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Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCasmir has survived against impossible odds, and now he longs to return home. But an invasion force is blockading the Kingdom’s wormhole gate, and it would be suicidal to fly through it now. Worse, his family and friends are stuck on the other side, with hostile forces attacking their home world. The only way Casmir can help is to find out who’s behind the invasion… and convince him to stop... -
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残次品 [Can Ci Pin | Imperfections] by Priest
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代。”——狄更斯《双城记》“我带着深藏骨血的仇恨与酝酿多年的阴谋，把自己变成一个死而复生的幽灵，沉入沼泽，沉入深渊，我想埋下腐烂的根系，长出见血封喉的荆棘，刺穿这个虚伪的文明。我到了淤泥深处……捡到了一颗星星。”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.—— C. Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》I took my hatred and plot for revenge with me down the mire, to the depths of the abyss, and returned as a ghost of the past... -
![First Against the Wall by Manna Francis]()
First Against the Wall by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWho is leading the rabble to victory? Toreth shifted against the wall, trying to get comfortable. Between bruises and handcuffs, he didn't have much success. On the first day, in the first cell, the lights had been on, the water dispenser working, and the prisoner feeding schedule still running. Then the lights went out, and things had gone steadily downhill from there... -
![Maria's Journey by Karen Clow]()
Maria's Journey by Karen Clow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCompelling, Brutal and stretching every boundary of Love and loyalty to its limits; Maria’s Journey will leave you wondering how she ever survived and remained the lady she is.Continuing to chart the turbulent lives of Jimmy, Maria and Mickey, once again it delves into London’s violent, depraved, criminal underworld... -
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![Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart]()
Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s supposed to find a husband.He’s supposed to steal a shuttle.They’re each other’s only hope.Kiera Alexander is the Mage-Queen of Mars, ruler of a hundred worlds and the protector of humanity. She is also unmarried and in desperate need of an heir—a duty that has left her traveling the Core Worlds of the Martian Protectorate aboard the luxury liner Extravagant Voyage... -
![The Fighter by Elin Peer, Noelle Bridges]()
The Fighter by Elin Peer, Noelle Bridges
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnabridged, 1 audiobook sound file (9 parts), 9 hours 25 minutes_______________I’ve lived half of my life on each side of the border. I know what greatness women are capable of and how amazing men can be. For those Nmen who think I can’t be a police officer because I’m a “fragile female,” I have only one thing to say; watch me! Raven is a force of nature who won’t take no for an answer... -
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Devil May Lie by Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Devil of Vitality always draws first blood.Berga Obsidian is only good for one thing.As the Butcher of the Brumal mafia, Berga spends his days between the university and his lab, constantly caught up in one experiment or another. Everyone knows his name, and everyone fears him, but very few get close enough to learn who he really is. Even fewer actually want to... -
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Quid Pro Quo by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen he agrees to do a favor for his old friend Liz Carey in Corporate Fraud, Para-investigator Val Toreth is hoping for a simple case. After all, kidnapping and dismemberment are all in a day's work for the Investigation and Interrogation Division... -
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Control by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsPower Writes Its Own RulesGaining it, keeping it, or losing it, control is more than just a game--it's a critical tool for survival. No more so than in the Administration, where the Investigation and Interrogation Division's Val Toreth faces professional and personal hazards every day... -
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Vellmar the Blade by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn elite warrior. A split-second decision that launches a legend.Lead Guard Fianna Vellmar is the daughter of a champion, raised from childhood to work hard and be the very best. When she is given the opportunity to compete at the highest level and earn her place among Alsea’s elite warriors, a stunning turn of events forces her to choose between life and glory, mercy and pride... -
![The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe]()
The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatson is dead. Holmes is alone. And Jack is desperate.Sixteen-year-old Jack Moreno is managing to hold his life together. Barely. After a terrible car accident leaves his father unable to work, Jack makes ends meet by dropping out of school and covering his dad’s custodial shifts at a school for troubled teens, high in the Wasatch Mountains... -
![When a Man Loves an Alien by Chloe Archer]()
When a Man Loves an Alien by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA grumpy-sexy alien and his (mostly) human mate are just trying to get married for goodness sake! But the road to matrimony is riddled with obstacles that could prove deadly…RIVERBeing engaged to my adorable alien boo is a dream come true. Too bad there’s a target painted on my back. Come on universe, quit messing with true love! For reals... -
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Kiss of Luck by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe got away once. It won't happen againSaylorMy unique relationship with Beck ten years ago made me the perfect choice for an undercover operation. My job... bring down Randall Beckett and his Phoenix Syndicate. In all these years I have never shared his secrets, what makes me think I can now?BeckA decade ago my uncle sent Saylor, my beautiful curvy girlfriend, away... -
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The John Blake Chronicles - volume 3: Voyage of Discovery by M. Tefler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is Book 3 in the ultimate erotic science-fiction series, the John Blake Chronicles! Follow John Blake and his beautiful companions on the assault cruiser, Invictus, as they continue their epic adventures. The crew has grown, as have the challenges, with John and his girls securing a triumphant victory against pirates and Kirrix slavers... -
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![Ruthless Monster by Piper Stone]()
Ruthless Monster by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI went to Miami on the tail of an assassin, but when he turned the tables on me it was mafia kingpin Sebastian Dupree who saved my life...Categorized as:
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![Pancakes by Manna Francis]()
Pancakes by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnother short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off... -
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Games & Players by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt's all fun and games until somebody loses...Socioanalysts can read minds and motives at a glance, predict the future, manipulate the smallest actions of their unwitting puppets, and crush careers with a single word...or so the popular rumors say. Their arrival is dreaded everywhere in the European Administration, even the Investigation and Interrogation Division... -
![For Certain Values of Family by Manna Francis]()
For Certain Values of Family by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEvery silver lining has a cloud. After the revolution, stability returns for most of the citizens of the European Administration. Revolution has delivered a little more freedom, if not as much as its architects hoped. Some, however, are finding that change also brings more complications and fresh dangers... -
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All Because of Me by Tatiana Machado
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE THE MAN YOU LOVE?Nineteen-year-old Sarah Williams was never supposed to fall for her brother’s best friend—and she was never supposed to be running for her life, either... -
![Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn assassin's shot has shattered the Opah family and endangered Lancer Andira Tal. Now criminal forces are racing law enforcement to find the man who could topple Tal's government.With the net closing around them, Tal and Salomen Opah discover the power of their tyree bond, a power Alsea has not seen in a millennium... -
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Uprising by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA caste Prime with a personal grudge that may bring down the government. A captured soldier seeking peace with his former enemies. A rural landowner thrust into the highest levels of political power.As Alsea looks to the future, its foundations are cracked by the past... -
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Quis Custodiet by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhere are all the good guys?No protests, no bombings, no subversion. Is it possible that in one part of the European Administration at least, almost all the citizens are happy with their lot in life? It seems unlikely... -
![The Harvest Young: Bound by Destiny by M.A. Church]()
The Harvest Young: Bound by Destiny by M.A. Church
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny brought them together even before they were born. Raiden Shou, a fierce and loving Tah’Narian warrior, has everything he ever wanted. A loving mate, a highly sought-after position as Chief Helmsman of the Unity, and now the possibility of a young in the near future. But destiny never promised life would be easy... -
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Grai's Game by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrai T’Alq has spent hundreds of years on Earth, learning how to manipulate the humans and thriving on their jealousy and greed. Unknown to the Valendrans and their hybrid females, he’d been able to build an empire on Earth and more importantly; he even had their own working for him... -
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![Playing with Fire by Manna Francis]()
Playing with Fire by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Toreth gets angry after Warrick tells him about his one night stand. He realizes he is a jealous hypocrite but doesn't really know what to do. Sara steps in to help... -
![Game, Set by Manna Francis]()
Game, Set by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother not-so-short story in The Administration series. Toreth gets saddled with a Socioanalyst, who just so happenes to know Warrick from long back... -
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Veiled Vixen by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll his other Harem brothers have found their one true love and they are spectacular princesses. Not Valor’s girl.Veila is the definition of evil.Not the kind of girl a guy falls for. Especially a stand-up guy like Valor. He’s not interested in her sexy glow, her pretty hair, or her glowing eyes.No. Valor only wants one thing for his fated princess.Death... -
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Smoke & Cameras by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series... -
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Loved in Space by Mina Carter, Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix BRAND new stories of love and romance among the stars by NYT & USA Today Bestsellers Mina Carter, Eve Langlais, Cara Bristol, Donna McDonald, Susan Hayes and J Thompson. Woken by a kiss, she didn’t expect her prince to be a handsome alien warrior. Kissed by the Alien Mercenary: Warriors of the Lathar by Mina Carter. Clarabelle isn’t about to take orders from anyone... -
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Auctioned for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter she is captured by Yashonty marauders, twenty-four-year-old college student Brianne Mortenson is put up for auction. Bare and on display, she blushes crimson as her naked, quivering body is teased and inspected by potential bidders, but the real shock comes when she learns that she has been bought by not one but two huge, intimidatingly sexy alien brutes... -
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![Enslaved for Their Use by Ivy Barrett]()
Enslaved for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLorna Mortenson has been looking after her family since her parents died while she was still a teenager, so when her sister is kidnapped by aliens of the rogue Yashonty species she considers it her responsibility to bring her home, even if it means setting herself up to be abducted as well... -
![Echo by Chani Lynn Feener]()
Echo by Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Devils of Vitality always hit their mark.Rabbit Trace is a musical prodigy with a secret.Ever since an event that took place a year ago, he gets terrible stage fright before every performance. With a famous mother who's dedicated her entire life to her craft, and the weight of her expectations heavy on his shoulders, Rabbit is only one panic attack away from crumbling... -
![Tainted Desire by Kat Bammer]()
Tainted Desire by Kat Bammer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRelease date is tentativeBlurb to...Categorized as:
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The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever.The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ KnightJax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay.The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild... -
![Her Alien Stepbrother by Michele Mills]()
Her Alien Stepbrother by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI look everywhere for the one and yet she’s nowhere to be found.I scented my mate and she disappeared before we could meet, leaving behind a forgotten piece of clothing. It’s driving me crazy. I’ve checked every unmated human female, asking if this mysterious red fabric is hers. Pissing off other males in the process, but what do I care? I’m on a quest to find my future bound, no matter what... -
![Beyond Possession by Kit Rocha]()
Beyond Possession by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTatiana Stone has worked hard to establish herself as one of Sector Four's most skilled crafters. All she wants is peace--but the sins of her father haunt her. He ruled the sector as a petty tyrant before the O'Kane takeover, and plenty of people harbor bitter memories of his cruelty. Especially now that Tatiana's beloved baby sister has fallen in with a man who wants to start a revolution... -
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Ruby City by Astrid Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNineteen-year-old Ruby Kilstrong gets to attend Diamond City’s most prestigious college, study history, eat pizza, and play fastball in her free time—which she is not so great at. On top of that, she gets to live at the palace with Allseer Louis Kilstrong like royalty. The only downside is she can’t remember her life past the last year... -
![Black Sky Morning by Hanna Dare]()
Black Sky Morning by Hanna Dare
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bounty hunter in over his head.Xin knows how to look out for himself, and he knows when something sounds too good to be true. But a forgotten planet filled with riches is too tempting to pass up. Fortunately Xin also knows someone who can back him up - if he doesn't arrest Xin first. A government agent who's lost hope.Jonathan Gray used to believe in a better future. Now he's not so sure... -
![The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare]()
The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpaceships, daring heists, and interstellar intrigue! Since murderous AIs drove humanity from Earth more than a century before, people have been rebuilding civilization. That doesn't mean the galaxy is anywhere close to being civilized. A liar and a scoundrel - and he's the good guy... -
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Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother thrilling saga in the Supreme Constellations romantic sci-fi adventure series.Environmental activist Dwyn Izontro and law enforcement officer Emeron D'Artansis instinctively dislike everything about each other, even though the attraction between them is unmistakable... -
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![Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke]()
Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a world torn by war, two women discover a love that defies boundaries, challenges allegiances, and that just might mean the survival—or destruction—of all they hold dear.Roshan O’Landha, a Gantharian resistance fighter, works hard to maintain her cover as a wealthy businesswoman as war on occupied Gantharat seems imminent... -
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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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Unchained: a science fiction romance adventure by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne geeky neuroscientist sent to research the inmates of a prison asteroid. Two cyborg criminals determined to free the inmates. A forbidden romance among the stars. Dr. Skylar Russo, a woman known for her research skills rather than her people skills, wants nothing more than to forget that her fiancé left her at the altar... -
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Chained by Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerrified of the contamination and the creatures it has created, humanity hides behind The Wall. No one knows what lies beyond the wasteland. Maya has never thought much about what might still be out there, lurking in the forgotten places. But when she's thrust into the unknown, she is forced to question everything she has ever been told. Not everyone outside died, some of them became something.. -
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The Ultimate Team by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith his team battered and broken, Lieutenant Black of the JCPD is forced to incorporate yet another psypath into the ranks, this time the beautiful prescient named Parker. But Parker is more than a new teammate, he's an important link to the past Black has been working so diligently to erase, and he's the first man who has ever claimed to love him... -
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Fits Like a Glove: A Velvet Glove Tale by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHercules is the owner of the Velvet Glove, the premier men's bdsm club in the galaxy. He's made sure to hire the best people for their jobs, from the cleaners to the trainers. It's exclusive, it's hot and it's all his. Malachi is the club's main trainer and an extraordinary top; he was handpicked by Hercules. The man has a secret though, one that Hercules discovers and shares with him...
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