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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]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Frantor (Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers) by Honey Phillips]()
Frantor (Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers) by Honey Phillips
Can a lonely woman heal the cruel scars of an alien warrior’s past?A terrible war left Frantor scarred in body and soul. Now he hides on the isolated ranch he shares with his brothers-in-arms, determined to conceal his disfigurement.In the midst of a raging blizzard, he finds a beautiful human female on his doorstep... -
![Hunter's Price by Lynnea Lee]()
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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![A Home for Berus by Lynnea Lee]()
A Home for Berus by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTaken from Earth, owned by a merchant, stolen by a thief, and finally left to be monster chow on an abandoned mining planet, my life has been one bad day after another. I’m not even surprised when I get thrown into the brig of a bounty hunter’s ship. My luck finally turns when the biggest Tallean warrior I’ve ever seen comes to my rescue... -
![Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair]()
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... -
![Fire Lord Holiday by Michele Mills]()
Fire Lord Holiday by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Fire Lord of Ashmoor cordially invites you to spend the human holiday termed “Christmas” at Ashmoor Manor. Join us for a special Christmas Eve dinner held in the great dining hall promptly at sunset. Decorating an Earth-type cone-shaped tree with “ornaments” and the exchange of charming, wrapped human-centric presents to follow.Lively human species songs performed by Ashmoor staff... -
![Wedding for My Werewolf by Honey Phillips]()
Wedding for My Werewolf by Honey Phillips
One runaway human. One frustrated werewolf sheriff. Pretending to be mates is supposed to be the easy part…Robin never imagined she’d be on the run, but after being framed for a crime she didn’t commit, her only option is to disappear...Categorized as:
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![Sinful Mate by Trish Heinrich]()
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... -
![Cottonmouth by Naomi Lucas]()
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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![Enticed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart]()
Enticed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
Betrayal tastes like ashes on my tongue. I’ve always been the girl who’s nothing but a pretty face. The one used to distract the warriors so the others can move our plans forward.But now? Now I have a chance to save us all. A chance to get us off this planet and back to Earth. Where we belong... -
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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]()
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... -
![Haunted by the Alien: A Sci Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Julie K. Cohen]()
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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![There's an Alien Down My Chimney by Robin O'Connor]()
There's an Alien Down My Chimney by Robin O'Connor
Santa crashed into my chimney, no wait… It’s not Santa, but a sexy alien with antlers. StellaI am resolved to celebrate Christmas one last time in my grandfather’s cabin before the government takes my home and my land from me. What I didn’t expect, was a visitor, barging in via my freaking chimney. He’s big, he’s got a tail, antlers, and glowing red eyes...Categorized as:
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![BENEATH A BLOOD LUST MOON by Jodi Vaughn]()
BENEATH A BLOOD LUST MOON by Jodi Vaughn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWerewolf Braxton Devereaux would do anything to protect his mother from his abusive father, even commit murder. Or so everyone assumes. Pack Law justice is swift and unforgiving when it comes to murder, and soon werewolf Assassins are out to balance the scales - Braxton’s life for his father’s... -
![Chased by the Alien Mercenary by Robin O'Connor]()
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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![Hunter's Quest by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Quest by Lynnea Lee
MORGANWhen the flesh-eating space bugs invading Earth didn’t make it up my mountain, I thought it was luck. I spent a quiet winter safe in my cabin as society collapsed around me.Turns out, a huge Xarc’n warrior has been stalking my land. Rhaz’k claims I’m “his,” but I belong to no one. His massive horns, fangs, and purple muscles turn my knees to jelly, but his cocky attitude is a hard pass... -
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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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![Secret Baby for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm]()
Secret Baby for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo save my son, I’ll do anything……Even fall back in love with his father.I ran from Jax because I wanted to raise Nova without worry…Well, I’m worried now. Because Nova is missing.Someone has taken him and there’s only one alien warrior in the galaxy brutal and dangerous enough to help me... -
![His Little Hessonite by Paige Michaels]()
His Little Hessonite by Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s Clara’s turn to find out what it means to have a Papi of her own. Clara has been sick for months. The doctors haven’t been able to pinpoint what’s wrong with her. But it’s her birthday, and her friends have taken her out for a night of entertainment at Club Zoom. As soon as they enter the club, Clara faints. Little does she know her life is about to irrevocably change... -
![The Grinch Who Stole Orcmas by Alana Khan]()
The Grinch Who Stole Orcmas by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a grumpy orc firefighter meets a Christmas-obsessed human, sparks fly as snarky words and opposite worlds collide.JoyI've always believed in the magic of Christmas, but I never expected it to arrive in the form of a scowling, green-skinned volunteer... -
![From Vangar, With Love by Julie K. Cohen]()
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... -
![Gift for My Ghost by Honey Phillips]()
Gift for My Ghost by Honey Phillips
Can a lonely pair create a new path to love?Jessica has always felt as restless as the spirits who choose to appear to her. Then an unexpected encounter in the small southern town of Fairhaven Falls changes everything. Now she leads an ordinary life - or at least as ordinary as a girl with a constant ghostly companion can have... -
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![My Pumpkin by Marina Simcoe]()
My Pumpkin by Marina Simcoe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do a pumpkin, a cyborg, a dog, and an alien have in common?They are all one person!When I was ten, my mom bought me a pumpkin for Halloween. A year later, it transformed into a bizarre animal that I ended up raising as my dog.Except that it isn’t a dog at all. My lazy, lovable pet Pumpkin turns out to be an extremely dangerous fighting machine that never should’ve been created...Categorized as:
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![Guarded by an Alien Hunter by Michele Mills]()
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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![Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan]()
Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy destination wedding on an interstellar cruise ship just took a turn for the worse. Or was it actually a turn for the better?There’s nothing more embarrassing than having my fiancée’s girlfriend shriek “no, stop!” in the middle of my wedding. Except nearly passing out at my now ex’s feet... -
![Stranded with a Silver Vampire by Michele Mills]()
Stranded with a Silver Vampire by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Tall, Dark and Handsome has fangs that peek past his lips. So white and sharp. The dark beard, threaded with gray does it for me. Justice Bloodworth is easily fifteen years older than me. He’s also my father’s best friend. And he’s an alien “vampire” whose species drinks blood from their mate during intimate moments. Three very valid reasons to stay away... -
![Hungered by the Orc Hero by Celeste King]()
Hungered by the Orc Hero by Celeste King
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy body is the only thing I have.I won’t let anyone take that from me, too.In the Burning Sun Clan, human women are supposed to be safe.But there is a different kind of predator preying on us.An orc playboy who is determined to make use of all the girls on base.And his name is Vhala.He pursues me relentlessly, though I’m not interested.Until his kind heart starts to show through... -
![Her Alien Exchange by Sky Robert, S.M. McCoy]()
Her Alien Exchange by Sky Robert, S.M. McCoy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe thought joining the alien exchange would only be for a year...VioletHuman Exchange Trade, HET, was my ticket off Earth. Leaving the planet to get away was probably an over correction and impulsive, but I needed a change. And what bigger change was there than to hop on a shuttle to a large spaceship that would take me to an alien host on the planet ASunGor for a year... -
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Warrior Saved by Alaska Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLife on Halia would've been perfect, if not for the alien boss from hell. He's huge, mean, and damaged. It's bad enough he oversees Elsa's work, but he's also her personal bodyguard and roommate. They're at each other's throats all day, but at night, with no one looking and the wine flowing, she can't stop staring at him... -
![My Fair Alien by Honey Phillips]()
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... -
![Citrine: Alien Hunting Grounds Book 3 by Kyla Breene]()
Citrine: Alien Hunting Grounds Book 3 by Kyla Breene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan hope and understanding forge an unlikely bond?EliIn some sort of sick joke, I finally find the courage to give my stepfather exactly what he deserves, just to end up kidnapped, then stuck on an alien island with one of the most violent beings imaginable... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Secret Daughter for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm]()
Secret Daughter for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI raised my daughter all on my own.And I don't need saving now!The moment I laid eyes on Dakari, I knew he'd own my heart. Then one day, war took him away. I thought I had lost him forever.I moved and tried to rebuild my life. Until the day he came back.It was the same day my daughter is stolen.I need to get her back. My love for Dakari is tinged with the terror at losing your child... -
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Khol by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan a single mom survive and find love in a new and exciting alien world?Nancy: One moment, I’m a single mom picking up my four-year-old daughter from daycare, the next, we’re shooting toward an alien planet in a space pod, crashing far from Earth. So much for giving my little girl the Christmas she’s been dreaming of. At this rate, we’ll be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours... -
![Adored by the Alien Warlord: A Fated Mate Alien Romance by Ava Ross]()
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]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Susie's Orc by Leigh Miller]()
Susie's Orc by Leigh Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI've got a crush on the orc from accounting. Jonah Greenwood. He's big, nerdy, and exactly my damn type. Well, he would be, if I'd only been able to work up the courage to ask him out at any point in the two years since I first met him... -
![Jarrn by Ava Ross, Alana Khan]()
Jarrn by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
I’ve fallen for my best friend, but my past might drive him away.I messed up, and something horrible happened, but I’ve done what I could to make things right. I’ve cared for the ogre injured by my actions, and now Jarrn and I are best friends. This sweet, burly guy is easy to love... -
![Damaged Goods by Poppy Rhys]()
Damaged Goods by Poppy Rhys
The universe can go screw itself.Getting sucked through a portal and spat out on an alien planet was not how I saw my Saturday unfolding. Stranded with no money, no shelter, I’m surrounded by the worst and wealthiest the galaxy has to offer...Categorized as:
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![Inked By The Ithaqua by Wendi Gogh]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Spared By The Monster: Volume 2 by Merry Ravenell]()
Spared By The Monster: Volume 2 by Merry Ravenell
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Greys are actually good cooks. A honeymoon isn't in Keiron and Chess' future--Keiron has to return to hauling scrap, leaving Chess to figure out how to survive daily life on 25XA as the Lady-Scion of the impoverished House 8. Keiron orders his brothers to make sure she doesn't toddle off and fall into a worm vat (again), but they're not especially enthused about it...Categorized as:
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![From Thok, With Love: Alien Love Letters by Susan Trombley]()
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... -
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![Barbarian Alien Part 4: Reborn by Ruby Dixon]()
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... -
![Bucked by the Alien by Loki Renard]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Possessed by the Leonid King by S.C. Principale]()
Possessed by the Leonid King by S.C. Principale
Layla and Rupex should never have crossed paths. But now that they have—they could be each other’s salvation. Rupex is the King of a decimated pride and the captain of the Comet Stalker , a starcraft traveling through the Felix Orbus Galaxy on a quest to avoid more loss and heartache...Categorized as:
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![Written in the Stars by Leslie Chase]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Orc Warrior by Celeste King]()
Brutal Orc Warrior by Celeste King
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can’t take the willing…His chains are what I long for.Those powerful arms are what I crave.Only the most brutal orc warrior is strong enough for my love…When he first stumbles on my camp, the Elders of my tribe are frightened. They should be.Orcs have ravaged our world.But I’m excited.He’s an animal. A brute that could kill my entire tribe...Categorized as:
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![Christmas with Krampus by Jessie Knight]()
Christmas with Krampus by Jessie Knight
Better be careful what you wish for...in this realm, even your darkest fantasies come true...Vivian heads to the Alps for a ski vacation, trying to erase painful memories from her past. On Christmas Eve, she finds herself alone, lost in a snowstorm in an enchanted forest. Unbeknownst to her, a monster has been waiting for her, and he wants to make her darkest, steamiest desires come true...
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