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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... -
![Elanie & the Empath by Jess K. Hardy]()
Elanie & the Empath by Jess K. Hardy
Half-human. Half-machine. Totally unprepared for love. I wasn’t built for emotions. I was built for efficiency. As a bionic, part organic and part AI, I’ve spent my life working aboard my interstellar pleasure cruise in rational, dispassionate contentment. But when I finally install my long-overdue hormone upgrade, everything changes. Fast...Categorized as:
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![Alien Keeper by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Keeper by Ursa Dax
“I will be her keeper, her guardian, her guide. And I will keep her safe no matter the cost. .. ”. VALERIA. So it turns out I’m on the bad guys’ side. I didn’t actually know that until my superior officer started waving his gun around got himself killed on our alien recon mission. My orders are changing by the minute, and I quickly realize I have absolutely no interest in following any of them... -
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Emperor by Anna Hackett
When an experimental starship test goes horribly wrong, a scientist from Earth finds herself fighting for her survival, and her only lifeline is a wild, powerful alien king. Waking on an alien world, wracked by pain, Dr. Poppy Ellison is confused and adrift…until his voice calls to her in the darkness...Categorized as:
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![Core's Attack by S.E. Smith]()
Core's Attack by S.E. Smith
Thrust into a deadly game…. Avery Lennox has been called many names, but bond mate was never one of them... -
![Jo's Journey by S.E. Smith]()
Jo's Journey by S.E. Smith
Jo Strauss was committed to two things in her life – her family and her life as an acrobat/high-wire performer. She takes both very serious. Her life was orderly, in control, and she was finally settling down in one place so she could spend more time with her parents instead of moving all over the world every few weeks... -
![Alien Chief by Honey Phillips]()
Alien Chief by Honey Phillips
Can a fake relationship between a spirited woman and a fierce alien warrior turn into something more? After a lifetime in the spotlight, Lillie hoped that leaving Earth would provide a fresh start for her and her twin sister. But while her sister is thriving, Lillie finds herself struggling to adjust to her new life... -
![Stronghold by Anna Carven]()
Stronghold by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAbbey's thrown in the deep end. Tarak creates an alliance with a furry being. Ami has her father wrapped around her tiny little finger. It's just another day in the life of our fearsome Kordolians and their human mates. A light-hearted peek into Tarak and Abbey's life on Earth. Sanctuary is a 22000 word "slice-of-life" novella set in the Dark Planet Warriors/Darkstar Mercenaries universe... -
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Legacy by Tana Stone
The Drexian Academy has four schools and four rules. Beware of the Assassins. Don't cross the Blades. Trust the Irons. The Wings go as one. Break them at your peril. Ariana is the first human instructor at the Drexian Academy and the first female to teach flight to cocky cadets. She’s the best Earth has to offer with a lot to prove...Categorized as:
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![Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratings#5 from Baen in the award-winning Liaden Universe® saga. Space ships, action, adventure—all tied together with a strong dollop of romance and intrigue. First Class courier pilot Theo Waitley was already known as a nexus of violence—and then she inherited the precarious captaincy of a mysterious self-aware ship... -
![Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe new novel in the Liaden Universe® series. Over a quarter million copies sold in this series to-date! Space ships, action, adventure—all tied together with a strong dollop of romance and family saga—make this a compelling series for a wide range of readers, from romance to military SF lovers alike. Theo Waitley is an ace starship pilot—and pure maverick... -
![Legacy for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips]()
Legacy for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
He offered them escape. He never expected to find a family. Former trauma nurse Kara Macintosh is a survivor. When she and her non-verbal son Rory are abducted by aliens, she fights with everything she has to keep them together, only to have the pair of them sold to the owner of a brutal asteroid mine...Categorized as:
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Bound by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe’s been given a choice. Mate with the part-cyborg alien who abducted her. Or die. For Shreya, taking an alien for a mate was never in the cards. As one of the human women who rejected the idea of being a tribute bride to the Drexian warriors, she was just fine without a big, hulking alien. Even if they are gorgeous... -
![Warrior Prince by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Warrior Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsParanormal Dragonshifting Romance. Revised Expanded Anniversary Edition. The Survivor. .. Though no one could ever command her, this warrior would try to conquer her heart. .. Physically scarred in childhood in an act of betrayal, Pia has never been considered an attractive woman. One horrible mistake and she is on the run...Categorized as:
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![Alien Ruler by Honey Phillips]()
Alien Ruler by Honey Phillips
Can a protective alien warrior save a fragile woman from his enemies - and his own desperate need? Leslie is used to be being the quiet twin, but she has no intention of remaining silent when her sister could be in danger. Nisani, the Vulfar Ruler, is big, gruff, and intimidating - but he’s the only one who can help her...Categorized as:
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![Cajole by Jenny Schwartz]()
Cajole by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIf life on the border was complicated, life on Capitoline is insane. Nora and Liam struggle to reconcile her abilities and his duty, while caught up in the dangerous games of the powerful. Political intrigue, family drama, and ancient alien technology combine in the fourth novel of the Human Sector. -
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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... -
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Defender by C.J. Cherryh
Nearly ten years after the unexpected return of the starship Phoenix , the alien atevi have three functioning space shuttles, and teams of atevi engineers labor in orbit to renovate the space station... -
![Help Wanted: Wife by Cara Bristol]()
Help Wanted: Wife by Cara Bristol
They have nothing to lose except their hearts. The only thing keeping widower Larth from succumbing to grief is running the fledgling bakery founded by his late wife. He intends to make the business the biggest, best bakery in all of Caradonia. But he can’t do it alone. Unable to find affordable help, he turns to Cosmic Mates and advertises for a wife in-name-only... -
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Unity and the Usurper by Honey Phillips
A barbaric alien king. A fierce human female. A galactic conspiracy. .. After leading a rebellion to overthrow a tyrannical king, Cronan discovers a beautiful, defiant human female. She’s a responsibility he doesn’t need in the chaotic aftermath of the rebellion, but one he can't abandon...Categorized as:
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![The Fractured Mate by Susan Trombley]()
The Fractured Mate by Susan Trombley
As a captive of aliens, Paisley is forced to work as an engineering assistant on an ancient wrecker starship. She knows she has to keep her head down and her behavior humble in order to survive. When the crew responds to an automated distress call from an Akrellian warship that shouldn’t be malfunctioning, she senses a threat, but she knows no one will listen to her warnings... -
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Silenced by Heather Fox
Carrie: The new arrivals at our tribe may have their minds only on one thing, but I can't even think about finding my mate. Not when my voice has been stolen away by a broken promise. Unable to communicate with the others, I'm relegated to the edges of the tribe. But I'm not the only one. Endzoh, the quiet warrior I've always thought didn't much like us girls, is right here with me... -
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Alien Castaway by Honey Phillips
Can a runaway bride and an escaped alien prisoner find sanctuary together? Darla’s life changed forever the day the aliens invaded Earth. Her worthless father and shiftless brother have used the presence of the Yehrin as an excuse to keep her under their control. Their latest scheme? Marry her off to one of their equally disgusting cronies as part of a business arrangement...Categorized as:
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![Agent of Change by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Agent of Change by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
IT STARTS WITH A MAN WHO WAS NOT WHAT HE SEEMED. .. “The man who was not Terrence O’Grady had come quietly. ”. Introducing Val Con yos’Phelium – interstellar spy, starship pilot, musician, and incidentally, a brother to Clutch Turtles...Categorized as:
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![Faith, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin]()
Faith, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe traitor within the Jax household has been found, and the repercussions are staggering, with Faith barely surviving and their mating destroyed. But Faith has always been unpredictable—just ask her sisters— and nothing will stop her from getting what she wants…and she wants Thor. Even if it kills her. Download now for the exciting conclusion to Faith's story! -
![The Iriduan's Mate by Susan Trombley]()
The Iriduan's Mate by Susan Trombley
A former elite Iriduan soldier, Shulgi lives with many regrets. .. He’s determined to redeem himself by curing the mate imprinting affliction that affects Iriduan males. Unfortunately, the necessity for secrecy makes it difficult to spread the cure to those males in need of it most... -
![Fated to the Alien Rebel by Erin Hale]()
Fated to the Alien Rebel by Erin Hale
Sage. I’ve built a new life on the planet Tavikh, spending every day seeking penance. And despite witnessing three of my new-found friends find their fated mate, I don’t dare hope to find mine. Not when there’s a chance someone from Earth will arrive to take me back to face the consequences for what I did...Categorized as:
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Rose Point by M.C.A. Hogarth
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsReese is only just getting used to running the Earthrise in the black—and with an Eldritch in her crew—when a trip to a colony world gives rise to a whole new Hirianthial is showing powers that even the Eldritch rarely have, and that only in legend. He badly needs training, support and advice, and the only place he can find them is. .. at home...Categorized as:
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![Key to the Dead Fall by Susan Trombley]()
Key to the Dead Fall by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe sequel to Into the Dead Fall, which was released as part of a two-book set with The Scorpion’s Mate. A fated mate she doesn’t want. An enigmatic alien she shouldn’t want. Finding your way in the Dead Fall isn’t easy, but it’s nothing compared to figuring out what your heart truly desires...Categorized as:
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![Alien Orphan by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Orphan by Ursa Dax
“I have trained, battled, and fought my whole life. But winning my mate’s love is the greatest challenge I have ever faced. .. ”. MELANIE. After getting dumped on an alien planet and left for dead by Earth’s leaders, I’m learning to adapt and rebuild my life. It’s what I’m good at. Keeping my head down. Surviving...Categorized as:
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![A Kiss On Kaidava by SJ Sanders]()
A Kiss On Kaidava by SJ Sanders
Cara has been looking forward to her happily ever after. With no living family, it is all she has wanted for years and she thought she found it with the love of her life, Ben... -
![Callim's Challenge - A Sci-Fi Alien Romance: The Quasar Lineage Book 5 by Pearl Tate]()
Callim's Challenge - A Sci-Fi Alien Romance: The Quasar Lineage Book 5 by Pearl Tate
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShelly. Abducted from Earth, contracting a deadly disease, getting matched up to an alien I’ve never met… welcome to the chaos that’s my life. Now, I’m on a spaceship traveling to Quasar to get the vaccine I need to survive and meet my future mate. I’m used to being at the mercy of others. First, it was my drug-addicted mother and eventually the foster care system... -
![Mihile's Marvel by Pearl Tate]()
Mihile's Marvel by Pearl Tate
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMihile. I hate being trapped underground. With the planet Quasar uninhabitable on the surface, my entire life has been spent without sunlight. Since I was born blind, it's kind of fitting. With my lack of vision and light skin and hair, I represent not only the most unique features of our species, but also the most shunned... -
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Seized by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHow unlucky do you have to be to get abducted by aliens. . . twice? Snatched from Earth to be a bride for a bad-ass race of warriors, Bridget has barely gotten used to her new life on the high-tech Drexian space station when she’s abducted again. This time the aliens are vicious and bloodthirsty, and they have very different plans for the pretty human...Categorized as:
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![Regi's Goddess by Lyn Gala]()
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... -
![Twins For The Alien Warrior: A SciFi Romance by Athena Storm]()
Twins For The Alien Warrior: A SciFi Romance by Athena Storm
No alien prince is going to throw me on his shoulder and carry me away! I don't care that he's technically rescuing me. Saving my life multiple times doesn't mean he can eye me up and down and lick his lips. He can say we're fated mates all he wants, I won't give up everything just to be his pretty little housewife...Categorized as:
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![Dark Minds by Michelle Diener]()
Dark Minds by Michelle Diener
The mind is the most powerful weapon of all . . . Imogen Peters knows she's a pawn. She's been abducted from Earth, held prisoner, and abducted again. So when she gets a chance at freedom, she takes it with both hands, not realizing that doing so will turn her from pawn to kingmaker...Categorized as:
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![Alien Champion by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Champion by Ursa Dax
"I don't know how to win Fiona, but I do know how to fight. And I will fight for her with everything I have. .. "FIONAWhen I spontaneously kiss Dalk at midnight during our Deep Sky New Year's Eve party, I become aware of two I may have a crush on the grumpiest alien warrior at our I may also be ever-so-slightly sexually harassing him...Categorized as:
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![The Harvest: A Tah'Narian Christmas by M.A. Church]()
The Harvest: A Tah'Narian Christmas by M.A. Church
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSo what’s an alien to do when his mate refuses to say what’s bothering him? Why, he sends a deep space message to his mate’s mother on earth, what else? Keyno not only learns the importance of Christmas to his chosen, he’s also shocked and confused as to why Dale hasn’t shared this with him... -
![Sirius by Alana Khan]()
Sirius by Alana Khan
Can this genetic "Product" of the Federation and the isolated Earth female who rescues him transcend their barriers and learn to love? Sirius: Produced in a test tube, born a slave, bred for fighting, and doomed to death. Sirius fights for his life against man and beast on a hostile planet. Aliyah: Kidnapped from Earth, stranded in space, then orphaned at a young age... -
![Edge of Insanity: The Alliance Book 6 by S.E. Smith]()
Edge of Insanity: The Alliance Book 6 by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsScorching hot and sexy stories set in science fiction and paranormal worlds that come alive in your hands. Internationally acclaimed for her writing, S. E. Smith's stories are unapologetic happily-ever-afters. They are also full of alpha heroes, heroines with a brain, action, adventure, and humor...Categorized as:
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![Taming Ryock by Sara Page, Sean Moriarty]()
Taming Ryock by Sara Page, Sean Moriarty
My life has become a living nightmare…. Abducted. Stolen from Earth. I wake up in a strange alien laboratory to discover my new alien overlords plan to use me in a breeding experiment. The alien they want me to breed with? Yeah, he’s blue, he’s mean, and he’s packing some seriously scary alien ‘equipment’. There’s no way I can survive the experiment... -
![Alien General's Baby by Vi Voxley]()
Alien General's Baby by Vi Voxley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis general has more to fight for than he ever imagined. .. As one of the few warriors to ever defeat the Fearless, Brion General Braen is a living legend. Yet when his greatest victory turns to his gravest defeat, the undefeated warrior has to prove himself to the universe. .. and himself. If matters weren't complicated enough, his fated, his gesha, appears to him right in the middle of it all...Categorized as:
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![Destiny, Part 2 by Grace Goodwin]()
Destiny, Part 2 by Grace Goodwin
Destiny has a problem—a six-foot-three, stubborn, gorgeous, deadly, sex-on-a-stick—kind of problem. While her brain might want to kick his ass across the galaxy, the rest of her wants to jump him like a bouncy house. Ardor or not, she’s hunting a killer. Nix is going all protective, alpha male, claiming she’s his mate just because she had a few mind-blowing moments in his bed...Categorized as:
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![Cadence: Aliens Love Single Moms #1 by Tasha Black]()
Cadence: Aliens Love Single Moms #1 by Tasha Black
Being a single mom is the hardest most heartwarming job in the world. .. and sometimes out of it! When Cadence learns about a free day care center for single moms in her neighborhood, she thinks it's too good to be true. But the teachers are amazing, and her son is thriving. There's only one problem. In order to keep him enrolled, she has to agree to do some missionary work. .. off planet... -
![Nanny for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm]()
Nanny for the Alien Dad by Athena Storm
The harshest taskmasters in the galaxy aren’t warlords or generals…. …they’re toddlers. I’m desperate for money so I interview for a job that makes even the strongest alien warrior tremble - nanny. After all, the kid’s don’t seem that bad. But the dad? He makes me want to BEG for the job. He’s so fine it scrambles my brain. Too bad his ego is the size of a supernova... -
![Matthias's Miracle by Pearl Tate]()
Matthias's Miracle by Pearl Tate
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEight young women are abducted by aliens from college, I'm one of them! I wake from my abduction while being separated from my friends. Sore and groggy, I'm tied to a bed before I realize what's going on. As the circumstances start to sink in, I fight until I hear a roar of rage. At first, my rescuer scares me as much as my captors, but when I realize he's helping, he becomes my new best friend... -
![Lorran by Nancey Cummings]()
Lorran by Nancey Cummings
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChecklist for a top secret mission:. Pack your favorite knife. Befriend your fellow badass. Ensure that you have plenty of explosives. What’s this about a stowaway? Lorran has wanted nothing more than to find his mate for years. Now fate unexpectedly delivers a luscious human female in the midst of a dangerous mission. His warlord says he lacks focus and discipline...Categorized as:
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![Warrior's Reign: A Sci Fi Alien Romance by Emma Alisyn, Sora Stargazer]()
Warrior's Reign: A Sci Fi Alien Romance by Emma Alisyn, Sora Stargazer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRedemption. Assassination. A bond forged under fire. Reign is given a second chance to save her career when a royal friend offers her a job on an elite team of personal guards. Determined to prove her worth, she fends off sneaky sabotage by the implacable head of security, Vykhan, who thinks she is dangerous and hot-headed...Categorized as:
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![The Vanished Specialist by K. Webster, Nicole Blanchard]()
The Vanished Specialist by K. Webster, Nicole Blanchard
My lilapetal is dying. .. and I can’t save her. The woman who brought me back to life may not live long enough to see me truly happy. All the tests, the experiments have failed me. .. and I have failed her. If I don’t devise a cure to save my alien, I’ll spend the rest of my existence on Mortuus alone. The others believe my mate isn’t strong enough to survive...Categorized as:
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