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Venery by C.M. Stunich
I’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat. He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops. I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik. Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …. My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt... -
![Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir]()
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back... -
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![All the Stars in the Sky by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
All the Stars in the Sky by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAll the Stars in the Sky:. Cassie Forrest has sworn she’ll never let the world get the best of her again. She’s chosen to believe everything will be all right. But on a journey filled with heartbreak and madness and zombies, Cassie and her friends must struggle to stay alive—and it’s hard to believe in a future when survival seems unlikely. -
![Garbage (The SPARK Files) by Reese Morrison]()
Garbage (The SPARK Files) by Reese Morrison
Evan isn’t brave. But when he hears a group of Human Firsters attacking a garbage collection bot, he has to step in. He rescues an undiscovered SPARK, a self-aware robot who’s never experienced life outside of his collection route and the miserable, gray trash depot he’s assigned to. Evan wants to help. But he might have underestimated just how cute Quincy can be...Categorized as:
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![The Delver by Tiffany Roberts]()
The Delver by Tiffany Roberts
She is the dawn after a long, dark night, and he will make her his. Urkot has always felt unappealing, undesirable. Unwanted. Scarred by war and lacking the grace and speed of other male vrix, he resigned himself to a life without a mate long ago and thought he was content with that fate. Everything changed when he met Callie. Beautiful, passionate, fierce, clever Callie. So small, so soft... -
![Mated to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna]()
Mated to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
The blue alien who rescues me is too damned bossy and annoyingly handsome. But I’m stuck with him and his wicked tail. VIVIAN. I left Earth the proud captain of a ship destined to save humanity. I wake in a small examination room being poked and prodded by blue aliens who speak a strange language. Oh, hell no... -
![Queen of Their Colony by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Queen of Their Colony by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A middle aged science teacher who feels unloved and unwanted meets. Three huge alien warriors desperate to find their Queen. When Terra agrees to go on a quest with V’rone, Tem, and Rive. Will she end up as…the Queen of their Colony? Terra Engels is a regular middle aged science teacher with nothing special about her—or so she thinks...Categorized as:
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![Villainous All the Way by C. Rochelle]()
Villainous All the Way by C. Rochelle
A sweet n spicy collection of bonus tales, first shared on Pa*tre*on and featuring the guys and gals (and nonbinary aliens) from the superhero x villain MM+ (& FF! ) romance series - Villainous Things (along with the MCs of the Villains in Space spin-off series)! Simon It is required that you read Villainous Things 1-5 first, and highly recommended that you also read Earth Boys Are Easy...Categorized as:
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![The Truth of Valor by Tanya Huff]()
The Truth of Valor by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHaving left the Marine Corps, former Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr is attempting to build a new life with salvage operator Craig Ryder. Turns out, civilian life is a lot rougher than she'd imagined. Torin is left for dead when pirates attack their spaceship and take Craig prisoner. But "left for dead" has never stopped Torin. Determined to rescue Craig, she calls in her Marines... -
![Her Alien Husband by Michele Mills]()
Her Alien Husband by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI’m in a predicament of historic proportions. I’ve learned I can’t inherit my grandfather’s highly profitable business unless I’m married? Yes, an entirely ridiculous rule. I live with a herd of rescue cats and nary a boyfriend in sight. I’m also considered plain, sharp-tongued and overweight. And I’ve never, once been interested in marriage. Hence my reason for applying for a mail-order husband... -
![Ragoru by SJ Sanders]()
Ragoru by SJ Sanders
Hundreds of years before Red. Civilization is failing in a steady decline. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves, humanity has turned to trying to understand their world even as they seek to protect themselves from the monsters within it... -
![Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A Monstrum Warrior who has vowed never to Claim a bride…. An older woman, who thinks she’s done with Love…...Categorized as:
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![Alien Commander's Mate by Ava Ross]()
Alien Commander's Mate by Ava Ross
An alien warrior made me an offer I can’t refuse. In exchange, he can do what wants with me for one week. I want a child, but that’s impossible now that Earth men are sterile. Then a ping from a distant planet reaches us. Aliens are real, and they’re interested in getting to know Earth women better...Categorized as:
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Submit by Tana Stone
I was bought to be a pretty pawn in my alien captors’ twisted entertainment. But the gorgeous, horned alien who saves me from death is no pawn—and he’s determined to beat the hunt. But is he rescuing me or claiming me as his prize? Lia:...Categorized as:
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![Healing Her Patient by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Healing Her Patient by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A woman who struggles with infertility has given up on finding love. A warrior who thinks he will never be able to bond a bride. Thrown together on a mission where they must pretend to be Joined Mates. Will their lie become a reality? Dr. Danielle Adams isn't looking for love. Health issues have rendered her unable to have kids and she has given up on finding a relationship...Categorized as:
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![Case Study: Interspecies Bonding by Talia Rhea]()
Case Study: Interspecies Bonding by Talia Rhea
Data Lunar Base Experiments. Case 3. For your consideration, we the research team of the Lunar Base present our findings for the mating of the kreecharma Vigo 773-2695-1132682 and the human Jennifer-Anne 'Jeanie' Wainright. Data. -Subject "Mating is a barbaric practice. It's backwards and unnecessary in this modern day. It's better for everyone if its irradicated. She's a challenge... -
![Possessed by the Alien Warrior by Krista Luna]()
Possessed by the Alien Warrior by Krista Luna
I gave up hope of a fated mate and family years ago. Then she crashes into my life. AMANDA. The holidays give me the perfect chance to take my first vacation in years. Before joining my family, I’ll take a little time alone to unwind from the constant stress of leading humanity. But my shuttle crashes, and he comes to my rescue...Categorized as:
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![Susurex by Amelia Rademaker]()
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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![Alien Prince's Pregnant Fake Fiancée (Celestial Mates) by Desiree Hunt]()
Alien Prince's Pregnant Fake Fiancée (Celestial Mates) by Desiree Hunt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVolex needs a girlfriend, fast. His mother, tired of his scandalous behavior, has given him an ultimatum: Pick a bride at the ball she’s holding in his honor the next evening, or lose his privileges as a crown prince of Vertar forever. Volex has no intention of settling down, and especially not with one of the power-hungry princesses his mother has lined up...Categorized as:
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Cosmic Soul by Mars Quinn
So I may be dead, but my afterlife isn’t. Caleb. After 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. That hasn’t happened since I was alive, and I can’t help but wonder, why now? Zoltilvoxfyn... -
![Raymond by Eve Langlais]()
Raymond by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis avid gamer is about to discover love doesn’t mean game over. As a hacker who rarely leaves the basement, Raymond’s chances of meeting Mrs. Right are slim to none until his hermit-lifestyle is jolted. A warning to stop poking into his past comes with consequences—and intrigues this curious cat. Raymond’s only recently discovered he can shift into a lynx... -
![Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas]()
Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVaslisha Tor Dain is a mercenary starship captain with a few simple rules: A good ship is better than a great man, in case of confusion always err on the side of blowing someone's head off, and never fall for a telepath or a member of her crew. All of those are about to bite her in the ass... -
![Claimed by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna]()
Claimed by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
The grumpy blue demon who rescues me is hot as sin. And he’s got one hell of a wicked tail. CARA. I went to space looking for adventure, my job to guard the other women of the expedition. When gray aliens wake me from cryo in the middle of a bustling market, it turns out I’m what’s on sale. This sure as hell isn’t the fun I dreamed of! A blue demon with horns and a tail leaps to my rescue... -
![Bridging the Distance by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Bridging the Distance by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
One plus-sized Earth girl. Two Twin Kindred who need help to reconnect. Sometimes 1 +2 = Interstellar sexy times. Lorelei Daniels is having a terrible day--her self-driving car repossesses itself, she loses her job, and she's about to get kicked out of her apartment... -
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![Taken by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna]()
Taken by the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
The charming blue alien says I’m his. It’s got to be some kind of line. But how can I resist him… or his wicked tail? HAZEL. I get lucky when horned blue aliens rescue me straight from cryo. So when I get the chance to use my communications skills to help save other human women, I jump on it. It’s perfect. Except for him... -
![Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Taming the Tiger by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A wounded warrior tormented by madness…. Finds the one woman who can bring him back from the brink. Can Christine and Roarn fight the odds to be together? And will she dare to try…Taming the Tiger? Christine is a single mom with an empty nest. Now approaching menopause, she thinks she has nothing to look forward to but loneliness... -
![You're Not My King! by Eryn Hawk]()
You're Not My King! by Eryn Hawk
Reuben Carter. Throwing myself in front of my estranged sister didn’t win me any brownie points... -
![Dietrich by Becca Fanning]()
Dietrich by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLaunch sale! $2. 99 $0. 99 for a limited time! Elise Davenport was not having a good night. Just the day before she put her whole career on the line thanks to a few glasses of champagne. Loose lips can sink ships, and they can obliterate your social status. So here she was, stumbling through Fairhaven Park in pitch blackness, looking for the cabin she rented...Categorized as:
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![Mated to the Lion by Serena Vale]()
Mated to the Lion by Serena Vale
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBBW + Sexy Lion Shifter = Hot Shifter Romance. Kaeden Everett is a Lion shifter with a deep love for his family, even if they do get on his nerves. As the oldest out of three young cubs that had been orphaned and left on their own, he grew up with a keen sense of responsibility. As the population of Lion shifters start to decline due to a genetic anomaly, he sees it as his duty to search out Dr... -
![The Bride Program by Dane Griggs]()
The Bride Program by Dane Griggs
Maya Arnold was leading a normal life, working and helping care for her sister, until the Cerasteans arrived. Offering a cure for cancer if enough women volunteer as brides, Maya jumped at the chance. Saving her sister was her only goal. She never expected to actually fall in love with an alien, or find best friends in the other bride volunteers... -
![Daxton by Becca Fanning]()
Daxton by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSpecial Launch Sale! $2. 99 $0. 99 for a limited time. Blair Mason was a woman with a one-track mind, and that track was work. From sunrise to sun down, all she thought about was how to keep her small town grocery store open. That meant hard decisions, the type Blair was in the midst of making when she was rudely interrupted by a tall man. A tall handsome man...Categorized as:
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![Alec by Becca Fanning]()
Alec by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalia normally enjoyed her mornings teaching her class. The little boys and girls looked up at her, their big eyes rapt with attention as she taught them their daily lessons. But today was different. She felt it in her bones, but she had no idea her life was about to change forever. Alec knew he shouldn't do this...Categorized as:
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![The Prince and the Program by Aldous Mercer]()
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... -
![Road Bears by Becca Fanning]()
Road Bears by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCarrie Dalton needed this job. She needed this job bad . But even she couldn't kid herself: she stuck out like a sore thumb in this biker bar, full of men who had more warrants than kind words. Right as she thought she was getting the hang of things, she went ass over teakettle with a full tray of beers. Thankfully she was caught by the best looking six and a half foot mistake she'd ever seen... -
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![Desperate Measures by Staci Hart]()
Desperate Measures by Staci Hart
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings* 11,000 word novella *. A girl's got to have priorities, even in the zombie apocalypse, including, but not limited to:. 1) Cheese Doodles. 2) Trusty dog. 3) Swedish porn. 4) Batteries. Annie's survived for two years all by herself. But what she finds when she finally leaves her shelter is better than all of the above. -
![Crex by A. G. Wilde]()
Crex by A. G. Wilde
There are two types of hell. The one priests preach about and then this. Stuck on an alien slave ship, Piper is auctioned and thrown into a cell with … something. He’s an alien with a reputation. A warrior. A beast. A killer. He is dangerous. A creature with a cold, cold heart…one not unlike her own... -
![Riding Bearback by Becca Fanning]()
Riding Bearback by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGet back here you stupid cow! Jess Lincoln just wasn't cut out for this! She's a city girl from New York, used to cafe lattes in the morning and swanky bar Manhattans at night. But here she was, running from her past and her ex-husband...Categorized as:
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![Bonded by Two by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Bonded by Two by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
One reluctant Mistress who inherits a fortune. Two Pitch-Blood Kindred warriors on the brink of death...Categorized as:
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![Made Bear by Becca Fanning]()
Made Bear by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCarrie just graduated law school. She never thought it would be the worst day of her life. A sudden tragedy puts a heavy duty on her shoulders, and with no other option she goes to work for the Mafia. And not just any Mafia family: the Gallo Clan. Freakish Bear Shifters. Buttoned down good-girl Carrie walking into the bear's den, literally...Categorized as:
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![Alien Abduction for Beginners by Skye MacKinnon]()
Alien Abduction for Beginners by Skye MacKinnon
Not all aliens are good at abducting humans. Havel, Matar and Xil have failed too many times to count. Luckily, there’s help available for failed a diploma offered by the Intergalactic University. To complete their course, these three sexy aliens need to abduct a human female – and they’re graded on it...Categorized as:
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![Chosen by Stacy Jones]()
Chosen by Stacy Jones
One minute Lily is trying, and failing, to run her grandmother’s farm—her last remaining connection to her family. The next, she wakes to find herself in a cold, sterile cage surrounded by monsters, with no memory of how she got there. Accidentally abducted by alien poachers, unsure if she will live or die, she is dreading the worst...Categorized as:
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![American Werewolf in Space by Alisha Sunderland]()
American Werewolf in Space by Alisha Sunderland
On board this spaceship I’m only certain of two things:. 1. The movies lied to me. 2. I’m about to mark an alien and take him like the beast I am. Look, I didn’t believe in aliens either — until I was abducted by them. Waking up on board a spacecraft among several other naked, terrified women prisoners mostly ruled out my government lab fears. Thank God...Categorized as:
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![Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon]()
Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon
In a universe full of heartless aliens, an abandoned human and a vampire clone discover an unexpected connection in this delightfully bite-size short story by New York Times bestselling author Ruby Dixon...Categorized as:
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