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A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who's determined to help her learn and grow...Categorized as:
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![Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey
An assassin’s shot has shattered the Opah family and endangered Lancer Andira Tal. Now criminal forces are racing law enforcement to find the man who could topple Tal’s government.With the net closing around them, Tal and Salomen Opah discover the power of their tyree bond, a power Alsea has not seen in a millennium... -
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![Catalyst by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Catalyst by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter disobeying orders and saving the planet of Alsea from invasion, Captain Ekatya Serrado returns home a hero and renegade, alongside Dr. Lhyn Rivers, now the foremost authority on a culture that fascinates and terrifies. They share a secret: they are tyrees, linked by an Alsean empathic bond that should be biologically impossible for two Gaians... -
![Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlsea is fractured in the aftermath of war. So is its leader.Though devastated by a personal loss, Lancer Andira Tal must somehow stitch her world together and move it forward when all the rules have changed. Every decision is fraught with risk, and her enemies wait for her to stumble... -
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![Resilience by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Resilience by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the first Alsean to serve aboard a Protectorate warship, Rahel Sayana thought her empathic sense would be an advantage. She never imagined it could be a weakness.Captain Ekatya Serrado has her hands full with a new empathic officer, an attempted murder, and a missing cargo ship. Finding the lost ship only adds to her problems: its crew lies dead amid signs of alien predators... -
![Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers]()
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat...Categorized as:
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![Without A Front – The Producer’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Without A Front – The Producer’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the Voloth invaded Alsea, Lancer Andira Tal thought the hard part would be fighting off a technologically advanced army. It wasn’t. In the aftermath of war, Alsean society is deeply divided and Tal is facing issues no Lancer has ever dealt with before... -
![Obsession by Tana Stone]()
Obsession by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Blade and an Iron.An Instructor and a Cadet.Brawn and Brains.Fire and Ice.Forbidden.At the Drexian Academy, there are few rules. As a Blade instructor, Kann prefers pushing limits to following regulations. But he knows better than to fall for a cadet. That's why he is only friends with Britta, a human cadet and brilliant engineer... -
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Callum by Honey Phillips
Can a weary alien warrior and a wary human widow learn to love again?The life of a warrior is all Callum has ever known, but after a long, meaningless war he is tired of fighting. Instead, he chooses to accompany his brothers in arms to a new life on a backwater planet and finds an unexpected peace in the hard work of restoring their isolated ranch...Categorized as:
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![The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey]()
The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA split-second decision to save a civilization. Another decision to give it away. Captain Ekatya Serrado has spent her career fighting the Voloth, who view less advanced civilizations as fuel for their empire. The choice between saving her ship or a world under attack is easy. The choices that come after are harder... -
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Doubt by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAlien mysteries. Parental responsibilities. The scout ship Kangaroo has jumped into trouble.Nora Devi intended to leave her old life behind. But when a quick detour to acquire the funds for a new identity goes awry, she finds herself plunged ever deeper into the troubles she hoped to avoid.The Human Sector is a stash of fuel cells just waiting for a spark to explode... -
![Ensnared by the Alien Lord: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Ella Blake]()
Ensnared by the Alien Lord: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsScaronI go out on a hunting expedition and what do I return with? An alien female. I’d toss her out, but…she’s absurdly appealing to me. The longer I allow her to live on my ship, the less I want to kill her. With a looming showdown against our enemy to prepare for, the last thing I need is a female distracting me, but I cannot stay away and I would kill to protect her... -
![Survivors by Anna Hackett]()
Survivors by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…Survivors contains three action-packed novellas in the Hell Squad series.Includes:Nate – Long before the aliens invaded, former Marine Nate Caldwell came home a broken man. Going off-grid in a cabin he inherited in Australia’s Blue Mountains, he survived the invasion with only his dog Blue for company... -
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Clyde and Hay by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Charybdis Station!Clyde Dailyn is a Grell that knows his own mind, thank you very much! He wants absolutely nothing to do with a life mate, despite the restless loneliness that's keeping him awake. A mate means trusting another person and that is one thing he refuses to do... -
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![Fated to the Alien Lord: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Ella Blake]()
Fated to the Alien Lord: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI survived the destruction of my ship but now I’m stuck protecting my only shelter—the crashed wreck. I’m a trained soldier, but not prepared for wilderness survival on an alien planet. When a color-shifting alien male named Zurian finds me, I…well, I shoot at him, but after that, I’m intrigued by the gorgeous male who carries a staff and claims to be searching for his missing brothers... -
![Her Alien Ex-Con by Michele Mills]()
Her Alien Ex-Con by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’m on the Omega 9 space station in the midst of a bungled prison transfer. Handcuffed to a scary, impossibly tall, satanic-looking convict. Holy hell. And I’m on the run with him because it turns out he’s breaking out of prison?He’s rough, bossy and throws flash-flames from his distended jaw...Categorized as:
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![Cultivating the Alien by Ava Ross]()
Cultivating the Alien by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy new job gives me the chance to put my past behind me. Only one problem: I’m falling for my bad boy boss…After my ex dumps my possessions on the sidewalk, cleans out our bank account, and steals my landscaping business, I'm once again submitting job applications. It’s that or no roof over my head... -
![An Alien Berserker for Christmas by Mina Carter]()
An Alien Berserker for Christmas by Mina Carter
Escape. Locate. Claim.Condemned Izaean Berserker K’laus didn’t expect to find his fated mate in a medical bay. Or for her to be human. He certainly didn’t expect to have to watch her walk away from him.Escaping the station is easy. Tracking his mate down on a planet alien to him is a little harder. Claiming her heart might just take all the magic that Christmas has to offer... -
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Her Golden Heart by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the golden years of my life, I find unexpected love amidst the chaos of our crashed ship's aftermath. As a matriarch of our survivors, I've known love's warmth and raised my children. Now I’m content with my quiet kitchen duties. But when I collide with a towering dragon-alien Zmaj, his mesmerizing yellow eyes ignite a spark long dormant within me...Categorized as:
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Reever: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Mate Alien Abduction Romance by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter overhearing Reever’s predicament, abducted Earth girl Shiloh offers to be the handsome jerk’s fake mate. She never dreamed the mating ceremony would be so intimate… or would set her body on fire...Categorized as:
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![Fire's Mate by C.W. Gray]()
Fire's Mate by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Charybdis Station!Fire may be a deadly Crellic Element, but he much prefers napping and snacking to murdering armies. After centuries of being used as a weapon, he's finally able to live peacefully on Charybdis Station. While he's content to spend his days visiting his friends and raiding their homes for food, he longs for one more thing. A mate to call his own... -
![His Little Garnet by Paige Michaels]()
His Little Garnet by Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s Olivia’s turn to find out what it means to have a Papi of her own.What are the chances? Hundreds of women flock to Club Zoom every night out of curiosity. Only a few get chosen. Surely it won’t happen to Olivia.When Olivia slips and falls on the dance floor, it’s a good thing there’s a doctor in the house. But he’s no ordinary doctor... -
![Inversion Point by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen]()
Inversion Point by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsZander and Felix's relationship has been to the brink and back: the Human-Stin War, imprisonment and an actual death/resurrection. Zander's death, to be specific, and the experience has left him…changed. The mysterious race known as the Guardians chose to revive him and appointed him as their emissary... -
![Constant by Lexi Ander]()
Constant by Lexi Ander
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a Warlord and a Prince find love when the galaxy is on the brink of war?Chief Warlord Sohm'lan has a job he loves protecting the family who claims him as one of their own. He has known the loss of a mate and believed he would walk alone for the rest of his life… that is until Prince Mestor demanded more from him than duty... -
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![Death's Mate by C.W. Gray]()
Death's Mate by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to Charybdis Station!Dr. Verion Morrick is complicated. No, really. Not too long ago, Verion was simply a divorced research scientist on Frost Veil who wanted to reconnect with his estranged son. Now, a few years, one death and resurrection later, Verion is a new person -- both Death, the Crellic Element, and Verion Morrick. One being that helped protect the galaxy from an insidious evil... -
![Mated to the Alien Warlord by Bella Blair]()
Mated to the Alien Warlord by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was ordered to marry her, but soon she is all I can think about. DAMARIS: Married by proxy to Warlord Vandor to ensure the safety of my father's kingdom, I'm kidnapped before I even meet my groom. But when he rides to my rescue, he is more than I could have ever dreamed of in a man, and I can hardly believe my good luck.But I should have known that there is always a price to pay for happiness... -
![Rescued by the Alien Gladiator by Carlotta Page]()
Rescued by the Alien Gladiator by Carlotta Page
Emery’s whole world has fallen apart …I was just beginning to get my life together when I was abducted by aliens and dumped on a deserted planet with four other women. Believe it or not, finding a way back to Earth isn’t currently my biggest problem. Nope, I’ve gotten myself separated from the others and trapped in a cave with a huge male alien who doesn’t understand a word I say... -
![Craved by the Alien Warlord by Bella Blair]()
Craved by the Alien Warlord by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe doesn't seem to like me, but soon she will realize that she is MINE.CHRISSY: I came to the alien planet to liberate the enslaved humans, unfortunately I soon learn that things are not always what they seem. Falling for one of the handsome Thyre warlords is not part of the mission I set myself next—unfortunately Kendryx is not making resisting him easy... -
![Roar! by Zeta Star]()
Roar! by Zeta Star
Without Roar – you try pronouncing it, okay? -- I’d be dead in that pod. And when he purrs and does that thing with his... I think I’ll keep him.Abducted by space lizards? Check.Experimented on? Check.Rescued by seven feet of hot, alien male? Check!Roar’s a bit shy, furry with claws and a metal arm, and his best friend is a spaceship named Killer. That’s a little scary...Categorized as:
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![Apostles of Mercy by Lindsay Ellis]()
Apostles of Mercy by Lindsay Ellis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsApostles of Mercy is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling Lindsay Ellis.First Contact has not been going well. The nations of Earth are rapidly militarizing against the arrival of the Superorganism, an alien civilization that promises to destroy humanity before it can develop into a real threat... -
![Alien's Fire by Lynnea Lee]()
Alien's Fire by Lynnea Lee
VIVIANWhat does it take for a chubby, socially awkward girl to get all the attention? Easy peasy. Just get kidnapped from Earth and thrown onto an alien planet. Since landing here, I’ve been fought over by every single alien I’ve met. Even the local wildlife want a taste.The one who has me now is terrifying... -
![Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sønderby]()
Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sønderby
As one of the only remaining autistics in the universe, Xandri Corelel has faced a lot of hardship, and she's earned her place as the head of Xeno-Liaisons aboard the first contact ship Carpathia. But her skill at negotiating with alien species is about to be put to the ultimate test... -
![Phase Shift by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen]()
Phase Shift by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsZander and Felix’s relationship has always pushed boundaries—personal and professional alike—but their love and commitment is stronger than ever. So strong that Zander’s ready to ask commitment-shy Felix the question of a lifetime when he’s interrupted... -
![The Rebel's Mate by C.W. Gray]()
The Rebel's Mate by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome back to Charybdis Station and the crew of the Blue Solace: (Seventh Book in the series) Finn Sterling is still adjusting to becoming the lieutenant of the blue fleet of Charybdis Station. As an orphan on Cardinal Hold, he never imagined he would have a position of authority as an adult and the trust his friends put in him makes failure impossible... -
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![Sūnder by Lexi Ander]()
Sūnder by Lexi Ander
If Sūnder Alārd was born female he would have been cherished for being faeborn—born with magick—and his birth celebrated. Instead, his L’fÿn mother insisted on his death. Only his Panthrÿn father’s desperate escape through the forest saved him... -
![The Chains of Their Sins by Anna Butler]()
The Chains of Their Sins by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings**First Place Winner 2017 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Sci-fi//Futuristic. ****Third Place Winner 2017 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Book.**Shield Captain Bennet arrives on the Gyrfalcon to take up his final year's posting before returning to the Shield Regiment after his rotation out.On the Gyrfalcon he faces up to the fallout from Makepeace—ethical, political and above all, personal... -
![The Pryxz's Revenge by Bella Blair]()
The Pryxz's Revenge by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey thought they could separate us. . . they were wrong. Gianna is MINE!Gianna: My disfigurements have served me well aboard the Vile One's Flagship. I appall the most hardened pirate, but when I am tasked with healing the most handsome male I have ever seen, my disfigurements bother me for the first time in my life... -
![Naomi by Tasha Black]()
Naomi by Tasha Black
He’s a bodyguard mistaken for a billionaire, and she’s got a secret of her own. Bodyguard Gage Zeyr’n has been rewarded by his billionaire boss for a job well done. He and his canine partner are on an all-expenses paid week at the luxurious Midsummer Fertility Center, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Gage to sire a child with the help of a Terran surrogate...Categorized as:
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![The Harvest Young: Bound by Love by M.A. Church]()
The Harvest Young: Bound by Love by M.A. Church
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill history repeat itself?Years of peace are shattered with a devastating strike against the very heart of Tah’Nar, and war threatens once more.Prince Hamza Shou: Young to King Duran and King Consort Jolak. Grief stricken. Angry. Vengeful. Screams of the dying stalk his waking moments. Death surrounds him even as he plots... -
![Torrvok by Alana Khan]()
Torrvok by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTorrvok, a cunning and skilled warrior, protects Sierra from enemies who hunt them without mercy. But can he keep her safe from the raging beast writhing under his skin?SierraHe rescued me—twice—then protected me on a dangerous chase across a continent.Despite his warnings not to trust him, when we’re together I’m only aware of the pounding desire his presence ignites... -
![Her Alien Savior by Sky Robert]()
Her Alien Savior by Sky Robert
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy alien warrior thinks he's supposed to save me, but we may just save each other... -
![Day of Wrath by Anna Butler]()
Day of Wrath by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn less than a week, Bennet will finally return to the Shield Regiment, leaving behind the Gyrfalcon, his father, his friends… and Flynn. Promotion to Shield Major and being given command of a battle group despite the political fallout from Makepeace the year before is everything he thought he wanted. Everything he’s worked towards for the last three years. Except for leaving Flynn... -
![Tis the Season for Tentacles by Chloe Archer]()
Tis the Season for Tentacles by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBLURB FORTHCOMINGTis the Season for Tentacles is part of the multi-author winter holiday M/M tentacle romance collaboration, Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0. All books are standalones but may be connected to some authors’ pre-existing worlds... -
![The Alien's Healer by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Healer by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsContains male/male content... of the alien kind.Two warriors need a little healing, and they find it in each other. The Alien's Healer is a free novella for fans of the Drixonian Warrior series, and is best read as a companion novel to the other books... -
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![Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron]()
Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJames Patterson is a gay accountant living in Keyes, Oklahoma—deep in the Bible Belt—the religious heartland of America... -
![Splintered Shadow by Nancey Cummings]()
Splintered Shadow by Nancey Cummings
The portals take...So I forgot to update my phone. Big deal. Who actually does that? Only, there’s a glitch and my 69G phone opened a portal to another planet! Because that makes sense. #TechFail. Also, rude. Now I’m stuck on an alien planet with Grumpy McGrumperson. He’s got these tattoos that move over his skin and he can shift into a giant raven... -
![How My Krynch Saved Christmas: An Otherworldly Christmas by Sandra R. Neeley]()
How My Krynch Saved Christmas: An Otherworldly Christmas by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne bitter, disillusioned, post-menopausal human female who’s experienced so much pain that she can’t even enjoy Christmas anymore.One large, green, alien bounty-hunter with a no-nonsense attitude who wants nothing more than to slip onto the forbidden planet (Earth), capture his targets and get out before anyone notices he’s there... -
![Skip Trace by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen]()
Skip Trace by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBook three of Chaos Station Zander Anatolius has been revived from the fatal effects of the super-soldier program, but now he has to face his estranged family and tell a story few would believe. With his lover and the crew of the Chaos at his side, Zander returns home to a media frenzy, threats from the military and pressure to join the family business... -
![Tate's Torment by Hannah Walker]()
Tate's Torment by Hannah Walker
When a rare day out goes disastrously wrong, the men have to fight for the survival of one of their own. Their actions spark an appearance by the Conclave, leaving the Avanti's future in the hands of those who choose to destroy them. Tate will give up everything to save his friends, even if it means losing Dariux and a love he never imagined he would find... -
![Alien Warrior Bound by Margo Bond Collins, Sasha Caine]()
Alien Warrior Bound by Margo Bond Collins, Sasha Caine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey have only one beat all the other contestants.He’s a former POW who escaped the galaxy’s most secure prison.She’s a curvy book nerd, abducted from her job as a small-town librarian on Earth.Welcome to the Galactic Gladiator Games, where the toughest aliens in the galaxy fight for the most prestigious titles...Categorized as:
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