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Reaching Home: A Post-Apocalyptic Journey by Lars Larsen
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDARK HIGHWAY HOME—BOOK TWO. REACHING HOME. AN EMP & POST-APOCALYPTIC SURVIVAL STORY. Days after the North American power grid was taken down by an electromagnetic pulse, a band of stranded people are making their perilous way from Las Vegas to the safety of their homes over two thousand miles away. With the power grid down, North America has gone dark. Society has collapsed... -
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Dark Water Book Four by Xanthe Walter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan their love survive the truth? Josiah is facing the ultimate showdown against his powerful enemy, but the stakes have never been higher. If he fails, he'll lose both Alex and his freedom. As he finally solves Elliot Dacre's murder, he also uncovers the devastating secret Alex has hidden from everyone... -
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![Auroras & Ashes: A Ravaged Skies Novel by Boyd Craven III]()
Auroras & Ashes: A Ravaged Skies Novel by Boyd Craven III
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFaith, Family, and Fishing. Trapped. Attacked from all directions. Jordan Daniels felt the pressure long before the world ended. He was just trying to keep a promise to his late live a good life, maintain the family cabin Up North. But peace was a luxury he couldn't afford. The cabin was meant to be his sanctuary, the place he pursued his love of fishing after his parents passed... -
![Craved by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee]()
Craved by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
SAM. When a legendary PIP model shows up in my shop, I jump on the chance to work on the sentient shuttle, until I meet Pip’s owner. The surly hunter hates humans and has earned himself the nickname Loose Cannon... -
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Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the 2017 John W. Campbell Award Winner for Best Writer, Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars is the final book of the Hugo Award-shortlisted Terra Ignota series. World Peace turns into global civil war. In the future, the leaders of Hive nations—nations without fixed location—clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability... -
![Blackout Trail by Linda Naughton]()
Blackout Trail by Linda Naughton
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDoctor Anna Hastings is no stranger to disasters, having spent much of her career as an aid worker in conflict zones around the world. Yet when an electrical phenomenon known as an EMP brings down the power grid, Anna faces catastrophe on a scale she never imagined. She must learn what it means to be a doctor in a world deprived of almost all technology... -
![The World We Burn by Kyla Stone]()
The World We Burn by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the world burns, the only thing that matters is family. In the gripping finale to the Lost Light survival series, the remnants of humanity cling to survival after a cataclysmic solar flare. With half the planet shrouded in darkness, the enclave of survivors of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have endured violence, starvation, and lawlessness... -
![Punished by Tana Stone]()
Punished by Tana Stone
The dark and deadly Vandar raider who was exiled to our planet refuses to help me. Not without a price. Corvak is nothing like the men on my planet. He's violent and brooding and wants nothing to do with a human female like me. But he's the only one who knows how to fight. And I refuse to be helpless when the empire comes after our planet--and it's only a matter of time until they do...Categorized as:
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![Pancakes by Manna Francis]()
Pancakes by Manna Francis
Another short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off. -
![Fight of the Walker by Coralee June]()
Fight of the Walker by Coralee June
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’m desperate to rescue the men I love, so when the smooth-talking Ethros leader, Commodore Cavil, comes along, its almost too easy to agree to his deal. Not that we had much of a choice. I find myself on the beautiful island of Ethros where once a Walker, always a Walker, and all the freedoms of Dormas are ripped from my fingers. It’s hard not to see the irony in it all... -
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Hunter Raze by Laurann Dohner
When her parents died in her youth, Anabel Brick—along with her sister, Jessa—was raised as an orphan of United Earth. While her sister became an Alien Research Specialist, Anabel’s skills were put to a different use. She’s a tool for U. E. and its military fleet…a spy…a killer. Her current mission also turns out to be her last... -
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Little Lies by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"I’ve got orders to take you in, immediately! ”. Reunite with Robin, Jace, and their team, as they dive deeper into Nathan's well-meaning, yet complex plan. .. Pre-order now! *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts*. -
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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... -
![Taming the Alien Outlaw by Erin Hale]()
Taming the Alien Outlaw by Erin Hale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJanik. A war is brewing between the rebel forces I lead and the prince whose crown should belong to me. Except, instead of preparing to fight, I’m distracted by the arrival of the human brides. Or rather, by one of them. After a chance encounter, I can’t stop thinking about her. When I spot Olivia walking with another male, the mating fever scorches my veins and the beast in my head roars “MINE...Categorized as:
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![The Blind Hordesman by Milana Jacks]()
The Blind Hordesman by Milana Jacks
My favorite kill is a Regha Alpha so I went after the imposter king. Easy, no? No, but I’m gonna keep destroying his assets until it becomes easy, and when it becomes easy, I’ll find something else that’s hard. I found her. Destroying her is hard.Categorized as:
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![Raise the Stakes by O.E. Tearmann]()
Raise the Stakes by O.E. Tearmann
It starts when you're always afraid. Seven Corporations run the former United States on the codes of conduct their founders set down. You're signed into a Corporate contract the day you're born. And the fear of dropping in the Citizen Standing Scores keeps people in line... -
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Tordan by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuna. They stole my dreams, my hopes, my very identity, and I had no idea. Years went by and I did everything I was told, I was always the perfect specimen, and the perfect lab rat. I was dissected, even maimed all in the name of science. Then one day a strange smoky voice entered my head, and I knew things were not as they seemed...Categorized as:
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Love and Decay 2, Episode Six by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Reagan and Page are still trapped with Kane in the cabin in the woods and they have no idea if help is coming or if anyone will be able to find them. Besides the utter boredom and eerie solitude, they have to deal with Kane’s crazy mom and the danger Kane poses to Reagan, in more than just the physical sense... -
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Dinosaur World 8 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity has run out of time. The alien fleet is set to arrive any day, and there’s only one way Jason and his women can save the world now. They have to figure out how to get into space and onto the mothership before life as we know it is wiped out... -
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Bad Boys Don't Die: The Complete Collection by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix original series Sex/Life) comes a New Adult romance with a dark, dystopian twist. With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people...Categorized as:
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![Scorch by Tana Stone]()
Scorch by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI volunteered to sneak onto an enemy battleship. Now I’m stranded on a prison moon with a hot Drexian pilot who can’t stand me. I had no choice. It was either volunteer for a rescue mission for the Drexians or go to prison on Earth. I know, I know. The irony isn’t lost on me...Categorized as:
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![Hyperspeed Dreams by Anna Carven]()
Hyperspeed Dreams by Anna Carven
Lodan Vorkan has been called many things in his lifetime—perfectionist, control-freak, monster. As one of the Kordolian Military’s infamous First Division, he’s one of the most feared warriors in the Nine Galaxies. As a pilot, his skill is unmatched. He doesn’t like the unpredictable, and humans are exactly that. One by one, he’s seen his brothers fall to these confounding creatures... -
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Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
What’s scarier than being abducted from Earth and almost eaten by cannibals? The idea of falling in love with a huge alien warrior. Just a few days ago, I was living my best life. Now? I’m on the run on a strange alien planet. Thanks to my short temper and a severe lack of self-control, I’m being hunted, and it’s only a matter of time before I end up captured or dead... -
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Wonder by Christina C. Jones
It all came down to me. The one who followed the rules, never went looking for trouble – I kept to myself. I just wanted to take care of my family. To not constantly look over my shoulder, worried about the things that went bump in the night. I just wanted to survive. But that wasn’t meant to be. As luck – or fate, or something – would have it, the trouble found me...Categorized as:
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![Alien Barbarian's Queen by Juno Wells]()
Alien Barbarian's Queen by Juno Wells
I do not desire death, but if that is my destiny to protect my Queen, then so be it. .. Eve. After the fall, homeless folks like I became were shut out of the system. Not even my medical degree saved me from the fate so many experienced. Living rough with a group of women and children, we end up attached to a roving military unit when hostile aliens attack Earth... -
![Levi by Anna Hackett]()
Levi by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, a bad boy berserker collides with a spunky mechanic on a dangerous sabotage mission. Levi King has always lived rough. Raised by a biker dad, he fought for everything he had—including being president of the Iron Kings motorcycle club. But when the aliens invaded, he lost it all...Categorized as:
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Pool School by Manna Francis
Another short story in The Administration series. The whole cast of characters go out for an evening of strip clubs. Warrick and Toreth decide to play a game of Strip Pool. -
![Without The Game by Manna Francis]()
Without The Game by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series. -
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Finn by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…. For Hawk pilot Finn Erickson, flying is in the blood. Since the aliens decimated the planet, he spends most of his time flying Hell Squad into combat. With communication to other survivor bases cut off, he has no idea if his family is still alive and feels their loss keenly...Categorized as:
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![Worse Guy by Ruby Dixon]()
Worse Guy by Ruby Dixon
Crulden the Ruiner is the most dangerous gladiator in the galaxy. I’m his clone - equally ugly, equally dangerous, and just as feared. I’m also being held captive, since no one trusts a creature like me to be let loose. A curvy, determined human named Bee doesn’t think I’m a creature, though. In fact, she thinks I just need a guide...Categorized as:
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Hidden Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were a few things that got Owen Quade through his multiple combat tours. One was the dream of riding a custom motorcycle on a winding mountain road. The former Marine had finally managed to complete that goal, and along the way he’d gained his own bike shop and the mechanic to go with it. She was a rare beauty, and he wasn’t talking about his bike either...Categorized as:
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![Shopping, No Fucking by Manna Francis]()
Shopping, No Fucking by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series. Warrick and Toreth finally go shopping for curtains. -
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Mirror Mirror by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series. Warrick finds himself with a lovely present, but can he get it assembled in time to meet Toreth's demands? -
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Corpora Delicti by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWealth Is the Only Reality. On the surface, stability has returned to Europe. According to all the official metrics released to news feeds, the Administration and the corporations are stronger and more united than ever. Only in the most secret of government surveillance departments and corporate security divisions would anyone suggest otherwise... -
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![Unaccustomed As I Am... by Manna Francis]()
Unaccustomed As I Am... by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series. Sara has been Toreth's admin for 10 years now. They are all are her big decade party. -
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Banic by Mina Carter
She’s a doc on a mission. He’s a beast with a heart of gold. Dr. Beth Godwin arrives on Parac’Norr with one goal in curing the Blood Rage mutation that plagues the alien warriors. But she didn’t expect Banic, the most feared feral on the planet, or her reaction to him. A caged monster, she knows she should stay away from him...Categorized as:
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![Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde]()
Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde
“Not the best of ways to introduce myself to you…A gentleman would have at least greeted you first…… but I’m no gentleman. ”. He’s the Bone Crusher. A man in a mask. His face is hidden alongside his intentions. He doesn’t do things for free…or to be nice. So just how did Nia end up stuck on a ship with him by her side? She’d wanted adventure, but Ka’Cit Urgmental was SO. MUCH. MORE...Categorized as:
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![The Baron's Bride by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
The Baron's Bride by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never wanted to sell my blood for money. But that’s what I end up doing after an alien merchant abducts me and dumps me on O’nagga Nine. When I run into Baron Vik’tor and he takes a liking to me, it seems like my luck has turned. But the Baron is a powerful man and there are people in his life that want me dead. Will I survive being The Baron’s Bride? Natalie Hale hates her life... -
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Matched to Bhad by C.Y. Croc
Monstrous romantic suspense, action and adventure, some dark moments. .. and a giggle or two. I have a penchant for violence. I’m a hunter— a bounty hunter . Nobody expects that from a human woman. But I don’t just like it—I freaking love it. Throw in a laser blaster, a pair of handcuffs and a bad guy or three, and I’m practically creaming in my panties... -
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Noah by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up…but Hell Squad never quits. Tech genius Noah Kim works day and night to keep the survivors at Blue Mountain Base with lights, power and hot water. He’s also working on a top secret project to help keep them safe. He’s tired, stressed and under pressure—and one woman adds to it all...Categorized as:
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Gabe by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor a limited time, you can get the latest Phoenix Adventures novella, On a Cyborg Planet, free. Visit here to find out more > bit. ly/annahackettbooks (paste into your browser). Hell Squad soldier Gabe Jackson has lost everything that mattered, including his twin brother. Now he just wants to kill the invading aliens anyway he knows how…and he knows a lot of ways...Categorized as:
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Theron by Anna Hackett
Squad mates, best friends, and fighting to survive in the middle of an alien invasion. Can she make one stubborn alpha male soldier see her as something else? Sienna Rossi has always been a mix of contradictions. She loves ice cream, likes cooking, and is skilled at taking down aliens with her squad. Sweet and tough, soldier and woman, most people can't seem to make sense of her. . -
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Devlin by Anna Hackett
In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a spy and a soldier find themselves locked in an alien cage and told…mate or die. A covert mission gone horribly wrong. Cool, composed spy, Devlin Gray is used to bad situations, but locked in the bowels of an alien facility with tough, sexy soldier Taylor and told to mate is bad. Very bad...Categorized as:
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![The Fighter by Elin Peer]()
The Fighter by Elin Peer
I’ve lived half of my life on each side of the border. I know what greatness women are capable of and how amazing men can be. For those Nmen who think I can’t be a police officer because I’m a “fragile female,” I have only one thing to say; watch me! Raven is a force of nature who won’t take no for an answer...Categorized as:
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Saltlands by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsContinue the saga in book two of the Population series. .. Abel and Mikey are trapped and Kane is taken. The struggle for survival has never been more strained as Mikey and Abel fight to escape their submerged prison cell, cross the apocalyptic landscape known as Population, and find Kane...Categorized as:
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![After the Fear by Rosanne Rivers]()
After the Fear by Rosanne Rivers
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYou have not attended a Demonstration this month. In Sola’s city, everyone obeys the rules. Stay away from the trigger cameras and regularly update your Debtbook, and you just might survive. But having to watch the way criminals are dealt with—murdered by Demonstrators in the Stadium—is a law Sola tries to avoid... -
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The Warrior by Elin Peer
Even the strongest man in the world has a weak spot! Magni knows what he wants and he’s used to getting it. As the second in command in the Northlands, he doesn’t care that he comes across as rude or domineering. Asking for permission or apologizing for his actions is for weaker men. Six months ago, Laura was Magni’s sweet and submissive young wife...Categorized as:
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![Their Human to Entice by Morgan Robinson]()
Their Human to Entice by Morgan Robinson
Nia. All of my friends are off on another planet, living with their new alien boyfriends, or husbands, or whatever. I'm not supposed to leave Earth for another year, but a weird mole and a trip in a futuristic medical pod have everything changing. My future depends on someone mating me in about five minutes. If no one does, well, I might be stuck on Earth until I can come up with a new plan... -
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Cruz by Anna Hackett
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBattle-hardened soldier Cruz Ramos is running on empty. As second-in-command of the deadliest commando squad fighting the invading aliens, he doesn't know why he’s fighting anymore. He’s seen too much destruction, devastation, and far too much death. Still, every day he goes out to protect those humans left, and every day the growing numbness threatens to take over...Categorized as:
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![Sidone by Milana Jacks]()
Sidone by Milana Jacks
He’s half my age. He cooks. He fusses over my bad sleeping habits, and knows how to handle a gun. Our little reprieve during a mission can only mean one thing: my guard is down. And the enemy I hunt is watching me, waiting for the perfect time to strike. The time is now.Categorized as:
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