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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A rollicking space adventure with a lot of heart. When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possibly want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and some distance from her past... -
Miles, Mutants, and Microbes (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #4, 5.2 & 13) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsContent: Falling free Labyrinth Diplomatic immunity Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith : his life and times.Two complete novels and a short novel in one large volume:Falling Free—The Nebula Award-winning novel. Leo Graf was just your typical efficient engineer: mind your own business and do the job... -
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor's life of a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. Ivan, cousin to Imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, is not far down the hereditary list for the emperorship. Thankfully, new heirs have directed that headache elsewhere, leaving Ivan to enjoy his life on Komarr, far from the Byzantine court politics of his home system...Categorized as:
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Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an enemy armada...Categorized as:
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Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsMark Vorkosigan is the cloned "twin" of Lord Miles Vorkosigan, born six years after Miles and raised by a psychopathic madman for nefarious political purposes. That's old news, however, conveyed in the prequel Brothers in Arms. Now, in Mirror Dance, Mark still has no identity of his own and no place to call home... -
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsDischarged from the Barrayan Military Academy, Miles Vorkosigan chances on a jumpship with a rebellious pilot and arranges to take over the ship. Events escalate from there, and soon Miles is commander of a mercenary fleet and reinvents himself as Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii Mercenary Army... -
Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb
The incomparable J. D. Robb presents the latest moving and suspenseful novel in the #1 New York Times –bestselling Eve Dallas series. In a decrepit and long-empty New York building, a man begins the demolition process by swinging a sledgehammer into a wall. When the dust clears, he finds two skeletons wrapped in plastic behind it...Categorized as:
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Born in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsEve Dallas has a grisly double homicide to solve when two young lovers—both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm—are brutally killed on the same night. It doesn't leave Eve a lot of leftover time to put together a baby shower for her buddy Mavis, but that's supposedly what friends are for. Now Mavis needs another favor...Categorized as:
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Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker
With the man who kidnapped her daughter imprisoned aboard her ship, Captain Alisa Marchenko is closer than ever to reuniting her family. But her new guest has been in a coma for weeks, with the secret to her daughter's location locked away in his mind. She must find a way to sneak him into a state-of-the-art hospital on Arkadius, a planet in the heart of Alliance territory...Categorized as:
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Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
The new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others—especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed—and strangled—with cords of black velvet...Categorized as:
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Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles is having enough trouble keeping his two identities separate -- the charismatic Admiral Naismith of the Denarii Mercenary Fleet and a Vor lord of the Barrayan aristocracy -- when assassination attempts begin... -
Winterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMiles Vorkosigan and his fiancée Ekaterin are enjoying the Winterfair festivities and wedding gifts on their home planet Barrayar, but Miles’ enemies are at work. Sergeant Taura, a genetically engineered young woman Miles befriended, helps uncover the sinister plot. A double dose of romance enlivens this delightful novella in the New York Times bestselling Vorkosigan saga... -
Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsThe fifth installment of the Hugo-award winning adventures of Miles Vorkosigan.In this novel Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan travel to Cetaganda, the long-standing enemy of Barrayar, to represent their Barrayar at the funeral of the mother of the Cetagandan emperor... -
Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsReturning from their honeymoon on Earth, Miles and Ekaterin stop at one of the asteroid-based habitats informally known as Quaddiespace (see FALLING FREE), where Miles is sent to defuse an incident between a Barryaran military command and the local police... -
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CryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsKibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Barrayaran Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan can hardly disapprove—he’s been cheating death his whole life, on the theory that turnabout is fair play... -
Hierax by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs a database programmer from Arizona and a fan of sedate, indoor activities, Indi Smith doesn’t belong in outer space. Certainly not in a star system with a broken wormhole gate and no way home. But through no fault of her own, that’s where she’s landed, and nobody on the ship, not even the genius chief engineer Hierax, knows how to repair the gate... -
Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe fourth book in Tanya Huff's action-packed military sci-fi adventure Confederation seriesAfter surviving the perils of the Crucible, the Marine Corps planet where a routine training assignment had taken a deadly twist—Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr returned to Ventris Station just in time to link up with her old platoon and head out to a new war zone, an area of space where the enemy known as... -
Dark Class by Michelle Diener
Waking up alone . . . Ellie Masters comes out of a coma to find herself the only inhabitant of an eerily empty moon station. She’s not on Earth any more, she’s not even in the right solar system. So when someone reaches out to her, tells her he’s her friend, she’s happy to believe it. The alternative is to be stuck alone with an enemy.The hunt of his career . .Categorized as:
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Xenon by Regine Abel
What is dead is never truly gone.When she embarks on a rescue mission in an abandoned lab, the last thing Kate Lewis expects is for a long dead Xian Warrior to rise from his ashes. Then he claims she’s his soulmate. Although she doesn’t doubt his sincerity, Kate cannot help but question the truth of his words... -
Mercenary Abduction by Eve Langlais
All this mercenary wants is to kill and loot his way to fame and fortune, but his plans change when a human accidentally steals his heart. Makl is looking to become the greatest mercenary the universe has known. In true family tradition, he leaves a trail of mayhem and bodies wherever he goes. steals the most priceless of items, ravishes females left and right...Categorized as:
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Raven by Regine Abel
Her beautiful mind was her own prison. After betrayal and abuse destroyed Liena’s dreams of becoming a Psychic Operator, she warily accepts a temporary position on Khepri, the homeworld of the bioengineered Xian Warriors. With entire Warrior units getting mysteriously wiped out, she must help devise a critical antidote... -
All I Want For Christmas Is An Alien: Sci Fi Alien Holiday Romance by Julie K. Cohen
Don’t tell me there’s no Christmas on Zyan. All we need is a plan…Sure, the aliens here don’t know what Christmas is, we don’t have Christmas lights or chocolate (yes, that one’s hard to accept), but we’re all together. Zyanthan-human mated pairs and their children, all celebrating the holidays...Categorized as:
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The Bound Worlds by Megan E. O'Keefe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWorlds will collide and fates will be rewritten in the thrilling conclusion to the Devoured Worlds space opera trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O’Keefe. Naira and Tarquin have found a new home on Seventh Cradle. But the peace they’ve built is short-lived as mysterious assailants ambush the settlement and Naira is haunted by visions of a monstrous future...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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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... -
Romancing the Alpha: An Action-Adventure Romance Boxed Set by Zoe York, Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA multi-author anthology of action-packed adventure novellas. Let the adrenaline flow! ***ZOE YORK, RUBY LIONSDRAKE, ZARA KEANE, ANNA HACKETT, EMBER CASEY, ANNA LOWE, SADIE HALLER, LYN BRITTAN, LYDIA ROWAN, A.J... -
Odium III by Claire C. Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this life, nothing is simple...not even DEATH In the third instalment of the Odium series, having distanced herself from Mikey, Nina is on a mission. She's seeking a woman who could be the answer to all their problems...or just another nightmare made reality. Travelling alongside Nova, the two women are faced with countless threats and inexplicable circumstances..Categorized as:
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Gravel and Grit by Stacy Jones
Zaek is losing hope after waiting centuries for rescue, but the time has finally arrived. The lost emergency beacon has fallen from orbit and gone active. All he needs to do to get off this damn planet named Earth is find it and get to the pick up location in time... -
Novak by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis alien general demands obedience. Being an ambassador ain’t easy — especially if you’re a young, curvy blonde on a space station full of aliens! Michelle Coors tries her best to serve humanity, but sometimes it feels like she’s running into a brick wall. The Zorans are the worst of them — headstrong, arrogant, alpha warrior aliens who show her zero respect... -
Dusan by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDusan must choose: His squad or his mate. Cindy Knox needs a break. The shapely blonde saved the galaxy with Michelle and Novak’s help, and now the intergalactic paparazzi won’t leave her alone. She never asked for this fame, and does her best to flee from the spotlight... -
The Tracker's Dilemma by Ruby Lionsdrake
Sergeant Heath “Tick” Hawthorn, the best tracker in Mandrake Company and the captain’s right-hand man, has been admiring microbiologist Lauren Keys from afar for months. Unfortunately, she’s dedicated to her science and doesn’t seem to have any interest in relationships. He’s not even sure she knows his name... -
Vukan by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe fate of the entire universe depends on me working alongside Vukan, a dominant alien general. The only problem? I hate him and everything he stands for. I don’t take orders from any man — and certainly not some alien general. I don’t care that he’s a seven-foot-tall, deadly warrior with a body to die for... -
Drakan by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCan an alpha alien warrior and a curvy human pilot save the universe? Hannah Kingsley has more than enough on her plate. The full-figured blonde delivers intergalactic packages for a living on her trusty spaceship with her best friend Evelyn, trying to save up enough money to send her little brother to a school for the gifted... -
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The Zoran's Captive (Scifi Alien Romance) (Barbarian Brides) by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe's the only one who can save me -- but can I protect her from myself? They say I'm a monster. A killer. Humanity's worst nightmare. Only Nora Baker believes in me. To spite her the warden locks the curvy human in my cell. He expects me to kill her. Nobody expects me to love her. When I see her, it's love at first sight... -
Hands of Fate by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCaught in the twisted games of Fate. Thirty years ago, Xevius defied his orders by refusing to assassinate the woman who would birth the future mother of the Veredian Titans. Today, his government demands that he atones for that failure by ridding the world of those children before they grow even more powerful... -
Glitter in the Stars by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCleaning the galaxy, one cruise ship at a time.When maintenance technician Triana Moore gets temporarily transferred to a passenger liner, she doesn't expect luxury and relaxation. Bot-minding is the same on a station or a ship. But with twelve-hour workdays and five roommates in her cabin, Triana thinks she should have read the employment contract more carefully... -
Possessed by the Alien Warlord by Krista Luna
Duty demands I claim my fated mate. Yet I will never love her.KIRAAs the fleet’s best engineer, I work endlessly to keep everyone alive with little more than spit and a prayer. Then an even more crucial job beckons. Survival demands we crack the enemy’s jamming tech, and I’m just the person to do it.But the new job is on-planet, and the only way to get there is to marry a Varool... -
Possessed by the Alien Protector by Krista Luna
I lost my family and my world. I will not lose my precious fated mate.EVEAll my life, everyone told me I’m no one special, that I could be nothing special. When an accident left me scarred, even love seemed out of reach.Now war is here, and our alien allies discover I have a new skill that will help in the fight. I’m a crack shot, a sniper.And I’m his... -
Treasured by the Alien Pirate by Celia Kyle, Athena Storm
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m a wanted woman. In more ways than one. I was arrested, then imprisoned in cryosleep, and finally rescued by a crew of horned, golden skinned aliens. Now my government has branded me a traitor. Whoever is after me is willing to kill--to destroy anything and anyone in their way. They’re powerful and without mercy. It’s enough to make me lose all hope. Until Grantian... -
Fenrir by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan a fiery dragon shifter and a curvy human linguist save the universe? When Abigail Snow discovers her college boyfriend has been cheating on her, she uses her degree in alien languages to get as far away from Earth -- and men -- as possible. On planet Audur, she meets Fenrir Dagursson, heir to the throne of Clan Dagur...Categorized as:
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Rebel Pax by Elyssa Ebbott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe said he’d protect me. But I know he’s going to ruin me. I live as a refugee on an alien planet swarming with killers and thieves. I keep my distance, and they keep theirs. It’s the only way I can survive. But when my shuttle is shot down and an exiled alien king claims me as his, I’m not sure if he’s rescuing me - or abducting me... -
Quantum by Erin Kellison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSpace Invader steals time for love... Ex-soldier turned space pirate Tey Raider is visiting Earth to steal a fortune and use one of the Red Rock vortexes to escape into the deep black. When he bumps into Sophia West, he has no idea the human woman will throw a wrench into the hyperdrive of his master plan, and spin him, his storm cruiser, and his heart out of control... -
Bojan by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"It was supposed to be an easy job. She's making it hard." Just when Zoey Valentine lands her dream job, assisting a famous director as he documents alien wildlife, the universe conspires against her. Pig-faced aliens attack their spaceship, kill the crew, and enslave the curvy blonde... -
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Zivan by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMia’s new partner? An arrogant, cocky, seven-feet-tall alien warrior. Mia Frost prides herself on her work ethic. There’s not a single detective in the entire New Atlanta Police Department who works harder than the curvy redhead. Ever since her little sister disappeared without a trace, she’s poured every waking minute into her job... -
Marcus 582: Book Three of Cyborgs: Mankind Redefined by Donna McDonald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is not logical. Neither is leaving her alone. Restored Cyber Soldier, Marcus 582, thinks the chances of dating reluctant cyborg, Rachel 235, are slim. His cyborg mind can’t calculate the odds of her loving him back with any accuracy. His human side certainly feel Rachel's resistance to his every romantic overture. Neither of those change the fact he’s compelled to protect her... -
Rebel Gage: Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Elyssa Ebbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only safe place for her is in the middle of danger, beside him . Gage is the most deadly Primus in the galaxy. Hire him, and the target is as good as dead. But this time his target is Aria, and one look at her changes everything. Gage has never cared about a woman beyond one wild night, but then he has never met someone like Aria...Categorized as:
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Marauder Ramses: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Aya Morningstar
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alien warrior breaks all the rules to protect his human mate. Ramses Ivanov never thought he’d find his mate, but when this alien warrior meets his new partner--a human cop on Earth--everything changes. He can’t resist her soft, sweet voice; or her almond-brown eyes and killer curves. Dating your partner is strictly forbidden, but when it comes to his mate, all rules are meant to be broken... -
The Zoran's Baby by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis Zoran Warrior leaves me breathless -- and pregnant! Aria Winters is on a mission to rescue Grace, her little sister. The Nezdek came from the skies and took her, and she won't rest until Grace is safe. Aria talks her way onto a Zoran ship set to explore a distant planet, but she didn't expect to fall for the ship's brooding, tall, imposing alien commander... -
The Zoran's Touch (Scifi Alien Romance) (Barbarian Brides) by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"We're stuck on this rock. It's just you and me now." Miah Dorsey spends her days slaving away for the Onyx Corporation. She’s trying to put her sister through college, and to do that, she desperately needs a promotion. Instead, she’s transferred to a desolate, ice-covered planet. Her day goes from bad to worse when her transport ship is attacked and crashes on an alien planet...
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