doesn't know what's normal for her species, but she knows when she sees Trag that all she wants to do is bite him... He has searched all over the galaxy for a woman like her... Trag has sworn he'll never marry unless he can find a Zetithian female...Categorized as:
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![Reaver's Kiss by Elin Wyn]()
Reaver's Kiss by Elin Wyn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“What are you?” a deep voice rumbled, and I sat up in shock then froze.I was at the side of a clearing, tall, twisted trees lacing the sky with slender branches far overhead all around, deep shadows at their bases.A circle of dark sky above was filled with a giant full moon.I swallowed hard.To its side, I saw a second smaller orb.Two moons. That… that was different.I looked around again...Categorized as:
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![Unexpected Bride by Michelle Howard]()
Unexpected Bride by Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSaran was a Warlord who was used to having what he wanted, when he wanted, and how he wanted. He was strong, capable and feared. Then an event changed his world forever. Now all he has left is fear and the woman that he gave little notice to before... -
![Pythen Blessing by Erin Raegan]()
Pythen Blessing by Erin Raegan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLydia My life is unrecognizable. I live on an alien planet. I talk to aliens. They’re my friends, my protectors. There is no familiarity to home. The landscape is alien. The sky is alien. Everywhere I look reminds me that I am an impossible distance away from everything I’ve ever known. But I’m safe here. Safer here than I would be anywhere else... -
![The Arcav King's Obsession by Hope Hart]()
The Arcav King's Obsession by Hope Hart
He Stole Her Life... ...Can he Win Her Heart? Just a few weeks ago, Harlow was living her life on Earth- locking up bad guys and drinking beers with her fellow cops after shift. She never wanted to be the Arcav King's mate. Unfortunately, she was outplayed. Now, Harlow must learn how to rule over an alien species, while making room for her mate's giant... ego...Categorized as:
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![Tave by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle]()
Tave by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRina Zeret is not prepared to settle down. At least, not with a genetically selected mate. She wants true love and a happily ever after. Unfortunately, her mother has other ideas and submits Rina's biological material-the woman's a hairbrush thief!-to the Population Ministry to see if they can find a genetic match for her... -
![Heart of the Hunted by Viola Grace]()
Heart of the Hunted by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBree has worked for the agricultural department on Imrahl until this week. She has been identified as a late-blooming breeder and is now shopping for knickknacks to fill her new apartment. When her escort turns kidnapper and she is dropped on an alien world, running is her only option. Arix is a master tracker as well as a hunter...
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