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A Miracle for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Can an alien warrior who’s given up hope save a desperate woman and her unborn child?Lauren knew the decision to have a baby on her own wouldn’t be an easy one. She didn’t know that she would be kidnapped by aliens whose only interest in her is as a breeding vessel. A desperate attempt to escape leaves her trapped and isolated - and about to give birth...Categorized as:
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Salvage by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSecrets can get a girl killed. Cherry Pendit knows to keep hers close. But what if it’s whispering to her? What if it’s warning her of danger on the galactic horizon, and only she can save her clan?To save the people she loves, Cherry will have to risk her life to rescue a man she’s never met.A hunted man, a man abandoned on a derelict space station, on the far side of a black hole...Categorized as:
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Echoes of the Tide by Emma Hamm
Ace has spent her entire life hiding who she is. First, it was from friends and family who didn't know she was stealing from the rich. Then it was hiding her true self in a prison city under the water. The worst was hiding herself from new friends who helped her destroy Alpha. What she didn't know, was that decision would force her to come into the light. Maketes has always been the jokester...Categorized as:
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The Naga Scavenger's Precious Mate by Robin O'Connor
He is the king of beasts, the lord of water, and I’m his captive mate.FarahUnderwater, what it is up can seem like down. I’m supposed to be dead, I’m supposed to be just a normal, boring daycare worker. Somehow, I’m stuck in the middle of a bizarre, nightmarish adventure.And then there is him. I'm not attracted to him with a burning intensity. No, it's just a fever from nearly drowning... -
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Alien Haunts by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlien ruins — avoid or explore?Madison Cardinal knows some mysteries are best left buried—like her past. But there’s a new multi-species exploration team in town and their proposed expedition is stirring up trouble.If Madison’s new business as a human pilot in hantu space is to survive, she needs the exploration team to get in, get out, and leave her cargo route intact...Categorized as:
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Rudi by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan an alien misfit and a lonely woman save the holidays?Clarice is grateful for the chance to have left a dying Earth - she just wishes she hadn’t ended up somewhere quite so cold...Categorized as:
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Orc's Possession by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy curves are why my people look down on me… and the reason the Orc leader craves me.My people see my curves and decide I’m not worthy of love.The Orc leader sees my curves and thinks I’ll make a good breeder.Me? I see nothing but monsters all around me.I bide my time, waiting for the opening to escape these monsters...Categorized as:
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Rescued by the Orc Enforcer by Kate Rudolph
Vorok knows the rules of the Red District. Bust heads. Take names. And never cross the boss. But when the boss's daughter tries to run away from an unwanted engagement, Vorok has a choice to send her home... or help her escape.He's had his eye on the pretty human for years, but there's no way a pampered princess like her would want an orc enforcer... -
Murmuration by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the small mountain town of Amorea, it’s stretching toward autumn of 1954. The memories of a world at war are fading in the face of a prosperous future. Doors are left unlocked at night, and neighbors are always there to give each other a helping hand. The people here know certain things as fact: Amorea is the best little town there is. The only good Commie is a dead Commie...Categorized as:
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Shield by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf Cherry was a selfish witch, she'd keep running. She's an oracle. She KNOWS that trouble is closing in. However, there's an instant in which she could escape, and so could those she loves.Too bad she's surrounded herself with ridiculously noble allies. The kind of self-sacrificing, kind, clever, and resolute people who force you to love them ..Categorized as:
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Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall
Once upon a time . . . that’s how the old stories always begin. Once upon a time there was a king of a fallen kingdom. He was just and he was beloved. Or so the numbers said. One day, he gathered together the greatest, wisest minds in all the land—not sorcerers, but scientists—and he bade them fashion him a son. A prince. A perfect prince to embody his father’s legacy... -
I Spy an Alien by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA quirky sci-fi romantic comedy about a blue-skinned alien spy and the woman who accidentally seduces him.Betrayed, broken-hearted, and plain broke, Elif Moora enlists in the Pax Galactica Corps. Her first assignment is a triumph! As the producer of Doctor Galaxy, Elif successfully raises humanity’s abysmal profile among a galactic audience of trillions.But then her efforts are sabotaged...Categorized as:
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The Orc's Bidding by Alana Khan
Larke risks her life when she flees into the Expanse. The orcs who roam there might be cannibals, but the alternative is worse.Her parents planned to sell Larke on her Bidding Day, but Orric rescues her, then shelters her in his mountain home.She soon discovers the huge, green orc is not only the most honorable male she’s ever met, but his touch makes her pulse race with desire...Categorized as:
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Bidding on the Orc Outcast by Honey Phillips
What happens when you win the town’s grumpiest orc?Posy is brand new to Fairhaven Falls, but she’s determined to find her place in the charming small town—even if it means participating in an unusual bachelor auction. But she certainly doesn’t expect to end up bidding on the mysterious orc who everyone seems to avoid... -
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Monstrous Truths by K.A. Knight
Thirty years ago the world as we know it was lost. Now humans live like rats, desperate for food and safety, the wall towering before us as a mocking reminder of what happened…But some, some are born into privilege and wealth and I am one of those. I spend my days trying to change the world we live in, fighting for the truth as any good scientist does...Categorized as:
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The Orc Warrior's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was lucky to find my soulmate.And cursed to have lost him so soon after…I thought Tarfu was my happy ending.Until he went missing in battle.At first I waited patiently. Then anxiously.Then finally, hopelessly.Three years have passed.Orc males in his clan begin to circle me.Looking to claim me.But if I know my mate, Tarfu will never stop till he comes back to me... -
Surrendered by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCommander Thornex is a Hybrid--half Kindred and half Pyro--a much feared people who have the ability to unleash horrific maelstroms of flame whenever they are angered. All his life Thorn has struggled to control the destructive power within him. A horrible accident in his past made him swear to never unleash the fire again and for many years, he has kept himself under tight control...Categorized as:
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The Son of Sun and Sand by Elizabeth Gannon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Consortium of Chaos: The super-villain organization semi-unwillingly thrust into the field of heroics. They’re not nice people, but now they do nice things. …Occasionally. If it’s during office hours and there’s nothing good on TV, anyway...Categorized as:
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Healed by the Orc by Robin O'Connor
My vacation turns on its head when ancient stones throw me straight into the arms of an Orc.ShannonI’m dying, that’s what the doctors told me. Visiting my ancestral farm in Ireland is the one thing I still want to do. Well, I get to see green. Lots of it, but not in the way I imagined... -
Orc's Property by Celeste King
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI don’t know how much longer I could have kept running from the Battle Frenzy orcs who were looking to kill me and my young nephew.Finally, limbs quivering and breath in ragged gasps, I collapsed as they towered over us, ready to end our lives.Until Jiwal saved us.An orc from the Raging Storm clan, he killed the other orcs as easily as I would swat a fly... -
Dark Elf's Demand by Celeste King
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI outran my master.But I can’t outrun fate.I was desperate for my freedom.In my haze, I made a decision that would change my life forever.I collapsed on a dark elf soldier’s doorstep.But Lavin doesn’t throw me in a cell.He gives me a bed, food, and medicine.I think for once I am safe.But soon I realize, a pretty prison is still a prison... -
Adored By Her Orc Avenger by Celeste King
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOn this Earth, we fear the orcs.But we fear other humans more…Life is not pretty where I am from. It is brutal and deadly.Such can also be said for the orc that saved me.I thought I was dead, but he fought off my attackers. Together, injured we took shelter in an abandoned house.It’s where I got to know him.Where I started to fall in love with him.But this world isn’t pretty... -
Alien Billionaire's Nanny by Ami Wright
Her bad boy billionaire boss has her tied up in KNOTS! Dinah’s not looking for a boyfriend, she’s just looking for a job. She still needs to pay back her sister after she helped Dinah leave the slums of Fortuna and make a new life at Nova Space Station. Only no one will hire her. So when the ice cold polar bear alien billionaire asks her to be his nanny, she jumps at the opportunity...Categorized as:
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Don't Go Knotting My Heart by Ava Ross
I’m falling for a wolf shifter, but my past may endanger us both. I escaped a life of fear for the beautiful mountainous town of Monsterville, where I meet Storm, a gorgeous wolf shifter. His wolfish ways and heady kisses draw me in, and the future he offers, one full of peace and love, makes me long for a life I never thought I’d find...Categorized as:
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Sworn by Starlight by Sara Ivy Hill
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe wants to save me. Heal me. Make me his queen.RoseCaged for years by my lizardlike abductors, I’ve given up hope of escape… until a huge alien warrior buys me and carries me off into the grasslands of his planet!I have no idea what he wants with me and I’m too sick to fight, so I brace myself for the worst. But his hands are gentle, and our connection is electric... -
The Minotaur and the Mage by Cora Crane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA city girl who’s inherited a small town magical storefront, the minotaur single dad next door, and a rivalry that’ll drive them both wild. I thought I had it all figured out—a thriving career in the music industry, a promotion on the horizon, and enough work to keep me distracted from my love life (or lack thereof)... -
Dad Bod Orc by Tana Stone
I needed a break. A break from the paparazzi, a break from my co-star ex, and a break from being the hottest new actress in Hollywood.I did not need an orc bodyguard.But my overprotective dad refuses to let me go on a location shoot without a security detail, and he’s picked the toughest, scariest bodyguard in LA to accompany me. Too bad Roc is also my dad’s friend and my teenage crush...Categorized as:
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Bearly Magic by Catherine Vale
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe local humans don’t know it, but they live among a growing community of shifters, mages, dark elves, and even vampires. San Fransisco may look like a beautiful city by day, but when the lights go down, the streets are crawling with paranormal creatures, of all kinds. Angela Mason works for the Order of Protection...Categorized as:
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The Monster Will Rescue You by Rebecca F. Kenney
My body is changing, and so is the power dynamic inside the bunker. With the chimera serum racing through my veins, I can barely believe in a future for myself, much less one that includes Atlan. He's trying, though. Trying to convince me that his love is unbreakable... while I can barely think past my need for revenge on the people who did this to me...Categorized as:
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Bound by the Alien Pirate by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a cynical pirate plucks Izzy out of the jaws of danger, flies her to his cave, and vows to keep her prisoner?IzzyOne moment I was touring the Supercollider, the top thing on my bucket list, the next I’m falling into a marsh on a prehistoric planet. The most handsome male I’ve ever seen, complete with lush, luminescent wings, flies in...Categorized as:
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Devil in the Hold by Tammy Walsh
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s pushed every Prize beyond her limit. And today he chose me. I’m not new to this game. I was abducted and made to work as a Prize for the past year. Dozens of alien fighters have claimed me. None scare me.None… other than the prisoner known as the “Devil.”When a riot kicks off and the prison is hurled into chaos, no one knows what they’re doing… or how high the stakes are... -
Hold My Heart by Esther M. Soto, Lea Burn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a manhunt for a serial killer, FBI Special Agent Ileana Harper falls through a break in time, ripping her from the present and everything she knows. After forming an uneasy alliance with the man who comes to her rescue, she unearths long-buried family secrets...Categorized as:
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Alien's Redemption by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarolineI was going home when I was abducted by aliens. Then the ship crashed, and I found myself lost and alone on an alien planet. I’ve been running for two days. It seems that aliens of all shapes and sizes are after me simply because I’m... human. And a woman. They say human females are universal breeders, and that we’re extremely valuable. I won’t let them catch me. I won’t let them sell me... -
Kringl by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s worse than crash landing on an ice planet? Discovering that it’s controlled by a twisted alien posing as Santa and his crew of terrifying elves.Kringl wants nothing more than to return to his home world, but first he’ll have to escape from the frozen world that’s kept in a state of perpetual joyless celebration. Even worse, it’s always Christmas Eve, but never Christmas Day... -
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Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Reeled into a fake marriage with a merman...How was I supposed to know my new boss was the owner’s nephew? Now, I’ve been fired for speaking up about his roaming hands. And if that isn’t bad enough, I get home early to find my boyfriend bumping the girl next door!With nowhere to go, I decide to join the Starlight Lottery...Categorized as:
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Dark Elf's Devotion by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHis gaze promised to break me……but it was his touch that ruined me for all other men.I’ve always heard that my values and convictions are useless on Protheka.How they’d be ripped from me, like everything else.I just didn’t want to be used.All that changed when my sister fell ill.To save her, I sold my soul.Now I belong to a monster... -
Orc Rebel's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe died trying to protect me.Or so I thought.On a hellish Earth I created my own slice of Heaven with Agrish…until it was burned to the ground.Along with my safety.For the last year, I’ve done nothing but run.Alone. Afraid. And with a broken heart.The Burning Sun orc clan was supposed to be my refuge.But then I see him.My giant orc. Rescued and living among them.And now it's my purgatory... -
The Orc Soldier's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI lost my orc. But he left me with something better.One year ago, Nevarth had to leave me. I never even got a chance to say goodbye. I thought I had lost him forever.Until I felt a kick in my belly.Now a part of him lives on in his son. When I look at his son, I feel that hope. And I feel sadness at having lost Nevarth.Until the day he returns.He tells me that our love put me in danger... -
Azari by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPhaedra thought she left her least favorite holiday behind when she moved from Earth to another planet. It’s just her luck her hunky new mayor enlists her help to plan the town’s Valentine’s Day celebration. Can you blame her for describing it more like the 1920s St... -
The Orc King's Bride by Lena Grey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe handsome orc king has taken me prisoner. Escape is my only option…isn’t it?After escaping from alien slavers, I was captured by a group of fierce orcs. Now, the impossibly attractive orc king who locked me up in his palatial guest suite.King Dexari is huge and muscled, with a voice like rolling thunder and a man-bun that’s totally hot. But the punishment choices he offers me? Not good... -
Guarding His Melody by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDeaf since childhood, Sebastian Armitage had a promising musical future until his dreams were shattered when he transformed at twelve years old. In a world where enhanced humans are terrorized and imprisoned, his life shrinks around him even more as he suffers the torment of his father’s experimental research to enable him to hear...Categorized as:
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Nurse for an Alien Warrior by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI’m supposed to care for a kid, not create one! Space needs nurses. That’s what they told me, and that’s why I agreed to go.They say Raider is the last place I want to end up, but I’m up to the challenge. I’ll care for the warlord’s child.One problem.He wants me to make said child. With him.No. Not happening. Never.I’m not selling my body to some brute! But Kain isn’t the brute I imagined... -
Fate Awakened by Jocelyn Montana
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fierce werewolf consumed by his past. A human used as bait. A connection neither expects. A MONSTER TO EVERYONE BUT HER … Hans lives only for vengeance. No more Pack. No friends. Only the dark void inside him tormenting him about his past. Yet when he meets a dark-haired beauty, desire tears through him and changes everything... -
Nanny For The Alien Primal: A SciFi Romance by Athena Storm
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe may be a king but my rank is higher. Its called 'mom'. One day I get a knock on my door.It’s the Drokan King.Turns out that the two orphaned kids my best friend left behind when she died are royalty.He says I need to bring them to the Palace. And I need to come be their nanny.He’ll pay me handsomely and ensure I live a life of privilege and comfort. But there’s something more... -
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Impawsible by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA wererabbit and a tiger-wolf hybrid? Impawsible! Wererabbit Bethany Buchanan hopes she can create a new life in Deals Gap, North Carolina. Home to the weird, wacky, and unwanted, it should be a place where she doesn’t have to hide (much) and can be herself (mostly). When she meets Carter, a hotter than hot tiger-wolf hybrid, she knows she’s found her new home...Categorized as:
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Gantz/13 by Hiroya Oku
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDinosaurs. Seriously, can the frantic world of Gantz get any more scary? How about a giant doughboy with crazy fangs and a strange outie bellybutton? Yeah, it's not just scary; it's a very strange world for Kei!. At least this time the Gantz crew have a new weapon! It's an awesome state-of-the-art uni-motorcycle thing! And one of the characters uses a massive space samurai sword... -
Circus Save Me by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's been over thirty years since the bombs dropped that almost decimated the planet. The fallout changed not only the animals and the landscape, but the people too. Freaks they called them; outcasts of society and hunted for their powers. The Circus has the only people to openly flaunt them, offering a haven for the lost and the damned... -
The Orc's Secret Baby by Celeste King
On a ruined world, I fell in love with a monster.And now he’s back.Not that it matters.He is an orc warrior. I am a human woman.Amid a blasted Earth ruined by invasion, Yggy was always kind to me. His handsome face caused me to fall in love.Until one night, when I realized his love for me would lead to my death.Against all protests from my heart, I had to leave Yggy...Categorized as:
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Sugar and Splice by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan Jenna tame Noble, the half-man/half-lion with an insatiable appetite for more than pastries, or is their sizzling chemistry a recipe for disaster? Jenna As Noble's mentor in the bakery, I never expected to be whisked away by a lion-man who craves more than just my yummy treats. His fierce loyalty and tantalizing presence are ingredients for passion... -
Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon, Hollie Jackson
As a newcomer to the alien tribe, I've struggled to find my place. It might be because I'm a tad headstrong at times. And yes, I might have thrown a few things at people's heads. But I had a good reason to pitch a fit - my shy sister was stolen away right under my nose. Of course, now she's back and mated. Everyone's happy...except me. I need...affection. Attention. Okay, I'm lonely...Categorized as:
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