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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
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... -
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... -
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...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Kiss of Fury by Cara Bristol
The cyborg assassin and the single mom… Owned by a corporation and forced to work as an assassin, cyborg Mike Fury dreams of freedom and having a woman to call his own, someone to love, who will love him. He plots his escape and seeks asylum on planet Refuge, applying for a wife through the Cosmic Mates interplanetary matchmaking program...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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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... -
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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World Running Down by Al Hess
Valentine Weis is a salvager in the future wastelands of Utah. Wrestling with body dysphoria, he dreams of earning enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City – a utopia where the testosterone and surgery he needs to transition is free, the food is plentiful, and folk are much less likely to be shot full of arrows by salt pirates... -
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
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
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...Categorized as:
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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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Brides of Prairie Gold by Maggie Osborne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWagon master Cody Snow faces a challenge when he falls in love with one of the passengers on his wagon train transporting 12 mail-order brides from Missouri to Oregon. A sizzling saga of love and adventure on the western frontier--sequel to the award-winning Seduction of Samantha Kincade, a September 1995 Warner release. Original... -
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
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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Promised Land by Connie Willis, Cynthia Felice
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt has been fifteen years since Delanna Milleflores set foot on Keramos. Now her mother has died, and she has returned only to settle and sell her estate. But Keramos has some surprising laws. To sell her farm, Delanna must first live on it for one year. And along with her land comes one Tarlton Tanner, heir to the adjoining farm... -
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... -
Helpless by Crystal Ash
If humans fall, so shall gods.We’re on the run. Forced to abandon our home to escape an enemy who always seems one step ahead. The Steel Demons lost a brother, and Reaper is determined not to lose anyone else.Tensions are high while the club wanders the desert in search of a new home. A prospect makes lofty demands. A husband’s jealousy hits a boiling point... -
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The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsImprisoned for 'inflammatory writings' by the totalitarian Theocracy, shy intellectual Ashleigh Trine figures his story's over. But when he meets Kieran Trevarde, a hard-hearted gunslinger with a dark magic lurking in his blood, Ash finds that necessity makes strange heroes... and love can change the world... -
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...Categorized as:
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Ruthless by Crystal Ash
We're stronger together. But are we strong enough?The war is here, and it’s taking a toll on everyone I love. Now that my family is back together, we’re relying on each other more than ever. As a whole, we’re unstoppable. But Reaper and I continue to struggle. This war only adds stress to our already fragile relationship, and I’m not sure we’ll survive it...Categorized as:
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Found by Imogen Keeper
Frankie and Yorke are trapped in a post-apocalyptic pot, the flame's on high, and they're one long look away from boiling over.KILLING A PERSON changes you. Killing your little brother destroys you. I should know. His name was Carl. When he was a kid, he always ate the blue M&Ms first and then the green. He dreamed of going to the moon. I didn't hesitate. I didn’t even blink...Categorized as:
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Powerless by Crystal Ash
The Collapse took my rights away. But it’s my heart that will leave me truly powerless. Somehow, I’m still alive. So are the gruff, dangerous men I’ve found myself strangely at home with. The Steel Demons escaped execution only to find they’ve been betrayed by one of their own. Once an unbreakable brotherhood, tension and distrust grows between them...Categorized as:
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Lauren's Story by Elizabeth Woolsey
“I’m a vet! Sound familiar?Dr. Lauren Harper recently graduated from veterinary school—no surprises here. Her father is a vet, as was her long-deceased mother, Dr. Rebecca Harper. Lauren’s mom was killed in a landslide when Lauren was only three years old...Categorized as:
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