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  • A House By Any Other Name by Jenny Schwartz

    A House By Any Other Name by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reality is a complicated multiverse of many species and rare magic. Diplomats are the official envoys and investigators who hold the Union of Worlds together.Raisa never intended to be a diplomat. Like so many things in her life, it was her stepmother's idea.Hector is an elf in disgrace. He chose his cyborged brother over his lying, abusive family. Elves revile augmented people...
  • A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

    A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a cunning plan... Lord Mark Vorkosigan, Miles' brother, also has a problem: his love has just become unrequited again. But he has a cunning plan..
  • Tomlin by Honey Phillips

    Tomlin by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Discipline. Restraint. Control.Tomlin has been hiding his true nature his entire life, but cracks are beginning to show in his perfect facade. And then he meets a beautiful, intelligent female who could destroy all his barriers. He should run but he needs her help... he needs her.Etta is too thin and too plain to interest most men, and that suits her just fine...
  • Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an enemy armada...
  • Earth Flight by Janet Edwards

    Earth Flight by Janet Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It's time to risk it all!The thrilling conclusion to Janet Edward’s sensational debut YA sci-fi trilogy.Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portalling to other planets...
  • The Ceph Sector by Jenny Schwartz

    The Ceph Sector by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The legendary Ceph have been in stasis for forty two millennia. In a century, they’ll wake. History remembers them as an unstoppable force, employing a mysterious power to decimate sentient life on the planets they attacked. Jaya’s first mission as a new Shaman Justice is to lead an expedition into the perilous Ceph Sector...
  • Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz

    Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the galactic frontier, the Federation’s wildest (and most scientific) citizens have gathered to ride in the Space Rodeo. The Navy’s in charge—of the arena. But beyond the naval perimeter, there is only Interstellar Sheriff Max Smith to keep the peace. Fortunately, he has some extraordinary allies. And enemies. And then, there is his girlfriend...
  • Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel

    Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "Mr. Cruse, how high would you like to fly?" A smile soared across my face. "As high as I possibly can." Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries, expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Before they even set foot aboard the ship, catastrophe strikes:Kate announces she is engaged—and not to Matt...
  • Outlaw by A.G. Wilde

    Outlaw by A.G. Wilde

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Our colony is dying.We’re out of time. Out of hope. Out of options—unless I risk everything on him.The outlaw.One not bound by rules or mercy.With lives at stake, I offer him a deal he can’t refuse. And one I can’t go back on.Bargaining with a demon to save my people, only time will tell if I’ve sealed their fate, or found their salvation. And mine...
  • Saved by the Stryxian by Ella Blake

    Saved by the Stryxian by Ella Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Brandy Trentler’s wealthy family insists she marry the jerk who cheated on her, she signs up for the Stryxian mate lottery. Who knew her number would be drawn in the first round? Nothing goes right after that—the transport ship is attacked, she is captured by the enemy Morr-ta aliens and thrown in prison...
  • Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Komarr could be a garden with a thousand more years' work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails. Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course. The Emperor of Barrayar sends his newest imperial auditor, Lord Miles Vorkosigan, to find out why...
  • Provoked by Tana Stone

    Provoked by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I snuck onto the wrong ship. Now I’m at the mercy of the most terrifying and deadly of the Vandar warlords—and he refuses to let me go.Running away and joining my sister and her Vandar mate seemed like a great idea. Until I stowed away on the wrong ship.Now I’m on a Vandar warbird flying far away from my home planet, but my sister is nowhere in sight...
  • Local Custom by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Local Custom by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Master trader Er Thom knows the local custom of Liaden is to be matched with a proper bride, and provide his prominent clan Korval with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk his honor and reputation...
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    aliens  family  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  female-mc  fiction
  • Punished by Tana Stone

    Punished by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The dark and deadly Vandar raider who was exiled to our planet refuses to help me. Not without a price.Corvak is nothing like the men on my planet. He's violent and brooding and wants nothing to do with a human female like me. But he's the only one who knows how to fight. And I refuse to be helpless when the empire comes after our planet--and it's only a matter of time until they do...
  • Pillaged by Tana Stone

    Pillaged by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I was promised against my will to an imperial general. . .so I escaped. Right into the arms of an even more ruthless Vandar warlord.I’d thought things had been bad when I’d been ordered to marry the repulsive Zagrath general. But then I’d been captured by the empire’s most deadly enemy--the Vandar raiders...
  • Cosmic Catalyst by Jenny Schwartz

    Cosmic Catalyst by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ASIN B076PSPMHH moved to latest edition as per guidelinesEveryone has secrets. But some people will risk the galaxy to protect theirs. When starship shaman Jaya Romanov and her new mate partner, galactic bounty hunter and robot wolf shifter, Vulf Trent, saved the galaxy from the deadly actions of a determined geriatric terrorist, they forgot that old Earth truism: no good deed goes unpunished...
  • Space Deputy by Jenny Schwartz

    Space Deputy by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A millennium into the future, the Saloon Sector is where the Wild West meets the 1950s, in space, with robots. It’s where careers go to die. Thelma Bach graduated top of her class after four years at the Galactic Justice academy. But she’s a Rock Sector citizen. The core worlders were never going to let her transcend her background...
  • Her Alien Warrior by Presley Hall

    Her Alien Warrior by Presley Hall

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Gemma and Kzuri's story. Full blurb coming soon!Her Alien Warrior is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring blue-skinned alien warriors, a sweet but determined heroine, and a quiet, fiercely devoted hero.If you like sexy aliens, steamy romance, and thrilling adventure, you’ll love this series...
  • Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax

    Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A quiet alien cowboy, a human woman on the run, and one very messy marriage of convenience. What could possibly go wrong?In debt and on the run from a crime lord whose nose I may or may not have broken, I take the first ticket off-world that comes my way. It's an all-expenses-paid, one-way trip to an isolated ranching outpost.The only catch?I have to marry an alien cowboy.My plan is simple enough...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  paranormal  slow-burn  romance  sci-fi  western  space  fantasy
  • Borgaz by Honey Phillips

    Borgaz by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A grumpy alien, a stubborn human, and a chance at a new future…Nothing has gone right for Mary since her parents were forced to sell their farm. Alone and desperate, she seizes a chance to return.Although the home she once loved is now a rundown shack and the once prosperous farm is little more than weeds and dirt, she knows she can make it work...
  • Fate of the Beast by Sonia Nova

    Fate of the Beast by Sonia Nova

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Ambassador trying to hold peace… Being an Ambassador wasn't easy. It was even harder when you were the Earth Ambassador on an alien planet that was on the brink of war. As if Naomi didn’t have her hands full with war negotiations and ensuring the safety of humans on Agaria, the last straw is the beastly Ezak-X soldier who seems to push all her buttons wrong...
  • Mated to the Grumpy Alien by Kat Baxter, Emma Lee Jayne

    Mated to the Grumpy Alien by Kat Baxter, Emma Lee Jayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CressidaI never imagined that a trip to the art museums of Amsterdam would result in me being sent back in time. I am not a woman built to survive in a stone age Viking village. Almost as soon as I arrive, they’re threatening to burn me at the stake.Things go from bad to worse when an actual Norse God descends from the heavens to rescue me. Because he’s not actually a god, he just looks like one...
  • A Deal for Zeylum by Lynnea Lee

    A Deal for Zeylum by Lynnea Lee

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ashe is in trouble with a capital T. Stuck on a spaceship heading to an intergalactic auction as merchandise, Ashe's future looks grim. So when a dangerous alien outlaw with a bounty on his head solicits her help to break them out of lockup, she jumps on the chance. Ashe only needs to survive long enough with the known criminal to get her end of the bargain...
  • Forbidden Planet by Cheree Alsop

    Forbidden Planet by Cheree Alsop

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Captain Nova Ardis acquires the services of a dangerous, tattooed gladiator, she knows she’s taking a risk—but she would do anything for family.Kove has survived most of his life in the gladiator arena and now, on the eve of winning his freedom, he is sold once again. At least being the captain’s bodyguard shouldn’t be too hard compared to the bloody life he’s lived...
  • Relentless by Lauren Dane

    Relentless by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the erotic universe created by hot new talent Lauren Dane, passion knows no rank... Fifteen Families rule the Federated Universes-and Abbie Haws has spent her life battling the system. She's always been too driven to pay much attention to love. But when she meets Roman Lyons, Head of House Lyons, who stands for everything she hates, Abbie's attraction catches her off-guard..
  • The Englor Affair by J.L. Langley

    The Englor Affair by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In hiding who he was, Payton found himselfand the man he would grow to love. After his brother is kidnapped, Prince Payton Townsend masquerades as an Admirals assistant in order to track the culprits through the tangled mysteries of the planet Englor. He finds way more than he bargained for in the form of Marine Colonel Simon Hollister. Simon is no ordinary soldier...
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    angst  family  lgbtq  mlm  mystery  paranormal  politics  royalty
  • Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by Aral Vorkosigan, commander of the Barrayan ship that has been taken over by an ambitious and ruthless crew member. Aral and Cordelia survive countless mishaps while their mutual admiration and even stronger feelings emerge...
  • The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey

    The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Helva had been born human, but only her brain had been saved—saved to be schooled, programmed, and implanted into the sleek titanium body of an intergalactic scout ship. But first she had to choose a human partner—male or female—to share her exhilarating escapades in space!Her life was to be rich and rewarding . .
  • LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

    LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    It's just another day on the Scrap: lose the last of your credits at the WarDome, dodge the gangs and religious fanatics, discover you can destroy electronics with your mind, stumble upon the deadliest robot ever built When Eve finds the ruins of an android boy named Ezekiel in the scrap pile she calls home, her entire world comes crashing down...
  • Warrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey

    Warrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In the year 2139, fearless Tedra De Arr sets out to rescue her beleaguered planet Kystran from the savage rule of the evil Crad Ce Moerr...
  • My Regelence Rake by J.L. Langley

    My Regelence Rake by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sebastian Hastings, Viscount Wentworth, is captain of the Royal Guard by day and scandalous rake by night. To protect the royal family of Regelence from the plots of the Intergalactic Navy, Sebastian makes it his priority to personally oversee their safety. Prince Colton Townsend is done pining after the roguish viscount and focuses his attention on his second love—horses...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  angst  family  lgbtq  mlm  mystery  paranormal  politics
  • Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston

    Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The highly awaited sequel to Heart of Iron, Soul of Stars is a thrilling sci-fi adventure packed with romance, shocking twists, and witty banter, perfect for fans of Six of Crows and Cinder.Once, Ana was an orphaned space outlaw. Then she was the Empress of the Iron Kingdom...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  mystery  royalty  action-adventure  book  dystopia  epic
  • Return Once More by Trisha Leigh

    Return Once More by Trisha Leigh

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you could learn the identity of your one true love—even though you will never meet— would you?Years have passed since refugees from a ruined earth took to space, eventually settling a new system of planets. Science has not only made the leaps necessary to allow time travel, but the process engineered a strange side effect—predicting your one true love...
  • Tribute to the Alien Warlord by Bella Blair

    Tribute to the Alien Warlord by Bella Blair

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was given to me as a tribute, but soon she becomes the master of my heart.ALAHNA : Many generations ago, humans fled to the planet Thyre, which is ruled by warlords. Each year, our outposts pay tribute to the Thyres for their protection and for allowing us to live on their land.This year, we are short on horses and so I'm chosen to be part of the tribute given to the Warlord of Grymburg...
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Cyborg by Honey Phillips

    The Good, the Bad, and the Cyborg by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A desperate widow in need of a helping hand… even a cybernetic one. Hattie came to Mars with high hopes. Hopes that she and her husband would be able to claim a plot of land, to create a home, perhaps even to start a family - all of the things that were now impossible on a troubled Earth...
  • Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley

    Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dalton Fairfax, Lord Ashbourne, has always flaunted the rules of Regelence high society. Despite being the heir to the Marquess of Ravensburg, and cousin to the Townsend princes, Dalton found his calling in the military, first in the Intergalactic Navy and now the Regelence Special Regiment...
    Categorized as:
    angst  family  insta-love  lgbtq  mlm  mystery  royalty  slow-burn
  • Impatient by Viola Grace

    Impatient by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eva has met her match, but though he is older than she is, he will not be physically mature for sixteen years. Their solution is to put her in stasis. She would have gone mad, but her connection to her match keeps her sane, even if he is way too short for her. When she wakes, her best friend is holding her and with his help, she will soon be back to her normal activities...
  • Beauty and the Alien Beast by Sedona Venez

    Beauty and the Alien Beast by Sedona Venez

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Are you into ALPHA hot alien warriors, sci-fi alien romance, strong women, intense action and A LOT of steam? Well, hold onto your seat and welcome to the world of Galaxy Alien Warriors, where the aliens are hot, alpha, protective and shifters… After being abducted from Earth by alien slavers, Ella is rescued by a hot alien warrior who flees with her into the hostile wilderness of his home...
  • Cosmic Heat by Clio Evans

    Cosmic Heat by Clio Evans

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “An aerialist, a performer, an eclectic rising star—please welcome the Maximalist!"Max has finally made it to the stage. As he shoots for the stars, the last thing he expected was to fall into the arms of the most striking aliens he’s ever seen.Moss has never been so charmed by a human before. A simple touch pulls them both into a passionate heat that can only be relieved in bed...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  paranormal  aliens  mlm  steamy  male-mc  romance  fantasy
  • Aftermath by Ann Aguirre

    Aftermath by Ann Aguirre

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    DEAD HEROES GET MONUMENTS. LIVE ONES GET TRIALS.Sirantha Jax has the right genes—ones that enable her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. But it’s also in her genetic makeup to go it alone...
  • Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

    Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Centuries after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating brain disorder that sparked the wars—is a distant memory. Yet on the isle of Galatea, an uprising against the ruling aristocrats has turned deadly...
  • Keeper Of The Heart by Johanna Lindsey

    Keeper Of The Heart by Johanna Lindsey

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    *A New York Times Bestseller A dreamspinner extraordinnaire. -- "Romantic Times" In search of true love, Shanelle Ly-San-Ter flees the lustful advance of the blue-eyed barbarian who has been chosen as her lifemate, yet she's confused by the yearning the handsome brute has awakened in her...
  • The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge

    The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    This reissue of a modern classic of science fiction, the Hugo and Locus Award-winning and Nebula-nominated The Snow Queen, marks the first time the book has been reprinted in fifteen years.The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers...
  • Fall by Claire Kent

    Fall by Claire Kent

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As a pilot and a smuggler, Lenna has spent her life flying under the radar in Coalition space--taking care of herself, not relying on anyone. She's always liked it that way. But now she's stranded without any resources on a stone-age planet, and the only way to survive is to hook up with a bunch of cavemen...
  • Warrior by Cheryl Brooks

    Warrior by Cheryl Brooks

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even near death, his sensuality is amazing... She has only one chance to tame him.Leo arrives on Tisana's doorstep a beaten slave from a near-extinct race with feline genes. As soon as Leo recovers his strength, he'll use his extraordinary sexual talents to bewitch Tisana and make a bolt for freedom...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  alpha-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  animals  book
  • The Alien's Mate by Grace Goodwin, Vanessa Vale

    The Alien's Mate by Grace Goodwin, Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I've come to Earth to hunt down a killer, not find a mate. But then I see her and all I can think is...MINE.Just one dangerous problem—My enemy knows she's here...and he wants her for himself.Cassie Anderson has been an orphan since the age of four...
  • Mate of the Beast by Sonia Nova

    Mate of the Beast by Sonia Nova

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She had always wanted an adventure in the stars… After years of working for the Alien Immigration Office on Earth, Alyssa has finally been sent on her first assignment in space. But what’s supposed to be a nice little peace mission soon turns into a nightmare...
  • Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl, Lois Lowry

    Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl, Lois Lowry

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Elana is a member of a supremely advanced interstellar civilization, on a mission to the medieval planet Andrecia. To her shock, she becomes the key to a dangerous plan to turn back an invasion by an aggressive, space-faring "Youngling" species...
  • Exist Once More by Trisha Leigh

    Exist Once More by Trisha Leigh

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After everything that happened last semester and so many of the people she loves depending on her, Kaia Vespasian knows the best thing to do is keep her mouth shut, her butt in her chair, and her head down. In a few months she’ll be a certified Historian, and with the position could come some leverage...
  • Unraveled by C.J. Barry

    Unraveled by C.J. Barry

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To accomplish her father's life's quest, Tue Van Dye must leave the colony of Majj scientists and acquire the services of roguish treasure hunter Rayce Coburne--a man who not only shows her the stars, but a way to fly through them. Original...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  expert  fiction  futuristic
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