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Resisting the Alien Rider by Ursa Dax
A surly alien rider, a starry-eyed human woman, and the family that was never supposed to form… All I want is to fall in love and get married. But my romantic hopes are dashed when I find out my alien groom, Oaken, is too injured to come meet me. The only way I can get to him in the mountains is if somebody else takes me. Enter Garrek. The biggest, grumpiest alien rider on the planet... -
![When She's Common by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Common by Ruby Dixon
It's lonely for an extrovert on Risda III, the human refuge on the edge of the universe. Maeve craves company and friends, but she knows she can't keep harassing the locals for attention. What she needs is a pet to love on.What she gets is...a stowaway. Sorta. Zhur is actually a praxiian prince on the run, and the cat alien needs a place to hide out... -
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![Outlaw by A.G. Wilde]()
Outlaw by A.G. Wilde
Our colony is dying. We’re out of time. Out of hope. Out of options—unless I risk everything on him. The outlaw. One not bound by rules or mercy. With lives at stake, I offer him a deal he can’t refuse. And one I can’t go back on. Bargaining with a demon to save my people, only time will tell if I’ve sealed their fate, or found their salvation. And mine...Categorized as:
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![Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax]()
Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax
A quiet alien cowboy, a human woman on the run, and one very messy marriage of convenience. What could possibly go wrong?In debt and on the run from a crime lord whose nose I may or may not have broken, I take the first ticket off-world that comes my way. It's an all-expenses-paid, one-way trip to an isolated ranching outpost.The only catch?I have to marry an alien cowboy.My plan is simple enough...Categorized as:
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![Lone Star Playboy by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Playboy by Kat Baxter
An Opposites Attract/Curvy Girl RomanceHayesSaddle Creek was a great place to grow up, but I got out as soon as I could. I go back to visit my siblings, but there is nothing in the world that could lure me back there for good. Until I meet Rory Reynolds, a delectable, sassy-mouthed bombshell...Categorized as:
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Tomlin by Honey Phillips
Discipline. Restraint. Control.Tomlin has been hiding his true nature his entire life, but cracks are beginning to show in his perfect facade. And then he meets a beautiful, intelligent female who could destroy all his barriers. He should run but he needs her help... he needs her.Etta is too thin and too plain to interest most men, and that suits her just fine... -
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Kalpar by Honey Phillips
A ruthless alien, a lonely woman, and a dangerous plan…Constance has everything she could possibly want - everything except freedom. The material luxuries her father provides are no substitute, especially since his only interest in her is as a pawn in one of his games.When a massive alien warrior snatches her away from her gilded cage, she should be terrified...Categorized as:
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H'zim by Honey Phillips
An angry alien, an innocent woman, and a treacherous bargainAccused of a crime she didn’t commit, Kara runs. The abandoned farmhouse she stumbles across seems like the perfect refuge - until a very large and very angry green alien appears. When he reluctantly agrees to let her remain, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the lonely male behind the grumpy exterior...Categorized as:
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Naffon by Honey Phillips
A charming alien, a single mom, and an adventurous journey…Dora was fooled once by a charming smile and pretty words; she’s not about to let it happen again, especially now that she has a baby. And especially when those charming smiles come from a reckless, golden-furred alien who irritates her as much as he arouses her.Naffon joined the military looking for adventure...Categorized as:
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Temel by Honey Phillips
A proud alien, a desperate widow, and a misfit family…Temel was raised to place duty above all else. Even though the war has ended, his duty is to the warriors who need him rather than his own desires. Until he encounters a curvy, spirited female who makes him long for things he never thought to have...Categorized as:
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![Wanted by the Alien Warden by Ursa Dax]()
Wanted by the Alien Warden by Ursa Dax
A rough and tumble alien warden, a curvy human woman who refuses to be cowed, and the temptation that turns both their worlds upside down... I've worked so hard to establish the human-Zabrian mail-order bride program. I think I've done a pretty good job, too. Until a bombshell gets dropped: The ranching outpost planet I've sent the human brides to is a penal colony...Categorized as:
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Borgaz by Honey Phillips
A grumpy alien, a stubborn human, and a chance at a new future…Nothing has gone right for Mary since her parents were forced to sell their farm. Alone and desperate, she seizes a chance to return.Although the home she once loved is now a rundown shack and the once prosperous farm is little more than weeds and dirt, she knows she can make it work...Categorized as:
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Smart@ss Cyborg by Amanda Milo
Old West? Check.Aliens? Check.Mermen…? Check.If you’re looking for all that and a donkey sidekick, this is the book for you.Meet William Frederick Cody, a recently liberated merman-turned-cyborg who sets off in the semi-arid (okay, desert) climate of Traxia seeking the trusty horse he’s ordered.Instead, he’s saddled with a mischievous donkey... -
![Wyoming Mountain Investigation by Juno Rushdan]()
Wyoming Mountain Investigation by Juno Rushdan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHis past has left him scarredBut then comes a chance at redemption…Rescuing teenage campers from a fire left Liz Kelley scarred for life. But her Wyoming town isn’t all she left behind. Fire marshal Sawyer Powell can’t forgive himself for failing to protect her that terrible night. Fifteen years later, a string of suspicious fires brings Liz—now an FBI agent—home...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy from the Future by Cassandra Gannon]()
Cowboy from the Future by Cassandra Gannon
No doubt about it, Adeline Mulhaney’s “Glamping Retreat” in Yellowstone National Park is the worst vacation ever. The campfire sing-alongs are bad enough, but when an earthquake strikes and she hits her head, things get even worse. Addy is somehow transported sixteen hundred years into the future... -
![Cyborg Merman by Amanda Milo]()
Cyborg Merman by Amanda Milo
What happens when a merman cyborg steals a human wife?When my husband dies, leaving me a widow on the frontier planet Traxia, his best friend--a merman-turned-cyborg--decides to offer me his protection.All I have to do is marry him.There are good reasons to accept his offer. If I didn’t think with my heart, I’d be wise to say yes. But this cyborg is shrewd and calculating and so clinical...Categorized as:
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![The Alien's Mate by Grace Goodwin]()
The Alien's Mate by Grace Goodwin
I've come to Earth to hunt down a killer, not find a mate. But then I see her and all I can think is...MINE.Just one dangerous problem—My enemy knows she's here...and he wants her for himself.Cassie Anderson has been an orphan since the age of four... -
![Sleeping with the Enemy by Kaitlyn O'Connor]()
Sleeping with the Enemy by Kaitlyn O'Connor
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSomeone was terra-forming Venus and it certainly wasn't anyone native to the solar system! First Lieutenant Sybil Hunter was dispatched with her crew to discover what was going on. She'd expected the possibility of being shot down if it was aliens, as everyone thought. She'd expected the possibility that her and her crew might be taken captive...Categorized as:
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![Delivered to the Aliens by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress]()
Delivered to the Aliens by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress
Mail order bride for an alien on another world? Why not? Sophia has no job, her ex is a jerk, her landlord wants to evict her... She needs a fresh start. Out of options, the curvy woman applies to an interstellar mail-order bride agency. She’s sent to a rough planet on the edge of the galaxy knowing very little about the mysterious, horned alien warrior to whom she’s promised... -
![The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens]()
The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMeet Cole: hapless space rogue, part-time smuggler, on a path to being full-time dead. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy's most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out of be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans...Categorized as:
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![Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson]()
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts.This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict...Categorized as:
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![The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson]()
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action... -
![Muted by L.H. Owens, Leanne Owens]()
Muted by L.H. Owens, Leanne Owens
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOutback horseman Lane Dimity is one of the most powerful social media personalities on the planet. Although unable to speak since the tragedy that took place on his eighth birthday, his words reach out across the world, changing lives. When he learns that more than a thousand stallions have been bred by the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pilatos, he is determined to free them...Categorized as:
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![Wrangled by the Alien Rancher by Ursa Dax]()
Wrangled by the Alien Rancher by Ursa Dax
A sweet alien rancher, a wary human woman, and the mail-order marriage that changes everything… I’ve been raised by my wealthy family to be one thing and one thing only: a wife. So when my parent-picked fiancé turns out to be a total creep and my family disowns me for breaking off the engagement, I do the only thing I can. Even if it’s the last thing I want. I get engaged to someone else... -
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![Drake by B.J. Wane]()
Drake by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe swore he would never lose control again. Then she walked in the door.Roz Kingman believes her ex in-laws threats, and that she is living on borrowed time when she relocates to Idaho. Intending to work off her bucket list while she can, she decides the surly rancher, Drake McCullough, is the perfect man to appease her kinky fantasies, and doesn’t let his obstinance deter her... -
![When She's Merry by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Merry by Ruby Dixon
Homesteading on the remote farm planet Risda III can be lonely. So when I notice that my neighbor isn't doing so well, I ask for help to give her a Christmas celebration to brighten her spirits.Unfortunately, the person helping me is Sinath, the most infuriating male alien ever. He's got a weird sense of humor. He doesn't know what a Christmas tree is. He even tried to exterminate my pet rodent...Categorized as:
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![Riders of the Storm by Julie E. Czerneda]()
Riders of the Storm by Julie E. Czerneda
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe next chapter in the Stratification saga that ?delivers all the right elements.?(Sci Fi Weekly) On the distant world of Cersi, Om?ray Aryl Sarc and her supporters have been exiled from the rest of their people. Finding refuge in the mountains, they work to rebuild the ruined village of Sona, even as they try to discover what happened to the original Sona Clan...Categorized as:
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![The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris]()
The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratings#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her alternate history of the United States where magic is an acknowledged but despised power in this fourth installment of the Gunnie Rose series... -
![Delirium by Myra Danvers]()
Delirium by Myra Danvers
“We’ll never be done, you and I.” He pushed off her desk. Closed the distance between them with prowling steps, clenched fists, and oh, so much determination. “Too much unfinished business to ever call it over.” He stopped a few steps away from uncomfortably close. Braced his palm on the wall behind her head, forearm brushing the side of her throat...Categorized as:
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![Death Valley by Karina Halle]()
Death Valley by Karina Halle
Take Yellowstone and add in the White Walkers from Game of Thrones and you have Death Valley. Morally grey cowboys, menacing wilderness, and deadly zombies await in this dark western horror romance from NYT bestselling author Karina Halle. Three years ago Aubrey Wells’ sister disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Since then, Aubrey’s life has crumbled around her...
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