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  • I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval's holdings his own, and a Juntavas Judge has offered Pat Rin a world. When he appears with hired guns in tow, no one knows what he'll do. Pat Rin is a gambling man, and on his wild-card shoulders the fate of his Clan, his world, his civilization...
  • Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker

    Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even though Captain Jelena Marchenko has Starseer talents, such as telepathy and telekinesis, she has grown up feeling ostracized by the Starseer community. She longs for an opportunity to prove that she deserves a place among them.  When an old friend of the family shows up, seeking transportation to the site of an ancient Starseer relic, Jelena believes this may be her chance to prove herself...
  • Guardian by Anna Hackett

    Guardian by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Rescued from alien slavers, former cop Dayna wakes to discover she’s host to a powerful alien symbiont, and the only man who can help her is the mysterious and dangerous casino owner, Rillian...
  • Prince by Tana Stone

    Prince by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The alien prince is on the hunt for revenge. And buying me is part of his master plan.I was safe hiding on the outskirts of the galaxy and singing in a dingy nightclub. Until the menacing alien prince with the platinum hair and claiming gaze bought my debt. Now I’m traveling on his ship as his guide while he searches for vengeance...
  • Loving Zorn  (Zorn Warriors, #1-2) by Laurann Dohner

    Loving Zorn (Zorn Warriors, #1-2) by Laurann Dohner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ral'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...
  • Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts

    Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    He 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...
  • Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her own, Priscilla has roamed the galaxy for ten years as an outcast—to become a woman of extraordinary skill. . . .An experienced officer assigned to the Liaden vessel Daxflan, she's been abandoned yet again...
  • So'Lan by Alana Khan

    So'Lan by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brutalized as a gladiator, So'Lan's body has finally healed, but his mind is still heavy with the weight of the many abuses he suffered in his owner’s dungeon. Can a gorgeous human pirate help him salvage the wreck that is his heart?PhoenixTempting but broken, So'Lan has baggage I want no part of. Each time he saves my life, I find myself reconsidering the hunky lion-man's appeal...
  • The Torid Affair by Laurann Dohner

    The Torid Affair by Laurann Dohner

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When riots erupt on planet Torid, the crew of Defcon Red is tasked with quelling the violence and tending the injured. Even Alien Research Specialist Jessa Brick is pressed into service. Arguably more comfortable in her lab, the doctor is shocked at the obvious inequality on Torid...
  • Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett

    Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His 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...
  • Death's Mate by C.W. Gray

    Death's Mate by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Charybdis Station!Dr. Verion Morrick is complicated. No, really. Not too long ago, Verion was simply a divorced research scientist on Frost Veil who wanted to reconnect with his estranged son. Now, a few years, one death and resurrection later, Verion is a new person -- both Death, the Crellic Element, and Verion Morrick. One being that helped protect the galaxy from an insidious evil...
  • Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I 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...
  • Claimed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Claimed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What’s worse than being stuck on an alien planet? Being stuck on an alien planet when you’ve made an enemy of the local tribe King. Okay, so I may have stolen his favorite misua and snuck away to find my friends. But he should’ve known better than to forbid me to go. I’m a marine, and we leave no man-- or woman, behind...
  • Captured by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Captured by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I'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...
  • Consumed by Presley Hall

    Consumed by Presley Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All I wanted was one hot night with an alien gladiator…Ever since the Kalixian warriors rescued us from our Orkun captors, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think these bronze, horned aliens are hot as hell.I have no interest in the whole “fated mate” thing, but I definitely wouldn’t mind a roll in the sheets with any of these men.Well… one man, if I’m being honest.Tycran...
  • Human Omega: Babied by His Guardian Mates by Eileen Glass

    Human Omega: Babied by His Guardian Mates by Eileen Glass

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes you've just got to flip your big dumb alien onto his stomach and teach him a thing about masculinity. It’s not how much you’ve got — it’s how you use it. Finally, everything is going good for Carter. He's not a slave. He has a roof over his head. He's fixed his alien language translator and now can talk to Pykh and Siel, his protectors...
  • Soul of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Soul of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The last thing she expects is an instant mating with a handsome alien warrior…just before they are abducted by the deadly Kantos.Commander Kaira Chand of the Australian Air Force knows the meaning of loss. She lost both her beloved husband and her father over recent years, and she vows never to let a man close again...
  • Risteard’s Unwilling Empress by S.E. Smith

    Risteard’s Unwilling Empress by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ristéard 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 ratings
    When 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...
  • 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 ratings
    An 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...
  • Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey

    Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alsea is fractured in the aftermath of war. So is its leader.Though devastated by a personal loss, Lancer Andira Tal must somehow stitch her world together and move it forward when all the rules have changed. Every decision is fraught with risk, and her enemies wait for her to stumble...
  • Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    NEW ENTRY IN THE LANDMARK LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESThe only bridge between past and future is a leap of faith. Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly...
  • Guard: Dark Guard / Cyborg Guard by Anna Hackett

    Guard: Dark Guard / Cyborg Guard by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the dangerous desert sands to the deadly glitz of the city, the lawless desert planet of Carthago is filled with lethal cyborg gladiators risking it all for the women who capture their hearts. GUARD contains two novellas and one short story all set in the Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone series...
  • Storm of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Storm of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a Terran weapons scientist finds herself the target of deadly alien assassins, only one fierce alien warrior can keep her safe.Weapons scientist Dr. Finley Delgado wants to get her new laser defense weapon operational to protect Earth from the insectoid Kantos invasion. She has to make this work. She’s failed in the past and people paid with their lives, and she won’t fail again...
  • Rogue: Information Rogue / Desert Rogue by Anna Hackett

    Rogue: Information Rogue / Desert Rogue by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Abducted by alien slavers and taken to a lawless desert world, the last thing she expects is to be claimed by a handsome alien rogue... Rogue contains two action-packed novellas in the Galactic Gladiators series. Novella #1: Information Rogue Arrogant information merchant Zhim doesn't know what hits him when he collides with feisty human hacker Ryan..
  • Seduced by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Seduced by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Okay, so he’s not really the devil, but he may as well be. The Tribe King is gorgeous, arrogant, and devious. He refused to hand over crucial information to help us find our friends until I agreed to stay with him. For a year.As far as I’m concerned, deals made under duress don’t count. Anyone who would demand such a thing in exchange for our friends’ freedom simply can’t be trusted...
  • Overlord by Anna Hackett

    Overlord by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When an experimental starship test goes horribly wrong, a test pilot from Earth is flung across the galaxy and crash lands on the planet of a powerful alien king.Pilot Mallory West is having a really bad day. She’s crashed on an alien planet, her ship is in pieces, and her best friend Poppy, the scientist monitoring the experiment, is missing...
  • Sentinel by Anna Hackett

    Sentinel by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Fighting for love, loyalty, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… When Quinn Bennett’s exploration ship is attacked, the security chief finds herself abducted by alien slavers. Unable to save her crew, she is taken across the galaxy and sold to a desert scavenger on the lawless planet of Carthago...
  • Mated by V.K. Ludwig

    Mated by V.K. Ludwig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You 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...
  • Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop

    Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Confronted with the truth about her origin, Liora has to make a difficult choice that can change the entire fate of the Macrocosm. Battling loss, Ketulans, and the desires of her own heart, Liora confronts an evil she thought long banished from her life and the cosmos. The fight she faces turns out to be the most difficult of her life in more ways than one...
  • Beyond Galaxy's Edge by Anna Hackett

    Beyond Galaxy's Edge by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ambitious 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...
  • Clan and Command by Tracy St. John

    Clan and Command by Tracy St. John

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Losing the one man he loved convinced Piras he would never have a chance at happiness. He is too different from the other members of the Dramok breed to attract a Nobek warrior and Imdiko nurturer to his clan. Unwilling to pretend to be someone he is not, he faces a lonely future. Nobek destroyer captain Kila’s one night with Piras was a shocking revelation...
  • Grai's Game by Mikayla Lane

    Grai's Game by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grai 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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    aliens  magic  paranormal  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book  crime
  • 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 ratings
    Autumn'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...
  • Crashed by Kiki Burrelli

    Crashed by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forced together, they are castaways on an unknown planet. The last thing Tannish knew, he was in a nightclub, dancing the night away and pretending his life was fine. But, the moment Tannish feels the warmth of Enzo's arms, he finally feels like he's home. An unbreakable bond that comes with a powerful new ability Until now, Enzo's first passion has always been medicine...
  • Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John

    Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The drug Delir is sweeping the Kalquorian Empire, leaving madness and death in its wake. Investigator Dramok Gelan has already lost his enforcer partner in a deadly shootout because of the case. With no clues or suspects, he despairs of putting an end to the epidemic. Then a familiar face enters the picture: new partner and former lover Nobek Wynhod...
  • Sūnder by Lexi Ander

    Sūnder by Lexi Ander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If 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...
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    aliens  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • On a Cyborg Planet by Anna Hackett

    On a Cyborg Planet by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After 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...
  • Deeper: An Erotic Military Romance by Jaine Diamond

    Deeper: An Erotic Military Romance by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This time… Catch wants it all.For months, Sergeant “Catch” Durant has scraped out an existence without her. Cadet Lana Marsden. The girl of his kink-fueled dreams. Sweet. Submissive. And utterly in control. The girl who used the safeword and walked away.For months, Lana’s tried to carry on with her duty—her mission into the deep. She’s tried to let Catch go… and failed...
  • 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 ratings
    A 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...
  • Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax

    Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wild. 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...
  • Expeditions, Estimation, and Other Dangerous Pastimes by Lyn Gala

    Expeditions, Estimation, and Other Dangerous Pastimes by Lyn Gala

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tuk-Palteia Liam has survived the front lines of a civil war and a return visit to his home planet, but now he has to face the ultimate obstacle. Stubborn lovers.As long as Liam and Ondry have the same goals—the pursuit of profits and status—they are the perfect partnership. But now Ondry wants to protect his palteia at any cost, even if it costs him his newly won rank...
  • Declared by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Declared by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alien warrior, a kidnapped mate, and a traitor waiting to take everything from them both…Wesley: I’ve always loved space. Give me Star Trek over Lord of the Rings any day. Since I was a kid, all I’ve wanted is to explore the great beyond, to boldly go and all that jazz. And with my feet firmly stuck on Earth, the way I reach for the stars is through developing video games...
  • Kyele's Passion by Michelle Howard

    Kyele's Passion by Michelle Howard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being a Jutak warrior is all Kyele Bastien cares about until one mission changes everything. The Earth female has carved a place in his heart without even trying and now he’ll do anything to make sure nothing ever hurts her again...
  • Dark Planet Warriors: Escape by Anna Carven

    Dark Planet Warriors: Escape by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Abbey Ever since we left the Fleet Station, Tarak has been his usual cryptic self. For some reason, he’s keeping everything very low-key, to the extent that we’re trying to sneak in to Kythia. Something’s up, and he’s not telling me anything. Every time I try to get answers, he distracts me with his stupid sexiness. Stupid sexy, silver, stubborn, insistent alien...
  • Tribe by Stacy Jones

    Tribe by Stacy Jones

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Despite 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...
  • Forged in Shadow by Anna Carven

    Forged in Shadow by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Sergeant Arin Varga has a problem on her hands. She's supposed to be in charge of a squad of peacekeepers. That's something she would normally handle with ease, except that now her people are stuck in Earth's orbit on a doomed superfreighter...
  • The Outlaw Cyborg by Honey Phillips

    The Outlaw Cyborg by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can a cyborg ranger save Mars - and the woman who won’t admit she needs him?Everything Serena Gatling ever wanted was taken away from her by a single horrific act of betrayal. Determined never to fall victim again, she closes her heart and dedicates her life to a cold-blooded quest to regain the one thing that still matters to her...
  • Revealed by Evangeline Anderson

    Revealed by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Book 5 in the Brides of the Kindred seriesThis book is a plus length novel--around 130,000 words longNadiah has the Sight—the ability to see into the future. But the one thing she can’t see is how she’s ever going to be free of the blood bond her parents forced her into when she was only six...
  • Hierax by Ruby Lionsdrake

    Hierax by Ruby Lionsdrake

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    As a database programmer from Arizona and a fan of sedate, indoor activities, Indi Smith doesn’t belong in outer space. Certainly not in a star system with a broken wormhole gate and no way home. But through no fault of her own, that’s where she’s landed, and nobody on the ship, not even the genius chief engineer Hierax, knows how to repair the gate...
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