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Doppelbänger by W.H. Lockwood
Taking self-love to a whole new dimension…. August Blackthorne:. Pitifully broke? Check. Fresh from a messy breakup? Check. The apparent object of some weirdo stalker’s affection? Unfortunately, also check. But everything changes when I finally get the chance to confront the guy who’s been terrorising me, only to discover that he’s actually… me. From a parallel universe...Categorized as:
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Kiss for My Kraken by Honey Phillips
A lonely woman, a grumpy kraken, and a town determined to bring them together…. Nina needs a fresh start. Broke, alone, and desperate to escape her past, she stumbles into the quirky little town of Fairhaven Falls, hoping for a quiet place to rebuild her life. What she doesn’t expect is to nearly drown in the river on the edge of town—or to be saved by the town’s most mysterious resident...Categorized as:
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The Delver by Tiffany Roberts
She is the dawn after a long, dark night, and he will make her his. Urkot has always felt unappealing, undesirable. Unwanted. Scarred by war and lacking the grace and speed of other male vrix, he resigned himself to a life without a mate long ago and thought he was content with that fate. Everything changed when he met Callie. Beautiful, passionate, fierce, clever Callie. So small, so soft... -
Protected by the Orc by Honey Phillips
Her orc bodyguard is determined to keep her close! Holdar doesn’t do commitment. Even his latest security job as bodyguard to a pretty, spoiled - and annoyingly adorable - heiress won’t last, which is just as well. The sooner he gets away from her innocent smiles and tempting curves the better...Categorized as:
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Bat Out of Hell by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOperative: Blaise Regnier. Crimson Special Operative Blaise Regnier feels the darkness he carries within creeping up on him. With centuries under his skull-studded belt, this immortal vampire has seen a thing or two in his day. Not to mention he’s become something of an expert at hiding his worries and emotions behind dark wit and black leather pants... -
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
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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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... -
World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Book two of The Cascadia Series is here! Danger can be anywhere in the world between. Trapped in the fairgrounds by zombies and circumstance, it’s impossible to move out—and tough to move on. Whether romantic or platonic, changing relationships prove tricky for Rose, Tom, Clara, and Craig—never mind adapting to the new not-so-normal...Categorized as:
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Bonded to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
The blue alien who rescues me from pirates says we’re married. As if! But he’s so damned tempting… as is his wicked tail. ELLA. All the bigwigs on Earth said I’d have a bright future in space. Yeah, right! They obviously knew nothing, ’cause I’m sweating in the bows of an alien pirate ship. The lizards who captured me figured out right quick I’ve got a way with machines...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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Cato: House of Flames by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo claim his mate, he'll have to be the hero she needs. A missing sister. When Penelope Baptiste's twin sister goes missing, the police refuse to help her. Librarian by day. .. hacker by night, determined Penelope decides to take matters into her own hands. After digging a little too deep into the deep web, she ends up with more questions than answers. A growly geek... -
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... -
'Roo and the Angel by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat idiot decided to make the Jones boys official agents with a license to F. U. C. ? Jeb did something bad. And no, he didn’t murder anyone—recently. Nor did he put itching powder in his brother’s jockstrap—again. He did, however, smuggle a test subject out of an experimental lab against orders. In his defense, he saved an angel. At least that is how Jeb sees Nevaeh with her shadow wings... -
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The Son of Sun and Sand by Elizabeth Gannon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Consortium of Chaos: The super-villain organization semi-unwillingly thrust into the field of heroics. They’re not nice people, but now they do nice things. …Occasionally. If it’s during office hours and there’s nothing good on TV, anyway...Categorized as:
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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... -
Aiden: House of Flames by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo claim his mate, he’ll have to come out of the shadows…. A Stranded Artist. Winnifred Parker is a survivor. She’s been on her own since she was sixteen. But when stranded on an island with nothing but her paint set, she has new obstacles to overcome. Not the least of which is the sexy, tattooed musician she’s marooned with. A Roguish Rocker... -
Storm Harem: House of Storms by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat will she do with three dragon mates? A Lonely Woman. Real estate broker Krista Wilder has dedicated her life to her career. After a bad break up, she realizes it's no longer enough. When three mysterious, sexy men hire her to find them a multi-million dollar mansion, she knows the job is just what she needs to take her mind off her loneliness... -
Hanish: House of Storms by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo come together, they'll have to let go. An English Nanny. Prim and proper JoJo Morris needs a new position. As one of the world greatest nannies, she has plenty of options. But the sexy, American captain makes her an offer she can't refuse. A Dad in Need. Captain Hanish needs a nanny, but only the best will do. When the austere little woman arrives, he gets much more than he bargained for... -
Don't Go Knotting My Heart by Ava Ross
I’m falling for a wolf shifter, but my past may endanger us both. I escaped a life of fear for the beautiful mountainous town of Monsterville, where I meet Storm, a gorgeous wolf shifter. His wolfish ways and heady kisses draw me in, and the future he offers, one full of peace and love, makes me long for a life I never thought I’d find...Categorized as:
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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... -
Azari by Alana Khan
Phaedra thought she left her least favorite holiday behind when she moved from Earth to another planet. It’s just her luck her hunky new mayor enlists her help to plan the town’s Valentine’s Day celebration. Can you blame her for describing it more like the 1920s St. Valentine’s Mob Fiasco than the chocolates-and-teddy-bear version? Phaedra... -
Wild Boss by Deiri Di
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHere comes Part Two of the scintillating Wild Mars Wild Pack series, where the men are ferocious and ready to find the best knot to tie Now I’m really in trouble. I’ve escaped from being trafficked only to find myself the not quite a captive of five monstrous Alphas who all want me for one thing - to tie them all together... -
Alpha Marked Complete Series by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll 6 Alpha Marked books in one volume! Save over 50% off the entire series when you buy this book! Thirty and single? Well, getcha butt to the Gathering! Scarlet - As a woman Marked to be the mate of an Alpha pair, she’s not going to find happiness anywhere other than in the arms of two Alpha werewolves...Categorized as:
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Panda and the Kitty by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe FUC gang is back in a brand new adventure. What sort of mom injects her son with a dangerous serum? The kind that has no problem abandoning her family to become a supervillain determined to take over the world. As if Jakob doesn’t have enough problems dealing with his mother, he goes from being a TKO kanga to a roly-poly panda. Which isn’t as cute as it sounds...Categorized as:
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Ghosted by Sarah Ready
Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. If they're living, if they're breathing, it's game over. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Wish by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am a Zmaj hunter and so have only one purpose in life. The feeding and protection of The Tribe is my duty and my honor. Except I have been spending more and more time in The City, entranced by the spirit of the human female Addison. The primal dragon at the core of all Zmaj males fights for dominance over my iron will. It would claim the shy and intelligent beauty at any cost... -
Dragon's Flame by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPiercing hammers inside my skull remind me of last night's binge. I wish someone would just knock me out and put me out of my misery. Opening my eyes, I frown, looking around the unfamiliar cave. If this isn't my cave. .. Swallowing thickly, I slowly turn to look down at the bed. Oh. Shit. Arawn is fast asleep, his tanned, well-muscled form taking up more than half of the pallet... -
Guarded by the Hybrid by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman trapped in an abusive marriage. A Kindred warrior hired to guard her. As they grow closer, will Sark be able to give Isla up? Or will a secret part of him awaken and demand to keep her? Read Guarded by the Hybrid to find out. Lady Isla Le’rank is trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage, all because she is a rare Moonstone goddess...Categorized as:
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Alien Viking’s Plunder: An Abduction Romance by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJosie was abducted by a Viking. An alien Viking from space, raiding her space station in orbit around Earth. Chief Bragr is huge and blond, his beard is braided and he has an intricate tattoo covering his body. What Josie thought was just a helmet are actual horns growing out of his head. His commanding presence makes it impossible for her to look away... -
Hidden Rage by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIs it wrong to fall in love with your kidnapper? *This is an Extra plus-length novel, over 120,000 words long*. Dr. Roberta McClelland--Bobbi to her friends--is a Xeno-Cultural Anthropologist living her lifelong dream of studying an alien species. On the peaceful planet of Avria Pentaura, she spends her days tending crops and learning her new people's customs...Categorized as:
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Possessed by the Alien Warrior by Krista Luna
I gave up hope of a fated mate and family years ago. Then she crashes into my life. AMANDA. The holidays give me the perfect chance to take my first vacation in years. Before joining my family, I’ll take a little time alone to unwind from the constant stress of leading humanity. But my shuttle crashes, and he comes to my rescue...Categorized as:
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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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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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Dragon Daddy's MatchMate by Maia Starr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI didn’t want to keep this secret from him. I was forced to. Arthur left me just months after we got together. He said he wasn’t ready to give me his heart. But he did give me something that became my life. My son. Kai looks like his daddy. The man I never thought I’d see again. The man who crushed me in an instant. I never told him about my pregnancy. And I’m not about to tell him he has a son... -
Enticed by the Satyr by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA warrior from another universe. .. A woman running from an abusive relationship. A rip in the fabric of space-time and a malevolent alien race bent on destruction. How does it all tie together? Read Enticed by the Satyr. .. the first book of the Monstrum Kindred to find out. Mia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Julliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her...Categorized as:
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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... -
Salt by Liz Shipton
What do you do with a drunken sailor when the world is underwater? In a brutal dystopian water world, where survival depends on sailing, skill, and smarts, Bird Howsley is a beautiful disaster. A drunken sailor, a sharp-tongued back-talker, and a magnet for chaos, Bird is one bad decision away from watching her life go completely down the drain... -
Dragon's Surrogate MatchMate by Maia Starr
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a powerful dragon shifter, I had everything I wanted. Everything except for the one thing that mattered most. A baby. I signed up for the Hybrid Baby Hearts service. A surrogate mother would give me what I wanted. No complications. No expectations. Little did I know that I’d be paired with my fated mate. Lily Bradford is carrying my baby. An innocent woman in trouble. A gorgeous angel I craved... -
To Desire a Dragon by Amanda Milo
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe last man in our tribe told me that dragons are small and fierce, and when they bond to someone, they’ll protect them with their life. This is what our tribe needs--a protector. Our males are being stolen by raiding clans, and with the man-shortage like it is, we can’t afford to lose any more. Armed with a fishhook and a glaring naiveté, I set off to catch my dragon. I catch him alright...Categorized as:
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Xurek by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
It’s the intergalactic cruise of a lifetime, a chance to meet aliens and travel to exotic locales. On a lazy river excursion, I’m stuck sharing a float with Xurek, a cocky orc commander in the interstellar military. Leave it to him to insist on taking an axe on an inflatable float. The more anxious I become, the calmer he gets, which only irritates me more. I should ignore him, but I can’t...Categorized as:
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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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Rumor Has It by Cat Rambo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe crew of the You Sexy Thing navigates the aftermath of facing down a pirate king and the relationships that they have created with one another in Cat Rambo's action adventure science fiction Rumor Has It, the third book in the Disco Space Opera... -
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Bear Mate: BBW Paranormal Shifter Romance by Natalie Kristen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlake Madden is a bear on a mission. Three missions, to be exact. One: Kick-start the PAC's health program. Two: Sniff out an elusive flower and destroy it. Three: Claim that curvy witch as his mate. Jasynta Morgan is a witch on a mission. Make that three missions. One: Stop a takeover bid for her coven. Two: Find an elusive flower and protect it... -
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
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... -
Cruel Orc by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsZorkag the Cruel owns me now. For a brief moment, I thought I could change the world. Attis is a desert wasteland where humans are ruled by orcs and other monsters, but I dared to rebel. The Human Uprising? Yeah, it lasted a grand total of twelve hours before the monsters crushed us. For my crimes, I’m sold to the orc chieftain Zorkag the Cruel...Categorized as:
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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... -
Head Over Tail by Celia Kyle
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBeing kidnapped sucks…but then you find your mate…. Maddy Lane did not enjoy the whole “being kidnapped” thing. Then her knight in tight leather showed up to rescue her lioness-y ass and he turned out to be her O-M-G mate. Rawr. Sure, she’s a Sensitive. And, yeah, Sensitives are usually pushovers...Categorized as:
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