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Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsMoving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault...Categorized as:
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The Chosen One by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIs she strong enough to fulfill her legacy or will the dark side prevail? After the gruesome battle on Xzanthar, General Arantu is on a mission to seek retribution, and he has Earth in his sights. Alinthia and her protectors ally with the government to shield innocent humans from attack, but that’s not their only concern... -
The Strip Down by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan Amanda discover the secrets behind an alien ruin? And the mysterious alien with the haunted eyes?Amanda is happy with her life as an elementary school teacher - and making plans to expand her family. Waking up naked and alone on an alien planet is not on her schedule.Desperate to return to Earth, she reluctantly accepts the help of the massive alien who appears out of the sands... -
Craved by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSAMWhen a legendary PIP model shows up in my shop, I jump on the chance to work on the sentient shuttle, until I meet Pip’s owner. The surly hunter hates humans and has earned himself the nickname Loose Cannon... -
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Sunrise by Mike Mullin
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe Yellowstone supervolcano nearly wiped out the human race. Now, almost a year after the eruption, the survivors seem determined to finish the job. Communities wage war on each other, gangs of cannibals roam the countryside, and what little government survived the eruption has collapsed completely. The ham radio has gone silent... -
Guardian by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRescued 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... -
Shatter by Miranda Bridges
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm a prisoner of the Atori. And her.There's a pull toward this woman.It's powerful.Formidable.Unbreakable.This tiny human has shackled me.Taken me captive.Taken my mind.My desires.My heart... -
Brutal by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe calls himself an ‘acquisitions expert.’In reality, the charming, handsome Thesian is a space pirate. And I trust the 7-foot tall alien about as far as I can throw him.But at this point, I have to trust someone. Because the Grivath are hunting a little girl. A little girl who had the bad luck to grow up as a royal on a planet that they want to control... -
Pursued by the Alien Lord by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s a spy. He’s an alien cyborg who doesn’t like humans… What could go wrong?Hacker extraordinaire Raven lives in the shadows, making her living by rooting out secrets of the rich and corrupt. It’s a good setup, until her boss reassigns her to spy on the Lathar. All she’s got to do is break into their super-secure system and find out what they’re keeping from humanity... -
Taking Vengeance by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only force stronger than their hate is their love. Vengeance hates all humans. They killed every being he ever cared about. When the huge C Model cyborg is told he’s genetically compatible with the enemy, he makes it his mission to capture the female and use her to expel all humans from his home planet. That should be disappointingly easy. She’s a weak, fragile human... -
Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Not the best of ways to introduce myself to you…A gentleman would have at least greeted you first…… but I’m no gentleman.”He’s the Bone Crusher. A man in a mask.His face is hidden alongside his intentions.He doesn’t do things for free…or to be nice.So just how did Nia end up stuck on a ship with him by her side?She’d wanted adventure, but Ka’Cit Urgmental was SO. MUCH. MORE... -
Peace Maker by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFliss knows all about her ancestors, the Travelers, who were forced to land on Fjern thousands of years ago, but when it comes to the Gyr—the enhanced warriors who protect the people of Fjern from the monsters that inhabit the planet—she’s in the dark, even though she is one herself... -
The First She by Waters E
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKira, a NASA scientist, is teleported to a planet that has no women. When she's saved by an alien that thinks she's a boy with deformations, she fights to keep both herself and secret alive... -
Fractured Souls by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAlexis Carter is a long way from home, and she doesn't quite understand how she got here. All she knows is that she died once, and now she's alive. She's woken into a nightmare, trapped on a dark ship full of terrifying aliens. With their silver skin and fire-colored eyes, they look a lot like the monsters that once attacked her on Earth. One Kordolian in particular stands out.. -
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Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the dangerous desert sands to the deadly glitz of the city, the lawless desert planet of Carthago is filled with lethal hunters risking it all for the women who capture their hearts. HUNTER contains two novellas and one short story all set in the Galactic Gladiators series... -
Torment by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTori wants nothing to do with the gorgeous, sand planet barbarians. Too bad she’s stuck with the cockiest Dothvek alive. Stowing away on the enemy ship to sabotage it may not have been Tori’s best idea, but she meant for it to be a solo mission. She never planned for a huge Dothvek warrior to come along for the less-than-pleasant ride... -
Stephanie's Challenge by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStephanie Michelakakis worked and sacrificed for her position as a Lieutenant in the Coalition. She was on track to become the first woman ever accepted into a Royal Guard, specifically King Jotham's Royal Guard. Then a life-altering injury shattered her dreams. Now she must figure out how to move on with her life... -
Zero's Heart by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian's Note: This is an alternate title and cover edition of ASIN B087YNJK3JReturn to the worlds of the Lathar, as you've never seen them before...She wanted a coffee and an easy shift. Instead, she got a smart-alec mercenary and commandos trying to kill her…Medically discharged from the military over a decade ago, Station Chief Eris Archer just wants a quiet life... -
The Arcav Guard's Female by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s on a quest for revenge… ...But he’s on a mission to make her his... After being abducted by aliens and rescued by the Arcav, all Peyton wants is revenge. Well, that, and a trip straight back home to Earth where she belongs. She’s not interested in the handsome Arcav Guard who stares at her so intently. Even if he does make her wish she’d met him before her captivity... -
Wanted by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNATALIE A knight in shining loincloth That’s what I’m looking for. I’ve been lusting after the Xarc’n hunters since they landed on Earth, offering to help us fight the alien bugs. These seven feet tall, musclebound warriors are horned, clawed, and fanged—the ultimate protectors. And Rajiv’k is the perfect specimen.Just one problem: I can’t fall in love... -
The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a summer night like any other, an emergency call sounds in the quarters of Andira Tal, Lancer of Alsea. The news is shocking: not only is there other intelligent life in the universe, but it’s landing on the planet right now.Tal leads the first responding team and ends up rescuing aliens who have a frightening story to tell... -
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... -
Earth Star by Janet Edwards
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSequel to Earth Girl.18-year-old Jarra has a lot to prove. After being awarded one of the military’s highest honours for her role in a daring rescue attempt, Jarra finds herself – and her Ape status – in the spotlight. Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets... -
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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Forgotten World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsForgotten World, book six in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After the longest winter of her life, Vivian is thrilled to have Ginny back at her side... -
The Arcav Captain's Queen by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe wants her planet back... ...But all he wants is her. Forced to become a monster to survive her father’s cruelties, Saria wants only one thing: To convince the Arcav King to help her lead her people out of the darkness and into the light.She has no intention of mating anyone. Least of all Roax- the bossy bodyguard who the Arcav King ordered to be her shadow... -
Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlsea 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... -
Faith and the Fighter by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor readers 18 years and older. A rogue spaceship captain. A human scientist. Faith has spent the past eight years as a scientist locked in an alien research lab. When she finally manages to escape and finds out what the aliens are doing with her work, she is appalled and determined to stop their plans... -
Rogue: Information Rogue / Desert Rogue by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAbducted 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.. -
Overlord by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen 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... -
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... -
Derrix by Ava York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerrix figured a mate would be nothing but asking for trouble.For heartache.Heartbreak. When the teleporter delivers another luscious human female, he can only hope she's not for him.But she is. And unlike the other women, she's happy and excited about her new adventure. They're about to move into a new, dangerous phase of the mission... -
Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConfronted 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
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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A Name Among The Stars by Mark Henwick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Heiress? They've already stolen the estates. I'm heir to nothing." When disgraced aristocrat Zara Aguirre barely escapes with her life from her home world, she hopes that she's found safety on the planet Kernow. She wants nothing more than to be left in peace, hidden away in a remote town on the wild and untamed western coast... -
Alien Lover by Luna Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrevath is a warrior to his core. His first priority is his warrior brothers and the safety of his kingdom. The last thing he expects is for a human bride to be delivered to their camp on the southern border while they’re under attack from the Thren. She’s nothing but a distraction as her safety falls to him. Hannah enrolled as a mail-order bride to give her younger siblings a better life... -
Alien Betrothed by Luna Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a rescue mission to save a stolen female, this warrior risks losing everything…especially his heart.Celia is putting her farming skills to use on abandoned acreage in Endol when a pack of ferocious beasts send her running. She ends up lost on the unfamiliar planet with darkness fast approaching... -
Subdue by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the kalesh of the Taori ship, it's his sworn duty to reassemble his crew and exact revenge on the aliens who destroyed their ship. He has no time for a distraction like her.When Kalesh Naz wakes from crashing in his escape pod, he's enraged to find himself locked in a dungeon... -
Tchaikovsky by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a homesick space pirate and a broken alien heal each other’s hearts? Angel signed up with the Space Cadets to join her twin brother after he left to explore new frontiers. Instead, her stasis pod was lost in space. Now, hundreds of years later, Angel has been rescued, but all her hopes and dreams are dead. Becoming a space pirate seems as good a way to fill her time as any other... -
Draekon Pirate by Lee Savino, Lili Zander
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI thought human women were fragile and helpless.Then I met Diana.A pirate.Who knifed me the first time we met.Who makes it clear that she doesn’t need to be rescued.My mate.When we’re not fighting each other, we flirt.I call her spitfire.She promises to burn me.Diana’s warm. Passionate. Daring. I would happily lose myself in her fire.But she's involved herself in a dangerous undertaking... -
Rebel Mate by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rebel alien roaming the far reaches of the galaxy. An Interstellar Bride on the run for her life. When her life crash lands into his on a remote planet, they'll need each other to survive.The Interstellar Brides Program guarantees it can match any female on Earth, even a cynical, street-wise, and very jaded Zara, who just wants to start over. But when she arrives on her new home planet.. -
Wicked by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I left Agron, I wanted only one thing:To make the Grivath pay for what they did to us. When our space fuel lasts just long enough for us to reach the hub planet Brexos, it seems like everything is falling into place. But Brexos is run by the machiavellian Malakaz- an alien who now controls our fate with the swipe of one clawed finger... -
Taken to Kor by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeenaRhork. He's a space pirate. The bad kind. But he's also been my only source of company for the past rotation that I've been held captive.Halfway across the galaxy, I'm happy to have finally escaped and found more humans...well, I was.But now, I'm not so sure that people are so much better than pirates. And I'm very sure that I'll need Rhork's help to get out of this... -
Alien General's Beloved by Vi Voxley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnly one general can stand between an ancient nightmare and the safety of his people... This is a 100 k full scifi romance novel featuring a BBW human heroine and a growly alpha male Brion warrior general. It can and should be read as a standalone and has a guaranteed HEA ending! Grab it now for 99 Cents for a limited time! Lana Cormac is a woman with a mission... -
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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... -
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... -
Vyce by Madison Savage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbducted and sent to a cold, grim alien prison, Ashley isn't prepared for the harsh realities she's forced to face. She's also not prepared for the tortured gladiator named Vyce to whom she's given.With a hatred of small spaces and full of a nearly uncontainable energy, there are two things that can take Vyce's mind off his torment.Singing, and sex.And Ashley can't sing worth a damn... -
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... -
Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy destination wedding on an interstellar cruise ship just took a turn for the worse. Or was it actually a turn for the better?There’s nothing more embarrassing than having my fiancée’s girlfriend shriek “no, stop!” in the middle of my wedding. Except nearly passing out at my now ex’s feet... -
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...
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