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Flor's Fiasco by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI'm not supposed to resonate to him.It's been a few years since I've landed here on Icehome Beach, and as resonance after resonance dwindled the list of bachelors, I knew who I'd end up with. As soon as we got past our differences, I'd end up as R'jaal's mate.On an everyday excursion, however, my khui decides otherwise. It sings all right...but not to R'jaal... -
![Song of the Space Siren by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Song of the Space Siren by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"On par with Douglas Adams" - ReadcommendationsCal Carver and his Space Team may have lost their ship, but they haven't lost their knack for attracting trouble. Just hours after setting foot on a new planet, Cal and the crew find themselves caught up in an interplanetary kidnapping plot... -
![A House By Any Other Name by Jenny Schwartz]()
A House By Any Other Name by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReality is a complicated multiverse of many species and rare magic. Diplomats are the official envoys and investigators who hold the Union of Worlds together.Raisa never intended to be a diplomat. Like so many things in her life, it was her stepmother's idea.Hector is an elf in disgrace. He chose his cyborged brother over his lying, abusive family. Elves revile augmented people... -
![The Hunt for Reduk Topa by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Hunt for Reduk Topa by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFeaturing unexpected stabbings, maniacal puppets, and a dog with a head like a testicle, Space Team: The Hunt for Reduk Topa is the twelfth book in the Space Team series, and the perfect jumping on point for new readers... -
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![Return of the Dead Guy by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Return of the Dead Guy by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey may have recently averted a full-scale galactic war, but Cal Carver and Space Team just can't stay out of trouble. When a 'Weird Space Thing™' threatens to destroy planet Earth, Cal is determined to stop it. But when they get there, they find the place is still swarming with parasitic extra-terrestrial bugs, and that there isn't a whole lot left to save... -
![Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCal Carver's time is about to run out. He and his Space Team are broke. Forced to take low-paying gun-for-hire jobs just to keep the food replicator working, their prospects are not looking good. When they pick up a distress signal from a luxury space cruiser, they think their luck might be about to change. And it does. Sadly, not in the way they'd hoped... -
![Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex]()
Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's midnight and the moon is full, but Darth Vader isn't scared. OF COURSE I AM NOT SCARED. Nothing can scare Lord Vader! CORRECT. Not monsters or witches or ghosts, and especially not the dark. So what is Darth Vader scared of? Read on in Adam Rex's hilarious and spooky Star Wars tale to find out! YOU WILL LEARN NOTHING... -
![Ringmaster by Lexie Winston]()
Ringmaster by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI keep waiting for things to settle down, but my to-do list just keeps getting longer and longer.I’ve got a grandma to rescue from a planet infested with carnivorous flora and fauna, a Warlock whom I desperately want to bond with, and a tribunal with the Vilaxian clan to deal with. And that’s just to start with... -
![I Married a Mothman by Regine Abel]()
I Married a Mothman by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s everything she never knew she wanted.When Venus embarked on a luxury cruise, she never expected to rescue a young Promethean demi-god—or that he’d bind her as his guardian... -
![Space Team: Planet of the Japes by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Space Team: Planet of the Japes by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhile trying to stop a cyber-attacker stealing all Space Team's hard-earned money, the cyborg, Mech, unlocks a secret partition in his hard drive, revealing a mysterious set of co-ordinates. The co-ordinates lead the team to Funworld, a planet-sized theme park with a worrying number of artificially intelligent clownbots, and a shocking disregard for Health & Safety... -
![Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts]()
Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe conquered her, but he is the one enthralled.Ketahn hadn’t wanted a mate. Fate gave him Ivy Foster. Now, he wants nothing more than to enjoy his little human.But fate is not content to make things so simple.With an enraged queen searching for him, Ketahn knows the Tangle is not safe for his mate. They need to leave. Yet Ivy will not forsake her people, and he cannot condemn her compassion... -
![The Search for Splurt by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Search for Splurt by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe third part of the laugh-out-loud sci-fi adventure series from the author critics are calling 'the new Douglas Adams.' Cal Carver, petty-criminal turned space adventurer, is on a suicide mission - and he really hates suicide missions. But this time it's to save his best buddy, Splurt, who has been taken prisoner by the the elderly assassin, Lady Vajazzle, and the evil Zertex corporation... -
![Keran's Dawn by Regine Abel]()
Keran's Dawn by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the people and the crown.When Dawn took over the management of the Braxian hybrid shelter on the sanctuary planet Haven, she never thought its last days would be marked by a series of gruesome murders against its patrons. With local law enforcement failing to capture the murderer, she makes a desperate plea for help to the Braxian Crown Prince, Keran Xeldar... -
![Claimed by the Warlord by V.K. Ludwig]()
Claimed by the Warlord by V.K. Ludwig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s the female I can’t have. If I take her, she’ll die.As Warlord of the largest tribe on Solgad, my obligations are many. With a new strain of ice fever running rampant among the freeraiders, the team of healers supplied by the Empire is a welcome relief.Until one of them arrives at Noja with her body begging to be bred, the scent of her heat a dangerous temptation... -
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![Apprentice by Lexie Winston]()
Apprentice by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLila is nobody special.She didn’t have a bad childhood despite growing up in foster homes, but there was just nothing particularly good about it either. With a boring job and only one close friend, you could say Lila is a little lost in her life.Not to mention, her romantic life is basically nonexistent. In fact, her alien erotica and her BOB are the most actions she’s seen in ages. Until now.. -
![Xenofall by Kyle West]()
Xenofall by Kyle West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the final battle looming, the fate of the humanity will be decided. Alex Keener, Elekim, will face down Askala, the Radaskim Xenomind.But as Askala unleashes her final fury, the road to Ragnarok can only be paved with grit...and lives.In this explosive conclusion to The Wasteland Chronicles, Alex will rise to the mantle of Elekim.. -
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Shield by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf Cherry was a selfish witch, she'd keep running. She's an oracle. She KNOWS that trouble is closing in. However, there's an instant in which she could escape, and so could those she loves.Too bad she's surrounded herself with ridiculously noble allies. The kind of self-sacrificing, kind, clever, and resolute people who force you to love them .. -
![Unity and the Usurper by Honey Phillips]()
Unity and the Usurper by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA barbaric alien king. A fierce human female. A galactic conspiracy...After leading a rebellion to overthrow a tyrannical king, Cronan discovers a beautiful, defiant human female. She’s a responsibility he doesn’t need in the chaotic aftermath of the rebellion, but one he can't abandon... -
![The Fractured Mate by Susan Trombley]()
The Fractured Mate by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a captive of aliens, Paisley is forced to work as an engineering assistant on an ancient wrecker starship. She knows she has to keep her head down and her behavior humble in order to survive. When the crew responds to an automated distress call from an Akrellian warship that shouldn’t be malfunctioning, she senses a threat, but she knows no one will listen to her warnings... -
![A Nude Attitude by Honey Phillips]()
A Nude Attitude by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan Erica survive the hidden dangers of an alien ocean? And the charms of the alien convict stranded with her?Erica desperately needs a break from her domineering father - especially his latest scheme to marry her off so she can produce an heir... -
![Brilliant Starlight by Anna Carven]()
Brilliant Starlight by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAbbey We're back on Silence, orbiting the Dark Planet while my husband handles unfinished business on Kythia. For some reason, he seems a little bit tense. According to Tarak, Kythian politics can be complicated, especially when the entire Kordolian Empire has just been destroyed. I hope things don't get too complicated, because I don't want to be stuck here for too long... -
![Resisting Maxu by Victoria Aveline]()
Resisting Maxu by Victoria Aveline
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBeing kidnapped by aliens and whisked away to another planet isn’t always a bad thing…Meg isn’t like the other alien abduction survivors. She doesn’t missmuch of anything from her former life—least of all her deadbeat husband. Her Clecanian rescuers gave her a fresh start, and she plans to enjoy it. Being recognized as a mate is not on her agenda... -
![When She's Pregnant by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Pregnant by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNaomi has spent her entire profits from her farm's yield for a fertility shot. She wants a baby to ease some of the loneliness of life at the edge of the universe. Unfortunately for her, the donor she had lined up can't finish the job. What's a lonely, ovulating human to do?This one heads to the Port Custodial office and asks for help from the military custodian on duty... -
![Crown of Stars by K.A. Knight]()
Crown of Stars by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Crown Princess of Zyria was born to wear the crown….but what if she wants more?My life was organised since birth until the carefully constructed plans exploded like a supernova. The lick of flames began when I decided to sacrifice myself for my planet and my people... -
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![Victoria's Embrace by Stacy Jones]()
Victoria's Embrace by Stacy Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith explosive trackers embedded in their arms, a psychopath in control of the gladiator arena they’ve come to call home, and slavers closing in, time is running out for Victoria and her guys…They managed to escape a slaver transport, only to find themselves trapped outside the walls of the arena and on the run in a dangerous alien city... -
![Vrexus by Olivia Riley]()
Vrexus by Olivia Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLee thinks she's safe in the silver city, safe from the monsters. But she's wrong.While on a mission for the alliance, Lee Reimer, a politician's daughter, celebrates a newly made pact with an alien race, unaware a vicious beast stalks nearby, ready to steal her away... -
![From Vangar, With Love: Sci Fi Alien Romance Love Letters by Julie K. Cohen]()
From Vangar, With Love: Sci Fi Alien Romance Love Letters by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer letters are filled with love… but they’re for the male I’m pretending to be.For two years I’ve been writing to a human female… and falling for her.She’s sweet and strong, but she doesn’t know the real me.Or what I’ve done.And she just arrived on my planet.To marry the man I’ve been pretending to be... -
![Sinful Mate by Trish Heinrich]()
Sinful Mate by Trish Heinrich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I wanted more. More of her blood. More of her thoughts. More of her touches that set me aflame. More of her flesh under my hands.”KIER’AHNI have never touched another being with desire, nor given in to the pleasures of the flesh. I am, Atavarian after all, and we cage such primal urges with logic, discipline. With one innocent brush of skin, I am overcome by a deadly rutting fever...Categorized as:
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![Alien in Flames by January Bell]()
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... -
![Dragon's Taming by Miranda Martin]()
Dragon's Taming by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey see me as broken, but it's up to me to save them all. They keep me locked away, too dangerous to be free, because they don't see what I do. They don't know the truth like I do. I was stopped from accomplishing my mission before but I can't fail. The fate of our entire planet, of every human and Zmaj both, rests in my hands. It was easier before she came... -
![Darkness by Kyle West]()
Darkness by Kyle West
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Vegas Exodus is at a standstill...Besieged by the Xenoswarm in the town Pyrite, they must shelter in either Bunker 108 or Bunker 84 if they are to survive the winter.But in Bunker 84 lurks a darkness that could end the Exodus. And it may also be that the denizens of Bunker 84, known as "The Community," are not as isolated from the events of the Wasteland as it first appears... -
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Extinction by Kyle West
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime is running out for humanity to defeat the encroaching forces of the Radaskim...As settlements fall and the Great Blight spreads, it falls on the New Angels to unite disparate factions before it is too late. But the dark Xenomind, Askala, has her own plans to end humanity before that can ever happen.Only the greatest sacrifice can stop her from achieving her aims.. -
![Dragon's Claim by Miranda Martin]()
Dragon's Claim by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmong the Zmaj, the alien dragon-like race of men who survived the devastation of Tajss, Bashir is different. He's connected to the spiritual nature of the planet itself. However, the scaled and powerful hunter craves a different connection. One with Penelope... -
![I Married Kayog by Regine Abel]()
I Married Kayog by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was his peace and his salvation.His whole life, Kayog has made it his mission to project the image of the male who has it all. But deep down, he’s broken by the endless torment that plagues him. Until Linsea. His impossible dream. His peaceful dove. The mesmerizing song of her soul enthralls him and makes him covet a future he knows he can’t have... -
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![Trapped Outside by Alan Black]()
Trapped Outside by Alan Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sequel to #1 best selling science fiction novel Metal Boxes. Blackmon Perry Stone hasn't gotten over his fear of being outside and he still hasn't settled into life in the Empire's Navy. After months of legal wrangling over his last assignment, he has been given a new assignment. He was looking forward to getting an new posting on a spaceship or a station... -
![Dial D for Deadman by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Dial D for Deadman by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Space Team Universe just got a whole lot darker. In an alien city torn apart by crooked cops and ruthless criminals, private detective, Dan Deadman, specializes in cases unusual and bizarre... -
![The Bare Essentials by Honey Phillips]()
The Bare Essentials by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan Janet survive the heat of an alien desert? And the heat of the alien warrior who finds her?One minute Janet is sliding into a snow bank. The next she is alone in the middle of a strange pink desert. Alone and naked.When a huge, golden-scaled male appears out of the shifting sands, she is convinced that he is a mirage. But the fiery pleasure of his touch feels too real to be an illusion... -
![Terminal Uprising by Jim C. Hines]()
Terminal Uprising by Jim C. Hines
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s been four months since Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos learned the truth. Four months since she and her team of hygiene and sanitation specialists stole the EMCS Pufferfish and stopped a bioterrorism attack against the Krakau homeworld. Four months since she set out to find proof of what really happened on Earth all those years ago... -
![Pheromone by C.M. Stunich]()
Pheromone by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHumans … pets, meat, or mates. That’s the first thing I see when I open my eyes, that damn sign. Don’t fancy myself being sold for any of the above reasons, so I’m relieved when my buyer is killed by an … Um. Hot venom and horns and a violent grin. What the actual f*ck is that?! Or should I say who the actual f*ck is he ? Because he’s definitely male. Definitely big... -
![Tribe by Stacy Jones]()
Tribe by Stacy Jones
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDespite being dumped on a primitive alien world, Lily is adapting to life there, with the help of Frrar, Tor, and Arruk. But they can’t stay in the safety of the caves forever. The flood waters have receded and it’s time to join the rest of the tribe… While traveling, their group meets a familiar face from Arruk’s past – a man half feral and covered in vicious scars... -
![Alien by Alan Dean Foster]()
Alien by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBased on the screenplay by Dan O'Bannon. The crew of the spaceship Nostromo wake from cryogenic sleep to distress signals from an unknown planet. One is attacked when they investigate a derelict alien craft. Safely on their way back to Sol, none foresee the real horror about to begin... -
![The Skinner by Neal Asher]()
The Skinner by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNeal Asher, whom Tor introduced to the American audience with Gridlinked, takes us deeper into his unique universe with an even more remarkable second novel, The Skinner... -
![Shielded Heart by Tiffany Roberts]()
Shielded Heart by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsArthos, the Infinite City, is a place of alien wonders and indescribable beauty—and, most importantly for Samantha, it’s also halfway across the universe from her abusive ex-fiancé... -
![Bad Guy by Ruby Dixon]()
Bad Guy by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsCrulden the Ruiner is the name of a fierce gladiator who’s broken the rules…and broken anyone that approaches.It’s *my* name.It’s a name that strikes fear into the hearts of all….all except the small human female who comes to clean my cell and glares at me the entire time.My new owners want things from me. They want me to play in their games. They want me to win battles for them... -
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![Mission: Guardian Angel by Laurann Dohner]()
Mission: Guardian Angel by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEver since her friend Vivian mated a Veslor, Abby Thomas has been curious about the mysterious aliens. She also has a vested interest in making sure their newfound relationship with United Earth is a success, prompting her to take a job on a military vessel to ensure the Veslor grouping stationed there are treated fairly. It doesn't hurt that they're easy to look at... -
![Borgaz by Honey Phillips]()
Borgaz by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA grumpy alien, a stubborn human, and a chance at a new future…Nothing has gone right for Mary since her parents were forced to sell their farm. Alone and desperate, she seizes a chance to return.Although the home she once loved is now a rundown shack and the once prosperous farm is little more than weeds and dirt, she knows she can make it work...Categorized as:
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![Aliens by Alan Dean Foster]()
Aliens by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHaving survived one encounter with an alien, Ripley is persuaded to return to the planet where her crew found the alien ship. A colony has been established there, but suddenly all contact with the settlers has been lost. Accompanied by marines, Ripley is going to find out why... -
![Kept From the Deep by Octavia Kore]()
Kept From the Deep by Octavia Kore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA forgotten past, a tormented present, and a future in jeopardy. She’s been abducted from Earth, experimented on in the Grutex labs, and thrown into the path of not just one massive alien mate, but two. As a Filipina nurse living in America, she isn’t a stranger to adapting to unusual situations, but nothing could have prepared her for what’s to come... -
![Gods of Rust and Ruin by Azalea Ellis]()
Gods of Rust and Ruin by Azalea Ellis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Eve Redding. They call me the godkiller. I was dying. Slowly being destroyed by the power I had worked so hard to obtain. My team and I were trapped within NIX’s web of lies and manipulation, and even my allies couldn’t be trusted. Deep below, the alien called out to me like a beacon, and I decided to forge an alliance. As they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend... -
![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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