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Evenfall Volume Two by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents. In the newly revised Director's Cut of Evenfall, the second volume follows Sin and Boyd through a long-term undercover mission in Mexico...Categorized as:
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Binder by A.K. Nevermore
On an alternate earth, a cataclysm has altered a subset of the population. Talents are persecuted for their psychic and physical mutations, giving rise to two conflicting societies based upon maintaining genetic purity. And the Source, a shadowy corporate entity dependent upon the exploitation of captive Talents, is hunting them…... -
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The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O'Keefe
Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the Devoured Worlds trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe. Naira and Tarquin have escaped the pull of a dying planet, and are now bound together to find the truth behind the all-powerful Mercator family and the blight that has been killing habitable planets...Categorized as:
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Breaker by A.K. Nevermore
Self-exiled to the Outside, Flynn Scot is oath-bound to a life of strict penance. Cursed with a vicious temper and haunted by the blood-stained debauchery of his past, Flynn’s sworn off women, whiskey, and violence, and doesn’t give a damn about whispers of the coming war... -
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Death Adder by Naomi Lucas
Females have returned to Earth, brought here by technology I do not trust. They’ve been claimed and nested and kept far from me. The broken one. The dark one. I will always be alone. When a ship lands in my territory and a black-suited human female appears, I am in awe. I am in NEED. Only, she is surrounded by men. So, I will sneak up on her...Categorized as:
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Alpha by Tiya Rayne
Morgan Downs’ life is unexceptional. She’s stuck in an abusive loveless marriage and often made to feel inferior by her parents because of her speech impediment. Although as bad as her life is, she never expected to be kidnapped from her home and taken to a private military base to become a test rat for a science experiment. But things change when Morgan meets Alpha...Categorized as:
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Smoke and Mirrors by Evie Kent
A story about a pretty king of a pretty planet. Who loathes the crown, but loves his new queen. Who yearns for violence and pain, but settles for flowers and filigree. Who does his duty. Who protects his treasure. Who worships his bride with a rough hand and a brutal kiss. Who doesn’t realize he’s been tricked—and is about to lose it all...Categorized as:
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Shadow by Alana Khan, Elle Arden
Can two broken people release their demons, open their hearts, and find lasting love? Petra's strong, take-no-prisoners attitude is severely challenged when she's abducted by aliens, destined to be sold as a sex slave. To escape she needs the help of the most irritating, hunky alien this side of the Milky Way...Categorized as:
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War for Earth by Erin Raegan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree weeks ago, an alien species called the Vitat, invaded the earth. They broke through the earth’s atmosphere and decimated the human population in moments. Their goal? Nothing but destruction and to feed their endless appetites. Their hive queen orbits earth in their warship, waiting until her hive have taken over the planet and she can consume earth’s sun to grow her massive hive... -
Destiny Falling by Lucy Regatta
The year is 2121 and Earth is unrecognizable after a virus wiped out most of the human race. Women are the ruling power, while fertile men are on the brink of extinction. A powerful Coalition has taken control of much of the known world, maintaining a strict classification system. All surviving males are owned by the state and used for breeding purposes. No man is free. It’s a new world order...Categorized as:
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Bargain with a Beast by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdrian Davis thought getting on a real-life, ‘beam me up, Scotty’, transport pad was adventure enough. Visiting her mother—and the Atlan beast her mom had chosen as a mate—on another planet? Setting foot in an Atlan prison? Completely crazy. Like totally, bat-shit, what-the-hell-was-she-doing-with-her-life crazy...Categorized as:
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Sigil by Addison Cain
He will possess her in every way. After a century, The Irdesi Emperor has finally cornered their species’ only female. Sovereign and his fanatic brothers are closing in, driving Sigil to desperation. They outnumber her, they are stronger, and they are relentless. Sovereign knows her secrets better than Sigil knows herself. He knows she was conditioned to hate him. It changes nothing... -
Swallowed by Meg Smitherman
Earth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our last hope. Humanity's first mission to the Planet ended in tragedy, but botanist Jill Jones won’t let that stop her from joining the second. Perfect climate, perfect terrain, perfect flora and fauna; the Planet has called to Jill all of her life. She knows, with bone-deep certainty, it's home. A new beginning for humanity...Categorized as:
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Broken by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Their obsession will destroy her. .. Ella Monroe is broken and betrayed. After the discovery of the Vepar's secret, Ella would like nothing better than to get away from her three Vepar lovers and hide from them forever. Unfortunately, the Vepar have other ideas for Ella... -
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The Carnal Games by Naudii Nebula
Compelled to compete in a twisted game, two deadly enemies will meet their fated revenge. They will either kill each other or, worse. .. Fall in love. But only one can leave the arena alive. In The Carnal Games, the rules are simple: fight, conquer, win. Above all else, entertain...Categorized as:
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Matched by V.K. Ludwig
My female matches two Vetusians: me, and the warrior she just killed. Fate is unpredictable. One moment I lose my destined female. The very next, I walk in on the kill of the other male who intended to claim her. For the Empire, the punishment for murder is death; her execution inevitable. Until I steal Katie and her daughter away to Odheim...Categorized as:
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Their Human Captive by Maria Monroe
Back on Earth, they tried to imprison me. Here on Luminar, two aliens plan to breed me. When I fled from the corrupt human government trying to hunt me down, I didn't expect to end up as the captive of two huge, muscle-bound aliens intent on assessing my suitability as a mate... -
Dragon in the Dark by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A Drake warrior brooding in the Dark. A woman whose unique powers are just coming to Light. Can they survive the dangers of a hostile planet together? Find out in…. Dragon in the Dark. *This is a Plus length novel--115,000 words long*. Dr... -
Savage Prince by Alison Aimes
He's a notorious crime lord—and he’s on the hunt for her. Maxheim Skolov is mafia royalty. Worlds above her. Ice-cold and merciless. Driven by duty and dark secrets. Tess is property. Expected to submit. Imprisoned by ruthless criminals determined to break her for information she can’t afford to give...Categorized as:
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The Golden Line by Addison Cain
They call me brutal. They call me unrepentant. They call me possessive. I am all these things and much worse. But to her, I will be conqueror. The Golden Line is a dark, sinister Omegaverse romance for those with twisted tastes and a love for delicious villains. Complete power exchange dominates these pages, as does an attentive Alpha hero you will adore. An Omegaverse Dark Romance. -
Captured and Claimed by Jude Gray
She's abducted from Earth and sold into slavery. Can love break the chains that bind her? Grabbed from the street in broad daylight, Briony is soon sold to a cruel alien leader who needs human women for a very specific purpose. They must "recharge" the vicious warriors he forces to fight in his arena...Categorized as:
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The Beast by Jenny Foster
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA human female. A ruthless alien. A dangerous beast she awakens inside of him. His name is Ar’Van. He is the best hunter money can buy. Tall, dangerous, non-human – and the last of his kind. When a new assignment brings him to Earth, he doesn’t expect much resistance. The women he is supposed to deliver to the warlord of the Qua’Hathri are easy targets... -
Wrecked by Loki Renard
She was intended for the auction block. Now she is mine. Aspel didn't even have a name when I plucked her from the wreckage of the Vargon ship. The beautiful little human was meant to be sold, but there is no need to find a buyer for her anymore. She belongs to me now. Aspel has never known freedom, but having tasted it for a moment she will always long for it. She will need to be broken of that...Categorized as:
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Radakk's Mate by Sue Lyndon
Claimed by an alien emperor. Made to submit night after night. .. I didn't mean to catch Emperor Radakk's eye. As a reluctant spy aboard the human worldship, my life depends upon my ability to go unnoticed, to be nothing but a lonely shadow moving about the ship as I collect intel for my mutinous father... -
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Venomous by Penelope Fletcher
"She is mine to protect, mine to shelter, mine to feed and mine to cover. When she is weak, I shall be her strength. She was stolen from her world by our captors. Now her survival is my responsibility. It is her duty to endure my lust, respect my nest mates and honour our union with offspring. I revere this giver of life, as is the way. " ~ Venomous One, formerly of Rök, enslaved gladiator...Categorized as:
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Theirs to Mate by Taylor Vaughn, Theodora Taylor
The Long Awaited Conclusion to the Alien Overlords Series begins with Theirs to Mate! The rules of the accord between my humble human colony and our Xalthurian alien overlords are cruel but clear:. Rule #1: Every human female the age of 21 must participate in a ceremony where she gets taken by the Xalthurians who want an heir... -
Pythen by Erin Raegan
Peyton. I was having a cold coffee with my best friend Vivian when the whole world went upside down. Now there are gazelle-glowing-like-a-light-bulb aliens running around eating everybody, and enormous dark purply colored aliens that have a strong resemblance to bats, dive bombing from the sky. One of the bats says I'm his and i need to ease his mating rage. Yeah, not happening... -
Hold by Claire Kent
Find the strongest man there. Give yourself to him in return for protection. It’s the only way you’ll ever survive. Convicted of a minor crime, Riana is sentenced to a prison planet—a dark primitive hold filled with convicts vying for power. Her only chance of survival is with Cain, a mysterious loner who has won his territory in the prison through intelligence and brute strength...Categorized as:
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Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women—including me—on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me. ..Categorized as:
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Alien Enemy by Ursa Dax
"They Call me the Mad Gahn. But I never felt truly mad until I saw her face. .. ". CHAPMAN. So, our mission on an alien planet fell apart before it even got started. Great. Now I’m the only surviving military crew member, leading a gaggle of civilian women in unfamiliar terrain. But it turns out one soldier isn’t enough to protect them from the monsters of this planet...Categorized as:
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The Scorpion's Mate by Susan Trombley
The Scorpion’s Mate. Claire has never really fit in with everyone around her, but she's carved out a life for herself using her own unique style and artistic ability to support herself on the Internet. The last thing she expects is to be abducted by aliens and dropped into a research facility, where a genetically-engineered alien soldier chooses her as his life-mate...Categorized as:
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Filthy Beasts by Loki Renard
They told me the men who live on the surface were filthy beasts. .. They were right! For a highborn daughter of the great tower, never touched by the hands of a man, there is no greater shame than exile to the surface... -
Devotion by Claire Kent
All my life, I’ve worked to become a palace partner, so when a new administrator selects me to be his, I plan to devote myself to his happiness. But Gabriel isn’t from the Capitol. He isn’t even from the Central Cities, which—forty-five years after a global cataclysm—is the only truly safe place in the world. He’s from the wilderness, and he doesn’t understand palace culture... -
Classified Planet: Turongal by SJ Sanders
In the future a united Earth, to deal with the problem of population control, divides its population into classes of citizen and non-gratis. To be born a non-gratis means a life of little freedoms and the constant possibility of being assigned to work on a colony. Lacking citizenship, every aspect of their life is controlled from where they live, down to marriage and childbearing regulations...Categorized as:
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Meat by Lizzy Bequin
A Dark & Twisted Sci-Fi Romance. Trapped like an animal. Shared like a piece of meat. This alien wilderness is no place for an innocent little human like me. I should have been more careful. Should have watched my step. Now I’m caught in the hunters’ snare. Three primitive alien beasts are coming to claim their prize. Three battle-hardened predators with brutal muscles and gleaming tusks...
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