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  • Hero by Anna Hackett

    Hero by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… Raised from birth to be a soldier, Kace Tameron is a disciplined, military-trained gladiator. He is on contract to the Kor Magna Arena to hone his fighting skills on the blood-soaked arena sand and then return to the military. He lives for one thing: to protect his planet, and on his world, love is forbidden...
  • The Strip Down by Honey Phillips

    The Strip Down by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can Amanda discover the secrets behind an alien ruin? And the mysterious alien with the haunted eyes?Amanda is happy with her life as an elementary school teacher - and making plans to expand her family. Waking up naked and alone on an alien planet is not on her schedule.Desperate to return to Earth, she reluctantly accepts the help of the massive alien who appears out of the sands...
  • King of Eon by Anna Hackett

    King of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The King of the Eon Warriors has decided to take a Terran as his bride…but finds himself shockingly attracted to the tough, beautiful Space Corps officer in charge of his potential brides’ security.King Gayel Solann-Eon is dedicated to his people and empire. His father was a hard man and a rigid king, but Gayel is doing things his own way...
  • Scarred by Tana Stone

    Scarred by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when a tough, Drexian captain gets trapped on an alien planet with the human tribute bride he’s supposed to rescue? Without his clothes.Brok has vowed to track down the pretty human who was snatched by space pirates and return her to be matched with a Drexian warrior. One who isn’t battle-scarred and damaged, like him...
  • Flame by Tana Stone

    Flame by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only thing worse than always being upstaged by your perfect sister? Falling for her alien fiancé.I wasn’t supposed to end up on the Drexian space station or be matched to one of their gorgeous warriors as a tribute bride. My perfect twin sister is the one they wanted. Instead, I stole her spot...
  • Combust by Tana Stone

    Combust by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Drexian warrior is brooding and mysterious--and he's claimed me as his tribute.When I don't marry his nephew, I have no idea I'm still promised to Zoran's clan. Imagine my shock when the dark and imposing alien informs me that he will be taking me as his tribute bride--and taking me back to the Drexian home world with him...
  • Guardian by Anna Hackett

    Guardian by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Rescued from alien slavers, former cop Dayna wakes to discover she’s host to a powerful alien symbiont, and the only man who can help her is the mysterious and dangerous casino owner, Rillian...
  • Forbidden by Tana Stone

    Forbidden by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Be a tribute bride for some brawny alien warrior? Not on your life. Ella is one of the few human females who rejected her Drexian warrior match. Sent to live with the other “rejects” in a special part of the high-tech space station, she has no desire to have her life dictated by a bunch of alphas on steroids. And no way would she ever be charmed by an alien playboy...
  • Alien in Chief by Gini Koch

    Alien in Chief by Gini Koch

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Mastermind has upped his game . . .As Kitty can tell you, it's not easy being the wife of the vice president - especially not when he's an alien from the Alpha Centauri system. And being a parent of preternaturally talented children, don't even go there. But she and her A-C husband, Jeff, have learned how to roll with whatever life and the bad guys throw at them - they think...
  • Cyborg by Anna Hackett

    Cyborg by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Scientist Ever Haynes was shocked when she was abducted by alien slavers...but the last thing she expected was to find herself pregnant with a cyborg's baby.Ever has been fighting for her life since her abduction, and the only good thing to happen to her was one heated night with a mysterious prisoner--a connection, a flash of light in the darkness. But then he was rescued and she was left behind...
  • Defying Fate by Regine Abel

    Defying Fate by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No more secrets. No more lies.For the past eight years, Tevek has searched for his missing mother and sister. But as a top technological mind of Guldar, he is closely watched. And as one of the secret leaders of the rebellion, he must tread carefully...
  • Varnog by Regine Abel

    Varnog by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The tormented soul of a beast.Created to be a mindless, bloodthirsty monster, Varnog chose to live an honorable life instead. From the day he joined the Vanguard, he’s only had eyes for one female. Petite and delicate in appearance, she awakens his protective instincts and a deep longing for something he can never have. However, his Linette has no need for protection...
  • Volunteer for the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins

    Volunteer for the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t want to compete in the Alien Bride Games. But I would do anything to save my sister.Hannah’s just a kid. Yeah, sure, she’s 21, old enough for her name to be drawn in The Alien Bride Lottery. But she’s got her whole life in front of her.I, on the other hand, have nothing left to live for...
  • Space Mercenary's Prize by Lynnea Lee

    Space Mercenary's Prize by Lynnea Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a tiny form crashes into me in the alley behind my old haunt, I don’t expect to find a half-dressed human female in my arms. Jenny brings out my instinct to guard and protect. Drunk and eager for a fight, I knock out her attacker and vow to take her home to Reka 5.There’s only one problem: Jenny’s owner wants her back.We wake the next morning with an enormous bounty on our heads...
  • Alien Outcast's Exiled Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Outcast's Exiled Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PernI’ve killed a queen. She was a vicious Draconian queen bent on death and destructionbut she was my queen none the less. And I gunned her down in cold blood. No male hasever killed a queen and lived to tell the tale. Queen Cassandra granted me a pardon andtook me into her favor for siding when her when the war was all but lost...
  • Bane: Alien Warrior's Redemption by Hattie Jacks

    Bane: Alien Warrior's Redemption by Hattie Jacks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An alien warrior with nothing to live for... A human with everything to lose...EVE - I didn’t claw my way up the corporate ladder by being kind, generous or caring. I made a million before lunch and lunch is for wimps.My rivals? They can kiss my designer heels.What I thought was a practical joke is rapidly becoming a nightmare. The plane I don’t remember getting on? It crash-landed...
  • Traitor: Alien Hunter's Mate by Hattie Jacks

    Traitor: Alien Hunter's Mate by Hattie Jacks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A fallen warrior...A forgotten human...A love discovered.STELLA - One minute I’m in my bed, the next…I’m not on Earth anymore. Twin suns beat down and the sounds that creep from the forest tell me all I need to know.I’m on an alien planet, and I’m not alone…I’m being stalked by something terrifying and protected by someone who won’t show himself...
  • Havoc: Alien Captain's Alliance by Hattie Jacks

    Havoc: Alien Captain's Alliance by Hattie Jacks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wanted by the Empire...desired by two massive aliens...resistance is never futile...Hi, I’m Lexi, soon to be ex-mercenary, thief and assassin. I’ve got one last job and I’m free of this life forever - all I have to do is relieve the galaxy's most evil warlord of one of his prized possessions.Piece of cake, right?My first mistake was stealing Captain Bron’s stealth drive...
  • Prisoner by Tana Stone

    Prisoner by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What’s more dangerous than joining the Vandar to crush the Zagrath? Being taken captive by the deadly creatures who rule the sector—and consider prisoners to be expendable.Cassie is eager to join her fellow resistance fighters when they team up with the Vandar hordes, but she isn't expecting to be taken prisoner during the battle...
  • The Alien Tyrant's Conquest by Bella Blair

    The Alien Tyrant's Conquest by Bella Blair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I can offer her a queenship, but not my heart, still, I need her to be MINE.AUDRA: I knew pissing my boss off was a bad idea. But I didn't know how bad until I am sent to The Tribulations to become fodder for the contestants. Resigned to my fate, I can hardly believe it when this golden god appears from out of nowhere to save me...
  • Keran's Dawn by Regine Abel

    Keran's Dawn by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the people and the crown.When Dawn took over the management of the Braxian hybrid shelter on the sanctuary planet Haven, she never thought its last days would be marked by a series of gruesome murders against its patrons. With local law enforcement failing to capture the murderer, she makes a desperate plea for help to the Braxian Crown Prince, Keran Xeldar...
  • Beast by Anna Hackett

    Beast by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Abducted by alien slavers and taken to a lawless desert world, the last thing starship pilot Mia expects is to find herself in the protective, brawny arms of a wild, blue-skinned alien! Rescued by gladiators on the alien world of Carthago, Mia is working to find other abducted humans who are still lost. But someone else also needs her help--the untamed alien who's saved her twice...
  • Lyel by Ava Ross

    Lyel by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alien warrior seeking redemption meets a captured Earth woman being treated as a pet. Will their love survive in a hostile world?Kidnapped by four-armed, blue skinned aliens, Isabelle "Isi" is sold to the head of the Al'kieern kidnapping operation. Isi has accepted she'll live and die as a songbird pet to the queen. If nothing else, performing for the Al'kieern beats being sold as a breeder...
  • Lady Luck by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss

    Lady Luck by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Luck knew two things when he left Harem Station months ago. One. The silver-haired Cygnian Princess Nyleena was still safely frozen away in her cryopod. And two. There was a good chance she was his soul mate. He left anyway. Nyleena is what you might call feisty. Or sassy. Or maybe just… feral. She is wild. Much too wild for Luck’s taste. But now that he’s home there’s no way to deny it...
  • Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas by Anna Hackett

    Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the dangerous desert sands to the deadly glitz of the city, the lawless desert planet of Carthago is filled with lethal hunters risking it all for the women who capture their hearts. HUNTER contains two novellas and one short story all set in the Galactic Gladiators series...
  • Alien Surgeon’s Seduction by Mina Carter

    Alien Surgeon’s Seduction by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She was his the moment she stepped aboard. He'll fight everyone, even the emperor himself, to keep her... Like most Lathar, First Healer Isan K'Vass didn't expect to ever find his mate. The genetic plague that had ravaged their race meant they had no females, and his tainted bloodline meant he would be last in line for one of the rare human females. Or it should...
  • Stephanie's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Stephanie's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stephanie Michelakakis worked and sacrificed for her position as a Lieutenant in the Coalition. She was on track to become the first woman ever accepted into a Royal Guard, specifically King Jotham's Royal Guard. Then a life-altering injury shattered her dreams. Now she must figure out how to move on with her life...
  • Saving Runt by S.E. Smith

    Saving Runt by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Amelia ‘Runt’ Thomas’ life revolves around a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the most ruthless criminals in the world. She follows two codes: the code of hackers and her personal code of honor to bring down anyone who thinks they’re untouchable. She is on target until one fateful night when the touch of a strange man sends an unexpected shock wave through her...
  • Consumed by Presley Hall

    Consumed by Presley Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All I wanted was one hot night with an alien gladiator…Ever since the Kalixian warriors rescued us from our Orkun captors, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think these bronze, horned aliens are hot as hell.I have no interest in the whole “fated mate” thing, but I definitely wouldn’t mind a roll in the sheets with any of these men.Well… one man, if I’m being honest.Tycran...
  • Alien Collective by Gini Koch

    Alien Collective by Gini Koch

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Despite not having run for office, nor wanting to remain in office, Representative Jeff Martini is being wooed as the vice presidential running mate for a charismatic senator who seems likely to win the campaign...
  • Daylight by Cheree Alsop

    Daylight by Cheree Alsop

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Liora Day’s fate entwined with the crew the day she joined the SS Kratos. Fleeing the Coalition in their attempt to destroy the Omne Occasus before it falls into the wrong hands, the captain and crew band together to save not only their ship, but the fate of the Macrocosm against those who would use the machine for harm...
  • Seduce by Tana Stone

    Seduce by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought being kidnapped by vile, alien slavers was bad enough. Then I woke up on a lust moon.I know all about the Xulonian recreation moons, but I’d hoped to end up on the hunting one. As a security officer for the empire, I know how to fight. I am not prepared to wake up practically naked on a strange island...
  • The Arcav General's Woman by Hope Hart

    The Arcav General's Woman by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    How do you choose between honour and love? Harmless, fun Methi, can always be counted on to get into trouble. But the cocky Arcav with a heart of gold is slowly being replaced with a cold, bitter male who fights his demons at every turn. Some Arcav can wait for their mates for centuries before risking insanity. But others can’t. Methi knows who is mate is. Seeing her is like ripping his guts out...
  • Escaping Fate by Regine Abel

    Escaping Fate by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Enslaved. Exploited. Hunted.Born and raised on a slavers ship, Amalia is one of the rare survivors of the Veredian race. Like all Veredian females, Amalia possesses a unique psi ability which makes her the prized pet of her master Gruuk. She escapes to Xelix Prime, a warrior planet where slavery is prohibited...
  • The Arcav Prince's Captive by Hope Hart

    The Arcav Prince's Captive by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Can you ever truly escape the past? Everly, tough, fierce ex-federal agent has broken with her past, moving to Arcavia and training as the Queen's guard.Along with the challenges of adjusting to a new planet, she's dealing with a disasterous complication: The fallout from an incredible, stolen night with Korva, a broken male known as a traitor amonst both Arcav and humans...
  • Imperator by Anna Hackett

    Imperator by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Space station security specialist Sam has done one thing since her abduction by alien slavers… fight to survive. But now one strong alien gladiator stands at her side and Sam knows she is no longer alone. Thrust into a lawless desert arena, Sam Santos has done terrible things in order to stay alive. As the Champion of Zaabha, she’s been fighting to find a way out...
  • Protector by Anna Hackett

    Protector by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… Cool and driven Madeline Cochran made a successful career for herself as civilian commander of a space station orbiting Jupiter…until the day it was attacked and she was abducted by alien slavers...
  • Paladin by Anna Hackett

    Paladin by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A cyborg drowning in emotions and an abducted Earth woman trying not to feel.Abducted, enslaved, and constantly worried for her daughter, scientist Dr. Simone Li has had a rough few months. Now that she and her daughter, Grace, have been rescued by the fierce cyborgs of the House of Rone, she’s trying to make a life for them on the desert world of Carthago...
  • Tansy's Titan by S.E. Smith

    Tansy's Titan by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tansy Bell, is the middle daughter of the three Bell sisters. She has always been a little different, even for a Bell. A chameleon, she can change her appearance and personality to blend in almost anywhere. She uses this talent to bring some of the worse criminals in the world to justice.Mak ‘Tag Krell Manok is the wild one of his four brothers...
  • Survivors by Anna Hackett

    Survivors by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…Survivors contains three action-packed novellas in the Hell Squad series.Includes:Nate – Long before the aliens invaded, former Marine Nate Caldwell came home a broken man. Going off-grid in a cabin he inherited in Australia’s Blue Mountains, he survived the invasion with only his dog Blue for company...
  • Rogue: Information Rogue / Desert Rogue by Anna Hackett

    Rogue: Information Rogue / Desert Rogue by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Abducted by alien slavers and taken to a lawless desert world, the last thing she expects is to be claimed by a handsome alien rogue... Rogue contains two action-packed novellas in the Galactic Gladiators series. Novella #1: Information Rogue Arrogant information merchant Zhim doesn't know what hits him when he collides with feisty human hacker Ryan..
  • Bound by Tana Stone

    Bound by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She’s been given a choice. Mate with the part-cyborg alien who abducted her. Or die. For Shreya, taking an alien for a mate was never in the cards. As one of the human women who rejected the idea of being a tribute bride to the Drexian warriors, she was just fine without a big, hulking alien. Even if they are gorgeous...
  • Ransomed by Tana Stone

    Ransomed by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Trista 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...
  • Sentinel by Anna Hackett

    Sentinel by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Fighting for love, loyalty, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… When Quinn Bennett’s exploration ship is attacked, the security chief finds herself abducted by alien slavers. Unable to save her crew, she is taken across the galaxy and sold to a desert scavenger on the lawless planet of Carthago...
  • Scorch by Tana Stone

    Scorch by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I volunteered to sneak onto an enemy battleship. Now I’m stranded on a prison moon with a hot Drexian pilot who can’t stand me.I had no choice. It was either volunteer for a rescue mission for the Drexians or go to prison on Earth.I know, I know. The irony isn’t lost on me...
  • Plundered by Tana Stone

    Plundered by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    My sister gave herself to the raider warlord to save me. Now I’m hunting him down and getting her back.I’ve never forgiven myself for letting that brute drag her off my ship, and I’ve done nothing but search for his horde of warships since he let my ship go free...
  • Jo's Journey by S.E. Smith

    Jo's Journey by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jo Strauss was committed to two things in her life – her family and her life as an acrobat/high-wire performer. She takes both very serious. Her life was orderly, in control, and she was finally settling down in one place so she could spend more time with her parents instead of moving all over the world every few weeks...
  • First Awakenings by S.E. Smith

    First Awakenings by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Internationally acclaimed, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance, S.E...
  • Warrior's Pain by Stephanie West

    Warrior's Pain by Stephanie West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Riley was sick of constantly getting the short end of the stick. If it wasn’t enough that she’d been sent to prison for her brother’s crimes, then got abducted by aliens; being hauled onto the auction block certainly took the cake.“You know what, fine, bring it on!”Unwittingly, Riley goaded Fate into throwing everything it could at her, and it did...
  • Stolen by the Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West

    Stolen by the Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    STOLEN FROM AUCTION Khrys My career is on the line here. King Zander demoted me.The planet is in crisis over a viral epidemic affecting the human half-breeds.If I could get my hands on the genetically modified humanshe could be the answer to both problems.But I didn’t expect to fall for the feisty little femalewho stole my heart while I stole her body. Kailani I’m an upgraded human...
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