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Hunter's Promise by Lynnea Lee
GABBYA good girl gone awolI knew when I Ex-Laxed our leader’s food that they’d send me to the arena if they caught me. It was worth it to get some of my friends out of this dump. What I didn't expect was the seven-foot-tall Xarc’n hunter who has come to my rescue.My horned and fanged savior isn’t like any other alien warrior I’ve heard about...Categorized as:
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![Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee
SARAHIt’s not you. It’s me.Fen’k is a total cinnamon roll of a Xarc’n hunter who makes me want what I’ll never have: to live happily ever after. He deserves someone who isn’t afraid to love him back.After the last person I trusted stomped on my heart and stole all that I cared about , I stopped believing in love. I’m sure it still exists; just not for me... -
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![Peace Maker by Michelle Diener]()
Peace Maker by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFliss knows all about her ancestors, the Travelers, who were forced to land on Fjern thousands of years ago, but when it comes to the Gyr—the enhanced warriors who protect the people of Fjern from the monsters that inhabit the planet—she’s in the dark, even though she is one herself...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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![Claimed by the Alien Shifter by Mina Carter]()
Claimed by the Alien Shifter by Mina Carter
She doesn’t need love. She’s getting cats. Lots of them. She absolutely doesn’t need a sexy alien making her think of happily ever afters...Elise doesn’t need a man, she has enough with her job and ensuring her brother, the President, stays out of trouble. Or, at the very least, doesn’t get humanity into an intergalactic war it can’t win... -
![Beneath Blood and Bone by Madeline Sheehan, Claire C. Riley]()
Beneath Blood and Bone by Madeline Sheehan, Claire C. Riley
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt is the end of the world. They call him Eagle, like the grand and beautiful bird that symbolizes freedom. During these dark times, when humanity is experiencing nothing but suffering, a man with such a powerful name should be a beacon of hope, yet he is anything but. Her name is Autumn, but she hasn’t said this name or much of anything else in the four years since the fall of civilization... -
![The Naga Shaman's Pregnant Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Shaman's Pregnant Mate by Robin O'Connor
Stranded. Pregnant. Hunted. Falling for a deadly alien shaman was not in my birth plan.NalaI woke in a glowing coffin, belly heavy, panic clawing at my throat. Then he appeared—white scales, golden eyes, and a voice like velvet over steel. He saved me… but I don’t know if I can trust anyone, not after what the Krektar did.I just want to protect my baby. That’s it...Categorized as:
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![Love and Decay: Revolution, Episode Two by Rachel Higginson]()
Love and Decay: Revolution, Episode Two by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s not easy being a badass Zombie killer. But somebody’s got to do it. Page Parker is unsatisfied with her post-apocalyptic life in the relative safety of the research station. She knows there’s something bigger out there for her. There’s something… more... -
![Savage Giant: A Fantasy Monster Romance by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon]()
Savage Giant: A Fantasy Monster Romance by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon
The huge sasquatch says I belong to him.When I need a place to lie low for a while, my late grandfather’s mountain cabin seems like the perfect solution. That is, until I discover there are actual Sasquatches living in the forest. And my solar truck just broke down. Awesome.My plans to hike back to civilization are thwarted by a huge man-beast named Gorran...Categorized as:
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![Rexx by Tasha Black]()
Rexx by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTheir sights are trained on love. But will they survive a ride on the Iron Peregrine?Abigail Shaw can’t believe her good luck. The Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. And baby Rio comes with Rexx, a handsome Invicta warrior guard, whose dark eyes seduce Abigail before he even opens his mouth. When he offers her his mate bond, she thinks things can’t get any better...Categorized as:
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![Backs Against the Wall by Tracey Ward]()
Backs Against the Wall by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJoss has escaped the Colonies but her troubles have only just begun. She's wounded, exposed and vulnerable but worst of all, she needs help. And there's only one place she can go to get it. Only one place she can stand to be. With Ryan. Together they'll have to delve into the seedy underworld of post-apocalyptic Seattle. A world of gambling, fighting, secrets and lies... -
![Zane by Tasha Black]()
Zane by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s about to discover a whole new world...Sarah Flynn longs for a child of her own, and the excitement of settling a frontier moon.But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with an Invicta dragon warrior, who has sworn to protect the child with his life.And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever...Categorized as:
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![Kidnapped by the Monster by Ava Mona]()
Kidnapped by the Monster by Ava Mona
The very last person Leah expects to come to her rescue when the President betrays her is a monster. He’s supposed to be blood-thirsty, a feral murderer, but instead, he’s the only thing that helps her gain her freedom, promising that she’s safe with him…and that she’s his... -
![Foreseen by A.J. Anders]()
Foreseen by A.J. Anders
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsForced to attend the Surmata run Suoja Guild, Evie finally has hope for a better life. But her new freedom comes at a cost. Dark forces work against her, even within the safe walls of the demon hunter’s school. With her father still on the loose, Evie must be extra diligent to watch her back...Categorized as:
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![Vaulcron by Ditter Kellen]()
Vaulcron by Ditter Kellen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*****This is a previously published book, revised to be appropriate for all readers***** On a mission to save his people from being destroyed, Vaulcron must team up with a human reporter known as the Great White Shark. She's beautiful, cunning, and definitely hiding something. Vaulcron will do anything for his family, even if it means breeding with the one woman who can destroy them all... -
![Snows of Aturia by SJ Sanders]()
Snows of Aturia by SJ Sanders
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll Vanessa Williams wanted for the holidays was to escape the demands of her parents’ social schedules and comfortable place to work on her book. Having the opportunity to do so while enjoying the comforts of a cabin on an alien world seemed like the perfect way to pass the season...Categorized as:
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![Taken by Jessica Grayson, Aria Winter]()
Taken by Jessica Grayson, Aria Winter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen we crashed on an ice planet, my A'kai master drank of my blood to survive. We find a settlement of his people; they've been stranded here too, for the past five years.Bound and thrown in a cage, I've all but given up hope of rescue until one of the A'kai guards takes pity on me.Defying his people and his Commander, Erolas helps me escape...Categorized as:
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![Possessed by the Alien Warrior by Krista Luna]()
Possessed by the Alien Warrior by Krista Luna
I gave up hope of a fated mate and family years ago. Then she crashes into my life. AMANDAThe holidays give me the perfect chance to take my first vacation in years. Before joining my family, I’ll take a little time alone to unwind from the constant stress of leading humanity.But my shuttle crashes, and he comes to my rescue...Categorized as:
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![Taken by the Cyborg by Tamsin Ley]()
Taken by the Cyborg by Tamsin Ley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA cyborg test subject.A female soldier.Passionate secrets that could kill them both. He lost his humanity to save his sister More machine than man, Doug can hack any computer across the galaxy. Syndicorp may own him, but he secretly uses his power to protect his twin and the rebels she leads...Categorized as:
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![Rise of the Faire-Amanti by Raine Thomas]()
Rise of the Faire-Amanti by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStranded in the desolate Dark Lands, Kyr and Ty share a bittersweet reunion. Alametria lies on the brink of darkness. Their people are still reeling, believing she’s dead at Ty’s hands. With no other choice, many have turned to the Guardians and Advisor Vycor for guidance, never suspecting they’re being led to slaughter... -
![Phoenix Rising by Elise Faber]()
Phoenix Rising by Elise Faber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Daughtry a simple brush of skin is devastating. With every touch her mind is flooded with visions of death. Then she is pursued by enemies who would force her to use those visions for their own gain. In an instant her entire world changes and instead of hiding from her life, she has to fight for the freedom to live it...Categorized as:
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![Hunter’s Fate by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter’s Fate by Lynnea Lee
SANDYI survived the first year of the bugpocalypse safety tucked away in my cabin in the mountains. But now, the raiders have found my home. Not only did they ransack my house, but they also left me an unexpected surprise. There’s an injured Xarc’n hunter passed out in my yard!A storm is brewing, and I can’t leave him outside. He’s bleeding and will lead the bugs right to me...Categorized as:
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![The Deluge by Ripley Proserpina, Rebecca Royce]()
The Deluge by Ripley Proserpina, Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA deluge is coming...A year of searching has passed. A year of getting stronger. Harder. Angrier. Whitney never thought she'd survive without her guys, but she did. They're out there. She just has to claim them.Now, it's time to go to war... -
![Vendetta by Emmy Chandler]()
Vendetta by Emmy Chandler
Having escaped the lab where they were altered with alien DNA, Vaughn Coleman and his fellow super-soldiers answer an ad for a ship capable of getting them far from the prison planet they’ve just fled. Meshach Larsen, autocrat of a notorious isolationist planet, is willing to accept payment in services rendered, rather than credits...Categorized as:
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![Broke and Famous by Elizabeth Gannon]()
Broke and Famous by Elizabeth Gannon
A famous family on the decline… A forbidden affair… Love isn’t an exact science Sasha Westgate was the heir apparent to a storied scientific dynasty. The Westgates, “The First Family of Interdimensional Travel,” are dedicated to have having over-the-top scientific adventures and saving the world...Categorized as:
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![The Heir by Elin Peer]()
The Heir by Elin Peer
The strongest crush can turn into the deepest resentment.As a young girl, I had a massive crush on Thor Aurelius, the future ruler of the Northlands. That crush died nine years ago when he ridiculed and humiliated me to my very core. Now I resent his arrogant personality and avoid him at all costs...Categorized as:
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![Nurse for an Alien Warrior by Roxie Ray]()
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... -
![Losing Amalia by Regine Abel]()
Losing Amalia by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis is not a full-length novel. It is a bonus scene from Escaping Fate, Veredian Chronicles Book 1 told in Lhor's POV. Please read Escaping Fate first to fully enjoy this bonus scene. EXCERPT Her sultry voice stirred the embers, deep in my gut, of a fire I had not felt in years. The same powerful connection struck me when our eyes met. My skin tingled and my pulse perked up... -
![Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey]()
Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsKristin Bjornsen lived a normal life, right up until the day the spaceships floated into view above Denver...Categorized as:
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![Adrienne by D. Renee Bagby]()
Adrienne by D. Renee Bagby
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe crossed dimensions to claim her as his queen-but her reign may destroy his world. A Bron Universe novel Adrienne Backett wants two simple little things this spring break: rest and relaxation. After nearly four years of slaving away for her college education, she deserves a holiday. What she gets is pulled into another dimension by a man who claims she's his rightful queen...Categorized as:
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Fire Dancer by Ann Maxwell
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRheba is the sole survivor of a blaze that destroyed her planet, and Kirtn is the Bre'n warrior sworn to protect the exquisite, sensual fire dancer on a perilous journey to a far-off planet. Reprint... -
![Cabin Bear Heat Box Set by Bella Love-Wins]()
Cabin Bear Heat Box Set by Bella Love-Wins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo bear shifters fall in love at first sight? This box set is the complete Bear Shifter retelling of the Cabin Heat Series No Cliffhangers... -
![Legacy Contract by Viola Grace]()
Legacy Contract by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe didn’t want her. He didn’t request her. But now that she is carrying his legacy he is not letting her go.Dekora travelled the stars to get medical treatment for a friend. Once she arrived on Gryphal, she had to get to work in order to pay for everything her friend needed. New organs aren’t cheap... -
![Revolution by Kali Argent]()
Revolution by Kali Argent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBy all rights, Helios shifter Sion Jabari shouldn’t be on Xenthian. According to his own mother, he shouldn’t even be alive. His life hasn’t been an easy one, and after witnessing how greed and the desire for power can corrupt something as pure as love, he wants no part of it. When he takes a companion, he swears it will be for all the right reasons, and more importantly, it will be his choice... -
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![The Beautiful Dead by Daryl Banner]()
The Beautiful Dead by Daryl Banner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*BOOK ONE IN THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD TRILOGY* She’s dead. In fact, the whole world’s dead. Every single person, apparently. Unburied and reimagined into a beautiful living-dead woman called Winter, she is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a quaint, peaceful city with no hunger, no sickness and no bills to pay. Her Second Life is perfect in every way possible... -
![Guild of Dragon Warriors, Jaxon's Sanctuary: Book 1 by Sassy Queens of Design, Missy Borucki]()
Guild of Dragon Warriors, Jaxon's Sanctuary: Book 1 by Sassy Queens of Design, Missy Borucki
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaster of the Guild of Dragon Warriors, Jaxon is heading back to their sanctuary, exhausted and injured, after a battle that the human realm has never before encountered. Supernatural beings fighting against the Demon King for survival of not only them, but all of humanity. It was horrendous, tortuous, and downright brutal...Categorized as:
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![Rising Tides by Rebecca Royce]()
Rising Tides by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn embrace can offer comfort… Amber Delacroix Chen reunited with her husbands only to have to send them off to war. Now a doctor, she works tirelessly to patch up the wounded to send them back to the front lines while protecting the people at the heart of the Chen Empire. She delivers babies, tends to the injured, the lost, and even her fellow physicians, everyone—except herself...Categorized as:
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![Alpha Thief: Part One by Milana Jacks]()
Alpha Thief: Part One by Milana Jacks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI stole her from the Horde. EronThe merchant’s claims that he found an alien female who responds to Regha Alphas the way our own Omegas do are true. He’s so stupid that he boasted about the female, and it reached the Horde’s ears. They came and will slaughter every male in this house.The Horde never lingers in one place. They come, they conquer, and they leave. I’m counting on that... -
![Oh, Bite Me: Paranormal Dating Agency by Chris Genovese]()
Oh, Bite Me: Paranormal Dating Agency by Chris Genovese
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWolves, bears, tigers, and dragons. Shifters come in so many shapes and sizes, but not all alphas are on dry land. Thane patrols the water off the coast of Australia, making sure a school of rebel sharks doesn’t attack human tourists. Selflessly putting himself in harm’s way means little time trying to find his one true mate... -
![Thunder Rolling by Ripley Proserpina, Rebecca Royce]()
Thunder Rolling by Ripley Proserpina, Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTrue loyalty knows no boundaries… The world around Whitney Lake keeps changing, but with John, Isaiah, Nick, Brandon, Dante, and Carson by her side, her foundation has never been stronger. Together, they are building a sanctuary for the survivors of Roanoke—the living and the newly Uncontrolled... -
![Beneath A Different Sky by Jessica Grayson]()
Beneath A Different Sky by Jessica Grayson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen I broke my betrothal to the Princess of V’lora, and pledged myself to Elizabeth Langdon of Terra, I knew I risked incurring the wrath of my Emperor. When Elizabeth and I return to my home world for our Bonding Ceremony, not everyone is accepting of the idea of a Terran marrying into one of the Great Houses...Categorized as:
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![Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas]()
Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVaslisha Tor Dain is a mercenary starship captain with a few simple rules: A good ship is better than a great man, in case of confusion always err on the side of blowing someone's head off, and never fall for a telepath or a member of her crew. All of those are about to bite her in the ass... -
![Imperial Governess by Viola Grace]()
Imperial Governess by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsToo old, too bitter, and ready to retire? Why not have your genes altered and shoot yourself across space to a new world and new career.Amber has always been waiting for her time. Her moment. When she gets to the age of fifty-five and finds that her moment has not shown up, she decides to take on an offer from three decades earlier that has recently been renewed and get her ass into space... -
![Alien Protector by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon]()
Alien Protector by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe little human is his perfect mate.She just doesn't know it yet. When Deza rescues a human female in peril, it's love at first sight and he immediately announces his desire to mate with her. The only problem? Annika refuses to mate with an alien she's only known for five seconds...Categorized as:
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![Lightning Strikes by Ripley Proserpina, Rebecca Royce]()
Lightning Strikes by Ripley Proserpina, Rebecca Royce
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTrue love refuses to die... Whitney Lake has had a lot of time to contemplate the end of the world. In the blink of an eye, an infection wiped out most of the human population, and her life changed forever. In one of the few safe cities left, Whitney tries to keep her head down, and stay alive. But the world needs saving, and she may be the only one who can do it...Categorized as:
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![Shudder by Samantha Durante]()
Shudder by Samantha Durante
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings-- Book 2 in the Stitch Trilogy -- It's only been three days, and already everything is different. Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa's life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she'd counted on for the ordeal ahead... -
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Torn by Christine Hughes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTORN With the sudden, mysterious death of her father, Samantha discovers her life isn’t what it seems. Not only isn’t she the normal teenage girl she thought she was, Sam must now take her father’s place in the fight between two groups of fallen angels, the Faithful and the Exiled, in a race to save humanity... -
![Salvadore's Luck by Odessa Lynne]()
Salvadore's Luck by Odessa Lynne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce every three years, humans become sexual prey to a species that has no control over the urge to mate because of a devastating attraction to human scent. Bad luck has dogged Salvadore for far too long, and this time it's put him in the midst of his worst nightmare. He's trapped inside the protectorate where the aliens called wolves roam free—and heat season has started... -
![Marked by Light by Heidi Ruby Miller]()
Marked by Light by Heidi Ruby Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the first book in the Ambasadora science fiction adventure series. This space thriller contains elements of space opera, science fiction romance, cyberpunk, military science fiction, a galactic empire, anthropological science fiction, and dystopian society. If everyone told you love wasn't real, would you still be willing to die for it? Sara Mendoza and Sean Cryer are... -
![Touch of Ice by Mary Auclair]()
Touch of Ice by Mary Auclair
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe is as cold as ice. She is the salvation that will melt his heart. When Endora is faced with her daughter’s terminal illness, she takes the only chance she’s got. She braves the potential risks and signs a mating contract with the Delradon Draekon Lords, intent on using the payment to buy the aliens’ cure to save her daughter’s life...Categorized as:
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