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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... -
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... -
Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOrlando:No one intentionally starts out life trying to become a hired unaliver. Weeellllll, most people don’t. I come from a legacy of unalivers, though I think I might be the first one to make a career out of it. Accidentally... -
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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Beyond: The Novella Collection by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll three novellas in the BEYOND series in one convenient anthology. Contains: BEYOND TEMPTATION Hacker Noah Lennox has faced danger, betrayal and near-certain death in the darkest corner of the sectors. But no peril compares to the threat embodied by Emma Cibulski...his best friend's baby sister, and a temptation he thought long put safely out of reach... -
180 Proof Vega by Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmilio Vega is a shit-talking, eighteen-year-old gunrunner who is dragged out of the world of crime he grew up in, and forced to work for a covert organization that deals in assassination and political intrigue.The full version of Volume 1 is expected to be published in 2015.Note: The first three parts of Volume 1 are available for free on the author's GR profile... -
Constant by Lexi Ander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a Warlord and a Prince find love when the galaxy is on the brink of war?Chief Warlord Sohm'lan has a job he loves protecting the family who claims him as one of their own. He has known the loss of a mate and believed he would walk alone for the rest of his life… that is until Prince Mestor demanded more from him than duty... -
Aces Over Queen by Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo win their queen’s heart, this pair must risk it all. Royan Watson lived by three simple rules: No regrets, no relationships, and no slowing down. No exceptions. Then steady, reliable, and sexy as hell Owen Connors crossed his orbit, and Royan’s rules went out the airlock. Astek station is in chaos and Tiana Astor has been sent to set things right... -
The Pacifist by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA promise is a promise but this promise is one I should have never made. Mila, a sweet pacifist born in the Motherlands, has avoided conflicts all her life. Now, living in the Northlands with the ruling family who adopted her, she's under pressure to follow the traditions of the North and let fierce warriors fight for her hand in marriage... -
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... -
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... -
Prelude to Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore Liam had a new commander who openly distrusted him, before Ondry earned his ka status, there were two traders. Ye Ondry wants to earn status, and he is curious about this new human. Liam has just arrived on the planet and he’s trying to figure out these aliens who supposedly have good metals to trade... -
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... -
The Genius by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith three degrees and the highest measured IQ in the Motherlands, Shelly Summers knows that she’s socially awkward. It doesn’t bother her since as the head engineer for Advances Technologies she has little time for social interactions anyway... -
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Beyond Pain by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA woman with no future…Live fast, die young–anything else is a fantasy for Six. She’s endured the worst the sectors had to throw at her, but falling in with Dallas O’Kane’s Sector Four gang lands her in a whole new world of danger. They’re completely open about everything, including their sexuality–but she hasn’t survived this long by making herself vulnerable... -
Taoree by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you’re reading this, I hope that means that we’ve survived, but after everything I’ve seen, I’m sure that’s only wishful thinking… This is my story… a story of what happens when you trust an alien race. A race that lived peacefully with humans for over two years, but something suddenly changed... -
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... -
Ingenious by Barrie Farris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the TriangleIn a dystopian world ruled by women, brilliant but awkward Cadet Quiggs Fallon has a bright future. Academically gifted with a brain like the ancestors, he's well on his way to figuring out how to kill the vines overtaking the land, earning him--a male--an unheard-of seat in the Assembly of Ruling Mothers... -
Trapped in Your Storm by Darien Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn 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... -
Samun by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong ago, Samun accepted that the Fires intended for him to be single. He’s too direct, too literal, too focused. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t felt a pang of longing as each member of his kif met their mates and started building families of their own. He’s thankful for his kif. Otherwise, he’d always feel on the outside how he feels on the inside—alone... -
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
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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Smoke & Cameras by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series... -
My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness by Bu Hui Xia Qi, 不会下棋
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXie Yang has spent many years in the apocalypse and is tired and worn out. Then he transmigrated into a simple and superficial novel about the entertainment circle.The protagonist of the novel was handsome, smart, and reborn. The female protagonist of the novel was beautiful, inspirational, and had a golden finger. Some male and female roles were also beautiful and had a deep background... -
Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllis Cole is an FBI research analyst assigned to observe a giant white rabbit while he’s on Earth. Wherever he goes, Ellis must follow. Never told to be covert about it, Ellis finds the only way for him to keep up is by slowing his bouncy bunny down. Getting naked wasn’t part of the plan, but it seems to be working... -
Clan, Honor, and Empire by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDramok Rajhir has never had to go without. He’s been blessed with the best schooling, a prestigious pedigree, a fine home, plus all the intimate companionship a young Kalquorian male could ask for. But with status comes responsibility. His father insists Rajhir assume his place in Kalquorian society as soon as possible... -
Sūnder by Lexi Ander
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf Sūnder Alārd had been born female he would have been cherished for being faeborn—born with magick—and his birth celebrated. Instead, his L'fÿn mother insisted on his death. Only his Panthrÿn father's desperate escape through the forest saved him... -
His Human by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Trip wants is the man of his dreams. If that guy comes with tentacles and an interesting sense of humor, that’s even better. When Trip meets Mr. Right—who’s actually more like Mr. Sexy With Tentacles—at the grocery store, of all places, he’s expecting fun and hoping for a bit of domination if he’s lucky... -
Daisy's Decision by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI fear I've made a mistake.I left a pampered life and a loveless relationship to live on an icy, primeval world, all for the promise of a soulmate and children. But three years have passed, and my hopes and dreams have become dashed. I haven't resonated. Without resonance, there will be no children for me, and no loving mate.So I keep waiting, and waiting.. -
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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Beyond Temptation by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHacker Noah Lennox lives in the shadows, fighting a one-man war against the corrupt leader of Sector Five. The only weak spot in his armor is his best friend’s sweet younger sister--the girl he swore to save, even from himself. With her brother dead and a target on their backs, getting her out of the sector--and out of danger--meant giving her up for good. Or so he thought... -
Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Please note: This is a re-release with no additional content added.) Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal... -
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.. -
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... -
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... -
My Lover, My Enemy by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 5 of Juxtapose City. Black might be a lieutenant and the leader of a special forces police team, but long ago he was something else, something worse. And now his past lovers have risen up to oppose him, becoming enemies where he thought he had allies. Calyx Starr's empathy is a curse rather than a gift, as he and Black struggle to survive conspiracies and obsession... -
Nightmare by Steven Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore Kendi learned to use his talent of navigating the plane of mental existence known as the Dream, he had to escape his physical existence as a slave... -
Velvet Glove: Volume V by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fifth installment of the Velvet Glove series about an exclusive men's BDSM club, features three works: Three to Heal, Rock Stars and Size Queens and Fits Like a Glove... -
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Pool School by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.The whole cast of characters go out for an evening of strip clubs. Warrick and Toreth decide to play a game of Strip Pool...
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