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Born to Be Mine by Lexa Luthor
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn F/F Omegaverse Sci-Fi Romance Charlie never meant to trigger more than just new feelings between her and Kal! But now she faces an Alpha in full rut, while struggling to keep her promise and not allow Kal to mark her for life, which could send Kander into another civil war... -
![War by A.G. Wilde]()
War by A.G. Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Caveman Alien’s Enemy by Calista Skye]()
Caveman Alien’s Enemy by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMia I’ve caught a dragon. He’s huge, silvery and so beautiful it physically hurts. Or maybe that’s just my urge to run away from such a deadly creature. But a sudden, icy blizzard is raging outside on this dinosaur-infested planet, and I’m stuck with this, our worst enemy. I’ve bound him with steel wire, but if he snaps them I think I might be in for a world of hurt... -
![Going Cold by Viola Grace]()
Going Cold by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoing from supporting family to being an imperial courier across the stars doesn’t take as long as she thought. She can deal with the assassins.Once the details of her life are sorted out and all impediments removed, Hesker takes on a new name for a new life in a new position. She heads to the stars, is reset, and all traces of her previous life are removed from her body... -
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![Broken Dreamer by Viola Grace]()
Broken Dreamer by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLed by her dreams, she finds her way into the stars where fate conspires to put her exactly where she needs to be, in a hero’s path.When her parents died, Lyra was untethered. She left school, followed her dreams, and focused on keeping herself alive. She is not a fan of people and enjoys being alone... -
![Enticed by the Satyr: Kindred Tales #38: A novel of the Monstrum Kindred, by Evangeline Anderson]()
Enticed by the Satyr: Kindred Tales #38: A novel of the Monstrum Kindred, by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA warrior from another universe...A woman running from an abusive relationshipA rip in the fabric of space-time and a malevolent alien race bent on destructionHow does it all tie together? Read Enticed by the Satyr...the first book of the Monstrum Kindred to find outMia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Julliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her... -
![Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson]()
Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Monstrum Warrior who has vowed never to Claim a bride…An older woman, who thinks she’s done with Love…Can they come together to save the Earth…and each other?What’s the worst Christmas present imaginable? A cheating husband? An angry mob outside your front door? What about Menopause? Minister Emilia Oxley has gotten all three this Yuletide season and she could do without them all, thank you... -
![Off-Limits Dragon by Miranda Martin]()
Off-Limits Dragon by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA scarred warrior, a sweet virgin, and new dangers.Zat'an was the esteemed Second to the Al'fa, but he forfeited both his position and his stature after losing in arena combat to another Zmaj. Abigail still sees in him a sexy, veteran warrior and wants him, scars and all. She's saved herself for her "One" and knows it's Zat'an.Yet, each time she reaches out, he pushes her away... -
![Hitched to the Alien General by Mina Carter]()
Hitched to the Alien General by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHer perfect man is a big, scarred alien war hero. Pity he only see’s her as a warrior, not a woman... Kenna Reynolds loves life in the Imperial Court. The latharian culture fascinates her, and she values the friendships she’s made amongst the sentinel women, most bonded to Latharian males, and a few with babies on the way... -
![Tamed for Their Use by Ivy Barrett]()
Tamed for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThough she is grateful to the Ventori who rescued her from a notorious drug cartel, Nichole Romano is none too pleased at being held in their custody and tested for her compatibility as a mate. Her patience runs out when two huge, handsome warriors carry her off against her will, but despite her fury she is quickly stripped bare and her defiance merely earns her a sound spanking... -
![Heart of the Agraak by S.J. Sanders]()
Heart of the Agraak by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAgraadax was shaken by recent events and the breeding facility closed, but it has done little to ease the simmer of unrest rippling through Agraak society. In Aminae, one of the dome cities scattered on the few arid patches of land of the swampy planet, factions are rising against the cruelties of the upper raniks that rule their society. Kaede is a male devoted to the cause... -
![Rescued by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee]()
Rescued by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKORIV’N My mate’s scent calls to me. I hunt it, each step taking me closer to the one thing I came to Earth to find.These silly humans think they’ve captured me. What a joke. They’ve captured nothing! I’m here for my female, and nothing can stop me. I will find her, and I will claim her. She is mine!When my mate runs right into me and begs for me to take her away, I can hardly believe my ears... -
![Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett]()
Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis career plan never included becoming one of the galaxy's most infamous treasure hunters. And it certainly never included his one weakness: Nera Darc.Astro-archeologist Niklas Phoenix loved his job studying and safeguarding artifacts at the Institute of Historical Preservation...until he learned that it was all a lie... -
![Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee]()
Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCONNIE I have a purple stalker. I don’t know what possessed me to hit the Xarc’n warrior with my bat, but now I have a stalker—a big purple stalker with fangs and horns. And to make things worse, I can’t go back to New Franklin.After my first night out on my own, I wake up all wrapped up and cuddly with a certain possessive hunter. He purrs like a giant cat and vows to protect me... -
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![Krampus and the Crone by Honey Phillips]()
Krampus and the Crone by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a horned alien warrior and an isolated woman grant two children their holiday wish for a family?Jaelle is lonely. Ostracized by the village, like her mother and grandmother before her, she poses as an old witch in order to eke out a meager living selling herbal remedies to people who don't want to admit they need her help... -
![Survivors by Anna Hackett]()
Survivors by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn 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...Categorized as:
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![Dark Cure by Cynthia Sax]()
Dark Cure by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA warrior seeking forever faces a medic living in the moment. Gisella, the Refuge’s medic, is dedicated to her role. She doesn’t have the space in her lifespan for love, a mate, or children. Healing is her entire focus. But she’s also a female in her prime. She has needs, wants, cravings…especially for a scarred, long-haired barbarian warrior temporarily residing in the settlement... -
![Command Control by Viola Grace]()
Command Control by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaya worked hard jobs all her life, and a devastating explosion at sea turned her from a hard worker into a crispy critter. Bedridden and blind, she accepts the order from the Volunteer Project and gets herself reset into a body that can move and skin that isn’t black... -
![Playing Their Parts by Evangeline Anderson]()
Playing Their Parts by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo detectives, hot on the heels of a killer...Undercover as adult actors on the wild planet of BachanaliusWill Steel and Cassie find passion while...PLAYING THEIR PARTS? Cassandra Steel and Commander Stone are a unique pair. Together, they comprise the first human/Kindred detective team on the Tampa PD... -
![Designed Collision by Viola Grace]()
Designed Collision by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stranger walks through the woods and offers to take her from her broken world. Hell yes. With conditions.With the asteroid looming, she makes a run for a family farm and the animals therein. After the crash with communications cut off, she lives a routine of subsistence and survival with no other soul to speak to... -
![Teril's Fire: A Mate Index Alien Romance by S.J. Sanders]()
Teril's Fire: A Mate Index Alien Romance by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Calysii prince wants Crystal Inola Rivers dead and it’s all her ex-boyfriend’s fault. Ex-boyfriend because the louse ran off, leaving her to deal with the fallout. She told him that stealing from the royal Calysii ship docked was suicidal. Now they are looking for what he’s stolen, and she’s being held responsible... -
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Unexpected Hero by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKidnapped, ransomed, and rejected, she didn’t think things could get any worse until she realized that the rescue approaching was going to have conditions.Misty survived a horrible life and terrible parents and siblings to make it across the stars when her world ended. Those that hurt her were on the same ship... -
![Rett by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes]()
Rett by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought they were on the same side. That mistake cost her everything... including her freedom. Anya dedicated her life to the fight against the alien invaders who had conquered Earth. Now that fight is over. The rebellion failed, the enemy won, and she knows exactly who to blame. He was her lover, her friend, and a spy for the aliens. Worse. He’s one of them… and she’s his prisoner... -
![Secrets in Her Heart by Miranda Martin]()
Secrets in Her Heart by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy secret leaves no room for love.The generation ship crashed a year ago onto this hell planet with its two red suns and endlessly shifting sands. Those of us who survived are now trying to deal with the elements and monsters that are intent on finishing us off.The new arrivals, native aliens called Zmaj, are helping, but one of them has taken an interest in me. Me... -
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![Mick's Claiming by Miranda Martin]()
Mick's Claiming by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen he says he claims me, he means forever, and that makes my brain stop dead in its tracks.Thargar is part of a group of alien dragon-men who have kept us safe, provided for us, and without them we’d all surely be dead or captured by the Order to be used as breeders. We’re all super grateful, but neither horniness nor survival needs are a great reason to say yes to being claimed forever... -
![Dark Fire by Cynthia Sax]()
Dark Fire by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat the Beast wants, the Beast gets. Dare’s savage nature has made him an outcast among his kind. The silver-scaled Dracheon warrior can’t control his inner beast. It’s too strong. When his primitive instincts told him his destined mate was on Carinae E, he had no choice. He had to travel to the outlaw planet. There, he hoped to meet a female powerful enough to survive his Drache... -
![Crashed on an Ice World by Anna Hackett]()
Crashed on an Ice World by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s her boss. She’s his best friend. These two deep-space convoy security specialists are fighting their simmering attraction…until a starship crash on a deadly ice world changes everything.Elana Korra loves her security job as a medic on the convoy ship, the Sky Nomad…except for the fact that she’s in love with her boss... -
![Lost in Barbarian Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett]()
Lost in Barbarian Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA clash of cultures. Security agent versus barbarian warrior. On an expedition to a newly discovered barbarian world, an experienced security agent doesn’t expect to be working with a big, bossy barbarian warrior. Agent Honor Brandall enjoys her job as security agent for the Institute of Historical Preservation’s expedition ships. Adventures to distant planets – awesome...Categorized as:
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![Mated on Hades by Golden Angel]()
Mated on Hades by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Celestial Mates agency always knows what - or who - you need. Tarrik would do anything to avoid breaking his mother's heart, so he begrudgingly signs up for Celestial Mates and agrees to come home and settle down once the agency finds his match. There's just one catch: he's not ready to give up his free and easy life traveling the galaxy... -
![Surrendered by Evangeline Anderson]()
Surrendered by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCommander Thornex is a Hybrid--half Kindred and half Pyro--a much feared people who have the ability to unleash horrific maelstroms of flame whenever they are angered. All his life Thorn has struggled to control the destructive power within him. A horrible accident in his past made him swear to never unleash the fire again and for many years, he has kept himself under tight control... -
![My Chameleon Mate by Susan Trombley]()
My Chameleon Mate by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVeraI accidentally launched an escape pod on my miserable honeymoon—with me on it—and crash-landed in the middle of an alien jungle on a forbidden “emerging civilization” planet, breaking about a hundred Cosmic Syndicate laws.Oh, and I robbed a hot lizard guy with sexy black eyes, the most colorful scales I’ve ever seen, and a powerful prehensile tail that curls up like a cinnamon roll... -
![Ice Planet Barbarians Part 5: Truth by Ruby Dixon]()
Ice Planet Barbarians Part 5: Truth by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow that I've learned the alien barbarian's language, all the holes are filling in. Ahem. Not like that. Okay, like that, too.The problems are mounting. The alien abductors are coming back. My fellow human captives are dying as we speak. And the alien hunks? When they claim, it's forever. We've got to decide how to proceed, and soon, because whatever path we choose?There's no turning back... -
![A Darkside Interlude by Anna Carven]()
A Darkside Interlude by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCommander Iskar Gar-Kurai isn't impressed by humans or their backwater planet. If he had his way, he'd be working closer to home, on a planet where it wasn't so infernally hot... But orders are orders, especially when they come from the very top. If he's going to be on Earth for the long term, Iskar needs to learn more about its strange inhabitants... -
![Zandian Pet by Renee Rose]()
Zandian Pet by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“On your knees, pet!” Taramina could survive slavery, even as a pet in Prium’s Intergalactic Emporium. She always knew she’d escape! She just didn’t know escape would come in the form of a powerful handsome male of her own species. Especially one whose rough handling incites a fever in her she hasn’t felt before.. -
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![Warr by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes]()
Warr by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst they stole her planet. Then they stole her sister…Her twin might have surrendered to the enemy, but Max will never stop fighting the alien warriors that conquered Earth.She’s the leader of a rebel army determined to fight for freedom and the future of the human race. The Tolath are her enemies, and she will never surrender to any of them… especially not to him... -
![His Human Ward by Michele Mills]()
His Human Ward by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe brooding Fire Lord of Ashmoor Manor receives an adorable, curvy human as his ward!I’m getting married today and I’m so freaking depressed.My bridal gown is exquisite. The ring is enormous. But my groom is evil personified and I’m being forced into this doomed marriage. I’m seconds from breaking into a full-on ugly cry.And right then, as if by magic, the church doors burst open... -
![Heart of the Deep by Tiffany Roberts]()
Heart of the Deep by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHIS HUNTRESS AND HIS HEART Larkin has spent almost a year hunting the monstrous kraken in the hope that they knew the whereabouts of her missing brother. Her efforts finally come to fruition when she and the other rangers capture three of the beasts — but the reality is nothing like the stories they’ve been told, and the kraken are not the monsters she expected... -
![Bonded To The Alien Centurion by Mina Carter]()
Bonded To The Alien Centurion by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBehind ‘enemy lines’ the last thing she expects is a sexy alien warrior determined to make her his… When things screw up in diplomatic talks with the Lathar Dani Black finds herself lined up for the one thing every dyed in the wool soldier dreads… a diplomatic function... -
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Captured by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTILLYNo one ever told me the bugpocalypse would be so lonely.I was ready when the man-eating space bugs descended from the skies. I have everything I need in my fortress: food, water, and my dog, Waffles, but I'm bored out of my gourd and lonely AF. So when a Xarc’n warrior breaks into my home, I decide to “detain” my purple intruder... -
![Tammy and the Traitor by Honey Phillips]()
Tammy and the Traitor by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA scarred alien warrior. A fragile human woman. Too many secrets. Growing up in the slums of Kaisar, Vorkan learned to fight for what he wanted. As an Imperial warrior, he learned the importance of honor and duty. But when they rescue a delicate human female, he knows she is destined to be his... -
![Harry's Sacrifice by Bianca D'Arc]()
Harry's Sacrifice by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmbracing the unexpected can lead to all sorts of adventures.Resonance Mates, Book 5 The prophesied time has arrived ... and Harry, born of an alien Alvian mother - Mara 12 - and a human father - Justin O'Hara - and forever caught between two very separate worlds .... must journey to the top of the world to unlock a mysterious ship found trapped in an icy crevasse... -
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Encode by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHoney Barrow serves the Alliance as an Encoded Courier, putting biologicals into her own body to keep them viable during transport. This job has kept her flying for years, but that is about to come to a screeching halt when she accepts an assignment to transport the semen of an Alpha multi-shifter to the High Prefect of Shoshan... -
![Playing Cards With Aliens by Erin Raegan]()
Playing Cards With Aliens by Erin Raegan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSmall town. Small life. Smaller dreams.I’m content. Happy. It might not make sense to most people but this is the life I chose for myself.If there’s a small part of me that wants to travel and see the world, I’m okay with appeasing that desire with travel magazines and planning future vacations. I want this life and a life full of adventure. I don’t see why I can’t have both... -
![Brhex by Sabine Ferruci]()
Brhex by Sabine Ferruci
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeri's Alien-Capture To-Do List Survive the Lizards Escape Said Lizards Thrive on a New Planet Captain Keri Hampton is stuck on number three of her list. Her human crew has moved into nice digs on Obos. But they need jobs. They need rights. They need a freaking purpose, which might just be assisting with a planetary girl power movement... -
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![JoAyyn by Amanda Milo]()
JoAyyn by Amanda Milo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy alien keeper rescued me from a man I should have been able to trust: my father.Raised by an alien, I never really learned how to interact with human people.And that’s fine. I’m happy just as I am. I never feel like I’m missing out on anything....So I don’t understand why this new human, Lee, affects me so strangely.Then again, he did just admit that he’s been hunting me... -
![Fated to Fall by Stephanie West]()
Fated to Fall by Stephanie West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlaidd went slightly insane witnessing the small human being abused by her mate. He didn’t care that he was on a foreign planet, as he swiftly ended the vile male. All that mattered was soothing the heart rending pain that radiated from the trembling female. But despite Blaidd’s best intentions, nothing he did for Vivian went right... -
![Frrar by Layla Nash, Juno Wells]()
Frrar by Layla Nash, Juno Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's lost in the past.She's lost in the mission.When they're lost in space, will love find them?Maisy Cunningham was the youngest doctor to graduate from the Fleet Academy, but that doesn't stop the rest of the crew from treating her like a helpless little sister... -
![Through Uncharted Space by Anna Hackett]()
Through Uncharted Space by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA deep-space convoy master who demands everyone follow his rules...and the stowaway scam artist who’s never met a rule she wouldn’t break. Dare Phoenix runs his convoy with absolute control. In uncharted space, lives depend on it. When one plain, dowdy woman comes aboard, his gut tells him that something is off about her... -
![Pact by Viola Grace]()
Pact by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMila was living a quiet life. Too old to join the Volunteer program, she was resigned to her position in the middle of nowhere. When a recruiter comes to her and orders her to join she says no. When he explains that due to her genetic heritage she has no choice, she reluctantly enters a pact to gain an education in return for her genes... -
![Taken as His Pet by Sassa Daniels]()
Taken as His Pet by Sassa Daniels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesperate to escape the stifling confines of Earth's repressive society, Lucy Bainbridge has only one hope. She proposes a deal to a warrior of Taar-Breck, promising to serve as his pet in return for passage to his home planet, but when the huge, fiercely handsome alien immediately orders her to strip and kneel at his feet, Lucy wonders if she has gotten herself in way over her head...
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