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Little Mushroom: Judgment Day by Shisi, 一十四洲
"Until the day humanity falls."In the year 2020, Earth's magnetic poles disappeared and humankind was nearly wiped out by cosmic radiation. Within the span of a hundred years, living creatures began to mutate and devour each other while the remaining humans, numbering in the tens of thousands, struggled bitterly in their man-made bases...Categorized as:
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![Putting Out for a Hero by C. Rochelle]()
Putting Out for a Hero by C. Rochelle
BaltasarIt’s time for me to start pulling my weight in the Suarez clan—to prove I’m worth more than the plays I make on the field or the dirt I dig up on rival families. I want to make Wolfy proud.And not get unalived by Simon.So I volunteered what I had to offer, knowing my infamous genes could be used for uniting two powerful clans in marriage...Categorized as:
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![Ringmaster by Lexie Winston]()
Ringmaster by Lexie Winston
I keep waiting for things to settle down, but my to-do list just keeps getting longer and longer.I’ve got a grandma to rescue from a planet infested with carnivorous flora and fauna, a Warlock whom I desperately want to bond with, and a tribunal with the Vilaxian clan to deal with. And that’s just to start with...Categorized as:
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![I'm Not Your Pet by Fae Quin]()
I'm Not Your Pet by Fae Quin
I'M NOT YOUR PET! is an MM #alienromance with language barriers, hurt/comfort, and size difference. It features a hot shark captain named ROARK from the planet Osheania, who has rescued a traumatized little human from a life of servitude on planet F'ukyuu...Categorized as:
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![Prelude to Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala]()
Prelude to Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala
Before Liam had a new commander who openly distrusted him, before Ondry earned his ka status, there were two traders. Ye Ondry wants to earn status, and he is curious about this new human. Liam has just arrived on the planet and he’s trying to figure out these aliens who supposedly have good metals to trade... -
![Garbage (The SPARK Files) by Reese Morrison]()
Garbage (The SPARK Files) by Reese Morrison
Evan isn’t brave.But when he hears a group of Human Firsters attacking a garbage collection bot, he has to step in. He rescues an undiscovered SPARK, a self-aware robot who’s never experienced life outside of his collection route and the miserable, gray trash depot he’s assigned to.Evan wants to help. But he might have underestimated just how cute Quincy can be...Categorized as:
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![Changed: Mated to the Alien Alpha by Robin Moray]()
Changed: Mated to the Alien Alpha by Robin Moray
The Company said Omega IV was uninhabited. They said Omega IV was safe. They were wrong. The giant humanoid inhabitants of Omega IV are conditioned to the Change—a biological event in their development that designates them altha or amekha—but for the new colony of humans, the Change comes as an unpleasant surprise...Categorized as:
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![Defy the Future by Keira Andrews]()
Defy the Future by Keira Andrews
To protect their pack, they must risk everything.Adam and Parker are finally safe.As safe as they can be in a world where the zombie-like infected still roam the night. With other survivors, they’ve built a community—a pack.Until that peace is shattered... -
![Bray's Balance by Hannah Walker]()
Bray's Balance by Hannah Walker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBray is happy with life on Landran, surrounded by friends and those he considers family. But, just when he thinks they can settle down and enjoy the lives they’ve created there, another kidnapping forces them all back into action. With enemies coming from unexpected places, the hunt is on to find out who is targeting their clans and tearing apart families... -
![20% Stud 80% Muffin by Chris Redd]()
20% Stud 80% Muffin by Chris Redd
All it takes is one giant intergalactic leap of faith…GeoCrushing on a fuzzy blue alien isn’t in construction worker Geo’s plans when he decides to leave Earth to escape his cheating boyfriend.Unfortunately, repressed chromosomes from DNA shared with the Lornian species trigger the alpha buried in his genes... -
![Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall]()
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... -
![The Soldier's Mate by C.W. Gray]()
The Soldier's Mate by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome back to the Blue Solace: (Third Book in the series) Morgan Murray is an easy, fun-loving guy. He excels at being a soldier, but never wanted more out of life. Somehow, he ends up in a position of authority on Dru's new ship, the Blue Sparrow. Now he has to deal with what he dreads most. Responsibilities... -
![The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley]()
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
Come home, if you rememberThe postcard has been held at the sorting office for ninety-one years, waiting to be delivered to Joe Tournier. On the front is a lighthouse - Eilean Mor, in the Outer Hebrides.Joe has never left England, never even left London. He is a British slave, one of thousands throughout the French Empire. He has a job, a wife, a baby daughter...Categorized as:
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![Demons Don't Dare by Hannah Walker]()
Demons Don't Dare by Hannah Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the ruler of an empire, King Vict’arin is accustomed to living a life that is anything but normal. Unable to enjoy the simple things in life the way his demons do, he chooses to live and work for the good of his citizens. Lonely and tired, he finds solace with his family, enjoying watching his new grand-demonesses grow... -
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![Marvin by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver]()
Marvin by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver
Ajani is a shifter without a conscience. Stolen as a child, hidden from the world, trained to kill without remorse. It’s all he knows. He works without question until someone targets the only bright light from Ajani’s dark past—Marvin.Ajani had always known there was something tugging at his soul, or that special someone, but he doesn’t want to bring Marvin into his dark world...Categorized as:
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![Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain]()
Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain
Ellis Cole is an FBI research analyst assigned to observe a giant white rabbit while he’s on Earth. Wherever he goes, Ellis must follow. Never told to be covert about it, Ellis finds the only way for him to keep up is by slowing his bouncy bunny down. Getting naked wasn’t part of the plan, but it seems to be working...Categorized as:
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![Murmuration by T.J. Klune]()
Murmuration by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 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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![Alpha Hunted by Crea Reitan]()
Alpha Hunted by Crea Reitan
I lost everything in a freak accident. My entire family; everything I’d ever cared about - gone in an instant. Unable to bear the constant reminders and emptiness of my life, I moved across the country to dull the loss, hopefully falling into the anonymity of a large city where even an alpha could disappear.Starting over was never in my plans. All I wanted was to blend in and let life pass me by...Categorized as:
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![A Night Most Wicked by Lexie Winston]()
A Night Most Wicked by Lexie Winston
What happens to Susie and Mark when their car breaks down an hour out of Vegas after leaving Lila?Strangely enough, there is no one else on the road that evening and they must be in a dead zone as neither Susie nor Mark has cell reception... -
![Space Daddy's Guide to the Galaxy by C. Rochelle]()
Space Daddy's Guide to the Galaxy by C. Rochelle
ZiggyI should have known my scientifically-minded, superpowered Earthling would find a way to permanently attach himself to my borrowed heart.Since Micah Salah is the most impressive creature in all the galaxies.He’s my stellar collision, my babygirl, my equal in all things, and the only one who truly knows me and all my secrets.Well… most of them... -
![Susurex by Amelia Rademaker]()
Susurex by Amelia Rademaker
Cece Levine is stranded with a crew of snake aliens. Luckily, these ones like her. The last ones she met tried to kill her.The crew and I have a few things to work through now that we can communicate. Like why was I pretending to be a pet? What are we going to do now? And why are all of these aliens trying to kill us? Before we do anything, we need to get our ship fixed...Categorized as:
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![The General's Mate by C.W. Gray]()
The General's Mate by C.W. Gray
Welcome back to the Blue Solace: (Sequel to "The Mercenary's Mate") Leti Ando and Will Hackett are certain about one thing in all the galaxy. They love one another. Now that they are mated, it's time to meet Hack's parents and settle into their new home. In a normal courtship, the two would spend time getting to know one another and reveling in their love. Normal isn't what they get... -
![The Finder by J.E. Lorin]()
The Finder by J.E. Lorin
At the age of sixteen, August Goodson developed a strange and mysterious power overnight: he can find people. Victims of murder, suicide, kidnapping, accidents, and rape; August can find them all, usually dead, but sometimes still alive. Nine years later finds August volunteering his services to the police... -
![The Shifter's Shotgun Mating by Ardy Kelly]()
The Shifter's Shotgun Mating by Ardy Kelly
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA bad bargain. A botched bounty A binding bite. Adam knew bounty hunting in another pack’s territory had risks, but being at the end of a shotgun for a forced mating was not one he expected. At least it wasn’t permanent. Once he paid the promised cut of the bounty the leader of Pine Hollow would dissolve the mating. Adam just needed to keep his hands (and his teeth) away from the enticing omega... -
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![Ai no Kusabi Vol. 6 by Rieko Yoshihara]()
Ai no Kusabi Vol. 6 by Rieko Yoshihara
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSeeing Guardian's dark side in full, the pursued Kirie escaped to Riki's place. But Guy handed him over to the visiting Katz Leading to discord between Riki and Guy, Riki left the slums behind to seek out Iason's approval... -
![Guarding His Melody by Victoria Sue]()
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... -
![Prosperity by Alexis Hall]()
Prosperity by Alexis Hall
A breathtaking tale of passion and adventure in the untamed skies! Prosperity, 1863: a lawless skytown where varlets, chancers, and ne’er-do-wells risk everything to chase a fortune in the clouds, and where a Gaslight guttersnipe named Piccadilly is about to cheat the wrong man. This mistake will endanger his life . . . and his heart... -
![Seen by A.M. Arthur]()
Seen by A.M. Arthur
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHell is a six-by-six jail cell and no hope for the future. Kell Iverson has never raised his hand against another person in his entire life—and yet somehow he’s been arrested and charged with the murder of his alpha mate Krause. Sure, Krause brutalized him on a daily basis, and Kell hated his mate, but he never wanted the man dead... -
![Gravemound by Kim Fielding]()
Gravemound by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGrimm in spaaaaace!In this retelling of a classic fairy tale, Phineas Coleman is stranded on a planet far from home and must find a way to support himself in this new land. A selfish local man offers to help him with a livelihood if Phin will promise to protect him from a soul-reaper... -
![The Ultimate Team by Tricia Owens]()
The Ultimate Team by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith his team battered and broken, Lieutenant Black of the JCPD is forced to incorporate yet another psypath into the ranks, this time the beautiful prescient named Parker. But Parker is more than a new teammate, he's an important link to the past Black has been working so diligently to erase, and he's the first man who has ever claimed to love him... -
![Centauri Doll by Wendy Rathbone]()
Centauri Doll by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHades is a Slave King, one of the most powerful and wealthy beings in the galaxy. But all he wants is to be left alone with machine servants and his collection of broken robots. So what makes him purchase a flawed vat-grown human slave boy?Doll, one of the most beautiful of the manufactured Botticelli pleasure slaves, is imperfect. He was pulled from his tank missing his right foot... -
![Shattered Alliance by Tricia Owens]()
Shattered Alliance by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that the terrible truth is out, life has only grown more complicated. Genesis has full control over the men of JC2, forcing them to commit atrocities across the city and destroying Black's reputation in the process. Even if Black succeeds in rescuing his teammates, the JCPD and Captain Dickerson may not be forgiving... -
![Exchange of Power by Tricia Owens]()
Exchange of Power by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the clutches of Captain Dickerson once again, Black suddenly finds a reason to remain in the employ of the JCPD: his team has been handed over to another lieutenant, and it's not Lieutenant Sundhill. Alarmed by the identity of this man, Black knows he can't leave his teammates to fend for themselves, especially now that the lines of war are finally being drawn in the sand... -
![Peril by J.E. Lorin]()
Peril by J.E. Lorin
Two hundred years after the first spontaneous genetic mutation occurred, the world has accepted the idea of superpowers. Damon Kelly, bright, hard-working, kind-hearted, and yet lacking any mutation, is deeply involved in the powered community, writing his dissertation on superpower genetics...Categorized as:
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![The Minotaur's Mate by Delaney Rain]()
The Minotaur's Mate by Delaney Rain
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan a bull-headed man and a marshmallow-hearted bull unite to prevent a war and save a people?All his life, Nat Konstantinidis has watched helplessly as his people sacrificed their own to the Minotaurs who dominate this planet. Are they killed? Are they eaten? No one knows what happens to the captives, but Nat is determined that this is the year it finally ends...Categorized as:
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![Hemingway's Notebook by Jackie North]()
Hemingway's Notebook by Jackie North
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSoulmates across time. Two souls connected by destiny. In present day, Jake, lonely and cut off from his parents, travels to the Chamberlin Inn in Cody, Wyoming to work on extra credit for his college seminar. In 1932, Sebby labors at the Chamberlin Inn for pennies a day, wishing with all his heart for a better life... -
![A Sea of Endless Light by Chani Lynn Feener]()
A Sea of Endless Light by Chani Lynn Feener
Fox Axford has been tasked with capturing a feared thief who has been terrorizing the Hild Empire, not flirt with the impassive captain he’s been unlikely paired with.When Fox is assigned to the Hild case by the Intergalactic Police Force, he doesn’t anticipate it taking very long...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Potato Surprise by Angel Martinez]()
Potato Surprise by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen a steel trap of celestial and infernal politics threatens to close around them, Shax and Verin flee Earth’s system in a stolen ship, leaving everything behind. It’s an elegantly simple plan, with a new ship and a new life as carefree brigands among the stars. But the ship seems to hate them, and in order to have any sort of life they need funds... -
![A Christmas to Die For by Jessica Frances]()
A Christmas to Die For by Jessica Frances
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Christmas to Die ForDrink way too much tequila at the office Christmas party? Check.Get fired after doing something stupid at said Christmas party? Check.Hallucinate flying reindeer in the sky? Check... -
![Skythane: Liminal Sky by J. Scott Coatsworth]()
Skythane: Liminal Sky by J. Scott Coatsworth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past.Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction... -
![Beside A Black Tarn by Angel Martinez]()
Beside A Black Tarn by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Shax stumbles across rumors of an experimental house that responds to the occupant’s brain functions, creating scenarios to please and delight, naturally he wants to steal it. While stealing an entire house sounds impossible, the demon prince has a cunning plan.But a night at the ballet heralds the return of a troubled and hunted Julian Parallax... -
![Slow Heat by Leta Blake]()
Slow Heat by Leta Blake
A lustful young alpha meets his match in an older omega with a past. Professor Vale Aman has crafted a good life for himself. An unbonded omega in his mid-thirties, he's long since given up hope that he'll meet a compatible alpha, let alone his destined mate. He's fulfilled by his career, his poetry, his cat, and his friends... -
![Hallowed Bond by Eressë]()
Hallowed Bond by Eressë
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTime and circumstances may force true lovers apart but the tie that binds them can never be fully severed. When Dylen Teris and Riodan Leyhar meet one harsh winter in the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre, neither expects the encounter to lead to a fast friendship and abiding love... -
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![You're Not My King! by Eryn Hawk]()
You're Not My King! by Eryn Hawk
Reuben CarterThrowing myself in front of my estranged sister didn’t win me any brownie points...Categorized as:
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![In The Blink Of An Eye by Tricia Owens]()
In The Blink Of An Eye by Tricia Owens
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSequel to Fearless Leader. Lieutenant Black, the young, driven leader of the Special Forces team JC2, has reluctantly brought the sexy and distracting empath, Calyx Starr, onto his team. To Black's dismay, he finds himself fending off not only Starr's relentless flirtations but also his growing curiosity about Black's past... -
![A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day]()
A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Ice fell upon the world nearly a hundred years ago, and if civilization didn't rightly collapse, it surely staggered and fell ill a while. In the small town of Moline, Virginia, folks struggle to survive, relying on hybrid seed sent by the faraway Departmet of Reintroduction and Agriculture and their own faith in God and hard work... -
![Spinning Out of Control by Kit Barrie]()
Spinning Out of Control by Kit Barrie
Seven months ago, Caleb’s life was turned upside down. A terrible car accident took away his hand, his career, and the confidence he once had. Feeling like a monster himself is as good a reason as any to join a monster dating app. Surely a monster wouldn’t be particular about looks, would they? Teracht is a small spider. Well, small in the monster world, anyway... -
![By Chance Met by Eressë]()
By Chance Met by Eressë
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA chance meeting heralds the convergence of two heretofore wildly divergent fates. From the moment he laid eyes on the handsome Lord of Ilmaren, Naeth Orosse fell head over heels in infatuation with him. And after that first meeting in the middle of a tavern brawl in the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre, Reijir Arthanna did not forget the orphaned youth who came to his aid unasked...Categorized as:
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![Cosmic Soul by Mars Quinn]()
Cosmic Soul by Mars Quinn
So I may be dead, but my afterlife isn’t.CalebAfter years of wandering the stars, I’ve finally met someone who can see me—the handsome and serious Prince Zoltilvoxfyn. I know I should pass on, but I feel something, like physically feel something, when I’m with him...
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