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Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back... -
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Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom. As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies... -
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![World Undone by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
World Undone by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Even the best plans come undone. With their supplies reclaimed and food enough for the future, the group at Barry’s cabin can do more than just scrape by. Between fruitful gardens, great friends, and sturdy fences—not to mention karaoke—life in the zompoc is better than ever. Nothing is perfect, however...Categorized as:
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World Without by Sarah Lyons Fleming
In a world without, hunger may be as deadly as zombiesWith their Safe Zone overrun by the undead, taking refuge in the mountains seems like the safest bet for Rose, Tom, and the other survivors. There’s one catch, however—between last spring’s human exodus and a neighboring group’s stockpiles, there’s no food left to scavenge... -
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Malakaz by Hope Hart
I landed on Brexos with fire in my heart and vengeance running through my veins. On that strange planet, I met its unofficial ruler—an alien who infuriated and captivated me in equal measure. Autocrat. Dictator. Control freak. Malakaz. We agreed to ignore this thing between us. Agreed to dismiss our chemistry and focus on all of the reasons we despise each other instead. But then I was taken...Categorized as:
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Alien Mask by Ursa Dax
“I never wanted a mate. Until this troublesome human showed up and changed everything. ”PRIYA. Lerokan is a huge pain in my human butt. He’s cocky, obnoxious, and refuses to show me his face, hiding it behind a bone mask. He keeps saying he saved me from the battle. But all I see is the man who separated me from my friends...Categorized as:
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Mordacious by Sarah Lyons Fleming
From the universe of the Until the End of the World series. Sylvie Rossi has the loner thing down pat, with the exception of her best friend, Grace. But when the two are trapped in a hospital during the last gasp of a dying city, alone time is no longer an option...Categorized as:
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Peripeteia by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Book two of The City Series is here! Months into the apocalypse, the zombies show no signs of dying, but it’s clear everyone in Sunset Park will die without enough food to outlast the undead. Add in the less-than-sociable new neighbors only blocks away, and the hunt for sustenance has come to feel more like a race than a ramble...Categorized as:
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Hunted by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe promised to protect her. But what happens when the hunter becomes the prey? Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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Recursion by Blake Crouch
A thriller about time, identity, and memory. .. Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen...Categorized as:
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Alien Castaway by Honey Phillips
Can a runaway bride and an escaped alien prisoner find sanctuary together? Darla’s life changed forever the day the aliens invaded Earth. Her worthless father and shiftless brother have used the presence of the Yehrin as an excuse to keep her under their control. Their latest scheme? Marry her off to one of their equally disgusting cronies as part of a business arrangement...Categorized as:
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Teran by Ava Ross
The alien she's hot for seems to hate her. But when they touch, sparks fly. Will their growing love survive a dangerous quest? Emma: I’m pretty sure Teran hates me... -
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Alien in Disguise by Cara Bristol
Hell hath no fury like a woman abducted by aliens…twice. The space cruise is supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime. Instead, Jessie Sayles gets abducted by aliens. After the rescue, she’s determined to sound the alarm that humans have been targeted by a galactic slave cartel...Categorized as:
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Head Over Feet by Ever-so-reylo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Relationships: Kylo Ren/Rey, Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Rey/Ben Solo. --------------------------------------------------. “Is it working, for you? ” Maybe it comes out a little needy, but Rey tells herself that it’s only because of how low she has to pitch her voice to talk to him. “Or do you maybe want to fake-break up? ”... -
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Frequency by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE TRUSTED THE WRONG PERSON. Four deaths, most likely tied to arsenic-tainted water, leave the town of Shadow Ridge frantic for answers before someone else dies. But that isn’t the only nightmare Tess McQuaid is facing. She has proof someone attempted to cover up a murder as another arsenic death. HER LIFE DEPENDS ON FINDING OUT THE TRUTH... -
![Betrothed to the Alien Mercenary by Robin O'Connor]()
Betrothed to the Alien Mercenary by Robin O'Connor
Trust no one. Hide who I am. Complete the mission. Easy. .. until I meet him. Evie. When a dying Xurtal princess makes me promise to save her planet, I have no choice but to take her place. Me, a human girl, pretending to be an alien royal. To survive the assassination attempts, I need a bodyguard. Enter cocky, infuriating, and scorchingly hot. He has to pretend to be my mate to protect me... -
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Detroit by J.N. Smith
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetween her first cup of coffee and her daily dose of Xanax, Jane receives a cryptic warning from a trusted friend. Get out of the city. Now! Narrowly escaping with her children, she watches in horror as Detroit, along with dozens of cities across the globe, becomes trapped behind “Veils”. As Jane navigates the modern-day dystopia, she meets Army veteran Matt Patterson... -
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7Seeds, Buku 7 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsごちそうを食べて自分の部屋で寝たはず…だが目覚めると、ナツは荒れ狂う海の上にいた。どうして自分がここにいるのかわからない。やがて流れ着いた無人島。生きるための過酷な冒険が始まった！！近い将来、地球に隕石が衝突し、地上の生物は壊滅的なダメージを受ける。それを予測した政府は、人類の存亡をかけ「7SEEDS（セブンシーズ）」計画を発動した。5チーム各7名が選ばれ、冷凍保存により地球環境の回復を待つ。チーム選抜のため集められた子供達の、未来をかけた教育と試練が始まった－－－！！. -
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State of Pursuit by Summer Lane
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsABSOLUTELY HEART-STOPPING! " - Leti Del Mar, author of Land of the Unaltered. "[Summer Lane] IS QUITE A TALENTED WRITER WITH AN AMAZING GIFT FOR NARRATION. " - Janice White, Editor & Author of Clarity: A Text on Writing. Cassidy Hart is alone. Her Commander and the love of her life, Chris Young, has gone missing in action... -
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Hearts and Swords: Four Original Stories of Celta (Celta's Heartmates) by Robin D. Owens
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour original novellas from the author of Heart Search. Award-winning author Robin D. Owens returns to the futuristic world of Celta with four original romantic fantasies as four different couples find their HeartMates and their destinies on Celta. -
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Hero by Cheryl Brooks
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHe is the sexiest, most irksome man she's ever encountered. .. Micayla is the last Zetithian female left in the universe. She doesn't know what's normal for her species, but she knows when she sees Trag that all she wants to do is bite him. .. He has searched all over the galaxy for a woman like her. .. Trag has sworn he'll never marry unless he can find a Zetithian female...Categorized as:
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Starved by Violet Fox
My whole life, I have been starved. Starved of love and starved of affection. My caretaker, Francis, refuses to touch me, and he makes me feel as worthless as dirt. The only love and affection I've ever found are inside the pages of the books he gives me. At least those books make me feel less alone—less starved. They give me hope that I'll find love of my very own one day...Categorized as:
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Skies of Fire by Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYellowstone meets The Day After Tomorrow in this gripping geological suspense about two people consumed by a decade of grudges, forced to survive a crumbling, angry Earth. When an asteroid knocks the moon off its axis, scientists predict Earth’s eventual destruction. But years pass with life mostly unchanged—until volcanoes erupt, wildfires spread, and sinkholes swallow entire cities... -
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Breathe by K.R. Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe end is near … in more ways than one. I have to believe we can do this. I keep telling myself we’ll make it, no matter floods or mountains, volcano or virus. If only I could be sure I’m not lying…. This is the dramatic final novella in the contemporary Reverse Harem trilogy Love Versus World. -
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![Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis]()
Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis
Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all...Categorized as:
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Embers by Claire Kent
I never thought I'd live through an apocalypse, but I guess no one ever does. Now my family's gone, and the only person who can keep me safe in a violent, chaotic world is my dead boyfriend's rough, uncivilized father. I don't like him. At all. Cal's the last person I want to rely on, but for now he's all I've got...Categorized as:
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![Say We'll Begin Again by Anna Callaway]()
Say We'll Begin Again by Anna Callaway
She came to Alaska for a wedding. She didn’t expect the end of the world. Nora wasn’t looking for love. Twice divorced and tired of heartbreak, she came to Alaska to watch her best friend get married and maybe figure out who she can be alone. Instead, she ends up stranded in the frozen wilderness after their plane goes down, trapped with someone she’s not sure she can trust...Categorized as:
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![Heart Dance by Robin D. Owens]()
Heart Dance by Robin D. Owens
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDuFleur Thyme is a scientist who's secretly experimenting with time. She'll allow no distractions from her work-not even from a HeartMate. Meanwhile, Saille T'Willow has sent his HeartGift out into the world in hopes of finding his HeartMate, who, it turns out, is DuFleur...Categorized as:
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Abducted by Love by Keri Lane
Friends-to-lovers, reverse grumpy-sunshine, summer romance, and… aliens? Kayce Baxter and Casey Brenner (yes, the notorious two Caseys) are best friends and amateur alien hunters. Every summer they go camping in the backwoods of Canada, determined to find proof that aliens exist. Weird, sarcastic Kayce Baxter, has more than aliens on her mind...Categorized as:
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Storm by K.R. Alexander
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe have mountains to climb—literally. Worse than that, we’re running out of time. Our group splinters as understanding new dangers sends us to fresh flight. I already owe these three men my life. Can we save each other one more time? If we do escape the valley, there's still the pandemic. Even outrunning a volcano might not mean outrunning death...Categorized as:
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His to Burn by Kaye Blue
The world ended in a courthouse elevator. One second, I was chasing justice. The next, I was trapped in the dark with Jackson Thorne. Brutal. Merciless. Irresistible. A haunted former Marine with a violent past—he dragged me from the ruins and made me his. Now, as the city burns and the dead close in, I’m trapped with my enemy. He doesn’t want my trust. He doesn’t want my love...Categorized as:
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Bloody Sunrise by Gwendolyn Harper
Caitlin Meadows thought the worst part of her business trip would be the airport hassles and her overly chatty seatmate. However, when her plane is shot down, and she finds herself in the middle of a zombie virus outbreak, she realizes she was never prepared for terrors like these. Lost, alone, and afraid, Caitlin can only focus on one thing-- survival...Categorized as:
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After Sundown by Linda Howard, Linda Jones
From. New York Times bestselling authors Linda Howard and Linda Jones, danger unites two guarded hearts as they struggle for survival. .. Sela Gordon, shy owner of a Tennessee general store, prefers solitude. If anyone can chip away at her protective shell it’s the handsome, mysterious, ex-military man who’s been hiding for two years in the wilds of Cove Mountain... -
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No Words Alone by Autumn Dawn
Sometimes, love shines like a billion stars. As the only woman in a team of marooned explorers, whom do you trust--your friends. .. or your enemy? When Xera is stranded on a desert planet with a hostile crew and a cadre of murdering aliens, her friends aren't who she thinks they are. As the translator, she's the only one who can forge a truce... -
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![How to Marry an Alien by Magan Vernon]()
How to Marry an Alien by Magan Vernon
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlex’s interstellar relationship has finally been sealed in the eyes of the human world, so now she can move on to her next step: college. With Ace by her side and a new piece of jewelry on her finger, she thinks she is ready for anything. Well, almost anything. Her new roommate holds a dangerous link to her past that Alex isn't sure if she can handle. Then there is the whole alien fiancé thing... -
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Belong by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy love for you has no regrets. .. Ella has made her choice, and Derrial, Thane, and Corran belong to her. Desperately in love and with a baby on the way, they want nothing more than to ride off into the sunset together. But Veon is on the brink of destruction and the Council’s infection continues to spread. Veon will fall if something isn’t done... -
![Lonely Beard by Cassie Mint]()
Lonely Beard by Cassie Mint
I came to this mountain for market research. Now I’m sheltering from a storm with a bearded grump. Aiden McCrae has an attitude problem. Hey, maybe that’s why he can’t keep a mail order bride—but when I lose my cool and suggest that to him, waving my clipboard on his deck, he sends me away without another word. I don’t get far, though... -
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Essential Beginnings by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChange is coming…. Maverick Beckett took his much needed annual vacation up to Washington State to relax with his old friends from his years in the Corps. He also had every intention of extinguishing the fires that arose between him and a certain local woman he couldn’t get out of his mind until the unthinkable happened. Nothing is as it seems…...Categorized as:
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Princess by Claire Kent
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. When the asteroid hits and the world falls apart, I'm seventeen, and my dad buys us a place in an underground bunker. We're supposed to be safe down there, but we're not. Gradually, I lose everything until all I have left is a bewildering relationship with a stoic, unknowable man...Categorized as:
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Contact by Susan Grant
From the winner of the 2002 Daphne Du Maurier award for romantic suspense comes a new tale of intrigue and passion where an airline pilot on a trans-Pacific flight finds her 747 hijacked by a UFO and a mysterious member of their crew the only one she can trust.Categorized as:
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![The Usual Family Mayhem by HelenKay Dimon]()
The Usual Family Mayhem by HelenKay Dimon
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold—especially when it comes in the form of one of Grandma’s “special” pies. Get the best of family hijinks, girl power, and hilariously justifiable crime in the latest novel from award-winning author HelenKay Dimon. Kasey Nottingham needs a splashy idea at her company where they find and develop the next big thing for investors—her job depends on it... -
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Beyond the Rain by Jess Granger
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn a universe torn apart by civil war, a warrior and a slave must fight for their lives and a love that may destroy them both. After five years behind enemy lines, Captain Cyani has to complete one final mission before she can return to Azra-a planet ruled by a sisterhood of celibate warriors...Categorized as:
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The Backtrack by Erin La Rosa
Life, rewound. …. Nearly twenty years ago, Sam Leto left her small hometown of Tybee Island, Georgia, to pursue her dreams of becoming a pilot. While she’d prefer to keep flying away from her painful childhood memories, her beloved grandmother Pearl decides it’s time to sell the family home. Reluctantly, Sam is summoned back to pack up the house... -
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Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhite Lotus meets Kevin Wilson in this whip-smart social satire about a man who finds himself trapped on an island resort after the sun literally explodes, and suddenly must choose whether to save himself from the chaos, or help the fellow guests make it off the island alive…. Vacation Checklist: Pack swim trunks. Apply sunscreen...Categorized as:
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![Alien Warrior's Bounty by Lizzy Bequin]()
Alien Warrior's Bounty by Lizzy Bequin
Abducted by a cold-blooded bounty hunter. .. Literally cold blooded. Rogar is seven feet of muscle and power wrapped in smooth, reptilian scales. His client is an alien crime boss who wants me as his bride. As far as Rogar is concerned, I’m nothing but a paycheck. But when we find ourselves marooned on an mysterious planet, my alien captor becomes my protector...Categorized as:
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Catnapped by the Catman by Jade Waltz
Thick, silky and purrs for hours…. Always the bridesmaid, but never the bride. That’s what I’m known for amongst my large group of friends and family. Arriving home alone from another wedding very much single not only sucked but only solidified the fact that I may never find love—and that I couldn't even afford to join the wedding party on the space cruise. It’s okay... -
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Best Served Hot by Amanda Elliot
Two restaurant critics learn their opposing tastes might make for a five-star relationship in the next foodie romantic comedy from the author of Sadie on a Plate. By day, Julie Zimmerman works as an executive assistant. After hours, she’s @JulieZeeEatsNYC, a social media restaurant reviewer with over fifty thousand followers... -
![And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens]()
And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens
She's found the perfect man . . . There's just one big twist. Stuck in a Production Assistant job and living at home with her parents after a painful breakup, thirty-one-year-old Chloe Fairway isn’t where she wants to be in life. The last thing she needs is to face the people who once voted her "most likely to succeed" at her upcoming ten-year college reunion...Categorized as:
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