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Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back... -
![Neogenesis by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
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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![Asking Fur Trouble by Milly Taiden]()
Asking Fur Trouble by Milly Taiden
Bess Campos never imagined that escaping her dead-end job would lead to an interstellar adventure wild enough to change her life forever... -
![Loyalty by Tana Stone]()
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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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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![Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove]()
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception. Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe... -
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Rudi by Honey Phillips
Clarice is grateful for the chance to have left a dying Earth - she just wishes she hadn’t ended up somewhere quite so cold. But then she gets thrown into a rescue mission with a huge, muscular alien with glowing skin - and antlers! - and suddenly things on NorPol are heating up! Rudi has long since accepted that he is… different from the rest of his tribe... -
![Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker #1 by Alvin Atwater]()
Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker #1 by Alvin Atwater
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn a blink, I found myself in an unknown land, greeted by the textbox of an unfriendly system. It wanted me to become a great hero, save the world, win the love of the people and all that crap. But this new world already had a hero. Why should I bust my ass, deal with dragons and the unknown, for people I didn't know? Let him deal with that... -
![To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis]()
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsFrom Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel. Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest... -
![The Dragon Blood Collection by Lindsay Buroker]()
The Dragon Blood Collection by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA thousand years have passed since a dragon has been seen in the world. Science and technology have replaced magic, which has dwindled until it has become little more than an element of myth and legend. There are those who still have dragon blood flowing through their veins, distant descendants of the mighty creatures of old... -
![The Truth of Valor by Tanya Huff]()
The Truth of Valor by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHaving left the Marine Corps, former Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr is attempting to build a new life with salvage operator Craig Ryder. Turns out, civilian life is a lot rougher than she'd imagined. Torin is left for dead when pirates attack their spaceship and take Craig prisoner. But "left for dead" has never stopped Torin. Determined to rescue Craig, she calls in her Marines... -
![The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff]()
The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe third installment in Tanya Huff's action-packed military sci-fi adventure Confederation seriesGunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr was a Confederation Marine’s marine. She’d survived more deadly encounters—and kept more of her officers and enlisteds alive—than anyone in the Corps, and she was determined to keep the record intact... -
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Dragon's Nanny MatchMate by Maia Starr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy human nanny has no idea who I really am. A powerful dragon shifter. She also doesn’t know what she’s getting herself into. I am a single dad and The Nanny Hearts Service helped me find her. I needed someone to take care of my son when my own wife betrayed me. She let the enemies come after our family. My rival, Lexi, is still looking to harm me... -
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Her Three Dragon MatchMates by Maia Starr
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy violent bear shifter ex-boyfriend is out to kill me. I need three able hands to fight him off. Three dragon shifters from the Protector Hearts Security Service. Hayden, Reed, and Sven are my men. My bodyguards. They’ve been asked to protect me, and they also have a chance at finding love. A chance at making their human clients their mates... -
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![Catering to the Alien by Ava Ross]()
Catering to the Alien by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the cooking contest of a lifetime. I just need to avoid falling for a hot alien chef. To raise money for my local creature shelter, I enter an interstellar cooking show. If I win? I'm awarded the catering job of a lifetime and prize money I can donate to the shelter. It won’t be easy—contestants share a cramped shuttle while traveling from one planet to the next... -
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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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![Alien Prince's Pregnant Fake Fiancée (Celestial Mates) by Desiree Hunt]()
Alien Prince's Pregnant Fake Fiancée (Celestial Mates) by Desiree Hunt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVolex needs a girlfriend, fast. His mother, tired of his scandalous behavior, has given him an ultimatum: Pick a bride at the ball she’s holding in his honor the next evening, or lose his privileges as a crown prince of Vertar forever. Volex has no intention of settling down, and especially not with one of the power-hungry princesses his mother has lined up...Categorized as:
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Taken for Granite by Nancey Cummings
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gargoyle imprisoned. Captured, starved and blinded, Tas hates humans. For eighty agonizing years, he’s plotted all the gruesome ways to exact his vengeance. Then one day his captors to make a fatal mistake. When the door to his cage opens, he’s ready to destroy the human on the other side. But a different instinct takes over when he scents the female...Categorized as:
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Alien Beast by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I signed up for the colony ship to take me to a new world, I imagined a life filled with strange beaches and even stranger cocktails. What I did not expect was to be snatched right out of my freaking bed by creepy, insectoid aliens. I wake up in a cell, but I'm not alone. Two other girls were taken as well...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Capture by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Commander never compromises. The beautiful, headstrong human female contests me at every turn. She is the leader of her people and they love and respect her, I simply want to claim her as my treasure. My people revere the Edicts above all else. Together we are stronger...Categorized as:
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![Fear of Frogs by Angel Martinez]()
Fear of Frogs by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhile Shax recovers from a near fatality, his shipmates have been busy. He's rather proud of them for taking the initiative and finding them a lucrative cargo run. His pride turns to outright horror, though, when he finds out what sort of cargo. Frogs. The one thing in the universe that incites mindless panic in Shax... -
![The Double With Angels by Miranda Martin]()
The Double With Angels by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy BFF Jessie talked me into signing up for the new dating service, Celestial Mates - Love Across Space and Time. Sure, I'll bite. It'll be a fun weekend getaway. A one off, a chance to do something I've never done before. One hot and wild weekend away from Earth then I'll bail out and be home for work by Monday. You know what they say about the best laid plans? Yeah, it all went to hell... -
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Stolen by Alien Santa by Sophia Sebell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe caught me when I wasn't sleeping. He knew that I was awake. Santa Claus has come to town, and its me he chose to take. I saw Santa when I was younger. I'm not taking about the Santa you grew up believing in. I've seen the REAL Santa, the one with the green skin and big horns. Every Christmas after that, I always stayed up and hoped to get a peek again... -
![Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas]()
Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVaslisha Tor Dain is a mercenary starship captain with a few simple rules: A good ship is better than a great man, in case of confusion always err on the side of blowing someone's head off, and never fall for a telepath or a member of her crew. All of those are about to bite her in the ass...Categorized as:
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![His Human Widow by Michele Mills]()
His Human Widow by Michele Mills
I married a dead war hero. His name was Fire Lieutenant Byric Sandstone—an extremely wealthy Hyrrokin landowner, with a complicated estate. Obviously, I’m not really his widow. It’s a technicality, on paper so I could bypass immigration and perform my duties... -
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Space Dragon by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s a logical human scientist to do when an alien dragon shifter claims she’s his fated mate? MIT robotics student Freda Hayes is forced to abandon her research when the Archon Empire’s cyborgs attack earth. With her little sister Lottie, she takes refuge in a secluded cabin. .Categorized as:
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![Claimed by the Alien Tyrant by Sophia Sebell]()
Claimed by the Alien Tyrant by Sophia Sebell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLord Kruth was a monster. Terrible, angry, ruthless. .. and I belonged to him. A simple hike in the woods on a clearly marked trail. Easy enough. Except my curiosity got the better of me and I fell off a cliff, landing straight in the center of a military training exercise that ended when a strange mist overtook the clearing... -
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Barbarian Box Set by Kim Fox, Juno Wells
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 1-3 in the completed bestselling Barbarians of Zandipor series! Barbarian One (Avery and Turic). I went camping once. Two hours later, I was checked into a Holiday Inn, lying on a table and getting massaged by a muscular Swedish man named Sven. If I can't survive on a campground, how can I survive by myself on an alien planet? And that's exactly where I am... -
![Delivered by the Defender by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Delivered by the Defender by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis is a Super-Plus Length Novel, almost 135,000 words longA woman alone on a dangerous planet, where females must have male protection to survive. .. A warrior intent on keeping his vow never to call a bride. .. When Selena is framed for a crime she didn't commit, can Valen save her? And will he lose his heart in the process? The Vampire and the Violinist. .Categorized as:
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![Saved By Her Wolf by Maia Starr]()
Saved By Her Wolf by Maia Starr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe growling wolf within, is about to raise havoc. When Ginny Whitlock married who she thought was her Prince Charming, she never expected to fall in love with his two children as well. But now she’d be willing to put her life on the line to protect them, even if it means fleeing to a cozy fixer-upper on the banks of Silverwood Island to escape the wrath of her former husband... -
![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... -
![Adventures in Intergalactic Backpacking by Debra Dunbar]()
Adventures in Intergalactic Backpacking by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou know what’s worse than being abducted by aliens, poked and prodded, then dumped on a weird planet with nothing but a bag of food pellets and my backpack? Having to go through all this with Ethan. He’s the walking stereotype of a rich, privileged dude-bro, and it was the worst day of my life when the aliens grabbed him along with me... -
![Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore]()
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Just because life may be out of order, doesn’t mean it’s broken. It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence... -
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All About Us by Tom Ellen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA chance encounter leads to the journey of a lifetime in this powerful and emotional love story, perfect for fans of One Day, Me Before You and In Five Years. If you could turn back the clock, would you choose a different life? Ben’s always loved the month of December, but this year, with his relationship with Daphne on the rocks, it’s missing its usual magic... -
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![Close Encounters Of The Alien Kind by Fiona Roarke, Kristen Painter]()
Close Encounters Of The Alien Kind by Fiona Roarke, Kristen Painter
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPilot. Guard. Prisoner. All three are crashed in the Georgia woods, lost on a world where extraterrestrials are the stuff of science fiction. Blending into the human world is doable, if dangerous. But what if the locals are far from human themselves, with secrets of their own? Former bounty hunter Stella Grey grew up an orphan on family-centric Alpha-Prime, so she knows the value of belonging... -
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Step Back in Time by Ali McNamara
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow many lifetimes would you travel to find a love that lasts for ever? When single career girl Jo-Jo steps onto a zebra crossing and gets hit by a car, she awakes to find herself in 1964. The fashion, the music, her job, even her romantic life: everything is different. And then it happens three more times, and Jo-Jo finds herself living a completely new life in the 1970s, 80s and 90s... -
![How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno]()
How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno
Life is tough when you’re an eldritch abomination. Trillin isn’t technically a person. She’s a tiny breakaway piece of consciousness from the all-devouring Endless, doomed to eventually rejoin it. But when a human witch stumbles into her world, Trillin suddenly has a new reason to figure out individuality–one shape-shifting tentacle at a time... -
![Aizak by Shea Malloy, Juno Wells]()
Aizak by Shea Malloy, Juno Wells
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You are my fated mate. Mine. ”. Dumped by her boyfriend on her birthday, Marissa Kenley seethes with anger she'd not been the one to do it first. That's OK, because despite the shitty hand that life tends to deal her, she always finds a way back on top... -
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Solan by Becca Seymour
Getting a boner for the monster who saved us shouldn’t make sense in any universe. But here we are. When a piece of Earth gets ripped into a monstrous new world, I barely have time to panic before I’m fighting for my life—and for Jamie’s. Terrafeara isn’t just dangerous; it’s a nightmare brought to life, where humans like us are hunted, enslaved, or worse. Then there’s Solan... -
![Devil's Gun by Cat Rambo]()
Devil's Gun by Cat Rambo
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one escapes their past as the crew of the You Sexy Thing attempts to navigate the hazards of opening a pop-up restaurant and the dangers of a wrathful pirate-king seeking vengeance in Cat Rambo's Devil's Gun . Life’s hard when you’re on the run from a vengeful pirate-king…... -
![Broken Phoenix (Love's Landscapes) by Edmond Manning]()
Broken Phoenix (Love's Landscapes) by Edmond Manning
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDear Author,. I’m a phoenix (pic 1). Unfortunately, I’m a pretty terrible phoenix. I can’t seem to control my fire. I lose my feathers (I could give you my father’s lecture on that word for word, I’ve heard it so many times). And worst of all, my tears don’t heal. I’ve pretty much been a hermit since my clan kicked me out ten years ago...Categorized as:
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![The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sam Schooler]()
The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sam Schooler
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanny Marlaeto’s life has gone to shit. In the past three hours, he’s been attacked by Lord of the Rings lookalikes, saved by his hot but weird next-door neighbor, threatened with a pair of Manolos, and been told he has to move out of his house. Oh, and he has to leave this dimension, too. So there’s that...Categorized as:
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Alec by Becca Fanning
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalia normally enjoyed her mornings teaching her class. The little boys and girls looked up at her, their big eyes rapt with attention as she taught them their daily lessons. But today was different. She felt it in her bones, but she had no idea her life was about to change forever. Alec knew he shouldn't do this...Categorized as:
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![A Baby for the Alien Warrior by Luna Hunter]()
A Baby for the Alien Warrior by Luna Hunter
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was saved. .. until my savior claimed me as his own. The creepy Uttux abducted me. Before they could run their sick experiments on me, the Dohan smashed in and saved my life. Their leader, Xaldur, is ruthless, dominant, and merciless. He put the Uttux to the sword before scooping me into his strong arms and carrying me off. Now he's talking babies. He claims I'm his fated mate...Categorized as:
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![King Kobold Revived by Christopher Stasheff]()
King Kobold Revived by Christopher Stasheff
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCompletely revised by the author. .. the new second book in his warlock Series. Here's Gramarye, a gentle planet where, in the Thirty-first Century, people choose the life-style of medieval England; except they're prejudiced against and persecute their witches and warlocks (espers, naturally)... -
![Space Raptor Butt Trilogy by Chuck Tingle]()
Space Raptor Butt Trilogy by Chuck Tingle
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith his genre-defining work, Space Raptor Butt Invasion, Chuck Tingle proved that even gay dinosaur erotica could be nominated for a Hugo Award, the most prestigious honor in science fiction. Nobody could have expected what would happen when the story continued. Collected here is the entire trilogy of Chuck Tingle’s history making Space Raptor Butt series. SPACE RAPTOR BUTT INVASION... -
![The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall]()
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes with a new twist on those renowned characters. Upon returning to the city of Khelathra-Ven after five years fighting a war in another universe, Captain John Wyndham finds himself looking for somewhere to live, and expediency forces him to take lodgings at 221b Martyrs Walk. His new housemate is Ms... -
![You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo]()
You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFarscape meets The Great British Bake Off in this fantastic space opera You Sexy Thing from former SFWA President, Cat Rambo. 2022 Dragon Award — Nominee. 2022 Locus Award — Nominee. Just when they thought they were out…. TwiceFar station is at the edge of the known universe, and that’s just how Niko Larson, former Admiral in the Grand Military of the Hive Mind, likes it... -
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Resistance Is Futile by Colgan Jenny T
Rated: 3.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDiscover this summer's most irregular love story . . . Connie's smart. She's funny. But when it comes to love, she's only human. As a brilliant mathematician with bright red hair - Connie's used to being considered a little unusual. But when she's recruited for a top-secret code-breaking project, nothing can prepare her for working with someone quite as peculiar as Luke... -
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Resistance Is Futile by Jenny T. Colgan
Rated: 3.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe charming, brilliantly funny new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. Connie's smart. She's funny. But she's only human . . . As a high-ranking mathematician in a male-dominated field - with bright red hair - Connie's used to being considered a little unusual...
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