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Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsForced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persuades Emperor Gregor to appoint him Imperial Auditor so he can penetrate Barrayar’s intelligence and security operations (ImpSec)... -
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Miles in Love by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKomarr—Miles Vorkosigan is sent to Komarr, a planet that could be a garden with a thousand more years of terraforming; or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming project fails. The solar mirror vital to the project has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course, and Miles has been sent to find out if it was an accident, or sabotage... -
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![Miles Errant (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #5, 5.3 & 8) by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Miles Errant (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #5, 5.3 & 8) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsContains:. The Borders of Infinity. Brothers in Arms. Mirror Dance. Miles Naismith--in the person of his two alter-egos Admiral Naismith and Lieutenant Lord Vorkosigan--embarks on a perilous series of adventures, from the liberation of Barrayaran allies from a Cetagandan POW camp to the rescue of clone children scheduled to be murdered for their bodies. -
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A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy... -
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![Miles, Mutants, and Microbes (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #4, 5.2 & 13) by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Miles, Mutants, and Microbes (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #4, 5.2 & 13) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsContent:. Falling free. Labyrinth. Diplomatic immunity. Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith : his life and times. Two complete novels and a short novel in one large volume:. Falling Free—The Nebula Award-winning novel. Leo Graf was just your typical efficient engineer: mind your own business and do the job... -
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Catalyst by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter disobeying orders and saving the planet of Alsea from invasion, Captain Ekatya Serrado returns home a hero and renegade, alongside Dr. Lhyn Rivers, now the foremost authority on a culture that fascinates and terrifies. They share a secret: they are tyrees, linked by an Alsean empathic bond that should be biologically impossible for two Gaians... -
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Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsMark Vorkosigan is the cloned "twin" of Lord Miles Vorkosigan, born six years after Miles and raised by a psychopathic madman for nefarious political purposes. That's old news, however, conveyed in the prequel Brothers in Arms. Now, in Mirror Dance, Mark still has no identity of his own and no place to call home... -
![Miles, Mystery & Mayhem (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #3, 5.2 & 9) by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Miles, Mystery & Mayhem (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #3, 5.2 & 9) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDiplomat, soldier, spy - Lieutenant Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan of the Barrayarayan Empire, a. k. a. Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii Free Mercenaries, is a young man of many parts... -
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Resilience by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the first Alsean to serve aboard a Protectorate warship, Rahel Sayana thought her empathic sense would be an advantage. She never imagined it could be a weakness. Captain Ekatya Serrado has her hands full with a new empathic officer, an attempted murder, and a missing cargo ship. Finding the lost ship only adds to her problems: its crew lies dead amid signs of alien predators... -
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The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratings[A Miles Vorkosigan Story] Twenty year old Ensign Miles Vorkosigan plays detective in a murder case, and tests the balance of power as a member of the Barrayaran nobility. [Publisher's Note: The Mountains of Mourning was originally published as a stand-alone novella in the May 1989 issue of Analog... -
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Revenge by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome betrayals demand vengeance—no matter the cost. I was left for dead, and now I want revenge. The only thing standing in my way is Deklyn—the cocky Inferno Force warrior who helped rescue me and who now thinks he can protect me from myself. The gorgeous alien gets under my skin, but I refuse to admit how much I crave his touch... -
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Relativity by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I’d tell you to be careful, but we wouldn’t be here if you’d ever taken that advice. No reason to start now, right? ”. For millennia the Anadens have ruled the known universe. They believe they’ve crafted the perfect empire, ordered and impervious to challenge. They believe the fight has been crushed out of the species they subjugate. They are wrong. It’s a suicide mission, without a doubt...Categorized as:
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Transcendence by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat does it mean to be human? What if the price of saving humanity is giving up your own? The year is 2322, and we stand upon the precipice of extinction. The invading Metigen armada has decimated the eastern third of settled space in a matter of days, leaving tens of millions dead... -
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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... -
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![The Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
The Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 45 ratings[A Miles Vorkosigan Story] Miles infiltrates a prison camp at Dagoola IV, where he plots from within to free the prisoners. [Publisher's Note: The Borders of Infinity was originally published as a stand-alone novella in the anthology Free Lancers in September 1987. It was then included in the novel Borders of Infinity (October 1989). For the novel, Ms... -
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Abysm by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the quest to be the masters of their own fate, will humanity rise to become liberators or follow the path of their ancestors into darkness? Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano risked everything to learn the hidden purpose behind the Metigen's multiverse portal network, but nothing could have prepared them for the answer... -
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Leap by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsONE OF MANKIND'S GREATEST LEGENDS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. .. A FIND THAT ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WOULD KILL TO POSSESS. .. . .. AND IT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. One year ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed what it means to be human. Now, from a new research center in Puerto Rico, Alison Shaw and her team are about to stun the world. .. again... -
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The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA split-second decision to save a civilization. Another decision to give it away. Captain Ekatya Serrado has spent her career fighting the Voloth, who view less advanced civilizations as fuel for their empire. The choice between saving her ship or a world under attack is easy. The choices that come after are harder... -
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Cajole by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIf life on the border was complicated, life on Capitoline is insane. Nora and Liam struggle to reconcile her abilities and his duty, while caught up in the dangerous games of the powerful. Political intrigue, family drama, and ancient alien technology combine in the fourth novel of the Human Sector. -
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Weapons Master by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 18 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... -
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Rubicon by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“We are you—the you that you could have been. ”. The Anaden Directorate has ruled Amaranthe for millennia, subjugating species and galaxies in a neverending quest for control and order. For as many millennia, the anarchs have rebelled, defiantly claiming their own freedom yet without hope of winning it for everyone... -
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Requiem by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe end of the world began with a library query…how will it conclude? What began as a chance discovery of an anomalous signal is now a multiverse war between humanity and its genetic ancestors over who controls the levers of life and death. Over who decides what life is and whether it will be allowed to exist. For the ruling Anaden Directorate, victory means immortality... -
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Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKatie Saunders isn’t used to sitting on her butt, but she’s been stuck doing exactly that as the Star Guardians fly all over the galaxy, trying to get her and the other kidnapped women back home. Now it looks like they have to engage in a battle against evil aliens before making the final flight to Earth. Since they’ve captured an extra ship and are short on pilots, Katie wants to help... -
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Sidespace by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHumanity is saved. But its troubles are just beginning. To achieve their extraordinary triumph over the invading Metigen armada, humanity put aside its myriad of political and social conflicts and united against a common foe intent on annihilating civilization. In victory, unparalleled peace and prosperity are theirs for the taking—if they can keep hold of them... -
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![Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsReturning from their honeymoon on Earth, Miles and Ekaterin stop at one of the asteroid-based habitats informally known as Quaddiespace (see FALLING FREE), where Miles is sent to defuse an incident between a Barryaran military command and the local police... -
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Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe fourth book in Tanya Huff's action-packed military sci-fi adventure Confederation seriesAfter surviving the perils of the Crucible, the Marine Corps planet where a routine training assignment had taken a deadly twist—Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr returned to Ventris Station just in time to link up with her old platoon and head out to a new war zone, an area of space where the enemy known as the... -
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Faith, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe traitor within the Jax household has been found, and the repercussions are staggering, with Faith barely surviving and their mating destroyed. But Faith has always been unpredictable—just ask her sisters— and nothing will stop her from getting what she wants…and she wants Thor. Even if it kills her. Download now for the exciting conclusion to Faith's story! -
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Aeson: Black by Vera Nazarian
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrince, soldier, hero of Atlantis. Haunted by death and the blue eyes of a stranger. Faced with an impossible choice. Love or Duty. Aeson Kassiopei, Imperial Crown Prince, survived his fiery death at Ae-Leiterra, saved the Fleet, and became the man we know today... -
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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. Includes:... -
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The Last Symbiotes 2: Living Starship by Dante King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Decker, captain of the living starship Farrago, has a mission: locate the seven symbiotes scattered across space. This mission will bring him credits beyond his imaginations, but it could also save the universe. He has found three, but there are still four more out there. And all the while, the strange faceless man from the Cloud Sea is never far away... -
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Arena 7 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven. It’s a bigly number. The biggest this series has ever seen, and that’s to be expected, because I only endorse the best and most biggest possible. And that’s what Arena is. It’s a fantastic story about the best American President of all time picking Marc Havoc to represent the world in the very important Crucible of Carnage space battle arena thing. But this book is a bit different... -
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Amaranthe II: Rebellion by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAMARANTHE II: REBELLION is jam-packed with over 1,200 pages of Sci-Fi Adventure. **Includes the Aurora Renegades trilogy (Sidespace, Dissonance, Abysm), the 2nd trilogy in the Amaranthe universe, + a short story + bonus content)**. It is a time of accelerating technological change & shifting allegiances as the old rules fall away & the old balance of power is upended... -
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Damnation by Jean Johnson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after she’s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military science fiction series…... -
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A Very Arcav Christmas by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
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![The Flowers of Vashnoi by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
The Flowers of Vashnoi by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsStill new to her duties as Lady Vorkosigan, Ekaterin is working together with expatriate scientist Enrique Borgos on a radical scheme to recover the lands of the Vashnoi exclusion zone, lingering radioactive legacy of the Cetagandan invasion of the planet Barrayar. When Enrique’s experimental bioengineered creatures go missing, the pair discover that the zone still conceals deadly old secrets... -
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Weatherman by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn Miles' first military posting, he is sent to an outpost with Arctic temperatures and a psychotic, unstable commander. When the commander orders his men to enter a facility that is leaking poisonous radiation, the men revolt, and it's up to Miles to use his wits to avoid a massacre. A story later incorporated into the Hugo Award-winning novel THE VOR GAME. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR... -
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Ransomed by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTrista expects her alien warrior mate to be big and gorgeous. She doesn't expect him to take her hostage. She's already been abducted from Earth to be a tribute bride for the Drexian warriors, and Trista has finally gotten used to the idea of marrying a brawny alien warrior. Sort of. He has to be better than the awful guys from home she’s been trying so hard to forget... -
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Hardship by Jean Johnson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after she’s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military science fiction series…. Demoralized, their ship destroyed, Ia’s Damned must fight their way out of a planet-bound blockade and back into space... -
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An Officer's Duty by Jean Johnson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJean Johnson—the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels—returns to the world she introduced in A Soldier’s Duty with a terrible vision of the future. .. Promoted in the field for courage and leadership under fire, Ia is now poised to become an officer in the Space Force Navy—once she undertakes her Academy training... -
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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... -
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Captured with the Alien by Luna Kingsley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaptured with a beautiful female. Taken by the enemy…again. Thrutik escaped captivity once. After an impulsive decision at Direglen Outpost, he finds himself in the hands of his enemy once more. He still carries guilt for the loss of so many of his own when his homeland was invaded all those years ago. He couldn’t save the female he loved before but he’s been given a second chance... -
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Collision Course by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA step into the unknown . . . Rose is looking forward to meeting the Fisone as part of the United Council’s outreach mission. Since the Tecran were defeated, and the full scope of their crimes were uncovered, the UC has wanted to find the Tecran’s victims and extend the hand of friendship... -
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Invasion by Sarah Hawke
After two centuries, the fearsome Dowd—a race of faceless monsters once thought banished beyond the Veil—have returned. And no one in the Tartarus Cluster is aware of the coming onslaught. No one…except for Major Kal Zeris and the women fighting at his side...Categorized as:
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Rescued by the Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHumans lie. I learned that lesson once before. I thought I found a mate, but she betrayed us all. I won't let that happen again. Not even when I find Sia and four other females nearly dead on a defunct planet. Not when the lovely female is remanded to my custody. She's not being honest about what she knows. But with a little pressure, a little punishment, I might get her to talk... -
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Soros by Vi Voxley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe worst is yet to come. .. Kat Edwards is a woman who doesn't consider failure as an option. As a bounty hunter, she's seen the worst that the galaxy has to offer and she's not afraid of it. Or, at least she thought she'd seen the worst. But a certain Corgan warlord might just change her mind on that. Soros is more myth than man... -
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Bane's Heart by Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBane Hardusho is one of the famed Jutak Warriors from Team Three fighting for justice. When a potential career ending injury sidelines him, his position within the elite group is jeopardized. A military rehab center holds the only hope of helping him to get back on his feet. He should be concentrating on regaining his ability to walk, not the beautiful medic assistant assigned to help him... -
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Ascension Saga: 8 - Destiny, Part 2 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDestiny has a problem—a six-foot-three, stubborn, gorgeous, deadly, sex-on-a-stick—kind of problem. While her brain might want to kick his ass across the galaxy, the rest of her wants to jump him like a bouncy house. Ardor or not, she’s hunting a killer. Nix is going all protective, alpha male, claiming she’s his mate just because she had a few mind-blowing moments in his bed... -
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Alien Lover by Luna Kingsley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDrevath is a warrior to his core. His first priority is his warrior brothers and the safety of his kingdom. The last thing he expects is for a human bride to be delivered to their camp on the southern border while they’re under attack from the Thren. She’s nothing but a distraction as her safety falls to him. Hannah enrolled as a mail-order bride to give her younger siblings a better life... -
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The Chains of Their Sins by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings**First Place Winner 2017 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Sci-fi//Futuristic. **. **Third Place Winner 2017 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Book. **. Shield Captain Bennet arrives on the Gyrfalcon to take up his final year's posting before returning to the Shield Regiment after his rotation out. On the Gyrfalcon he faces up to the fallout from Makepeace—ethical, political and above all, personal... -
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Pets in Space® 4 by S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a limited time only! Pets in Space® 4 is proud to present 13 amazing, original new stories! Join the adventures as today’s leading Science Fiction Romance authors take you on a journey to another world. Pets in Space® proudly supports Hero-Dogs. org, a non-profit charity that provides service animals to veterans and first responders in need...
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