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Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
He is an expert with the latest technology...a madman with the mind of a genius and the heart of a killer. He quietly stalks his prey. Then he haunts the police with cryptic riddles about the crimes he is about to commit--always solved moments too late to save his victims' lives. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas found the first victim butchered in his own home... -
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb
Streetwise cop Eve Dallas and her trusty sidekick Peabody face a methodical killer in this latest addition to the In Death series by J.D. Robb, better known as the bestselling author Nora Roberts. In the late 21st century, on the streets of New York City, a street sleeper is found murdered, his diseased heart removed with surgical precision...Categorized as:
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Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsNew York Lieutenant Eve Dallas doesn't like to see innocent people murdered. And the death of Craig Foster is clearly a murder. He was seemingly ordinary history teacher, but uncovers some extraordinary surprises. Foster's death devastated his young wife, who'd sent him to work that day with a lovingly packed lunch...Categorized as:
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Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsWhen the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind. Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead...Categorized as:
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Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
Dante had been courting his victim in cyberspace for weeks before meeting her in person. A few sips of wine and a few hours later, she was dead. The murder weapon: a rare, usually undetectable date-rape drug with a street value of a quarter million dollars. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is playing and replaying the clues in her mind...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... -
Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhatever it takes, I will never leave HER!ASHLEY: Taken by the Cryons during a rescue mission gone wrong, I thought my life was over. I prepared myself to die on an alien planet, swearing I would take some of the hateful Cryons with me.But a chance to escape leads me right into the arms of the Pandraxian’s superior commander, who claims I’m his mekarry—soulmate... -
Draxx by Hattie Jacks
He’s called a monster, a beast, a dragon, and he’s chosen me. I think I’m in trouble. Again. Yeah, alien abduction is for suckers. If I thought my life was bad before I woke up in the alien prison, it’s just about to get a whole load worse, because I’ve been rescued by an alien warrior who is much better at stripping flesh from bone than being a hero... -
Dandadan, Vol. 6 by Yukinobu Tatsu
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
There's an Alien Down My Chimney by Robin O'Connor
Santa crashed into my chimney, no wait… It’s not Santa, but a sexy alien with antlers. StellaI am resolved to celebrate Christmas one last time in my grandfather’s cabin before the government takes my home and my land from me. What I didn’t expect, was a visitor, barging in via my freaking chimney. He’s big, he’s got a tail, antlers, and glowing red eyes...Categorized as:
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Haunted by the Alien: A Sci Fi Alien Warrior Romance by Julie K. Cohen
A lonely woman. A so-called alien on Halloween. A secret that will bring them together…After mistaking me for an alien, thanks to my Halloween costume, the gorgeous guy painted blue with tattoos and fake horns insists he’s an alien.Next thing I know, my new blue crush embroils me in a dangerous game. With everyone wearing Halloween masks and costumes, I no longer know who's human and who's alien...Categorized as:
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Stolen by the Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSTOLEN FROM AUCTION Khrys My career is on the line here. King Zander demoted me.The planet is in crisis over a viral epidemic affecting the human half-breeds.If I could get my hands on the genetically modified humanshe could be the answer to both problems.But I didn’t expect to fall for the feisty little femalewho stole my heart while I stole her body. Kailani I’m an upgraded human... -
Zero Dark Bloodthirsty by Alisha Sunderland
The only thing worse than losing your life to an out-of-control space virus?Being the only one immune.It’s been weeks now of standing over my loved ones, watching them cling to life, willing their vitals to improve. Weeks of helplessly watching my mate struggle to survive.There’s hope — a vaccine is on the way. But until then, it’s just me and my comatose friends...Categorized as:
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Three Days in Undead Shoes by Dee J. Holmes
One womanOne Great DaneAnd a zombie above the rest.Jane Finch wishes her problems ended with a bad commute and no coffee. But when she and her beloved Great Dane, Schrodinger, emerge from a locked room they discover a city changed for the undead.Zombies are everywhere. Some are endlessly cycling through their last actions, others have turned feral—and hungry... -
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Reactivated: Oz by Charissa Gracyk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Project Phoenix…Find Oz…”Those were the last words her brother Jonah said when he died in her arms. Convinced that he was murdered, Navy Intel Officer Allegra Steele learns that “Oz” is her brother’s former Navy SEAL teammate, Jack “Oz” Cullen.When Allegra asks for Jack’s help, she doesn’t expect the undeniable electricity that sparks between them... -
Brak by Kenzie Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe expected a boring post babysitting scientists. She got an intergalactic war and a one-way trip to a distant universe.Space marine Anela was shuffled off to the U.N. station Shangris after accidentally punching a superior officer during a bar fight. They thought they were punishing her, relegating her to a career languishing under monotonous patrols and tedious paperwork. Boy, were they wrong... -
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... -
Claimed by the Diamond King by Violet Rae
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMaraI like to think I'm an open-minded gal, but I've never believed in the whole "we're not alone in the universe" thing. Wormholes? Time travel? Aliens? Um, nope. But when I'm ripped from my comfortable-if-a-tad-boring-life to a strange, prehistoric land, these phenomena seem the only plausible explanation... -
The Breach by Patrick Lee
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThirty years ago, in a facility buried beneath a vast Wyoming emptiness, an experiment gone awry accidentally opened a door. It is the world's best-kept secret-and its most terrifying...Categorized as:
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My Pumpkin by Marina Simcoe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do a pumpkin, a cyborg, a dog, and an alien have in common?They are all one person!When I was ten, my mom bought me a pumpkin for Halloween. A year later, it transformed into a bizarre animal that I ended up raising as my dog.Except that it isn’t a dog at all. My lazy, lovable pet Pumpkin turns out to be an extremely dangerous fighting machine that never should’ve been created...Categorized as:
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Coached in the Act by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs East Hampton's go-to life coach, Cat Cooper and her BFF, Gilley, delve into the exclusive personal lives of the rich and infamous. But with local gossip growing vicious, knowing too much information can be a death sentence....Wild rumors are swirling in the Hamptons over Twelve Angry Men, a ruthlessly revealing one-woman show written and performed by Yelena Galanis...Categorized as:
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Knight Awakening by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Sexy, tough, and deftly sprinkled with dark humor.” -- New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione The Line Between Obsession and Love has Disappeared The world has changed. Any rules that might’ve been in place before the Scorpius bacterium ripped through civilization and decreased its population are no longer in place. Obsession and survival are the new reality... -
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... -
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Agon by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe one time I am sent on a mission to an alien planet I’m assigned the grumpiest alien in existence as my personal bodyguard.Agon is a scarred, grizzled Dragan warrior who can’t seem to leave me alone. I’m the ship’s botanist, and the alien makes it very clear that he considers my job a hobby gone wild...Categorized as:
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Primal by Laurie Roma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReva Golaris is a Helios shifter who has lost everything. After her mother and two of her fathers were killed in a brutal attack on New Vega, she has no time to grieve. Her need to avenge their deaths drives her into a killing rage that no one can stop. Not even the one male she has dreamed of giving her heart to...the brother of her enemy... -
Caged by the Alien by Tammy Walsh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
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... -
Her Alien Exchange by Sky Robert, S.M. McCoy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe thought joining the alien exchange would only be for a year...VioletHuman Exchange Trade, HET, was my ticket off Earth. Leaving the planet to get away was probably an over correction and impulsive, but I needed a change. And what bigger change was there than to hop on a shuttle to a large spaceship that would take me to an alien host on the planet ASunGor for a year... -
Warrior Saved by Alaska Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLife on Halia would've been perfect, if not for the alien boss from hell. He's huge, mean, and damaged. It's bad enough he oversees Elsa's work, but he's also her personal bodyguard and roommate. They're at each other's throats all day, but at night, with no one looking and the wine flowing, she can't stop staring at him... -
Drega by Hattie Jacks
No monster can own me. Not even him. The aliens who took me from Earth thought I was small and puny... how wrong they were!Instead, they ended up with a banshee of a human who had no intention of staying abducted. So now this alien maze has its first freedom fighter. I can put my unusual talents involving weaponry to good use, causing as much havoc as I can until I find an escape... -
From Thok, With Love: Alien Love Letters by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan a grieving widow find love again with an alien who’s more tree than human and whose touch is toxic?FrannieStill grieving for the husband I lost during the invasion of Earth, I signed up with the Human Outreach Alliance Network to become a bride in an arranged marriage with an alien... -
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... -
Untraveled by Anna Hackett
Finding undiscovered treasures is always daring, dangerous, and deadly. Perfect for the men and women of Treasure Hunter Security. After a mission gone terribly wrong, former Navy SEAL Hale Carter has made a good career for himself at Treasure Hunter Security... -
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Secret Agent Gargoyle: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo I dare trust my heart to Secret Agent Gargoyle? When my specialty beer kegs turn up missing days before a big brew-off event, I hire Monsters, PI to track down my beer. Who’s assigned to my case? Tuvid Elresh, the gargoyle who wrongfully accused me of gnome-theft a few short weeks ago.Tuvid’s seven feet of bulging gargoyle muscles with a killer—fang-filled—smile... -
Haze by Aline Ash, Skye Castel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloeI'm screwed.First, I'm snatched by toad-like aliens, and then their spaceship crashes. Not on any fun planet either, we're in the wilderness.When a huge, rough-scaled beast with enormous wings swoops down from the sky, I'm pretty sure I'm about to become his meal.But the dragon barbarian looks at me with a smoldering fire in his eyes... -
Claimed by the Alien Prince by Deiri Di
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAbby has spent her whole life fading into the background.As much as one can when one towers over everyone else. Tall, lanky, and not even close to a basketball player she finds herself torn away from a lifetime of rejection based on the way that she looks, only to awaken in a cage.A cage with an alien... -
Duric by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAll your life, you’ve studied hard and advanced your career. And then you get shipped off to some aliens. Yeah, you’d be pretty b#!chy too… It’s not like Daphne Moebius had any choice. As a member of the Interstellar Human Confederation, she has to go where she’s told. Even if that means helping a bunch of 7 foot tall, gorgeous, alpha aliens in their quest to rid the galaxy of evil... -
Uncharted by Anna Hackett
One former Navy SEAL. One adventurous photographer. One lost jungle temple. Former Navy SEAL Callum Ward has one motto—live life to the fullest. He saw the worst of war and lost good friends, but now he works for Treasure Hunter Security... -
How To Save Your Human Invader by Arden Fox
With my weapon trapped at my side, the alien leaned in until it was inches away from my face. It inhaled deeply, its eyes drifted closed, and a tremor passed through its body. “Omega.” A strange feeling ran through me that made my heart trip over itself and every hair stand on end. Bryce Two years ago a human pilot was taken captive by the Alder— a ruthless and savage alien race...Categorized as:
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Dark Class: Bonus Epilogue by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoin Ellie and the rest of the Earth women, their partners, and the Class 5s on Larga Ways for a reunion that will make more than a few members of the UC uncomfortable. It requires you to sign up to Michelle Diener’s New Release Notification list, where you will get emails about new releases, and occasionally about free books and giveaways. You can unsubscribe at any time... -
Savage Stars by C. Gockel, G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe universe can be savage, but these heroes won't go down without a fight.Seven full-length novels by bestselling authors that explore the far reaches of the universe, the limits of the human mind, and the divide between man and machine. Aliens, AI, and post-apocalyptic adventure--you'll find them all among the Savage Stars... -
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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The Ballast's Bride by Sara Ivy Hill
He’ll cross oceans for her…Skarr giant Hinrivik has been in love with the human he guards for years. But when her marriage is arranged—and he’s assigned to deliver her to her groom across the sea—he loses hope that she’ll ever return his feelings.When they arrive at their destination, she’ll step off the ship into her new life as someone else’s wife... -
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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... -
Matriarch by Karen Traviss
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn thirty years, the invincible Eqbas will arrive at Earth to forcibly return the planet to what it once was—as retribution, in part, for the gethes' thoughtless near-extermination of an alien ocean-dwelling species. First, however, another world requires their the crowded, ecologically ravaged planet of the swarming, insect-like isenj... -
Cat by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAbout This Book CAT A science-fiction romance short-story. 8427 words Orlgo was one of the last of a unique breed. He’d been exiled, for nothing more than existing. His species was feared and ostracized. He needed a host – required one in order to live, thrive. Because of that, most other species considered his people parasitic... -
BTOOOM!, Vol. 11 by Junya Inoue
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA forbidden partnership forms?!"BTOOOM!" and its trademark bombs have decimated both the island playing field and players alike, but is the final stage of this live death-game now in sight?! Tsuneaki Iida, programmer for Tyrannos Japan, shares key information about the game's masterminds and the conspiracy, and he lets Ryouta in on a secret function hidden in the BIMs, asking him to take down... -
Barbarian Alien Part 4: Reborn by Ruby Dixon
If Raahosh lives, I’m going to smother him with loving. Maybe this ‘mated’ thing isn’t so bad after all. But just when I’m coming around to the big guy… Someone else shows up to the party. BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS... -
Conquering His Queen by Viki Storm
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVANO This planet, it’s primitive even by human standards. But it’s mine—including the feisty young queen who’s in way over her head. Because once I see her run out onto the battlefield, about to risk it all for her people, I have to save her. I have to conquer her. I have to own her. She thinks she’s using me, thinks she can strut around and wrap me around her little finger. How wrong she is...Categorized as:
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