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Loving Zorn (Zorn Warriors, #1-2) by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRal's WomanAriel never knew aliens existed until she finds herself kidnapped and taken from Earth. When the Anzon declare humans useless, she learns her fate-prize for the winner of a brutal fight between large, muscled alien men. Ral is a Zorn warrior. He has also been kidnapped by the Anzon, along with his crew. Forced into slavery, he's got one thing on his mind-freeing his people... -
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Shattered Silence by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEnki Zakanin just wants peace and quiet. He's completed his mission, and on the journey back to the Kordolian Fleet Station, he'd prefer to be left alone so he can manage the literal demon inside his head. Alone. So when a strange distress call breaks the silence, his first instinct is to ignore the signal... -
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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... -
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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... -
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Pursued by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis alien warrior is roguish, charming, and way more experienced than I am.Maybe he’s exactly what I need.All the other women who were abducted from Earth have gotten to make a fresh start on Kalix, but with my overprotective sister always hovering nearby, I feel like I’m stuck in the past—still the naïve little girl Brielle has to look out for... -
![Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart]()
Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI was abducted, sold, then crash-landed on a strange planet... only to be abducted again. And you know the funny thing? I barely even care.I’m numb. You see, I’ve already lost everything. When you’re doing something you love, you never think that it could be the last time. That someone might take your life from you and leave you stranded on a planet where most of the locals are out to get you... -
![Vera and the Victor by Honey Phillips]()
Vera and the Victor by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA grumpy alien warrior, a rebellious almost-professor, and an alien paradise...One moment Vera is peacefully studying for her PhD in Ancient History, the next she is helping an alien race who look like fairies defeat the evil male who had her abducted. They need her help and she’s not about to back down, not even when a huge, grumpy gargoyle shows up on their island demanding their allegiance... -
![Captured by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart]()
Captured by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI've been kidnapped by a dragon.Just when I thought my life couldn't get worse, I was abducted by aliens. Now, I'm pretty sure I must be dying. Because only a vicious head injury could make me believe I'm actually flying through the air, trapped between a dragon's claws. Oh, and the dragon?He can talk.And he has all kinds of arrogant, ludicrous, and deranged things to say... -
![Beauty and the Beast by Grace Goodwin]()
Beauty and the Beast by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one denies the beast.I am a Warlord. A beast.An assassin for the Intelligence Core.Even so, I've been sent to Earth for a simple mission: Find a mate.I hold no hope. Who would want me? I'm scarred... inside and out.But one look at the human beauty and there is no question, she’s mine.When she is taken from me, I will use all my training to save her from my enemies... -
![His Human Possession by Renee Rose]()
His Human Possession by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe doesn’t want her to offer. He prefers to take. Demand. Conquer. Leti only intended to seduce the alien warrior. Because the game was to survive. Ingratiate herself to a new master. She never thought she’d fall for the giant horned warrior who rescued her from slavery. But it’s easy to make him lose control. All she has to do is tempt him, and his need to master her takes over... -
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Crashing Into Destiny by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen one man can't steal her heart, She gives it to five of them. Restless and uncertain, Diana Mallory has no idea what path in life she wants to take. Unable to choose between marriage, pursuing a career, or spending her life praying with the Sisters of the Universe, Diana struggles with the course of her future. But when she's thrown through a black hole, her choices all vanish... -
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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... -
![Mission: Planet Biter by Laurann Dohner]()
Mission: Planet Biter by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen his Veslor grouping answers a distress call on planet Biter, Roth discovers a sole survivor. The little female isn't rational and latches onto him like a lifeline. That surprises Roth, since most humans fear him. This one won't let him go, but he must resist his desire for her. It's the only honorable thing to do... -
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Ascend by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCommand Warship 1 is home to one of the most feared males in the multi-verse. Zha Quin Tha is Sire to his people, next in line to the throne. He rules his military with an iron hand. His people, the Cruestaci, are a warrior race who bow to no one and nothing... -
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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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Stealing Her Heart by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Kindred thief who longs for a female to love... An abandoned woman, trying to start again... When the two of them are thrown together, sparks fly. But what happens when Vicky has to pretend she's a professor Who teaches sexual techniques to younger men? You'll have to read Stealing Her Heart to find out. Vicky Erickson is having a lousy Valentine’s Day... -
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Mated by V.K. Ludwig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know your Gaia link is broken when your match is 93.While every Vetusian around me is expecting the arrival of the first hybrids, my mate is living out her final days in a nursing home.With true love unattainable, I concentrate on busting the crime ring responsible for the supply of human females forced into prostitution at the Odheim brothels... -
![Crossing Quinn by Gail Koger]()
Crossing Quinn by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQuinn Jones is a formidable Coletti warlord. His mission is to capture Xenia and bring her back to Tanith to be mated with a warrior the Overlord has chosen. Problem is, Quinn finds himself falling for the beautiful Farin. Her unusual “psychic powers, combat training and berserker abilities” make her the perfect mate for him... -
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Beyond Galaxy's Edge by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmbitious Patrol Captain Nissa Sander has spent three years at the galaxy’s edge keeping the law and order, and chasing scoundrel smuggler, Justyn Phoenix. But the charming rogue has always outwitted her and she’s had a hard time ignoring his hard body and handsome face... -
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Saving Them by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPaloma McQueen is a woman on a mission. Loving the Sandler brothers in the midst of a war tearing their galaxy apart never promised to be easy but Paloma swore an oath to her husbands. Their challenges are hers, their war hers, their happiness… Everything she is and will be, she plans to be with them no matter what changes the conflicts wrought on the map... -
![Trial By Flame by M.K. Eidem, Michelle Howard]()
Trial By Flame by M.K. Eidem, Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn's Kiss by M.K. Eidem Autumn thought she knew who she was then she discovered she was a rare type of dragon shifter called a Supreme Dragoon. Now she is heading to her new mate’s home world to meet more of their kind. Nerves were to be expected, but Autumn is about to get more than she bargained for. Kirall always knew who he was, a Prime Dragoon, one of the strongest of his kind... -
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On a Rogue Planet by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnlucky-in-love salvage mechanic, Malin Phoenix, didn’t intend to get caught up in a coup and kidnapped by a sexy cyborg. But she finds herself swept into an adventure to help the deadly, emotionless CenSec, Xander Saros, retrieve an ancient Terran artifact and save his planet... -
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On a Cyborg Planet by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a vicious coup, cyborg Axton Saros, Prime of the planet of Centax, is trying to rebuild his world. Still recovering from his captivity and dark guilt, he won’t let anything get in his way. But a priceless artifact, stolen during the attack, is still missing and Axton wants it back... -
![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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![Falling for Kindred Claus by Evangeline Anderson]()
Falling for Kindred Claus by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a Case of Mistake Identity end in True Love? A warrior who knows nothing about Christmas forced to play Santa...with disastrous results. A girl running from her past, who lands in a dead-end job as Santa's Helper Elf. Can Lisa keep herself from... Falling for Kindred Claus? It's a week before Christmas and Lisa James is stuck in a dead-end job, playing Santa's little Elf at the local mall... -
![The New King by Erin Raegan]()
The New King by Erin Raegan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMona It’s been a long time since I felt safe. Too long. You would think after all I’ve been through at the hands of an alien monster it would be difficult for me to live near them. That it would be difficult to live under their roof. To sleep near them. To eat their food. To talk to them. The Dahk may not be the Juldo, but they are still alien to me. They are frightening and different from me... -
![Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax]()
Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWild. Free. Hers. Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on... -
![Zephyr by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow]()
Zephyr by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis story is about Daxis discovering he's mated to a human female. And he is not happy about it. Actually, that's an understatement... -
![His Human Rebel by Renee Rose]()
His Human Rebel by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCONSCRIPTED BY AN ALIEN ARMY, SHE PLOTS HER ESCAPE… Cambry doesn’t believe the aliens’ propaganda for one minute. The Zandians may have saved her from one death, but they planned to send her to another. She bides her time, waiting for her chance to get away and find her brother, enslaved by a different species... -
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Savage Desire by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s violent, volatile, and loves a good fight. She’s small and sweet—and everything he craves. But can he make her his without hurting her?Thargen wanders the sprawling Undercity streets with one goal—a drink. Well, maybe a few drinks and a good old-fashioned bar fight to let off some steam. But the moment he sees Yuri working behind the bar, he’s overwhelmed by a new desire—her... -
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Her Alien Rogue by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe claims we’re fated mates. But does that mean it’s true love?When Kaide declares—in front of the whole village, no less—that we’re fated mates, he acts like that’s the end of it. Like it’s all been decided, and we’ll just live happily ever after.Uhhh… not so fast, buddy.I barely know the guy... -
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Possessed by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy sister found love with a dashing alien warrior, but I’m too practical for something like that to ever happen to me.Right?Now that Nadia is happily settled into her new life with Zatir, I’m not quite sure what to do with myself. I was the protective older sibling for so long, I’ve forgotten who I am besides that.I need to make my own life on this strange new planet... -
![The Kindred Warrior's Captive Bride by Evangeline Anderson]()
The Kindred Warrior's Captive Bride by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeedrix is a Kindred warrior with a tragic past. After losing his pregnant mate during childbirth, he has sworn never to even look at another female again. So he tells himself to ignore the auction going on where a lovely young woman is being sold. But when Need's disgusting crewmate, a three-headed Trollox called Drung, starts bidding on her, he knows he can't abandon her to such a cruel fate... -
![Sassing Saul by Gail Koger]()
Sassing Saul by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnnie used to believe in all that happily ever after crap, until the day she found out her Prince Charming husband was a conman with a wandering eye. On the same day she booted him to the curb, an alien fleet double-parked over Earth and life as she knew it ended. To survive she joined a militia unit and used her unique physic powers to fight off the alien invaders... -
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Guiding by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaking care of folks in the wild is her hobby, but when two of the Shadow Folk need her help getting everyone out alive, her skills as a guide will be tested.Teyha enjoys being a historian and educating the next generation of Gaia on how they arrived... -
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Traitor by Emmy Chandler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I have no business even thinking about using her as bait.” Sold into slavery as a teenager, Mallory Landrum was held captive by Varian Roys until she was coerced into testifying against him, and despite their promise to protect her, the corrupt government of Kallisto sends her to Rhodon... -
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Victoria's Discovery by Stacy Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTurns out getting abducted by aliens isn’t the worst thing ever. Terrifying at first, of course, because Victoria doesn’t know why she and the rest of the captives have been taken, but when they aren’t immediately set upon with probes and horrible experimentation, it’s not looking so awful.That is, until something goes wrong.Crash landing is bad. Finding out it’s on an alien slave planet is worse... -
![Falling for the Alien Prince by Hannah Davenport]()
Falling for the Alien Prince by Hannah Davenport
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalk about being cast back into the dark ages where women are assigned protectors! Everything we fought for—destroyed with the arrival of the Andores. And then Colonel Petroff, alien liaison, informs me that I am to marry Jyan, the Andore leader. Over my dead body! I will kill him first or die trying. But then I meet Murda, leader of the Tizuns and enemy of the Andores... -
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Indigo Alloy by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFact 417 - Kidnapping was not sexy. The old Earth romances had it wrong. Being captured by an attractive elfin alien was anything but glamourous. It was slave labor with a pinch of harassment. But Allie Sai wouldn't take anyone's gruff, even if it meant challenging the scariest man she'd ever met, erm.. alien.Fact 359 - Southern belles never played by the rules... -
![Shalia's Diary: Book 2 by Tracy St. John]()
Shalia's Diary: Book 2 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 Book 1 before reading this story, which picks up immediately where that book left off. Told in the passages of her ongoing diary, Shalia Monroe’s adventures continue while she prepares to leave the dying Earth... -
![American Werewolf in Space by Alisha Sunderland]()
American Werewolf in Space by Alisha Sunderland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn board this spaceship I’m only certain of two things:1. The movies lied to me.2. I’m about to mark an alien and take him like the beast I am. Look, I didn’t believe in aliens either — until I was abducted by them.Waking up on board a spacecraft among several other naked, terrified women prisoners mostly ruled out my government lab fears. Thank God... -
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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... -
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![The Hand of Vengeance by Renee Rose]()
The Hand of Vengeance by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings~Winner, Best Erotic Sci-Fi, The Romance Reviews Reader's Pick Awards~ON HIS PLANET, WOMEN ARE PUNISHED WHEN THEY DISOBEY...Dr. Lara Simmons can handle difficult surgeries on the battlefield of a war-torn planet. She can even handle her capture by rebels who need her skills to save the life of an important figure-head... -
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![Beneath a Trojan Moon by Anna Hackett]()
Beneath a Trojan Moon by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA flirtatious fortune teller + a sexy, single-minded marshal = a sexy, fast-paced sci fi romance Fortune teller Relda Dela-Cruz is a woman with a secret. One she'll do anything to conceal. She hides in plain sight on the market world of Souk, content with running her profitable fortune-telling business and never letting anyone too close... -
![In the Devil's Nebula by Anna Hackett]()
In the Devil's Nebula by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsASIN: B00LTWLWSW updated version found hereHe lost it all. His career, his woman, his sanity. Two years ago, on a deadly mission to the lawless Devil’s Nebula, Commander Zayn Phoenix’s life imploded. Now the former Strike Wing pilot fills his days with dangerous adventures alongside his treasure hunter brothers. But his nights are another story: haunted by nightmares of one unforgivable act... -
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Mine! by C.L. Scholey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Mine!" One of the most powerful words in the human language, possession. Desperate need to hold onto what you love with every fiber of your being. Until Huck realizes in order to hold onto what he loves most he will have to let not only Becky go but a part of who he is, what he is, perhaps the best part... -
![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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On a Barbarian World by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an independent deep-space scout crash-lands on an unknown alien world, the last thing she expects is to find herself claimed by a barbarian warrior. Aurina Phoenix spends most of her time zooming through uncharted space and gathering intel for her family’s deep-space convoy, but her life takes an unexpected detour when a meteor shower brings down her ship... -
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To Catch A Warrior by C.L. Scholey
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTitus, leader of the southern Zargonnii, has made it his mission to find a single female he was placed in charge of months earlier; a female he lost while trying to save her; a female he cannot find. His determination leads him to the extreme. The only place left to look is a planet within a sun. A planet full of ice and snow and emptiness, except for one little female, Zabbie...
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