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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...Categorized as:
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![When She's Common by Ruby Dixon]()
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... -
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![Lone Star Playboy by Kat Baxter]()
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... -
![Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Fury by Cara Bristol]()
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... -
![Married to the Alien Mountain Man by Ursa Dax]()
Married to the Alien Mountain Man by Ursa Dax
An alien mountain man longing for a wife, the human woman who crashes into his world, and the fake marriage of convenience that feels just a bit too real...For most of my life, my beloved ship has been my home. So when I’m forced into a rough emergency landing among the mountains of a planet I’ve never heard of, I’m determined to get her up and running again as quickly as possible... -
![Cowboy from the Future by Cassandra Gannon]()
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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![World Running Down by Al Hess]()
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... -
![Kiss of Steel by Cara Bristol]()
Kiss of Steel by Cara Bristol
Can she find refuge in the arms of a killer cyborg? Bio-engineered to be an assassin, cyborg Jason Steel is targeted for destruction after he runs afoul of his creators. He escapes, and passing himself off as human, seeks asylum on planet Refuge. Since couples are given priority, he applies for a wife through the Cosmic Mates interplanetary matchmaking program... -
![Wanted by the Alien Warden by Ursa Dax]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Promised Land by Connie Willis, Cynthia Felice]()
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... -
![Smart@ss Cyborg by Amanda Milo]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Brides of Prairie Gold by Maggie Osborne]()
Brides of Prairie Gold by Maggie Osborne
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 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...Categorized as:
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![The Alien's Mate by Grace Goodwin]()
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... -
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![Delivered to the Aliens by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress]()
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... -
![The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens]()
The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMeet Cole: hapless space rogue, part-time smuggler, on a path to being full-time dead. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy's most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out of be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans...Categorized as:
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![Sleeping with the Enemy by Kaitlyn O'Connor]()
Sleeping with the Enemy by Kaitlyn O'Connor
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 11 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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![The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek]()
The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 36 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...Categorized as:
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![Wrangled by the Alien Rancher by Ursa Dax]()
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... -
![Calico Descending by Keri Lake]()
Calico Descending by Keri Lake
In a world of suffering and brutality, she's the key to his humanity ... I was fourteen when I was sold to the men in black uniforms. Too young to understand I served a purpose beyond that of the other girls they’d taken. For the greater good...Categorized as:
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![Found by Imogen Keeper]()
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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![Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider by Ursa Dax]()
Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider by Ursa Dax
A grumpy alien cowboy, a pregnant human woman, and the power of finding family in the most unexpected of places… When I lose my home and my horse all in the same afternoon, I’m forced to take painful stock of my situation. I’m twenty-three years old. Single. And pregnant...Categorized as:
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![Powerless by Crystal Ash]()
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... -
![A Few Cyborgs More by Honey Phillips]()
A Few Cyborgs More by Honey Phillips
A gruff older warrior. A hopeful young cyborg. A frightened woman on the run.J-817 would never forgive himself for the terrible mistake he had made - a mistake which resulted not only in his conversion to a cyborg but caused the same fate for his young private... -
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![When She's Merry by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Merry by Ruby Dixon
Homesteading on the remote farm planet Risda III can be lonely. So when I notice that my neighbor isn't doing so well, I ask for help to give her a Christmas celebration to brighten her spirits.Unfortunately, the person helping me is Sinath, the most infuriating male alien ever. He's got a weird sense of humor. He doesn't know what a Christmas tree is. He even tried to exterminate my pet rodent... -
![Wild as the West Texas Wind by Jackie North]()
Wild as the West Texas Wind by Jackie North
Soulmates across time. Two hearts that were meant to be together. In present day, Zach takes a road trip to Trinidad to find information on a missing friend. In 1892, Layton Blue, outlaw, longs for hearth and home even as he treasures his life of freedom. A freak rainstorm washes Zach's car into a ditch, sending him back to the year 1892... -
![Running Wild by Sarah McCarty]()
Running Wild by Sarah McCarty
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThree stories of sensual erotic romance. Three werewolves who feed a wild hunger Donovan must bring the Pack Alpha home and nothing more. But when he catches the sexy scent of Lisa Delaney, he's hers, body and soul and ready to risk both on an erotic desire that will shatter all boundaries... -
![Theirs to Wed by Stasia Black, A.S. Green]()
Theirs to Wed by Stasia Black, A.S. Green
In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It’s the law. Welcome to the apocalypse. All Vanessa ever wanted was to be loved. Okay, strike that—all she wanted was not to die at the hands of the homicidal maniac who was obsessed with hunting her down— and to be loved...Categorized as:
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![Blood Red Road by Moira Young]()
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 62 ratingsSaba lives in Silverlake, a wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms where her family scavenge from landfills left by the long-gone Wrecker civilization. After four cloaked horsemen kidnap her beloved twin brother Lugh, she teams up with daredevil Jack and the Free Hawks, a girl gang of Revolutionaries. Saba learns that she is a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent...Categorized as:
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![A Fistful of Cyborg by Honey Phillips]()
A Fistful of Cyborg by Honey Phillips
A cynical cyborg. A woman with too many secrets. A shared past that could tear them apart - or bring them together. S-756 despises all humans, but he hates the scientists who tortured him and turned him into a cyborg most of all. The long years terraforming Mars have only cemented that hatred...
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