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Promises Kept by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen Bethany Anne makes a promise, heavens and planets will be moved to keep it.She swore to protect the Federation before taking the fight to the Kurtherians. Nine months into the tour, and the Federation is still vulnerable when Gödel strikes.Renewed alliances bring the Federation together to fight the anti-Empire movement threatening its stability... -
Dad Bod Ogre by Lynnea Lee
I just won the bride lottery! Except I don’t want to go to Earth, marry some spoiled rich kid, and live in the lap of luxury. That’s someone else’s dream, not mine. My life is here on Stars’ End, farming cheeka silk and breathing fresh mountain air.There’s only one thing to I pack my gear, say a temporary goodbye to my beloved cheekas, and set out into the great unknown... -
Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratings#18 in the popular and exciting science fiction Liaden Universe®. Clan Korval rebuilds its fortunes on the gritty, semi-anarchic planet of Surebleak... -
Neogenesis by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNEW ENTRY IN THE NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE SERIES. Sequel to national bestseller The Gathering Edge. Menace from Back Space Looming out of the Dust of Time The Complex Logic Laws were the result of a war waged hundreds of years in the past, when two human powers threw massive AI navies at each other and nearly annihilated themselves... -
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Loyalty by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Assassin and a Blade. A human and a Drexian. High-born and working class. Will choosing each other be our ruin?The cocky, high-born cadet is everything I despise and nothing I need. So why did I agree to his deal?Because it wasn’t a deal, it was blackmail. The arrogant Drexian gave me the choice—throw my friends under the bus or tutor him...Categorized as:
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Rebel by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLife is complicated along the Hadrian Line. Decisions made on the border will decide the fate of the entire Human Sector.Nora is adjusting to her new role as a player in the games of the powerful. She's gained some interesting enemies and some even more dubious allies. She has also been presented with a unique opportunity, courtesy of Jonah... -
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... -
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
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... -
Blaze by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI swore to myself that I’d never fall for an alien warrior. Now my life depends on trusting a Drexian I’d hoped to never see again.I was coming on board the Drexian space station to attend my cousin’s wedding. That was it. Despite every other woman on Earth falling all over themselves for one of the tough aliens, I wasn’t interested. Not even a little bit...Categorized as:
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Ice by Kevin Tinto
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsArchaeologist Leah Andrews stumbles upon something inexplicable in southwestern New Mexico: inside a dark cavern lies an undiscovered, Native American cliff dwelling abandoned for 800 years. While twisting through one of the narrow underground passageways, Leah's flashlight illuminates the remains of a violent massacre... -
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... -
Pirating the Alien by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m falling for my space pirate boss, but rogue aliens are after him—and now me.It was a simple job. Sneak aboard a pirate spaceship and steal a precious artifact from the brooding, too-hot captain, Matis. Before I know it, I’ll be on my way back to Earth with enough credits to cure my mom’s sickness... -
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Ignite by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAliens are real, they happen to be gorgeous, and there’s no way I’d ever agree to be a tribute bride for them.Now that everyone on Earth knows about the Drexians—and their need for human mates—women have been falling all over themselves to volunteer. But not me.Oh, I’m eager to go to the holographic space station where human brides are taken for their fantasy weddings and honeymoons... -
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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I, True Mate by Lexa Luthor
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFor a peaceful moment, Kal can simply be Charlie’s true mate.After the fall of Alpha Prime, Kal handles a few loose ends and prepares for the further. But most importantly, she spends time reconnecting with Charlie, who was almost lost to Kal at the Battle of Iceholde... -
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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I, Finna by Lexa Luthor
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKal’s past life as Sumner is being triggered by Charlie!Since meeting Charlie, Kal’s old flashbacks as Sumner continue to bubble up to the surface but this time it’s a memory triggered after meeting Raine Ramos. Others begin to notice Kal’s changes including Lennox, who confronts her. Now Kal must make a choice that will affect her and Charlie’s future... -
The Spider's Mate by Tiffany Roberts
He’s spent years as a hunter, but now he’s the one ensnared in a creature’s trap. Ketahn did not want a mate. Fate has a different plan for him. When the queen he despises declares her intention to claim him, he retreats into the jungle. What he finds there changes his world. Small, delicate, and pale skinned, Ivy Foster is nothing like the females Ketahn has known. She’s not of his kind at all...Categorized as:
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Paladin by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA cyborg drowning in emotions and an abducted Earth woman trying not to feel.Abducted, enslaved, and constantly worried for her daughter, scientist Dr. Simone Li has had a rough few months. Now that she and her daughter, Grace, have been rescued by the fierce cyborgs of the House of Rone, she’s trying to make a life for them on the desert world of Carthago... -
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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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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Troy by Tasha Black
Is his heart the mirror she needs to finally see her true beauty?A terrible accident left Eliza with a troubled heart and an unsightly scar. No Terran man wants a woman with a disfigured face, no matter how kind or hardworking. So when Eliza receives the opportunity to adopt a baby and move to a remote frontier moon, she jumps at the chance...Categorized as:
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Ascension Saga: 9 - Destiny, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDestiny is doing everything she can to find her mother and stop the evil traitors from taking over her planet. But explosions, murder plots and chaos are just the beginning. And now she has more on the line than ever before. Now, she's in love. And Nix isn't the sit-by-and-watch kind of guy. He's right there next to her, risking everything. For her... -
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... -
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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Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis book takes place before Evading the Alien Bride Lottery and Fighting for the Alien Bride Lottery.When I started dating Francisco, I never dreamed his family was connected to the mob. But I learned better when I tried to break up with him. He was absolutely determined to make sure I couldn’t get away from him... -
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)... -
Miracle Of The Beast by Sonia Nova
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLeaving Earth was no longer safe as a human woman… Offered a trainee position in the Alliance, Hazel is on her way to Inea, the First Planet of the Alliance. She’s sad to miss the holiday season on Earth, and more than a bit concerned about the recent Krezlian attacks on spaceships leaving the solar system, but there’s no turning back now... -
Silver Stealth by Iona Strom
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSakkarMemories of betrayal flooded my mind with glimpses of a past I didn’t recall living. I had wronged so many, not just my clan but all of Valose. I was not worthy to walk among them. Not worthy of the female who had breathed life into my ancillary heart.It was just as well. My spirit mate cared not for me. Her downcast gaze, always on her feet or the male with whom she had returned... -
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The Drift Bundle: Books 1-3 by Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Three steamy cyborg romances from the Sci-fi romance series, The Drift*** Out on the edge of civilized space is a rag-tag collection of space stations and platforms known as the Drift. It’s a haven for the hunted, the lost, and those seeking second chances... -
Predictive by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI can tell when someone is lying.And I know when they speak the truth. I predict about the future, about our civilization, And I've predicted that we are going to lose the war. I'm not afraid to use predictive skills to break the rules--to break people--if it's necessary for the greater good.My relationship with my brother may be strained, but he's in trouble, And I'm going to get him out..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... -
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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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... -
Omega Run by Viola Grace, Taryn Jameson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWaking in a strange body is the least unusual thing that Lyra’s new destiny contains. She is the only omega on a planet of alphas. No pressure. Lyra’s last conscious thought was being trapped under debris in a dam collapse. When her consciousness woke up, things were... different... -
Rescued by the Alien Assassin by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets are bad. Murder is worse, and yet… When an assassin rides to my rescue, I can’t help but fall for this dark knight. LexiMy boss sucks, and when I uncover his embezzling, I know I’m in serious danger. Then Rurick shows up, sexy, with shimmering golden skin and elf-like ears. He takes out my boss like it’s nothing, and then he invites me on a wild ride... -
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... -
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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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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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... -
Alien Breeder's Claim by Tammy Walsh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTo save her from the Shadow he must claim her for himself.Every M’rora is born a twin – one good and righteous, the other evil and twisted – and they’re both on the hunt for the fated mate they share.Layak is the only creature strong enough to battle his evil twin. If he fails, his fated mate will be dragged into the Shadow Realm and passed from one breeder to the next... -
Alien Prince's Claim by Tammy Walsh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsClaim. Mate. Breed.After human females are no longer capable of becoming pregnant, I enter a program to be seeded by an alien male . . .. But when the facility is attacked, I discover I’m now the target of disgusting creatures called the Goblar. They wish to breed me… and the only thing that can stop them is my gorgeous alien mate, Yaltah... -
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... -
Fire Margins by Lisanne Norman
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe third book in Lisanne Norman's Sholan Alliance long-running science fiction series of alien contact and interspecies conflictCarrie and Kusac—she a human telepath, he a Sholan one—have together found a love stronger than all the differences between their two races...
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