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Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt is in the darkest hours of a universe’s past that their legends are born and their heroes rise…No one knows exactly how much heart they have until their mettle is put to the hazard and they reach the lowest point of hell. There, they have only two choices. Lie down and die. Or find the strength to push themselves to their feet and fight back with everything they have... -
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Forever Defend by Michael Anderle, Emily Beresford
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSome forget why she was called the Queen Bitch. Not Anymore. Bethany Anne is going stir crazy after more than a decade of having to be 'The Empress.' Now, her advisors have to deal with an Empress who is determined to be on the front line.The Ixtali's come to the Etheric Empire, hat in hand.Nathan decides that the best way to handle soft intelligence, is to create a new company... -
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The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTwo boys, alone in space.After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship.Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of a launch... -
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Born of Defiance by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBorn an Outcast, Talyn Batur has spent the whole of his life fighting against the prejudice of his people. An Andarion without a father is not something anyone wants to be... -
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Rebel by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife is complicated along the Hadrian Line. Decisions made on the border will decide the fate of the entire Human Sector.Nora is adjusting to her new role as a player in the games of the powerful. She's gained some interesting enemies and some even more dubious allies. She has also been presented with a unique opportunity, courtesy of Jonah... -
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Taunting Krell by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook 7 in the Cyborg Seduction series. Krell hates humans. They left him scarred and undesirable to females. He’s lived a lonely existence in his home world because of their brutality. So he’s angry when he’s ordered to interrogate the captured human. She’s the enemy, a soldier from Earth. He’ll show her the same mercy they showed him. None... -
![Zercy by Kora Knight]()
Zercy by Kora Knight
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEmergency landing. Uncharted planet. Erotic captivity of epic proportions. Right when Captain Alec Hamlin thinks it can’t get any crazier, his team is sold to their captors’ mighty sovereign. King Zercy of the Kríe. Ruler of the planet’s most formidable species. Man, is he imposing. So regal and larger than life. And way too savagely handsome for Alec’s liking... -
![Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem]()
Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternative cover edition ASIN B00CKXWOM2Cassandra Chamberlain has always stood out. It's hard not to at 6’1” and 165 pounds with jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes. And if that wasn’t enough she is also brilliant, graduating from Harvard at fifteen, teaching at MIT at nineteen and up for the prestigious Magellan Award at twenty five. But she’s never really fit in... -
![Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde]()
Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Not the best of ways to introduce myself to you…A gentleman would have at least greeted you first…… but I’m no gentleman.”He’s the Bone Crusher. A man in a mask.His face is hidden alongside his intentions.He doesn’t do things for free…or to be nice.So just how did Nia end up stuck on a ship with him by her side?She’d wanted adventure, but Ka’Cit Urgmental was SO. MUCH. MORE... -
![Peace Maker by Michelle Diener]()
Peace Maker by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFliss knows all about her ancestors, the Travelers, who were forced to land on Fjern thousands of years ago, but when it comes to the Gyr—the enhanced warriors who protect the people of Fjern from the monsters that inhabit the planet—she’s in the dark, even though she is one herself... -
![Defending the Galaxy by Maria V. Snyder]()
Defending the Galaxy by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYear 2522. Oh. My. Stars.Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It's situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base - including my parents - with a new attack from the looters imminent, a possible galaxy-wide crime conspiracy and an unstoppable alien threat. But this all pales in the face of my mind-blowing discovery about the Q-net... -
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Risteard’s Unwilling Empress by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRistéard Roald is the powerful and deadly ruler of Elpidios, a planet that is slowly dying without the blood stones needed to absorb the radiation gradually destroying its stratosphere. He has sworn to do whatever it takes to protect his world and his people, but time is running out.Hope comes from an unexpected source, the Kassis... -
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The Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the heart-pounding conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Diabolic series, the Empire teeters on the edge of destruction as rumors spread that Nemesis is still alive.Three years ago, Tyrus Domitrian shocked the galaxy by killing the woman he swore to love forever. The woman for whom he upended the Empire. The woman with whom he wanted to build a new and brighter future... -
![Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder]()
Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYear 2522. Lyra Daniels is dead.Okay, so I only died for sixty-six seconds. But when I came back to life, I got a brand new name and a snazzy new uniform. Go me! Seriously, though, it's very important that Lyra Daniels stays dead, at least as far as my ex-friend Jarren, the murdering looter, knows.While dying is the scariest thing that's happened to me, it morphed my worming skills... -
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Champion by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…Space marine Blaine Strong enjoyed being a composed, controlled member of space station security…until he was abducted by alien slavers. Forced into underground fight rings and pumped full of drugs, he’s now seething with anger and out for revenge... -
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Alien in Flames by January Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'll do anything to keep Earth safe— even marrying the alien king.When I joined the Earth Federation after the Roth alien invasion, I was put through the most intense spy training on the planet. I took a vow to do whatever necessary to protect humanity, and I meant every word.So when the opportunity presents itself to make myself the queen of the Roth and steer intergalactic history? I'm all in... -
![Into the Light by Anna Carven]()
Into the Light by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAbbey When your mate is a Kordolian General who's betrayed the most vicious Empire in the Universe, things tend to get a little heavy from time to time. For the last six months, Tarak's had to divide his time between Earth and space, dealing with various... problems. But he's home now, and he tells me he's not going anywhere... -
![Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John]()
Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe drug Delir is sweeping the Kalquorian Empire, leaving madness and death in its wake. Investigator Dramok Gelan has already lost his enforcer partner in a deadly shootout because of the case. With no clues or suspects, he despairs of putting an end to the epidemic. Then a familiar face enters the picture: new partner and former lover Nobek Wynhod... -
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Lonely Shore by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook two of Chaos StationAll they can do is live day to day...Felix Ingesson has returned to his duties as the Chaos's engineer with Zander Anatolius, his ex-boyfriend-turned-broken-super-soldier, at his side. Hope means something again. But there's nothing Felix can do to battle the alien poison flowing through Zander's veins, or his imminent mental decline... -
![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... -
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Shattered Earth by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe scum of the galaxy are using Earth as a nuclear winter death camp. It outrages pirate captain Kohia Jekyll’s sense of justice. No one deserves to die agonizingly of radiation poisoning, especially not on the planet humanity had to evacuate seven generations ago. So Kohia intends to close the prison camp down... -
![Vexing Voss by Gail Koger]()
Vexing Voss by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Voss, a Coletti Warlord, conquering the universe is a piece of cake. After all, he's a master of psychic seduction; no one can resist him when he sets his mind to it.Zoey Jones is determined to find her mother's killer. Surrendering to a fierce Coletti warrior is the last thing on her mind... -
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Dagger's Hope by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDagger is a Trivator warrior. He is known for his dark and dangerous edge, making him the perfect warrior for impossible missions. He fears nothing, until he meets a young, delicate human female who wakens his heart. Her gentle touch, soft voice, and her shy sense of humor touch him in a way he never thought could happen... -
![Wray by M.K. Eidem]()
Wray by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEmperor Wray Vasteri is the ruler of the Tornian Empire, his House has ruled the Empire ever since the great infection struck over five hundred years ago and he fears he will be the last. The number of compatible females is dwindling faster than anyone knows and if compatible females aren’t found soon their entire civilization will cease to exist... -
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![Dark Horse by Michelle Diener]()
Dark Horse by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSome secrets carry the weight of the world.Rose McKenzie may be far from Earth with no way back, but she's made a powerful ally--a fellow prisoner with whom she's formed a strong bond. Sazo's an artificial intelligence. He's saved her from captivity and torture, but he's also put her in the middle of a conflict, leaving Rose with her loyalties divided... -
![Grim by M.K. Eidem]()
Grim by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsKing Grim Vasteri is the most feared warrior in the Tornian Empire. He has been sent by his Emperor to find and retrieve compatible females for their dying civilization... -
![Breakout by Ann Aguirre]()
Breakout by Ann Aguirre
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAll hell is breaking loose in the edge-of-your-seat follow-up to Havoc and Perdition from New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre… The prison ship Perdition has become a post-battle charnel house with only a handful of Dred’s soldiers still standing and now being hunted by Silence’s trained tongueless assassins... -
![Out of Darkness by Anna Carven]()
Out of Darkness by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Kordolians are loose on the asteroid mining station Fortuna Tau, and first-rank mechanic Jia Morgan has become caught up in the thick of things. Under the careful watch of these steely-eyed silver warriors, Jia and her team have been tasked with repairing the hull of the Kordolians’ Alpha-Class battle cruiser, Silence... -
![Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase]()
Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoire Cameron, former NASA explorer and web pilot, now has a working ship, a loyal crew, an unexpected son, and a valuable Earthlike planet to protect from the clutches of Toren. Then Ennis, the only one to discover her secret, is captured by Toren--and Moire discovers crucial information that could help end the crab-human war... -
![The Skypirate by Justine Davis]()
The Skypirate by Justine Davis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDax, a skypirate hunted to the ends of the universe by the cruel interstellar Coalition, can't escape the allure of Captain Califa Claxton. A chance to destroy the Coalition awaits them, and in the white heat of their explosive union a new bond may be forged - souls joined by a magnificent love... -
![Saving His Mate by Ivy Knox]()
Saving His Mate by Ivy Knox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSold at auction on an alien planet, Chloe assumed death was around the corner. But she found love instead.Dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Chloe decides to embrace spinsterhood by adopting one (or five) dogs. Those plans are squashed when she's kidnapped from Earth and shoved into a glass cage with two other terrified human women on an alien planet... -
![Shalia's Diary: Book 4 by Tracy St. John]()
Shalia's Diary: Book 4 by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a compilation from the free serial story blog ‘Shalia’s Diary – A Clans of Kalquor Story’ by Tracy St. John. It is highly recommended you read Shalia’s Diary, Books 1, 2, and 3 before reading this story. Shalia’s Diary Book 4 picks up immediately where Book 3 left off. Shalia feels ready for a little fun when the Kalquorian transport docks for shore leave at the Xniktix Space Station...Categorized as:
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![Game on Askole by Gail Koger]()
Game on Askole by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTihar travels to Earth to find and claim a Jones’ female. He knows they are fearless, psychic warriors and talented in bed sport. Ten minutes after meeting Sarah, Tihar knows the feisty, little human is the one he has been searching for. Now he must convince Sarah, she’s meant to be his. The first-time Sarah sees Tihar, she’s a bit freaked out... -
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Star Cruise: Outbreak by Veronica Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe saved countless soldiers in the wars … but does she have the weapons to fight an outbreak? Dr. Emily Shane, veteran of the Sector Wars, is known as “The Angel of Fantalar” for her bravery under fire as a medic. However, the doctor has her own war wounds–severe PTSD and guilt over those she failed to save... -
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![Command Performance by Linnea Sinclair]()
Command Performance by Linnea Sinclair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvil aliens, an amorous cyborg and an unexpected trip to an alternate universe: just another day in the life of Captain Tasha Sebastian. And tomorrow's even better. . -
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Girl Gone Nova by Pauline Baird Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: Alternate cover edition for ASIN B00EFB8IIG.Doc-Delilah Oliver Clementyne's-orders are simple: do the impossible and do it yesterday. A genius/bad ass, she does the impossible on a regular basis... -
![Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn]()
Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings3rd book in the Yadeshi Brides series.A Dark Alien Prince + his unquenchable desire x his insatiable thirst = a warrior willing to defy a galaxy to claim his mate.Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth, warrior bride-in-training Gayle throws it away in order to sneak aboard a Yadeshi military vessel to escape imprisonment by her family... -
![Returned by Jane Hinchey, J.A. Hinchey]()
Returned by Jane Hinchey, J.A. Hinchey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStruggling to discover her role in a terrifying new world where everything has changed, she must decide who she can trust.Sierra Walker has been missing for 30 years. Her family thought she was dead, only when Sierra turns up, she hasn’t aged a day. But Earth has changed drastically.Biological warfare has decimated the planet... -
![Revolution by Kali Argent]()
Revolution by Kali Argent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBy all rights, Helios shifter Sion Jabari shouldn’t be on Xenthian. According to his own mother, he shouldn’t even be alive. His life hasn’t been an easy one, and after witnessing how greed and the desire for power can corrupt something as pure as love, he wants no part of it. When he takes a companion, he swears it will be for all the right reasons, and more importantly, it will be his choice... -
![Under Strain by Cynthia Sax]()
Under Strain by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA damaged cyborg warrior is hunted by a peace-loving human female.***Strain is severely malfunctioning. The D Model cyborg was the sole survivor of a horrific decision made by his cruel manufacturers. He hates all humans and when he attacks one placed under his cyborg leader’s protection, he is reprimanded, stripped of his weapons, told to watch and not actively participate in the next mission... -
![Claimed for Their Use by Ivy Barrett]()
Claimed for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeld captive by a brutal drug cartel and facing an uncertain fate, the last thing Jessica Saint Claud expects is to be rescued by two huge, fiercely handsome alien warriors, but the real shock comes when the two Ventori commanders make it clear that she now belongs to them. They will use their beautiful little human as thoroughly as they please, and she will submit or be punished... -
![Skip Trace by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen]()
Skip Trace by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook three of Chaos StationZander Anatolius has been revived from the fatal effects of the super-soldier program, but now he has to face his estranged family and tell a story few would believe. With his lover and the crew of the Chaos at his side, Zander returns home to a media frenzy, threats from the military and pressure to join the family business... -
![Star Navigator by Naomi Lucas]()
Star Navigator by Naomi Lucas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“It’s different because of Atlas,” she whispered, wholeheartedly feeling the truth of that statement. "I can say the most terribly erotic things in your ear," Atlas warned hotly from behind her. Reina stopped caring, and she doesn’t know why... -
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Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDelaney has been kidnapped by aliens. Again. After only a month back on Earth with her hotnew alien boyfriend Ruckus, the deadly and devastatingly handsome prince Trystan has dragged her right back to his planet. While some girls may dream of winning a prince’s heart, Delaney just wishes this one would leave her alone...Categorized as:
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![His Virgin Princess by Grace Goodwin]()
His Virgin Princess by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDanielle arrives on Everis excited to meet her new mate. She watches as her friends find happiness while haunted by dreams of an Everian Hunter who will not come for her—a mate who refuses to claim her. But something isn't right. The dreams turn dark. Tortured... -
![Champion by Emmy Chandler]()
Champion by Emmy Chandler
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Ms. Wolfe, you’re the only woman who’s ever requested the arena.” Sylvie Wolfe made a bad decision, for a good reason. Now, sentenced to death for her crime, she has only one decision left to make—the method of her execution. Most people pick lethal injection. Sylvie demands death by combat... -
![Reality Bites by Gail Koger]()
Reality Bites by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBree never thought her dimwit act, military grade mace, cattle prod, or dumping a ton of stinky manure on Jaylan's head would encourage his pursuit... -
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Starlight by Lisa Henry
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrady Garrett is back in space, this time as an unwilling member of a team of humans seeking to study the alien Faceless and their technology. It’s not the first time Brady’s life has been in the hands of the Faceless leader Kai-Ren, and if there’s one thing Brady hates it’s being reminded exactly how powerless he is... -
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Bull Headed by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre you afraid of the dark?KiniWhen I open my eyes, I’m certainly not in my apartment with its pink walls and fluffy pillows. I’m in a cage surrounded by things that are not human. And I’m definitely not on Earth. I’m wearing some sort of weird suit, and the only way I can breathe is through a complicated helmet... -
![Darker Space by Lisa Henry]()
Darker Space by Lisa Henry
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrady Garrett is back on Earth. He’s living with his partner Cam and they’re raising his sister Lucy together. Life is better than some feral reffo from Kopa has any right to hope, and Brady knows it. He’s even grateful for it, most of the time. He loves Cam, even though he’s afraid that he’s not good enough for him, and he’s still having nightmares about the alien Faceless...
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