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Soul Eater by Lily Mayne
M/M Fantasy Romance. Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization. One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own. Including Wyn the Soul Eater... -
Putting Out for a Hero by C. Rochelle
BaltasarIt’s time for me to start pulling my weight in the Suarez clan—to prove I’m worth more than the plays I make on the field or the dirt I dig up on rival families. I want to make Wolfy proud.And not get unalived by Simon.So I volunteered what I had to offer, knowing my infamous genes could be used for uniting two powerful clans in marriage...Categorized as:
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Earth Boys Are Easy by C. Rochelle
MicahWhat’s a superhero to do when his own family sees his powers as unimpressive and he’s fifth in line for the throne?Set my sights on getting space married to a hot alien, of course!For science.Ziggy Andromeda is a skinsuit-stealing mercenary who’s so far out of my league he might as well be in another galaxy, but there’s nothing I love more than a challenge...Categorized as:
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In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and safe... -
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I'm Not Your Pet by Fae Quin
I'M NOT YOUR PET! is an MM #alienromance with language barriers, hurt/comfort, and size difference. It features a hot shark captain named ROARK from the planet Osheania, who has rescued a traumatized little human from a life of servitude on planet F'ukyuu... -
THIRDS Beyond the Books Volume 2 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFlash Fiction Stories in the THIRDS Universe Return to the THIRDS universe with another collection of flash fiction stories inspired by prompts submitted by fans...Categorized as:
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When a Man Loves an Alien by Chloe Archer
A grumpy-sexy alien and his (mostly) human mate are just trying to get married for goodness sake! But the road to matrimony is riddled with obstacles that could prove deadly…RIVERBeing engaged to my adorable alien boo is a dream come true. Too bad there’s a target painted on my back. Come on universe, quit messing with true love! For reals... -
Defy the Future by Keira Andrews
To protect their pack, they must risk everything.Adam and Parker are finally safe.As safe as they can be in a world where the zombie-like infected still roam the night. With other survivors, they’ve built a community—a pack.Until that peace is shattered...Categorized as:
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Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle
**A just-for-funsies reunion book featuring ALL the MCs from Villainous Things (and Villains in Space), trapped together on an island for Butch & Xander's wedding... -
Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCodename: Chaos. Former THIRDS agent turned TIN operative Dexter J. Daley is a legend. Just ask him, he’ll tell you. Chaos isn’t so much a codename as it is Dex’s state of being. As a spy for the Therian Intelligence Network, Dex has spent the last four years bringing down the bad guys. Hell, his middle name is literally Justice... -
Why Did The Alien Cross The Galaxy? To Find a Fake Boyfriend and Befriend a Vacuum Cleaner. by A.M. Rose
Observer log 1: what I learned on my first day on Earth1. A coffee shop is a hub of human social interaction.2. Cookies and hot chocolate can end interplanetary disputes.3. High fives solidify relations between humans.4. Vacuum cleaners make incredible companions.5. You can help humans keep their former mates away by agreeing to pretend to be their fake new mate.6... -
A Very Tentacular Christmas by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRIVERHo, ho, ho…and tentacles? I’ve written a super secret Christmas novella in my over-the-top space saga/tentacle romance series. Who could have imagined I’d have so many actual alien fans across the universe? I can’t wait to share this new story with them, but first I need some feedback I can trust... -
Some Things Shouldn't Be a Chore by Scifigrl47
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFandom: The AvengersRelationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson--------------------------------------------------Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously... -
The Gilded Scarab by Anna Butler
When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium’s Aero Corps after crashing his aerofighter during the Second Boer War, his eyesight is damaged permanently, and his career as a fighter pilot is over... -
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Susurex by Amelia Rademaker
Cece Levine is stranded with a crew of snake aliens. Luckily, these ones like her. The last ones she met tried to kill her.The crew and I have a few things to work through now that we can communicate. Like why was I pretending to be a pet? What are we going to do now? And why are all of these aliens trying to kill us? Before we do anything, we need to get our ship fixed...Categorized as:
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Crash-Landed in Love by Piper Scott, Renee Fox
He comes in peace… amongst other thingsWhen college kid Jude Adler wishes for a new life on a shooting star, he never imagined it would come in the form of a shapeshifting alien who nearly crash-lands his spaceship on top of him, let alone one who chooses to disguise himself as a man inspired by Jude’s wildest fantasies... -
Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWerewolf in trouble... Biffy, newly minted Alpha of the London Pack, is not having a good Christmas. His Beta abandoned him, his werewolves object to his curtain choices, and someone keeps leaving babies on his doorstep. Professor Randolph Lyall returns home to London after twenty years abroad, afraid of what he might find... -
The Fating by Dianna Roman
I hate Galaxy 6781. HATE it!One last job. The bounty of a lifetime.It wasn’t supposed to end with me on a slave planet and my entire crew dead. So, when the chance to escape presented itself, I took it. Had I known more about my fellow escapee, I might have reconsidered...Categorized as:
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Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain
Ellis Cole is an FBI research analyst assigned to observe a giant white rabbit while he’s on Earth. Wherever he goes, Ellis must follow. Never told to be covert about it, Ellis finds the only way for him to keep up is by slowing his bouncy bunny down. Getting naked wasn’t part of the plan, but it seems to be working... -
If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch
For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different. Suddenly, his usual torturous math class is interrupted by an anomaly—a boy he’s never seen before in all his previous Mondays...Categorized as:
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Ten Simple Tips for Surviving the Apocalypse by Cari Z.
Dear Author,Those of us who survived the virus that wiped out 50% of the population are the lucky ones. Those of us who survived the subsequent wars that decimated the world as we know it, throwing us back into a pre-industrial era are the lucky ones. Those of us who survived are the lucky ones.Except… Some of us are different. Some of us are changing. Some say the virus mutated...Categorized as:
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Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing the kid abducted by old Ms. Easton when he was four permanently set Cole's status to freak. At seventeen, his exit plan is simple: make it through the last few weeks of high school with his grades up and his head down... -
Fear of Frogs by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhile Shax recovers from a near fatality, his shipmates have been busy. He's rather proud of them for taking the initiative and finding them a lucrative cargo run. His pride turns to outright horror, though, when he finds out what sort of cargo. Frogs. The one thing in the universe that incites mindless panic in Shax... -
King & Queen by Maz Maddox
Running into your one night stand is always awkward.It’s especially awkward when said hunky hookup pulls you into a secret war over fossils and a kidnapped, newly awakened Albertosaurus shifter...Categorized as:
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Potato Surprise by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen a steel trap of celestial and infernal politics threatens to close around them, Shax and Verin flee Earth’s system in a stolen ship, leaving everything behind. It’s an elegantly simple plan, with a new ship and a new life as carefree brigands among the stars. But the ship seems to hate them, and in order to have any sort of life they need funds... -
Beside A Black Tarn by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Shax stumbles across rumors of an experimental house that responds to the occupant’s brain functions, creating scenarios to please and delight, naturally he wants to steal it. While stealing an entire house sounds impossible, the demon prince has a cunning plan.But a night at the ballet heralds the return of a troubled and hunted Julian Parallax... -
You're Not My King! by Eryn Hawk
Reuben CarterThrowing myself in front of my estranged sister didn’t win me any brownie points...Categorized as:
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Superior by Jessica Lack
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA superhero's intern falls in love with a supervillain's apprentice in this star-crossed LGBT YA story from The Book Smugglers. Here's the thing about being a superhero intern: there's a lot less crime fighting than you think there will be, what with the whole liability issue and the administrative headache of constantly monitoring the Heroic Help Hotline...Categorized as:
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Where There's Fire by Cari Z.
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaking a name for myself as a Villain in Panopolis is hard work. Six months ago, my boyfriend broke me out of jail. Now he’s spending most of his time defending our turf against other Villains he accidentally freed along with me. And my new psychic powers are not only impossible to control, but they’re also giving me migraines.But it’s not all doom and gloom... -
Cosmic Soul by Mars Quinn
So I may be dead, but my afterlife isn’t.CalebAfter years of wandering the stars, I’ve finally met someone who can see me—the handsome and serious Prince Zoltilvoxfyn. I know I should pass on, but I feel something, like physically feel something, when I’m with him...Categorized as:
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Aliens Abducted My Heart by Hawke Oakley
Maybe crash landing on an alien planet isn't so bad... After a piloting blunder strands Captain Levi and his crew on a bizarre floral planet, their peace mission becomes more of a 'get home ASAP' mission. But they're not alone. They’re greeted by big, hunky aliens who are as strange and beautiful as the flowers. When the aliens welcome them with open arms—and tentacles—Levi is wary... -
Nexus by Suki Williams, Jarica James
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife in the city of Lumen is filled with secrets, especially if you're a scavenging tinkerer from the Mids.Lumen was made to keep us safe from the world beyond our walls, but this oasis quickly turned into a totalitarian hellhole where the government monitors our every move... -
Security on the Pleasure Planet by Chris Storm, Kinkaid Knight
ViragorCerbSec is the largest personal security corporation on the Pleasure Planet. Their agents are known for their loyalty, their ferocity, and their honor - rare and precious in a world where anything and everything has a price. They say, 'the hounds of CerbSec cannot be swayed or bought, and if you kill one, you will never be able to hide from the rest...Categorized as:
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Space Raptor Butt Trilogy by Chuck Tingle
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWith his genre-defining work, Space Raptor Butt Invasion, Chuck Tingle proved that even gay dinosaur erotica could be nominated for a Hugo Award, the most prestigious honor in science fiction. Nobody could have expected what would happen when the story continued. Collected here is the entire trilogy of Chuck Tingle’s history making Space Raptor Butt series... -
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Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTanya Huff's supernatural fantasy Smoke series, with a gothic twist - Mix of ghostly mystery, paranormal horror, and dark humor - Lamba Award nominated Fans of the X-Files and Twin Peaks will love acclaimed master of contemporary fantasy Tanya Huff's twisted version of vampires, wizards, and TV terror... -
The Prince and the Program by Aldous Mercer
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMordred Pendragon, the Bastard Prince, has done a Bad Thing-again. Exiled to Canada for seven years, he has to find a job to pay his bills. For reasons he refuses to reveal, Mordred decides "Software Engineer" has a nice ring to it... -
Breedable Boys from Outer Space by Lacey Daize
Staff Sergeant Avery Carson is a simple man with simple goals—until he learns aliens have arrived on Earth. Avery never had lofty dreams, and a stint in the Army seemed as good a way as any to both flee his small hometown and get a head start on his job as a mechanic. Eventually, he'd find himself a husband, and if they were lucky they'd be able to scrape together the money to adopt a kid or two... -
The Disasters by M.K. England
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it’s not exactly a surprise when he’s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours. But Nax’s one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy... -
Alan Lennox and the Temp Job of Doom by Brian Olsen
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00DLJDRU2Alan Lennox has been assigned yet another soul-crushing temp job, keeping him from his first loves – drinking, playing video games, and looking for a boyfriend. But Alan’s new job proves to be anything but boring when his co-workers start turning up dead...
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