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Tane by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the battle against the invading aliens reaches its endgame, a group of bad boy bikers and mercenaries will stand and fight for humanity’s survival…Tane Rahia is good at one thing—fighting. Before the alien invasion, he fought as a mercenary in the worst jungle hellholes...Categorized as:
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Blackout Trail by Linda Naughton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDoctor Anna Hastings is no stranger to disasters, having spent much of her career as an aid worker in conflict zones around the world. Yet when an electrical phenomenon known as an EMP brings down the power grid, Anna faces catastrophe on a scale she never imagined. She must learn what it means to be a doctor in a world deprived of almost all technology... -
Forgotten World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsForgotten World, book six in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After the longest winter of her life, Vivian is thrilled to have Ginny back at her side... -
Willow and the Wraith: A SciFi Alien Romance by Honey Phillips
Ruthless alien bounty hunter Wraith has buried his past so completely that not even he remembers his original name. All that matters now is that he's the best at what he does. He lives by two ironclad never break a contract and never get involved with a target... -
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Lost World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLost World, the fourth book in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has destroyed the world and the dead have come back to claim it as their own... With their shelter destroyed and their sense of security shattered, Vivian, Axl and the group set off in search of a safe place... -
Emperor by Anna Hackett
When an experimental starship test goes horribly wrong, a scientist from Earth finds herself fighting for her survival, and her only lifeline is a wild, powerful alien king.Waking on an alien world, wracked by pain, Dr. Poppy Ellison is confused and adrift…until his voice calls to her in the darkness...Categorized as:
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The Alien's Bounty by Ella Maven
She’s something I didn’t want, but everything I crave.Lu: This planet is the pits. I’m being handed off to different aliens one after another like I’m a dog-eared novel. My latest captors are about to take me off planet when a big blue alien botches the rescue mission...Categorized as:
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Bedlam: Book One of the Prison Ship Sheol Saga by Nicholas Gaumer
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Bedlam Galaxy lies at the heart of the Laniakea Supercluster and is a focal point for all of the wormhole transits spanning that great expanse. Among the many races drawn to and inhabiting its 10,000+ stars, humanity is one of the most recent and longest anticipated additions... -
Galactic Gladiators Set: Books 4-6 by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…When several women from Earth find themselves abducted from a space station by alien slavers, life becomes a battle for survival on a dangerous desert planet... -
Galactic Gladiators Set: Books 7-9 by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…When several women from Earth find themselves abducted from a space station by alien slavers, life becomes a battle for survival on a dangerous desert planet.Includes:Beast: Rescued by gladiators on the alien world of Carthago, starship pilot Mia is working to find other abducted humans who are still lost... -
New World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew World, book five in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After weeks on the road and devastating losses, the survivors have finally found safety. But as winter falls on Colorado, it brings with it both new challenges, and new hope...Categorized as:
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Knightqueen by Anna Hackett
A queen and her battle-scarred guard are on the run on an alien planet…with a relentless enemy hunting them.Knightqueen Carys of Oron lives a life of duty to her people and planet. After the murder of her parents, she worked hard to become a fair and dedicated leader... -
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... -
Bad Boys Don't Die: The Complete Collection by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix original series Sex/Life) comes a New Adult romance with a dark, dystopian twist.With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people...Categorized as:
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Dark Strength by Cynthia Sax, Amanda Kelsey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall. Balvan, the Refuge’s Gatekeeper, is huge, green, and has a reputation for crushing skulls. He’s a modified humanoid, genetically designed to be the ultimate warrior. One of a kind and considered monstrous by many, he never expects to find his mate, the one female meant for him... -
The Artist by Elin Peer
For more than four hundred years, women have ruled the world, but things are finally shifting.My father Magni always despised the Motherlands, and I’m no fan either, but I still go to the yearly summer gatherings that started when I was sixteen. The Northlands, Motherlands, and Old Europe each sends five future leaders... -
Kraving Tavak by Zoey Draven
A female is the last thing I want or need.Doesn’t matter if they’re Laoti, or Luxirian, or human….females mean trouble and I’m so vauking tired of trouble.What I want is to spend my days in peace. After years of working in a brothel, of being pawed at and owned and consumed by women, I want to be left alone.Then I see her... -
Lyel by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alien warrior seeking redemption meets a captured Earth woman being treated as a pet. Will their love survive in a hostile world? Kidnapped by four-armed, blue skinned aliens, Isabelle “Isi” is sold to the head of the Al’kieern kidnapping operation. Isi has accepted she’ll live and die as a songbird pet to the queen. If nothing else, performing for the Al’kieern beats being sold as a breeder... -
Silent World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook Seven in the Broken World Series... When Jim ran out of that farmhouse in Forgotten World, not only did he leave the promise of safety behind, but he was sure he was about to meet a horrible end. Amira has lived most of her life surrounded by silence, and this new world has dangers lurking around every corner that could mean the end for her... -
Dom: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs the battle against the invading aliens intensifies, a group of bad boy bikers and mercenaries will stand and fight for humanity’s survival… Squad Three berserker Dom Santora has an ugly past he can’t forget. Born and raised in the darkness, he spent his life before the alien invasion as a Mafia enforcer... -
The Mentor by Elin Peer
Everyone knows NOT to discuss how to raise children. The Men of the North have been living in exile for centuries, raising their boys without the influence of women. Now an experiment will bring girls and boys together in a new school with children and teachers from each side of the border... -
Subdue by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs the kalesh of the Taori ship, it's his sworn duty to reassemble his crew and exact revenge on the aliens who destroyed their ship. He has no time for a distraction like her.When Kalesh Naz wakes from crashing in his escape pod, he's enraged to find himself locked in a dungeon... -
Wonder by Christina C. Jones
It all came down to me. The one who followed the rules, never went looking for trouble – I kept to myself. I just wanted to take care of my family. To not constantly look over my shoulder, worried about the things that went bump in the night. I just wanted to survive. But that wasn’t meant to be. As luck – or fate, or something – would have it, the trouble found me...Categorized as:
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Holmes by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up…but Hell Squad never quits. General Adam Holmes’ life is dedicated to keeping his small band of survivors alive. On the run, with only Hell Squad and the other soldiers for protection, they are making their last dangerous drive to the secret stronghold of the Enclave... -
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The McClane Apocalypse Book Ten by Kate Morris
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the McClane saga continues, the family realizes that someone in their trusted, inner circle may just be the person who has leaked precious information about them, Fort Knox, and their community allies to the men who were running the highwaymen and ultimately to whoever they were reporting... -
Galactic Gladiators Set: Books 10-12 by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…When several women from Earth find themselves abducted from a space station by alien slavers, life becomes a battle for survival on a dangerous desert planet... -
Angus: A Broken World Novel by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrotherAssholeSurvivorSaviorPrisonerGodAngus James has played many roles in his life, but none have prepared him for the one he now finds himself in. Alone for too long, traveling the wastelands of what was once the United States, he’s all but given up hope of ever seeing another living person.Then he finds her... -
Mayhem's King by Lindsay Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call him the quiet one. But they don’t know him. They only know him as the King of mayhem. The elite of the elite. The man his team relied on to save the unsaveable. Kingston Kenrich could save anyone…except those who he’d loved most. King thought he’d survived the worst, until his own teammate’s betrayal left him blind in one eye. Before, he lived for pain, now he lives for revenge... -
Far from Lost by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow far would you go to save what you thought you’d lost during the apocalypse?After learning her father is alive, going with Heath had seemed like a no-brainer to Rowan. Her dad was all she had left, after all. The only remaining piece of the life she’d loved so much... -
A Very Arcav Christmas by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBabies, weddings, and Christmas... oh my! For the human women on Arcavia, there's plenty to celebrate during the holidays. Sure, the Grivath are a constant threat, but with a surprise wedding to plan, a baby on the way, and even a visit from Santa, the first Arcav Christmas is sure to be incredible... -
Knightmaster by Anna Hackett
She was sent to forge an alliance with the deadly Oronis knights…and instead finds herself framed for abducting their queen.Xenoanthropologist Kennedy Black loves exploring new cultures with Space Corps. Everyone in her life has left her, so she happily fills the void with exciting adventures...Categorized as:
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The Dancer by Elin Peer
Sometimes the purest love can turn to the deepest hate. I was twelve when I promised Solo that I would one day marry him. Maybe I would have if he hadn’t gotten impatient and ruined everything that summer when I was fifteen. For the last seven years I’ve replaced the love I once felt for him with anger over his almost getting me killed... -
Weapons Master: A Scifi Alien Romance by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA grumpy cyborg weapons master collides with a feisty mechanic from Earth who turns his ordered existence upside down.Abducted from her exploration ship and enslaved on a desert world, mechanic Bellamy Walsh has fought for her survival. She’s had to fight for everything in her life, and she doesn’t ever expect things to be easy... -
The Wife Pact: Emerson by Frankie Love, Charlie Hart
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an ultrasound reveals the truth about Tia’s pregnancy, the compound is riddled with fear. They know that it means one thing -- death. Unless Banks can find a cure. Stress weaves its way into Tia’s heart and a break from the harsh reality is just what the doctor ordered. But a trip to Emerson’s family home reveals yet another hidden secret and Tia is confronted with a shocking reality... -
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How We End by L.M. Juniper
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA deadly infection. Seven Strangers. The fight for survival begins...Jake didn’t think his night could get worse, but that was before his train stops deep underground and zombies attack and things go from worst-day-ever to run-for-your-life terror.Liv is good at running, mostly from other people straight into a bottle of vodka... -
Roth by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on… Roth Masters is a protector to the bone. Driven by the losses of his past, he fights side-by-side with Hell Squad to protect the human survivors of the alien invasion. As leader of Squad Nine, he and his team are known for their perfect timing in a firefight... -
Manu by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs the battle against the invading aliens intensifies, a group of bad boy bikers and mercenaries will stand and fight for humanity’s survival… When former berserker Manu Rahia lost his leg on a mission, he was forced to leave his squad... -
Alien's Fire by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVIVIANWhat 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... -
Niko: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on… Mackenna Carides is tough, strong, and excellent at her job as second-in-command of Squad Nine. She often works side by side with Hell Squad on some of the toughest missions to fight back against the alien raptors. Now she’s helping the survivors of Blue Mountain Base settle into their new home at the Enclave... -
Lonely Shore by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBook two of Chaos StationAll they can do is live day to day... Felix Ingesson has returned to his duties as the Chaos's engineer with Zander Anatolius, his ex-boyfriend-turned-broken-super-soldier, at his side. Hope means something again. But there's nothing Felix can do to battle the alien poison flowing through Zander's veins, or his imminent mental decline... -
Hemi by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, a big, tough, tattooed former mercenary is finally going to chase down his woman. Camryn McNab knows love is a lie. Okay, maybe not for everybody--her fellow soldiers on Squad Nine have managed to fall in love in the middle of a vicious alien attack. But it's not for her. She comes from two people incapable of love... -
Levi by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, a bad boy berserker collides with a spunky mechanic on a dangerous sabotage mission. Levi King has always lived rough. Raised by a biker dad, he fought for everything he had—including being president of the Iron Kings motorcycle club. But when the aliens invaded, he lost it all...Categorized as:
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Chaos: Love After the Apocalypse by Imogen Keeper
Before the apocalypse, we were strangers. Now our lives will forever be entwined.The gripping, intensely romantic sixth installment of award-winning author Imogen Keeper's wild ride After the Plague Series.There’s no law anymore and no justice.As power consolidates in post-apocalypse D.C. and Ben holds me captive in the mountains, chaos is the only rule.It’s calling to Yorke.It’s calling to me...Categorized as:
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Girl From Above: Trust by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I didn’t sign up to die a hero.” ~ Caleb. Chen Hung closes in. The nine systems hang perilously close to a second fatal Blackout. Billions of lives are at stake. Does Captain Caleb Shepperd have what it takes to save the nine systems, or just himself? Caleb never wanted to be a hero. That was his brother’s dream. Keep it simple, get away clean... -
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Pets in Space 7 ) by Carol Van Natta, S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPets in Space® is back for a new year of adventures!Pets in Space is back and better than ever! Featuring 13 original, never-before-released stories from some of today's bestselling science fiction romance authors, starring your favorite sci-fi pets. These furry, feathered, and slightly alien friends are always ready for a new adventure with their two-legged human and alien companions... -
Far from Safe by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter traveling the country in hopes of reaching the safety of home, Rowan finds herself in a world turned upside down. Her parents are gone, and she’s surrounded by people she barely knows, and the only refuge she’s ever known is anything but safe... -
Buried Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMason Sykes had served many years in the Marine Corps for his country. His loyalty and sacrifice had left him disfigured—inside and out. He didn’t harbor regrets, especially since he’d finally found the peace and quiet he’d always desired on a Nebraska farm. Brenna Helm was a country girl through and through, right down to her cowgirl boots... -
Trailblazer by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's on a mission . . . She's running for her life . . . And if they get off-planet alive, she'll have to trust he won't reveal her darkest secret. Tally Riva is not what she seems, and even she's not happy about it. Infected, invaded, she's not quite sure how to describe it, but on a disastrous mission to a ghost ship, something burrowed its way into her body. Into her mind... -
Warrior's Taken by Emma Aliysn, Sora Stargazer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbducted by her one night stand. Confined on a ship. Stalked by a traitor.She wanted a prince, but it just *ucking figured Shira Perez's alien baby daddy turned out to be an intergalactic pirate.Slick, amoral, hot as hell, Malko thinks just because his DNA helped create her son that she is his genetic fated mate, and permission is a pesky detail... -
Seeking Vector by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA cyborg with a secret… A female seeking the truth… Vector, the C Model captain of the Freedom, is a cyborg many warriors wish to emulate. He fights fiercely, leads with honor, has earned the respect and loyalty of his crew. But no being, not even a cyborg, is perfect. Since arriving at the Homeland, Vector has been hiding a dark truth about his past...Categorized as:
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