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Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews
Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority...Categorized as:
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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: A Cozy Monster Romance 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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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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His Human Rebel by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a teeny incident with red paint, my hometown votes that it’s done with my activist ways . . .Now I’m on an entirely different planet, holding a single suitcase, standing on a platform, waiting for my new alien husband to arrive . . . I bite my lip as I wait because there’s one serious problem with this whole situation . . . after a best forgotten, one-night stand gone wrong . . -
Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross
If I don’t find my true love soon, I’ll die.The dating scene can be tough for a phoenix, especially when I burn to cinders at the most inconvenient times. It’s gotten to the point where no one will even go out with me.Worse, my spontaneous combustions are accelerating. I’ve been cursed with a rare phoenix abnormality and my time’s ticking away...Categorized as:
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Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
New Year's with an Alien by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne part "The Devil Wears Prada," two parts "Men in Black," a sprinkle of Hallmark holiday movie sweetness, and a whole lot of heat.Meet Olivia, a savvy personal shopper with a knack for avoiding commitment and a dreaded annual party to dodge. Her mother’s swanky New Year’s Eve bash is as unavoidable as her parents’ questions about her personal life... -
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... -
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... -
Caged by the Alien by Tammy Walsh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m trapped in a room with an alien Adonis.And 100 billion viewers are watching.Two weeks ago, I was abducted by aliens. Now I’m trapped in a room with four walls and no door. I’m scared. I’m alone. And there’s no chance of escape.Then he appears out of nowhere. A Greek god with an ass to match. We try to escape but our efforts are thwarted. In a moment of weakness, we kiss... -
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... -
Jarrn: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Alana Khan, Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’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...Categorized as:
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Khol by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 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... -
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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... -
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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Awkward Date With A Wicked Orc by Michele Mills
My screwball younger sister sets me up on an epic blind date with a dirty talking orc. Wherein everything goes wrong that could possibly go wrong and I suffer through a series of humiliations and yet, this guy…*fanning myself*I’m blushing. In the end I admit it might’ve been the best date of my life...Categorized as:
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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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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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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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My Girlfriend is a Werewolf by Eve Langlais
I’ve licked him. He’s mine. Running into a strange white wolf isn’t an everyday occurrence in Derek’s life. Neither is finding a naked—and beautiful—woman alone in the park. Had the wolf been an omen of what was yet to come? Because since meeting Athena, Derek’s life’s been upended.Chased by thugs and with a ransom on her head, Athena isn’t divulging why she’s a wanted woman...Categorized as:
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Nanny For The Orc Warrior: A Monster Romantic Comedy by Zora Black
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought orcs were just a fantasy.But as it turns out, my billionaire orc boss is a fantasy alright…My fantasy.I came to Curiosity for a vacation. I didn’t expect to meet a tall, handsome, growler – a man and a myth in one. Just my luck, Hargoz is looking for a nanny – and that’s my speciality. But even if it wasn’t…I’d say yes to whatever gets me in his house... -
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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Collared by Loki Renard
I saved a virgin human from being abducted.I am a killer, a criminal, and a prison escapee.She is the sweetest, most innocent thing I’ve ever had the pleasure of claiming.Emily Hallow is mine. But my enemies are not going to accept their losses.They’re going to come for me.They’re going to try to send me back to the dungeon I escaped, and take Emily to sell - or worse...Categorized as:
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Virgin Beast Mate by Milana Jacks
Save your cookie for the monster. Reem lives a secluded, sheltered life inside Community One. Sold to one of the alien beasts who now rule the Earth, inexperienced young Reem is terrified she won't know how to please her husband, and he'll end up eating her instead of bedding her. After years of waiting, Troy finally gets his mate...Categorized as:
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Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
Maud Demille is a daughter of Innkeepers—a special group who provide ‘lodging’ to other-planetary visitors—so she knows that a simple life isn't in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her young daughter, Helen, were exiled with him for his treachery to the desolate, savage planet of Karhari... -
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about...Categorized as:
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Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy's bond with the pack and her mate is broken, she'll learn what it truly means to be alone.. -
Blood Heir (Kate Daniels World) by Ilona Andrews
An all-new novel set in the Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran's ward. Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival...Categorized as:
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Beware of Chicken by CasualFarmer
A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.Arrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. I’m getting out of here...Categorized as:
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