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  • A Soul to Steal by Opal Reyne

    A Soul to Steal by Opal Reyne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All Gideon wanted was a friend.After waking up in the afterlife to discover he died, Gideon has nowhere to go. The world around him feels strange, utterly false, and he struggles to let go of the past he was ripped away from.Gideon never expects his new, monstrous friend to nibble his way into his heart, or give him purpose in death...
  • R'jaal's Resonance by Ruby Dixon

    R'jaal's Resonance by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    R'jaal has waited many turns of the seasons for his khui to resonate, only to be disappointed time and time again. But when he is taken captive by strange beings hiding in the very tunnels of the fruit caves, he wakes up to find himself in a strange underground cage. Also in the cage? A very pretty unfamiliar human female. She says her name is Rosalind. She makes his khui sing...
  • Earth Boys Are Easy by C. Rochelle

    Earth Boys Are Easy by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MicahWhat’s a superhero to do when his own family sees his powers as unimpressive and he’s fifth in line for the throne?Set my sights on getting space married to a hot alien, of course!For science.Ziggy Andromeda is a skinsuit-stealing mercenary who’s so far out of my league he might as well be in another galaxy, but there’s nothing I love more than a challenge...
  • When She's Merry by Ruby Dixon

    When She's Merry by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Homesteading on the remote farm planet Risda III can be lonely. So when I notice that my neighbor isn't doing so well, I ask for help to give her a Christmas celebration to brighten her spirits.Unfortunately, the person helping me is Sinath, the most infuriating male alien ever. He's got a weird sense of humor. He doesn't know what a Christmas tree is. He even tried to exterminate my pet rodent...
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    aliens  forced-proximity  humor  paranormal  steamy  abuse  adult  book
  • Olivia and the Orc by Honey Phillips

    Olivia and the Orc by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An orc guard. A kidnapped human. A treacherous journey…The last thing Olivia remembers is celebrating a friend’s birthday. The next thing she knows, she and her friends are being marched across an alien desert by a gang of small lizardmen - and one very large and forbidding green alien...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  monsters
  • Teran by Ava Ross

    Teran by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The alien she's hot for seems to hate her. But when they touch, sparks fly. Will their growing love survive a dangerous quest?Emma: I’m pretty sure Teran hates me...
  • Christmas for a Goddess: Dragon Lords of Valdier Novella by S.E. Smith

    Christmas for a Goddess: Dragon Lords of Valdier Novella by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes, even a Goddess needs a touch of magic…Aikaterina has lived since the dawn of time. Her species was born at the same time as the universe, yet she yearns for something more. Her experiences with the Valdier, Sarafin, Curizan, and especially the Dragonlings, has left her craving something she never expected—a sense of belonging...
  • Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology by Golden Angel, Emily Tilton

    Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology by Golden Angel, Emily Tilton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is no April Fool’s Day joke!Some of your favorite Dirty Daddy authors are teaming up to bring you a spring fling of steamy hot and light-hearted Dirty Daddies stories.Scrub Daddy by Kara Kelley- If Mr. Clean was helping naughty little girls shine up their act.Phone Daddy by Lizzy Day - Dial 1-800-Daddy to make a connection...
  • Rexx by Tasha Black

    Rexx by Tasha Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Their sights are trained on love. But will they survive a ride on the Iron Peregrine?Abigail Shaw can’t believe her good luck. The Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. And baby Rio comes with Rexx, a handsome Invicta warrior guard, whose dark eyes seduce Abigail before he even opens his mouth. When he offers her his mate bond, she thinks things can’t get any better...
  • The Magic of Twelve: Hazel by Pepper North

    The Magic of Twelve: Hazel by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the face of certain death, a highly unusual rescue will lead her to the new life she could never have imagined. Hazel never expected to be staring down the barrel of a gun on her 22nd birthday. In the blink of an eye, she falls into the arms of an enormous, handsome man, who can’t keep his hands off her curves...
  • The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North

    The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a battle between good and evil, her survival depends on her sorcerer Pappa.Tough and tenacious, Sienna has refused to count on anyone for all of her 22 years. But when she’s swept away to a magical new world full of frights and delights, her stubbornness begins to subside in the arms of the gorgeous sorcerer who claims to be her fated mate...
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    paranormal  mlm  steamy  romance  sci-fi  supernatural  horror  fiction
  • A Dragonlings' Magical Christmas by S.E. Smith

    A Dragonlings' Magical Christmas by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Ariel mentions another human holiday, the women get excited. They aren’t the only ones, though. The Dragon Lords, Vox, and Ha’ven decide they want to be part of the planning this time. Things get a little out of hand when the men begin competing with each other to create the best Christmas ever for the Dragonlings, Roam, and Alice. Fuelled with tales of St...
  • Alien Beast by Lili Zander

    Alien Beast by Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This human I’m saddled with is… happy.Cheerful, even.She likes to sing to the cat.Kill me now.A year ago, an explosion – the same explosion that killed my best friend – destroyed me.Ruined me.Made me look like a monster.I’m a shadow of the man I once was.I want to be left alone.Instead… there’s Bella.Bella, who sings when she’s happy.Who likes to talk...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Dragon VIP: Pyrochlore by Starla Night

    Dragon VIP: Pyrochlore by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Smokin’ hot dragon shifters have no idea what to do with these sassy Earth females — but claiming them as mates will change the universe! Bad boy dragon shifter Pyrochlore “Pyro” Onyx is the acting CEO of the Onyx Corporation — and for the smokin’ hot billionaire playboy, it definitely feels like an act...
  • Claimed by the Alien Bodyguard by Tiffany Roberts

    Claimed by the Alien Bodyguard by Tiffany Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A retired alien bodyguard. A luscious human female he craves. He’ll do whatever it takes to make her his by Christmas.Gabriela Romero is a single mother struggling to make ends meet. With Christmas fast approaching, she’s lost work, she’s late on rent, and the zeroes in her bank account are on the wrong side of the decimal point...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  bodyguard  book  contemporary
  • Alpha Collects by Milana Jacks

    Alpha Collects by Milana Jacks

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It takes a special kind of Omega to bring an Alpha to his knees. Kind. Sweet. Beautiful. With legs that go on forever, colored eyes, perky protruding nose, funny ears, and… Were was I? Ah yes, I collected one such Omega, and I’m bringing her before my king. I am Tayseer, the Collector, the Legend. And I will deliver my people the queen...
  • Knot for Nest by V.K. Ludwig

    Knot for Nest by V.K. Ludwig

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    LucyAs an omega, I have certain talents—like dripping money from my ladyparts. Selling slick-soaked panties is my way to freedom, safety, and independence. Until a high-testosterone alpha more or less accidentally knocks my bodyguards out. He says I owe him money, but, the way I see it, he owes me a couple of good growls. After all, I have quotas to meet...
  • His Human Assistant by Michele Mills

    His Human Assistant by Michele Mills

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m a corporate whistleblower running for my life, so I take the first job I can find off planet. Now I’m a lowly assistant for some rich devil named Hannibal Hellstone? And when I say “devil,” I mean DEVIL. As in this guy’s skin is dark red, he has shiny black horns, sharp fangs, silver-tipped claws and a barbed tail. This Hyrrokin is scary AF and his eight-year-old son looks just like him...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  billionaire  book
  • Luna of Earth by Laura Jo Phillips

    Luna of Earth by Laura Jo Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are lots of great ways for a beautiful, wealthy, brilliant young woman to meet a suitable romantic partner. Through the Internet, Church, volunteer groups, or even singles bars. Or, you can do it the way Luna Meadows did--by rescuing an alien from his crashed intergalactic spaceship on the side of a remote mountain in the Rockies just ahead of a three day blizzard...
  • Bedside Manners For Aliens by Dane Griggs

    Bedside Manners For Aliens by Dane Griggs

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereMe: I just can’t stop thinking about you. I know we can’t go further, but I have an idea. Maybe we could sext?L’Vect: What is that?Me: Sexting is when you tell the other person how you want them to touch themselves, and that person describes what it feels like. It’s a sex game.L’Vect: Yes. I want to sext. What do we do next?Me: I will go first...
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    aliens  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  sci-fi  romance
  • Rashe by Ava Ross

    Rashe by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's looking for happily-ever-after. He can’t touch her. But with her life at stake, he'll sacrifice everything to protect her.Kristy: Chosen for the Driegon bride selection, I’m confident I’ll meet the alien of my dreams. I don’t expect to find true love, but it would be nice to find someone special...
  • Trapped in Your Storm by Darien Cox

    Trapped in Your Storm by Darien Cox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Autumn has local DJ and disinformation agent Elliot Nicholson feeling renewed. He’s moved past the depression and anxiety that plagued him over the summer, and lately his job has been blessedly free of crisis. But for Elliot and his colleagues, nothing remains peaceful for long in Singing Bear Village. Baz, their outlandish ambassador, may be missing...
  • Desired By Dragons by Scarlett Grove

    Desired By Dragons by Scarlett Grove

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The ultimate dragon mega-bundle from Scarlett Grove For the first time, all the dragon shifter stories that have enthralled Scarlett's readers have been gathered into one huge collection. Here's what you'll find inside: Alien Commander's Bride: Lexi Garcia will do anything to protect her family … even mate with one of the Draconians she hates...
  • Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night

    Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will Mal’s mother recognize her first grand dragonlet? Or, will she subject him to the same lifelong rejection, loneliness, and low class destiny forced upon the Onyx siblings — and Mal? This is a super sweet “happily ever after” bonus story for the full length science fiction romance novel Dragon VIP: Malachite...
  • Help Wanted: Wife by Cara Bristol

    Help Wanted: Wife by Cara Bristol

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They have nothing to lose except their hearts. The only thing keeping widower Larth from succumbing to grief is running the fledgling bakery founded by his late wife. He intends to make the business the biggest, best bakery in all of Caradonia. But he can’t do it alone. Unable to find affordable help, he turns to Cosmic Mates and advertises for a wife in-name-only...
  • Escape Clause by Cara Bristol

    Escape Clause by Cara Bristol

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The only thing they can’t escape is love… After a nano-virus devastates Caradonia, leaving the planet in desperate need of women, leader Krogan launches a last-ditch effort to save their civilization—convince men to accept human brides through Cosmic Mates.Krogan himself has no time or desire for a wife...
  • The Magic of Twelve: Marigold by Pepper North

    The Magic of Twelve: Marigold by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will this bookish beauty enjoy life as a Little as much as she always dreamed? The quiet life of a librarian is almost everything Marigold has ever wanted. But she longs for the passion and excitement of a love as true as the ones between the pages of those books. If only she had someone to call Daddy, just like her favorite heroines...
  • Twisted by Evangeline Anderson

    Twisted by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nikki Davis is having a terrible time. Her three sons are in trouble in school and her husband is divorcing her while a nasty coworker steals her best commissions at work. Is it any wonder she's thinking of offing herself? But when she steps into the foaming surf of Clearwater Beach, she feels something hard under her foot...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Hitting The Target by Evangeline Anderson

    Hitting The Target by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A girl sent to kill the one she is dreaming of Her target? A Kindred warrior with a beast inside Can Mia complete her mission? Or is Trey Hitting the Target when he aims for her heart? Ormyu Five is the world divided in two To the north, a police state ruled by the heavy hand of The EYE, which spies on its people constantly and keeps iron control over their lives...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Never Cuff an Alien by V.K. Ludwig

    Never Cuff an Alien by V.K. Ludwig

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My alien concubine refuses to please me.That gruff, muscled Vandalar saikh I bought myself keeps running away. So I do what every lonely woman in her thirties would: I cuff him to my bed until he comes to his senses. At least now I don’t have to chase behind him in high heels, and can concentrate on starting my mail-order-saikh business...
  • Turn Left for Stars by V.K. Ludwig

    Turn Left for Stars by V.K. Ludwig

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A SciFi Alien RomCom. It’s hard to find the right alien concubine… Finding three of them? Impossible! Watching the future saikhs practice their penetration angles at the saikhmenti alone doesn’t cut it to make a decision. What about other things like… I don’t know. Personality? What I need is insider information. That saikh-in-training who keeps failing his assessments? He’s offering it up freely...
  • A Kiss on Kaidava by S.J. Sanders

    A Kiss on Kaidava by S.J. Sanders

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cara has been looking forward to her happily ever after. With no living family, it is all she has wanted for years and she thought she found it with the love of her life, Ben...
  • First Contact by S.J. Sanders

    First Contact by S.J. Sanders

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before humanity met the Budo, before humans were sold for breeding compatibility experimentation to the Agraak, there was a crash landing on an unknown world—Earth. If a male wasn’t born into the upper tiers of Forad society, he would never know the comfort of his own mate. Ehmhy was not such a fortunate male, he was a trader of a long line of traders...
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    aliens  paranormal  poc-mc  steamy  adult  book  children  contemporary
  • DragonSeer by S. Rodman

    DragonSeer by S. Rodman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two lovers, our dragons, eggs on the way, and one cottage.It’s everything I need to be happy. But my partners were meant for greater things, I can feel it in my bones.Kirby is radiance and light. His presence is too big for a Welsh valley in the middle of nowhere.Cai is doing so well, but he is clearly a shattered man.They both need more and I need to give it to them. The world needs them too...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  steamy  aliens  romance  fantasy  dragons  magic
  • Sheltered by the Orc: Monster Brides by Sandra R. Neeley

    Sheltered by the Orc: Monster Brides by Sandra R. Neeley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fall through an ancient Fae portal to a time when Orcs ruled the Irish countryside. Stumble into an arranged marriage with an Orc who wants you less than you want him. And when it’s all said and done?Frantically search for a way to travel through time back to his side...
  • Imprisoned by Evangeline Anderson

    Imprisoned by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A girl dressed as a boy In a Triple Max prison full of savage predators A Kindred warrior undercover, trying to protect What he thinks is an innocent boy. Lathe can't understand why he is so drawn to Ari But when her secret comes out, will it kill them both? You'll have to read Imprisoned to find out..
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Healing The Broken by Evangeline Anderson

    Healing The Broken by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kindred Tales Sarah Michaels is running for her life! Abducted into a cult called The Brotherhood of Peace at age twelve, she has grown up in an abusive system. Now as an adult, she is desperate to get away before she must become a “Bride of the Prophet” and is forced to have sex with the leader, the lecherous Father Caleb...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • War for Earth by Erin Raegan

    War for Earth by Erin Raegan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three weeks ago, an alien species called the Vitat, invaded the earth. They broke through the earth’s atmosphere and decimated the human population in moments. Their goal? Nothing but destruction and to feed their endless appetites. Their hive queen orbits earth in their warship, waiting until her hive have taken over the planet and she can consume earth’s sun to grow her massive hive...
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    aliens  paranormal  steamy  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Alien Mate by Sadie Carter

    Alien Mate by Sadie Carter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With all the drama and trouble behind her, Zoey is looking forward to arriving on Zerconia and settling down into a normal life as Dex’s mate. Normal? What was she thinking? There is nothing normal about being mated to a sinfully sexy, often times arrogant and overprotective Zerconian warrior. But then normal is overrated, right? Trouble follows Zoey to Zerconia, threatening her very life...
  • One Big Bite by Michele Mills

    One Big Bite by Michele Mills

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Who stole my lunch?” Cannibal’s carefully packed work lunches keep disappearing day after day. Only his. Grrr. Someone obviously appreciates expert cooking, but this constant thievery is about to throw him into a berserker rage. He has to track down this atrocity.“Don’t feed it,” his brothers warn, “you’ll just encourage it to scavenge...
  • Switched by Evangeline Anderson

    Switched by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A warrior with a talent that could get him killedA girl transported to a new existence with no warningWhen the two of them trade lives, it places them in mortal peril...
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    aliens  humor  mlm  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Alpha Knots by Milana Jacks

    Alpha Knots by Milana Jacks

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If I keep her, there’s no going back. Officer Samantha Noell In the blink of an eye, I’m head-first in a snowdrift, rescued by the biggest, greenest—man?—I’ve ever seen. Whatever he is, he turns my take-no-crap attitude into need. I should escape, but I’ve got a hunch that I’m close to solving a cold case involving several women who disappeared into thin air. Vemlox My plan is foolproof...
  • Claimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts

    Claimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An otherworldly warrior desperate to escape Earth. A curvy human female who’s his only hope—and his deepest desire.After losing her job, apartment, and boyfriend in one afternoon, Zoey doesn’t think things can get any worse. Then an uninvited passenger—green, four-armed, and sexy as sin—proves her wrong by dragging her into his frantic escape...
  • Interstellar Love Song by C. Rochelle

    Interstellar Love Song by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MicahIf there’s one thing I can confirm, it’s that shacking up with a bodysnatching space mercenary has made life infinitely more exciting.But now it’s time to get space married!And… space mpregged?Unfortunately for my end game plans, a looming threat is hanging over the universe, and I do mean looming over the entire universe—threatening us all...
  • Taliz by Alana Khan

    Taliz by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Taliz avoids people for a reason… his untamed predator. But when a stranded human arrives, can he restrain his inner beast before his monster decides she’s his prey?ZaydieI’ve traveled all the way to planet Hallion to research their winter holiday...
  • The  (Alien) Nanny for Christmas by Amanda Milo

    The (Alien) Nanny for Christmas by Amanda Milo

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hi. I’m Gwen. I’m a single mom to two growing boys—and now I’m the brand new owner of an alien whose greatest wish in life is to become a live-in nanny. It’s been kind of a weird day. I wholeheartedly recommend adding an alien to your household though. He cooks, he cleans—and the kids love him...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  children  contemporary
  • Secret Santa Surprise by Evangeline Anderson, MacKenzie Cartwright

    Secret Santa Surprise by Evangeline Anderson, MacKenzie Cartwright

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Listening Length: 5 hrs and 46 minsSeries: Kindred Tales, Book 29, Brides of the Kindred, Book 25.3One lonely older woman...Two younger warriors who think she’s beautiful...Add some spiked punch and a mix-up with the Secret Santa Gifts,And who knows what might happen? Melanie Jameson is afraid it’s going to be a lonely Christmas...
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    aliens  humor  paranormal  steamy  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • Deep in Your Shadows by Darien Cox

    Deep in Your Shadows by Darien Cox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s been three months since the team were instructed to stay off the mountain, and Christian is going a little stir crazy. Until one rainy afternoon an object crashes into the water in Singing Bear Village, creating temporary chaos and confusion in the peaceful lakeside community...
  • Stranded Temptation by Milly Taiden

    Stranded Temptation by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kara is ready to kill her boss, Max. She also wants him so badly it’s making her nuts. He’s a workaholic, and finds ways to keep her on the job late, ruining any love life she could have. Plus, he’s never shown the least bit of interest in her and that’s how she wants it, right? Maybe. Things change when their plane crashes on their way to a meeting, leaving them stranded on a deserted island...
  • Ascension Saga: 1 - Trinity by Grace Goodwin

    Ascension Saga: 1 - Trinity by Grace Goodwin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN B07J5BXHMLRead the complete adventures of Trinity and Leo in Ascension Saga, Volume 1 (Books 1-3). A princess. A soldier. A destiny neither could ever imagine. Leoron of Alera returns home from the Hive wars determined to protect the capital city--and last bastion of a vanished Queen's reign--from civil war...
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